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1986-87 TM,, - * The Dunelmian CONTENTS Headmaster’s Notes 2 School Facts 3 House Notes 4 Speech Day 10 Chapel Notes 16 Music, Art and Drama 20 Societies 32 Pursuits 36 Original Contributions 45 Sport and Recreation 49 C.C.F. 68 O.D. News 70 Obituaries 76 Catriona 2nd of Pollok and her calf Sheila. 1 Headmaster's Notes Including Staff Notes This year has indeed been a notable staff, the size of the Common Room has have been recorded by the School. On one in the history of the School. A great reached a record 38 full time members. the games front, the U17 cricket team deal of activity has been seen on many We extend a warm welcome to all the reached the last eight of the national fronts and some splendid success has new members of staff and hope that they competition, while the U13 Bow/Ferens been achieved in the classroom and enjoy their time with us. team went even further, losing in the elsewhere. During the course of the year, Three other important changes are semi-finals of their national competition. as reported on Speech Day, two young imminent with the new Bursar due in The rowers performed creditably at men joined the staff; Richard Hillier January (see Speech Day report) and the Henley (our first visit for five years) came to teach Classics and Mark Snell to recent decision of Mr. Alan Roberts to while the School’s Challenge team, teach Chemistry. They were joined in retire (after 14 years of splendid service) although young and inexperienced did September by Mr. Fred Cook, B.Sc., who in order to give himself more time for his well to reach the national finals yet was educated at Harrogate Grammar own painting. Mr. Joe Mallia, B.Ed., who again. After the end of the Summer School and Hatfield Polytechnic where was educated at the City of Bath Boys’ Term, Manchester Grammar School, he obtained a degree in Industrial School and Worcester College of Millfield, Western Australia Schools and Engineering. Mr. Cook has taught at the Education and is teaching at Monkton ourselves managed almost a week of Sir Henry Floyd School, Aylesbury, The Coombe will become the new Head of Art cricket of a high standard, while for the Royal Guard School, Oman and the Lord in January. We were delighted to learn of last three weeks of the Summer Holidays Williams’ School, Thame and has the the appointment of Mr Gordon Clayton to a group of 35 boys, one girl, three most important task of introducing Craft, be Headmaster of Newcastle M asters and nine supporters had a most Design and Technology to the School. Preparatory School with effect from the enjoyable rugby tour of Canada. A report The new Housemistress of Pimlico House 1st January 1988 and send him “just up on this tour can be found elsewhere, but is Miss Mary Young, B.Ed., who was the road” with all our good wishes for it proved to be a very happy holiday for educated at the High School of Dundee the future. The new Housemaster of many and the rugby played was quite and has a degree in Economics from School House will be Mr. Hugh Dias. outstanding. Edinburgh University. She has taught in Among those new boys and girls who Before the tour set out the “A” Level Germany at Windsor Girls’ School, joined the School this September were results had been published and there Hamm and Kent School, Hostert and will our first Burkitt Scholars; Emma Arm were many smiling faces as a result. The be teaching Economics and Sociology strong from Fyndoune Comprehensive 66 pupils in the Upper Sixth (perhaps our and helping with careers. David Grubb is School, Durham won the major award of biggest year) achieved by far the the new assistant in the Music £2,000 p.a., while minor awards of School’s best ever results. Only once has Department. Mr Grubb, M.A., was £1,000 were won by David Black of the School broken the 90 per cent barrier educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Belmont Comprehensive School and in the “A” Level pass rate, but this year Grammar School and read Music at Lander Davidson of Red House School, the boys and girls achieved the outstand Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Norton. Ian Smith won the minor Burkitt ing result of a 95.8 per cent pass rate. before taking charge of the music at Award presented internally for the best With almost exactly half the grades Wilmington Girls’ Grammar School. He “O” Level results by a non King’s gained either A’s or B’s, the quality was will be the resident House Tutor in The Scholar. The Trust were also able to give equally as good as the quantity. The “O" Caffinites, while the new Ferens House an award to Jonah Annobil, the son of the Level results which followed a week Tutor is Mr Paul Connor, M.A., who, Bishop of Ghana which will enable him to later were an improvement on those of having obtained a 2:1 in History at pursue his Sixth Form education with us. the last two years, with some excellent London University and an M.A. at the With several O.D.’s at the Universities of individual performances. The School re University of East Anglia, has just Oxford and Cambridge also benefitting assembled in September numbering 371, finished his Post Graduate Certificate in from the fund, Colonel Burkitt’s bequest our second highest ever, and in a Education. Also joining the staff are Mrs. is proving of immense value to the buoyant and confident mood. A great Jane Watkinson, B.A., the new Librarian School. deal of hard work and application had and Monsieur Domenech, the French The main details of the year are, of gone into the creating of the success of Assistant. With Mrs. M. Forey and Mrs. course, recorded later in the magazine, the class of ’87 and a fine example set for D. Evans becoming full time members of but since Speech Day many successes those who are to follow. 2 Durham School Governors Monitors The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral O. J. Combe Head of School The Very Reverend the Dean of Durham J. S. R. Bew Head of The Caffinites The Venerable the Archdeacon of Durham J. L. Bumby Head of School House The Reverend Canon R. L. Coppin A. G. Clayton Head of Langley House The Venerable the Archdeacon of Auckland S. D. Forbes Head of Poole House The Reverend Canon T. Hart P. J. Carney Jt. Head of The Reverend Canon Professor D. W. Hardy J. M. Tutungi j Pimlico House C. J. Baines The Caffinites Co-opted members T. Bradley Pimlico House Dr. G. M. Bell, M.B., B.S., OD J. A. K. Brown Langley House Sir Geoffrey Gilbertson, C.B.E., OD J. A. Dodd Poole House Miss I. Hindmarsh, J.P., M.A. S. P. Foster School House N. J. B. Prynn, LL.B. M. H. Harwood Poole House C. M. Watts, F.C.A., OD J. P. Jones The Caffinites J. Parkin School House Chapter Clerk and Clerk to the Governors M. P. R. Willis School House D. J. Perham King’s Scholars Bursar and Deputy Clerk to the Governors F. Widdas, M.A. P. L. Barnfather R. W. Baty School Medical Officer 0 . Brown Dr. D. Walker, M.B., B.S. M. Dennison D. M. Drysdale C. J. Gatenby Staff C. J. Greenshields Headmaster A. G. Howd J. E. McKie M. A. Lang, M.A., F.R.S.A., Oxford J. S. Salway T. Wright Deputy Headmaster J. S. Lee, M.A. Oxford Physics R. C. Woodward J. F. M. Zair Chaplain The Reverend R. N. Myerscough, B.D., London Religious Education Numbers School House 78 Assistant Masters The Caffinites 79 A. H. Adams, M.A., Cambridge Mathematics Poole House 85 D. Baty, M.A., OD, Cambridge (Housemaster of Langley House) English Langley House 69 D. R. Best, B.A., Belfast (Director of Studies) Head of History Pimlico House 34 W. J. Best, B.Sc. (Phys.), M.Inst.P., M.I.O.A., Durham Head of Physics Ferens House 43 J. A. Burgess, M.A., B.Sc., F.L.S., St. Andrews Head of Biology 388 G. Clayton, M.A., Cambridge (Housemaster of School House) Biology P. J. N. Copeland, M.A., Oxford H ead of Engiish Boarders 255 P. Corbett, M.A., St. Andrews Modern Languages Day Pupils 133 J. Curry, M.A., B.Sc., Durham (Careers Master) Mathematics & Physics H. S. Dias, B.A., Ulster English J. D. Everatt, M.A., Durham (Housemaster of Poole House) Head of Classics N. G. E. Gedye, M.A., Cambridge H ead o f Science fr Chemistry N. E. Gleed, M.A., Cambridge Director of Music R. N. Hewitt, B.Ed., Durham G eography J. R. Hind, B.A., Cambridge History Mrs. M. P. Jakeway, B.Sc., Hull Computer Studies D. Keeton, M.A., Oxford Head of Mathematics P. J. Kunzer, M.A., Dublin Chemistry & Physics N. K. Lyons, M.A., Oxford Modern Languages M. J. Maughan, B.A., Liverpool Physical Education & Geography A. N. Pointing, B.Sc., Reading Mathematics J. C. Renshaw, B.A., Durham Head of Geography C. N. Riches, B.A., M.Phil., East Anglia H ead o f Economics A. Roberts, A.T.D., Leeds College of Art Director of Art A. M. Rose, B.Ed., Durham Chemistry M. S. S. Snell, B.Sc. Chemistry R.