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The Dunelmian CONTENTS Headmaster’s Notes 2 School Facts 3 House Notes 4 Speech Day 12 Chapel Notes 18 Music 20 Drama 25 Societies 30 Pursuits 36 Original Contributions 40 Sport and Recreation 47 C.C.F. 72 O.D. News 76 Miscellaneous 82 THE FRONT COVER reproduction is of a painting by Tom Hume, father of an O.D., featuring Gordon Clayton and his family and presented to G.C. by his former Bungites on a nostalgic evening last December. 1 Headmaster's Notes Including Staff Notes It is, I hope, with some anticipation the U17 side, captained by Andrew Rose- three Sciences produced excellent that you will have picked up this copy of berry (a regular for Leicestershire 2nd results and overall there would appear the Dunelmian. The standard set by this XI at the moment) who won the Barclays to be a 10 per cent improvement in the record of a year in Durham School life Bank U17 national tournament. With the pass rate. There were certainly subjects has in the past been extremely high and I Bow/Ferens U13 side again reaching the in which the results were inconsistent am sure that you will find that this year’s semi-final of the national competition, it and there are a large number of teething magazine is no exception. It has been an has certainly been an outstanding year problems which remain to be solved, but interesting and exciting year, quite on the games field. in general the results seem to bear out outstanding in many ways, not least on Academic success has come our way our impression that the G.C.S.E. format is the games field. too. The ‘A’ Level results were very the right one for the vast majority of The year has seen several members of satisfactory with the girls achieving a 90 boys. It is certainly true that the pupils of staff leaving to take up posts of per cent pass rate again, although the today have more demanded of them, both responsibility in other Schools, but we overall pass rate did not match that set inside and outside the classroom than have, I believe, been fortunate in their by the outstanding group last year. ever before, and on the whole they successors, who will, I am sure, carry on Geography and Religious Studies respond well to this challenge. This the tradition of immense service to the produced excellent results with well year’s intake will have much to live up to. School which they serve. Already Mr. foe over 50 per cent of the grades awarded Mallia who joined the School last in those subjects being A's or B ’s. This January to take charge of the Art Depart year, of course, was the first year of the P.S. I am sorry to have to inform you that ment has supervised the physical G.C.S.E. examination, and on the whole Gordon Hopkins, former Governor and removal of the Department from St. we were well pleased with the results Canon-Bursar, sincerest and most Margaret’s Annexe to the top storey of obtained. Last year with a slightly deeply-loved friend of Durham School the Art, Craft, Design and Technology smaller number of pupils, 45 grade A’s died on Tuesday, 8th November, after a Centre, so restoring Art to its central were gained, while the first G.C.S.E. short post-operative illness. A fuller position in the School. We were joined in yielded 133 grade A’s for the Upper tribute will appear in the next issue of May by Mrs. Janette Cadd who took over Fifth. French, German, Latin and all The Dunelmian. the running of the Computer Studies Department. Mrs. Cadd was educated in Lancashire before gaining a B.Sc. from Newcastle University in Computing Science and Mathematics. She taught at Arnold School, in Blackpool, and Kent School, in Hostert, West Germany, before lecturing in Business Computing at a College of Higher Education in Lancashire. Mrs. Cadd has also had industrial experience as a computer pro grammer, a considerable asset in these days when co-operation between School and industry is so important. Starting in September, were two young men who had both completed their P.G.C.E. courses at Durham University last year. Mr. Philip Joyce who was educated at St. Joseph’s, Hebburn, gained a B.Sc. degree in Applied Physics from University College, London. He has represented the English Universities Rugby XV and will be an assistant House Tutor in Langley House. Mr. Jeremy P. Morris who was educated in Gwent and Plymouth, has a B.Sc. degree in Geography and will become the resident House Tutor in The Caffinites. The resident House Tutor in Pimlico is Miss Victoria Turton, B.A., while Mrs. Cadd will supervise the new annexe for girls at No. 7 Pimlico. Since my Speech Day report which can be found later in these pages, some splendid success has been gained on the cricket field. We were rightly proud of our two young men chosen to represent an England side on the rugby field and are equally so of our two new cricketing internationals. Both Neale Whitfield who represented the England U17 team and Philip Weston who dominated the England U15 attack were key members of 2 Durham School Governors Staff The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral H eadm aster The Very Reverend the Dean of Durham M. A. Lang, M.A., F.R.S.A., Oxford The Venerable the Archdeacon of Durham The Reverend Canon R. L. Coppin Deputy Headmaster The Venerable the Archdeacon of Auckland D. R. Best, B.A. Belfast History The Reverend Canon T. Hart The Reverend Canon Professor D. W. Hardy Chaplain The Reverend R. N. Myerscough, B.D., London Religious Education Co-opted members Dr. G. M. Bell, M.B., B.S., OD Assistant Masters Miss I. Hindmarsh, J.P., M.A. A. H. Adams, M.A., Cambridge Head of Mathematics C. M. Watts, F.C.A., OD D. Baty, M.A., OD, Cambridge English Dr. D. R. S. Smith, M.B., B.S. W. J. Best, B.Sc., Durham Head of Physics M. P. Weston, F.R.I.C.S. J. A. Burgess, M.A., B.Sc., St. Andrews Head of Biology Mrs. J. E. Cadd, B.Sc., Newcastle Head of Computer Studies Chapter Clerk and Clerk to the Governors P. T. Connor, M.A., London History F. S. Gibbs, B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F. Cook, B.Sc., Hatfield Head of Craft, Design & Technology F.I.E.E. P. J. N. Copeland, M.A., Oxford Head of English P. Corbett, M.A., St. Andrews Modern Languages Bursar and Deputy Clerk to the Governors J. Curry, M.A., B.Sc., Durham (Housemaster of Langley House and Careers) N. J. B. Prynn, LL.B. Mathematics & Physics H. S. Dias, B.A., Ulster (Housemaster of School House) English Mrs. D. Evans, M.A., Oxford Biology King’s Scholars J. D. Everatt, M.A., Durham (Housemaster of Poole House) Head of Classics Mrs. M. Forey, M.A., M.Litt., Oxford English P. Bamfather Langley House N. G. E. Gedye, M.A., Cambridge Head of Science & Chemistry R. W. Baty Poole House N. E. Gleed, M.A., Cambridge Director of Music M. Dennison Langley House D. Grubb, M.A., Cambridge Music M. K. Hossain-Ibrahim Langley House R. N. Hewitt, B.Ed., Durham Geography A. G. Howd School House R. J. Hillier, M.A., Cambridge Classics W. J. Raine The Caffinites J. R. Hind, M.A., Cambridge Head of History D. B. T. Roberts School House P. Joyce, B.Sc., London Biology and Physics P. A. H. Taylor Langley House D. Keeton, M.A., Oxford Mathematics I. R. Valks Langley House P. J. Kunzer, M.A., Dublin Chemistry fr Physics M. A. Wallace Poole House N. K. Lyons, B.A., Oxford Modern Languages N. A. Wardrop School House J. M. Mallia, Cert.Ed., Worcester Head of Art W. P. C. Weston The Caffinites J. P. Morris, B.Sc., Plymouth Geography R. C. Woodward Langley House A. N. Pointing, B.Sc., Reading Mathematics T. Wright Langley House J. C. Renshaw, B.A., Durham (Housemaster of Ferens House) Head of Geography C. N. Riches, B.A., M.Phil., East Anglia Head of Economics M. S. S. Snell, B.Sc., Keele Chemistry Burkitt Scholars R. Thomas, M.A., St. Andrews (Housemaster of The Caffinites) Modern Languages E. J. Armstrong Pimlico House R. G. Wall, M.A., Oxford (Director of Studies) Head of Modern Languages D. Black Langley House N. J. Willings, D.L.C., F.P.E.A., Loughborough Director of Physical Education I. M. Smith Langley House Miss M. B. Young, B.Ed., Edinburgh (Housemistress of Pimlico House) Economics L. A. Davidson School House Mrs. J. M. Watkinson, M.A., St. Andrews, A.L.A. (Librarian) Mrs. J. S. Baty, B.A., Durham English Mrs. J. Duffitt, B.Sc., Durham Mathematics School Monitors T. I. Percival, M.A., Durham History Mrs. M. F. Proud, M.A., Durham Religious Studies A. G. Clayton Head of School Mrs. C. A. Rolling, N.D.D., Sunderland Pottery A. H. F. Armstrong Head of School House Mrs. M. A. Shearer, M.A., Glasgow Modern Languages ]. G. Brudenell Head of Poole House Dr. V. Standen, B.Sc., Ph.D., Manchester Biology N. R. Gray Head of Langley House Mrs. H. G. Weston, B.A., Leeds Physical Education R. W. Johnson Head of The Caffinites J. M. Pick Head of Pimlico Additional Music Staff P.