St Catharine’s College Society Annual Magazine 2006 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2006 Table of Contents Editorial ...........................................................................................................................................................................4 College Report The Fellowship ...............................................................................................................................................................6 New Fellows and Fellow-Commoners .......................................................................................................................8 Valete .............................................................................................................................................................................11 Robert Crispin Evans (3 November 1909 – 18 December 2005) ........................................................................12 Denis Crispin Twitchett (23 September 1925 – 24 February 2006) ...................................................................14 From the Master-elect ..................................................................................................................................................15 Professor Dame Jean O Thomas DBE ScD FRS FMedSci .....................................................................................................16 Vice-Master’s Report ...................................................................................................................................................17 Senior Tutor’s Report ..................................................................................................................................................18 Graduate Tutor’s Report .............................................................................................................................................19 PhDs approved, 2005–6 .......................................................................................................................20 News from the JCR ......................................................................................................................................................21 News from the MCR ....................................................................................................................................................22 Chaplain’s Report ........................................................................................................................................................23 Chapel Choir Report ....................................................................................................................................................23 Alumni Office Report ..................................................................................................................................................25 Development Office Report ........................................................................................................................................25 List of Donors 2006 ..............................................................................................................................26 Societies .........................................................................................................................................................................29 Sports Clubs ..................................................................................................................................................................33 Blues and Colours ........................................................................................................................................................42 Amalgamated Societies Lectures ...............................................................................................................................43 Kellaway Concerts .......................................................................................................................................................44 Graduate Research Seminar Series ............................................................................................................................46 Commemoration of Benefactors 2005 ....................................................................................................47 St Catharine’s College May Ball 2006 ....................................................................................................49 Undergraduate Matriculands 2005 ........................................................................................................50 New Graduates and Postgraduates 2005 ...............................................................................................52 University Scholarships and Prizes ...........................................................................................................................54 College Prizes ...............................................................................................................................................................54 College Scholarships ....................................................................................................................................................55 2 St Catharine’s College Society Magazine 2006 Society News Society Committee .......................................................................................................................................................58 The Society President ..................................................................................................................................................58 Report on the 78th Annual Meeting (2006) ...........................................................................................58 Society Seminar 2006: Professor John Pickard .......................................................................................................59 Report on the 2006 Society Dinner ...........................................................................................................................60 Branch News .................................................................................................................................................................61 Honours and Awards ..................................................................................................................................................64 Publications ...................................................................................................................................................................65 Reviews ..........................................................................................................................................................................66 Births ..............................................................................................................................................................................72 Civil Partnership ..........................................................................................................................................................72 Marriages .......................................................................................................................................................................72 Anniversary ..................................................................................................................................................................72 Deaths ............................................................................................................................................................................73 News of Members ........................................................................................................................................................79 Missing Members .........................................................................................................................................................84 Articles Thirty-five years at St Catharine’s .............................................................................................................................90 Memories of St Catharine’s ........................................................................................................................................92 Rowing in the 1930s ...................................................................................................................................................95 Some Fast Women (and men) ....................................................................................................................................99 2005 Varsity Rugby: a (rather restricted) view from a rampant pack ............................................................. 104 First Overland ............................................................................................................................................................ 105 Catz Cradle ................................................................................................................................................................ 107 Out of Africa .............................................................................................................................................................. 108 John Ray’s Travels in 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