Record bid for places Cathedral THE demand for places at A new staff common room erected by Premier Construction service for QEGS goes on and on. A rec­ was opened at School in of Blackburn, between the ord number of 311 boys applied January at the Head of the stairs Science block and Hartley Harry King to sit the entrance examination inside the South entrance re­ House to replace the classrooms in March and the role will placing two classrooms and the dispossessed by the new staff A MEMORIAL service for be 1,200 in September. There Second Master's room. room. It w ill also house a new Harry King (1923-30) was were 1,036 pupils when the A prefabricated building, laboratory for the Sixth Form. held at Blackburn Cathedral headmaster, Mr Johnston, took costing about £21,000 is to be on Wednesday, March 19. over in January 1978, inclu­ It was conducted by Canon ding 13 girls. There w ill be G.A. Williams with music by 80 girls in the Sixth-form the School under the direction September complement. The of Mr Jack Longstaff. cost of fees in 1978 was £777 The Headmaster read the a year, but they were increased lesson and the Provost of to £933 for the main school and Blackburn conducted prayers. £648 for Horncliffe. Harry King had a long association with Queen Eliza­ beth's — first as a pupil in the 1920's and later as chief assistant master. He retired three years ago. (See Magister 21). He was also a prominent church man being a lay reader at St Barnabas' Church, Black burn, and St. Mary's, Mellor, where a funeral service was held on Monday February 18. (Obituary — Page 3) You have probably already noticed a Obituaries Pages 2, 3,4. difference in your Magister! — We have Successes Pages 23, 25, 27. coloured up in the School's red and blue School news Pages 12, 15, 16, 17. — the reason for the new look, which Weddings Page 24. extends to a completely different printing technique is explained on page 7. Branches Pages 12, 18,22. MAGISTER Page 2 TRAVEL AGENTS Obituaries TOURS BY AIR AND COACH AGENTS FOR LEADING Prof G. Manley TOUR COMPANIES PROFESSOR Gordon Manley, MA, DSc., died in hospital on Jan 29, aged 78. Prof Manley was at School from 1910 to 1918 and proceeded to Man­ chester University where he obtained his DSc degree in engineering. He then went to Cambridge, achieving a double first in the Geography Tripos at Caius College. J. & F. ASPDEN After an expedition to During the eleven years he Greenland under the auspices spent at Durham up to the out­ break of war, he established an (Blackburn) Ltd of the Meteorological Office, international reputation as a he became assistant lecturer climatologist based in part on his at Birmingham University in work on the university's mete­ Travel Services 1926. In 1928, he went to orological records dating back to 1847. Last summer he received an Durham University as the honorary doctorate from the firs t lecturer and head o f the university. geography department. From 1939 to 1948, Prof Manley was demonstrator and lecturer in geography at Cam­ 3 Park Road, 23 Railway Road, bridge and in 1943, won the Buchan Prize of the Royal Mete­ Blackburn, Lancs. Darwen, Lancs. orological Society, of which he was president in 1945-46. He was Telephone 52323 Telephone 71127 made a Fellow of the society in 1977. During the war, he served with the Meteorological Office and the University A ir Squadron. QEGS CHOICE FOR TRA VEL In 1948, he became the first Professor of Geography at Bed­ ford College, University of London, and six years later, achieved another first when he was appointed to the chair of environmental sciences at Lan­ caster University. PROF. MANLEY PROCTER’S He is the author of many publications, and after his retire­ In addition to those already ment to Cambridge, he continued for mentioned, the following names to serve on a number of Govern­ of Old Boys who have died since ment scientific committees con­ the last issue of Magister, have cerned with meteorology. TELEVISION come to our notice: Eric H. Jones (1916-22), Norman Gordon Manley was devoted Peel (1926-35) in Canada, David to the school. He was president COLOUR....................BLACK & WHITE N. Hogg (1964-69 in Nigeria, of the Old Blackburnians' Associ­ John C. Ashton (1912-14), Edgar ation for several years in the late O. Hindle (1925-33), Ron H. 1960's and was a governor of the Croft (1932-37), Norman Foster School from 1963 until last year. RENT OR BUY (1919-27), William L. Burke He leaves a wife, Audrey, to (1913-14), David I. Jolley whom we extend our sincere (1950-57). condolences. YOUR LOCAL TIGER DEALER Stanley R. Cave MR Stanley R. Cave Deputy Headmaster, serving Choose from the best under another QEGS old boy, (1912-18) who lived in Hove, Mr Harry Brogden (1918-27), All with service that’s proved Sussex, died on Oct 17. He who was Headmaster at Brighton was Head Boy in 1917-18 and until his retirement. Captain o f Cricket and Cap­ In the late George Eastwood's tain of Football. history of QEGS, Mr Cave records (pages 101-3) some interesting On leaving school, he went to anecdotes concerning life at the Sidney Sussex College, Cam­ school during his time. He leaves PROCTERS bridge, where he took an MA, in three children, two boys, both the Natural Science Tripos. He Oxford MA's and a daughter, was appointed science master at 14-16 AINSWORTH STREET, BLACKBURN Taunton School in 1921 and after an SRN. three years, joined the staff of In the words of his former Telephone 55336. Brighton, Hove and Sussex headmaster, "Stanley Cave lived Grammar School, where he stayed and died a devoted, self-sacrificing for 37 years, the last eight as Christian". MAGISTER Page 3 HARRY KING, BSc THE President of the Old THE Headmaster writes: Harry King's name is so Blackburnians' Association, synonymous with the history, tradition and heritage Eric Sagar, writes. of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, that many The services of Harry King to have only a hazy idea of the day when Henry King the Old Blackburnians' Associat­ was not associated with the School. ion were so varied and extensive that it is doubtful whether any­ It therefore seems right for This was before my appoint­ one except Mrs King fully realised the present Headmaster, who ment here, but it seems not how much he did in his quiet, improper for a young headmaster friendly, efficient way. had the privilege of knowing to salute Harry's passing with a Harry for such a short time Old boys who have attended few words of thankfulness for his the annual dinner in recent years to set the facts down on life and to pay tribute to his long will be aware of the extent to paper and to briefly comment years of service in this school, in this town and in this diocese. which the success of this event upon them. was due to his efforts, involving Harry always said at Old Boys' dinners that there were three not only general supervision but Born on October 31, 1911, he loves in his life, his love for and also the engagement of cater­ was at St. Barnabas' Church of his belief in a living Lord Jesus, ers, the issue of tickets, the England School, Blackburn from for his wife and home, his love organisation of the seating Harry King 1916 to 1923, before coming to for his school, to whom he had arrangements, correspondence the Senior School of Queen given so much — and possibly a with guests and speakers and the boys (and latterly old girls also) Elizabeth's where he spent seven fourth — his unstinting support firm but tactful settlement of of the School. years. He graduated with an for Blackburn Rovers. When he last-minute problems. His pop­ Harry was a member of the Honours Degree in Chemistry in had missed two matches at ularity was clearly shown on the committee of the Association for 1933 at the Victoria University of Ewood Park, it was clear he was many occasions at this function more than 34 years and served as Manchester, and after a year's not as well as he should be, and I when he was making his announ­ chairman in 1966/67. He also course in which he gained his can only end by saying how cements and calling upon old kept close contact with all our teacher's diploma, he held a series typical it was that Harry should boys of various age groups to branches regularly attending func­ of appointments in Junior schools have known of my appointment "take wine with the president". tions of the London, Oxford, mainly in Blackburn from 1934 almost before anybody else on Yorkshire and the South Lanca­ to 1940, including two years at For many years, Harry was the the staff in October 1977, and shire and Cheshire branches, and St. Barnabas', his own school, main link between the School and indeed — through his friendship acting as liaison officer between St. Matthew's Church of England the Association and he lost no with a mutual colleague — should opportunity of recruiting school the branches, the School and the School and Cedar Street Council parent association. Last Septem­ School. He was then called to do have, in fact, had a meal in my leavers to membership.