The Cantuarian December 1970 - August 1971 by OKS Association

THE CANTUARIAN VoL. XXXV No. l

DECEMBER,

1970

EDITORIAIJ There is a concrete crust between me and the earth; there is smoke between me and the sky; my ears are battered into deafness; in any case the songbirds are seething bundles of feathers in the gutters. I am cut loose from my roots, a wanderer along the wall of the absurd, seeking a way back; I watch absurd theatre and laugh, laugh myself sick, for the loudest laughter stems from fear. Yet I am not obliged to look the absurd in the face until I wilt before it, for there are many things which are still certain, if I avert my glance. Rose-petals are still softly furred and crinkled richly together, and dewdrops still tickle the nose that seeks the deep scent. The bones of the skeleton clattering in the wind are still the same as those hidden by my flesh; if my limbs are smashed the bones will shatter, and it will be the eternal present of pain, when the pattern on the ceiling burns in the brain, and I am alone with my own scream. My bold words can only mock me; there is an automatic reaction from deep within. War should only be debated by politicians with broken fingers. In the glare of pain there is no decision, no jargon of philosophy; there I am a human; I cannot cease to be human, even by dying. There is no sense in anger; I cannot spite or escape what I cannot understand. To be human is not absurd; it is my only possession, and it is a condition that is greater than I alone. The wall of the absurd is stronger than a man's head; it will not yield to the battering of blind production. My hope of homecoming is to absorb, to wait, and then, after much waiting, to create from compulsion and the certainty that the metamorphosis within me is complete and ready to unfurl as the desert lily, whose transitory bloom shines from far off in the moonlight, leaving the imprint of its beauty in the heart of the passer-by. And in that timeless moment of emergence, quite suddenly, the roots that have been sneaking through between the bricks of the wall of the absurd are appearing on the other side. 3

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CONTENTS PAOil

EDITORIAL ...

THE SCHOOL THE ScHOOL ...

SALVETE

VA LETE

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VIRTUTJl FUNCTI M ORE PATRUM DUCES

CHAPEL NOTES

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS, 1970

THIS AND THAT

OBITUARIES

REVIEWS TWENTI ETH CENTURY SCULPTURE MUSIC CIRCLE CoNCERT ... S IXTH FORM TALK ON DRUGS

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BUSINESSMAN IN EASTERN EuROPE

L!NACRE H OUSE ENTERTAINMENT M USIC C IRC LE CONCERT THE R UANDA MISSION

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BRITAI N AND EUROPE

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L UXMOORE HOUSE PLA Y

Tur. ScHOOL CoNCERT

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CONTRIBUTIONS OUTWARD BOUND,

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KING 'S SPORT RUGBY FOOTBALL FENCING BASKETBALL ooo GYMNASTICS .. o SHOOTING BOAT CLUB ooo Juoo ,.o SQUASH CROSS-CoUNTRY

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SCHOOL ACflVITIES SOCIETIES Music CoCoFo NOTES

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CORRESPONDENCE

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES

THE SCHOOL Captain of School: G. F. Wilson Head of The Grange G. F. Wilson Head of Walpole House A. H . Nelson Head of Luxmoore House J. N. Lawrance, K.s. Head of Linacre House M. W. J . Thorne, K.s. Head of Marlowe House G. M. Jones, K.S. Head of Meister Omers C. J. C. Rowe Head of School House J. C. Groves, K.s., M.S. {fead of Galpin's House J. M. Strachan Sc HooL MoNIToRs G. F. Wilson, A. H . Nelson, H. T. Scott, J. N. Lawrance, K.S., M. W. J. Thorne, K.s., G. M. Jones, K.s., C. J. C. Rowe, J. C. Groves, K.s., M.S., J. M. Strachan , T. J. Priestman

School House: The Grange: Walpole: Meister Omers: Marlowe: Luxmoore: Galpin's: Linacre:

HOUSE MONITORS J . C. Groves, K.S., M.S., R . J. M. Inman, C. J. Senior, M.S., M. L. w. Baylis, M. A. Hawkins G . F. Wilson, H. T. Scott, .J. M. Ditchburn, R. Suarez, F. S. Daly, K.s. A. H. Nelson, S. P. Blackmore, J. F. Maule, K.s., A. Bird, A. K. P. Jones, M.s., N. J. O'K. Webber C. J. C. Rowe, R. S. W. F. Tonking, A. C. N. Girling, C. N.H. Foster, R. L. M. Wohanka G. M. Jones, K.s., C. T. W. Anderson, K.S., M.S., D. C. Eva, D. J. Ward J. N . Lawrance, K.S., R. A. Canner, H . I. B. Draycott, D. A. Cattrall D. A. Whitaker, H. F. McDonald, T. B. Jeffery, K.s. ' J. M. Strachan, R. D. Thomson, T. P. Firth, A. K arimjee, K.s. M. W. J. Thorne, K.S., A. F. Allen, S. P. B. ~uite, L. S. F. Hewson, M.S., M . A. Hughes, M. D. Kock, P. M. Glenme

Captain of Rugger Captain of Boats Captain of Cross-Country Captain of Hockey Captain of Cricket Captain ofTennis Captain of Fencing Captain of Shooting Captain of Squash Rackets Captain of Gymnastics Captain of Judo Captain of Swimming Captain of Athletics

H. T. Scott J. M. Hutchins R. S. W. F. Tonking G. Orme C. J. C. Rowe R. L. M. Wohanka A. Bird J. T. Brooks M. W . J. Thorne S. P. Blackmore D. A. Whitaker G. P. Dobbs J. M. Ditchburn

THE CANTUARIAN Editors: J . F. Maule, K.s., J. N. Lawrance, K.s., G . M. Jones, K.s., R. P. Lindley, K.S., C. W. Martin, K.s., J. S. G. Thomas, J. R. Seers, K.s., M.s. 4

SALVETE SEPTEMBER, 1970 N. o. J. Ardagh, W. F. Armitage, A. J. Baines, P. B. Baron, R. F. Bayliss, N. J. Boulter, P. Bowers, T. J. B. Boyle, N. P. Brown, A. T. McD. Cairns, L. H. Canning, D. W. Carden S. C. Carter, N. E. Cheese, P. A. Cheese, H. S. A. Cobbett, S. J. G. Corbett, A. J. d Cowderoy, M. D. Croft, C. P. _Davies, J. G. W. D. Davies, J. M. Davies, N. C. Davison P. A. P. de Leyser, R. H. DJilon, N. A. C. Down, D. C. Edwards, J. M. A. Edward; S. V. Elliott, P. J. Entwistle. M. A. Fitch, C. M. Foale, J. J. Foxall, G. A. R. Gherson: C. J. Gibson, D. I. Gower, J. W. M. Hall, D. N. Hopkins, J. B. Hosking, S. Iqbal, R. M. Iron, D .. R. W. Jayne, I. B. Johnson, D. R. Kennedy, P. S. Kershaw, J. C. Kingsman, 0. St.J. Ktrby Johnson, N. ~· J. Lake, N. C. Le Sueur, J. D. Lyle, J. Q: C. MacBain, T. R. W. McLean, A. J. Martm, A. D. Mathers, D. S. Maxey, R. C. A. Mtles, f W. Miller, G. A. Morris, M. D. C. Mount, J. D. Mukete, P. S. Murray-Pearce, A. J. Newell, K. J. H. Newman, D. W. Nicoll, P. D. Norrish, J. B. Olley, J. K. Pattinson, !· S. Rankin M. Reed, T. K. Reeve, A. G. Sampson, M. Schonfrucht, A. J. G. Scott-Kmght, M. F. Selleck, M. N. T. Smith, P. C. W. Smith, S. C. Stevens, P. J. Stewart, T. J. Taylor, R. s. Weerekoon, P. H. White, P. J. Williamson, A. M. Winstanley, H. G. Wyles, R. P. Yonge, A. J. Young.

VALETE JULY, 1970 S. J. H. Adams, J. E. Allen, C. J. L. Armitage, F. H. Ash, P. G. R. Ashenden, B. H. Bailey, R. D . R. Barber, N. A. Barker, B. Bell, E. H. H. Bird, J. M. Block, J.D. Bolsover, R. J.P. Bottomley, A. D. Bridges, S. S-Y. Chan, P. R. Clarke, B. D . Clifford, J.P. M. Conway, A. W. Dawson, B. P. Decie, R. A. E. Dobbs, C. S. Dodd, J. A. Dorward, T. P. Dutton, W. Eakins, W. D. B. Edmondson, P. F. D. Edwards, G. N. Elliott, K. J.P. Elliott, H. S. Fleming, I. C. Gaskell, J. A. Griggs, C. K. A. Hall, A. S. Hallam, C. B. Hamblin, A. Hampshire, I. W. H. Hannah, R. F. Harding, G. A. Harris, W. R. Harrop, S. W. Heads, L. J. Honeyford, T. D. G. Johnson, F. A. Karim, W. J. M. Kendall, S. W. Kingsman, E. S. Kock, R. H. M. Lassetter, C. A. Letts, B. J. McDouall, N . P. Makris, D. W. Mitchell, A. P. C. Northrop, S.C. Osborne, C. R. J. Owen, C. W. Poulsen, D. R. S. Price, S. A. C. Pusey, G . D. Quinton-Jones, l. C. B. Roberts, H. J. F. Robinson, R. B. Ross, C. S. Russell, N. A. Rutland, J. J. G. Sanders, J. B. Sawrey-Cookson, A. D. A. Shaw, R. F. Shaw, R. J. S. Shaw, P. A. Shipway, P. M. D. Shires, T. W. Skinner, J. H. Speakman, N. P. I. Stephens, J. A. G. Stokes, G. S. Thomson, J. W. H . Ward, R. C. N. Warren, S. J. WarrenStone, H. P. Watkins, B. R. Weedon, M. J. Wenham, P. R. H. Westwater, J. G. C. Whiteside, B. L. Williams, M. J. Wiseman, S. G . V. Wood, W. Yates. 5

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES

ALLEN, J. E.-Came July, '65; House Monitor; 1st Swimming Colours; Hon. Secretary Swimming; Treasurer of Jazz Club; Sidebotham Exhibition. AsHENDEN, P. G. R.-Came April, '65; House Monitor, '70; 2nd Rugby Colours; Cpl. C. C. F. BAILEY, B.-Came April, '66; Music Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Upper VI· ' Open Scholarship in History, Balliol College, Oxford . BARKER, N. A.- Came Jan., '65; House Monitor, '70. CLARKE, P. R.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70. CLIFFORD, B. D.-Came Sept., '65; Music Scholar; House Monitor, '70; Upper VI. Member of 1st and Chamber Orchestras, Band; O.K.S. Music Gift. ' DAWSON, A. W.- Came April, '65; Music Scholar; Head of House and School Monitor '69; Upper VI ; 1st Orchestra; Sec. of Choral Society; Sec. of Old Choristers: Associ~tion; King's ~eek Secretary, '70; Choral Scholarship St. John's College, Cambndge; O.K.S. G1ft. DEciE, B. P.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; Upper VI; Sgt. C.C.F.; Shelton Memorial Scholarship, Christ Church, Oxford. DORWARD, J. A.- Came April, '66; House Monitor, '70 ; Head of Waiting House, '70· 1st Athletics Colours, '70; C.P.O., C. C. F.; Hon. Sec. Harvey Society. ' DuTTON, T. P.-Came Jan., '65; House Monitor, '70; Upper VI; Cpl., C.C.F. EDWARDS, P. F. D.-Came Sept., '66; House Monitor. GASKELL, I. C.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '69 ; 2nd Rugger Colours, '68; 1st Cricket Colours, '69; 1st Hockey Colours, '70. GRIGGS, J.- Came Sept., '65; Head of House, '69; School Monitor, '70; 1st Colours Fencing and Basketball; Sgt. C.C.F., '68; Sec. of Art Club. HALL, C. K. A.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; 2nd Colours Judo, '68; Sec. and Vice-Captain Judo Club. HAMBLIN, C. B.-Came Jan., '65; Captain of School; Head of House, '69; House Monitor, '69; King's Scholar; 1st and 2nd Hockey Colours; 1st and 2nd Rugger Colours; Squash Colours; 1st and 2nd Cricket Colours; Captain of Cricket, '70; Upper VI; McCurdy Exhibition. HAMPSHIRE, A.- Came Jan., '65; House Monitor, '69 ; 1st and 2nd Athletics Colours; L/Sgt., C.C.F. JOHNSON, T. D. G.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '69 ; Lst Cricket Colours, '70; Upper VI. KARIM, F.-Came Jan., '66; Head of House; School Monitor; Treasurer of Photographic Society. KENDALL, W. J. M.- Came April, '65 ; Music Scholar; Upper VI; Member of 1st Orchestra; O.K.S. Gift; Choral Scholarship, St. John's College, Cambridge. KocK, E. S.- Came April, '68; Vice-Captain of School and Col/ega Imperii; Head of House and School Monitor; 1st Rugby Colours, '69; 1st Athletics Colours, '70. McDouALL, B. J.- Came April, '66; School Monitor, '70; 1st and 2nd Rowing Colours; Captain of Boats. MAKRIS, N. P. S.-Came Sept., '65; Head of House and School Monitor, '70; 2nd Rowing Colours, '69; Jst Rugby Colours, '70. 6

MITCHELL, D. W.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; King's Scholar; Upper VI; Sec. of 2nd Orchestra; Sec. Glee Club; ijc F inance/Booking K ing's Week, '70; Stanhope Bequest Gift ; Parker Exhibition (Classics), Corpus Christi College, Oxford. NoRTHROP, A. P. C.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; 1st Swimming Colours; Captain of Swimming ; 1st Rugger Colours; Upper VI. OWEN, C. R. J.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; 1st Basketball Colours, '69; 2nd Hockey Colours, '70; Sec. of Art Society. PRICE, D. R. S.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; 2nd Rugger Colours, '68; 2nd Athletics Colours, ' 70. RoBINSON, H. J. F.- Came April, '65; House Monitor, '69; 2nd Rugby and 2nd Cricket Colours. SHAW, R. J. S.- Came April, '65 ; House Monitor, '69; Upper VI; Music Monitor; Music Ed itor of The Cantuarian; Band; 1st Orchestra; Bunce Exhibition. SHIRES, P. M. D.-Came April, '65; House Monitor, '70; Hon. King's Scholar, ,69; 1st Athletics Colours, '69; 1st Cricket Colours, '69; 2nd Rugger Colours, '68; Hon. Sec. Athletics and Cricket; Upper VI ; McCurdy Exhibition. THOMSON, G. S.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; Music Scholar, '65; Hon. King's Scholar, '69; Upper VI; Monitor for Music; Sec. Madrigal Society; 1st Orchestra; Gilbert and Sheppard Gift; Open Exhibition (Classics), King's College, Cambridge. WATKINS, H. P.- Came Jan., '66; House Monitor, '70; Sec. of Boats, '70.

CHAPEL NOTES Harvest Thanksgiving. Thanks largely to the generosity of a number of parents of Marlowe boys who gave produce and to the kindness of several staff wives who arranged it so attractively, the Western Crypt was beautifully decorated for our Harvest Thanksgiving services on September 20th. During the following week, Social Service volunteers were able to deliver fifteen gift parcels to the old people whom they visit. Memorial Service for Colonel Apsey, O.K.S. A short Memorial Service, attended by members of his family and by representatives of the school, was held in the Memorial Chapel on September 17th. Members of the Madrigal Society led the unaccompanied singing and performed the anthem, God be in my head, by Walford Davies. Colonel Apsey was a lifelong friend of the school. Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as preachers at Evensong this term: the Revd. Canon D. Ingram Hill, o .K.S., Rector of St. Peter's and Rural Dean of Canterbury, the Revd. Stephen Abbott who taught here for a term and is now Curate of St. Leonard's, Deal, and the Very Revd. Martin Sullivan, Dean of St. Paul's. 7

Chapel Sept. 20. 27. Oct. 11. 25. Nov. 15.

Collections £ s. d. Relief in South Vietnam II 15 3 Y.M.C.A. 12 2 0 Mental Health Research Fund J6 9 6 Help the Aged Appeal .. . .. . .. . .. . I7 0 6 The Ruanda Mission (for Dr. G . Hamber, o.K.s.) ... 15 5 0 29. The Mayor of Canterbury's Gift Fund 25 0 0 The Save the Children Fund . . . 25 0 0 Chapel General F und 60 12 3 (from which the following amounts have been allocated: Leprosy Relief, £5; Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association, £ 15; South African Church Building Fund, £5).

We thank all those who give generously week by week so that we can su pport these and other good causes. B.G.

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE A WARDS, 1970 Open ~xhibition (Parker) in Classics for Law, ANDERSON, C. T. W. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (Taylors), BESWICK, N. W . Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge . Open Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, CHAMBERLIN, A. J ... . Oxford. Choral Scholarship, St. J ohn's College, Cambridge. DAWSON, A. W. Mason Scholarship in Natural Science, Corpus ELLIS, N. C.... Christi College, Oxford. Academical Clerkship, Magdalen College, Oxford. HAMMERSLEY, F. R. Open Exhibitio n in Classics, New College, Oxford. INMAN, R . J. M. Open Exhibition in Classics, Balliol College, Oxford. LAWRANCE, J. N. ' •• • Open Scholarship in History, Christ Church, Oxford. MAULE, J. F .... Open Scholarship in Physics, Balliol College, Oxford. NOWOTTNY, P. M. A. Open Mackinnon Scholarship in History for Law, PARKER, L . ... Magdalen College, Oxford. Choral Exhibition, Worcester College, Oxford. SENIOR, C. J. Open Exhibitio n in Classics (for Archaeology and WAGSTAFF, P. J. Anthropology), Peterhouse, Cambridge. Open Instrumental Scholarship in Music, Worcester WALTHAM, C. College, Oxford. Open Scholarship in History (Robert Owen Bishop), WOHANKA, R. L. M. Christ's College, Cambridge. Open Scholarship in Modern Languages, Keble WOOLLETf, D. V. .. . College, Oxford. 8

THIS AND THAT At a brief ceremony after Assembly on lOth December, the Headmaster Gavin Wilson spoke in warm appreciation of the way in which Gavin Wilson had discharged his responsibilities as Captain of School and made an appropriate presentation.

New Masters

The Headmaster

Mr. Copeman and Mr. Barnes have joined us full-time; we also welcome Mr. H. E. J. Aldridge to teach Physics and Messrs. G. 0. Chapman and R. J. Mathews to teach Modern Languages. The Headmaster preached at St. Michael's School, Otford on October 4th and at Caldicott School, Farnham Royal on October II th, and attended the Governors' Meeting at Hazelwood School, Limpsfield on November 9th.

We notice, having had it pointed out to us, that the plaque at the foot of one of the two lime trees on the south side of the Green Court has been renovated. Its Victorian cast iron is now discreetly held together by formica (is there a moral here?), and Thomas Field's elegant Latin inscriptions, one for himself and one for his wife, can again be read and by some, understood. Mrs. Field's bit must have been on a plaque of her own by the foot of the other tree but no one we have consulted can remember it. Octogesimatertiary Restoration

The Boat Club has been fortunate in acquiring a new shell coxed four through the generosity of O.K.S. oarsmen. Those most closely concerned expressed a wish that it should be associated with Canon F. J. Shirley, and it was a great pleasure for all present when Mrs. Shirley named the new boat "F.J.S." at a brief ceremony on the Green Court last September. "F.J.S."

Mr. Reynolds We were very sorry to learn of Mr. Reynolds' sudden illness last holidays and are glad to hear that he has fully recovered. Sincere congratulations to the seven musicians elected to the N.Y.O. : J. P. Roberts (Bassoon), N. F. Roberts (Oboe), N. H. A. Terry (Horn), G . P. Williams (Flute), A. S. Marriner (Clarinet), M.S. Good (Bassoon), and S. W. Barlow (General Musician and Percussion). Seven seems to be an all-time record and beats the one set last year of six.

The National Youth Orchestra

Nigel Pitceathly (Marlowe, 1964-69) is continuing his career of music and Lift up your muscle at Manchester; and we contratulate him warmly on his establishing Hearts a Junior World Record in the Bench Press (you lie under about 400 lb. of iron- 34 1 to be exact- and then get it off your chest). This is almost certainly the first world record to be held by an O.K.S. 9

The final total which was reached by King's Walk for Cancer was King's Walk ÂŁ7,189 16s. 8d., which has been presented to t he Cancer Research Campaign. The Committee of King's Wa lk wou ld li ke to thank a ll those who contributed to the success of t his appea l. Th ere was a record entry for the termly Associated Board M usic Examinations with some ~xcellent results. In the final ~rade Y.Ill examination the following were espec~ally noteworthy: S. R. Hamson (Ptano), S. W. Barlow (Pia no) P. E. Davies (Fiute)- a ll passing with distinction- and S. J. Harriso n (Pia no), P. T aylo r (Piano), J.P. Roberts (Organ), C. J. Seni or (Horn) a nd A . J. J. E llison (Violin) all obtaining passes with merit. Music

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Congratu lations to C. J. C. Rowe, who left the school a t the end of C harles Rowe November to tour India as a member of the Englis h Schools' Cricket Association XI. Ten 3-day ma tches are to be played, including five Junior Test Matches against A ll India. We wish him well a nd hope to see his name figuring prominently amongst the run-getters a nd wicket-takers. STOP PRESS: "C. Rowe cracks 131 in the 2nd Test at Bombay. " (Sunday Telegraph). STOP PRESS: "Charles Rowe scores 11 6 in 75 minutes aga inst the Western Zone." (Daily Express).

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A gem from a Mid V Maths. Test :"Sin x = 0.765 :. x = Bell went. "

.. . to Mr. Sugden on his engagement to Ma rie-France Pig nol on 15th December . . . . to Mr. Jackson on his ma rriage to Miss Linda Farnsworth at Dorking on 19th December . . . . to Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie on the birth of a son, Julian Donald Thomas, on 12th September, to Mr. a nd Mrs. Grainger, a daughter, Katharine Mary, on 28th November, and to Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, a daughter, Olivia, on 9th December. Congratulations

The Libra rian gratefully acknowledges the gift of boo ks from the Headmaster, the I.A.P.S. and the Revd. R. S. Good. He wou ld a lso like to thank E. F . Housden, O.K.s. and H. Townshend, O.K.s., fo r the gift of money from the estate of the late Mr. Rosenberg.

The Library

Becketry

The Headmaster, Lower Master and Scholars attended the concl uding Beckel Service in the Cathedral on 29th December.

We were interested to see a n article o n Christopher Seaman, o.K.S., in the Christopher Guardian . He is now a freelance conductor h aving just completed his time Seaman as assistant conductor of the B.B.C. Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Describing him as "a musicia n's promising conductor rather than a n audience favourite" the article goes on to say that his background combines something of the early careers of Boult and Cha rles Groves. T he a rticle ends, "For further develop ments we shall have to wait a nd see; and probably not for very long." 10

The building work on Marlowe is now practically completed, and those sections of the house formerly lodged in the King's Week Office and the Upper Sixth Reading Room have been able to move into unnaturally pristine surroundings in the new block which sticks out into the Dea nery garden. The new rooms are attractively decorated in pale blue and are effectively lit: a change from the Marlowe of old which, we feel, can be nothing but beneficial to the occupants, even those who "liked it as it was".

Marlowe

Ernie Baldock, the school gardener, has been presented with a certificate by the President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd. Rupert E. Davies, after 40 years on the Methodist Circuit preaching plan. Ernie preached to the school on two occasions during the evacuation period in Cornwall.

Ernie Baldock

What's this 'ere?

Master (to pupil at piano lesson): What is meant by " having a good ear"? Pupil: Well , first of all I mesmerise the tune.

Congratulations to C. C. Fitchett, M. H. Pearson, and S. C. Stevens on Death their poems broadcast this term on the B.B.C. D . N. Hopkins had a poem Supplement commended. The trend in the school's poetry was revealed by the contributions submitted for The Cantuarian this term- 47 pieces on death, compared with 21 on all other subjects. After their successful two-week tour of Switzerland last Easter, the Kent County Youth Orchestra were invited to represent Great Britain in an International Festival of Youth Orchestras in Berlin this summer. The 100-strong group, aged between 14 and 21, gave two concerts, one of them broadcast, the other in the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtnis Kirche, playing works by Verdi, Holst, Beethoven, Brahms and Walton. Eighteen of them played Brahms' second symphony in an International Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan at the final concert in the Philharmonic. During their ten-day visit, the orchestra heard seven other orchestras from various parts of Europe, including Russia, Poland and Yugoslavia, and met several players from other countries. Past members of the orchestra from King's include Keith Thompson (oboe), Nick Stirling ('cello), Chris Waltham ('cello) a nd Chris Smith (violin). Adam Jones ('cello) and Andrew Lyle (clarinet) were in the Berlin party and Andrew Chamberlin (bassoon) was invited to go, but declined for academic reasons. It is hoped that there will be another Festival on similar lines in 1972.

Kent County Youth Orchestra in Berlin

The Facts

The Troupe Fran~aise

We reprint below the statistics for the five leading schools in the Oxford and Cambridge Scholarship stakes for the quinquennium 1965-1969:0pen Awards Dulwich 138 131 Manchester G.S. St. Paul's 106 Winchester 94 King's, Canterbury 85 The Troupe gave an enjoyable performance of Le Barbier de Seville by Beaumarchais in the Shirley Hall on 7th November. 11

Illicit Mermaid Running

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"Great improvements are being made these days for the safety a nd comfort of fishermen. Some vessels even have wenches to pull in the nets." (From a Shell Geography essay.)

David Phillips, o.K.S., was co-author with his l.T. V. News at Ten colleague, On the Spot Peter Snow, of a new Pan book, Leila's Hi-jack War, getting his facts at first hand at Dawson's Field and managing to photograph the exploding of the planes for the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Congratulations to R. Bird, o.K.s., on his Full Blue for Fencing at Oxford, to A. Bird on his victory in the Kent Schoolboys' Individual Sabre Championship in October, and to the Fencing Team on winning all their matches this term plus the Kent Schoolboys' Team Sabre Championship and the Three-Weapon Championship. With the greatest of ease

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James Harris, o.K.S., writes to say that he is just off on a tour of the States, as Horatio in Jonathan Miller's Hamlet, directed for the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company, with Mike Baker, o.K.s., who plays Polonius, They last acted together in Mr. Gillespie's King Lear during King's Week.

Towards a bigger "This and That"

An O.K.S., reading of Bruce Weedon's cricketing successes last H. Gardner, O.K.S. summer, writes with memories of H. Gardner, who scored over I ,000 runs for the School in 1908, including 200 against Eastbourne one afternoon. Challenge in A harrassed rugby coach was observed begging spectators to tell him the camouflage whereabouts of some 30 stone of back row. D. R. L. Bodey, O.K.S.

Mr. Bodey has been awarded a Harmsworth Law Scholarship by the Masters of the Bench of the Middle Temple: an admirable achievement.

Mr. Gill, Gatekeeper at the Christ Church Gate, who retires shortly after the end of term, has a long connection with the school. His was the task, in April 1942, of knocking on the West Door of the Cathedral for Archbishop Temple's admission for his Enthronement. We wish him a happy retirement. Mr. Gill

This year, as last, the Carol Service celebrated Advent rather than Carol Service Christmas. With all the familiar festive elements- Advent lessons read by six School Monitors, hymns and carols sung by the School, the Choir a nd the Madrigal Society-the Service was a great success. On with the We would like to record our gratitude to the Clerk of Works and his Show staff for the splendid precautionary lighting measures arranged in the Shirley Hall in case of a power cut during the end of term Concert. 12

Rugby

The Common Room XV again put on its boots to play the traditional match against the 3rd XV. Trailing 0-3 at half-time, second winds were found from somewhere and they went on to win 13- 3.

J. F. Maule, K.s., J. N . Lawrance, K.S., and G. M. Jones, K.s., are leaving this term, with our thanks fo r their extensive literary and administrative contributions over two years. We will miss them. We a re also grateful for the help given by J. C. Groves, K.S., M.s. , as Musical Editor. J. S. G. Thomas and J. R . Seers, K.S., M.s., have joined the Editorial Board.

Editors

On a M onday mo rning in November the Editors distributed round the classrooms of the school 900 leaflets calling for literary and artistic contributions. We would like to thank all those who responded, and who between them produced a record hau l of original material. Inevitably, not all of this could be published, and we hope that those whose work has not found space in this issue will not be deterred from making further contributions.

Publicity

The Editors acknowledge with thanks and much pleasure the gift of ÂŁ5 to L'Argent The Cantuarian from a lady donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Part comptant of this sum was awarded this term to R. Suarez as a Cantuarian Photographic Prize. A n Art Prize was also given, for the first time, to H. G . Wyles. The work of these prize-winners appears in this issue. O ne Note Upmanship?

Tutor to a Sixth-Form member of his set : "Were you able to note everything down from those lectures?" "Yes, but of course I didn't bother about the irrelevant bits".

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DOUGLAS MUNNS Many O.K.S. will learn with sorrow of the death of Douglas Munns at his home o n August 20th, aged 82. He had been very much crippled by arthritis for some years, but even so, whenever he felt well enough, he watched matches from his car. H e was delighted to see visitors, and enjoyed talking over the "old days", and discussing his ga rden and the wild life he could watch from the window. He was a real country-lover. Douglas came to King's in 1947 on his reti rement from Dover College, where he had spent much of his life as boy, assistant master and house master. He was also games master. We had noticed his keenness for games from the enthusiasm he displayed at inter-school matches (Dover v King's), and here (at King's) he followed with great interest the fortunes of the various tea ms . Particularly he will be remembered with gratitude by a ll those he helped by his out-ofschool French classes. Many an "0" Level success was due to his encouragement and to the selfless way he gave of his time. Douglas was at King's for eleven years. H is genial and hospitable d isposition endeared him to all his colleagues, many of whom he entertained at his house in the Stodmarsh road. His garden there was a picture the summer through, despite his daily raids for "buttonholes" not only for himself but often for some of his colleagues too. We wish to extend our sympathy to his widow, son and daughters. WILLIAM E. PEETT William Peett first came to the Caxton Society during the war, when he was still working at Gibbs, printers in the town. The Society has grown under his instruction and inspiration from small beginnings to a la rge group of enthusiastic printers, whose work is most commendable. When the School retumed after the war, they found that the Army had tipped all the type out of the cases into a pile on the floor : it was Mr. Peett who, with a small group of interested boys, turned the chaos into a workable printroom. His professional knowledge and untiring devotion spurred on the Society in its early days, when improvisation was the rule and finance a nd equipment were sadly lacking. Much of his spare time was spent dissing or helping repair machines for weary pressmen trying to finish printing programmes in time. He instilled enthusias m for high quality work into everyone he taught. Many old Caxtonians will remember him for his patience and placidity: he was a man who believed that argument or anger were the last resort and who created an atmosphere of complete happiness in the printroom. He was also a great character with a strong will. For many years, he suffered miserably with his illness, but still managed to visit the printroom fairly regularly. Mr. Peett was a remarkable man with his hands: apart from printing, his activities included photography, shorthand, wireless, g ram ophone and g uitar construction; and he played twenty-eight musical instruments. The Caxton Society has not only lost a devoted professional instructor, but also a man of inestimable kindness and patience. May the Society which he spent twenty-seven years building up continue with the same enthusiasm and patience which Mr. Peett always showed. 14

REVIEWS TWENTIETH CENTURY SCULPTURE DR. ALAN BOWNESS Dr. Alan Bowness is an expert in his field. His lecture on "one of the healthiest of art forms" was outstanding for its lucidity and command. The development of sculpture from Rodin to the present day was summarised, with emphasis on the first ten years of the century, and with the aid of a number of excellent slides. The narrative was accompanied by an analysis of the broad, underlying themes of this development. Dr. Bowness pointed to the growing intellectual independence of the artist, the break with naturalism, and the consequent concern with a simplicity concealing layers of inter-related meaning, as in the evolution of Brancusi's "Muse Asleep". He spoke of the impact on sculpture of both primitive carving and science; with the introduction of new materials and a greater sensitivity in the use of those materials, enhancing the tactile element in sculpture. It was in this "dialogue between the sculptor and his materials" that he found the cause of much of twentieth century sculpture's vitality. Dr. Bowness spoke with authority and clarity, and answered our questions in a masterly fashion. Yet it was a pity that he was, due to shortage of time, unable to give more than a brief survey of his subject. Another lecture of a more specialised nature wo.uld be welcomed, and no doubt just as enjoyable. J.W.T.L.

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT OCTOBER 1 1TH

The Music Circle has, in the past, been criticised fo r producing concerts containing music which is beyond the capabilities of the boys. This raises the question-what is the purpose of Music Circle concerts? The answer is surely not that they exist to enable boys to play elementary music which is neither a challenge to their technical and musical abilities nor of any interest to the audience. Their purpose is rather that they give boys a splendid opportunity to perform, in public, music which taxes their ability and which therefore provides a stimulus to their musical progress. I am sure that the majority of the audiences at these concerts appreciates this. The concert opened with a pleasing perfor mance by Peter King and David Bleazard of the Berce 1se and Mi-a-ou from Faure's Dolly Suite. The lyrical tune could, perhaps, have sung out more above the rippling acco mpaniment in the Berceuse. The Mi-a-ou was satisfyingly precise. This was followed by the Gigue from Bach's Sixth Violin Sonata played by Vivian Linssen. There should have been a greater break between the tuning and the start of the piece; the performance would also have benefited from a greater attention to rhythm. However, on the whole, this was a reasonable performance-un15

accompa?ied Bach is never easy. ~et~r King n'?w re~ppeared and gave a lyrical rendering of Chopm's Nocturne Op. 72. Th1s IS a beaut1ful p1ece, and the performance contained some effective climaxes. The audience was now treated to a very entertaining performance of three Songs with Words-poems accompanied by the music of Mendelssohn. The first, Hommage a Mendelssohn, by Sassoon, was given an admirably stylish performance by Jeremy Mauleright from the pink rose to the cleverly manipulated eye-brows. The second, Sunk Lyonesse, by De La Mare, was read by Lyn Parker- this time with a silk handkerchief. Finally they joined forces as Jekyll and Hyde in a very amusing performance of Ex Libris, by Nicholson. They were all very well accompanied by Patrick Williams. There followed a performance of S. J. Harrison's Trio for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, with S. J. Harrison himself playing the clarinet. This was an interesting work containi ng elements of musical styles ranging from Baroque to Contemporary, all moulded together to form a very original style in itself. It was good to see the two talented Roberts brothers in partnership as oboe and bassoon. There followed two piano items of a contrasted style. The first was Kabalevsky's Sonatina played by Patrick Williams. This was a well-controlled performance of a difficult but appealing piece. The second of these keyboard items featured a newcomer to Music Circle Concerts- Duncan Craik, in the guis~ of a jazz pianist. He played Memories of Carroll Gibbons. This was an enjoyable revelation and an entertaining performance. Christopher Senior, accompanied by Peter King (by now a familiar face), now sang three songs. The first, If music be the food of love, by Purcell ; the second, There is a garden in her face, an Elizabethan ditty by Campion which received a pleasantly light performance with good attention to verbal enunciation; and finally Warlock's Sleep, which received a sensitive performance. The singer could perhaps have sustained his tone more evenly through the notes. Lance Hewson now gave a performance of Mozart's E minor violin sonata, accompanied by John Taylor. It is perhaps more difficult to give a satisfactory performance of Mozart than of anyone else-one can get away with nothing. This, however, was an enjoyable performance, displaying good tone and plenty of spirit. There followed another original composition, with the composer (Jonathan Seers) at the piano. This was the first movement of the Trio for Piccolo, Flute and Piano. The music was appealing, combining both rhythmic and melodic interest. The only criticism to be made is that the rhythmic patterns are perhaps a little repetitive. It was given a faultless performance by Patrick Williams (once again!) and Paul Davies. The concert ended, in a way which has now become a tradition, with three glees. These were given very stylish performances by Stephen Barlow, Christopher Senior, Lyn Parker and Bernard R apson. " Mandy" , I am sure, would have been very flattered by the eulogy to her name in the first one-Graceful and Easy. The second, Slow Motion Time, was very effective; and the performance of the third, My Evaline, was compelling enough, 1 am sure, to tempt Evaline to the "apple tree" if not to the "corn field". Altogether an enjoyable evening which more than vindicated the policy of Edred Wright and the Music Circle concerning these concerts. J.C.G. 16

[Kentislt Gazette THE SCHOOL MONITORS Standing (left to right ): J. C. Groves, G. M. Jones, C. J. C. Rowe, J. M. Strachan. Sitting (left to right): J. N. Lawrance, A. H. Nelson, G. F. Wilson, H. T. Scott, M. W. J. Thorne. [Entwistle

SIXTH FORM TALK ON DRUGS On October 15th, Dr. Gimson spoke again to the Sixth Form on drugs. As in his previous talk, the essence of his argument was factual, not simply confined to the effects of different drugs on those taking them, but also considering some of the socia l aspects of the problem, and the lengths gone to by pedlars to win new customers. The facts could not help but show a situat ion of considerable severity, with a great increase in drug-taking. (1958, 442 registered addicts, and 1968, 2,782 of them.) Dr. Gimson's own outlook was well summed up by his last words: " If you want to destroy a nation, get it on drugs". J.G.A.

A BUSINESSMAN IN EASTERN EUROPE R. C. BATTERSBY, ESQ. In the event Mr. Battersby's description of the life of a businessman proved as interesting as his eye-witness account of life in Eastern Europe. He is a highly qualified eye-witness, the sales director of a large British firm , who has travelled, in all, over 250,000 miles through the Soviet Union and Eastern Eu rope. He gave many interesting insights into life there, and into the similarities and differences between the various countries. It was a picture drawn with much amusing detail. But Mr. Battersby succeeded also in conveying a sense of the challenge of a business career. To be successfu l, he said, a businessman must have a thorough knowledge of what he is selling, and the quickness of mind and the tenacity to negotiate to an acceptable conclusion. To sell abroad, he must have in addition a sound knowledge of the national background of the people he is dealing with, and a firm command of their language. To sell in Eastern Europe, he must have all these things, but to a high degree. The rewards in trading with the Russians, etc., were potentially great, but it required great perseverance and resilience. However, he stressed that it was misleading to emphasise the ideological strangeness of the countries in the Soviet bloc. To begin with, the people with whom one negotiated were businessmen too, although in a totally state-run system responsibility was differently placed than in a Western firm. Secondly, he quoted Hakluyt to show that the particular nature of trading with the Russians was due, not so much to the Communist system, as to national characteristics, which remain in many respects the same as when Chancellor journeyed to Muscovy 400 years ago. The talk was much enjoyed by a large aud ience. M.H.L.C. C.H.R. 17

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LINACRE HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT

A better time for an entertainment of this kind could hardly have been chosen since boys and masters alike, looking forward to the forthcoming half-term, were in the right mood to "take" entertainment. Most of the School came to it, and most of those who came enjoyed it. The "entertainment" itself consisted of dramatic pieces alternated with musical compositions. On the musical side were two arrangements by Geoffrey Russell Smith rather anonymously termed Activities I and Activities II, a piano duet from the Ballet Suite by Debussy and a sonatina for violin and piano by Dvorak. The two Activities were amusing and well-performed rhythmic pieces. The piano duet-which was repeated at the request of "a very distinguished member of the audience"-was played with polish and understanding by John and Peter Taylor; Dvorak's Sonatina for Violin and Piano gave Lance Hewson the opportunity of displaying his exceptional skill on the violin. The dramatic side of the "entertainment" was mostly good. Pinter's two sketches, The Black and White and Last to Go, both took the form of conversations on insignificant topics which lead nowhere: they were well-presented, well-acted and enjoyed by the audience. The last offering of the "entertainment" was The Interview, by Donleavy. Here Cornelius Christian, an unemployed youth, applies for a job in a big American firm and despite his lack of qualifications, is accepted because he pleases one of the senior executives Mr. Mott, with some flattering catch-phrases. Although the beginning was amusing, th~ last ten minutes tended to drag rather: movement was always lively (and especially so from Peter Glennie), but the script itself was rather repetitive and audibility was too frequently imperfect. Nevertheless, this was worthwhile "Entertainment"-and has already inspired a more domestic Walpole House entertainment. Let us hope that other houses will follow their example. C.E.A.R.

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT NOVEMBER 8TH

The First Orchestra, led as usual by Mr. Clarence Myerscough and conducted by Mr. Edred Wright, gave a very encouraging performance of Brahms' fine Tragic Overture which showed the good balance in all parts of the orchestra and sonority of the full ensemble. The Chamber Orchestra, directed by Mr. David Goodes and led by Mr. George Robertson, played efficiently the bright and colourful first movement of Mozart's Paris Symphony. Perhaps they will play the complete work at a later concert. String tone was strong and coherent in the First Concerto Grosso by Corelli, in which the solo instruments were played by Vivian Linssen (violin) a nd Jonathan Groves ('cello). Some choral numbers were contributed by the Glee Club, directed by Mr. Stephen Davies, and the Madrigal Society, conducted by Mr. Edred Wright. Needless to say, in a school celebrated for the efficiency and good tone of its choral singing, all these items were on a high level of performance. D.I.H. 18

THE RUANDA MISSION DR. GEORGE HAMBER, o.K.s. Nobody, however devout or knowledgeable, can do much as a missionary for a backward country without being suitably qualified. So say the Church Missionary Society and other similar organisations, for as the saying goes-"The blind cannot lead the blind". George Bamber left the School eighteen years ago, having studied first Classics and then Chemistry. (Mr. Yates remembers him as one of his first pupils.) At this time he had no religious convictio ns at all- 1 wonder how many dormant missionaries lie within the ranks of the School at the moment? He went to Cambridge and then to St. George's Hospital, London, collecting no less than seven degrees a nd diplomas in Medicine, Theology and other branches of knowledge. Having become a Christian, he applied to C.M.S. more than suitably qualified, and has now been working for the Ruanda Mission in Africa for several years. The lecture was richly illustrated with many colour slides. The first was a map of Burundi, the eight years independent African country sandwiched between the Congo and Tanzania with Lake Ta nganyika on its western border. Burundi is a very poor country and Dr. Hamber emphasised this when he said that Nigeria is comparatively rich, even though Burundi is only the size of Wales. On acco unt of this, the worst problem that Dr. Bamber has regu la rly to deal with is the spasmodic and unreliable supply-line, constantly causing shortages of drugs, surgical equipment, bedding and even beds ! Another big problem that has to be dealt with is the number of patients, since Dr. Hamber is one of relatively few doctors working in Burundi. As slide after slide of breath-taking scenery was shown, one wondered why Burundi is in such an unfavourable financial position: the answer to this is the singular lack of minerals in Burundi's soil, hampering any improvement to present farming methods. Bananas were the only crop to be seen on the slides. Dr. Hamber and the people of Buye (the settlement where his hospital is) use prayer successfully after surgical means, when medicines have been unavailable or have been proved useless. This, he said , is the supreme reward for becoming a Missionary-Doctor: to actually see patients beyond the help of science recover when prayed for by their fellow human beings. Despite the mixture of Roman Catholics and Anglicans (who are, even when considered together, still a minority) and the rather delicate political situation of Burundi, unity and faith among Christians there is strong, thanks to the many missionaries. Burundi, in Dr. Hamber's own words, "is still emerging". It is doing this despite appalling obstacles, and the only way it can continue to make progress is to carry on receiving strong support from such men as Dr. Hamber, who have pledged to help a backward country. Thanks to the Sunday collections of November 15th and some generous private donations, about thirty pounds' worth of usable medical material and drug supplies has been sent in our name to help the hospital of Buye. B.J.Q.W. 19

GALPIN'S HOUSE PLAY THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OHEY BY SLAWOMIR MROZEK

Galpin's continued the successful trend of producing a short play with emphasis on amusement as well as entertainment. The play concerned the arrival of a tiger into the bathroom of Peter Ohey and the resulting consequences. The appearance of the tiger heralded the arrival of an official, a tiger tax-collector, a scientist, a circus manager culminating with the entry of a tall great-coated figure who introduced himself with "I com~ from Siberia". In the second act a Foreign Office man inform s Peter Ohey of the visit of a Maharajah with a craving for tiger hunting. The final act concludes with the death of Peter Ohey while he is trying to lure the tiger from the water-pipes. The first act was performed entirely on the apron of the stage with Tim Firth as Peter Obey and Peter Wagstaff as the scientist proving to be excellently cast. Unfortunately with the opening of the curtains for the second act, the high standard of acting was not maintained. Although the third act was better performed, it did not match the quality of the first, but this did little to detract from the highly effective climax at the end. The Martyrdom of Peter Ohey just missed being a complete success, although the production must be credited for including music, even if these musical intermissions were a little lengthy. Âˇ A.B. GALPIN'S HOUSE PLAY MUSIC It was enterprising of Galpin's to produce music for this play which was both written and performed by members of the House. Composed by Stephen Harrison, it ma naged to involve all the musicians in Galpin's. It was cleverly written, well reflecting and complementing the absurdity of the play. However, quite apart from the play, the music was entertaining in its own right and composer and performers a like deserve credit for this. J.C.G.

BRITAIN AND EUROPE: SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON DEFENCE

GENERAL SIR JOHN HACKETT The contribution of Nato, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, is a question which faces mounting controversy today. We were, therefore, fortunate enough this term to be visited by General Sir John Hackett, Principal of King's College, London, and one-time Commander-in-Chief of the British Nato contingent in Central E urope, to talk to the Sixth Form on " Britain and Europe: some considerations on defence". Sir John outlined firstly Nato' s overall strength and organisation, including an examination of the distribution of troops in relation to Europe's extensive natural frontiers. His central themes were, however, the importance of Nato as a military a lliance for survival in case of emergency and as a means to prevent war and ensure the deferment of nuclear war to a matter of last resort. Thus Sir John saw French logic seriously at fault in withdrawing military commitment until an emergency actually occurred. 20

Adopting a rather unorthodox military view, Sir J ohn did not envisage a threat o f Russian domination of Western Europe. He rather saw the existence of Nato as an essen tial ingredient in the balance of power in Europe, countering the Warsaw Pact. The relatively heavy Ru ssian concentration of troops a long its Western frontier, he argued, was due to its realisation of the inherent instability of that area, and its determination to ensure sole cont ro l of events in its own interests in event of a n emergency. Similarly, Nato, he assu red us, wo uld ens ure a guidance of even ts in t he interest of the Western Allies. He regretted recent American hints to cut down its Nato commitment in troops for he saw the maintenance of a strong conventional Nato force as essential to avoid the "unwelcome fantasy" of nuclear warfare. Sir J o hn left us with the assurance t hat contemporary European military opi nion still has it that the British sold ier is the finest in the world, or a t any rate in Europe. M.A.H.

LUXMOORE HOUSE PLAY THIEVES' CARNIVAL Luxmoore's House Play made a welcome diversion in the middle of the School exam period: a comedy, written by Jean Anou ilh in a mood of unprecedented levity, it was well suited to the occasion. The curtain rose on the three Thieves. Their imagina ti ve but erratic a ttempts at bu rglary on a grand scale form the basis of the plot, such as it is, and Malcolm Kemp, Peter Suchet and Nige l Cavell did their best to convey the atmosphere of grotesquely bogus cunning that surrounds the trio. Kemp, with his "hold me back" ploy, was pa rticularly successful in this a nd raised well-deserved laughs. In a slightly different context, Anthony F letcher seemed well cast as Lady H urf; his confide nce le nt co nviction to his ladylike tirades, and above all to his summary ejectio n of the Musicia n, Philip Cresswell. The latter's sporadic piano accompaniment, wi th a different theme tune fo r each of the characters, was an ingenious innovation qu ite in keepi ng with the style of the play, and it was a pity that the hectic events on stage gave us so little chance to take it in. As Lord Edgard, Roger Lind ley flitted energetically across the stage in p ursuit of obscure documents; he made the most of this character's perfunc tory but highly amusing remarks later in the p lay. Jeremy Lawrance a nd David Cattrall, aptl y paired off as the Dupont-Duforts, clowned with zest: Lawrance's Yorkshire accen t was remarkably consistent, but his extravagant gestu res were possibly on too large a scale for an essentially peripheral cha racter. The played lasted an hour and a qua rter; it speeded up as it went. Parts in its early stages might, I felt, have been left out : they relied heavily on the comic effect of inconsequen tial re ma rks against a sl ightly ne utral background, rather as the whole play relies on individual comic scenes a nd not on an understanding of the com plexities of the plot. But the entertainment was favourably received by its audience, and it seems in order to congratulate Luxmoore and their Producer, Mr. Co peman, on a notable success. C.W.M. 21

THE SCHOOL CONCERT The end of term concert took place on the last night of term before the whole School with Parents and Members of the Staff sitting in !the gallery. It was fortunate that th~ performance was able to take place at all, as fears of a black-out were prevalent, but the Clerk of Works had very kindly taken the trouble to provide small lights suspended above the Orchestra and attached to hired car batteries. The First and Second Orchestras, the Band and the Choral Society all took part and the concert opened with the First Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Edred Wright, playing Dithyramb from Dance Suite by Leighton. This is, so far, a little known work and must be heard again to get the full appreciation of the mass of complicated rhythms which come throughout the movement, and the Orchestra did well to keep them going and give a most exciting performance. As a complete contrast, the next composition was the Finale from Second Symphony in D by Sibelius. This was a triumph for the whole Orchestra especially the wind section, and it was difficult to believe that the players were not pro: fessionals. Now it was the turn of the Band to play. They were conducted by Mr. Stephen Davies and they played Bernstein's West Side Story Suite, a most popular choice, judging by the applause. The off-beat rhythm, difficult at any time, was not always accurate, neither was the intonation of some of the instruments, but it was, nevertheless, most enjoyable. Before the Choral Society rose to their feet, the conductor could be seen climbing up on to a higher rostrum than he had previously used, and the reason for this was soon apparent. The basses and tenors were singing into the backs of the altos and trebles and it was doubtful if they could see the baton from even the higher position. Surely something could be improvised to raise the back rows? The words of the two Bavarian Songs by Elgar were quite inaudible, although the music was lovely and the voices were well balanced. The carols in Holst's Christmas Day gave no doubt as to which term was ending. The concert ended with both orchestras playing Finlandia by Sibelius, and what a happy choice. The large number of players (between 80-90) built the whole piece up to a marvellous climax and the feeling of excitement ran through both Orchestra and audience alike. As a Parent said on leaving: "Where else in England would you find a school where so many boys learn so many different instruments and have the chance to play in such an orchestra". Mr. Wright is indeed to be congratulated. The collection, taken at the door after the performance, was for the National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and realised ÂŁ23 lOs. Od. V.C.R.

RES PUBLICA

W. K. Lacey and B. W. ). G. Wilson

It is always a delight to read a book by someone whom one knows, and I hope that this fact will entice many of Brian Wilson's pupils to savour the many other attractions of his and Professor Lacey's new tome, Res P ublica. The book has a theme and a subject which both command interest. The theme of the book is, to quote from the preface: " . .. a contribution to the new approach to Ancient History being promoted in England by JACT, an approach which attempts to set out the ancient evidence for the student to make up his own mind about the society he is studying . .. " The book is far more than a source-book, however. The introduction gives a lucid explanation of the concept of Respublica, and the extracts, almost all of which are from the works of Cicero, are then arranged into chapters on the Sullan respublica (82-78 B.c.), the transition (77-63 B.c.), Cicero's respublica, and the respublica of the noble populares (63-55 n.c.). There are then general chapters illustrating "Religion, Law and Violence", "Social Aspects" and "The Provinces" in the respublica. The last chapter deals with the " End of the Respublica". All this is a triumph of organisation and selection. The subject of the book, quite obviously, is the respublica itself. Here, too, the book is an innovation: there is no concentration on the Pompeys and the Caesars, nor even, according to the authors, any attempt to present the character of Cicero himself, though it seems almost impossible to separate Cicero from his writings. I found this new approach to Roman history invigorating and easier to grasp. The last aspect of the book which commends it is the very high quality of the translation. To sum up, therefore, I should say the book does ancient history a service, by making the subject simple in arrangement, interesting in approach, and enjoyable to read. If I have any criticism it is the restriction to Cicero's writing. The book sometimes suffers from a duality of purpose : are we presented with such and such a piece for its relevance to Cicero, or for the light it sheds on the respublica? I do not think this a perfect sourcebook for the student who wishes to examine evidence on the history of the Roman respublica ; but I do think it is an excellent introduction to the subject, and a very entertai ning book in its own right. We eagerly await Periclean Democracy, even if, like R es Publica, much of it has to be written at a distance of 12,000 miles. J.N.L.

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OUTWARD BOUND 1970

D.). Iron

When I applied to join an Outward Bound course, I found there were vacancies on one only. This was in Wester Ross, near some of the most magnificent hills in Scotland: the Five Sisters, the Saddle, and, in Skye, Blaven and Clach Glass, all of which we walked, are well-known to hill walkers. The school itself was a bungalow with room for only twenty-four students. It had been built a year before, and my course was the first to be held there. Our first day started at 06.30, when we ran in the early morning frost to the nearby river, which we jumped into and then sprinted back to the hot showers. After breakfast we were interviewed and briefed. We were divided into two patrols- Ross and Cromartyeach with a highly qualified instructor in charge. We took it in turns to be vice-captain one day and captain the next, and after fourteen days two boys were elected for these tasks permanently. We spent the following twenty days walking, camping, canoeing, and rockclimbing. We learnt to orienteer and how to capsize-in water at eight degrees-this was no joke! We found that hill-climbing was not just a pleasant ramble, ana that it was all too easy to lose ourselves in the hills if we were blind to the compass. It was the rock climbing that I enjoyed the most. When I first saw the thirty-foot practice climb, I didn't think much of it, but when climbing it I hoped that the person above me was holding the rope really well. But though once or twice I felt literally scared stiff, afterwards, the feeling of elation was like nothing I had ever felt in my life. With more experience, climbing began to seem easy and safe, and we spent a whole day climbing 200 and 250-foot faces. There was another smaller face for practising abseiling.

At the end of the course we had Highland Games, final interviews, and were re-weighed. In three weeks I had gained seven pounds, while some others had gained as much as eleven. I had been told that the course would "develop my sense of initiative". But at the beginning and end of the course, the Director asked us to think for ourselves what it was all about. He said that he himself did not know exactly, but that if sponsors thought that it was to develop initiative, character, perseverance, loyalty, leadership and so on then he would let them do so. He himself thought it was probably something more abstract, perhaps a combination of these qualities. Unquestionably it taught me to appreciate life. The hostel was not by any means luxurious. Inside, it was cold and bare. But during a long day's walk it was the one place looked forward to, and symbolised rest. Also appreciated were the meals at the hostel, the lack of midges, and the strong roof above our heads. The Outward Bound Trust has five schools, each taking over a hundred students, all situated well out in mountainous country. One of these schools is for girls, and lately mixed courses have started there. This is one of a number of signs that Outward Bound is slowly changing. Uniforms and regulated hair have gone. But these are minor factors. What Outward Bound is all about is still there. 25

Looking back, there was only one occasion when I disliked the course, and that was when I was suffering from slight exposure on one of the expeditions. Apart from this I can say I enjoyed myself. Perhaps the course can best be summed up in the words of the Warden of the Moray School:"The formal education of the classroom provides youth with some of the essential knowledge and tools for them to find their true place in society. Outward Bound, with its classrooms of the sea and the mountains, provides the balance, and ignites the spirit of adventure. This self-discovery must give them a new awareness of their own potential ' and make them take a second look at the society in which they live."

To a Bead 61â&#x20AC;˘assltopper

J. P . .Maule

- from the Spanish STRANGER: Here lies a Grass-Hopper, that fed On food a young girl loved to bring. His horny foot vibrated on his wing, Over pine-needles and Calabrian fields he sped. This little lyricist's skill all has been said. Yet memories of furrows, forests still cling; His brittle sleep you may be menacingTread softly, friend, as you pass near his head. A white stone in a clover mound : His tombstone, trefoil-wreathed, with crowsfoot crowned, (And some men even burial never knew!) For him who lies beneath, a girl sheds tears, And every morning when the dawn appears, It spreads its gracious winding-sheet of dew.

Aslees

A. J. J. Ellison

Seeing the scrubbed coffin borne reverently Down the stairs, I twinge, compelled By some dark cerebral recess, but T grow no grief Tn the thirsty pod. Death for me Is domesticated, defused, Even though it feels at my roots, nibbles. And anyhow long before this final adieu I and the corpse had parted; It faded with the morning's mist And the old man's smile. Over there the clumsy druid sprinkles Mistletoe leaves on the earth, hoping to contain the death-weed. But even as I contemplate, the coffin creaks In silence, to me alone.

Beaction

J. W. T. Lovett

I will not write of death: I will not write of death. I will live,

LIVE! & not wallow in beautified sunsets; barbed wire framed. & not spew out torrents of tortured phrases; -Hamlet stamping boards. & not languish, desperate and soulful; on a bed of nettles. Death, Death: It sticks in my gullet! Why must you see death under the pale blue sky? In the teeth of the life-giving wind and the sunlight brittle and harsh? Is there not life enough for you; in the sea, in the sky, in the god-loved earth? And I too turn to the grave and ask; Why? 27

L.Parker Where silence rules, and dumbness sits by turtle seas and coral strands beneath ashen skies where mocking owls shriek shrilly as they fly, there she and I walked, mind and mind, too old to speak by other means than looks and glances, now and then; smiles on a bitter day. Words could not convey our meanings, subtleties too fine to be distinct when travestied in coarse simplicities of artful syntax, for the eye, more fully than the ear can comprehend, when words give out and fitful minds have something yet to say.

ComJiuter Poem 19?0-3,4,3,4; 2,3,2; 3,4,1,5. L. Parker -written on seeing a TLS article on the computer-generated haikuPoetry computerised correlates variables: Uses phonetics freely Assembling randomalised words syntactically. Simile, hyperbole, metaphor, tautology, Complex linguistic phrases: Totally over-involved for programisation. Resulting incoherent, meaningless, tediously Precise poetic print-outSpiritless, conceptual, but alliterated. Rampantly modernistic, apparent cross-word puzzles, Simple computer poems Resemble literature held incommunicate. 28

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[D. L . Howard VOSTOK, MOSCOW

[D. L . Ho ward PETER AND PAUL CATHEDRAL LENINGRAD

[P. T . Erskine 'S WINTER PALACE LENINGRAD

[P. T. Erskine " WORKER AND PEASANT" MONUMENT, MOSCOW

[P. M. G/enn~r SQUARE IN MOSCOW

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STREET SWEEPER, MOSCOW

THE RUSSIAN TRIP During the summer holidays, 19 boys from the School and 5 from Portsmouth Grammar School went with Mr. Sugden and Mr. Reid to the Soviet Union for three weeks- Leningrad, Moscow, Kiev, and the Bl~ck Sea reso~t of Sochi. T~ey brought back vivid impressions of a land whose population problem IS one of excessive space for too few people. The nameless blocks of flats, stretching on till they merge vaguely with the sea or with empty agricultural land, contrast strongly wi_th the n:onolithic poli~ical ~onuments ~nd mozaics that take the place of art and architecture m a Commumst society : a society that seems based partly in the nineteenth century and partly in the twenty-first. Rather than print a long article listing places visited and sights seen, the Editors asked four people to record their impressions of whatever interested them in particular.

CULTURE Like the tea glasses, post-revolutionary Russian art and architecture leans towards repetition . The same themes and forms were there waiting at every city we visited. The pre-revolutionary heritage, however, is enthra lling. There is no rejection of these relics of Tsardom, as could be expected. Yuri, our guide, impressed upon us the effect that the luxurious beauty and richness of the Winter Palace in Leningrad must have had on "the workers" as they wandered through the building in the 191 7 storming. He went on to explain that Lenin posted Red G uards ahead of the mob to prevent vandalism. This Art was Art despite its political associations. At the beginning of the all too short tour of the Winter Palace- two hours on a building that could be reasonably explored in two months- the rather staggered tourist is flatly told on entering the first magnificent chamber that this is the plainest room in the building. All complacent disbelief is very soon dispelled. The collections of art treasures, both at the Hermitage a nd at the Moscow Museum, must be among the finest in the world . One learnt to appreciate them even more with the exasperating thought that virtually no reproductions were available. Petrodvorets, Peter the Great's summer palace a few miles outside Leningrad modelled on Versailles, is equally memorable, although we could only walk in the grounds since restoration work was still being carried on in the interior. T he palace and grounds were occupied by the Nazis during their advance on Leningrad. Their vandalism extended to cutting down every third tree in the gardens. The palace itself, as we saw from photographs, was a burnt out shell as the Nazis left it. Everything is being painstakingly a nd exactly restored. It is in this task that Russia's feeling for beauty is visible, even if mixed with pride and defiance; a defiance lingering on with the proliferation of graphic antiNazi posters still on sale in Leningrad . It is in this direction of restoration that much of Russia's artistic and creative drive is being directed. The tombs of most of the Russian Tsars in the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress in Leningrad gave me, at least, a rather too pungent taste of the baroque style of the Orthodox Church. The presence of the massive gold-coloured columns, frozen in contortion, palls. The style was redeemed by the delicate gleaming cupolas fou nd in profusion, the fam iliar, faintly humorous cha racter of the "Lollipops and pineapples" of St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, and the aesthetic a ntiquity of the ikons. 29

I found the Kremlin slightly disappointing, probably because it seemed generally rather shapeless, and the different styles of architecture were too closely packed to be effective. In striking contrast to this variety of architectural style were the monotonous manifestations of modern artistic expression in Russia. For example, the statues of Lenin which sprouted at the drop of a constituent assembly, or should I say the clash of a sickle and hammer, are probably best appreciated through an uncritical approach. As for some of the tube stations, after one had overcome the amazement at the ornate grandeur of the decorations, one feels somehow that it is a misguided substitute for artistic expression that is lacking in most of the modern architecture. The result seems pointless tasteless ... a rather incongruous eruption of an otherwise suppressed creative impulse: Perhaps it is in these words that the encroaching irony lies; the mind falters in comprehending the Minoan forces behind the creation of those tunnels. The monument to space explorers at Moscow is the pustule of a stereo-typed, gelded architectural and artistic expression. In its sleek line is evident the melodramatic quality of the statues of peasants and workers which abound, and the functional crudity of the endless rows of bleak blocks of flats. The ballets at Leningrad and Moscow came up to expectation. Considering our difficulty in getting hold of tickets for these, the parallel with the situation in the English theatre was easily drawn on seeing the rows crammed with Yankee tourists- where do the ordinary Russians themselves seek entertainment and pleasure in art today? Perhaps it is in the art treasures, or the museums or the cinemas ... but perhaps most of all it is through the circus. At present this is probably the least encumbered expression of Russian feeling. P. T. ERSKINE.

TRANSPORT The vehicles on the Russian roads reflect the monotony and uniformity apparent everywhere. The roads compared to our Western ones were pleasantly quiet, although Moscow was much busier than Leningrad. Mr. Reid noticed how much busier all the towns had become since his previous visit four years ago; indeed, now that the Russian government has allowed Italian Fiat to start producing vehicles for them, it is clear that this trend will continue. Out of the cities it proved almost impossible to overtake as a result of which the traffic went along in large convoys; the roads will have to be improved dramatically if the volume of traffic goes on increasing, from the rather narrow, badly-cambered potential death-traps which they are now. For the Russians also seem to suffer from the same aggressive ailments as Europeans as soon as they find themselves behind the steering-wheel. We were told on our way to Sochi from the airport that the Georgian drivers were the maddest in the world; after our luggage had descended from the racks involuntarily several times, and we had all but disappeared over countless precipices which were completely unfenced (our driver had clearly been given periscopic sight to enable him to overtake at high speed round hairpin bends), we were quite willing to believe our guide's words. Most of the traffic consisted of taxis, buses and lorries- private cars being a luxury. There are three grades of drivers and three separate exams. First class drivers not only have a difficult driving test, including a written exam., but also advanced mechanical tests. 30

Public transport (except in Sochi) consisted of buses, trams and trolley-buses; the cost of using these varied between 3 kopeks on the trolleys, 4 on buses and 5 on trams (about 3d. to 5d.) whatever the distance. The Metro was similarly cheap. There are no conductors; everybody is trusted to put their money in the box provided. Most of us saw some people apparently being dishonest; our guide tried to convince us that these possessed seasontickets. If the same person is caught twice not paying his money, in Leningrad, a photograph of him is put up in all the buses on his route. Some buses in Sochi had people taking money; there the buses were so full one had to push rudely through if one wanted to get off. None of the public transport appeared to run to timetable. Many of the drivers were women-much to the alarm of some members of our group. There were three designs of buses ; the "Utility" buses, similar to many of our wartime vehicles, others not quite as old, and fairly new ones- the latest design. These latter were even reasonably comfortable. At Sochi there were a few different buses; small 15- and 20-seaters. There was also one Turkish bus which looked so modern that it was out of place, and articulated ones. The trains ran on time (due mainly to exceedingly generous schedules), and were quite comfortable.

D. W.

MITCHBLL.

THE PEOPLE The number of times we were asked to sell our clothes was astounding. Heads turned towards us as we walked down the street. We continually felt that we were regarded not as "capitalist swine", more as an oddity from the great unknown- the Western World. The Russian people are not an oppressed people. Their lot is presented to them, and they accept it and are content, if not joyful, with it. The Russian man is by no means stereotyped. Even during the short time we were in the U.S.S.R., we were on the receiving end of great friendliness, and helpfulness, of Russian women's fiery tongues, and of "playful" antiCapitalist propaganda. A prime example of this was our experience at a restaurant on the Black Sea, when we were greeted by a small group of workers with such slogans as " Heil Kennedy". Of course, we mostly only saw what the Russians wanted us to see, but, on returning to Leningrad after an excursion, we saw the wooden shacks of the peasants, and peasant Âˇwomen with yokes on their backs. The Russians are not fanatical but they believe in what they are fighting for- equality for all. They realise that they have not yet achieved Communism, and they take the propaganda with a pinch of salt. The Russian wage system may seem strange to us. The idea that a bus driver earns 300r. per month and that a university lecturer in physics earns roughly half that amount, seems absolutely preposterous; but as with most affairs in Russia, it has a certain cold logic- bus drivers are in short supply, whereas lecturers are not. Today, Russian town life seems to be very similar to the United States in the 1920's, in almost every respect (even the few cars look as though they come from this era), but it is advancing at a rapid rate, and will soon be on a par with the Communist countries of Western Europe. Communism seems to have been a success for the Russian people. It has given them a code onÂˇ which to mould their lives. Their society is a stable society- they worship something they know exists, a nd they strive for something they know can happen. In following their code, any idea of a God has, quite logically, become meaningless. J. M. BARSON. 31

YURI A good part of the credit for the success of our trip must go to our Russia n guide, Yuri a Physics graduate of Leningrad University. His command of English was superb, and h~ spoke it with a pleasant Leningrader accent. His skill as an organiser was equally remarkable; he never lost his head, even when faced with such problems as a cholera outbreak in the Crimea that forced us to a substantial diversio n from our plans. During meals Yuri would dash around untiringly sorting out the next stage in our tour by telephone. ' Intensely proud of his heritage as a citizen of Leningrad, Yuri was always keen to talk about Russian history and all aspects of Russian life. His views on Communism, sincerely expressed, tended to take the orthodox line, though he was not a member of the Party. Not least among Yuri's qualifications as a guide was his ready sense of humour ; he also had a range of stock Leningrad jokes about the lifting of the bridges over the River Neva, at night, to let ships through a nd to give tourists something to thin k about. Yuri is always welcome to visit England, and I greatly look forward to meeting him if I visit Russia again. M. A.

SELWYN.

[C. W. Dawes

J.F.Maule Take leave of love When youthful faith has fled. Two things can ne'er deceive: The sky above, And, in the earth below, the DeadThe silent Dead who think not but must still believe. Where shall I lie? And will the darkness leave No panoply but dust? Will grasses high Cover the lust corruptions leave? Or ill or well the world my slender claim adjust?

6. P. Daniel Out of the sun he came, Wanting to find love and peace But knowing that it was not to beNot on this earth And they hated him, And they put him on a crossTo save themselves. Dying, swirling- drifting away Through the dust storm of LifeFighting for a grasp or a foot-hold, But finding none-not even in a god. And blowing away on the eternal wind Of Immortality To nowhere.

J. W. T. Lovett Have you seen, 0, have you seen, That young green tree? That flesh whereon l carved her name, And mine. I have seen, 0, I have seen, That tender bark So torn and cruelly ripped. 0, I have seen Those silent names: But now, the ivy cuts His blue-grey way between the two; And they are Not conjoint. 33

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A. B. Fletcher Black, slimy, Piled quietly in a coil. J would have stepped on him But for a warning hand. Basking in the sun He eyed me cautiously But not so much as I did him. Pois0nous? "No not me" he seemed to say, Just lazing quietly "Pass me by, I'll let you go", But no! I couldn't go on, 0 serpent of the glinting eye, With darting tongue to catch a fly! I'll put a stop to terror, dread By striking quick your evil head. He shuddered, slow as if to sign He knew my thoughts. Then it was I saw the stone I knew at once what must be done, I seized it quick from where it lay Until I looked and saw his eye So tranquil, quiet and blissful there. Who could kill so tame a being? At length he moved, And I, in fright, Threw the stone with all my might: The serpent reared, The serpent coiled-it raised its mighty head The blood came forth to stain the ground Till limp he lay-then dead.

C. W. Martin So flash exultant up the street In savage disrespect like sudden hail on glass Limb of crab and mind of prehistoric man You know at last you cannot ever win. In from the sea docks, scoured by rain and wind He lurched across the crowd with vacant insolence Whistling to himself, and the people in the square In seething mass began to flail about With gestures of a silent frenzied madness. Yours are the dreams of ten-foot rats That bumble through the neat confusion of the town And sweat of violence when it still was homely fun: Too late: the past has fused as one: leave with the many: Yours just the rhythmic trampling of a life yet more remote.

A. J. J. Ellison

Ben11nciation When I dream, Staring unkempt at the billowing red sunrise, It's easy to say to the men that hate me, "I shall soon be dead".

And the cruel words which tell of things in me I have feared most Cut on emptiness. Even my revulsion from being normal has run dry. Sometimes I hear far-away The sobbing of a grey angel perched on a decaying rock. Then I recall that I'm alone for good, in the black sun's night. Is there life in the storm? 1 must search.

Ballade

J. S. 6. Thomas

I can't think of a first line for this pome, The second's just as difficult, I swear, As for the third, it simply will not come! The rhyming's bad, the meaning isn't clear Shall I give up, or shall I persevere? The sixth; perhaps the sucking of my thumb Will bring a line, an answer to my prayer - I've reached the end! (The whole thing's pretty rum.)

P.IJ. Cltalkley The road across the shallow, Eastern swamp Bore witness to a trauma, strewn upon it was A line of straggled, gutted cadavers One by one entwined in muck, grotesquely Twisted, agonised, diseased in filth. In the putrefaction flies laid eggs, and Caught the decomposing stench just rising. One head, its eyes given up to scavengers, Was folding up, its startled fright So loth to lose its bloodied life. Bludgeoned violence solves his frightful fate: From birth a struggling insect in a world of hate; A savaged pawn, discharged as food for bloated power From which the world looks dumbly on And burns the unclean picture in the fire. Such reality by man can not be stood: His troubled fate, ahead, is just as dire.

The IYriting Circle H. H. L. Clo1ves They probed and poked around In the lines of newborn verse, And then when a meaning was found They went on to something worse.

.RUGBY FOOTBALL tst XV Retrospect, 1970 This seaso n started with so me uncertainty with o nly o ne Colou r back, a t seru m-half, but o ne fact soon emerged ; what we lacked in size a nd experience, we made up for in spiri t. This has been a very determined team , youn g in certain departments, a team full of cou rage and resi lience. They sta rted the season well by beating Dover and St. Pau l's, coming from behind to beat the latter. Then against a good K.C.S. side, left winger Ditchburn went off early in the fi rst half concussed, and Scott, th e Captain, was led off, bad ly co ncussed , at ha lf-time, with K. C.S. leading 8- 6. The thirteen men played with t remendous spirit for the whole of the second half in both defence and even attack, keeping the score to 8- 6. The match against Dulwich was a complete anti-climax; the XV played badly, a nd Dul wic h, a good side, bea t them well, even though the sco re was only 6- 8 at ha lf-time. The performance aga inst Newcastle was good a nd they just beat King's 3- 0. After half-term the serum skin disease hit the pack and with fo ur changes in the pack the School p layed we ll against Eastbo urne, but lack of ex perience gave Eastbourne a dra w. Against a strong Felsted team, Kin g's gained a good win bu t in the match aga inst the very strong E psom side, were outplayed in all phases o f the ga me. The Tonbridge match will be remembered by spectators and players fo r very ma ny yea rs to come. Afte r a drab first half in which K ing's conceded two penalties and a try, King's lost their right wing, Eva. The fourteen rose to Scott's ca ll and, afte r playi ng so me very fin e rugby, Kin g's scored two goals in the last six minutes, the fina l whistle going o n the last conversion. Lack of size has already been ment ioned. The pack were frequentl y ou t pushed in t he serums whic h made them slo w to the ensu ing rucks. At the rucks they were a lso outweighted, in particul a r by Dulwic h and Epso m. With the opposition tending to get mo re than their share of the ball, the tea m had to tac kle to get possession a nd the tacklin g was outstanding on all but two occasions. In t he set, R. B. Barte r held his own as hooker in most matches an d was fast in the loose . He was ably supported by J. M. Hutchins an d J. C. H. Bla nford in th e set. S. G. Gallycr, 1. C. Lasker a nd N.J. O'K. Webber all played at different times in the second row and showed improved line-out techniqu e. The back row of M . D. K ock, H. T. Scott an d R. M. Stevens work well as a unit. Their tack ling was ve ry good and t hat o f Kock devastating. At serum-ha lf, M. J. K. Craig was a tower of strength with his previo us lst XV experience. His passi ng (in partic ular his spin pass!), his running a nd kicking all improved . The midfield trio changed around a few tim es. J. C. P. Taylor and J. L. W a tts went straight in from the Colts and responded well to the challenge. They te nded to drift across, but latterly they ran much straighter. M. W . J. Thorne, when he pla yed, was a great help to the team with all his experience and no-one who saw his two tries aga inst T onbridge, after fine team play, will forget him in a hurry. Left winger J. M . Ditchburn ran well when given the opportunity, a nd D. Eva playing in his sixth position this season performed soundly on the r ight. H. B. Powell, still of Colts'

age, at full back, showed good positional sense and fielded well. His place-kicking was reliable but he must aim at punting well with both feet. Our pitches continue to be admi red by all our visitors and the thanks of a ll concerned go out to George Chappell for his unstinted efforts. Finally to the Captain, Howard Scott. He was Captain of last year's 2nd XV. He accepted the job of 1st XV Captain with relish. He led a XV with obvious deficiencies in a determined way and got all he could out of them. My thanks go to him in particular for a season which all enjoyed. R.I.H.G.

1st XV Matches

King's, 3; Canterbury R.F.C., 18

King's, 3; O.K.S., 15 King's, 16; Blackheath, 16 King's, 20; Dover College, 0 (Played at Dover) In the first half King's pressed home their advantage of superior speed and handling in the backs, the forwards giving good ball in the set, and by half-time were leading with a comfortable 14-0. Ditchburn scored two tries, Allen one, and Goodale kicked a penalty and converted a try. At the beginning of the second half, Goodale was injured, but King's continued to play well, and managed to score two more tries (Ditchburn and Thorne) without having their line crossed.

King's, 16; St. Paul's, 9 (Played at St. Paul's) The St. Paul's side had a better-drilled serum than King's. However, their backs fai led to make good use of their possession, and they did not cross our line. T horne scored first from a set move, to put King's 3- 0 up. This was immediately equalised by a penalty kick. The score at half-time was 9- 6 to St. Paul's, all the other score being penalties. From half-time, King's attacked with determination but did not score until the end. Ditchburn then made the best individual try of the season, which was converted. The last try came from Craig, and was also converted, leaving the score at 16- 9.

King's, 6; K.C.S., Wimbledon, 8 King's opened the scoring with a penalty kicked by Goodale, and Allen scored a fine opportunist try from an interception from our half of the field . Wimbledon's right winger cut across to the left to join up with the forwards, who handled over the line. Unfortunately both Ditchburn and Scott were withdrawn because of concussion. The Wimbledon serum-half scored from a serum in front of the posts. With two men off, King's managed to hold K.C.S., and with Ditchburn back for the last stages, King's mounted a few last minute counter attacks, but fail ed to alter the score.

King's 6; Dulwich, 22 (Played at Dulwich) King's started this match with misplaced over-confidence. The Dulwich backs were speedy and always well backed up, and at half-time the score was 8- 6. King's points coming from a penalty and a try. In the second half K ing's defence and tackling deteriorated, allowing Dulwich four more tries, one of which was converted, to make the fina l score 22- 6.

King's, 0; R.G.S. Newcastle, 3 The touring side had a physical advantage in the serum, and their technique in rucking was far superior to our own. Neither set of backs had penetration though the R.G.S. centre was a very capable kicker. The only score of the match came fro m a penalty goal in the middle of the first half.

King's, 10; Harlequins, 11 King's, 8; Eastbourne, 8 Rain and very slippery conditions made play difficult. King's were tactically superior in their kicking and gained ground while the East bourne backs tried to handle. Scoring began in the second half when both sides converted penalties. The match remained a draw, however, after Eastbourne replied to Taylor's fine try by scoring on the blind side through o ne of their hard-running wingers.

King's, 11 ; Felsted, 5 King's opened the scoring in the first five minutes with a penalty kicked by Powell, to be soon followed by a good try from Kock after a key ruck being won in mid-field. In the second half, Felsted's pack showed greater determination but from a serum in front of the posts the back row set up a ruck from which Craig scored in the corner, converted by Powell. A forward rush resu lted in a converted Felsted try near the end of the match.

King's, 3,Âˇ Epsom, 17 (Played at Epsom) King's started well and were soon 3--0 up, Powell kicking a penalty. But Epsom were a strong side and came back to score through a winger. The Epsom lineout play and rucking was very efficient and by halftime they were 8-3 up. All the Epsom tries came from the wings, but only one was converted. In the second half they increased the score to 17- 3. Towards the end, King's began to gain more possession, but fai led to use it effectively enough to score again.

King's, 10; Tonbridge, 9 The first half of this match was depressing for King's, and by half-time carelessness had put us 9 points down; at this stage, few people expected a breathtakingly close and exciting finish. Early in the second half, Elva went off, but King's, playing with fourteen men, beca me desperate. Our play steadily improved, particularly in the rucks, where we gained good possession. Thorne scored a fine try only six minutes before the end, and Powell converted it, putting King's back into the game, but with little time left. In the closing seconds, Ditchburn had a splendid jinxing run, and gave Thorne a good pass from which he scored his second try. Powell coolly converted from a long way out, leaving the final score at 10-9.

King's, 17; R.I.H. Gallop's XV, 3 39

2nd XV This was a term of mixed fortunes. We started well , with good wins, but then had a less successful sequence of lost matches before we were ~nally able to end the season on a victorious note. This apparent inconsi~tency was partly due to the strong s1des we met- Chatham House 1st XV, Felsted and Eastbourne- but 11 was a lso caused by factors beyond our control. We were upset both by injuries to o ur own players and also to members of the 1st XV, which meant that we were unable to establish a standard pattern of action and "specia l moves" on the field. We also lost players after HalfTcrm to the demands oft he Oxford and Cambridge Scholarships, several important positions being vacated because the original occupants cla imed that they needed the time for academic work. (How much of this time was spent drinking cofl"ee is the unanswerable question.) All this resulted in the conti nua l appearance a nd re-appearance of new names on the team lists, but this did not create an insoluble problem since the spirit of all those who played in the 2nd XV was one of wholehearted enjoyment and keenness. This did much to bolster o ur confidence a nd was one of the key factors in a successfu l team. The highlight of the season was our match against Dulwich, when we came back- after trai ling 0-8 at half-time-with tries by Priestma n, Strachan and Wyatt, to win by 13- 8. T his result was achieved both by strong running in the centre and fea rless tackling- notably by Wyatt- and by the team's enthusiastic response to the fine lead ing of the captain, Rafrety.

We ended the term with a grand victo ry over Tonbridgc, when the team was finally almost back to full strength. And a notable feature of our team strength was that it was just that- a group of hard workers a ll the way through, without any obvious weak link from the full back to the front row. Dinwiddie at full back had a safe pair of ha nds, but was a litt le slow to come up into the line to make the extra man. Shires was a strong, if cumbersome, centre, well supported in attack by the hard running of Strachan and Allen. l.lut these last two were suspect tacklers. At half-back Needham read the game quite well , and was very well served by Jones, who directed the line skilfully. The forwards were a mobile pack, especially in the front and back rows; Kingsman developed throughout the term into a useful destructive player, but he was liable to break too early from the serum when his help in attack was needed. Campbell and Goodale provided weight and fire in the second row, but were generally the last of our team to arrive at the loose rucks. We also had an energetic hooker in Hughes, who provided us with good ball in the set and the loose. Team: R. A. K. Dinwiddie, A. F. Allen, H. M . Wyatt, J. J. Sh ires, J. M. Strachan, G. N. E. Needham G. M. Jones, T. C. G. Hunter, P. R. 0. Hughes, R. M. Ed wards, A. P. W. Campbell, H . R. Goodale' ' R. J. V. Raffety, C. N. H. Foster, N. J. Kingsman. Also played : T. J . J>riestman, N. R. Marsha ll, N. J . O' K. Webber. R ES ULTS

v O.K.S. Won 8- 6 v R.M.S., Dover. Won 13- 6 v Dover College. Won 29- 3 v K. C.S., Wimbledon. Won 21- 6 v Dulwich. Wo n 13- 8 v R.M.S., D over. Won 13- 0 v Eastbourne. Lost 6-11 v Felsted. Lost 8-14 v Chat ham House 1st XV. Lost 0- 11 v Ton bridge. Won 16- 3 G.O.C.

3rd XV The season started on an anxious note with an unaccustomed defeat at the hands of R.M.S., Dover, the team only acqui ring cohesion in the last few minutes. But gradually throughout the term the handling improved as did the general sense of "presence": people suddenly started being in the right place at the right time and towards the end of the season the ball was being thrown around with a well-contrived gay abandon. A most encouraging feature of the matches in the first half of the term was the determ ined way in which the team fough t back from a losing position. Against both Dulwich and Kent College, for instance, we were at one stage 10 po ints down and it was not on ly a well-timed bribe that led to o ur recovery: much of the credit for this fi ne spirit must go to the Captain and serum-half, R. Suarez. His fine kicking and aggressive solo bursts inspired his team and gained almost a quarter of the total points. We were very pleased to be able to play Tonbridge at last, especially as they enabled us to round up the season with exactly twice as many points for as against. The following played: R . Suarez (Captain), J. R. H . Crusoe, R. H . Dallas-Smith, R. A . K . Dinwiddie,

J. A. Fewster, F. M. H addon-Cave, E. A. H olford-Walker, M.A. Hughes, T. C. G. H unter, R. M. Lane, J. N. Lawrance, A. Mather, R. J. E. Page, D. G. Peek . J. R. Piercy, J. R . C. Rieu, C. D . Spencer-Payne, M. G. Stainer, J. R. Sterck, A. C. Wheeler, D. A. Whitaker, S. R . Wigfall, P. D. Wright. RESULTS

v R.M.S., Dover (A). Lost 9- 14 v Dover College. Won 29-3 v Kent College 2nd XV. Won 14-13 v Dulwich. Lost 11- 14 v R.M.S., Dover (H). Drawn 8- 8 v U.K .C. 4th XV. Won 13- 3 v St. Augustine's College 1st XV. Won 19- 6 v Chatham House 2nd XV. Won 15- 6 v Tonbridge. Won 16-0

s.w.w. C.J.R.J.

4th XV Yet again we have had an unbeaten season, although one of our matches was cancelled through lack o f opposition and another because of lack of transport. Agai nst D ulwich, Vowles opened the scori ng with a try a nd W itts kept the score high with some good place kicking, the other points coming as a culmination of good team play. Against K ing's, Rochester, we were surprised by the wet conditions and it was perhaps this that kept the score lower than we had anticipated.

v Dulwich. Won 20- 6 v K ing's, Rochester 3rd XV. Won 23- 3 Our thanks to Mr. Fairservice for arranging the fixtures and to Luxmoorefor providing over half the team. The fo llowing played, in brackets those who wou ld have played agai nst King's, Rochester (Home): Witts, Harrison, Ellis, (Bolam), (Page), (Lawrence), (Whitaker), (Rule), Cambu rn, Rodden, Macnamara (Captain), Price, Vowles, Lee, James, Suchet, (Greenham), Lansky, Bowyer, (Sterck), Tchamitch, Mainwaring, Todd, lliff. J.D.J. M . 41

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Colts' XV This has been another thoroughly enjoyable season during which all members of the Colts' Game have played with much enthusiasm a nd have shown encouraging improvement in all departments of the game The record for the season is good, particularly as a considerable amount of "re-building" was necessary early in the term. However, one cannot help feeling that the results could have been even better if the team had played consistently to their full abi li ty. At times they played magnificent rugby but, strangely, at other times they hardly "got off the ground"- perhaps we should have employed a team psychologist! The most memorable performance was at Epso~, where ~e scored fi ve superb t~ies-we shall long remember Hunter's fi rst try when he left the oppos1t10n standmg as he raced for the lme. Other exciting displays were at Dulwich and R.M.S., D over, with some good moments against Dover College St. Augustine's Abbey and Felstcd. It was disappointing and unnecessary to lose to Ton bridge and Eastbo~1rne (where there were added difficulties) and we should surely have beaten Pelsted after our good start. We were completely outplayed only once and that was during the first half against K.C.S., Wimbledon, who showed themselves to be a very mobile and compet<;-nt side. A major problem was to find two centres and both Mansbridge and S. R. Osborne played hard but were unable to provide the thrust and reliability to accompany Ware's scything runs. Taylor finally provided the a nswer and showed his versatility by moving to centre from being a very active pack leader. Cavell and Donald son showed real class at half-back and will surely go far next season. It was encouraging that our wings scored 16 tries between them; Harris the more elusive, Hu nter the more powerful. Armitage did well at full back but still lacks some positional experience. The back row improved dramatically as a unit and Dorman had a most impressive season at No. 8. He was well backed up by Reddick and Busby, who were both very mobile. Reddick thought hard about the game and was a reliable kicker in front of the posts. Rudgard's hooking and loose play developed well and he was ably propped by Holdstock and Constant (who showed himself quite capable of playing in a number of different positions). The second row was changed a bout a lot but Taylor, Todd a nd Olcott all did some good work even though we hardly ever had much possession from the line-out. The tack ling improved, thank goodness, though some vital tackles were missed, and touch rugby did a lot for handling and moving the ball. The mai n fa ult seemed to be that the team could not easily raise their game when things weren't going well. The "B" Team were very strong and won both their matches. Thus we had the good fortune to be assured of excellent replacements whenever necessary. Donaldson was an able and popular captain and he directed operations with increasing confidence. We look forward to following the progress of these Colts next season when many will be cha llenging for Jst and 2nd XV places. RESULTS

Played 11, Won 7, Lost 4, Points for 156, Points against 94 v R.M.S., Dover (H). Won 6--3 v Dover College (A). Won 15- 9 v K.C.S., Wimbledon (H). Lost 3- 20 v Dulwich (A). Won 11-8 v R.M.S., Dover (A). Won 30-10 v Eastbourne (A). Lost 3- 6 v Kent College (A). Won 11-6 v Pelsted (H). Lost 8-17 v St. Augustine's (H). Won 45- 0 v Epsom (A). Won 21 - 6 v Tonbridge (A). Lost 3- 9 Regular members of the team: M. St. C. Armitage, I. E. Harris, C. J. G. Ware, P. R. Taylor, T. Hunter, M. D. J. Donaldson (Captain), N. D. Cavell, P. J. Holdstock, C. E. Rudgard, R. A. M. Constant, H. S. Todd, G. R. Busby, G. M. Dorman, C. E. A. Reddick. Also played: R . B. Damon, A. Gent, R. W. Mansbridge, K. A. Nutman, G. C. Olcott, S. R. Osborne, T. E. Osborne, J. F. H. Thompson . Colts' Colours were awarded to: M. D. J. Donaldson, P. R. Taylor, G. M. Dorman, N. D. Cavell, I. E. Harris, C. E . A. Reddick, R. A. M. Constant. M.J.H. N.C.O'D 42

Junior Colts' XV This was the first experience of your reviewer of looking after a junior game, after many years with the Znd XV, and adj usting to the <.lifferent ~ize, noise, temperament, complaints and knowledge of the rules and techniques has been a weanng expen ence. The poor start to our season must be par tly due to the long time it took for the righ t selection of fifteen players to be arrived at and also a lack of class outsides to support Kalfayan when the game was so open during the long dry autumn. Once the wet weather came, the forwards began to be more important and proved to be match winners, a bly led by King, who constituted with Kock a nd Obolensky a very devastating back row. Lindley, Biron and Townsend were a solid and hard-working front row with Haddon-Cave and Pearson providing excellent thrust and capable line-out work. Jones improved as serum-half as the term progressed and was throwing a fairly decent pass by the end, but he must quicken up his thinking and reading of the situation. He is an elusive runner, as was Mackintosh, who settled into fly-half and immediately seemed to enjoy the game so much more. Realising the limitations of our three-quarters' attack, he was advised to usc tactical kicking as much as possible and this certain ly paid off. Donaldson was a useful link to K alfayan, who when on form could run very dangerously, and the two wings Costeloe and Theokritoff, not very experienced especially in tackling, were usually on hand to finish off the movements. The first fu ll-back was Partridge, who unfortunately broke a collar-bone in October, and he was succeeded admirably by Dorward, both players o f confidence and promise. The team was: G. J. G. Partridge or A. R . Dorward; P. C. J . Costeloe, P. Y. Kalfaya n, W. R. Donaldson, P. Theokritoff; A. J. Mackintosh, S.D. Jones; R. H . Lindley, J. C. Biron, T. D . Townsend, c. A. Haddon-Cave, W. J . Pearson, R. A. Kock, P. A. W. King (Captain), P. Obolensky. R ESULTS

v R.M.S., Dover. Lost 0- 22 v Dover College. Won 30- 3 v Kent College. Lost 6- 13 v K.C.S., Wimbled on. Lost 0-25 v Dulwich College. Lost 3-17 v R.M .S., Dover. Lost 3-6 v Eastbourne College. Won 8- 0 v Felsted School. Won 16- 15 v Chatham House G.S. Won 8-0 v Tonbridge School. Lost 0-3 1 The " B" Team, captained mainly by S. J. White-Thomson, won all its five matches with a points tally of 80 against 5. P.G.W. T.D.B.

Under Fourteen XV The annual difficulty at this level is finding the best playing combination from a scratch start. This year the problem was made even more difficu lt by the loss of our captain and serum-half, Bowen, in the first minute of the first match with a broken a nkle. Not until the last two matches, after severa l others had been tried, d id Newell emerge as the best prospect in this position. Previously in the centre he had improved in all departments, especially speed. Our other major difficulty was the inj ury to Reeve, who when full y fit ran and kicked exceptionally well, but after his three week spell out of the game, never regained his confidence or played as well. In Reeve's absence Gowt>r, who started the season at full back and ended it in the centre, played at fl y-half. He kicked well and has a good pair of hands, and if he can become a little faster over the ground, he will be a good prospect for the future. Harris, previously a prop, took over at full back and proved a reliable and competent substitute, but will probably move back to the serum in the future. Punwar ran strongly on the right wing and Boyle's useful left-footed cross-kick from the left wing resulted in a superb try against Kent College. 43

However, the three-quarter line never really became an efl'ective unit because of ou r dearth of good centres and the Jack of even competent tackling from all except Reeve and Gower. They will all have to improve this aspect of their play if they are to maintain their positions in higher teams. This also applies to falling, a vita l aspect of play neglected by nearly everyone in the team . The pack was larger than usual and saw few changes. Newman, Olley and H all provided a stro ng front row and Olley's hooking was good. Kingsman, who was the best and most lively forwa rd in the loose with first Stead and then H aydon in the second row and Maxey behind them provided great power i~ the tight. Maxey made several useful breaks from the base of the serum. Cain at blind-side wing-forward defended well and as experience taught him when to pass and when to run in attack, has become a most useful player. Morris led the side well from open side wing-forward and was a good, lively player. As a pack, their line-out play was quite good by the end o f the season, but in the loose they did not make their weight felt as too often the support was too far behind the man in possession. Some of the larger players will have to work much h arder in the loose and not just rely on size if they are to make higher teams. As for the matches, we lost two hard-fou ght encounters with R.M.S., D over. The first being a particularly creditable performance by the fou rteen left after Bowen's injury. Dulwich had an exceptionally good side and beat us thorough ly, although the team did well to keep the score to 0- 26. Our other defeat was against Tonbridge-a game we could have gone much closer to wi nning if we had played better. On the brighter side, we played well against Kent College a nd d id well to score so many points against an only moderate Chatham House side. Just as many points should have been scored against St. Augustine's, but too much individualism prevented this. The " B" XV had many different members and captains, bu t on a ll occasions they played hard and recorded two good victories against R.M .S., Dover and Colfe's. It was encouraging to see so many boys keenly competing for a place in this team and I am sure many o f them wi ll play in more d istinguished teams higher up in the School. Our thanks go to Mr. Henderson and his colleagues for running the junior games and providing such good "C" XV, which gave the "B" XV many close games until we took the best players.

Luxmoore, with a very powerful side, won the Sevens Competition fairly easily. R ESLILTS

"A" XV v R.M.S., Dover (Home). Lost 9- 13 v St. Augustine's (H ome). W on 28- 0 v Dulwich (Home). Lost 0- 26 v R.M .S, Dover (Away). Lost 3- 12 v Kent College (Away). Won 20-0 v Chatham House (Home). Won 6 1- 0 v Tonbridge (Away). Lost 6- 20 "ll" XV v R.M.S., Dover (Home). Won 17- 9 v Dulwich (Ho me) . Lost 0- 38 v R .M .S., Dover (Away). Lost 0- 8 v Colfe's G .S. (Away). Won 3- 0 v Kent College (Away). Lost 8- 9 v St. Augustine's 'A' (Away). Lost 0- 15 The team : G. D. Harris, Punwar, Sterck, Gower, Boyle, Reeve, Newell, Newman, Olley, M. C. Hall, Haydon, Kingsman, Morris (Captain), Maxey, Cain. Also played : Bowen, Camburn, Selleck, H. R. Smith, Stead.

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THE FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club have had a most successful term, winning all their school matches plus the Kent Schools' Three Weapon Championship, the Team Sabre Championship and the Individual Sabre Championship, where A. Bird was a worthy winner with N. Olympitis second and M. Hampton third. The results speak for themselves, although it is fair to say that the opposition has not always been as strong as usual. However, all teams have been undefeated ancl one of the most encouraging things seen this term has been the promise and enthusiasm shown by a large group of J uniors, including Newsam, Ellis, Staveley, Powell, Bane, P. H. Baker, A. J. Carter, Macfarlane, Yonge and Pim, among others. The future looks promising indeed. The term has been a triumph for the Captain of Fencing, Andrew 13ird, whose efficiency, leadership and ability has been an inspiration to all members of the Club and much credit must go to him for the excellent results achieved. He leaves this term and we wish him every success at Reading. We also hope to see him joining his brother on the international fencing scene in the not too distant future. M.E.M. RESULTS

v Dover College. 1st (F.E.S.): Won 20- 7. 2nd (Foil): Won 8- 1. Junior (Foil): Won 12-4. v King's Rochester. 1st (F.E.S.): Won 18- 9. 2nd (F.E.S.): Won 20- 7. Junior (Foil): Won 12-4. vJunior Leaders' Regiment R.E. 1st (F.E.S): Won 25- 2. 2nd (F.E.S.): Won 24-3. Junior (Foil): Won 14-2. v Dane Court. 1st (F.E.S.): Won 21 - 6. 2nd (F.E.S.): Won 22-5. 1st Junior (Foil): Won 9-0. 2nd Junior (Foil): Won 9-0. v K.C.S., Wimbledon. 1st (Foil): Won 18- 7. 2nd (Foil): Won20- 5. 3rd (Foil) : Won 18-7. 4th (Foil): Won 19- 6. County Competitions Kent Schoolboys' Sabre Championships 1st, A. Bird (K.S.C.); 2nd N. J . Olympitis (K.S.C.); 3rd, M. J. Hampton (K.S.C.); 5th, S.C. Ingram-Hill (K.S.C.). Team Trophy Winners: King's, Canterbury. Kent Schoolboys' Three Weapon Championships 1st, King's, Canterbury "A" ; 2nd, King's, Rochester "A"; 3rd, King's Canterbury "B". Team Foil Championships (Eastern Section) 1st, King's, Canterbury "A" Colours awarded: J. S. Sharp, M. J.. Hampton, S.C. Ingram-Hill, N.C. W. Campbell, M.G. T. Allen, J.D. Sidwell. Colts' Colours awarded: M. W. Newsam, R. W. D. Staveley, N.C. Bane, C. M.D. Ellis, P. H. B. Baker, A. J. Carter, J. N. Powell.

BASKETBALL The Junior House Basketball Competition held this term brought the usual crop of exciting games and the usual vociferous support. Grange, Galpin's, Luxmoore and Linacrc all survived the first round, although Linacre were only ahead by one basket against Marlowe. In the semi-finals, Grange had a similar two point victory against Galpin's, for whom Dorman was outstanding, and Linacre were too big and experienced for a brave Luxmoore side led by Cavell and Duggan. The fina l, however, between Grange and Lin acre produced what must have been one of the best and most exciting matches ever seen in the School gymnasium. Both sides played splendid , fast, open basketball with the ball flashing from end to end and fortunes changing from minute to minute. For Linacre, Powell ~howed superb drive and accuracy, scoring basket after basket from all angles and distances, and at the m.terval they were seven points ahead of Grange, despite some good shooting by l sacke, and looked set to WJO.

45 [Entwistle 1st XV Back Row (left to right): R. B. Barter, M. D. Kock, J. L. Watts, J. C. H. Blanford, S. G . Gallyer, J. C. P. Taylor, J. C. Lasker, J. M. Hutchins Centre Row (left to right): M. J. K. Craig, M. W. J. Thorne, H. T. Scott (Captain), R. M. Stevens, J. M. Ditchburn Front Row (left to right): H. B. Powell, D. Eva FENCING lst VlH- AN UNDEFEATED SEASON [Entwistle S~m!ding (left to right): C. J . Maxwell, J. D. Sidwell, S. C. Ingram Hill Slttmg (left to right): J. S. Sharp, N. J. Olympitis, A. Bird, J. W. T. Lovett, M. J. Hampton.

However, in the second half, Grange brought o n Kalfayan to tighten the defence and with a number of intelligent moves initiated by Allen often managed to get Jsacke into a scoring position. He missed few chances and although Linacre fou ght back with baskets from Powell and Thompson, Grange slowly decreased the deficit. Three minutes from the end, Linacre were still three points ahead. With ten seconds to go Linacre were one point ahead, then Gra nge got possession, whipped the ball to I sacke, who scored fro~ s ix yards out with the last shot of the match, to give victory to Grange by one point in the last five seconds. Both sides arc to be congratulated on the very high standard of play in a superb game which neither side really deserved to lose. Result: Grange 33 points, Linacre 32 points. Grange: M. Allen (Captain) 3, Isacke 28, Mansbridge, Armitage, Kalfayan 2. Linacre: H. Powell 22, P. Taylor, Constant 2, T hompson 8, Hunter. M.E.M.

GYMNASTICS I nter-House Gymnastics was again well supported by spectators and both competitions were well worth watching, although understandably the Seniors provided' the most spectacular performances. In the Junior Competition, the first four places were taken by the more experienced gymnasts. Giles (SH) won the Individual Championship for the second time, showing splendid form throughout, as did Duggan (Lx), who was second and only half a point behind. Mackintosh (Gal) and Fidao (Lx) both did well, coming third and fourth respectively, with new competitors Burke (Gal), Britten (SH) a nd Pattinson (W) also showing considerable promise in the next three places. The Junior Team Championship was deservedly won by Luxmoore, who fin ished two points ahead of School House. The Senior competitors, all members of last term's Display Team, maintained a very high standard and there were many highly skilful vaults showing excellent style and grace. Competition was very close and most of the time only a point separated the fou r leaders Blackmore (W), Vowles (Gal), Price (Gal), and Giles (SH). The final result showed Vowles ahead by one point from S. Blackmore for the Individual Championship. The Team Championship was won by Galpin's, who were ten points ahead of their nearest rivals, School House. M.E.M. RESULTS

J unior Individual (First 7 p laces) 1st, Giles (SH), 85! points; 2nd, Duggan (Lx), 84 points ; 3rd, Mackintosh (Gal), 79! points; 4th, Fidao (Lx), 78! points; 5th, Burke (Gal), 77 points; 6th , Britten (SH), 75! points; 7th, Pattinson (W), 74 points. Junior Team (First 5 places) Jst, Luxmoore (Duggan, Fidao, Edeleanu, Belcher), 163 points; 2nd, School House (Giles, Britten), 161 points ; 3rd, Galpin's (Burke, Mackintosh), 156! points ; 4th, Walpole (Pattinson, Carter), 146 points; 5th, Grange (Willis, Rhind), 143 points. Senior Individual 1st, D. C. Vowles (Gal), 214 points; 2nd, S. Blackmore (W), 213 points ; 3rd equal, Price (Gal), 212i points and G iles (SH), 212! points; 5th, Hawkins (SH), 202! points; 6t h, Duggan (Lx), 199 points ; 7th, Cattrall (Lx), 196 points. Senior Team 1st, Galpin's (Vowles, Price, Mackintosh), 424! points; 2nd, School House (Hawkins, Giles, Akerhielm, Rejaie), 414 points; 3rd, Luxmoore (Cattrall, Harrison, Duggan, Fidao, Cavell), 401! points. 46

THE SHOOTING CLUB Shooting this term was of a generally higher sta ndard than in previous years and with a substantial increase in the numbers of those who shoot. The School entered the C.C.F. Schools' Small-Bore Rifle Match, finishing 22nd out of the 108 schools that entered. Matches this term were against: 1st VIII: Hurstpierpoint College. Lost Allhallows School. Won Kelly College. Won Sherborne School. Won Framlingham College. Won 2nd Vllf : Allhallows School. Won Framlingham College. Lost We had a shoulder-to-shoulder match against Tonbridge School, which they won . Many thanks to Mr. Todd for his work and help on the range and also to Mr. Morton, who has succeeded him. J.T. B.

THE BOAT CLUB The principal item of interest this term has been the ar rival of a new coxed shell four, built by Edwin Phelps of Putney. This scheme was first suggested at the O .K.S. Dinner of 1969 and has been made possible by the generous subscription of past members of the Boat Club who between them raised the entire cost of the four with a small balance to spare. It was the unanimous wish of those who organised the scheme that the new boat should be associated with Canon Shirley, under whose headmastership the Boat Club first made its mark at Marlow and Henley. The new four was graciously named "F.J.S." by Mrs. Shirley at an informal ceremony on the Green Court on September 26th, the day of this year's O.K.S. Dinner. We are very grateful to Mrs. Shirley for being with us on this happy occasion and it was also a pleasure to welcome the President of the O.K.S. Association among the numbers of O.K.S. who were able to be presen t. The Boat Club wishes to record here its gratitude to a ll those O.K.S. who made the new boat possible and in particular to David King, who had the major share of the organisation. Another interesting addition to Fordwich this term has been a new coxed shell pair, built in our own workshops by the School boatman, Mr. Will is. This has been designed as a first-class racing-boat and follows the latest trend in having the cox lying down in the bows of the pair, to increase its stability and to improve his line of vision. The new pair, which will be named " Peter" after it s builder, is a remarkable testimony to his skill a nd craftsmanship and its materials have been financed by the balance of the O.K.S. appeal. The influence of internatio nal rowing is bringing an ever-increasing emphasis on small-boat rowing, at school level as well as senior: international regattas have events for seven classes of boats from si ngle scullers and pairs to eights and these events are of equal status. Our own National Youth Championships are organised for these seven classes and small-boat events are likely to be introduced at most regattas, including the National Schools' Regatta in the near fut ure. These new boats which the Club has acquired will greatly increase the School's chances of keeping pace with the new trend. A squad of about twenty boys has made regu lar use of Fordwich this term: none of last term's Jst Colours has been available because of rugger commitments but some usefu l work has been done in pairs and fours in improving the t~hnique of younger oarsmen. A new sculling event was organised at Radley this year for Cadet scullers over a 3,000-metre course and attracted an entry of 88. P. A. Young, G. S. Busbridge and A. J. S. Prower were entered, although they had limited time to train: they came 38th , 47th and 7Jst respectively and, despite the appall ing weather, they found the day's experience an interesting and valuable one. D.S.G. 47

THE JUDO CLUB This term we have had only three matches and three wins. We have unfortunately lost a fixture due to the injuries sustained by our opponents. We have, though, found another fixture with a club called Bushido-kwai, against whom we won this term 30-10. Westminster were once aga in sound ly defeated to the tunc of 80- 0. The main event of the term was without doubt the Kent Schools Judo Championships, where although the ultimate result does not look good, the judo during the contests from members of the School team was very good . Stockell got through to the semi-finals, and Strachan to the fina ls, where he lost. The "D" Team got further in the team event than the "A" Team did. Dut after my own stupid ity in losing o ne of the contests, they well deserve it. Overall, we on ly obtained two medals, myself the winner's and James Strachan the runners-up in our weight categories. The standard and enthusiasm in the Club has remained high and in many cases, has improved to a marked degree. My heartiest thanks must go to H. I. 13. D raycott fo r helping th is term in the external affairs of the Club, and in runni ng the Non-Corps Sessio ns. I would also like to thank Richard Lochead, without whom the Club could not possibly achieve such a standard; and Mr. O'Dwyer for his overa ll supervision. D.A.W.

SQUASH RACKETS Two years ago we won the Public Schools Squash C hampionship, and last term again there can have been few, if any, schools who could have beaten us. Unfortunately, our very good numbers I and 2, C. J. C. Rowe and our Captain , M. W. J. Thorne, left us at C hristmas, so that we enter the second half of the season not quite the force we were. We defeated a good Dulwich side 4- 1, when Thorne had a particularly fine win against a well-known junior Cou nty player, and we had easy 5-0 wins against Merchant Taylors' and St. Lawrence. Our No. I could no t play against Winchester, but we just won a good match 3- 2. We also beat the Kent S.R.A. 4- 1 and the Escorts 4-2, and it was lert to a strong Jesters' side to put us in our place 4- 1. Our single victory was achieved by our new Captain, R. L. M. Wohanka , who played brilliant ly in the fift h game to beat the former Oxford Rlue, P. D. MacNeice, o.K.s., at No. 3. In our last match of the term (again without o ur No. 1), we lost 2- 3 to the O.K .S., who had our former Captain, S. J. Ashfo rth, at No. I. The Colts also did well, defeating Dulwich 2- 1 and St. Lawrence 3-0, and N. B. Platts-Martin and M. Asfaw look particularly promising. The following represented the 1st V: C. J. C. Rowe, M. W . J . Thorne (Captain), R. L. M. Wohanka, M. A. Hawkins, H. R. Goodale, N. B. Platts- Martin, D . S. Farley, M. Asfaw. The following represented the Colts' 111 : N. B. Platts-Martin, M. Asfaw, P. Platts-Martin, R. M. H. Moss, C. C. Kilbee, A. St. J. Brown. D.W.B. 48

CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB Although the main cross-country season does not begin until next term , this term's activities have been both enthu si a~t ic i_n training and_ encouraging in. results. With t-:venty full-time .m~n~bers and_ as many running part-time, It has been possible to pay attention to the respect ive needs of the mdivtdua l, whtch should prove to have been of great va lue when the full season begins next term. Even four weeks of rest and luxury should not nullify a ll the hard work which has been put in this term! Initially, prospects fo r this term and for the season as a whole did not look particularly p romising. However through hard training and new revelations of natural abi lity, hopes for next term have risen. This is as 1~uch to the credit of C lub members as a whole as to certain individuals whose performances have raised our running standards. The contribution of A. R. St. J. Cu rrie (who is still young enough to run as a Colt) is the fines t example : not only has he reduced the Colts' record to 19 min. 12 sec., but he has also broken the record for the Senior course on two occasions, firstly reducing N. P. W. Watson's record of 31 min. 20 sec. by seven seconds and then by beating his own record of 59 sec. R. L. M. Wohanka has once again been valuable as a strong runner and with both these men running, the Captain has had to lead his team from third place ! Times this year (following in Currie's wake) have without exception been improved and thus those placed lower in the team (Grant, Griffi ths, Williamson) have run faster than those o f previous years. A. St. J. Brown (also of Colts age) was a useful member o f the Senior team in one match, and for a time held the Colts' record at 19 min. 53 sec. Behind him (though not always!), Carpenter has run well this term, although inconsistently of late. Both Chalkley and Cheesman added strength to the Colts' team, and Pardoe, although younger, soon established his ability in keeping up with them. In our first match, against the Skinners' School, though both records were broken, all three teams lost narrowly- perhaps our labour could have been divided more effectively. In running against Nonington and Wye Colleges, the Seniors won convincingly. In the Colts' and Ju nior Colts' match v the Judd School, both teams narrowly won and the Colts' record was re-broken. The Senio rs lost marginally to the Junior Leaders' Regiment (with Wye College heavily defeated) in a match which, despite the adverse weather, was very fast. In our final match of the term, the Senior team, lacking their two best men, beat Wye College at Wye by three points-sweet revenge for Wye's home victory of four points last year ! We also entered a team for the Medway Schools A.C. Races at Chatham, in which the School came 7th overall. In the organisatio n o f the Club, which can so easily be taken for granted, the con tribution of many o f our juniors in marking the courses has been much appreciated. Above all , thanks are due to J. F. Maule, our retiring Secretary, for his work both o n paper a nd in the field. Colours were awarded as follows: F irst Athletics Colours for Cross-Country: R. S. W. F . Tonking and A. R. St. J. Currie. Second Colours: A. St. J. Brown and G . P . Do bbs. Colts' Colours: M. B. Pardoe. R.S.W.F.T.

THE SOCIETIES Sloth, or ataraxia, as we call it, has settled, like the monster of a thousand heads, upon the peristyled colonnades of our gabled halls. But we arc not, like Tithonus, to shrivel up with immortal age; the Society is by no means reduced to a grasshopper of inactivity. Peter King's architectural bravura, Rome, signalled more than a trace of the old flame, though we pined in vain for cadenzas from our leavers (iucertum metu au per iuvidiam). And behind the deceptive surface of unruffled inactivity, preparations for our next Aristophanic mise-en-scene, a batrachalian fantas ia set amidst the grim horrors of hell and literary crit icism, go on apace. Andrew Chamberl in will assume the ti tle of "Secretary" next term, having already borne the burden of the job. For everything that has been successful in the last year- and that is a great dea l- we must thank our President. J .N.L. PATER

After a quiet summer, the Marlowe Society came to life again this term with two successful meetings. Early in the term, Mr. James Gibson of Christ Church College gave a talk on the speaking and recording of poetry, ill ustrated with his own tapes and records. Towards half-te rm, Mr. Gareth Thomas, o.K.s., presided over a poetry reading, at which he read a wide variety of his favouri te poems. During this meeting, members of the Writin g Circle read poems written by boys, some thirty boys' contributions being presented in all. Apart from this meeting, it has also been a most successful term in other ways for the Writing Circle since more than 150 pieces of verse and prose have been contributed by no less than 50 people. Our sincer~ thanks are d ue to Mr. Copeman for the great amount of time he has devoted to preparing the weekly broadsheet. T.B.J. M.H.L.C. MARLOWE

This term has been a high ly successful one from everyone's point of view. Society jobs have been completed on time and the atmosphere in the print room has been a happy one. The programmes printed have been for the two House P lays and various musical entertainments. The printers were W. J. Yonge, N.J. Edmund-Jones, A. Dorward, H. Edeleanu, and the Secretary. Christmas cards have again proved successfu l, including the Headmaster's card, which had a half-to ne photograph on the front and was printed by the Secretary. The eight-colour stained glass window was repeated again this term, a nd the fi nal result was a very pleasing one from the pri nters, who were D. A. G. Sinclair and T. N. Lee. The other two cards were printed by the Secretary, A. J. Darrow and C . Killick. This term, thirteen new members have been admitted, and a new system of teaching has been instituted . We are very sorry to announce the death of Mr. William Peett, who for twenty-seven years has given us the professional help and the incentive to become what we are today. I t has been decided to present a prize annually in recogni tion of the time he has spent with us. Clive Killick has been appointed Treasurer for next term. T.M.C-W. CAXTON

The Society started off well this term with many new members, especially in the junior part of the School. We were able to buy a new enlarger with a lo ng-awaited 75 mm. lens, thanks to a generous grant from the Headmaster's Fund, and other item& of new equipment from subscriptions. We hope this re-equipping will continue so that our promised new dark room (with hot water!) will be well stocked. Mr. Ian Ball showed us a selection of very interest ing slides in his talk to a combined Harvey and Photographic Societies audience. Next term we are having an outing, the first ever, to the Kodak factory in Harrow. We have had two meetings this term, one to show monochrome prints and the other to show colour transparencies. Ma ny good photographs have been produced. Witness the increase in the number of photos in this edition of Tlte Cautuariau. A.H.N. R.S.

PHOTOGR APHIC

WOODWORK

We began the term with a very successfu l trip up to Wemblcy to visit the "Limelight" "space fitting" factory, where we were shown all the modern techniques in furnituremaking. We were given a very warm reception, with refreshments after our tour round

the fac tory. The rest of the term has seen the development of a very high standard in veneering, a process which now represents the modern trend in furniture-making. Most of it was on loudspeaker cabi nets. The "0" Level carpentry class is fun ctioning again this year, with Mr. E. H. Brown giving his invalua ble time and knowledge to the proceedings. R.S.C.

Under its new Secretary, M. N. E. Harris, the Society has been reorganised into Mammal, NATURAL Ornithology and Entomology sections- not , however, to the exclusion of individual members HISTORY with other interests. We have made full use of the Longworth small mammal traps, and the new Biology laboratory. Three films have been shown this term: the famous The River Must Live; an interest ing account of adaptation and camouAage in Darwin and the Insects of Brazil, and a superb film on The Birds of Spain, which last accompanied Mr. Shannon's most interesting lecture. Our customary thanks to Messrs. Wilkinson, Wetherill a nd flee- and to a new enthusiast, Mr. Chapmanfor their help and encouragement throughout the term. M.N.E.H.

Lectures this term have included ones on "Roman Pottery" by Bill Eakins, o.K.s., " Horace Walpole" and "Oxford in the Eighteenth Century" by J. F. Maule, "Some Aspects of Prehistoric Life" by P. J. WagstaoÂˇ, and "Babylonian Legends of the Flood" by L. Parker. We thank the President, Mr. Wilson, for his unfailing encouragement, and Mr. Turner for his e nthusiastic assistance in times of need .

SOMNER

L.P.

The Society has not been as active this term as might have been wished, mainly because of the difficulties presented by Oxbridge examinations and our inability to find suitable accommodation for the Society Breakfast. However, despite this, we have had a number of successful and enjoyable play-readings, including An Enemy of the People by I bsen, Shakespeare's The Tempest, and a Jacobean tragedy-The White Devil by Webster.

WALPOLE

With several of the seniors leaving at the end of this term, it is hoped that there will be room in the Society for some keen new members. Amongst those activities planned for next term arc the Society Breakfast and a visit to London to see a play. All thanks to N.C.O'D. and to all those leavcrs who have so fai thfully patronized the Society. D.S.F. R.S.W.T.

Only two new members have joined this term, although a very successful King's Week Exhibition inspired many applicants. Soon, however, we sha ll be in our new department under the Great Hall, much assisted by the promise of an electric wheel and a kiln. We were fortunate to receive advice on practical work, design and the commercial side of pottery in our te rm's lecture by Mr. J. Baggaley- a distinguished Wedgwood designer. Our thanks, too, for Mr. Barnes' administration, and the invaluable assistance of Mr. L. H. Brown.

POITERY

We hope that pottery next term will be one of the Thursda y afternoon activities. A.P.F. 51

Wlusic The Advent Term is usually spent reading through a variety of orchestral works with a view to including some of the more successful items in a King's Week concert. However it was decided that this term we shou ld perform at two concerts, reviews of which appea; elsewhere in this issue. Apart from works performed at these concerts, we managed with va rying success, to play through the Overture to The Magic Flute, some of the Enigma VariationlÂˇ and D vorak's Symphony No. 8 yet again. Two events worthy of note happened this term. At the beginn ing o f November, aud itions were held for the whole orchestra and for those wishing to join- an occurrence without precedent. The woodwind proved to be much stronger than the strings and it would appear that this will continue to be the case. The other achievement deserving mention is the combina tion of the First and Second Orchestras at the end of term concert resulti ng in a total force some 90 strong. At the end of this term we lose Christopher Senior- horn, the front desk of 'celli- Jonathan Groves and Anthony Jones, and Alistair Groom, whose double-bass playing in this and the Chamber Orchestra will be sadly missed . We would like to thank the Clerk of Works and his assistan ts for a ll the ti me, energy and ingenuity they put into constructing an emergency lighting system in case o f a power failure during the end of term concert. P.K. FIRST ORC H ESTRA

Under the baton of our new conductor, Mr. Goodes, the Orchestra has played such varied pieces as Berlioz' Hungarian March, Brahms Waltzes, and a n orchestral suite by SECOND ORCHESTRA Roman, the last of wh ich was performed in the term's major Music Circle concert on November 8th.

L.P. The main event of the term was the Advent Carol Service, providing the Choir with a useful motivation for hard work. Leaving the Choir this term are Christopher Senior, Richard Hathway (Tenors), Gavin Wilson, Anthony Jones, Alistair Groom, David Bolam, Bernard Rapson and Jonathan Groves (Basses). Many thanks to Mr. Davies for his accompaniment during rehearsals to Mr. Scott for his useful work with the Trebles, a nd fi nally to Eclred Wright for his patience, hard work and inspiration. Anthems sung this term:0 come, ye servallls (Tye) How beautiful upon the mountains (Stainer) Thou visitest the earth (Greene) Lacrimosa (fro m Requiem Mass) ( Mozart) Rejoice in the Lord (Purcell) Russian Contakion Lord ,for Thy tender mercy's sake (Hil ton) I heard a Voice (Goss) 0 worship the Lord (Travers) Where Thou reignest (Schubert) Ave Maria (Arcadelt) Ave vemm (Mozart) 0 taste and see (Vaughan Williams) Lift thine eyes (Mendelssoh n) Oculi omnium (Wood) 0 Thou the Central Orb (Wood) J .C.G. CHOIR

T his term has been occupied with rehearsa ls for the Ca rol Service a nd two concerts, the Music Circle concert in the Shirley Hall, and the concert given for the I.A.P.S. headmasters in the recital room. At both these concerts we performed the same programme; Matona, lovely maiden, by Orlando eli Lassus; The Turtle Dove, by Ralph Vaughan Williams; and a Yugoslav Folk Song Suite, by Matyas Seiber. For the Carol Service, we sang Hosanna to the Son of David, by Thomas Weelkes, behind the High Altar, taking full advantage of the excellent acoustics which the Cathedra l provides. Our thanks are extended to our Conductor, Edred Wright, whose ern husiasm is infectious, and whose patience is reassuring. S.W.B. MADR IGAL SOCIETY

This term we have, as well as singing through music for our own a musement, spent some time preparing for the Music Circle Concert on November 8th. In this concert we sang two pieces by Dvorak- Dwellers by the Sea and The Sparrows' Party. Leaving this term after a considerably long period of service to the Glee Club are Richard Hathway and Bernard Rapson. Our thanks to Mr. Davies for all his hard work and inspiration. B.D.R. GLEE CLUB

The Chamber Orchestra has met regularly this term, and under Mr. Goodes' baton we have played through a variety of works. On November 8th we performed two items in the Music Circle Concert: the first movement of Mozart's Paris Symphony, and a Corelli Concerto Grosso, with Vivian Linssen and Lance Hewson, violins, and Jonathan Groves, 'cello. We have now established a definite system of evenings when we "work"- that is to say, we dissect a piece about to be performed, and evenings when we simply enjoy ourselves- playing a symphony through, and repeating a movement a toute vitesse. cHAMBER ORCHESTRA

I would like to thank the leavers, who are mentioned in the First Orchestra report, and particularly Alistair Groom, double bass, whose bottom D in the Corelli concerto grosso was both satisfying and memorable. L.S.F.H.

This term the Baud performed at the Remembrance Service and the concert on December 9th. At the former we played a movement from Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy- yet again! At the latter we played the arrangement for military band of the suite from the Bernstein score West Side Story.

BAND

When not preparing for these events we sight read various pieces, and added a Milhaud suite to our repertoire. We have experimented successfully with dividing the woodwind to reduce a vast amount of doubling of parts and in recent weeks woodwind seetionals have been held, which further improved the sound from this section of the Band. Our thanks to Bernard Rapson and Christopher Senior, who are leaving this term, and of course as always to Mr. Stephen Davies for his enthusiastic and conscientious Band-mastering. C.J.S. B.D.R.

Reference has been made in the various Society reports to the leavers to whom we are so much indebted for their contributions to the School's music. I must, however, add a special word of gratitude to Jonathan Groves whose services have been outstanding. I am particularly grateful to him for continuing at his post as Choir Secretary in spite of heavy duties as School Monitor and Captain of House. So far as others are concerned it is pleasing to record Christopher Senior's success in gaining a Choral Exhibition at Worcester College, Oxford, where he will be joined by Christopher Waltham (Choir Secretary, 1969) whom we congratulate on his Instrumental award. It is also gratifying to note that Lyn Parker, who worked so hard for our music last term, has gained a Demyship (History) at Magdalen, Oxford. He will be Monitor for Music next term. E.J.W.

C.C.F. NOTES ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS The term has seen steady progress being made towards the new Apex examination which will be taken for the first time next March. We were sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Todd after his fou r terms with us in which he did much reorganisation in the Armoury and Stores and was a tower of strength at camps. We are fortunate to have the help o f Mr. J. N. Morton, lately returned from the Colonial Service in Zambia ' who is holding the fort as Quartermaster. Promo tions during the term: To Colour-Sergeant: R . Suarez. To Sergeant: J. T. Brooks, H. R. Goodale, J. C. Mainwaring, H. F. McDonald. To Lance-Sergeant: J. M. Barson, P. J. Cresswell, A. D. Fletcher, M.D. K ock, C. W. Martin D.P. Medhurst, D . C. H . Vowles, J. L. Watts, S. A. Williamson. To Corporal: G. P. Dobbs, A. Fielder: E. A. Ho lford -Walker, N.C. Marden, R. J. V. Raffety, N.J. 0. Wheeler. To Lance-Corporal: S. Ghosh, M . B. Kemp, R. P. Lindley. W.J.R.H-S.

ROYAL NAVAL SECTION We are now around 25 stro ng, of whom no less than eight are entering the Royal Navy as a career. We have regular sailing parades, a nd there are opportunities for going to sea in H.M. ships and submarines on Field D ays and in the holidays. Several of our cadets have won R.N. F lying Scholarships and been trained as fully qualified pilots at the Navy's expense. During their time in the R.N. Section cadets have had free visits to France, Portugal and the Mediterranean; more than that, however, the R.N. Section provides boys with a knowledge of the Royal Navy and "messing about in boats" and requires them to look smart in uniform and to be able to ta ke charge of others. We welcome recruits around the age of 15; they can leave us after a four-term course leading to the Naval Proficiency Exam., though we naturally hope they will want to stay on as N.C.O.'s. We have several R.N. Section dinghies, but cadets can bring their own boats if they prefer. We have been most grateful to Lt.-Cmdr. C. H. Copeman, R.N.R., for h is substantial help with the sailing. Field Day was spent with the Royal Navy at Cha tham, and a further highlight this term was an excellent illustrated lecture on his experiences with the R oyal Navy (beach parties included!) by Lieut. D.P. R. Hews, R.N., o.K.s., who was just back from Hong Kong. The interest his talk aroused would have been the envy of a ny recruiting officer, a nd we are most grateful to h im for the trouble he took. On a sadder note, C. P.O. Ha rling died shortly before the end of term, and we shall miss very much his cheery visits and help. D.W.B.

ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION Now that we have entered the volunta ry intake era, it will be very interesting to see how the Section shapes in the next few terms. There are many would-be recruits and it is firmly hoped that they will provide, over a period of at least two years, a fund of interest and ideas for the good of the Section. I hope I am not shelving my responsibilities when I say that it is the quality of boy in the Section which will determine whether it is a successful unit. Field Day was spent at the Gliding School at West Ma iling and we are very grateful to the instructors for such a full day's flying. Obviously each cadet spent only a small proportion of the day in the air but it did provide an appetiser to those who had never tasted the delights of gliding before. Our contact with this particular school is so good there should be no shortage of courses during the holidays and no shortage of applicants. Two afternoon visits were made to Manston f or Chipmunk fl ying, and for the Liaison Officer's visit an initiative test was staged in the M.O. garden. Five cadets obtained "B" Gliding Certificates last holidays and Sgts. Turner and Ward both completed Flying Scholarship trainin g and proceeded to P.P.L's. We are pleased that they are staying with us for a little longer. P.GW. 54

CORRESPONDENCE (With acknowledgments to "The Times") OLDEST PEACE TREATY From Mr. Lyn Parker Sir, In yesterday's Times you printed a photograph of U Thant inspecting a copy of "the oldest-recorded peace treaty, made by the Egyptians and Hittites in B.C. 1269". It might be of interest to note that in the collection of assorted books and manuscripts presented to the King's School by Sir Hugh Walpole there is a cone which was found built into the walls of a temple at Tello, a city of Babylonia. It bears an inscription from Entemena, an early king, written in pre-Babylonian or Sumerian language. It refers to a treaty of brotherhood with the King of Erech. As the cone ante-dates the Egyptia n-Hittite document by at least I ,700 years, it would appear that it is at least an older peace-treaty. Yours faithfu lly, LYN PARKER, Walpole House, The King's School, Canterbury, Kent. Sept. 27. (With acknowledgments to "The Times") THE WESTMINSTER SCREEN From Mr. R. N. Pittman Sir, "Uproar" in the Commons over the resignation of Lord Hall, and "ncar chaos" in the debate o n industrial relations. When will Parliament be televised? Yours faithfully, R. N. PITIMAN, Walpole House, The K ing's School, Canterbury. Women's Royal Voluntary Service, Castle Street, Canterbury. October 6th, 1970.

Dear Canon Newell, I want to write to you to tell you how much we, of the W.R.V.S., appreciate the help, given to the Meals on Wheels Service, by the boys of Marlowe House. For eight years now, they have helped take out the dinners, twice a week, during the holidays. I have, of course, thanked the boys but r wanted you to know how valuable their continued service is, in these days of often spasmodic efforts! Please pass this on to the boys of Marlowe House, on my behalf. 1 am, Yours sincerely, MARGARET PRAIT,

Meals on Wheels Organiser.

13 Rue Quentin-Bauchart, Paris 8e. 13th November, /970.

Dear Sir, With the current popularity of the striped tie on the Continent, your readers might be interested to know that the O.K.S. have been granted recognition at last. A reasonable replica of the O.K.S. red tie can be obtained from Prisunic for the princely sum of 20 Frs! Yours faithfully, JOHN MAYCOCK (1958- 63).

O.K.S. NEWS Father J. E. Woodruff (1898) has been the senior member, in age, of the London Oratory since 1950, and is now in his 91st year. We send him all good wishes. Archbishop R. W. H. Moline (1909), who has retired, still takes occasional duty in Brisbane, while Bishop John Frewer ( 1902) is making a good recovery from a severe operation. Both are in touch with Allan Blaxland, our local secretary there, and we send them both our sincere greetings. The School was well-represented in a feature article in The S1mday Times magazine of 8th November 1970, on " Great Names of the Cinema", with a half-column each on M ichael Powell ( 1919) and Caroi Reed ( 1922). Noel Howlett (1920), who acts the part of Cromwell, the headmaster in the TV series "Please Sir", is one of several distinguished non-members whom we would like to welcome into the Association. Martin Dawson (1920) is semi-retired and lives a t Chestfield, where his main interests are deploring the present state of the country and keeping a very drinkable-so he says- stock of home-brewed beer. P hilip Elliott (1922), until very recently the Association's Honorary Treasurer, is honorary secretary to the Hampshire Hunt till the end of the season. His eldest son, Surgeon Commander D. H. Elliott (195 1) a deep-diving expert, has been posted to this British Embassy in Washington; J ohn (1966) is training Natio~al Hunt racehorses near Petersfield, and Robert (1968) is trying his hand in estate agency with Bernard Thorpe & Partners in Tunbridge Wells. J. S. Billinghurst (1923) has recently visited his younger son, Michael (1958) in Ottawa, where he manages a branch of Metropolitan Estates Corporation; his elder son, Major P. J . H. Billinghurst, R.A. ( 195 1) is stationed at Dortmund. Âˇ ' J. D. Neil (1926) has retired from the hcadmastership of Wimborne Grammar School, and enrolled as a research student in Theology at Exeter University. His son Adrian ( 196 1) is a social psychologist in the prison service, and is now at Bristol. We offer belated but sincere congratulations to Dr. W. d'A. Maycock (1929) and G. F. Blumer (1929) on the award of the C.B.E. in the Birthday Honours. This was an unusual "double" for the School. Maycock has been Superintendent of the Lister Institute at Elstree, and Blumer has been North-Western Regional Controller for t he Department of Employment and Productivity. G. A. Batterbury (1929) is a schoolmaster in Victoria, British Columbia (1324 David Street). Brigadier A. E. C. Bredin (1929), as Colonel of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, recently visited their allied canadian regiment near Montreal. He was most warmly welcomed, and heard frequent apologies for " the violent acts of a small minority". J. S. Page (1932) is soon moving for a year to Dampier, on the far north-west coast of Australia, in connection with a new mi nera l discovery there. Ernie Baldock (gardener since 1936) was recently presented with a certificate after forty years in the Methodist Circuit Preaching Plan. We wish him many more years in this work. J. H. Powell ( 1940) is a D irector of the British Steel Corporation, and responsible for tinplate production in South Wales. He is also captain of the British Tinplate Rugby XV, and of the Genera l Managers' XV at Ebbw Vale, and offers the School a fixture if they are down that way. Tough chaps, these steel men. P. Y. Dudgeon (1946), who for many years was teaching at Welli ngton House School, Westgate, is now on the staff of Dover College. W. N. Fairfax-Fra ncklin ( 1947) has returned to this country and now lives at The White House, Ibstone, near High Wycombe. R. T. Tragett (1947) is much concerned with local government, being Chairman of the Camberley U.D.C., and so is his wife ; their five children are all at school in Kent, and they often visit canterbury. Dr. D. I. Campbell (1949) has been appointed a Staff Specialist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, which is a teaching hospital of the University of New South Wales. P. R. Snoxall (1950) is on the stal'r of Monash University in Melbourne, and was recently visited by his brother Derek (1952), who manages an investment company in Hong Kong. J. L. A. Gimblett (1952) has taken up a I)OSt as Manager for B.O.A .C. in Bangkok, Thailand. 56

or. c. H . McCleery ( 1952) has moved from Tanzania to Malawi, where he wor ks in the Zomba Governmen t Hospital, and find s the country a very pleasant change.

s. J. Freebairn-Smith (1953) is teaching at Sir Wm. Bo rlase's School, Marlow, where he coaches the 1st VIII ; he has two daughters and a son, aged one. R. A. Lawrence (1954), after eleven years' teaching at St. Edward's School, Oxford, has moved to Felstcd as Director of Instrumental Music-versatile fellow. N.J. B. Wright ( 1954) works for the B. B.C. as a Light ing D irector, and has been responsible for this side of "The T roubleshooters" since it began. R. M. Blackall (1 955) is practically responsible for producing British weather. AI any rate, he has been studying weather during the last ten years at Shoeburyness, Lark hill, Aden (j ust for a change), Uxbridge, Bovingdon, Pershore and the London Weather Centre, where he did a spell as radio "weatherman". Now he is at the Meteorological Office Training School at Stanmore. Major M. D. H udson-Peacock (1955), after a tour of duty as a systems analyst, involved in inventory control processes for the British Army, is now at Manchester University studying for a diploma in Ma nagement Science. He mentions that P.R. Lcggatt ( 1957) is a plantation manager in Malaysia. p, B. Harding ( 1955) has moved from the British Travel Association after nine years in various places, and is now the European Manager of the Australia n Tourist Commission, centred in Frankfur t. He recently visited Tasmania, and was entertained by Colin von Bibra there- a pity we don't have his address. The Revd. E. R. G. Job (1955) has been appointed Precentor of Manchester Cathedral, and will be living at 23 Sandy Lane, Stretford, Manchester M32 9DB. Although Burgon Bickersteth is not an O.K.S. , many remember him wi th afrection, a nd will be glad to know that the Edmonton Journal of 8th May, 1970, carried a long and lively article about him, sent to me by R. E. B. M itton ( 1957), who works in Station D, Edmonton 14, whatever that is! He meets A. D. W. O'Sullivan ( 1958) often; he is teaching and hopes to take a Ph.D. next year. R. H. Pinsent (1964) is a graduate student at the University of Alberta, researching in geology. And D. M . Huxley (1957) works for the Provincial Government of British Columbia as an agronomist. P. W. Barker (1958) is with Xerox in Rochester, New York; he and his French wife will welcome any O.K.S. visitor to the area. R. W. Houghton (1959) is housemastcr and senior science master at the Dragon School, Oxfo rd , a nd got married in August. Dr. J. B. Batchelor (1960) now works at the Department of English, University o f Birmingham. H. L . Foster (1960), who is working in Kampala, Uganda, at K wanda Research Station, has been appointed an honorary Lecturer at Makarere University. He now has a small daughter. M. A. Sharwooii-Smith (1960) gained a diploma in Applied Linguistics at Edinburgh University, and has been appointed British Council Lecturer in English at the University of Poznan, Poland , for the current year. I. P. C. Gaut (1961) has a lmost finished his stud ies for a Ph. D. at the Waite Agricultura l Research Instit ute, Glen Osmond, South Australia, and is looking around for a suitable job, possibly at home in the U.K. again. R. A. Kenchington (1961) is teaching zoology at the James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, and researching into the feeding habits of marine an imals. He also finds time to be president of a theatre group, a nd has become engaged. D. M. P . Barnes (1963) has been working for Barclays D.C .O. in East Africa for two years, mainly in Kenya, where he expected to return in September. Captain J. H. Hardy, R.A.D.C. (1963) has been stationed in Catterick as Dental Officer to the 4 Field Ambulance, R.A.M .C. Tn June he had a for tnight in Norway at I BR (Corps) Outward Bound Centre, learning how to canoe, and later this year he expects to be posted to the Soest area of Germany. R. J. R. M. Henderson ( 1963) has been appointed A.D.C. to H. E. The Governor of South Australia. G. W. H. Rowbotham (1965) captained the St. John's College tennis team at Oxford , and played hockey for the Occasionals. He then coached tennis in Corfu for some months, and is now a solicitor with Messrs. Slaughter & May in the City. P. A. Braude (1966) has moved to Hong Kong with the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank fo r three years. 57

J. R. Harrop (1966) has been commissioned into the 2nd K.E.O. Goorkha Rifles, and moved out to Brunei this autumn. P. C. Cranfield (1967), after completing his course with the Royal School of Mines, London, has now moved to Western Malaysia, where he is with the Pahang Consolidated Company at Sungei Lembing, Pahang. N. P. Press {1967) is researching for a Ph.D. thesis at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London ' and he hopes to continue rowing there. P. L. Laney (1968) spent a year with Vauxhall Motors and has passed Part I of his B.Sc. (Eng.) course at Imperial College, London. He now plays in goal at soccer for the college, and also runs across country. R. C. Case (1968) has served as Navigating Cadet in several Clan Line ships, and is at present spending a year at Southampton University. M. W. J. Young (1968) spent the summer vacation in the U.S.A., working in Boston, and then touring.

ENGAGEMENTS Young- Carew-Jones.-stephen Young (1952) toR. M. Carew-Jones. Charnaud- Bruce.- K. P. W. Charnaud (1964) to Sally Bruce. Bradfield-5arginson.-C. W. P. Bradfield (1969) to Diana Sarginson.

MARRIAGES Young- Kurschner.- Anthony Young (1950) to Ruth Kurschner of New York, on 29th December, 1969. Wright- Nind.- Nigel J. B. Wright (1954) to Veronica Gay Nind, at Northwood, on 6th June, 1970. Davies- Cooper.-D. A. H. Davies {1959) to Diane Cooper, in London, on 31st October, 1970. Houghton- Whittington.-Robin W. Houghton (1959) to Andrea Mary Whittington, at Benson, Oxford, on 4th August, 1970. Templeman- Beii.- Christophcr Templeman (1964) to Carole Josephine Bell, at Relford, Notts., on 18th July, 1970. Young-Marsh.- Timothy P. M. Young (1965) to Jane Marsh, in September, 1970. Cranfield-Lidbetter.-Peter C. Cranfield (1967) to Jane Elizabeth Lidbetter, in October, 1970.

BIRTHS Valpy.-To Glenys and David Valpy (1958), on 25th August, 1970-a daughter, Gemma Charlotte. Foster.- To Tina and Hugh Foster (1960), on 19th November, 1970-a daughter, Yolanda. Rudgard.- To Deanna and Humphrey Rudgard (1961), on 15th August, 1970-a daughter, Emily Charlotte. Scott.- To the wife of Peter Scott (1962), in June, 1969- a son, Martin Christopher.

DEATHS Lucas.-William de St. Croix Lucas (1902), in Adelaide, Australia, on 16th August, 1970, in his eighty-fifth year. Munns.-Robert Douglas Gatty Munns (teaching staff 1947-55), at Canterbury on 20th August, 1970. Maskeii.- William B. Morton Maskell (1920), at Truro, on 27th June, 1970. Cooke-Yarborough.- Francis Michael Cocke-Yarborough (1922), at Wall, Northumberland, on 27th September, 1970. Hare.-John Plaister Hare (1927), on 1st April, 1970. 58

MAJOR D. J. B. JERVIS (Chairman of the O.K.S. Trust)

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CANTUARIAN LODGE NO. 5733 At the Installation Meeting, held on the 23rd April, 1970, L.A. Kenny (29.34.37) was installed as Worshipful Master of the Lodge. The following were appointed Officers of the Lodge: J. F. Berry (39- 42), Assistant Director of R. w. Allison (36-40), Senior Warden M Williams (49- 55), Junior Warden Ceremonies R." c. V. Fisher (15- 18), Chaplain E. Oliver Harris ( 18- 22), Almoner P. H. Shorthouse (24-32), Treasurer A. Fox-Male (25- 26), Assistallf Secretary E K. Lewis (46-49), Secretary N. Salmon- Father of J. R. Salmon (60- 65), R·. A. Finn (19- 25), Director of Ceremonies Inner Guard J c. A. Lock (46-50), Senior Deacon L. J. Ray-Father of D. J. M. Ray (57- 62), H. J. Chippendale (53-56), Junior Deacon Steward · C. Williams (58-63), Steward E. s. Dawkins (21- 24) is the Immediate Past R.I. H. Gallop (66- ), Steward Master of the Lodge. The Worshipful Master spoke for the Lodge when he expressed his gratitude to D. F. Kellie (09- 11) and A. Fox-Male for their services to the Lodge during the past years as Treasurer and Secretary respectively. He also presented a Past Master's Jewel to P. H . Shorthouse in recognition of his services to the Lodge as Worshipful Master. By kind permission of the Headmaster, an emergency ineeting of the Lodge was held in the School Library on the 6th June, 1970, at which W.Bro. Lt.-Col. Sir Douglas P. Iggulden, the Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Province of Kent, and who represented the Provincial Grand Master of Kent, was present, together with members of Grand Lodge, Provincial and District Grand Lodge, and members of our Sister Lodges, the Old Lawrentian Lodge No. 4141 and the Old Dovorian Lodge No. 5647. Adrian Long Price of the Old Lawrentian Lodge was the Candidate at this meeting and it is interesting that his grandfather was an O.K.S. During the year we learned, with the deepest regret, of the death of R. A. T. Anderson (11 - 15), a former Secretary of the Lodge. He was an excellent Mason and a very dear man, and we are very grateful fo r all that he did on behalf of Freemasonry in general and the Lodge in particular. The Cantuarian Lodge is established primarily for those who have been educated at the School, and for Governors, Masters and Officers of the School, past and present. Membership is also extended to close relatives of the Boys and O.K.S. The Lodge meets at the Mostyn Hotel, Portman Street, London, W.1, on the fourth Thursday in February, April and October, and the first Thursday in December. Any Brethren who wish to attend are welcome, and all enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary: E. K. Lewis, 16 Daryngton Drive, Perivale Park, Greenford, Middlesex.

THE O.K.S. TRUST With the increase of capital, now in the hands of the Trust, mainly from covenanted payments, which is now earning a useful income, it has been able to enlarge the range or its donations. For the School, the Trust is equipping an audio-visual room, and also supplying a video-tape recorder; the room will cost £845, and the recorder up to £300. The C.C.F., which pioneered the use of canoeing as a form of training in the School, is unable to find all the money for an increase in the number o f boats, and the Trust is providing eight kits for building them at a cost of £124. And a careers notice board will cost about £23. In the educational field, the Trust is supporting the O.K.S. Bursarship Society in providing £300 for school fees at King's in a very deserving case, a nd has given £70 towards the expenses of a research student, and I hope this may be followed by a further grant to the same O.K.S. The widow of an O.K.S. who for various reasons is in special need , is having a form of heating installed in her house at a cost of about £250, and help will from time to time be given to enable her to maintain it. 59

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The Trust is therefore disbursi ng this year something of the order of two thousand pounds ; its irtcome is about ÂŁ1,900 this year, but it underspent last year, so that the small deficit is covered. But there are other cases where we should like to be able to help more generously, and the need for further contributions is still great. The fu ll accounts will be published in the Annual Report early in the new year, and in the meantime I sha ll be glad to send o ut forms of covenant, and my address is: The Hon. Secretary, The O.K.S. T rust, The King's School, Canterbury. Elsewhere in this issue there is a portrait of the Chairman of the Trustees, who has clone a very great deal to build up the Trust and direct its activities. K. A. c. GROSS.

OUR CONTEMPORA RI ES We acknowledge the receipt of the following and apologise fo r any omissions:Aidenhamian, Ampleforth Joumal, Ardingly Chronicle, Birkdalian, Blunde/lian, Bradfield College Chronicle, The Bradfordian , The Camphellian, The Canberran, Cheltenham College Magazine, Cholmelian, Dane Court Magazine, Decanian, Dovorian, Dubvich College Prep. School Magazine, Eastboumian, The Elizabethan, Felstedian, Th e Fig Tree (King's College, Hong Kong), Giggleswick Chronicle, Glenalmond Notes, Gresham School Magazine, Harrovian, The Holmewoodian, Hurstjolmian (Hurstpierpoint College), K.C.S. Magazine, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, T.K.S. Parramatta i'vfagazine, Lancing College Magazine, Langtonian, L orettonian, Latymerian, The Lynx (Cranbrook), Marlburian, Th e M eteor (Rugby), Malvernian, Mill Hill Magazine, Milner Court Chronicle, The Novo (Newcastle R.G.S.), Oratory, The Ousel (Bedford School), The Pauline, Radleian, Reptonian, Rojfensian (K.S., Rochester), Saga (Bryanston), St. Edward's School Magazine, The School Tie (Ashford School), Scrib/ems (AIIeyn's), Stonylwrst College Magazine, Suttonian, The Tonbridgian, Wellingtonirm, Whitgiftian, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragon (Queen's College, Hong Kong).

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APRIL 1971

CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL

T HE SCHOOL

CHAPEL

OTES

T HIS AND THAT

O BITUARY

REVIEWS

INTRODUCTIO

TO ASTROPH YS ICS

CONTI~IBUTIONS

O.K.S. REM INISCES

KING'S SPORT

SOC IETI ES

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MUSIC

116

C.C.F. NOTES

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COR RESPONDENCE

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O.K.S. NEWS

119

OUR CONTEMPORARIES We ack nowledge the receipt of the following and apologise for any omissions:-

Aidenhamian, Ampleforth Journal, Ardingly Chronicle, Birkdalian, Blundellian, Bradfield College Chronicle, The Bradfordian, The Campbellian, Cheltenham College Magazine, Clwlmelian, Dane Court Magazine, Decanian, Dovorian, Duhvich College Prep. School Magazine, Eastbournian, The Elizabethan, Felstedian, The Fig Tree (King's College, Hong Kong), Giggleswick Chronicle, Glenalmond Notes, Gresham School Maga zine, Harrovian, The Holmewoodian, Hurstjolmian (Hurstpierpoi/11 College), K.C.S. Magazine, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, T.K.S. Parramatta Magazine, Lancing College J\!lagazine, Langtonian, Lorettonian, Latymerian, The Lynx (Cranbrook), Marlburian, The Meteor (Rugby), Malvernian, Mill Hill Magazine, Milner Court Chronicle, The Novo (Newcastle R .G.S.), Oratory, The Ousel (Bee/ford School), The Pauline, Radleian, Reptonian, Roffensian (K.S., Rochester), Saga (Bryans/on), St. Edward's School Magazine, The School Tie (Ashford School), Scriblerus (AIIeyn's), Stonylwrst College Magazine, Suttonian, The Tonbridgian, Wellingtonian, Whitgiftian, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragon (Queen's College, Hong Kong).

CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL

THE SCHOOL

CHAPEL

OTES

rnffi~Drnll

OBITUARY

REVIEWS

AN I NTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS

CO NTRIBUTIONS

AN O.K.S. REMINISCES

Kl G'S SPORT

SOCIETI ES

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MUSIC

11 6

C.C.F. NOTES

117

CORRESPO DE CE

118

O.K.S. NEWS

119

OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge the receipt of the following and apologise for any omissions:-

Aidenhamian, Ampleforth Journal, Ardingly Chronicle, Birkdalian, 8/rmdellian, Bradfield College Chronicle, The Bmdfordian, The Campbellian, Cheltenham College Maga zine, C/wlmelian, Dane Court Magazine, Decanian, Dovorian, Dulwich College Prep. School Magazine, Eastbournian, The Elizabethan, Felstedian, The Fig Tree (King's College, Hong Kong), Giggleswick Chronicle, Glenalmond Notes, Gresham School Magazine, Harrovian, Tl1e Holmewoodian, Hurstjolmian (Hurstpierpoint College), K.C.S. Magazine, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, T.K. S. Parramatta Magazine, Lancing College Magazine, Langtonian, Loreffonian, Latymerian, The Lynx (Cranbrook), Marlburian, The Meteor (Rugby), Malvernian, Mill Hill Magazine, Milner Court Chronicle, The Novo (Newcastle R .G.S.), Oratory, The Ousel (Bedford School), The Pauline, Radleiau, Reptonian, Roffensian (K.S. , Rochester ), Saga (Bryanston), St. Edward's S chool Magazine, The School Tie (Ashford School), Scriblerus (AIIeyn's), Stonylwrst College Magazine, Suftonian, The Tonbridgian, Wellingtonian, Whitgiftian, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragon (Queen's College, Hong Kong).

THE CANTU ARIAN VoL. XXXV No. 2

APRIL,

1971

EDITORIAL Last term, someone analysed the 68 literary works contributed for an issue of The Cantuarian and announced that 47 of them were "about death". The Editors deplore the trend towards a general obsession with death which this figure, though grossly inaccurate, suggests: reluctant as they are to under-estimate the relevance of death to all human affairs, they cannot avoid the conclusion that endless variations on the theme lead at best to profitless discontent. We had intended, therefore, to keep death out of this term's contributions section, and clear the air a bit. Of course the idea was ludicrously trite. So as to be sure of doing the thing properly, we had to eliminate a lot of fringe elements as well, and we soon came to regard all words remotely suggestive of death, such as "ghost" or "graveyard", with tense but hostile suspicion. Also, we ignored the important consideration that death represents the most convenient of the few fields still left open to genuine artistic speculation without regard to fact or experience. We are entitled to dismiss as improper someone's lurid observations on the snail-like insides of the school sausage, but not his imaginings of the totally unknown. And then there was the striking photograph of a skull. Its eyeballs had been ingeniously reconstructed from some artificial substance, and they scanned the heavens with a tortured leer. This piece was rejected because of its lack of aesthetic charm: but the attention paid to it illustrates that fascination inspired by all visions which militate against an ordered human existence, and which are morbid but exotic. The perverse sentiment alone facilitates a more positive approach. It would be absurd categorically to defend or condemn morbid literature: we must respect the cause, subdue the effect. 61

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THE SCHOOL Captain of School: T . J. Priestman Head of Walpole House T. J. Priestman J. M. Strachan Head of Galpin's House A. F. Allen Head of Linacre House R. S. W . F . Tonking Head of Meister Omers R. A. Canner Head of Luxmoore House Head of School House M.A. Hawkins Head of The Grange F. S. Daly, K.S. Head of Marlowe House C. T. W. Anderson, K.s., M.s. SCHOOL MONITORS

T. J. Priestman, J. M. Strachan, N. J. O'K. Webber, A. F. Allen, R. S. W. F. Tonking, R. A. Canner, R. L. M. Wohanka, K.s. HOUSE MONITORS

M. A. Hawkins, R. H. Dillon, R. J. V. Raffety F. S. Daly, K.S., J. M. Ditchburn, R. Suarez, F. M. Haddon-Cave, H. R. Goodale, J. M. Hutchins Walpole: T. J. Priestman, N. J. O' K. Webber, J. C. Lasker, L. Parker, K.S., M.s., J. A. Fewster, J. M. R. Waller Meister Omers: R. S. W. F. Tonking, R. L. M. Wohanka, K.S., A. J. Chamberlin, K.s., N. R. Marshall, K.s., R. M. Bennett Marlowe: C. T. W. Anderson, K.s., M.s., D. C. Eva, D. J. Ward, J. 0. J. Lawrence, M.S., S. A. Williamson, K.S. Luxmoore: R. A. Canner, D. A. Whitaker, T. C. G. Hunter, G. Orme, M. W. Iliff, J. C. Mainwaring Galpins: J. M. Strachan, R. K. Price, D. C. H. Vowles Linacre: A. F. Allen, L. S. F. Hewson, M.s., M. A. Hughes, M. D . Kock, P. M. Glennie Captain of Boats J. M. Hutchins Captain of Hockey G. Orme Captain of Athletics J. M. Ditchburn Captain of Cross-Country R. S. W. F. Tonking Captain of Rugger R. M. Stevens Captain of Cricket S. G. Gallyer Captain of Tennis R. L. M. Wohanka, K.S. Captain of Fencing N. J. Olympitis Captain of Shooting J. T. Brooks Captain of Squash Rackets R. L. M . Wohanka, K.S. Captain of Gymnastics D. C. H. Vowles Captain of Judo D. A. Whitaker Captain of Swimming G. P. Dobbs Monitor for Music L. Parker, K.s., M.s. Monitor for Art J. M. R. Waller Monitor for Woodwork R. S. Campbell School House: The Grange:

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SALVETE JANUARY, 1971 R. D. P. Barnes, J . R. Bucke1dee, J. R. Cotton, S. J. Davies, S. D orudi, S. C. B. Evans, A. R. Farrar, M. J. G. Fletcher, J . M. Forshaw, R. J . G. Fox, P. J. Girling, M. W. Gutteridge, S. C. Hall, M. N. Hamway, R. H. L. Harrison, W. K. Hayes, D. K. L. Jones, s. J. Khan, P. J. Madeley, S. J. Moor, M. J. F. Moss, T-P. Murphy, J. E. Olcott, N. B. Paine, P. J . Phillimore, Q. H. Poole, M. E. D. Pretty, P. R. Randall, H . A. Richardson, c. J. Roberts, E. J. Rogans, S. J. Shephard, M. J. Strutt, R. J. Tarry, B. M. P. Thouvenin, B. M. H. Willis, C. J. Wordley.

VALETE DECEMBER, 1970 M. L. W. Baylis; M. A. Betterton, A . Bird, S. P. Blackmore, J. C. H . Blanford, D. C. Bolam, R. G . Carrell, D. A. Cattrall, M. J. K. Craig, H. I. B. Draycott, N. C. Ellis, P. T. Erskine, T. P. Firth, C. N. H. Foster, A. C. N. Girling, A. J. Groom, J. C. Groves, J . W. Hart, R. A. Hathway, A. S. Horne, R. J. M. Inman, T . B. Jeffery, A. K. P. Jones, G. M. Jones, A. Ka rimjee, G. H. Lambrick, J . N. Lawrance, H. F. McDonald, N . J. C. Manby, J. F. Maule, A . H. Nelson, M. J. Phillimore, B. D. Rapson, C . J . C. Rowe, H. T. Scott, C. J. Senior, C. J. Taylor, R. D. Thomson, M. W. J . Thorne, S. P. B. Tuite, P. J. Wagstaff, J. C. Ward, G. F. Wilson, D . V. Woollett.

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES BAYLIS, M. L. W.-Came Sept., '66; House Monitor ; Upper VI. BIRD, A.-Came Jan., '66; House Monito r; Head of Waiting Ho use; 1st Fencing Colours; Captain of Fencing ; Upper VI ; Sgt., C.C.F. BLACKMORE, S. P.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; Upper VI; Captain of G ymnastics; Treasurer of Caxton Society. CATTRALL, D. A.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; Diving and Gymnastics Colours. CRAIG, M. J. K.- Came April, '66; Upper VI ; 1st Rugger Colours; 1st Hockey Colours. DRAYCOTT, H. I. B.- Came Sept., '65; H ouse Monitor; Upper VI; Judo Colours; Hon. Sec. Judo Club. FIRTH, T. P.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Captain of 2nd XI Cricket; 2nd Cricket Colours. FosTER, C. N. H.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor ; Upper VI ; 1st Tennis Colours; 2nd Rugger Colours; 2nd Hockey Colours. GIRLING, A. C. N.-Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; Upper VI; Captain 2nd Tennis VI; Sgt., C.C.F. 63

GROVES, J. C.- Came Sept., '66; School Monitor; Head of House; Upper VI; Music Scholar; Hon. King's Scholar; Member of 1st Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra路 Secretary of Choir. ' INMAN, R. J. M.-Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Upper VI; 1st Hockey Colours路 2nd Rugger Colours; 2nd Cricket Colours; Sec. of Hockey Club; Open Exhibitio~ in Classics, New College, Oxford. JEFFERY, T. B.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Upper VI; 2nd Hockey Colours; Sec. of Marlowe Society. JoNES, A. K. P.- Came April, '66; House Monitor ; Music Scholar; Upper VI; Sec. of Natural History Society. JONES, G. M.- Came Sept., '66; School Monitor; Head of House; King's Scholar 路 Upper VI; 1st Cricket Colours; 2nd Rugger Colours; Editor of The Cantuarian. ' KARIMJEE, A.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; King's Scholar; Upper VI. LAWRANCE, J. N.- Came Sept., '66; School Monitor; Head of House; Senior King's Scholar; Upper VI; 2nd Rowing Captain; Hon. Sec. Pater Society; Editor and Secretary of The Cantuadan; Open Exhibition in Classics, Balliol College, Oxford. McDoNALD, H. F.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Upper VI; Sgt., C.C.F.; Committee Member of Harvey Society. MAULE, J. F.-Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Head of Lattergate ; King's Scholar路 Senior King's Scholar; 2nd Cross-Country Colours; Secretary of Cross-Country; C.S.M., C.C.F.; Upper VI; Editor of The Cantuarian; Treasurer of Somner Society; Hon. Sec. of Operatic and Tenterden Societies; Open Scholarship in History, Christ Church, Oxford. NELSON, A. H.- Came Sept., '66; Vice-Captain of School; Head of House; Upper VI; Captain of Golf; 2nd Athletics Colours; Sec. Photographic Society. RowE, C. J. C.- Came Jan., '65; Head of House; School Monitor; Captain and 1st Colours Cricket; 1st Rugby Colours; 1st Hockey Colours; Upper VI. Scorr, H. T.-Came Jan., '66; School Monitor; Upper VI; Captain of Rugger. SENIOR, C. J.-Came April, '66; House Monitor; Sir Edmund Davies Scholar ; Upper VI; Member of Orchestra; Sec. of Band; Choral Exhibition, Worcester College, Oxford. THOMSON, R. D.-Came Jan., '66; House Monitor; Upper VI. THORNE, M. W. J.- Came Sept., '65; Head of House; School Monitor ; Hon. King's Scholar; 1st Rugger Colours; 1st Hockey Colours; Tennis Colours; Captain of Squash; Upper VI. TUITE, S. P. B.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor; Upper VI; 2nd Athletics Colours. WAGSTAFF, P. J.- Came Jan., '66; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Upper VI; Ron. Sec. Pater Society; Open Exhibition in Classics (for Archaeology and Anthropology), Peterhouse, Cambridge. WARD, J. C.-Came Sept., '66; King's Scholar; Hon. Senior King's Scholar; Upper VT; 2nd Cross-Country Colours. WILSON, G. F.-Came Sept., '65; Captain of School; Head of House; Upper VI; Sec. of Social Service. 64

CHAPEL NOTES Confirmation. This year's Quiet Days were held on 3rd and 4th March at St. Gabriel's Retreat House, Westgate-on-Sea, and were conducted by the Revd. G. J. A. L'Estrange, Rector of Saltwood. The quality of the addresses and the warmth of the house more than compensated for the snow and high winds outside. On Saturday, 13th March, 63 candidates from the School and 26 from J.K.S. were confirmed by the Archbishop of Canterbury in the Cathedral using the new Series 2 order of service. The fi rst Communion took place on the followi ng morning when the A rchbishop celebrated a Sung Eucharist (Series 2) in the Western Crypt. Memorial Service for Martin Dawson, O .K.S. A short Memori al Service, attended by members of his family and by representatives of the School was held in the Memorial Chapel on 2nd March. Evening Communion. On Wednesdays in Lent the Holy Communion has been celebrated in the Memorial C hapel at 6.15 p.m. instead of the customary morning celebration. Again this year a number of people made a special effort to attend. Compline. Compline was sung in the Memorial Chapel in place of the usual evening prayers on Saturday, 13th March, by the Chaplain and so me members of the Madrigal Society. We hope to sing it again on several occasions next term. Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as preachers at Evensong this term:Dr. Arthur Iliff, o.B.E., Medical Secreta ry of C.M.S.; the Revd. Canon S. H. Hoffman, Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Rochester ; the Rt. Revd. R. A. K. Runcie, Bishop of St. Albans; and the Revd. Prebendary D. W. Cleverley Ford, D irector of the College of Preac hers. Chapel Collections Jan. 24. Northorpc H all Trust Feb. 7. British Deaf and Dumb Association 21. C lergy Orphan Corporation Mar. 7. African Medical Research Fou nda tion 13. The Cante rbury Samaritans 14. Relief work in South Vietnam 21. Shelter. .. Chapel Funds

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~I TillS AND THAT The new Sanatorium was officially opened on Friday, 23rd April. We The Sanatorium hope to have photographs in the next issue. Mr. M. N. Wetheritt takes over Plender (late Bramhope) as a Junior House from the beginning of the Summer Term. We bid farewell to Sister Leachman, with thanks for her hard work over the past four years; and welcome as her successor Miss M. Walters . . . . to S. W. Barlow on his A.R.C.O. with Sawyer Prize for second highest marks in organ playing . . . . to C. J. C. Rowe, Captain of Cricket for the last two seasons, on his successes whilst touring in India as a member of the English Schools' Cricket Association XI. The Cricketer says: "The outstanding English batsman was Rowe, and by the unanimous wish of the team he was awarded the prize for the best English Schools' cricketer of the tour". He finished with a batting average of 51.66, scored over 100 runs more than any other player, and took 16 wickets for an average of 19.56 runs . . . . to B. R. Weedon, who has been nominated by the Cricket Society as this year's winner of the Weatherall Award. This is given annually to the most outstanding schoolboy player of the year, and is to be presented at the Society's Annual Dinner in London in May. C. J. C. Rowe was voted runner-up to Weedon and we wonder whether C. B. Hamblin might not have qualified for third place . . . . toM. H. Reacher on being selected for the Kent Schoolboys' Under-16 XI. ... to the Rugby Sevens Team on nearly winning the Kent Tournament. They only lost to Eastbourne 13- 16 in extra time, after being 13 points down . . . . to the Fencing Team, still unbeaten in school matches, who retain the Kent Schools' Foil Championship Trophy and have added the Epee Championship Cup to their impressive array of silver-ware on the top table. . . . to N. C. Bane on winning the Kent Schoolboys' Junior Individual Foil Championship . . . . to Marlowe on winning the House Song Cup for the second time in two years and the House Music Cup for the third time in three . . . . to Meister Omers on winning the House Hockey yet again. Congratulations

Mr. R. F. Hofmeyr of Hilton College, South Africa, spent part of the term Itinerant with us, attached to the Classics Department. We were interested to hear Masters his views on controversial South African matters. Mr. R. J. Brandon, from York University, spent the term here as a student master teaching chemistry. The "Daily Mirror" 12th Children's Literary Competition R. P. Lindley-ÂŁ25 Prize; P. B. Baro n- ÂŁ10 Prize; J. W. Hart, C. A. Haddon-Cave, H. M. Stead-poems selected among final runners-up included in "Children as Writers"- out of 55,000 entries. B.B.C. Schools Programmes N. E. Cheese-short play broadcast in "Books, Plays, Poems" on 24th March, 1971; N. C. Le Sueur- poem broadcast in "Listening and Writing" on 26th March, 197l.

Literary Honours

Anthologies C. A. Haddon-Cave- poem chosen for inclusion in an anthology to be published by Macmillans; C. W. Martin- poem chosen for inclusion in an anthology to be published by Harraps; H. M. Stead- poem chosen for inclusion in a language magazine published by Mary Glasgow Publications. "Times Educational Suppleme11t" Poetry Competition No individual prizes won by boys in the school, but the school won a special mention in the judge's report for a batch of entries "where each poem-whatever the talent or standard of the writing- was some kind of individual statement or thought".

House M usic Competition

We are grateful to Mr. Christopher Dearnley, Organist of St. Paul's Cathedral, for adjudicating the House Music Competition, and to Mr. John R. Fenstermaker, formerly Assistant Organist at Washington Cathedral, for his review of the evening part of it.

The Librarian would like to thank the Headmaster and Mr. C. H. Copeman for their gifts of books during the term. He would also especially like to thank Mr. Bruce Money, o.K.s., for his presentation of several hundred books to the School. These have proved to be a most valuable addition to the Library and are being separately catalogued under the title of "The Money Collection". [The "Cantuarian" Editors are also grateful to Mr. Money for supplying a number of historical articles, one of which appears in this issue.]

The Library

The Headmaster

The Headmaster had the pleasure of visiting Hazelwood School for the Governors' Meeting on March 1st, preaching at Grenham House on March 14th, and addressing a Parents' Meeting at Dulwich College PreÂˇ paratory School at Coursehorn on March 16th.

There was a good turnout this year (50 entrants), even after several absences due to illness. This is an American-style multiple-choice Maths. test of 35 questions to be done in 80 minutes, and thus it is very difficult for our boys even to beat the "high-scoring" hurdle of 70 out of maximum possible 150. Our top scores this year were from S. D . Mathers (Galpin's) and S. A. Williamson (another Marlowe triumph), who each scored 66!. A. B. Apps (" Appsolutely brilliant" ) of Sp. VI also did excellently for his age with 60. N. W. Beswick (School House) has passed his prime! Last year he scored 75!, but this year only managed 48!. National Mathematical Contest

The new coxed pair, built by Mr. Peter Willis from generous O.K.S. funds, Boat Club is now in use; a photo of it appears in this issue. The Club has had a good term; the "A" Crew being runners-up in the Medway Head of the River Race at Maidstone, with four crews finishing in the first seven. At Putney, a scratch crew decimated by sudden illness came 14th. We were pleased to see that Clifford Thring (lst VIII, 1969) has been rowing at bow for Isis, the Oxford University 2nd Crew. 67

The Walk

"It wasn't as bad as T thought it would be", commented one fifth-former 011 the cliff-walk from Dover to Deal. The entire School was granted a surprise half-holiday by the Headmaster on a bright Wednesday in late February.

The Dance

This took place on 27th February in the Marlowe Dining Hall. Our guests came from Benenden and Cobham Hall.

From Parramatta

We were pleased to welcome the Editor of the T.K.S., Parramatta Magazine, Mr. Persse, when he visited King's this term.

Wilton Park The Wilton Park Conference came to town on Sunday, 14th March and Conference discussed matters of common interest with members of the Sixth Form.

Orienteering

The King's 1st VI competed in the Army Orienteering Match near Folkestone on Sunday, 28th March, a nd did well to collect the plaque for the best Civilian Team as well as the runners-up award.

" ' I know what it is but how do you spell it?' was the plaintive cry overheard at the 23rd Wine-Tasting match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, held yesterday in Harvey's cellars in St. James's. Despite such momentary academic shortcomings, Oxford won convincingly by 407 points to 312 points to lead by one match in the series. Their captain, Robert Clarke, a theology student, took the individual prize with 85 points!" R. 0. Clarke (Meister Omers, 1962-67). Drinking Blues

Anthony Sargent, although still a member of Oriel, has been elected to an Academical Clerkship (Tenor) at Magdalen where he joins two other O.K.S. tenors-Paul Elliott and Robert Hammersley. Sargent recently took over the conducting of a performance of the Messiah from Richard True, O.K.s., at a week's notice, and seems to be very much a live wire in Oxford musical life. Anthony Sargent

Moonrock

The Grange

Mr. Butt has been conducting research into the nature of moonrock and we now publish some of his findings. The Grange are to be congratulated on their recent Art Exhibition. A great success.

Commenting on Seers' wind quintet, given public performance recently, Mr. Allan Wicks said that although the ideas were not especially striking, the composer's grip on the texture, shape and instrumentation was so strong that one felt he would mature in a really satisfying way. Seers has recently composed an overture dedicated to the School Orchestra which we hope will have a public performance shortly.

J. R. Seers

The Archbishop was happy to accept an invitation to become a member The J.C.R. of the J.C.R. Club. At the Annual General Meeting, held early in the term, the Treasurer (Mr. Gollop) explained away the large profit and the Headmaster expressed a desire to see more Luxmoore boys in the Club. Mons R. G. Hews, O.K.S., has been appointed to a commission in the 14/20 King's Commissions Hussars; L. S. Burr, o.K.s., goes to the R.T.R. J. A. Harvie is to be congratulated on having been selected for J, A. Harvie, O.K.S. the Oxford Golf team to play Cambridge at Rye on March 19th20th. Oxford won this annual University match for the first time since 1964. It will come as a relief to some to learn that the distinguished old Church of Unexpected England Theological College, King's School, Canterbury, will not be the Reprieve first to suffer from the current decrease in the demand for this particular type of training. Noting with concern that four of the Church of England colleges for prospective ordinands are to close, The Times goes on to state that King's, Canterbury, will remain unaffected by the regression.

Some will notice a marked deficiency of jokes in this term's "This and That". Jokes The only one suggested was too technical for most people. There aren' t many photographs either- again, not many were offered. On the other hand, the Contributions section is unusually large. Football The Clerk of Works' XI played a School XI and flayed them 5- 0. We hope the match will become a regular annual fixture.

Stop Press

At the Hastings Festival, A. J. Woolmer came first in the Under-16 Piano Concerto Class, and S. R. Harrison won the Over-16 Concerto Class, with S. J. Harrison in third place.

OBITUARY SIR BERTRAND JERRAM,

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(K.S., 1905-1909)

The Times published the following Obituary of this distinguished O.K.S., described by a colleague as "one of our foremost diplomats", who died peacefully on 28th January 1971 , in a Nursing Home, where he had been for a year, handicapped by failing sight. '

"Sir Bertrand Jerram, K.C.M.G., for many years a member of the Foreign Service, in which his last posts were Ambassador to Sweden, Minister to Austria and Ambassador to Chile, died yesterday at the age of 79.

Cecil Bertrand Jerram was born in 1891 the youngest son of the large family of C. S. Jerram, of Talland, Cornwall, writer of numerous well-known school books. Among his uncles were Sir Martyn Jerram and the Victorian traveller and war correspondent E. F. Knight, author of Where Three Empires Meet and other books of travel. A brother is Rear-Admiral (S) Sir Rowland Jerram. He was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and Pembroke College, Cambridge, and in 1913 entered what was then the Levant Consular Service. But most of his earlier posts were outside the normal orbit of that" Service, in Russia, where he spent 11 years, including a period of imprisonment by the Bolsheviks in Moscow in 1918. He then filled various Consular posts in Norway, Estonia (at Tallin), Finland and Poland before being switched from Northern Europe to Spain and the Argentine, where he became Commercial Minister. In 1945 he was promoted to be Minister in Sweden. In 1947 this post was raised to an Embassy, and Jerram became the first British Ambassador to Sweden since Bulstrode Whitelocke, Cromwell's Envoy to Queen Christina in 1653-54. When he presented his new Letters in the more exalted capacity, the old-Ambassadorial ceremonial of the Swedish Court, dating from the days when Sweden was a great world Power and probably the most elaborate that now exists, was resuscitated, and he was conveyed to the Palace in a glass coach drawn by eight horses. In 1948 Jerram was transferred to Austria as Minister, a post which owing to the Allied Military Occupation gave him little scope; and within less than two years he left Vienna to go as Ambassador to Chile. He retired in 1951. Jerram's hobbies were mountaineering and languages, and he was indeed a linguist of considerable range. He had a fluent and accurate knowledge of Russian, spoke Polish and Finnish (a rare accomplishment), and knew something of Estonian in addition to commanding the more usual European tongues."

REVIEWS WALPOLE HOUSE PLAY ERNIE'S INCREDIBLE ILLUCINATIONS Walpole is well-known for dramatic abilities, and their "visualisation" of Ayckbourn's bright, if a trifle naive, comedy served only to enhance this reputation. Nevertheless, there were certain points about which your reviewer was not entirely happy. For instance, there was the very beginning of the play, which the producer (Nigel O'Dwyer) had seen fit to alter in its entirety. To be precise, an extra speech (that of the Lecturer, played by Dick Barter, complete with fair hair and dark brown moustache) was added, and recited while the various patients noisily assembled in the doctor's waitingroom. This substitute opening was, in my opinion, unnecessary, and served only to muddle and confuse the Shirley Hall audience. Why use could not have been made of the curtain, the play opening with the patients already in the waiting-room (as the author intended), I do not know. I found the fairground scene later on in the play really excellent. The crowd must be given full honours-so natural and co-operative. Either Walpole is a house overflowing with Thespian talent, or the producer worked wonders with his material! Unfortunately, both the crowd and the blaring fairground music combined to render Ernie (Richard Yonge) and Auntie May, amusingly played by Lyn Parker, inaudible throughout almost the whole of their dialogue. However, when it came to the boxing sequence, all stops were pulled out, and it could have been a real fight for the way in which Diko Mukete acted as Kid Saracen, doing his Cassius Clay act, and the way the Shirley Hall audience reacted! For me, the climax of the play came with the mountaineering sequence in the Public Library. Although sound effects were again perhaps a little loud, the scene as a whole was very convincing, with imaginative lighting and a precariously rickety step-ladder adding to the overall picture. One or two words about the main characters. The Doctor (Edward Harris) was on stage throughout the whole of the action, though he had relatively little to say. Perhaps it was for this reason that he tended to expand the part unnecessarily. However, he certainly looked the part! Ernie's dad was an excellent performance from John Greenham. His timing was good, and he was one of the few actors consciously to pause for audience noise to die down, thus being clear and audible all the way through. Ernie himself (Richard Yonge) was another good performance, full of confidence and sparkle, though at the same time relaxed. Pity he couldn't suppress the "Public School accent"! Although the audience missed a certain amount of the play through inaudibility, they were still able to sit back and enjoy it as a romp. Altogether, "Ernie" was a remarkable effort from over half the members of Walpole. To have over forty boys performing in a house play is in itself something of an achievement, for the play to come off as well is a real accomplishment. J.S.G.T. 71

MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERTS FEBRUARY 7TH

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inspired; elsewhere both songs conveyed a romantic warmth typical of Tanking's music and well suited to Hardy's words. Lyn Parker (bass), by now, one presumes, the supreme interpreter of these songs, gave a quiet but engaging performance. He was accompanied by the composer. For the finale, Patrick Williams (flute), Andrew Marriner (clarinet) and Stephen Barlow (piano) gave a performance of Saint-Saens' Tarantel!e. Originally written for flute, clarinet and orchestra, the piano reduction made for a not wholly satisfying blend. But the individual playing was naturally of a very high standard, Marriner's excellent control delighting the whole audience. Despite the novel programme few could have been dissatisfied with the evening's entertainment. J.R.S. MARCH 14TH

The concert opened with a performance of Richard Wagner's orchestration of Gluck's overture lphigenia in Au/is, played by the Second Orchestra under the direction of David Goodes. This was remarkable for the ensemble of the wind and brass sections, as for the full tone of the strings, notably an extensive 'cello section. At times the brass rather overshadowed the rest with their exuberance, but the effect of the piece as a whole was most impressive. It was followed by the March from Bizet's Carmen. This lacked some of the lightness of touch of the Gluck, and had a tendency to ponderousness, but the final climax was forceful and effective. Lance Hewson (violin) with Peter King (piano) then played Elgar's Chanson de Matin, and the last movement of the Dvorak Sonatina for violin and piano. The violin tone projected very well indeed, though there was some sharpness of pitch, and the balance on the whole was good. Of the two pieces, the Dvorak came off better: perhaps the Elgar, with its subtle nuances, would be better suited to a smaller scale of performance. The Dvorak had just the right mixture of exhibitionism and sincerity. Next came a performance by Andrew Marriner with the Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Goodes, of Weber's Concertina for Clarinet and Small Orchestra. Andrew Marriner's playing showed very great control, and a marvellous sense of phrasing and emphasis. The orchestra was perhaps a little slow at times in picking up changes of tempo from the soloist. In the slow parts the wind section suffered from dubious intonation, as the string sections suffered in the fast parts. These, however, are minor quibbles compared to the essentially musical quality of the performance. The Glee Club, who followed with some old Hungarian folk songs by Bela Bart6k, suffered at the beginning from pitch difficulties from which they never really recovered. Rhythmically, their ensemble was good, and diction, always difficult in the Shirley Hall, was clear without being exaggerated. The Chamber Orchestra returned to play two Elegiac Melodies by Grieg, scored for strings alone. The parts being divided further than the usual five, the overall tone was a little thin, and, in such an exposed situation, where there was faulty intonation it showed through rather obviously. The tone was splendid in the loud passages and the carefully managed crescendos, but quiet playing lacked intensity. The "coll'legno" section of the second piece, for violins in four parts, was the most noticeable sufferer from intonation difficulties, as that bow technique shows up dubious tuning very clearly. But the orchestra managed to communicate very effectively the uniquely personal, reflective character of the music, and the obvious sincerity of the performance 75

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HANDEL'S 'MESSIAH' This year the second part of Handel's Messiah was chosen to be sung in the Eastern Crypt. There were three readings between the choruses and arias- John Skelton, Woful/y Array'd, John Donne, Holy Sonnet XI, Charles Causley, I am the great Sun. The Madrigal Society sang with considerable assurance under their conductor, Mr. Wright. Occasionally one was reminded that the treble voices of some are near an end, but otherwise all four parts were sung confidently and with conviction. The first chorus, "Behold the Lamb of God", had great rhythmic vitality; a little more assertion might have brought a more effective contrast to the utter desolation of "He was despised". This aria was sung without the middle section which meant that the da capo was also omitted. Stephen Barlow gave a highly sympathetic interpretation which accentuated the aria's pathetic character. The choruses "Surely he hath borne our griefs" and "With his stripes we are healed", benefited from long and beautiful phrases and a good sense of direction. The runs of "All we like sheep" did not go astray and intonation was generally competent. The tenor Recitative, No. 27, was sung by David Chilton; this was not musically very demanding for the singer but he nevertheless showed his versatility in this dramatic piece. The effect of the violins "laughing him to scorn" with repeated demi-semiquavers was, alas, lost on the organ. Paul Copcutt sang very musically in the more taxing Recitative ..Thy rebuke has broken his heart". The final Chorus, "Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates,, made a powerful and effective conclusion to the occasion.

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HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION "IN THE AFIERNOON" What should the reviewer of a school musical performance be trying to do? If he is an expert, judging the performance by the expert standards to which much of King's music exposes itself by its excellence, he may well- as recent experiences have shownhave some hard things to say about what he finds below the excellence he is looking for, and say them in a way which will seem to some too offensive to allow into print. If, on the other hand, he is an amateur, like the present reviewer, his comments will be less worth having for the performers, especially in this case, where they have already heard an expert's helpful adjudication. Nor can a review be of much interest to the discerning few who came to listen, as the music itself is what matters; nor will those unable to come get much from a mere description. It would be valuable to have readers' own statements of what they require. Meanwhile what seems the most valuable task is that of assuring the performers, especially the disappointed ones, that however expert the critic there is a considerable area where his criticism must be subjective; where he is in effect saying not "This point was better than that point" but "Personally I did not like this performance as a whole as much as I liked that one". Even so, there were not many judgements in which I would have differed from Mr. Dearnley. Of the vocal items I liked best Walpole's If love be life, by Adrian Cruft, which he placed third; and of the instrumentals, Marlowe's Beethoven Trio, which he placed equal third. I did think, though, that Seers' piece for Grange, which he placed first with the highest percentage of the day, was better adapted to the instruments it was written for than the Beethoven was. I also rated Meister Orner's bassoon concerto movements higher than he did, though wholeheartedly approving Walpole's enterprise in fielding a full eleven as against Meister Orner's two. Luxmoore's Loeillet I also liked better than Mr. Dearnley did, apparently. This was an enjoyable two hours' music in its own right, with instructive comments from the adjudicator. I would think there might well be more people who would enjoy such occasions than the few who actually come. D.J.D.M. "IN THE EVENING" With Brahms' piano trio, Slow Motion Time, a sixteenth-century anonymous unison song, and Hewson's Orgy, the House Song Competition on March 23rd resembled a musical around-the-world-in-eighty-minutes tour de force. There probably has never been a more varied evening of amateur music. A series of small catastrophes (illness, transportation difficulties, etc.) forced part of the "In the afternoon" music to be heard in the "In the evening" concert. Although it made the programme a bit on the long side, these additions palpably added variety to the tonal palate. Luxmoore sang Stanford's The Old Superb and Galpin's, Shaw's Cargoes in quite satisfactory if ordinary performances. When Hewson took the podium to conduct Linacre in his own Orgy the audience quieted down appreciably to listen to this original and interesting work. It was well performed but slightly marred by the funereal visage of the 77

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LECTURE/RECITAL MR. RONALD SMITH On Friday, 26th February, an encouragingly large audience (encouraging also in that it included many boys not usually concerned with school musical activities) assembled in the Hall to hear a lecture/recital given by Mr. Ronald Smith. Mr. Smith's programme was carefully designed to show the gradual development of the pianoforte as an instrument, and the way in which the technical improvements influenced the composers of the day. Mr. Smith introduced each item with explanatory remarks, including some highly amusing digressions- Chopin, for instance, led him to discuss money-spiders and Wieland Wagner ! The recital opened with Mozart's Turkish Rondo. This admirably demonstrated the then new instrument's dynamic range, although Mr. Smith perhaps overemphasised the point by making crescendos not in the score. The finale of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata showed to what extent piano technique had developed since Mozart's day, and how much more was made of dynamic contrast. This colossal music was followed appropriately by a much slighter piece- Mendelssohn's Scherzo in E minor. T his delicate music was beautifully performed; it sounded what it in fact is-a perfect miniature. The most important item of the recital came immediately before the interval-a performance of Chopin's Studies Op. 25. This is a staggering technical achievement, but 78

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Sir- We had recently the pleasure to be spectator to a performance of Mr. Sheridan's The Critic, presented by the Gentlemen Players of Meister Omers at the King's School. We must own at once our admiration both for the propriety and exactness of the players and for the variety of ingenious inventions that the producer, Mr. Copeman, commanded. Truly, this was an evening in which the upper sort of people were enabled to enjoy Mr. Sheridan's most happy tropes and sentiments, while the lower sort were vastly amused by the very latest electrical and pyrotechnic devices. After Mr. Bird had charmingly indulged us on the spinet, we were diverted by scenes from the domestic life of Mr. and Mrs. D angle. Among the many pleasures that this afforded, we were especially struck by Mrs. Dangle's articulation, Mr. Dangle's diction, and Mr. Sneer's elegant carriage; we admired also in Mr. Sneer what the late Alexander Pope once felicitously described as " the nice conduct of a clouded cane". The entry of Sir Fretful Plagiary, who dwopped his "r's" delectably, brought the action closer to the pit, literally and metaphorically, and neatly anticipated the histrionic delights of the second scene in which Mr. Puff's play was performed. Mr. Puff's tragedy, which moved us almost to the same enthusiasm and pleasurable agitation as it did its author, was most skilfully played by a large cast. In particular, we should commend Mr. Bleazard's rendering of Sir Christopher Hatton; here, we feel, is a player whom only Mr. Kemble among our younger actors can rival in the Grand Style. Yet even he was to be almost excelled by the ravishing Tilburina, whose flower-scene 80

(conceived, the author tells us, quite independently of that of Ophelia) found us vastly affected. The author's touching and pathetic inventions were frequently embellished by the producer's ingenuity, and we must praise the facility he had imparted to Don Whiskerandos' gymnastics and to the breaking of the hapless lovers' chains, and more especially his expertness- and good taste-in sinking Gravesend into the Thames. The final scene satisfied all in the audience: Lord Burleigh shook his head; the "base Beefeater" emerged and withdrew; and the whole work concluded most aptly with a battle-scene conducted according to the most modern contrivances of the stage, and with a spirited rendering of this popular new song, Rule Britannia. Your faithful servant, MR. SNUFF (S.C.W.).

CONFESSIONS OF ROY FULLER On Friday, March 18th, an abnormally large audience were treated to the sight of Professor F uller reading and talking about his poetry. He began by saying what an indulgence it was for a modern not only to read his poetry but a lso to talk about it, and then followed a course of self-indulgence which left him virtually unmarked at the end, if a trifle out of breath. Professor Fuller's first poem was The Ides of March, written some time in the early 'fifties. This demonstrated his interest in politics in connection with poetry: it studies the mental reactions of Brutus, pacing up and down in his secluded orchard at night, before committing himself to the conspiracy; in the end he rejects the back-sliding message "Brutus is not at home" and goes to meet the assassins. A mention of the stimulus Professor Fuller gets from other disciplines, especially science, led him on to the terrible confession that his next poem, Autobiography of a Lung-Worm, was a "complete crib" from some natural history book. He proceeded to recount the life-cycle of this denizen in fascinating detail. Unfortunately the poem was not quite so interesting as its preamble, and afterwards Professor Fuller mused on the dubiousness o( rhyming "troughs" with "doffs", leaving the audience aghast at this suggestion of fallibility. Then he got on to the subject of verse forms and metres: poetry is often made too artificial by strict adherence to metre, but a rebellion against artificiality often becomes an attack on form, which Professor Fuller holds to be very important. Although he often used to write in rhymed verse, he gave it up for his latest book, New Poems, where he used syllabic forms: here the length of a line is determined by the number of syllables, not the number of stresses. In New Poems he hopes to have achieved a greater concentration on content compatible with his maturing as a poet. Syllabic forms make it easier to conduct an argument, almost in prose paragraphs, and also facilitate the inclusion of prose quotations. This became obvious in two poems from New Poems. The first contained three quotes from Tolstoy's diary, and also the outlandish phrase "cheesed-off soldiers", which exacted many an "ooh" and "aah" from the delighted audience. Such improper usage was in fact a constant source of amusement. Before reading the second, Orders, Professor Fuller said that it was a difficult poem, which he could not explain; he escaped down a back-alley by saying (surely not for the first time?) that if he could there would be little point in the poem's existence. This was the last poem he read, and probably the best, even though two-thirds incomprehensible at first hearing. 81

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS

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(and In vestigation of the Dielectric Permittivity of Moonrock using a Laser at Wavelength 338 microns) Astrophysics is one of the most rapidly growing of all sciences. A few years ago the term " astrophysics" would have meant little to anyone; nowadays, it has replaced nuclear physics as the "in" branch of physics. Despite its comparatively recent inception as a science in its own right, it has evolved from what is probably the oldest of all sciencesastronomy, or experimental philosophy. The astrophysicist works under more difficult condi tions than any other scientist- he can never run a controlled laboratory experiment, he can never get instantaneous up-to-date information; in performing lunar investigations, his information is 1.2 seconds old before he gets it, in the case of the sun it is about 8 minutes old, and for the nearest star, over 3 years old. For this reason, the astrophysicist is in a very real sense of the word an historian, since he is truly looking back in time ithe further out to space he looks. The astrophysicist's cosmological theories are complicated by the fact that no matter how far out he looks, he cannot look back to The Beginning. It follows that any suggestion as to the inception of the universe, or any component thereof, must remain speculation, although there are often cogent arguments which weigh against some of the more popular ideas that have been rife in time past. Very occasionally, the astrophysicist's or astronomer's theories have knocked hard against the fallacious superstitions of organised religion ; in the 17th century one sees Galileo Galilei's fight against the Church, and for a long time now it has been supposed that the " seven day wonder" of Genesis is, well, nowadays I suppose we should call it Science Fiction. (There still are, oddly enough, people who actually believe in a seven-day creation.) The astrophysicist might allow "God" about 103 years to collect together sufficient material to form the earth (and the rest of the solar system). Since our own solar system contains components which are easily within visible distance- indeed it is the only visible system, although this doesn't rule out the existence of others- it is useful in studying the conditions in which other similar systems might possibly be formed, and such study has recently been made easier by bringing parts of the system back to earth for investigation in detail. I refer, of course, to the samples of the moon brought back by Apollo 12 in particular, and more recently by Apollo 14. Altogether, some 100 kg of the moon is now on the Earth, about I0-21 of the total lunar mass. Although the moon represents but the threshold of extra-terrestrial bodies, it 82

nevertheless represents a great advance in our being able to subject extra-terrestrial matter to exhaustive scientific investigation, and it is to be hoped that soon material from other planets and their satellites may become available, although p resent political implications seem to suggest that this line of research is a bout to be curtailed. It is unfortu nate that the aims of the scientist seem always to be subject to the whi m of the politician, especiaJly when expense is the alleged criterion ; it is galling to think that if the cost of three days' smoking by the western world were to be devo ted to the Apollo project, the latter could be more than doubled. Some of the Apollo 12 moonrock has been sent to Britain for investigation. There are pieces in London, Harwell, Manchester and Edinburgh, a nd a select band of research workers have been helping the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States of America in their analysis of the physical properties of the rock. There can be few British schoolmasters who have been involved with this project in even a peripheral way, and it was with a great amount of interest that I heard of an opportunity last year to join a group investigating the dielectric permittivity of the Apollo 12 samples. Basically, the project is quite simple, but, like so many of the experiments one reads about in the elementary textbooks, theory and practice are poles apart. A cyanogen laser producing coherent radiation at a wavelength of 338 microns was used as a source, and the intensity and plane of polarisation of the beam reflected off the surface was measured. From these measurements, it is possible to find the refractive index and hence the permittivity of the rock- in theory. The laser beam reflected off the surface of a cube of moon rock, just over 1 em in dimensions, was compared with that reflected off a similar metaJlic cube, whose dielectric properties were known. (It may surprise some physicists that an apparently opaque solid can have a refractive index, but the fact is that although light is absorbed inside an opaque material, it does take a finite depth of material- up to 0.3 of a wavelength- and in this short space the light is refracted, thus giving rise to a refractive index for the material.) Some of the snags are obvious-338 microns radiation lies well outside the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, and thus observations on the reflected beams could not be made visuaJly. In spite of this apparent disability, we refer to the experiment as an optical one, since the radiation is in all respects similar to that of light. Much more important from an experimental point of view is that at 338 microns diffraction effects are very pronounced; this is not, of course, surprising, since the wavelength is abou t 1Q3 times that of light. E.g., for a practical laser, the intensity of radiation 5Â° off the axis is about one-hundredth of the direct value. The only way of reducing the diffraction is to increase the diameter of the laser tube, and there are obvious practical limitations to this. One of the reasons for comparing the reflected radiation of moonrock with that of a terrestrial metal was that the contribution of diffracted radiation could be assessed from measurements on the latter. The study of the reflected beam was by means of a Golay cell, a device which belongs almost literally to the String-and-Sealing-Wax era of p hysics, and contrasts strongly with the use of a laser as the source of radiation. Basically, a Golay cell is a small gas container, one wall of which has a window in it to admit radiation, and one wall of which is flexible. The window admits the radiation, the gas expands a nd pushes out the opposite wall of the container. This movement is amplified by a system of levers-rather like those in an aneroid barometer- producing eventually rotational motion of a small mirror- like that affixed to the suspension of a moving-coil galvanometer- to deflect a beam of light from 83

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AUNT'S BOY-FRIEND AND A HAMSTER A.). Wilson

"You naughty boy, you wait till I tell your aunty." Why should he tell; anyway, it is my hamster and if I want to make him jump from my bed to my side-table-I will! Anyway, he can! Yes! Anyway, he likes it! I picked the hamster up by his two legs and dropped him into the cage as always; I kicked the door shut. He squeaked. "Godfrey, stop squeaking-damn hamster; one of these days I'll drown him, I mean it, I'll drown him!" Aunty had come home. I went downstairs, jumping three by three-that was the most I had ever done. Aunty's boy friend could do seven. I had always wished I could jump seven stairs and have a moustache like Aunty's boy friend. Once I didn't wash my face for seven days hoping that whiskers would come on my upper lip-but they never did. I went to the kitchen; aunty had the baker in for his cup of tea; she always did on a Friday. I liked the baker; he smelt of bread, and I like the smell of bread. I turned on the radio but I got a sharp smack on the hand from Aunty's boy friend. I had forgotten that I was forbidden to touch it; I was trying to show off to the baker. He smiled and said, "Never mind, Dick." I liked being called "Dick"- especially by the baker. I rushed upstairs to the hamster's cage, trying to do three stairs at a time, but I tripped and fell. When I opened my eyes again my aunty was standing over me; she had grey hair and was one hundred and nineteen years old. I wish I was that old and then I could give a cup of tea to the baker. I got up and ran back upstairs to the hamster's cage and tore off the name "Godfrey" and replaced it by "Dick"; I like that name. The baker calls me "Dick".

THE THOMPSON AFFAIR (or GRANDMA THOMPSON) N. 0. ). Ardagh

The thing I always liked about Thompson was that when other boys talked of their homes, they told me about their deaf grandmothers, who beat them, or their Alsatians, which lived on human flesh; but all that Thompson said about his home was good, and this suggested he would be a loyal friend. A friendship did grow up between us, and soon we were on intimate terms. We talked a lot about his home; I told him about our goldfish, and he related the complete life-cycle of his nine-year-old dog (who did not live on human flesh). His household was altogether complete-the log store outside the back door, the log fire, and above the log fire, the jar of sherbet. This attraction particularly caught my fancy. In the summer holidays, Thompson had me to stay. His house was large, but different, nicer than I imagined. Because it was so different, I forgot about the sherbet, and there were no logs or fire, for it was summer. We had a marvellous first day, and that night we went to bed feeling pleasantly tired. But I did not sleep very well. Some places, however nice, do not suit my sleeping habits, and this was one of them. I heard Mr. Thompson, a little man with a moustache, go up to bed, and five minutes later his wife followed. She ran the household, and seemed to make most of the decisions. Though the Thompson parents' relationship was a nice settled one, she was on the top, and this was not good. I awoke at about three, with a horrible taste in my mouth. I tossed and turned a bit, and was suddenly overcome with an impulse to go downstairs, and get out of the tiny room. I got out slowly. The stairs seemed quite different at night, and I did not dare switch on the light, for fear of being exposed. The sitting room was cool, and the moonlight shone in, on to the carpet. I sat down in the chair I had sat in the previous night-how different it felt! I just sat there for about ten minutes, looking around. The pictures reflected the moonlight at an odd angle, showing all the light bits. The holes in the carpets were too dark to be seen now, and the chips in the paint of the mantelpiece were no longer visible. The room had a strange appeal now. I felt I had seen it before. Then, suddenly I understood why. Thompson had described the room as I saw it now, without the chips and the holes. Now it all returned about the sherbet, and the fire. 88

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Yellow droplets of wax going hard on the side of the candle. The flame is burning Throwing its austere light from the flicker To the deep black fuzzy shadows that move so silently. The flame doubles and blurs. The wine is genial inside my mind. Through the candle gently merged reflections. The overwhelming drugged atmosphere brought the "yes" out from the depths of my brain. There were boys talking as though they saw; The day said it knew; so did I. The solid blue and relentless lightness of the sun, And the blazing brickwork caused me to squint, and then smileSo the wind blew my hair in my eyes to change the subject. Shadows flickering, the cut glass forming a spectrumThe glow. I laughed-sipped the wine, Then coasted onto that moment of desperate passion last year, When the ground was wet, and I was incredibly alone. No more, no more, that's gone. I really want to say to youwhat is said but never to be explained, just feel it. Life and love? and me, and you, and your friends, and your painsand your reflections.

Talking to People H. F. Robinson Today, I tried to talk and be friendly to everyone I met. I said: "Hello", or "Good Morning", but nobody really tried to say anything back. "Communicate, and bridge a gap," I thought. "Help people to know I'm really quite a nice guy inside." But I don't think anyone noticed.

HI. H. Pearson

Pigeon How dignified it looked As it strode around the square, Its proud head held high Its eyes fixed in a glare. Never once it turned away As it strutted in the street Sure IT had the right of way Over traffic it might meet. Not a sound, not a splutter Arose from this great martyr As it stepped under a car, Sinking in the tar.

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Arctic Sun

6. P . .Daniel

Through icc-clear crystal Flowing liquid light That laps with gentle frozen ripples Against snow-blindstaring eyes, Dissolving. Silent light-sound Fires ice-hot needles Into my shrieking brain, Carving white razor shapes With sun-surgeon's skillWhetting the light That glances from snow to snow With brittle timbre tinkling. But from the two dimensions-freedom In reflection from a myriad filigree flakes To soar in frigid flight for ever Through the cold of Infinity And further.

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HI. F. Robinson

On the platform poster's edge flips and flaps the foot of ideal girl; and I wait for you as the clock hand drips with the icicle. Crucified in greeting I run to you; Body in longing J cling to you. And if not you, Someone else. And if not me, Someone else. 92

A Small Blessing

B. B. Bumo11

Stop! Say no more: I want no longer speech. You will not leave me: surely that's enough! For since we knew each other we have each Enjoyed perfection, closely far from love; We have laughed, loved under the sun's long day. We've challenged morning: outdo us in joy I You've chided, scorned, bitched till you had sway Like chess-players we tried each subtle ploy; Yes, this was love in its very blindness, But here was little done in loving kindness! Thus it is plain that, love being hard to find, We must seize each flowering before it die And if a woman can never be more kind Than to be faithful-well, by God, who'm I To grumble! Come, let's soak our lives in air as birds. For we would synthesise our love in words: Let us preserve this simple, silent joy, Lest we with empty, searching speech our love alloy!

B. B. Bumon My soul is asleep: when I'm tired my mind is blind to wind and rain and sun and feux and I lose things yet I know tomorrow may, nay will rise with a pink softness of light over town roofs gently awakening yet now like a cow I munch my day's work and feel irrelevantly lost and nothingness only registers on meJoy like a toy is packed away lost in its box till another day. 93

: A. J. J. Ellison Memories rise up like slow breakers that Fall on the shoreline, endlessly. The blind summer days of my youth flood back, The mind's benumbed with tragedy. I recall into sublime being friends Who will not know me anymore, And hushed images, the wet ploughed field, A flock of gulls over the shore. In the shades of these threadbare recollections There's a rustling, moist, urgent, And every beautiful instant that I catch Weeps that my back will soon be bent. So I stand on the cold shingle, beating At the doors whose keys I once held, Furious at what fate prised from my fingers; And, crippled, I wait to be felled.

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As I sit under this tree, Writing words of mystery, A thought of nature came to me of ants and Plants and ecology. An ant came up to me, Whilst writing words of mystery, And said to me "You there who leans against my tree, Don't know what has been done to me. My house, my homely house That's where I live is squashed." "Stiff cheese", I said. Then he was squashed. 94

Time

B. C. B. Kirkwood

completely unknown insidiously grown black hog trickles on feet stamping teeth crunching mad dog bites on self-governing erring like a tramp (it) plods on racing by lightning thunder like rain zooming on un-able unadjustable obviously a dream time ticks on like a clock in the night waiting for no one budging for no one existing for no one-just an invention. time needs nobody nobody needs it just exists just exists

I think we have met somewhere before B. P. Lindley Old view, colours that swirl and settle fresh and bright, Filtering through the jewel-centred porcelain of my eyes. I ferment to fuse the pattern in my brain to yours, Balloons that float, collide, dent, bounce away. Music and words may dance them together, no more. No matter. I'll string you backwards by the wrists, Paint your nakedness with a blade with a sticking caress, And in the scream of your monkey body our minds will join. 95

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A slow ooze swells in my stomach Forcing my gaze back to the grey rain That stuns the grass with its perpetual chill And twists smiles under umbrellas inside out. An afternoon of warm cards, opposite A quick cheery grin and regular teeth, Notes folded crisp in the wallet in my jacket, Thick bread, hot coffee; only draw up.

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Exorcise the devil; scrape it out and wipe it free, scour the pan and seek the wind, the wind of coldclear reason and an ice-blown day.

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Weave the words which suck your soul and starve them haggard till perfection be reached, and you purged; the debt is paid, and free you stand. Such is poetry.

AN O.K.S. REMINISCES ... The most spectacular person on the staff was the Reverend L. G. Mason, known as "Tar" or "Tar barrel" for his enormous girth. He was really the cartoonists joy and it is a pity the famous " Spy" never saw him to draw him. To see him waddling across the Mint Yard was a fine sight. To enable him to reach the books on his desk he had a large half-circle cut in it. He was a great disciplinarian and indeed alarming. Should he perceive the eyes of any boy wandering from his Latin grammar to gaze at the lawn through the French windows, upon the grass and trees outside, he would roar "Eyes in the Boat". Indeed, such a dire memory did he leave to many of his classes that one member who became Bishop of Hong Kong, on returning to the school to visit Tar's old classroom, shrank back and refused to enter the room, as it entailed such horrible memories. Tar had a particular dislike of dogs and one belonging to Colonel and Mrs. Dickinson the Seneschal of the Cathedral, who then lived in Latter Gate, had a hound whom the maid seemed always to let out into the Mint Yard just as Tar had reached an eloquent moment in his translation of Vergil. As soon as the bay of the dog was heard he would instruct the head-boy of his form to seize his largest Latin dictionary, rush out and heave it at the dog. "Go and cast your dictionary" he would say "at the Seneschallic Hound". This was obeyed with alacrity. The Reverend L. H. Evans was a great scholar and to sit at his feet during his English Literature classes was a delightful experience. He inspired a love of literature in many boys. He was named " Winks" because as he spoke to you he winked, and when one asked him a question he always paused and then said slowly " Say it again, Money", thus giving himself sufficient time to think out a right answer. Doctor Galpin, Headmaster of the School from 1897 to 1910. During his time the school prospered enormously, the numbers were nearly doubled, and what was known as the "new Hall" was built and the Harvey Laboratory. Doctor Galpin was very efficient, what be undertook to do he carried out.

He was known as "Greaser" due to an unfortunate greasy manner. During his time there came an occasion when Archbishop Frederick Temple, the official visitor of the School, was invited to pay his visit. It seems he had told the Governing Body that he did not approve of Holiday Tasks. During his speech to us in the large schoolroom he said "Work while you work and play while you play" and he then proceeded to say "Boys, do not do your holiday tasks, and when the Headmaster asks you for your holiday task I think it will be sufficient if you reply that the Archbishop of Canterbury told you not to do it". This caused a great sensation and next day all the newspapers came out with an account of the speech. Mr. Cape was known, I know not why, as "Tunkey Cape". He once asked a boy in his form to walk into Butchery Lane to obtain something for him in a shop there. There were exclamations from the whole class. "Sir, we are not allowed to enter Butchery Lane".

No one could tell Mr. Cape how this rule came about, but it eventually appeared that at least half a century earlier a boy had sold some of his school books to a book seller there and the school was forbidden to enter the man's shop again. Thus, though half a century or more had elapsed since this episode the tradition still persisted.

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Mr. Latter was a powerful Rugger player who gave instruction in the game, and once in a serum a boy was heard to say to another whose head he had hit : "I am so sorry". Latter stopped the game and said " You will now go to the pavilion, I presume, to fetch your hat, and having put it on will immediately remove it again and say " I am deeply sorry to have caused you any inconvenience". Mr. Rosenburg was probably the best mathematical master in any school in England. In his mathematical class he would explain how Newton discovered the Theory of Gravity and could weigh the earth. One day as he was going "full blast" in these matters to his class, he paused and observed that Curteis Ryan was sound asleep. There was a roar that shook the room and it evidently echoed outside in Palace Street as from without came the voice of an urchin "'ave you 'urt yourself Guv'nor?" Dean Farrar was still alive when I came to the school, but only just. So that the Captain of the School had to stand beside him in the pulpit and pages of his sermon as he preached. A year or so later he died and the attended his funeral. I well remember hear'ing the Great Bell from Bell toll the same number of times as his age, and the sound of that great bell half of Kent.

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There was a terrible fire at Eton College in which some boys were burned, due to old iron bars preventing their escape from their House. This set all the schools looking into their fire escapes, and there was much practising sliding down chutes and jumping into blankets from windows. In Winks' House, it was deemed prudent to cut an opening for a trap door in the middle of the main dormitory, and thence one descended by a ladder into the Studies below. At night we used to throw down a boy's bedclothes and he had to bring them all up again by the main staircase, with the danger of encountering Winks on the way. Moline, later Archbishop of Perth, West Australia, used at one time to go to be coached in mathematics by Mr. Reay in his rooms. Arriving there one day he found the room empty and on the mantelpiece a notice with the word AYLING. Moline therefore left, appreciating that Mr. Reay was ill. The next day Moline was asked by Rosenburg why he had not attended at Reay's rooms for private maths. "Sir, I saw on the mantelpiece that Mr. Reay was ill." AYLING were famous equippers of oars, etc., for boats and Mr. Reay was responsible for these and had reminded himself by his notice that he had to attend to some matter about this equipment. BRUCE MONEY,

(O.K.S., 1901-1907).

HOCKEY Retrospect Past readers of this eminent journal will know by now that new and if necessary eccentric methods of training have always been of interest to me. But certainly the most exciting and original yet to come to my notice is that used by one of the most successful pigeontrainers in this country, as expounded to Jack de Manio on the Today programme. Like all great systems it was remarkable for its simplicity. "Whenever I buy a new pigeon," he explained, "I give it a month and if it hasn't won a race by then, I eat it." Happy the coach who can be so prodigal of talent and has to hand- or rather mouth-so economical and effective an incentive. For a side needs incentive and perhaps our comparative lack of success lies in my inability to produce an incentive of such devastating simplicity. But incentive we had for all that: perhaps the best pitches yet, competition for places, enthusiastic and numerically increasing demand to join the Club, and the mildest winter I can remember. What a lucky year, therefore, to choose to amalgamate the first three XI's in a single senior game in order to allow two full junior games-a policy which will pay dividends in later years, I hope, though we will then be presented with the problem of finding enough pitches for them to play on. But the result this year was that, with the pitches in better condition than I can remember (three cheers, as usual, for the indefatigable George Chappell) a lot of boys had a chance to discover the pleasures of the game in circumstances far less depressing than usual, and with an abundance ofenthusiastic and excellent coaches to help them along. In this connection may I thank on their behalf and my own Messrs. Craik, Jackson and Chapman for the Junior Colts, Messrs. Robertson and Henderson for the Colts, Messrs. Gillespie and Dyer for the 3rd and 2nd XI's, and Mr. Woodley for so willingly helping out with umpiring whenever asked. Their's will be the credit if in the next few years our promising and successful sides make the grade in the big time. Which brings me back to the 1st XI. Last year's formula for success was perhaps less dramatic in its results this year. We had a fair side, but one which Jacked a little punch up front and real reliability behind. In the forward line, experimentation with numbers, positions, and personnel failed to produce the goals required for success, or indeed the openings required for goals. Failures here in footwork, stickwork, and- dare one say it?brainwork were equally to blame: and of these the last is the most important, since it includes most of the requirements for a good side, such as spotting the moment for real effort, effective interception, moving into space, reacting quickly to developing situations and first-time interpassing in attack. That said, we had in Orme a right-wing with an excellent turn of speed whose two goals in the final match were just reward for a season of sustained effort and excellent captaincy; in Wohanka a creative wanderer liable to turn up unexpectedly in all sorts of odd places; a skilful inside in Wyatt and quite an effective bulldozer in Suarez; in Gallyer a somewhat defensive but technically accomplished centre-half; in Reddick the most improved player of the year; in Spencer-Payne and Reacher an effective back pair and in Hamilton a superbly imperturbable goalkeeper. 99

As for our matches, rather than go into excess of detail, a few points will suffice. First how nice it was to beat two old enemies to whom we have succumbed so regularly of recent years that roasted pigeons had begun to haunt the coach's dreams-Tonbridge and St. Edmund's. Both were good games with exciting finishes, played with vigour rather than excess of skill. But the match against Dover showed only too clearly what really good stickwork in a couple of forwards can do to raise the performance of one side and expose the deficiencies of the other. We were badly taken apart by a better side. The least necessary defeat- though deserved on the day- was at the hands of Manwood's, whose work-rate and better finishing rightly gave them the edge. The draw against Dulwich was a fair result. We got the jammiest goal, put in the best single shot, and missed the biggest sitter; they looked the more effective side in mid-field. All in all it was a most pleasant season and a happy side; we all enjoyed our hockey and that, I suspect, is what the game is all about. ' B.W.J.G.W. RESULTS

v St. Edmund's. Won 2- 1 v Dover. Lost 0-5 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Lost 0- 2 v Tonbridge. Won 2-1 v canterbury. Lost 0-6 v Dulwich. Drawn 1-1 v O.K.S. Won 2- 1 HOUSil MATCH FINAL

Meister Omers, 2; Luxmoore, 0. Cancelled: St. Lawrence, Kent College, Frank Mason Tournament.

2nd XI The results were very poor, but they paint a far gloomier picture of the season than was really the case. Certainly we were lacking many of the basic skills, such as stopping and hitting in defence and control, quick passing and movement of the ball in attack, but we could and should have won one or two matches. Against St. Edmund's instead of using the right-wing we allowed our attacks to be blocked on the left, and eventually our defence succumbed. Dover and Sir Roger Manwood's were both good sides and deservedly beat us. Undoubtedly the team reserved their best performance for the last match against Dulwich-their first at home. However, we failed to score when on top in the first half and ended the losers by the only goal. James, Page and Peek all made their way into the side from the 3rd XI and their play improved considerably as the season progressed. Wright, and Turner before he was promoted to the 1st XI, proved the mainstays of a rather inexperienced defence. Vowles always looked dangerous on the right-wing and Barrow and Suchet, the insides, began to distribute the ball well by the end of the season. Our thanks go to Suchet for trying to rally his team on so many occasions. Team: James, Shorrock, Canner, Page, Mainwaring, Wright, Ebden, Vowles, Suchet (Captain), Peek, Barrow, and Bennett. RESULTS

v St. Edmund's (Away). Lost 0-2 v Dover (Away). Lost 0-4 v Sir Roger Manwood's (Away). Lost 1- 5 v Tonbridge (Away). Lost 2-4 v Dulwich (Home). Lost 0-1 A.W.D. 100

3rd XI This was a reasonably successful team of two wins and one defeat. With a short season and frequent changes in its composition the team was uncertain of basic skilJs and never really learnt to play together. However, everyone played with great enthusiasm and there were several good performances, James playing his first season in goal, Page, Dawood and Witts in defence, and Harris in attack deserving particular mention. Morale was excellent. In fact, after their opening win 6-0 against St. Edmund's, the third eleven was ready to take on the world. Instead they met Dover College who beat them 5-l. This was 00 disgrace-they lost to a good side-and the season ended well with a good win, 4---0 against Sir Roger Manwood's. The following played: James, Dawood, Page, Witts, Ebden, Hassan, Pollard, Cradock-Watson, Eng, Harris, Peek, Kendall, Fewster, Christophers, Singleton, Bax and Marshall. C.D.E.G.

Colts' XI After the early rain-and some enjoyable "games" on a rugger pitch- the Colts were able to have several weeks of uninterrupted hockey, and the standard improved accordingly. The team even managed to hold their own in a practice with the 1st XI, while the reserves had some profitable games with the Junior Colts. In matches, they showed themselves to be a most skilful and successful team. They deserved their three victories, and a draw with a good Dulwich side was the right result. Only in the game with Dover, when several players were missing, were they outplayed. Their main weakness was a failure to take complete control of a game and to turn superiority into goals; as they found against Manwood's, a one goal lead is all too precarious. Yet with strong-running wings in Cain and Burke, clever insides in Asfaw and Kilbee, and an enthusiastic centre-forward in Kock, the forward line presented serious problems to every defence. They were at their best against Tonbridge, when clever dribbling and sophisticated inter-passing made all five look likely to score at any moment. The wing-halves, Checkley and Sparks, with Armstrong-Wright as a very capable reserve, improved considerably, though they must learn to mark their wings more tightly. Morgan played well at full-back when Reacher left for the 1st XI and his partner, Mather, grew in confidence all the time. Donaldson held the defence-and the side-together very well indeed, as a good centre-half and captain should. And at the rear, Miell, who had never played in goal before, was the discovery of the seasoncoping with all kinds of shots with almost nonchalant ease ! All in all, they were a very pleasant and enthusiastic side, who enjoyed their hockey. The Team: Miell, S. B. Mather, Morgan, Checkley, M.D. J. Donaldson, J. C. Sparks, Cain, Asfaw, R. A. Kock, Kilbee, Burke. Also played: Armstrong-Wright, P. A. Reacher, J. F. H. Thompson. RESULTS

v St. Edmund's. Woo 2- 1 v Dover. Lost 1- 3 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Woo 2-1 v Tonbridge. Won 1-0 v Dulwich. Drawn 0-0

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Junior Colts Three facts emerged clearly from the first match against St. Edmtmd's, that we had quite a good attack a suspect defence and a very promising goal-keeper in Canning, The season only served to confirm them with the exception that the defence fortunately improved sufficiently to bring two good victories at the end. The St. Edmund's match was one of high drama with three penalty flicks awarded, two being saved by Canning and one d isallowed. An even game was won by a fine opportunist goal from Tarry. Against two strong sides, Dover and Manwood's, the team could have reduced the margin of defeat if everyone had been quicker on the ball and had tackled back more fiercely. To be fair it must be mentioned that against Manwood's three own goals were conceded and we were also not at full strength in defence. Following some re-shuffling in defence the team played splendidly at Tonbridge who were by no means a weak side. Some excellent moves with square and through passes between insides and wings brought three goals by half-time to be doubled in the second half when the high standard was maintained. Against Dulwich, a lack of decisiveness returned but some better hockey produced the winning goals in the second half. This side combined better in attack than any of recent years; Tarry and Young are inside-forwards of great promise with excellent stickwork and tactical sense. Pearson and Partridge anticipated well on the wings providing thrust and tenacity respectively. Chantler at centre-half was the outstanding defender who also initiated many attacks from his fine interceptions whilst Moss was the best reverse side stick player in the team. Partridge captained the side well, his own play developing markedly, so that he set an example by scoring goals in the final matches. To sum up, the future looks bright not to mention the enthusiasm with which about 50 in Junior Colts "A" and "B" played the game this term. The following represented the team: Canning, Armitage, MacDonald, Donaldson, Davies, J. G. W. D . Chantier, Moss, R. M. H., Pearson, W. J., Barker, M.D. L., Hopkins, D. N., Harris, G . D., Tarry, Hathway' ' Lockhart-Smith, Young, A. J., Partridge (Captain). REsULTS

v St. Edmund's. Won 1-0 v Dover. Lost 0-3 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Lost 1-4 v Tonbridge. Won 6-1 v Dulwich. Won 2-0 J.J.D.C. G.O.C. C.J.R.J.

Oxford Hockey Festival REsULTS

v Liverpool. Drawn 0-0 v Mill Hill. Drawn 1-1

v Radley. Drawn 2-2 v Framlingham. Lost 2-3 v Whitgift. Lost 0-2 There were many draws at this Festival and we contributed our share with three. The first, against Liverpool, was a fair reflection of the play, but in the second, against Mill Hill, the team failed to combine well or take advantage of chances in the circle. However, against Radley, although the team played its best hockey of the Festival, we were fortunate to draw. Some spirited play against Frarnlingham was not enough to make up for two defensive errors and by the last morning the play confirmed what a splendid Festival it had been again.

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ATHLETICS Retrospect The unexpectedly mild weather in the first half of the term was a considerable help to training and most athletes made good progress in their various events. However, the snow arrived in time to cause the cancellation of the Eastbourne match but fortunately cleared up for the remaining two fixtures. Once again the Senior team had rather less success than perhaps they deserved, winning against Bradfield but losing to Eton and Berkhamsted by the narrowest of margins in close and exciting matches where the result depended on the last event- the Relay. Although we did well as always in the field events and middledistance, the lack of an outstanding sprinter and any depth in the sprints was the deciding factor. On the brighter side, the Juniors, for the fourth year running, remained unbeaten and are a strong well-balanced team who should do well in the future. This is the last Lent Term of Inter-School Athletics at K ing's as all our competitors are moving into the summer and we must do the same. Having shared the rigours, frustrations, disappointments and the triumphs too, of athletics in this term with every school team for the past sixteen years, I am sure there can be no regrets but only wonder that it has taken so long. With nine matches arranged for next term we look forward to a happier and warmer future. M.E.M. K.S.C. v Berkhamsted (Away), March 13tb SENIORS: Berkhamsted, 75; K.S.C., 68. CoLTS: K.S.C., 88; Derkhamsted, 55. Despite some rain, conditions for the match were not too bad, though the track was rather soft, and the distance runners were hampered by wind. The Seniors just lost, after a very exciting competition. For King's, three people were outstandingWatts, who won both 400 and 800 metres, a most arduous double; Holford-Walker, who hurdled extremely well to record 15.9 sees., and then went on to win the Long Jump at 20ft. 1 in.; and the captain, Ditchburn, who won a very tense Triple Jump contest, with a new School record of 41 ft. 10! in. in the last round. Priestman won the Shot, and Edwards the Discus. Unfortunately, Berkhamsted packed their two strings in better than King's, and despite having fewer individual victories, emerged winners after a fine Relay run. For Berkhamsted, their sprinter was outstanding, recording 11.4 sees. and 22.9 sees. This match showed the importance of getting the second strings well placed. The Colts continued their winning way, with a comprehensive victory. In fact, Berkhamsted had only three individual winners, and were rather outclassed. Everyone did well, but special mention must be made of Haswell and Kalfayan who set a new Under-16 100 Metres record at 12 sees. (wind-assisted, admittedly). Kalfayan had a very good afternoon, winning both Long and Triple Jumps with excellent marks of J 8 ft. 9 in. and 39 ft. Thompson cleared 5 ft. in the High Jump for the first time, and Ware showed very good form in winning the Hurdles in 16.1 sees. Others who performed well were Platts Martin, Damon, Currie, Jsacke and Clarke. Considering that this was the first match, and that it was a long journey, this was a most encouraging start. We are grateful to Berkhamsted for their fine hospitality and good organisation. K.S.C. v Eton v Bradfield (at Eton), March 16th SBNIORs: Eton, 97; K.S.C., 92; Bradfield, 32. CoLTS: K.S.C. , 111; Eton, 72; Bradfield, 38. As always, Eton provided very good hospitality and excellent facilities, though rain made the track !"lither slow. It is always a pleasure to use these facilities, which gave us the first chance to use the new unplements in Shot and Discus events, and to meet the metric measurement in the Field events, which 103

are now officially required by the A.A.A. We shall be going over to both next term at King's. The match contained some very good competition, but unfortunately there was no public address system, and this robbed the occasion of much of its usual atmosphere. It also made it impossible to know what the state of the match was at any time. In the Senior match, King's had four winners. In the 800 Metres, Watts was successful in a time of 2 min. 6.5 sees., with Grant not far behind, though placed fourth. Holford-Walker took the Hurdles and was second in the Long Jump behind Ditchburn. The other winner was Webber who won the Shot with 11.40 metres. Several others got good second places, including Hughes, Wohanka, Currie, Priestman and Sterck. Overall victory seemed assured, but when the points were finally totted up, Eton had won a very close match, clinched by success in the Relay. The Bradfield team was very weak. This disappointment was somewhat relieved by yet another handsome victory by the Colts' team. Eton had several good individuals, but they were poorly supported, whereas King's had strength in depth Bradfield were again weak, though their High Jumper achieved their only victory of the day. For King's. the outstanding performances were by Kalfayan, who set a new Under-16 Triple Jump record with 12.20 metres; Damon, who won the 800 metres in 2 min. 10.2 sees.; Isacke, winner of the DiscusÂˇ and Osborne, whose winning Javelin throw of 45.75 metres (150ft.) was very close to the School record: The Relay Team also won comfortably. Among those who were also placed well were Thompson, Nutman Powell, Taylor, Platts Martin and Mansbridge. Carpenter ran extremely courageously to finish well i~ both the 800 and 1500 Metres, despite a rest of only twenty minutes. It was frustrating to lose the Senior match, but full credit to Eton for not giving up when all seemed lost. D.J.R.

SPORTS In the pre-Sports events which mostly took place in very unpleasant weather there were good performances from a number of Junior athletes. Maxey won the Weight, Discus and Javelin, making good use of his term's training with the Athletics Club. King, Haddon-Cave and Theokritoff also showed considerable promise. Sports Day was dry but bitterly cold with a very strong east wind. This, combined with the fact that a number of boys were missing from their events due to illness, resulted in performances which were much below the usual standard. The only exceptions being the 100 Metres sprinters and the long jumpers who had the wind directly behind them and must have felt jet-propelled. In the Senior events, Holford-Walker was the outstanding performer of the day, winning all his three events including an excellent long jump at well over 20 ft. John Ditchburn was understandably below his best having had a large molar extracted in the morning and indeed it was a brave effort on his part to compete, taking second place in the 200 Metres and Long Jump. J. Watts completed an exhausting double winning both the 400 Metres and 800 Metres in fine style. Grant ran a good 1500 Metres closely followed by Wohanka and Hughes put up a good time in the 100 Metres, equalling the record. In the throwing events most athletes could not keep warm and were much below their best. In the Middle Events, Haswell, Nutman and Mansbridge showed promise in the sprints and Platts-Martin won a good 400 Metres. Damon, who has been unbeaten in his best event the 800 Metres, came second. In the 1500 Metres, Currie put up a good time considering the conditions to win from Cavell with Pardoe just beating Duggan for third place in a determined run over the last ten yards. It was a pity that Carpenter was absent through illness for this race. The Middle Javelin and Discus were both won by Hunter. His discus throw of 132ft. was a good effort. Taylor won the Shot as expected with just under 40 ft. and in the Javelin most competitors were unable to cope with the strong wind and registered much below their best. The high jumpers did surprisingly well in the bitter cold with Thompson and Ware both clearing 4 ft. 11 in. and Edmund-Jones an inch less. The Junior events on the day were dominated by Kalfayan who took the 100 Metres, 400 Metres and Long Jump. Britten and Barker showed promise in the 200 Metres and Punwar won the 800 Metres fairly comfortably from Pardoe and Donaldson. The Relays brought the day to an exciting conclusion and the results showed that Grange with 179 points were well ahead of their nearest rivals, Meister Omers (139 points), and Linacre (119! points). M.E.M.

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1, Hughes (S.H.); 2, Allen (Lin.); 3, Camburn (Lux.). Time: 11.2 sees. 1, Holford-Walker (Lux.); 2, Ditchburn (Gr.); 3, Allen (Lin.). Time: 24.5 sees. 1, Watts (M.); 2, Daly (Gr.); 3, Taylor, J. (Lin.). Time: 59 sees. 1, Watts (M.); 2, Grant (Gr.); 3, Wohanka (M.O.). Time: 2 min. 12.5 sees. 1, Grant (Gr.); 2, Wohanka (M.O.); 3, Tonking (M.O.). Time: 4 min. 47 sees. 1, Holford-Walker (Lux.); 2, Camburn (Lux.); 3, Dinwiddie (M.O.). Time: 19.5 sees. 1, Hawkins (S.H.); 2, Shen (Gr.); 3, = Rawlins (Lin.) and Gallyer (M.O.). Height: 4ft. 10 in. 1, Holford-Walker (Lux.); 2, Ditchburn (Gr.); 3, Harris (W.). Distance: 20ft. 5! in. 1, Webber (W.); 2, Sterck (M.O.); 3, Priestman (W.). Distance: 36ft. 8 in. 1, Edwards (Gr.); 2, Priestman (W.); 3, Webber (W.). Distance: 108ft. 8 in. 1, Webber (W.); 2, Clarke (Gr.); 3, Vowles (Gal.). Distance: 121 ft. 3 in. 1, Ditchburn (Gr.); 2, Allen (Lin.); 3, Haddon-Cave (Gr.). Distance: 36ft. 8 in. 1, Luxmoore; 2, School House; 3, Grange. Time: 49.5 sees. 1, Haswell (Gal.); 2, Mansbridge (Gr.); 3, Nutman (M.O.). Time: 12 sees. 1, Nutman (M.O.); 2, Mansbridge (Gr.); 3, White-Thomson (M.). Time: 25.7 sees. 1, Platts-Martin (S.H.); 2, Damon (Lin.); 3, Whitby (Gr.). Time: 58.1 sees. 1, Damon (Lin.); 2, Currie (M.O.); 3, Selwyn (W.). Time: 2 min. 14.9 sees. 1, Currie (M.O.); 2, Cavell (Lux.); 3, Pardoe (M.O.). Time: 4 min. 47 sees. 1, Ware (M.O.); 2, Powell (Lin.); 3, Osborne (Lin.). Time: 16.2 sees. 1, Thompson, A. C. (M.O.); 2, Ware (M.O.); 3, Edmund-Jones (Gal.). Height: 4ft. 11 in. 1, Reeves (Lux.); 2, Todd (Gal.); 3, Cotton (Gr.). Distance: 17ft. 5 in. 1, Taylor, P. (Lin.); 2, Tate (Gr.); 3, Macdonald (M.O.). Distance: 39ft. 3 in. 1, Hunter (Lin.); 2, Tate (Gr.); 3, Taylor, P. (Lin.). Distance: 132ft. 9 in. 1, Hunter (Lin.); 2, Clarke (Gr.); 3, Tate (Gr.). Distance: 133ft. 1, Powell (Lin.); 2, Thompson, J. (Lin.); 3, Newman (Lux.). Distance: 34ft. 5 in. 1, Grange; 2, Linacre; 3, Meister Omers. Time: 51.5 sees. 1, Kalfayan (Gr.); 2, Haswell (Gal.); 3, Britten (S.H.). Time: 12.2 sees. 1, Britten (S.H.); 2, Barker (Gr.); 3, Camburn (Lux.). Time: 27.2 sees. 1, Kalfayan (Gr.); 2, Addison (M.O.); 3, Jones, P. W. (M.O.). Time: 59.5 sees. 1, Punwar (Lux.); 2, Pardoe (M.O.); 3, Donaldson (W.). Time: 2 min. 30.8 sees. 1, Theokritoff (W.); 2, Donaldson (W.); 3, = Obolensky (Lin.) and Reeve (Lux.). Height: 4ft. 7 in. 1, Kalfayan (Gr.); 2, Haswell (Gal.); 3, Newman (Lux.). Distance: 17ft. 4 in. 1, Maxey (M.O.); 2, King (Lin.); 3, Theokritoff (W.). Distance: 37ft. 5 in. 1, Maxey (M.O.); 2, = Haddon-Cave (Gr.) and King (Lin.). Distance: 112ft. 1, Maxey (M.O.); 2, Haddon-Cave (Gr.); 3, Theokritoff (W.). Distance: 114ft.

THE JUDO CLUB This term has been rather uneventful but we have secured a new fixture against Dulwich. This match took place here on March 2nd and was won with a minimal amount of effort. The overall result was King's 167, Dulwich 33. The Club did, however, lose to one of the Deal clubs by 47- 27. The other two matches were both won by a safe margin. The standard of judo in the Club seems to improve every term, and among the Junior Section of the Club there is great enthusiasm. I hope, that given two or three years of frequent practice, the team should contain a few Black Belts. Records going back as far as the Christmas Term 1963, when the Club was founded, show that the team has never lost a match against a school, and matches lost against clubs do not even run into double figures. My thanks to Mr. O'Dwyer for his help in the running of the Club and to Richard Lochead for his expert tuition. D.A.W. My warmest congratulations to David Whitaker on his Black Belt (1st Dan). A rare achievement. J.P.N. 105

THE BOAT CLUB Training began as usual at Fordwich and, in comparison with last year, there was a welcome increase in the number of people available for the two Senior Eights as well as a considerable improvement in their general standard. After some basic training, a period of extended trials in fours followed in which various combinations were timed over 500 metres in an attempt to find the fastest rowing orders. These trials were most successful both in achieving their primary object and also for general training. Another help in crew selection was a rowing ergometer which we were fortunate in being able to use through the courtesy of Dr. C. G. Hunter, the Chairman of the Research Committee of the Institute of Sports Medicine. This sophisticated piece of equipment is able to measure accurately an oarsman's power output at various loads and gives a remarkably accurate simulation of the feel of rowing in a moving boat. These tests were both interesting and valuable to all concerned and we would like to record our gratitude to Dr. Hunter for the immense amount of trouble which he and his staff took over them. It was decided this year for the first time to make an entry from the Putney crews in the Medway Head of the River Race for Fours: two fours were entered from the 1st VIII and one each from the 2nd and Colts' VIlis. Keeping both Maidstone and Putney in mind, the crews had alternate weeks in fours at Fordwich and eights at Pluck's Gutter. We were fortunate at this stage in having few hold-ups through illness and the weather conditions were favourable: both in eights and fours the crews did a great deal of work with long, hard stretches of paddling and rowing and it was very noticeable how much the work in the fours benefited the following week's progress in the eights. The Medway race was held on March 6th over 3,600 metres at Maidstone from Maidstone Bridge to Allington Lock; river conditions were calm but it was a bitterly cold day and it snowed during most of the afternoon. There was an entry of 29 crews from schools and from local clubs headed by Herne Bay, winners for the past two years. All the King's crews had good solid rows and although we were not able to make much impression on Herne Bay's time we were very pleased to find that all four finished in the first seven. This was a good day's experience and this additional fixture gave added interest to the term's rowing. Leading results: Herne Bay "A", 1st; King's "A", 2nd; King's "C", 3rd; Medway Towns, 4th; Erith "A", 5th; King's "B", 6th; King's "D" (Colts), 7th; King's, Rochester "A", 8th; Globe "A", 9th; Tonbridge "A", lOth. The Crews "A" CREw:

S. R. Wigfall, bow; J. M. Hutchins, 2; H. S. Todd, 3; J.D. G. Greenham, stroke; P. A. Gerstrom, cox. "B" CREw: P. A. Young, bow; R. M. Lane, 2; J. R. C. Rieu, 3; M. E. D. de Styrcea, stroke; P.M. Genn, cox. "C" CREw: R. D. Carter, bow; M. A. Hughes, 2; R. C. Killick, 3; P. J. Cresswell, stroke ; P. A. Hewitt, cox. "D" CREw: G. M. Dorman, bow; D. J. Grigson, 2; M. J. d'A. Sephton, 3; A. J. S. Prower, stroke; A. P. V. Roberts, cox. The later date of the Schools' Head of the River Race this year meant that there was over a fortnight available after the Maidstone race. By this time a Junior Colts' crew had also been formed and all four crews made good progress despite occasional changes due to minor illness or injury. The weekend before the race all the crews were back to strength and did well in their final course trials, and we looked forward to the race with confidence. It was thus all the more unfortunate that the day before the race a sudden outbreak of illness which affected large numbers of the whole school meant that three of the 1st VIII could not row in addition to others in the lower crews. There had to be considerable reshuffling of the 1st and 2nd VIlis and a reserve IV which had trained hard had to be scratched. The Colts and Junior Colts were able to row in their planned order but a number of them were not fully fit. Conditions for the race were good and there was an entry of 107 eights and about 50 fours. "A" crew, with three substitutes, were well together and covered their blades well, but were unable to maintain a high enough rating and were placed 14th after starting 23rd; "B" crew starting 40th came 33rd, while the Colts had a good row to finish 29th, the third fastest Colts' eight. The Junior Colts' eight finished 78th and a Colts' IV, also rowing with a substitute, were placed 27th amongst the fours. After six years at the top, Emanuel School were at last displaced by Westminster School with Hampton and Eton second and third. 106

The Crews

"A" CREW: "B" CREW: CoLTS: JUNIOR CoLTS:

P. A. Young, bow; M. E. D . de Styrcea, 2; R. D . Carter, 3; R. M. Lane, 4; R. C. Killick, 5; J. M. Hutchins, 6; H . S. Todd, 7; P. J. Cresswell, stroke; P. A. G erstrom, cox. G. R. P. Ashenden, bow; M. W. Iliff, 2; J. C. King, 3; A.M. H . MacBain, 4; R. M.P. Heyland, 5; T. C. G. Hunter, 6; N. T. Porter, 7; G. S. Busbridge, stroke ; P. A. Hewitt, cox. G. R. Busby, bow; N. J . Hagger, 2; G. C . Olcott, 3; R. A. M. Constant, 4; G. M. Dorman, 5; D . J . Grigson, 6; M. J. d'A. Sephton, 7; A. J. S. Prower, stroke; A. P. Y. Roberts, cox. W. P . T. Haydon, bow; M.S. Sallstrom, 2; M. C. G. Lane, 3; M. W. Laney, 4; P. E . D. Grant, 5; C. A. C. Quested, 6; T. D. Townsend, 7; S. H. Ratcliffe, stroke; P . M. Genn, cox. J . R. W. E llis, bow; J.D. M. Taylor, 2; M. F . Robinson, 3; R . J. Quine, stroke; J. C . W. Davison, cox.

CoLTS' FouR: Despite its somewhat disappointing finish, this has been a promising term on the river in which the crews have shown much keenness and made good progress with their technique. What is required for the regatta season is an all-out will to win. Recent King's crews have been a little too pleasant and gentlemanly about it all: an iron determination to row every stroke hard in training and in the races could produce some worthwhile results this summer. D .S.G.

SQUASH RACKETS The loss of our Nos. 1 and 2 at Christmas left us with a rather modest side by recent standards. We defeated Brighton College, normally one of the top squash schools, 4--1, but lost to Tonbridge 1-4, the Masters 3- 8 and a strong Kent University side 0-5. We won one match and lost another against the Canterbury Squash Club. The Colts beat Tonbridge 3-0, however, so there is promise for the future. Against Holmewood House, the champion prep school, we fielded an Under-IS "A" Y that was clearly far too "A" and were most impressively thrashed 5-0. R. L. M. Wohanka was the new No. 1 and played some decisive squash, though he must be careful not to crowd his opponent, especially on the backhand side wall. M. A. Hawkins at No. 2 was full of fire, but he tends to over-hit, and he must find a drop shot from somewhere. N . R. Marshall was a tidy No. 3, H. R. Goodale a good-humoured, hard-hitting and sizeable No. 4, and N. B. Platts-Martin an efficient No.5.

In the Finals of the House Matches, Meister Omers beat School House 3- 1 in the Senior, and Linacre beat School House 3-2 in the Junior. In the Individual Tournament Finals, R. L. M. Wohanka beat M.A. Hawkins 9-4, 10-9, 10-8 in the Open and P. Platts-Martin beat C. H . Morgan 9-1, 9-4, 9- 5 in the Under-16's. With our No. 1, C. J . C. Rowe, absent scoring centuries in India, we did outstandingly well to reach the semi-final of the Public Schools' Championship for the Bath Club CUp in the Christmas holidays, and congratulations are due to our Christmas Term Captain, M. W. J. Thorne, Wohanka and Hawkins on their excellent play. If Rowe had been available, we might well have repeated our victory of two years ago. The following represented the 1st Y:-R. L. M. Wohanka (Captain), M.A. Hawkins, N . R. Marshall, H. R. Goodale, N. B. Platts-Martin, D. S. Farley. The following represented the Colts' III:- M. Asfaw, P. Platts-Martin, C. C . Kilbee. D.W.B. 107

THE FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club have again had a most successful term, completing their season by being unbeaten in school matches and winning the Kent Schoolboys' Epee Team Championship, the Foil Team Champion. ship and the Frank Page Team Championship, in addition to the Three-Weapon Championship and the Sabre Team Championship which they already hold. Individually, it was a Junior, N.C. Bane, who scored the greatest success by winning the Kent Schoolboys' Junior Individual Foil Championship and also gaining second place in the S.E. Section Foil. This qualifies him for the National Championships and we wish him the best of luck in this big event. So far as the teams are concerned the results speak for themselves. Everyone has done well at one time or another with the Captain, N. J. Olympitis, being the most consistent. In the Senior Foil Championship F inal he was joined by J. Lovett, who showed his best ever form to get there from the preliminaries but ran out of steam in the actual event. Olympitis was again joined by M.G. T. Allen in the Epee finai and came close to winning, but eventually had to be satisfied with third place. The Juniors have also done well but it was disappointing after reaching the semi-finals of the Team Foil elimination event they went down, when with a little more determination they might have won. However it was good to see S. C. Carter, Harrold and Newsam together with Bane, the eventual winner, get as fa; as the semi-finals of the Junior Schoolboys' Foil Championships. There are many keen and quite talented Juniors at present and the future looks bright. Fencing Colours were awarded to:-C. J . Maxwell and H. C. D. Sparks. Colts' Fencing Colours were awarded to: M. A. J;Iarrold and S. C. Carter. M.E.M. RESULTS

v DANE CoURT 1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 17- 10. 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 20-7. 1st Junior Team (Foil). Won 9-0. 2nd Junior Team (Foil). Won 9-0.

K.S.C.

HARROW SCHOOL

1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 15-12. 2nd Team (Foil, Epee). Drawn 9- 9. Junior Team (Foil). Won 10-2.

ETON CoLLEGE

1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 19-8. 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 20-7. 1st Junior Team (Foil). Won 8- 1. 2nd Junior Team (Foil). Won 9-0.

KINo's ScHOOL, RocHESTER

1st Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 18- 9. 2nd Team (Foil, Epee, Sabre). Won 18- 9. Junior Team (Foil). Won 12-4.

County Schoolboys' Competition Kent Schoolboys' Foil Championships SENIOR CoMPETITION

Semi-Finalists: J. S. Sharp, S. C. Ingra m-Hill, H. C. D . Sparks, J. W. T. Lovett, N. J. Olympitis. Finalists: N. J. Olympitis (3rd); J. W. T. Lovett (6th). JUNIOR CoMPETITION

Semi-Finalists: S. C. Carter, M. A. Harrold, M. W. Newsam, N. C. Bane. Finalist: N. C. Bane (1st). TEAM TROPHY

1st, King's, Canterbury, 36 points; 2nd, Dover College, 32 points. 108

Kent Schoolboys' Team Foil Final King's, Rochester, 5 points; King's, Canterbury, 4 points. Kent Schoolboys' Epee Championships Semi-Finalists: C. J. Maxwell, J. W. T. Lovett, M. G. T. Allen, N.J. Olympitis. Finalists: N.J. Olympitis (3rd); M. W. T. Allen (6th). TEAM TROPHY 1st, King's, Canterbury, 13 points; 2nd, Dover College, 11 points. National Schoolboys' S.E. Section SENIOR: Semi-Final: N.J. Olympitis. JuNIOR: Final: N. C. Bane (2nd). Frank Page Foil Competition SENIOR: Semi-Finals: N.J. Olympitis, C. J. Maxwell. JuNIOR: Final: J. S. Sharp (3rd) ; J.D. Sidwell (4th); M.G. T. Allen (6th). TEAM TROPHY 1st, King's, Canterbury.

THE SHOOTING CLUB There were no postal matches this term due to the postal strike. The major shooting competition for this term, the Country Life Shoot, had to be postponed because targets were unable to reach any schools, again through the postal strike. However, the results of the 1st Stage of last term's T .A.V.R. Shoot came through with King's standing 1st with a score of 572 out of 600. The second and final stage was fired at the end of the Easter Term but the results have not yet come through. The match against Tonbridge was very close in its result, Tonbridge winning by one point-551-550, although King's won the Disc Shooting Competition. "Possibles" scored last term were achieved by J. T. Brooks (1) and I. MeL. Davis (1). The standard of shooting in Group "B" improved greatly to provide a good nucleus for a future 1st VIII. Those who shot for the 1st VIII this term were: J. T. Brooks, D.P. Medhurst, J. I. D. Rawlins, T. M. Cradock-Watson, I. MeL. Davis, M. J. Hampton, F. H. Eng, L. T. C. Roberts, M. N. T. Smith. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr. Morton, Mr. Ogilvy, and Mr. Hildick-Smith for their help and organisation of shooting during the term. J.T.B. 109

.RUGBY FOOTBALL Blores Game As usual the game was composed of players of greatly varying ability and age. Some forty players were incorporated into the game, including those doing athletics who managed to play at least twice a week Training was kept to a minimum and the emphasis was on playing the game. The "B" XV fixtures againsi Dane Court and Eton were cancelled but the composition of the "A" XV was varied allowing some of the younger members to play. The following played in at least one match: Stevens, Powell, Allen, Amos, Ditchburn, Eva Shires Hunter, Harris, Watts, Strachan, Taylor, Needham, Farley, Cavell, Osborne, Kingsman, Kock, 'Raffety' Lasker, Campbell, Webber, Stainer, Elliott, Goodale, Edwards, Hughes, Barter, Holdstock, Mansbridge' Seymour-Jones, Mather, King, Rudgard, Cantor, Macnamara, Crusoe, Gent, Sayers, Clarke, Biron' ' Roberts, Todd, Costeloe, Obolensky. R ESULTS

K.S.C. "A" XV, 17; Sutton R.F .C., 3 K.S.C. "A" XV, 0; Richmond R.F.C., 12 K.S.C. "A" XV, 35; Dane Court, 3 K.S.C. " A" XV, 3; Rosslyn Park, 14 K.S.C. "A" XV, 24; University of Kent, 3 K.S.C. " A" XV, 14; Dover G.S., 8 K.S.C. "B" XV, 13; Dover G.S., 9 K.S.C. "A" XV, 23; Eton, 15

Kent Seven-a-Side Tournament The 2nd VII beat St. Lawrence 5-0 before going down 12- 3 to Judd I in the second round. The 1st VII beat Judd II 13- 5 and were then pressed by City of London, but won 9- 6. Gillingham G.S. were dispatched 8-5 and in the semi-fina l the seven showed a pleasing ability to deal with a change in the opponents tactics- in this case the kicking of St. Joseph's Academy- whom we beat 8---0. In the final we faced a powerful Eastboume side who were 13 points up at half-time. In the second half we came back strongly to equalise the score and go into extra time. During extra time Eastbourne broke through to score and win. King's took away the runners-up plate. I would like to thank everyone who supported us and in particular Mr. J. R. Reeve, O.K.s. (1902-1910). 2nd VII: Harris, Shires, P. Taylor, Cavell, Kingsman, Barter, Raffety (Captain). Reserves: Campbell, Mansbridge. 1st VII: Ditchburn, Watts, J. C. P. Taylor, Powell, Lasker, Hughes, Stevens (Captain). Reserves: Edwards, Eva. R.M.S.

INTER-HOUSE Seniors: Linacre. Senior Sevens: Linacre. Junior Sevens FINAL: Linacre, 15 ; Grange, 0. Junior House Matches FiNAL: Linacre, 35; Walpole, 3. 110

Rosslyn Park Seven-a-Side Tournament King's were struck by injury and sickness just before going to the tournament, and this greatly damaged our otherwise quite good chances of success. In the first game, King's met St. Bartholomew's G .S. and found the going really tough, but managed to scrape a win after three good individual tries. (Score: King's, 9; St. Bartholomew's G.S., 3). The second game, against Christ's Hospital, proved to be a much better one from King's point of view, and we almost managed to contain a good bustling side. (Score: King's, 8; Christ's Hospital, 10). The third game, against Wrekin, proved a big disappointment, and King's, again hit by more injuries, lacked the ball. (Score: King's, 3; Wrekin, 5). Those who played were: J. C. P. Taylor, J. L. Watts, J. M. Ditchburn, D. C. Eva, J. C. Lasker, R. M. Edwards, P.R. 0. Hughes, and R. J. V. Raffety. Reserves: N. D. Cavell, A. P. W. Campbell. J.C.P.T.

CROSS-COUNTRY CLUB From last year this season had been viewed with great enthusiasm but with little hope. Many of the Club mainstays were either leaving the School or leaving the Club in favour of other sports and we were left with a core which although keen, was young and inexperienced. In retrospect this has turned out to our advantage: results are marginally better and next year's team has already gained some of the strength and experience needed to compete successfully in many of our matches, where standards have substantially risen. Two convincing victories gave the season the initial impetus which it needed. The first of these was in the "Canterbury Schools" match where we beat Simon Langton and St. Edmund's easily, in a slow-pace race. In our second match, Chatham House School and St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, were beaten with slightly more effort. In our first away fixture, Cranbrook firmly reminded us of how much ground we still had to cover, but we were in no way dispirited, and in the following week happily emerged victors of the usually five-sided match at Ardingly (regarded as one of our most important events). Our loss at Sutton Valence was the beginning of our failure, although we unwisely felt sure that an imminent home win against Dover would redress the balance. This was our vital loss, and having reached this lowest ebb, the "Five Schools" match, in which the Seniors came fourth and the Colts came fifth, was most discouraging and showed the hazards of putting all one's eggs into the wrong basket. To complete the season, two successful matches against University College School and St. Edmund's School did much to raise morale and put us in mind of our early and distant victories. Our successes this season have been due to a cheerful and enthusiastic Club which has been willing to take on the more intensive training which is essential for serious competition. As a result of this, younger members such as A. R. St. J. Currie, A. St. J. Brown and P. W. R. Carpenter have secured key places in the 1st VIII, and the Colts, although led by P. D. Chalkley and N. B. Platts-Martin who are of Colts age, have gained great strength from the younger blood of W. A. Selwyn, W. M. Duggan, M. B. Pardoe and G. A. R. Gherson. This competition has been beneficial to the whole atmosphere of the Club and should help to keep it in good health next year. Finally, many thanks are due to our President, Mr. J. B. Sugden, who has taken such an active part in our training and has kept our spirits high in our success and (most important this) in our failure. Mr. R. E. Barham has done much to train the bulk of the Club and his help there has been invaluable. This year's season seems to have been one of enjoyment and of some success. Let us hope that next year gives as much enjoyment and with the efforts which that encourages, a fuller share of well-earned reward. Colours were awarded as follows:lst Colours: R. S. W. F. Tonking, A. R. St. J. Currie (re-awarded), A. St. J. Brown, G. P. Dobbs. 2nd Colours: A. R. Fielder, R. A. K. Dinwiddie, J. C. Griffiths, S. A. Williamson, P. W. R. Carpenter. Colts' Colours: P. D. Chalkley, M. B. Pardoe (re-awarded), W. A. Selwyn, N. B. Plaits-Martin, W. M. Duggan, M. G. Cheesman, G. A. R. Gherson, A. E. W. Balson, A. R. Dorward, C. H. Rowntree. 111

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Senior King's, 37; Simon Langton, 56; St. Edmund's, 88. King's, 39; Chatham House, 73; St. Lawrence, 78. Cranbrook, 27; King's, 56.

King's, 37; Caterham, 49; Ardingly, 106; Whitgift, scratched. Skinner's, 51; Tonbridge, 69; King's, 87; Sutton Valence also ran. Dover College, 37; King's, 41. Berkhamsted, 49; Felsted, 66; Harrow, 85 ; King's, 134; Highgate, 173. King's, 31; University College School, 52. King's, 35; St. Edmund's, 47.

Junior King's "A", 24; King's "B", 45; St. Edmund's, 56. King's, 38; St. Lawrence, 45; King's "B", 95. Cranbrook, 39; King's, 41. Junior Colts: King's, 23 ; Cranbrook, 60. Caterham, 64; King's, 75; Ardingly, 77; Whitgift, 79. Skinner's, 66; King's, 67; Sutton Valence 89Âˇ Tonbridge, 99. ' ' Under-14s: Tonbridge, 45; Skinner's, 70; King's 92; Sutton Valence, 107. ' King's, 27 ; Dover College, 52. Harrow, 62; Fe.lst~d, 91; Berkhamsted, 94; Highgate, 117; Kmg s, 119. King's, 39; University College School, 41. King's, 28; St. Edmund's, 54. Under-14s: King's, 20; St. Edmund's, 35. R.S.W.F.T.

THE SOCIETIES Work has continued on the text for our production of Aristophanes' Frogs in King's Weekthe " batrachalian fantasia" mentioned in last term's Cantuariau- at which members of past productions will be especially welcome. They may also be glad to know that the Society's translation of some of the Becket miracles has reached the stage of being printed, and may be bound before the' Summer Term ends, perhaps. Once again the School was well represented at the annual Kent Classical Reading at Maidstone on Saturday, 6th March, where I. L. Watt came second in the Open Latin, and P. B. Baron did extremely well to take first prize in the Junior Greek. We are most grateful to Mr. Mackintosh for providing transport, even if the drama of last year was missed. By chance, visits to Greek plays at two schools happened within a few days of the competition. On Wednesday, March lOth, 17 boys went to a performance of Aristophanes' Birds in English at Dover College. The staging was very elaborate, and the music pleasant; the pace was rather slow at times, but it was an impressive undertaking in that, unlike our own productions, it presented Aristophanes uncut and with almost no modernising adaptations. On the next day, Field Day for most, 12 boys made the journey to Eton to see a performance of the Bacchae of Euripides in Greek. This was an even more lavish production; although one or two of the critical moments in the play came across rather tamely, perhaps owing to the stylised type of acting adopted, the general impression was good. Two lectures were given to the Society. On Saturday, 20th February, Mr. Roger Cooke talked nonclassically and very expertly on business management, and the relevance of an Arts degree. On Thursday, 18th March, we were greatly honoured by the presence of Mr. Peter Tranchell and Dr. Malcolm Burgess, o.K.s., who talked about the practical and musical problems of presenting a Greek play on the stage, then and now. They provided a most interesting talk, drawing on their considerable experience together in the decor and music of Greek plays at Cambridge, illustrated with photographs and tape-recordings of the 1956 production there of the Bacchae. Special thanks must go to the President for the organisation he has done, particularly of matters which should have been in the care of the erratic Hon. Secretary. A.J.C. PATER

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Last term's report accidentally escaped publication and in view of the Society's considerable activity it wou ld seem appropriate to give a short summary. The term started with a very interesting and comprehensive tour of tho Sholl Research Labs. at Sittingbourne; it was a great pity time was in such short supply. On October 17th, Ian Ball, tho Action Photographer, gave a fascinating lecture on his work, illustrated with some brilliant slides. On October 27th, Dr. A. Robiette, O.K.S., of tho Chemistry Department Cantab, talked on " Molecule Structure and Electron Diffraction". It was much appreciated by the Upper VI and VIa but a bit too detailed for Vlb. Two weeks later, H. F. McDonald and A. S. Horne, both Society members, talked on "European Conservation Year 70" and "Hovercraft" respectively. On November lOth, Beswick, Godman and Mullender gave a display of "Exothermic Reactions" to about 150 Vlth formers. A worried member of the public summoned the Fire Brigade: they were not needed. So successful was the display that a repeat was given later in tho term to the Middle and Lower Schools. Our last lecture was by Professor Powles, Director of Physics at U.K.C., who talked on "Blowing up Balloons". This included some rather spectacular and unexpected demonstrations on the properties of rubber. This term we had four lectures, an outing to Fords at Dagenham being cancelled because of the strike. However, this will take place next term, Bill Killers permitting. Our first lecture was given by Dr. S. Bradbury of Pembroke College, Oxford, who talked about "The Electron Microscope". On February 22nd, Dr. Llewellyn of B.P. talked to members of the Harvey and Geological Societies on " The Geology of Petroleum- where and how it is found". Our last two talks of the term were by lecturers from U.K.C. On March 4th, Dr. D. Ashworth talked to a packed lecture room about "Lasers". He apologised for not bringing a larger laser (the one he demonstrated to us was the size of a vacuum cleaner) but explained that he would have needed a power generator the size of a telephone box. Our last lecture was by Dr. M. Halse, who talked on "Superfluids and Superconductors". He did some impressive experiments, none of which could have been done with our own equipment. It only remains for me to wish my successor, Mark Iliff, the best of luck during his term of office. R.A .C. HARVEY

In the first of our two winter meetings, M. J. Hodgson, Esq ., ably seconded by J. S. G. Thomas, proposed the motion that "The introduction of girls into the Sixth Form would be a good thing for King's". This lively prospect brought a record number of speeches from the floor (" Wrens in the Corps", projected M. J. Hampton), and not even the incisive wit of A. S. Mackintosh, Esq., seconded by R. S. W. F. Tonking, could prevent the motion being overwhelmingly carried by 125 votes to 32. At our more recent meeting the motion " History is the best Sixth Form education" was proposed by R. W. Harris, Esq., and seconded by R. L. M. Wohanka, whilst we again invited Mr. A. S. Mackintosh to oppose, seconded by L. Parker. This time Mr. Mackintosh was on surer ground. In reply to Mr. Harris's clever attempt to present History as the fount from which all other subjects spring, Mr. Mackintosh developed the theme that there is no universal "best" education. Parker (himself an Open Scholar in History) disliked school history's second-hand opinions. Our new Secretary, J. R. F. Eaton, was one of many speakers from the floor, and he wanted a forward as opposed to a backward-looking education. History was dismissed by others as good spare-time reading; mathematicians were ruthless, scientists boring and classicists arid. The motion was finally lost after a n entertaining debate by 88 votes to 51. We welcome the formation of a Junior Tenterden Society under the Presidency of G. Hattee, Esq., for members of the Special Sixth and below, and it is hoped that they will be holding their first debate early in the Summer Term. D.W.B. TENTERDEN

We have had three main events this term. At the first, Mr. Brian Jones, the well-known young poet who teaches at Kent College, answered questions about his craft and art. It is a tribute to the interest of what Mr. Jones had to say that he stimulated so many good questions. The next meeting was a symposium on the Faust theme; Mr. Gillespie spoke on the origins of the Faust legend, J. 0. J. Lawrence on Marlowe's Dr. Faustus, R. P. Lindley on Goethe's Faust, and Mr. Vye on Thomas Mann's Dr. Faustus. Later on, Mrs. Winifred Nowottny, of University College, London, spoke very lucidly and interestingly on some aspects of Shakespea re's tragedies, with special reference to Hamlet. A further talk, by Mr. F. R. Miles, was postponed. The meetings were well attended, but with a rather weak senior representation. The Writing Circle, under Mr. Copeman's invaluable guidance, has met twice weekly with a small but enthusiastic attendance. R.P.L. MARLOWE

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With the retirement of the President, Mr. Wilson, and his replacement by Mr. Turner the SOMNER Society has taken on a more h istorical orientation than before, its object being mainiy to provide a forum for Sixth Form historians, presenting a wider perspective of history than is possible within the confines of the "A" level syllabus. Mr. Turner gave the first lecture, on the "Historical Development of the English Monarchy in the 18th and 19th Centuries". Richard Wohanka, who leaves this term, gave the second, a fascinating insight into the mind and actions of Charlemagne. The Revd John White came from the North and gave an informative talk on "Steam, Modern and Industrial" to a packed audience of ent husiasts. '

L.P. The chief event of the term was the annual outing. This year we visited Waterlow and Sons Ltd CAXTON of London, a printing firm which deals with a wide range of the work required by the City. The outing proved most interesting and a great deal was learnt by everyone. Âˇ The actual printing of the Society has this term declined slightly in quantity, but those major jobs which were produced were printed at a very high standard. The Walpole and Meister Omers House Play programmes were printed by L. Parker, W. J. Yongc, D. B. B. Spittal and C. Rowntree. Both designs were origina l and should set a precedent for future programmes which producers wish us to print in five days. The House M usic Competition programme was printed by R. C. Killick and W. J. Yonge, and again the design was original and the quality excellent. Once again the Society held a General Meeting-cum-tea in the Staff Dining Room which was a happy occasion. The Society wishes to thank Mrs. Stewart for her kind co-operation. Mr. George Neevo has now become Vice-President and his professional help is always in great demand. T.M.C.W. The Art Society has continued to flo urish and much work has been done by its members, some of whom are to take "0" and "A" levels this summer; there promises to be a good exhibition fu ll of new and striking paintings of different ideas and form. There has been one successful Art lecture given by our President, which threw a new light on the modern style of painting. Many young members have joined and are enthusiastically developing this new style. J.M.R.W. ART

This term an attempt was made to revive the Society from its moribund condition GEOLOGICAL and an outing and a lecture were organised. Unhappily the outing was snowed off but the lecture, o rganised by A. J. Cowderoy (Hon. Secretary) in conjunction with the Harvey Society, proved to be both informative and interesting. It was given by Dr. P. G. Llewellyn and was about the drilling and production of oil. Work was started on cleaning up and reorganising the Society room. Some new shelving u nits have been made to supersede the bulky and inefficient display cases, there is now enough room to display a ll the large and varied collection of minerals and fossils. There remains much work to be done in catalogueing the fossil collection though the mineral catalogue is now complete. I n the near future we hope to organise several outings, as well as to reorganise our large library and to increase its scope. If the Society is to prosper, a higher level of activity is necessary and any new members would be welcomed. A.J.C. This term a great deal of work has been put into redecorating the dark room, which now looks clean and efficient; this will, we hope, encourage members to make more use of it. Many thanks to all those responsible for the transformation. At the time of writing, the Society was awaiting its outing to Kodak Ltd., Harrow. This promises to be an interesting trip, but it is rather a pity that so many other events should be taking place on the same day, so that a number of members will be unable to go. It is hoped that a similar fixture can be arranged for next term. The laborious task of photographing the School's collection of cups and other silver was undertaken by the Society, and the results have been quite satisfactory. The Society would be very glad of any unwanted darkroom equipment. R.S. PHOTOGRAPHIC

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Now that Pottery has officially become one of the Thursday afternoon activities of nonCorps, we are pleased to have expanded in this field successfully. Even after one term, the beginners seem to show a good deal of promise. School pottery, under the invaluable assistance of Mr. L. H . Brown, seems to have developed in a very pleasing manner, with emphasis on the production of coffee sets, as well as of a good variety of other objects. It now seems. certain !hat \Y~ will be ins!alled in our n.ew pottery room where .we hop~ to get some new equipment, especta lly a ktln, gtvmg the Soctety a greater mdependence and e!fecttveness m the future. As always we are truly grateful to Mr. L. H. Brown, not only for his supervision and instruction, but also for his assistance in firing and glazing. A.P.F.

p OTIERY

EUROPA

CLUB

The Europa Club has once again been very successful this term. Judging by the diffic ulty in providing enough seats for everyone the films have been very popular. Our films included the extremely funny Retum of Don Camillo starring Fernandel; an equally light-hearted Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot by Jacques Tati, and fi nally the more austere La Kermesse

Heroique. Our membership has soared in numbers which augurs well financially for more films. Finally, warm appreciation is appropriate to Mr. J. B. Sugden and N. J. O'K. Webber for their hand in running the Club. J.M.S.

T he term has been full y occupied by people who have discovered an interest in and warm appreciation of the j oys of atta ining something by working for it. It is now becoming apparent that some of us have a genuine interest in the subject, and will thus be entering fo r the "0" Level lists in 1972.

WOODWORK

With our customary co-operation, Walpole and Meister Omers House Play sets were carried out to the necessary requirements. In spite of visits to the "San." our numbers have not flagged and a good variety of articles embodying design, skill and patience have been produced. With the proviso that goods must be produced for the July Exhibition, many of the articles have gone to del ighted parents for this holiday. Metalwork has not been entirely neglected; remind ing us that there is a real requirement for a metalwork section in our Craft Depa rtment. Some articles of artistic interest have been produced. R.S.C.

The School Bell-Ringing Society faces various problems : firstly, we only meet once BELL-RINGING a week to practise and we can never perform regularly ; secondly, our practice time

is in the middle of Saturday afternoon a nd is frequently placed second to the cinema, matches and visits of parents; but if a ringer is going to make any progress at all he must constantly ring with far better ringers. This is our main problem: with one notable exception, we are all of a similar standard and it is therefore extremely difficult to learn anything new. On Saturday, March 20th, a quarter peal of Plain Bob Doubles and Grandsire Doubles with the Tenor behind was rung at St. Mary's, Chartham, for the retiring Captain. We hope to try more quarters next term. A band of five rang hand bells at the Music Circle concert on Sunday, February 7th. As this was so popular we hope to repeat the practice of carol ringing at the end of the Advent Term. We have some encouraging beginners, and non-Corps provides a steady flow of young enthusiasts. However, at the end of this term we lose our Captain, Lance Hewson; he has for a long time been the best ringer we have, and has done much to further the progress of the Society. P.K. 11 5

Wlusic FIRST ORCHESTRA

This term we were joined by four new second violinists, two 'cellists and a horn player but at the end of term we lost our sub-leader, Lance Hewson. He has been a greai encouragement to the Secretary and will leave a gap that wi ll be difficult to fill.

In our search for a King's Week programme we tried our hand at Tchaikovsky's 5th and 6th Symphonies, Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad and Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia. Other works attempted included Haydn's London Symphony, No. 104, Seers' K.S.C. Overture, and RimskyKorsakov's S cheherazade. My personal thanks to Andrew Chamberlin and Vivian Linssen for their help throughout the term.

P.K.

SECOND ORCHESTRA

Much constructive playing has been done by the orchestra this term, and an increasing amount of First Orchestra players have been removed from the wind sections to provide opportunities for younger players. The Second Orchestra is therefore exercising its function as a training orchestr~ well.

This term's work consisted principally of preparing two pieces, Bizet's march from Carmen and Gluck's overture Jphigenia in Au/is, for a performance in the Music Circle concer t of March 14th. A polka by Smetana, Elgar's First Pomp and Circumstance March and Brahms' Academic Festival Overture were also looked at. Thanks are primarily due to Mr. Goodes for his hard work this term. The secretary would like to thank in addition Lance Hewson for leading and J. R. W. Ell is and C. A. Haddon-Cave for assisting in setting out the orchestra for rehearsals.

B.J.Q.W.

We have sung settings of the Te Deum by Stanford in B fl at and C, by Smart in F, and by Vaughan Williams in G. We have also sung Stanford's setting of the Jubilate in B flat. We express our thanks to Lance Hewson and Simon Tonking, who are leaving this term, and to our conductor, Mr. Wright, and our organist, Mr. Davies, for their tireless enthusiasm. The anthems sung this term have been:Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing My soul, there is a country (Parry) (arr. Kitson) Greater love hath no man (Ireland) Balulalow (Warlock) Drop, drop (Walton) Expectans Expectavi (Wood) 0 vos Omnes (Vittoria) 0, Jesu most kind (Bach) The sorrows of Mary (Richard Rodney Bennett) When to the temple Mary came (Eccard) Ave Verum (Mozart) Sing we merrily (Campbell) Blessed Jesu (Dvorak) S.W.B. L.P. CHOIR

This term we have sung various musical items for our mutual pleasure (and with an eye GLEE CLUB to improving sight-reading), including songs from Pastime and Good Company. Later in the term we turned our attention to practising three of Bartok's Hungarian Folk Songs, which we duly performed at the Music Circle Concert on March 14th. Our thanks go to Mr. Davies for his patience, enthusiasm and spirited conducting! P.G.R.M. 11 6

Throughout the term we have been rehearsing Faure's Requiem, which is to be performed CHORAL early next term with Benenden in the Cathedral. A party of Madrigal Society tenors and SOCIETY basses has also recently gone down to Benenden to give their choir some idea of what the lower parts should sound like. This should simplify co-ordination at the first joint rehearsal next term. Attendance has not been all that it might be. Thanks are due to Mr. Wright for his patient conducting. M.S.G.

MADRIGAL SOCIETY

Apart from the diversion of sending a party to Benenden under the auspices of the Choral Society, the Society has been concentrating on the preparation of the Passion Music from Handel's Messiah, for performance on Sunday, 21st March in the Eastern Crypt. Our most grateful thanks are, of course, due to Edred Wright for his vital direction. S.W.B.

C.C.F. NOTES ROYAL NAVAL SECTION We are fortunate in "going voluntary" at a time of unprecedented enthusiasm within the Section: no Jess than II of our 30 members are taking up a career in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines. It is no coincidence that Proficiency Examination results and attendance at Camps and Courses are creating new records. Also, we very much hope that our sailing area is shortly becoming available during parade times. The Navy are sending us another 16ft. 6 in. G.R.P. Dinghy on the strength of it, and in this year of an Admiral's Inspection we are hoping to lay on a full -scale Regatta. Our Cadet Petty Officer-in-charge, N. R. Marshall, won a R.N. Flying Scholarship and is now a qualified pilot, so we hope to arrange an accompanying fly-past! Our seagoing plans for F ield Day were wrecked by merchant ships sinking off Folkestone, but an interesting programme was arranged at Chatham at short notice consisting of pistol shooting, inflatable liferaft drill and visits to H.M.S. Cavalier (where we were met by Lieutenant D. P. R. Hews, R.N., o.K.s.), the German N.A.T.O. frigate Lubeck and the U.S. Navy frigate Bigelow, the latter kindly entertaining us to a memorable U.S. tea on board. D.W.B.

ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS The term has been a good one, and a great deal of preparatory work has been done laying the foundations of the new Voluntary Corps towards which we are moving in September of this year. As compulsory members are finishing their term of terms, so the numbers of volunteers are taking their places. This term's recntits were trained by C.S.M. Tonking, C.S.M. Stainer and C/Sgt. Macnamara, whose Field Day training programme was both clearly thought out and well executed. The first Apex examination, entirely new in its concept and posing new problems, produced some very good passes, whilst its emphasis on practical training illustrated weaknesses to beware of-altogether very salutary. Our three senior signallers passed their Classification tests and we await the results of the R.E.M.E. Certificate "T". The work in the Armoury upon which the rest of the Corps hinges has been greatly aided this term by the presence of N. W. Beswick, who has eased the task of those stalwarts of the "Q" Staff, R. Suarez and H. R. Goodale. PromotionsÂˇduring the term:To C.S.M.: C/Sgt. R. Suarez. To C/Sgt.: Sgt. H. R. Goodale, Sgt. J. T. Brooks. To Sgt.: L/Sgt. A. D. Fletcher, L/Sgt. D. P. Medhurst, L/Sgt. J. I. D. Rawlins, L/Sgt. J. L. Watts, L/Sgt. S. A. Williamson. To L/Sgt. : Cpl. N. W. Beswick, Cpl. R . P. Lindley. To Cpl.: L/Cpl. S.C. Ingram-Hill, L/Cpl. R. S. L. Johnston. W.J.R.H-S. 11 7

CORRESPONDENCE Hilton

~liege,

Htlton, Natal.

Dear Sir,

May I through your pages express my thanks to the ma ny people at the King's School who made my short stay so very enjoyable and instructive. I know that it must be somewhat strange to have an outsider listening to lessons, and I must thank both Masters and classes who endured me with such courtesy. I did appreciate the welcome I was given in so many quarters, coffee in studies, conversations in which I was engaged, activities to which I was invited . The life of the school is varied and fu ll and I was pleased to be part of it. There were several occasions on which I discussed, both with classes and individua ls, problems in South Africa. Coming back here, I am struck anew by the complexity of the whole. No easy solution no trite opinions are applicable. The opinions I expressed are not comprehensive of the position today.' It may be possible to arrange that a King's School boy who is waiting to go up to University and perhaps intends teaching, spend some time at this school, Hilton College, where he could try his hand at teaching and certainly be involved in games coaching. We should see to it that he spent the time as fully, profitably and enjoyably as possible and saw something of South Africa as well. Anyone who is interested should direct his enquiry to the Headmaster (of the King's School).

I personally should be pleased to repay some part of the hospitality I have received. Yours fa ithfully,

R. F.

HOFMl!YR.

SOCIAL SERVICE We have had thirty boys taking part on Thursday afternoons in various activities and a small number of "voluntary" members visiting old people in their own time. Our main tasks have included visiting, gardening, and helping at the Adult and Child Training Centres. Also, three boys are now regularly going up to St. Augustine's Hospital and are helping in the Social Centre and with occupational therapy. In addition, Grange are sending two or three boys to St. Augustine's every Sunday and will continue to do so as a House project. A committee has now been set up within the unit. They will be concerned with policy making and arranging weekend projects which the unit will promote next term. House representatives have been appointed in order to advertise for the labour that might be required. It is hoped that, in time, much more will be achieved in the way of participation in weekend projects. A.J.B. R.E.B.

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O.K.S. NEWS Sir Gordon Covell (1905) has been awarded the Manson Medal by the Roya l Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for services to Tropical Medicine. The Revd. P. D. E lvy (1952) has been appointed Diocesan Youth Chaplain in the Diocese of Canterbury. s Young (1952} is now teaching at Borden Boys' Grammar School, Sittingbourne, where he is Master-in. Charge of Religious Education. R. n. Horton (1952) is this year's British Fellow at the School of Management at M.I.T. (something of Industrial Technology?) on leave of absence from B.P., with whom he has been for two years in Belgium. He is "writing a thesis on the efl'ects of policy changes in interdependent economies using a new computerbased methodology called Industrial Dynamics." Wow! M. H. Ackland (1955} is working for Aveling Barford at Grantham, Lines. c. H. Slade (1955) is running his own import-export business with P. Snuggs ( 1956) as his accountant. M. o. Young (1957) is now in Australia, at 32 cascade Street, Paddington, N.S.W. 2021, running with two others the first overseas office for the estate agents, Hillier, Parker, May & Rowden. J, J. F. Somerville (1958) has qualified with distinctions as a doctor at Trinity College, Dublin, and is now married. P.M. A. Sherwood (1959) has been elected to a Fellowship at Downing College, Cambridge. J, Horsfall Turner (1959} is now a solicitor with a future. He got a First in the Solicitors Finals (six Firsts out of some 3,000), and was awarded the Serjeants Inn Prize and the Charles Steele Solicitors Company Prize. He is the son of the Secretary-General of the Law Society-he gained his F irst in 1936, and it is believed to be the first time son has followed father with this distinction- and was articled to the President of the Law Society. "Almost incestuous" is his own comment. K. 0. C. Bayliss (1961) is now working for Manchester Liners Ltd. G. K. Jaggers (1962) is in the fourth year of an Education Course at St. Luke's College, Exeter. T. J. N. Claye (1964) is working with Dunlops and has moved to 19 Springfield Gardens, Chimnor, Thame, Oxon. H. n. A. Philip (1967) is in New Zealand (2 Lower Watt Street, Wadestown, Wellington) studying commerce at the Wellington Polytechnic, and also indulging in some amateur dramatics in his spare time. The discerning may have detected in many of the above items a common source of information: they would be right, and the source is no less than Humphrey Osmond to whom we are much indebted for this help. DON'T FORGET to send your own items of news to the Secretary, The O.K.S. Association, at the School, for inclusion on this page.

ENGAGEMENTS Warncr- Eccles-Williams.- P. J. Warner (1959) to Sherry Eccles-Williams. Gcorgiadis- Lanaras.- Antony V. Georgiadis ( 1964) to Elita Lanaras of Athens. Gllchrlst-Steel.- S. C. D. Gilchrist (1968) to Ann Steel.

BIRTHS Agnew.- To the Revd. and Mrs. Kenneth Agnew (1953), a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth, sister to Peter and Graham.

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DEATHS Paris.- Leonard Farmer Paris (1898), aged 86, on 21st January, 1971. Gardner.- Major Austin Gardner, o.n.ll., M.c. (1903), on 24th February, 197 1. Jerram.-Sir (Cecil) Bertrand Jerram (1909), on 28th January, 1971. Dawson.- Martin Dawson (1920), on the 25th February, 1971. Wiggins.- William Denison Clare Wiggins, o.n.ll. (1921), on 22nd January, 1971. Melville.- Viscount Melville (1927), in March, 197 1. Grant.-Ian Richard Grant (1965), in October, 1968.

CANTUARIAN LODGE History was made at the February meeting of the Lodge when, for the first time, a father was privileged to introduce his son into Freemasonry. A most moving ceremony was carried out by the Acting Master John Victor Kent (1932-1935), the candidate being his son, Godfrey John Kent (1957-62- 67). Ali present understood the implication of the occasionÂˇ and welcomed Godfrey Kent into the Lodge. We subsequently heard a most interesting talk on the modernisation plans for the Royal Masonic Hospital by W.Bro. Truelove, who gave us added pleasure at dinner by requesting permission to make a presentation to qodfrey Kent at our April Meeting. It was a delightful touch to round off a thoroughly enjoyable evenmg. During the meeting a resolution was passed by which we doubled the donation for the annual School Prize and also were pleased to re-elect Laurence Kenny (1929- 34- 37) as Master and Dr. Peter Shorthouse (1924- 32) as Treasurer for the ensuing year. . The Cantuarian Lodge meets.at ~ he Mo~tyn Hotel, Portman Street, L_ondon, W.J on the fourth Thursday m October, February and Apnl (mstallat10n) and the first Thursday m December. Membership is open to O.K.S., close relatives, Governors, Masters and Officers of the School, past and present, and the Secretary is Keith Lewis ( 1 94~9) of 16 Daryngton Drive, Perivale Park, Greenford, Middlesex (Telephone 01-578-4167). We are pleased to report that on Friday, October 2nd, in conjunction with the Old School Lodges of Dover College and St. Lawrence College, a Cocktail Party was held at the Stationers Hall in London when the members of the three Lodges entertained their ladies and guests; this was a great success noi only a ttributable to the flowing of the wine, but to the friendly spirit between the three Lodges. We :nust extend our most grateful thanks to our representative for our being able to hold this function in this superb hall. We were also very pleased to welcome some of the sons of the members of the respective Lodges. At our December meeting, held at the Mostyn Hotel, Portman Street, London, on the 3rd, the members of the Lodge were shown a colour film, with optic sound, on the work of the Royal Masonic Hospital, and were deeply moved by this most instructive and enjoyable performance. At this same meeting the Lodge was pleased to welcome as a joining member Anthony George Harry Camp, who was in Marlowe House from 1953-1956, when Mr. Owen was there. At present Anthony Camp is a director of an advertising agency, The Pemberton Group Ltd. We should lastly mention that the Cantuarian Lodge is established primarily for O.K.S. and immediate members of their fami ly, and for Governors, Masters and Officers of the School past and present. Keith Lewis, our energetic and hard work ing secretary, would be delighted to hear from you, his address being 16 Daryngton Drive, Perivale Park, Greenford, Middlesex (Telephone 01-578 4167). J. P. BBRRY.

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MIME AND IMPROVISATION MR. ALAN CHANDLER Mr. Alan Chandler arrived at King's, an unknown quantity, seeming confident and

experienced, and briskly took charge of the lighting and stage arrangements in preparation for what we hoped would be both an interesting and amusing lecture. He told us that he began his lectures four years ago, complaining with a happy smile that he had not had a free day in the last three months. Our hopes for the lecture were quickly realised as he walked onto the bare stage of the Shirley Hall, devoid of props, furniture or costume, using only his own body to create situations. He began with a short mime entitled "Alan goes to town" which the audience found both funny and absorbing, perhaps a little surprised at the realism of his actions. He went on to describe and perform a few basic techniques used in mime, giving useful

hints on how to climb ladders or carry suitcases visible only to the imagination. Next, to the delight of Mr. Gillespie, Mr. Chandler spoke about the Italian mimic theatre, the "Commcdia dell' Artc", giving some amusing sketches of the traditional characters,

whose parallels can be found in dramatists such as Shakespeare and Moliere. In the second half of his programme, he asked groups of eight or ten to come up on the stage and try their hands at some basic mimes. Although heartily encouraged, Messrs. Copeman, Hodgson, Vye and Gillespie were not destined to appear on the boards that night, leaving the stage to the younger members of the audience, whose enthusiasm and spontanetiy bodes well for future dramatic productions at King's. The lecture ended with deservedly tumultuous applause for Mr. Chandler, who seemed to have enjoyed giving his performance every bit as much as his audience enjoyed watching it. D.P. B.

THE END OF EMPIRE SIR DENIS BROGAN As this is a subject of increasing controversy, we were extremely fortunate in having such a distinguished historian, who, among other things, is a valuable authority on

American history, to speak to us. Sir Denis began by stating that the days of imperial rule were over, and that even at the end of Queen Victoria's reign, signs of this were

apparent. Nevertheless, he added, signs of the old empire still remained, and he quoted as an example a recent visit to India, where many British-designed buildings remained.

He then went on to say that the Empire which Europe had created was a vast one; stretching from America to the U.S.S.R., thus raising the question-Is a new empire emerging? He said that a technological one was developing, the cenllÂˇcs of power being the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. What, therefore, should our future rille be? Sir Denis went to great lengths to explain that, since we had started the empire, it was up to us, with our tradition, long history, sagacity and knowledge of the humanities, to persuade the two technological "super-powers", the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R., that if they quarrelled, we should intermediate and give advice to both sides. Afterwards, many question were asked, and the lecture was greatly enjoyed by a large audience of sixth-formers. M.A.S. 72

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THE CANTUARIAN

AUGUST 1971

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EDITORIAL

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THE SCHOOL

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CHAPEL

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THIS AND THAT

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OBITUARY

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LEAVING STAFF

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SPEECH DAY, 1971

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EPILOGUE

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A FLORE T INE DIARY

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CONTRIBUTIONS

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KI NG'S WEEK

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CONTRIBUTIONS

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REVIEWS

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PORTRAIT OF CHRI STOPH ER MARLOWE

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KI NG'S SPORT

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C.C.F. NOTES

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CORRESPONDENCE

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O.K.S. NEWS

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge the receipt of the following and apologise for any omissions:Aidenhamian, Amp/eforth Jouma/, Ardingly Chronicle, Birkdalian, Blundellian, Bradfield College Chronicle, The Bradfordian, The Campbel/ian, Cheltenham College Magazine, Clio/me/ian, Dane Court Magazine, Decanian, Dovorian, Dulwich College Prep. School Nlagazine, Eastboumian, The Elizabethan, Felstedian, The Fig Tree (King's College, Hong Kong), Giggleswick Chronicle, Glenatmond Notes, Gresham School Magazine, HanÂ·ovian, The Holmewoodian, Hurstjo/mian (Hurstpierpoint College), K. C.S. Magazine, K.S. (Chester) Magazine, T.K.S. Parramatta Magazine, Lancing College Magazine, Langtonian, L ore/Ionian, Latymerian, The Lynx (Cranbrook), Marlburian, The Meteor ( Rugby), Malvemian, Mill Hill Magazine, Milner Court Chronicle, The Novo (Ne wcastle R.G.S.), Oratory, The Ousel (Bedford School), The Pauline, Radleian, Reptonian, Roffensian (K.S., Rochester), Saga (Bryans/on), St. Edward's School Magazine, The School Tie (Ashford School), Scriblerus (AIIeyn's), Stony/wrst Cotlege Magazine, Suttonian, The Tonbridgian, Wellingtonian, Wllitgiftian, Worksopian, The Yellow Dragon (Queen's College, Hong Kong).

SIR FRANK LEE

THE CANTU ARIAN VoL. XXXV

A~GUST,

No. 3

1971

EDITORIAL

This piece of writing aims, first and foremost, to be COMPREHENSIBLE. Far too often in the past, these Editorials have been well above the average reader's head, leaving him floundering in a sea of "mots'', metaphors and morals. This one is brief, so read it. You may even find it has some relevance to your life at King's. School is like the slot-machine on the pier ("pier" sounded more gentlemanly than Amusement Arcade!): the more you put in, the more you get out. Of course, it all depends on exactly what you put in. Just as the "one-armed bandit" rejects the bent sixpence, one must select the right combination of interests before they will bear Âˇ fruit. Let "Diversify" be your motto, but diversify within a certain field. Remember that quantity is seldom better than quality, though rigidly adhering to a single activity to the exclusion of all others is comparable to pumping just one machine with money- fatal. So choose your activities with care, and as if they were hothouse plants encourage and nurture them. Then you will find that school, like life, has its rewards. 121

THE SCHOOL Captain of School: T. J. Priestman T. J. Priestman Head of Walpole House J . M. Strachan Head of Galpin's House Head of Linacre House A. F. Allen Head of Meister Omers A. J. Chamberlin, K.s. Head of The Grange F. S. Daly, K.s. Head of School House M. A. Hawkins C. T. W. Anderson, K.S., M.s. Head of Marlowe House Head of Luxmoore House D. A. Whitaker SCHOOL MONITORS

T. J. Priestman, J. M. Strachan, N.J. O'K. Webber, A. F. Allen, A. J. Chamberlin, K.s., F. S. Daly, K.s., M. A. Hawkins, C. T. W. Anderson, K.s., M.s., D . A. Whitaker, N. R. Marshall, K.S., J. C. Lasker HOUSE MONITORS

School House: The Grange:

M.A. Hawkins, R. H. Dillon, R. J. V. Raffety, P. A. Young F. S. Daly, K.S., J. M. Ditchburn, R. Suarez, F. M. Haddon-Cave ' H. R. Goodale, J. M. Hutchins Walpole: T. J. Priestman, N. J. O' K. Webber, J. C. Lasker, L. Parker, K.s. , M.s., J. A. Fewster, J. M . R. Waller, J. T. Brooks, J. D. G . Greenham. Meister Omers: A. J. Chamberlin, K.S., N. R. Marshall, K.s., P. King, M.S., Z. Daultana ' R. A. K. Dinwiddie, K.s. Marlowe: C. T. W. Anderson, K.S., M.S., D. C. Eva, J. 0. J. Lawrence, M.s. , S. A. Williamson, K.S., P. G. F. Turner Luxmoore: D. A. Whitaker, T. C. G. Hunter, G. Orme, M. W. Jliff, J. C. Mainwairing, B. C. T. Russell, R. P. Lindley, K.s. Galpin's: J. M. Strachan, R. K. Price, H. S. Todd, C. B. Armstrong Linacre: A. F. Allen, M. A. Hughes, M. D. Kock, P. M. Glennie, G. P. Dobbs J. M. Hutchins Captain of Boats Captain of Cricket S. G. Gallyer J. M . Ditchburn Captain of Athletics Captain of Rugger R. M. Stevens Captain of Hockey G. Orme Captain of Swimming G. P. Dobbs Captain of Tennis N . R. Marshall, K.s. Captain of Fencing N. J. Olympitis J. T. Brooks Captain of Shooting Captain of Squash Rackets M. A. Hawkins Captain of Gymnastics R. K. Price Captain of Judo D. A. Whitaker M. A. Hawkins Captain of Basketball Monitor for Music L. Parker, K.s., M.S. Monitor for Art J. M. R. Waller Monitor for Woodwork R. S. Campbell THE CANTUAI.UAN

Editors: R. P. Lindley, K.S., C. W. Martin, K.S., J. S. G. Thomas, J. R. Seers, K.S., M.S. 122

VIRTUTE FUNCTI MORE PATRUM DUCES BESWICK, N. W.- Came Sept., '66; King's Scholar, '66; Senior King's Scholar, '69; LjSgt., C.C.F.; Upper VI; Open Scholarship (Natural Sciences), Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. CANNER, R. A.- Came Jan., '66; House Monitor, '70; School Monitor and Head of House, '71; Upper VI ; 2nd Hockey Colours; Sgt., C.C.F.; Hon. Sec. of Harvey Society. HEWSON, L. S. F.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Music Scholar; Upper VI; Captain of Bell-ringing; Sub-Leader of First Orchestra; Leader of Second Orchestra. NowoTTNY, P.M. A.- Came Sept., '66; King's Scholar, '66; Hon. Senior King's Scholar, '70; Upper VI; Open Scholarship in Physics, Balliol College, Oxford. ToNKING, R. S. W. F.- Came Sept., '65; House Monitor, '70; School Monitor and Head of House, '71; Upper VI; 1st and 2nd Athletics Colours; Captain of Cross-Country; C.S.M., C. C. F.; Sec. of Walpole Society; Committee Member of the Junior Common Room Club. VoWLES, D. C. H.- Came April, '67; House Monitor; Upper VI; Captain of Gymnastics; 2nd XI Hockey Colours; L/Sgt., C.C.F. WARD, D. J.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor; Greaves Scholar; Upper VI; 2nd Coxing Colours; Sgt., C.C.F.; Committee Member of Photographic Society. WoHANKA, R. L. M.- Came Sept., '66; House Monitor, '70; School Monitor, '71; Upper VI; Captain of Tennis and Squash; lst Athletics Colours; 1st Hockey Colours; Joint Sec. of History Association and Pottery Society; Open Scholarship in History (Robert Owen Bishop), Christ' s College, Cambridge.

SALVETE APRIL, 1971 C. D. Barlow, R. J. Benton, T. J. Beveridge, R. G. Cooling, I. D. C. Currie, J. K. Goodwin, R. W. A. W. Gough, J. R. Holliday, S. N. A. Ingram, R. L. Marshall, D. Mather, N.J. Robertson, I. T. Sadler, C. P. Sands, G. C. H. Stewart, M. V. Whitson.

VALETE MARCH, 1971 N. W. Beswick, R. A. Canner, L. S. F. Hewson, P. M. A. Nowottny, P. H. T. Russell, R. S. W. F. Tonking, D. C. H. Vowles, D. J. Ward, R. L. M. Wohanka. 123

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Visiting Preachers. We were glad to welcome as preachers during the Summer Term:the Revd. Fr. C. Bryant, o.K.s., s.s.J.E.; the Bishop of Chichester; the D ean.of Canterbury. the Revd. Fr. H . A. Williams, c.R.; the Archdeacon of Canterbury; the Archbishop of Canterbury who celebrated the Eucharist and preached on July 4th; and the Revd. A. B. Curry, o.K.s., who preached at Commemoration. Fr. Bryant who has been Chaplain to St. Augustine's College for the past two years, has several times preached at School services an~ has often ~ssisted at . the Holy c.ommunion. We are gr~t~ful f~r his help and offer h1m ou r best w1shes for h1s new work m Oxford. Fr. Harry W ilhams, m addition to preaching on Whitsu nday, spent several days in school talking to Divinity sets and answering questions, which many found most valuable. In Memoriam- Elwyn David Bell, O.K.S. (1953-55). A short memorial service for Fit. Lt. Elwyn Bell who was killed in a flying accident on 2nd March, was held in the Memorial Chapel on 25th June and attended by his parents and by representatives of the S~hool. We extend our sympathy to his parents and to his wife and family in their tragic loss.

·· Old Choristers' Association. Members of the School Old Choristers' Association sang a fine Evensong on Sunday, July 4th. Chapel Sacristans. I would like to thank Andrew Chamberlin and Richard Bennett, retiring sacristans, for all their help over the past few years.

Chapel Collections May 2. Dr. Barnardo's Homes 16 and 23. Christian Aid June 6. Pakistani refugees 13. South African Church Development Trust 27. Spastics' Society July 11. Pestalozzi Children's Village Trust Chapel Funds (From this fund, £20 has been given to the F riends of Canterbury H ospitals.)

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TillS AND THAT We were very sorry to hear of the death of Sir Frank Lee, Vice-Chairman Sir Frank Lee of the Governors; a full obituary appears in this issue. He is succeeded by Mr. R. Beloe, C.B.E. All Kent cricketers learnt with sorrow of the death of Bill Fairservice in his ninetieth year, "the grand old man of Kent cricket". He played for Kent from 1902 to 1921 and was associated with Kent's first four county championship successes. It is on ly a few seasons since he last coached and bowled to King's cricketers. Our sincere condolences to Colin Fairservice on his loss. We are pleased to welcome Dr. A. G. Robiette, o.K.S., to the Governing New Governor Body. Mr. Bill J?airscrvice

The Headmaster accompanied by Mrs. Newell and the Captain of the Royal Visitor School had the pleasure of welcoming Princess Alexandra when Her Royal Highness arrived by helicopter on Blore's Piece for the Red Cross Service and Garden Party on Sunday, 18th July. Birthday Honours

Congratulations lo Mr. D. W. Ball on the award of the M.B.E. for "outstanding zeal and devotion to duty" as Commanding Officer of the R.N. Sectionregarded by the Admiralty as among the most efficient in the country-for the past 18 years.

Appointments

Congratulations and farewell to Mr. Mcdill who becomes Headmaster of Rendcomb College near Cirencester in September. Mr. Bee is his successor at Luxmoore. We welcome Mr. A. J. McD. Foot as Bursar.

. . . to Mr. Robinson on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of Clerks of Works. . . . to Mr. Sugden on his marriage to Marie-France Pignol, at Puylaurens on 7th August. ... to Mr. Gollop on winning a four-day trip to New Zealand in a Daily Express competition. He will be taking Mr. Reid with him to see the Third Test land will stay on for a fortnight after that to watch the Fourth Test. Mr. Gollop would, it appears, like to acknowledge the part played by Remove ii in the affair . . . . to Christopher Seaman, o.K.S., on his appointment to the post of Conductor of the B.B.C. Scottish Orchestra. It is only two terms since we mentioned an article in The Guardian which featured him with considerable acclaim . . . . to P. Y. Kalfayan, who won the Under-17 Triple Jump at the Kent A.A.A. Championships with a jump of 12.61 (41 ft. 4! in.) . . . . to M. A. Selwyn on coming second in a competition run by S.H.A.P.E. He had to write an essay on Britain and NATO, for which he has won a book on NATO and an invitation to visit the NATO Atlantic Fleet at Edinburgh. J. R. F. Eaton came fourth . . . . to Mr. J. B. Harris on his 80th birthday on the 23rd of June. Mr. Harris was Second Master at King's until his retirement a few years back. More Congratulations

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. . . to Francesca Slimming, daughter of the Headmaster's Secretary, on her marriage to Tim Shearcroft on 26th June in the Cathedral. ... to D. P. Davison, O.K.S., on his half-purple for Rugby at Londo n University . . . . to C. B. Hamblin, O.K.s., on being picked to play cricket for Oxford in his first year.

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The Headmaster visited Hazelwood School for the Governors' Meeting on 30th June, and gave the prizes away at Wellesley House on 3rd July, and at the Junior School on 13th July. He had the pleasure of entertaining the Choir School boys in the Tuck Shop on 23rd June.

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Mr. Bruce Money, o.K.S., has increased our indebtedness to him by presenting us with a fine copy of the Corpus "Marlowe" portrait; it has been hung in the Shirley Hall. A note on the painting appears elsewhere in this issue. Incidentally, the collection of facsimile Marloviana which is displayed in the Parry is also a gift of Mr. Money.

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our King's Week reviewers, including Mr. John R. Fenstermaker, formerly Thanks to Assistant Organist of Washington Cathedral, for the Serenade in the Cloisters; Mr. E. J. Amos, Director of Music at Bedford School and a past President of the Music Masters' Association (Incorporated Society of Musicians), for the Symphony Concert; Miss Lindsay Errington of the Courtauld Institute for the Arabian Nights; Dr. Shirley Barlow for the Frogs ; and Mr. Gerald Peacocke for the Taming of the Shrew . .1 26

The School gained II Distinctions a nd 6 Merits out of 25 entries for Musical Honours the Associated Board Exams. in the Easter Term. Copcutt, Terry and Benson all passed the final exam., Grade VIII, with Distinction. Mr. Davies gave an organ recita l at St. Mary Bred in Church, Canterbury, in June. The Madrigal Society sang from Bell Harry Tower at 0700 hours on Ascension Day. The School Military Band played during Tea in the Water Tower Garden after the Annual Service for Disabled Drivers in the Cathedra l. In the course of the term the School has added to its repertoire of morning canticle settings. In addition to four settings of the Te Deum and a Jubilate, it has learned and sung at Commemoration, Stanford's B flat setting of the Benedictus. More Music

About 150 visitors enjoyed a Riversleigh " At Home" Weekend consisting of a play, a n exhibition of Hobbies and a sherry party. Fortunately the occasion was blessed by favourable weather, and practicaJiy every member of the House was able to participate actively in the events.

Riverslcigh Weekend

For the benefit of those who have dreamed of driving a car down the Dark Entry into the Brick Walk, we would like to point out that it can't be done, or at any rate not in a Mini. One dark night earlier this term a certain Housemaster was surprised to find two headlam ps bearing down on him through the gathering dusk, a nd to hear a female voice remarking: "I think my daughter has taken a wrong turning. She is very headstrong, yo u know!" They just had to go back the way they had come, and it took two helpers a full ten minutes to get them back to the Green Court. Precincts Life

Two new variations: "Sorry l.' m late Sir, but my trai n caught fire." And, reserved for use on Sunday evenings : "Sorry T'm late, but we ran over a cat on the way home and had to scrape it off the road."

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William Harvey was remembered at a short ceremony at the William Harvey statue on the Leas, Folkestone, on Sunday, 4th Apri l.

Toby Hunter narrowly missed selection for the double sculls in the British team for the World Youth Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, but has been invited to go as the one reserve in the party. A just reward for very energetic a nd protracted training!

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We would like to tha nk, in addition to the visiting lecturers reviewed later, Mr. Donald Holms of the B.B.C., whose talk on the Open University was not as weJI attended as it deserved.

The Editors have decided to publish Society Reports and allied forms of literature in the Christmas and Easter issues only, which is why this issue contains none. We hope that departing Secretaries will draft notes to guide their successors when the time comes for them to compose rather more meaty reports than has sometimes been the rule.

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On the 4th June, in the presence of Mrs. Braddell a nd members of her family, a plaque was dedicated to the memory of her husband, the architect of the Shirley Hall. During a short service of commemoration and thanksgiving the Madrigal Society sang the anthem Beati quorum via.

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Project

Under the direction of Mr. Barham part of the river near Greyfriars was cleared for small river craft by a group of about 60 boys. A photograph of this most worthwhile and exacting task appears in this issue.

Common Market

While others dither or doubt or sit on fences, a Sixth Form meeting of the Tenterden Society decided by 80 votes to 21 that "This House should grasp with both hands this opportunity of joining the Common Market".

Hungary Calling

Can any reader identify a Vionne (?) Alexander, for whom letters keep on arriving from Budapest? They are unambiguously addressed to him (or her) at the King's School, Canterbury.

Britannia Expects

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"HEADMASTER HIJACKED (STOP) LEFT CANTERBURY SPEECHDAY (STOP)". This is exactly what happened to H. P. Wortham, o.K.s., Headmaster of Mount House School, Tavistock, who left for Australia on board a VC 10 shortly after attending Speeches as the Headmaster's guest. We greatly look forward to an amplification of Mr. Wortham's post-card which mentions the incident en passant. A Dangerous Precedent?

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OBITUARY SIR FRANK LEE One facet of Sir Frank Lee's many-sided interest and concern went unmentioned in the memorial notices. I would like, if I may, to complete the picture. An outstanding Civil Servant and a Master of Corpus of great distinction, yes, but there was something morea devotion to the schools which were privileged to have him as Governor. At the Leys, Cambridge, he was Chairman and this might well have been commitment enough. Yet it was characteristic that when the Corpus nomination to the Governing Body of The King's School, Canterbury, fell vacant he accepted it for himself. It proved an immense accession of strength quickly recognised by his colleagues when they asked him to accept the ViceChairmanship. Nor was this any sinecure. To it as to all he took in hand he gave all he had. First and foremost, a quick and penetrating intelligence enabling him and others to get to the heart of a matter, and with it a humanity so warm and generous that it made those who knew him recognise at once a friend of rare understanding. He saw their problems and he shared their interests. He sensed the pressures faced by those who play a leading part in our schools today and real ising their need he gave in rich compensation his unequivocal support. Or he found at once in Persian rugs or ceramics or Russian ikons a common interest which established a unity of mind and purpose. It was for such reasons that men trusted him and were happy to follow his lead or his advice. Nor should it be forgotten that in his illness last autumn his real regret as expressed in a business letter was that he had missed the match against the Fijians. For us who have known him in our schools it is a loss which will not lightly be made good. J.P.N.

Address by Sir William Armstrong at the Memorial Service for Sir Frank Lee, St. Margaret's, Westminster, 20th May, 1971 No-one can spend nearly forty years of his life in the Civil Service without leaving much of himself, and much about himself, in our multitudinous files. So it was with Frank. ln the past few days I have been reading some of them: a letter of 1940, when after fourteen years in the Colonial Office Frank was transferred to the Treasury, as "one of o ur best Principals": eight years later when Bridges proposed him to the Prime Minister as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Food as "a man of great energy, fine abilities and strong character". In many other files, too, one can hear Frank speaking- in reports on Local Authority borrowing, in memoranda to the Chancellor on taxation, on a new proposal fo r export rebates and many other ideas which have now become part of our every day lives. Today it is my task, with the help of these fragments, my own memories, and those of many of his friends, to stimulate you r imagination to see again Frank the man. He was small, dark, thick-set, tough-looking: some of us used to say that with a buiÂˇld like that, and the name of Lee, he must have been a gypsy. Above all, he was a doer, with phenomenal energy: as one of his Private Secretaries puts it "he was always round the corner and half-way down the next street before one realised that he had started to move at all" . Because he knew where he wanted to go, because he cared only for the truth, to many 129

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LEAVING STAFF MICHAEL PENN The Bursar, Michael Penn, has the distinction of having a rrived at the King's School the same term as Dr. Shirley, though at that stage as a pupil. In those early years he remembers being one of those who dug out the floor of what was then the School Tuckshop, lowering it to its original level so as to make it suitable for the School Memoria l Chapel, one of Dr. Shirley's earliest projects. After five years here and then six in the Army, he returned here in the autum n of 1946 as Assistant Bursar. In this capacity he saw fo ur bursars come and go in the short space of eight years. It was in September, 1954 that he was appointed Bursar, a post he has held until the present time. He now leaves us to become Bursar at Tonbridge School. The financial position a t King's has not always been as secure as it now is, a nd for very many years the School employed only a minimum of admi nistrative staff. Michael Penn had for many years but one assistant, and though this was a time of great expansion of numbers (and consequently of buildings of all kinds), the fina nces were successfully kept in order a nd Dr. Shirley's many plans brought to fruition. This could never have been done wi thout an exceptional devotion to duty, a clear head for figures, and an unstinted loyalty to the School; all of these qua lities he has in good measure. Each day he has been the first to a rrive on the premises-at a time when few of those resident here have even breakfasted. Health proverbially accompanies early rising and this is certainly the case with Michael Penn ; I cannot remember a time when he has been away through illness. His health has stood him in good stead in recent years when the financial work has increased so much. He has carried through the major operation of mechanizing the accounts. If there have been teething troubles with the new equipment they have been quickly rectified and to an outsider the whole operation has functio ned very smoothly. We wish him and Mrs. Penn and their family every ha ppiness at Tonbridge. J.R.E.P.

ROGER MEDILL In 1959 a young, lithe figure carried his racquets lightly and modestly from Shrewsbury to Prior Sellingegate, a transition believed at the time to have been initiated by Swith and accelerated by Fred. In 197 1 a still lithe figure steps modestly out of Lux moore on his way to become headmaster of Rendcomb School in G loucestershire, a pparently quite unblem ished by King's in the meantime. It has certainly been a testing meantime. F irst over the assault course at the C.C.F. camp (breaking an unobtrusive wrist in the process) led to four years in the Corps at a time when it was voluntary for masters and compulsory for boys : if this were not mortification enough the editorship of The Cantuarian followed for three years. Still somehow managing to occupy the hot seat with cool pants he accepted the task of arranging lectures for the school, with all the subtleties of voluntary compulsion a nd directed choice the office entails. As a Linacre tutor he produced House plays which were well enough thought of to merit encores in K ing's Week; thus adding lustre to the "Fringe", now alas, taken over by the big time. Qui te a lot of boys were learning quite a lot about English in his classes, some even without realising it. 131

Then four years ago he and his family took over Luxmoore House, inheriting a institution brought to a most satisfactory state of vigour and efficient organisation b his predecessor. Gradually the edges began to soften : curtains appeared, and picture on the wall, a games room and a library of comely as well as comfortable ambience. Th housemaster and his wife had endless time and boundless hospitality for boys an colleagues. Gently little details would be gone into, tentative thoughts expressed, ultimat patiently postponed. But while the edges softened, the centre was firm as ever. •'ill

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ERNIE BALDOCK Mr. Baldock, familiarly known as "Ernie" to several generations of King's Scho1 boys, came to the school in 1936. This was not long after the arrival of Dr. Shirley ! Headmaster. It was a time of exciting fluidity. Ba ldock and everyone else on the sta didn't know what was going to happen next. The old Mint Yard which was partly macadamised and partl y dust and which ha afforded several pitches for "stu mp" cricket, became all at once a green quadrangle wi1 a well kept lawn with flowers at the corners. These flowers were constantly knocked abor by boys to the consternation of Baldock who expressed his pent-up anger very quiet to whatever master he thought might stop the practice. What had been the Headmaster's garden- outside the present Galpin's Housedisappeared with the building of the Field classrooms. The bujlding of the new dinir room did not affect Baldock much but when the City was threatened with a blitz, 1 removed to safe keeping the window on which the D uke of Kent and Archbishop Lar had inscribed their signatures. By this time the school was in Cornwall and after the devastation of the gardens, Baldo' came to look after the gardens at Carlyon Bay. Meantime, Dean Hewlett Johnson lu had air-raid shelters dug on the Green Court. The re-turfing of this huge expanse f1 largely on Ernie and this with the restoration of a ll the school gardens kept him busy. Next came the Great Hall. Neat lawns were put down and had to be kept in ord( Moreover, on festive occasions the gardens in the Grange and Lattergate had to be objec of admiration, !and so they were ! Baldock always managed to have numerous ar variegated blooms which were a delight to visitors and residents alike. There is a story that on the occasion of the Queen Mother's visit to open the Ha the flowers in front of Hodgson's Hall were wilting. The Head master wrote to Baldo· to ask what he was going to do about it. The reply was that he had no influence whate\o with the elements! In his spare time Baldock played cricket, collected for his church's jumble sales a: helped with boys' clubs. He was in demand both here and in Cornwall as a Method preacher of talent and sincerity. 132

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SPEECH DAY- 15th JULY, 1971 HEADMASTER 'S SPEECH Mr. Dean, Mr. Deputy Mayor, my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen. J am told on good au thority that before landing in a certain South American republic, you have to sign a document stating, among other things, that you will not shoot the President. I need not amplify or point the moral. Suffice it to say that there is no such stringent condition for your presence here on Speech D ay and that my warm welcome to you all conceals no hidden qualms. Indeed you give me as always great encouragement- or you would do but for Mr. Harold Macm illan who when rid ing the storm described the Budget as r ather like a school Speech Day- "a bit of a bore but something which had to be endu red!" Well, let us endure it together. T sometimes debate what parents ask of The King's School. A short time ago 1 pressed this very question on a parent who has my high regard, and he gave me his answer. First the necessity of doing something unwelcome, or unpopular, or disliked, Latin for example' he said , or runs. "Tt makes a good preparatio n" he said , "for business life which can b~ very awkward otherwise." Secondly, the opportunity of exercising real responsibility. There is a problem there. There is no doubt about the real responsibility of a few, but I shall never be wholly happy unti l such responsi bility can be shared by all. Thirdly, the challenge of high endeavour in whatever Âˇsphere, and fourthly, a wide range of possible interests. And I would add, as I am sure he would too, some ideals and principles and some sensitivity to the needs of others. How far do we meet that demand? Well at least parents think we do and that is a start. Witness the present state of our entry lists- in spite of the colder wind that blows. They may, of course, be all a result of bluff, or public relations expertise, but if it is a matter of confidence, does not that prove my point? And on this matter of publ ic relations, 1 have lo ng believed that the only publicity worth having is what springs naturally from the merits of the article up fo r sale. " Good wine needs no bush." That is why, as evidence of the renown of King's, I rejoice that the field of our entry is widening. Nine years ago there were three boys from Yorkshire- there has been a 200 % increase, which shows that even in remote and supposed ly barbarous parts our name is known. Nor is it for one reason only- there is our wide range of academic achievement, our music, games, the splendour of our setting, our religious inheritance, the specia l blend of freedom and traditio n, our overseas connections and the way we try to prepare boys for life. All these play their part. I could qu ote from many letters in illustration- let me choose two and then, for good measu re, add a third. One is from a parent who wrote, "We were thoroughly enchanted when we visited Canterbury and 1 cannot imagine a more inspiring environment in which to study. " The second is a letter from a recent O.K.S. which expressed a particular gratitude for an excellent academic education, for the ability to appreciate the cultured things of life and the opportunity to make good friendships . The third, for good measure, from another parent- an Ambassador I think, whose English was very nearly up to the standard of his obvious intelligence and his exquisite courtesy. He wrote to me to say how much he had enjoyed our Speech Day ceremonies and especially taking tea in the compound. The compound-you will no doubt, after a moment's hesitation, recogn ise the Green Court in that unfamiliar term. These you may say are mere generalities, nostalgic memories or sentimental diversions. Yet if we turn for a moment to the hard facts which will appeal to the ultimate arbiters 134

of the school's destiny more than blue skies over Bell Harry or our traditional garb at its feet- well, what are they? Take work first. lt is nice, of course, to record that in all we gained sixteen awards to Oxford and Cambridge this year. But a year is a short space of time and from year to year things can fluctuate widely. You have only to look at some of the trade figures to realise that- or at Kent's position in the county table. Let us take instead a Quinquennium- a Latin word brought out of disuse to avoid the blunt brevity of the English term five years, and recently given currency by the budgetary authorities in our universities. They wanted to make sure that the Government enthusiasm for higher education did not flag after a bare twelve months. Well, some research enthusiast recently discovered th is- that whereas in two random quinquennia in the 1950s the figures were 60 and 68, in the quinquennium 1965-69 in the table of Oxbridge Awards (though fewer are now given and the competition is more intense) King's came 5th in the list of schools with 85 awards in a ll. There is a matter for pride and pleasure alike and with no attempt to divide the cred it, J salute the boys and masters responsible for so fine a record. Five years is a fair time in which to assess a school's achievement and this even if it were not unprecedented would be nota ble indeed. Nor docs it mean- if I may seem to fall between two stools- that we neglect the boy who might rightly take a pride in five or six "0" levels, or who by a valiant effort achieves two "A"s. There can be no greater libel on our staff for it is the particular concern of Tutors to care for all and each as individuals. Now briefly and without I hope taxing your patience, let me mention some of the events of the year. First, in music, the Symphony Concert, the Serenade in the Cloisters, our joint performance with Benenden of Faun~'s Requiem , the Passion music, the Christmas Concert when during the electricity strike we did not know whether to fear or hope that we would be plunged into darkness- so great was the natural desire to try out our elaborate system of emergency lighting. Most noteworthy too has been our representation in the National Youth Orchestra- an all-time record (for any school) of seven. With flute, horn, clarinet, oboe, percussion and two bassoons- a little unbalanced but a fair-sized orchestra in itself. One I would mention by name because percussion is not his first instrument. He is a pianist and organist of renown who became this year an A.R.C.O. and is working hard to achieve his Fellowship whilst still at school. "No stopping Steve" was the heading in the local press and if the press is right he' ll make it. When I turn to games, time forbids me to do more than mention what for me was the moment of the year- in the match against Tonbridge last December when in the last minute of inj ury time a conversion from the touch-line brought victory by the narrowest of margins. A victory repeated in not much less dramatic fashion by our Hockey XI last term. Nor, whatever else I omit, would it be r ight if I failed to mention the achievements and the promise of our athletes and our swimmers- and the fact that in Bryan Hamblin we have the first Cricket Blue for some years, and in David Whitaker we have one of the first schoolboys ever to have achieved a Black Belt at Judo, and a captain who has triumphantly extended his team's long unbeaten record. I turn now to our Activities- the C.C.F. now voluntary among them. On Wednesday or Thursday afternoon there is a widening choice of occupation where service or challenge plays its part. The C.C.F. with its three sections here has pride of place and by parents and boys alike I shall hope to see these opportunities increasingly realised and exploited to the full. It is significant perhaps that there are more Service candidates this year than ever before, with ten boys in all at present hoping for a career in the Royal Navy. As for societies, they are legion and I liked the story told me by one of our young masters. There 135

had been a meeting in Canterbury of a group of people interested in the education of boys and girls with special talents. One member had been talking to one of our boys about how things were done at King's. The boy mentioned all the standard opportunities and then added , "and if your interests are still not satisfied, you just approach two or three masters and they work out something for you." There is certainly no doubt about the enterprise and initiative of our boys. You have only to read the postcards which they send me during the school holidays from all over the world. Turkey is a particularly favoured country at present, but there are others who prefer A laska or the Far East. 1 would here like to acknowledge with gratitude the generosity of the Leney Trust which sponsors some of these boys on their travels. Now to some weighty matters. Careers were once a somewhat neglected feature in such a school as this but now they are very much alive, thanks to the enthusiasm and drive of Mr. Hodgson and to the restructuring of the P.S.A.B. And if you should need further evidence that King's is well aware of the needs of the day, 1 would mention our current development programme- the new sanatorium , the additional junior House, the rebui lt Music School, the more profitable use of the undercroft of this Hall, not to mention the likelihood of self-service in the Dining Hall and a Junior School campaign in aid primarily of Science laboratories and their swimming bath; and I hope you will take the chance of seeing for yourselves how much is underway. Now back to the boys. And how will they turn out? We are not wholly responsible. We share the responsibility with two other parties-the parents or home and the universities or place of further education to which so many of them go. We form a trio, a very powerful trio if we cohere or stick together. And if I sometimes wonder if we do, it is only when my faith is momentarily shattered by some parental permissiveness beyond my ken or when my equilibrium is shaken by some well publicised excesses in one of the younger universities where subsidised idleness can be a poor preparation for the years which follow. A word about the universities first, lest if I dare to mention parental responsibilities, I be allowed to proceed no further. And do not suppose I am lacking in appreciation for what a university can do. I yield to none in my respect for the high-level academic and fo r all who put to good use the varied opportunities which a university provides, but let me make my views wholly clear. I regard with abhorrence and contempt this supposed distinction in quality between pure and practical learning. l believe that in almost all tertiary education, to use the current jargon, there should be a higher vocational element. And I am convinced that by and large the students or undergraduates would be happier if there were- after all most people like to have a rough idea of where they are going. Vocational education. Yes, I know you used to hear the term used contemptuously. Yet come to think of it, was not university education originally vocational for those who learned there their Classics, Law, Theology or Medicine. It was not all pure love of learning. And for the genuine academic who sees a Professorship or a Fellowship of All Souls as his goal in life, his previous education has been highly vocational. So let us have no more nonsense on that score. Let us rather recognise that where there is neither genuine interest, nor any sense of true vocation, there you have a fertile ground for disruption and discontent. I am not alone in this. Tt was Lord Todd, President of the British Association at its annual meeting last year who said, "For the majority education must have a vocational content," though he added, "that will lead to suitably lucrative employment." A lot 136

hangs on the word "suitably" but there is much in what Lord Todd said, though I must not amplify a theme which got me into trouble last year. Let me rather on a different note add this. Intellectual ability is no guara ntee by itself of a successful university career. There are other qualities which matter as much, or more- perseverance, determination, balance and sound sense among them, and what the America ns have taught us to call motivation. In illustration let me quote some words written to me some months ago by a young O.K .S. who has just achieved his degree in Engineer ing a nd has had to struggle all the way for it. He has been taken on by Cementation and his first posting has been to the reconstruction of the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits. "Looking back over the last eight years,'' he writes, " I can well remember the numerous occasions when I wondered whether the effort was worth while. I now know that it was, for only in the last few months have I been a ble to realise all the opportunities now open to me." There is clear evidence in these words too that great trouble here is taken not only over the bright boy who wins a Scholarship, but equally over the less academically gifted whose other qualities may with encouragement take him just as far. There is evidence too that the words of John Locke on "Education" are not forgotten. " The great skill of a teacher" he wrote in 1690 " is to get and keep the attention of his scholar ; and without that all his bustle a nd pudder will be to little or no purpose. To attain this he should make the child comprehend the usefulness of what he teaches him, and let him see that by what he has learned he has some power and real adva ntage above others. To this he should add sweetness in all his instructions and make the child sensible that he desires nothing but his good." A word now if I may and greatly daring, about parents a nd pa rental responsibility. About the transition from discipline to freedom- a sharper transition than once it was which somehow we must guide a nd moderate but in which preparatory schools too can play their part, preparing their boys for what lies ahead. It is unfair of me to take advantage of such an occasion as this, yet that is exactly what I propose to do. I f you feel, ladies a nd gentlemen, that your tranquillity and repose is thus rudely shattered, you must forgive me. If you find that very hard this summer afternoon, yet I believe you will one day. I have very strong views on this matter and what I have to say is this. Ours is a partnership in this matter of the ed ucation of your sons. We do o ur best to discharge the obligation, but we know in our hearts that we are the junior partners, yours is the prime responsibility- you are the senior, not sleeping, partner. You must never abdicate or suppose that even for five years you can hand over to us the whole commitment. You matter so much more than sometimes in your modesty you think, and I have ample evidence of that. I have been teaching now for a long time. I have rarely, if ever, known a bad boy from a good home, though mercifully the reverse is sometimes true. And what do I mean by a good home? Not a wealthy one- there lies danger unless there is some restraint. Nor one that is autocratic fo r that invites inevitable re-action. No, by a good home I mean one where there is a happy blend of affection a nd discipline- a subtle mixture of freedom and control, where there a rc wide interests, a concern for others and an easy two-way traffic in ideas, and the whole lit by spontaneous humour and a ready mutual understa nding. Not so long ago a boy to who m I had offered a job of some importance in the School, it was a crucial choice a nd a big decision, asked if I minded if he first rang up his parents. You won' t find frustration or resentment in such a home as that, nor any talk there about the generation gap. Home is still a place to go away from a nd a place to go back to. You must always sec to it that the return is easy. Don't be misled by schoolmasters' jokes. You know about how you provide the raw material, some of it 137

very raw indeed, whereas we can take due credit for the finished article. You matter more than we do and the parent who contracts out of that essential obligation (for whatever reason) courts irremediable disaster. For boys, like most of us, are happier when they do not have it all their own way. What then of our part in this partnership? Our a im is to instill civility, intellectual rigour and moral purpose. True enough though it sounds a heavy diet and I would temper it with the opportunity for responsibility (though there lies our dilemma as we need both a wide sense of responsibility and particular responsibilities pin-pointed on a few), and the ability to enjoy life and to enjoy it to the full. We had our share of moaners and groaners a short time ago. You know those who put on an air of calculated misery, quite an effort for them sometimes when really they are feeling quite cheerful. I happened to meet a boy about that time who said quite casually, "You know I enjoy school." It warmed my heart. All this then, but some sense of direction too, some ideals, some standards of behaviour and some moral guidance. Of course we sometimes seem to fall between the devil and the deep blue sea. There are those who look to us fo r high academic standards and would be disappointed if we did not attain them. Yet, this may invite the criticism that we neglect the ordinary boy- not that I have ever known one. How misguided can people be? So let me nail this fallacy for ever. There is nothing exclusive in our attitude, our aim at all time in co-operation with the parent and not least through the tutorial system, is to do our utmost for the welfare. and development of each individual boy to the summit of his potential, and my own personal concern is infinite. You may remember that for a few years now at the end of the Lent term, instead of reports we have sent to parents a personal letter from their son's tutor, written after consultation with subject masters and others. It was an idea of mine which I thought worth trying, in spite of some doubts expressed by masters. So try it we did, and it worked well as parents very readily acknowledged. Imagine too my surprise and delight in finding in the February issue of Where, the educational journa l of the Advisory Centre for Education, just such a notion trumpeted abroad with loud applause. A rare pleasure indeed when the schoolmaster of some experience finds himself in the forefront of educational advance- not that it is all that infrequent. And now a note of gratitude. My warmest thanks to all who serve this School so well and if beyond that I must be selective, time alone is to blame. But first, as in truth and honour bound, my heart-felt tribute to Sir Frank Lee, Vice-Chairman of our Governors a nd Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, until his death on April 28th this year. Few will ever know what his wisdom and fortitude have meant to this School, but that does not lessen the obligation to him of us all for his discerning help and his capacity for action. Quick as he was to realise both the grandeur and the problems of King's and the need at such a time here as elsewhere, for the maximum support and encouragement for all who guide from within the destinies of a great school. Nor is it the least of his qualities that when taken ill last autumn his greatest regret was that he missed the match against the Fijians. In Sir Frank Lee there was a rare and precious blend of high intelligence, long experience and rich humanity. Nor must I forget my own personal indebtedness to his wife. It was Lady Lee who observed with studied nonchalance a few years ago when we walked round the Precincts, "It must be worth almost anything to live in surroundings so beautiful." I do not know what I had said or done to elicit such a remark, but it isalmost anything, though it makes a difference where you put the accent. Still if ever even in these Elysian fields there is some slight contretemps, I remind myself, as I may have told you before, of those truly well-chosen words. 138

Jt I turn now to the O.K.S. Association and its members, it is because I wou ld put 011 record their loyal and increasing help- not least in the matter of the Educational and Benevolent Trust which has done much for the School and will do more under both its terms of reference; and I sho uld like to accept with grat itude, Bruce Money's genero us gift of the copy of the Christopher Marlowe portrait. I must too express my warm than ks to Michael Penn for all his valued help on the financial side of o ur affairs, and to wish him well in his new appo intmen t. And here I must mention a lso two relative new-comers who have done so much in so short a time, and to whom I would express my own personal appreciation and gratitude. Mr. Robinson, our C lerk of Works who shares with me a common heritage, a lmost a common ancestry, so that we can readily understand one another, and Mrs. Slimming, my secretary, for her unobtrusive efficiency, her real concern for the welfare of this place, and her deep understanding of the ways of schoolmasters. Talking of schoolmasters, l hope my colleagues will excuse and und erstand bo th a general expression of gratitude and a particular exceptio n. As o ne who bea rs the prime responsibility, I must express to John Sugden a nd Mlle. Marie-France Pignol, our warmest congratulations and good wishes on their fort hcoming marriage. I wish I could emulate an article in the Ken/ish Express in its use of the language of romance, but at least I can quote from it. Under the heading, "French without Tears" it reads, "Mlle. Pignol was only the second woman ever appointed to the staff of the tradition-steeped school beside Canterbury Cathedral. Now the dark-haired girl who added a new dimension to French lessons in the cloistered culture of King's, has a lso said 'Oui'. And the Headmaster who started it all can congratulate himself that with a third French wife, the F rench department will have been notably and very attractively strengthened. " I wonder what I can do next? In a rather different context I must mention too my Captain of School, Timothy Priestman. Still here, I am glad to say, to guide my tottering footsteps through the darkness of the first few days of the Au tumn term, into the brightness of October sunshine. Custommy own-compels me to say something about him and I will say two things. First, I take particular care over the choice of the Captain of School, yet when it came to the point r did not hesitate very much over Tim Priestman-a parson's son for a start-the first I have known in my nearly 18 years of Headmastering, and I liked what I had heard about him. His humo ur and h umanity and his ability to compel assent to principles and standards by the weight, some 13 stone, of his influence and by his own personal example. And then there came a morning, the second day of February it was, when as usual at 8.39 the School was assembled in this hall and masters and monitors were waiting in the vestibule. There in his place too a nd in fu ll control was the Captain of School, but perhaps (or was I wrong?) a shade greener than usual. Suddenly he came up to me and said, " I have been sick once today" and then un poco agitato accelerando "I think I am going to be sick again." Well I took my cue and sent him back to h is House post haste. But to have been there in such duress and under such circumstances. Can loyalty and devotion go further? It was then that I knew I had made the right choice and I express to him my gratitude for these past two terms in confident expectation of his continuing help and suppo rt fo r the remainder of the year. I shall face the new term with an added confidence. Now all that remains o n this St. Swithin's Day is the Epilogue. Written in heroic couplets by a new Alexander Pope who masquerades under the name of Jeremy Maule who left us last December. It is readily intelligi ble with a nice but not malicious humour, and altogether I believe you will enjoy it. Thank you, Mr. Dean, and you too Mr. Deputy Mayor, for honouring us with yo ur presence. 139

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What trivial scenes from mighty causes spring, Come, SEMOLINA! Muse of Nonsense, sing! Leave hangdog politicians to their sport, And fly from HAMPTON to the Greener Court Of HENRY'S School-a King whom all men know Since JOVE and Television willed it so. Say, Listener, what strange motive could entice, With anxious effort a nd with footing nice, From BROMLEY Sofa or from SIDCUP Vase, The steps of some five hundred fond Mamas, Complete with Parasol and Idle Chat, Some Names to drop, a Large, Expensive Hat, Attendant Daughters, if not over-plain, And, to escort them, their reluctant Swain, In proper Chariot, or at greater loss, To Canterbury West from Charing Cross? (Though Honour adds,. that most are far too frail T'entrust their Equipage to British Rail). What stranger reason is it that compels These white Beaux' Ties, those Canterbury Belles, Frocks, Fribbles, Fancies, Braces, Buckled-Shoes? To questions such as these replies the Muse, Declaring with unprompted ostentation, "This is the King's School Feast- COMMEMORATION!"

Mad dogs, come out! for now the burning ray And HENRY'S Bell declare the noon of day; The School in Chorus all its arts employs, And what it lacks in Talent gives in Noise; Now the Assembly's bid go forth in Peace; Now the long labours of the Luncheon cease; Time marches on, and leaves Blancmanges numb; Wants but one Hour, and the great Moment's come. Fond Aunts to their Complexion make repai r, Or summon up the Garden-Party Air, Put on their Face, reach for the Pallette-Knife, And kick the costive Lap-Dog back to life. Now to the Hall their curious footsteps tend, And, gaze abstract, the concrete Steps ascend; Now, ere the pomp and circumstance begin, Ere the Doors ope to let the Parents in, The Prizes and their Victors wait inside, The SYLPH instructs them in the Rites of Pride140

LIBRARIEL his Name, his special care The Volumes on the Table to prepare"Silence !'' he said, and silence fell; whereat, In accents suave began this Diplomat : " Hail, blest of Fortune all, some well-deserv'd You will observe you're here to be observ'd: Vain as these Verses, and as Chapters dull, As Cannons give report, you Honours cull ; Without exception, therefore, upright sit, And laugh when any Speech approaches wit; Or, should the Speaker make embarrass'd Pause, Conceal h is Anguish with polite Applause; Wince not at ill-tim'd Jests, or feeble Puns: Your Parents laugh- Why then should not their sons? Nor any mere attempt at humour miss, Should Dean raconte, Headmaster reminisce; 'Though Jet attention be to timing 'drest: Who laughs the longest does not laugh the best. Know further yet: when you are caiJ'd to stand, Let Courtesy restrain each eager hand ; When the Headmaster speaks, and all around, With " JUNIOR LATIN PRIZE" the roofs reso und, Your chosen Volume's taken off the shelf, And proffer'd to Him by my Humble Self, In left hand, He the Manual will present, With right make manual acknowledg'ment. Now let the Smile of Gratitude appear, But move no further! for the Stage stops here; Nor fooli sh glance to fond Mama presume, Bow to the Dean, and then your seat resume. The EPILOGUE will bore you all to tears, But then, it has done for the last three years; So smile ! and let your Parents condescend T'admire what they will never comprehend." Thus spake the Seraph, and forthwith appear'd On every Scholar's face a Smile veneer'd ; And from that moment till, at half-past-three, The lowing herd wound slowly to its tea, No Civil Obsequy their Conduct lack'd: No single Scholar's Smile was even Crack'd.

Now to the grassy meads they swift repair, Here taste a cup, consume a tea-cake there; With flags and pennants the wide Tents are decked, Th' Oasis of a Gothick Architect; Mysterious Fruit the tasteful Hats adorn, And China's vessels tinkle on the Lawn. 141

l Now every Mother dons her Siren Glance, And sallies forth her Neighbours to entrance; Meets Other Parents, eats, talks, overcomes, Sparkles enough t'eclipse their brighter Sons, At length retires, flinging a Parthian Shot, With, "Poor, dear SIMON- Cambridge, was it not?". Her absent Child's in social guile's employed, Matron to meet, or Tutor to avoid; While Grandmama, o'ercome by sultry air, Sinks la nguishing upon the slatted Chair, Dispatching PAUL and ANNA to fill up At the moist Pump the necessary Cup; Th' industrious Pair their fluid task divide, And woo the bashful Naiad side by side. The stouter swain, for ard uous labour plann'd, The handle guiding with his practis'd hand , By art hydraulic a nd propulsion stout Evokes the steaming treasure from the spout ; The maid , attentive to the useful flow, Adjusts the apt recyptacle below; The fragrant waves with bright reflections burn, And mirror'd Beauty blushes in the Urn. But stay! what dismal scene now greets their eyes? Masters amok? and Matrons in surprise? Black Clouds, nay, Rain proclaims the Summer Frock A pliant Victim of tempestuous Shock. Ah! hapless Mortals! know ye not that Heav'n, Whate'er ye ask for, lets your Prayer be giv'n? (Thus spake a Nymph: "The Lawn could do with rain": Who asks so well can never ask in vain). The Thunder crashes, and the Parents flee Careful for shelter 'neath a neighbouring Tree, Whilst even Archimagisterial grace To Thunder's rude Alarms takes second place; 'Though social Masters, chatt'ring all the while, Smile to find time, and still find time to smile. The Muse beholds enough, picks up her skirts, And, tripping off, the Fatal Scene deserts; The sodden Pennant struggles in the Breeze; While ling'ring Spinsters, always hard to please, Let rain dilute their scandal-sweeten'd Tea, Or curse the Weather, and the B.B.C. What Reason could not, Thunder overthrew: The Garden-Party meets its Waterloo.

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ACADEMIC AND OTHER DISTINCTIONS GAINED 1970-1971 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIPS ANDERSON,

BESWICK, N. W. CHAMBERLIN, A. J ..•• DAWSON, A. W. ELLIS, N. C .... INMAN, R. J. M. LAWRANCE, J . N . MAULE, J. F. NOWOTTNY, P. M. A. PARKER, L . . . . SENIOR, C. J . WAGSTAFF, P. J. WALTHAM, C. WOHANKA, R. L. M. WOOLLETI', D. V.

Open Exhibition (Parker) in Classics for Law, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences (Taylors), Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge Open Exhibition in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford Choral Scholarship, St. John's College, Cambridge. Mason Scholarship in Natural Science, Corpus Christi College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Classics, New College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Classics, Balliol College, Oxford Open Scholarship in History, Christ Church, Oxford Open Scholarship in Mathematics and Physics, Balliol College, Oxford Open Mackinnon Scholarship in History for Law, Magdalen College, Oxford Choral Exhibition, Worcester College, Oxford Open Exhibition in Classics (for Archaeology and Anthropology), Peterhouse, Cambridge Open Instrumental Scholarship in Music, Worcester College, Oxford Open Scholarship in History (Robert Owen Bishop), Christ's College, Cambridge Open Scholarship in Modern Languages, Keble College, Oxford

MUSIC AWARDS D. H. BAILEY S. W. BARLOW

D. G. BENSON P. P. COPCUTT P. E. DAVIES A. M. S. S.

J. J. ELLISON S. GOOD ... J. HARRISON R. HARRISON

A. J. MARRINER

Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Violin) Awarded Associate of the Royal College of Organists. National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Viola)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Oboe)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Flute)Distinction Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Violin) National Yo uth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano) Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano)Distinction National Youth:orchestra 143

Passed Associated Board Grade Vlll (Organ) National Youth Orchestra National Youth Orchestra Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Horn) Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Piano) Passed Associated Board Grade VIII (Horn)Distinction National Youth Orchestra National Youth Orchestra

J. P. ROBERTS N. C. P. N.

F. ROBERTS SENIOR R. TAYLOR H. A. TERRY

G. P. WILLIAMS

SERVICE AWARDS

Royal Naval University Cadetship University Cadetship. Regular Commissions Board. Oriel College, Oxford Selected for a Cadetship in the Engineering Branch,

N. R. MARSHALL

M. P. RICHMOND-COGGAN . . . R . C. N . WARREN

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OTHER AWAIWS AND DISTINCTIONS R. D. CARTER R. J. S. SHAW

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Senior Commercial Apprenticeship, n.A.c . Awarded Harveian Society Prize

FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1970 P. J . A. LANDYMORE M. M. SIMPSON

Magdalen College, Oxford; in Modern History University College, Oxford ; in English (Violet Vaughan Morgan Prize)

FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1971 E. H. BAILEY J. A. BARNDEN R. H .

DUCKWORTH

N. D. KING . ..

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; in LL.B. Trinity College, Cambridge; in Mathematics, Part II St. John's College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part l A Trinity College, Cambridge; in Music, Part IT

THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS, 1970

J . ASHFORTH

M. J . N. BAKER

J. A. BARNDEN c. s. T. BOSHER

P. F.

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R. DEIGHTON R. A. EADIE ... J. K. HARRIS V. N. HAWKER J. M. HUTCHINSON D. P. IMBER ... N. W. JACKSON P. S. K. JOHNSON J. C. KERMODE W. M. LATTIMER

T. A. LING

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C. W. F. MCDONALD A. R. PARROTT J. B. H. POOLE C. J. SCRAGG A. M. N. SHAW C. G. STEER ... L. A. TUCKER A. S. WILLIAMS D. M. YOUNG

Clare College, Cambridge; in Mechanical Sciences, Part II Trinity College, Cambridge; in Electrical Sciences Jesus College, Cambridge; in French, Part I Pembroke College, Cambridge; in Mechanical Sciences, Part I Worcester College, Oxford; in Engineering Magdalene College, Cambridge; in Architecture and Fine Arts, Part I Trinity College, Oxford; in Engineering and Economics Hertford College, Oxford; in Chemistry, Part I St. John's College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part II Christ Church, Oxford; in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science Queen's College, Oxford ; in Jurisprudence Trinity College, Oxford; in Modern Languages Jesus College, Cambridge; in Modern Languages, Part II Keble College, Oxford; in Modern History King's College, Cambridge; in Engineering, Part I llrasenose College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence Trinity College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence New College, Oxford; in Engineering St. Catherine's College, Oxford; in B.C. L. Lincoln College, Oxford ; in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering Science New College, Oxford; in Jurisprudence

THE FOLLOWJNG HAVE BEEN AWARDED SECOND CLASS HONOURS, 1971 K. L. J. ALDER R. A. CHAMBERLIN ...

1. D. cox s. DHAMIJA .. â&#x20AC;¢

J. E. FIDLER . . . J. A. HAMPTON

HANDLEY

K. G. K.IJIJHLE

Trinity College, Cambridge; in Music, Part II Jesus College, Cambridge; in Classics, Part I St. John's College, Cambridge; in Economics, Part I Emmanuel College, Cambridge; in Economics, Part I Pembroke College, Cambridge; in Chemical Engineering, Part I Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Natural Sciences, Part In St. John's College, Cambridge; in Archaeology and Anthropology, Part I St. John's College, Cambridge; in History, Part II 145

l N. A. J-1. MCNAiR J. H. B. POOLE

N. M. RAE

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J. J. RAEMAEKERS

C. S. W. SMITH R. J. A. TRUE

A. B. J. WILLETT

Pembroke College, Cambridge; in Music, Part t King's College, Cambridge; in Electrical Sciences Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; in History, Part I Peterhouse, Cambridge; in Archaeology and Anthropology, Part I Jesus College, Cambridge; in Music, Part I Lincoln College, Oxford; in Music Pembroke College, Cambridge; in Agriculture, Part I

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D. J. M. RAY D. A. SARGENT C. B. SEAMAN K . G. A. SINCLAIR ... P. M. A. SHERWOOD J . H. TURNER

J. D. WILLIAMS

Graduated first in the Higher Civil Service Commission in Arabic Middle temple; Blackstone Award The City University. Awarded the Kenchington Prize (for Civil Engineering) Bristol University. Awarded Harmsworth Law Scholarship (by Masters of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple) Keble College, Oxford. Cricket Blue Magdalen College, Oxford. Academical Clerkship Brasenose College, Oxford. Golf Blue Senior Scholar, Trinity College, Cambridge University College Hospital Dental School. Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Licentiate of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England York University. D.Phil. Magdalen College, Oxford. Academical Clerkship (Tenor) Principal Conductor of the B. B. C. Scottish Symphony Orchestra Exeter College, Oxford. Judo Half-Blue. Elected to a Fellowship at Downing College, Cambridge First Class Honours in Solicitors' Final Examination. Awarded Serjeants Inn Prize, and the Charles Streete City of London Solicitors' Company Prize Roya l Academy of Music, The Walden Prize, The Mukle Priz.e, The Leslie Regan Memorial Prize 146

PRESENT HOLDERS OF EXHIBITIONS GENERAL EXHIBITION FUND

BUNCE EXHIBITION SIDEBOTHAM EXHIBITION GILBERT

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G. F. Wilson to St. Andrews University R. S. W. F. Tonking to Emmanuel College, Cambridge J. M. Ditchburn to Manchester University T. B. Jeffery to Jesus College, Cambridge C. J. Senior to Worcester College, Oxford L. Parker to Magdalen College, Oxford C. T. W. Anderson to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge N. C. Ellis to Corpus Christi College, Oxford G. S. Thomson at King's College, Cambridge N. R. Marshall, King's College, Cambridge G. H. Lambrick to Lincoln College, Oxford J. N. Lawrance to Balliol College, Oxford A. J. Chamberlin to Corpus Christi College, Oxford L. S. F. Hewson to Brasenose College, Oxford M. W. J. Thorne to Trinity College, Oxford A. S. Horne to Bristol University

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EXTRACTS FROM A FLORENTINE DIARY FROM 1450 TO 1516 BY LUCA LANDUCCI Bruce Money, O.K.S. 1901-1907 1481 15th October The hermit died at Santa Maria Novella having been tortured in various ways. It was said that they skinned the soles of his feet and burnt them by holding them in the fire till the fat dripped off them, after which they set him upright and made him wa lk across the Great Hall: and these things caused his death. Opinions were divided as to whether he were gui lty or innocent. 1482 12th June At a certain service the worship began on 5th April and the Virgin- seated holding the dead Christ in her arms after he had been taken down from the cross--<:hanged from blue to red and from red to black and divers colours. 27th August Many people here saw fiery flames in the air above Florence. 1483 1st April At Siena four men were thrown out of the windows of the Palazzo de Signore and six more were hung. Cit izens who had fled from F lorentine territory. 23rd April There was an eclipse of the Moon, and it h appened that three people fell dead on this d ay. It is considered in F lorence that the Moon has had a powerful influence. 1484 23rd October A Cardinal-legate came to F lorence who was going to the King of France as ambassador to confirm to him his father's crown, and this Cardinal chanced to be the very man whom the last King of France had kept for many years in prison in an Iron Cage. 1486 28th March A man was hung in Florence and was taken down for dead, but later was found not to be so. Thus the "Eight" decided to have him hung a second time. 1492 5th April At about 3 at night the lantern of the cupola of Santa Maria del Fiore was struck by a thunderbolt and split in half and the door leading to the Servi was taken off its hinges in a miraculous way. 1495 6th January The "Eight" in search of money found in San Marco 1,200 florins belonging to Giovanni. Some gave blame to Traferolamo's false preaching about money. 9th August D uring Vespers the cupola of the Duano was struck by a thunderbolt. It did not do much harm, but terrified those who were in the choir.

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1499 12th June A multitude of hairy little caterpillars appeared in Florence and bit people and the bites became swollen and painful which showed they were poisonous.

1500

2nd July On a certain day women came out of Pisa clothed only in their chemises, but our troops took them, suspecting that they carried messages, and decided to search them.

1503

29th May An executioner was murdered by the people, being stoned to death. It had happened that a certain ensigne who had slain another was to be beheaded that morning. The executioner did not succeed in cutting off his head either at the first or second or even the third blow of the axe, so the Cavaliere who stood next to him struck him twice with his stick, but the people felt compassion for him as he was only twenty-one years of age, and they shouted "a sassi, a sassi" (stone him, stone him) but he was killed eventually and afterwards the boys dragged his body to Santa Croce.

1511

Jlth March We heard a monster had been born at Ravenna. It had a horn on its head and instead of arms it had two wings like a bat's and it bears an hermaphrodite and on the right knee it had an eye and on the left foot an eagle. The painting of it can be seen in F lorence.

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17th January A certain Nun threw herself from a high roof and was killed on the spot and the same day a peasant's daughter who went to a well said Our Lady appeared to her not only once but many times so that the Bishop went there with several others and she showed them a sign pointing to a star in the sky at midday.

1536 In the year 1529 the custom of wearing hoods began to go out and by 1532 not a single one was to be seen, caps or hats being worn instead and at the same time men began to cut their hair short.

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18th December Filippo Stozzi who had been imprisoned in the Citadel for 16 months cut his throat or had his throat cut, a matter which causes serious reflection. NoTE: These details, taken from Luca Landucci's Florentine Diary, show how violence and heresy have prevailed throughout all generations and may therefore perhaps be of interest to some readers.

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A SUGGESTION FROM THE EDITORS More than likely you're one of the large majority of Canluarian readers within the School who flick through these Yellow Pages in a swift and cynical manner, thinking of this section of the magazine as a sort of "pseuds corner~' where certain members of the School try to demonstrate their intellectual superiority by producing what you consider meaningless and purposeless drivel. Jn your opinion they are taking advantage of space wrongly accorded to them to show off. For you, their efforts are baldly unsuccessful. and arouse your irritation more than anything else. However, in this estimation you lack sympathy a nd understanding of your fellows. They arc in fact aware of this possible criticism of their work, and this is perhaps why so few people contribute seriously to the magazine. The writer at school suffers from self-doubt to a considerable degree, and is bewildered as to his real position. In essence it is not the reception accorded to his work that disturbs him; what is important for him is that he has fulfilled a dictate beyond his comprehension by writing. Thus far the comments of others are of no significance. His writing is a projection of his own mind, and its existence alone is sufficient justification. There is no sense in pointing to a poet's hand and declar ing it worse than your own; if you stab that hand with a knife, it will bleed, just like your hand; it develops callouses on the second finger of the writing hand, just like your hand. You can deride it or even destroy it, but you cannot destroy its existence, nor its equality of validity with your hand. This argument defends all deviations from the usual. Yet the schoolboy writer is sti ll in doubt; he questions the validity of his writing. He fears that writing is not really a necessity for him but mere exhibitionismÂˇ thus he seeks the additional justification of communication. He cannot know the exact composition of the satisfaction writing brings him. To know that this writing interests others, however slightly, would be a great step forward for him. That poetry can have the power to fascinate and sustain is certain, although irrational. Therefore may we make a suggestion as to the way in which you proceed with your reading of this section of the magazine. Our main principle in selecting these poems is to try to eliminate anything that is contributed tongue in cheek. This trend is indicated by the fact that the hideous "Aicker poem", characterized by the presence of the word "flicker" every five lines, is no longer to be seen on these pages, largely owing to the zeal of Jeremy Lawrance during his time as editor. We have tried to select for sincerity at the expense of verbosity. For an example of the latter submitted as a joke to see what the editors would accept, see Simon Thorn's item in this issue, the only one that could be pieced together after the initial destruction ceremony. Therefore, when you look at one of these poems, please don't complain after five seconds that it's meaningless, and turn over in disgust; if what the writer had to say was as facile as all that he would not be using poetry as a medium. Ask yourself why he wrote that poem; what emotion caused him to take up his pen in the first place; the end-product may be a failure; the emotion is still valid. Maybe it is also your emotion, and you can partially escape the loneliness that surrounds you by sharing it. Even if your questioning has no result, don't lose sympathy for the writer. Perhaps you might stop him at the edge of the Green Court and tell him that you read his poem. At little cost to yourself you will strengthen the selfrespect of a fellow human who is after all, like you, only seeking his own path in the universal flight from fear and absurdity. Do you begrudge him that one sentence? R, P. LINDLEY,

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V. Then he grew a beard, So I couldn't see his Nice face anymore, And he's all the more mysterious.

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C. B. 0. Horrl• The monkey scrambled up the bars, Pulling, scratching, biting at the cold steel. People shouted "Oever monkey", and threw peanuts. But I knew why he did it; At 4.26 every afternoon, A ray of sun Shone through the top left hand comer of the cage For I minute and 3S seconds. The monkey made this pilgrimage every day, To bask in the sun And to remember his former life.

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KING'S WEEK, 1971 "Festivals spring up like groundsel in an i/1-kempt garden, and it needs a fair excuse to justify another, (This is more necessary than ever in Canterbury where the civic f estival and tl1e Cricket Week in themselves provide a wide variety of entertainment and jollification). Yet all previous events of this kind in Canterbury fall into one or both of t wo classifications: first, entertainment brought in from outside; secondly, providing one's own entertainment, but in a parochial and sentimental-pseudo-historical m anner. In King's Week, we had the minimum of the first and none of the faults of the second." "When King's Week was being planned, a deliberate attempt was made to ensure that it was to consist mainly of School items, with the minimum of professional leavening. The project seemed ambitious and, as was inevitable with a series of changing programmes, the greatest challenge was offered to the musicians."

King' s Week is now twenty, and the above quotations come, as some more discerning readers may have realised, from The Cantuarian of 1952. I feel they show how close we have remained to the origina l spirit of the week, for the stress is still la id on School items, and the greatest challenge is still offered to the musicians, particularly now that examinations have crept so close to the concerts and put the boys under immense stra in. That our School entertainments rise above the parochial is well proven by their popularity rating, and once more it was the Symphony Concert which was the first performance to sell out. If the proximity of exa minations forces us once again next yea r to limit the number of concerts, then we shall have to limit the a mount of tickets allowed per person, as many people were disappointed this year by the way in which the concert sold out on the first day of parental booking. School drama flourishes in similar vein, and the news soon got round Canterbury that Nigel O'Dwyer's production of The Taming of the Shrew should not be missed: the result was visible in the " sold out" notices on Saturday evening and the audience of over 600. The Frogs and The Arabian N ights both sold out as well, whilst over 450 people saw our this year's French play, Cyrano de Bergerac. What then of the "professional leavening" ? D a me Edith Evans was unfortunately prevented by illness from joining us, so back to the West End we went and were very fortunate to be able to welcome Margaret Rawlings in her stead. Also a t the top of their particular field were "The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields", whose concert drew the most prolonged applause that our Chairman of Governors had ever heard in the Great Hall, whilst the reception given to Cy Grant must have run them quite close. Memorable visitors then to round off a week blessed once again by the weather god. Our thanks go to all the actors, musicians, producers, back-stage boys and ladies, Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Stewart, but a bove a ll, once again, to the boys who really ran the show : the Secretary, Charles Anderson, and his helpers, Andrew Chamberlin (who also handled the press) and Jeremy Lawrence, Finance Secretaries Hugh Goodale and Nick Marshall, the former being responsible for record takings in the King's Week Booth, and Commando chief Robert Edwards, whose merry men kept things going during the week itself. It never ceases to amaze me that year by year the group of boys chosen for these jobs gets more and more responsible, making the Manager's job seem more and more of a sinecure. The day approaches, but it has not quite dawned yet!

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MISS MARGARET RAWLINGS Miss Ma rgaret Rawl ings opened King's Week with a recital and reading of some of her favourite poems. She quickly established a sympathetic relationship with her aud ience, and this was to help her in overcoming the initial difficulties of projecting her voice into such a large hall. Her first poems, mostly rather wistful o nes by Hardy, Betjeman, and de Ia Ma re, were too intimate and quiet-toned for most people in the ha ll to hear. Miss Rawlings was more successful when she turned to comic material and to a group of poems about journeys to experience. Of the former, Ogden Nash was as popular as usual, and Betjeman's In Westminster Abbey a nd Auden's macabre Ballad of James Honeyman were entertainingly spoken. Âˇ Miss Rawlings' final recital was of Cleopatra's death scene. Here she remarkably conveyed the apotheosis of "dying Egypt", despite the handicap of the bleak stage around her. Indeed, though one might fault Miss Rawlings for seeming a little unprepared in one o r two items (whilst hastily adding our appreciation that she had replaced Dame Edith Evans at short notice), one should also say that a solo performer like this might benefit from being afforded one or two visual features, or at least screens, aro und her: a few flower-boxes would have been preferable to the exposed fuse-box which alo ne caught the eye.

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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Wheeling swifts calling in the setting sun, traffic barking through Broad Street, the grey massed buildings behind the vast stage, the audience intent by the base-line while the players try to "serve" their voices down the Dean's tennis-court, Bell Harry aloof and silent to our left- the setting remains as fine, familiar and difficult as ever. King's Week generates its own atmosphere and when blessed with heat and sun we flock in fro m far and near to taste of the bountiful fare. Faced on this occasion by a meal of the "Shrew" I confess to misgivings : why this play of all Shakespeare's, a piece of comparatively crude juvenilia compiled from a typically rough, sub-Decameron Ita lian novella, a play that is very wordy and takes a long time to build up to its wit and drama, its poetry and verbal duels? Indeed, when we set the play's trad itional sex-roles against the claims of Women's Lib, its stampedes to the altar against Italy's recent divo rce law, its endless fussing over dowries against the present move in Italy to make dowries illegal- how far removed this play then seems from the 1971 scene ! Yet further reflection reveals the other side to all this. Undeniably this is a popular play and has had plenty of following: witness Cole Porter's post-war musical, Kiss me Kate, and more recently Zeffirelli's colourful and entertaining film version. The play's good humour, rough, bantering and simple, appeals to the guffaw in most of us-Mr. David Miller in his customary leading role! It contains many sparkling lines; Kate is a splendid creation (so many of Shakespeare's women are), at a deeper level she and Petruchio 157

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meet in mutual respect a nd admiration, and- odd though it may appear to the virulent feminist- Petruchio is one of the very few likeable you ng men that Shakespeare created. Nevertheless, if the play is to be more than a pleasant frolic, it must lose none of its humour while making it very clear how a mere joke a nd pure financial gamble are transformed into a rich relationship of love. In other words, it has to rely for its success on two important elements, neither of which are readily available in a school production : a great deal of expert comic business and activity, and above all a throbbing undercurrent of passion a nd sexuality beneath the clash of temperaments in the lovers which finally deepens to love. It is too much to ask the necessary expertise and experience of schoolboys. Neither of the two productions of the "Shrew" I have seen at King's achieved these very difficult aims, Robert Smith's New Boys' play in 1964 and N igel O'Dwyer's King's Week production this year. But wi thin these wide limits Mr. O'Dwyer's was a good one : it moved swiftly dispensed with distracting scene-shifting, gave each player a personality to fill as best h~ could and would, used the stage well, was crisply spoken, and it entertained the audience. The set gave plenty of room, levels and access, but it was too white a nd impersonal for my taste: it gave me no feeling of an Elizabethan tavern for the Christopher Sly framework or of an Italian town for the play-within-the-play. It therefore left all to the actors who coped very well in the conditions, and I liked the way the producer spread his action all around and away from the stage. Gavin Ashenden's Hortensio was a good example of making something out of little, byÂˇcombining the simple device of " dwopping" h is r's with voice projection and brisk acting competence. A gem of a performance came from Nicholas Ardagh as Biondello- it will be very interesting to see him in the years to come. In 1964 one new boy played a n excellent Gremio, James H arris : and here now was the third brother, Edward, playing Lucentio. Edward Harris showed the capability of both his elder brothers, but I felt he found no interest in the character he was playing, and since Richard Yonge's Bianca could not overcome that lady's dullness on paper, this relationship had no life behind it. D avid Blackie seems to have been playing leads at King's for years and years, a firm and solid player, and it was wh olly appropriate that he should play Petruchio. He evidently enjoyed it and so we did too, but I felt he could have dominated the play with even more exuberance and panache. David is interested in acting and so I hope he will not mind some humble advice : he must try to overcome a tendency to stooping which lessens his a uthority on the stage and also learn to produce his voice without the throatiness that has characterized it. But he is to be thanked for another firm a nd sustained performance to add to his quiver. Two other players deserve particula r mention: Jeremy Thomas looked remarkably like a Hoi bein portrait come to life and played Baptista with a sharp clarity and authority that were an object lesson: while Robert Damon as Tranio entertained the audience with a well-observed dual performance as servant and pretended master. And then there was Katharine, handsome and bass-voiced : here were intelligence and good speaking, but I fear I could not find a real character in her or share her feelings sufficiently. In general, the actors conveyed much that was good, but the company only partly overcame the tedium of the Induction, the play's wordiness a nd endless expla nations- which brings me back to the cornerstones of comedy and passion. The "Shrew" is only apparently a simple play, in fact it is as difficult as any of Shakespeare's, and l congratulate all concerned, on stage and behind the scenes, for getting as near as they d id to the impossible we all yearn for when we go to see a Shakespeare play. GERALD P EACOCKE.

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CARDINAL HEENAN'S HISTORIC VISIT TO KING'S [Kentish Gazette

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THE ARABIAN NIGHTS A REPORT TO HfS ROYAL MASTER THE SULTAN BY HIS AMBASSADOR I N CANTERBURY Your Royal Highness, By the favour of Allah, 1 this day attended a final and most distinguished marionette drama adapted from your illustrious wife's world-celebrated Tales of the Arabian Nights. The scenery, costumes, properties and the construction of the characters themselves were beyond praise. The colours were brilliant and exotic in the true oriental spirit and I was transported by the jewel-like view of the enchanted city half hid beyond the black hills. Of peculiar merit were the persons of an evil negro and an enchanted prince and, in the voice of a humble fisherman methought I discerned the a uthentic accents of the East. rn trifling details the production was imaginative- as in the hollow timbre of the genii's voice when he was bottled up within his prison. Many extraordinary apparitions materialised with shocking effect and well-co-ordinated bursts of smoke. Transformation s of scene, often lengthy and irksome, were most speedy and effective. I must, however, admit that the acting did not absolutely match the superlative material and craftsmanship, and the speakers' gestures would have gained somewhat if performed slower and with greater emphasis, even to the point of caricature, and the handlers did not always avoid giving their figures unnecessary or slightly distracting movements. A dimmer, or indeed bluer light in the Palace of Tears, might have rendered the Enchantress' disturbi ng failure to distinguish between a visiting Sultan and her negro lover a trifle more forgiveable on her part. The vulgar-minded were disappointed in their desire to view the carcass of a dead ass in Scene I. But these are trifles. We were kept in constant expectation of the marvellous and our expectation was invariably satisfied. On this subject I beg Your Royal Highness to be careful how he purchases his fish or from whom- the frozen variety are least likely to talk back from the pan. SALAAM ALAIKUM AND FAREWELL.

CY GRANT Cy Grant is primarily known for his calypso singing on the television programme Tonight. However, that is only one side of his artistry : he has also played Othello in rep. and starred in cabaret. His programme for King's Week varied from Bob Dylan to Island in the Sun. Although playing primarily for the students his music had obvious appeal and was well received by the whole audience. The themes of love and peace were well illustrated with anti-war songs and a number called Thanda which conjugated the verb "to love". His instrument was the guitar, which he obviously believed to be a more than adeq uate means of communicating his feelings and emotions. The concert came to a rousing conclusion with the audience joining in Bob Dylan's Blowing in the Wind. The evening was enjoyed by all and Cy G rant's concert was a splendid beginning to the music of King's Week.

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HAMPTON.

THE FROGS â&#x20AC;˘rhis year's production by the Pater Society was The Frogs of Aristophanes. Aristophanes is a lways difficult to do, but one of the most outstanding features, among man y, of this production was its successful combination of ancient and modern. Specific references in the Greek were updated to consist of anything from Harold Wilson to Oh! Calcutta, and dress was accordingly a discreet mixture of ancient and modern. It did not seem incongruous, for instance, to see Dionysus in cassock, dog collar and M.B.E. in conjunction with the leopard skin to remind the audience of Heracles. Euripides and Aeschylus were both in modern dress, the difference between them being preserved by the degree of formality of their clothing. The only place where the translators did not use modern references as much as they might have done was in the quotations during the poetry contest. H ere one might have expected Eliot or Fry for Euripides rather than Shakespeare but perhaps this was ruled out as being too unfamiliar with the audience. Shakespear~ has the advantage of familiarity. Another outstanding quality of the production was its unity. The transition between the first and second parts of the play was skilfully managed by a new piece of parabasis inserted by the translators, and was also maintained by the pace of A. J. Chamberlin's performance as Dionysus (he did exceedingly well in a long and taxing role), and by the chorus, whose musical interventions were botlr varied and well sung. There were some nice pieces of staging, nota bly Charon with his boat entitled " Mourning Shroud" amidst the charmingly mimed frogs, and also the Umpire's chair for the poetic contest. The latter emphasised very suitably the formality of the last scene as did also the closing procession out of Hades. Good use was made throughout of stage space so that the action was never crowded and the whole performance proceeded with verve and admirable comic pace- an impressive addition to the Pater Society's list of previous productions. S. A. BARLOW.

THE ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THEFIELDS On the 13th July, a packed audience in the Shirley H a ll was treated to one of the finest concerts to be heard in Canterbury in recent years. It was given by members of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (directed by Neville Marriner) who played Mozart's Divertimento (K.136), Boccherini's 'Cello Quintet inC, Op. 37, No. 7, and Mendelssohn's Octet. This was an evening of chamber music at its very best. The complete mutual understanding between the players; the way in which the interest was "handed over" from part to part; the tremendous precision of eight players really playing together (particularly the pianissimo Scherzo of the Mendelssohn) and above all the sense of deep enjoyment conveyed by these musicians- all of this was so inspiring and refreshing to hear. A really memorable musical occasion. S.R.D. 160

SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS The weather was not ideal: it was a cold and windy July evening. The audience was attentive, large and warmly dressed. Quite a colourful sight, in fact, was the patchwork quilt array of blankets, sweaters, sleeping bags and plastic inflatable chairs. Edred Wright Jed his Mad rigal Society in fou r English madrigals to begin. The high standard of ensemble and intonation was set; this was maintained almost without exception for the entire concert. One of the resident cathedral pigeons made a flapping, noisy little flight from one roof to another at the fourth madrigal: "The messenger of the delightful spring, the cuckoo. proud bird mocking man . .. ". Next was Dvorak's moderato quasi marcia and minuetto (Serenade in D minor, Op. 44). This is scored for oboes, clarinets, bassoons, double bassoon, horns, 'cello and double bass. How wonderful it is to hear winds play in tune! And Stephen Davies caught the spirit of the music in perfectly chosen tempi, phrasi ng and dynam ics. T hen some more vocal music in the fo rm of three continental madrigals (sung in English translation). Mr. Wright's society performed them immaculately a nd expressively, but they seemed a bit pale coming immediately after the Dvorak. Madrigals are not the best spectator sport; they are better as entertainment for the participants. Weber's Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra is a well-constructed piece (Introduction, Theme and Variations) based on a light-hearted theme in E flat. Andrew Marriner performed it in style with good attention to phrasing, dynamics and tone colour. The accompaniment of the orchestra was superb at all times. For the first time, I forgot the cold weather, although toward the end when the variations began to increase motion (with bravura playing by the soloist), nature accompanied with a gentle accelerando i n the sound of wind in the trees. The most ambitious performance of the evening was four of the F ive Flower Songs, Op. 47, by Benjamin Britten. The very demand ing opening of the first song was momentarily subject to doubtful tuning, but this soon righted itself and the chorus d id the best singing of the evening. The most tender mood of the entire concer t was established by the end of the second song as it receded in a lovely harmonic veil, so characteristic of Britten. This was the last song (of a total of eleven) by the Madrigal Society in the concert. Every piece was well prepared. The musicians did not need to refer to their scores often , and gave great attention to their conductor. Singing in the open air is a lways more difficult than in a hall, but Mr. Wright's performers made us forget that. By this time, it was getting a bit colder. Emerging from the relative warmth of the Chapter House came five bassoonists, a harpsichordist (Stephen Davies), and a treble soloist (Christopher Davies) to perform "Geloso sospetto" from Octavia (1705) by Reinhard Keiser. Five bassoons and a treble ! An audacious (and successful) combination. Christopher Davies, an ex-chorister of St. John's College, Cambridge, managed the melismas and grupetti with ease and style. One of the nicest things about his singing was that he d idn't disappear in the lower part of his voice as many lesser trebles do. This aria is a kind of baroque mini-concerto for treble, with many florid passages both very high and very low; Christopher Davies possessed the considerable technique required. Mr. Stephen Davies led the G lee Clu b in a hilarious rendition of Amo, amas, I love a lass, followed by a drunken song by Grieg. The singi ng of Loch Lomond was welcomed 161

by the (still attentive, still large) audience. The man next to me was humming by the time the third verse came. By now, the stained-glass in the Chapter House was just beginning to show light from inside, and the last num ber of the evening began. Incidental music from Le R oi s'amuse composed by that master of ballet music, Leo Delibes. Mr. D avies, cond ucting, was stili giving his absolutely clear beat and numerous cues. Stephen Ba rlow, percussion and tympanist, was perfectly with him. But in spite of this, the standard of rhythm ic precision and playing in tune was palpably below that of the previous instrumental music. It did not seem to be as well-prepared as everything else had been. It was a good choice, however to end the concert. This dance music is vividly evocative of the court of a king and wa~ very much at home in the mediaeval cloisters where we a ll hudd led together that cold night listening to a summer evening's music. J. R. FENSTERMAKER.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC This was a brave choice for the King's Week French la nguage production. Edmond Rostand's five-act r omantic tragi-comedy about a minor poet of the seven teenth century is an extravagant monster of a play. In 1897 when it first appeared it was already a theatrical dinosaur, a throw-back to the dramatic styl~ of the first half of the century, and in 1971 it might seem almost unplayable, especially as the na me part requires a vi rtuoso star performer like the French actor for whom it was originally written. And yet, against all the odds Cyrano de B ergerac retains its appeal for modern aud iences; in particular, it seems, for E nglish speaking audiences: Hollywood made a film of it, it has been on the telly (B.B.C.), done outdoors in Regent's Park and indoors at the National Theatre (October, 1970). However, the source of the play's vitality is essentially French. It has that Latin delight in bravura display for its o wn sake which English actors find difficult to render, and to say that their cast went some way towards doing just this is a tribute to Mireille and John Griffin 's direction. The style of the production was right; it struck that note of showy artificiality which the text demands, without givi ng in to the temptation to wi n cheap laughs by "sending it up". The actors clearly understood this. Eyes, hands and voices were a ll used with great verve, tho ugh movement about the stage, both individual and group, was less successful, seeming a little stiff and constrained at times. Sensible use, however, was made of the bare platform stage to give the action a clear, uninterrupted flow and the somewhat involved plot was made intelligible, even though (or perhaps because !) the text had been cut from five ho urs to one and a half. Accents were on the whole quite good, some of them excellent, though o ne did occasionally hear sou nds which recalled Mr. Heath taking us into the Common Market on French television. T he acting, too, was uniformly competent a nd several players did very well indeed in m inor parts, while of the principals Linssen was a good R aguenau and Woolman an excellent Roxane. But the star of the show was appropriately La khani 's Cyrano. For someone who has been learning F rench for only three years his accent was astonishingly good, and in gesture, voice and appearance he conveyed the cha racter's panache with conviction. He was less successful with the pathos, but nevertheless this was a performance to remind us that the real reason for the continuing success of Cyrano de Bergerac lies in the cha racter of Cyrano himself. Certainly, o n the afternoon I was there, bo th play and character were received most appreciatively by the audience and deserved to be. C.D.E.G. 162

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SYMPHONY CONCERT The School Orchestra, led by Clarence Myerscough and conducted by Edred Wright, gave its traditional King's Week concert on Wednesday, July 14th in a packed Shirley Hall. The size of the audience, together with the sight of many ticketless people waiting hopefully for an unclaimed seat, caused a sense of expectant excitement even before the orchestra came on to the platform. The programme (Haydn's London Symphony, Jonathan Seers' K.S.C. O verture, and Rimsky Korsakov's Symphonic Suite Scheherazade), with "professional" programme notes by boys, illustrated a diversity of intriguing points; the unusual feature of an overture by a boy composer instead of the usual concerto with a boy soloist suggested a novel and piquant application of the concerto principle ; again, this music was framed by the two major works, sharply contrasted with each other in style and mood, and different also in that while Haydn's Symphony long ago became the common property of school and professional orchestras alike, Rimsky Korsakov's Suite tends still to remain the prerogative of the professionals. All this conspired, probably unconsciously, to confuse the mind of the listener; he expected, it is true, a school orchestral sound, but at the same time one with a professional flavour. It is greatly to the credit of all concerned that for much of the concert the illusion of professionalism was created aurally despite the visual evidence to the contrary. The Haydn Symphony exploded magnificently out of the expectant hush; the two bar opening fanfare had a professional unanimity of ton e, rhythm and phrasi ng, with a ll sections of the orchestra superbly blended. The ensuing sharply contrasted passage was relatively disappointing; although quite good by school orchestra l standards it lacked the rhythmic definition of the opening, and it was not nearly soft enough, despite the composer's reduced scoring providing a ready made dramatic contrast in volume. Superficially it seemed to be mainly the fault of the first violins, suspended antiphonally in an exposed position above the tightly knit lower strings; but in reality the fau lt was caused by the latter being too heavy, and there was little the first violins could effectively do to redeem a situation a lready lost. Such an error so near the beginning of a concert would have been merely incidental and understa ndable had not the same fault soon reoccured when the composer for dramatic effect produced a similar situation. Surely one could have fairly expected at least the react ion of "once bitten, twice shy", if not the musical realisation that an initial incidental blemish could soon be turned to advantage in heightening the composer's intentions. This curious Janus-like mixture of professional and school orchestra persisted throughout the symphony, each facet tending to magnify the other. There were the superbly professional tempi of the outer vivacious movements (a magnificent compliment from conductor to orchestra), and the matching response of the violins' passage work, especially in the first movement. There were some magical moments from the solo woodwind ensemble and the horns, particularly in the slow movement, which were a delight both in themselves and in their a ugury of romantic delights to come. The music was invariably well shaped within the phrase (although tutti 163

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rests in the slow movement railed to produce an ai rborne musical flow from phrase to phrase), and Haydn's predeliction for unexpected off beat accents was always effectively displayed. Conversely one could instance the first movement's main violin theme with its rhythmic hallmark of a tied note with following triple ricochet, which was blurred every time it appeared. In semi tutti passages the woodwind rarely matched the quality of their solo playing through insufficiently realising Haydn's clear cut wind colouring of basically string themes. In full tutti passages the brass and percussion to their credit never swamped the woodwind and the strings; but at the same time they failed sensitively to intensify their deceptively repetitive pedal note rhythms across the rests so as to enhance the music's driving progress towards the climax of the moment. Much of the point of a concerto lies in the co mposer matchi ng dissimilar resources soloist and orchestra, thereby producing an artistic entity from dramatic conflict ultimate!; resolved. In the overture by Jonathan Seers one witnessed this principle admirably presented in novel and exciting terms; it was apparent on two interrelated planes. F irst there was the challenge from the composer to the players; specia lly written fo r the orchestra, but definitely written up rather than down, the work cleverly set out to stretch as well as to display the talents of this particular King's School Orchestra. Secondly, while the structure, based upon a motto theme (a musical transliteration of the letters KSC), cleverly developed from the title, at the same time the orchestration combined with the structure produced an exciting well knit work in concertante style, in which the orchestra, as a whole and in its various sections, was featured as soloist. The performance of this work produced the highest sustained level of playing in the concert as a whole; and it was thrilling to listen to the end product of a mutually beneijcent association between talented contemporaries, composer and orchestra. After the interval we came to the evening's piece de resistance, Scheherazade, to the long awaited promise of professional romantic opulence, and to the ulti mate discovery of promise fulfilled or unfulfilled. The orchestra was again faced with a slow introduction with the familiar pattern of a loud virile opening followed by a soft contrasting passage, but this time offering only one try for success or failure. All went su perbly. The softl y sustained wind chords floated in perfect blend from the initial outburst, acting together with the first of the famous recitative cadenzas for solo violin as a rich but finely wro ught bridge to the restrained o rchestral opening of the first movement. If the introduction suggested to us the concertante element in the music and the high degree of artistry which solo violin and wind instruments would increasingly display as the music progressed, the first hundred bars of orchestral playing showed equally clearly the subtle group musicianship of this unusually talented and ambitious school orchestra; a nd the listener found himself paradoxically relaxing in increasing excitement, confident that the orchestra would successfully negotiate the complex long distance haul set by the composer. Inevitably there were some mistakes and in the orchestra probably some anxious moments. On leaving the hall afterwards one heard the remark, "Wasn't Scheherazade marvellous, but 164

did you hear old so and so fluff that entry?" A worthwhile comment, if only the speaker had stopped (to think) before the "but". Any fool would have heard the mistake in question, but like others, which were obvious only to the performers, it was no more significant than a speck of d ust on the Bayeux Tapestry; the remarkable point in this case was not the incidental mistake but the adm irable poise with which the corrected entry was made, giving no indication of the player's mental turmoil. Some other noteworthy details were the oustanding ensemble standard of the concertante instruments (e.g., Violin, Flute, O boe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn) as well as their individual virtuosity, together with an extremely sensitive standard of orchestral accompaniment, which enhanced the solo playing ; the rich warm tone of the 'Cellos and the sensitive and exhilarating Percussion playing (to mentio n two departments staffed entirely by boys); the overall clarity and stability of rhythm in an extremely complex score, necessitating for much of the time a slow "overdrive" type of beat by the conductor; and some superbly planned crescendos over extremely long spans, as directed by the composer (an incredibly difficu lt musical feat). These were some of the memorable details; but it is the overall impression which above a ll one remembers, and unfortunately it is difficult, if not impossible, to convey it adequately in words. Looking at the programme as a whole, beforehand J felt that it would have been better to have reversed the order of the first two works ; afterwards I appreciated the wisdom behind the chosen order. The conductor of a school orchestra more than other orchestral conductors is perpetually bedevilled by compromise. The Haydn performance might well have benefited from coming second in the programme, but in the event Jonathan Seers' Overture, as well as being a n excellent concert overture in its own right, gave the orchestra a powerful stimulus technically and emotionally just at the right moment for the prodigious task ahead. The concert was indeed a memorable occasion. E. J. AMOS.

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C. If'. MGrtla Only fties buzz around the high green sewer vent That belches now and then, alone, This summer evening in the old spa town. On the hillside is the pithead for the zinc mine, Maze of windinJ tunnels where The mining engmeer, gone off the rails Finds signs in the stone, cuts words from the air. His past. Good only for a joke: he chases it Along the ridge, and laughs at its thin shadow and his own.

Boys pass, chatting and squabbling. King's Week rehearsalS are now in full swing. A cat Whose habitat is the Lattergate Dining Hall, rolls around, his front paws tucked in, invisible beneath him. He smiles, blinking to absorb tlio dr)' sun. And I, armed wtth black, dull, dead Aeneid,

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r. 11. w. Pa1te11 0 tree so tall and stout That resteth here on English soil. In the complacent meadows stand, Where cows the lush grass chew, English meadow-English dew. In the early morning mist Where brook babbles gently through Hedges stand there overgrown- unkempt In the distance there stands alone A long straight bank of solid earth. Here where once men slaved Where the ghosts of those who died And the spirits of those who lived Haunt this the bank so desolate Where once smart metals ran. Throu~

hill and vale it ran Over nvers broad did span. Where then huge trains did run Across the dreams of men Symbols of Victorian greatness. But now that age has passed So those metals proud did rust The great earthworks crumbled Peace returned to that bank Grass did grow where once the granite chippings lay. Decay is now complete upon that bank One can feel the loss, the failing Nature in control, the ghosts Of those who worked that line Rest in peace supreme-spirits of Victorian greatness.

S.A.r. . . Oilgamesh the godlike now is a corpse and the fields of Ur are ploughed with new seeds.

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FAURE'S REQUIEM 15TH MAY, 1971 The success of a small-scale work depends very much on the degree of unity and balance between the performers and between the different sections of the piece: any disparities emerge clearly. In this performance, a lack of fu ll rehearsal, although inevitable, was sometimes rather obvious, particularly in contrast to those aspects of ensemble which were excellent. Here 1 have in mind Pie Jesu , the central section, in which eight choristers sang the solo part with such unity, control and exquisite tone as to inspire a great deal of what followed. In the first four sections there was a degree of uncertainty in vocal balance and tone, noticeably in the Offertorio. The choir and orchestra had begun quite well in the Requiem with some fine shaping of line and flexibility in dyna mics and tempi , the sforzando on "exaudi" and the ensuing piano/forte contrasts being especially well-managed. In the Sanctus the orchestral strings, through a combination of fine ensemble and sublime tone, did much to create the mood which was caught by the choir. The sopranos achieved a particul~rl~ smooth line in the latter, ~lt~ough I fou_nd the climax at "ex~el~is" rat~er disappOinting, partly because the acousttcs 111 no way atded the exact harmomc mtegratton which the build-up requires. After Pie Jesu, a sense of shape was much more apparent and the massive waves of the Agnus led to a magnificent entry at Lux aeterna and then to a sustained double climax. Unfortunately, this same sense of shape was missing in the baritone solo, Libera me, and neither was there a great deal of definition in dynamic and interval. But the choir restored the tension and thrill to this section at Dies irae, helped by some most exact work on the timpani. In Paradiswn was finely managed, partly through the cool, remote quality of the Benenden sopranos' voices as "angelicals", and partly in the repose with which the whole choir was a ble to pervade the "plena voce" singing towards the end. In this section, as throughout much of the work, the organ was imaginatively registrated and reached a state of almost ideal harmony and balance with the choir and orchestra. A final word of congratulation to Edred Wright. With a minimum of rehearsal he produced from these performers, many inexperienced and unfamiliar to each others' company, a performance which, if not flawless, was often moving and, in parts, memorable.

N.C.O'D.

THE THIRD WORLD-WILL IT EVER BE DEVELOPED? DONALD HAY We were very fortunate to be able to listen to Mr. Hay, who is an expert on the problems of under-developed countries and who has spent a year in Brazil. He outlined the three main problems that Brazil has to face, namely population expansion, the underexploitation of resources and shortage of food , using slides to illustrate his points. 171

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Mr. Hay attacked the efforts of the Americans who are determined to keep the stable right-wing government in power to safeguard their investments. He advocated aid " without strings attached". After his tal~ Mr. Hay in vited questio ns ~rom the floor, and .as a result embar.ked upon a t ho rough revtew of the benefits or otherwtse that a Commun tst government mtght bri ng to Brazil. Mr. Hay is to be congrat ulated on the lucidity with which he introduced his stimulating arguments.

R. G.

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MUSIC CIRCLE CONCERT SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH

It was a mistake to hold th is concert in the Shirley Hall. T he advantage minimally obtained by a few items did nothing to offset the effect of hearing chamber music played in an over-sized bathroom. 1t was fortunate that the standard of playing more than once redeemed the situation. Saint-Saens' Morceau de Concert was a bit lengthy as a curtain-raiser, but Nicholas Terry's horn playing was pleasingly robust in the more stirring sections. The balance unfortunately, tended to favour the piano (Stephen Barlow). ' In Ian Hare's Divertimento for flute and piccolo the challenging style of the writing made for a refreshing performance. Quentin Poole and Patrick Williams coped well with the cross-rhythms and the highly resonant aco ustic. Blend and tuning were excellent in the three glees performed by Stephen Barlow, Harry Christophers, John Eaton a nd Lyn Parker. The hall was actually helpful here, and the performance warmed up from an exceedingly " tongue-in-cheek" opening to a taut and rousing fina l number. Nigel Roberts' oboe playing was most sensitive in Schumann's Romance No. 1, which contained difficult excursions into the extreme registers. Stephen J. Harrison's accompaniment was sympathetic although the ha ll was not. The performance of an aria by Reinhardt Keiser for treble (Christopher Davies), five bassoons (Andrew Chamberlin, Michael Good, Alistair Macki ntosh, Philip Carpenter a nd J ulian Roberts) and continuo (Lyn Parker) bore a visual resemblance to the moving wood in Macbeth , and the tuning-up would have done justice to Harrison Birtwistle, but the overall sound was pleasant, not unlike a n organ. Christopher Davies sang excellently with perfect Italian flavour in an extremely taxing solo. The glee performers were again in good form for three negro spiri tuals. These had exactly the right amo unt of " soul", Steal Away being especially convincing. Andrew Marriner showed that the hall could be mastered, producing the most serene playing in Wagner's Adagio for Clarinet. Stephen Barlow's accompaniment was on the same wavelength. Lyn Parker unfortunately chose to stand behind his instru mental g roup to recite " Country Dance" and "Popular Song" from Walton's Fa~ade. Thus many lines were inaudible, but the overall sonority, as is always the case with this piece, was uniquely bewitching.

J. R.

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CARDINAL HEENAN Cardinal Heena n's address, which he entitled " The Outlook fo r Religion", was relatively brief; the reason fo r this being, as His Eminence disarmingly admitted, that it was a fine afternoon mo re suited to sunba thin g than to discussion of religious topics. The Cardinal's chief contentions in h is talk were that Christian ity differed fro m all other religions because it was a religio n for all mankind, a nd that Christia n morali ty was superior to that of humanists, agnostics a nd atheists because it not o nly condemned bad deeds but a lso included an obligation to do good. (ln response to a q uesti on, His Eminence later conceded that it was possible for a humanist to be cha ritable.) O nce this brief a nd painless address had been delivered , the Cardin al invited q uestions from his audience. He received many, some more sensible than o thers, and a nswered them all very convincingly, showing a capacity fo r quick thinking that aro used admiration. Many topics were ra ised, and the Cardinal defended, with great boldness and dexterity, some of the R oma n Catholic church's m ore controversial doctrines : Papal infallibility, the celibacy of the clergy, the condemnation of contraceptio n a nd eutha nasia. Never was His Eminence at a loss for a co nvincing a nd well-reaso ned a nswer ; an impressive performance, even allowing fo r the fact that some of the q uestions were less than penetrating. He also showed a lively sense of humo ur, which engaged the a ud ience's sympathy as well as its admiration. When the assembly finally dispersed, Cardinal Heenan left the impressio n of great astuteness, skill in argumentation, wit a nd a n attractive Jack of dogmatism, even for those who disagreed with every word he uttered. H e certainly proved that the Roman Catholic Church, despite recurrent attacks upo n it from a ll sides, is still capable of defending its views rationally a nd vigo rously. With such representatives as Cardinal Heenan to suppo rt â&#x20AC;˘ Christianity, the " Outlook fo r Religion " does not a ppear as d ismal as one m ight at first have supposed.

S. R.

H ARRISON.

MARLOWE HOUSE CONCERT Marlowe's House Concert made its a nnual appearance in the G reat Hall o n June 13th . Stephen Harrison opened the progra mme with a nicely controlled perfo rmance of Rachmaninov's J2th Piano Prelude. No table in the three-part songs which followed were Alan Ridout's settings of Horace which were far more confidently and accurately delivered tha n the others. Ja mes Ellison played Handel's G mino r Recorder Sonata pleasantly, but it was a m istake to use a bassoon as a continuo instrument- Michael Good's hearty tone overbala nced both the spinet and the soloist. Jeremy T ho mas' recitations from Walton's Fa(:ade were delightful- the pace was slow enough to be clear in the very muddied aco ustic of the hall, and there was a n evident undercurrent of sardonic wit. A psalm-li ke rendering of Thank you, Mrs. Thwaytes , curi o usly reminiscent of the notorious Highway Code settings, made up in gusto what it lacked in intonatio n and tone. As for Bechstein, the first house to eat a, I must confess myself, together with the rest of the audience, completely mystified . I f it was merely a disjointed attempt to parody the Blue Danube then it was a notable fail ure; ifthere were hidden depths, they were very well hidden. T he Corell i Sonata fo r Two Violins, played by James Elliso n a nd Christo pher Noble, was a p leasant surprise- little string play ing has been heard recently at co ncerts 173

within the School. Of the three movements, the Preludio was the most successful in that it was the most secure; the suspensions were accu rately tuned, and the all-over tone was pleasing. It seems to be axiomatic that Marlowe concerts should end with renderings of Gilbert and Sullivan in some form or other. This year it was the turn of a male voice trio; one felt that the singers could easily have enjoyed themselves a little more, for in doing so they might have more readily projected their music to the audience. In general terms, however, for a House to be able from its own resources to put on a concert is a notable achievement, and for this Marlowe House, under its musical impresario Harry Christophers, deserves congratulation. L. PARKER.

THE BODEY CUP The fifth annual con test for the Bodey Cup for Elocution was held in the Shirley Hall 011 Sunday, 2nd May, with Gareth Thomas, O.K.S., as Adjudicator. It is pleasant to have to record that year by year the quality of the performances has risen until the tas k of judging them has become a formidable one, and for the audience, who are no t bound to make a final assessment, the evening was one of real entertainment. What was so impressive tltis year was the ingenuity and variety wh.ich the programme contained, and every House was to be congratulated on the effort it had made. It is true that some performers have still to learn the importance of varying the pace and timing of speech if it is to be really effective and still more is it necessary for performers inÂˇ the dramatic excerpts to learn that if they insist on talking at right angles to the audience, they wi ll lose the attention of those who simply cannot hear them. Houses looking for poetry to recite would do well to look for poets with a pronounced rhythm. There were two splendid examples of this: School House's Mad Dogs and Englishmen a nd Marlowe's Edith Sitwell. The present reviewer thought the performance of J. S. G. Thomas in Fa~ade one of the most accomplished things he had heard, and he thought Marlowe House unlucky not to win the contest. Impressive, too, was P. J. Suchet' s Dr. Faustus. Pope, on the other hand, is too difficult to be likely to succeed, and Meister Omers were very daring, not to say foolhardy, to attempt it. The Expositions were of a high order, ranging from frivolous and witty discourses on Russian spy techniques, the military mind, the family car, f'ootball and male cosmetics, to the brilliant and incisive and intensely serious subject of racia l discrimination. The dramatic excerpts were equally varied . The Grange took us into the strange world of Vaclar Havel. Luxmoore's Fire Raisers was all the more difficult to bring ofT because it was played in almost total darkness. Galpin 's The Blue Bird was an unfortunate choice, and far too difficult to be a success. Linacre's Unman , Wiffering and Z ico had possibilities, but was underplayed, and somewhat inaudible. School House's brilliant performance of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, played by R. H . Dillon and R. J. V. Raflety, gained them their reward at the end of the evening. Marlowe's The Circle was beautifully and convincingly played, and this reviewer cannot wait to see J. S. G. Thomas in a fulllength play. Such talents are rare, and not to be wasted. I have a presentiment that something may come of this. It is all the more gratifying that the challenge to Marlowe made in last year's Cantuarian was so effectively accepted. Mr. Thomas's final assessment placed School House ftrst, Meister Omers second and Luxmoore third. R.W.H. 174

THE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE The one-and-a-half day Conference started with a talk by Michael Bailey-from the Industrial Society itself- who emphasised to the hundred or so participants that industry is faced with problems mainly to do with people, and that the aim of the Conference was to enable us to develop an und erstanding of these problems. Much of the Conference was spent in "group discussion", where in nine groups we discussed the films and talks presented to us, under the able guidance of "group leaders"themselves employed in industry. These sessions were the staple of the Conference, and through them some of the problems facing industry could be understood. The programme included talks by Jerome Foster-a Director of Benn Brothers Marine Publications- and also by Ken Baker- a National I ndustri a l Officer (General and Municipal Workers' Un io n). Mr. Foster's main poin t was that modern managers should realise that high wages a lone do not necessarily lead to contented wo rkers- factors such as job-satisfaction, fringe-benefits, job-security and job-environment are equally important. Unfortunately, the audibility of his speech was too freq uently im perfect, so that some people did not full y understand it. M_r. Baker em~rged as a . rather liberal Tr~des Union official. He agreed that Trades Umo ns are mamly reactiOnary, but cons1dered tha t industrial disputes are often caused by management not appreciating the Un ion point of view, altho ugh he stressed that relatio ns between the two are mostly good. The Pa nel session, where Mr. Ba iley, Mr. Foster a nd Mr. Baker (the "Conference team" ) were questioned, did not cause the conflict everyo ne expected. This was due not to lack of provocative questions (there were ten at least o n the Common Market and the Industrial Relations Bill) but pro bably to a co mbinatio n of Mr. Baker's liberalism and Mr. Foster's passiveness. General reaction to the Conference was favourable; most people thought tha t it had been very worthwhile, and any scepticism about its usefulness that ex isted at the beginning had va nished by the end. Our thanks go to the group leaders, the Conference team and also to those who organised it.

C. E. A.

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ESSENTIAL PRE-UNIVERSITY PHYSICS. P. M. Whelan and M. ). Hodgson A student of physics in the sixth form must Jay a sound basis of knowledge and understanding for him to undertake further scientific studies. He must face up to the conceptual difficulties inherent in the subject and Jearn to deal with general ideas such as the properties of waves and of fields. This text by Paddy Whelan and Mike Hodgson will certainly help the student to all these ends. It will also help many teachers whose view of physics is limited to conventional advanced level texts, for Essential Pre-Vnil•ersity Physics is both rigorous in what it includes and honest in noting what it omits. This is a book to use, not to read. The format is tight. Models, both diagrammatic and mathematical, abound and there is little narrative. The short Bibliography is rather academic and fails to suggest complementary material for background reading. Without such books and articles a student might fail to be excited by the scope of the subject and may be distressed at the number of experiments and applications to which this text refers but makes no attempt to describe. There is a magnificent sixteen-page Index. It is common for a reviewer to search out tiny errors and to comment on them. Let me instead say how right the text is in its development of temperature scales, how nice it is to see, for example, Wiener's experiment discussed, how encouraging to see some attempt to remove the shroud s from electromagnetic induction and to see a simple vector notation sensibly used . The whole text is faithfully ST. In conclusion it must be said that a book covering the essential parts of the whole range of school physics will necessarily be terse and abbreviated. This volume does so much so well that it stands well above any similar British text known to the reviewer and for this the authors are to be congratulated. The publishers, John Murray, must also be congratulated for the high standard of production the book shows in every respect. At £3·50 the hardback version is very good value, though £3·00 for the paperback seems, by comparison, to be somewhat excessive. T. B. AKRILL.

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PRESUMPTIVE PORTRAIT OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Christopher Marlowe was probably the greatest of all Old King's Scholars. He was born in Canterbury in 1564, and he entered the King's School on 14th January, 1578. In 1580 he obtained a scholarship at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1953 a portrait believed to be of Christopher Marlowe was found in a heap of rubble left by workmen who were making repairs to the Master's Lodge at Corpus. Mrs. Wraight in her book, In Search of Christopher Marlowe, has described the discovery:-

"lt had been raining heavily for some days when an undergraduate passing the heap of debris saw two pieces of wood with some painting on them projecting from the heap, and upon closer inspection found them to be two sections of a portrait of a young man dressed in Elizabethan costume. Thinking this to be of interest he brought the find to the attention of Dr. J. P. T. Bury, at that time Librarian of Corpus Christi. It was sent to the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the gallery authenticated it as a genuine portrait of the Elizabethan period. After this it was sent for restoration to a firm of experts in London." In the upper left corner it bears the inscription "ANNO DNI AETATIS SUAE 21 1585", which age and date are correct for Marlowe in the year in which, having obtained his B.A. , he commenced his studies for his M.A. degree. The sitter for the portrait must have been a Corpus Christi student because it is highly improbable that at the age of twentyone any outsider would have been deemed of sufficient interest to Cambridge authorities to have had his portrait hung in the Master's Lodge. There is an interesting Latin inscription directly under the date "QUOD ME NUTRIT ME DESTRUIT" ("That which nourishes me destroys me"). The copy of this portrait which now hangs in the Shirley Hall was made by permission of the late Master of Corpus Christi, Sir Frank Lee. No actual proof of its authenticity can ever be produced, and therefore it must be accepted as a "Presumptive Portrait".

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CRICKET Retrospect 1971 A sad story has to be told about this season's cricket, but it might be unfair to be too critical of some of the team's performances. At the outset of the season there were many diillculties to be faced up to and overcome and the weather and other factors combined in making nonsense of many of the effort~ which were made to improve standards. . There is no quick remedy for inexperience and immaturity, and with sucli a yo ung side it became even more apparent than usua l that so much of cricket is in the mind. To have seen the XI at practice in the nets o ne might have gai ned the impressio n that talent was in fair supply. However, it would have been more accurate to say that the potential was there and what was needed was for each individual to harness his abilities and apply them correctly when on the m iddle. Jt was distressing to see so many innings thrown away by lack of concentration, lack of determination, lack of judgement, and a lack of awareness of the situation. Nervousness in a team as young as this was to be expected . and this was in evidence on very many occasions. Immaturity was responsible for some very bad runn ing between the wickets which resulted in many runs not being taken when they were there, and for an unusually large number of run-outs. It would have been difficult enough for any team to live up to the incredibly high standards of the last two seasons, but this team would have done so much better if only they could have found a bowler or two who had some penetration, a nd who could bowl consistently on a good line and to a good length. Far too many runs were given away by the one or two bad balls bowled in almost every over. Bowlers are usually the match-winners but they must be given every support in the field. Far too many catches went astray and the general approach to fielding oft-times tended to be somewhat sloppy. ÂˇMore competition for places next season will have a stimulating influence and an all round improvement can reasonably be expected. Few of this year's XI can afford to be complacent. However, it is not all woe. Several of the games were lost on declarations (this is not intended as a criticism of the timing as good finishes resulted) and in the last three or four matches an encouraging improvement was shown in all departments. Nearly all who were in the side for their batting played two or more good innings and showed some proof of their ability, but g reater consistency is necessary a nd this should come with greater maturity next season. S. G. Gallyer had an unenviable responsibility as Captain of this XI and he was not helped by pressures of examinations and King's Week commitments. He showed great tolerance and understanding and quietly encouraged those under him. His batting is still elegant in style if not always sound in technique. P. D. Wright had more than his share of bad luck in consequence of which he must feel that he has had a disappointing season. J. J. Shires has learned to apply himself and finished the season in good form and C. C. Kilbee ended h is season by at last showing 178

signs of doing the same. R. M . Bennett cannot, by any stretch of the imagination, be described as a stroke player but justified his position as opener by his displays of patience and fortitude. M. W. S. Bax provided a much needed touch of the cavalier approach with his batting and deserves much credit for his all-round perseverance and cheerfulness. The other members of the XI all had their moments of glory, though perhaps few and far between, and it will be up to them if they wish to qualify for a special mention next year!

C.F.

1st XI Matches King's

11 W ye College Lost by 4 wickets King's won the toss and elected to bat on a cold and wet afternoon and declared at 142 for 6. Then fell the rain, making conditions very difficult for fielding and bowling. Wye made the runs with four wickets in hand.

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11 Dulwich College Match Drawn The start was delayed for an hour because the pitch was so wet but, having won the toss, King's elected to bat. The run rate was very slow and the declaration was finally made with the score 109 for 8. Dulwich could manage to score no quicker and at the close were 82 for 5.

King's v St. Lawrence College Lost by 5 wickets King's batted first and, owing to bad batting and senseless running between the wickets, were all out for 78. St. Lawrence scored the runs with five wickets remaining.

King's v St. Lawrence C.C. Lost by 5 wickets King's batted first on a perfect batting wicket and declared at 177 for 8, leaving St. Lawrence II 0 minutes to get the runs. They got them with two minutes to spare and were helped by some poor fielding.

King's v Highgate Lost by 8 wickets A strong opening partnership of 48 runs and a dominating 71 by the Captain set an initial example which the rest of the team was unfortunately not able to live up to, with a mere 25 runs coming from the remaining batsmen. Resolute batting from Highgate's first four batsmen saw them safely home with only two wickets down, King's having failed to make any significant breakthrough.

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King's v The Master's XI Match Drawn A late start , rain and tight bowling by the Masters forced a draw. Our warmest thanks for the generous tea provided by the wives.

King's v The Buccaneers C. C. Lost by 5 wickets With King's once again batl ing first on a pitch still very soft from recent heavy rains, the most remarkable feature of the match was that the whole team reached double figures, with the exception of three middle of the order batsmen. Again we were forcibly reminded of the importance of such positions! A hard hitting opening partnership by the Buccaneers made for a smooth path to victory, despite Kilbee's 4 wickets for 31 runs.

King's v K.C.S. Wimbledon Lost by 5 wickets King's batled first and having put on 59 for the first wicket lost the remainder for a further 55. K.C.S. scored the runs with fi ve wickets down but the result could have been very different had King's held their catches!

King's v Eton Ramblers Match Drawn The Ramblers ba tted first and were scoring very freely before they declared at 227 for 5. Having lost half-an-hour in the early stages of the innings, owing to rain, King's were in a better position to hold out for the draw, which they did mainly due to a sensible 51 from Shires.

King's v Royal Navy C.C. Lost by 4 wickets King's batted first but were, however, all out for 137 against moderate bowling. The N avy passed that total with two minutes to spare despite some quite tidy bowling.

King's v The Band of Brothers Match Drawn On a day when nothing went right for King's bowlers, the Band of Brothers amassed 243 for 5 at a rate of two runs a minute. That total was never on for the School team, and once again at a rate of 1! runs a minute it needed some sensible batting from Shires to save the day.

King's v The O.K.S. Lost by 6 wickets Tidy bowling by the opening O.K.S. bowlers set King's off with a slow run rate, thus forcing a late declaration. On the first day, the O.K.S. replied to King's 162 for 8 with 110 for 5, declaring overnig~t. Good batting by Shires, Kilbee, Gower and Bax took King's to a lead of 206, which the O.K.S. made 10 2! hours (Rowe 91, Tuohy 50, Kilbee 3 for 55).

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Batting Averages S. G . Gallyer................ ..... .............. J. J. Shires ........... ............ ..... ..... ... C. C. Kilbee ....... ..... .. ..................... P. D . Wright .................... ....... ...... M. W. S. Bax ........... ...................... R. M. Bennett .............. .................. M. J. Witts ............ ..... ..... ..... ..... ... C. E. A. Reddick ............... .......... ... M. St. C. Armitage.................. ........ M. G. T. Allen ...... .......................... P. R. Taylor ...... ............. ................ Also Batted M. Asfaw ............. ..... .......... ..... ..... D . I. Gower....... .......................... ... J. A. Fewster ............ ....................... H. M. Wyatt. ........ ........ ......... ....... N. B. Platts-Martin .... .................... F. M. Haddon-Cave .... ..................... "' Not out .

No. of Innings

Total Runs

Not Out

Highest Score

Average

13 13 13 13 12 13 7 7 8

0 2

313 227 204 195 133 161 70 38 48 46

71 51 42 42 29 36 34 14 16 12 9

24.07 2Q.63 16.00 15.00 14.88 12.38 11.66 9.50 6.00 5.75 2.75

1 2 3 2 3 1

7 49 33 12 4 0

7â&#x20AC;˘ 26 23 10"' 4 0

24.50 16.50 6.00 4.00

0 3 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 0 1

1 2 0

Bowling Averages Overs

Maidens

Runs

79 84.3 66.5 114 27 29.2

Wickets

Average

C. E. A. Reddick ............................ C. C. Kilbee...... ............. ..... ........... S. G. Gallyer................ .. ....... .... .. .... M. W. S. Bax ....... ................... .. ..... H. M. Wyatt ....... .......... .... ............ P. R . Taylor .. .... ................. .... ...... ..

16 16 9 24 6 6

305 33 1 245 455 112 11 5

12 13 8 14 3 3

25.41 25.46 30.62 32.21 37.33 38.33

Also Bowled J. A. Fewster ........................ ........ ... P. D. Wright .. ........... .... .. ....... ....... M. Asfaw .. ..................... .. ............. M. J. Witts .... ......... .......... ............ F. M. Haddon-Cave ......................... C. D. Spencer-Payne .........................

13 17 16 11.1 8 3

0 2 2 0 2 0

3 2 2

25.00 27.50 34.00 37.00

68 37 28 13

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Catches: C. E. A. Reddick, 7; C. C. Kilbce, M. G. T. Allen, 5; S. G. Gallyer, 4; P. D. Wright, J. J. Shires, R. M. Bennett, 3; M. St. C. Armitage, P. R . Taylor, J. A. Fewster, 2; H. M. Wyatt, M. J. Witts, M. W. S. Bax, D. I . Gower, N. B. P-Martin, F. M. H-Cave, 1.

2nd XI A pleasant season finished with an overall record of: Played 8, Won 2, Lost 4, Drawn 2. Apart from disasters against Dulwich and Kent College, the batting was usually steady. Both of these collapses followed long spells without a match, and in the latter case the side was only at half strength. At the other end of the scale there were exhilarating displays against the Hockey Club, and in the first match against St. Lawrence, Ramsgate, when Armitage scored a devastating 92 not out. As often happens when the 1st Xf has a lean year a good individual performance usually resulted in promotion to the 1st XI and so the side was continually changing. 181

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lt was theref'ore very much to the credit of Marriner, the captain, that the side developed an excellent team spirit. The cricket was never dull , challenging declarations were frequently made and his acrobatics behind the stumps, to say no thing of his belligerent batting, inspired the rest of the side. He had good support from Fewster and Armitage before they were promoted and from Suchet and Swann who provided a steadying influence at the start of the innings. Spencer-Payne was probably the most improved batsman in the side, Neale was the most successful spinner and Barlow and Harris added to the all-round strength. Bentley, Haddon-Cave and Seymour-Jones performed usefully on occasion but there was no match winning bowler and so it was always difficult to get the other side out in the time avai lable. Finally, our thanks must be given to Ernie Baldock for producing such excellent wickets at such short notice. It is perhaps ironic that if he had been less successful there would have been more results but the cricket would certainly have suffered. We wish him a happy retirement. ' The fo llowing gentlemen represented the side more than once:-Marriner, Haddon-Cave Fewster Reddick, Swann, Neale, Suchet, Spencer-Payne, Harris, Barlow, Bentley, Seymour-Jones 'Harrison' ' ' White-Thomson. R.P.B . R ESULTS

K.S.C., 110-3 ; British Legio n C.C., 130-7 dec. Drawn K.S.C., 62; Dulwich, 63-2. Lost K.S.C., 134-4 dec.; St. Lawrence College, 96. Won K.S.C., 117-7 dec.; R.M.S., Dover, 118-5. Lost K .S.C., 96-8 dec.; Dover Grammar School, 97-5. Lost K.S.C., 39; Kent College, 40-3. Lost K.S.C., 76-8; St. Lawrence College, 96. Drawn

3rd XI The cricket season has been brief, painfully so from the point of view of the players, though perhaps fortunately when the results are considered. The side has existed to provide some cricket for those seniors who want the odd game without too great a commitment of time and is the only way of providing matches for those outside the 2nd XI; the difficulty has been that of find ing suitable opposition, which in a weak year has been too strong for us, so that the results are a depressing reminder of the lack of real ability among the cricketers outside the dedicated few. For a ll that, it has been a pleasant side with which to be associated, ably captained by Jackson; there have been some good moments, some surprising successes and some strokes which an agonised umpire would prefer to forget, mingled together in an atmosphere of rare cheerfu lness and enthusiasm in adversity and a refusal to be overawed by superior odds. G.P.R.

Colts' XI A very pleasant and enthusiastic Colts' team has enjoyed a good and a quite successful term's cricket. lt is most satisfying to report that the strength of the side has been in its teamwork. No-one has consistently monopolised either the batting, or the bowling honours, although there have been some noteworthy individual performances. Pride of place in the batting must be given to a splendid swashbuckling 89 by Burke against Highgate, but Sharp and White-Thomson have also scored fine half-centuries. Watkins has generally given the innings a good start, although big scores have escaped him. The same is true of Noble, whose batting has loo~ed good, but has suffered from a lack of confidence. However, he has made up for his poor scores by makmg an excellent job of the captaincy. Thanks to him all (or nearly all!) aspiring bowlers have been given a chance. 182

tn the absence or Taylor, who has been playing t'or the 1st X I, the bowling has been spearheaded by Asfaw, who h as returned consistently impressive figures, his 4-31 against a very strong London Schools Cricket Association X I being a particularly good performance. His reward is a game for the lst XI against the O.K.S. Asfaw has been well supported by subtle slow bowling from Hathway, Noble and Sharp, the first-mentioned claiming a haul of 5-21 against Highgate with most intelligent variations of pace and flight. The fielding, although keen, has not been of a very high standard, but this has been the only blemish o n an encouraging season. The 1st XI will have some useful recruits next year. Regular Players: E. P. H. Watkins, C. H . Morgan, S. J. White-Thomson, C. M. Noble, J. P. H. Burke, M. Asfaw, N. R. H athway, A. G. E. Needham, D . J. V. Sharp, P. A. Burrows, A. C. Barker. Also played: P. R. Taylor, N. G. C. Drayson, W. M. Duggan, J. C. Sparks, P. A. W. King, S. C. S. Dumas, D. I. Gower. RESULTS

Played 8, Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 3 Dulwich, 170-6 dec.; K.S.C., 71. Lost. St. Lawrence, 109-8 dec. (White-Thomson 5-19); K.S.C., 111-7 (White-Tho mson 54). Wo n. K.S.C., 174-5 dec. (Burke 89); Highgate, 76 (Hathway 5-2 1). Won. K.S.C., 137-9 dec.; Eastbourne, 73 (Asfaw 5-21). Won. K.S.C., 97; Tonbridge, 98-2. Lost. K.S.C., 127 (Asfaw 41); K.C.S., Wimbledon, 99-6. Drawn. K.S.C., 174-9 dec. (Sha rp 77); St. Lawrence, 96. Won. London Schools C.A., 186-9 dec.; K.S.C., 73. Lost. C.J.R.J. H.E.J.A.

Junior Colts This has been a successful and enjoyable season and the results augur well for the future. Apart from some lapses in the field and an occasional lack of urgency, the team has looked thoroughly competent in all departments. The left-handed Gower has shown himself to be a top class batsman and his unbeaten century against Chatham House was the highlight of the term. He has led a strong batting line-up and has been well supported by Moss, Jones and Arthur, who have all played some good innings. The bowling has been well-balanced and econo mical and the wickets have been shared fairly between the five main bowlers. Checkley and Platts-Martin provided a lively opening pair, after which Moss usually took over and bowled at a n agging medium pace. Stevens and Newell, who headed the averages with 16-86, bowled with good control and always looked likely to brea k through. Bowen suddenly found himself as keeper and made a good job of it in spite of some rather moderate throwing in. Chilton and D onaldson have, unfortunately, had little chance to do themselves justice but will surely do well in future years. Stevens has captained very sensibly and, to his credit, has been prepared to crack the whip with anyone who has failed to give of his best. R ESULTS

Played 9, Won 7, Drawn I , Lost I Dulwich, 109; K.S.C., 72-6. Drawn. K.S.C., 121-9 dec.; St. Lawrence, 68. Won. Eastbourne, 76; K.S.C., 79-2 (Gower 51 n.o.). Won. K.S.C., 112 (Jones 49); Sutton Valence, 105. Won. K.S.C., 59; Tonbridge, 60-3. Lost. K.C.S., Wimbledon, 37; K.S.C. , 39-3. Won. K.S.C., 161-6 dec. (Gower 110 n.o.); C hatham H ouse, 66. Won. K.S.C., 151-3 dec.; St. Lawrence, 90. Won. K.S.C., 11 2-1 dec. (Jones 56 n.o.); Sheppey, 73 (Newell 6-23). Won. M.J.H. A.W.D . 183

Under Fourteen XI The team's record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw does not do justice to some most entertaining crick and some fine individua l performances. There were several very close finishes-aga inst the J.K s 1e1 scores were level at the end with their numbers nine and ten at the crease-and the batting and bo,~li~g ~~ Hall and Tarry were most impressive on occasions. The left-arm bowling of Kennedy and Barlow caused many problems and the unpredictable Hayes saw us out of trouble more than once. Robertson was a com petent wicket-keeper and the close catching of Hall, Smith and Cotton was admirable. Âˇ Unfortunately, with no bowler of any real pace, the attack lacked penetration; we bowled the oppositio out on only three occasions. The batting, in turn, was brittle: in four games one batsman scored lllor~ than half the to~al , and only once did the team reach a hundred runs. One kept hoping for all the individual talents to combme and prosper on the same day. The outstanding individual player was the captain, Tarry, who led the side by example with some first-class batting, bowling, fielding and toss-winning! The team was chosen from: Tarry, S.C. Hall, M. N. T. Smith, J. R. Cotton, W. K. Hayes, Robertson Kennedy, C. D. Barlow, D. K. L. Jones, Newman, Miles, Strutt, Nicoll, Shepherd, H. A. Richardson. ' RESULTS

K.S.C., 74 (Hall 39 not out); J.K.S., 74-8 (Hall 4-26). Drawn. K.S.C., 49 (Tarry 27); St. Lawrence, 52-8 (Barlow 4-13). Lost. K.S.C., 63-7 dec.; Dane Court, 64-5. Lost. K.S.C., 121-6 dec. (Tarry 56); Sutton.Valence, 59 (Tarry 5-9). Won. K.S.C., 44; R.M.S., Dover, 45-1. Lost. Chatham House, 87 (Tarry 7-39); K.S.C., 89-5 (Tarry 56 not out). Won. K.S.C., 92 (Tarry 46); St. Lawrence, 96-5. Lost. K.S.C., 85 (Hall 33); Sheppey, 80 (Kennedy 5-10). Won.

THE HAYMAKERS' C.C. The playing record has been modest, but the Haymakers have again produced some entertaining and enjoyable cricket. Highlights were the demolition of Barham in the first match (not alas! repeated in the return fixture, when even a newly-married man turned out between wedding and honeymoon to see revenge achieved!) and the exciting win over Adisham. In the special match on Birley's, we said fa rewell to Ernie Baldock after 25 years as Secretary of the Club. It was Ernie who founded the Club as we know it today, playing the village sides, and his energy and

enthusiasm have created a rather special part of King's life. We wish him every ha)>piness in his retiremenl. We say farewell also to Gerald Orme, Chief Waggoner for the last two seasons. He has done an excellent job, and I am very grateful to him. D.J.R. Rf!SULTS

Haymakers, 155 for 6 dec.; K.S.C. 3rd XI, 54 Haymakers, 77; Barham, 11 Haymakers, 79; Elham, 80 for 5 Bretts, 138 for 4 dec.; Haymakers, I05 for 6 Haymakers, 73; Barham, 76 for 4 Municipal, 108 for 9 dec.; Haymakers, 90

Haymakers, 146; Wickhambreaux, 102 Diocesan, 96 for 6 dec.; Haymakers, 97 for 3 Haymakers, 78; Adisham , 72 President's XT, Ill; Secretary's XI, 112 for 8 Haymakers, 162 for 9 dec.; Beverley, 164 for 3 Haymakers, 63; Bretts, 64 for 2 184

THE BOAT CLUB 1st Eight -The 1st Ylll began the summer training in the last week of the Easter holiday at Cambridge where we were once again fortunate in being able to use the excellent facilities of Jesus College B.C. About sixty miles were rowed in the eight in addition to tubbing and we had some useful outings with Jesus College, Cheltenham College and The Leys School. We have had much cause over the years to be grateful to the Jesus Colle~e B.C.. for their interest and hospitality, and not least to their boatman, Mr. Percy Bullock, who has rehred thas summer. After the return to Pluck's Gutter fair progress was made at first, but then the 1st and 2nd VIlis struck one of the worst patches of minor illness and injury that this writer can recall in a Summer Term. At one stage no less than five stroke-side members of the two eights were away simultaneously: outings were fu'rther curtailed or cancelled a ltogether by a series of extra low tides in the long spell of dry weather. All this in effect put the two eights about a fortnight behind schedule just at the time when they should have been doing hard interval-training. The Jst Vlll were entered for Junior Eights at Thames Ditton with one substitute: against Kingston R c. they made a good start but a disastrous crab early in the race gave them too great a deficit to make up. The full crew returned just in time for our annual visit to Richmond to University College School, and a series of 500-metre rows proved excellent side-by-side racing experience. At Twickenham Regatta in School Eights, King's had a close and exciting final with Latymer Upper School, losing by a quarter of a length in a time equal to that of the Junior-Senior Eights' final. The Eight's last regatta before Pangbourne was at Walton in Junior-Senior Eights: against a strong Kingston R.C. crew, the School raced hard but the row lacked stride and rhythm and they lost by two lengths. More progress was made in the last few days before Pangbourne than during the previous two weeks: some good practice times were recorded and the crew showed spirit and determination in short races against the other King's eights. The National Schools' Regatta at Pangbourne was held on June 11th and 12th over the usual 1,200 metre course with crews racing four abreast and with a full repec!rage system in operation. After the delays caused by the dry weather earlier in the term, it was ironical that flood conditions prevailed throughout the regatta and the enclosures and boat-launching areas were a sea of mud. It was a great tribute to the organisers of this excellent regatta that the fu ll programme of races took place with relatively little hold-up. It was soon obvious that the tow-path station, especially on Saturday, was appreciably faster than the others because of the strong stream running down the centre and this affected many of the results. In their heat in the Childe-Beale Cup, the School drew St. Paul's, Latymer Upper and Cheltenham: St. Paul's on the tow-path station gained an early lead but the other three crews had a fine race with King's coming through with a splendid finishing spurt to take second place a nd thus qualify direct for the semi-final. This was against Abingdon, King's Worcester and Winchester: this time King's had the slow third lane and, although they raced well, were just unable to keep on terms with King's Worcester and failed to qualify for the final by half a length. In normal racing conditions the School must have had a good chance of being in the final, but nevertheless it was good to see a King's eight well up with the leaders and doing themselves justice in two good rows. The eight have worked hard this season and they have owed much to the cheerful captaincy of J. M. Hutchins a nd to the excellent coxing of P. A. Gerstrom: the margin of failure at Pangboume was not great and there is no doubt that their chances were materially affected by the set-backs of the beginning of term. D.S.G.

2nd Eight Despite being weakened by all manner of injury, illness and operation during the first half of the season the Eight acquitted themselves well against respectable opponents. At Chiswick they were drawn first against two Oxford colleges, Trinity and St. John's, beating the former but losing to the latter. The repeclrage was a thrilling race which King's won by one foot against Quintin and Cemian, but they were outclassed by St. Paul's and Cygnet in the semi-final. 185

At Twickenham the crew unfortunately met Eton, the eventual winners, and valiantly though they raced, they lacked their opponents' strength and technique. The full crew was at last together for Walton where they enjoyed a convincing win over Hampton/ Hatfield before going down to a large Kingston crew, though not after a tense first minute struggle. Pangbourne was something of a disappointment for the crew in that they did not win their way into the semi-finals, but they rowed to the best of their strength and ability. In the first race they led Eton II and Radley II over the first 400 metres but could not maintain the pressure and were gradually overhauled In their repechage they beat The Leys comfortably but could not hold a fast St. George's crew who wo~ by one length. Eton II won the Elsen ham Cup in a most exciting fi nal and King's may feel that they were well up to the general standard of this event. In addition to the regular crew G. R. P. Ashenden, M. A. Hughes and J. C . P. Marchant also rowed.

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Colts' Eight We started the term very optimistically after last term's successes and undertook an energetic programme of fitness-building in the gym. . Our first event was a private fixture with Westminster at Putney, in which we proved to be the faster crew. A couple of days later at Thames Ditton we fought our way through to the final of the Colts' Eights but were beaten after an unfortunate crab by St. George's College, Weybridge. Encouraged by this per~ formance anyway, we went to Chiswick the following Saturday. This series of races, tiU'ee abreast, in the Novice Eights was a superb day's rowing, in which we devoured 1st VIlis and Club crews. We lost the final, quite respectably since the event was above our class, to St. George's and Imperial College. Sadly, though, the determination seemed to wane after this. We a lways looked good, but the real drive necessary to win was lacking. We were in the final of the Colts' Eights at Twickenham but were again beaten by St. George's. Pangbourne was a great disappointment. We had to row with a substitute and although he rowed admirably, the crew's spirit was shaken and we lost in the semi-final. After this, though, we went to Kingston and to the National Youth Championships. We got knocked out of both fairly early on, but the standard of our rowing was very good and the latter, particularly, will be of use next year when the experience should pay dividends. It only remains to thank our cox, A. P. V. Roberts-who has now grown to an unbelievable size!-for coxing us so well during the last two years. G.G.B. M.J.V. The Crews l sT Vlll: P. A. Young, bow; M. E. D. de Styrcea, 2; J . R. C. Rieu, 3; R. M. Lane, 4; S. R. Wigfall, 5; J. M. Hutchins, 6; H . S. Todd, 7; J. D . G. Greenham, stroke; P. A. Gerstrom, cox. 2ND VIII: N. T. Porter, bow; A.M. H. MacBain, 2; R. M.P. Heyland, 3; G. S. Busbridge, 4; R. D. Carter, 5; T. C. G. Hunter, 6; R. C. Killick, 7; P. J. Cresswell, stroke; P. A. Hewitt, cox.

CoLTS' VIII:

G. R. Busby, bow; N.J. Hagger, 2; G. C. Olcott, 3; R. A.M. Constant, 4; G. M. Dorman, 5; D. J. Grigson, 6; M. J. d'A. Scphton, 7; A. J. S. Prower, stroke; A. P. V. Roberts, cox.

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G. J. G. Partridge, bow; M.S. Sallstrom, 2; M. C. G. Lane, 3; M. W. Laney, 4; W. P. T. Haydon, 5; C. A. C. Quested, 6; T. D. Townsend, 7; S. H. Ratcliffe, stroke; P. M. Genn,

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G. R. P. Ashenden, M.A. Hughes, and J. C. P Marchant also rowed for the 2nd VIII at some regattas and R. J. Quine rowed in the Colts' VIII at Pangbourne.

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Fordwich and House Rowing There has been a full programme of training and racing at Fordwich this term: under the excellent organisation of R. V. J . Raffety and his able assistants this ran very smoothly and the maximum use was made of the available time. A fair standard of competence was achieved by the League fours, although the need to complete the programme of racing before the "A" and "0" Level examinations gave crews Jess time for training than they needed. The various inter-House competitions were won as follows:"A" Fours- School House, "B" Fours- Linacre, and "C" Fours- Walpole. We were pleased to welcome to Fordwich, on May 27th, Colts' and Junior Colts' Fours from Tonbridge School who raced against our reserve Colts' Four and a Four from the Junior Colts' VIII. Each crew had three races in which the Tonbridge Colts proved rather strong for King's, but Ki'ng's Junior Colts had three wins over their opponents. Senior House Fours were rowed soon after Pangbourne on June 17th: these produced some good racing and after two close semi-finals a hard-working School House Four beat Walpole in the final. The sculling finals were decided at the same time, resulting in wins forT. C. G. Hunter (Luxmoore), G. R. P. Ashenden (School House) and J. C. Biron (School House). lt was a pleasure to have a four from the University of Kent with us who added variety to the afternoon's programme by successfully racing aga inst fours raised by the masters and the Fordwich secretaries. We are very grateful to Mrs. Newell for braving a wet afternoon and for presenting the various trophies. The fina l Fordwich event of the term was the annual fixture against the O.K.S. After last year's big turn-out, it was somewhat disappointing to have only six O.K.S. but these in various combinations took on successfully a number of fours from the 1st and 2nd VIHs and they also had outings in the new "F.J.S." four and Peter Willis's coxed pair. The Boat Club is grateful to many people who help to make our task much easier: Mr. Milner for his help and advice over land-training, Mrs. Stewart for many kindnesses, Peter Willis for the superb way in which he keeps our equipment in working order and finally the many parents and friends who give us their support at Canterbury and at regattas. D.S.G.

THE SHOOTING CLUB This term we fired ·303 most of the time. The 1st VIII came third in the Kent Schools' Rifte Competition held at Lydd in May, with the Cadet Pair coming fourth. At the end of the term the team shot at Bisley and J. T. Brooks won a prize in the lveagh Competition. The results of the Ashburton shoot, however, have yet to be announced. A match against the O.K.S. was also held which the O.K.S. won with a score of 352 to our 349. We did, however, win the Falling Plate Competition. The Inter-House ·303 shoot for the Swete Cup was once again won by Walpole with a score of 242 out of 300. Linacre were runners-up with 226 points. The only "possible" of the term was scored by I. MeL. Davis. Because of the delays caused by the postal strike the postal shoots were fired in the Summer Term. King's came fourth in the T.A.V.R. shoot, dropping from first position in the first round to fourth in the second and final round of the shoot. The Country Life Competition was also fired and there was a marked improvement this year on the shooting of the Landscape target. The Inter-House ·22 shoot for the Mullins Cup was a very close match of a very high standard from all the Houses. Meister Omers won the cup with a score of 268 out of 280, and Marlowe came second. Colours this year were awarded to I. MeL. Davis and F. H. Eng. J.T.B. 187

ATHLETICS The Seniors made up for the loss of the Colts' unbeaten record by maintaining one of their own- though admittedly over a rather shorter period- for the five matches which we have had this season. It is a pity that just at the end of the season, when athletes were really getting into their stride and performances were more than "respectable", there should have been so many cancelled fixtures: Dulwich St. Edmund's and R.M.S. Dover all came under the hammer with waterlogged pitches. â&#x20AC;˘

To a large e~tent the success of the Seniors rested upon the versatility of ~ucl~ track athletes as J. L. Watts, J. M. Dttchburn, E. A. Holford-Walker and J. P. A. T. Gra!lt.. The. highhght of the season must surely have been at Crystal Palace, where Holford-Walker succeeded m JUmpmg at last that elusive twenty. first foot. As usual, the dominance of the "heavies" over their opponents was invaluable, and for this cred it must go to T. J. Priestman, J. R. Sterck and R. M. Edwards. The results of the Junior matches, though not as successful as in previous years, were by no means disastrous, with two victories and two narrow defeats. There are among them a number of strong athletes who were well able to supplement the Senior team when injuries struck. In particular, P. Y. Kalfayan showed consistent strength throughout the season, and obtained a well-deserved first place in the Triple Jump at Crystal Palace. Indeed the contributions from the entire Colts' Team, both in training and during the matches, were much appreciated. This is the last transitional year which the Athletics Club is having. In future our activities take place only in the Summer Term, as will probably the Sports Day. Our thanks go to Mr. D. J. Reid, Mr. M. E. Milner and Mr. J. B. Sugden for all their unstinting work this season. J. M. DITCHBURN. F. s. DALY. We should like to record our grateful thanks to Jon Ditchburn, who has been an excellent captain for two seasons, and given great service to the Club. Also to Fergus Daly who, as secretary, has taken over much of the burden of administration with great enthusiasm and efficiency. M.E.M. D.J.R. RESULTS

v Eastbourne (Home)

SENIORS: K.S.C. COLTS: K.S.C.

66 65

Eastbourne Eastbourne

65 66

v R.M.S. , Dover (Home)

SENIORS: K.S.C. CoLTS: K.S.C.

78 67

Dover Dover

Highgate Highgate

46 47

v Highgate School (Home) SENIORS: K.S.C. 86 CoLTS: K.S.C. 96

v St. Lawrence and

SENIORS: K .S.C. 121

St. Lawrence 96 Chatham House 71

SENIORS: K.S.C. CoLTS: K.S.C.

St. Lawrence St. Lawrence

Chatham House (Away)

v St. Lawrence (Home)

Records Broken J. M. Ditchburn (Triple Jump). 42ft. 10~ in. E. A. Holford-Walker (Long Jump). 21 ft. J. P. A. T. Grant (Steeplechase). 6 min. 46 sees. P. Y. Kalfayan (Triple Jump). 41 ft. 4! in. 188

73 95!

69 47!

BASKETBALL Despite the difficulties of obtaining fi xtures out of season, a number of matches were ananged and the School Club had quite a sati.sfactory t~rm's basket~a ll. With only t.wo members of last. year's team left and with many players lackmg expenence and he1ght a very cred1table level was ach1eved and much improvement shown. In the 1st Team the o utstanding player was Hawkins, the captain, who was ably supported by Rcjaie and Ashton. Lansky and Christophers also showed good form in attack on occasion and Mansbridge, Hughes and Fagg did well in defence. The 2nd Team was well led by Osborne, and its members, including White, Maxey, Van Drimmelen, Stannard and Singleton, a ll showed a n improved standard of play. RESULTS

1st Team: Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2. 2nd Team: Played 4, Won 2, Lost 1, Drawn 1.

Senior Inter-House Basketball The first round of the Senior Inter-House Competition produced some good games and a most pleasing standard of play generally. In the semi-finals, Marlowe won against Walpole and School House proved too strong for Grange. These were both excellent matches with the winning teams particularly showing some fine fast breaks, alternated with intelligent and on occasions subtle attacking moves against the set zone defence. The passing and moving was often a delight to watch. The fina l between these two strong teams promised a very close hard game and so it proved to be, although on the day, probably due to the pressure of exams., most players seemed a little less sharp than in the preceding round. Both sides played possession basketball and tight defence allowed few breaks. School House were more accurate on the basket and went a head in the early stages but Marlowe, led by Wright, a most talented player, fou ght back and by the interval were on even terms. In the second half there were rarely more than two points between the scores. Hawkins played brilliantly for School House and with fine shooting and fast attacking movements round the basket completely domina ted the game in the closing stages when everyone else appeared to be fl agging a little. Two minutes from time with two baskets by Wright, Marlowe were leading by one point. 1\ minute later, a great shot by Hawkins put School House ahead by the same margin. After this School Ho use gained possession and held on until the final bell . RESULT

School House, 29 pts.; Marlowe, 28 pts.

Teams School House: Hawkins (Captain), 14 pts.; Ashton, 4 pts.; R ejaie, 7 pts. ; Lansky, 4 pts.; Hughes, Fagg, 9 pts.; Van Drummelen. Marlowr: Wright (Captain), 18 pts.; Watts, 4 pts.; Ca ntor, 4 pts.; Kingsman, 2 pts.; Christophers, White. M.E.M.

THE JUDO CLUB Once again the Club has been successful in all its matches. The matches this term were against Dulwich 107- 37, Westminster 80-0, and lastly Sutton Valence 60- 27. This is the first time that we have fought Sutton Valence since 8th March, 1964. They were the Club's first opponents, losing 70- 40. We hope next term to have a match with Oxford University. Both Oxford and Cambridge teams contain a number o f O.K.S. T he Captain of the Oxford team is Keith Sinclair, who was Captain of the School team two years ago. Next term, D. Sinclair is trying to organise one day a week o n which a serious practice will take place, this day being compulsory for a ll full-ti me members. The standard of Judo in the Club will, I hope, a lways ;ontinue to rise, but because I'm leaving this term the responsibility now rests with D. Sinclair, whom I have lppointed Captain of Judo. The leavers this term were: D. Whitaker, l si Dan; D. Blackie, 4th K yu ; 3. Stockwell, 2nd Kyu. I wish to express my thank s to Mr. O'Dwyer and to Richard Lochead for all their help. D. A. WH!T.o\KI!R,

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TENNIS The 1st VI has had a disappointing record, though some of its matches have been much closer a better-fought than a quick glance at the results would suggest. Eleven players have represented the 1st 1 and this reflects the fact that for various reasons regular first team members were unavailable for cena· • matches which might have been won by a full team. The only victory was against Tonbridge. m

The Colts had a more successful season, and promise well for the future. Their best achievement wa to reach the semi-final round of the Kent Junior Cup. s Probably the best feature of the term was the great success of the House League Competition which was played on a ttu·ee-pair basis this season, so that 48 boys had a competitive game every Monday and Friday. Luxmoore fielded two sides, and their 1st team was the eventual winner, with Meister Omers second, and Marlowe, third . Luxmoore also put up a good fight in the full Inter-House Tournament' unexpectedly leading Walpole 2-0 before being overtaken. Walpole went on to defeat Meister Ome~ 3-1 in the final. Good house matches continued right down to the Junior level, at which Riversleigh beat Lattergate 3-1. F inally, our thanks to Mr. Woodley, who has done so much in the organisation of the Club activities ' despite his many other commitments during the term.

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1st vr v Sevenoaks (Away). Lost 0- 9 v Tonbridge (Home). Won 5!--3-~ v University of Kent "A" (Away). Lost 4- 5 v Dulwich (Away). Lost 2- 7 v St. Lawrence (Away). Drawn 4t-4~ v Eastbourne (Home). Lost 3- 6 '' Highgate (Home). Lost 2-7 v Kent College (Away). Lost 2- 7 v Sutton Valence (Away). Lost 4--5 ''St. Edmund's (Away). Lost 3- 6 v K.C.S., Wimbledon (Home). Lost 1- 8 v Sir Roger Manwood's (Away). Lost 2~-6~ v The Masters. Lost 2-4

RESULTS

2nd Vl v Dulwich (Away). Drawn 4!-4! v St. Lawrence (Away). Won 7-2 v Highgate (Home). Lost 2-7 v The Masters. Lost 4-5 '' St. Edmund's (Home). Won 8- 1 Colts' Vl v Sevenoaks (Away). Lost 0- 9 v Tonbridge (Home). Lost 1- 8 v Dulwieh (Away). Lost 1- 8 '' Eastbourne IV (Home). Lost l i - 3i v Dane Court T.H.S. (Away). Won 7- 2

Kent Undcr-16 Cup. Deal Duke of York's R.M.S., 5~-~; beat St. Lawrence 6-0; heat Breckhill C.S. 5- I ; lost to Sevenoaks 1- 5. The following represented the 1st VI (an asterisk indicates Tennis Colours):- N. R. Marshall•, D. S. Farley*, H. B. Powell* , M. D. J. Donaldson*, S. D. Mathers•, .l. M. R. Waller, C. W. Dawes, T. G. C. Hart, P. A. Reacher, J. R. Sterck, N. J. O'K. Webber. The following represented the 2nd or Colts' Vls:-s. A. Wi lliamson, A. J. Barrow, J. F. H. Thompson, W. A. Selwyn, P. C. Sterck, A. C. Barker, R. W. D. Staveley, P. D. Chalkley, G. C. Hughes, W. J. Hughes. P. Theokritofl', A. J . T. Strong, A. L. Dawes.

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SWIMMING After a very un-English summer last year, one could hardly hope for another, and although the long range weather forecasters tried to make it one, it has been in fact the worst season, weather-wise, since the pool was built. Cold weather for most of this term ruined all the training that we had in the previous two terms at the public baths at Kingsmead , which have (at long last!) been completed. However, as we still have to swim in our own outdoor pool in the Summer Term, most o f our matches were swum in temperatures of under 60. The Club deserves praise for this. The Senior team was considerably weaker than last year's outstanding team, and the results were only satisfactory. We were very weak in the freestyle and only marginally beller in the breaststroke and backstroke. T he team will, however, have some very strong swimmers in the future. The Under 16 team have undoubtedly had the best results that any K.S.C. swimming team have ever had. They were not only unbeaten in their seven school matches, but they came J st in the Public Schools Under 16 freestyle relay and 4th in the medley relay. This is an outstanding achievement and it makes the future of the Club look very promising. Much of their success was due to the determ ination of the 2nd strings to beat their Jst strings. Pearson and Willis were constantly beating each other's records, Dodwell, Camburn and Cain were always extremely close together in the freestyle and Todd and Hunter battled it out in the breaststroke events. Without Mr. Barham the C lub would not have been able to achieve such success and every member o f the Club is indebted to him for his perseverance and determination in training us and also for the la rge amount of time that he spent in looking after the filter plant. The season, despite the cold weather, has been enjoyed by all and I thank everyone for their co-operation. The results of Inter-house Competitions: In the water-polo, Linacre beat The Grange 6~ in the final. In the shuffle relays, points were as follows: Gr. 21, Lux. 20, Lin. 19, Wal. 13, M.O. 10, S.H. 8, Gal. 7, Mar. 3. In the Standards, averages were: Lin. 5·39, Gr. 4·08, Gal. 3·67, M.O. 2·65, S.H. 2·20, Lux. 1·28, Mar. 1·9. The Swimming Sports were one of the most exciting ever as the actual result was not obvious beforehand. The Grange won with 158 points with Linacre close behind with 153 points. There was a water-polo match against the O.K.S. afterwards. The School won. G. P. Do nns.

THE FENCING CLUB With few matches in the Summer Term we have concentrated on training the younger members of the Club and most juniors who have auended regularly have made good progress. The Gardner Sword Competition was won by N. O lympitis with J. Sharp runner-up. A match against Dover College was just won overall, although the Senior team paid the penalty on occasion for lack of concentration and over-confidence. The highlight of the term was the annual match against the O.K.S., who again brought a strong team, including two .Blues and junior internationals in R. Bird (Oxfo rd) a nd R. Deighton (Cambridge), plus Ray Ring of Bristo l University a nd former K.S.C. Captain. ln the foil, Deighto n and R ing won a ll their fights and the O.K.S. went ahead by 7 bouts to 2. The epee was much closer, with good fencing by both teams, but an excellent final bout between Bird and Olympitis was won by Bird on the last hit to give the O.K.S. another win 5-4. In the sabre event, however, Olympitis, Sharp and Lovett fou ght extremely well to win 6- 3, and the fina l score showed victory for O.K.S. by 15 bouts to 12. A closer result than had at first been thought possible. A s usual, the match took place in a most enjoyable atmosphere with an appreciative audience of parents and friends. A supper party afterwards brought the day to a fittin g conclusion. M .E.M. 191

GOLF CLUB As in past years the matches played have proved to be most enjoyable and closely fought contes Honours were even with our old friends, St. Lawrence, whose victory over us at North Foreland wts. reversed at Canterbury. Most of the team experienced a new dimension in golf when they played a ai as Eastbourne College at Royal St. George's. They emerged from the dunes and cavernous bunkers t~ 1: by the narrow margin of 2!-3!. We must thank the O.K.S. and Mr. and Mrs. Young especiall ~ another enjoyable Inter-House Competition at Sandwich, won this term by Linacre by one stroke ~ro~ Galpin's and Luxmoore whilst the O.K.S. Cup was won by G. Orme, gross 79 net 61, with M. Bax on one stroke behind. The term's highlight was the team's performance in the Kent Schools' Championsh~Y when they returned the lowest score ev~r recorded by the Schooi-M. Bax, G. Orme 77, C. Kilbee Rudgard 80. Even so they were beaten mto second place out of 22 schools by Gravesend who scored iwo incredible 74's. Our thanks to the O.K.S. Golfing Society for the new practice mat now in indoor u~ at Blores and to Mr. G . N. Brealy, Captain of the Society, for his generous hospitality at Herne Bay and the keen interest he has taken in the School's golf. Finally, our thanks to Mr. Craik for his organisation in particular for arranging a memorable first visit to the Royal Cinque Ports Club for team practice and to Messrs. Mack intosh and Dyer for occasional transport. C.E.R.

C.C.F. NOTES ROYAL NAVAL SECTION The term has been spent sailing on the Westbere Lakes in our Heron, G.P. 14' and 16' 6" G.R.P. A second G.R.P. has just arrived and, with the aid of privately owned boats, we are assembling quite a fleet. It has all been most enjoyable, and we are greatly indebted to Lt.-Cdr. C. H. Copeman, R.N.R., for his help and guidance. The Annual Inspection took the form of a Sailing Regatta for the first time, and we also had a splendid day's sailing in Bosun dinghies at Chatham on Field Day. At the end of July, Sub-Lieut. D. J. Reid, R.N.R., is taking the greater part of the Section to Loch Ewe for a week's Combined Seagoing and Arduous Training, while other Cadets are going on Submarine and Naval Air courses with the Royal Navy. We say good-bye this term to our Cadet Petty Officer-in-Charge of the Section, N. R. Marshall, who leaves us for a career in the Royal Navy with a University Cadetship. He is also a qualified pilot as a result or winning a R.N. Flying Scholarship last holidays. With no less than II candidates for the Royal Navyan all-time record- we a ppear to be flourishing in our much-to-be-preferred voluntary state.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION As we move towards a fully voluntary unit, it is obvious that we arc going to be temporarily short or N.C.O.'s for the instructional work, but there is going to be no shortage of airmindedness. This must be strong enough in the future for members to forego the National Youth Appearance. The boys may flock to join the Section but unfortunately this sheepiness spreads upwards to their hair and R.A.F., Manston has taken objection to flying anybody but those properly sheared. This is tiresome (and bad R.A.F. publicity), but it should guarantee the keenness of those who eventually join us. At least it was not this unit which hit the headlines! In spite of these problems, we obviously satisfied the visiting Admiral during the Annual Inspection, thanks also to some anxious last-minute swapping of primary gliders. We say good-bye this term to F/Sgt. Paul Turner, pilot and embryo glider instructor, who has served the Section for many terms. His contact and respect at West Mailing allowed us to organise an overnight gliding experience camp, which might well become an annual end-of-summer term feature. During these holidays, Cpl. Franks should complete his Flying Scholarship and three cadets join No. 617 Gliding School for solo training. P.O.W. 192

ARMY AND BASIC SECTIONS We were delighted that Denis Ball has been awarded an M.B.E. in Her Majesty's Birthday Honours this year. H recognises not only the major contribution he has played in this- and therefore in the Schoolbut also the very high standard of the Naval Section and the unusually large numbers of our Naval cadets who enter the Services. This has been an excellent term with some very good ground-work being la id for the start of the Voluntary Corps next September, beginning with the visit of Rear-Admiral F. C. W. Lawson, o.s.c., Flag Officer Medway, for our Annual Inspection, and ending with an extended exercise by the Commando Section which took them overnight from canterbury to the south coast, and on to Hythe Ranges the following morning. Promotions during the term:Âˇr o c.s.M.: J.D. Macnamara, R. Suarez. To C.Q.M.S.: H. R. Goodale. , â&#x20AC;˘ ,. . To Sgt.: A. Fielder, S. A. Williamson. . To Cpl. : A. P. W. Campbell, P. E. S. Rtchardson, I . C. Smgleton, S. W. Whtte. W.J.R.H-S.

SOCIAL SERVICE There appears to be a large number of boys who wish to be involved with the Unit, both on a n activities and a voluntary basis. However, there is a greater need for co-operation between those visiting and those involved in running the Unit- otherwise it will become necessary to have compulsory weekly meetings and to Jose good visiting time. Two projects were completed during the term-as well as normal weekly work. A concert was o rganised by J. R. Eaton at St. Augustine's Hospital and we thank those musicians who took part and helped to make a success of it. Also a "river project" was organised with the help of M . F . Robinson- in which the part of the river near G reyfriars has been made more accessible fo r small river craft. About sixty boys helped in this project. We will be sharing one of the rooms in the basement of Number 7 with the Geological Society next term and will be using it as a meeting place and for supplying information to anyone who wishes to do voluntary social work. R. B.B.

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To the Editor of Tlte Ca11tuarian. Dear Sir, May I through your magazine say a big thank you to everyone connected with the School for a ll the kindness shown to me on my retirement. I shall always remember the School with affection. Yours sincerely, ERNIE L. BALDOCK.

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5 K nightscrofl Avenue Rustington, ' Sussex. lOth June, 1971. 11re R evd. Canon J.P. Newell, M.A ., King's Sclrool, Canterbury. Dear Canon Newell, Thank you very much for your Jetter of 21st May and for the brochure and other literature. The School has certainly expanded since my day. I was in fa ct there from 1929- 1931, followed by my brother Pete Magnus- from about 1932- '35 or '36. ' r 'D1e Monito rs' Bllr (I regret to say !) d id not d ispense beer or o ther alcoholic beverage. Jt was an ancient piece of timber projecting from the wall outside the door of what l believe is now Grange House. Walking from Mint Yard Gate to the Lattergate, about half-way along there is a right-angle to the wall. In my rough sketch enclosed I have drawn, from memory, where the Monitors' Bar used to be Socalled because only Monitors were a llowed to lean against it! The School Captain and his colleagues ,~ou ld frequently gather ro und it in break periods, etc. Perhaps it was a social anachronism better done away with in this day and age, but I think it a pity since the timber was repu ted to be very old-at least Tudor. And nobody could think what it was originally for. My guess is that it was a hitching rail for horses. Yours sincerely, Guv

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SLR BERTRAND JERRAM, K.C.M.G oear Sirs, 1 would like to add some further notes about this d istinguished O.K.S. whose o bituary (taken from 11re Times) was in the April number of The Cmrtuariau. We joined the School in the same term, Michaelmas, 1905, but he left a year earlier than the rest of us, to go on the Cont inent to start learning modern languages, at which he became so proficient. The Daily Telegraph credited him with the ability to speak seven languages fluently and with a knowledge of fifteen. 1 do not know if this included Welsh, which he embarked on after he retired from the Diplomatic Service, and spoke competently and wrote precisely and with style. His command of foreign languages was indeed remarkable. My wife and I visited him in Helsingfors in 193 1 and a Russian diplomat there said, " Mr. Jerram speaks Russian better than any foreigner 1 have met, with 'the exception of an elderly English clergyman who spent his whole life in Moscow", and a .Delgian lady told us, " Your Mr. Jerram speaks better French than 1 do". As to his skill in mountaineering, he was a superb rock climber, tutoring many young climbers in the art. As a boy he had the habit of climbing the latticed steelwork of the Navy's measured-mile mark behind his home on the South coast of Cornwall , and of standing on the narrow ledge surmounting it, fro m where he would look down to the ground sixty feet below and shout "Come and join me!" Later, on his return home from his imprisonment by the Bolsheviks, his first act was to climb the land-mark to test that his nerve was as good as ever. An incident in his official career, not included in The Times account but mentioned in the Cornish press, was that when the Japanese in August, 1945 asked the neutral Swedish Government to transmit to Great Britain their offer of unconditional surrender for forwarding to the U.S.A. Government, it was Jcrram, as British Minister to Stockholm, who forwarded the offer to London. Soon after his retirement he led the U .K. Delegation to the 1952 Internatio nal Telecommunications Conference in Buenos Aires, at which Hugh Townshend (K.S. 1904-1909) was present as Assistant Secretary-General, but he refused all subsequent offers of part-time or short-term official posts or business directorships and turned down suggestions that he should write his memoirs, which might have given illuminating insights into the Russian Revolution and the Spanish Civil War, of which he was a close observer when stationed on the Spanish frontier in 1937-39. His strong sense of service, however, found many expressions, both public and private, notably his work for the Missions to Seamen, which included responsibility for the Centenary Year programme in 1956 that greatly strengthened the Missions' finances. He was also Chairman of the D unkirk Memorial Fund , as well as a member of the British and Foreign Bible Society's governing body and a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Council on Foreign Relations.

Norman House, St. Thomas' Hill, Canterbury. 6th July, 1971. Dear Headmaster. May I please thank you for sending flowers from the School to help to cheer my father o n his way. He and I were always good pals and I shall miss him terribly. He would have been pleased and proud if he could have seen those who showed up to do him honour. The School was well represented and the Kent County Cricket C lub were there in strength with no fewer than five members of the present Championship XL I have had many wonderful letters from O.K.S. who came under him here and it is pleasing to k now that they thought so highly of him. I thank you again for your great kindness. Yours sincerely, COLIN F AJRSERVJCE.

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O.K.S. NEWS Any items of news, which you would like included in this page, shou ld be sent to: The Hon. Secretary, The O.K.S. Association, at the School. V. D. Don! ( 1923) is in the New Zealand Government Va luation Department, and has two children abo of 2 1 and a younger girl. ' Y J . D. Handman (1925) is working in Sou th Africa, in charge of the Quantity Department in the constructio of the Henrik Verwoerd Dam, about halfway between Johannesburg and Capetown, where he would~ pleased to welcome any wandering O.K.S. Major-General H. E. N. Brcdin (1932) retired from the Army in April.

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T. A. Watts ( 1939) has retired from the Kenya Government Service, but is still living in Kenya and ha agreed to act as local secretary in that area. He lives in Nairobi (tel. 66082), at the corner of 'nalmora~ and Baldwin Roads, and will be glad to meet other O.K.S., whether living in o r visiting Kenya. Canon D. L. Edwards (1947 and now a Governor) has been appointed Chairman of Christian Aid a post ' in which he has our sincerest good wishes. I. M. Osborn (1948) is now the Managing Director of Cooper McDouga ll & Robertson (East Africa) Ltd P.O. Box 596, Nairobi. ., The Revd. D. I. Balfour (1950) is now Vicar of Aranui, Cluistchurch, New Zealand. Dr. P. J. S. M urray (195 1) is a Consu ltant Physician in Toowoomba, which is a big town on the top of the Great D ividing Range, 80 miles from Brisbane. Sqn. Ldr. P.R. Newsome (1951) is now on the staff of the Commander Allied Forces Baltic Approaches at Kolurb in Denmark, and is able to have his family there with him. ' Dr. D. H. W. Kelly (1953) has been appoi1\ted Consultant Psychiatrist at St. George's Hospital, Loudon S.W.l, and would be prepared to give advice a bout the London Medical Schools to any potential doctorS who write to him. R. 0 . Linforth (1956) is working with Bowater Paper Corporation, and has just completed a three-month course at Manchester Business School. N.H. Nicholls (1956) has been appointed to the Directing Staff of the Roya l College of Defence Studieswhich used to be the Imperia l Defence College-for a two years' tour. J. M. Draper (1957), our very efficient local secretary in New Zealand, has supplied most of the items of news from that country, for which we are very grateful to him. A. A. Dunning (1957) is now living in Miami, at 7870 SW 143 Street. P. F. S. Blunt (1958) is a n Atlantic sailor and charter yacht skipper. F. H ussey (1958), after spending three years in Sydney, has been at St. George's College, Weybridge, since 1966, teaching History and Politics. He was married in 1970, to the daughter of the headmaster ofCotles· more School. R. F. Lunn (1958) was married in June, 1970, and he and his wife spent their honeymoon driving across Scandinavia and F inland and into Russia. They enjoyed their stay in F inland so much that they have given a Finnish name, Jaakkima, to their baby son. C. M.G. Wortley (1958) graduated from Imperial College in 1962 in Chemical Engineering, and is at present manager of the N ickel-Copper Refinery of Impala Platinum Ltd., at Springs in the Transvaal. Captain I. B. R. Fowler (1959) is a Company Instructor at the R.M.A. Sandhurst, where he is responsible for a platoon of Officer Cadets. He says that there a re too few O.K.S. at the R.M.A. Captain S. J. M. Barnetson (1960) is at Tidworth with the 1st Battalion The Royal Scots, which is part of the N.A.T.O. Contingent to the A.C.E. Mobile Force. This involves winter training on skis in Norway; but in the autumn he is being·posted to Shorncliffe. C. B. Seaman (1960) had a very successful tour as Guest Conductor for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in February. A. K. P. Jackson (1961) is now living in Paris as Directeur F inancier ofBovis S.A., a property firm developing new sites in Paris and near Cannes.

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C. M. L~ngstaft' (1962) has had some musical recordings made with C. B.S. and seems to be living as a hippie in Pans. L(cut T. J. I. Howard-Jones, R.N. (1963) is now serving on board H. M.S. Ark Royal with 809 Naval Air Sq~1 adron (Buccaneers). He spent last autumn with her in the Mediterranean, and this summer in the caribbean. D J M. Ray (1962) has gained the degree of D.Phil. and is now with B.P. (Chemicals), living near Beverley, 'y~rkshire, with his wife and two small daughters. p J Chester (1965) has been with B.O.A.C. for the last two years, as air cabin crew, and is now based 'o;erseas with the Corporation's Commercia l Division. R White (1965) after two years' study at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, hopes to become an 'estate manager in Gloucestershire. M J, Young (1967) has joined a Nottingham firm which has sent him to Australia as Bore-hole Logging Engineer, using radio-active means for measuring the presence of coal without the necessity of taking core-samples. R A. Eadie (1967), studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, has gained half-blues for swimming, small-bore 'and fu ll-bore shooting, and modern pentathlon. He was Captain of the University Swimming Club, 1969-1970. 8 w. Richardson (Grange 1968) is now in New Zealand, taking a course in Statistics at Victoria University. 'on completing the B.Sc. course this year, he hopes to return to Australia, where he spent a holiday last year. l /Lieut. A. J. Abbott (1966) has completed six months as a Diplomatic Service Scholar at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, passing out equal first. He is now with the 1st Staft'ords at Bahrein. John Corner (Staff 1934-1954) runs a school a lmost on the Prime Meridian: he is in fact Headmaster of vanbrugh Castle School at Greenwich, a fine preparatory school originally founded by the R.A.F. Benevolent Fund, where he will be delighted to see any O.K.S. of his acquaintance. Vanbrugh Castle lies in Maze Hill, which bounds Greenwich Park on the east. Raymond Morgan, who retired from the Stall' in December, 1968, has moved to Sidmouth, Devon, where his address is Fir Trees, 81 Alexandria Road. Roy Purnell, who retired in 1969, has also left Canterbury, and is living at 2 Springfield, Cerne Abbas, Dorset. J. w. de B. Persse, an Old Boy of The King's School, Parramatta, and a member of the staff there, is now in England, where he has been teaching at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Glos., under Richard Ro berts.

ENGAGEMENT Payne-Tesar.-Captain N. G. A. Payne to Fraulein Jutta Tesar of Stuttgart. Carcy- Marshali.- J. R. Carey (1968) to Alysoun Graham Marshall.

MARRIAGES Carnes-Sayers.- M. Carnes (1944) to Patricia M. Sayers, in Canterbury Cathedral, where Martin Carnes was a chorister. White-Miles.- R. White (1965) to Victoria Miles in Chippenham, on 23rd April, 1971.

BIRTHS Birnbcrg.-To Felitsa and Benedict Birnberg (1949), on 12th March, 197 1, a daughter. Lunn.-To Sara and Roger Lunn (1958), on 24th March, 1971, a son, Robert Jaakkima. Watkins.- To Sylvia and Major Guy Watkins (195 1), on 28th March, 1971, at the British Military Hospital in Hanover, a son, Peter Laurence Guy, a brother for Michael, Anne-Marie and Carol. Young.- To the wife of W. R. Young ( 1964), on 5th March, 1971, a son, Toby James. Job.-To Rose and the R evd. Roger Job (1955), on 30th April, 197 1, a son, Christopher James Thomas. 197

DEATHS Crcmer.- On 20th March , 1971, at Leatherhead, Frederick Cremer, aged 83. Wiggins.- On 22nd Janua ry, 1971, William Denison Clare Wiggins, C.M.O., o.B.P.. (1921). Housden.- On 28th May, 1971, Geoffrey Mciver Housden, P.R.c.s. (1922). Fowler.- In 1971, John Alexander Fowler (1925). Dodd.- On 12th December, 1970, John A. A. Dodd (1934). Beii.- F/ Lt. Elwyn David Bell ( 1955), killed on duty flying on 2nd March, 1971.

OBITUARIES SIR PAUL MALTBY

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby, K.c.v.o., K.B.e., c.D., o.s.o., A.F.C., who died on July 2nd at the age of 78, was born in 1892 in Travancore, South India, where his father, Christopher James Maltby, was a tea planter. Educated at King's School, Canterbury, he was conunissioned into The Royal Welch Fusiliers in 19ll with whose 2nd Battalion he went to France in 1914. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 191s' and commanded No. 16 Squadron with whom he won his D .S.O. and was mentioned in dispatches 1~ 1919 he transferred to the R.A.F. and served on the North-West Frontier. He commanded the Ce~tral Flying School from 19,3~ to 1934 and ~as A.O.C. Medi.terranean 1935-38.. In th.is latter post he did much to Jay the foundatiOns of Malta's aar defences at a tame when preparation agamst possable war was far from popular. In 1938 he was promoted air vice-marshal, becoming A.O.C. No. 24 (Training) Group. He was appointed C.B. in 1941 , in which year he went to Singapore as C hief-of-Staff, but early in 1942 took over command of the air forces there. T hese he successfully evacuated to Java and part managed to get through to Australia. He was captured with many of his own and Allied commands in April, 1942. It was inevitable that a promising career should thus be cut short, and soon after his release he retired from the R.A F In 1946 he was created K.B.E. in recognition of his services while a prisoner-of-war and also made a Gra.nd Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau. From 1946 to 1962 he was Se1jeant-at-Arms, House of Lords. He was made K.C.V.O. in 1962. He was a lso a Deputy Lieutenant for Hampshire. He married, in 1921, Winifred Russell Paterson, daughter of J. H. Paterson of Edinburgh. They had two sons, the elder killed in action in 1945, and one daughter. He is survived by his widow, son and daughter. G. M. HOUSDEN, M.n., n.s., F.R.c.s. Mr. G. M . Housden, until recently senior consultant surgeon to the Herefordshire group of hospitals, died on 28th May at the age of 67. Geofl'rey Maciver Ho usden was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and at Guy's Hospital, where he qualified in 1927 with the Conjoint diploma, graduating in 1929. After house appointments he went into general practice in Sloane Square, London. His interest in surgery, however, led him to take the F.R.C.S. in 1939, and he then became a general practitioner surgeon at Leominster, Tenbury Wells, and Ludlow. He also took an interest in local government and was elected to the Leominster Council. In 1947 he was appointed consultant surgeon to the Hereford hospitals. He ret ired in 1969, having been president of the Hereford Medical Society during his career. Geofl'rey Housden was a quiet man who nevertheless enjoyed life to the fu ll in his service to the community. A hardworking and respected general surgeon, he had a special interest in surgery of the thyroid gland, derived from his associatio n with Cecil Joll earlier in his career. Outside medicine he wns particularly keen on sport. At Guy's he had played hockey and tennis for the hospital, and at Hereford he was secretary of the Herefordshire branch of the Lawn Tennis Association, representing the county on the council of the association from 1963 to 1970. He was also vice-president of the Hereford County Hockey Association. Always popular with his many colleagues in and out of medicine, they were sad to see his short retirement marred throughout by illness. He is survived by his wife a nd a son and two daughters. W.H.D. 198

A. R. FINN, M.D., F.R.c.s. Dr. A. R. Finn, who was in practice in Newbury for many years, died on 13th May at the a.ge of 91. Born near Faversham in Kent, Allan Rigden Finn was educated at King's School, Canterbury, and received his medical education at St. Mary's Hospital, where Zachary Cope and Alexander Fleming were among his contemporaries. He qualified in 1904. In 1907 he obtained his M.D. in obstetrics and gynaecology and in 1912 he took the F.R.C.S. Before the 1914 war he was in practice in Ebury Street. He was very much a part of the Edwardian scene, the ways and habits of which never really left him. During the first world war he served in the R.A .M.C. with a field ambulance in France. In 19 19 he settled in practice in Newbury in partnership with the late Dr. G. A. Simmons until his retirement in 1956 at the age of 76. or. Finn belonged to a generation of practitioners who were expected to tackle more or less anything that came their way, and he was certainly well qualified to do so with his Fellowship in surgery and his M.D. in obstetrics. Between the wars h~ did ml!ch of the surgery in the Newbury area. He belonged to 3 generation of doctors who have long smce vamshed and whose ways have long been outmoded. Nevertheless, we are poorer for his going. Allan Finn was a keen racing man and for many years was medical officer to the Newbury race course. He was married twice; his second wife died last year. He is survived by two daughters and a stepdaughter. W.A.

WILLIAM DENISON CLA RE WIGGINS, c.M.G. , o.o.E. " Mr. Denison Wiggins, c.M.O., o.B.E. who has died at the age of 65 was a distinguished surveyor and cartographer who made a major contribution to British mapping of the developing countries of the Commonwealth, to education in cartography in this country, and to the development of map design. William D. C. Wiggins was born in Kenya in 1905, the son of Dr. Clare A. Wiggins. Educated at the Dragon School, Oxford, and the King's School, Canterbury, and University College, London. He joined the Colonial Survey Service in 1928 and served in Nigeria until the war. He spent the whole war in R.E. Survey, much of it in map production under Brigadier Hotine, Director of Military Survey. He became a Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1946 he joined as Assistant Director what is now the Directorate of Overseas Surveys in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Under him the cartographic division designed and produced maps mainly at 1 in 50,000 scale covering nearly two million square miles of developing countries of the Commonwealth and including such diverse areas as the South Arabian Desert, the Malaysian Jungle and the Antarctic Continent, for all of wh ich appropriate styles and symbols had to be devised. A glacier in the Antarctic was named after him. He made a significant contribution to the design of the International World Map at 1 m. scale, when this was settled at a United Nations conference in Bonn in 1962. He was Director and Survey Adviser to the Minister of Overseas Development from 1965 to 1968. He was Chairman of the Royal Society's sub-committee on cartography and also of the special education and science sub-committee appointed to set up the ordinary and higher national certificates in survey planning and cartography. He was President of the British~Cartographic Society. In 1933 he married Mary Macnair. They had two daughters." (From "Tite Times" of January 23rd, 1971.)

LEONARD FARMER PARIS leonard F . Paris, who died earlier this year, was a keen sportsman and a dedicated O.K.S. After leaving the School, where he played in the 1st XV, he served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and then went into practice as a solicitor in h is family firm, where he remained for fifty years. In his spare time he dedicated himself to numerous activities and societies, including the Boy Scouts Movement, the Hampshire Law Society of which he was President, the Solicitors' Benevolent Association, and FreeÂˇ masonry. He is survived by a widow and four daughters. 199

CANTUARIAN LODGE At the Installation Meeting, held on the 22nd April, 1971, L. A. Kenny (29- 34- 37) was re-appointed Worshipful Master of the Lodge. The following officers were also appointed :L. J. Ray- Father of D. J . M. Ray (57- 62)Senior Warden. J . F . Berry (39-42)- Junior Warden. R. C. Y. Fisher (15- 18)- Chaplain. P . H . Shorthouse (24- 32)- Treasurer. E. K . Lewis (46-49)-Secretary. R. A . F inn (19- 25)- Director of Ceremonies. J. C. A. Lock (46-50)- Senior Deacon. W. H. J. Chippendale (53- 56)- Junior Deacon.

R. W. Alli~on (36-40)- Assistant Director of Ceremomes. E. Oliver Harris (18- 22)- Aimoner. A. Fox-Male (25- 26)- Assistant Secretary. N. Salmon- Father of J . R. Salmon (60-65)Inner Guard . R . I. H. Gollop-Steward. A. G. H. Camp (53- 56)-Steward.

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We were delighted to receive the news that D . F . Kellie (09- 11) was to receive Grand Lodge Honours as a result of his appointment to the rank of Past Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies. He has contributed much to Masonry and to the Cantuarian Lodge in particular, having been the Treasurer of the l-odge for seventeen years. He fully merits the honour and trust that has been extended to him. We have a lso made contact with the King's School Parramatta Lodge, No. 760, of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and it is our mutual wish to establish a closer unity between the Lodges as with the schools. We intend to exchange Notices of Meetings and Lists of Members and to report on activities within our Lodges. We should be extremely pleased to hear from any O.K.S. Parramatta members should they intend coming to the United Kingdom. During May some twenty members of Cantuarian Lodge attended the T riennial Meeting of the Sister Lodges, held this year at Dover College. This being the Centenary Year of Dover College the meeting was graced with the presence of the Worshipful Provincial Grand Master of the Province of Kent, Lord Cornwallis. We were also delighted to learn recently that Bro. D . J. M. Ray has qualified as a Doctor of Philosophy at the U niversity of York. We should li ke to congratulate David and to wish him every success for the future. The Cantuarian Lodge is established primarily for those who have been educated at the School, and for Governors, Masters and Officers of the School, past and present. Membership is also extended to close relatives of the boys at the School and O.K .S. The Cantuarian Lodge meets at the Mostyn H otel, Portman Street, London, W.1, on the fourth Thursday in February, April and October and the First Thursday in December. All enquiries should be referred to the Secretary, E. K . Lewis, of 16 Daryngton Drive, Perivale Park, Greenford, Middlesex (Telephone: Home 01-578 4167, Office 01-349 9191) who would be pleased to hear from you and assist in any way possible. J. F. B ERRY.

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