Magister Journal of the Old Blackburnians’ Association
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MAGISTER JOURNAL OF THE OLD BLACKBURNIANS’ ASSOCIATION BiSce JOrobti* No 1 AUGUST 1963 SCOTTISH BRANCH Top Post for Mr Taylor Mr Milton Whalley MAY BE FORMED T a y lo r , who was a pupil at QEGS from 1919 to 1929, ^ NEW BRANCH o f the Old Blackburnians5 Association may shortly be formed has been appointed deputy in Scotland. regional director of the East ern Region of the National Association records show that at least 20 old boys are now living in Scotland, and Agricultural Advisory Ser the idea for, initially, an occasional get-together comes from Mr Paul N. Price, who vice. was at the school from 1948 to 1954. Mr Taylor took his BA degree in agriculture at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1932, Mr Price, who lives at 18, and was a poultry farmer at Faskally Avenue, Bishopbriggs, Wilpshire, Blackburn, until 1940. TO BE VICAR Glasgow (tel. Bishopbriggs 3936) NEW HEADSHIP He received his M A degree in asks : “ What is the best way to 1936. AT BLACKBURN try to organise an occasional FOR MR BENSON From 1934 to 1946 he was The Rev William David lunch or some function, then we M r N. S. T. B e n s o n , head technical advisor and director of R o b in s o n (32), senior curate of can have a Glasgow branch of master of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School from 1948 to the experimental research farm Lancaster Priorv, is to be the the OBs ? ” 1956, has been appointed head for the Poultry Association of new vicar of St. James’s Church, Nine more OBs live in the master of the Cathedral School, Great Britain, and in the early Blackburn. He will take up his Salisbury. He will take up his Glasgow area. They are Mr years of the Second World War new post in September. new post in September. R. M. Dobson (1934-1943), c/o taught biology at Clitheroe Royal Mr Robinson, who was at the Mr Benson, who is 51, is at Glasgow University ; Mr B. M. Grammar School. school from 1942 to 1949, is a present senior English master at Holden (1921-1932), Rector of Allhallows School, Rousden, near In 1946 Mr Taylor joined the former head boy chorister of Glasgow Academy ; Mr A. Lyme Regis. staff of the Ministry of Agricul Blackburn Cathedral. He is the Smith (1941-1944), 5 Park Terr The period of Mr Benson’s ture and Fisheries as a county only son of Mr and Mrs William ace, Glasgow, C3 ; Mr L. P. headship at Blackburn saw the poultry advisory officer in the Robinson, of Nazareth House start of the school’s long-term Bamford (1924-1932), c/o J. and National Agricultural Advisory Lodge, Blackburn. P. Coates Ltd., St. Vincent’s development programme, which is still in progress. Mr Benson Service. From 1949 to 1953 he He studied at University Street, Glasgow, C2 ; Mr T. left Blackburn in April, 1956, to was deputy agricultural attache College, Durham, from 1951 to Gibson (1918-1924), traffic super become headmaster of Giggle- at the British Embassy in Wash 1954, when he gained his BA intendent, c/o Post Office Tele swick school, and was succeeded ington, and on his return to degree. He received his M A phones, Glasgow ; Mr F. Weth- by the present headmaster, Mr erell (1931-1940), 45 Netherdale B. H. Kemball-Cook. Great Britain became chief poul degree last year. Avenue, Netherlee, Glasgow ; try advisory offficer for the West Mr Robinson was on the staff Mr Benson was educated Mr I. B. Smith (1946-1950), 63 at Wolverhampton Grammar Midland Province. of Lloyd’s Bank at Blackburn Linthaugh Road, Glasgow ; Mr School, and took his degree at He later served as agricultural and Preston for two years before R. B. Smith (1948-1954), 40 St. John’s College, Oxford, where and food attache to the British he decided to enter the ministry. Allander Road, Westerlon, near he held an open scholarship in Embassies at Copenhagen and He read theology at Cranmer Glasgow ; and Mr A. Battersby classics. The Hague, and rejoined the Hall, Durham. (1927-1934), 46 Vardar Avenue, He started his teaching career On ordination in 1958 he Clarkston, Glasgow. at Shrewsbury School in 1934. NAAS at Leeds, in the Yorkshire In 1935 he went to Giggleswick, became curate of Standish Parish and Lancashire Region, in 1960. Branches already exist in Man where he taught English and He was awarded the MBE in Church, and moved to Lan chester, Liverpool, Oxford, Cam classics and was a housemaster. caster Priory three years later. 1954. bridge, Leeds, Durham and Mr Benson joined the RAF Illlllllllllllllll Mr Robinson served as a pilot London. reserve in 1932, and served with officer in the RAF from 1949 the RAF throughout the Second Dr John Earle Varey has been to 1951. And another branch could be Word War. He was awarded appointed Professor of Spanish the Air Force Cross in 1942. Illlllllllllll formed in the South Wales area, at Westfield College, London Mr William Cliffe (1922-1928), where many old boys live. The In 1945 he returned to Giggle University. has been appointed chief clerk in school also has several students swick, where he remained until Dr Varey was at QEGS from he moved to Blackburn. He Blackburn Town Clerk’s depart at Bristol and South Wales resigned as headmaster of Giggle 1933 to 1941 and was head boy ment. universities. swick School in February, 1958. in his last year at school. 2 MAGISTER AUGUST 1963 A “HAPPY FAMILY”— School Cricketer Dies MR C. SMITH RECALLS M r Raymond Carter, man aging director of R. Carter & Co. Ltd., fertiliser and flower dye manufacturers, of Welling 28 YEARS AT QEGS ton New M ill, Blackburn, died in Our Lady of Compassion r j N A DISM AL afternoon in November, 1927, I arrived at Queen Elizabeth’s Nursing Home. He was 53. Grammar School to attend an interview for the vacant classics mastership. Mr A. Mr Carter, who was at the Holden received me in his study and offered me the post—provided that (a) I liked school from 1923 to 1926, was vice-captain of school cricket in the school and the “ great happy family in the staff room ” and (b) during my tenure I 1925 and 1926. He lived in would refrain from any form of corporal punishment. Ravenswing Avenue, Blackburn. He was a past captain and past After reluctantly agreeing to Crehan, Blenkinsop, and many I know little of the school s president of Blackburn Subscrip these conditions, I was taken on others. present set-up, though from tion Bowling Green Club, and a tour of inspection. First we what I hear I expect to learn that We used to go to farm camp belonged to Blackburn Golf went up to the staff room to Disce Prodesse has been changed in the Fylde in the war years. Club. He was also active on enjoy the “ splendid” view across to Ardua Molimur— and I’ll leave The Duke of Norfolk once the committee of Blackburn the town. Alas ! little could be you to work that one out. visited the camp under the Property Owners’ Association. seen except scores of mill chim —CYRIL SMITH aegis of the Ministry of Agri He leaves a widow. neys belching forth clouds of culture and Fisheries. ■■M ill black smoke, which hung low ■Illil I recall with amusement the on the foggy horizon. Social Activities expression on his face when he The social committee of the Mr Paul Wilson Schofield, a From there we made our way to tasted the soup from a ladle into association has been busy this former secretary of the school the huts. From the first class which a wasp had just fallen. year with three highly successful gym club, has been awarded full I remember too the remark he room came the booming voice of events completed. colours by his college and a Mr Cumming, who was obvi made ! “ gold” by his university for judo. A three-way tennis tournament ously breaking condition (b) in I recall many boys’ names'— between Old Boys, Staff and Mr Schofield (22), whose no uncertain fashion. I smiled. Evans, Naisby, Adams, Crossley, School, took place at the end o f home is in Stanhill Lane, Mr Holden murmured : “ It is Armistead, Taylor, Whittick, June. Oswaldtwistle, is a third-year the end of our final period,” and Southworth, Marsh, Gaskell, In March, over a hundred physics student at the University led me quickly away. Walsh, Birtwell, King, Proctor, people enjoyed an evening’s o f Wales, Bangor. He was at Ingham, Holden, Marsden, So it was that I came to spend dancing in Big School, and in QEGS from 1952 to 1960. Spink, Brogden, Bamford, Whe- 28 full and happy years with the May, a treasure hunt took He will begin a course at the well, and scores of others— a “ great, happy family.” The late motorists through the Ribble Carnegie College o f Physical splendid lot they were. K. A. P. Evans was head of Valley before returning for sup Education, Leeds, in October. school then. He and I, not And memories come back of per, again in Big School. We forgetting Whittick, used to act the annual evening at Mr and are deeply grateful to Mr Bllllllll as guides at Samlesbury at the Mrs J. W. Marsden’s, where Eastham for organising these Mr Frank J. Jones, chairman request of Mr. T. B. Lewis, the our hostess sang “ Cherry Ripe ” affairs and he will no doubt and managing director of Jones Old Hall’s greatest benefactor.