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THE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL KING'S SCHOOL CHRONICLE TA MEN AIAAKTA MAN6ANO, TA A'ETPETA ZHTO, TA A'ETKTA IIAPA 6EJ2N HITHSAMHN.
Vol. XIII.
JULY, 1942. CONTENTS.
Editorial School Officers School Notes House Notes School Concert Speech Day "The Tempest" O.V. News Engagements, Marriages and Births Obituary Roll of Honour O.V. Serving in H.M. Forces Cricket Notes Rowing Notes Cross Country Notes Fives Notes ... J.T.C. Notes A.T.C. Notes Shooting Notes ... Rugger Notes Boxing Notes ... P.T. Competition ... Scout Notes Agricultural Notes ... Music Society Notes Valete
Salvete A King's Scholar on the " Mayflower ' Birmingham Letter ... Correspondence Contemporaries
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EDITORIAL. At the end of the last Easter term we bade farewell to Mr. Creighton for the second time in the history of the King's School. Needless to say it was a sad farewell, for the whole school knows and appreciates his work on its behalf during the period of our exile at Criccieth and after our return here. It was with anxious hearts that we welcomed Mr. F. R. Kittermaster to the school at the commencement of the Summer term. As we had hoped, our anxieties have proved groundless; after the first two or three days he became a part of the school, and there can be no higher compliment than that. Mr. Kittermaster was educated at Rugby; he held a commission during the last war in the Royal Field Artillery; since then he has taught in India, and he comes to us from the staff of Canford School. He is, moreover, a graduate, with first-class honours in English and French, of the University of London. Mrs. Kittermaster is a niece of the famous Foster brothers, the Malvern cricketers. So it is that the King's School faces yet another era in its history, and we cannot blind ourselves to the fact that it will almost certainly be a difficult one. The future of the public school after the war hangs in the balance. It does, however, seem to us that if our country's leaders are wise it is the type of school of which the King's School is an example that they will choose, upon which to build the future education of the country. At the moment, we can say with all sincerity that the King's School is flourishing. Our numbers are now slightly above what they were before our migration to Criccieth, and there is every hope that they will mount up yet further in the future. And it will be plain to all who read these pages that the war has treated us in kindlier
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fashion than many other schools. We have been able to carry on with all our activities with as much vigour as ever, although gardening and farming have come to occupy a place in the school curriculum which they never held before. It must be admitted, however, that in one respect there is a sign of falling off; we mean in the study of the classics. As the Headmaster said on Speech Day, to relinquish the study of the classics would be to return to barbarism. Those few of us who still ply our endeavours in this direction must shortly depart, and are but poorly qualified to speak on the subject. Yet we do hope that we shall not be the last members of a dying race, but that a new succession of people will arise with fresh enthusiasm for the classical studies and the realisation that classics do not simply provide a pleasant form of escape from present-day troubles, but do offer the world something that it now lacks. And now we close this 160th Editorial with the confident wish that Mr. Kittermaster will enjoy all happiness in his new task, and the school all prosperity under his guidance. SCHOOL OFFICERS. Captain of the School - D. L. Thawley. Captain of Boats - J. G. Morris. Secretary of Boats - D. L. Thawley. Captain of Cricket - W. Davidson. Secretary of Cricket - P. G. F. Higginson. Captain of Shooting - J. G. Morris. - J. G. Morris. Captain of Gym Secretary of Fives - M. S. Clarke. - E. V. Burchard. Captain of Swimming Captain of Tennis - C. R. Sampson. Captains of Houses :— School House - D. L. Thawley. Castle House - J. G. Morris. Hostel - J. M. Ansell. Chappel's House - S. M. Moore. Creighton's House - E. V. Burchard. School Monitors—D. L. Thawley, J. G. Morris, C. R. Sampson, J. M. Ansell, S. M. Moore, E. V. Burchard. Editors of The Vigorman—D. L. Thawley, C. R. Sampson, J. G. Morris. Librarians—D. L. Thawley, J. G. Morris, S. M. Moore.
SCHOOL NOTES. We are sure that the whole school will join us in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Longland on the birth of a son in the Easter holidays. The event was duly celebrated by the granting of a half-holiday to the school at halfterm. We wish William Longland (for that is his name) all future happiness.
On Saturday, July 23rd, most of the Upper V and a few members of the VI went to Stratford-on-Avon to see a performance of the " Tempest " at the Memorial Theatre. We are sorry to say that we were somewhat disappointed by what seemed to be a rather mediocre performance. Nevertheless we found the outing a welcome relief from the usual school routine.
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On Friday, June 12th, a performance of Marlowe's " Dr. Faustus " was given by the Adelphi Players in the Guesten Hall Garden. Although many of the school had gone home for the Half-term holiday, a considerable number of us were present at this performance, and some of us acted as stewards. The performance was very enjoyable, although it was felt that the play was more suitable for acting indoors.
We must once more thank Canon and Mrs. Hutchinson for the kind way in which they have allowed members of the school to play on their tennis court. This has been especially appreciated during this term, as the only other available court, despite our best efforts, has not been fit to play on.
On behalf of the whole school we congratulate Canon Hutchinson on being made a Doctor of Literature at Oxford University. Though we cannot pretend to be as well acquainted with his work as we should, yet we know that this honour is fully deserved. Besides this, we feel a certain pride on our own account, that this distinction should be conferred on one who is, as it were, a next-door neighbour of the school, as well as one of its Governors. Throughout this term the junior members of each boarding house have taken it in turn to help in weeding the school gardens, and mowing the lawns. Mr. Bentley was, as last year, a very able supervisor of all such work. It is not everyone who takes pleasure in this rather monotonous kind of labour, but, despite this, the task was performed with a good heart, and all who have been down the garden this term will agree that their toil has been well worth while.
On Thursday, May 7th, the school watched a number of sketches performed by Field Security personnel. As sheer entertainment these sketches were very much appreciated but their levity seemed rather incongruous with the seriousness of their theme, which was, of course, the harm that can be done by careless talk.
In the course of the term we have also seen a number of films shown in College Hall in accordance with a scheme of the Ministry of Information. The films were short and about so varied subjects as the plight of Norway and the production of tanks in Britain. The school was interested, though not exactly thrilled.
A report of the School Play appears elsewhere in our columns, but this is perhaps the place in which to comment on the innovation, which we hope will not remain an isolated event, of the collaboration of our Sister school. The Tempest without the Masque is impossible, if only because it renders meaningless the chief speech in
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the play, and it is quite beyond the capacity of any boys to dance as the Alice Ottley School can. Our warmest thanks are due to Miss Veale and Miss Netherway who produced this delightful interlude—" a most majestic vision and harmonious charmingly "—and to the masquers and " strange shapes." Our warmest thanks are also due to the kind ladies and gentlemen who gave their services in the Orchestra. HOUSE NOTES. SCHOOL HOUSE. HOUSE MONITORS : D. L. Thawley, C. R. Sampson, J. V. T. Wilson, R. H. K. Goss, R. J. Castle, W. Davidson. We were very sorry last term to lose Mr. Thomas, who had been with us for two years, but we warmly welcome Mr. and Mrs. Kittermaster and Mr. Longland. We were very sorry to lose Bearder at the end of the Easter term, as he would have been very useful for the cricket season, but we welcome several new boys, Cutler and Jacks last term, and Townsend and Bolton this term. During the last two terms the House has excelled itself in sport. We congratulate Thawley and Wilson on their achievement in the cross country. Last term we also won the " Belows " matches fairly easily. We congratulate the members of the House cricket team, and especially the Rowing four for doing so well. In the P.T. competition, however, we only just managed to come third. All the members of the House who entered for Certificate A, in both parts, passed, and also W. R. Goss has been promoted to Corporal in the J.T.C., and Badham Lance Corporal. In the A.T.C., Castle has passed his Proficiency test, and we hope Davidson, Healey, Goss and Wells will in the near future. The Inter House Fives matches were unable to be played this year. This was unfortunate, as we had a good chance of winning them, having all four members of the 1st four. Clarke was elected Secretary of Fives. We also had a chance in the House Tennis, which likewise was cancelled. On Speech Day we were pleased to see Schulhof and wish him the best of luck in his schoolmastering. We owe a special vote of thanks to Miss Heynes and Matron, for looking after us so ably, particularly during the mild epidemic of mumps in the Easter term. We would like to mention that this time last year we had no Cups, and now we have five : our unlucky spell seems to be broken. Nothing more remains but to wish everyone good holidays, and those who are leaving all the best. CASTLE HOUSE. HOUSE MONITORS : J. G. Morris, N. Money, R. W. Lambert. We were very sorry to lose J. H. Coles at the end of last term, after he had captained the House so successfully since its return from Criccieth, and we wish him every success at the University and in his future career in the Royal Air Force. Last term the House acquitted itself well in all three inter-house activities. We are sorry to say we lost the Rugger Cup. We had a fairly small team, which Coles captained very successfully against heavier opponents.
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We had hopes of keeping the cup, but we lost to Creighton's by 3 points, after a very hard and exciting match. In both of the Cross Country Races the House did very well, finishing 2nd place in both the Junior and Senior events. Last term the House also showed a very keen interest in boxing. We congratulate P. C. Smith on winning the cup, and also J. R. Painter, R. W. Lambert and G. L. S. Rankin who came next in order of merit. This term we did not have enough rowers in the House to put a light four on the river, so we combined with the Hostel. We provided J. G. Morris, a member of the 1st IV, and A. R. Kemp the 1st IV cox, and also P. G. W. Thomas who though young shows much promise. We had a small cricket side this year; the bowling was carried by N. Money (capt.) and R. W. Lambert, both of whom batted well. The shooting team, consisting of J. G. Morris, N. Money and R. W. Lambert was fairly good; the latter was successful in winning the Individual Shooting Cup, but, unfortunately, we lost the House Shooting Cup to the Hostel. The House Section was under the command of L./Cpl. Lambert, and by a very narrow margin won the Section Shield. After a lot of hard training we succeeded in winning the P.T. Competition, thanks largely to the superb leadership of J. G. Morris. We should like to thank Matron for keeping the House fit and healthy during the last two terms, and by achieving her object of keeping the sick room empty. We hope that people going to the Harvest Camp will have fine weather and an enjoyable time.
THE HOSTEL. HOUSE MONITORS : J. M. Ansell, D. S. Shovelton, P. G. F. Higginson. We were very sorry to lose Mr. and Mrs. Longland this term, but we tender our congratulations at the birth of their son. To compensate for this loss we are very glad to receive Mr. Thomas and his family to The Hostel for the first time, and we certainly are grateful to Mrs. Thomas for her many kindnesses and we are glad to see that many of us show our appreciation by helping in the aftermath of meal times. We are glad to welcome C. W. Williams from Creighton's, and Brenner, A. C. and J. A. Blain and Hammond for the first time, this influx bring our numbers up to 17. Ansell is to be congratulated on being made a School Monitor and also on gaining his 1st IV colours. Higginson has since become a House Monitor, and is to be congratulated on becoming Secretary of Cricket. As for Sports we did not do very well in the Cross Country despite AnselFs efforts, and we did not shine in the Boxing Competition. We did very much better in the House Matches this term, and thanks to Armstrong's batting we were only just beaten in the finals by School House. One special effort was obviously reserved for the Shooting which we won this year, being represented by Ansell, Higginson and Armstrong. We only just missed winning the Individual as well. As for the Section Shield we did not do too well, partly due to the fact that we had some recruits in the Section. For people of the House who do not care for Classical Music a Club has been formed for Dance Music and is now in full swing.
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Some old Hostelites visited us this term. P. L. W Shovelton came down and of course the radiogram was the first objective. At the beginning of July we were awakened early in the morning by "a strange anc fish-like smell." Lo and behold B. C. V. Cant had arrived with his fishing rod via window. Hammersley dropped in to see how we were getting on during one oi his frequent wanderings. We understand he is making nuts and bolts. In conclusion, the only thing left to mention is the other side of school life—work. We all join in wishing Ansell and Shoyelton success in the Higher Certificate and also Higginson and Armstrong in their School Certificate. CHAPPEL'S HOUSE. HOUSE MONITORS : S. M. Moore, (J. A. Charlish), G. Ppntecorvo, J. Papps, W. A. Moody. Owing to the fact that we are suffering from a shortage of large people, we have achieved little in the past two terms. We congratulate Flay and Charlish on being awarded their first XV Cap and Colours, and Moore on being awarded his Colours; Pontecorvo and Partridge received their 2nd XV Colours. Harcombe and Kitson obtained high places in the Senior Cross-country, and K. Evans did well in the Junior. Although we have only one 1st class shot in the House, Moore, and one 2nd class shot, we entered a team for the House Shooting, but our total was not very high. We have not done very well in the House Cricket matches, but we did beat the other day boy House—by one run ! Harcombe is in the first XI, and Moore and Sanders are in the second XI. Although we improve slowly, in other things we are best written as ' also ran.' It is encouraging however, to note the increasing keenness in the House, and the willingness to learn and practice. Gwynn-Jpnes, J. Papps, and A. R. Thomas have completed their Certificate ' A ' exams, and have been promoted to the rank of Lance-Corporal. The day-boys wish to thank Mr. Strong and Mr. Bentley for their patience in coaching the day-boys' light IV; the day-boys were second in the race on the day after Speech Day. We will wish one of our old House Captains, D. J. R. Harris, good luck on being called up, and close our account. CREIGHTON'S HOUSE, HOUSE MONITORS : E. V. Burchard, J. G. W. Ayrton, W. J. Tolley, G. V. Marshall, B. Papps, R. R. Cox. At the beginning of last term we looked forward to the future with a vague feeling of apprehension. We had lost several of our senior members, among them Green, one of the best, and most popular of House captains. His place was ably taken by W. R. Curtis, whom, to our great regret, we lost some six weeks after his appointment as school monitor, and for the second time we were apprehensive. Not for long however. Burchard was appointed in his place, and soon proved himself worthy of the appointment, and at the beginning of this term he was made a school monitor. Though we won three out of four ' Belows ' matches last term, we lost badly against School House, but our disappointment was to a large extent offset by the pleasing victory that Darlington won in the Junior CrossCountry run. He was ably backed up by McGill and
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Hawkins, and though without Green we made only an indifferent show in the Senior Run, we should like to see Darlington take Green's place in future years. We congratulate Green on winning his 1st XV Cap and Colours, and W. R. Curtis on winning his Colours, Burchard, Ayrton, B. Papps, Cullis and Tolley on obtaining their 2nd XV Colours. We also congratulate McGill and Fowler on obtaining King's Scholarships, and hope that the exams they take in the future may meet with equal success. This term, House Cricket has been at a lower standard than usual, but Darlington played excellently, and we congratulate him on winning his 1st XI Colours. James and Anstey played for the 2nd XI. We are pleased to note a growing keenness among our junior cricketers, and our ill-success in the House Matches was caused through no lack of spirit. In rowing the House has been rather more fortunate. Burchard found his way into the 1st IV, and we congratulate him on obtaining his Cap and Colours. Marshall and B. Papps rowed for the 2nd IV. We should like to express our thanks to Mr. Strong and Mr. Bentley for the coaching they have given the Day Boy IV, and we feel that without their help we should have stood very little chance on Speech Day. As it is we feel our boat, stroked by Burchard, with a crew consisting of B. Papps, Marshall, Pontecorvo, and Birkbeck as cox, did very well. We were disappointed to lose the Section Shield this term but we tied with School House for second place. At present the House has four N.C.O.'s in the J.T.C. Lance Corporal Marshall has been promoted Corporal and B. Papps, Abbott, and Lucas, Lance Corporals after passing the second part of the Certificate A examination. Marshall and Lucas will represent the House at a Weapon-Training Camp during the holidays, and Cox and Tolley at an A.T.C. Camp. The two latter are corporals in the A.T.C. and we congratulate them on obtaining this exalted rank. Tolley has the added distinction of being the only first-class shot in the House. Achievements are not, however, merely physical. These house notes, for which we are indebted to Marshall, testify to the ability to produce mental work of high quality. Finally we wish the best of luck to those who are leaving this term, and every success to those who eagerly and anxiously await examination results. We hope to be well represented at the Harvest Camp, and even though it may monopolize a part of the holidays we are certain boys will not mind devoting a small part of their holidays to agricultural work for the benefit of their country. SCHOOL CONCERT. This year, the Concert was held in the evening, early in the term, on the 15th of May. The main work of the evening was " The Revenge," as set to music by Stanford. Despite previous forebodings, the performance of the school choir in this work must be put down as a definite success; as usual, it was almost entirely to Mr. Day's able coaching that this success was due. As must always be the case in school concerts it was in the altos that the weakness, if any, lay. Fortunately the voice of Mr. Nicholls nobly supplemented their strength. Special mention must be made of Mr. LI. Williams' performance in the speeches of Sir Richard '""renville which were sung as solos. The accompanist
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was C. A. Myers, O.V., and Mr. E. F. Day was the conductor. The other items in the concert were a pianoforte solo, " Impromptu in A flat" (Schubert) by P. D. Clifton, which was especially appreciated, two trios by Mr. F. Fielder, E. W. Price, O.V. and Mr. E. F. Day, the one the " Trio in B flat " (1st movement) (Mozart), the other the " Trio in D " (1st movement) (Haydn). The songs " Orpheus with his lute " (Vaughan Williams), " O Mistress mine " (Roger Quilter), " Under the Greenwood tree " (E. F. Day) were sung by Mr. LI. Williams. The School Choir then sang " A Festival Chime " (Welsh Melody, " St. Denio," arr. by Gustav Hoist) and a new note was introduced into school concerts by the singing of " Waltzing Matilda " (Melody by Marie Cowan, arr. for S.A.T.B. by Thomas Wood). The singing of " Non nobis Domine," the poem of Rudyard Kipling, set to music by Roger Quilter, provided a fitting conclusion to the evening's entertainment. SPEECH DAY. Speech Day was held on Friday, July 10th. The Dean was in the Chair, and the Governing Body was also represented by Bishop Duppuy, Dr. Hutchinson, Alderman Maurice Webb (O.V.) and Mr. A. W. Priestley. In his opening words the Dean welcomed the new Headmaster and paid a sincere tribute to Mr. Creighton. He also gave expression to the Governors' gratitude to the staff for their loyalty to the School during the difficult times of the last few years. In presenting the Headmaster's Report, Mr. Kiltermaster observed that he could make the customary claims of exemplary behaviour and a clean bill of health among the boys with less suspicion of partiality than usual, since he was necessarily only editing, rather than composing, the report on a year of which he was responsible for only one term. The examination results last year (five Higher Certificates out of nine candidates, and 23 School Certificates out of 27) were very satisfactory, especially in view of the disorganisation caused by the School's exile at Criccieth. Coming fresh to the King's School, he could honestly say that its work compared favourably with that of other schools with which he had been acquainted. The one thing that distressed him was the thought that next year there looked like being a marked decline in the number of boys doing an advanced course in Classics, a decline which he earnestly hoped would be only temporary. The games of the school had been good, and the Physical training (" which," he drily remarked, " I regard as a game though perhaps some do not ") was being well carried on, as the display on College Green that morning had showed. The numbers had risen by 30 in the last twelve months, and were now slightly above what they were when the School was moved to Criccieth, and a further increase was expected next term. The Headmaster went on to pay warm tributes to each member of the staff individually, claiming that few schools were more fortunate in having lost so few masters through the war and in the energy and efficiency, both in the classroom and out, of those that remained. They had even offered to work longer hours next term in order to save the need of an addition to the staff which the increasing numbers required, but he felt that this would bt fair neither to them nor to the boys, and he intended to roak* another appointment next term.
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The J.T.C. was in a most flourishing condition, and the inspecting officer had noted an improvement since last year. The Cert. A results had been most creditable. If the A.T.C. was in a less satisfactory state, it was because the Air Ministry declined to allow a commissioned officer on the staff, so that the cadets had to go into the city for their training; he did not doubt that the instruction they received there was anything but efficient, but it was far from being an ideal arrangement from the point of view of the School. Turning to the O.V., Mr. Kittermaster said that 18 distinctions had been won in the field, eight had been killed, eight reported missing, and six were prisoners of war. In his concluding words he urged parents to co-operate with the School in encouraging a general cultural background, without which mere examination successes were barren. He also stressed the importance of accurate knowledge: the complacency of the proud parent's comment on his son's mental arithmetic—" Seven and five ? Thirteen !"—" There you are, right within one, first time !"—was not good enough. Finally he read a telegram from Mr. Creighton : " Greetings and Good Wishes. Floreat Schola !" The prizes, in the form of Book Tokens, were then distributed by Mrs. Elliott-Smith, who was presented with a bowl of cherries in place of the conventional bouquet, and the Dean called upon Mr. A. G. ElliottSmith, Headmaster of Cheltenham College, to address the gathering. Mr. Elliott-Smith said that, as Headmaster of another school that had undergone the trials of an enforced exile, he thought that such an uprooting was not wholly loss, for at least it taught a school not to take its buildings and amenities for granted, and to appreciate them better when they were restored. He believed that the War had had a similar impact on education generally, and he thought it most encouraging that in the midst of a life and death struggle Parliament should have found time and energy for a full debate on the subject of the future of education. It was no exaggeration to say that the fate of this country depended quite as much on what we made of education after the war as on the actual result of the struggle now being fought out. He felt a deep sympathy with boys who had to do their schooling and their university course in wartime. He had himself been at school during the last war, and he knew how difficult it was not to feel that one ought to be away doing what might seem to be work more directly concerned with the war. But he knew, and he had had it from the lips of senior officers, that what was wanted in the services was not " half-baked officers " but men and officers who could be relied on " to do a dull job well " and that capacity could best be learned at school. During last winter he had presided over a conference of the Headmasters of all the schools of various types in Cheltenham, and they had asked themselves what they would do if it lay with them to construct an educational programme. The definition, or description, of education at which they arrived was that " the aim of a school should be to help the boys and girls to realise their responsibilities to their fellow men and to awaken in them the desire to make their own contribution to the purpose of the world as it had been given them to see it." The thanks of the gathering to the speaker were expressed by Mr. A. W. Priestley, the retiring County Director of Education, who regretted that his first appearance on the platform as a Governor would also probably be his last.
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After tea, the first of two performances of The Tempest was given in the Guesten Hall Garden, and throughout the day there was an exhibition of the Art work of the School. On Saturday the O.V. cricket match was played and resulted in an easy victory for the School. The Play was then repeated. Though rain seemed to be threatening throughout both days, none actually fell, and during both performances of the play the sun broke through the clouds and justified the confidence that " Ariel and all his quality " would succeed in confining the tempest behind the Guesten Hall ruins. "THE TEMPEST." The play was acted in the Guesten Hall Garden on successive evenings, July 10th and llth, by members of the School aided by the Alice Ottley School. Fortune again favoured the brave and a threat of foul weather never materialised. Thus Mr. Macdonald in the double role of producer and Prospero was able to raise and allay a tempest which did not suffer by competition and comparison with the real thing. The audience of boys, parents and friends of the School must have exceeded three hundred on each evening and was honoured on the second occasion by large numbers from the Alice Ottley School, the College for the Blind and the Choir School. The setting was enchanting and few can have been immune from the benign influence of " the qualities o' the isle," which lie so beautifully here in the midst of Worcester. There were few occasions when it was difficult to hear the actors' words from the back of the audience, although Act II, Sc. I., in which Antonio (A. H. Armstrong) and Sebastian (G. V. Marshall) first mock Gonzalo (E. V. Burchard) and then conspire, was not altogether successful in this respect. In so far as there are long passages of dialogue important to the story but apt to be tedious to the listener unless spoken with conviction, The Tempest is a particularly difficult play to produce. The biting humour and the vicious scheming of the above scene failed of their effect, partly because these " ebbing men " did not overcome the difficulty of speaking from a semi-recumbent position but chiefly because Sebastian, though delightfully urbane, lacked peevishness and venom and because Antonio was deficient in o'er-vaulting ambition and tended to gabble his words. A very spirited rendering of the tempest scene against the magnificent background of the ruins was enhanced by the vigorous performance of the Boatswain (M. S. Clarke), who was conspicuous for his ability to forget himself and to act his part. The following scene, in which Prospero tells Miranda his tale, was by contrast rather an anti-climax : its inherent difficulties are great and they were increased by the necessity for having a boy to act Miranda (R. C. Cook). Prospero's story is long and Shakespeare seems almost to be at pains to recall his audience's attention as well as Miranda's to its details. Prospero did his best, although one would have welcomed greater variation of pitch and tempo, but Miranda had not forgotten herself and did not act. She spoke her lines well but was insufficiently sensitive to that delicate relationship with her father which gives the part so much of its charm. And without charm Miranda fails. The scene was transformed by the appearance of Ariel (J. O. C. Champion) who played a most exacting
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part well. His voice was good and he moved easily about the stage. His range of gesture was indeed too limited and he lacked something of the sparkle which infuses his first speech (" I flamed amazement") and should be inherent in all his action. Nor, any more than Miranda, did he use his eyes as an instrument to gaze upon his master with. But his acting was thoughtful and by catching something of that vital intimacy with his master which gives cohesion to the play, he won the audience's sympathy. The highest tribute that can be paid to him lies in the statement that Prospero was at his best when Ariel was on the stage. The former was never more dramatic than when threatening to " rend an oak and peg thee in his knotty entrails." Caliban (D. G. Pontecorvo) was good, particularly when not in the company of Stephano (B. J. Mallett) and Trinculo (R. W. Lambert), whose collective clowning robbed him of some of his individuality. The enunciation of his opening lines was splendid. Indeed he was always something more than the " ridiculous monster " of undiscerning Trinculo or "the thing of darkness " that Prospero would have us think him. "Moon-calf" is no abusive epithet to one who loves the isle that is " full of noises," who adores the Stephano whom he has seen as the man in the moon. It was a pity that the pathos of the part was largely missed once Caliban had drunk of the " celestial liquor." Stephano made a good drunken butler. His obvious enjoyment of the part infected the audience and enabled a rather cruder Trinculo to succeed adequately in his. Mr. Day is to be congratulated on his " scurvy tune," which was most competently performed by the actor. Ferdinand (J. V. T. Wilson) spoke wejl and did his best with what is rather an unsympathetic part. It is unfortunate that he should have been left on the stage to struggle with his emotions—and his gestures—during the whole of " Full fathom five," which was too long. The part of Alonso (D. L. Thawley) was acted thoughtfully and rose to dramatic intensity on more than one occasion, notably in his, " O, it is monstrous! monstrous !" speech. Gonzalo (E. V. Burchard) entirely justified his choice for the part. His goodness, his patience, his slowly mounting wrath under the taunts of Antonio and Sebastian, his ponderous prolixity were all well portrayed, although at times he was rather difficult to hear. Finally, Prospero : he it was who as actor as well as producer sustained the play and made it the success it was. At times indeed he seemed momentarily to falter under his double burden; had he been able to concentrate solely on his part one would not have been conscious, as one was occasionally, of his effort to memorize his lines and he would not, one imagines, have said " less " for " more," as he did at one performance, in the final words of Act III, Sc. I. But of the lasting impression which he made upon the audience there can be no doubt: whether it be of his fine soliloquy in Act V., Sc. I, (" Ye elves of hills . . . "), so beautifully concluded to the music of Byrd's lovely Earl of Salisbury Pavan, or of that other speech in Act IV., Sc. I (" You do look, my son, in a moved sort . . . "), or of his mere presence on the stage with wand and outstretched arm, casting a spell of serenity upon his whole design. With that design he must, as producer, have been well satisfied : not that as "I, thy schoolmaster " he altogether mastered such intractable elements as boys' feet, boys' hands, which were nearly always too much on the move, but that he did succeed in creating a picture
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of the island and the tale as a whole. To this end the Alice Ottley's contribution of the Masque was a notable one. The dancing, under the inspiration of so good a performer as Miss Veale, was excellent. Iris (Gerda Schiller) and Ceres (Nora Beighton) spoke well, while Juno (Cora Jenkins) sang her song, " Honour, Riches " most pleasantly, though her voice did not carry far. There was nothing more beautiful in the play than this song, composed by Miss Lenton in the manner of Purcell. The Shapes, but for an unfortunate accident on the first evening, executed their part admirably in an ingenious handling of the banquet scene. Mr. Day, without the advantage of a magic wand or cloak, produced several " sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not " although he had nothing like, " a thousand twangling instruments " at his command. The boys, however, of the School Choir did not altogether succeed in reproducing the sweetness of Ariel's songs because of a tendency to get sharp. It should be added that the producer had provided the prerequisites of a good production : a scholarly selection of the best text (e.g. Prospero's " I think thee, Ariel " for the usual, " I thank thee,"—Act IV., Sc. I.), good casting of the parts and the right costumes and make-up. C.P.L. O.V. NEWS. Captain E. C. Evans Fox (Castle House, 1914-17) of the Royal Canadian Engineers Reserve, has sent us two of the last of a series of fourteen articles on aerial navigation and kindred subjects, published in the Canadian Air Force Review during last winter. An editorial note says that he " has won the right for his name to be added to the long list of scientists and ship's and plane's officers who have developed the science of navigation." Capt. Fox promises to send a copy of his forthcoming book on aeronautics to the School Library. D. D. Warren (Hostel, 1912-15) of the Indian Civil Service, is at the P.W.D. Secretariat, Madras. H. W. Hinds (Day Boy and Chappel's 1931-39), having taken his schools at Oxford, is setting forth for Westcott House, Cambridge, to study for ordination. S. B. Harris has been awarded his diploma and R.A.F. and American " wings " at Craig Field, Selma, Alabama, U.S.A. He was a member of the eighth aviation cadet class to graduate from the Advanced Flying School at Craig Field. He landed in Canada on the eve of his 21st birthday. One of his companions on the voyage was Cadet Martin, O.V. R. Thomas (Day Boy, 1928-35) is now in the Colonial Police in Ceylon. He is in charge of the Trincomalee district. He has recently had to deal with a crowd of about 70,000, during a Buddhist Festival.
Recently four O.V. met on a ship sailing from England. They were, E. J. Cole (School House, 1926-32) and J. G. George (Natland, 1926-29), H. C. Gettings (Day Boy, 1920-26) and A. H. S. Powell (School House, 1921-29) who joined the others at a port in South Africa. George and Cole, by a coincidence, shared the same cabin. Lt. T. Averill (Day Boy, 1927-34) has now rejoined his unit, having spent the previous nine months doing agricultural work at home. B. C. V. Cant (Hostel, 1938-41) is studying dental surgery at Manchester University.
ENGAGEMENTS. BEARD-WATTS. The engagement is announced between Capt. Patrick Beard, R.A. (Day Boy, 1930-34) youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beard of Teme House, Lower Wick, Worcester, and Ruth, youngest daughter of the late Mr. R. K. Watts and Mrs. Watts, of Thorpe Latimer, Helpringham, Sleaford, Lines.
CRAZE-McNEiLE. The engagement is announced between Michael Romilly Craze (Hostel, 1919-25), of Felsted School, at Hill Court, Ross-on-Wye, elder son of the Rev. R. H. Craze and Mrs. Craze, Whittington, Worcester, and Carol Mary McNeile, of St. Monica's School, at Chagfprd, Devon, eldest child of the late Rev. A. H. McNeile, D.D., Regius Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin, and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and Mrs. McNeile.
PARKER-HARRIS. The engagement is announced between Trevor Leslie Parker (School House, 1928-31), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parker, of Cheyney Court, Bishop Frome, Worcester, and Mollie Joan Harris, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harris, of Southington, Bromyard. MARRIAGES. CROWLEY-NICHOLLS. On May 5th, 1942, Timothy Crowley, R.A.F., youngest son of Dr. and Mrs. T. Crowley, Bombay House, Wath-on-Dearne, to Barbara Joy, daughter of Mr. H. E. Nicholls, Secretary and Clerk to the Governors, King's School, and Mrs. Nicholls. * * * NICHOLLS-SHARPE. On April 8th, 1942, at Claines Church, by the Rev. A. H. G. Clinch, and the Rev. G. H. Sharpe (O.V.), George Herbert Nicholls (Day Boy, 1925-33), 2nd Lt., R.E., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nicholls, of Bromsgrove, to Jean Marguerite, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Sharpe, of Worcester.
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BEVAN-WOOD. On March 5th, 1942, at Cairo, Raymond Meredith Sevan (Day Boy, 1919-22), elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Bevan, of Kempsey, to A.S.O. Alison Wood, W.A.A.F. DIXON-MARTIN. On May 5th, 1942, James Humphrey Ferris Dixon (School House, 1927-31), to Muriel Galletly, only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Martin, of Tynemouth.
ELT-COOPER. On June 29th, 1942, at Worcester Cathedral, A. R. Elt (Day Boy, 1920-25), to Miss G. S. Cooper, of Norton, Worcester.
BAIN-WHITE. On April llth, 1942, Lieut. D. W. Bain (School House, 1927-31), younger son of Mrs. and the late Mr. D. H. Bain, of Clevedon, Somerset, and Sheila, daughter of Mrs. and the late Lt.-Comm. G. S. White, V.C., R.N., of Rushington, Sussex.
BIRTHS. RABAN. On June 14th, 1942, at Thorpland Cottage, Fakenham, Norfolk, to Monica (nee Sandison), wife of Capt. J. P. C. P. Raban, R.A. (School House, 1932-36), a son, Jonathan Mark Hamilton Priauli.
SEABRIGHT. On May 15th, 1942, at Cedar Court Nursing Home, Sutton, Surrey, to Marjorie, wife of Gilbert W. Seabright (Day Boy, 1915-19)—a daughter.
PATTON. On June 2nd, 1942, at Bognor, to Beryl, wife of Wing-Commander C. A. C. Patton, R.A.F. (School House, 1913-21)—a daughter.
NASH. On December 25th, 1941, at Nairobi, to Margaret, wife of Slade Nash (School House, 1912-21)— a daughter. OBITUARY. The news was received in March last, that C. W. Forbes Waller (1885-90), died on October 31st, 1933, at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, after a very long and painful illness. ROLL OF HONOUR. Their Name liveth for Evermore. ALLEN, R. W. M. (Castle House, 1934-39), Lt., R.A. Killed in Action. BEARCROFT, E. M. F. (Castle House, 1930-37), Flt.-Sgt. R.A.F. As the result of enemy action, the plane of which he was the captain crashed at Herbillon, near Cap de Fer, Algeria, on the night of January 17th,
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and he was buried there two days later. He had got his "wings" in March, 1941, and while still under training had been wounded in the shoulder from an enemy plane, BETHUNE-WILLIAMS, D. E. (Castle House, 1923-26), Lieut. R.N.V.R. Missing, presumed drowned. CLARKE, D. S. (School House, 1931-34), Sub-Lieut. (A), R.N.V.R. He was killed in a flying accident only a few days before completing his training in the Fleet Air Arm, for which he had volunteered in 1940. He had done part of his training in Canada, and had passed well above the average in all stages. CLARKE, E. H. P. (Day Boy, 1922), Wing Commander, R.A.F., A.F.C. About twelve years ago he had been transferred to the R.A.F. from the Pangbourne Nautical College, and had been awarded the Air Force Cross in the early part of last year. He was killed flying on active service. HALTON, E. C. (School House, 1924-28), Major, R.A. Killed in Action. REYNOLDS, J. (Day Boy, 1927-34), Pilot Officer, R.A.F. Killed in Action in Egypt. STEWARD, E. J. (School House, 1929-33), R.H.A. Killed in Action. WHITEHEAD, C. D. A. (School House, 1931-35), Flt.-Sgt., R.A.F. Killed in Action.
O.V. SERVING IN H.M. FORCES. Adlington, J. (Day Boy, 1926-33), Surg.Lt., R.N. Allcott, F. A. (Natland, Day Boy, 1920-25), Flight-Lt., R.A.F.V.R. Allen,. R. T. L. (Castle House, 1934-39), Sub-Lt., R.N. (Special Service). Angwin, J. B. P. (School House, 1915-18), M.B.E., Major, R.E. Anstey, R. (Day Boy, 1930-37), Lt., R.E. Arthure, Dr. B. A. J. (School House, 1917-22), R.A.F. Ault, K. (Natland, 1930-34), Squadron Leader, R.A.F. Averill, T. E. (Day Boy, 1927-34), Lt. R.A. Bagenal, J. S. (School House, 1924-34), East Surrey Regt., O.C.T.U. Bagenal, P. (School House, 1934-38), Pte., Australian Army. Bagnall, R. P. C. (Day Boy, 1922-28), Major. Bailey, L. M. (Hostel, 1927-33), 2nd. Lt. Worcs. Regt. Bailey, A. W. R. (Day Boy, 1935-41), A./C. 2 R.A.F. (University Course). Bain, D. W. (School House, 1927-31), Lt., R.A. (AntiTank). Baker, G. A. (Day Boy, 1930-33), O.C.T.U., R.A. Baldry, A. (Day Boy, 1933-38), Sgt.-Pilot, R.A.F. Bailey, F. E. G. (Day Boy, 1922-29), Sgt., R.A.F. Reported missing. Bankes, Rev. W. J. H. (School House, 1922-25), Chaplain, R.N.V.R. Bartrip, K. F. (Day Boy, 1928-30), Trooper, Royal Armoured Corps. Baxter, J. N. (Hostel, 1932-34), Capt. Duke of Wellington Regt. Baxter, G. N. T. (Hostel, 1932-35), 2nd. Lt. Duke of Wellington Regt. Attached, Green Howards. Beamish, G. V. G. (Hostel, 1909-10), Commdr. Royal Indian Navy. Lt. R.N.R., 1914-18. Bearcroft, W. G. C. (C«stl» Houw, 1932-39), Bactwiologi»t. R.A.M.C.
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Beard, W. K. (Day Boy, 1927-32), Capt. R.F.A. Beard, R. P. (Day Boy, 1930-34), Capt., R.A. Beauchamp, H. K. P. (Castle House, 1930-33), D.F.C., Squadron Leader, R.A.F. Beaumont, J. (Natland, 1927-30), Petty Officer, R.N. Beaumont, J. F. (Natland, 1921-30), 2nd. Lt., R.A.S.C., M.T. Bendall, A. J. (Castle House, 1935-39), Trooper, R.A.C. Bendall, D. C. (Castle House, 1936-40), Ordinary Seaman, R.N. Bennett, H. W. E. (Day Boy, 1910-18), Paymaster Lt.Commdr., R.N. Benson, F. M. P. (Castle House, 1937-40), Ordy. Seaman, R.N. Bissley, F. B. L. (School House, 1927-29), 2nd Lt. Essex Regt. Blanchard, H. H. (Day Boy, 1919-20), Comdg. Coy, Pioneer Corps. Blyth, M. H. (Hostel, 1933-36), Pte., E. Surrey Regt. Boddington, M. C. B. (School House, 1929-32), D.F.M. Flight-Lt., R.A.F. Bolland, A. D. (School House, 1932-37), Capt. (Adjt.), R.A. Bough, R. H. (Day Boy, 1933-39), Trooper, R.A.C. Bowstead, T. C. (School House, 1912-17), Lt., R.N. Served 1917-18. Branch, A. E. N. (Hostel, 1927-33), Commission on Staff, R.A.F. Bridgman, F. H. G. (Hostel, 1925-31), A.D.C. to the Viceroy of India. Briggs, D. E. (Day Boy, 1932-37), R.A.F. Brooks, R. I. G. (Castle House, 1932-36), Capt., R.A.F. (B.E.F.). Brown, C. H. (Day Boy, 1915-24), Capt. R.A.S.C. Brown, G. W. (Day Boy, 1918-22), Pte., R.A.O.C. Brown, G. D. (Day Boy, 1926-28), 2nd-Lt., Royal Tank Regiment. Bryer, C. F. (Day Boy, 1933-39), Cpl., R.A. Bryer, W. N. (Day Boy, 1930-37), O.C.T.U. (R.A.). Bubb, H. A. (Day Boy, 1931-38), A.C.2., R.A.F. Caldicott, A. W. (Day Boy, 1929-31), Capt., R.A.S.C. Caldicott, P. D. (Day Boy, 1936-39), 2nd. Lt., Leeds Rifles. Cavenagh, T. F. (Day Boy, 1904-09), M.C., Major, R.H.A. Served 1914-18. Chappel, B. H. (School House, 1905-9), D.S.O., Lt. Col., Punjab Regt. Chaytor, C. J. (Day Boy, 1899-1905), Paymaster Lt.Commdr. Served, 1914-18 (Ment. in Despatches). Checketts, H. J. (Day Boy, 1930-38), Ordinary Seaman, R.N. Clark, G. P. (School House), Major, Northants. Regt. Claxton, F. W. R. (Day Boy, 1924-31), A./C. 2. R.A.F. Cleverley, E. (Day Boy, 1926-33), 2nd-Lt., Worcs. Regt. (France). Prisoner of war. Cockburn, C. R. (Hostel, 1928-31), Capt., The Buffs. Cole, E. J. (School House, 1926-32), Capt., R.A. Collett, O. (Natland, 1918-20), Lt., R.N.V.R. Collins, R. J. (Day Boy, 1924-29), Cpl., R.A.F. Columbi, P. L. A. B. (School House, 1930-31), Lt., R.N. Comforth, E. M. (Castle House), A./Capt., R.A. Cox, H. C. (Day Boy, 1930-38), Gunner, R.A., Searchlight Bn. Cox, Rev. W. F. (Day Boy, 1923-31), Chaplain. Croft, J. L. R. (School House, 1920-24), A./Capt., The Black Watch. Prisoner of war. Crofts, Rev. J. A. (Day Boy, 1923-27), Chaplain, R.A.F.
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Gettings, F., Capt., R.E., Palestine. Gettings, F. W. C. (Day Boy, 1916-24), K.S.L.I. Gettings, H. C. (Day Boy, 1920-26), Gloucs. Regt. Gilson, E. R. L. (Castle House, 1929-34), 2nd Lt., Wore. Regt. Glew, G. W. L. (School House, 1933-35), 2nd.Lt., 5th E. Yorks. Regt. Glover, I. (Castle House, 1935-37), Sgt., R.A. Goddard, F. M. (School House, 1916-23), 2nd.-Lt., R.A. Good, M. H. (Castle House, 1936-40), A./C. 2, R.A.F. Grainger, E. J. (Hostel, 1924-27), Air Ministry. Graves-Morris, P. H. (School House, 1920-25), Capt., Worcs. Regt. Green, E. W. (Castle House, 1912-15), Lt., R.A. Green, J. G. (Day Boy, 1932-38), Pilot Officer, R.A.F. Gregory, E. C. (Day Boy, 1928-35), Driver, R.A.S.C. Grist, C. H. (School House, 1923-29), Lt., R.A. Hackwood, S. N. (Castle House, 1934-37), 2nd.-Lt., R.M. Hall, R. W. T. (Castle House, 1928-30), R.A.C. Hall, D. O. (School House, 1930-38), Capt., Hants. Regt. Hall, J. S. R. (Castle House, 1917-22), A.I.F. Hall, A. O. (1929-32), Lt., Hants. Regt., B.E.F. Hall, R. E. O. (Castle House, 1917-19), Capt., R.A.S.C. Hallett, A. R. (Castle House, 1927-30), Lt., R.N. Halliley, P. T. (School House, 1934-38), Paymaster Sub-Lt., R.N. Hardman, A. E., Pte., R.E. Harris, D. P. C. (Castle House, 1927-30), L./Sgt., County of London Yeomanry. Harris, S. B. (Day Boy, 1932-37), L.A.C., R.A.F. Harris, D. J. (Day Boy, 1933-36, Castle House, 1939-40, Day Boy, 1940-41), Army Reserve Class W. (T.) Harrison, L. A. (Day Boy, 1911-19), Maj., R.A. Harrison, A. R. (Day Boy, 1920-22), Maj., Worcs. Regt. Hartwright, C. G. (Day Boy, 1931-35), 2nd.Lt., R.A.S.C. Hayes, B. D. (Day Boy, 1934-37), Cpl., R.A.F. Haynes, P. (Day Boy, 1922-28), Wing Commander, R.A.F. India. Haywood, M. J. (Day Boy, 1925-29), Balloon Barrage, R.A.F. Hedderwick, I. H. (Hostel, 1931-34), Capt., Gurkha Rifles. Hinton, A. A. (Day Boy, 1928-33), Intelligence Section, K.S.L.I. Hodges, E. J. T. (Day Boy, 1914-26), Pte., 8th Cheshires. Hodgson, C. V. (School House, 1925-28), Lt., General Army Staff, India. Hoggard, J. W. (Castle House, 1933-35), Sub.-Lieut., R.N.R. Reported missing. Hogginson, T. F. (School House, 1926-33), Capt., King's African Rifles. Hollyer, P. L. B. (Castle House, 1935-37), Cpl., R.A.F. Hopkin, D. A. B. (Castle House, 1922-29), R.A.M.C. Howells, B. St. J. (School House, 1917-20), Major, The King's Regt. Hulrne, P. E. (School House, 1937-41), L./Cpl., Staffs. Regt. Humphries, A. F. (School House, 1908-10), Paymaster Lieut.-Commdr. R.N. Hurford, C. (School House, 1916-19), M.B.E., Col., Welch Regt. Jackson, J. H. (Castle House, 1931-35), 2nd.-Lt., Worcs. Regt. James, H. J., 2nd.-Lt., Worcs. Regt. Jeff, W. J. F. (Day Boy, 1924-31), Capt., 45th Royal Warwicks. Jones, L. C. (Hostel, 1934-38), Able Seaman, R.N.
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Kewan, J. B., Capt., Basutoland. Key, W. H. B. (Day Boy, 1937-39), Gunner, R.A. Kirkby, H. J. (Hostel, 1907-10), Paymaster Commander, R.N. Served, 1914-18. Kirkwood, N., R.N. Kirkwood, A. J., A./C. 2, R.A.F. Kitson, G. G. (Day Boy, 1927-33), R.A.F., W.Op. V.-T. Pilot. Knapp-Fisher, Rev. E. G. (School House, 1929-33), Chaplain, R.N.V.R. Knapp-Fisher, M. B. (School House, 1936-38), Sapper, R.E. Knight, E. W. (Day Boy, 1924-27), L./C. No. 2 Motorboat Corps. Lane, C. M. (Hostel, 1914-18), M.C., 15th Punjab Regt. Lavender, J. F. (School House, 1930-37), Lt., R.I.A.S.C. Lawrey, F. W. (School House, 1933-35), Midshipman, R.N. Lawrey, J. A. (School House, 1933-36), Private, R.A.S.C. Leeke, F. W., Lieut., R.A. Leeke, L. S., Cpl., R.A. Le Huray, M. (School House, 1917-19), Emergency Reserve of Officers. Lewis, C. B. (Day Boy, 1910-16), Lt.-Col., Gurkha Rifles. Served 1916-18. Littlebury, A. T. B. (School House, 1908-16), Maj., R.A.S.C. Served 1916-18. Lodge, R. L. (Castle House, 1932-38), 2nd.-Lt., R.A. Lock, S. O. A. M. (Hostel, 1935-38), Pte., R.E. Love, C. M. (Hostel, 1915-18), M.C., Capt., Punjab Regt. Ludlow, C. W. P. (School House, 1903-10), Maj., S.L.I. Served 1914-19. Lumsdaine, A. M. (School House, 1911-12), Capt., Australian Forces. Served 1914-18. Mann, D. R. (Day Boy, 1930-35), Sgt. A.G., R.A.F. Mann, G. W. (Day Boy, 1934-38), L./Cpl., Worcs. Regt. Margrett, D. E. (Day Boy, 1930-34), Royal Armoured Corps. Martin, B. (Day Boy, 1927-33), R.A. Martin, T. J. (Day Boy, 1934-39), R.A.F. Masterman, S. G. (Castle House, 1914-17), Capt., Devons. Wounded at St. Addresse. Served 1917-19. Matthews, A. K. (School House, 1910-15), Capt., R.A. Served 1915-18. McAuslin, L. J. (School House, 1933-36), Pte., R.A.M.C. McEachran, P. (Castle House, 1934-38), Lt. Manchester Regt. McKerrow, J. C. (School House, 1936-40), Royal Armoured Corps. McKerrow, N. (School House, 1936-41), R.A.C. McLeod, M. E. G. (Castle House, 1931-35), TransAtlantic Air Service. Maund, Rev. J. A. A. (Day Boy, 1920-28), Capt., attached to Kafirarian Rifles. Reported missing, believed Prisoner of war. Meers, R. G. (School House, 1926-29), 2nd.-Lt., R.A. Wounded at Dunkirk. Molony, C. J. C. (School House, 1922-26), Capt., P.W.O. Sikhs. Monahan, P. C. W. (School House, 1924-27), Lt., Worcs. Regt. Reported missing. Morris, J. R. (Day Boy, 1931-37), Sergt.-Pilot, R.A.F. Reported missing. Neale, P. (Day Boy, 1935-37), R.A.F. (Discharged). Newcombe, E. R. (Hostel, 1912-15), M.C., Maj., Worcs. Regt. Served, 1915-18.
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Nicholls, J. H. (Day Boy, 1921-27), 2nd.-Lt.( Worcs. Regt. Prisoner of war. Nicholls, G. H. (Day Boy, 1925-33), 2nd-Lt., R.E. Nicholls, M. E. (Day Boy, 1934-37), R.M. Patton, C. A. C. (School House, 1913-21), Wing Commander, R.A.F. Payne, J. L. (Day Boy, 1925-31), 2nd Lt. Bedford & Herts, Regt. Penney, A. M. (Day Boy, 1928-35), Army Pay Corps. Pereira, H. P. E. (School House, 1921-24), Capt., Worcs. Regt. Peters, D. K. (Castle House, 1923-26), Pte., Worcs. Regt. Pethford, G. F. (Day Boy, 1927-31), Pte., Worcs. Regt. (Signals). Pettigrew, A. W. H. R. (Day Boy, 1929-37), Trooper, Warwickshire Yeomanry. Phillips, J. C. (Day Boy, 1935-37), C.Q.M.S., Worcs. Regt. Pickford, A. W. (School House, 1936-38), 2nd.-Lt., R.Y.R. Pike, N. K. G. (Day Boy, 1925-27), Lt. (Discharged). Podesta, V. L., (Day Boy, 1926-33), Colour-Sgt., Wore. Regt. Poths, J. D. (Castle House, 1934-37), B.E.F. Dunkirk. Poths, H. D. (Hostel, 1934-37), R.A. Powell, A. H. S. (School House, 1921-29), 2nd Lt. K.O.Y.L.I. Pratt, A. (Day Boy, 1925-29), A./c., R.A.F. Pressdee, J. S. (Day Boy, 1931-35), Sapper, R.E. Wounded. Pressdee, J. H. (Day Boy, 1935-38), Corp. R.E. Quin, S. E. V. (Castle House, 1907-14), Capt., K.R.R.C., India. Served 1914-18. Raban, F. W. N. P. (School House, 1931-34), Lt!, R.E. Appointed I.R.E.M. Raban, J. P. C. P. (School House, 1932-36), Capt., R.A. Rackstraw, G. E. (Day Boy, 1925-32), R.A.F. Training Centre. Ranford, J. H. (Day Boy, 1935-39), A./C. 2, Fleet Air Arm. Rathbone, L. (Hostel, 1932-36), 2nd. Lieut., R.A.S.C. Ravenhill, P. (Castle House, 1932-35), Lt., R.A. Ravenhill, J. R. (Castle House, 1931-34), Sergt., R.A. Reynolds, J. D. (School House, 1935-39), L./Cpl., Worcs. Regt. Rice-Jones, H. (Castle House, 1933-38), R.A. (Discharged). Rice-Jones, H. N. (Castle House, 1933-35), Sgt. Intelligence Corps. Richards, N. W. (School House, 1933-38), Lt., R.E. Richardson, J. H. (Hostel, 1937-38), L./C. R.A.C. Rieu, E. A. (Hostel, 1922-27), 2nd.-Lt., K.R.R.C. Roberts, I. (Day Boy, 1934-36), R.A.F. (Accountancy Dept.) Rogers, J. A. W. (Castle House, 1923-25), 2nd Lt., R.A. Rose, D. A. (Castle House, 1929-32), A./C. 2, R.A.F. Royle, R. P. (Castle House, 1924-33), 2nd Lt., Wiltshire Regt. Rumsey, M. W. (Natland, 1928-30), D.F.C. Pilot Officer, Palestine, R.A.F. Sankey, E. W. (School House, 1933-36), 2nd Lt., R.A. Sewell, B. A. (Day Boy, 1922-28), Meteorological Dept., R.A.F.
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Watkins, F. W. S. (School House, 1907-15), O.B.E. Maj. P.W.O. Scinde Horse, India. Served 1915-18. Watkins, B. S. (School House, 1910-17), Indian Army, Served 1917-18. Weaver, J. L. (Day Boy, 1933-38), A/c. UT/Pilot, R.A.F. Wells, J. (Day Boy, 1929-30), D.F.M. Sgt. Observer, R.A.F. Prisoner of war. Wharmby, R. G. E. (School House, 1937-41), A./C. 2, R.A.F. White, P. N. (School House, 1917-19), Col., General Staff. White, A. J. H. (School House, 1915-16), 2nd Lt., Wiltshire Regt. Served 1916-18. White, A. C. (School House, 1932-37), R.A.F. Wilford, T. J. (Castle House, 1908-16), British South Africa Police. Wilford, G. H. (Castle House, 1914-20), Capt., K.O.Y.L.I. Wilford, J. E. R. (Castle House, 1914-19), Lt.-Commder. R.N.R. Wilkes, P. D. (Day Boy, 1927-31), Staff-Capt., R.E. Wounded at Dunkirk.
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Wilkes, J. A. (School House, 1933-34), Capt., R.A. Wood, H. W. (Day Boy, 1931-34), Pte., Welsh Guards. Wood, R. H. N. (Hostel, 1919-27), Bombay Grenadiers, N.W. Frontier, India. Woodhouse, P. H. B. (School House, 1918-26), Capt., General Staff. Woodrow, W. O. H. (Day Boy, 1921-22), A.A., R.A. Woodward, K. W. W. (Day Boy, 1906-07), Sgt., S. African R.A.S.C. Wootten, E. W. (Day Boy, 1933-36), D.F.C., Sqdn.-Ldr., R.A.F. Workman, J. R. (Day Boy), Pte., R.A. Wyatt, G. C. (Day Boy, 1927-30), R.A.F. Wynne-Woolley, J. S. (Natland, 1929-31), 2nd Lt., Welch Regt. Yarnold, A. S. (Day Boy, 1929-36), Sgt.-Instr., R.E. Prisoner of war. Yeomans, C. H. (Castle House, 1927-29), Sub-Lt., R.N. Additions and corrections to this List will be welcomed and should be sent to Mr. H. E. Nicholls, King's School.
CRICKET NOTES.
IST XI FIXTURES. Date. Saturday, May 30th. Tuesday, June 9th. Saturday, June 20th. Thursday, June 25th. Saturday, June 27th. Saturday, July 4th. Saturday, July llth. Saturday, July 18th.
Opponents. Mr. Arbuckle's XI Magdalen College School R.A.F., Pershore Dean Close Norton Barracks R.A.F., Pershore Old Vigornians 9th. Btn. K.O.S.B.
With only two old 1st XI colours, and six 2nd XI colours, we did not look like having a successful season. This, however, did not prove to be exactly true, for, at the time of going to press, we had won 2 out of five matches, which was far beyond our expectations. The one deficiency in the team was bowlers, although Darlington has this season proved to be most useful to the side, since he has unexpectedly bowled well all through the season. On the batting side, Higginson was the only outstanding feature, and he has batted, for the latter half of the season consistently well. The 2nd XI were rather unlucky this season, in that only one match could be arranged for them. This they lost, owing mainly to bad batting, as James, who can bowl a good ball, was quite up to form, taking 6 wickets. Although the size of members of the 3rd and 4th games has diminished, they have once again brought to light many promising Juniors. The House Matches were played with as much enthusiasm as ever this season, although School House had five of the 1st XI in their team. It was a toss up as to who would get the cup in the end, between School House and Hostel, both teams having won all their matches. Armstrong (Hostel) too had been making good scores, and Higginson had been bowling very well. The match however was not quite so even, as School House won by nearly 50 runs. On behalf of the XI, I would like to thank Mr. Ward for his unceasing coaching and interest in us, to whom is due part of our success.
Ground. Home Away Away Home Away Home Home Home
For Result. Against. Abandoned 20 for no w'ket. 82 Lost 90 90 for 4 Won 132 97 115 for 8 104 Won 87 Lost 132 Lost 90 129 Won 62 203
We also owe a special vote of thanks to Miss Heynes, who supervised the catering arrangements, and also our groundsman, Gilbey, both surmounting the difficulties which the war has brought. W.D. Characters of the \st XI:— W. DAVIDSON (Captain). He captained the side quietly and set a good example both in batting and in the field. As a batsman he was very useful to the side, saving the match on more than one occasion by a good defensive innings. He has good strokes and should make bigger scores when he learns to put more force behind his shots. Very quick in the field. P. G. F. HIGGINSON (Secretary). During the first half of the season he seemed to have very bad luck but later did much better. He is a forceful batsman with good strokes, although he still tends to play back occasionally to balls that he can easily reach. His 54 against Norton Barracks was particularly good. He also helped the side considerably by developing into a useful bowler who got wickets by the mere fact that he could keep a good length. A sound field. M. F. BADHAM. A hard hitting batsman who could always be relied on to make runs, although all of his strokes are not orthodox. As an opening bowler he improved during the season both in pace and length; he will bowl better when he learns to use his height. Very safe field with a safe pair of hands.
M. J. DARLINGTON. He was put into the team as a possible change bowler and from the start got so many wickets that he soon became an opening bowler. His 7 wickets for 29 runs in the second R.A.F. match and his 5 for 43 against Norton Barracks were both good. He knows the value of keeping a good length. As a batsman he shows some promise but he must give up his habit of stepping back and trying to steer balls on his off stump through the slips. N. MONEY. A wicket keeper who lets go very few byes and is fairly safe in taking catches but he will never do much stumping unless he learns to stand very close to the wickets. Very successful as an opening batsman, seldom failing to give the side a good start. His 63 in an opening stand of 90 against the O.V.s was a good performance. He has almost entirely got over his habit of lifting his bat with his right hand. A. H. ARMSTRONG. He has had rather a disappointing season. He has forceful shots, especially on the leg side, but only on one or two occasions has he stayed in long enough to use them effectively. As a bowler, too, he never showed in matches the form he displayed in the nets and in House matches. M. S. CLARKE. A batsman who will improve with experience. He is too easily depressed when he does not do well. He must cure himself of slicing the ball instead of hitting it fair and square. An energetic field. B. J. MALLET. He always looks as if he is going to make a good score and is capable of hitting the ball hard, but he will not improve until he learns the importance of footwork. His fielding, too, could be improved. J. V. T. WILSON. Another batsman who is perfectly capable of making runs and never seemed to get started, partly through lack of patience. Very energetic in the field. R. T. B. HARCOMBE. A very enthusiastic cricketer with some idea of the game but far too nervous, both in batting and fielding, to do himself justice. His chief fault in batting is that he makes his forward strokes with his arms too rigid. J. R. PAINTER. Shows some promise as a batsman although he has not yet learnt the value of watching the ball on to his bat. B.B.W. THE SCHOOL v. MR. ARBUCKLE'S XI. Played at Home on 30th of May. THE SCHOOL. Armstrong, not out, 12; Money, not out, 8; Badham, Davidson, Higginson, Mallett, Clarke, Wilson, Darlington, Harcombe and Lambert, did not bat; extras 0. Total, 20 for no wickets.
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BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. ... 3 0 16 2.25 0 4
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ACCOUNT. The School won the toss and fielded first. Badham was bowling well, getting 5 wickets for 17 runs, and Darlington 4 wickets for 2 runs. The wickets fell fairly rapidly, till soon the score was 39 for 5. After another break of 20 runs, three more wickets fell, but Charlish at the tail end hit out, bringing the score up to 82 all out. During the tea interval it started to rain, and between showers Money and Armstrong managed to score 20 runs for no wickets, before the match was finally abandoned. THE SCHOOL v. MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL Played at Oxford on 30th of May. THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL—Lost by 8 runs and 6 wickets. Armstrong c Higgihs b Turner, 3; Money l.b.w. Johns, 6; Badham b Beazley, 25; Davidson c Coleman b Johns, 0; Higginson b Coleman, 13; Mallett b Rees, 17; Clarke b Beazley, 8; Wilson l.b.w. Coleman, 6; Lambert b Coleman, 0; Darlington hit wicket b Johns, 7; Harcombe not out, 0. Byes, 3, leg byes, 1, wides 1. Total 90. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Johns 7.4 4 25 4 6.25 Coleman ... 4 1 18 3 6.00 Rees
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Beazley ... 4 0 19 2 9.5 MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL. Birchell b Badham, 1; Coleman b Armstrong, 3; Higgins l.b.w. Darlington, 48; Rees not out, 35; Bowles b Darlington, 0; Bull not out, 4; Johns, Beazley, RaufHey, Bear and Turner did not bat; byes 5, leg byes 1, No balls 1 Total 94 for 4. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Armstrong ... 4 0 32 1 32.00 Badham ... 5 1 24 1 24.00 5 1 25 2 12.5 Darlington ... ... 3 0 10 0 Higginson ACCOUNT. This match was not very successful from the point of view of the School. The fielding was not up to standard, and the bowling was not as good as in the later matches. The School lost the toss and Magdalen chose to field first. The first wicket fell at 5 however, Armstrong being out for 3. Badham then brought the score up to 34 before the next wicket fell, by getting 25. No one else was good in the batting except Mallett, 17, and Higginson, 13. The School was out for 90. The School looked like doing well when the first wicket fell at 1 run and the second at 15. The next two batsmen however brought the score up to 73 before the next two wickets fell, and soon Magdalen were 98 for only 4 wickets, beating the School by 8 runs and 6 wickets.
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THE SCHOOL t>. R.A.F., PERSHORE. Played at Pershore on 9th of June. THE SCHOOL—Won by 35 runs. Armstrong b Knight, 3; Money c Eddings b Hodge, 2; Badham c Knight b Austin, 24; Davidson b Eddings, 30; Higginson c Hodge b Knight, 3; Wilson b Austin, 3; Mallett c Hodge b Savage, 20; Clarke b Eddings, 0; Darlington not out, 25; Lambert b Hodge, 2; Harcombe b Hodge, 3. Extras 17. Total 132. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Knight ... 9 0 18 2 9.00 Hodge ... 5.25 0 23 3 7.66 Austin ... 6 0 24 2 12.00 Eddings ... 3 0 25 2 12.5 Savage ... 4 0 13 1 13.00 R.A.F., PERSHORE. Sgt. Maxton b Badham, 1; S./Lr. Austin l.b.w. Badham, 0; A./C. Hodge b Badham, 11; Cpl. Wright c Davidson b Higginson, 33; A./C. Knight c Armstrong b Badham, 8; Cpl. Bishop c and b Badham, 6; F./S. Best c Money b Darlington, 21; A./C. Read c and b Darlington, 3; Cpl. Eddings b Higginson, 6; Sgt. Seymour b Higginson, 0; A./C. Savage not out 6. Extras 2. Total 97. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Badham ... 4 0 28 5 5.6 Armstrong ... 3 0 17 0 Darlington ... 4.25 0 28 2 14 Higginson ... 4 0 22 3 7.33 ACCOUNT. The School won the toss and fielded first. Badham was bowling well, and 3 wickets were down by the time the R.A.F. had reached 13 runs, and soon after they were 33 for 5 wickets. Cpl. Wright however brought the score up to 81 for 6 by scoring 33, and F./S. Best made 21, the whole side being out for 97. The School did not look like doing well in the batting line when they were 9 for 2. Badham-and Davidson, brought the score up to 40 before the next wicket fell by scoring 24 and 30 respectively. Soon the score was 65 for 5. Mallett and Darlington (near the bottom) brought it up to 130 by scoring 20 and 25 respectively, winning the match by 35 runs. THE SCHOOL v. DEAN CLOSE. Played at Home on 25th of June. THE SCHOOL—Won by 11 runs. Armstrong b Mallard, 2; Money b Struthers, 18; Badham b Harris, 0; Davidson c Smith b Griffiths, 20; Higginson b Mallard, 29; J. V. T. Wilson b Griffiths, 0; Mallett b Griffiths, 6; Darlington not out 11; Clarke c Smith b Struthers, 11; Lambert not out 3; Harcombe did not bat, 0. Extras 15. Total 115. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Wiltshire ... 5 0 21 0 Mallard ... 8 2 26 2 13.00 Harris ... 5 1 13 1 13.00 Smith . . . 2 0 8 0 Struthers ... 7 3 24 2 12.00 Griffiths ... 4 0 8 3 2.66
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DEAN CLOSE. Knowles-Bolton b Darlington, 20; Mallard l.b.w. Darlington, 11; Mander b Darlington, 4; Struthers c Badham b Darlington, 23; Griffiths c Darlington b Higginson, 11; Smith c Badham b Higginson, 4; Wiltshire b Higginson, 11; Bravers b Higginson, 1; Smith l.b.w. Higginson, 4; Fieldhouse l.b.w. Armstrong, 8; Harris not out 0. Extras 7. Total 104. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Badham ... 4 0 29 0 Darlington ... 8 0 36 4 9.00 Higginson ... 8 2 20 5 4.00 Armstrong ... 3.1 0 13 1 13.00 ACCOUNT. The School won the toss and fielded first, Badham and Darlington opening the bowling. Badham, however, was not bowling on form, and soon the score was 71 for 4 all of which were Darlington's wickets. Higginson was then put on to bowl and Dean Close were dismissed for only 30 more runs. The School did not look like doing well when the first three batsmen were out for 30 runs. Davidson and Higginson however made a fourth wicket stand of nearly 50 runs, and before the next wicket fell there were 80 runs on the board. Three more wickets fell however at 80, until Darlington and Clarke made another stand, winning the match by 11 runs and 2 wickets when stumps were drawn. THE SCHOOL v. NORTON BARRACKS. Played at Norton on 27th of June. THE SCHOOL—Lost by 45 runs. Armstrong b Lt. Dawson, 3; Money b Pte. Woods, 0; Badham c Pte. Woods b Lt. Dawson, 0; Davidson b Lt. Crosby, 8; Higginson c and b Pte. Woods, 54; Clarke b Pte. Woods, 8; Mallett c Major Burlington b Lt. Crosby, 1; Wilson c Pte. Woods b Lt. Crosby, 1; Darlington l.b.w. Pte. Woods, 6; Harcombe not out 0; Lambert b Pte. Woods, 0. Extras 6. Total 87. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Pte. Woods ... 12 3 30 5 6.00 Lt. Dawson ... 3 2 4 2 2.00 Lt. Crosby ... 8 2 46 3 15.33 NORTON BARRACKS. Lt. Fenez c Clarke b Badham, 26; Sgt. Smith b Darlington, 7; Major Burlington b Darlington, 0; Lt. Cook c Mallett b Armstrong, 19; Lt. Crosby c Badham b Higginson, 40; L./Cpl. Lambert c Money b Higginson, 1; Pte. Burgess b Darlington, 12; Pte. Woods c Higginson b Darlington, 17; Pte. Hodgets c Lambert b Badham, 0; Pte. Gillott l.b.w. b Darlington, 2; Lt. Dawson not not, 1. Extras 7. Total 132. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Badham ... 7 0 24 2 12.00 Darlington ... 10 2 43 5 8.6 Higginson ... 8 1 37 2 18.5 Armstrong ... 5 0 21 1 21.00 ACCOUNT. The School won the toss and chose to field first. Lt. Fenez and Sgt. Smith opened the batting and Badham and Darlington the bowling. It looked as though they were going to make a big first wicket stand, till Clarke
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brought off a brilliant catch at cover dismissing Lt. Fenez for 26. In the next over Darlington dismissed Sgt. Smith, and also the Captain for 0. The score was then 36 for 3, Lieut. Crosby however stayed on and made 40, and soon the century was reached. The last five wickets fell for only 30 runs, the whole side being out for 132. Darlington's bowling was as usual good, getting 5 wickets for 43 runs. The batting of the School was on the whole bad, with one exception, Higginson, who scored a very creditable 54. Our downfall was mainly due to Lt. Crosby, a slow spin bowler, and Pte. Woods a medium fast bowler, Woods getting 5 wickets for 30 runs. The whole side was out for 87. THE SCHOOL v. R.A.F., PERSHORE. Played at Home on 4th of July. THE SCHOOL—Lost by 39 runs. Money b Cpl. Wright, 9; Higginson b Cpl. Wright, 36; Badham run out, 0; Davidson b Cpl. Wright, 4; Armstrong l.b.w. b Cpl. Wright, 0; Clarke l.b.w. b Cpl. Wright, 8; Mallett b Cpl. Wright, 0; Wilson b Sq./L. Austin, 0; Darlington not out, 6; Harcombe c Sq./L. Austin b A./C. Hodge, 12; Painter c L/ac. Patchett b L/ac. Knight, 10. Extras, 5. Total 90. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. L/ac. Knight... 8 0 23 1 23.00 Sq./L. Austin 9 1 30 1 30.00 6 2 8 1 A./C. Hodge ... 8.00 9 Cpl. Wright ... 0 24 6 4.00 R.A.F. PERSHORE. Sgt. Maxton b Darlington, 0; L/ac. Patchett l.b.w. b Darlington, 4; A./C. Hodge b Darlington, 6; L/ac. Hugham run out, 51; Sq./L. Austin b Badham, 33; Cpl. Wright l.b.w. Darlington, 22; F./Lt. Prescot b Darlington, 1; F./S. Best not out, 3; L/ac. Knight b Darlington, 0; Sgt. Seymour b Darlington, 0; A./C. Holmes c Davidson b Badham, 1;. Extras 8. Total 129. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Badham ... 5 0 25 2 12.5 9 1 29 7 4.1 Darlington ... Higginson ... 6 1 30 0 Armstrong ... 3 0 25 0 Davidson ... 2 0 12 0 ACCOUNT. This match was played in very unfavourable conditions for the School. They lost the toss, and the R.A.F. chose to bat on an ideal batting wicket. It was raining and the ball was very difficult to hold. Darlington, however, was bowling well, and soon the score was 16 for 3. The next two batsmen brought the score up to 101, before one was run out, having made 51. Both of these were missed, which was a pity since the other batsmen only made 25 between them. Money and Higginson opened the batting and made a first wicket stand of 25. The sun by this time had come out, and the wicket was now ideal for bowling. Higgiiison stayed in and made 36. After he was out the wickets fell steadily until it was 76 for 9. Harcombe and Painter however getting 12 and 10 respectively brought the score up to 90, before Harcombe was caught.
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THE SCHOOL v. THE OLD VIGORNIANS. THE SCHOOL—Won by 141 runs. Money c Neale b Green, 63; Armstrong b Green, 35; Badham b Green, 28; Davidson b Neale, 16; Higginson l.b.w. King, 2; Clarke b Green, 2; Mallett stpd. R. Anstey b King, 0; Wilson c Hemmings b Neale, 8; Darlington c and b Neale, 19; Harcombe l.b.w. Neale, 4; Painter not out, 0. Extras 26. Total 203. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. King 11 2 49 2 24.5 13 2 58 4 14.5 Green 9 0 43 — — Hemmings ... M. H. Anstey... 2 0 15 Neale 2.5 6 13 4 3.25 THE OLD VIGORNIANS. Anstey, R. c Davidson b Badham, 1; Malsom c Higginson b Badham, 10; Hemmings c Armstrong b Darlington, 8; Green stpd. Money b Darlington, 10; Neale stpd. Money b Darlington, 1; Havard b Darlington, 4; King l.b.w. Armstrong, 20; Arbuckle b Badham, 3; Marks not out, 3; Flay b Higginson, 1; Anstey, M. H. b Higginson, 0. Extras 1. Total 62. BOWLING ANALYSIS. O. M. R. W. Av. Badham ... 7 31 3 10.33 7 23 4 5.75 Darlington ... ... 2 4 2 2.00 Higginson 1 3 1 3.00 Armstrong ... ACCOUNT. The School lost the toss, and the Old Vigornians decided to field first. The O.V.s looked like having one of the strongest sides they have had for years, containing five of last years very successful School XI, and some other good cricketers. They did not do so well however as was expected of them. Money and Armstrong opened for the School, and Green and King the bowling. By lunch time, the score was 110 for 1. Soon after lunch Badham came out for 28 and Davidson went in. It was not long however before Money was caught at short leg having made 63 in very nice style. After Davidson was out for 16 the score was 149 for 4. No one else was outstanding except Darlington at the tail end, who managed to bring the score up to the 200 mark by getting 19. R. Anstey and Malsom opened the batting for the O.V.s. In the first over however Anstey was caught by Davidson at point, the score being 3 for 1 wicket. Darlington was as usual bowling well, and soon the score was 37 for 7, till King came in and brought the score up to the sixty mark by scoring 20. The O.V.s were all out for 62. ROWING NOTES. In spite of the difficulty of getting any repairs done to boats and equipment during war-time we have been lucky enough to be able to carry on our rowing as we did last year. The numbers of the Boat Club have been as large as those of last year, though many of the new rowers are rather small and young. However, what they lack in stature they make up in enthusiasm, and we look forward to some good races in the Regatta during
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the last week of the term. We wish to express out thanks to Mr. Strong and Mr. Bentley for their great kindness in coaching both the 1st and 2nd TVs and the House Light I Vs. They have given up much of their valuable time, and we hope that their efforts will be rewarded by a good race on O.V. Day. There have not been any School races this year owing to all the war-time difficulties, but the following have been awarded their 1st IV (war-time) Cap and Colours for 1942 :— Bow. E. V. Burchard. 2. J. M. Ansell. 3. D. L. Thawley. Stroke. J. G. Morris. Cox. A. R. Kemp. Also the following has been awarded his 2nd IV Cap and Colours for 1942 :— R. H. K. Goss. It is hoped that we shall be able to renew our School rowing fixtures next year, for we have sadly missed this feature of the school rowing. J.G.M. HOUSE RACE. The annual inter-house boat race was held on O.V. Day this term. It so happened that School House was the only house who could put on the river a four of its own. Accordingly it was decided that the Cup should be theirs but that Castle and Hostel should combine and that the two day-boy houses should combine to make two scratch crews for the race. The river was calm for the race, though there was a slight headwind blowing down stream. School House drew the far side of the river, the Day-Boy's crew the centre, and the Castle and Hostel crew the school side. From the very start School House drew away and won the race with two and a half lengths to spare. They rowed very well and are to be congratulated on their victory. The two scratch crews had a close race. The Day-Boy's crew were half a length up about half way and then the Castle and Hostel crew picked up slightly, but were unable to get ahead. From that point the Day-Boy's crew went ahead to win by one length. The crews were as follows :— School House : The Day-Boys : Bow. W. R. Goss. Bow. G. Pontecorvo. 2. M. J. Wells. 2. G. M. Marshall. 3. D. L. Thawley. 3. B. Papps. Stroke. R. H. K. Goss. Stroke. E. V. Burchard. Cox : M. J. Cutler. Cox : P. J. L. Birkbeck. Castle Hostel: Bow. P. G. W. Thomas. 2. J. M. Ansell. 3. R. Rowlands. Stroke. J. G. Morris. Cox : A. R. Kemp.
CROSS COUNTRY. The race, this year, was held on Thursday, February 19th. The course was the same as last year, with the exception that a small portion of road was added, and also half-a-mile at the end of the course, so as to provide a better finish to the race. The entries were voluntary as last year; in spite of this a good number competed. A
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spell of cold weather before the race made the ground quite hard, and, to some extent, defeated the purpose with which it had been chosen. In the senior race the runners spaced themselves out early, and, for the most part, kept their positions. The juniors was a closer race and until the very end, when Darlington drew ahead slightly, Coldicott contested strongly for the lead. SENIOR (Time 24 mins. 2- sees.) 1. D. L. Thawley. 1. School. 2. J. V. T. Wilson. 2. Castle. 3. R. W. Lambert. 3. Hostel. 4. J. M. Ansell. 4. Chappel's. 5. N. Money. 5. Creighton's. JUNIOR (Time 26 mins.). 1. M. J. Darlington. 1. Creighton's. 2. H. C. Coldicott. 2. Castle. 3. School. 3. K. Evans. 4. J. P. McGill. 4. Chappel's. 5. Hostel. 5. L. C. Hawkins.
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FIVES NOTES. During the Easter term an encouraging number played Fives. Handicap Doubles and Singles competitions were played off, but the House Fives competitions, a few rounds of which were completed, had to be abandoned owing to the widespread epidemic of mumps. There were no matches with other schools but in the coming Easter term there is promise of a strong 1st IV and it is to be hoped that some matches can be arranged. M.S.C. J.T.C. NOTES. On April 25th of last term Colonel S. J. Worsley, D.S.O., M.C., T.D., Inspector of Training Corps, carried out an inspection of the Corps. He was very impressed by the progress we had made since he had visited us nearly twelve months previously, pointing out how the N.C.O.s were making their instruction more realistic, more interesting and more varied. In his address to the Corps after the inspection, he explained how great a service we were rendering to our country by staying at school as long as we could, by working hard, playing hard and by our training in the J.T.C., thus learning to become leaders. This inspection took the place of the annual ceremonial inspection which is usually held during the Summer term. Field Day last term was on March 20th, and was held on the Old Hills. During the morning each squad carried on with its individual training while the Certificate " A " Squad (Part I) received some special training under Capt. Strong and the Sergeant Major. After lunch, Mr. L. E. Tyrrell, O.V., a sergeant in the Home Guard gave the Corps a lecture on the Mills 36 Hand Grenade and after that a very interesting demonstration of camouflage. We are very grateful for these instructive lectures and demonstrations, and hope that we shall be able to have some more soon. We finished the afternoon with a simple scheme to illustrate the duties of an Advanced Guard.
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The Certificate " A " Examination has now been divided into two parts, the Individual Certificate (Part I) and the Section Leaders' Certificate (Part II). We entered fourteen candidates last term for Part I of whom thirteen were successful. This term we entered eight candidates for Part II and eleven more for Part I, all of whom passed. This is a very creditable performance, and we hope to keep it up again next year. The names of the successful candidates are printed below. This term Field Day was on June 26th, on Stpnehall Common. We devoted the morning to training by squads while the Certificate " A " Candidates were taken again by Capt. Strong and the Sergeant Major. In the afternoon we carried out a scheme to show the principles of attack and defence. The attack worked very quickly and smoothly under C.S.M. Wilson and the defence was well carried out by Sgt. Ansell. The attackers pressed forward their attack until at some points there was even hand-to-hand fighting. However, we hope that everyone learned some lessons from the afternoon's operations. The House Section Shield Competition was held on Saturday, July 4th. Each House entered a section of six cadets under an N.C.O. The drill in every case was good, and the questions were on the whole well answered; but nearly every section leader failed to appreciate the need for speedy movement when told to get his section into a firing position while under fire from the enemy. The Shield was awarded to Castle House, with School House and Creightons second equal. We were very grateful last term for Instructors who came down to the School from Norton Barracks to help us in our training, but we have not been so lucky this term. During the summer holidays five members of the J.T.C. are attending a N.C.O.'s Course of Instruction as arranged by the War Office. We wish them the best of luck and hope they will learn a lot of valuable information for their own benefit and that they will also be able to benefit the Corps next term with their up-to-date training. * * * The following passed Cert. " A " (Part I) last term :— Cadets: Abbott, Badham, Clarke, Cook, Dinsdale, Graves, Gwynn-Jones, Lucas, Painter, Papps, J, Papps, B., Rowlands and Thomas, A. R. The following passed Cert. " A " (Part I) this term :— Cadets: Anstey, Cartwright, Evans, Everton, Harris, Kitson, McKenzie, Mallett, Price, Thomas, M. T. and Turner. The following passed Cert. " A " (Part III this term :— Cadets : Abbott, Badham, Graves, Gwynn-Jones, Lucas, Papps, J., Papps, B., and Thomas, A. R. * * * Promotions :— January, 1942. Cpl. Shovelton to be Sergeant. L./Cpl. Moore to be Corporal. Cadets : Lambert to be L./Cpl. Marshall to be L./Cpl. W. R. Goss to be L./Cpl.
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July, 1942. L./Cpls. Lambert to be Cpl. Marshall to be Cpl. W. R. Goss to be Cpl. Cadets : Gwynn-Jones to be L./Cpl. J. Papps to be L./Cpl. Badham to be L./Cpl. Lucas to be L./Cpl. Abbott to be L./Cpl. B. Papps to be L./Cpl. Graves to be L./Cpl. A. R. Thomas to be L./Cpl. A.T.C. NOTES. Last term, our numbers were reduced by the loss of Sgt. Coles and Cadets Badham, Charlish and Partridge. In place of these, we got three recruits, Cadets Sanders, Healey and Davidson. During last term, Cadet Curtis left the School. However, our numbers were made up to 15 at the beginning of the term by Cadets Clarke, Moody and Rowlands. We are well represented in the School Shooting VIII by Cpl. Tolley, Cadets Higginson and Armstrong, with Cadet Davidson as ninth man. On July 5th, A.T.C. Sunday, the A.T.C. were allowed to parade for Divine Service in All Saints' Church, where Canon Briggs, our Chaplain, gave a very inspiring sermon. A few days ago, Squadron-Leader Hawkins came and lectured to the A.T.C. and some prospective recruits. He was very interesting and amusing. He gave a short description of what happens when one joins the R.A.F., emphasising the need for a fit mind and body. Afterwards he examined several members of the Corps and passed them as suitable for further training in the R.A.F. At the moment, everyone is working on the Pilot/ Observer Course, which is, in our opinion, the most interesting and attractive. Six members of our A.T.C. now possess Proficiency Certificates and five more, to whom we offer our good wishes, are taking the exam, before the end of the term. Cadet Higginson holds the highest marks for his Certificate in our Squadron. Those who possess Certificates are :—Cpls. Sampson, Cox and Tolley, Cadets Higginson, Castle and Armstrong. The numbers will be seriously depleted at the end of this term, since Cpls. Sampson, Cox and Tolley, Cadets Castle and Goss are leaving. Of these, the first four are joining up, and we wish them the best of luck. At the end of this term, some of us are going to an A.T.C. Camp at Pershore, for a week, which we feel sure we shall enjoy, especially if we get flights. * # * Promotions. Cadets : Cox to be Corporal in " A " Flight. Tolley to be Corporal in " A " Flight. SHOOTING NOTES. The School VIII have, during the last two terms, had a great deal of practice and received a lot of coaching by the Sergeant Major. We have improved a great deal, and this term have won the two matches we shot. Last term we shot against Exeter School, but lost by 516 points to 586 points (L./Cpl. Lambert getting the highest score with 76 points out of a possible 85), and towards
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the end of the term we entered for the Spring Competition. This Competition took the place of the Country Life, which was cancelled. We scored 726 points which placed us twenty-fourth in the order of merit. This term we have practised hard for the Country Life, which did after all take place on the week ending June 20th. We obtained a score of 719 points, which included a very good landscape score of 155 points, and we are hoping that our score will place us very high when the order is published. We have also shot two inter-school matches this term, both of which we won. The first one was against Solihull School on May 23rd, which we won only by the narrowest margin. We scored 567 points (Sgt. Ansell being our highest scorer with 80 points out of a possible 85) to Solihull's 566 points. The second match we won by a greater margin against Exeter School on June 6th. We scored 583 points (C.S.M. Wilson getting 78 points out of a possible 85) to Exeter's 557 points. The high standard of last year's shooting VIII has been fully maintained. We could have surpassed last year's team if it had not been for the fact that for some reason or other—whether ill-luck or carelessness—we never all managed to shoot at our best on the great occasions. However, since about six of the VIII will still be here next year, we hope to be able to show of our best later on. The House Shooting Competition took place on Wednesday, July 1st. The House Cup was won by Hostel, while the Individual Cup was won by Lambert after a very close and exciting shoot against Higginson. It was found on the first shoot that Lambert was the winner though only by a rather doubtful shot which barely touched the line. So they shot again to obtain a definite decision, and this time Lambert was the winner by five points. It was a very close shoot, with Higginson a very gallant loser for though he had the better group Lambert managed to fire off one shot more and get a better application. However, Lambert was clearly the winner the second time and must be congratulated on his very steady shooting. The " Spring Competition." Estimated Individual scores :— ApplicaGroup Rapid Snap tion Total 47 20 17 94 10 V./O. Morris 15 17 46 83 5 Sgt. Ansell 82 15 C.S.M. Wilson .. 10 42 15 49 20 94 5 20 L./Cpl. Lambert .. 19 100 L.A.C. Higginson.. 10 46 25 97 47 25 20 Cadet Badham 5 20 15 91 Cadet Davidson .. 10 46 20 14 85 L.A.C. Armstrong.. 10 41 726 Grand Total The "Country Life." Estimated Scores:— LandGroup Rapid Snap scape Total 194 38 25 45 5 C.S.M. Wilson 46 25 L./Cpl. Lambert ... 10 25 34 183 5 45 L.A.C. Tolley 44 25 Cadet Badham 5 40 15 34 150 L.A.C. Armstrong... 5 5 5 46 V./O. Morris 25 42 192 46 Sgt. Ansell 10 15 44 L.A.C. Higginson... 10 ~719 Grand Total J.G.M.
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RUGGER NOTES. Last term we managed to get in a certain amount of Junior Rugger, though not as much as we wished to owing to the state of the ground. There are many promising rugger players amongst the junior members of the School who will, with practice, develop into useful players. Owing to a number of reasons we were unable to fix any School Colts matches, but we hope to be able to do so next year. The inter-house Belows Matches were played off, although the ground was very wet. The Belows Cup was won by School House who had a team of very large players. J.G.M. BOXING NOTES. We were very lucky to get an Army P.T. Instructor, C.S.M. Shears, to teach the Seniors Boxing last term. He came twice a week throughout the term, and went through a very extensive course of Boxing Lessons. He also brought with him some of his fellow P.T. Instructors who " took us on " in the ring. Thus we all received expert instruction for which we are very grateful. The Junior boxers were taken by the Sergeant Major, and they all showed great keenness, some of them little boys of five stone and under joining in with as much zeal as the Seniors. The Boxing Competition was held in the Gymnasium on March 28th. Major W. Corcoran kindly undertook te referee the Competition while C.S.M. Sheers and another Instructor acted as judges. The Competition included some very fine bouts, and the referee and judges found it hard to choose the best boxers among boys whose weights varied from 10 st. 7 Ibs. down to under 6 stone. However the Cup was finally awarded to P. C. Smith with Painter, Lambert and Rankin next. Before presenting the Cup to P. C. Smith, Major Corcoran congratulated everyone on the spirit of their boxing and the clean, open fighting of the bouts. The bouts in the Competition were as follows :— Under 10 St. 7 Ibs. Badham beat Higginson on points. Under 9 st. 7 Ibs. Lambert beat Money on points. Under 8 st. 7 Ibs. C. W. Williams beat J. V. T. Wilson on points. Under 8 st. 0 Ibs. Painter beat W. R. Goss on points. Whitford (7 st. 12 Ibs.) beat P. C. Smith (7 st. 7 Ibs.) on points. Under 7 st. 7 Ibs. Irving beat Cook on points. Under 7 st. 0 Ibs. W. J. Martindale beat Walls on points. Under 6 st. 7 Ibs. Rankin beat Kemp on points. Under 6 st. 0 Ibs. Harris beat R. S. Martindale on points. J.G.M. P.T. COMPETITION. The P.T. Competition was held on College Green on the morning of Speech Day. Each House entered a team of twelve under a team leader, which meant that many small boys were included in the teams. However, to these small competitors, in particular, must go great praise, as to the teams as a whole, for a great display. The Cup was won by Castle House with 141 points out of a possible 180 points. The places were as follows :— 1. Castle House (141). 2. Hostel (133). 3. School House (105). 4. Creighton's House ... (104). 5. Chappel's House ... (87). J.G.M.
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SCOUT NOTES. Field Day this term took the form of an elaborate " trail " starting at the weir near the second locks and leading to Powick Bridge and then back to the " island " on the Teme, where there was a long and satisfactory bathe, followed by wide games.
By the willing kindness of Sergeant Carstairs, who has so often helped the Troop in this way, eight Scouts have completed a course, and passed their test, for the First Aid Badge. These were W. Anstey and P. D. Clifton (re-qualifying), T. W. Barter, V. Burchard, R. C. Cook, K. Evans, A. H. Mackenzie, L. A. Phillips.
A Week-end Camp was held at Tutnall at half-term, and arrangements are afoot for a Summer Camp at Lower Wick. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. There has been very little agriculture this term. We went and helped Mr. Stapleton-Martin again, planting potatoes, and hoeing and singling beets. It does not seem as if we shall be able to do any hay making, as Mr. Stapleton-Martin is employing soldiers, much to our annoyance. * * *
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phony ' by Tschaikowsky, The 2nd Symphony by Sibelius, The Violin Concerto by Beethoven, The 2nd Piano Concerto by Brahms, The Oboe Quartet, by Mozart, and Trio No. 1 by Schubert. It is due to Mr. Ward that certain fortunate members of the School were able to go to a Moiseiwitsch and to a Solomon Concert at Malvern in the Spring and Summer terms respectively. Both Concerts were enjoyed by all; the Beethoven from both recitals was perhaps the most popular, Moiseiwitsch playing the Pathetique Sonata and the Andante ' Favor ' and Solomon ' The Waldstein ' Sonata in C. I am sure that all who went to these concerts will want to thank Mr. Ward for the trouble he took, firstly in obtaining the seats and secondly in beating the booking office down to half price ! M.S.C. VALETE. WINTER TERM, 1941. Modern VI. Coles, J. H. (1937-41) Castle House—Captain of the School, and of Castle House. 2nd XV, Rugger, 1938. 1st XV, Rugger, 1939-40-41 (Cap, 1939). 1st XV, Captain, 1940-41. 2nd IV, Rowing, 1939. 1st IV, Rowing, 1941. Secretary of Shooting VII, 1940-41. Secretary of Boats, 1941. Editor of The Vigornian. Sergt. J.T.C. and A.T.C. Cert. "A" March, 1940. School Certificate, July, 1939. Higher Certificate, July, 1940 and 1941.
There is going to be a Harvest Camp as usual this year, but not at Snowshill. It is going to be held at Milcott, near Stratford-on-Avon, where Mr. Smith has another farm. There are going to be three shifts, of about 15 boys each, each shift working for a fortnight. We all hope that the harvesters enjoy themselves, and " do their bit " well.
Cullis, W. G. H. (1938-41) Creighton's HouseHouse Monitor. 2nd XV Rugger, 1941. L./Cpl., J.T.C. Cert. " A " March, 1941. School Certificate, July, 1941.
MUSIC SOCIETY NOTES. All music lovers will want to thank Mrs. Kittermaster for her enterprise and persistence in founding the Music Society which indeed has proved a great success. She has very kindly been converting her drawing-room into a concert hall (and a very comfortable one at that) from eight to ten o'clock on Sunday evenings. M. S. Clarke and G. Pontecorvo are acting as secretaries. Mr. Longland, who from the start took a great interest in the Society, has kindly lent his radiogram for its use. Fortunately there are many records at the Society's disposal, the bulk of which belong to Mr. Macdonald and Mr. Creighton. The records for each performance are selected by a small committee consisting of Mrs. Kittermaster, Mr. Longland, the two secretaries, and a recent addition in J. M. Ansell, who represents ' the common people." This is done with the help of a suggestion box kept in the reading-room. (In spite of repeated requests for ' The Mikado ' and other comic operas from a few better anonymous individuals this scheme works very well). Many great works have been played including:—' The Pastoral Symphony' by Beethoven, The 5th Symphony by Beethoven, ' The Clock Symphony,' by Haydn, ' The Pathetique Sym-
Green, A. G. (1934-41)—Creighton's House. School Monitor. Captain of Creighton's House. 2nd XV, Rugger, 1938-39. 1st XV Rugger, 1940-41-42. (Cap, 1940). Secretary of Rugger, 1941. 2nd XI, Cricket, 1938. 1st XI, Cricket, 1939-41. Captain of Cricket, 1941. Sports Secretary. Librarian. 2nd IV, Fives, 1941. C.S.M., J.T.C. Cert. " A," March, 1940. School Certificate, 1940.
Flay, K. S. (1935-41)—Chappel's House. School Monitor. Captain of Chappel's House 1st XV Rugger, 1940-41 (Cap, 1940). 2nd XI, Cricket, 1941. Captain of Fives, 1941. Cpl., J.T.C. Cdt., A.T.C. Cert. " A," March, 1940. Shooting VIII, 1940-41.
Science VI. Russell, J. F. B. (1938-41) Hostel—School Monitor. Captain of Hostel. 1st XV, Rugger, 1940-41 (Cap, 1941) 1st XI, Cricket, 1941. 1st IV, Fives, 1941. Librarian. Cdt., J.T.C. and A.T.C. School Certificate, 1941. Lower V. Bearder, D. C. G. (1939-41) School House—2nd XI, Cricket, 1941. Cdt., J.T.C. and A.T.C. Sayce, A. W. B. (1936-41) Chappel's House. Middle IV. Williams, R. A. (1941) Chappel'i House.
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SPRING TERM, 1942. Modern VI. Partridge, J. B. (1938-42) Chappel's House—House Monitor. 2nd XV, Rugger, 1941. Cdt., J.T.C. and A.T.C. School Certificate, 1941.
Middle IV. Drury, R. V. Creighton's. Firminger, P. E. R. V. Creighton's. Milner, A. J. Chappel's. Townshend, J. F. W. School House.
Science VI. Charlish, J. A. (1937-42) Chappel's House—House Monitor. 1st XV, Rugger, 1941. 2nd XI, Cricket, 1941. School Certificate, 1941.
Lower IV. Billingham, N. W. Creighton's. Bolton, R. H. School House. Brooks, C. T. Creighton's. Harvey, N. C. Creighton's. Hale, A. D. Chappel's. Williams, R. J. Creighton's. Yarnold, P. R. Chappel's.
Upper V. Badham, J. A. (1937-42) Creighton's House—Cdt., J.T.C. and A.T.C. Curtis, W. R. (1939-42) Creighton's House—School Monitor. Captain of Creighton's House. 1st XV, Rugger, 1941. Secretary of Shooting VIII, 1941-42. Cdt., J.T.C. and A.T.C. Lower V. Kirkpatrick, W. D. (1941-42) Castle House—Cdt., J.T.C. 2nd XV, Rugger, 1941. Upper IV. Mills, E. J. (1941-42) Creighton's House. Lower IV. Ford, P. (1941-42) School House—Cdt., J.T.C. Mayes, B. J. (1941-42) Chappel's House.
SALVETE. JANUARY, 1942. Lower V. Rankin, G. L. S. Castle House. Upper IV. Brenner, K. A. Hostel. Cutler, M. J. School House. Winter, M. C. Chappel's. Middle IV. Blain, A. C. Hostel. Hatchett, J. L. Chappel's. Jacks, T. D. B. School House. Whitford, M. B. Chappel's. Lower IV. Bulman, G. G. Chappel's. Baines, N. E. Chappel's. Blain, J. A. Hostel. Hammond, J. T. Hostel. Sheppy, C. J. Castle House.
MAY, 1942. Lower V. Blake, M. J. Creighton's. Kreitner, F. J. Chappel's. Upper IV. Wolfson, L. G. CreighBJn's.
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A KING'S SCHOLAR ON THE " MAYFLOWER." This article is not, as its title might at first suggest, a flight of fancy. A fortunate chance has enabled me to identify, as one of the original Pilgrim Fathers, yet another of the numerosa pubes literaria whom Master Henry Bright educated at the King's School. A few weeks ago I was asked by a friend at Droitwich if I could say whether Edward Winslow, who was born there on October 18th, 1595, and baptised two days later in St. Peter's Church, was educated at any of the Worcester schools. Reference to the MS. lists of King's Scholars in the Cathedral Library enabled me to reply that " Edward Winslowe was admitted the second of April, 1606, in the place of John Welles to beginne his schollership at the feast of thanunciation last," and that " John Dymocke was admitted into the place of Edward Wynslowe the 20th daie of Aprill, 1611, ex relacione Mr. Bright." By one of his rare slips, Leach * prints the name as " Winstowe," but it was not so much this error, as unfamiliarity with the details of early American history, that had so far prevented the recognition of it as that of one of the most prominent of the Pilgrim Fathers, one of their earliest historians, and the only one of whom a portrait is known to exist. Full details of the life of Edward Winslow will be found in the Dictionary of National Biography and in the Dictionary of American Biography, and most of his historical writings are reprinted in Professor E. Arber's Story of the Pilgrim Fathers (1897). All these books are in the City Public Library, and the only fact that I have to add to the accounts they give is that he was an Old Vigornian. He was the grandson of Kenelm Winslow of Kempsey, who died in the year in which Edward, at the usual age for those days, eleven, entered upon his scholarship. His father, also named Edward, and his mother, Magdalene Oliver, were people of some consequence at Droitwich and were probably connected with the salt industry. Did he, one wonders, make the journey to and fro every day, or did he board with Mr. Bright ? The latter seems more probable, but conjecture alone can answer this or any other question about his school-days. His name is not recorded in the University lists and he is next heard of in London where he was working in the printing trade about 1617. In this same year he joined the Rev. John Robinson's Separatist Congregation at Leyden, in Holland, which had taken refuge there some ten years earlier from the religious persecution in England. * Early Education in Worcester (Wore. Hist. Soc.)
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In a tract called Hypocrisy Unmasked (1646), Winslow duly printed in London, the first book written in America himself gives an account of the motives which led some to be published. The greater part of this is thought of the members of this congregation to migrate to to have been Winslow's writing, since in his later book, America. Amongst these were the consideration " how Good News from New England, he speaks of it as having grievous [it was] to live from under the protection of been written by " myself and others " and says it " came the State of England; how like we were to lose our to the press against my will and knowledge." For our language, and our name of English; how little good we part, we can only rejoice at the indiscretion. Winslow's did, or were like to do, to the Dutch in reforming the study of the Bible, and (we may suggest) the teaching Sabbath; [and] how unable there to give such education of Henry Bright, had combined to give him a direct to our children as we ourselves had received." Accord- simple style admirably suited to the vivid story he had ingly they decided, " if God would be pleased to dis- to tell, and his descriptions of their first meetings with cover some place unto us, though in America, and give the Indians make fascinating reading. us so much favour with the King and State of England The next year, Winslow came home to England, as to have their protection there, where we might enjoy returning in March, 1624, with " 3 heifers and a bull, the like liberty," to apply for the help of one of the the first beginning of any cattle of that kind in the land." Virginia Companies in financing their emigration. A few months later he made the crossing again, comThey sent two agents to England for this purpose, missioned to conduct negotiations with the Merchant who " found God going along with them" in their Adventurers at home in settlement of certain disputes appeal. James I asked " what profits might arise " in which were outstanding. In this he was very successful the parts where they proposed going, and when they and did a great deal to establish better relations between replied " Fishing," he said " with his ordinary assevera- the settlers and their financial backers. While in Lontion : ' So God have my soul! 'tis an honest trade ! don on this visit he published the Good News from New it was the Apostles' own calling.' " England, to which I have already referred. This, as The party sailed from Leyden in the Speedwell on August well as the Relation, is reprinted in full in Professor 1st, 1620. Four days later they reached Southampton, Arber's book, and both fully deserve to be read. As an where a larger ship, the Mayflower, was awaiting them. example of Winslow's style and to show something of The original plan had been that both ships should the sort of man he was, I will quote a few paragraphs make the crossing, but before they had got very far the from his story, in the later book, of how he saved the Speedwell, of whose company Winslow was one, develop- life of the Indian chief Massassowat, a feat which did ed a leak and both ships returned to Plymouth. Some as much as any other single action to impress the Indians of the party now abandoned the project, and the re- with the good intentions of at least some of the European mainder, 102 in all, set out again on September 16th settlers, and contributed largely to the good relations in the Mayflower. After a stormy and uncomfortable that, for a time at any rate, existed between them. voyage of 67 days they landed, on November 21st, not "When we came thither, we found the house so full of in Virginia, as they had intended, but at Cape Cod in Massachusetts Bay, a district inhabited only by Indians. men as we could scarce get in; though they used their The 102 consisted of 24 " households " and a few best diligence to make way for us. There were they, independent men. The Winslow household com- in the midst of their charms for him : making such a prised Edward himself, his wife Elizabeth (Barker) hellish noise, as it distempered us that were well; and whom he had married at Leyden on May 16th, 1618, therefore unlike to ease him that was sick. About him two menservants, George Soule and Elias Story, and were six or eight women, who chafed his arms, legs and Ellen More " a little girl that was put to this party "— thighs; to keep heat in him. When they had made an end of their charming; one that is, presumably, adopted. Of these, only Edward himself and Soule survived the scurvy that carried off told him, That his friends the English were come to see no less than 53 of the 103 who had landed—two babies him. Having understanding left, but his sight was wholly were born on board and a sailor had died on the voyage. Edward's brother Gilbert was also one of the party, gone; he asked, " Who was come ?" and " after divers years abode here, he returned to They told him, " Winsnow." For they cannot proEngland and died there." Another brother, John, nounce the letter /; but ordinarily use n in the place came out on the Fortune three years later and married thereof. He desired to speak with me. Mary Chilton, one of the original Pilgrims. I can find no evidence that either of these was at the King's When I came to him, and they told him of it; he put School; they are certainly not recorded among the forth his hand to me, which I took. Then he said twice, King's Scholars, but the lists are not quite complete, though very inwardly, Keen Winsnow ?, which is to say, and we know that there were many other boys who are " Art thou Winslow ?" not recorded at all. I answered, Ahhe; that is, " Yes." Then he doubled [repeated] these words, Malta neen After the loss of his wife, Edward Winslow married secondly Susannah White (nee Fuller), widow of another wonckanet namen Winsnow ?, that is to say, " O Winslow, of the victims of the first winter: their's was the first I shall never see thee again." marriage to be celebrated at New Plymouth, as the Then I called Hobbamock [an Indian who was friendly new colony was called. She lived until 1680, having to the Settlers], and desired him to tell Massasowat, borne him several children, only one of whom, a son That the Governor, hearing of his sickness, was sorry named Josiah, survived childhood. for the same : and though, by reason of many businesses, In 1622 the colonists sent back to England by the he could not come himself; yet he sent me with such Fortune the manuscript of a book called A Relation, good things for him, as he thought most likely to do him or Journal of the Beginnings and Proceedings of the English good, in this his extremity. And whereof, if he pleased Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, which was to take; I would presently give him.
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Which he desired. And having a confection of many comfortable conserves, etc.: on the point of my knife, I gave him some; which I could scarce get through his teeth. When it was dissolved in his mouth, he swallowed the juice of it: whereat those who were about him, much rejoiced; saying, He had not swallowed anything in two days before. Then I desired to see his mouth, which was exceedingly furred; and his tongue swelled in such a manner, as it was not possible for him to eat such meat as they had, his passage being stopped up. Then I washed his mouth, and scraped his tongue; and got abundance of corruption out of the same. After which, I gave him more of the confection; which he swallowed with more readiness. Then he desiring to drink; I dissolved some of it in water, and gave him thereof. Within half an hour, this wrought a great alteration in him, in the eyes of all that beheld him. Presently after, his sight began to come to him : which gave him and us good encouragement. He requested me that, the day following I would take my piece [gun], and kill some fowl; and make him some English pottage, such as he had eaten at [New] Plymouth : which I promised. After, his stomach coming to him, I must needs make him some fowl, before I went abroad. Which somewhat troubled me, being unaccustomed and unacquainted in such businesses; especially having nothing to make it comfortable : my consort [John Hamden] being as ignorant as myself. But being, we must do somewhat, I caused a women to bruise some corn and take the flour from it : and we set the grut, or broken corn, in a pipkin; for they have earthen pots of all sizes. When the day broke, we went out, it being now March, to seek herbs : but could not find any but strawberry leaves; of which I gathered a handful, and put in the same. And because I had nothing to relish it; I went forth again, and pulled up a saxafras root: and sliced a piece thereof, and boiled it till it [the broth] had a good relish; and then took it out again. The broth being boiled; I strained it through my handkerchief: and gave him at least a pint, which he drank; and liked it very well. After this, his sight mended more and more . . . Insomuch as we, with admiration, blessed God, for giving his blessing to such raw and ignorant means : making no doubt of his recovery; himself, and all of them, acknowledging us the Instruments of his preservation. Many, whilst we were there, came to see him : some, by their report, from a place not less than a hundred miles. To all that came one of his chief men related the manner of his sickness; how near he was spent; how, amongst others, his friends the English came to see him; and how suddenly they recovered him to this strength they saw : he being now able to sit upright of himself. The day before our coming; another Sachem [Indian], being there, told him, That now he might see how hollow-hearted the English were. Saying, If we had been such friends in deed, as we were in shew, we would have visited him in this his sickness. Using many arguments to withdraw his affections; and to persuade him to give way to some things against us, which were motioned to him, not long before.
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But upon this his recovery, he brake forth into these speeches, " Now I see the English are my friends, and love me : and whilst I live, I will never forget this kindness they have shewed me." Whilst we were there, our entertainment exceeded all other strangers. Divers other things were worth the noting : but I fear I have been too tedious." From 1629 onwards, Winslow was the Company's agent, and made several journeys backwards and forwards between England and America. It was on one of these visits that he was accused by the strict High Church Archbishop Laud of having taught in the Pilgrim Church and of having celebrated marriages there, although a layman. He admitted the offence—if, in the circumstance, it can be called an offence—and was imprisoned for four months. He had been Assistant Governor of the Colony almost every year until 1646, and in 1633, 1636 and 1644 he had, at the request of William Bradford, relieved him of the post of Governor, which Bradford held otherwise from the first year until his death in 1657. He was also the representative of the New Plymouth Colony in the organisation of the New England Confederation, and in 1646, much against the wishes of the Pilgrims, he was induced by the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company to go once more to England in defence of the Company's interests. From this visit he never returned. He was therefore in England throughout the Civil War. In 1649, the year of the King's execution, he published The Glorious Progress of the Gospel among the Indians in New England, which led to the founding in that year of the Society for the Propogation of the Gospel in New England. In 1651—the year of the Battle of Worcester—his portrait was painted. The original picture, by an artist unknown, now hangs in Pilgrim House, Washington. It has been several times engraved, and one of the engravings is reproduced as the frontispiece to Professor Arber's book. It shews a stout figure, with a plump but handsome face, long curling hair (unexpected in a Puritan), a trimmed moustache and a little beard. In 1654 he was appointed by Cromwell chairman of a joint English and Dutch commission to assess damages to English ships destroyed by the Dutch; no doubt his familiarity with the Dutch language, besides his proved tact and ability, particularly fitted him for this work. But his heart was not in England. In the following year he set sail once more for America, but he was taken ill with a fever and died on the voyage. He was buried at sea with full honours, including a salute of guns, off the island of Hispaniola in the West Indies. The following epitaph, composed at the time, is memorable, if not as poetry, at least as a sincere tribute to a great man : The eighth of May, west from Spaniola's shore, God took from us our grand commissioner, Winslow by name; a man in chiefest trust Whose life was sweet and conversation just. The King's School may well be proud to add to the many famous names of Old Vigornians that of Edward Winslow. A.M.
July, 1942
BIRMINGHAM LETTER. Gentlemen, It has been a hot, still June day, and now the sun is setting over Birmingham. The University buildings are gleaming as if they were on fire, and their shadows lie long over the green fields. It is in these shadows that we are sitting, writing this letter to you. There are five of us : G. M. ALLCHURCH, who came up in March, is doing a short University course for the Royal Engineers. Lives at Chancellor's Hall, can often be seen outside the University with forty-nine others doing the practical part of a most intensive course. Goes down in September to an O.C.T.U. Still finds time to look cheerful and play billiards in between parades. N. RICHARDSON, who is still reading Law, is little seen at Edgbaston. Follows his learned profession at Edmund Street, and in a Solicitor's office at Stratford. Has been working for a Law Degree since he left school in April, 1941. D. M. CURTIS, who has just passed his Pre-Medical Exam., is leaving the University at Edgbaston to go up to the Medical School. Plays cricket. Is now in the Medical Section of the S.T.C. May be seen conferring in dark corners over the sale of a skeleton or other articles which are essential weapons for his long struggle with Anatomy. J. PIMLEY, post-graduate in Biology, is taking a short rest before S.T.C. camp and his exam, in September. Plays cricket and records of Artie Shaw. With Curtis, came down to Worcester to give support to the O.V. cricket team. Still debonair beneath his battle dress, the burden of his profession appears to rest but lightly upon his shoulders. D. DENCER, about to launch upon his penultimate years of Medicine, spends most of his time in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Is counting the weeks until he goes into the Navy, in anticipation of which he has had several half-hearted attempts to grow a beard. Swims in the static water supply with other weary Medicos who have borne the heat and burthen of the day. And now on the eve of your Summer Holidays we must say Good-bye again. To any who are coming to Birmingham we extend a very hearty welcome. To those of you who are entering the Forces we wish God's blessing and a safe return. BRUM. CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editors of " The Vigornian." Sirs, It is to be deplored that there is so little social activity in the School. In the past there were many societies and clubs, and foremost among them was the Debating Society. Surely everybody will agree that a Debating Society plays a very important part in the training of the mind, and we propose that it should once again take its rightful place in the life of the School. M.S.C. G.V.M. P.G.F.H. J.G.W.A. [We agree that there certainly ought to be a Debating Society and hope that those who share this view will do their best to revive it in the coming winter term.—Eds.
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Dear Sirs, In May, 1941, the band was disbanded owing to a deficiency in numbers of members in the Corps. Since then the Corps has increased considerably, and from time to time notices have been put up on the Corps' notice board appealing for buglers. Is it not now high time the band was revived ? If this is not done very soon, there will be no-one left capable of leading it. I should like to add that there is only one N.C.O. capable of doing this now. Hoping this letter will have the desired effect. Yours faithfully,
T.G.G.G.
To the Editors of " The Vigornian." Dear Sirs, Surely it is a pity that, after all the trouble taken to produce the " Tempest," the Red Cross or some other Charity did not benefit from its performance ? Some charge could have been placed on the Programme, or a box passed round during the interval for voluntary contributions. Would not everyone have been pleased to contribute something ? Yours truly, R.J.C.
To the Editors of " The Vigornian." Dear Sirs, With the coming of the winter evenings, many people will probably desire a hobby. We suggest the revival of the Stamp Society and the formation of a " Poster Guild." Will anybody interested get in touch with Shovelton re stamps and Armstrong re Posters. Yours, etc., D.S.S. A.H.A. P.S.—Posters will come in very useful for advertising school events, etc.
CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge with thanks the following contemporaries with apologies for any accidental errors or omissions : The Cheltonian, The Tonbridgian, The Limit, St. Edward's School Chronicle, The Monmothian, The Monktonian, The Felstedian.