St. Michael's Magazine HITCHIN
THE MAGAZINE COMMITTEE. Chairman: M. Phizacklea. Secretary : B. M. Smith. Committee: J. N. Kitchin, .J. B. Mdllllurray, A. H. Gudgeon, W. Penfold, D. Hassett, A. Buckel, J. L. Hunt, J. G . .Iones, C. Hayward.
Volume XXXI. Number 4. Summer, 1959. VALETE ATQUEAVRTE. O NLY at the end of the Summer Term was it revealed that Fr. Roger, Headmaster for 8 years, was leaving us, to repeat his scholastic triumphs and add scienlific to historical qualifica tions ; a heroic act on his own part, reminiscen t of St. Ignati us Loyola, the hardened campaigner who sat at a schoolboy's desk before he founded the Society of J eSllS. We are con fident that Fr. Roger will earn not only a second acaclemic laurel wreath but the gratitude of pupils and teachers yet to come, for whose advantage he is beginning his schooldays anew; we can only hope that History will not lose what Science will gain.
History in the school has certainly gained from his expert and informed teaching since 1950. Fr. Roger has made history, too, by steering the good ship St. Mic-hael into port: official reccgnition by the Ministry of Education after lhe inspection of last October. Old Boys of St. Michael's have also gained perhaps more than they realize from his devoted efforts to guide them towards careers most suited to their talents and character. Only a few understood how much of his thought, time and energy was spent in furthering their best interests; fewer still, perhaps, penetrated the seemingly uncompromising manner that hid his inner benevolence. He was above all homo bonce voiunlalis. His patience cracked now and then; but his was not the patience of a dictator issuing aggressive ultimata, but the long suffering of a tried religious, never mouthing but always striving lid majol em Dei gloriam. Tf Diogenes the Cynic had searched Hitchin with his lantern to find an honest man, he would have blown it out when he went into Fr. Roger's room.
Fr. llernard comes to St. Michael's as Headmaster, bu t not as a stranger; he preceded Fr. Dunstan in the same capacity from 194-4 to 1948, only leaving to secure for our sister school at NotLingham the same governmental recog'n,tion which his successor--and-predecessor gaineo for us. Fr. Bernard is not only a graduate in secular studies, as a B.A. of London University, but a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture of the Roman 'Angelicum'. And he is not solely Headmaster. but SlIperior of the Community. Though the Hiz will not not allow him to secure for St. Michael's the aquatic prestig-e that he secured for the Recket School, at whose back door flows the smug' and silver Trent, we can be assured that neither educational nor administrative responsibili ties will allow him to forget the athletic interests of his new charg·e. On behalf of both Staff and hoys we extend to him a gen~ine welcome. . As retiring Superior, Fr. Philip's name should perhaps, have preceded Fr. Roger's in these paragraphs; but to FT. Philip we are not saying good-bye; hardlv even all ·retloir. Not:! only is he staying near at hand, at \Valsworth House. where his tact and shrewdness will have ample scope, but he will be superintending, as before, our musical education. W e also wish to record our regTet at the departure of Mr. Jones, Senior Science Master and Commanding Officer of the Cadet Corps, who, after six years. is retllrnin.g to his native North. The efficiency of thel Corps is of his creation, and, we shall :1.11 miss his unruffled kindliness and svmpathy with all that' hay' connotes. Mr. Brosche will long- be remembered ; he is the kind of master who becomes a legend. A fine scholar, a most con scientious teacher, a tremendous disciplinarian, he was never satisfied except with the best; yet his Osiris-like exterior con cealed only from the wilfully unseeing the humanity that gave his lessons a perpetual. almost breathless, interest. To Mr. Delallicy, after his second period of teaching at St. Michael's, we offer our regTets that his health has compelled his retirement to less strenuous activities. We can only hope that a period of comparative rest will renew his vigour, and that he may come back yet again for a third ano latsing period at Hitchin. After five years, Mr. Devine is leaving the Preparat'Ory School, to concen trate on his academic studies at Lonoon U n; versity. We shall miss him, :lIld can only wish that he may follow' closely in Fr. Roger's footsteps.
3 R.I.P. POPE PlUS XII. IN April, 1957, I was among the privileged party from th e School which visited Rome. On Thur day 17th, we had the honour to be present at a public a udience in St. Peter's with the late Pope himself.
His entrance into the Basil ica was greeted by a great ovation, and numerous cries of "Viva il Papa" echoed throughout the immense building un til the Pope had reached the High Altar, where he was lowered from his elevated position. Once seated on the throne he began his address. I was amazed by the ease with which the Holy Father spcke in numerous languages and by his obvious si ncerity.
He then gave the Pa pal Blessing, was li fted upon a chair and carried albng the immens(" nave to the curtained room near th e en trance to the Basil ica.
I shaH always remember the Holy Father as small and frail , hut immaculate in his white robes. His very appearance was one of extreme piety and holiness; he radiated this atmcsphere around him.
By hi s death we have lost a Great Man, a Great Friend and, above all, a Great Pope. A. BUCKEL (V I).
R.I.P. FR. BONAVENTURE BLANC, A.A. FR. Bonaventure died at the French Convalescent H ome, Brighton, on 13th November, lC)58. Even though we knew that his health had been stead ilv declining since he suffered a bad fall at the end of 1957, the news of 'his dea th' came as a shock to most of us.
Born near Grenoble in France in 1886, he entered the Assumptionist Novitiate at Louvil.in, in Belgium, in J904. After completing his ecclesiastical studies in J erusalem he was ordained priest there in 1914. During the ·"Var he was attached to the French Army M,edical Corps, serving in Macedonia. He came to England in 19 19, a nd before the late \ '\Tar he became a naturalised British Subject. From 1919 to 1924 he taught at the alumniate at Bethnal Green. In 1925 he joined St. Michael's when the College was taken over by the Assumptionists. Here until 1947 he taug'ht French, Latin and Greek. During most of his term of office he was sub-prior.
4 Even after he had retired from t.eaching he remained active until last September as confessor to several communities of nuns.
Thirty-three years as a member of the same co.mmunity is, a wonderful record, a nd those who know St. Michael's will miss the sound of hi s gTuff but kindly voice. Many generations of boys will remem ber his efforts to imbue them with his love of hard work. B. M . SMITH (VI). SPEECH DAY. ON the 28th October boys and their parents gathered at the Town H all for lhe dislribution of prizes and incidental entertainment, The evening started with so ngs from the choir, which set an informal almosphere throughout the evening. There fo.llowed speeches by p, Spro.ll, p. Bodle, M. Humphris, 1. O 'Connor, D. Coyle and R. Robinson on "The Rights of Schoolboys," advocated with persuasion and passion. As usual, these were foll owed by an orchestral recilal.
After the interval the Chairman of the Governors m ade an introductory speech to the H eadmaster's report and the distribu tion of prizes. A new Pope had been elected. Cardinal Godfrey was to have distributed the prizes, but had been prevented b y fog. But he had promised tQ1 visit the SchoQ1l before Chrstmas to see the boys at work. All Catholics, on the 106s of lhe late Pope, had been comforted by the public tributes which had been paid to the late Ho.ly Father from all over lhe world. This, he said , showed lhe influence that the Church had over the affairs of the world. Although we Catholics were not a powerful sectio.n of the public in this part of the world, as was seen from the great distances that som'e of the boys had to. travel to St. Mi chacl's, we woul,d still have HEADMASTER'S REPORT. The H eadmasler stated that there had been continued pro gress in the School and that the number of hoys had n ow been increased to 31 0 with a double stream throughout the Schoo.l. Allhough there had been no building this year, the increase in the number of classrooms needed had been accomplished by changes within the ori ginal building alld a general change of exisli ng' classraomft. The School was now recruiting boarders from the neighbour ing counties. This had started last year, but was now accepted as a permanent practice and fitted in welJ with the system of giving Catholic boys from a wide area round Hitchin a Catholic education. The School had taken another step in its quest for more pupils; this was the system of weekly boarders, that had proved to be a very good one, because it gave a balance between school and home life. The advantages of the day-boy were that he was still in close contact with parents who could give him the right atmosphere in which to grow up. Weekly boarders kept their home contacts, but they also had the advantages of the life of a boarder during the week. They were given the out look of a communal life with their friends, of such a great advantage to the modern citizen. Another feature of our expansion was that we were no'w reccgnised as a Grammar School by the County of Huntingdon shire. This was very important because it meant that Catholic boys in Huntingdonshire could get a place in St. Michael's on their schola!'ship. This latest addition to the counties that recognised us already meant that boys from most of the surround ing counties could make use of their scholarships. Another reason why St. Michael's should be recognised by an the sur rounding counties was that it would make it possible for the School to grow and s Fr. Roger Killeen then made an appeal to parents to allow their sons-even at the expense of self-sacrifice--to remain on at School in the Sixth Form. This was the second year in which he had made this appeal and it was because" at this time there was a danger of unemployment in ~heir area. We cannot afford to let our boys go too soon into positions where they may not make the progress they might have made. They may go into jobs where they are ,not going to find that fulfilment at 30 and 40 they might have found by entering the same career a year or two later. For a person wha wants to get a satisfying job must be prepared 6 LIST OF PRIZFS, 19.»7'58. Peter Judge, 1St Prize Prep. Form I: Robert Clay, 2nd PriLe Prep. Form I; Pierre Espinasse, Christian Doctrine and General ProgTess, Prep. Form I; Johl1l Holloway, 1St Prize Prep. Form II; Michael Clarke, 2nd Prize Prep. Form 11; Peter Page, Christian Doctrine: Prep. Form II; Philip Rule, General Progress: Prep. Form 1I; James Aylward, 1st Prize Prep. Form Ill; Denis O'Connor, 2nd Prize Prep. Form UI; Paul H. C. Wright, Christian Doctrine; Prep. Form HI; Ciceran Tredget, General Progress: Prep. Form lII; P. Dunville, 1st Prize Form IB; J. Murphy, 2nd Prize Form IB; A. Sturdee, 2nd Prize Form lA; p. Garrigan, 1St Prize Form IIB: P. Mulchinock, 2nd Prize Ferm lIB; J. O'ColInor, 1St Prizc Form HA; J. Bnckley, 2nd Prize Form IIA and Junior Mathematics; R. Cullen, 1st Prize Form lA and Junior Mathem:ttics; C. Morter, 1St Prize Form IUB; P. Boxall, 2nd Prize Form IIIB; G. Worrall, 1St Prize Form IlIA and Junior Latin anJ French Prizes; K. vVorrall, 2nd Prize Form IlIA and Junior Science Prize; 1. Hucklesby, Junior Hist.ory Prize; T. McCarthy, Junior Art Prize; P. Hoey, Junior ''''oodwork Prize; S. LeacJheater. Junior Geography Prize; C. TlI'omey, Junior Christian Doctrine Prize; T. West, IS~ Prize Form IVB; M. Dilley, 2nd Pri7e Form IVB; D. Mitchell, 1st Prize Form IVA and Senior History and French Prizes; F. Clark, 2nd Prize Form IVA and Senior Science Prize; G. Verrill, 1St Prize Form V; D. Hassett, 2nd Prize Form V: E. Mitchell, Senior English Prize; V. Verrill, Senior "Mathematics Prize; D. Manley, Senior Christian Doctrine Prlze; C. Lovelace, Senior Latin Prize; P. Hayward, Senior Art Prize; J. Hunt, Senior Woodwork Prize; J. Fedigan, Senior GeogTaphy Prize: John Smyth, Sixth Form Prize. TROPHIF.S. I. Inter·House Football League Trophv--Stone House (taken by P. Kirk). 2. Inter-House Football Cup-Stone House (taken by P. Kirk). 3. Cardinal Griffin Jubilee Inter·House Trophy for Christian Doctrine-More House (taken by J. Hunt). 4. McCarthy Trophy-Stone House (taken by P. Kirk). 7 SCHOOL OFFICIALS Captain of School: J. N. KITCHTN. Prefects: J. B. McILMURRAY, Stone House Captain. A. H. GUDGEON, Fisher House Captain. J. L. HUNT, More House Captain. Prefects: M. E. GIBBLING, P. H. HASSET, Fisher. P1'efecls: B. H. SMITH, G. F. VERRILL, J. G. J ONES, More. Captain of Cricket: J. N. KITCHIN. Captain of Fool ball: J. N. KITCHIN. Captain of Tennis : K . BROWN . HOUSE NOTES. F ISHER.-The year generally was one of achievemc:lt. The . Cross-Country and Sports Day showed the School Just what Fisher could do. In the Cross-Country the whole House ran very well. VV . Hall came second in the Juniors and Mohan second in the Seniors. These results, with a good effort by the rest of the House, achieved 30 points to 22 points gained by Stone, who came second. Again at Sports Day, Fisher gained the Cup. It was a com bined effort that made the resul t in Fisher's favour. The best effort of the day, 'and of the House, was undoubtedly by P. Hall. He ran extremely well, and Fisher owe much to him in gaining the Cup. Mohan ran very well . and so did W. Hall. Rogers, though not gaining a prize, deserves praise [or his efforts in many events. These boys, with others unmentioned in the House, can be proud of their achievement. 8 Football during the Aurullln and Spring Terms was not very good. However, the 4th Division played very well and did not lose a ma tch. The 1Sl Di \'isioll needed more su ppom, for it lacked thrust. The 2nd Division was poor and shO'wed no deter mination. But the 3rd Division tried to pull Fisher out of the mire, but to no avail. Fisher ended last in the House positions. Swimming was rather poor thi3 year. Reed, however, did \ cry well. H e gained many points and his effort is worthy of praise. The final position was that Fisher was 3rd. The number of House points gained during the Autumn Term was very good. Again it was a combined effO'rt by those heys who gained points. Clark and Mitchell again excelled in their number of points. Clark gained 31 and Mitchell 29 . These, with the other boys from Fisher, have made the final House position 2nd. In the Spring Term, however, Fisher fell down. NO' boys gained over 21, and general aptitude to' gaining points was very low. J.'isher's posi tion was 3rd. 1n the Summer Term, Fisher came 3rd, but general aptitude to work was good, I would like to wish my sllccessor every success and put Fishel" back on top. A. H. GUDGEON, Captain. MORE.-At the end of last Summer our popular and efficient House Captain, P. Tarren, finished his last year at school. He left us-as so many others have done in the past-with our hest wishes for success in his fu ture career. J. L. Hunt is now the new House Captain. The past term has seen a consistent effort and steady im provement in both Sport and Academic activities, which augurs well for the future of the House. However, the last year has seen some fz,ilures in that we have not been able to! hold our own completely in the Inter-House Football Competition. Though, loo).:in [, at the House list, it is immediately clear that there is no lack of soccer talent in More HO'use. We should have bee n able to plOduce teams equal, if not in skill at least in good honest fA 01 ~. to the sides of O'ur predecessors. 9 On Sports Day we were placed third, but we haCL the conso lation that our total of points was the highest gained by the House for "evcral years. Most points went to members of the Middle and Upper Schools, with D. Patterson of Form V putting in a supreme eHort to try and gain victory for his House. In the Swimming Sports, held after the examinations, had the House once more on its toes to gain the prestige it had lost on Sports Day. l ;nfortunately we missed coming first, just being beaten by Stone House by a very close margin of points. P . Donovan gave the rest of th" School the chance to air its lungs in his classic swim in the relay. In the gaining of House pain ts our relative academic stand ing is underlined. Hard workers are quickly discernable from the less industrious. It is both gratifying and encouraging to see the many eXlellent efforts made by the Lower School in the difficult task of gaining House points. Rut, unfortunately, the Middle and l'ppel Schools, with few exceptions, have not faced up to their lcspofJsibilities. It is hoped that in future terms a more concerted eflort will be made to place More House once a~'ain in its ri~httul position-at the head of the list. In general, if we are to be successful over the other Houses, we need the help of the TIpper and Middle Schools and must not shoulder the great burden of responsibility on such beys as J. Gallagher, A. Hughes and C. Tredget, who are only three of the many Juniors who take their obligation 10 Hie House seriously. Finally. to those of the Honse who are leaving College this year, we wish them good luck and sllccess in their respective iu ture careers. .J. L. HUNT (VI), Captain. S TONE.--P. D . Kirk, Honse C1. ptain from last year, left during' the year and T. B. McIlmurrav took over, with J. N. Kitchin as School Captain. StonE' gained' their almost tradit.ional lead in lhe House points competition of l.jO points over the first two teams. This term things seem to be more even, but there is scarcely any doubt that we still retain the Rose Bowl for another year. Credi t must be given to boys who gained a large number of House points. especially Cullen, Wor1'a1l G . and O 'Connor J. 10 In football we achieved Ihe " double" by winnin?; the Foot ball Cup and the House Football Trophy. In the 1st XI we had six regular members: Kitcbin (captain), Gregory (who, incident.. ally, se t up a School record by scoring in every match), Owen, Dold, West and Manley. In the Colts we had Worrall G, Worrall K, Ashurst and P . Adamson. In the Cross-Country we were placed an overall 2nd, West co ming 3rd in the Seniors and P. Adamson and Ashurst coming first and second respectivelv in the Intermediate. I tender my thanks te all hoys who tried so hard on Sports Day and helped to place us 2nd in the final placings. In cricket we had Kitchin (captain), vVorralI K., Humphris and Manley as regular members of the 1St XI. \Ve came 1St in the Swimming' Sports, for which Boxall M. must take most of the praise. but at the same time we must not forg;et tbe fine efforts of Boxall P . and R enihan. Finally I wish all success to boys taking public examinations this Summer and to all boys leaving St. Michael's for the last time. J. B. McILMURRAY, Captain. FOOTBALL NOTES. REPORT ON 1st XI GAMES. S.M.C. v. St. Christopher's 1St XI. 27th September. Result: \Von 1-3. We began the season with only three old caps, Gregory, Kirk and Kitcbin. As migbt have been expected. we did not com bine well and were soon two goals down, but Gregory scored two goals in two minutes and Kirk headed us into a 3-2 lead before half-time. The second half was a tough, even fight, St. Cbristopher's equalising before Kirk scored the winning goal. S.M.C. v. Bushey S.S. 3rd October. Away. R es ult: Won 4-2. We opened badly and soon found ourselves one down. H owever, by half-time we had fOllght back and turned round 2 goals to 1 in the lead, Palterso n and Gregory scoring. Bushey equalised straight after the interval, but Gregory soon restored our lead with a well-taken goal after a brilliant solo run, typical of his individual style of play. Gregory completed his. hat-trick wi lh a penal ty after a foul on Mason. Owen played .l great game in goal, and Kitchin and Smith also shone in this, our first, win over Bushey. 1 I S.M.C. v. ',\Tolverton C.S. 11th October. Result: Lost 3-5. This was our first defeat, but our young- team gave a very creditable performance against their superior opponents. Our main weaknesses, the right flank, was badly shown up in this game. To add to our misfortune, I'atterson was injured in the course of the game and, owing to illness, we had to call on our third choice goalkeeper, Donovan. Two down at half-time, we were able to share the second-half honours, thanks to a Gregory hat-trick. S·M.C. v. Hatheld Tech. October 18th. R es ult: 5-4. The first half brcugh t our worst play of the season and we were lucky to change round only 3-1 down. Scott, playing his first game for the team, was the only player to shine, but his excellent centres were pathetically wasted by his inside men. In the second half we played better football, beginning to swing the ball about, but our defence was often in trouble. Cregory co:npleted his now traditional hat-trick with a penalty, but just before the end he and Kirk added. two more goals to clinch the game. S.M.C. v. Wolverton CS October 25th. Away. Result: Lost 8-1. We began fairly well, but after a tragic" own goal" by Kitchin the slump started. We were 3--0 down at half-time, but early in the second half Gregory scored a ~oal which started a short-li ved revival. RegTettably we soon fell back in defence and conceded 5 more goals. Smith was our best player, but no matter how hard he tried he was unable to instil any punch in the forward line. S.M.C. v. Beds. Police Cadets. November 5th. Home. Result: Won 6-4. Mr. Laing played for liS in this game, as is the usual practice, to compensate in some measure for the superior size and weight of our opponents. The match was fast and even, but the Cadets were soon two up, in spite of a good display by Owen between the posts. Cregory, easily our most consistent goal-getter, scored twice, to bring us level, but the Cadets went away again and were 4-2 up at half-time. The second half saw a drastic change, with the CoHege dictating the play to the tiring Cadets. Gregory, combining well with Patterson, scored two 111 ore, so bringing his" bag" to four and level the scores. The game then slowed up, with too much heavy aimless kicking. In the last ten minutes Mr. Laing marshalled his team and led the way, swring himself from a Kirk pass before West scored our sixth goal and clinched the match. 12 S.M.C. v. Hemel H empstea d G .S. November 5th. Result: Won 5-0. Hemel Hempstead were unfortunate to lose their right-half early on, and from this point they proved a weak opposition. The team were seldom in trouble and cruised gently to a big win. Kirk made a hat-trick and Gregory and Patterson gained one each. S.M.C. v. St. Michael's College Old Boys' Association. December 14th. Home. Result: Lost 7-1. In a congenial atmosphere and watched by a. large crowd of masters, friends and pupils past and present, the School team was given an impressive thrashing bv th€' Old Boys. For twenty minutes we held out, but on ::t heavy pitch the Old Boys' strength began to tell and they scored four goals in quick succession as half-time approached. Gregory broke away to score a consola tion goal for the School before the pace again began to tell on our yo ungsters, who faded right out as. the Old Boys added three more. Crossley, in goal for our opponents, performed super latively and undoubtedly prevented our boys from scoring good goals on several occasions. S.M.C. v. Wclwyn G.S. January 17th, 1959. Away. Result: Lost 6-l. Played on a pi tch thick in fro ze n snow and ice, our first match of the New Year was not a hapry one. Gre[?,ory put us ahead, but Owen made a bad mistake just OIL half-time and the goal we then conceded, against the run of play, demoralised the team, which fad ed out completely in the second half. conceding S goals without reply. S.M.C. v. Bushey G .S. January 24th. Home. Result: Lost 5-:1. Bushey, doubtless seeking revenge, went straight into this game at full power. We played throU!~'hout with only ten men owing to W est being absent On the hard pitch skill was at a prem ium, but the pace was fa st, with neither team prepared to yield an inch. We scored first, and thereafter Bushey matched lIS goal for ,g-oal until they succeeded in pipping us on the final whistle. Mileham, in goal, and Reed made very successful debuts. Our scorers were Gregory (2), Reed and Patterson. S. M .C. v. St. Michael'e College Old Bovs Association. February 1St. Home. Result: \Von 7-7\. Another tough, enjoyable match took place with the ex Michaelians, but this time we had the upper hand. In the first half Gre~ory scored twice, and Manley once, to give us a good lead Wi th the Old Boys p'Tacl ually settling down on the treacher ous pitch, Bain scored with a great shot from outside the area_ Gregory put us further ahead before Scruton nelted for the Old Boys. Cregory and West scored against the run of play before Kitchin netted a penalty at the second attempt. Scruton cl osed the gap a little, JUSt before the end, but the School got their revenge. S.M·C . v. St. Christopher's. March 4th. Home. Result: Drew ~-3. Our performance was marked by lack of cohesiQn, the players performing too much as individuaL.; and not combining as a team. Kitchin misjudged a hig-h swinging corner and allowed our opponents to score an easy goal, but from the centre Cregory went through and netted via Patte!1Son in a goal-mouth melee. We conceded a penalty, but Owen had little difficulty with the spot-kick, which came straight at him. Gregory again ran through and scored, to give us the lead just before half-time We pressed early in the second half and were rewarded with an easy goal, but our opponents hit back to level at 3-3, and we were eventually lucky to' draw. S.M.C. v Welwyn C.S. March 7th. Home. Result: Won 6-4. This was our best game of the season; the ball was kept low with plenty of sharp, short constructive passes. \Vest played excellently and was rewarded with a hat~ trick. With four goals to our credit at half-time, we should have been ahead by that margin but for a gross error by Owen which allowed, our oppo nents to net one in reply. In the second half we lapsed tem porarily and our opponents were able to close the gap, but, owin~ mainly to the heroic efforts of Smith, who worked the ball well from defence to attack, we were eventually able to clinch the game with further goals frQm Cregory and Reed. S·M.C. v. Luton C.S. March 14th. Away. Result: Won 2--0. Our last match provided a successful termina,tion to an excellent season. Mohan and \Vest did not arrive, but Kitchin and JQnes filled the gaps. Special mention should be made Qf the fact that Kitc.hin played on a badly injured ankle and was in agony thrQughQut the game. The fact that he refused to go off when he should have been in hcspital speaks realms for oLlr popular School ~ll1d Soccer Captain. The first half was even and no goals came, hut in the second half ManI.ey and Kitchin scored, but each time were judged offside. Cregory eventually sccred the two goals which won us the game. With youngsters like Reed, Mileham and Jones playing so well, and the prospect of Smith, Kitchin, Manley and others being available next Sf'ason, our prospects arc bright. 2nd XI v. Sl. Francis, Shefford. November 8th. Away. R esult: Drew 2-2. This was rather a disdppointing game, although the team worked together. T he defence was solid, but the fonvard line co uld nOl cli ck. Scott played well, but much of his work was wasted. H e did score one goal, but the other was a gift from the other side. Boyle, in goal, coming in at the last moment, played extremel y well. Under 13 X[ v. SL. Francis, Shefford. March, 7th. Home. R es ult: 'Won 6-5. ' Vc began the match and Ashurst soo n scored two quick goals. St. Francis hi l back, and the game was very exciting. Both teams played well and team spirit was good. Before ha1£ time Ashurst scored his hat·trick, and he continued to' cause a great deal of trouble throughout the game. Medlock scored from the re-start and then Sr- Francis hit back with two quick goals. It was a conti.nued battle with us playing' mostly down the middle, and Ashurst brought his bag to fiv e before the close. St. Francis also scored twi ce more, and so ended a most enjoyable game. THE CROSS,COUNTRY RACE. T HIS year '!:: Cross·CO'untry, the first to be run under the juris diction of Mr. Laing, took place on a Friday evening towards the end of the Easter T erm. This enabled the boys to come on a Saturday morning. The races started in quick succession this year and, due to a very effi ciEnt m arshalling sys tem in use for the first ti me, there was no confusion at the finish even though the boys of! all gTOUpS were arrivi ng together. Yet another innovation was the scoring sysW f'J which ex tended right down to the last man in to give a greater incentive to compete succesfully to those who normally ran because it was unavoidable. The racing was very close, especially in the senior division, where a Yery close finish was recorded- Patterson eventually beatin~ Mohan by a fraction of a second in a record time for the run. ''\le congTatula te the masters who organised the event so effi cientl y, and also the winning H ouse, but most of all we con gTa tulate ourselves, the members of the VIth, because we think we put up a pretty good show 1 M. M. D , PHIZACKLEA (VI). RESULTS. SENIOR .-I, Patterson (time 21;.21)); 2, Mohan (time 28.26); 3, West (time 28.0). I NTE RMEDIATE. - l, Adamson P. (time 26 .1 5); 2, Ashurst (time 26.25); 3, H aughney (time 26-49) ]lJNIOR.- I, Tredget (time 26-40); 2, Hall W. (time 27.08); 3, Carter (time 27 .19). HOUSE POSITJO NS.-I, Fisher (30 points); 2, Stone (22 points); 3, More ( 18 points). MAY 23rd, SPORTS DAY' QS1 C ONTRARY to' expectations, this year's Sports Day developed into a sunny and enjoyable afternoon. Noticeable was the excellent condition of the track ; the r esult of the efforts and perseverance of Mr. Laing and his willing associales. The outstanding achievement of the day was the success of Hilderbrand in intermedi:ne discus with a throw of 116ft. 4~ins. Probably the most attractive event was the senior mile; the -field was monopolised by this year's enthusiastic Sixth Form. H ow ever, the majority failed to arrive on sched ui e, and the winner, Mohan, returned a time of S minutes 18 seconds. We were glad to welcome a fair number of Old Boys, who once again upheld their status bv winnin~ both Relay and Tug-of-War, although this year they were forced to exert them selves for a third pull. The distribution of prizes was mad e bv Mr. vv. "\Vil so n, Clerk to the Hitchin Urhan District Council, at the end of a most satisfactory afternoon . W e should like to thank all the Officials who made the com plicated task of running Sports Day seem so easy; and, to those who worked so hard to supply such a large gathering of parents and boys with refreshments. B. M. SMITH and D. HASSETT (VI Form Lit.). RESULTS. 80 yards, Under 8.-lst Buckley ii; 2nd, Dean ii; 3rd, Under wood. Time: 13.9 secs So yards, Under 10.- ISt, SpeJman; 2nd Morgan; 3rd, Byrne. Time: 12.2 secs. 80 yards, Under 'I I.- 1St, Dean i; 2nd, Oldham; 3rd, Simpson. Time: 12 secs. 80 yards, Over 11.-1st, Hoppen brower; 2nd, Jones; 3rd, Pag·c. Time: 12.8 secs. 100 yards, Under 12.- ISt, Yallop; 2nd, 'Hull; :;rd, Booth. Time: 12.5 secs. 100 yards, Under 13.-1st, Carter; 2nd, Hall, W.; 3rd, Smedley. Time: 13.2 secs. 100 yards, Under 14.-1St, Horn by; 2nd, Pennell; 3rd, Ashurst. Time: 13.1 secs. 100 yards, Under IS.-lst, Hall; 2nd, Hilderbrand; 3rd, Bodle. Time: 11.S secs. 100 yards, Under 16.-1St, Brown, K.; 2nd, Szeremeta; 3rd, Rhoderick. Time: 11.8 secs. 100 yards, Over 16.-1St, Murphy; 2nd, Cregory; 3rd, Crew·Gee. Time: 11.5 secs. 880 yards, Intermediate.-Bt, Haughney; 2nd, Hall, P. J.; 3rd, Ashurst. Ti me: 2 mins. 39 secs. 8So yards, Senior.-lst, Patterson; ~nd, Mohan; srd, Knight. Time: 2 mins. 21.5 secs. Long Jump, Junior.-lst, ,Watson; 2nd, Smedley; 3rd, Galvin. Distance: 12ft. stins. Long Jump, Intcrmediate.-lst, Hall, P.; 2nd, Hilderbrand; 3rd, Brotherton Distance: 16ft. 5tins. Long Jump, Senior.-lst, Donovan; 2nd, Kitchin; 3rd, Smith. Distance: 16ft. 9tins. Discus, Junior.-lst, Flynn: 2nd. Hall, W.; 3rd, Salisbury. Distance: 71ft. Discus, Intermediate.-lst, Hilderbrand; 2nd, Hall, P.; 3rd, Law. Distance: 116ft. 4tins. 220 yards, Under l2.-ISt, O'Connor; 2nd, Yal!op; 3rd, Salisbury. Time: 34.4 secs. 220 yards, Under 13 .-1st, Carter; 2nd, Hall. W.; 3rd, ·Watson. Time: 31.4 secs. 220 yards, Under 14.-1st, Boxall ii; 2nd, Pennell; 3, Ashurst. Time: 30.0 secs. 220 yards, Under 15.-lst, Hall, P.; 2nd Sprall; 3rd, Bodle. Time: 27.4 secs. 220 yards, Over 16.-1st, Murphy; 2nd, Crew-Gee. Time: 27.0 secs. High Jump, Junior.-lst, Frost; 2nd, Flynn; 3rd, Hull. Height: 4ft. 7ins. High Jump, Intcrmediate.-lst, Hilderbrand: 2nd, Boxal!, M.; 3rd, Hornby. Height: 4ft. 7ins. High Jump, Senior.-lst, Donovan; 2nd, Mohan; 3rd, Rhoderick. Height: 4ft. 1 lins. Shot, J unior.-l st, Regan; 2nd, Sale; 3rd, Crane. Distance: 27ft. 1in. Shot, Intermediate .. -l, Hall P.; 2nd, Hilderhrand, M.; 3rd, Ja'on, T. Distance: 34ft. lltins. Shot, Senior.-J st, Smith, B.: 2nd, Rhoderick; .~rd, Barrett. Distance: 32ft. 7tins. 440 yards, Junior-I, Hall, \V.; 2nd, Carter: 3rd, Mossop. Time: 1 min. 10.6 secs. 440 yards, Intermediate.-lst, Hall, P.; 2nd, Law, T.; 3rd, Ashurst. Time: 1 min. 2.1 secs. 440 yards, Senior.-lst, Patterson; 2nd, Knight; 3rd, Bugden. Time: 1 min. 1.7 secs. House Relay, Junior.-lst, Stone; 2nd, Fisher; 3rd, More. Time: 56.6 secs House Relay, Intermediate-1st, Fisher; 2nd, Stone; 3rd, More. Time: 5 1·4 secs. House Relay, Senior.-l st, More; 2nd, Stone; 3rd, Fisher. Time: 47.7 secs. Relay: PasL v. Present.-Ist, Past; 2nd Pr('sent. Time : 49.3 secs. Tug-of-War, Past v. Present.-lst, Past; 2nd, Present. ATHLETICS p ETER HALL WOIl the North Herts, 200 yards, and was con ~ sequently selected for the AlI ·Engl:ll1d Athletics Meeting at Northwich, where he won his heat but unfortunately lost in the semi-final, though he had the satisfaction of knowing' that he had recorded the fourth fastest time. * * * * St. Michael's again competed in. the North Herts. Swimming Gala. The Junior Team was placed \lrd, the Intermediate Team 4th, and the Senior Team 5th. Okill won the Junior Diving and was, chosen to represent the County, tag'ether with M. Boxall, in the County Swimming Sports held at Watford. TENNIS PAST v. PRESENT. Sunday, 19th July. Teams: PAST.-M. J. E. Craigen (Captain), M. J. Thacker, J. Jeavons, J. Hayward, A. Anderson. PRESENT.-K. Brown (Captain), M. Hilderbrand. K. Worrall, G. Worrall, J. Kitchin, P. Jones. This return fixture proved LO be a much closer match than the first one, with. five of the seven rubbers going to three sets. The players on the School side showed that they at least had some idea of their partner's style of play. The Old Boys' 1pain fault was due to the lack of consistent teamwork. Brown and Hilderbrand made a reliable first doubles pair. As singles plavers Hilderbrand seemed to fit the part, but Brown's typical <, pat ball" play was by no means exciting and the whole time he would rely on forcing his opponent into error. The "'orraIl twins were again a good comhination, although their two matches could have resul ted in their opponen ts' favour. The last pair, Kitchin and lones, were by far the best team workers, although their matches wen' close, They played as if they were meant to play doubles and, ten times out of ten, team work always wins. -CRAIGF.N, RESUl.T: -Present bea t the Past by 7 matches to nil. K. Brown (Present) beat M. Craigen (Past), 7-t5, 4-6, 0-1. Hilderbrand (Present) beat M. Thacker (Past), 6-4. 4-6, 6-4· Brown and Hilderbrand ~Presenl) beat Craigen and Thacker (Past), 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. K. WorraIl and C. WorralI (Present) beat Jeavons and Hayward (Past) 6-3, 9--7· K. Worrall and C. Worrall (Present) beat Craigen and Anderson (Past), 1-6, 6-3, 8-6. lones and Kitchin (Present) beat Anclerson and Thacker (Past) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. lones and Kitchin (Present) beat Jeavons and Hayward (Past), 6-4, 7-6. Matches: 7-0. Sets: 14-5. Games: 107-92 . SENIOR TOURNAMENT. Crewe-Gee Crew-Gee Rhoderick 6-3 McKeown Bonnett Crew-Gee Bonnett 6-3 W.O Patte1'son Osborne Patterson 4-6 , 7-5, 6-3 Patterson ~' .O. Patterson George George 6-0,6-0 Hayward Brown O'Leary O'Leary 6-3,5-7,6-r Gavin . w.o. O'Leary Davidson McIlmllrray \\' 0 McIlmurray w.o. Brown Tomlin Gibb 6-0,6-1 Gibb Brown K. Wo1'ra11 Brown 6-2.6-1 ) ST. MICHAEL'S V. BECKET SCHOOL. AWAY. After a rather tiring journey, the 1 st XI faced a long spell in the fi eld as the Becket School took first knock in their attempt to regain the cup. They started well with an opening partnership of 33. It was broken by Humphris, who bowled well throughout the afternoon. Patterson, as usual, was very steady, as his final analysis shows, I for 29 in 17 avers. With the score at 129 for 4 they declared, and our innings was opened by Kitchin and Crawley. \Vith the score at 7, Crawley was bowled and Jones came in and helped in a good stand, carrying' the score to 32. Wickets then fell quickly and the score was 59 for 9. only a spirited knock by the tail-e nders made the total a little more lespect~lble, 75 all out, top scorer being Kitchin with 14. Hence we began our return journey without the cup. On looking back. I feel that the better team won, but with the good resul ts this term by the 1 st XI, plus the promise shown by some of the younger players, I think it will not be long before we regain the trophy. ISTXlv. THE OLD Boys. 517 159. Result: Won by 2 wickets and 3 runs. The School, fresh from two victories over St. Christopher's, Letchworth, took the field first against a. new team of Old Boys. This return match promised to be exciting, but unfortunately threE" of the Old Boys' players arrived late and so were unable to bat. They began badly, losing Rivnell and Tarran in Mr. Laing's first over. Both of them were caught at the wicket by Kitchin. Shaw put up some resistance, but his partners could not play Mr. Laing's bowl ing-. After Shaw had played on, Pettitt caused the School some tlifficulty before Mr. Laing bowled him. When their innings ended they had made a total of 44 runs. Thc Scho ~ 1 also began badly, both Kitchin and Hilderbrand being out with only 12 rllns on the board. Jones and Mason played well, but Butler cansel! them some trouble with his loose balls. Mason was out with the ~core at 20 and the wickets began to fall steadily. Somc powerful hitring by Brown brought the scores level before he was caught by Andv Sandeman off his brother's bowl i ng. H U!11 phris ioi ned Barley and immediately hil a fOllr, and \Vc had won Ollr fifth victory of the season . 1ST Xl v . AI.I.E'NE'S C .S. 18.'7 ; r,~). Aww. Result: Lost by 7 wickets. \\" e baLLed first and were 50~n in trouble, Kitchin and Patterson back with onl), 7 runs scored. Jones and Hilderbrand llI ade a useful sland. but " 'ickets fell steadil\' after they had been separated. Mason batted very well indeed; some of his driving was very good, with plenty of power behind them. The last partnership began with our total at5S. Barley was joined by Humphris, and together they put on ~3 runs to make our highest total of the season, 88. Barley was bowled for 14, which left Humphris. not out after scoring 16 runs. Alleyne's began, and both Mason and Patterson had them in trouble. With their total at 24 they had lost three wickets, Patter son having taken all of these wickets. The batsmen then got their eyes in and attacked the bowling. At first our fLelding was good; in fact, the best it had been this season. The throwing was especially good, Hilderbrand and Brown deserving mention for this. The score mounted and the bowlers made no difficulties for the batsmen and they passed our score without losing an other wicket. Patterson fini shed with 3 for 34. 1ST XI v. HEM EL HEMPSTEAD. 9 / S/ 59. Away. Result: Won by 5 wickets and 17 runs. Our first win of the season after being beaten by Luton G.S. and the Becket School. vVe lost the toss and were put in to, bat. Kitchin and Patterson opened and began well. At 17 Patterson was caught and wickets began to fall steadily. Kitchin, after settling in, began to meet the ball and pLl t power into his shots. After batting' for an hour and a half we declared at 83 for 5. Kitchin at the end had made 49 not out. Mason and Patterson opened the bowling' and were soon amongst the wickets. None of Hemel's batsmen could play them and the side was out for 36, Mason's final figures being 4 for 14 and Patterson 6 for 16. 1ST XI V. THE OLD Boys. 14 / 6/ 59. Result: Won by 33 runs. The School batted first and were soon in trouble-6 wickets down for 25 runs. Brown then joined .Tones, who had been batting well. Their partnership wa~ worth 49 runs until Brown was bowled by Needham. Needham continued to bowl well and our tail-enders were soon out, leaving Jones undefeated with 40 runs. Needham's final bowling analvsis was 7 for 16. The Old Boys began well and batsmen found no difficulty in playing1 Mason or Patterson. Mason occasionally worried them with a bumper or two. Immed iately Humphris came on the Old Boys were strugogling. In his first over he took three wickets and finished with 6 for 11. The Old Boys were all out for 55 after Needham had made a quick 11 , their top scorer. AVERAGES. 1ST XI BATTING. Total Not Highest Aver- Innings. runs. out. score. age. .Tones. 9 89 2 10 * 12.7 L Humphris 5 2.5 3 16* 12 .50 Kitchin 8 RL 49* 11·57 24 Barley 3 18 11 9.00 Brown 9 59 0 16 6'55 Mason 9 54 0 16 6.00 Hilderbrand 7 41 0 18 5. 85 Manley 6 18 I 9* 3.60 WorralI, K. 9 19 0 6 2 . 11 Patterson 8 13 0 10 1.14 Crawley I) 11 0 7 1.22 Also played- Gregory 3 16 0 9 5·33 Gcorge :I :'I 0 3 1.00 0 00 R eniham ".') 3 3. Pearce 0 0 0 Mr. Laing 3 0 ":J 3.00 *Denotes not out. 1ST XI ROWl.1 NG. Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Aver. HlImphris :'1 8.3 13 81 19 4. 26 Patterson 100·1 38 17 'j 2"!J 7.00 Mason 101.3 37 181 23 7. 86 Barley 4 2 3 1 3.00 Crawley 2 0 7 0 Brown 2 0 7 0 Worrall, K. 3 !) 0 Also played- Mr. L aing 9 2 ~~ G 5.00 Pearce 3 :> 5. 00 COLTS HAlTI NG. Total Not Highest Aver- Innings. runs. out. score. age. Hall, P. 3 55 0 35 15.0 Gray 4 57 0 30 14. 25 WorralI, G. 5 1 1 2 18* 13.66 Pearce 5 37 3 11* 13·5 Ash lIrst 3 28 I 15 9·33 Adamson, R. 5 21 0 1 1 4. 20 Boyle 4 10 1 10* 3·~3 Adamson, P. 3 5 0 0 1.66 Al so played- Wcrrall, K. 2 10 0 5 5.00 Hildcrbrand 5 0 5 5.00 R eed 1 12 0 5 12.0 R einhan .2 S 0 6 4.00 Manlev -1 0 1 4. 00 2.'1 Atkinson 4 0 4 4.00 Hucklesby 2 2 0 2 1.00 Rhoderick 2 0 0 0 Humphris 0 0 0 Aylott 0 0 0 *Denotes not out. COLTS BOWLlNG. Overs. Ma.idens. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Pearce 33·3 10 .59 10 5·9 Adamson, R. 21.3 6 ,12 15 2.8 Humphris 13 '1 2(' () 2.22 Atkinson 12 5 2:i 5 5.00 Rhoderick I 1 6 29 3 9.66 Gray 1.4 0 4 .25 Worrall, K. 6 3 4 5 .8 Ashurst 3 2 r; 0 Boyle 1 0 0 Manley 1 0 0 SWIMMING SPORTS THE Swimming Sports, held on the afternoon of .Jul y 17th at the Hitchin Town Baths, provided the enjoyable entertain meni. usually expected of this ann ual event. The number of c)llIpetitors compared favourably with the entrie& of former years ,ll icl on this occasion the diving events corn pI etel y overshadowed the swimming competitions. Outstanding efforts came from Renihen, Reed and Boxall, each of which compared with the S\~ im mers of former years. Although the swimmers did not provide impressive times, the competition was intense. This was apparent in the Senior Relay, in which Stone narrowly beat More in a tense, exciting finish. The climax of the afternoon was the presentation of the cups by FT. Roger, and the .Junior, Intermediate and Senior titles were awarded to Gaffney, Reed and Donovan, respectivelv. It is hoped the School will provide similar achievemcnts in future years. D. HASSETT. RESULTS. 25 yds. F.5., under 12.-1st, Gaffney; 2nd, O'Connor T.; 3rd, Kufluk. Time: 14.8 secs. 25 yds. F.S., undcr 13.- 1St, H :t1l. w.; 2nd, MacNamara; 3rd, Medlock. Time : 15.2 secs . .1)5 yds. F .S .. , under 11.-1st, Boxall, M.; 2nd, DlInvillc; !Ircl O'Kill. Time: 37 secs. 55 yds. F.S., under 15.-lst, Reed; 2nd, Boxall, P.; 3rd, Bingham. Time: 37 secs. 55 yds. F.S., under 15·-lst, Donovan: 2nd, Walsh; 3rd, Hayward. p. Time: 4 1.7 secs. 55 yds. F.S., lover 16.-- lst, Patterson; 2nd, Donovan; 3rd, Verrill. Time: 44.6 secs. Diving, Junior.-Ist, GaHney; 2nd, Cronin; 3rd, :VfacNamara. 46 points. . 25 yds. E.e., under 13.-lst, Gaffney; 2nd, Smedley; 3rd, Gerrard. Time: 17.1 secs. 25 yds. E.e., under 15.--ISt, Boxall, M.; 2nd, Boxall, P.; 3rc! , Renchan. Time: 14.6 secs. 55 yds. E.e., over 15.-lst, Hayward, P.; 2nd, Verrill, G.; 3rd, Hucklesby. Time: 55 .6 secs. Diving Intermediate.-Ist, Renchan; 2nd, R eed; 3rd, Boxall, M. 63 points. 25 yds. B.S., under I :~.-lst, Hall; 2nd, Booth; 3rd, Gerrard. Time: 15.6 secs. 55 yds., B.S., under I5.-lst R eed; 2nd, Boxall, P.; 3rd, R ay, G. 45 secs. 55 yds. B.S., over I5.-lst, Gibb; 2nd, vValsh; 3rd, McKeown. Time: 47.6 secs. Diving, Senior.-Ist, Hucklesby; 2nd, Donovan; 3rd, McKeown and McTague, equal. Medley Relay, ]unior.-- Ist, Fisher; 2nd, More; 3rd, Stone. Medley Relay, Intermediate.-Ist, Stone; 2nd, More; 3rd, Fisher. Time: 2.31 secs. Medley Relay, Senior.~ l st, Stone: 2nd, Mor~; 3rd, Fisher. Time: 2.58 secs. F.S. Relay, Junior.-Ist, Fisher; 2nd. Stone; 3rd, More. Time: 1.4· F.e. Relay, Intermediate.--Ist, Stone; 2nd, Fisher; .3rd. More. F.S. Relay, Senior.-Ist, Stone, 2nd. More; jrd, Fisher. THE SENIOR LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY THE Senior Literary and Debating Society was re-started at the beginning of November, when A. Buckel was elected as Chairman and J. R. McIlmurray as Secretary. The first debate lOok place on Friday, 14th November, and the motion was: "This House proposes that the Monarchial System ofTers a better prospect for the government of the Nation than the Republican System." The prop08er was "T. Penfold and the opposer of the motion was D. Mitchell. After speeches for and against the motion the debate was opened to the floor. After the summing up there was a vote which resulted in the motion being carried by a majority of 7. On Friday, 12th December, Mr. Broschc gave a talk entitled " Les Chateaux de la Loire," illustrated by postcards which were projected on the edidiascope by Buckel. J. Jones proposed a vote of thanks, which was passed unanimously. The Christmas Holidays prevented any further meetings until 23rd January, when the motion for debate was that: "This House proposes that all men should be equal." This was a " Masters v. Boys" debate, Mr. Devereux and Mr. Gallone prQl posing the motion and J. Hoare and G. Verril opposing it. After the speeches the motion was open to the Hoor, and after some criticism a vote was taken which ended in a defeat for the pro posers by 2 votes. The last d ebate of the year, on Friday, 6th March, was a " Balloon Debate." Four men in a balloon find that it is leaking and the four speakers each. gave reasons why h.c should have the only parachute available. The four speakers were M. M. Phizacklea as Archbishop, Mr. Devereux as J ulius Cesar, 1. F. Gavin as Robbie Burns, and Fr. Gerard as himself. The voting result was: - Phizacklea 1, Mr. Devereux 4, Gavin 5, and Fr. Gerard 7. Much more is hcped for in the Society for next year. Besides debates and lec tures between the staff and boys, inter-schools' debates are hoped for, and also a trip to Stratford-on-Avon to see a play at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and a trip to London to hear a debate in the Ronse of Commons. J. B. McILMURRAY (VI Lit.), ]. G. TONES (VI Science). THE MORAL LEADERSHIP COURSE, HOPWOOD HALL T OWARDS the end of t~e Eas~er Term it was thel privilege f?f four boys from St. Mlchael s to attend a Moral LeadershIp Course in Hopwood Hall under the guidance of Fr. Bernard Basset, S.]. Making our various ways to the De La Salle Teachers' College in Middleton, Lancashire, we arrived on Palm Sunday evening, together with about seventy other boys from the Sixth Forms of the major Catholic Grammar Schools in England. We began the course with a retreat. admirably preached by Father Whelan, which lasted till the Tuesday morning. Then the real course began, starting- with an outline lecture by Father Bassett on the aims of the Course. Wc were tolel that we were thel'e primarily to be tauRht how to enter the over materialistic world as men with a g-ood Catholic background, and most of all how to make ourselves felt as Catholic leaders. We were assisted in our Course with the services. of distinguished lecturers who came and gave us very informative talks on subjects from their appropriate sphere of life. Bishop Beck, an old boy and ex-master of St. Michael's and now Bishop of Salford, gave a lecture on the Mystical Body of Christ. At the end of his. lecture it was the. privilege of onc of our boys to give the vote of thanks to the Bishop. The Bishop's lecture was later simplified by Fr. Lawson, S.J., whQl was the resident priest together with Fr. Bassett. The lectures continued daily on such subjects as the influ ence of advertising, the Communist monopoly in trade unions, newspapers and the influence of the mass media Q1n the majority of the public. Our lecturers included the local Chairman of the A.E.U. in the Salford area, varioU':; national press representa tives, a woman barrister and a doctor. The lectures were supple mented by interesting talks given by local member!'. of the Young Christian Workers and by the local congregation of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. The lectures were divided into two parts, the first of which was devoted to thel Catholics' (true objective in. public life. 'Ve were taught how to make ourselves felt as a body of people, not as purely individuals. The methods in which evil printed in newspapers, advertisements, and ex hibited to the public in ci'nemas and on television, were made clear to us, and most of all we were taught how to discourage such influences from showing the evil. Fr. Bassett taught us the correct method of writing to newspapers and public authorities as responsible citizens, not merely cranks. , The second series of lectures was devoted entirely to· sex. This subject was treated adequately by a priest, a mother and a doctor. The priest, a Jesuit Father, outlined Marriage and Sex in God's plan. The mother gave us. in detail the woman's attitude to sex, while the doctor gave us a complete outline of the biological aspect of sex. The lecture then drew to a close with a press conference on Thursday evening'. The visitors represented the national newspapers. These men, however, made a hasty retreat after an evening- of heated discussions, when I am sure their confidence in themselYes was well and! truly lost. The Friday, Good Friday, was devoted to the appropriate serv ices, which were accompanied by a Passion Play on the Sanctuary, and then the Course c ~ I tations of John Bunyan, the restoration in 1660 ushered in a period of conflicting religious loyal ties in Bedford. In the next century the great prison reformer, John Howard, settled in Bedford and built Howard House in Miil Street and founded a Congregational Chapel. He was High Sheriff of the County in 1773. Today his statue stands in the Market Place. The ninetee.nth century was comp:lratively uneventful and Bedford developed peacefully. The Corporation became the local Board of Health in the middle of the century, and in 1875 the Urban Sanitary Authority. The Corro,ration undertook the street lighting in the 1940'S, the supply of water in 1858, and electricity in 18go. During the last hundred years the town has grown out of all recognition. On April 1St, 19~ .1, the boundaries were ex tended to increase the area of the Borough from 2,200 acres to 4,940 acres, and the population has grown from less than 10,000 in 1841 to 55,000. St. Paul's Square forms the civic cetHre of the town. Here are the Town Hall, Shire Hall, ann the Corn Exchange. The Shire Hall was originally built as a Sessions House fOL the Town and County in 1753, and rebuilt between 1879 and 1882. It was enlarged in IglO. The Assizes, Quarter and Petty Sessions and the County Council meetings are all held here. The Town Hall which houses the municip'al offices, was formerlv occupied by Bedford Grammar School until the new school outgrew its accom modation and was transferred to more spacious buildings in 18g1. Across from the Town Hall is the Public Library and oppo site is the Bedford Modern School. The Corn Exchange is a white brick huilding in the Italian style. Bedford Park, which was opened in 1885, is the largest public park in the town. It lies to the north and is easily reached from the Hig'h Street along De Parys Avenue . There is a small lake, a bandstand and two pavilions, and a special recreation ground for children. Russell Park, the Embankment Gardens, Mill Meadows, Long Holme and Newnham Swimming Pool both occupy banks of the river. A good way to get a picture of the countryside around Bed ford is to walk along the banks of the River Ouse, the town's chief attraction. ,Downstream takes you through the pretty market gardening village9 to the market town of St. Neots, just over the boundary in Hunltingdonshire. Each village will have special features to note. Willington. in early days a Danish Harbour, has a picturesque stable and dovecot; Great Barford a seventeen arch bridge, and just before you reach Roxton the road rises to give a good view of the junction of the Ivel and the Ouse at Tempsford on the Great :'I!orth Road. A little way up from Tempsford is Blunham. The countryside here is characterised by huge yellow-sand quarries and pine-clad sand hills. The next little town, aptly named Sandy, has a church of red sandstone, and from the top of the sand-hills are g'ood views of lhe I vel valley and the hel t of Slandy hills and pine woous which strelches south-westwards right across the county from here lO ''''oburn Sands in Buckingh~mshir~. Elstow, just south of the Borough boundary, the birthplace of John Bunyan, is very interestine;. Here is a noble Norman and Early Engl ish abbey ch urch wi th many in teresting features, including lhe Bunyan memorial windows. Harrold lies across the river from Carl ton. It has four leather factories, an industry which began towards: the end of the nineteen lh cen tury. Before the Jllan ufacture of leather was inlroduced inlo the village, lace-making was the chief occupa tion. There are still today a few people, mostly the very old, who conlinue this old craft, and they always find ready markets for their work. B. M. SMITH (VI Lit.). INSTRUCTIONS for SHARPENING a PENCIL PRELIMINARY INSTRllCTIONS. (I) BREAK PENCIL (tltis is the most important stage in the whole operation and should be clone 'Nith particular care), CURSE. (2) SEARCH FOR ANOTH ER PENC[L. (3) IF (2) [S INEfFECll!AL , CURSE (not quite so violently as before, but with mooc-e feeling); SEARCH FOR A SHARPENER. (4) COLLECT TOOLS (bring together all knives, scissors, files, swords and razors you can find). (5) SELECT INSTRUMENT (usuallv a knife, unless Aunt Agatha's have an extraordinary degree of trenchancy). OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS. (I) HOLD PENC[L IN LEFT HAND (if you are left-handed follow all future directions conversely; if you have no hands, use wh ichever set of toes you prefer). (2) HOLD KNIFE I~ RIGHT HA?':\) (ditto). (3) CUT OFF WOOD-CHIPS, ,\THISTLlNG TO THE TUNE OF A POPULAR SONG (if you can't think of a popular tune, don't whistle). (4) STOPWHISTLlNG, AS CUSHION, THROWN lW A LOVING SISTER, l'IITS YOUR LEFT EAR (that tune wasn't so popular, after all!). (5) LOOK WHERE WO,)D-CHlPS ARE FALLING (if they are noticeable, gather them up and deposit them 11l an old slipper). 33 (6) SHAPE PENCIL Ta A PaINT (quite a point, that; ha! ha! ). (7) TAKE aNE LAST CUT (is this cut necessary?). (8) PICK UP BRaKEN END (it wasn't!). (9) REPEAT ACTIONS (I) to (8). (10) CURSE (now the pencil is too short). (11) THRaw PENCl L AND KNIFE IN FrRE (if no fire is burning, use an empty flowerpot, 0r drop them, in the nearest water-closet). (12) RETRIEVE KNIFE (pity you IIsed water-closet). (13) GIVE UP. N.B.-The author feels obliged to mention that a primary observation must be made of the graphite in the pencil. If this is missing, all efforts will be wasted and the instructee can commence at No. 13. G. WORRALL (Form IVa). A WINTER'S TALE (1959 EDITION). IT was snowing quite heavily now, and slowly beginning lo settle on the ground. Two youths, hatless and coatless, slouched down the main street, filling the wid th of the pavement. Their hair, swept back at the sides, with a piece dangling down their foreheads into their eyes, covered with snow, glistened when they came under a street lamp, making them look as though they had piebald hair. Their jackets covered their trousers, which tapered narrowly down to their ankles, from 1.11e knee; and their shoes added at least an inch to their height. They suddenly turned off into a passage way and, stopped at a half-open door. They shook. the snow from their clothes, an}! then they each took out their cam hs and hegan a long' ceremony of combing their hair intO' the righ!: position. When this was over they again had to shake the snow from their shoulders. A[ last, ready, they entered the huilding. As soon as they had entered and paid thei', llJoney to the man at the door, Rock an Roll could he heard blaring out from the room on their left. They stopped at the en trance to' the room and surveyed the si tuation. The bovs were mainly dressed like themselves, except that a lot of them had their jackets off. The g'JTls mostly wore "snazzy" blouses and drainpipe trousers. Nearly everyone was on the floor, jiving as hard as their bodies would allow. The two youths looked at each other and, hands in pockets, sauntered along one side of the ballroom into a dark corner where they could get a good look at the "dames ". The music stopped and all the dancers flopped down in their seats, exhausted. There was a pause of about a minute, and then another tune blared out from the record player. The youths had already lit cigarettes. and at the beginning cf the second song one of Lhem , eyeing a gi rl si tti ng- by herself ill the far corner, dropped his cigarette on the floor and cere IJlfmiously stubbed it out with his feet. H e wal ked over to her and stood in front of her, looking down into her face. <, Care for a dance, Habe?" he said, in ~al£ English, half Amcrican accent. "Yah, sure," said the girl in a similar tone. ~he gaL up, and together Lhey Lwisred and turned on a pin-head. At about ten o'clock, he suggested they should go to the "El Kcfeedo" (Cafe to), a late night coffee har. H e waited at Lh e door for her while she sLruggled into her coat. As she was coming down the stairs from the cloakroom to the door, he went out and leL the door swing LO. ''\Then they arrived outside they walked down the passage and illto the main street on their way to ,,' cool off," the girl on the ou tside and thel boy 01"1 the inside of lhe pavemen t. THE CALL OF THE BELLS THE church bells rang, The choir sang. The priest, All robed in white. Was joyful At the sight Of the people Who, that day, To the call of the bells Had come to pray. JOHN McGAREL (Form Ha). WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S FIRE IT was the sLart of anoLher beautiful dav for the people of Pompeii. The sun shone out of the cloudless sky, sparkling on the colourful roofs of the city. Th E' Glue sea was flecked with the creamy white of wave-caps, and in the haze were three fi shing boats, Lheir whiLe sails thwwing back the sun's glare. They were r eL urning lazily with the fruits of a, night's trawling. Inland, as (ar as the eye could see, was a panorama of green vines and olive gToves, but away above the town. rose the gaunt forbiclcli ne; profile of never restful Vesuvi llS, a wisp of grey smoke ri sing lalily from the scarred summit. DespiLe the early hour, many people were abroad in the streets of POlllpeii, anxious to visit the forum before the sun reached the sco rchin!?," zenith; housewives hurrying to the shops; wizened old men wiLh IOllg, Hawing beards sat in sunny door- ?:.r, ways, chatting to their neighbollrs; arrogant young soldiers laughed and joked. Today there were many strangers in Pompeii, for it was the day of the great games. On the afternoon the crowds fl ocked to the amphitheatre to watch the games. This was an important occasion. and every one wore his best clothes. The sun fI::l shed en the magnifi cent burnished armour of the Roman legior,aires, who stood at atten tion around the arena. Suddenly 'this scene of languid activity was interrupted by a gTound-shaking tremor and a sullen roar. Smoke, soon to be accompanied by fl ame, belched from the yawning maw of the angry volcano. As the earth tremors. grew worse, people panicked and endeavoured to escape the impend ing wrath of the mountain. The amphitheatre soon became a seething mass of struggling humanity united only by the single .. mindedness of the idea which motivated them. The air, fill ed with dust and fumes, choking the would-be escapers. Buildings crum bled, fell, and were covered bv the relen l'I ess advance of lava. People attempting to esca pe with vehicles blocked the streets and many were trapped by falling masonry, their cries for help going unheeded in the chaos. Very few of the morning's gay and laughing crowds lived to see another day. THE ART OF FLICKING PAPER. FLICKING paper is a habit to which m any boys. are attracted. Sometimes there is reason; that of exc"nanging a message. Othenvise it gives them something interestin g to do instead of liote ning to the master. There are many different ways of flickin g paper. The paper is rolled into a pellet and sometimes chewed i.O get it harder and ht·avier. It is then despatched bv the owner and directed at some luckless boy who is listening to the master. The pellet's despatch is usually from the end of a ruler, the elastic of a rubber band , r "' und the fingers, or from a finger hitting the pellet sharplv. THE RULER METHon.-Apparatus: Ruler, paper. Method. H old ".:hc ruler in r ight hand: put the pellet on the other end. Put Ih ,~ finger on the pellet. Fire! THE ELASTIC METHOD.- Put a rubber band round the fi rst and second fingers; put the pellet on the r ubber band; pull it back. Fire! THE FINGER NfETHon.-Put the pellet on a table. Hold the tip of a finger on the thumb; put the finger behind the pellet; let finger go! R es ult : " Ouch! " Whell firing pellets, it is essential that the master does not hear, see, c'r feel the pellet, and if he does iD is essential that he does not know from where and by whom it was fired. If he does find out, you are li able to be sent on an unpleasan t OIT deal, or given writing of fifty lines. Paper is nOL always the only Lhing LhaL is fired. Almost anyth in g Lhat Lhc boy can find will do. (Stonc,; or gravel are, of course, LOO clang'erous to fIre). '~Vhen the pellet has left yo u iL is besL LO' ass ume an innocent expression. This, by Lhe way, mllSL nOL be over-acLed or the master may smell a rat. -A. NEVARD (la). ISN'T IT HOT! JOE BARNET cmiLLed a snore. It was the merry month of May ancl i L was hot. J oe was as wide as he was tall. Spectacles were perched on what seemed to' be a pimple, which he was in the habil of calling a nose. He lay on a sparse patch of gTass in his garden. He had recently consumed a large pO'rk-pie, plus bread and jam. Food always made him sleepy, and i t' was hot, so he dropped off to sleep. Fli es seLtled on his nose, and were scared away by what seemed to be impendin,g thunder, but it was only J oe snoring. The rays Qf the sun glistened on his larg'e spectacles. His capacious mouth was wide open. He let out a sudden grunt and awoke coughing and choking. An i nquisi tive fly had ventured into his mouth and was eagerly ~xamin in g one of Joe's teeth when he was sucked downwards. He hit J oc's Adam's-apple, re bO'unded, and was shot int"o space. Joe sat" gasoing for breath, leaving the dizzy fly to iLs ()wn devices. Then he realised how hot it was. His face was wet. sticky and clammv. The sun threatened to burn his eve balls. Looking: round like a startled owl, he scrambled to his feet and ambled over to the shade of an apple-tree and there, heedless cf heat and flies, reposed himself in a heap upon Lhe ground. His mouth dropped open and the garden resounded once more La Toe's snorin g-. D . O'CONNOR (l a). MONO NICKEL EXHIBITION ON 25 th October a small party of Vlth Formers visited the Mond Nickel Exhibition at Cranfield Aeronautical College in Bedfordshire. The Exhibition was concerned with the uses of nickel and iLs alloys in industry and comprising variolls charts and working models indicating the properties of the various metals. The part)', having lefL its motor cycle at Luton Station, climbed aboard a 4o-seaLer coach provided by the Company. On arrival aL the vi ll age, not havinp; eaten since dinner-time, the party proceeded to the refreshment-room. Unfortunately the refreshments consisted enLirely of beer and sandwiches, so, much against their principles, they bad to' make do with these. 37 Fully refreshed, we entered the Exhibition Hall and made a tour of the Press Button exhibits, collecting numerous pamphlets on the way. As we neared the cnd of ollr visit we saw the last coach waiting to leave, and made a hurried exit. On arrival at Luton Station the party broke up and we both went home. A. BUCKEL, D. OSHORNE (the party). BELLS W HY were bells invented? For the pretty noise they make? To ca ll the people into Church? To give the canons fun? I found an odd solution in the Grasshopper's Library. Once there was an old canon in R o uell . He was disliked from head to feet by all the deacons and sllb-deacons. He was so lazy in getting up his deacons. and sub-deacons had to, preach at all the morning services. Then, at last, t he deacons and sub-deacons had had enough of it and decided to wake him up. The next day the sub-deacon who had tried to wake the canon by pinching him was seen with a thick ear and still preaching a morning; service. Next the deacons and sub-deacons threatened him that he would not get any breakfast. But he (old them they would not get away either. The citizens then started going to another church where t here were better sermons. \Vith the congregation waning rapidly, tho deacons and the sub-deacons were at ::t loss as to what t hey should do . The canon was geHin(g' more stubborn since they were trying to g-et him up. So the deacons and sub deacons had a meeting to decide what to do. The meeting was presided over by all Ilve deacons and sub deacons putting down their ideas on pieces of paper. The head deacon read the ideas out. '" Tempt him with a carrot and lead him with it to the pulpit ' _" " Idiocy! " cried the deacons and the wb-cleacons to that super-human idea. " , Strike! ,,, " Shame," was the response. '" I don't know'." No response. He goes on: " 'Put his bed in the pulpit '." " What a barmy suggeston Think of the scandal!" " , Curiosity killed the cat'." "What an idea!" " Wait a minute! That's it! ~1ak e him curious of some- thing." " What, you brilliant genius?" sarcastically. "You'll see. Let us disperse." Next morning the canon was woken up by a clanging sound. " What's that heathen thing in my church? T must find out." He ran to the church and saw men pulling lopes which made this noise. He wanted to try it. H e was fascinated by it and resolved to do it every day. He went back to hi s door. It was locked, so he had to stay in the church and preach a sermcn. H e enjoyed it so much that he preached an early sermon every d ay from then on, and the congregation grew day by day. R. CULLEN (Ha). THE SCHOOL CHRONICLE 1958-59. SEPTEMBER Monday, 15th- Boarders return to filld the 1\'ullS almost gone. Tuesday, 16th-School starts. Bovs he-g in to sample the new cook's food, with varied opinions. Friday, 26th-McGoldrick returns into circulation. Saturday, 27th-The 1st XI win their first match of the season. OCTOHER Wednesday, 1st- Heard the news? Fisher scored a goal. Saturday, 4th-1st XI beat Bushev Grammar School for the first time. Monday, 6th-HasseLt says that Longfdlow's parents were 1 30 years old at his birth. Thursday, gth.- His Holiness the Pope di es. W e pray for the repose of his so ul at a Requicm \Ltss. M.H.R.I.P. Monday, 13lh- The Boarders enjoy an offtcial fight, but it only las ts one round. Wednesday, 15lh- The Count\' T r ials are held a t the New Field. Five boys represent St. \1ichacl's. Sundav. I ~)lh -Th e Boarders enjoy a cooked breakfast. Monday, 20th-Fr. Philip sta tes in Vlth Form that '''Tomen are different fr om Men. \Ve already knew! Tuesday. 2lst-SLandsfield describes a passage of "In M emoriam" as "A small Utopian satellite tagged to a dying Q.Tief stricken Flanel." T ennyso n coulcln't do better himself! Tuesday, 28th-The Boarder;;, cheer at the news of a new Pope. Speech D ay. The fog kept many away. Thursday, 30th- H alf-term holiday hegins. 39 NOVEMBER Tuesday, 4th-Schoo'l begins once again. Wednesday, 5th-" Arts v. Science." .. Arts" won 4-1. Everybody expected i ' ~ to' start with a big bang, but it was dela yed action. Friday, 7th-The VIth, Form became the" top people" again. Saturday, 8th-Mr. Laing hits the headlines. Fr. Roger hits the ceiling. Sunday, gth-Bulter brings a team to play St. Michael's. He went away discouraged after losing 11--0. Gregory scored 11. Monday, 10th-The Inspectors arrive. As a result the VIth Form look tireder than usual after P .E. Tuesday, 12th-Swept up any leaves lately? Wednesday, 12th-Mr. Jones calls Phizacklea a half-wit for rattling the lab. door. \Vhat does that mean? Wednesday, 13th-Fr. BO'niventure dies. R.I.P. Friday, 15th-An Art student says that H2S0.1 is not the for mula for Sulphuric Acid. Tuesday, Igth-The burial of Fr. Boniventure at Hitchin Cemetery. Thursday, 21St-St. Michael's Feast Day, much transferred. We get a holiday. Monday, 25th-" Fitzisimons, if you sit down it will be doing a public service." Tuesday 26th-0. Levels begin again. "Times are getting hard, boys." Saturday, 3oth-Fr. Ian arrives with his Altar Servers to play our under 15 team. We lose fi-~ . DECEMBER Monday, 2nd-Fr. Philip states in VI Form that Fr. Terence had been in Wonnwood Scrubs for many years; and also that he, Father Philip, makes paper aeroplanes for his children. Monday, gth-Fr. Philip sings: "Water, water everywhere, and not a drop 'to drink." \Vith all due respect to Tommy Steele. Tuesday, IOth-3rd Form wit: ,. Consecrated Sulphuric Acid." Wednesday, 11th-Ha Jewel: "Militia est yita hominum super terram." "A' lively soldier is a superman.'· Monday, J6th-A murderer in the School? No, only Hucklesby (?), who lets the blackboard fall on Mr. Sleigh. Thursday, Igth- The end of Term. MERRY CHRISTMAS. A. H. GUDGEON (VI). EASTER TERM, 1%9. Jan. 12th-Term begins. Jan. l{th- Osborne spends half.an-hour with Fr. Philip. No central heating in the School today. J an. 15lh-Congralulations to Brother Andrew on making his final vows. An impressive sermon by Fr. Philip. Jan. 16lh-Certain boys represent St. Michael's at a Royston orgy. Jan. 30lh-Mr. Laing goes to Hospital. Jan. 3 lsl-Gregory makes his debut with Letchworth Reserves. Feb. ISl-Sl. Michael's beal the Old Boys 7-3, to make it one-all in games. Feb. 2nd-'Flu hits the School again. Feb. 3rd-We learn that Mr. Jones is leaving the School at the end of the Summer Term. Feb. 16lh-Exams begin. Feb. 20th-Exams. end. Half-Term begins. Feb. 25th-Vf Form beat the V Form 60--4 at Basket-ball. Feb. 26th-A Master's prayer: "God save us from the smell of onions" ! March 5th-Vli Form decide that Mason has many nationalities. March 7th-ISl XI beat Welwyn Garden City 6-44. March loth-Sparks in the dormitory. March 13lh-" Verrill! Aren't yo u working?" Claude turns purple. March 14lh-ISl XI beat LUlon Grammar. Gregory scored both goals. March 2oth-X.D. Exam. March 17lh-Verrill goes to Manchester by Nunstop train. March 2olh-VI learn lhat ,< some people" are unable la fighl wilhoul weapons. Cross Country. March 2 1st-We bid farewell to our fUlure moral leaders. M arch 23rd-Grand Pa Stansfield was one of the first M ichaeleans. March 24lh-5lh Column comes to S.M. Spies out afler Cross Country. Next year we shall run barefooted. HAPPY EASTER. April 14th-Term begins. Vlth Form find that their door can not be closed. The Headmaster put his foot on it! April Il8h- Fr. Roger inaugurates, the 11th Commandment: " It is thy bounden. duty to give of thy best-especially dur ing term-time!!!" April 18th-" And off we go to the old routine. The 1st XI lost their first cricket match to Luton Grammar. May 3rd- The hot weather hits us. May 7th-St. Michael's play the Becket School. W e lose by 52 runs and 5 wickets after a very good game. May 10th- St. Michael's v. The Old Boys at Tennis. We won 6-1. May 16th- Whitsun week-end. May Igth-Retreat begins. f0'r' lower school. May 20th-A party of b0'ys see the H arlem Globe Trotters at W embley Pool. Excellent refreshments. Enjoyed by all. May 21st-Beginning of R etreat for senior schooJ.. "Is it a sin to go out with a girl who wears shorts?" May 23rd--Sports Day. Fisher the victors. Celebration for Mermaids and Mermen- The Ship. May 25th- Reluctant water-babies exercise their gTeen-fingers. Fr. Neptune strikes. May 28th-Beginning of Half-term. June 1st-End 0'f Half-term. June 6th-The Scho0'l lose all three fixtures. June 8th-The Scho0'l photograph. Jun ~ gth-Hassett states that he is Stansfield's Grandfather. June loth- Smith and Kitchin are accepted for Lillcshal F.A. Training Course. June 14th- Old Boys v. St. Michael's at cricket. St. Michacl's won. June 22nd-G.C.E. 'A' Level begins. June 23rd-G.C.E. '0' Levels begin . 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