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NewsletterNo. 101 October 2002 www.kcs.org.uk Visit the KCS web site for all the latest information about activities in the School. The Old King's Club pages contain information about Club activities, and KCSonline will bring you in contact with many other Club members. For further details , see later in this Newsletter.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS OLD KING'S CLUB 8th November 2002 School & OKC Act of Remembrance, 8.40 am 9th November 2002 Oxbridge OKC Dinner - see Chairman's letter on page 4 11th January 2003 OKC Annual General Meeting - see Agenda on page 5 15th May 2003 School Careers Advisors' evening- see page 10 14th November 2003 · OKC Annual Dinner - see notice on this page

SCHOOL Autumn term 2002 began on Monday 2nd September and ends on Frida y 13th December . Half term is Monday 21 st to Friday 25th October. The School play, Blood & Honour, will be performed in the Collyer Hall Theatre from 4th to 6th December . (See also Drama in the School, later in this Newsletter.) The Carol Service wiJI be held at The Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon, on 13th December. Concerts by the Music Department include: The Senior School Orchestral Concert (Symphony Orchestra, Big Band , and Wind Orchestra ) in the Great Hall at 7.30 pm on FridayI5th November; and The Chamber Choir Charity Concert in St John's Church, Spencer Hill at 7.30 pm on Friday 6th December. Tickets for both these concerts can be obtained from the Collyer Hall Theatre Box Office on 020 8255 5444. (See also Music in the School later in this Newsletter.) The Friends' of KCS Firework Display - the usual outstanding event - is on Saturday 2nd November, beginning at 6.00 pm. The Friends' Christmas Fair takes place at the School on Saturday 23rd November.

Spring term 2003 begin s on Monday 6th January and ends on Thursday 27th March. Half term is Monday 17th to Friday 21 st February . Summer term 2003 begins on Thursday 24th April and ends on Wednesday 2nd July. Half tenn is Monday 26th to Friday 30th May.

OKC DINNER It had originally been intended to hold the annual OKC Dinner in early spring of 2002; indeed an announcement to that effect was included in the last issue of the News letter , above: The Rowans. A major step in the School's development was taken in and had been posted on the OKC website. However an opportunity has arisen to secure a September by the acq uisition of this ' pre-prep' school in Drax Avenue (see later in this booking for dinner at the House of Commons on Friday 14th November 2003, and the News letter). Committee decided to take advantage of this, and to cancel the arrangements for a dinner in the spring. fron t cover: An art ist's impression of the new building , at present known as the Library Extension , set in context with the rest of the School buildin gs (see article in The next OKC Dinner will therefore take place at the House of Commons on Friday this News letter). 14th November 2003. back cover: A last look at the staircase and entrance to the oldest of King 's Chemistry labo ratories, opened in 1914 by Sir J J Thomson. The staircase has already been Full details will be includ ed in the April 2003 Newsletter, and will be posted on the removed, and the entrance, althoug h preserved , will soon be concealed inside the new Calendar page of the OKC website (www .kcs.org .uk). Details will be repeated, toget her building now under construction , and illustrated on the front cover. with an application form, in the Newsletter for October 2003 and also included in the annual mailing for non-subscriber s for October 2003. E OLD KING'S CLUB: OFFIC RS AND COMMITTEE OLD KING'S CLUB 3 PRESIDENT: Sir Robert Andrew KCB lo theHon Secretary and let him know. PAST PRESIDENT: RM Reeve SECRETARY'S NOTES VICE PRESIDENTS: RB Armitage (1991), L R Barkey (1985), M Barron (1996), D DC Belchamber (1986), CLUB OFFICE RE Dawson (1979), RF Diacon (1983), PKGerhold (1984), J DE Hamilton (19 83), The Old King's Club office is in theLodge (next to the ANNUAL GENERAL A D Hein (1986), J Keeling (1987), R G Mathews (1995), E A Stokes ( 1996), Sports Hall) and is open on Tuesday and Thursday C Taylor (1973), N R Topping (1984). mornings from I 0.00 am to 1.00 pm; callers are MEETING Year of election shown in brackets welcome. Our telephone number is 020 8255 5390. In CHAIRMAN: H M G King I Ith January, 2003 addition, messages can be left during School hours on HON SECRETARY: B J Stokes any day with the School switchboard operator on 020 All members are invited to the Annual General HON TREASURER: P J GrantFCA 8255 5300; you can fax us at any time on 020 8255 Meeting of the Old King's Club, lo be held in Collyer C L Day, P L Gibbins, R J Hudson, H M G King, Elected members of committee: Hall on Saturday, 11 th January 2003 at 11.30 am. G C McGinn, D W Parry, S K Tester 5439, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Representatives of Accredited Activities: SCHOOL SHOP AGENDA Cricket: D A P Bowen A wide range of OKC items, as well as Adidas and Nike I. Minutes of the AGM held on 12th. January 2002 Cross Country: J P H Smith leisureware, is available from the School Shop in the (circulated, see Newsletter No. 100, April 2002, Fencing: D G Tilles pages 4 - 7) and matters arising therefrom. Golf: Lodge. A list of the OKC items, together with the 2. To receive theHonorary Secretary's Report. Hockey: R T H Carter opening hours and other information,is given at the end 3. To receive and approve the Club's accounts to 31st Karate: A Khairallah of this Newsletter. August 2002 - copies will be distributed at the Rifle Club: R J Hudson meeting. Rugby Club: N M Crockford THE NEWSLETTER 4. To elect: Officers Soccer: J Parrish This issue of the Newsletter was edited by B J Stokes. Trustees of the In vestedFunds Squash: MTWilliamson Contributions for future issues are always welcome, and Committee Members Swimming: P J de C Newman should be sent to TheEditor, Old King's Club, King's Honorary Members Tennis: C G Diacoa College School, Wi mbledon, London SW 19 4TT; or they 5. To elect the Honorary Auditors KCS Lodge: H M G King may be faxed to 020 8255 5439 or sent by e-mail to 6. To receive the report of the Benevolent Fund, [email protected]. Material for inclusion in the next issue, including Accounts for the year ended 31st August Social Sub-Committee: RBA rmitage, C L Day, H M G King to be published in April 2003, must reach theEditor by 2002 - copies will be distributed at the meeting. Trustees of the Old King's Club: M Barron, LE Glover, A DH ein 1st. March 2003. 7. To elect the Trustees of the Benevolent Fund, and Trustees of the Invested Funds: M Barron, D W Parry, M A Smith approve the Officers and Members of the Hon Auditors: J H Hole, G P N Phillips ACA The Old King's Club is not responsible for individual Management Board of the Fund. Benevolent Fund: opinions expressed in the OKC Newsletter. Editorials L R Barkey (Chairman and Trustee), A C V Evans (Head Master, KCS), 8. To consider, and if thought fit to approve, the Management Board: and other contributions do not necessarily represent the M Barron, J DE Hamilton (Trustee), AD Hein (co-opted), R Lowndes, payment of £3,000 per year for the next five years, views or policies of the Club, the Club Committee, or beginning in September 2003, for an Old King's R J Morris (Treasurer and Trustee), L D Peters, D V Smedley, C Taylor (Trustee) theEditor, except where explicitly identified as such. Club Bursary to provide assistance with the fees Careers for School Leavers: for a boy or boys selected for entry into King's Old King's Club Adviser: J G Robson, 27 Westminster Gardens, Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW IP 4JD (020 7828 9576) LOST ADDRESSES College School (see explanatory note accompanying From time to time enquiries are received from our this Agenda). 9. To consider any other Resolution submitted within members for other Old Boys who for one reason or another are 'lost addresses'. We feel that some of these the Rules. contacts would be welcomed by the Old Boys concerned, l 0. Subscription rates. and in previous Newsletters we have published a short 11. Any other business, notice of which shall have been list of such lost addresses. As this has proved quite submitted to the Chairman prior to the meeting. successful in the past, we intend to continue, as and Bryan Stokes when required. Honorary Secretary

The missing addresses that we would like to trace at Nominations for Officers and Committee Members this time are: should reach the Honorary Secretary by 31st December 2002, duly proposed and seconded in Gerald Black (1934) writing, together with the written consent of the ) David Masters (1937 nominee. Resolutions forsubmission under item 9 of Binoy Roy (1961) the agenda should also be given to the Honorary If any reader knows the address of any of these Old Boys, Secretary, in writing, by 31 st December 2002. or any other informationabout any of them, please write 4 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 5

Explanatory note to accompany Oxford and Cambridge. The Head Master and members parent of a boy in the School, become a member of the CHAIRMAN'S LETTER of the present school staff as well as other graduates of staff, join as a member of the Corporatio n of KCS or item 8 of the Agenda Since my last letter to you there has been progress on a Oxbridge are also attending. If you would like to attend become a member of the Lower Sixth. number of items mentioned in that Jetter, and there has please contact the OKC office for contact details. Proposal to create an Old King's been discussion of a numb er of other items at OKC But that understates the richness of the system, You Committee meetings. We are moving forward with the formation of Branches can post your own news items, put up a picture of Club Bursary at other Universities where there is sizeable populati on yourself, advertise your professional services,join a KCS Throughout the post- war decade s of the fifties and The OKC committee considers that as a former pupils of OKs. Joffey Lacey at Nottingham, Khaled Khatoun Network for a particular profession, post details of events sixties, KCS built up an impres sive and consistent record associa tion we should provide a Bursary to assist able at Edinburgh and Tim Bracewell-Mi lne at London have you want to invite members to attend, or post the results of academic excellence. In the hands of talented and pupils to attend the School , and we have resolved that agreed to be the first secretaries at these Universities of a School or OKC Club fixture. dedicated teachers a steady succession of gifted pupil s as a start we should fund a bursary of £3,000 per year and hope to get in touch with all OKs at their respective achieved first-clas s results , notably in the field of for 5 years starting in Sept 2003. We felt that opportunity Universities . It would be a massive help if all of you at And more? Why not use the system to set up a KCS Oxbrid ge scholarship . Much of the succe ss was should be given for member s to comment on this, and these Universitie s would send your e-mail addresses in "chapter " in far off Vancouver (but that 's already on the achieved by the ' Scholars ' - pupils of distinction we are therefore putting a confirmatory resolution to the to me at the OK club office at [email protected] .uk so that I cards)? Or e-mail your OKC Club membersh ip with who were given scholarships by Surrey County Council Annua l General Meeting. We do have the Benevolent can pass these on to the secretaries. the details of the next training session (already there for which paid their fees, and without which many would Fund, but this provides assista nce for pupils already at OKC Rugby enthusiasts)? Or put out an e-mail to all never have been able to attend the School. the Schoo l whose parent s fall · on hard times and are E-mail is being increasingly used by our members and the members of your leaving year to see if any of them Followin g the collapse of the county scholarship scheme having difficulty meeting the fees. The new Bursary fund we have installed a new computer and printer in the OKC have details of your long lost school friend? Or see if the Government-sponsored Assisted Places Scheme went would be to help able pupils to come to the school, which office so that e-mails can be dealt with more efficiently. you can find a picture of the School l st XI for 1951, if some way towards ensuri ng some financial assistance accords with the charitable constitution of the Schoo l, it exists, for the Archive (tliough Bryan Stokes has for academically gifted pupils whose parents would find and would be of considerable benefit to the School and I have probabl y passed your boredom level some time already done that!)? diffi culty in affording the full fees . Thi s source of its pupils. ago so l will finish by expressi ng my warmest thanks to support is no longer available, and its absence presents Bryan Stokes , our invaluable Hon Secretary , and Marie Meanwhile , Bryan and I have arranged to make sure the grea test challenge to sector On another matter, a survey of secretaries of accredited and Tony for their help and support in the office . that we have the detail s of all the OKs of the Robin generally. To meet this need, KCS, in commo n with activities has shown that there is firm support for the Reeve era firmly in the database - for the purposes of many other independent schools, is making strenuous appointmen t of an "Accredited Activities Development With best wishes to you all. KCSonline and for Volume 5 of the KCS Old Boys' Register. efforts to establish bursaries, and has made this task a Officer", and the decision was taken at the last committee Micky King · major object of the Centenary Challenge. meeting to appoint such a person. I guess that that the decision is the easy bit and recruitin g someone is going Whatever you want to do, please do it to the full! It is a Amongst the objects of the Old King's Club, as stated to be somewhat more difficult! There is a detailed job new, exciting system and it is put there by the Schoo l in the Club Rules, are the foundation and creation of descr iption available; please ask me if you would like NEWS OF THE SCHOOL for us all to use. We will aim to develop it further, with prizes and scholarships for the benefit of the pupils of to se e it , possi bl y yo u have someone in mind! the help of webALUMNUS , to respond to all our needs. King's College School ; and genera lly to further any Recruitment will probably take a little more than this WEB SITE scheme for advancing the honour or well-being of the simp le message , and thought has to be give n to the School and its past and present members. With this in method of recruitment, but it could be a most enjoyable www.kcs.org.uk Watching the Builders of the New mind, the OKC Committee has been discussing ways job keeping in contact with the School and OKs. Other from David Bradley by which the Club might help. A favoured suggestion things that arose from the survey were proposal s for a Library Extension has been for the foundation of an 'Old King's Club meeting of the secretaries for discussion of common Bursary' KCSonline problems and potential solutions, and that the secretaries When you are logging on to KCSonline you will do so by entering the KCS Website at www.kcs .org.uk. Once One way of funding this would be by the donation of a should pass information about other activities to their By the time this issue reaches you, I hope you will have in a while you might like to pause there - not only to sub stantial sum of money to th e School Appeal , members so that there can be some cross membership. already logged on to KCSonline . Workin g in close view the Art work of the KCJS, or the latest (splendid) sufficient for the income to provide at least one term's association with the Old King's Club Officers, we have A-level result s, or the latest University destination s of fees each year (approximately £3,000). With current I am keen that the OKC should foster and supp ort invited everybody on the Development Office data base Leavers, but to watch the new Library building going low interest rates something approachin g £ I 00,000 accredited activities . I think that OKs enjoy each other 's - including current sixt h formers, parents and past up! It's a lot more fun than watching paint dry! would be needed, but such a sum is more than the Club company and it is an opportunity for OKs to get some parents , staff and past member s of staff, as well as all could po ssibl y find. The Committee is ther efore exercise or mental stimulation in the company of other our OKs to come on board; in all nearly 10,000 people, Click on the rotating "New" sign at the top left-hand proposing another course of action, which will be put to OKs. Visitors often remark that the spirit in our Kings with more to come, as and when we find out about "lost side of the Home page and ju st follow the instructions! the AGM in January 2003. This is to guarant ee the College School Lodge is subtly different, and closer, than members". payment , out of income , of £3,000 per annum for the that in an ordinary Lodge, and I think the same can be Thanks to the ingenuity of James Traynor (OK), of the next five years. said of other activities in which we engage with other KCSonline is best described - to those readers who have KCS IT Support Team, and of Natalie Hore-M ayhew, OKs. not yet registered - as "an online system using the latest The Committee has powers to approve this, but feels the KCS Development Officer - with a little help from in Internet technolog y for keeping everybody that member s should be given the opportunity to the relevant technology - you can see pictures via two The Oxbridge dinner on the 9th November at St associated with KCS in touch with one another and comment. For this reason the proposal has been included webcams of the progress bein g made, at 30-minu.te Catherines College Cambrid ge is proving to be very with the School for the rest of their lives". That in the Agenda for the AGM. intervals during working hours. The picture s are posted popular. It is mainly for present Undergraduates at applies , for examp le, from the time that you are the 6 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 7 automatically to the Home page. In addition there will Library. It will provid e for a doubling of the Library Director of PE & Games for two years while he pursues DRAMA soon be time-lapse videos avai lable for down load . facilities, along with the integration of Careers faciliti es, a part-time MA course at Kingston University . During a new IT Suite , and additional classroo ms and storage this time Christopher Lehane, currently Head of PE & KCS Old Boys are really making their mark at Oxford The Chairman of the Governing Body is known to be space . This is, in part, to ensure that the School has all Games in the Junior School , will take over the running and Camb ridge in the theatre world. James Mumford particularl y taken by this developm ent. He urges all OKs the faci lities required for the ambitio us Sixth Form of the Department. ( 1999) has written a very intere sting play on the topic to jo in him in marvellin g at the speed with which this Programme, offering the newly introduc ed-Internat ional of the martyr s Latimer , Ridley , and Cranmer , which was buildin g is taking shape- without having to go anywhere Bacca laur eate in addition to the usual AS/ A2 level Captain, Vice Captain, and Senior perforrned in the Broad (on the spot of the martyrs) and options. near the site itself! Prefects in Trinity College quad. It featured Ilan Goodman (2000) as Ridley and Mark Lowen (200 I), and won James a I congrat ulate the following on their appointments for EXTRACTS FROM THE HEAD co llege award of £500. Ilan has since been elected SCHOOL NEWS 2002-03: president of OUDS, following in the footsteps of Jack MASTER'S NEWSLETTER Captain of the School: Deepta Sen (Kings ley) Williams (1997). He and Mark appeared at Edinburgh Vice Captains: Thomas Eaves (Maclear) and this summer in a play about the Marx brothers. Jonatha n FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF Alexander Shandro (Layton) Governing Body van Tulleken ( 1999) had a smas h hit in Oxford with THE GOVERNORS Captains of House and Senior Prefects: Neil Le But e's play Bas h, whi ch he th en took to J am plea sed to announce the app ointment to th e James Deardon (Alverstorune) Edinburgh. Tom Basden ( 1999) is vice presid ent of the Governing Body of Mrs Francis Cahill , whose eldest For some time the Governing Body has been considering Simon Hawtin (Glenesk) Cam bridge Footlight s and has written this year's review son was Captain of the school 2000-01. She has another making provision for pre-pr eparatory education (that is, Marcus Richard s (Kingsley) for Edinbur gh. Khalid Abda lla (1999) has set up a son in the Senior School and one in the Juni or Schoo l. from age 3 to 8) at King's. This would secure a constant William Butler (Layton) theatre production company in Cambridge with Rebecca stream of able applicants into the Junior School from In her profe ssio nal life Mrs Cahill is the legal editor of George Peck (Maclear) The Times. HalJ, Sir Peter's daughter. They have done three play s what might otherwise become a volatile market, and it Edwa rd Hughes (Major) together , most importantly a production of Albee's Who s also takes account of research which shows that parents Afraid of Virginia Woolf , wh ich has won Khalid are increasingly looki ng for pre-preparatory educ ation Christopher Pri ston, who joined KCS as Bursar in exclusive rights from Albee to perform the play at any for their children. January 1995, retired in August after a distinguished time (the play had been withdraw n for the last ten years). perio d in thi s po sition. Christopher 's imagination , The production was very much a KCS affair with Khalid Earlier this year an approach was made by King's to the strategic wisdom , sensitivity, and humour will be deeply directing, Edward Maxwell ( 1997) playing Nick and owners of The Rowan s, which is a mixed pre-prep school mi sse d. Above all, despite holdin g to the proper MUSIC AT KING'S other OKs stage-ma naging and lighting. Conor O'Neill in Drax Avenue in Wimbledon with around 120 pupil s prioriti es which a Bursar must defend , he has unfailingl y A great deal of vocal music was performed during the (1999) has lit numerous shows in Oxford. Ben Barnes aged from 3 to 8. King 's has always had a very high rem inded us that a school exists for the benefit of its summer term . The Gent leme n of King 's and Kapella (1999) starred in the National Youth Music Theatre 's regard for The Row ans and the quality of the education pup il s and he ha s been an eloquent defender of prese nted a subtle blend of close harmonies in May and production of Howard Gooda ll ' s The Dreaming in which it provide s. As a result of the negotia tions , King's educational value s. The Governing Body has appoint ed the Chamber Choir sang Eve nsong at St Geo rge 's Guildford and and subsequently at Edinbur gh. has purchased the busine ss and goodwill of The Rowan s as his successo r Mr Tony Hawk sley. Chapel, Wind sor, as well as a rousing perform ance of and taken a lease of its premises. Thi s arra ngem ent th e Coronation Anthem Zadok the Pri est o n enab les King's to postpone layin g out a large capital Common Room Commemoration Day. The Choral Society was joined sum at a time when it is engaged in completing the BOB HILLER Bob Hiller retire s after 26 years distinguished service by the Symphony Orche stra for a fine concer t in St librar y extension buildin g which is currently under at KCS , during which time he has taught mathematic s, Matth ew's Church in May. Bob Hiller retired from the teaching staff at King's at the cons truction. been master i/c Rugby and Cricket, and Head of Careers. end of the Summer term 2002. the fo llowing appreciation Neil Tetley, who joined the History Department in 1998 The KCS Big Band has been at the forefront of musical of his career is taken from the School Magazine, by kind Following the acqui sition, The Row ans wiJJ continue to and has been Assistant Sixth Form Director for two activity for much of the year . Together with the Wind permission of the Edito1; Mrs J Whitaker. operate sub sta nti all y as it alw ays has, and we are years, leaves to take up a post at the Interna tiona l School Band they performed a hugely enjoyab le concert in the deli ghted that th e current Headmi stre ss, Mr s Joan of Bru ssels; Peter Macdonald , who join ed us in 1993 Great Hall in May , ent erta in ed th e crowds o n Ander son has agreed to remain in post until at least July to teach English and who was responsib le for Special Commemoration Day, and gave a very exciting concert 2004. Needs from 1999 to 2001 , leaves us to join his wife in in Collyer Hall in June . During the Summer holida ys Cavan Taylor her new post as Head of Human Resources with HSBC some 30 members of the Big Band , together with severa l (For a photograph of the Rowans, see inside the front in Jers ey; Billy Waugh , who joined the Sports members of the School Music staff, undertook a very cove r of this Newsletter -Editor) Depart ment in 1996, leaves us to pursue his international success ful tour of the Languedoc and RoussilJon regions hocke y career , and Alex Mason , who has been School of France, the highli ght of which was playing in the Organist since 1996, leaves to take up the position of beautiful tow n of Prades in the Pyrenee s. A CD of their NEW BUILDINGS Assistant Organist at Lichfie ld Cathedral. reperto ire is planned - more about this in our next issue. KCS has embarked on a further £2 + milli on major Matthew Shoults has been appoi nted Assis tant Sixth Our congrat ulations to Graham Trew, for the last twelve development, currently known as the library extension Form Director in succes ion to Neil Tetley. Michael years a member of the peripatetic music staff, who was (for artist's impress ion of this see the front cove r of this Chambers Head of Major House and teacher of made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Newsletter). The new building will be aligned at right Geography , will be absent on sabbatical leave this term. angles to the existing Science Block and the Memorial in the last Birthday Honours List for serv ices to music Jonathan Aitken is standing down from his position as as a member of the Chapel Royal choir. 8 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 9

Bob Hiller, legendary captain of rugby, goal­ dropped a huge (and series-wi nning) goal at the end of TONY HEIN RICHARD HALSEY kicker, broadcaster, and after-dinner speaker, leaves KCS the final Test at Auckland. Everyo ne held Bob in the after 26 years ' teaching . To many in the sporting highest regard. His move to KCS Wimbledon gave many Tony Hein retires from the Junior School after forty-one Richard Halsey came to teach in King's College Junior population at large, KCS was the school where Bob more aspiring young men the chance to learn from the years of teaching here. This is a record which will never School in the Autumn term 1969, and has retired after Hiller taught. In school, he will be remembered for his master. be surpassed. It is a caree r full of achievements which 33 years service to the School. During this time he has fiercely methodical teaching , his dire warnings to his are a testame nt to the all-round contribution that Tony survived some 25 or so Bignor Roman Villa endurance students, his initiative s which revolutionised the Careers He was appointed as an 'assistant master' to the school made to the Junior School. tests: not even the worst excesses of West Barnes Lane Department 's services , his inspiration al coac hing of in September 1976 when his touring days were over and can remotely match those lunches taken outdoors during rugby and cricket teams, his performance s in the staff he had time to devote to his new career in teaching. His A sportsman of some renown, be was able to convey his years of hail and gale. Some 3,500 boys also survived - sporting teams, and supremely for his personality and skills in the classroom, as a mathematic s master, were enthusiasm for sport and to pass on his skills to young but the staff only made it thanks to 30-40 litres of Chris spontaneous witticism s. richly rewarded by droves of boys leaving school with boys. For thirty-seven years Tony was master-in-charge Day's hot mulled wine (not all on the same trip, one top grades, mainly as a result of studying Bob's famed of cricket , for thirty of them 1st XI coach. His tactical should add!). His pupils lived to face 66 CE papers Bob was profoundly influenced by some of the special 'model answers' , particularly in pure mathematics and talks were masterly: every dip in the ground in Col man's over the years , with some 400 candidates for Senior relation ships that he developed whilst at school. He mechanics . Bob also took great pride in setting up and Field was known to him, every nuance of the game stored School scholar ship s; and all this in additi on to a speaks fondly of his Headmaster (whom he still meets running the Careers Department for nearly twenty years, away in his memory. Captains and teams listened, and minimum of 16,000 reports! socially) and others at Bee School who encouraged him sendin g leavers on their way with confidence and a when they put his advice into practice they won, even to challenge for top honours in both the sporting and determination to take the occasional 'Hiller calculated against technically superior opposition . In the wider classical world, Richard was for many years academic world . He did not disappoint in either field, risk'. a council member of the JACT (Joint Association of going on to win blues at Oxford for both rugby and The oval ball , too , was very familiar to Tony. An Classica l Teachers) - a body which radically reorganised cricket. He also qualified at this point although he did As coach to the first XV, and later the Under 16s, he exce llent player himself, he coac hed the I st XV for the structure of classics within schools. Richard steered not, immediately, go into the classroom. This was to be inspired many young player s to challenge for top teams twenty- seven years. He ran the first ski trips; he initiated his Junior School pupils through the pilot project and a pleasur e to await him! in the same way as he had been encouraged by his Bee the Tuck Shop; he organised two gro und -break ing trial editions of the Cambridge Latin Course, perhaps masters. Th e teams were much ind ebt ed to hi s cricket tours to South Africa. one of the most radical forces in the survival of classics. Like so many outstanding sportsmen before him, Bob experience , dedication , selfl ess ness , and imm ense His feedback helped fashion this revolutionary course, was lured into the world of commerce immediately his coaching ability. During the summer tenn , Bob was to In 1989 Tony was appointed Senior Master, a post which now in use world-wide . Pupils of both schools have Oxford days were over and he went on to enjoy many be found in the cricket nets coaching the fledglin g Ul4 he held until 1998. When I came to the Junior School in benefited from the close liaison between Richard and happy and successful years with 3M. They were squads. He was a master of 'batting by number s .... 1998, Tony was made Assistant Headmaster, becoming his Senior School head of department - not only Chris understanding employers, making every provision for 1,2,3,4' approach and many of the school's future stars th e th ird member of the Manage ment Team. His Jackson , but Andrew Lang and Graham Tingay before Bob to continue to delight so many spectators and fellow started their cricket careers under his careful, precise experien ce was inva luable to Mark James and me, him. Richard must be congratulated on his achievement team members with his renowned mastery of the full­ and unwavering tutelag e. coming as we did from a different age sector. Tony had in supplying the Senior School with a continuous line back ·position as he played for his club, his county, his served my predecesso r, Colin Hollowa y, well and he of talented classic ists, and helping most of them (as this country, and toured with the British Lions. He is a much He now has a new sport to drive him mad: golf. In his proceeded to shar e his knowled ge with me. It was tenn ) to gain an A grade. loved and admired member of the Harlequin s RFC, retirement we can expect to see him at the golf club perhap s the regret of his professiona l career that he was having played and captained the side for more years than experimenting with new clubs and all the latest gadgets forced to work closely with so many Welshmen. In The responsibilities Richard took on moved well outside he cares to remember. He has, in retirement, proudly as he endeavours to correct his quite pronounc ed slice, success ion, he stood at the right hand of Bill Llewellyn , the classics. Many will not know that he holds the accepted the position of President of Harlequin s. He or is it a 'power-fade '? Would that he could drive the David Jones, Keith Crombie and Mark James. The diplomas of the Royal College of Organists; this would will thus lead in the new millennium the club that gave ball as straight and torpedo-like as the goal kicking he morning following any England/Wales rugby match be obvious to anyone attending Rushmere Caro l him many opportunities, and will enco urage young perfected as Bob the Boot! The gree n-keeper will, always had to be navigated carefully. Services, and to anyone witnessing his accompanying players to fulfil their dream s. however, be pleased that he does not take the size of my years of hapless hymn practices : when he tired of divot in golf that ruined many a rugby pitch in the past One characteristic above all, however, is Tony's enduring my prattle he would transpose each successive verse On the international front , Bob had his first game for as he excavated huge craters in the hallowed turf. Bob love for the Junior School. It has had no greater supporter upward until I was in danger of joinin g the ranks of the England in January 1968 against Wales (11-11 draw) enjoy s gardenin g and will spend much of his time or tenaciou s defender . Its Common Room has always castrati ! On a more practical and inspirational note, and he went on to be capped 19 times, scoring in every enhancing the garden at home, trying to encourage the had in Tony an understanding ear. Tony retires with our Richard conducted and led the Junior choirs during the match. He is a regular spectator at all Home matches birds to visit. Ornithology is another of his passions gratitude and our very best wishes for a long, healthy 70s, taking them on two trips to Denm ark long before now and is regularly involved in the commentary on both and the binoculars (his requested retirement present) will and happy retirement. There are grandchildren to be tour s abroad became anything approaching an radio and television where his insight and humour are a be put to good use. We wish Bob and Gill a long and taught ball skills and he will not be idle. We shall miss established tradition . feature . His dry, ironic sense of humour (often referred happy retirement together and thank them for their his encyclopa edic knowledge of boys, staff and sporting to in transcripts of the 1971 Lion Tour to Australia and unfailin g support of the school. Bob will be missed as a results from the last forty-one years, but can take comfort Richard 's language teaching also exte nded throu gh New Zealand), never offensive, has got the better of colleague and loyal friend, a wit and a professional. from the fact that he is only a telephone call away. generation s of children who benefited from his English many a would-be critic and his subtle wit freed some of Heather McKissack John Evans lessons: in these were applied the very same rigour in the team from tricky situatio ns. On this tour he was analysis and precision of language as he expected of his Also retiri ng in Jul y 2002 were two long-standing known as Boss (allegedly because of his impeccable Latinists . Even the Staff were not immune to Richard's members of the Juni or School staff, Tony Hein and sporting pedigree) and he was one of the most revered corrective approaches to language, or indeed , to anything Richard Halsey. The fo llowing are reproduced from members of the touring party. Even the legendary JPR smacking of shoddine ss or even a whiff of amateuri&h Cabbages and King's by kind permission of the authors . Williams turned to 'Boss' for recognition as the former incompetence: some of his best telephone put-downs had OLD KING'S CLUB 10 OLD KING'S CLUB 11 the staff glued to the door in silence, revelling in the - Basil Carew- Hunt , Ha ileyb ury , Dick Wort , heartfelt destruction of some errant publisher. It may Marlborough, and Martin Checksfie ld, Bryanston. FROM THE ARCHIVES Team photographs not be a surprise to hear that Richard is continuing his Following the appeal in Newsletter 99 the Archives have language studies - this time in Sweden. We played golf every Monday afternoon for fifteen years, Old Boys of the I 9th century had loan of a number of team photograp hs from the when he was unavailable to the public . When -he was in India 1940s and 1950s. These are in the course of being It seems somewhat premature that he should be declaring near retirement, a Royal Wimbledon member said "I scanned, printed, and the originals returned to their his innings closed on a term-score of99 not out. I don 't suppose you' 11b e taking over, Fred" to which my friends Railway buffs amongst the Old King's Club may well owners. The coverage of past school teams is becoming think Richard is unhappy about the future, however , and Eddie Casale and Rod Chignell snorted "Over our dead have seen the answer given to a reader' s question about more complete in consequence. we wish him a long and happy retirement. bodies!". the first railway in India, given in the October issue of Michael Barry the Railway Magazine. The first train was actually run KCS Harvest Camps in World War II Some people did think I was a sort of eminence grise, by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway from Bombay to but Frank was entirely his own man. I was running the Thana (a distance of 20 miles) in November 1852. One In Newsletter No 90, July 1997, we published some GAUDY 2002 Surrey Schoolboys rugby when Frank issued an edict fact that the Railway Magazine did not disclose , but reminiscence s of school harve st camps by Sydney Scott A hugely enjoyable Gaudy for those who left King's that the boys would not be allowed off school for county that our readers hip may be interested to know, is that and others. Readers were invited to send in their own between 1960 and 1964 was held at the School on and other extra-school fixtures - athletics , tennis, the Chief Resident Engineer of the line was James John memories of these camps, but only now has any response Saturday 21st September 2002. Just under 100 Old Boys swimmin g, rugger. We had a Surrey and London three­ Berkley, an Old Boy of KCS, who left the School in been forthcoming. Robin Reeve writes from Sussex to of the period were able to attend. As usual, Old Boys quarter, Paddy Burgess, who was selected for an England 1835. After leaving King's he went on to study under say that his farmer neighbour , a Mr P"ssmore, recalls were given a tour of the School , concentrating trial on a Saturday, a full day 's school. One Monday, at Robert Stephenson, and was appointed to his position four boys from KCS coming to help his father with the particularly on recent development s, and after a the Royal Wimbledon , after I had given him a generous on the GlPR in 1849. harvest in 194 1 or 1942. They wore out their trousers reception in College Court, an excellent lunch in the putt on the 9th, I asked Frank to let him off school. "Not and were given some of the farmer 's old ones as Dining Hall, followed by short addresses by Tony Evans, a chance" , he said, and strode off down the fairway. He was responsible for the completion of the line from replacements . One boy's father sent the Passmores a the Head Master, and David Bradley, the Director of Bombay to Calcutta , Madras , and Nagpore , a total box of Stornaway kippers as a gift when the young Development. An innovation this year was the taking We went on playing golf for ten years after his retirement, distance of 1237 miles, which was achieved by 1856. worker had return ed home. Does anyone remember of a group photograph , toge ther with individual though he was progressively ill. He was a wonderfu l His health was undermined by hard work in a tropical anything about this? photographs of all those present. friend and a great headmaster. climate however, and he was forced to leave India and FWC return to England in 1861. He died in 1862 at the early Archives on the web Old Boys present were disappointed that Fred Cosstick age of 42. could not attend. He recently spent a month in hospital There will soon be an Archive feature on the School followed by three weeks in a rest home, and was not CAREERS A number of other Old Boys of KCS of the Victorian web site . Two items are plann ed ; one will be an well enough to travel from Sussex. He sen t an era played diverse but prominent roles in India. The illustrated item from the School' s history, and the other appreciation of Frank Shaw , whose 15-year The next School Careers evening will be held at the following is a representative sample. a short biography of a distingui shed Old Boy. The first headmastership at King 's began with the Autumn term School on the evening of Thursday 15th May, 2003. It historical item will be centred around a photograph of I 960. We thought it worthy of a wider audience than will, as always , consist of a dinner hosted by the Head Major General Sir Frederic John Goldsmid (1834) the School taken in 1897, the first year at Wimbledon . just those present, and reproduce it here. Master, followed by the two careers interviews by each won school prizes for Classics and French and, after The first person to be featured will be Sqn Ldr Arthur advisor. leaving schoo l, joined the Army of the East India Scarf, who was awarded the Victoria Cross during World Frank Shaw Company. He then became an interpreter in, War II. It is intended to change the items regularly. Gordon Robson is still running the Old Boys part of the successively, Hindustani , Persian, and Arabic . In 1864 B. J. S. Frank Shaw was one of the best friends I've ever had. evening , and as usual is anxious to get new blood to he superv ised the erection of the telegraph lines across We played golf together for 25 years, and that way you help out. Always in demand are people in the media , Persia to India , and became the Director-General of the get to know a man. diplomats, civil servants, marketers, and, in recent years, Indo-European Telegraph. anyone practicing the sciences, particul arly in REPORTS FROM He came to King's on a visit from Aden as headmaster­ biochemi cally-related areas. We are always on the look Sir Walter Morgan (1837) trained as a barrister and elect at King's, when headma ster of Sheik Othman out for Old Boys who left School in the 90s, and we did eventually (1871) became Chief Justice of Madras. AFFILIATED ACTIVITIES College . I had worked in Aden from 1949 to 1951, and have a few last year, but we could do with more , he knew old friends and colleagues of mine, and we had especiaJJy in Law (barristers) , the Financial World (if Charles Baron Clarke (1852) trained in mathematics OLD BOYS CRICKET both played golf on the desert course at Khormak ser. there is still one left by next May!) and Engineering. and became Inspector of Schools in Eastern Bengal in The usual Old Boys versus the School match took place We were both World War staff officers, he a colonel in 1866. Here he developed his main interest in botany, on Commemoration Day, resulting in a win for the If you feel you can help (and would like a pleasant beco ming Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Churchill 's War Cabinet , and I a staff-captain with School by just six runs. The School scored 179 for 9 evening at the same time with a few old friends) please Gardens. On his return to England he worked at Kew. General Dempsey' 2nd Army HQ in Germany. We were wickets (Tom Eaves 64) following which the Old Boys contact Gordon Robson on 020 7828 9576, or let the He was made FRS in 1882 and died in 1906. both Oxford , he with a first in Greats, and I with a good team scored 170 runs (0 McGinn 34, Jason Bensohn 5 Old King' s Club office know. Gordon will be second in Modem Languages . But I was one of the early for 40). approac hing careers volunteers in March, for help on members of Mensa, when you had to have an I Q of Plans are in hand to compi le an historical survey of KCS 15th May, once the boys's requests have been collected , Old Boys in India. about 160, so I could hold my own with him. We also The follow ing day the Old Boys scored 159 runs (0 so please let him know before then. discovered that we were both ordinary grammar school McGinn 37) and dismissed the School for a total of I SS, boys, when the staff was virtually entirely public school Gordon Robson thus winning by 4 runs. 12 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 13

During the course of the year I have picked up some All Old Boys are cordially invited to come and support very one-sided contest by 8 1/2 matches to 1/2. Our team OLD BOYS GOLF new golfers from the ranks of the Old Boys but I am the team. on that day was Paul Druckman/Chris Diacon , Ashley The Spring meeting was held at Malden Golf Club with sure that there are still many more out there who would Tatum/Peter Ripley , and Chri s Moir/Nick Wise. As 23 Old Boys and 4 members of the School taking part. like to join in one of our annual activities. Please get in All Club news , events , teams, results , and fixture s can alway s we are keen to hear from any Old Boys who The Scratch 'Blades Cup' was won by Chris Gems, who touch with me on my e-mail gcox @clara.co .uk, give me be found on the Club web site, www.kings.org.uk , or by would like to play for us and I would ask that they get in went round in 81, and the Stableford 'Bill Cox Cup ' a call on O1 61 427 5930, or contact the Old King's Club, telephone to Paddy Ralston, the Club Manager , on 020 touch with me; my contact number s are on page 2 of was won by Torn Howland with a score of 37 points. who will forward your details to me. 8946 4591 . this Newsletter. Christopher Diacon The weather had been overcast all day with a threat of Graham Cox rain, but this did not materialise, and we all stayed dry OLD BOYS TENNIS in what turned out to be very pleasant conditions for OLD BOYS RUGBY CLUB golf. After the golf we had our usual dinner in the Club I am pleased to be able to report that for the second year KCS LODGE No. 4257 House followed by the prize giving and a chat and a Last season was a huge success . We won four trophies , running we managed to reach the final of the D' Aberno n pint in the bar. This is always a relaxed and casual namely the CLOB County Leagues KO Competition , Cup, which was played in bright sunshine on courts 3, It must true to say that any Old Boy contempla ting meeting with plenty of time to renew old friendships the Surrey Merit Plate, the Surrey Shield, and the Surrey 4 and 5 at the All England Club on Sunday 1st Sept. It joining the School Lodge would initially like to know and make new ones - also Old Boys can invite a guest if Sevens Plate. t was a repeat of last years final when we had played Old what Freemasonry comprises. It offers its members an they wish to do so. ' Paulines , and again like last year we lost a close approach to life which seeks to reinforce thoughtfulness The CLOB (Combined London Old Boys) tournament encounter by 5 matches to 4. for other s, kindness in the community, honesty in The match against the School was on 31s t May at Royal is a XV a side tournament held on the first Sunday of business, courtesy in society and fairnes s in all things. Wimbledon with teams of 8 a side. Whilst the Old Boys the season. We won the final against Eastbourne. The format of the D' Abernon Cup had been changed Members are urged to regard the interest s of the fami ly were unable to field their strongest team, it has to be for this year so that the four semi-finalists from the as paramount while Freemasonry also teaches and admitted that the School Magazine Golf Report included This was the first season the Club had entered the Surrey previou s year went straight through to the quarter finals, practises concern for people, care for the less fortunate the words "Perhap s the most enjoyable moment of the Merit Tables . The X Men reached the final of the Plate where they played the winners and runners -up from two and help for those in need. year came with our demolitiol) of the Old Boys' team in competition and ran ou t worthy winners against round robin groups played earlier in the summer. Our the final game of the season". Battersea Ironside s by 23 - 17 quarter final match was against Old Etonians and a team As a creed for Life it would be difficult to improve on of Blake Hutchins/Stephen Morris and James Mustoe/ these objectives and when one realises that they can be The Surrey Shield saw some of our best performances . Peter Crowther looked after the putting competition at Scott Lloyd proved too strong for them ; we ran out achieved at the same time as reinforcing links with Our oppone nts in the final were Old Whitgiftians and Royal Wimbledon early in June. It was a very close comfortable winners 4 - 0. The semi - final was again a School, and are available to anyone over the age of we won comfortably 21 - 3. We are the first Club to win event with the Old King's team of four, including Robin repeat of last year against Lancing Old Boys, although eighteen with a connectio n with School , then it can be the Shield in successive seaso ns and we are looking Clark (1975) and captained by Paul Mortlock (1994) only a 2 pair match this time which we won 3 - 0, our seen that membership of the School Lodge certainly has forward to defending the title next season. finishing as runners-up to Charterhouse , having won team for this was Blake Hutchin s/Stephen Morris and its attrac tions. their ·qualifying round with a good score. In the Surrey Sevens we beat Old Cranleighans 29 - 7; it James Mustoe/Chris Diacon. was a great way to end the season . Anyone who would like to exp lore the question of The Surrey Schools Old Boys Golf Competition is Unfortunately , as the semi final was only played the day becoming a member is invited to contact the Secretary , organised on behalf of the Old Kingstonian Golf Society At the start of the 2002-2003 season the Club House is before the final, there was little opportunity to advise Chris Rashbrook , who left School in 1955, at "Hestia ", with teams of 6 or more and the best five Stableford looking pristine after some summer repairs, the pitch potentially interested parties that we had reached the 3,Silwood C lose, Winche ster, S022 6EN, or by scores to count. It was played at Chobham Golf Club has been improved and, after a long wait, the road into final. Nevertheless the word had got around to some telephone on 01962 868400. on I Ith July and the winner s were the Old Surbitonian the car park has been repaired! Two more floodlights extent and, probably helped by the fine weather, a Chris Rashbrook team, who totalled 200 points . To average 40 points have been erected , which will make a huge difference reasonable number of spectators turned out to watch the each is quite some feat, but the Old King's team scored to training during the winter months. match. Regretfully our star player, Ross Hutchins , had 195 points, which earned them a very creditworthy been selected by the LTA to go to America to play in the second place. Rob Dembitz , who was elected Hon Secretary at the last junior event at the US Open and his absence , plus that AGM, is being seconded to New York by his office, and of Scott Lloyd who was in Australia on business, proved OLD BOYS NEWS In the Grafton Morrish competition, held on 27th-28t h so his place is being taken by Paul Calaminus while he 't to be losses that we could not overcome . Again like last September at the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club, the is away . Micky King recently stood down as Hon year the result of the match all hinged on the outcome Honours and awards Old King 's team won the Solihull Salver (the Grafton Treasurer, and his place has been taken by Mark Prior. of the last game on court, where the respective first pairs Morrish plate competition) on the Saturday morning with were playing each other. Fortunately for Old Paulines GERRY ACHER (1961) was made Lieutenant of the I st XV home fixtures for the rest of the season, with 94 stableford points for our three pairs, a 5-point winning their star player, Jeffrey Hunter, was playing , and his Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the Queen 's special starting times, are as follows . margin. In the main competition held on the Friday strength finally carried the day for them in a closely Honours List for people who had played major parts in October 26th. Law Society, 3.00 pm afternoon , as last year's winners, we were exempted from contested match. Our team on the day was Blake the Jubilee celebration s. Gerry was Treasurer of the November 2nd. Old Amplefordians, 2.45 pm qualifying . However , in our first match we played Hutchins/Stephen Morris , James Mustoe/Chris Diacon, Golden Jubilee Weekend Trust, which was responsible December 7th . Old Cranleighan s, 2.30 pm Hurstpierpoint, in beautiful, windless conditions, and and Paul Druckman/Michael Barrett. for all the activities taking place outside Buckingham January 4th . Old Paulines, 2.30 pm sadly lost 2-1. The scores were: Palace. This is the second time he has appeared in an January 18th. Old Tiffinians , 2.30 pm Robin Clark and Ajay Patel lost I down We had one team out aga in st the School on Honours List; in 1999 he was awarded CBE for services February 8th. Old Rutlishians, 2.45 pm Andrew Fordyce and Peter Crowther won 1 up Commemoration Day in June but unfortunately although to transport for the disabled. February 22nd . Old Hamptonian s, 2.45 pm Rupert Rea and Paul Mortlock lost I down. March 15th. Old Reigatians, 3.00 pm we had not put out a particularly strong side we won a 14 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 15

Major (Retd) JOHN GIBSON-HORROCKS ( 1939) was transferred to offs hore supply vessels , mainly in the Books 2002. His book, The Madness of Adam and and to the non-Chin ese ethnic minority groups in Hong awarded MBE in the Jubile e Honours List, for services North Sea. He was appoi nted Master in 1980 and Eve, is subtitled 'How shaped humanity ' . Kong. to the Fusiliers Association. Thi s award was in remained on the supply ships until 1995. He is currently The prize was won by Stephen Hawkin for his book The universe in a nutshell . recognition of the work that he has done as Chairman Master of the diving support vessel Aquamarine working Our congratulation to Anthony on reaching his 90th year, of the London Area Association of the Royal Regiment in the North Sea , generally on oil indu stry related and on the foundation of this valuable new enterpri se. of Fusiliers. projects. DAVID HYTCH (1963) after teaching in North Wales, took early retirement five years ago. Since then he has BARRY LEE ( 1964), who we previously reported (April GRAHAM DAVIES (1963) ha s been appointed done voluntary work for the RSPB , learned Welsh to A­ 200 I) as Professor in the Neurobiology Department of Other news Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of level, sailed the Atlantic, and started a family. He would the Max Planck Institute for Biophy sical Chemistry at Cambridge. be pleased to hear from old friends; his e-mail address Gottingen , is now a Professor at the State University of JOHN ALEXANDER (1960) has been a consultant in is [email protected] New York, and divides his time between there and Anaesthesia and Pain Management for the last 28 years SIMON EDS OR (1961) has been with an old­ Gottingen. in Bristol. He has written widely on pain, respiratory established firm of London picture and antique dealers , ROY ILOTT ( 1963) is a Chartered Building Surveyor physiology and pharmacology. Having completed 12 since 1966; director since 1976. In addition he has with a practice based at Epsom. BRENDON LEE ( 1981) wrote to us from Christchurch , years as an examiner in basic sciences for the Royal been honorary curator for Europe for the New York based New Zealand , with a new address. He is a photographer College of Anaesthetists he remain s one of its assessors , Forbes family, publisher s of Forbes Magazin e and other CHIRAYU ISARANGKUN (1960) graduated in at the Christchurch Art Gallery . and is active in the national ethical review of medical publications , with responsibility for their collections Economic s at the LSE and subsequently gained a PhD resear ch. housed at Old Battersea House, and Chateau de Balleroy in Economics at the Australian National University. BRIAN MANNERS ( 1957) has retired from the National in Normandy since the mid 1970's Following his return to Thailand he has held a number Health Service due to ill-health , having worked as a JOHN BEDWANI (1962) is a Lecturer in Physiology at of official post s, and is currently Director General, consultant physician specialising in cancer pathology. Cardiff University, and Admissions Tutor for the Bsc He is chairman of the Trustees of the newly opened De Bureau of the Property, and Grand Chamberlain of the He has also served on the National Bone Tumour Panel Bureau of the Royal Household. Honours and Physiology/Psychology courses. Morgan Centre in Wandsworth, a new gallery and study for decade s; most of his published work was on the centre devoted to the work and ideals of the ceram icist subject of gynaecological tumours. He now teaches TONY CHAPPELL (1960) has retired from Tattersalls, William De Morgan and his wife, the painter Evelyn De MARK KEATLEY (1975) bas returned to the UK after modern history at the Camberley branch of the the Bloodstock auctioneers, after 41 years service, the Morgan. He is also involved , as trustee or governor, with almost 17 years abroad. He went first to the USA, where University of the Third Age, and works as a volunteer last 25 at Newmarket. He has represented the company other arts-related charities. Living in New Bond Street he obtained an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of for the National Trust at the Vyne, Basingstoke . Busine ss, and then worked as a Divisional Manager at at bloodstock sales in Europe, Ireland , and the UK. and keeping a house in Rowhook , West Sussex, he spends as much time as possible either in Italy or in the IFC in Washington DC. He then moved to Africa DAVID PAGET (1962) on leaving King' s returned to PAUL CHARLTON (1974) toured the West Indies in Bonchurch , Isle of Wight. where he was Chief Financial Officer of Ashanti Canada , where he gained BA and LIB at Queen's May with the Great Britain Target Rifle Team, shooting Goldfield s. He has returned to take up the position of University Ontario . He spent 26 years in the Public against Guyana, Jamica , Trinidad , Barbado s, and whilst CHRISTOPHER FRAZER ( 1977) , a barri ste r, was Chief Financial Officer of FAMAR, a privately-owned Service of Canada , principally in the Department of at Barb ados , against Bermuda and a combined West recently appointed a Recorder . pharmaceutical company ba se d in London , with Justice . He remarried in 2000, took early retirement , Indies team. He finished the tour by winning the final manufacturing and distributing operations in Europe. and moved to Japan , where his wife has a four-year daily aggregate including the final range (1,000 yards), JONATHAN HASKEL ( 1980) read Economics at Bristol posting at the Canadian Embassy. He would be pleased to finish as the second highest scorer in the individual University and then completed a PhD at the London AMIN KHAIRALLAH (1998) started work with Exxon to hear from old school friends by e-mail; his address is events of the GB team. "This is the discipline which I School of Economics. He is now Professor of Economics Mobil in Edinburgh in September of this year. daviddapaget @hotmail .com. started under the tutilage of Jack Hedditch", he writes , at Queen Mary College London , and the director of the "and have continued with the Old Boy s, College, Centre for Research into Business Activity, conducting DAVID KING (1961) is the Administrative Director of PETER ROSS (1963) missed the Gaudy as he was in the London-based International Institute for Strategic University, Club, County, and National Competitions." statistical research into the productivity of firms , funded Rio de Janeiro on unavoidable business . He is MD of Studies . He would be pleased to hear from by the Treasury, DTI, and the Office of National Wimbledon Energy, an international oil and gas This was Paul 's second GB representative team, as he Statistic s. In the past few years he has been visiting contemporaries at King 's; hi s e-mail address is consultancy with interests worldwide. king @iiss.org. was selected to shoot for Great Britain against Australia Professor at New York University and an adviser to HM in July 2001. Treasury. NICHOLAS SMITH (1976) has left Air Products, for ANTHONY LAWRENCE (1930) celebrated his 90th whom he has been working for the last 23 years. For birthday on 12th August. As readers of the Newsletter JOHN CLOAKE (1943) , the author of several books on ROBIN HOLLOWAY (1961) ha s been appointed the last five years of this time he ba s been in an the history of Richmond and Kew, has another recently Professor of Musical Composition in the University of will recall , Anthony was the BBC ' s Far East internation al finance role in the Corporate Trea sury correspondent 1956-1974, and lives in Hong Kong. On published, entitled Cottages and Common Fields of Cambridge. Department at Air Product s global headquarters in the Richmond and Kew. The book is about the development his birthday the two organisations in which he has played United State s. He has now joined Invensy s pie as a significant role, the International Social Service, Hong of a small village into a prosperous new town, traced PETER HOPKINS (1966) recently contacted us after Director , Group Risk Management, where be will be through detailed accounts of the dwellings and their many years. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Kong Branch, and the Foreign Correspondents' Club of responsible for making sure that the key operational and various occupants. in 1978 he migrated to Australia, where he has lived Hong Kong, gave a cocktail party to celebrate the event risks facing Invensy s are identified, quantified, occ as ion , and to launch the Anthony Lawrence ever since. and managed. He will be relocating from rural GEOFF CROSSLAND (1964) served for five years in International Refuge for Newcomers to Hong Kong. The Pennsylvania to the South of England with his wife and the Royal Navy, and then entered the Merchant Navy. DAVID HORROBIN (1958) was one of six authors of refuge will provide counselling, referral s, and practical young son. He worked on cargo ships, trading worldwide, and then books short-listed for the Aventis Prize for Science assistance both to new arrivals from Mainland China 16 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 17

DONALD WLLSO N ( 1963) is worki ng for Chilt ern Acco untant , but spen t the grea ter part of his career with MARTIN C HE CKSFIE LD , who taught Modern He was a kind and genero us broth er, uncle, and great­ Railways , and is currently Station Master at Marylebone G N Haden & Sons Ltd , the heating and ventil ation Language s and coached cricke t at King 's from 1962 until uncle, who wi ll be sad ly mi ssed by his numerous Station . company, where he eve ntually beca me Vice-C hairman . I 978, died ear lier this year. He had been in poor hea lth relatives and friend s, many of whom attended a ser vice for some years . on 17th July 2002 given in his memory at Cha lfont St MARRIAGES Jul es was elected to the Governing Body in 1952 and Gile s, Bucki nghams hir e, by our sister Ann and her h.is contribu tion to it was massive. [n 197 1 the Gove rning DAVID LOCKWOOD LONDON ( 1938) died on 4th husban d, John Newcombe . BEN HOWLAND (1993) married Jacquie Labdon on Body was faced with a number of difficult decisions Janu ary 2002, in Borth , Aberystwyth , aged 81. He was Tony Perry 7th September 2002 principally involving prop erty. What should be done the last of three brothers, Michael, David, and Robe rt with Woodhayes , a large prop erty converted into staff who atte nded King 's in the 1930s. SYMON PITHE Y, who was at KCS from 198 1 to l 990 , flats? Sho uld th e un eco nomic boa rdin g ho use died tragically in a road accide nt on 28th July this year. DEATHS (Weycrof t) be reta ined? Should the School exerc ise the David was born in Bramhall , Cheshire . After early He enjoy ed his school years immensely , but had to cope right (given in the will of F A Strickland) to purcha se schooling in Staffordshire his fam il y moved to with the death of his mother whilst at school, and of his D L Armitt (1953) 1 March 2002 the Lodge for £10,000? Th e Gov erning Body decided Wimbl edon , and he entered KCS in 1934 . When War father a few years later. He grad uated in physio logy J C Burr (1940 ) 16 September 2002 that these matte rs could only be reso lved in the context brok e out he vo lunt eered fo r the RAF, but du e to from Birmin gham Un iversity in 1994. He subsequently K A Collyer (1927) 18 Mar ch 2002 of a com prehensive plan for the future development of impaired hear ing he was advi sed to enter King's College pursued a career in retail, winning a UK award as top A J Crisp (Hon Life) 2002 the School. London to take a Chemistry degree. salesman for his com pany. He rece ntly retrained in H C Dumler ( 1966) marketing and had ju st started working for Cad bury's. D G T R Hayes (1929) 28 October 1999 Frank Hole, then Chairman of the Governing Body , After qu alifyin g he joined the family firm, Jones' , J H Hopper ( 1934) 5 January 2002 invited Jules to be chairman of a Planning Com mitt ee, London , and Garrard , in London and , in due Symon developed his two great passion s in life after J P C Perry ( 1948) 25 May 2002 to take on this maj or task. Jul es and his co mmitt ee co urse succeedi ng his fath er as Director and later leaving school; a love of music and of trave l. From the S Pithey (1990) 28 July 2002 deliberated for some 18 months and, in 1972 , produced becomin g Chairman. He moved to Wales in the 1960s age of 18 his journeys lead him to five co ntinent s, R J Ridgway (1926) March 2002 a I SO-page document with I O schedules which was to and started another business of his own, desig ning and frequently off the beaten track ; he came back with a KB Seyler ( 1932) 5 May 2002 become the omnipr ese nt bibl e at mee tin gs of th e manu fact uring cake decorations and petit fou rs, now in multitud e of photographs and fasc inating stories. He JS Williams ( 1926) 16 May 2002 Governing Body and its committees for at least the next its 36th year . A kee n sportsman, he rowed for Bristol had a huge circle of friend s, many from King 's. He was decade . Although he had support from many Governor s and played rugby for Univer sity Coliege Aberystwy th, well-liked , loyal , and supportiv e to hi s frien ds, and and staff in this enterprise , Jules was its inspirat ion and and was a goo d boxer. people who met him even for a short period would not its architect. forget him . He was warm and humoro us with a striking OBITUARIES David married Gloria in 1946, and they have 3 children personality; genuin ely 'the life and soul of the party '. It was no surpri se when , in 1973, Jules was appointed Angela, Davina, and Richard their son who is continuing He lived life to the full and he leaves a gap that no-o ne KA COLLYER chairm an of a Buildin g Com mittee, comprising staff and the business. can fill. Governors , which was set up to implement the buildin g Vincent Farley Francis Joseph & Danie l Saville We are very sorry to have to record the death on the proposals in the plannin g report . He was an indefatigable 18th March this yea r of Jules Collyer , at the age of 93. chairman and brought to bear many of the skill s he had JOHN PATRICK CA RYL PERRY (1948) died of a Plan s for a memorial fund for Symon are bein g Jul es was a Vice President of the Old King 's Club , a acquir ed in his professio nal career as well as diplomacy stroke and comp lica tions in Johannesburg, South Africa considered, and we expect to incl ude detail s of this in former Governor of the School , and Chairman of its and imm e nse attention to detail. It was who ll y on 29th May 2002 , where he had been evac uated from the next issue of the OKC New sletter. Buildin g Committee. He was a good friend of the Club , appropri ate that the School dec ided that the theatre, Kitwe , Zambia. I, his brother Tony (1955) was able to and always maintained a keen intere st in its activities. which was one of the key parts of the buildin g plan, be with him ther e, during his last few weeks. PRINCE ALEXANDER ROMANOFF (1947) died on We hav e receive d the following tribut e from Cava n should bear his nam e. 2 1st September 2002 . Born in Paris in 1929, he was Taylor, the Chairman of the Governing Body. John had worked for Barclays Bank since leaving school, the younger son of Princ e Nikita Romanoff, and Above all, Jule s was a mode st, sensitive, and extrem ely except for two years National serv ice in the Roya l grandson of Grand Duche ss Xenia , sister of the last Tsar For a man who was so transparently uncompli cated as kind man with a wry sense of hum our and an abund ance Artillery in Germany . His banking career was spe nt of Russia, Nichola s ll (see Newsletter 93, October 1998). K A Collyer it was a surpri se that his first name was of what the Army used to call man-management skills. entirely in East Africa , most of the time in Zambia, where His early years were spen t in Britain but , ca ught in always such a mystery. He was born on St Patrick 's The prese nt state of KCS and the high reputation -wh.ich he retired and took up farming. He had also ser ved early France at the start of World War II , he was unable to Day 1909 and so his wife Audrey (who surv ived him) it enjoys owe much to the energy and commitm ent of on in , Tanzania, and Uganda, until ousted by !di return to the UK until 1945. On his return he lived with always called him Pat. He was baptised Kenn eth Alan Jules Collyer. His was a long and fulI life and will rightly Amin. his gra ndm other, Grand Duche ss Xenia , at Ham pton but nobody in the KCS co mmunit y eve r used these be celebrate d. If St Peter , too , was confused about his Court, in a grace and favo ur residence pro vided by King nam es: for no apparent reason he was always known as precise identity, I beli eve that his record and perso nal At school he was und er Tony Loveba nd in Boarders Geo rge VI, and spent the academic year l 946-47 in the Jules. qualities alone will have secured entry . Hou se, for whom he played rugby and swa m. He was sixth form at King's . Cavan Taylor not a cricketer but he loved the game and often went to His early education was in Rhod esia (as it then was) Lord s and the Oval with schoo l gro ups. Thoug h 7 years Alexander left Kin g's to return to his family on the and subseq uently at Watford Gramm ar School. He JEFFERY BURR ( 1940) died on 16th September 2002. his juni or, I well remember his pas sion for classica l continent, then to Co lumbi a Univer sity, New York, and join ed the senior school at KCS in 1924 and left in 1927 He was a great supp orter of the Old King's Club , and music, espec ially opera, no doubt stro ngly influenced back to London where he staye d until his gra ndm other 's having been a prefect and a memb er of the 1st XV. His had bee n a Vice President since 1987. It is hoped to by J.S. Headmas ter Ceci l Venner , who held musical death in 196 1. He has lived in New York for the last 30 interest in rugby continu ed after he left School and he include an account of his life in the next issue of the eve nings after school. He never took up an instrument , years, and has been in poor hea lth for some tim e. He is · was Honorary Treasurer of the Old Boys' Rugby Club Newsle tter. but we believe he had ambitions to conduct! survived by his wife . for a number of years. He qualified as a Chartered 22 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 23

SOME REMINDERS Finally for this Newsletter here are some reminders which might interest you. Painting of the School A painting of the School was specially commissioned to mark the centenary of the School's move from the Strand to Wimbledon in 1897. The artist is Mary Towsey, a leading landscape painter. The painting is of the School buildings and part of the playing fields as viewed from the Ridgway side of the School. Prints of the painting are being sold by the School in an edition limited to 350, each of which is numbered and signed by the artist. They cost £95 (framed) or £65 (unframed); all proceeds go to the Centenary Challenge. Further details, and an order form, can be obtained from the Development Office, and a viewing can be arranged by appointment. The office can be contacted by telephone on 020 8255 5427, or by e-mail at [email protected].

Videos of the School OKs may be interested to know that two promotional videos of the School have been made, one for the Senior School and one forthe Junior. They were made by Martin Cullingford(OK, 1958) and are introduced by Sir Trevor Macdonald (parent of a boy in the Senior School). Both videos are available on a single CD. If you are interested in these, please contact the Development Office.

A Great Day School in London There are still a fewcopies remaining of Thomas Hinde's comprehensive history of the School. This 152-page book is copiously illustrated in black and white and colour, in a 'coffe table' format, and has a hard cover with a laminated colour jacket. Originally priced at £28.95 the last few can be obtained for £8 each, including post and packing (UK only), or £5 if collected. Contact the Hon Secretary of the OKC by telephone on 020 8255 5390, or by e-mail at [email protected] while stocks last.

Archives Please remember the Archives when disposing of any historical material connected with the School. The Archives would be pleased to receive any school notebooks which old boys may still have in their possession, especially any from pre-war days, and any memorabilia such as concert and play programmes, photographs, and reminiscences. If any reader of this Newsletter finds copies of any school magazines dated before 1890, forexample when turningout old papers belonging to an ancestor, or at a house clearance sale, please secure them at once and let us know - we will gladly reimburse you forany reasonable expenses incurred. Such sources have been valuable in the past, and may well. be again. Please contact the Hon Secretary in any such eventuality. 24 OLD KING'S CLUB

THE SCHOOL SHOP The Lodge, Woodhayes Road, London SW19 4TT Telephone 020 8255 5405 Commercial Director: Andrew Moore Manageress: Ms Jo Myk

To make a purchase: I. Write to the Manageress enclosing a cheque made payable to KCS ENTERPRISES LIMITED. Please add £2.95 to each order for postage and packing . 2. TELEPHONE SALES - telephone the above number with your order. Please have your credit card ready.

Current opening times: Monday to Thursday, 1.15 pm to 5.00 pm; Friday, 1.15 to 4.30 pm Closed Christmas/Easter/Half term weeks and last week of July, first week August G Acher (1961) P D Floyd (I 962) IV Howell (1961)

For sale, in addition to a full range of School clothing, and Adidas and Nike leisureware, above and right: A few of the approximately I 00 are the following: guests at the Gaudy for 1960-64 leavers, held on

OKC WOOL SCARF ...... @ £14.00 21 st September. KCS CUFF LINKS ...... @ £7.35 E G Springthorpe (School teaching staff 1958-1990 ) OKCTIEBAR ...... @ £5.95 OKC BLAZER BADGE ...... @ £16.00 OKC STRIPED SILK TIE ...... @ £18.00 OKC CRESTED SILK TIE ...... @ £18.00 OKC STRIPED POLYESTER TIE ...... @ £6.90 OKC CRESTED POLYESTER TIE ...... @ £6.90 KCS GOLF CLUB TIE ...... @ £5.00 KCS GOLF UMBRELLA ...... @ £18.00 KCS HAND PAINTED HERALDIC SHIELD ...... @ £36.95 left: Three generat ions of rugby at King's. @ KCS WOOL MIXTURE JUMPERS (quote chest size) ...... £20.00 Our photograph shows John Walton (2nd Prices correct at time of going to press XV 200 I- 2002), his father Kelvin Walton (2nd XV 1961 - 1963), and his gran dfather Fred Cosstick (School teaching staff and K.C.S. ENTERPRISES LIMITED Rugby coach 195 6-1978) Registered in England No. 1882088 Registered Office: King's College School, Wimbledon, London SW19 4TI V.A.T. Number: 391 5689 10