OldKin9's Club FRANK SHAW 1913-1990 Head Master 1960-1975 Newsletter No. 78 April 1991 OLD KING'S CLUB NEW YEAR'S HONOURS We congratulate Dr. David John Edward Ingram, Vice Chancellor of the University of Kent , on his appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E .). OldKin\f s Club· PAST HONOURS We congratulate the following Old Boys on the Honours they have received in the past, with our regrets that these were inadvertently not announced at the due time: Knighthood 1988 McKinnon, Stuart Neil, QC (1957) Companion of the Order of the Bath 1978 Roper, Robert Burnell (1938) Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1987 Hime , Martin (1945) Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1988 Branscombe , Paul (1963) 1966 Daborn, Alan Francis (1939) Daborn, Brian Alwyne Marston (1937) Died 1983 Member of the Order of the British Empire 1969 Ambler, Keith Thomas William (1950) FORTHCOMING EVENTS OLD BOYS 9thMay School Careers Advisors' Evening 22ndJune Commemoration Day Gaudy for the 1920's Leavers - date awaited 15th November Old Boys' Dinner at the Roehampton Club FRANK SHAW 1913-1990 SCHOOL EVENTS, to which you are welcome, include:- Head Master 1960-1975 12th May Antiques Fair (Dining Hall) 16/17/18th May Lower VI Form Play "Dracula " 9thJune Antiques Fair Please telephone the School for tickets for the Play Tel. 081-947 9311 Newsletter No. 78 April 1991 OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 1. NEW YEAR'S HONOURS STOP PRESS We congratulate Dr. David John Edward Ingram, Vice Chancellor of the University of COMMEMORATION DAY Kent, on his appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire Saturday, the 22nd June, is Commemoration Day and the ideal occasion for (C.B .E.). Old Boy's and their families to visit the School. For these, other than the most recent leavers, the site - or campus as it is now called - will be seen to have been unimaginably transformed and there is a great deal of interest for all in the PAST HONOURS programme of events. We congratulate the following Old Boys on the Honours they have received in the past, Old Boys' teams compete in a number of different sports, the first to start with our regrets that these were inadvertently not announced at the due time: being the Cricket Match at 11 a.m. The Old King's Club marquee will be located as usual on the Old Boys' Lawn at the Lodge where drinks will be avail­ able during the day, and family tea will be served in the afternoon . The School Knighthood Shop, in the Lodge, will be open throughout and the Old King's Club Sec­ 1988 McKinnon , Stuart Neil, QC (1957) retariat will also be there to provide information from its computerised records Companion of the Order of the Bath and will also present a display of memorabilia. 1978 Roper , Robert Burnell (1938) OLD KING'S CLUB DINNER 1991 Commander of the Order of the British Empire The Old Boys' Dinner will be held on Friday the 15th November 1991 at the 1987 Hime, Martin (1945) Roehampton Club, London, SW15. Application forms will be included with the next Newsletter but meanwhile please make a note of the date in your diary. Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1988 Branscombe , Paul (1963) KCS OLD BOYS' HOCKEY CLUB 1966 Daborn, Alan Francis (1939) A volunteer Secretary is urgently required to assist Bruce Garrett administer Daborn , Brian Alwyne Marston (1937) Died 1983 the Club. Please telephone 081-946 7494 or write him at 1, Kenilworth Avenue, Member of the Order of the British Empire Wimbledon, London SW19 7LN. 1969 Ambler, Keith Thomas William (1950) FORTHCOMING EVENTS OLD BOYS 9th May School Careers Advisors' Evening 22nd June Commemoration Day Gaudy for the 1920's Leavers - date awaited 15th November Old Boys' Dinner at the Roehampton Club SCHOOL EVENTS , to which you are welcome , include:- 12th May Antiques Fair (Dining Hall) 16117118thMay Lower VI Form Play "Dracula " 9th June Antiques Fair Please telephone the School for tickets for the Play Tel. 081-947 9311 2. OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 3. OLD KING'S CLUB: OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE PRESIDENT: R.M. Reeve (Head Master K.C.S.) VICE-PRESIDENTS: R.B. Armitage (1991), L.R. Barkey (1985), D.D.C. Belchamber (1986), Sir Cyril Black (1974), J.C. Burr (1987), K.A. Collyer (1974), A.G. Cranch (1969), R.E. Dawson (1979), R.F. Diacon (1983), P.K. Gerhold (1984), J.D.E. Hamilton (1983), A.D. Hein (1986), D.E.M. Jarvis (1975), HON SEC J. Keeling (1987), H.R. Lewis, O.B.E. (1969), D.M. Maxton, M.B.E. (1970), C. Taylor (1973), N.R. Topping (1984), G.R. Walter (1978) (Year of election shown in brackets) HON. SECRETARY: A.S. Wells HON. TREASURER: L.G. Brew WANTED HON. MEMB. SECRETARY: A.G. Sinclair Chairman 1991/2: E.A. Stokes Elected Members: R.J. Bannister, M. Barron, W.T. Coupland, M.P.C. Francis, R.J. Hudson, Alan Wells, the OK Club's Hon. Sec. for the last ten years, has decided in H.M.G. King, R.J. Morris, H.E. Moss, D.W. Parry, N.J.D. Roberts, A.G. Sinclair, E.A. Stokes. his sevumpty umpth year that he would like more time to pursue other Representatives of Accredited Activities: interests - mountaineering, bird-watching ... ? he declines to comment. Cricket: D.W. Talbot Cross Country: J.P.H. Smith Golf: P.N. Crowther His impending departure, however, opens up an opportunity for another Hockey: J.R.B. Garrett Old Boy - dedicated, self-sacrificing, organised, efficient and, above all, Rifle Club: F.A.L. Hedditch,M.B.E.,R.V.M. available - to step in and take over this interesting job. Rugby Club: J.D.E. Hamilton Swimming: F.D. Gerrand Tennis: C.G. Diacon The working conditions are modern, cbngenial and well-equipped. A team K.C.S. Lodge: H.M.G. King of three willing helpers - Algy Sinclair, Molly Green and Clare Craig - are Sub-Committees: Finance: M. Barron (Chairman), R.J. Bannister, L.G. Brew, P.N. Crowther, N.J.D. Roberts on hand to help run the office, and the School itself provides willing and co­ Social: L.R. Barkey (Chairman), R.B. Armitage, M. Barron, M.P.C. Francis, R.J. Morris, H.E. Moss, operative back-up. E.A. Stokes Hon. Auditors: The office is officially open on Tuesdays and Thursdays every week, from N.H.J. Miller, A.C.A., G.P.N. Phillips, A.C.A. 10am to 1.00pm - though it would be foolish to pretend that the work does NewsletterEditor: R.J. Morris, 38 Manor Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 l YB (081-940 5641) not occasionally overflow into the Hon. Sec's off-duty hours. Benevolent Fund: Management Board: R.M. Reeve (Head Master K.C.S.), R. Lowndes, L.D. Peters, D.V. Smedley The job entails keeping the records up-to-date, mailing out Newsletters, Trustees: L.R. Barkey (Chairman), L. G. Brew, J.D.E. Hamilton, C. Taylor Dinner and AGM notices, attendance and minute-taking at six evening L.G. Brew Hon. Treasurer: Committee meetings every year, general correspondence and the mainte­ Trustees of the Invested Funds: M. Barron, D.W. Parry, M.A. Smith nance of friendly relations with OK's around the world. Alan himself will Careers for School Leavers: remain in situ to brief and help his successor during the initial settling-in Old King's Club Adviser: J. M. Robson (0737 353834) period. Write or call Alan at the School - you know where and when! - in the first Club Address: do Kings College School, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4TT Tel: 081-947 9311 Fax: 081-944 6526 instance to discuss the idea and your interest. 4. OLD KING'S CLUB OLD KING'S CLUB 5. EDITOR'S NOTES EDITOR A tall, imposing figure , he nevertheless at once in this country, and that is hard enough: it is quite The Editor of the Newsletter is Richard Morris created an impression of warmth and good humour. another thing to transplant those values into foreign (1978) . He will be glad to receive contributions via Both members of staff and pupils turned to him soil as Frank did so successfully. We are lacking some early issues of the Newsletter the Old King's Club Office at the School. instinctively for guidanct and help. Beneath the And then there was the interruption of the War in and would be very grateful if members holding urbane manner there was considerable shrewdness : which he proved that he could have had a successful copies numbered 9 and 27 could let the Secretary, gullibility was never a word that could be applied to career as a professional soldier if he had so wished. Alan Wells, have them for our master set. FRANK SHAW Frank Shaw. As a public speaker he was in constant Not many war-time soldiers achieved the rank of full Photocopies will be taken for the School Archive Frank Howard Shaw, headmaster of K.C.S., Wimb· demand, and he delighted his audiences with his Colonel or served as he did as one of the select band files . If members wish to have their originals Ledon, died on September 13th aged 77. He was born urbanity, wit and felicitous turns of phrase. Ostenta­ of planners under the Chiefs of Staff in the War returned, this will be arranged after photocopying . tion and humbug were anathema to him, and for all Cabinet offices and office of the Minister of Defence Contributors are thanked for the items they have in Yorkshire on June 13, 1913.