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We print here an edited version of the undesirable. How can it be right that, in a the foundations of a state. Democracy address given in Cathedral by the Rev’d. diverse, multicultural democracy, we give alone, the Pope said, is not a sufficient Justin White, Chaplain, at the Founder’s legislative influence to bishops? grounding for how we should live: if the Obit service on 27th September. moral principles underpinning the I wonder how William of Wykeham, democratic process are themselves ‘All of these died in faith without bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of determined by nothing more solid than having received the promises, but as it is, England, would have responded. social consensus, then the fragility of the they desire a better country, that is, a Return to the extraordinary scene process becomes all too evident. heavenly one.’ (Hebrews 11:13,16) that recently took place in London. As In short, politics needs religion. Well, Our founder, William of Wykeham, part of his state visit, the Pope addressed a he would say that, wouldn’t he? But, was not just the founder of great places of gathering of parliamentarians and perhaps he’s right. Perhaps politics needs learning, he was also Bishop of statesmen in Westminster Hall, in the religion as much as religion needs politics. Winchester and Chancellor of England. The one without the other is a recipe for The office of Chancellor was the highest disaster. Where are the ethical civil office of the day, equivalent to foundations of our democracy to be our Prime Minister. found? Answer: in the interplay What an odd conjunction between the reason of politics that seems to us, both bishop and the faith of religion. and Chancellor of England! Religion shouldn’t be running We would feel distinctly uneasy the country, neither should it if the door to No.10, Downing have a monopoly on determining Street were to swing open and out what are right and what are wrong stepped a man wearing a bishop’s types of action. Instead, religion ought to mitre. Surely religion and politics are provide the corrective, shedding light inappropriate and dangerous bedfellows? very heart of our democratic tradition. upon the application of reason to the Religion ought to be confined to the With an irony that was not lost on many, discovery of objective moral principles. private sphere, and not enter into the the Pope spoke from the place where, 475 public square. And likewise, religion must itself be years earlier, St Thomas More, a successor subjected to reason. Without the It comes as something of a shock, to William of Wykeham as Chancellor of corrective supplied by reason, religion can therefore, to discover that, in the House of England, had been sentenced to death for fall prey to all manner of distortions - Lords, in the seat of our national refusing to acknowledge King Henry’s fundamentalisms and sectarianisms which legislature, there sit twenty-six Church of breakaway from the Church of Rome. create serious social problems themselves. England bishops, unelected, and there by What did the Pope dare to say in such an Without the corrective supplied by law established. Take a look at the website inauspicious setting? He said that religion, religion, reason can also fall prey to all of the National Secular Society to see rather than being society’s problem, is a manner of distortions - murderous what they have to say about this state of vital contributor to the national ideologies which fail to see humans as affairs: unfair, undemocratic, and conversation. Religion has a key place in ends in themselves but rather as means to

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ends. Reason and religion: the one sheds bishops in the House of Lords is not simply faith that the Pope was extolling. In our light upon and purifies the other. One a mediaeval hangover which has no place founder, that conjunction was lived out in without the other is, at best, diminished, in a modern democracy. Take a look at the his twin responsibilities, his spiritual and at worst poisonous. proceedings of the House in recent responsibilities as a bishop and his temporal months and you will see what responsibilities as Chancellor. I think he That was what a religious leader was contributions the bishops have been would be pleased to see that the debate trying to say in the heart of our reasoned making. Have they been peddling their between matters spiritual and matters democracy and I think William of repressive, archaic beliefs and hindering temporal continues energetically at Wykeham would have agreed. So too the progress of enlightenment? As it Winchester. Long may Winchester College would the man the Pope beatified two happens, homelessness, international remain a place were reasoned faith and days later, John Henry Newman. development, prison overcrowding, social faithful reason flourish. The Roman Catholic Church of care - these have been their concerns. It is clear that, in the words of the Newman’s day was in crisis. The 19th Their speeches and their votes have Letter to the Hebrews, William of century saw the papacy besieged in an tended to reflect the interests of the poor Wykeham ‘died in faith desiring a better aggressively secular Italy. Liberal and the marginalised, rather than the rich, country, that is, a heavenly one.’ By faithful democracies, rising across Europe, were the elite or the overtly religious. Their politics, he sought another country. He had posing a serious challenge to the Church’s democratic legitimacy may be hard to a vision of the Kingdom of God, a political monopoly over ethics and education. The defend, but no harder than it is to defend vision, seen through the eyes of faith, of a then Pope responded by vigorously the hereditary peers or life peers who hold place where the poor find their reward, the reasserting the claims of the papacy and their seats by virtue of blood or political homeless find their shelter, the hungry find denouncing the secular world. This faced patronage. Besides which, there are other their fill, where the lame walk, and the Newman with a dilemma. He shared the kinds of legitimacy; the kind of legitimacy, blind see, the imprisoned are set free, the pope’s distaste for secularism, but he also for instance, that comes from first-hand excluded are included, and the dead live. deplored the Church’s suppression of knowledge of local people and local His prayer for our great college is that we intellectual freedom. ‘Truth’ wrote situations, insights which the Lords might set about our faithful political Newman, ‘is wrought out by many minds, Spiritual may have in greater measure manifesto: to begin to make that kingdom working together freely’. For Newman the than the Lords Temporal. not just a longed-for future hope but also a Church needed secular reason as much as The bishops in Westminster form just fought-for present reality. ■ secular reason needed the Church. that corrective, that mediation, between The presence, then, of twenty-six the claims of secular reason and religious EMN

An appreciation, by Nick Fennell, of the life At Winchester Liz was a pioneer. She of Liz Nash (Staff, 1982-97): was the first female don to teach an Arts subject full time and to have a Sixth Book With a First in French and German div. She became one of the first deputy from Bristol University and a PGCE, Liz heads of an academic department, helping Nash started her teaching career at The Alan Conn run the Modern Languages King’s School, Ely, where she ran a girls’ department. In June 1986, she founded house. She taught for a year at Phillips FROG Soc, which is still going strong. Exeter, USA, and for fifteen at Winchester, arriving here in 1982. In 1997 EMN’s contribution to the she left to do a course in literary intellectual and cultural life of the school translating at UEA and then moved on to was great. She was a Censor of The Oxford where she furthered her career as a Wykehamist. She was a fine actress. She French translator. She was a French tutor excelled as Mistress Quickly in Jo Bain’s at Oriel College until the final stages of production of The Merry Wives of her illness. She died on 11 May this year. Windsor, but her greatest theatrical

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achievement was her brilliant shocked div apologised sincerely and Her move away from Winchester was interpretation of Agrippine in a quickly, and the future of lively yet a real loss. Her reputation as a translator production in French of Britannicus. More tolerant debate was assured. Her views grew; her tutorials became legendary. At than once she came back from Oxford as also challenged the mostly male Senior her funeral there were many heartfelt a guest reader for FROG Soc, and put in Common Room. For instance, she tributes to her as a teacher, adviser and unforgettable performances as Racinian successfully argued that we stop friend. Her Oriel colleague, Richard heroines (Phèdre, Agrippine, subscribing to The Sun, on the grounds Scholar, movingly read Baudelaire’s Andromaque and Hermione). that its Page Three models were Élévation, whose last verse is a fitting degrading. tribute to Liz: Liz was also a wonderful singer. She was the first woman to sing Domum She made her greatest impact as a Celui dont les pensers, comme des graces and she delivered a stunning jazz teacher of French and German, and spoke alouettes, solo at John Thorn’s leaving party. Who both fabulously. Alongside Alan Conn Vers les cieux le matin prennent un can forget her beautiful contralto? Many and John Surry, she was the only Modern libre essor, will also remember her deep, resonant Languages colleague I have known never — Qui plane sur la vie, et laugh and glorious sense of humour. She to make a mistake in her grammar and comprend sans effort would greet the absurd and pretentious literature notes, or in exam marking. But with hoots of mirth. she was more than an academic teacher: Le langage des fleurs et des choses ■ she cared deeply for her pupils, many of muettes! She was a challenging div don. Her whom would come to her for personal feminist views were a healthy counter to A dinner to celebrate Liz’s life is counsel. Not surprisingly, she was a the easy-going chauvinism typical of a being held at Oriel College, Oxford on wonderful House Tutor, especially in VIth Book Wykehamist. Once, instead of Saturday April 2nd 2011. Those wishing Freddies, where she was an invaluable sending someone out for overstepping the to attend should contact Kate Love at deputy to Richard Manley. mark, she left the div room herself. Her [email protected] Anne Mary Pagella

eldest of three daughters of Major Colin Richard then moved to Winchester, and West-Watson and his wife Esme. Her two the Colonel’s grandsons were in due sisters are Bridget and Deirdre. She course enrolled, no doubt owing (at least trained in the violin at the Royal College in part) to her influence. of Music, and although at adjacent When Richard became Housemaster colleges in London, Anne met Richard of Furley’s, Anne became the [Shorter] only later, when playing in Housekeeper. She and the Matron, Verdi’s Nabucco at Epsom Baths Hall. Kathryn Irvine-Fortescue, were a After graduation she taught at Hill formidable duo, but Kathryn would House in Belgravia, founded by the concede the coronet formidable to Anne. redoubtable Colonel Townend, who ran Her standards were so high as to make her the best prep school in London by defying (sometimes, not always) intimidating all modern convention, including Health among those who failed to measure up. and Safety and Employment law, and She was disarmingly frank too: when once running the school by hiring young I dared to suggest a solution to a problem We print here the address delivered by the antipodean teachers and keeping the about the use of New Hall, she looked me Headmaster at Anne’s funeral in Chapel on pupils on the move all day long, so that its straight in the eye and said ‘don’t be so 6th July, 2010. limited accommodation was never bloody silly’. The Major and the Colonel Anne Mary West-Watson was born apparent to the children or their parents. were rolled up in one! All the while she in Epsom, Surrey, on 19 June 1949, the Anne was in her element. Anne and continued to teach the violin, to private

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pupils who came to the house, at whom inherited her artistic gifts and joie There could be no more complete Pilgrims’, Twyford and Prince’s Mead, and de vivre, and of whom she was immensely enactment of Christian hope and fidelity. to any boys in Furley’s who needed extra proud. She was a loving foster-mother to Anne’s illness was cruel, and yet musical help; and she was always on hand the boys in Furley’s: Sarah and Fanny through the wonderful qualities of her to play in the School Orchestra and in have received many letters from old character, and (she would have said) by Glee Club concerts. Furleyites and their parents recording the grace of God, she transformed it into a their respect and affection for her. And When Richard left Furley’s in 2006, gift. Her courage and her humour found she loved dogs (always a good sign in a Anne moved on to bigger things in the new scope for her capacity to love. When carer of children) and the schnauzers School, taking control of the entire she went into hospital for the last time Ollie and Hugo somehow reflected her cleaning service in the College and she was put in a ward full of old ladies, her energy and cheerful pluck. bringing to her new post the high standards pain probably worse than theirs, and there for which she was much famed and a little And there was the humour, always she had them singing songs from wartime, feared. Win Coll had never been so clean alive to the absurdity of the human conducting them and playing an and orderly. Nor had any Central Cleaning arrangements and ready at any time to imaginary piano, and calming them down Supervisor been so respected, for Anne rise up in an infectious giggle. She went in the evening with a hymn until they would roll up her sleeves and set the on line to a social network and registered. went off to sleep. She brought them hope example whenever necessary. That is how she and Maurice met and as and comfort in their distress: she turned innocent children of cyberspace they that ward into a party. But the efficient and formidable discovered new happiness and joy in each Anne was only one aspect of her Anne was in the best sense a party other. Fortunately for him, she found his character. The fuller and more complete girl. She loved offering hospitality and she kitchen hygienic! She was so looking picture can be seen in the photograph on loved family. Twelve members of her forward to the move to Ashstead and to the cover of your Order of Service, in family, her beloved daughters and sisters the wedding on 3 July, but that was not to particular that wonderful smile and the and their families, gathered with her new be. Their marriage, only six hours before lovely eyes which were the windows to husband around her bed on 24 June, a Anne died, was a deeply Christian her soul. In recent years she knew the wedding feast and a leave-taking. How sacrament: Anne and Maurice were sufferings of Job, and she had his smile: privileged we all are to have known this married into a new life fleetingly held, ‘when I smiled at them, they scarcely feisty, lovable, remarkable lady; and how and as in baptism, into death; and into believed it; the light of my face was splendidly the trumpets will sound now, as the new and lasting love symbolised in precious to them’. She was a loving the new bride enters into her new home, their rings consecrated here at her funeral. mother to Sarah and Fanny, both of the wedding feast prepared for her. ■

Presentation of New Colours to Winchester College CCF by His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex KG KCVO.

Alastair Land, Master in College, writes: Colours made 5th May 2010 one of the universities. Initially sustained by private proudest days in my life and a highly subscription, these organisations became The impact of Winchester College’s significant one in the annals of enrolled into local battalions of county new CCF Colours can be lost on no one. Winchester College. regiments. Some cadets took Certificate A The Union Flag, College Blue, gold (basics of drill and shooting), becoming thread, proportions and emblemology all The event was developed over a what we would recognise today as TA appeal to the mind in a direct way and stir period of three years, set in the context of soldiers; Winchester Volunteer Rifle Corps the spirit profoundly. Granted to us 150 years of Cadet Force history at men were allowed as many as three days off formally by the College of Arms, Winchester and in the UK. Winchester to take the test. In the year of its formation presented to us by HRH The Earl of College CCF’s predecessor was formed in the Corps was reviewed on Compton Wessex and trooped by all volunteer men 1860, as the Volunteer Rifle movement Down by the local brigade commander in the Corps in front of the whole School swept the country; similar volunteer rifle alongside other rifle volunteer units. The and distinguished guests, these new corps were founded in other schools and at next year, 1861, Headmaster Moberly

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presented banners (they armorial convention. In should not strictly be one of the most poised and known as colours) to the courteous e-mail dialogues I Corps. They had been can recall, with Norfolk stitched by his daughters. Herald, the form of the Infantry regiments have New Colours was had a tradition of colours established; the formal for hundreds of years. grant of a stand of New Blessed, granted by the Colours was made by Garter sovereign and presented on King of Arms in April 2008. his behalf, colours have The making-up of the served as a deeply totemic Colours was directed to link with nation, home and Ammo and Co. The work regimental heritage. takes several months, the Colours sport not only the Colours being hand stitched badge of the regiment and in silks and bullion thread. symbols for crown and state, At the same time two but also battle honours, colour belts were also thus embodying the commissioned, most regiment’s history and generously donated by the glories. In a pitched battle Warden and Headmaster. In (of a 19th century, and 2009 the parade sequence earlier, kind) the colours for the Presentation of New would be a rallying point, a Colours was formulated in focus for control, consultation with confidence and inspiration. Household Division and In adverse circumstances Rifles Regiment warrant they would be defended to officers. In the same year the last man. HRH The Earl of Wessex That Winchester graciously accepted our College presented itself with ‘colours’ does orange) shews Queen Victoria’s Coat of invitation to present the Colours. For a seem something of a conceit. I believe, Arms (without permission) surmounted regular infantry battalion such an occasion though, that the intentions were by a Royal Crown (again not official). is very significant and will involve many honourable and reflected a strong The school banner shows Wykeham’s hours of continuous, dedicated practice: conviction that the school’s Rifle Arms, the Garter (unsanctioned), and the challenge for a cadet unit is Volunteers were part of a national spirit of ‘Manners Makyth Man’ enscrolled with commensurately greater. From the military endeavour. Having not been the Union Flag cantoned top left. As part beginning of the year a number of elements granted by the College of Arms and the of the Presentation of New Colours had to be coordinated: parade uniforms, Inspector of Regimental Colours, yet process, the old banners have been the sequence of events for the day, protocol equally having been designed and stabilised in a mesh that allowed them to and etiquette, security, the programme, the produced with the best of motives, the old be paraded a final time, and will enable participation of visitors, the band, the banners include a number of eye-catching them to hang in Crimea, gently and pipers, the catering, the Spitfire. All of features. Even now, after 149 years of honourably returning to their dust. these, and more, had to be developed over decay and damage they remain noble and the weeks incrementally and with co- When it was decided in a committee dignified. The old banners were marched ordination. From my perspective, as chaired by the Headmaster to attempt to off Meads on 5th May as part of our Regimental Adjutant, whilst the commission New Colours, my first point of Colours Parade. They will be received aforementioned were all in their way reference was the College of Arms. The into College Chapel on Remembrance essential elements, it was the training of greatest civility and respect was accorded Sunday and laid up in Crimea thereafter. cadets in parade drill that achieved greatest to our old banners, but, of course, having One of the banners, whose ground colour significance. Regular soldiers know they’ll being internally generated and awarded is no longer determinable (it’s currently do drill, and depending on a battalion and they were entirely non-compliant with

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its cycle, there might be formal occasions top year, with the most complex and were some unique features to our and public duties. A cadet volunteering in exposed elements of the parade – and the ceremonial that purists noted – and June 2009 could not have appreciated the most pressures academically - made time appreciated. After the parade His Royal magnitude of the occasion and how much to practise still more and to share the Highness was hugely generous with his of his Corps career would be taken up in burden of exhorting the troops! time, taking the trouble to speak to a great the preparations. number of cadets. I cannot thank all the Come 5th May the cadets who would people who brought about such an Cadets started to learn drill moves parade had formed into a close community occasion – save to say that it was an and sequences piecemeal from early who knew they would be doing something honour to serve with them in this regard, Common Time onwards. Then, amazingly, special, not least a warm up at 9 am on and that I hope they found the occasion as coming back a day early at the start of New Field, involving three contra-rotating moving and as important as I did. Cloister Time to devote ten hours rings of cadets doing mass PT, and taking continuously to drill, the cadets finally it seriously. At noon, 110 cadets and Whilst the Old Banners will be laid understood the full shape of the parade officers marched on parade, preceded by up as museum pieces, the New Colours and its magnitude. With each passing an especially composed bugle call and the will be used as regularly as decorum rehearsal skills improved and a sense of band of Prince of Wales’ Division. There is allows. They will next be on parade at the esprit de corps overcame the inevitable something about ‘the day’, with its raised School’s Act of Remembrance on tedium that can arise from repetition. Drill expectations (and plasma adrenalin), that Remembrance Sunday. ■ is many things, not least a ‘team sport’, enables a group to achieve its very best. and I was profoundly impressed by the The parade was magnificent (by all Readers wanting precise details of manner in which seniors and indeed peers accounts: most of it happened behind participants etc. should apply to the would encourage those finding it harder, me!), and I found the marching off of Old author for a copy of the programme. conducting micro-remedial sessions to Banners and Presentation of New Colours bring them up to scratch. Cadets in the very stately and yet moving too. There Getting Close To Darwin

Anthony Smith (F, 1997- 02), the sculptor of going sufficiently well by the time I I found out about the Beagle series. The the award-winning statue of Darwin in the graduated for me to bite the bullet, rent a producer explained that they were going garden of Christ’s College, Cambridge, writes: studio, and work full-time as a sculptor. to make a 35-part documentary series about Darwin and the Voyage of the I first read The Origin of Species in my My career took a significant step Beagle, for which they would be re-sailing third year at Win Coll; this triggered a forward when my proposal was accepted the voyage on a modern tall ship. fascination in Darwin and his work that by Christ’s College to sculpt a life-sized has ultimately directed the course of a bronze statue of the young Charles Wow!! It was simply too perfect – I large part of my life. When I came to apply Darwin, to commemorate the had to be involved in any way possible. I to university, there was only one place that forthcoming bicentenary of his birth. And put together a proposal, flew out to the I wanted to go – Christ’s College, on the bicentenary itself, the 12th of Netherlands, and met the Chief Editor of Cambridge. If it was good enough for February 2009, HRH Prince Philip the series. I explained how I was uniquely Darwin, it would be good enough for me. unveiled the statue. But before the qualified to contribute to the series, with unveiling there had been another my combination of nerdy Darwin and After three happy years at Cambridge important development. Word reached Beagle knowledge, a first-class degree in studying Natural Sciences, I decided to try me in my studio that there was a Dutch Zoology from Darwin’s own College, and to forge a career as a sculptor. I had begun crew filming in Cambridge for a a particularly detailed knowledge of the creating bronze sculptures whilst still at documentary on Darwin. They had heard art produced during the original Voyage. Winchester, and had continued to practise about the statue, and were interested in The Beagle had a ship’s artist – perhaps sculpting, exhibiting and selling my work filming me working on it. I was of course the re-sailing should have one too? To my throughout my undergraduate years. It was very happy to oblige, and it was then that ecstatic joy the Chief Editor agreed, and I

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was invited to join the ship for the entire Brazilian city of Salvador de Bahia it was someone that there are people living on voyage. surrounded by tropical rainforest. these islands. Over 23,000 people in fact, a Wandering for the first time in these number which is growing every year as the During the trip I saw some amazing forests, Darwin was captivated by the lush tourism industry booms and people flock things, learned a great deal, and had many vegetation and exotic insects, and wrote in to the islands from mainland Ecuador. new insights into Darwin and his voyage. his diary: ‘The delight one experiences in There were even people living in the But in most places the years had taken such times bewilders the mind’. But when Galapagos when Darwin arrived in 1835, their toll, and I could find only scant we sailed in, some 177 years later, there but the numbers were, of course, far remnants of those things which had so were no such forests. It now requires a car smaller (a significant proportion of the struck Darwin. journey of several hours, through towns population consisting of convicts Cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Buenos and fields, to reach what remains of them. incarcerated in the islands’ prison colony). Aires and Sydney, have of course changed Even the Galapagos Islands have It is also no longer possible to wander immeasurably since Darwin visited in the changed considerably. I have frequently the islands with the abandon of a 19th 1830s. When the Beagle anchored off the witnessed genuine surprise when I inform century naturalist – collecting, dissecting

Stad Amsterdam anchored off Chaitén

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the town. We walked down some of the empty streets and peered into the abandoned houses. We could see children’s bedrooms, with books and toys, washed over with mud and ash, littered on the floor. It was a surreal sight. When the eruption began the town was evacuated and thankfully no-one was killed in the floods; but the town is totally ruined. The Chilean government has re- allocated the capital of the province to another town and has set up plans to rebuild Chaitén some 10km further north. Walking down the streets of derelict houses, I recalled Darwin’s visit to the Chilean town of Concepción. On the 20th of February, 1835 there had been an Buried houses in Chaitén enormous earthquake in Chile. Darwin and experimenting on the local plants and down the road in the back of his 4x4, we had been in Valdivia at the time, a few animals, as Darwin did. This is, of course, a headed along the waterfront road that led hundred kilometres south, where he had good thing, and entirely necessary given into town. The ranger pointed out that felt the violent moving of the earth. But the growing numbers of visitors to the what appeared to be an enormous beach when they arrived at Concepción, he islands; strictly enforced regulations, such was in fact a huge quantity of volcanic ash found the town completely destroyed. as the need for a qualified local guide that was filling up the bay. I then noticed when visiting most sites, endeavour to the window-frames, doors, and even large ‘I have not attempted to give any detailed keep the negative impacts of tourism to a sections of houses stuck out in the bay, set description of the appearance of Concepción, minimum. So now you can’t do as Darwin at jaunty angles as the fine pale ash had set for I feel it is quite impossible to convey the did, and ride on the backs of the giant like concrete. A minute later we were in mingled feelings with which one beholds this tortoises, or pick up marine iguanas and the town. Chaitén used to be the capital of spectacle. — It is a bitter & humiliating thing hurl them into the sea – at least not its province, with a population of five to see works which have cost men so much without a very convincing research thousand, but as we drove into the town time & labour overthrown in one minute; yet proposal explaining the scientific benefits! there was no-one. Not even the ubiquitous compassion for the inhabitants is almost dogs that inhabit every street in South instantly forgotten by the interest excited in But we did eventually visit a place America. Only ash. The roads were caked finding that state of things produced at a where I felt truly close to Darwin. When with the fine off-white powder spewed moment of time which one is accustomed to sailing up the coast of Chile, we made a from the volcano, and as we rumbled attribute to a succession of ages. — To my brief stop at a small town called Chaitén – further into town the ash got deeper. mind since leaving England we have scarcely nestled in a protected bay half-way up an Gradually houses were being swallowed beheld any one other sight so deeply expansive, beautiful coastline. The up; some streets were completely buried up interesting. The Earthquake & Volcano are western mountains of the Andes formed a to the first floor. It looked like the world’s parts of one of the greatest phenomena to spectacular backdrop as we entered the largest cement truck had tipped over and which this world is subject. (Darwin’s Diary) bay and set anchor, but it was one swamped the town. particular mountain that we were I could picture Darwin walking interested in during this visit – Chaitén And then we reached the river. The alongside me down the abandoned streets, Volcano. We could see the volcano Río Blanco used to skirt behind the town discussing the terrible devastating power looming in the distance, six miles north of before heading out into the bay, but when of the volcano that had reshaped this the town, as we took the sloop ashore. It the volcano had erupted eighteen months landscape. I simultaneously felt the awe, was smoking menacingly. earlier it triggered a mud-flow that had horror and fascination with the power of diverted the river through the middle of nature that I had read about in his diaries, We were met at the out-of-town jetty town, washing away roads and houses – it and it was at this moment, in a place that by a ranger from the local National Park, was the flooding that had caused the he himself never visited, that I felt closest inside which the volcano resides. Bumping ■ build-up of silt and ash that had buried to the spirit of Darwin.

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Alastair Land, Master in College, writes: was first noted. Prior to that the scriptor had merely noted his initials. The Long The preparation of Long Roll MMX Roll illustrated – deemed by Holgate to be was different from that of all other recent one of the finest – is from 1730, and is editions: previous versions were produced signed simply A. H. The roll of printers by a single author, Tom David, whilst this starts with James Robbins, passes through one was born of a partnership. The Senior Nutt, Nutt & Wells and P& G Wells, and Tutor (Stephen Anderson) and I had culminates currently with Culverlands. In spotted that almost five years had elapsed its first twenty-five forms Long Roll was since the last publication: if the notion written on vellum of parchment; since that every man in the School should 1784, however, only paper has been used. appear on at least one Long Roll was to be maintained, the collating of information Long Rolls tell us a lot about the history and publication would have to take place of the structure of the School: for example, in Cloister Time 2010. they note which Scholars lived in which Chambers, from which we can learn how The process was fascinating. A the accommodation in Chamber Court was sensible division of labour between the traditionally divided between Fellows and two of us meant that I saw to the ‘header’ Collegemen. In the first Long Roll, (Coat of Arms down to the last don), everyone in the establishment is listed.It whilst Stephen dealt with the names of therefore includes clerici, opsoniator, coqui, men in the School. Since 1854 it has promi, pistor, potifices, molarius, hortulanus, been the normal practice to print all boys’ janitor, agasones, stabularii, and eelimozinator. Christian names in Latin; so, both wit (The first man in the School to present the and classical scholarship were needed to author of this article with a correct cope with the massive job of translation. translation of all these functionaries will win Of course, it is not possible to take on an a handsome book prize!) A profusion of endeavour with such a distinguished titles has been held by the man we now pedigree without investigating it at least know as Headmaster: these include Magister to some degree. In my research I have Informator (more or less as today), uncovered that many of the traditions of Archididascalus (popular in 18th century), Long Roll are, in fact, no such thing; Magister Instructor and Ludi Magister (my indeed, most of its conventions seem to personal favourite). The organisation of have been constantly passing both in and Sexta, Quinta and Quarta Classis shows us out of fashion. the proportions of these age groups in the The oldest Long Roll in the School’s School, and further, that the number of collection is from 1653, though there may Commoners in the 18th century ranged have been earlier examples (it was not that of the See of Winchester – highly between 8 and 123! The noting of Founder’s until 1899 that Holgate1 produced his roll non-licet in armorial terms!) appeared, Kin as CF (= Consanguineus Fundatoris) of Rolls). From then until 1684 Long Roll and from1685 on the Arms were printed starts in 1679 but is not consistent. was produced as a manuscript only, six from an engraved plate, the rest remaining Whatever your thoughts on Long copies being made annually at the in manuscript. A hundred years later, as Roll MMX and its predecessors, you can instigation of the Prefect of Hall, typically well as the Arms, the lines, borders, be sure that MMXV will be different in October or November, just after headings and the names of the Warden again! ■ Election. After 1670 a hand-drawn Coat and Fellows were printed. In 1813 the of Arms (since 1678 until the present this whole document was printed for the first 1Holgate, C. W. Winchester Long Rolls (1899) has been Wykeham’s own impaled with time, and in 1844 the name of the printer P & G Wells

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T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT OWCC’s all-time ‘Dream Team’

Richard Orders (E, 1967-72) writes from It should be said at the outset that would even have applied to Test matches, Hong Kong: comparisons between different eras are and particularly overseas tours, when a difficult and perhaps not altogether fair. Pre number, sometimes many, of the finest A few months ago the idea of selecting 1914 – and even afterwards to some extent amateur cricketers could simply not make an all-time Old Wykehamist Cricket XI before they became covered - pitches were the time available. In a previous era, for occurred in the course of an idle more unpredictable and less batsman- example, EJW Jackson (K, 1968-73), JOD conversation I was having in Hong Kong friendly, such that you might add 10 to a Orders (E, 1970-75) and SJG Doggart (K, with my brother, Jonathan (E, 1970-75). We batting average and 5 to a bowling average 1974-79), each multiple-year Cambridge, were subsequently able to persuade Hubert to get a more accurate comparison with Oxford and Cambridge blues respectively, Doggart (E, 1938-43 and Common Room more recent statistics. In addition, the might have played a number of times for 1950-72) to contribute his knowledge and existence of the amateur and professional first-class counties, as more recently might wisdom to this important task, acting as distinctions up to 1962 meant that more have EDC Craig (K, 1991-96), and Honorary Chairman of Selectors! people had the opportunity to play first- doubtless others. After a fair amount of discussion, and class cricket than would be the case today That said, the side selected boasts six lengthy correspondence, the side we (the Gentlemen v Players fixtures were Test cricketers, two of whom captained selected (others may, of course, beg to regarded as only a notch below Test their respective countries, and three others, differ) comprises, in batting order (below): matches in their importance), and this

1. H.A. Pawson (B, 1934-40, Common Room, 49-50) - in Lords, 37-40 (capt. twice) 2. D.R. Jardine (capt.)* (C, 1914-19) - in Lords, 17-19 (capt.) 3. Nawab of Pataudi* (K, 1955-59) – in Lords, 56-59 (capt.) 4. Sir Hubert Ashton (E, 1912-16) – in Lords, 15-16 (capt.) 5. G.H.G. Doggart (vice-capt.)* (E, 1938-43, Common Room, 50-72) – in Lords, 41-43 (capt.) 6. J.R. Mason* (A, 1897-93) – in Lords, 90-93 (capt.) 7. R.I. Jefferson (A, 1954-60) – in Lords, 59-60 (capt.) 8. P.A. Whitcombe (B, 1936-41) – in Lords, 40-41 9. N.L. Majendie (w-k) (I, 1955-60) – in Lords, 59-60 10. J.C. Clay* (H, 1911-16) – in Lords, 15-16 11. H.D. Reed* (C, 1923-28) – never in Lords! 12th Man B.L. Reed (C, 1951-55) – in Lords, 54-55 Hon. Ment. (in chronological order) J. Shuter* (F, 1869-73) – in Lords, 1871-73 Sir Henry Leveson-Gower* (H, 1887-92) – in Lords, 1890-92 (capt.) The Hon Clarence Bruce, Lord Aberdare (D, 1899-1904) – in Lords, 1904 A.J. Evans* (F, 1902-08) – in Lords, 06-08 (capt.) G. Ashton (E, 1910-15) – in Lords, 14-15 (capt.) C.T. Ashton (E, 1915-20) – in Lords, 17-20 (capt.) J.L. Guise (A, 1917-22, Common Room, 30-37) – in Lords, 20-22 (capt.) Sir Patrick Kingsley (E, 1922-27) – in Lords, 23-27 (capt. twice) D.C.H. Townsend* (I, 1925-31) – in Lords, 29-31 A.N.M. Longmore (A, 1967-71) – in Lords, 69-71 (capt.) * Test player

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‘Jack’ Mason, Johnnie Clay and Hubert is an astonishing achievement. Sir Hubert While Reed, a specialist opener who Doggart, who captained their counties on Ashton comes in at 4, arguably the best averaged 24.3 with two hundreds in his a more-than-occasional basis. batsman never to play for England and distinguished Hampshire career, is also scorer of a vital 75 for AC Maclaren’s XI nudged out by Pawson, his great The balance of the side owes much to against Warwick Armstrong’s 1921 experience, brilliant fielding and esprit de a genuine top class all-rounder, Mason, Australian side, the only match they lost. corps see him take the 12th man slot. batting at 6. Notwithstanding a modest In fact, he played four times against the Test record with MCC in Australia in Three other Test players are also left Australians that year, making three 50s and 1897/8, Mason topped the bowling out of the final XI: John Evans, Sir Henry one hundred. Also, he was one of Wisden’s averages for the tour, made more than 30 Leveson-Gower and John Shuter. Evans, Five Cricketers of the Year in 1922 - first-class hundreds and took 848 wickets, who played one Test in 1921 against the alongside McDonald, Gregory and most in his long career with Kent (in all-conquering Australians, averaged 24.6 McCartney! 1892, he also produced surely the finest all with the bat (six hundreds) and as a fast- round performance ever in Eton match, Despite his protestations to the medium bowler took 112 wickets at 27.8. scoring 147 and 71 and taking eight contrary, overruled by the other two However, Whitcombe’s superior strike rate wickets in a famous Winchester victory). selectors, the Chairman, Hubert Doggart as a bowler gets him the nod - as well as (Cambridge, Sussex, 20 first-class having a better average, he took exactly the Both Richard Jefferson, with two hundreds and 2 Tests for England v West same number of wickets, in 37 as opposed first-class hundreds, and Philip Indies in 1950), is at 5 to bring style and to 90 first-class games. A more defensive Whitcombe, who averaged 18.7 with the solidity to the middle order, plus approach could, however, see Evans’s bat, could be described as bowling all- contributing the occasional ‘drifters’ if a superior batting prevail. rounders. Jefferson in his Surrey days was lengthy partnership needs breaking. He talked of as an England prospect, and ‘Shrimp’ Leveson-Gower captained also bats one place below his godfather Whitcombe, who troubled Bradman more MCC in South Africa in 1909/10 (possibly after whom he was named. than most, had an impressive strike rate of because a number of other amateurs were 22.2 with the ball. Finally, Nick Majendie is chosen as not available), as well as Oxford and wicket-keeper; he was an Oxford Blue and Surrey, and was a leading figure at the ‘Hopper’ Read, the fastest bowler in played eight games for Surrey. Oval, where he was President, 1929-39, England in his day, who took six wickets and at Lord’s as a Test Selector for many in his only Test against South Africa in For captain, the choice lies between years, including as Chairman in 1924 and 1935 (and never made Lord’s!), and Clay, Pataudi, who captained India for 40 of his 1927-30. However, over a long career of who took a stack of wickets for 46 tests, and Jardine, who edges it for his 277 first-class matches, he averaged 23.7 Glamorgan at less than 20 each, with ruthless single-mindedness (would he have with the bat (four hundreds) and took 46 slow-medium off spin/cutters (and whose persuaded Hopper to bowl bodyline?!), not wickets with occasional leg-breaks – not only Test, coincidentally, was the same perhaps a natural Wykehamist trait, and in quite enough in either department, despite one as Hopper’s) complete a powerful and turn requiring the diplomatic skills of being the only Wykehamist knighted for varied bowling attack. Doggart as vice-captain to prevent his services to cricket! hostilities breaking out with the Etonians! On the batting front, an opening pair As for Shuter, he must be the only of Tony Pawson and Douglas Jardine As for others under serious Wykehamist to have opened the batting in perhaps seems rather unlikely, but Jardine consideration, the last batting place went to a Test against Australia with WG Grace, in did open for MCC in Australia in 1932/33 Pawson, with a first-class average of 37, and 1888 at the Oval, his sole cap, when he (without, admittedly, great success for in that and a scoring rate of first-class made a respectable 28 in his only innings, someone who held his place in the middle hundreds, superior to John Shuter, Barry the Great Man himself falling for 1 in an order in Australia in 1928/29 at a time Reed, David Townsend and Lord Aberdare. England innings victory. However, in 306 when the depth and quality of England’s This although Townsend’s 193 in the first-class games, mainly for Surrey, but also batting was unsurpassed), while as a 1934 Varsity match secured him a place a number of times for the Gentlemen v habitual no. 3 Pawson should have little on the 1934/35 tour of the West Indies Players, Shuter averaged only 21, although difficulty in stepping up to open. where he played three Tests, and Aberdare he captained Surrey to five consecutive (a brilliant all-round sportsman) played in The Nawab of Pataudi is at 3, a County Championships in the 1880s/90s, the Middlesex side which won the natural spot for him, certainly pre-injury. and as a specialist opener is also a strong County Championship in 1921, when he To average 34.9 in Test cricket and to contender to open with Jardine. also made 127 for the Gentlemen v score six hundreds with the enormous Players, one of his six first-class hundreds. 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Wisden as ‘the best all-round schoolboy of Ashton averaged 25 with the bat and 31 So, a side with no obvious weaknesses the year’, and captained Winchester to with the ball over a 127 match first-class except for the absence of a wrist-spinner, victory against Eton that year. The career for Essex as well as Cambridge, and one whose pace attack would no doubt following year, 1921, in Eton match, putting him close to Evans in statistical relish their prospects on a lively Agar’s! Johnny Guise made 278 on the losing side terms, and another potential contender for In conclusion, it is interesting that of in the second innings, the remaining the Whitcombe place. Sir Patrick Kingsley, the 22 players considered, 16 played the Winchester batsmen contributing a total of a brilliant schoolboy cricketer, five years in bulk of their cricket pre- the mid-1950s, 111 runs in the two innings! As well as Lords’ and, three years an Oxford blue, was and of the remaining six, five pre-1970, captaining Oxford, Guise played 94 games subsequently unable to play first-class reflecting the increased professionalism of in first-class cricket and averaged 26 with cricket with enough regularity to establish the game over the last 30 years or so. We the bat, and was a useful slow-medium his credentials. should also recognise the great bowler (63 first class wickets), while Claude Finally, Andrew Longmore’s superior contribution made to Winchester cricket Ashton was also in Maclaren’s XI which batting had him in contention for the both by the many dedicated Masters-in- beat Armstrong’s Australians, as was the wicket-keeping slot, but while he played charge, including in particular ER Wilson third Ashton brother Gilbert – all three for Oxford, he didn’t quite get a blue, and and HS Altham, and also by the brothers captained both Winchester and Majendie also registered at least one first- distinguished professional coaches whom Cambridge, and registered first-class 100s class 50. Winchester has been able to attract. ■ (and also gained soccer blues). Claude

Eli McCullough (Keeper of OW Records 1989-2010)

Eli, by which abbreviation she had It is not difficult to work out that with, more often than not by telephone; been known before her arrival here and much the most time-consuming part of thanks to her tactfulness and/or which Desmond Lee required her to retain the Keeper’s job is to record the passing of controlled irritation, the complainant has to avoid confusion with his wife, Elizabeth, Old Wykehamists, dons and others, and seldom, if ever, been left with any lasting retired from her post as Headmaster’s to underline this fact Colin Badcock sense of grievance. The fact that Eli has a Secretary in 1988 after service of thirty-two irreverently named her ‘The Death well-developed sense of humour and an years, nearly matching that of Warden Lee Watch Beetle.’ My research revealed that enjoyment of the ridiculous has eased (1861-1904), but some way behind seventy-six names appear in the obituary many of her labours and from time to time Headmaster Burton (1724-1766). During section of last year’s editions of the Trusty she has greatly amused those taken into the following year she came out of Servant, which means that Eli has her confidence. retirement, at the urging of Colin Badcock, recorded the deaths of approximately The 1956 edition of the Winchester in order to assume the mantle of the eighty- sixteen hundred people, a number which College Register (editors HA Jackson and seven year old Gerry Dicker, who had is more than doubled when you estimate ER Wilson) carries the dedication: ‘Love decided that it was time to end his service those mentioned in ‘OW News’. Each the Brotherhood’. Eli has lived up to this to Win Coll, which had begun fifty-three death generates the need to provide brief high ‘Jackerian’ ideal, and of course she years earlier, albeit with a short gap of eight biographical details of the deceased and will have included the select band of years immediately after he had retired as a this process often involves an approach to ‘Wykehamist sisters’ in her collective don. Having reached the same age for relatives for information or, alternatively, embrace. ‘The brotherhood’ owes her a retirement as Gerry Dicker, but not the requirement to seek out information huge debt of gratitude for her labours of specifically because of that, and after from existing sources; the first of the two devotion and it is fervently hoped that virtually unbroken service of fifty-four processes is time-consuming and often health and happiness will attend her years, Eli decided to relinquish her requires sympathetic and tactful handling. during a second and much lengthier responsibilities at the end of this summer. In many areas of a job of this sort, period of retirement. To coin that most Naturally the occasion cannot be allowed minutiae predominate and inevitable appropriate phrase: ‘Well done, thou good to pass without comment, although it has errors are made, frequently producing and trusty servant’. ■ been made clear to me that there must be reactions that are out of all proportion, no fanfare, since that happened at the time but which nonetheless have to be dealt Patrick Maclure of her first retirement twenty-two years ago.

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T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT Twenty Years of the Grahame Drew Travel Scholarships

Christopher Rowell, (K, 1965-70), Grahame’s walls were hung with paintings, Chairman of the Drew Travel Scholarship some by Old Masters and one or two by Committee, writes: himself and his contemporaries from art college. After reading Architecture at Next year will mark the twentieth Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge anniversary of the Grahame Drew Travel (where his rooms provided convenient Scholarships at Winchester. First awarded nocturnal access to those climbing back in 1991, the scholarships provide the into college after the gates had been shut), opportunity for Wykehamists in their Grahame trained at the the Camberwell penultimate or final year to travel in School of Art. He served with the Bays Europe to seek inspiration for their study during the War, and commanded a tank in of art or art history. On their return they the Western Desert, an achievement that stage an exhibition in Art School. Drew always seemed rather incongruous to those Scholars usually travel in pairs or larger of us who knew him in later life. He groups to provide companionship, but eventually arrived at Winchester ‘from some of the recipients have chosen darkest Bromley’ in January 1958, ‘when isolation. Destinations like Florence, art here was in the doldrums’, as the Rome, Madrid, Vienna, Prague and Paris Headmaster, Sir Desmond Lee, are the norm (where Grahame Drew’s own remembered. On his retirement, art at interests lay) but Drew Scholars have also Winchester was very much on the agenda, visited the industrial sector of Dundee, and there is great competition for ‘Drew war-torn Sarajevo, or have sought Jug’, the prize for inter-House art. communion with nature in the Outer Hebrides and in the Arctic Circle. The Grahame achieved his goals partly as former pupils and friends of Grahame Drew Scholars’ exhibition in September a generous host – ‘by champagne cocktails, Drew (1918-86), who was Drawing Master attracts broad interest within the School. by parties and by good fellowship’ and Art Master of Winchester College This reflects the catholic interests of the according to John Thorn, Sir Desmond’s (1958-80). Grahame was much loved for Drew Scholars. Not all are habitués of Art successor as Headmaster – but mainly by his kindness, his sense of humour and for School or ‘arty types’, as Grahame called insistence upon very high standards. He his idiosyncrasies. A bachelor of private them. Some have gone on to study art, art loved gardening, music and drama as well means, he provided a haven of civilisation history or architecture, but the majority as the fine arts. Trips to Glyndebourne at 7, Kingsgate Street, with its beautiful have pursued other subjects, while encouraged Wykehamists to appreciate garden. Those in Art School around 4pm continuing their artistic interests. They opera. Much of the Winchester landscape (some of whom had arrived intentionally almost invariably distinguish themselves was planted on his advice, including the shortly before) were often invited to tea at university. The Drew Committee seeks trees flanking the Itchen and the garden (Lapsang Souchong) which was to award scholarships to candidates with in War Cloister. It is this breadth of accompanied by delicious home-made real talent, with the most interesting interests that the Winchester Div System cakes, cooked to perfection by his proposals and who seem most capable of still seeks to inculcate, so that – for somewhat eccentric housekeeper. the administrative demands of staging an instance - doctors in later life might find Winchester was then a very different (and exhibition. Advice is taken from the Art pleasure in Tolstoy as well as the British far less comfortable) institution, still Department and other relevant members Medical Journal. Grahame was a life- dominated by ‘militant athleticism’, so for of staff. To date, over 100 Wykehamists enhancing figure. He used to take those of us less inclined to find solace on have been awarded Drew Scholarships. Wykehamist artists and art historians to the cricket field, Grahame’s kindness, Italy during the summer, where the rented The Drew Committee was set up by hospitality and style were never forgotten.

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villa on Lake Garda was the equivalent of £35,000 to bring the Fund up to £100,000. Committee 7, Kingsgate Street. Income only is spent, so that the Drew Christopher Rowell, Chairman Scholarships will continue as an element of Professor John Stein, FRCP, Treasurer After his memorial service in Chapel the varied opportunities offered by Stephen Anderson on 4 October, 1986, it was decided there Winchester to Wykehamists. Colin Anson and then that something should be done in Dr. Peter Cramer his memory for the benefit of Wykehamists The Drew Scholarships are awarded Jonathan Hills in the School. Travelling art scholarships by an independent Committee (see list Miss Eli McCullough seemed the natural choice, as a truly living below) made up of Old Wykehamists, Sir Hugh Roberts, GCVO memorial in tune with Grahame’s own friends of Grahame and dons. The George Saumarez-Smith interests. These have been the greatest Headmaster attends our annual meetings Henry Thompson success and £65,000 have already been and promotes the scholarships within the raised, which allows £2,500 worth of College. After visiting the exhibition in To make a donation please contact scholarships to be awarded annually. Art School, the Headmaster and the Tamara Templer, Deputy Director of However, with the rising cost of travel and Committee entertain the Drew scholars to Development, 17 College Street, the feeling that we should celebrate twenty lunch in the Warden’s Lodgings. This is Winchester, SO23 9LX. Tel: 01962 621 years by making the Drew Scholarships always a lively and civilised occasion in 407, Email: [email protected] ■ more widely available within the School, beautiful surroundings and one feels that we are now seeking to raise an additional Grahame is there in spirit. Wiccamica

Co Ro Laurence Guymer (History), Sarah Ladley Charioteer cast (Trusty Servant 109, May (Sport), Joel Taylor (Mathematics), Justin 2010), the final and most exciting stage of Back at the beginning of September we Wheat (Biology) and John Wright our cast restoration programme has now gained in Co Ro three new full-time dons (Geography). Whether their stays with us been set in motion, thanks to generous and six Winchester Junior Fellows. The are long or short, we extend to all a warm funding of £23,000 from the Stavros new dons are Christopher Berry welcome and offer our very best wishes for Niarchos Foundation, supported by John (Mathematics), Andrew Jaffe happiness and fulfilment as they find their de Lande Long (I, 1964-69 and a Director (Mathematics) and Emma Macey (Art); feet in this community. of The American Friends of Winchester and the Winchester Junior Fellows are College). The fifteen plaster copies of Adam Gamsa (C, 1995-2000; Physics), Treasure in the Attic! panels of horsemen from the Parthenon John Falconer, Curator of Treasury, writes: frieze were stored for much of last century Following the restoration of the Delphi in the loft of the Warden’s stables.

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Weathering and disintegration of the iron From The Times, on 24th June 2010 and kindly supplied by that past-master in the frames, around which the casts were art of visual communication, Peter Stormonth Darling (C, 1945-50): constructed, has caused cracking and breaks, and in an appropriately Grecian June 24, 1910 June 24, 2010 late June heat-wave the casts were Geniuses of the age Mahler, Monet, Spielberg, Gates, successfully manoeuvred through the trap Einstein, Edison, Stoppard, Hawking door and down the narrow wooden ladder Proust Foster in the stables, and laid out on the grass in Paradise Regained, before being Top Price Royal Opera House Royal Opera House transported to the conservator (Windsor £105 £195 Workshop Ltd.) in south London. We Cultural Celebrities Beecham, Shaw, Lillie Simon Cowell, Damien hope to publish a fuller account when the Langtry, Diaghilev Hirst, Lady Gaga, restoration is complete. Charles Saatchi Vince Broderick - 90 not out Biggest Sporting Draw Eton v Winchester The World Cup The Wykeham Arms was, cricket match inappropriately, closed for refurbishment on the Sunday before Vince’s birthday, so a small group of family and friends assembled on the other side of the street, first of all to surprise him and then to drink his health and enjoy his company. Fuller’s Brewery more than made up for the closure by providing free drink and refreshments; Vince himself had already been awarded a free pint every Sunday to mark fifty years as a ‘Wykeham Regular.’ Vince was Lords cricket coach from 1960 to 1986. Remembrance Sunday, 2009 Thanks to some extraordinary detective work by former member of Common Room, Shaun Hullis, a brief and dignified ceremony in War Cloister, in the presence of his family, recognised Hugh Dayrell McArthur (I, 1902-07) as an official casualty of war some eighty-five years after War Cloister had been dedicated. McArthur’s death was unusual to the extent that he was killed in a train crash in Temple Meads Station, Bristol on 3rd November 1914, having been commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment. Although his name had been included on the Roll of Honour in Hopper’s, it had not been included in War Cloister. Shaun put forward a case to the Ministry of Defence, who confirmed that he should be officially classified as a war casualty and also listed in the Commonwealth War Graves The Rev’d Paul Burt, Senior Chaplain, with members of the McArthur family: Sam (C, 94-99), James (I, 63-68), Commission’s Debt of Honour Register. ■ and Dayrell (I, 59-64)

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Academic and Verse, at Oxford this summer. Sir David Clementi (E, 62-67) is Master of the Mercers’ Livery Company for 2010- P Convey (I, 75-80) is a senior ‘Individual PNF Nunes-Carvalho (H, 85-89) moved 11. Merit’ scientist at the British Antarctic to Madrid in September to take up the Survey, where he has been working for 22 post of Head of Economics at Runnymede CHW Holloway (B, 63-68): April 2011 years. He has recently been appointed to a College in Madrid. He is so far coping will mark an almost unique double-act, Visiting Professorship at the Malaysian with the language, although listening to it when Charles’ wife, Georgina, becomes Antarctic Research Centre, University of being spoken is not as clear as he High Sheriff of Norfolk. The actual Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, is an Honorary remembers Dr. Williams’ lessons many uniqueness lies in the fact that Charles Lecturer at the University of years ago! has been Under Sheriff for many years Birmingham, a Guest Lecturer at the and will have played no part in his wife’s MR Stanley-Price (G, 61-65): having University Centre in Svalbard, and co- election. spent many years working mainly in Kenya chair of a large international Antarctic and Oman, and also as Chief Executive of J Holtby (I, 70-75) will become High research programme (called ‘Evolution Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Sheriff of the East Riding of Yorkshire in and Biodiversity in Antarctica’, Jersey, Mark gave a fascinating insight into April 2011. www.eba.aq) under the auspices of the his view on the natural world during his ICSU body, the Scientific Committee on SMH Raison (A, 52-57) has been elected lecture to The Friends of Winchester Antarctic Research, whilst in his spare a Trustee of the Garrick Club. College in School on 5th October. It was time and in a sporting context, he is also entitled ‘Connections and Consequences – JEG (Viscount) Younger (F, 69-74) was Chairman and Chief Umpire of the how well do we know our natural world?’. elected to take the vacant seat in the Cambridge University Combined Boat He is now a Visiting Fellow in House of Lords by an overwhelming Clubs, in charge amongst other things of Conservation Strategy at Oxford majority in the Conservative Hereditary their major Bumps Races each year. He University’s Wildlife Conservation Peers’ By-Election in June. He becomes reports that there has been quite an OW Research Unit. He has also joined the the 12th OW peer to be sitting, of whom reunion in recent years amongst the Board of Marwell Wildlife, chaired by ST four are lifers and eight hereditary (6 umpires for these events! Beloe (I, 58-63), and the Advisory Board Conservative, 2 Labour and 4 cross- DGG Davies (F, 65-70) graduated with a of the World Land Trust. At Oxford he is bencher). PhD from the University of Manchester currently working with the International in July. His thesis was on the evolution of Union for the Conservation of Nature Arts la droite liberale in France since the end of (IUCN) and the Al Ain Wildlife Park and AD Adlam (A, 79-81): on 12th April, the 1920s. Resort in Abu Dhabi on two tasks for 2011 Adrian (violin) will perform at the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. Wigmore Hall in London, with Thomas JGN Edis (H, 88-93) is teaching as Hell (piano) and the Quartetto di Adjunct Professor at New York JCK Wells (K, 81-86) has been appointed Cremona. The concert will include University’s Stern School of Business, Professor of Anthropology and Paediatric Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 18, No.6, where he created a course on media and Nutrition at UCL Institute of Child technology for MBA students. He Health. recently celebrated his fifth year reunion at the Harvard Business School, and he Appointments/Elections continues to work at the TV network GD Clay (D, 60-64) has been elected HBO (maker of ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Master of the Worshipful Company of Sopranos’) as Vice President of Emerging Actuaries and was installed on 22 July Technology. He would welcome OW 2010. His year of office will virtually visitors in New York. coincide with the Warden’s as Master Mercer. HC Mason (Coll, 02-07) won the Gaisford Greek Prizes and the AC Lovell (B, 67-72) is the current High Chancellor’s Latin Prizes, for both Prose Sheriff of Hampshire.

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Bartok’s Sonata No. 2, and Chausson’s M Quirk (A, 67-72): Matthew’s erstwhile Concerto Opus 21. ‘Unexpected Opera’ has changed its name to ‘The Merry Opera Company’. Head of Strings at Winchester College since 2000, Adrian Adlam has performed throughout Europe, the USA and Japan. He has appeared as concertmaster with several major European orchestras. His CD recordings have included major chamber music works by Spohr, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Tchaikowsky. His recording of the complete violin sonatas by Carl Nielsen The Merry Opera Company received a Supersonic Award and his Vexour Farm, Chiddingstone, Kent recording of the Schubert Octet was TN8 7BB England voted Surround Sound Audio DVD of the (44) 1892 871 377 year in Germany. His playing has been (44) 778 236 1998 described as combining ‘technical www.merryopera.com expertise with musical integrity’. WJ Verity (K, 80-85) lives in Australia JH Cartwright (H, 01-06) has produced and writes features for a newspaper very finely detailed pencil drawings of the magazine. He is the correspondent for Winchester boarding houses which are books, beer, motorcycles and weekends now available to purchase for £29.50 at away. He also teaches journalism at the filled walks. New Holland Publishers www.winchestercollegedrawings.co.uk . University of Western Sydney. He wrote a (UK) Ltd. ISBN 978-184773-599-7. 20 percent of every House drawing sold book, Bear Is Now Asleep, about the year £12.99. will be donated to that individual House’s after his daughter died. He is married with funds. Please see page 31 for more details three sons. DFB Le Breton (A, 45-49) edited I on the drawings. Remember It Well to commemorate the Books fiftieth anniversary of the Overseas MI Ispahani (D, 74-78) has recently been Service Pensioners Association. Over reappointed a Trustee of Shakespeare’s SP Anderson (staff since 1980): Writing Greek: an Introduction to Writing in the seventy contributions make up this Globe Theatre in London and serves on anthology from members who served the the Audit Committee. He also serves on Language of Classical Athens (with John the Advisory Board of Seeing is Believing, Taylor), Duckworth/Bristol Classical a reversible blindness initiative sponsored Press, ISBN 9781853997174. £14.99. by Standard Chartered Bank, is a Member RR Avery (K, 85-89): ‘Quicklook@wine’. of the Cultural Affairs Committee of the Part of the Quicklookbooks stable, it is a English Speaking Union and a non- modest sized book, downloadable but executive director of Cantos primarily intended to be read online via Communications, which he co-founded palm readers, ipads, etc. after he left JP Morgan in 2000 following a 15 year banking career. AJMcC Foulkes (G, 89-94): Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, 8th edition. P Puwanarajah (I, 94-99) is currently Oxford University Press. ISBN 978- playing Guildenstern in Nick Hytner’s 019923-217-8. £24.95. production of Hamlet at the National Theatre and was nominated for the Ian ML Hichens (H, 39-43): Queens and Charleson Award in 2009. He is also Empresses – from Cleopatra to Queen finishing the edit on a short film entitled Victoria. Book Guild Publishing. ISBN The Half-Light, which features David 978-184624-533-6. £17.99. Haig, Henry Goodman and Harry Lloyd RCS Hill (F, 67-72): Walking London’s (as an Old Etonian ...). Statues and Monuments. An illustrated tour of London’s public art in 13 fact-

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Crown in far-flung territories both before Business and Commercial Honours and after World War II. They write about MWP Cunliffe-Lister (Lord Masham) (G, DSO: NJ Kitson (H, 82-87): awarded for their personal lives from their first tour, 83-88) and his family are the owners of his highly successful command and about travel, work and their leisure Swinton Park in North Yorkshire, which leadership during active operations. Part activities. Life in the Colonial Service was was recently named ‘Family Hotel of the of the citation reads: ‘Lt. Col Kitson varied, sometimes dangerous, often Year’ in the Good Hotel Guide 2011. demonstrated indomitable leadership hilarious, but never dull. This is an throughout, setting an example of dogged important record of the lives of many RC Gow (G, 61-65) has been appointed determination for those beneath him, professionals in the colonies. Librarion Chief Executive of Asia House, a non- even though he was caught in two Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-190677-518-6. profit, non-political organization, and the explosions himself.’ £16.99 + p&p. leading pan-Asian body in the UK which promotes business and cultural exchanges KCVO: RH Vickers (H, 58-63): Serjeant JA Lees (E, 80-85): The Fan Tan Players - through seminars, forums and events. Surgeon, Royal Household. an opulent family saga, set in Macao, Russia, the Scottish Highlands and Hong SDC Pusey (B, 03-05): after graduating Medical from Bristol University, Simon completed Kong in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. SA Al-Barazi (B, 87-89) was awarded the a postgraduate broadcast journalist course Exotic and beautifully written, it is a story Fellowship of the Royal College of at Cardiff University and then started as a of love, history, adversity and adventure, Surgeons (Neurosurgery) in 2009, and has broadcast journalist on the BBC TV and has been nominated for the MAN been appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon News in Wales - producing and reporting Asian Literary Prize. Sandstone Press Ltd. at King’s College Hospital, London, to for the lunchtime, 6.30 and 10.25 news ISBN 978-190520-749-7. £7.99 start in December 2010. bulletins. In April he joined the politics GL Mallory (Coll, 1900-05): over 75 unit to report on the 2010 General HGB Hoare (I, 43-47) has written a years after his death, the first book written Election and in July he moved to fascinating, brief account of his by George Mallory, called Climbing Aberystwyth to become the new Mid- experience as a patient in Guys Hospital Everest: George Mallory’s writings on Wales reporter for the BBC - the largest in 1948-49, entitled At the Dawn of the Mountaineering, has been published. It geographical BBC patch in the UK. National Health Service. He clearly gathers from disparate locations the small survived to tell the tale and has been TS Rowan-Robinson (H, 62-67): when but influential canon of his writings on involved rather more with agriculture not on the golf course, Tim is chairman mountaineering which started as letters to than medicine ever since. Copies are and managing director of Thorpeness and his wife, Ruth. The book is introduced by available from the Win Coll Soc office. Peter Gillman, the author of the standard Aldeburgh Hotels, which took the top biography of George Mallory, The Wildest honours at the 2010 Anglian Business NGJ Keenan (Coll, 90-95) received his Dream. Gibson Square Books Ltd. ISBN Awards in July. His company won the MD degree from Imperial College 190-3933307. £17.99. Medium/Large Business of the Year (National Heart and Lung Institute) this category, sponsored by NatWest, and then year for a doctoral thesis entitled CL Sunter (E, 57-63): Foxy Futurists and went on to claim the overall Business of ‘Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of How to Become One. What do you call the Year title, chosen from among a total the Arterial Wall’. Having completed six people who are vaguely right about the of 14 category winners. The company’s months at Hôpital Bichat in Paris, he is future, but seldom precisely wrong? Foxy properties include the Brudenell and the now back as a registrar in cardiology in futurists. In the latest in Clem’s top-selling White Hart in Aldeburgh, the Swan in London. series of books, he explores the Lavenham and the Thorpeness Hotel, methodology of foxy futurists as well as RH Vickers (H, 58-63) has recently Golf & Country Club. their propensity to turn their thoughts retired from his roles as Orthopaedic into action. This book is a collection of his Ecclesiastical Surgeon to HM The Queen, since 1992, and as Serjeant Surgeon, since 2006. most recent columns. It covers topics of DG Reid (I, 91–96) was ordained a priest There is now, alas, again no OW in the general interest, updated and annotated by the Bishop of Oxford on 26th June this eam of Royal Doctors, but at least his with new insights from this master year, following his diaconal ordination in successor as Orthopaedic Surgeon has a strategist, and includes possible paths the July last year. David is a member of the slight connection: Professor Justin Cobb’s global economy and South Africa might ministry team of St Ebbe’s, Oxford. He father-in-law is Peter Stormonth-Darling follow in the years ahead. Packed full of works along with the Rector of St Ebbe’s, (C, 45-50). After 18 years on the ‘Royal wit and wisdom, Foxy Futurists is a guide to VE Roberts, (C, 78-83). survival and success in these volatile and watch’, Roger plans to continue for a few uncertain times. ISBN 978-062404-872-5. years advising lawyers in matters of

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M Hardy (A, 01-06) has been selected for the British Ski Team for 2010-11. He has also been provisionally nominated to the Team GB long list for the 2011 World Student Games, where he hopes to represent the nation. OLeH Stevens (H, 92-97) remains in the USA as assistant trainer to Kellyn Gorder at WinStar Farm. Notable horses that they have trained include Super Saver, winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby, and American Lion, winner of the 2010 Illinois Derby. The annual golf match for the Sinister Pot was held on 15th June at Sandford Springs Golf Club. The Sinister (left- handed) men were captained by CD Brims (K, 63-68) and included AJ Bligh (D, 61-66) and DA Oldridge (G, 60-65).

Two Trantites at war: Major-General Nick Carter (72-76) and Lt. Colonel Kitson (82-87).

alleged negligence, whilst helping more Sport with the RNLI and the Barbers’ OS Bakhaty (E, 02-07) competed in the Company. Big Air competition, consisting of a 60 Services foot jump and a smaller additional jump. The competition was formed of over 60 JJC Bucknall (A, 72-76): Colonel of the riders, drawn from 2500 British university Coldstream Guards and currently students. Omar won the Bronze medal Assistant Chief of the General Staff, he with his ‘Flat 360 Bow and Arrow grab’ was promoted Lt. Gen. in August 2010. that consists of ‘a very off-axis back-flip He will command the Allied Rapid whilst grabbing both skis and pulling one Reaction Corps, this being the only Corps towards me’. We’re glad you lived to tell level command in the British Army. the tale, Omar! NP Carter (H, 72-76): now GOC 6th (UK) Div, Nick is to be Director General Land Warfare from February 2011. RGS Luckyn-Malone (A, 98-03) was commissioned into the Light Dragoons last summer. The Dexters were led by GC Scott- Malden (D, 62-67) and included JN TJ Towler (G, 00-05) was awarded the Scott-Malden (Coll, 63-68) and AJC Sword of Honour by the Prime Minister, Normand (F, 76-81). The match result David Cameron, at the 163rd Sovereign’s was a win for the Dexters by one stroke on Parade at RMA Sandhurst on 13th the final green. The overall series now August. Tim has been commissioned into stands at Sinisters 5, Dexters 4, with one The Royal Regiment of Scotland. match halved.

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Obiter dicta the Red Ape, 1974). This was before most experience reduced violence and people had gap years – Anthony spent his discrimination within the home as a result PE Cattermole (staff, 76-00) has been prosaically monitoring Great Tits in of our activities in 2011. awarded the Bridgwater Cup for voluntary Wytham Woods, Oxford! services to the local community and to Over 100 million women in India live young people. He is Honorary Curator of He ended by pointing out that Duncan with violence. Many more suffer from the Blake Museum and Vice-Chairman of Stewart’s untimely death in his gap year in regular gender discrimination including the Bridgwater & District Civic Society. 2008 was a sad echo of the similar loss of restricted access to basic services such as his own friend and contemporary, education, health care and productive ASC Cheke (Anthony) (D, 58-59 & Jonathan Sparrow (C, 59-64), a employment. A key reason for this is the Coll, 59-62) wrote to the Editor in promising ornithologist, who was killed attitudes of men towards women and the general appreciation of the colour feature by falling off a cliff on Lundy Island, like patriarchal structures they enforce; yet on the School’s Natural History Society Duncan, doing what he loved. men still are not engaged as part of the ‘in the field since 1870’. However, he solution. pointed out that a rather egregious error G Ibrahim (E 95-00) was married to Miss had crept in. Two ‘real experts ... of Eleni Papoula on 31st May 2010 in Equal Community Foundation has been international repute’ were mentioned as Athens. developing and implementing solutions to dating from the society’s activists in the this and other discrimination issues in MD Kelland (Coll, 78-83) was married to 1960s, Dr John Mackinnon (H, 60-65) India since 2009. We have been Anna on 7th September 2009 at the Casa and ‘Dr Alex Cheke’ (A, 61-65), the recognised through our work by Dasra, de Solana in St Augustine, Florida. latter having allegedly made ‘a Ashoka and other leading international monumental study of the rare birds and WAN Muir (K, 92-97) writes that Equal organisations. Our work continues with their extinction in the islands of the Community Foundation, the social programme variations to serve the 700 Pacific’. Well, not quite, it seems ….. enterprise that he set up and acts as CEO million people who live in rural India. In for, is now one year old! He goes on: 2011 we will also develop a programme to Anthony’s brother, Dr Robert Alexander ‘Equal Community Foundation (formerly reduce maternal and child mortality by Cheke, Professor of Tropical Zoology at Solar Cinema) was established to engage engaging husbands and mother-in-laws, the University of Greenwich, was indeed the current and future perpetrators of the primary decision makers in high-risk in Furley’s between 1961 and 1965 and discrimination within their communities. births.’ does indeed have an international Our work leverages the impact of existing reputation, but in the field of pest control Will will be holding a drinks reception to programmes that empower the victims, and mathematical modelling, whereas the launch Equal Community Foundation in thereby accelerating progress towards man with the expertise in rare birds and February 2011 and will keep us updated equality. We have established four their extinction is Anthony himself! on this closer to the time. More details branches since January 2010 and are However his ‘monumental study’ was on can be found at www.ecf.org.in. opening a further twenty in January 2011. birds and other animals on islands in the We predict that 1,200 women will Indian Ocean, not the Pacific - his book Lost land of the Dodo - An ecological history of Mauritius, Réunion & Rodrigues (2008) was noted in a recent Trusty Servant (TS 106). His middle name notwithstanding, his brother has never been known as ‘Alex’. The relevant contributor’s apologies are offered! Anthony went on to inform us that John Mackinnon’s career, incidentally, has more to it than pandas and goes back a long way - he was much involved in developing the first orang-utan rehabilitation centre, at Sepilok in Sabah in the late 1960s, having spent his gap year following these enigmatic apes alone in the forests of Borneo (see In search of Memorial on London’s Embankment

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The Battle of Britain – 70 years on GD Craig (C, 28-33) Top Sporting All-Rounder It seems right that these pages should JC Melville AFC (F, 33-37) honour those OWs who took part in the FDS Scott-Malden DFC* (Coll, 33-38) Battle of Britain in 1940. Lest it be forgotten, Air Chief Marshal The standard criterion for being named Lord Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG (G, on the memorials (Embankment and 1895-99) was C-in-C Fighter Command Capel Le Ferne) as a Battle of Britain 1940-41, whilst Marshal of the Royal Air pilot is to have been awarded the Battle of Force Viscount Portal of Hungerford KG Britain medal clasp. 2,937 British and OM GCB (F, 06-12) was Chief of the Air Allied airmen were awarded this clasp for Staff 1940-45. having flown at least one authorised sortie with an accredited unit of RAF Fighter This poem was written by the late Air In the August/September 2010 issue of Command in the period 10th July to 31st Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley- Sky Sports a roll-call of the top fifteen October 1940. By that criterion, eleven of Norris GCB DSO OBE (College, 30-35) sporting all-rounders was published, these brave pilots were Old Wykehamists: Chairman of the Battle of Britain Fighter drawn from across the globe. Second only Pilots’ Association (1975 - 2003). DHW Hanson (B, 31-36) to CB Fry in this list comes Max killed on 3.9.1940 Remember Him Woosnam (F, 1906-11), praised for his football, tennis, table tennis, snooker and ANC Weir DFC (I, 32-37) Remember him, he was no paladin, sans cricket. Only scratching the surface of killed on 7.11.1940 peur et sans reproche. Woosnam’s achievements, the magazine NR Wheatcroft (F, 32-38) Sans peur? Fear was the second enemy reads: ‘The archetypal amateur, Woosnam killed on 26.11.1940 to beat. began the unlikeliest of careers whilst at He was a common unconsidered man, Winchester College, for whom he made JRA Bailey DFC (C, 33-38) who, for a moment of eternity, 144 not out against MCC at Lord’s. At JC Carver (D, 29-34) held the whole future of mankind in his Cambridge he gained blues in football, killed on 4.6.1942 two sweating palms tennis, real tennis and golf, and also turned out for Chelsea [and captained the CWW Darwin (C, 32-35) and did not let it go. England team]. After fighting in the First killed on 7.8.1942 Remember him, not as he is portrayed, World War, he won Olympic gold in but as he was. The Hon DHT Dowding (G, 32-37) tennis, and when injury ended his football To him you owe the most of what you career, turned to golf – he was a scratch CN Foxley-Norris DSO (Coll, 30-35) have and love today. player; snooker – he has a 147 break; and table tennis – he defeated Charlie Chaplin using a butter knife instead of a A Token of Gratitude bat.’ Even Max Woosnam must yield to Charles Burgess Fry, the undisputed king A recently re-discovered and renovated plaque on the Hockstapler side of Meads Wall. of all-rounders. ■

Errata It is A J Perry (B, 83-88), rather than his father, CH Perry (B, 54-59), who has held the position of Africa Bureau Chief of Time Magazine since 2006. I McGilchrist: The Master and his Emissary in OW News. His dates should have read (Coll, 66-71), not (Coll, 76-81) as given.

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T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT Obituary If you would like a copy of any press obituary referred to, please contact the Winchester College Society office. You can request either by email to [email protected], telephone +44 (0)1962 621217 or by sending a stamped addressed envelope to the Director, 17 College Street, Winchester SO23 9LX. ‘Obit’ indicates that a copy of some other tribute is also available.

Anthony Meredith Quinton, Baron take their fair share of knocks, just as in Hong Kong Bank 1986. Jim’s retirement Quinton (Fellow, 69-85), died 19.06.10. A life. He is survived by his wife, Sheila, and was full and varied; he worked as an British political and moral philosopher, their four children. advisor and accountant to a number of metaphysician and materialist philosopher local businesses. He also qualified to coach Michael Clive Burn (F, 26 – 31), died of mind. A Fellow of All Souls, he became tennis and squash through the LTA and 3.09.10, aged 97. One of Ten Sen Men. a Fellow of New Coll, Oxon in 1955; played tennis well into his 70s. Brother of the late ACB (F, 35-40). President of Trinity College 1978-87; Predeceased by his wife, Marie, and English Lit, Verse and Essay. Winchester President of the Aristotelian Society survived by their three children. Exhibitioner and Open Scholar at New 1975-76; Chairman of the Board of the Coll, Oxon 1931; 2 Lt KRRC (TA); Capt John Finlay Alexander (G, 30-34), died British Library from 1985-90. In 1983 1939; transferred to Commandos; Norway 22.06.10, aged 93. City & Guilds Eng created a life peer as Baron Quinton of 1940; wounded and POW, St Nazaire Coll, London; electrical engineer: ACGI, Holywell in the City of Oxford and the 1942; MC 1945; Foreign Correspondent of BSc Eng 1938; Anglo-Iranian Oil Co County of Oxfordshire. To BBC radio Times 1946–9; author of Yes, Farewell 1938; RAFR 1935; Sgt Pilot; P/O 1940; Fl audiences, Anthony Quinton became well 1946, (written whilst incarcerated in Oflag Lt Gibraltar 1942; Sq Ldr, E Africa and known as the presenter of the long IVC, Colditz); The Modern Everyman (a Aden 1943-4; France 1945; BICC Erith running Round Britain Quiz. Survived by play) 1948, Childhood at Oriol 1951, The 1946; Aluminium Union Ltd 1948-58; his wife, Marcelle and two children. Obits Midnight Diary and Poems to Mary 1953, British Geco Eng Co 1960; Ajax in Times, Daily Telegraph, Guardian and The Debatable Land 1970 and other novels. Magnethermic (UK) 1963-82. Married Independent. His wife, Mary, predeceased him. There Nancy Corner, Dec 40. Henry Thomas Bingham, Lord Bingham were no children. Obits in Telegraph, Times Charles John Wrong, (H, 30-35), died of Cornhill (Fellow, 83-93), died 11.09.10. and Independent. 23.06.10, aged 93. V Herbert Smith and Former Master of the Rolls, Lord Chief Frederick David Gordon Campbell (K, 28- Gillespie Prizes; Exhibitioner Magdalen Justice and Senior Law Lord. Survived by 33), died 12.06.10, aged 95. One of Ten Coll, Oxon 1935, 2 Hist 1938, MA 1952; his wife Elizabeth, sons THB (Coll, 80-84) Sen Men. Asiatic Petroleum Co 1933; assistant master Trinity Coll, Kandy 1939; and CTB (C, 83-87) and daughter. Obits Exeter Coll Oxon 1936, 3 Theol BA RAFVR 1941; MEF and Italy 1943-4; P/O, in Times, Daily Telegraph, Independent and 1939; Wells Theological Coll 1939; Holy Greece 1945; Fl Lt 1946; Colonial Office Guardian. Orders 1940; Curate St Mary’s, Portsea 1946; Instr-Officer RN 1947; assistant James (Jim) Noel Bates (staff, 60-80), died 1940; Chaplain RNV 1945; Curate master, Prior Park Coll, Bath 1950, Palm August 2010. As a Sgt Major he served in Fareham 1948; Priest-in-Charge of St Beach Florida 1952-3, Cheshire 1956 and the Royal Marines for 22 years as Staff Mary, E Hounslow 1949; Society of St New Jersey, USA 1959-61; graduate Instructor, before joining the staff at the John the Evangelist 1957; Prior of St student, Brown Univ USA 1961-5; PhD PE Centre. His main area of expertise was Edward’s House, Westminster from 1968, 1968; instructor Massachusetts Univ 1965 boxing which he coached for many years, Superior 1976-91, stayed on as and History Department Simon Fraser as well as swimming and diving. Jim was guestmaster until 2002. Obit in Times. Univ, Canada 1966; assistant professor also qualified in fencing and athletics and Simon Fraser Univ 1965 and Univ of James Francis Marshall (H, 29-33), died was a key figure in the department. His Florida since 1970. 16.01.10, aged 93. Father of RAJM (H, philosophy on Games and their 72-76). Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Ian MacHattie Crombie (Coll, 31-36), importance was borne out in an interview Corp 1935-70; Middlesex Yeomanry 1939; died 27.03.10, aged 92. English Essay, some years ago. When asked where Games Greece and Libya 1940-1; 2 Lt RC of Sigs Latin Prose and Greek Prose, Goddard fitted into the educational spectrum, he 1942; Palestine and Italy 1942-4; Staff Scholar, School Exhibitioner; Scholar replied that they encouraged both the Capt 1944; Capt, Guards, Div Sigs 1942; New Coll Oxon 1936, 1 Cl Mod 1938, 1 spirit of fair play and a degree of aggression Germany 1945. Whereon the Wild Thyme Lit Hum 1940; MA 1945; Civil Defence necessary in today’s world; as such they Blows: Some Memoirs of Service with the Rescue Service 1941-5; lecturer at Balliol enabled people to learn properly how to

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1945; Fellow of Wadham 1947-83, athletic performance. He worked in his assistant master King Edward VII School, holding at various times the offices of retirement in 1979 on Health Education Sheffield 1948; taught at King’s School, Tutor for Admissions, Librarian, Senior Council matters as its Chairman; on Worcester 1952-84, as Head of Classics Tutor and Sub-Warden; his style of woodworking – including the and as a Housemaster. Classical music was teaching was marked by its care and a construction of complicated three legged his lifelong passion. His record collection reflective lack of dogmatism. Earning tables! – on his wonderful garden at High was huge and he loved to share it with some fame in the 1950s by rebutting Wall, Pullen’s Lane, Oxford others. Peter’s holidays were serious Ayer’s dismissal of religious belief through (www.highall.net); and in 1990 he started explorations of history and culture. presenting a ‘rich and complex view of the work again as the Director of the Journeys anywhere often involved understanding of talk about God’. His International Nutrition Foundation, diversions to hunt for well-known or major work was his 2 volume Examination carrying on the work of a former obscure Roman sites. He remained fiercely of Plato’s Doctrines, 1963. He is survived by colleague, Hugh Sinclair, transferring the independent and uncomplaining, despite his widow, Frances, their three sons and assets of the Foundation to the University the onset of Parkinson’s disease. His wife, two daughters. A memorial service was of Reading. He is survived by his wife of Sheila, predeceased him and he is survived held at Wadham College. 61 years, Reinhild, and their seven by his children. Obit in Guardian. children, including two sets of twins. A Brian Beynon Lloyd (Coll, 34-39), died Michael Julian Hirst (I, 36-40), died Memorial Service is to be held on 13 28.06.10. Bib Prae 1938-9, School 29.05.10. German Prize; Oriel Coll Oxon November at 2.30 pm in Magdalen Exhibitioner 1939, VI, Gymna scarf for 1941, 3 French and German (War College Chapel, Oxford. Boxing 1937-9; Sch Balliol College Oxon Degree); 2 Lt Yorks Hussars 1943, MEF, 1939, war degree in Chemistry 1941; Stephen Jenner (C, 34-39), died UK; India, SEAC, BCOF, Japan 1945-6; registered as ‘conscientious objector’ 19.07.10. Brother of RJ (C, 41-45), VI. Capt 7th Light Cavalry (Indian Army); 1941; worked on various nutrition London Hospital Medical School 1939- Cirencester 1948-9; farming in Yorkshire; surveys; BA and MA 1946; 1 Nat Sci 40; RNVR 1941, Sub-Lt 1942; in Queensland since 1957; Queensland Rep (Animal Physiology), 1948; Fellow submarines from 1942; Lt Mediterranean Sheepmeat Council of Australia 1979-84. Magdalen Coll Oxon, Theodore Williams 1943; Indian Ocean and Malacca Straits Survived by his wife, Margaret. Scholar in Physiology, 1948-52, Fellow in 1944-5; farming 1962-70; administrator, Douglas McAdam Craig (C, 36-41), died Physiology 1952-70, Sen Tutor 1963-4, Halifax Mental Hospital 1970 and Abbie 20.04.10. Assoc XI; Special Entry RN Vice Pres, 1967-8, Emeritus Fellow since J Lane Memorial Hospital Halifax, Nova 1941; Sub-Lt, Home Fleet 1943; Lt (S/m) 1970; Chemist in Laboratory of Human Scotia 1971; Administrator, Psychiatric Home Fleet and E Indies 1944-6; Lt-Cdr Nutrition, later University Demonstrator Services, Camp Hill Hospital 1981, 1952; retired 1960; William Robertson and lecturer in Physiology, Oxon 1948- Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital 1983-5. Shipowners Ltd, Glasgow 1960-8; 70, Sen Proctor, 1960-1; Chairman of Throughout his life he was a passionate Robertson Research International Ltd Governors, Oxford Coll of Technology advocate for mental health and rural 1969-78; left Maidstone to live in Jersey, 1963-9; Recorder 1958-62 and President health programs. Following his working for Viberts Associates 1979-89, in 1964-5, Physiol and Biochem Section 1, retirement, he was involved in numerous the Probate dept. In retirement he enjoyed Brit Assoc for Advancement of Science, community organizations in Canada and a leisurely pace of life with simple Pres Section X 1980; chairman, Oxford India. He acted as Guardian Ad Litem for pleasures with Elizabeth, his wife of 65 Gallery 1967; CNAA Health & Med many vulnerable adults in need of years, who survives him. Their only child, Services Bd 1975-80, Oxford Polytechnic protection and in 2000 was awarded the Emma, predeceased them. Assoc, director 1970-80, Trumedia Study Governor General’s Caring Canadian Oxford Ltd 1985, Oxford-Bonn Soc Award. In addition Stephen was an John Connock McArthur (I, 37-42), died 1973-81, Oxford Management Club enthusiastic gardener and cook. He is 31.08.10. VI; Sub-Lt RNVR 1943; 1979-80; member, Adv Council (Home survived by his wife, Anna, and two Normandy Landing 1944; Lt 1946; Office) on Misuse of Drugs 1978-81, stepsons. farming 1946; studied agriculture at Health Educ Ccl 1975-82 (chairman from Cirencester 1947 and Univ of British Kenneth Peter Barnett (Coll, 35-40), died 1979); CBE 1983; in partnership with Columbia 1949. This interest was to be a 19.07.10. Greek Verse, and Freeman and wife and son, Owen, as makers of round continuous thread throughout his life. Hunter Prizes, Goddard Scholar, School tables since 1989; author of Gas Analysis After spending 10 years of his retirement Exhibitioner; Scholar New Coll, Oxon Apparatus (various patents) 1960 and in Gascony with his second wife, 1940, 2 Cl Mod 1942; RA 1942; seconded publications in various books and journals Charlotte, they returned to the UK to be to FO; RN Intelligence, Ceylon 1943-5; on nutrition, vitamin C, respiration and closer to family. 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predeceased him. Charlotte and his three John Reginald Gillum (Coll, 41–46), died Peter Rodney Shires (Coll, 43–48), died daughters survive him. 15.08.10. Brother of the late KSG (E,36- 28.7.10. Exhibitioner Caius Coll Camb 41). RMAS 1947; 2 Lt The Buffs 1948; 1948, 2 Nat Sci 1951; MB, BChir 1954, Timothy Edward Barnby Green (C, 39- Far East 1949; MELF 1950; Exhibitioner MA 1955, FRCS 1959; Squash and Golf 43), died date unknown. Sen Co Prae, King’s Coll Camb 1951, 3 Cl 1953; Golf for St Thomas’s Hospital; consultant Assoc XI, VI; Scholar Keble Coll, Oxon 1952-53; OW Halford Hewitt Cup team orthopaedic and accident surgeon, 1943, taken up 1978-80, 3 Mod Hist, MA; 1952-69; Kleinwort Benson Ltd (and Guildford and Godalming Group of RNVR 1944; Western Approaches and predecessor company) 1956-71, dir 1964; Hospitals since 1965; publications in Mediterranean; Sub-Lt 1945, W Indies; Samuel Montagu & Co 1971-81, director medical journals. Married Ann Hyde, Burmah and Shell Groups 1946; Gas and deputy chairman; NM Rothschild & Oct 55. Council 1962; Steel Co of Wales 1965; Sons 1981-8 director. On retirement in Bakelite Xylonite Ltd 1967; Wm Baird & Richard Aubrey Wootten, (D, 1945-49), 1988, he was described as ‘one of the finest Co 1969; director of planning and died 04.05.10. Co Prae, VI 1948-49 (capt), corporate financiers of the post 2nd WW development; Harris & Dixon Ltd (Lloyds Assoc XI 1948-49 (capt); Mons OCTU, generation’. He was a man of the highest brokers), MD 1970-7. Married three times: Stick of Honour; 2 Lt Queen’s Bays 1950; integrity and fairness. Thereafter he took Mercy, Mariana and Anna. County of London Yeomanry 1952; Magd on several non-executive directorships, Coll Camb 1951, 2 Econ BA 1954; Tube Robin Angus Graham (B, 40-44), died including Debenhams, and Blagdon Investments 1954, MD of various 01.08.10. Bro of IJAG (B, 37-42). Sub-Lt Industries. Golf was John’s main activity subsidiary companies; JP Birmingham. RNVR 1945-7; Trinity Coll Camb 1948, outside his career and his family; he almost 1984 moved to small businesses. Joint Agric, BA 1951; farmed in Suffolk 1951- reached scratch at one stage. He made a inventor of the Vivat fire and smoke mask, 59, in Austria 1959-62; post-grad formidable opponent at Bridge. He is which provided up to 15 minutes of certificate in Social Work, Exeter Univ survived by his wife, Mary Rose, and three protection from toxic smoke. Although it 1964; Child Care Officer, Plymouth 1965; sons. A memorial service will be held at passed every known test, the safety Family Care Worker, Waltham Forest 3.00 pm on 11th November 2010, at St standard agency persisted in concocting Service Unit 1969. Stephens Church, 39 Walbrook, London more and more tests until time and finance EC4N 8BN. Edwin John Baden (K, 41-46), died ran out. Returned to his favourite hobby: 13.05.10. RA 1947; CA 1953; wine John Philip Kelsey (B, 42-46), died building working model ships. A first class importing for 7 years; Samuel Montagu & 03.10.10. RAC 1947; 2 Lt 10th R Hussars; shot and fly fisherman. Prolific reader. Co, merchant bankers, 1963-78, director Moulton Coll (Agricultural); farming 1950; Survived by his wife, Veronica, and their 1967; Italian International Bank 1978-89, director Benjamin Kelsey & Co, brewers, son and two daughters. MD and CEO; Chairman, N American Leamington; farmer and businessman; Ian Harrison Cameron Walton (D, 48- Property Unit Trust 1973; member of Warwickshire and Worcester Yeomanry. 52), died 24.07.10. RA 1952-4, Lt; trainee Management Committee PanEuropean Nigel Theodore Hesketh Jones (D, 42- Paint Research Assoc; sales manager and Prop UT 1975; council member, Inst of 47), died 13.05.10. Brother of the late director 1956-9, MD of various companies CA (Scot) 1984; trustee of the RCHJ (D, 33 - 38). Art Prize; RAEC 1962-70. Married Nanette Wheelwright, International chair for Research in 1947-9; Palestine; Sgt; Scholar CCC Jan 60. Accounting (Lancaster Univ) 1972; dir Camb 1949, 2 Mediaeval and Modern Girobank 1987; Cavaliere Ufficiale 1986. Anthony Edward Vicars-Miles (F, 1949- Languages 1952, MA 1960; taught at Married Christine Grose, Sep 52. 54), died 29.04.10. Co Prae, Exhibitioner, Clifton 1952-89, housemaster 1966-71, Eng Lit and Jun Freeman Prizes, Latin Edward Arthur Trevor Bonnor-Maurice head of Modern Languages 1971-82. Speech, Editor of The Wykehamist, Capt (B, 41-46), died 10.08.10. 3rd generation Married Elizabeth Bete, 1964. of Fencing, Kirby Foils, PS Foil Champion Wykehamist. Assoc XI; Coldstream Christopher William Wordsworth (C, 1954; Scholar New Coll, Oxon 1954-7, 2 Guards 1946-61; Adjutant 2nd Battalion 43-47), died 10.12.09. Brother of FRBW Mod Hist, OU Fencing Team 1955-56; 1955-8, Commander Junior Guardsmen’s (C, 36-41). Farming; Life Guards 1951- joined Shell Petroleum Co Ltd 1957, Company 1958-61, MELF 1948-50 and 69, retired as Major; he threw himself serving in London and overseas. Member 1951-4, BAOR 1955; Cricket in Egypt; into a variety of business ventures. The of the Crown and Manor Club. Married retired 1961, Honorary Major; final 21 years of his life were spent in Anne Field, Jul 67. Montgomeryshire CC 1961-74; High Jamaica, where he returned to farming Sheriff Powys 1975-6, DL 1983; MFH Jeremy Herbert Bryson (C, 49-53), died and also ran a charity. His wife, Rachel, Tanatside Foxhounds since 1971. Married 25.08.10. Brother of JBB (C, 43-47). pre-deceased him; he is survived by their Lavinia Leighton, Apr 58. Textile manufacturer, spinner; joint MD son and two daughters.

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of Edenderry Spinning Co, Belfast 1965; Borneo, Germany and Berlin 1961-67; Richard John Ayoub (E, 58-63), died MD of Northern Ireland Spinners, instructor School of Infantry 1967-69; 04.09.10. VI, Running Stripe, VIII; Ealing Killinchy Co Down 1968; director Spence retired 1969, Captain; landowner; DL Hotel School, London; Nat Dipl in Bryson Ltd 1973; MD of Spence Bryson Caithness 86. He served on the Spey Catering and Hotel-Keeping; assistant Carpets Ltd until 1989, when the Fishery Board, and in Deer Management. hotel manager, Toronto. On this company was taken over. He was a He was Factor at Gordon Castle, before foundation he built a career in private club member of the Equalities Commission for running a shooting lodge at Glenlivet for management, a career which suited him Northern Ireland. Jeremy was a dedicated 10 years. He is survived by his wife of 40 admirably because of his gracious and easy and expert glider who taught it to many years, Amalia, and their three daughters, way with people. He became National people. He is survived by his second wife, Emma, Amanda and Penny, whom he gave President of CSCM (Canadian Society of Pamela, two daughters from his first away at her wedding in May, despite his Club Managers) 1995-96. With his wife marriage to Elizabeth who predeceased failing health. he owned Expedia CruiseShipCentres in him, and stepsons. Barrie. He was very proud of having been Ian Humbert Arthure Garton (E, 56-61), at Winchester College. Survived by Sandy Jeremy Hugh McLachlan (C, 50-55), died died 23.08.2010. St John’s Coll Camb and their daughter and son. 20.06.10. Brother of ADMcL (Coll, 48- 1962, 3 Mech Sci, BA 1965; 3 London 53) and DAMcL (C,63-68). Winner of External Economics 1970; left RAF 1972; John Charles Butterfield (C, 82-87), died Jun Steeplecha 52, and Sen 54 and 55, Flt Lt; Shell since 1973. Married Ursula 19.01.10. He read Theology at Oxford. ■ Capt Cross-Country; Royal Tank Regt Kaufhold, who predeceased him. 1956-8, 2 Lt; Magdalene College Camb 1958, Econ Pt 1 (2:2) 1959, Hist Pt 2 (2:1) 1961; schoolmaster Onitsha, Nigeria 1961; PGCE London 1964; Eltham Coll Winchester College Register 1965-8; Lancing Coll, master 1968-1997, Seventh Edition History and Economics, Housemaster Olds House 1980-94, Senior Master 1995- I reported some years ago that it was information has to be supplied or 97; OL Registrar 1997-2004. In retirement the intention to start work on this approved by the person in question. he was a potter, sculptor and photographer volume as soon as practicalities relating Early in the New Year it is intended to and lived a nearly normal life in spite of to data protection and electronic circulate questionnaires and supply other loss of activity in his hands due to motor transmission had been clarified. This information. I have already received neurone disease, diagnosed in 2004. process has been tortuous, but at last the offers of assistance with the editorial Survived by his wife, Philippa, and their way forward is clearer. process, which I will follow up in due three children. course, but the list is far from closed! For those who wonder what the Jasper Wyatt Royds Larken (I, 53-57), volume will contain, it is probably I shall also be hoping to recruit a died 07.07.10. Grenoble Univ, France, simplest to describe it as a Wykehamist young Wykehamist who might be Dip I and II 1958; Grenadier Guards Who’s Who, which will carry basic attracted by a modestly remunerated 1958-61; Investment banking, New York details (name, date of birth, House and first-time job, based at Winchester for a 1961-8; James Capel Invest Bank London years) of all living Wykehamists who limited period, probably of one year. 1968; he started his own firm called entered the school before Short Half Anyone interested in becoming Financial Intelligence and also helped his 2005, together with the names of full- involved is asked to make contact with wife with her stationery business for 25 time and part-time dons; dates of death me. years. They retired to Pewsey seven years will be recorded where necessary. ago, where he hunted, played golf and Obviously the main purpose of the Patrick Maclure tennis and became an avid gardener. He is publication is to provide full ([email protected]) survived by his wife, Caroline, and their biographical and other details, but this son and daughter. Simon Brian Taylor (F, 53-57), died 21.09.10. Brother of CDT (F, 64-69). Bisley VIII; QO Cameron Highlanders 1959; Queen’s Own Highlanders on amalgamation 1961; service in Malaya,

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Office 17 College Street From the Director House or year-group ‘reps’. All that they Winchester would be asked to do is to whip up some SO23 9LX Yet More about ‘Class of …’ support for whatever relevant event it may Telephone: 01962 621217 Reunions be – in particular the above ‘Class of’ Facsimile: 01962 621218 reunions and, of course, the Cookite E-mail: [email protected] We have now completed the first full 150th Anniversary celebrations, to be Web site: www.winchestercollege.co.uk round of these reunions and by all held in June 2012. A little healthy Directors: David Fellowes (I, 63-67) accounts, they have been very well competition to beat the numbers achieved Lorna Stoddart received by those who attended. Old for other Houses’ 150th anniversaries Deputy friendships have been rekindled and it has should provide some incentive! Director: Tamara Templer been amusing to witness the puzzled look on the faces of some guests as they have Chapel Choir Reunion in 2012 The Council struggled to work out ‘who on earth is that Plans are beginning to take shape for a William Eccles (H, 73-77) - Chairman over there’! repeat of the last such event, held in 2005. Rod Parker (A, 61-65) The highlight of the season had to be the It would help us enormously if all those David Fellowes (I, 63-67) - Director wonderful gathering of our most senior who have been in Chapel Choir, let alone Andrew Joy (C, 70-74) ranks – the ‘Class of ’45 and beyond’, may be interested in actually taking part, could let me know, so that we can ensure Richard Morse (K, 72-76) some of whom had been to extraordinary lengths to be there, with the inevitable that your record on our database reflects Toby Stubbs (E, 72-77) ‘Well, I couldn’t miss this, could I, in case this – all ages will be welcome for what Rupert Younger (F, 79-84) it might be my last chance?!’. should be a real ‘choir-fest’. One thing is Alasdair Maclay (Coll, 86-91) for sure: if we don’t know of your interest, As you will see from the back page, we you should not expect an invitation! Michael Humbert (B, 90-95) have already settled on the dates for next Mark Toone (E, 90-95) year, but could the Classes of ’81 and ’61 Ian Dunlop’s Cartoon Map Ed Mathews (K, 91-96) please note that the dates have been A few of you have expressed an interest in Peter Joost (past parent) changed from those given in the previous my reproducing the splendid ‘cartoon issue. The only disappointment has been Dr R D Townsend - Headmaster map’ of Win Coll, that was shown on the that nobody stepped forward from the page back of the last issue. If enough of Lorna Stoddart – Director of Development ‘Class of 2000’ to run the one you should step forward, I would be happy TEN SEN MEN ‘independent’ event, the 10 Years-on to look into the economics of such a reunion – I live in hope that a champion venture, which is already fortunate A G C F Campbell Murdoch (C, 24-29) will emerge from the 2001 leavers (see the enough to have the artist’s blessing. D J J Evans (F, 25-29) shaded box on page 30). M R Evans DFC (H, 27-30) I am particularly grateful to two people Dr J Gask (K, 28-33) who have done so much to make these J S T Gibson (Coll, 29-34) reunions work so well: David Rosier (I, 64- Lt. Col. The Lord [GNC] Wigram MC 69), who, as Chairman of The Cavalry and (H, 28-34) Guards Club, has enabled his club’s doors to be opened so welcomingly to us on P W Ward-Jackson (G, 29-33) several occasions during the year, and our Dr J F Monk (A, 29-34) ever willing and patient Events Manager, Lt. Col. A D Murray (K, 29-34) Penny McPherson. Thank you both. J L Pinsent (E, 29-35) House or Year-group Reps I continue to look for OWs who would be prepared to volunteer to be on stand-by as

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Legacies and membership of the Some events – from mid-May an appreciation of parts of the great man’s William Stanley Goddard Society 2010 to October 2010 life. This was followed by a brief, yet poignant recital of poems from Wavell’s Believe it or not, though I am quite sure Wykeham Patrons’ Annual Lecture: Other Men’s Flowers, given by two 4th- not as a result of the cheeky mention about The Wavell Evening – a party of 40, made year Collegemen, Matthew Clayton and legacies in my last despatches, we received up of Patrons and other guests, gathered in Ewan Macauley. The party enjoyed the a windfall six-figure legacy a month or so Old Cloister on Thursday, 27th May to evening sun as, on their way to dinner on ago, effectively from an OW who had died mark former Collegeman, Lord Wavell’s the newly-renovated top floor of Hunter in 2001, who had asked his widow to death, 60 years earlier, on 24th May 1950 Tent, they strolled through Meads to the remember his old school in her Will. and his subsequent burial in the Cloister strains of the bagpipes, played by 3rd-year garth. After a Reception, Adrian Fort, My sole purpose in raising this is to Chawkerite, Mungo Walls, from the steps Wavell’s most recent biographer, delivered remind readers that, unless of course they of Fraser Tent. would prefer anonymity, membership of our Legacy Society is there to be enjoyed General Wavell was inspecting reinforcements during the North African campaign. and your intended generosity appreciated, The first day he inspected a battalion of Australians, wearing, as usual, his monocle. whilst you are still on this earth. They had never seen an officer with a monocle, but every man stood firm. Next day Although I much look forward to meeting he reviewed another unit and, lo and behold, every man had an eyeglass, spectacle and fêting the non-OW nephew of the lens or coin in his eye, but Wavell pretended not to notice. At the end of the above benefactors, I would rather have inspection he marched to the front, took out his eyeglass, flipped it up in the air, been in a position to thank them in caught it in his eye and shouted, ‘I bet none of you bastards can do that’. person, in anticipation! The next OW Register The good news is that there is to be one, the last having been produced in 1992 and covering the years 1930 to 1975. Patrick Maclure (I, 52-57) has most kindly undertaken to master-mind this massive undertaking. Please ‘watch this space’ and respond promptly to his mailing for personal information, scheduled for the New Year (see page 25 for a note from Patrick).

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Parents Reception for Years 3 & 4 – another excellent turn-out of parents enjoyed a warm evening in Meads for a Reception at the end of Leave-out on Wednesday, 2nd June, ending with Compline in Chapel. Hunter Tent Donors Lunch – over 100 attended a most enjoyable lunch on New Field on Winchester Day, Saturday, 19th June, to celebrate the overwhelming flood of support, mainly from the OW cricketing fraternity, for the Hunter Tent Appeal. Your Director is working on a ‘cunning plan’ which might justify a repeat event in future years, most probably designed to involve all those prepared to support sport in general at Win Coll. Toye’s 150th Dinner – The Great Hall at Lincoln’s Inn was the scene of much conviviality, as over 200 Old Toyeites gathered on Wednesday, 30th June to celebrate the founding of Moberly’s in 1860 by The Reverend Harry Moberly, who was succeeded by Jack Toye (1880- 1899). Speeches were given by the present Housemaster, Patrick Herring, Recent donations of and Lord [David] Hannay of Chiswick cricketing memorabilia (49-54), whilst the Sen Man was Brian Mackenzie (33-38).

Toyeite Sen Men: Brian Mackenzie (33-38), with Philip Whitcombe (36-41)

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Domum Dinner for Leavers’ Parents – the weather continued to bless the summer’s events at the farewell Dinner for the 2010 Leavers’ Parents in Meads on Saturday, 3rd July. ‘Class of’ Reunions: 65+ Years-on Lunch for the Class of ’45 and earlier – what an occasion this turned out to be, with 34 OWs attending a Lunch in The Cavalry and Guards Club in Piccadilly on Wednesday, 8th September! Peter Scott (H, 31-36) took the honours as Sen Man, whilst Lord [Geoffrey] Howe of Aberavon (H, 40-45) spoke after the meal. The Director received many a plea for a repeat performance, with the emphasis on this being sooner rather than later! Perhaps 65+ Years-on Lunch every third year? 30 Years-on Dinner for the Class of ’80 – 25 answered the call to attend, mainly from John Holland (A, 76-80), who kindly responded to a speech by James Alastair Thorburn (A, 33- 38), having presented his Sabben-Clare (Coll, 54-60 and OTH Hot Roll from 1938 Headmaster, 85-00). John’s props included a Short Roll, some John Des paper and a bound edition of The Wykehamist – he clearly knew they would come in handy one day! Special mention had flown over from the west coast of the flown over New York and Toronto, is called for to mark the effort made by US that morning, only to make the return respectively. Rowland Monk (A, 75-80) some to be at The Cavalry and Guards trip the very next morning, and also was Sen Man. Club on Wednesday, 6th October, David Herskovits (A, 79-80) and David including David Foster (H, 75-80), who Marks de Chabris (A, 76-80), who had

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60 Years-on Lunch for the Class of ’50 – yet another gathering at The Cavalry and Guards Club, this time for Lunch on Thursday, 14th October, attended by 21 OWs from that era. The status of Sen Man produced a close tussle, with honours shared between Richard Lister (I, 44-49) and Alastair Gavin (I, 45-49), the latter being 15 days older and yet a whole year jun to the former! The Sub-Warden, Robin Fox (A, 50-55) apprised the gathering of the ‘state of the nation’, to which Peter Stormonth Darling (C, 45- 50) responded in his inimitable style. Many are now looking forward to joining their elders (see 65+ Years-on, above) for what may well end up becoming the 63+ Years-on Reunion Lunch. 60 Years-on Wykeham Day – a stirring Chapel Lunch Service, containing an Address by the Headmaster, a sublime performance by Chapel Choir (they have since been persuaded to allow congregational participation next year during the singing of Psalm 122!), and rounded off by the Warden’s reassuring words, provided the prelude to another warm and dry Wykeham Day on Saturday, 18th September. Exhibitions drew many an Parents Reception for Years 1 & 2 – OW Bath Dinner – held at the Bath Spa admiring visitor and several witnessed the well over 150 parents attended this, the Hotel on Friday, 29th October. A report unveiling in Science School of a bronze third such gathering in Old Hall, will appear in the next issue. bust of Darwin, kindly donated by Ryan Lincoln’s Inn on Tuesday, 28th Dates for your Diary in 2011 have been Lim (F, 03-07) and his parents, and September. The Headmaster addressed tabled on the back page. Please mark up sculpted by the talented Anthony Smith the assembled company, followed by the your diaries NOW with any event that (F, 97-02) – see page 6 for his account: Director of Win Coll Soc, who briefly interests you and please encourage others ‘Getting Close to Darwin’. Tea in the outlined the School’s development to join you! Warden’s Lodgings was available for strategy. members of the Goddard Society, as ever. 25s - 40s Dinner – though, for reasons 10 Years-on Reunion for the West Midlands Lunch – thanks to the unknown to the select band with the ‘Class of 2001’ generosity of David Thompson (F, 67-71) enthusiasm to attend, the turnout was The Director remains hopeful that a and his wife, Marika, who not only well down on previous years, a hugely ring-leader from among the 2001 Leavers provided the venue for a splendid Sunday enjoyable evening was spent at The Royal will step forward to organise a reunion in Lunch at their home, Albrighton Hall, on College of Surgeons on Thursday, 30th London for his contemporaries. He will 26th September, but also sponsored the September. The Master in College, be stepping into the illustrious shoes of entire fare, a four-figure sum was raised Alastair Land, spoke memorably about past organisers, all of whom have from voluntary contributions in aid of the life in the School, inspiring some reported really successful evenings. Even ‘Crown and Manor Bursary’. Should thought-provoking debate thereafter. some funding/sponsorship may be on anyone be interested in learning more Matt Morgan (H, 84-89) was Sen Man offer! Please contact him about this, would they please contact and rather hopes that he may be invited ([email protected]) to ensure that this David Fellowes. Ted Wilmot (Coll, 37- back to next year’s event, for which there enjoyable notion does not wither on the 42) was Sen Man. will be a change of venue (see back page). vine in what should be its fifth year!

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Bishop Thomas Ken • 30 uprights printmaking methods in the Art School. He has continued his artwork during his The Reverend Colin • 30 benches and slabs time at university and these very detailed Alsbury, Assistant • 30 footrails pencil drawings of the Boarding Houses Rural Dean of Frome • 30 cupboard doors are his most recent pieces. Deanery and Vicar of • 5-10 book shelves Frome Selwood & These fine drawings have been Woodlands, plans to • 200 tongue and groove oak boards professionally reproduced, and there is commemorate the (2’6”(l) x 5¾"(w) x ¾"(d) now a limited number of prints available tercentenary of the More detailed measurements can be to be purchased directly from James. He death of Bishop obtained from Chester: completed the picture of Trant's, as seen Thomas Ken next year at Frome St John [email protected]. The oak has been below, whilst still in the School. The the Baptist. Ken died at Longleat House kept in good dry storage at his home in other drawings will be available to view on 19th March 1711 and was carried a West Wales since they were removed online. James is now in his final year at day or two later to Frome St John the from the mugging halls in Phil’s some University College, London, reading for a Baptist, where he was buried just outside years ago. He is offering these rare pieces BA in French and Spanish and working the chancel. The celebrations are of Phil’s history to OWs on a first come- on his art in his spare time. intended to run from 19th March to 8th first served basis. Purchasers are expected Prints may be purchased for £29.50 at June 2011, the latter being the date when to collect in person or to arrange carriage. www.winchestercollegedrawings.co.uk. If Ken is remembered by the worldwide you would like to speak to James, his Anglican church. Please contact Colin Limited Print Reproductions of telephone number is 07920 427787. Alsbury for further details: the Commoner Houses, by James [email protected]. Cartwright (H, 01-06) 20 percent of every House drawing sold will be donated to that individual House An ecumenical service, to which all OWs James Cartwright spent much of his spare Fund. are invited, will take place at 10.30am in time at Win Coll enjoying the variety of Chapel on Sunday, 23rd January, to mark the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It will involve the Christian Union, the Society of Our Lady at Winton, the Winchester College Parents Prayer Group and the Winchester College Christian Fellowship. The Rev. Peter Watherston (D, 55-60), who works in the Parish where the Olympics are due to take place and is responsible for a number of social enterprises and hostels linked to employment and housing in that area, will give the address. It is an 'optional' service for the boys. There will be light refreshments afterwards. More information is available from Mark Stephens (F, 55-59) - tel no: 01279- 843167. Seasoned Oak from Phil’s! Win Coll Football fixtures in 2011 (k.o. 2.30pm): Chester White (G, 47-52) has the XVs Commoners v. Houses Saturday, 12th February following pieces of seasoned oak to give Xs College v. Commoners Tuesday, 15th February away, although he hopes that donations Xs College v. Houses Thursday, 17th February may be forthcoming in support of Win V1s College v. Houses Thursday, 24th March Coll, whether it be directly for the benefit V1s Commoners v. Houses Saturday, 26th March of Phil’s, or for any other cause that may appeal to the donor: V1s College v. Commoners Tuesday, 29th March

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Dates for your Diary in 2011 (and even beyond)

4th February – Under 25s Buffet May – OW Visual Arts Event – 13th October – 40 Years-on Dinner for Supper, at The Royal College of Surgeons Laurence Wolff (Common Room) is the ‘Class of ’71’, at The Cavalry and in London. planning a second event, following the Guards Club in London. very popular evening in May 2009. 12th February – 30 Years-on Reunion 4th November – OW Bath Meeting. Dinner for the ‘Class of ‘81’, in 21st – 26th May – Wykeham Patrons 11th November – William Stanley Winchester, after XVs. The Special Div trip to Turkey – partially ‘in the footsteps Goddard Society Lunch, in Winchester. Hour will be up to Jock Macdonald of Doughty-Wylie VC’. (Housemaster of B, 75-82). 15th November – OW Reception, at 1st June – Parents Event, in Meads. 3rd March – the Director’s Cambridge Lincoln’s Inn. 15th June – Four Choirs, in Eton University ‘Pizza Evening’ - contact College Chapel (Eton and Winchester, …. and beyond: Conrad Griffin (I, 04-09) for further King’s College and New College). details: [email protected] 23rd June 2012 (most probably)– 18th June – Winchester Day, including Chapel Choir and Old Quirister 4th March – the Director’s Newcastle & cricket: OWCC v. Lords and 2nd XI. Reunion Event, in Winchester. Durham Universities ‘Pizza Evening’, most probably to be held in Newcastle - 25th June – Reunion Lunch for the 26th May 2012 – OW Lodge Dinner, in contact George Apperly (I, 02-07) and 1946 Election Roll, in the Master in Winchester. George Harwood (K, 02-07) for further College’s rooms. 28th June 2012 (most probably) – details: [email protected] 29th June – Henley Royal Regatta, where Cook’s 150th Anniversary celebrations and [email protected], ICENA will entertain its members and – in London. respectively. friends in support of the School VIII on 24th March – 20 Years-on Dinner for the opening day and, no doubt, beyond. Please read the following carefully: the ‘Class of ’91’, at The Cavalry and 2nd July – Domum. CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT Guards Club in London. All data on Old Wykehamists, parents and others is 17th September – Wykeham Day, in 26th March – 50 Years-on Reunion securely held in the Winchester College Society Winchester. database and will be treated confidentially for the Dinner for the ‘Class of ’61’, in benefit of the Society, its members and Winchester Winchester, after VIs. The Special Div 22nd September – 25s – 40s Dinner, at College. The data is available to the Win Coll Soc Hour will be up to Colin Badcock (Coll, The Cavalry and Guards Club in London. office and, upon appropriate application from its 39-43 and Housemaster of F, 62-76). membership, to recognised societies, sports and other 27th September – Reception for Parents clubs associated with the School. Data is used for a full 4th May – Ad Portas in Chamber Court. of Years 1 & 2, at Lincoln’s Inn in range of alumni activities, including the distribution of Win Coll Soc, Wyk Soc and other School Honorands will be all OW FRSs and London. publications, notification of events and the promotion FBAs. N.B. in the unlikely event of any of any benefits and services that may be available. 6th October – 60 Years-on Lunch for honorands not having been contacted Data may also be used for fundraising programmes, but the ‘Class of ’51’, at The Cavalry and about this prestigious occasion, could they may not be passed to external commercial or other Guards Club in London. organisations, or sold on auction sites. please contact David Fellowes.

KEEP IN TOUCH BY EMAIL We now have email addresses for 5,900 OWs out of a grand total of 8,620, a good number of whom wish to remain in an email free zone. If you cannot remember whether you are one of the 2,720, please check by registering online on the OW website and join the 2,472 who have already registered; you will then be able to see which of your details are missing or incorrect. Addresses: [email protected] or www.wyksoc.com

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