CONTENTS

Page Officers of the Society 1982-83 1 News of the Society 2 News from elsewhere 6

The American Friends ...... 8 Vale Magister: Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer 9 Personal Births, engagements, marriages, deaths . 12 The Quincentenary Appeal and Building Fund 14 Editorial 15 Honours and Awards 16 Obituaries .16 Dr R. N. Gooderson—memorial . .19 Geography at St Catharine's—Professor J. A. Steers 20 Appointments and Notes 24 Publications and books 27 Photographs—Golden Oldies 31 Societies and Clubs 39 Octo-Cycle 49 Sir Frederick Page Award: Industrial Fellowship 50 Governing Body 52 Awards and Prizes 53 Entrance Awards 54 College Fellowships, Appointments, etc 55 Boat Club—150th Anniversary 56 St Catharine's College Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND DINNER-1983

The 55th Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Society will be held at the College on Friday 23rd September 1983. This is an invitation to members to attend.

The Programme will be as follows: 415 p.m. Tea in Hall 5.30 p.m. Annual General Meeting of the Society in the J.C.R. The Agenda is overleaf 7.15 p.m. Evensong in the College Chapel 7.45 p.m. Sherry 8.00 p.m. Dinner in Hall (Lounge suits)

Saturday 24th September 8.00 a.m. Holy Communion 8.00-9.00 a.m. Breakfast

Nominations for the various offices of the Society may be conveyed to the Honorary Secretary, St Catharine's College at any time. Accommodation will be provided free in College for members who wish to stay over-night. The inclusive charge for Dinner and Breakfast will be £11.50; for Dinner only, including wines £10.50. Please return the form to the Chief Clerk with your cheque, as soon as possible. Information about members of the Society, such as engagements, marriages and deaths and general news for inclusion in the Magazine should be sent to the Editor, St Catharine's College. Notice of change of address should be sent to the College Office. Please also inform the College Office if you become aware of any member who does not receive the Magazine, giving his address, to assist in the maintenance of the Register.

FOLEY NEWNS, 1st June 1983 Honorary Secretary

Please detach and return The Chief Clerk St Catharine's College Cambridge CB2 1RL I hope to attend (a) the Annual General Meeting, (b) the Annual Dinner of the Society on Friday 23rd September 1983. I do/do not require accommodation in College for the night of Friday 23rd September, and would like to occupy if available I shall/shall not require breakfast on the morning of Saturday 24th September (£11.50 for Dinner and Breakfast) I enclose a cheque for £ (£10.50 for Dinner only including wines)

Name and permanent address (to check with College records) IN BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE

Post Code Years of Residence .. ST CATHARINE'S COLLEGE SOCIETY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1983

To be held in the J.C.R. on Friday 23rd September 1983 at 5.30 p.m.

President for 1982-83 (1922) R. M. Franklin

AGENDA 1. Minutes of the meeting held on Friday 24th September 1982 and matters arising (other than matters covered by this Agenda). 2. Report of the Honorary Secretary. 3. Report of the Honorary Treasurer. 4. Appeal Fund. 5. Report on the Old Members Sports Fund. 6. Election of President and President-Elect. (1940) G. F. P. Mason was elected President for 1983-84. The meeting will be invited to decide on a President-Elect for 1984-85. 7. Election of three Committee Members: Retiring members are (1970) T. H. Andrew (1958) D. E. Keeble (1961) J. L. Oakes Mr J. L. Oakes is not eligible for re-election. 8. Election of Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. 9. Benevolent Fund. 10. Honoraria. 11. Date of next meeting. 12. Any other business.

1st June 1983 FOLEY NEWNS, Honorary Secretary SEPTEMBER 1983

Officers of the Society 1982-83

President 1922 R. M. Franklin, M.A., LL.B.

Past Presidents J. F. Ablett, M.B.E. 1925 C. R. Allison, M.A. 1927 Right Revd. C. J. Patterson, C.M.G., 1934 S. C. Aston, O.B.E., T.D., M.A., D.L. C.B.E., M.A. 1933 A. A. L. Caesar, M.A. 1939 Sir Ian Percival, M.A., M.P., Q.C. 1925 Sir Norman Elliott, C.B.E., M.A. 1939 J. F. Pirie, M.A., LL.B. 1925 I. M. L. D. Forde, O.B.E., M.A. 1922 H. D. R Ridgeon, M.A. 1928 Sir Irvine Goulding, M.A., Q.C. 1929 Sydney Smith, M.A., PH.D. 1927 Denton Hinchcliffe, M.A. 1920 A. Stephenson, M.A. 1946 J. C. R Hudson, M.A. 1931 Sir Augustus Walker, G.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., 1927 C. P. Nicholson, M.A. D.F.C., A.F.C., M.A.

General Committee 1983 1985 1970 T. H. Andrew, M.A. 1973 G. R Bullock, M.A. 1958 D. E. Keeble, M.A., PH.D. 1940 G. F. P. Mason, M.A., Q.C. 1961 J. L. Oakes, M.A. 1946 R. L. Mitchell, M.A.

1984 1986 1944 E. Farmer, M.A. 1950 M. G. Stokell, M.A. 1950 P. V. Cornish, M.A. 1950 P. J. Boizot, B.A. 1925 F. D. Offer, M.A. 1949 J. A. Norris, M.A.

Secretary Treasurer 1928 Sir Foley Newns, K.C.M.G., C.V.O., M.A. 1947 Professor C. C. Smith, M.A., PH.D.

The Secretary and Treasurer are ex-officio members of the Committee, and the Editor of the magazine, (1943) Revd J. St. H. Mullett, and the immediate Past-President (1939) J. F. Pirie are co-opted. The year against a member's name in the text of the magazine is the year of his matriculation. The years above the names of the General Committee are those in which the members retire. 2 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

News of the Society

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1982 Minutes of the 54th Annual General Meeting of the Society held in the J.C.R. on Friday 24th September 1982 J. F. PIRIE President About 95 members were present HE President invited the meeting to stand for a minute in silence in memory of Leslie Topsfield. Fellow of the College, who had done much for the Society, together with Sir T Frank Bower, Fellow Commoner, who had also supported the Society throughout his long life. 1. Minutes of the previous meeting The minutes of the Meeting of Saturday 26th September 1981 were approved and signed.

2. Report by the Honorary Secretary The Secretary restated the reasons he had given four years previously for the effectiveness of the Society. Firstly, the Society in its present form, composed of the Master and Fellows and all present and former graduates and undergraduates fulfilled the aspirations of the founder F. M. Rushmore. Membership applied whether a man had been an undergraduate at the College or had come to it later as a graduate or Fellow: it also applied to the ladies. He referred to the widespread problem of nomenclature caused by gender. Fortunately that did not apply to the Society for all were Members or Honorary Members. His second reason was the willingness of members, living far from Cambridge, to organise regional reunions. The third reason was the consistently high quality of the magazine. He paid tribute to former editors, to Stanley Aston and to the Revd John Mullett. The publication of some old photographs by Stanley Aston had been appreciated and had caused some members to bring other old photographs for retention among the College archives. In response to the note by the editor the artist who drew the 1982 cover proved to be S. R. Kendon (1973-80). He had made the drawing in 1975 and was thanked. The inclusion within the magazine of material formerly distributed as enclosures had worked well. The continued co-operation of the Printers was appreciated. Referring to the article by Professor Steers on life in College during and after the 1914-18 war, the Secretary said that it was fully in accord with the editorial conception when the magazine was first started. In the first issue in 1927 there were articles on life in Cambridge from the middle of the last century. In the 1929 edition Alfred Steers had made a contribution describing the Great Barrier Reef Expedition which he had led in the previous year. In writing for the magazine over a period spanning 53 years he had added a minor achievement to his many major ones. In 1981 the Meeting had supported a recommendation that the Quincentenary Appeal should be re-activated, perhaps with a younger committee and a new title. But such a committee could not work effectively without a readily available up-to-date register of members. He reported that the Governing Body had authorised the installation of a computer terminal in College connected with the University Computer. That would bring many advantages to College, in addition it would enable a new register to be produced in the modern manner. The University Computer had details of persons in residence and would automatically receive information about anyone coming up to College. A graduate in Computer Science had been appointed by the Governing Body to put into the computer the record from the College index of Members in the course of the coming academic year. The computer would then be able to run off a complete College Register. Details of the availability of the Register to Members would be published in the 1983 magazine. In the first instance it was hoped to be able to give regional Secretaries the names and addresses of all members living in their areas. The accuracy of the register would continue to depend on members themselves informing the College Office of changes of address and other relevant personal details. In response to requests from some Members he gave the following details provided by the Bursar. There were 385 undergraduates, 60 post-graduates and research students and 37 St Catharine's College Society Magazine 3 dons. About a third of the undergraduates were women. There were 250 rooms on the island site. The expression the 'Island site' had been used by F. M. Rushmore in the first issue of the magazine when he wrote, ". . . Ultimately it will be necessary to own the whole island site . . ." That speculation had long been fulfilled. The College also had 110 rooms at St Chad's on Grange Road and accommodation for a further 20 students at Merivale House, near Newnham and at 15 Brookside. Members were invited to look over the reconstructed rooms on G and H staircases over the shops on Trumpington Street. The Master and Fellows had invited Members who had matriculated in the years 1957 to 1959 to Dinner in College in June. 95 of them attended and 20 Fellows joined them at a remarkably successful evening. In 1983 the Master and Fellows would be inviting men who had matriculated in the years 1960-62 to Dinner on Saturday 2nd July. 159 were expected at Dinner. Sir Frank Bower would be missed, a Fellow Commoner and Past President, who had died a month before, at the age of 88. He had been a loyal supporter of the Society and as recently as September 1981 had typed a letter of apology for absence and sent contributions to the Sports Fund and Gooderson Memorial. Apologies had been received from John Andrew, David Keeble, A. B. Clifford, Eric Kemp and T. A. Russell. Mrs Gertraud Herbert, who had attended several Dinners would be joined by Mrs Trumble who was presented to Her Majesty in 1981 as the representative of the Graduates. The guest would be Mr Barton, the Chief Clerk, who was most helpful to the Society. By agreement with the Chaplain, the Collection at the Chapel Service would be shared between the South Atlantic Fund and the Falklands Appeal. Finally, the Secretary commended to those interested the proposal to hold a Bump Supper on Saturday 11th June 1983 to celebrate the foundation of the Boat Club 150 years previously.

3. Report of the Honorary Treasurer Professor Colin Smith reported as follows: "I should begin by saying how grateful I was to the Committee members who, in my absence abroad last year, took the initiative in recommending the raising of the undergraduate subscription from £1.50 per term to £2.00 (in all, £13.50 to £18.00). This was charged to new undergraduates from 1 October 1981, but the benefit does not begin to show in our accounts now before you, since it is only when the academical year is completed in July that the subscription income is credited to us; however, I am hopeful that when this happens, the deficit (to which we added £188 less than in previous years) can be actually reduced; although this deficit, as you will hear, is more of a book- keeping matter than a reality. The cost of the Magazine is naturally the chief item of expenditure, and as I have recorded for several years past, the figure of £2,423 is not the actual cost of printing, handling, and posting. When this figure appears in our accounts, it is already greatly reduced by reason of the substantial College contribution made by the Bursar. The 1981 Magazine was an expensive one, and an important one; because it contained the record of the Royal visit of the summer of 1981, the College felt it right to contribute substantially to the extra cost. We should all, I think, be aware of the College's good sense and generosity in this matter, and I give my personal thanks to the Bursar, James Wright, for his help. The 1982 Magazine has cost only a little more than in 1981, I am glad to say, and we owe thanks to Stanley Aston and especially the new Editor, John Mullett, for the care and economy with which they have operated; inclusion of the A.G.M. and Dinner notice and other material within the Magazine has probably meant a slight saving of costs too. While the College could not consider that the 1982 Magazine marks an exceptional occasion as the 1981 issue did, I am hopeful that the Bursar will again be generous. Members should further know that in 1982, 5200 copies were printed, as against 5000 in 1981. It is a pleasure to endorse what is said in the Magazine about our relations over many years with Mr Godden and the printers, Messrs Crampton. I draw attention to the market value of investments at the foot of the right-hand column of the accounts. There has been a slight improvement in this market value as reckoned at prices a few days ago." The Treasurer went on to express his thanks to Mr R. W. E. Barton, the Chief Clerk, who was responsible for keeping the accounts, for his competence and courtesy. The meeting approved the report and thanked the Treasurer.

4. Appeal Fund The President opened the discussion by saying that action was in abeyance pending the completion and publication of an accurate and up-to-date Register of members. It would also be 4 St Catharine's College Society Magazine desirable to have a specific object. The island site had been filled and buildings on it constructed or renovated. The College needs funds for research and teaching, that object would be largely a matter of policy for the Governing Body. He put forward the view that the Society would give positive support to any proposals for an appeal recommended by the Governing Body. In discussion, general agreement was expressed with that attitude. In the past the College had suffered from lack of buildings and facilities, that had largely been overcome. The College required endowments. It was low on the list of Cambridge Colleges from the point of view of comparative financial assets. It would appear that an endowment appeal would be desirable to carry the College through into the 21 st Century. The discussion was left for further guidance from the Governing Body.

5. Old Members Sports Fund The Treasurer reported as follows: Sports Fund 1981-82 "Members will see that Donations to this fund, at £519, were pleasingly up on the previous year (£475) and enabled the Trustees (Dr Thorne, your Secretary, and myself) to meet all reasonable requests for grants by teams and individuals currently in residence. Dr Thorne is the prime mover in these matters, having a wide overview of all sporting activities as Senior Treasurer of the Amalgamated Clubs, and his preliminary advice in deciding what is reasonable has been of the greatest help to us. It is not my practice to mention the names of individuals who have benefited by grants, totalling £410, but members will wish to know that we have helped in a wide range of activities: association football, cricket, cross-country, golf, hockey, judo, netball, rowing, and swimming, chiefly by helping towards the costs of individuals distinguished enough to represent the University in costly activities away from Cambridge. In one case we helped a club, by contributing to expenses incurred in the entertainment of three sides visiting the College to play; it is important to maintain standards in this way if we can. It is not on the whole our policy to assist rowing which has separate arrangements, but this year's grants were made to two College members who incurred heavy expenses in rowing for the Goldie and Blondie boats against Oxford. As you see, we have a healthy balance of £390, kept on deposit and earning interest. I am not sure that we can maintain the level of contributions achieved in the last two years, when I think Old Members have been exceptionally generous, especially as this present year there may be competition, as it were, from the Appeal to mark the 150th anniversary of the Boat Club. However, I hope Members will rally round with their cheques during today and especially in the mood of euphoric recollection of their own dramatic tries scored and sweetly-struck fours which a good dinner should induce." The meeting recognised the value of the Fund and thanked the Treasurer for his report. 6. Election of President and President-Elect The Meeting confirmed the election of R. M. Franklin, LL.B. as President for 1982-83 and chose Judge Peter Mason, Q.C. to be President-Elect for 1983-84. 7. Election of Committee Members The Meeting re-elected Messrs M. G. Stokell, P. J. Boizot and J. A. Norris on to the Committee. 8. Election of Treasurer and Secretary The Meeting re-elected Professor Colin Smith as Honorary Treasurer and Sir Foley Newns as Honorary Secretary and expressed gratitude to both of them. 9. Date of the Next Meeting The Meeting agreed that the next meeting should be held in College on Friday 23rd September 1983. 10. London Dinner Dance The Chairman of the London Group invited support for the proposed Dinner Dance, with cabaret, to be held at the Imperial Hotel on Friday 19th November 1982. 11. Head of St Catharine Dr Stanley Aston introduced to the meeting E. A. Goodland (1930), who had presented the bell, which hung over the archway near the Porters Lodge, to the College. He had carved a head of St St Catharine's College Society Magazine 5

Catharine, which had been kept by Dr Aston in his rooms pending a permanent home. The carving would be hung in the ante-Chapel, members were invited to inspect it. The thanks of the Society, on behalf of the College, were expressed to Mr Goodland for his gift.

12. Mixed Committee With the growing feminine membership of the College it was suggested that the time had come for there to be a female member of the Committee to represent the ladies. It was pointed out that the Meeting Notice contained an open invitation for nominations for any office of the society to be sent to the Secretary at any time. The meeting adjourned at 6.40.

The September Dinner. One hundred and sixty persons sat down to an excellent dinner. In his speech, the President, Jock Pirie, expressed tribute to the Master and Fellows, the Bursar and his Secretary, the Chief Clerk and his Staff and the Domestic Staff both seen and unseen, and also to Stanley Aston on his retirement. The Master in replying paid tribute to the President, Jock Pirie, for his support of the Society and help to the College in the capacity of Solicitor. In addition to valuable work for the College over the years, he referred anecdotally to Jock's ability at rescuing undergraduates who, through over- exuberance, had fallen foul of the law. The Master also spoke highly of the work for the College and the Society of Stanley Aston, who was appearing at the Dinner for the last time as a Fellow before becoming Emeritus Fellow, and especially of his earlier service as Bursar. John Andrew was unfortunately not able to be present, he too was retiring from the Fellowship. Not since the Fellows of the College, 400 years ago, had decided to admit undergraduates was such a momentous decision taken as that five years ago to admit the ladies. John Andrew was the Senior Tutor at the time and upon him fell the duty of selecting admissions. The result of that responsibility decided what kind of College it was to be. John Andrew enabled St Catharine's to make the change much more smoothly than in some other places. Referring to College activities in the immediate past year he said that the men had not been so notable in the athletic field—on the other hand the ladies had more than made up for that lack by showing their ability at muscular activity. The men, however, had shown success in the academic field with an increased number of firsts. He went on to say that in the previous 20-30 years, Governments, with the support of all political parties, had spent money on Universities but recently there had been a change in attitude. Not since the days of the attack by King Henry VIII on the monasteries had higher seats of learning been faced with such sudden cuts and constraints; and Oxford and Cambridge were no exception. Apart from the cuts in the real value of fees, the Government had imposed cuts in student numbers, and that meant Colleges would have to turn away applicants whom they would normally have admitted. The Colleges would have to rely on themselves more in the future and less on the State. There would be changes, no one could tell what they would be, but he assured the Society that Cambridge would continue to do well those things that it could do well. F.N. Members attending the dinner were: Abel, R. W. (1977); Ablett, J. F. (Fellow Commoner); Amos, R. W. T. (1951); Andrew, T. H. (1970); Armishaw, M. J. (1977); Aston, Dr S. C. (1934, Fellow); Baron, Dr C. E. {Fellow); Bayliss, J. C. (1937); Baxter, The Revd. R. D. (1920); Beardmore, F. S. (1941); Beevor, A. C. (1928); Boulding, J. E. (1946); Black, J. W. (1960); Browne, R. E. (1945); Bryant, S. J. (1978); Buchanan, R. A. (1950); Bullock, G. R. (1973); Burnett, W. A. (1928); Boizot, P. (1950); Caesar, A. A. L. (1933, Emeritus Fellow); Calder, D. W. G. (1957); Cammaerts, F. C. A. (1934); Cantrell, J. D. (1964); Casson, C. (1923); Champkin, E. B. (1947); Chapman, R. K. (1970); Chaytor, E. R. (1927); Chaytor, H. C. (1927); Chisholm, Prof. M. D. I. (1951, Fellow); Coates, W. S. (1950); Cook, T. G. (1940); Cornish, P. V.(1950); Cronin, A. R. (1923); Crowe, T. G. (1970); Clark, The Revd. I. D. L. (Fellow); Cluff, W. J. (1933); Davis, Canon G. H. D. (1933); Dixon, R. H. V. (1950); Dodds, M. E. (1957); Downs, P. D. (1948); Eagling, A. W. (1927); Edlington, G. (1941, 1945); Engel, A. J. (1961); Evans, Dr R. C. (Emeritus Fellow); Eve, A. M. (1977); Farmer, E. (1944); Fink, J. R. (1933); Floyd, C. F. (1930); Franklin, R. M. (1922); Gill, C. L. (1966); Goodland, E. A. (1930); Gordon, R. P. (1964); Goulding, Sir Irvine (1928, Honorary Fellow); Grainger, J. H. (1936); Gray, G. B. (1927); Griffin, P. (1946); Griffiths, D. H. (1960); Hanby, A. G. S. (1945); Handy, Dr N. C. (1960, Fellow); Harding, D. M. J. (1951); Harrabin, R. (1973); Haynes, J. P. (1944); Henley, I. W. (1978); Herbert, Mrs G. (Fellow); Hett, C. E. (1928); Hieatt, M. J. (1967); Hillman, L. (1970); Hinchcliffe, D. (1927); Hodgson, K. G. (1922); Home, R. K. (1965); Howard, P. (1968); Hudson, J. C. R. (1946); Huish, D. A. (1970); Imberg, P. D. (1965); Jones, E. N. (1928); Jones, G. R. N. (1951); Joscelyne, F. G. (1935); Kember, O. D. (1962); Kendon, S. S. R. (1973); Kolbert, C. F. (1956); Kunkler, P. B. (1939); Khot, E. (1965); Langford, A. W. (1923); Lawrence, M. H. (1939, 1946); Lawry, R. E. (1936); Levinthal, C. (1926); Lock, A. E. (1953); Lunt, S. T. (1939); Marcuard, F. B. (1960); Mason, Judge Peter, Q.C. (1940, 1945); Maw, D. J. (1973); May, A. S. (1940, 1945); McCleery, B. H. (1954); McCulloch, The Revd. R. L. (1932); Merrett, F. M. (1946); Metcalfe, J. I. (1950); Mitchell R. L. (1946); Moat, R. F. (1973); Morse, S. P. (1942, 1946); Mullett, The Revd. J. S. H. (1943); Munday, A. R. (1940, 1945); Newns, Sir Foley (1928); Nicholson, C. P. (1927); Nicholson, R. B. (1953); Norris, J. A. (1949); Oakes, J. L. (1962); Ockenden, J. M. (1954); Offer, F. D. (1925); Offer, M. J. (1961); Ormerod, A. O. (1941); Parry, D. J. (1960); Patterson, The Rt. Revd. C. J. (1927, Honorary Fellow); Perrens, The Revd. E. G. (1934); Petheram, M. F. (1951); Pirie, J. F. (1939, 1946, President of the Society); Reed, J. W. (1949); Ridgeon, H. D. (1922, Honorary Fellow Commoner); Riley, A. F. (1977); Riley, J. D. (1944); Robinson, F. D. (Fellow); Robinson, P. J. (1960); Shakeshaft, Dr J. R. (Fellow); Shelford, J. R. (1930); Sheret, W. B. (1944, 1947); Shirley, J. A. (1940, 1946); Smith, B. W. (1947); Smith, Prof. C. C. (1947, Fellow); Smith, R. R. (1934, 1938); Smith, S. (1950); Speake, C. J. (1959); Speake, G. D. (1938); Speake, W. P. (1927); Stanley, R. W. (1944); Steeds, J. H. (1936); Stephenson, Prof. P. H. (1946); 6 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Steward, D. N. (1936); Stokell, M. G. (1950); Stokes, M. G. (1947); Styles, W. McN. (1960); Swinnerton-Dyer, Professor Sir Peter, Bt. (The Master); Tanner, The Revd. L. E. (1936); Taylor, Douglas (1969); Thompson, F. Y. (1927); Thompson, F. (1932); Thomson, P. R. V. (1935); Thurlow, A. W. (1948); Tower Perkins, P. H. (1967); Trundle, J. M. (1976); Trundle, Mrs S. J. (1979); Tucker, The Rt. Revd. C. J. (1930); Turner, J. L. (1951); Thorne, Dr C. J. R. (Fellow); Wallace, R. (1932); Watney, A. S. P. (1954); Watts, A. G. (1960); Wheeler, A. W. J. C. (1928); Wigley, A. P. (1956); Williams, S. R. (1926); Wright, J. R. G. (Fellow); Wyman, K. H. (1941). Analysis of the years of matriculation: 1920s, 26; 1930s, 26; 1940s, 34; 1950s, 24; 1960s, 21; 1970s, 18.

The July Dinner This year the College invited men who had matriculated in the years from 1960 to 1962 inclusive to a Dinner in College on Saturday July 2. The following Fellows and Old Members accepted: Allder, J. M. (1962); Allen, M. J. (1960); Andrew, J. M. Y. (1947, Emeritus Fellow); Atkinson, A. P. D. (1961); Baron, Dr C. E. {Fellow); Baron, P. R. (1960); Bayly, Dr C. A. (Fellow); Beattie, C. F. (1960); Bedelian, H. M. (1961); Betts, C. V. (1960); Binney, P. R. (1962); Bird, R. J. P. (1961); Birkett, J. H. (1961); Boyd, T. W. (1960); Brind, J. C. (1961); Britton, Miss R. A. (Fellow); Bryant, J. M. (1962); Butt, N. P. (1962); Caesar, A. A. L. (1933, Emeritus Fellow); Cave, R. A. (1962); Chadwick, V. S. (1960); Chipperfield, I. H. (1961); Clark, Revd Dr I. D. L. (Fellow); Coles, R. P. A. (1961); Croft, W. T. D. (1960); Cutler, J. J. (1962); Dawson, A. P. (1961); Dunlop, D. A. B. (1962); Edis, R. J. S. (1962); Engel, A. J. (1961); Evans, I. S. (1961); Evans, J. M. (1962); Evans, Dr R. C. {Emeritus Fellow); Eyles, P. (1960); Fellingham, M. B. (1960); Finer, E. G. (1962); Fitt, C. R. (1960); Fletcher, I. F. (1962); Garside, P. D. (1960); Gillham, A. J. (1961); Griffiths, D. H. (1960); Guest, A. J. (1962); Halliwell, D. G. (1961); Handy, Dr N. C. (1960, Fellow); Harvey, C. C. (1960); Heap, J. A. (1960); Henderson, R. A. (1961); Hurl, B. (1962); Jewers, N. O. (1961); Jewitt, J. P. (1960); Keeble, Dr D. E. (1958, Fellow); Kember, O. D. (1962); Kerr, R. W. (1962); Kirkwood, R. G. (1961); Knight, M. D. (1960); Lawrence, N. J. (1961); Lawson, T. G. (1961); Lewis, J. B. (1962); Littman, J. J. (1961); Love, J. D. (1961); Maddock, Dr A. G. {President); Maple, M. H. (1961); Martin, C. (1962); Michell, F. R. N. (1961); Morrell, E. (1961); Newman, G. (1961); Newns, Sir Foley (1928, Society Secretary); Newton, M. T. (1961); Oakes, J. L. (1961); Offer, M. J. (1961); Ogden, J. S. (1960); Osenton, W. G. (1960); Papps, A. H. (1962); Pardoe, A. D. W. (1961); Parry, D. J. (1960); Penney, J. (1960); Pickering, J. G. (1961); Pike, R. J. (1961); Potter, D. K. (1961); Potts, I. C. (1962); Pratt, C. L. M. (1961); Preece, D. A. (1962); Price, G. L. (1960); Price, J. W. (1962); Pringle, R. J. B. (1962); Robertson, B. I. (1962); Robins, P. G. (1962); Robinson, F. D. {Fellow); Robinson, J. A. (1960); Robinson, M. (1960); Robinson, P. J. (I960); Robjant, P. (1961); Roe, G. E. (1961); Rose, C. J. (1961); Ross, R. C. G. (1960); Smith, Prof. C. C. (1947, Fellow); Smith, D. (1961); Smith, Dr S. (1929, Emeritus Fellow); Spooner, D. J. (1962); Stableforth, D. (1960); Steers, Prof. J. A. (1917, Emeritus Fellow); Story, C. E. R. (1960); Stratford, R. (1960); Strickland, R. J. (1961); Styles, W. M. N. (1960); Swinnerton-Dyer, Prof. Sir Peter {Master); Shakeshaft, Dr J. R. {Fellow); Thomas, K. L. (1961); Thorne, Dr C. J. R. {Fellow); Tunnacliffe, N. (1961); Vincent, C. J. (1960); Vowden, B. J. (1962); Wan Ullok, S. T. (1961); Watts, A. G. (I960); Weston, G. D. (1960); White, G. (1962); Wilson. M. A. (1960); Woodham, B. B. (1961); Wright, J. G. R. {Fellow); Yolland, A. C. (1961); Young, R. A. L. (1961).

The Yorkshire Branch The 1983 Annual Dinner attended by 37 members and guests, was held at the Yorkshire Club, York on 6 May. At the A.G.M. which preceded the Dinner, Denton Hinchcliffe was elected President of the Branch in succession to Jim Coleclough who died last November at the age of 82. Jim was a frequent attender at the Yorkshire Dinners and will be sadly missed. He was twice Sheriff of York and it was through his good offices that in 1980 the Branch was able to hold its very successful Silver Jubilee Dinner at York in the state rooms of the Lord Mayor's residence, The Mansion House. Malcolm Lloyd was elected to the combined office of Secretary/Treasurer. Dinner was taken in the finely proportioned rooms of the Yorkshire Club overlooking the river by Lendal Bridge. At the conclusion of an excellent meal the Chairman David V. Evans welcomed the College Visitor, Stanley Aston, and the other guests, including Mrs Aston and called on Brian Gray to propose the toast to the College. In his response Stanley explained with apparent relish that, as a retired don, he had no inhibitions and no responsibilities and consequently could pass on all the gossip and also indulge in criticism with impunity! True to his promise, he related that the Master was engaged to be married to his cousin, a don at Lucy Cavendish, that the wedding was to take place on 28 May and that later in the year Sir Peter would be resigning the Mastership to take up the appointment in October of Chairman of the University Grants Committee. It was a remarkable fact that St Catharine's had now provided three of the last four holders of that very responsible office. Sadly it meant that the College was about to go through the "ghastly" business of electing a new Master but he had every confidence that the Governing Body would decide wisely. The Members were assured that all was well with the College. Having heard from the Chairman that the Branch had recently enrolled its first lady member, Stanley confirmed that the ladies continued to play their full part in College life, being particularly active over the last year in sport and music. Indeed, the College Choir was undoubtedly better than it had ever been. He concluded by urging members to maintain close ties with the College reminding them that an M.A. was entitled to three dinners per year at High Table: "so come and claim them!" The vote of thanks was proposed by the newly elected Branch President, Denton Hinchcliffe, who reflected on his long and close friendships with both the proposer of the toast and the responder. In expressing the appreciation of all present he spoke of three attributes in particular for which the College and its members were deeply indebted to Stanley Aston, his financial genius, his accomplishments as editor of the Society's magazine and above all his tremendous humanity. Members attending the 1983 Dinner included: Aston, Dr S. C. (1934-82, Fellow); Evans, D. V. (1953); Gray, G. (1927); Hinchcliffe, D. (1927); Howroyd, P. C. (1972); Jones, E. N. (1928); Lloyd, M. E. (1975); McIver, Dr E. J. (1957); Marston, Dr S. (1920); Morton, D. J. (1951); Norris, C. (1959); Rakusen, M. L. (1964); Rothery, A. (1953); Stainsby, Dr G. (1941); Strachan, D. M. (1978); Thrussell, Revd. G. G. (1938); Wenban, R. C. (1950). St Catharine's College Society Magazine 7

The 1984 Yorkshire Dinner will be held in the Spring of next year at a time and place to be decided. Any member interested, but not on the mailing list, should contact either David V. Evans or Malcolm E. Lloyd whose offices are at 41 Park Square, Leeds LS1 2NS: tel. (0532) 433433.

The London Branch The London Group's four events in the last year focussed equally on the sporting and the theatrical. A Dinner Dance was held at the Walduck family's Imperial Hotel on the 19th November and those who attended, including the guests of honour, were delighted by a vintage cabaret performance from Barney Miller and Denise Rothwell. The thespian theme came to the fore with a highly successful visit to the Savoy Theatre on March 28th to Michael Frayn's smash hit comedy "Noises Off followed by a highly generous dinner at Peter Boizot's Kettners Restaurant. In between the Group had a visit to the Varsity Rugby Match, and on the evening of June 10th, sandwiched between the General Election and the Boat Club 150th Anniversary Dinner, a cocktail party was held at the Lord's Banqueting Centre during which, thanks to Doug Insole, members were taken over the Long Room in the Pavilion. A calendar of equally diverse events is planned for the forthcoming year, and new members are very welcome. Details can be obtained from the Secretary, Peter Wolton, 49 Nevern Square, London S.W.5.

Old Members' Sports Fund The record of the Annual General Meeting of the Society of September 1982, reported above, contains some details of the help given from the Old Members' Sports Fund to men and women athletes in many activities. Since last September the Fund has continued to assist, in a modest way, those who have been put to considerable personal expense in representing the College and University in rowing, athletics, hockey, soccer, judo, swimming, and boxing and has contributed towards the foundation of the "Alley Cats", the womens equivalent of the "Kitten Club". The Cambridge Boundary Run is a well established marathon race; in each of the last three years the College has produced the winner. To mark this feat the College Amalgamated Clubs have had a Shield made for presentation to the Hare and Hounds Club for award to the winner in the future. The Sports Fund made a contribution towards the cost of the Shield. The Fund was started when the Annual General Meeting of the Society made the Rules in September 1980. It has fully justified its establishment, but it does not have any regular income, it relies on sporadic contributions from Members of the Society, and the balance is getting low. Rowing men have been most generous in contributing to the 150th Anniversary Boat Club Appeal. Supporters of all sporting activities are assured of the valuable encouragement given by the Sports Fund to College achievements in all fields. Old Members are asked to help by sending contributions to the Honorary Treasurer of the Society, Professor Colin Smith. All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged. F.N. The Register and Membership of the Society Progress on the transfer of the names and addresses of Members of the Society from the card index in the College Office onto the computer has not been as rapid as had been hoped when the Governing Body authorised the operation last year. As the magazine goes to press about two- thirds of the names have been recorded on the computer. Much work remains to be done, therefore, before the Register is run off and copies can be made available for sale. A further report will be made to the Annual General Meeting of the Society in September. This edition of the magazine is being distributed yet more widely than in the past for it is being sent to every former member of the College whose address is known. In 1923, when the Society was founded, Life Membership was voluntary and was purchased for a small sum. That subscription has been increasing throughout the years, though still very modest. When the last printed Register of Members of the College was published in 1965 the persons who had been at the College before 1923 and who had had no choice were deemed to have been Members of the Society. Since 1955 Membership has been automatic by deductions of contributions towards Life Membership of those in statu pupillari from College bills during residence. In 1980 the General Committee of the Society endorsed the policy that Fellows of the College, who had not been at St Catharine's in statu pupillari, would become Honorary Members of the Society and would not be required to pay a subscription. 8 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

There remained the question of the status of those who had been up between 1923 and 1955 and who had not joined. With the passage of time that was a decreasing number and it was known that there were some who were unaware of the existence of the Society or of its significance. A few years ago letters were sent to a selection of those men inviting a subscription for membership. Some replied and joined the Society. The General Committee, after considering the matter in 1981, decided that there should be a further amnesty to the effect that anyone who had been in residence in the period from 1923 to 1946 should be deemed to be a member. That has been extended to 1955, without subscription, though donations are always welcomed towards the high cost of the magazine. The Register, when published, will not show a dagger, as in the past, to distinguish Members from non-Members of the Society. This explains how it has come about that everyone now receives a copy of the magazine (if the address is known and is correct) and that all who have been up at College are Members of the Society. F.N. The American Friends Further donations, totalling $2,270, have been received in the course of the year to assist with the funding of the American Friends Research Fellowship. The contributions came from Dr S. A. Asdell, Dr Daniel A. Baugh, Dr Colin C. Hackett, Mr T. C. Hughes, Dr Warren F. Ilchman, Dr David Jacobson, Professor Stanley J. Kahrl, Mr Cyrus Levinthal, Dr and Mrs James B. Longley, Dr Patrick Moore, Professor Samuel Pickering Jr, Mr William M. Redpath, The Maurice R. Robinson Fund, Inc., Mr Michael J. K. Savage, The Standard Oil Company and Mr Henry J. Webb. It was a particular pleasure to welcome to the College for the Society Meeting and Dinner Cyrus Levinthal, one of our most generous and most consistent supporters among the American Friends. Much had changed in Cambridge since his last visit many years before, but he obviously enjoyed himself since he is returning this year. In expressing their warmest thanks to the American Friends, the Master and Fellows hope that more of them will be able to follow his example and visit the College. J.R.G.W.

150th Anniversary of the Boat Club A large number of the past members responded to the invitation in last year's College Magazine to come to the May Bumps Supper to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Boat Club. There were representatives of just about all years, back to 1922, amongst the 160 people present. An appropriate menu included items such as Crab Mousse, Cardinals' Beef, Grassy Corner Pudding and Stilton Boats. P. R. C. Coni (1956), Chairman of Henley Royal Regatta, proposed the Toast to the Boat Club, to which the captain and the ladies' captain replied. The Master proposed the health of the guests and R. P. B. Duncan (1974), the 1st eight's finishing coach for the Mays, replied. The guests included Mr S. A. Harris, President of C.U.B.C., and Mr A. Clarke-Kennedy, Senior Treasurer of C.U.B.C. A most enjoyable evening provided an opportunity for current members to meet past members, and for some contact that had been lost over the years with coaches to be re-established, which can only increase the future success of the Boat Club. On the Sunday morning four eights of past members were boated for a leisurely paddle to Bait's Bite Lock and back. Donations are still coming in to the 150th anniversary fund that has been set up and currently amount to about £2,000 including future income and tax recoverable from Covenants. We are grateful for all those received and discussions will shortly begin on the best way to make use of the money which has been subscribed. The Boat Club would like to thank the Bursar and Peter Sutherland for initiating and organising the 150th Anniversary Fund and this very enjoyable Anniversary Bump Supper. (See photo p. 56.) AM. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 9

Vale, Magister: Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer

Despite the infinite care, detailed inquiry, and protracted discussion that a Cambridge College puts into the business of electing a new Master, the person elected remains a not fully known quantity. This would be so even with an 'internal' candidate who already knows the College and is known by it, since such a person would still have to grow into the Mastership. With an 'external' candidate the uncertainty amounts almost to a gamble; but in Peter Swinnerton-Dyer the gamble came off triumphantly. He has been an excellent Master, and the choice made by the Fellows ten years ago has been amply confirmed by what he has been called upon to do outside College and now by the promotion to an awesome office which, alas, causes him to leave us. Sir Peter's pedigree in both family and educational aspects offered us, it is true, overwhelming guarantees. After Eton (an encourager of individual talents and independent minds rather than of well-moulded uniformities) he won a major scholarship to Trinity, where the University's mathematical minds seem to cluster in an unfairly dense concentration. He was Research Fellow there in 1950, Fellow in 1955, and Dean of College from 1963. A University Lecturer in Mathematics from 1960, he obtained a personal Chair in 1971. Already before 1973 he had served on the General Board of the University and on the Council of Senate, and had held visiting professorships in Chicago and at Harvard. There were, we learned further, lighter aspects of his record, in that he was a chess-player of national standing and a bridge-player of international competence, but such things are perhaps only 'lighter' when considered within the somewhat heavy context of University maths. Sir Peter succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1975; the title goes back to the time of William III and Sir Peter is the sixteenth holder. Those familiar with College affairs during the Mastership of Professor Edwin ('Teddy') Rich from 1957 to 1973, and in some cases the preceding Masterships of Chaytor and Portway, noticed immediate changes. Sir Peter was, at the time of his election, the youngest Head of House in Cambridge, and belonged to a still youthful generation. There was to be little or no response in College to the demands (such was the essential word) of 'student revolution' as the University and Colleges had seen this—often unpleasant, sometimes violent—in the early 1970s. What we did see, however, seemed instantly acceptable and necessary: a lighter touch, much greater informality, a preparedness to accept moderate changes. Fellows will recall that, for example, Governing Body meetings were moved to a less formidable hour and the time taken over deliberations was suddenly much reduced. We heard little of chess or bridge (a chess-board, with position set up, appears to have remained unchanged in the Master's study, on a side-table for all often years: is he pondering a move?), but Sir Peter emerged as a splendidly energetic and competent player of tennis and squash in season, figuring in College teams when the rules permitted it, and taking on undergraduate and graduate opponents as much as seniors and colleagues. He has also been a regular, fervent and knowledgeable supporter from the touchline and the stand and river-bank of many other College teams and crews. Although it at first seemed that since the Master was a bachelor and that, in the absence of a hostess in the Lodge, entertainment must suffer, this slight disquiet turned out to be unwarranted because Sir Peter proved to excel in all relations with junior members, sometimes initiated or maintained over a late-night drink, and there must be many who benefited from utterly informal supervisions on College, University, and doubtless many other matters. Sir Peter has, we think, been unique in the breadth of his relationships with all members of College, and this has given him great authority when recommending a course of action to the Governing Body and, naturally, in wider University and national contexts. The young have both liked and immensely respected him. The College has been guided by Sir Peter through substantial changes: much building (St Chad's, L & M, and recently G & H staircases), the relaxation of many regulations which affect undergraduate life, the admission of women at all levels. Our daily and weekly business has gone smoothly forward: Sir Peter's chairmanship has been economical, informed, always friendly and considerate. He showed with us the same qualities as in many services to the University; many will remember him as a distinguished Syndic of the Press, with a wide grasp of academic subjects and an acute business sense not common in ivory-tower academics. The principal confirmation of the Fellows' 'gamble' in electing Sir Peter naturally came when he was chosen as Vice-Chancellor, in 1979-81. During those years the College received many important visitors and functions, the major occasion of the Visit of H.M. the Queen being amply recorded in this magazine. Sir Peter performed the chairmanly and ceremonial duties (many of the latter extremely tiring) of a Vice-Chancellor with efficiency, humanity and a good deal of 10 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

PROFESSOR SIR PETER SWINNERTON-DYER, BART., F.R.S. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 11 enjoyment. The times were becoming difficult, with financial stagnation already present and economies firmly in view; Sir Peter took and encouraged a rational and practical view of problems. His further promotion, it could be said, had already begun, when his qualities led to appointments to guide important reforming missions in the University of London and in Northern Ireland. Sir Peter's early distinction in his subject was recognised by his election in 1967 as a Fellow of the Royal Society. In his subject, alas, it is hard to sum up distinction in research, but he has made major contributions in the fields of differential equations, algebraic geometry, number theory, and computing. Not only is it rare to find significant contributions in four different fields, but even rarer to find that these fields, as they do, unite both the highly theoretical and the practical aspects of the subject. Within a few days of March 1983 there came, first, immensely cheering news, and then news that is sad for us in a way. Sir Peter announced his engagement to Harriet Crawford, who has enchanted us with her presence on formal and social occasions since (the marriage took place on 25 May). For a short time it seemed that a new chapter might open, in which the Lodge would become a centre of new kinds of social gathering. We had scarcely recovered from this entirely agreeable surprise when the Master announced his resignation on taking up the Chairmanship of the University Grants Committee in the autumn of 1983. Such further very important promotion had, perhaps, been foreseeable, but the College's loss will be great, and the University's also. The new post is central to the operation of the nation's universities. For some considerations about this (with other facts, opinions, and remarks) readers may consult the Profile of Sir Peter which appeared in The Times Higher Education Supplement on 24 June 1983. In view of national circumstances, his way will be hard. Yet the College sends him forward with immense confidence in his qualities, and with its united good wishes, together with the conviction that his recent marriage represents a great strengthening. May Peter and Harriet be able to respond to the frequent invitations that we shall be making to them, and may they find in College a haven of good company and relaxation. C.C.S., C.E.B., A.F.B. THE MASTER'S PORTRAIT Patrick George, who was commissioned to do this portrait, was born in Manchester in 1923. He began painting seriously at school and in 1939 went to Edinburgh College of Art. He resumed his training, interrupted by war service in the Royal Navy, at the Camberwell School of Art where the teachers included Johnson, Pasmore, Gowing, Rogers, Coldstream and Mornington. In 1949 he joined the staff of the Slade School of Fine Art and has since combined teaching with a very active career as a painter of both portraits and landscapes, in particular in recent years of the country around his Suffolk cottage. His extremely painstaking approach to his work is witnessed by the very many hours which the Master spent sitting for him.

25th MAY 1983 The Master with his wife Harriet who is a Fellow and Librarian of Lucy Cavendish Collegiate Society ! This!page!has!been!redacted!from!the!public! version!of!this!Magazine!for!legal!reasons.! ! The!full!version!is!available!only!to!registered! members!of!the!St!Catharine's!College!Society! who!may!log!in!via!the!Society!website! www.caths.cam.ac.uk/society! St Catharine's College Society Magazine 13 Deaths Bower (1917). On 1 September 1982, Sir Frank Bower, C.B.E., Honorary Fellow Commoner and Past President of the Society. Brachi (1938). On 2 June 1983, of a heart attack, D. P. Brachi, M.B.E., who retired as a lecturer in the Department of Geography at Hull University in 1977. Chapman (1980). At the beginning of August 1983, Jeremy Chapman, after a road accident in Boulogne. Cormie (1951). On 20 February 1983, suddenly at his home, John David Cormie, Deputy President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Coleclough (1920). On 20 October 1982, James E. Coleclough former Sheriff of York, and President of the Yorkshire Branch of the St Catharine's Society. Commings (1936). On 1 February 1982, at his home, Frank Commings, former Headmaster of Wells Cathedral School and Surmaster of St Paul's School. Champness (1921). On 23 March 1983, Roland Champness a past President of St Catharine's Society. Davies (1931). On 21 April 1982, The Revd. Canon George C. B. Davies. Davies (1942). On 29 July 1983, in Cranhill Nursing Home, Bath, after a long illness, Brian C. L. Davies. Dover (1952). In November 1982, The Revd. John A. D. Dover, Minister at Wesley Church, Cambridge. Farrar (1919). On 30 May 1982, Sidney Farrar, former Headmaster of Fitzmorris Grammar School, Bradford-on- Avon and of Chippenham Grammar School. Gibson (1926). On 25 June 1982, The Revd. J. H. Gibson. Hardy (1958). On 26 August 1982, Dr R. N. H. Hardy, Fellow of Fitzwilliam College. Hartley (1925). On 4 July 1983, J. A. Hartley, C.B.E. Jackson (1953). On 3 July 1983, after taking part in a charity run in his native Huddersfield, Brian Jackson, Educationalist and Writer. Lamb (1932). On 1 February 1982, D. Gerald Lamb, after a short illness, in Ipswich Hospital. Makram (1920). In Cairo towards the end of 1982, Hilmy Makram. Oliver (1946). In December 1982, The Revd. James A. I. Oliver. Pearce (1936). On 7 August 1982, Dr A. N. Pearce. Pemberton (1919). On 30 July 1983, Roland Thomas Pemberton, Honorary Fellow Commoner of the College (1973). Rogers-Lewis (1925). On 31 January 1983, Henry Rogers-Lewis. Spear (1926). On 17 December 1982, Dr T. G. P. Spear, O.B.E., Fellow of Selwyn College. Steele (1973). On 18 April 1983, Martin Leslie Steele after a road accident. Service was held in the College Chapel. Stewartson (1945). On 7 May 1983, Dr Keith Stewartson, Goldsmith Professor of Mathematics at University College London. Tench (1957). Early in 1983, Dr Anthony James Tench. Warmoll (1939). On 25 May 1982, at The College of St Barnabas, Lingfield, Surrey, The Revd. Reginald R. Warmoll. MRS M. E. HENN Old members will be sorry to hear of the death of Mrs Mary Enid Henn, widow of Tom Henn, in December 1982 after a long illness which she bore with characteristic patience and good humour. They will remember with affection the generous hospitality of Tom and Enid Henn, both in College and at their home in Millington Road.

THE CAMBRIDGE SOCIETY The Cambridge Society was founded in 1977 and was to some extent the successor of the Cambridge Association which ceased to function in 1939. The chief purpose of the Society is to keep old members of the University informed of what is going on in Cambridge. It therefore complements the activities of the College societies and associations and is in no way in opposition to them. The main vehicle for information is a magazine circulated twice a year to all members of the Society. This magazine contains articles about the faculties, departments and the laboratories, and about the finances and administration. In the Autumn issue the address made by the Vice-Chancellor at the end of each year of office is published. The Society has been holding its annual general meeting in Cambridge on a Saturday towards the end of April. A lunch for members and their guests has followed and this has proved a happy occasion for meeting old friends and their spouses and in the afternoon there have been visits to various parts of the University. Members of the Society can automatically have membership of the University Centre, though if they live within ten miles of Cambridge a £5 annual subscription is required. There are world-wide regional gatherings of the Society, sometimes in conjunction with local Oxford and Cambridge Societies. Anyone wishing to join or hear more of the Society should write to: The Secretary, 4 Parson's Court, Cambridge, CB2 3QE. The annual subscription is only £3 and ten year membership or life membership is also available. 14 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

The Quincentenary Appeal and Building Fund The accompanying statement of accounts for the year 1 July 1981 to 30 June 1982 shows that income during the year (derived from existing and new covenants, donations, dividends, interest and recovered tax) amounted to £14,182.90. This brings the total since the appeal was launched in 1955 to £372,484.51. On behalf of the Master and Fellows the Trustees again express their thanks for the continued and generous support given to the Fund by Old Members. During the year the following became subscribers or renewed previous covenants or left legacies: A. C. Beevor, A. R. Cronin, E. J. Humphreys, S. B. L. Kirkwood, H. D. R. Ridgeon, D. F. Roberts, A. W. Stokes, J. A. I. Oliver. Particular mention must be made of Mr Ridgeon, who, in the latest of several signal acts of generosity to the College, made a donation of £20,000 in the form of a deposited covenant which will, over the four years of its life, be worth more than £30,000 to the Fund.

THE QUINCENTENARY APPEAL

CASH STATEMENT FOR TWELVE MONTHS 1ST JULY 1982 TO 30TH JUNE 1983

1982 Receipts 1983 1982 Payments 1983 Balance at Bankers brought forward: 250.00 Repayment of Loans 5,250 21,238.29 Deposit Account 27,764.28 Balance at Bankers carried forward: 2,699.80 Subscriptions under Covenant 7,907.40 27,764.28 Deposit Account 56,697.18 2,553.85 Interest 2,441.44 812.53 Income Tax recovered 3,327.76 709.81 Donations 456.30 Legacy 50.00 14,182.90 Interest free loan 20,000

28,014.28 61,947.18 28,014.28 61,947.18

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th JUNE 1983 Accumulated Funds and Loans Assets 351,525.62 Accumulated Fund 30 June 1981 358,301.61 Cash at Bankers 30 June 1983 6,775.99 Cash Receipts as above 14,182.90 27,764.28 Deposit Account 56,697.18 358,301.61 372,484.51 Less: Advances to Governing Body: 1966 101,050.00 1973/74 193,588.33 P. SWINNERTON-DYER 1978 25,000.00 A. A. L. CAESAR 1980 11,399.00 Trustees 331,037.33 331,037.33

27,264.28 Balance with the Managing Trustees 41,447.18 500.00 Interest Free Loans 15,250.00

27,764.28 56,697.18 27,764.28 56,697.18

Notes: No account has been taken of:— (a) Payments under Covenant other than those banked during the period to 30th June 1983. (b) Income Tax repayments on payments under Covenant and Taxed dividends beyond amounts actually received. (c) Donations and Bequests promised. REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES We have examined the above Balance Sheet and Cash Statement with the Books and vouchers of the Quincentenary Appeal Fund. In our opinion the accounts present a true and fair view of the transactions for the period ended 30th June 1983 and of the resultant balance.

13 July 1983 SPICER AND PEGLER Chartered Accountants St Catharine's College Society Magazine 15

Editorial NGINEERS will speak of bridges that suspend, and musicians of chords that suspend; the College lives out a time of suspension, as we wait for the Fellows to resolve upon the E appointment of a new Master. At the time of writing, August 1983, the press release is tight. Not a waft of summer breeze bears any ideas from the windows of the S.C.R. There was a very full profile on our retiring Master, Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, in the Times Higher Education supplement (24.6.83) and it is mentioned elsewhere in this issue. The page was headed, "Dyer consequences." Sir Peter's appointment to St Catharine's in 1973 has been most consequential for the College. His considerable gifts of scholarship and leadership have enhanced life at St Catharine's and, while we regret his leaving us, we may take some pride in the fact that St Catharine's was called upon to supply a leadership which will bear influence throughout the University system of the United Kingdom. M. R. James, before he was elected Provost of King's in 1905, is quoted as saying that if the appointment did not go his way, "I shall be elected Master of Corpus or Cats or some nice tranquil foundation and spend a dignified maturity in the pursuit of literature and the cultivation of the neglected undergraduates of those regions." Although he did not explicitly say so, the supposition is that St Catharine's is, or was, "a nice tranquil foundation." As a fairly regular visitor to the S.C.R., that is not the adjective I would have chosen—well-ordered, maybe, but 'tranquil'? The foundation of a new Society called the "Alley Cats" is recorded on page 41 of this issue. Alleys are narrow and invariably dark when Cats are at their best. The present life in College is better portrayed here:—velocity and tenacity towards known targets with method well prepared and rehearsed. This year, our women undergraduates brought five Firsts to the College in Law, and they were the only Firsts in Law. The first boat won their oars. The women's first boat won their oars. Miss Karen Cass received a Blue and played in the British Universities Tennis Doubles Championships at Worthing. The men achieved a singular distinction in reaching the semi-finals of the ITV series, "University Challenge" (cf. page 51). Old Members need have no fears that the present generation at St Catharine's are lacking in vitality. Returning once again to the Provost of King's, M. R. James, readers will note there is a review of interest by Dr Richard Luckett (1964) on page 28. I am reminded that on February 8th, 1907, M. R. James gave out the prizes at the Guildhall to the boys of the Higher Grade School, Paradise Street. The 'Cambridge Daily News' reported that on this occasion, "Master Charles Boyce displayed none of that nervousness so prevalent amongst novices, and in a sweet tuneful voice gave a nice rendering of 'Down the Vale' for which he was encored. He later took the part of Ali Baba in an operetta." The said Charles Boyce was trained at St Catharine's as a Chorister when the Reverend W. T. Southward was both Dean and Choirmaster. Boyce appeared in last year's Choir photograph in this Magazine and he subsequently told me that in his time Rushmore (Master 1927- 1933) sang baritone, and he remembered him getting his M.A. hood; A. W. Spratt was the organist. Mr Boyce gave me a revealing account of chapel life from the boy chorister's point of view. The present readers of this journal thus cover a perspective of the College which includes Rushmore as a B. A. singing baritone in the Choir on the one hand, and "Dyer consequences" for the Higher Education system of the country on the other. Some range indeed of College history. In 1982, the College Choir was invited to sing the Advent Carol Service at Great St Mary's. This was a College first. The Music Society mounted a full-scale Symphony Concert on the 13th January 1983 in the Concert Hall at West Road. Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor were both performed with soloists from St Catharine's, and with Alasdair Neale (1980) conducting. A further triumph for the musicians is that Alison Wells has been elected President of the C.U.M.S., and thus follows in the steps of a notable predecessor. The former Professor of Music in the University of Durham, Professor A. J. D. Hutchings writes, "When Dykes arrived at St Catharine's in 1843, all were moribund except the Peterhouse Music Society, which became the nucleus of the C.U.M.S. As President in 1846-7, Dykes steered its rehearsals and regular performances on the beginnings of the healthy course which it has splendidly maintained." The Reverend John Bacchus Dykes went on to be a composer who refreshed the tired bodies of the depressed humanity of Durham in the cruel days of the industrial revolution by his endless flow of popular hymn tunes. He himself suffered an early death through his dedicated and hallowed life amongst those who endured extreme poverty, whilst at the same time he was viciously persecuted by his superiors. Two members of the College were present in 16 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Durham Cathedral on the evening of 26th July this year and heard the Precentor of Westminster Abbey declare from the pulpit to a great congregation that although Dykes had, for a while, been out of fashion, "now the rich warmth of his tones, their friendly singability, is being recognised." May Alison Wells' music be thus revered 160 years after she came up to St Catharine's. The College depends not only on its Masters, Fellows and on the calibre of its Undergraduates, but on those who serve elsewhere. Mr Charles Ruddell, who was Butler from 1950-1976 died in the early hours of the 7th October last year. He cared much. Miss Iris Little, Secretary to the Master, Tutors and Praelector, retired at the end of August this year. She came to the College Office in 1962 and has made a very considerable and cheerful contribution to our well-being over twenty years of her life. Now we wish her a long and well-earned retirement. Dr Hartle asks me to remind you all that M.A.s are welcome to dine as guests of the College on three occasions in any one year in term, and you may bring one guest of your own. Last year, Mrs Shirley Trundle (1979), having obtained her degree, then gallantly dined with us at the Society Dinner, the first lady to do so. Forget not to tear out the slip in the front of this issue and post it immediately to the College Office if you can be present in College at the Society Dinner in September. We look forward to seeing many of you, and the Master hopes to be present, despite other rather distant appointments on that day. JOHN MULLETT Honours and Awards Battersby, Prof. A. R. (Fellow 1969), Fellow of the College, was awarded the American Chemical Society's Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry 1983. He was honoured for his investigations into the biosynthesis of naturally-occurring compounds. Bennett, G. (1945), deputy Managing Director of Racal Tacticom, was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year's Honours List for his services to export. Berrill, Sir Kenneth (Fellow 1950-1962) has been appointed Pro-Chancellor of the Open University and Chairman of its governing body. Gibbons, B. C. (1958), Professor of English at Leeds University, has received and accepted an unsolicited invitation to a Senior Chair of English Literature in the University of Zurich. Haigh, D. (1944) was elected F.S.A. on St Catharine's Day, 1982. Hall, Prof. P. G. (1950) Professor of Geography at the University of Reading, has recently been elected F.B.A. Hirsch, Sir Peter (1943), the Wolfson Professor of Metallurgy at Oxford, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Atomic Energy Authority by the Government. Laws, Dr R. M. (1944), Director of the British Antarctic Survey, and an Honorary Fellow, was awarded the C.B.E. in the New Year's Honours List. Nicholson, Dr R. B. (1953) was seconded from his post as Managing Director of INCO (Europe) in November 1981 to join the Cabinet Office as Chief Scientist for three years. Percival, Sir Ian (1939) M.P., Q.C., was made a Privy Councillor in the New Year's Honours List. Piper, D. T. (1937), now Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, was knighted, for services to art. Roxburgh, J. W. (1939) the Ven. James William Roxburgh, Archdeacon of Colchester, was consecrated at St Paul's Cathedral on 30 June 1983 by the Archbishop of Canterbury to be Bishop of Barking. Skingsley, Air Vice-Marshal A. G. (1952) was awarded the C.B. in the New Year's Honours List.

Obituaries SIR FRANK BOWER, C.B.E., M.A. Sir Frank (1913) gave a most loyal, and regular support to the College throughout his life and was in due course elected President of the Society. He died on 1st September 1982 and the funeral was at Loughton, Essex. He came up to us from Lancaster Grammar School then served in the Kings Own and in India during the 1914-18 War. Taking his degree in Classics he was appointed to serve as H.M. Inspector of Taxes and then went on into Industry. He was a Past President of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 17

ROLAND FRANCIS CHAMPNESS LL.M. Roland Champness (1921) died on 23 March 1983 after a long period of ill health. He will be remembered by members for his long and devoted service to the Society of which he was a Past President. Until a few years ago, he did not miss an annual meeting of the Society. He was first elected to be a member of the General Committee of the Society in 1925 and served on and off the committee regularly until being re-elected once again in 1977. He played a prominent part in the deliberations of the Quincentenary Appeal Committee when his wise counsel and unfailing good humour were particularly welcome. For many years he was a loyal and distinguished servant of the City of London and its livery companies.

JAMES ELING COLECLOUGH, LL.B. Jim Coleclough (1920) had lived in York since 1929, had served the City Council as a Labour member for seven years and was twice Sheriff of York. He died after a fall at the Retreat, York on 20 October 1982, aged 82. He was President of the York Branch of the St Catharine's Society, and a founder member of that Branch. He had been Head of the History Department at the College of Ripon and York St John and a lecturer at Hull University.

FRANK GREGORY COMMINGS Frank came to St Catharine's in 1936 after being Head Boy at St Paul's. He returned and served most of his teaching career at St Paul's. For ten years from 1954 he was Headmaster of Wells Cathedral School. "He was a brilliant teacher of Latin and English. It was his particular gift to inspire boys, both the clever and the not so clever, to strive for and achieve excellence. A strong natural athlete with a Fives Blue, he coached the XV and XI but always made time to watch and encourage the less exalted teams." (Times, 9 February 1983.) His friend, Guy Willatt, writes, "He was, perhaps, typical of his era of College men, who realised the inevitability of imminent war, and who were, therefore, determined to make the most of their limited time at Cambridge. Many will remember his volatile and infectious enthusiasm as College Cricket Captain and his occasional irascibility when we didn't always achieve the high standards he expected of us. He had an enormous zest for life, great integrity and personal charm, and in himself represented all that was best in the College at that time."

JOHN DAVID CORMIE John David Cormie (1951) died on February 20, aged 52. He was a Director of Reed International and deputy president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. His many interests included part-time board membership of British Telecom, and the Royal Veterinary College of which he was a Governor. Kenneth Wright (1929) writes, "David's death is a severe blow to the English Institute of Chartered Accountants. In June 1983 he would certainly have been elected its President and, as such, leader of its 70,000 members. He would have been only the third Chartered Accountant working in industry to have held that position in the last century. This would have been important because an increasing number of members are no longer engaged in private practice and their responsibilities make it difficult for them to make a much needed contribution to their profession. David made the time, without detriment to his other work, and had a real concern for the well- being of his Institute. He was widely liked and respected and we were looking forward to his having a distinguished year of office." The College will ever be most grateful for the work done by David Cormie for the Quincentenary Fund. From its inception in 1955, he was one of its most enthusiastic supporters, and for some fifteen years, without fuss and despite heavy calls on his professional time, he undertook the onerous and unspectacular, but vital, annual chore of getting a thousand or more old members to complete the income tax recovery form on their covenants. A willing and cheerful worker in an enterprise which was crowned with success. 18 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

BRIAN JACKSON The recent death of Brian Jackson (1953) at the age of 50 was a great shock. He came up, after a period of service in the R.A.F., from Huddersfield Grammar which was later to be one of the sources for his first very influential book, written with Roy Marsden, Education and the Working Classes. The number of his publications in this College Library bears witness to both his energy and range of interest; when to these are added his crucial role in founding the Advisory Centre for Education, and the National Extension College, one gains some sense of the loss to society of this radical and compassionate man. The sense of personal loss of an affectionate friend, unfailing in his loyalties, is no less painful.

THOMAS GEORGE PERCIVAL SPEAR, O.B.E., Ph.D. Percy Spear (1919) was the father of the study of the history of modern India in Cambridge and his textbooks, especially India, a modern history (1961) remain standard reading for graduates and undergraduate students the world over. His career in India as Head of History in St Stephen's College, Delhi, Reader in Delhi University and (during the war) research officer for all-India Radio, covered the two turbulent decades before Independence. When he returned to Cambridge in 1945, first as Bursar of Selwyn and in 1963 as University Lecturer, he continued to draw on the experience and contacts of these years to enthuse the new generation with an interest in Indian civilisation. A shrewd and kindly man, Percy Spear was always ready to give a helping hand to his younger colleagues.

KEITH STEWARTSON Keith Stewartson was born in 1925 and came up to St Catharine's in 1942. He was an applied mathematician of single-minded dedication and very high distinction, a state of affairs exactly reflected in his career. After taking his Ph.D. he became first a Lecturer and then a Reader at Bristol; he moved to Durham as a Professor in 1958 and to University College, London in 1964. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1965—achieving this, as every good mathematician should, before his fortieth birthday. His interests were in fluid flow, and in particular in the dynamics of the boundary layer; and here he made striking advances in a subject whose problems are never likely to be exhausted. Unlike many mathematicians, he was interested not only in the theory but in its reconciliation with the experimental evidence; and for this reason he was widely consulted by engineers and in particular by aircraft manufacturers. A much fuller obituary will in due course appear in the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.

CYRIL FRANK GODDEN Successive Editors of this periodical since 1927 have made their way to Crampton's the Printers at Sawston. Mr Cyril Godden was Managing Director from 1934-1977. His courtesy, efficiency and interest in the College was always given most generously. Last year, in 'News of the Society' we said that we thanked him. This year, we have to report his Funeral Service was on Thursday, 14th April, at St John the Baptist, Pampisford. Dr Stanley Aston was invited to deliver the address, and during this was able to express our deep appreciation.

At the time of going to press we hear of the death of Mr R. T. Pemberton, Honorary Fellow Commoner of the College, and Past President of the Society, on 30th July 1983. We expect to include an Obituary Notice in our 1984 Magazine.

COVER DESIGN We gratefully use again the drawing of Andrew Stephenson (1920), which first appeared on a Christmas Card in 1973 and then in the 1974 Society Magazine. The view of the gates is from a set of rooms in the new building. Stephenson also did the cover drawing of the 1923 issue. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 19

Memorial for Dr R. N. Gooderson Following Dick Gooderson's death some of his pupils suggested that an attempt should be made to establish a scholarship or prize in his memory and an appeal was instituted. The extremely generous response from a large number of friends and pupils is ample evidence of the respect and affection which he inspired. Donations, including sums still to be received under Deed of Covenant, amount to £12,563, and tax recoverable on Covenants (assuming no changes in the law) will bring in another £2,339. Interest has, of course, also been accruing on sums already received. The College is deeply grateful to all the donors (whose names are given below) and to the sponsors of the appeal whose efforts have contributed so much to its outstanding success—Mr Ian M. O. Andrews (who acted as Honorary Treasurer), Professor Gareth H. Jones, and Dr J. H. Baker. Widespread consultation has suggested that the stated aim of 'the encouragement of legal studies' might best be met in present circumstances by setting up a studentship or studentships to assist St Catharine's graduates in pursuing professional legal training either for the Bar or as Solicitors. Formal proposals on these lines will be submitted to the Governing Body for consideration at its October meeting. Donations were received from: P. L. Adderley, I. M. O. Andrews, R. W. Arthur, D. J. Askin, J. H. Baker, P. T. Baker, B. M. Barker, E. W. Barker, G. J. Bennett, K. C. Binks, P. J. Boizot, Sir Frank Bower, I. S. Boyd, Brechet & Co., J. W. Bridge, J. T. Brownlow, B. W. Bunce, D. C. W. Burgess, I. E. M. Buttress, C. Cadman, D. W. G. Calder, F. L. Caldwell, T. M. Carmichael, Prof. M. D. I. Chisholm, M. W. Y. Choy, R. Collier, J. D. Cormie, J. D. Crosland, G. T. Deeley, M. P. de Kare-Silver, M. P. Dillon-Weston, P. Diss, R. H. V. Dixon, I. J. Evans, I. R. Fallon, I. F. Fletcher, G. I. Fuller, C. N. Gorman, Sir Irvine Goulding, P. T. Griffiths, N. C. D. Hall, S. A. Hall, D. Harding, O. G. Haydock-Wilson, T. N. Heffron, C. P. Hickson, J. S. S. Hollins, P. Howard, M. C. Hughes, B. Hurl, H. W. James, M. B. D. Jenkins, Prof. G. H. Jones, J. R. Jones, F. W. Kempton, R. C. Y. Kwan, London Group of the Society, R. C. Macaulay, L. J. Manson, D. C. L. Marwood, Judge Peter Mason, P. G. McCahill, I. D. McDougall, P. M. Merttens, J. Meston, M. B. Miller, G. C. Moore, T. A. More, D. W. Mortan, J. H. Mutch, Prof. P. W. Nathanielsz, W. A. Naylor, J. A. Norris, R. E. Percival, Prof. S. F. Pickering, Jr, J. F. Pirie, J. D. Riley, D. Rippengal, E. I. Roberts, P. Robjant, A. P. Rose, K. G. Rose, C. D. Saunders, A. D. Shank, Simmons & Simmons, S. G. Smith, J. A. Steers, A. Stephenson, Sudborough Foundation, P. T. Temple-Morris, P. J. Terrett, A. J. Thompson, G. P. C. Thompson, A. Tidbury, R. L. Turner, D. L. Turnidge, M. R. Uziell-Hamilton, H. R. Walduck, C. N. H. White, M. N. H. Williams, J. W. Wilson, R. J. Winstanley, A. Wiseman, C. H. Wong, B. J. Yoxall-Harary.

The 1982 Magazine, a postscript "ST CATHARINE'S COLLEGE, IN AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE FIRST WORLD WAR" A. J. Langford (1961) writes concerning Professor Steers' account of the anecdote concerning the officer who rode into the Court on horseback, and who subsequently murdered his wife. He shows that there is confusion between two celebrated murder cases in the article, and that both involved solicitors alleged to have poisoned their wives with arsenic. "In the first trial which took place at Carmarthen Assizes in 1920, Harold Greenwood was brilliantly defended by Sir Edward Marshall Hall, K.C., who secured his acquittal. The other case, which was tried before Mr Justice Darling at Hereford Assizes in April, 1922, was of Major Herbert Rouse Armstrong, a solicitor in the small town of Hay-on-Wye (and the officer to whom you refer). Though ably defended by Sir Henry Curtiss-Bennett, K.C., he was convicted, and is said to have been the only lawyer in England to be hanged for murder. My father, Dr A. W. Langford (1923), who was then in his final year at school, attended Armstrong's trial on the day that Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the eminent Home Office pathologist, appeared as an expert witness. Armstrong, a very small man, had apparently been reserve cox for the Cambridge crew whilst at St Catharine's in about 1890." Chaplain The Dean of Chapel, Ian Clark, will be on Sabbatical Leave during the Michaelmas and Lent Terms, and is hoping to get some long-delayed research and writing completed. He will also be briefly in India and New Zealand, where he has been asked to lecture. The College has appointed Brother Christian Pearson, S.S.F., as Chaplain for a two-year period. Br. Christian, a Franciscan friar, read Theology at Corpus Christi College and is completing a Ph.D. He is at present Assistant Chaplain at Keble College, Oxford. A man of multifarious interests, he started out in life as an Engineer. 20 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Geography at St Catharine's College PROFESSOR J. A. STEERS (This article was written at the request of several of our senior geographers) The history of Geography at Cambridge is well summarised by D. R. Stoddart in the Geog. Journ. 141, 1975, 216. In the former Pass Degree examination a man could take one subject in each of his three years. In 1905 another and more advanced part was added to the Special Examination in Geography, and the two parts taken together became the Diploma, the first examination for which was held in 1907. Later, the Diploma became Part I of the Tripos, the first examination for which was in 1920. For Part II the first examination was in 1921. I returned to Cambridge for the Michaelmas Term 1922 as a Departmental Demonstrator, and the Governing Body of the College gave me a room (B1) in College, and made me a member of high table and asked me to direct studies in Geography. I became a Supernumerary fellow in November 1925, and T. R. Henn became one in 1926. It was not long before he and I asked the Governing Body to consider awarding scholarships and exhibitions in Geography and English. They were most willing to do this, and the first examination for these two subjects was held in December 1928. H. C. Darby (C.B.E.) had joined the College in 1925 and took first classes in both parts of the Tripos—Part II in 1928. That summer I left for Australia and Darby acted in my place, so that in December 1928 he was largely responsible for the scholarship examination. One exhibition was awarded to A. O. Bray of Ardingly. I lost touch with him, but I think I am correct in saying that he became our Consul in Detroit. It may be of interest to say that before Darby took his degree in 1928, I supervised geographers in eight to thirteen colleges. This meant that I was looking after 38 to 50 people—numbers varied with the years. I still have a careful record covering the years 1925 (Oct) to 1930. For Part I of the tripos the usual arrangement was that each man had one hour per week with one or two others. In Part II I supervised in Geomorphology. Stanners and Thatcher looked after those taking economic papers, and Manning those taking historical geography. At St Johns, Wordie, and at Caius, Debenham, looked after their own men, and Girton and Newnham had similar arrangements. As far as I can remember there was little or no supervision for those taking surveying in Part II, but the numbers were small and lectures were less formal and discussion was possible. The total number of people taking the tripos was about 26 to 50 in the early 20's and gradually increased. After 1928 more staff were available for supervision. The scholarship gave a great impetus to Geography. Even in 1928 it was taught—if taught at all—at a very elementary level in most schools, and well taught in very few. Moreover there were very few adequate text-books. Modern geographers would do well to visit a small bay in the R.G.S. library in which early school books are kept. Half an hour spent there will show most effectively the progress that has been made in the subject in seventy years. The first scholar to be elected was O. H. K. Spate in 1930. He sat for both English and Geography and reached scholarship standards in both subjects. He read English first and then spent two years on geography. On May 9 1931 it was agreed that the scholarship examination should in future be held in common with Selwyn—the first joint examination was in 1932. Selwyn agreed to offer awards in Geography, but they had no fellow in the subject and I supervised their men. The following tables show the increase in numbers in St Catharine's 1933-40 and from 1946-50. 1933 1934 1955 1936 PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II Class I 3 2 1 2 1 - 3 1 „ 2/1 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 „ 2/2 1 1 4 _ 2 2 3 - „ 3 3 - 1 1 2 1 1 - 1937 1938 1939 1940 PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II Class I 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 2 „ 2/1 5 3 3 1 3 4 2 1 „ 2/2 2 1 6 3 4 2 _ 1 „ 3 6 6 2 - 1 - - - St Catharine's College Society Magazine 21

During the war teaching continued but numbers dropped. In 1944 there were no candidates from the college sitting for the tripos; in 1945 three were classed, but in the following years numbers were high; men had returned from the war, and the freshmen intake was somewhat small in consequence. 1946 1947 1948 1949 PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II PartI Part II Class I 3 _ 1 3 2 1 4 1 „ 2/1 5 - 11 6 9 7 8 7 „ 2/2 8 1 9 8 2 6 2 6 „ 3 2 - 3 1 1 2 1 2 1950 PartI Part II Class I 2 5 „ 2/1 2 5 „ 2/2 11 3 „ 3 - 2

By 1951 almost all war service men had completed their courses and in the following years numbers oscillated a little, but approximated to those at present. The immediate post war years were distinguished by the high standard attained by many candidates, and also by the industry and enthusiasm of all. Since geography was well taught in few schools, for some years many candidates took teaching posts. A. A. L. Caesar is of the opinion that as many as a third did so as late as 1970. As a tutor he would have a very shrewd notion of the number. During the time I held the Chair my firm impression was that teaching numbers were less than that. For a few years after the first World War an increasing number of men entered the political and other services in what were then the colonies, especially in Africa where the Sudan service was regarded as the 'plum'. Until about 1966 surveying was taught to a high level in the tripos, and a number of men who went overseas joined colonial surveys. Many of these openings ceased after the colonies became self-governing, and that may be a reason why a greater number of men took teaching posts in the late sixties. On the other hand planning attracted many college geographers, both in national and local government service. An increasing number entered the Civil Service, in Environment, Energy, Transport and the Treasury. Others found openings in the commercial world, e.g., B.A. Tobacco, Dunlop, Rio Tinto, Mullard, British Rail, and British Leyland. Some, rather later, entered accountancy and banking, including international merchant banking, and others have established their own businesses. The Secretariat of the United Nations, the B.B.C. and the Services have attracted others. To give names to all is impossible, but I would like to mention two. (Sir) Edward Windley (K.C.M.G.) distinguished himself during the Mau Mau troubles in Kenya and in 1958 became Governor of the Gambia. A. J. Lee (D.S.C.) who was in the Navy during the war, found a post in the Fisheries Department and was sent to Lowestoft. Later he became Controller of Fisheries Research and Development for the whole country. A few geographers have entered the Ministry, and one is now Chaplain of Robinson College. It is clear that except for specialist posts, e.g., in physics, chemistry, engineering etc., geographers have access to nearly all types of career. At the present time some eighty university posts, including twenty chairs, are held, or have been held, by our men. I think twelve have already retired and one has died. Fourteen are, or have been, fellows of Cambridge and Oxford Colleges. After the war of 1914-18 the Scott Polar Research Institute occupied two large attics in the Sedgwick Museum. Debenham was in charge and largely through him geographers also came in contact with Wordie, Priestly, Wright, and others, all of whom had been on polar expeditions. In this way many geographers became interested in such work. In the following pages there is some account of the research travels of our men. I think A. Stephenson (O.B.E.) was the first to become involved. He was chief surveyor to H. G. Watkins' British Arctic Air Route expedition to Greenland 1930-31. In 1932-33 he was in the north around Fort Rae and Great Slave Lake, and in 1934-37 he was with J. Rymill's British Grahamland Expedition, when he did some very significant mapping of King George VI Sound. The working of this party led, after the war, to the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and the British Antarctic Survey, the Director of which is R. Laws, C.B.E., now an Honorary Fellow of the College. 22 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

The only other man who went on an expedition in the early thirties was L. Slater (C.B.E.) who joined an Oxford party in British Guiana in 1930-31. A few years ago he retired from the Mastership of University College, Durham. R. F. Peel (M.B.E.) became a Fellow of the College for two years before he was elected to the Chair at Leeds. In 1938 he was with (Brigadier) Bagnold F.R.S., in the Libyan Desert. After the war, in 1956, he was with Professor Kennedy, F.R.S., in the Ruwenzori area, but regrettably, the expedition was not completed. Peel made another visit to the Sahara with Professor J. Dresch of Paris in 1962, and in the same year he was also in Southern Libya and Tibesti. He visited deserts in other continents and his work was largely written when Penguins, the publishers, decided to axe the series in which it would have appeared. Peel's mapping of the Gilf Kebir was highly commended. J. Jennings began research in 1937 with a survey of Snae Fell in Iceland. During a three day blizzard he and Caesar were incarcerated in a small tent! In 1938 he was in Jan Mayen. After beginning some field work which, through others, revealed the true origin of the Norfolk Broads he went to Australia. He has travelled and worked much in that continent, first on the coasts of King Island, then on the glacial lakes of Tasmania. Later he turned to caves near Canberra, then on the Nullabor Plain and the remote C. York peninsula. In the Kimberleys he found the largest quartzite cave known in Australia. Similar work was undertaken in Arnhem Land, New Guinea, the Owen Range in New Zealand, on the Thailand-Malay border and Sarawak. Another very active worker in Australia is J. A. Mabbutt. Before he went to that continent he was for a few years in South Africa and his desert work began in Namaqualand and Damaraland; and he also examined several Pleistocene archaeological sites in the Cape Province. In 1956-64 when he was with the C.S.L.R.O. he visited the remote Alice Springs, the Macdonnell Ranges and the Murchison district of W. Australia. In 1960-64 he was in New Guinea but deserts were his main interest and between 1965-70 he visited arid areas in five continents. He has been a consultant to a U.N. group on environment and has visited Kenya several times and also Asiatic U.S.S.R. He is now professor in the University of New South Wales. His Desert Landforms (1977) is an authoritative work. Africa is the continent in which most of A. T. Grove's work has been done. He is now a Fellow of Downing College and Director of the African Studies Centre. In 1947 he spent nearly two years in Nigeria to study soil erosion in the southern part of that country. When he returned to Cambridge in 1949 erosion problems still interested him and he spent some time in Scotland to study the Machair and the Spey and Tay rivers. He was also interested in glaciology and visited Norway on two or three occasions. In 1952 he returned to Katsina (Nigeria), and in 1955 travelled overland thereto from Algeria and made a reconnaissance of the Benue Valley, where he also made important discoveries which indicated past climatic changes. Later he saw evidences of glaciation which were not fully appreciated until fifteen years later. In Tibesti earlier wet conditions were evident and in 1960 he was able to draw in outline a former lake almost as big as the Caspian Sea. In 1961 he turned to East Africa and also to Rhodesia and Zambia. He demonstrated that there was formerly a lake about half the size of the Victoria Nyanza in Botswana. Radiocarbon dating enabled him in 1968 to draw up a climatic succession for tropical Africa, and in 1980 he helped to trace a former source of the Nile from L. Turkana. He has written a standard work on Africa south of the Sahara, and edited another on the Niger and adjacent rivers. In Canada J. B. Bird and others have done good field work. Bird's introduction to the north was an expedition to Iceland before the war. His interest in Polar geography developed first at Toronto whence he led a small party to Keewatin. He joined McGill in 1950. The Arctic Institute of North America is there. He has made several research expeditions in the Arctic. The Bellairs Research Institution, a part of McGill, is in Barbados. His visits there re-stimulated his early interest in coastal geomorphology. He has written two standard works—The Physiography of Arctic Canada (1967) and Natural Landscapes in Canada (1950). B. J. Gamier became Emeritus Professor (of climatology, his main study) at McGill in 1982. He had had previous experience in New Zealand (N. and S. islands), Nigeria and U.S.A. (with Professor Kimble). B. C. McCann, at McMaster University, maintains his interest in coastal research, first developed in western Scotland. In Canada he has worked in the Atlantic Provinces. R. Packer at the University of Western Ontario and M. Marsden at Concordia University, Montreal, are both active. Attention must now be called to some of the many books written by College Geographers (it is impossible to mention all). C. A. Fisher's South Eastern Asia (1967) and Essays in Political Geography (1968) are well known. Fisher was held prisoner by the Japanese: after the war he did most of his work on S.E. Asia, and in 1976 received an Honorary Degree from Komazawa St Catharine's College Society Magazine 23

(Tokyo). C. T. Smith has written A Historical Geography of Western Europe (1967) and since he knows Peru and N.W. South America well, he is also joint author with H. Blakemore of an important book entitled Latin America: Geographical Perspectives 1983 (2nd Ed.). Since the 1950's our geographers have made many contributions to human geography, several of which are known internationally. They include P. G. Hall, F.B.A. (Containment of Urban England and Great Planning Disasters), P. Haggett (Locational Analysis in Human Geography and Geography: A Modern Synthesis), M. D. I. Chisholm (Rural Settlement and Land Use, also Human Geography: Evolution or Revolution, and Modern World Development), G. Manners (Geography of Energy and Regional Development in Britain), B. T. Robson (Urban Analysis and Urban Growth), D. Keeble (Industrial Location and Planning in the U.K.; Gentrality, Peripherality and E.E.C. Regional Development), G. P. Chapman (Human and Environmental Systems; A Geographer's appraisal), R. J. Bennett (Environmental Systems and The Geography of Public Finance) and R. L. Martin (Towards the Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Systems; Regional Wage Inflation and Unemployment). Other authors include J. Paterson (books on N. America and Economic Geography) and K. Warren (The Alkali Industry in Britain to 1926 and The American Steel Industry 1850-1970). A. O'Connor has written books on Africa, D. Turnock on Romania and Scotland, D. J. Spooner on the geography of mining, A. Hay on transport geography, A. Hoare on industrial geography, W. G. V. Balchin on Cornwall (2nd Ed. 1983) and Swansea, a regional survey, of which he was editor and contributor, (Brit. Assoc. Adv. Science 1971). In 1971 P. G. Hall, P. Haggett, K. Warren, G. Manners, M. D. I. Chisholm and D. Keeble wrote 'Spatial Problems of the British Economy' and generously gave all royalties to the College to endow a prize in honour of A. A. L. Caesar. A. R. Hall in 1975 was the first holder of the prize. H. C. Darby's magnum opus on Domesday England is certainly the most notable publication by a St Catharine's geographer. It is complete in seven volumes. Darby was entirely responsible for originating the work and he has written part or all of the seven volumes. His earlier work on the Fenland is also distinguished, so too his recent book, The Changing Fenland. Darby became F.B.A. in 1967 and C.B.E. in 1978. He was University Lecturer at Cambridge 1931-45. O. H. K. Spate has written several books, but his magnum opus, The Spanish Lake (i.e. the Pacific Ocean) is now complete in three volumes. To find material for this work he visited Valparaiso, Coquimbo, Lima, Old Panama, California, Fort Ross and Nootka. He played a major part in the founding of the University of New Guinea. In writing "The Fijian people, economic problems and prospects", he visited more than 50 villages. He is a Fellow of the Australian Humanities Academy and of the A. Social Sciences Academy. His India and Pakistan 1954, and revised and reset in association with A. J. A. Learmonth in 1967, also translated into Russian, led to the award of the Jahawaharal Nehru Medal.

College Teaching in Geography:— Until 1949 I was mainly responsible. In October 1947 R. F. Peel was elected to a Fellowship and began college teaching soon after. He had previously been at Newcastle. A. A. L. Caesar also had experience at that University before he became a Fellow of Selwyn in 1949. When Peel went to Leeds as Professor in 1951, Caesar left Selwyn and became a Fellow of St Catharine's. He was a supervisor and tutor responsible for college teaching for 30 years. At his retirement dinner in 1980 not only did he receive valuable gifts, but in addition to the prize (see above) sufficient was subscribed to found a scholarship in his name. In March 1958 D. Keeble was elected Scholar, and in 1964 to the first Research fellowship in Geography, and to an official fellowship in February 1967. He now shares with R. L. Martin the responsibility for geography in the College, and is very well known in East Anglian planning circles. L. W. Hepple was a research fellow 1970-72. In 1974 R. L. Martin, who was at Trinity, was elected to a research fellowship. His work both as an undergraduate and research student in the department was distinguished and he was supervised by Keeble. He became an official fellow in 1977. His translation to St Catharine's was also helped by the Master—Sir P. Swinnerton-Dyer, who was also a Trinity man. H. C. Darby succeeded me as professor in 1966, when he became a professorial fellow of King's College—he had been a research fellow and later an official fellow of that college before he went to Liverpool in 1945 and to University College, London in 1949. After his retirement in 1976 he was followed by M. Chisholm, a professorial fellow of the college, who is still in office and fortunately not likely to retire for some time. Thus St Catharine's men have held the Chair so far for 34 years. (see Awards in Geography p. 30) ! This!page!has!been!redacted!from!the!public! version!of!this!Magazine!for!legal!reasons.! ! The!full!version!is!available!only!to!registered! members!of!the!St!Catharine's!College!Society! who!may!log!in!via!the!Society!website! www.caths.cam.ac.uk/society! ! This!page!has!been!redacted!from!the!public! version!of!this!Magazine!for!legal!reasons.! ! The!full!version!is!available!only!to!registered! members!of!the!St!Catharine's!College!Society! who!may!log!in!via!the!Society!website! www.caths.cam.ac.uk/society! ! This!page!has!been!redacted!from!the!public! version!of!this!Magazine!for!legal!reasons.! ! The!full!version!is!available!only!to!registered! members!of!the!St!Catharine's!College!Society! who!may!log!in!via!the!Society!website! www.caths.cam.ac.uk/society! St Catharine's College Society Magazine 27

Francisco has now returned to London and is a Director of BP International. Simon Ryley (1973) led a climbing expedition to the Mt. Kongur region of Western China for nine weeks last year when he was official party doctor. The expedition succeeded in scaling a number of previously unclimbed peaks. Simon has also recently got married (see Marriages), and is completing his G.P. training in Cheltenham after qualifying at Birmingham Medical School last year. While Henry Webb was in Japan last year (en route between San Francisco and London), he stayed with Ralph Bosman (1973) and his wife, Eiko. They live in Osaka where Ralph teaches English at the University and also at Matsushita Electric Co. Rob Barnett (1973) was working as Information Officer at the British Embassy in Tokyo last year. J. M. J. Buczak (1973) is working in the same department in BP as Henry Webb. S. R. A. Paddock (1973) is financial director for Guerlain, the perfume manufacturers, and N. J. Frankau (1973) is becoming an established actor, having played the part of Nelson on television last year. Christopher Burrows (1974) was married last year (see Marriages) and is working in Toulouse on the European space programme. Wickenden, Brigadier P. D. (1947) is still a serving officer in the Army, and has been Director of Army Psychiatry since 1980. After leaving St Catharine's in 1950, he completed his medical training at University College Hospital, London, and later emigrated to Rhodesia. In 1963 he returned to England to complete his psychiatric training with the British Army. In 1972, Brigadier Wickenden was a founder member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and was elected a Fellow there in 1981. He also informs us that his father, T. D. Wickenden (1925) is still alive and well. Wickenden, T. D. (1925) see Wickenden, Brig. P. D. Williams, Dr P. W. (1961) see Lacey, Prof. W. K. Wolton, P. (1975) see Lobo, N. Publications Barnes, Dr R. S. K. (Fellow 1978) and Hughes, R. N. An Introduction to Marine Biology, Oxford, Blackwell, 1982. Barnes, J. L. (1933),The Stoiy of Oakham School, Melton Mowbray, Sycamore Press, 1983, 240 pp. Bayly, Dr C. A. (Fellow 1970), Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion 1770-1870, Cambridge University Press, 1983. Cavaliero, Revd. G. (1965) Charles Williams, Poet of Theology, London, Macmillan, 1983. Clark, Prof. J. B. (1947), ed. Theobald on Wills, London, Stevens, 14th Edition, 1982. Cooper, C. L. (1953), Narrow Gauge for Us: The Story of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, Erin, Ontario, Boston Mills Press, 1982. Cox, M. (1968), M. R. James: An Informal Portrait, Oxford University Press, 1983. Darby, Prof. H. C. (1925) (Hon. Fellow 1960), The Changing Fenland, Cambridge University Press, 1983. Evans, D. W. (1959), James Watson of Edinburgh: A Bibliography of Works from his Press, 1695-1722, Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Transactions, Vol. V, Part 2, Edinburgh 1982. Fletcher, I. F. (1962), Conflict of Laws and European community Law. With special reference to the Community Conventions on private international law, Amsterdam etc., North-Holland Publishing Company, 1982. Jackson, Prof. D. (1965), Introduction to Economics: Theory of Data, London, Macmillan, 1982. le Huray, Dr P. G. (1948) (Fellow 1959). Dr le Huray contributes Chapter 7, The fair musick that all creatures made, of The Age of Milton: Backgrounds to Seventeenth-Century literature, ed. Patrides, C. A., and Waddington, R. B., Manchester University Press, 1980. Luckett, R. (1964). Dr Luckett contributes to the final two volumes of The Diary of Samuel Pepys (Companion and Index), edited by R. C. Latham and W. Matthews, Bell and Hayman, 1983. Mawhood, P. N. (1942), Local Government in the Third World: the experience of tropical Africa, John Wiley, 1983. Millgate, Dr M. H. (1949), Capital and Employment, London, Academic Press, 1982. Morris, Dr R. A. (Fellow 1982), The Character of King Arthur in Medieval Literature (Arthurian Studies IV), Cambridge, D. S. Brewer, 1982. Nathanielsz, Dr P. W. (1958) ed. Animal Models in Fetal Medicine II (Monographs in Fetal Physiology, 3), Amsterdam, Elsevier, 1982. Smith, Prof. C. C. (1947), The Making of the Poema de mio Cid, Cambridge University Press, 1983. Taylor, C. (1968), Portrait of Windermere, Robert Hale, 1983. Thomas, Dr M. Lea (1947), Phlebography of the lower limb, Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone, 1982. Turnock, Dr D. (1958), Railways in the British Isles: landscapes, land use and society, London, Adam and Charles Black, 1982. Vage, J. A. (1975), Ecclesiastical discipline in the early seventeenth century: some findings and some problems from the Archdeaconry of Cornwall (Offprint from Journal of the Society of Archivists, 7, October 1982. Id. The Records of the Bishop of Exeter's Consistory Court (Offprint from Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, 114, December 1982). Warner, F. (1956), Light Shadows (Oxford Theatre Texts 6), Gerrard's Cross, Colin Smythe, 1980. Warner, P. A. W. (1936), Phantom, London, William Kimber, 1982, 218 pp. We thank again our authors, Fellows, former Fellows and Members of the College who have contributed their works to enrich the College Library. Ed. 28 St Catharine's College Society Magazine Chrétien de Troyes and the Troubadours Essays in honour of Leslie Topsfield, edited by Peter S. Noble and Linda M. Paterson. The sadly premature death of Leslie Topsfield left a gap not only in the lives of his family and friends and the College, but in the fìelds of medieval French and Occitan literature. A number of friends, colleagues, and pupils are contributing to a volume of essays in his memory, taking as their themes the two areas with which he was most closely associated. Its publication is being sponsored by the College. While the essays will be, in the main, of interest to specialists in these fìelds, others among Leslie's friends and pupils may wish to have a copy. The volume will be available late in 1983 from the College at a cost of £10.00 including postage and packing. Orders, enclosing cheques made out to 'St Catharine's College' should be sent to: The Bursar, St Catharine's College, Cambridge, CB2 1RL. Reviews M. R. JAMES: AN INFORMAL PORTRAIT Michael Cox Oxford £14.50 I turned to Michael Cox's M. R. James: An Informal Portrait after an afternoon spent struggling with Pepys Library 1916, a fifteenth century model or sketch book, of quite exceptional importance for the history of late medieval English art. The standard description of the book is by James, one of the consequences of his ambition, formulated by 1887, to describe the manuscript collections of all Cambridge college libraries. The matter of the book (described by Pepys, in terms that might have been conjured up by James in one of his ghostly tales, as his 'Monks draw-book') was dear to James's heart. But James's description is vague and slapdash, and his account of its make-up manifestly, and irritatingly, wrong. One had begun to wonder just how much irony there was in Sir Stephen Gaselee's judgment that James was 'in volume of learning the greatest scholar it has been my good fortune to know'. These were not, then, auspicious circumstances (the query I was trying to answer was a direct consequence of James's slipshodness) to read a life of James written out of evident enthusiasm and admiration, though the concatenation of circumstances in itself pointed to the continuing presence of James in the fabric of English life. It is a presence that extends far beyond the trivial frustrations of a librarian, for a certain kind of shiver, experienced by any member of the English reading classes on seeing a blank-windowed Queen Anne house on an overcast autumn evening with the wind rising and rain in the offing, or felt, on a trip abroad, beside the brooding presence of St Bertrand de Comminges, has almost unavoidably been conditioned and intensified by James's writing. Yet the stories, no less than the scholarship, scarcely stand scrutiny in detail. Their sources are often familiar to anyone with some moderate curiosity in antiquarian and topographical matters; the pastiche can be wearisome; the style, though smooth, is frequently weakly adjectival (at the climax of 'Oh, Whistle' the face of the ghost is merely 'intensely horrible'). Mr Cox rather hedges his bets in his evaluation of them, preferring to report the estimate that they are the best of English ghost stories, rather than to put forward a direct claim to this effect. It is an estimate that I cannot accept. The Turn of the Screw, Meade Faulkner's The Lost Stradivarius, Le Fanu's Uncle Silas and Carmilla, seem to me in another class altogether. Nor do I accept that James's use of 'spurious documentation' is the least innovatory; it is a commonplace of Victorian ghost stories, and handled with equal facility by Vernon Lee, amongst others. Nevertheless, James's stories have achieved lasting popularity and the kind of middle-brow popularity and inconspicuous but vital cultural importance that attaches to the work of Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton and (James's own admiration) P. G. Wodehouse. All these writers evolved highly sophisticated strategies for not looking life (or death) in the face, and their serviceable evasions have proved invaluable to several generations; James is to be numbered with them. Mr Cox has not assuaged my dissatisfactions with James a scholar or writer, but he has written a biography that is entertaining, readable and reliable, that digests a huge amount of information effortlessly, and that can only be called 'informal' in the sense that it does not aspire to the solemnities of R. W. Pfaff s Montague Rhodes James (1980), and that it rather tiresomely refers to James as 'Monty' throughout. The ease with which Mr Cox recreates that world of Eton and King's within which James lived for his entire life is enviable, and he contrives to be informative about customs and personalities without ever seeming didactic. Where he can he lets his characters speak for themselves, and the result is a splendid period piece. It is also a defence of the mores of the period. His treatment of James's sexual life, or lack of it, is a magnificent rebuke to St Catharine's College Society Magazine 29 those biographers who impose the obsessions of their own periods on the past. It presents what seems to have been James's own attitude wholly convincingly; he felt mild romantic attachments to men and to women, and in neither case was he disposed to translate them into physical terms. Did James flinch? He certainly gave up rowing after experiencing sleet on the Cam on a piercingly cold day. He complained of Hans Andersen's 'mawkishness', but seemed to value an evasion of that quality above anything more positive. His taste was dreadful, as Sydney Cockerell observed, and as is evident from the Chapel of Sacrifice window in the Chapel at Eton, which he designed, and the Tristram restoration of the medieval wall-paintings there, which he commissioned. Of his scholarship A. C. Benson remarked T don't suppose anyone alive knows so much or so little worth knowing', and James himself once gave a paper on 'Useless Knowledge' to the Chitchat club in King's. Yet Benson also recalled James's 'kindly silence' and reflected on 'what a comfortable person Monty is . . .'. It sounds a little like life with Mole, and James delved away, a River-Banker beside Thames and Cam for seventy-five years, a moderate but determinedly loyal supporter of established institutions, a scholar whose work provided the grid for what came later even if it has not proved satisfactory in its detail, an adequate administrator and faithful friend. Mr Cox has caught him beautifully. About the psychological origins of the ghost stories he is determinedly reticent. I respect his refusal to speculate, but think some guess-work legitimate. Guilt seems the common factor, and I follow Mr Cox in supposing that sex is unlikely to have been relevant here. Is the insistent sense of failure, of ghosts with their earthly business uncompleted, of forces not to be contained by the everyday, somehow a reflection of a feeling on James's part that he had settled to become less than the man that, with the full exercise of his powers, he might have been? Richard Luckett

PHANTOM P. A. W. Warner London, Kimber, 1982, 218pp. Philip Warner (1936) has added to his numerous books on the two World Wars by recounting, under the title of its code-name Phantom, the history of 1 (and passim of the ephemeral 2 and 3) G.H.Q. Liaison Regiment, an ad hoc unit deriving from the combined No. 3 British Air Mission and the Hopkinson Military Mission to Belgium in the winter of 1939-40, subsequently enlarged on a basis of virtually independent squadrons operating in different theatres of war, and temporarily re- born as a T.A. unit from 1947 to 1960. Its existence and role was little known during the war and largely forgotten afterwards. Special units, usually commanded by Regular officers with unorthodox ideas and mainly staffed by cheerful temporary soldiers with a "country gentleman attitude to soldiering" (p. 83), are generally unpopular with those who like orderly tiered formations. Phantom was no exception, especially as it was itself in search of a role by trial and error. Its prime mission was to dispel the fog of war by radioing direct to Army and Corps H.Q. information from forward areas; useful, and occasionally vital, in desert and northern France, less so in mountainous areas. There are difficulties in writing the history of a small unorthodox unit. There is an inevitable tendency to introduce the names of many individuals, since it is on their personal evidence that the narrative skeleton relies for its flesh: the dispersal of the sub-units in widely different theatres entails sectional narratives, each requiring an explanatory 'sitrep'. The first engenders quotations, both direct and indirect; the second, thumbnail background sketches which interrupt the narrative and might, in some cases, have been given more conveniently as notes (pace printers and publishers). Nevertheless, Mr Warner has handled the historical narrative (pp. 10-125) succinctly and lucidly. The human interest of the book for the general reader will probably centre on the personal testimonies which form Part Two (pp. 127-195). The theoretical military historian might have welcomed a more detailed assessment of the tactical value and achievement of the unit. In this connection, the author reserves his punch for the final paragraph. I fear that the experience of Phantom will be, probably has been, set aside—until next time. The book has a particular interest for the College. In June 1942 a patrol was billeted in College "and right royally treated—the lads were very impressed. We ate in the Masters' Dining Room (=? S.C.R.) and were waited on hand and foot—from steak to strawberries and cream". More seriously, among the Cambridge men who served with Phantom were Flying Officers Bertie Woolcock (1933), Soccer Blue and international, and Bill Humphries (1934)—both lost at Dunkirk, Capt. J. W. Jackson (1935) and Lieut. E. E. Rich (Fellow 1929, Master 1957-73). The present reviewer was interviewed in December 1939, while at O.C.T.U., by the redoubtable "Hoppy" but, being engaged to be married, was not accepted; Hoppy apparently doubted the commitment of the 'attached' officer. The Royal Marines were not so particular. S.C.A. 30 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

May Ball 1984 A Committee has been formed with a view to holding a May Ball on the night of Tuesday 19 June 1984. Further information will be available shortly after Christmas. Any member of the Society interested in attending should write to the Bursar requesting that information.

Continuation of Professor Steers article c.f. page 23. Awards in Geography

R. J. Bennett, *Murchison Award 1982; M. D. I. Chisholm, *Gill Award 1970; H. C. Darby, *Victoria Medal 1963, Daly Medal (American Geog. Soc. 1963), Honors Award (Assoc. Amer. Geog. 1977); C. Fisher, ^Victoria Medal 1974; A. T. Grove, *Back Award 1960, *Busk Medal 1982; P. Haggett, *Gill Award 1966, Cullum Medal (Amer. Geog. Soc.) 1970; P. G. Hall, *Gill Award 1968; J. N. Jennings, *Back Award 1951, * Victoria Medal 1976, W. B. Clarke Medal for Nat. Science, Roy. Soc. N.S. Wales; A. J. Lee, *Back Award 1969; R. F. Peel, *Cuthbert Peck Award 1950, Livingstone Medal (R. Scott Geog. Soc. 1979); J. E. Sissons, *Back Award 1979; C. T. Smith, *Murchison Award 1968; O. H. K. Spate, *Victoria Medal 1971, Charles Gamier Prize (Soc. Geog. de Paris), C. P. Daly Gold Medal (Amer. Geog. Soc), Jahawahral Nehru Medal (Indian Geog. Soc.).

* Signifies an Award from the Royal Geographical Society. H. C. Darby is also an Hon. Member— the highest compliment the Society can pay: very few academics hold it.

Photographs—Golden Oldies The publication last year of a number of old College photographs brought so many appreciative letters (and quite a lot of photographs from the 1930s, for which we warmly thank the donors) that we publish a further selection this year, hoping that—forty, fifty, sixty and even seventy years on— they will revive memories for those still happily among our readers. The Boat Club celebrated its 150th anniversary this year and has therefore been given an extra allocation of photographs. The Henley crew of 1910 contained Reggie Davies, our first and, for too long, our only Rowing Blue; he was President of the Society in 1949. The Bump Supper 1919 will evoke nostalgic memories of the old Hall: the tallest figure at the back is C. R. Benstead (Editor of the magazine 1947-1972, President 1960). The Lent Boat of 1922 did not apparently know Steve Fairbairn was in residence. Many members of the 1930 crews still attend the annual re-unions. The Association Football 1903-04 photograph is the oldest we have of that Club, similarly those of the Music and Shirley Societies. The May Ball photograph of 1931 will, we hope, bring back romantic memories to a number of ladies. Any further contributions of photographs, especially from the 1930s onwards, will be gratefully received. S.C.A. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 31 9 4 6 8. h 11. Smit n y 11. n 0 Courtne Charleto . . Blackbur . H H . . 191 R S . G W B Cox Str. 7 CRE 2 1 3 Y HENLE E 11.1 12. l n 12. s COLLEG S Hamilto . Culverwel . Davie . S W . . R J J 4 6 5 6 5 8 CATHARINE' T S 10. s 10. y 11. r Ott Watts-Mose R . H Spence B H C 3 Bow 2 ST CATHARINE'S COLLEGE 1st LENT BOAT 1922 Bow I.T Barling 11.3 4 J.R. Hardwick 12.1 7 G. C. Monckton. 12.0 R. E. W. Burnside.,...: 11.1 5 A. A. Heath 13.5 Str. W. H. Catlin 11.4 3 J. A. C. Knapp 10.13 6 T. R. Henn 13.9 Cox E. H. G. Smith 7.13 Coach F. H. Perkins 2nd Crew 3rd Crew BowR. J. P. Candler. 11.4 Bow H. C. Chaytor . 9.6 2 W. J. Rigby 10.9 2 E. R. Chaytor.... 10.1 3 L. A. Duggleby 11.10 3 A. Morton 11.6 4 C. E. Hett 11.1 4 J. M. Bellamy.... 11.10 5 E. I. Goulding 12.4 5 J. N. G. Davidson 10.6 6 N. A. Cullin 11.9 6 A. A. K. Swannel. 11.1 7 N. A. Morling 11.4 7 B. W. M. Berdoe . 10.6 Str. C. W. G. Taylor 10.9 Str. W. L. Jago 10.10 Cox W. G. Gregar 8.4 Cox L. W. H. Hull. . 9.0 Bumped: Bumped: Caius IV King's III

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ST CATHARINE'S COLLEGE LENT CREWS 1930 T. R. Henn A. S. Ireson Mr F. M. Rushmore J.R. Carbonell E. E. Rich A. P. Dearsley (Coach: 1st & 3rd) (Coach: 2nd) (The Master) (Coach: 3rd) (Coach: 1st & 2nd) (Extra Coach) 1st Crew Bow A. T. Phillipson 11.0 4 C. E. Turner 12.2 7 A. S. Ireson 12.2 2 W. A. Burnett 11.0 5 J. Winders 12.8 Str. R. E. Hatton-Smith 11.4 3 F. R. Medlow 12.1 6 R. M. Dewey 12.13 Cox J. K. Dale 8.2 3 Bumped: Third Trinity, King's I, Queens' I 3 34 St Catharine's College Society Magazine 9 191 T ) LEN R Room n SUPPE P Combinatio r Senio BUM e E th w no , Hall e COLLEG S Colleg d ol e th n (i CATHARINE' T S St Catharine's College Society Magazine 35 4 1903-0 s L Adam . n n T . B d Oakde . Bowma . FOOTBAL G . Rud F N . . J T . n C d Sutto . D . Driffiel N . . G . R ASSOCIATIO e E H s Clark . T . Thoma T . t F M . t COLLEG J r S Gilber . Tris A . H L L Walke Z R E CATHARINE' T S 36 St Catharine's College Society Magazine g 0 Sandber C 191 ) l Y F (? y y Da . J . P Culverwel Crone . . n SOCIET G C d Man . W . S J MUSI . e Southwar . E T . W . Ward-Pric . J L h . Revd e COLLEG H S Smit d y Rushmor . Howar . R . A Courtene . . F r H W . . S G M s CATHARINE' T S Davie . O . M St Catharine's College Society Magazine 37 1 192 E r Farra . COMMITTE S s Y e Jone . R Anabl . . J A e SOCIET s (President) Y Evan . Tutor) E Rushmor . . M W . t SHIRLE F r E Bluet M . g Q . (Senior T . A Wailin t Sec.) s COLLEG S Wyat (Hon. . Squire . G . H C . P . A CATHARINE' T S 38 St Catharine's College Society Magazine 1 193 L BAL Y MA E COLLEG S CATHARINE' T S St Catharine's College Society Magazine 39

Societies Art Society The academic year again began with the hiring out of works of art— President: Francis Griffiths this time, however, the hiring charges were practically doubled, thus enabling us to put in order and review some of the older possessions, and to purchase a wide range of new works. The Summer term has, as last year, involved a joint competition together with the photographic society open to all college members. Entries, in any media, demonstrate a wonderful breadth of talent among the undergraduates. Well done! Best wishes to Caroline Smith for keeping the ball rolling towards 1984.

Chess Society The Chess Society had a bad start to the season when we were President: Paul Thompson only able to field one team, instead of two as in the previous year. Despite beating Churchill II and Caius II, and drawing against Fitz II, we lost the rest of our matches by such a margin that we have now been relegated from Division III to Division IV. However as the team should retain all its present members next year we may, depending on support, be once again able to put up a second team, and should be able to put up a good performance in Division IV. John Levine has volunteered to take over as secretary of the Chess Society next season.

Film Society The Film Society has had a successful year. We have shown a President: R. T. Standing wide variety of films to large audiences, and have bought new equipment including a projector and a screen. A constitution has been established which, it is hoped, will clarify aspects of the administration for future officers. Our increased success can be attributed to showing a mixture of films which appeal to a broad range of college members. The standard of presentation has been raised, and we believe, the society's image in the eyes of the college as a whole has improved. Now that we have better financial stability, the prospects for the future look good.

Geography Society Another active year (what else with a woman at the helm?!). The President: Francis Griffiths tea party held for Freshers at the beginning of the year out at St Chad's, proved conclusively that Geographers just cannot read maps—only the second and third years actually managed to find the party. Ah well, more food for the rest of us! The three speaker meetings this year were led by Bob Bennett (medic)—discussing his adventures in Peru, Heather Barham (historian), and Tim Kelly (Geography)—all selectively attended and enjoyed. Professor Gerald Manners was this year's guest speaker at the annual dinner on March 4th, amusing us with his after-dinner anecdotes. As is customary, an ex- Catzman and contemporary of Professor Chisholm, he seemed naturally at home in College. Unfortunately Gus Caesar was unable to attend this year's dinner—he was sorely missed and we wish him well. My thanks to Dr Keeble for helping me through the hassles of trying to arrange the dinner and very best wishes to Pete Seymour for another successful year.

John Ray Society The Society was resurrected after being dormant for one year and President: Peter Nixon so there was time for organising only four meetings. These have Secretary: Edmund Fowles had the intention of providing talks of scientific interest which sacrifice technical details for a broader appeal to undergraduates of various disciplines. Professor Schofield from the Cambridge University Engineering Department discussed the problem of where to bury hot radioactive waste, including isotopes of very long half-life. He cited certain types of thick clay as his favourite, for instance under the sea-bed in areas of low tectonic activity, or the Oxford Clay in England. 40 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Ten years after his previous visit, Professor Hewish returned to give a particularly lucid account of the extreme physics in and around neutron stars. Dr Robert Hedges of the Research Department for Archaeology and History of Art at Oxford explained some of the work of his department and especially his own project involving a high- resolution mass-spectrometer in radiocarbon dating. Though not perfected, this technique has the potential of extending the range of 14C-dating from 6000 to tens of thousands of years. The meeting was unusual in that Dr Hedges was bombarded with questions from his former teachers, the science Fellows of St Catharine's, who appeared a little sceptical of the value of the research in relation to its cost. The final meeting was given by Dr Renner from the British Antarctic Survey and was an audio- visual presentation of the work of the Survey and the nature of the continent. Average attendance at about twenty-five was disappointing and should be improved upon next year with a more ruthless publicity campaign.

Law Society The year began with the inevitable Sherry Party in the Long President: Miss D. E. B. Smith Gallery Bar—an informal occasion where all college lawyers and Secretary: Miss J. M. Page Law Dons and Tutors come together to give the Freshers a warm Treasurer: J. Staunton welcome. This year the number of Freshers is comparatively small—due to Dr Baker being on Sabbatical in America. On the 15th October, Professor Smith from Nottingham University came to speak on the "subjective/objective test of criminal liability it's reform". It was a fascinating criticism of the recent changes in the law. The audience of 40-50 was pleasingly large and took an active part in the discussion that followed. On 12th November we were invited by Corpus Christi Law Society to hear Professor Cameron speak on "Forensic Science in Law". It was a most interesting discussion with slides, highlights being the "Dingo Case" and "The Turin Shroud". It was a most informative evening. On 25th January, Mr Tasker from Gains Hall Youth Custody Centre, came to speak on aspects of "life inside" such centres, outlining the problems of the organization and relationships between Governors, prison officers and inmates. An open invitation was given to all students from St Catharine's to visit Gains Hall if desired. The event of the academic year was the Annual Dinner on 25th March with Sir Dennis Marshall as our guest speaker, who gave an amusing and thought- provoking account of the life of an articled clerk. A very fine evening was had by all. The members of the society also thank Dr Thorne and Mr Ivory for generously providing the port. Due to Dr Baker being on Sabbatical, we give thanks to Mr Spencer (Selwyn) and particularly Mr Ivory for their support and teaching this year.

Music Society The past year has seen a great deal of musical activity in St President: J. K. Garside Catharine's. There have been two series of lunchtime recitals Secretary: G. M. Cummins held weekly in the College Chapel; the first included an item of Slav music in each programme, and the second narrowly avoided the title of 'Eine Kleine lunch-time Mozart'. Throughout the year there have also been occasional concerts in the Octagon, notably a programme of Brahms chamber music and the traditional Freshers concert. Undoubtedly the major event of the year was the Lent Term Orchestral Concert. A capacity audience in the Concert Hall of the University Music School, West Road, was treated to a sumptuous programme of Beethoven, Elgar and Rachmaninov. Alison Wells was a most eloquent soloist in Elgar's Cello Concerto and Katharine Durran gave us a powerful rendition of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. The orchestra under the masterful baton of Alasdair Neale, performed excellently. A concert of this size requires considerable preparation and our congratulations should go to all involved in the venture, both as performers and organizers.

The Shirley Society The balance of this year's programme has been inclined more than President: Andrew Purvis usual towards creative writers, and particularly novelists. Secretary: Gerard Lowe Stanley Middleton read from his latest novel, Blind Understanding at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term, and in November Prof. Malcolm Bradbury—declining to read from The History Man—talked instead about "Post- Modernism and Recent American Fiction". St Catharine's College Society Magazine 41

Paul Bailey's selected readings from his latest novel, although much appreciated, generated less audience enthusiasm than subsequent revelations about Streatham brothels—the subject of his recent documentary study, Diary of an English Madam. Perhaps the best-attended meeting of the year was Martin Amis's reading from Other People, followed by a barrage of testing questions which Mr Amis answered unflinchingly. In the poetry sphere we were privileged to hear Dr Glen Cavaliero read selections of his published work, and Gavin Ewart's light-hearted and occasionally obscene verse entertained some, if not all, of those present. Dr Marilyn Butler's talk, "The Romantic Self-Image", appealed particularly to specialists in that field, and all were glad to welcome the very eminent Prof. George Steiner at the beginning of the Easter Term, talking about "The Just Critic, Christ". Drama productions at the Octagon theatre have included Howards Brenton's "Thirteenth Night" and Strindberg's "Miss Julie", each of which attracted large houses and helped to put the Octagon on the map as a live theatre venue. "The Wicked Ant" appeared (inside a lurid but memorable pink cover) during the Lent Term, and now has an established reputation among Cambridge literary magazines. Finally, thanks to our Honorary Presidents—Dr Paul Hartle and Dr Glen Cavaliero—for their support during the year and to the committee for all their hard work and cordiality. May it continue next year.

The Graduate Society After this report went to press last year, unprecedented intel- Co-presidents: David Harding lectual power was brought to the river by the advent in the May Steven Westwood Bumps of the St Catharine's Graduate Society boat. Alas, the grad-u-8 (motto: gradatim vincimus, we conquer by degrees) made steady progress down the river, brain being overcome by brawn. The venture has not been repeated this year, but the Graduate Society continues to flourish. The Christopher Waddams Room provides a centre in College for a motley assortment of Ph.D., post-graduate teacher training, Harvard School of Architecture exchange, and other students. Sporting activities have been confined to a squash ladder; social ones give the lie to the image of the graduate student as an isolated solipsist in his laboratory or library. Our scientists concocted some fearsome potions for a cocktail party in the autumn; our political pundits are planning a straw-poll and a party (celebration for some, wake for others) on election night. Graduate Tutor, Ron Martin, kindly hosted another highly successful Christmas Party in the parlour; there will be a strawberries and wine May Week party in Sherlock Court. Ron is now on a well-deserved sabbatical: best wishes to him and Linda, and thanks to Gertraud Herbert for stepping into the breach. Once again, there have been well-attended graduate dinners, with High Table menu, on Tuesday nights in full term. On alternate weeks, a Fellow (and spouse) has been the guest of honour. Another form of contact between graduates and Fellows has been the excellent scheme whereby everyone is invited to dine on High Table at least once during their time here. Romance has been flourishing in the graduate's parlour. John Wells and Sian Beringer both left in the autumn and, no doubt missing their after-lunch coffee sessions in the parlour, almost immediately announced their engagement. And Steve Neve and Sue Walker, who are both still with us, are planning a marriage of economics and history in the summer. STOP PRESS: St Catharine's won the graduate 6-a-side cricket competition. Congratulations to Steven Westwood and his men. Clubs Alley Cats The women in college have at last got together to form a sporting President: Karen Cass club: Despite heavy scepticism as to the likelihood of its success Secretary: Liz Dutton the Alley-Cats has enjoyed its inaugural year and promises to Treasurer: Jayne Walters flourish. At present there are fifteen members. The Master was invited to be an honorary member of the club. Not complying with the basic premise of the club—femininity—we had to make an exception! The Master kindly allowed us to hold our first event—a most lively drinks party—in the lodge during the Lent term. Apart from that we have combined with the Kittens several times to produce some very memorable moments! We are ending our first year of existence with a Tropical Breakfast Party in Sherlock Court. 42 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Everyone, including the Porters, will no doubt get used to the name soon. All other suggestions seemed to have decidedly sexist undertones! In the words of T. S. Eliot: "A cat's entitled to expect These evidences of respect And so in time you reach your aim And finally call him by his NAME!" Good luck to those in office next year and thanks to Dr Thorne for his help with the printing of the invitations.

Association Football Despite a paucity of first year footballers the Club still managed to Captain: T. C. Knight field three sides on a regular basis. The 2nd and 3rd teams Secretary: N. R. Park blossomed under the inspired leadership of Bill Locke and Martin Hunt respectively, while the 1st team enjoyed a remarkably successful season, deservedly regaining 1st division status and winning Cuppers for the third successive season. After an inauspicious start to the league, when a depleted Catz side suffered a 6-0 defeat, the 1st team never looked back (who can blame them) and secured promotion by taking 15 points from the remaining 8 matches, the leading goal scorers being Frank Ashton and Jon Valentine. The league success augured well for the Cuppers competition and a mood of "cautious optimism" greeted the eagerly awaited return of Blues stars Alan Marshall and John Little, and last year's Cuppers hero Keith Hoskin, who would provide a blend of youthful exuberance, cool-headed experience and agricultural wizardry! This magical formula proved highly successful in the qualifying group, which Catz won convincingly, but confidence waned somewhat following the news that the quarter-final draw had paired Catz with Trinity Hall, the team with more Blues playing than B. B. King. But football, as we all know, is a funny game, and in an epic confrontation between holders and favourites the team rose to the occasion and gained a 2-1 victory over its over- confident rivals. After this inspired performance, described by John Little as the best display he has ever seen from a Catz side, eventual victory in the final against Downing was, it has to be said, almost an anti- climax, but the team managed to motivate itself sufficiently to beat Fitzwilliam 5-1 in the semi-final before the ultimate test. Inspired by marvellous support, and no doubt impressed by the Captain's assurance that this was, for the third successive occasion, the most important game of their life, the players overcame Downing 2-0, thanks to two fine goals from Keith Hoskin and a great team performance. Congratulations to Alan Marshall on gaining his Blue and to Barry Donnelly, Tim Knight and Jon Willatt, who all played in the Falcons match against Oxford. Thanks to Neil Park who performed wonders in his secretarial capacity, and to Simon Pitt for sparing everyone the unpleasant task of refereeing other league matches, and thanks finally to Dave Kohn, for bringing a new dimension to training sessions and revitalising the footballer cliche "sick as a parrot".

Athletics The inter-collegiate athletics season comprised of only two days Captain: A. Morris competition in mid-October, the heats and finals of the Cuppers. Unfortunately the enthusiasm which had been shown for athletics in the previous two years with St Catharine's winning the competition in 1980 and being runners-up in 1981, was not forthcoming. The apathy was most pronounced in terms of the ladies who failed to raise a team. It was therefore with a small nucleus of athletes, including members drawn from football, rowing and athletic retirement, that the St Catharine's team entered the Cuppers heats. With the weather conditions being by no means conducive to outstanding performances there were some fine efforts by the members of the team, resulting in wins in six of the sixteen events, and also a number of second string victories. St Catharine's were beaten to first place by Christs by 211 points to 185 points, and qualified for the finals four days later. Here the College came up against much tougher competition and the lack of experienced athletes became apparent with the college finishing in sixth place and having only one winner, Adrian Morris in the shot. At University level the season began early in the Easter term and two members of the college, Paul Bristow and Adrian Morris were regular members of the team. Glandular fever denied Paul his half-blue last year, but this year all of his hard work was rewarded by his selection for the Blues team in the Varsity match and a fine victory in the 3000 metres steeplechase in a personal best of 9 St Catharine's College Society Magazine 43 min. 17 sec. Adrian Morris was also awarded his Full-blue, winning the shot with a putt of 14.04 metres and finishing second in the javelin. Although their efforts were insufficient to prevent Oxford from gaining victory in the Varsity match, both were selected to represent the joint Oxbridge team in the match against Harvard and Yale, where Paul gained the only home victory scored in the mens' competition. My thanks go to those who competed for the College in Cuppers this year and I can only hope that next year more enthusiasm will be shown for the opportunity to represent the College.

Badminton Neither of our two teams experienced a particularly outstanding Captain: Andrew Constable or disastrous season this year. The 1st team finished 5th in Division 2 and the 2nd team just one position lower in Division 4. Both teams will therefore remain in their respective divisions for another season. For the 1st team, thanks are due especially to Jo Congleton and Gary Walters, the latter having been a regular member of the College side throughout the last 3 years, and to whom we send our best wishes for the future. Both played their part in a thrilling Cuppers tie in which we were very unlucky to lose 3-2 to a fairly evenly matched Magdalene side. The 2nd team was particularly noted for its enthusiasm this year and players were often willing to play at very short notice in order that we could put out a full side. Jo Congleton did a very capable job of running the two teams this year and she should also be congratulated on being captain of the University Ladies team for the past season. It was with pleasure that I took over the College captaincy from her at the end of the Easter Term, and I look forward to a successful season next year with both teams striving for promotion.

Boat Club This year the college was represented at University level by Captain: A. Manning J. Kinsella and J. Witter rowing for Goldie and A. Manning rowing Secretary: A. Greenway for the lightweights. The first eight had a successful year. In the Lent bumps it was very unlucky not making several bumps but was good enough to row over without any trouble and finally make a bump on the last night. In the Easter term the return of our Goldie oarsman improved the crew further and a hard term's training resulted in it winning its oars in the Mays, moving to the head of the 2nd division. Half the crew had a win in a four at Cambridge regatta and at the Cambridge Head the eight was as quick as the college crews in the top part of the 1st division. The 2nd eight made bumps in the Lents but was not fit enough to cope with the rerows it had to do on both the first two nights and ended up going down. The novice eight went down on both events. During the Lent term Worcester College, Oxford came over to train with us for a weekend and we paid them a reciprocal visit to Oxford during May term. The crews were well-matched and we had some very useful racing practice and two enjoyable weekends. Could we thank all our coaches for their help through the year; with their continued support, next year we ought to be able to move the 1st eight into the 1st division. Ladies Captain: A. Dugdale This year the ladies had their most successful season ever. In the Lents the 1st VIII bumped up once, while in the Mays the 1st IV went up five places, thereby winning its oars and establishing itself in the first division for the first time. Both the Lent and the May first boats owe a deep debt of gratitude to David Mayers, whose invaluable coaching has provided a turning point in ladies' rowing in the club. The conversion of the old light shell four into a coxed restricted four has already proven an entirely worthwhile venture, and it was decided to name it 'Dudley Robinson' as a gesture of thanks to the Senior Tutor for all his support over the years. We now have a solid basis of oarswomen in the club, and it is to be hoped that this year's triumphs will encourage yet more women to take up rowing.

Cricket One of the wettest summers in living memory. Our first game Captain: B. S. Donnelly against the O.C.C's saw the College bowled out for a mere 83 runs Secretary: M. M. Thompson on what can only be described as a pudding. Paul Parker took 6 wickets but got his come-uppance when freshman Charles Scholefield, the Abdul Qadir of the College, bowled him with a fine delivery. The college lost by 7 wickets. 44 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Amid a series of cancellations only 3 matches were played before the exams, but this was enough for Jon Willatt to score over 220 runs including a fine century against Clare in the first round of Cuppers. His batting will be sorely missed. Our cuppers run ended in the quarter-finals against a very strong Magdalene side. We have had a strong bowling side with the pace attack of Palmer (a blue last year), Knight (Crusader) and Donnelly, a fact somewhat belied by the 260 for 4 scored by Magdalene in 40 overs! The batting was inconsistent, the bad weather making it difficult for the players to run into form. Nevertheless there were some fine innings from Jon Bate, Frank Ashton, Matthew Thompson, Richard Purslow, Nick Gregory and Richard Tucker. After the exams the weather was ideal, and the college played eight matches in nine days, producing two most dramatic and exciting finishes against the T.S.B. and Glenalmond Rovers, both matches hinging on the last ball and ending in a draw and a tie respectively. All in all an indifferent term, although the number of wins did marginally exceed the losses. I would like to thank Matthew Thompson as secretary and next years Captain, and Stephen Lewis for his efforts as captain of the second team. Congratulations to Bob Palmer and Jon Willatt who played for the winning Crusaders team in the match against Oxford; and best wishes to Charles Scholefield, next season's secretary.

Cross-Country The College's performance in the inter-college league this year Captain: M. A. Rigby was disappointing in that our first counter, Paul Bristow, was not available until the Lent Term owing to injury earlier in the season. In the end, after two mud-baths beyond Grange Road, one relay and one Grantchester Road run (in which Paul showed fine form and came first), we only just avoided relegation from the first division. Similarly, in Cuppers, with the Captain having a 'bad one', time-keeper Bristow could only look on as Catz came a solid 17th. The girls fared better in their race—8th—with Vanda Baker, their Captain, having an especially fine run (10th). In the match against Oxford at the end of Term Paul was placed 4th in the Spartans (2nd Team) race while Mark Rigby ran for the 3rd team. My thanks go to Alan Seaton and Nick Lawrence for regularly turning out; augmented by next year's freshers there should be a good team next season. Congratulations are due to Paul on being elected next year's Captain of the University Hare and Hounds Club. Hence—at last—he is assured of his Blue; he is also College Captain for the next season. Marathon running remains fairly popular in the college. Mark Rigby won the Cambridge Boundary run, and took possession of the new trophy presented by St Catharine's, in two hours thirty seven minutes, a little slower than his win of the previous year. Thirteen other College members completed the course, with oarsman Peter Jaffe and Martin Reakes-Williams both beating three hours ten minutes. The third London Marathon also had a number of St Catharine's finishers—with Martin Ellison (1976) again the leader in the excellent time of 2 hours 17 minutes 34 seconds. Distances beyond that of a Marathon are hard to contemplate, but it should be noted that Mark Rigby also won a 40 mile race in North Yorkshire and completed the Karrimor Mountain Marathon (50 miles) during the year.

Hockey The past year's hockey has been very enjoyable, if not always Captains: N. Gregory (Cuppers) successful. The main success was in the 1st XI Cuppers A. Neden (League) Competition. We could only field two blues, instead of the J. E. Congleton (Ladies) customary four or five, but reached the final after a series of Secretary: C. Hall close matches. Despite tremendous support we lost to a strong St John's side, composed mainly of University standard players but who only managed to score one dubious "goal" just before the end. The team was well captained by Nick Gregory and deserve much credit for getting so far. Unfortunately we couldn't repeat this success in the leagues, largely because we only had a small squad of players. The 2nd XI were conclusively relegated to Division 3, whilst the 1st XI only managed to stay in Division 1 by the skin of their teeth. A disastrous Michaelmas term saw us collect just one point, but over Christmas several injuries cleared up and two new players were "discovered" (Paul Burt and Fred London, from Ridley Hall and the 5th year Architecture course respectively). Both played well and the side started to play some good hockey, winning 3 matches on the trot to avoid relegation. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 45

Many thanks to Andy Neden for captaining the side, and to all the regular players. The ladies had a good season, winning their section in the newly formed league but unfortunately getting knocked out of Cuppers early on. Special thanks to Jo Congleton and Vanda Baker for running the team so well. On Saturdays a number of enjoyable friendlies were played, notably our annual match against Hampstead Veterans and a match against an Old Catz mixed XI which will hopefully be repeated in the future. Finally good luck to Richard Purslow who is taking over as Secretary next season—let's hope that we get a lot of new players!

Kitten Club The year began with a contented purr after the initial urgent President: P. J. Horner search for eligible sportsmen in the academic haystack, although Secretary: T. C. Knight the first election meeting was delayed by the late arrival of Nick Gregory, the new "sock" in charge of fines for lateness. Five new members were eventually chosen to perform the "lap of honour", which Simon Denison won by a whisker. After the other two election meetings, the ranks of the club had been swelled to such gigantic proportions that The Spread Eagle virtually doubled its normal custom on Monday evenings; there was barely enough room to swing a kitten, but Barry Donnelly's jokes managed to penetrate the cigarette and beer fumes and lighten the gloom. During the year, two memorable events were organised by King Kitten, namely the hockey match against New Hall Dolphins and the treasure hunt, which respectively created and destroyed our rapport with the female populace of Cambridge. The three cocktail parties, as ever, were sober occasions; the first, held once more in the Lodge, by kind permission of the Master, was a resounding success in that nobody ate Mrs Ryder's flowers, someone retrieved the misplaced crate of brandy and Alan Marshall actually talked to his guest. At the end of Lent Term the venue was hastily changed from the Air Squadron to Fenners Cricket pavillion, without detriment to the revelry, and the year was crowned by the cocktail party held at the sports ground, where an excessive number of guests narrowly failed to polish off the excessive amount of food and alcohol with which this extravaganza was blessed. Mention must be made of John Little's success and the Master's noble attempt, at downing a yard of cider after the annual dinner. We trust that the latter's cut glass bowl will serve as an eminently preferable receptacle and as a token of our appreciation for his invaluable contributions to the success of the club. Congratulations and good luck to next years' officials John Kinsella and Alan Marshall, in whose respectively blistered and wandering hands the immediate future of the club lies. Finally, thanks to our resident after-dinner speaker Paddy Horner, whose oratorical prowess never ceased to amaze us.

Mountaineering Club The Mountaineering Club started the year with more members Captain: R. A. L. Jones and more interest than last year; a trip to the crags of Derbyshire proved particularly successful. In Cambridge the climbing wall in the Kelsey Kerridge sports centre provides bizarre but useful exercise, but of course most people look forward to trips further afield during the vacations.

Netball 1982-83 was a largely uneventful year in the history of college Captain: Ceris Evans Netball. The first team had to be almost entirely reformed as five Secretary: Kate Paveley of seven regular first-team cuppers players graduated in June 1982. The team's performance was not helped by persistent injuries to the shooters which led to various combinations and a lack of consistency in attack. The centre court players developed a good understanding by the middle of the season. St Catharine's first team finished in mid-table in the first division of the inter-collegiate Netball League, with wins over Newnham, Girton and Fitzwilliam. Members of the second team turned out regularly for practices with the first team and played against Emmanual and Jesus. St Catharine's entered two teams in the Cuppers competition this year. The second team improved on last year's performance but the first team failed to reach the semi-final. A successful cocktail party ended the season. Kate Paveley put in much hard work arranging matches. Alison Smith takes over the Captaincy next year. 46 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Orienteering The College Orienteering Club has continued to provide experi- Captain: Judith Smith ence for both experienced orienteers and beginners. Whilst some have travelled as far afield as the New Forest and the Lake District, others have been content to go to more local events. This year has seen an increase to five members in the University Club. As a result of the interest shown the college was once more able to enter three teams in the Cuppers Competition and the first team managed to take fourth place this year. Roger Geere was a member of the University First Team in the annual 'varsity match against Oxford in which Cambridge once again achieved a clean sweep, and he is to be congratulated on gaining his half-blue.

Rugby Club A number of players returned from last season's unsuc- Captains: P. J. Horner (Cuppers) cessful side and the XV was strengthened by several ugly R. W. M. Palmer (League) freshmen. There were at least 30 players in the squad who were keen to play and their enthusiasm during training and matches was reflected in the results. For once we were not fighting for survival at the foot of the division but finished in the top half. The wild man Tony Kane led the 2nd XV to some fine wins, but unfortunately missed promotion from the 3rd division. Paddy Horner took over captaincy for the Cuppers competition and soon became very unpopular with his Sunday morning training sessions. He built a side which played with a lot of spirit and did well to win three matches before going out in the semi-finals to a strong St John's XV. The 2nd XV Cuppers run ended abruptly in the first round against Magdalene. Paddy deservedly got his blue in December when the University beat Oxford at Twickenham. Keith Hoskin again played for the LX Club against the Greyhounds and was very unlucky to miss out on a blue. Nick Catliff also won his LX Club colours. Best wishes go to Martin Beer and Steve Lewis, Captain and Secretary for next year.

Squash The 1982/83 season was again a slightly disappointing one for Captain: J. M. Valentine Catz. In Cuppers the men lost in the 2nd round to Queens, Secretary: J. Magraw thereby failing to improve on last year's performance. In the league, the 1st V finished 6th in Division 2 but will unfortunately be 'relegated' to Division 3 due to a reorganisation of the top 3 divisions. The 2nd Vjust managed to remain in Division 6. Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of this year's squash was the depth of players available in the College. No other College managed to put out as many teams, with 49 people representing the 8 college teams. The lower teams all performed well, notably the 4th V, who finished with only two 4th V's above them and remain above most college 3rd Vs. The ladies, following last year's successes, were knocked out in the first round of Cuppers, a close match, by one of the finalists. Perhaps more disappointing in view of the potentially strong team next year, was the relegation of the 1st V from Division 1. The 2nd V did very well to finish 4th in Division 3, behind just one other 2nd V. I think perhaps a word of thanks should go to Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer for a contribution to college squash over the last 10 years. He has played for the 2nd V and also very kindly provided the squash club dinner each year. It just remains to thank Jamie Magraw for his work as secretary and to wish Paul Thompson as Captain and Jim Gardner as Secretary, the best of luck for next year.

Swimming The College has had a very successful year. In Cuppers the Captain: Karen Parry Ladies team managed a very commendable second place, winning both the medley and freestyle relays easily. Conta Rowan- Hamilton, Jackie Bobby and Kate Durran swam well and each reached fourth place in their respective finals. The men had a relatively weak team, only Jerry Derrick reaching the final of the butterfly. However, the college gained third place overall. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 47

This year a fresher, Leslie Norton, joined Karen Parry in the University team in the Varsity Match, both winning their respective races. Karen, the University record holder for 100m breaststroke, gained her Full Blue for the third year running and went on to win the bronze medal for the breaststroke event at the British University Swimming Championships.

Table-Tennis As in previous years the College fielded 4 teams in the League and Captain: Jeremy Beckwith had a successful year when compared with recent experience—the 4th team won promotion from Division 6 while the 1st team, boosted by two very capable freshers in David Kohn and Amar Dash and with Edwin Ting completing the line-up, were champions of Division 2 and should go on to do very well in the first Division next year. In Cuppers, an easy 5-0 victory in the first round drew us against the top seeds Fitzwilliam who included two University players. This turned out to be a very hard-fought competition with many matches going into very close final sets but greater experience told and we went down 5-3. Nevertheless this was a highly creditable and very promising performance.

Tennis The tennis season this year has been plagued with inclement Captains: Andrew Neden weather. St Catharine's has, at the time of writing, reached the Karen Cass Quarter-final of the mens Cuppers Competition. Unfortunately, Susan Holland the seemingly invincible Downing side might obstruct our passage to the final! The 1st league team is currently struggling to maintain its position in the 1st division due to an unsettled term with several of our best players being occasionally unavailable. The first year intake has revealed some enthusiastic players (among them Rick Steed who will take over as secretary next year) nevertheless, and if we can hold on this year, we can aim to consolidate our position next year by rising up the table. The Ladies have had a more successful time reaching the final of the Cuppers competition in comfortable style, only wavering slightly in a closely contested battle against Jesus in the semi- final. The ladies, seeded 1 in this competition and hoping to repeat last years victory, have a strong side headed by Karen Cass, the University number 1 with Susan Holland and Liz Dutton, both of whom are in the University squad. Unfortunately they lost in the final to a stronger Trinity team. The 2nd and 3rd mens and 1st and 2nd ladies league matches have also been interrupted by rain and no positions on the table can as yet be established. We are sorry to see the Master, who has been such a stalwart and energetic member of the Tennis Club, leave our ranks but we wish him all the best for the future and hope he will come back for guest appearances whenever possible! All thanks must go to Andrew Neden for captaining the college so efficiently and in such a lively and optimistic spirit.

Water Polo The College performance in Water Polo this year will be remem- Captain: J. Derrick bered for the enthusiasm of the players, rather than their success. At the beginning of the year the team was severely depleted of a number of key players and some willing novices had to be drafted in. Tim Adams and Jon Raper played skilfully in goal and were backed up by a solid defence in the form of Mark Gillies, Paul Dorey, Simon Tisdall and Simon Bishop. In attack, old hands like Andy Purvis, Simon Gallimore and Pete Hesketh made a lot of opportunities; however, despite their prolific shooting, Catz has failed to stay in the first division this year. A new intake of talent next year may improve the team's fortunes. 48 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Blues 1982-83 Full Blues Half-Blues Association Football Badminton A. P. Marshall Joanne E. Congleton Athletics Cricket P. J. G. Bristow Joanna S. Le Couilliard A. H. Morris Jayne S. Walters Boxing Fencing N. B. Coulcher D. J. Wells Hockey Gymnastics N. D. Gregory A. J. Hill-Smith R. A. Scott Judo Lawn Tennis G. J. Bull Karen L. Cass Katharine S. Rensten Rugby Football Lacrosse P. J. Horner R. G. Lowth Swimming Modern Pentathlon Karen E. Parry Frances A. Horner Orienteering R. G. Geere Skiing Simona A. V. Springer Swimming Lesley A. Norton

Gifts and Bequests 1982-83 The College benefits regularly from the generosity of its members and friends. Hitherto this has been recorded in the Magazine if it involved donations to the Quincentenary Appeal Fund or through the American Friends but not otherwise. From now on we intend to give an account each year of the other gifts and bequests which the College has received. In 1982-83 they were as follows: Arthur Andersen & Co. at the suggestion of Mr R. J. Chapman (1955): £600. Mrs M. E. D. Pennell: £1,000 to be added to the capital of the Travel Fund set up in memory of her husband, the Reverend T. E. N. Pennell (1924). Professor P. W. Nathanielsz (1958, Fellow 1966-77): a first instalment of £500 of a gift to establish an Award in memory of Dr R. N. Hardy (1958), formerly Scholar of the College and University Lecturer in Physiology. Mr. D. J. Roberts (1963): £100 to be spent on the College gardens. Mr P. L. Adderley (1947): £240 to be added to the capital of the Adderley Law Prize Fund set up in memory of his father, Mr A. F. Adderley (1923). Mr D. Black: £100 to purchase plants for the garden in Sherlock Court on his relinquishing his Schoolteacher Fellow Commonership. Information concerning other donations will be found in the sections of the Magazine concerned with the Quincentenary Appeal and Building Fund, The American Friends, Publications, and the 150th Anniversary Bump Supper. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 49

The Octo-cycle, Cambridge/Paris 1982

The idea of creating an Octo-cycle (after the Rag symbol of a spider, which has 8 legs) came from Mark Latham (Catz) in the middle of the Michaelmas term, at the first Rag Committee meeting. Two weeks into the Lent term, the design was sent (together with frames and parts, supplied by Raleigh) to the National Cycling Museum in Peterborough who agreed to build the Octo-cycle. It was returned three weeks later, but unhappily they had ignored the vital design details and the quality of construction was incredibly poor (to say the very least). The Octo-cycle managed to travel 100 m. before predictably breaking up! With three weeks to go before the planned Paris trip, the Octo-cycle was completely dismantled and Victor Cholij and Dave Addison were joined by Sophy Banks (Downing) for the redesign and rebuilding. The Head of Department and Senior Design Tutor of the Engineering Department took a keen interest in the project and gave invaluable advice on certain design points. With a great deal of concentrated effort (often working until midnight on the rebuilding) the Octo-cycle was ready to leave, one hour before the press deadline. The team consisted of:— Victor Cholij, Andy Hill-Smith, Jenny Derek, Katy Rensten, Sally Rodwell, Mark Latham and Mike Rudin (all St Catharine's), Sophy Banks (Downing), Dave Addison (Trinity) and Heather Baker (Newnham). Two rode in the Land-Rover support vehicle. We left Cambridge on the 19th March and arrived in Paris on the 26th. When we returned, the Octo-cycle was donated to the National Cycling Museum as previously arranged. Since then, we have heard that it has been used on two charity parades, one in London, and one up North somewhere. In the latter, the pop group 'Madness' rode the Octo-cycle, but sadly broke it. We have not heard anything since then, although it should still be on display in the Museum. VICTOR CHOLIJ 50 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Sir Frederick Page Award Industrial Fellowship In April 19811 arrived at St Catharine's to be admitted Fellow Commoner as first holder of the Sir Frederick Page Award, sponsored by British Aerospace for whom I had worked since my graduation. The objectives of the Fellowship are a study of the long-term future of aircraft production, and an input into the teaching of Engineering at Cambridge. The Award was linked to the name of Sir Frederick Page, then Chief Executive of the Aircraft Group of British Aerospace and a St Catharine's man (1935-38). He has had a long and distinguished career in the British aerospace industry and his continued interest in the future of that industry and in the education of engineers were major factors in establishing the Fellowship, which was a new venture for BAe as well as for St Catharine's. Interest from the Engineering Department arose notably from the newly-formed Production Engineering Tripos group. Prior to my arrival in April 1981, my contacts with St Catharine's had been few. As an undergraduate at Downing (1966-69), I think I knew two Catz men—Dennis Potter who returned to research for his Ph.D. in the year I came up, and David Cruttenden, a contemporary and oarsmen of giant stature whose path crossed mine on occasions. The next contact was in November 1980 when I arrived for a final interview at St Catharine's and was awed by an interview board comprising the Master, Dudley Robinson and Wylie Gregory from the College, Professors Mair, Newland and Johnson from the Engineering Department and Messrs Williams and Gillibrand from British Aerospace. There may have been even more present whom my eyes were unable to resolve, or my brain to remember. Following that interview I was offered, and accepted the Fellow Commonership. The object of my study, the future of aircraft production, has involved visits to aerospace and other companies in the U.K. and overseas to discuss topics such as materials resources, automation, and productivity. Long term expectations for the aircraft industry as a whole are very good, but shorter term fluctuations around the mean can cause serious problems for individual companies both large and small. The Production Engineering Tripos was introduced a few years ago as a two year Part II to follow the common first two years of the Engineering Tripos (Parts IA and IB). The third year at the end of which the students graduate, is in general respects similar to other Part Us in Engineering. Subjects studied include manufacturing materials and processes, design for manufacture, industrial relations and industrial law, production control and the economics of the firm. In the fourth year, the students spend about half of their time away from Cambridge on industrial project assignments. Teaching at Cambridge is in blocks or modules covering component manufacture, the original equipment and process industries, marketing, industrial relations and business finance. Following each teaching module, which includes external speakers and visits, the students work in pairs in industry on agreed projects intended to reinforce the preceding teaching. Their assessment for the year includes their performance in verbal presentations at the end of each two- week project and the standard of subsequent written reports. Attempts are made to place students in a range of industries on a variety of topics within the available time. They are able to accomplish a significant amount of work in two weeks and their performance in reporting improves noticeably during the year. In the Easter Term, they undertake individually an eight-week project which can probe more deeply into a problem and which may lead to their first appointment. My involvement in P.E.T. has been to arrange visiting speakers, organise factory visits, monitor and assess student projects and have an input, through the teaching Sub-Committee into the content of the whole course. In addition to the P.E.T., I have had less formal contacts with other groups in the Engineering Department, especially with the Materials group, as I had worked in that area in my time with BAe. In College I have contributed to the supervision of First Year Engineers, sharing the duties with Rachel Britton and Dudley Robinson. This has given me a chance to meet some of the undergraduates and compare notes with my own experience. We even found that my labwork reports could, subject to a little metrication, pass muster for this year's! St Catharine's College Society Magazine 51

Membership of high table has given me the opportunity to meet senior members in many other disciplines within the University. Further contact with junior members of the College arose when, shortly after my arrival, it was discovered that I had rowed for Downing College First Boat. As Downing's fortunes in this regard have been riding high in recent years I could bask in their reflected glory. In my time we were not aspiring to such dizzy heights, but I had a few trips along the towpath to shout encouragement at various crews. I even rowed a couple of times when more pressing engagements prevented a crew member from attending at the last minute. I had no illusions, however, of becoming the Boris Rankov (perhaps Karloff would have been more appropriate) of St Catharine's. All the members of St Catharine's, senior and junior and staff, whom I have met in my time here have treated this stranger in their midst with courtesy, generosity and mild curiosity. I am due to return to BAe in April 1984, and the Corporation are about to begin advertising for a successor. If he enjoys his time in St Catharine's half as much as I have then I shall have enjoyed my time twice as much as he. I shall leave Cambridge, and especially St Catharine's, with slow steps. B. J. Walters Ed:—In spite of Dr Walters' comment, he did in fact row on the last day of the Mays this year as a substitute in the third boat! University Challenge 1983

The 1983 team went to Manchester attempting to register St Catharine's first ever victory in the 21 year history of the competition: The team, consisting of two historians, one lawyer and one natural scientist luckily turned out to be well balanced, each member contributing to an impressive progress through the preliminary rounds. Bristol and Liverpool were convincingly defeated, and a hard-fought win over University College, Dublin saw us through to the Quarter-finals. There were some spectacular moments. Fred Maroudas' 2-second decoding of "World Cup team" into its anagram "Talcum Powder"—"I use it every day"—Richard Jones' valiant but unsuccessful attempt to pronounce "Physidgnomy"; Simon Pitt's expertise on ecclesiastical headgear and Gary Freer's identification of Beethoven's sixth symphony after half a bar of music. The Quarter-final was less successful—we were narrowly defeated by St Edmund Hall, Oxford, after several disastrously premature interjections. However, we can take pride in the fact that we progressed further than any other Cambridge College, and did so without stooping to the tactic of including two postgraduates, as did most of our opponents. A good time was had by all, and let us hope that the 1986 team can do even better. 52 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

Governing Body 1983-84 (as at 1 October 1983) Dr A. G. Maddock President, Director of Studies in Chemistry. Dr R. S. Comline Director of Studies in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Mr F. D. Robinson Senior Tutor and Director of Studies in Engineering. Dr P. G. le Huray* Director of Studies in Music. Dr J. R. Shakeshaft Librarian and Director of Studies in Physics. Dr M. A. Message* Director of Studies in Anatomy. Dr R. W. Gregory* Tutor and Director of Studies in Engineering. Dr C. J. R. Thorne Tutor and Director of Studies in Biological Sciences. Dr D. E. Keeble* Tutor and Director of Studies in Geography. Dr N. C. Handy* Steward and Director of Studies in Applied Mathematics. Professor C. C. Smith* Professor of Spanish. Dr A. F. Beardon Director of Studies in Pure Mathematics. Professor A. R. Battersby, F.R.S. Professor of Chemistry. Dr C. A. Bayly Director of Studies in History. Dr J. A. Thompson Dean. Dr J. H. Baker Director of Studies in Law and Custodian of the Works of Art. Dr R. L. Martin Tutor for Graduate Students and Assistant Director of Studies in Geography. Dr J. Klein* Professor M. D. I. Chisholm* Professor of Geography. Mr R. J. Tarling Director of Studies in Economics. The Reverend Dr I. D. L. Clark Tutor and Dean of Chapel. Dr P. N. Hartle* Tutor and College Lecturer in English. Mr J. R. G. Wright Bursar, Domestic Bursar and Director of Studies in Classics. Dr R. S. K. Barnes Secretary to the Governing Body and Director of Studies in Biological Sciences. Dr M. Silver Dr G. Herbert Director of Studies in German. Miss R. A. Britton Tutor. Dr C. E. Baron Admissions Tutor and Financial Tutor. Dr R. A. Morris Praelector and College Lecturer in French. Dr J. A. Little* Mr T. P. G. Ivory* College Lecturer in Law. Dr P. R. Raithby * Denotes a graduate of St Catharine's. St Catharine's College Society Magazine 53

Awards and Prizes The following awards have been made on the results of the Tripos Examinations 1983: Elected to the title of Senior Scholar Chakraverty, S. C. Medical and Natural Sciences Ferrari, Miss E. V. Law Elected to Scholarships Anderson, N. G. Engineering Beacham, K. D. Engineering Blain, Miss S. M. Modern and Medieval Languages Bunzl, P. A. Mathematics Cox, J. E. Geography Curtis, A. C. Natural Sciences Dyer, T. L. Modern and Medieval Languages Entwisle, M. J. Natural Sciences Farquharson, Miss M. A. Law Freeman, P. M. Medical Sciences *Haslam, R. J. English *Jackson, C. N. Engineering Kohn, D. M. Economics Levine, J. M. Natural Sciences Morris, M. R. Natural Sciences O'Brien, A. S. Mathematics Page, Miss J. M. Law Richer, M. D. Natural Sciences Ridgway, J. D. Engineering *Robinson, M. A. Social and Political Sciences Sandby-Thomas, Miss R. M. Law Tabor, Miss A. B. Natural Sciences *Thornton, T. J. Natural Sciences * Retrospective Re-elected to Scholarships Adams, T. Natural Sciences Briski, A. M. Mathematics Bell, J. E. Archaeology and Anthropology Bogard, M. A. Law Greenway, A. H. Engineering Hughes, T. J. Natural Sciences Keeble, E. F. Law Kolya, S. D. Natural Sciences Magill, P. K. Geography Nixon, P. J. Natural Sciences Seymour, P. J. Geography Sunley, P. J. Geography Finn, R. D. English Ho, T-M. Engineering Humpherson, Miss C. W. Archaeology and Anthropology Maddrell, E. R. Natural Sciences Purslow, R. K. History Woods, A. M. Geography White, J. M. Geography Elected to Exhibitions Baumann, P. D. Modern and Medieval Languages Jaffe, P. R. Engineering Woodford, Miss S. J. Natural Sciences Re-elected to Exhibitions Baker, Miss C. E. Law Byford, A. J. Geography Hunt, M. J. Law Bone, A. History Chia, Miss P. K. P. Geography Johnson, Miss G. S. History McCue, J. English Rogers, H. J. History Swinfen, R. A. History Tracy, W. Engineering Whitehead, Miss L. J. English 54 St Catharine's College Society Magazine

College Prizes Blain, Miss S. M. Modern and Medieval Languages Dyer, T. L. Modern and Medieval Languages Entwisle, M. J. Natural Sciences Levine, J. M. Natural Sciences Maddrell, E. R. Natural Sciences Morris, M. R. Natural Sciences Richer, M. D. Natural Sciences Short, Miss J. M. S. Modern and Medieval Languages Tabor, Miss A. B. Natural Sciences

Named College Prizes Drury-Johns Mathematical Prize Briski, A. M. Adderley Prize for Law Haig, Miss R. A. Jacobson Prize for Law Ferran, Miss E. V. Tasker Prize for Modern Languages Li, Miss L. Belfield Clarke Prize for Medical and Biological Sciences Chakraverty, S. C. Alexandria Prize for Engineering O'Neill, P. J. Sayers Prize for Economics Kohn, D. M. Geography Members Prize Magill, P. K., and Sunley, P. J. Bishop Browne's Prize for Reading Neden, A. F. J. Nicholas Prize Farazmand, T. B. N. Hamlin Bursary Bell, J. E., Barham, Miss H. M., and Congleton, Miss J. E. Robert Barnes Bursary Christy, M. W. D. Pennell and Westcott Travel Award Batten, Miss A.

University Prizes I.C.I. Pharmaceuticals Division Prize in Pharmacology (shared) Chakraverty, S. C.

Entrance Awards Choral Award 1982 Entwisle, M. J. Abbeydale Grange, Sheffield Choral Awards 1983 Atkinson, Miss J. E. St Swithun's School, Winchester. Mucha, Miss E. J. St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh Parry, B. W. Ipswich School Stevens, Miss C. S. L. Wells Cathedral School Choral Award 1984 Watkin, D. E. Wells Cathedral School

Scholarships Armitage, D. R. Stockport Grammar School in English (Henn) Dunkley, C. Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School in General Studies for Philosophy (Briggs) Morrison, J. F. Marling School, Stroud in Natural Sciences Exhibitions Carruthers, Miss K. J. Belfast Royal Academy in Modern and Medieval Languages for Law Cawthray, Miss H. A. L. Bradford Girls' Grammar School in Modern and Medieval Languages (Posener) Fairweather, Miss A. M. Campion School, Athens, in English for Philosophy Gleeson, Miss D. E. A. Eastbourne College in English Harrap, Miss P. Cranbrook School and Eltham College in English Hughes, T. C. Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester, in Natural Sciences Jewell, C. A. William Parker School, Hastings, in History King, E. P. Eton College in Modern and Medieval Languages (Posener) Mellor, Miss A. C. Gainsborough Girls' High School in Geography Southern, R. M. Pocklington School, York, in History for Law (Simmons) Taylor, J. G. Haberdashers' Askes School, Elstree, in History Topping, J. S. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, in Natural Sciences for Engineering (Birfield) Tunstall, D. V. Darlington College of Technology in English Upward, A. J. Ampleforth College in History Wise, A. P. Gateway Sixth Form College, Leicester, in Engineering (Birfield) St Catharine's College Society Magazine 55

College Fellowships, Appointments, etc. Elections On 14 January 1983 John Albert Little*, Ph.D., Research Fellow, was elected into an Official Fellowship for three years with effect from 1 October 1983. Andrew Jonathan Bate*, B.A., Research Scholar, was elected into a Research Fellowship for three years with effect from 1 October 1983. Peter James Knowles, B.A., was elected into a Research Fellowship for three years with effect from 1 October 1983. On 4 March 1983 Thomas Peter Gerard Ivory*, M.A., College Lecturer in Law, was elected into an Official Fellowship for three years with effect from 1 October 1983. Paul Ernest Lazenby, B.A., M.Sc, was elected into a Schoolteacher Fellow Commonership for the Michaelmas Term 1983. Philip Jones, Ph.D., was elected into a Visiting Fellow Commonership for the Easter Term 1984. On 29 April 1983 Paul Robert Raithby, Ph.D., was elected into an Official Fellowship for three years with effect from 1 October 1983. Appointments, etc. On 15 October 1982 The title of Fellow Emeritus was conferred on Stanley Collin Aston*, Ph.D., and John Malcolm Young Andrew*, M.A. John Alexander Thompson, Ph.D., was appointed Dean for three years from 1 October 1983. Rosemary Anne Morris, Ph.D., was appointed Praelector for two years On 26 November 1982 from 1 October 1983. Paul Nigel Hartle*, Ph.D., was appointed Tutor for three years from 1 October 1983. The Reverend Brother Christian David John Pearson, S.S.F., M.A., was appointed Chaplain for two years from 1 September 1983.

On 4 February 1983 * Denotes a graduate of St Catharine's.

College Fellowships The St Catharine's Society will welcome with some pride the appointments noted on this page of members of the College now elected to Fellowships. Jonathan Bate (1977) graduated from St Catharine's with a Double First in English, and after being a Harkness Fellow at Harvard, returned to College to work on a Ph.D. on Shakespeare and the Romantic Poets. Thomas Ivory (1974) came to St Catharine's from Belfast and obtained a starred First in Law. In 1981 he was appointed a College Lecturer in Law and continued also with his work in Chambers in London. Peter Knowles, after completing the Natural Sciences Tripos at Trinity came to St Catharine's for his Post Graduate studies in quantum chemistry. His research concerns the calculation of potential energy surfaces of chemical reactions. He has a Sailing Half-Blue. Dr John Little (1972) took First Class Honours in Metallurgy and Materials Science. In 1978 he became a Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, returning to St Catharine's in 1980 as a Research Fellow. His interests include catalysis, coal gasification, and intercalation compounds. He captained the University Soccer team in 1975. Dr Paul Raithby is a chemist who gained his Ph.D. in the University of London (Queen Mary College). He has been in Cambridge since 1976 and in 1981 became a Senior Member of Robinson College. His current research interests include the determination of the molecular structures of metal cluster carbonyl complexes, and of transition metal macrocycle complexes. 56 St Catharine's College Society Magazine R SUPPE P BUM Y ANNIVERSAR h 150t E TH St Catharine's College Society

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 1983 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1982 Receipts 1983 1982 Payments 1983 2,088 New Members' Subscriptions 2003 2,423 Society Magazine 2,874 172 Investment Income 181 45 Gratuities 45 20 Donations 40 188 Deficit for 1982/83 carried to Balance Sheet 695

2,468 2,919 2,468 2,919

BENEVOLENT FUND 254 Balance brought forward 254 254 Balance carried forward 254

OLD MEMBERS SPORTS FUND 252 Balance brought forward 390 410 Grants to Individuals and Clubs 300 519 Donations 105 390 Balance carried forward 232 29 Deposit a/c interest 37 800 532 800 532

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH APRIL 1983 Liabilities Assets 1,982 Part paid subscriptions by undergraduates 2,273 Investments at Cost 1,497 Due to Bankers 293 399 688 Oppenheimer Fund Management Practical 399 390 Old Members Sports Fund 254 1500 General Funds Investment Trust Ltd. 254 Benevolent Fund 232 902 25p Ordinary Shares 902 390 Deposit a/c 232 1,608 Due from College General Reserve Deficit 1 May 1982 824 Add Deficit 1982/83 695 824 1,519

£4,123 £3,052 £4,123 £3,052

Audited and found correct: R. W. E. BARTON Market Value of Investments at 30th April 1983 F. D. ROBINSON Oppenheimer Fund Practical £2,002 14 July 1983 General Funds Investment Trust Ltd. £5,850

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