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VoL . XIX. No. 1. JULY, 1944. EDITORS: J. M. H . SCOTT, M. F. HOARE. SuB-EDITORS : D. F. GREEN, M. H . DUBOIS.
<.ton tents 18~itorial PAGE PAGE REAT events since our last issue bring the possibility of peace within a year T into view. But we must realise now that peace, when it comes, will demand Editorial 3 Cricket 26 G increased efforts on our part rather than relaxation. This war is only a School Notes 3 Hockey 32 preparation for one of the greatest battles in history-the Ba ttle o£ W estern Civilization-and the fate of the world will depend on England as much in 1950 In Memoriam 4 Athletics 33 and 1960 as it did in 1940. W e in England have been fortunate during this war European n ations-our greatest triab lie ahead. Swimming 34 compared with other T wo Sonnets 12 Let us develop our great national traditwns that we may the more readily King Alfred House Notes 12 Boxing 35 prepare ourselves 10r the tasks that await us in the International Order of the future. We owe it to the World, we owe it to ourselves Bishop Fox H ouse Notes 13 Just a T wist and a Turn 35 Yl eynell House Notes l4 Chapel 35 Woodard House Notes 15 Choir 36 Scbool 1Rotea UR numbers have reached 2'58. Scaly Deliberations 15 Speech Day 37 W e were very sorry to lose Mr. Langdon, who had to give up his post O here in December on account of pressing claims on his attention from his Ode to a Fireguard 16 Prize List 42 own school. The functions of Geography Master were ably fulfilled during the Sheldon Society 16 The Lovely Countryside 44 Lent Term by the Chaplain and Father Derek White, who re-joined us for the t erm, and we should like to take this opportunity of expressing our sincere grati Library 17 Oh ! For a Glimpse of the Sea 44 tude to them for all their trouble. Music Club 17 Geographical Society 44 This t erm we welcome Mr. F. S. Palmer , M.A., of Queen's Co~ege, Cam bridge, who has now taken over the full duties of Geography Master. Cinema 18 Dancing Class 45 1Vlr. Newman has taken over the book-room , and here we must express. our warm thanks to him a nd the boys who help him-particularly A. Clement, A. S. Dramatic Society 18 Dancing Club 45 Grange-Bennett, A. H . Hann and M. J . Lintell-for their very efficient organiza Play-Reading Society 20 T: evithick Society 45 tion and repair service. Our crops this year include 23 acres of wheat, four acres of broad beans and L iterary Society 20 Philatelic Society 46 peas, and three acres of potatoes. The legumes have been very successful, and es, wheat and tomatoes show great promise. A full account of the 20 Wireless Club 46 the potato Winter Eclogues year's returns will be published in our next issue. How's That 21 " W e· Can Take It " 46 Sports Day was held in glorious weather this year on Saturday, May 20th, when many visitors witnessed a great Wooda rd yictory. J .T.C. 21 Letters to the Editor 47 Speech Day was held on June 16th. The chief interest centred around the A .T .C. 22 " If I Could be a King " 50 Institution of the visitor, the Lord Bishop of Bath and W ells, who was a1so guest of honour. A ·full account o£ the proceedings appears e lsewhere. K.C.M.R.C. 23 Salvete 50 W . G. D ewhurst is to be warmly congratulated on gaining an Open Exhibi tion in Natural Science at University College, Oxford; also F. M. Pomeranz on Scouts 24 Valete 51 his Open History Exhibition at Gonville a nd Caius College, Cambridge. P oultry 25 Contemporaries 52 At the beginning of the year we welcomed Miss Andrew, our new cateressl, and we should like to thank her a nd her assistants for the splendid way in which Surrealist Episode 25 O.A. Notes 52 they have satisfied that schoolboy appetite. of a · recent book, " A Priest in 25 Junior School Supplement 54 W e greatly appreciate the joint dedication A Springtime Murmur the Making," to the boys of King's College, together with the boys of E astbourne A Fragment 26 College. The author is the R ev. C. E. B. Neate, O .A., who is a frequent and very welcome visitor at King's. He is now Chaplain of E astbourne College. The books sets before the reader the vocation to the priesthood, and also, in the last chapter, to the religious life. A "Times" review says : " Mr. Neate has boldly undertaken a task too often neglected, and deserves gratitude for doing so." We have received visits from several members of the staff who are now on active service-Major P . B. Monahan, Major S. J . Fullerton, Flying Officer H. K. H . King. W e understand that. the Rev. H. Chester-Master 1s re-joining the staff next t erm. W e extend to him a hearty greeting in anticipation. P . A. Day and G. S. B raddy have been accepted for Naval University Short Courses, P . J . Dight for an R.A.F. University Short Course, and J. Pickering for a University Short Course in the Royal Engineers. 8 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN
The School has bought a house in South Roid, a few doors from the College and overlooking the playing fields. It is called " Gatcombe." It is to be occu, pied next term by the Bishop F.ox House, presided over by Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. At present it is serving in place of the old King Edward Dormitory, which is now in the complete occupation of the Junior School. It is an attractive house with a remarkably good garden. Once again the health o:f the School has been excellent. For this we must thank the Medical Officer, the Sister, Miss Clarke, and :the Sanatorium staff. We have had no epidemics during the past two terms. We have gained thirty-two School Certificates and six Higher School Certifi cates during the past year. The Dramatic Society's production, "Murder in the Cathedral," by T. S. Eliot, last December, wa~ a gre.at success. They raised £70, of which £50 was sent to the Princess Tsahai Memorial Fund. On behalf of her patients, the Sanatorium Sister wished to thank most sin cerely all those who have so kindly contributed :to the Sanatorium Wireless F und. The installation is now complete and much enjoyed. Finally, we should like to express our thanks to Miss Still for her devotion to the cause of Tuck and the Merchant Navy Club, which flourishes under her guidance ; we should also like to thank Mrs. Mayers and the sewing-room for all their hard work :to keep our clothes in good condition.
1ln memoriam
V J . R. ELLSON. At King's : J anuary, 1934-December, 1938. Captain, Airborne. Died on Active Service.
ETER JAMES MORICE, Pilot Officer, R.A.F., was born ls\: August, 1911. He was the son of the late R ev. H. C. G. Moric~, Vicar of St. Saviour'.s S. C. HEYNE. P Vicarage, Aberdeen P ark, London. H e was at Kmg s College from 1924 until At King's : September, 1936-March, 1941. 1930. His two brqthers, J . A. Morice a nd M. A. Morice, were also at the School. Lieutenant, Indian Army. He had a distinguished career here, being School Captain, Captain of Cricket, Captain of Swimming, and Died on Active Service. a member of the 1st XV. He entered Pembroke College, Oxford, and later became a master at St. Calumba's College, .Rathfarn ham where he was a very valued member of the staff: His Commandmg Officer wrote of him : " He was one. of the best of all our navigators. By virtue of his personality and his character he very soon made himself an outstandingly popular officer. Throughout his career in the Royal Air Force he has done remarkably well. His loss, both as a navigator and as a friend, is felt very deeply by all P. J . JOHNSON of us here." We extend our deep sympathy tq all his relatives I A. R. ROGERS. A1; King's: September, 1934-July 1940. Sergeant, Royal Dragoon Guards. Killed on Active Service. " 4 5 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN ICHAEL ANDREW MORICE was born on the 14th November, 1913. H e and his two brothers, P . J. Morice and J. A. Morice, were all at King's M together. He entered King's in 19'24 and left in 1931. H e was in Mey ICHAEL GORDON LUFF was born on the '27th May, 1916. He and his nell House. He did we]] at School and was much respected and loved. In his M brothers were all a t King's College. H e ent;ered in 19'27 a nd left in 193'2. R egiment, in which he hel'd the rank of Captain, he was shortly before his df'ath He was in the Woodard House, a nd, like his brothers, he was devoted to Entertainments Officer, and when he knew his men were going into action he the College •. and serv:ed it with energy. H e went into the R oyal Wilts Yeoma·nry left this post and went with them of his own accord, seeking the most da ngerous and served m the Midd~e ~ast. H e was later attached to the A:moured Brigade position. He was killed in action, and leaves a wife a nd a little daughter. Our and he was repor1;ed m1ssmg aft er the Battle of El Al'amein. It has since been deepest sympathy goes out to his relations a nd friends in their t errible loss of officially confirmed that he was killed on November 3rd, 194'2 . H e was a Lance two such fine brothers. Sergeant. His Commanding Officer writes : " W e a lways thought such a lot of him. He did so well in the battle, a nd during the night of November 1st when we ~ere advancing he spent most o~ the time right at the head of ~he R egiment, helpmg to find the way through mmes, etc. In the morning when we came to grips I saw him once or twice. The vehide he had was a reconnaissance one and_. when he might easily ~av e gone back, he spent his time under h eavy fir ~ 11aki~g back wounded, and It was on, I think, his thi ~ d trip, tha t h e very un luckily got captured . H e was last sPrn out of his vehicle coll ecting a wounded man. His actions throughout were vrry gallant, and 1 had hoped so much that he was safe and that I should see him after the war." W e express our very deep sympathy with his relatives and friends. THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN ( 7 ENNETH FREDERICK FISHER BARTON was born on the 12th Sep 1~ temb.er, 1922. He entered King's College in 1935 and left in 1940. He was m Woodard, and had a di st inguish e ~ career at the School. He played LIFFORD BIRKETT RIGG was born on the 20th December, 1915. H e for the 2nd XV, w.as a member '?f. the Tenms VI and of the Swimming Team. entered King's College in 1926 a nd left in 1932. H e was in the Meynell ~ot long after leav1ng School he JOmed the Royal Air Force, and he lost his life CHouse, and, like his brothers, was a promising Rugger player. H e joined m operatio?s over enemy. t.erritory in January, 1944. H e possessed great charm the Royal Air Force in August, 1939, and it was his intention to make flying his and excephonal dependab11Ity of character, together with a most sincere idealism career . H e soon gained his commission a nd was promoted l ater :to Flight Many will remember him as an exceptionally graceful diver. Our heartfelt sym: Lieutenant. He made many operational flights, and was recently awarded the pathy goes out to his relations and friends. 1939-43 Star. A skilful pilot, he was noted for the way in which he a lways pressed home his attack, and no one had greater faith than h e in the justice of the cause for which he was fighting. The l'o ss of such a brave a nd distinguished officer is deeply felt by us, and we ext end our sympathy to all his relatives and friends. 8 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN OBITUARY. E have recently, with great regret, beard of :the death of two O.A.',s and W one former master. Mr. F. C. Bostock, O.A., who died recently, was the Honorary Treasurer for the Boy Scouts' Association of Somerset. The following extract from the "Western Gazette," Yeovil, summarizes his many activities and pays a fitting tribute to a man of great ideals and character :- '' Friends in all walks of life heard with the deepest regret of the death last week of Mr. Francis Charles Bostock, of Raveley, Taunton, who was Hon. Treasurer of the Somerse:t County Boys' Association, and had served several local organisations in a similar capacity. He was 78 . " Mr. Bostock entered the service of Messrs. Fox, Fowler & Company's Bank at Taunton at the age of 18, and remained in the bank, which l:ater amalgamated with Lloyds, until his retirement as manager about 20 years ago. His natural courtesy and helpfulness won :the friendship of the many people with whom his professional life brought him into close contact. " Mr. Bostock was born i~ New Zealand, but had been in England since baby hood. He hved for a short time at Weston-super-Mare, and ever since then his home had been at Taunton. He was educated at King's College, Taunton. . " As Hon. Treasurer, first of all to the Taunton District Boy Scouts' Associa tiOn and afterwards to the Somerset County Association, Mr. Bostock has given over 25 years' valuable services in this capacity, and his work for the movement and his presence at their meetings will be greatly missed. He was the proud possessor of the Medal of Merit for good service to the organisation, which was awarded to hrm by the Chief Scout about 10 years ago. . '.'Until <;t few yea.rs .ago he was for a long period Treasurer to the Taunton Distn.ct Nursmg AssociatiOn, and he had also served the Somerset County Cricket Club m that office. Tl_1e second son.of the late Major-General J ames William Bostock, of the Bed fordshire 16th R egrment, Mr. Bostock comes of an ancient and distinguished military family. ".Mr. Bostock married in July, 1895, at P eterborough Cathedral, Miss Adelaide H .. E. A. In~e ld , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Infield, of Dodding ton! Cambndge. Their home for the past 40 years, Raveley, was built to the design of Mrs. Bostock, who is an artist. She was awarded the M.B.E. after the last war for honorary services as masseuse at Taunton S.L.I. Barracks. There is no family. " Represent.atives of t~e So~erset County Boy Sco~ts· Association, the Red Cross and other rnterests with which Mr. Bostock had been associated were among ~hose who attended the funeral service at Trull Parish Church on Friday morn rng, and a guard of honour was formed at the entrance to the church by Scout! from Trull and Taunton School. "The family mourners were Mrs. Bostock (wife), Miss Pooley Martin ULIAN DUDLEY ROLFE was born on the 6th October, 1924. He entered (cousin) and Mr. W. Chapple (gardener)." the School' in 1939 and left in December, 1942. He was in Bishop Fox J House. He was a boy of outstanding character and courage and an excep. Mr. A. W. Gosnell, who died at Bridgwater on Friday, April 21st, 1944, at tionally fine boxer. He became later champion boxer of his Regiment. While the age of 82, was born in 1861 at Newport, Salop. He was educated at Adams at school he played in the 1st XV and in the 1st XI Cricket Team, a:nd he was Gr~mm~r S~hool, Newport .. and Ch~t's College, Cambridge, where he took his a House Prefect. He joined the London Scottish after leaving School, and he Tnpos m Higher Mathematics and Science. In 1884 he became Mathematics and became a Commando. He was killed in action. His officers and N.C.O's. write Science Master at King's, in 1886 he went to Christ College, Hobart Tasmania of him : " We would very much like to tel1 you that it has been a great honour and later to St. Peter's College, Adelaide, Australia. In 1901 he be~ame Head~ serving with such a man as your son. What he lacked in years he had in com master of the High School, Melksham, England. On his retirement in 1926 he monsense and pluck. . . . I do not know if Julian told you in one of his let went to live at Bexhill-on-Sea. His wife died about a year before him. They ters, but he was mentioned on orders for his valour in action. . . . He' has leave three sons and three daughters. · distinguished himself as one of the bravest of our Commandos. I had looked forward He was energetic i~ h~s suppo:J: of. all, Churc~ vrGrk., and is gratefully and with pride to the day I could send him to O.C.T.U. because he would fondly remembered. His mterest In Kmg s remamed enthusiastic to the last have made a fine officer. He was tremendousry popular with all ranks, and in and only~ few months ago he was corresponding with the Headmaster. He w~ my troop he was very much respec~ed both as a man and a sold~e~. . . . ~ou a great fnend of Canon Mason, who was Chaplain at King's in the 'eighties and have every right to be proud of him as we are. It was tl:e spmt of men like who is now living in Toronto, Canada. ~ your son that made our operation such a success." The lol.s of such an excep tionally promising Old Boy is a very bitter one. We send :>ur sympathy to all his relatives and friends. Mr. F. ]. F. Russell, O.A., has recently died. A ~uller notice will be pub lished in our next issue. 10 11 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN All our candidates for Certificate " A," Parts I and II, have been successful. Pickering, O'Leary and East have obtained full certificates, for which we con U.wo Sonnets gratulate them. [FoR J. D. R.] In the A.T.C., Bayne, Knapp-Fisher and Scott have obtained phase "A," and Taylor has obtained full proficiency. I Is it nothing to you, all who pass by, Many old boys have visited us since last December. Batstone, Davie, who When England's youth lie bleeding in the dust, has been accepted for an Indian Army Cadetship ; Braddy, who is up at Oxford Who murmur " Richer Earth " and heave a sigh on a " Y " scheme Naval entry ; Thompson and Pendle. We also had a wel While England's glory tarnishes with rust? come visit from W. D. Harry. Their fathers fought before them, died in vain In closing, we would especially like to thank our House Captain, Pickering, For peace became fretted with decay. Shall for all that he has done for the House ; we could not have wished for a more England perish while life and limb remain ? energetic or conscientious House Captain. We wish him the best of luck in his Or further peace make sluggards of us all ? future career. 0 my country ! Forget not the ideals For which you send them out to fight. Bind their Memory not in sentiment, which feels But does not act. Build this England better :fl3tsbop jfOJ: 1bouse 1Rotes That all who gaze may cry : " This land is free, The home of Beauty and Democracy." URING the last two terms Day, May, Dymore-Brown and Gregory have left us, and we welcome Cha.les ii in the L ent term, and Pagett, from the II D the Junior School, this t erm. Since last Ch:istmas we have received Oh I Brave hearts have cracked for thee, my England, visits from Pearn, Dight, Day, Lintel!, May, Sheppy and Dymore-Brown. We Each in the beau~y of its strength. And these have lately welcomed home D . A. Norton, whom we heartily congratulate on Were straight of limb, keen of eye, firm of hand, gaining the M.B.E. We also congratulate D. C. S. David on his M.C. Walked lightly, ran like a summer breeze. At the end of the Michaelmas Term we lost both the Rugger Cups. In the These have loved thee, these gave life, joy, freedom, Senior matches we lost only to the King Alfred House, after a ve ~ y exciting And all the ideals and hopes of youth's green match, the muddy pitch hampering our threequarter line. Hicks, May and Little Summer, when they paid for the ransom were awarded their House Colours. That liberty in England may be seen. Torn flesh in torn earth, blood soaking foreign The House was well represented in the Dramatic Society's play, " Murder Soil, they fall in the screaming agony in the Cathedral," by Hoare, Little, Brand, Noble and Campbell. Of modern battle. Dying, they restrain · Many members of the House played for the School 1st XI Hockey ~earn, A whimper, fade into eternity. Hicks and Day gaining their 2nd XI Colours. Afte~ a very close match with the Woodard, we won the Hockey Cup. House Hockey Colours were awarded to W eep not, my coun~ry. but put aside thY tears, Hicks, Hoare, Little, Dovell and Charles. Dedicate thy toil th: ough the forgetting years. We were unsuccessful in the Steeplechase, the Woodard beating us by only ANON. nine points. The Senior team especially is to be congratulated on its fine per formance ; six of our runners came in in the first ten, Hicks, Day and Charles coming in 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. These three, with Grigg, Little and lkinG Blfreb 1bouse 1Rotes Brand, were awarded their House Colours. LENT AND SUMMER, 1944. Despite all our efforts, we were not so successful this year in the Athle~ic Sports. We took 2nd place in the Standards Competition with 159 points. INCE last Christmas we have lost Braddy, Coward, Davie, Thompson and Westaway ran a very good 440, gaining 1st place. Hicks also came 2nd in the S~.,_ Fowler. Pickering i, O'Leary, Morrison, Varley and Vincent are leaving at mile. Both were awarded their House Athletic Colours. the end of this term. We wish them all the best of luck. In the cricket matches, our Senior team has won the cup, and our Juniors In the Steeplechase last term we unfortunately did not obtain the cup, but have lost only to the Woodard. We have been well represented in the 1st XI ; R . C. Knapp-Fisher came 2nd in the Junior, and, as he was 1st last year, we may C. P. Hicks has been awarded his 1st XI Colours, and Charles, J., Howard, M. C., congratulate him on his performance. and Wes~away, G. H. F., their 2nd XI Colours. · In the Hockey House matches, although we played very hard, we unfortu- For the first time in six years we have won the in~er-House Fives Cup. nately did not win the cup. . Day has captained the Boxing On Sports Day, at the beginning of ~his .term, Ruthe.~ ford won ~he ~en.lOr team, and Hicks, Rolfe, Batting and Dubois javelin, and Pickering i won the hurdles, h1gh JUmp and we1ght ; also m wm~mg have fought in the match against Downside. the discus, he broke the existing School ~ecord with a fine throw of 114ft. 6ms. We should like to congratulate all :those who have been promoted in the He was awarded the Senior Ludorum for h1s fine performance. J.T.C. or A.T.C. during the year. We have been represented in the Colts by Claydon and Batt. And in the It was with deep regret that we heard of the deaths of J . D . Rolfe, who was XI we have been represented by Pickering, the captain, Rutherford, who has re killed in a Commando raid, of S. C. Heyne, who was a Lieutenant in the Indian cently been awarded his 1st XI Colours, and Knapp-Fisher, who has been awarded Army, and P. J. Johnson, who was a Lieutenant in the King's African Rifles, his 2nd XI Colours. . who have died on active service, and of A . R. Rogers, who has been killed on In the Junior House matches we have b~en rather: unfo rtunat~ in ~hat we active servce. have lost against the Woodard and the Fox, w1th the thJTd match shll to play. The House would like to offer its deepest sympathies to the relatives and In the Seniors, we have lost against ~he Fox. friends of these members of the House who did so much for us so short a time In the past two terms we have four platoon commanders in the J .T.C. and a ago. flight-sergeant in the A.T.C. . . . In conclusion, we should like to thank our Housemaster, Mr. Morgan, for Braddy and Davie were the platoon commanders last term and P1ckenng 1 his keen interest and unfailing support of the House. was flight-sergeant in the A.T.C. This term, Varley and Sutherland have been platoon commanders, and also Graham, Mackinney and Rutherford are corporals. 13 Hl THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN mel?nell lbouse 1Rotes 'truloot>art> 1bouse 1Rotes SUMMER TERM, 1944. LENT AND SUMMER TERMS, 1944. E star:t our House notes this t erm by announcing, not without justifiable URING the last two terms we have been rather unfor:tunate in losing many W pride, that since our last notes appeared we have gained seven cups. Our D of our more senior members, and, as a result, have faced the House matches most cherished possession is the Athletics Standards Cup. The whole House with young and rather inexperienced teams ; spirit, however, was high, made an outstanding effort for the trophy, which was won by a total of 181 and the team-work and keenness shown by everybody has well upheld the name standards. Two other victories to our credit were the Senior and Junior Chal of the House. lenge Cups, won with a lead of 23 points for the Seniors and 38 points for the At the end oJl the Michaelmas Term, Newman, our House Captain, Tucker Jun~ors .. Added to our list are the Senior Relay Cup, the Tug-of-War, and the and Hain~s i left us. During the Lent Term we lost Samson, Jellicoe, Harding, Jumor V1ctor Ludorum, won by Ridler. Both winners of the steeplechase were Lane-Dav1es, Watmough, Willmott, Waters and Elsdale. We wish all these the Woodard, namely, McLaren (Senior) and Bayliss (Junior), who both ran ex best of luck for the future. We have welcomed into the House since last Michael ceedingly well ; with several close runners-up, we regained the cup once more. mas T erm Reed ii, Somervell and Bur:t i, who joined us last term, and Coombs, Those who have left us during the last two terms a re Ruddock, Whitehead i, Bleackley, Sargent and Polehampton, who came at the beginning of this. We Claydon i, Williams, Weldon, Porter a nd Cowley, to whom we wish every success also welcome back Davies and Stephenson, who have recovered from their ill in their respective careers. In their place we welcome Edwards i, Reed i, White nesses and are with us once more. head ii, Brigham, Ellis, Hardie-Bick and Farrer. We congratulate Morris on becoming House Captain and Finch and H eidecker We congra tulate Ward on being appointed a House Prefect. on becoming House Prefects. During the last eight months the following House Colours have been awarded:- V!e were represented in the 1st Hockey XI by Gosheron (2nd XI Colours), Hardmg and Samson. . Rugger: McGahey, McLaren, Stott, Hann, Ward, Hambly. Hockey : Hambly, McGahey, Burnside, Bowes-Cavanagh, Dew. The House matc~es were ~n jo yed by all, and a good effort was put up by Steeplechase : Hann i, Ward, Burnside, Dew. our young team agams:t supenor opponents. Athletics : Stott, Ward, McGahey. Much entertainment was derived from practising for the House Music Con The various inter-House activities-cricket, fives, tennis and swimming cert ; we were placed last, but the competition was close, and it was enjoyed by have as yet to be completed. all. We would like to thank Mr. Padfield and Hirst for much help in this Last term's hockey House matches produced some very fine play, and the direction. spirit of :the game was high. Unique results called for a complete replay, bQt, In the Athletic Sports our Juniors did very well, being runners-up for the after a strenuous fight, we saw our hopes for the cup one~ more disappear. cup, revealing some good runners, especially R eed, who came second in three In School games, the following represented the Woodard House in the events, whilst being two years younger than his competitors, Goldthorp, 'who Hockey lst XI :- won the mile and 88Q yards, and Hoff, who came a close runner-up to R eed. Our McLaren, Stott and Hambly, who v.:ere awarded their lst XI Colours ; Juniors have played two cricket House matches, losing against Bishop Fox and and Dewhurst, McGahey and Bayhss. winning against the Woodard. The team contains six members of :the Colts XI In the Cricket lst XI Woodard rep·esentatives were :- -Preston (Captain), McMullan, Tapner, Matthews, Gray and Willcocks. Our Stott and McLaren, who were awarded their lst XI Colours., and Seniors, though few in number and almost totally lacking any regular cricket McGahey, Bowes-Cavanagh a nd Hambly. players, have put up a spirited resistance, but h Mr. F arrer , of the I.L.P., gave us a n interesting survey of p re-war conditions He sat, ·musing, looking down with pride on his new gre_en ~pring sui~, a nd our hopes of a prosperous peace. The discussion which f ollowed was one o f and was just ~ ettling down to a dreamy doze wh.en a young urch_w dtst_urbed hts Lh e liveli est on record. Sergeant Bearma n, of the Army Educational Corp s, be rest with a well-aimed stone. H e jumped up lll, anger, but hts assailant had vanished . sid es giving us a t alk o n .the work of his Corps, invited the S heldon Society t o visit Sherford Ca mp a nd join in som act ~viti es. " I must put my cla w down once a nd for all," he bu_rst out. If e of their cultural T wo pa rties " only I visited Sherford. Messrs. H a nn a nd B could make these children underst a nd that w e dragons a re JUSt as human ra nd compered a mustcal evemng and Mr. as they Braddy read a paper on the Public Schools are, I could ... .'' H e had an idea (he ha to the Discussion Group ; he had t he d one a bout this time every day), support o f a Vice-President a nd four members. he would become a lecturer h e would tell fairy tales from the dragon's point of view . . . . He fell Papers were read during the last two t erms by Messrs. H oare, Bra nd, Ha nn, asleep and dreamt of a c rowd of headmasters asking for Noble a nd Sutherland. his services. H e even d evised an address card : Mr: H a nn' s p aper, especiall y, gave rise t o some heated discussion bet ween U. Scales. Left a nd Right; w hich aired several topical problems. Dragon. Bachelor of F airy-Telling. We sho uld like to tha nk Mrs. U nmack a nd the President for allowing us t he Schools instruc~ e d in folk-lore a t mode rate prices. use of their d ra wing-room a nd for their support throughout the past .two terms. Somehow his dream developed into a nightmare. He was being chased by a would-be St. George . . . . Another urchin threw another stone . . . . He awoke with a start. H e had a n idea- educate humans, indeed I What they needed was some sense knocked into them . H e would set up a torture house 1ibrarl? 1Aotea for little boys• . . . . he would ...... URING the last two t erms a large number of books have been added t o the . Libra ry, including ma ny g ifts, f or which we should like .to thank the f [•H~; didn't-author.] ollow M. F. H. D m g :- The H eadmaster , R . D. Townsend, Esq ., F. W. G. M oor, E sq ., A. H . ' ~be to a jfireguarb ' Newma n, E sq., P. J. Thompson, E sq., O.A., H . J . F lower, J . M. H . Scott, M. C. Howard. Oh, to be a fireguard, The number of boys holding Libra ry permits continues to increase, a nd, Upright, strong and bold, although there a re some blank pages in the issue book, the ma jority make full W aiting for a fire on a use of this privilege. The fact t hat the Library is no.t suffering through being Roof-top in the cold. used by boys in the IVth Form is a n encouraging sign, a nd gives full justifica tion f or our policy. The g reat est d anger which w e have to combat at p resent is There upon the roof-~op the tendency for boys to forget tha t the Libra ry is fir s ~ a nd foremost a room for You scan the darkened sky, reading, a nd not for wo rk, letter writing, or general c onversation . S tudy periods And shiver in your raincoat in the Library do not help us in this respect , as they certainly give the w rong As you watch the clouds roll by. impression as t o the true f unction of the library in a s chool. It was t he intention of the Committee to draw up a s ubject index to com With your little stirrup-pump, plete the Libra ry organisation. Since the examinations a re continuing :to the Your bucket and your spade, end of the t erm, it is hardly practicable t o begin this t erm , but it is hoped t o You sta nd there, ever watchful, do so a t the next available o pportunity . For another German raid. R. P . NOBLE, Secretary. But when this war is over, And dramatic t ales are told, 1king·'a ]pia~ 'IReabing Societ~ 1Rotes II The pale swan sings his death-lament H E activity of the Society has continued successfully during the la.s t twu Through wastes of fen a nd steel-grey wat<'r terms, and we have had many enjoyable and Informal meebngs Ill Mr. T When, in ~he winter , death is sent. Newman's room. The pale swan sings his death-lament, Since reading " Othello " at the end of last year, the choice has .~et u rned ~o By shaftin g s unlight clouds are rent, plays of a lighter character. We have read four well -known plays, Journey s Only that, and the mill-wheel's clatter. End," " For Services Rendered," " Dover Road," and Shendan's amusmg The pale swan sings his death-lament " School for Scandal." Through wastes of fen and steel-grey water. It was with regret that we said goodbye at the end of the . Lent Te~m J. M. H. S. to Mr. Braddy, and to Mr. Day who had been Secretary of the Society smce 1ts formation. At a b usiness meeting at the end of Jas.t term Mr. Brand was elected to the off1ce of Chairman and Mr. Dewhurst to the office of Secretary. A warm 1bow's ~bat welcome goes out to Mr. Burrows, who has joined us as a Vice-President, a nd to Amid the sound of joyful claps, our new members, Messrs. Noble, Morrison and Little. . With fl annels white and broad peaked caps, Finall y, we should again like to thanl~ Mr. Newman very warmly for the T he batsmen strode to take their stances, use of his room and for his active and contmued 111teres.t wh1ch has contnbuted With steady ha nds and roving gla nces. in no small measure to the success of the Society. R. S. H . B. One took his guard and looked around ; The crowd was tense, t'was not a sound. Up rose the bowler's arm all taught, 'literarQ Societ~ 1Rotes And down it came-the man was caught. URING the Lent Term several meetings of the Society were held in the Library. The next man came, he took his stand, D On February llth four short stories were read by members ; they had He gripped his bat with firm a hand. been written by boys outside the Society who were keen to join. The The first shot was a good off-drive, stones. H is second ball did not arrive. were as follow :- "Friday's Answer," by Mr. Campbell . Bowler had slipped upon a bump, " The Wheels," by Mr. Little. And smashed his face upon a stump. "Cheese and Celery," by Mr. Rolfe. They picked him up a nd dragged him in, "Mutual R evenge," by Mr. Green . And then informed the nex.t of kin. Messrs. Little, Green and R olfe were afterwards elected j:o m e mb e rs hi~ . On February 18th several writings by members were read to a large audtence, They would not play again that day, including many visitors. Mr. Scott read a lengthy essay on " The Use of So mayor stood up and 'said his say. Language." Short stories were read as follows :- The men climbed up, let down the flags, " Jeremy Potter," by Mr. Pickering. And then went in a nd packed their bags. "Resurrection : The Story of a Salmon," by Mr. Sutherland. D. G. R. "The Trained Killer," by Mr. Braddy. "Charity," by Mr. Webb. ~be 3unior trratntng (!orps " Maida Vale," by Mr. Hoare. R OMOTIONS during the year have been as follow : There followed a long discussion upon Mr. Scott's paper, d uring which ~he On 18th September, HJ43 : merits and drawbacks of Leslie Charteris! style were carefully exammed . , P· To be C.S.M. : Sergeant Dewhurst, W. G. On March 3rd the Society listened to a s hort story , D. ~· Lauren.ce s To be C.Q.M.S. : Sergeant Newman, J . N . " Odours of Chrysanthemums," read by Mr. Brand . ~fterw.ards 1~ was dec1ded To be Sergeant: Co rporals Braddy, Davie i, Noble, Day, Sutherla nd, to elect Mr. Brand as a member of the Society on ment of lus read!Dg. H oare. Of-ficers for the Lent session were :- To be Corporals : La nce-Corporals Tucker, Legg, Varley, Hann, Chairman : Mr. Hoare. Charles, Brand, Mackinney, Follett, Grigg, Little. Secretary : Mr. Braddy. T o be Lance-Corporals: Cadets Dew, Haine i, Hambly, G. F., Hicks, Treasurer : Mr. Scott. C. P. , Puckey, Burnside, Clarke. We were sorry to Jose Mr. Braddy at the end of the Lent Term ; Mr. Suther On 20th J a nuary, 1944 : land succeeded him as Secretary. To be C.Q.M.S. : Sergeant Scott, J . M. H. P . W. S. T o be Sergeant: Corporals Varley, Grigg, Hann, Howard. To be Corporals : Lance-Corporals Stott, Dew, Ward. To be La nce-Corporals : Cadets Rutherford, Dubois, Graham, Coulton. t!lllinter J£clogues On 28th April, 1944 : To be Sergeant : Corporals Stott, Dew, Brand. I T o be Corporals : Lance-Corporals Hicks, Rutherford, Graham, Burn- The dead man's murmur in dried leaves side, Puckey. Betrays the year ebbing desolate. T o be La nce-Corporals: Cadets McG ahey (i), ampbell , Finch, Frost. Over the sob of the wind leaves For t he first. time I find myself faced with the task of writing the e notes to The dead man's murmur in dried leaves. cover t he activities of a ~vho ~ e year, a nd I am very conscious of the large num In death of old the earth receives ber of events of o ut sta ndm ~ 1mportance a nd mterest wh1ch are crowded into th<' Promise of new year fresh foliate. programme of the Junior Training Corps. Lest the routine activities should be The dead man's murmur in dried leaves lost in the catalogue o f these events, which follow , it seems to b<' necessary to Betrays the year ebbing desolate. emphasize that the undoubtl"cl ! 20 '21 THE ALUREDIAN TH E ALU R ED IA N is the result of zealous work on the part of the N.C.O.'s and O.R.'s during the ordinary parades. One v isit was made to th e R.A.F. Station which serves as our pa rent unit, a nd a ll N.C.O.'s and Cadets were airborne. ~h e Michaelmas T erm , as usual, was devoted entirely to basic training and exam111ations for Certificate " A," Parts I and II and were the only events to SUMMER TERM, 1944. disturb the even tenor of our way. ' Promotions· :- The Lent Term, in addition to Certificate " A " examinations, included a Sergeant Morris :-Flight Sergeant. \Var Office inspection by the A9Sistant Inspector of Military Training and a Field Leading Cadets Dovell and H ebditch :-Corpora ls. ?ay. The programme for the inspection consisted of normal :training periods. The following have passed their Proficiency T est to date mclucling drill, weapon training, tactics, f1eldcraft a nd signals. The report was 1st-Class Cadets :-Knapp-Fisher and McLaren. highly satisfactory in every department a nd spurred us on to greater efforts. Tl1e following have passed Phase " A " T est to date : The programme for Field Day was carried out with more zeal tha n r eal skill, Cadets J eeves a nd Betting. although certain individuals excelled th e ms e lv e~. P erhaps the two most notable At the ~ime o~ writing it has not been possible to complete a ll the tests a nd t~ings were the successful raid on D efence Headquarters and the masterly in other Cadets are likely to pass before the end of term. sight shown by the O.C. D efence in his choice of batman. The scheme of night Owing to the course of the war it has not been possible to get any flyin g operations on which we worked involved considerable movement of troops over this term, but there are signs now tha t various difficulties are being over fa milia r ground by night and active patrolling, culminating in an attack on the come. a nd I hope that the beginning of next t erm will see a return to our usua l Scout Hut area a nd the Fives Court. Much of the movement by night was very practice of getting every Cadet into the air soon after he has joined ~h e unit. good, but. generally speaking, silence was finally sacrificed for the sake of speed During the term we have had two Inspections and two " Field Days. " which too often became hast e. . ' The first inspection was by F light-Lieut. Medley, from South-West Command The Summer T erm has con~ained more "red-le:tter" days for the J.T.C. A.T.C., and he expressed satisfaction at the smartness and efficiency of the Cadets than the other t erms, as indeed is true in a ll aspects of the School life. Two a nd the high standard set by the N .C. O. 's. The second inspection was by Field Days have been held in June, in spite of the frealrish weather. One was Sq uadron-Leader Lord St .. Audries, D.I.O .. Somerset, who also seemed very devoted to general training in the vicinity of the College on Sherford . a nd in satisfi ed with the unit. cluded shooting on the " Safety " range at Ash Meadows. The second day, the For the first of the " Field Days " a visit to a Maintenance Unit was more senior members of the contingent indulged in a 13-mile route march and a rranged, and this proved a valuable change from the ordinary training routine. a platoon attack scheme at half-way. General march discipline was of a high In the afternoon, Swimming Standards for the Physica l T ests in the Proficiency standa:d. and al_l completed the march successful~y. in spite of the rain. Prompt a nd Phase "A " examinations were held . The other full day's training con and suitable action was taken agams:t enemy smpers encountered on the line of sisted of an exercise in signals and navigation, and was held in the School fields. ma~ h . · This exercise proved one of the most successful· we have undertaken in that pa r Ceremonia l parades were held as usual. On Speech Day the Guard of Honour ticula r line, and was carried right through in spite of poor weather. maintained the standard of smartness a nd precision in drill , and the contingent In view of the fact that an A .T.C. Proficiency Certificate is now the only pa raded for the march-past during " Salute the Soldier " Week. The ba nd way into the ground staff of t he R.A.F. a nd is a great help to any Cadet when paraded for. both of these, and reached a new high standard for the contingent. he is graded for aircrew, either in the R.A.F. or F .A.A., I urge a ll Cadets to con Musically, the bugles were very good and well together, the drums were sound, centrate on reaching the necessary standard in Morse, Calculation a nd Naviga and a good beat was given by the big drum. Advanta ge was taken of this to tion a t the earliest possible elate. They will then have more opportunity to learn learn a new tune, and " Commons " is now added to the familiar strains of about engines, air frames and other " interest subjects." In a unit of this size, " Fortis," " Shilling " and " Manchester." All who took part are to be con with only one officer, much of the instructing of new Cadets must be done by gratulated, especially the drum-major, L. H. McLaren. who provided the leader N.C.O.'s, and they therefore carry great responsibility. By good discipline a nd ship· a nd skill to bring out the best from all members of the band. patient teaching they not only gain much themselves, but their interest is often Finally. one must refer to the work done by the Signalling Section, which the means of bringing a backwa rd Cadet up to the necessary standard. More has worked and progressed steadily throughout the year. A whole day was spent over, the whole tone of the unit, its efficiency and ability to work hard, is a with a signa lling unit at a Headquarters, and a twin cable line was laid for three direct refl ection of the keenness and efficiency of its N.C.O.'s. The failure of a quarters of a mile, involving all types of crossing, a nd a visit was paid to the unit to ma intain its high standard could imply that its N .C.O.'s were either ill Signals Office to see the organi9ation and m ethod of working. Before :term ends chosen or not using their authority in the proper way. it is hoped that several will succeed in passing a trades test in signalling. In view of the reports on the two inspections and the general record of the This continued success was due to the efforts of all N.C.O.'s, from C.S.M. School . F li ~ht I should like to thank .m y pregenj; Flight-Sergeant a nd Corporals Dewhurst. C.Q.M.S. Scott, to the most junior lance-corporal, and to the con for mamtam mg the high standard their predecessors have set. tinued keenness of the cadets. It is with real p leasure and gratitude that I feel E. G. MAY, Flight Officer. able to record this. Neither a m I unmindful of the valuable assistance and in struction given regularly without stint by Mr. Morgan and C.S.M. Edmonds. It 1k. King's came 9th out of 43 entries in Class: " B " of " Country Life " with ~oultr\? a score of 688 . This is good , if we take into account o ur lack of practice. 1Rotes Our able Captain, G. S. Braddy, left us at the e nd of the Lent Term, a nd lJIS t erm we have purchased '25 eight-week-old pullets, Light Sussex crossed in the Summer Term Captain Paclfield acted as Ra nge Offtcial in accordance wilh with Rhode Isla nd R ed. They will be useful for replacing our old stock, the rules of the " Empire T est " Shooting Competition, for which we a re enter T which are now rapidly getting past the egg-laying stage. They a re a ll ing :this year, instead of our normal classification. R . G. Ward remained J lo n. uoing well, thanks to the careful attention of those who devote a part of their Secretary. spare time to feeding · them. This seems a good opportunity to give a little No matches were shot in jhe Summer T erm, a was our usual practice, but p ublicity to the chicken feeders, who a re certainLy doing a splendid job of work, the results of the Officers' Cup at the end of term should be interesting. a nu, on the whole, get little thanks for it. There is very little attraction in In closing, we should like to t hank Captain Padfield for his grea t interest lrudging down to the bottom field with two buckets on a wet summer's morn in K.C.M.R .C. and also Sergeant Edmunds for caring so well for the range. ing. The announcement that t here will be a meeting of chicken f eeders always 'vVe would also like jo extend our very heartfelt sympathy to those near raises a la ugh, which seems to suggest :that their work is not altogether appreci relations of P . ]. Johnson. H e was Cap~ain of the VIII in 1940, a nd has lately ated. ALthough the number of eggs produced is not phe nomenal, it qoes con die B fragment KING'S COLLEGE V. WESTON ZOYLAND. B eneath a n old oak 's bra nches, KING'S OOLI.JEGE. WESTON ZOYLAND. Beside a la ke's clear wa ters , Ba r ron c West b Thorpe 0 Veals b Knapp-Fisher 0 There s ta nds a hamlet 's ar:vil, D. C. C. Stott c Linde b West 12 Whittle c Westaway b Picker ing 8 Cold, with rusty hammer still. J. Picltering (captain) b West 1 Stevens c and b Pickering 1 B. G. A. R. D. Rutherford c Wilson Thorpe (captain) b Pickering 0 b West 1b West b Pickering .. 5 Bowes-Cavanagh b West 18 Kent b Knapp-Fishe~r 0 C. P . Hicks b West 8 Wilson b Rutherford . . 2 L . H. McLaren c Kent b West 38 Linde st McLaren b Stoti .. 8 (tricket 1Rotes Howard b ·west . . 5 C. Handler c Ruthe rford b Stott 2 Knapp-Fisher not out 24 Childs b Stott 9 T last w e ha ve had a season which has easily come up to, a nd e ve1~ exceed ed, Charles and Westaway did not Williams not out 1 expect a tions. This IS due· to the fact that the XI has looked l'Ike a team bat A a nd played like a t eam , a nd for this happy s t at e of affairs the Captain, J. Extras 19 Exras 3 Pickering, has been m a inly respon il.J le, and is to be congratulated. Six matches Total (for 8 wkts) 140 Total (for 10 wkts) 39 have beer: won, t wo dra wn (very much in our favour) and two lost, while one m a tch still remains t o be played. This is particularly pleasing, because we had 0. W. R. AV. 0. W. R. AV. improved fixtures with ma tches against Downside and Monkton Combe figuring West 18 7 46 6.6 Ruthe rfocd 3 1 6 6 Thorpe 3 1 6 6 Knapp-Fisher 4 2 6 3 on our list for the first time. Whittle 4 0 16 0 Stott 3 3 4 1. 3 A notable weakness again this year h as been the lack of a reliable openin,g Willia ms 4 0 25 0 Pickering 5 4 16 4 pair, which h as t ended to cra mp the s t yle of earl y batsmen, while the brightest Veals 2 0 11 0 Barron 1 0 4 0 feature has been the keenness shown in the fi el'd, and, as mentioned earlier , the Childs 2 0 17 0 team spirit. Played at King's on May 27th. The early matches a ga inst club sides proved useful in settling the personnel a nd d iscovering w here o ur strength a nd weakness lay. The first School match RESULT :-King's won by 101 runs. was away against Monkto n Combe, a nd, on a n exceflent wicket, w e were able to d ecla re o n t opping the 150 mark, thanks to Stott's 68 and useful support from Pickering a nd Hicks. Our opponents' wickets. fell regularly, the last one in, the last over, well short o.t our total. Against Quee n' s ( away) , on another excell'ent wicket, much the same thing happened, I-Iicks a nd McLaren h eading :the run-getters and Rutherford starting the w icket s fa lling. B atting fi rst. against W ellington (at home) we fail ed to reach the hundred, but , fortunately, Pickering had most of their batsmen in difficulty, and the last I . KING'S COLLEGE V. R.A.F., CHURCHSTANTON. KING'S COLLEGE V. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. KING'S OOLLEGE. R.A.F. CHURCHSTANTON. KING'S COLLEGE. QUEEN'S COLLEGE. D . C. C. Stott b Scott .. 4 Sq.-Ldt·. Fitzgibbon (captain) Barron st b Fitzgibbon 3 lbw b Pickering .. 4 D. C. C. Stott c and b Wilmot 7 Darlington lbw Knapp-Fisher 2 J. Pickering (captain) o Cork- Scott b Knapp-Fisher (j Barron run out . . . . 1 Browne b Rutherford 0 land b Cook .. 16 Murphy retired 30 J. Pickering (captain) hilt wicket 21 King b Charles 13 A. R. D. Rutherford reru::ed hill-t 0 Van Cuylengerg c Pickelfing b RuW1erford st Darlington b Moon 12 Taylor b Knapp-Fisher . . 0 Bowes-Cavanagh b Fitzg1bbon 0 Stott 39 L. H. McLaren. b Moon . . 30 Hoare b Rutherford 5 C. P . Hicks run out .. 0 Daniel retired 12 C. P . Hicks not out . . . . 39 Barraclough (captain) lbw L . H. McLaren b French· 20 Hutchings retired 8 Bowes-Cavanagh lbw Wilmot . . 16 Rutherford 0 Howard b Cook 5 French, Cook, Cmkland, and Knapp-Fisher not out 7 Wilmot run out . . . . 24 Knapp-Fisher b funch 1 Goddard did no.t bat Howard, Charles, and West- Jones c Hicks b Pickering 0 Charles b French .. 0 away did not bat Orf c Pickering b Charles 3 Westaway not out 0 Karwan -not out 2 Extras 1 Extras 8 Moon b Knapp-Fisher 7 Extras 22 Extras 10 Total (for 9 wkts) 50 Total (for 4 wkis) .. 117 T otal (for 6 wkts) 155 Total (for 10 wkts) 66 o. w. R. AV. o. w. R. AV. Fitzgibbon 7 2 9 4.5 Knapp-Fisher 9 1 48 48 0 . 'N. R. AV. 0. W . R. AV. 9.1 3 5.3 Scott 7 1 9 9 Picke~· ing 6 1 . 25 25 Karwan 12 0 38 0 Knapp-Fisher 16 Daniel 3 0 5 0 Barron 3 0 20 0 Orf 15 0 37 0 Rutherford 4 3 a 2.6 Cagby 3 0 9 0 Stolt 3 0 20 0 Wilmot 11 3 28 9.3 Pickering 4 1 9 9 Cook 4 2 8 4 Moon 7 2 30 15 Stott .. 3 0 10 0 French 3.4 3 9 3 Charles .. 4 2 13 6.5 Played at King's on June 3rd. Played at Queen's on June 14th. RESULT :-Churchstanton won by 67 runs and 5 wickets. RESULT :-King's won by 4 wickets and 89 runs. KING'S COLLEGE V. MONKTON COMBE. KING'S COLLEGE V. WELLINGTON SCHOOL, KING'S OOLLEGE. MONKTON OOMBE. D . C. C. Stott c Hoyte b Reyn- H. Maltby c Charles b Knap-p·- KlNG'S OOLLEGE. WELLINGTON SCHOOL. olds . . 68· Fisher 35 Barron c Vittle (ii) b Edwards 4 Keddie b Pickering . . . . 23 Barron b Maxwell . . 3 Dann b Stott 7 C. P. Hicks o •Edwards b Raw . . 4 Vittle (captain) b Knapp-Fisher 6 J. Pickering (captain) b Williams 27 Owen c Rutherford h Knapp- J. Pickering (captain) run out 28 Edwards b Barron . . . . 3 A.. R. D. Rutherford c Maxwell Fisher 1 A. R. D. Rutherford c Evans b Wyatt a and b Pickering 4 b Williams 13 Williams (captain) run out 6 Raw 18 Davis c and b Pickering . . 2 L. H. McLaren c Owen b Maxwell c and b Pickering 12 L. H . McLaren b Raw 19 Saba o Hicks b Pickerin~t 8 Wiliiams 0 Hoyle b Barron 2 Bowes-Cavanagh (i) b R aw 4 Raw c Pickering b Knapp- C. P. Hicks run out 26 Funnel! b Pickerin g 7 Legg st Davis b Raw 1 Fisher . . . . 6 Bowes-Cavanagh not out 10 H. Maltby b Pickering 5 Howard c Vittle b Raw . . 0 Emery lbw Pickering 3 Howard ·c Hoyte b Reynolds 0 Walker c McLaren b Ruther- R. C. Knapp-Fisher not outJ R Evans c Sutherland b Picker - Knapp-Fisher, Charles, and ford 10 Charles b Raw 0 ing . . . . 0 Westway did not bat A . Sparks not out . . 5 Westaway c Vittle (i) b •Evans 2 Vittle (ii) c Howard b Barron 8 Reynolds c Hicks b Rutherford 0 Extras 3 Moir not out 2 Extras 5 Extras 7 Extras 11 Total (for 10 wkts) 91 Total (for 7 wkts) .. 152 Total 97 Total (for 10 wkts) 76 R. AV. o. W. R. AV. o. w. o. w. R. .\V. o. w . R . ..v. H. Maltby 9 0 34 0 Knapp-Fisher 10 2 27 13.5 Edwards 3 1 19 19 Rutherford 7 0 17 0 Maxwell 8 1 31 31 Pickering 12 3 20 6.6 31 4.4 Knapp-Fisher 9 2 14 7 17 17 Raw 11.3 7 Williams 17 3 45 15 Stolt 10 1 Vittle (ii) 4 0 20 0 Pickering 13 6 22 3.8 Walker 8 0 26 0 Rutherford 5.1 2 14 7 Evans 5 1 18 18 Barron 4 2 11 5.5 A. Sparks 3 0 1 0 Barron .. 3 1 12 12 Reynolds 2 2 10 5 Played at King's on June 17th. Played at Monkton Combe o n June lfJth RE3ULT :-Kine's won by 15 runs. RESULT:-King's won by 3 wickets and 55 runs. '28 29 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN K IN G'S V. EXETER. KING'S COLLEGE V. MILLFIELD. KING'S OOI LEGE. EXETER SCHOOL. KING'S COLLEGE. MILLFIELD . D . C. C. Stott c M.ackay b Lindon c Howard b Knapp- D . C. C. Stott b R. J. 0 . Meye•r (j Harrison b Rutherford 0 Pidgeon ...... 16 Fisher ...... 14 Howard c N. Knights b Meyer . . 1 N. Knights b Charles 5 B arrun b Hatton ...... 0 Wilson c and b Rutherford . . 2:3 J . Picke ring (captain) c Clayto-n Philips b Pickering . . . . 29 J . Pickering (captain) b Hatton 43 Cottey c Pickeorin g b Rutherfo-r d 0 b Meyer 5 C. Knights c McLaren b Knapp- L. N. McLaren b Clayton . . 10 Phillips b Knapp-Fisheor . . 0 A R ·D . Rutherford no-t out 27 Fisher 1 A. R. D . Rutherford not out 18 Mackay c and b Pickering 4 C~ P . Hicks c Coley b Meyer 0 Mr. Staples c · McLaren b C. P . Hicks noot out . . . . 8 Pidgeon run out . . . . 6 L. N . McLaren c Rutter b Meyer 6 Rutherford 0 Bowes-Cavanagh, Knapp-Fisher, J elley (captain) c McLaren b McGahey c Clayton b Meyer 2 Clayton (captain) b Rutherford 8 Westaway, How a r d and Pickering ...... 7 R. C. Knapp-F~her b Meyer 10 Rutter b Rutherford 2 Charles did not bat Hurst b Pickeringn . . 2G Bowes-Cavanagh b Meyer 0 Wainwright run ou t 5 Cole c Howard b -Rutherford 8 Westaway c N. K. Knights b Coley run out 0 Hatton b Pickering 2 Meyer 10 R. J. 0. Meyer o Westaway b Clayton not out . . 0 Charles b N . Knights 3 Pickering 11 Extras 3 Extras 13. Bradley not out 0 Extras 10 Extras 2 Total (for 4 wkts) 98 Total (for 10 wkls) 103 Total (for 10 wkts) 74 Total (for 10 wkts) 63 o. w. R. !IV. 0. w . R. AV. Natton . . 8 2 36 18 Knapp-Fisher 8 2 14 7 0. W . R . AV. o. w. R. AV. Clayton 8 1 40 40 Pickering 9 4 38 9.5 R. .T. 0 . Meyer 13 9 2:) 2.7 Rutherfo-r d 7 4 15 3.75 Pidgeon 4 1 19 19 Stott .. 4 0 10 0 C. Knights 11 0 32 0 Knapp-Fish er 6 1 18 18 Ruthedord 6.5 3 12 4 N. Knights 1.2 1 2 2 Pickering 7.3 2 11 5.5 Ban·on . . 2 0 9 0 Stott 3 0 7 0 Charles .. 1 0 7 0 Charles 5 1 10 10 Played at King's on June 21st Played at Millfield on July 5th. RIESULT :-Drawn, RESULT ;-King's won by 2 w ickets and 11 r uns. K ING'S COLLEGE V . UOWNSID E. KING'S COLLEGE V. CULLOMPTON C. C. KING'S COLLEGE. DOWNSIDE. CULLOMPTON C.C. D. C. C. Stott c Lemon b Orchard 27 Petre lbw Pickering :10 KING'S COLLEGE. Howard D. C. C. Stott c Foan b R adford 61 K Luxton (captain) b Pickering 34 b Petre ...... 22 L emon lbw Knapp-Fisher 2 Salter c McLaren b Knapp...Fisher 5 J . P ickeTing tcaptain) lbw Hunt 6 Churchill b Pickering . . 20 Howard st Salte'l" b P assmore . . 13 J. Pickering (captain) c Nicolas ? 2.ssmu e c McLaren b Ruther- A. R. D . Rutherford c Hunt b Grogan b Pickering . . 43 ford 2 Churchill ...... 12 Thornton lbw Ruthedord 17 b P assmore 29 L . N. McLaren b A. R. D. Rutherford c Chandler Nicholas lbw Stott 0 Hunt . . 0 Corbett (captain) b Knapp- Radford lbw Knapp-Fisher 14 C. P . Hicks c Corbett b Petre 9 F~h & ...... 6 b N ellier 20 Campbell C. P. Hicks b BeU . . 33 Chandler c and l.J Pickering 1 b ·orchard . . . . 7 Martin c McLaren b Stott 26 Hellier c Stott b Knapp · Bowes-Cavanagh c Petre b Hunt 0 Baker lbw Rutherford 7 L. N. McLaren not out 47 R. C. Knapp-Fisher not out 1 Fisher 1 R C. Knapp-Fisher run out 14 Mcnabb c Pickering b Knapp- Bell b Pickering 3 Westaway b Hunt 0 Fisner i . . . . o McGahey, Hambly, Westaway, Charles and Charles d1d not b at Foan lbw Pickerin g 0 not out 0 HLmt c· Picke•ring b Knapp- Rev. Dawes not out 0 Fisher . . . . 0 Friend b Pickering 0 Orchard not, out 5 Extras 7 Extras 11 Extras 4 Extras 9 Total (for 5 wkts) Total (for 10 wkts) 67 Total (for 10 wkts) l08 Total (for 10 wkts) 152 .. 213 0 . w. R. ~·• 0 . w . R. AV. 0 . w. R. AV. Ruth 8 1 23 23 Hunt 15.2 4 17 4.25 o. W. R. AV. erford Rutherford 12 2 25 12.5 2 129 64.5 Knapp-Fisher 10 3 11 3.6 O rchard 11 2 13 6.5 Knapp-Fisher 14 4 32 Passmore 19 8 Radford 13 1 38 38 Stott 4 1 10 10 Churchill 7 1 29 29 Pickering 13.5 3 54 18 12.5 5 14 2.8 Thorn ton 3 Hellier 12 1 26 26 Pickering 0 9 0 Stott 10 1 27 27 1 14 14 Charles 3 0 2 0 Petre 6 2 29 14.5 Charles· 4 0 10 0 Bell 9 Played at Cullo Played at Do"wnside on June 24th. mpton on July 8th. RESULT :-King' RESULT :-Downside won by 44 runs. s won b y 146 runs. 30 31 THE ALUREDIA·N T.HE ALUREDIAN KING'S COLLEGE V. KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON. The 2nd XI and ~h e Colts XI l.Joth played several matches . Amongst a KING'S COLLEGE. KING'S SCHOOL. wealth of talent, Burnside, in the '2 nd XI, a nd Young a nd Bayliss in the Colts, D. C. C. Stott lbw Oliver 8 Sims run out 0 were prominent, a nd the outlook for next season is a very promising one. M. C. Howard run out . . . . 1 J. K. Coleridge c and b Picker- Mr. Padfteld a nd Mr. Morgan have once again shown tireless energy and J . Pickering (captain) c Whyte ing . . . . 24 enthusiasm in the running and coaching of games, and we are very g rateful ~o b Niven ...... 34 Oliver ii lbw Pickering .. 12 thf'm for what they have d c ne. A. R. D. Rutherford c Oliver ii Wilson c a nd b Pickerine 22 b Niven ...... 63 Daniel c Knapp-Fisher b Picker- 1st XI Colours were re-awarded to L. H . McLaren and awarded to D. C. C. C. P. Hicks lbw Oliver . . . . 26 ing . . 1 Stott, J . L. Varley, G. S. Braddy, G. T . Hambly. L. H . McLaren c Daniel b Oliver 11 Oliver i b Stott 3 R. C. Knapp-Fisher b Oliver 0 '2 nd XI Colours were awarded t o McGahey, P. M., Hicks, C. P ., Day, P. A., Ha rdy b Knapp-Fisher 1 Burnside, L . R ., Gosheron, D . M. McGahey i c and b Oliver 0 Slater b Rutherford H a mbly b Slater . . 7 4 Whyte not out 8 MATCHES . G. H. F . Westaway b Oliver 9 Evemy not out 0 J . Charles not out . . 2 Niven did not bat 1st XI V. W ellington Draw, 1-1 Extras 14 Extras 6 Jst XI V. Cburchstanton Lost, 0-1 Total (for 10 wkts) 0' 175 Total (for 8 wkts) 81 l st XI V. Taunton School Won , '2-0 0. w. R. AV. 0. w. R. AV. 1st ·xi V. Exeter School Won, 1-0 Slater 14 1 50 50 Knapp-Fisher 9 1 15 15 J st XI V, Wellington R. L. M·. ·olive~ 16 6 48 8 Pickering 12 4 Lost , 0-1 Niven 31 7.75 6.4 2 27 13.5 Rutherford 8 1 10 10 lst XI V . Allballows Lost, Eve my 3 0 13 '2-3 0 Stott '0 4 1 7 7 Sims 4 1st XI V. Millfield Won, 0· 23 0 ' '2-1 Played at King's on July 15th. 1st XI V. Bruton Lost, '2-3 1st XI V. Dover RESULT :~Rain stopped play. Lost, '2-3 1st XI v . Monkton Combe Draw, '2-'2 Results :-Won 6 matches; lost 2 matches ; drawn 3 matches. '2n d XI v. Dover Won, 2-0 1st XI Colours have been reawarded to D . C. C. Stott; and have been awarded to L . H. McLaren, A. R. D . Rutherford, C. P . Hicks. Colts XI v. Wellington Won, 4-0 2nd XI. Colours have been awardPd to R. C. Knapp-Fisher, M. C. Howard, Colts XI v. Dover Won, 1-0 J Cha rles, G. H. F. W~s~away. CRICKET AVERAGES 1944. 1k. Inter-House Relay-1, Woodard ; 2, Bishop Fox ; 3, King Alfred. (Time, 4 mins. 1k.(t.:fS.(t. 1Rotes 100 ~:;~:~)Junior-1, P. J. Ridler; '2, ]. E . Reed; 3, B. V. H. F ull er~o n. (Time, · BOXING during :the last two terms has met with some considerable success. Downside College and Monkton Combe were the two schools against 11 2-5 secs.) ] E R 1 (Time 140 Yards, Junior-1, P. J. Ridler; '2, S. J. A. Walker; 3 , · · ee · , whom we fo ught during the Lent Term ; a lthough we beat Monkton Combe, the match against Downside College was the one which brought out our boxing 58 2-5 secs.) F rt . 2 K J Shapland · 3 Throwing the Javelin, Junior-1, B. V. H. •u 11 e on ' , · · ' ' qualities. We are glad to say tha:t the match ended in a draw. No other matches were fought until half-way through the Summer Term, AJ. T. (Dl 'A I<.]. Shapland; 3, D. L. Scott. L ong ump,BaJrro~. un10r- ,isBtan~e,JO~~·~~~~~~dn. . . . . , , when a few members of the boxing team entered for a Tournament which was being held in aid of the Taunton " Salute the Soldier " Week. (Distance, 16ft. 11t.m.) . <:1 i\1 11 3 I<'na Inter-House Relay, Jumor (4 x lOO yards)-1, Woodard; ~, I eyne · ; ' 1 o We arrived back in school with our troubles well taken care of by the Savings Alfred. (Time, 48 4,5 secs.) Certificates and Savings Stamps, which were given to us for entering. Inter-House Tug-of-War: Ftnal-Woodard. But all these successes would not have been possible without the help of Mr. Keegan, and it would not be right to finish these notes without thanking \Vinners of other events were : him most sincerely for a ll he has done for the team during the last year. Senior Steeplechase-L. H. McLaren. ] . L. V. J unior Steeplechase-B. P. M. Bayhss. F w t 3 :2'20 Yards (open)-1, w. G. Dewhurst (25! secs.) ; 2, G. H. . es away; · ' ~wist ~urn P. M. McGahey. . • "3ust ·a anb a " E had fo und the heat of the party unbearable, so he had decided to leave 220 Yards, Junior-F. J. Rldler (2<>(2 4-5. sec~~ .3 5 secs) . <:1 p M McGahey; 3, 8'80 Yards (open)-1, H.]. Hann mms. - · '~, · · early a nd get back home. He walked a long the dingy streets at the back H of the town, and he began to think about the party C. P. Hicks. . ) . 2 J A Walker · 3 ; queer people the 880 Yards, Junior-1, R. Goldthorp (2 mms. 2 l secs. , , s · · · ' ' ]ones. \.Yhy he had ever gone he didn':t know ; his wife hadn't been asked, and he hadn't really wanted to go very much all the time, yet there had been some R J. \Varr. . . " - ) . 2 p Hicks · 3, One Mile, Senior-1, H. J. Hann ( 5 mms. " 4 -::> secs. , ' c · · ' driving influence, something almost sinister and wicked had, as it were, driven him there. H e had left early in order to get ]. M. H. Scott. . ) . 2 s J A Walker away from the crowd, the One MiLe, Junior-l, R. Goldthorp (5 mms.({?~tse~s .. ,) .' 2 G .H eideck~r. 3, heat seemed to be too much, the chatter of poli~e women seemed superfluous and Long Jump, Senior-l, \V. G . Dewhurst . 1n. , , · ' unnecessary, a weigl'lt seemed to be pressing against his brain, a nd inwardly some D C. C. Stott. . ) thing seemed to say, " I must ge:t home, I must get home, before it is too late." High jump (open)-]. Pickering (4ft. llln ... Too late for what ! But no answer seemed to be forthcoming. Hi h Jump, Junior-K. J . Shapland (4ft. 5tw.) · • He had stood by the door. Mrs. J ones had served the sherry ou:t for the 1-28 Yards Hurdle!;, Junior-I<. J . S hapland (19 4-') secs.). guests ; s he a ppeared to him like some devil as she slowly and almost labouriously Throwing the Discus, Jumor-P. J . Rtdlcr (77ft.). picked up a bottle, and, with long fingers, gripped round the neck, she twisted . .. twisted . . twisted the cork round a nd pulled it out. The room was silent, a nd a deathly hush pervaded. Mrs. J ones' eyes flashed, and then her clear, sonorous voice said, looking at the bottle, " Just a twist and a turn." Then she 1k.(t.$.(t. 1Rotes had la ughed, a cold la ugh, a nd he shuddered as he thought on it. The pale of HIS year the general standard of swimming has risen, althou?h we still h~v e night seemed to have been drawn in closer as he turned the last corner and to rely on a number of individuals who, when the Meade-Kmg Competltlon wa lked in through the front door. T c mes a long put up an extremely good performance. . "Hallo, my dear, you shouldn't have waited up so long," he said, as he Tohis Summe'r Term brought the great task of keeping the Meade-Kmg Cup, walked into the lighted room. But ... he stopped suddenly. He saw his pretty youn g wife stretched out on the Aoor ; her slender neck bore the marks of whic~h~u~e~fr~o~~ ~:~p nt~:e~uo~~t~i~.~~v~:~o:e~:~~:d~~am;;e~; ;~:~~ s i as m through- fingers, which had bruised deep into the sweet young flesh. His heart ceased to out the swimming s ide, and the performance whtch was gtven by our ~earn can beat, his eyes filmed over. As he fell by his wife's side the cold, clear voice of best be shown by the results :- Mrs. J ones repeated itself in hi!! mind .... "Just a twist and a turn." (l) Two Lengths (Free Style), Open-1, King'~ ; 2, Wellington ; 3, Queen's. ]. C. L. LITTLE. Time, 2'8 secs. ' 3 w 11 · (2) One Length (Free Style), under 11-1 King's ; 2, Queen s ; , e tng- (thapel 1Rotes ton. Time, 26 1-5 secs. , . K ' · 3 Welling- (3) Two Lengths (Breast Stroke), open-1, Queens , 2 , mg s , , HE six months since these notes were last written have gone steadily and quietly by. The chief event of the \.Yinter Term was the Carol Service, ton Time, 38 secs. . Q ' . 3 K g's T (4) One Length (Free Style), under 13-1, Welhngton; 2 , ueen s, , m · which has now become a recognised a nnua l fixture and which makes a fine ending to the term. In the Lent Term we had our first visit from our new Time 15 4-5 seq;. . 2 K ' · 3 Queen's (5) Six Le~gths (Free Style), open-1, Welhngton ; , wg s, , · Bishop, Dr. Wand, when he came to administer 1;he Confirmation on the 14th of March. There were thirty-one candidates, three of whom were baptised in Time 1 min. 4!l secs. Q ' 3 (6) Two L~ngths (Free Style), under 15-1, Wellington ; 2 , ueen s ; , the School Chapel beforehand. There are, at th~ time of writing, just under a hundred and ten boys who a re confirmed in the School, and the average number King's. (7) Two Lengths (Back Stroke), Open-1, Kings' 2 ; , w e ltl'mg to n '· 3, of communions per week for the last twelve months has been fifiy-eight, but actuall y the weekly average has been greater each successive term. The Len"t (8) Di~fne;n/rwo Divers from each School)-1, King's; 2, W ellingt<;m ; 3, co urses of addresses for the Senior a nd Junior Schools were arranged in 1;his way. Father D erek White gave a course on The Passion every Thursday to the Junior Queen's. . , 2 11 ' ton · 3 Q School, whilst for the Senior School five addresses were given by five laymen, (9) Team Race (4 x 2 Lengths)-1, Kmg s; w ueen's ' e mg ' '' · the title given to the course being "The Witness of Men." Mr. Morgan, Mr. Points: 5, 3, 1. Padfield, Mr. Beckett, Mr.• Wolff and Sergeant Bearman a:ll spoke, a nd we King's, 33. WPIIington, 29. Queen's, 19. really do owe a n enormous a mount to them for the very high standard of the J. L. V. anctified commonsensP and practical help they gave us. \.Ye may well count 34 35 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN t. be beautiful Gloucester Cathedral. The Magnificat a nd Nunc Dimittis were by ourselves lu cky to have mt n living amongst us who are " Not ashamed to confess Brewer, a nd the a nthems were : " 0 Praise God in His Holiness," by Macpher hrist ruci.!i ed ." sun ; . " 0 ' Thou Sweetest Source," by Charles \Vood ; " Lord, for Thy Tender In the Summer T erm there happened what, I beLieved, has never happened Mercws Sake,". b:>: John H~lto n ; a nd " If W e B elieve that J esus Died," by Sir here before. The Provost came and blessed the crops growing on the School J ohn Goss. Slf Sydney N1cholson conducted the service, a nd he congratulated land. The service began in the Chapel, and then, led b y the choir, the whole the chmrs on a n exce ~l e nt performance. This being so close :to Speech Day, it c~ n grega~ i o n went in proces ion to the fi elds, where the blessing j:ook place. The left us very few practices for the Stanford " Te D eum." However, the perfor L1tany was sung in procession as \\' t went there, but it was sad that the e vening mance _o n t he .d~y was certainly very creditable. During the term twelve treble was overcast and a s tiff breeze was blowing, so that most of the choir's singing probatwners JOllled us. This addition has improved the balance of the choir go~ blown away before those further back in the procession could hear it. tremendously. We are very glad indeed to have Davies back with us. He fills se ~ vice somewhat because On Speech Day the u u al form of was changed the position of assistant organist with distinction, and is to be heartily thanked our B ishop, who was a lso o ur Visitor, was received formally by the Provost. A for h1s unhnng m terest. \Ve send the best of wishes to our head chorister lo ng procession wended its way from the front of the College singing the hymn, Scott i, who is leaving this term , a nd we thank him very much Jlor all he ha ~ ''For thee, my dear, dear country," and entered the Chapel by the west door. As done. Our tha nks go out also to Mr. Baines and the Chaplain for their untiring lted, and :the .Provost soon as the Bishop had entered the Chapel, the process.ion ha work and help in connection with the choir ; and last, but not least, our thanks rece1ved tht;: visitor, welcoming him in the na me of the School. Then a solemn ex~e nd to t he organ blowers for their endless labour behind the organ. Te D eum of thanksgiving was sung a nd the se rvice proceeded as usual, w ith the exceptiOn that there was no sermon, as the Bishop was speaking at the Prize B . FULLERTON. giving, whi ch followed on imm ed ia~ e l y. I would like, at this point, to thank all who helped to make the Chapel ser vices so beautiful. In this I include the choir, who put in so much ha rd work, and whose singi ng adds so much t o the services, a nd the servers, who keep the /[ R eprinted from t he "Somerset County Gazette" of June 2.Jth.] standard of serving so high and so dignified. ' The sacristans, who do so much unseen work and upon whom so much depends, never fail, and I want, too, to thank those boys who for a time undertook the cleaning of t he Chapel a nd i~s 1kinga (tollege Speecb JDa~ appurtenances unhl a new arra ngement had to be made. The finances of the Chapel have been put on a more regular footing. A Finance Committee, consisting of the Captain of the School (ex offiCio) a nd two BISHOP DISTRIBUTES PRIZES. H ouse Captains has been formed, a nd a system of regula r annual donatio11s to Ch urch societies is being developed . So far we a re supportiing the Universities' Mission to Centra l Africa, the W aifs a nd Strays a nd St. Dunsta·n's Society. The Chapel's a nnual income from collections and other sources (and there are PLANS FOR EXTENSION pF BUILDINGS. not many of the latter) comes :to about £ 1 5 per annum. Annual expenditure is about £25, t hu leaving £20 for disbursement. Of this amount, about £ 15 is l:(IN~_' S COLLEGE, T aunton, Speech D. ay on Friday was not a ble .for the first. being given as above, a nd the remainder is being put into a reserve fund, about J: v1s1t :to the School of the B1shop of Bath and W ells, the Right R ev. Dr. which I want to say a word. At the moment of writing these notes, this reservf' . C. W: \Va nd, who presented the prizes . The other distinguished visitors uded L1eut .-General Sir T ravers Clarke, late Quartermast er-General of the [unci stands at £30. mcl It is being built up to meet the heavy replacements which will be necessary A~my, a n Old Boy of the School and Fellow of the Chapter, Lord St. Audries, F. \V . P enny, after the war. Fully a hundred pounds will be needed for even the bare neces A1r .commodore B. C. H. D ;:-ew, Preb. George Ruck, Alderman Chairma n of T a unton Education Committee, and Colonel Moore, U .S.A. s ities, and it seems wiser to begin to make ~his provision ·now and to spread it over a year or two tha n to wait and then perhaps not to have the money when . . T.he Dean of Exeter, the Very Rev. S. C. Carpenter, Provost of t he vVesteru it is needed. This fund is quite separate from the Chapel Completion F und, DIVISIOn of the Woodard Corpora tion , presided at the Senior School prize-giving, which is concerned with structural matters a nd towards which we are always very w_h~ c h ~a ll owed the customary commemoration service and institution of the grateful for subscriptions. v1s1to_r m the Chapel. There was a large attendance of parents a nd friends. As is usual at the beginning of t he Summer Term, :the choir has been rein The Provost, in opening the proceedings, said their object at King's was to forced by the a uxiliary choir of numerous birds who take rooms for t he season produce young men who v:rould b e~ t serve ~he Church and Sta1;e in after year9. in the weather-a nd-cat proof space between the inner a:nd outer roofs of t he fhey endeavoured t o provtde a sohd educa tiOn of the best kind. Chapel. At times, although not p erhaps s trictly in tune, the volume of noise coming from the squawks a nd twitterings- up above our heads has been t errifi c. ot only do they seem to go in for community s inging, but also for clog-dancing, if one can judge from the a mount of dust a nd whitewash which flo ats down on HEADMASTER'S REPORT. to thf' hi gh altar during mass. However, we do not complain , for " The sparrow MR. CHA IRMA N, MY L ORD BISHOP , LADIES AND GENTLE~IEN , hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her youn g : f'ven Thy alta rs, 0 Lo rd , my King a nd my God." . . It is a great privilege to . be able to welcome on this Speech Day o ur new MILES SA R GENT, Chaplain . VJsltOL To have such an emment and fa mous Visitor and one so fully in sym pathy m all the ideals of King's is indeed a g reat good fortune for the School We. hof> e. t hat his assoc!a~on with King's will be long, it i bound in any case ~~ 1king'a (tollege (tbortatera' SCHOOL PRIZES. "UNIFYING INFLUENCE." Fo ~ tis et F idelis-J . Pickering. One way to try t ltbe 'Jlo"ell? B. Hodtler ant.! G. T. Hambly ret ained their offices as Secretary ant.! Chairman 'lLetters to tbe J8Ntor respectively. The subject for this meeting was a paper on the "Birth of ~h e Canadian Pacific R ailway," read by J . W. Tapner. (To the Editor of the" Aluredian.") The nex.t m eeting was held on Sunday, June 25th , when]. G. B radley reat.l a very interesting paper on "L.M.S. Locomotives." This paper was well illus EAR SIR,- In your last i ssue you published a letter from J . M. H . Scott, trated with p hotographs. D the Captain of Rugger in 1943, in which h e emphasized :the need for general The third meeting of the Society took place on Sunday, July 23rd, when School support for the 1st XV. each member read a s hort paper on a subject connected with railways. Quoting from his letter, "Next year I h ope you will not have forgotten B. V. E. H. this,'' seems to call flor some reminder to those who may have done so. I am sure it is in our power to give every support, not only :to the 1st XV, !.Jut also to the 2nds a nd Colts XV, so that, as Scott said , they would be able to carry that extra " punch " away with them on matches in strange surroundings. I remain, sir, )Dbilatelic 1Rotes Yours, etc. URING the Lent Term , owing to the lack of stamp coll ections at School, "A R UGGER FAN." and therefore a decline in interest, nothing important was undertaken. Our DSecretary, Braddy, left at the end of t erm, a nd Fullerton was elected in his p lace. At the beginning of the Summe r Term interest grew and meetings were (To the Editor of the "Aluredian.") proposed for every three weeks. An a uction has been held, a nd members have improved their collections by buying, swopping and selling. " Stanley Gibbons' E AR SIR,-There are in the VIth Forms six periods set aside to the more Stamp Monthly " appears in the ha ll a nd other magazines circulate in the club. D cultural side of education. Mr. Beckett is to be thanked for his help a nd interest in the Society. Many contend j:hett music is the hi ghest of the a rts ; surely therefore, in B. V. H. FULLERTON, Secretary. these days of jazz, where classical music and " jive" a re so closely contested, it wo ul d be a good idea t o have a period in the week set apart for musical apprecia tion, run in conjunction with the Music Club. This would enable members of the Vlth Forms .to get a more comprehensive viewpoint on the abstract as we)! as t he more tangible of the a rts. 'Wlireless of the Music Cluu. In spite of such a la rge membership, it is sad to watch a decline ~t is these fel~o~s who deliver the necessary material to us lads out here in in the numuer of people w ho a re actively interested in all the Club's activities, the JUngle to. anmh1late once a nd for all the sons of Nippon-the Jap. a nd not merely in avoiding second prep. on Saturday evenings. Although there The Jap IS no superman, remember that. may ue some excuse in the Summer Term, surely more tha n four Senior School Once we are given . the material no one will stop us reaching our final members could have shown suff-i cient enthusiasm lo attend the half-term concert goal-Tokyo, and smas~mg once and for all their children, who think that they for a n h our on a recent Sunday evening. As it turned out, the performa nce was re can walk over our Empire as they wish ! markably good, a nd what I h ave said above in no way applies to thoge who, in On Septembe:: 3rd, 1~39 , Mr. Chamberlain said : " ... it is evil things tha t contrast, devote so much of their spare time to fostering music in the School both we shall. be fightmg agamst : brute force, bad faith , injustice, oppression and by performing and in other ways. persecution." Yours faithfully , Truly ~vil ~hings, but with. the help of the Merchant Navy and your help to R. S. H. BRAND. th.em we will o:vercome th ~se thm.gs. Your people at King's, together with your fnends, are domg a magmficent JOb-keep at it for the sake of our boys on all tTonts, wherever :they may be. Miss Still has put in a great ~mount. of work, for .which we are greatly in (To the Editor of the " Aluredian.") debted to her. Under her unflaggmg persistence you will all be doing your duty and so be able, eventually, to help shorten the war and to help the lads out here THE SANATORIUM WJRELESS. to return to England to see the people we love. The Sanatorium, Fro~ the bottom of my ? eart I thank you all most sincerely for your generous co-operatiOn and understa ndmg. . King's College, T a unton. Keep it up. Thank ·you. I know you will. EAR SIR,-Tbrough t he kindness of gifts received from parents a nd friends Yours, etc., D and a donation from the King's College Dra matic Society, sent in by ·Mr. "A JUNGLE FIGHTER." Newman, and with the help of ~he boys, it was possible to inst al a wireless, with P.S.-I am wondering whether to apply for a tra nsfer to the Merchant Navy ear-phones, to each bed during last t erm. you have no Army Comfort Fund ! ' The nursing staff a nd patients would like to thank you a ll very much for because your help. It is giving much pleasure a nd happiness, a nd the tedious hours of convalesence now pass very quickly. Yours sincerely, M. E. CLARK, THE OXFORD LETTER. Sist er-in -Charge. (To the Editor of the "Aluredian.") St. John's College, Oxford, (To the Editor of the" Alured)an.") 5th July, 1944 . • IR,-Many a wasted afternoon .is still spent lying in a punt on the quiet EAR SIR,-A letter has been received from a n O.A. who, with some others; waters <;lf the Cherwell, where fltes and books strive in vain to ward off sleep . started the suuscriptions t o the Mercha nt Navy F und, in which be e xpressed S D Every ~1ght dunng the w.eek some political society provides a celebra ted pubfic the hope :that the School was still contributing to this worthy cause. It will be figure. to .reiterate those particular truths to which its members consent. There a o urce of real pleasure a nd gratification to the writer of this letter and ma ny are still, m each .College, teams that row very seriously or play cricket and tennis. others to k now that, during this t erm, the contribution has been l arger than And there a re still much-frequented cafes in the " High," serving mid-day break ever before, £16 7s. 10d. being the total subscribed at the time of going to press. fasts for :th~se of us who linger too long be~we e n the sheets. But Oxford is to Another ship's library has been purchased , £'2 has been sent t o the Wounded day somethmg more tha n "organised waste of time ' ; the war has made its and Prisoners-o£-vVar Fund, a nd £'2 has been spent on wool to make garments. ma.rk ; mingled with traditional frivolities there is a heightened atmosphere of The organisers, through the medium of t he " Aluredia n," wish to express senousness. their thanks for the continued support of the School. . I~ is <1: gr;at experience to go to the Union a nd see Rippon rise solemnly from Yours sincerely, make L. STILL. hiS L1br~nan s chair, walk slowly forward to the despatch box, and then one of hts fluent speeches, full of humour a nd Conservatism. (But for three votes he ~ould have had t~ e ';ery great honour next t erm of being President). John Dav1s, who was at Kmg s JUSt before the war, has been on the Canning Club and Conservative Society Committees. ( To the Editor of the" Aluredian.") The other :three O.A.'s up here are" all on "Short Courses " · transitory " Somewhere in India," "~irds .of I?assage," who, for six months, have a foretaste of the ·delights of Un~v~rs1ty life. I am told that Dight gets up twice a week, soon after 6 o'clock, March '26th, 1944. . to ]0111 the other unfortunate R.A.F. Cadets in e.nergetic ea rly~morning exercises EAR SIR,-I h ave in front of me a copy of the 1!)43 Summer edition of t he -I do not doubt they profit ~norm ou s l y fro~ ~l~1s compulsory exuberance. Day D "Aluredia n," in which i s a letter written by" Two Purl" giving an account and your correspond~nt are m the Naval DiviSIOn , busy uTil earning everything of the Merchant Navy Club a nd its efforts. we .may have learnt m the J .T .C. and nobly struggling not to become too far Many moons ago while I was at King' s I conceived a n idea of starting a club a ~rilt m a sea of ropes, navigation lights, buoys, seizings and multifarious for t he welfa re of the Merchant Nav y, having no idea then, of course, that I different knots. It does seem likely that, when this war has been won, there will be more should be going into the Army ! However, with the indispensable a id of Miss Still , I managed to get the idea than a few undergraduates up here from King's ; the more O .A.'s that are aole into working o rd er, a nd we eventually adopted a ship. ~o finish their education in ~his ma nner the better. I only hope that no warning Sin ce then many ladies a nd friends of the School, together with the School 1s needed against '' the other place.'' · itself, have contributed various gifts, which , I have no doubt, ,have been received Yours, etc., with great pleasure by members of the Merchant Navy. YOUR OXFORD CORRESPONDENT. 48 49 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN 1lf 11 coulb be a 1ktng Walete If I could be a king NEWMAN, J. N. (Jan., 1940-Dec. , 1943). Meynell. Vb. I'd rule o'er land and sea, 1st XV 1942-43-44, Colours 1942-43-44, Vice-Captain 1943-44, 1st XI (Cricket) And never in this world 1943, 1st XI (Hockey) 1943, 2nd XI Colours 1943, 1st ~hooting VIII 1942-43, Would anyone rule me. Colours 1943, House Colours (Rugger, Cricket, Hockey, Shooting), House Prefect 1942, School Prefect 1943, Vice-Captain of School 1943, Certificate I'd clear out all the s-lums,. " A " 1941, J.T.C., C.Q.M.S., Stage Manager, Indian Army Cadetship. I'd change all laws and rules, BRADDY, G. S. (May, 1940-April,, 1944). King Alfred. VIa. I'd pull down all ~he hovels, School Certificate (matric.) 1941, Higher Certificate 1942, 1st XI (Cricket) I'd rebuild all the schools. 1943, 2nd XI Colours 1943, 1st XI (Hockey) 1944, Colours 1944, 1st XIII (Shooting) 1942-43-44, Colours 1943-44, Captain 1943-44, Swimming Team I woukl have lots of gold 1943, House Colours (Cricket, Hockey, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis), House And lots of clothes so fine, Prefect 1942, School Prefect 1944, Certificate "A" 1942, J.T.C. Sergeant If I could be a king 1943, Sheldon Society (Chairman), R.N. University Short Course. And call a country mine. THOMPSON, P. ]. (Sept., 1939-Dec., 1943). King Alfred. VIa. J. P. D. GARSTON~JONES-IIa. School Certificate (matric.) 1941, 1st XV 1942-43-44, Colours 1943-44, Shoot ing VIII 1943, House Colours (Rugger, Shooting), House Prefect 1943, Certifi cate "A" 1941, J.T.C. Sergeant 1943. DAY, P.A. (April, 1941-April, 1944) . Bishop Fox. VIa. School Certificate 1942, 1st XV 1943-44, XX Colours 1943-44, 1st XI (Cricket) Sal~ete 1943, Colts XI Colours 1942, 1st XI (Hockey) 19'44, Captain of Boxing 1943- Lent Term. Summer Term. 44, Athletics Team 1943, House Colours (.Rugger, Cricket, Hockey, Steeple King Alfred : chase), House Prefect 1943, Sacristan 1943, Certificate "A" 1942, J .T.C. Sergeant 1944, Sheldon Socie_ty, R.N. University Short Course. Marks, A. A. Barham, D. C. Stocker, G. H. A. TUCKER, D. E. (May, 1939-Dec., 1943). Meynell. VIb. School Certificate 1943, 1st XV 1942-43-44, Colours 1942-43-44, 1st XI (Cricket) *Britten, D. R. 1942-43, Colours 1943, 1st XI (Hockey) 1943, Colours 1943, House Colours *Madge, ]. H. (Rugger, Cricket, Hockey, Swimming, Fives), House Prefect 1943, Certificate Bishop Fox: " A " 1941, J .T.C. CorporaL Charles, B. L. *Page~. R. J. DA VIE, J. H. B. (Sept., 1934-Dec., 1943). King Alfred. VIb. School Certificate 1942, 1st XV 1943-44, Colours 1943-44, Certificate " A " 1941, J.T.C. Sergeant 1943, Indian Army Cadetship. Meynell : FOLLETT, D. E. (Sept., 1940-Dec., 1943). Meyne!L VIb. Reed, J . E. Bleakley, R. E. School Certificate (matric.) 1942, Certificate "A " 1943, Lance-CorporaL Somervell, M. S. Coombs, K. MAY, D. H. (Sept., 1939-April, 1944). Bishop Fox. VIb. *Burt, M. G. Polehampton, C. J . M. 1st XV 1943-44, Colours 1943-44, 1st XI (Cricket) 1943, House Colours Sargent, R. A. (Rugger) , Certificate "A" 1941, A.T.C. Proficieticy (Phase " A "). DYMORE-BROWN, A. G. (Sept., 1941-Dec., 1943). Bishop Woodard: Fox. Vb. 2nd XV, 2nd XI (Cricket) 1943, Junior Victor Ludorum 1942, House Colours Edwards, A. W. Hardie-Bick, P. G. (Athletics), A.T.C. Proficiency (Phase " A "). Reed, C. W. *Brigham, I. A. SAMSON, ]. C. (Sept., 1938-Feb., 1944). Meynell, Vb. Whitehead, A. *Ellis, G. L. 2nd XV 1943, Colts XI (Cricket) 1942-43, Colts Colours 1943, 1st XI (Hockey), *Farrer, B. A. House Colours (Rugger), Certificate " A " 1941, A.T.C. Leading Cadet. WHITEHEAD, G. (Jan., 1942-April, 1944). Woodard. VIb. Junior School : School Certificate 1943, Colts XV, Certificate" A" 1943, J.T.C. Band, Sheldon Cowley, G. K. · Alford, D. J. Society, Library Committee. Dennis, N. • Ballard, M. E. HARDING, M. S. M. (May, 1938-Feb., 1944). VIb. Meynell. Gage, P. J. Bradlaw, D. M. School Certificate (matric.) 1943, 2nd XV 1943-44, XLV Colours 1943-44, 1st Israel, H. D. L. Harrison, J. R. XI (Hockey) 1944, Swimming Team 1943, House Colours (Rugger), Certifi Kite, J. E. B. Killingbeck, D. R. cate "A " 1942, A.T.C. CorporaL Phillips, M. N. Plant, J. · c. CLAYDON, R. G. (Jan., 1941-April, 1944). Wo.,dard. Vb. Twynam, R. F. Reynolds, J, M. School Certifica~e 1943, Certificate " A " 1944. Webb, J. D. B. Tazewell, D. J. RUDDOCK, B. (April, 1941-Dec., 1943). Woodard. V a. Tozer, P. R. School Certificate 1943, Certificate " A" 1942, A.T.C. Tristian, A. G. HAINES, L. P. (Sept., 1941-Dec., 1943). Meynell. VIb. School Certificate (matric.) 1943, Certificate "A" 1942, J .T.C. Lance Walsham, J. H. CorporaL Griffiths, D. W. GREGORY, J. (Sept., 1939-Dec., 1943). Bishop Fox. Vb. Roberts, I. q. Colts XV 1943, XLV Colours 1943, Colts XI (Cricket) 1942-3, Colts Colours 1943, Certificate "A" 1943, J .T.C. • Denotes from Junior School. 50 51 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN LANE-DAVIES, H. J . (Sept., 1936-Feb., 1944). Meynell. Vlb. . School Certificate (matric.) 1943, Certificate "A" 1942, A.T.C. Profic1ency Lieut.-Colonel D. C. S. David has been awarded the M.C. in the (Phase "A ") . Eastern theatre of war. WATMOUGH, W. M. W. (Sept., 1941-Feb., 1944). Meynell. VIb. R. B. Gendall has started a Marines University Short Course at Edinburgh School Certificate 1943, Colts XV 1943-44, Colts XI (Cricket) 1943, Colts University. (Hockey), 1944, Certificate " A" 1942, A.T.C. • J. M. Hoa~ has been commissioned in the Fleet Air Arm since last Sep MENZIES, R. (May, 1937-Feb., 1944). Meynell. Va. tember. P. E. J. Hullcoop has also gained his commission in :the Fleet Air Arm. Colts XV 1943~44, Certificate " A " (P~. I) 1943. J. H. Barnicoat gained a commission in the Royal Navy in record time and WILLMOTT, E. G. (Sept., 1942-'February, 1944). Meynell. Vb. is. now on active service. Colts XV 1943-44, Certificate "A " (Pt. I) 1943. R. H. Pendle is serving with the Royal Corps of Signals in Normandy. WATERS, R. J. (Sept., 1942-Feb .• 1944). Meynell. IVa. P. W. F. Lamb holds the rank of captain, and has been broadcasting to :this Colts XV 1943-44, Certificate" A" (Pt. I), 1943, A.T.C. country from Normandy. ELSDALE, T. (Sept., 1942-Feb., 1944) . Meynell. Va. A. Hewish has left Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and is now WILLIAMS, M. J . (April, 1942-April, 1944). Woodard. IVb. engaged on research work of a secret nature. B. N. Miles was heard of in January of this year in an R.A.F. traiJi.ng centre WELLDON, J. S. (Sept., 1942-April, 1944). Woodard. Vb. in Scotland. PORTER. M. F. (May, 1943-Dec., 1943). Woodard. IVa. M. R. Ladd-Canney has written. He is with the Central Mediterranean FOWLER, R. G. (Sept., 1939-June, 1944). King Alfred. Ilia. Force. COWLEY, C. (Jan., 1943-Dec., 1943). Woodard. IVb. W. H. Narramore started training at H.M.S. Vincent in January. A letter has been received from B . E . P. Blyth, who is with the Middle East COWARD, P . S. B. (Sept., 1943-Dec., 1943). King Alfred. IIIb. Force organising Rugby teams, cro9S-country running and athletic sports for his DREW, M. O'N. (Sept., 1939-Dec., 1943). Junior School. He. unit. He is in the Royal Corps of Signals. G. D. Lintell and J . E. C. Mullen SPRENT, J. C. (Sept., 1938-April, 1944). Junior School. lib. 0. T. Chapman, E. C. H. Chase, J . Gray, continue to be active at Reading University. The latter succeeded in combin EWENS, J. C. (May, 1940-Dec., 1943). Junior School. He. ing a 1st-class degree in Chemistry with Presidency of St. David's Hall. BEADON, R . C. (Sept., 1940-Dec., 1943) . Junior School. I. E. C. H. Chase captained Reading University Hockey XI and played for a N.U.S. representative side. J. C. Samson has found an occupation in the R egistry of Southampton In the Inter-House Music Festival held in the Lent Term' a ve The first match against a very strong St. Dunstan's team did not give us The second contest between Bacon and Parker was no.t so exciting, as there a very promising start, as the score was 6-47 in their favour. We did much was less incident. Bacon landed snmP. usP.ful blows. r~n cl wr~s r1 fairly easy better in the return match on our ground, as we only lost by 6-24. winner, thus levelling the scores for Gibbs. Gibbs• also won the next bout for J ames proved much too lu ~ty a fighter for Keegan, who took considerable Our second game was a new fixture ag'!inst S.t. P eter:s, Weston, and we punishment but pluckily insisted on seeing the fight through till the end. proved fairly easy winners on our ground by 25 points against 5. The return match at Weston proved a very close and exciting game, and we were only There wr~s some eood boxing in thP. F P. nton-Laversuch contest. ancl Laversuch just able to snatch victory in the last few minutes by 19 to 14. deserved his victory, as he did more of the a ttacking, and u sed his feet well to land some unexpected blows. Fenton fought well, too, and there was not The first Millfield game-also a new fixtut e-was far too one-sided to much in it at the end. be interesting-and unfortunately it w as all their side, though it must be said that several members of their team were considerably elder, heavier, and Phipps had some advantage in weight and r each against Isr~ el, and he faster than any oJl ours. They sent a younger side for .the return game, and thus gained the verdict, but Israel shows much promise as a boxer, having good this time we won handsomely by 20 points to 6. footwork and a really good punch. Phipps certainly did well to beat so promis ing a boxe•r. The score· now stood at 3-2 in favour M Gibbs and so much Our other two matches were really "A" sides against Wellington Prep. A depended on the final bout between H armon and Aubrey-Cound, and n fitting good game on our ground gave us vtctory by 12 points to 0. We sent exactly climax it proved to be. Aubrey-Cound attacked strongly, and won the ·firs t the same team to play at Wellingtoi\ but they had improved considerably, and round faitly easily though Harmorn kept his! head well and w:ts by no means our tackling was none too sure, so mis time they reversed the resuLt and won run off his feet. Aubrey-Cound began to tire a bit in the "E·cond round, and 6-18. Harn.on landed some gooc blows. In the t hird round Harmon took the We had quite a good forward pack ably led by Pile, and we WeTe initiative still further, though Aubrey-Countl fought back splendidly, the fight well served at half, as Aubrey-Cound at scrum-half, was quick to get the ball fin ally ending in a narrow victory for' Harmon. Gibbs t hus became the first out to Brigham at stand-off. Brigham is very fast, and made plenty of open holders of the Cup. This was presented by Mrs. Keegan to the winning house ings. He captained the side well, and should develop into a really good after Mr. Keegan had said a few worrls of advice. to the compe1itors. player with more expeTience. We found some difficulty in finding centre We all hope1 that Mr. Keegan will be able to continue the classes in Sep three-quarters who were quick enough off the mark to be in a position for a tembe r, and we should like to thank him fo-r his kindly help and encourage pass, and thou gh Phipps frequently was up and in a good position yet. there ment. was. seldom co.-ordinated three-quarter movements, and so opportumttes of scoring were allowed to lapse. RESULTS. Next year we shall have an entirely new team, and it looks as though it will be a young and small side, and it will bt> all the more necessary to have Bellers (Oldham) beat Calverley (Gibbs). really good tackling and sound backing up--but muoh may happen before Bacon ( Gibbs) beat Parker (Oldham). then. J ames (Gibbs) beat Keegan (Oldham). - Laversuch (Gibbs) beat Fen ton (Old ham). FIXTURE LIST. Phipps (Oldham) beat Israel (Gibbs). W., February 9th . ~Opponents St. Dunstan's, 1st team, away, lost, 6-47. Harmon (Gibbs) beat Aubrey-Cound (Qldham). S., February 12th.-St. Peter's (Weston) 1st. home, won, 25-5. W., February 16th.-Millfield 1st, away, lost, Q---54. S., February 26th.-Wellington Prep. "A," home, won 12-0. W., March 1st.-St. Dunstan's 1st, home, lost, 6-24. JUNIOR SCHOOL PLAYS. S., March 4th.-St. Peter's (Weston) 1st, away, won, 19-14. W., March 8th.-Wellington Prep., "A," away, lost, 6-18. On Monday, March 27th, Big School was well filled by parents and friends 20-6. who came to see some sketches and r1 play performed by boys of the Junior S., March 18th.-Millfield 1st, home, won, School in aid of the Merchant Navy Fund, a nd from every point of view it was a most successful afternoon. To begin with. over £15 was collected, and w e were thus able to provide two complete " Ocean Libraries" for the benefit of our Merchant Seamen, and the balance of the amount collected-Ss.-was given to the House Collections which are made by the Senior Schoo:t. for th.e same purpose. The programme started with two sketches performed by members of 2 D , BOXING. entitled "Bishop Hatto " and "Tweedledum and Tweedledee." They had We owe a great debt of gratitude· to Mr. Keegan, who has enabled us to evidently been well coached by Miss Carpenter, for they gave a spirited per reintroduce Boxing into the Junior School. Some most enjoyable and instruc formance, and Calverley who took the part of the Bishop did particularly well. tive clr~sses have bP.en held er~ch WP.P.k durinl! the two winter terms, ancl the boys Other promising actors were Pritchett, Bowden, Phillips. ii, S~ear , and Vile. who havP taken p;~rt in them hr~ve manP. rer~l progrP.ss, and towr~rds t.hP enn of There followed the well-known scene of "'Tweedledum 2nd Tweedledee •· the Easter Term it was possible to hold an inter-house Boxing Competition for -Burt ii and Plaster-and both entered into the spirit of the parts well, while the new Boxing Cup presented by Mrs. Karie-Fenton. The Competition was Glass ii as Alice and Garve•y as the\ Red King completed the characters• in such watched by the whole School Mr. Keegan actin g as refe•ree. We were fortu a way that for a few minutes one seemed to have passed through the looking nate enough to secure the seivices of two good Army bo~ers to b_e judges, and glass and to be living in that strange world of dreamland where the most impos they were impressed by the general standard of the boxt~g, particularly when sible s ituations seem to be both natural and real. The costumes and make-up they realised that most of the boys had only been learrung for a few weeks. of the qctors was most imoressive, and reflects great credit on the skill and There were six fights at different weights, and it was unfortunate for enterprise of those responsible. Brigham that no suitable opponent could be found for him, as he is certainly After the interval the play " Shivering Shocks" was performed by some one of the best boxers• we have He acted as " second " for the Oldham com or the older boys, and thev, too, had evidently been well coached. for the petitors, Pile occupying a similar position for Gibbs. Each fight consisted of play called for plenty of acting, and they all rose to the occasion and gave of three one-minute rounds, and the first fight, between CalvE'Tley and Bellers, was their best. a very spirited and even affair, in which both attac~e d frequently, and landed The chiefc part was taken by Bennett, who as• Captain Dallas, V.C., not only good blows. The verdict went by a narrow margm to Bellers, and Oldham came through a long part with flying colours but showed that he h as the makings were one up. 57 56 • THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN of a very promising actor. Branson, too, as Inspector Pollock, in the disguise of a disreputable taxi driver, ,was outstanding, though it is perhaps hardly fair ~ri3e ... 1king's Lord St. Audries one of the Fellows of the Western Division of the Woodard SCOUTS. Corpol!'ation, proposed a vote of thanks to Air Commodore Drew, and this was seconded by the head boy, P. M. Bacon, who called for three cheers, to which there was a very hearty response. Mr. Beckett thanked Mr. Unmack for so kindly acting as chairman, and 11TH TAUNTON (KING'S COLLEGE) JUNIOR TR!OOP. the proceedings ended. We are hoping that ii will bel possible to have a Camp• this year, _anyhow we are preparmg for it. The Patrol Leadeo.·s and Seconds are : CRICKET. Hounds-Phipps, Dew. Kingfishers-Laversuch, Pile. In a term marked by so much success it is perhaps unusual that there should not have been some available for the cricket teams, but fortune has !Owls-Bacon, Robinson. certainly not smiled on t:,em, and we have not been able to win a match so Peewits-Watson, Simmonds, M. D. far, though there are still a number to play and perhaps we shall finish up the season with a good win. ' , Ravens-Rc•we, Cole. There is no doubt (hat the main reason for our lack of success has. been We welcome Sc•outs Israel, Twynam, a nd Phillips M. who were enrolled weakness in batting, which has been lamentable owing mainly to a general 17-:J-44, and de .i:' "revHle, weoo, Calverley, Walker, J'. T.: AUo•rd, and Tozer, disinclination to get the ldt foot across and in line with the ball, and also who were enrolled 26-6-44, and Tristram, who has passed his Tenderfoot Test to a strange lack of determination to watch the ball and hit it! And, after but was absent when the others were enrolled all, the bat is made precisely for this purpose. Tne mostt i.mportant news is· kept :.ill last.· ·Next term we are looking In other directions the team was quite up to the average, and the fact fci!'Ward to havmg our own Scoutmaster. Mr. Palmer has promised his ser that we only once had to face a total of as . much as 100 runs ~bows that vices, and we extend to him our welcome, thanks, and loyalty. there was not much wrong with the bowling and fielding. In fact, our bowl G. S. M. ing was generally better than that of our opponents, and the fielding and catching of the side has steadily improved during the term, but ·we have never yet been able to muster as mucl: as 50 runs in an innings, and twice we have been out for under 20 runs. The game we came nearest to winning was the house match with Chelms 11th TAUNTON WOLF CUB PACK. ford Hall, when in reply to their total of 52 we made 46, cond at one stage looked as though we must win, but the last wickets fell rapidly and we were unahle to r P~ rh their total, modest as it was. After Wellington Prep. had gained a comfortable win on our ground we When we n:e·t again after the holidays a suggesttion that each Six should had a really good chance of winninl:( on theirs. Some good bowling by Dean have 1tS1 own larr among the trees and hedges near the Scout Hut was, hailed and Phipps tcok 9 wickets for only 21 runs. and in spite of some courageous w1th great dehght b .y tne PacJ{. Each lau· is guarded tiercely by its occu hitting by the last pair of batsmen, we had to make less than 50 runs to pants, and .woe_ be:t1de the luckless. Cub who pokes his nose inside other lairs win. We were all out for 21 , and only Phipps and. to lesser extent, Gosheron Wlt:hout. b~mg mv1ted! Bones and sine·ws are to be found inside the lairs really looked like making any runs, though Dew did defend his wicket well wh1eh mc1dentally can only be used as summer homes ! and play a straight bat to straight balls. IOn wet arternoons during the winter months, we sometimes held our In ot.l-Jer matches much the same thing happened, and it was perhaps meeting~ in the gymnasium, and' it was there that we' acled the Jungle Dances, natural that loss of confidence resulted. Pile showed that he could hit the w~·uch are, of c~ · urse, based on the Mowgli stories. By far the most popular ball, but his defence is very weak, and he must try to wait for the right ball. Wl1;h the Pack 1s the. Death Dance of Kaa, in which the Bandarlo£ of Cold Bacon, though making runs in ordinary games, was always in too much of a Larrs come to a horr1ble end. hurry to begin scoring in matches, and was nearly always out to a reckless In .r ·eoruary, on tl1e Old Chief's birthday, our Group Scoutmaster, Mr. Wolff, shot very early in his innings. Aubrey-Cound shows promise; and his wicket came to the meeting. He talked to us al.Jo ut B.P ., and. told us how Scouting keeping has improved very much, and is really good sometimes. began at King's. Burt ii and Gosheron show p·romise as bowlers, and Burt ii may develop Kaa. (Miss Kidner): has been to see u s this term. She is always welcome into a careful batsman. Gosheron times the ball well and can hit. but his and the Cubs listen keenly to the stories she has to tell of her own Cubbing bat is at present not always straight, and so his defence is weak. Both are expenences. young, and ~ill have some years to develop. and they s;lCuld be good in Unce·rtain weather on July 9th prevented us from going to Cotiake Hill years to come. In fielding we have done. well lately, and Robinson, Bacon, for the day. However, we hope to be able to go there for a picnic another Rowe, Burt ii, Dew, and Gosheron all ~ how keenness and are quick. In fact, day before the end of the term. it is in the field that our team have shown their best side. and we all hope The Pack now numbers 25 Cubs. We have eight new Cubs-five recruits that next year our batting w1ll once more give us the chance of winning who are now Tenderpads and three Cubs who came to us from other Packs matches. One thing can be said about an otherwise disappointing seasorn. We were sorry .to lose Calverley, He:therington i, and Smith at the end of last we have many boys who are keen, and who have remained keen in spite of term, but the trme had come for them to. leave the jungle and enter the land setbacks and who have tried hard to reverse the run o·f defeats which has of Scoutmg. . The Cubs .a re all mtensely keen, and the Sixers have done been our lot. Next year we must all see to it that this is put right. good work w1h the re0rmts. The following Stars and Badges have been won during the past ~ix months:- FIXTURE LIST. 1st Star-Bowden, Glass ii, Gosheron, Price, Parker, and Simmonds ii. W., June 7.-Chelmsford Hall. 1~t . Away. Lost, 25-97. 2nd S~r-:-Bowden, Ch!~k, and Gosheron. By the end of term Glass ii, Ga.rrett, Pnce, S1mmonds u, and Garvey .also hope to have their second eye S., June 10.-St. Dunstan's. • 1st. Away. Los•t, 16-101 f()[" 7. qu1te open! S., June 10.-St. Dunstan's. 2nd. Away. Lost, 37-69. Badges. Vo/., June :11.-Chelmsford H all. 1st. Home. Lost, 46-52. Artist :-Chick, Bowden, Garrett, Wilkins, Simm.onds ii Phillips W., June 28.-Wellington Prep. 1st. Home. Lost, 21-52 for 5. Ati')lete' :-Go·sheron, Wilkins, Bowden, James. ' · Collector :-Garrett, Simmonds ii, Garvey, Gosheron, Chick. W, July 5 -Wellington f'rep. 1st. Away. Lost, 21-47. Guide :-Glass ii, Price, Spear. S., July 8.-Millfield. 1st. Home. Lost, 16-75 for 9. First-Aid :-Willnns. House Orderly :-Glass ii, Spear. Gibbs, having won both the matches played, have won the Inter-House Team Player :-Gosheron. Cricket Cup from Oldham. AKELA. 60 61 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN R.S.P.C.A. Peter the Whaler. Whatta Whoppa. Everybody's Marionette Book. At the request of several of the boys, a Junior Branch of the ~.S.P.C . A. was started last term., with a membership of 16. This has since been mcre~ sed Jack of the Bush Veldt. to 25, which is the present strength of the Society. The idea of the Soc1ety Bankside Book of Puppets. is to encourage interest in· Animals, to learn about their ways, and to be ready Hobbies New Annual. to do kindnesses to Animals as oppoTtunity offers. . The Wonders of Speed. D. R. Britten took over the duties of Secretary, and these have smce Adventure with the Zoo Man. devdved upon Garswn-Jones, as Brnten is now in the Senior !::'chool. Towards t he end of the Lent Term, an inte•restmg lecture on the ways, of The Boy's Book of Experiments. animals was given to the whole school by Colonel Badcock, who . has sp~nt Escape For Two. nearly the whole of his We among animals, and who had many truterestmg The Secret Menace. things to tell us about dogs and horses and cats, and we learn many useful Grand Adventures fpr Boys. tips from his life-long experience. . Following an introductory meeting on February 26th, at which members May the Mare. were enroUed and badges distributed, etc., a further meeting brought many Treasure Island. suggestions as to future ac.iv1ties od: thP. :::iocie1-Y. The Watch Tower. It was suggested tlhat an "Animal" Library should be started, and Bowes-Cavanagh and Fenton undertook to act as . Librarians. Already . many Settlers in Canada. int-eresting books on animals have been pres.-nted or lent, and the L~brary King. The Story of a Sheep Dog. is proving very popular. J .G.P. (Head Librarian) Aubrey-Cound suggested that a Penny-a-Week Fund should be s·tarted, and the amount collected should be sent from time to time to the Central Fund for the Relief of Russian Horses. Over 10s. has already been collected. ftowe undertook to ma.Ke a No.1ce Board for the Socie~y ·s notices and MUSIC CLUB. pamphlets. This has now been completed, and will be of considerable use for the future. Other suggestions included visits to Dog Shows, Gymkhanas, 2 .r;d to the Taunton Market, and for further Films and Lectures for the (JUNIOR SCHOOL.) Winter Term At our last meeting further new members were enrolled, and Mr. During he last two terms the Music Club in the Junior School has increased Beckett told u s something of 1he habits of some birds-the Red-backt'"d Shnke, considerably. It is very encouraging to think that more and more boys are the Stone Curlew, and the Moori:en. It was decided t\'Jat m~mbers should taking an interest in music. be asked in turn to give a ten-mmutes talk on some Ammal SubJect, and at Last term we had several gramophone recitals on Sunday evenings; and our forthcoming meeting Cole, Simmonds i. and ~ennett have _undertaken to the annual inter-house music competition was held in Big School. entertain us. We are all looking forward to this next meetmg, which we At the beginning. of this term it was decided that the Junior School should hope will take place well b efore the end '!f the tP.rm . have their gramophone recitals by themselves, and we have had one of our We hope that the Society will contuiue to prosp~r, and .that ~ll 1ts own so far. members will in time have a chance to tell us of expenences With an1mals. At half-term there was a combined metronome and gramophone meeting, which was a great success. LIBRARY NOTES. LENT AND SUMMER TERiyiS, 1944. We wish to express our sincere thanks to all those who have presenJted books to the Library during the I)ast two terms. At the end of last term I. A. Brigham, B. A. Farrer, R. J. Pagett, D. R. Britten and G. L. Ellis left the Junior School, and P. M. Bacon, J. A. Cole, D . H. Rowe, and P . >E. H. Watson. were appoi~ted in their places. At 1-:he end of this term ill the abovP. Libranans are leavml!. and M. D .. S1mmonds 1, R. J?. Willmo,t. M. H. Gilbert, and P. A. B. Dean have been appomted to take lLeir plac;te increasing popularity of the Library has been clearly shown ~Y the fact that during the past two terms over nine hundred books have been 1ssued, an average of nearly 60 books a WP.ek. The following is a list of the books received during the past two terms• :- Winter Holiday. Canoe Mates in Canada. Poisoned Arrow. The Boy's Book of Railways. The Boy's Book of Ships. The Boy's Book of Motor Cars. The Boy's Book of Aircraft. Our Boys' Story Book. Galleons Doom Deep. World-Wide Adventure. Champion Book for Boys. Somerset County Gazette Printers Castle Green, Taunton. THE ALUREDIAN F :.:.--=-;--A:---··-·r::·- :'_ u·~- ··:R··-:.-E ·--D-_,·-· ..·I ·A·-· .. , - ~ ·- . - - THE ALUREDIAN - - .. ·- ·-- . ------N TH . . - .. -· ... - -- . ·- --- - ...... VoL . XIX. No. 2. DECEMBER, 1944. . EDITOR : M. F. HOA"RE. SuB-EDIToRs : :tr. F. GREEN, M. H . DUBOIS. ~ .. :. . -~ JS~ttortat - :_ PINIONS on retoil~truction ·ar-e· b eiil,g voiced throughout the Empire. Let us not forget that a: reconstruction' of the ·mind is necessary as well as a .O . recons.trl,l~tion 9! _the .m~terial world. _ Education with a correct religious . -: :~:. '· : :. i ·: .;..: ... ·:: • . .:·: •• .. . . . • The J.T.C. has had two inspections. ·_.Favourable - repo~s were received from th~ .:ifiS!I>e'CWl!r!officers . THE ALURED.IAN THE ALUREDIAN Illness during the t erm has been practically non-existent. Our j:hanks are due to t he Sist er of the Sanatorium and her staff. 1king Blfreb 1bouse 1Rotes • • • • INCE the last publication of the " Aluredian " we have lost Pickering, o ur Col? nel Hume re-visited the School during the term to give us a lecture on ._ House Captain for the past year, Va rley, O'Leary and Vincent. Morrison left the Indw.n Army, together with a film on the Baluche Regiment. A lively dis S us for London University a nd Mackinney for Cambridge at the beginning of cussion followed. the t erm. W e welcome a la rge number of new boys : Attfield, Berry, Bond, • • • • Brown, Clarke, Coombs, George, Lucas and Pullen . W e should like to exp ress our warm thanks to Mrs. Mayers and the workroom Sutherla nd was appointed H ouse Captain this :term, while Mackinney, Picker staff for their patience w1th our clothes ; -to Miss Still for inciting us to assist the ing and Rutherford were made H ouse Prefects. Merchant Navy Fund and for being so helpful in the tuck shop. In the field of sport we have been r epresented by Sut herland, R uthedord and • • • • Scott in the l st XV. Graham , K napp-Fisher, Bayne a nd Taylor in the 2nd XV, W e were' very pleased to see Flying Officer King earlier on in the term. It a nd Bradley, B at eson, Loe a nd George have played m the Colts. was very kind of him to spend so much of his leave with us. We were also visited We congratulat e Rutherford, S utherland and Scott on being awarded their by F r. Derek White, who took over the Chaplain's work during his illness in 1st XV Colours. 1943. • • • • In :the J .T.c .. Ruthed ord has been promot ed to Sergeant a nd East to Lance Corporal. Certificate " A," Parts I and II, has not been h eld yet this term, b ut We should like to thank Miss Andrew a nd her staff for the continued excel we wish all those taking it the best of luck . lence of the food this t erm , a nd also the H ead Porter and his staff ior dealing successfully wit h ma py war-time problems. Pickering has been appointed H on . Secretary of Shooting. • • • • In the A.T.C., Taylor has been promoted t o Corporal and accepted for a University Short Course with the F leet Air A rm, w hile Bayne and Knapp-Fisher The School Captain has v entured to entertain us on Sunday evenings by have o btained their full proficien cy. forming a troupe of pedormers, who have varied their talents from impromptu plays to still more impromptu quizzes. Congratulations :to Sutherland on gaining his H igher Certificate, and Bayne, Claydon , E ast, Green, O'Leary. Rut hedord and Taylor on gaining their School • • • • Certificates. The S.W . Comma nd of the A.T .C. held a Conference of Officers in Big The H ouse ga rden , under the able ma nagement of Graham , has produced School on Saturday, 1 8th November. marrows a nd tomatoes in profusion . And there were, appa rently, some tomatoes • • • • still ripening at the end of November I Congratulations to Rippon and Pomerabz on their recent engagements. We wish the best of luck to Sha rpe a nd Ba rha m who are leaving at the end • • • • of this term . It is w ith great pleasure that we learn that R. H. Clapperton and D. W. Jones We have received visits from Bat st one this term, a nd at the end of last term have been awarded the D .F .C .• also that A. J . Trenerry has been mentioned in from Davie, just b efore he left for India. dispatches. In conclusion we wish all members o f the King A lf red House a very merry • • • • Christmas, and, let u s hope, a Victorious New Y ear . In conclusion, w e wish all our readers a very merry Christmas. llllusion :JBtsbop jfo~ 1bouse 1Rotes I wonder, have vou felt like this ? THIS t erm the House has been safely installed at Gatcombe. Scot:t i, our late Sitting in an armchair, l House Captain, is now training in the North of England ;' H oward, Puckey With the fire on, when and Turner also left us last t erm. T o them all we wish t he best of luck. T o Sudde nly, somehow, your mind changes: fill the gap :!;hey left we welcome J a mes, P erris, F ulks, Gam ble, J esson and The tree outside Barker, also Pile and O 'Connell from the Junior School. With its black spidery branches silhouetted We congratulat e Hoare on his a ppointment as School Captain and C.S.M., Against the leaden sky also Little and Dovell on becoming H ouse Prefect s. Becomes an evil thing, like the fungi It egret that we learnt of the deaths of A . P . R . Hobbs and In Lebensraum ; the water is with deep r R. J. H . Cadwallader; :to their friends a nd rela tives we extend our deepest sym- Still drips, drips, yet differently pathy. - Like drops falling on a prisoner' s head In a torture-chamber. At the end of last t erm we increased our numbers of c ups by winning the The fire glows mockingly, till in despair Tennis Cup. Hicks, Noble, Charles i, H ebditch and Turner were awarded their I j erk out the plug and reduce . half-House Colours. Charles ii is t o be congratulated on his performance in both The loathsome thing to impotent fives and tennis. And chilling coolness. In Rugger w e have been well represented in all t hree :teams. I n the lst Work is forgotten , or else becomes X V Hicks, Noble, Hoare, W estaway and Little a re full colourmen, Campbell . A weightless burden. a nd Charles being also m embers of the t eam . In the 2nd XV we have seven Still the drops keep dripping representatives and in the Colts XV seven again. W e have won the Senior They will keep on drippmg for me Rugger Cup, being ably led b y Hicks, who is Captain of Rugger. House Colours Until the gutter rusts, or the rain stops, were awarded to W estaway, C a mpbell, Charles, H ebditch , Legg. Barron, Grigg. Until the end of the day Triggs i, Brand. In the Juniors we have lost to W oodard a nd Meynell. Or the earth, or me. P. M. K. M. We congratulate Bra nd on becoming Captain of Shooting. We have been 5 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN well represented again in thi~ sport by ~rand, Hoare, Dovell, Hicks and Legg. The resul~s of this term's " Rugger " House matches show that we have some The House has won both Semor and Jumor Shields. chance of winning the Junior Cup. Our Seniors have lost to the Bishop Fox _Congratulations also to ~hose w~o gained Higher Certificate and School after a hard game. The Juniors, however, have beaten both :the Bishop Fox and Certificate and those who gamed certificates or promotion in the J T c or the King Alfred. We have been represented in the 1st XV by McGahey i (Vice A.T.C. Campbell has been accepted for the Royal Naval " Y " Sche~e." · Captain) and Shapland (1st XV Colours), Stott, Burnside, Rid~r and Fullerton (XLV Colours), and Hambly. In the Colts :team we have Young (Captain), We should li~e to thank JYlr. Morl?an and his family for making Ga~combe a success and takmg such an mterest m House affairs. We wish them and all Grange-Bennett, Edwards, Walker, Brigham and Gallegos. members of the Fox, past and present, a Happy Christmas and a prosperous Now to turn to the Intellectual successes of the House. In the Higher Cer New Year. tificate Examination Dewhurst, Hann i and Woodcock obtained certificates, Dew burst being awarded a County Major Scholarship. In the School Certificate Examination Boult, Fletcher and Ridler obtained matriculation exemption, while mel?nell 1bouse 1Rotes Bayliss, McGahey i, Bowes-Cavanagh, McLaren and Warr gained :their certifi S last term was _the end of a school year, we knew we should have to lose cates. have been promoted in the J .T.C. Asome of our senwrs, and once agarn we have been left this term with very The following few_. Our leave:s last term were H eidecker, Gosheron, Coulton, Bravery To be C.Q.M.~. : Sergeant Hann. a nd Hames: We wish them all the best of luck for the future. This term we To be Sergeant: Corporal Hambly. welcomed mto the House Gray (ii), R eynolds, Webster, Holmes-Higgin, To be Lance-Sergeant : Lance-Corporal McGahey i. Aubrey-Cound, Fowler, Robinson, Rowe, Bruford, Fenton, Holloway and To be Lance-Corporals : Cadets Boult and Fullerton. Brooke as a day boy. ' Last, but not least, we should like to thank our House mas~er for his support We congratulate Vyvyan-Robinson on being appointed a House Prefe«t. and interest in the House . . This y~ar we have had ~o withdraw from the Senior House Rugger Co ~ pet_Itlo~ ow111g to lack of semors, but we place great hopes on our Junior team, Sonnet Wi!lcocks and Preston wh1ch mcludes Hoff, Goldthorp, Garner, Gray, McMullan, Shadows of night catch up the fading day, f~om ~he Colts XV, and have so far played one match, against King Allired, win skies, as Low wisps of sound float up to darkening mng I_t after a hard game. We were represented in the 2 nd XV by Morris down ; far distant cries ing Sports we came third And leaves fall rustling Capta111 and Vyvyan-Robmson. In the House Swimm Mingle with scent of newly gathered hay and. McMullan won the obstacle race. Colours were awarded to Vyvyan~ And break the silence, thrust all dreams away llent display in the eighteen Robmson and Bravery, who both put up an exce Into :the edge of ever-greedy dark- lengths. Vyvyan-Robinson also won the breast-stroke. They lose themselves and fade without a mark. _We congratulate Morris on gaining h_is_ Higher C~rtific~te, ; Finch, Vyvyan For now the present pain and Flanders clay Robmson, Gr'7Y. a nd . Clutterbuck on gammg Matnculatwn Exemption ; and Engrosses weary minds with cares untold Coulton on gammg h1s School Certificate. And smirches Nature's beauty with the thought In the ] _. T.C., Finch has been promoted Corporal and Hirst Lance-Corporal. Of Death-:the hay and rustling leaves grow cold. Vyvyan-Rob111son has passed his Proficiency Test, Phase " A," in the A.T.C. The shadows lengthen and the night is wrought, The Certificate " A " Examination has not yet :taken place but we wish all And from the lonely hills and dismal plain those who are taking it the best of luck. ' The fog and mist a~;e born in blinding rain. P . W. S. This term Barnicoa~. ~ryor and Gosheron have visited us. We congratulate R. H. Clapperton on wmmng the D.F.C. H e is now a prisoner of war in Ger many. G 7 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN Owing to the numerous requests from older boys to be servers, we have formed a third team of servers, who take their turn of duty on the grea:ter festivals Sbel~on Societ\? 1Rotes each term. I would like to thank all servers for their faithful duty and . the high stan<;lards :they maintain, both in the Senior and the Junior School. Much T a business meeting held at the end of last term officers for the coming free time has been given by many to the careful training of the new servers, session were elected :- and the results have fully justified the pains taken. A Chairman : Mr. Brand. Secretary : Mr. Hann. Holy Week and Easter will fall within the term nex:t year. Arrangements Treasurer : Mr. Sutherland. are not yet complete for Lent and Holy Week, but I hope that by the New Year At the same meeting Messrs. Woodcock, Morris and Pickering were elected all will be in order. to membership. And now for some arithmetic I It has been estimated that the carpet whiCh We had more meetings than usual this session, yet, in spite of this, attend stretches up the central aisle of the Chapel, and which: is showing signs of ance has been regular, the papers have been of high standard, and several dis approaching dissolution, has done its duty up to the present nobly and well. It cussions very lively. is eight years old and is walked over, in either direction, by at least 5,000 peopl"e On Saturday, October 7th, Mr. Dovell read a paper on " The Colour Ques per week. This represents 180,000 persons per term and 540,000 per year. In tion." On Saturday, October 14th, Mr. Brand read a paper on "Music and eight years of life :the carpet has therefore carried no less than 4,320,000 people : its Outlook on the Future." The next week a paper on "The Native Problem so no wonder it is looking rather threadbare and attenuated I in East Africa" was read by Mr. J . S. Pallner. A fortnt'ght later, on November 4th, Mr. Hoare read a paper entitled " Relatively Speaking." On November MILES SARGENT, Chaplain. 18th Mr. Hann read a paper on " The Oxford Movement." The leading function of the session, the Annual Dinner Party, wil;l be held on Friday, December 1st, when Fr. J ennings, Vicar of St. John's Church, Taun ton, will read a paper. 1king's " ttbe :fSoligrum " 11 10 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN So they departed as best they could, Staff For out of the ashes come forth good ; The birth of a n ew world, witnessed Above, Headmaster: And away from the ark there flew the dove ; R. C. UNMACK, M.A. Queen's College, Oxford; D. es L. University of Paris. Away from the ark, :the ark of the past, Away from the ark that never could last. Resident Chaplain : With glowing wings The Rev. MIIJES SARGENT, M.A., Christ Church, ·Oxford. The news he brings Of hope for things to come. Second Master : D. F. G. R. D. TOWNSEND, M.A., late Scholar of Ernmanuel College, Cambridge; Senior Modem Language Master. IDartl?emoore Maste,r in charge of the Junior School : He saw the will o' the wisp one time Aglow in the western sky, J . S. BECKETT, B.Sc., London University. The sprightly sprite Masters: Who at dead of nigh:t Will utter a silent cry. The Rev. H . CHESTER MASTER, . M.C., M.A., Hon. C.F., late Scholar Durham University. He saw the will o' the wisp one time, G. W. MtQRGAN, M.A., B.Sc., late •Exhibitioner of Jesus College, Oxford; The glint of the goblin's eye, Senior Science Master. The sprightly sprite H. R. PAD FIELD, M.A., Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; B.Sc. Whose chief delight University of Wales. Is to wave the passers by. A. W. BAINES, Manchester University, Royal College of Music, late Assistant Organist of Truro Cathedral. He saw the will o' the wisp one time, of the moor. E . G. MAY, M.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The genie He spurned the thought C. H. WOLFF, M.A., Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge. And cast for nought A. H . NEWMAN, Universities of Munich, Berlin, and Freiburg; Modern The lore that many chide. Languages. F. W. MOOR, B.A., ·Oxford. The will o' the wisp saw him one time. e to virgin moor, .A ., St. John's College, Durham. New-com J . N. DUNCAN, M And cast for nought H. C. SNEYD, B.A ., late Exhibitioner of Worcester College, Oxford. His adverse thought F . S. PALMER, M.A., Queen's College, Cambridge. And to his goblins cried : Miss J . T. CARPENTER, National Froebel Union Certificate. " Entwine his plough with string, Burn :the thatch upon his roof, Miss T. SKINNER, National Froebel Union Certificate. Let forth the pest upon his roof, Miss J. NOYES. Make his life a lonesome thing." W. LYONS WILSON, Exhibitor at the Royal Academy; Lecturer on Art. Miss V. PYM, Board of Education Drawing Certificate. You see the v.-ill of the wisp one time, The glint of the goblin's eye, Mi ss U. M. EDMONDS, B.A., Oxford, B.A , London. And spurn the thought You'll be cast for nought And foiled until you die ! \tbe Spectre of 'U'Ular LEE-SANTUS. H e came not alone with his bending tread, B.\t.~. 1Rotes For a li:ttle behind was the step of the dead, ROMOTIONS :- A little behind, but never too late. P Corporal Dovell : S ergeant. A personal bodyguard steeped in hate. Corporal Hebditch : Sergeant. The leader wore red, his comrade wore grey, Leading Cadet Taylor : Corpora l. Such was the fashion of that fearful day. Proficiency Certificate. Grey was the mud, The following were successful a t r ecent examina tions : Red was :the blood, Leading Cadets Bayne, H ayward, H eidecker, Morrison. And they mingled together in a clogging array. After a period, during which visits to aerodromes a nd fl ying were diffic ult to a rrange, things are now rapidly returning :to normal. During the Summer h oli As they came with a stealth inspiring fear. days, Flight Sergeant Morris a nd Sergeant Dovell went on N .C. O. courses at With a b estial grin, a devilish lear, Gosford, the former taking law and administration a nd the latter n avigation. They left steps in the path, in the path of :time ; B?th earned vel"y good reports, a nd were classified as bein g " above avera ge,"' Horror in the snow slush and fear in the grime, wtth over 80% in their examinations. Doubt in the gutter and hatred in the slime, A small party .. with Sergeant H ebditch as N.C.O . in charge, went t o camp Flesh and chaos burning, burning in the lime. at an R .A.F. Stahon at the e nd of the Summer :term. Much interesting work Red was the fire, was done on the ground, and flights were obtained b y a ll who stayed the fu ll week. Grey was· the pyre, During the present t erm we have made one visit :to our present unit, a nd thi The pyre of humanity, smouldering away. proved highly successful. All N .C.O.'s and Cadets had practical experience with 12 13 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN the Browning and Sten guns and a number also " flew " the Link trainer with varying success. Miss Andrew and her assistants kept the camp well fed and we should like The lack of vacancies in the R .A.F. ·has caused some decline in the number to thank them for this. The volume of :the food provided at supper beat even of transfers from :the J.T.C., but this should be only a temporary affair. the most experienced gorgers. The Fleet Air Arm is still open to would-be air crew Cadets and the future The camp was run by Mr. Padfield and Mr. Palmer on real democratic limes. development of civil aviation should provide a stimulus to the 'A.T.C. More Besides giving everyone plenty of work, they set the example themselves and eve: •. as the ~~r .with Germany draws towards its c~nclusion, many more oppor made sure we all enjoyed ourselves. tumbes for vtstbng aerodromes and for flymg are hkely to arise, and the tech nical training on engines a nd similar subjects which an A.T.C. Cadet receives is The camp last ed a fortnight, at the end of which we were paid. Although going to prove of great value to him in a peace-:t;ime world. profits were comparatively small, we had done a good deal of work and had an c·xcellent holiday. E. G . MAY, Flying Officer. P. W. S. Scouts Bgricultural 1Rote 11th TAUNTON (KING'S COLLEGE> GROUP. W e work and labour gallantly For you with eyes that cannot see ; T ~s. we believe, the first time since we started in 1908 that our numbers have nsen to over an hundred. Our clothes, our shoes, get caked with earth, I Now that the new organisation, as laid down by I.H.Q., is in full working Upon our lips :there is no mirth. ?rder, !he work for the 1st Class badge is really difficult and the 2nd-Class badge Why do we toil and sweat this blood IS considerably harder to get than it used to be. For you that are but just a spud ? Another change is :that the Senior Scouts wil! wear a different uniform from D. G. R. the Junior Scouts, but for this we must wait till after the war for obvious reasons. We have four Scouters, two 1st Class Scouts and 21 2nd Class Scouts and 18 Proficiency Badges have been won. ' U.be ttbunberstorm My :thanks are due to the whole Group and to the examiners for their great I woke and heard-oh ! such a roar, and generous help. Like tons of bricks dropped on the floor, G.S.M. Like cook made falling down the stairs 'Cept it was much louder than theirs. At the end of last term we lost Bowes-Cavanagh, our A.S.M. {1), while Burn- They ran and :took me in their arms side, P .L . of the Wolves, resigned from the Troop. Randall ii has been pro- moted P .L. of the Wolves to fill Burnside's place. As if they feared whole heaps of harms. Our numbers are now 38. We welcome Watson, Lindsay, Brown, Coombs They told me not to be afraid ; and Garston-Jones. Pile and Cole from the Junior Troop. We wish them all "It's only thunder, dear," they said. success in their Scouting at King's. But I new better than them all. Most of the work this term has been on 1st and 2nd Class tests and badges. The F.A.P. has been virtually "stood down," although one party is still I couldn't hear the trumpet's call ; kept in readiness for accidents on :the playing fields. But there were cannons, there were drums This term Mr. P a lmer has taken over the Junior Troop, and he often lends " Oh ! shall I see Him when He comes ? a hand at the Senior Troop meetings, for which we are all very grateful. When God comes riding through the sky, In conclusion, our thanks are due to our S.M., the Chaplain, for all he has Oh ! shall I see him passing by ? done this term :to promote the good running of the Troop. Please t ell me, Mummy, dear," I said. I wonder why they :thought Bgrtculture (tamp I'd be afraid. HE feeling of despair which usually accompanies those who have to remain I saw, oh ! such a great white light ; T at school and watch :their friends go home for the holidays dominated the I never saw'd one half so bright ; first four hours of the Agriculture Camp. It disappeared with the l'ast suit No ; not the case. 'lectric ones folk keep, At 2 o'clock on the first afternoon of the Summer holidays :the whole camp Nor those they bring when you're asleep. paraded on the bottom fields for thistle cutting. From then on everything went They picked me right up out of bed well. A friendly, care-free a:tmosphere grew up, which persisted even during And sat me on their knees instead. bed-making and flax pulling. " My precious love, don':t be afraid, The general plan for work was that about a dozen boys remained on the School fields every day while the rest went out to neighbouri:ng farms. We It's only lightning. dear," they said. started work (officially) at 9.30 a.m. and continued until 5.30 p.m., with a break But I was awful keen to spy for lunch. However, :these times were not rigid, and a lot of overtime was put To see The Great Good God when He went by ; in. The work done included stocking wheat, pulling and stacking flax, and un But how it was, 'course, I don't know, loading cow cake. The last item was a specialised job, and it is estimated that the four boys who were sent to Mr. Wright's farm every day unloaded 300 tons Those silly lights just wouldn't go. of linseed slabs ! They'd give a fl ash a nd then go out ; Sundays and evenings were free. For :those who were not attracted by the I can't think what they were about. lures of Taunton, the Meynell Common Room, with wireless and billiard table, "Oh ! dear ! I missed Him, Mum," I said. was available. - A billiards tournament was organised by Morris and won by I wonder why they thought Goldthorp. I'd be afraid. 15 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN I heard-oh ! such a funny noise, Like lots of hissing girlS and boys, Or like when nanna scrubs my clothes, tl Jfrient> in (tanat>a Or heaps of growing John's in rows. '' What is that funny noise ? " I said. '' Oh I bless his little curly head I He's not a tiny bi~ afraid. It's only rain," Mummy said. How very silly they must be To think that they could humbug me. Of course, I knew it wasn't rain. I listened, very hard, again. I thought it might be lots of things " The rustling of the angel's wings ; That's what it really is," I said. What need had I to be afraid ? G. G. C. IDanctng (tlass 1Rotes HIS term we have many beginners, and with them :they have brought a new T tradition-Good Attendance. They have mostly concentrated on basic steps and elementary form, whereas the more advanced among us have been tackling some new and more complex steps. We should like to thank Mr:s. Crossley for her untiring efforts with us throughout the term, and end with the hope that boys will take advantage of all oppor:tunities for practice during the holidays. B. C. GRiqG. (ttnema 1Rotes BUSY term. There have been six shows so far this session, and it has been A proved once more that variety is the spice of life. The first film was " My Sister Eileen," a sub:tle comedy centred around adventures in a New York basement. On King Alfred's Day " George Washington Slept Here," with Jack Benny and Ann Sheridan, was shown. Again a comedy, but this time of a more open nature. The audience fell in love at once with the old caretaker and gardener, Mr. Timber. A first-rate performance was given on November 5th, when we saw John Mills and Eric Portman in "We Dive at Dawn." The portrayal of the char acters in the film was excellent; one not only saw what they did, but what they thought as well. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in " Keeper of the Flame'' provided us with a drama about an American hero, alias Nazi, who was allowed by his wife to meet his death in a car crash that could have been prevented. Spencer Tracy UR readers will remembe~ that we have from time to time published .letters was a reporter who was trying to write his life, the life of a hero, but who found or historical notes contnbuted by the Rev. Canon C. A. Mason w:ho ts now out :the truth about ,this man, Robert Forrest, and, having done so, wrote a life O living at 55 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto, Canada. He ki?dly sent -a life of his wife. us a photograph of himself recently and we thought our readers would ltke to see it. We returned to the 1930's a we·ek later, on the 26th of November, when we saw an old film, "The Crime of Helen Stanley." It was a classic detective He was the first Chaplain of the Woodard period of the School's history, from mystery story. 1881-1885. He has always followed the welfare of the School very closely and we very much appreciate his devotion and interest. On December 3rd we saw Humphrey Bogart in " Sahara," a war film full of action and sincerity. One or two Old Boys while training in Canada have ma~e contact w~th h~m and have been royally entertained. We are sure that nothtJ?g would gwe hrm It is hoped to have the usual Abbot and Costello comedy on the last night grrater pleasure than a visit from any Old Boys who are now ih Canada. of the term. THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN 1Rugb\? jfootball bility lay too heavily and he was always inclined to run too fa r or kick too much, but always with the best in:tentiohs and not through selfish. motives. However, st g am e of the season on T was with the usual misgivings that w e eyed the fir the continued w eakness a t full back forced us eventually to move him there, and, I. the second day of term. It was soon apparent that there were plenty of com doubtless, that is his natural position. petent forwards from which to choose a pack, but a d earth of threequarters. Those " threes " that could run were unable to tackle or kick, and those that The :threequa rters have mad e great strides; the wings, Ridler, P. J., and could kick could not run or tackle. None was able to t ackle, nor did it seem Fullerton, B . V. H ., showing plenty of dash and determina tion, while Stott, that they would ever learn . This was particula rly sad,, beca use a t long last we D . C. C. (latterly moved up to fly-half) a nd Campbell, A. G ., ha ve handled wejl had a ready-made pair of halves, able to do all t hat was required of them . and kicked with discretion a nd usua lly concealed their weakness in defence. However, all the backs set to with a w ill t o correct their fa ults, and Charles, J ., coming in for the last f ew m atches, did all that was wanted of him, in a la rge measure t hey succeeded. T he forwards, m eanwhile, welded themselves and Burnside, L. R ., though he failed to last the.whoBe !feason, did some fearless into a pack a nd were able t o do m uch to stiffen the weaknesses in defence behind falling. hem. t Perhaps we shall have to be reconciled to the fact that present conditions T he first fo ur m atches were a ll played on heavy grounds, with rain for at are resulting in :the age of those availa ble for Colts' teams being lower tha n ever. least part of each gam e. The inherent weaknesses of the threequarters were thus In consequence, the Colts XV has been more e ffective in Junior m atches. emphasized, and the forwards tended t o wear themselves out by confining the game to forward rushes, and were thus unable to s tand the pace. ·;rhree of these Colours have been awarded to Goldthorp, R ., Young, M. T ., Garner, J. T . , games were lost , a lthough by close margins, a nd in no case to a b etter side. and Clarke, D . Considering their youth, several others did extremely well and merited consideration, but it was fel:t their turn was y et to come. The t urning point came with a c hange in t he weather on a dry ground and a sunny day against All hall ow's (away) . After a n indifferent start it became apparent that the " threes " could ha nd le the ball , a nd the forwards were there RESULTS. after generous ~n providing t hem with opportunities. True, the opposition was 1st XV Matches. not strong, b ut that does not d etract from the well-conceived movem ent that d e veloped, and a succession of delightful t ri es resulted. This really enabled the Sept. 30-(home) v . Mr. Morgan's XV Lost 6-18 7-(away) V . Exet er School team to settle down , and, with one excep tion, the game a gain~t W ellington, Oct. Lost 6-9 where some of the old faults came to the s urtace, the play and tactics were of a Oct. 14-(home) V . Bristol U niversity 2nd XV Won 8-3 reasonably high order. Oct. 18-(home) V . Monkton Coombe Lost 3-7 Oct. 25-(away) v . Allhallows School Won 49-4 One other defeat was suffered, but t hat against an R.A.F. side of great ex Oct. 28-(home) V. an R .E . XV Won 6-3 perience a nd skill. Nov. 2-(away) v . an R.A.F . XV Lost 0-19 T he finest game of the season was undoub tedly that a ga inst Queen ' s ( a way), Nov. 4-(home) V. a n R.E. XV Won 6-3 where the whole side rose :to t he occasion . None spa red himself, the t ackling was Nov. 8-(home) V . Mill field Won 13-0 and the kicking s ure . Above all, the finest sport deadly, the r unning resolute, Nov. 11-(home) V. Bridgwa:ter Ba rbarians Draw 0-0 ing spirit was shown throughout by both sides. The s pectators (among whom Nov. 18-(home) V . King's School, Bruton Won 24-0 King's seemed to be in the ma jority) were given much t o e nthuse over. Nov. 22-(away) V. Wellington School Lost 6-9 As will have been gathered by now, the s trength of the side lay in the (or Nov. 25-(away) v. Queen's College Won 8-3 wards, who became a well-bala nced p ack, competent in all d epartments of the Dec. Z-(home) v . W est Buckland School Won 19-0 W . Sutherland-could game. The front row-J . C. L. L ittle, R. P . Noble, P. Played 14. Won 8 . Lost 5. Drawn 1. with advantage have got a little lower t o a llow t he shove to t ake full effect. Points for, 154. Points against, 78. Noble's hooking has been first-rate, a nd his play in the line-ou:t of great value1 to the side. Little, never very conspicuous, g et s through a n enormous amount of work, particularly in tackling and falling o n the ball. Sutherla nd fits in well and 2nd XV Matches. is always a lert :to seize an opportunity to st art a dribble. Oct. 7-(home) v . Exeter School Lost 12-4 D . L . Scott and M. F. Hoare have been excellent in the tight and loose, while Dec. 2-(away) v . W est Buckland School Lost 5-12 the latter has been particularly adept in st eering the ba ll down the touchline Played 2. Won 0. Lost 2. away from situations t hreatening o ur line. Points for, 9. Points against, 24. P . M. McGahey, G. H. F. \Vestaway a nd K . ] . Shapland have been stalwarts of the line-out and can a lways be relied upon t o be back covering the three Colts XV Matches. qua rters. They a lso have safe hands a nd a re capa ble of a robust b reakthrough. Oct . 7-(away) V. Taunton School Los:t 0-15 I n practically every match Westaway has been t he outsta nding player on the field. Oct. 11-(home) V. Blundell's School Won 12-0 Working behind t his pack, t he Cap tain, C. P . Hicks, has done a fin e job of work, Oct. 21-(away) V. W ellington School Lost 0-15 encouraging his backs and nursing the forward s. A. R . D . Rutherford was his Oct . 25-(home) v . Queen's College Won 11-0 partner for t he great er part of the season, and, while he was a compet ent link, Nov. 8-(away) v. Queen's College Lost 3-6 he did not d o justice to his undoubted a bility and skill. The burden of responsi- Nov. 25-(away) v . Blundell's School Lost 3-5 1,8 19 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN Junior Colts Matches. IDanctng 20 21 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN . The College is greatly indebted to th ese leaders and to the members of the Junior School : Drew, H. O'N. van ous forces who gave their help so willingly. Andrew, D. S. Fleming, J. D . . Although we hope tha t n o further hostile action •will affect us, there wiltl re Berry, B. ]. H a rden, R . G. ma m the da nger of fire, a nd it is e ncouraging to know that a very good response has been m ade to o ur a ppeal fo r a fire brigade. B erry, V. ] . H armon (ii) , J . A. E . E . Yours sincerely, Boehm, Hunter Watt s, J . Brooke (ii), C. J. H. R . C. UNMACK, J ohansen , P . A . Bulloch, I. D. Loxton , 0 . H . M. Headmaster . Casserley, R . F . L . Lucas (ii ) , L . R . (To the Edttor of the " A luredian. ' ) Chick, J . H. Minty, D . C. DEAR SIR,-May I express through the medium of this magazine the feeling Collins, ]. B. Nicholson-Lailey, P . ] . F . of gra titude, which I k now is s hared by ma ny , towa rds the Sacristan and his assist a nts. The efficiency w ith which :they conduct the domestic affairs of the Coombs (iii), W . ] . M. Otty, M. A . A . Chapel, a nd which serves to ma ke things s mooth-running in this most important Dickinson (i), P . D . M. Ovenden , F . M. sphere of life, does, I a m sure, contribute a great dea} towa rds :the welfare of the Dickinson (ii) , ] . M. Phillips, M. F . School. In Chapel matters o ne can r est assured that all is well, and that silently a nd unobstrusively service is being rendered t o God a nd to boys by these hard working a nd cheerful members of the School. I r em ain, \Dalete Yours sincere! y , PICKERING, J . (Sept., Hl40-July, 1944). VIa. King A lfred . M. F . HOARE, School Captain. School Certificate (Matric.) 1942, 1 st XV 1942-43-44, Colours 1943-,44, 1st X I (Cricket) 1941-42-43c 44 , Colours 1942-43-44 , Captain 1944 , 1 st X I (H ockey) COX, J. B . (Sept., 1941-July, 1944 ) . IVb. Woodard. WARD, R. G. (Sept., 1940-July, 1944). VIb. Woodard. School Certificate 1943, 2nd XV 1943-44, Shooting VIII 1942-43-44, Colours HAINES, L. M. E. (Sept., 1943-July, 1944). IVb . Meynell. Hl43-44, Captain 1944, Officers' Cup·, 1943, House Colours (Shooting, Steeple chase, Athletics, Rugger), House Prefect 1944, Certificate "A " 1943, Band, BRAVERY, D. B. (Sept. , 1942-July, 194<1). IIIb. Meynell. Corporal J .T .C. House Colours (Swimming) . MACKINNEY, I. S. (Jan., 1\l-10-0ct ., Hl44). VIa. King Alfred. BRYANT, M. H. (Sept., 1943-0ct., 1944). IVb. King Alfred. School Certificate l!l43 (Matric.), House Prefect 1944, Certificate "A " 1943, Corporal J .T .C. SHAPLAND, ]. C. B. (Sept., 1943-July, 1944). Illb. King Alfred. McLAREN, L . H. (J a n ., l!lH-July, 1\JH). Vb. Woodard. BACON, P. M. (Sept., 1939-July, 1944). Ila . J .S. 1st XV l\143-4 -1, 1st X I (Cricket) 1\143--14, Colours 19H, 1st XI (Hockf:l y) 1943- .J J Colours 19•13-4·1, Shooting VIII 1943-H, Colours 1944, Athletics Team 1944, GJESLER, R. W. (Sept. , 1940-July, 1944). IIa. J .S. Swimming Side 1!l44, House Colours (Rugger, Cricket, Hockey, Fives, Steeple chase, Athletics), Certificate "A " 1942, Band, Drum-Major A .T .C. HETHERINGTON, G. A. )April, 1941-July , 1944) . Ila. J.S. HO\VARD, M. C. (Sept., 1940-July, HJ ,14 ). VIb. Bishop Fox. WEBB, ]. D . B. (Jan., 1944-July, 1944) . lib. J .S. chool Certificate l!l-12 , 1st X I (Cricket) 1!l43, 2nd XI Colours, House Colours (Cricket ), Certifi cate " A " 1!l-J2, Sergea nt J .T.C. CLEMO, M. H. (Sept., 1940-July, 1944). IIc. J .S. PUCKEY, J. V . (April , l !l-11- July, 1944). VIb. Bishop Fox. School Certificate 1!l42, 2nd XV, Certificate "A" 1943, Corporal J.T.C. GARVEY, R. W . (Sept., 1939-July, 1944) . lid. J.S. CLARKE, K G. (May , .l\138 -July, 1944). VIb. Meynell. HETHERINGTON, P . B . (May, 1943-July, 1944) . Ild. J .S. School Certificate 1\'J -13, Certificate " A " 1U,13, Lance-Corporal J .T.C. WHITE, A.]. (May, 1943-July, 1944). I. J .S. DEW, C. H . B . (Ja n., Hl37-July, 1944). VIb. Woodard. School Certiftcate 1943, House Colours (!Tockey, Steeplechase), Ce rtiftcate ''A" WOODLEY, P. S. (Sept., 1943-July, 1944) . I. J .S. Ul-13, Sergeant J .T .C. TURNER, M. G. (July, 1!)-10-July, 1\'J44) . VIb. Bishop Fox. School Certificate 1!l43 (Matric.), 2'nd X I Cricket 1944, House Colours, Tennis. ~~~ tllure~ian MAY, P . H . (Nov., 1940-July, l!J44). Vb. King Alfred. House Colours (Tennis) . 25 THE ALU REDIAN T.HE ALUREDIAN Once more we we·re delighted to welcome Mr. King when he came down 3unior Scbool Supplement to visit us while on leave. We owe him a s pecial debt of gratitude for his et'forts to procure for us a complete set of Arthur Ransom.e books-his efforts have already met with much success, and we hope to have them all early in the New Year. EDITORIAL. We have had letters from J. L. Bent at •Oundle and P .. M. Bacon at Mad NSPIRED, no doubt, by the example of our football games and matches, borough thls term. Bent is taking the School Certificate, a nd we hope his I we have through most ofi the term been witnessing a tremendous tussle attempt wtll be crowned wtth success. Bacon is doing well at Marlborough between two doughty opponents-Wino and Rain. The actual score is and became a member of the Choir soon after his arrival. a matter of some doubt, but on the whole we think Rain is leading slightly, mainly owing to the rather unfair assistance it receives from Mud. Now Mud is a peculiar substance, for though it is by nature rather repulsive and Anol her very welcome letter came from Selassie in Abyssinia and we unpleasant, yet for some reason it has, unfortunately, an unexpla ined attrac hope that he will soon be able to pay; us his proposed visit. We should very tion to members of the male sex up1 to the age of, say, 11 years. We much much like• to see him again and to hear news of' hisl country. regret this unfortunate property and wish we could convert Mud into a nice, clean, wholesome substance, harmless alike to clothes and skin, for the last thing we would wish to d01 is to deprive anyone of real enjoyment, but, alas ! • .. • we cannot, and so we must continue to frown on any form of recreation which involves the use of Mud. Befo•re we leave the. subject we feel we must Thanks to the kindness of Mr. Keegan we have been able to continue mention one or two other properties which have been thrust on our notice our Boxing Class every Monday during the term. The class has increased in recent weeks. A casual glance at the p·laying field reveaiSJ apparently an in size, and a general all-round improvement in the boxing has taken place. unbroken expanse of rich green grass, ideal both for football and sheep. Some of the younger boys in particular show real promise, and we hope You spring lightly ove•r the stile to enjoy the pleasures of a game, and you to stage another inter-House Competition for the Boxing Cup next term. land in a, horizontal positwn in Mud-yes, a patch of it has been SJpecially pedefactured for your benefit. On the football field itself you place yourself near the goal in anticipatton of the perfect pass, and when it comes you • • prepare to co;ver yourself with glory by scoring the winning goal, and, instead, you slip and cover yO'Urself with-Mud, the ball meanwhHe bouncing gleefully A most successful and close contest for the Gym. Cup, presented by over the line for a goal-kick. All this is very irritating and. humiliating, and Madame Pyne-Gilbert, was held on Thursday, November 30th, and• again the sooner we draw a veil over thq scene the better, for we realise somewhat Gibbs proved victorious by 124 points to 117. The ~tandard of work tardily that we set was out with the intention of writing abO'Ut some of the past certainly bigher than in the prev~ous competition, and the general keenness term's activities, and so far we have simply said that the past term has been oof' even the youngest was a noitceable feature. The badge for the best rather a wet one--wh1ch most of our readers already know any way. gymnast went to Burt ii, and fO'r the• boy who had made most improvement during the term to Chick. Madame Pyne-Gilbert's kind present of buns for In other ways the term has gone quickly and successfully, and we are the whole glad to be in a position to congratulat·e all four of our Common Entrance School was very much appreciated. Candidates on passing into the Senior School. Special congratulations are due to our Head Boy, J . G. Phipps, on gaining the highest average percentage .. • of marks we have yet achieved-nearly 70 % on all the papers together. * * P. A. B. Dean, P. R. Bowes-Cavanagh, and E . J. Mayo wer·e the other success ful candidates. and we hope/ that they will all do well in the Senior School. A full accpunt of the term's Soccer will be found e-lsewhere and here we wish to mention onl y the• House matches for the Football Cup. ' Two Senior We have also had a good season of football-having won nearly all our team matches were p•layed, and both ended in victory for Gibbs who matches to date, though we have unfortun ately had to "scratch" several undoubtedly had the better team. Still to be played is the Junior 'match fixtures owing to weather and illness-mainly at our opponents' schools. between two " '-;lnder 11 " sides. The w,inning house will also gain a cup, as 1t has been dectded to allot Mr. Duncan s Cup for this! purpose and we have Now we are :~pproaching the end-of-term Examinations, calling for a. last no doubt that there will be a very spirited contest, for it 'will be their effort before we scatter once more for what is in many ways the most enjoy btg match of the season. able holidays of the year-the very name, Christmas, filling us with an extra sense of excited anticipation and happiness which no other season of the year quite equals and which has been handed down through the centuries * * * • from the shepherds to whom the joyful news was given on that first Christmas Day so long ago. As usual, King Alfred's Day, Octobe r 26th, was observed as a f ull holiday and, after the Commemoration Service in Chapel we were free for the rest of the day. In spite of all O'Ur efforts we were' unable to secure transport to take us up O!li to the Quantocks, as we hadJ hoped, but after a visit to the SCHOOL NOTES. Tuck Shop we all went down to the Gaumont Cinema in the afternoon and saw . two . quite enjoyl!-bl~ Congratulations to J . G. Phipps on being appointed Head Boy, and to and amusing filr:ns as we~l as an interesting news reel, so, 111i sptte of m1ssmg1 a' day on tha hills. we thmk. that everyone enjoyed the following new Monitors :-J. M. Edwards, W. H. Gilbert, E. J . Mayo, M. D . a day's respite during an otherwise full and busy term. Simmonds. * * • • • .. • .. * • J . G. Phipps has been appointed Captain of Football, and F . R. Harmon Vice-Captain. ·Our collection this term has been for the Waifs and Strays Society and The following have received their Football Colours :- to help us to realise the importance of the Society's work Mrs. Tomlinson came ~own from Bristol and gave us a most interesting talk' which was• much 1st XI, Old Colours :-J. G. Phipps, F. H. Harmon. ~ppre~,t ate d. As a result we were. all the f!lOl'e determined to reach our New Colours :-P . A. B. Dean, J . M. Edwards, J. Hunter untt of £5, and, thanks to a spectal collect10n made during an entertain Watts, B. J. Berry, P. R. To·zer, D. G. Burt mE-nt arranged by the boys under the enthusiastic direction of Bowes Cavanagh, we reached and passed th~ target, and we know how greatly these 2nd XI, New Colours :-G. Laversuch, K . M. Glass i. J. A. Smith, e!Torts will be appreciated by the Society. M. D. Simmonds, P . H. Downs. 26 27 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN The entertainment itself included! piano so,loSI by Crowe, songs; by " under 11! ·- team against Thone ended in a draw of one goal each, and here Simmonds i, Walker ii, Tozer and Hunter- Watts with chorus, gramophone again the return match, having been twice postponed, will have to. be fitted records which included the Trumpet Voluntary, and aJ short play in wlucn the in at the ·end of the term-weather permitting-and the result will not be inevitable school classroom figured large. rlowes-Cavanagn as a somewhat known till these notes are in the hands of the printers. This is a pity, as w_e terrifying and ferocious schoounaster played the principal part, ably bacl FIXTURE LIST. 11th TAUNTON WOLF CUB PACK. October 14th.---Qpponents, St. P eter's, 1st team, home, won, 7-2. The be·ginning of the new School year brought more recruits than ever to the Council Rock. We have had to start another Six-the Blacks-and October 18th.-St. Dunstan's, 1st, home, won, 3-1. the Pack is now thirty strong. October 18th.-St. Dunstan's, 2nd, home, lost, 2--4. October 21st.-Chelmsford Hall, 1st, away, won, 2-0. At our meetings (most of which we have had to hold .indoc:rrs-:-it ALWAYS October 21st.-Thone, "Under 11!," away, drawn, 1-1. seems to rain on Tuesdays-we have concentrated on tmagmabve gan;es which involve First and Second Star tests, and on the Jungle Dances whtch November 1st.-Conn aught House, 1st. home, lost, 1-2. remain as popular as ever. November 21st.-Chelmsford Hall, 1st. home, won, 4-0. December 3rd.- Senior School Team, 1st, home, won, 2-1. Kaa paid us' a visit a short time ago. She told us about a performance December 4th.-Connaught House, 1st, away, drawn, 1-1. of the Dance of Shere Khan which she once watched at Gilwell. We are hoping that Miss Reed will be able to come to see us before very long. Miss Noyes comes to hel.p us whenever she is free on a Tuesday afternoon, and we are very grateful. 11th TAUNTON JUNIOR SCOUT TROOP. At the Annual Taunton and District Scouts' Swimming Gala, held in The Troop settled down very quickly at the beginning of the term, and September, James took third place in the Wolf Cub race. set to work to qualify for the Second Class Badge. J. G. Phipp·s was 2ppointed Troop Leader, and has been very efficient at the job. The Hounds Early in October we spent an' afternoon gathering rose hips which we took elected F. R. Harmon as P atrol Leader, and R. C. B. Dew was appointed to the W.V.S. depot. A Nature Scavenger Hunt arranged for another Second. G. Laversuch remains as Patrol Leader of the Kingfishers. with meeting was a great success. This was mainly due to the fact that the Cubs showed themselves to be self-reliant and D . J . Alford as Second. P . R. Bowes-Cavanagh was elected Patrol Leader resourceful. of the Owls, and M. H. Gilbert was appointed Second. The Peewits elected The Pack is much quicker these days at responding to the cries of M. D . Simmonds as P atrol Leader, with H . D. L . Israel as Second. N. S. " Freeze ! " and " Pack ! " Thorn was elected Patrol Leade·r of the Ravens, and K. M. Glass was appointed Second. The following Stars and Badges have been awarded this term: We are glad to welcome the following newcomers to the Troop :-I. D. 'Znd Star :-Glass ii, Simmonds ii. Bullock, J . B. Collins. W. J . M. Cocmbs. P. D . M. Dickinson, J. Hunter-Watts, Team Player Badge :-James. L . R. Lucas, D. C. Minty, J. M. Rey!ilolds and D. H. Reynolds. House Orderly Badge :-Bowden, Gosheron, James, Plant and Simmonds ii. We are very grateful to the Chaplain for arranging a: course in First-Aid Artist Badge :-Spear. for the Troop. WitH the help ofi the Senior Troop Patrol Leaders, the whole AK\ELA. 30 81 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN LIBRARY REPORT. ®bituar~ We would like to express our sincere thanks to all those who have given 1Rotice or lent books during the p·ast term. Two Librarians are going up this term, E d eeply regret to record the death of Frederick James Full!er Russell, O .A., J . G. Phipp-s and P. A. B. Dean, and the following have been appointed which took place early in 1944. He was born in 1903 and was the son Librarians in their places :-K. G. Davidson and G. D. Bradley (ii). M. H. W Gilbert has been appointed Head Librarian. We were very p~eased to see of the late R ev. E. M. Russell, former R ector of Stoodleigh, Tiverton. Mr. King again this term, and we thank him very much for the books he He entered King's in 1913 and left in 1919. He played for the 1st XV and was got for us. a House Prefect. After leaving School he took up farming in Devonshire and We have received the following books this term: later in Canada, where he spent two years on a ranch. In 1928 he joined the Swallows and Amazons. Sudan Plantations Syndicate, Ltd., and rose to be an Inspector. He resigned Swallowdale. A North Sea Quest. in 1938 and once more farmed in England. His work in the Cotton Syndicate The Book About Aircraft was outstandingly efficient, a nd he was held in high esteem. We extend our Winter Holiday. deep sympathy to his wife and relatives. Pigeon Po-st. Allan Carr in the Arctic. I Sought Adventure. Swallows a nd Amazons (second copy). J.G.P. (Head Librarian). 1n memoriam THE JUNIOR TRAINING CORPS. AMAHA JESUS DESTA. At King's: Jan., 1937-July, 1943 The U / M promotions were made on 21st September, 1944 : Died in Ethiopia. To be C.S.M. :-Sergt. Hoare. 1944. To be C.Q.M.S. :-Sergt. Hann. To be Sergeant :-Corpls. Hambly, Hicks, Legg, Rutherford. To be Lance-Sergeant :-Lance-Corpl. McGahey. To be Corporals :-Lance-Corpls. Campbell, Dubois. To be Lahoe-Corporal :-Cadets Ba rron, Boult, Curri'e, East, Fullerton, Hirst, Scott, E. N. The training programme during the Michaelmas Term has always been planned with a view to providing a groundwork in basic training which will prepare for the more advanced work attempted on Field Days later in the year. It is in the nature of things that the Commanding Officer views the Michaelmas Term with some misgiving and wonders how the new N.C.O.s will carry new responsibilities. It is pleasing to record that once again any misgivings were needless care, and the fact that all Cadets entered f6r War Certificate "A" Part I and Part II were successful and there is no doubt that the general standard in the examinations was high. These results show more forcefully than any words of mine that all N.C.O.s have risen well to the occasion. Early in the term Major W. R. B. Smith, M.B.E., Assistant Inspector of Military Training, visited the contingent to conduct the War Office Inspection. His official report has not yet been received, but he expressed himself pleased with the bearing of the contingent on parade and with the zeal with which Cadets carried out the tactical ochemes. To drive home the essential points of the term's training a programme of IT'ilitary films was arranged prior to Certificate "A" examinations. A small but efficient group have been receiving instruction in Morse telegraphy and procedure from N.C.O.s of a local Signals platoon, and have made considerable progres-s. A new departure this term in Post Certificate "A'' training has be>en made. Four Cadets have been grappling with the intricacies of the internal combustion engine, and have received practical instruction at military workshop-s. In the fullness of time we expect to possess our own engine. Next term also we shall at long last be able to provide real instructing on the Bren L .M.G. Finally, Lieut. G. W. Morgan and C.S.M. 'Edmonds continue to lend their experience, knowledge and enthusiastic interest in all spheres, without which the smooth running of the contingent would be impoosibloe. H. R. PADFIELD, Captain, O.C. King' College (Taunton) J.T. Corps. 32 ss: THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN ,, I UNCAN MENZIES Lieutenant in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, Dwas born on 27th May, 1924. He entered King's (Meynell House) in .Sep NTHONY PETER ROBERT HOBBS, Flying Officer, Royal Air Force, was tember, 1935. He was an outstanding athlete and possessed exceptional A born on 9th August, 1922. He came to King's (Bishop Fox) in May, 1937, energy and force of character. He had his Rugby Football Colours and played and left in July, 1941. H e was a boy of great personal charm and had a for the 1st XV for three seasons. He was in th~ Tennis VI and played for the dignity and a d elightful courtesy which attract ed respect a nd friendship. He 2nd XI Hockey. In athletics he also reached a high standar~. He was a House was a House Prefect and the Sergeant ifc of Signals in the J .T .C. He was a Prefect a member of the Sheldon Society and a LfSergeant m the Home Guard member of the Home Guard. He was a promising footballer a nd played for the and a Sergeant in the J .T .C. He left school in Mar~h, 19~2, and .en~ered t~e 2nd XV. He joined the Royal Air Force not long after leaving school and was Army through a University Short Cou.rse. He sooll: gamed his commission.. H~ very efficient and successful in his training and operations. He was killed on fine courage and his wide range of gifts assured hrm success .and respec.t m his active service in 1944. His Commanding Officer wrote of him :-"The loss of Regiment. He intended to make the Army h~s car.eer, a:fid, .if he had h:ved, he Tony was a very sad blow to all of us in the squadron, since he was one of the would have done very well indeed. He was killed m action m 1944. H~s Com- oldest members and very popular indeed. It is all the more sad to think his anding Officer writes ·-" Duncan's death is a great loss to the Battalion-he tour of operations was completed and he was expecting to come home to England ~as full of courage, and. the stickiest position did not deter him." Vf e j?in with ~ shortly." We extend our deep sympathy to all his relatives and friends. his relatives and friends in mourning :the loss of one who nobly mamtamed the tradition of his country and his School. 84 86 THE ALUREDIAN THE ALUREDIAN ETER JOLIFFE JOHNSON, Lieutenant, $outh Wales Borderers, attached lt King's African Rifles, was one of the most brilliant and promising boys who P have ever been at King's. He was born on 17th March, 1923. He entered HIRLEY CHARLES HEYNE, Lieutenant, Indian Army, was born on King's (Bishop Fox) in September, 1936, with 2nd an Open Scholarship. His intel Au!5?st, 1924. He came to King's (Bishop Fox) in September, 1936, and lect was keen and his academic achievement was outstanding. He gained an S left m March, 1941. He wa~ of a kee~ and friendly disposition, always ready Open Exhibition at Qu~en's College, Oxford, also . a an~ Kit~hener Scholars~ip t? help a_nyone. He was filled with ~nt~us1asm for _Photography a nd the scientific in 1941. He was Captam of the School and promment m all sides of school life. si.de of ~mem.a photography ~nd proJ~hon. He displayed exceptional talent for He had his Rugby Colours, and was Captain of Shooting and Swimming. He his age m this sphere, and his very skilful work as College cinema operator will was Chairman of the Sheldon Society and Under-Officer in the J .T.C. He was long ~e gratefully remembered. He was an N.C.O. in the J.T.C. and took his a fine and clever actor. In all he did he set an inspiring example of zeSlt, com pa~. m games. and: other school activities. petence and After leaving school he joined the dignity. He won the affection and admiration of all. B_nhsh Acoustic Films and later the Elstree Studios and studied what was both On leaving King's in 1941 he went to Queen's College, Oxford, and his care.er .and his c~erished pastime . made such . I_n Sel?tember, 1942, he was awarded ·a. a good start on his advanced work ~here t~at he. was urged Cadetship m :the Indtan Army. On gammg his commission in September 1943 to complete his University course on the grounds that .his services to the he was post~d to work in co_nnection with. military films. A month later he wa~ country in scientific work would be extremely valuable. His fine sense of duty pro?loted ~1euten~nt and gtven. a more rmportant appointment. He died on a nd his courage led him to disregard this .Plea. to ~e wan~ed s~a.re the worst active s~rv1ce. Hts .death was d1rectly due to the great courage he displayed and dangers with other fighting men. He. qmckly gamed h1s commlSlon an~ w.as a magmficent dev OBERT JAMES HARVEY CADWALLADER, Lieutenant, R.E., was born R?n lOth January, 1922. He came to King's from Llandaff Cathedral School m May, 1935, a nd was in Bishop Fox Ho_u~e. J:Ie was Captain of Shooting and a r_nemb er of the 1st XV Rugby team, gammg h1s Colours in 1937. He left scho?l m July, 1938, ~nd entered the Technical College at Cardiff. He was. there ?res1den~ ?f the Students' Union . He gained his BSc. degree in Civil Engineer mg and JOmed tb_e staff of Jo~n Morgan and Co ., Ltd., contractors. At an early age he was appomted to an 1mportant post on Government construction NDREW RADAN ROGERS, Sergeant in the Royal Dragoon Guards, work was involving_ g;eat responsibility and gr~at energy. He filled ~his post. with credit: born on 17th April, to 1923. H e went the Preparatory School of Hereford He later JOmed the..R.E. He was k1lled in action in September, 1944. He Cathedral School was A and entered King's in September, 1934, and was in Bishop poP.ular and greatly respected both at school and later. A bridge which was Fox House. He- was a boy of singula rly pleasant and willing spirit, ·and was bUllt soon after. bis death was named " The P enylan Bridge " in memory of a much liked. He left in July,-·1940, and entered upon a business career, in ·which very pop~lar officer who came from Penyl a~." His Commanding Officer he-show!)d zest and capability. He became a · Sergeant in the Home Guard and wntes :- For the three months that I knew h1m I found Bob most conscien joined the R.A.C. in January, 194~, and was promoted Sergeanf. - · He pla.yed tious and painstaking . . . the men were very upset ; they all liked him and for his £egimental Rugby XV and ran in cross-country races for. his sguadrqn. . tha;t, of c~t;rs~, is the surest tribute t~at can be paid to any officer." His sergeant Ha, was-- one of their best runners. H e was killed in action. ...He ··was ,bigliry wntes :- HlS treatment of and attitude to the men of his Company earned for ~l'l.o\lgilt of _as a 111?-n ?f __mu~h Pt:?rnise i~ his horn~ towr: of H~eford ; _ w]lei~ J:~e · is hiin a name which will always be reverently remembered by all, and I person greatl-y missed. We JOln w1th h1s relatives and fnends _m the1r great. sorro~. ally could not wish to serve under a better officer." - We extend our deepest sym pathy to his relatives and friends." 89 38 THE ALUREDIAN ERNARD PEARSE, Captain, Somerset Light Infantry, was born on 12th .B May, 1907. H e e ntered King's in May, 1916, and left in December, 1923. He was a very good cricketer and a member of the 1st XI. His home was in Taunton, and, besides doing well at school, he soon made himself respected and loved in the town. For nearly all his life he was a chorister at St. Mary's Church. He was for three years Captain of the Wayfarers' Cricket Team. He was a keen member of ~he Choral and Operatic Societies and of the Thespians. He was also a member of Toe H. After he left school he went into business. He was killed in action in 1.944. H is great-heartedness, his high idealism and his keen ability made him a most valuable officer. A fellow officer writes of him :-" Like every one else who had the privilege of knowing him, I had a very deep respect for him as a soldier and a man, and was fortunate to be able to call him a friend. He was for ever thinking of others and always the welfare and safety of others came before that of his own in his mind and in his actions. He will be greatly missed by us all, but will live in our memory as a really fine and courageous man and as a character that will serve as an example to us all. It is true to say that he was loved by his men and will be honoured and respected in memory by us all'." The Army Chaplain wrote in warm appreciation of all the help that Bernard Pearse had given him in his work. Another officer writes:-" Our teamwork in the Com pap.y, with his administrative ability, made the Company into what it was-1 say in all modesty-the best." We grieve in great sorrow together with his relatives and friends O'-:er .the loss of such a fine and gallant O.A. .' " Somerset County Gazette," Printen. Taunton 10105