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Editorial 3 Literary and Dramatic Society 28

School Notes 3 junior Literary and Debatin~ Society 29 King Alfred House Notes 6 Fallodon Society 30 Carpenter House Notes 7 Chess Club 30 Bishop Fox House Notes 9 Fishing Club 31 Meynell House Notes ... 10 Trevithick Society 31 Woodard House Notes 12 Photographic Society 32 K.C.R.F.C. 13 Wireless Club 83 K.C.M.R.C. 19 Stamp Club 34 C.C.F . Notes 20 Motor Club 34 Pioneer Notes 21 Dancing Club 35 Rover Crew 21 Bridge Club 36 Outward Bound 22 Junior House Notes 37 Sheldon Society 24 The Old Aluredian Club u Music Club 24 Obituary Art Club 26 45

Pottery Club 26 Acknowledgments 45

Modem Languages Society 27 Valete 46

Historical Society 28 Salvete 48 THE ALUREDIAN

EDITOR : J. H. CATLIN. SuB-EDITORs: A. J. HOLLAND, R. J. A. ABRAHAM. VoL. XXVIII. No . 6. FEBRUARY, 1957.

Editorial HE Editorial of a magazine has in past centuries often been the place T where the Editor took the chance of explaining to readers what an excellent Magazine they were about to read. Here we do not wish to do only this, but to thank all our contributors for their work, without which the Magazine would obviously not appear. We would also like to re­ mind any would-be writers of original compositions, either verse or prose, that although it is not usual to publish original works in the Michaelmas Term, it is never too soon to start thinking of a contribution to the Lent and Summer issue. Since this is the only chance the Editors have of expressing their Printed by tM Somerset County Gazette views or commenting on the life of the School, we would like to say how Castle Green - Taunton pleased we are that work has now begun on the new Science Preparation 13-100 Rooms, which will complete the alterations to the East Wing of the School. It is also with great pleasure that we announce that the first twelve loans for the Science Block have been repaid. Finally, we should like to thank R. C. Poulton and J. G. Lobb for all the work they have done whilst on the Editorial Board. We wish to renew their appeal for letters to the Editors, which are always welc.ome, and used to be a popular feature in the Aluredian. THE EDITORS.

School Notes T is with regret that we have to record the departure of Mr. Large at I the end of the Michaelmas Term. He has made a great contribution to the musical life of the School; not the least among his achievements being his nurturing of a flourishing Choral Society, the foundations of a promising young orchestra, and the training of one of the best school choirs in the county. He has also been Housemaster of Woodard House since Michaelmas, 1950. We wish him all good fortune in his new post as organist and choirmaster of All Saints, Leamington, a church renowned for its music. On the other hand, we should like to welcome .warmly our new Director of Music, Mr. Tyler, until recently assistant organist at Canterbury Cathedral; we wish him every success and happiness at King's. Mr. Large kindly gave us a farewell piano recital on 18th Novem­ ber, which was most popular, even among the non-musical members of the School. His repertoire included items by composers as far afield as Brahms and Alec Templeton.

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A public concert was held on 6th December, at which many guests Some excerpts from the film made by the Rover Crew and others were present. It was a pleasing experience to hear the first public per­ who went on the Cairngorms Expedition in 1953 were shown in a Tele­ formance of the newly-formed orchestra, and the masters' rendering of vision Programme at 3 p .m. on Monday, 21st December, 1956. Haydn's "Toy" Symphony will live long in everyone's memory. Mr. E. T. Poulson, the School stoker, has completed twenty-one Early in the term, the well-known 'cellist, Miss Florence Hooton, years of service at the School. A presentation was made to him by the entertained us with a most delightful 'cello recital. Headmaster. The gift was an inscribed Hunter watch recording Mr. The revival of the House plays in the Michaelrnas Term proved to be Poulson's long service. a tremendous success. They were spread over a period of four Sundays. On r8th November the Meynell produced "The Dear Departed," by S. We congratulate Hugh Goldie, O.A., on being the Director of the Houghton; on the 25th the Carpenter presented ''The Man in the Bowler very amusing play, "Mrs. Gibbons' Boys," at the Westminster Theatre, Hat," by A. A. Milne; on 2nd December the Woodard gave us "Birds London. of a Feather," by J . 0. Francis; and on the gth the remaining two were held-the Bishop Fox presented "Check in Black," by M. Hartnell and We were pleased to learn that two members of the rst XV, G. S. J. Lukens, and the Alfred, "Waiting for the Bus," by Gertrude Jennings. Craggs and R. ] . Malt by, were included in the Somerset schoolboys' team We should like to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Cocksedge on the birth which played Dorset & Wilts, Gloucestershire and Devon schoolboys in of a son, Simon. the Christmas holidays, and that D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards played for the West Public Schools against the London Public Schools, as well as for the We congratulate Michael Ladd Canney, O.A., on his appointment as Anglo-Welsh XV v. Welsh Schools. W. ]. Price and W. A. M. Davies Curator of the Passmore Edwards Art Gallery at Newlyn, Cornwall. also played in preliminary trials for this game. We congratulate Mr. Jordan, who has played Rugger for Somerset on three occasions during the Michaelmas Term. On Remembrance Sunday, the laying of the wreaths took place in We should like to extend our warm congratulations to D. M. Clubb the Chapel Quadrangle after Sung Mass, and the main entrance of the and D. J. Starling, both of whom won Naval Scholarships to Dartmouth. War Memorial Block was ceremonially used for the first time. All four laboratories in the Science Block have been in full use this It was with great regret that the School learned of the death of Sir term. Work on the conversion of two of the East wing rooms into Lionel Whitby, C.B.E., K.C.V.O., O.A. Throughout his life he was Science Preparation Rooms and a small Science Library began in Decem­ always a great friend of King's. We extend our most sincere sympathies ber and will be mainly finished by February. This most important addi- to his widow, relatives and friends. A further obituary appears else­ tion to the New Block has been made possible by a very welcome grant where in this magazine. kindly made by the Industrial Fund for the Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools. We note with great pleasure that Geoffrey Rippon, O.A., has been appointed to the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister During the term, the masters and boys of the School, including the of Housing. We offer him our warmest congratulations. Junior House, have made generous donations to the London Society for the Blind and to the Hungarian Relief Fund. We offer our congratulations to the Rev. Canon W. H. Prior, a Mr. J . H. Edmunds has presented to the School an electric oscillo­ member of the Chapter and father of two O.A. 's on his preferment as graph, which he has made himself. This is a most valuable and useful Archdeacon of Bodmin. gift, which is warmly appreciated by all. It comes at a very suitable The annual Taunton and Somerset Music Festival was held during time when the new Science Block is daily nearing completion. the term, and the School excelled itself by winning 22 certificates of An historically interesting ceremony took place after morning merit. The performance of the Choir in particular was a noteworthy assembly on Thursday, 13th December, 1956. The School Captain drew achievement. from a silver Sports Cup the numbers of the first twelve War Memorial loans to be repaid by the School. This drawing will take place The Carol Services this term were notable not only for their great annually until the whole £2o,ooo has been repaid. The Headmaster spoke beauty and solemnity, but also for the very large number of guests at the warmly of the kind action of the lenders and expressed his deep grati­ public service; the chapel could only just hold the congregation. tude on behalf of the School to all who had made this notable loan so Mr. J ames has very kindly undertaken to construct, with the help quickly and so willingly. of boys, a wind-baffle, making a small porch inside the North door. This The names of the lenders who were thus chosen by lot for repayment should keep the corridors very warm and it will also greatly enhance are:- the appearance of that part of the main corridor. The design for the Mrs. H. N. Gosheron, Mrs. E. A. Rolls, N. H. N. Darby, Esq., screen and the doors is simple, but impressive. Miss D. Runton, G. W. Whitton, Esq., The Revd. and Mrs. E. S. Reddish, Mrs. G. H. Taylor, S. W. Hockey, Esq., Mrs. M. Rogers, The following have had work of special merit accepted by the Head­ E . M. Easton, Esq., Mrs. H. C. Fox, M. P. Knubley, Esq. master:-Abbot, N. W.; Trowell, H. S. ; Gundry, R. J .; Marshal! (i) , E. ' 5 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN

in the Senior shooting, although we only came fourth in the Junior. P. H . Lansdown Toole and P. R. B. Moore, both of whom are in the King Alfred House Notes Shooting VIII, deserve special praise in this connection. The former, who has his School colours for shooting, made the extremely high score- I~CE we r:'ake no claims to be literary stylists, we omit the contrived 87 out of go. The latter, who got 76, was awarded his House colours. S rntroduction and plunge "in medias res." Turning from the sphere of sport to that of C.C.F., we would like to At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term we were extremely pleased congratulate D. J . Dickinson on his a ppointment as Company Sergeant­ to welcome back ~r. Townsend as Housemaster after his term's leave. Major t o 'B' Company and A. G. B . R owe on his obtaining the rank of Our pleasure at thiS-a pleasure indeed "upon which it is difficult to Company Quartermaster. speak, but impossible to be silent" -was increased by the news that Mr. The most interesting of this term's House activities was undoubtedly Cocksedge had been appointed Assistant Housemaster. (We hope his the House play, an amusing little comedy called " Waiting for the Bus. " infant son will become a staunch Alfred supporter.) It had the v irtue of having a large cast, giving ample scope for acting As is usually_the case at the beginning of a School year, there were talent in the House. It turned out to be ideal for the House, and the several new apporntme~ts : P. Kingman was made House Captain and " Lady" U. H. Catlin}, the intoxicated " Solemn Woman" (D. J . Dickin­ deserves. a word _of pr~Ise fo: the ~e e D?ess and efficiency with which h e son) and the Policeman (A G. B. Rowe) , were particularly good. has earned out his duties durmg this Michaelmas Term. J. H. Catlin and It is interesting to note that he same play was performed by he D. J. Dickinson were promoted to the Study. R. M. Smith, A. J . Alfred in the Lent Term of 1937, and the King Alfred House notes in the Holland and R. N. Trezise were created Deputy House Prefects, and the Aluredian for that term show that then, as now, the play was very much latter two, together with J. F. Bolitho, were elected on to the Upper enjoyed by players and audience alike. We would also like to thank all Common Room Committee .. those w ho helped t o make the play a success : Mr. Townsend for his .~ur House is very fortunate in being generously endowed with able guidance; Mr. Cocksedge for his helpful interest and Mrs . Cocksedge for musicians. In both the Taunton & Somerset Festival of Music and Drama her generous loan of clothes; Mr. J aquet and Mr. Mangin and their and the School Concert, A. J. Holland, M. J. Trapnell and T. G. Wad­ assistants for their skilful making-up of the players; all parents who have all e ~gton won dis~nction . In the School Concert, M. J. Trapnell led the kindly lent clothes, for their generous co-operation; and finally, thos strings very ably rn~e~d, and the outstanding quality of Holland's playing who acted, for their enthusiasm and patience. of Alec Rowley s Mrmature Concerto (for the piano) and of Waddington's At the end of the Michaelmas Term we were sorry to have to say performance of the first two movements of Defesch's Sonata in D minor good-bye to D. J . Dickinson and A. G. B. Rowe from the Study and (for the 'cello) won high praise from a music critic in the local Press. R. F. Pugh from the Common Room. We wish them every success in H?wever, we must not allow the achievements of the "Big Three" to the future. Great as has been the contribution of these boys to the life blind us. to the efforts of D. B. Abraham and A. Thorose (first violins), of the House, and young as the average member of the House is at the M. G. Bissell and E. J . P. Hepworth (second violins) and C. H. Abraham moment, we feel able to apply to ourselves the famous words of Edmund (flute), all of whom have devoted a great deal of time and energy to the Burke : "Individuals pass like shadows, but the Commonwealth is fixed School Orchestra. and stable." In th~ realm of sp~rt, we were well represented in the School teams. W . .J· Pnce, J. R. Srruth and D. W. T. Waiters played in the rst XV (Pnce has ~e~ awarded ~st XV colours, Smith and Waiters XX colours), A . .J. G~llick ill the Seruor Colts, N. B. Bentley (Captain) and D. C. Morgan m the Junior Colts, and N. V. Lyle (Captain), I. D. Philippe and E. A. Tuke in the Under 14's. In the House Rugger matches how­ Carpenter House Notes spent their keen and praise~orthy ever, our "cr~ws',', have~.unfortunately, the sad announcement rather than cups. D. W. T. Waiters captained HE House met on the first day of term to hear efforts, ~atching cra~s on a yachting holiday in Hol­ the Semor team, which, after a shaky first ten minutes in which the T of the death of David Briggs, while land. He was a very keen and friendly boy, with high ideals, and he Woodard team sc~red II points, played an extremely good game. They excellent example during his time at King's. As a v ery small pressed the oppo~rng team hard throughout the game, and their efforts set an token of the sympathy which we feel for his parents and sister, the House rewarded ~th three points from a penalty goal scored by the cap­ w~re to them a framed photograph of David. tam_. In_ the Juruor_House match against the Carpenter, our team put up has presented a stiff resistance, which reached its height in R. J. Payne's try. Unfortu­ The Carpenter are proud to announce that at present they are the nately, the Carpenter team effected some successful break-aways and the only House with three School Prefects, twenty-three Sixth formers, thirty final score was 8-3. Even so, there is no reason for this to make us cadets, who have passed Certificate 'A' (Part II), and "Hi-Fi" in the resemb!~ " Giant. Despair" and imprison ourselves in a "Doubting Upper Common Room, undoubtedly a record for any House to be proud Castle, for we did very well to come second, equal with the Carpenter, of!

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However, let us examine it in more detail. Poulton was appointed Our Junior House team started well by beating the Alfred II-3 in School Captain, and Lloyd-Edwards, and later Perry, were installed as the preliminary round, Starling and Brough scoring. However, despite School Prefects. Whitehead, Fowles and Urquhart graduated to the this good win, the speed and experience of the Fox team well and truly Study, and Platt-Higgins, To and Gill were promoted to the new School beat us 35-0. It was to our team's credit that they never gave up, and office of Deputy House Prefect. These three, together with Champion, kept playing hard until the final whistle. For the second year in suc­ comprised the Upper Common Room Committee. cession luck seemed to desert the House when we were favourites for the Senior Rugger Cup. Perry was up at Oxford taking a scholarship, and In the Michaelmas Term we welcomed to the House: Cochrane, several other boys were 'off games.' The House almost despaired when, French, Holland (ii}, A. C., Lintern, Millard, Nye, Poland, Storrs and on the eve of the match, the Captain, Lloyd-Edwards, bruised his foot Vaux, and, at a later date, Kay (ii), M. J. We hope that they will enjoy badly. He was, however, able to play in the match against the Fox. their life here and work hard to maintain a really high standard of keen­ Our strength lay in the pack, and we started with an attack on the Fox ness in both School work and games. line. Webber was closely marked by Lloyd-Edwards, and he had to We are now the proud possessors of an exclusive study room over resort to kicking, either to his wings or to touch. One of these kicks was at Gatcombe for the use of Senior boys who are working for advanced taken by Gilchrist, who scored out on the wing. The Carpenter fought exams-the emphasis being on the word "working." back hard, but lacked a good kicker in the threequarters. The standard of Rugger was high, and the Fox deserved their 3-0 victory, although it We did well in the Senior Shooting Competition to come second, was a very close struggle. equal with the Alfred, the Fox being the victors; Samuelson was the Lastly, we should like to offer our thanks, and express our true only member of our team in the School Shooting VIII. Our Juniors were gratitude, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and Mr. Wilson for their guidance, not quite as accurate as they might have been, and they came last-but help and interest in all the affairs of the House throughout the term. then, somebody had to. Our first effort at a House play, which was " The Man in the Bowler Hat," a farce by A. A. Milne, proved most successful, and was much enjoyed by all. Platt-Higgins and Urquhart played John and Mary, an incredibly ordinary happily married couple, while Holland took the title role, a part which he played with great personality and verve, con­ Bishop Fox House Notes sidering he only had one and a half lines to say. Lloyd-Edwards and "YOU'RE doing the House notes, you know." " Oh, yes," we replied, Beaumont were a very gaudy and flashy hero and heroine respectively, glibly, reflecting that we had a whole fortnight in hand. Three and their love scene, which they executed with passion and feeling, met weeks later, however, mere pencil-chewing and brain-racking shadows with uproarious approval. Cole, as the chief villain, straight from of our former selves, with one hand we were furiously scribbling down Oxford, wore a tie that would probably have shone in the dark, with a the results of our mental labours, while shirt to match, and with the other we tried to keep Trott was his most able and unscrupulous henchman. the near-demented Editor at bay. But seconds before his ultimatum Special mention must be made of Poulton, the producer, and of Mitra, expired these notes reached his desk. Tyzack, Gough, Samuelson, Fowles and To, who dealt with clothes, props, make-up, lighting and scenery respectively. Many familiar faces were absent when we returned in September. Paton (our House Captain), Blake, Rainbow, Douglas and Kerr had left With the departure of R. C. Poulton this term, we relinquish all of from the Study, and Torond, Wilkinson and Stamp from the Common our original links with other Hou?es, as he is the last of our "borrowed" Room. We wish them all good luck, and e·xtend a welcome to those who members of the House. He has helped a great deal in the building of the have come in their place. We offer our congratulations to Reis on his House while he has been with us, and we wish him, together with N. J. appointment as House Captain; to Side, who is now a School Prefect; Golding, our other leaver, every success in the future. and to C. Bulloch (i), G. Bulloch (ii), W. A. M. Davies and R. B. Osbom (i), the new House Prefects. The following have also been Starling is to be congratulated on winning a scholarship to the Royal appointed Deputy House Prefects: Clubb, Hartnell, Kirby, Maltby and Naval College, Dartmouth. C. E. Webber. We were very well represented in the main School Rugger teams The Fox has been very well represented in all the School teams. this year. Lloyd-Edwards, Whitehead and Perry, and occasionally Gill, Webber, Osborn (i), Maltby, Davies, Gilchrist, Camegie and also Bishop played for the 1st XV, Lloyd-Edwards being re-awarded, and Whitehead have played for the 1st XV. Reis has captained the 2nd XV well, ably and Perry awarded their colours. In the 2nd XV, Gill, To, Champion, supported by Bulloch (i), Bulloch (ii), Hartnell and Bishop. Side (the Fowles, Gough, Holland (i}, Smart and Reynolds (ii) all played at some captain), Fussell (i), Ko, Pick and Clubb have appeared for the 3rd XV. time, Gill being awarded his XX's, and Fowles, Champion and Gough In the Senior Colts there have been Hatfield, Booth, G. R. Shove (i), their XLV's, an extremely good representation from one House. Bickford and Gibson; Paton, A. G. Osbom (ii), Shove (ii), Edwardes (i),

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Price (ii), La Touche, Bonsey and Henchman have played for the Junior Towards_the end of the term House plays began, and the Meynell Colts. Finally, N. P . Butt (ii), A. Fussell (ii) and Toone have appeared produced theus, "The Dear Departed," first . It was a great success, for the Under 14's. and we congratulate the cast on their excellent performance. We should We congratulate Webber, Osbom, Maltby, Davies and Gilchrist, also like to thank very much the producer, R. T. Glover, and all others who have been awarded rst XV colours; Camegie and Bishop, XX's; co~cemed, especially Mr. J aquet and Mr. Wilson, without whose help Reis, XLV's; and Hatfield and Booth, Colts' XLV's. thmgs would have been very difficult. In the House matches our Junior team, having put up an excellent We were well represented on the sports field this term. R. Laidlaw performance in the first round, were narrowly defeated by the Woodard Smith, R. T. Glover, G. S. Cra15gs and P . F. W. Twose played regularly after extra time. In the Senior House matches we defeated the Meynell for the rst XV, and M. R. Martm for the 2nd XV. We would like to con­ by a wide margin, and beat the Carpenter in a close and exciting game, gratulate G. S. Craggs, who was awarded rst XV colours, and R. T. before winning a battle royal against the Woodard in the final . We Glover and P. F. W. Twose, who were awarded XX's. P. B. Williams, congratulate our Senior Rugby team very warmly on beating the R. J. Stoneman, P. L. Chubb, M. D. Lewis, C. R. Eagle, A. F. Yule Woodard by a penalty goal. A replay was necessary, and the team is to and J. M. Glover played for the Senior Colts. P. L. Chubb also played be complimented on winning the cup after a final played in such appalling two games for the 3rd XV and was awarded his XLV's at the end of the conditions. season. We were represented in the Junior Colts by T. C. Carter and B. C. S. Bames, while the following played for the Under 14 team: J. R. the by Turning to shooting, we have been represented in VIII West, R. J. Thomas, M. T. S. M. Moodie, R. R. M. Braham and D. C. Bulloch (i) (Hon. Secretary), Side, Hatfield and Christmas. We offer our Martin. congratulations to the Senior team on retaining the shield. Hatfield and Christmas were awarded their House half-colours for shooting. Room 20 has been made into a changing room for us and we are all very pleased with it. ' We achieved a signal success with "Check in Black," the House play (written by a parent of one of the cast). An original theme was very In the Senior Shooting Shield, the Meynell House came fourth with well interpreted by an extremely able cast, and the series of House plays a grand total of 330 out of 540, our highest scorers being A. D. Grennan was thus brought to a triumphant conclusion. All who participated are an? D. J. Pearce, ~ho both made. 66 po_ints out of go. In the Junior to be congratulated. · Shield we fared a little better, cormng third, with a total of 212 out of 360. We are very sorry to lose Bulloch (ii), Webber, Curry and Howells and this December. They have all made a considerable contribution to the In the inter-House matches the Junior team met the Woodard an hour's hard play, there was no score. The two teams played life of the School and the House, and we wish them good luck in the after on for a further twenty minutes, but there was still no score. At the re­ future. play, the team was defeated by 8 points to nil: this was due mainly Last, but by no means least, we should like to thank Mr. and Mrs. to the fact that they were a very young team, with five Under 14 mem• Morgan and Mr. Jacquet for the interest they have shown in House affairs bers, and could not quite keep up with the fast pace of the game. But and for their valued leadership and support. we have great hopes of them next year . . This y~ar, as the teams consisted of fifteen players instead of twelve, as m preVIous years, we were hard pressed in the Senior to find the r~q~ired number. We were drawn to play the Bishop Fox in the pre­ Meynell House Notes hrmnary round, and set out a keen, if somewhat weak, team, and had a very good hard game. But the Bishop Fox were superior in some re­ -r: the beginning of the Michaelmas Term we were joined by the follow­ spects and we were defeated by 16 points to nil. The team must be A mg boys: B. C. S. Bames, M. G. Blade, R. R. M. Braham, highly commended for their gallant effort. The following were re-awarded R. E. Buchman, C. R. Budge, M. A. Coward, N. G. Dimmock, A. G. their Rugby football colours: R. T. Glover, J. A. Fuge, and the follow­ Gray, J. R. Halton, D. C. Martin, M. T. S. M. Moodie, A. H. Payne ing ~ere awarded their colours: G. S. Craggs. P. F. W. Twose, M. R. and W. Trehame-Jones. They all settled down very quickly, and we Martin, A. D. Grennan, P. B. Williams and C. A. W. Martin. wish them every happiness here. At the end of the Michaelmas Term we were sorry to say good-bye Our new House Captain, R. Laidlaw Smith, was also appointed to R. L_aidlaw Smith (our Ho~se Captain~ and to G. L. H . Hughes, Vice-Captain of Rugby football, and quite early in the term re-awarded J . N. Mtchael and A. J. SomerVIlle. We Wtsh them every success in the his rst XV colours. We offer him our heartiest congratulations. T. P. future. Halton, R. T . Glover and J. A. Townsend were the new prefects, while Finally, we should like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Padfield for their C. Shannon, G. L. H. Hughes, R. H. Kimberlin and M. R. Martin were unfailing help and guidance in all our affairs. We should also like to elected members of the Common Room Committee. Under the new wish Mr. Pytches the very best of luck in his new post of Housemaster Deputy House Prefect system, the following were appointed: R. H. to the Woodard, and thank him for being our assistant Housemaster Kimberlin, J . N. Michael, C. Shannon, J. Stevenson. for so long and taking such a keen interest in all our affairs.

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Woodard House Notes K.C.R.F.C. T was with great regret that we had to say good-bye to our House­ T the beginning of the season, J . G. Lobb, R. Laidlaw Smith and I master, Mr. Large, at the end of the Michaelmas Term. During the "A D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards were the only colourmen remaining and past eight years, Mr. Large's unfailing interest and energetic help have were elected Captain, Vice-Captain and Secretary respectively. The been a continual support to the House. We wish him every success scrum was fairly quickly decided upon, but we lacked two wing three­ for the future. quarters and a centre. However, we found Price, who was new this At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term we fully realised the gaps term, to fill the centre position, but five people were tried on the wing that had been left by the Summer Term leavers, notably K. Vodden and before Gilchrist, Glover and Carnegie became the regular players. In Stagg, the joint House Captains. We found J . G. Lobb as House Cap­ the full back position, Twose kicked well, but his tackling at times was tain and Cowap, Crowe, R. M. Kitsell and Klinkenberg promoted to the none too certain. Waiters, who came in when Twose was injured, played Study. There was a fairly large intake of new boys, thirteen in number: a very similar sort of game. Price, in the centre, settled down after his we wish them luck in the House and hope they will cotinue the 'Woodard handling had improved, and he used his weight when forcing an open­ Spirit.' in~. At stand-off half, Webber handled well and made several openings from which he quite frequently scored. Laidlaw Smith began well and A n~w system of deputy House Prefects was introduced at the begin­ had plenty of fight in him, although a little too much at times perhaps. ning of this term, and G. M. Hughes, A. C. Garnett and Wallis were He scored many of his tries by the quick blind-side dash when near the promoted, Franklin being added later on in the term. opponents' line. J. G. Lobb distinguished himself in being both Captain of Rugby The scrum was probably one of the best for a long time. Although and Captain of Shooting. Klinkenberg was a regular member of the there was not a great deal of weight, there was far more intelligence than rst XV and gained his colours. In the 2nd XV we had Cowap, J. R. in the usual rst XV scrum. In the front row the outstanding player Brockhouse and Franklin. In the Colts' teams our outstanding players was Lloyd-Edwards, who consistently hooked well and was up with the were Vodden, Trowell and Nutt, and several others were regular ball. The props were Craggs and Davies, both solid fellows, and, in members. addition, Craggs being useful in the loose. The second row had more In the Junior shooting, Counsell excelled himself, and we narrowly speed than usual, and both Maltby and Whitehead got the ball from the won by three points. In the Senior, we were less fortunate. The Junior lineouts a large percentage of the time. In the back row we had two Rugger proved to be successful : in the first round we met the Meynell good wing forwards in Klinkenberg and Osborn, both of them tackling House, and, after a draw, managed in the replay to beat them 8-o. hard and well. The middle of the pack was normally Perry, but his In the final we met the Bishop Fox House, and, after a hard game, at injured knee was never reliable, and Smith had to play in several matches. 0--0. minute of the extra time Vodden full time it was still In the last The season itself has been an extremely good one. The results, even ours. dropped a fine goal and the cup was if not good enough in some cases, are quite impressive. The team has In the Senior Rugger our team on paper was comparatively weak. proved to be a dry weather one, as can be seen by the results against We beat the Alfred House 8-3 and went on to meet the Bishop Fox Canford and Bryanston, which were the only two wet matches of the in the final. In a well-fought game we were narrowly defeated by a season. penalty goal. We opened the season's matches with a game against a young police It was decided that this year each House should do its own play side containing the Welsh International, D. M. Davies. The pace was instead of the usual School play. The Woodard produced "Birds of a fast in the first half, and, significantly, the first try of the season was Feather," a Welsh wayside comedy, by J. 0. Francis. The four parts scored by Lobb. Several promising movements resulted, but the School were taken by A. C. Garnett, T. H. Vodden, J. G. Lobb and J . Y. tired rapidly and only just managed to win II-IO. Crowe, who all acted extremely well. The play was produced by J. R. Brockhouse. The first School match was, as usual, against Exeter, and a slightly greasy ball caused many movements to end abruptly with a knock-on. We are sorry to lose Lobb, our House Captain, and Cowap and The defence was shaky and our opponents scored an unexpected try Franklin at the end of the term, and we wish them the best of luck and under the posts after the ball appeared to have been touched down by hope to see them back at King's from time to time. at least two of our players. In the second half the team settled down the forwards outplayed their lighter opponents and scored two well­ like to thank Mr. James for his interest in our and Finally, we would tries. Klinkenberg went over for a try after some Large. No doubt, Mr. Large will controlled push-over activities and encouragement to Mr. slick passing. miss his numerous practical jokes. 13 12 THE ALUREDIAN

The g ame against Clayesmore c an be described as satisfactory. The pack worked well and served the backs consistently, and the latter took ~ "D advantage of this. The need f or a good place-kicker b ecame apparent, l.U .,"' c .t= as only two tries were converted out of a possible seven. Q) "'E" 0 _c Millfield were our next opponents, and, if it were not for the mis­ L: 5 we should have won this understanding between backs and forwards, lJ game comfortably. King's attacked briskly from the start and an ~ apparent try by Webber was surprisingly disallowed as the referee was lJ -< unsighted. The Millfield fly-half kicked time after time up the fi eld, .,~ E" .. ~ Q) and, although this seemed negative Rugby, it was tactically sound. By > .D L 0"' c ~ half-time Millfield had scored two tries. In the second half we started -"""' "' with a bang and scored a goal through a break by Webber. The rest of L: c 5 the game was more of a forward scrap, and no further score resulted . -< "' ~ -< Against Allhallows, King's played as a team, and within three ~ u ~ minutes play was concentrated within Allhallows' twenty~five. The ci """ ~ forwards supplied the backs with a large share of the ball, and the "'C "DL centres, particularly Lobb, provided the wingers with several openings. L <0 Ue>"' 3: At no-side the score was 20--0. l.U -< "D to avenge last year's >.. We travelled to Wellington, determined -..:. .2 ..... _J debacle. The game was an untidy one, mainly because of spoiling by -5 "'J:, the opposition, but, even so, the score should have been more than n-o E -< in our favour by the end of the match. Lloyd-Edwards hooked well and "' Vl er' "' er' E the forwards were again superior. ..: ci 0 "' .D " This was not a match but an orgy, " as an O.A. described it, and ""::> c-:-0 "" L Cl. he was probably correct. The score of 58-0 speaks for itself, although a:: _j a.. in fairness to Bruton we must explain that their captain left the field > "' ~"' X er' a:i early in the game. Again we missed a place-kicker, and, had we con­ ~ .D ~ -..:. .D er' 0 verted every try, the score would have been 80-0! L _J > It is at least fi ve years since we beat R.N.C., Dartmouth, although "'0 0 the game itself was not a great one. The first half was far more open lJ -..:. than the second, and, in spite of two injuries, the threequarters played a ~ ~ sound game. Our score came from a try and two penalty goals, but er' E Vl the highlight of the game was a wonderful crash tackle by Lobb on 0"' 3: the Dartrnouth winger when all seemed lost. 3: 'U"' 1- ~ to Canford, together with four reserves and pour­ _J"' L The long journey .t= ing rain, made this a disappointing game. Canford were the heavier and ~ er' ~ u.: faster team,and, with good handling, deserved their victory. However, L 0 0.: .D"' u.: had we had a dry day and a full team, we feel that the game would have .D ., -..:. been a much more even one. Canford showed themselves to be one of u ·;:: 5"' the best teams in the country, and we cannot really complain about the a.. -..:. u.i result. 0 ~ The visit by Kelly was a very ordinary one, and, although we won >.. ~ -e 17-0, we did not really enjoy the game. The scrum scored yet another "" -;;; push-over try in the corner. [""" L: u The West Buckland match was the best game of the season from Vl er' our point of view. It was the first time our opponents had been beaten 0 by a School side since 1954, and both the forwards and the backs com­ bined well, both changing direction and passing right along the line. One movement which started in the King's twenty-five was handled by

14 THE ALUREDIAN jun1or House Pl ays nine different players before it ended two yards from the West Buck­ land line. Waiters, playing his first game at full back, kicked two forty yards penalty goals and also converted Price's try under the posts. As usual, Queen's played a spoiling game, and seemed determined not to lose rather than attempt to win. We were the better side and should have scored more than six points, but the heavy ground prevented fast running. Our threequarters were individually much superior to their opposite numbers and the ball rarely got along their line. Bryanston was the last School match, and was another disappoint­ ment. It was a wet day, and, as it got wetter, so the spirit of the game appeared to dwindle. A dropped goal put us behind in the first half, although we were very near to scoring on a number of occasions. In the second half we drew level with a dropped penalty goal by Waiters, and both a push-over try and an apparent try by Laidlaw Smith were disallowed. Before the end Bryanston scored a penalty goal and a try, but, even so, we were rather unlucky to lose. As usual, our last game of the season was against the Old Aluredian Club, but this year the Club could not manage to provide a full team, and several boys from the znd XV were called upon to play. In pouring rain, the School triumphed by 6 points to 3. The forwards, particularly in the second half, played well together and kept the ball too closely to allow the O.A.'s to use the strong wind. King's played with the wind in the first half and a number of attacks ended in the fly-half kicking over the dead-ball line, on account of the strong wind. However, it was a break by Laidlaw Smith which enabled Klinken­ berg to score the first try. A bad mistake by the School full back, who fly-kicked a stationary ball into the welcoming arms of Macduff, enabled the Old Boys to level accounts. Play rarely left the Old Aluredians' twenty-five in the second half of the match, and, after a series of scrum­ mages on the O.A. line, Webber made the break and put Glover over for the second and last try. Finally, we should like to thank all the masters of the School who spend so much time on the various School games. The rst XV was, of course, coached by Mr. Morgan, and, this year, by Mr. Jordan as well. We were all greatly pleased to hear of Mr. Jordan's selection for Somer­ set. Mr. Wilson spent much time on the znd XV, and much of his enthusiasm spread throughout the side. Mr. Sturgess was in charge of the Senior Colts, and Mr. Padfield's coaching worked wonders on the Junior Colts side and was very largely responsible for their fine record. Although they did not win a match, the standard of Rugby on the "Under 14's" game was far better than it has been for many years, and Mr. J aquet is to be thanked for that. Sleeping Beauty and the Pri nce of Hearts And last, but certainly not least, we should like to thank all the other masters for spending much time on smaller, but still important, games.

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RESULTS Senior Colts 1st XV Oct. 6-v. Downside School (home) ... Lost 0-48 Oct. 3-v. G. W. Morgan's XV (home) Won II- 10 Oct. I7-V. Millfield School (away) Won 25- 6 Oct. ro-v. Exeter School (away) Won 9- 3 Oct. 24-V. Taunton School (home) .. . Lost 0-5 Oct. 13-v. Clayesmore School (home) Won 25- 0 Nov. 3-V. King's Sc hool, Bruton (home) Won sa- o Oct. 17-v. Millfield School (home) Lost 5- 6 Nov. IO-v. Milton Abbey School (home) Won 19--- 3 Oct. 20-v. Allhallows School (away} Won 20-0 Nov. 14-v. Taunton School (away) ... Lost 0-31 Oct. 27-v. Wellington School (away) Won II- 0 Nov. 28--v. Allhallows School (home) Won rB-- 6 Nov. 3-V. King's School, Bruton (home) Won sB-- o Played 7· Won 4· Lost 3· Drawn o. Nov. 7-v. R.N.C., Dartmouth (away} Won 9- 3 Points for : II2. Points against: 99· Nov. 10-v. Canford School (away). . .. Lost 0-14 Nov. 17-v. Kelly College (home) Won I7- 0 Junior Colts Won II- 0 Nov. 21-v. West Buckland School (home) Oct. 10-V. Exeter School (home) Won 6-3 Won 6-0 Dec. r-v. Queen's College (away) ... Oct. 17-v. Millfield School (away) Won 42-0 Lost Dec. 8--v. Bryanston School (away) 3-9 Oct. 20-v. Allhallows School (home) Won II- 3 Won Dec. rs-v. Old Aluredians (home} 6-3 Oct. 24-V. Taunton School (away) ... Won 14-8 Played 14. Won rr. Lost 3· Oct. 27-V. Wellington School (home} Won 14-3 Points for: 191 . Points against: 48. Nov. 3-V. King's School, Bruton (away} Won 6-0 2nd XV Nov. 14-v. Taunton School (home) ... Won 12-3 . West Buckland School (away) Oct. 6-v. Downside School (home} Won 19- 0 Nov. 2I-v Won 6-0 Nov. 28--v. Allhallows School (away} Won Oct. 10-v. Exeter School (home) Lost 14-16 5-3 Dec. I-v. Queen's College (home) .. . Won Oct. 13-v. Taunton R.F.C. Colts (away) Lost 3-17 5-0 Oct. 17-v. Millfield School (home) Lost 8-- 9 Played ro. Won IO . Lost o. Drawn o. Oct. 20-v. Allhallows School (home) Won 22-0 Points for: I.2I. Points against: 23. Oct. 27-v. Wellington School (home) Won 8-- 5 Nov. 7-v. S.F.I., Cannington (home) Lost 0-3 "Under 14's" Nov. 10-v. Canford School (away} Lost 0-12 Oct. 24-v. Taunton School (away} Lost 0-14 Nov. 14-v. S.F .I., Cannington (away) Lost 3-6 Nov. s-v. Taunton School (home) Lost 0-II Nov. 21-V. West Buckland (away) Draw 3-3 Nov. 10-v. Wellington School (borne) Lost 0-3 Nov. 24-v. Queen's College (home) .. . Won II- 3 Nov. 24-v. Wellington School (away} Lost 0-6 Won II- 0 Dec. I-V. Queen's College (away) .. . Played 4· Won o. Lost 4· Drawn o. Played 12. Won 5· Lost 6. Drawn r. Points for: o. Points against : 34· Points for: 102. Points against: 74·

3rd XV The following represented the rst XV :- Oct. IO-V. Exeter School (away} Lost 3-5 J. G. Lobb, R. Laidlaw Smith, D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards, C. E . Oct. 20-v. Allhallows School (away) Won 14- 3 Webber, C. A. Klinkenberg, A. G. Whitehead, R. J. Maltby, , G. S. Craggs, W . A. M. Won 14- 3 R. B. L. Osborn, J. R. Perry, W. J. Price Nov. 3-V. Bruton II Davies, J. F. Gilchrist, Twose, P. F. W., Carnegie, J. A., Glover, Played 3· Won2. Lost r. Drawn o. R. T ., Smith, J. R., Waiters, D. W. T., Gill, S. J., Bishop, R. D., Points for : 3r. Points against: II. Bulloch (ii) , Cowap. 17 16 . THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN

The following represented the 2nd XV :- The following scored for the Senior Colts:- W. ]. Price, ]. F. Gilchrist, Waiters, D. W. T., Smith, J . R., Stoneman-g conversions, 3 tries; Champion-s tries; Adam-3 Glover, R. T. , Twose, P. F . W., Gill, S. J ., Bishop, R. D., tries, 3 conversions; Booth-3 tries; Christmas-3 tries; Trowell-3 Bulloch (ii) , To, Reis, Brockhouse (i), Champion, Fowles, Cowap, trie~; Gough-r conversion, I p enalty; Garnett (i)-2 tries; Nutt- Franklin, Gough, Curry, Martin (ii), Moore, Hartnell, Holland (i) , 2 tnes; Eagle-2 conversions, 1 try; Vodden-I try; Bishop, R. D. Bulloch (i), Smart, Trezise, Thyer, Reynolds (ii), Vodden, Chubb (i) . I try; Reynolds (ii)-I try; Chubb-r try. The following represented the 3rd XV:- The following scored for the Junior Colts:- Bulloch (ii), Bulloch (i), Gough, Booth, Side, Smart, Cole (i), Bentley, 4 tries, 3 conversions, I penalty; Trowell-s tries; Martin (ii), Pick, Champion, Clough, Clubb, Shove (i), Yule, Thyer, La Touche-s tries; Edwards (i)-S conversions, I try, I penalty; Reynolds (ii), Adam, Stoneman, Ko, Cowap, Fussell (i), Holland (i), Morgan (i)-3 tries; Price (ii)-2 tries; Gibson-2 ~ries ; Lavender (ii) Holland (iii}, Curry, Waiters, D. W. T., Hughes (iii) . -2 tries; Osborn (ii)-2 tries; Lipman-2 tries; Henchman-! try; Lobb (ii)-I try. The following represented the Senior Colts XV:- The following were re-awarded their rst XV Rugger Colours:­ Vodden, Chubb (i) , Hatfield, Booth, Stoneman, Adam, Christmas, R. Laidlaw Smith, D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards. Shove (i), Lewis (i), Sherley-Price, Yule, Eagle, Nutt, Bishop, R. D., Trowell, Brockhouse (ii}, Champion, Bickford, Williams, The following were awarded their rst XV Rugger Colours :- Reynolds (ii), Garnett (i), Earnshaw, Pick, Kay (i}, Starling, Gough, C. E. Webber (i), R. J . Maltby, A. G. Whitehead, C. A. Klinken­ Martin (ii) . . berg, R. B. L. Osborn, J. R. Perry, W. J. Price, G. S. Craggs, W. A. M. Davies, J. F . Gilchrist. The following represented the Junior Colts:- Carter, Morgan (i), Gibson, Whitehouse, Lipman, Lobb (ii) , La The following were awarded their XX Colours:- Touche, Bentley, Osborn (ii), Shove (ii), Aristidou (ii) , Paton, Twose, P . F . W.; Carnegie, J. A.; Smith, J . R., Glover, R. T., Bonsey, Price (ii), Henchman, Lavender (ii), Edwardes (i), Barnes Waiters, D. W. T ., Gill, S. J ., Bishop, R. D. Brough, Daw, Miller (i) . (ii), Kitself (ii), Trowell, Jones (ii), The following were awarded their XLV Colours:- The following represented the "Under 14" XV:- Reis, Brockhouse, Fowles, Champion, Gough, Franklin, Cowap. Lyle, Monk, Fussell (ii), · Barnes (iii), Philippe, Thomas (i), The following were awarded ~he Colt XLV's:­ Thomas (ii), Storrs, West (ii), Butt (ii), Kay (ii) , Vaux, Toone, Booth, Vodden, Hatfield, Chubb. Braham, Moodie, Martin (iii), Tuke. The following scored for the rst XV :- R. Laidlaw Smith-8 tries, 4 conversions, I penalty; C. E. Webber K.C.M.R.C. -8 tries; Waiters, D. W. T.-s penalties, 2 conversions; C. A. Klinkenberg-6 tries; Glover, R. T.-s tries; A. G. Whitehead­ OUR ~embers of the past Shooting VIII returned at the beginning of ! try, 2 penalties, I conversion; W. ] . Price-s tries; Twose, F the Michaelmas Term, with J. G. Lobb as Captain of Shooting. With P. F. W.-6 conversions; J. G. Lobb-2 tries; Carnegie, J. A.- ~ early start to the season, we had difficulty in settling down to a fixed 2 tries; R. J . Maltby-2 tries; R. B. L. Osborn-2 tries; D. R. A. eight, and so started badly. However, after half-term, we did settle Lloyd-EdwardS-I try; J. R. Perry-1 try; Smith, J . R-I try; down and very good scores resulted. J. F . Gilchrist-I ~ry. Out of forty postal-match fixtures we won twenty and lost twenty. Our best scores being against Wellington College under "Country Life" ~he following scored for the 2nd XV:- conditions, where we scored 646, and against Canford, Abingdon and T0--s tries; Waiters, D. W. T.-2 penalties, 2 conversions; Curry- Harrow Schools in N.S.R.A. "tin hat" targets, where we scored 7S9· tries; Champion-2 tries; 3 tries, I conversion; Brockhouse (i)-2 J . G. Lobb led the team with a very good example, and P . H. Lans­ J. F. Gilchrist-2 tries; Gill, S. J .-I try, I penalty, I conversion; down Toole is to be congratulated for his consistently high standard of ReiS-I try; Bulloch (i}-1 try; Hartnell-1 try; Holland-! try; ~hooting through<.:mt . the term. Hatfield, who ca.II_Ie. up from target boy Twose, P. F . W.-1 penalty. JUSt after the begmnmg of the season, used a Martiru rifle, and shot very The following scored for the 3rd XV : - well for his first term. Champion-2 tries; Booth-2 tries; WalterS-I penalty, 2 con­ ~he Senior House Shooting Shield was shot on gth November, and versions; Curry-I try; KO-I try; Bulloch (i)-I try; Adam-I con­ the Bishop Fox House, who had four members of the eight in their team, version. proved easy winners by a margin of thirty-eight points. The Junior 18 19 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN

House shooting, however, was a very closely contested affair, and the Woodard Juniors just proved themselves by a margin of three points to Pioneer Notes the Bishop Fox. Both shields were shot under "Country Life" condi­ tions. "Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice ." in charge of shooting, Mr. The team is indebted to the two masters S only three working months have elapsed since these notes were last Mangin, who have been extremely concerned with Cocksedge and Mr. written, there is little to report. During the Michaelmas Term we affairs and have devoted a large part of their time to ensure A all shooting have been working on the foundations of a new workshop for "Sid" and running of the eight. Thanks are also due to the target boys, the smooth "Ern" behind the Old Physics Lab., and we have also been completing Henchman and Bentley for all the work they have put in Paton, Peace, the brickwork on the coal bunker, which we hope will be finished by the The following are the averages for the Michaelmas Term, on the range. end of term. 1956:- Aggregate Match Aggregate Match In September we were joined by six new Pioneers-Green, Haywood, "Country Life" N.S.R.A. Younger, Deane, Baker and Deacon-who, although they found our ways J. G. Lobb 8o.r 8o.o 93 .0 91.5 a little strange at first, are all becoming keen workers. P . H. L. Toole 84-4 83·5 96.o 95·5 As usual, our work would have been impossible without the aid of Bulloch, C. 84.0 83·5 94·0 94·2 our willing supernumeraries, the first of whom is the Bursar, who we Hatfield 84·3 83.6 95·8 94·1 thank for his help and advice and also for his patience with us in our Samuelson 80.2 8I.2 90.8 90.3 efforts to make him abandon all economy measures brought about by Moo re Bo.o 77.2 90.6 91.0 the Credit Squeeze. Christmas 77·3 77·6 88.0 89.2 Next, we must thank Mr. Cocksedge for his leadership and advice Side 78.6 77.0 90.9 90.5 and for his hard work. Counsell 79·7 75·5 Bg.o 90.8 C. B. Despite the fact that "Sid" and " Ern" are somewhat sceptical about the final appearance of their workshop, which they say must be "a real luxury job," we thank them for their help. C.C.F. Notes J. H. C. HE Senior and Junior Camps, both of which were attended by over T 40 boys, were held this year at Stanford, in Norfolk, and at Simons­ bath, on Exmoor. Although the weather was poor, much valuable train­ ing was done. The Senior Camp had to break up a day early because the regular formations running it were drawn one by one into move­ Rover Crew ments connected with the Suez crisis. ECAUSE of the large number of leavers at the end of the Summer This term, over 6o boys took Cert. 'A,' Part II. The pass rate was B Term, the Crew found itself rather low in numbers at the start of the BJ'<'Jo. It may be difficult to maintain as high a standard as this. How­ new School year. The committee was brought up to its full complement ever, the N.C.O. Cadre is now working coherently, and will soon be by the election of D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards and P. Kingman, who became turning out specialist instructors. Next term there will be 70 boys in the Junior Treasurer and "Vicar" respectively; and G. Bulloch (ii) became Cadres. Deputy Scribe for the first part of the term, as the Scribe was busy with Platoons have, for the first time, been tested as a group on their examinations. The elections at the beginning of the term, which pro­ knowledge and ability in Survivalcraft. The results have been a little duced eleven new members, more than doubled the strength of the Crew. disappointing. The War Office has now produ~ed a new Ce_rt: 'A' syll~­ The main item on the agenda for the first full business meeting of the bus, which includes a great deal of our Sumvalcraft trammg, but 1t Crew was "Camp," and there were four suggestions. One was to go would be a pity if we had to rely on this fact for stimulus to learn what sailing on the Broads, another was to attempt to break "The Three is so obviously useful and necessary. Thirty senior boys will be putting Peaks" record, the third was to go abroad, perhaps even to Sardinia or into practice what they know of Survivalcraft on Dartmoor in January. behind the Iron Curtain, and the fourth was to re-visit the Cairngorms The Senior N.C.O.'s at the end of this term are:­ to obtain weather readings for April. The last suggestion was finally Under Officers: J. R. Brockhouse, P. L. Side. adopted, and planning had started and circulars had been sent home C.S.M.: D. J. Dickinson. when there came a sudden blow. We would not be able to obtain enough C.Q.M.S.: A. G. B. Rowe. petrol for "Clio," which was essential for transport. The Land Rover Sergeants: W. A. M. Davies, P. E. Fowles, P . Kingman, J. G. would consume an amount equal to a year's ration for a ro h.h. car. The Lobb, J. R. Perry, A. G. Whitehead. Crew is now thinking hard to try and find an alte~ative camp which will K. R. R. W. not require a great deal of travelling. 21 20 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN

Two meetings, designed to give some idea of troop meetings to those Two watches went on the cruise at a time, and we were very fortunate who had not been Boy Scouts, were held in the first part of the term. in having quite moderate weather for the four days that the cruise lasted, The first meeting was a reconstruction of a typical troop meeting, with although the sea was still quite rough. On the first day we sailed from the Crew divided into Patrols. The second meeting took the form of a Burghead, the home port of the schooner, to Wick, the most northern discussion about the meaning of the various parts of a troop meeting. city in the British Isles, about ro miles south of John o' Groats. From It iji hoped that in the Lent Term we may complete the series with a talk there we sailed south the next day, after making a slight detour off-course by an "outside" Scoutmaster on the problems of running a troop in a so that we could see the Orkney Islands. It happened that the wind " difficult" area. In addition to these meetings, just before half-term we dropped considerably that day, so that we were still well off our destina­ had a demonstration by the St. John's Ambulance Brigade on the pro­ tion by nightfall, and, as a r esult, had to sail all that night and most of cedure they use for the treatment of a patient. the next day. However, we arrived at Buckie, a flourishing fishing port During the last service of the Michaelmas Term, P. Kingman, on the south coast of the Firth. Finally, on the next day, we sailed east W. A. M. Davies, D. J . Dickinson and R. Laidlaw Smith were invested; along the coast and arrived back at Burghead, sorry that it was all over. the last named a little early, as he was leaving at the end of the term. Although nearly everyone of us succumbed to sea-sickness, everybody We have also lost R. C. Poulton, our Senior Rover Mate, G. Bulloch (ii) managed, somehow, to do their various jobs with a will and so helped and J. G.Lobb. Our best wishes go with them. to make the cruise a great success. D. M. C. Coupled with the "Prince Louis" cruise was the land expedition to the Cairngorms. This proved to be quite a feat of endurance. To start with, we went by bicycle (the school owned about fifty) to the base camp, which was situated at the head of Loch an Eilan. The distance we covered on the first l~.Y was about 50 miles, and we were all in quite a bad state when we arrived, after cycling with heavy rucksacks up-hill nearly all Outward Bound the way. Very early the next day we set off on what seemed to be a round tour of all the Cairngorm mountains y first impression of . We walked steadily for the Outward Bound Moray_ Sea School was, I about fourteen hours, allowing about an hour and a half for stops, and found, one of extreme M cheerfulness. Everyone there seemed so altogether we must have covered between fifteen and twenty miles of under any conditions, and faced such hardships as rough seas and bitterly actual distance and about thirty miles when one includes the ascents and cold weather with good spirit It . felt a bit strange at first when one was descents of the various hills. The next day, luckily, we were allowed to expected to settle down to the systematic routine with ninety-five com­ take it easy, having to cycle only thirty-five miles before camping and plete strangers, but very shortly we were all great friends. From the completing the journey on the fourth day. We arrived back at school very beginning we were divided up into eight watches of twelve boys, utterly exhausted, but with the feeling that we had really accomplished and it was up to us to make each watch into an efficient team, each boy something. with the correct attitude to all his duties, and, above all, the right spirit. By the end of the course each watch was, as it was intended to be, a strong In concluding, I should like to mention that the aim of the Outward and steadfast team. Bound Trust is to provide boys with a chance to acquaint themselves ·with their fellows and so help them to become better citizens. The courses The daily activities of the school usually consisted of either athletics are designed to teach each boy self-discipline, how to have courage in the in the morning and seamanship in the afternoon, or vice versa. Athletics face of hardships, and to give him the ex~rience usually involved, in addition of real adventure; in to the normal track and field events, either this light I certainly agree that they succeed very well. The course is not a run-down to the beach for a swim or a game of basket-ball or, perhaps, meant to train boys for the sea, but use is made of the sea to present a a race with another watch round the assault course. For seamanship challenge to the boy to take up. training we nearly always went out in one of the four boats, either rowin~, sailing or merely swimming and fishing. Occasionally we took our tea m The motto of the Outward Bound Trust is : "To Serve, To Strive, the boats with us and sailed across the bay and spent the whole afternoon and not To Yield,'' and each boy regards it as his duty to stick to that sunbathing or swimming. To vary the routine, we sometimes had a test motto through anything, or to do his best to that end. designed to try our initiative. For one such test we were told that we A. J . P. BARDSLEY. had six and a half hours in which to get as far away from the school as possible, obtain some evidence of having been that far, and then try and get back in time. Some boys managed to get as far as Loch Ness, about 36 .miles away, by hitch-hiking. The highlight of the course was the training cruise on the schooner, the "Prince Louis." This was an experience I shall not forget for a long time. It is not often .that one even sees a three-masted schooner under sail, and it is certainly only a few who get a chance to sail in one.

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for we are confident that he will continue in the traditions of his prede­ Sheldon Society cessor and maintain a continual interest in all the musical activities of the School. T the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, J. R. Perry (i}, R. Laidlaw Early in the term we were entertained to a most thrilling 'cello re­ A Smith, C. Bulloch (ii), A. J. Holland (iii) , J. Y. Crowe and B. W. A. cital given by the distinguished 'cellist, Miss Florence Hooton. Her Kirby were elected to the Society. . dexterity astonished all, and in particular those in the School who learn J. G. Lobb read the first paper of the term on "The Significance of the instrument. Atomic Energy in the Modern World." After outlining the basic tech­ As usual, the annual Taunton and Somerset Music Festival pro­ nical facts, he told the Society about the make-up and the effects of an vided the School with many successes and altogether 22 certificates of atomic bomb. He then touched on the many good uses to which atomic merit were obtained. energy could be put. A brisk discussion followed . Two concerts were held under the auspices of the Club; the former, The next paper was read by P. L. Side on the subject of ''The Prob­ including piano, violin, flute and 'cello solos, was confined to the School. lems and the Development of Britain's Inland Inter-communications." The latter included the first public performance of the newly­ He dealt with communications by water, by rail and by road, placing formed orchestra, and many guests were present. The programme was special emphasis on the comparatively appalling condition of the British as follows : - road system. I. (a) God Save the Queen. The next meeting of the term was the Michaelmas Term Party, held (b) March from "Scipio" ...... Handel in the College Library. Mr. John Brockhouse was the guest (c) Minuet ...... Purcell speaker, and he chose as his subject the "Problems of Industrial Man­ (College Orchestra) agement." He dwelt on the difficulties of both recruiting and training 2. Miniature Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra ... Alec Rowley men and women who would and could take on the heavy responsibilities of (College Orchestra) industrial management. The discusssion which followed was very inter­ (Solo Piano : A. J . Holland) esting, and the sixty members and guests present enjoyed a most enter­ 3. Part Songs : taining evening. In this respect, thanks should go to Miss Gascoigne and (a) Who is Sylvia? ...... Thiman the kitchen staff for the refreshments and coffee. The Chairman thanked (b) Awake, Sweet Love ...... Dowland Mr. Brockhouse warmly for his excellent paper. (c} Folly Oliver ...... Trad. air The last meeting of the term was held in the Headmaster's drawing­ (King's College Choral Society) room, and C. Reis read a paper which he had entitled, "A Consequence 4· Sonata in D minor for 'cello of the Physical Structure of the World." It concerned the theory of (rst and 2nd movements) . . . Defesch relativity, and many scientific mysteries, such as Fitzgerald's contrac­ (T. Waddington) tion, were made clear by this most interesting exposition. 5· "Toy" Symphony in C ...... Haydn Owing to the fact that J. G. Lobb and R. C. Poulton were leaving, The Club has also purchased some recordings, which are. listed the posts of Chairman and Secretary for the Lent Term were vacant. below :- J. R. Brockhouse and C. Reis were respectively elected to fill those posts. Piano Concerto in A minor ...... Grieg Piano Concerto No. 5 in E fiat major ...... Beethoven It was also unanimously agreed that the Society should invite Mr. Symphony No. 2 in D ...... Brahms H. King to become a Vice-President. Overtures ...... Mozart The term can be summed up as having been highly successful and Organ Works ...... Bach profitable, and interesting for all members. We should like to express Concerto in C minor for oboe and strings ...... Marcello our appreciation to all the Vice-Presidents, and especially to the Presi­ Concerto in D minor for bassoon and strings ...... Vivaldi dent, for their continued guidance and interest. It must here be stressed that the activities mentioned above were R. C. P. not the only ones in which the Club was engaged. We met every Satur­ day evening for musical appreciation, and during free time there was hardly a moment when the gramophone needle was allowed to rest. We Music Club never tired of ''Egmont,'' but in fact the gramophone itself is showing T is difficult indeed to know where to start. However, from the very signs of exhaustion, and it may be necessary to obtain a new one soon . . I beginning of the Michaelmas Term, we were all only too conscious of It remains to express our debt to the Trea!?urer, J. A. Townsend, the fact that this was the Director of Music's last term. It would be im­ for spending long hours compiling a new and much-needed record cata­ possible to express adequately the sincere regret which we all felt at Mr. logue; and finally to thank our Chairman, Mr. Padfield, for his interest Large's departure, and will continue to feel. He is gone, but his influ­ and guidance. He still maintains that his only contribution is to place ence, and the results of his work, remain. So let us now look to the future his study at the disposal of the Club for committee meetings, but, of and extend a warm welcome to the new Director of Music, Mr. Tyler; course, modesty is her own recognition. A. J. H.

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J. A. Townsend was voted to this post, thus creating a vacancy for the Art Club post of Secretary. The vacancy was filled by T . H. Vodden, and M. R. Martin remained in possession of the Club finances. E have always maintained that the Art Club is e ssentially a prac­ It was decided n ot to expand the present membership of the Club W tical Club, with the result that this term our fixture list was not until the New Year, since our numbers were already rather over-impressive. large: There But, in spite of this, the total membership, which was being no more business, the film was sh?wn and proved v ery enJoyable. higher than it has b een for many terms, and the regular attendance at Following the enthusiasm created by th1s film , Mr. J ames was asked to meetings, indicated a very successful term. give his demonstration in the near future. . . Some changes were made on the Committee at the beginning of the The second film, called " The Making of a Wedgewood Teapot," M1chaelmas ~as Term, when Fowles vacated his position to concentrate on shown late in October, and also proved to be interesting .. The followmg other Club activities. To remained Chairman, A. C. Garnett took week Mr. James gave his demonstration to a large proportion of the Club. Fowles' place as Secretary, and Trott was made Treasurer-though we First, he " threw" a pot and then " fettled" another which h<~:d been are not so certain that this was a wise move after his superb performance made some days earlier. Thus the complete process up to the firmg in the Carpenter House was play. demonstrated in one evening, which was very good. Two competitions were held during the term. The first, in which Official meetings are not the only time at which the the subject t~owin~-wheel matter was optional, was won by La Touche, with N. R. spins; many members have be~n usin~ the pottery shop m therr Garnett coming spare second and Bentley being "highly commended." The time, and the results were fired m the kiln shortly before the end of term. second was for Carol Service posters. The Headmaster very kindly Once again our thanks are extended to Mr. offered to judge and to arrange for the financing of this competition, James, not . ~nly.for his excellent demonstration, but also for his continued and which was won by R. P . Edwardes, whose original and carefully painted unfailing mterest notice was exhibited in the main corridor in the affairs of the Club. . Said came second, and several T . H other lesser prizes were awarded. . V . Mter a dormant period of several terms, the smell of oil-paints and " turps" once again pervaded the Art Room. Whatever the cause of this sudden aversion to water colour painting, some noteworthy works have resulted. To's three masterpieces of incomprehensibility continued to Modern Languages perplex Room 26 users, till one of them found its way into Room 25,, Society where it carried on its distracting task with undiminished vigour. Woof T the beginning of term the Society welcomed .ail ~e Vlth Form has produced some ' creditable impressionist copies, while A. C . Garnett, linguists to membership. It is hoped .that they will enJoy and benefit Fowles and Booth " took A to the palette" less often. from it. The only change in the Comrmttee was the elec~on of E . R. Finally, we must thank Mr. Lyons Wilson, who unfailingly remem­ Urquhart to replace Rainbow as Secretary to the German s1de. bered to leave out drawing paper for the Saturday evening meetings. A very pleasant Saturday evening was This afford~d by the arri~al of a and his continual encouragement have helped to keep the Club in film from the German Tourist Office about Festival Customs the position m Ger­ it now holds. We are also very appreciative of many. If it was cheating to have t~e commentary in Mr. Townsend's Eng~h, then at great interest in our activities. His regular visits to our least it was instructive as well as amusmg to see the local traditions filmed meetings helped to maintain a high standard of work throughout the in excellent technic.olour. term. R. M. Smith and Urquhart together gave the Club a " French A. C. G. even­ ing." They had recently been ~or a cycle t<:>ur in ~ranee, and had some impressions to pass on in therr papers. Sm1t~ explamed ~ow ~ranee was overcoming her post-war industrial, econom1c and Colorual difficul­ ties, and Urquhart, in a lighter vein, just gave the Society some "odd Pottery Club impressions.'' OOKING back through the minutes of the Michaelmas Term's meet­ We had planned to have a film at the ~nd of term, b?-t due to all L ings, one cannot say that the Club has throbbed with activity nor the other activities, such as House plays, this was not poss1ble. that it has been completely idle. We enjoyed two films during the term If in every Aluredian thanks are expressed in a routine fas~on. to a and also, returning to the realm of the attainable from that of the cinema Club's Vice-President, it is because, as they are always so JUStified, screen, a demonstration by C. W. James, Esq. originality cannot last for ever. So let this simple message carry all The· first meeting of the term was held in Big School, as we had a sincerity: that we are extremely grateful to Mr. Harvey for all he has film entitled "The living tradition and colour in clay." However, as d.one for the Society: , B. J . Hunt had left the previous term, a new Chairman had to be elected. E . R. U. 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followed with "a terribly exciting affair," namely, " The Man in the Historical Society Bowler Hat"; this was hugely enjoyed by cast and audience alike. The 2nd of December saw the Woodard production of "Birds of a Feather." TT was with great regret that we lost our Chairman, R. C. Poulton, This rather more difficult play, with its long stretches of dialect, was per­ .1 at the end of the Michaelmas Term. During the past four terms his formed with considerable success. Finally, on Sunday, the gth, the King energy .and. zest have done much to improve the Society and give it the Alfred and the Bishop Fox staged the plays of their choice. "Waiting reputation 1t now holds of being a virile and lively body. for the Bus," presented by the Alfred, was worthy of the highest tradi­ Nine meetings were held during the Michaelmas Term. There were tions of comedy. The Fox struck a new note with "Check in Black," two guest speakers. Mr. Betts, the Conservative Agent for Taunton, a mystery, which, while in complete contrast to the other plays in its gave a tal~ outlimng some of the views that had been expressed at the theme, brought the series to a triumphant and admirable conclusion. Conservative Party Conference at Llandudno from which he had re­ Turning from the dramatic to the literary side, the Society has held cently returned; and Superintendent Hamer spoke about the beginnings two meetings this term. At the first, a business meeting, on Thursday, of the Som~rset Con.stabulary, also answering general questions about 4th October, D. ] . Dickinson was elected to the Chairmanship and modern police orgamzahon. Instead of the usual single debate, there B. W. A. Kirby and J. E. Platt-Higgins became respectively Secretary were tw?· . On th~ same eve.ning as the House of Commons was debating and Treasurer. Eight new members were elected. the Soc1ahst motion censunng the Government's intervention between The second meeting was held on Saturday, 13th October, when the Egypt and Israel, the Society debated the same motion in the Library. Society read Christopher Fry's " The Lady's Not For Burning." Several After some very good speeches, both by the speakers and from the floor members had expressed a wish to read a modern play, and all felt that ?f the "House," the motion was defeated by 17 votes to 5· The follow­ this had done no more than whet their appetites. mg Thursday the other debate ·was held in Mr. Pytches's room. The motion was "That this House does not consider America to be a civilized The Society concluded the term with a visit on Wednesday, 5th December, country:" After both seri.ous and frivolous speeches had been made, to the Theatre Royal, Bristol, to see "Othello." All agreed the. Soc1ety seemed to cons1der that America did fulfil the requirements, that the production and acting were of an even higher standard than wh1ch the .speakers had so ably defined, of a civilized community; and usual. J oseph O'Conor's brilliant portrayal of jealousy incarnate was so the motion was defeated by 12 votes to 5· particularly memorable. Finally, we would like to express our appreciation of the Vice­ There was a yarie~ a~ortment of papers. B. W. A. Kirby and A. J. President's energetic and capable leadership and our deep gratitude for Holland g~ve an illu~nati?g talk about archreology, with reference to an Archreological Camp m M1d-Wales which they his help and advice. had attended. C. St. J. B. W. A. K. Hartnell and E. R. Urquhart gave a joint report on general impressions they had .received from their visits to France during the Summer, and R. M. Srmth read a very deep and thought-provoking paper on the prob­ lems of post-war France and the inspired efforts to solve them. J. Y. Crowe presented conclusions he had drawn from certain aspects of Italian life which had interested him during a recent visit to Italy. Finally, Junior Literary and Debating Society A. J. P. Bardsley gave an account of his experiences at the Outward Bound Sea School at Moray. T the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, D. W. Perry was elected . Chairman, R. West, Secretary, and M. Torrens, Third No Historical Society Notes would be complete without some words A J. J. Mem­ ber. However, it would be unjust to bestow on the committee alone expressing our gratitude to Mr. Pytches. The Society could not exist the credit for turning a vital page in the career of the Society--and without his keen help and the use of his room. We are grateful it cannot for his be denied that this term has been a untiring interest turning point. It is undoubtedly a and invaluable leadership. result of the great confidence ]. Y. C. shown by the members and of their con­ tinual desire to participate in all activities. Be that as it may, the Society has held ·seven meetings during the Literary and Dramatic Society term-two debates, two sessions of "Snap-talking," a Brains Trust by Mr. Padfield and Mr. Pytches, a lecture by Poulton on "Communism," HIS. term the Soc~ety has ~ound itself considerably busier than usual, and, for the last meeting of term, "Hell!" T owmg to the re-mtroduction of House plays. Although the Society In doing all this, we have been greatly helped by many members as a whole has functioned only in an advisory capacity, individual mem­ of the staff, especially our Vice-Presidents, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mangin. bers have made no small contribution to the staging and acting of the plays. The first was performed on Sunday, r.8th November, by the We have had our teething troubles, but I hope that we shall never Meynell House. Their choice, "The Dear Departed," showed the high look back. standard that we might expect from the rest. A week later the Carpenter J. R. w. 29 28 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN Fallodon Society Fishing Club NCE again we are asked to record the activities of our Club, and, HE Society has had a v ery good season, and it is e ncouraging to see I T more !?embers p~rsuing t~eir selected hobbies rather than r elying O looking back, the Michaelmas Term has been one o f success. At the 'I on the SoCiety for their entertamment. During the Lent Term a party beginning of term it was decided that the Club needed r eo rganising to a of members went to Wyndham Hall for a l ecture and film show by the certain extent, and pulling out of the somewhat lethargic rut into which local Ornithological Society, to which we are affiliated. This lecture was it had fallen. The first step was taken in the election of a new Committee, indeed excellent, and everyone commented to this effect. and Fowles was re-elected Se cretary, and Chudley, Booth and Bickford were elected Treasurer, Assistant Secretary and Fo R. Darbyshire was so good as to bring a still-born urth Member respec­ piglet t o the tively. Society, and, after it had been dissected by J. G. Beaumont, the skeleton was reconstructed by R . N. Deane and the owner, w hich was a remark­ The term 's programme has been as follows: We have had three ably fine achievement. lectures; Brig. C. F . Charlesworth very kindly came to give a l ecture on "Trout, and how to catch them, " which made us all realize why we . ~· A. Kay was elected Treasurer half-way through the term as sub­ have never caught many trout; and Mr scnptions were taken to pay for the current " Bird" and " Mammal" . ] aquet has given us two lectures, reports. one on " Carp Fishing" and the other on " The Effect of Light and Colour on a Fish.'' These · lectures w ere all of great practical interest to the Several lectures were given this term, including a fascinating talk Club, and we extend to both Brig. Charlesworth and Mr. J aquet our on "Ferreting," by R. A. Kay, and two detailed lectures by ].. G. warmest thariks. B.eaumont on " Cancer" a.p.d " Tuberculosis" as topical and prevalent diseases. Our thariks are also again due to Brig. Charlesworth, who, with Dr. R. Husbands, went with a party of boys to Stathe on King Alfred's Day, A box of owl's pellets, given by I. D. Primrose, were studied by and taught and helped all and sundry the whole day, while doing no D. A. Pritchard and C. J. Brough, and small bones and several skulls fishing themselves. It was on that day also that we introduced Sgt.-Maj. of voles and mice were found in them. Gooderham to the gentle art, with the result that he caught more fish A number of miscellaneous birds' wings and tail feathers were col­ than any of the others. But most people caught something, and the lected and mounted by I. D. Primrose and P . B. Hills-Spedding. total score was five pike and twenty perch. Mr. M. ] . Staines, the senior biology master, has worked very hard Many other expeditions have been made by various Club members to produce a really first-class laboratory, and has made a fine job of it, and with varying success. Drake's Pond, near Wellington, was visited providing ample diagrams, illustrations, specimens and literature for the for the first time by the Club, and was found to contain thousands of most advanced student. The Society has also enrolled as a member of carp, the only drawback being the fact that they are all between six and "The Association of School Natural History Societies." ten inches long. · And at last with much regret we have to say good-bye to A. G. B. The Club also held many meetings, when the Club tackle was Rowe, who has been Chairman of the Society for many years. mended, during which time efforts were mainly concentrated on minnows and plugs, of which the Club has many bodies, but no wire traces to go R. ]. C., J. G. B. in them. This was put right and we now have many complete sets. Finally, we would like to wish all angling readers the best of luck and "Tight lines. " Chess Club P. E . F . T a general meeting of the Club, held at the beginning of the term, A Sum and Brockhouse (ii) were elected to the Committee, and it was Trevithick Society decided to organize a Club Competition with some sort of prize for the 'Dulce est desipere in loco.' winner. Unfortunately, it was not possible to do so this Michaelmas URING the past term the Society has been extremely active. Term, but we hope to carry it out in the Lent Term. We had one match At the beginning of term, N. ] . Golding this term, against Queen's College, which we won by 4! points to D regretfully handed in his resigna­ zt tion, owing to pressure of work, from the post of Hon. Secretary, and points. J. R. Brockhouse (i), Champion, Wallis and Couch won their the Assistant Secretary, M. Aristidou, stepped into his place. C. W. matches, Thyer drew, and Urquhart and Sum lost. We also had Green was elected Assistant Secretary. an invitation from Bryanston School, but were not able to play them. The outstanding feature of the term was undoubtedly the visit to P . A. T . Exeter and Exmouth Junction Motive Power Depots on King Alfred's

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Day. This was an excursion we had intended to make in the Summer The Michaelmas Term also saw the provision of a temporary dark­ Term, but could not, owing to time limitations. The party of ro members room, a very welcome and useful facility for such a Society . . Unfortu­ which went was led by our Vice-President, H. K. H. King, Esq., and nately, it was essentially a temporary room and had to be d1smantled the visit was voted a great success by all concerned. Two days later before the end of the term. In connection with the darkroom one must another party of fifteen members gratefully accepted the invitation of mention the willing members who spent much of their fr~e time Mr. Aston, the Taunton Shedrnaster, to visit his shed. This again was assembling it and yet in a matter of weeks saw their work demolished. most enjoyable. To equip this new darkroom a certain amount of apparatus was pur­ A few weeks later Mr. Aston honoured the Society by coming up to chased. This included an adjustable developing tank, a printing frame the School to watch a film that we were showing. He very kindly con­ and some dishes. Thus a member may now completely process a film as sented to answer our questions about the film, and also brought with him long as he provides his own developer and printing paper. In mention­ one of his own films, which proved to be extremely interesting and instruc­ ing apparatus, we should like to thank Mr. Wilson for the loan of his tive. enlarging lens. At the time of writing preparations are being made for the celebra­ Unfortunately, at the end of the Michaelmas Term we had to say tion of the zooth meeting : it is very encouraging to think that the Society good-bye to A. 1. Somerville, our Treasurer, who has been a keen mem­ has been functioning for so many years, and it is to be hoped that it will ber of the Society for some time. We should like to thank him for his continue to do so for many years to come, in spite of electrification and valuable work as Treasurer, and also for his hard work in connection the "Atom" age. with the darkroom. M. A. Finally, as the New Year advances in age, we hope that the pro­ gramme proposed for the Lent Term may prove as successful as that of the Michaelmas Term. Also, of course, we especially look forward to Photographic Society a new darkroom, which, we hope, will soon materialise instead of being a mere dream. NCE again the Michaelmas Term has gone by, and with it, we hope, J. A. T. O have gone the dull Winter days in which the photographer often has to lay aside his camera for most of the time. But this did not prevent the Society from having a fairly full programme for the term. Not long after the beginning of term we entertained our first guest Wireless Club speaker, A. 1. Morrison, Esq., of the Taunton Camera Club, who gave a very interesting talk on "Colour Photography." Mr. Morrison illus­ pART from the usual round of epic clearouts, minor explosions, trated this talk with some of his own colour transparencies. A electrocutions, fires, and so on, not very much has happened this Only a week later the Society had a very successful evening, when Michaelmas Term. One reason for this is that the rapid accumulation a lecture entitled "Crime Photography" was given by Detective-Sergeant of junk-eross that out-equipment, is now actually tending to prevent Legge, C.I.D. Mr. Legge spoke at some length of his experiences as a members getting into the Club Room at all. police photographer and answered many questions at the end of his most At the end of the Summer Term, A. 1. Griffin felt he could no longer interesting talk. stand the strain of being Chairman of the Club, and left. Others we lost The third and final speaker of the term was 1· E. P. Bardsley, Esq., to the outside world were C. Orchard, C. G. Slade and P. Alderson. who is President of the Photographic Alliance. He gave a very useful Conventionally, but sincerely, we wish them the best of luck in their talk on general topics of photography, among which he mentioned ex­ future radio activity. posure calculations, developing techniques and printing difficulties. Mr. At the business meeting at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term Bardsley ended his talk by showing some of his own exhibition prints, 1. A. Fuge and C. N. Wallis were elevated to the positions of Chairman which were of excellent quality. and Treasurer. F. E. To, D. B. Abraham, A. G. Gray and] . 0. Bickford During the term the Society also had three illustrated lectures from were elected members. · the Kodak lecture service. These were entitled: "When Winter Comes," Regarding future projects, Fuge is still turning out transmitter after "Air Photography, present and future," and "An Approach to Flash." transmitter in quick succession, and Wallis, Bardsley and Gough are full All three proved to be very useful. of enthusiasm for a design for a Thermionic Homeostatic Machina Specu­ The success of the term's programme and its variety were largely latrix-that is, a sort of tortoise thing that follows a moving light. due to the enthusiasm and drive of the Chairman, T. P. Halton, who has We are all trying desperately to think of a really enterprising use for· worked hard for the Society throughout the term. He was assisted this a number of electro-magnetic relays, found at the bottom of a pile of term on the Committee by 1. A. Townsend and A. 1. Somerville, who rubble when the old Physics Laboratory was cleared out. We thought of acted as Secretary and Treasurer respectively. constructing a digital computer, but on working it out found that, with

32 33 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN the number of relays at our disposal, we could build one to calculate in At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, Mr. Cocksedge and Mr. whole numbers up to about three, a thing which many of the Club Staines took a party of five to a lecture on racing cars at Bristol. It members can do themselves anyway. turned out to be a very good lecture and a very enjoyable evening. We should like to thank Mr. Cocksedge for taking us. Finally, we thank Mr. H. R. Padfield for his help and advice, and especially for lending us the oscilloscope which formed the backbone of The termly film show was held half-way through the term. This our Speech Day exhibition. consisted of two films, the first, " Mille Miglia, 1953" (loaned by Shell­ C. N. W. Mex B.P.) , and the second, "Tools for the Job" (loaned by Ford's). The first was about "the sport" and the second showed in humorous vein how not to dismantle a car. Stamp Club After the large leave at the end of the Summer Term we found many vacancies. These have all been filled. Whitehead and Kingman are HERE were only fou~een members left in the Club at the end of the joint Chairmen, Franklin, Honorary Secretary, and Wallis, Treasurer. T. Summer !erm. This number was boosted to thirty-six at the begin­ mng of the M1chaelmas Term, and D. C. West (i) was elected Chairman Finally, we should like to thank our two Vice-Presidents, Mr. Cock­ in place of Bellamy. sedge and Mr. Staines, for their support and valuable information. At the end of November, Mr. Clench, who is Secretary of L. J. F. ~e Taunton St~mp Club, came to give us a lecture. Mr. Pytches very kindly lent us his room for the occasion, and we heard a· very interesting lecture entitled "The History of British Postage Stamps." Mr. Clench illustrated it with specimens· from his own collection. On the following Monday a party of fourteen members visited the Taunton Sorting Office. They were shown how the mail is sorted and Dancing Club distributed. There were various other small entertainments throughout the term. T the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, with the departure of such They were mainly in the form of competitions organized by the Com­ A well-seasoned dancers as J. B. C. Brown, G. H. Roblin, K. Vodden mittee. and D. Paton, we found that only one Committee member remained, and The Club has been receiving approvals from various firms during this member, P. L. Side, was elected to take the chair. D. R. A. Lloyd­ the last year. This has proved to be very successful, and many members Edwards was elected as Secretary and J. G. Lobb as Treasurer; while have benefited by it. R. Laidlaw Smith and J. R. Perry made up the Committee of five. To wind up the term we held our usual celebration. This year it was Three dances had been arranged for the term, and, after restoring on a bigger scale than usual. A roast meal, including roast chicken, the membership to fifty-four, we were all set for a new season's dancing. followed by fruit and jelly, was prepared. Our first venture took us to St. Audries School on the evening We should like to thank Mr. Staines and Mr. Pytches for their tlelp of 23rd November, and the party of thirty-five boys, accompanied by and advice during the past term, and to Mr. Mangin for the use of Mr. Padfield, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Jaquet, set off at Room 24 every Saturday evening. 7 o'clock to spend a very enjoyable evening. D. A. P . On 30th November, a small party, -twenty-one in number, accom­ panied by Mr. Pytches, went to Bishop Fox's School. Girls from St. Audries and boys from Wellington School and Queen's College were also Motor Club present as guests, and everyone had a pleasant time, in spite of the fact that King's were to play Queen's at Rugger the following day. "W- HY won't this-- nut come off!" "What a filthy mess." "Who said that this tin was oil-tight? ? " At the end of term, the Headmaster and Mrs. Unmack held their The Club has been doing work of a much more practical nature. annual College dance on behalf of the School, one hundred and fifty Several members of the Club have been working very hard on Sundays. guests in all attending, including thirty girls from Bishop Fox's School. We should like ~o take this opportunity of thanking Wallis, J. R. Big School was quite quickly transformed into a presentable dance hall, -Brockhouse (i), Hughes and Gunstone for their unfailing support. We and wonderful refreshments, provided by Miss Gascoigne and her staff, only wish more members would follow their noble example. So far we combined with the very friendly atmosphere to provide a most pleasant, have renovated the wheels and stripped down the engine. Work has been enjoyable evening. progressing quite well, although it slackened off towards the end of term. D. R. A. LI-E. 34 35 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN Bridge Club Junior House Notes OR the Bridge Club, the Michaelmas Term has been a period of steady E have almost come to take good health for granted at Pyrlan? Hall, F_ progress. Meetings were held regularly and attendance was con­ W but with epidemics rampant in Taunton, all concerned w1th the Sistently good. In fact, there is good reason to believe that Bridge is " health and welfare of the boys" are to be congratulated on another becoming increasingly popular in the School, and that the Club, though very good term. prosperous at present, has yet to reach its zenith. In consequence, both work and play have flourished. Five of our The officers for the term have been E. R. Urquhart (Chairman), boys topped the list of Common Entrance candidates to the College, and R. M. Smith (Secretary), A. 1. Holland (Treasurer), P. 1. Champion and one of them, R. Beal, added to this and his inspiring leadership of the S. W. G. Clough. We decided to try to arrange inter-School matches on a House and the rst XV a £6o scholarship in Art. similar basis to those already enjoyed by the Chess Club. So far, how­ The results of a successful Rugger season are reported below, and ever, nothing definite has come of it. We expect to have more spec­ no small part of the credit for the all-round improvement in standard tacular activity to report in the Lent Term. goes not only to Mr. Cope, but also to the enthusiasm and promise which Lastly, our thanks to Mr. Harvey for his kind and enthusiastic Mr. Turner, whom we welcomed this term, has inspired in second game. interest in the Club, which was most evident in his excellent .lecture on Mr. 1- H . K. Townsend wrote and produced with the older boys a the ethics and the art of Bridge. most successful Pantomime (?) which, together with a lively play by the R. M. S. bottom form, produced by Miss Glencross and Miss 1arrett, entranced a packed audience of parents and friends on 24th November. Mr. E. G. Neal, who has recently been photographing the badgers in the north woods, came and gave us a most interesting and beautifully illustrated lecture; Mr. N. B. Wood showed and explained impressi'(e films about Man's struggle with Nature; Mr. C. E. Freeman gave us a talk and films about the Missions to Seamen; and Mr. G. W. Whitton gave the top forms an active and instructive afternoon at Cullompton following the life story of a tree from seed to felling-and a well-earned woodman's tea round the fire at the end. A very pleasant occasion was the visit of more than fifty old Pyrland Hall boys to tea on znd December. Many, older brothers especially, are freq~ent visitors, but this special event lured many whose preoccupations at the College made their visits rare. Another happy contact with the College this term has been that A. 1. Holland has regularly played for us in Chapel on Sundays, and we cannot let mention of music pass without adding our regrets to those expressed elsewhere in the departure of Mr. Large, whose enthusiasm and understanding have so inspired choir and congregation alike. Only this term our representatives were placed a very close second in the singing at the Music Festival. We wish Mr. Large every happiness in the future.

THE 46th TAUNTON (KING'S COLLEGE) JUNIOR SCOUTS Two camps, the Summer Training Camp, held this year at Farway, by kind permission of the Lord Colyton, and the second French Camp at Martin Eglise, have terminated a year of memorable events in the life of the Troop. The North Wales Camp and Norwegian Camp have been reported in previous editions of the Aluredian. The Summer Training Camp was held on the estate of Lord Colyton and attended by some thirty boys. In spite of wind and rain of a volume not often experienced, we rode out two gales, and, as the sun came out, we laughed at the experience. It had been a fight for survival and all enjoyed the test. The training was good, the health throughout the camp

36 37 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN very good, the appetites of the boys above normal, and the energy of the boys completely inexhaustible. It is a pleasure to record that the inspect­ "DREAM HOLIDAY" ing Commissioner gave us a very good report on the camp. To Lord (by Mary Barratt). Colyton we owe much. Among the many kind things he did was Produced by Miss D. E . Glencross and Miss A. Jarrett. to take the boys over the Manor, a most interesting visit; to spend a time Cast in order of appearance : in camp very much with the boys, and to drive down from London to Announcer ...... D. G. Walker attend a Guest Night Camp Fire. For his interest and kindness and for Penny ...... A. L. W. Rollinson the kindness of many people of Farway, we express our thanks. Peter ...... R. W. Monk At the second French Camp, a small party of twelve boys spent ten King of Night · ...... D. W eller happy days, the weather being kind, a pleasing mixture, warm enough to Loud Speaker ...... S. M. Paul permit some swimming. In addition to the experience of Continental Porter ...... D. C. Giles life, with its endless number of amusing incidents, we are becoming quite Man in the Moon ...... J . G. Gardiner good regarding the language. It will please many to learn that we did Star ...... J. N. Fooks not get stuck on any point this year-even to porridge and paraffin! rst StarGazer ...... A. J . T. Osbom With the close of this year we have said good-bye to a number of 2nd StarGazer ...... M. A. Evans boyS-that happy team of boys, the pioneers of the first foreign trips and Shooting Star ...... K. I. Chard mountain camps of this country. May your successors prove as keen, Witch ...... C. M. Murray loyal and as good. For your backing on the many ventures, God bless Wynken ...... M. Macrae you, and thank you. I. H. B. Blynken ...... D. I. Walker J:HE PLAYS Nod ...... N. J . Winter Backcloth by Miss J arrett Once more the efforts of Mr. Boyle and his " Black Gang" turned the and Miss Glencross. long class-room into Pyrland Hall Theatre on Saturday, 24th November, Ic),r:;6. A capacity audience of all ages enjoyed two widely differing yet strangely related plays. "SEVERAL TIMES UPON A ONCE" First came the turn of some of the youngest boys in the School in (by Anon). "Dream Holiday," by Mary Barratt. We were taken on an exciting Produced by J. H . K. Townsend. trip to the moon in company with Penny and Peter, who were really Cast in order of appearance : hoping to reach Switzerland, an ambition they finally realised. British Myrtle, a witch ...... W. R. Herbert Railways need look no further than S. M. Paul when they need a new Maud, a witch ...... ·...... P. Topping station-announcer! The Man in the Moon was a very good character Mehitabel, a witch ...... G. A. Herbert study, while C. M. Murray was an effeCtive witch. Penny and Peter rst Prince ...... P . M. Robinson simulated surprise and wonderment quite well in their various scenes. 2nd Prince ...... D. J. Turner Altogether it was a pleasing performance, with well-spoken lines and 3rd Prince ...... M. R. W. Burton promising acting ability, and a great credit to the kindness, patience and Bo-Peep ...... A. R. J. Hobbs hard work of Miss Glencross and Miss J arrett. Landlord ...... M . J. Adam "Several Times Upon a Once" is a fantasy of nursery rhyme and Aladdin ...... C. J . C. Pritchard fairy story by "Anon," whom one suspects to hail from the Emerald Isle. Cinderella ...... G. C. Daryill It gave scope for many amusing characterizations. The sight of a witch Blonde! ...... B. G. Ingram on the end of a telephone in the first few seconds heralded half-an-hour King of Hearts ...... S. A. Kennedy of laughter. Of the seventeen boys who took part, it is difficult to find Queen of Hearts ...... J. G. Smith anyone to criticise heavily, and if one mentions Maud, Mehitabel and Tweedledum ...... R. D. Hennessy the Sleeping (and Snoring) Beauty as particularly good, it is because Tweedledee .... :...... R. Beal they had most to do. Tweedledum and Tweedledee had already shown Sleeping Beauty ...... R. L. Collins their versatility by producing a first-class "set." Prince of Hearts ...... M. A. Plant Mrs. Shawyer had been to an immense amount of trouble in pro­ Stage Managers: I. H. Boyle, Esq., R. Beal, J. E. Blake. viding, borrowing and otherwise obtaining the wide variety of colourful Stage Hands: J. W. Whitton, G. L. Hughes, P . J. White. costumes required, and the results fully repaid her efforts. The clothes The Set was designed and painted by R. Beal, assisted by looked excellent. R. D. Hennessy and C. J. C. Pritchard. The whole afternoon showed a variety of talent which augurs well T~e producers wish' to thank parents and Mrs: Shawyer for all their help for the future. We are most grateful to Mr. J. H. K. Townsend for his with Costumes and all who have helped m any way towards this efforts. entertainment. · 88 89 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN JUNIOR HOUSE RUGBY FOOTBALL O.A. Notes MICHAELMAS TERM, 1956 D EAR O.A. 's, 17-v. Wellington (A) 1st XV Won 8-0 Wed., Oct. the previous 1st XV Won 18--- 0 This number of the Aluredian follows so quickly on Sat. , Nov. 10-v. Wellington (H) one that inevitably its contents are somewhat brief. I must apologise that Sat., Oct. 20-v. Connaught House (H) 1st XV Lost 3-13 2nd XIII Won 15- 3 the News Items consist mainly of address changes and scanty reference to activity. These have been cp.lled from Christmas cards for the greater Sat. , Nov. 17-v. Connaught House (A) 1st XV Lost 6-8 2nd XIII Won 14- 6 part and I apologise now for any false inferences that have been made. Wed., Oct. 24-v. Taunton (H) 1st XV Won 13- 6 As I write, it is a dark and dank December day and one's thoughts Wed., Dec. 5- v. Taunton (A) 1st XV Won 12- 0 turn to a good fire and the repletion of Christmas Day. It is difficult to Wed., Oct. 31-v. St. Peter's look ahead in the somnolent mood that this thought induces. However, (Weston) (A) 1st XV Won 10- 8 through the mists of the morning, I remember that the next O.A. function 2nd XIII Won 11- 6 will be the Hockey match at King's on Saturday, 9th March, 1957. If Wed. , Nov. 28-v. St. Peter's you wish to play for the O.A.C., • write to R. B. Gendall, (Weston) (H) 1st XV Won 3- 0 cjo The Amalgamated Press Ltd., Farringdon Street, London, E.C.4. 2nd XIII Won 23- 0 This will be followed by the Whitsun Reunion on 8th June to lOth June. Sat., Nov. 3-v. St. Dunstan's I would remind all members that the accommodation at the School this (Burnham) (H) 1st XV Lost 8- 9 er years. It is proposed to help the young Drawn 3-3 year will be less than in form 2nd XIII and new members by reserving as far as possible the available beds for Mon., Nov. 5-v. Priory Sec. School but inevitably the principle of first come first served will apply. (Taunton) (A) 1st XV Won 14- g them, The circulars will be sent to members towards the end of April. Those Wed., Nov. 21- v. Priory Sec. School (Taunton) (H) 1st XV Won 15- 0 who can make their own arrangements should do so quickly, since Taunton is always very full at Whitsuntide. Finally, the new location of Sat., Dec. 1-v. Hazlegrove (Sparkford) (H) 1st XV Won 3-0 the London monthly meetings is now The Golden Lion, St. James' Park 2nd XIII Lost 5- 6 Station, and please make a note of the rendezvous in Bristol on 23rd House Matches : January, 1957, in the notes under C. L. V. Wilkes, formerly Hon. Secre­ 1st Round : Gibbs, 11 points ; Oldham, 3 points. tary (London) O.A.C. H. REES PADFIELD, Final : Whitby, 6 points; Gibbs, 3 points. Hon. Secretary (Taunton) O.A.C. Colours: R. Beal (Captain) , J. E. B!ake (Vice-Captain), M. J. Adam, R. D . Hennessy, P. M. Robinson, S. A. Kennedy, B . E . Light, B. G. Ingram, R. A. B . Davey, P. H ewson , C. J. C. Pritchard, THE O.A.C. XV v. KING'S N. A. Miles, J. W . Whitton, R. H. M. Grant, J. D. Hope. The weather finally broke down a few days before the annual Rugger match and the ground was again wet, but it has been worse. At least the !DUd did not splash when the larger O.A. 's were brought to earth by the School. The result, as most now know, was a win by the School, the first for several years, by 6 points (two tries) to 3 (I try). The O.A. 's were represented by]. M. Coombs (Aso), D.]. Hunt (F53), T. G. Jefford (Fs6), P. C. Maltby (F55), B. Greatorex (Wss), R. A. Macduff (A53). A. H. Bendle (F54) , C. M.]. Bames (W54), R. Blake (Fss). R. Wad­ land (A56}, D. S. Ashton (As6), and Masters Cowap, Holland, Fowles and Twose. Let it be said at once that the shortage of players from the Club was due to an Egyptian gentleman and not to lack of support, and it was evident that much enthusiasm to be here exists. It is to be hoped that petrol will soon flow freely from the pumps again at not too prohibitive cost. The game was most interesting to watch, and both sides made heroic efforts to open up the play. At half-time the score was one try each -Macduff running a long way to score for the O.A. 's.-although the u 40 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN School had had the benefit of a very high wind. The battle against it I . R. Collins (CS3) may now be found cf o Compania Nacional de Tele­ had told heavily on the O.A.'s, and it was most unjust that the wind fonos du Peru, Casilla z6oo, Lima, Peru. dropped in the second half. The superior fitness of the School now asserted itself, if one may interpret the "injuries" of some O.A.'s R. M. ]. Davis (CS6) has recently moved to sr Wentworth Avenue, freely, and the School were worthy winners. Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hants. The O.A.'s were supported on the touchline by : S. W. Hockey C. M.]. Barnes (WS4) expects to join his regiment in Cyprus in January, (MS4), ] . B. C. Brown (Ms6}, D. M. Pinn (WS4) G. D. B. Templeman 19S7 , while D. H . GloveJY (MS4) will have returned home after an (E12) and his brother, ] . M. Dickinson (Fso}, A. R. D. Rutherford extended tour of duty there. (A47) and T. M. Eaton (Msz). D. S. Ashton (AS6) is working hard at his National Service and on a scheme near Okehampton found himself throwing thunderflashes at P. Whelpton (Ass). NEWS ITEMS C. L. V. Wilkes (Ezs} sends news that a small gathering of O.A.'s was ]. A . Cole (W49) has now settl.ed at 4.1 Weston Way, Baldock, Herts. held at the Guildhall Tavern, Broad Street, Bristol, on 24th October. Those present were D. Barningham, M. G. Burt, M. H . Naish, W. ]. P. L. Rushbrooke (M48) has written from 67 Victoria Road, Leeds, Drew, A. G. Tristram, D. M. Pinn and C. L. V. Wilkes. About 40 Yorkshire. O.A.'s living near Bristol were circularised and many replies were re­ ceived regretting inability to attend. Consequently, a second rendez­ B. R. Cager CMS4} has written to the Taunton Secretary. He is serving vous was arranged for Wednesday, 23rd January, 1957, from 7.3()­ with the Royal Sussex Regiment in Korea. p.m. onward. R. B. Ingram (ASS) is shortly to commence his National Service at the M. ] ames (M ss) was on active service with the 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regimental Depot at Maidstone, Kent. Royal Fusiliers at Chrinest, 19s6, and we hope will have returned home by the time this appears in print. M. Gower (Mss), having spent I4 months in the Bank, is now doing ]. Nurse (ASS) is now in National Service with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and has his second year at Wye Agricultural College, been and his brother Sam, having completed a graded O.R.I. He has been prominent in sporting circles in hockey one-year course at the Royal and cricket. In Agricultural College, Cirencester, is gaining wider experience of farm­ the former he has been a regular inside forward for ing in Oxfordshire. Lincoln and a few days before going into the Anny he played in a County Trial. At cricket he has played well, scoring over 1,000 runs, C. Pearce (WS1) is now living at Kingswood, 14 Cassel Avenue, Bourne­ including a century, played in a County Trial and opened for the mouth. County Youth XI. Major P. G. Bligh (F38) is on active service with the 1st Battalion The A. G. Ace (FSS) spent five weeks with the Iraq Petroleum Co. in the Royal Leicester Regiment at the time of going to press. Persian Gulf area during the University long vacation. While there he met R. A. B. Stephenson (M47), who is 2 i/ c of a wildcat well in the S. N. Boyle (F42) may now be contacted cfo Richard Thomas & Bald­ Oman. The well is situated in the middle of the desert. Stephenson win Ltd., 47 Park Street, W.I. intends coming to the Whitsun Reunion in 19S7, when he expects to be on leave. G. H. Standen (F37} has written from United Africa Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 1s6, Lagos. W. M. Lien (ASS) is attending the Medical School at Birmingham and is reported to be enjoying life to the full . D. Barningham (AI4) has recently undergone an operation. We are delighted to hear that he is making good progress in his recovery. R . A. Macduff (AS3), who played for the O.A.'s against the School last term, is Captain of Bournemouth R.F.C. this season and clearly enjoys C. Moss (WSS} writes from R.A.P.C. Training Centre, Wailer Barracks, his rugger still. Devizes, Wilts, where he was stationed just before Christmas. D. H. Jordan (M47) is now to be found at South Lodge, Wellbury Park, P. T. Blomfield (CS3) is now at St. David's College, Lampeter. nr. Hitchin, Herts. R. Brand (F44) is now stationed at The Royal Air Force, Kinloss, Moray­ R. G. Claydon (W44) writes from cfo W. S. G. Moore, Esq., P.O. shire. Box 48, Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia, and hopes to return to England in ]. Stamp (FSS) is now at the Devon School of Agriculture and Horti­ 1q6o for an extended period. culture, Bicton, East Budleigh, Devon. .2 •a THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN

M. Hum1-an (W55) is serving an apprenticeship with Westland Aircraft Co. Obituary ]. S. Stirling (Fso) has written from 41a St. James' Drive, London, SIR LIONEL WHITBY S.W.r7. NE of the most distinguished of the sons of King's, Sir Lionel Ernest ] . Harper (Fsr) is serving with the 36 H .A.A. Regiment, R.A., at O Howard Whitby, C.V.O., M.C. , M.A., M.D., F .R.C.P ., D.P.H., Horseshoe Barracks, Shoeburyness. died in London on 24th November, 1956. He was born at Yeovil in ] . B . Killingbeck (A55) is serving with the R.A.F. and writes from 1895. entered King's in September, 1905, and later went up to Downing Officers' Mess, R.A.F., Coltishall. College, Cambridge, where he won an open Scholarship in science. In the 1914-18 War he served as a Major in the Royal West Kent Regiment, T. 0.' B. Bamber (W 54) is serving with the Army in Europe and his and was awarded the Military Cross. Whitby was one of the medical men address is I Dorset, B.A.O.R. 29. who attended George V during the King's serious illness in 1928-29, and Sir (at that time Mr.) P. Stamp (F56) is now at Wellbeck College. was later made a C.V.O. In 1943-44 he attended Winston Churchill, and in 1945 he was knighted. In 1945 also he was A . Stocken (A47) writes from 233 Castle Road, Salisbury. appointed Professor of Physic in the University of Cambridge, and, in 1947, Master of Downing College. In 1948 he was President of the British D. G. Braund (M52) has now departed for Uganda, where he is serving Medical Association, and 1951-53 Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge in the Colonial Police and finds the life and work most congenial. University. A . W. Giorgis (Wsr) is now at Harper Adams Agricultural College, Whitby devoted his life to the study and advancement of Newport, Shropshire. bacteriology, pathology and ruemotology, and was one of the most eminent of the workers in those sciences. During the 1939-45 War he rendered invaluable service as consultant physician in blood-transfusion MARRIAGES and resuscitation in the Army and as director of the Army Blood Supply Depot at Bristol. He was prominent in the development of blood­ Law-Harvey. We congratulate K. S. Law (A47) on his marriage to transfusion in the field, and was in charge of the training of medical Miss Patricia Jane Harvey at St. Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye, on officers of the British, Dominion and Allied armies in methods of incalcu­ Saturday, 22nd September, 1956. lable value both to the fighting forces and in civilian life. Shapland-Cameron-Smith. Field Marshal Sir John Harding, Governor Whitby was one of the first in Britain to investigate the possibilities 1938 of Cyprus, was the guest of honour at the wedding of Captain K. J. of the sulphonamides, and he was chiefly responsible for initiating in treatment of pneumonia Shapland (W47), rst Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry, to Miss the use of these drugS-Sulphapyridine-in the Jacqueline Cameron-Smith, at Nicosia on rsth December, 1956. We and similar conditions. offer our congratulations. There is a striking clue to the real nature of the man in a remark which he made at the end of his tenure of the Vice-Chancellorship at Cambridge (an office which ·inevitably made great demands on his time OBITUARY and attention) : "Now I can get down to my proper job-the alleviation of pain." We regret to announce the death of O, harles William Stansell, aged 8r years, on Saturday, 8th December, 1956, at his home in Taunton. We offer our warm sympathy to his son and daughters. Mr. Stansell was a Justice of the Peace, a prominent businessman and a notable citizen of Taunton. Acknowledgments

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DICKINSON, David J ohn. Cl.U.VI. (A). House Prefect 1956. 2nd XI Hockey 1955-56, Fives Club, Tennis Club, G.C.E. '0' level 1954, 'A' level 1955-56, County Scholar, Chairman Valete Literary Society, Dancing Club, Motor Club, Library Committee, Cert. ' A' Marksman, Profici ency Badge, Guard of Honour 1955-56, MICHAELMAS TERM, _1956 C.S.M., Rover Crew. Address: 13 Florence Park, Redland, Bristol. POULTON, Richard Christopher. Cl.U.VI. (C). ROWE, Andrew Gidleigh Bruce. CI.U.VI. (A). School Captain 1956, House Captain and School Prefect 1955-56, Hous e House Prefect 1956, G. C.E. '0 ' level 195 Prefect 1954. G.C.E '0 ' 4-55, Sheldon Society, History . level 1953-54. 'A' level 1955, 'AS' level 1956, Society, Chairman Fallodon Society, Dancing Club, Literary Society, Secretary Sheldon Society, Chai':Ilan Hi~torical Society 1955-56, Sports Cert. 'A,' C.Q.M.S ., Guard of Honour 1956. Sacristan. Committee, Music Club Comm1ttee, L1brary Comrmttee, Badmmton Club Modern Lanauages Society, Senior Rover Mate, rst Class Shot, Address: Mill End Hotel, Chagford, Devon. rst Class Scout, C~rt . 'A,' Sgt., Aluredian Editorial Bo<~:rd 1953-56. WEBBER, Clive Edward. Sc.Rem. (F). Editor 1956, Entrance to Pembroke College , Cambndge, 1958. Deputy House Prefect, rst XV Rugger 1956 (Colours), Seven-a-Side Chorister, Server, Scholar. Team 1955. rst XI Hockey 1956 (Colours), Junior 'Victor Ludorum' Address: St. Mark's Vicarage, 36 Polsloe Road, Exeter, Devon. 1955. Somerset Hurdles Champion 1955-56, South Western Hurdles Champion 1956, Joint Holder of All England Hurdles Championship Record 1956, Tennis Club, Dancing Club, Cert. 'A,' Server. LOBE, John Graham. Sc.U.VI. (W). Address: Green Acres, South Street, Wellington, Somerset. Vice-Captain of School 1956, House Prefect 1955. _rst Ho~key XI 1956 CURRY, John Ernest. Vc. (F). (Colours}, rst XV Rugger (Captain 19~6): Captam of ~h.ootmg 1956, Junior Colts (Cricket, rst Shooting VIII 1954-55-56, G.C.E . 0 _level I954· A level I?56; Rugger, Hockey), Senior Colts Cricket Chairman Sheldon Society, Treasurer Dancmg Club, Rover, Cert. A, (Colours), Rugger, Hockey, 2nd XV Rugger, Cert. ' A' (Pt. I). Sgt., Guard of Honour 1955-56, Choral Society. Address: 9 St. Ledgers Road, Queen's Park, Bournemouth, Hants. Address: Tregenna Place, St. Ives, Cornwall. FRANKLIN, Lionel John. Sc.Rem. (W) . 2nd XV Rugger (XLV's) 1956, Chairman House Upper Common Room Committee, Secretary Motor Club, Cert. 'A,' rst Class Shot, Cpl., LAIDLAW SMITH, Richard. Cl.Rem. (M). Guard of Honour 1956. School Prefect 1956, House Prefect 1956, Rugge~ rst XV 1954-56 Address: Aylwin, Northover Road, Henbury Hill, Bristol. (Colours), Vice-Captain 1956, Senior Colt? Hockey XI, A_thletlcs Team, House Colours (Rugger, Fives, Tenrus, Steeplechasmg)_. She~don GOLDING, Nicholas John. CLL.VI. (C). Society, Dancing Club, Aeromodelling Club, Photographic Soc1ety, Secretary Trevithick Society, Music Club, Fencing Club. Tennis Club, Cert. 'A,' rst Class Shot, Guard of Honour 1956, L/Sgt., Address: 87 Shorton Valley Road, Paignton, Devon. Rover Mate . HUGHES, Llewellyn Hugh. Cl.Rem. (M): · Address: West Manor, Misterton, Nr. Crewkerne, Somerset. Secretary House Upper Common Room Committee, 2nd XI Hockey rqs6, House Colours (Hockey), G.C.E . '0' level I955-56, Music Club, Motor Club, Trevithick Society, Light Music Club, Cert. 'A,' LfCpl. BULLOCH, Gavin. Sc.U.VI. (F). Address: Beverley House, Chagford, Devon. House Prefect 1956, 2nd XV Rugger 1955-56 (Colours 1955). 2n~ XI Hockey, Keeper of Fives, ~ouse Colou~ (Rugger, Hock~y, Fives, MICHAEL, John Nicholas. CLL.VI. (M). Tennis, Steeplechasing), Chairman Badmmton Club, Dancmg Club, Deputy House Prefect, 2nd XI Cricket (Colours), House Colours Sheldon Society, Literary Society, Cert. 'A,' rst Class Shot, L/ Sgt. , (Cricket), G.C.E. '0' level 1956, Secretary Junior Literary and Server. Debating Society, Cert. 'A,' Cpl., Server. Address: 17 West Way, Pinner, Middlesex. Address: Leggore Manor, Northleach, Glos. SOMERVILLE, Alan John. Vc. (M). Treasurer Photographic Society, Music Club, Cert. 'A' (Pt. I). COWAP John Graham. Sc.Rem. (W). House ' Prefect 1956, rst and 2nd XI Hockey 1956 (Colours 2nd ~I) , Address: 20 Grand Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey. 2nd XV Rugger (XLV's), House Colours (Hockey, ~ugger , Athletics), PUGH, Roger Freer. Cl.Rem. (A). · G.C.E. '0' level 1955-56, Dancing Club, Tenrus Club, Fallodon G.C.E. '0' level 1955-56, Art Club, Aeromodelling Club,_Stamp Club, Society, Cert. 'A,' L/Sgt., Guard of Honour 1956. Cert. 'A,' L/Sgt. Address : The Ferns, 9 Knowles Hill Road, Newton Abbot, Devon. Address : r87 Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. THE ALUREDIAN Salvete MICHAELMAS TERM, 1956 King Alfred House : Meyne ll House : *:j:Abraham (iii), D. B. Barnes (ii) , B. C. S. Chubb (ii), A. G. Blade, M. G. Eaglesome, M. A. :j:Braham, R. R. M. Hawkins, J . R. Buchman, R. E. Lo, R. K . L . Lyle, N.V. :j:Budge, C. R. Owen, R. E . Coward, M. A. Parkinson, D. M. H. tDimmock, N. G. Price (i}. B. A. *:j:Gray, A. G. Price (iii), W. J. Halton (ii) , J. R. Rowe (ii) , D. M. Martin (iii) , D. C. :j:Thuell, M. J. C. :j:Moodie, M. T. S. M. Tuke, E . A. Payne (ii), A. M. Carpenter House : e-Jones, W. Cochrane, R. S. H. :j:Treharn *French, M. St. J . :j:Holland (ii), A. C. Woodard House : Lintem, B. H. Alsford, M. R. Millard, D. J. Barnes (iii), R. F. Nye,F. J. Delve, R. A. Poland, R. A. tStorrs, R. M. *Ferguson, M. H. :j:Vaux, R. W. Griffiths (ii), S. H. Bishop Fox House: Hinson, J. F . W. Fielding, J. A. Hunt, R. R. A. Fussell (ii), A. James (ii), ] . G. Hatley, E . M. Lavender (ii), R. S. Lowrey, P. J. :j:Monk (i) , M. J. Polack, J. :j:Thomas (i), A. D. T . Price (ii), W. A. Vallender, G. B. Toland (ii), N. P. Toone, R. Woodward, R. J. White (iv) , A. J. B. Yung, K. Junior House : Baker-(iii), R. A. tGlade-Wright (ii), ] . Blow; C. P . James (iii), R. W. Chard (ii), K. I. fMcCaffrey, M. ] . Chubb (iii), P . J. Macrae (ii) , M. fDavis, C. H. fNorman, J. A. G. Delacour, J. R. M. Startup, M. R. Evans (ii), M. A. Walker (iii}, D. G. Fooks, J. N. • Winter, N. J. fGlade-Wright (i), R. *Indicates Scholar. :!:Indicates from Junior House. flndicates Day-boy. THE ALUREDIAN

LJENT & SUMMER 1957 THE ALUREDIAN

Contents

PAGE PAGE Editorial 3 Pottery Club 65 School Notes 3 Historical Societ y 66 Obituary 5 Modem Languages Societ y 66 The ·Opening of the War Literary and Dramatic Society 67 Memorial 6 Junior Literary and Debating The Royal Film 22 Society 67 The Prizegiving, 1957 23 Fallodon Society 68 King Alfred House Notes 29 Fishing Club 68 Carpenter House Notes 30 Photographic Society 69 Bishop Fox House Notes 31 Wireless Club 70 Meynell House Notes .. . 32 Dancing Club 70 Woodard House Notes .. . 33 Bridge Club 71 Chapel Notes 34 Stamp Club 71- Choir Notes 35 Motor Club 72 K.C.H.C. 36 Fencing Club 72 K.C.C.C. 40 Film Notes 73 K.C.A.C. 54 Junior House Notes 74 K.C.S.C. 57 Forced Landing K.C!T.C. 60 77 K.C.M.R.C. 60 Holiday Labour 81 C.C.F. Notes 61 Crossword 83 Pioneer Notes 62 Gallup Poll 84 Rover Crew 62 The Old Aluredian Club 86 Sheldon Society 63 Valete 94 Music Club 64 Salvete 99 Art Club 65 Acknowledgments 99 THE ALUREDIAN KING'S COLLEGE, TAUNTON. 't EDITOR: J. H. CATLIN. SuB-EDITORS: A. ]. HOLLAND, R. ]. A. ABRAHAM. VoL. XXIX. No. r. OCTOBER, 1957 ·

Editorial HE last two terms have been memorable ones in the history of the T School because of the completion and opening of the Memorial Science Block. And we hope that all readers will share our joy and thankfulness for the many blessings showered upon the School. There is little left for the Editors to say since our contributors have so ably reported and commented on these great events. We therefore thank them. THE EDITORS. School Notes

Taulllon: N July 6th, Princess Margaret opened the War Memorial. Being a StllfNJ'ut CD&mty Gazette O landmark in the history of the School, this occasion has a special Qurle Grem article reserved for it elsewhere in the magazine. 14621 We were delighted to see our Provost at King's again, looking very well after his operation. We hear that the Provost and Chapter of the Western Division of the Woodard Corporation are soon to take over Llandaff Cathedral School and that the Dean and the Archdeacon of Llandaff are now Fellows of the Corporation. This will delight all at King's, especially those boys and O.A.'s who were at the Cathedral School. King's has long had a close association with Llandaff and we look forward with pleasure to a still closer one for many years to come. Rear-Admiral H. W. Faulkner, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., has been elected a member of the School Council and so has the Revd. John Cox, Vicar of Stogumber. Both these elections to the School Council will warmly interest the School. Admiral Faulkner was Captain of Dartmouth when the R.N.C. first invited King's to arrange a fixture and Father Cox greatly helped us in designing the chapel at Pyrland Hall. We have had the privilege of sermons in the Lent and Summer Terms from Dr. Carpenter, our former Provost, and from several mem­ bers of the Woodard Corporation-the Archdeacon of Taunton, who is our Custos, and from Canon Williams, who is Custos of St. Clare's. The Bishop of Taunton and the Bishop of Crediton, who are now Fellows of the Corporation, have also preached. Mr. Townsend began to teach at King's in September, 1932. We hear happy rumours of celebrations to come. We were delighted to welcome Mr. E. P. Nugee, the late Headmaster of Eastbourne College, who gave away the prizes at the Junior House Speech Day.

B 3 We ·have had two v isits from the Public Schools Appointments for the last thousand years has held a position in Milan similar t o that Bureau, one from Mr . G. Newby- Robson, the Southern Secretary, and of the Medici family in Florence. Lodovico very much enjoyed his short the other from Mr. Hugh Lyon, the Director. We were also glad to stay at King 's and he made many friends. welcome Mr. Bush, who gave a lecture on Rhodesia. When Ghana became an independent State within the Common­ Two new curtains have been put up in the Sanctuary of the Chapel, wealth, all at King's followed the news with interest, especially those and a completely new set hung in Big School. It is a great pleasure to who remembered Russell Coussey (Michaelmas, 1947- Summer, 1955), see the immense improvement which they make. since it was his father, Sir Henley Coussey, now Judge in the Supreme The stairs in the East Wing and those leading up to the Woodard Court of Accra, who had h elped to frame Ghana's constitution. landrng have been r enovated and many yards of n ew parquet flooring Sir John Glubb has promised to lecture to the School on Thursday, have been laid down. November 7th, and the Revd. Trevor Huddleston, C.R., is kindly coming Mr. James has just completed another baffling masterpiece, which to speak to the Sheldon and its guests on Thursday, June sth, 1958. now stands in the cloisters. The Taunton and Wellington Deaneries held, by permission of the Our thanks are due to the lady caterer and her staff for the excellent Headmaster, a Centenary celebration of the U.M.C.A. at King's standard of the food this term , particularly noticeable in the packet on June 19th. Three very fine speeches were given by missionarit;!s from lunches. Africa. Many boys attended. We offer our congratulations to D. J . Starling on being a m ember The following boys have had work of special merit accepted : C. G. of the winning Somerset relay team in the All-England Schools' Cham­ Hennessy (four times) , A. R. Harrison (twice), A. G. Osbom; H. S. pionships, and also on coming third in the long jump. Trowel! (twice), P. C. Dane, F. N. Sherley-Price, M. J. Torrens, R. A. Adam. The School entered for the Exeter Six-a-side Hockey Tournament and, although they did not lose a match, were unfortunately knocked out The following fixtures have been m ade for 1958 :- on goal average. Athletic Sports Saturday, May 24th. The School achieved a notable success in the athletics field when it Whit-Monday O.A. won the Somerset Youth Challenge Shield for the Taunton and Wellington Reunion .. . Monday, May 26th. area. Junior House Athletic Sports and Prize-giving In the academic sphere also we have gained a number of successes, Saturday, June 7th. but these are all given in the Prize List and the Headmaster's Report, so (The Guest of Honour for the Junior House Prize-giving will be here we need only congratulate the winners and commiserate with the Lt.-Col. C. T . Mitford-Slade). three other candidates who missed great distinction through no fault of Main College Speech Day Saturday, June 21st. their own. (The Guest of Honour will be Dr. J. W. Cook, F.R.S., Vice­ It is cheering in these days to see a large number of King's boys Chancellor of the University of Exeter). gaining entry to Oxford and Cambridge. The competition for this entry is now so keen that it almost holds the prestige of a public award. We congratulate T . Waddington on passing the ·Grade V Music Obituary Theory Examination. We had a flying visit to the School grounds by Mr. Selwyn Lloyd JOHN CECIL EWENS in a helicopter, when he spoke to a large Conservative Rally on July OHN CECIL EWENS was killed recently in a flying accident. This 27th. There was a good attendance of the public, in spite of very poor J sudden announcement came as a deep shock to the School. John weather. The boys were all able to hear Mr. Selwyn Lloyd's speech. entered the Junior School in May, 1940, but in December, 1943, he was The School provided a great number of stewards and markers to forced to leave for reasons of health. As a boy of excellent character show the pilot of the helicopter where to land and to protect the public and charming disposition, he was true to the ideals of King's. We offer from the murderous swishing windmill. For those of us who had never our sympathy to Air Commodore and Mrs. F. S. H. Ewens, and pray seen a helicopter close-to, it was an impressive experience which filled that God may comfort them in their loss. us with respect for the pilot and still more for Mr. Selwyn Lloyd. We much regret that he was so busy that he could spend only a couple of PETER DOROM COUSINS minutes in the School itself. T is with deep_regret that we learn of 0e death, last August, of Peter We have just heard that E . E. Boehm, O.A. (W.53) has gained a I Dorom Cousms. . He entered the J unwr House in September,. ;1940, first-class in the final Honour School of Chemistry at London. This is and later moved up mto the Senior School, where he became a member the second first, if such a paradox is forgiven, which we have won this of the Woodard H?use. He left in December, 1945. Throughout his year, the other was by J. B. C. Brown in the Mays' at Cambridge. Scho~l career he diSplayed unusual pluck and determination, although suffermg from continued ill-health. We were pleased to have an Italian school-boy, Lodovico Osio, as Despite this handicap, his courteous and generous nature was always apparent. We extend our heartfelt our guest for the last five weeks of the Summer Term. The Osio family sympathy to his family in their great loss. 4 5 The Opening of the War Memorial everyone was determined to make Saturday, July 6th, a day that would long be remembered by those at King's. Science Block of King's College, Taunton By the beginning of the last week visible signs of the coming activi­ ties were beginning to take place. On Monday, June 1st, two enormous "J DECLARE this War Memorial open in remembrance of the men of marquees and several other tents were erected to the north of the cricket the School who gave their lives in the war. " square; stands were also erected in the Chapel quadrangle. On. Tues­ These words, uttered by Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret day, June 2nd, enormous quantities of chairs and tables were deliver~d, at twenty-two minutes past eleven on the morning of Saturday, July 6th, and in the evening the School had a complete rehearsal of the openmg 1957, crowned ten years of preparation, expectation and hard labour by ceremony. On Wednesday, July 3rd, a final tidying up of the School a great many people, in order that the Old Boys of King's College, started. The platforms for the speeches were erected, the windows of Taunton, who gave their lives for their country in the Second World War the School cleaned, and in the evening a Chapel rehearsal took place. from 1939-1945, might be remembered by those whose lives they sought On Thursday, July 4th, the car parks were marked out and ~oped off; to save. signposts were erected throughout the College grounds; the Public ad?ress Soon after the end of the war in 1945 it was considered that a system was installed, and other final checks were t~en. On Fnday, worthy memorial should be set up. An appeal was launched in 1947 and July sth, all major furniture reorganisation and cleanng was completed. was worded as follows :- The School was given a very thorough tidy-up by all the boys, the flowers "We commend to your generosity this Appeal for the War Memorial put out, and at eight o'clock a full dress rehearsal was held by the whole of King's College, Taunton. School. The scene was thus set. All that could be done had been done. All that there was left to do was to pray that the weather would be kind Our objects are to assure the education at King's College of the sons to us and be fine . of Old Boys who have fallen, and to complete the War Memorial Quadrangle. Saturday, July 6th, was a day of mixed weather. An anxi.ous com­ munity awoke to find an overcast and thundery sky. Expectations were There is no need for us to emphasize how eager we are to show our not in the least dampened, however, and preparations started on a cheer­ gratitude to those who gave their lives, in a manner fully worthy of their ful note. The School had an excellent picnic breakfast on the top fields, great sacrifice. after which they at once went to their various aUotted positions to per­ We know there is a widespread conviction that the greatest desire form their duties. The Senior boys were employed mainly at the en~rances of the Old Boys who died in the wars would have been to see the boys of to the College checking entrance tickets, seeif:Ig that ~e .ea~ w_ere directed King's College, including their own sons, helped and benefited, and the to their correct parks, and that only those With official illVI~

6 7 Lieutenant for Somerset. Her Royal Highness stepped out, followed by Her R oyal Highness, accompanied b y the Provost and the Senior Her L ady-in-Waiting, the Honourable Iris Peake, to be met by Lord Science Master, and followed by the second College party of Presentees, Hylton. Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret was wearing the St. John started her tour of inspection by entering the Elementary Chemistry Ambulance uniform. Lord Hylton then asked leave to present : The Lady Laboratory by the door to the right of the Memorial Tablets. Her Royal Hylton; The High Sheriff (Major J . G . Newton); Mrs . Newton; The Highness visited n ext the Advanced Chemistry Laboratory and Prepara­ Mayor of Taunton (Councillor R. F. Winckworth); The Mayoress; The tion Room, then m ounting the East wing sairs she inspected the Chief Constable (Mr. K. W. L. Steele); The Town Clerk (Mr. K . A. Science Library and the Physics Preparation Room and the two Physics Horne). Laboratories . Meanwhile, the Architect and the Senior Science Master joined Her Royal Highness to give information on The Chairman of Quarter Sessions (Mr. Arthur Capewell , the building and its Q.C.); materials. They then t ook their leave of Her Royal Mrs. Capewell ; The Chairman of the County Council (Mr. Arnold Highness and the Headmaster and Provost again came to her l eft and right. The first W.hittake~); Mrs. Whittaker; The Chairman of the Standing Joint Com­ party of Presentees took the rmttee (Sir Geoffrey Farrant, C.B.E .); Miss Farrant; The Clerk of the place of the second party for the final walk across the W oodard landing down to the Lieutenancy (Mr. E. S. Rickards) ; Mrs . Rickards; Mrs . Steele; and The main corridor and back to the front hall and main entrance. At the Provost of King's College (The Rt. Rev. Dr. H. W. Bradfield, Lord front door Her Royal Highness Bishop of Bath and Wells) . took h er l eave of the Provost, the Headmaster and Mrs. Unmack. While Her Royal Highness was inspecting the War Memorial the School left The Provost then asked leave to present : The Divisional Bursar the Chapel Quadrangle and was lining the drive to the main gate. As (Major R. E . F. Cely Trevilian , Fellow of the Woodard Corporation); the Royal car passed between the lines of boys the School Captain called Mr. M. Dykes-Bower (Fellow of the Woodard Corporation); The Head­ for three cheers for Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, which were master (Mr. R. C. Unmack) ; Mrs . Unmack; Colonel F . Vyvyan­ eagerly and energetically given. Robinson, M.C., and Air Commodore F. G. H. Ewens, R.A.F. (Retd.) (representing the Old Aluredian Club). Following the visit of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret to the College, ironically the sky changed from an ominous grey to a bright At twenty minutes past · eleven Her Royal Highness, accompanied blue and the sun shone with brilliance and vigour. by the Provost and the Headmaster, entered the School buildings, fol­ The visitors to the College had lowed by those who had been presented. The Bishop's a considerable choice of entertain­ Chaplain had ment for the rest of the day. There were already gone through to the Quadrangle so that those waiting might be many exhibitions and displays put on by the School's Clubs and Soci forewarned of the Royal Party's approach. It was at this moment that eties. In the large Marquee luncheon was served almost immediately. a few. thundery drops of rain fell from the leaden sky. Happily, how­ ever, It was only a very few drops, and by the time Her Royal Highness The various exhibitions were of an exceedingly high standard. The had been shown the Chapel and had reached the Quadrangle, the rain Art Exhibition in Room 26 was reputed to have been the best the School !I had stopped completely. Her Royal Highness entered the crowded and has ever produced. The Photographic Society had two separate exhibi­ colourful but silent Quadrangle, and with the Provost on her right and tions : one in Room 14, where the Society's prize winning prints in their the Headmaster on her left, walked between the two ranks of boys up recent competition, together with some Ilford exhibits, 'Were shown; the central aisle, paused for a moment to turn and smile at those who and the other in Room 28, where one or two short films were shown and were bereaved, and then continued up to the steps of the Gate of Honour varied kinds of cameras and projectors were on display. Of the other with its two sentries on either side. Her Royal Highness mounted the exhibitions, the Handicraft in Room 27 was of a very high standard. steps and opened the doors. She then turned, with the Provost on her The Fallodon and Fishing Clubs also had small exhibitions. left, to face the congregation. Her Royal Highness declared the War Memorial The scene at luncheon was one comparable to Ladies' Day at Royal open in remembrance of the men of the School who gave their Ascot. lives in The sweeping green lawns with the white marquees and tents, the war. The Provost then dedicated the building and the School the de sang the ep blue sky and the brilliant sunshine together with the hundreds Russian Contakion, accompanied by the School orchestra. Her of gaily Royal Highness turned clothed visitors gave the spectator a feeling of wonder and and, accompanied by the Provost and the delight. Headmaster, entered the War Memorial building, where she was handed a wreath by the School Captain to be laid at the foot of the memorial At a quarter-to-two the guests gathered around the piatform on the tablets. After this, the Headmaster asked her to sign the Book of Green Court to hear the Headmaster's, the Senior Science Master's and Remembrance. ' Brigadier Stileman's speeches. With the Headmaster on the platform were :-Lady Whitby; Mrs. Chambers; The Provost then asked Her Royal Highnes Colonel Vyvyan-Robinson ; s's permission to present Mrs. Unmack; Brigadier Stileman the second party of Representatives of the College : ; Mr. Leathart; Major Cely TreV'ilian ; Mr. Ashton ; Miss Durning-Lawrence ; Mr. Morgan ; The The Architect (Mr. Julian Leathart, F.R.I.B.A.); The Sculptor (Mr. Chaplain ; Air Commodore Ewens ; Mr. Dykes Bowyer; Mr. Maddox ; Lawrence Bradshaw); A Representative of the Industrial Fund for the I· Mr. Bradshaw; Mr. Padfield ; Mr. Bames ; Mr. Townsend ; Mr. Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools (Brigadier E. C. R. Stile­ Cocksedge ; Mr. Staines ; Mr. Martin and Mr. Sprunt. man) ; The Chaplain (The Revd. E. S. Reddish); The Senior Science Master (Mr. G. W. Morgan); The Senior House Master (Mr. R. D. Townsend}; The Senior Physics Master (Mr. H. R. Padfield) ; The Bursar of the College (Mr. G. H. Sprunt); The School Captain (P. L. Side).

8 9 THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH Lady Whitby, Brigadier Stileman, Major C ely Trevilian, Ladies and Gentlemen. We are met together to-day to pay homage to those who have died for us. It is a debt which we can never repay. But we can show our gratitude by holding a keen and grateful memory, neither hiding the terrible cost of our liberty nor being so base as to forget the love and courage which set us free. It is for others to call to our minds the sharpness of death and the sweetness of the life they have given us. My task is to give thanks that there is now a worthy and useful memorial to these men . Some there are who hold that a memorial should not b e useful , but only full of beauty and worthiness. We feel that there is nothing unfitting in a memorial which is both beautiful and useful. But it is not for any reason of opinion that our memorial has taken this form . We have completed the Memorial Quadrangle with a Gate of Honour leading to a Science Block because we know that this is how these men would wish their sacrifice to be remembered. They were proud of their School: no words of conversation were more acceptable to them than words about the progress and prosperity of their School. They were proud of the pioneer place which the School held in the last century in the teaching of science and they were eager to see it equipped in a way fully in keeping with such a notable distinction. They were proud of the proper harmony, which here exists between Science and Religion. The Quadrangle with the Chapel on one side and the Science Block on the other is no meaningless accident. Besides all this they had a special reason for interest in the Science Block. A Science building was actually planned in 1939 and would have begun in October 1939, if Hitler had not made war. There­ fore the Science Block of today is a specially fitting symbol of gratitude because the men who fought made the thwarted project once more possible. Day by day such a memorial will bring before the centuries by its beauty and by its usage the memory of the love and the sacrifice of these men, of whom the world was not worthy. It was ten years ago that the first appeal for this Memorial was made. The first signature on that appeal was made by the late Lord Bishop of Oxford who was then the President of the Woodard Corporation. Dr. Kirk is, alas, no longer with us, but King's owes so much to his wisdom and influence that it is a great privilege to have this opportunity of recording our deep gratitude to him. The second signature was that of our Provost the Lord· Bishop of Bath and Wells. He was then the visitor of the college. All he has done to help the Woodard Schools and particularly King's is well known and needs no emphasis from me. We are very delighted to see him here today so well restored from his illness. The third signature was from our former Provost, Dr. S. C. Carpenter. He is very sorry, owing to official d.uties elsewhere, not to be with us. We should have been honoured to express our warm thanks to him in person. His long ' and fruitful association with King's will not soon be forgotten. The next two signatures were on behalf of the O.A. Club. Both signatures came from members of that devoted body of Old Aluredians to which this School owes very much. One was Colonel Vyvyan-Robinson, whose tireless enthusiasm for the School throughout many years makes him a very notable representative of the whole O.A. Club. A new office of Chairman of the O.A. Club was recently created and he holds the distinc­ tion of being the first Chairman. I thank you, Sir, and all Old Aluredians, for all the help and encouragement which they have so readily given to the School. With your name, Sir, I would like to join those of three

10 other prominent Old Aluredians, Mr. R. H. S. Ashton, Mr. C. G. Barnes and Air Commodore F . G. H . Ewens. The other signature was that of the late Sir Lionel Whitby, a most illustrious son of this School. Not only in connection with this War Memorial appeal, did he support us but there was also a moment of financial crisis in the history of the School I\ I ) nearly thirty years ago when Sir Lionel was one of the most r eady in coming forward to stave off disaster. He was indeed at all times a true l ') friend to his School. It was his earnest h ope a nd ours that h e should be ere today, but alas, it was not to be. He, who by his skill in medicine, I I h probably saved more lives in the war than any other leader, cannot be v'I A with us today to see the results of the appeal which he so strongly sup­ ported. Today, in blessing the memory of his goodness, we are honoured BR by the gracious presence of Lady Whitby, who has came here to represent him. It is an act on her part not lightly undertaken, nor easy to be borne, GL but it is an act which she has willingly performed. We value it most E. highly and find it a notable symbol of the courage and devotion which I inspires all those Old Boys of the School who have lived and died for this place. I should like to tell you that we have on the platform today another notable benefactor of King's College, Miss Durning-Lawrence, !N . who was a very great friend in need at the time of crisis which I have S )N just mentioned. It is a great pleasure to welcome her here today and to I thank her publicly for what she has done for King's both in the past and : RR also in the present through the Ashton War Memorial Scholarships. il\ So the appeal was launched and in the decade which has passed nearly £8 ,_r:.,oo has been given and [2o ,ooo has been l ent to the School for this purpose by 546 donors and 221 lenders. I should indeed like to mention I !I these by name but it would take too long and to mention a few only would be unjust, as gifts are valued by means and not by bulk, but I I can say to you all a most deeply heartfelt 'thank you.' What you have given and lent has enabled us to redeem a solemn pledge made in our hearts to honour the brave dead with great honour. Another thing we shall never forget is the most gracious act of H.R.H. Princess Margaret in ennobling this day with her visit. Among those who helped in ad­ ministering the appeal none deserves warmer gratitude than Mr. Padfield, the Taunton Hon. Secretary of the O.A. Club. He has been full of zest and patience over many years and his work has been invaluable. To the Bursar, Mr. Sprunt and his staff we also owe a real debt of gratitude not only for the way they have handled the loan fund, but also for their skill in the many intricacies of the actual building. The beautiful Roll of Honour Volume was edited and directed by Mr. Townsend, and we thank him warmly. We are also very grateful to Mrs. Chambers, the mother of a former School Captain, who was killed in the war. She joined our small War Memorial Committee to represent the parents and until ill health prevented it she was a most regular and inspiring member. The Divisional Bursar, Major Cely Trevilian, as Chairman of the Committee, has been a tower of strength; while the Chapter and the School Council have always been highly e ncouraging. We also want to thank the biggest Fairy Godmother the Public Schools have ever seen-the Industrial Fund for the Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools. Just when we were about to begin to build the four laboratories we were given by this Fund fro,ooo with which to embark upon a frs,ooo scheme to provide prepara­ tion r ooms and a small science library, in adjacent rooms which already existed, and replace them by extra classrooms in the new classroom block which is now under consideration. Brigadier Stileman has very kindly come here today to represent this wonderful Fund and will, I hope, say a ' few words to us later. We are deeply grateful to the promoters and c 11 b e n ~ fact o rs of the Fund for their gifts which include a further £r,2oo for e ~m_Pment. The method and manner in which this Fund has been ad­ Victoria, under the Chairmanship of Lord Taunton, to enquire into the mimstered hav~ been a model of courtesy and effiic ency. This gift has Public Schools. It was tragic that Tuckwell's governors were unable or turned our project from the bare mmimum of rooms into a v ery adequate rather unwilling to support this imaginative poin·~ er and brilliant exponent provision. Mr. Juhan Leathart, the Architect; Mr. Lawrence Bradshaw, of Science teaching. the Sculptor; and Mr. Maddox the very able director of Messrs Lang & When our present Headmaster took office in 1937. Tuckwell's skill Co. of Bath and ~h e ir e.xcellent craftsmen have most ably spent their temporary laboratory-the rough and shabby room of r86g-w~ still and energy on this project. I am sure that you will all agree that in the the only laboratory for the teaching of Chemistry, and the present Bishop background of the problems raised by the inevitable clash of old and new Fox dining room was the only Physics Laboratory. It was no fault of styles, a most masterly and harmonious solution has been achieved. We the Headmaster's that nearly 20 years were to elapse before this fine often hear harsh wo.rds about government departments but I must put it Science Block materialised. You may not know that it was in the Head­ o~ record that officials of the Mimstry of Education have been an ad­ master's first term here that I was appointed Senior Science Master, and mirable source of advice and wisdom. We are indebted to them all that in my first year here I was able to support the candidature of Mr. ~d pa~icularly to Mr. Ennever, H.M.I., who took a great deal of trouble been a school fellow of mine, for the post of Senior m helpmg us to solve our problems. Padfield, who had Physics Master. In the same way that there has been no conflict between The total cost of t~e building and equipment is £34,000. We have Science and Religion in these walls, neither has there been any between been much e~cou~a~ed m all these endeavours by the enthusiasm of the the various sciences themselves, and I am happy to acknowledge the boys .an? their ~illmgness to support the discomforts of a long period harmony and co-operation that has existed between Mr. Padfield and of bmldmg. This has not been an easy time for the Science staff and myself. I would like to remind you also that, despite our hitherto inade­ they have borne all the changes and labours with cheerfulness and quate buildings, our efforts here were not unrewarded. In one memorable enthusiasrp.. This is particularly true of Mr. Morgan and of Mr. Padfield year no less than 4 State Scholarships in Science were gained .. Our Old who now have ~eally g~od quarters, in keeping with the wonderfully high Boys are playing their part too in the general advancement of Science, and standard of therr teachmg t.hrou&hout the last 20 years. I will therefore it is a source of considerable satisfaction that not only have we represen­ ~eward Mr. Mor~an by asking him to say a word or two of appreciation tatives in the many and varied spheres of industry and technology, but m support of mme. also in the Universities and Public Schools. Among fairly recent Old Boys, one is a Fellow of Gonville and Caius C?llege, Ca~l;>ridge, on~ is Senior Science Master at Lancing, two are teachmg Chemistry at Uppmg­ Mr. MORGAN'S SPEECH ham and one is about to teach Physics at Marlborough, several are ~dy Whitby, Mrs. Chambers, Brigadier Stileman, Major Cely engaged in research !it the Univ e rs~ties and ~n Industry, an?, ?f course, Trevihan, Headmaster, Ladies and Gentlemen. one is already teaching General Science subjects here at Kmg s. . . I ~m very sensible ?f the honour done me by the Headmaster in the In the Science VI of 1938 were the names of Daniel Norton, Philip mvitab~n to. suppo~ his thanks to you and all who have in any way Graham, Robert Cadwallader, Peter Johnson, and then, in other forms, h~lped m brmgrr,tg mto being the Memorial Block. He referred to the and in the 2 succeeding years, r8 more-all names we heard read aloud PI?neer place which the School held in the last century in the teaching of this morning; names on our Roll of Honour that will be before us ea~h Science, and perhaps it would not be inappropriate for me to say a few day. We must not forget that this is our Memorial and your Memonal words about that ea.rlier Headmaster of King's, the Reverend William to ·them, and may I express the hope that we who teach and those who Tuckwell, who first mtroduced the teaching of physical sciences in r865 learn may be worthy of them. and. "Yho foug~t so hard f~r the next 12 years in this cause. Tuckwell in addibon to bemg an English scholar was an eminent Botanist and wrote ~y articles. and .read more than one paper before the British Associa­ BRIGADIER STILEMAN'S SPEECH tion. expoundmg;,his the!! revolutio~ary ideas. Referring to his Science Background of the Fund. pupils_ he wrote the.y will pass oqt mto the world immeasurably superior to their col?-temporanes who _know not Science, with doors of knowledge It was evident to many of the industrialists that the output of opened which can never agam be closed; with a fund of resource estab­ scientists was falling behind the national need. They therefore reviewed lished which can never be exhausted with minds in which are cultivated the situation to see how they could help. as nothine; else can cultivate them, the priceless habits of observation, • They first turned their attention to the Universities and found that, of reasonmg on external phenomena, of classification arrangement, thanks to the administration of the Universities Grants Committee, they method,_ judgemen,t;" He considered a laboratory absolutely necessary, were forging ahead and would presently be able to turn out more and agam I _quote no matter how rough or shabby a room, so that it will scientists than the secondary schools were producing. be well ventilated, have gas ~nd w~ter laid. on and will hold r6-2o boys: that the the gene~allaboratory stock mcluding a sbll, a stove or furnace, gas jars, They then turned to the secondary schools and were satisfied pneumatic trough, a proper stock of retorts, crucibles, tubing and the quality, though not in every case the quantity, of science teache~ was necessary chemicals will cost under £r2." adequate and the quality of boys to be taught was the best available; but whereas the number of boys reading science had trebled since 1935. The importance of his work was recognised by the considerable there had been no appreciable increase in the amount of science attention paid to his views by the special commission appointed by Queen accommodation in which to teach. 12 13 The Industrial Fund was therefore launched on the rst November Knowing your 1955, with 17 founder Headmaster even better than we do, you will not be members, who had contributed between th e ~ surprised to hear £r,5oo,ooo. At the that King's College, Taunton, was one of the very first present time £3,ooo,ooo has been subscribed by schools to apply for another roo contributors. a grant; it was the fourth school to be visited by an Assessor and was among the first batch of schools to meet a sub-committee The object of the Fund was quite simple- to produce more and of the Fund to negotiate a grant. be_tter_ scientists, or rather, to put it in its correct order, better and more If I may se1enhsts. say so , you could not have had a more enthusiastic or astute advocate to state your case. . To achieve this obje~t, _the Fund decided to offer to Independent and As you know, your scheme is divided-like all GrantS-into three D1rect Grant Schools, buildmg and apparatus grants. There was in their parts: Stage I was to finish your four laboratories ; Stage 11 to mind no distinction between these schools and the Maintained Schools, add the preparation rooms; and Stage Ill to furbish up the Biology. Here except for the fact that the latter were the direct concern of Government. the Fund was in a quandary in that one of our strictest rules was not to finance The schools reacted very quickly to the launching of the Fund and schemes which were already in operation. However, Stage I was of within six weeks we had 550 enquiries, out of which some 500 little good without Stage 11 and, your Headmaster proved conclusively schools applied for grants which totted up to a grand total of that unless the school could be helped to finish Stage I, Stage 11 would £ro,ooo,ooo. never be started. At that time we had £r,5oo,ooo, and it was therefore necessary to Under such crushing logic the Fund could not do less than offer the cut our coat according to our cloth. school the maximum possible grant in the circumstances of {ro,ooo. £5,000 The first thing to go was Biology, because although industry has already been paid on the completion of Stage I in July last, is and to crown interested in Biology, it considered that enough Biologists were at the a very fine achievement, I have much pleasure in presenting moment being trained. the Headmaster with the second and final cheque for £5,ooo. The next thing we did was to set up cost and space standards, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, and to apply these standards Following the speeches on the uniformly tq all schools. Green Court the guests moved towards the Swimming Pool where several displays were to be held. Firstly Ill B Thirdly, 'it was laid down as a fixed principle that no schools would gave a short P.T. display. This was of an exceedingly high standard for receive more than two-thirds of the estimated cost of their scheme. boys of their age, and was followed by two more short displays: the first Finally, the fund determined in the first instance to reinforce success a short game of basket ball by some of the Senior boys, and the second and to help those schools which had 250 or more boys over the age of 13 a short swimming display by members of the swimming side. and with Maths. and Science Vlth 25 or more. As the resources of the It was now time for the Memorial Service. The Chapel had been fund increased, so smaller schools came into the field for support. completely filled since twenty-minutes-to-three and those who were not lucky The Fund appointed experienced Assessors enough to have been squeezed in went either to the Chapel Quad­ to visit schools and, in rangle, consultation with the Headmasters and Science Masters, the Gymnasium, or Big School, to listen to. a relay of the determined the service, conducted teaching load, reviewing the existing accommodation and studied by the School Chaplain, the Reverend E . S. Reddish, the which was a simple schools' building plans, and reported back to the Committee. Where but most moving one. there were particular constructional problems I, as the Technical Adviser, A silent procession was followed by a short Bidding Prayer by the was sent to the school to discuss the matter with the Headmaster and the Chaplain. The Headmaster then read from the top of the Chancel steps Architect. As soon as the plans were agreed with the school, the school the names of those men to whose memory the Science War Memorial was asked to send a deputation to meet the sub-committee of the Fund Block was dedicated. On his right stood Mr. C. G. Barnes, the Honorary to negotiate the size of the grant. At this meeting the financial needs of Secretary of the Old Aluredian Club, on his left stood P. L. Side the the school were discussed with the Governing Body, and the prospects of School Captain. the development of scientific teaching in the school were discussed with the Headmaster. Thereafter the school was offered a grant, on condition that work was put in hand as soon as possible and that payment to schools was only made on completion of the whole or, or of fully usable sub-units of the work. ' It was realised that as the science accommodation was increased, so schools would require additional equipment with which to teach. It was also realised that by the time schools had financed their portion of the buildi.Iig scheme, their fina;ncial resources would have been strained to the utmost and there was therefore no means test applied to the apparatus grants, which were as generous as the Fund could permit. Actually, apparatus grants were made not only to schools who were fortunate enough to get a building grant, but also to smaller schools which were able to shew that they were taking science teaching seriously. THE ROLL OF HONOUR The following is a list of all those who either gave or lent money PHILIP WILLIAM COLLES GRAHAM JOHN CARLTON GILBERT towards the building of the War Memorial Science Block. GEORGE MICHAEL BARRINGTON PIERS TERENCE FREDERICK THOMAS CHAMBERS DONORS PHILIP CUTCLIFFE LAWRENCE HERBERT LAURENCE PRICE H. L . Agnew, Esq. G. H . Brigham, Esq. The Very Revd. the REX STEPHEN SLINGER JOHN KEITH NETHERCOATE H. A. Alexander, Esq. The R ev. C. L. B . Dean of E xeter PETER JAMES CHRISTOPHER KING KENNETH DUCK MORGAN Mrs. Alford Brown D. B. Delany, Esq. Dr. A. F. Alford The Rev. M. C. Major P. Dean BERNARD OCTAVIUS DREW PALMER PETER GODFREY MARSH R. M. Alford, Esq. Browning Mrs. C. V. H . Dew PETER HARDING ROAN ERIC JOHN DURSTON ]. H . Allday, Esq. Miss Burford W . Dewhurst, Esq. K . Ambrose, Ic:sq. ]. A. Bryant, Esq. Messrs. Dewhurst Ltd. ANTHONY NOEL HAILES TUSTAIN CHARLES ERIC SHEPHERD G. Ames, Esq. D. C. Bulloch , Esq. P . E. Diamond, Esq. ARTHUR JOHN JAMES LESLIE SAMUEL JENKINS E. I. Murray-Anderdon, R . Bruford, Esq. Messrs. Dick, Son & Esq. E. D. Bum, Esq. Lewis BRIAN DEREK BOWES-CAVANAGH DAVID JOHN FRANK JENKINS Miss E . J. M. Anderdon The Rev . G. H . Bumett P. ] . Dight. Esq. DAVID GORDON ADAMSON KENNETH FREDERICK FISHER BARTON The Rev. T. Anscombe T . H . Burrows, Esq. Mrs. Dobney GERALD JOHN ASHTON The Rev. C. B . A. H . Cadwallader, Esq. W. H . Dovell , Esq. JULIAN DUDLEY ROLFE Armstrong B . Cager, Esq. The R ev. A. O' Neill DAVID JOHN WYATT PETER JAMES MORICE Mrs. M. Ashley The Rev. Dr. S. C. Drew WILLIAM LEYSON RHYS MICHAEL ANDREW MORICE R . H . S. Ashton, Esq. Carpenter M H . Dubois, Esq. Comdr. W. Ashton, R.N. A. Caton, Esq. ]. N . Duncan, Esq. MICHAEL GORDON LUFF MAURICE ALEX STANLEY ELLIOTT ]. R. Attfield, Esq. The Ven. The Earl of Mrs. C. M. Durston CLIFFORD BIRKETT RIGG ROBIN PENDENNIS ALEXANDER T . S. Attlee, Esq. Cavan Messrs. Dunns Ltd. A. W. Baines, Esq. G. R. Bowes-Cavanagh, E H . Durston, Esq. ROBERT ARCHIBALD VIVIAN GRIEVE PETER GRAHAM LAMONT KERR F . E. Baker, Esq. Esq. Col. R . C. H . Eagle PHILIP DOUGLAS JOHN HINMAN WILLIAM JAMES STRUTHERS FROST Dr. H . E . Bamber Miss Chalk A. Eastwood, Esq. Mrs. K . D . Barclay 0. T . Chapman, Esq. The Educational Supply DUNCAN MENZIES ARTHUR FREDERICK LANE ]. E . P. Bardsley, Esq. Mrs. C. T . Chapman As sac. ROBERT JAMES HARVEY CADWALLADER LOUIS DAVID STEYLAERTS C. G. Barnes, Esq. R. Chapman, Esq. A. C. Emmerson, Esq. Mrs. Barnes Messrs. W. & A. ANTHONY E. S. Edwards, Esq. PETER ROBERT HOBBS JOHN LAUGHER RIDSDALE M. G. Baron, Esq. Chapman E. A. Elliott, Esq. PETER JOLIFFE JOHNSON THOMAS EUSTACE BRABAZON HALLOWES A. Barrett, Esq. P. B . Charlton, Esq. ]. A. Ellis, Esq. SHIRLEY CHARLES HEYNE Miss E . M. Bartlett E. C. H. Chase, Esq. The Lord Bishop of Ely DANIEL ALFRED NORTON F. R. C. Barton, Esq. C. Charles, Esq. His Imperial Majesty ANDREW RADAN ROGERS GEORGE BYRON HODGES Mrs. C. M. Barton Sqd./Ldr. J. Chudley The Emperor of BERNARD PEARSE BERNARD JAMES SAUNDERS P . H . Barton, Esq. The Rev. P. W . G. Ethiopia Mrs. S. M. C. Beard Clough F . Engelhardt, Esq. JOHN ALLEN ANSCOMBE PETER WORTHINGTON SAMUEL VARLEY ] . S. Beckett, Esq. R. A. L. Cole, Esq. C. ]. England, Esq. JACK LLEWELLYN ELLIS JOHN CHARLES FRANK LEE M. E . Burston, Esq. C. P. Collard, Esq. W . C. H. Esdaile, Esq. H . M. Bennet, Esq. The Rev. S. Collett Lt. f Col . H . C. T. REGINALD DOUGLAS MILTON EMMERSON JAMES ROBERT ELLSON D. Bernard Smith, Esq. Messrs. Colthurst & Co. Faithful! THOMAS CHARLES GODFRAY EDWARD ALAN ELLSON Mrs. N. Bickford The Rt. Hon. Lord R. W . A. Fau!kner, Esq. The Lord Bishop of Colyton Mrs F . Feinberg PATRICK SHERLOCK HAY!'S ARTHUR LIONEL BOULTBEE RAVEN Bath & Wells A. Cook, Esq. Mrs. B . E. Finney NORMAN PURNELL LUFF JOHN WOLFF Maj . W. Bishop-Stephens M. Coombs, Esq. C. P . L . Firth, Esq. DOUGLAS HENRY W AIN MORGAN Mrs. K . E . Blake J. M. Coombs, Esq. Messrs. Fisher & Sons R. J. F . Blake, Esq. Mrs. M. Come Mrs. Fitch R. E. Bleackley, Esq. The County Stores S. F. Ford Esq. This was followed by the Lord's Prayer, after which The Reverend E . R. Boase, Esq. P . D. Cousins, Esq. W. Fleming, Esq. P. R. Scott, Royal Navy, O.A., preached a sermon which we shall long H . C. D . Boase, Esq. The Rev. W. J. P. Cox The Rev. T . V. C. Ford remember. Psalm 23 was sung, and the rst lesson read by the Chairman Messrs. Boddy R. C. Cox, Esq. H . C. Fox, Esq. C. V. ] . Batting, Esq. Lady Craddock Mr. & Mrs. K. A. of the O.A. Club; the choir sang an anthem entitled 'Greater love'; and Dr. E . Boehm Messrs. Crane & Reed Frampton the 2nd lesson was read by a Fellow of the Woodard Corporation; towards Mrs. G. Bond Miss D. C. Crockett M. Frost, Esq. the end of the service the Te Deum Laudamus was sung by the choir. Mr. & Mrs. Boocock R. M. Crowe, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. A. Fry Boots Ltd. T . B . T . Currie, Esq. A. R. Fuge, Esq. After the service, tea was served in the marquee during which the The Rev. Canon G. A. G. A. W. Currie, Esq. C. A. Fuller, Esq. C. C.F. Band, led by Drum-Major J. M. L. Holland, gave a brilliant Bowden H. F . Curry, Esq. W. E. Gauge, Esq. demonstration below the Fives Court. As the last beats of the drums A. D. Bowen-Bravery, P . H . Curry, Esq. P. J. Ga.rdiner, Esq. faded away rain began to drop steadily from the Esq. Mrs. V. R. Darvill Mrs. M. Gee once more overcast sky. Messrs. Bowennan Ltd. Lt./Col. D . C. S. David R. B. Genda.ll, Esq. It was of no consequence however; the greatest day in the School's history I. H . Boyle, Esq. Mrs. Davidson Miss N. George had been successfully completed. F . C. Bracher, Esq. The Rev. L . Davies R. R. Gerson, Esq. W. Bracher, Esq. L. M. Davies, Esq. P. E. H . Gilbert, Esq. I. H. Brigham, Esq. R. E . Davis, Esq. ] . ]. Gilbert, Esq. G. S. Braddy, Esq. Miss J. H . W . Dawson Mrs. D. Giles J. L . Braithwaite, Esq. Miss L. Dawson G. H. Giller, Esq. Fl./Lt. R. S. Brand Mrs. J. E . Deane R. C. Gil!is, Esq. J. E . Branson, Esq. C. L. Deakes, Esq. J. N. Glennie, Esq. Hi 17 l)onors--con tin ued Donors--<:ontinued P . M. Phillips, Esq. Messrs. Sisson & Parker Mrs. K . Tustain G. E. Glover, Esq. A. Hewish , Esq. Major H . K. Lindsell J. Pickering, Esq. Ltd. E. A. Twose, Esq. T . H . L . Glover, Esq. E. W . Hewish, Esq. H . W . Lester, Esq. H. S. Phipps, Esq. G. W . Small, Esq. R. H . T wyman, Esq. Messrs. 1. God beer & J . F. Hewish , Esq. C. H. R. Lindsey, Esq. ] . G. Phipps, Esq. Thl! Silver Street Motor R. C. Unmack, Esq. Son R. L . F . Hewitt, Esq . P . H. Lippiatt, Esq. Dr. A. Pim Works Mrs. Unmack L . Godderd, Esq. F. Heyne, Esq. Mrs. L. Lo E-. G. Piers, Esq. Messrs. Smethurst Ltd. H . W. Le B. Upward, Mrs. Godden Mrs. E . P. W . Higdon F B . Lock, Esq. D. M. Pinn, Esq. P. E . G. Smith, Esq. Esq. Mrs. C. W. Godfray J . S. Hill, Esq. Mrs. F. M. Lock ]. L. Porter, Esq. M. D. Smith, Esq. W. Vaux, Esq. Miss M. Godfray C. H . Hilton, Esq. M. Loe, Esq . The Viscountess Portman J. Somervell , Esq. Dr. & Mrs. S. C. Varley Maj . C. S. Goldingham Mr. & Mrs. Hirst W. Long, Esq. Mrs. M. L . Powell Somerset Steam F . Vyvyan-Robinson, W. Gooderham, Esq. S. R . H obbs, Esq. B . E. Lovell, Esq. D . M. Power, Esq. Laundry Esq. Alderman & Mrs. C. H. Mr. & Mrs. Byron A. G. Low, Esq. C. T . Pratt, Esq. Soo-Yu-Dee, Esq. R. W . N. Vellacott, Esq. Goodland Hodges Maj. Gen. L. M. Luckock Messrs. Preece Bros. F . C. Spear, Esq. The Rev. G. T. Vodden Messrs. Goodland & Bull L . G. Hodges, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Luff H . D. Primrose, Esq. Mrs. E . M. Spencer Mrs. D. N . Vivian B . Goodland, Esq. B. Hodder, Esq. M. Madge, Esq. C.]. Pritchard, Esq. P . F. Spiller, Esq. A. ]. Wadland, Esq. D . B. Gosheron, Esq. Mrs. G. D . H . Holliday H . E . Madge, Esq. W . H. Prior, Esq. Messrs. Spiller & The Rev. & Mrs. E. F. D. M. Gosheron, Esq. G. B. Holloway, Esq. R. H. Major, Esq. A. Pryor Esq. Webber Walker Mrs. R. S. Gosheron Mr. & Mrs. Holloway P. C. B. Malvern, Esq. 0 . D . Pullen , Esq. The R ev. P. S. Sprent R. ] . Wallis, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. 1. W . A. ] . Horder, Esq. S. A . Marks, Esq. J . 1. P ytches, Esq. ]. W. Stapleton, Esq. Col. ] . R. Warren Gosheron H . Horrocks, Esq. G. Marriott, Esq. D. G. Randall, Esq. The Rev . J. D. Steele A . C. Waters, Esq. Messrs. Gosheron & Co. B M. Howard, Esq. P. T . Martin, Esq. T . G. Rant, Esq. W . N . C. Steele, Esq. Brig. Gen. J. B. & Mrs. Messrs. F . Gorringe N . H. Hucker, Esq. Mrs. Mayers 0. B . R aven, Esq. Maj . W . Stephens Wells Miss F. E . 1. Gough Mrs. M. C. L . Hughson The Worshipful The L . W . Reed, Esq. R . L. Stewart, Esq. G. H. F. Westaway, Miss 1. Gough E 1· Hunt, Esq. Mayor of Taunton L. E . Rees, Esq. B. C. Stephenson, Esq. Esq. N . M. Grant, Esq., C. G. Hurman, Esq. T. I. Miles, Esq. K. A. Renner, Esq. R. A. B. Stephenson, D . H . Weston, Esq. M.B.E. Lady H ylton Mrs. Milner-Barry D. H . Reynolds, Esq. Esq. H . B. Wetherell, Esq. T . E. Gower, Esq. S. M. Jaeckel, Esq. Miss B. ] . Mills A. W. Reynolds, Esq. Mrs. Stobart Sir Lionel Whitby G. L. Gray, Esq. Major A. E . James Miss E . Mitchell Mrs. M. Rhys G. W. Stocken, Esq. Lady Whitby The Rev. C. Graham W. James, Esq. G. W. Monro, Esq. Miss E. Ridsdale J. Stocker, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. T . · H. Capt. T . E. Gray R. James, Esq. P. W. Morgan, Esq. K. G. Rigg, Esq. The Rev. C. Stothert Whitby Mrs. G. Graham A. P. Jeeves, Esq. J W . Morrison, Esq. A. G. F. Rippon, Esq. D. C. Stott, Esq. Messrs. Wheaton & Co. The Rev. R . D. Grange- T . G. J efford, Esq. N. W . L . Morrison, Esq. Mrs. E. Rijn D. Stott, Esq. G. A. Whitworth, Esq. Bennett T . H . Jefford, Esq. G. A. Morse, Esq . H . C. Roberts, Esq. T. Stubbs, Esq. Wharf Lane Concrete Mrs. E . Gray ]. Jenkins, Esq. M. K. Mostyn, Esq. Miss A. Robinson P. W . Sutherland, Esq. F . White, Esq. Capt. L. Gregory, R.N. Capt. J . B . Jenkins A. C. Mullen , Esq. Mrs . B . Rogers C. H . Sutton, Esq. C. L . V. Wilkes, Esq. Miss L . Griffith Messrs. Jenkins & Guest J . E. C. Mullen, Esq. E. Rogers, Esq. L B . Tait, Esq. C. E. Wilkins, Esq. Mrs. W . M. Grieve E. D. J ennings, Esq. H. E. G. Murnford, Esq. H . R. Rogers, Esq. A K. Tapper, Esq. A. 1· Willcocks, Esq. B. C. Grigg, Esq. D. B. Jones, Esq. Municipal & General J. L . Rogers, Esq. The Taunton Conserva­ Mrs. Williams Mrs. A. A. Guest R J. S. Jennings, Esq. Electric Co . C. E . Rouse, Esq. tive Rally A . G. Williams,Esq. R. S. Gunning, Esq. Mr. & Mrs. Y . E . Mrs. McCowatt E . H. F. Salt, Esq. The Taunton The Rev. Owen Williams V. A. G. Guppy, Esq. Johnson Mrs. E. McLaren A. H . Samuelson, Esq . Corporation Mrs. Windeatt B . Hallowes, Esq. D. 1· Jones, Esq. The Rev. C. E. B . R. T. E . Sandall, Esq. The Rev. P . M. Taylor The Rev. H. R. M. D. Hallowes, Esq. D. W . Jones, Esq. Neate Miss W. 1. Sanders P . Taylor, Esq. Willimott Mrs. Hamilton H Johnson, Esq. S. K. Ngan, Esq. A. Sartin, Esq. M. A. Tazewell, Esq. Wills Paints Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Hann M. C. Johnson, Esq. Mrs. Nicholson-Lailey W. A. Saunders, Esq. L. Theodore, Esq. Mrs. G. P. Wilson A. A. Hann, Esq. T . Johnson, Esq. J . R. Nicholson-Lai.ley, E . N . Scott, Esq. P . 1· Thompson, Esq. Mrs. B . M. Wilton H . 1· Hann, Esq. C. M. 1ones, Esq. Esq. The Rev. G. E . B . Scott Mrs. E . M. Topping ] . Witherington, Esq. R . M. Hannah, Esq. H. Jowitt, Esq. Nat. Council for Social H. Scott, Esq. The Towu Clerk of Mrs. A. R. Winter A. 1· Hanscombe, Esq. J. V. Keene, Esq. Service F . J. Serle, Esq. Taunton C. H. Wolff, Esq. P . G. Hardie-Bick, Esq. Mrs. M. D. Keene G. C. Napier, Esq. C. H . Sheppard, Esq. Mrs. H . L. To J. V. Wood, R. H . Kennedy, Esq. A. Harrison, Esq. Esq. Miss A. E. Needham L. N . Side, Esq. R. H. Tozer, Esq. The Rev. Canon A. L . Capt. & Mrs. Harrison W. Kelly, Esq. Mrs. Nethercote The Rev. G. L . Sidey Mrs. and Miss Tranter Woodard H. Harrison, Esq. G. C. H . Kent, Esq. J . M. Newman, Esq. M. D . Simmonds, Esq. R. C. Treweeks, Esq. S. A. Woodley, Esq. 1. C. Kimmins, Esq. Mrs Messrs. Hatcher & Sons . Nicholson A. ] . A. Simson, Esq. W. R. Trethewey, Esq. D. I. Worthington, Esq. B . R. P . Hawken, Esq. The Rev. E . L. King Mrs. G. E . Nightingale W . J . Simson, Esq. H . K. H . King, Esq. D. Opperman, Esq. Trinity Ward Labour E . G. P. Wyatt, Esq. A. Hawkins, Esq. ] . G. Skinner, Esq. Party L . M. Wyatt, Esq. M)"s. C. Granville Mrs. Ko E. B . F . Osborn, Esq. Hawkins The Rev. Canon W. R. W. C. Parish, Esq. R. L. Granville Ladd Canney J. F . Parke, Esq. Hawkins, Esq. A. N. Lane, Esq. A . E. Parrott, Esq. LBNDERS The Rev. Preb. Du B . J . R. Perris, Esq. S. R. Hayes, Esq. Mrs. G. J . Abraham W. H . Barron, Esq. P. T . Blomfield, E. C. 1. Heal, Esq. Lance R . PEarce, Esq. Esq. H . J . Lasham, Esq M. F . 1. C. Adams, Esq. P. C. Barrett, Esq. E . E. Boehm, Esq. M. 1· Heald, Esq. . M. C. Peat, Esq. A. Akigbogun, Esq. Mrs. M. E . Lane H. 1· Perris, Esq. Dr. R. Barrie E. G. Bolitho, Esq. H Heidecker, Esq. G. Alderson, Esq. F. G. Bendell, Esq. D. M. Hennessy, Esq. Mrs. M. G. W . Large Dr. A. B . Pearce C. V. 1· Botting, Esq. Mrs. R. H . S. Ashton, Esq. G A. Bendell, Esq. R. H. Bousfield, Esq. D . W . Hennessy, Esq. Brig. W. K. M. Leader M. K. Phillips Mrs. F. E . Baker Mrs. M. C. Law Rev. A. B . Phillips A. J . Bishop, Esq. Mrs. C: 1· Braddy P . Henry, Esq. S/Ldr. P. Barber Mrs. A . E . Blake S. Herbert, Esq Miss F . Lee Mrs. G. S. Phillips l· Brockhouse, Esq. . Mrs. A. 1· Barningham E . C. Blake. Esq. F C . Brown, Esq. C. P. Hinman, Esq. H G . K . Leech, Esq. Messrs. Philip & Tacey D 18 19 Lenders-<:o n tin ued Lenders-continued D . C. Bulloch, E sq. Air Comdr. E . B. Lt. E. J. Mayo, R.A. Miss M. V. Calder A. J. Wadland, Esq. C. L . V. Wilkes, Esq. R ear Admiral G. Grenfell & Mrs. A. B . T . Miles, Esq . Dr. E . J . Walsham Air Vice Marshal A . J . P owell B. Miles, Esq . C. R. Willcocks, Esq. Willoughby, C.B. Mrs. D . A. Wansbrough Mrs. M. F . Williams Cape! F . L . Grint, Esq. H. T . Morfey , Esq. Mrs. I. Wimbush H . M. Catlin, Esq. N A . C. Weir, Esq. The Rev . H . R . A. Wimbush, Esq. L . Guest, E sq. G. W. Morgan, Esq. White, Esq. E . Cheale, E sq . A . P . Gullick, Esq. s · Willimott A. Woollacott, Esq. Miss M. K. Mostyn A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd. B. Cheetham, Esq. W. G. Harding, Esq. 111rs. N. R. Willoughby Mrs. K . C. Yeo C. P . C. McDonald, Esq. G. W . Whitton, Esq. Mrs. M. J . Chetwynd Capt. R. N . Hardy- R. W. McLellan, Esq. H . Ching, Esq. Dobney F . Newport, Esq. LIST OF HELPERS Mrs. S . C. V. Clark E . W . Harris, Esq. Shing-Kwan-Ngan, Esq. Boys who took a n official share in the organisation for the opening of the E . H . Clarke, Esq. H. C. Harris, Esq. Mrs. D. Nickell War Memorial :--' S . T. Cote, Esq. F . E. Hartland, Esq. ThE" O.A. Club Photographic Society-Thorose, Taylor, R. G., T yzack, J. C., Griffiths, M. A., The Rt. Hon. Lord W. D . Harry, Esq. The, Rev. J . Osbome Colyton Martin, C. A. W ., Grennan, Trezise, Chubb, P . L., Earnshaw, Stde, Hartland, C. C. Hart, Esq. H . R. Padfield, Esq. Halton, T. P. , Bishop, Pick, Vickars, Langabeer. Miss E. L. M. Cooper Mrs. C. Granville W. C. Parish, Esq. County Stores Hawkins S . R. Perratt, Esq. Fives Display-Bulloch, Hatfield, Lloyd-Edwards, Osborn. (Somerset) Ltd P . M. Hayward, Esq. D . M. Pion, Esq. Basket Ball Display-Bulloch, Cheung, Gill, Hartnell, Klinkenberg, Lloyd­ R. Coward, Esq. S. Herbert, Esq. A. W. H. Porter, Esq. Edwards, Osborn, R. B. L ., Side, To, Whitehead. H . W. Cowling, Esq. Mrs. E . P. W . Higdon Madame T . Pyne-Gilbert ]. T . Cox, Esq. Art Club Exhibition-Beal, Bentley, Clough, Gamett, A. C., Green, P. J ., Owen, Mrs. A. M. Higgison J . J. Pytches, Esq. Selby, Torrens, Trott, Tuke. The Rev. W. J. P . Cox The Yen. G. F . Hilder The Rev. and Mrs. E. Mrs. E. Cumming Mrs. J. M. Hill Reddish Wireless Club Exhibition-Abraham, C. H., Abraham, D . B . , Bickford, Chubb, N. H. N . Darby, Esq. C. W . Hockey, Esq. Mrs. E . K. Roberts P . L., Fuge, Ferguson, Gray, Green, C. W ., Hatfield, James, Watson. Mrs. V. R. Darvill Mrs. D . W . Hockey A. C. Robinson, Esq. Swimming Side Display-Bardsley, Brown, Chard, Davies, Glover, A. G. Davey, Esq. J. M., Glover, S . W . Hockey, Esq. B . Robinson, Esq. R. T., Hall, Hennessy, Martin, C. A .W ., Moore, Paton, Stoneman, Thomas, Lt. /Col. D. C. S. David, Lt. fCol. I . S. Hogge, Mrs. J . Robinson Vodden. M.C. , R.E. R.A.P .C. Mrs. M. Rogers K. G. Davidson, Esq. J . A. Holland, Esq. Mrs. B . Rogers Fishing Club Exhibition-Baker, J . C., Booth, Chudley, Fowles, Gladwell, Hills­ R. 0. Davis, Esq. Miss I. A. Holwell J . L. Rogers, Esq. Spedding, Jones, Price, B . A. W ., Price, W. A., Waddington. Miss L. Dawson Dr. I. C. F. Hungerford J. P. Rogers, Esq. Fencing Club Demonstration-Blade, Cheung, Clutsom, Jefford, Thyer. P . A. Day, Esq. Mrs. K . M. Hunt W S. Rogers, Esq. Mrs. E . A . Rolls P.T. Display-Adam, M. J ., Atkinson, Baker, Barnes, Beal. Blake, Butt, Farr, Mrs. J . E. Deane Miss M. S. C. Hunt Glover, Hepworth, Herbert, Mrs. A. M. Duncan H . R. Rolls, Esq. Hewson, Hunt, Ingram, Lintern. Lipman, Owen, Mrs. G. F . John Philippe, Polack, Poland, Pritchard, Spence, Taylor, Thomas, Toone, P . A. Dunham, Esq. J. W. Johns, Esq. Dr. C. I. Rowe Vallender, Vaux, Wilkinson, Woollacott. M. Dykes-Bower, Esq. J. V. Keene, Esq. Miss D. Runton E. E . H. Easton, Esq. Mrs. M. D . Keene A. H. Samuelson, Esq. C.C.F. Band Display-Atkinson, T. J., Beaumont, Budge, Cake, Carnegie, E . M. Easton, Esq. R. H . Kennedy, Esq. R. T . E . Sandal!, Esq. Chubb, P. L ., Cole, P. F . I., Craggs, Dunn, Edwards, R. P., Gough, ] . H. Edmunds, Esq. VV. Kerr, Esq . E . N . Scott, Esq. Grennan, Griffiths, S. H. , Hennessy, C. G., Holland, J. M. L., Holland, A. C. Emmerson, Esq. D. R. W. Killingbeck, The Rev. G. E. B. Scott A. C., John, A., Martin, D. C. E . S. Edwards, Esq. Esq . Dr R. A. Shove C.C.F. Band-Parish, Philippe, Thomas, R. J ., Trigg, Torrens, Trowe!l, Vaux. The Rev. F. Vincent Mrs. V. B . Kirby A. ·T. A. Simson, Esq. Fennell M. P . Knubley, Esq. W. J . Simson, Esq. Orchestra-Abraham, C. H. , Abraham, D. B., Bissell, Buchman, Gilchrist, The Yen. Archdeacon H . C. M. Large, Esq. Somerset Steam Laundry Grant, Hepworth, James, J . G., Kitsell, La Touche, Moore, Sh<>ve, G. R., E. A. Fitch J . F . D : La Touche, Col. H . K. Stephens, Thomas, R. J., To, Trapnell, Val!ender, Waddington, West, J . R. M. J . Ford, Esq. Esq. O.B.E. Choir: Trebles-Abraham, D. B., Atkinson, T. J., Budge, Butt, A. ]. S., S. F. Ford, Esq. P. R. F . Legh, Esq. Miss J . B . Stevenson Craven, Delacour, Ferguson, Glover, Grant, R. H . M., Gray, Guilmant, Mrs. E . K. Fox P. R. W . Legh, Esq. Messrs. Stonier & Co. Halton, Henton, Hobbs, Hughes, G. L ., Kent, Marshal!, Milton, Paul, Mrs. H . C. Fox J. H. Lewis, Esq. Ltd. C. A. G. , Plant, Robinson, Spence, Toland, N . P., Treharne-Jones, West, Foyle's Educational Ltd. S. J . Liddle, Esq. Dr. D . L . M. Sum J . R., White, A. J. B., Wilkinson, Woodgates, Woollacott. Altos--Bissell, Miss A. M. Friend Dr. T. K . Lien G. H. Summerhayes, Edwards, A. M., Green, C. W., Griffiths, M. A ., Harrison, John, A., Rogers, Mrs. M. Garnett F . S. Lipman, Esq. Esq. Sharpe, Waddington. Tenors_.(Jough, Crowe, Fuge, G<>ugh, Kitsell, R. M. , M. T . R. Gibbins, Esq. J . C. L . Little, Esq. Miss K . M. Swann Pye, Reynolds, A. J . Basses-Beaumont, Garnett, Holland, A. J . , Hughes, Mrs. M. Gladwell The Hon. Sir Man Kam Mrs. G. A. Taylor G .. M., Kingman, Townsend, Williams. G. E. Glover, Esq. Lo, C.B.E. The Rev. P. M. Taylor C. F . Tilney-Bassett, Other Musicians who Helped-Miss K. Danvers-Martin, Miss Scott, Mrs. T. H . L. Glover, Esq. M. Lobb, Esq. Waddington, H. K. H. King, Esq., D. A. Sturgess, Esq. , T. B. Ravener, Mrs. F . Glover Mrs. V. A . P . Lobb Esq. Esq. . A . S. Goldingham, Esq. W . Long, Esq. D . P . B. Tovey, Esq . . ! Ushers-Abraham, R. J. A., Adam, R. A. , Bardsley, Bishop, Bolitho, Booth, Mrs. A. L. Goldingham Mrs. F . Long The Rev. F . M. Trefusts Mrs. D . R . Lonsdale A. T . Trenerry, Esq. Brockhouse, Brown, Butt, J . D ., Cheung, Chubb, · A. G., Chudley, Cole, D . B . Gosheron, Esq. The Hon. Mr. Justice R. D. Townsend, Esq. R. J., Coleman, Copleston, Craggs, Diamond, Deacon, Earnshaw, Gough, D. M. Gosheron, Esq. E . F . Luke R . C. Treweeks, Esq. Gullick, Harries, · Harris, Hartland, Hatfield, Hilliar, Holland, J. M. L., Mrs. H. M. Gosheron I. S . Mackinney, Esq. Mrs. Trevelyan Hopkins, Hughes, R. W ., James, F ., Jefford, Kennelly, Kennedy, B. Graham, Esq. H. E . Madge, Esq. D . E. Tucker, Esq. Kimber!in, Ko, Langabeer, Matthews, Miller, K. W., Mitra, Nutt, Parish, N . M. Grant, Esq. R. J. Madge, Esq. E. A . Twose, Esq. Pearce,. D. J., Pick, Prew, Price, W . J ., Samuelson, Shannon, Smart, Smith, Maj. T . E. Gray, R. B. Marke, Esq. Dr. E . R. W. Unmack J . R., Stevenson, Stoneman, Sum, Taylor, C., To!and, M. S., Toole, Trott, R.E.M.E. Mrs. Marriott Mrs. A. R . Unmack Tyzack, Vickars, Villar, Vodden, Waiters, Webber, Woof, Wooton, Wyatt, Yung, Yule. VII. G. Green, Esq. Dr. L. P . Marshal! The Rev. G. T. Vodden Maj . W, P. Grenfell Mr. & Mrs. T. E. Mayo Mrs. M. Waddington Sentries--Carnegie, Hennessy, C. G., Philippe.

20 The Royal Film Prizegiving, 1957 HE idea to film the v isit of H .R .H . Princess Margaret originated in HEADMASTER'S REPORT T a business meeting o f the Photographic Society at the beginning o f the Summer T erm. We decided that w e could either take a series of LADIES and Gentlemen, shots o n one camera which would follow H .R.H. on her tour, o r b e This is a hypothermic Speech Day, it has not the gay hypertension of a more a mbitious and film the whole v isit on three cameras. The latter great festival with Lords and Ladies, Bishops, Ministers of State and gold­ plan, although m ore expensive, was a dopted, a nd we put forward a chained Mayors; even the Headmaster is cut in two : part of him is in quotation to the committee dealing with the v isit. Eventually it was the c hair and part is elsewhere gloating over a fine opportunity to tell approved, and we felt very honoured t o have been given the contract parents the truth about education without the restraining Provost's hand while some professionals had b een turned d own . upon his shoulder. It would, however, be greedy to wish it otherwise. We have had many highlights this term and a kind of Low Sunday Prize­ always on our minds, we set to work on the With the responsibility giving is more reasonable in the circumstances. We could not really A director was appointed, film units selected, preparations for the film . expect great numbers and prominent personalities to assemble here again to deal with the large correspondence and even a typist was employed within the same month, but it need not be a dull day, especially for the ven in this small project. A Paillard-Bolex secretarial work involved e boys who are to receive prizes. We warmly welcome you all here and parents kindly lent us their cameras, and H .r6 camera was hired, two I will, qua Chairman, do my best to see that the Headmaster, qua Head­ of equipment on our hands. by July 6th we had over fr,ooo worth master, does not go beyond the traditional time of 19! minutes for his During the weeks preceding the visit we had not forgotten the prac­ report. We speak of a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, or a covey of tical side. We shot 70 feet of practice film, and with that in mind we partridges. The collective term for Headmasters is, I understand, 'A devised the script. Then followed hours of camera drill and rehearsals, Lack of Principals,' so we must not expect too much of the Headmaster. which were completed only a short while before H .R .H. arrived. Mean­ The Chairman now has great power in this Hall, he can order the fine while, Press etiquette had to be understood, local and school authorities new cu~ains to be closed, then the Headmaster cannot read his speech. approached for advice, and the movements of camera units checked with So I thmk I can safely ask the Headmaster to make his report and to the police for security reasons. Problems were encountered and over­ keep it short. come, and on July 5th we started filming our preliminary shots. Ladies and Gentlemen, weather on July 6th was, fortunately, favourable for colour , The was once a negro preacher who was not a hard worker he the visit we met with no difficulties which could not be over­ There and during preaching. One Sunday he entered the pulpit and asked his is always the case, everything did not go accord­ did not like come in the editing. f.s congregation, "Do you know what I am going to talk about today?" plan, but we covered all that we had hoped to. Seven hundred feet ing to The congregation all said "No." The preacher replied, "If you are so were rushed through Kodak laboratories and editing began within of film stupid as that, it's no good my talking to you," and he then left the four days of the visit. pulpit. The next Sunday came the same question and, of course, the We soon realised that to make a smooth running film was no small congregation said " Yes, we know." "Well, if you know," said the job, and the two editors worked for almost three weeks to complete it preacher, . "there is no need for me to tell you,'' and he left the pulpit. before the end of term. The position of short one-second shots was On the th1rd Sunday came the same question, "Do you know what I am changed, camera movement was cut out, fades and dissolves were made, going to talk about?" They replied in good hopes, "Some of us do and and we finally cut about 300 feet of the film. The tape sound track also some of us don't. The preacher said, "Let those who do tell those who presented several problems of synchronisation, which are still with us. don't,_" and he left the pulpit. I will not serve you so ill as that, but I fnghtened by what the Chairman has said md there is to follow also In spite of all setbacks, we managed to have an edition ready for am the actual giving of the Priz~s , in which Mr. Morgan is going to take the the end of tenl_! , and we leave it to our audiences to judge the results. Headmaster, wh~le the Headmaster ceases to be both Chair­ being put away as a record the film will be shown role of the We hope that before Headmaster and becomes the ex officio guest of honour. The reunions and on Speech Day. We cannot close these notes man an? at O.A. Year, 1956-57, is a notable one because it marks the intro­ mention of the help and co-operation everyone gave us; in par­ Acaderruc without of a new curriculum and a completely new and much improved Mr. Pytches, for allowing the editing staff to use his bedroom ~uction ticular, timetable. The Inspectors said to me when I outlined our scheme three as a laboratory during the final stages I years ago, "It's a ~r;st-rat~ scheme and s~ould work well if you can get T .P.H. enough clever boys. It 1s actually workmg so well that I am hoping as soon as we can get more accommodation to form two more classes and put not only our 'A' forms on to a two years' course to '0' Level but also the 'B' forms as well. · ' Our honours list i:; ~ood, but it really deserves to be nearly twice as good. Douglas, a brilhant boy, who would have certainly gained an OJ?en Scholarship ~d a St<~;te Scholarshii?, had to Jeave us last July for pnvate reasons, wh1ch ~o him great cred1t and wh1ch aroused our lively 23 22 sympathy. This deprived us of two plums, while Chubb would have The other day at a meeting I heard a person from a large and very brought us an. R.A:F. Scholarship if he had passed the medical examina­ well-known school saying proudly that they were embarking upon the tion: he quahfied m every other test. Poulton might well have gained sort of survival-craft exercises which we have been doing here for several a State Scholarship with his two " distinctions," but he was so modest years now. It particularly amused me, because I know that it was our that he never applied ~o~ a ?cholars~ip; he had only one year in which example which was being directly followed . He did not acknowledge the to study one of his Distmchon Subjects-he did not believe he was as debt of wisdom. So long as the good work goes on we do not mind. clever as he really was. It must aJso be remembered that Vlth Forms We do not grudge others the benefit of our experience! are not built up in a day and our 1956-7 VIth Form is drawn from the The Junior C.C.F. Camp at Simonsbath, run for some years past as stoc~ of a Public School of about 200 boys, not from the substance of a an unofficial enterprise, is now officially recognised by the War Office Pub~ic School of 320 as King's now is. In spite of the fantastic standard and will be visited by Major-General Sixsmith, who has been a very good of high awards in these days, I think we shall have still more pleasing friend to King's and the C.C.F. here. We thank him warmly for his honours to present in two or three years from now. The number of those great encouragement and much regret that his period of command in this who qualified for County awards speaks for itself this year. The new area is soon reaching its end. system also benefits the weaker boys, as it provides an opportunity for a Shooting on the miniature range has been good this year. Lansdown fourth year below the standard of Vlth Form Studies. I feel, however, Toole won the Officers' Cup with a record score of 320 out of a possible that we must now be a little stemer with the very weak boys, especially 342. Hatfield followed him closely with 315. those who do not always do their best. Parents must not ask too much Among the other chief activities of the School, probably the music of a ~chool: one cannot give a boy of poor ability the sole personal attention of a master throughout all the classes at ordinary fees. There has most claim to a special mention. Building on the very good founda­ are cases where a private coaching esablishment is the only solution. tion laid by Mr. Large in the orchestra, Mr. Tyler, who came to us from Canterbury Cathedral, has carried forward the work rapidly and the In Games, we once more had an excellent Rugger season and rr excellent performance at the Opening of the War Memorial was a great ma~ches out of 14 were won-rgr points were scored for and only 48 achievement. The Choir, always good, has this term risen to great agamst us. The Hockey standard rises steadily and we had excellent heights both as regards volume, accuracy and beauty of tone. It has teams, well led by Osbom, who later also became Cricket Captain: only been particularly pleasing to see how much the trebles enjoy going to o.ne game was lost. Our Athletic Sports were at a very high standard­ fantastically high notes; perhaps they are inspired by the bats in the SlX 1_1ew records were broken, three of them by Starling, who also came Chapel, who have notes so high that you cannot hear them. I hope the 3rd m the All England Long Jump and was a member of the winning All boys will not go so high as to become inaudible like the bats, as their Engl~nd Relay Team. In Cricket, a very young team put up a good voices are well worth hearing. The Musical Society gave a first-rate showmg and rather exceeded expectations, especially in the latter part concert during the term, the third in the year. The Art work of of the term. Swimming has greatly improved in standard and we can the School, too, has reached a notably high standard. Under the guidance look forward with good confidence to some very fine performances in of Mr. Lyons Wilson, Mr. James has brilliantly re-framed and re­ future. We must congratulate Mr. Gooderham on his very able training arranged many of the pictures in an impressive gallery along the cloisters. and encouragement of the swimmers. We hope to have a special section for works by O.As. and present boys. Fencing is going on well. It is a new venture here but one which We have been given several impressive pictures of this kind already and I h~pe,- will flouri~h greatly. We actually ventured' this term on ~ we should· greatly value any more such gifts from O.As. who are specially fencmg match agamst far more experienced opponents and yet only talented in this way and who feel inclined to help the School in this suff~red a narrow defeat. We are most grateful to all the Masters and endeavour. We congratulate Mr. Lyons Wilson on the great distinction Semor boys who have done so much in organising and training the teams, of beng invited by the City of Bradford to provide a one-man exhibition especally Mr. Morgan, Mr. James and Mr. Padfield. The Pioneers have of his paintings in that city. The exhibition has attracted widespread done very useful work, mainly on coal bunkers. When we have more attention and it is very gratifying for us to see an artist becoming famous money to spare I hope the same enthusiasm for construction will show whom we have always held in the highest esteem. Another justifiable i~lf in the School mor: widely because it should be within our grasp to. claim for special praise belongs to the Photographic Society; their bmld Squash Courts, Fives Courts, etc., far more cheaply than without efficiency in covering the 6th of July, both in still and movie, a keen body of Pioneers. The Combined Cadet Force has had another was phenomenal : we are very grateful to them all. The Sheldon Society excellent report this year on which I warmly congratulate Maior Wilson has continued to flourish and has had two notable speakers, Mr. John and all other ranks. The variety of camps run in connection with the Brockhouse and Dr. Hans Jreger, a German refugee driven out by C.C.F. and the Rover Crew is beyond praise. It is now a marked feature Hitler. The Society has also visited Filton Aircraft Factory and seen the of the life of King's that bovs are encoural!'ed to undertake adventure great Britannias being built. The Historical Society has had many good and shift for themselves. The winter hardship course on Dartmoor is lectures, they vie with the Sheldon and fill me with envy by their won­ them one night very ~opular and the eagerness of the cadets for torments often outstrips derfully topical inventiveness of choice. I quite expect the Wishes of the officers and has to be curbed. In these days it is a to have a talk from a hangman and the next night a talk by the man he very good sign. Mr. Pvtches has now pushed out his excellent "Wav to tried to hang. A notable event for them were the lectures bv Professor Adventure" far beyond the Caimgorms and is takinl!' a party to Corsica. Kitto on "Thucydides and Herodotus." The Society visited Exeter The generosity of the masters who give up holiday time for these camps Cathedral one Sunday and was most kindly entertained there by the is warmly appreciated. Dean.

24 1!5 The Motor Club is kept very much alive by the vigour of its mem­ soon t o c elebrate the Jubilee of the consecration of the Chapel, which bers and their hopes of taking a 1 927 Austin 7 to the Monte Carlo rally took place in 1908. It should mark a good point at which to be launched ~h e n they have completed its repairs. This work will keep them safely an appeal f or the completion of the Chapel, now long overdue. A new m the hangar for some years to come. The car is like the Firth of Forth organ and a gallery are badly needed: as the Chapel is very crowded bridge: when you finish painting the roof it is time to go back to the and the organ very old , these are both urgent needs. We have needed the wheels. This is said in admiration, not in derision. There are vast areas comfort of the Chapel much in this y ear. David Briggs, a boy of the of activity in any school, some catalogued, most uncatalogued . There highest pro~is e and finest cha~act e r, was in August last drown e ~ whe.n are many clubs I have not mentioned and all are going well. They say on holiday m Holland. Dav1d Goddard, a student master domg h1s that one flash of lightning has enough energy to keep the London tubes practice term here this spring, was killed in a motor car accident. Though going for six months. I am sure that the energy of one day at King's he was but a g uest h ere, he had, like David Briggs, become one of the would keep them going for two years. The health of the School has band who are quick to see what the real spiritual qualities are which been excellent throughout the year, and we are all grateful to the doctors King's values and who become devoted to its work and cause. We offer and to Sister and Nurse for their unwearying care of everybody's ail­ our deepest sympathy to their parents and friends. I h ave already spoken ments at the Sanatorium. We were all grieved to learn in the autumn on the 6th July of our grievous loss of our famous Old Aluredian, Sir of Miss Aylward, our Senior Matron's severe illness . She is making steady Lionel Whitby. It is a loss we feel very sadly and this makes us appreci­ progress, but her recovery must in the nature of the illness be a slow ate very warmly the courage and kindness of Lady Whitby in represent­ one. She is a very devoted friend of the School and we wish her a solid ing Sir Lionel on 6th July. We are very much hoping that she will consent and complete recovery. Mrs. Clifford and her staff are nobly carrying to be our Guest of Honour of the Junior House at its Speech Day in on in her absence. The good health of the School is greatly promoted 1959· by two factors. I have never met a better fed school and I have never It is delightful to watch the progress of the Junior House. The new known one where the playing fields were so much a part of the life of the swimming bath there, with its home-made but very effective filtration average boy or so full of a real joy of free activity. In these days of plant, is a great achievement on which Mr. Shawyer, Mr. Boyle and the closed cars, super-heated tubes and wide bricked-up deserts, these very other Masters who helped d eserve hearty congratulations. green fields will come back to many a weary battery fowl in the big cities in the years to come and keep him sane. We are greatly indebted Education is largely a matter of imitation, it is therefore something to Miss Gascoigne and her staff for the excellent food. The playing much greater than giving out information. Know-how is important, of fields we owe to the vision of the late Dr. Kirk and the other members course, and I hope some parents who do not do so at present will impress of the Chapter about the year 1933. upon their sons that no amount of t eaching, however good, will get in­ formation into a boy's h ead if he does not make an effort himself. But I think we were even ourselves a little surprised by the way in whch education is wider than that, it is the willing disciplined imitation of a the School sailed calmly thro1,1gh the great events of the 6th July. Of full and honoured tradition. For this reason much of the education of course, there was much polishing and practising, and I cannot cease to the present day is useless because many parents are not setting the right be intensely grateful to all those Masters, especially to Mr. Wilson and sort of example for the children to imitate. I have the utmost faith in his Committee, to the Bursar and to boys who lavishly gave their time education as a means of strengthening good parental influence, but I and energy to this organisation. I am very grateful also to the many have little faith in it as cure for adult failure. It is better than nothing, ladies who helped, especially to Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Shawyer and Mrs. but it is just like trying to blow a f eather against the wind. You may Clifford for their help with the flowers. Yet it was not a facade which succeed if you puff and puff directly on to the feather, but once the we presented, it was just King's College; quite simple, friendly and sin­ feather escapes the full current of your breath it swings away at once far cere, doing its duty without pretension. It was a great occasion in keep­ down the wind. Society cannot be improved by forcing an artificial ing with the solemn purpose of doing honour to 63 young men who were conversion on the child in order to save the parent the bother of seeking killed as a result of a cruel sin. We shall never forget the compassion conversion. The only real way of improving society is to improve the and grace of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, nor her kindness parent. A spiteful and adulterous generation, as the Bible puts it, is in accepting our invitation, in spite of her heavy burdens o~ public duty. almost certain to produce spiteful and adulterous children. The blissful The Memorial Service was a wonderful act of worship and compassion. optimism which thinks that the children will be warned of dangers by It would not have been possible without the sincerity of the Christian the unhappy sins and follies of their parents is just complete poppycock. Faith in this place which has been so faithfully nourished by so many As the little Sunday School girl said when asked to write an essay on good and wise men and not least by our present Chaplain. A heavy re­ " Do children enjoy their childhood?" "Yes, children do enioy their sponsibility lies in these days on the Chaplain of a Public School. It is· childhood, but not so much as adults enjoy their adultery." All I mean one of the most important of posts in the country. If it is to be effec­ is, if one does through one's sin cut the throat of a child's happiness, do tively filled, it calls for the highest of qualities. We are indeed fortu­ not let one pretend that one is bestowing a marked benefit on the child. nate here in our Chaplain and in the large body of Masters and boys We must somehow or other bring this home to parents if we are to get who devotedly support the life and work of the Chapel. The further the best out of our system of education. I can say these words here be­ beautifying of the Chapel is accompanied by a steady rise in the beauty cause I know that you will none of you be out of sympathy with my and solemnity of our services. The chief occasions, such as the Festivals, meaning. There are four very good books on education which I would the Confirmation, the Carol Services, are services which carry deep con­ recommend anyone to read who is interested in the subject-these were viction and remain as a comfort and joy in memory. We are hoping written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

26 E 27 We have had three very good School Captains durin~ this year: Poulton, Reis and Side. I congratulate them all on the h1gh standard Ill FORM they have reached, and I would like to praise all the Senior boys, especi­ Crealock Price English Prize-M. St. J . French. Latin-D. B. Abraham. G reek ally the Prefects, House Prefects and Deputies for their excellent co­ -A . Fussell. French-M. J . Monk. Ge rman-M. J. Monk. History- A . J. _B. operation, White. Divinity-W. Treharne-Jones. Mathematics--D. B . Abraham. Physics their willingness, their courtesy and their devotion to the -R. E. Buchman. Chemistry-D. M. Rowe. Biology-A. G. Gray. Geograph y interests of the School. - J. M. Lipma n . Art-R. Beal a nd E. A. Tuke. Handicraft-!. H. Baker. I wish to thank all the Masters, House Masters, and particularly Mr. Form Prizes : Ilia-D. B . Abraham. IIIb-N. P . Butt and I. D. Phillipe. IIIc Morgan, the second Master, for their unfailing support, and I wish them -B. A. W. Price. and all the boys very happy holidays. The Lord Colyton's French Prize- C. M. Diamond. Lyons-Wilson Sketching Prize-F. E . To. Chambers' Memorial Prize-M. R . Martin. Firth Memorial Finally, I should like to say how glad we all are that our Provost, Divinity Prize-J. Y . Crowe. Music Prizes--R. I. N . Grant, R. M. Kitsell. the Bishop of Bath and Wells, is so much better in health and how glad C. H. Abraham and D . J . Starling. O.A. Special Prizes-P. E . Fowles, T . P . we were to see him looking so well on the 6th July. We owe a great Halton, A. J . Holland and R. B . L . Osborn. Headmaster's SJ?ecial Prize­ P . Kingman. Michael Brown Memorial Prize : English Verse (Senior)-Not deal to the care and kindness of the Chapter and of the School Council; awarded. Ashley Memorial Prize : English Verse (Junior)-N. P . Toland. this together with the constant interest and attention of our Custos, the Senior English Prose Prize-Not awarded. Junior English Prose Prize-E. J. Archdeacon of Taunton, and of our Divisional Bursar, Major Cely Lavendei. Royal National Life-boat Institution Essay Prize-C. R. Eagle. Trevilian, make us count ourselves indeed fortunate in our Governors. And in spite of my firm advice to parents in general, I do want to thank all our parents in particular for their great friendliness and for all they do House Notes to help us in our vital work. KING ALFRED HOUSE SCHOOL PRIZE LIST "BOYS come and go, but the King Alfred goes on for ever." Anon. State Scholarship-J . B . C. Brown. English Speaking Union Scholarship to R. J. A. Hart and P. A. T. Horder entered the House in the America-R. C. Poulton. Royal Naval Scholarship-D. J. Starling. County Summer Term: they have settled down well. Scholarships--}. A. Bartlett, J. B . C. Brown, R. M. J . Davis, D. J . Dickinson , J . S. Douglas, A. W. J. Griffin, J. R. Harrison, P . Mackeson, J. R. Perry. R. N. Trezise, A. J. Holland and R . M. Smith were promoted to the R. C. Poulton, G. H. Roblin, A. K. Vodden, T . P . Wansbrough. University Study in the Lent Term, and we congratulate P B. First Class Honours (Mays)-J. B . C. Brown. . R. Moore on his well­ deserved promotion this term. J. R. Smith, D. W. T. Waiters and Fortis et Fidelis--P. L . Side, C. Reis and R . C. Poulton. The Provost's Prize­ A. Thorose filled the vacancies on the Common Room Committee in D. the R. A. Lloyd-Edwards. Lent, and P . A. Webber did so in the following term. Also J . F. Bolitho VI FORM and D. W. T. Waiters were made Deputy Prefects in the Lent, and J . R. Smith and A. Thorose were appointed in the Summer. Crealock Price English Prize-P. Kingman. The Lord Colyton's French Prize­ E. R . Urquhart. Hart Mathematics Prize-P. L . Side. Latin-A. J . Holland. In the Lent Term, both our Hockey teams excelled themselves. Our Greek-A. J . Holland. German-R. M. Smith. History- J . Y . Crowe. Senior team played a very determined and skilful game against the Divinity-}. H . Catlin. Physics--P. E. Fowles and P . L. Chubb. Chemistry Bishop Fox in the final -C. Bulloch and D. Ko. Biology-D. Cheung. Geography-}. Hartland. Art and gained a well-deserved victory of two goals History-C. Bulloch . to one. The Junior team also played well, beating the Carpenter in the first round, REMOVES but, despite a gallant effort, were vanquished by the Woodard in the final. In the Steeplechase, due to the very strong competition from Crealock Price English Prize-J. J. Kennedy. Latin-J. W. Matthews. French­ other E . J . Hatfield. German-N. I. H . Deacon. History-R. A. Adam. Divinity­ Houses we were not able to do as well as usual. However, J. F. R. A. Adam. Mathematics-E. J . Hatfield. Physics--K. W . Miller. Chemistry Coleman came fourth in the Senior and earned his House colours along -D. S. La Touche. Geography-K. W . Miller. Art-A. R. B . Booth. with P. Kingman. In the Summer Term we V FORM had an excellent potential Senior cricket team, but, unfortunately, the House matches were not played this year. Crealock Price English Prize-}. G. Watson. French-J. C. Baker. Divinity- Nevertheless, in a R. N . Deane. Physics--}. G. Watson. Chemistry-P. C. Southcott. Biology- League Competition, the House played well against all S. W. Counsell. Handicraft-F. H. L. Toole. the other Houses and succeeded in winning all their matches. We did not do very well in the Athletic Sports, but J. C. Baker deserves special Form Prizes : Classical Remove-}. J . Kennedy and M. J . Trapnell. Science mention for Remove-C. W . Green and P. A. Webber. Vb-R. W . D. Darbyshire. Vc--. coming first in the Junior discus and also for getting a new E . Fugler. record. We also congratulate P . R. B. Moore on his excellent diving per­ IV FORM formance in the Swimming Sports, C. G. Hennessy for winning the Junior backstroke and also breaking the record, and P. J. Green for Crealock Price English Prize-J. R. West and N. Daw. Latin-D. W . Perry. French-A. J . Atkinson and D . W. Perrv. German-D. A. E. Whitehouse. coming second in the plunge and beating the previous record. Also we History-!. D . Sharpe. Divinity-}. R. West. Mathematics--A. W. K. Lau. congratulate P. H. L. Toole on winning the Officers' Shooting Cup and Physics-C. R. Eagle. Chemistry-!. D . Sharpe. Biology-M. J. Torrens. our Tennis team on their performance. Geography-C. J . Timbrell. Art-M. J. Torrens. Handicraft-T. C. Carter. We thank Mr. Townsend for the way he has guided the House during Form Prizes : IVa-I. D . Sharpe. IVb-C. G. Hennessy_ and A. R. Harrison. the last two terms. We are also grateful IVc-J. 5. Kemble to Mr. Cocksedge for the 'interest . which he has taken in the House. 28 29 CARPENTER HOUSE Reynolds (ii) have set a fine example on the athletics fi eld, while Matthews and Pritchard have done well at Steeplechasing and Clutsom has E offer our sincere congratulations to Perry, Gough and Champion played in the House Tennis VI. To all these lea vers we for being awarded their House offer our smcere thanks W Colours for Hockey, to Samuelson and appreciation for. what they have done for the for gaining his School Shooting colours, House, and we wish to Gill and Gough for being re­ them all well in their various careers. awarded their House Steeplechasing colours, to Platt-Higgins, Selby, Trott, Matthews, Perry and Holland (i) for winning their House Steeple­ News has just been received that we have won the Corps Cup f~r chasing colours, to Starling, Trott, Urquhart and Gill for gaining their the first time in our existence. Well done, everybody! Perhaps this 2nd XI Cricket colours, to Millard for captaining the Junior Colts, to will inspire more members of the House to frequent Corps Camps in the Starling for being re-awarded, and Lloyd-Edwards, Gill, Selby, Smart, future. To, Whitehead and Reynolds (ii) for being awarded their House Athletics Before we end we must mention our tennis and fives teams, both colours, to Tyzack for being awarded his Pioneer colours, to Whitehead, having done very well and set a very high sta ~dard of play .. The Te~is Gough and Mitra for playing in the School Tennis VI, and all those VI came third after some very close and excitmg games, whilst t~e F1ves members of the House who have played in any School teams who are team did very well to come second to the Fox. Out of the poss1ble 360 mentioned by name elsewhere in this magazine. points they have dropped only 16, a very fine effort indeed. Outstanding in the Lent Term was the Steeplechase. After strenuous Lastly, as usual, we offer our grateful thanks to training throughout the term, the Juniors set a fine example by finishing Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and Mr. Wilson for their help, support and interest in second to the Woodard, all eight members of the team finishing before the House, and also J ane and Kate for their support from the various touchlines. 22 places had been filled. The next d ay the Seniors did equally well, coming second to the Fox, which was our final position in the totalled result. All members of the Senior team were awarded their House colours for their excellent effort. BISHOP FOX HOUSE Our sporting ranks were somewhat depleted at the end of term with HEN we came back after Christmas, C. M. Reis had been appointed the departure of Champion and P ~rry. both of whom were outstanding W School Captain and Maltby and Kirby had been promoted to the on the games fields. We wish them all the best in their careers. We Study. J efford, Carnegie and Gilchrist filled theiT places as deputy welcomed Spence to the House at the beginning of the Summer Term. House Prefects. Our major triumph of the year has been the Senior Sports Cup, In the House matches the Senior team lost a close final to the Alfred which we won outright with 49 points. The Meynell came second with after beating the Carpenter. House colours were awarded to C. Taylor, 17. Starling again won his four events-Ioo yds., 220 yds., .440 yd~ .• E. J . Hatfield and I. R. Chudley. The Junior team lost to the Carpenter and Long Jump, which gave us a good start, and Lloyd-Edwards, G1ll, in the preliminary round. Selby, Smart, To and Whitehead scored the remaining 29. Selby ran a magnificent 88o yds. and just passed Chubb at the post to come first. Chudley, Side and Booth represented the School in the first cross­ Starling was awarded the Senior Victor Ludorum for his achievements, country match for some years against Allhallows School. In the House raising our cup total to two. We were unfortunate in the Relay race to Steeplechase, the Senior team excelled themselves in tackling the task set be beaten by the Meynell after a very close and fast race. them after the magnificent effort oli the Woodard in the Junior event. In succeeding they broke the record by only scoring In the Lent 40 points. Our first six Term, To departed from the Common Room to the runners came home as follows:-znd, P. L. Side; 3rd, I. R. Study, and Holland, Chudley; Champion and Mitra became deputies. In the 5th (equal), R . B. L. Osborn and Gilchrist; gth, Jefford; 15th, Summer Term, Platt-Higgins Maltby. and Gill ascended to the heirarchy and Half-colours were awarded to J. F. Gilchrist and N. J. Jefford. Hall, Cheung, Clough and Trott bought deputy ties. La To.uche and Booth finished in the first ten in the Junior. Urquhart was made a School Prefect at half-term; he will be in charge of the House next term. C. Bulloch captained the Shooting VIII and was ably supported by E. J. Hatfield (colours), Side, Booth and Christmas. Of our 13 leavers this term, we are losing five of our nine remaining founder-members. After Easter, when we had to say good-bye to Reis and wish him the best of luck at Oxford, we also missed Clubb, Gunstone and Christmas. Lloyd-Edwards has led the House admirably in School and more Hartnell was promoted to the Study and Chudley and Toland particularly on the playing fields . The House spirit has improve!f and were. appointed deputy Prefects. developed enormously during his regime, and there are already many traditions in the House. Despite a valiant effort, we failed to retain the Athletic Standards Cup. On Also leaving from the Study are Whitehead, Fowles, Sports Day, Carnegie was our only champion, when he ~on To and Gill, the high who have all made several marks in the sporting annals jump and hurdles, but there were several seconds and thrrds of the House, from the while Platt-Higgins' presence has been noticed in the writing of the House Fox. Notes, if in nothing else I After Sports Day we turned to other games. In the new Junior In the Common Room we are losing Holland (i), who, as drum­ House League the team has not been very successful yet and, to date, major, has greatly improved the C.C.F. Band this term, and Bardsley, have lost their two matcaes. The Senior team, fielding only seven people, who has also been with the House almost since it began. Selby and have not yet won a match, although the standard of cricket has been high.

30 31 In the swimming side, which W. A. M. Davies has captained for the second year, Pato~ and Hall have given good performances. Swimming Under the new system, cricket House matches extended over a standards are shll m progress at the time of writing . period of some five weeks, but, being only experimental, no c ups were awarded. On J:he tennis courts, R. J. Maltby was captain of the School six and Osborn (1) also played when he was not on the cricket fi eld . The results of the tennis a nd fives matches were somewhat dis­ appointing. In the former, our first pair put up one or two noteworthy . The House Fives Competition has only just started, and the Fox team performances against some formidable opposition, but lack of expenence IS lea? by C. B~lloch, who has been appointed keeper of fiv es, as well as proved to be a handicap in both these competitions. captam of shootmg, for the season. In the Officers' Shooting Cup, E. J. Hatfi.eld and P . L. Side have qualified for the final , the former with the The Swimming Sports on the last Saturday of term could hardly excellent score 99/ roo. have been h eld in more depressing conditions. Nevertheless, in winning the Senior Cup by a very comfortable margin and the Open Relay w1th Je fford was hon. secretary of the first School f encing team, which even greater ease, the House was successful in upholding its tra?itions. did well in its match against King's, Bruton. The Relay team-Stoneman, Martin (i) , Glover (i) and ~ l ove r (n)-are That brings us to the end of our sporting activities, and we must now to be congratulated on this splendid effort and on commg so close to thank Mr. and Mrs . Morgan and Mr. Jaquet for all their advice and breaking the record. In the Standards Cup, ho~ever , w_e were ~nners ­ encouragement during the last two terms. up for the third year in succession, only a few pomts behmd the wmners. Last, but by no means least, we should like to extend a warm wel­ It was with great delight that we came back at the beginning of the come to those new boys who have joined us since Christmas, especially Lent Term to find that the dormitories had been completely re-decorated, to Szabo, a Hungarian refugee, whom we a:re very glad to have in our adding greatly to the general appearance. midst. It is with regret that we have to say good-bye to so many me.mbers of the House-Glover (ii) (our House Captain), Fuge, Halton (1) at;~d MEYNELL HOUSE Townsend from the Study; Craggs, Dunn, Harries, Haywood, Hughes (1), T the end of the Michaelmas Term we regretfully said good-bye to Kerton Parish Shannon and Williams from the Connnon Room. We A our House Captain, Laidlaw Smith. We extend to him our warmest thank them an' for everything they have done for the House and wish thanks for guiding us so ably through a difficult term. Glover (ii) was them Godspeed and every success in the future. appointed House Captain in his place, and Martin (ii) and Ngan became Finally, we would like to than~ Mr. and Mr~. Padfield for their un­ deputy House Prefects. The advent of the Summer Term saw Fuge failing guidance and keen interest m all our affarrs; ~!so Mr . .T ordan for elevated to the Study; he was later joined by Martin (i) and Martin (ii) . his continued enthusiasm and encouragement, espeCially on the games Since the House Notes were last written, Dunham, Michael, Ngan and field . Somerville have left us. We -extend to each one our sincere thanks for his personal contribution to the House and welcome Cottam, Hollington, John (ii), Pritchard (i), Trigg and Wilkinson in their place; we hope that WOODARD HOUSE each one will do his utmost to uphold the traditions of the House. T the beginning of the Lent Term we warmly welcomed Mr. Pytches On the hockey field, neither the Seniors nor the Juniors met with A as our new Housemaster and we would like to thank him for the much success, the Seniors losing 2-0 to the King Alfred and the Juniors lively interest and support he has already shown in all spheres of House 4-;r to the Woodard. Nevertheless, Craggs, Parish and Twose were activity. outstanding and were awarded their House colours. A. C. Garnett and G. M. Hughes were promoted to the Study at the High hopes of our Junior team in the Steeplechase did not beginning of term and Kennelly, Brown, James and Brockhouse were materialise, and the Seniors were no more successful, with the result that made deputies. We welcomed four new boys-Beal, Henton, Hewson we became holders of the wooden spoon, gaining a total of 294 points. and Adam (ii)-and we wish them every success in the future. Congratulations, however, must go to Chubb for coming second in the Junior. Our Senior hockey team was beaten by the Alfred after a very hard game in the first round. G~rnett (i), Brown a~d Adam (i) were awarded The beginning of the Summer Term saw the usual battle for the their House colours for their efforts. Our J umor hockey team was very Athletics Cups and the House can look back with satisfaction on some successful and won the new Junior Hockey Cup after beating the Alfred notable achievements. Special congratulations must go to Chubb fo!i 4-I in the final. winning the Senior mile, and to Eagle for his splendid performance iri the Colt sprints and long jump, for which he was deservingly awarded The steeplechase was similarly very successful with two outstanding the Junior Victor Ludorum. But the highlight was undoubtedly the performances by J. R. Brockhouse (i) and H. D . Pye, who finished first Senior Relay, in which Grennan, Martin (ii), Chubb and Glover (ii) put in the Senior and Junior respectively. Our J~1or team put up ~n ex­ up a magnificent performance to win the cup in the remarkable time of cellent performance with Pye first, Kennedy third and four more m the first ten. 3 mins. 57·9 secs. Our heartiest congratulations are due to them for re­ Despite the lead gained by the Juniors and a great effort by t~e storing this cup to its rightful place, and, as a result, they were all Senior team, we were only third in the final result. As a r esult ~f the1r deservingly awarded their House half-colours. performances, A. C. Garnett (i) and Vickars were awarded the1r half­ colours. 31! 83 We wish to place on record the making of yet another set of vest­ At the end of the Lent Term we were very sorry to see J . R. Brock­ ments by Fr. Willimott. This time it is a beautiful "Sunday Best" set house_. our_House captain, leaving us; we thank him for all he has done, made from exquisite Portuguese tapestry. He tells us that this is his last espectally m sport, and give him our best wishes for the future. The effort (only because he can no longer hold a needle), but so good is the House captaincy has been left in the very capable hands of Klinkenberg, material and the craftsmanship that it should last for a hundred years and we are glad to see that he can stay on until the end of the Michaelmas and will thus be a worthy Term. memorial to a v ery stout-hearted old priest and a great friend of King's. At the beginning of the Summer Term, Wallis became a Prefect and Of the Marys, we have nothing to relate beyond saying that Vickars a d eputy. Herbert, Statham and Taylor they (iv) joined the House have chosen a good part which shall not be taken from them. and we wish them every good fortune. We were pleased to see that our landing has been re-decorated and we are proud to realise that it is already one of the beauty spots of the School. CHOIR NOTES The athletics standards brought the House a well-deserved victory. INCE there were no Chapel notes in the last issue of the Aluredian, it After several years of trying we have finally taken the cup from the Fox is necessary to recount the happenings of the past three terms, all of by a large margin. S There was an average of over five standards per which have been auspicious ones for the choir. In the Michaelmas, many person out of the possible ten. We congratulate Klinkenberg on being years of steady improvement under Mr. Large culminated appointed captain of athletics. at last in vic­ tory in the choir class at the Taunton Music Festival after several years . The Senior Sports brought two outstanding performances from of defeat. More important still was the knowledge that our singing in ~hnkenberg and Nutt, who won the weight and javelin events respec­ the carol service was the best which we could achiev e; for it must be the tively and brok~ both records. For his excellent achievement, T. J. Nutt object of every choir to attain the highest possible standard in the act of was awarded his half-colours. The Juniors were once again very suc­ worship. cessful, Pye, Kennedy and Trowel! all winning events and Hill, Aristidou We were very sorry to say (ii), Taylor, Pearce and Guilmant gaining places. good-bye to Mr. Large at the end of the As a r esult of this, we term, and wish him every success won the Junior Sports Cup by a comfortable lead. in his new post. We welcomed Mr. Tyler in January, and under his guidance we have never looked back. We did very well in the Junior Cricket League, but were narrowly In the Lent Term we learnt four new anthems.-"When to the temple beaten by the Alfred in the final game. Mary went" (Eccard), "Greater Love" (Ireland), "Thou knowest, Lord, We were represented in the swimming side by Brown, Vodden and the secret of our hearts" (Purcell), and "Surely He hath borne our griefs" Chard, but it is as yet too early to report on our progress in the swim­ (Handel)-besides reviving "Eia Mater" (Dvorak), "Wash me ming sports. In the tennis, Klinkenberg and Nutt have represented the thoroughly" (Wesley), " The Heavens are telling" (Haydn), and "Ex­ School in tennis, but have not, so far, met with much success in the pectans Expectari" (Wood), none of which had been performed for some House matches. In the fives, Nutt and Aristidou (i) promise to be a time, for during the last few terms before Mr. Large's departure we had strong pair, but as yet have to prove their worth. concentrated our efforts upon unaccompanied anthems for the most part. Lastly, we are sorry to say good-bye to Kitsell (i) and Garnett (i) In the Summer Term, for the first time we sang "This joyful Easter­ from the Study and to Hills-Spedding, Primrose, Counsell, Yung, and tide," a traditional Dutch carol, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me" Sandeman from the Common Room. We wish them every success for (Elgar), and the Coronation anthem, "I was glad," by Parry, besides the future. performing "Blessed be the God and Father," by Wesley, after a lapse of at least two years. In addition, we sang several anthems from what Chapel Notes may be termed our established repertoire-" 0 Lord, increase my faith" (Gibbons), " Hymn to the Trinity" (Tchaikovsky), "Lead me, Lord" HE fact that these notes do not appear in every edition of The (Wesley), " 0 Lord, support us" (Beasly), and last, but not least, our T Aluredian should not to be taken to indicate indifference or 'nothing usual Easter anthem, " The strife is o'er," by Ley. On June 12th we to report,' but the difficulty of reducing the goodness of God to us and went to Kelly College to perform in the annual concert held jointly with the spiritual vitality gained from our Chapel worship to the dimensions them, and sang four of the anthems mentioned above. We all enjoyed of a school or club activity. The number of Confirmation Candidates, our trip very much. the number of Communicants, the quality of Chapel Music, the standard of serving all remain remarkably constant. The highlight of the term was, of course, July 6th, when we sang Ireland's "Greater Love" and Stanford's Te Deum in B fiat, in both of Every community has its Marthas and its Marys. Amongst the which we attained our best, and, as we were joined by former, the trebles from The Guild of St. Lawrence has done sterling work in keeping the Pyrland Hall for this service, the progress of the past year Chapel ornaments could not clean and bright. The Sacristan has amply fulfilled have found expression in a more fitting climax. Unfortunately, many of his chief vocation of keeping the Chaplain 'on his toes.' Mrs. Morgan's the older members of the choir who took part will not care be here next term, and devotion has supplied and arranged an ample supply of flowers and we are sorry to wish them farewell. But there are plenty for the Sanctuary of younger . Mrs. Lloyd has cared for the Chapel linen with un­ ones to fill their places, besides which there can be no doubt that our failing devotion for a number of years; we do thank her for this unspec­ dynamic choirmaster will not rest until the choir has achieved even tacular but vital service. The staff of the workroom have been unfail­ greater things. ingly helpful in the matter of repairs and renewals. F 34 35 K.C.H.C. and had a reasonable share of the play, the score at half-time being I-O against us. In the second half Millfield quickly took control and found LTHOUGH the season was seriously curtailed by the weather, it that our full-backs were standing square and so broke open the defence. A proved to be a successful one. Of nine matches played, six were The backs became disheartened and this seemed to spread to the for­ won, two drawn, and one lost . wards, so when the final whistle went Millfield had won by 7 goals to o. . At the beginning of the term, three members of last year's team r e­ A fixture was arranged with the South West District (Army) team roamed, all of them old colours. R. B. L. Osborn was elected captain, for the following Friday, and we played them on the parade ground at C. A. Klinkenberg vice-captain, and J. A. Carnegie hon. secretary. Middleway Camp. For this match the team was somewhat re-arranged, qwing t? the <~:lmost incessant rain during the first few weeks of the three changes being made. We quickly settled. down t~ the fast game term 1t was rmposs1ble for the. team to gain any practice in working to­ provided by the tarmac surface. The team enJoyed ~h1s treat and by geth~r as a umt, and so certam changes were found to be necessary in half-time were winning 3-0. As we were told at half-trme, a 3-g.oallead the light of the first few matches we were able to play. The forward line, on this surface was not a winning one, and soon after. half-time our after some preliminary experiments, became : C. Bulloch and Toole as opponents scored three quick goals, which proved the. p~mt. We then wings, R. B. L. Osborn and J. A. Carnegie as the inside forwards, and struck back, making the score 4-3, but South West D1stnct soon equal­ Price (iii) as centre-forward. Champion replaced Price (iii) when the ised. We managed to score another goal before the end, thus winning an major alteration took place. The initial half-back line of P. R. B. Moore, exciting game 5-4· C. A. Klinkenb~rg and Maltby underwent only one change during the The match with Somerset County 2nd XI had to be cancelled because season, when C. A. Klinkenberg moved to right full-back, a position with of the petrol shortage. which he was more familiar, and A. J. Holland took his place at centre­ We now played the postponed fixture with Clayesmore on our half. The full-backs at the beginning of the season were Craggs and ground. Although it had rained the night before, the pitch was in re­ Smith (iii), but they were replaced by C. A. Klinkenberg and Hartnell, markably good condition, and this seemed to suit us. King's started off the latter in turn being replaced by a promising Senior colt, Taylor, at at a cracking pace and had scored three goals within the first 20 minutes. the end of the season. The fight for the position of goalkeeper was a very The second half produced two more goals for us and a consolation goal even one between Gough and Thorose, Gough finding favour at the be­ for our opponents. The forwards played much more together in this ginning and at the end of the season and Thorose during the remainder. game and our defence was certainly tighter than before, and so The season opened with an 'A' XI fixture with Q.E.S., Crediton, at we deserved our 5-I victory. home. The pitch was treacherous and soft owing to some heavy rain, and For the match with the Old Aluredians we accepted the kind offer this reduced the standard of hockey considerably. Most of the eventual made by the South West District to use their parade ground when our Ist XI were playing. A lack of cohesion was apparent, this probably fields were unfit. The Old Aluredians brought with them a fairly strong being due to the lack of practice of playing as a team. The score of 3-I team, but lacked a goalkeeper, so one was provided by the School. The could have been more decisive. forwards found themselves playing against an excellent pair of full-backs For the next three weeks the weather prevented any games being in Gosheron and Blake, and it was a pity the O.As. did not have a goal­ played at all. As a result, the match against Clayesmore was postponed keeper for the first half. The score at half-time was 2-0 to the School, until later in the term and the fixtures with Exeter School, Kelly College but in the second half the O.As. found their feet, and each side scored a and Allhallows School had to be. cancelled. goal, leaving the School victors by 3 goals to I. We now played King's School, Bruton, and arrived there to find We could not have picked a more beautiful spring day for our journey that their pitch was in reasonably good condition, although in places it to play B.R.N.C., Dartmouth. We found their pitch in excellent condi­ quickly cut up. The score at half-time was 2-2, which indicates fairly tion and a keen game was anticipated. The first half was rather unevent­ the run of the play. In the second half our passes became more accurate ful, and at half-time Dartmouth were winning I-0. As the game pro­ and consequently we played more as a team, and so won the match by 5 gressed the more King's took control; first we scored an equalising goal, goals to 2. but Dartmouth then scored again. King's came back to score another equaliser and for the last 20 minutes took complete grip on the game by Our next encounter was against Taunton School, where the condi­ our continued attacks. But when the final whistle went we had still failed tions were good for a fast game. This match was very keenly contested to score the deciding goal. and consisted of tight marking and changing fortunes. Although Taunton opened the scoring, by half-time the score was 2-I in our favour. In the We now played a return match against South West District·on our second half Taunton quickly equalised and then went ahead with another ground. Owing to the "Country Life" shooting, four regular members goal. With renewed efforts we launched many attacks and managed .to' of the Ist XI were unavailable. It was decided to play Senior Colts in score an equalising goal before the game ended. their positions to give them some experience. The pitch was in good con­ dition, and .the game was fast and keen. The score at half-time was On the following Saturday we were all set to play Taunton Vale I-I. The game continued to be closely contested, and we managed to H.C., but on Friday night there was a deluge of rain and the match had win by the odd goal, the final score being 3-2. to be cancelled. The next fixture can hardly be called a match. R.A.F., Locking, We now played Millfield School on their ground and found it in good being unable to send their first team, sent a cadet team as a replacement, condition, but rather slippery underfoot. We settled down fairly quickly and they were duly beaten 22-0.

36 37 The match against the Hockey Association had to be cancelled be­ Senior Colts cause there was very heavy rain the night before. This fixture is one of Jan. 30-v. Crewkerne 2nd XI (home) Cancelled our most important, because it gives the team a chance of playing with Feb. 2-v. C layesmore School (home) Cancelled County players, a very valuable experience. Feb. 9-v. Bristol G.S. (away) Cancelled So ended a reasonably successful season, which might have been a Feb. 13-v. Allhallows School (away) Cancelled very good one Feb. 16-v. King's School, Bruton (away) Cancelled had not the weather intervened. Feb. 27-v. Millfield School (away) Won 1--0 The 2nd XI enjoyed an unbeaten season, although they drew 4 out Mar. 13-v. Allhallows School (home) Won 3--2 of the 5 matches that they played. The standard of hockey was good in Mar. 21-v. King's School, Bruton (home) Won 4-1 comparison with 2nd XI teams of previous seasons and always provided Played 3. Won 3. the rst XI with ample practice. Goals for : 8. Against : 3. We would like to thank Mr. Davey for his constant care of our pitches Junior Colts under adverse conditions. J an. 26-v. Q.E.S., Crediton (home) Lost 1---3 R.B.L.O. Feb. 2-v. Clayesmore School (away) Won 7-1 SENIOR COLTS Feb. 6-v. Exeter School (home) Cancelled Feb. 13--v. Allhallows School (home) Cancelled The weather spoilt what might otherwise have been an excellent Feb. 16-v. King's School, Bruton (home) Cancelled season. There was a good balance between the forwards and the defence, Feb. 27-v. Millfield School (home) Cancelled and a few hard matches could have made the side a good deal better Mar. 2-v. Q.E.S., Crediton (away) Draw 1-1 than average. Played 3. Won l. Drawn 1. Lost 1. Goals for : 9. Against : 5. As it was, there was still a considerable amount of casual play and slow thinking, and the usual lack of confidence in the circle. When the 3rd XI season ended the three Feb. 16-v. King's School, Bruton (home) Cancelled matches played were all won fairly comfortably. Mar. 13-v. Allhallows School (home) Won 12-2 Hill (Captain), Adam, Taylor and Starling were awarded their Colts The following represent colours. Goalkeeper Glover was so seldom tested that ed the 1st XI : it was difficult to R. B. L. Os born (Captain) (19), C. A. Klinkenberg (Vice-Captain). J . A. assess his ability, but one feels he would not have failed. Camegie (Hon. Secretary) (1-9). P . R . B . Moore, A. J. Holland (1), C. RESULTS Bulloch (5). Toole, P . H . L .. Maltby, R. J., Champion, P. J. (5), Gough, A. L. J., Thorose, A. , Hartnell, C. St. J., Taylor (ii). Price (ill) {1), Hughes 1st XI (i), Craggs, Smith (iii) . Feb. 2-v. Clayesmore School (home) Cancelled Feb. 6-v. Exeter School (home) Cancelled The following represented the 2nd XI : Feb. 9-v. Kelly College (away) Cancelled A. J. Holland, Glover, R. T., Hartnell, C. St. J ., Thorose, A., Gough, Feb. 13--v. Allhallows School (away) Cancelled A. L . J., Champion, P . J. (3), Toole, P . H . L., Twose, P . F. W . , White­ Feb. 16-v. King's School, Bruton (away) Won 5-2 bead, A. G., Hughes (i) (2). Prew (1) , Reynolds (ii), Williams, Gilchrist, Feb. 20-v. Taunton School (away) Draw 3--3 Pearce, Harries, Price (ill), Craggs, Smith (iii), Bolitho (1). Feb. 23--v. Taunton Vale H.C. (home) Cancelled Feb. 27-v. Millfield School (away) Lost 0-7 The following represented the Senior Colts : F eb. 29-v. R.A.S.C. (South West District) (away) Won 5-4 Hill. Taylor (iii) , Gibson {1), Vodden (2), Hatfield, Hillier, Starling, Adam Mar. 2-v. Somerset County 2nd XI (home) Cancelled {1), Reynolds (iii), Stoneman, Glover (i), Trowell (5), Fugler. Mar. 6-v. Clayesmore School (home) Won 5-1 The following represented the Junior Colts : Mar. 9-v. Old Aluredians (home) Won 3--1 Mar. 13--v. B.R.N.C., Dartmoutb (away) Bentley (3), Lobb (5), Chard, Lipman, Adam (ii), Henchman, Osbom (ii), Draw 2-2 Martin (iii), Carter, Mar. 15-v. R.A.S.C. (South West District) (home) Won 3--2 Millard, Bames, Philippe, Thomas (i), Shove (ii) , Mar. 16-v. R.A.F ., Locking (home) Won 22-{) Whitehouse, Storrs. Mar. 20-v. Hockey Association (home) Cancelled The following represented 'A' XI : Played 9. Won 6. Drawn 2. Lost 1. R. B. L . Osbom, C. A. Klinkenberg, J . A. Camegie, A. J. Holland, P . R. B. Goals for : 48. Against : 22. Moore, C. Bulloch, Maltby, R. J., Champion, P . J., Thorose, A., Gough, XI A. J . L ., Twose, P. F . W ., Taylor, Prew, Price (ill). Hughes {i), Craggs, 'A' Smith, Adam. Jan. 26-v. Q.E.S., Crediton (home) Won 3--1 2nd XI The following represented the 3rd XI : Whitehead, Jan. 30-v. Crewkeme 1st XI (home) Cancelled A. G. (3), Davies, Samuelson, Lloyd-Edwards, Kitsell (i), Cole, Feb. 2-v. Clayesmore School (away) .. . Draw 1-1 Smart, Chudley (3). Perry (5), Brockhouse (i) (1). Clubb, Harris. Feb. 6-v. Exeter School (away) Cancelled The following were re-awarded their 1st XI Hockey colours : 9-v. Feb. Bristol G.S. (away) Cancelled C. A. Klinkenberg (W), J . A. Camegie (BF) . Jan. 13--v. Allhallows School (home) Cancelled Feb. 16-v. King's School, Bruton (home) Cancelled The following were awarded their 1st XI Hockey colours : Feb. 20-v. Taunton School (home) Won 4-1 P. R. B. Moore (KA). A. J. Holland {KA), C. Bulloch (BF) . Feb. 23--v. Taunton Vale H .C. (home) Cancelled Feb. 27-v. Millfield School (home) Cancelled The following were awarded their 2nd XI Hockey colours : Mar. 2-v. Q.E.S., Crediton (away) 'Draw 1-1 Toole, P. H. L. (KA). Maltby, R. J. (BF). Champion, P. J . (C), Thorose, Mar. S-v. Pay Corps (home) Draw 2-2 A. (KA), Hartnell, C. St. J. (BF), Gough, A. L. J . (C), Glover, R. T . (M), !'4ar. 15-v. Taunton Vale (home) Draw 1-1 Twose, P . F. W . (M), Whitehead, A. G. (C). Played 5. Drawn 4. Won 1. Lost 0. The following were awarded their Colts Hockey colours : Goals for : 9. Against : 6. Hill (i) (W), Taylor (ill) (BF), Starling (C), Adam (W) . 88 39 K.C.C.C. Gratias . Each wicket this season has bee 1st XI n a good one, and Mr. Davey IS to be congratulated on this high standard. NLY two colours were left from last year-Osborn (captain) and The catering has been maintained at the excellent standard of last O Twose (hon. secretary). Such a very inexperienced XI naturally year; even haversack lunches were made attractive! took a considerable time gaining sufficient confidence to do itself justice. C.W.J. The bowling was, if anything, above average, in spite of the fact 1st XI BATTING AVERAGES, 1957 that Hatfield's strained side kept him out of the XI for most of the Inns. H.S. N .O. Runs Av. season. His place was ably R. B. L . Osborn 16 68* 5 260 23.63 taken by Waiters, who, with Twose, M. G. F . Prew 15 72 1 3~6 22 .57 formed an aggressive opening attack. They were well supported by Carnegie, ] . A. 9 30 3 121 20.16 Stoneman with his left-hand spinners. Their best performances were:- Taylor, C. 16 86* 3 242 1-8 .62 P . F . W. Twose 16 no• 1 241 16.06 Twose 3/15 v. Allhallows 3/18 v. Old Aluredians W . ]. Price 13 54 0 175 13.46 4/93 v. Somerset 5 j28 v . Kelly College Fussell, M. L. 14 31 2 148 12.33 Stragglers Adam, R. A. 8 20 2 65 .10.83 4/42 v. Emanuel Starling 12 30* 1 81 7.36 Waiters 3 I 18 v . AI !hallows 3/52 v. R.N.C. D. W . T. Waiters 14 19 2 82 6.83 4/32 v. Kelly College 3/37 v. Wellington R. J. Stoneman 9 8 1 20 2.50 Stoneman 3/23 v . Old Aluredians 4/21 v . Queen's Also played 4/ 46 v. Exeter 5/40 v. Emanuel : Trott, M. C. 3 6* 2 14 14.0 Although the bowling could usually be relied on to dismiss the Toole, P . L. 2 ·8• 1 14 ;1.4 .0 opposition for a low score, the batting seemed unable to produce sufficient Hatfield, E . ] . 2 1* 1 1 1.0 runs to obtain the desired result. The early batsmen seemed to get out 1st XI BOWLING AVERAGES, 1957 to careless strokes just when they seemed to be going well. This had Overs Maidens Runs Wkts. Av. the effect of making the middle of the batting jittery and half-hearted, R. J. Stoneman 97.5 8 371 27 13.74 with disastrous results. D. W. T. Waiters 141.3 22 448 27 16.59 Prew was the most successful batsman with an P . F. W. Twose 1-82 .1 33 577 33 17.48 excellent knock of 72 against Queen's and 50 against the Stragglers, as Taylor, C. 70 16 221 11 20.09 well as a number of 30's and 2o's. Starling 50 14 164 7 23.43 Twose did not make as many runs as hoped for, apart from his no Also bowled : not out against the Masters' XI. Osborn's 68 against the Stragglers and Hatfield, E. J. 15 1 54 2 27.0 so against Emanuel were the only knocks in Trott, M. C. 3 0 18 0 0.0 which he did himself justice. R. B. L. Osborn 16.1 3 43 0 0.0 Taylor made a good 86 not out. against the Masters (a black day!) but somehow seemed to become too impetuous CATCHES in his "teens" on a number Prew, 7 et., 2 st of other occasions. Price improved as .; Stoneman 7; Fussell 6; Carnegie 5; Waiters 5; Osbom 4; the season progressed and finished Twose 4; Price 2; Taylor 2; Adam 2; Starling 1; Hatfield 1. up with an excellent 52 against Exeter. Fussell didn't "hit the head­ lines,'' but played one or two useful knocks-when most needed. KING'S OOLLEGE v. WEST BUCKLAND The fielding was keen and competent. As in any cricket, a few KING'S COLLEGE WEST BUCKLAND ''dollies" were put down, but a large number of really good catches P . F . W . Twose c U'Ren b Bradford b Hatfield 5 were taken. Bickley 15 Coe run out 1 The throwing was accurate and strong. Prew's quietly Taylor efficient wicket-keeping b Oxenham ...... 18 Bickley not out 66 helped considerably in keeping the standard up. Waiters, D . W. T., lbw b Ashby 13 U'Ren c Prew b Taylor .. . 3 In retrospect, quite a number of good things emerge from the season. R. B . L. Osborn b Oxenham 1 Ashby c Osbom b Taylor 8 Starling b Oxenham 15 Badcock not out 16 Four exciting finishes, all in the last over; against Kelly and Emanuel, Prew run out lost; · 30 Anderson, Baylis, Brown, Oxen- and agamst Queen's and Exeter, won. A good win and a successful Fussell. M. L., c U'Ren b ham and Wakeford did not week-end with the O.As., and, most important, an excellent" spirit and Bickley 31 bat. cheerfulness at all times. Adam lbw b Bickley 2 Stoneman run out 1 Matches : 3 won, 7 lost, 3 drawn. Trott, M. C., not out 6 Hatfield not out 1 C.W.J. , Extras 12 Extras 6 Pelicans Total (for 9 wkts dec) 145 Total (for 4 wkts} 105 Not quite up to the usual standard! The four matches played all resulted in "finishes," and it was in an effort to go all out for a win 0 . R. W. Av. 0 . R. · W. Av. against the clock that the last two matches resulted in honourable defeats. Bickley 15 37 3 12.3 Twose 10 31 0 o.o Wakeford 9 19 0 0.0 Hatfield 6 21 1 21.0 r won, 3 lost, o drawn. Oxenham 10 24 3 8.0 Taylor 4 25 2 12.5 The Ashby 8 40 1 40.0 Waiters 3 8 0 0.0 Pelicans reached the last eight in the Baker Cup again, but U'Ren eventually went 3 13 0 o.o Starling 2 14 0 0.0 out to the Old Crocks. Result : Draw. KING'S COLLEGE v. ALLHALLOWS KING'S COLLEGE v. OLD ALUREDIANS

KING'S COLLEGE ALLHALLOWS OLD ALUREDIANS KING'S COLLEGE 14 P. F . W . Twose c Pratt b Knowles c Stoneman b Twose . Giles c Stoneman b Twose 4 P. F. W. Twose lbw b Blake . . 0 15 Murdoch ... 12 Damji b Twose ...... 11 Blake lbw b Hatfield 3 Taylor c Gosheron b Blake Taylor b Jenney 10 Rowe lbw b Starling Wadland b Twose 15 Waiters, D. W. T., b Gosheron 5 ...... 24 13 Waiters, D. W., c Palmer b Palmer c Stoneman b Waiters .. . 13 Gosheron c and b Waiters 0 R . B. L. Osborn not out Fussell , M. L. , lbw Gosheron ... 0 Jenney ...... 19 Pratt c Hatfield b Starling 4 Samson c Twose b Walters 25 R. B . L. Osborn b Jenney 0 Blomfi.eld lbw b Walters Harry c Prew b Starling 2 Starling not out 30 3 Stoneman Starling c Y earsley b J enney 1 Jenney b Twose ... Greatorex b Stoneman 18 Prew, Price, A dam, 9 and Hatfield Prew b J enney ...... 0 Yearsley not out ... 2 Beech lbw b Stoneman ... 7 did not bat. Fussell, M. L., b Rowe 6 Rust c Taylor b Waiters 1 Roblin c Price b Twose 0 Adam run out ... 20 Badham and Murdoch did not Bellamy lbw b Stoneman 0 Stoneman not out .. . 2 bat. Englehardt not out 1 Trott, M. C., b Murdoch . .. 1 Extras 8 Extras 7 Hatfield c Blomfield b Jenney ... 0 Total (for 4 wkts) 84 Extras 6 Extras 10 Total 83 Av. Total 77 Total (for 8 wkts) 78 0. R. w. Av. 0. R. w. Twose 13 18 3 6.0 Greatorex 7.1 22 0 0.0 0. R. W . Av. 0 . Hatfield 3 11 1· 11.0 Bellamy 3 2 0 0.0 R. w. Av. 2 14.0 Jenney ;1.2.5 32 6 5.33 Twose 10 18 a· Waiters 5 14 2 7.0 Blake 7 28 6.0 4 1{) 2 5.0 Murdoch 15 25 2 12.5 Hatfield 5 16 0 0.0 Stoneman 10.5 23 3 7.6 Gosheron Rowe 6 14 1 14.0 Taylor 3 7 Starling 6 19 1 19.0 Beech 2 13 0 0.0 0 o.o 2 0.0 Yearsley 1 0 0 0.0 Starling 3 13 2 6.5 Giles 1 0 Waiters 6 15 3 5.0 Result : King's College won by 6 wickets. Result : Allhallows won by 2 wickets.

KING'S COLLEGE v. SOMERSET STRAGGLERS

SOMERSET STRAGGLERS KING'S COLLEGE KING'S COLLEGE v. MASTERS' XI Childs Clarke b Twose ... 16 Taylor b Hunter 17 Price b Hunter 15 KING'S COLLEGE · Coles b Starling 3 MASTERS' XI Hopley lbw Twose 1 Starling b Williams 0 P. F . W. Twose not out 110 P. V. Harvey not out ... 10 Hunter c Price b Stoneman 25 Prew c Samuelson b Coles 50 Taylor not out .. . 86 W. F. Cope not out 5 James b Twose 102 R. B . L. Osborn not out 68 Waiters, D . W. T., R. B. L. C. W. James, A. Shawyer, Stonex b Stoneman 0 P.~ F . W. Twose lbw b Hunter 20 Osborn, Starling, Prew, Fus­ H. K. H. King, G. W. Morgan, Yates b Stoneman 57 Fussell, M. L., not out 8 sell, M. L., Price, Adam, M. ] . Jordan, Rev. E. S. Morgan not out .. . 11 Stoneman, Trott, M. C., Adam, Stoneman and Hatfield did Reddish, W. Gooderham, Williams c and b Twose 13 and Walters, D. W. T., did not not bat. M. F. Jaquet and A. Davey Samuelson and Cely Trevilian bat. did not bat. did not bat. Extras 14 Extras 0 Extras 1{) ExtraS 8 Total (for 0 wkt dec) 210 Total (for 0 wkt) 15 Total (for 8 wkts dec) 238 Total (for 5 wkts) 186

0. R. w. Av. 0. R. w. Av. 0. R. W. Av. 0. R. w. Av. Cope 4 18 0 0.0 Twose 1.2 9 0 0.0. Twose 22 93 4 22.0 Williams Davey 7 46 0 0.0 Hatfield 1 6 0 0.0" Starling 13 36 1 36.0 Hunter Morgan 3 29 0 0.0 Stoneman 13 63 3 21.0 Yates James 7 53 0 0.0 Taylor 2 10 0 0.0 James Shawyer 2 24 0 0.0 Trott 1 9 0 0.0 Coles Harvey 6 26 0 0.0 Os born 2 17 0 0.0 Result: Draw. Result : Draw.

G 48 KING'S COLLEGE v. KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON KING'S COLLEGE v. ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, DARTMOUTH KING'S COLLEGE KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE KING'S COLLEGE P . F . W. Twose b Canning 15 Brett c Adam b Starling 5 Fletcher lbw b T wose P . F. W. Twose c Cadoret b Price c Gallanaugh b Canning . . . 11 Read b Taylor 17 0 Cadoret b Waiters 0 Dobbin 8 Waiters, D. W . T .• c Nichols b Smith b W aiters . . . 4 Canning 4 Irwin b T wose ...... 15 Price lbw b Dobbin 32 Gifford not out . . . 29 Tyrell c Carn Taylor c Cadoret b Dobbin 0 Taylor c Merrett b Pineo 12 Maffey not out . . . egie b Waiters 5 15 A R. B . L . Osborn b Dobbin 4 R . B. L . Osborn c Gifford b Can- Pineo, Booth, Canning, Merrett, shly run out 3 ning 2 Zeidi b Waiters 30 Prew c Cadoret b Dobbn 4 Nichols and Gallanaugh did not Waiters. D ., c Prew b Canning . .. 0 bat. Hefaren run out 53 Summers b Starling b Pineo 3 Macgowan b Starling 21 Hussein 1 Fussell, M. L. , not out 10 Dobbin not out 9 Starling b Dobbin . . . 7 Adam lbw b Canning 6 Hussein not out 7 Fussell, M., c Zeidi b Dobbin 14 Trott, M. C .. hit wkt b R ead o summers did not bat. Carnegie not out 19 Stoneman c Merrett b Read 0 Adam c Summers b Dobbin 2 Stoneman c H efaren Extras 3 Extras b Dobbin . . . 0 3 Extras 11 Extras 9 Total 72 Total (for 3 wkts) 73 Total (for 8 wkts dec) 154 1{)0 0 . R. W. Av. 0. R. w. Av. Booth 2 7 0 0.0 Twose 0 . R. w . Av. 0 . R. W. Av. 8 ;1.2 0 0.0 14 0.0 Maffey 16 30 0 0.0 Starling 8 14 Two se 15 44 2 22.0 Summers 5 0 1 14.0 13 52 3 17.3 Dobbin 18.2 35 9 8 .8 Canning 1-5 24 6 4.0 Waiters 8 23 1 Waiters 23 .0 Starling 3 7 1 7.0 Hussein 13 30 1 80.0 Pineo 7 7 2 3.5 Taylor 8 21 1 21 .0 Read 1 1 2 0.5 Stoneman 4 15 0 0.0 Irwin 1 11! 0 0.0 Taylor 5 18 0 0.0 Result : Bruton won by 7 wickets. Os born 2 6 0 0.0 Result : Royal Naval College won by 54 runs.

PELICANS v. ·PEMBROKE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE KING'S COLLEGE v. MILLFIELD PELICANS PEMBROKE COLLEGE KING'S COLLEGE MILLFIELD P. Harvey run out 59 Russell b James 21 P. F . W . Twose run out 7 Craig b Taylor 24 Price b R us sell 0 Hardcastle b J ames 11! Price lbw b Little 8 Taylor not out 61 C. W. James lbw b Turner 3 Lowe b Waiters 74 Taylor c Craig b Hurting 14 Hurting b Taylor 0 P. Twose b Duff ... 10 Kidd lbw Taylor 10 R. B. L . Osborn b Taylor 9 Dudhia not out . . . 20 Carnegie b Duff 0 Meeson not out 51 Prew c Dart b Taylor .. . 16 Carbutt, Dart, Hoodbhoy, H . Padfield run out 73 Du.t!' b Twose 1 Waiters b Hutchinson .. . 1 Thompson, Hanif, Little and Prew lbw b Russell 25 Mead not out Hl Fussell c Taylor b Little 2 Hutchinson did not bat. Starling b Kidd ... 3 Starling b Hurting 19 Osborn not out 8 Adam b Little 0 Taylor lbw Kidd 0 Carnegie lbw b Hurting 15 Waiters run out 4 Stoneman not out 1 Extras 8 Extras 7 Extras 14 Extras 3 Total 190 Total (for 5 wkts) 194 Total 1{)6 Total (for 2 wkts) 108 0 . R. W . Av. 0 . R . w. Av. 0 . R. W . Av. 0. R. w. Av. Russel! 13 42 I! 1!1-.0 Twose 10 5!) 1 50.0 Hurting 12.3 20 3 6.6 Twose 3 26 0 0.0 Turner 4 8 1 8.0 Starling I! 15 0 0.0 Little 9 29 3 \1 .6 Starling 5 36 Duff 9 45 I! 1!1! .0 C. James 11! 34 2 17.0 0 0.0 Briggs Taylor 12 14 2 7.0 Waiters 4 14 0 0.0 2 18 0 0.0 Waiters 11! 80 1 30.0 Hutchinson 8 29 1 29.0 Taylor 5 13 2 6.5 Kidd 6 28 I! 14.0 Taylor 4 2~ 1- 1!0.0 Stoneman 3.2 16 0 0.0 Hardcastle 4 26 0 0.0 Meeson 1 n 0 0.0 Result : Mill.field won by 8 wickets. • Result : Pembroke won by 5 wickets.

44 KING'S COLLEGE v. KELLY COLLEGE KING'S COLLEGE v. QUEEN'S COLLEGE

KING'S COLLEGE KELL Y COLLEGE KING'S COLLEGE QUEEN'S COLLEGE Price lbw b Torrens . .. 8 Warren c St oneman b Waiters . . . 48 P . F. W . Twose lbw b V enn 0 Lerwill b Starling 23 T aylor lbw b Mitchell . . . 8 Whitworth lbw b Twose 0 Price b Venn 11 Chambers lbw b Waiters 8 Prew c Spence b Torrens 0 Pemberthy b Waiters 4 Prew b Venn 72 Donaldson b T wose 0 P . F. W. Twose c Wedd b Codd b T wose 21 Taylor lbw b Fonseka ... 6 Fonseka b Waiters 16 Torrens 0 Spence b Waiters 0 R. B. L . Osborn c Suter b Skinner c Carnegie b Stoneman 7 R. B . L. Osborn c C~me "i; Wedd b Waiters 14 Fonseka 2 Suter c Prew b Taylor . .. 15 Torrens 8 Martin c and b T wose 0 Fussell, l\1. L ., lbw b Fonseka . . . 26 Akiwumi lbw b Stoneman 0 Waiters, D . W. T., c Whitworth Walmark c Osborn b Twose 1 Waiters, D . W . T ., b Venn 10 Venn c Waiters b Stoneman .. . 21 b Spence ...... 19 Mit chell b Stoneman 15 Starling c C hambers b Venn 0 Tay lor c Osbom b Taylor 0 Fussell, M. L ., lbw b Torrens 6 Came c Fussell b Twose 2 Carnegie not out 24 Morgan c Carnegie b Stoneman 1 Carnegie lbw b Walmark 6 T orrens not out 7 Toole not out 8 Bolton not out 0 Adam not out 13 Stoneman did not bat. Trott, M. C., lbw b Spence 0 Extras 25 Extras 6 Stoneman b Torrens 8 Extras 8 Extras 12 Total (for 8 wkts dec) 184 97

84 Total 126 0 . R . W . Av. 0 . R. w. Av. Venn 17 31 5 6.2 Twose 8 27 1 27.0 0. R. W . Av. 0 . R. w . Av. Fonseka 17 71 3 23.3 Waiters . .. 11 27 2 13.5 Torrens 15.1 25 6 4.1 Twose 16 28 5 5.6 Bolton 6 20 0 0.0 Starling 4 8 1 8.0 Mitchell 6 3 1 3.0 Waiters 13 32 4 8.0 Akiwumi 4 22 0 0.0 Stoneman 6.3 21 4 5.25 Wedd 5 18 0 0.0 Taylor 4 30 0 0.0 Morgan 2 15 0 0.0 Taylor 6 7 2 3.5 Walmark 8 26 1 26.0 Stoneman 6 24 1 24.0 Spence 7 4 2 2.0 Result : King's won by 87 runs.

Result : Kelly won by 42 runs.

PELICANS v. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, OXFORD PELICANS v. WESTBURY-ON-TRYM PELICANS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE PELICANS WESTBURY-ON-TRYM P . Harvey b .Terras ...... 27 Oldfield b Twose 1 Price c Ruwce b Fotheringham 4 O'Brien lbw b Twose . . . 6 P . V. Harvey c Thome b Hodg- Hewitt c Fussell b Stoneman 15 C. W. James b Parker ...... 0 Parker c Prew b Waiters 8 son 37 King b Waiters 6 Twose c and b Parker . .. 9 Ruwce b Waiters 3 Price lbw b Hodgson 2 Hart c Fussel! b Waiters 87 Prew b Terras ...... 27 Taylor b T.wose . . . 3 Prew lbw b Hodgson 15 Hodgson c and b Stoneman 7 H. R. Pad.field c Merritt b Fother- Fotheringham c Prew b Twose 3 C. W . James b Setchell ... 18 Thorne c Stoneman b Waiters 4 ingbam ...... 10 Gloster Smith c Prew b Twose 5 P . F . W . Twose b Kelson 30 Burt c Fussell b Stoneman 1 G . W . Morgan c Merritt b Terras c Starling b Taylor 21 Fussell, M. L ., b Setchell 0 J ackson lbw b Stoneman 18 Terras ... 0 Haley c and b J ames . .. 20 R . B . L. Osborn lbw b Kelson . . . 17 Kelson c Osbom b Stoneman 28 Starling c and' b 'ferras 2 Stapley lbw James 7 Carnegie not out 19 Setchell not out 25 Osbom c and b Terras 14 Merritt not out . . . 7 H . K. H. King b Hodgson 1 Sherman not out 7 Taylor not out 1-2 Waiters, D. W . T ., c Thorne b Tottle did not bat. Waiters c and b Terras 3 Extras 3 Hodgson 0 Extras 2 Stoneman lbw b Hodgson 1 Extras 4 Extras 0 Total 110 87 Total 144 Total (for 8 wkts) 198 0. R. w. Av. 0. R. w. Av. Fathering- Twose 11 36 5 7.2!l 0 . R. W . Av. 0. R. w. Av. ham .. . 13 38 2 19.0 Waiters 13 29 2 14.5 Hodgson 16.2 56 6 9 .3 Twose 12 52 0 0.0 Parker 10 23 2 11.5 Taylor 6 10 1 10.0 Sherman 11 38 0 0.0 Waiters 13 45 3 15.0 Terras ~1 39 6 6 .5 James 4 9 2 4.5 Setchel! 9 30 2 15.0 Stoneman 13 74 5 14.8 Merritt 2 8 0 0.0 Kelson 3 21 2 10.1 James 7 27 0 0.0

Result : Pelicans won by 23 runs. Result : Westbury won by 54 runs. KING'S COLLEGE v. WELLINGTON SCHOOL KING'S COLLEGE v . EMANUEL SCHOOL KING'S COLLEGE WELLINGTON SCHOOL EMANUEL SCHOOL. KING'S COLLEGE P . F . W . Twose c Webb b Russell 11 Abrams c Twose b Waiters 1 Furgus lbw b Waiters ... 1 P . F. W. Twose b Robinson 0 Price b Hawkins 18 Bromfield lbw b Waiters 35 Cooke b Twose 1 Price b Furgus 12 Prew run out ...... 23 Mawji c Waiters b Stoneman 5 Tarrant lbw b Twose 48 Prew run out 17 Taylor c Joyce b Hawkins 3 Byas c A dam b Waiters . . . 1 Woodcock c Fussell b Stoneman 29 R. B. L. Osborn not out 53 R. B . L . Osborn c Hewitt b Painter c Waiters b Taylor 22 Harland b Twose 9 Fussell b Furgus 16 Hawkins ...... 21 Russell not out ...... 44 Morey st Prew by Stoneman 34 Taylor lbw Robinson 19 Fussell , M. L ., c Byas b Clarke 8 Webb not out 0 Henderson c Stoneman b Twose 4 Carnegie lbw Robinson 30 Camegie c Painter b Clarke . . . 0 Hawkins, Hewitt, Clarke and Maite st Prew b Stoneman 23 Adam b Furgus . . . 3 Starling c Clarke b Mawji 1 'oyce did not bat. Radford c Taylor b Stoneman . . . 11 Starling c Furgus b Robinson 0 Waiters, D. W . T., c Painter b Robinson c Carnegie b Stoneman 15 Waiters st Morey b Furgus 4 Mawji 2 McMillan not out 1 Stoneman c Woodcock b Furgus 5 Adam not out .. . 19 Extras 17 Extras ;1.1 Stoneman b Hewitt 3 Extras 8 Extras 12 Total 193 Total 170 Total 117 Total (for 5 wkts) 120 0. R. W . Av. 0 . R . W . Av. Twose 16 43 4 10.75 Robinson 17 49 4 12.25 0 . R. w. Av. 0 . R. w. Av. Waiters 12 36 1 36.0 Furgus .17.5 53 5 10.6 Hawkins 12 43 3 14.3 Twose 8 22 0 0.0 Taylor 3 15 0 0.0 Harland 5 19 0 0.0 Russell 7 28 1 28.0 Waiters 13 37 3 12 .3 Stone man 16.2. 49 5 9.8 Tarrant 3 24 0 0.0 Clarke 8 20 2 10.0 Stoneman 7 23 1 23.0 Starling 2 7 0 0.0 McMillan 4 13 0 0.0 Mawji 6 15 2 7.5 Taylor 6 15 1 15 .0 Os born 8 25 0 0.0 Hewitt 2.4 4 1 4.0 Starling 2 5 0 0.0 Emanuel won by Os born 2.1 6 0 0.0 Result : 23 runs.

Result : Wellington won by 5 wickets.

KING'S COLLEGE v. EXETER SCHOOL

EXETER SCHOOL KING'S COLLEGE PELICANS v. OLD TAUNTONIANS Edwards lbw b Waiters 2 Urquhart lbw b Yeabsley 0 PELICANS OLD TAUNTONIANS Boxall c Prew b Waiters 2 Price c Coombe b Yeabsley ... 54 Short c Fussell b Taylor 9 M. G. F. Prew P. F. W. Twose lbw b Mead 10 Cooper lbw b Twose 1 c Coombe b West 24 Robinson Flood b Stoneman . .. 19 Camegie b Yeabsley 8 Price c and b Robinson 0 b Stoneman 11 Williams b 58 Clatwortby lbw b Stoneman 14 R. B . L. Osbom not out 23 C. W. James b Davy 29 J ames Yeabsley not out .. . 47 Taylor c Clatworthy b Yeabs- Prew b Hazell 13 Morrish b Twose 0 Parkin c Waiters by Stoneman 18 ley H. R. Padfield b Hazell 2 Hazell b Twose 63 ...... 8 6 Story c Camegie b Stoneman . . . 6 Fussell, M. L., b Yeabsley Osborn b Ha.zell 17 Young b James 13 Mead b Twose 4 Gray not out .. . 29 Toole run out . .. 6 G. W . M organ b Hazell 2 Coombe and West did not bat. Waiters, D . W Fusseli b Mead 8 McLennan lbw b J ames 1 . T ., not out ... 6 Butler 2 Trott, M. C., and Stoneman did Taylor not out 14 not out not bat. Waiters not out 4 Read and Davy did not bat. Extras Extras Stoneman did not bat. 9 Extras 29 Extras 12 Total (for 7 wkts dec) 150 Total (for 7 wkts) 151 Total (for 8 wkts dec) 128 Total (for 8 wkts) 1-58 0 . R. W. Av. 0. R. W . Av. Waiters 13.3 61 2 30.5 0. R. W. Av. • 0 . R. W. Av. Osborn 4 6 0 Yeabsley Robinson 4 17 1 17.0 Twose 18.4 68 4 17.0 o.o 15 72 5 14.4 Waiters 10 25 0 0.0 Taylor 12 24 1 24.0 Gray 9.4 17 0 0.0 Davy 8 19 1 19.0 Stoneman 11 46 4 11.5 West Mead 12 34 2 17.0 Stoneman 8 17 1 17.0 4 24 1 24.0 Taylor 2 4 0 0.0 Trott . 2 9 0 o.o Story 6 28 0 0.0 Hazell 10 22 4 5.5 Morrish 3 10 0 0.0 James 12 36 3 12.0 Result : King's won by 3 wickets. Result : Old Tauntonians won by 31 runs. 2nd XI Fugler, was very good. Unfortunately, we followed this game by one of We have done it again. Sometimes it has been cricket, sometimes our really depressing displays. The draw with King's, Bruton, should pure fantasy and occasionally funereal gloom, but always entertain­ certainly have been a win, but the sight of a c ricket b all in the air seemed ment. to paralyse the entire team, and the opportunity was literally thrown away-7 times . It seemed very hard luck on the bowlers, who did well Our win against ~est S~ h oo l Buckland at h ome got u s off to a good and always looked dangerous. start, and the whole s1de looked as 1f 1t was not only going to enjoy its cncket, but was also determined to play it well. Then Allhallows, on The Post Office Telephones, a delightful and most sporting side, with theli own ground, proved that o~ r leopard simply cannot change its whom we hope to have a permanent fixture in future, again proved that spots. Our battmg was charactensed by a woeful lack if determina­ we get insufficient nets practice against a consistently accurate attack, tion, ~d our performance soon d eteriorated into a procession . Price and, faced with the task of getting II3 runs on a fast wicket in two looked competent, and the last p air, Thorose and Chudley, put on 24 hours, most of us fell to the wiles of one man for the total of 92. Gill much-needed though unorthodox runs, but that was all. The bowlers scored 42 of these. The efforts of our bowlers, who were on form, followed by displaying their besetting and devastating weakness, an were for the umpteenth time rendered vain by our unbelievably bad apparently persistent refusal to aim at the wicket. Since our fielding fell catching, and no less than nine were missed. This game provided one far below standard, we were well and deservedly beaten. most unusual incident. An opposition batsman diving desperately for the crease was knocked out by a very accurate return from the deep by The O.A. game brought a welcome improvement and was notable Hughes and had to retire. I suppose that, technically, he could have for some ex.cellent bowling by Trott (6 for 31) and for a very good innings been given out for obstruction, for I am sure that the ball would have by both W1lliams and Toole. We were to fe el the loss of Trott with his hit the wicket, but it hardly seemed fair under the circumstances ! guile and accuracy more and more keenly as the season progressed. We ~a? all.hoped neve~ ag~n to sink to the level of the Allhallows game, but Our last match, against Wellington at home, proved a most exciting 1t 1s sa1d that nothing IS ever so bad that it cannot be worse, and the climax to the season. Wellington d eclared with r67 on the board when whole team, almost to a man, bore this theory out by their quite remark­ 9 wickets were down, leaving us 8o minutes to do what we could, and able antics at Crewkeme. we certainly did our best. 65 runs from Urquhart in a r eal captain's innings, backed up by 45 from Toole, made the position hopeful, and Here it is true that our opponents were a very good side and that it the shortage of time kept the tension mounting. We made desperate was an extremely hot day, but these factors cannot excuse what fol­ efforts, but were defeated by the clock just three runs short of success­ lowed. We won the toss and elected to field . Of all the bowlers, Thorose a most gallant adventure. alone was reasonably accurate, while the remainder merely tried to prove the value of the odd strai.ght ball. In general, we resembled a group of So there we are-another season with the mixture very much as portly and depressed ~ddle-aged gentlemen groping myopically and before. Our thanks go to the Captain, Urquhart, whose keenness never ?opele~sly after an elusiVe grasshopper. In fact, I really think that to an wavered, for his patient leadership throughout the season ... but, let's ~partial observer we may well have given the impression of a side try­ face it, when we are good we can be very, very good, and when we are mg to field by ear! With two outstanding exceptions our batsmen seemed bad we are AWFUL. totally unequipped to meet accurate bowling. However, Camegie scored M.F.J. a forceful 32 and was unlucky to be out from a very difficult catch at Senior Colts the wicket. The greatest credit goes to Toole, who came in when we were 38 for 4 with over 120 runs still needed and all the other accredited The Senior Colts had a good season this year; their record is as batsmen back in the pavilion. He batted admirably for more than an fo.llows: .Played 7 matches, won ~· lost 2, dra":"n 2. After a sparkling hour, doggedly determined to preserve his own wicket and to force a wm agamst Allhallows by 6 Wickets, the s1de succumbed without draw. He succeeded, thanks to a d elightfully straight bat and to the a struggle to Taunton School, losing by 21 runs after dismissing the forward defensive shot, a stroke which he used with crushing effect. opposition for 8o. This defeat was avenged, however, at the end of the season, when, thanks to a fine attacking innings by Philippe of 48, and A very exciting game against Millfield (away) did much to restore later s~pport from Osbom, who score? 27 not out, we passed Taunton morale. Very much better fielding and much more accurate bowling School, s total of I!9 for. the loss of 7 w1ckets. The .other win was against disposed of the opposition for 122. Our batsmen felt somewhat lost Queen s College, m whic? we scored qo for 9 w1th some good batting without Camegie, who had most deservedly been promoted to more illus­ from Trowel!, Sherley-Pnce and Kemble, and disposed of our opponents trious surroundings, but they acquitted themselves very well. Williams f?~ ro6, _the last wicket falling on the fifth ball of the last over. This ex­ and Holland both batted excellently, but here again the highest credit Citing v1ct_ory c?mpensated for a disappointing result in the previous must go to Toole for a splendid 44· Compelled by time to force the match agamst ~llton Abbey ?chool. In this match Philippe and Bentley pace, a style of batti~g en~irelJ; foreign to his nature, he deprived him­ had a ~~ opemng partnersh1p of 93, at which score Bentley was out for self of an almost certam so m his attempt to get runs quickly. We finally 42 . Phibpp~ 'Yent on to make 65 before being run out, and, aided by passed the Millfield total with two wickets in hand and r! minutes to some lusty hitting from Sherley-Pric~ •. the side accumulated the respec­ spare. table total of 174 fo.r 7· The opposition started badly and it looked as Toole yet again (56} and Smith (59) were mainly responsible for the tho?gh we should wm comfortably, but the middle batsmen offered some ?efeat o_f the _Taunton C.C. 'A' XI. Both batted admirably. Our field­ res1st~nce and. the last pair managed somehow to hold out for the last mg retamed 1ts standard and some of our bowling, particularly that of IO mmutes With the result that we had to be content with a draw.

50 51 Incidentally, they took 12 minutes more to score 86 for 9 than the 93 Our first match was played against Allhallows on their delightful minutes we needed for 174. Our other defeat was at the hands of Mill­ ground on a perfect Summer's day. We batted first and made the re­ field. Only Philippe offered resistance to the bowlers, and, after he had spectable total of II8. Unfortunately, our bowling lacked suffi~ient pene­ been caught with his score at 22, there was a dismal procession to the tration to take the vital wickets, and we had to be content w1th a draw pavilion. With only 56 runs behind them, our bowlers did extremely in our favour at sg--6. well and in a very exciting finish Millfield crawled past our total after Ten days later we were visited by Millfield, against whom we ran up losing 9 wickets. a total of 147-7 dec. (Millard 40, Blake 30, Butt 22, Russell 20). In There was a number of good individual performances. Philippe's reply, they made 106-eonsiderably more than last year. This was to be batting has already been mentioned several times. He scored 195 runs our only success this season. during the season and always showed a welcome readiness to hit the bad We next went away to Taunton School, where our opponents won ball and sometimes the good one as well. Bentley was equally aggressive, the toss and batted first. However, they were soon in trouble. Lipman but too often failed to play himself in before launching an all-out assault struck with his first ball and continued taking wickets at regular intervals, on the bowling. He shows great promise and will make a lot of runs if until they had lost 7 wickets for a paltry 38 runs. Just when we thought he can only learn self-control. Kemble, Osborn, Sherley-Price and that this year we really had got the better of them, and that we should Trowell also played useful innings. have to score rather less than 50 to win, their last three wickets more than The bowling was good. Lewis was a real 'find' at the beginning doubled the score. Even so, 79. which was the least they had made of the season, and he and Trowell made an effective opening attack, against us for a long time, did not seem too much to ask of a side which, although the latter was troubled with a sore heel in the middle of the three days previously, had scored 147 for 7· It was then that our bat­ season. Bentley, the other pace bowler, also bowled some useful overs. ting showed its weakness. Three or four wickets were thrown away by The most successful bowler was Sherley-Price, who took 21 wickets in batsmen who found backward short leg a magnetic and fatal attraction, 63 overs for an average of 7 .71. He bowled very steadily, flighting the and it was almost entirely due to Millard (23) and Brough (13 not out) ball cleverly in the approved left-hander's manner, and if he can learn in a resolute rearguard action that we notched 54 runs. to spin the ball a little more he will be a very useful bowler indeed. The Wellington (home) were our next opponents. Again our batting two other left-arm bowlers, Os born and Couch, also met with · success. collapsed, only two of the team making anything like a score (Millard 27 Osborn turns the ball a great deal and started the season splendidly. and Lowrey 25 not out). The total of 79 was passed by Wellington for Later on, however, he tended to lose his length, a fatal fault in a slow the loss of 6 wickets. · bowler. Couch bowls most effectively at medium pace, and it was he who gained the vital last wicket in the match against Queen's College. When Exeter School came to us in the following week we were given A word of warning to two of the bowlers: Don't run in front of the a gruelling time on a hot day in the field, for they ran up the largest total umpire after delivering the ball ! against us this season, 135-3 dec. However, nothing daunted, we set Bentley developed greatly as a captain in the course of the season. about the task, and achieved a respectable score of 99 for 7 wickets in From the first he showed the right attacking attitude, and he is becom­ the time left to us. This time it was Fussell (39} and Russell (27) who ing a shrewd judge of the situation. He deserves congratulations for this succeeded where most of the others had failed. and for his fine personal example. The next fixture (which proved to be our last-for an additional The fielding was usually good. One or two vital chances were in­ match against Allhallows had been arranged, but was rained off) was a evitably missed, but the general impression created was very favourable. return match with Taunton School. This time we batted first and resolved to avenge our defeat. A change in the batting order, Lobb opening with Altogether a very enjoyable and successful season. Fussell, certainly promised better, for they put on 17 before Lobb was P.V.H. out. However, while Fussell, who had in this and the previous match Junior Colts at last found his form, batted on, the usual procession was taking place Matches: Played 6, won I, lost 3. drawn 2. at the other end, and, after a spirited 10 by Beal, the innings closed for 59· This, we felt, was scarcely enough, and so it proved. They passed These bare figures tell their own story. It is easy to make excuses, that score for the loss of 5 wickets. It is ironical that Lipman, whose but the fact is that our batting was only too often inadequate, even inept bowling had continued to improve throughout the season, failed to take at times; while the bowling was not always sufficiently hostile. The a single wicket in this match. fielding, however, was keen. Several of our opponents lost their wickets to catcheS-some, really good-and to accurate throwing-in, which re­ Of the bowling, it should be said that all the bowlers were inclined sulted in run-outs. In this important department of the game, the names to pitch far too short at the beginning of the season, but all improved as of Adam, Blake, Butt, Fussell, Lobb, and Millard, who kept wicket time went on, perhaps none more than Brough and Lipman. The brunt efficiently, spring to mind. of the attack fell on their shoulders, but they were supported by Lowrey and Russell, who bowled quite well on occasions, but were rather erratic. This year we were able to make use of two or three boys who were left over from last year's Junior Colt game, and were still eligible. It was Millard proved to be a sound wicketkeeper and a courteous captain, from them that we found our two opening bowlerS-Lipmotn and Brough. who handled his bowling_quite well. He was, however, too diffident in Without them we should have been in even worse plight, for they moving his field around when opposing batsmen were finding holes in accounted for 21 wickets between them. it.

52 58 One fact plainly emergeS-the batting was not sufficiently reliable. Dixon's rgsr throw of rrgft. by nearly r8ft ., a ve ry commendable effort. For example, Millard, who was not without some justification regarded The prizes were presented by Rear-Admiral H. W. Falkner, C.B., as the mainstay of the side (he batted extremely well on occasions) col­ C.B.E., D.S.O. lected go of his 94 runs in three consecutive matches. Russell, too, made SENIOR 6g in three matches, then failed. Fussell, having failed in the first four 100 Yards (Open)-1, D. J . Starling; 2, M. R. Martin; 3, R. H . M. Smart. games, proceeded to score 59 in the last two. Time : 10.4 secs. (Record : 10.2 s ec~ .) . In addition, several batsmen showed some promise of cricketing 22 0 Yards (Open)-1, D . ]. Starling; 2, R. H. M. Smart; 3, H. T .. Cloven ability-Lobb, Lowrey and Trigg, to name only three-all displayed Time : 23 .0 secs. (NEW RECORD.) strokes at some time or other, and the ability to hit the ball. Too many 440 Ya rds (Open)-1, D. J . Starling; 2, M. R . Martin; 3, R. T. Glover. Time : batsmen, however, gave themselves up by making pawky strokes, or by 53.2 secs. (Record: P . J. R obinson , 52.0 secs., 1949 .) 880 Yards (Open)-1, D. W. Selby; 2, M. R. Martin; 3, P. L. Chubb. Time : 'hanging the bat out, ' or by flicking at balls on the leg stump, instead 2 m ins. 9. 1 s ecs. (Record : P. J . Robinson , 2 m ins. 1.3 secs. , 1949.) of using the on-drive. 1 Mile (Open)-1, P . L . Chubb; 2, S. J . Gill; 3, D. W. Selby. Time: 4 mins. The technique of batting can be acquired only after long practice, 55.5 secs. (Record : P . J. R obinson, 4 mins. 34.2 secs., 1949. ) and, however confident a player feels in the nets, it is often otherwise on 120 Yards Hurdles (Open)-1, J . A. Carnegie; 2, P . R . B. Moore; 3, F . E . To. the square or in a match. No one who is really keen to become a Time : 18.5 secs. (Record : D. E . F. Luke, 16.2 secs. , 1954. ) High Jump (Open)-1, J . A. Carnegie; 2, D. R . A . Lloyd-Edwards; 3, D. Ko. cricketer and who is willing to learn, will be wasting his time or money Height : 5 ft. 3!ins. (Record : D . E. F. Luke, 6ft. 1in., 1954.) by attending a reputable Cricket School for a w eek or so during the Long Jump (Open)-1, D . J . Starling; 2, C. A. Klinkenberg; 3, R. B . L . Osborn. Easter holidays. D1stance : 20ft. 3ms. (Record : D. E . F . Luke, 22ft. Dins., 1954.) In conclusion, we would thank our scorers, Toland and Lyle, for all Javelin (Open)-1, T. J. Nutt; 2, R. B . L. Osborn; 3, P . R. B. Moore. Distance : their work in keeping the scores so neatly. 152ft. 4ins. (NEW RECORD.) Discus. (Open)-1, D. R. A. Lloyd-Edwards; 2, S. J . Gill; 3, P . A. Thyer. H.K.H.K. D1stance : Hlft. (Record : I. A. Brigham, 120ft. 9ins., 1948.) Weight _(Open)-1 ,_ C. A. Klinkenberg; 2, D . R. A. Lloyd-Edwards; 3, A . G. Wh1tehead. D1stance : 38ft. lOins. (NE\Y RECORD.)

JUNIOR K.C.A.C. 100 Yards (Colt)-1, C. R. Eagle; 2, R . D. Bishop; 3, J. A. J . Taylor. Time : 10.9 secs. (Equalling HE Cross-country side Record, D. J. Starling, 1956.) had hopes of several matches during the Lent 220 Yards (Colt)-1, C. R. Eagle; 2, D. M. Hill; 3, M. J. Pearce. Time : 24 .3 T Term, but for a number of reasons, mainly the weather, all but one secs. (Record : D. J. Starling, 24.1· secs. , 1956.) was cancelled. This was against Allhallows, where the VIII fared badly 440 Yards (Colt)-1, C. R. Eagle; 2, H. D. F. Pye; 3, M. Aristidou. Time : on a tough course and were easily beaten. The only creditable per­ 56 .9 secs. (Record : D. J . Starling, 54 .3 secs., 1956.) formance was that of Pye, who finished third; the captain of the side, 880 Y_ards (Colt)-1, H. D . F. Pye; 2, J. J. Kennedy; 3, D . S. F . LaTouche. T1me : 2 mms. 12.4 secs. (Record : J. R. Brockhouse 2 mins. 11.8 secs Brockhouse (i) was unfortunately absent seeking University entrance. 1954.) ' . ., In the inter-House Steeplechases the weather was good, but condi­ 1 Mile_ (Colt)-1, H. D . F. P ye; 2, J. J . Kennedy; 3, T . R. Hall. Time : 5 tions were bad, being wet and slippery. The Junior was again won easily mms. 3.0 secs. (Record : J. R. Brockhouse, 4mins. 54.6 secs., 1954.) by Pye, Chubb just winning a hard fight with Kennedy for second place. 120 Yards Hurdles (Colt)-1, J. J. Kennedy; 2, D . S. F . La Touche; 3, C. S. On the next day the Senior Steeplechase was won comfortably by J. R. Reynolds. Time : 17.6 secs. (Record : J . R. Perry, 16.8 secs. , 1954.) Brockhouse High J~mp (Colt)-1, M. J . Torrens; 2, J. J . Kennedy; 3, P. B . Hills-Spedding. from Side and Chudley. The Steeplechase Cup was for the He1ght: 4ft. ll!ins. (Record : J. R. Perry, 5ft. 4ins., 1954.) tenth successive year won by Bishop Fox. At the end of the Lent Term Long Jump (C_olt)-1, C. R. Eagle; 2, D. S. F . La Touche; 3, D . A. E . White­ Brockhouse, regrettably, left us. His place as captain was filled by ~ouse. D1stance : 17ft. 6ins. (:Record: D. J . Starling, 19ft. 9ins., 1956.) Klinkenberg. Javelm (Col~)-1, H. S. Trowel!; 2, A. G. Osborn; 3, M. C. Guilmant. Distance : The Annual Athletic Sports were held on Saturday, May 25th, a fine 1·36ft. 9ms. (NEW RECORD.) Discus (Colt)-1, J. C. Baker; 2, R. P. Edwardes; 3, J . M. Glover. Distance : but windy day. Altogether six records were broken and one equalled. 113ft. 6ms. (NEW RECORD.) Of the six, five were field events, which is an encouraging promise for Weight (Colt)-1, H. S. Trowel!; 2, M. D . Lewis; 3, R. D. Bishop Distance : the future of that branch of athletics at King's. On the day, Nutt, with 35ft. (NEW RECORD.) . an excellent throw of 152ft. 4ins., beat C. C. Smith's Javelin record (rgsr) by nearly sft. Baker broke the Colts Discus record with rr3ft. INTER-HOUSE RELAYS 6ins. and Trowell beat the newly-introduced Colt Weight record with a Relay . (Open) (220, 440, 880, 220)-1, Meynell; 2, Carpenter; 3, Bishop Fox. putt o£ 35ft. Eagle ran well to equal Starling's roo yards record of last T1me : 3 mms. 57.9 secs. (Record: Meynell, 3 mins. 50.6 secs., 1949.) year in ro.g secs. Relay (Colt) (4 x 100)-1, Woodard; 2, Bishop Fox; 3, King Alfred. Time : 47 .9 secs. (Record: Woodard, 45.6 secs., 1953.) In the week before Sports Day all the heats and some finals were Senior Sports Cup : Carpenter. held. Three of the new records were established then, the Open 220 Junior Sports Cup : Woodard. yards by Starling in the excellent time of 23 .0 secs.; the Open Weight by Senior Victor Ludorum : D. J . Starling. Klinkenberg with a p,.utt of 38ft. roins., beating P. R. Pile's 1948 record Junior Victor Ludorum : C. R. Eagle. by 4~s.; also the Colt Javelin, in which Trowell beat N. A. Chester- Standards Cup : Woodard. ·

54 55 The Somerset A.A.A. Championships were unfortunately held on K.C.S.C. the same day, but a fortnight later we put in a large number of entrants for the Taunton and District Schools Sports. In this meeting King's AST year two 'colours' departed, G. J. Wilkinson and D. T. Pring, gave a splendid foreshadowing of ability for the later meetings, gaining ro L leaving behind the Captain, W. A. M. Davies, and Hon. Secretary, first places, 8 seconds and 8 thirds in the two age groups, 13-15 and R. T. Glover, who were elected t o their respective posts again this year. 15-17 , including the following who later represented Taunton in the Preparations were made for an early start, but owing to the fact that the Somerset Schools Sports :- pool had to be painted, and to bad weather, swimming first began im­ mediately after Sports Day. The side was very young, but, despite the 13-15 880 Yards-M. J . Monk. cold, trained conscientiously in most cases. 13-15 440 Yards-M. J . Monk. 13-15 220 Yards--J. A. J. Taylor. The first match was against Dartmouth, to whom we lost, as ex­ 13-15 4 x HO Relay-J. A. J . Taylor. pected, very easily (points: Dartmouth, 41; King's, 19). The best solo 15-17 lOO Yards-D. J . Starling. effort was by Hennessy, who came second in the roo yards backstroke. 15-17 1 Mile-P. L. Chubb. We avenged ourselves on Kelly College the following Saturday by beat­ 15-17 High Jump-R. J. Stoneman. ing them very convincingly 69 points-24. A week later defeat came in 15-17 Long Jump-D. J . Starling. the shape of Queen's College, who won by a margin of 9 points, which 15-17 Javelin-T. J. Nutt. is not as great as it appears. 15-17 4 x 110 Relay-D. J. Starling, C. R. Eagle. The Meade-King came to us the Friday after the Taunton Area ~ala, which, because of this, we did not enter. Our caution was unjustified, !~e County Meeting was held at Weston-super-Mare in cold and wet however, as we came third in the competition; our only winners being conditwns and consequently no outstanding performance was achieved. Paton in the Under I5t. and Hennessy in the open backstrokes, com­ However, Starling won the Long Jump with a record distance of zoft. pleting the two lengths in record time. 4!ins., Taylor won the Junior 220 yards and Eagle and Starling were in the winning relay team. Chubb was unfortunate to fall on the last bend On Saturday, July 13th, we achieved our most decisive win for a of the mile when he had an excellent chance of winning. long time against Wellington School. We beat them in every event and took nearly every second also (points: King's, 53; Wellington, 21). We set Starling, Taylor and Eagle represented Somerset in the South out for Kingswood School, Bath, with hope in our hearts, to swim a mam­ Western Counties Meeting at Par on the following Saturday. Starling moth programme of 17 events, Senior and Junior. Here again we had a won the 15-17 Long Jump and, with Eagle, ran in the relay team which record win of ro6 points to 51, and we shall look forward to meeting won in a record time of 46.2 secs. Starling was our only representative these gallC~:nt , though sadly untrained, opponents at our own bath next (for Somerset) in the All England Athletics Meeting at Southampton later year. Millfield School unfortunately had to cancel their match because in the term. He gained a bronze medal for third place in the Intermediate of a misunderstanding over dates. (15-17) Long Jump with 2oft. 7ins. and a gold medal as a member of the Through the season the side has trained and swum very well, for Somerset relay team which won in 45·7 secs. which all praise and thanks are due to Mr. Gooderham, who has moulded In the Taunton Area Youth Athletics Meeting we again entered an apparently mediocre group of swimmers into a happy, well-knit and quite a large team, with outstanding success, both individually and as successful team. Deserving of special praise is Hennessy, who swam K.C.A.C., winning the Team Shield in a close competition with Wellington his backstroke victoriously against boys some three or four years older School A.C. for the first time for 10 years. As a result of that meeting than himself, losing only to Dartmouth. Paton, Chard, R. T. Glover and our athletes provided representatives for Taunton for 1.6 of the 21 events Glover (i) have also won many of their races and certainly not disgraced in the County Youth Sports. However, our success was less than we either themselves or the side. Davies remained unbeaten throughout the had hoped for, the results peing:- season. 15-17 110 Yards Hurdles-2nd, J . J . Kennedy. Thanks, too, goes to the cricketers and tennis players who have 15-17 110 Yards-1st, D . J. Starling, 10.0 secs. gallantly filled empty places in the side and we congratulate them on their 15-17 220 Yards-1st, D. J. Starling, 23.2 secs. (RECORD) . performances. 15-17 Long Jump-1st, D . J . Starling, 20ft. 0.5ins. (RECORD). W.A.M.D. 2nd, C. R. Eagle. RESULTS KING'S v . B .R.N.C., DARTMOUTH. On July 19th. Finally, the Athletics Club would like to thank Mr. Morgan for his 1. 100 Yards Free Style--1, B .R.N.C.; 2, B.R.N.C.; 3, Glover (ii). Time : enthusiasm and guidance during the season. . 60.1 secs. 2. 100 Yards Breaststroke-!, B.R.N.C. ; 2, B.R.N.C.; 3, Martin (ii) . Time : P.L.C. 73.0 secs. (Naval Record.) 8. lOO Yards Backstroke-!-, B .R.N.C.; 2, Hennessy; 8, B.R.N.C. Time : 68.1 secs. 4. 60 Yards Free Style-!, B .R .N.C.; 2, B .R.N.C.; 3, Chard. Time : 38 secs. 5. 4 x 1 Medley Relay-1, B .R.N.C.; 2, King's. 6. 4 x 1 Free Style Relay-1, B .R.N.C.; 2, King's. Points : Dartmouth, 41 ; King's, 19.

56 57 K ING'S v. K E LLY COLLEGE. On J une 22 nd. Junior. Match won. King's, 69 pts.; Kelly, 24 pts. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Paton ; 2, Chard; 3, Wellington. Time : 27.4 secs. Senior. 2. 3 x 2 Medley Relay-1, King's; 2, Wellington. Time : 95.8 secs. L 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Kelly; 2, Glover (ii); 3, Glover (i) . Time : 25.3 secs. 2. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Martin (ii ) ; 2, Beaumont ; 3, Kelly. Time : KING'S v . KINGSWOOD SCHOOL. On July 20th. 35.5 secs. 3. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, Hennessy; 2, Glover (i i); 3, K elly. Time : 33 .4 Match won. King's, 106 pts.; Kingswood, 5 1 pts. secs. 4. 3 x 2 Medley R elay-1, King's; 2, K ell y. Time : 94.4 secs. Senior. 5. 4 x 2 F ree Style R elay- 1, K ing's; 2, Kelly. Time : 114 secs. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1 (equal), Glover (ii) and Kingswood; 3, Kingswood. Time : 22 .6 secs. Junior. 2. 5 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (ii) ; 2, Glover (i) ; 3, Kingswood. Time : 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Paton; 2, Chard ; 3, Kelly . Time : 27.6 secs. 68 .1 s ecs. ; 2, K elly; 3, Hall. Time : 33.0 secs. 2. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Paton od; 2, Beaumont; 3, Side. Time : 3. 2 Lengths Backstroke- 1. Hennessy; 2, Chard; 3, Kelly. Time: 33. 7 s ecs. 3. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Kingswo 4. 3 x 2 Medley R elay-1, King's; 2, Kelly. Time : 98 .2 secs. 27 .1 s ecs. 4. 5 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Beaumont; 2, Kingswood; 3, Kingswood. Time : KING'S v. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. On June 26th. 87.9 ~ ecs. Match lost . King's, 32 pts.; Queen's, 41 p ts. 5. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, Hennessy; 2. • Kingswood; 3, Brown. Time : Senior. 26.9 secs. 1. 2 Lengths Free St yle-1. Queen's; 2, Queen's; 3, Glover (ii) . Time : 25 .6 6. 5 Lengths Backstroke-!, Kingswood; 2, Brown; 3, Glover (ii) . Time : secs. 81 .4 secs. 2. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, H ennessy; 2, Queen's; 3, Queen's. Time : 30.9 7. 3 x 2 Medley Relay-1, King's; 2, Kingswood. Time: 76.9 secs. secs. 8. 4 x 2 Free Style Relay-1, King's; 2, Kingswood. Time : 96 secs. 3. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Queen's; 2, Martin (ii); 3, Beaumont. Time : --... 35 secs. - 9. Diving-1, Davies; 2, Kingswood; 3, Kingswood. 4. 4 Lengths F ree Style-!, Queen's; 2, Glover (ii); 3, Paton. Time : 60.1 secs. Junior. . _ 5. 4 x 2 Free Style Relay-1, Queen's; 2, King's. Time : 107.6 secs. 6. Diving-1, Davies; 2, Queen 's; 3, Queen's. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (i) ; 2, Paton; 3, Kingswood. Time : 23.8 secs. Junior. 2. 5 Lengths Free Style.-1, Chard; 2, Paton; 3, Kingswood. Time: 71.9 secs. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (i); 2, Queen's; 3, Chard. Time : 28 secs. 3. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Paton; 2, Kingswood; 3, Hall. Time : 27 .9 2. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Queen's; 2, Hall; 3, Thomas. Time : 36 secs. secs. 4. 5 Lengths Breaststroke-!, K ingswood; 2, Hall; 3, Thomas (ii) . Time : . On July 5th. MEADE-KING 89.9 secs. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style (Open)-1, Queen's; 2, Taunton; 3, Glover (ii) . Time : 5. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, Hennessy; 2, Chard; 3, Kingswood. Time : 28.8 24. 6 secs. · secs. 2. 1 Length Free Style (under 11!)-1, Wellington; 2, Taunton; 3, Queen's. Time : 14.1 secs. 6. 5 Lengths Backstroke-!, Hennessy; 2, Chard; 3, Kingswood. Time : 83.4 3. 2 Lengths Breaststroke (Open) - 1, T aunton; 2, Queen 's; 3, Starling. Time : secs. 31.0 secs. 7. 3 x 2 Medley Relay-1, King's; 2, Kingswood. Time : 82 .6 secs. 4. 1 Length Free Style (under 13!)-1, Queen's; 2, Taunton; 3, Dobney. 8. 4 x 2 . Relay-1, King's; 2, Kingswood. Time : 96 .95 secs. Time : 13.4 secs. 5. 6 L engths Free St yle (Open)-1, Queen's; 2, Wellington; 3, Glover (ii). Time : 91.7 secs. SWIMMING SPORTS. On July 27th. 6. 2 Lengths Free Style (under 1 5! )~1 . Paton; 2, Taunton; 3, Queen's. Senior. Time : 26.9 secs. 7. 2 Lengths Backstroke (Open)-1, H ennessy; 2, Taunton; 3, Queen's. Time : 1. 2 Lengths Free Style.-1, Brown (W); 2, Stoneman (M); 3, Vodden (W). 30.8 secs. Time : 27.9 secs. 8. Diving-1, Wellington; 2, Taunton; 3, Davies and Hall. 2. 4 Lengths Free Style-I. Glover (ii) (M) ; 2, Stoneman (M); 3, Vodden 9. Open R elay-1, Taunton; 2, Queen 's; 3, King's. Time : Not recorded . (W). Time : 61.2 secs. Result : 1 , Taunton; 2, Queen's; 3, King's. 3. 6 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (ii) (M); 2, Vodden (W); 3, Beaumont (C) . Time : 100.2 secs. KING'S v . WELLINGTON. On July 13th. 4. 18 Lengths (Open) -1, Glover (ii) (M); 2, Vodden (W); 3, Beaumont (C) . Match won . King's, 53; W ellington, 21. Time : 6 mins. 11.8 secs. Senior. 5. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Starling (C) ; 2, Side (F); 3, Bardsley (C). 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1·, Glover (ii) ; 2, Wellington; 3, Glover (i) . Time': Time : 33.9 secs. 26.2 secs. 6. 4 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Starling (C); 2, Beaumont (C); 3, Side (F). 2. 4 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (ii) ; 2, Wellington; 3, Paton. Time : 59.3 Time : 78.9 secs. secs. (W); 3, Osbom (i) Breaststroke-!, Beaumont; 2, Wellington; 3, Wellington. Time : 7. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, Glover (ii) (M) ; 2, Brown 3. 2 Lengths : 32 .0 secs. 35 .9 secs. (F) . Time 4. 2 Lengths Backstroke-!, Hennessy; 2, Wellington; 3, Martin. Time : 8. Diving-1, Davies (i) (F) ; 2, Osbom (i) (F); 8, Moore (A) . 30.8 secs. 9. Plunge-1, Davies (i) (F) ; 2, Green (ii) (A); 3, Fowles (C). Distance : 5. 4 x 2 Relay-1. King's; 2, Wellington. Time : 109.5 secs. 50ft. 3ins. (NEW RECORD.) 6. Diving-1, Davies; 2, Hall; 3, Wellington. 10. 4 x 2 Relay-1, Meynell; 2, Woodard; 3, Fox. Time : 110.8 secs.

58 59 Junior. The " Country Life" Competition was shot on the nth of March. 1. 2 Lengths Free Style-1, Glover (i) (M); 2, Paton (F); 3, Chard (W). The eight had a total of 835. including the landscape. This score is about Time : 26 .8 secs. the same as the previous year, showing that we are still holding our own. 2. 4_Lengths Free Stile-1, G lover (i) (M); 2, Chard (W); 3, Paton (F) . Trme : 59.4 secs. (NEW RECORD.) The eight had an away match against the Somerset Police in the 3. 6 . Lengths Free Style-1, Chard (W); 2, Glover (i) (M); 3, Paton (F). Lent Term. This was a new venture. We just managed to beat them Ttme : 99 .3 secs. (NEW RECORD.) by twelve points. Hatfield shot very well, scoring g8. There was much 4. 2 Lengths Breaststroke-!, Paton (F); 2, H all (F); 3, Carter (M). Time: Jight-hearted talking behind the firing point, and a very good time was 35 .2 secs. had by all. 5. 4 Lengt~s Breaststroke-! , Hall (F ); 2, La Touche (F) ; 3, Thomas (ii) (M) . Trme : 82.2 secs. The following are to be congratulated on being awarded their colours 6. 2. Lengths Backstroke-!. Hennessy (A); 2, Chard (W); 3, Carter (M). for the season 1956-57 : E. J . Hatfield, 0 . H. Samuelson and P . R. B. Trme : 30.8 secs. (NEW RECORD.) !Vfoore. They all shot very well and consistently throughout the season. 7. Diving-1, Hall (F) ; 2, Toogood (C); 3, Osbom (ii) (F) . Lastly, we should like to thank Mr. Cocksedge and Mr. Mangin for the Results : considerable time and interest they have given to the eight. Thanks also Senior : 1, Meynell; 2, Bishop Fox; 3, Carpenter. to the target boys: Grennan, Stoneman, Bentley, Peace, Budge, Braham Junior: 1, Bishop Fox; 2, Meynell; 3, Woodard. and Monk, who have put in much time at the range. Standards : 1, Woodard; 2, Meynell; 3, Bishop Fox. P.H.L.T. The following were the averages for the Lent Term, 1957 : "Country Life" N .S.R.A. Agg. Match Agg. Match C. Bulloch 82.5 83.1 92 .0 91.3 K.C.T.C. P. H . Lansdown Toole 86.5 86.1 96.0 96.0 HIS has been a most successful season for the Tennis Club. Although E . J. Hatfield 83.5 81.3 92 .8 94 .3 0. H. Samuelson 83.5 82 .5 92.1 91.3 T there were no brilliant players in the side, the general standard of P. R. B . Moore 82 .8 84 .5 91.5 89.6 play of all members has greatly improved, due to our having a permanent Side 80.4 79.4 91.4 92 .5 coach, Mr. Sturgess. For past seasons we have not had a master in Klinkenberg 78.5 76.7 90 .2 87.5 charge of the tennis, and we are most grateful to Mr. Sturgess for his Booth 80.1 77.0 untiring enthusiasm and tuition throughout the season. Mr. Sturgess's Counsell 77.4 77 .2 90.1 90.5 tennis is of a very high standard indeed, and he has set us an excellent example. R. T. Maltby captained the rst VI and was partnered in the first pair by Whitehead, Mitra and Gough were second pair, while Yule, Nutt C.C.F. Notes and Klinkenberg played in the third pair. HE Plasterdown course last January was the best we have so far had. The rst VI won their matches against the Old Aluredian Club and T Attendance was high, the weather good, and a great deal of valuable Kelly College, but were less fortunate against Queen's College and Mill­ -training was done. A very strong, cold wind froze the surface of the field School. :for the first time this year King's entered for the Glanvill moor and made walking considerably drier and easier than usual. Cup, but although we called upon two cricketers, Osborn and Prew, to Because of the favourable weather we were able to finish up with a three­ strengthen the side, we :nere beaten by Millfield School, who this year day scheme, during which over three-quarters of those on the course had a very strong_team mded. were able to spend two consecutive nights out. The full moon enabled us to carry out some interesting Matches were also played against Bishop Fox's Girls' School and the night schemes on the high moor. Once Masters' rst VI. again we were visited by Major-General Sixsmith, who had lunch with A.G.W. one of the sections after inspecting the camp. This June we were pleased that the General decided he would be able to fit our Annual Inspection into his heavy programme. The report K.C.M.R.C. was very favourable. This will not be the last time that we shall see the BULLOCH was appointed Captain of Shooting at the beginning of General, as he is to pay a visit to the .T unio~ Camp-which has this year C• the Lent Term. Matches started two weeks after the beginning of been recognised by the Army as an official camp-at Simonsbath. term. The eight took full advantage of this and settled down straight Alarm has been caused in some quarters by the news that National away, setting a high standard of shooting. Service is to cease. There has not been so. much of a stir at King's. The eight only dropped three times below last Michaelmas Term's For some years now we have been training in leadership through the highest score, and out of thirty-four postal matches we won twenty-five C.C.F., and only incidentally training boys for National Service. The and lost nine. This shows a very great improvement on the previous Army, too, is certain that C.C.Fs. still have a very large part to play, term's shooting. Our highest scores were 658 against Downside and not merely in preparing boys for a career in one of the Services, but in King Edward's, under "Country Life" conditions, and 734 against building up the body of leaders so urgently required in all walks of life. Exeter, under N.S.R.A. conditions. As our efficiency increases as a Contingent, so the leadership training we

60 61 the party to nine, and so a few Senior boys outside the Crew were offer can become more interesting a nd more stimulating in­ . This term there vited to come in their stead. The number was finally settled at eighteen are four platoons composed of b oys who have pass ed both parts of Cer­ boys, with Mr. Pytches and Mr. J ord.an. tificate 'A, ' but for whom there are no posts yet as instructors. There is scope here for really advanced training, and we must seize this oppor­ 1 o replace those Rover Mates who had left in March, P. L. Side tunity. and B. W. A. Kirby were elected as Junior Treasurer and Scribe respec­ tively. The main meeting of the term took place in May, when Mr. Rose, At the end of the Summer Term the senior N.C.Os. were as follows: of London, came down to speak to the Crew about Corsica. He had led Under Officer: Side. a party of Senior Scouts across the island last year, and illustrated his C.S.M.: Davies, W. A. M. talk w1th some superlative colour slides which he had taken there. We Staff Sgts. : Fowles, Glove r, R. T., Whitehead. learnt much of value from his visit, and the week-end proved an inter­ Sgts. : Catlin, Halton, Hughes, G. M., Kingman, Lloyd­ esting and enjoyable one for us in every way. Later in the term, Mr. Edwards, Moore, Osborn, Thyer. Wilson kindly undertook to s peak on " Mountaincraft." His talk con­ siste.d of several invaluable " don'ts," and showed us what we might expect in the way of mountains in Corsica. Pioneer Notes At the time of writing preparations for the expedition are almost complete. Perhaps it is tempting Providence too far to say that no snags "Si Monumentum Requiris, Circumspice" have developed yet, but such is indeed the case, and unless something quite unexpected hurtles out of the blue, we hope to print in the HE Lent next and Summer Terms have shown many results of our labours, issue of the Aluredian a full account of a highly successful venture. T especially in the competition of our second coal bunker. Progress has been slow, but at last with the final course finished, coal no longer B.W.A.K. will stray into people's gardens. · The new road, or what will be the new road, is commencing with Societies and Clubs surprising speed, and already, after the removal of several tons of earth, there is clear indication of where it will finally run. SHELDON SOCIETY At the beginning of the Lent Term we welcomed John to the ranks, HIS year the Society has had a most interesting and varied but, unfortunately, Tyzack broke his ankle half-way through the term, T programme. and so materially our numbers did not flourish. But, nevertheless, we In Janu·ary, P . E. Fowles, A. C. Garnett, R. T. Glover and R. M. continued putting in the foundations of the new workshop for 'Sid' and Smith were elected to the Society. The first paper of the Lent Term was 'Ern,' which, without doubt, they thoroughly deserve. read by B. W. A. Kirby; he entitled it "A Comparison of two Totali­ As July the sixth approached there were many jobs that we were tarian States." He showed that there were grounds for comparing able to do, measuring up the quadrangle, roping off the car park, and ancient Sparta and modern Russia, but stre-;sed the vast difference notably the production of a large number of notice boards under the between tl).e aims of the two states. direction of Mr. Cocksedge and ably helped by Watson. Hurdle painting, E. R. Urquhart read the next paper, which was called "An attempt under the supervision of Catlin, proceeded well and made a great differ­ to put certain aspects of astronomy in place in a Christian mind." After ence to the lunch enclosure. discussing some of the more concrete aspects of his subject, he considered At the end of the Summer Term Tyzack was awarded his colours a few mythological explanations given by the ancients. As usual, it was and is to be congratulated. He has worked well and thoroughly deserves only time that curtailed the most interesting discussion which followed. them. . Miss Gascoigne and the kitchen staff provided us with an excellent A. J . Holland concluded the term's programme with his paper, tea, and we thank them all very much. "Progress .. " He first discussed the material side of the question and Finally, we must thank Mr. Cocksedge for all his guidance and then proceeded to an assessment of the world's qualitative progress. enthusiasm. It is now five years since he 'burdened' himself with us, Since J . R. Brockhouse and C. M. Reis had left in March, D. R. A. and we hope he and the cement mixer will go on for ever! Lloyd-Edwards and B. W. A. Kirby were elected at the beginning of the Summer Term to fill the posts of Chairman and Secretary respectively, J.C.T. and P . E. Kingman was elected Treasurer. J. H. Catlin, P. A. Thyer Rover Crew and C. N. Wallis were elected to membership of the Society. The term's programme began with a visit in June to the works of INCE the beginning of the year the Crew has been concerned chiefly the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton, just outside Bristol. The S with preparations for the Corsican expedition. thirty-one members and their guests who went, together with the Presi­ In January seven new members were elected, and the nine admitted dent and two Vice-Presidents, were able to watch the assembly of the last autumn were invested. After it had been decided that the Crew Britannia air-liner, and saw the painsaking care that goes into every should visit Corsica, a provisional list of those going was drawn up. section of the plane. Our thanks are due to the Company for a most However·. by the beginning of the Summer Term, the number of people enjoyable and memorable afternoon, and also for the excellent tea with who had been forced to withdraw for one reason or another had reduced which we concluded it.

62 63 P. Kingman read the first paper of the term, " An Outline of the The concerts were notable for the welcome return of the solo vocal early years of the Apostolic Age." In it he traced the development of items. the Church in the rst century, A.D., and stimulated much earnest dis­ Future prospects are bright. Permission has been obtained for a cussion. pary of boy ~ to visit the local organ builders .so m~ time next term, and C. Bulloch read the second and last paper, entitled "The Origins of a visit to Bnstol, perhaps to the Colston Hall, IS bemg planned. of Life." In it he discussed the modern theories of evolution, and gave In the Lent his reasons for supporting a particular one. Many people questioned him Term we lost C. M. Reis from the Committee, who was afterwards. replaced by E . R. Urquhart, and in the Summer Term P. L. Side and J. A. Townsend, the treasurer. We are most grateful to them for the At the end of two highly successful terms, we should like to thank contribution which they have made to the welfare of the Club. It re­ our Vice-Presidents for the lead they have given, and especially the Presi­ mains to thank the Director of Music for the helpful and generous interest dent and Mrs. Unmack for allowing us the use of their drawing-room. which he has shown in Club affairs, and finally, to thank our Chairman, B.W.A.K. Mr. Padfield, for his steady and invaluable guidance. A.J.H. MUSIC CLUB ROM time to time, decidedly spurious noises issue forth from the out­ ART CLUB side music rooms. Aspiring (and perspiring) brass-players are at F HE Art Club is now in an extremely healthy state, with many pictures work, and whether they play 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White' or of really good quality being produced, 'The Holy City.' they indicate a flourishing musical interest which is re­ T and nearly four pounds in subscriptions with which we hope to hire some films next term. flected in the number of our members, now standing at 127. In the Lent Term one concert was held, at which the performers The Lent Term saw no changes in the Committee, with the exception were J. J. Kennedy, P. P. B. Williams, T. Waddington, C. A. W. of Clough, who was elected fourth member. However, in the Summer Martin, F. E. To, A. J. Holland, P . E. Kingman and M. J. Trapnell. Term, To had to leave us, as the burden of his work was too great. Also, as an experiment, a film show was given, which was not entirely Garnett (i) became Chairman, Trott took over as Secretary and Clough successful however, due to the poor quality of the film itself. The annual became J:reasurer. House Music Festival was entered upon with considerable zest by all In the Lent Term, a small party of boys, accompanied by Mr. concerned, each House putting on a Unison Song, a Part Song, a Solo Townsend, went to the Corfield Hall to see some very interesting and Item and a 'Fourth' Item, and much hidden talent was revealed, albeit instructive films. The usual Summer Exhibition proved to be very suc­ not entirely of a musical nature. cessful, living up to its usual high standard. To conclude, we would The Summer Term saw one of the best concerts which the Club has like to thank Mr. Lyons Wilson for his unfailing help in the Art Room produced for some time. The programme was as follows:- and to Mr. Townsend for his fatherly eye on our activities. Largo M.C.T. Larghetto March from the Occasional Overture H an del POTTERY CLUB (School Orchestra) HE main feature of this term has been the exhibition arranged for Prelude and Fugue in B minor ...... Bach T July 6th. As the Club is normally dormant during the Summer (A. John: Organ) Term, there were only a few pieces for exhibition, but those displayed 'It is enough' (Elijah) ...... Mendelssohn were of a high standard. Our thanks for arranging the display goes to (P. P. B. Williams, T. Waddington: 'Cello Obligato} J. A. Townsend. Air in G minor ...... H an del Because of other distractions, meetings have been, of design, few. (G. R. Shove: Oboe) At the beginning of term the Club enjoyed a demonstration of throwing­ Allegro in A minor ...... Stanley a-pot by J. A. Townsend, which was really first-class. We hope new (G . M. Hughes: Organ) members profited from it. 'Lord God of Abraham' (Elijah) ...... Mendelssohn Members have used the pottery-shop more than is usual in a Summer (P. E. Kingman) Term, and the Secretary has been more than a little irate at the number Trio No. 6 in D ...... ·...... Haydn of times he has had to traipse upstairs to fetch the keys for enthusiastic (M. J. Trapnell : Violin; T. Waddington: 'Cello; potters. A. J. Holland : Piano) Once again we extend our thanks to Mr. James for his un­ 'The Heavens are Telling' (Creation) ...... Haydn failing interest in the affairs of the Club. We are deeply indebted to 'Blessed be the God and Father' ...... W esley him. (Choir) T.H.V.

64 65 HISTORICAL SOCIETY T the end of the Lent Term we lost J . R. Brockhouse and J . R. Perry LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY A from the Committee, and at the end of the Summer, D. R. A. Lloyd­ HIS year the Society has met only four times. This infrequency of Edwards. We thank them for the individual way in which they helped T n ~ee tin gs is in no way due to lack of keenness, but because of the to maintain the vigour of the Society. J. Y. Crowe was elected Chairman extensive preparations necessary for a meeting of any sort it was decided in the Summer Term. that exams should come first. Nine meetings were held during the Lent Term, including a dis­ At a business meeting in January, the Society decided to ask Mr. cussion and a d ebate on the merits of learning Classics. Mr. Cameron Mangin , Mr. J aquet and Mr. Tyler to become Vice-Presidents. They gave a most illuminating talk on India and her problems; Captain White have since consented. At the same meeting it was suggested that the gave a vivid and well-illustrated account of the history of the Somerset Society should make films of general interest to the School. No more Light Infantry; and Mr. Morgan presented a fascinating study of British has been h eard of this project. coinage. Of the members themselves, J. R. Perry gave an erudite ex­ position of Drake's circumnavigation, and R. J. A. Abraham, making The tone of an evening of 'Moods' varied from deep despondency to use of original sources, outlined some incidents in the Civil War. R. M. hilarious gaiety-from Presley to Tchaikovsky. The meeting was very Smith gave us a remarkable insight into the German character and P. L. enjoyable, due to the great amount of preparation by those who arranged Side enlightened the Society on the delicate intricacies of 'Brain,_ it. We thank them. Human and Mechanical.' The last meeting of the Lent Term was a play-reading evening. In the Summer Term, the Society was privileged to hear Professor Thornton Wilder's 'Our Town' gave the Society much enjoyment. This Kitto, of Bristol University, give an instructive talk on two Greek his­ was due in great part not to the script so much as to its interpretation by torians, Thucydides and Herodotus. Also Mr. Cooke, Member of Parlia­ the various readers. ment for Bristol West, entertained the Society with a most interesting Because B. W. A. Kirby was made a School Prefect at the begin­ and witty account of what his job entails. Papers were read by J. F. ning of the Summer Term, it was necessary to elect a new Committee. Gilchrist, who, with the help of family archives, recounted the historical J . E. Platt-Higgins became Chairman and T. H. Vodden, Secretary, background behind the Gilchrist-Thomas Converter, and by A. C. N. J. J efford retaining his old office of Treasurer. ; Garnett, who dealt most ably with the Impressionist Movement in art. The Society again travelled to Bristol, this time to see John Os borne's The h,ighlight of the term was the outing to Exeter Cathedral. The 'Look Back in Anger.' One came away feeling that perhaps one shouldn't Dean was kind enough to show us round, after which we attended Even­ be too analytical. song and were entertained to a memorable tea by the Headmaster of the Choristers' School and his wife. We again express our appreciation of Mr. Wilson's continued and unfailing interest in our activities. We are indebted to him. The Vice-President, Mr. Pytches, has had to change to a smaller rooii)., and our meetings have perforce become more select than ever. We T.H.V. are most grateful to him for placing it at our disposal and remain indebted to him for his unfailing interest and zeal. A.J.H. JUNIOR LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY T the beginning of the Lent Term we regretfully accepted the resigna­ A tions of Messrs. Perry, West and Torrens, who felt that work for the coming examinations should take precedence. In their places, A. M. MODERN LANGUAGES SOCIETY Edwards, R. J. Paton, C. R. Eagle and W. Treharne-Jones were elected T the beginning of the Lent Term, R. M. Smith was elected French to the posts of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Third Form Member A Secretary, while during the Summer Term Mr. Mangin became and were re-elected the following term. Vice-President; E . R. Urquhart, Chairman; A. C. Garnett, Honorary Throughout the usual sprinkling of debates we have tried some 'New Treasurer. German Secretary; and C. Shannon, Ideas,' and Brains' Trusts have always met with great success. We now The activity of the Society during these two terms has been con­ have a list of honorary members, which includes at least half of the fined to listening to papers. Mr. Titus kindly read a very interesting Masters' Common Room, not to mention some very helpful School Pre­ paper on Baudelaire, his outlook and his poems. The Society also fects. The highlight of the terms' meetings was a very instructive talk listened to papers by A. C. Garnett, C. Shannon and R. M. Smith on kindly given by Mr. M. F. Jaquet, his subject being 'The Stage 'The Rise of Impressionism and its Achievements,' 'The Belgian Congo' Manager and his Problems,' for which we are very grateful. Characteristics of the German People.' and 'Outstanding We would like to end these notes by expressing the heartfelt thanks Lastly, we would like to thank Mr. Harvey for his unfailing interest of both the Committee and the whole membership of the Society to our in the Society. long-suffering Vice-President, Mr. Mangin, without whose help the staging R.M.S. of most of our meetings would have been impossible. R.J.P. 66 67 FALLODON SOCIETY never been seen b efore ! However, there were some ve ry good rods, reels and other equipment, lent by members of the Club, which went to URING the past two terms the Society has grown considerably and make up a very presentable exhibition . Not to forget, of course, the D we now have some very kee n members. We have had many mee t­ stuffed trout which Fowles spent much time renovating! We are very ings for members who do a lot of prac tical work and in order to encourage sorry this term to say good-bye to Fowles, who has been in the Club for other members to find their own interests in Natural History. This has many years and was for a long time its Secretary unhl he though~ been a great success and a lot of good work has been put in. 1t was about time he gave someone else a chance! However, he remamed an In the Lent Term, the Vice-Chairman, J . G. Beaumont, gave an 'uncle' to the Club and was someone we could go to whenever we wanted interesting lecture on 'Tuberculosis, ' which well deserved its excellent re­ any advice. We wish him every success in the future and good fishing! ception. We also had a lecture by R. A. Kay on 'Ferreting.' It covered In the Lent Term, Hatfield and the whole subject and was of great interes Baker were taken out fishing to t to members. A very success­ Bradford by Mr. Frank ful film meeting was held and Morris, and, although nothing was caught, both attended by fifty guests. The films shown boys enjoyed themselves were: 'Hygiene on immensely. We are greatly indebted to Mr. the Farm' (I. C. I. Ltd.), 'Tuberculosis' (I.C.I. Ltd.) Morris for and 'Sea Lions' (G.B.). his kindness. Also our thanks are again due to someone who is a very good friend of the Club and has been associated with it for a At the beginning of the Summer Term a treasurer was urgently re­ long time-that is Brigadier Charlesworth, who once again visited us and quired, and R. A. Kay was elected with encouraging unanimity. The gave us another of his very interesting lectures. To him we extend our annual exhibition was held on July 6th and was a great success. We warmest thanks. combined with the Fishing Club; and with many exhibits belonging to As always, we wish all both Societies, the Biology Laboratory plucky fishermen the best of luck and hope presented an excellent spectacle. the fish will 'bite' for a change! The livestock population has increased during the past two terms. Hedge­ hogs, hampsters and numerous mice are now being kept. At the end of A.R.B.B. May three young jackdaws were added to the menagerie! To finish the Summer Term, a Field Meeting was held on West Curry Moor, near PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Knapp. Although it was rather hampered at the beginning and end by E came back this term to find that we still had no darkroom, but rain, it was enjoyed by all and a variety of specimens was collected. W Mr. Padfield kindly consented to let the Society use the physics Sincere thanks must be given to Mr. Tyler for very kindly transporting preparation room. This has indeed proved to be by far the best dark­ members to and from the moor in his car. room the Society has ever had access to; it has hot and cold running We have kept our contact with the Somerset Archreological and water, numerous electric points and a cupboard in which to keep all our Natural History Society and have recently attended two very good equipment. lectures and films on Birds. ·The two major events of the Summer Term were the outing We extend our best wishes for the future to all who are leaving this to Exmoor and the exhibition on July the Sixth. In the Lent Term the term. highlight was a visit to the Gaumont Cinema in Taunton to see the pro­ I.D.P. jection suite. The outing to Exmoor was an immense success and was enjoyed by FISHING CLUB all. We left King's by coach after morning Chapel on Sunday and FTER a somewhat difficult period, the Club has found its feet again visited Dunster, Dunkery Beacon and Selworthy, arriving at Minehead A very well, and much serious, though not very rewarding, fishing has for tea. We hope Mr. Tyler enjoyed it as much as we did. been done. There was an enthusiastic response from new boys to join A large number of prints of extremely high standard were entered the Club and it is not by any means lacking in fresh members. for our annual competition, which was judged by P. Hitchcock, Esq., We are especially grateful to Mr. Jaquet for spending muc.h of his A.R.P.S. The winners of the five classes were as follows:- own time in the Lent Term in making the Club's programme as inter­ Class r. Portraiture and Indoor Work-E. J . Hatfield. esting as possible by giving us about four different fly-tying demonstra­ Class 2. Outdoor work-T. P. Halton. tions. These were keenly watched by the whole Club and especially by Bickford, Waddington and Baker, who succeeded in producing some ex­ Class 3· Movement-R. B. Pick. cellent flies themselves. Besides these demonstrations, Mr. J aquet showed <;:lass 4· Small PrintS-M. A. Griffi.ths. us his extensive collection of fly-tying equipment and enabled several Class 5· Closed Award (members only)-R. K. L. Lo. members to begin collections of their own. There were two expeditions in February to the Canal, Wellington and Roughmoor. Unfortunately, All the prints entered were exhibited on July the Sixth, together with neither outing was very successful as regards fishing, but spirit was not a Judges' panel, a set of Industrial Photographs, kindly loaned by S. W. dampened, and there were several attempts on Sundays to catch pike. Kenyon, Esq., and a display of equipment. Apart from these two events These did not meet with much success either, but occasionally the odd we have ·hp.d many most interesting lectures, some illustrated by excellent fish was caught. colour slides, and black and white prints. The most recent performance by the Club was its exhibition on This term we are losing our Chairman, T. P . Halton, and we should July 6th. This effort was mainly the result of delving into the 'treasure l*e to thank him for all the advice and encouragement he has given the chest' and pulling out all sorts of odds and ends, some of which had Club since he first became a member. 68 69 In the Lent Term, Griffiths was elected Treasurer, and after T ownsend had resigned his post as Secretary, J . C. Tyzack was elected who had very kindly found a very lively band from Exeter. Our main in his place for the Summer Term. guests were, of course, from St. Audries , but a small party of girls from Weirfield School also came. The weather was particularly un-English, Finally, we should like to thank the Headmaster, Mr. Padfield, Mr. and the excellent refreshments, particularly the iced-drinks, were in Pytches and Mr. Sprunt for their unfailing help and encouragement. great demand. J.C.T. The last dance of the term was held at Bishop Fox's School, where WIRELESS CLUB a group of twenty boys, with the fears of examinations behind them, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs . Morgan, trotted off at J.O p.m. and tottered HE main event this term for us, as for everybody else, has been the back at rr.o p .m. after spending a most enjoyable evening. T visit of H.R.H. Princess Margaret. We determined to put on a really magnificent exhibition. Unfortunately, it did not turn out to be We are sincere in our thanks to the Headmaster and Mrs. Unmack as magnificent as we had hoped, owing to the clash with the G.C.E. for the kindness and time which they have spent upon us, and to the examinations, which not only had prior claim on members' time, but Vice-Presidents for the interest which they have shown, and hope that discouraged some from bringing equipment back to School at all. How­ the coming generation will try, as we have done, to live up to the high ever, we managed quite a creditable show, due mainly to the efforts of standards of the Club and the School. J . C. Watson, J. 0 . Bickford, J. G. James and C. W. Green. Mullard D.R.A. LL-E. Valve Company ve ry kindly provided us with showcases of valves and transistors, and one monster display showing the construction of a triode­ BRIDGE CLUB hexode, which arrived unexpectedly by van, somewhat to our consterna­ tion. HE Club is now well established in the School, the present membership A good deal of work has been done during the past two terms. Very T being 47· During the Lent Term, Mr. Harvey gave us a most inter­ praiseworthy are the pioneering efforts in the newly-opened field esting and useful lecture on "play" in bridge, from which we are sure of transistors. E. J. Hatfield constructed a very ambitious three-transistor people will benefit. Also during the Lent Term we ran a tournament, in miniature receiver, and A. G. Gray contrived to cram a one transistor which the finalists were Starling and Yule against Clutsom and Mitra. into an amazingly small space. J. A. Fuge and J. 0. Bickford have But the winners could not be decided, as one player left school early. both produced very well-finished amplifiers, and almost everyone has At the beginning of the Summer Term, Urquhart resigned his place constructed a short-wave receiver. as Chairman, .. due to school work, and Smith, R. M. , became Chairman, In short, the Club is continuing to thrive, and is even financially Clough, Hon. Secretary, Bolitho, Treasurer, and Smith, J. R., and prosperous. We hope now to be able to raise funds to buy tools and Urquhart, Committee members. No tournament was held this term, equipment, which will give opportunity for an even higher standard of but we hope tc hold one in the Michaelmas Term. We would also like work. C.N.W. to thank Mr. Harvey for his unfailing interest in the Club during the last year and in the standard of play. S.W.G.C. DANCING CLUB HIS Summer Term has been the last one for a number of old-timers T in the Dancing Club, but it has been as enjoyable as it has been STAMP CLUB full. A. G. Whitehead was elected to the post of Treasurer and J. E. HE first item on the Club's programme for the Lent Term was the Platt-Higgins and R. B. L. Osborn were elected to the rather nebulous T customary visit by Mr. Clench, the Secretary of the Taunton Stamp offices of-extra-committee members, as J. R. Perry and J. R. Brockhouse Club. This term he lectured on a subject that most members knew had left, discarding their dancing shoes for Army boots and running something about, therefore it was a subject in which everyone was able spikes respectively. to take an active interest. It was entitled "The History of British After a whole term of lying in fallow, the Club's first dance was Stamps.'' held early in the term-at Gardenhurst, where a highly-polished party During the Lent Term, Mr. Staines received some information con­ of thirty boys, resplendent in their dinner jackets (which had been either cerning an offer of three commemorative covers issued by the Post Office begged, borrowed or--), were accompanied by Mr. Pytches. In spite in honour of the World Scout Jamboree. Two or three members took of the fact that one party of boys, following blindly in the wake of a advantage of this offer. hard-worked, harassed secretary, arrived at the tennis courts, we all enjoyed ourselves immensely, and we look forward to repaying the kind The Summer Term has not been quite so active, as many members hospitality shown to us. have been unable to attend meetings, due to the pressure of exams. But, Our home dance this year was held, eventually, on June rsth, despite this, a successful Club competition was arranged. The result of although it was accomplished, not without a few last-minute hysterics, this competition will not be known until these notes have gone to press. as not a band could be found in the whole of the West Country, until, We are indebted to Mr. Mangin for allowing us to use his class-room on the preceding day, the Chairman was called from his task of oiling for meetings. the gramophone to answer a telephone call from Mr. R. B. Carnegie, D.C.W. 70 MOTOR CLUB as long as we have. However, we accepted, and only lost by two fights out of e1ghteen, the final score being 8-ro. Thyer, Cheung, efford and "FOR SALE, 1931 Austin 7 J Saloon, less engine." This advertisement Clutsom put up the best opposition of the afternoon, the latter's style . appeared in the Taunton local newspapers recently, and is good being oustanding. The result of our first-ever match was very satisfac­ ev1dence of the work done by the Club on 'the car.' The body is now tory, and much valuable experience was gained which will be useful in ready to be wheeled away to the highest bidder and the engine is being future contests. kept for reconditioning and selling. There is much useful and interest­ ing work to be done on the engine, and it is hoped that a good price will We have accepted the offer of a match from Canford School, and we be obtained for it. hope to arrange other fixtures for next term. Besides the work on the car, the Club has been very active over the Dunng the afternoon of July 6th the Club held a display just above last two terms, and we have enjoyed several film shows, quizzes, lectures the F1ves Court. Most of our spectators seemed mystified at the method and visits to local motoring activities. The films we have seen include of scoring, but this was not surprising, since this exc~!lent sport is still "Tulip Rally, 19S4·" "Motor Sport, 19S3·" " The 1,ooo Kilometres" and somewhat of an innovation at King's. " Flying Ice," all of which were very good. Mr. Staines, one of our vice­ w_e h_ope that the widespread interest of the School presidents, gave us an excellent series of lectures on the motor cycle, in in Fencing will be mamtau~ed, and we look forward to which he dealt with the workings and types of engines, the seeing many boys joining the Club different makes to learn t?is noble art, and so taking of machines and the buying and selling of them. The Club the places of Thyer and Jefford, paid a visit our captam and secretary, who are, regrettably, to the Taunton Motor Club Trials in the Lent Term and several members leaving this term. went to Broomfield Motor Cycle Scramble. N.J .J. At the beginning of the Summer Term, P . Kingman gave up his post as joint-chairman, and we are very sorry to lose someone who has done such a great deal for the Club right from its early days. We are also FiLM NOTES going to lose another joint-chairmap, A. G. Whitehead, who, like King­ HESE notes are a new and, it is hoped, permanent feature in the man, has been with the Club from its birth and has done invaluable Aluredian. work for it. T The first film Kingman's of the Lent Term was the "Titfield Thunderbolt," place as joint-chairman was taken by C. Wallis, who another of Ealing studios' was previously fine comedies, starring John Gregson, Naunton treasurer, and the post of treasurer taken by C. A. W. Wayne and Stanley Holloway. Martin. The secretary is continuing his excellent work. We would like to thank J. Watson and all the other members who have done valuable On the 2nd of February we were shown "The Ship that Died uf work on the car. Shame," an exciting drama centred round an old motor gunboat, the stars being Richard Attenborough and George Baker. The term was completed by the magnificent victory of Stirling Moss in the European Grand Prix. The performance of both driver and car, Still following the war story theme, on February 16th we saw "The the Vanwall, were of the highest calibre and will never be forgotten. Colditz Story," with its inevitable barbed wire, searchlights and in­ Moss is thus the first driver to gain first place with a British car in a numerable German sentries. Eric Portman played the part of the Senior 'grande epreuve' since 1923. British Officer, and was ably supported by John Mills. Lastly, special thanks go to our vice-presidents, Messrs. Cocksedge The most <;_ontroversial film of the term seemed to be "The Kid­ and Staines, for their valuable assistance and advice. nappers," and many were of the opinion that" .. . it wasn't worth see­ D.R.B. ing . . . , " but this feeling was offset by the beautiful photography of the Canadian Backwoods. The second comedy film in the Lent Term was "The Ladykillers," FENCING CLUB shown on March the r6th, and was voted top film of the term. Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness, Her!:-ert Lom and Danny Green were admirable HE Club was formed in September, 'ss. but, after a year, only one in their characterisations. T member was left, Thyer. In him we have found a very able and competent captain, and the Club has ftourispe1,._cfnsiderably. The last film of the term, "Simon and Laura," proved most popular. A delightful skit on T.V. personalities, with Peter Finch and Kay Kendall. We receive one lesson per week in the~ school of fencing, and practices are as frequent as possible. Professor Sanders is our instructor, All the films in the Lent Term were of a high standard in both quality and it is because of his and Mr. Morgan's constant aid and encourage­ and entertainment value. As is the custom, there is only one film in thf ment that we were able to reach a high standard of fencing this term, Summer Term. considering our lack of experience. Finally, we must thank Wallis, Hatfield, Vodden and Watson for When we were offered a match at home against King's School. their efficient projecting throughout both terms. Bruton, we were rather doubtful, for they have been fencing for twice C.J.L.

72 73 Junior House Notes had to wait till the H

74 75 440 Yards (Class II)-1, Dobney; 2, Ace; 3, J ones. Time : 1 min . 13.9 secs. 60 Yards (Class IV) - 1, Monk; 2 . P aul (ii) ; 3, Glade-Wright (i) . Time : 9.1 Forced Landing secs. (RECORD.) Young Visitors' Race (Girls under 10)-1, Zoe Giles; 2. Gail Shawyer; 3, R ose­ FASTENED my safety belt and settled back into the seat, and a f ew mary Wood. (Boys under 10) -1, Simon Giles; 2, Richard Mott; 3, Robert Sprunt. I seconds later the plane started taxi-ing down the runway; I saw the Inter-House R elay (Class Ill) (4 x lJ,O Yards)-1, Whitby; 2, Gibbs. Time : ground receding and the flaps turning upwards as we clawed our way up 1 min. 5.4 secs. (RECORD.) into the air. It was only a small plane, and in a few minutes we were Inter-House R elay (Class !I) (4 x llO Yards)-1. Whitby; 2, Oldham. Time: high above the clouds 1 min . 3.9 secs. and in bright sunshine, and I had to put on my Inter-House R elay (Class I) (4 x 220 Yards)-1. Gibbs; 2. Whitby. Time: sun-glasses to protect my eyes from the painful glare. 2 mins. 2.8 secs. (RECORD.) I then examined my fellow passengers and was not greatly impressed Winners of Standards' Cup : Gibbs. with what I saw. It was only a ten-seater, but one of the seats opposite Winners of Sports' Cup : Oldham. me was empty, so besides myself there were eight other people. By Victor Ludorum-Class I : Miles. craning my neck I managed to find out who was in front of me; a couple Class II : Dobney. just returning from their honeymoon, I imagined, for they were sun­ Class Ill : Osborn. Class IV : Monk. burnt, and were clasping each other so tightly that it looked as if they were afraid to let go. Opposite me was a man, not very interesting, just At the conclusion of the Sports, Mrs. R. F . Winckworth, the Mayoress of Taunton, distributed the trophies and addressed the b oys. an ordinary dried-up little clerk, with his brief case and walking stick, busily reading a paper. I could see two other people down the row on JUNIOR HOUSE CRICKET, 1957 the other side, a man and a woman; they might have been married, but 1st XI did not seem very interested in one another, as they were both reading. May 22 (home)-King's, 47; Connaught House, 31. I could see no other passengers because the backs of the seats obstructed May 29 (home)-Wellington, 156 for 1 wkt. dec.; King's, 100 for 6 wkts. my view, but I imagined them to be quite young, whoever they were, as June 12 (home)-St. Dunstan's, 130 for 6 wkts. dec.; King's, 42 . there were constant mutterings and titters of laughter from the front of June 22 (away)--Connaught House, 125; King's , 54. the plane. Perhaps I ought to have mentioned before that I was in a June 26 (away)-Taunton, 105 for 2 wkts. dec.; King's, 21. June 29 (away) -King's, 82 for 9 wkts. dec.; Wellington, 38. . single seat at the rear of the plane, and where there should have been July 3 (home)-King's, 79; T aunton, 81 for 5 wkts. another seat by the window was a big square box covering some part of July 10 (away)-King's, 105; St. Peter's, 107 for 3 wkts. the plane's equipment, I suppose, so I was on my own with no one worth­ July 13 (away)-King's, 62 ; Hazelgrove, 64 for 6 wkts. while to talk to opposite me. July 20 (away)-King's, 24; St. Dunstan's, 25 for 1 wkt. Won 2. Drawn 1. Lost 7. I opened the book I had bought at the airport and began to read. Later on the hostess, 2nd XI an efficient and courteous girl, came round with refreshments to break up the flight, and give us something to do. I was May 22 (home)-King's, 53; Connaught House, 50. May 29 (home)-King's, 77; W ellington, 74 . quickly engrossed in my book again after that interlude, however, and June 12 (home)-King's, 64; St. Dunstan's, 46. soon I was hearing the talking up front and the drone of the engine only June 22 (away )--Connaught House, 36; King's, 38 for 5 wkts. subconsciously, my conscious mind being enthralled by the exciting June 29 (away)-King's, 61; W ellington, 16. adventures of a big-game hunter. I have always been interested in wild July 10 (away)-King's, 61; St. Peter' s, 58. July 13 (away)-King's, 80; Hazelgrove, 32. life and this book, an autobiography, I found extremely interesting, and, July 20 (away)-King's, 25; St. Dunstan's, 27 for 8 wkts. as one is apt to, I became oblivious to everything, movement or noise. Won 7. Lost 1. Half-an-hour must have passed before I became conscious that some­ thing was wrong. The chattering at the front of the plane had stopped 3rd XI and there was something else different, too, but for the moment I did June 12 (home)-King's, 67; St. Dunstan's, 70 for 0 wkt. not realise what July 20 (away)-King's, 43; St. Dunstan's, 23 for 3 wkts. (Abandoned.) it was. I came out of the African bush with a jerk, and was once more in the plane, and the first thing I noticed was the tense­ Under 11.6 XI ness of the atmosphere. The little clerk was sitting bolt upright and June 15 (away)-King's, 29; Thone, 30 for 3 wkts. clutching his seat, and the honeymoon couple had parted and were look­ July 3 (home)-Thone, 58; King's, 37. ing pale. I looked round for the cause of their agitation, and it was House Matches only then that I noticed that the engine had taken on a new note. (Junior) I sat up and listened more carefully, and it was my turn to be 1st Round : Whitby, 38; Gibbs, 39 for 4 wkts. alarmed. I know a bit about engines and I realised that ours was not Final : Oldham, 19; Giqbs, 21 for 2 wkts. functioning properly. Every now and then it missed a stroke, and even (Senior) as I listened I fancied that the misses became more frequent. 1st Round : Oldham, 66; Gibbs, 53. A burst of staccato and nervous questioning broke out. Everyone Final : Oldha~, 73; Whitby, 73 (tie) . was asking everyone else what wa,s wrong, and in some cases the tones Colours : J . W. Whitton (Captain), R. A . B. Davey (Vice-Captain), R. G. were bordering on the hysterical. I half raised myself in my seat, and Ford. all down the row I could see heads jerking back and forth asking meaning­ The House Tennis Cup was won by Whitby. • less questions, and getting more desperate as they received no reply. To 76 77 add to the growing feeling of panic a young child began to cry, and I us that the pilot had picked up a trawler in our vicinity over the radio wondered what to do. I m yse lf was not unduly alarmed, but I realised and was going down in a f ew minutes, so would we please fasten our that, if the rest of the passengers became panicky in such a confined safety belts in case of a bumpy landing. I began to enjoy the situation space, they would start rushing about, and upset the trim of the plane now ; I r ealised that we should not be on the water long before the trawler with perhaps disastrous results. I was on the point of shouting out and picked us up, and unless we made a bad landing on the sea there would telling everyone to keep calm when the door from the pilot's cabin opened be hardly any danger during the whole operation. The novelty of it all and the hostess came through. banished any trepidation on my part as to the consequences if we did Immediately the noise increased, everyone asking the same question not land smoothly but plunged straight to the bottom. Also , being very at once, ''What was happening? " She raised h er hands, signalling every­ fond of swimming, I was not afraid of getting wet, and the fact that of it one to sit down and stop talking; such was her calmness and authori­ if the plane went to the bottom I should not be able to get out tative air that we all sat down like lambs and the hubbub ceased as if luckily did not occur to me. And so it was almost with a f eeling of by magic. Raising her voice just loud enough to be heard above the exhilaration that I r ealised that we were getting lower and lower. engine, she explained that some slight technical fault had arisen, which We passed into the cloud, down, down, down; it seemed that we was not at the moment serious. Although over the sea still, we were not were in that dense white mass for ages, and all my instincts rebelled far from land, and we would make the airport easily, and there was no against this virtually blind descent. I fought off a feeling of nervousness fear of a crash-landing in the sea. Everyone was relieved, and I think and turned away from the window to talk to the clerk who was gripping felt a bit sheepish because of the fuss they had made : it was just like his safety belt so tightly that his knuckles were white. I could imagine seeing a class of excited children being quietened by their schoolmistress. a little hobgoblin inside him gradually tightening the strings of his nervous them till they snapped. I In a few minutes conversation had sprung up again, but this time system, and if given the time he would strain time regain my own confidence it was much quieter, although as I studied several of the more talkative must try and calm him and at the same suddenly and mysteriously had started oozing away. I spoke to ones it seemed to me to be very nervous and artificial, probably to take which a light-hearted manner and hoped I was making the impression their minds off the noise of the engine. Sitting there listening to the him in was not the least bit afraid; he responded admirably, thereby irregular drone would be quite a strain for a highly-strung person and that I helping us both. He looked at me in admiration, no doubt thinking their imagination would play ~avoc with them, so they had to do some­ encouraged me that I became more thing to distract their minds. what a brave man I was, and that so voluble than before, and in a short time we were chatting together as if There was one exception, however, the nervous little clerk opposite nothing out of the ordinary was happening. To add to my self-assurance me. There was, as I mentioned before, nobody sitting next to him, and we finally descended below the cloud belt, and to our eyes, accustomed I suspect he was too shy to lean across and start a conversation with me, now to the brilliant sunlight, everything looked very faded and drab. so I leant over and spoke to him. After my first few words he began to talk, and, seeing that he was obviously greatly relieved to have someone It was a dull day down here, and the sea looked grey and uninviting, not to talk to, I let him chatter on, encouraging him occasionally with a but I noticed thankfully that it was fairly calm and the surface was 'Yes' or 'Quite so.' In the next twenty minutes I must have heard his broken with white horses. As we got lower though I saw that there was an life-history, and I was beginning to rue the kindly impulse that had quite a heavy swell and I wondered if that was one of the signs of see it prompted me to start the conversation when his attention was diverted approaching storm. I looked about for the trawler, but could not if from me. The source of this diversion was not a welcome one, however­ anywhere in the area of sea that I was able to scan, and I wondered I it was the engine again. During our conversation it had not altered for they had invented the bit about the trawler just to quieten us down. the worse, but now something was definitely happening, which seemed did not like to ask the hostess about it for fear of making everyone else to belie the hostess' confident assertion earlier on. The stutter was getting panicky, and also I felt a bit ashamed of myself because only a few and worse; I judged that matters were becoming serious, and, as if to confirm minutes back I had been congratulating myself on my coolness my impressions, the door opened and once more the hostess entered the strength of mind. cabin, this time the bearer of bad news from the expression on her face. I suddenly realised that we were only a few hundred feet above the Sure enough, she told us that the pilot had decided that it was safer to sea now, and it seemed to be rushing up to us at an incredible pace. The make a forced landing in the sea with the engine in its present condition last half-minute seemed to pass more slowly than the whole of the rest than to risk a crash when over the land. of the time we had been coming down, and I was extremely annoyed to The little clerk jumped up in his seat in great distress and told her find that I was sweating slightly. Looking down at my hands, I saw that into pitifully that he could not swim, and was terrified of the water; couldn't there were white marks where my finger nails had been pressing the skin. they possibly do something else? His appeal was taken up by other non­ swimmers, especially the mother of the child who had been making such Whether the pilot cut the engine or whether it conked out of its own a noise earlier on. The hostess soon silenced this outbreak by telling them accord I do not know, but after a short bout of asthmatic coughing it firmly that every plane flying over the sea was obliged to carry enough stopped and we began to glide in silence. The hostess spoke to us and rubber dinghies to accommodate all the passengers in the plane in case gave us our instructions for escaping from the plane when it landed. She of an emergency such as this. This particular plane had two and there talked in such a matter-of-fact voice that she might have been telling us would be ample room for all. After a few more reassuring words she where to catch the bus when we landed at the airport, and I admired her went back to the pilot's cabin, only to return a few seconds later to tell for her composure.

78 79 'Hold tight, everyone !' she called, and, looking out of the window, needed a curt word of command from the bedraggled hostess to get them I saw the sea rush up to us and then with a thud, followed by a prolonged moving, and then they sidled through the door past the pilot like a lot swishing sound, it hit us. Foam rushed past my wmdow at an enormous of guilty children trooping past their headmaster. pace and I cou)d see choppy waves radiating out from us m all d1rechons. They were all helped into the dinghies, and, being in charge of th At once there was action everywhere. We all undid e our safety belts, painters, I was the second to last person to step off the plane-the pilot but obediently stayed in our seats while the pilot and his assistant dragged being last, naturally. This went to my head, and I was so occupied in the inflatable rubber dinghies from the ta1l of the plan e. They had a ~1t thinking whether I would be in the papers or not that I nearly landed of difficulty dragging them alon~ ?etwee n, the seats a~d I co~ld not res1st in the water and had to offering be grasped firmly by the collar by the co-pilot to to help them. After gwmg_th e Once-over, the p1lot assented, save me. This humbled and in no me greatly and I took my place meekly beside the time at all we had them m the cockp1t, where the emergency other passengers. exit was situated. The co-pilot clambered on to the _wing an~ we bundled the first dinghy out to him, and, after being fitted w1th a cylm~er of com­ We pushed off from the plane so that we would not be sucked under pressed air, it swelled up and took shape rap1dly . He pushe~ 1t on to the when it went down and began to search the horizon for signs of our water, where it bobbed confidently, and, after a glance ~t 1t to see that rescuer. The pilot said that the trawler would be in sight in about five it was floating, he handed me t~e painter. T~e second dmghy was dealt minutes and so we settled down as comfortably as possible in our wet with in the same manner, and m about a rrunute and a half they were clothes to wait for it. both ready for use. Everyone forgot the undignified exhibition earlier on and began I noticed now that the plane was getting lower in the water, and, talking nineteen to the dozen, and, looking round, I thought what child­ looking back into the cabin, I saw that the floor was ~nder water. The like creatures adults can be. passengers were all standing on their seats now,_ crouchmg low, however, E.J.L. to avoid cracking their heads on the luggage ra1l above, ~nd I saw them in such grotesque attitudes that I almost burst out laughing. The honeymoon couple were hugging each_ <:>ther _desperately, the Holiday Labour man trying to soothe his wife, who was com~la~?mg_ b1tterly_ abou~ her OWADAYS, one of the most popular ruined clothes and the inefficiency holiday jobs for University of the Air-hne m allowmg th1s . to N students and schoolboys is being a waiter happen. Such is human nature; . Perhaps some readers, never thankful, but always grumbhng wishing to earn SOJ!le money and widen their outlook about something. This bride ought on life, would like to ~ave reflected a moment on her to hear some of ·the experiences which I enjoyed two good forturle in not being drowned or losmg years ago when I her husband. The ot_her man worked for two and a half weeks in a hotel, which for and woman whom I mentioned before and obvious reasons thought were marne~ were will remain nameless. One cannot gain enough experience working holding hands soberly and grav~ly, as in a if determin~d to meet therr e~d hotel to· bring out a philosophy of life, but one can, even after a short resolutely. In their cramped pos1tlon they were lud1cro~s en

80 81 main hotels in Taunton. Many incidents occurred which would be out of place if mentioned in a publication of this calibre. We certainly saw the Crossword seamy side of life, as on the occason when we had to lock up a member of the staff in her room because she was drunk. These are but a few examples of one type of person who gains his or her living by working in hotels. Since hotel managers rely so much on casual employment to keep their businesses going, they are always very considerate to students. The pay is reasonable, and, when supplemented by tips, can be quite sub­ stantial. (I saved £r6 in two and a half weeks). One has to work hard, about nine hours a day, but one generally has free board and lodging and the rooms are quite decent. An advantage at the T*r* was that, since the afternoons were free, we were able to bathe and take part in usual holiday activities. One was not expected to know how to wait, but it was surprising how, after a few days, we soon picked up the tricks of the trade. Serving vegetables with a spoon and fork was difficult at first, but if one made it clear to certain preselected guests that one was experimenting, they did not mind, and, in fact, were quite amused. What made the job so interesting was the personal contact one made with the guests, who were of all types and nationalities. There was the charming young American couple who gave me a 9/6 tip for serving tea to them on their verandah. There was the West German Cabinet Minister, travelling "incognito," who could never understand the menus. Only a few guests were what one might call difficult. Most of them were very friendly and enjoyed being waited on by students. One lady, telling the manageress just before she left that the students had made her holi­ day very entertaining, said, "I so liked the way Tony told me that I should not have a kipper, since there were only three in the place and other people might be in greater need than I .'' Although she was amused, needless to say the manageress was not! Since students are good at making conversation, the guests gave very good tips. The largest that one of us received :was £3 from a couple who stayed a fort­ night. I hope that readers of this article will not have a distorted picture of hotel life. Inevitably, my own experience has been restricted to what ACROSS DOWN I saw happening in one hotel. Nevertheless, they may have gained !. A disturbing sound in the early morning 2. I am twice a Mahommedan leader. (4) (6, 4) from it a vague impression of the interesting and rewarding work that 9. this against a Roman tirade ? ( 4) 3. I am followed by some long times, they Is appear. (6) students can do in English hotels. 10. I run at Amos (anag.) and I might finish up here. (10) 4. This up is what one is doing at school. (7) J.Y.C. 11. The monarch, not out first, making a 5. The former neuter's departure 1 (4) smeary mess. (6) 6. Muddled time_in a cover is restricted. (7) 12. In this damping operation, America is surrounded by action. (7) 7. Spice taint (anag.). (10) 15. This will be wished of anyone in 10 8. A monarch who failed in the kitchen but across. (3, 4) succeeded at school ? ( 4, 6) 16. Surprisingly, you can get seats in this 12. It has two hatches and a lot of shields and stand. (5) is filled four times a day. (6, 4) 17. Clumsy Dons might produce these. (4) 13. A rude new rat submerged ? (5, 5) 18. Often seen in the first area of the heavens. (4) 14. Scon was this when he exclairoed 1 (5) I 9. Epsom ones are famous. (5) 15. Crazy tangs could bite you. (5) 21. This before a rum would stop you taking it. (2, 5) 19. What a deputy hopes to become ? (7) 22. A French nobleman in a rudimentary 20. u In Nature's infinite book of --" flower might well be led astray. (7) (Ant. & Cleo.). (7) 24. Consume in a female producing warmth. 23. To a Iatin anointing. (6) (6) 25. Might a cricketer do this to his stumps ? 27. A new-boy aspires to end his schooldays 4 here although at present even a visit is 26. Latin it, the French, very lazy. (4) ( ) avoided. (2, 3, 5) 28. Welsh vegetable. (4) 29. Finely sort, issued from 27 across ? (5, 5) 82 83 We do not claim this to be a n original idea. Our aim was not to Gallup Poll prove anything, but to find out what the general opinion about certain subjects was. Before the questionnaire was circulated I Which type o f music do you prefer listening to? we predicted re­ sults for all the questions: in the majority of cases we were correct, but (a) Classical and Romantic 36% were surprised more than once by some of the results . (b) Jazz and Swing ... 42% (c) Rock'n' Roll and Pops 22% The first striking point raised by the results was that so% of the Woodard prefer Classical and Romantic music, whilst only 25 % of the 2 When the weather is not suitable for games, would you rather: Bishop Fox do . It appears that most b oys would prefer a run to a walk, (a ) Go for a walk 19% which surely indicates a strong liking for this sport, a liking which is not (b) Go for a run ...... 47·5% often voiced publicly. A little over a year ago "Singing in the Rain" was (c) or couldn't you care less? ... 33·5% shown at King's. At the time the general impression one gained from passing remarks was that it was a great pity more musicals could not 3 If there was a General El ection now, and you were eligible to vote, be s hown . The present statistics show, however, that thrillers are now would you vote : the most p opular and that musicals are the least popular. (a) Conservative 8s% (b) Labour 2% Turning to the field of sport, it is interesting to note that only 33 % of the School prefer to play Ru (c) or Abstain? 13% gby football, whereas 70% prefer to watch it. Cricket, however, holds it supporers in another direction. 4 Which type of film would you prefer to see at school? 49% of t~e School prefer to play it, whilst only 21.5% prefer to watch (a) Thrillers 40% it. In the last Gallup Poll taken at King's, the results of which are (b) Comedies 35% printed in the Lent, 1950, edition of the Aluredian, it is of interest td (c) Musicals 25% see that again 33% of the School prefer to play Rugby football, but that only 32 % , as opposed to 49 % , prefer cricket. 5 Which term's game do you like the most? In 1950 only 48%, as opposed to 70%, preferred to watch Rugby football. Comparing the (a) Michaelmas 33% results on a House basis, 70% of the King Alfred prefer to play cricket, (b) Lent 18% whilst only 4d% of the Bishop Fox do . 85% of the Bishop Fox prefer (c) Summer 49% to watch Rugby football, whilst only 6o% of the Meynell do. 6 Which game do you prefer to watch: The School's choice in its newspapers has undergone a remarkable (a) Rugby Football 70% change since 1950. Then, 96% of the School preferred to read the (b) Hockey 8.s% 'Times' -'Manchester Guardian' type of newspaper and only 4% pre­ (c) Cricket 21.5% ferred the 'Express-'Chronicle' type. Now it appears that only 43'% prefer the higher standard and that the majority prefer the lower. 70% 7 Which type of newspapers do you prefer to read? of the King Alfred like this lower standard and only 25% of the Woodard (a) 'Times' -'Manchester Guardian' 43"% do. This does not alter the fact, however, that King's still takes more (b) 'Express'-'Chronicle' 49% copies of 'The Times' daily than any other school in the country. (c) Picture Papers 8% King's as a whole received 104 Valentine cards. Taking the average 8 Did you ... cost of a Valentine card to be 9d., it appears that £3 18s. was spent on (a) Expect, but not receive a Valentine 20'% boys at King's for that day! The record number of .cards that any (b) If any, how many did you receive 14% received single boy received was five. at least one The fact that 62% of the boys at King's have been in-patients in the (c) or have nothing to do with it 66'% Sanatorium only goes to show how hard-working both Sister and Nurse are. It may well be wondered whether the coincidence that 62% of the 9 Have you been an in-patient in the Sanatorium? School have been in-patients and also that 62% have been abroad, means Yes ... 62·% anything. We think not . It is pleasing to note that the majority of No ... 38% boys have represented the School at sport, but even more pleasing that 10 Have you ever represented the School in any game? only 28% of the School have been beaten. Yes .. . sr% Finally, we notice that King's has no doubts about its political No ... 49% leanings, with the Conservative party receiving support from 85% of the School and the Socialists only II Have you ever been outside Great Britain? earning support from 2%. It can be clearly seen that the Government has whole-hearted support from King's. Yes ... 62% To conclude, we would like to thank all those people who made this No .. . 38% Poll possible, especially the boys of the School. 12 Have you ever been beaten at this School? C.ST.J.H. Yes 28% No ... 72% J.F.G.

84 86 The Taunton Secretary craves your indulgence for any errors or The Old Aluredian Club omissions here, for he is relying on the misty recollection of a principal DEAR O.A. 's, guest who clearly had enjoyed a splendid meal and had almost risen to In spite of rain, petrol shortage and conflicting claims of the the highest fli ghts of indiscretion afterwards. Whitsun Reunion and The Royal Vi,it, all O.A. fixtures have been suc­ THE WHITSUN REUNION cessfully fulfilled and all details follow in subsequent pages of this section of the Aluredian. This has been a memorable year in the history of the PROGRAMME OF EVENTS School and can be such for the Club if the loyal support of O.A.'s at the celebrations of July 6th can become active membership of the Club by Saturday, 8th June, 1957 those " lost sheep" who returned to King's for the occasion. Your General 2.30 p.m.-rst XI v. Masters. Secretary, C. G. Barnes, is doing his utmost to persuade and cajole all 4.30 p.m.-Tea (near Fives Court). those who are Old Boys, but not Old Aluredians, to join the ranks of 7.30 p.m.-Annual Dinner (Moor's Cafe). membership, and will be most grateful for any information and for help to this end. The Old Aluredian Club was formally represented by its Chairman, Sunday, 9th June, 1957. Mr. F. Vyvyan-Robinson, and Air Commodore F. G. H. Ewens, who were B.oo a.m.-Low Mass (College Chapel). presented to Her Royal Highness. Those who were unable to be present ro.rs a.m.-Sung Mass (College Chapel). will have found the full account of interest and at some future Whitsun II.IS a.m.-Annual Meeting and Annual Meeting of Members Reunion will have an opportunity of seeing the film taken by members of the Benefit Fund. of the School Photographic Club. 2.00 p.m.-Rover Crew Meeting (Mr. Pytches' room). I would particularly call the attention to the notices included in this secti9n and remind the still virile and youthful O.A. 's that the Rugger 4·IS p .m.-Tea at Fullands. match will take place on Saturday, 14th December, 1957, which is also 6.rs p.m.-:-Evensong (College Chapel). the day of the Carol Service. Any who wish to play should write soon Preacher: The Revd. Dr. S. C. Carpenter to Mr. A. R. D. Rutherford, 26 Queen's Gate Mews, S.W.7, giving all (formerly The Provost). details. H. R. PADFIELD, Monday, lOth June, 1957. Hon. Secretary (Taunton) O.A.C. n.30 a.m.-O.A.C. v. College Cricket rst XI. THE HOCKEY MATCH O.A.C. v. College Cricket 2nd XI. LIS p.m.-Buffet Lunch for O.A.'s and their ladies. The annual fixture with the School was fulfilled on Saturday, 9th March, 1957. In those far-off days petrol was in short supply and travel 2.rs p.m.----Cricket matches resume. not easy. In spite of this, the O.A.'s succeeded in arriving in sufficient O.A.C. v. College Tennis VI. •numbers to make a representative game possible. The weather did its 4·IS p.m.-Tea at Fives Court. best, or worst, to prevent play, and the School fields were awash. Thanks B.oo p.m.-Gather at the George Hotel, High Street. to the generosity of the O.C., Middleway Camp, we were allowed to play O.A.'s began to gather during the afternoon of Saturday, 8th June, the match on the parade ground in pouring rain on a fast but slippery in goodly numbers to be suitably impressed, not to say conditioned surface. A game of skilful hockey resulted in a win for the School by psychologically, by the ease with which the School opening batsmen 3 goals to 2. It must be placed on record that the O.A.'s lacked a goal­ were helping themselves to runs off the bowling of the Masters' XI. The keeper until half-time. weather aided and abetted the cunning cricket coaches by making it im­ The following represented the O.A.C.: -D. M. Gosheron (M44), R. possible for the Masters to show how easy it would have been for them Blake (F56), D. G. Burt (M5o), B. L. Charles (F47}, A. Tristram (M49), to help themselves to runs off the School bowlers. D. W. H. Sargeant (F48}, D. B. Gosheron (M5r), R. B. Gendall (M42), In the evening the Annual Dinner was held at Moor's Corner House L. B. Tait (A46), assisted by A. L. J. Cough and P. F. W. Twose of the Cafe and the following were present:- School. J . M. Beech (Fsr), D. E . Royle (Css), A. H. Bendle (FS4). G. H. THE OXFORD DINNER Roblin (Ms6), A. G. Ace (Fss), C. G. Barnes (Wzz), H. J. Lasham On Monday, 27th May, I9S7. the O.A.'s resident in Oxford Univer­ (A38). F . Vyvyan-Robinson (Ars), J. Heald (FS4). C. F. Snell (Fss). sity entertained The Headmaster, Mr. G. W. Morgan and Mr. P . V. J. B. Killingbeck (AS3). T. M. Eaton (Msz), D. B. Delany (W4o), Harvey to dinner and afterwards. There were present: A. M. Monro M. J. W. Cook (Fss). J. N. Darby (Ass}, T. I. Miles (F49), T. G. (CS3). T. P . Brennand (FS4), D. E. F. Luke (WS4), P. J. E. Pullar­ Rant (M43) , B. J . Lester-Smith (As6). J. Gibbins (Ass) . J. Wynn­ Strecker (MS3), D. J. Alford (Wsr}, T. S. Lo (AS4). H. H . Chaun (Css). MacKenzie (Ws6), A. C. McLellan (As6) , W. Gardiner, A. W. J. Vine C. A. Ching (CS4}. J . C. Y. Watt (AS6), B. D. Short (FS3) , J. M. (MS3). G. P. Coles (WS3). B. H. Yandle (Mss}. J. Tazewell (AS3). Coombs (Wsr), A. N. A. Ward (W54) . C. L. Pearce (Wsr), and repre­ J . Williams (W53L T . G. Jefford (FSs). R. C. Treweeks (W3Sl. A. P. senting O.A.'s at London University, T. M. Eaton {MS2}. Whelpton (Ass). D. J. Dickinson (As6), D . J. E. Curry (Fs6), R. A. H.

86 87 Powell (Ass). R. Stagg (Ws6), D. B. Paton (Fs6), W. D. Harry (A3S). D. The rain continued t o fall, but so far the Taunton Secretary was Barningham (A14 ), R. A. Macduff (AS3). L. B. Tait (A46), D. R. not at all perturbed, but when he found it was still falling at 4.0 a.m. Bellamy (Mss). R. Wadland (As6), G. Lobb (Ws6) , C . D. Bellamy on Monday he did begin to ponder on a possible wet-weather programme. (Ms6), M. G. Baron (F49), R. H . S. Ashton (Azz), B. R. Parsons However, the gods relented and Monday dawned and remained dry and (F48), ]. V. Keene (A38), C. Orchard (W56), W. Long (Ar8}, D. M. sunny so that all arrangements could stand and all sporting events could Pinn (WS3), G. A. Morse (Msr), D. R. Wilshere (M47) , The Head­ take place. master, The Chaplain, The Second Master, P. V. Harvey, M. F. J aquet, The following represented the O.A.C. against the School rst XI:­ H. R. Padfield, J. ] . Pytches, W. F . Cope, The School Captain (P. L. D. B. Gosheron (Captain), J . C. Samson, N.]. Giles, R. Blake, W. D. Side) . Harry, B. Greatorex, G. H. Roblin, R. Wadland, C. D. Bellamy, S. A. Other O.A.'s who attended some part of the reunion: D. E. Royle Englehardt, J. M. Beech. (Css). ] . C. Samson (M44), R. Blake (F56), N. ] . Giles (Asr), K. H. And against the School znd XI were pitted :- Stevens (Fz8), B. Greatorex (WS4), A. R. J efferies (AS4) . G. H. Roblin R. A. Macduff (Captain), D. R. Bellamy, R. F . H. Trevett, C. F . (M56), A. G. Ace (Fss). A. T . Gobat (CS6), D. P . B. Tovey (A4o), Snell, D. ]. Hunt, ]. C. Skinner, G. Lobb, D. ]. E. Curry, A. Ace , Capt. L. Gregory, R .N. (oo), D. B. Gosheron (M 51), C. E. Webber J. May and A. N. Other. (Fs6) , G. E. Parmenter (Ass). R. ] . H. Trevett (WS4), D.]. Hunt (F54}, M.]. Garrett (Aso), R. B. Gendall (M43). ] . Springall (Msz). The following represented the O.A.C. against the School Tennis E. S. Catchpole (Ass). VI :- D. E. Royle (Captain}, A. P. Whelpton, Apologies for their inability to attend and good wishes were received ] . B. Killingbeck, L. B. Tait, A. T. Gobat and D. S. Ashton. from fifty O.A.'s ranging in day and generation from 1910 to 1956 and in space from Singapore to the South Americas. The Chairman of the Full technical details are recorded in the School section of O.A.C. (F. Vyvyan R obinson, M.C.) (Ar8) ably presided at the dinner. the Aluredian and are not required here. Gradually the crowds thinned, leaving a small group to foregather TOAST LIST at the George and a smaller group at the County Hotel, and another successful The Loyal Toast - The Chairman of the Old Aluredian Reunion was over. Club. NOTICES The Old Aluredian Club - The Headmaster O.A. REUNIONS (R. C. Unmack, Esq.) London Dinner : The London Dinner will be held at Responder - R. C. Treweeks (W3s). the Connaught Rooms on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3oth. Mr. R. D. Townsend, The School - D. Barningham (Ar4) . Housemaster, King Alfred House, who will have completed 25 years Responder - The School Captain (P. L. Side). years at the College, will be the Guest of Honour. Will all O.A.'S­ and especially members of Alfred House-note the date? The rain fell heavily all Saturday evening, but was no impediment to the prqceedings and a pleasant and friendly evening was spent at Whitsun, 1958 : A number of double and single rooms have been Moor's Cafe. Sunday, too, was wet and uncongenial and after Sung booked at the COUNTY HOTEL for Saturday and Sunday, May Mass the Annual Meeting of the Club was held and necessary business 24 and zs. Any member wishing to make a provisional booking transacted. Full details of the proceedings are contained in the minutes, should write to: C. G. Barnes, 56 Bedford Avenue, Barnet, Herts. which will be read and agreed at Whitsun, r9s8. Members may wish to Oothing.-Your support of the Club Clothing facilities has fallen know that the following officers and committee were elected: -The Chair­ off slightly during 1956, due to increased sales by competitors. All O.A.'s roan continues in office; General Secretary, C. G. Barnes; Taunton Secre­ are askeg as far as possible to obtain their Club ties from the Club. tary, H. R. Padfield; Treasurer, W. D. Harry. Committee members : Applications should be addressed to the Committee Member in charge Messrs. A. R. D. Rutherford, T. I. Miles, J . M. Coombs, T. M. Eaton of the project : T. I. MILES, 34 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey. (Tel. : and D. C. C. Stott. Uplands 6541.) This meeting was followed by the annual meeting of members of Two lines are in stock. The top quality silk tie now sells at IS/­ the Benefit Fund, the Headmaster in the chair. and rayon ties have been reduced to 6s. After lunch the O.A. Rover Crew met in Mr. Pytches' room and You are, as usual, asked to send your remittance with your order. doubtless hatched deep and ambitious plots. It was unfortunate that Friends and relations are reminded that an O.A. tie makes a most the rain continued to fall, but tea at Fullands House was a most pleasant welcome gift, so please place your orders early. occasion. It is hoped, through the continued and kind offices of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and of Mr. and Mrs . Shawyer, to alternate each year Used Clothing. between Fullands and Pyrland Hall for this function, so that O.A.'s may Several O.A. 's have been so kind as to send used clothing to the look forward to seeing Fullands House in sunshine in 1959. Tea was School Matron to help us over war-time and post-war rationing. We are enhanced by the presence of Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Carpenter. Dr. Car­ very grateful to them for this help. The rising cost of postage and the penter was for many years Provost and is well known to many O.A. 's. shortage of storage space at the College make us request O.A.'s who have

88 89 clothing they wish t o sell or give away, not, in the first i nstance. to send the articles to the Matron, but to send a postcard to her first, telling her the s ize , n ature a nd condition of the articles. The Matron will then be able to seek a purchaser or recipient. Should she fail to succeed, the clothing need not be sent and so unnecessary postage will not be incurred.

O.A. NEWS A . W . f . Griffin (W56) is e njoying life at Queen's College, Dundee (St. Andrew's). When not mingling wi th th e Scots, he can n ow be found at 3 Victoria Road, Westo n-super-Mare, Somerset. P. C. Simmonds (A5o) is now in the Belgian Congo with The British Ameri can T obacco Company, and may be reached by letter addressed to: c/ o Lloyds Bank H ouse, St. Marychurch, Torquay, Devon. S . W. H ockey (M54) has been appointed t o t each mathematics and physics at Marlborough. He will commence duties in September, I957- J. A. Kirby (M54), after spending six months with his parents in Egypt, returned to commence training as telecommunication t echnician at Cable and Wireless Ltd., Training School, Porthcurno, C ornwall. He has successfully completed the training a nd has been appointed to Turks Islands, British W est Indies. He sailed from L ondon on 2nd May, I957· He has met f . G. Phipps (W46) and several Old Boys of other W oodard Schools. B . f . Hills-Spedding (W55) writes from s.s. Orontes, on which vessel he is a c adet training to be a Purser. His e xperiences are many and various, ranging from Sydney Harbour to Table Mountain. P. f. Gage (M50 ). We congratulate P . J . Gage on the birth of a s on, Christopher Simon, on Tuesday, I5th J anuary, I957· He is a t present living at Yola, Northern Nigeria, West Africa. D. C. S . David (F32) has been O.C. The Fortress Engineer R egiment until August and regrets that a period of interesting a nd pleasant ser­ vice at Gibraltar must end. He had comparatively recently heard from G . P. Bennett (M3 I}, who is still mining in South Africa. R . G. Clay do n (W 44) has written from The Livestock Improvement Centre, P .O. Box 25, Maseno, Kenya. He hopes to return to this country in I96o. f. R. Harrison (M54) has been a ccepted for a degree course in Electrical Engineering a t K ing's College, London, which commences in October, I 957· In the meantime he has been working with an Electronics firm . R . ] . Pagett (F48) and R . T . Sandall (F4o) called at King's in J anuary during a leave. Their address now i s: B .S .A.P . Depot, P.O. Box I88, Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. C. D. G. Deakes (W54) finished his National Service in February, spend­ ing the last IS months of it with an important signals unit near Gloucester. He had m et Brian Large (W54) while at Gloucester. Deakes is now in Singapore and may be found : c Jo P .0 . Box 897, Union Building, Singapore, I . He is in the e mploy of P aterson, Simons & Co. Ltd. L . Godderd (A43) moved t o 2 K idderminster R oad, Bridgnorth, Shrop­ shire. We congratulate him on the birth of a s econd daughter just before Christmas.

90 W . ]. M. Coombs (A51) completed his period at Keble College, Oxford, this year, and commenced at St. Stephen's House in July. W. H . Narramore (M43} . We hear that Narramore continues to be very seriously ill owing to an accident at Rugger and we extend our deep sympathy to him and to his relatives. B. C. Grigg (F45) is now at Harvey's Farm, Warninglid, Sussex. S. Feinberg (A41) writes from 106 Hamilton Terrace, N.W.8. He has changed his name to S. Pridham by deed poll. M. Ladd Canney (M4o) writes full of enthusiasm f or his work as Curator of the Passmore Edwards Art Gallery, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall . ] . W. Tapner (M46). We congratulate J . W. Tapner on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Cherry Moreton at Holy Trinity Church, Cook­ ham, on Saturday, 26th January, 1957. R eynolds, D. H. (Aso) writes to say his present address is: Llanishen Fach Farm, Thornhill Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, and his brother, ]. M. (Aso) isat Beauville Farm, Wenvoe, nr. Cardiff. P. H . Barton (W42) now lives at Heather Lea, 47 Whiteley Wood Road, Sheffield II, and is working in the research department of a Steel Rolling manufacturers. He is now the father of Patricia (4~). Christopher (zi) and Robin (3 months). L . W. R eed (W47) was married to Miss M. A. Crump at Hatch End, Middlesex, on rst June, 1957, and now lives at 286a Preston Road, Harrow. His best man was Michael Milne, a contemporary O.A., who has recently returned from Calcutta. P. M. Alderson (W56) is doing National Service and has met W . Coffin (F52). Alderson has been playing Rugby football and has played in representative games. E . M. Loe (A52) was unable to organise the Tennis VI for Whitsun this year as he was preparing to sail for Ghana on 7th May when approached. His iJ.ddress is : V.A.C. Distribution Centre, P .O. Box 214, Takoraoi, Ghana. G. H . Roblin (M56) has succesfully completed the Officer Cadet Train­ ing Course at Eaton Hall, Chester, and is now serving with the South Wales Borderers. I. Heday at (F52}, who entered Loughborough College of Technology in September, 1952, has been awarded a Second Class Honours Diploma in Chemical Engineering. P. C. Maltby (F54) has been elected to the Frank Parkinson Scholarship in Farm Management to be held at Seale Heyne Agricultural College for one year. The award will enable him to follow a post-graduate course after his success in passing his National Diploma of Agricul­ ture. G. Fleming (M38) has been working with Fougasse on a method for the teaching of Modern Languages. As a result, he was invited to demon­ strate techniques at a Conference on the teaching of modern languages held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, U.S.A. M. F. f . CornfJton (Fso) is now working for Quantas Airways as Public Relations 'officer in Meloourne and would be delighted to meet any O.A. 's who should arrive at Melbourne Airport. He was married on 31st October, 1956, to Miss Jannifer Reed, of Melbourne, and lives at Flat 4, 149 Domain Road, South Yarra, Melbourne.

91 T. 0' B. Bamber (Ws4), having completed his Nati onal Service in Ma rch, M. J ames (M ss). was prevented by the calls o f duty_ fr om attending the took up an appointment as an articled pupil to a firm of Civil Engineers Whitsun R eumon . He IS domg Natwnal Service wi th the rst Battahon in Hull. He hopes to renew contacts with the Club and his co ntem­ Royal Fusiliers and was at Dover when he wrote. poraries. f. D. B ra isby (M47) (Capt., R.A.) can n ow be found: c fo 2nd R egi­ A. ] . Hanscomb (Mso) is now a graduate member of the Institution of ment, Royal Horse Artillery, B.A.O.R. , 26. Electrical Engineers. At present he is doing his National Service with T. P. Wansborough (Ms6) was also prevented from attending the Whitsun the Royal Navy and has played Rugby for the United Services, Ports­ Reunion by the demands of National Service on the island of Cyprus. mouth, and played against Max well Lindsey and R . A. Macduff. Hans­ He finds life there quite pleasant and has met H . H ackett (Ass), but comb now li ves at II Castlegate, Richmond, Surrey. not C. M. ]. Barnes at the time of writing. ] . L. Varley (A44) now lives at 6 Colonnade Gardens,' Eastbourne, ]. B . C . Brown (M56) combines a lively a nd active interest in all affairs Sussex. at Cambridge with a 1st Class in College Mays and regrets that t~e B . D. Sellick, D.S.O., D.F .C., we learn was promoted to Group Cap­ number of O.A.'s at Cambridge will have been r educed to four m tain in July, 19S7 · He held a short service commission in the R.A.F . October, 19S7· pre-war and now holds a permanent commission. At the time o f S/Ldr. P. Barber (W4o) now resides at Derwent, South Road, Amers­ writing he was believed to be at H .Q. Transport Command. ham, Bucks, and hopes to call at King's in August. B . R . P. Hawken (E13) writes from ISO N.E. 82nd Terrace, Miami 38, A. C. Emmerson (F41) has recently moved to 427 Fulham Road, Chelsea, Florida, with good wishes to all. He maintains touch with King's S.W.ro, and rejoices in the recent arrival of a daughter. through Mr. Hennessy, a present parent. K. G. Davidso n (A5o) has passed his medical examination and is con­ D. W. ]ones (F39) has recently been appointed Director of Audit in tinuing to study for further medical qualifications. British Guiana. He has been working for some time at Kampala, in P. R . Tozer (A5o) emigrated to Canada in January, 1957, to take up an Uganda. appointment as a Civil Engineer. His address is: P.O. Box 1087, P. G. Pharaoh (C53), having completed his course at the London School Cornwall, Ontario. of Printing and Graphic Arts, is now doing National Service in Military ]. E . Johnson (1}45), having obtained an ~onours degree in Physics an_d Survey, and left for Singapore in June. · won a research grant, is at present domg research work on atom1c D. C. Yates (M54) is at present in Germany and already has a second energy at Exeter University. "pip." At one time he could claim to be the youngest to hold a com­ R . F. Pugh (As6) has written to say that his semi-permanent address is: mission. He can be written to: cf o 6 Park Avenue, Hove 3, Sussex. 187 Richmond Road, Kingston-upon-Thames. ] . A. Cole (W49). We congratulate John Cole on the arrival of A. N. Dando (M54) and his brother, R. G. Dando (M51} both flourish, a daughter, Nancy Alison, on 31st May, 1957. Cole has left to the former in the Royal Navy and the latter now preparing· for his rst take up a two-year tour in Nigeria as Geophysicist with the Nigeria Mate's ticket at Plymouth. Geological Survey, where his address will be : c / o Geological Survey, ]. Bartlett (W56) writes from Cyprus, where he has been seeing service Kaduna, Northern Region, Nigeria, British West Africa. with the Intelligence Corps. Since leaving King's, he has met D . S. M. A. Gunning (F5o) is engaged on National Service . He is commis- Ashton (A56) and R. G. W. Richards (W55) , but on the island has sioned in the R.E.M.E. and is serving in Singapore. only met one O.A., Major Bligh (F38). H. E. Howard (W54) is at present in Southern Rhodesia. His address L. ]. Franklin (W56) has for some months been a draughtsman appren­ there is : 28 Aberdeen Road, Avondale, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia. tice in Bristol. M. L . B . Robinson (M56) has been accepted as a Commoner at Worcester College, Oxford, and will be in residence in October, 1959. Aluredians have been returned, " address unknown," from the fol­ lowing: J . Frampton (A49), P . A. B. Dean (A51), J . C. H . Matthew D. R . Wilshere (M47} is now at 6 Whitecliff Road, Parkstone, Poole, (C55), R. A. Sargent (M46) 1 J. A. Grigg (F5o) , H. A. Paul ( r6}, M. F. Dorset. Since leaving the Army in June, 1956, he has been in the Hoare (F45), J. B. Little (M53), D. M. Whitehead (F51), W. A. Goss, office of the father of another O.A. When not working he finds great ]. R. Dalton, G. W. Stevens. delight in the music concerts in Bournemouth. R . Le B . ]ohnson (A4o} is now Precentor of Peterborough Cathedral. ]. F. Hoff (M47) . We congratulate J . F. Hoff on the birth of a son, The O.A. · Scout Guild Paul, at Buckfastleigh on 21st July, 1957. GAIN this year we have marked time, as far as activities are con­ P. ] . E . Pullar-Strecker (M53). We congratulate P. J . E . Pullar- A cerned. A camp was nearly settled, but for various reasons faded Strecker on his engagement to Miss A. P. FFaser, of Bridgwater, Somer­ away into thin air. set. The main item to report is the A.G.M., which was held at Whits.un. D. A . Cheale (A54) we learn is in Cyprus, where he is doing National Owing to pressure of work, M. N. Phillips, C. 0 . R. Everard and A. M. Service. Monro retired from the committee. It is with regret that we see them

92 98 e rendered NGAN. H enry. Sc.U.VI. (M.) go. To them w e owe many thanks for the services they hav Deputy H ouse P refect 1957, G.C.E . '0' level 1 955 , 'A' level 195 6, 'S' level over the past y e ~ . They are remaining as members of the Guild, so 195 7, London l st M .B. 1956, Motor Club, Fishing Club, Cert. 'A.' will be at hand w1th adv1ce for some time to come. Their places were Address : 64 Kennedy R oad, Hong Kong. taken by ] . B. C. Brown for Cambridge , P. J. Culverwell for London CHR ISTMAS, Roger Charles. Cl.L.VI. (F.) . and T . G. Jefford for Oxford. Senior Colts Rugger 1956, Shooting VIII 1956-57, H ouse Colours (Shooting), G.C.E. '0'1 level 956, Music Club, Photographic Society, Modern Languages The survival of the Guild was discussed at Whitsun, and it was Society, Cert. 'A,' L /Cpl. , Marksman. f~Jt that, though camps were difficult to arrange at the present, the posi­ Address : Tembani Hotel, PaigQton. tion .would be greatly eased in the near future with the end of National GUNSTONE , Simon. Cl. Rem. (F.) ? e rvJc~. If I T?ay refer you to the Lent and Summer Aluredian, 1956, G.C. E . '0' level 1956, Cert. 'A ,' Motor Club, Music Club. m which our a1ms an~ rules are set out, you will see that camping is Address : Newman Sanctuary, Falmouth. only one of our functions. Even so, a camp does knit the Guild to­ POPE. David Robert. IVc. (W.) in early Choir. gether, and I hope one can be arranged for next year, probably R .N., B .E .P.O. 51. September. Address : 45 Commando BROCKHOUSE, Anthony Richard. (Junior House.) Members?ip stands ?-t thirty-three, a slight increase. I hope those Address : 19 Hayfield R oad, Moseley, Birmingham 13. who have enJoyed campmg at the .College will wish to continue in the Guild and will swell our numbers. SUMMER TERM, 1957 or the 1958 camp in particular SIDE, Peter Leslie. Cl.U.VI. (F.) Any ideas on the Guild in general, School Captain 1957, School Prefect and House Captain 1956-57, House Pre­ will be welcome, and should be sent to any member of the committee: fect 1956, 1st VIII Shooting 1956-5 7, 3rd XV Rugby 1956, School Cross whose addresses may be found in the Year Book. Country Running Team 195 6-57, School Athletics Team 1956, G.C.E . '0' level TIM EATON. 195 4, 'A' level 1956-57, Chairman Dancing Club, Sheldon Society, Historical Society, Photographic Society, Music Club, Literary and Dramatic Society, House Colours (Rugger, Shooting, Steeplechasing). Cert. 'A,' Proficiency Badge, U f O, Server, Chapel Prefect. Valete Address : Three Gables, Courtlands Hill, Pangbourne, Berks. KINGMAN, Paul Edgar. Cl.U.VI. (A.) LENT TERM, 1957 Vice-Captain of School 1957, School Prefect and House Captain 1956-57, House Prefect 1956, 2nd XV Rugger, H ouse Colours (Steeplechasing, Rugger) , G.C.E. REIS, Clive M~rtimer. Cl.U.VI. (F.) Treasurer Sheldon Prefect '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1956-57, Rover Crew (Vicar), School Captam 1957, House Captain and School Prefect 1956, House Society, Modern Languages Senior Colts Cricket XI, House Society, Music Club, Literary and Dramatic 1956, 2nd XV Rugg~r 1954-56, .Captain 1956, Club, Historical Society, Choral Society, Cert. Cncket, TenniS, Steeplechasing). G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' Socjety, Motor Club, Dancing Colours (Rugger, Guard of Honour 1956, Chorister, Server. level 1956, Secretary Sheldon Society, Chairman Modern Languages Society 'A,' Sgt., Cert. 'A,' L/Sgt. ' Address : Lockerley Hall, Nr. R omsey, Hants. Address : The Cottage in the Woods, Iver Heath, Bucks. GLOVER, Richard Thomas. Sc.U.VI. (M.) House Captain and School Prefect 1957, House Prefect 1956, 1st XV Rugger BROCKHOUSE, John Radford. Cl.U.VI. (W.) Side 2nd XV Rugger 1956-57 (XX's), 2nd XI Hockey 1957 (Captain and Colours), Swimming School Prefect ,and Hou~ Captain 19~7, House Prefect 1955-5 6, Hockey, Athletics, Swimming), Cross Country Running 1955-57 , 1955-57 (Colours), House Colours (Rugger, 195~-56 (~Vs), Captam of Athletics 1956, Sheldon Society, Dancing Club, Music 1954, !House Colours (Athletics, Rugger, Steeple­ G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1957, Jum.or V1ctor Lu~o.rum Cert. 'A,' SJSgt., 1st Class Shot. G.C.F;. 0 level 1954-55, 'A' level 1956, Entrance to Trinity Hall Club, Bridge Club, chasm~). Address : 27 Henley Road, Ipswich. Cambndge, Cha1rm~n Sheldon Society, Historical Society, Chess Club, Treasure~ Rover Crew, Dancmg Club Committee Literary and Dramatic Society Cert LLOYD-EDWARDS, David Robert Adrian. Sc.U .VI. (C.) 'A,' U /0 in C.C.F., Signals Classificati~n. Guard of Honour 1954-56 1st Clas~ School Prefect 1956-57, House Captain 1957, House Prefect 1955-56, 1st XV Shot. ' Rugger 1955-56 (Colours) , Hon. Secretary 1956, Public Schools 7-a-Side Team Address : 19 Hayfield Road, Moseley, Birmingham 13. 1955-57, Captain 1957, West of England Public Schools XV 1956-57, Welsh House Colours (Rugger, PERRY, Julian Richard. Cl.U.VI. (C.) Public Schools XV 1955-57, School Athletics Team, (Colours Athletics), Chairman Sheldon Society, Secretary Dancing Club, Treasurer School Prefect 19~7, House Prefect 1955-56, 1st XV Rugger 1955-56 1954, 'A' Athletics Team House Colours Historical Society, Music Club, Senior Rover Mate, G.C.E. '0' level 1956) , 2nd XI Cncket, 3rd XI Hockey, School Shot, Entry into Guy's G.E.C. '0' level 1954, 'A' level '1956, Treasurer level 1956, 'S' level 1957, Cert. 'A,' Sgt., 1st Class (~ugg~r , Hock~y , Athleti~s), 1957. H1s1;oncal Soc1ety, Dancmg Club, Sheldon Society Rover Crew Cert 'A • Hospital Dental School1958, Provost's Prize Stafi/Sgt. ' ' . ' Address : Delfan, 43 Colchester Avenue, Cardiff. Address : 20 Prospect Row, Brompton, Gillingham, Kent. BULLOCH, Colin. Sc.U .VI. (F.) (Colours). 1st XI Hockey CHAMPION, Peter John. Cl.L.VI. (C.) House Prefect 1956-57, 2nd XV Rugger 1955-56 Captain, Keeper of Fives 1957, House Room Committee, 1st XI Cricket 1956 (Colours), 1st XI Hockey (Colours) , Shooting VIII 1956-57, Common (Rugger, Hockey, Fives, Shooting). Sheldon Society, Rover Crew, 1957, 2nd XV Rugger, Sc~ool Chess Team, House Colours (Cricket, Rugger, Colours Bridge Club, Historical Society, Literary Cert. 'A,' Cpl. Hockey) , C~ess C!ub, Mus1c ,Cl~b, . and Dramatic Soc1ety, Cert. A , L /Cpl., Classified Signaller, Server. Address : 17 West Way, Pinner Address : Ranmore, Raleigh Drive, Claygate. FOWLES, Patrick Ernest. Sc.U.VI. (C.) and CLUBB, David Monro. Sc.U.VI. (F.) House Prefect 1956-57, 2nd XV Rugger 1956, G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' Fishing Club, Secretary 1956, 3rd XV Rugger, 3rd XI Hockey, House Colours 'S' levels 1957, House Colours (Rugger), Chairman Deputy House Prefect Club, Sheldon Society, Dancing Club, (Rugger).' G.C.E . .'0' level 1955, Civil Service Exam. 1956, Royal Naval Art Club,Treasurer Aeromodelling Society, Rover Crew, O.A. Special Prize 1957, Cert. 'A,' U/0, Sch~larsh1p 1957, Literary and Dramatic Society, Dancing Club, Wireless Club Historical Mus1c Club, Cert. 'A,' L/Sgt. ' Marksman. Surrey. Address : Brynhyfryd Road, Newport, Monmouthshire. Address : 68 Banstead Road, South Sutton, 94 95 F UG£, John Anthony. Sc.U.VI. (M. ) WHITEHEAD, Anthony George. Sc.U.VI. (C .) House Prefect 1956-57. G.C.E. '0' level 1-955, 'A' level 1957, H ouse Colours House Prefect 195 6-57, 1 (Rugby), Chairman Wireless Club, Light Music st XV Rugger 1055-57 (Colours 1056-57), 1st VI Club, Aeromodelling Club Tennis 1956-57, 2nd XI Cricket, 2nd XI Hockey 1957 Committee, Da ncin g Club, Music Club, Cert. 'A,' L / Sgt., Classified Sign (Colours), House Colours aller, (R ugger, Hockey, Athletics, Tennis), G.C.E. level 1955, ·A' level 1957, Proficiency Badge, Cert. 'T' Radio a nd Telephony, Chorister. ·o· Chairman Motor Cl ub, Treasurer Dancing Club, Cert . 'A.' U /0 in C.C.F., Address : Belvedere, St. George's, Bermuda. Guard of Honour 1956. GARNETT. Anthony Charles. Cl.U.VI. (W.) Address : Ivanhoe, Maitland Close, West Byfleet, Weybridge , Surrey. House Prefect 1957 , Junior Colts R ugger 1954, Senior Colts Rugger 1955, CARNEGIE, J ames Allison. Cl. Rem. (F.) House Colours (Rugger, Steeplechasing) , G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1 956- Deputy House Prefect 1956-57 , 1st X I Cricket 1957, 1st XV Rugger 1956 57, Chairman Arts Club, Committee Light Music Club, Sheldon Society. Dancing (XX's) , 1st XI Hockey, 1956-57 (Colours) , House Colours (Hockey, Shoot­ Club , Modem L a nguages Society, Literary and Dramatic Society, Cert. 'A,' ing, Rugger). G.C.E. '0' level 1956, Rover Crew, Hon. Secretary Badminton L / Sgt., Exhibitioner. Club, Literary and Dramatic Society, Dancing Club, Aeromodelling Cl ub, Address : 16 Burford Road, Salisbury. Cert. 'A,' L fCpl., Marksman. GILL. S idney J ohn. Sc.U .VI. (C.) Address : Whitley Close, Bradninch, Exeter. House Prefect 1957, 2nd XV Rugger 1955-57. School Cross Country Running HOLLAND, John Michael Leslie. Sc.L.VI. (C.) T eam 1·957, 2nd XI Cricket 1955-57 (Colours 1957). School Athletics Team Deputy House Prefect 1956-57 . 2nd XV Rugger 1 956, House Colours (Rugger), 1955-57, H ouse Colours (Rugger, Athletics, Steeplechasing), Rover Crew, G.C.E. '0' level 1 955-56, 'A' level 1957, Chairman Aeromodelling Club, Bridge Club, Literary and Dramatic Society, Cert. 'A,' L / Sgt. Dancing Club, Rover Crew, Cert. 'A,' Proficiency Badge, Marksman, Silver Address : Cooper's Cottage, Chard Street , Axminster. Bugler, Band Major, Server. HALTON, Timothy Peter. Sc.U.VI. (M.) Address : Pinckneys, Durrington, Near Salisbury. House Prefect 1956-57, G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1957, Chairman JEFFORD, Nicholas John. Sc.U.VI. (F.) Photographic Society, Music Club, Dancing Club, Modem Languages Society, Deputy House Prefect 1956-57, Vice-Captain F encing Team 1-957 , H ouse Cert. 'A,' Sgt., Classified Signaller, Proficiency Badge, Rover Crew, O.A. Colours (~ugge r, Steeplechasing) . G.C.E. '0' level 1955 , 'A' level 1957, Secre­ Special Prize 1957. tary Fencmg Club, Treasurer Literary and Dramatic Society, Music Cl ub, Address : Huntle Corner, Dunley, Stourport-on-Severn. Sbeldon Society, Cert. 'A,' L / Sgt., 1st Class Shot, Exhibitioner. KITSELL, Roger Malcolm. Cl.U.VI. (W.) Address : 4 Ashfi.eld, Church Street , Martock. House Prefect 1956 -57, 3rd XI H ockey, G.C.E. '0' level 1-955 , 'A' level1957, SHANNON, Christopher Frederick. Cl.U.VI. (M.) Music Club, Historical Society, Trevithick Society, Cert. 'A,' L /Sgt., 1st Class Deputy House Prefect and Chairman of Common Room Committee 1956-57, Shot, Chorister. G.C.E. 'A' level 1957, Treasurer Modern Languages Club, Art Club, Music Address : Tyr-Domen, Peterson-super-Ely, Cardiff. Club, Photographic Society. MALTBY, Robert John. Sc.L.VI. (F.) Address : P.O. Box 2569, K ampala, Uganda. House Prefect 1957, 1st XV Rugger 1955-56 (Colours 1956) , Public Schools 7- WALTERS. David William Thomas. Vc. (A.) a-Side Team 1957, Somerset Youth Rugger Team 1957, 1st XI Hockey 1-957 Deputy House Prefect 1956-57, 1st XV Rugger (XX's Colours), 1st XI Cricket (2nd XI Colours) , Tennis VI 1956-57 (Colours 1957), Captain 1957, House 1-956-57 (Colours 1957), House Colours (Rugger, Hockey, Cricket), Rover Colours (Rugger, Hockey, Tennis, Steeplechasing). G.C.E . '0 ' level 1955-57, Crew, Motor Club, Cert. 'A,' L /Cpl. Dancing Club, Badminton Club, Photographic Society, Literary and Dramatic Address: lOO Wenallt Road, Rhiwbina, Glam. Society, Cert. 'A,' Cpl., 1st Class Shot, Proficiency Badge. BARDSLEY, Adrian John Price. Sc.U.VI. (C.) Address : Tregantle, Milton Lane, Wells, Somerset. G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1957, Wireless Club, Dancing Club, Cert. 'A,' PLATT-HIGGINS, James Edward. Cl.U.VI. (C .) Cpl., 1st Class Shot. House Prefect 1957, House Colours (Steeplechasing) , G.C.E. '0' level 1955-57, Address : 9 The Green, T wickenham. 'A' level 1957, Chairman Literary and Dramatic Society, Modern Languages CLUTSOM, Richard. Cl.L.VI. (C. ) Society, Dancing Club Committee, Historical Society, Music Club, Cert. 'A,' School Fencing Team 1957, G.C.E . '0' level 1956, Music Club, Bridge Club, L /Sgt. , Guard of Honour, 1st Class Shot, Proficiency Badge, Server. Art Club, Modem Languages Society, Cert. 'A,' Chorister, Server. Address : Highwood House, Romsey, Hants. Address : Homewell, Poughill R oad, Bude. THYER, ~atrick Alan. Sc.U .VI. (A.) COUNSELL, Sirnon William. Vb. (W.) House Prefect 1955-57, 3rd XV Rugger 1954-56, Captain Fencing T eam, G.C.E . Shooting VIII 1956-57, G.C.E . '0' level 1957, Fallodon Society, Cert. 'A,' '0' level 1953, 'A' levels 1-956-57, Aeromodelling Club Committee, Chess Club L/Cp!., Marksman. Committee, Music Club, Fallodon Society, Sheldon Society, Cert. 'A,' Sgt .. Address : Tarnock House, Biddisham, Axbridge. Classified Signaller, A.C.1, Guard of Honour, 1st Class Shot, Server. CRAGGS, George Stuart. Vc. (M.) Address : Wingate, Wrotham Heath, Kent. 1st XV Rugger 1-956 (Colours), 2nd XI Hockey 1957, House Colours (Rugger, Hockey). G.,C.If-. '0' TO, Frederick Ernest. Sc.U.VI. (C.) level 1957, Music Club, Stamp Club, Pottery Club, Fives Club, Cert. ~ · L/Cpl. , 1st Class Shot, Band, Proficiency Badge, Rugger for House Prefect 1957, 2nd XV Rugger 1954-56, House Colours (Rugger, Somerset Semor Schools 1957. Athletics). G.C.E. '0' level 1955, 'A' level 1957, Chairman Art Club, Cert. 'A.' Address : 66 Woodborough Road, Elmhurst, Winscombe, Som. Address : 14 Headland Road, Hong Kong. DARBYSHIRE, Russell Waiter Douglas. Vb. (F.) Cert. 'A' (pt. 1), Motor Club, Fallodon Society. TOWNSEND, John Anthony. Cl.U.VI. (M.) , Address : New Barn, Wrantage, Taunton. House Prefect 1956-57, y.C.E. '0' level 1-955 , 'A' level 1957, Treasurer Music DUNN, Roger. Shell. (M.) Club, Chairman Pottery Club, Dancing Club, Bridge Club, Historical Society, Music Club, Stamp Club, Cert. 'A' (pt. 1). Band. Choral Society, Cert. 'A,' Cpl., Signals Classification, Proficiency Badge, Chorister. Address : Pelyn Barn House, P.elyn Cross, Lostwithiel. Address : 7 Beaufort Road, W . Southbourne, Bournemouth. FINNEY, David Neville. Vc. (A.) G.C.E . '0' level 1956-57, Stamp Club, Cert. 'A,' Cpl. TREZISE, Robin Nolan. Cl.Rem. (A.) Address : 25 Fullands Avenue, Taunton. House Prefect 1957, Deputy House Prefect 1956, 2nd XV Rugger 1956, House FUSSELL, Michael Lawrence. Vb. (F.) Colours (Hockey), G.E.C. '0' level 1956, Music Club, Bridge Club, Photo- 1st XI Cricket 1956-57 (XX's Colours), G.C.E. '0' level 1957, Cert. 'A,' graphic Society, Aeromodelling Club, Cert. 'A.' · L /Cpl. . Address : 16 Fore Street, Cullompton. Address : Wellow Vicarage, Bath. 96 97 GRIFFITHS, Michael Alwyn. Sc.Rern . (M.) G.C.E. '0 ' level 1956-57, Photographic S ociety, Music Club, Cert. 'A.' Salvete Address : Rhysted , Gwbert Road, Cardigan. LENT TERM, 1957 HARRIES, JOHN LEWIS. Sc.Rern. (M .) Meynell House : 2nd XI Hockey 1957, G.C.E. '0' level 1956-57, Motor Club, Music King Alfred House : Club, Photographic Society, Cert. 'A.' L /Cpl. , 1st Class Shot. Graharn, J. M. Cottam, E. P. Address : B elvedere, Uplands, Pontardawe , S wansea . Hart, R. J. A. Hollington, R. W . John (ii), A. HAYWOOD, David John. Vc. (M.) Carpenter House : Trigg, T . E. Photographic Society, Cert. 'A,' 1st Class Shot. Kay (ii) , M. J. Address : Borderland, Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey. Woodard House : HILLS-SPEDDING, Pa ul Bernard. Vc . (W.) Bishop Fox House : G.C.E. '0 ' level 1957, Fallodon Society, Cert. 'A.' lBlake, J. E. t Adam (ii). M . J. Address : Garden Flat E .3, San Rerno Towers, Bournemouth. Glover (ill), P . .T. tBeal, R. llngram, B. G. Henton, P. J . V. HUGHES, Roger Wynne. Cl.Rem . (M.) t Hewson, P . W . R. 2nd XI Cricket 1957, 2nd XI Hockey 1957, House Colours (Cicket). G.C.E. Woodgates, ]. N. '0' level 1956-57, Motor Club, Aerornodelling Club, Music Club, Stamp Club, Junior House : Literary and Dramatic Society, Cert. 'A' (pt. 1) , Server. Callow (i) , P. King (ii), C. J. Address : 71 Kimberley Road, Penylan, Cardiff. Callow (ii), N. Pedler, G. KERTON, Peter Selwyn. Vc. (M .) Edmonds (ii), C. C. Webb, M . A. Cert. 'A,' Music Club, G.C.E. '0' level 1957. Address : Higher Farm, Chilton Cantelo, Yeovil. SUMMER TERM, 1957 King Alfred House : Meynell House : LEWIS, Robert Edward Curtis. Shell. (A.) Junior Literary and Debating Society, Chess Club. Harder, P. A. T . lPritchard (i) , C. T. C. Address: 'A' Branch, G.H.Q. East Africa, Box 4000, Nairobi. Wilkinson, R . B . W . Carpenter House : MATTHEWS, John William. Cl.Rem. (C.) Spence, J. A. Woodard House : House Colours lSteeplechasing), G.C.E. '0' level 1956, Stamp Club. tHerhert (i), G. A. Address: cf o B .I. Callender's Cables, Ltd., Esplanade House, Wandby Bishop Fox House : Statham, C. P. Road, Fort Bombay 1. Russell, L. C. L . Taylor (iv) , J . A. J. PRICE, William John. Cl.U.VI. (A.) Szabo, P. L . 1st XV Rugger 1956 (Colours), 1st XI Cricket 1957 (Colours), 2nd XI Hockey lWoollacott, R. N . 1957, House Colours (Rugger, Hockey), Badminton Club, Historical Society, Modem Languages Society, Cert. 'A,' L/Cpl. Junior House : Address : Glantowy Farm, Nr. Bethlehem, Llandilo, Carms. Bonsey (ii), M. C. B. Priestley (ii) , P. E. PRIMROSE, lain Dunsmuir. Vc. (W.) Morgan (ill),]. W . Warren, C. F. G.C.E. '0' level 1957, Secretary Fallodon Society, Motor Club, Photographic Priestley ( i) , P. R. Society, Cert. 'A' (pt. 1), Cadet in C.C.F. +Indicates from Junior House. Address: Fairmead, Harvey Road, Canford Magna, Wimbome. PRITCHARD, David Alexander. Vb. (C.) Motor Club, Cert. 'A.' Address: The Old Rectory, Balscote, Banbury, Oxon. SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD REYNOLps, Alan John. Sc.Rem. (C.) Across : 1. Rising Bell. 9. Anti. 10. Sanatorium. 11. Inking. 12. Dousing. 2nd and 3rd XI Rugger and Hockey 1956-57, Senior Colts Rugger and Hockey 15. Get Well. 16. Grand. 17. Nods. 18. Star. 19. Salts. 21. No Right. 1955-56, Junior Colts Hockey 1955, House Colours (Athletics), G.C.E. '0' 22. Seduced. 24. Heater. 27. In The Stndy. 28. Leek. 29. Forty Lines. level 1956-57, Aeromodelling Club, Dancing Club, Cert. 'A,' L/Cpl., 1st Class Down : 2. Imam. 3. Images. 4. Growing. 5. Exit. 6. Limited. 7. Antiseptic. Shot. . 15. Gnats. Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol 9. 8. King Alfred. 12. Dining Hall. 13. Under Water. 14. Great Address : 2 Oakhurst 19. Sheriff. 20. Secrecy. 23 . Unctui. 25 . Stir. 26. Idle. SANDEMAN, James Stewart. Shell. (W.) Cadet in C.C.F. Address : Heather Cottage, Hendon Wood Lane, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7. WALKER, Alexander Evelyn. Vc. (A.) G.C.E. '0' level 1957, Aeromodelling Club, Fallodon Society, Cert. 'A' (pt, 1). Acknowledgments Address : The Bull House, High Street, Burford, Oxon. WILLIAMS, Peter Philip Bate. Cl.L.VI. (M.) E acknowledge with pleasure receipt of the following Con­ 2nd XI Cricket 1956-57, 2nd XI Hockey 1957, Senior Colts Rugger 1956, W temporaries:- House Colours (Rug&er), G.C.E. '0' level 1956, Music Club, Dancing Club, Historical Society, Cert. 'A,' Cpl., Chorister. The Wellington School Magazine; The Monktonian; The Lancing Address : Barclay's Bank House, Totnes. College Magazine; The Allhallows School Magazine; The Queen Victoria WOOF, Richard Austin. Sc.Rem. (F.) School Magazine; The Hurst-Johnian; The Kelly College Chronicle; The G.C.E. '0' level 1956-57, Music Club, Cert. 'A.' Windmill; The Ardingly Annals; The Exonian; The Eastbournian; The Address : 12 Maitland Drive, Hartley Vale, Plymouth. Raven; The Wyvem; The Ellesmerian; The Tauntonian; The West Buck­ YUNG, Ka Yuen. Cl.Rem. (W.) land School Register; The Bloxhamist; The Markhamian. Address : Holland House, 4th Floor, Hong Kong. 99 98