t h e c I a P h a m x a v e r i a n Vol. 1, No. 5 School Year, 1966-67 School Captain: P. T. O'CONNOR House Captains: Charterhouse: V. ROSZKOWSKI Canterbury: T. SHEA Glastonbury: I. HAMILL Walsingham: M. HART Prefects: K. BARNAVILLE P. PAYNE A. BEATTIE A. POPLETT G. CROWLEY J. SHORTALL S. TOYNE Co-Editors: A. BEATTIE I. SHORTALL Advertisement Manager: K. BARNAVILLE THE CLAPHAM XAVERIAN Clapham College, Nightingale Lane, London, S.W.4 EDITORIAL AT LAST we have managed to publish the long it is since the magazine was last published, fifth magazine in the school's history. We have and thanks must go to Mr. Gibb who has done had the idea of publishing one since last much to encourage this response. Not all the September, but because of examinations and articles have been used, but a boy should not be various other distractions, we have been unable discouraged if his article has been rejected to do so. because, simply by submitting an article, he Older boys will notice that the format of this has contributed towards the magazine. magazine is completely different to those of We have tried to get away from the old type previous magazines. We are indebted to Tony of school magazine but this does not mean that Amura of the Old Boys for advice in deciding we have moved away from the school. This upon this format; without his advice the mag- magazine is about this school, as it should be, azine would probably not have got off the but we have tried to put a premium on quality ground. The very fact that we had to ask for rather than quantity. advice, however welcome, serves to show the The articles in the magazine cover a wide lack of continuity there has been up to the range and thanks must go to Messrs. Pocock, present time in the publication of the magazine. Kidd and Saunders and to Brothers Peter, Alex- This is partly due to lack of enthusiasm among ander and Dunstan for their articles. the sixth form, for it is the lower sixth who We hope that parents will welcome the mag- should supply a new school editor every year, azine and hope also they will help the magazine and partly due to lack of any real encourage- firstly by buying it and secondly by encouraging ment from the staff. Perhaps if the magazine their sons to write articles for it. We also hope is published twice a year, every year, enthusiasm the magazine will be well received in the school and encouragement will grow. but we will welcome and print in the next Throughout the lower school, the response magazine any constructive criticism, or praise, has been surprisingly good, considering how of course. 1 CHARTERHOUSE WALSINGHAM AS W E have not had a school magazine for WALSINGHAM seems to be an enigma. For, quite a time, something must be said of Charter- despite the fresh enthusiasm of the first form, the House seems completely incapable of any house's consistent success in the last few years. House activities. The House has usually won 3 or 4 of the cups This despondency reaches deep into the available each year, shown by the presentations House, its roots firmly etched in the Sixth Form. made on the last day of the summer term. Last Despite the smallness of the House (we are, in year we won the Athletics Cup, R. Davis being fact, the smallest in the school) the participation outstanding : the Football Cup, the Overall does not reach even comparable standards with House Championship and the Building Fund the other Houses. Cup. Concerning the Building Fund Cup, the In spite of this gloomy introduction I am glad House realized the remarkable achievement of to report that the lower school managed to win getting £100 in a year. Congratulations to J. the junior school cross-country cup, more Wood on this tremendous effort. through the failings of the other Houses than through our virtuosity in this field. The one This year, however, the Building Fund has not bright spark in the House's year was its very satisfying placing in the school athletics meeting been well supported, especially in Form V and at Crystal Palace. We in fact managed to come a Lower VI. Up to the time of writing, football very close second. For this achievement I must and cross-country have been the only activities congratulate last year's House Captain, J. Rayer, contested. We seem to be doing well at both. in spurring on the House in one (?) of our stronger fields. Looking forward to this year's We are well represented in the school's first activities I can see bright hopes for the further- and second XI's. Notable names here being : ance of the House. We have done wonderfully well throughout the school in football, for we M. Duffy, first XI vice-captain; S. Toyne, captain are represented by the school football captain, of second XI and G. Crowley. The lower school J. Coletta, and I have every hope of the House have kept up this good record by supplying carrying off the football shield. We have also captains for under 14's and under 13's in M. managed a satisfying performance in the cross- country events so far completed. Carrucan and M. Hogan. There is still one complaint that I must place Although last year's accomplishments were on the heads of the fifth and sixth forms, and quite considerable, a very good all-round effort that is the paying of the Building Fund. During is required by everyone to maintain the House's the past few years we have been taking retrogres- sive steps and are now firmly placed last, many top position. shillings behind the other Houses. If every boy V. ROSZKOWSKI was to contribute the paltry sum of one shilling a week we could easily realise £4 a week instead of the £2 we now receive. M. HART 2 GLASTONBURY CANTERBURY AT LAST the House appears to be emerging PREPARE yourself for a revolutionary new type from a long period of hibernation which seemed of ,House Report. Instead of employing the at one time to reserve for Glastonbury House cutting criticism, which has been used for Captains a permanent seat in the depths of generations in the art of whipping up House despair. spirit and larger Building Fund returns, I shall Last year, under the able captaincy of first endeavour to praise the achievements of my Peter Dowd and then Jan Piertrowski, the House House to the best of my ability. had a fair measure of success and won three cups — the athletics, senior cross-country and After many pains-taking hours searching in swimming cups. In football and cricket we had the Archives of the Dusty Rooms in the College, less success, though were not disgraced, but so I discovered that Canterbury have, through the far this year we have lost more football matches achievements of its members, taken the cricket than we have won. However, the sporting shield, the academic cup, and the swimming strength of the House seems to be spread trophy. The same house can boast that its throughout the school and is not concentrated in illustrious members inclulde the School Captain, certain years and this is in many ways an P. T. O'Connor, and the co-editor of the mag- advantage. azine which you are now reading, namely, A. Due to a marked lack of geniuses, especially Beattie. in the lower school, we did badly in the Academic Cup and I hope more Glastonburyians Our second position in the Building Fund will do better in the academic field this year. battle can in no way be attributed to my vice- captain, C. Lonergan, whose tireless efforts of As far as the Building Fund was concerned, extracting one shilling a week from members of last year was a good one for Glastonbury. The the house will, I am sure, be rewarded at the House collected the largest amount it has done end of the school year by the Building Fund in living memory -- £97 — to come a close,' runner-up to Charterhouse for the Building Cup returning to its natural resting place. Fund Cup. I would like to take this opportunity Prospects in the coming inter-house athletics of thanking those who pay regularly and with a little more effort from those members of the lock bright, especially in The lower forms, where House, especially in the upper school, who have the good house spirit has produced an enthusi- short arms and deep pockets, we may attain the astic response to the competition. elusive £100 target this year. I would like to finish by asking for the con- Finally, while thanking all those who made tinued support of House members, in order that an effort for the House, I must point out that the remainder of the term will be as successful the maintained or improved position of Glaston- as the past year. bury depends upon all its members. I. HAMILL T. SHEA THE SCHOOL football season is not yet halfway F through, but enough has occurred to show what is likely to happen. Allowing for the fact that all our opponents have larger schools than us, we should still be able to win more matches. We would do but 0 for the fact that, of the small number available, even some of these have weekend jobs. Five possible players for the first eleven refuse to play on these heart-wrenching grounds of financial destitution.