54 Wesley College Chronicle

The Old Brigade

In this issue of the "Chronicle" you will find news of Old Boys in England, U.S.A., New Britain, , Western Australia, South Australia, and at home. Wherever you are drop us a line to tell us all what you are doing. Such news is always welcome.

A. H. C. Richards (1939), whose address is 8 Finally, he announces that the reunion in London Claude Avenue, Middlesborough, Yorks., England, next year will be held at the Cafe Royal at 6.30 p,m. writing to the hon. sec. of the association to con­ on Saturday, Sth May. Any Old Boys who will be gratulate him on his appointment, provided news abroad next year should note this date and drop of a number of Old Boys he has seen in England. a line to Arthur or to Denis Vaughan. Arthur, after spending 15 months in "Victoria, Thank you, Arthur, for a splendid budget of returned to England in March this year and is news! now employed as an engineer designing a new nylon plant for I.C.I. "My office at Wilton Castle, a stately home taken over by the firm for their technical staff is set amidst green fields and tall trees about a mile from the works themselves; WHICH ACTIVITIES OF THE you can see that conditions are ideal and a far cry from the more usual office accommodation of O.W.C.A. INTEREST YOU? large industrial undertakings." On the back page of tliis issue of the Ke reports upon the O.W. reunion which was "Chronicle" you will find a voting form. held at the Cafe Royal, Piccadilly Circus, London, Please fill it in and return it as soon as on Saturday, 30th April. There were only seven possible to L. Norman Ley, 342 Flinders present this year but "what we lacked in numbers Street, C.l. we certainly made up for in enthusiasm and comradeship; the evening was a great success." If tliis request is complied with, the Those present were: Ken Rabling (1934i, Alex. voice of the greater number of members Methven (1940), Gordon Hattam (1935), Peter will be heard, and the O.W.C.A. Council De Hais <1939i, John Bignell (1936i, Bob Valentine and those responsible for Old Boy activi­ 119461, and Arthur Richards. ties will obtain some clear indication whether their efforts are worthwhile or Ken Rabling and John Bignell are working with not. well-known consulting engineers in London, "Valentine is studying with a London firm of quantity surveyors and Alex. Methven is a chaplain with the Royal Air Force. Gordon Hattam and Peter De Hais are both cadets with A.N.A. Peter Trevor G. Rapke (1920), whose steady progress and Gordon have now returned home. as a barrister in Melbourne is well known, is now a member of the O.W.C.A. Council. At the last meeting of the council he reported meeting C. 0. Of Denis Vaughan, Arthur writes of his con­ Leig-h Cook (1921), former Chaplain of the School, tinuing success as assistant conductor of the Royal and now Principal of M.L.C, Launceston, whilst Philharmonic Orchestra. Because of Sir Thomas on a visit to that city. "VV. H. Mason-Cox (1927), Beecham's illness, Denis has been frequently called Headmaster of , , was also on to conduct the orchestra at short notice. "How present at the meeting. A cutting from the proud we Old Boys are to think that one of our Launceston "Examiner," which Trevor forwarded, number has conducted the premier orchestra of tells ot the passing over of a number of historical England in perhaps the world's flnest concert hall objects from Horton College, formerly a Methodist —the Royal Festival Hall." boys' school, to the care of the Launceston M.L.C. Both Leigh Cook and Mason-Cox seem to be A letter which Arthur received from T. Benson thriving on the hard work they are engaged on Gyles (1917), now living in St. Agnes, Cornwall, at their respective schools. raised a point which is worthy of close considera­ tion. Pre-war, wrote Gyles, a branch of the Bill Mason-Cox recently became the father of O.W.C.A. existed in England. Arthur believes that a daughter, and of this happening Trevor remarks something should be done to re-constitute it. He that this was the flrst child born to a headmaster claims that there are somewhere about 60 O.W.s, of Hutchins School for over 100 years. Quite an that he knows of, living in England now. event for all parties concerned!