The TRUSTY SERVANT

N O .114 N OVEMBER 2012 The Headmaster writes:

During the Olympic Games Winchester limits of our bodies, then we can call of spontaneous desire and the qualities of rejoiced in the winning of a bronze medal exercise a faithful friend and a contributor determination and commitment such as by George Nash (K, 2002-07) in the to our spiritual growth. are embodied in peoples’ approach to Men’s Pair on the lake at Eton-Dorney. playing games well. The human qualities underlying athletic On that day the flag flew proudly above activities are the same as those underlying Thus, soccer and basketball and cycling Outer Court! George stroked the VIII at spiritual life activities. Discipline, can be disciplines of the spiritual life, too, Winchester in 2007 and rowed in the dedication, enthusiasm and perseverance inasmuch as they help provide a character victorious Cambridge boat at the Boat are a few of those human qualities evident and personality with qualities that also Race last year. The School expects to in our playing of games. They are the same lend themselves to the spiritual life. have a strong VIII for Henley this year, Through skiing, rock-climbing, and white- and with a successful record in rackets and water rafting, we learn how to deal with cricket over recent years, I am prompted and overcome fear and anxiety. Through to reflect in a general way on the place of running, swimming, or rowing long sport in relation to ‘school spirit’ in a distances we develop endurance and will- school with Winchester’s moral and power and the ability to deal with intellectual priorities. boredom. Through golf one can practise In broad terms, Winchester’s educational intense concentration and subtle aim is to equip its pupils to live a good control. Team sports can teach us the life, that is to say a life worth living, a value of co-operation. life that is satisfying and a life that takes Discipline, freely chosen, fully a critical interest in what is going on in experienced, is essential if we are to do the world. Socrates and Plato understood anything well, including playing a game. ethics to be concerned with two areas, Meditation can be such a discipline, but namely right action and life’s greatest good. so can running; both prevent the world Ethics may be defined as the study of right from filling our lives to such an extent conduct and the good life. How does the that there is no place left to listen. concept of the good life relate to sport? It is Further, if an activity is good for the body, arguable that we are more fascinated by ones that will get us out of bed at dawn to it is also good for the spirit. Sports set in sport than at any time in our cultural meditate, or enable us to protect fifteen motion our mental faculties of attention, history, and that the concept of the good minutes a day for reflective study or observation, analysis, order, judgment and life has something to do with that reading a book of spiritual wisdom. The evaluation. We need all these qualities fascination. The values upon which spiritual person is the one who is interested finely honed if we are to live the good life. physical team games are based make them in and dedicated to the artful handling of As Socrates and Plato observed, no-one more than pleasant diversion and the world, the artful shaping of one’s self, with a sense of serious moral purpose can recreation. If exercise can help us blow off and the artful forming of a life into journey through life without them. angry steam, soothe jangled nerves, push something good. This artful fashioning of along bulky food, teach us to respect and life seldom results from coercion or The Olympics of London 2012 offered a co-operate with others, and smile at the regimentation. It is best achieved by virtue window on to the character of individuals

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and the values of nations. Watching the about his country is much nearer the some of the Latin teams; even the Games, or the World Cup or Test matches truth than the sophisticated cynic who incompetence of the games’ diplomats, is actually quite a serious business. The thinks there is nothing more to the their umpires and linesmen - all these figure slumped before the TV set with his business than eleven men running about seem to reflect something of the wider reservoir of lager or claret is not just getting sweaty. Fine football which world, while the contrasts in styles of play, hooked by the excitement of a demonstrates the Africans’ conviction from the elegant and exuberant to the competitive game but confronted with that by showing off their skill and dour and cynical, are signals to be picked the state of mankind - its politics, discipline they are drawing light to their up about national and racial cultures, tensions and driving forces as all-too-dark continent, destroying some characteristics. Winchester is proud of well as the exhibition of individual damaging clichés; the indifference of the George Nash. Britain and London qualities of character and temperament American people, self-absorbed and little showed up well in the Olympics. Socrates which emerge under pressure. concerned how the rest of the world lives; and Plato would smile. I the scent of political manipulation and The football fan who believes the way his financial corruption that hangs about team plays tells the world something John Surry (1928-2012)

We are grateful to Tommy This wide versatility, this Cookson (I, 1955-60; Co Ro, mixture of the academic and 1964-65, 1967-72, 1974-90; the histrionic made him an Headmaster, 2003-05) for this outstanding schoolmaster. memoir of John Surry (Co Ro, He revelled in teaching, in 1953-84; Head of Modern the give-and-take of the div Languages, 1967-82). John room, in its potential for died on 24th March, 2012. humour and debate as well as for detailed analysis. He John Surry’s life was as varied did as much as twenty-four and accomplished outside his hours would let him: he ran time at Win Coll (1953- the RAF section of the 1984) as it was within it. He CCF; Film Society; 2nd X1 was Head Monitor at Soccer and Cricket; he Merchant Taylors’ (which entertained at parties, meant that he became a accompanied on the piano Liveryman and received the by his wife Marion - a Freedom of The City of particular hit was his and London); a Scholar at St Hubert Doggart’s version of John’s College, Oxford where You’re the Top ; he was House he got a First in French and Tutor in Hopper’s; and he German; a keen footballer appeared memorably and and cricketer; a lover of JRS in Meads, ‘home’ to his 2nd XI often quite unpredictably in dons’ music, cinema and theatre; and a fan of with the poetess, UA Fanthorpe) and a pantomimes. planes and flight which pre-dated his spell history of the Cinemas of Bridport; he was of National Service in the RAF. a member of the local cricket team, His outstanding contribution at treasurer and then umpire; he was village Winchester was as Head of Modern In retirement at the Dorset village of quizmaster, appeared in over 40 plays and Languages. It was a post he filled with Burton Bradstock his energy was entertained at local functions, in pubs and distinction. He was scholarly and staggering: he wrote two volumes of witty, festivals. His memorial service at Burton painstaking in all he did. His knowledge elegant poems (and regularly corresponded Bradstock was a sell-out. of foreign literature was the equal of

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anyone in that large and talented development of film. Compromise was though they could not be held responsible department. His careful administration, usually reached because Grace Kelly, for the lines the cast would actually speak. precise instructions in beautiful Marlon Brando and Humphrey Bogart This provided John with all the excuse he handwriting and (for absolute clarity) were often directed by people of whom needed: as early as the first scene, when different-coloured inks were a model for John approved. the ugly sisters were trying on their others to try to follow. Younger members dresses, he emerged from the wings to say The RAF section was the preferred option of Common Room walking home after a in a loud and horrified voice, ‘Keep it for those who wanted to fly and John’s Saturday night off would pass his study clean!’ and proceeded to warn the cast at connection with RAF Odiham where he window and see him behind his curtain in frequent, unscripted intervals throughout had done his National Service came in silhouette, bent over a set of exercise the performance. useful here. It was also a haven for those books. His neat and exhaustive who preferred a less military existence. He was a man of great talents and the corrections were legendary. But John made it useful by bringing in quiet energy required to use them. His He had as much time for people as for instructors in the principles of flight volume of cricket poems written in 1992 paper. Young members of the department which extended to simple instruction in to accompany the weekly payments to his found him encouraging, as ready to give the workings of a petrol engine and milkman, who opened the batting for the them Oxbridge teaching as sets in Junior culminated in the taking of Proficiency local team, evoke in an impressive range Part, as willing to learn from them as exams. A glider was assembled on New of metrical forms an amusing and advise them. On one occasion, Tony Field to illustrate some of the flight touching pastoral idyll of Dorset life. The Evans, then a new member of the principles but crashed, narrowly missing documentary film Lonely Boys , in which department, caused mayhem by putting Lords pitch. It was a rare instance of he played Old Age ‘may,’ he wrote to me his end-of-term school exam question miscalculation—the crash, not the miss. ‘reach BBC 4 some day’. Above all his papers in the wrong envelopes, not friends remember his laughter, frequent, Somehow he managed to fit in tutoring in realising that all exams were taken in joyful, entirely without malice. Hopper’s. To a new man his friendly divs, not in sets. John quietly sorted it all encouragement made a lot of difference, I remember the occasion of his out and took all the blame. ‘You could all the greater if you happened to be up to engagement to Marion in 1957. My have confessed that you had spent an him for French. ‘Another work of genius, Housemaster, Marcus Hampton, entire term teaching the wrong book and sir’, I used to say when handing in my announced it in Preces: ‘He needs he would still have found a way to cope work, a remark which he never hesitated someone to keep him in order’. She was with it,’ says Tony. ‘He was endlessly to quote back to me on mainly College Matron and according to their approachable, balanced and sympathetic.’ inopportune occasions during the next son, Richard, their meeting took place As befits a student of languages at Oxford, thirty years. He enjoyed the use of these after John sustained an injury refereeing a John’s approach to the teaching of call signs with close friends, shouted out, football game. It was the prelude to fifty- modern languages was traditional, for instance, when passing you across the five years of great happiness and focusing on the grammar of the language street. ‘Square ball!’ or ‘Man on!’ or ‘Piece Winchester can congratulate itself on and the literature more than the active of cake!’ (an old RAF expression) or ‘Cut providing him with the wife he deserved use of the language itself. But this didn’t along, young shaver!’ he would exclaim, in exchange for his priceless contributions preclude the frequent use of the language amid laughter, as he cut a sunny figure, to it over thirty-two years. I in lessons, in sessions with the French and small briefcase in hand, on his way to German Assistants or in the Language Common Room. Lab, introduced during his time. For someone so precise, so academic, he The same care, the same respect for the had a joyous anarchic side much in scholarly went into his other activities. evidence during rehearsals for dons’ While its members might have preferred pantomimes and even during the to call Film Society ‘Flic Soc’ and to see a performances themselves. When the first different Grace Kelly movie each month, pantomime, Cinderella , was in its brief John insisted it was a society for the study rehearsal period, the Headmaster, John and appreciation of the art of the cinema. Thorn, prudently enquired whether the Thus every member should see script conformed to the standards Eisenstein’s epic The Battleship Potemkin expected of a family entertainment. The and in particular the Odessa Steps scriptwriters assured him that it did, sequence, because of its importance in the

3 T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT Ad Portas – 6 July 2012

At mid-day on Friday 6th July, just as licet; nunc tamen inter reges numeraris, Sir Jeremy, you are welcomed with the Cloister Time was coming to its end, the inter episcopos, nobiles, milites et School arrayed before you, to be accorded School gathered in Chamber Court to academicos, quos omnes per saecula Winchester College’s highest honour. You receive Ad Portas Sir Jeremy Morse (K, honori fuit nobis palma nostra decorare. have an impeccable Wykehamical 1942-46; Fellow, 1967-83; Warden, 1987- pedigree: you were elected sixth on Roll [Most revered Sir, it is with very great joy that 97). The Prefect of Hall, EFJ Roe, in 1942 winning an Exhibition into we honour you today, as knight, financier, welcomed him with the following speech: Beloe’s. The son of a Collegeman, with classical scholar and as a master of puzzles two Commoner uncles, you sent your ‘Maximo gaudio nostro, Domine and games of strategy. You have entered three sons to Winchester. The School venerande, te hodie honoramus equitem, through these gates many times as both man Archivist has demonstrated your argentarium, virum litteris Graecis and boy, indeed, in nearly as many roles as is extraordinary school career with your Latinisque doctissimum, possible for a Wykehamist. Yet, on this αἰνιγμάτων et uniquely tightly-filled record card: you peritissimum. occasion, you join the company of royalty, of παιγνίων στρατηγικῶν won nearly every significant prize, Saepissime quidem et puer et vir adultioris bishops, noblemen, soldiers and academics, including the King’s Gold Medals for aetatis per has portas ingressus es, tot all of whom it has been our privilege through English Verse and Latin Prose and the paene perfunctus officiis quot Wiccamicis the ages to honour with this ceremony.]

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are you, too, as a cruciverbalist, compiling under the pseudonym Esrom, that the novelist Colin Dexter named his famous detective Inspector Morse in your honour. We thought, therefore, that it might be a special quill for you to have a clue to deal with during the course of this ceremony. In seven and five: ‘here is a warning light between church and lawyers’. You were a Fellow of Winchester College from 1967 to 1983, and again in 1987 to enable your election as Warden, a post you held until 1997. During your time in office we gained the present Art School, Cloisters and School were renovated and the Eccles Room came into being. You established a reputation for defending the territorial integrity of the College when one lunchtime you noted an intruder dropping over the wall into the Warden’s Warden and Fellows’ Prizes for Greek Garden; springing up from the table you Prose and Verse. The Goddard dashed across the lawns and brought the Scholarship, too, was awarded to you, and transgressor down, a Collegeman - it you were appointed Sen Co Prae in 1946. transpired - seeking to avoid the gating You went up to New College, Oxford as a imposed upon him. Scholar and graduated with Firsts in Mods Iam bene spectatus probatusque, Domine, and Greats, having been awarded the in hunc ludum puer ingressus es; Chancellor’s Prizes for Prose and Verse. adulescens praemia nostra insignissima Your distinguished academic credentials assecutus es; socius postea et custos have been maintained throughout your summis collegii officiis egregie perfunctus life: you have twice been a Fellow of All es; ac per totam vitam mordens illud Souls, and were Chancellor of Bristol University for fourteen years until 2003. You hold honorary doctorates in Science, Literature and Law, and your sustained Prefect of Hall and Honorand love of the Classics was recognised in your Fund. Your presidency of the Classical Association perspective on the from 1989 to 1990. current paroxysms in Your career has been dominated by the the sector of which world of finance in the City of London. you were master Starting with Glyn, Mills and Company, would be of interest you rapidly rose to prominence, to us all. recognised for your sharp mind and That your book, careful analysis; within ten years you were Chess Problems: Tasks a director of that firm and also at Legal and Records , has run and General. From then on you occupied to a second edition is appointments that reflected not only your Three Wardens: Large, Morse and Clementi ample testament, along ability as a banker, as Chairman of Lloyds with your position as an International for sixteen years, but also as a scrutineer of ingenium, quod proprium est omnium Master of Chess Composition, to your bankers, with directorships of the Bank of Wiccamicorum, ad fortunas universorum eminence in this field. So well respected England and the International Monetary civium augendas et proferendas studiose

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applicavisti. Saepe iam, Domine, ab aliis almost seventy years ago, I watched the King will have been present 14 months ago honoratus, humilitate nihilominus and Queen being similarly received, and I when you received 19 distinguished Old admirabili hodie in medium coetum thank God for such a long life.] Wykehamist academics. Their nostrum prodis, vir non solum penitus spokesman, Dr Maurice Keen, recorded It is in fact 70 years to the term since I rebus forensibus deditus, sed etiam eximia their debt to this School ‘where (in his first arrived at Beloe’s, and the Ad Portas doctrina omnino imbutus. Summo words) they made their first encounter for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth gaudio, et iure, te ad portas nostras with academically serious study’. This was the most memorable such ceremony salutamus, laudamus, honoramus. phrase set me thinking about what might during my 4 ½ years in the School. I don’t be the debt of that majority of [You came to Winchester as a boy, Sir recall any stammering in the King’s Wykehamists, myself included, who don’t Jeremy, already well tried and tested; as a speech; but there was a pleasing incident stay in academia but go out to earn their youth you won our most distinguished prizes; later when after lunch the King stood living in the wider world. later, as a Fellow, and subsequently as outside Museum to take the salute as a Warden, you filled our most exalted posts contingent of the Corps marched past. At Different debts, obviously, for different with complete distinction; and throughout the key moment the don leading the Wykehamists. I and a scientific your life you have diligently applied your parade muffed his lines and gave the contemporary had quite opposite sharp intellect, the mark of all Wykehamists, command ‘Eyes left’ instead of ‘Eyes right’. experiences. He trained as a doctor, to the furtherance and increase of the fortunes I am proud to say that every one of us immediately developing and specialising of society at large. You have often, Sir, been disobeyed the order and turned our heads the science he had learnt here, whereas I honoured by others; yet it is in an admirable to the King. Of course, in those days of went from university to a high-street bank spirit of humility that you walk today into the war and rationing we were much more where I wrote up the ledgers using pre- midst of our company, a man not only deeply conformist, but I like to think that even Winchester arithmetic, addition and committed to public life, but also thoroughly then it was a Wykehamical conformity to subtraction but no multiplication. Twenty imbued with outstanding learning. With great the spirit rather than the letter of the law. years later he found himself in a senior delight, and rightly, we salute you, praise you administrative post in the health service, Nowadays Ad Portases come round fairly and honour you at our gates.] for which he felt somewhat unprepared, frequently, a practice of which I am a while I was chairing a large international While the rain fell lightly on us all, you lucky beneficiary. More than half of you committee with three official languages. could have heard a pin drop as Sir Jeremy replied: Gratias tibi ago, Aulae Praefecte, pro salutatione tua eloquenti ac benigna, et vobis, insignissime Custos et Socii et Informator, pro invitatione vestra ut honorem huius receptionis ad portas accipiam - honorem non exspectatum, non meritum, sed nihilominus mihi et familiae meae gratissimum. Cum hos muros antiquos, hanc capellam dilectam, hunc coetum magnum video, memini me regem et reginam abhinc fere septuaginta annos similiter receptos adulescentem spectasse, et Deo pro vita tam longa gratias ago. [I thank you, Mr. Prefect of Hall, for your kind and eloquent greeting, and you, most illustrious Warden, Fellows and Headmaster, for your invitation that I accept the honour of the Reception Ad Portas, an honour neither expected nor deserved, but nonetheless most welcome to me and my family. When I see these ancient walls, this beloved chapel and this great gathering, I remember as a youth, The Morses, with all bar one of their grandchildren – Elle was away in New York

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Fortunately most delegates chose English, know the past is an enormous handicap. that runs through the School’s long but I realised after a while that although And where better to begin absorbing the history from the Founder’s original they used the same English words they past than in a place like this? By book Charter to the present day. didn’t necessarily attach the same meaning learning, of course, but I am not now Enough of that. I have been instructed to them. Suddenly I was back using word thinking just of that, but of the School’s not to labour my message, and to finish and translation skills, and for the wider long traditions of worship and music, of its with a little more Latin. And here we are purposes of the work a sense of historical part in the history of sport, and of beautiful in Chamber Court – which, by the way, context, all of which I learnt here from objects and buildings handed down from Prefect of Hall, is the answer to your brilliant teachers. At that moment I was every one of its six past centuries. clever crossword clue – and tomorrow is profoundly grateful, and I still am. And how better to repay one’s debt for Domum, and you will be singing (to a But behind these widely differing the benefit of that schooling than by new tune, I believe) that old song which individual stories there lies, I believe, a working to improve the future for oneself celebrates not the School but home and more general debt for a benefit open to all and one’s family and also – if I may the holidays, and I can almost hear some who come here. It stems from the human borrow a phrase, Prefect of Hall, from of you adapting the words to condition which sets us, young and old, your generous conclusion – for ‘the Appropinquat, ecce, felix between a richly detailed past, accessible furtherance and increase of the fortunes of Hora gaudiorum. through learning and experience and society at large – ad fortunas universorum Domine, quid sermo memory, and a future of which only the civium augendas et proferendas ’. Not an Segnius eloquens broadest lines are discernible. In such a easy or short thing to do; but the Queen’s Gaudia nostra moratur? condition, the trick of life is surely to use Jubilee has reminded us of the benefits the lessons of the past to improve the and joys of an exceptional life of public So have a good Domum; have a good future for ourselves and others; so not to service, and such service is a silver thread holiday; and Stet Res Wiccamica ! I Wykehamiste

‘Sarah Shorter (G, 1997-2002) is the only about this, as I keep reassuring myself. A exciting and inspiring lives. You might girl, ever, to have had the full, five-year lot of people did leave Winchester have read about some of them in this very Winchester experience. We are delighted that College ten years ago, some of them very magazine. But I am not one of those she agreed to contribute this article. good friends of mine, and many more people. No, I have been asked to write an have left Winchester article on this auspicious anniversary for I left Winchester College ten years ago. College since, and one reason and for one reason only: There is nothing terribly remarkable gone on to lead because I am female. There have not been

Then, in Phil’s House photograph: 1998. Sarah’s sister Fanny is on the far right

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many female Wykehamists. In 2002, the may already have lamented, yet I am still being asked, I have discovered that I have year of my departure, there was one other regularly asked the same question. ‘What absolutely no idea. I have nothing to girl, Marina, who left the school with me was it like?!?’ When I do choose to make compare it with. I do not know if my and, so far, no more have followed in our my affirmation, ‘Yes, I was at Winchester,’ experience was all that different from the footsteps. We were the last. there is generally a narrowing of eyes and a average Philite Wykehamical experience. moment’s hesitation, before someone who Fundamentally, I suspect it was not. I had So, The Trusty Servant has approached me knows a thing or two about public schools my own lavatory, which was pleasant, and to write a ‘little something’ about being a decides to risk it: ‘But I didn’t think I slept at home, which was essential, but girl at Winchester. Now, let me begin by Winchester took girls.’ Which, of course, other than that, I didn’t get away with saying how much I love Winchester. they don’t. No-no. Not really. You can very much. I got up every day and I went Because I do love it. The College is my check the prospectus, the website, to school. I have absolutely no way of happy place. It is my home. I was born Wikipedia, anywhere you like: it’s all-boys, telling you how it was different from the there; I grew up there; both my parents single-sex, male-only, practically monastic. experience of attending a girls’ school, or worked there and my father works there Honestly, they don’t take girls. But they do even a mixed secondary school because, still. In short, Winchester is one of my occasionally make exceptions. uniquely, I never went anywhere else. I favourite places in the world. But I was not have only ever been a Wykehamist. Or asked whether Winchester is a lovely maybe a Wykehamiste? place, or even a lovely school. I was asked what it was like to be a girl at Winchester Do I think it changed me? Most definitely, College. Which, as any girl who has been but I have no way of telling you how. 1 I through it will tell you, is a very different have no way of turning back the clock to question. Oh, the stories we could tell! when, at the age of 12, I looked around my Let’s start with this one. first div and thought to myself, ‘My goodness. I am in a room full of boys.’ Had Some time late in 2001, on a chilly I made a run for it at that moment, I might afternoon in Cambridge, a seventeen- have turned out very differently, but I will year-old me was sitting awkwardly in a never know in what particulars or to what low, foamy Seventies chair; the kind that extent. I have been known, in the past, to always manages to make you feel as if you blame at least some of my character flaws are slouching, even when – no – on my unusual education. 2 But had I been particularly when you are trying your very to a different school, I might have had best to sit up straight and make a good other problems, maybe more serious, impression. My English academic perhaps less entertaining, and I would entrance interview was drawing to a close ... and now currently be writing a heart-felt article on and it looked, from where I was slumping, In the 630 years that Winchester College how St. Millicent’s, Weybridge was to as though I had got away with it; as has been around, to the best of my blame for my plastic surgery addiction. though I would manage the shakey- knowledge, there have been 15 of us handy, semi-dignified exit thing without To be honest, I don’t know of anyone, Wykehamettes. We few, we dons’ looking too much like an idiot. Then, at wherever they went to school, who found daughters, have been popping in from that crucial moment of maintaining the their teenage years easy. Nine times out of time to time since the mid 1980s. We tend veneer of scholarly dignity, my ten, they will find a way to blame their to turn up in waves, mostly just for Sixth interviewer paused. ‘I’m sorry,’ he said, his adolescence for their adult problems. Book: a group of six arriving and head on one side. My heart sank. ‘I must Because everyone will have been different overlapping between ’84 and ’89; four just ask.’ Please, please, nothing about in some way. Everyone will have been exact contemporaries between ’91 and ’93; Hamlet . I haven’t read it. I’m a big singled out and teased for something at and then my own generation of four girls fraud.’What is it like? Being a girl at some point, whether for being too slow, or who overlapped between 1996 and 2002. Winchester?’ My memory becomes hazy too clever, or too smelly or too loud, too fat Only two girls ever have started in the at this point. It is just possible that I may or too buff, or for just being too sickeningly School in Junior Part, my sister and I, and have laughed in the face of my future nice, because that is what teenagers do to each only one, one girl in over six centuries, has Director of Studies. I am not certain. But I other . They attempt to create social hung around for the full five years of the do remember thinking to myself, even at cohesion through the open mockery of Winchester experience. Muggins here. that early stage, ‘Ah. That old chestnut.’ difference. I happened to be a girl in a boys’ So, what was it like? After ten years of school. And I can absolutely guarantee that Many years have passed since then, as I

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other people had it much worse than me. ‘Shorter’. It is affectionate, I think. that God would greatly multiply my sorrow and my conception; that in sorrow I did try my best to avoid being singled out, However, it was occasionally just as well I would bring forth children, that my which in the simplified world of teenage to remember that I was not actually male. desire would be to my husband, and that logic meant that I did not do ‘girlie’ things During one PSHE (Personal, Social and he would rule over me . Marvellous. It is and I tried my best not to be a wimp. I might Health Education) class, 4 when we must worth noting that, at this point in my not have been allowed to play football or have been about 14 or 15, the don-in- school career, I was the only girl in a Winkies 3, but I played yard whenever I charge was advising on how best to school of seven hundred boys. Imagine could. And, incidentally, I remain bitter achieve proficiency when using a that, if you can. It was not a little about the amount of shirt-pulling that went prophylactic. He advised that unfurling excruciating. I still haven’t worked out if on when I was tackled. It was still unfair, on cucumbers for private practice was a the don assigning the readings was even if I didn’t know it was a foul at the time. waste of time since, when the crucial making a joke or a point, but my nascent I played junior house cricket, at which I was moment arose, cucumbers would not feminist self was fuming. not absolutely hopeless, by which I mean generally be playing an important role. It that more teams than just my own were would be much better for us all to be It is easy to laugh about the experience in occasionally embarrassed by my bowling. practising on the real thing. Then, after a retrospect, because so much of what I have During my compulsory year of CCF, I was moment’s pause, he remembered, turned taken away from Winchester has turned justly proud of my ability to strip my general to me and said, ‘Sarah, I do not out to be positive. Does that mean I would purpose rifle faster than anyone else in my recommend that you practise on the real put a daughter of mine through it? No. I flight, although I did cheat, by having small thing.’ Which, I can tell you, was a relief. would not. Because I cannot explain to you fingers. And I memorised the offside rule and how difficult it is constantly to feel Strangely, dress code was never an issue. I watched football matches. Sometimes. In different. I have long since recovered from wore skirts. The boys did not. Most people fact, throughout my school career, I followed the name-calling and the banter. But that were happy with this. In fact, the only the principle that if I was always going to be feeling of difference has stayed with me. It problem I ever encountered was a brief and so obviously different, I should at least ensure has been ten years since I left Winchester. bizarre debate when I joined Chapel Choir. that I was never the worst at anything. The last time I wore my House tie (which, I had never been required to wear a tie as incidentally, was awarded for services to Fortunately, when we all arrived at the ages part of my uniform, but when Chapel House music and drama) was in an opera. I of twelve and thirteen, the differences Choir got rid of their ruffs, I had to start was playing a man. This happens a lot and, between the boys and girls were minimal wearing a white shirt and tie on Sundays to no, the irony is not lost on me. My House and, as most of my year had come from blend in. I bought the tie especially. It had bow tie is currently being worn by my mixed prep schools, my gender went a rather fetching Snoopy pattern. But teddy bear and it fits him better than it relatively unnoticed. A couple of apparently my earrings were a problem. ever did me. Against all the odds, I have pubescent blips aside, and with the help of Long hair covering them was fine, but if I met some girls, and here’s a funny thing: some baggy wardrobe choices, the boys had my hair tied back, or cut short, they whenever I have told a girl that I went to a became gradually accustomed to my would have to be removed. Otherwise, I boys’ school, I can almost guarantee they presence among them and accepted me as was told, I would run the risk of looking as will respond in one of two ways. They will one of their own; like Dian Fossey among though I was in drag. Whilst wearing a exclaim either ‘Oh my God, hellish! the gorillas. More often than not, both shirt and tie. And standing next to all the However did you cope?’ or ‘That must formally and informally, the subject of my boys in their long, dress-like cassocks. It have been awesome!’ Well, for the record, gender was irrelevant and sometimes even was a little baffling. it was a bit of both, as I suspect many forgotten. One physics teacher gallantly In fact, it was as a member of Chapel people’s school experiences were. But, informed me that, for brevity’s sake, I Choir that I experienced My Most initial responses aside, almost everyone would be considered an honorary Humiliatingly Female Moment during my that I have ever told about my time at ‘Gentleman’ when he was speaking to class time at Winchester. I was asked to read a Winchester has continued the as a whole. That form of address was pretty lesson as part of the annual Carol Service conversation with the following remark: standard. Officially, I was never anything in the cathedral and I found myself ‘Well, that explains a lot.’ but a Jun Man, a Sen Man, a Man in the solemnly informing pretty much the School. Even now, those Wykehamists And part of me sort of wishes that it entire school, and their proud parents, with whom I am in touch still call me didn’t. I 2 To name but a few: bad posture; bad language; ability to 1 Although, Winchester did give me a fairly robust sense of belch on demand; unexpected snooker skills, total 3 Although, mysteriously, mixed judo was okay. humour. As I think anyone can appreciate, there are certain ignorance of lip-gloss, eye-liner, lip-liner, face paint in 4 A supposedly more socially responsible form of sex. ed. situations which arise in an all-male, boarding environment general; and inappropriate intellectual competitiveness. I which, let’s face it, was always going to be a giggle in my at which one can only laugh. banter to win. situation.

9 T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT Chapel Choir Reunion

Simon Toynbee (D, 1957-62) kindly agreed the left and Trant’s, with fond memories apace’. So wrote Mark Stibbe (K, 1974- to provide this recollection of the events of of Ronnie (Hamilton) and his 78); it was June, but no matter - Saturday, 30th June 2012. inspirational teaching. A pause to Wykehamists will understand. Then to remember Robin Alers-Hankey (F, 1949- the Warden’s Garden where we were to There was a Chapel Choir reunion in April 54; killed by the IRA in 1972 whilst eat lunch in a large marquee; but first we 2006. As an exceptionally undistinguished serving with The Royal Green Jackets) at collected our ‘goody bag’ which contained member (treble) from 1958-59, I thought I the entrance to War Cloister and then two CDs of Winchester Music’, the would attend. My diary records that we had into Meads - ‘Now he who has not seen the former from 1982 with item 5 of 16 being tea in School, a service (of which I can fields of Meads / as recall nothing) and a splendid dinner in Autumn draws once College Hall, where I was fortunate enough more upon the to sit next to place,/ has Cathy missed a Beauty Townsend. rarer than great The Quiristers deeds / which sang by captures hearts candlelight and frees all grief while we were eating our Left: Julian Smith pudding. with David Clegg Having driven from Kent, I missed out on the wine. Above: Peter Phillips (F, 67-71), This time I conductor and founder of the Tallis went by train. The long- Scholars, Professor Francis Pott (C, 71- 75), composer and pianist, Martin way-round walk past Pickard (Coll, 69-73), Head of Music at Kenny’s (if only we had Opera North known Fred [Manisty - Left: Cantori Episcopi entertain Housemaster] had been at Bletchley Park in WW2), the bulk of Cathedral looming on

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HM The Queens’ reply to the Aulae Prae replies, seemingly taken aback by the swell There is the tall figure of Bill Benham at her second Ad Portas. Did the Head of goodwill and deep appreciation. Surely who came to Kenny’s from Quiristers in Man really allow Her Majesty’s request of he cannot be as old as George Mould who 1959. He was clever and a brilliant an extra three days holidays? The parents retired as Toye’s gardener aged 87? violinist, so it is no surprise to learn that cannot have been that delighted! Of the other CD, more anon. The Warden’s Garden is large; the clear waters of Logie flow north to south, the plane trees are vast, but the gardens bear little resemblance (not surprisingly) to the Ackermann print of 1816. One does, however, expect Archdeacon Grantly and

Above: The Reverend Hugh Palmer and Mrs Cathy Townsend Left: Three Old Quiristers has been his distinguished The Reverend Robert Ferguson and Sarah Shorter profession. ‘Google’ him, see and hear him playing Paganini. Mrs Proudie to appear round the corner, Awesome. Sadly John Thorn, who so it is no surprise when two delightful was Headmaster of Repton when octogenarian clergymen enquire about my elder brother was a my two elder brothers. I talk to a To Chapel for the evensong rehearsal housemaster, was not able to be present distinguished Rifleman and compliment under the baton of Malcolm Archer, the Sir Bryan Thwaites (C, 1941-42) on his Director of Chapel Music. He has an Back to the second CD. It is called ‘The letters to The Daily Telegraph – ‘The Times’ outstanding musical pedigree and the Winchester Tradition’, being music by is the swift reply. Oh dear - we sit down School is lucky to have his services. He is composers associated with Win Coll, with and I am amazed at the turnout. The firm, but exudes humour. A short break in Chapel Choir directed by Malcolm Archer lunch is delicious and one can attack the Chamber Court; I meet up with Mark and Paul Provost playing the organ. There Sauvignon Blanc! Venning [F, 1955-60], two years my senior, are 18 pieces and it is an outstanding who was a musical genius at our tother, collection. It can be bought from Amazon, The Director of Win Coll Soc gives us our Maidwell Hall, where he played the but I am sure Win Coll Soc will send you a afternoon orders like a benevolent church organ at the age of 13. copy provided you send them at least company commander; Nick Wilks, the £15.00 for the Quirister Endowment Fund. Master of Music, makes a short speech and Back to Chapel with the choir in full fig. This choir is as good as that in any David Clegg (Q, 1984-87 & G, 1987-92) a Dyson’s Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis , Balfour Cathedral in the land. rather longer one. It was his persuasive Gardiner’s stirring Evening Hymn , Psalm email in the spring which must have 122 (of course) and we belt out Angel- Time to leave; must go via Cathedral converted many a ‘I might attend’ to ‘yes, I Voices , ever singing and O praise ye the Close. What would our Founder have will’. He reminds us that as well as being a Lord! Praise Him in the height . Everyone is thought of the day? Chuffed to bits to see magnificent get-together, it is a goodbye to thoroughly enjoying themselves. The such a happy gathering and after 632 years, Julian and Fiona Smith; Julian is retiring for Head Man reads a lesson (I wished he had his sixteen Quiristers singing like angels. the second time after an astonishing 59 said a few words from the pulpit), the Well organised, David and your team; an years in the Music Department. Their Chaplain gives the blessing and we file inspirational occasion! I contribution has been peerless. Julian out to tea in the marquee.

11 T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT ‘Tiger’ Pataudi

John Greenall (K, 1952-57), a long- Even then, his ability to meet the ball in Another example of that trait was when standing friend of The Nawab of Pataudi (K, the middle of the bat was uncanny. Mind his great friend, Ian Chappell, was trying 1954-59), delivered this speech to those who you, when he was not looking I used to to discover how he earned his living gathered on New Field on Winchester Day, douse the ball in water and then it became outside cricket. After a couple of June 2012, to commemorate his life. nigh on unplayable. inconclusive answers, Chappell pressed him once again. ‘Ian, I am a bloody Before I start on this collage of One game in which I used to get the prince,’ was the exasperated reply. reminiscences, I would like to welcome better of him fairly frequently was table three of the four people who meant most tennis, played on an old table in the hall As he stated when he was received Ad to Tiger, his widow, Rinku, and the two of in Beloe’s. The table’s surface was in Portas, he was profoundly grateful to their children who are able to be with us texture not dissimilar to the Gabba in Harry Altham, Hubert Doggart, Podge today. Sadly, Soha has commitments that Brisbane after rain, and the ball shot or and George Cox, for their guidance in have taken her back to India. reared alarmingly. many aspects of life. Reception Ad Portas is the greatest honour the School can As many of you know, Rinku made her One awkward moment came in my last bestow, and Tiger’s memorable speech in name in Bollywood and is still mobbed half when Tiger came up for a beating for Latin, English and Urdu contained much wherever she goes in India. Saif, himself an some minor offence. I went to see that forward thinking. actor, and now producer, was in Beloe’s fount of wisdom, Podge Brodhurst, our between 1984 and 1989. Saba is a jewellery Housemaster, and told him that on no Most of you will know his phenomenal designer of some repute, whilst Soha is also account was I going to beat Tiger – record at Winchester and Oxford involved in the world of drama. because he was a friend and he used to University thereafter. Suffice it to say that come to my home in Sussex in the almost to head the first class averages in All of you being here is wonderful, holidays. Podge understood the situation 1961, prior to the car crash that did tragic reflecting your love for Tiger as both and I rather think Tiger escaped. I am not damage to his right eye, was quite an husband and father. 100% certain because a remark is achievement. Interestingly enough he Tiger arrived in Beloe’s in 1954, with a attributed to him that would suggest always said his batting Achilles heel after reputation as a sportsman of some note, otherwise – and I quote: ‘better a sore his accident was not the likes of Andy and he soon made his mark in the House bottom than a swollen head’. This Roberts, Graham Mckenzie or Richard teams, excelling in those committed to comment only serves to underline what a Jefferson, but the great spinners of the day the moving ball. Other modest and unassuming person he was. like Derek Underwood, and Lance Gibbs, than in the cause of those who so varied the pace and sports that required a level flight of their deliveries. of exercise to be taken, I Tiger once introduced me cannot recall ever seeing to Gary Sobers at Lord’s. him break into so much as After he took his leave, I a jog. Not even a pull on asked Gary the inevitable Sister Bickmore’s brandy hypothetical question – bottle would induce him how good do you think he into either Junior or might have been if his Senior Steeplechase. sight had not been One of my functions in the affected? His reply was summer half was to hurl a unforgettable – ‘he was so tennis ball at him from good, I believe he might some ten or fifteen yards, in have changed the Don’s order to simulate the speed records.’ of Fred Trueman or whoever was the fast bowling hero of the day. Kareena Kapoor, Saif Pataudi, Rinku Tagore and Saba Ali Khan

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There is one aspect of his Tiger and Rinku were incredibly Test career that is rarely generous to Anne and me when mentioned, which at first we stayed with them in Delhi. sight is not surprising – a Trips to Agra and the white bowling analysis of 1 for 88. In marble palace in Pataudi were fact the one scalp was none organised, as was a golf game at other than the great Colin Royal Delhi GC with three Cowdrey. Tiger had inserted complete bandits England at Kanpur on the off their 1963-64 tour. The total was a handicaps, which lot for not many and Tiger nearly landed me himself took the second new in penury. ball. Colin used his pads once Everywhere Tiger too often and on and Rinku went the appeal the they were mobbed, umpire jumped to but they never attention with his remonstrated index finger with their pointed towards admirers, be it at the heavens with a a polo match or Delhi Station. cry of ‘that’s out, your Highness’. One morning Tiger told me that he had arranged for the two of us A less glorious to go partridge shooting. I had moment which Barry Reed, Peter Stormonth Darling and visions of king cobras rearing up caused Tiger much Charles Sinclair (Richard as we went through the grass, embarrassment Jefferson is clapping) but what I had not appreciated occurred at was that it was totally illegal to Bramall Lane in 1966, when India were kill almost any species of animal playing Yorkshire under the leadership in India. When he confirmed of Fred Trueman. A batting collapse that it was non licet , I had visions of a meant that India were asked to follow on, John Greenall speaks, while Robert Whitcombe and Dan Gordon listen lengthy stay as a guest of the Indian but somehow the messenger was, as it gendarmes – a stay that would not be were, shot, so that when the umpires went one of the finest fish restaurants in noted for its home comforts. out, both teams walked down the pavilion Scotland. Lobster thermidor? Forget it – steps after them. Fred Trueman summed it steak medium rare! I am glad to say that for whatever reason, up succinctly – ‘it were a right cock-up’. the shoot was cancelled, and instead we He used to come up to shoot partridge went down to a luxurious camp to view Tiger retired from first class cricket having and pheasant in Scotland, which he did the four-legged tiger. That we didn’t see scored over 15,000 runs at an average of with a weapon that had a cast on it like one was immaterial – it was much fun and just under 35. Thereafter he had spells in the ‘S’ bend of a loo. It might not have even the Indian trains could not put a journalism and broadcasting, a brief career looked much, but I would not have liked dampener on the expedition. in politics and latterly he was on the to have been feathered animal within 30 council of the IPL. metres of him. The chances of survival It was whilst at this camp that we saw Tiger’s reactions had not slowed with the Tiger regarded the temperature in India were small. passing of time. Someone sent a glass on post-March as unbearable, and used to Occasionally I used to load for him and I its journey to the floor and almost certain come to London to see his friends, play remember taking him to a shoot in South destruction. All of a sudden his hand shot bridge, and have liberal helpings of the Ayrshire, which has some seriously high out and caught it inches from the deck. ‘I ‘holy cow’, denied to him in India. I used pheasants. I do not believe he missed all have not lost the knack yet’, he said with to take him to The Poissonnerie in Sloane day. Sartorially his shooting outfit left a his usual laconic smile. Avenue. ‘Grilled dover sole? Forget it – lot to be desired in that it was more suited steak medium rare! Once too I remember to a hot day in Spain than the arctic I last saw him on 15th June last year. We taking Rinku and him up to Loch Fyne to wastes of Scotland. met for lunch at one of his favourite

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highest class. The Chancellor of the University. The MCC determination later reported: ‘Over the years, very many with which he dinners have been held in the Long Room, but came back into it is doubtful if any could match, in elegance cricket after his and friendliness, that which took place on accident 15th June’. At this Hubert Doggart and Mike witnessed alike to Brearley, the Guest Speakers, jointly his courage and proposed a Toast: ‘In celebration of Tiger to his devotion to Pataudi, his family, and the special game he the game’. loved and adorned’. All these earlier occasions were attended by Tiger’s widow, I cannot think of Sharmila [‘Rinku’] Tagore and their three a better way to children, Saif (K, 84-89 and now the 10th end this tribute, Nawab), Saba and Soha Ali Khan, and also other than to by Saif’s fiancée, Kareena Kapoor. I add that those of

Philip and Robert Whitcombe with James Roundell eateries, Simpson’s in The Strand. He had a liberal helping of the holy cow and a glass of burgundy, and I ran him home on my way to Euston. I said ‘look forward to seeing you on 24th November’, when I was going to shoot with him. Sadly that was not to be.

us who did know him were extremely fortunate to have done so, and it is fitting that the family name will be preserved, in cricket, through the Pataudi trophy, instituted in 2007 and presented to Andrew Strauss by Tiger at the Oval last year. Val Powell and David Oldridge Other UK events to mark Tiger Pataudi’s life The late Harry Altham, writing of him were held in the few days preceding the many years ago, said, ‘a natural ball-games Winchester gathering, including a lunch in player of compact physique, and great London, given by the Indian Journalists speed of reaction and footwork, Pataudi’s Association, a dinner in the Long Room at batting, even as a boy, against good Lord’s, given by the MCC, and a lunch at bowling, could be authoritative in the Balliol, Tiger’s old college, following which a versatility and wonderful timing of his clock, to be hung in the Parks pavilion, was stroke play. As a fielder he was in the very presented in his honour by Lord Patten, Vice Give me another few years and .....

14 T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT The Public Schools Lodges Festival

Dr Simon Thorn (D, 1979-84) reports on a (A, 1979-81) on solo violin. a full turn-out of the forty members of the memorable day, hosted by Winchester OW Lodge - including Pat Barker (G, The buzz generated among the gathering College on Saturday, 26th May 2012 1943-47), a member for 62 years, and six was evident as the Masons walked from past and present members of Common ‘For those of you visiting Winchester for Chapel to New Hall for a special Lodge Room - to share the day with well over one the first time, the sun always shines like meeting, while the other guests went to hundred representatives from the thirty- this!’ beamed the Headmaster, Dr Ralph Music School for further musical delights. three other public school lodges and also Townsend - resplendent in red cassock These began with the lively Scherzo from some from William of Wykeham Lodge, and academic dress - as he welcomed 320 Brahms’ FAE Sonata, played by Adrian one of Winchester city’s oldest lodges. The Freemasons, their wives and guests to Adlam (violin) and Roger Owens Old Wykehamist Lodge was founded on Chapel for Choral Mattins sung by the (piano). Roger Owens then played 20th October 1911 and its first initiate was Quiristers. The occasion was the 79th Chopin’s lyrical and gentle Nocturne in F the then Headmaster, Monty Rendall. Festival of the Public School Lodges’ sharp major before a bravura performance Since then, five Wardens and two Council, and the celebration the of the famous Polonaise in A flat major with Headmasters have enjoyed the fellowship Centenary of the Old Wykehamist Lodge. its fiendish ostinato , which vividly brought of the Lodge. Although it cannot boast any The lessons were read by the Warden, Sir to mind the pounding hooves of the archbishops, as the Old Reptonian lodge David Clementi, and Mrs Anthony du Polish cavalry. Adrian Adlam then took does, there were two OW bishop members Boulay, the Worshipful Master’s wife. The to the stage with a solo performance of when the Lodge’s current Master, Anthony Precentor of Winchester Cathedral, the Alan Ridout’s Ferdinand the Bull , du Boulay (C, 1943-46), joined in 1953. Rev’d Canon Michael St John-Channell, providing both the virtuosic violin He greeted the assembly and welcomed, as preached an effective sermon on playing and hilarious narration. The two guest of honour, the Most Worshipful Pro ‘Generosity of Spirit’ and our spirits were came together again to complete the Grand Master, Peter Lowndes, who lifted high by two exquisite pieces of recital with a tremendous rendition of congratulated the Lodge and presented a Bach: Bereite dich Zion sung by the Ravel’s fiery and rhapsodic Tzigane . handsome Centenary Warrant to mark the Quiristers and the Sarabande from Partita Meanwhile, in New Hall, there was almost significant milestone. Henry Thompson (a No 2 in D minor played by Adrian Adlam

Some members of the Old Wykehamist Lodge, assembled in New Hall.

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Past Master of the Lodge and past wider community as have been the gift of the Headmaster were warmly applauded Housemaster of A, 1978-93) delivered an St Catherine’s Hill - ‘Hills’ - (purchased and the health of Winchester College was amusing retrospective of the Lodge, which and given by the Lodge in 1930) and the drunk with a bumper toast. can be read at www.owfestival2012.co.uk language laboratory (presented at the and the Rev’d Dr Simon Thorn (D, 1979- 1974 Festival). With minds strengthened by the sermon 84) gave an oration on the value of good and orations, souls inspired by the education to society. Special congratulations must go to the Mattins and music, and bodies fortified by Lodge Treasurer, Miles Barrington-Ward the fine victuals and wine, the guests were Freemasonry is not a religious society, (H, 1969-74), and to David Fellowes, well fuelled for the afternoon. A large although it requires its members to Penny McPherson and Winchester number enjoyed the expertly-guided tours believe in God, but rather seeks to College Society for their impeccable of the College’s historic buildings; some impress moral virtues on its members, and planning and organisation of the day, sought out the precious items on display one of its main purposes is public charity: contributing hugely to its success. in the Treasury. Many relaxed in the cool over £100 million has been given by Following the Lodge meeting and space of School or just wandered through English Freemasons in charitable grants concert, the Masons and their guests were Meads to enjoy the cricket being played since 1980. The Public School Lodges’ summoned together by the popping of in the perfect May sunshine. The 2012 Council festivals are hosted in turn by a champagne corks in the Warden’s Festival will always be remembered by different school each year, and serve to Garden. The banquet that followed saw those who attended, as we pore over the raise money for a particular good cause at Salmon, Roast Sirloin of Beef, Roasted many photos taken, browse through the the heart of the school’s charitable Gammon, Creme Brûlée, Summer Fruit beautiful souvenir programme designed activities and fund-raising. The two most Jelly and Chocolate Brownie inter alia, and produced by Tony Ayres (Common senior members of the OW Lodge, the Rt washed down with Château Batailley Room), and treasure the memories they Hon Viscount Gough (G, 1955-59) and 2005 - drinking rather well already - and evoke of our celebrations this Whitsun Anthony du Boulay, nominated the New some choice Sauternes. Thankfully, the weekend. So what is planned for the Museum project as the charitable focus of Worshipful Master had not given in to Lodge’s 150th? Cast an eye over this year’s Festival, the third Winchester the temptation to fill the Lodge’s www.ow3548.org.uk to find out more has hosted. This was enthusiastically magnificent replica of the Election Cup about the Old Wykehamist Lodge No. supported by the Lodge’s members and sitting in front of him prior to proposing 3548. Any OW interested in joining guests, raising a total of £34,600. It is the Loyal Toast. The short and witty should contact the secretary, Geoffrey hoped that the legacy of this Festival will speeches by the Pro Grand Master and Brook [email protected] I be as important to the College and the Cook’s

Malcolm Burr (C, 1946-51) gave this speech Du Boulay’s and was afterwards known as you go to the Royal Academy - above the at the 150th Anniversary Dinner held on Cook’s. No wonder outsiders get confused! portico you will see a line of nine statues. Thursday, 5th July 2012 at The Royal They are: Phidias the architect, Leonardo Not far from here, just off Piccadilly, there College of Surgeons in London. da Vinci, John Flaxman the sculptor, stands a statue of our founder, William of Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Reynolds, It is an enormous and very unexpected Wykeham. In the words of the actor, Christopher Wren and William of privilege to be invited to speak at this Michael Caine, ‘Not a lot of people know Wykeham. celebration of 150 years of our House, a that’. He is there not because he was House which has had one letter, two Bishop of Winchester for 37 years. Nor Of course they are, as you would expect, addresses and three names. The house because he was twice Chancellor of mainly artists and sculptors, but three of letter C is the easy bit. For the first year, England - akin to being Prime Minister - them are there for their buildings. Phidias 1862-1863, its members had temporary and to two different kings. designed the Parthenon, Wren St Paul’s residence in Cheesehill Street, before Cathedral, and Wykeham is there for his If you go to the Royal Academy at moving into the new house called two great educational foundations, New Burlington House - or, speaking to a Southgate Hill, which was then renamed College, Oxford and, of course, Wykehamist audience, I should say when

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The Reverend James Du Boulay made an extraordinary speculation. He borrowed money privately and built the house without any guarantee from the School that boys would ever be sent there. Those of you in the City would, I suspect, have counselled against so risky an investment. Did he, like Phidias, Wren and Wykeham, produce an architectural gem? No! I don’t think he did. Quite nice from the garden side perhaps, but that’s about it. I remember, when I was starting the Development Campaign nearly 20 years ago, one Housemaster told me that the most difficult part of the job was Above: Barry Reed and William Rowley (Head of showing a former member, now a father, House) round the House with his wife with a view Left: Adrian Longley, to putting the son’s name down. The Murray Lawrence and father wanted the House to be exactly as Charles Dinnwiddy it was in his day. The only certainty was that the mother didn’t. Members of my generation wouldn’t even Winchester College - the school on and they were 1894 and 1895. I asked the find their way round the House now, so which, however loosely, almost all other opinion of James Sabben-Clare, former much has changed for the better. It’s been public schools are based. Headmaster and author of an excellent completely rearranged with up-to-date book on Win. Coll. He believes there was facilities - showers, private studies, The development of the boarding houses television. What luxuries! Particularly to began in the middle of the 19th century, no edict on the matter, but that the boys in the School simply began to refer to their those of us who remember cold baths and and that produced the remarkable no radios. institution - the body of Housemasters - House by the name or first name or those rulers of fiefdoms whose authority nickname (like Chawker and Hopper) of In the last 150 years there have been 38 and influence seemed boundless. their Housemaster and it stuck. So it changes of government, 27 prime developed rather than was decided. That ministers, but only 10 Housemasters of Now, a short detour to try and unlock the sounds like Winchester to me. Cook’s. James Du Boulay had the House mystery of the House names. The pattern Du Boulay’s was actually the first House to for 31 years - none of that ‘retire after 15 is strange. Five Houses are called after the years’ nonsense for him. He was first Housemaster, four after the second be purpose-built. Furley’s and Toye’s both started in private houses, Furley’s in a succeeded by Arthur Kemball Cook, who (Toye’s, Cook’s, Kenny’s and Phil’s) and had been in College in the 1860s. Cook one, Furley’s, after the third. Discount house in St Thomas Street, near the west end of the cathedral before being moved had been Prefect of Hall and Captain of Beloe’s for a moment because it wasn’t College VI. He also won five major prizes founded until 1905. to its present location, whilst Toye’s took over the house at 69, Kingsgate Street - for English, History, Latin and two for There are only two years in which all those which was adapted and extended to Greek. As David Fellowes wrote in the nine Housemasters, by whose names we accommodate its boys. margin of this information: ‘he was a colloquially call the Houses, were in situ, clever so-and-so, wasn’t he?’

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My Housemaster, Harold Walker, was a into Lords. That should give hope to single note. Don’t be alarmed. I have been brilliant teacher of History and something many. asked to speak for a bit less than that. He of a power politician. He ran the House, the wrote: ‘it was my good fortune to be under HAL Fisher, a brilliant academic, became School’s History Department and was in the best of Housemasters and in the best President of the Board of Education in charge of Rowing. And no stones were left of Houses’. Lloyd George’s cabinet. He introduced unturned which might be to the benefit of the Education Bill of 1918 with a speech And, lastly, to my particular hero - AP one of those - or preferably all three. in the House of Commons which lasted 2 Herbert, author, poet, lyricist, wit, There was certainly a leaning towards hours and 12 minutes, made without a barrister and Independent Member of rowing in the Parliament for House, but there Oxford University was a balance. In - and, one of the 1950, for speakers at Cook’s example, there 100th anniversary were five Cookite dinner in 1962. members of the He loved his time Rowing VIII, in the House and including the cox. was AK Cook’s But there were last Senior also four members Prefect. of Lords. I know that Aung I see from the San Suu Kyi, the booklet already Burmese sent to you that Democracy leader, the 1950s were ‘a has laid down that rather golden age’. a whole poem There is, however, should not be one unfortunate quoted in a error among the Sen. Co. Praes. Peter Jay speech. But on this occasion I am going to was also Sen. Co. Prae in 1955. I know ask your indulgence. It’s quite short: only Wykehamist Society has been busy 12 lines. But it is rather touching. For a apologising to you, Peter. And if there are dinner in honour of AK Cook in 1922, any other errors or omissions, please refer AP Herbert wrote this: to David Fellowes. This mistake, O let us look around this happy board, ironically, points up that in that decade there were 8 Cookite Sen. Co. Praes And think how wise and wonderful we are, which is more than one in four - an Proconsuls, Statesmen, Subalterns and extraordinary achievement. Lord! Ujjval Jaipuria (5th year Cookite) with Richard Webb Over the years Cook’s has produced Each in our skies so very bright a star. many remarkable men: from academics Then let us think of Horrid Little Boys, to ambassadors, from spies to sportsmen. Unfeeling infidels with wanton hair, Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary in And full of food and foolishness and noise, the First World War, bird watcher and fly fisherman supreme loved the place. He For that, my bonnies, that is what we had only one complaint - the House was were. too far from the river. And let us each say very humbly then, Two Wykehamist cricketers who played ‘Here is a gentleman of very high degree for England were Cookites - Douglas Who could have triumphed in the World of Jardine and Hopper Read. Hopper Read Men, was unique. He was good enough to play But gave his life to little Boys like me.’ I for England but not good enough to get Members of Cook’s ‘home team’ listen to Anthony Benda and Barry Reed

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Go Bo (French Assistant), Cecilia Davis-Hayes Poetry Prize (PE), Richard Foster (History), Karen Major-General JD Shaw, Fellow, was We offer hearty congratulations to Nick Naylor (Economics), Andrew Shedden appointed CB in the Queen’s Birthday MacKinnon, Mathm don and former (Registrar), Richard Stillman (Head of ā Honours. Housedon of Chawker’s, for winning first English), Rebecca Topley (Biology) and prize in the NHS section of the Co Ro Maria Zampeta (Mathm ā). We extend a Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and At the beginning of Short Half nine new warm welcome to them all and hope they Medicine. Nick’s poem Claybury considers dons arrived in Common Room. They are have a happy time at Winchester. the changing role of a psychiatric hospital Alfred Artley (Classics), Coline Cadoret seen from the perspective of its water tower, a local landmark. I Book review

We are grateful to the Headmaster, Ralph Corsellis spent the early years of his cream of the School in the Essay Society. Townsend, for contributing this review of a childhood with his family in Constable In a poem he wrote while a member of it book with important Wykehamical country in Suffolk. His father was killed he explored the moral function of art and connections. in a plane crash in 1930. Five years later tried to persuade his reader to see the he was sent to Winchester, an intelligent world from his independent ethical point Helen Goethals, The Unassuming Sky: the but free-spirited boy. The Winchester of view. Even as a teenager he grappled Life and Poetry of Timothy Corsellis , chapter of the book records the influences with the sophisticated matter of the Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2012 over him of names still alive in OW relationship between aesthetics, the 214pp ISBN (10): 1-4438-3975-2 memory: Headmaster Spencer Leeson, reasoning mind and God (or ultimate War Cloister is probably the largest and Housemaster Murray Hicks, Div Don reality). At the same time, he made most beautiful private war memorial in Harold Walker and the brilliant young himself into an accomplished magician England. Wykehamists are educated medievalist Walter Oakeshott. Like all and put on turns for House parties. such schools at that time (and many of surrounded by memorials to the causalities By the time Corsellis left Winchester in them still) sport was what really mattered of war, including poets, of whom the 1938 he had written nearly eighty poems. in the general scheme of things; Corsellis subject of this fascinating book, Timothy On his own account he was treated as an took up fencing, but he liked books more, Corsellis, is one. Helen Goethals has oddity at school, though he mentions in a and was attracted to serious reading and constructed the story of the short life of notebook that there were three other thinking. He was fortunate to be guided this remarkable man, born in 1921 and poets in his House (which out of a total of by Winchester dons who offered killed by accident in an aeroplane in forty is quite a high proportion). Two intellectual nourishment to those who Dumfriesshire in 1941, in six periods, others, in other Houses, were writing wanted it. The prevailing forces were situating within each a group of his poems poems too (Frank Thompson, whose classical studies of language and literature relevant to the period, totalling one biography under the title A Very English combined with a good grounding in hundred poems in all. Some of these Hero has just been published by Peter science and high-church-socially-aware poems were published in anthologies in Conradi, and Robert Conquest). ‘When Christianity. Philosophy and the years before and after the end of World to this list,’ writes Goethals, ‘are added contemporary poetry were read and War II, some in later collections, but the two names of a previous generation – the discussed too. (This book includes an majority receive their first printing here. great poet-critic William Empson and the Appendix in which Corsellis’s borrowings Goethals presents a single life as a thread soldier-statesman, Lord Wavell, author of from Moberly Library are listed, as well as in the fabric of the vast social problem the best-selling poetry anthology Other a list of books in his personal collection.) that was the Second World War. Men’s Flowers – then one is tempted to He was selected to join the intellectual

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ask whether there was not someone or After his discharge from the RAF in something making life at Winchester in February 1941 Corsellis applied to serve the 1930s particularly conducive to the in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). It reading and writing of poetry.’ was at about this time that he set aside the Christian faith in which he had been Corsellis did not go on from Winchester brought up. His experience of the Blitz to university. In January 1939 Barcelona changed his way of looking at things. The fell, Auden (a strong poetic and hard work of rescuing bodies from philosophical influence over Corsellis) untimely death and their gentle handling and Isherwood left for New York, and required sensual, physical acts which Corsellis began work as an articled clerk brought to consciousness the power of in the Town Hall at Wandsworth. There human compassion and the responsibility he became involved, through fencing, in of human beings one to another. Three the social clubs for teenage boys and poems in the chapter entitled ‘Ruins and young men sponsored by Winchester, at Visions’ suggest his replacement of the same time actively watching events religious doctrine with the redeeming build up to war. He read TS Eliot’s The power of poetry. Idea of a Christian Society and joined the Federal Union, a peace movement which The ATA was a civilian organisation set had intellectual aspirations strikingly akin up in 1939 to relieve the RAF of certain to current proponents of European World War I. Corsellis’s poems about flying non-combatant duties. Its chief task was political and fiscal union among the written at the time of his discharge echo to fly new aircraft from the factory to the European states. Movements such as this Lewis’s classic. appointed base. Corsellis began service had already had success in fostering the In December 1940 Corsellis bought a in late September 1941. Within a formation of the Commonwealth of copy of Herbert Read’s Thirty-five Poems . fortnight, at the age of twenty, he was Australia in 1901 and the Union of South Read’s idealism was based on the dead. On a ferrying flight from Luton to Africa in 1910. conviction that man’s aesthetic sense is Carlisle, his Miles Magister L8268 stalled in a turn near Annan in Dumfriesshire, The prelude to war moved out of the realm fundamentally in harmony with his moral and in the subsequent forced landing, hit of debate about peace aims and into a sense. Read inspired war-time artists like a tree. His name is inscribed on a war world of obedience to orders. Corsellis John Piper, Graham Sutherland and the memorial in Annan. considered conscientious objection, but by film-maker Michael Powell. Corsellis June 1940 had made up his mind to leave identified with such visual artists through While Helen Goethals gives us as much London for life in the armed forces. He his interest in surreal art, his training as a biographical information about Timothy joined the RAF, but when during the magician and his navigational experience Corsellis as is available, carefully annotated course of his training he learned that he as a pilot. His sensual nature also made and well-indexed, hers is a book more would fly in bombers and not fighters, he him attracted to women and they to him. about an English poetic sub-culture applied immediately for a transfer to a In a chapter entitled ‘La Belle Dame Sans nourished by the Second World War than a fighter squadron where he would not be Merci’ Goethals traces the influence of biography of a conscientious dissenter or a involved in the bombing of civilians. ‘In women, and Corsellis’s experience of critical appreciation of a minor though the context of the continuous celebration them, through his poems – ‘Timothy had accomplished poet. The place of Corsellis of the courage of the pilots of the Battle of decided he would try love neat with a among the Second World War poets of Britain,’ observes Goethals, ‘and his own prostitute, one of a category of women England is established in the anthologies. oft-acknowledged tendency to show off, who were certainly more visible on the Here additional poems which justify Timothy’s decision not to fly, if flying streets of the East End than in the quads attention and which have not before gone meant the bombing of civilians, was of New College or Peterhouse.’ Women into print present him as an example of a courageously anti-heroic.’ He received an to whom he was sexually attracted, but young man whose education led him to honourable discharge and became a with whom he could not converse, were take an independent moral view of things civilian once again, a civilian who loved part of his Bohemian night-life, but there and identify with a neo-romantic flying in a way described in a popular book were also women, like his elder sister and appreciation of his world and its events, in of the time by Cecil Lewis entitled others, who were an essential part of his Goethals’ words, ‘physically and bodily Sagittarius Rising , an account in poetic intellectual life and a strong influence committed, intellectually and spiritually prose of a young pilot’s experience in over his poetic imagination. detached.’ A fortnight before his death,

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Corsellis penned a poem commemorating a the worth of civilisation was to be seen not Cloister at Winchester (in the south- chance meeting he had had with the poet in its military or material wealth but in the eastern corner of which can be found the Stephen Spender. Fifty-four years later, in achievements of its poets, philosophers and name of Timothy John Corsellis) is a 1995, Spender published his response; artists. Timothy Corsellis’s poems remain to reminder of that, and this book reminds us ‘Timothy Corsellis’ was his last poem to be proclaim what war poets have always that the poet’s voice matters in our published while Spender was still alive. proclaimed, that something of each one of assessment of the sad reality of war. I Corsellis had learned at Winchester that us may survive our bodily death. War Old Wykehamist News

Academic J Roundell (F, 65-69) and CG McAndrew Hepburn. American director, Greg Oliver, (Coll, 75-78) were appointed Third and started making the film, Turned towards the RJ Dawson (H, 90-95) has been awarded a Fourth Wardens respectively of The Sun , in 2008, revisiting significant events Personal Chair in the School of Civil Worshipful Company of Grocers for the and places in Burn’s life. Burn is presented Engineering & Geosciences and has been year to July 2013. as a candid and witty raconteur, with a appointed Director of the Centre for Earth sharp mind and vivid recollections. He died Systems Engineering Research at Newcastle RS Tangye (I, 61-66): from running Pizza in 2010, which leaves this 100 minute film University, w.e.f. 1st August 2012. Hut restaurants for Jardine Matheson in as a fitting eulogy to a remarkable figure. Asia to being Head of School is an MJ Pickard (Coll, 69-73) has been interesting late career progression, but that Saif Ali Khan (K, 84-89), now Nawab of awarded a PhD by the University of Leeds is the path taken by Richard in 2010 upon Pataudi, has won ‘Best Filmmaker of the for his thesis on the operas of JN von being appointed Chief Executive of the Year Award’ and, last year, was made Poissl (1783-1865). International School Dhaka. Alongside his Padrashmee, the equivalent of an OBE, Announcements school responsibilities, he is on the Asia for services to Bollywood. F Bjorn (H, 95-00): a daughter, Amelia Pacific Regional Council of the AML Smith (F, 97-02) was recently selected Verity, little sister to Sebastian, was born International Baccalaureate Organisation, by the Royal Mint to design and sculpt a on 20th April. as well as being Chairman of Knightsbridge new £2 coin, which will be going into Schools International. Having occasionally circulation shortly. Anthony has also been AD Walters (D, 76-80) was married on been on the wrong side of authority at invited to sculpt a life-sized bronze statue of 25th August to Ms EL Marsden at St Winchester, he believes that his the great 19th-century biologist, Alfred Nicolas Church, Cranleigh, Surrey; JR Housemaster, John Gammell, would be Russel Wallace, for the Natural History Taylor (D, 76-80) was best man. Alec is a smiling at this turn of events. Museum in London. It is thought to be the GP in Southampton, whilst Eleanor is a first new statue to be commissioned for the Director at a Hampshire charity. Arts Natural History Museum for 80 years. Appointments / Elections MC Burn (F, 26-31, dec’d): if the astonishing true-life story of British writer Books SP Halsey (A, 71-75): in addition to his and poet Michael Burn MC had been LW Aylen (Coll, 47–53): The Day The roles as Chorus Director, City of written as a novel, readers would readily Grass Came and other poems (Muswell Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (since accept it as invented. Born in Mayfair in Press, London, 2012, £8.00), Leo’s ninth 1983) and Chief Conductor, Berlin Radio 1912, his father worked for the Royal poetry collection. Melvyn Bragg writes: Choir (since 2001), he has been family. He became the lover of communist ‘The visceral intellectualism with which appointed (all with effect from August spy, Guy Burgess, and would initially be he attacks his subjects is exemplified in 2012): Choral Director, London taken in by Nazism, expressing an [this collection] which defines an Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, admiration for Hitler. In 1942, he took part ambitious work — and triumphs…’; and Artistic Director, Berlin Philharmonic in the daring commando raid on St Simon Callow: ‘I’ve just finished reading Youth Choir Programme, Professor & Nazaire, where he was captured, and he [this]. I am overwhelmed, thrilled, lit up. Director of Choral Activities at the ended the war a POW in Colditz. He would ….. The words demand to be spoken out University of Birmingham, and finally, latterly become a committed Marxist and loud, insist on it. ……. The earth moves.’ Director, BBC Proms Youth Chorus. be credited with saving the life of Audrey

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MH Forsyth (H, 90- KEK Wilkie (K, 69-73): HR Percy (A, 70-74) became a Member 95): The Horologicon: Led by the Land: of the Advisory Board of the London A Day’s Jaunt through Landscapes by Kim Capital Club in 2011 (also see page 33). the Lost Words of the Wilkie. This is Kim’s This is in addition to his role as CEO of English Language ; first book, and will be Bank of London and The Middle East plc, published by Icon; a major contribution which he founded with the backing of ISBN nos. ISBN-10: to the literature on principally Kuwaiti institutions and 1848313071 and ISBN- landscape, private investors in 2006, and which is 13: 978-1848313071. sustainability, regeneration, and design. In now the largest and most profitable his book he looks back on more than Islamic Bank in Europe. He also chairs his NJ Gibson (B, 91-96) left his career as a twenty years at the forefront of his two businesses, SGM-Foreign Exchange management consultant earlier this year profession, and forward to projects which Ltd and PDQ-Foreign Exchange Ltd. to follow his passion for making comic are ongoing, or now in development, books. He currently has four books in THQ Wilson (H, 81-86) is Managing including Botanic Gardens in Moscow print and should have four more by the Director of Cambridge Wine Merchants, and Oxford, the redevelopment of end of the year. Two of the titles are in an independent wine retailer which swept Chelsea Barracks and a new cemetery for discussion for conversion to TV shows. the boards at the International Wine the City of London. With some 250 plans Free samples can be read at his website Challenge (IWC) Awards Dinner in and colour photographs, including www.neilgibsoncomics.com or email him London in September. The firm won four specially commissioned aerial [email protected] – he would out of the five categories for which they photography of several major works, this be delighted to send free copies to had been nominated, including ‘the big is an especially rich account of an unusual Wykehamists. one’, UK Wine Merchant of the Year, talent. ISBN-10: 071123325X | ISBN- competing against such others as Tesco, 13: 978-0711233256 Majestic, The Wine Society, Bibendum Sir George Dyson (Master of Music, 24- and Marks & Spencer. 37): Paul Spicer, who unveiled the plaque to Sir George on Wykeham Day 2011, has Medical written a large biography (approx. H White (G, 49-54) became the first 300,000 words) of him. Published by recipient of the Royal Society of Medicine Boydell & Brewer. Contact Medal, presented to him by Lord Walton [email protected] of Detchant on 21st May, 2012. The Phelps Dynasty: Services The Story of a WB Fitzgerald (C, 86-87) has been Riverside Family by serving in the Special Forces in Maurice Phelps, Afghanistan as a Major in the US Army. with a foreword by Samuel L Jackson with Neil Gibson Sir Steve Sport SP Halsey (A, 71-75): Vom Konzept zum Redgrave. Jack George Nash (K, 02-07) and Will Satch Konzert , Schott Master Class, Schott Phelps was were told to treat the London Olympics as Music, ISBN 978-3-7957-0755-2. boatman at training for the next Olympics, but still Contact [email protected] Winchester from won a bronze medal, rowing in the Men’s 1944 to 1969 and was one of many in his WF Thompson (Coll, 33-38, dec’d): A Very Pair on Eton-Dorney Lake. Many family to serve as a Royal Waterman. English Hero: The congratulations, George! Order from [email protected] or Making of Frank 01491 681916. Preview: Thompson , by Peter www.issuu.com/wordsby design Conradi. ‘A poet and freedom fighter, he was Business and Commercial a man too brilliant for his own good.’ NEH Ferguson (C, 61-66) was appointed Bloomsbury. ISBN: Chairman of BSkyB plc on 22nd April 978140881243. £18.99. 2012. Will Satch and George Nash

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O LeH Stevens (H, 92-97) has recently 2011 – Christian Portz bt Alex Portz in The victories in the first three rounds were returned from Kentucky to live in Surrey final; Sean Knight: semi-finals; T Stevens: not only comfortable, but also demonstrated and start training racehorses in partnership quarter-finals. that the Club has an exciting stable of with his wife, Hetta. Having both served Under Open 21 Doubles – C & A Portz: young talent that will hopefully return the their time as assistants to some of the won; B Stevens: final; Knight: semi-finals. cup to Hunter Tent in years to come. leading lights in the international racing Centuries by Irvine-Fortescue and Stevens world, they felt it time to strike out on their Under 24 Open Singles – C Portz: semi- against Wellington and Clifton were among own. They aim to have 30-40 horses for the finals; T Stevens: semi-finals; B Stevens: the season’s highlights, but it was perhaps start of the 2013 flat season, basing their quarter-finals. the Club’s battery of high-quality spin- operation at Robins Farm, Chiddingfold, Under 24 Open Doubles – T Stevens: bowlers, including Tom Hemmingway, Ben which has fantastic facilities and a good semi-finals. Stevens, Ed Bath, Luke Squire-Smith and record of producing winners. Their client- Archie Fellowes, that made the team so Amateur Doubles in February 2012 – M base ranges from individuals owning dozens difficult to beat in 2012.’ Bailey: semi-finals. of horses to horses owned by dozens of The players who took part in the 2012 individuals and their aim is to provide a Old Wykehamist Sporting campaign were: Sam McArthur (capt.), good racing experience to investors at all Societies James Irvine-Fortescue, Alex Walters, levels. Oliver has a dream of one day OW Cricket Club: Sam McArthur (C, 94- Tom Hemmingway, Archie Fellowes, putting together a syndicate of OWs, which 99, Cup Captain and the only squad- Jeremy Wilkins, James Walters, Sam would own a truly ‘Wykehamical horse’ member over 30) writes: ‘The Club had a Cheetham, Peter Fuller, Ben Stevens, with a name along the lines of ‘Notion Cricketer Cup campaign to remember in Christian Portz, Ed Bath, Luke Squire- Book’, ‘Long Roll’, ‘Canvas’ or ‘Hunter 2012. We managed to shrug off several years Smith, Oliver Mills, James Essex. Tent’, and wearing silks that prominently of under-achievement and marched into the incorporate ‘the blue, the red and the OW Football Club tournament semi-finals with imperious brown’! If any one is interested in helping victories over Radley (at home), Wellington Sixty Years ago – the 1950 Arthur to realise this plan, please contact him at: and Clifton (both away). Unfortunately the Dunn Cup: Sir William Slack (D, 38-43) [email protected]. All comers are always team met its match on New Field in the writes: ‘ The Trusty Servant reported in welcome to visit Robins Farm or to meet semis against a well-organised Harrow side TS112 the celebration of the Golden Oliver and Hetta at the races. who in turn lost to Shrewsbury in the final. Jubilee for seven out of the eight surviving Rackets The T&RA Annual Report for 2011/12 revealed the following achievements by young OWs: Christian Portz: ranked 8th in the Neptune World Rankings at 31st July 2012. Howard Angus & Patrick Maxwell: quarter-finals in the PS Noel Bruce Cup in September 2011. Masters Open in October 2011 - Angus: semi-finals in Over 50 Singles; quarter- finals in Over 40 Singles; winner in Over 60 Doubles; Maxwell: quarter-finals in Over 40 Singles. Manchester Gold Racquet in October 2011 – C Portz: semi-finals; Tom Stevens: quarter-finals; James & Mike Bailey: doubles finals. Amateur Singles in December 2011 – Ben Stevens: quarter-finals. Under 21 Open Singles in December From L to R: Doggart, Ashton, Pawson, Slack W, Tillard, Slack T, Abbott

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Old Wykehamists who won the Arthur opportunity to helm yachts. It is also an Dunn Cup against the Old Cholmeleians opportunity for other WSC members to by 4 – 2 in 1961. However, in October enjoy a weekend of sailing with some 2011, eight of the nine surviving members entertaining racing and good company in from the Arthur Dunn Cup team of 1950 the outstanding surroundings of the Royal gathered – one year late – to celebrate, at Yacht Squadron in Cowes. a lunch in a Winchester restaurant, their 4 boat owners and 3 Wykehamists (James Diamond Jubilee of winning the Cup Pinder, Captain of Sailing), Archie Chitty against the Old Carthusians by 3 – 1. As and Ludovic Czartoryski-Bruseth) in present-day football, the match was accompanied by Dr Shorter met at won by control of the midfield and an East Asia have tended to be concentrated Hamble Point Marina at lunchtime on inventive forward line. It was felt by those in Hong Kong, but now there is a growing Saturday 12th May. Lionel Hoare (B, 72- present that surviving another 10 years assembly in mainland China. A dinner 76), accompanied by Calum Sillars and was worthy of report. was held in Shanghai on 13th July, with 9 Kit Beer (D, 60-65) brought Alcyone, his OWs in attendance (although many The Arthur Dunn Cup competition was Grand Soleil 46; Graham Stott (G, others were unable to be present because founded in 1902 and has been won by the 69–72) and Archie Campbell brought of holidays). In view of China’s Old Wykehamists on eight occasions, the Family Affair, Graham’s Moody 33 ; David development, it can be expected that fifth largest total of the 34 schools which Anderson ( Coll, 69–74) with Charles more OWs will be moving to the Middle have participated over the years. It is Pinder (G, 69–72) and Alastair Moye Kingdom in the years ahead, but more believed that CT Ashton (E, 1915-20) (Coll, 78–83) brought Stardust, David’s importantly, many more future chose to play as captain in the victorious Hallberg Rassy 312 and the Tibbitts family Wykehamists are likely to come from Wykehamist side in 1931, in preference to including Tom (F, 92-94) and Bill (A, 94- mainland China. Given this outlook, an playing for the English Amateur XI. 97) brought their Oyster 435, Mythos. OW China dinner will almost certainly Those present at the lunch, nearly all On Sunday morning we were also joined become an annual fixture. The ‘Sen Man’ with wives, were: our ever-talking by Philip Blackwell and Duncan Byatt on this inaugural occasion was Julian captain, Hubert Doggart (E, 38-43), Barry with two Darlings. Kingsbury (A, 85-89).’ Abbott (E, 38-42), who has since died, Fine, enjoyable and close racing took George Medley (G, 44-48), William Obiter Dicta place on both Saturday afternoon and Myers (H, 39-44), William and Tim Slack Bomber Command: Two years ago, these Sunday morning. Dinner on Saturday (D, 38-43 and D, 41-46 respectively), Rob pages paid tribute to those Old night was a convivial affair and the hot Tillard (D, 37-42) and Tony Pawson (B, Wykehamists who had taken part and, in series on the platform was won 34-40), who died only very recently. The several instances, lost their lives in The conclusively by Commoners with active only absentee was Ted Ashton (A, 35- Battle of Britain. College support. 40), who was celebrating his Diamond Wedding elsewhere. Also present was Next year’s rally will take place on 25/26 Patrick Maclure (I, 52-57), a keen April 2013. Other events in the WSC footballer, who, as a member of the calendar are the Seaview weekend where College administrative staff, gave valuable Old Wykehamists race the School in help for the reunion. Seaview Mermaids (23 September), the Arrow trophy (6/7 October) and the AGM The lively survivors look forward to the in the Warden’s Lodgings on 15 December. next reunion in 2020, on which occasion we might well consider challenging our Any Wykehamist sailor interested in 1961 counterparts to a play-off!’ joining WSC should contact David Anderson (Commodore–david.anderson OW Sailing Club @epladvisory.co.uk) or Claire Webster, Fourth Solent Cruiser Rally 12/13 May our secretary, ([email protected] ). 2012: Our fourth Solent rally took place on 12th and 13th May, 2012. The aim of OW Meetings overseas these weekends is to link up Wykehamists OW Dinner in Shanghai: Charlie in the school with yacht owners and give Matthews (H, 01-06) reports, Wykehamist dinghy sailors the propheticallly – ‘To date, OW gatherings in

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powerfully symbolic for the memorial. Wykehamists and others closely connected with the School. Their names It is fitting that these pages now record are listed below. It is possible that this list the great debt that the nation owes to is n ot comprehensive, so any corrections those who either flew or served with or omissions would be gratefully received. Bomber Command, including Old

DWF Bonham Carter (K, 14-18) ACP Carver (G, 26-31) MRJ Chetwynd Stapylton (K, 31-36) CM Clementi (E, 31-37) AWL Cobbe (B, 32-37): killed in action over Dutch-Belgian coast, 8th September 1940 GWL Darwin (C, 13-18) CPC de Wesselow(Coll, 31-37) WAS Evill (H, 36-40): killed in action over Belgium, 18th August 1941 VRH Ferguson (B, 32-37) RM Foster (Coll, 12-15) The memorial to the 55,573 bomber crew DAA Gray (E, 36-41) who lost their lives in WWII was MW Hanham (H, 36-41) unveiled by HM the Queen in Green RAV Hazlehurst (F, 36-41) Park on 28th June 2012. It has been built C Holland (B, 36-40): killed in action over Holland, 13th August 1944 to be modern, yet classical, in Portland KHC Ingram (Q, 33-36) stone. At its heart are Philip Jackson’s AHH Jenkins (E, 29-34) bronze sculptures of a Bomber Command aircrew. Within the memorial, the space is MH Kingsley (E, 28-33) open to the sky with an opening designed JW Landon (C, 36-41) to allow light to fall directly onto AT Lawson Tancred (C, 28-32): killed in action over Germany, 14th January 1944 sculptures of the aircrew. The scale of the Frank Lewis (College Porter, guide and tutor, 87-97) sculpture as a whole means that visitors JDK Lloyd (F, 13-18) will always see the profile of the sculpture G Maclagan (A, 30-34): killed in action over Germany, 9th May 1942 against the sky above them, day and night - thus rendering that section of the sky FNS Melland (E, 17-22) HT Morgan (Coll, 32-38) GW Peel (H, 27-32) C Phillipson- Stow (F, 34-39) CFA Portal (F, 06-12): Commander-in-Chief, Bomber Command and, later, Viscount Portal JN Richards (K, 21-26): killed in action over Germany, 14th January 1944 FDS Scott Malden (Coll, 33-38) GV Snell (G, 27-31): killed in action over Germany, 1st October 1940 E O’C Tandy (G, 24-27) PMH Thomas (I, 31-36): killed in air-crash in Antrim, 5th December 1943 EB Trubshaw (A, 37-42) RB Ullman, (Coll, 07-13) GWG Wickham (E, 35-40) AC Wood (B, 16-20) JOB Wraith (Coll, 26-31): killed in an accident over Gibraltar, 6th October 1943

Footnote: Freeman Dyson (Coll, 36-41) referred in his speech, when being received Ad Portas in 1995, to his posting to Bomber Command, most likely as a civilian scientific officer.

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Whilst on the subject of distinguished Sen Man, Archie Campbell Murdoch (C, AP Speed (F, 82-87) had the following Wykehamist airmen, it is worth recording 24-29)’s article in TS 111, which had letter published in The Daily Telegraph on the rather remarkable fact that the late been accompanied by the 1925 27th July 2012, under the heading: Fake Group Captain Hugh Disney (B, 31-36, equivalent photograph: ‘The 1955 picture Foot Guards father of PWWD: B, 69-74), who died in includes no fewer than seven sons of men SIR – I am the officer responsible for the standards 2009, was the second of four sons who all in the 1925 photo, namely: of Her Majesty’s Foot Guards in whatever joined their father, Lt Col Henry Disney, • David Stephenson (back row 3rd from ceremonial activity they are engaged. The picture in the RAF at some stage during WWII, captioned ‘Guardsmen having tea at St Pancras’ left - 2nd son of HSS) and the youngest of whom was killed (Letters, July 25) must in reality have depicted flying a Spitfire in September 1941. Lt • Martin Jay (back row 5th from left - actors, as they were wearing their uniform Col Disney had been a pilot in the Royal younger son of DPTJ) incorrectly in a number of ways. Flying Corps in WWI, whilst Hugh • Richard Pumphrey (back row 7th from I would like to assure serving and retired members of the Foot Guards that standards are not slipping. Disney had served as a pilot in Coastal left - younger son of JMP) Whoever organised the event at St Pancras would Command in WWII. • Richard Sutherland-Harris (standing seem to be in breach of the Uniforms Act 1894, 2nd from right - son of JS-H) which says: ‘It shall not be lawful for any person not • Myself: (seated 5th from left - elder son serving in Her Majesty’s Military Forces to wear of DPTJ) without Her Majesty’s permission the uniform of any of those forces.’ • Hugh Stephenson (seated 2nd from Sadly, actors in Guards’ uniform appear regularly, right - elder son of HSS) as firms seek to exploit our global image. • Timothy Salmon (front row 6th from Lt Col AP Speed left - eldest son of FRS)’ Brigade Major, Headquarters Household Division, London SWI Peter also pointed out that other sons of It is indeed reassuring, particularly in this, Old Cookites in the 1955 picture are Hugh Disney is on the right at the back. Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee year, to David du Boulay, Richard Lumley-Webb know that such matters are in safe hands! A College Reunion: AW Maclay (Coll, and John Dinwiddy (hoping he hasn’t 86-91) reports: ‘Collegemen are not known J I Watson (F, 31-37) reports that the missed others), and added that Charles to congregate in copious quantities, but the medals of Captain Arthur Kilby VC MC Brownrigg in the 1925 picture was the lure of a rare visit south from Lancashire to (F, 1898-1902) were recently sold at father of Andrew, who arrived in Cook’s London by sometime Second Master, auction by Spink of London for £240,000 in 1956, and was the Ferndon Prep Stephen Winkley, and his wife, Jenny, to an anonymous bidder, comfortably School Headmaster of several of the men proved irresistible to 35 Collegemen of his beating the estimate. Captain Kilby, to in the 1955 picture, including Barry Reed vintage. The familiar Latin grace, recited by whom there is a memorial in York and his eventual brother-in-law, John a chorus of Aulae Praes, was followed by Minster, was killed on 25th September Charlton. Peter closed with the some affectionate memories of College and 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos, observation that ‘there appears to have its inhabitants, most particularly its and was awarded a posthumous VC in been no change at all in the sartorial irrepressible College Tutor, John Hunter recognition of ‘the most conspicuous fashion between 1925 and 1955, apart Durran, the ever watchful College bravery’. It is known that a memorial of from the disappearance of Eton collars for Policeman Russell and cheeky chappies the event was erected by the enemy on first year men.’ such as Max Fysh. Those halcyon days were the spot where he fell. I fondly remembered by the Winkleys and their Collegemen alike, and the evening proved that any reason for gathering old housemates together is always a good one.’ Another Cookite Remembers …. Thirty Years On: Peter Jay (C, 50-55, whose son, Patrick, is the 4th generation of father-to- son Cookites, a century after EAH Jay, 1883-88) felt inspired to provide the following commentary on the 1955 Cook’s House photograph, having read

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John Raymond Surry (Staff, 53-84): died for 50 years, latterly as President. High Staff College 1961. Subsequent staff 24.3.2012. Father of RJS (H, 77-82). Sheriff Durham 1983/84. Always claimed appointments in Ministry of Supply, Merchant Taylor’s School. National Winchester taught him ‘how to work’. Had Admiralty, MOD and NATO (Naples). Service RAF 1948-49 Fighter Command. ambitions to make ‘Ten Sen Men’ but Commander, RN Air Station Brawdy 1971. St John’s College, Oxford. First Class made it only to No.15. Married for 57 years Commander RN School of Management French and German 1952. Dip Ed 1953. to Ann Duke-Williams who died 2011. 1973-74. Retired Commander 1976. Clerk, MA 1960. RAF Section CCF 1953-67; Survived by their daughter. Worshipful Company of Butchers 1979-85. I/C RAF Section 1958-67. Cadet Forces Freeman, City of London 1985. Retired to Ferrers Robin Bruce Wordsworth (C, 36- Medal 1966. Head of Modern Languages Farnham. Taught Italian to Adult 41): died 17.9.2011. 3rd generation of Department 1967-82. Uniquely master i/c Education Classes 1987-88. Secretary Wykehamists, father to son. Brother of both 2nd XI Cricket and 2nd XI Soccer; Waverley EXACT Group (assistance for CWW (C, 43-47), died 10.12.2009, and the latter especially noteworthy for over 50s to find work). Married 1960 Diana father of AMW (C, 69-73). Commissioned someone who went to a rugger-playing Bryce-Smith (died 1998). Survived by their Life Guards 1942 with whom he fought school. Liveryman Merchant Taylor’s son and daughter. across North West Europe 1944-45. Most Company 1956. His ashes were scattered precious moment – Liberation of Brussels Geoffrey Francis Hattersley-Smith ( Coll, on the cricket square at Bride Vale CC, when he was second Allied officer to enter 37-41): died 21.7.2012. Kensington where he played major role in reviving the the city. Toughest experience – winter in Racket 1939, Sen Cap Prae 1941. As keen Club after retiring to Dorset, as player, the Ardennes. Mentioned in Despatches roof-climber, climbed chapel tower. umpire, scorer, groundsman and supporter 1945. After the war served in Egypt, Hong Kitchener Scholar New College 1941. Sub for the rest of his life. Married 1957 Kong and BAOR. Retired Major 1962. Lt RNVR 1942-45. War service included Marion White, granddaughter of EH Subsequently Assistant Secretary, then Arctic Convoys, Operation Overlord Moberly (Coll, 1857-62), College Matron General Secretary, Institute of Motor (covering D Day Landings) and Relief of 1954-57 and Beloes House Matron 1977- Industry 1962-87. Served as District Singapore. Returned to New College 79. Survived by his wife of 54 years and Councillor for eight years. Raised money 1946, 2 Geology 1948, MA 1951, D Phil their son and two daughters, one of whom, for Save the Children Fund for over 40 1956. Base leader and Glaciologist, King Alison, sadly died three months later. years, for which he was still collecting just George Island, Falkland Islands Frederick Guy Beadon (H, 32-37): died before he died aged 89. His principles of Dependencies Antarctic 1948-50. 20.4.2012 aged 93. Grandson of FWB duty and public service instilled into him Scientific Staff Officer, Canadian Defence (Commoners, 1862-87). Co Prae. Studied at Winchester were reinforced by his Board 1951-73. 1953/54 led Canadian/US Land-agency before the war. experience during the war. Married 1952 expedition to chart the ice shelf of North Commissioned Royal Signals 1940. Served Maureen Stobart (died 1997). Survived by Coast of Ellesmere Island using dog teams in Eritrea and Western Desert before their son and daughter. – he claimed that his rackets serve joining small signals unit monitoring perfected his crack of the whip over the Peter Brook Cowan (E, 37-40): died German stations in Southern Europe. The heads of the dogs. He continued this long 21.6.2012. Father of SGBC (Coll, 77-82). product of his unit was much valued by term survey of the ice cap for the next 18 Exhibitioner, Boxing Team. Special Entry both Bletchley Park and MI 6; for the years. Principal Scientific Officer, British (1st) BRNC Dartmouth (pay, one shilling a latter he ran agents including an important Antarctic Survey and Secretary, Antarctic day) 1941. Saw war service Atlantic, double-agent. Later served in Italy and Place-Names Committee FCO. 1973-91. Iceland and landings in Madagascar 1942; Greece. Demobilised Captain 1945. Author of North of Latitude Eighty and Mediterranean 1944 (Despatches). Flag Qualified as Land Agent. Senior Partner, Present Arctic Ice Cover 1974 and three Officer C-in-C Home Fleet 1945-48. Later AW Watts & Co, Northallerton. Later works on Place Names. Commemorated served in Persian Gulf, Japan, Korea and Chartered Surveyor with Strutt & Parker, by the naming of Cape Hattersley-Smith Malta. Commander RN Field Gun Run, Barnard Castle. Committee Durham CLA in Antarctica. Fellow, Royal Society of Royal Tournament 1957. Joint Services

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Canada 1971. FRGS (Founder’s Golf 1947. 2 History 1948, MA 1951. Insurance 1969. On closure of Rockwell Works 1973 Medal 1966). Polar Medal (Arctic and underwriter 1948-85, first with Lloyds and moved as Director to Peter Greig, linen Antarctic clasps) 2006. Survived by then in Switzerland. Retired to South West weavers, Kirkaldy until retirement 1991. Maria, his wife of 57 years and their two France. As a member of the winning Retained interest in music, playing the daughters. Obituary in Telegraph. Arthur Dunn Cup teams 1948 and 1950, organ at St Peter’s, Kirkaldy for many years. he attended the celebration lunch in 2011 Proudly watched his grandson conducting Edward Travers (Ted) Wilmot (Coll, 37- during last visit to Winchester. A true The Barber of Seville at Covent Garden. 42): died 3.8.2012. Bib Prae, VIII Henley Gentleman Sportsman who abhorred the Never lost love of learning – studied 1942. Kitchener Scholarship, Trinity behaviour of the modern footballer. Russian in his 70s – reading Turgenev in College, Cambridge 1942-43. Prize Cadet Married 1960 Mollie Griffin who died the original. He is survived by his wife, CU Air Squadron 1943. RAFVR UK and 1994. Survived by their son. Anne, with whom he celebrated their Rhodesia 1943-44, Middle East 1945 Diamond Wedding Anniversary 31 March (shared a tent in Alexandria with Charles Richard Woosnam (F, 38-43): died 2011, and by their son and three daughters. Anthony Wedgewood-Benn). Air 8.4.2012. Father of RBW (F, 64-69) and Ministry and HQ India 1946. Demobbed Grandfather of DRW (F, 96-2001). Would Nicholas Hales Pakenham Mahon (B, 39- Flight Lieutenant 1946. Returned to have been in Lords but for appendicitis just 44): died 12.3.2012. Having surrendered a Trinity College 1947-50. Rowed for 1st before Eton Match. Commissioned 15/19 place at New College, Oxford, and 3rd Trinity; 2(1) Nat Sci 1948, Kings Royal Hussars 1944, fought across commissioned Grenadier Guards 1945. Agricultural Diploma, MA 1950. Colonial North West Europe during last months of Served first in war-torn Germany. Whilst Agricultural Service 1950-72 in war. Member of party sent to arrest Grand serving in Egypt with Guards Independent Nyasaland/Malawi rising to Permanent Admiral Doenitz, Hitler’s successor. Later Parachute Company his parachute failed to Secretary Ministry of Agriculture. served Palestine 1945-47. Pembroke open properly. Fearing the worst the Awarded OBE for services to Malawi College, Cambridge, BA Estate medical team were greeted by a grinning 1971. Agricultural Adviser (ODA) Management 1950; Fellow Land Agents’ Troop Commander: ‘I am sorry, but I Caribbean 1972-76. Returned to Africa, Society 1956; FRICS 1958. Land Agent landed with a bit of a bump’. On duty 2nd independent agricultural consultant in with Woosnam and Tyler, Builth Wells Grenadiers Coronation 1953. Served Ghana and Sub Sahara Africa and later 1964-88. Chairman Builth RDC 1972. subsequently BAOR, Cyprus and British with ULG. Member Tropical Agriculture Fisheries Advisory Committee 1973-76; Cameroons. Whilst serving in Defence Association and Institute of Biology. part-time Forestry Commissioner for Wales Intelligence Staff (MOD) handled Devoted his retirement to local 1986-94. President Royal Forestry Society problems of foreign Military Attachés with community in Barford, especially the 1995-97. Awarded CBE for services to tact and diplomacy. Commanding Officer school and church. Survived by Diana, his forestry 1993. Renowned for taking forestry 1st Grenadiers 1969-72 including wife of 58 years and their two daughters. management seriously, prompted by operations in Northern Ireland. Lieutenant ownership and management of his Douglas Barrington (Barry) Abbott (E, 38- Colonel Commanding the Grenadier Cefnllysgwynne estate. Prominent figure 1973-76. Retired Colonel 1978. 42): died 13.7.2012. Exhibitioner. A Guards nationally in both Forestry and Land Later as President Grenadier Guards schoolboy prodigy – he threw the cricket Agent worlds. High Sheriff Powys 1985/6. Regimental Association visited all 45 ball over 100 yards as a 13 year old. A Married Patricia Carruthers. They Branches throughout UK. For eleven years veritable all-rounder – VI 1940-42 celebrated their Diamond Wedding Treasurer Rushall Parish Council. Survived (Captain twice), Lords XI 1941-42, Anniversary 15 April 2010. Survived by by Jennifer, his wife of 58 years and their Association XI 1941-42, Sen Co Prae. his wife and their 2 sons and 2 daughters. son and daughter. Legend has it that the winning run against Eton on Agar’s Plough 1941 came via his John (‘Jack’) Lindsay Boase (Coll, 38-43): Robert Assheton (Robin) Barrett (H, 41- head, with GHGD at the wicket. died 27.5.2012. Uncle of BVB (D, 57-62). 45): died 28.6.2012. Spanish Prize 1945. Exhibitioner Magdalene College, Greek Prose Prize, Latin Verse Prize. Bib National Service, Lieutenant King’s Own Cambridge 1943. CU Cricket XI 1943 and Prae. Enlisted Royal Artillery aged 17, Yorkshire Light Infantry 1946-48. Trinity then went off to war. Sub Lt RNVR commissioned 1945. Posted to India to College, Cambridge 1948 3 Econ Pt 1 serving in destroyers Home Waters 1944- prepare for invasion of Malaya. Scholar 1949, 3 Law Pt 2 1951, MA 1953. When 46. Loved to tell story of his destroyer New College, Oxford 1946. 2PPE 1949. first an articled clerk with Sidney Morse & torpedoing Dogger Bank because he had After Oxford studied oboe with Margaret Co he paid a £250 premium and received mistaken it for an enemy ship. Returned Eliot; ARCM 1949. MA 1975. Joined no pay for three years. Solicitor 1954. Magdalene College 1946 and, perhaps family firm, Boase Spinning Company, Partner, May May & Merrimans, London unusually, then won his blue for Soccer in Dundee 1949-73, Managing Director 1959, senior Partner 1989-93. In

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retirement, despite chronic ill health, he Richard Froude Hancock (K, 45-50): died 89 where his management skills led him cleared a jungle of a garden to reveal a 17.3.2012. Acquired passion for agriculture onto Stock Exchange Council 1966-86, tennis court which had not been played on whilst in the School when allowed to work Deputy Chairman 1976-79. Senior for 25 years. Survived by April, his wife of on a farm rather than play sport. Before Partner, Wedd Durlacher Maudant 1979- 55 years and their two sons. university worked on farms in Sweden and 86; Director The Securities Association France. Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1986-89. Stock Exchange Association XI Anthony Charles Barrett-Greene (I, 45- 1951-54, Natural Science Tripos followed 1957-62 (Captain). Member of OW 49): died 26.6.2012. National Service 2/Lt by Diploma in Agriculture 1954. winning Arthur Dunn Cup team 1961. In North Staffords Regiment 1950-51; TA 7 University of Toronto 1954-57, MA retirement devoted life to local years Captain. Tech, Coll. for Ceramic Agriculture Econ. ICI (Canada) 1957-61; community. The church – Member PPC, Management and Tech. Training, 3-year Agriculture Division OECD Paris 1961-64; Church Warden and bell-ringer. And for ‘sandwich’ course, Stoke-on-Trent. moved to FAO Rome1964 until eight years, until two years ago, as Staffordshire Potteries plc 30 years, retirement 1990. Became global expert in voluntary classroom assistant gave one to ultimately Technical Director on main fats and oils whilst head of FAO Fats and one support to boys with behavioural board. Retired early due to ill health 1986. Oils Commodities Department. Retired to difficulties. M (1) 1959 Jennifer-Ann In retirement enjoyed his family and his Spoleto, Umbria. Married 1965 Sophia Gourdou (diss. 1984). M (2) 1987 Jane gardening – a proud Wykehamist. Survived Frapschia in Vienna who survives him with Banks who survives him with a son and by Anne, his wife of 52 years and their two their son and daughter. daughter of his first marriage. sons and a daughter. Peter John Petter (A, 47-52): died Malcolm Robin Mackinnon (A, 47-52): Roger Tilney Grafftey-Smith (A, 45-49): 22.4.2012. One of the first boys to benefit died 25.2.2012. Head of House, Co Prae, VI died 12.4.2012. Brother of JJG-S (A, 48- from a Fleming Bursary. Bisley 1951. 1952. National Service, Intelligence Corps 53) and father of SLG-S (G, 81-85). National Service, Sub Lt RN 1952-54. (Russian Interpreter). Qualified Chartered Arrived at Winchester in last months of Scholar Trinity College, Oxford. 2 Accountant. Worked successively with the war. Gillespie Prize, Bisley VIII 1947- Chemistry, BA 1954, MA 1982. ARIC Metal Box, Liverpool; GKN, Birmingham 49 (Captain 1949), Captain of Swimming, 1960. Followed career in pharmaceutical, and BXL, London. He specialised in Athla Colours 1949. National Service papermaking and cosmetics industries. First adapting plastics for food wrapping/heating. Queen’s Bays 1950 Germany. Athletics as research chemist for Distillers Co 1958, He took early retirement to establish his and Shooting for BAOR. Lieutenant with followed by six years in USA with Riegel own company – inventing new uses for County of London Yeomanry 1952. Trinity Paper Corporation; subsequently with plastics. Married 1967 Engel Böe, who College, Oxford 1951-54, PPE. Worked Unilever 1968; and finally from 1980 until survives him with their son and daughter. first, 1954-58 A Strauss, metal brokers who retirement with GAF Corporation, for sent him back to Germany. Later moved to Barnaby John (Barney) Gibbens (A, 48- whom he acted as a trouble-shooter in Cuban sugar trading company Galban 53): died 4.6.2012. Association XI 1953, VI Europe. Kelloggs used his waxed paper for Lobo England Ltd 1958-72; headed up the 1953, Fives and Squash (Captain) 1953. their packing long after more modern London Office 1964-72. During this time National Service 2/Lt Devonshire methods were introduced. Member Royal his long working hours spanned those of Regiment 1954-56. Qualified as Society of Chemistry. Retained his interest trading in London and New York. From Accountant ACA 1962, FCA 1972 but in music – member Oxford Bach Choir 1972-79 he developed and ran Pond Lodge never practised. Founded Computer and St Luke’s, Maidenhead choir for over Estate in Wiltshire, pursuing his lifelong Analysts and Programmers Group 1962, 40 years. Survived by Helen, his wife of 53 love of shooting and country life. Vice- UK’s first software house. He took years and their two sons and a daughter. chairman North Wiltshire District Council particular pride in being the first entry 1979-82. He then returned to the City John Windeler Robertson (E, 47-52): died under ‘software’ in Yellow Pages. First setting up Grafftey-Smith Associates as a 18.6.2012. Father of JGR (K, 76-80). President of Computing Services financial advisory business from 1982 Exhibitioner. VI 1951-52 (Captain) Association; Founding Master, Worshipful before retiring to Rodbourne, where he Association XI 1951-52, Fives 1952 Company of Information Technologists successfully established a new shooting (Captain), Public Schools Association XI 1987 (100th Livery Company). Awarded venture. Married Jane Pollen 1962 with 1952 (Captain). National Service OBE 1989 for services to computing whom he celebrated their Golden commissioned Royal Navy; served in HMS industry. Founder member Wisley Golf Wedding Anniversary just before he died. Implacable in Caribbean and South Club. Became devotee of Real Tennis; Survived by his wife and their two sons and Atlantic and finally at RN Chairman Hampton Court Real Tennis for daughter. Communications Training Centre, HMS six years and twice Over 50s Real Tennis Mercury. Member Stock Exchange 1956 - Champion of France. Chairman for 20

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years START (Skin Treatment and missed as ‘Pa Drake’ at Cook’s 150th Academy of European Law 1993, Research Trust). M (1) 1960 Sally anniversary dinner in London in July. Chairman of the Board 1997-2010 and Stephenson (diss.). M (2) 1990 Kristine de Survived by his wife Allene and their two Honorary Chairman until his death. Zabala who survives him. daughters and son. Member of the Management Board of the Maudsley and Bethlem Hospitals 1979- David Francis Gibson (H, 49-54): died Andrea Henry Aristide Pampanini (G, 53- 1987, Trustee of the Institute of Psychiatry 28.3.2012. Whilst at Winchester his 58): died 5.7.2012. Brother of MVP (G, 1982-1997 (member of its Advisory lifelong love of poetry and Shakespeare was 55-60). Senior Science Prize 1958. Trinity Committee 1997-2009 and Chairman encouraged by his Housemaster, Ronnie College, Cambridge 2(2) Natural Science 1999-2002). Member of the Council of Hamilton (B, 23-28). Magdalene College, 1960, 2(2) Psychology1961, MA 1963. Kings College, London, Chair of its Cambridge, Natural Science BA 1957, MB Harvard University, School of Business Governance Committee 1997-2009 and 1961; trained St Bart’s Hospital; Devon and 1964 MBA. Joined McKinsey & Co Inc appointed a Fellow in 2006. Member of the Exeter and Exeter City Hospitals 1961-63. New York 1964 at the start of a long Church Committee of the Temple Church Went as ship’s doctor to New Zealand, professional career in Management 1990-2010 (Chairman 2003). Chairman of remaining as GP 1963-65. Returned to UK Consultancy. He then worked successively the Temple Music Trust 2002-2012. Scorer General Practice at Banbury 1966-72 and with IDEA Ltd, Basic Economy Lords XI 1955, he retained his lifelong love Barnstaple 1972-1996. MRCGP 1972. Corporation, Development & Resources of cricket, often rushing up to Lord’s at the Trained for the church, South West Corporation and finally Booz Allen & end of a long day in court. He and his wife Ministry Training Scheme, where later he Hamilton Inc for whom he worked in Iran also acquired in 1997 a 15th century house acted as spiritual director and tutor. HO before the Revolution and established their in Burgundy with an adjoining vineyard 1990, ordained priest Exeter Cathedral as office in Italy. Set up his own firm 1992, with an annual production of approx. 1500 Non-Stipendiary Minister 1991. Became often working in the Middle East litres of extremely drinkable pinot noir. first dedicated Chaplain, North Devon particularly in Saudi Arabia. Later his firm During his last illness he remarkably wrote District Hospital laying foundation for completely reorganised the agricultural and saw published Expanding the Horizons , a others to follow. Later ministered at St system of Nagorno-Karabakh, ridding it of collection of reflections on his varied life Brannocks, Braunton and St Peter’s, the constraints of the Soviet system. and career. Survived by Carolyn, his wife of Barnstaple. Continued to act as locum for Always musical, he was President from the 45 years and their 2 sons and daughter. parish priests until his final illness 2011. His outset of the charity Music Outreach which Obituary in The Times. sermons opened up a question rather than served underprivileged school children in proclaiming the last word on the subject. New York. M (1) 1963 Susan Rose (diss.). Charles Walter Pumphrey (Exhibitioner Uniquely a Doctor and a Priest, and for a M (2) 1981 Annie Sandrik who survives C, 61-66): died 7.3.2012. Son of JLP (C, few years both, he made a point of not him with their daughter. 29-34), brother of MJP (C, 59-64), JHP (C, wearing his dog collar in the surgery! 67-71) and JLP (C, 77-82) and father of His Honour John Kelvin Toulmin (I, 54- Married 1966 Diana Denby who survives OJP (G, 2000-2005). Like his father, won 59): died on 2.7.2012. Studied Law at him with their two sons and daughter. Gold Medal for gymnastics, Captain Trinity Hall, Cambridge and the University Gymna 1966. Biology Prize two years Peter Antony Drake (C, 50-55): died of Michigan. Called to the Bar 1965 and running. Exhibitioner Magdalen College, British Columbia, Canada 7.6.2012 . practised 1965-1997. Appointed QC in Oxford where he read medicine. After Running Stripe, President Boat Club 1955. 1980. Elected Bencher of the Middle training at St Thomas’ Hospital, the BP scholarship Trinity College, Cambridge, Temple 1986 and Reader 2008. Official National Heart Hospital, the Mayo Clinic BA 1960; MA Mech Sci Tripos. 1st and 3rd Referee (subsequently Judge of the and the London Hospital, he became a Trinity VIII. Worked for BP for several Technology and Construction Court of the consultant at St George’s Hospital. Despite years; 1965 married his Canadian wife High Court) 1997-2011. His judgment in training in an era when a bedside manner during his time in BP’s Tokyo office. After the Factortame case on the liability of States was assumed rather than taught, he had a three years in London emigrated to British for breaches of EU law is of lasting natural way with patients, both reassuring Columbia 1969 to begin new life in lumber importance. President of the Council of and competent. He was a pioneer of industry. He travelled the world, working at Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) interventional cardiology and became a times in Honduras, Portugal with FAO and 1993. For his central involvement in the world expert in this increasingly important for three months in China. At one time European Lawyers Establishment Directive area of medicine. This culminated in a post UN Adviser on Forestry. Finally for last ten he was appointed CMG 1994 and awarded as Clinical Director of the new state of the years in a company of one, Peter Drake and the Grosse Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um art Cardiothoracic Unit at St George’s Associates (the family dog was the die Republik Österreich 1995. Founding which he helped to set up. After his Associate). He was well remembered and member of the Board of Trustees of the

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considerable input this centre is now one of later best known for opening Le Hérisson, a where sang with Newbury Festival Choir. the leading institutions in cardiology. He deli and restaurant in Salisbury. During last Church Warden 2011. Married in Chapel was a staunch defender of patient care in ten years he set up Planet Engineering and 1990 to Sophie Murray who survives him the face of increasing bureaucracy within designed and built three-wheeler sports with their two sons and a daughter. the NHS. His dedication to his patients cars. Competed Belfast Marathon 2005 and Rory Padraic McDonagh (C, 02-07): died was obvious and he continued to work right a month before he died he completed 70km 1.6.2012 in tragic accident near Houston, up until a few weeks before his death. of the 100km South Downs Trailwalk. He USA. Association XI 2006-07, VI 2006. Married 1981 Penny Bruce, who survives always lived life to the full. Married 1982 Trinity College, Dublin 2007, BBS 2011. him with their two sons and daughter. Alison Todd who survives him with their Whilst at University he interned in the son and daughter. James Howard Savory (E, 66-71): died USA with HSBC, Grosvenor Capital and 29.7.2012, tragically, while out riding. Charles Peter Henry Francis Kernot (C. Goldman Sachs. Moved to New York 2011 Queens’ College, Cambridge, 2 (1) Law, 76-80): died 3.4.2012. Studied geology, and joined Citigroup Investment Bank as BA. Joined Slaughter & May 1976, Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, an analyst in the Energy team. He had qualified Solicitor 1978, Partner 1985. London. 1985 started career as mining joined Deutsche Bank in May 2012. Quickly built a professional reputation in analyst in the city, first with AJ Bekhor & Football was his real passion and whilst at the tax law department. His ‘liberal’ streak Co and then successively with Lang and Trinity he played regularly for a charity was never far below the surface, balancing Cruickshank, Kitcat and Aitken, Durlacher team in Dublin’s maximum security prison. his tax law work with volunteering at and Credit Lyonnais Laing. Director, We are aware of the following deaths and will be Battersea Legal Advice Centre. Retired Metals and Mining with BNP Paribas, including further information in the next issue: from Slaughter & May mid 90’s and moved Seymour Pierce and finally Evolution John Gask (K, 28-33); died in September 2012 back to Norfolk in 2006. Co-founder Securities. Travelled the world visiting ‘Centre for Change’ and founded mines, valuing them, analysing and Walter Edward Ormerod (E, 33-38): died on 11.9.2012 ‘Rapproche’, mediation services. reporting their financial and geological Brian Douglas Mackenzie (B, 33-38): died on Windsurfing and sailing featured worth to corporate investors. A leading 7.9.2012 prominently in his life. He surfed the waves stockbroker and analyst, he was a multiple Henry Anthony (Tony) Pawson (B, 34-40): in Cornwall during the coldest winter winner of ‘Mining analyst of the year’. died on 12.10.2012. Father of AJP months and more than once won sailing Freeman, City of London. Married 1996 Paul Faulconer Morgan (E, 35-40): died on races after all other competitors had retired Helen Burleigh, who survives him with 29.9.2012 because of bad weather conditions. M (1) twin sons, who have been accepted to start Peter Marshall Walker I, 37-42): died on 1978 Diana Wackerbarth (diss.). M (2) in Hopper’s in 2014, and a daughter. A 17.9.2012. Father of PNCW, RMW and 2007 Sharon Brown who survives him with Memorial Service will take place in the MBPW, and grandfather of MCHW two sons and a daughter of his first marriage. spring at St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall. Martin Parnell Seth-Smith (A, 38-42) Details from Helen Kernot at Edward Colin Sharples (A, 68-71): died Reginald Legassicke Hancock (G, 41-46): died [email protected] on 18.9.2012 11.5.2012. After leaving Winchester he Maurice Hugh Keen (Coll, 47-52): 11.9.2012. went to New College, Oxford to read David Bonsey Lewin (H, 77-82): died Brother of CWLK. – see below. English, but was unable to complete his 17.6.2012. Quirister 74-77. Chapel Choir, Brian William Hall (K, 56-60): died in August degree because of ill health which dogged School Orchestra (Solo Mozart Clarinet 2012 him throughout his adult life. He did not Concerto School Concert 1982), German N.B. There will be a Memorial Service for marry and died from a heart attack in his Speech Prize 1982, Co Prae 1982. Maurice Keen on Saturday, 19th January 2013 home in South West London. Memorable performance as Mme at 2.30pm in the University Church of St Mary Dubonnet in House Play, The Boy Friend , Alan John Pitcairn (F, 68-72): died the Virgin at 2.30pm, followed by refreshments claiming he modelled the part on his at Balliol. 23.7.2012. From the moment he left the mother. Choral scholarship Magdalen School he lived a varied life in business and Errata: We offer our apologies for stating in the College, Oxford. Magdalen 1st VIII. Joined as an entrepreneur. He started with a stint last issue that Michael George Carlyon Evans Willis Faber as Graduate Trainee 1987. (D, 56-60) was in E House; likewise for stating in the Way-In boutique in Harrods, Awarded insurance scholarship to study that Derek James John Evans (F, 25-29) died on followed by car restoration. He turned the language and work in Europe. Worked in 3.12.2011, when he died on 23.12.2011. Finally, village shop at Fovant into a mini- Dusseldorf 1992-94. Left Willis Faber 1996 we apologise for having omitted to include the supermarket and transformed the eldest of Earl Kitchener’s three great-nephews, to join re-insurance team at Bowrings (later Grosvenor Arms at Hindon into an Benjamin Appleby (A, 99-04), in his Obit in Guy Carpenter), Managing Director 2003. exceptional B & B and ‘Gastro-Pub’. And the same issue. I Moved from Colchester to Berkshire 2007

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Office 17 College Street ‘Good Man Soc’ Winchester From the Director SO23 9LX Sen Man and our Ten Sen Men I have had a number of amusing and Telephone: 01962 621217 surprisingly revealing responses to the Our Sen Man, Archie Campbell- Facsimile: 01962 621218 appeal: ‘Whatever happened to ‘Good Murdoch (C, 24-29), is now well into his E-mail: [email protected] Man Soc’?’. More will be revealed in the 102nd year and is over two-thirds as old as Web site: www.winchestercollege.co.uk May 2013 issue, but the fact that the his old House – he was sorry to have been Directors: David Fellowes (I, 63-67) majority of my correspondents were here unable to attend its 150th celebrations in Lorna Stoddart in the 1950s may tell those staking a claim London this year. Deputy at least something – watch this very space! Director: Tamara Templer Several of those attending the 65+ Years- College Catering The Council on Lunch in London last month were enquiring, somewhat impatiently, what it It is high time that these pages recorded William Eccles (H, 73-77) - Chairman took to make it onto the Ten Sen Men the extremely high standards that are so Rod Parker (A, 61-65) roll these days. The ‘going rate’ is over 94, regularly achieved by the Catering team, David Fellowes (I, 63-67) - Director leaving all bar one of them (see page 37) led by Viv Nutbeam, her Functions Richard Morse (K, 72-76) well off the pace! Manager, Jun Ninon, and Joyce Clement, Toby Stubbs (E, 72-77) Deputy Head of Catering and Head Chef. Rupert Younger (F, 79-84) Old Wykehamist Sport Cloister Time is invariably an exceptionally busy period for them, but in Winston Ginsberg (I, 81-85) Our congratulations go to the OW cricketers for reaching the semi-final of addition to the usual Years-on Dinners, Paul Cleaver (H, 85-90) Wykeham Patrons’ Dinner, Wykeham Day Alasdair Maclay (Coll, 86-91) the 2012 Cricketer Cup. More detail can be found on page 23. What a year for etc, etc, this year’s programme of events Michael Humbert (B, 90-95) sport this has been, with our OWFC included one-offs, such as the Public Mark Toone (E, 90-95) footballers reaching the semi-final of the Schools Lodges’ Gathering, the Chapel Ed Matthews (K, 91-96) Arthur Dunn Cup, without forgetting, of Choir Reunion and Ad Portas. Viv, Jun, Freddie Bjorn ((H, 95-00) course, George Nash’s Bronze Medal in Joyce and your staff – we remain indebted Dr RD Townsend - Headmaster the Men’s Pair in the London Olympics! to you; thank you so much. Lorna Stoddart - Director of Development D-Day & Normandy Tamara Templer – Deputy Director of Social Media Development I reported in the previous issue that I am delighted to report that a new planning was now under way for a trip website encompassing social media is TEN SEN MEN next year. I have had a most encouraging currently being developed, with a launch response from those interested in joining AGCF Campbell Murdoch (C, 24-29) date set for mid-December 2012. The the trip and also from those with MR Evans DFC (H, 27-30) new site will appeal to the whole of Win information to report. Of particular note JST Gibson (Coll, 29-34) Coll Soc, including alumni, parents, have been the four recorded interviews Lt. Col. The Lord [GNC] Wigram MC Quiristers and Friends, with the aim of that Michael Wallis and I have carried (H, 28-34) creating an interactive environment for out to date with surviving OWs from PW Ward-Jackson (G, 29-33) its members. The current OW LinkedIn either D-Day or D+1; these have been group will be incorporated into the new Dr JF Monk (A, 29-34) both fascinating and humbling site, offering invaluable networking experiences for us, all four being typically Lt. Col. AD Murray (K, 29-34) opportunities as well as a new Facebook JL Pinsent (E, 29-35) understated, as you might imagine. This group to engage our younger alumni. promises to be an extraordinary BB King (Coll, 30-35) There will be further announcements experience for those who come with us on Dr GRA Conquest CMG, OBE nearer the time of launch. the trip. Do, please, contact me at (D, 31-35) [email protected], should you have any

32 T HE T RUSTY S ERVANT queries, but better still, why not sign up the benefits of using this method is the ‘Location, location, location!’ before it’s too late to! Further detail is ease and speed of reply. Adopting the above cry, I am always on the provided on the accompanying flier. For those without an email, we will be look out for suitable locations at which to writing a letter of invitation to those who hold regional events, whether it be a Did you realise that 2012 is the ….. have attended any events in the dinner, a lunch or a reception. Please don’t 630th anniversary of the School’s preceding three years, but not otherwise. I hesitate to let me know, should you have foundation (in 1382)? would therefore encourage those of you any ideas or, even better, be prepared to 625th anniversary of the laying of the who may not fall into those categories to offer your own home – why not? keep a beady eye on the back page for foundation stone (1387)? Over the past few years, events have been advance warning of events and to get in 415th anniversary of the purchase of held at: touch with my office, should you wish to the Founder’s portrait (1597)? be invited. June 2005 – Blickling Hall, in Norfolk 355th anniversary of the building of (National Trust) Sick House (1657)? The London Capital Club April 2006 – Horton Priory, near Ashford, 325th anniversary of the opening of While in the City recently, I was given a Kent (c/o David Bonsall, Coll, 69-73) School and Seventh Chamber ceasing tour of the well-located (very close to April 2006 – Jockey Club, in Newmarket to be the schoolroom (1687)? Bank) and elegant London Capital Club May 2007 – Swinton Park, Masham in 125th anniversary of the opening of (www.londoncapitalclub.com) . This was North Yorkshire (c/o the Cunliffe-Listers) followed by an excellent lunch hosted by Musa? September 2007 – Powderham Castle, Humphrey Percy (A, 70-74). I would 100th anniversary of the purchase of Devon (c/o The Earl of Devon, H, 55-60) commend to OWs this historic business Kingsgate Park and of King George V Club where members from every major April 2008 – New Club, in Edinburgh and Queen Mary being received Ad industry in the City enjoy access to over July 2008 – Leigh Court, Bristol (a Portas (1912)? 250 of the world’s most prestigious private Reception) 90th anniversary of the foundation member clubs. Younger OWs might like to November 2008 – ‘1917 Dinner’ in Arras stone being laid in War Cloister note that the London Capital Club is (‘in the footsteps of Monty Rendall’) (1922)? having a drive at present to encourage 25- May 2009 – Deans Court, in Wimborne, 30 year-olds and are offering annual 75th anniversary of the School’s Dorset (c/o the Hanham family) performance of a Passion Play in membership dues of £350. Any less April 2010 – Northern Club, in Cathedral (1937)? youthful OWs among you will be pleased to hear that the Club welcomes all OWs, and Newcastle Invitations for Wykeham Day that those outside the younger category will September 2010 – Albrighton Hall, West and OW Reception receive a discount of 20% on their fees. Midlands (a lunch c/o David Thompson, Membership enquiries should be made to F, 67-71) Win Coll Soc is now able to contact [email protected] or September 2011 – Ditchley Park, near many OWs by email, thanks to both 0207-717-0088. Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire improved communication generated September 2011 – Ickworth, near Bury St through our alumni website - The Crown and Manor Club www.wyksoc.com - and the increased Edmunds, Suffolk The Club is looking for a Treasurer to desire of OWs to keep in touch with Win April 2012 – New Club, in Edinburgh help with the general finances and Coll. As you are no doubt aware, postage September 2012 – Langar Hall, near management of the club. The Crown and costs and print charges have increased Nottingham Manor is a thriving youth club, based in considerably over the last year, so I have Hoxton in the London Borough of decided that to send out over 6,000 Please help me not only to revisit any of Hackney ( www.crownandmanor.org.uk) invitations by ‘snail mail’ for the larger the above parts of the country, but also to and has a long and close relationship with events, such as Wykeham Day and the fill in some of the gaps on the map – I Winchester College. If any Old OW Reception, is not the most cost- particularly have my eye on ‘conquering’ Wykehamist, with some time on his effective means of communication for a the Channel Islands, Sussex, hands and an interest in youth work, is 21st century organisation, even for one Herefordshire, the north-west of England keen to know more, he should contact founded in the 14th! I do hope that you and the north of Scotland ….. I could go Guy Davison,the chairman at will understand and appreciate that one of on, of course! [email protected].

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The next OW Register - N.B. with a few snippets, but she, Patrick Meg Bradt continues to identify chances This is about Biographies, not Maclure and I remain open to other offers. to meet. At the moment, that’s primarily Addresses! The earliest reference found in The in New York, but we are very open to Wykehamist is from the 1890s suggestions and ideas that would allow us I continue to urge those of you who have when cornflowers were worn for to expand that. We intend to work with yet to fill in the form, already supplied to Eton Match - and the School to take more advantage of you on several occasions, to do so. Please certainly Harrow had online and social network make my ever-patient colleague, Patrick the same school opportunities - and we are always Maclure’s day by updating your entry to go flower. It is most likely looking for volunteers (millennial in the seventh edition of the Win Coll that the flower was or not) who enjoy developing those Register. This is the very last call and thus adopted for button holes to platforms. should be done AS SOON AS match the schools’ cricket Thanks to the generosity of AFWC Board POSSIBLE, PLEASE! colours, which ties in members, Michael Donovan and Dan with Winchester and Winchester - An Illustrated Stroll Gordon, the AFWC is continuing to Harrow both adopting dark blue support two Winchester Junior Fellows. through City and College for their cricket colours in the late This is a great opportunity to introduce It is with much regret that I report the 19th century (see page 9, TS111 – Harrow Wykehamists to young, able and recent death of the renowned water- and the Dark Blue Cap – or - 1951 and all enthusiastic Americans. The programme colourist, Dennis Page. Dennis became a that! ). The report in The Wykehamist on the raises awareness of the merits of American good friend to Winchester College when ‘School v Harrow’ match on 14th June colleges and universities - it might also painting his wonderful illustrations for the 1962 begins: ‘The battle of the cornflowers help to bridge some of the cultural divide! book and gave to the School, most ended in a quiet draw’! Harrow clearly have generously, a claim, but as Patrick said to me: ‘we might AFWC also confirmed its commitment to 50% of all have rebutted that had cricket been played raise funds over the next five years to proceeds of in 1400!’. endow a Bursary. This effort will involve those pictures. regular communication with our 300 or so US based constituency composed of Copies of this Erratum OWs, parents, and friends - and serve to excellent book, The eagle-eyed Mark Toone (E, 90-95) highlight our aims and objectives. written by spotted a typo in the May issue (TS113). Rupert Hill (F, To quote his email to me: ‘I was reading We are also hoping to increase our 67-72), are Freddie Bjorn’s article in The Trusty Servant membership by reaching out to US available from last night … minor point, but as guild Anglophiles, in part to raise awareness of my office. leader for banking [page 9], it lists “Freddie the School, but also to highlight the Lee (D, 90-05)”. Freddie was actually fairly School’s ongoing efforts to preserve and Notions intelligent and managed to complete his conserve its Ancient Buildings. A gala time in 5 years not 15, so actually left in benefit dinner is planned for October of Who said notions were a dead language? 95!’ Our most humble apologies, Freddie – next year. Mind you, only a former Collegeman and t’was I, and not t’other Freddie, who classicist of the highest order could Looking ahead to 2013, a second Global supplied the dates! introduce a new notion of such blinding Education Forum, co-sponsored with the simplicity as ‘rebogling’. Think about it ..... University of Pennsylvania, is scheduled before daring to consign this issue to the An Update from the American for April 2014 in Philadelphia. w.p.b. – and then thank Heaven for a Friends of Winchester College So, a full schedule. We would be very happy certain former Housemaster of to meet any OWs currently in the US or Chawker’s (1962-76). Andrew Watt (B, 76-80 and Chairman) & Mary Emerson (Executive Director) report: considering it, or even travelling to the US. The origin of our link with the The American Friends provides OWs Some events – from April 2012 cornflower? with opportunities to meet up, supports the School in securing the future, and to mid-October 2012 Somebody asked me recently what our promotes Winchester’s contributions in 6th to 12th May – Wykeham Patrons trip claim to the cornflower may be. Suzanne the educational field to broad audiences to the US: ‘The Land and Legacy of Foster (College Archivist) has supplied me in the USA. Virginia and DC: a Cradle of Democracy’.

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A party of sixteen, mainly Patrons, spent a finding at least some Wykehamical 30th June – Chapel Choir and Old memorable six days in the States, beginning connection for the trip: no less than a Quirister Reunion at Winchester: a very with four in Washington DC. Highlights statue to our Founder in the Washington popular occasion, which will now be held included dinner on the first evening National Cathedral, even if he saw it after every five years. Simon Toynbee’s report overlooking the flood-lit White House the rest of the party had dispersed! For the can be found on pages 10 and 11, whilst the (from the top of the Hay-Adams Hotel, record, at one spot in the cathedral, there review published in the Quirister newsletter where they say that: ‘we overlook nothing are four statues, including Wykeham’s, all can be found at here … except The White House’), a of whom are Cathedral builders; the http://wyksoc.com/document.doc?id=360 . special tour of the city by Bob Duemling others are Edward The Confessor, who (who sadly died two months later), visits to started Westminster Abbey, Abbot Suger, 5th July – Cook’s 150th Anniversary Gettysburg, the National Gallery of Art who founded Gothic architecture, and Dinner at The Royal College of Surgeons and Dumbarton Oaks, a private tour of the Louis IX, who built Sainte Chapelle. in London: the last of the current ‘series’ of British Embassy, a tour of the West Wing of House anniversaries until 2018 was very The White House, including the Oval 26th May – Public School Lodges’ well supported by approximately 200 Old Office itself (thanks to the generous Gathering: a full appreciation is given on Cookites, the top two years and other intervention of Shaun Donovan [Michael’s pages 15 and 16. guests, including an appreciative selection son], who is a member of the President’s from the House’s domestic staff. Malcolm Cabinet). The two remaining nights were 23rd June – Tiger Pataudi Lunch on New Burr’s cleverly-constructed speech is spent at Keswick Hall, on the outskirts of Field on Winchester Day: about 100 reproduced on pages 16 to 18. Charlottesville, Virginia, from which visits gathered for this unique lunch, with were made to Pippin Hill (generously OWCC managing to hold off a spirited 14th September – Wykeham Day: I never hosted by Michael and Linda Donovan), attempt from Lords in winning by just one tire of reporting that, yet again, the weather the extraordinarily beautiful Wintergreen run. The text of John Greenall’s speech can provided the icing on the cake for another Resort, at the foot of the Blue Ridge be found on pages 12 to 14. enjoyable gathering of the Wykehamical Mountains of Virginia, Monticello, the family. The usual service in Chapel was home of Thomas Jefferson, and finally Jefferson’s University of Virginia. We were delighted to have been joined by various guests along the way, including Mary Emerson (Executive Director of the AFWC Board), Dan Gordon (E, 68-69 and a member of the AFWC Board), Michael Pass (former ‘Wykeham Student’ and now on the AFWC Board), Jonathan Simon (K, 72- 76) and his wife, Katie, Charles Robinson (H, 59-63), Andrew Watt (B, 76-80 and Chairman of The Warden, Jenny and the AFWC John Sanders, Andy Board) and his Shedden (the new wife, Lucinda. Registrar and formerly Q Housemaster) and Peter You can only Davis begin to imagine your Director’s delight at

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Michael St John Parker (Fellow) and Robin Fox (Chariman of the Goddard Legacy Society) Left: Freddy Manduca (E, 2008-), the Warden and Shaun Macey (don i/c Golf)

Above: The OW Olympians’ Exhibition, showing George Nash’s Team GB rowing vest Left: The Warden puts.... to the consternation of some held, w ith the choir in full fig and fine fettle, even if the audibility of much of the spoken word left something to be desired for those using hearing-aids. Following an extensive with driving nets), survey of the sound-system, the fault was situated in the far corner subsequently found – a crucial cable had of Kingsgate Park; the suffered at the hands of some local rodents! main funding for this had Please rest assured that one particularly been generously provided frustrated local Freddyite has now had his by the OW Golfing faith fully restored! We apologise Society, with assistance unreservedly for this unfortunate situation. from the Al Gordon Particular features this year were: an Sports Fund. Thanks to exhibition of OW Olympians in Mob Lib initiatives such as this, and in Eccles Room (very few indeed had and under different appreciated that three OWs were once influences as well, golf is becoming increasingly awarded an Olympic Gold Medal in the Brains at work: Mrs Cathy Townsend and John Lucas FBA (Coll, 42-47) same ‘event’ – any ideas?!); a display of popular in the School. surprisingly beautiful geometrical models, kindly donated by Professor Michael Future House 150th Anniversaries: Longuet-Higgins FRS (Coll, 39-43), who had installed them only the day before, and In 2018: Kenny’s and Freddie’s (founded in 1868) the formal opening by the Warden of the In 2019: Chawker’s, Phil’s, Trant’s and Hopper’s (founded in 1869) new golf area (a pitching and putting green,

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2nd October – Reception for Parents of Years 1 & 2: another healthy gathering of new parents and their, now, ‘seniors’ enjoyed this popular occasion held in Old Hall of Lincoln’s Inn, a perfect opportunity to meet parents from other Houses and years.

9th October – 65+ Years-on Lunch for the Class of ’47 and earlier: following the popularity of the first such gathering two years previously, 47 OWs, ranging in age from 82 to 97, gathered at The Cavalry and Guards Club. Whilst Grahame Swan (H, 43-48) was delighted to find himself Jun Man at ‘his ripe old age’, Neville Wigram (H, 28-34) stole the show, not only as Sen Man, but also in replying so eloquently to the speech given by Sub-Warden, Robert 25-40s Dinner Sutton (Coll, 67-71). family who own the vineyard), to Michael Kenyon-Slaney, Michael Thornton and Robert 13th September – 25-40s Dinner: Sénanque Abbey near Gordes, founded by Sutton applaud as Neville Wigram is saluted as Sen Man Michael Wallis hosted 32 OWs at The Cistercians in 1148, and to Pavillon de Cavalry and Guards Club dinner, also Galon, one of the Parcs et Jardins de attended by Rob Wyke, Stephen France, on the outskirts of Cucuron Anderson, Richard Shorter, John Brooks, (another lunch-time restaurant tip: nearby David Fellowes and Tim Cawse, who La Petite Maison!). Otherwise, there were delivered an entertaining speech. opportunities for much-needed walks and Matthew Cherry (A), Andrew Wilson Wiggins-like bogling opportunities. The (A) and Michael Verity (D) competed for group were indebted the title of ‘Sen Man’, but called it a draw, to Simon Taylor (F, all having left in 1990. 70-74), of Stone Vine and Sun, for his 20th September – Vale of Belvoir Dinner: immense knowledge, a select gathering of just five couples, made both viticultural and up of current parents, OWs and your otherwise, and for his Director and his wife, enjoyed their own gentle ushering skills. ‘private dinner-party’ at the excellent Langar Hall, near Nottingham. The 96 members of the Wykehamical community who didn’t respond to the invitation missed an extremely memorable occasion. And the cheese from nearby Cropwell Bishop is also highly recommended! 27th to 30th September – Wykeham Patrons trip to Provence: a party of 16 took to the hills for three very special days, based on Hotel Crillon le Brave, 45 minutes north-east of Avignon and owned by current parents. Highlights included visits to the Chateau Neuf vineyard at Beaucastel (this should only ever be followed by lunch at L’Oustalet in Gigondas, owned by the same Perron

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Left: Malcolm Burr and Godfrey Hodgson 60 Years-on Lunch

just retired after 38 years on the teaching N.B. For all of these gatherings, the key to 11th October – 60 Years-on Lunch for staff. A transcript of Michael’s speech is their success remains, as ever, that you the Classes of ’51, ’52 & ’53: Mark available on request from the office. should be making as much effort as you can Loveday (H, 57-62 and Fellow) addressed Andrew Spokes (Coll, 78-82) responded, to encourage your particular friends and an audience of 36 OWs at The Cavalry and having flown in especially from San contemporaries to attend. As has often Guards Club, having researched back Francisco. A splendid evening all round. been said before, peer-pressure remains by copies of The Wykehamist for information, far the best means of recruiting. nostalgic and otherwise. Godfrey Hodgson (Coll, 47-52) responded in his inimitable style. The Sen Men were Robert Moberly (E, 46-51) and Malcolm Burr (C, 46-51), Robert by dint of having arrived at the School at least one half earlier than his fellow guests, whilst Malcolm had drawn breath 19 days sooner than anyone else. Robert was the only man present who had an office to return to after lunch.

18th October – 30 Years-on Dinner for the Classes of ’81, ’82 & ’83: 48 OWs were fortunate enough to hear some sincere and passionate words from Michael Nevin (I, 63-68 and Housemaster of Beloe’s, 85- 00), who had travelled down from his home in Cumbria for the occasion, having 30 Years-on Dinner

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Dates for your Diaries in 2013 have been and the letters WCBC in gold in each All from the Same Place tabled on the back page. Please mark up corner. The cox appears to be in Boat Club We have full sets of Malcolm Burr (C, 46- your diaries NOW with any event that colours, dark blue blazer with red edging and 51)’s superb trilogy of books: All from the interests you and PLEASE encourage meader (cap) in the same colours; thus the Same Place , More from the Same Place and others to join you! boat is probably First IV, which usually Yet More from the Same Place , bound rowed, at least before the war, at Marlow respectively in blue, red and brown – and Regatta, Tonbridge being their particular Long Rolls for sale also a useful and appealing slip-case to rivals.’ Suzanne Foster has a number of Long Rolls hold all three editions. We are which are surplus to requirement. Should finding that these you be interested in acquiring one Some more CD make excellent (particularly from 2000!), please contact recommendations from presents for all Suzanne at [email protected] . Winchester’s rich choral ages, including tradition: leavers. Boat Club Flag The books The Winchester Tradition – Chapel Paddy Wettern (G, 41-45) has responded to themselves are Choir, directed by Malcolm Archer the plea for information regarding the flag, available at £10, to recently donated by John Leathes (E, 54- A Christmas Present from Cantores – those wishing to 59). He reports that ‘the boathouse in the Cantores Episcopi’s latest offering complete their set, picture is on the west side of River, opposite as is the slip-case, Deep River: Music for Lent, the present building, designed in about 1937 though should you Passiontide and Holy Week – directed by WL Fraser Browne (Housemaster of wish to purchase the full set of books and by Malcolm Archer and recorded in Chawker’s, 36-42). The figure in the cloth the slip-case, this will cost only £35. The the spacious acoustic of Keble College, cap holding the boathook is (Albert?) cost of postage will be assessed with each Oxford. Wilkins, boatman and coach until well after order. Please contact Kate Ross should WWII, who was succeeded by Phelps [see Please contact Jamal Sutton, Assistant you wish to place an order Books, page 22]. The flag was dark blue and, Director of Chapel Music, at ([email protected]). as far as I can recall, had the College Shield [email protected], for copies. in the middle, surrounded by more red roses

Limited Print Reproductions of College, by James Cartwright (H, 01-06) James’ very finely detailed pencil drawings of Chamber Court, Beloe’s, Furley’s, Phil’s and Flint Court (print reproductions are A3 size, 297mm by 420mm, priced at £29.50 unframed) may be purchased at www.winchestercollegedrawings.co.uk . Twenty percent of any sales goes to the relevant House Fund. If you have any queries, James may be contacted at: [email protected]

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Dates for your 2012 & 2013 Diaries

2012: Iona Community to celebrate the 75th Royal College of Surgeons [N.B. new anniversary of its founding by Sir George venue]. 20th November – OW Reception: at Macleod Bt (D, 1909-13). Lincoln’s Inn. 12th December – Illumina: in Meads. 29th May - Parents’ Summer Party: in 15th December – OW Shoot: at Winchester. Settrington, North Yorkshire. See box Please read the following carefully: below. 22nd June – Winchester Day: including cricket: OWCC v. Lords and 2nd XI. CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT 17th December – Special Carol Service All data on Old Wykehamists, parents and 3rd June – Henley Royal Regatta: the in Chapel: in aid of Gift of Sight, whose others is securely held in the Winchester first day. Chairman, Bill Organ, was a former College Society database and will be Bursar of Win Coll. Please contact Ailsa 6th July – Domum. treated confidentially for the benefit of the Walter for tickets (02380 599073 / Society, its members and Winchester 13th September – Wykeham Patrons’ [email protected]) College. The data is available to the Win Annual Dinner: in Winchester. 2013: Coll Soc office and, upon appropriate 14th September – Wykeham Day: in application from its membership, to 1st February - Under 25s Dinner: 170 Winchester. recognised societies, sports and other clubs Queens Gate, London SW7. associated with the School. Data is used for 19th September – 50 Years-on Lunch for a full range of alumni activities, including 9th February – XVs: Commoners v. the Classes of ’62, ’63 & ’64: at The the distribution of Win Coll Soc, Wyk Soc Houses. Kick-off at 2.30pm on College Cavalry and Guards Club in London. Canvas. and other School publications, notification 23rd to 26th September – ‘D-Day & of events and the promotion of any 9th February – 30 Years-on Reunion Normandy’ trip: please refer to the benefits and services that may be available. Dinner for the Classes of ’82, ’83 & accompanying flier for further information Data may also be used for fundraising ’84: in Winchester, after XVs, ‘Div’ etc. or contact the office. NB It will be programmes, but may not be passed to 12th & 14th February – Xs: College v. imperative for you to secure your place as external commercial or other Commoners and Houses, respectively. soon as possible, in order that we can organisations, or sold on auction sites. establish numbers at an early date. 14th March – 20 Years-on Reunion Dinner for the Classes of ’92, ’93 & 3rd October – 25 to 40s Dinner: at The ’94: at The Cavalry and Guards Club. Cavalry and Guards Club. OW Shoot 8th October – Reception for Parents of A full line of guns will take to the 16th March – VIs: Commoners v. field at Settrington in December for Houses. Kick-off at 2.30pm on College Years 1 & 2: at Royal College of Surgeons in London [N.B. new venue]. what is hoped to be the first of many Canvas. similar gatherings in the years to 16th March – 60 Years-on Reunion 16th October – 40 Years-on Dinner for come. Please contact the Director Lunch for the Classes of ’52, ’53 & ’54: the Classes of ’72, ’73 & ’74: at The should you be interested in future. in Winchester, before VIs after ‘Div’. Cavalry and Guards Club. 19th & 21st March – VIs: College v. OW Bath Meeting: date and venue TBC. Houses and Commoners, respectively. [TBA] November – Guilds Annual 10th to 16th & 13th to 19th May – Dinner: at The Cavalry and Guards Club. Wykeham Patrons to the West Coast of [TBA] November – Goddard Legacy Scotland: two parties, who will coincide Society Lunch: in Winchester. for a three-day stay on Mull (13th to 16th) during which they will visit the 21st November – OW Reception: at The

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