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CONTENTS College life Editorial...... 7 Kathryn Wingrove – Par for the course ...... 132 Message from the Master ...... 8 JCR ...... 136 SBR ...... 139 Articles Johnian Society...... 141 Holly Mason – A need for speed ...... 14 The Choir...... 143 Frank Salmon – The horns of a dilemma...... 19 St John’s Voices ...... 149 Mary Dobson – Sir Robert Talbor: an intriguing life and a ‘secret cure’ for malaria ...... 24 Student society reports...... 151 Alan Gibson – Why don’t young doctors want to be psychiatrists? ...... 30 Student sports team reports ...... 171 Robert Tombs – Brexit: the historical perspective ...... 35

Donors The academic year 2015/16 List of donors ...... 200 Message from the Senior Tutor: The future starts here ...... 42 Donors to the Library...... 223 Interview with Mete Atatüre...... 45 The Master and Fellowship ...... 48 The last word Anna Hollingsworth and Jonathon Simpson – À la carte ...... 231 Members’ news ...... 52

Obituaries Owen Chadwick, 1916–2015 ...... 66 John Emerton, 1928–2015 ...... 70 Jack Goody, 1919–2015...... 73 Hugh Griffiths, 1923–2015 ...... 77 John Horlock, 1928–2015 ...... 81 Toby Milsom, 1923–2016...... 85 Reginald Prince, 1927–2015 ...... 88 Alumni obituaries...... 91

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Chief among the many exciting developments in College this year was the launch of the new St John’s Studentships in April, designed to fund the living costs of students from low-income backgrounds. Many staff, Fellows and alumni have been involved in planning these bursaries over the last few years, so there is a great feeling of shared accomplishment as new students start to arrive and actually benefit from this support. The Senior Tutor explains the thinking behind the studentships on page 42.

Regular visitors to St John’s may have noticed that the stone yales on the pillars of Kitchen Bridge Gate disappeared for a short time last winter. After 300 years in this exposed position, the original carvings were in desperate need of replacement. You can read the full story of their design, and the history of yales at St John’s, on page 19.

We always try to bring you stories of inspiring and fascinating Johnians, and for this issue we look at two alumni who fit the bill perfectly. Our inspiration comes from student Holly Mason, who took on the enormous challenge of training for and riding in the Varsity Horse Race earlier this year. And your curiosity will surely be piqued by Dr Mary Dobson’s investigations into Sir Robert Talbor – a seventeenth-century ‘quack’ who claimed to have discovered a ‘secret remedy’ for malaria, and who attracted the attention of two kings.

The Editors would like to thank Anna Hollingsworth and Jonathon Simpson for their hard work as Editorial Assistants on this year’s Eagle, and alumnus Colin Greenhalgh, who very kindly volunteered to edit our reinstated alumni obituaries section. As ever, the whole editorial team wish to thank the alumni, Fellows, students and staff who have contributed to this issue.

You can read previous issues of The Eagle and share your favourite articles online at johnian.joh.cam.ac.uk/theeagle

Editors: Jennifer Baskerville, Alumni Relations Officer (Publications), and Mark Nicholls, Librarian and Head of Information Services and Systems.

Editorial Assistants: Anna Hollingsworth (2015) and Jonathon Simpson (2012). Obituaries Editor: Colin Greenhalgh (1960), with thanks to Fiona Colbert, Biographical Librarian.

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EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS, JONATHON SIMPSON AND ANNA HOLLINGSWORTH

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to so many others in the College community, A key focus of the College Council, and MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER over the past four years. I am happy to say that indeed of the Fellowship in general, over the Frank and his wife Catharine are proving to be course of this year has been to continue to

Photo: Ben Minnaar. very worthy successors indeed, and both have develop a coherent strategy for all aspects of adapted to the changes in their lifestyles with the future development of the College. As this supreme ease and remarkable cheerfulness! year is the 500th anniversary of the admission of the first undergraduates to St John’s, One of the very special occasions during the following its foundation five years earlier, it is year took place in October when HRH the particularly appropriate that high on our list of Duke of Cambridge, a member of the priorities has been the intellectual well-being College, visited St John’s to open the of their modern successors. And although one refurbished School of Pythagoras, the new should not put too much emphasis on league home for the College’s magnificent tables it is very pleasing that this year the collection of archival documents. This visit College has risen yet higher in the was the fulfilment of a generous promise intercollegiate ‘Tompkins Table’ with some made during the Duke’s stay in the College brilliant performances by our students across in 2014, and was a highly appropriate way of the whole range of subjects. Indeed, my arm celebrating the completion of this award- has been aching recently as a result of writing winning project. Many of the items within letters of congratulation to the very large the collection predate the foundation of the number of our students whose efforts have College and include records of the Hospital been recognised through prizes and awards of St John the Evangelist that, like the from the University and from a host of School of Pythagoras itself, started its life external societies and other bodies. some eight centuries ago on the site now Welcome to this year’s edition of the Eagle. I hope very much that you enjoy reading about the occupied by the College. One of the One of our top priorities as a world-leading activities of a wide range of members of the College, and learning more about some of the many highlights of the day was the opportunity to centre of academic excellence is to ensure events that have taken place in St John’s during the last twelve months. show the Duke an early copy of the Magna that we can continue to attract the most Carta, a wonderful document in the College outstanding applicants to the College At the beginning of the academic year we Council and the Governing Body on just archives, the full significance of which was regardless of the increasing financial pressures welcomed into his office the newly elected about every aspect of College business. Frank identified by a visiting scholar just a few that are associated with reading for a degree. President of the College, Dr Frank Salmon, took over from the Revd Duncan Dormor, months before the Duke’s visit. It was a I am therefore thrilled that we were able to Fellow in the History of Art. The position of Dean of Chapel, when the latter completed particularly timely discovery, emerging launch in April a pilot scheme involving the the President is a vital and increasingly his four-year term as President, a role in which during the year in which many celebrations most comprehensive package of financial important one, as it involves not just ensuring he served the College with deep commitment were held to mark the 800th Anniversary of support offered by any college in Cambridge that our large Fellowship feels well informed and great skill. I cannot thank him and his the sealing of the original document that laid or Oxford. As well as covering the living costs and well looked after, but also acting as a key wife Catherine enough for all the support that the foundations for the rights of the of those of our undergraduates from families source of advice and wisdom to the College they have given to me and to Mary, and indeed individual in this country and beyond. with particularly modest incomes, we shall be

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supporting many more of our students in a the individuals involved, and ensuring that we with its impact on time management, health red blazers just before the Railway Bridge, to wide variety of different ways, for example provide the best possible infrastructure and and fitness, and indeed interpersonal skills. go Head of the River. This feat was the through a new ‘summer bursary’ scheme to the most enthusiastic and capable support culmination of a concerted strategy over promote activities ranging from academically staff, is another of the challenges that the There have been exciting developments too in several years to enhance the fortunes of focused research projects to career-related College is addressing with its usual energy and the musical life of St John’s during the course LMBC, involving not just tremendous efforts internships, including several that are linked to vigour. Enhancing the resources available to of the year, of which the most dramatic has by the crews themselves but also extraordinary the highly successful St John’s Innovation the College for these purposes will be one of perhaps been the launch of the College’s own dedicated encouragement and coaching from Centre. Our Senior Tutor, Dr Matthias the many aspects of our next fund-raising record label, an event involving much many alumni as well as students, staff and Dörrzapf, has more to say about these ventures campaign, which will focus very strongly on discussion of an appropriate name and logo! Fellows. Regaining the magnificent headship in his own report on the year’s activities. All the development of the academic objectives The first recording has just been issued, and is trophy was recognised in a traditional boat- these initiatives have been made possible as a of the College. a performance by the College Choir of the burning (of an ancient and disused wooden result of the tremendous generosity of members works of the late Jonathan Harvey, an craft, I hasten to add) on the Backs after a of the Johnian community, and they represent As well as placing great emphasis on academic undergraduate and Honorary Fellow of the celebratory dinner in Hall. The evening was the beginnings of a transformation in the way endeavour, the College is steadily maintaining College. It has received an array of enthusiastic particularly special as we were able to welcome that we hope to be able to help all our and extending its commitment to the many reviews from across the musical world, a really back all the members of the 1991 women’s undergraduates during their time at St John’s. other aspects of life that make St John’s such a wonderful achievement for the works of a first boat, who were celebrating the twenty- vibrant and cohesive place in which to live and composer of modern choral and church music fifth anniversary of their own headship St John’s is, however, much more than an work. One of the particular contributions that that include a piece for organ and tape triumph. Their wise advice, yet another outstanding undergraduate teaching activities such as music, sport and drama make recorder! Subsequent recordings will include a example of the importance of information establishment, and our support of a vast array to collegiate life is that they bring together range of performances (instrumental as well as transfer between alumni and current junior of research activities is an increasingly vital particularly strongly the various members of choral) by our students and our distinguished members, as to the safe way to jump over the part of the international impact of Cambridge the College community, and indeed engage alumni. There is no shortage of available talent burning boat (everyone jumps from the same University in the modern world. Ensuring that our current students with their predecessors. for such a venture as, in addition to the side, thereby avoiding any unfortunate mid-air St John’s can continue to play a leading role in Such interactions not only help to broaden the College Choir and the recently established St collisions!) ensured that all those present had the challenge of attracting the very best impact of the education that our students John’s Voices, whose detailed reports appear an enjoyable and memorable time. graduate students, research associates, visiting receive within Cambridge but are of huge later in this volume, we have an astonishing scholars and, of course, permanent faculty to importance in career development, in which array of brilliant young instrumentalists and Let me finish this brief introduction to the Cambridge, and then supporting their context an increasing range of alumni events composers amongst our students whose latest volume of The Eagle by saying yet again research ambitions through the provision of a now take place, all of which are very greatly talents are becoming increasingly widely how very much Mary and I enjoy the chance unique interdisciplinary environment within appreciated by our students. With a host of recognised both within and outside Cambridge. to meet so many Johnians of all eras, and how the College, is another of our very highest victories in cuppers tournaments St John’s was much pleasure we take in keeping up with such priorities. As there is a wealth of evidence that last year described in the University Yearbook After such a splendid Johnian year, something a vibrant community. And let me add once outstanding teaching goes hand in hand with as ‘the most successful in college sport’, really special was needed to bring it to a close, more that none of the activities that make us so excellence in research, there is no conflict showing that academic achievement and and it was provided by the Lady Margaret proud would be possible without the astonishing between these two activities except for that engagement in extra-curricular activities are Boat Club on the last day of the May Bumps support of our wonderful College Staff. created by the increasing demands on indeed very closely linked, through the when the men’s first boat overhauled Caius in everyone’s time. Finding the right balance for confidence that the latter engenders, coupled spectacular fashion, right in front of a sea of Christopher Dobson

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HOLLY MASON (2014) AND REALT NA MARA LEADING THE 2015 VISION VARSITY HORSE RACE.

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While I was back home in Oxfordshire over quickly that trotting round the warm-up Easter, I contacted Mick Channon, whose arena with your stirrups at gallop length is A NEED FOR SPEED stables are based in West Ilsley, and arranged not the most pleasant experience, especially Holly Mason (2014) is in her final year studying Geography. In 2015 Holly was one to meet his assistant trainer. I’m still not on a Monday morning when you are sitting of the five-strong Cambridge team who took part in the Vision Varsity Horse Race quite sure what they were expecting, but the on a three-year-old who has decided to test at Newmarket's Rowley Mile Racecourse. first thing they asked was, ‘Have you ridden out whether you can stay on. Lesson number before?’ before chucking me on-board one of two: ‘Ride long, live long.’ After this first the older horses on the yard. By the end of taster of race riding I was excited to be back jockey Michael Tebbutt must have laughed that afternoon it had been established that in Cambridge to continue my training with at the clueless bunch of wannabe jockeys I could ride, and I started riding out the the other trialists. who turned up at the British Racing School, following morning. I spent the rest of the Newmarket, in March. After being put holidays getting up at 5am six days a week to Balancing revision with riding out and through our paces on the equicisor – a go and ride two ‘lots’ (two sessions on training was always going to require mechanical horse designed to simulate a different horses) up the gallops. It was a discipline, and some days I did wonder if galloping racehorse – Michael marked us steep learning curve and I certainly provided I could fit it all in. Once a week the out of ten based on whether he thought a fair amount of entertainment for the other Cambridge squad attended a training session we would stay on a racehorse. We were all jockeys! It was not just the speed of the at the racing school, where we worked on between minus six and two. horses I had to get used to, but the speed of refining our skills on the equicisors and the most basic things such as tacking up and increasing our fitness. I also began riding out adjusting stirrup leathers. I learnt pretty daily for Gay Kelleway in Newmarket, who Having ridden horses since I was tiny, and Lesson number one: considering myself to be an experienced rider, ‘If you’re not fit enough, I naively thought that racing would be easy. I you will fall off and die.’ have always had a bit of a ‘need for speed’, coming from an eventing background, where Lesson number one from Michael: ‘If you’re nothing beats the adrenaline rush of flying not fit enough, you will fall off and die.’ This round a cross-country course. Perhaps this was probably the moment I realised it was was the reason I was not fazed by the thought going to be a lot tougher than I expected. of travelling at speeds of 40mph on a Before any of us could start riding out for a racehorse ten times my size, and only felt trainer we had to increase our core and leg excitement at the opportunity to try it out. strength, learn how to change hands at a Little did I know what the process would gallop and master the basics of the race actually involve, and just how challenging it position. The crouched ‘martini glass’ racing would be, both mentally and physically. position involves sliding your hips back, so However, it was decided – the Vision Varsity that your back becomes horizontal, whilst Horse Race was to be my next challenge keeping your lower leg vertical – simple, and I would do everything to ensure I right? It certainly took some of us a lot made the team. longer to get used to than others! After a couple of sessions with Michael, I was given The initial assessment day was certainly a the go-ahead to find a trainer to ride for. sharp reality check. Trainer and former Time for the fun and games to begin! Holly is an experienced eventing competitor, but had never raced before.

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Although not great for my parents’ nerves, than anything I was nervous of letting the let me ride several different horses to training and riding. Back home again, I the fact that Hughie pushed me to ride some team down. I believed at the time it was an increase my experience. The horse I rode the began riding four horses a morning for of the trickier horses definitely did wonders entirely likely possibility that Realt and I most was a rather sprightly two-year-old. He Hughie Morrison, alongside working on my for my riding and massively improved my could finish last. He was both the oldest and did not yet have a competition name so was cardiovascular fitness and continuing with ‘stickability’. lowest-rated horse in the race, and was simply called Angel – a name I sometimes the strengthening exercises. Throughout this carrying a handicap of two-and-a-half stone questioned whether he deserved. Some days period there were a few thrills and spills, and After putting all those hours into riding, of dead weight in his saddle, due to me being Angel would be positively angelic to ride; on I took a couple of tumbles! By this point I I just had one hurdle left to go to make the a very light jockey. Not only that, but I was other days he seemed to be convinced he had been riding racehorses for the best part team: the fitness assessment. Because of a wearing the same colours as the rider who would rather be a jump horse. He certainly of three months, meaning I was pretty field trip, I couldn’t make the Cambridge had finished last the year before, who also had an impressive leap and was keen to show competent and no longer got to ride just the team’s fitness assessment, so I joined the rode a twelve-year-old ‘lead horse’ – an old it, with Gay remarking, ‘He looked like he very easy horses. I did spend a six-hour stint Oxford riders for theirs at Oaksey House. racehorse who is kept on at the yard to help was coming over the last at Cheltenham’ in Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital with Fuelled by Lucozade and fruit pastilles, lead the youngsters up the gallops. It could after cantering out one Monday morning. concussion. However, all was fine, with the somehow I managed to complete all the be said I didn’t fancy our chances. The Lesson number three: ‘Keep one finger in only injury sustained being a rather pathetic exercises to above the required level, which, Cambridge team did have a bit of luck on its the neck strap at all times.’ broken toe. Despite this minor setback, and combined with my extensive riding side, however, as we all had the opportunity being forced to take a few days off training, experience, secured my spot on the team. to ride our horses at the trainers’ yards in Once exams and May week were over I could I was desperate to get back in the saddle and Final preparations were now underway. advance. Some of the Oxford team didn’t get really focus on putting the hours into managed to do so the following week. Hughie offered me the ride on Realt Na to do this, so the first time they sat on their Mara, who at twelve years old certainly horse was on race day! It wasn’t until we knows every trick in the book. I spent most were cantering down to the start that we of September thinking I had finally got the realised what an advantage this was, when knack of holding him, before promptly one of the Oxford team lost control of his discovering I hadn’t when he would run off horse and came unstuck, meaning he with me the next day, much to everyone’s couldn’t ride in the race. After that point it amusement. He is undoubtedly the safest all became a bit of a blur. There was a long racehorse I have ever sat on though, and I wait and a lot of confusion until eventually knew that whatever happened I would make the starter called us up. I don’t really know it down the Rowley Mile in one piece. what happened next, other than we were off, and I was flying down the Rowley Mile in the lead. It was a truly exhilarating experience. Not for one stride did Realt falter or slow More than anything I was nervous of down; he just kept going straight, all the way letting the team down. to the end, and never gave up. I think it was the roar of the crowds that spurred Realt on through the final furlong, and it was certainly Luckily the nerves didn’t kick in until race a shock to be the first past the finish posts. day, when it all began to feel a bit too real. The realisation that I had won didn’t actually Michael Tebbutt met us first thing to walk sink in until I had pulled Realt up and the the course and discuss team tactics. More Cambridge Captain, James Alexander,

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THE HORNS OF A DILEMMA

Dr Frank Salmon is the President of the College and a University Senior Lecturer in History of Art. An architectural historian, he is a member of the national Historic England Advisory Committee. Photo: Ben Lister.

The winning Cambridge team, with Holly far right.

part, and I cannot thank everyone enough Not for one stride did Realt falter who helped me to get there. I have since faced or slow down. the Dark Blues again in the 2016 Modern Pentathlon Varsity Match, where Cambridge Ladies were victorious and I achieved my Half cantered past me, shouting, ‘Yes, Holly!’ Blue. Riding still continues to be a big part of Even then I still didn’t fully believe it until my life and I am regularly out competing on Since the early eighteenth century the permissions subsequently being sought and the results were up on the board, due to all my horse, Molly. I am unsure about exactly western entrance to the College’s old courts granted during 2013/14. The commission the confusion at the start of the race. All the what I want to do after graduation, but it may has been protected by the Kitchen Bridge was then offered to the sculptor Corin Cambridge team finished in the top half of mean I have to take a few years’ break from Gates, their piers surmounted by a pair of Johnson, whose distinguished work could the placings, which secured us a comfortable riding at this level. I know riding will always yale sentinels. These mythical beasts, the already be found in such prominent places as victory. The individual win was just the icing be something I come back to, and I hope heraldic supporters of the arms of the Lady the west front of Westminster Abbey. The on the cake. I mean, everyone dreams of eventually to compete in eventing at Margaret Beaufort, were carved by Francis new southern yale was installed in October winning, but I had never really thought it international level. For now, though, I am Woodward in 1711–12. After 300 years of 2015 in time for a visit to the College by our could actually be possible! going to enjoy the rest of my time at service, however, their condition had member, HRH the Duke of Cambridge. Its Cambridge and make the most of every become parlous and, when the head of the northern counterpart arrived in February The Varsity Horse Race was certainly the best opportunity offered to me. northern yale fell into the River Cam in 2016 and was made available for a week’s start to my second year. I still feel incredibly September 2010, action could clearly be close inspection in the Fellows’ Lobby before lucky to have had the opportunity to take Holly Mason delayed no longer. I was tasked by the being elevated to its gate pier. Buildings Committee with researching the historical background to the College’s yales Whilst this whole episode and its happy as a basis for decision-making, the necessary outcome may sound straightforward, the

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research actually raised some interesting their opposition – the outer one of the questions about the nature of the St John’s profile curved back and the inner one yale – and revealed that, for a significant swivelled forward. Finally, Sir John’s yale was period of the College’s history, our heraldic white or silver in colour, the coat covered in beast was probably misunderstood by us. large gold spots or, to use the correct Part of the problem stems from the variation heraldic term, ‘bezanté d’or’. in the way the yale has been conceptualised throughout its long history. Pliny the Lady Margaret was apparently very Elder was the first to describe it in the enthusiastic about yales, since she took not first century AD: one but a pair as the supporters of her arms. On one of her seals they are robust, horse- Among the [Ethiopians] is also found like creatures, hooved, maned, tusked and the animal called the yale, the size of a with a stubby tail. The horns are fully ringed water-horse [hippopotamus], with an (ribbed) and placed in opposition, curving elephant's tail, of a black or tawny colour, Sculptor Corin Johnson helping to position one of inside the rim of the seal with the outer one the new Kitchen Bridge Gate yales in October 2015. with the jaws of a boar and movable back and the inner one forward. Indeed, horns more than a cubit in length which Lady Margaret was evidently known to feel in a fight are erected alternately, and forward-facing edge – though none is so strongly about the yale that one is presented to the attack or sloped known to have the swivelling, oppositional represented at her feet on her tomb in The College’s arms, as they appear in Frederic backward in turn as policy directs.1 capacity described by Pliny as so useful in Westminster Abbey. This, though, is a small Wace’s 1889 article for The Eagle, with yales almost identical to those painted by George Gilbert Scott battle! Moreover, goats have other features creature, seemingly modelled on a doe and Junior in the Master’s Lodge dining room. not mentioned by Pliny, including beards hooved – though with a mane. There are no and hooves. tusks or beard, suggestive of a late-in-life are maned and bearded, but tusks only For a significant period of the College’s feminisation of her father’s more aggressive appear once and the tails vary considerably history, our heraldic beast was probably Yales seem first to have entered English beast. The horns were lost long ago, not from short and goaty to long and elephant- misunderstood by us. heraldic usage when, in 1414, one appeared present even in early illustrations. However, like. Lady Margaret did not, of course, live to as a supporter of the arms of John, fourth as they were evidently made from a separate see the first of the St John’s yales – those son of King Henry IV, when he was created piece of bronze and fitted on to a cylindrical carved on the Great Gate and on Bishop From this we learn that the beast was Earl of Kendal (possibly a pun on ‘Kend- mount, they may have rotated in order to Fisher’s oriel – but we can perhaps assume supposedly African in origin, but the word eale’). In 1443 the Earldom of Kendal was reinforce the identification of the animal as a that the sculptors worked with some ‘yale’ itself (‘eale’ in Latin) apparently derives taken by Sir John Beaufort, Lady Margaret’s yale. A similarly diminutive (though more guidance from Fisher or from the from the Hebrew ‘yael’, referring to the ibex, father. Sir John’s beast had a stocky equine goat-like) yale appears on the College’s great Comptroller of Lady Margaret’s household a subspecies of goat. Goats are hardly the size body (medieval bestiarists and armorialists seal, now with a long tail, forked at the end, and executor, Hugh Ashton. The oriel beasts of hippopotami, and their stubby tails are had never seen hippopotami) but goat-like and with corrugated horns, though both have equine bodies with long, tufted tails not long and tufted on the end like those of hairy legs and a short tail. The feet, however, curving back. but over-scaled goats’ heads. Those on the an elephant. Nor do they have the tusks of a appear to have paws rather than hooves, and Great Gate are genetically similar, albeit boar. They can, however, be black or brown a lion’s mane was introduced down the back. Today we have sixteen pairs of yales within with under-scaled heads. Today they are in colour and can have curving horns of The head features a beard, the boar’s tusks the built fabric of the College – as well as the painted brown with gold bezants. Almost all about a cubit’s length (1.5 Roman feet, or and the horns, now curving and corrugated lone beast on the newel post of A Staircase other yales around the College, if coloured, about 44.5 centimetres), corrugated on the on the front and clearly depicted to show Chapel Court. All are hooved and almost all are white with gold bezants, except for the

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rampant examples of the Jacobean 1710 and probably also carved by Francis St John’s College’ here in The Eagle.3 The and one John Delyon was paid seven shillings achievement now in the Fellows’ Lobby, Woodward, not to mention on the College’s frontispiece promulgated an image of the for the ‘changing of Antelope into an Ivell’.5 where the powerful, very horse-like creatures first two Library bookplates of 1700 and arms, the supporters appearing almost As the former Master of our College, are brown with gold bezants. In all three of 1710). The College therefore found itself on identical to those painted by Scott. Wace, Professor Robert Hinde, put it at the decisive these early versions the horns are not just the horns of a dilemma: whilst the bodies of evidently unaware of the derivation of the meeting of the Governing Body on 15 May corrugated at the front but fully ringed, and the Kitchen Bridge yales could be replicated Beaufort supporters from those of the 2014, if Lady Margaret was so particular also shown in their characteristic opposition, fairly closely, there was no firm basis on Earldom of Kendal, described these beasts as about maintaining the identity of the yale the outer one back and the inner one forward. which to attempt a precise reconstruction of borrowed from the supporters of the arms of then we should be no less so in giving the their horns and, in any case, what had the last Lancastrian King Henry VI, and as beasts on the Kitchen Bridge their uniquely become of the ringed and independently being ‘Two Antelopes’. Indeed, Wace’s (and distinctive horns, ringed and shown in Today we have sixteen pairs of yales within swivelling horns that are the yale’s most Scott’s) tusked antelopes were to continue to opposition – the outer one back and the inner the built fabric of the College. distinctive identifying feature? serve as the supporters of the College arms one forward. In doing so, the College has The answer appears to lie in the mid-1660s, on various pieces of silver, as well as on the honoured the memory of our foundress in the when the mason George Woodcroft was Library’s bookplate until 1937. five hundredth year since the Chapel was The Kitchen Bridge yales were found to be paid 14 shillings by the College for carving (re)consecrated by Bishop Fisher and the first in such poor condition after 2010 that it was ‘two Antilopps heads’, possibly the students admitted, whilst also commissioning hard to make a proper assessment of them supporters of the shield over the Screens an outstanding example of twenty-first- until Ben Bailey from the Maintenance Passage in First Court (above the statue of What had become of the ringed and century figurative stone carving to guard our 2 independently swivelling horns that Department moulded a cast of the southern Lady Margaret, perhaps also by Woodcroft). are the yale’s most distinctively bridge for the next few hundred years against one, from which Corin Johnson modelled a Despite their ruinous condition, it is clear identifying feature? marauders on foot or on punt. wax version. This process revealed trace that these have antelope horns, sweeping evidence that these relatively small-scale straight back and slightly up. In further Dr Frank Salmon beasts, which had appeared smooth and confirmation of the misunderstanding, the We should, perhaps, not be too hard on Wace, With thanks to Dr Mark Nicholls, Tracy Labrador-like after three centuries of yales supporting the arms inserted in the for it was not until 1911 that a detailed Deakin, Kathryn McKee, Mandy Marvin, exposure, had originally been maned and 1670s on the west front of Third Court also assessment was made of the difference Steve Beeby, Simon Thorburn and Jon Burgess. also bearded in the manner of goats. The have antelope horns (spirally ribbed). between the often-confused heraldic antelope new animals have thus been made suitably Notwithstanding Victorian versions of the and yale by George C. Druce. He concluded References hirsute. What could not be so readily 1860s, which looked back to our Tudor and that ‘the Beaufort yale [had] showed more 1 Pliny, Natural History, VIII.xxx.73. ascertained, however, was the form that the Jacobean yales for precedents, when, in resisting power, but eventually … succumbed, 2 P. Linehan (ed.), St John’s College horns had taken, for all of these had approximately 1889, George Gilbert Scott and was regarded as an antelope or goat’, Cambridge: A History (2011), p. 154, and disappeared from their owners’ heads before Junior painted yale supporters on the notwithstanding the ‘principal difference’ of A. C. Crook, From the Foundation to Gilbert the invention of photography, apparently fireplace of the Master’s Lodge dining room, the horns.4 As it happens, however, we know Scott: A History of the Buildings of St John’s between 1811 and 1814. At least four pre- their heads were given lyre-shaped antlers (as exactly what Lady Margaret herself would College, Cambridge 1511-1885 (1980), p. 60. 1814 prints show the Kitchen Gate Bridge, well, incidentally, as reintroducing the tusks have thought of this mix-up, for when her 3 The Eagle, 15 (1889), pp. 425–36. but the horns are represented inconsistently, of Sir John Beaufort’s yale, abandoned for manor house at Collyweston was being fitted 4 George C. Druce, ‘Notes on the History of varying between long ones bifurcated like Lady Margaret’s tomb and in all other with armorial glass in approximately 1503, the Heraldic Jall or Yale’, The Archaeological deer antlers and horns swept back in parallel College versions). Scott was evidently the yale was erroneously represented as a Journal (1911), pp. 173–99. like those of an antelope (as is the case with working in tandem with a former Fellow, heraldic antelope. ‘One can almost sense the 5 M. Jones and M. Underwood, The King’s the yales that support the coats of arms on Frederic Wace, for in 1889 Wace published eruption as Lady Margaret inspected the great Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of both sides of the Kitchen Bridge itself, dated an account of ‘The Arms and Badges of chamber window’, write her biographers – Richmond and Derby (1992), p. 84.

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In the 1970s, as I began to research the history Library, I was especially fascinated by a little of malaria in England, I came across the book by Talbor with the title Pyretologia: a AN INTRIGUING LIFE AND A intriguing story of a seventeenth-century rational account of the cause and cure of agues, ‘SECRET CURE’ FOR MALARIA ‘quack’ called Robert Talbor (also spelt Tabor published in 1672. Talbor had, according to or Talbot). He had started and ended his his book, found what he described as ‘a perfect Dr Mary Dobson is a historian of medicine and an expert in the history of tropical career as a member of St John’s College, knowledge of the cure of the most inveterate and infectious diseases. She is the former Director of the Wellcome Unit for the Cambridge, and had discovered a ‘secret and pertinacious Agues’. The exact History of Medicine at Oxford, and has authored many popular science and remedy’ for malaria. On visits to the Old composition of the ‘cure’ was not revealed. history books, most recently The Story of Medicine: From Bloodletting to Talbor would go on to achieve the fame and Biotechnology (Quercus, 2013) and Murderous Contagion: A Human History of fortune of the seventeenth-century equivalent Disease (Quercus, 2015). As most Johnians will know, Dr Dobson is married to of a Nobel Prize laureate. So my interest was the Master, Professor Christopher Dobson. piqued. Who was Robert Talbor? What was his connection with St John’s? And what was his secret remedy for malaria? I consider that any man, if such there prescribed to treat malaria, helping to be amongst mortals, who, either by any sure save the lives of millions of sufferers across line of treatment or by the application of the globe. Talbor would go on to achieve the fame any specific remedy, can not only control the and fortune of the seventeenth-century course of these intermittents [i.e. malaria] Malaria – a mosquito-borne parasitic equivalent of a Nobel Prize laureate. but cut it short altogether, is bound by every disease – is one of the most devastating possible bond to reveal to the world in diseases of the tropical and sub-tropical general so great a blessing to his race. world, killing one child in Africa every two Son of John Tabor (1607–45), Registrar to the English physician, minutes. Malaria was once endemic in the Bishop of Ely, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Thomas Sydenham (1624–89) marshlands of south-east England and the Maltywade), Robert was baptised on 30 Fens of East Anglia and, although the January 1642 at Holy Sepulchre Church News in October 2015 that a Chinese English parasites were less dangerous than (The Round Church), Cambridge. He was physician, Tu Youyou, had been awarded a the tropical form, malaria was, nonetheless, educated at the Perse School and then Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, ‘for a cause of great sickness and mortality. apprenticed to Peter Dent, a local apothecary. her discoveries concerning a novel therapy The disease was known in the seventeenth On 19 May 1663 Talbor was admitted as a against Malaria’, was tremendously exciting century by a host of different names, Sizar to St John’s College. There is no evidence and richly deserved. Using a fourth-century including intermittent fever, ague and that he received a degree from Cambridge, but recipe, Tu Youyou found a method of marsh fever. The term ‘malaria’ was it is clear from his 1672 book that he was extracting an active ingredient, artemisinin, introduced in the eighteenth century, from extremely well-versed in medical matters, the The frontispiece of Pyretologia (1672), held in the from the herb Artemisia annua (sweet the Italian ‘mala aria’, literally meaning ‘bad Old Library. Talbor had the title set in Greek knowledge of which he claimed came not ‘by wormwood, or qinghao in Chinese). air’ – the supposed cause of the disease at letters to impress his readers and he opened reading’ but from conversing with ‘that sort of Qinghao has been used for more than 2000 the time. In 1902 Ronald Ross was the first with a verse: people, from whom a Physician may learn years in China to reduce fevers and as a British scientist to be awarded the Nobel ‘The Learned Author in a generous Fit, more of the true and experienced virtues of remedy for haemorrhoids. Artemisinin and Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his T’oblige his Country has of Agues Writ: Medicines in a few dayes’. As an apothecary’s its derivatives, often in combination with discovery of the role of the mosquito in Physicians now shall be reproacht no more. apprentice he had used a wide range of herbal Nor Essex shake with Agues as before, other anti-malarials, are now widely transmitting malaria. Since certain health salutes her sickly shoar.’ remedies. We can picture Talbor with his

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pestle and mortar, grinding up any number of medicines ‘till I have made some little place in the whole of England’. A French the secret of Talbor’s cure became a subject of herbs, spices and vegetables, trying and testing advantage my self, to repay that charge and nobleman, who had already been treated intense interest and scrutiny. In a curious part them, and selling the drugs to local customers. trouble I have been at, in the search and study successfully by Talbor in Essex, was in the of his story, in 1679 Louis XIV offered to pay of so great and unheard of secrets’. royal party and related to the king the virtues Talbor a large sum of money – some 2000 While at St John’s, the devastating Great of Talbor’s remedy. Talbor was summoned. Louis d’or and a substantial pension for the Plague of 1665–6 hit Cambridge. Talbor’s It was around this time that Talbor had an Talbor’s reputation advanced rapidly, though, rest of his life – to obtain the knowledge of contemporary at Trinity College, Isaac opportunity that would change his life. King accordingly, ‘in proportion as he gained the this secret cure. Talbor agreed to accept the Newton (of the apple tree fame), and many Charles II was visiting the coastal fort of favour of the great world, he lost that of the gold crowns on the provision that the secret other members of Cambridge colleges were Sheerness on the Thames Estuary in Kent – physicians’. Indeed, the elite physicians of the formula should not be made public during ‘forced’ to leave the city, but whether Talbor a district described as the ‘most fever-ridden day, such as Thomas Sydenham, jealously his lifetime. stayed and witnessed the horrors of plague we resented this ‘apothecary’s man’ for his do not know. But it was finding a cure for secretive and lucrative practices. To protect Talbor – the ‘ague-curer’ and ‘physician of another disease – the ague – that sparked his Talbor from the scorn of the Royal College Kings’ – returned to England a wealthy man. interest, and continued to obsess him. He may, of Physicians, the king had a letter written in In 1681 St John’s College elected him a indeed, have been intrigued by a rare plant 1678 in which he commanded them not to Fellow Commoner. He arranged for a that Mr Dent had acquired for this purpose. In cause Talbor ‘any molestation or disturbance handsome family memorial to be erected in Cambridge Talbor met folk suffering from in his practice’. He was knighted in Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge, following malaria. He recounts a story of observing a Whitehall on 27 July 1678 and married his death, so that his achievements would be countryman sitting in an inn, who was Elizabeth Aylet the following year. remembered for posterity. In fact, Talbor shivering with a fit of a Quartan ague (a fever died not long after his election to St John’s, so that recurs every fourth day), and being his time back as an honoured member of the shocked by a smith who claimed to have a cure College was even more brief than his that turned out to be a fatal ‘charm’. On going King Charles was so impressed that he undergraduate days. down from St John’s around 1668, Talbor appointed Talbor as one of his Physicians-in-Ordinary. went to Essex to live near, he explained, ‘the King Charles II by John Riley. There was, however, one especially seaside where the agues are the epidemical significant legacy that Talbor had, diseases’. While there, he ‘resolved to do what supposedly, left behind – the recipe of his study or industry could perform, to find out a We know only a little about Talbor’s wife and secret cure. King Louis XIV kept his promise certain method for the cure of this unruly their son, Philip Louis. But we do know that, to Talbor and it was only after his death that distemper … by observation and experiment’. over the next few years, the ambitious (by a book was published in French, which was now, Sir) Robert Talbor achieved everything quickly translated into English under the title Increasingly confident that he had perfected he could have hoped for. He was sent by King of The English Remedy: or, Talbor’s his cure, he moved to London around 1671, Charles to royal households in Europe, where Wonderful Secret for Cureing of Agues and set up his sign next door to Gray’s Inn Gate in he proceeded to cure the Dauphin of France, Fevers. Physicians were, of course, eager to Holborn and enjoyed a lucrative practice. son of Louis XIV (the ‘Sun King’), of his discover Talbor’s secret. But to the surprise He clearly had a genuine desire to help cure ‘pernicious fever’, and the Queen of Spain of and resentment of many jealous physicians patients with his medicines, as well as offering her intermittent fevers. With his new who read the 1682 publication, it was dietary advice. But he already had ambitions continental title of Chevalier Talbot, he claimed that Talbor was simply using the for himself! As he says in his 1672 book, he travelled the courts of Europe with his Jesuits’ Powder (Peruvian bark or quinquina) would not, yet, reveal his methods and Louis XIV by Charles Le Brun. amazing remedy. As success followed success, as the basis of his cure. The bark, which was

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Photo: Ben Lister. little 1672 book in the Old Library remains Further reading both illuminating and frustrating, and there M. J. Dobson, ‘Bitter-Sweet solutions for are many tantalising clues in the English and malaria: exploring natural remedies from the French accounts that are worthy of further past’, Parassitologia, 40 (1998), pp. 69–81. research, including his use of Artemisia absinthium (one of the wormwoods) and M. J. Dobson, Contours of Death and Disease opium. Alternatively, did Talbor really write in Early Modern England (Cambridge down his secret for the King of France or did University Press, 1997). he continue to disguise it in exchange for a pot of gold? In a final twist to the story, a M. J. Dobson, ‘Tabor, Sir Robert (bap. 1642, French magazine, Mercure Galant, d. 1681)’, Oxford Dictionary of National announced in 1679 that the king had bought Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. the secret from Chevalier Talbot and had requested that ‘Mr Daquin, Premier Médicin T. W. Keeble, ‘A Cure for the Ague: the de sa Majesté’ guard the secret faithfully, as Contribution of Robert Talbor (1642-81)’, per Talbor’s bequeathed instructions. Shortly Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 90 after this article was published, a French (1997), pp. 285–90. aristocrat named Madame de Sévigné, who worshipped the ‘divine’ Englishman Talbor, wrote a letter to her daughter, saying, ‘I do not believe the first physician of the King has the true secret.’

In light of Tu Youyou’s remarkable rediscovery of sweet wormwood as an anti-malarial, there is surely more to discover about this extraordinary Johnian Talbor’s memorial in Holy Trinity Church, Cambridge. and his wonderful secret.

later found to contain the alkaloid quinine, Dr Mary Dobson came from the South American cinchona Talbor, showered with honours in his tree, and was introduced into England in the lifetime, was vilified by some as a 1650s; it was originally treated with ‘flagrant charlatan’. suspicion, and some, including Oliver Cromwell, refused to take the Jesuits’ bark, more often attributed to physicians such as believing it to be a ‘Popish poison’. Talbor, Thomas Sydenham. showered with honours in his lifetime, was vilified by some as a ‘flagrant charlatan’ and But was the bark the only basis of Talbor’s ‘seller of secrets’, and any credit for remedy? I suspect not! And why were his subsequently popularising the bark was results so successful? Re-reading Talbor’s

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mental illness is that there is disorder of the psychotic, and I referred her to the chemicals which cross the tiny spaces between psychiatric outpatient department, saying the connections between cerebral cells. These that I thought she was suffering from chemicals are numerous, but in 1945 only two general paresis, an advanced form of were known, adrenaline and acetylcholine. syphilitic brain disease. Looking back, she These were understood to play a role in the had all the symptoms of schizophrenia, but connections between nerve and muscle. In in fact she really had general paresis. The those days Addenbrooke’s Hospital had no psychiatrists were impressed: ‘How did he teaching facility, and medical students went know?’ they asked! to various medical schools of their choosing. I went to St Mary’s in Paddington, where I learnt very little psychiatry. The psychiatrists In our final written and oral exams forbade students from attending their there were no questions relating to outpatient sessions, saying that it would spoil mental health. the rapport with their patients. There was a course of ten rather mediocre lectures, and in any case description of the subject gave the After four years general medicine looked as seeker of truth little idea of the reality of the if it was going to get boring. All the patients subject. For practical experience we had two with valvular heart disease were getting bus trips, one to Hanwell Mental Hospital better through heart surgery, there were and one to Leavesden Mental Deficiency drugs appearing for the only too prevalent Hospital, as it was then called. At each we peptic ulcer, and rheumatoid arthritis were shown extreme and severe examples of patients were going to the new specialty of mental disorder: at Leavesden, I remember, rheumatology. There were already chest there was a patient who would eat soap. In our physicians and haematologists, and, in any final written and oral exams there were no case, chest infections were no problem questions relating to mental health, so in 1949 because of the antibiotics that we had had I could write ‘MB, B.Chir’ after my name for four years. But there was psychiatry – an with no inkling of illnesses that would trouble unknown land whose practitioners, on the one in three of the population. whole, had no contact with their fellow WHY DON’T YOUNG DOCTORS medics and were secluded in vast Victorian WANT TO BE PSYCHIATRISTS? I did four years of general medicine and buildings looked upon as suitable places to neurology, including one year as a Senior send ‘nutters’. What little the psychiatrists Dr Alan Gibson (1944) is a retired neuropsychiatrist and a fellow of the Royal House Officer at St Mary’s in the post of had to tell us was mostly psychoanalytical, College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Casualty Physician. This was a marvellous hard to understand and even harder to job, for I not only saw everyone who walked believe. Moreover, the subject of I completed my Natural Science Tripos in Professor Edgar Adrian had just made a big in from the street who had not had an psychoanalysis could neither be proved 1946, having studied Anatomy, Physiology breakthrough by demonstrating that the brain accident, but vetted everyone sent in for nor disproved. No wonder that the and Pathology. Brain function was very little produced an electric discharge of its own. It is emergency admission to see if it was really specialty carried a stigma, as it seemed understood, except for nerve conduction, and known that at least part of the cause of some necessary. One young woman was clearly divorced from the rest of medicine.

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At the beginning of the twentieth century My prediction almost immediately came But the appearance of effective antipsychotic Sigmund Freud had been impressed by the true as chlorpromazine (trade name drugs changed all that, for not only did it number of neurotic young women that he saw Largactil) was invented, and synthesised, as lead to the rehabilitation of long-stay who claimed that, as children, they had been an antihistamine. As such it had proved patients, but also to an understanding that sexually interfered with by their fathers. He worthless, but, because of its sedative schizophrenia was a disease caused by thought this was ridiculous, but what, in fact, properties, it was marketed as a tranquilliser. distorted brain chemistry. For centuries it he had discovered was that incest was rather Some doctors used it to calm psychotic had been believed that incurable insanity was more common in Vienna than he imagined. patients and were amazed to discover that it part of the human condition, and although From this observation the theory of reduced or cured their hallucinations and we did not quite realise it at the time, we had psychoanalysis grew, and psychiatry laboured delusions. Papers were published to this done what mankind had dreamed of doing under the delusion that if you could discover effect, which were frankly not believed, but for centuries, with the unwitting help of the the suppressed experiences of childhood, so in the next five years it became apparent that drug companies – we had made the mad you could effect a cure. chlorpromazine was, in fact, a highly sane. This is evidenced by the dozens of Insulin shock therapy. effective antipsychotic drug. Many Victorian asylums that stand empty or have Alongside this was the belief that if you manufacturers succeeded in producing been converted into flats. Against the predictions, there was no rush for could induce a series of epileptic convulsions similar medicines; one of these was freedom, as patients were too afraid to cross in a mentally sick person, he or she could imipramine, which proved to have no Yet, society was not particularly grateful. the threshold of their wards. The greatest be improved. This treatment was based on antipsychotic properties, but was capable of The groups representing patients who had difficulty in rehabilitating people was that the entirely erroneous observation that producing a significant improvement in blamed us for not curing their relatives now they did not want to leave hospital, which schizophrenics never had fits, and epileptics depressed patients. So the remarkable campaigned for their return to hospital. The had been their home for many years. Perhaps never developed a mental state similar to advances in psychiatric treatment came plans we had made for patients’ aftercare and they were right. schizophrenia. However, it proved successful about entirely by chance. Working backwards housing fell apart, to some extent through in cases of severe depression and catatonia, from the drugs, it was thought that lack of money. If a psychotic person and produced a remission in schizophrenia. schizophrenia was due to the excessive committed homicide, the media blamed it on The greatest difficulty in rehabilitating Another treatment that produced remission production of dopamine, causing the synapses him or her having been released into the people was that they did not want to in schizophrenia was giving large doses of of parts of the brain to be overstimulated. community, even though the rates of the leave hospital. insulin to bring on a deep hypoglycaemic mentally ill committing violent crimes had coma. This was based on the theory that not changed in fifty years. schizophrenia was an expression of thyroid I believe there is a real risk that the specialty deficiency, and that insulin would stimulate For centuries it had been believed that Nowadays we are told that ‘people with will fragment. It has become apparent that the thyroid. This theory was, of course, incurable insanity was part of the mental health issues’, whatever that means, schizophrenia and bipolar psychosis represent human condition. entirely mistaken. So, we had a branch of have to wait months for treatment. Because chemical imbalance in the brain, and the medicine where the two demonstrably people have an antipathy to taking tablets, abnormal brain pathology of people suffering effective treatments were based on particularly for a long time, new forms of from dementia is indisputable. Therefore, it ‘moonshine’. More reason to regard it To repeat, in 1954 the specialty of psychiatry psychotherapy have become popular, could be argued that these patients should be nearer to witchcraft than therapeutics! carried a considerable stigma, as it does today. administered by non-medical people. looked after by neurologists. MRI scans may This was entirely understandable back then, Their value is by no means certain. soon be able to identify areas of the brain It seemed to me that the subject should bearing in mind the strange psychoanalytic involved with specific psychiatric disorders, become less mysterious in the future, so theory and bizarre and potentially harmful In the 1960s, to the horror of the old nursing and their treatment will be in the hands of I became a psychiatric registrar in 1954. physical treatments. staff, we unlocked all the wards in the hospital. neurosurgeons. There is recent evidence that

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schizophrenia may be a disorder of the The subject of forensic psychiatry is immune system. fascinating and would be the basis of a happy career. What one reads in the BREXIT: The public seem no more sympathetic to newspapers about a serious offence gives THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ‘nutters’ than they were sixty years ago, and it little information as to what was going on in seems to be part of the human condition that the offender’s mind, and people are not as Professor Robert Tombs is a historian, whose main area of research people believe that whatever illness overtakes wicked as some would have you believe. is nineteenth-century French political history. He teaches modern them in the future, it will not be mental illness. The courts have become sympathetic to European history for the College and supervises graduate students In fact, one in three of us will have some psychiatric opinion, and acting as an expert on a range of French and Franco-British topics. He has written a psychiatric trouble in the course of our lives. witness is as stimulating as it is useful. number of books on these topics, most recently The English and Their History (Allen Lane, 2014). Methods of teaching medical students have The brain is the most complicated structure changed. Teaching used to be at the patient’s in the body, and the hardest to understand. The word ‘historic’ is often used loosely, but played a full, and often bloody, role in bedside, and it was there that the student To do this we need clever people. And do by even the most exacting standards, the Continental power struggles. Viscount learned by example the way of talking to not forget, we did make the mad sane. It is British referendum vote of 23 July 2016 was Castlereagh, a Johnian, played a leading role patients. There is a lot of talking to patients sixty years since there was a real advance doubly historic. It will mark the future as Foreign Secretary in reorganizing Europe in psychiatry, and a lot of empathy, and in psychiatric knowledge, and we are due history of both Britain and Europe. And it after the defeat of Napoleon. perhaps a feeling that one lacks these skills for another revelation. was itself a consequence of a long history, puts people off the subject. which may help us to understand what has Dr Alan Gibson happened and why. Unlike France or Germany, Britain We know how to control schizophrenia and never came up with a plan to organize bipolar psychosis, but not how to cure them. For most of the first 1400 years of Britain’s or unify Europe. We know next to nothing about how to tackle recorded history much of it was part of dementia, the treatment of eating disorders is some wider European entity. These entities not very advanced, and obsessional illness is have included the Roman Empire, the But two profound changes had been taking hard to help. There are a lot of challenges in Scandinavian realm of King Canute, William place that would fundamentally transform the specialty that I would enjoy confronting if the Conqueror’s Anglo-Norman kingdom, Britain’s ancient relationship with Europe. I were a young doctor starting out. and the Angevin empire, which included half With the rise of a succession of European of modern France. Its language, architecture, superpowers -- Spain in the sixteenth century, art and gene pool were European, and so were France in the seventeenth, Germany in the its politics: Magna Carta was influenced by nineteenth, and Russia in the twentieth – European models, and the very word English and later British policy aimed to ‘parliament’ comes from the French. organize and often lead other European states England’s most charismatic king, in opposition to these Continental hegemons. Shakespeare’s hero Henry V, also claimed the Unlike France or Germany, Britain never French throne. Neither he nor his subjects came up with a plan to organize or unify would have thought of themselves as outside Europe. Even Castlereagh rejected Tsar Europe. From 1689 to 1837, Britain was Alexander I’s idealistic plan for unity as linked through its monarchs first with ‘sublime mysticism and nonsense’ – not the Holland and then with Germany, and it last time a British politician rubbished a

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European master plan. Instead, to put it politicians and diplomats were desperate to world, people have got used to Britain being bluntly, the United Kingdom has for avoid becoming merely what they called ‘a what it has been for the last 300 years: one of centuries aimed to keep Europe divided, so greater Sweden’. Economically, it seemed to be the planet’s half-dozen or so richest and most that it cannot threaten the islands’ security failing, with growth rates much lower than in powerful states. Consequently, the idea of the and trade. Something of this suspicion France, Italy or Germany. Membership of EU as Britain’s lifeboat has been widely towards what Margaret Thatcher called a ‘Europe’ became the official remedy for replaced with a vision of it as the Titanic, ‘European superstate’ still remains. Britain has decline. Britain, some said, was the sinking subject to successive crises it is powerless to long been the country most resistant to Titanic and Europe the only lifeboat. In a solve. An official Eurobarometer opinion poll ceding greater powers to the EU: opinion referendum in 1975, sixty-seven per cent voted in 2013 showed the British as the only people polls in the lead-up to the referendum showed to stay in the EEC. in Europe most of whom believed that their that only 6 per cent of people in the UK country could better face the future outside (compared for example with 34 per cent in What has changed? One answer is the politics the EU – a view repeated exactly in the France and 26 per cent in Germany) favoured of the EU itself. In the 1970s, it was left wing referendum vote. increased centralization. In contrast, two- politicians and poorer voters in less thirds wanted powers returned from the EU prosperous areas who were suspicious of to the British government, with a majority Photo: Keystone/Getty images ‘Europe’ as a creation of big business, The idea of the EU as Britain’s lifeboat even among the relatively Europhile young. international banks and the political elite. has been widely replaced with a vision Simple arithmetic suggests that half of And as prime minister in the 1980s, Margaret of it as the Titanic, subject to successive crises it is powerless to solve. Remain voters opposed greater powers Thatcher indeed promoted free trade and being given to the EU. deregulation with her plan for a Single European Market. But French Socialist Yet without the catalyst of the referendum The other great historic change from the Jacques Delors, president of the European offered by David Cameron, the EU issue seventeenth century onwards was that Commission, responded with a raft of social might have been kept in the political Britain became much more global in its and environmental protection measures background, at least for a time. Precisely contacts, trade, and culture than any other designed to restrain Thatcherite neo- because exit from the Union suddenly part of Europe. Maritime, commercial and, The BBC results boards for the 1975 Referendum liberalism, flipping the politics of the EU on became a real possibility the referendum finally, political links went further and further in Earl’s Court, London. their head. The Left was mostly converted to campaign brought out, or even created, round the globe, creating first an ‘Atlantic Europeanism while Tories took umbrage. divisions whose emotional depth has been a nation’ and eventually a world-wide network Because Britain’s experience of the twentieth surprise and a source of alarm. This is not the of trade, culture and politics which created century was less negative and less frightening Meanwhile, Britain’s post-war fears largely first time British politics have been what some today term the ‘Anglosphere’. than that of most of Europe, it was far less evaporated. Faster Continental growth rates dominated by relations with Europe. Bishop An often angry debate between those who attracted by the ideal of a federal Europe as an were temporary phenomena due to post-war John Fisher might be considered an ideal wanted closer engagement with Europe and escape from the nightmares of conquest, recovery and modernization of agriculture. patron saint for ‘Remain’ – he was beheaded those who wanted what was called a ‘blue dictatorship and civil war suffered by much of Since the mid-1980s, Britain’s economic in 1535 for refusing to accept Henry VIII’s water policy’ based on overseas trade has now the Continent. Yet Britain too had its fears in performance has been better than that of split from Catholic Europe. Eighteenth- been going on in Britain intermittently for the post-war period, which explains why in the most of Europe, and over the last few years it century ancestors of the Brexiteers, who three centuries. Is a ‘blue water policy’ today 1960s and 1970s it changed its traditional has been markedly better than that of the pulled Britain out of the War of the Spanish just nostalgia for a past age, or rather a policy and knocked plaintively at the door of Eurozone. The fear of Britain’s declining Succession, ended up being impeached or recognition of present and future realities? the European Economic Community. It was power in the world was a panicky response to locked in the Tower of London – including Only time will tell. no longer the great imperial power. Its decolonization, and now in a multipolar another Johnian Matthew Prior.

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higher in Spain, France, and Greece. If some of those countries had held a referendum, they might well have made the same decision as Britain. The strong pro-EU votes in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have particular domestic explanations, now make them unusual in a comparative European perspective. Indeed, Scotland’s vote makes it stand out as one of the most pro-EU countries in Europe.

If the UK as a whole is exceptional within Europe, it is not in the level of its present-day disaffection from the EU nor in the political divisions the referendum vote has exposed (if France, for example had such a vote, one could expect blood in the streets). Rather, its exceptional characteristic is a long-standing scepticism about European integration in principle, greater than in any other country. The simplest reason is that its experience of the twentieth century was far less traumatic. But a much longer history of resistance to European hegemons and of links with the non-European world have helped to shape a Matthew Prior by the artist Alexis Simon Belle. mind-set that made membership of an integrated Europe seem relatively unappealing, It is no longer the case that the United and which now has made leaving the EU seem Kingdom is uniquely Eurosceptic: both desirable and possible. disapproval of the EU is as high in Germany and the Netherlands as in Britain, and Professor Robert Tombs

Bishop John Fisher.

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ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2016: ‘STARS OVER NEW COURT’ BY AARON TAM.

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students, whether UK, EU or overseas, are encourage students along these lines, and in MESSAGE FROM simply unable to fulfil their potential order to raise awareness we now have our without some form of financial support. students giving talks to other students about THE SENIOR TUTOR: Ensuring their own financial security will their experiences. The best way to foster THE FUTURE STARTS HERE excitement is to share stories.

When I picture my role as Senior Tutor, what do I see? Firstly I see our students, all 900 of Some of the biggest obstacles faced by I am also tremendously excited that we have them, both undergraduate and graduate, and I try to put myself in their shoes. If I were a students today are financial. finally launched the first phase of the St student at St John’s College, what would I need in order to thrive? Both in terms of what I John’s Undergraduate Funding Programme. already know I need, and what I might be encouraged and inspired to strive for. Put simply, as Senior Tutor I am responsible for the education and welfare of all the College’s students, and always be uppermost in the minds of our over the last few years in my messages for The Eagle I have tried to explore a variety of ideas students, and even those who do not have to The studentships will fund the living costs and issues related to supporting and nurturing our students. After all, it is my fundamental aim provide a financial guarantee before entering of students from low-income backgrounds. and responsibility to ensure that all of our students, regardless of their background and their courses (currently all overseas irrespective of need, feel they are welcomed, encouraged and supported. undergraduate applicants must do this) will have ‘How much will it cost to be at St The ideas for the programme have grown

A university education, and more importantly Photo: Ben Lister John’s?’ at the top of their list of questions. over the last four years, from their earliest a St John’s education, is all about possibility beginnings in the Undergraduate Bursaries and opportunity, and, for me, that word Student finance is not just about everyday Awards and Scholarships Working Group ‘education’ encompasses the entire student costs and tuition fees. Our students are some (which I wrote about in 2014), and I am so experience. When a new student steps of the brightest currently studying in the pleased that on 14 April 2016 we were able through our door, we need to ask ourselves UK, but we want to excite them to put into place the first two schemes for what possibilities and/or opportunities they academically and give them opportunities to our students – St John’s College can already see and what possibilities we can take part in research projects, learn skills on Studentships, starting in October 2016, and give them. Although many would argue that a internships and join international exchange St John’s College Summer Bursaries, which Cambridge degree puts you in high standing programmes. Going beyond the tripos and started in summer 2016. Both schemes on the world stage, a Cambridge education is taking part in these new activities incurs utterly embody the need for financial not simply a student reaching the end of their significant costs and we have been working security and support that we have been three or four years with us and adding BA hard in recent years, in partnership with the aiming to provide. (Hons) or PhD to their name; it combines Development Office, to ensure these opportunities, potential and, we hope, activities can be part- or fully-funded for our The studentships will fund the living costs of excitement to be here, and the feeling that financially, academically and culturally. students. In last year’s Eagle I noted our students from low-income backgrounds, being here can, and will, lead to an even more Some of the biggest obstacles faced by vision that by 2018 every undergraduate giving home and EU undergraduates whose exciting future. students today are financial: tuition fees are student will have, and want to take, the household income is below £25,000 grants high, living costs are always rising, opportunity to participate in at least one worth £9570 per year – the combined total Previously I have written about how we have government grants for low-income families fully funded academic activity during his or of a St John’s Studentship and a Cambridge been working hard to support our students – in the UK have been withdrawn and all our her time at the College. We continue to Bursary. The summer bursaries, available to

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students whose household income is below This has proved to be one of the most £66,154, will allow undergraduates to study exciting years yet in terms of undergraduate SOMEONE TO TURN TO and pursue educational interests or career student support and development for the development opportunities during the College, and I am so proud and thrilled to be Professor Mete Atatüre is a man of many hats. Since arriving at St John’s College summer vacation without any financial leading these projects, alongside my in 2009, he has been a Physics lecturer, a supervisor, a director of studies and concerns. Students will be able to apply for colleagues. Students come to St John’s to one of Turkish GQ Magazine’s 2015 ‘Men of the Year’, in recognition of his up to £1970 for use over the vacation, discover new ideas, to discover themselves pioneering quantum physics research. In the midst of this hectic schedule, he has provided that they can demonstrate that it and to discover bridges to the outside also taken an interest in the pastoral life of the College, acting as Tutor for will finance a worthwhile activity. Both world that St John’s can build for them. Modern and Medieval Languages, History and Linguistics students since 2010. schemes will initially run for five years Every new experience brings with it The Eagle’s Editorial Assistants talked to Professor Atatüre to learn more about (2016–21). Further initiatives to provide excitement, new friends and new ways of what this role entails. studentships, bursaries and prizes for thinking, and I hope that this is just the undergraduates from overseas are also being beginning, for the College and our students, planned, and a small number of programmes, as I truly believe that the future really does including schemes for the United States, start here. Singapore and Malaysia, will come into effect in October. Dr Matthias Dörrzapf Photo: Lottie Ettling Photography

What does a tutor get involved in? that gets in the way of your study, I’m here to What I like to say to new students is that take that problem away from you, so you your director of studies is your academic don’t have to worry. If you come to me with a contact and he or she takes care of your problem that I haven’t seen before, I will academic well-being. But if there is anything create a solution for you. That is why the role

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is unique, because it gives me so much who does not need to know too much about the commitment that I’m agreeing to – that pastoral side. I would like to see tutors freedom to explore uncharted territory a student’s academic life, just as a director of whatever happens, I am going to be available. dealing with fewer routine, mundane tasks, and to come up with a way forward for studies doesn’t need to know too much about so that they can spend more time on the the student. a student’s personal life. Students can talk to What are the best aspects for you specifics of student well-being. Rather than me and reveal as much as they like, knowing personally? tutors being in charge of everything, as was that everything will remain confidential. If you create any positive effect, you see the the case many decades ago, we’re now All I need to do is to inform the student’s impact, and that’s great. It’s an immediate working with a more networked structure You really don’t know what the issues supervisors and director of studies that this is reward. Being a tutor gives us a personal link whereby academic well-being, pastoral well- will be when a student knocks on not their best week, but that it’s okay. Then I to students beyond normal lecturing, which being and day-to-day administration are all your door. can get the ball rolling on the various support means that when there are no problems and working together. mechanisms that exist within the University. they do well, you artificially take on reward. You say, ‘Yeah! My History students are What advice would you give to someone You started out as a tutor in an acting Did you have any specific training before doing great!’ That personal link to student just starting out as a tutor? capacity – what made you decide to starting out? life is quite valuable and I enjoy that part. The most important thing is to avoid stay on? The University has a basic training worrying that you have to solve everything. It’s not a structured task or job. Being a programme to tell us about the most Sometimes your role is just to listen, because director of studies, for example, was very common issues: what to look out for and the solution is already in the hands of the structured. You know when you’re meeting what to do. It’s rather basic, but it gets you If you create any positive effect, you see student, and it’s simply a matter of talking the impact, and that’s great. the students, you know what the topics are going. Most of the training is actually more things through. Also, with the permission of and there are very few surprises. Lecturing is of an apprenticeship through other tutors the student, when in doubt, share the also like that: you know when you’re who have been here for a long time. When in problem with other tutors. Make use of the lecturing and you know what the topic is doubt, you’re always in contact with other What are the most challenging aspects? apprenticeship system. Don’t try to solve the going to be. Research is not like that. tutors, and that builds up your knowledge When someone comes to me and says, ‘I problems all on your own; figure out how Research is very open-ended; you go and confidence. need your help’, I have to deliver it. I keep a others would do it too. wherever the road takes you. I like that straight face and say, ‘Don’t worry, let’s talk contrast. Being a tutor brings the same Is it difficult to balance your role as a tutor through it. There are almost always more What would you say to current students? contrast to College activities. You really don’t with your other University options than you think.’ But in the back of The tutorial system in Cambridge is unique. know what the issues will be when a student responsibilities? my mind, I’m thinking, ‘I hope I can deliver.’ Having seen how students can be left alone in knocks on your door, but if you can solve Sometimes they clash, because almost I’m always thinking of solutions on the spot other universities, I hope that our students do them and provide support, you will have a everything else is scheduled. As a tutor, when as I’m talking, but I can’t show that; I have to their best to actually make use of their tutor direct impact on that student’s life. there’s a situation, you drop whatever you’re have a calming effect. The biggest challenge when needed. You really don’t have to ‘white- doing. In Cambridge this is not a problem. for me is finding the right way to offer knuckle it’ yourself. Talk to us, we are here Why is it important to have tutors? Everyone knows what being a tutor means, so support without the student having to be for you and are ready to offer support so that As a student you have an engagement with if you’re in a meeting and you get a phone involved too much. I want to detach them you can really enjoy your time here. academics: you take their lectures, you write call, you can apologise and off you go. The from the problem, so that they can focus on essays, and you sit down and talk to them on same thing happens at two o’clock in the their work and personal well-being. Anna Hollingsworth and Jonathon purely academic grounds. If anything gets in morning. I am woken by a phone call, I take Simpson the way of that interaction, then of course the my jacket and I go. So that, of course, is Has the role changed since you took it on? relationship will suffer. A tutor is someone impossible to plan for. Some terms are very It changes very slowly. In the future I see the with whom there is no conflict of interest, busy; some terms are very quiet. But that’s role of the tutor shifting more to the truly

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THE MASTER AND FELLOWSHIP THE FELLOWSHIP The Fellowship of the College, as of 1 October 2016, will be (in order of seniority):

The Master (Professor C. M. Dobson) COLLEGE OFFICERS The President (Dr F. E. Salmon)

The College Officers, as of 1 October 2016, will be: Dr E. D. James Dr R. E. McConnel Professor R. A. Hinde Professor D. R. Midgley The Master Professor C. M. Dobson Dr J. A. Charles Professor P. H. Matthews The President Dr F. E. Salmon Dr D. J. H. Garling Dr M. Richards Senior Tutor Dr M. Dörrzapf Dr G. A. Reid Professor J. F. Kerrigan Senior Bursar Mr C. F. Ewbank Professor P. Boyde Professor G. J. Burton Dean of Chapel The Reverend D. J. Dormor Dr J. A. Leake Professor G. C. Horrocks Dean of Discipline Professor E. D. Laue Dr P. A. Linehan Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta Domestic Bursar Mr M. N. Wells Dr A. J. Macfarlane Dr H. R. Matthews Librarian Dr A. M. Nicholls Professor D. L. McMullen Professor B. J. Heal Praelector Professor P. T. Johnstone Dr E. K. Matthews Dr T. P. Hynes Director of Music Mr A. M. Nethsingha Mr R. G. Jobling Professor I. N. McCave Chaplain The Reverend C. Barrett Ford Dr A. A. Macintosh Dr A. C. Metaxas Professor J. Staunton Colonel R. H. Robinson Dr C. M. P. Johnson Professor S. Conway Morris Professor M. A. Clarke Professor E. D. Laue Dr A. G. Smith Dr S. A. Edgley THE COLLEGE COUNCIL Professor J. Iliffe Professor R. A. Evans Professor M. Schofield Dr S. M. Colwell From 1 October 2016, the following will be members of the College Council: Dr G. A. Lewis Dr H. E. Watson Professor R. F. Griffin Dr J. P. McDermott The Master Professor T. P. Bayliss-Smith Professor C. O. Lane The President Professor Best Professor S. F. Gull Dr C. J. Robinson Professor Tombs Dr Gowers Dr H. P. Hughes Professor Y. M. Suhov Professor Burton Miss Tomaselli Dr P. Goddard Professor S. R. S. Szreter Dr Hynes Mr Ewbank Professor P. T. Johnstone Professor D. J. Howard Dr Watson Mr Teal Professor I. M. Hutchings Professor M. M. G. Lisboa Professor Simons Dr J. J. W. A. Robinson Professor H. R. L. Beadle Professor U. C. Rublack Dr J. B. Hutchison Professor B. D. Simons Dr D. G. D. Wight Dr K. C. Plaisted Grant Professor Sir Richard Friend Dr M. Ní Mhaonaigh Dr R. E. Glasscock Professor D. C. McFarlane Professor R. P. Tombs Professor C. D. Gray

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Dr I. M. Winter Dr E. Reisner Dr F. Kilburn-Toppin Dr S. M. Stevens Professor N. S. Manton Professor O. Paulsen Professor E. Willerslev Mr A. Di Bernardo Dr N. S. Arnold Dr I. Palacios Miss J. R. Bell Dr A. H. Chen Dr S. Castelvecchi Dr K. Franze Dr A. P. S. Wheeler Dr H. C. Martin Professor A.-L. Kinmonth Dr A. Lamacraft Dr J. F. J. Bryson Dr G. Santangelo Dr J. M. Lees Dr U. Paszkowski Professor A. D. H. Wyllie Dr N. MacDonald Professor S. C. Reif Dr A. O. Wilshaw Dr D. M. Fox Dr J. R. Taylor Dr D. M. A. Stuart Dr A. Bouayad HONORARY FELLOWS Dr A. M. Nicholls Dr M. J. V. P. Worthington The Honorary Fellows of the College, as of 1 October 2016, in order of seniority: Dr M. Dörrzapf Dr A. K. Arsan Dr P. Antonello Dr M. T. G. Humphreys Sir Jonathan Miller Professor Lord Renfrew Dr P. T. Miracle Dr R. S. Weatherup Dr Manmohan Singh The Rt Hon. the Lord Justice Aikens Professor A. W. Woods Dr S. I. A. Cohen Sir Harpal Kumar Professor Sir John Ball Commodore J. W. R. Harris Dr M. A. Crowley Sir Douglas Wass The Rt Hon. Sir Jack Beatson Professor S. M. Best Dr M. F. L. De Volder Sir David Wilson Professor J. G. A. Pocock Dr P. M. Geraats Dr H. J. Joyce Sir Bryan Cartledge Sir David Hopwood Dr P. T. Wood Dr O. Da Rold Sir Derek Jacobi Sir Roger Palin Professor E. J. Gowers Mr M. N. Wells Professor Sir Roger Penrose Mr D. W. Pountney Mr D. J. Dormor Dr S. H. Martin Professor Sir David Cox The Rt Hon. the Lord Crisp Professor U. C. Goswami Dr S. McDowell The Hon. Mr Justice R. J. Goldstone Mr S. J. Keenlyside Professor R. J. Samworth Dr A. Albors-Llorens The Rt Hon. Lord Hope Professor R. M. Goody Professor G. W. W. Barker Professor T. J. G. Whitmarsh Sir Timothy Lankester Professor L. Cha Dr D. L. Williams Dr E. T. Tipper The Rt Hon. the Lord Browne Professor Lord Hennessy Miss S. Tomaselli Mr T. J. Watts Professor Lord King Professor A. D. Hamilton Mr C. F. Ewbank Dr A. Y. Chau Mr J. M. Brearley Professor D. W. Harvey Dr C. G. Warnes Dr M. G. Elliot The Hon. Mr Justice Frank Iacobucci Miss J. C. Egan Professor C. D. Jiggins Dr H. S. Knowles Ambassador A. J. Jacovides The Most Revd B. Ntahoturi Mr S. W. Teal Dr F. Vella Sir Michael Scholar Professor B. J. Stapleton Mr A. M. Nethsingha Dr G. R. Ladds The Most Revd P. F. Carnley Mr M. A. Feigen Dr T. Larsson Dr P. J. Lennon Sir Mark Moody-Stuart Mr T. J. E. Adès Dr R. D. Mullins Dr O. E. Griffiths Mr D. M. Burt Professor M. Castells Dr T. P. J. Knowles Dr E. Giusti Mr C. N. Corfield Dame Louise Makin Dr J. J. W. A. Robinson Dr A. T. Wong Professor E. S. Maskin Dr G. L. Evans Dr E. H. Wickerson Professor M. Atatüre Mr B. Peruvemba Narayanan Professor Z. Ghahramani Dr Q. D. O. Berthet Professor J. S. Rink Dr C. C. Sahner Dr T. E. C. Button Professor R. J. Gilbertson

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ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION 2016: ‘BRIDGES AND BOATS’ TAKEN IN VENICE BY AARON TAM (2015)

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neither the gas reserves nor the financial capability to be able to produce the nitrogenous MEMBERS’ NEWS fertiliser necessary to deal with the world’s burgeoning population. Ammonia is the largest production chemical in the world, with ethylene. The following pages are dedicated to sharing the news of alumni, Fellows and Honorary Fellows, listed in order of matriculation year in the University or the year 1948 BRYAN, Patrick and his wife, Georgina (née Burt), celebrated their diamond wedding of joining the College as a Fellow. Please note that we rely on those submitting anniversary on 19 November 2015. entries to check they are correct, and cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies. 1948 DUKES, Professor Graham is now writing for a broader public audience, after writing You can contribute your news to next year’s issue of The Eagle online at and editing a long series of medico-legal books. In January 2016 the London Press published johnian.joh.cam.ac.uk/members-news, or by filling in the paper form that his book A Short History of Eating, co-authored with Dr Elisabet Helsing. accompanies this issue. 1949 CLARK, Professor Harold has completed his autobiography, A Man From Ohio, If you’ve lost touch with another Johnian, please contact the Development Office published in three volumes. Volume 1, subtitled Home and Beyond, appeared in 2013; volume at [email protected] or on 01223 338700, and if we have their contact 2, subtitled At Home and Abroad, in 2014; and volume 3, subtitled Home in the World, in details we will try to help you reconnect with them. 2015. Volume 2 contains an account of his year at St John’s. The volumes were published by Montpelier Press, Somerville, MA, and are available for $15 each, plus $4 postage, from 1941 STURROCK, Professor Peter published Late Night Thoughts About Science www.amanfromohio.com (Exoscience: Palo Alto, California, 2015). 1953 EBERLIE, Richard (Dick) Frere published District Officer in Tanganyika 1957-1960 in 1946 HORRIDGE, Professor Adrian has returned to training bees and testing them to November 2014, and The Winds and Wounds of Change 1961 to 1965 in February 2016. analyse their colour vision. He has several new publications on this topic, which can be found at www.adrian-horridge.org. In July 2015 Adrian spent a month working in the warm weather 1955 ANDREWS, Dr Peter has, together with his wife, Mügül, published Tentage at the in Cambridge, where four of his former PhD students have become professors and Fellows of Calico Museum and its patterns (Ahmedabad: Sarabhai Foundation, 2015). the Royal Society. The surprising results showed that bees see neither the shapes nor the colours of flowers. Instead, they detect changes in the light at the edges, and measure whether 1955 PHILLIPS, Professor Ian has written a guide to the stained glass windows in the petals are more or less blue than background green. Adrian was a speaker at the International College Chapel, with special reference to the windows made by Clayton and Bell in the late Society of Invertebrate Biology, Tihany, Hungary, in August 2015, and at a conference on 1860s/early 1870s. A copy is available in the College Library and also online at bees at the National Autonomous University, Mexico City, in December 2015. In September www.joh.cam.ac.uk/guides-st-johns 2015 he was a plenary speaker at the Seventh European Congress of Apidology (Bee Research) at Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and a keynote speaker at the International Congress of 1960 HOUSTON, The Reverend Dr Walter publishedAmos: Justice and Violence (Sheffield: Entomology, Orlando, Florida. Sheffield Phoenix Press, Phoenix Old Testament Guides) in September 2015.

1946 LENNON, Derek has been granted a provisional US patent, with a full patent 1960 SMITH, Jonathan’s novel The Churchill Secret KBO (Abacus 2015) was used as the basis application filed for a new ammonia production process. Major ammonia plants are costing for a film calledChurchill’s Secret, which was shown in February on ITV1. It starred Michael between $800 million and $1 billion to achieve economies of a scale of a 3000 tonne-per-day Gambon, Lindsay Duncan, Romola Garai and Matthew Macfadyen. capacity. The new patent will eliminate the scale effect and enable plants producing 200–500 tonnes per day to be competitive with larger plants. This is important for small countries with

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1961 CLARKE, Professor Malcolm jointly edited and authored the second edition of 1964 TITFORD, John is compiling an illustrated biographical listing of Johnian bookplates Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (Munich: Sellier, 2015). from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, for publication by the Bookplate Society. He would love to hear from alumni who wish to submit their own bookplate or who could provide 1961 CROW, Robert recently completed his PhD on the British pictorialist and portrait information on other Johnian bookplates. John notes that the collection so far consists entirely photographer, Walter Benington (1872–1936). His sitters included Einstein, Maynard of men, and that it would be particularly nice to be able to add some plates from Johnian Keynes, Ellen Terry and Jacob Epstein, as well as the renowned Johnian mathematician Joseph women. You can contact John at [email protected] or on 01773 520389. Larmor, who reputedly opposed the building of a College bathhouse because, ‘We have done without them for 400 years, why begin now?’ Robert’s thesis can be found online at 1965 HEYWORTH, Dr Martin composed a sinfonia in A Major that was rehearsed by the http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2996 Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in November 2015.

1962 MOORE, David was twice a headmaster, but retired some years ago, and in the 1965 MOGGRIDGE, Professor Donald Edward was admitted as an Honorary Fellow of intervening time has enjoyed being a governor of two schools, being President of the Old Trinity College, University of Toronto, on 8 September 2015. Bradfordian Association and writing the history of Bradford Grammar School 1949–63, Haec Egimus (‘All This We Did’). He recalls fondly his time as an undergraduate at John’s, 1967 NAPIER, Robert was appointed a patron of the International Farm Management especially that spent on the cricket field, and he had a huge regard for John Crook and Guy Association during the twentieth congress of the association in Quebec City, Canada, in Lee. He also stayed in contact with his room-mate, Peter Burtt-Jones. July 2015.

1963 RUSSELL, Dr Michael was editor and author of ten chapters of the fourth edition of 1967 WILKINSON, Dr Simon has become an ex-pensioner, as he currently develops, or assists Mucosal Immunology (Academic Press/Elsevier, 2015), alongside co-editors J. Mestecky, in developing, self-learning networks of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient units for W. Strober, M. W. Russell, B. L. Kelsall, H. Cheroutre and B. N. Lambrecht. Norway, Sweden and Estonia.

1963 WALLACE, John is studying for a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry at St John’s 1968 HAGGARD, Melville was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers College, Durham, following the completion of an MA in Theology and Faith-based (one of the ‘Great Twelve’ livery companies of the City of London) for the year 2015–16. To Organisations at King’s College London. He has again been elected Chair of the House of mark his year, he commissioned an anthem, composed by Johnian James Burton (1992), for a Laity of St Albans Diocesan Synod for the next triennium. text written in Latin by Father Hugh Barbour, to be performed at the St Thomas’s Eve carol service of the Clothworkers’ Company, which was held at St Olave Church, Hart Street. The 1963 WATERS, Brian has been reappointed as Chairman of the National Planning Forum, anthem was sung at the St John’s College Epiphany Service 2016 and as part of the repertoire and is also Chairman of the Architecture, Planning, Engineering and Construction (APEC) for the College Choir’s tour of the USA in April 2016. Forum of the Cambridge University Land Society. Alumni are invited to join the University's oldest alumni organisation at www.culandsoc.com. 1969 DOWNES, Professor Andrew’s Symphonies Nos 1 to 4 and his Overtures, ‘Towards a New Age’ and ‘In the Cotswolds’, were recorded in March 2015 in the Dvořák Hall of the 1964 BAINES, Stephen’s new book, Captain Cook’s Merchant Ships, published by The Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. The recording History Press, covers the histories of the eight ships that Captain Cook sailed in or with, and was directed by Ondrej Vrabec, as part of a double CD and DVD set on the ArteSmon label. which began as merchantmen. The lives of these vessels and those who sailed in them are set in On 24 March a movement from this recording of two of the symphonies was broadcast on the contexts of their contemporary politics, history, trade, science, philosophy and religion. Czech Radio, during an interview with Ondrej Vrabec. The UK launch took place on 17 April at the National Film Theatre, London, where excerpts were played and the documentary DVD was shown, together with Paula Downes’ films portraying Andrew’sSongs from Spoon River and

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also an excerpt from the DVD of Andrew’s opera, Far from the Madding Crowd. The CD set 1976 REIF, Professor Stefan has recently published three volumes. Two of these were papers can be purchased from major book/music shops, from amazon.co.uk or from Andrew himself given at conferences that he organised with Professor Renate Egger-Wenzel of the University at [email protected] of Salzburg, who was a Visiting Scholar at St John’s in 2014. They areElements of Jewish Religious Identity in the Second Temple Period, edited by Renate Egger-Wenzel and Stefan C. 1969 JONES, Trevor retired in 2013 and since then has been a Trustee of Cats Protection, Reif, Biblische Notizen 164 (Herder: Freiburg, 2015), and Ancient Jewish Prayers and the UK’s largest feline charity. In April 2016 he became the first ever non-medical Trustee of Emotions, edited by Stefan C. Reif and Renate Egger-Wenzel (Walter de Gruyter: Berlin and the British Society for Haematology, which is embarking on an ambitious strategic New York, 2015). The other is his latest study of medieval Jewish liturgy:Jewish Prayer Texts development programme. from the Cairo Genizah (Brill: Leiden and Boston, 2016).

1970 MARTIN, Dr Stephen retired as Commandant of the Cambridgeshire Army Cadet 1977 LAMONT, Stephen was awarded a doctorate in History from the University of Force in 2016. Nottingham in December 2015.

1971 HANNAH, Gavin recently published Summer Fields: The First 150 Years (Third 1982 DIGARD, Dr Paul was appointed Head of Division (Infection & Immunity) and Millennium Publishing, 2014). Deputy Director of the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, in early 2015.

1972 HURST, John has been elected Chair of Tunbridge Wells Green Party. 1982 KERRIGAN, Professor John published Shakespeare’s Binding Language (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016) and spoke at the Wells Shakespeare Lectures at the University 1973 HEYES, Francis continues to work as an A&E Consultant at Rotherham Hospital. He of Oxford during 2016. recently received a medal for services in West Africa during the ebola epidemic, having taken a sabbatical to work in Malawi in 2012. 1983 ATKIN, Professor Chris took over as President of the Royal Aeronautical Society in May 2016, the society’s 150th year, for twelve months. 1973 SPRIGGS, Professor Matthew has been awarded a Leverhulme Visiting Professorship at Cambridge for 2016 and 2017. He will spend three months during each of these years in 1983 SHAW, Michael was appointed as the Group General Counsel of the Royal Bank of Cambridge at the University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the McDonald Scotland, with effect from 19 April. Institute, researching the history of Pacific archaeology and contributing to teaching. 1986 SHARPE, Ross won the 2014 Georgian Group Award for a New Building in the 1974 MELCK, Professor Antony has retired from the University of Pretoria, and is now fulfilling Classical Tradition. Later in 2014, the Princess Royal opened a new clock tower and a hobby full-time by working for the pipe organ manufacturer Rieger Orgelbau in Austria. gatehouse, designed by Ross, at Harris Manchester College, Oxford, which is thought to be the first new clock tower at Oxford in sixty years. Ross runs his own practice, Ross Sharpe 1974 POLLARD, David has completed his first year as a consultant with Freshfields Architects, and is also Design Director of Yiangou Architects in Cirencester. Bruckhaus Derringer LLP and has written a new law book, Employment Law and Pensions (2016). He anticipates sales into the tens, ‘if lucky’. 1987, ESPOSITO, Dr Giampiero published a new book with Cambridge University Press titled Advanced Concepts in Quantum Mechanics, co-authored with G. Marmo, G. Miele and 1975 MARCOFF, Anthony has an essay in A Silver Tapestry: The Best of 25 Years of Critical G. Sudarshan. Writing from The British Haiku Society. An article about his life and poetry was commissioned by the leading international haiku journal Presence. 1988 POWELL, Alison was elected a Partner in the International Commercial Practice of Baker & McKenzie on 1 January, based in Palo Alto, California. Alison advises on export

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controls, trade and investment sanctions, anti-terrorism controls, anti-corruption and anti- 2006 ELDRED, Alice and CHIGBO, Thomas got married in August. money-laundering rules, US anti-boycott laws, and US foreign investment restrictions under the Exon-Florio Provision. 2009 EAVES, Thomas was awarded one of the University’s Smith-Knight and Rayleigh- Knight Prizes for 2015, for his essay titled ‘Disruption by stable stratification of the self- 1988 RUBLACK, Professor Ulinka published The Astronomer and the Witch (Oxford sustaining process of vortex-wave interaction for turbulent transition in plane Couette flow'. University Press, 2015), which is being turned into an opera by another Fellow of the College, Tim Watts, and other College musicians, to be performed on 29 October 2017. Professor 2011 APTHORP, James was commissioned into the RAF Volunteer Reserve as an Acting Rublack also co-edited The First Book of Fashion (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015). Pilot Officer in July 2015. He also won the 2014 Forder Finlay Cup, which is awarded to the Cambridge University Air Squadron student who has shown the greatest endeavour to 1989 JENTSCHURA, Dr Ulrich has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society succeed. and a Member of the Editorial Board of Physical Review A, and promoted to (Full) Professor of Physics at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. 2011 PAIGE, Kirsten was awarded a 2016/17 Dissertation Fellowship from the Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley. 1990 ROYLANCE, Colonel Jaimie of the Royal Marines was made an OBE for his services in command of the UK’s Task Force Jaguar in Afghanistan between September 2013 and 2011 REDMOND, Joan was awarded a Scouloudi Fellowship, a fourth-year doctoral writing May 2014. fellowship, from the Institute of Historical Research in London, for the academic year 2015/16. 1991 DAVIS, Bruce was appointed a Visiting Research Fellow of the Bauman Institute at the University of Leeds, and also a Trustee of the Finance Innovation Lab. 2011 TOLAND, Professor John was awarded an Honorary DSc from the University of Sussex and another from the University of Bath during 2016. 1994 MACDONALD, Dr Nathan published Priestly Rule: Polemic and Biblical Interpretation in Ezekiel 44 (De Gruyter, 2015). 2011 WANG, Andi was the joint winner of the 2015 Thomas Bond Sprague Prize for distinguished performance in the Master of Mathematics/Master of Advanced Studies in 1996 MURPHY, Noel married Hannah Ashfield on 2 April. Hannah studied Classics at Mathematics examinations, in the areas of actuarial science, mathematics of operational King’s College, London, and then took an MPhil at Newnham College, Cambridge. research, probability and statistics.

1996 SAMWORTH, Professor Richard was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical 2012 DEVINE-STONEMAN, James received the Part II Armourers and Brasiers’ Prize. Association in 2015. 2012 FRANZE, Dr Kristian’s second son, Lauri Franze, was born on 22 October 2015. 2000 HARDING, David now works at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the Economics Unit. He is married to Helen and has a beautiful baby girl called Rosie. David 2012 GEIGER, Martha received the MET IIA Major Project Prize, coming third in the looks forward to taking Rosie to visit the College sometime soon. overall rankings.

2004 GAROFOLI, Chiara received the European Counsel Award for Litigation in March, at 2012 ILLIG, Steffen was awarded an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council a gala dinner hosted in London by Lexology and the International Law Office (ILO), together Doctoral Prize for his PhD results. with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). The European Counsel Awards celebrate the achievements of in-house counsel recognised by their peers as excelling in their fields. 2013 GILL, Sophie received an award from the Mary Euphrasia Mosley Fund during 2015.

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2013 NOWER, Mary was a recipient of a David Richards Travel Scholarship in 2015. Photo: Paul Everest

2015 CONDON, Padraig was awarded a Robert Gardiner Memorial Scholarship for 2015/16.

2015 HEYMANN, Theo received a four-year IMechE Undergraduate Scholarship in September 2015.

2016 EDWARDS, Susan received an Honorary MA degree from the University of Cambridge and was made a member of St John’s College in April. Susan was awarded this honour for outstanding service, having worked as Executive Assistant to thirty-four Mayors of Cambridge over a period of almost forty years. She was described as an outstanding servant of the city and of the local community by former Mayor of Cambridge and College Fellow, Dr George Reid (1959).

Fellows, students and staff gather to celebrate the Quincentenary of the opening of the College in July 2016.

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A VIEW INTO SECOND COURT

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An Honorary Fellow of St John’s for over half variance with the slender figure of later years a century, Owen Chadwick, who died in his whose graceful movements more closely hundredth year on 17 July 2015, was a man so resembled a dancer’s step. lavishly blessed by the gods and so remarkable for the range of his achievements that even a The prospects seemed unpropitious. Not even full-scale obituary could not begin to do him a tutor as perceptive as Bede Howland could justice. Chadwick was one of the leading have foreseen a brighter future for the rackety figures of English academic life in the Chadwick. But the President, Martin twentieth century and an ornament of British Charlesworth, did and, in meetings with the historical scholarship, enjoying access to the rusticated second year in pubs beyond the resources of an intellectual hinterland which University’s jurisdiction, drilled enough placed him beyond the reach of such of his Ancient History into him to secure a Third contemporaries as strayed towards his in Part I Classics. magnetic field. Then, in his third year, came the seismic His first two years as an undergraduate of the change. Nurtured by both the Master, E. A. College (1935–7) gave no indication of such a Benians, and Charlesworth, with whom he future. Agnostic in religion at the time, he had walked Hadrian’s Wall and to both of whom chosen St John’s for its rugby football and was he remained permanently indebted, and principally notable as the team’s hooker. He stirred in 1938 by the enormities of Nazism would later remark that ‘In the scrum you can and its persecution of Pastor Niemöller, do your good anonymously, with no sense of which, as he himself observed, drove others to display on the field where people could watch communism, Chadwick embraced you doing noble things.’ Others, by all Christianity. As P. G. Wodehouse accounts, remembered his work thereabouts (incidentally an author dear to him) would rather differently, as befitted the minatory, doubtless have put it, Saul of Tarsus might almost square, physical presence revealed in have taken his correspondence course. photographs of the period, so strikingly at ‘I thought that [Nazism] was about the most

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hellish thing possible, so suddenly I woke up Prize in 1981. In 1982 he was appointed KBE intended to make up for that lost time seems to Hitler’, he later recalled. Coinciding with Stirred in 1938 by the enormities and in 1983 admitted to the Order of Merit. altogether too facile an explanation and anyway his change to History (securing a First), of Nazism and its persecution of His way with both senior and junior members unequal to the scale of his achievement. Pastor Niemöller, Chadwick followed by Theology and training for the embraced Christianity. of both his college and University was well priesthood, this astonishing transformation illustrated by a couple of obiter dicta expressed set him on course for all that followed. in what some would regard as the principal University he was successively Dixie Professor masterpiece amongst his publications, The In his mid-nineties he remained indomitable, with the clearest of Not that all that followed excluded rugby, in of Ecclesiastical History from 1958, and Victorian Church (1966-70): of a Victorian recollections of conversations of which he captained the University in his third Regius Professor of Modern History from professor: ‘It is undesirable to make a regius seventy years before. year. As chaplain of Wellington College during 1968 to 1983. As Vice-Chancellor between professor of someone who commands no the War he coincided with Raymond Carr, 1969 and 1971 he helped steer the University confidence amongst his colleagues’ (Vol. I, who had been recruited to teach the lads through some of its choppier waters. Although p. 115), and likewise, regarding the Forever laconic, with the passage of time the History: a remarkable juxtaposition. At Trinity thought of as a future archbishop during these prohibition published against attending the prose became even more so, all in accordance Hall as Fellow (from 1947) and Dean (from years (Ladbrokes were offering odds of 6–1 for same professor’s lectures (p. 120): ‘It is often a with the precept of never writing a five-word 1949), in 1950 he embarked upon his Canterbury in 1974), he firmly opted for the mistake to forbid undergraduates to go paragraph when a four-word one would do. publishing career with his work on John study rather than the episcopal throne, somewhere.’ He possessed an uncanny Such was the character of an ‘Owen’: the Cassian: A Study in Primitive Monasticism. although that course was to include chairing understanding, born of his pastoral activity, telegraphic postcard of consolation or Elected Master of Selwyn at the age of forty in the Archbishops’ Commission on Church and of both the counter-suggestibility of young congratulation, staccato and very much to 1956, after John Boys Smith had declined the State (the Chadwick Commission, 1966–70). people and the tendencies of undergraduates the point. Somewhere I have the first of office, he exemplified the Head of House, For his ‘notable contribution to the writing of in particular. these, received after my own début whose members knew him and he them. In the history’ he was awarded the Wolfson History addressing a Cambridge historical gathering His entry in the University Library catalogue fifty years ago. The best of listeners, he always lists 107 items published between 1950 and gave you his full attention. Fifty years later 2010 on a wide range of historical subjects one remembers him heaving himself on from between the Reformation and the crutches up the Wordsworth Room staircase present day. This, however, is not the place to for the annual lunch of a journal with which expatiate on the splendours of his works, from we both associated. In his mid-nineties he Victorian Miniature (a widespread favourite) remained indomitable, with the clearest of to the studies of Acton, Newman and the recollections of conversations of seventy Oxford Movement and the lives of Michael years before (though also, inevitably, with a Ramsey and Hensley Henson. Even without tendency to lose track of the teacup he had all his other activities the extent of all this just put down). Then, in January 2015 Ruth, defies belief. ‘How did he do it?’, John Morrill his wife and support for sixty-five years, died, asked at his memorial service at Great St and six months later Owen followed her. Mary’s. Although he certainly greatly regretted his misspent undergraduate years, to suggest Peter Linehan

The 1937 College rugby first XV, with Owen seated in the light blue jacket. that his enormous output was somehow

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Emerton was admitted to the BD degree of hugely the social side of College life. Apart The Revd Professor John Adney Cambridge (one of the higher degrees) in from once stepping in briefly as (Acting) 1960, and to the DD degree in 1973. In 1977 Praelector, he did not hold any College Emerton, FBA, 1928–2015 the University of Edinburgh conferred on office, yet he was consistently admiring and him an honorary DD. Election to a supportive of the work of his colleagues in John Adney Emerton died on 28 September fellowship of the British Academy followed the Fellowship. As a clergyman, he gave great Photo: Lafayette Photography 2015, aged eighty-seven. He was not a in 1979, with the award, in 1991, of a Burkitt support to the work of the Chapel and Johnian ‘by birth’ but, according to the old Medal for Biblical Studies. The fruits of his regularly assisted the official clergy with its understanding, he became such by adoption research were displayed not in books or and grace; for in 1968, then a Reader in his extended treatises, but rather in the extraordinarily large number of articles alma mater, Oxford, he was elected by the John was an accomplished raconteur University of Cambridge to the ancient and which he published. It has been estimated and many of his favourite stories and prestigious Regius Chair of Hebrew that in this, his chosen genre, he completed jokes were Irish in origin. (founded in 1540). It was in this connexion 1727 printed pages. He excelled, too, in that St John’s elected him to a professorial editorial work, and was for twenty-five years fellowship in 1970. editor of the journal Vetus Testamentum. This services until 2003. He was particularly at enabled him to assist many of his younger home as a celebrant and preacher at the colleagues in the effective presentation of early communion service on Sunday The devoted care that he lavished on his their scholarly work. He was assiduous in mornings during term-time. He dined many research students was exemplary. paying tribute to many of his colleagues, at frequently and entertained many colleagues home and internationally, by contributing to and friends as his guests at the High Table. and editing Festschriften. JAE was a Wine circles were a favoured scene for his ‘JAE’ was born on 5 June 1928 in the conscientious lecturer, and he was adamant social relaxation, and vintage port was the Enfield/Southgate area of north London. He that the undergraduate syllabus for which he object of his profound devotion. In this was educated at the nearby Winchmore Hill was responsible was effectively covered. The connexion, and not surprisingly, he served a School, and from there, in 1947, he went up devoted care that he lavished on his many term as President of the College Wine and to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, to read research students was exemplary, and there Food Society. John Emerton was an for the Theological Schools. He graduated are many warm testimonies to this particular accomplished raconteur and many of his with first-class honours in both Theology Theology at Birmingham University, leaving aspect of his work. favourite stories and jokes were Irish in (1950) and Oriental Studies (1952), winning for a lectureship in Hebrew and Aramaic at origin. His ability to reproduce accurate a number of associated prizes. Between 1950 Durham in 1953. Two years later he became In the late 1960s and the years following, verbal sequence may be illustrated by a and 1952, additionally, he underwent a Lecturer in Divinity in Cambridge, where professors were relatively few in number, and typical incident: thus, rising from a wine ordination training at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. he remained until his appointment in 1962, those holding professorial fellowships, circle to obey a call of nature, and necessarily He was duly ordained to a title at St Philip’s as a Reader in Semitic Philology at Oxford debarred from College teaching, were interrupting a sentence that he had begun, in Cathedral, Birmingham (Deacon, 1952; and election to a fellowship of St Peter’s decorative rather than official. Emerton, if five minutes he returned to his seat, Priest, 1953). For one year he also held an College. Thence he returned to Cambridge, largely and properly committed to his resuming the interrupted sentence with appointment as an Assistant Lecturer in as already indicated. research and his research students, enjoyed exactly the correct grammatical continuation.

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John Emerton was always glad when Emerton’s greatest contribution to the circumstances enabled him to go to Jerusalem. Church at large was his chairmanship of the Professor Sir John Rankine ‘Jack’ His feet were accustomed to stand, if not in panel of scholars which produced the the temple, then in the old British Governor’s (modern language) liturgical Psalter of the Goody, FBA, 1919–2015 cathedral church of St George, described as ‘a Alternative Service Book (1980). The Photo: Lafayette Photography little bit of Surrey on Salah. -addin Street’. version was excerpted in a Penguin classic In Death, Property and the Ancestors (1962), Significantly its neighbour is the illustrious The Psalms in English as one of only two Jack Goody informs us that ‘The composition Dominican École Biblique, with its versions chosen to represent the twentieth of the obituary … involves, directly or magnificent library and a cellar of excellent century, and it went into six national prayer indirectly, a public reformation of social Cremisan wine. So John was able to live and books. It is still in print. Of the nine norms.’ It would appear, then, that in having work in an atmosphere that was greatly persons on the panel, three were members been asked to write Goody’s own obituary for congenial to him. Again, his loyalty and of St John’s. this issue of The Eagle, I have been endowed devotion to St George’s resulted in his being with a weighty responsibility: not only to made an honorary canon of the cathedral. JAE is survived by his wife, Norma, and celebrate an incredible life and honour a This appointment was, perhaps, one of the three children. monumental figure in the cognate disciplines most treasured of his life, for it afforded some of anthropology and comparative history, but recognition of the priestly vocation that The Revd Dr Andrew Macintosh to distil from Goody’s writings and life history constituted an essential part of his being. a fresh, reformational perspective on our contemporary social norms.

He was a central figure in the origin myth of British social anthropology. anthropological lineage. His work marked a starting point, a moment of genesis, the I do so as an admiring PhD student, several legacy of which is built into the very fabric generations removed from Goody’s peer of the discipline. group, acquainted with him all too briefly in the later years of his long and productive life. Such was the aura of the man, that this Before coming to St John’s in 2011, to read for reputation long preceded his passing, as is what was then the Archaeology and perhaps reflected in the fact that the society Anthropology Tripos, I had already read about for archaeologists and anthropologists at Jack Goody and the importance of his work. St John’s, the Goody Society, was named in To us newly minted undergraduates, he was a Jack’s honour during his lifetime. With all of central figure in the origin myth of British this in mind, I hope that I can be forgiven for social anthropology. I came to think of him as only discovering several weeks into my one of the crucial progenitors of the undergraduate degree that not only was Jack

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still alive and well, but could be found in the Of course, Goody’s advice that evening was College Bar every day, poring studiously over not borne out of naive romanticism towards his manuscripts with a glass of red wine. African traditional knowledge systems. His work exhibits a nuanced understanding of the differential development of the world’s

Jack’s warmth and genuine interest in polities, economies and societies. Writing my thoughts made it a pleasant and against the evolutionist tendency to humbling encounter. characterise ‘development’ as a matter of linear progression in which the West had proceeded furthest owing to its innate I first met Jack at the Goody Society’s annual ingenuity, Goody’s work points to several key dinner in my first year as an undergraduate. I factors responsible for transforming societies had the great fortune of sitting not only next in such a way as to enable the accruement of to Jack, but also his younger brother, Richard, power by a ruling class and technological who is an Honorary Fellow of the College. advancement. These factors included, most Both brothers have enjoyed fantastically prominently, intensified agriculture successful lives in academia, with Jack (Production and Reproduction, 1977), and appointed to the William Wyse Professorship the development of written communication in Social Anthropology in 1973, and his and literacy (The Domestication of the Savage brother taking up the Mallinckrodt Mind, 1977). Noting that such developments Professorship in Planetary Physics at Harvard. were never limited to Europe alone, Goody’s Needless to say, the dinner conversation was later work aimed to dethrone Europe as the intense, but Jack’s warmth and genuine interest epicentre of modernity, as reflected in works in my thoughts made it a pleasant and such as The Theft of History (2006) and humbling encounter. Aside from discussing Renaissances (2010), among others. Goody the need for a post-Marxist social programme also examined how more mundane, everyday rooted in a scientific understanding of society, practices, such as cooking and horticulture, I mentioned to Jack that I had plans to travel could teach us something about the to the Republic of Benin that summer, and development of class society and world trade, was somewhat worried about the health risks as in Cooking, Cuisine and Class (1982) and that are apparently abundant in equatorial The Culture of Flowers (1993). Never one to West Africa. An hour later, I left Hall with slow down in his later years, he published his assured confidence in the efficacy of West final book,Metals, Culture and Capitalism African traditional medicine. Fortunately, (2012), a grand synthesising foray into the I have not thus far needed to put Jack’s origins of the modern world, at the youthful assurances to the test. age of ninety-three.

Maggi Hambling’s 2011 portrait of Jack, which hangs in the Old Divinity School.

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From reading some of Goody’s memoirs, it Western world, and the refugees of war and seems that he viewed his work, as well as that despotism are frequently disparaged by the The Rt Hon. The Lord Griffiths of of his contemporaries, as the outcome of an media as economic scroungers, it appears that early life lived under the shadows of fascism the obligations of which Goody wrote are just Govilon, MC, 1923-2015 and in the throes of the Second World War. as relevant to scholars today. Speaking of the Goody himself fought in North Africa, before transferral of obligations between Hugh Griffiths’ long and colourful life embraced several careers. He was, by turn, a decorated being captured and escaping twice from generations, Goody writes in Death, Property officer in the Welsh Guards, a professional cricketer, a barrister and QC, judge of the High prisoner of war camps, living among peasants and the Ancestors: ‘A person does not simply Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords, an international arbitrator, and, to round in the Abruzzo region of Italy while in hiding. make an offering to a dead man’s shrine things off, a distinguished administrator in two sports: cricket and golf. Yet he wore his Following the War, Goody went on to because of a general obligation between distinction modestly. conduct fieldwork research for his PhD in members of the same wealth-holding Northern Ghana, just as the anti-colonial corporation; he does so because he sees the movement began to gather momentum. ancestor as an actual or potential trouble- During this time, Goody joined Kwame maker, as liable to cause him great misfortune Nkrumah’s Convention People’s Party, which because the obligations are not fulfilled.’ If campaigned for the independence of the Gold this obituary is to serve as ‘a public Coast in the 1950s. Reading his account of reformation of social norms’, then I will finish this period in The Expansive Moment (1995), with the reminder that Professor Sir John it appears that Goody’s career was inseparable Rankine Goody lives on through his writings. from his generation’s sense of obligation It is through these writings that Jack becomes towards rebuilding a just, post-war society. the ancestral troublemaker, reminding us that our obligations to our fellow humans are not Those formative years of Goody’s life are far yet fulfilled. Long may he trouble us to removed from the experiences of my honour his life’s work. generation. And yet, at a time when demagoguery is on the rise throughout the Sipke Shaughnessy (2011)

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William Hugh Griffiths was born on stated that his taking on the German tank 26 September 1923, the son of an eminent single-handed had broken up an attack on His reliable gut feeling for a case, surgeon, Sir Hugh Ernest Griffiths, and the British left flank, ‘which might have combined with persuasive advocacy, formed a winning combination. his wife, Doris. He was educated at menaced our entire position at Hechtel and Charterhouse, where he became renowned as altered the decision of the battle’. a fast bowler. He was commissioned into the Obscene Publications Act and had been given Welsh Guards aged eighteen and became a In April 1946 Griffiths came up to St John’s savage sentences. Griffiths’ decision led Lord tank commander. It is said that when his tank to read Law. He won three Blues for cricket, Widgery, Lord Chief Justice, to send him a once broke down during training, he rang his in 1946, 1947 and 1948, when he was the tart note saying, ‘it is not our policy to grant father’s chauffeur to seek help. opening fast bowler. On one occasion in bail [pending appeal]’. Griffiths thought that 1948, when Griffiths was playing for his judicial career would falter. He must also In 1944 Griffiths was a lieutenant in the 2nd Cambridge at Fenner’s against the famous have wondered whether the fact that he was a Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion during Australian touring side, he jokingly said over judge of Edward Heath’s ill-fated National the British Army’s advance from Brussels. On a drink with the Australian captain Lindsay Industrial Relations Court (NIRC) would 8 September the Welsh Guards group was in Hassett: ‘I don’t think much of your fast mar his chances of promotion. Indeed, it was the van of the battle for the Belgian town of bowlers.’ Hassett told his bowlers to ‘sort the not until after the return of a Tory Hechtel and was being held up by murderous boy out’, which they promptly did the government that the NIRC’s President, Sir anti-tank fire. Four German Panther tanks following day, dismissing him for a single. John Donaldson, and then Griffiths (in 1980) were reported to be approaching the British Whilst an undergraduate, he played for were promoted to the Court of Appeal. position from the west and Griffiths Glamorgan and was part of the side that won one occasion when appearing in a Privy volunteered to investigate. His light tank set the County Championship in 1948. That Council appeal against the rather earnest Ted In the Court of Appeal, as in the High Court, off, unaccompanied. After a shot from a same year Griffiths also won a golfing Blue. Eveleigh QC, he said to his junior: ‘Just grab Griffiths gained a reputation for being a sound German Panther missed his tank, Griffiths one volume of the Appeal Cases and bring it lawyer with a common-sense approach to directed his tank into a wood and lay waiting Griffiths was called to the Bar by Inner to court.’ ‘Why?’, the puzzled junior asked. ‘To cases. His statement: ‘never vote for the shits’ until the German tank came into range. Temple in 1949. He became pupil to Ronnie get our opponent worried’, Griffiths retorted. encapsulated this, although his self-confidence Armstrong-Jones (the Earl of Snowdon’s about how to decide a case was also summed father) at 5 Essex Court, a set of chambers Griffiths’ judicial career began whilst at the up in his line: ‘convince me I am wrong’. It was For this courageous attack Griffiths was that dealt mostly with motor and factory Bar by being appointed part-time Recorder these robust qualities that led to his awarded the Military Cross. accidents. Armstrong-Jones preferred to deal of Margate in 1962 and then of Cambridge appointment as a Law Lord in 1985. Griffiths with factual disputes rather than legal ones, in 1964. He was appointed to the High sat on appeals to the House of Lords and the which also suited Griffiths’ temperament. He Court, Queen’s Bench Division, in 1971 and Privy Council until 1993. In the notorious When it did, Griffith’s tank destroyed it with soon gained a large practice as a member of he heard both civil and criminal cases. He Spycatcher case, he alone of the Law Lords held three shots, and three other Panthers soon the South East Circuit and was appointed gained some unfortunate publicity when, that there should be a complete ban on any made off. Later that evening Griffith’s tank QC in 1962. His reliable gut feeling for a pending an appeal against sentence, he publication of Peter Wright’s memoirs. also destroyed two enemy transport vehicles. case, combined with persuasive advocacy, granted bail to the editors of the satirical For this courageous attack Griffiths was formed a winning combination. His cunning magazine Oz, who had been found guilty by Upon retirement from the judicial committee, awarded the Military Cross. The citation tactical senses did not desert him either. On an Old Bailey jury of offences under the Griffiths began a further legal career,

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becoming a much sought-after international He married his first wife, Evelyn Krefting, arbitrator and mediator. There he was again with whom he had three daughters and a son, Sir John Horlock, FRS, FREng, served well by his shrewd assessment of the in 1949. She died in 1998. In 2000 he merits and his ability to deal with parties with married Baroness Brigstocke, the former High 1928-2015 both firmness and charm. He continued to sit Mistress of St Paul’s Girls’ School. She was until well into his eighties. killed in a car accident in Athens in 2004. The opening paragraph from John’s obituary notice inThe Independentreads: Griffiths married Greta Fenston in 2009. Like John Horlock was one of the heavyweights of science and engineering in the second half of the Griffiths was elected to the Marylebone Griffiths, Greta is a great connoisseur of wine, 20th century. He was the second and consolidating Vice-Chancellor of the Open University, Cricket Club (MCC) in 1951 and became particularly Bordeaux. When he presented Vice-Chancellor of the University of Salford, Professor of Engineering at the Universities of President in 1991–2. He was instrumental in her with a Chateau Petrus one evening, she Liverpool and Cambridge and Treasurer and Vice-President of the Royal Society. the negotiations that led to the readmission said, ‘this is very good, but the vintage four of South Africa to international cricket after years earlier would have been better’. To

the fall of apartheid. In 1993 Griffiths was celebrate his ninetieth birthday they had a Photo: The Royal Society appointed Captain of the Royal and Ancient dance in Inner Temple (where he had been Golf Club; it was the first time one man had Treasurer) and he and Greta led the dancing. achieved the distinction of having held both this role and that of President of the MCC. Griffiths was elected an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1985. Griffiths enjoyed fast cars, good wines and good company. He was married three times. Sir Richard Aikens (1967)

80 | THE EAGLE 2016 THE EAGLE 2016 | 81 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES Photo: University of Cambridge Department Engineering John was born on 19 April 1928 in also initiated some taught Masters courses to Edmonton, North London and attended aid the transition from undergraduate study Latymer School, where the then Headmaster to research degrees. His turbomachinery V. E. Davis, a Johnian, advised him to take research flourished and with Hawthorne, his the Qualifying Examination for the former supervisor, he persuaded the Science Mechanical Sciences Tripos. John came up Research Council (now the EPSRC) to to St John's in 1946 and was much provide funding for a specialist laboratory to influenced by his Director of Studies, Harry study turbine aerodynamics at West Roden. He developed an interest in Harry's Cambridge. The Whittle Laboratory, field, the aerodynamics of turbomachinery, opened in 1973 with John as its first which became one of his life-long research Director, rapidly became the centre of interests. After achieving firsts in Prelims, excellence for aerodynamics that it remains Part I and Part II (and being awarded the to this day. In College, he served on the Rex Muir prize for coming top of the Part I Council and as Chairman of the class list), he went to work for Rolls-Royce Disciplinary Committee during the period in Derby. With help and a certain amount of student restlessness in the early seventies. of sponsorship from Rolls-Royce he Sir John Horlock (right) and Sir Frank Whittle at the opening of the Whittle Laboratory in 1973. returned to St John’s in 1952 to study for a PhD in the aerodynamics of jet engines, perfect, he suffered for most of his life with towards the results of fundamental early The Whittle Laboratory, opened in 1973 supervised by Sir William Hawthorne. His with John as its first Director, rapidly sarcoidosis, and he retired in 1990 at the age studies. Indeed, my career in Engineering thesis proved to be a seminal study in became the centre of excellence for of sixty-two. This retirement was, in practice, started with the instruction ‘Here’s Horlock, compressor design methods and he stayed on aerodynamics that it remains to this day. something of a theoretical one as he became a read it.’ as a College Research Fellow, University very active Treasurer and Vice President of Demonstrator and then Lecturer to the Royal Society (1992-7), while spending a continue the work. At the tender age of John left Cambridge in 1974 to become Vice day a week in the Whittle Lab pursuing his thirty, John left Cambridge in 1958 to take Chancellor at the University of Salford, research into advanced power cycles to ‘It’s in Horlock’ is a phrase still used around the planet to steer young up the Harrison Chair of Engineering at where he did much to raise the profile and generate electricity more efficiently. researchers towards the results of Liverpool, where he built up a strong academic standards of a young University, fundamental early studies. research group. including overseeing the introduction of a In addition to his learned papers, John wrote number of new Masters courses and a eight books, which are all formidable pieces John returned to Cambridge and St John’s to marked increase of its research output. He of scholarship. Each is an elegant summary John’s passions were engineering, education take a Chair in Engineering in 1967. He moved from there to be the second Vice- of the important work in the field to date, in and the provision of opportunity. A polite became Deputy Head of Department with Chancellor of the Open University (1981- which he describes the work of others and individual with a quiet demeanour, he was responsibility for teaching, and oversaw a 90) and steered that institution through a fills in the gaps with work of his own in an nevertheless keen to see things move on. revision, and considerable broadening, of the tricky political period when its funding, and approachable, authoritative style. In my own Possessing a keen analytical mind, once engineering course, directing it to the more to some extent its existence, were under field, ‘It’s in Horlock’ is a phrase still used convinced of the logic of a need to change, interdisciplinary one that we have today. He considerable threat. John’s health was not around the planet to steer young researchers he often became impatient at the slowness of

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others, and of organisations, to implement it. Council and as chairman of the Aeronautical This led him, to some extent, to have mixed Research Council and the Advisory Professor Stroud Francis feelings about Cambridge, although not Committee on Nuclear Safety. At one time about St John’s. He always spoke warmly of or another he was a Director of seven Charles ‘Toby’ Milsom, QC, FBA, the periods he was based here and was engineering companies. As an delighted to be elected to an Honorary acknowledgement of the debt that they feel 1923–2016 Fellowship in 1989. He was also touched by they owe to him, three educational the generosity of the College in hosting a establishments have named buildings after Symposium in 1998 to celebrate his him: Salford University has a Horlock Court, seventieth birthday, which attracted eminent the Open University has a Horlock Building speakers from around the world. and the Whittle Lab, here in Cambridge, has a Horlock Wing. John was knighted for his During his career, John made significant services to science, engineering and education contributions in a wide variety of areas. At in 1996. He died in May 2015 and is survived the national level he was active as a member by his wife Sheila and their three children. of the Finniston Committee, the Science Research Council and the Engineering Tom Hynes

S. F. C. Milsom was born on 2 May 1923, in 1941, hoping to read Natural Sciences. younger son of Harry Lincoln Milsom, Debarred by a weakness in mathematics, he Secretary of the London Hospital, and opted instead for Law. Upon graduation, after Isobel Vida Milsom (née Collins). He died a year in Naval intelligence, he was called to on 24 February 2016. the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1947, and took up a Harkness Fellowship to study legal history Excluded from active service by a serious head at the University of Pennsylvania. The injury in his mid-teens, he went from resulting dissertation earned him, in 1948, a Charterhouse to Trinity College, Cambridge, Yorke Prize, and a Prize Fellowship at Trinity.

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In 1955 he married Irène (née Szereszewski), were written, as he put it, at a time when legal property, his arguments first set out in his formerly wife of the criminologist Leon history was seen in law faculties ‘as a cultural introduction to the 1968 re-issue of Pollock His legal talents and down-to-earth Radzinowicz, also a Fellow of Trinity. extra, its uselessness conferring some and Maitland’s The History of English Law human sympathies were combined to good effect. Milsom’s sensitivity led him to leave gentlemanly virtue. Serious enquiry had all but before the time of Edward I. He was, in respect Cambridge in the same year for a lectureship ceased … Only unworrying details remained to of F. W. Maitland, the ‘devoted heretic’, and the at the London School of Economics (LSE), be settled; and generations of students wrote ‘lonely figure in some Bateman drawing, the Milsom also wrote a ‘textbook’, Historical and then, in 1956, for a fellowship and indistinguishable essays summarizing the man who thinks that Maitland was wrong’. The Foundations of the Common Law, published tutorship at New College, Oxford. At this literature on questions such as the precise ‘heresy’ was further expounded in his 1972 in 1969, with a second edition in 1981, time he began a series of summer visits to manner in which actions on the case Maitland Lectures, published as The Legal which is still in daily use and certain to New York University Law School. developed from the action of trespass.’ Framework of English Feudalism (1976). remain so for the foreseeable future, as one Maitland, perhaps influenced by his early work of the classic works on the common law. Milsom’s work on trespass destroyed the on Bracton, had supposed that Roman or Later scholars have questioned aspects of ‘Professor Milsom has only allowed his premise of those essays. The key developments modern concepts of ownership and possession Milsom’s analysis – his denial, for example, work to be published when he has in the early common law of wrongs had been, could be applied to the common law of land- of the possibility of Roman influence on the something important to say.’ not conceptual, but jurisdictional. Actions of holding in England in the period following the early common law – but his insights have trespass on the case (in time the basis for Norman Conquest. Milsom suggested another changed English legal historiography much of the modern law of obligations) were framework, for a common law as yet too young irrevocably. And perhaps this brilliant, kind In 1964 he returned to the LSE as Professor not derived from conceptually distinct actions for sophisticated Roman ideas. The early and unassuming man would not have been of Legal History in succession to T. F. T. of trespass, but were a ‘second helping’ of tenant of freehold land had neither ownership dissatisfied: as he put it in the preface to his Plucknett, whom he also succeeded in 1965 wrongs taken by the king’s justices in the nor possession in a Roman or modern sense, Maitland Lectures, ‘I shall be content if it is as Literary Director of the Selden Society, fourteenth century from the same local justice but simply seisin, understood as the fruit of a agreed that the questions arise, and therefore holding office until 1980. Milsom was from which they had taken the subject matter ‘vertical’ relationship with his feudal lord. that the world cannot have been quite as we President of the society from 1985 until of actions of trespass in the thirteenth. Ownership of land was not aboriginal with the have supposed.’ 1988. Elected to the British Academy in Actions of trespass on the case – complaining conquest, but a side-effect – both unforeseen 1967, his final move was a return to of wrongs – gradually superseded many earlier and unintended – of attempts by Henry II to Dr N. G. Jones (Magdalene) Cambridge in 1976 as Professor of Law, and actions which asserted rights (such as the make the feudal structure ‘work according to Fellow of St John’s. He retired in 1990. action of covenant for the breach of an its own assumptions’. agreement); and this supersession was devised As the Faculty Board of Law put it in 2002, by lawyers, focusing simply upon today’s nominating him for his honorary Cambridge client and today’s problems, and accepted by LLD, ‘Professor Milsom has only allowed his judges who, as Milsom put it, had to be work to be published when he has something persuaded that what they were doing was important to say’, and what he said was indeed ‘intellectually defensible’ – a process of important. His published work began with a twisting, traces of which persist in the law. series of articles in the Cambridge Law Journal and the Law Quarterly Review between 1954 In the 1960s Milsom’s attention turned to and 1958 on the history of trespass. These the early history of the common law of real

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research student at Cambridge, Reg was College Lectureship in 1967, and as Director Dr Reginald Hesketh Prince, awarded a PhD degree at UCL. The of Studies in Chemistry in 1968, holding both authorities at UCL were clearly very offices with very short breaks up to his 1927–2015 cooperative in these unusual arrangements retirement in 1988. His Fellowship was put in place by Emeléus. Reg’s meteoric rise converted from Title B to Title D in 1987 in Reg Prince was born in Newport, through the ranks continued with his recognition of his long service to the College Photo: Lafayette Photography Monmouthshire (as it then was), in February immediate appointment to a Cambridge as a teacher and Tutor. 1927. His early academic career followed a University post as a Demonstrator in path common to many able men and women Chemistry. This was the standard first rung on Another honour he received was the award of in the first half of the twentieth century who the academic ladder in those days. Normally, an ScD degree from the University in 1990, came from less wealthy families. On leaving St however, individuals were expected to which attests to the outstanding quality of his Julian’s High School in Newport he continued complete two or three years of postdoctoral research. In Reg’s own words, his research his education in chemistry at the City of work before being appointed. interests included kinetics and mechanisms of Cardiff Technical College. In 1948 he reactions on metal complexes, zinc chemistry graduated with a BSc degree in Chemistry and function in zinc metalloenzymes, and awarded by University College London (UCL). Reg’s meteoric rise through the coordination chemistry of metals and ranks continued with his immediate metalloenzymes. appointment as a Demonstrator After graduation Reg took a job with British in Chemistry. Nylon Spinners in Pontypool, where he worked This range of topics was unusually broad on the development of new analytical methods throughout the period of Reg’s active mainly connected with polyamides and related Reg’s career received another major boost two independent research work in Cambridge, in processing accessories. This was a period when years later with a Fellowship at St John’s. The that it covered organic, inorganic and bio- there was a massive shift in the spinning and College recruited Reg from Sidney Sussex, chemistry. From the 1950s onwards, chemistry weaving industries towards the use of modern This was an exceptional move, not just because presumably with the encouragement of as a whole underwent a major revolution in synthetic polymers instead of natural fibres. The it took place part-way through a PhD degree Emeléus, and admitted him in August with both theory and practice. On the theoretical work was carried out in an industrial laboratory, course, but even more so because Emeléus was the associated post of College Supervisor in side, there were major advances in the so Reg’s contributions were not published in one of the top inorganic chemists of the day Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, in which understanding of the electronic basis of the scientific literature. Clearly, however, he and his research group was a world-leading he succeeded Dr Palmer. His next significant chemical bonding, and the nature of the stood out as an exceptionally bright, young organisation, with many students going on to step was promotion from the short-term post electronic processes involved in making and industrial chemist, because at the age of 27, in distinguished careers. Reg had clearly made a of Demonstrator to an established post of breaking bonds during chemical reactions. The 1954, he was admitted to UCL to work for a very favourable impression, despite having no Lecturer in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry technology used to investigate such processes PhD degree in Chemistry. academic connection with Cambridge. In yet in 1963. At the same time he was appointed a was revolutionised by the rapid advances in another mark of approval, Emeléus ensured that College Tutor, a post he held for the next many spectroscopic methods. Reg made the As a further mark of his outstanding promise, Reg was admitted as a research student to his seven years. most of these new opportunities in his Reg transferred to Cambridge after two years of own college, Sidney Sussex, with the support of research work and established himself as an research at UCL, to continue his work in the a British Titan Products Research Studentship. His subsequent career followed an important, pioneering member of an research laboratory of Professor Harry Emeléus. In 1958, two years after being admitted as a unexceptional path, with appointments to a adventurous group of bio-inorganic and

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bio-organic chemists, who opened up the be fraught with fixed opinions and multidisciplinary approach to solving the personal sensitivities, but happily Reg, ALUMNI OBITUARIES chemical aspects of many biological processes. always genial, friendly, amusing and Compiled by Colin Greenhalgh, CBE, DL (1960) accommodating, helped to lighten the Away from the laboratory Reg was deeply tone ... We needed more people like Reg committed to his family. He and Merna were on many committees and panels I have 1935 STEELE-PERKINS, Dr Peter Edward, ministry from 1942 to 1986 was in the Diocese married in August 1953 at St Mary’s Church, experienced over the years! died 27 July 2015, aged ninety-eight. After of Peterborough: Curate at St Peter and St Paul, Malpas, Newport. They had two children, and Wellington School, Somerset, he read Natural Abington; Vicar of Isham with Great and Little the great enjoyment of varied activities shared Sciences at St John’s and then trained as a Harrowden; Rector of Boughton; Examining with their father was enthusiastically recalled Reg, always genial, friendly, amusing doctor, qualifying at Guy’s Hospital in 1942. Chaplain to the Bishop of Peterborough; during Reg’s funeral service. and accommodating, helped to lighten After war service with the Royal Army Director of Post-Ordinand Training and the tone. Medical Corps, where Peter rose to the rank of Director of Ordinands; Canon of Peterborough Perhaps Reg’s major source of relaxation was Major and was awarded the Croix de Guerre, Cathedral; and Librarian of the Peterborough golf. He was an accomplished golfer and won These warm words concerning Reg’s he spent three years as a venereologist in post- Diocese. He was Chaplain to the Queen 1981-8. the President’s Cup in College on four cooperative approach to academic life are war Germany. Peter later became a single- Keenly interested in ecclesiastical history and occasions. A colleague who played with Reg in echoed in many comments from his College handed GP in Bradninch in Devon, formally records, Geoffrey published The Bishops of several competitions remembers that ‘the and departmental colleagues. He was retiring in 1977 but continuing to work until Peterborough, 1541–1991. In 1945 he married competitors could be classified in one of two unflappable and good-natured, with a 1982. He was a member of the Royal College Mollie, who predeceased him. Geoffrey is ways – those who were good golfers, like Reg, seemingly inexhaustible fund of jokes to ease of Surgeons and a licentiate of the Royal survived by his sons, Martin and Andrew. Guy Lee and Dyfrig Morgan, and those who tense moments in discussions. His gentle good College of Physicians. Recreational interests were enthusiastic but not good’. humour also buoyed up numerous students in included shooting, hunting and sailing. Peter 1937 DICKSON, Edward Chambre (Teddy), times of anxiety, many of whom remember was much involved in country life and in the TD, DL, died 9 November 2015, aged ninety- Yet chemistry was never very far away. It came being plied with a never-ending supply of fig community as Mayor of Bradninch. His seven. He came up from Marlborough College as a surprise to many to discover that, for a biscuits to nourish their tired, young brains in marriage to Joan, who survives him, lasted for and read Part I Economics before enlisting long period, Reg was an examiner in A level College supervisions. seventy-three years. They had two children, after the outbreak of the Second World War in Chemistry for the Oxford and Cambridge Anthony and Gillian. the 88th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Schools Examination Board (known to Reg was a true gentle man in every respect. where he was a Captain. During the War Teddy generations of schoolchildren, their parents 1937 CARNELL, Canon Geoffrey Gordon, was reported missing but later found to be a and their teachers as O&C), and was an Dr John Leake (1958) and died 14 November 2015, aged ninety-seven. prisoner of war. Returning to civilian life with O&C Board member from 1980 to 1989. Professor Jim Staunton (1969) Coming up from City of Norwich School as a a firm of solicitors, he subsequently held a One of his co-examiners recalls the positive Scholar, he read History in Part I and number of important roles and distinctions, influence he had in discussions: Theology in Part II and was awarded a Naden including Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire; Research Studentship by the College and a High Sheriff of Lancashire 1986–7; Director Reg was an excellent member of the Lightfoot Scholarship by the University. After of the North Western Chamber of Commerce, panel. Devising, discussing and eventually Cuddesdon College, other than four years as 1991–3; Territorial Decoration. Teddy’s wives, agreeing on the wording of a set of Chaplain and Lecturer in Divinity at St Pip and Bella, both predeceased him, as did his examination questions can, all too often, Gabriel’s College, Camberwell, Geoffrey’s son Peter. He is survived by his daughter Daphne.

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1937 HODGETTS, Robert Bartley (Bobby), Pushing the boundaries of chemistry across the Church Home Mission Board and in other from 1949 to 1966 he served in the Colonial father of Gabrielle (1982) and uncle of discipline, he demonstrated that organic roles. Edgar married Joyce, with whom he had Service in Northern Rhodesia and Zambia Charlotte Brown (1987), died 15 November compounds can act as semi-conductors and a daughter, Miriam, and a son, Martin. After and was appointed MBE (1961) and OBE 2015, aged ninety-seven. After Merchant that molecules of DNA can conduct electricity, Joyce’s death, in 1966 he married Mary. He (1965) for public service in Northern Taylor’s School, Crosby, he was admitted to significant for a whole area of biophysical and Mary loved to travel and enjoyed many Rhodesia and the Order of Distinguished read History as an Exhibitioner, became a research. Dan was appointed OBE (1961) and holidays together in retirement. They lived in Service, Zambia (1966). Jack returned to Scholar and was an occasional ‘Paper’ speaker FRS (1964). He was regarded with affection by Welwyn Garden City for many years prior to Cambridge as Deputy Director at the Cambridge Union. Serving in the his students, who set up a web page of bon moving to Letcombe Regis in Oxfordshire. (Administration) in the University’s Estate RNVR Fleet Air Arm 1940–5, Bobby was mots. His interests included hill-walking and Mary died in 2014. Management and Building Service before interned at Koulikoro, French Sudan, 1941–2. music. In 1942 Dan married Brenda (died moving to an administrative role at the Subsequently, he joined the Civil Service, 1992). They had one son, Rod. 1939 GREEN, Dr (Charles) Roger Heyden, McDonald Institute for Archaeological working for many years in the areas of nephew of Reginald (1918) and Donald Research. He married Pam, who survives him. National Insurance and Health. Bobby rose to 1938 MORGAN, Glyn James, died 6 April (1924), died 9 March 2016, aged ninety-four. They had three sons and one daughter. become Under Secretary at the Department of 2016, aged ninety-six. Coming up to St John’s He attended Lydgate House School, Health and Social Security, 1973–8. On from Manor House School, Clapham, he read Hunstanton, and Oundle School before 1940 SANSOM, Kenneth John, brother of retirement, he was appointed Clerk to the Law, winning the George Long Prize for coming up to St John’s, where he was awarded Hugh Wilfred (1942) and great uncle of Worshipful Company of Glaziers, 1979–85. Jurisprudence in 1941. Glyn was called to the a BA in 1943. Roger then undertook medical Jonathan David Tuckwell (1996), died 12 His recreations included watching cricket and Bar by the Middle Temple and became Senior training, taking his MB and BChir in 1944. September 2015, aged ninety-three. After rugby. He married first in 1945 and they had Legal Assistant at the Department of From 1945 to 1948 he served as a Captain in Windlesham House School and Stowe one daughter. In 1949 he married Frances Education and Science, 1952–74. He was then the Royal Army Medical Corps based in School, at St John’s he read Geography. In (Tansy), who predeceased him in 2007. They Assistant Commissioner at the Charity Egypt and Palestine. On leaving the Army, 1955 he married Alison, who survives him. had two daughters, Sarah and Gabrielle. Commission from 1974 to 1978. In 1953 Roger entered General Practice in Bury St They had two daughters, Jane and Vivien, Glyn married Mary, who predeceased him. Edmunds and practised for thirty-eight years, and one son, Paul. 1938 ELEY, Professor Daniel Douglas (Dan), the last twenty-one as Senior Partner. He OBE, FRS, brother-in-law of Hugh (1935), 1939 BOYES, (Albert) Edgar, died 24 married Joan in 1945, who predeceased him. 1941 ANGEL, Dr Joseph Harold (Joe), died died 3 September 2015, aged 100. After January 2016, aged ninety-four. Coming up They had three daughters, Caroline, Libby 1 May 2015, aged ninety-two. After Christ’s College, Finchley, he studied for a from High School for Boys, Scarborough, he and Katharine. Doncaster Grammar School, he came up as a BSc, MSc and PhD at Manchester University, read Natural Sciences, winning a College State Scholar reading Natural Sciences, and before a second PhD at St John’s, supervised Scholarship and the Wright Prize in 1941. 1940 FAIRHURST, Jack, OBE, brother of was a member of the College Medical Society by Eric Rideal, resulting in the Eley-Rideal After St John’s, Edgar spent thirty-six years Harry (1947), died 21 January 2016, aged and Secretary of the University Inter- mechanism for hydrogenation on with Imperial Chemical Industries before ninety-three. Having attended Hulme Collegiate Debating Society. His clinical heterogeneous catalysts. During the Second taking early retirement in 1978 after six years Grammar School, Oldham, he read History as training was at University College Hospital World War Dan researched on explosives and as Research Manager in the ICI Plastics a Sizar, rowed and was captain of the football and he served his National Service in the RAF served in the Home Guard. A distinguished Division. When he left ICI he became Vice- team. His studies were interrupted by the as ‘Flying Officer Angel’. Joe was Assistant career at Bristol and Nottingham Universities Principal of Luton Industrial College, an Second World War, when Jack served with the Professor of Medicine at State University, New culminated as first Professor of Physical organisation founded to promote Christianity 1/8 Gurkha Rifles, British Indian Army, in York; Medical Officer at the WHO/MRC Chemistry at Nottingham (1954–80). in the workplace, and served on the Methodist Burma and Java. 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1989 Consultant Physician at Watford St Peter’s School, York, he read Economics. In 1941 GEORGE, Bryan Henry, died 15 interpreter. After completing a first-class General Hospital and Harefield Hospital, the Second World War David served as a Flight January 2016, aged ninety-two. After degree, he worked in Liverpool and London Middlesex. Appointed MRCP, FRCP and Lieutenant in the RAF and trained in Canada, Kilmarnock Academy and Strathallan School, for ICI and later for Harrods, leading several FRSM, in 1959 he won the Raymond Horton which eventually became his home. Enjoying a he read Engineering and was Lance- departments and meeting many famous Smith Prize for his Cambridge MD thesis, and career as an entrepreneur, he ran an advertising Bombardier in the University STC Gunners. people. A lifelong love of the theatre peaked in researched and published extensively on agency and then created a business in Unfit for military service because of a hearing 1992 when Edgar was the only non-professional thoracic medicine. A Francophile with a Niagara-on-the-Lake, Southern Ontario, impairment, Bryan worked in the south west actor in Philadelphia, Here I Come! at the farmhouse in the Dordogne, Joe appeared on supplying crested products to universities and of England on development work for military King’s Head in Islington. After excellent Mastermind, answering questions on the schools. David was a member of the equipment, also making frequent visits to reviews, the play transferred to Wyndham’s. Austrian Habsburgs, and loved music. He is International Rotary Club for many years. London and the Midlands to repair blitz- He was also Director of the Tower Theatre in survived by Helen, whom he married in 1962, Married to Barbara for fifty-nine years, they damaged roads and railways. He later worked Islington, playing and directing many parts. and by their children, Jessica and Jonathan. had three children, Tony, Mark and Gillian. in a senior managerial position in a public company before founding his own company 1942 FORSTER, Charles Arthur, died 17 1941 BRIERLEY, Alan Corns, father of Paul 1941 FREEMAN, Alan Douglas, died 8 July and undertaking business in Italy, Spain and January 2016, aged ninety-one. After attending Norris (1969), died 22 March 2016, aged 2014, aged ninety. He came up from Queen Australia. Regarding his impairment Manchester Grammar School, he read ninety-two. He attended Hulme Grammar Mary’s School, Basingstoke, on a Minor philosophically, Bryan never allowed it to Mechanical Sciences as a Baylis Scholar and School and then read Modern and Medieval Scholarship, read Mathematics and was a embarrass him or to limit his professional and was awarded the John Bernard Seely Prize by Languages in Part I and History in Part II, member of the University Gliding Club. Alan’s social activities, remarking wryly that his the University in 1944. Charles played rugby completing his degree in 1947. Alan’s studies at studies were interrupted by the Second World headmaster had suggested he become a and chess for the College, as Captain in the St John’s, where he represented the College at War, in which he served as Lieutenant, then diplomat. His first book, Fifteen Easy Tales latter. He enjoyed a long career in the Lawn Tennis, were interrupted by the Second Captain, in the 8th Army Troops Royal and Strange Stories, was published when he aeronautics, defence and IT industries, working World War, when he served from 1942 to 1945 Engineers in Italy and Austria. He was involved was eighty-six and is based on everyday life successively at de Havilland, English Electric, as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. His in the building of bridges at Incoronata (the and supernatural events experienced during his Ferranti, Elliotts and Sema, where he was career from 1948 to 1982 was spent with first railway bridge built with Bailey time abroad and travelling in the UK. He was Senior Consultant from 1968 and concluded United Steel Companies, subsequently British equipment), Sangro (the longest fixed bridge in married to Peggy and they had children. his career. While working for de Havilland, Steel Corporation. In 2002 Alan remarked that the Italian campaign), the Congo Bridge at Charles completed an external BSc and an during his lifetime the College had changed as Cassino and the Po Bridge at Pontelagoscuro 1942 DAVIES, (David) Edgar, died 1 April external MSc at the University of London. He much as it had between Victorian times and (the longest floating bridge). After Cambridge 2016, aged ninety. After Alsop High School, married Barbara in 1948. They had three the year of his matriculation. In 1949 he Alan qualified as a chartered accountant and Liverpool, he read Modern and Medieval children, Christopher, Roger and Elizabeth. married Val, whom he had met at Cambridge combined this with his interest in aeronautics, Languages (French and Spanish) and played in his first year when she was a student at holding important financial roles, directorships cricket. His studies were interrupted by the 1942 GOODE, John, brother of James Girton College. They had two sons, Paul and and consultancies for a number of companies War. Hilary Jackson, a niece, writes that Edgar (1949), died 8 July 2012, aged eighty-seven. Mark, and one daughter, Sarah. in the UK and abroad, including Vickers, ‘found himself on D-Day wading ashore to the After Spalding Grammar School and Worksop BOAC and British Airways. He married Normandy beaches with a rifle held over his College, he read Modern and Medieval 1941 EVANS, David Dunston Silian, died Maxine in 1950. They had one daughter, head and shoes tied round his neck’ and was Languages (French and German). John then 1 January 2016, aged ninety-two. After Andrea, who matriculated at Newnham ‘very proud of his veteran’s medal’. Most of his taught at Rossall School. One of his former attending St John’s School, Leatherhead, and College in 1974. Army life was spent in Brussels as an pupils comments, ‘He taught me French and

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German to O Level. I managed to pass both, 1942 STOKOE, William Geoffrey (Geoff ), average of 24.24, including two centuries, and despite being a less than studious boy!’ died 21 March 2015 aged ninety. He came up claimed 121 victims, 91 caught and 30 from The Grammar School, Darlington, to stumped. David married Sally in 1954. 1942 KENT, Alan, died 10 September 2015, read Natural Sciences at St John’s with a aged ninety. He came up to St John’s from particular interest in Physics. Geoff ’s 1943 DORWARD, Arthur Fairgrieve, Pocklington School to read Natural Sciences undergraduate studies were interrupted during brother of Adam Paterson (1941) and uncle and Chemical Engineering, and became a the Second World War. Nevertheless, he of Richard Munro (1962) and James member of the Cambridge Union Society. His excelled in Parts I and II of the Natural Fairgrieve (1964), died 4 August 2015, aged career was as a chemical engineer involved in Sciences Tripos, with a Distinction in Part II. ninety. After Sedbergh School, he read research, development and design, including After a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Modern and Medieval Languages, played employment with the long-established firm of Geoff followed his father into the teaching rugby and squash for the College and rugby Ted Newman (1942) in a Spitfire Mk XI probably in Albright and Wilson. Alan was Birmingham 1946 at West Malling. profession and gave long service to for the University (three Blues, Captain Local Secretary of Mensa, 1963–4, and Bournemouth School as a teacher of Physics, 1949–50). Winning fifteen caps for founder, organiser and editor of the Trethewy 1942 NEWMAN, Edward Frederick George Form Tutor, Housemaster and Headmaster. Scotland (Captain 1952–3) as scrum-half, Society from 1983, in which role he published (Ted), died 26 April 2015, aged ninety-one. He was also a trustee of St Peter’s Church, Arthur was highly regarded as both articles in various genealogical journals. In After Northgate Grammar School, Ipswich, Bournemouth. Geoff remembered his time at motivator and tactician. Gifted with 1964 he married Barbara, who survives him. he pursued the Special RAF Course at St St John’s with continuing affection. blistering pace, he once dropped a They had two children, Phoebe and Jasper. John’s, joined the University Air Squadron prodigious goal when it was said the cheers and learned to fly Tiger Moths. Sent for 1943 BLAKE, David Eustace, brother of John of the crowd reached Princes Street from 1942 MAJOR, Donald (Don), died 17 training by the RAF to No. 6 British Flying (1936), died 21 May 2015, aged ninety. After Murrayfield. He played for and captained his February 2014, aged eighty-nine. After Sale Training School, USA, Ted remembered the Aldenham School, where he opened the beloved Gala Club, making his debut aged High School and Manchester Grammar kindness and hospitality of his American batting with John Dewes (1945), at St John’s seventeen. A talented all-rounder, Arthur School, he was a Baylis Scholar, reading hosts. He was posted to 287 Squadron and he was a Royal Engineers Cadet, 1943–4, and also represented Gala at cricket, hockey, Mathematics in Part I and Natural Sciences flew Hurricanes, Spitfires and Tempests. In represented the College at hockey and squash. tennis, squash and golf. Working for the in Part II. Embarking on a career as a 1945 he married Anne. He once visited her After the War, David qualified as a dentist, family textile and clothing firm, Messrs J. research engineer and physicist, in 1959 Don in hospital in a Spitfire, performing becoming a partner at Earl, Blake and Blake in and J. C. Dorward, he rose to become became Assistant Chief Engineer in the aerobatics overhead. After demob Ted Portsmouth. He played in seventy-three first- Director. Arthur is survived by Christine, Scientific Apparatus Department at worked as General Manager of AMG, class cricket matches as batsman and whom he married in 1960, and by their Associated Electrical Industries at Barton supplying materials, equipment and wicketkeeper for Hampshire (Cap 1953), children, daughter Lesley and son Campbell. Works, Trafford Park, Manchester, and in servicing to Kent’s hop and fruit industry. Marylebone Cricket Club, Free Foresters, 1976 Principal Physicist at the Christie A keen gardener, he cooked his own produce E. W. Swanton’s XI, the Gentlemen of 1943 ELGOOD, Ronald Lloyd (Ron), died Hospital, Manchester. He was awarded an and made enticing wines. Ted and Anne England and the Duke of Norfolk’s XI. David 3 September 2015, aged ninety. After MSc degree in Medical Physics at the were generous hosts who enjoyed family life, was the last batsman to open a first-class Bradfield College, he read Law, interrupted University of Leeds in 1973. In 1948 Don their dogs and travel. Their son David innings with Len Hutton, and in 1956 played by RAF service. Trained in Canada and married Lilian, who died in 2011. They had writes, ‘Ted was proud of his Cambridge against a West Indian XI at Queen’s Park commissioned in May 1945 as a Navigator, two children, John, who died in 2013, and connection and always wore his St John’s tie Oval, Trinidad, and the touring Australians at Ron missed active service. Returning to St Janet, who survives him. at formal occasions and funerals.’ Lord’s. He scored 2909 first-class runs at an John’s, he played University cricket, fives and

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squash, winning a Blue in the latter two. A was a fine singer and Deputy Chair of the doctorate. His career as a leading marine 1944 ROTHWELL, Richard William, died Minor Counties cricketer for Berkshire, Ron Coventry Health Authority. Two wives, Jill physicist, interested in waves, tides and sea 18 October 2015, aged eighty-nine. After also competed twice in the Berkshire squash and Helen, predeceased him. He is survived by levels, began at the National Institute of Calday Grange Grammar School, West championship final against his brother. his third wife, Margaret, his children, Kate, Oceanography. David also worked at the Kirby, he read Mechanical Sciences and Qualifying as a solicitor, he worked in Philip and Andrew, and several stepchildren. Scripps Institute of Oceanography, California, rowed for the LMBC. Enjoying a long career London, Worcester and Kenya before and became Assistant Director of the Institute in civil and military engineering, Richard establishing Elgoods, in Cheltenham. On 1943 WILMOT-DEAR, Peter William, of Oceanographic Sciences at the Bidston started with W. S. Atkins, then moved to retirement from Elgoods, Ron worked for father of Michael Raymond (1980), died 9 Observatory. In 1987 he moved to the NASA- John Howard and Co., before joining Sir other firms in Cheltenham until the age of December 2013, aged eighty-eight. After Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland William Halcrow and Partners, where he rose eighty. He was a keen collector of cricket Dulwich College, he read Natural Sciences, and was involved in the launch of the Topex- to be Group Chairman, 1988–91. Numerous books and cigarette cards, a keen gardener and coxed for the LMBC and was a founding Poseidon satellite. His honours included projects in various parts of the world a volunteer for the Samaritans. He married member of the Lady Margaret Players. Peter Honourable Member of the Royal Society of included sea and river defence, ports, tunnels Kate in 1961. They had three daughters, Lucy, then served on HMS Formidable, which was New Zealand; Fellow of the Royal and military installations. Keen to make a Sophie and Jess, and one son, Matt. returning servicemen from the Far East. He Astronomical Society; Fellow of the Royal difference to the communities in which he proved adept at repairing equipment and Society; and a doctorate from Toulouse lived, Richard was a Member, Epsom and 1943 TOMLINSON, Professor Rolfe joined the Research Department at Mullard University. David published numerous articles Ewell Borough Council, 1973–87; Member, Cartwright, father of Andrew David (1977), Radio Valve. Peter completed a Postgraduate and, in 1999, Tides: A Scientific History. His Board of Hammersmith and West London died 10 October 2015, aged ninety. After Certificate in Education in 1949 and after recreations included music and walking. College, 1990–2000; and Member, Surrey Merchant Taylors’ School, he read posts at Westminster City School and Anne-Marie, whom he married in 1952, and County Council, 1993–2001. Widely Mathematics as a Major Scholar, followed by a Dulwich College, he became Head of Biology their children, Marie, Bruno and Natalie, travelled for business and pleasure, he was an Diploma in Aeronautics at Imperial College. at King’s School, Peterborough. Peter was survive him. experienced raconteur who enjoyed good Attracted to operational research, he joined remembered as an inspirational teacher and music, food and wine, attended church and the National Coal Board, becoming Director producer of school plays. Subsequent 1944 COLLINSON, Michael, died 4 loved playing bridge. Richard married Mary; of Operational Research, before moving to the appointments were Head of Sciences at The October 2015, aged eighty-nine. Coming up they had two children, Michael and Carolyn. International Institute of Applied Systems Girls’ Grammar School, Stevenage, and Head from Oundle School, he read Law. After his He was grandfather to Matthew, Thomas, Analysis near Vienna. As Head and first of Chemistry at Wyndham School, Egremont. first year at St John’s, where Michael was an Jack and Harry. Professor of Operational Research and Peter retired to Wiltshire, where he enjoyed RAF Cadet, he spent three and a half years in Systems at Warwick Business School, Rolfe gardening, the theatre and amateur dramatics. the RAF Regiment and then returned to 1944 SHARDLOW, Ambrose John, died 15 enjoyed an international reputation and was In 1949 he married Jean, also a thespian, who Cambridge to complete his degree. Boxing at December 2015, aged eighty-nine. After St President, European Federation of survives him. They had three children, Ann, bantamweight, he won a Half Blue in 1949 Peter’s School, York, he came up to St John’s to Operational Research Societies, 1982–5. The Christine and Michael. and was elected a Hawk. From 1952 until read Mechanical Sciences and was Captain of Operational Research Society appointed him retirement in 1990, Michael was a solicitor in the LMBC. Ambrose then served with the Companion in 1990 and awarded him the 1944 CARTWRIGHT, Dr David Edgar, private practice in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Corps of Royal Engineers as 2nd Lieutenant Beale Medal in 2005. Rolfe was inspiring, FRS, died 2 December 2015, aged eighty- Michael married Sue in 1989. He had one before joining the Central Electricity aspirational and committed to teamwork. nine. After Worthing High School, he read son, Adam, one daughter, Charley, two Generating Board as a civil engineer working He published and spoke extensively and Natural Sciences at St John’s and Mathematics stepsons, James and Nick, and one with power stations in the Midlands. A authoritatively. A committed Anglican, he at King’s College London, receiving a stepdaughter, Juliet. committed Christian, he was heavily involved

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with the running of his church, making a Getty Images England’ to Field Studies for Schools, Volume which time Erwin published papers in particularly strong contribution in financial 5. In 1960 he married Nancy, who survives various mathematical journals. In 1956 he matters. A keen gardener, growing both him. They had one daughter, Jeannie, and was awarded a PhD by the University of flowers and vegetables, when Ambrose retired one son, Alastair. Southampton. In 1960 Erwin married Janet. to North Yorkshire he became involved with They had one daughter, Claudia, and one RHS Harlow Carr Gardens near Harrogate. 1945 SNOW, (John) Brian, son of Sir son, Peter. His daughter, Shirley Morris, comments, ‘He Harold Snow (1919), died 25 June 2015, was a quiet man but well respected in all he aged eighty-seven. He came up to St John’s 1947 EVANS, Michael David Thompson, did.’ Married in 1952 to Patricia, who survives from Sherborne School to read Mechanical brother of Roland Thompson (1931) and him, they had three children, Shirley, Ruth Sciences and subsequently added the grandfather of Thomas Louth (2012), died 26 and Jonathan. professional qualifications CEng and FIEE. September 2015, aged ninety-one. After Enjoying a lengthy and successful career Shrewsbury School, he enrolled on a War 1945 DEWES, John Gordon, died 12 May between 1948 and 1990 in the electrical Office course in Turkish at SOAS, University 2015, aged eighty-eight. After Aldenham engineering industry, Brian worked of London, before serving as a Foreign Office School, he read Law and Geography and won John Dewes (1945, right) batting for the University. successively as Sales Engineer for British Official in Turkey from 1944 to 1946. At St a Larmor Award. As a schoolboy John scored Thomson-Houston Company; Commercial John’s Michael read Law and enjoyed beagling, a century at Lord’s, his innings interrupted 1945 RIACH, Donald James (Don), died 6 Manager for Associated Electrical Industries; rowing, squash and tennis. A practising lawyer when a German flying bomb landed. July 2015, aged eighty-eight. After Oldham Sales Manager, Projects Manager, Projects for more than thirty years, he was called to the Enjoying a distinguished record as Eagle, Hulme Grammar School, he read Director and Commercial Director for GEC Bar by Lincoln’s Inn and became a partner at Hawk, Quidnunc, cricket Blue and hockey Geography, played cricket and football, and Transportation Projects; and Commercial Cameron Markby. At the British Property Blue, he was a prolific batsman, scoring 2432 was a member of Cambridge University Director of GEC General Signal. Brian is Federation, Michael served as council member first-class runs in 1950 – third in the national Geography Society. After serving for four survived by Elaine, whom he married in and spokesman on Rent Acts. He was also a averages. Arguably, Dewes, Sheppard, years as Flight Lieutenant in the RAF 1958, and by their two children, John Director of Property Holding and Investment Doggart and May led the University’s Education Branch, Don taught Geography and Rosamund. Trust and Chairman of Local Village strongest ever batting order. John represented at Wellingborough Grammar School from Conservatives. In retirement Michael was Middlesex and England, playing in Don 1953 to 1959. The remainder of his career 1946 KRONHEIMER, Dr Erwin Heinz, awarded an MA in Modern Turkish Studies at Bradman’s last Test. After teaching at was as Head of Geography, Housemaster died 19 January 2016, aged eighty-seven. He SOAS. He is survived by Anne, whom he Tonbridge and Rugby, he became Headmaster and Head of Middle School at came up to St John’s from City of Oxford married in 1960, and by their four daughters, of Barker College, NSW. Returning to Hinchingbrooke School, Huntingdon, High School as a Baylis Scholar and read Caroline, Susan, Jane and Gillian. Dulwich College, as Careers Master he retiring in 1987. A former pupil fondly Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Erwin advised Nigel Farage to become an auctioneer. remembers him as ‘a good teacher who did rowed for the College and was Honorary 1947 HEYWOOD-WADDINGTON, His final appointment was Lecturer in Social his best to fill our heads with important Secretary (1948–9) and Vice-President Dr Michael Broke (Mike), died 17 February Science and Vocational Guidance at the Open knowledge’. In a lesson on world population (1949–50) of the P Club, which met to read 2016, aged eighty-six. After attending Epsom University. He married Shirley, who survives Don walked round the classroom clicking plays, poetry and prose. He enjoyed a long House, he read Natural Sciences as a Major him; they had five children, Timothy and Jim, his fingers and saying, ‘Every time I click my career (1953–93) as Lecturer, then Senior Scholar and played cricket for the College. both Johnians (as were some ancestors), and fingers a baby is born.’ He contributed a Lecturer, in Mathematics at Birkbeck Mike then qualified to practise medicine, Debbie, Sarah and Pippa. chapter on ‘Field Excursions in Eastern College, University of London, during taking his MB and BChir in 1953. A

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substantial part of his career was spent as who predeceased him, they had triplet sons, as an Exhibitioner reading Geography. A the Probus Club, Deane (President 1998–9); Consultant Orthopaedic and Traumatic James, Alan and Neil. passion for maps, of which Ian was an avid Governor, Cranbourne Business and Surgeon at Chelmsford and St Helena collector, led to a career with the Directorate Enterprise College; and Chairman of Hospital (1967–92). Esteemed by his 1947 SOLLER, Maximilian Frederick, died of Colonial Surveys and the Directorate of Governors, Maple Ridge Primary School. A colleagues, he served as President of the 30 June 2015, aged ninety-one. After Repton Overseas Surveys until its merger into the generous man of warmth, wit and wisdom, Orthopaedic Section, Royal Society of School, he read Economics at St John’s. Ordnance Survey in 1984. An authority on air David once donated a new Mini to raise funds Medicine, and Regional Orthopaedic photography and space imagery, he was much for charity. He enjoyed going on cruises with Adviser, Royal College of Surgeons. Mike 1948 FINLAY, Dr David Thornton, died 5 in demand internationally and in important Margaret, whom he married in 1957 and who was married to Virginia, who survives him. November 2015, aged eighty-five. After cartographical and geographical societies. Ian survives him. They had one daughter, Mary. They had one son, John. Epsom College, he read Natural Sciences, was a founding member – President in 1980 – represented the College at squash and rowed of the Charles Close Society devoted to study 1948 TREACY, Professor Peter Bradley, 1947 McGREGOR, Dr (Charles) Malcolm, for the LMBC. He then studied for a BChir of the Ordnance Survey. His last appointment died 22 June 2014, aged eighty-eight. Born brother of Angus (1944), died 26 February and an MB before undertaking National was in Rome as consultant to the UN Food in Sydney, he attended Scots College and 2016, aged eighty-seven. After Solihull Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and Agriculture Organisation. Subsequently, Sydney University, taking BSc and MSc School, he read Natural Sciences and then first as Lieutenant and then as Captain. After he identified important Ordnance Survey files degrees. Entering St John’s in 1948 as 1851 completed a BChir and MB. A keen further medical training at St Thomas’s for safe keeping at the University Library. An Commission Overseas Scholar, Peter read sportsman, Malcolm played badminton for Hospital, he became a GP at Countess Wear, equable man with a quiet sense of humour, Ian Natural Sciences and won swimming Blues the College and the University. National near Exeter. He leaves his wife, Patricia; son, never learned to drive, preferring walking and in 1949 and 1950. He completed a PhD in Service in the RAMC led to time in the John; daughter, Jane, and her husband, Valerio; trains. In 1963 he married Marion, who died Physics and was awarded an ScD in 1981. Kenyan bush ministering to The King’s and grandchildren, Alessandro, Elena and Laura. in 2009. At the Australian National University, in a African Rifles, and work at the British Military long and distinguished academic career, Hospital in Nairobi. He also climbed Mount 1948 GARBETT, Peter, died 21 April 2016, 1948 SIDE, Dr David Erle, died 4 February Peter rose to become Professor and then Kilimanjaro. After demob, Malcolm worked aged eighty-eight. After Lisvane School, 2016, aged eighty-eight. After King’s College Emeritus Professor of Physics. Research in the Children’s Ward at George Eliot Scarborough, and St Peter’s School, York, he School, Wimbledon, he read Natural Sciences papers were published on experimental Hospital, Nuneaton, and in public health in studied Mechanical Sciences and rowed in the and was Captain of the LMBC’s third boat. nuclear physics, theories of nuclear Wolverhampton and Birmingham. Changing second boat for the LMBC. His son, Jonathan, Following Westminster Medical School, reactions, beam-foil X-ray spectroscopy and his specialism to psychiatry led to writes, ‘His years at St John’s were amongst his where he was Captain of Boats, in 1960 David atomic collisions in solids. Important appointments at Scalebor Park Hospital, most precious and happiest times I believe.’ became a GP in Basingstoke. His duties Australian and international appointments Wharfdale; Towers Hospital, Leicester; Specialising in tunnelling, Peter enjoyed a long included being an on-call doctor and working reflected these interests and Peter’s Maudsley, London; and as Consultant career (1951–90) working for Mott in the Shrubbery Maternity Home. On continuing involvement with Cambridge. Psychiatrist, Doncaster Royal Infirmary. His MacDonald. He married Ann in 1963, who Christmas Day David saw patients, mothers He was Honorary Secretary, Australian retirement pursuits included reading classic survives him, together with their two sons. and babies, and carved turkey: ‘He gave joy, Committee Cambridge Commonwealth novels, history and science fiction; crafting love and encouragement to all the expectant Trust 1986–92, and Foundation Secretary, wooden furniture; supporting Doncaster 1948 O’BRIEN, (Charles) Ian Milward, died and delivered mothers.’ Other interests Cambridge Australia Trust 1986–95. In Rovers FC; building a model railway; holidays 2 June 2015, aged eighty-seven. After Bedales included promoting ambulance defibrillators; 1951 Peter married Barbara, who survives in the UK and the Mediterranean; and School and National Service as a Royal Basingstoke Lions Club (Melvin Jones him. They had four children, Ann, Richard, Malcolm’s beloved family life. Married to Pat, Engineers Sapper, he was admitted to St John’s Fellowship Award, 2015); Founding Member, James and John.

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1948 WEDD, George Morton, CB, died Manager for a Sheffield steel firm, he met his Committee for many years. He married (Bencher 1981, Treasurer 2001) and taking 1 April 2016, aged eighty-six. After Ernest wife, Gillian, and travelled in South America. Margaret, with whom he had two children, silk in 1973, appointments from 1974 to 1998 Bailey Grammar School, Nottingham, he Gillian describes him as ‘loving, kind, Malcolm and Anne, and later married Jer, included Recorder of the Crown Court; read History as a McAulay Scholar and generous, emotional and immensely loyal’. acquiring two stepdaughters. Member, Senate of the Inns of Court and the rowed for the LMBC. A distinguished civil Fernando cherished family life and never Bar; General Commissioner of Income Tax, servant in the Ministry of Housing and forgot the Spanish Civil War, which forced his 1949 RADFORD, Matthew Frederick, died Gray’s Inn Division; Chairman, Local Local Government (later Department of the family to emigrate to Cambridge, where they 12 May 2015, aged eighty-six. Born near Government and Planning Bar Association; Environment), George rose to become were welcomed into the home of a University Cambridge and attending Kimbolton Member, Bar Council; Member, Council on Undersecretary and South-West Director, professor. For many years, wearing his Basque Grammar School, he served for two years in Tribunals; and Deputy High Court Judge. Departments of the Environment and beret and carrying the Republic’s tricolour, he the Royal Signals Research and Development Landmark Chambers colleagues remember his Transport. He was appointed CB in 1989. honoured the memory of Spanish slave Establishment before reading Mathematics at ‘prodigious work rate, his elegance and charm’ Committed to recycling, George pioneered workers in Jersey. Fernando and Gillian, who St John’s, regarding this as an excellent and him playing cricket well into his sixties. bottle banks and recognised the cost survives him, had three daughters, Joanne, foundation for a career in electronic wave Lionel enjoyed travel and was a member of the effectiveness of transporting crushed glass. Elena and Alicia. research. Joining the Marconi Company on Garrick Club. In 1956 he married Shirley, who A frequent contributor to Her Majesty’s leaving College, Matthew worked in the survives him. They had three children, Nigel, Stationery Office and other publications, in 1949 HEUGHAN, Donald Malcolm (Don), Research Centre at Great Baddow, rising to David and Alexandra. retirement he was a planning consultant and died 5 April 2015, aged eighty-eight. After Chief Engineer of the Radar Research inspector. His stepdaughter, Catherine, Wheelwright Grammar School, Dewsbury, Laboratory. He presented national and 1949 SCHNEIDER, Professor Ben Ross, remembers him as ‘a much prized member of and King’s College, Durham University, at international conference papers, established a died 24 July 2013, aged ninety-three. After his local quiz team, The Stars … his St John’s he took an MSc in Aeronautical number of patents, primarily in wideband Winchester High School, Massachusetts, and historical knowledge was nonpareil’. George Engineering. A varied career included antennas, and was awarded the Nelson Gold Williams College, Williamstown (BA), he married Kate in 1953. They had two sons appointments with the de Havilland Aircraft Medal for Innovative Technology in 1987. An served in the US Army Signal Corps in the and one daughter. He is survived by Joan, his Company, the Furniture Development active member of the Church of St John the Pacific. After the Second World War, Ben partner for more than thirty years. Council and the Furniture Industry Research Baptist, Danbury, Matthew was licensed as a began a PhD on William Wordsworth at Association. In 1991 Don was appointed Reader in 1990. Often returning to College Columbia University, New York, spending the 1949 de la TORRE, Fernando, died 27 May Freeman of the City of London and Honorary with his wife, Mary, he greatly enjoyed the academic year 1949/50 at St John’s and 2015, aged eighty-eight. After the Perse Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of services and music in Chapel. He is survived publishing an article in The Eagle. He held School, Cambridge, he read Economics, Furniture Makers. A trustee of the MacRobert by Mary, with whom he had two children. various academic posts in the USA before Geography and Modern Languages and Trust from 1964 to 2006, in 1942 he sent appointment in 1955 as Professor of English represented the College at athletics (Colours), Lady MacRobert a model of a Stirling Bomber 1949 READ, Lionel Frank, QC, died 9 at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. rugby and rowing. Fernando then reported for following her gift to the RAF of MacRobert’s November 2015, aged eighty-six. After On retirement in 1983, Ben was appointed the BBC Overseas Service and Reuters in Reply in memory of her three sons, who were Oundle School, he read Economics and Law. MA ad eundem and Emeritus Professor. A South America; covered world motorsport, killed flying with the RAF. In 1967 Don An Eagle and a Hawk, Lionel played rugby for pioneer in the use of computers for research in interviewing ‘El Maestro’ - the Argentinian initiated the Royal Academy of Engineering the first XV and rowed for the LMBC. the humanities, he favoured the Socratic Juan Fangio - and Stirling Moss; and MacRobert Award for outstanding innovation Awarded the Mons OCS Stick of Honour, he method in teaching and published extensively, commentated on the 1948 London Olympics in the fields of engineering and other physical served in 4th Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery. including on Shakespeare and Restoration to Spanish-speaking countries. As Export Sales technologies, serving on the Evaluation He was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn comedy. In 1949 Ben married Mackay (Kay),

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who predeceased him, as did his daughter, important role in relationships with Third kindly, generous man with a strong sense of June 2014, aged eighty-two. After Haileybury Mackay. He is survived by two sons, Ben and World countries. Subsequently, Jaap became social justice, influenced by the childhood College he came up to St John’s to read Law Nick, and his daughter, Devon. Burgomaster of Dordrecht, Burgomaster of presence of an orphaned Jewish child from the and was a member of the LMBC. He is Eindhoven and, by Royal Decree, Member of Kindertransport evacuation, who became a survived by his wife, Anita Harriet, and their 1949 SHAKESHAFT, Dr John Roland, died the Council of State, 1979–88. Significant lifelong friend. He staunchly supported trade son, Alister David Gerard. 6 July 2015, aged eighty-five. After Caterham honours included Knight of the Order of the unions, regarding them as the only means for School, he was awarded a Minor Scholarship Netherlands Lion; Commander, Order of working people to ensure fair pay and 1951 PRICE, Anthony John (Jasper), brother to read Natural Sciences, became Vice- Orange-Nassau; Honorary Director General, conditions. Eric was President of the Golden of David Brookhouse (1955), died 23 April President of the Natural Science Club and European Commission; and Honorary Retriever Club of Scotland, and ran the rescue 2015, aged eighty-one. After Woking represented the College at tennis. John Citizen, Dordrecht. A Dutch obituary and rehoming service for two decades. He was Grammar School, he read Natural Sciences remained at St John’s to complete a doctorate described Jaap as an ‘erudite courteous married to Edna, who survives him; they had (Chemistry) and was awarded a Roger Neville and to take up a Research Fellowship in gentleman with great cultural interest’. He three children, Geoff, Lucy and Alistair. Goodman Travel Exhibition. After an Electrical Engineering. In 1961 he was enjoyed visual arts and collected antique glass. appointment as Technical Officer at ICI appointed a Fellow of St Catharine’s College In 1962 Jaap married Johanna, who 1951 JOHNSON, Dr Leslie Cyril, died 17 Nobel Division and three years in the Royal and retained that association for the rest of his predeceased him. November 2015, aged eighty-three. After Navy, where Jasper reached the rank of life. John was Director of Studies (1961–94), Mercers’ School, Holborn, he read Natural Lieutenant, he enjoyed a long and varied Fellow Librarian (1962–2004) and President 1951 FOGG, Eric Geoffrey, died 5 June, Sciences as a Major Scholar, winning a Tripos career in school teaching. He was Assistant (1990–4), becoming an Emeritus Fellow in 2015, aged eighty-three. After King’s School, Prize in Part II, and played badminton for the Master and House Master at Repton School 1997. From 1964 to 1997 he was Assistant Peterborough, he read History as a Sizar. College and the University (Treasurer of the for twenty years and then became Assistant Director of Research in Radio Astronomy in Following teacher training, Eric taught in College Badminton Club 1952–4). Leslie Master at Cheltenham College. The the University’s Department of Physics and independent schools before committing completed a PhD in Chemistry, including remainder of his career was spent abroad as was a leading researcher in this field. John also himself to the principles and practice of research in Moscow, and spoke fluent Russian. Principal, Karachi Grammar School, Pakistan; held several posts at the Royal Astronomical comprehensive education, first as Principal His career was spent as Lecturer in Chemistry Headmaster, Khartoum International High Society, including Editor and Secretary. Teacher of History and Modern Studies at at the University of Southampton, where he School, Sudan; and Director, Beaconhouse Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, and then at was also Stage Manager and occasional School System, Pakistan, from where Jasper 1949 van der LEE, Dr Jacob Jan (Jaap), died 8 Perth High School. His family remember a Director for the University Players, and a was seconded for a year as Director of New December 2013, aged ninety-five. He attended member of the Russian Club. Other interests International School, Dubai. In 1961 he Latin Grammar School, Apeldoorn; the included music and worldwide birdwatching. married Peggy, who survives him. They had Faculty of Law, Sorbonne; and Amsterdam A regular worshipper at St Michael and All three children, Richard, Meg and Pennie. Free University before he came to St John’s on a Angels, Southampton, Leslie took communion British Council Scholarship to take an MLitt to the old and sick on an elderly bicycle. He 1951 VICENTE, Professor Raimundo in Public International Law. A distinguished never learned to drive and had no television, Oliveira, died 3 April 2015, aged ninety-one. career followed in Dutch and European keeping a full set of annual licence reminders: Educated at the Liceu D. Joao Castro, Lisbon, politics. After the Dutch Ministry of ‘I told them in 1972 I didn’t have a television!’ and in the Faculty of Sciences at Lisbon Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Jaap joined University, where he studied Mathematics, the European Commission as Director, 1951 LEWIS-BOWEN, Edmund Harold Geophysics and Surveying Engineering, he

Associated Overseas Countries, playing an Eric Fogg (1951) Philip, son of Gerard Arthur (1924), died 6 enjoyed a distinguished academic career.

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Awarded a PhD and appointed Lecturer in Michael retired in 1990, the Headmaster 1952 DUTTON, James Edward (Jim), son of Gwyneth, whom he had known since school Astronomy at Lisbon University in 1947, described him as ‘an intelligent, kind, Harold (1907), died 31 October 2015, aged days. She died shortly after him. They had four Raimundo later studied at the Royal sensitive and charming man with an impish eighty-one. After The Friends’ School, Saffron children, David, Matthew, Richard and Lucy. Greenwich Observatory and for a PhD at sense of humour’. Michael and Lisa, who Walden, he read Natural Sciences, followed by St John’s with Sir Harold Jeffreys, Plumian survives him, then lived permanently at their a Diploma in Agriculture, and played football 1952 WARD, David Christopher, father of Professor of Astronomy. Subsequently he house in St Germain-sur-Ay, Lower for the first team. Jim objected to National Thomas James Christopher (1979) and was Reader and Professor of Applied Normandy. They had three children, Service and was assigned to look after a dairy brother-in-law of William Rennie Smith Mathematics at Lisbon and visiting professor Richard, Rosamund and Bob. herd at Writtle Agricultural College before (1952), died 6 August 2015, aged eighty-two. at California (LA), São Paulo, Louvain, returning to his parents’ Sunnymead Farm near After King Edward’s School, Birmingham, he Texas, Panama, Harvard, Darmstadt and at 1952 CAMPBELL, Dr Alistair James Peter Colchester. After Harold died, Jim managed was a Scholar reading Classics. Awarded observatories in Brussels, Mizusawa and Rio (Sandy), brother of Ian (1955), died 27 Sunnymead as predominantly arable land, the College prizes for tripos examinations and a de Janeiro. In 1988 Raimundo published a January 2016, aged eighty-one. After Stowe Henry Arthur Thomas Travel Exhibition by compendium of his publications, School, he read Natural Sciences, rowed and the University, David was Treasurer of the Geodynamics Geodosy and Astronomy. His won full athletics Colours. Medical training College Classical Society and Captain of the honours and awards included a Fulbright at St Bartholomew’s Hospital led to Sandy third football team. Enjoying a long career in Scholarship, a British Council Scholarship joining his father’s GP practice in Tarporley, university appointments services, he was the and the Charles Lagrange Prize of the Royal Cheshire, where he was held for more than first Careers Centre Director at the Academy of Sciences, Belgium. He was thirty years in great respect and affection. University of East Anglia (1965–88). married to Nelly, who predeceased him. Other important roles included Justice of David developed a database of recruiters’ the Peace, Deputy Chairman of the Bench requirements, pioneered the first 1951 YOUNG, Michael Thomas, died 23 and Chairman of the Youth Court, Chester; computerised careers guidance system for June 2015, aged eighty-five. After King’s Medical Tribunal Member, Department of students and helped launch the first College, Taunton, he read Modern and Justice; Honorary Medical Officer and directory of employers for universities. In Medieval Languages and became Secretary Trustee, Tarporley War Memorial Hospital; 1966 he helped found the Association of and Captain of Rugby, later playing for Medical Officer, Territorial Army; Deputy Graduate Careers Advisory Services, which Eastbourne RFC and at county level. A Chairman, Mercia Regional Committee, in 2005 presented him with a Lifetime teacher of modern languages for thirty-five National Trust; Liveryman, Worshipful Achievement Award. David married Janet years at Eastbourne College, Michael Company of Makers of Playing Cards; in 1959 and subsequently Alison, who Jim Dutton (1952) holding a buzzard chick published several books on French topics. Freeman of the City of London; Council survives him, as do his children, Chris, As Housemaster of Pennell House, he was Member, Royal Archaeological Society; extraction of ballast in later years allowing him Rob, Fran and Fee. generously supported by his wife, Lisa, whom Chairman, Grosvenor Club; and Governor, to develop a range of wildlife habitats across he married in 1960. A major contribution to Huxley School. An expert on Anglo-Saxon the farm. A cricketer for, and Chairman of, 1953 CLAYDON, David Anthony, died 27 school sport included master-in-charge of coins and Chester silver, Sandy was interested Wivenhoe Town, he also won numerous February 2016, aged eighty. He came up boxing and swimming and assisting with in church architecture and lived in a trophies for Wivenhoe Bowls Club. He from King Edward VI School, Southampton, rugby, hockey, cricket and rowing. Michael medieval farmhouse. He married Helen in enjoyed seeing the flora and fauna of the as an Exhibitioner reading Natural Sciences also commanded the College Cadet Force 1963, who survives him. They had three Galapagos Islands, the Ecuadorian Cloud and Chemical Engineering, and was and sang in the Chapel Choir. When children: Alison, Andrew and Sally. Forest and South Africa. Jim married Chairman of the Natural Sciences Club,

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Captain of Lawn Tennis (1956–7) and a first Centenary in 1974. He was married first to Wales and Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. Always in 1956. His career was in Nottingham, first XV rugby player. After beginning his career Elaine in 1954, with whom he had four an active man, Geoffrey coached women’s at Boots Pure Drug Company and then in in various technological and managerial children, and then to Valerie in 1970, with gymnastics at county level, ran a gym club and academic appointments at Nottingham positions at Distillers Company, between whom he had two children. played tennis. In 1960 he married Patricia. University, culminating in Professor of Food 1969 and 1993 David held a succession of They had two daughters, Jayne and Elizabeth. Science (1989) and Dean of the Faculty of important management roles with BP in the Agricultural and Food Science (1992). He UK, the United States and Canada. These 1953 TROTT, Dr Peter Alan, son of Alan published several books and approximately included Commercial Vice-President, New Charles (1913), nephew of Francis William 140 scientific papers and reviews. In 1996 York; Chief Executive, BP Gas, London; and (1912) and brother of John Michael (1949), John was awarded the Loncin Prize by the Chairman and Chief Executive, BP Canada. died 6 November 2015, aged eighty. After American Institute of Food Technologists. After retiring from BP he became a Non- Repton School, he read Natural Sciences, A council member of the Faith Commission Executive Director and Chairman of followed by his MB and BChir, played water (1965 to 2005) – Vice-President 1983–2005 Chesham Building Society. An outstanding polo (Colours, 1954–5) and football for the – and of the University and Colleges tennis player, David played at county level College, and swam for the College and the Christian Fellowship (1983 to 2004), he until well past the age of seventy. In 1959 he University. Peter undertook medical training served from 1998 to 2003 as Associate Pastor married Gay, who survives him. They had at Guy’s Hospital. Deciding to specialise in in St Albans. John married Jean in 1964. three daughters, Jo, Mandy and Kate, and pathology, his appointments included They had three daughters, Rachel, Ruth and one son, Chris. Consultant Cytopathologist at the Royal Hannah, and one son, John. Marsden Hospital and Director of Pathology

1953 CONSTABLE, Richard Golding, Geoffrey Dunn (1953) at the London Clinic. Peter was Joint Editor 1954 PLATTEN, Christopher John (Kit), died 27 September 2015, aged eighty-three. of the journal Cytopathology, and author of son of Thomas (1919), died 29 October After Marlborough College and Millfield 1953 DUNN, Geoffrey David, died 3 the book Breast Cytopathology, published in 2015, aged eighty. After Haileybury College, School, he read English and History. His October 2015, aged eighty-two. After 1996 by Chapman and Hall. His eminence he read Architecture, rowed for the LMBC National Service was as a Lieutenant in the attending Hereford Cathedral School, from was recognised by colleagues, who appointed and represented the College at athletics Royal Artillery when he served in the 1952 to 1953 he undertook National Service, him Treasurer, 1986–92, and President, (Half Colours). After qualifying at Korean War. Richard was a great-great- serving with the Durham Light Infantry in 1992–5, of the British Society for Clinical Birmingham School of Architecture, grandson of John Constable, RA, and the Korea. A keen photographer, Geoffrey took Cytopathology. He leaves two children, Kit held various positions in local younger brother of John Charles Constable, many photographs during active service and Katharine and Linky. government and architectural partnerships the painter and teacher who campaigned for recently contacted his regiment to share these before forming his own architectural the preservation of the landscape around the with the regimental archive. His connection 1954 BLANSHARD, Professor John practice. He then spent more than twenty River Stour immortalised by their illustrious with Korea also continued when Geoffrey was Michael Vivian, father of Hannah Jane years with the Peabody Trust in London, ancestor. For many years Richard taught art honoured with a South Korea Veterans (1986), died 19 January 2016, aged eighty. retiring in 1999. In retirement, Kit’s great in Suffolk and held one-man shows in East Ambassador Peace Medal. After demob from After Wyggeston Grammar School, passion was sailing. He bought and renovated Anglia and London. A prolific artist who the Army, Geoffrey came up to St John’s to Leicester, he read Natural Sciences, a wooden gaff-rigged cutter, built in 1935, continued working beyond his eightieth read Classics as a Somerset Exhibitioner. He specialising in Chemistry, and played squash. named Deirdre. The craft was moored near year, his gouache ‘Puerto de la Cruz’ was then trained as a cost accountant and worked John was awarded a College Prize in 1955 to his home in Maldon, where Kit was an exhibited at the Ipswich Art Club in Southampton, Nigeria, Croydon, North and a College Scholarship and Wright Prize active member of the local sailing community

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and participated in many regattas. He is Dartmouth, he read Engineering and then hospital in KwaZulu Natal in South Africa captained the Willows Cricket Club. Initially survived by his wife, Valerie; his sons, Mark, served for thirty-seven years in the Royal before retiring to Charmouth, Dorset. He a journalist with the Sheffield Star, David Julian and Guy; his stepson, Alan; and his Navy, rising to the rank of Captain. His married Heather in 1955, who survives him moved to London, where he contacted David stepdaughter, Sheila. appointments included the Royal Naval Staff together with their son, Tony, and their Frost, wrote scripts for That Was The Week College at Greenwich and the NATO daughters, Jo and Harriet. That Was and became a leading comedy writer 1954 ROBERTSON, Hamish, CB, MBE, Defence College in Rome. During the latter for The Two Ronnies, Tommy Cooper, died 10 September 2013, aged eighty-two. years of his naval career Peter returned to 1955 FOWLIE, Ian Marshall, died 24 July Frankie Howerd and Les Dawson. His novels After Gordon Schools, Huntly, he studied at St John’s to study for an MPhil in 2015, aged eighty-three. After Morrison’s formed the basis for popular TV shows, Aberdeen University, where he was awarded International Relations, which he completed Academy, Crieff, and St Andrews University, notably The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin the Forbes Medal and the Caithness Prize. in 1987. On retiring from the Navy, Peter where he took an external degree, Ian read (1975), the story of a man desperate to escape After National Service in the Royal Artillery, became Managing Director of Peter Moral Sciences at St John’s and was awarded a dull marriage, disappointing children and Hamish joined the Colonial Service and came Stickland Consultants Ltd (1990–7) and a Burney Studentship by the University in the daily grind of work. David was President to St John’s to take the Overseas Service then spent a year as General Manager, 1957. From 1958 until retirement he held the of The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, Course. Appointed to the Colonial Rakmulti Technology. In 1963 he married post of Lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the 2004–7. He married Mary in 1968, and then Administrative Service in Nyasaland, from Sue, who died on 7 February 2016. University of Aberdeen. He married Mary, Susan, who survives him together with three 1964 he made a critically important who predeceased him. They had three stepchildren from his first marriage and a contribution in the first three years of the 1955 FAIRHEAD, Dr Russell Wale, died 30 children, Caroline, John and David. stepdaughter from his second. renamed Malawi’s independence and was September 2015, aged eighty-eight. After appointed MBE. Hamish then held Exeter School, he was a Sizar reading Natural 1955 WILLIAMS, Professor Peter Fredric, appointments in Scotland’s civil service, Sciences. He played hockey for the College died 20 March 2016, aged seventy-eight. After becoming Undersecretary at the Education and was Honorary Secretary of Cambridge Wolverhampton Grammar School, he read Department, where he worked with Professor University Christian Union. His medical Music and English and completed a PhD, John Howie reviewing Highers and was training was at Westminster Hospital. Russell researching the organ in Georgian England. appointed CB. In an active retirement Hamish subsequently became a General Practitioner Subsequently, Peter received a LittD. Bach, proudly served on the Aberdeen University in Exeter for more than thirty years, played the organ and the harpsichord were his Quincentennial Appeal Committee and the for East Devon Hockey Club, was a founder professional passions. He held positions at Carnegie Trust; enjoyed walking, skiing, and elder of Beacon Heath Chapel, and Edinburgh University, becoming the UK’s first gardening and family life; and was an engaging Chairman of Trustees, Centre for Christ, professor of performance practice, Duke raconteur. In 1955 he married Susie, who Bow, Devon. Other medical appointments University, North Carolina and Cardiff survives him. They had four children, Helen, included Physician at Royal Western David Nobbs (1955) speaking at a College event University. One of the world’s most in 2010 Barbara, James and Gavin. Counties Hospital Group; Police Surgeon, distinguished Bach scholars and biographers, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary; Surgeon 1955 NOBBS, David Gordon, son of Cyril Peter’s prolific publications subjected Bach and 1954 STICKLAND, Captain Peter James, Lieutenant, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve; Gordon (1921) and nephew of Douglas other great composers to forensic criticism, as Second Cousin of Michael Colin Calviou Divisional Surgeon, St John Ambulance (1927), died 9 August 2015, aged eighty. After well as the customary reverence. Generous, (1987), died 5 September 2015, aged eighty. Brigade; and President, Devon and Exeter Marlborough College and National Service in inspiring and challenging, Peter questioned After King Edward VI School, Medical Society. After leaving the NHS, the Royal Corps of Signals, he read Classics every word in J. S. Bach’s ‘Toccata and Fugue in Southampton, and Royal Naval College, Russell worked for three years in a rural and English, wrote for Varsity and Granta and D Minor for Organ’. He suggested that darker

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moments in Bach’s works were influenced by James enjoyed a career as a civil engineer, 1956 REMINGTON, Roger George Multiple Births; Early Fetal Growth and public executions in Leipzig. He married taking his family to live with him on overseas Alexander, died 12 November 2015, aged Development; Intrapartum Fetal Helen in 1963 and they had a daughter and a assignments. He worked in Canada for three seventy-nine. After St Paul’s School, Surveillance; First Trimester Screening; son. In 1982 he married Rosemary, who years for a pre-cast concrete firm, and then London, he read Natural Sciences as an Biology of Gynaecological Cancer; and survives him. They had two sons. for nine years in Saudi Arabia, where he was Exhibitioner. Roger then worked for twenty Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He employed by the Saudi government and was years as Lecturer in Biological Sciences, married Hilary in 1965, who survives him. 1956 BRADSHAW, Peter Shipley, died 25 involved in building the new King Faisal Bromley College of Technology, and They had three children, Harvey, Charlotte May 2015, aged seventy-nine. Born in University campus. In retirement, James Lecturer in Zoology and Physiology, South and Jeremy. Croydon, he attended Newbury Grammar renovated Victorian writing slopes and work London College and City of London School from 1943 to 1945 and Whitgift boxes. He was married to Jan, who survives Polytechnic. He completed an MSc 1956 ZICHY-THYSSEN, Count Federico School from 1945 to 1954. After National him and says, ‘We were married for fifty-two (London) in 1967. Roger inherited his Augusto, died 13 August 2014, aged Service in the RAF, Peter read Modern and wonderful years.’ They had two daughters, mother’s interest in art and in later life seventy-seven. Born in Aachen, his family Medieval Languages at St John’s. Much of Jacky and Jenny, and two grandchildren, Ben undertook portrait work for academic and later moved to Argentina. After various his career was spent with the Plessey and Rebecca. other institutions. The College owns his schools in Buenos Aires and Switzerland, Company, where he was employed for paintings of the Bridge of Sighs and of the Federico read Economics and Modern and twenty-three years. Subsequently Peter 1956 OAKLEY, Michael Alfred, son of mid-nineteenth century Johnian Prime Medieval Languages. As heir to a large worked for ESL Services until his retirement Edgar Handel (1921), died 25 November Minister, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount European metallurgical empire that bears his in 1998. He married Barbara in 1959, 2015, aged seventy-nine. After King’s Palmerston. Roger was commissioned to name, he was one of the richest men in whose health in recent years required College School, Wimbledon, at St John’s he paint the Right Honourable William, 7th Argentina. With an eye for equine beauty, full-time care. Friends, Ken and Janet Baker, studied for the Certificate of Proficiency in Earl of Cadogan, by the 8th Earl, for Federico bred world-class Arabian horses at write, ‘He became a full-time carer for the Christian Theology, and umpired in College presentation to the United Grand Lodge of his ranch, El Atalaya, a palatial estate built last twelve years of his life, a responsibility cricket matches. Michael’s working life was England. Other topographical works feature with every consideration for the horses. He he never shirked.’ shared between the priesthood and an Penshurst Place and Leeds Castle in Kent. also became one of the largest landowners in appointment as a Clerical Officer for British Argentina, owning more than 60,000 1956 HUSSEY, (James) Hugh Patrick, died Rail/Sealink UK from 1970 to 1986. He 1956 WARD, Dr (Richard) Humphry hectares, and took great pride in his ranches 21 November 2015, aged eighty. He came up served as a priest in Rochester and Thomas, died 18 December 2015, aged and herds of cattle. Federico’s colleague and from Stonyhurst College to read Natural Weybridge from 1962 to 1966; became seventy-seven. After Shrewsbury School he friend, Judith Forbis, said that she and her Sciences and Economics. Hugh then Honorary Lay Assistant at Our Lady read Natural Sciences and in 1959 rowed in husband ‘would fly from farm to farm, with undertook National Service in the Royal Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, the LMBC first boat. Humphry remained the Count piloting his King Air plane, and Corps of Signals. Subsequently, he became Whitstable, in 1990; and was appointed at St John’s for medical training, taking landing on dirt airstrips. He was fearless.’ an IT Manager. He is survived by Ann Special Minister of the Eucharist by the his BChir in 1962 and his MB in 1963. Married six times, Federico had six children. and Robert. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark He quickly progressed to Consultant in 1992. Michael also served as a Reader in Surgeon, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at 1957 LLOYD, the Revd Peter Vernon James, 1956 MURRAY, James Renton Brown, died the Roman Catholic Church. Married twice, University College Hospital, where he brother of Brian Rodney (1957), died 28 7 October 2015, aged eighty-one. After to Pat Walton in 1963 and to Pat Law in practised from 1972 to 2000. Humphry July 2015, aged seventy-eight. After attending Latymer Upper School, he read 1971, he was the father of two children, published articles for the Royal College of Bournemouth School, he read History and Natural Sciences and rowed for the LMBC. Carol and Neil. Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Press on Theology, and played football for the first

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team. Following Ridley Hall and the General 1958 BRITTON, Peter Ewart, died 11 April Assistant Lectureship at University College, singing, running and country pursuits. In Ordination Examination, Peter became a 2016, aged seventy-nine. After Lewes Swansea, he became Lecturer, Reader and 1964 he married Elizabeth, who survives him. priest. His first appointment was Curate of County Grammar School, he read Modern Professor of Classics at Queen Mary and They had two children, Rupert and Alison. Keynsham in the Diocese of Bath and Wells. and Medieval Languages as an Exhibitioner. Westfield College, London. Malcolm travelled He subsequently entered the teaching Peter then flew jets in the RAF whilst and worked extensively and sometimes 1958 POWELL, John Frederick, died 14 profession, becoming Head of Religious undertaking National Service. Subsequently, dangerously, in Syria, Iraq, North Africa, September 2014, aged seventy-six. After Studies at three comprehensive schools, he was Head of Modern Languages at Jordan, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Turkey and Diocesan College, Rondebosch, and the including Ferndown Upper School in Tideway School, Newhaven, and a church Turkmenistan. Appearing on television, he University of Cape Town, at St John’s he Dorset. Towards the end of his teaching organist. Becoming an author, he used the contributed to David Frost’s Crossroads of read Mathematics and was awarded the career Peter became a non-stipendiary nom de plume Peter Lemesurier and Civilisation series. His publications included Wright Prize. John represented the College minister in Bournemouth, first at St John’s published extensively on the sixteenth- The Art of Palmyra, Parthian Art and How to at squash and rowed for the LMBC. During and St Michael’s, and then at century apothecary and seer Nostradamus, Recognise Roman Art. Malcolm married twice, his career he held various strategic St Peter’s with St Swithun and Holy Trinity. including The Nostradamus Encyclopaedia. Margaret, and then Maria-Jesus, and had two management positions with South African For many years he was a member of the He wrote other books on religion, children, Alexander and an adopted companies before forming his own IT Bullnose Morris Club and was a regular spirituality, astrology, science, Shakespeare stepdaughter, Caroline. consulting business in his sixties and attender of rallies and a renowned stockist and the Great Pyramid. His books have been working until his early seventies. In Cape of bullnose spares. In 1962 Peter married translated into several languages. Peter 1958 KEFFORD, Michael Edward Kingsley, Town in 1966 John married Lovette, who Anne, who survives him. They had two appeared on television and radio and in grandnephew of Edward (1890), grandson of survives him. They had three children, children, Katharine and Robert. films, including productions by the William (1894), son of Edward (1924), Nicola, Jeremy and Michaeljohn. Discovery Channel, the History Channel, nephew of Harry (1921) and of Richard 1957 THOMAS, David William Ernest, the National Geographic Channel and (1927), and brother of Neville (1958), died 1958 SHAW, Andrew Paul, son of the died 17 April 2016, aged seventy-eight. Channel 4. He was also invited to lecture in 14 October 2015, aged seventy-eight. After a internationally renowned gynaecologist, After King Edward VI School, Bath, he read French in Nostradamus’s home town of scholarship to Lancing College, he served in Wilfred (1916), and brother of John Modern and Medieval Languages (French Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and at the Higher the RAF for three years before reading Humphrey Wilfred (1950), died 28 July 2015, and Classical Latin) and captained the Institute of Translators and Interpreters Classics and Archaeology and Anthropology aged seventy-six. After Marlborough College hockey second XI and the Willows Cricket in Brussels. and taking a Postgraduate Certificate in and National Service in the RAF, where he Club. After completing his degree David Education at Oxford. Michael progressed won his ‘Wings’, Andrew read Mechanical took a Postgraduate Certificate in Education 1958 COLLEDGE, Professor Malcolm quickly in the teaching profession, becoming Sciences at St John’s and then pursued a career and then entered the teaching profession, Andrew Richard, brother of Richard Anthony Headmaster of Colston’s Preparatory School, in business, deploying his engineering and where he served for thirty-four years. His (1976) and uncle of Joel Royce (2009), died Bristol, and then Headmaster of The Pilgrim management skills in a variety of contexts. appointments included Deputy Headmaster, 22 June 2015, aged seventy-five. At Dulwich School, Winchester – the Cathedral’s choir These included Executive Director, Chairman Verulam School, St Albans; Headmaster, College, he was inspired to study Archaeology school. Greatly respected and liked, Michael and MDof Vosper Thornycroft, boat and ship Raine’s Foundation School, Stepney; and after hearing Sir Mortimer Wheeler lecture. believed that a school environment should be builder and ship repairer, and culminated in Headmaster, Enfield Grammar School. In A Minor Scholar, Malcolm read Classics and pleasant for pupils and staff. With a strong his appointments as CEO of Sir Alexander 1960 David married Carole, who survives Archaeology and remained at St John’s for his religious faith, in 1974 he became a Licensed Gibb and Partners and CEO of Atlantic 361. him. They had one son, Nicholas, and one doctorate on the art of Palmyra, first visited in Lay Reader at Wells Cathedral. His other In 1978 Andrew became Chairman of the daughter, Joanne. 1962 and his greatest passion. After an passions were family life, Southampton FC, British Shipbuilders Committee for

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Coordination of Small Ship Design. His attending Mfantsipim Secondary School, Sky Flash air-to-air missile; and the Ministry came up from Cheltenham College to read interest in shipbuilding led to a number of Cape Coast, Ghana, he never forgot his of Defence Procurement Executive. In 1977 Economics, played rugby for the first XV, publications, including Capital Projects in roots, often returning to Ghana. Roland Paul was awarded The Queen’s Jubilee rowed for the LMBC and represented the Shipbuilding, written with Arthur Sayer, in came to St John’s as a Scholar to read Natural Medal. After retiring from the RAF with College at cricket and squash. Chris was a 1972. He was father to David, Stephen, Sciences, rowed for the College and thirty-seven years’ service, he worked as a Hawk and later became Chairman of Rosslyn Catherine and the late Josephine. He is remembered Cambridge with affection. consultant for ten years. He is survived by Park RFC. His career involved a series of survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Biz). After qualifying medical studies, he moved Iris, whom he married in 1972, and by their managerial positions, punctuated by periods of to Canada, practising as a paediatrician for son, Colin. consultancy, with a particular emphasis on 1958 VAUGHAN, Selwyn Michael (Mike), more than forty years in London, Ontario. specialist office systems and storage products. brother of Douglas Brian (1942) and of Roland was Chief Resident at the War 1960 COX, Martin Jonathan Graham, In a career spanning more than forty years, his Geoffrey Parton (1947), died 14 March Memorial Children’s Hospital and then grandson of Percy Henry Winfield (1896), appointments included General Manager, 2016, aged seventy-five. After Blundell’s Paediatrician at the Child and Parent died 18 October 2015, aged seventy-four. Ault and Wiborg; Operations Director, School, Tiverton, he read Natural Sciences Resource Institute before establishing a After Eton College he read Economics in Part Eastlight; Managing Director, Egidius Janssen, and Veterinary Medicine, winning several private practice. A skilled diagnostician, he I and Law in Part II. As his obituary in The Belgium; and Director and then Managing awards and prizes and becoming President, was unrelentingly committed to providing Guardian commented, Martin worked as a Director, Railex Systems. Chris married twice, Cambridge University Vet Society (1963). accessible, high-quality medical care to labourer during vacations, ‘keeping in touch on the second occasion to Shirley, who A talented rugby player, Mike was awarded patients from every background. Families with the real world’. After a few years at survives him. He had three sons, Seamus, first XV Colours, was elected an Eagle and and colleagues commented on his kindness, National Opinion Polls, he was recruited to Robin and Timothy, and three stepchildren. played for Cambridge University LX Club. warmth and good humour. Roland enjoyed BBC Radio, bringing a new understanding of He worked as a vet in Boston Spa and then music and reading, and was a huge fan of the polling and a successful appetite for editing 1960 LEWIS, David Murray Rhodes, son of in Tavistock, becoming Sole Principal at J. C. Pittsburgh Steelers. Married to Gail, who and producing news and current affairs Percy James (1903) and brother of Robert Mackellar. In retirement he was a survives him, they had a son, Kofi, and a programmes, including The Week at James Pinson (1968), died 23 August 2015, correspondent for the Veterinary Times and daughter, Akua. Westminster, Today, The World at One, PM aged seventy-five. After Michaelhouse, South West Farmer. Winner of the William and election specials. Later, Martin was a co- Balgowan, and Rhodes University, he read Hunting Prize in 1969, in that year he 1959 CUNNINGTON, Paul Crane, died founder of BBC Radio 5; a consultant History, and rowed and played hockey for the published A Case of Equine Lymphosarcoma. 20 September 2015, aged seventy-five. reviewing the radio commissioning process; College. He captained the College at squash, Mike was President, Western Counties Coming up from Bristol Grammar School, Chairman of the BBC Pensioners’ and played for the University with the Veterinary Association, 1979–80; British he read Mechanical Sciences, rowed for the Association; and Chair of the London Ganders. Returning to South Africa after a Cattle Veterinary Association, 1985–6; LMBC and was a member of the Cambridge Borough of Camden Standards Committee. DipEd at Balliol College, Oxford, David Cornwall Veterinary Association, 1996–7; University Air Squadron. The son of an He married Sue, with whom he had three taught at Port Natal School, Durban, and and Chairman, Cambridge Vet Graduate aeronautical engineer, Paul enjoyed a long children, Jonathan, Matthew and Susie; and Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town. Association, 1982–5. In 1965 he married and varied career in the RAF, rising to the then Margaret, another BBC lifer, who Returning to Michaelhouse from 1976 to Jill, who survives him. They had two sons, rank of Squadron Leader. In addition to survives him and with whom he loved to travel 2003, he made a valuable contribution in the Ashley and Richard. postings at a number of RAF bases, he served in retirement. classroom, on the games field and as at HQ Strike Command; the Royal Aircraft Housemaster, Head of History and Senior 1959 CARSON, Dr Roland Annan, died Establishment, Farnborough, where he was a 1960 HOOLE, Christopher Gledhill (Chris), Master. A trustee of Asi-thuthuke School, 28 November 2012, aged seventy-six. After member of the design advisory team for the died 16 February 2016, aged seventy-four. He Balgowan, from 1978 to 2005, David received

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the St Michael Award for Community Service. seventy-three. He came to St John’s from King and warm personality, his vision of ‘seeking 1964 CROSBY, Richard Anthony Charles, A Christian committed to truth and justice, Edward VII School, Lytham, to read Natural mortar between the bricks of psychology died 22 October 2015, aged sixty-nine. He and a hospitable man who loved classical Sciences. A keen interest in genetics led to an and neuroscience’ was recognised when came up from Ardingly College to read music, a friend described David as ‘a very good academic career in the human sciences. Dalhousie created a department of History as an Exhibitioner, and was Captain bloke from South Africa’. He is survived by Richard became Senior Lecturer in Genetics at Psychology and Neuroscience. In retirement and Secretary of the squash team when the Fleur (Boo), and by their children, James, the University of Glasgow and was part of a he pursued a wide range of cultural, business College built new courts. To celebrate their Murray and Catherine. team that worked successfully on developing and community interests, and founded opening, Richard persuaded world champion an understanding of the human genome. Etholife Health Coaching, a health Jonah Barrington and British number one 1960 NICHOLLS, Richard Vaughan (Dick), He was also responsible for a number of programme designed to bring mind and Peter Stokes to play an exhibition match. died 15 December 2015, aged ninety-two. biotechnology patents. Richard’s recreational body together. Richard always remembered his time at St After Auckland Grammar School he was a interests included the pentathlon, in which he John’s with great affection. Qualifications in Scholar at Auckland University, where he participated in a team that won the John Player 1962 WAYWELL, Professor Geoffrey Bryan, accountancy, finance and personnel led to a gained a First in Greek and Latin despite the Highland Pentathlon on four occasions, an died 16 February 2016, aged seventy-two. career in executive recruitment, human Second World War interrupting his degree achievement recognised in 1976 by his After Eltham College he read Classics and resources and consultancy. His appointments studies. A distinguished academic career began appointment as an Honorary Member of Archaeology, played hockey and completed a included training and HR roles at Ford, at the British School in Athens, researching Bearsden Ski Club. Richard was also a keen PhD. An academic career at King’s College Stone Platt Industries and as Business and publishing on late Bronze Age, Dark Age, curler and represented the curling section of London culminated in his appointments as Adviser at Business Link for London. A lover Archaic and Classical Attic terracottas and the club. Professor of Classical Archaeology (1987) of sport and music and a generous host, excavating in Laconia, Old Smyrna and Chios. and Director of the university’s Institute of Richard liked to entertain guests at the From 1958 successively Senior Assistant 1961 FENTRESS, Professor John Carroll, Classical Studies (1996). Geoffrey published Phyllis Court Club in Henley, especially at Keeper and Keeper of the Department of died 22 August 2015, aged seventy-six. After widely on classical sculpture and architecture, Regatta time, and enjoyed his involvement Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, then attending Bethesda Chevy Chase High notably The Free-standing Sculptures of the with All Saints Church, Marlow. He was Senior Keeper, Dick completed the museum’s School, he graduated at Amherst College, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in the British married twice: to Diana in 1976, with whom catalogue of Greek and Roman sculptures, Massachusetts, where he interviewed Carl Museum (1978); Sculptors and Sculptures of he had two daughters, Joanna and Caroline; remodelled the Greek, Roman and Egyptian Jung. At St John’s he studied for a PhD in Caria and the Dodecanese (1997); and and to Stephanie in 1991. Rooms with ingenuity and visual flair, and Ethology, rearing a wolf cub to assist his important catalogues of sculpture in British created a West Asiatic Gallery. Retirement in research and winning an oar. A distinguished private collections, including the Lever and 1965 VEST, Michael John, died 24 January 1983 did not diminish his appetite for academic career included Professor of Hope Collections (1986). A long association 2014, aged sixty-nine. After St Aidan’s research, publishing and giving time Psychology at the University of Oregon; with the British School at Athens gave the Grammar School, Sunderland, Welbeck generously to younger scholars. He became a Professor in the Department of Psychology opportunity for excavations at Lefkandi, College and the Royal Military Academy member of St John’s in 1960 and a Fellow of at Dalhousie; and founder of the Canadian Knossos, the Roman Stoa and the ancient Sandhurst, Michael read Production University (later Wolfson) College in 1968. In Centre for Wolf Research, a facility with an theatre at Sparta, and studies of sculpture Engineering (Mechanical Sciences) at St 1959 Dick married Marion, who survives him. international reputation. Publishing from the Sanctuary of Demeter. Regarded John’s. He played rugby and cricket, and They had one daughter, Julie. extensively on behaviour and brain sciences, with respect and affection by colleagues and rowed Bow in ‘Hoggers II’ during the May John gave numerous international students, Geoffrey was the recipient of a Races of 1966. His wife, Irene, reports, 1960 WILSON, Dr Richard Harris, son of presentations and won the College’s Festschrift in 2009. He married Elizabeth in ‘Michael always felt extremely privileged to Harris (1930), died 25 April 2015, aged Kenneth Craik Award in 1993. An inspiring 1970. They had two sons. have been able to spend three years of his life

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at the College.’ Michael served as an officer Robert then studied at St John’s for one year Artillery as a result of tuberculosis, Rory twentieth century. In 1968 they toasted the in the Army, and then worked successively before taking an apprenticeship with Bristol trained as a teacher. Disliking the 11-plus Humanae Vitae encyclical with champagne, for Rank Xerox, MGVS and Matsushita, Siddeley Engines at Filton, Bristol. The retired examination, which his brother had failed, and in 1999 he was awarded the papal medal, rising to be Managing Director of research engineer leaves a widow, Joyce. when appointed Head of Chiswick Grammar Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice. They had three sons, Matsushita Graphics UK. He married Irene School, Rory’s vision and inclusive values John, Charles and More, and four daughters, in 1970 and they had three children, David, 1966 THOMAS, Howard John, died 4 July drove the school’s transition to comprehensive Barbara, Mary, Jennifer and Tamsin. Nicholas and Elizabeth. 2015, aged seventy-two. After Romilly status. During his time as Schoolmaster Fellow Secondary School and Coleg Harlech, he read Commoner at St John’s, an opportunity greatly 1971 JEFFERY, Professor Keith John, died 1965 WHEATLY, Richard John Norwood, Archaeology and Anthropology before valued for the rest of his life, Rory attended 12 February 2016, aged sixty-four. After died 22 April 2015, aged sixty-nine. After beginning a long career as Investigator and then Chapel and acted in the School of Pythagoras. Methodist College Belfast, he read History Watford Grammar School, he read Senior Investigator for the Royal Commission In retirement he became Chairman of Froebel (Exhibitioner), followed by a PhD, winning Economics, played rugby for the first XV and on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Teacher Training College and an Honorary the Prince Consort Prize and the Seeley rowed. After a career in global advertising, Wales. Howard worked on the Inventory of Fellow of Roehampton University. In 1947 Medal. Leading the LMBC to Head of the Richard combined his love of jazz with an Glamorgan and was elected Fellow of the Rory married Kate, who predeceased him. River (1974), Keith was an Eagle and Larmor entrepreneurial style as Chief Executive of Jazz Society of Antiquaries. Aged twelve he They had two children, Judith and Timothy, Award winner. A distinguished career FM, building a successful business. Leaving developed a lifelong interest in Glamorgan who followed their parents into teaching. followed at Ulster University and Queen’s when the station was sold to the Guardian local history and archaeology, and directed University Belfast, where he became Media Group, he returned as head of a excavations for Barry and Vale Archaeological 1971 GEACH, Professor Peter Thomas, Professor of British History (2005). With consortium that negotiated a management Group on medieval village sites at Barry, died 21 December 2013, aged ninety-seven. passionate interest in Ireland and the British buyout for £1 and re-launched Jazz FM as a Porthkerry and Highlight. In 1977 Howard After Clifton College, from 1934 to 1938 he Empire, Keith was Joint Editor of Irish digital-only product, broadcasting a Sunday co-directed emergency excavations at Barry studied Classics and Philosophy at Balliol Historical Studies, elected to the Royal Irish night show himself. Later Richard co-founded Old Village. A trustee of the Glamorgan- College, Oxford, where he converted to Academy (2009) and a Parnell Fellow at and directed the Love Supreme Jazz Festival at Gwent Archaeological Trust and founder Catholicism. After philosophical research at Magdalene College, Cambridge (2003–4). Glynde Place in Sussex and became Chair of member of the Barry Preservation Society and Cambridge, in 1951 Peter became Assistant His authorised – and sometimes colourful – Trustees of the National Youth Jazz Collective. Civic Trust, he published many articles and Lecturer in Philosophy at Birmingham, rising history of MI6 covered 1909 to 1949. His His outstanding contribution to jazz players notes in local and national journals on local to Reader in Logic. From 1966 to 1981 he last book, 1916: A Global History, was and fans was recognised posthumously by a history and archaeology. Howard is survived by was Professor of Logic at Leeds. He was also completed in 2015. Much in demand as a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual his wife, Kate, and by their two daughters, Ceri Visiting Professor at Warsaw. Admitted to St visiting scholar, Keith was gregarious, good- Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards. and Charlotte. John’s by the College Council in 1971, Peter humoured and well-liked, with a talent for Appropriately, Jazz FM was a co-recipient. In gave the Stanton Lectures in the philosophy storytelling and a fine voice. In 1976 he 2006 he married Denise, Baroness Kingsmill, 1970 HANDS, Roderick Kirton (Rory), died of religion from 1971 to 1974. Between 1948 married Sally, who survives him. They had who survives him. 2 April 2015, aged ninety-six. He attended and 2006 he published prolifically and with two sons, Ben and Alex. St Marylebone Grammar School, excelling in analytical clarity in the areas of logic, 1966 DAVIS, Robert Edward, died 17 June Modern Languages. Rory then studied at language, mind, religion and ethics. Peter 1971 WESSON, Professor Paul Stephen, died 2015, aged seventy-one. He attended King’s College London, the Sorbonne and the married Elizabeth Anscombe, who died in 16 September 2015, aged sixty-six. After Bedminster Down Comprehensive School and University of Berlin, which he was forced to 2001; they became two of the most Chandos School and Arnold and Carlton FE Bristol College of Science and Technology. leave in 1939. Invalided out of the Royal important Catholic philosophers of the College, Nottingham, at Portsmouth

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Polytechnic he took a London University latter, he was awarded the Gallipoli Trophy in 1973 BURTON, Warwick Royston, died 30 Poynton School, Cheshire; Headteacher, degree in Physics. At St John’s Paul read 1992 and 2000, and the Barden Trophy in November 2015, aged sixty. Coming up from Leek High School; and Headteacher, Mathematics, completed a PhD in Theoretical 2012 and 2014. In 2011 Jon and his wife, Manchester Grammar School, he was a Knutsford High School (later Academy). Astrophysics and enjoyed a summer job Carol, embarked upon a circumnavigation in Patchett Scholar reading Archaeology and Described by colleagues as ‘a first-rate studying seismic activity in the Hindu Kush their yacht, Arnamentia, but this was cut short Anthropology. Joining British Rail, Warwick teacher’ who ‘conveyed his passion and Mountains. For a time he lived in Norway, in New Zealand in July 2015 when Jon was held management positions in Newcastle, enthusiasm for the subject to the children’, where he met his first wife. Canadian diagnosed with inoperable cancer. Middlesbrough, York and Whitby (as the last and ‘an inspirational leader’ who ‘always put academic posts followed in Ontario, Alberta Stationmaster) and published books on local the students at the heart of what he did’, and Waterloo, where Paul became Professor of 1972 McLAREN, Robert Wallace (Bob), railways in Marple, Malton and Driffield. His Kevin was appointed OBE in 2015 for Astronomy and Geophysics. Other died 23 January 2016, aged eighty-eight. career took a different direction when he was services to education. Too ill to go to distinctions included Visiting Professor at After degrees at the University of Western appointed Lecturer with the Workers’ Buckingham Palace, he received the honour University of California, Berkeley, and Ontario and various positions in the Educational Association and subsequently at at East Cheshire Hospice, three days before Stanford University; Science Director of the Canadian government between 1948 and the University of Hull Department of Adult he died, from the Lord Lieutenant of California Institute for Physics and 1973, at St John’s he studied for a Diploma in Education, combining the latter role with the Chester. In 1981 Kevin married Valerie, who Astronomy; and association with the Development Economics. In a distinguished position of Lecturer for the National survives him. They had two children, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics in Victoria, diplomatic career, Bob served Canada Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Jonathan and Elizabeth. Canada. Paul published prolifically on space, successively as Attaché at the Canadian Societies. For many years Warwick was also time and matter, and wrote a science-fiction Embassy in Washington; High involved with Yorkwalk, an organisation 1974 SCOTT, John Gavin, LVO, died 12 trilogy. He loved music, English humour and Commissioner to Bangladesh, Tanzania, providing historical and archaeological August 2015, aged fifty-nine. After Queen Gabriola Island in British Columbia. Paul is Mauritius and the Seychelles; Ambassador to guided tours in the snickleways of York, of Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, he survived by his partner, Pat, and by four Somalia, Madagascar and the Comoros; High which he became Director in 2003. He loved read Music at St John’s, where he was a gifted children, Amanda, Emily, Jasper and Sterling. Commissioner to Zimbabwe and Botswana; travel, particularly to Italy, where he led Organ Scholar. Early promise was fulfilled as and Ambassador to Mozambique and tours. A devout Christian, his funeral service Organist and Director of Music at 1972 DUTTON, Colonel Jonathan Richard Angola. His career culminated as Assistant in York Minster was attended by friends and Southwark Cathedral, St Paul’s Cathedral, William (Jon), died 7 September 2015, aged Secretary-General of the Commonwealth colleagues, who regarded him with warmth the Royal Academy of Music and St Thomas sixty-five, in Lymington. After education and Secretariat. Other appointments included and affection. Church, Fifth Avenue, New York. John training at Kent College, Canterbury, President, University Extension Association, played the organ at the wedding of Prince Welbeck College and the Royal Military Victoria; Advisor on Aid Coordination to 1973 HOLLINS, Kevin, OBE, died 1 Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in St Paul’s Academy Sandhurst, in 1970 he was Namibia; Director, Victoria International December 2015, aged sixty-one. After Cathedral and in 2000 conducted the choirs commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Airport; and President, Victoria Branch, Longton High School and Stoke-on-Trent and orchestra in the pageant to mark the Artillery and ultimately attained the rank of Canadian Institute of International Sixth Form College, he entered St John’s as an 100th birthday of the Queen Mother. He Colonel. Jon came to St John’s in 1972 to study Practitioners. Colleagues regarded Bob highly Exhibitioner to read History and became a was appointed LVO in 2004 and Hon Engineering. On leaving the Army in 2001, he for his leadership and humanity. His son Rob Scholar. Kevin was later awarded an MSc in FRSCM in 2005. Many other honours joined Accenture as Procurement Director. A writes, ‘He loved his family and his country.’ Education Management. After a Postgraduate included the John Stewart of Rannoch keen sailor, Jon was a member of the Royal Married in 1951 to Marion, who survives Certificate in Education at Keele University, Scholarship in Sacred Music, University of Yacht Squadron, the Royal Ocean Racing Club him, they had three children, Margot, Andrea he taught history in Staffordshire and Cambridge 1974–8; First Prize, Manchester and the Royal Artillery Yacht Club. In the (Andi) and Robert (Rob). Cheshire and was then Deputy Headteacher, International Organ Competition 1978;

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First Prize, Leipzig International J. S. Bach University of Toronto, Canada. Sabbaticals learned academies and societies. In 1984 at Harvard and taught classes at Pennsylvania Competition 1984; and prizes awarded by were spent as Visiting Fellow at Geoffrey was appointed Officer of the Order University. Her association from 1973 with the Royal College of Organists. John was Northwestern University, USA, and in of Australia. In 1958 he married Carol, who the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in father to Emma and Alexander from his 1976–7 as an Overseas Visiting Fellow at St survives him. They had two sons, Patrick Panama, as Research Scientist and Senior Staff first marriage to Jane. At the time of his John’s, where Anthony was awarded an ScD and Matthew. Scientist, continued until her death. A death his second wife, Lily, was expecting degree in 1990. His obituary in the Ottawa distinguished anthropologist, archaeologist their first child. Citizen spoke of the high regard in which he 1978 TIDSWELL, Dr Philip, cousin of and tropical ecologist, much of her research was held by colleagues and students for his Roger David (1981), died 2 September undertaken in Panama and Senegal was 1976 HURLOCK, Group Captain William commitment to science and his kindly and 2015, aged fifty-six. After The Judd School, concerned with historic cultural, social, John, died 20 October 2015, aged ninety- thoughtful manner. Anthony is survived by Tonbridge, he read Medical Sciences at St economic, political and migration issues in four. After Dyevor Grammar School, he his second wife, Donna, and by Simon, John’s and added an MB BS (London) in tropical agrarian systems. A warm and good- joined the RAF and enjoyed a distinguished Sarah, Kate and Mathew, his children from 1984. Specialising in neurology, after humoured personality, Olga published career, rising successively through the ranks as his first marriage. completing his registrar training in Sheffield prolifically and was a valued member of many Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron and Leeds, Philip became Consultant learned societies on different continents, Leader and Wing Commander to become 1978 BOLTON, Professor Geoffrey Neurologist at Royal Blackburn and Royal including the US Academy of Sciences. She Group Captain 97 Squadron. In 1976 Curgenven, AO, died 3 September 2015, Preston Hospitals, and served as Treasurer of came to St John’s as an Overseas Visiting William began a second career as Secretary in aged eighty-three. After Wesley College, the North of England Neurological Fellow in 1986 and was also Associate the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Perth, the University of Western Australia Association. Robert Tidswell’s obituary in Professor at the University of Texas, 1974, Science at the University of Cambridge, a and Balliol College, Oxford, he enjoyed a the BMJ describes Philip’s flamboyant dress and Fellow and Visiting Professor at Stanford position he held until 1984. On taking up this distinguished career as a historian and socio- sense, rigorous views on upholding clinical University between 1979 and 1982. Olga appointment he was admitted to membership political commentator, primarily in standards and enjoyment of cryptic was married three times. of St John’s by the College Council. William Australia, and held degrees and honorary crosswords. His love of solving puzzles was an Associate Member of the British degrees from the universities of Western extended to his passion for neurology, 1990 HULF, Robin Anthony, died 12 Institute of Management. He married Freda Australia, Oxford and Cambridge, and especially the complexities of November 2015, aged seventy-one. After (Fred), who survives him. They had two Murdoch University, Perth. Geoffrey was neuropathology and the human condition. St Paul’s School, the Royal Military children, Richard and Andrew. resident at St John’s as a Commonwealth His interests included cooking, wine, tennis, Academy Sandhurst and the Open Fellow 1978–9. His great contribution to two allotments, playing violin in the local University, he came to St John’s in 1992 to 1976 POË, Professor Anthony John, died Australian history at the Australian National orchestra and bell ringing. In 1983 he study for an MPhil in International 23 August 2015, aged eighty-six. After University, Monash University, the married Alison. They had two children, Relations and rowed for the LMBC. During Chichester High School, he read Chemistry University of Queensland, Murdoch Katharine and Robert. In 2000 Philip a career in the Army, Robin served in the at Brasenose College, Oxford. Choosing an University and Edith Cowan University married Anne, who survives him and from King’s Own Scottish Borderers, where there academic career, Anthony was proud to be will long be remembered with huge respect whom he inherited a stepson. was a mention in dispatches in 1973 and involved in six decades of scientific research, and affection. He wrote numerous books 1979. His Company Sergeant Major in publishing and teaching. In 1955 he became and articles, was General Editor of the 1986 LINARES, Dr Olga Francesca, died Scotland, Northern Ireland, the USA and Senior Lecturer at Imperial College, London, Oxford History of Australia, won prestigious 2 December 2014, aged seventy-eight. After BAOR (British Army of the Rhine) before a long association as Professor and prizes and awards, including the Centenary Vassar College, New York, and Harvard described him as ‘a superb soldier, brilliant Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the Medal 2001, and held fellowships of several University (PhD 1964), she became a Lecturer officer, outstanding Borderer, and a

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wonderful man of absolute integrity’. In later by Paul Everest years Robin worked as a political consultant. He married first Penny and then Isobel, who survives him. There were two children, Camilla and Toby.

1992 WOOR, Hannah Mary, died 20 July 2015, aged forty-one. After Thorpe House School, Norwich, and Norwich High School for Girls, she read Natural Sciences and Mathematics Tripos Part lll. A career in the nuclear power industry began in 1996 as Reactor Physicist at Magnox Electric. After various roles at British Energy, Hannah became Continuous Improvement Manager at Sizewell B Power Station and Head of Design Authority for EDF Nuclear Group after their takeover of British Energy. A Chartered Physicist, Member of the Institute of Physics and with a Certificate in Engineering Management (Distinction), Hannah won various awards, including the IEE Prize for Best Performance, the Halcrow Prize for the Business Environment and two United Steel Companies Scholarships. Hannah’s commitment to the development of younger colleagues was reflected in her doctoral research at Bristol University on the role of middle managers in achieving successful change. She was married to Andrew Hotson and they had two sons.

Buttercups line a path in the Fellows’ Garden.

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W1 NOTTINGHAM CITY REGATTA NOVICE VIII CHAMPIONS 2016

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Apart from perhaps St Andrews, Oxbridge is March. As you can imagine, this involves a PAR FOR THE COURSE probably the best place to play university golf. lot of travelling and a huge time commitment. For one thing, Cambridge and Oxford are The majority of our matches are six-a-side Kathryn Wingrove (2013) has played for the Cambridge University Golf Club two of only a few British universities to have a and we usually have seven to nine people to since her first year at St John’s and has been Ladies’ Captain since 2015/16. She Ladies’ Team. Secondly, we have a brilliant draw on each week. Most of our team have graduated in the summer with a degree in Human, Social and Political Sciences, fixture list. We spend our weekends playing at played golf ‘since forever’, but we have some and is staying on to study a postgraduate course. some lovely courses, including Rye, Deal, newer players who just attend coaching Brancaster, Hunstanton, Walton Heath, the sessions. This is something we have really Berkshire, Sunningdale and many more. This tried to encourage this year, as we hope to is probably the greatest difference between develop and coach new players so that we golf and other university sports: apart from have a larger squad to draw on in future. the Varsity match, we do not play other students. I enjoy this aspect because we truly After two back-to-back Varsity wins during leave the Cambridge bubble every week. my first year, at Rye in 2014 and then by an 8–1 margin at Hoylake in 2015, I decided I Cambridge University Golf Club (CUGC) is wanted to become more involved in the split into three teams: the Blues (handicaps running of the team. As the 2015/16 season under 5), Ladies (handicaps 4–15) and draws to a close, I can certainly say that I Stymies (Men’s Second Team, handicaps have learnt a lot in my first year as Captain. 5–12). All three teams play separate fixtures The Captain is responsible for pretty much for the most part, but come together for social everything – perhaps if I had known the events and friendly games. We are all sheer volume of emails I was letting myself in members and have coaching at our home for I would not have taken on the role! I club, Royal Worlington & Newmarket, near organise coaching sessions and liaise with the Bury St Edmunds, with whom CUGC is different teams we play. One of the most incredibly privileged to have a close and long- challenging aspects is organising transport. It standing relationship. For any golfers reading is quite difficult to arrange for six girls, six this, I suggest going to play a round at overnight bags and six sets of clubs to get to Worlington – it is surprisingly tricky! golf courses located on the Kent coast, the outskirts of Liverpool, the Norfolk coast and the south-west of London. One of the most We truly leave the Cambridge bubble enjoyable tasks as Captain is choosing the every week. team kit for Varsity. I am also responsible for writing thank-you cards and Christmas cards The ladies have eighteen fixtures and six to all the clubs that we play. One of the official coaching sessions in Michaelmas and hardest aspects for me personally is the after- Lent terms, before our Varsity match in dinner speeches. I find speaking in front of

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From the outside, golf may seem like more of a mental game than a physical one. It does, of course, require a fair bit of mental strength; I personally find it tough to maintain my composure and play my best golf with a crowd watching. However, I believe the physical aspect is somewhat overlooked. Each round of eighteen holes entails roughly five miles of walking, so we end up walking five or ten miles while carrying a golf bag every Saturday or Sunday.

I suggest going to play a round at Worlington – it is surprisingly tricky!

The University Golf Match (our Varsity match) dates back to 1878. It is the oldest amateur event in golf, as the first Amateur Championship was played in 1885. It is also the oldest team event in English golf. This

The Royal West Norfolk Golf Club at Brancaster year was the nineteenth Ladies’ Varsity hosted the 2016 Varsity match. match and we played in March at Brancaster, hosted by the Royal West Norfolk Golf people quite a nerve-wracking experience, but Club. I cannot thank the club enough for all my year as Captain, and more broadly my time their generosity and support. The morning Kathryn (third from left) and her sister, Emily (third from right), with the rest of the Cambridge team before the 2016 Varsity match. with CUGC, have improved my confidence a portion of the day takes the form of an huge amount. By the time of the Varsity match eighteen-hole foursomes match. As I am sure Cambridge victory, so we won overall. So far, Captain and I’m very pleased to have been in March I felt at ease speaking in front of a every golfer knows, hitting every other ball Oxford have won ten of the nineteen Ladies’ re-elected for the coming year, as I continue large group. This year I have been supported with a partner can be a trying format! Varsity matches, but I look forward to my studies. by my twin sister, Emily (Sidney Sussex), who Unfortunately, Oxford led 2–1 by playing next year and hopefully levelling the is our Treasurer. She has done a wonderful job lunchtime, but the Cambridge girls went series at 10–10. Kathryn Wingrove dealing with all of the hurdles posed by the into the afternoon singles event determined bank and keeping track of our petrol costs, to win. With six points available in the Overall, I have had a great three years with chasing subs, paying bills and generally staying afternoon, there was certainly all to play for. CUGC, and it has shaped my time at on top of our team finances. The singles turned out to be a 6–0 Cambridge. I have enjoyed my first year as

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The regular meetings of the Senior and Students’ Union as the gold standard in THE JCR Junior Members Committee, complemented communications strategy. Moreover, we by individual meetings with the Senior pushed to encourage entrepreneurial activity The enthusiastic enquirer would be pleased to learn that undergraduate life at St John’s remains Tutor, Domestic Bursar and Dean of at St John’s, and appreciated the assuredly exhilarating and enjoyable, punctuated by a flurry of activities and unique opportunities. Discipline, meant that the JCRC was able to collaboration between the College and the The Junior Combination Room Committee (JCRC) has but played a part in the evolving work closely with the various College bodies. St John’s Innovation Centre to create Johnian experience. This immense support allowed us to summer opportunities for students at start- negotiate a trial period, with robust outcome ups in Cambridge. metrics, for the mixed room-sharing initiative, an equal opportunities policy the Led by Ben, the ethical affairs subcommittee JCR have pursued for several years. organised Green Week, as well as the British Heart Foundation and Cambridge This year the JCRC set out to enhance the Foodbank donation drives. The College’s connections with its alumni. We subcommittee also negotiated a simplified were pleased to be invited to Johnian Society recycling system, and backed the University- Day in September, giving us the opportunity wide movement for positive investment. to forge invaluable links, as well as to enjoy Emma Plowright, Communications Officer, the annual lecture and dinner. The JCRC organised a collection for refugees on also assisted the fantastic Development Lesbos. The JCRC thus continued to serve Office team in organising several events for as an effective body for charitable work. alumni and junior members, including the extremely successful Careers Fair. Access Officer Sophie Gill worked with the College’s Admissions Office to create a new We were satisfied by the outcome of the fees alternative prospectus. She also recruited and charges meeting, which led to the lowest over fifty new junior members to help run increase in rents for more than a decade access tours, led workshops in Shropshire for (1.24 per cent, with one per cent savings more than 800 prospective students, and carried into next year). A large part of this managed the Cambridge shadowing scheme success lay in the efforts of Mark Wells, the in College. Meanwhile, the welfare sub- Domestic Bursar. committee, led by Hannah Bush, organised regular drop-in welfare sessions and created The JCRC also pursued a number of a new anonymised system for requesting innovative initiatives. Ben Whitby, Ethical welfare supplies, which proved to be highly Affairs Officer, worked tirelessly to create a beneficial for junior members. Katherine new interactive website for the junior Smith, Facilities Officer, resolved the members. The website was subsequently outstanding issues with the newly considered by Cambridge University refurbished Cripps residential areas,

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supervised the installation of new gym and Josh McQuail has been particularly equipment and negotiated the re-banding important, the role of Aneesh Aggarwal, THE SBR of the price structures of College rooms. Vice-President, is of special note. He was She was also involved in overhauling the instrumental in organising the largest The Samuel Butler Room (SBR) has had another successful and entertaining year. As always, accommodation website, with support and Freshers’ Week in recent memory, which was Easter term was spent frolicking in the sun, with the highlight being the annual SBR garden guidance from Jessica Mackenzie and lauded throughout the University for its party. We feasted on paella, sampled some exotic ice creams and played croquet and tug-of-war, Gemma Leavens in the Accommodation inclusivity, diversity and entertainment. He all to the tunes of the Cambridge Steelpan Society. To maintain a sense of community during and Bookings Office. also served as the returning officer for an the summer break, we hosted the first SBR summer Hall, attended by 200 graduates and friends. electric election that drew the largest The fact that so many graduates maintained their involvement with the SBR over the summer Brett Wilson, Sports and Societies Officer, turnout in decades. I hope Ben, the new break is a testament to how hard the committee has been working. The academic year was oversaw the acquisition of new sporting president, can guide the JCRC to new initiated with our traditional Freshers’ Fortnight, where new members were welcomed with a equipment by the JCR and the reopening of levels of success. gruelling programme of tightly packed activities over the course of fourteen days. This year’s the billiards room. We were also pleased to fortnight included a wine reception, a barbecue in Corfield Court, pub crawls, graduate talks, note the creation of the new Blues fund by On a personal note, I would like to thank the pub quizzes, board game nights, tea and cakes, and a scavenger hunt. the Domestic Bursar. Soteris Soteriades, Senior Tutor, Domestic Bursar, President and Academic Affairs Officer, worked with the Master for their invaluable support, insight Senior Tutor to improve feedback systems and advice. The success of the JCR lies with and to streamline supervisions. them, the College staff and my dedicated Additionally, Harry Bruges played a crucial committee. I was honoured to be invited to role in reviving the St John’s Ents, after a the inauguration of the Archive Centre by lengthy hiatus, by organising several well the Duke of Cambridge, but most of all, I attended bops. was honoured to serve the dynamic and diverse community of St John’s College. Whilst the list of the JCRC’s achievements is almost inexhaustible, and the support of Minaam Abbas, Louise Han, Roxana Mihai, Alfie Wallace, President

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We can boast that the SBR attended and The SBR continues to thrive as a vital hub swapped with no fewer than twenty-eight for graduates. This year we enjoyed more JOHNIAN SOCIETY colleges in Cambridge, Oxford, Italy and interaction with the undergraduate Dublin, giving students the chance to meet community, as well as early career Fellows, The Johnian Society was established in 1923 to ensure alumni could keep in and interact with other students from through events in the SBR. During Lent touch with each other and the College after graduation. Today, the society has around the world. As always, the SBR rooms term we were lucky enough to host three some 11,000 members, representing alumni interests and supporting current serve as the epicentre of graduate student life Junior Research Fellows and three College students through bursaries and travel grants. To find out more about the Johnian in College. Sherry and port continue to be Research Associates, allowing graduates to Society and its committee, please visit johnian.joh.cam.ac.uk/johnian-society. served before and after BA tables, which take not only gain insights into future career place every Tuesday and Friday during term. plans, but also to interact with the The SBR was also used for many celebrations Fellowship on a more informal level. throughout the year, including a welcome party, a boat race event, Halloween, I am grateful to the other members of the Thanksgiving, Christmas dinner and New committee for all their hard work and help in Year’s Eve. Welfare events in the SBR making this year so eventful for graduates. calendar included weekly yoga (with one My thanks go to those Fellows most closely session out on the Backs in the sun), movie associated with the society – Dr Sue Colwell, nights, tea and coffee, puppies to relieve our Senior Treasurer and Professor Patrick stress during the exam period, and a new Boyde, Borderer – as well as to the Master, online sexual health supplies system. Professor Christopher Dobson. Thanks also go to the College staff who helped facilitate We launched a new format for academic SBR events, with special thanks to Bill Alumni at the London Dinner. talks, holding them before dinner over port Brogan and the Catering Department. and sherry, and we were also successful in Lastly, I wish incoming President Jonathan The society has an established programme of LONDON DINNER obtaining a grant from the Annual Fund to Shanahan and the new SBR committee the events, which are listed below, but is also keen This well-attended dinner for Johnians and run our own graduate symposium, where best of luck for the forthcoming year. to facilitate initiatives from Johnians to meet their guests in April is becoming an annual invited graduate speakers gave conference- on a more informal basis. Under the current event, and was held again at the Oxford and style talks to the College community. The Nathaniel Davis, President Chairman, Graham Spooner (1971), there has Cambridge Club. The Chairman gave the SBR has also been heavily involved in helping been an emphasis on a wider geographical toast to the College, with the Master the College work towards its sustainability spread of events and this has continued in 2016. responding with the toast to the society. aims, with a whole week dedicated to environmental awareness, a green super Hall, These included: GOLF sustainable cheese and beer tasting events, Committee member Dr Nigel Snaith (1979) and bike rides around the local countryside. EDINBURGH DINNER organised five matches, including the A new event in Scotland, held in May at the Annual Johnian Society Golf Day at The New Club – arranged by Ian Roberts (1975) Gog Magog Golf Club, an inter-collegiate and attended by the Chairman. match against colleges from Oxford and a

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match against Christ’s College. Christ’s have Johnian Society events are included in the contributed, with ourselves, towards events calendar at johnian.joh.cam.ac.uk/events THE CHOIR a cup presented to the winners of this annual and are listed on the back page of Johnian contest, which has been named after our News. Please contact Colin Burrows (1978), This has been a busy but exciting year for the Choir, with two major tours, two recordings and joint benefactress, Lady Margaret Beaufort. at [email protected], if you wish to two critically acclaimed CD releases. Returning for Michaelmas term 2015, we welcomed new host or organise an event for Johnians in Gents – Hugh Cutting, Gopal Kambo, Peter Lidbetter, Louis Marlowe and Organ Scholar NORTH WALES PROGRESS conjunction with the society.We are particularly Glen Dempsey – and new Probationers William Buttery, James Lewis and Thomas Watkin, A well-attended, two-day event in April keen to hold events throughout the UK and who were all made full Choristers during the year. organised by our Vice-President, Professor to encourage more informal events, such as John Wyn Owen (1961) saw Johnians the recent track day at Goodwood and the and guests, including College Librarian clay shooting day in the Cotswolds. Dr Mark Nicholls, attending lectures and visiting properties in North Wales. The We are also keen to extend our outreach to locations were associated with two the current student body, and both the JCR prominent sixteenth-century Johnians, and SBR Presidents serve on the committee Archbishop John Williams and William ex officio. We continue to support the Morgan (the translator of the Welsh Bible College’s annual Careers Fair attended by published in 1588). A full report on the current students and recent graduates. event, written by Huw Lewis (1961), is lodged in the College archives. Whilst not a fundraising body for the College, we provide open access bursaries ANNUAL DAY and travel exhibitions (totalling £8000 in Johnian Society Day in September is held 2015/16) to current students, funded by our in College and incorporates the annual past endowments to the College and from lecture in the afternoon, following tea in our membership income. the Old Divinity School. This year we invited Sir Bryan Cartledge (1951), Our committee membership spans the past former ambassador to Russia, to reflect on seven decades (with matriculation years from ‘From Perestroika to Putin – the challenges 1957 to 2012) and we elect two new alumni facing the West?’ After the general members each year. If you are interested in meeting and dinner in Hall, Sir Roger Palin joining the committee, please email Graham (1959) gave the toast to the College, Spooner at [email protected] with the Master responding with the toast to the society. Colin Burrows, Secretary

The Choir prepares to sing from the balcony on Ascension Day.

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As the year began in September, the Choir’s Also in the current cohort of talented boys is last CD on the Chandos Record label, David Bryson, who on 24 April became the The Call, was released, gaining an Editor’s first serving Chorister to give the Sunday Choice selection in Gramophone magazine organ recital in Chapel. the following month. The programme for December included October saw the first of our termly Bach concerts at Eye in Suffolk and at Cantata evensongs for the year. Birmingham Symphony Hall, after which Accompanied by St John’s Sinfonia, these the Choir departed for a tour of the special evensongs are now highlights of the Netherlands, including concerts in Delft, College calendar, taking place once a term Leeuwarden, Nijmegen, Elburg and on a Saturday. Further Cantata evensongs Haarlem, all attended by large and very took place in February, and as part of the enthusiastic audiences. The repertoire Cambridge Early Music Festival in May. included Russian music by Chesnakov and Rachmaninov. The traditional Advent Carol Services at the end of November were again a great The Choir was back in College just before success, and the Sunday service was the start of Lent term to record a CD of broadcast live on BBC Radio Three. As part Christmas music. The recording, which of the Choir’s continuing commitment to includes both familiar seasonal favourites new music, the service once again included a and lesser-known gems, will be released in Choristers at the BBC broadcast in April. newly commissioned work, The Birth of the autumn. Speech by College Fellow Tim Watts, which Cambridge’s other college choirs – Gonville (Organ Scholar 1985–8) is now Organist, included two violin parts, played by very A memorial evensong was held in Chapel and Caius, and Clare – and with the College’s the Choir joined with the University talented undergraduates Julia Hwang and on 6 February for John Scott, Organ Scholar mixed voice ensemble, St John’s Voices. Chorale and Orchestra to sing to a capacity Stephanie Childress. 1974–8. John worked at St Paul’s Cathedral audience at the 800-seat Bing Hall. The for twenty-six years and was latterly Director The Lent term drew to a close with the very Choir then made a much anticipated return Other commissions this year included of Music at St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, moving Meditation on the Passion of to the Washington National Cathedral, choral works by James Burton (1992), New York, before he died suddenly in 2015. Christ and a pre-tour concert in Chapel where it last appeared with George Guest as premiered at the Epiphany Carol Service He was a great friend and supporter of on 13 March. Director and Andrew Nethsingha as Organ in January, Nico Muhly and Benjamin the Choir and is sadly missed by all who Scholar twenty-six years ago, followed by a Comeau, undergraduate Alex Woolf, knew him. The evensong was preceded by During the Easter vacation the Choir performance at St Thomas Church Fifth and an organ work by Tarik O’Regan. an organ recital by his contemporary, undertook a major two-week tour of the US Avenue, New York, dedicated to the memory Finally, on 1 July, the anthem sung at Dr David Hill (1976). – their first visit in five years. The fifteen-day of the life and work of John Scott. In Atlanta evensong was composed by thirteen- tour saw the Choir appear in concert in seven the Choir sang at the Cathedral of St Philip, year-old Joel Branston, one of our Joint evensongs during the year offered a cities. In California, as guests of Stanford where Dr Dale Adelmann (Choral Scholar senior Choristers! chance for collaboration with two of University, where Robert Huw Morgan 1987–90) is now Canon for Music, and there

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were concerts in Greenwich, Connecticut, instead. Beautiful weather brought crowds to Photo: Harrison Truong and St Louis, Missouri. The Choir also sang First Court to see the spectacle. at Johnian dinners in San Francisco and Washington, rounding off a tour de force In celebration of former Director of Music of organisation by Choir Administrator Dr Christopher Robinson’s eightieth Caroline Marks. birthday, former members of the Choir, as well as singers from Clare College, Worcester In April, the Choir continued its excellent Cathedral and St George’s Windsor, joined relationship with BBC Radio 3 when choral the current Choir to sing evensong in May. evensong was again broadcast live from the This was a very special occasion, not just for College Chapel. The music included Harris’s Christopher, but also for the singers, who ‘Faire is the Heaven’ and Christopher had a chance to renew old friendships. Robinson’s ‘Jesu, grant me this, I pray’. We were pleased to welcome members of Restoration work to the Chapel Tower did the Parents’ Association of St John’s College not spoil the Ascension Day tradition of School to evensong on 19 May. The singing a carol from the tower at noon, as the following day the College launched its new service was performed from the balustrades recording label with a special evensong and

In concert at Bing Hall with Stanford University Chorale during the US tour. Photo: JA Digital Media

reception to celebrate the label’s first CD,Deo . undergraduate violinist Julia Hwang is due Featuring music by the late Honorary Fellow for release next year. Professor Jonathan Harvey (1951), the CD went to number two in the classical charts in After May Week, including the Choir’s its release week and gained five-star reviews in contribution to the May Concert The Observer and BBC Music Magazine. accompanied by harp, services resumed, including a joint evensong with King’s The new recording label is an exciting College on 30 June, before the Chapel year venture with Signum Records, which will ended on 3 July. The Choir’s year was not not only allow the College full artistic quite finished as they returned to make a freedom over recordings by the Choir, but recording of Kodaly and Poulenc masses, also the opportunity to release recordings due for release in 2017. by some of the outstanding musicians among College members and alumni. Throughout the year the Director of Following the Choir’s release of the Music, Andrew Nethsingha, has been Christmas-themed disc, a recording by wonderfully supported musically by the Performing at Birmingham City Hall in December.

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We say goodbye this year to five Choristers – Joel Branston, Oliver Brown, David Bryson, Sebastian Wade and Sam Williams – and to five Gents – Xavier Hetherington, Tom Lilburn, Louis Marlowe, Hamish McLaren and Theo Platt. We wish them all well as they go on to new schools, further study or to begin their careers!

Helen Cocks, Choir Marketing and Communications Officer

St John's Voices at the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna.

Michaelmas term got off to a great start with In November we took our first overnight several excellent evensongs, followed by a trip, to the College Living of Hadleigh, performance of Faure’s Requiem on All Suffolk, where we sang a full concert on Souls’ Day. By this time we had taken the Saturday night, followed by a liturgical delivery of our very smart new cassocks and performance of Vierne’s ‘Messe Solenelle’ surplices. The cost of these was covered by a on the Sunday morning. The parishioners grant from the Annual Fund, from offered us a wonderfully warm welcome, donations kindly given by the College’s and we owe a large debt of thanks to the generous alumni and supporters. Reverend Martin Thrower and everyone

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else at Hadleigh for making our trip so Vierne. The College May Concert drew the enjoyable. year’s singing to a close, but with the promise ADAMS SOCIETY of exciting things ahead: we are visiting Hong In the most exciting development of the year, Kong and Singapore in December, and early shortly after the end of term we flew from plans are afoot for a tour of Colombia in Heathrow to Austria for our first overseas January 2018. tour. Staying four nights in Vienna, we performed at the Stephansdom and the The core task of the choir remains our Reformierte Kirche, as well as at the amazing weekly evensong in Chapel every Monday. Melk Abbey, and sang Christmas carols at We are deeply aware of the extraordinary the beautiful (but cold) advent markets tradition of choral music in College, and are dotted around the city. conscious of the privilege we have in becoming part of that remarkable institution. At the start of Lent term we were delighted to Personally speaking, it is a very proud thing be presented with a set of evening canticles by for me to be able to walk in behind the choir Alex Woolf (2013). The choir thoroughly every week, in the knowledge that we have enjoyed preparing for the world premiere, opened this amazing place up to a whole new which took place near the end of term. group of students, who will take away Shortly after this, we joined with Corpus musical skills and knowledge for their future Christi at St Clement Danes as part of the lives, as well as memories of happy, Brandenburg Choral Festival. Though rewarding and fulfilling hours singing in stricken by illness, the choir gave an excellent our beautiful Chapel. performance of Poulenc’s ‘Litanies à la Vierge Noire’, with works by Faure, Bruckner and Graham Walker, Director

The Adams Society had another successful first of many opportunities for different year year, engaging Johnian ‘mathmos’ with groups at St John’s to get together. Michaelmas interesting speakers and social events. We was a busy term with four excellent talks, three welcomed a large audience from across the of them by Johnians: Sir John Ball (1966) University to our talks, thanks in part to the from Oxford introduced students to some great work of the committee, and also to interesting facts in the calculus of variations; having a stall at the Freshers’ Fair for the first Fellow Dr Quentin Berthet gave a talk entitled time, improving our mailing lists and creating ‘Small Mathematics for Big Data’; Fellow a new website. Dr Austen Lamacraft gave an interactive lecture on the combinatorics underlying We commenced the year with the Freshers’ models of random growth; and Dr Rob Hall Squash in the triple set in Second Court – the from the University of East Anglia spoke

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about his work using autonomous some unfortunately timed rain, we were able underwater gliders to study waves. For to get the barbecue running and had a CHESS CLUB Christmas, we had another action-packed pleasant afternoon of Pimm’s and croquet, party, including a sack race that went past with music from Cambridge a capella group With the current Captain, Anna York-Andersen, winning the presidency of the University several puzzled porters. Over the Bridge. Although we showed a Chess Club for 2015/16, St John’s Chess Club has been given an exciting opportunity to be strong fighting spirit against the Trinity more heavily involved in competitive chess. In Lent, Professor Richard Weber spoke Mathematical Society in the annual cricket about his research in rendezvous search match, we were narrowly beaten once again, games, Dr Julia Goedecke gave a fascinating but we made up for it in the football with a introduction to category theory, and stunning performance against the Dr Anthony Ashton talked about the Hyperbolics, beating them 8-5. remarkable properties of solitons. On the social side, we enjoyed the company of We would like to thank the committee Professor John Toland at our annual dinner, for sharing the pleasure of running one which featured possibly the first public rap of the oldest student societies in performance the Combination Room has Cambridge, and we wish next year’s seen, delivered by Maria and Omer. committee all the best.

The Adams Society garden party was Maria Tang and Omer Tastemur, another success. Despite being set back by Presidents

We have held a number of coaching sessions, continues to participate in the College including sessions from international masters League, with steady progress. Daniel Fernandez and Richard Weaving. These proved to be very popular, as did a Next year, the club plans to provide more lecture by international master Yang-Fan coaching sessions and lectures given by Zhou. Events such as these enabled the international players, since these have been society’s members to gain insight into the such a success. game at the highest levels. Away from the chessboard, this year we held a Furthermore, there have been plenty of dinner, which was very well received, and we opportunities for competitive chess. We held hope to make it an annual tradition. a well-attended Winter Blitz tournament, which helped players practice developing Anna York-Andersen, strategies under time pressure. St John’s Captain

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CHRISTIAN UNION (CU) CLASSICAL SOCIETY The beginning of this year was a joyous one for the St John’s Christian Union (CU). A wave of St John’s Classical Society has gone from strength to strength this year. We have enjoyed enthusiastic new faces arrived ready and willing to throw themselves into the work of the society, our usual events, including a reading of Plautus and our annual Classics Dessert in the which is to make Christ known in the College and to support, cherish and encourage all those Wordsworth Room, which was very well attended. who seek to follow Him.

Providing refreshments outside the Library during exam period. Throughout the year we have been keeping up constructive discussions about faith ensuing. our practice of meeting on Wednesday Many people involved with the CU also evenings for Bible study, prayer time and hosted get-togethers with their friends to making the most of spending time together as a explore Christianity, with some very group. This year has seen some fascinating and positive feedback. quite deep discussions, and I think many of us Tom Holland. have learnt a lot! In Easter term, when exam stress is at its height, it was a delight to provide free tea, hot In Lent term we hosted an evening titled ‘In been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Just before everyone returned home for chocolate, coffee and biscuits outside the conversation with Tom Holland’. We were three times. Charlotte Higgins is Chief Christmas, the CU hosted a very successful Library to everyone studying there, as we delighted to welcome the award-winning Culture Writer at The Guardian and author mince pie and mulled wine party – the mulled did last year. author and presenter to answer questions of several books on classical topics. The night wine was particularly strong this year, and was from Tim Whitmarsh, Cambridge’s A. G. was a success and I’m sure this annual lecture soon dubbed ‘mulled port’! We then headed Massive thanks to my co-representative, Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, as well will be remembered for years to come. down to Great St Mary’s church for a carol Jasmine John, who has worked extremely hard as from members of the audience. service organised by the Cambridge Inter- this year for the CU. It has been wonderful to As usual our final event of the year was our Collegiate Christian Union. It was great to see see our new reps, Jack Payne and Katherine At the beginning of Easter term we held our post-tripos lunch. I wish the new President, so many people from St John’s there. Ladd, dedicate so much time to the society inaugural Newell Classics Event, titled ‘Why Jenny Griggs, every success in continuing to already. An exciting year lies ahead! read the Classics? Ali Smith and Charlotte improve the Classical Society. During Lent term we put on a ‘Text-a-Toastie’ Higgins in conversation’. Ali Smith has won event, which seemed to go well, with some Daniel John Burton, Treasurer numerous awards for her writing and has Natalie Spong, President

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ECONOMICS SOCIETY ENGLISH SOCIETY The Economics Society has enjoyed another successful year, beginning with the welcome In October 2015 Director of Studies Dr Stacey McDowell began the St John’s College evening for first-year Economics students in October. The economics costume themed evening English Society, together with a group of English Literature students. Throughout the year, (with several cringeworthy puns) consisted of a general welcome and advice reception, followed the society has hosted a number of events, including poetry readings and a joint formal Hall by an enjoyable meal as a way of promoting discussion between different year groups. for Fellows and students.

During Lent term the society hosted its Environment Programme World Options Desserts evening in the Conservation Monitoring Centre, as a guest Alan Jenkins. Wordsworth Room. This was a particularly speaker at our annual black-tie dinner and useful night in terms of insight into optional AGM. Mr Vause gave a very down-to-earth Notably, the new College Poet in Residence, As the new academic year begins, the English papers to choose in the second and third and anecdotally insightful speech about how Alan Jenkins, read his poetry to an audience Society hopes to organise more events for years. Advice on Part IIA and IIB paper environmental economics has been of students and Fellows in November. This the staff, Fellows and students of the College, choices from lecturers Dr Petra Geraats neglected and how significant it is likely to was followed by an evening of poetry from as well as to increase the range of events to and Dr Meredith Crowley proved be in the future. After dinner, we introduced the College’s Library Assistant Adam encompass all interests of those involved in invaluable, as well as additional information our successors, Vignesh Rajesh, President, Crothers, who released his debut collection the society. and anecdotes from the second- and third- and Nihaar Udathu, Treasurer, to present of poetry in January 2016. year students present. some of their thoughts and ambitions for Laura Day, President the society in 2016/17. At the beginning of Easter term the society welcomed James Vause (1997), Lead Edmond Cheng, President, Economist at the United Nations and Henry Stevens, Treasurer

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FISHER SOCIETY HISTORY SOCIETY The Catholic presence at St John’s has grown over the past year, with several new graduate This has been a year of consolidation for the History Society, continuing to build upon the members joining the College. The highlight of the year was the Roman Catholic Mass previous committee’s efforts in improving the society’s efficiency and direction. This year’s celebrated in Chapel by Father Philip Moller SJ, a new PhD student at St John’s. This was a committee – Paul Myatt, Charles Fisher, Jacob Heath and Helena Christensen – all worked wonderful occasion for the College, as we were joined by many Catholics from across the effectively together in order to deliver a full schedule. University and also by a significant number of non-Catholic Johnians. The votive Mass of St John Fisher celebrated the crucial role that he had in the foundation of this College, as is The next talk, by Dr Richard Serjeantson, recognised in our Fisher Building. was titled ‘May subjects defending themselves in case of religion take up arms against their sovereign?’ and was held in the Lightfoot Room of the Old Divinity School. This was followed by Fellow Dr John Slight’s presentation on local and transnational experiences in the Middle East during the First World War. Lent term was concluded by the annual society dinner in the Senior Combination Room; we were The new committee’s first event was the delighted to hear from Professor Mark annual garden party in the Fellows’ Garden, Goldie on the benefits of democracy by which provided a much needed break for lottery, a notion that most in the room had those still revising and an opportunity for not seriously considered before. students to talk to the Fellows outside of a supervision setting. My thanks go to my committee and last year’s President, George Hallas, who has

Father Philip Moller SJ at Mass in Chapel. We began Michaelmas term with a welcome always been helpful in answering any queries gathering for the first-year students, which I might have. I wish the new committee College members continue to play a The society is always happy to welcome included a historical discussion and an headed by Lizzy Galloway all the best for significant role in the day-to-day life of the new members, including those just introduction to the Historical Argument the year ahead. Catholic Chaplaincy as a whole, with Johnians interested in finding out more about and Practice paper. This was followed by a in high positions in both the undergraduate the Catholic faith. talk from Tristram Hunt MP on Marxist Paul Myatt, and graduate committees at Fisher House. history and its utility to modern historians. President Fisher Society students also play active roles at Theo Sharrock St John’s, particularly Father Philip, who has joined the SBR Committee (a first for a Catholic priest at St John’s).

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JAZZ@JOHN’S Jazz@John’s organised seven events during the academic year 2015/16, hosting eleven independent jazz bands and accommodating more than a thousand guests in total.

and the varieties of jazz played showcased Committee members: everything from the funky and President: Runqiao Dong (St John’s), improvisational (Dead Hedge Trio) to the Treasurer: Anand Sharma (Jesus), mellow but intriguing (Rcubed). Bar manager: Phil Sansom (Selwyn), Head technician: Plamen Ivanov (St John’s), On top of that, our bar was a huge success, Publicity officer: Yilin Peng (Selwyn). serving a wide range of drinks at a fair price and generating profits for Jazz@John’s. Runqiao Dong, President Looking back to the start of the year, our recruitment went exceptionally well. We welcomed twelve new members from different colleges to our working crew, doubling the number from last year, and also signed up more than 1000 new subscribers to our mailing list.

Last but not least, many thanks to our committee members, who have put their time and effort into organising a series of fantastic jazz nights and providing Cambridge with an irreplaceable leisure option.

The highlights of the year were the The music presented at Jazz@John’s has collaboration with Cambridge Jazz Festival been more than satisfactory, with audiences and, of course, hosting the annual Varsity coming back for the good quality music and show of Cambridge University Jazz enjoyable atmosphere. The bands we invited Orchestra (CUJO) vs Oxford University ranged from professional, national-level Jazz Orchestra (OUJO). bands, such as Partikel, to student-run orchestras, such as CUJO and OUJO,

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MAY BALL MEDICAL SOCIETY This year, St John’s May Ball transformed the College into Tinseltown. We looked to recreate The Medical Society (MedSoc) has enjoyed a successful year marked by innovation and the bright lights of Hollywood, paying tribute to both iconic classics and modern greats, all growth, organising a number of engaging academic and memorable social events in College. with the aim of making sure every guest felt like the star of the show.

As guests strolled into the ball down the red Third Court was filled with colour, as an carpet with champagne in hand, they were homage to Bollywood, and served again as surrounded by flashing cameras. The Backs home to the infamous rave tent. The theme for became an extravagant outdoor cinema, with New Court was sci-fi, and it was also filled gourmet popcorn, pick and mix, and other with colour, but in a somewhat more modern treats. As a new twist, a hot air balloon allowed way. An amazing laser show, glow-in-the-dark lucky guests views over College. cups and furniture, and incredible sets from Coasts and Basement Jaxx took guests to a First Court was transformed into the hazy city whole other world. streets of classic film noir, complete with the The society hosted a number of speakers followed by Professor Patrick Maxwell’s ever-popular casino. In Second Court, we paid Massive thanks are due to the students on throughout Michaelmas and Lent terms insights into the HIF systems and renal tribute to the Wild West, with many stopping the May Ball Committee, who worked tirelessly with record turnouts. Professor Richard diseases, at the lecture preceding the annual to pose in our waggon centrepiece. Chapel throughout the year to make the event a Gilbertson, Director of the Cambridge dinner. We also organised an exciting forum, Court was home to action and adventure – success. In addition, the help and advice of Cancer Centre, gave an illuminating talk on in collaboration with the St John’s College in addition to the return of the incredible College staff was invaluable in planning and his research experiences and cancer reading group, on ‘Interdisciplinary projections directly onto the Chapel Tower, the preparing the Ball. We are most grateful treatment paradigms. We were delighted to Perspectives on Health Inequalities’. The area was decorated as a rainforest, with themed to them. discover that he subsequently accepted a discussion-based evening was chaired by food and cocktail offerings for the more Fellowship at the College and a position as Fellow Professor Ann-Louise Kinmonth and adventurous guests to enjoy! Tom Zhang, President our Director of Clinical Science. This was involved a number of academic speakers

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from the medical, economics and sociology On a personal note, I believe that MedSoc departments. We were also pleased to have has firmly established itself as a leading MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY Lord Krebs deliver the College’s annual collegiate chapter. This is in large part due to Linacre Lecture in its 497th year. closer links with the medical Fellows and This year began with the Modern Languages Society’s traditional gathering, welcoming back their enthusiastic interest in MedSoc, as well Part II students from their years abroad in places as diverse as Bogotá, Monaco and Beijing. This year saw the creation of an updated as the dedicated efforts of my committee: As ever, the ‘Year Abroad Meeting’ was a popular event, and provided younger students website, leading to an unprecedented and Emma Plowright, Ben Whitby, Natasha planning their own trips abroad with advice, anecdotes and cautionary tales about some unparalleled availability of academic Chaudhury, Rory McFadyen, Katherine especially funny linguistic faux pas in the workplace. We also welcomed our newly appointed resources for Medical and Veterinary Science Wren, Madi Fairey, Aryan Sabir, Alex Director of Studies for Spanish at St John’s, the wonderful Dr Paul Joseph Lennon. Tripos (MVST) students. The resources Sampson and Chantelle Doran. I have no were also employed by supervisors to create doubt that this upward trajectory will an interactive learning environment. We continue next year under the able leadership expect to further expand this initiative to of Natasha and Katherine. include information on Part II and clinical medicine. The society also hosted a research Minaam Abbas, evening with student speakers, which President inspired a record number of our members to apply for summer research placements.

Moreover, we created the new post of Welfare Officer. This led to a number of successful tea, cake and advice evenings, enabling our members to form closer bonds. There were changes in the MVST administration, as we welcomed Malcolm Lent term was the most frenetic, with three Inevitably, Easter was a quieter term for the Davis, Dr Fleur Kilburn-Toppin, Dr Graham theatre excursions and one cinema trip. society in the lead up to exams. However, Ladds, and Dr Teresa Cindrova-Davies, and Different groups of society members saw our annual garden party and dinner, which bade a fond farewell to Wendy Redgewell Peter Brook’s Battlefield at the Young Vic always provide a light at the end of the and Dr Akhilesh Reddy. and Uncle Vanya at the Almeida Theatre, tunnel, were extremely enjoyable events. both in London, and Metamorphosis at the The finalists in the society will be sad to Corpus Playroom in Cambridge. There was leave, but we wish the remaining members also a viewing of Pedro Almodóvar’s all the best with their academic endeavours, acclaimed 2002 filmHable con ella at the especially the current second years Cambridge Picturehouse. Our Lent term embarking on their years abroad. discussion evening gave us an opportunity to review and share our opinions about all of Helena Clark-Maxwell, these performances. President

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MUSIC SOCIETY PALMERSTON SOCIETY The Music Society has flourished this year, continuing to enjoy its prominent position at The Palmerston Society is the College’s society for students of the Human, Social and the heart of College life. Music Society events have been outstanding throughout the year Political Sciences (HSPS) Tripos. It is named after the last of the three Johnian prime – a particular highlight being our resident star violinist Julia Hwang’s sold-out recital in ministers of Great Britain, Lord Palmerston. the Old Divinity School. Julia is a cultural ambassador for BRACE Alzheimer’s Research, and the concert raised more than £500 for this worthy cause.

This year we launched a free, regular lunchtime recital series, and we’ve been delighted to welcome the University’s finest solo and chamber musicians to the New Music Room every Thursday. The Combination Room Concert in Lent term was a real success, showcasing the great breadth of instrumental and vocal talent we’re so lucky to have here at The maintenance of a busy and exciting Easter term in the Combination Room. We St John’s. We also held a hugely popular Open calendar of events was possible thanks to the welcomed back HSPS alumnus Josh Simons Mic Night in the Bar in March; we’re very support of the Associated Societies. This year (2012), who graduated last year. He discussed keen to keep building on our non-classical the society hosted talks throughout his rapid transmission from undergraduate to presence around College next year, and there Michaelmas and Lent terms with speakers from Jeremy Corbyn’s Policy Advisor in the House are many exciting plans afoot. This year our both Cambridge and further afield, all of which of Commons. practice room booking system has moved were well attended by undergraduates from online, a change that has reaped tremendous within and outside the College. We welcomed It has been a privilege to be involved in the My personal highlight of the year was a rewards for students and staff alike. Professor Mark Wheeler to the Old Divinity society and I would like to thank the rest of performance of my music in Chapel, for School for a talk on ‘Celebrity Outsider the committee for their dedication this which I conducted musicians from St John’s I’m immensely grateful to the entire Politicians in the digital realm: Donald Trump academic year – Federica Lombardi and beyond, including performers from the committee for their tireless support this year, and Jeremy Corbyn’. The EU referendum also (Treasurer) and Emma Ingham Clark Royal Academy of Music, the National Youth much of which occurred behind the scenes. provided another topical talking point, with the (Secretary). I would also like to extend my Orchestra and a local sixth-form college. All I’d like to extend particular thanks to the society hosting the ‘Great EU Student Debate’. gratitude to our Senior Treasurer, Miss Sylvana year we’ve been keen to broaden the profile senior members of the committee, Professor The society was delighted to co-host a number Tomaselli, for her continued support. And I and reach of music-making at St John’s, and Peter Johnstone, Dr Robin Glasscock and of discussion events with the Wilberforce wish next year’s committee of Yasmine this event really helped to achieve that goal. Andrew Nethsingha, for their wisdom, Society, and special thanks go to Nora Kalinskij Samsudin, Dongfan Yang and Rosie Lindup I have vivid memories of the Master himself generosity and energy in making St John’s for helping establish this relationship. the best of luck. I look forward to seeing the fetching more wine glasses from the College such fertile ground for making music. Palmerston Society continue to flourish. kitchens, such was the popularity of the A highlight of our calendar was the annual drinks reception that followed the concert! Alex Woolf, President black-tie dinner hosted at the beginning of Lucia Syder, President

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THEOLOGY SOCIETY WILKES SOCIETY During the academic year 2015/16, the St John’s College Theology Society has enjoyed The Wilkes Society is the computer science society of St John’s, named after the prominent two talks from guest speakers, as well as several social events. Johnian Professor Sir Maurice Wilkes (1913–2010).

In Lent term, faculty member Dr Emma discussion on the subject was a wonderful The society enjoyed a Wild-Wood spoke on ‘Theology in World way to further explore a fascinating area of typically busy year and Christianities’, and her engaging theology with such a renowned theologian. hosted a variety of events. presentation, accompanied by artefacts and We started with a new event, objects from her own travels and studies, was As one of the few college-based theological the inaugural Wilkes Society enjoyed by all. Later in the term we were societies, we are grateful for support from the quiz night, which was an honoured to welcome Dr Rowan Williams, College, as well as from Fellows and graduate excellent opportunity for Master of Magdalene College, who shared students, which enables us to continue students from different years his thoughts on ‘Eastern Christianity in the arranging these talks and events. to get to know each other. modern period’. His talk was as stimulating This was followed by as one would expect, and the following Candace Graham information evenings aimed at passing on knowledge of how to succeed in both one’s studies at Cambridge and in the wider world of computing.

The calendar of events culminated in the I also want to thank Dr Robert Mullins for annual dinner at the end of Lent term. This his outstanding work as Director of Studies, was the first annual dinner in several years to both in supporting the society at every turn which all alumni were invited, with the aim and through his individual care for every of fostering links to the wider Johnian computer scientist at St John’s. computer science community, and I hope this continues in future. The St John’s computer science community has always been very special, and has a I was fortunate to be able to share the closeness that is unmatched within society’s workload this year with the Cambridge. I hope I have continued this Secretary, Ying Liu, and I wish him and the tradition well in my year as Chairman. new committee members, Secretary Al Taylor and Junior Treasurer Jared Kahn, all Alistair Fisher, the best in the coming academic year. Chairman

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WINFIELD SOCIETY ATHLETICS This has been another full and fruitful year for the Winfield Society. Members have enjoyed This has been another year of strong performances for the St John’s College Athletics Club. attending numerous academic talks, cultural outings, and career and alumni events. The annual athletics Cuppers match in October was a chance for Johnians to test themselves in track and field events. With entrants in a large number of events, St John’s was one of the best Petersburg Classic Ballet represented colleges in the field – a testament to a great spirit of participation. The highlight performance of Swan Lake was the women’s 4x100m relay team bringing home a big win for the College. Overall, the in Cambridge. women’s team came third and the men’s team came fifth – a result to be proud of.

During Lent term we went St John’s has been well represented at Credit: Adrian Royle to hear Verdi’s Otello in the University-level athletics as well. Ben beautiful King’s College Paxton, Laura Andrews, Daisy Irving- Chapel. The highlight of the Hyman, Caroline Johnson, Anna term was the annual dinner, Hollingsworth and Daphne Chia all which was brilliantly well competed in at least one of the three attended by students and Varsity competitions held throughout alumni. This year we had the the year (Freshers’ Varsity, VFEAR and honour of welcoming back the Varsity match). Big congratulations the Hon. Mr Justice Baker must go to Laura Andrews (third-year (1974) as our guest speaker. Engineering) for achieving the Blues Again mooting was a feature Standard in long jump, and to At the start of Michaelmas term we of this term and the first-year members Caroline Johnson (first-year Natural welcomed our new members in College with competed amongst each other in the annual Sciences) for achieving the Blues a dinner in Hall. The term was filled with Winfield Moot. Congratulations go to Standard in 200m. Laura was also awarded ‘Most Improved Athlete’ at the Laura Andrews starting the 4x100m relay at the careers talks and dinners, which we were able Weishi Yang who won the first prize. 142nd Varsity Match. to organise through our links with Johnians 142nd Varsity match. working at law firms and barristers’ chambers In Easter term the society organised a trip across the city. We continued our Law for members to the Royal Ballet’s staging of The College has also been represented over Ernest Chen also competed in the London Discussion Group Series, inviting speakers to The Winter’s Tale at the Royal Opera House, longer distances in various cross-country Marathon, and Anna Hollingsworth came talk to the society on a range of interesting kindly facilitated by Michael Byrne. Our competitions, including Cuppers, Varsity an impressive seventh in the Cambridge topics. This was also the first year of the annual garden party proved to be a and BUCS. Anna Hollingsworth, Emma Half Marathon. Beaufort Moot, which saw Winfield Society delightful way to round off this busy Shaw, Ben Paxton and Ernest Chen all members emerge victorious. We would like to academic year. participated in the Varsity match, whilst Congratulations to all Johnian athletes on thank Sir Richard Aikens (1967) for judging Anna Hollingsworth and Kyra Morris a fantastic year. the competition. Towards the end of term, Sarah Haddad, ensured Johnian representation at the society members enjoyed attending the Saint President BUCS Cross Country Championships. Daisy Irving-Hyman, Captain

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MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S FOOTBALL The 2015/16 season was another tremendous one for the St John’s Basketball Club (SJCBC). Having just been crowned Cuppers champions, and with several Johnians representing the After a difficult start in Michaelmas term, with four straight but close losses, the club fought University squad, expectations for the 2015/16 season were understandably high. A strong back with dogged determination in both Lent and Easter terms. During this period, the club intake of freshers saw the arrival of goalkeeper and Player of the Season Noah Stevenson. went on an undefeated run of six games, securing promotion by winning Division Three and Unfortunately, it turned out to be an underwhelming season, with the team finishing fourth in reaching the last four of this year’s Cuppers. the league and failing to live up to last year’s standards.

a great opportunity to build a The season began with a home defeat to winning team. Although injured Churchill, but the boys bounced back the for most of the season, our tireless following week with an emphatic 7-0 victory coach nevertheless attended every away to Trinity Hall, courtesy of hat-tricks practice session and every game to from Alex Gaskell and Charlie Selway. The spur on the players, and spent first round of Cuppers saw John’s dismantle many hours devising plays that Corpus Christi with a 5-0 victory. would ensure victory. Through these efforts, he turned a A hard-fought win at home against Gonville seemingly motley crew of & Caius left John’s in a strong position to undergraduate and graduate challenge for the league, but two dropped Johnians, aged between twenty points at Fitzwilliam the next weekend meant however, with John’s triumphing 3-1 over and thirty-five, of every skill level that it was always going to be an uphill struggle. Queen’s Oxford in the Super Cuppers match. and from all over the world, into a Notable mention goes to Milo Gordon Brown force to be reckoned with. for scoring the goal of the season with a thirty- Captaining the team this year has been an yard screamer against the Blues’ goalkeeper. absolute privilege and a great experience. Despite the impressive results of this year’s With many players returning next year, the Deserved congratulations go to Andrea Filippa team, success was not guaranteed at the outset future looks bright for SJCBC. Next year, A repeat of last year’s Cuppers final fixture saw and Alex Gaskell for earning their first and of the season. The end of the 2014/15 season we look forward to welcoming new John’s defeat Pembroke 3-2 away from home, second Blues, respectively. On behalf of the signalled the end of an SJCBC dynasty, as members to the club to help us make a run in a performance that demonstrated the whole team, I’d like to thank Head many of its players moved on after graduating, for promotion to Division One, and to win squad’s great character. However, a 1-0 Groundsman Keith Ellis and his colleagues for leaving the team to rebuild. Fortunately, the the elusive Cuppers championship. Cuppers defeat to Girton ended the prospect providing us with excellent facilities every week. club’s great advertising drew a great deal of of retaining the trophy. A return to the league I wish Captain-elect, Edward Gompertz, the interest from freshers, who signed up to join If you are interested in joining the club, saw John’s comfortably dispatch Selwyn 4-2, best of luck next year, for what I am confident the club for its bi-weekly training sessions and please email me at [email protected] but this was followed by three disappointing will be a very successful season, bringing John’s weekly games. While the confidence of some defeats to Queens’, Jesus and Downing, as back to the top of college football. returning players was shaken by the arrival of Jean-Robert Lalancette, injuries and Varsity took their toll on the fifteen new players, Coach Pavel Berkovich saw Captain squad. The season ended on a high note, Martin Letrilliart, Captain

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WOMEN’S FOOTBALL MIXED LACROSSE

The 2015/16 season saw the formation of a formidable college alliance in women’s football, St John’s Mixed Lacrosse Club had a successful but challenging year as we faced stronger with St John’s teaming up with King’s College for the first time. Boasting five University competition in the Second Division, following our well-deserved promotion last year. players in our squad, we posed a serious threat in the Cuppers tournament. Unfortunately, a loss in the quarter-finals to an equally Blues-heavy Peterhouse/Clare team ended our campaign and ultimately led Peterhouse/Clare to take home the Cuppers trophy for themselves.

Conflicting player schedules on two separate occasions left us with low numbers against both Caius and a strong team from Christ’s, and delivered Michaelmas started magnificently with a 3-0 team and our ability to work together to create our two league losses, win against Magdalene, and this gave us scoring opportunities. which were confidence that we were capable of playing unfortunately sufficient excellent lacrosse together. The combination We ended the season on a high at Cuppers, to leave us finishing in of old and new players worked to our which was in itself an impressive feat given that the middle of Division advantage, and over the course of the term we we have not played in Cuppers since 2013. Two. Luckily, a mid- developed as a team. We valued the experience Although we lost most of our matches, in a season player discovery and commitment of Kweku Abraham, Chris group that contained six-time winners Jesus, it brought fresher and future captain Brook and Amy Horrell, together with the was nevertheless a joy to see our players Christy Palmer into goal, allowing Blues Captaining the team alongside King’s recruiter new talent of freshers Delphine Veys, Rebecca bringing enthusiasm and determination to keeper Alice Farrell to play outfield. Lynn-Jones and Vice-Captain Farrell has been Richmond-Smith and Emma Shaw. Our make the day a success! It is equally noteworthy A strong midfield, consisting of Farrell, a pleasure. Thanks to Head Groundsman results were an even mix of wins, draws and that we avoided injuries in the face of many Blues striker Ceylon Hickman, Eagles’ left- Keith Ellis and his colleagues for providing us losses, which reflects the difficulties we wildly illegal checks, and maintained our stick wing Taylor Lynn-Jones and myself (Eagles’ with excellent facilities each week and occasionally faced in getting enough players skills through the scrappier matches. right-wing), brought movement across the managing our scheduling nightmare with such together to field a team. pitch, backed up by the returning Miriam ease. I wish future captain Christy Palmer the Best of luck to Rebecca Richmond-Smith and Wagner, who led a fresh defensive line. best of luck for the 2016/17 season. With The highlight of the year was our league match Emma Shaw, who are taking over as captains – Returning high scorer Paloma Navarro many players returning next year, we’re set up against Robinson early in Lent term, in which I look forward to seeing the team progress was this year supported up front by for an exciting season. we played astoundingly well and won 8-0. Our towards the First Division! newcomer Karolina Hes, offering goals came from six different players, which is promise for future seasons. Hannah Sheahan, Captain testament to the spread of talent across the Connie Parker, Captain

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LADY MARGARET BOAT CLUB-MEN Lady Margaret’s men’s squad excelled this year. In the May Bumps the first men’s boat took Head of the River after a twenty-seven-year hiatus and the second men’s boat made four bumps, leaving them one bump away from the first division. Throughout the year we have boasted the largest number of crews of any college, training seven men’s boats in May term. In both the Lents and Mays, the second and third boats currently stand as the highest of their respective boats. This performance is a testament to our committed alumni coaches, who continue to devote their time and energy to training these crews.

Alongside plenty of quality water time on successful year; his dedication to our club is the Cam, we were also lucky enough to fit in unparalleled and inspiring. For the whole some rowing on wilder waters. In January the year he has been joined by Paul Wright, first and second eights enjoyed long, whose tremendous wealth of rowing uninterrupted rows on the Kingston stretch experience has provided invaluable direction of the Thames, where they were lucky to the squad. I am personally very grateful to enough to be coached by Guy Pooley, John them for their time, patience and unwavering Garrett and Mark Panter. This was followed support. Special thanks go to Donald Evans, by various off-Cam voyages later in the year, who is in part responsible for creating the including Bedford Head and Regatta. Most ‘fittest LMBC first Mays crew since the notably, at the Tideway Eights Head, despite invention of the Concept 2’. a string of oarsmen and coaches being ill in the run up to the race, the first eight walked We are extremely fortunate to be fully away from Hammersmith as the fastest supported by the College, which is largely Cambridge college eight, missing out on a due to the efforts of Mark Wells, the top 100 spot by 2.6 seconds. In the Varsity Domestic Bursar, as well as the Master and races, the club was well represented: Charles Dean. The LMBCA must be thanked for Fisher competed in the winning Blue Boat, their ongoing support of all our pursuits to Benedict Langslow was in the spare pair’s create an excellent rowing programme. race, Sneha Naik coxed the lightweight men’s Lastly, the year would certainly not have eight to victory, and Haofeng Xu won the been successful without the familiar faces lightweight spare quad fixture. of Lance Badman, John ‘Fitz’ Durack, Jon Rhodes, Tony Pryor, Bill Budenberg, Roger Silk has, once again, been an Hugo Macklin, Hector William Gray and

Second eight after winning their blades on Day 4 of May Bumps with coaches Hugo Macklin (left) influential driving force for this hugely George Irwin. and Jon Rhodes (right).

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The club has made huge progress this year and is in fantastic health. With the continued support of alumni and the College, I am confident the club will continue to go from strength to strength in the coming years.

This year marks the final year in College of Wilfried Genest, the club’s outgoing Honorary Secretary. Wilf has been an extremely loyal steward of the club for the past six years and has helped propel the LMBC to the strong position in which it now stands. He leaves the Lady Margaret Boat Club in the very capable hands of a fantastic committee-elect. In particular I wish the best of luck to Paul Myatt and James Alvey, the incoming men’s co-captains, who I am sure will champion the club to unprecedented heights. I have no doubt that Lady Margaret will retain the headship for many years to come and our second boat will soon be making bumps in the first division.

Viva Laeta, Margareta!

Hatem Sadik, Men’s Captain

Boat burning ceremony on the Backs after Lady Margaret’s men took Head of the River.

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MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 The First Novice The Second Novice The Third Novice Fairbairn VIII Fairbairn VIII Fairbairn VIII The University Fours The Second Coxed IV The Fairbairn Cup Cox. Victoria Campion Cox. Candace Graham Cox. Iva Jugovic/ Cox. Sinéad Lynch Str. Sean Sheppard Str. Felix Koninx Kiran Joshi The First Coxed IV Str. Paul Glade The First Senior 7. Matt Ashman 7. Samuel Moore Str. Theo Heymann Cox. Sarah Doré 3. Thomas Cowie Fairbairn VIII 6. Joseph McAbee 6. Laurence Mayther 7. Kieran Flannery Str. Daniel Lauber 2. Davide Martino Cox. Sarah Doré 5. Yehia Amar 5. Henry Choong 6. Ruari Hurson 3. Erlend Fleisje B. James Alvey Str. Daniel Lauber 4. William Drake 4. Charlie Prior 5. Isaac Webber 2. Wilfried Genest 7. Thomas Cowie 3. Shashwat Silas 3. Michael Baumgartner 4. Manuel Nonnenmacher Coaches: Paul Wright, B. Hatem Sadik 6. Wilfried Genest 2. Alexander Aits 2. Sam Kim 3. Murat Demir Roger Silk 5. Hatem Sadik B. Cameron Wallis B. Ryan Limbocker 2. James Adams Coaches: Paul Wright, Won. 4. Paul Glade B. Ruben Duque do Vale Roger Silk Coaches: Davide Martino, Coaches: Tom Cowie, 3. Christian Lund Brett Wilson Brett Wilson Coach: Gregor McMillan Lost to winners by three The Third Coxed IV 2. Henry Stevens seconds. Cox. Samantha Royle B. James Alvey Fifth-fastest novice eight. Fourth-fastest second Third-fastest novice Str. Pascal Grobecker novice eight. third eight. Coaches: Roger Silk, Jon 3. Harry Cross Rhodes, Paul Wright 2. Henry Stevens B. Steven Tilbury Third-fastest college eight. Coach: George Irwin Lost to LMBC Second IV.

First eight on their row-down before bumping Caius and taking the Headship on Day 4 of May Bumps.

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The Fairbairn Cupcont. LENT TERM 2016 The Third Lents VIII -4 (One of only four fourth MAY TERM The Second Mays VIII Cox. Samantha Royle boats to qualify). Seventh to Cox. Faye Robertson The Fourth Novice The First Lents VIII Str. Felix Koninx eleventh in Division 4. The First Mays VIII Str. Gregor McMillan Fairbairn VIII Cox. Sarah Doré 7. Patrick Leiser Cox. Sinead Lynch 7. Haofeng Xu (CULRC Cox. Shyam Dhokia Str. Daniel Lauber 6. Florian Schnurr/ The Head of the Str. Daniel Lauber Spare Quad 2016) Str. Robert Blyth 7. Thomas Cowie Matt Ashman River Race 7. Charles Fisher (CUBC 6. Charlie Prior 7. Stephen Jones 6. Wilfried Genest 5. Ryan Limbocker PictureBlue Required Boat 2016) ? 5. Sean Sheppard 6. Nihaar Udathu 5. Hatem Sadik 4. Joseph McAbee The Tideway Head VIII 6. Benedict Langslow 4. Felix Koninx 5. Will Hardie-Brown 4. Erlend Fleisje 3. Will Hardie-Brown Cox. Sarah Doré (CUBC Spare Pair 2016) 3. James Alvey 4. Karthikeya Deshmukh 3. Christian Lund 2. Yehia Amar Str. Daniel Lauber 5. Hatem Sadik 2. Henry Stevens 3. Patrick Leiser 2. Gregor McMillan B. Steven Tilbury 7. Thomas Cowie 4. Wilfried Genest B. Isaac Webber 2. Aditya Chauhan 6. Wilfried Genest B. James Alvey Coach: John ‘Fitz’ Durack 3. Erlend Fleisje Coaches: Hugo Macklin, Bill B. Boyko Vodenicharski 5. Hatem Sadik 2. Paul Myatt Coaches: Paul Wright, Roger Budenberg, Hector William +1. Bumped by Magdalene II 4. Paul Myatt B. Thomas Cowie Coaches: Henry Stevens, Gray, Jon Rhodes. Silk, Donald Evans, John (twice). Over-bumped 3. Erlend Fleisje Paul Myatt Garrett, Guy Pooley Churchill II. Seventh to sixth 2. Gregor McMillan Coaches: Paul Wright, +4. Bumped St. Edmund’s I, Roger Silk, Donald Evans Fastest fourth novice eight +3. Bumped FaT I, Jesus I and in Division 3. B. James Alvey Homerton I, Trinity Hall I, (by thirty-seven seconds). Fitzwilliam I. Sixth to second Queens’ I. Seventh to fourth Coaches: First Lents VIII +2: HEAD OF THE The Fourth Lents VIII in Division 2. in Division 1. coaches, Hugo Macklin RIVER 2016 Bumped The Mixed Novice Cox. Kiran Joshi Pembroke I and Caius I. Fairbairn VIII ‘NX Men’ The Second Lents VIII Str. Isaac Webber 103rd (Fastest Cambridge Third to first in Division 1. Cox: Kiran Joshi, Fenella Cox. Faye Robertson 7. Stephen Jones College). McLuskie Str. Henry Stevens 6. Theo Heymann/ Oarsmen: 7. Davide Martino Pascal Grobecker Daniel Whitesman 6. Charlie Prior 5. Murat Demir Suraj Patel 5. Sam Moore 4. Laurence Mayther Sam Gregson 4. Alex Aits 3. Alex Johnstone Stefano Martiniani 3. Paul Myatt/ 2. Kieran Flannery/ Alexander Johnstone Cameron Wallis Tom Walters Michael Ita 2. Sean Sheppard B. Michael Baumgartner/ B. Robert Blyth Boyko Vodenicharski Coaches: Josh McQuail, Madi Fairey, Daisy Driscoll Coaches: Jon Rhodes, Tony Coaches: Hatem Sadik, Pryor, George Irwin, Paul Thomas Cowie, Erlend Wright Fleisje, Gregor McMillan, Wilfried Genest, +2. Bumped Selwyn I and Henry Stevens Caius II. Fifth to third in Division 2.

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Giorgio Divitini The Sixth Mays VIII – The Seventh Mays VIII – Henley Royal Regatta – ‘The Rugby Boat’ ‘The Fellows Boat’ The Temple Challenge Cup Cox. Lydia Hudson Cox. Olivia Capewell Str. Patrick Calvert Str. Michael Elliot The Henley VIII 7. Phillip Kelvin 7. Chris Jiggins Cox. Faye Robertson 6. Jack Morris 6. Paul Wood Str. Haofeng Xu (CULRC 5. James Gilchrist 5. Bhargav Narayanan Spare Quad 2016) 4. Russell Hughes 4. Simon Martin 7. Thomas Cowie 3. Noah Stevenson 3. Hugh Matthews 6. Wilfried Genest 2. Matt Cockerill 2. Dave Kraszewski 5. Hatem Sadik B. Aryan Sabir B. Renaud Lejosne 4. Greg Tainter (Robinson College) Coach: Wilfried Genest Coach: Haofeng Xu 3. Erlend Fleisje Did not get on. Did not get on. 2. Isaac Webber B. Moritz Matthey (CULRC 2015) First eight after bumping Queens’ on Day 2 of Lent Bumps. Coaches: Roger Silk, Paul Wright

The Third Mays VIII The Fourth Mays VIII The Fifth Mays VIII – Cox. Victoria Campion Cox. Kiran Joshi ‘The Banter Boat’ Str. Alex Aits/Robert Blyth Str. Stephen Jones Cox. Rosa Jenks 7. Steven Tilbury 7. Theo Heymann Str. Paul Glade 6. Davide Martino 6. Ruben Vale 7. Nate Davis 5. Cameron Wallis 5. Boyko Vodenicharski 6. Florian Schnurr 4. Dan Brackenbury 4. Jesse Allardice 5. Christian Lund 3. Murat Demir 3. Daniel Whitesman 4. Patrick Flagmeier 2. Chris Russo 2. Henry Choong 3. Brett Wilson B. Patrick Leiser B. Karthikeya Deshmukha/ 2. David Jones Ben Paxton B. Matt Ashman Coaches: John ‘Fitz’ Durack, Tony Pryor, George Irwin, Coach: John ‘Fitz’ Durack +4. Bumped LMBC IV, Hatem Sadik, Thomas Cowie -3. Bumped by LMBC V, Clare IV, Darwin III, -3: Bumped by Peterhouse II, Robinson III, FaT V. Homerton III. St Catharine’s II, Trinity Hall II. Fourth to seventh in Division 3.

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up the river. As we strode confidently through Dame Louise Makin’s words in an inspiring LADY MARGARET a stiffly competitive May Bumps campaign, we talk at the start of the year advised us to enjoy all kept in mind our very own Fiona Macklin’s ‘where we are’ but also to look forward to BOAT CLUB – WOMEN valiant performance in the two seat of the Blue where we want to be. The women of Lady Boat, and were grateful that the wash caused Margaret are working to regain their position by the crew in front was not as bad as the at the head of the river by pursuing a long- waves on the Tideway. term strategy emphasising an inclusive, efficient and effective training programme The shouts of ‘Great row Lady Margaret!’ have that we can pass on to our successors. not only echoed under the bridges of the Cam The squad has benefited from a specially this year, but have also been heard at several designed weights programme at the new national competitions, including the Women’s University gym facility, a sports science Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR), lecture series in collaboration with Anglia Nottingham City Regatta and Henley Ruskin researchers, and a pre-Mays training Women’s Regatta. A particular highlight was camp that allowed us to get in extra miles at watching the crews behind us in the distance the Nottingham and Union Boat Club. Even as we crossed the finish line in first place in with a limited number of small boats, every the Novice Eights at Nottingham City member of both W1 and W2 has learned to Regatta. As the year drew to a close, W1 scull, developing sensitivity and joined the best crews around the country at independence on the water and learning how Henley Women’s Regatta, narrowly missing to put their newfound strength to best use. qualifying for The Sharp Cup (Intermediate As always, it is not without huge support Academic Eights) by one place and less than from the LMBCA and College that we are a second’s margin. able to produce these results. We owe our

W1 after Lent Bumps 2016.

This year the women’s side has proven that daring training strategies. We are happy to the LMBC deserves its reputation as one of report some big successes this year. the clubs that possesses the most strength and depth on the Cam. Lance Badman, In University Fours, our first boat won second Maggie’s indefatigable boatman, has been at place in their new Filippi shell, which was the helm throughout this campaign. As named after the late Professor Richard Roger Silk stepped down from his position Perham. In the Lents, the benefits of being one as Head Coach of the women this year, the of the largest women’s squads on the Cam time seemed right to refocus our efforts on began to shine through, with W1 and W2 developing long-term plans and trying new, both making huge strides in their journey back W2 rowing over on Day 2 of May Bumps.

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MICHAELMAS TERM 2015 The First VIII Second Women’s IV+ The Second Novice VIII Cox. Carrie Soderman/ Cox. Lydia Hudson Cox. Victoria Campion Lydia Hudson Str. Charlotte Abell Str. Diane Vitry Str. Fenella McLuskie 2. Alice Anders 7. Isabella Doe 7. Rachel von Maydell 3. Patricia Martin 6. Jessie Davidson 6. Skye Fletcher B. Catherine Braithwaite 5. Kate Belford 5. Katharina Clausius 4. Aliya Bagewadi Withdrew in draw against 4. Patricia Martin 3. Hannah Cusworth LMBC First Women’s IV+ 3. Alice Anders 2. Grace Ding 2. Charlotte Abell B. Rebecca Sillis B. Catherine Braithwaite The Fairbairn Cup Coaches: Emily Conway, Coach: Lance Badman Alice Anders The First Novice VIII Cox. Faye Robertson Novice second boat category The Second IV Str. Jenny Griggs winners Str. Laura Day 7. Karen Hong 2. Kathryn Wingrove 6. Esther Luigi 3. Olivia Capewell 5. Anna Klucnika B. Isabelle Lorge LENT TERM 2016 4. Lizzie Galloway Coaches: Lucy Gould, 3. Quan Lau The First VIII George Irwin 2. Katie Spimpolo Cox. Carrie Soderman B. Sara Morrisset Str. Fenella McLuskie gratitude to many familiar faces, notably We leave the women’s side in the capable 7. Rachel von Maydell Hugo Macklin, Catherine Mangan and Ellie hands of Rachel von Maydell, and wish her Coaches: Lydia Hudson, The University Fours 6. Skye Fletcher Fielding. We are equally indebted to Donald every success next year. Her commitment in Olivia Capewell 5. Katharina Clausius Evans and Dan Janes for their coaching, and the seven seat of the first boat this year has First Women’s IV+ 4. Patricia Martin to Peter Maxwell for his help organising our been second to none, and we have no doubt Cox. Carrie Soderman 3. Alice Anders Nottingham training camp. The College that she will continue the charge back up Str. Fenella McLuskie 2. Charlotte Abell plays an enormous role in the continued the river. 2. Katharina Clausius B. Catherine Braithwaite success of our club, and our deepest thanks 3. Skye Fletcher go to the Domestic Bursar and Master for Viva Laeta! B. Rachel von Maydell Coach: Lance Badman their support. The LMBC also owes a huge Won against Clare and Caius +3 (Bumped Peterhouse, debt of gratitude to Wilfried Genest for his Charlotte Abell and Katharina Clausius, Lost in final to Downing St Catharine and Caius) many years of service to the club and for his Co-Captains extraordinary efforts as Honorary Secretary over the past two years.

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The Second VIII EASTER TERM The Third VIII THE COMMITTEE 2015/16 Cox. Victoria Campion Cox. Holly Mason Honorary Secretary: Wilfried Genest Social Secretary: Daisy Driscoll Str. Emily Conway The First VIII Str. Fiona Macklin Women’s Captains: Charlotte Abell and Junior Treasurer: Patricia Martin 7. Isabella Doe Cox. Carrie Soderman 7. Olivia Dotzek Katharina Clausius Sponsorship Officer: Paul Myatt 6. Jessie Davidson Str. Skye Fletcher 6. Paloma Navarro Men’s Captain: Hatem Sadik Website Officer: David Jones 5. Karen Hong 7. Rachel von Maydell 5. Esther Luigi/ Chief Coxes: Carrie Soderman and Boat Club Journalist: Laura Day 4. Hannah Cusworth 6. Fenella McLuskie Kirsten Van Fossen Sneha Naik 3. Grace Ding 5. Katharina Clausius 4. Daisy Driscoll President: The Master, 2. Laura Day* 4. Alice Anders 3. Meike Weise Women’s Lower Boat Captains: Professor Christopher Dobson B. Kate Belford 3. Patricia Martin 2. Madi Fairey Fenella McLuskie and Rachel von Maydell Senior Treasurer: Professor Tim Bayliss-Smith 2. Catherine Braithwaite B. Alice Farrell Coach: Hugo Macklin Boatman: Lance Badman B. Charlotte Abell +2 (Bumped Magdalene Men’s Lower Boat Captains: Thomas Cowie, -1 (Bumped Christ’s W2) Davide Martino and Brett Wilson Coach: Lance Badman W3, Clare W4) The Third VIII Retained place Cox. Shyam Dhokia (Bumped Christ’s) Staff and Fellows boat Str. Sophia Cruwell Cox. Skye Fletcher 7. Rebecca Sillis The Second VIII Str. Jessica Mackenzie 6. Jenny Griggs Cox. Sarah Doré 7. Aisling O’Neill 5. Ana Groom Str. Emily Conway 6. Shelley Hughes 4. Yasmine Shafiq 7. Isabella Doe* 5. Flic French 3. Charley Roberts 6. Lizzy Galloway 4. Sarah Jeffs 2. Charlotte Eves 5. Jenny Griggs 3. Rachel Iftikhar B. Lizzy Galloway* 4. Hannah Cusworth 2. Jessica Muirhead Coach: Tom Turner 3. Kate Belford B. Dr Sue Colwell 2. Kathryn Wingrove Did not get on B. Rebecca Sillis/ Coaches: Laura Day, Samantha Cook Emily Conway Coaches: Dan Janes, Did not get on Donald Evans Retained place (Bumped Christ’s W2)

*Acted as crew captain

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MOUNTAINEERING MEN’S RUGBY The St John’s College Mountaineering Club continued its support of Johnians participating in The season started in an unpromising fashion for St John’s with a disappointing 24-19 loss to mountain-related activities. Members undertook a number of activities, both Cambridge-based Selwyn-Peterhouse, as the team struggled with early-season injuries to a number of key players. and further afield. Club members met at social events, such as bouldering meets and screenings After a dominant win over Jesus (33-8) and hard-fought triumphs against Emmanuel (20-6) of climbing and adventure documentaries, sharing inspiring experiences and planning future and Downing (20-5), St John’s played out a scrappy match against Gonville and Caius, which trips. The lack of mountains in Cambridgeshire did not dampen our enthusiasm, and we resulted in a convincing victory (38-5). The team then obtained revenge in the return fixture continued our training through indoor climbing, off-trail running, and cycling. These prepared against Selwyn with a 28-5 victory. A tense away match at close rivals Jesus came next, in which us for the varied adventures we pursued, taking us to destinations from Morocco to Norway. the team spent long periods of the game playing from behind. A late penalty was enough to seal an 8-6 victory.

The new year saw the squad bolstered by the return of a number of players who had been involved in various Varsity matches. Successive wins against Emmanuel (65-0), Downing (41-0) and Gonville and Caius (34-0) were enough to secure the league title for the second year running.

The second half of the season saw the start of the Cuppers competition. Expectations During the past year, the Alps were a popular water. To his surprise, the whole contingent of were high following last season’s success, and destination for members to explore. In the Johnians obliged, and he later rewarded them the first game was a comfortable victory in a Dolomites we followed the Alta Via 2, with a bottle of wine. Over the Christmas physical encounter against Hughes-Eddies summiting peaks while traversing the range break, club members and alumni returned to under the floodlights at Grange Road. The from the north to the south. The path guided the Alps for a skiing trip on the Alpe di Siusi team then suffered a heartbreaking loss us through the mountains on ‘via ferrata’ plateau. Experienced skiers were happy to against CCK (Clare, Corpus and King’s) in routes – protected climbs built during the introduce new people to the sport. the quarter-finals, as the opposition played a great wars by Italian and Austrian forces to clever tactical game and John’s suffered from hold strategic mountain passes. Mont Blanc Many trips are planned for the forthcoming an injury crisis. massive thanks to Head Groundsman Keith also drew the attention of members of the year. The club looks forward to the stories that Ellis for his ongoing support. I would also club, who hiked and scrambled all the way will emerge from these adventures, and wishes Despite the unfortunate events in Cuppers, like to thank Captain George Bilclough, around the massif. During a stay in one of the the next committee all the best in continuing the team’s dominance in the league whose passion and commitment has driven Swiss mountain huts, they were dared to use this tradition. throughout the season leaves little doubt the club for the past two seasons. the makeshift shower the hut-keeper had built that St John’s remains the premier rugby as a joke, which was fed by glacier run-off Conrad Koziol and Jean Maillard, Captains club in Cambridge. As ever, the club owes George Colgan, Vice-Captain

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SWIMMING ULTIMATE FRISBEE The 2015/16 season has undoubtedly been the most successful in recent years for the St John’s Ultimate Frisbee team. Firmly established in the top division, after a strong 2014/15 season under the brilliant captaincy of Ian Leung, the team was further strengthened by talented first-years Jack Payne, Jeremy Knott and Andrew Derrett.

A storming run of six matches unbeaten, including decisive victories against Churchill and Trinity, took us to the Michaelmas League final against a talented Downing side. A strong wind made play challenging, but The St John’s swimming team has to be one of the strongest College teams ever seen, with four both teams coped well and University swimmers – Dan Brackenbury, Ruairi Hurson, Dom Holloway (captain of the Blues struggled to four apiece with team next year) and myself. At University level, we were vital to the first men’s victory over an hour gone. Half an hour Oxford in Varsity since 2009. Holloway and I won every race we competed in, breaking multiple later, with the deadlock still University records in breaststroke and freestyle, and combining to break the seventeen-year-old unbroken and darkness 4x100m medley relay record. Over the 2016 summer vacation, Brackenbury will once again be closing in, a turnover near taking on Oxford in the biennial open-water Varsity Channel Swim. the Downing end zone gave As the newly-crowned league champions, St John’s an opportunity. A cunning set play, St John’s were the team to beat in the Lent engineered by tactics guru Alex Jones, League. Five wins from six matches saw us in We participated in Cuppers 2016, aiming to mention has to go to Hurson, who won all resulted in a smart score by Sam Harrison. the league final once again, but we were defend our men’s title from 2015, and, with a four of his events, including a tense, battling With fresh legs on the field, St John’s then unable to overcome a very strong multi- ladies’ team this year, we were seeking to win 100m freestyle where he triumphed by less scored quickly through the experienced Chris college team known as the ‘Penguins’ and the overall title as well. As Blues swimmers than half a second. Berrow. The match ended 6-4, with St John’s had to settle for second place. are not permitted to swim in individual collecting the trophy. Our victory would not races, we showed our sporting strength in I am indebted to all the swimmers who have been possible without the dedication It has been a pleasure captaining such a depth by calling upon Blues athletes from competed and helped us to a memorable and talent of the rest of the team members, in committed and gifted team, and I have no other sports, such as modern pentathlon and victory for the College. I look forward to particular Martha Geiger, Ben Lin, Namir doubt that the successes will continue water polo. Rapid swimming and a united next year, when we can hopefully retain our Asmar, Matt Naughton, Ben Woodhams, next season. team spirit led to us outclassing the other titles and success in the water! Joanna Starkie, Sarah Ashcroft-Jones, Clara teams, and we recorded an emphatic victory Ding, James Gunton and Dan Lu. Dave Bossanyi, Captain over second-placed Churchill. Special Henry Choong, Captain

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MIXED VOLLEYBALL WATER POLO After our volleyball team was started last year by founder Vicky Butt, we continued expanding The College water polo team participated in Cuppers 2016, joining forces with Churchill and consolidating our membership, and participated in various tournaments. Although we College. Experienced players Adam Davies and Dan Brackenbury came back for this big reached a high division in Cuppers last year, we started this season in a tough position. However, occasion, while University swimmers Ruairi Hurson and Henry Choong made their first we still managed to win several games. More importantly, we expanded our first-year intake appearances for the team. Although initially counted as underdogs, having not been able to significantly, often having enough players in training to play a full game. repeat the success of 2013 when St John’s last lifted the trophy, we surprised most teams by emerging from the group phase undefeated, beating Queens’/Darwin (Cuppers winners in 2014 and runners-up in 2015) 7-5 on the way.

In the final round our team defeated I am very grateful to the whole team, Trinity/Downing without much difficulty, including our friends from Churchill, for thanks to the team’s experience and positive this successful weekend, full of close matches attitude. In the penultimate match we faced and a lot of suspense. I am looking forward Queens’/Darwin once again, and it could not to another year of College water polo and a have been more dramatic. Neither team was potentially even more successful Cuppers winning by more than one goal at any time, tournament. and the game, tied at 5-5, was decided in the very last second by a penalty given against St Christoph Schmidhuber, John’s/Churchill, resulting in a 5-6 loss. In Captain the last match, the team displayed its full strength once more to secure a well-deserved Despite looming exams, many of us also We would like to thank members of the second place in the competition, making full made it to summer Cuppers games, which College, in particular the Domestic Bursar, use of our combined swimming speed, solid offered a nice break at the weekends. Mark Wells, for supporting the development defending from everyone and some stunning of the volleyball team. goals from Hurson and Davies.

Edmond Cheng, Captain

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Overseas Visiting Scholars Organisations Dr Eugene Trani English Arts Chorale DONORS TO THE LIBRARY Professor Nicole Woolsey Biggart Hogan Lovells International LLP Professor David Chandler Lindsell Marketing The following donors supported St John’s College Library through gifts of books, The Iris and David Freeman Charitable Trust journals and in other ways, between 1 June 2015 and 31 May 2016. Donors are College Research Associates The Johnian Society listed by their matriculation year for the University of Cambridge, which may Dr Duncan Astle The Lady Margaret Lodge differ from the year they started either studying or working at St John’s College. The Thompson Educational Trust Fellows who have not previously studied at the University of Cambridge are listed Staff Wren Therapeutics Limited by the year they were admitted at St John’s. Mrs Emma Talibudeen 1941 1953 Mr Will Evans With special thanks to the following Professor Peter A. Sturrock Richard Frere Eberlie Ms Stefanie Giblin people, who have spoken at or helped David Sutcliffe Ms Sarah Westwood arrange an alumni event during 2015/16 1955 Private Individuals Dr Kan Ahluwalia 1988 Major Colin Robins Mrs Helen Angel Mr Keith Conway 1988 Dr Alan Smith (Fellow) The late Mrs Helen Anthony Mr Robert Evans 1997 Professor Hugh Thirlway Dr Constance Buckland Mrs Susannah Hardyman 2004 Mrs Jason Charlesworth Mr Richard Huntington 1986 1957 Dr Catherine Dormor Mrs Kit Kemp The late David Thomas Dr Pamela Duxbury Mr Tim Kemp Mrs Adam Green Miss Jennifer Kidd 1999 1958 Mrs Jon Halliwell Mr David Livermore 1958 Professor David L. Frost Mrs Alice Haresign Ms Hermione Mackay 2008 Professor John Iliffe (Fellow) Mrs Anne Matthewman Mrs Kristina Murrin 1987 Mr Marjorie McKinney Mr Frederic Raphael 1950 1945 1960 Lady Judy Moody-Stuart Professor Michael Schmidt Professor Robert Hinde (Fellow) Dr Jim Charles (Fellow) Mr Paul Nelson Mr Mike Shephard 2007 Professor Edmund King Dr Nancy Lane Perham Mr David Singleton 1999 1949 Dr Madsen Pirie Mr Robert Steventon Professor H. E. Clark 1961 Mrs Mary Radford Dr Liisa van Vliet 2002 Professor Malcolm Clarke (Fellow) Dr Charlotte Smyth Mr Andy Winfield 2009 1950 Dr Christopher Hammond Mrs Sonia Thomson Ms Alba Ziegler-Bailey John Mounsey Dr Peter Linehan (Fellow) Mrs Irene Vest The late Miss Hilary Ward 1952 1963 Mr Brian Wood Peter Allen Garth Foster Dr C. Paul Burnham

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Private individuals, foundations and other institutions Photo: Lottie Ettling Francis A. Andrew Arthur M. Lesk Yvonne Burt Katrina Malone Michael Copp Mandy Marvin Helen Crawford Caroline Montagu Dr Adam Crothers Horatio Morpurgo Professor Enrico Decleva Oxford University Press Dr J. V. Field Jill Paton Walsh Laurel Fisher Dr Peter Rossdale Flemish Ministry of Culture/Luc Devoldere Scholarly Sources Professor Marco Fortis (Edison Foundation) Evelyne Sperling Professor Purnananda Guptasarma David Stone Regitze Keens Stacey Ward Dr Nancy Lane Perham

Alumni donors at the College’s annual Donor Day in May 2016.

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À LA CARTE From preparing a festive meal for the Queen on the College’s 500th anniversary, to plating up daily dinners in the Buttery for staff and students, the heat is on the Catering Department at St John’s. The Eagle’s Editorial Assistants interviewed Catering and Conference Manager and Michelin-starred chef Bill Brogan to find out the secret ingredients of successful menu planning. Photo: Lottie Ettling Photography

Bill Brogan provided tours of the kitchens for Donor Day in May 2016.

A topic particularly dear to Bill Brogan and However, as Bill cautions, at an institution central to the food scene at St John’s is dishing up 10,000 meals a week, there are sustainability. In 2015 St John’s became the unavoidable challenges to the dream of first college in Cambridge to be awarded a ‘going to a little farm and buying two cows’. food sustainability rating. In practice, this is The burden of bulk orders can have drastic reflected in the focus on free-range food over consequences for smaller suppliers: Bill recalls mass production, and a preference for local how two Cambridge giants, Trinity and produce. The pork and lamb on Johnian St John’s, placing orders with a Newmarket plates hail from Suffolk, as does the muesli, lamb supplier resulted in them running out which is grown and milled in villages there. of stock by the time of the next order.

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Photo: Lottie Ettling Photography The availability of products reflects not only of how to reinvent a beetroot dish for 200 what suppliers have on offer. The seasons and hungry diners – without the beetroot. the occasional surprise from nature shape the menus just as much as striving for

sustainability. For dinners that can be Bill identifies Spain and Scandinavia privately booked, Bill offers two menus – one as the two biggest international for winter and one for summer. While with trendsetters of the moment. the summer menus the chefs can work with an abundance of fruit, berries and seasonal vegetables, such as asparagus, broad beans However, menu planning is not all about the and potatoes, the winter season calls for more ingredients and the production. At the other creativity, as the limelight falls on the likes of end of the chain, diners can deliver the red cabbage, spinach, kale and shallots. greatest, and certainly most surprising, Sometimes all the chefs’ planning may turn challenges. This is also where changes in out to be in vain: a bad frost can leave culinary and non-culinary trends are most beetroot stuck in the ground and the acutely reflected. Dietary requirements are a Catering team with a problem-solving task case in point of societal change. At a major Photo: Lottie Ettling Photography

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feast for current students, at least fifty per cent Tokyo University.’ Closer to home, some Photo: Lottie Ettling Photography will be on a restricted diet of some type. of the College kitchen staff have been to Bill contrasts this figure with a recent Birmingham to receive training in Johnian dinner organised for alumni who Chinese cookery. graduated in the 1970s and 1980s, where only three of the 218 diners attending had The current main influences are not just dietary requirements. Asian, though. Bill identifies Spain and Scandinavia as the two biggest The Catering Department is very much international trendsetters of the moment. moving along with these dietary changes. This new international focus also translates St John’s offers both kosher and halal options into travel in Bill’s job description, with on a daily basis, which are not provided at all frequent visits to culinary centres either in Cambridge colleges. As for allergy-related London (‘the most exciting food city on the dietary requirements, St John’s is now planet’) or abroad. His spring 2016 something of a trendsetter in the country, schedule included a trip to Denmark and being the first college in the UK to start Sweden, featuring a Swedish restaurant allergy training in 2006, and now with a twist: the establishment is the first undergoing annual audits by a former restaurant in the world to be absolutely allergy auditor at Waitrose. allergen-free, even down to the staff uniforms. St John’s may not follow suit in this regard, but Nordic flavours of fish and

Dietary requirements are a case in point foraged food are definitely making their of societal change. way to Johnian palates.

The promotion of nutritional awareness is a Dietary requirements aside, another recent growing trend in the culinary world, and this change has been the increased demand for is something that Bill hopes to see reflected more international dishes. When Bill joined in meals provided at St John’s. The College’s St John’s in 2005, the menus were limited. expertise in this area has already been ‘We had students from all over the world acknowledged with ‘Food for the Brain’ and one of the comments I got back from accreditation – an award organised by the them was that only English food was Russell Group and given to institutions that available here’, said Bill. ‘We have changed. offer nutritionally balanced meals to support Some of the chefs have been taught to cook performance and well-being. in other styles, such as Japanese and Chinese. We’ve also had visiting chefs doing some Another initiative under Bill’s consideration work here, including the Head Chef from is the introduction of a grab-and-go concept

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to the Buttery. In future, peckish students and staff might be able to order and pay for their food online, and have their desired lunch waiting for them in College. This would catapult St John’s to the forefront of grab-and-go nationally.

Whatever surprise frosts or technological advances life may throw at the Catering Department, one thing is for sure: St John’s will continue to dish up food for thought.

Anna Hollingsworth and Jonathon Simpson

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