Vol. LXXI! No. 398 October 1981
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Marketing find out what people like and dislike abouta product; confectioners and designers create the product and the wrapping; accountants cost it; researchers analyse the preparation and if all goes well, buyers procure the raw materials; engineers design the machinery and fitters install it; production make the product, distribution transport it and finally thesales force sells it. It's a long and complicated chain and we have listed only a few of the skills that go into producing a "contented slurp". In short, it takes a lot of people to make sweets that sell well; in fact we employ about 20,000 people in the UK. Although many of Our openings are for graduates (of almost any discipline) we also take on, each year, a small but select number of school leavers whose homes are in the York area. For further details, please write to Mr. T. M. Higham, Recruitment Manager, Rowntree Mackintosh Ltd., York YOl 1XY GTpRowntree Mackintosh** multisound hi-fi ltd. 7 DAVYGATE ARCADE, YORK Y012SU TEL: YORK (0904) 51712 CONTENTS PAGE Preface 3 The Girls at St. Peter's Presentation of Prizes, 1980 5 The M'Aidez Group Presentation of Prizes, 1981 7 Top School Quiz Common Room Notes 8 House Notes School Notes 8 The North Bank Section Valete 9 Opinion Poll Chapel 10 A History of St. Peter's School Oxford and Cambridge 11 Interview with Mr. Le Tocq Prize List 11 Opinion Examination Results, 1981 . 12 Poems Music Report 13 House Notes—continued Drama 17 Athletics Sahara Expedition, 1981 19 Cross Country Cairngorms, 1981 20 Swimming French Trip, 1981 20 Rugby Norway, 1981 22 Rowing Combined Cadet Force 23 Hockey Club The Harris Science Society 25 Cricket The Northcote Parkinson Historical Society 25 Squash Report The Chess Club 26 Fencing Motor Enthusiasts' Club 26 Bristol Letter York Schools' Sixth Form History Society 27 Durham Letter Visit to Chatsworth and the Wedgewood Pottery 27 Oxford Letter Visit to Parliament 28 Old Peterite News Computing . 28 Obituary 2 THE PETERITE Vol. LXXII OCTOBER, 1981 No. 398 Edited by R. C. G. Drysdale, M.A. Editorial Committee: Bridget Hamilton, Mark Heywood, David Kean, Sophie Atkinson, Adam Stone, Paul Close, Judith O'Reilly, Mark Simpson, Paul Minnighan, Jeremy Atkinson, Paul Moayyedi and Tim Kaner. PREFACE Some years ago The Times adopted a radically different format for its front page. Rolls Royce then dramatically altered the shape of their cars. The world did not stop. Now The Peterite, too, changes. No doubt there will be some who argue that it is foolish to tempt Providence still further and that the world will definitely stop. We hope not. The content of the magazine is much the same as before, although more original entries have been published. The aim of the magazine remains to give as broad a view of all the many activities in the School as possible. We hope that this edition will show the depth of talent and the wide range of activities to be found in the School. The more discerning readers will notice reports of two Speech Days and two Sports Days in the same academic year. This is not in line with Government attempts to increase productivity, but merely an administrative re-shuffle. Lastly, I would like to thank all those who have helped me with the onerous task of editing the magazine. I would particularly like to thank the Editorial Committee and Dave Hughes for helping to select from the large number of poems submitted. The Editor wishes to thank the many contributors to "The Peterite" and would welcome articles of general interest from Peterites past and present. The makers of Colt motor cars have a noticeable interest in styling, a deep-seated interest in luxury a burning interest in economy a dynamic interest in performance, a vital interest in safety and a lasting interest in quality and reliability And of course a ^passing interest in other cars. THE NEWCOLT GALANT 2000 GLS FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT H. DUFFIELD & SON LTD. YOUR COLT MAIN DEALER 'FREEPOST, FULFORD, YORK Y01 ITU or Telephone (0904) 33139 "FREEPOST'—No Stamp Required -1 PRESENTATION OF PRIZES 4th October, 1980 The Chair was taken by the Dean of York, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, and the prizes were distributed by Dr. W. Hamilton, Esq., M.A., D.Litt., F.R.S.L., former Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. The following are extracts from the Headmaster's speech: I am sure it would be right for a Headmaster on his first Speech Day We started the year off well with five awards at Oxford and Cambridge, to look forward as well as back. The last year naturally divides into two parts: though perhaps the number of other places was rather disappointing. I would the interregnum of .Mr. Cummin and the last two terms since my appointment. like to say at this point that the current year has begun in great style as Nigel It is somewhat of a relief to me that I have now exceeded, albeit by only one Pemberton heard last weekend that he had obtained an Organ Scholarship at month, the shortest record held for headmastering at St. Peter's (that of my Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The 'A' level results were very good, predecessor but two) and I can only say how enjoyable my wife and family being very similar to those of 1979. For the first time we entered all candidates have found our time here, and how exciting for us is the prospect ahead. for the Joint Matriculation Board's General Studies paper, and this gave four For a Second Master to take over as Acting Headmaster for a term gives candidates a second 'A' level they would not otherwise have obtained — an him a splendid opportunity to raise the standards of discipline, manners and 'A' level I might say which is well respected by many universities (and not behaviour in the school, and I must thank Mr. David Cummin for the splendid just by the five Northern ones associated with the Joint Matriculation Board). work he did this time last year which made the transition such a smooth one. Of the major subjects we had a 100% pass rate in English, and Chemistry and He most admirably filled this role of Old Testament prophet; preaching History had only one failure apiece. 43% of the entries were at A or B grade repentance and making predictions about the wrath to come. He carried out level, and five candidates achieved the rare distinction of obtaining five grade the task with characteristic firmness and humanity and maybe I could sum A passes, with two distinctions on the 'S' level papers. There can be little marise his success if I say that he made most of the rough places plain and wrong with the work in the Sixth Form if this standard can be sustained year nearly succeeded in the impossible task of making the crooked straight. by year. I need hardly tell you all of the immense contribution that David Cummin The results at 'O' level were more mixed and I have a suspicion that we has made to the School over the last 33 years: one obviously singles out the ought to be paying more attention to them than we have of late. For many highlights — Contingent Commander of the C.C.F., Housemaster of the Rise, boys and girls 'O' level results are all the evidence that universities have on Second Master, Editor of The Peterite — but it has been his selfless devotion U.C.C.A. forms, and for some of the more competitive subjects such as medicine to the needs of the young which he carried out so effectively with his mature and law, a mediocre range of grades at 'O' level may be the first hurdle which judgement and unstinted dedication which remains most in our memory. proves to be fatal. I am concerned that too many boys leave the school without I am sure that his success may largely be attributed to his sincere Christian the minimum collection of 'O' levels or C.S.E. grade 1 equivalents and I am conviction and in him the saying from Ecclesiasticus that "the fear of the looking into the curriculum in the lower part of the School to see if we can Lord is the beginning of wisdom" is truly exemplified. It is good that both provide a diet which includes the essentials of English, mathematics, a foreign he and Dora are here today and I would just like to say to them both on our language and at least once science, while giving everyone a good chance of behalf — thank you again, and every happiness in the future.