••••^Midland &tvs6 ic J jc to tke^-LiSte**Av* b O jriis Midland Bank pic ' O The Dunelmian EDITORIAL CONTENTS This year has seen a number of alternative magazines with a bias towards Headmaster’s Notes 2 humour. This can only be a good thing; showing that people are thinking gchool Facts 3 about school life, questioning established attitudes and generally being creative. They have shown a high degree of literacy and wit and have pro- House Notes 4 vided both pleasure and experience for their editors. Perhaps a greater Speech Day 10 emphasis on current school issues and events would be a useful Chapel Notes 15 improvement. Reviews 16 Another healthy trend has been the increased participation of both socie­ ties and other extra curricular activities. Previous editorials have rightly Societies emphasised its destructive qualities but now 'unofficial' activities seem on Pursuits 26 the increase: more people are interested in doing more things and a wider Original Contributions 30 range of interesting activities is being provided. C C F 36 The original contributions section is much larger this year, not because of any great brilliance in the offerings (though many are good) nor because it Sport and Recreation 38 has been pathetically small in previous “Dunelmians” but rather to stress O.D. News 58 INDIVIDUALITY (sic). R. N. MADDISON EDITORIAL STAFF R. N. MADDISON R. CHERRY A. SAWYER The Headmaster and his school monitors. N. J. W. 1 Headmaster’s Notes Including Staff Notes There are four new members of staff In addition to these four full time Scottish team in the second round. this term. The new post of Deputy appointments, two part-timers have also Academic matters have generally gone Headmaster has been filled by Mr. J. S. Joined the staff; Mrs. M. F. Proud who well recently; in particular the results of Lee, who was educated at King Edward has a M.A. from Durham, has left the the external examinations in the summer School, Birmingham, St. Edmund Hall, Durham University Department of were excellent. The pass rate at “A” Oxford, where he took an Honours Theology to teach some Divinity to us, Level was 87.8 per cent, very nearly the degree in Engineering Science and at while Mrs. M. E. Wilson who has a M.Sc. best we have ever achieved, and the Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he in Computer Science has taken over average number of “A” Level passes, obtained a distinction in the teaching of responsibility for Computing in the including General Studies was 3.27 per Physics while doing his Certificate in School and has started preparing our boy. Several subJects produced out­ Education. Mr. Lee then taught Physics first candidates for “O” Level Computer standing results, with Ancient History, at Oundle School, where he was a House Studies. We give a warm welcome to all French, German and History all Tutor and Officer in Command of the the above and hope that they will enjoy obtaining an 100 per cent pass rate, Oundle School C.C.F. As well as being a living and working in Durham. while 15 out of the 24 Geographers County Squash player, Mr. Lee helped At the end of this term we shall say obtained an A or B grade. Over one-third with the Rugby and Cricket at Oundle, goodbye to Mr. M. S. Allinson who has of the grades gained were A’s or B ’s, but his main interest is mountaineering. completed a year with us and will be while over 57 per cent of the candidates As well as an annual Adventure Training returning to New Zealand. Mr. Allinson achieved either an A a B or a C. There Camp in Scotland, for over 40 boys, he has been the House Tutor in Poole House, were three boys who obtained four A has organised a series of overseas moun­ taught junior Physics and P.E. and contri­ grades, two of them also achieving two taineering and scientific expeditions, buted an immense amount to the games Scholarship Level distinctions. These ranging as far afield as Ecuador, in the School, particularly Rugby and Scholarship results were one of the most Afghanistan, the Nile and (in 1982} Swimming. We are most grateful to him pleasing features of the examination; we China. Already Mr. Lee is organising a for his immense enthusiasm and hard more than doubled our previous best by Joint Oundle/Durham expedition to work and wish him all good fortune on achieving 16 distinctions (Grade l ’s) and Pakistan, due to take place in 1984 and his return to his native land. He will be 11 merits (Grade 2). we look forward to seeing many more replaced by Mr. M. Quigley, also from The “O” Level results were equally expeditions of this sort. Otago University, New Zealand, who will pleasing, with again the pass rate of 77 Our new Head of History is Mr. D. R. we hope carry on the same tradition. per cent being our second best ever. The Best, who was educated at the Royal Also leaving us at the end of the term average number of passes per boy in the Belfast Institution and went on to gain although only temporarily are Mr. W. J. Fifth Form was a splendid 7.23 per head First Class Honours in History at The R. Allen and his family. They are doing and there were outstanding results both Queen’s University, Belfast. Having an exchange for five terms with Mr. P. S. on the Arts and Science sides. The best completed a Post Graduate Certificate of Jarvis of Westley College, Perth, candidate achieved 11 Grade A’s, but Education at Wadham College, Oxford, Australia, and we wish Bill, Pat and equally pleasing was the high success Mr. Best Joined Norwich School where Nicola a happy and worthwhile Journey rate in Mathematics, a difficult subJect he was a Housemaster and helped to to pastures new. Mr. Jarvis who was for some but one of vital importance organise the games. Mr. Best has become educated at the University of Western these days. All boys in the Lower Sixth a House Tutor in Langley House and will Australia will take over the responsi­ now take the Science in Society ‘AO” be helping with both Rugby and Cricket. bility for the Caffin’s Lodge. examination as part of the “A” Level Mr. Corbett was educated in Ireland Since my Speech Day report General Studies course and 62 out of the at Bangor, County Down and went on to (published elsewhere in the magazine) 64 candidates passed this examination, read French and German at St. Andrews Dunelmians have been particularly busy, with 20 Grade A’s amongst them. Many University, where he was awarded a 2:1 both inside the classroom and outside of congratulations to all those who success­ in French Language and Literature. He it. Reports on the cricketers success fully took on the examiners last summer. did his Post Graduate Certificate of throughout the season and in Barbados, Education at The Queen’s University, and of the most successful testimonial Belfast, and besides being a House Tutor match held for Tom Collin can be read in in School House will teach mainly the Sports Section, but mention should be French. Mr. Corbett has played Rugby made in passing of the excellent results for the University and for representative obtained so far by the 1st XV this term. teams and will be helping with Rugby Already as I write in mid-term they have and Cricket. broken the points scoring record and the Mr. A. N. Pointing Joins us from number of tries record has already been Ponteland County High School, where he passed by one wing and is being had been teaching Mathematics for the approached by the other. This perhaps is last three years. He was educated at a guide to the excellence of the Rugby Westminster City Grammar School and being played and although in general we read Mathematics at Reading University, have a small side, only the very large before going on to do a Post Graduate Schools, such as Ampleforth and Certificate of Education. Mr. Pointing Sherborne have managed to starve our won a Royal Navy Scholarship and talented three-quarters of the ball and so served in the Navy for five years on a finish ahead. University Cadetship. He played Hockey This year we were invited to take part and Cricket for London Schools and will in the B.B.C. programme “Top of the be helping with Cricket, Badminton and Form”. We have successfully negotiated Squash. Mr. Pointing has also Joined the the first round, much enJoyed the Naval Section of the C.C.F. experience and now go on to play the top 2 School Facts Christmas 1982 School Monitors Valete T. J. Baxter, Head of School and Poole House. SUMMER 1983 J. P. P. Allison, Head of Langley House. A. L. Carlill, Head of School House. The Caffinites M. R. S. Irwin, K. S., Head of The Caffinites. S. H. Brunton-Reed A. W . Mounsey C. A. Oliver, Poole House. R. Crackett J. P. Musk N. P. Tubbs, The Caffinites. P. Heselton S. Openshaw S. Lea-Swain I. K. Stew art Easter and Summer 1983 R. J. Maddison A. Sw ales School Monitors C. R. Mages, Head of School and Poole House. Langley J. P. P. Allison, Head of Langley House. N. H. Brunskill, Langley House. J. M. Alderson R. A. Lloyd-Taylor A. G. Hay, Langley House. J. P. P. Allison A. M. R.