2011 | Issue 11 Peterhouse Peterhouse and the Development Campaign KEY FACTS Peterhouse issue 11 u 2011 1998 Peterhouse Peterhouse is not ‘rich’ The Development Campaign Mr D.R. Boardman Dr S.L. Chow » The oldest and smallest » Public funding peripheral (12%), By the end of the Campaign, Dr K.M. Cuthill Cambridge college, founded 1284. yet society’s expectations are Peterhouse will: Dr M.S. Dyer Comprises Master, c.30 Fellows, disproportionately high The Revd A.R.S. Faludy » Achieve financial stability Dr S.J. Pilgrim c.8 Research Fellows, plus Bye- » Pressure on finances unsustainable ax relief is available to donors). Mr S.P. Toyne Fellows and Visiting Fellows; c.110 unless reinforced by private » House all undergraduates on site, 1999 Graduate Students; c.260 generosity – a track record of freeing up income-generating Mr S.R.J. George Undergraduates; c.4,000 Non- properties located elsewhere in Please send me information about legacies. Please send me information about donating shares to the College (T I enclose a matching gift form from my company. I enclose a matching gift form from my company. Dr B.J.G.A. Kress being forced to eat into I wish my donation to remain anonymous. Resident Members Cambridge 2000 endowment, year-on-year, to Email address Name & postal address: Other ways you can help Peterhouse Mr C.J. Bentley » Strong belief in statutory role of meet daily costs of core activities » Offer excellent facilities to attract The Master Writes 3 Mr A.M.P. Dos Remedios furthering ‘education, religion, the best students in a competitive 5 6 Mr P.D. Flower » £100 million endowment due to learning and research’ across the Miss K.A. Hooton past benefactions – has to market From the Development Director 4 whole range of knowledge 2001 contribute over half income, cover » Ensure that no-one with the Mr B.J. Hoyle » ‘An intellectual influence … out operating deficits, fund building ability and promise to benefit The Partbooks 5 Miss S.M.H. Ismar Dr R.I. Ross Russell of all proportion to [its] size’ work from a Peterhouse education need (Noel Annan, The Dons, fear being unable to come or to 2002 Peterhouse Organ Renovation 6 » Breakeven in 1998 declined to Dr P. Candreia published 1999) continue for want of money £1 million deficit in 2003; Delta Dr E.J. Cole Mr J.J. Marchant » Responds to and helps shape breakeven re-achieved in 2006 » Encourage and reward academic Puccinelli Bronzes 8 Dr A.M. Spencer change from its strong base of attainment and aspiration through » Income: fees (from students and 2003 tradition and sense of continuity: worthwhile prizes, book and Student Funds 10 Dr S. Badurdeen government) 13.8%; rooms and – Petreans active in every field of travel allowances Switch Mr J.A.W. Dalton meals (from students) 18.9%; Security code work – e.g. academics, Expiry date Peterhouse Miscellany 12 Mr S. Roberts conferences 5.8%; income from 8 » Enhance education in the round scientists, business people, 2005 the historic endowment 58.5%; through more opportunities for Dr T. Ghisu diplomats, teachers, doctors, unrestricted donations 3.0% Visa Development News 13 travel, music, theatre, sports and Miss J.H. Scott-Thompson lawyers, priests, etc, for the cultural participation Mr C.A. Ziegler good of society at large » Public funding per undergraduate 2006 – scientific innovation: computer has declined 40% in real terms in » Fund graduate students for On the cover Miss A.L. Greb 10 years conferences, travel and research (Babbage), electricity (Kelvin), The cover photograph is taken of M Staircase 2009 jet engine (Whittle), hovercraft expenses from the graveyard of Little St Mary’s. Sharp-eyed Dr C. Watts » Every undergraduate costs the Mastercard (Cockerill), four Nobel Petreans will notice that there are no railings endowment £5,000 p.a., or » Safeguard small-group teaching Laureates (Kendrew, Klug, beside the gate into the College. The reason is that Friends of the College £15,000 for three years – so through the Supervision system Martin, Perutz) the Church is currently undergoing some repairs and Professor James G. Basker expansion out of trouble is not a David Ord Limited – the arts (recently Eyre, National » Safeguard pastoral care and this provides access to the site; the railings will be realistic or desirable option Start date Issue no. (Switch/Maestro only) Signature Date Name as it appears on card Card type Card number You can now also give online at: uk.virginmoneygiving.com You The David Ross Foundation Theatre; McBurney, Théâtre de welfare through the Tutorial I wish to give £ replaced when the work is complete. M Staircase The Davidson Family Complicité; Mendes, Donmar » Smallness of the College is system is the first stage of an even more ambitious project, Charitable Trust an essential distinguishing envelope an into fit to here fold please Warehouse, Oscar-winner) » Secure admission of the best involving the renovation of Fen Court and the (Emanuel Davidson) characteristic – educationally – journalism (recently Gale, creation of a building on the fourth side of Gisborne Exxon Mobil Foundation students from all backgrounds and socially valuable, but bringing (E.W. Sorensen) Worsthorne) Court. If sufficient funds can be raised and pledged, accompanying diseconomies » Fund teaching Fellowships, The Frances and Augustus – public affairs and diplomacy work will start on the new building in the latter half Newman Foundation (recently Fenn, India; Meyer, of scale targeted to areas of teaching of 2012 for completion in 2014 – a decade after the The Friends of Peterhouse U.S.A.; Stern, World Bank / strength launch of the Campaign. » Differential fees introduced Mrs Gisela Gledhill Treasury; Synnott, Iraq; Wilson, in 2006 make no significant » Create new Research Fellowships Mr Andrew and Mrs Carole Hong Kong; Wright, Japan) – the seed-corn of future Peterhouse 10 Jepson difference – far below costs, – political, religious and social Cambridge, CB2 1RD Mrs Alison Jepson (wife of shared with the University academic vitality Dr Cosin’s Litany in the Eight students describe what the late Dr Leigh Jepson) thought: Laudianism and Telephone: 01223 338200 » No public funding for the » Have the best small conference Peterhouse Partbooks and the they were able to achieve Dr Michael Loewe Royalism in the 1630s (Cosin, Fax: 01223 337578 Organ renovation and research Teaching maintenance of ‘national heritage’ facilities in Cambridge, providing history of the Chapel organ are thanks to the financial support Mr Charles W. and Wren); political thought in the www.pet.cam.ac.uk a transformed independent evidence of the part played they received from Funds Mrs Lucy Lott 1970s/80s (Cowling); ‘radical buildings income stream by Peterhouse in maintaining established and maintained by Mrs Margaret Poolman orthodox’ theology in the » Only Peterhouse, its members and (wife of the late the tradition of choral music in donations by Petreans. 1990s (Milbank, Quash) supporters can generate » Preserve and enhance its historic England during the Reformation. Mr Geoffrey Poolman) the financial independence buildings and gardens for future Photography: Stephen Bond, Quentin Maile Dr Rosemary R. Northfield » Education in the broadest sense (wife of the late Professor to defend and advance generations Design & print management: H2 Associates, Cambridge Three major bronzes by – academic, personal, cultural, Timothy Northfield) Peterhouse’s purposes Puccinelli, a gift from a Petrean Mrs Rena E. Partridge social – in an intimate and » Have a long-term development in Germany, are unveiled in the (wife of the late supportive residential strategy in place with a lasting Scholars’ Garden. Mr Alan Partridge) culture of support for the College environment Student support I wish Peterhouse to treat this donation, any donation have made in the previous four years, and all donations I make future until I notify you otherwise, as Gift Aid donations. Give by cheque/CAF voucher (not US) made payable to Peterhouse Development Fund. I would like to make a donation Cambridge in America for Peterhouse. Please send me more information. Give by standing order/direct debit. Please send me a form. Give by credit/debit card. Please complete details opposite. Gisborne Court extension Mr T.A. Harry Plevy The Development Director is happy to discuss other possibilities. Mrs Sally Sandys-Renton gift to Peterhouse Your will allocate your gift to the area we identify as being of greatest We please indicate if you would prefer your gift to be need. However, used in particular for: to give Ways The Master Writes Adrian and Anne Dixon in the Drawing Room in the Master’s Lodge This year there were again some happy and notable successes. Most importantly, the We are very grateful to all those who have College rose to 7th place in the Tomkins contributed so generously to allow these table on the basis of Tripos examination results. This major improvement represents developments to begin. Indeed the generosity a considerable team effort, including those responsible for Admissions, the Tutors, of our Non-Resident Members never ceases Directors of Studies and Supervisors but, to surprise and delight. above all, these results are down to the junior members themselves. Contrary to able to attract first rate preachers. There are There is always a gradual turnover of the what may be portrayed in some tabloids, numerous musical events with substantial Fellowship with Research Fellows succeeding all students in this College take their in-house talent but we also enjoy several in gaining permanent jobs and others winning academic endeavours very seriously indeed. events with external musicians. The promotion. Partly because of such comings The Graduate Students ran another excellent Heywood Society production and goings, we have gained two new History excellent research symposium and the of Georges Feydeau’s ‘A Flea in Her Ear’ Fellows and a third lawyer. It is pleasing to MCR remains in very strong heart.