St Catharine’s College Society Annual Magazine 2004 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2004 Table of Contents Editorial .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 College Report The Fellowship ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Research Fellows ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Honorary Fellows .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Emeritus Fellows ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Fellow-Commoners ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 New Fellows ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Visiting Scholars ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Valete ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Senior Tutor’s Report ...................................................................................................................................................11 News from the JCR ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 News from the MCR ................................................................................................................................................... 13 Chapel Report ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Chapel Choir Report .................................................................................................................................................... 15 College Societies ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 College Clubs ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Blues and Colours ........................................................................................................................................................ 29 The Acheson-Gray Sports Day ................................................................................................................................... 30 The Henn Lecture 2003: Jeremy Paxman: Spin, A Bluffer’s Guide ................................................................... 34 The Kellaway Concerts ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Graduate Research Seminars...................................................................................................................................... 35 Amalgamated Societies Lecture Series ..................................................................................................................... 36 Engineers’ Reunion ...................................................................................................................................................... 37 Commemoration of Benefactors ................................................................................................................................ 38 Alumni and Development Report ............................................................................................................................. 40 List of Donors 2002 ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 List of Donors 2003 ...................................................................................................................................................... 43 List of Matriculands 2003 ............................................................................................................................................ 46 2003 Postgraduates ...................................................................................................................................................... 46 PhDs approved, 2003–4 .............................................................................................................................................. 48 University Scholarships and Prizes ........................................................................................................................... 48 College Scholarships and Prizes ................................................................................................................................ 49 2 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2004 Society News Society Committee ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 The Society President .................................................................................................................................................. 54 Report on the 75th AGM (2003) ................................................................................................................................. 55 Report on the 76th AGM (2004) ................................................................................................................................. 55 Accounts for year ended 30 June 2004 ...................................................................................................................... 56 Report on the 2003 Society Dinner ............................................................................................................................ 57 Report on the 2004 Society Dinner ............................................................................................................................ 58 Semon on the Tercentenary of the Dedication of the College Chapel ................................................................. 59 A Brief History of Thymine ........................................................................................................................................ 61 The College Wine Cellar ............................................................................................................................................. 61 Branch News ................................................................................................................................................................. 62 Honours and Awards .................................................................................................................................................. 65 Publications ................................................................................................................................................................... 66 Reviews .......................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Births .............................................................................................................................................................................. 75 Marriages ....................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Engagement .................................................................................................................................................................. 76 Anniversaries ................................................................................................................................................................ 76 Deaths ............................................................................................................................................................................ 76 News of Members ........................................................................................................................................................ 81 Articles Portrait of the Master (Victoria Crowe and Professor David Ingram) ................................................................. 90 The ‘Other’ Boat Races (Dr Chris Thorne) ............................................................................................................... 96 College Stained Glass Windows (Part IV) (Professor Sir John Baker) ............................................................... 100 Work vs Play: The Complex Issue (Tarek Mouganie) .........................................................................................