CHURCHERIAN

JUNE 1979

Editor: Mr. J. Symonds. Editorial Board: Mr. T. Walker, S. Byrom, A. J. Porter, M. P. Smith. N. S. Greene, K. Card, A. Evans, C. Abel. Photographs: Mr. D. C. Eades, Mr. T. Walker, D. Carmichael, P. Owen. Cover Design: P. Owen.

T. A. Goffe: 3L The Headmaster, Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Spight. the bursar. A. J. Wilkins A. J. (Dick) Wilkins first came to Churcher's as Bursar in 1946, following the war years as Billeting Officer in Petersfield — a job which involved him in some curious and somewhat hilarious episodes. After over 30 years here, the time has come for him to retire; indeed, he could have retired a year ago but stayed on selflessly to help us through the tricky period as the school moves into indepen- dence. He was loyally supported all these years, and more, by his wife, Iris, whose death in 1978 shattered him and saddened us all. Dick has been a dynamic Bursar and Clerk to the Governors and he can look back with pride at his achievements: most of them are intangible — years of co-operation with Headmasters and staff (both teaching and ancillary), nego- tiations with local authorities and the Ministry, and a host of long-forgotten crises solved. We can also look around us and see the evidence of his work: laboratories, classrooms, gymnasium and, perhaps his most remarkable feat, the bridge across the A3 joining the Governors' property and aptly christened "Wilkins Way". He has helped to guide Churcher's through murky and tricky waters and his wit and wisdom have served us well. He is a modest man of many parts and has contributed to the school with a variety of talents — from piloting boys in light aircraft to matching his negotiating ability with the grand administrators in London and . Pressures have been acute in recent years, particularly during the period of vital discussions between the Governors and the L.E.A. Dick's experience and shrewdness contributed greatly to their successful outcome; he kept a clear and balanced view of the issues involved and gave wise counsel. I have cause to be grateful to him for his steady wisdom and a delightful sense of humour which has the effect of cutting things down to their proper size. I am sure Mr. Schofield, who became Headmaster at the same time as Dick became Bursar, would add the weight of their twenty years together to this tribute; that period saw Churcher's become Voluntary Aided and add much to its facilities and to its stature among schools. There was warm friendship, too, between Bursar and Headmaster during Mr. Goodfield's tragically short time in that post; again, valuable additions to the buildings are some measure of their work together. A few paragraphs are not much of a tribute to thirty three years. But Dick is somewhat impatient of such things: he would shrug off what he has done as part of the job, and would ask no more reward than that he had enjoyed himself, and made it a way of life rather than a career. He will not deny, however, that indefinable identification of himself with the school which so many years of involvement have brought. The have admiration and respect for him — and many memories of his singular contribution; long may he attend the dinners here and in London. Our deep regret at his leaving us is tempered by the knowledge that he will be back, after exciting journeyings abroad, to chair the school Fete Committee next year. Furthermore, we know that he is incapable of lapsing into lassitude; the Wilkins we know will always have, though temporarily subdued this past year, an unquenchable zest for being up and doing, and the skill and tenacity to do it. He is a man who has had his share of physical and mental anguish — but his life's work here has had its triumphs and we shall not forget them and him. D.I.B. Staff Notes 1978 — 9 will surely be known as the Year of the Two Bursars as well as the Year of Independence. Mr. A. J. Wilkins, Bursar since 1946, retires at the end of the Summer Term, but the new Bursar, Mr. Bladen Spight, was appointed last October to help plan the change to independent status and to assist with the Appeal Fund. This term we say farewell to Mr. J. P. Stringer and wish him many happy years of retirement in Rogate. Mr. R. W. Broadhead, B.Sc., from Northampton School, has been appointed to succeed him in the Mathematics Department. Mr. A. J. Parker is also leaving to take up a post at Blundell's School, Tiverton. In his place we welcome Mr. N. Leech from Northampton School. Last September Mrs. B. King, Ph.D., joined the staff as part-time teacher of Physics and Chemistry, whilst Miss P. A. McEwan, S.R.N., became Senior Matron, in College House. Mrs. D. B. Harding, School Receptionist, left in January and has been succeeded by Mrs. D. Peet. Congratulations to Mr. Lawry on his engagement to Mrs. Dee Curtis, Matron of Ramshill, and also to Mr. Walker on obtaining his B.A. Degree. Mr. J. P. Stringer, having completed one career in the Royal Navy (Instructor branch), retiring with the rank of Commander, came to Churcher's in 1966 as Mathematics Master. During his time as Churcher's, J.P.S. has given generously of his time and his ability for the benefit of the College. His services, both in the classroom and outside, on the games field and in the choir, will be remembered with gratitude by many generations of Churcherians.

Mr. Bladen Spight New Bursars are rare birds at Churcher's — much rarer than Headmasters — so we extend a warm welcome to Mr. Spight who comes to us after five years as Registrar of Coalville Technical College, Leicestershire. Lincolnshire born, he was formerly a Flight Commander and Air Electronics Officer in the R.A.F., retiring as Flight Lieutenant in 1972 after 18 years service in the U.K. and the Middle East. A keen sportsman, he has already played football for the Staff XI, has coached the Under 15 Hockey team and this term should prove a powerful addition to the Staff team.

Quote: Small first former to Mr. Burne on seeing the sticker VOTE PAT BURNE - "I don't know him". 'You three are the worst pair I've come across' Mr. Middleton 'We're not a goldfish bowl you know!' Mr. O'Brien [on subject of the masters common room] 'Tennyson? Personally I prefer Edward Lear' Mr. Martin From the Headmaster This has obviously been a busy year: the Governors launched an Independence Appeal in February and 1.2 meetings was held at school and 2 in London. We were delighted by the response and the warmth of interest and support; as I write this, the total stands at £198,500 (inclusive of income tax rebate) and the Governors' original target of £150,000 has been raised to £200,000 — we should exceed that! £100,000 will be devoted to the Bursary Endowment, and we should be interested to hear from boys, parents and Old Boys on how the rest of the money should be spent, once the Music/Handicraft Block has been financed. I am most grateful to those who have given us such support. More important even than the Appeal has been the quality of our entry for 1979; the Governors are determined to maintain the academic reputation of the school and we have admitted something over half of the 1st Form applicants and a somewhat smaller proportion of those applying at other ages. The total number in the school next year should be about the same as this, although our normal two-stream entry will probably give us slightly smaller forms initially, which is not at all a bad thing. The negotiations between the Governors and the L.E.A. have gone smoothly and the transition to independence is, to all intents and purposes, complete. Certainly we can look back over the year with a sense of achievement and to the future with confidence.

University and Polytechnic Entry N.J.Arnold University of Exeter P.J. Ashton Selwyn College, Cambridge M.J. Dillistone King's College, Cambridge J. P. Dray Christ Church, Oxford S. C. Edmonds University of Leicester A. R. Emerson Guy's Hospital Medical School A. H. Genzel University of Aberdeen A. Heraud University of Nottingham N.Jenkins University of East Anglia B.J. H.Jones, Exhibition in English Pembroke College, Cambridge H. F.Jones University College, Cardiff B. H. Larking Oriel College, Oxford R. P. Morden University of Stirling T. M.J. Newley King's College, Cambridge A. K. Petersen University College, Cardiff T. A. Ramsay Loughborough University of Technology D. N. Rayner M.J. Russell University of York (1979) A. B. Short University College, Cardiff D. S. Walwyn, Exhibition in English Trinity College, Cambridge G. N. Wheeler Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh J. P. White Polytechnic of the South Bank M. T. Wrightson Review of "Ross" With the sudden demise of the plans for the school Play in the autumn of 1977, fears soared that this might indicate the end of the Dramatic Society. More seriously, it meant that many who had showed their talent in 1976 had departed and there was a pronounced lack of experienced actors -• in fact I only remember two of the more important actors in this year's production having appeared before —John Peters and Richard Bird. Despite this, what eventually appeared on stage was a most satisfying production of "Ross" by Terence Rattigan. "Ross" looks into the mind of Aircraftman Ross (alias Lawrence of Arabia; it is in this identity that he mostly appears) and shows him to have been a man who overestimated his own strength of mind and, as a result, was crushed by his conscience. The play had sixteen scenes, some of which were very short and had very rapidly changing settings, and this posed a considerable problem on a small stage, and also to those who had to change scenes; they were not helped by the lighting, which faded into nothingness abruptly at the end of each scene. On the whole, they managed, however, to change scenes reasonably quickly. The central figure, Ross, is on the stage almost the whole time and by the nature of his character could be made to appear ridiculous. Chris Warren escaped this easily and gave a memorable performance indeed, high points being the soliloquy at the end of Act One and in the confrontation with Brigadier Barrington (Patrick Jackman) in Act Two, scene six. Ross was first seen at an RAF Depot, Uxbridge, and there were some more excellent actors among his "mates" there. Special acclaim goes to Steven Dykes and Rhidian Sulman (plus specially imported Welsh accent) who carried off their parts with great relish (as Aircraftmen Parsons and Evans). The officers, played by Steven Moses and Steve Byrom, were not, unfortunately, as good. Lawrence was next seen amongst the Arabs. Mark Spruce was an imposing -- and amusing — Auda, and Huw Beynon was suitably sullen as Lawrence's unwilling servant Hamed. Mention should perhaps be made here of Mr. Walker's sets, which were of their usual high standard, and also of the Make up Department. Beynon has never looked so swarthy before or since! The third group of people to be seen around Lawrence were his superios and friends in Turkey. John Peters was perhaps a little too languid as the diplomat, Storrs, but brother Mark was an impressive General Allenby. We must not forget the Turks. Richard Bird made a good General, and Jeremy Farrar was convincing as the Captain who was somewhat out of his depth. There were various minor parts which, alas, are too numerous to mention but they added considerable flavour. All in all, a good performance and a credit to Mr. Peter Sutton, the producer, who had not been involved with the School Play for three years. Well done all round. M. P. Smith Rugby This year rugby at Churcher's took a giant stride forward. Realising that as from 1979 we shall be competing as an independent school and many eyes will be looking at the records, the teams certainly gave many similar schools food for thought. The 1st XV were fortunate when three of the previous years side returned to sit Oxbridge examinations. With ten wins from twelve games, it was gratifying to see enthusiasm and support grow as the season progressed. The 1st XV's tour in Paris was also a great success. The return of the Oxbridge candidates consequently strengthened the 2nd XV. The 'seconds' had a full fixture list after a year's lay off whilst the team structure was reorganised. The junior sides played well and it is encouraging to watch their progress. Under 1 2 rugby has been particularly strong again. This side was last defeated on 12th November 1976. The most improved side must be the present Under 16's who in 1977 won only 2 games from 11 fixtures but in this year their record was 6 wins from 9 fixtures and two of the losses were by single figure margins. What of the future? There needs to be consolidation of the work already learnt and new methods and ideas introduced to keep sides abreast of modern trends. Specialist training equipment will be required in the future so that training methods will be less time consuming and more efficient. The fixture list for 1979 is already full and a tour to Amsterdam is proposed. Therefore, next season should prove to be another exciting challenge. M.A.H.

Rugby-1st XV This season will be remembered for, arguably, the best 1st XV Churcher's has produced in its fifty year rugby history. The contribution by individuals was inspiring but never in the history of rugby has so much gone unnoticed by so many day boys. This was the feeling of the 1st XV who, despite playing "hard, entertaining rugby" only managed to attract a small body of hardy supporters to whom we were all extremely grateful. The record stands with two defeats from twelve matches, and to say that we should have won (though true) reflects the fact that Churcher's are unaccustomed to victory at all levels, and are given little incentive to win — though this problem is being remedied (tours etc.). At Seaford we were suffering from over- confidence, and finding a side weaker than many already played, we failed to compete in any area, except for a twenty minute period (the first time any potential had been shown since playing Alton). Peter Coomb was the top executor of what became a scoring machine — with the degree of practice centred on team play, our game stagnated towards the end of the season. The Team: Mark Spruce, Steve Byrom, John Evans, Graham Medley, Richard Proud, Tim Kaslick, Mark Peters, Paul Gittings, Harry Robbins, Nigel Jones, Alex Porter, Peter Coomb, Nick Gross, Jeremy Farrar, John Grossart, David Stevenson. Our thanks to Mr. Hill for his coaching and organisation. Thanks also to those who braved the weather, and spared some time to support us. (A sentiment held by all rugby players throughout the school.) A. J. Porter

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Peter Coomb (10) scores against the Old Churcherians. His points tally for the season was in excess of 200 1st XV Rugby Squad

The Rugby Tour After 3 months concentrated extortion and mid-way through a partially suc- cessful rugby season, on December 16th a mixture of the 1st and 2nd squads embarked upon Churcher's College's first overseas rugby tour. We would like to emphasis that two matches were played and the tour brochure advised all tour members: "School rules — all apply AND be sensible". Sunday 1 7th: The first injury of the tour was the ferry delayed for 6 hours, thus setting a pattern for the tour ("C.U. on the organisation front" became a catch- phrase). The four hour Paris-Calais run was interrupted by a training session at a motorway cafe, during which Mrs. Hill made a bid for a place in team (scrum half). After successfully locating Paris, we got lost trying to find the hotel, a clean, comfortable establishment ideally situated in the heart of Pigalle, that colourful clergyman's paradise. Our arrival, although 6 hours later than antici- pated by the tour organisers, was nonetheless 4 hours earlier than expected by the hotel. After settling in, we sallied forth in our tour uniforms in search of culture. To this end, Mr. R. E. "I don't intend to be sober in France" Bowden was soon propositioned by one of Pigalle's less salubrious lawyers. After extracting himself from this delicate situation he rejoined the party at a small restaurant for an excellent meal marred only by a small difficulty over payment. We weaved our way back to our hotel and retired, leaving the captain and coach to iron out some minor misunderstanding. Monday 18th: Disregarding protestations from certain quarters (four) we had breakfasted by 9 a.m. and set off for Mr. Hill's much-publicised mythical training ground. Undaunted by its non-existence, we soon tracked down a fine piece of turf beneath the Eiffel Tower where we entertained the populace until moved on by the gendarmes, those enthusiastic defenders of the French tourist industry. While the quasi-ornithologists of the party undertook a field-trip to Galleries Lafayette, the more sophisticated minority occupied the Left Bank and lunched on wine, cheese, wine, pate, wine, bread and wine, to the evident bewilderment of the Parisien spectators. The afternoon was spent defending the Parisien public from Tim "baguette" Easlick's sly attacks and bestowing some English Christmas spirit (in the form of an enthusiastic rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful") upon a crowd of French students chanting "Assassins!" outside the police H.Q. In the late afternoon we departed for our first fixture, against Plaisir R.C. The pitch's floodlights were clearly visible and our driver Richard persevered in attempts to disprove locar'opinion which maintained that the ground was inaccessible. Several hours later we came upon the dirt track leading to the ground and arrived just in time for the post-match meal; the pitch had been declared unfit by the referee and the local ice hockey team was now holding an impromptu practice. During the meal we exchanged songs and introduced the French to a certain game peculiar to Reading University Rugby Club. Tuesday 19th: Visited the Palace of Versailles in the afternoon then proceeded to Racing Club Versailles (this last sentence has been generously donated to the Churcherian by the Chris Goss Alternative Rugby Tour Report). The cinder pitch was extremely hard — some felt dangerously so — and the ever-obliging Tim Riches justified their anxieties by giving Lawrence Fiddler a literal hospital pass. We then left for the local cafe (having first thrashed the Froggies 22—18 in a typical display of hard, open schoolboy rugby) where we sampled the local poison, a mixture of sherry and beer, under the influence of which certain 'O' Level French rejects discovered a previously dormant linguistic ability. A bottle of whisky and the undying gratitude of the tour party were presented to Mr. W. T. Small for his efforts in organising the trip. A merry, if not wholly inebriated throng, returned to Hotel Migny, entertained in the traffic jam along the Champs Elysees by an impressive display of vehicle manoeuvring performed by an anonymous Frenchwoman who delicately reversed into a parked car twice, the humour of which was only fully appreciated by the more senior members at the front of the coach who had been converted by Mr. Bowden (and were incapable of standing). Celebrations back at the hotel continued until 3 a.m. Wednesday 20th: A morning expedition substantiated that Lawrence Fiddler was still alive and meanwhile Jeremy Farrar was sent home with alcohol poisoning. In the afternoon we drew 8—8 with St. Jean de Bethune followed by a raucous champagne reception. Having almost recovered from this, we inflicted upon ourselves an astounding testament to French cuisine and five minutes later visited Macdonald's for something more substantial; leaving the staff engrossed in a specialist film booth, the party divided, some going to watch a rather repetitive movie typical of the area, while three survivors of the culture group returned to the hotel and passed the culture round. Thursday 20th: One last assault on Paris in the morning, then coach to Calais for the 8 p.m. ferry, regrettably leaving Fids and Mr. Hill behind as the former was unable to travel. Before departing, Mr. Hill was presented with his expensive bottle of Remy Martin and expansive cognac glasses by a grateful team representative. The trip home was uneventful, its only highlight being A. Cosham's basin filling activities on the ferry. Steve Byrom Alex Porter 10 1st XV Played 12 Won 10 Drew 0 LLost 2 For 269 Against 110 vs Ryde 19 - 18 vs K.E.S. Soton 36 -3 vs HMS Collingwood 32 - 18 vs Bembridge 23 -6 vs Redrice 41 -4 vs Pierrepont 28 - 12 vs Alton Colts 23 -9 vs Chichester H.S, 19 -6 vs L.W.C. 25 -8 vs Old Boys 15 - 6 vs Seaford 3 - 12 vs P.G.S. 6 -8 P W D 2nd 11 5 2 4 168 99 U16 9 6 0 3 188 83 U15 10 6 0 4 180 157 U14 8 4 0 4 148 143 U13 10 8 1 1 297 39 U12 A & B 6 5 1 0 108 8

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12 2nd XV Report 1978 Record: Played 11 Won 5 Drew 2 Lost 4 For 170 Against 99 The season began with some speculation as to whether or not the team could equal or even surpass the record of last year's 2nd XV, who, under the inspired leadership of Angus Macdonald and with the "fervent support" of Mr. Saxel and Mr. Stringer, achieved the distinction of a 100% record (p.2, L.2, Scores 0 — 102 and 0—52). Much to the surprise of all those involved and perhaps to the delight of the rest of the school, if they noticed (despite ample press coverage, a mention at Assembly was a very rare distinction) — the season began in grand style. The first match, against Ryde, was won 46—0 but saw the only appearance of Warren, as scrum-half, due to an injury received in a house match. The next week-end the second, against K.E.S., saw some penalty moves unique to 2nd XV rugby. Strengthened throughout the season by a few 1st XV squad members and despite training problems — like having to attend — the first five matches left the team with a full list of wins. At this point, Hawking — having recovered from a bout of hepatitis — entered the team. Coincidentally, we did not win another match — four of the last six matches were lost, with a very close draw against Chichester High School — despite several injuries, and the odd difference of opinion between the teams, and between the teams and the referee. The final match of the season, against P.G.S., was also drawn, but was probably one of the best matches of the season. A hard, grudge match — as always — the score mainly consisted of penalties and the game, full of needle, saw — after the departure of the P.G.S. scrum-half (with concussion) — the "knobbling" of Oliver, who had distinguished himself as scrum-half, leaving the field with a broken ankle. As well as all the squad members, I would like to thank Mr. Martin, the team manager, and Messrs. Saxel, Searle and Webb, and any others who supported the team and entered the spirit of the sport. Squad: Grant (Capt.), Fidler (4), Stevenson (11), Hampton, Stride (16), , Plowman (12), Sargent (20), Byrom (4), Melrose, Medley, Flook, Bouch, Hawkins (4), Warren (4), Oliver, Cosham (56), Fordyce (18), Peters (4), Weddell (4), Moore, Bricknell, Brixey.

U.15 Rugby On reflection the season could have been better. We won four of the first five games, but after that we slipped a bit. Statistically we have a good team, and when playing together we work well. On occasions we became lazy which is unforgivably, and thanks must be given to Mr. Searle for all his help and patience. With more work and concentration by the side we should have a good seniors team in a few years time. C. P. Stickley (captain)

U.14 Rugby This year the U14 rugby team had mixed fortunes. The first half of the season produced very good results but with this in mind the team as a whole became too confident and began to make stupid and avoidable mistakes in the second half of the season. This led to a drop in morale and results gradually became worse. Despite this there is a sound base for the makings of a good team for future years. Iain Martin (captain) U.16 Rugby Results F A Park W 16 4 Redrice W 80 0 St. John's College 1XV W 7 6 Stanbridge W 56 6 Havant Rugby Club L 0 42 Pierrepont WHO Lords Wandsworth W 13 0 Seaford College LOS Portsmouth G.S. L 7 11 Squad: Holt, Hawes, Edgar, Porter, Cooper, Symonds, Thompson, Bramble, Cloke, Griffin, Stidolph, Casey, Lawson, Fry, Moore, Baker, Munday, Carolan, Depledge, Massie. As U/16's we had the best season we have had up through the school. The season got off to a good start and was continued by a decisive victory over Redrice. We rose to unforeseen heights with a good win against St. John's 1st XV. The climax of the season was the match against Lord Wandsworth, how- ever after this we seemed to lose our touch and lost our last 2 matches by small margins. A GOOD SEASON FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE SQUAD. Our thanks to Messrs. Hill and Chapman for their enthusiasm. J. J. Holt (captain)

Senior Sevens Team Standing. Left to right Mr. M. A. Hill, Meadley Jones. Gross, Gittins, Coomb, Farrar, Byrom Seated. Griffin, Porter (capt). Spruce, Robbins 14 Rugby Sevens After winning the Lord Wandsworth Sevens by defeating Portsmouth 18—8 in the final, the squad had mixed fortunes in the Rosslyn Park National Sevens. With an understrength team we did well to beat Mill Hill and Douai, only to lose to Blundells and to Rossall the eventual tournament winners.

Hampshire President's Invitation Sevens On the final day of the Easter Term the 1st Rugby VII played in the President's Tournament at Southampton. The College won through to the final rounds by beating Queen Mary's College 16—0, 12-8, and Ryde School 10-0. The semi final against was won 10—8 and we went on to meet . The final was exciting from the first whistle, within 45 seconds Wandsworth failed to score when they knocked the ball forward inside our in-goal area. Mark Spruce scored the first try after a break involving Paul Gittins, Nigel Jones and Stephen Byrom. Peter Comb scored the second try, probably the best try of the tournament, when he beat the complete Wandsworth defence to score from the half way line. He converted both tries. In the second half Wandsworth scored two tries in as many minutes but Peter Coomb made the victory secure with another try which he converted. Final Score Churcher's 18 Wandsworth 8 After the final Mr. John Everall, the president of the Hampshire Union presented the cup to Alex Porter. The college last won this tournament in 1967. Team: Porter, Coomb, G. Hins, Byrom, Jones, Gross, Spruce.

Colours Nicholas Gross and Stephen Byrom — Both players missed four matches at the start of this season through injury but have played regularly since. Whilst they have not been outstanding try scorers their contribution has been essential to the success of senior rugby. Nigel Jones — He only missed one match in the fifteen a side season and seemed to find sevens more suited to his open style of play. Whilst creating many scoring chances in sevens he was, on occasions, the player who made the try saving tackle to keep the side in the game. Colours are normally only awarded to players in their second full season of 1st team rugby. However there are exceptions and in recognition of scoring over 200 points for the school in his first season colours have been awarded to Peter Coomb.

House Cross Country Seniors: 1st Redman House — Grenville Middles: 1st Leigh House — Drake Juniors: 1st Newton House — Rodney 15 1st XI Hockey The 1st XI did not have a particularly happy season winning only one of the matches which were played. The early part of the season was wet as expected and we were unable to make up the lost time. After many cancelled fixtures we eventually played Ryde School. Winning 4—0 against a young and inexperienced side was not the proper preparation for our strengthened fixture list and we. tended to become over confident. There were a number of rude awakenings in store for everyone. Our match versus Reeds School was reported in the Daily Telegraph and we were praised for our effort but took too long to formulate a plan to counter their Dutch centre forward who quickly scored 2 goals from set pieces. The side showed signs of playing the standard of hockey expected at Churcher's against O.G.N.B.'s XI but this unfortunately was a 'one off performance. We hope that all sides will learn from our mistakes as we have done and wish future 1st XI's every success. We would also like to thank Messrs Hill and Newbould for their assistance throughout the season. Under 16 Though the start of the season was delayed due to bad weather, five matches were eventually played. A strong side captained by M. Griffin lost only one game — a fiercely contested struggle with Reeds, Cobham saw them go down by a single goal. Yet again their goal difference emphasised the strength of the team with 17 goals for, and only 3 against.

U15 Hockey The season started disappointingly with 3 matches cancelled. The first game turned out to be against Lord Wandsworth and the team got off to a good start winning 2—1. In the second game, also away, KES proved too strong for us and, although we lost 3—0, the team was by no means disgraced, holding up well against a physically stronger side. We were back on the winning trail with a good 2 — 1 win against new opponents — Reeds School, Cobham. The Hardmoor tournament proved disappointing as we just failed to reach the semi-finals, being beaten 1—0 by the eventual winners. Some consolation was gained by beating Bedales 1—0. The season ended with a 6—0 win against Stanbridge Earls and a 6—2 win against Midhurst, both away from home. 16 1st XI Hockey Squad 1979 Richard Adams got the only hat trick of the season, whilst Mark Perraton and Graham Fordyce each scored one of the more vital goals. Skipper Jeremy Gregg succeeded in scoring the most disallowed goals and Andy Kelly came from nowhere to acquit himself well in goal. (He too scored but we don't talk about The end of a very successful season was celebrated with a team dinner at one or Petersfield's international restaurants. B.S. The Old Oglintonians v The College The match was played on the morning of March 4th in glorious sunshine (amazing to relate!). As the members of both teams had had very little oppor- tunity to practise, it was inevitable that the match would be rather scrappy. However, there was plenty of excitement, and the fact that the boys caught up twice, from 0—2 to 2—2, and from 2—3 to 3—3 shows the quality of their fighting spirit. The visitors were quickly two goals up through Dray and Harris, but Robbins and Farrar, of Daily Telegraph fame, levelled the scores before half time. In the second half play was rather patchy, with a lot of whistle, but Foulsham scored from a short corner and shortly afterwards missed a penalty kick (I haven't dealt with him yet!). Jones equalised from a fine shot and it was any- body's game. But Captain Scoular had other ideas and scored the best goal of the match after a solo dribble, so the final score was 4—3 to the Oglintonians. My thanks and congratulations to both teams and especially to Jim Scoular and Tim Cunliffe for playing for the fifth time. My thanks also to the umpires for the very high standard they set and to Mrs. Heather Saxel for presenting the Pioneer Cup, when both her husband and son had 'flu. So, on to March 2nd, 1980, 11 a.m. Perhaps we shall be lucky yet again. Teams: Victors: Chapman, Cunliffe, Crump, Scoular, Brown, Foulsham, Dray, Harris, Hilder, Cave, Macdonald (Sub. Spight — and what a performance!) College: Foster, Welch, Porter (capt.), Stride, Bryom, Jones, Broderick, Oliver, Farrar, Robbins, Warren. Hockey Junior Hockey did exceptionally well this season despite the weather conditions but unfortunately the same could not be said of the senior sides. No one expected this to be an easy season for these sides especially with the introduction of an Under 16 XI and an improvement in the standard of fixtures. Bishop Wordsworth, Reeds, Cobham and Reading School appeared for the first time for a number of years and junior sides also played Charterhouse and St. George's Weybridge. The main lesson learnt is that we will be unable to compete until we can provide adequate training facilities especially during periods ot inclement weather. Many sides only touched a hockey stick in a competitive situation on a favourable surface during matches. It was pleasing to have two sides invited to the St. George's six a side tournament, one of the prestige tournaments in the south. If rain hadn't cancelled the tournament the senior six would have played Marlborough College in their first game. All in all a lot of homework is required before the start of next season to help put hockey back in the position it has held for so long. M.A.H. 18 JOHN MENZIES For all your term requirements

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19 Senior Results Churchers 76 for 6 v Lord Wandsworth's both. 160 for 8 (Farrar 42 N.O.) (drawn) Churchers 148 for 3 v Bedales 72 for 7 (T.Easlick 81. P.Coomb 34) (drawn) Churchers 144 for 6 v King Edward's (Southampton 103 for 4) (drawn)

Churchers 110 for 7 v Ryde School 113 for 8 (K. Hooker 38) (drawn) Churchers 29 v Seaford 138 (lost)

Churchers 120 for 9 v Old Boys XI 174 for 6 (J. Farrar 33) (drawn) Churchers 68 for 6 v Portsmouth G. S. 143 for 7 Q. Cox 28) (drawn) U.16XI 86 for 4 v Haarlem CC (Holland) 85 for 5

Cricket Quiz 1. Name an England cricket XI composed entirely of the surnames of members of staff. 2. Which famous cricketer wrote his autobiography and called it "10 for 66 And All That"? Explain this title. 3. Which was the last County to be awarded first-class status and when did this occur? 4. What is the record attendance at a complete Test Match? 5. Name the oldest and youngest cricketers to play for England. 6. Which cricketers were nicknamed 1) the Croucher b) Tiger c) the Governor General d) Sonny e) Farmer? 7. Who scored the fastest century in the 1935 County Championship and what was very unusual about it? 8. Who is the only batsman to have been given out for "obstructing the field" in a Test Match? 9. When was the only occasion the Australian selectors dropped Bradman from the Test team? 10. When did Hampshire score only 15 runs in the first innings of a County match and, after following-on, score 521 in the second innings, eventually winning by 155 runs? A copy of the 1979 Wisden will be given by Mr. Symonds to the boy producing the first all-correct solution. 20 Almost a Tennis Success The most successful season for many a year for an experienced Churcher's tennis six. The only defeat of the season was by six rubbers to three against the eventual winners of the South East Hants. Schools Tennis League, namely the multi-national, multi-lingual Bedales team. Although this exciting match often had a few problems, we were invited back for their Open Day exhibition match, which we conceded by 5 rubbers to 4. All other teams in the League fell under the superb captaincy of John Hampton and the good team work of A. K. Petersen, A. Emerson, A. Porter, D. Lee and J. Stride. Our thanks also go to Mr. C. Newbould for spending his valuable time in organising all tennis throughout the school. C. Warren and M. Spruce led the tennis ball chase for the second team. A good entry was received from the school in the South East Hants. Boys singles and doubles Under 16 Championships with J. Stride winning the singles event; also S. Burbidge andj. Peters lost narrowly in the final of the doubles. The building of a third court in the school grounds would help immensely. Let us hope the Governors hear our plea. This would also enable House Matches to be completed, although they have been forgotten for the last 3 years as only one member of the squad each year is not from Grenville. •• J. Stride

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21 Life Begins at 50 First class cricket with its increasing stress on one day limited over matches and agile fielding is rapidly becoming a young man's game. The two "old men" of English county cricket last season, Ray Illingworth and Brian Close, have now retired at the age of 47. But in pre-war days life was more leisurely and a number of famous players continued beyond the age of 50. George Hirst, the great Yorkshire all-rounder, played his last full season at the age of 50 in 1921, whilst Wilfred Rhodes took 73 wickets at a cost of 19.10 in the 1930 season before retiring at the age of 53. Two others, Frank Woolley of Kent and Jack Hobbs of Surrey, played until 51 and both hit centuries in their final seasons. Charlie Parker, the Gloucester off-spinner, played regularly until 1935 aged 53. Then George Gunn, the dynamic Notts opener scored 100 and 110 in the same game versus Warwickshire, whilst a "youngster" of 48, celebrated his 50th birth- day with 164 against Worcestershire and continued playing until 53. And what about the tiny W. G. Quaife, the Warwickshire all-rounder, the smallest man ever to play for England against Australia? He scored 72 centuries and the last of them in the final innings of his career at the age of 56. Surely the oldest man to score a century in first class cricket? And the "Gran-daddy" of them all?Perhaps the Grand Old Man himself, W. G. Grace, has a good claim? One thousand runs in May 1895 at the age of 47, opening batsman for England v Australia aged 50 in 1899 (another record?) and in 1906 scoring 74 on his 58th birthday for Gentlemen v Players. Finally I must mention the remarkable S. F. Barnes, born in 1873 and arguably the finest Test bowler of all time. He played his last Test for England in South Africa in 1914, but continued playing for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties League until 1935 aged 62. Three years later he played a season of club cricket for Bridgnorth and took a mere 126 wickets at an average of 6.94. Perhaps there is hope for me yet! J.W.S.

Sports Day The school sports day was held on May 25th. The weather was sunny and the track in excellent condition.— two factors which are important to the successes of any athletic meeting. Many of the events were keenly contested and seven school records were broken: — Neil Hambleton 3rd year 1500 metres 5m 07.2s Christopher Troth 3rd year High Jump 1.40 metres Mark Woodgate 1st year Long Jump 4.39 metres Christopher McClure 3rd year Triple Jump 10.70 metres Carl Stickley 3rd year Discus 32.25 metres Drake 1st year Relay 60.8s Nelson 4th year Relay 51.9s Mrs. Nicky Edwards, Mayor of Petersfield, presented the trophies to the winning athletes and the House Athletics cup was presented to the athletic captain of 22 A. Evans

23 C.C.F. Report 1978-79 The beginning of this year found the Corps in a novel situation — for once there was a considerable surfeit of N.C.O.'s and senior cadets, partly as a reaction to last year, when, with the opposite being the case, problems cropped up over the instruction of the junior cadets. This year, however, the only problem was one of overmanning but this at least led to more thorough instruction, and the intro- duction of an Advanced Naval Proficiency Course at H.M.S. Mercury absorbed the surplus N.C.O.'s from the R.N. section. Those cadets who undertook this course will be the senior cadets of the section next year and will be in a better position to accept the responsibility than has been the case in the past; they will also be able to pass on their vastly increased expertise to those cadets more junior to themselves. The year proceeded in the usual style, the first term being taken up, for the 4th year, in preparation for the different exams, taken by the various sections, all of which were completed satisfactorily, with an almost complete list of passes, except for the odd notable case, such as the Army cadet who, during the shooting safety exam., attempted to blow his examiner's head off. The autumn term saw a field-day with the usual varied and interesting activities, most of which were successfully executed, although the opposing armies on the night exercise some- how managed to miss each other totally. This field-day also saw another classic display of navigation, this time by members of the naval section involved in the survival exercise. After having been checked at the Queen Elizabeth Country Park Centre, a group, who shall remain nameless and are apparently mindless, set off to walk over the hill to Buriton, on a route which follows signposted paths, to the next checkpoint. Much later, the markers, having refreshed them- selves and played a game or two of pool, were still waiting. Similarly, even later. It turned out that they had managed to follow the wrong path — around the hill and back to the Country Park Centre. The spring term's field-day was, as usual, similarly organised, with the activities related to different groups of people. All the activities were successful this time — although the survival exercise saw a dramatic drop in the profits of certain local hostelries. Even the night exercise was successful. All the groups found each other, despite the fact that this included an accidental dip for some. This term has seen the Annual General Inspection, which I hope will have been satisfactorily passed by the time this article has been published. This year's successes include John Peters, who has gained a flying scholarship and Mike Sargent, who has been recommended for a similar course. Next year, several cadets will be joining H.M. Forces including M. Hardy (Royal Green- jackets, then the Gurkhas), A. Porter (Royal Artillery), M. Bouch (Parachute Regiment), C. Goss (R.A.F.), whilst C. Warren has gained an Army Scholarship R.M.A. Sandhurst. I would like to extend my thanks to Messrs. Lawry, Webb, Searle, Brown, Chapman, Parker and Hill for their organisational contributions and Mr. Walsh for his aid in administrative support. Simon Grant

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R.A.F. Section Report On the whole, the R.A.F. section has had a good year so far. A break with tradition was made with the Glider being used at the start of the autumn term. Attention must be given to the fact that the Glider succeeded in getting airborne (! !) in the final term of the last academic year, even if someone damaged it with a very heavy landing! The new recruits have done well, with all passing their orienteering and shooting and safety exams, and the usual high standards were shown with the Part Two proficiency exam. Field day spent at Hendon was enjoyed by the majority, even if we encountered problems on the North Circular road, while the day spent at Longmoor, -303 shooting, gave many the chance to shoot in the general direction of the target with live ammunition. Standards are generally high in the section and would be higher if some of the 4th year stopped regarding C.C.F. as a "waste of time," "boring," etc. I must thank Mike Sargent, who has been a sort of "eminence grise," for all his help and of course Steve Moses and Paul Collins for their continued support, not forgetting those from cadre who have helped out. C. H. Goss, 6A2 25 R.A.F. , Germany 1979 R.A.F. Gutersloh in far away West Germany was our aim. To the surprise of everyone, we all met on the same train to get to Brittania Airways terminal on time. A coach took us to Luton Airport, certainly anything but paradise, from where a Boeing 737 whipped us (words provided by P. Collins 6Aa) in 55 minutes to R.A.F. Wildenrath and another, 3 hour, coach journey to get to the air base at 4 a.m. We then 'slept' until 9.30 when some morons started getting up for a 12.30 lunch. In the afternoon an official welcome and briefing was followed by a camp photograph. In the evening the main entertainment came in the form of a Fiona Richmond film. The first evening set the trend for the rest of the camp with Manning (who only at the last minute found out that a mistake had been made and he was to be with us) being battered by 34 instantly made 'new friends'. Friday was hanger tours day with flying mixed in with this. There was some shooting in the afternoon for some. On Saturday we went out and about, firstly in the town of Paderborn and then to see the Mohne Dam. Sunday mornings Airfield Recci got us up and turned out ready for a compulsory church parade. In the afternoon we went to see the Officers' Mess and found it in Miinster Zoo; this was quite apt as, apart from our own Mr. Chimpman and his duffelcoat impersonating Paddington Bear, we had another officer the splitting image of Rupert Bear. That night brought a display of bedstead gymnastics from our hero, Manning, a back somersault being the highlight. Monday morning got off to a good start with 5.30 Reveille and breakfast at 6. (Imagine greasy bacon slices, eggs and BEANS at that time.) Then off for a 4 hour coach journey to the E./W. German Border, which was interrupted by the coach having a blow out. Apparently the second one on the same coach, on consecutive camps, thus proving R.A.F. tyres are not all solid even though they may feel like it. Sunny Tuesday saw all but one, he knows who he is (guess who?), passing the R.A.F. Swimming Proficiency. Wednesday was spent shopping, amongst other things, in Gutersloh before the camp de-brief and journey home. With no special awards to announce and the school having been split into sections, it is difficult to assess the success of the camp but, with everyone doing their bit, to the best of my 'inconsiderable' knowledge, everyone enjoyed them- selves. (Flt/Sgt) M. K. Sargent 6A2

Adventurous Training from the View of a Walker (Easter Holidays) It was raining when the land-rover drew up in Capel Curig Training Camp, but we weren't worried, as we had been told we would be in a billet. However, the only billet available at the time was made of canvas and pegged to a field. The rain turned to sleet, and as there was no groundsheet in the tent, all our luggage got damp. The tent was very cold, especially in the morning, so we dressed very quickly. All our meals were to be camps rations which have a particularly bad reputation. That isn't surprising, as they look foul, but they taste quite good. 26 During the night, three ten-man army tents had fallen down, so using our initia- tive we took some of their pegs to hold our own tent up. It was lucky that nobody was in them when they blew over; everybody else was too sensible! We were taken for a six kilometre walk as a breath of fresh air and learnt how to plan routes. We spent the second night in the lecture room as there was a blizzard blowing outside and it was too cold in the tent. Next morning we moved all our equipment into a new billet which had central heating! Several more people joined us, and the organisation improved. The sixth formers did the cooking and we (the fifth formers) did the washing up. This was a very successful arrangement. We began to ENJOY our visit. We walked a low level route that afternoon, with ice and snow everywhere. Medley fell of a narrow ledge, and was only saved by his ice-axe. Since he couldn't get back up to us, we went down to him and took a different route to our pick-up point. However, the transport did not arrive, and so after one hour, when the water in our boots had almost frozen, we hitch-hiked back to camp, and defrosted ourselves in the drying room. On the fourth day (including the journeying day) we climbed Snowdon. Having set out full of beans, we got worn out towards the top, so we stopped when we met the railway track to have lunch and regain energy. The last mile up to the top seemed very short, but the snow was very bright, and difficult to walk upon. At last we saw the top, with a closed cafe nearby. The cafe was almost com- pletely covered in snow and had a strangely ominous appearance. The actual 'top was only a very short walk from the cafe, but unfortunately the marvellous view was obscured by fog. Coming down was much easier, and gave one a sense of fulfilment. That evening, we pitched three tents near a stream, about twelve miles across the mountains from Capel Curig. We were to camp there the next night, and walk home on the day after that, so we returned to Capel to our warm billets, and left the tents there. The day we were to camp, we walked a twelve-mile circle, and made a slight accidental deviation up an almost sheer hillside, but were rewarded eventually by sliding down a mountain on our waterproofs! The transport was ready when we returned, and so we went straight away to the campsite. We had been given lots of food but the stoves fizzled out one by one so we were careful with our last gaz cylinders. We spent the night in freezing sleeping bags, and woke to find there had been a frost overnight. We were packed and ready to go about one hour before the Land-Rover arrived to pick up the tents (which were too heavy for us to carry). After what seemed a very long walk, we reached Capel Curig Training Camp, and immediately had to clear up the billet. For the polishing of the floor, we used an electric polisher which usually span around out of control, so we sat on the cupboards while it was being used. We were awake very late cleaning the billet up, and were woken up next morning at 6 o'clock. Being already packed, we all piled into Mr. Hill's van, and waited about three-quarters of an hour for the Commandant to inspect the place. We caught an early train, and in spite of being held up outside Euston station for half an hour due to a power failure, we all got home earlier than expected. However, we all enjoyed the visit (though I'll be thumped for saying so) and despite the food, weather and walking, we all managed to return home in one piece, with a year to recover before Adventurous Training 1980! N. A. D. Gribble

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' lovds Bank Limited At the sign of the Black Horse .22 Rifle Club At the beginning of the Christmas term a dozen or so people are gently persuaded to shoot for the school. Having forgotten the trauma of last year's attempts at firing in the rough direction of targets, everyone was looking forward to winning £5 from Mr. Lawry for getting a perfect score of 100. However, after years of use, two of the rifles began to crack and all it needed was M. Spruce to snap the butts off both of them. Thus reduced to only one reliable rifle, Mr. Lawry found himself lending his own rifle to pure amateurs. Thus, with a certain amount of difficulty, the school entered two teams in the Hampshire League, in Divisions 18 and 20, as well as two teams shooting against other teams in the area. A. Team Averages B. Team Averages M. Hand 88.33 P. Cooper N.Kay 90.61 J. Fordyce 88.09 S. Lawry 94.5 M. Griffin 84.26 M. Spruce 84.14 D.Stevenson 84.23 C. Warren 91.88 Rifle Club is available to anyone in the 4th Year in the C.C.F. and above. Boarders shoot Tuesday evenings and day boys shoot after school on Friday

Grenville House Report Never in the field of inter house conflict .... have Grenville reached the dizzy heights of second place (at least that was before the House Play). Our notable successes came in the senior rugby and cross country while last summer we won the Swimming Sports. Under the guiding hands of GV Barnes, ably assisted by Messrs. Stringer, Symonds, Walker and Hollis, House morale fluctuated between boundless enthusiasm and moderate apathy. Prominent leavers this year include myself, A. J. Porter, G. F. H. Medley, A. J. Fawkes, D. O'C Lee, J. Hampton, M. England and M. P. Smith to name but a few. In retrospect, this has been a fair year for the house and there is still the chance to improve our position in the House Competition. Does anyone remember when Grenville last won it? Mr. Barnes isn't sure, but he thinks it was somewhere around 1963, over 15 years ago. Paul H. Gittins

Rodney House Report This year has been one of mixed fortunes. The Juniors did well to finish in second place in the rugby, but the Middles lacked just about everything, apart from a sence of humour and were roundly thrashed for their pains. Hockey provided a similar story but the Seniors did well to finish equal first with Grenville. Some glory was achieved in the House Drama competition. N. Benson, besides being the producer, brought the roof down (not to mention his dress!) with his performance. The judges obviously agreed and gave the house 2nd place. N. Jones 29 Nelson House Report 1978-79 Having won the House Cup last year for the nth time in recent years, we decided to give the others a chance this year, so, although there have been several good team and individual performances, this has not been one of our outstanding years. Rugby, normally one of our many strengths, was not as successful as expected and the Middles fell foul of some very dubious refereeing decisions. However, the Seniors saved the day and in spite of being handicapped by injury, were unlucky to come second to Grenville. In Sevens, however, we asserted ourselves and without 'not-so-secret' weapon, Peter Coomb, swept the opposition aside. The hockey season did not seem to materialise this year - the first round matches really just being an exercise in sadism on Mr. Hill's part. Similarly, the cross- country was enjoyed by all, particularly the Seniors, and Robbins and Leigh (4th Form) gave notable performances. In spite of the efforts of Stevenson and Co. we were an unlucky third in the House Drama. It only remains to thank all those involved in the running of the House, particu- larly Si Grant and Harry Robbins, and to wish the House every success in the coming year. P. W. Hawkins

Drake House Report Poor Nelson, Rodney and Grenville! It looks as if over the next few years, they are going to get a hiding! Looking through this year's record in House com- petitions, our Juniors have won in three out of four sports to date; our Middles are unbeaten; and our Seniors well it has been said that all the attentions of the seniors have gone into the academic side of the school, something perhaps reflected by their sporting achievements!! (excuses. . . ed!). Seriously, I would like to thank all those who have so keenly represented their house in the various sports this year, not forgetting, of course, the House Drama Competition, in which Drake so easily brushed aside the challenges of the "minor houses" to gain a well deserved victory. Drake can look forward with confidence to some very successful years in the near future. Andy Cosham

Gymnastics It has been surprising that so few 1st year boys attend the gymnastics club because above this year the club flourishes. Many boys have gained their B.A.G.A. awards a number at grade 1. With the equipment won by Christopher Abel in the National Dental poster competition Olympic Gymnastics is gaining in popularity and many boys will shortly reach the standards necessary to enter for the Olympic Six awards. It will be a shame if a gap develops between the standards of years, so come on 1st years, there's a lot to be gained. M.A.H.

30 Naval Section Team left to right Robbins, Jackson, Green S., Green N., Spruce, Tyrwhitt-Drake

C.C.F Sailing Despite constant gear failure and one lost protest in the R.N.S.A. 14ft. dinghy class at the C.C.F. Naval Southern Area Regatta at Whale Island, Portsmouth, the team managed to win the overall trophy. Nick and Simon Green in the Bosun class ensured victory by gaining two 1st places and a second. The C.C.F. National Regatta took place at H.M.S. Pembroke, near Gillingham, on the River Medway in September. 42 schools entered the event which took place in Bosuns and A.S.C. dinghies and was predominantly a heavy weather series with occasional gusts of 35 knots sweeping through the Medway valley. The heavy spring tides also played a major part and the winners were those who judged the tides correctly. In the first A.S.C. race M. Spruce got a poor start, but held a position through the race to finish 5th. In the first Bosun race the Greens sailed extremely well to gain 1st place. For the second race the weather got worse and several A.S.C. 31 dinghies had their masts break before the start and were last seen disappearing round a bend in the river on the increasing tide. The Greens took 2nd place in the Bosuns and M. Spruce got a 3rd place in the A.S.C. The next day the weather was just as bad but the Greens revelled in the con- ditions, convincingly finishing first by quite a margin and it soon became evident that the College had a chance of winning the overall cup. M. Spruce took second place in the A.S.C. race after a hard-fought battle against P.G.S. and the College had only 6'/4 points, the lowest on aggregate with only 1 Bosun race left — which we were not competing in. Haberdasher's Aske's School were our closest competitors and they needed to come below second to ensure our overall victory. It was an exciting race, with Haberdasher's being placed 5th at the last mark, but unfortunately the leading crews failed to cover over the last beat and tacked into the tide, letting Haberdasher's slip through into 2nd place, which meant the College had lost the overall prize by 1A of a point! Nick and Simon Green sailed flawlessly to win the Bosun Cup, Mark Spruce and crew, Mike Tyrwhitt-Drake, David Jackson and Miles Robbins coming 6th overall in the A.S.C. class. S. Greene

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32 Natural History Society The society, although perhaps suffering from a lack of practical work, still meets every Friday lunchbreak, and there has been an encouraging number of new junior members this year. There have been two 'birding' trips since September, one to the nature reserve at Sidlesham and Church Norton on the Sussex coast, and a slightly more ambitious one to the Wildfowl Trust's Headquarters at Slimbridge, in Gloucestershire. Both outings were successful in the number and species of birds seen. Of particular interest were six avocets, a Slavonian grebe and about two hundred and forty brent geese at Sidlesham, and two thousand white-fronted geese and the large wildfowl collection at Slimbridge. A six-acre area of marsh and woodland near the village of Liss has recently been acquired by the society, and it is planned to develop this into a small nature reserve. The whole area seems very promising at the moment, and with a little improvement could prove to be a valuable breeding and feeding area for birds and other animals. A survey is currently being carried out to determine the flora and fauna of the reserve, before any adjustments are made, and a kind of 'before and after' display is to be arranged during the Friday meetings in the lower biology lab. With this added interest, I feel that the society will flourish over the next few years, as there are enough keen members willing to participate in any activity concerned with natural history. S. J. Grove, society secretary

The Death of the Dinosaurs After being masters of land, sea and air for 120 million years, the dinosaurs sud- denly died out. But why? Although scientists are still trying to solve this mystery, many theories have been suggested, some of which include the eating of the dinosaur eggs by morganucodon and other such small mammals. The sudden passage of a comet may also have killed many of these giants. Another explanation may be that there was a Supernova explosion which had a cataclysmic effect on the earth. The most probable explanation, is that there was a gradual climatic change. The swamps began to dry up. The air began to get cooler, and new and different species of plants began to evolve. Many animals were able to survive these changes, but perhaps the dinosaurs could not live in the new kind of world. They were cold-blooded, and could not live comfortably in a cool climate. The herbivorous dinosaurs could not eat the new species of plants, as they had tougher stems and leaves. If the herbivores died, obviously the carnivorous dinosaurs would also die out. Whatever caused the 'great catastrophe', the earth became, in a short time by evolutionary standards, the graveyard of the Mesoic giants. A. Curran, 2F

33 Trip to Slimbridge Early one February morning, a party of thirteen Churcherians left in a hired minibus for the Wildfowl Trust's headquarters at Slimbridge, in Gloucestershire. The three-hour journey took us across the Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire countryside to the Severn Estuary, where this large bird refuge and world's largest wildfowl collection is situated. The whole area consists of 1250 acres of enclosed pasture and high saltmarsh, together with a huge area of sandflats, ideal for the many sea and estuary birds that arrive in their thousands every winter. The more accessible parts are made up of numerous pens where wildfowl from all over the world live and breed in a safe environment. Here there are 160 types of ducks, swans and geese — many of them threatened with extinction in the wild — and most of these breed regularly. One of these is the Hawaiian Goose or Ne-ne, of which there are probably more in Britain than in Hawaii. It is amazing that these tropical birds have adapted to the relatively harsh British climate and even breed at all. The pens are grouped so as to display all birds from one continent in one area, but some birds that have escaped pinioning, that is, have not had the removal of the outer feather from one wing, have flown from one pen to the next. Still, it made a change seeing a beautiful male Mandarin duck amongst the less brilliant mallards. The most interesting pen in my mind is the European Pen, where birds normally seen in the field at a distance of, say, two hundred yards, can be viewed and photographed a few feet away. What is more these captive birds attract large numbers of wild birds in from the surrounding countryside, these cashing in on the abundant supply of grain. Although not particularly cold (though cold enough) we counted about sixty Gadwall, a bird normally seen in ones and twos. The other part of the reserve consists of wet grassland and vast expanses of intertidal mud, ideal for the wild birds. To see these we entered several hides and two towers, and obtained good views from all different angles. The towers provided a perfect panoramic view of the whole refuge and surrounding country- side despite the poor light, and we watched the two thousand-plus White-fronted Geese grazing in the wet pastureland below us. Amongst these were numerous wild duck, such as the attractive teal, mallard, wigeon and one or two pochard, as well as many waders including dunlin and the much larger curlew with their long, downcurved beaks designed for probing in soft mud. Some members were lucky enough to see a sparrowhawk fly low across the field, probably in search of starlings or dunlins. Unfortunately, it was too cold and windy to spend long in the tower, so we walked out to a concealed hide overlooking an area of wetland. Here there were a few Grey Lag geese and one escaped farmyard goose, but not much else. The final hide overlooked two ponds where wild and semi-wild waterfowl collect when their natural food runs short, for it is here where they are fed with large amounts of grain. There were pintail shoveler, pochard, coot, red-crested pochard, mute swans, mallard, Canada geese and about fifty Bewick's Swans, which unlike the mute swans are winter visitors from the Arctic wastes. Many of the swans had had their tails and wing-tips stained yellow — this is to help professional ornithologists find out more about their migratory movements — and some had obviously been dyed a previous year and had returned to the same place.

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Near this pond is what is known as a duck decoy, which is a netting tunnel down which duck are chased until they reach the end. They are then ringed, again to find out more about their movements, and released. This is the work that Sir Peter Scott was very much involved in when he set up the trust in 1946. In fact, some of the birds on the ponds had been ringed. After a quick warming lunch in the main building overlooking a pond alive with waterfowl from all over the world, we set out on the long journey home. Luckily, most of the snow had melted on the Cotswolds as it was now raining, and we made good progress until, just fifteen miles from Petersfield, the inevi- table happened — the van broke down. After a long trudge to a phone box on the part of Mr. Searle, and a very long two hours' wait on our part, a lorry finally arrived and towed us back to school, by which time the journey had taken nearly six hours! As it that wasn't enough, the back door which kept falling open on the way back jammed shut when we wanted to get out! However, despite the humiliation of all this, I think we all felt that the visit was well worthwhile, and I for one arrived back home glad that I had gone, if not a little weary. S. J. Grove

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36 The Geography Field Trip 1979 While some schools are unlucky enough to visit Europe on their field trips, Churcher's College has the pleasure of visiting the Isle of Wight. For some people this is the best part of geography 'A' level, three days off the end of the spring term. Thus with great delight 16 lucky lads assembled on Petersfield station looking forward to a great five days holiday. Most managed to reach Ryde in a sober condition to find that our five star coach was not in the place where Mr. Saxel expected it. Our first task was to take Sandown, Shanklin and Ventnor by storm, collect as much information as possible and return to the coach. After finding a suitable base for discussion it was decided that we should raid the local information centre. Most of the leaflets borrowed were irrelevant and half the information centre moved to one of the public wastepaper baskets by the pier. In the afternoon we had our first taste of working in the field with Mrs. Symonds, but some preferred climbing the cliffs at Whitecliff Bay or throwing stones at them to make them fall down. After visiting Bembridge Harbour we made our way back to the Youth Hostel where we were staying. After a reasonable meal it was time to discuss what we had discovered during the day. Mr. Saxel explained everything in % of an hour. Foster was not satisfied, and at the expense of Mrs. Symonds summary, wanted a private lesson. Lights went out at ten thirty and we further discussed what we had done that day. Mr. Saxel kept reminding us of the time every five minutes and during the night became known as Big Ben. The klaxon went at 7.30 a.m. and most people were up by 7.40 a.m. That morning we were split up to study different villages. In the afternoon we visited Niton Undercliff and saw where houses had fallen into the sea and where nature left off. Stone delighted in throwing the rest of the house over the edge. Newport was the target for the next day. After doing things like pedestrian counts and measuring the front-footage of several shops (during which we were asked several embarrasing questions) we made our way to the world-famous Chines. And stunning they were too, if you managed to see them without getting your head blown off by the wind coming over the top of the cliff. After seeing these marvels of the modern world we had a half mile trek in the pouring rain back to the coach, during which it was decided that geography was pointless, the education system should be revised and that the country would be better off without any government at all. Having got on the coach we were then asked/bribed to go and look at yet another chine. In the afternoon we made a token study of Yarmouth after which Mr. Saxel finally cracked and sent us back to the youth hostel early, although after walking many miles we were in no condition to do the evening write-up. The final day we set out to do what no sane man had done before, walk the breadth of the Isle of Wight. Halfway across Mr. Saxel promised to buy us all a drink at a certain establishment in a Medieval village. When we arrived at the place on the map we found the building closed down which Mr. Saxel knew all the time. Tempers went high, normal people turned into raging maniacs and few notes were taken from then on. We reached our destination and found our coach parked by an Inn, the driver nowhere to be seen. After being completely refreshed we were dropped at the Pier in Ryde and caught the ferry back to civilisation. Overall the FieTd trip was enjoyed by most, especially Percy, who caught flu and couldn't come! „,-,,., /. i 7 By C. Warren Sa1 37 Christian Forum The closing years of the sixties witnessed a remarkable revival of interest in the spiritual and philosophical traditions of the Far East and the Beatles played no small part in this wave of religious exploration and euphoria. Suddenly, Indian music, poetry, Yoga and philosphy were in vogue and the "in-set" preached Peace and Love. Throughout the warm summer of 1968 their bells sounded a new message: materialism is dead, war is out, society is sick, so drop out and trip. "All you need is Love" went straight to the top of the charts in every European capital and the American rivals, appropriately called "The Monkeys" could only make it big with a single called "I'm a Believer". Then American show business caught the fever and outraged Broadway with a rock musical called "Hair" which was loved by London audiences who continue to pack the Palace Theatre for the follow-up show "Jesus Christ Superstar". "Godspell" and "Joseph with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" inspired theatre-goers on both sides of the Atlantic and suddenly Indian religion was out and the Jesus People were in. Jesus Freaks with the Gospel of Peace and Love shared their faith with millions of young Americans, and old words such as "charisma" were suddenly very smart and very subtle. While the Charismatic movement reaped the plentiful harvest of their evangelical fervour and struggled to cope with the rush for the Gospel, the Krishna people busily negotiated a property deal and finally beat a hasty retreat behind the stout fabric of Mentmore Towers. School mirrors society and reflects the popular ideas, attitudes and values of the society of which it is a part. It is not surprising, therefore, that Christian Forum, which was launched late in 1977, has never had an attendance of less than 50 boys at any of its regular meetings throughout 1978. The Forum is truly ecumenical and invites speakers of Christian persuasion from all denominations — Roman Catholic to Protestant Fundamentalist — with a fair sprinkling of monks, missionaries and headmasters. Though pressure of examinations necessarily curtails the number of meetings in the Summer Term, a very full and varied programme has been arranged for the new academic year which will include talks, films, and a retreat at the Benedictine monastery of Quarr Abbey. May I express my gratitude to all our speakers and supporters throughout 1978/79 and extend a warm welcome to friends old and new in the year ahead. C. D. Brown

Lifesaving Lifesaving continues to flourish as an activity. Senior boys were encouraged to take their teacher's examinations and all were successful. The examiners who came complimented all on the high standards of work and presentation. Awards gained during the summer were Royal Lifesaving Society's teacher's award — 2 Royal Lifesaving Society's Student Teacher's Award — 3 Royal Lifesaving Society's Bronze Medallion — 17 Royal Lifesaving Society's Intermediate Award — 15 This now brings the present number of boys eligible to lifesave during free swims to 37 (Bronze Medallion) so there shouldn't be a shortage of free swims for all boys. Entrants for this years examinations are well above average again.

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Regional Personnel Manager, Midland Bank Ltd., 64 North Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AH. A Report by our Foreign Correspondent After staying at this school for one term, I was asked to write my impressions. The first difference to my German school was the school uniform, which doesn't exist in any German school, (though I found that German pupils do not look any less cultivated). Also the lessons during the whole clay were new to me, because lessons at my school start at 7.50 and end at the latest at 12.40; there are also no lessons on Saturday. Only the upper forms have lessons once or twice in the afternoon. That doesn't necessarily mean that we have got fewer lessons, because German Grammar schools take two years longer and they don't handle the time in the morning so generously, with registration and assembly (registration being done by a pupil, but checked by a teacher). School in the afternoon means you English get much less leisure time, less time to develop interests and hobbies; coming home only for homework and maybe watch T.V. Although it seems when leisure time is available, full use is not made of it. There does not seem to be the wide range of modern Youth Groups that there is back in the Fatherland, where many German Youngsters spend much time and gain much experience. Perhaps that reflects the fact that English pupils have got less time. I found the sports facilities and the huge playing fields very good (although we only had two games periods to show them off). We have nothing as big in Germany. 'General Studies' are unknown to German pupils, especially the fact that they are mostly non-exam subjects. On the whole, German schools are much stricter with the grading. In every subject we have several exams throughout the year, and with one subject below 20% or two at grade E, a pupil has to repeat a year. In general 13 subjects have to be studied, but four can be dropped. What is left must cover science, language, art and humanities, and taken to a Final exam level. What I liked very much was the 'Current Affairs'. I found it a very interesting way of enlarging General Education, with many interesting speakers. I could not understand why some sixth formers found them boring. Something with which I was not acquainted before was the system of Prefects, instead of a system of Representatives. This may be as a result of some teachers thinking that pupils are unable of thinking and acting reasonably. It also seems that some prefects act like 'Little Hitlers' but maybe this is necessary for dis- cipline. Finally, I would like to say that I enjoyed my stay here in England very much. Attending Churcher's College contributed considerably and I learnt English vocabulary not normally found in a German-English Dictionary! Tobias Filler (German Correspondent)

40 The Mafia File Measured by its own dubious standards, this year's most successful organisation must be the Ramshill Mafia, the most select and elitist group in this selective and elitist establishment. Many wild rumours — or 'lies', as an anonymous spokes- man for the Organisation put it — have been circulating about it, and so this noble and fearless investigative journalist decided to discover the truth. Dis- guised as a complete nonentity, I managed to infiltrate their twice-termly con- frontations with their principal victum, and so can now present a Churcherian World Exclusive. The Mafia was formed almost by accident, when the aforementioned victim is quoted as saying to them, as they propped up the walls of a dark corridor, waiting to mug him, "We all, you remind me of the Mafia." Despite, or perhaps because of, frequent denials, the name stuck. Corroborating evidence was that one of them had actually been to Italy, and returned looking like an illegal immigrant. Signs, even to the non-paranoid, of the Organisation's ubiquitous presence soon spread. Stickers appeared on broken windows and masters' registers. Some were spotted as far away as Worthing, Faslane, Oxford, Exeter, Rowlands Castle and Fareham Wine Market. But who actually are the Mafia? It seemed that the mystery had been solved when several previously unsuspected persons were seen wearing T-shirts stating "RAMSHILL MAFIA". After making a few groundless allegations, I found myself helping these people with their inquiries, and agreed with them that the T-shirts had fallen off the back of a lorry, and that there was no such thing as the Mafia. I was discharged from hospital in time to witness another Organisational victory. Suddenly people from all over the country, whose only connection with each other was that they were now short of money, appeared wearing T-shirts printed with lettering remarkably similar to "Friend of the RATSHILL MAFIA". A spokesman for the Organisation denied all complicity, prior knowledge, racketeering, and existence of the Mafia in two brief words. Mafia threats to make the Ramshill coach trip to London as memorable as the previous year's were largely unfulfilled, due to the incompetance of part of the Organisation; and the cancellation of the Ramshill versus the Rabble hockey match, due to Cosmic Chicken falling down on the job, eliminated another chance for exhibitionism. The approaching General Election offers a golden opportunity for the Mafia to throw another spanner in the works, but unfortunately this report will have to have been sent to the printers before then. However, I am informed that a spokesman for the Movement Against The Furtherance of Internal Autocracy is prepared to deny all knowledge of or complicity with the Mafia. D. R.

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42 The Egyptian Cat Once a year the River Nile floods and when the waters recede, a rich fertile silt is left. The Egyptians grew corn on this and stored it in huge granaries. Most of Egypt is desert, so the entire country depended on the stored grain. However, rats and mice ate the grain and the Egyptians faced starvation. An efficient mouse and rat killer was needed. Along the Nile Valley there lived the Kaffir cat and this animal was welcomed by the farmers as it killed mice and, most important of all, it did not eat grain. Over the centuries it became domesticated and eventually lived happily in the homes of the Egyptians. Around 1000 BC the cat became a god and was believed to be lucky; because of this every household kept one. The Great Sun god, Ra, took the form of a cat in its fight against Apap, god of the Underworld. Only when Ra (as he always did) succeeded in conquering Apap, could he rise and create a new day. Pasht, the moon god, was a cat and the Egyptians believed that any cat could be the Moon God! The laws of Egypt stated that any traveller who found a cat in another country had to bring it back to Egypt. If any person killed a cat, he was killed. If a house caught fire, the fire fighters rescued the cats first and then the people. The more cats one had the richer one was. Some families had 100 cats and they swarmed round. If a family cat died, the entire household shaved their eyebrows off and went into mourning. The corpse was then mummified in two colours of linen and placed in a shrine with bowls of milk and mummified mice! The temple of Bubastis was devoted to cats, they slept on soft cushions, they were fed special food and were looked after with loving care by priests. When one died it was put in the great cat cemetery. In 1960 the mummified corpses were taken by ship to Britain and 15 tons of fertilizer made. When Egypt was captured by the Romans, cats spread throughout the empire and some came to Britain. So, next time you feed your cat you could be feeding a descendant of the god Pasht! D. C.Jones, 2E

R. Saunders: 2F

43 Wargames Society The Society was created for those people who wished to escape the real world (most do) and go exploring and adventuring in a new and exciting one, without the threat of any real injury. The new world, however, is bound by different rules to our own, and as such offers a challenge to the would-be hero. Only the world's creator knows all the intricacies; the adventurer has to find them out by trial and error. The Society was formed in the Autumn term, and is therefore the youngest. After a very large initial response, membership has dropped slightly, but this was expected, and now the Society has seventeen members. This means that each of the three groups has around six players, which is an ideal number. The member- ship fee has dropped from 50p to 30p corresponding to a drop in playing time from three times a fortnight to once a week. This reduction was to enable us to increase from two to three groups. We have meetings on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at lunch times, and recently meetings after school on Mondays and Thursdays. Every member can, therefore, participate in one or two of the four campaigns now running. In the future we intend to introduce some of the many board games now available into our weekly programme (perhaps into one of our after school sessions). Most of the equipment being used at present belongs to the senior members, but new members are buying the rules books, and the society funds are being used to purchase some of the more important items, which most members are unable to afford. New members are always welcome, so do feel free to join.

Squash as a plan for life Life is a game. Take something like squash and draw the obvious parallels. At first, every return is a struggle, the ball always bounces right for your opponent and never for you. This is very much like childhood, everyone is always on your back and nothing you plan every goes just how you planned it. Everyone else is always better off than you but things begin to change, be it ever so slowly. On top of these difficulties you feel penned in; when you are being thrashed at squash there seems to be no escape from that little white box in which you have allowed yourself to be cornered with that devil, your opponent. Life is remark- ably like this, with seemingly no escape from your enemies. The feeling that life is not worth living because of the insurmountable problems facing you gradually gives way to one in which some of your problems disappear. This is the exact emotion that one experiences when finally shots begin to go in and no longer clatter against the tin. Obviously the ultimate pleasure in any game is that derived from winning. In life too, the greatest pleasure comes from being a success. However, even a mediocre squash player wins occasionally and probably derives greater pleasure from his few successes than the perpetual winner gains from all his victories. So if life is getting you down and you feel that all the cares of the world are on your shoulders, take down your racket, find an opponent and go and beat hell out of that little rubber ball. And, who knows, you might even win.

44 J. Harper: 4L

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45 The day the disco came to town Monday llth December saw the beloved Churcher's buildings tremble, paint peeling from the walls as gaping cracks appeared, stretching from floor to ceiling. Contrary to popular belief this was not connected with isostatic readjustment, earthquakes, faulting of the earth's crust, or even soil creep, but was .... Vanity Uniform! ! ! Yes folks, this was the day that this promising local group continued their tour of north-east Hampshire and gave a lunch time concert for charity in 'A', a hall which in the past has been renowned for its phenomenal seating capacity and amazing acoustic qualities. The four members of the group, Peter Riley, Simon Russell, David Puttick, and Mark James, playing guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and drums, respectively, showed in just forty minutes how they intended to take the music scene by storm, as they performed Pere Ubu/Ultravox type music with such imaginative titles as 'Communication', 'Solemn', and 'Untitled'. Even though the music was good, the same cannot be said, alas, for the vocals, which were barely audible. Possibly this was because Peter was depressed after the group's rejection by Southern Television, and so forgot the lyrics, which resulted in him simply humming the tunes. However, perhaps a simpler explanation was offered by Simon afterwards, when he said, 'Oh, Pete can't sing properly" .... that's support for you! Many of today's groups seem to find it necessary to give a bizarre stage act. In the past we have seen singers jump into the audience as well as groups break their instruments to satisfy some strange desire. This day was no exception, as halfway through the performance David decided to throw his synthesiser into the audience, possibly to wake someone up. Yet before he managed to accomplish this feat, two members of the audience sprang from their seats, plucked the instrument from his grasp and set it firmly on its box once again . . . so much for that idea! Initially the cloth tickets specially printed for the occasion and which, I might add, were made from pillowcases, seemed to be a gimmick. Yet when the music started I realised there was more to them than met the eye; once torn into two and rolled up, they served as particularly good ear-plugs. Anyway, many thanks to the group for brightening up a damp Monday lunch- hour and giving everyone a taste of the sort of music not usually experienced at Churcher's. The group would like to thank Messrs. Brooks and Brown for their co-operation, the lighting crew, Richard Bird for the tickets, and everyone for coming to the concert. Since this concert the group have made their television debut on the 'Hey look . . . that's me' spot by Southern Television, (for all of twelve seconds) acting as backing group for singer Terry Terrible. The story continues .... Nick Greene, Churcherian music reporter

46 The experience of a lifetime Through the gloom the dark halls of wisdom tower above me. Threatening they seem to my gaze, yet care not who comes or goes. Come wind, rain or sun they still remain, To embrace their guests with cold stone walls, And finally release them into a cruel, uncaring world; As the Oak sheds her veil of green come the eve of summer. But now my hands are tied, I am lost in this tangled web of life. The Others have signed away seven years of my life in only a few seconds. To give me a good education they say, Yet I ask myself, do they really care? Stand up! sit down! speak! keep quiet! it is to be expected you know; A place where the victims are programmed and denied access to their own minds. You will obey the rules, you must obey the rules; the Man says so. Bow down to these beings and let them slowly eat away your soul. To defy them, or even to voice an opinion Is wrong; they are all-powerful. Wait patiently, and soon enough your time will come, A time to cast off the chains which have constrained you for so long. This is your chance to escape the dank, dreary dungeon Which has silently held you captive for the last seven years. Now the sun shines once more, And fragile fragrances caress your senses. Yet nothing is eternal, and just when life seems so perfect, You will be cast into dark despondency with nobody by your side. N. J.Greene, 6A1

J. Cunningham: 3L

47 Role Play Games Role play is a comparatively recent invention. It has its roots in America, where Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax have developed the 'Dungeons and Dragons' system. Basically, each player assumes the character of one individual. He moves this character through a fictional world, created by an impartial Referee, who also determines the results of any combat, or the success of the character to locate traps etc. Usually it is too dangerous for one character to explore a world on his (or her) own, so a party of adventurers is formed, which simplifies the referee's task considerably. 'Dungeons and Dragons' is a so called 'fantasy' game, signifying that the adventure takes place in a world where the normal laws of physics do not have to apply; e.g. magic is possible, grotesque monsters exist, which, in our world, would simply fall over and crush themselves. The characters start off relatively weak and can- not rush off straight away to slay the dragons of the title. However, for every creature that a character slays, or intelligent act that he performs, he gains a cer- tain number of experience points. When a character reaches a certain total, his ability to survive and to hit monsters increases. Each character is trying to gain the highest level of experience possible. Death, however, can overtake even the most powerful character. The players often name their characters after fictional heroes. There are numerous Bilbos, Frodos and Gandalfs, as well as others such as Conan, Brak the Barbarian, Tarl Cabot, and so on. This by no means the limit of role play. A role play game can be set against any background; e.g. S.F., WW1, WW2, etc.. There are even rules governing rabbit role play (inspired by Watership Down) although this is perhaps taking it too far. The scope of such games is almost infinite, being limited only by the capacity of humans to think of new ideas. The popularity of a game depends largely on its diversity in play and to some extent on a degree of internal creditability. 'Dungeons and Dragons' certainly fulfils these criteria, and perhaps that is why it is one of the fastest growing hobbies in Britain today. S. Hill, 6S1

P. Edwards: 2F

48 C. Saunders: 3A WILL YOU NEED A BANK ACCOUNT WHEN YOU LEAVE SCHOOL? BARCLAYS WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO FIND OUT-FREE. All school leavers can bank with Barclays completely free of charge: for one year if you're starting work, or all the time you are a full-time student in higher education. This means that all your cheques, statements and bankers orders will be handled free of charge (so long as you don't overdraw your account). Post the coupon below, and we will send you our booklet containing information about a cheque account and full details of our free banking offer. Please send me a free copy of: Tick appropriate box 'Starting Work. How to use your bank' D 'Starting College. How to use your bank' D Surname Mr/Miss Forenames in full Home Address

Post to: The Manager, School Leaver Account Service, Barclays Bank Limited, BARCLAYS 16-18 New Bridge Street, London EC-jV 6HE. THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER Silver Birches, Buckmore Avenue, Petersfield, Hampshire. GU32 2EF 28th April, 1979. Sitting down in April, facing a blank sheet of writing paper, in the sure knowl- edge that what is about to be written will not be read until July, September, or even later, is not exactly inspiring. A number of significant events, now about to happen, will have happened. Some of these will have been predictable, some will have happened without any warning. A year ago, as I faced a similar situation, detailed plans were being laid for the emergence of Churcher's as an Independent School this year. Over the past three months, the Churcher's College Independence Appeal, launched early in February, has attained a total of close on £200,000! This is a tremendous vote of confidence in the school. About two-thirds of this sum, significantly, has come from the parents of current pupils. About one eighth was from among the almost 2,000 Old Churcherians contacted. Four per cent only, in fact, of this large number of former pupils produced this contribution. I am sure that by the year end, the Old Churcherian response will be more adequately reflective not only of our huge numbers, whether in the Club or not, but also of the debt we all owe to our old school. It is intended that there shall be a Bursary commem- orating the late Keith Gammon, endowed with the Old Churcherians' subscrip- tions to the Fund. I wrote last year and invited members' views on the role of this Club, in the light of the changing future of Churcher's. The silence was deafening! If there is one thing we are very good at, it is spontaneous inertia, or is that what Old Boys are all about? Meantime however, the Club Committee has been considering the Club and it's future. By the time this letter is published, a study group's report with possible routes to beneficial change will have been debated. By the Annual General Meeting on 24th November, 1979, perhaps, a recommendation will have been prepared for members' consideration and endorsement. Whatever happens, one thing is sure; Churcher's College will be set on it's chosen course, secure in the knowledge that it has provision for future pupils in the Bursaries Fund and for the broadening of some of the educational facilities. I would like to see the Old Churcherians' Club, with an increased and active membership, joined by those recently contacted, equally well set. The future, to coin a well worn phrase, is in your hands. D.M.R. Kersley President Old Churcherians'Club D. J. Hockey: 1L

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52 Honorary Secretary/Treasurer's Report to the 1978 Annual General Meeting This has been a momentous year for Churchers in the decision to go independent more of which you will hear from the Headmaster and Mr. Guy. To mundane Club matters — We have held three Committee Meetings during the year, all of which were well attended, 14 March, 14 May (not including myself as my son chose that after- noon to break his arm and I have to thank Roy Kersley for slipping into the breach) and 12 September. I have issued three news letters during the year and whilst I believe them to be valuable to the Club, the cost gradually increases: — Spring - Printing 16.50 Postage 32.97 = 49.47 Summer - Printing 8.75 Postage 29.00 = 37.85 Autumn - Printing 18.84 Postage 47.00 = 65.84 Additionally we purchased 400 copies of the Churcherian at a cost of £150 which is 37!/2p each. The overseas members are sent a copy of the autumn newsletter and the Churcherian the postage on which alone was 50p each (37) totalling £18.50 in addition to the above. Our address lists have been made available to the College for fund raising letters and you will no doubt all be getting one in the near future. The original stock of ties sold out and I am pleased to report that we were able to maintain the price at £3.00 and still cover the cost of postage and make a small profit of £59.40. As you can see from the Income and Expenditure Account, without this windfall we would have only just about broken even. The income from Annual Members is only rising slowly, £121.62 compared with £114.47 in spite of the various reminders sent but I am more hopeful for January, 1979. As you have already heard, earlier this year saw the sad death of "Gus" Kershaw. I attended the cremation on behalf of the Club and we sent a wreath. His brother sent a donation to the College for a memorial and the Committee decided to also send a contribution of £25 which has enabled a seat to be pur- chased and a suitable plaque to be added. I have to thank the following, Lars Phillips for organising the cricket team, Peter Luscombe for the rugger team and Peter Foulsham for the hockey team. The London Dinner organised by Bob Shove and his secretary was well attended and was a most successful evening. The 1979 Dinner will be at the same venue on 9th March, 1979. And lastly, I have to thank David Hale for organising both last year's Dinner which from the Balance Sheet you can see made a profit of £38.61 and also for tonight's Dinner. Without the help of these stalwart gentlemen the secretary's job would be almost impossible. To finish, I must ask you all to search among your friends and enemies for a new secretary in November, 1979. I realise that I have not yet been re-appointed for 1978/79 year but I have not yet heard of any other nominations! Brian Twitchen Hon. Secretary/Treasurer May, 1979 reivers

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You'll find the widest choice from the very latest collections always available at •g • competitive prices Call in and browse through our extensive 6 Chapel Street range of pattern books available on free loan Petersfield Tel.4400 C. Brewer & Sons Ltd Also at Farlington, Havant,Portsmouth 50 branches in the South News of Old Boys JOHN RISDEN (1953-1959) has been appointed Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Cheltenham MARK BEDFORD (left c.a. 1946) has been the Minister of McDougall United Church, Calgary, Alberta for 25 years. S. C. W. BRIDGER (left 1943) living at Widley, Portsmouth is unfortunately now confined to a wheel chair with Multiple Sclerosis. JOHN DAMARELL, gained a B.A. (Hons.) Degree in Geography at Portsmouth Polytechnic, is now on a two year tour for V.S.O. surveying in Sierra Leone, West Africa. PETER R. LOVETT (left 1963) following the tragic death of his wife and baby son, in a car accident in Monza, Italy last May, (1978) is now Managing Director of a Dutch subsidiary of an American firm. He would be delighted to hear from old school friends, c/o 25 Beatty Drive, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants. RICHARD E. LOVETT (left 1961), Lt. Cdr. R.N. is Senior Instructor at R.N. School of Meteorology and Oceanography R.N.A.S. Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall. J. R. RANDALL Lt. R.N. has joined the nuclear submarine H.M.S. Repulse. PETER DAWSON (left 1940), now living in Bognor Regis plays postal chess and would like to hear from any earstwhile opponents. DR. IAN MCLACHLAN BROWN (left c.a. 1963) has been appointed head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Rhodesia. BRIAN BRADBURN (1944/50) has been appointed J.P. on the Petersfield Bench. DR. ANTHONY H. MERRY (left 1967) now a senior civil servant employed as a Biochemist for the Manchester Blood Transfusion Service. RODERICK B. M. SMITH (left 1964) is an Inspector of Taxes in Central London. ANDREW SMITH (left 1967) is working as a Civil Engineer in Saudi Arabia. LAURIE PRIESACK (left 1923) is living in Los Angeles retired from the British Tourist Authority two years ago visits the U.K. every year and is currently practising as a Marketing Consultant. PAUL DUFFETT (left 1951) after a considerable period in South Africa writes to say that he will probably be coming back to the U.K. in 1979. SIMON KERSLEY (1970-1975) is serving with the Royal Marines '40 Commando in the Northern Ireland Security Forces. PATRICK SPENCER (left 1976) is in the Metropolitan Police and recently won an award for his life saving efforts following the collapse of an elderly pedestrian in London. LARS PHILLIPS married Judy Roberts at Greatham, Nr. Petersfield in April. Both graduated from Exeter University in July, 1978 and are now teaching. Best man was: — JAMES MARSHALL, who after graduating as a Chemical Engineer, is now working with Pullman Kellog's systems department in Algeria, and elsewhere. DR. ALAN KORAN (left c.a. 1946) is General Manager for the Abu Dhabi Manine Operating Company.

55 ROGER STEEL (left 1946) is Personnel Manager for British Aerospace at Weybridge. In his spare time he serves as Chairman of Petersfield Arts Council and has been the driving force behind the current Town Hall improvement scheme in Petersfield. I sadly have to report the death of the following Old Boys A. K. CARPENTER age 73 DR. CAPIO-WHITE E.J. KNELLER age 87 (1905-1909) Joined the Army in 1914 and obtained a Commission in the Royal Field Artillery. After the First World War he joined his father's business of the Petersfield and District Laundry of which he was the Managing Director until it was taken over. He was a Governor of the College in the early 1950's and regularly attended the Old Boys Dinner.

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