The Cantuarian December 1980 - August 1981

THE CANTUARIAN

DECEMBER 1980

ANNOUNCEMENT DearO.K.S. It may be now no secret that we are planning to leave Goud hursl in late summer or early autumn. You may wonder why. Well, time moves on and I have not been so fit during much of this past year. I will not bore you with the details, but after five happy and eventful years, it now seems right to contemplate a postponed retirement. Those of you who have visited us in Ihis lovely part of Kent, and know its people, will realise what a wrench it will be, but I hope there will also be compensations. We p lan to sett le rather nearer Ca nterbury and we will let you know the address and telephone number as soon as possible. I hope that you will contin ue to keep in touch.

Yours sincerely,

J. P. NewELL

O.K.S. TENNIS Now that O.K.S. tennis has organised itself to enter the D'Abernon Cu p (Publi c Schools' Old Boys Competition) we are discovering the same thing as the schoo l side: if we draw a London team we are up against it! This year we fielded Bryan Hamblin and Richard Wohanka, Nick Marshall and Nick Lyons, Mike Donaldson and Adam Barker against K.C .S. Wimbledon's Old Boys in the 1st round, and losl 3·6, one of our rubbers being a walkover. Only Marshall and Lyons of our team played well enough on the day.

As for friendlies, we lost 3 VI 'S VI to the School, with everything ha nging on the last rubber, in which Nick Lyons and Chris Jackson (Hon O.K.S., substit uting for Mike Donaldson) eventually lost a long three·setter to the School's 2nd pair. For the first time . we were able to tempt a London side . U.C.S. Old Boys, down to the School's new pavilion and Courts, and lost 3·6.

After several years of running O.K.S. tennis, I am passing it on to Nick Marshall, and I hope a.K.S. keen to p lay matches will contact him.

ADAM BARKER

CANTUARIAN LODGE, NO. 5733 Our June 1980 Installat ion Meeting was particularly enjoyable and memorab le because we were pleased to welco me four members from Lodge No. 760, The King's School, Parramatta-Ken Gr inham, Charles Moore, Bill Carpen ter and Roy Horrocks (the Headmaster of the Junior School). We were honoured a lso by the attendance of The Provincia l Grand Master for East Kent, Rt. Hon. Lord Cornwa lli s. During the meeting Ken Grinham, the Master of Lodge No. 760, made a present at ion of a Masonic jewel combin ing the shields of King's Canterbu ry and King's Parramatta wit h the request that it should be worn by the present Master (Les Collins, the father of Toby Colli ns) and by all subsequen t Masters of Cantuarian Lodge, in recognition of the very close association between the Schools and School Lodges. We accepted this with pride and p leasure.

Cantuarian Lodge has now changed its meeting place to the home of Freemasonry at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street , London WC2. Future meetings, commencing October 1980, are the first Thursday in October, the first Thursday in December, the third Thursday in February and the second Thursday in June (the Install ation meeting) each year. Dinner will be taken in the Officers' Mess of The Inns of Court Regiment. Lincoln's Inn Field s.

Recent applications for membership of the Lodge have been received from Simon Mayhew, Dr. Charles Bruce Armstrong and Paul Medhurst, and we look forward to welcoming them.

We congratulate our members Donald Murray , who has been appointed H.M. Ambassador to Sweden, and Ian Gollop, who has been appointed Headmaster of The St. Lawrence Ramsgate Junior School.

Cantuarian Lodge, The Masonic Lodge of The King's School, Canterbury, is established prim ari ly for those who were ed ucated at the School. for Masters . Governors a nd Officers of the School (in all cases past a nd present) and for fathers ofO.K.S. or of boys still at the School. We havc vcry close associat ions with Lodge No. 760 The King's School, Parramatta, The Old Lawrentian Lodge No. 4141 and The O ld Dovorian Lodge No. 5647. Our membership incl udes some of those who were recently at the Schoo l namely Godfrey Kent. David Sinclair, Peter Suchet, Dr. David Ward, Joh n and Rick Hunter , a nd Mike Shaw.

The Lodge Secretary is Keith Lewis of 16 Daryngton Drive. Peri vale Park, Greenford, Middlesex (Telephone 01 -578 4 167). Please.eontact him, o r any other Cantuarian Lodge member you may know, should you require further particulars about the Lodge: an interest in Freemasonry would, at the same time. give you further close con nections bot h with the School and with fellow a.K.S.

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I CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL

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THIS AND THAT

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C HAPEL NOTES

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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LUXMOORE HOUSE, FIVE AND THIRTY YEARS AGO

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IN MEMORIAM-PETER NEWELL

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THE SCHOOL

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HOUSE NOTES

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SALVETE AND VALETE

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LIFE AT THE BOTTOM

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KING'S SPORT

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IMAGINATIVE WRITING

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THE C ANTUARIAN INTERVI EW

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REPORTS AND REVI EWS MUSI C AND DRAMA

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TALKS

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TRIPS AND VISITS

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THE SOCIETIES

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BOOK REV IEW

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN

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VALETE-ROBIN FINNEY

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C.C.F. NOTES

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O.K .S. NEWS

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THE CANTUAR IAN

Editors: Ysenda M. Maxtone Graham, J. H. White-Thomson, J. C. E. Wright, D. A. Seers, M.S .

Senior Editor: P. A. E. Dix, M.A.

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES We ack nowledge with th an ks the receipt of magazin es from the fo llowing schools:Aldenham. Bedford. Bristo l G.S., Bryanston, Dulwich, East bournc. Edinbu rgh Academy. Epsom, Felsted. Fria rs, Glenalmond. Gresham's , Kent College, Lancing, Radley, St. Edmu nd 's, SL Lawrence. Slonyhursl, Sulton Valence, Tonbridge, Wellington , Worksop.

THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XLV NO. I

DECEMBER, 1980

EDITORIAL As I wrench the last piece of copy from the clutches of a colleague resisting fiercely to the last, as I fight desperately to interpret the hieroglyphics of a semi-literate contributor, as I peer myopically at proofs of reports read three times already, I muse at the prospect of a holiday at Easter. For next term Mr. Peter Brodie moves into The Cantuarian Head Office. On his behalf I would put out an appeal. Please, please hand your contributions in on time. Legibility will also put you in favour. Spare him the repeated and reproving question, "When will the magazine be coming out?" (with just the teeniest emphasis on the "will"). Make a convincing pretence of believing his stories about problems at the printers (it's only what they are telling him to keep him quiet). And when the long-awaited produCi appears, resist the temptation to call his attention to the error you have skilfully detected-he may become violent. Remember, especially if you are a pupil, that the magazine is not an exercise in investigative journalism. Do not expect from it reviews and articles too critical of the school-the school is paying for it.

And do not expect to find all of it interesting-a wide range of people is reading it. And if you regard the literary contributions as trash, write some yourself, if you can .

We have tried to give the magazine greater appeal for boys and girls and recent leavers by introducing House Notes which, despite some excess of obscure humour, have proved extremely popular. The offer of a ÂŁ10 prize for the best letter may have raised a few disapproving eyebrows at first, but its purpose has been served and our mailbag is now full of the offerings of impecunious contributors. The Cantuarian Interview too has gone tolerably well, but otherwise the traditional format is still much the same.

Finally, I should like to thank Mr. Robert Scott for his quiet efficiency in arranging reviews of concerts and recitals, and Mr. Paul Pollak, arbiter of elegance and polymath extraordinaire, for all his help and advice over the last three years.

P.A.E.D.

CONnICf (J. D. D. Pardoe)

'Jhis & 'Jhal Canon Peter Newell, Headmaster of King's from 1962 to 1975, died on 7th December at Canterbury. We offer Mrs. Newell and Andrew Newell our most sincere condolences. A large congregation gathered for the funeral service at Goudhurst on 15th December, and there will also be a service of commemoration at Canterbury on Saturday, 31st January, 1981. The Very Revd. Ian White-Thomson, sometime Chairman of Governors, and David Hopkins, Captain of School in 1975, write about Canon Newell elsewhere in this issue.

Raymond Morgan, physics master at the School from 1945 to 1968, died on 18th August, a short time after the death of his wife. Our sympathy goes to their two sons.

The memorial service for David Raven was held in the Cathedral on 25th October. Charterhouse, Trinity College, Oxford, and King's were well represented in the congregation, which also included Mr. Edward Heath, a friend of Broadstairs days.

Requiescant

Congratulations to Stephen and Jan Graham on the birth of James William Alexander, on 14th November; to Richard Atkins and Liz Swinbank on their marriage at half-term; and to James Cooke and Carola Blyth on theirs on 27th December. The remaining mathematical bachelors have been declared a hopefully endangered species.

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1 Leaving the Precincts is Canon Joseph Robinson, parent and governor, aPl?ointed Master of the Te,?ple. We wish the whole. family happiness in thelf new home. Also departmg IS Robm Fmney, ImgUlst, Broughton tutor, and some say wicket-keeper, who is heading for that point on the planet farthest remoxed from Canterbury. More about him elsewhere.

Arrived in Lattergate are Stewart and Lucy Ross, in succession to Ian Gollop. On the surface things are still recognisable-doors are opened with exquisite courtesy for visitors (who can also, if their ears are sharp enough, benefit from a frank personal assessment only a little later)-but women are seeping in: Alison Parrott is to be a Lattergate monitor in January.

And finally, or terminally, Luxmoore have made it to the Precincts. A pillar of fire in the East presaged their arrival: no one knows who, or what evidence, perished in it. Next morning they were in the 'new Luxmoore', gaping at the taps from which water came, the roof through which it did not come, and other unfamiliar marvels. And a few hours later there was not a soul left in the School.

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O.K.S. have been impartially involved in university rowing this autumn. f\t Cambridge Colin Paterson (Grange, 1943-49, and Captain of Boats) coached, for the third time, the Jesus boat that, for the third time, went Head of the River; and at Oxford Richard Yonge (Walpole 1970-75) rowed in the Corpus/New College IV that dead-heated with Oriel in 'as high class a final as the Isis has seen for many years'. Yonge also rowed in the winning Trial VIII, 'Diana', coxed by 'gloveless Miss Brown' , thus perhaps destined to give his all for the first woman to take part (correctly attired, one hopes) in the Boat Race.

A J.K.S. name in the victorious Cambridge XV was that of Toby Allchurch (1968-71).

Having captained England 19 Year Group in 1978 and 1979 he toured Japan with England 'B' earlier this year, and is currently playing in the England trials.

King's fencers continue to distinguish themselves: we congratulate Adam Short and Michael Macpherson (both Tradescant) on, respectively, winning the Kent Senior Schoolboys' Individual Foil and Sabre Championships, and the Junior Foil and Sabre titles.

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The annual fixture against the 3rd XV saw the Masters cruise to a comfort,!ble 6-6 draw, deTshPiteH/aidedsby.the CShhock absencLe of Bee after 20 consecutive appearances. e Qllse Qeeer amplOns, uxmoore, were not let off so lightly. They were demolished 5-3 by a Masters team and two of the five were actually scored by a K.S. master (D.J .B.). The other three were a J .K.S. top-up (Roger Jones).

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Composer-inThe South East Arts/King's collaboration, which recently widened our R s'dence horizons when it gave us Vernon Scannell as resident poet, has now brought Paul Patterson to be our composer-in-residence. One of the leading young eI composers, Mr. Patterson, who is also Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music, will be with us for two years. Rumours about his plans for making the Pope's 1982 visit to Canterbury musically memorable are already revving up.

The Archivist has asked us to S.O.S. among our readers for the ~he La:fIei whereabouts of this house, last heard of c.1935. It was understood to be simply a pre-fall Luxmoore, i.e., 75 New Dover Road, but C. Q. Graham ouse ys ery (1915-19), a Langleian under Mr. Reay, who recently visited the School, exposed the imposture. His Langley House was somewhere in the Old Dover Road, possibly No. 59, and now we are totally bemused. All information will be gratefully received, and the first correct solution, if any, will be published.

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Music-Also For example, Harry Christophers and Anthony Attwell (Dawson) met again Bell-ringing 'as haggard and scarred prisoners' (so what's new, they were both in Marlowe) in Fidelio, on I.T.V. Harry also runs a small choir, The Sixteen, who will be giving their first live broadcast on Radio 3 at 1.05 p.m. on 27th May. Their first record, Salve Regina, is also due out then.

Jonathan Seers (Grange, 1968-73) won a handsome cheque, and 'a lyre trophy in gold', when he came first in the prestigious Concours pour jeunes Chefs d'orchestre at Besan,on. He also gains the opportuni ty to conduct a series of concerts throughout Europe. Part of his achievement-now where did he get the practice for that?-was to spot all the mistakes seeded into the rehearsal piece: no one had managed this for the last 15 years.

Opposites attract, music conjures up bells. During 1981 the Cathedral peal will be recast and rehung in the north-west tower, nearer us and the Archbishop's Palace. It is said that he will bless them in July; practices will resume in November.

Details of the Oxbridge tom bola draw are not complete as we go to press but something like 15 awards (including three choral ones, and an organ scholarship) have been won this year. Earlier, we were glad to hear that Amyn Kanji (School House, 1971-76) had been awarded the Ida Mary Henderson Scholarship at Christ Church, Oxford, and that Simon Powles (Marlowe, 1972-76) has been able to return to Cambridge to investigate Wind-power for his Ph.D. David Riceman (Meister Omers, 1951-56) has been appointed to the Council of Kent University, together with Lord Scanlon: the see-saw equilibrates.

And we congratulate Gerard Watts (Marlowe) on coming 2nd, out of 20,000 or thereabouts, in '0' Level Physics last summer: but there is room for improvement, Watts.

Academic

In an interesting article in the Daily Telegraph, Warwick Collins (Marlowe, 1960-66) argued that part of the answer to the great numerical superiority in tanks of the Warsaw Pact powers lies in the construction of large numbers of relatively cheap 'unsophisticated' aircraft able to deliver the very effective targetseeking missiles now available. He calculated that such an aircraft need cost only about onequarter the cost of a tank. A long correspondence developed both in the Daily Telegraph and The Times: brass-hats were on the whole sceptical, but many part-time airmen expressed great enthusiasm for flying such missions if the need arose.

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Keep Your Pecker Granada T.V. 's production of For Services Rendered elicited an enquiry Up Carruthers from a hawk-eyed (but cloth-eared) O.K .S. In reply, "All the costumes we , used were from the original National Theatre production. 'Collie Stratton' (it was 'Collie' by the way not 'Charlie') was a young man who had fallen on hard times through no fault of his own. However, he was obviously from a good background and thus was shown wearing a tie with the colours of King's, Canterbury." Q.E.D. Another King's stereotype surfaced on Boxing Day, on Ned Sherrin'S B.B.C. chat-show. " .... rudest man in New York is Nick, Nick Simunek: a party without him is a flop, women rave ... " You've guessed it, Walpole (1952-55, but it's timeless).

Canterbury Cathedral Historical Wallplan

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I To give her readers a taste of the 'strong flavour of the mysteries of private education' that permeates those little announcements at the start of term, Osiris The Guardian's education expert offered a real tit-bit. 'St. Lawrence College: Mr. R. I. H. Gollop has taken up office as headmaster of the junior preparatory school. ' And 'more of the inscrutable same', 'Kelly College: The O.K. dinner-dance will be at Quaglino's on January 17.' After these enigmas the rest of the article was refreshingly simple: just a splash of acid into the faces of those at Cranleigh foolish enough to have been her hosts at their annual dinner.

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We welcome the birth of Effect, a magazine of letters and the arts, managed LeMonde by an editorial board of boys and girls but welcoming contributions entirely Litteraire from all with a King's connection. Among senior contributors to the first issue are Patrick Leigh Fermor and John Batchelor. Copies cost 35 pence (and 15 pence p. & p.) and may be ordered from the Editors at the School, to whom any contributions should also be submitted.

That good writing can survive at King's is proved by Fore, now in its 18th year and approaching adulthood. When Marlowe eventually splits in two, like the Ostrogoths and Visigoths, we hope 'Ate will continue the tradition of black-eyed and fearless journalism.

Also worthy of study is the Canterbury Cathedral News, edited by Gerald Hattee, M.A., which carries a photograph of the Dean and the Archbishop on its cover. Allegedly they are wishing the readers A Very Happy Christmas, but it is plain they are studying form. 'I'd say it's between Miss France and Miss Jamaica' is more likely.

The Legs of Or Similar have turned up on the edge of Galpin's lawn. Actually, between o mand'as the massive stone pillars there is a rather handsome wrought-iron gate zy I embodying Somerset Maugham's evil-eye curbing emblem, but the hedge will have to grow another five feet or so before it's harder to go through it than officially .

When the Headmaster publishes a book it gets reviewed in The Cantuarian.

Unresting, But there is no preferential treatment, no queue-jumping. We have now Unhasting obtained a copy of De Rebus Albionicis{Richard Watkins, London, 1590, no price stated) by John Twyne, our first post-Reformation headmaster, and are ready with a preliminary assessment. It appears in this issue. (This fine co"py was at one time in the collection of Narcissus Luttrell, the 17th century bibliophile.)

An Educated Guess

Master: About whom or what was it said, She is older than the rocks among which she sits?

Vi Boy: Would it be Barbara Hepworth, Sir?

As promised in our last issue, here are the details of the new members of the Common Room. We bid them all welcome.

Mr. Charles Allen comes to us straight from Oriel College, Oxford to teach Classics. Secretary of the Vincent's Club, he represented the University at Golf and captained the College at Cricket. Unfortunately there is no Blue for beer-drinking.

Mr. David Bradley graduated from Reading, and after programming computers for a year he joined the R.A.F. and served as Education Officer for 16 years, reaching the rank of Sqdn.Ldr. He has played Football for Corinthian Casuals and Cricket for Reading Town, and represented the R.A.F. at both sports. Hejoins us to teach Maths.

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1 Mr. Peter Brodie, who joins the English Department, is a product of Abingdon School (under Graham Barrett) and St. John's College, Oxford. He has taught briefly at Wallingford Comprehensive, Worksop Prep. and Marlborough House. He has also worked in a language school for foreigners.

Professor Guy Chilver, sometime Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford and Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Kent, gave the Classics Department the benefit of his considerable knowledge for the Autumn Term before embarking on a lecture tour of Western Australia.

We are very grateful to him for all his help.

Mrs. Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok read Theology at Girton College, Cambridge, and after teaching experience in London and Sittingbourne spent two years reading for an M.A. in 16th and 17th Century Church History at the University of Kent. She joins the Religious Studies Department.

Mr. Richard Hooper comes to teach History and coach rowing . A graduate of Downing College, Cambridge, he taught for eight years at Hampton School where he was in charge of the Boat Club for five years. In 1977 he coached the Great Britain Junior Coxless IV which won the bronze medal in Tampere, Finland .

The Revd. Peter Johnson holds degrees in Maths from the University of Melbourne, and Theology from Christ Church, Oxford. After ordination in 1969 he was a Tutor at St. Stephen's House, Oxford, and then Chaplain and Vice-Principal of St. Chad 's College, Durham.

Mr. Martin Miles took a first-class degree in Modern and Medieval Languages at New College, Oxford, and joins us to teach French and German. He is a talented and enthusiastic musician, playing the organ at Bridge Parish Church and singing in the school choir. He is even engaged, at present, in building an organ as a hobby.

Mr. Paul Newbury joins us from the Unversity of Bristol to teach French and Spanish. His charming wife Quini, whom he met in Seville during his University course, is evidence enough for those who doubt the utility of learning a modern language-Remove b take note!

A welcome addition to the Common Room Soccer team, he represented Bristol University as well as Southern Universities, and was a Welsh Schoolboy trialist.

Dr. Ian Poots, a product of Wolfreton School in Hull, holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from University College, London. He did his Cert. Ed. at Hull and his teaching practice at Hymers College.

Mr. Randall Thane attended Soli hull School and after starting a Law Degree at Sheffield he moved to Liverpool to read Geography. He did his Cert. Ed . at Cambridge and went to Charterhouse for his term's teaching practice. He joins the Geography Department.

And finally, on the Music side:Mr. Nicholas Gleed, a former organ scholar of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and, more recently, a student at University College, Durham, has studied organ and harpsichord under Charles Spinks, and his other teachers have included Peter Hurray and Philip Radcliffe.

Miss Anthea Wilcock won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music and did a Cert. Ed. at St. Luke's College, Exeter. She has studied composition with Alan Ridout, piano with Bernard Roberts, and 'cello with Harvey Phillips. She comes to us from Wycliffe College where she taught for three years.

Mr. Charles Cracknell , the principal bassoon of the Halh: Orchestra under Sir John Barbirolli for 31 years, came to us at the beginning of the year from Chethams and the Royal Northern College of Music.

We welcome, too, Miss Ann Cherry (Flute), Mr. Edward Holmes ('Cello) and Mr. Ronald Harris (French Horn) as new visiting teachers.

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CHAPEL NOTES This book, which has caused such a stir in some church circles, will' be used ALTERNATIVE in school during the Lent Term. So that we can become thoroughly SERVICE BOOK accustomed to it, every service of Holy Communion for that term will be according to the new order, known as Rite A, and the readings too will be those taken from the new book. But perhaps the most obvious change to many in the school will be the adoptio~ of new names for many of the Sundays in the church's year. WIll thIs detaIl provoke a funous debate similar to some seen in the press and on television?

Whatever the reason for inviting them there can be no doubt that most of VISITING our preachers in the Autumn Term were well versed about the ways of PREACHERS public schools. Apart from the two chaplains, we had addresses from the Lower Master of Eton College, John Anderson, Esq ., from a rowing coach who is also thi Headmaster of Belmont Abbey School, Father Mark Jabale, and from a long-standing neighbour and friend of the school, Canon Joseph Robinson, who is leaving the Precincts to be the Master of the Temple in London. We also welcomed back to Canterbury the Rt. Revd.

A. K. Cragg, formerly Assistant Bishop in Jerusalem and an authority on the Muslim faith.

If the preachers have had a school flavour, then the speakers in the Shirley Hall have had a decidedly Cambridge flavour. We have heard Mrs. Peter SUNDAYS Walker, wife of the Bishop of Ely and formerly a student counsellor in Cambridge , Professor Roy Caine, a surgeon with a world-wide reputation , and Professor Anthony Snodgrass, the Professor of Classical Archaeology. Talks were also gIven by the Revd . David Clift, industrial chaplain, and Dr. Desmond Kelly, both O.K .S. The Lower School was bemused by a cartoon film, The Trap, and horrified by a Leprosy Mission filmstrip , and in between they were treated to simpl~ mechanics b~ the Revd. Paul Harvey, now of the King's School, Rochester, and formerl y a mmmg engmeer m ZambIa .

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1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Broughton Ho use, St. Augustine's Abbey.

Monastery Street, Canterbury.

7th October, 1980.

Dear Sir , Without wishi ng to seem li bellous or adversely critical, I woud like to point out to the readers of The Cantuarian the result of the careful research that I carri ed out concerning the punctuality of our masters: over a th ree-week period I was horrified to find that 202 minu tes were lost due to masters arriving late to my particula r lessons; that is the equivalent of over five lessons!

One wonders what the reasons for this outrage may be. What form of punishment can be devised to remedy the situation? Or, cons idering the huge fees, is reimbursement out of the Question?

Yours sincerely R. W. G. COLDSTREAM. P .S. The masters may be interested to know that 1 intend to co nd uct a similar survey on the (lessimporta nt) tard ines of my fe llow pupils.

("The discipline of colleges . . . is in general contrived, not for the benefit of the students, but for the interest, or more p roperly speaking, for the ease of the masters. "- Wealth of Nations-Ed.) This letter wins the ÂŁ10 prize.

Marlowe House, King's School, Canterb ury.

27th October, 1980.

Dear Edit ors, Why does a list o f music pupi ls no longer appear in the Rotu lus? Apart from being just as useful a source of reference as the rest of the Rotulu s, it is a good advertisement for the school.

For a schoo l which prides itself o n the hi gh standard of m usica l teach ing and performance it achieves, it is very tho ughtless, at least, to omit one of the schoo l's grea ter att ributes from its only publication whi ch gives a comprehensive picture o f what is actu all y taught in th e school, academ icall y and ot herwise. Su rely few simil ar schools can boast such a large proportion of their p upils receiving mus ic tuition?

As well as aski ng fo r the restorat ion of these lists, 1 would urge that something be done to combat the increasing number of mistakes (not just misprints) in the Rotulus; perhaps the proof version should be more read il y avail able to us so that we can each check for mistakes relating to ourselves?

Perhaps the gentleman who criticised The Cantuarian for an inaccuracy in its vo lume number should practise what he preac hes!

Yours sincerely, C. P. POOLE.

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Dea r Edi tors,

By August 1979, someone by the n.ame of~. A. Roxbee-C?x had put pen to paper proclai m!~g the distinction of wearing a black school tie. At a time when the Editors were hard up for letters-the Black Box" having merely produced high ly imaginative, but unpublishable prose (or even verse) and the ÂŁ10 prize not having been conceived-I decided that a rep ly was in order .

The letter was unsigned and our fo llowing Editor ia l meeting was cons iderably en li vened by trying to work out by whom the letter had been wri tten, but with no success.

Imag ine my astonishment when last Apri l-after I had left the school-a letter thanking the ed itors for the acquisit ion of a purp le gown was published, written supposedly by the same anonymous person-do the editors now have to resort to fraud?

With my sincerest apologies to P. A. Roxbee-Cox; it is time correspondence abo ut yourself ceased.

Yours sincerely, DAVID CURL.

(Are you sure you wrote that letter? If you remember, it was signed, but illegibly so. And whence the suspicion of fraud? Perhaps you wrote the second leiter. -Ed.)

The Grange, T he King's Sc hool, Canterbury, Kent.

3rd December, 1980.

Dear Sir , T he prime and sole motive for puttin:g pen to pap~r is t~ enli ghten ~he.readers ~f The Cantuarian abo ut the pains some people go to lO have their letters p ubli shed 10 your splendid magazlOe! Some contemporaries in my house go to great lengths lO in vent some outrageous subject in order to win _ your ÂŁ10 prize. Bu t I'll not beat abo ut th e bush. It 's yo ur money I' m after.

Yo urs faithfull y, PH ILIP BROOK.

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From the Housemaster's Wife, Broug~ton House, St. Aug ustme's Abbey, Monastery Street, Canterbury, Kent CTI IPS. 2nd December, 1980.

Dear Sir, As Jake Judd's House matron. and therefore shouldering some responsibility for his health, I must write to correct his statement in the August 1980 edition of The Cantuarian that "the proven long¡term effects of alcohol are more serious than those of smoking".

While both smoking and the drinking of alcohol can be dangerous to health, smokin g is far more hazardous. Every cigarette has a dangerous, cumu lative effect, clogging up the lungs and reducing their capacity for gaseous exc hange. This leads to heart disease, chronic bronchitis and, of course, lung cancer.

In the slOmach, smoke that has been swallowed causes ulcers and stomach cancer. On the other hand, alcohol has no cumulative effect as long as it is drunk in moderation. This means not more than about two pints of beer per day. If this is exceeded significant ly, the dangers to the digestive system are similar to those of smoking, with the added complication of cirrhosis of the liver-the main cause of death in heavy drinkers.

Hopefull y the J .C .R. assists sixth-formers at King's to learn that they can have a socia ble time, quite safely, without drinking excessively-surely an important lesson before emerging into the world outside school. As there is no safe way to smoke, it is not encouraged in the same way.

Finally 1 should like to quote some accurate figures: 1975 Deaths from cirrhosis of the liver associated with heavy drinking: 1,835 1979 Deaths from lung cancer associated with smokin g: 8,000 These figures seem to contradict Jake's proven case.

Yours faithfully, STELLA HODGSON

(Presumably Jake is allying himself with the body of SCientific opinion that feels that while smoking may aggravate a condition such as lung cancer, there is still no concrete evidence to prove that it causes it.

We all know 0/ people 0/ very advanced years who smoke any number of cigarettes a day, which would tend to suggest, perhaps, that the constitution of the individual is all-important. He would probably quarrel with your /inal paragraph in that (a) the years are not the same. We wonder what the/igures are for 1980, especially in view 0/ the government's extreme concern at this moment regarding the dramatic increase in alcoholism. (b) 'Associated with' is not the same as 'caused by': industrial and urban pollution presumably have an effect similar to smoking. One fairly recent study concluded that walking once across a pedestrian crOSSing in the middle 0/ London amidst revving cars was equivalent in health terms to smoking 10 cigarettes a day. Ic) These figures apparently take no account of factors such as number of people indulging, the age and condition 0/ the victims, or the amount and type of alcoholltobaccq taken. A/ter all, which situation would concern us more-I,835 people under 30 (from a population/rom which they are the only ones who drink) who die from drinking two pints of mild a week, or 8,000 octogenarians (from a population 0/65 million 0/ whom, say, hal/ smoke) who die from smoking 60 high-tar Camels a day? Incidentally, none 0/ us smokes-Ed.)

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Broughton House.

II (h Decem ber 1980.

Sir, On what grounds is the ten pound prize awarded? Upon inquiring, I found that the "~vi.dence" .and "proof" that drinking is more harmful than smoking, were no more t~an a personal oplnl~n -galned from experience? One would have thought that any reasonably well-m~or~ed person, ~hlc~ should include some editors at least, would know that the data so far collected POints 111 the o ther dITecuon, and would therefore recognise J. Judd's letter for the absu rdity that it was .

However, even if one were to suppose that alcohol is more harmful than tobacco, the school wou ld still be justified in banning tobacco but permitting alcohol, since whereas ale.oho l harms the he~lth of ?nly ~he imbiber thereof, cigarette smoke poisons the smoker, all other people m ~he room, and,.m conJ~ n ctlon with other smokers, everyone in the town or city . Moreover, the smell of ciga rette smoke IS obnOXIOUs to many people .

Yours faithfully,

J. C.

BRADFIELD

(The £10 prize is awarded in accordance with the votes 0/ the edilo~s. Perh~p's Jake's letter was not quit~t as absurd as it seemed (0 you-see our comments above. At least iI has eltclted a response. As/or YOUTW argument about the effects 0/ alcohol and smoking on other people, when did you ever hear.of ~obacco ­ crazed hooligans smashing up property, knifing one another at /ootball matches, or murdermg lIlnocent people on the roads? The smell 0/ cigarette smoke is obnoxious, is it ?-Ed.)

Linacre House.

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Ki ng's School, Canterbury.

9 Decem ber, 1980.

Dear Editor, To me the advantages of complete co-educatio n (equal proportions of males and females througho,ut the school) seem obvious. One, competition for entry into the school would increase; two, a better "SOCial train in g" would be prov ided; three, there would per haps be .a more "natural" atmosphere and environment; four, the possibility of any particular female becoming arrogant to",:ards ma les would be lessened ;/ive, the greater contact between ~exes would promot~ greater understanding and therefore ~ ess sexism; six, the chance of any males becommg homosexual or bisexual would decrease. The onl~ possl~ l e objection seems to be the problem of sleeping accommodation; but seeing the apparent ease with which the present number of females has been successfull y absorbed, I doubt if this could pose any problem.

Yours faithfu ll y, CH RI S McMAHON

(In antiCipation 0/ a/lood 0/ replies, no comment!-Ed.) Linacre Villa, Schola regis, Durovernum, Cantium. a.d. IIlld. Dec" a.u.c.MMDCCXXXIII Auctor.

Ali qui aliquid. faciunt ut animadvers ionem ad liciant.

Sum, ere, tuus serv us oboediens, C. P. M c MAHON

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LUX MOORE HOUSE, FIVE AND THIRTY YEARS AGO In 1945, while the King's School was still in wartime exile in Cornwall, and the tide of military success was running so strongly that it was possible to plan the long-awaited return to the Precincts, Canon Shirley, then Headmaster, invited me to join the School and open a new Boarding House in the building previously used as the School sanatorium and known earlier as Langley House-No. 75, The New Dover Road . I accepted the ¡invitation, knowing that it would be no easy task to establish a new House in the lean and hungry post-war period, a House composed of volunteers from School House, The Grange, Walpole, Meister Omers, Marlowe, none of whom had known the School in Canterbury and who were, one and all, strangers to me as I was a stranger to them and to the School at large. The enterprise, a bold one, might succeed or fail; an outlying house which needed, and underwent, a total rehabilitation from roof to basement lasting six months after suffering inevitably from occupation by numerous units of the British army on their way to or from France. These units found the house large enough to accommodate 140 men with each an allotted floor space of six feet by two and the convenience of a wall nail above to take a steel helmet. Eight years later the space requirements of some 50 boys required the acquisition of the neighbouring house-No. 73-and cramped living space ceased to be a daily topic of conversation! The newly established House might have been named Montgomery, of El Alamein fame, but honoured instead the memory of Lord Justice Luxmoore,O .K.S. In August, 1945, I, with Margaret, my wife, came into residence, into an unfurnished shell of a house, without the services of water, gas, electricity, heating, with still blacked-out windows, strangers in an unknown city, one third of whose centre lay in ruins. When darkness fe ll we lit the two candles purchased at the only shop found open and wondered what the future would bring. On the morrOw we had to tackle the problems of our sorry-looking furniture and possessions, soot-stained, glass-powdered and plaster-whitened, brought from a blitz-damaged London depository, and recalling grim memories of a VI rocket attack we had survived in 1943.

There was a household staff to engage for all residential and catering purposes, dormitories, halls, studies, a kitchen and a dining hall, to equip from A to Z before the arrival of the boys, which had to be delayed for the whole School until October. There were also scattered rounds of live ammunition to recover from garden beds, the disorder left from a military lorry-park on the " lawn" and in shrubberies to eradicate, black-out window screens portraying artistically in coloured chalk the erotic desires of the P .B.l. previously quartered in the house to conceal from young eyes, the daily labour of some twenty painters, plumbers, carpenters, heating engineers to oversee and to expedite, and the rehabilitation of the gardens and grounds to put in hand.

It was done with the willing assistance of the 40 pioneer boys who came, saw and settled in with the expertise to satisfy all reasonable needs acquired during five years of improvisation, of search, find and expropriate at Carlyon Bay. I remember the mysterious arrival of a handsome Christmas tree standing fully twelve feet high, and on enquiring whence had come this most impressive decoration I was quietly advised not to ask questions but rejoice in its splendid presence. I did later manage to indemnify a local fruit-farmer who had not until then noticed a beheaded conifer in his towering windbreak.

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Above: (left) THE BONFIRE (A. M. Juma) (right) SPACE INVADERS (A. M. Juma) Below: THE f'IRST LUXMOORE D. G. Sims, G. W. Williams, D. W. Steel, M. B. Foster, J. E. Ellioll, M. C. O. Mayne, P. H . Lee , M. N. Devonshire, M. D. Bri SlOwc, G. D. Lindley, J. A. McMillan, C. M. Reeves, R. M. S. Cork.

J. P. M. Simpson, O. T. D. Clegg, W. S. Hogg, D. O. Morgan , R. M. Sirecton, P. J. Hinton . R._A. Bedingfield , P. R. B. Lewis, P. R. Hall, G. B. W. Beach, P. M. Benham, A. B. Pollok, J . R. Bearn.

D. T. Wcath crill, H. J . Dc Vail, M. W. MeD. Cairns, R. M. Butler, Mr. E. R. C. Dartington, Mrs. Dartington. Robi n H. A. Emerson. A. F. Cray . P. Brown. n. J . Gillingham. H. C . Bedingfield, M. L. Matthews. R. Hargreaves, P. R. S. Jackson, R. H. Howie, G . G. Wishart, A. E. Mit chell-Innes, R. Drage, R. J. Sau nders.

(Absent R. A. Hughes) (Ken/ish Gazette)

Much reminiscence could be extracted from the chronicle of nine years of Luxmoore life, 1945-54, as we knew it and enjoyed it. Suffice it to say that, despite the wish of Canon Shirley to find at the earliest moment room for Luxmoore boys in the Precincts, so that all might dwell and grow and learn in the shadow of the Cathedral and share equally in the many conveniences provided by such residence, they, for their part were content to return daily to their "home", as they so often called it, there to enjoy the peace and beauty of the gardens.

"I think we shall be. here only for one year", said my first Head of House, who enjoyed the Headmaster's confidence in a very special way. He was not to know that Luxmoore was to stay in The New Dover Road for 35 years, and under the guidance of five more Housemasters, two of whom are deceased and two are Headmasters . But times have sadly changed, and the juggernaut T1R lorries now hurtle past, night and day, bound for Europe. No. 75 and 73 have well served their purpose, and thus in 1981 the boys of Luxmoore will be safely gathered in the Precincts to occupy a newly built Hall of Residence harmonising beautifully with its neighbours, Meister Omers and Linacre. Their first Housemaster wishes them, and their sons to follow after them, all happiness in their daily lives in the Precincts, and in their careers to come.

Present and Past members of the House may find reason to cherish their links with 75 and 73 New Dover Road. • E .R.C.D.

IN MEMORIAM

PETER NEWELL Headmaster, 1962-1975 Judged by any standards Peter Newell's career was a distinguished one. 1st Class degree in Classics, 2nd Class in Theology at Oxford, experience in the parish of Ashbourne in the diocese of Derby with special responsibility for Youth work, Assistant master and Chaplain of the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, and Curate of St. Mary, Woodstock, Capetown, Classical Upper Sixth Form master and Chaplain at Sedbergh, Headmaster of Bradford Grammar School for nine years before becoming Headmaster of King's School, Canterbury in 1962, and finally Vicar of the lovely country parish of Goudhurst in Kent. He was Select Preacher of the University of Oxford 1955 and 1960, was made an Hon . Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1963, and in 1975 was appointed Chaplain to the Queen.

So much by way of background history; his record of achievement. Now for the person, the Peter we knew as Headmaster of King's, the Peter I knew for twelve out of his thirteen years at Canterbury and afterwards in his parish.

I once made a serious speech. It was delivered at Peter's last Speech Day in July 1975. In that speech I drew special attention to the name by which the Headmaster was universally known-Peter. A Christian name not to be found under Newell in Crockford's Clerical Directory. that formidable record of what clergymen of the Church of England have been or are up to at any given moment in their earthly pilgrimage. Instead of Peter we find the familiar initials and less familiar names John Philip . But surely Peter was as good a choice for an additional name as could be made. Peter-the rock-for there was about Peter a rock-like steadfastness which showed itself not only in his character but also in his looks and general 13

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bearing. It was this steadfastness that enabled him to achieve so much in so many different spheres. He took o~er a school whose reputation during the Headmastership of Dr. Shirley had nsen almost as rapidly as mflatlOn m recent years. It may perhaps serve a useful purpose if at this point I quote part of the speech to which I referred earlier. "It was not an easy job" I said "for any headmaster to follow so wholly dedicated, so brilliantly unorthodox, so basically doit-yourself a Headmaster as was Dr. Shirley, who in his 27 years affected a transformation of the school in size, scholarship, music and games. What a standard to live up to-to maintain!

And after thirteen years what do we see? A school with, if anything, a higher reputation than ever-certainly in the fields of scholarship and music; a good school-a very good school-an 'approved' school judging by the way the numbers are keeping up, assisted of course by an intake of 'approved' girls. Surely Peter the rock will be able to carry away with him a feeling of real achievement, as he will certainly carry away the gratitude of a very large number of parents and boys to whom he has given so much of his time and for whom he has shown such patient concern; to whom he has imparted so much of his strength."

Pastor, teacher, administrator. It was said that Peter knew every boy in the school. I can well believe this from conversations which I had with him on many occasions . He cared about all the boys (and girls) in the school, but showed special concern for any who were in trouble. Here sU.re.ly was proof of that pastoral care which he continued to show during his five years' ministry at Goudhurst where he was very happy and where his ministry was deeply appreciated.

Peter had, it is true, something of a reputation for sternness . He could give the impression of being withdrawn and aloof; of holding himself on a tight rein-unnecessarily tight his critics would say-lest people should take advantage of him. He had a very clear image of what a Headmaster should look like-and he looked like one; he had a clear image of how a Headmaster should dress-and he dressed like one, in gown, mortar-board and bands. If there had not been such a word as meticulous someone would have had to invent it to describe Peter in his capacity as Headmaster, administrator, disciplinarian and dispenser of even-handed justice.

His actions like his words were meticulous, precise and expressive. He pointed his finger with metic!-,lou~ and ex~res~ive. precision . There was no doubt in anyone's mind just what tha t pomtmg fmger was mdlcatmg. He could make 650 boys sit with remarkable promptitude simply by pointing his finger at them. He spoke with meticulous care. Listening to his speeches one knew not only that all the pages and the paragraphs would be in the right order (to be expected perhaps of a professional speaker employing a highly efficient secretary) but that there would be few if any asides, that he would know exactly what he wanted to say, that every word would be carefully chosen and correctly pronounced and that the speech would be deliberately lightened with a sudden quip, an epigram, an amusing turn of phrase, all part of a carefully thought ?ut pattern. Meticulous, precise, correct, tidy. All these descriptive words bring back to our mmds the Peter we knew. But they are only a part of the whole picture. One of my chief me!"ories of Peter is of him and Mary on the touch-line of a school match on Birley's, and of see m~ them when It was over walkmg away together across the fields. Always together-Peter, a lovmg and devoted husband and father, Marya loving and devoted wife and mother, with Andrew an integral part of their family life.

The Peter we knew. There was another Peter known only to a few. That was Peter the actor the mimic. I have it on the best kind of authority , that of an eye-witness, that his impersonatio~ of Noel Coward in Private Lives was something not to be missed. I am only so sorry to have missed it, as I should most certainly and gladly have made reference to it and demanded a perf,?rmance either at a Governors' meeting or better still on Speech Day. There was also Peter the smger. I always Imagmed that Peter was tone deaf as on the many occasions when I sat next t? him at Divin~ Service I never actually heard him sing. His way of coping with the hymns was simply to talk hiS way through them Without reference to the particular tune to which they had been set. And yet when I was present by his kind invitation as preacher at one of his Sunday !"orning services at Goudhur~t, his conduct of the service was, as one would expect, Impeccable, but so also was hiS smgmg . Clear, resonant and perfectly in tune.

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It was this man, often so stern in appearance yet so kind and ready to help those in need and so entertaining when he was able to relax, who after thirteen years as Headmaster left the school with its reputation even higher than when he came. Peter the pastor, teacher, administrator.

King's has reason to be deeply grateful for those thirteen years of devoted service.

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One strong memory I have of Peter Newell as Headmaster of King's, is of a tall , imposing figure dressed in a grey suit, clerical collar, black gown and mortar-board, standing in the Green Court in front of the office. There he would be every morning after assembly to see boys and staff, to criticise, to congratulate, or simply to deal with day to day routine. On windy days the gown would flutter and the hand would frequently reach to the head to ensure that the • mortar-board was still in its proper place.

At first sight, I suppose, he was a stern figure. As a junior at King's this was certainly my impression of him. And he had excellent eyesight! This I discovered after a morning assembly spent in furtive conversation with my neighbour. To my horror I found myself summoned to one of those Green Court meetings-definitely of a critical nature this time!

First impressions can, of course, be deceptive, and in time a different picture emerged for me of 'The Pont' as we all called him . I came to see the sternness which had impressed me as a junior as an essential weapon in any Headmaster's armoury. Underneath, Peter Newell was an immensely kind and caring person. He was quite genuinely interested in every member of the school and not just the successful. In fact he sometimes seemed more fond of the 'ne'er do wells', believing that responsibility could be the best cure. We, as boys, often found this hard to understand.

Looking back, five years after leaving King's, what still impresses me most about Peter Newell as Headmaster, is the element of caring. He was, to all of us, if we ever stopped to think about it, a true friend.

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THE SCHOOL Captain ojSchool: R. T. F. Pleming, M.S. Vice-Captain oj School: L. G. Dibden Senior Girls: Susan Foale, Katharine D. Marlar SCHOOL MON ITORS E. M. G . Pearson, M.S .. S. R. Lawrence, K.S .. M.S .. Susan Foale, T. M. C. Reid, T. B. Parritt, K.S .. A . McGrath, J. A. R. Bertsch, Katharine D. Marlar, N. A .. M. Jones, K. W. A. Feistner, K.S .. S. G. Richards

School House:

The Grange: Walpole: Meister Omers: Marlowe: Luxmoore: Galpin's: Linacre: Broughton: Tradescant: Lattergate:

Rugby Hockey Cross-Country Soccer Canoeing Gymnastics Fencing

HOUSE MONITORS T. M. C. Reid , R. B. W. Gumpert, M.S .. D. E. Marshall, K.S .. G. R. Hill, P. R. Gordon, K.S .. M.S .. A . G. Prodan, J. P. Stern, J. A. Odgers, K.S .• S. A. Warren-Smith , M.S. Katharine D. Marlar, Bryony A . Hildick-Smith, Deborah A. Smith .

S. R. Lawrence, K.S .. M.S .. C. H. L. Ballard, K.S .. C . M. Breeze, A. K. Wallersteiner, J. R. W. Wakeley, A. Nardone, P. K. Brealy.

S. G. Richards, E. W. Johnston, R. C. MacDonald , A. L. Dowie, G. K. Teakle, M.S. R. T. F. Pleming, M.S .. Susan Foale, C. T. Moor, S. P. Evans, F. W. Searle, N. J. Hobbs, S. M. Whatton, K.S .. M.S .. N. R. Pye, M.S. E. M . G. Pearson, M.S .. N. A. M. James, S. J. Burrell, J. H. WhiteThomson, R. B. Hansson, S. A. Howard.

L. G. Dibden, S. D. Cranston-Smith, M. P. Bugel, L. M. Gair, A. Ghosh.

K. W. A. Feistner, K.S .. T. F. Gulam, K.S .. A. J. Strivens, M.S .. l. S. Tatchell.

K.S .. J. D. Watt.

J. A. R. Bertsch . S. A. 1. Chinchanwala, K.S .. M. R. H. White, M.S .. J. C. Wilkinson, M.S .. D. T. Dyke, M. G. 1. Brash , P. B. MacDonald.

A. McGrath, H. W. L. Bethell, K.S .. S. R. McD. Cairns, H. M. Robertson, E. E. B. Shelswell-White, E. Hackman. R. P. D. Sacker.

T. B. Parritt, K.S .. P. J. Widdowson, K.S .. M. D. R. Backhouse, A. N. Murray, M.S .. J. A. Rombulow-Pearse, P. D. K. Savoca. J. E. A. Short, Jennifer H. E. Williams.

F. M. E. Vernon (SH), S. P. Devonshire (Lux.), P. McGrath , M.S. (b) (B), M. D. Savage (LN), B. P. F. Watson (W), N. J. W ilkin (b) (B). (b) ~ Annex,.

CAPTAINS OF SPORT B. P. F. Watson Golf B. P. F. Watson Chess H. W. L. Bethell, K.S. Girls' Hockey M. J. Pawley Girls' Shooting E. W. Johnston Badminton L. G. Dibden Netball J. E. A. Short

J. R. W. G. Smith L. M. Gair Jane M. Wright Sarah L. Strutt N. W. S. Clements Katharine D. Marlar

Monitorsjor Music: T. R. Amos, K.S .. M.S .. A. N. Murray, M.S. Head Sacristan: E. W. R Carr. K.S. 16

VHouse VNotes This term has seen the upper part of the House in the throes of Oxbridge, SCHOOL yet there has been time for a great deal else besides to keep all on their toes.

HOUSE Tim Reid, our leader, has been living in splendid pre-exam seclusion in his stained-glass windowed monastic cell, yet towards the end of term, when actually present, he seemed to find his old style with one of the two 'clergyman's daughters' who have been flitting in and out of our portals. Indeed, at times the Oxbridge candidates, doubtless following the Headmaster's edict of last year, seem to have been deeply involved with the sacred side of life.

Tim 's partner in purple, Kate Marlar, seems to have had a trying time with the new influx to numbers 84 and 85 but with the ever-present and ever-reliable Miss Johnson, to whom the whole House owes a debt of gratitude, she seems to have pulled through. perhaps with a little help from the knights in shining armour from M.O. On the sporting front, we went out early in the Housematches. but managed to win the House League Rugger again, with Rick Wykes at the helm. Tim Reid has also been a stalwart of Mr. Russell's new-look First Fifteen.

The House play, or opera I should say, Trial by Jury, seems to have been an immense success, and played to a large audience in the Shirley Hall-pity about the last note, Ben! This success was perhaps not surprising since we number among our ranks two choral scholars: David Seers and Paul Gordon, who also sing regularly in the Cathedral choir. Mark Davis produced his normal star role for the school and parents to devour in the school production of The Beggar's Opera, directed by one of our House tutors, l\1r. Dobbin. The House party was very much in the shadow of last year's monumental entertainment, despite Patrick and James' efforts, but there was the normal satisfying complement of mangled speakers and turntables, not to mention the usual copious amount of refreshment-thank you ladies. one and all.

Finall y, we must bid a fond goodbye to our leavers, among them our five Oxbridge ladies, Dave 'Baggy Trousers' Marshall , our cuddly teutonic teddy bear Claus, as well as his quietlyspoken brother Johannes, our heroic tenor Paul, guitar Rick and, of course, our House jester Andrea Prodan. Together they have given the place an excitingly international flavour. We hope to see them all again in the near future.

T. M. C. REID. ~.

Members of the House returned to find not only a large hole in the Mint THE GRANGE Yard, but also the disappearance of our well-kept front garden under piles of steel reinforcing rods and a large skip! More pleasantly we discovered the painters at work inside the House: even The Old Grange was entitled to a repaint.

The highlight of the term was the performance of The Beggar's Opera with seven members of the House taking part, and especially good performances from Toby Stevenson and Sarah Barrett. Working up to the end of term there has been fluctuating success: our large Sixth Form helped the Seniors to reach the final of the House matches versus Broughton, only to be narrowly defeated. The Juniors, however, faced a very tough opposition in the first round against Marlowe (the final pair in 1979) and stumbled at the first fence. Joe Mama and Pete Lewis should be congratulated for their places in the I st XV, the latter as Pack-leader.

Additions to the House have been three Shell boys (two of them K.S .) and three girls: Mr. Thane has joined the Geography department and becomes a new House tutor. My thanks must go to Mr. and Mrs. Woodley, Miss Palmer and all the tutors, old and new; my best wishes to all those who are staying next term, especially to Chris "Bungo" Ballard, who will occupy my Study next term.

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With the departure of so many of Walpole 's more notorious members at the end of last term, the House has been somewhat quieter since September.

However, this term has certainly had its share of amusement and interest, with even a touch of sporting achievement.

Walpolians have been greatly involved in School Rugger this term, providing Captains for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd XV's. Although we missed a couple of key players in the House Matches, a good fight was put up by the team . A controversial victory over Galpin's, where the participation of under-age Keith Sullivan nearly saw us disqualified, put us against Broughton in the semi-final. A spirited display by all concerned managed to keep the score fairly low but was not enough to overcome the favourites and eventual winners. Nor have members of the House remained limited to the Rugger field: our Squash Number Two, Captain of Golf, and, of course, Captain of Canoeing, all deserve a mention.

The House 'culture vultures' have been at work again , playing their various roles in The Beggar's Opera,and the Symphony Concert. Even the Girls' Choir has been graced with the dulcet tones of our young ladies-at least they remembered to turn up to the performance!

Cupid seems to have been especially busy this term, scattering his arrows in all directions.

Sambo has been 'hot' on the trail, while Meaty's little escapade must not go unrecorded. Hugh Walters, one of Walpole's soccer stars, kept himself in peak condition this season by finding a new trainer and the improvement has been immeasurable! Still on the sporting front, Brett's new-found interest in squash earlier in the term added to the array of talent exhibited by members of the House.

Following the growing tradition of quoting rock songs in The Cantuarian, I must recall Elvis Costello 's Accidents Will Happen, for they certainly did this term . One of our prime Oxbridge candidates proved his superior intellect by even managing to fool the nurses into giving him two 'flu jabs (who else could have managed this?). Bruce's knee injury was both a more painful and serious one, whilst our list would be incomplete without mention of Adam's ' little problem'.

Loving care and attention soon enabled him to put the problem back into perspective, and his performance remains undamaged .

As Mr. Cooke's wedding day fast approaches, I would like to pass on the good wishes of the House to both him and his fiancee, and wish them all the best for the future.

It only remains for me to wish good luck to all our leavers, and to Bobby who takes over in January. Thanks must go to Mr. and Mrs. Vye, Miss Burr, and, of course, all the monitors for everything they have done over a very enjoyable Autumn Term at King's.

S. G. RICHARDS.

WALPOLE

With ten Oxbridge candidates we would be forgiven for not shining this MEISTER term but nonetheless Meister Omers has exhibited its "talents" thro ughout OMERS the school, sporting, dramatic, intellectual (even Nicholas Pye is "quietly confident"!) and matrimonial.

Fraser, Stewart, Paul and Simon have "graced " a promising 1st XV throughout the term, but despite their efforts the Senior House team did not get beyond the first round. Thanks to Nick, Tim and Jamie for organising the league sides. M.O.'s dramatic activities continue to flourish and were seen to full advantage in The Beggar's Opera; most exciting. In Music a high note was struck when Stuart won his Organ Scholarship to Oxford and a musical success was recorded when Stuart and Nick organised a very enjoyable concert with only nine days preparation-many thanks to them and to the other contributors.

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Some members of the House still find time to indulge in crazy games, long forgotten by us aged cronies. "Mummies and Daddies" seems the most popular, although the disease has crept into the Monitorial body in such a way that Sam is to be fo und playing "Doctors and Nurses" in No. 84! Excerpts from his collected letters will be subsequently published!

Meister Omers loses some of its stalwarts this term: Crispin passes on, having spent little time at school this term, but has still enjoyed himself, he assures me. Sam, our right-wing extremist and stomach specialist, leaves in search of more power (second lieutenant?). For an ItalianWelsh-Canadian mongrel he's not too bad a fellow! Fraser's tempestuous nature ensures that he will doubtless find a secure future at Hammer Films (Frankenstein lives! ). Our "glamour girl" Sioux departs for a polished and eventful career. Bye-bye also to Sarah who has survived the course very well and played brilliantly in the concert. Adrian the Brain's unconditional to Cambridge augurs well in the Scholarship stakes-many thanks to him for all he has done In the House. Nathaniel, our Old Testament prophet, leaves in search of the pagan hordes . .. .

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Craik for all their care and involvement in the House, and wish my successor, Stuart, all the best next term .

R. T. F . PLEM ING.

The term culminated in customary fashion with astonishing feats of onefingered typewriting as Study One and other subversives laboured to give birth to Fore, the magazine that makes Private Eye appear as Innocuous as the Annual Report of the Women's Institute! The issue proved a double success; not only did our leader escape unscathed from the Common Room on the morning of publication but a profit of ÂŁ15 was made, which was donated to charities. Marlovians also played a key role In the conception, gestation and birth of a new magazine, Effect, designed to provide an outlet for work in the creative arts .

Academically, the term ended on a high note, with the news that Michael Long had won the Brackenbury, the top scholarship at Balliol, whilst Alexander de W~al had been awarded an Exhibition at Corpus. Thus Marlowe has provided two of the school s f,ve ~wards at Oxford, and incidentally these bring to an unrivalled 36 the n'Umber of Oxbndge successes by Marlovians over the last five years.

On the sports field it has been a term of near misses; second to Linacre in the Athletics Standards (our best performance for some years), beaten 4-0 by Broughton in the Junior Housematch final second in the Soccer league. In school Rugby we were especIally strongly represented in both the Colts, with six players, and the Junior Colts, with five, and with t~e captains of each being Marlovians. This promises well for the future, suggesting that we WIll improve on this term's record of just one 1st XV player in the shape of 'Sid' James.

Thus the House continues to make a full contribution to the life of the school, showing once again that dayboys are fu lly involved. This has extended to our contingent of 1st Orchestra members and our participation in all other musical and dramatic eve~ts, such as The Beggar's Opera. Congratulations to Simon Howard on winning the photographIc competItIon .

The term has therefore been a good one, and my thanks go to Mr. Turner and the tutors, as well as to the other monitors, who have helped to spread the unenviable load of such a large House. On leaving, however, I would like to thank all Marlovians who have made my task easy for the most part, if difficult on occasions, but at all times interesting and enjoyable.

E. M. G. PEARSON.

MARLOWE

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Activities in the Linacre back yard will shortly be coming to an end and activities of other sorts will become indigenous to the area, as our resident jungle bunnies undergo their rehabilitation programme. Paulus Bromfield and cuddly Ali might grace the Precincts with their presence, as they won't be able to visit Margaret any more. Even Freddy might be seen occasionally when not down the Whitstable Road.

Besides all this, Suzi fever has hit Luxmoore this term, the position being all make (or break?!) The situation was aptly described as very fishy, but any further enquiries about this and the movement of bed bugs should be addressed to Computadate Ashok.

While all that wasn't going on, some of us put in appearances on Birley's. Our rugby teams were not greatly successful, the JUnIor team plaYIng well, the seniors less well but neither well enough. However, Piers' megafeet hacked their way to overall victory for ~ur league soccer team.

Academic ability in Luxm?ore is not what it used to be, but '0' Level results produced two offers of honorary scholarships, and we managed to produce two token Oxbridge candidates as our contribution to the school's intelligentsia.

Luxmoore's final social occasion was the House dance which proved a great success not least because of the great contribution made to the rock 'n roll world by the Housemast~r and his wife. In fact, ever since that night a high degree of entropy associated with ' the move' has manifested itself in Luxmoore. I leave those who remain here to combat it and wish them well for the future.

L. G. DIBDEN. LUX MOORE

This year proved to be too much even for Galpin's, for after sending nineteen people to Oxbridge in the last two years we had to make do with just four candidates this year, having lost John Vile to the seductive charms of Oxford Biochemistry before the term even began.

We were glad to be able to occupy the new wing, relieving some of the cramped conditions in the House a~d returning once more to the Hou~e Library its role of sanctuary. There was quite a stir when It was discovered that the new wmg looked out onto the newly extended Girls' House, but this quickly died down with familiarity and the discovery that the rooms had all been fitted with peep-proof curtains.

On the sporting side the House ha~ been quite active. There is a strong squash lobby among the JUnIors and a keen scullIng contmgent among the middles, while the seniors concentrate more on league sport. We do, however, have a member of virtually every rugger side in the school. Although we were unsuccessful in the senior Housematches, our junior team won the plate in fine style. Congratulations to Karl Feistner (whose name was modestly omitted from the orIgmal of thiS report-Ed .) and to Jonty Watt on their 1st and 2nd Rugby Colours respectively and to Thomas Mbu on being selected for a county side.

On a slightly less sporting, but nonetheless active side, it was pleasing to see Galpin's provide a goodly proportion of girls in the cast of The Beggar's Opera.

We s.ay goodbye to Kate Pahl, a part-time member of the House, who departs with her sWimsUIt; to Johnny Saker, whom we have also not seen much of this term, no doubt because he was in re~idence on the far side of the Cathedral and too involved in Oxbridge; imd also to Andrew Stnvens who has run Galpin's music for several years and who, since Oxbridge, has had the unenviable task of organising the Leavers' Concert around The Beggar's Opera rehearsals and performance, House parties, and Oxford interviews. .

We also say goodbye to Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Parsons who between them had given 67 years' service to the House, and hello to Mr. Brodie who joined us as a House Tutor. Our congratulations go to Mr. Butt on his marriage during the summer holidays.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, the Tutors and the Monitors for all K. W. A. FEISTNER. their work and help.

GALPIN'S

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The term began sluggishly as people recovered from the holidays ~nd ~ot back into the tight regime imposed on them. The regime also had ItS fmt and sadly only success of the term by winning the Athletics Standards Cup-well done the Linacre Machine.

A few weeks later our rugby men (Dan, Giles, Matt and Jerez plus others) came, saw and were conquered by Broughton-just to make a change. Some of the Broughton team haven't lost a Housematch to Linacre in three years, but what's brawn without brain?

Talking of brain, many of the poor, long-suffering Oxbridge candidates woke every morning to see Luxmoore (the new one) rearing its design-awarded front and spent countless hours thinking of means whereby the Denne men could be talked into working and making less noise.

Have you ever tried working 60 feet above a pile-driver and earth-leveller or similar piece of machinery? It gives you a headache and a very bad disposition (as the Bursar found out).

The long, cold (sometimes) and wet (also sometimes) terr,:, led to the formation of many pairs, some breaking up, others breaking up and then reformmg (DucklIng), and others '!ever faltering, even when matrons and lor housemaster caught up with them. (When you said SI was having a Dutch Treat you didn't mean a sweet; a dark horse thiS one.) • Congratulations must go to those who gained 2nd Colours in Rug~er (Giles, Dan, Jere~, Matt); to Matt Andrews and Paddy Warr on running for Kent; to Eddie Carr on hiS actIn.g m The Beggar's Opera (the singing can be forgotten); also to Clare and Boozy for their additIOns to the play.

Throughout the term Study 9 kept everyone happy by writing down the thousands of inane comments (accidental or otherwise) which members of the House made, whilst the breaktlme crush in Study 3 seemed to attract a number of fellows of dubiOUS character.

Finally, I would like to say goodbye and g?od luck to all the lea~ers, and thanks to Mr. Allen and Mrs. Birley for keeping the House runnmg. I wish John Wllkmson all the best for the next J. A. R. BERTSCH. year (assuming the House is still standing by then).

LIN ACRE

We began the term with a very presentable effort in the House Standards Competition although, temporarily, we had to release our gnp on the cup.

For the last two years we have had exceptionally talented and powerful senior rugby teams, and have tended to dominate this region of sport. This year's achievement in winning the senior final was even more creditable as we had a rather modest team but o~e that played with tremendous spirit. The juniors also showed .potentlal and character In their narrow win over Marlowe in the junior rugby final. Our h:lt-tnck of rugby cups was complet~d by a surprising and promising effort by our Under-14 ~even w~o won the Wenley Cup. SpeCial congratulations must be given to Kenny Odogwu for hiS selection for the Kent Schools Under19 Rugby team , and to both Kenny and Ekow Hackman for being awarded First Colours for rugby.

The atmosphere amongst the senior members of the House thi~ term. has been rather pensive and contemplative as the Oxbridge examinations loomed on thelf honzc:ms. There has been a particularly good spirit in the House this term and let us hope that the Ideal balance betw.een relaxation and diligence continues to be fostered. We wish the leavers success m the new lIves ahead of them.

The most significant news this term was hearing that Mr. Robin Finney sets sail for a teaching post in New Zealand next January. The kind-hearted and human nature which our loy~\l resident House Tutor has, for so many years, radiated a~ongst the me,?ber~ of the House Will be sadly missed . His friendship and very close workmg relatIOnship. With Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson has created the very tightly-knit community and the youthful, Vital atmosphere which has so characterised this House.

We welcome Mr. Charles Allen as our new resident House Tutor.

A. MCGRATH. BROUGHTON

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1 This term has passed relatively smoothly although occasional events have revealed Tradescant potential. On the sports side, the Athletics Standards and House League Rugby revealed the great depths of Tradescant spirit although total victory was not achieved. Individuals such as Adam Short, who won two Fencing Championships (the Schools foil and sabre). Mike Macpherson, victorious in the Under-16 Kent Fencing Championships (also for foil and sabre) and Mike Backhouse, in the 1st XV Rugby had great success. The remainder of the sporting record was varied, ranging down to the suspiciously silent training sessions on the back pitch.

The music community remains strong under the guidance of such veterans as Angus Murray, although there are new stars such as Patrick Sturt who performed a dramatic premiere with his double-bass during the House party-prompted partly by inspiration and partly by seasonal inebriation. The acting fraternity remains centred on Stephen Schwartz with his drunken performance in The Beggar's Opera, backed by some of the Tradescant singing group.

The newcomers to the House this term include Mr. Hooper as House Tutor , Tara Herlocher as American Ambassador, and Joanna, Helen and Kate as additions to the changing stream of Bailey House girls. All relationships have remained uncharacteristically discreet for some reason this term!

Finally, good byes should be said to allieavers-Stuart Young, Kevin Ng, Piers , heartbroken at leaving behind his harem, and also Jenny, who gives her address to any visitors as somewhere in the Kenyan bush.

TRADESCANT

T. B. PARRITI.

In a hectic term with an impressive casualty list, Lattergate has virtually had to run itself at one time or another. With three of the Monitors ending up in hospital for periods of up to five weeks, and many of the boys following their example, life has not been easy.

On the first Sunday of term, we all attempted to walk from Deal to Dover, a feat accomplished in under 4 V:. hours, despite the wayward map-reading of Mr. Ross, who began to take us by the "alternative route": through the waves under the cliffs, so we had to climb the White Cliffs of Dover to get back on course.

Later on there was an outing to the Marlowe to see And Then There Were None, a title which may have referred to the quantity of actors, but which was nevertheless enjoyed by all .

Almost everybody was involved in a team of some sort , and after a slow start, the Under-14 'A's (which was mainly a Lattergate XV) had a good season.

The term finally culminated in a very successful, though surprisingly sober, House party, which somehow lasted over five hours without breaking down: our thanks to the organisers.

Despite a ritual burning of toast every morning by the ever-vague monitors, the smoke detectors never once went off, and we had to have a manual fire practice.

Well. done to Nick Wilkin and Paul McGrath for looking after Lattergate (b) over on the other side of the Cathedral, and Matt Savage and Bruce Watson, too, who wanted their names in print. Our thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Thomas, and all the tutors, especially Mr. Chas. Allen, who put his foot right through the floor of the Halls. We look forward to a quiet term next term; and good luck to Simon Devonshire, who takes over as Head of House.

F. M. E. VERNON. LATIERGATE

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1 SAL VETE-SEPTEMBER 1980 A. A. Adebajo, Jane E. Allen, Fiona G. Andry. Lucy E. Ar mitage, J. L. Aylott, J.l? Bagsha~, R. N. Baker, A. S. Balkwill, A . O. D. Barnes. P. N. Barry, J . M. Banon, H . MeN . Beaugit\ J G. Bcndlcll. Caroline T. Bensted . J. H. Booth-Clibborn, Cat harine J. Boyce. N. C . Bradley. E. J. T. Brclt. Jacq ueline A. Brown. M. E. Burges ~atson, P. G. Brom ley L R. Cabachc, N. V. Cha in ani, C. R. J . Collyer, A. N. Cornwell , A. D. Cou lt er, J . S. Cousms. J . N. M. Cox, Ni~ol~ J. Crow, J . N. W. Cun liffe, Helen A. Davy. A. C. De Linde, Clare L. Edwards . Susa n E. Edwards.

A. R. W. Elliolt, R. J. C. Elliott. Joanna M. Evans, N. G. Evans-Pughe, M. M. Eyton, L. M. Fernand~z, I. J .. L. Firth, J . D. Foord, A. H. Gi ll espie-Smi th. Sumi ta Ghosh, L. C. Goss, Mary Graham-Maw, Kat e Grieves, Sian E. E. Griffith, S.O. Hancoc k, A. W. J . Ha rdin g, Julie E. Haslett, Katharille J . Hellyar, E. Tara Herlocher, M. G. W. Humphriss, F. W. J ac kson, S. C. Jac kson, J . R. G. Job! C. ~ordan , R. A. Keen, T. M. Kell y, A. J. H. Knight , R. C. A. Kruger, P. B, Langmuir, M , J . R. Leathem , Carohne Lightowler, E. ~I oyd, I. J . ,McDo nald, Mary E. A. Mall inson, E. A. Mamari, Annette E. Markwick, Sarah R. Marshall, S. H . Martlll, P . J . Mlc kleburgh, Sarah P. p , Miller, A. M6llenbeck, M, R. Moore, 0 , B. Morgan, B, N. B. Mow ll , A, I. M. Murdoch, T, ~eame, J. C. Nolan, J. Norris, A. L. Odgers, J, C. Orr, P. E, H, Paines, R, M. Payn, F. T, L. Phang, R,. J . L. .Phllpott, A. D. Pitkin A T. T. Preston, J, A, Price , A. J . Pu lest on , C. R. S. Read, M. J. Read , R. K, Reading, Nicola S. RedseU, D. E. 'H , 'Roberts, Joanna C. Roben s-W ray, Kathryn A, Ru sht on, J, R,. Seagrave, G, N. J . Seymour., A. J. L. Shank land, A. H. Shaw, El izabeth J, Short en. G. R, E. Sm ith, J. C. Sm ith , A. B, Solanl, A. W. Sqlllbb, R, E, St rivens, J, A . D, Tagg, J, H. T att ersficld, S. J, A, Taylor, J . p, Thier.bach, Mary ke, l-:I . Vol gel', R, 9: Waggott, Deborah A, Warren-Smith, S. W, P . Webb, J . R. Wh ittlesca, M, S, A. Wlcke~ , J. H. ~tl ham s, R. A, Wi lli ams, A. I. Wilson, M. E. B. Wood, O. F, Woodforde, E. Wycth, J. D. Wright, S. A. Wnght , M. Zamblera,

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VALETE-JULY, 1980 ANDREWS, S. R. Parkwood House , 11 Chart way, Sevenoaks; Winchester Hse.; Sept. '75; Lt. / S. H.; Chess Club; Harvey Soc.; Capt. of Badminton; Cross-Co unt ry; Swimmi ng; Rugby; Football; Hockey; Ath letics; to read Econom ics at Manchester University.

ASSADOURIAN, H. P.O, Box 1926 , Nicosia, Cyprus; Hol mewood Hse.; Ja n. '76; PI. / Trad.; Rowing 3rd IV; to read Management Science.

BAILLIE, J. M. Garth House. 38 Fran t Road . Tunbridge Well s; Holm~wood Hse,; ~an, .'76; Riv.l Br.; Chess Cl ub ; Choral Soc. (H a ndel's Requiem Mass); Photographic Soc. ; Shootmg CI,u b; SWimming Club; Forty Years On, Thai Scoundrel Scapin; to read Bu sin ess Law a t City o f London Polytechmc, BAKER, A , T. J . The Whit e House , Calcotl Hill , Sturry, Canterbury; J .K.S,; Jan, '76 ; Mar. BALDW IN, D. J. A. B. S. A. Brunswick Housc, The Beach, Walmer; Gordonstoun; Feb. '80; Mar.; Hockey (1 st Cols.).

BARC LAY, Fiona E. 13 Lake Road, Tunbridge Wells; Tun. Wells Grammar Sch.; Sept. '78; Br.; 2nd VI Gir ls' Tennis; Social Service; to read Science of Resources at Birmingham Universit y.

BARR, C. SI. C. Tenbury, Burleigh Road, Charing; Friars, Ashford; SePt..t.-.'7 5; Mar. BE RRY . D. S, Bourne l odge , Bridge, Ca nterbury; Bellesha nger Sch. ; Jan, '76; Mar.; C.C.,F. (R .A.~ ) Jor . Corporal; Rowing (Colts Cols.); Squash Club; to Rycotewood College to study Fine Craftsma nship and Design , BLACKMORE, T . J. 97 Kingsgate, Bridlington, E. Yorks; Woodle,igh Sch, ; Sept '76; Wal.; Preside~t Gardeni ng Soc .; Caxton Soc.; Gym Cl ub; Stage Building, Journ ey's ~nd. It~llan .Straw Hat ; Cr.oss-Cou ntry (Vice-Ca pt.) (1st a nd 2nd Cols.); Athletics (2nd Cols, ); hopes to go to Readmg Umverslly to read Agn cuhurai Botany.

BOTHWELL, N. J. 14 Kirkly Close, Sa nderstead, Sout h Croydon , Surrey; J .K,S.; Riv .lGa l. ; Sept. '75; C.C.F, (R,A.F .) Cadet; Caxton Soc,; to read Management Sciences at Manchester .

BOWDEN, M. R. A. Paris Farm Cottage, Comm on Road, Lingfield, Surrey; Copt h<:>rne; Sept. '7,S ; P\. / Trad .; C.C.F. (R.A.F.) J un, Cpl. ; Book Binding Soc.; Choir and C horal Soc.; to read Mcchalllcal Engmeenng.

BROWN, F. H. 162 Queen Mary Road, Kingston, Ontario, Ca.nada K7M 2A7; St. george's Cath ed ral; Se pt. '79; Mar.; C.C. F .• Navy Cadet; Swi mming Team; Juni or Play, Kmg's Wee k; to school III Canada, BUNZL, D. V. M, L. Manor Co urt, Manor Park Road, Chisiehurst, Kent ; Bickley Park; Sept. '75; Lt .lLux.; House League Soccer; working for L10yds Bank .

BURT, J, N. A . 14 South Grove , Highgate Vill age, London N1G 6BJ; E~garley Hall ; Ja,n. ' ~5; Pl, /S .H.; Co-He.ad of House; Rowing (1 st Cols. ); Squash 1st V; Rugby 3rd XV; Canoemg (Col.) ; SWlmllllllg; Haymakers Cncket; Capt. 2nd VII ; Server; King's Wee k Comma ndo ; to read History of Art at Aberdeen.

BURTON, R. A. Hook Green Farm House, Hook Green, Meopham, Kent; Grenh am _Hse.; Jan. '76; Ri v.l Dr.; Caxlo~ Soc.; Photographic Soc.; C.C.F. (R.N.); Cp\. in Commandos and R. E,A.M.E, ; House Play Forty Years On, Sailin g Club; Hockey; to re-take •A' Levels at West Kent College.

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1 CAMBURN, A. 29 T hames Crescent , Maidenhead, Berks.; 1.K.S.; LL/Lux.; Jan. '76; Rugby 1st XV (Cols.); Capt.

Basketball ; Chief Waggonner, Haymakers; Soccer lst XI; to read Latin American Studies at Uni versity College.

London.

CARBON I, M. J . Tia re, Lodge Road, Su odridge Park , Brom ley, Kent; Bick ley Park; Jan. '75; R.W.lS. H .; Sir Edmund Davis Schol. ; M.S.; Music. Mon.; House Mon.; Sacristan; Sec. Madrigal Soc.; Sec. Patience, Mikado, Oliver; Symphony Orch.; Concert Orch .; Chamber Orchs.; Band; Choir ; Choral, Much Ado, Duchess of Mal/i, Clouds; Jazz Club; House Music Concerts; Music Circle Concerts; Swi mming (Colts Cols.); to read Music at Huddcrsfield Polytechnic.

CARVER, J . R. Friendly Hall . Fordwich, Canterbury; J.K.S.; April '76; Lt.lGaL; C.C .F. (R.A.F.) Sgt.; Comma ndos; Ca noeing; Rugby Colts; Athlet ics; to read Geology at Aberdeen University.

CASSIDI , F. J. St. Dunstan's House. Canterbury; Tormore ; Sept. '75; Lt./Gal.; C.C.F., Commandos Sgt.; Bookbinding; Woodwork ; Rugger; Canoe Clu b; assisted with House Plays; to read C hemistry a t Leeds.

CIVIL, A. J. Downe Hall , Downe, Kent ; Westminster Ab bey Choir Sch.; Ja n . '76; Lt./WaL; Caxton Soc.; Book bi nding: 1st Orch.; Ba nd; Chamber Orch .; Choir; Madrigal Soc.; Choral Soc.; Italian Straw Hat, Journey's End; 1st VII I Sculling Team (Cols.); Cross-Count ry Team; to Orpington Co llege of Further Educati on.

COLLI NS, T. J . Spin drift, 22 La ndon Road, Herne Bay, Kent; St. Edm und 's J unior; Sept. '74; Mar.; Choral Soc.; 2nd a rch.; Cricket 3rd XI. COTTR ELL, J . S. KlImara, Hole Street, Kingsdown , Sittingbourne; J.K.S.; Sept. '75; Riv.l Br. ; C.C.F. (R.N.) Petty O ffi cer; Sgt. ilc R.E,M.E,; Scull ing Team; 3rd VIII ; 5th XV; Sai ling Team; to read Mechanical Engineering at Liverpool Univers ity.

COU RT MAN-DAV IES, C. H . 35 Hampstead Lane. London N6 4RT; Arnold Hse.; Sept. '75; Lt. /M.O.; Stage Light ing; read ing Medicine a t one or the London Medical Schools.

COW DEROY, D. W. P. Rock Lodge , Seaynes Hill , Haywards Heath, Sussex; Great Walstead; Sept. '75; R.N.lLin.; House Mon .; Choir; Choral Soc.; Band; 1st VIII (Cols.); hopes to read Agricultural Sciences at Wye or Read ing.

COW IE, N. R. J . Dor mers, 17 Beacon Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent ; J.K.S.; Sept. '75; Mar.; M.S.; House Mon.; Bell Ringing Soc.; Choral Soc.; Bookbinding Soc.; St. Nicholas; Mozart Requiem; Christmas Oratorio; Brahms' Requiem; to read Ch inese at Edinburgh University.

CURL, C. M. Copse End, Conyngham Lane. Bridge, Canterbury; J.K.S.; April '75; Mar.; House Mon.; Oep . Head of House; Choral Soc.; 1st Orch.; Concert and Symphony Orchs.; Vice-Capt. At hletics ; Colts Rugby 3rd XV; Swim min g Team; Ed itor Fore; to read English/French at Exeter Un iversity, DAV IES, N. J . 3 1 Ursula St reet, London S.W. II ; Betteshanger; Sept '75; Riv.lBr. ; Soccer 1st XI (Cols. ); Tenn is 1st VI; Rugby 3rdXV; King's Week Admin .; to folJow co urse at European Bus in ess School.

DAVISON, Michele M. T he Glade, Canterbury Road, Herne, Kent ; Ursuline Convent; Sept. '78 ; M. O. DEAN, Fiona M. 12 Beaconsfi eld Road , Sevenoa ks; Greenacre Sch.; Sept. '78; Wa l.; Choir; Choral Soc.; Patience; Canoe Club. de ROU GEMONT, Sa rah A. Jenning's Cottage, Lamberhurst, Kent; SI. Mary's Sch.; Sept. '78; S. H .; Catering Committee; Choral Soc. ; Choir; The Insect Play, Duchess oj Molfi; Christm as Oratorio; Brahms' Requiem; Netba ll ; Tennis; Shooting Clu b; to read History o f Art at Read ing University.

DIGG INS. T. R. Q. 24 10 Cum berla nd Road, San Merino, Cali fornia 9 11 07, U.S.A.; Holmewood Hse.; Sept. '79; Lt./Gr.; Computer Club; Choral Soc.; Christmas Orato rio; to attend San Merino High School, Los Angeles.

DO DSWORT H, Linds.ay D. ~ Croham Close, So uth Croydon, Surrey; Croydon H igh Sch.; Sept. '78; Gr.; M,S. ; House Mon.; SOCial Serv ice; Carpent ry; Symphony a nd Chamber Orchs.; Choir; Choral Soc.; Ba nd ; Madrigal Soc.; Patience, That Scoundrel Scapin, Ad Hoc, Passion/or Christ; J azz Club; G irls Choir; Swim ming Team; to read Engineering at Trinity Hall , Cambridge.

DOVE, F. G. Litt le Aldon, Yeovil , Somerset; Deutsche Sch., Lagos; April '77; WaL; House Mon.; Haymakers C.C.; Assist . Manager , Port ugal Rugby Tour; Co ntributor to The Canlllarian, Fore; to read German at St. Joh n's College , Oxrord.

DYSON , B. P. O. 36 Cromwell Road, Cant erbury; St. George's; Jan. '80; Mar. ; M.S.; Crypt Choir; Mad rigal Soc.; Choir; Choral Soc.; Training Orch.; to attend Ma nchester Grammar School.

ECCLESTONE, R. L. Th e Warren, Tilford Road , Hindhead, Surrey; Chelmsford H all ; Sept. '75 ; Lt./Lux. ; House Mon.; Rugby 2nd XV; (2nd Cols. ); Shooting (Min or Sport s Cols.); Cricket 3rd X I; to read European a nd Socia l Studies at the Un iversit y of East Anglia.

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St. J . L. Bo rn ~ss, Borgue, Kir kcudbright , Scotla nd; Woolpi t , Ewhurst; Ja n . '76; Gal. ; C.C .F . (R.N.) Petty Offi cer; P hotograph ic Cl ub ; Caxton Soc.; Choral Soc.; Band; CanlUarian Photographer; Hockey 3rd XI; to the Army.

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1 FRAMPTON, H. C. II Devonsh ire Gardens, London W4 3TN; J.K.S.; Sept. '79; Lt./Lin.; Under- 14 Hockey and Cricket; to attend Berkhamsted School.

GARRETI, D. J . M. T he Old School House, Barfrestone, Dover , Kent; Wootton ley Hse.; Sept. '79; Lt.lMar.; M.S. GARRETT, N. A. H. The Old School House, Barfrestone, Dover, Kent; St. Edm und's Junior Sch.; Sept. '74; Mar.; House Mon.; 2nd Orch.; Choral Soc.; Colt s and 2nd VlIl ; Capt. 5th XV; hopes to read Zoology at King's College , London .

GODDARD C. A. 193 Woodhall Way, Molescrort, Beverley, E. Yorks; SI. Edmund's Choir Hse.; Sepl. '75; Lt./S. H .; Bookbinding Soc.; Band; Choir; Choral Soc.; Stage Hand; Do uble 1st Cols. Rowing 1st VIII ; Under14A Rugby; Hockey; Shooting ; Under-14A Cricket; Hull Technical College; hopes to read Medic ine at St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School.

GUT HRI E, D. 1. O. 138 Old Dover Road, Cant erbury; Selwyn Hse.; Ja n. '76; Pl.lS. H .; Treasurer Caxton Soc.; House Concert; has a place to read Agricultural Chemistry at Leeds Uni versity but hopes to read Agricult ure'at Reading University.

HAZAN, J. J . Houseboat Anl a by, 106 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, S.W. IO; SI. Michael's; Sept. '75; Ri v'/Br.; House Mon.; C.C. F. (R.N .) Leadi ng Sea man; Choir; Choral Soc.; Madrigal Soc.; King's Wee k admin.; Rugby 1st XV (2nd Cols. ); Vice-Capt. Soccer (Cols.); Cricket 3rd XI; Hayma kers; At hletics; Cross-Country Teams; Ralph Royster Doyster, Merchant oj Venice, Arsenic and Old Lace; hopes to read Economics at London Sc ~oo l of Economics.

HEWES, A. P. SI. J . The Mo un t, 28 Eythorne Road, Shepherdswell, Dover, Kent; Simon Langton Seh.; Jan. '76; Mar.; Press/Publ icity Sec. King's Week; Rugby 5th XV; to read Architect ure at Bristol Uni versity.

H ILLMAN-EADY, M.C. Barton Cottage, Westmarsh, Ash, Kent; Hazelwood; Sepl. '75; PI. / Trad.; Head of House; C.C.F. (R.A.F.); Rugby 2nd XV; 1st VIII (Cols.).

HOLLAN D, E. R. 37 York Mansions, Pr ince of Wales Drive, London, S.W . 11 ; Hill Hse.; Sept. '75; Lt. / M.O.; M.S .; Dorm. Capt.; Caxton Soc.; Woodwork; Madrigal Soc.; Choi r; Choral Soc.; Training Orch.; Concert Orch .; Symphony Orch .; Mikado, Patience; Chamber Orch.; Cross-Count ry Club; to Warwick University.

HOPE, D. J. I Elm Road, Great St ukeley, Hun tingdon, Cambs.; J .K.S.; J an. '76; Riv.lLin.; House Mon.; Back Stage a nd Lighting for Plays; Hockey 3rd XI; hopes to read French/English at London.

HORWOOD, Josephine S. 15 Et helbert Road, Canterbury; Simon Langton; Sept. '78; M.O.; Girls C hoir; School Choir; Choral Soc.; The Return oj A. J. Raffles, Patience, Hadrian VII ; Swimming Club; Shooting Club; Girls Hoc key Xl. HUNT ER, Alison E. 8 Ethelbert Road, C",nterbury; Ashford Sch.; Sept. '78; Trad.; Gi rls 2nd Hockey; Girls 2nd Tennis; Patience; Ass istant to King's Week Secretary.

JONES , D. M. Croft Cot tage , 4 Sl. Stephen's Hill , Canterbu ry; J.K .S.; Sept. '75; ~ar.; K.S.; Ho u.se ~ on.; Golf Team ; Cricket 1st XI (Cols.) ; Soccer; Rugby 3rd XV; to Ch urchill College. Cambndge to read EngiOcenng.

J ORGENSEN, L. A. 4 Stonor Road, West Kensington, W .14; J .K.S.; Sept. '76; Lt./Gal.; to read German and Danish at University College London.

JUDD, G. A. 8 Vale ntine Avenue , Bex ley, Kent; Royal Maso nic Sch ~; Sept. .'?6; PI.ITrad.; House Mon.; C.C. F. (Army) Sgt.; Photographic Soc.; 2nd VI II (2nd Cols.); 3rd XV; to Royal Military Academy, Sarrd hurst.

KEEN, A. M. 7 Detillens Lane. Li mps fi eld, Oxted, Surrey; Hazelwood; Jan. '76; Riv./Wal.; Caxton Soc.; Jazz Soc .; Choral Soc.; Choir; Band; 2nd Orch.; An Italian Strow Hat, Journey's End; playcd for all Jazz Concens; Rugger (Colt s); Rowing (Colt s); to Kinsway-Pri nceto n College fo r ' A' Levels.

KENNY, S. C. C. 103 Philbeac h Gardens. London, S.W.5.; Nort haw Seh.; Sept. '75; Lt./Gal.; Photography; Soccer; to read Geography at Salrord University.

KHEMAN I, M. P. 55 Eyre Court, 8 Finchley Road, St. John 's Wood, London; Colegio San Antonio Cla ret; Sept. '76; Lux.; House Mon.; Arts Soc.; read ing Economics al Queen Mary College, London.

KITTLE, D. J . Petra , Rhodes Minn is, Canterbury; SI. Ed mund's; Sept. '76; Mar.; Choral Soc.; Choir; Symphony Orch.; Concert Orch.; Photograph ic Soc.; Cross-Country (2nd Cols.); At hletics; to read Med icine at London Hospita l Medical College.

LATTE R, M. W. Gol d Hill House , Gold Hill, Lower Bo urne, Farnham , Surrey; J .K .S.; Sept. '75; Lt./Wal.; C.C.F. (R .A.F. ) FIt. Sgt. ; Ba nd; Capt. Swim mi ng (1 st Cols.) ; Canoeing ; hopes to read Geo logy a t Aberystwyt h Univers it y.

LI NES, E. R. Twit ham Co urt, Ash, Canterbury , Kent; Tem ple Grove; Sept. '75; Riv.l Lin.; School Mon.; Head of House; Catering Committee; Merry Wives 0/ Windsor, Tha t Scouf,drel Scapin; House Plays; Cricket 1st XI (2nd Cols.); Rugby 1st XV (2nd Cols.); Hockey 1st Xl (1st Cols.); Golf Capt. ( 1st Cols.).

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LLOYD, J. W. C. Hill House, The Hill, Cranbrook, Kent; Dulwich College Prep. School; Sept. '75; Mar. LOCK, H. P. J. 32 Yew Tree Road, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells; Yardley Cou rt; Sept. '75; Lt./Gr.; House Mon.; C.C.F. (R.N.) Lead ing Seaman; Sail ing Team; to Royal Navy, Dartmouth.

LUCAS, O. R. Carradale, Elmstead Road, West Byfleet, Surrey; Dane Court; Jan. '76; Riv .lS. H.; House Mon.; C.C.F., Sgt. Commando; Hockey 1st XI (2nd Cols.); Tennis 2nd XI; Golf; Badminton; to read Hotel Management and Catering at Surrey University.

McDONALD, C. E. W. 15 Walsingham Park, Chislehurst, Kent; Torrcns; Sep!. '75; L!./Wal. ; House Mon.; Rugby 1st XV; to read Economics at University College , London.

MARKS, J. D. 21 Bodley Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 5QD; Tormore; Jan. '75; PI.lGal.; Bridge Club (School Team); 5t h XV; Cricket 2nd and 3rd XI; Soccer 2nd XI. MILNE, A. G. Westbury, Old Lane, St. Johns, Crowborough, Sussex; Holmewood Hse.; Sept. '76; Wal.; House Mon.; Rowing 1st VIII: to re-take ' A' Levels.

MOHAMED, M. S. P.O. Box 40534, Nairobi, Kenya; Hillcrest Sch.; Sept. '78; Lux.; Hockey 3rd XI; Cricket 3rd XI; to read Medicine at Midd lesex Hospital Medical College.

MORGAN, N. P. 45 Summerdown Road, Eastbournc, Sussex BN20 8DR; Chelmsford Hall; Sep!. '75; Riv .lS. H.; House Mon.; C.C.F. (R.A.F.); Athlct ics (1 st Cols.); Hockey 2nd XI; to read Geography at Queen Mary College, London.

NEAME, Charlotte E. Dane Court Farmhouse , Kits Hill, Boughton-under-Blean, Faversham, Kent; Ashford Girls' School; Sepl. '78; Bro.; King' s Week Admin.; Girls' First Hockey; Rounders Team; to follow a fashion course.

NEAME, J . F. T. Charnwood, Grange Road, Hastings, Sussex; Sept. '75; Westerleigh Sch.; Pl. / Trad.; Cricket U. 14's.

NELSON, T. N. The Willows, Well Lane, Great Molli ngton, Chester; Ashfold Dorton Hse.; Jan. '76; Riv .lWal. ; House Monitor; C.C.F. (R.A.F.) Corporal; Canoe Club; Minor Sport s Cols.; to Chester Technical Course.

NYSSEN, D. N. 10 Langley Walk, Woking, Surrey; Faye Ross Jr. High; Sept. '78; M.O.; House Monitor; Debatin g Soc.; Stage 'Hand Patience, The Return of A. J. Raffles, Light Shadows, Duchess of Malfi, The Revue; Basket ball (Minor Sports Cols.).

OLIVER, Jane E. Greystones, Bl uehouse Lane, Limpsfield, Surrey; Eothen Sc hool; Sept. '78; Trad.; Girls' Choir; Th e Wasps, Duchess of Malfi; Stage Build ing for Plays; Social Service Unit; 10 read Classical Civil isation at Leeds University.

PARKER, A. N. I I Chichester Court, Church Farm Gardens, Rustinglon, West Sussex; SI. Edmund's Jnr. Sch.; Sept.

'75; Lt'/M.O.; M.S.; House Monitor; Bookbinding Soc.; Social Services; Stage Manager Patience and The Revue; SymphonY,Orch.; Choral Soc.; l sI Team Basketball .

PERRY, C. J . Guillermo Cottage, 31a Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, Kent; 1.K. S.; Sept. '75; Mar.; House Mon.; Gym. Mon.; Capt. Boats 1st VIll (lSI Cols.); Judo Cl ub; Kent Schools Judo Squad U.21 heavyweight ; to Lough borough College of Physical Educat ion in 198 1.

PHANG, A. T. S. Flat 2B Highland Towers; Block I, Hillview , Ulu Klang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bukit Bintang Boys ' Sec. Sch.; Sept. '77; Lux.; House Monitor; Vice- Head of House; Hockey 1st Xl ; Badminton 1st Pr.; to read Biochemistry at Su rrey University.

PIPER, N. W. Parsonage Farmhouse, Monk ton, Thanet, Kent ; Grenham Ho use; Sept. '75; Mar.; Soccer; Hockey.

POTHALINGAM. K. S. Geneva Lodge, 23 St. Mary's Avenue, London Ell 2NR; Bishops St ortford; Sept. '76; Lux.; Capt. 2nd XI Hockey; to Mander Portman and Woodward for' A' levels.

POWER, Ameli a C. B. Tetheri ngs, Mystole Park. Chartham, Canterbury; Chelt enham Ladies' Collcge; Sept. '78; S.H.: Capt. Gi rls' Hockey (Cols.); Swimming Team; Tennis Team; to read Economics and Public Admin ist ration at Bed ford ~ollege. London .

RASH ID, M. A. c/o M. H. Dedezade, 20 At herton St. , London, S.W.I I; Stoke Brunswick; Sept. '75; Lt.lLin.; House Monitor; Judo Club; 2nd VIll Row ing (2nd Cols.); 2nd XV Rugger; Coits., J. Colts and U.14 Rugby; reading Economics at L.S.E. RHODES, Stephanie B. A. Posiers, 201 Borden Lane, Borden, Si ningbourne; Convent of the Nativity, Sittingbourne; Sept. '78; Gr. ; Choral Soc.; Grange House Play; Gir ls' Hockey Team; Netball; Badminton; Tennis; to read Speech Sciences at University College, London.

RHODES , W. P. 39 The Avenue, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire; Selwyn House; Jan. '76; Riv.lGr.; House Moni tor; C.C.F. (R.N.) Act ing P.O. Bosun; Capt. Sailing; 3rd XV; retaking 'A' levels.

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ROBERTS, R. J. H. Headmaster's House, King Edward's School, Wil ley, Godalming, Surrey; Wycliffe College Ju n.

Sch.; Sept. '75 ; Lt. /Gal.; Bookbinding Soc.; Choir: Choral Soc.: 1st and Colts Cross-Country; 2nd Xl Cricket; Football; Haymakers Cricket.

ROBIN SON, H. Cidex 9060, Vic-Ie-Fesq, 30260 Quissac, France; Jan. '76; Lt. /Oal. ; Hon. K. S.; Caxton Soc.; Swimming Club; Choir; Choral Soc.; Madrigal Soc.; The Mikado, Oliver, Patience, The Royal Pardon; to read Physics at Christ Church, Oxford.

ROSE, R. L. Parsonage Farm, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.; King's College Sch.; Jan. '76; Pl./Tr~d.; M.~.; House Monitor; Caxton Soc.; Jazz Club; 1st Orch.; 2nd Orch.; Band; Choir; Glee Club; Crypt ChOir; Madngal Soc.; Choral Soc.; Ad Hoc; Rowing; Colts' IV and VIII (Colts' Cols.): to read Agric ulture.

SADHWANI, R. M. Sadhwani s (Nigeria) Ltd., 36 Balogun Square; 4th Floor, P.O. Box 40, Lagos, Nigeria; Holmewood House; Scpt. '75; Lt. /S. H.; House Monitor; Secretary Basketball; Rugby; Hockey ; Athletics; Badm inton; Basketball Colours; to Pepperdine Univ., U.S.A. SARAS IN, P. 460 Avenue de Tervueren, 1160 Brussels, Belgium; Torrens; Sept. '76; Lux.; Rugby: Tennis; Ath letics; to read Human Geography and Sociology at Cheshire Academy, U.S.A. SCOONES, Anne V. Wit herenden Farmhouse, Stonegate, Wadhurst, Sussex; Tunbridge Well s Grammar Sch.; Sept.

'78; S.H.; Social Serv ices; Shooting (Minor Sports); hopes to read Medicine at the London Hospital Medical School in 1982.

SCU LLY , J. M. Elm Bank, 60 Camden Park Road, Chislehurst, Kent; Bickley Park; Sept. '75; Lt. / Lux.; House Play The Royal Pardon; 2nd XV Rugger (Cols.); Football (Minor Sports Cols.); Swimming; Squash; to read History and American Stud ies at Keele University.

SE YMOUR, O. M. Orchard Lea , Laurel Bank, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: St. Edmund's Choir Hse.; Jan. '76; Mar.; Sir Edmund Davies Schol.

SMA LLWOOD, N. M. Cordwainers, Market Place, Charing, Kent; J .K.S.; Jan. '76; Lt.lLux.; House Soccer; to join Army.

SMITH C. P. P.O. Box 30048, Lusaka, Zambia; Eagle Sch., Rhodesia; Jan. '76; Riv ./Bro.; 1st XI Cricket (ViceCapt.; 1st Cols.); Soccer (Cols.); 2nd XV Rugby; Hockey; Cross-Country; Broughton Ho use Play; to university in South Africa to read Economics.

SM ITH, G. S. Tramalgar, Rock Robin Hill, Wadhurst , East Sussex TN56RY; Holm.ewood House: Sept. '79; Lt. /S. H.; Tennis; Cricket; Hockey and Squash Teams; to The Skinners' School, Tunbndge Wells.

SMITH, J . J . A. Winter's Farm, Pu lborough, Sussex; J.K.S.; Jan. '76; Riv ,/Wal. ; C .C.F. (R.A.F.) Sgt.; Canoe Club (Cols.); Band; to read Geology at Aberdeen University.

SMITH, M. A. Tramalgar, Rock Robin Hill, Wadhurst, Sussex TN5 6RY; Holmewood Ho use; Sept. '75; Riv./S.H.; Badm in ton Team; Head of House; School Monitor; Capt. Cricket; Tennis; Hockey; Squash; County Squash and Tennis; hopes to read Management St udies at City U. or acco untancy at Kingston Polytechnic in 198 1.

SPENSER-UNDERHILL, D. P. The Vicarage, Vicarage Drive, Hedge;End, Southampton; Pilgrims' Sch.; Sepl. '75; Pl. / Lin.; House Mo n.; Social Service; Head Sacristan Server; Junior Colts' 'B' XV; Judo Team; Wasps, Patience; Choir; Choral Soc.; House Plays; to Durham UniversitY410 read Theology.

SULTAN, E. J . c/o American Embassy, B.P. 1712, Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Dagli ngworth Manor; April '75; Lt.lLux.; 1st XV; 1st VI Tennis; Athletics; Swimm ing Team; to read History at L.S.E., London.

SYSON, T. J . Cornerbank, Marshborough , Sandw ich, Kent; SI. Lawrence College J un ior Sch.; Jan. '77; LI. / Lin.; to retake '0' levels.

TAYLOR, S. J . Drymma, 22 Hillrise , Hinckley , Leics . LEIO .2UA; King's School. Ely; Sept. '74; Lt.lM.O.; M. ~. ; House Monitor' Music Monitor; Eclectics; Sacristan; Traming Concert and Symph. Orchs.; Choral Soc.; ChOIr; Madrigal Soc.; 'Glee Club (Sec.); Crypt Choir (Sec.); Band (Sec.); Jazz Club; Trial by Jury, Mikado, Patience.

Oliver, The Clouds, The Return of A. J. Raffles, Ad Hoc, The Revue; to read Music at the University of Durham.

TRYTHALL, P. J . A. 114 Court Road, Eltham, London, S,E.9; The Old Ride, Bradford-on-Avon; Sept. '75; Riv.lBro.; House Monito r; Deputy Head of House; C.C.F. (Army) C.S.M.; King's Week Admin.; House Play; Rugby (1 st Cols.); Athletics (l st Cols.); Secretary Rugby; Capt. Athletics; reading Environmental Studies at Stirling University.

TURNER, N. A. Banks Farm, Mountfield, Robertsbridge, Sussex; Westerleigh; Sept. '75; Riv'/Lin.; House Monitor; C.C.F. (R.A.F.) Sg\.; Squash Club; Canoe Club; hopes to get R.A.F. Scholarship to Cranwell .

TURVEY, H. T. c/o Mr. and Mrs. D. Chinery, Wildecroft, Rectory Lane, Betchworth, Surrey; Holmewood House; Jan. '76; Riv .lS.H.; 3rd XV Rugby ; to read Hotel Management and Catering at N. London Polytechnic.

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I UNDERWOOD, J. T. Westgate, Binham, Fakenham, Norfolk; Gresham's; Sept. '78; Lux.; House Monitor; Cricket (1st Cols.); Squash (1st Cols.); 2nd XV Rugby (Cols.); applied for Short Service Commission prior to taking a course on Land Admin istrat ion at N.E. Polytechn ic.

VILE, J. M. Nett lecombe, I Bushey Hill Road, Westbere, Canterbury; J.K. S.; Sept. '76: Lt.lMar.lGal. : K.S.; lO read Biochemistry at Cor pus Christi College, Oxford.

VOLGER, Annetle J . Ingleside, 187 Ufton Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent ; Highsted Grammar Sch.; Sept. '78; Trad .; House Monitor; School Monitor; Head Girl; Choir; Choral Society, Brahms' Requiem; Netball; Tennis (Girls ' Cols.) Capt.; lO read Medicine at St. Thomas·s.

WALLERSTEINER, Katharina. Sea Tower, Sussex Gardens, Wesgale-on-Sea, Kent; Ursuline Convent; Sept. '78; Gr.; Netball Team; to read Biochemistry at Queen Elizabeth College, London.

WANNIARATCHY, P . L. 2 Copperfield Way, Chislehurst, Kent; Hill School; Jan. '78; Lt.lM.O. WATK INS, S. D. J . The Wilderness, Southtown, Dartmouth, Devon; ,Bickley Park; Jan. '76; Riv.lBro.; House Monitor; Photography; Backstage-Broughton House Play; Football 1st XI (Minor Sports Cols.); Haymakers; 3rd XI Cricket; Colts' Hockey; 3rd/4th XV Rugby; Athletics Club; to retake 'A' levels at South Devon Technical College.

WATSON, N. F. Barton Manor, Westmarsh, Canterbury; Brocksford Hall; Sept. '75; Riv,/Wal. ; Head of House; School Monitor: 1st XV Rugby ; lsI VIII Rowing (CapL); to read Engineering at Kingston Polytechnic.

WEBB, C. D. R. Field Top, Gravel Castle. Barham, Canterbury; Betteshanger; Jan. '76; Mar.; Army Cadet Corps; Douglas Jerv is Soc.; to read English/Pol itics at Swansea University.

WELLES, D. R. III. 34 Hyde Park Gardens Mews, London, W.2; Portledge School, U.S.A.; Sept. '78; Lin.; to continue schooling at Sewanee College, Tennessee, U.S.A. WEST, S. G. Woodlands, 3A Woollards Lane, Great Shelford, Cambr idge; Oakham; Sept. '75; Lt. /Gr.; Art Schol.; House Monitor; C.C.F. (R.N.); Colts' Cols.; 2nd VIII (Cox); to read Zoology at Durham University.

WHITBY, P. R. 43 Lyndhurst Drive, Sevenoaks, Kent; New Beacon; Sept. '76; Lt./Gr.; 2nd XV Rugby; to a crammer's.

WHITE. C. A. C. The Good Shepherd Vicarage, 272 Dyke Road, Brighton BN I5 5AE; Mowden Sch.; Sept. '76; S.H.; M.S.; 1st and 2nd Chamber Orchs.; Choir; Mikado, Patience; to attend Royal College of Music.

WHITEHEAD, M. I. Stone Farm, Newington, Fo lkestone, Kent; Torrens; Sept. '75; Mar./Trad.; House Monitor; Fencing (CapL); to read Agriculture at Readi ng.

WH ITTALL, P. C. 15 Malton Way, Blackhurst Lane , Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 4QE; Skinners' School; Sept. '78; S.H.; The Wasps; School House Play; lO read Classics at King's College, Cambridge.

WILK IN, A. R. The Old Coach House, Manor Close, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; Holmewood House; Sept. '75; Riv .lBro.; School Monitor; Head of House; C.C.F. (R.A.F.) Flt.-Sgt.; Catering Comm ittee Member; 1st Rugby (1 st Cols.); 1st VIlI Rowing (l sI Cols.); 3rd XI Capt. Cricket; Coach U.14 Rowing; to read Economics at Lough borough University.

WI LKI NSON, M. R. G. Church Settle, Wadhurst, Sussex; Holmewood House: Sept. '75; Lt .!Gal.; House Monitor; R.A.F. Cadet; King's Week Admin.; Photography; to read Economic History at Exeter Un iversity.

WILLIAMS, N. P. Court End, Court Hill, Chipstead, Surrey; Downside; Sept. '75; Riv .!Gal.; C.C.F. (R .A.F.) Cadet; House Monitor; Head of House; School Monitor; Choir; Choral Soc.; Athletics (2nd Cols.); 3rd, 4th and 5th XV. WILLIAMSON, R. J . M. Beechmount, Bridge, Canterbury, Kent ; Betteshanger; Jan. '76; Mar.; House Monitor; House Libraria n; C.C.F. (R.A.F.) Sgt.; Sec . Major Jervis Soc.; Choral Soc.; Rugby; Swimming Team; Hockey; Ath letics Team; Gym. Club; to Dartmouth Naval College and then to City University in 1981.

WILLIS, J. D. clo Petroleum Development (Oman) Ltd., P.O. Box 81, Muscat. Sultanate of Oman; J.K. S.; Jan. '75; Riv .lGal.; School Monitor; Head of House; Capt. of School; C/Sgt. Commando (C. C.F. ); President Film Club; Catering Committee; J.C.R. Committee; Senior Games Comm ittee; Madrigal Soc.; Choir; Choral Soc.; Patience; Stage Man. for Light Shadows, Duchess of Malfi, The Clouds; Head of King's Week Commandos; 3rd Xl Hockey; 4th XV Rugby; to read Geography at Mansfield College, Oxford.

WINEBRENNER, Anne E. The Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvan ia 17236, U.S.A.; Mercersb urg Academy; Sept. '79; Gal.; Head of Bai ley House; Social Service; Band; Choir; Festival Hall Choir; Choral Soc.; Girl s Choir; Tennis Team; to attend Yale Un iversity.

WOODRUFF, J. J. Thamesbank, 40 Stevenage Road, Bishops Park, London SW6 6ET; SI. Michael's School; Sept '76; Gr.; C.C.F. (R.A.F.); to a crammer's.

YAP, A. M. K. 151 Argyle St reet, I l iA Kowloon, Hong Kong; La Salle College; Sept. '76; PI.lTrad.; to Davies Tutorial College.

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Last term-their first in the school-Lattergate boys were induced/persuaded/cajoled to keep a daily diary of their fledgling weeks at King's. Eight boys stayed the course and to the names of John Evelyn and Samuel Pepys, scribblers of the first order, can now be added Matthew Eyton, Ian McDonald, Mark Humphriss, Andrew Pitkin, Charles Read, Alexander Shankland, James Smith and Richard Strivens.

From Pepys' diary, of course, we can reconstruct vividly, across a distance of three hundred years, life in 17th century England. But what would the denizens of 2280 make of the Lattergate diaries?

They would read that boys invariably wake at 7.15 a.m. and eat a breakfast which' is variously described as 'overwhelming', 'yesterday's scones' or 'a question mark'; sometimes the first course is Latin and Greek vocabulary fed to the boys by a monster called the Dix. This food is rather unpalatable since it is usually left over from the previous evening.

Boys then attend lessons in which the mood of the master is very important. In Scripture one sometimes 'does a bit on Joseph's family tree', while in the academic 100 metres 'matin progresses cautiously' and Maths 'gets left behind a bit' . History, apparently, made a false start and was eliminated. In Woodwork boys are entertained by Mr. Anderson's 'sweet language'; in fact, language figures largely . A Shell i boy writes that he is taught History by a man with a 'slightly foreign voice' (most encouraging to his English counterpart who has, it is claimed, 'three accents rolled into one').

Midway through the morning occurs 'break' when vast quantities of toast, crisps and sweets are consumed to fill the void left by breakfast'S question mark. There then follows a brief academic interlude in which boys 'do a cross-section of im elbow-joint', 'read a short story about a rag-and-bone man' or 'play with mercury'. It is then time to pay homage once again to the goddess Gluttony and this is usually done at the Salad Bar, though beef curry and breadand-butter pudding sometimes win the day since they 'are very filling' .

Activity is then usually directed to Birley's which is-according to respective diarists-'101 miles away', 'Dante's Inferno', or a vast wilderness terrorised 'by an awesome ogre of ample proportions, Parker'. Subjection to Birley's is usually followed by toast, crisps and sweets as preparation for the next service to Gluttony. This is characterised, it seems, by pizzas and is followed by a strange ritual called 'prep.'; any assessment of the day's success seems to revolve around 'prep.' -performance in and amount of!

Bed is popular. Boys go out 'like dormitory lights' a~ even the goddess Gluttony and the preying Dix are temporarily forgotten. Sometimes Mr. Ross reads bedtime stories and boys go to sleep having first ensured that there are no Triffids in the immediate vicinity.

There are two rituals yet to be mentioned, one restricted largely to the Sabbath, the other indulged in at every permissible moment. Occasionally on Sunday, parents or relatives arrive at King's for special festivals to the goddess Gluttony. On these days boys are taken to Folkestone, Margate or approved hotels in Canterbury where special devotions to the deity are made, usually in the form of roast lamb or turkey, puddings and pop. Invariably, the day ends with a ritualistic visit to Caesar's or the Wimpy Bar where chips are consumed in gargantuan proportions. Sometimes on Sundays boys are 'Corner-ed'; according to Lattergate boys the verb 'to Corner' means 'to feed inordinately to the accompaniment of merry jokes'. Subtler glosses of the word also embrace a little yellow car of 'Noddy proportions' .

The last ritual? Television. Apparently, after wrestling with Shakespeare or Catullus or 'looking at a bullock's eye!', boys relax by communing with Buck Rogers, Worzel Gummidge or the Muppets-'sane company after the Common Room!'

What emerges overall-to this interested observer-is that Lattergate boys are immensely happy, enthusiastic and well-led. Their lives are marvellously full-no wonder they drop asleep in my lessons!! ¡ B.J.D. 29

Rugby Football 1st XV Retrospect One definition of a report is a summary of events. There have certainly been many events to report on this term. One always hopes for the previous year's players to return in some number so as to give a platform for a new season. This year only four boys returned having had 1st XV experience.

Bruce Watson, an England Under-16 player last year and Kent captain, was elected captain of rugby for 1980. One of the youngest captains for many years, he was to be plagued first with a most serious leg injury and then at the end of term with a severely strained shoulder. His deputy, vice-captain Ekow Hackman, shouldered the responsibilities of captaincy with considerable maturity, and he in turn was ably supported by "Sid" James, the secretary . The final senior squad contained players with a wide background of experience from 4th XV to exColts players. With such a background , the common denominator of their rugby vocabulary was very varied and this was shown by the 1st XV results. Anyone who follows King's School rugby will know that our fixture card ensures every match is going to be tough and on no occasion can one assume that the result will be a foregone conclusion.

I suppose in any report it is easy to pick out certain highlights and mention certain players, the danger of this can be to make too much out of an occasion. I should prefer instead to offer some observations which might provide some food for thought.

Rugby in the 1980s is a very technical and tactical game, requiring a high degree of concentration, application and skill. To be successful, all these ingredients and many others must appear in training sessions and, obviously, match times. For me Dulwich College demonstrated these qualities in the last match of the term. It is essential that boys learn to evaluate their game, try and improve their skills , and eradicate bad habits. If this is not done then team improvement only becomes marginal. Boys must realise that thorough preparation at all levels is essential if the standards of rugby in the school are to be maintained and improved.

It is easy to be critical of a group if their results do not show many wins. This year's squad only won four school matches, but their improvement on the field of playas a team was most encouraging. A good game of rugby is ideally one you win and play to your fullest team potential. For us, this year's match against Tonbridge provided all these ingredients, either side could have won up to the final whistle. On this occasion King's came out the winners, but the game was a schoolboy classic.

It is easy at the end of a school rugby term to say what might have been ... aliI can say is, I hope all boys enjoyed their rugby and feel they have gained something from being part of the senior rugby squad in the school.

Finally, my sincere thanks go to all my fellow coaches for their many hours of devoted work.

Long may it continue! Also to Bob Jordan the groundsman who always ensures we have wellprepared pitches and equipment throughout the season.

D. J. Ru.

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2nd XV The statistical record of the 2nd XV indicates that the season bas not been vcry successful in terms of matches won

and lost; however, "there arc lies, damned lies and statistics".

The rcsul!s show Ihat we were well bcnicn by Dover College (22-· . -6), FclslCd C$1.-·_·)), Epsom (30··~·3) and Tonbridgc (30-4), but they do not show thaI, execp! ror Tonbridgc, the tcam was depicted by injury. At Dover and Epsom the team was reduced 10 fourteen men carly in the game and at times reduced La thirteen men with more injuries occurring.

Against FcJslcd the team played with fourteen men execpt for the first ten minlltes. Agains! K.C.S., Wimbledon (Losl 8-4) the learn played magnificently but again lost a man through injury and only succumbed in the closing minutes of (he game.

We were well beaten by a good [cam from Tonbridge, despite an encouraging revival in [he second half. Some bad feature of some of the games this .,,('\lSOI1 ..····allowed Tonbddge to score three tries in the last fifteen minutes of the game. On all other occasions, \"hen w(! survived \"jth fifteen men, (he contests were dose and the outcome in doubt ulltilthe final whistle. St. Paul's (II······?) and Chatham 1-1011se 1st XV (14---6) wall with tries scored in lhe closing minutes of the game. tacklil1g····~a

With few exceptions the team has contested each game with grit and determination, being rewarded fiuingly, I thin k, with a heartening win against Dulwich in the last match of the season.

A special word of praise and thanks to Gavin "['cakle, who, as well as being the top points scorer, has led the team enthusiastically and competently through a hard season.

Played 13, Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 9, Points for 77, Points against 176.

D.l.B.

3rd and 4th XVs After last year's remarkable season, it would have seemed too much to hope for anything like it in the following year, and yet such a hope was more than realised, even though it required the services of fony players in the course of the season. Match highlights have to be the two narrowly lost but so well and hard fought matches against Kent College 2nd XV and Dlliwicb College, with, ,\I 1,1st, the defeat ofS!. Paul's as a special prescnt 10 Olle of the caadlcs! The only other lost match (at Cranleigh) was a fair result in that the scores wcre all made in the time after the team found itself reduced to fourteen men. Many matches were tough but the spirit was always excellent and there has rarely been a side in which the commitment to the team has been so total·,~however, many new players were used in matches, they always belonged and it was always THE 3rd XV. With such a team it hardly seems fair!O mention individuals, and yet it would be wrong not to praise the continually increasing stature of Tuohy at scrum-half-the only player to have played in everyone of this season's matches, and to have foulld increased skill and confidence in each. Dowie, as Captain for the greater part of the season, led each week's selectioll, even if he did not always agrec with it, with incredible vigour and llluch of the success is due to his efforts.

Collins' kami-kaze full-back play astounded all, particularly as he actually kicked a ball in the last match but one! The main thing was that everyone gave his all, and the sight of all eight forwards powering into a ruck and leaving perfect ball for the backs to run in their tries in truly classic style will remain in the memories of the faithful regulars on the 3rd XV touch line.

The 4th XV also showed remarkable spirit in spite of very mixed fortunes as injury, etc., in higher tcams took a heavy toll on the supply of regular players. It was an enjoyable {cam thai also managed to sport one person who played in every match, namely .Jenkins in the front row, the others being drawn from all over the School, very often at the last minute!

A final word of thanks is due to all those who played, to all those who eOlltributed, and to Mrs. Barham for her culinary expertise Ollce again this year.

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(K. G.

Post and C. M. Horwood)

3rd XV: C. H. L. Ballard, J. R. W. Wakeley, R. P. Chinchanwala, T. B. Tuohy, R. P. D. Sacker, C. M. Breeze, R. O. S. Pritchard, S. A. Howard, A. L. Dowie (Captain). A. R. Collins, C. L. Murray. T. J. Claridge. A. Nardone, N. J. Wilkin, P. B. MacDonald.

Also played: A. P. J. Watkins. C. N. Pye, T. J. T. Smith, C. R. Coxe, P. N. J. Rose. M. Wilson-Haffenden, H. W. D. Sacker, M. J. Pawley. R. A. Wykes, T. M. C. Reid.

41h XV: T. J. Reed, E. E. B. Shelswell-White. -S. A. Schwartz, -L. J. Grenier, -S. C. Crickmore. -J. S. Wanniaratchy (Captain), A. M. Jenkins. M. M. Blumeris, -A. C. Godley, -P. N. Brook, *0. N. S. Kenney, -S. F. Parker, I. J. Graham, - H. Y. Chan. -M. J. Richards, R. T. F. Pleming. - J. A. Rombulow-Pearse, -R. C. MacDonald , -I. R. Macdonald-Smith, J. W. Ecclestone.

Also played: E. W. R. Carr, -C. M. Horwood, L. G. Dibden, -S. G. R. G. Barton. I. R. C. Cray, A. K. Agha, R. A. Bensted, J. C. Wi lkinson, S. J. Young, H. L. Evans.

- Also played for the 3rd XV.

RESULTS 3rd XV

v The Masters. Drawn 6-6 v Fclsted. Won 22-0 v Tonbridge. Won 19- 18 v Epsom. Won 12-7 v Chatham House 2nd XV. Won 21-4 v Dulwich. Lost 6-10

v Dover College. Won 25-3 v R.M.S., Dover. Won 22-3 v Cran lcigh. Lost 6-13 v SI. Pau l's. Won 11 - 0 v K.C.S., Wimbledon. Won 22-6 v Kent College 2nd XV. Lost 0-6 v SI. Augustine 's College 1st XV. Won 6-4

Played 13, Won 9, Lost 3, Drawn I, Points for 178, Points against 80.

4th XV

v Cranleigh. Drawn 10-10 v 51. Paul's. Drawn 0-0 v Kent Coll ege 3rd XV. Lost 7-23

v SI. August ine 's College 2nd XV. Won 12-0 v Tonbridge. Lost 0-6 v Du lwich. Lost 0-4 1

Played 6, Won I, Lost 3, Drawn 2, Po ints for 29, Point s against SO. J.C.M.G .

5th XV Played 3, Won 0, Lost 3, Points for 0, Points against S4 (possibly more). The statistics renect a remarkable rugby season for the school's only truly professional (?) rugby team.

At Sutton Valence disastrous three-quarters play led to three reshufnes of the backs during the game. A shambles it was, renecting a certain lack of fitness. It fina ll y caused our own certain style of attacking, nowing rugby to crumble. SI. Pau l's walked al1 over us; indeed, apart from the long series of kick-offs, we only went into their half three times du ring the whole game, during which tim e two of our star-studded team went off for medical treatment . Then we made our home debut, a~ainst Tonbridge. A much strengthened team (including 'Bus' Elliott at prop) put on a superb demonstrat ion of defensIve play. At half-time the score was 3-0 to them, but by full-time we had conceded twO sill y tr ies and given away a pena lty to lose IS-O. Throughout the season we only went over the try-line once, but 'Lizard' Brash's fall to the ground was fo r so me strange reaso n di sa llowed!

As retiring captain, I wou ld like to thank Mr. Wen ley and Mr. Reid, as well as all those who participated in the three practice games and three matches, for having produced a somewhat int erest ing season.

PAUL NEILSON.

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Colts 'A' XV The Colts 1980 season has been a n excit ing, exacting and thoroughly absorbing one. With a wide, near full-size pilch and ground to themselves on Blore's, the' A' XV were privileged in being able to play under cond ition s which enhance the fast, ball-hand ling game, and avoid the built-in disadvantages of playing on Birley's where narrow pitches stine back play and too much mindless kicking becomes the order of the day.

A sun-d renched start to the term saw wins against Cra nleigh (34-0) and St. Lawrence (50-0) in uncompetitive and largely unopposed games. though the followin g two wins. against K.C.S., Wimbledon (21-6) and SI. Paul's (3-0), were tough, highly rewarding accomplishments: the former producing a fine display of centre three-quarter tries; the latter game being snatched in a bruising contest by a typical James drop goa l- the fir st of three in the season. The final game before half-term was a disappointing affair when King's went down to a colossal Colfe's team (3 -9). After halfterm, the weather changed to become cold and wet and the dismal conditions that prevailed lasted for weeks. With key players injured and missing from important positions (Adam Wakeley broke a finger training and didn't play again-to mention just one) a slight ly weakened team lost to Eastbourne (6-8), Felsted (6-9) and Tonbridge, who grabbed th e match from us in the dying moments of play. Both the Eastbourne and Felsted performa nces were substa ndard and the team knew they played beneath their capabil ities. But against Tonbridge, we played aggressively and revealed qualities only truly disciplined sides can produce: it was a memorable game.

Without question. King's were capable of winning all three matches up to this point and we often played the more attractive and skilful rugby to watch. The losses were accountable in every case to two main factors-one. particu lar and immediate, a problem common to all teams who commit technical errors which realise the odd try or perwlty for one's opponents, which is enough to give a game away in low-scoring matches like our own; and also, a more k"eneral, long-term difficulty which brought about an attitude of indifference a nd lack of self-control mid-field, particularly in defence, together with a negative approach to how these factors affect forward and half-back play. As a result, forward s were needlessly overworked aro und the pitch and the half-back s were committed to occupying too many positions in defence of their own try line. Coincidentally, these cha nged conditions corresponded with the onset of our hardest mat ches of the season and we lost to Tonbridge (6-7), Christ's Hospital (3-10) and finally to Dulwich (6-18).

So much for the matches. Now to the players themselves who do all the work and deserve a ll the cred it. In five years, I have never worked with eight forwards who have slogged so willingly, learnt so much, and applied themselves in such

a disciplined way. The half-ba cks, too, were exceptional players. At scrum-half, Ian Stirton 's sk ill and natural poise, his positional sense and brilliant control of a rugby ball were admirable to witness. At outside-half, Sean James made an enormous cont ribution, not on ly as a talented tactical player and leader , but as a regular P.R.O. and witty human being. In the pack, J ul ian Perry set a life's commitment aside to playing his hardest at loose-head prop, alongside Christopher Pears who looked the fastest learn ing hooker and thrower-in of the ball I've seen for a long time. Ian Jenk ins, the tight-head prop, packed hard and solid ly a nd jumped intelligently in the line-o ut, and picked up a couple of tries for his pains. The second row of Robert Palm er (Vice-Captain and pack leader) and Robert Denman were heavy, durable and thorough ly dependable in every way: two good work horses who looked for work and grappled for the ball by instinct. At No. S, Harvey Houlston prov ided mobi lity and penetrat ion, whilst Philli p Elvy and Toby Will iamson were tough tacklers who st uck to their opponents like glue. At fu ll -bac k, we missed Adam Wakeley's running nair, but David Hildick-Smit h proved an adequate and wort hy substitute. In the centre, Michael Darko and Thomas Mbu had their moments of joy in the less-demanding games early in the season when the sun was shining; but they will need to learn far more next year if they want to score tries in the future and stop their opponents sco ring instead. On the wings, Lach la n, Phill ips, Stewart and Ijewere were able enough in all games, and our occasional replacements from the 'B' XV, Sem Davies and Richard Biddle did well in important matches.

My thanks go to the team as a whole for their service to the game and their co nduct throughout the season; and in particular to Sean James, an exceptio nal Capta in who proved to be a Cat hedra l of Stability to everyone.

I am indebted to Mr. David Reid for refereeing our home fixtures and helping educate the players according to his own fastidious understanding and instruction of the game.

Finally, I thank Mr. John Godwin for his help with the Colts teams and for coaching the 'B' XV so willingly; and also Kevin Post, our erstwhile Co lts team 'Official Photographer' .

'A' XV: A. J. P. Wakeley, A. E. Phillips, T. Mbu, M. O. Darko, H. E. W. Lachlan, - I. N. St inon, -S. SI. James, -J. M. Perry, -C. I. Pears, -I. N. Jenkins, -R. G. Palmer, -R. E. Denman, P. G. W. Elvy, G. H . M. Houlston, T. J. L. Williamson, D. J . R. Hildick-Smith.

- Colours.

Played II, Won 5" Lost 6, Point s for 149, Points agai nst 67.

R.B.Mi.

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Colts '0' XV T he season bega n wit h a pair of credi table victories over Cranieigh and St. Paul's, but the team found their ent husiasm dampened by a n encou nter with an Under-IS (sic) team from St. August ine's, and the record a fter that is not so brilliant. Of eight games played, two were won, one drawn and five lost. George Danelli s proved a co lourfu l captain a nd Ian Rex was a dependable serum leader; the most promis ing player to play this season was John Alb in , whose kick ing and handling were as reliable as hi s tackling was fierce! My thanks go to a ll the many people who played during the season.

RESULTS

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Played 8, Won 2, Drawn I , Lost 5, Point s for 33, Points against 83.

Cran leigh. Won 18- 0 v Co lfe's. Drawn 0- 0 Sf. Paul's. Won 12- 10 v Tonbridge. Lost 14- 0 v Christ's Hospital. Lost 22-3 St. Augustine's. Lost 8-0 Eastbourne. Lost 7- 0 v Du lwich. Lost 22- 0

T he fo llowing played for the team: A. F. H . Holden, Mycroft, J . M. Starns, R. D. Biddle, A. McG."aarron.

C. J . R. Norton, N. J. Costain , C. O. Ijewere, R. J .

Cli bborn, D. J. R. Hildick-Smith. M. W. Smith, J. C.

C. I. Pears, M. J . L. Percival, I. A. Rex, S. L. Davies, P. A. S. D. E. Crawley. W. J . McL. SCOIl, G. Danellis, J. H. A. Albin.

L. Fitzmaurice, A. M. Reid, A. F. S. Carassus, P. E. BoothO. Simpson.

J.G.

Colts 'C' XV This year the Colts ran a 'C' XV. They played a few int ernal matches, lost them all and thorough ly enjoyed every moment's play .

Captained by P. A. S. Mycroft and ably supported by many other Marlowe Exceptionals- Dowdell, Deeson, Griggs and Brett, etc. - the team were a good crowd to work with and my only regret is that I cou ld not spend any time training and coaching them .

I hope they all play again next year, and there are plenty of school teams in senior rugby at King's to play for in 198 1.

Paul Mycroft, in fact, went on to play for the Colts 'B' XV by the end oflhe season. What next, you might ask?

Will they all rocket lO stardom and sign for Widnes, or play another game? If they give up, they' ll not sail into the nort h of my affections for it!

R.B.Mi.

Junior Colts XVs A season of disappointing results, but one in which a great deal of progress was made in learning rugby football. The sq uad are n~w aware of two vi.tal point s, alt hough. they .are not all yet capable of putting them into practice: rugby is a team game (I. e., teams score tnes), and you on ly wm senous rugby If you are prepared to offer 100% commitment (not a bad lesson for any situation).

The squad contained two fine scrum-halves. Stephen Hodgson, although rather slow at the base of the scrum, led the 'A' side with mature determ ination, bravery and considerable sk ill, while Nigel Wakefield's dynamic leadersh ip of the 'B's played a considerable part in that side's irrepressible spirit. Among the fly-ha lves Just in Weston reigned supreme, and although his defence was not quite what it had been last year his tactical kicking was imaginative and powerful.

Many very promising players appeared in the back row. Outstanding among them were Tim Brook, Dan Pritchard and Toby Ward, although the latter'S rugby will almost certain ly be played further forward in future. Members of the front two rows really began to muster the necessa ry bite only in the last few weeks of term.

Outside, Alan Tewungwa played with far more all -round rugby skill than any other player while Richard Briggs made some usefu l runs. For progress Alastair Shaw (especially) and Stephen Hancock deserve co ngratulat ion. The matches to remem ber were the 'B' victory over Dulwich on the last Saturday of term, and the 'A' games again st K. C.S. and Eastbo urne. while the games against SI. Paul's a nd Felsted are best forgotten! Our than ks must go to Messrs.

Thane and Brodie for their support and to all those who refereed the home games so efficientl y.

It's be~n tough-the group faced many unbeaten sides-but they stuck to their tasks, learned a great deal, and (we hope) enjoyed themselves. That's enough for any season.

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RESULTS

'A'Team v DukeofYork 's. Lost 4- 7 v Cranleigh. Won 6-0 v St. Paul's. Lost 33-0 v K,C.S., Wimbledon. Lost 6- 8 v St. Lawrence. Won 58- 0 v Co lfe's. Lost 4-0 v Eastbourne. Won 4- 0 v Dover College. Lost 9-0 v Felsted. Drawn 0-0 v Tonbridge. Lost 6-0 v Epsom. Won 10- 4 v Chatham House. Lost 22- 0 v Du lwich. Lost 26- 0

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'B'Team Cranleigh. Won 6- 0 St. Paul's. Lost 22-0 Sutt on Valence (A). Won 16- 6 Colfe's. Lost 14- 12 Tonbridge. Lost 16-6 Sutton Valence (H). Won 9- 0 Dutwich. Won 12-4

'A'Team P layed 13. Won 4, Lost 8, Drawn I, Points for 88, Points against 124.

'B'Team Played 7, Won 4, Lost 3, Points for 64, Points against 69.

P.S. AJI those involved with the Junior Colts this year have had the privilege of working with Robin Finney. We would like to thank him for his expertise. enthusiasm a nd umiring devotion to our rugby. His replacement will be very. very diffic ult to find.

J.S.R.

Under-14 'A' and '0' XVs In terms of results the first half of the season was disastrous. The team was demorali zed by three heavy defeats again st well -organised and very skilful opposition. The main weaknesses were a lack of basic skills and the inability to tackle an opponent. Much hard work and determination were rewarded later in the term by the closely contested matches that were played. The match against Felsted was lost in the last minute, again st Tonbridge one missed tackle dec ided the result, and the match with Dulwich was an exceedingly close tussle.

M. Leathem captained the side at scrum-half, and turned in some excellent per formances. as did the two wingforwards. R. Philpott and J . Veitch, who were bot h outstandin g compet it iors all season. The team owed a great dea l to the hard work of these three. M. Zamblera was a staunch tackler in the cent re, and S. Jackson very safe at fu ll -back.

In J. Seagrave the team had a more than competent ny-half.

It has been an enjoyable term's rugby football and the improvement of the second half of the term augurs well for the future. Thanks are very necessary to Nicholas P hillis. whose incredible keenness a nd energy remained ever-present, and to M.J.H., who gave us all an immense amount of advice and encour'Sgement.

T he following played for the 'A' XV: Leathem, Veitch, Philpott, Mamari, Wilson , Barry, Bagshaw, Mick leburgh, Morgan, Seagrave, Solaru, Zamblera, R. A. Will iams, Moore, S. C. Jackso n, Webb, J . H. Booth-Clibborn, Price, Adebajo. Roberts .

'A' XV R ESU LTS

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Played 13, Won 5, Lost 8. v Felsted. Lost 4-6 Duke of York's. Won 20- 10 v Tonbridge. Lost 0- 9 Cran leigh. Lost 0- 48 v Epsom. Won 12-6 SI. Paul's. Lost 0-52 v Col fe' s. Won 10-4 K.C.S., Wimbledon. Lost 6- 32 v Chatham House. Won 9- 3 SI. Lawrence. Won 10- 0 v Dulwich. Lost 0- 12 Eastbo urne. Lost 0- 20 Dover Coll ege. Lost 4- 22

The 'B' side was plagued by injuries and absences a nd th us it was very difficu lt to form a ny kind of established team.

An added difficu lty was that there was a paucity of staff who were able to coach them. Twenty-six boys played during the term and the resu lts were not totally disastrous. AJI of them have some ability and will, I hope, continue to play next year. Many thanks to Nicholas Phillis for being their 'coach'.

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T he follow ing played for the 'B ' XV: Adebajo, Barry, Beaugie, J . BOOlh-Clibborn, Bradley, Cousins, Cox, Cunliffe, A. Elliott, Fi rth, Foord, A. Knight, de Lin de, Mamari, Mickleburgh , Moore, Neame , Norris , Odgers, Orr, Price, Puleston, D. Robert s, G. Smit h, Wood, Webb, J . Wright. ' B ' XV RESULTS

Played 5, Won 0, Lost 5. v Colfe's. Lost 6- 12 v St. Paul 's. Lost 0- 28 v Dulwich. Lost 0- 28 v To nbridge. Lost 0- 24 v Cranleigh. Lost 4- 6

G.C.A.

Under-14 'C' XV Aft er an inauspicious begi nning, this season turned out to be one o f the most enjoyable a nd successful in recent years . Impress ive victo ries were gain ed over Duke of Yor k's, Sutton Va lence and Chatham House, and draws keenly contested wit h Tonbridge and St. Lawrence College Junior School. The for wards ran the ball at every opportunity, thus mesmerisi ng opponents used to more stereotyped patterns o f play, and duly scored all but two of the season's tries, while the bac ks frequently switched posit ions. defended in depth and concentrated on launching attac ks fro m within their own ' 22'. These and other subt le tact ics-the emphasis was on surprise-meant that the initiative \vas always retai ned, and only Kent College, who had the great advantage of playing the side on an early season T uesday befo re they gained their mom entum, were able to counter-attac k successfully, Among the indi vidual players who made an impact, ment ion might be made o f Puleston, a devastating scru mmager, de Linde, midfield general and Sa turday captain , and Crawley , a rapidly im proving scrum-half, but many others showed great promise for the fu ture and prov ided splendid entertainment to referees, spectators, opponents and teammates . Th ey deserved th eir Mars Bars, The fo llowing played : R. N. Baker, J . G, Bendien, N. C, Brad ley , E. J, T , Brett, N, V. Chain an i, C. R. J . Coll yer, A, N, Corn well, A, G, Crawley, A. C. de Linde, M. M. Eyton, J . C. Hamli n, A. W. J. Hardin g, R. A. Keen, A. J . H .

Knight, A. I. M. Murdoch, A. D. Pi tkin , A. J . Puleston, G. R. E. Smith , J . C. Sm ith, A. W. Sq uibb, R. E. Strivens, J . H . Tattersfield, R. H . Taylor.

P.G.H., l .R.P., l. P., C.P.N.

Boat Club Sc ulling th is ter m has proceeded at a much higher level than in recent wint er terms, due at least in part to the arri val of Mr. Hoo per from Hampton Sc hool. Much .more attention was paid to stamina this term, attained by many lo ngdista nce steady-state scu lls. The term started Wit h eleven team scuners, alt hough two later drop ped out through in ju ry or illness, and Ewa n Pearson stopped to do Ox bridge. Here arc some o f the results obt ained. At the Medway Sculls, Ewan Pea rSO Il won the Junior 18 pennant, and fi nished second overall. Justin Hansli p won the Jun io r 16 pennant, and Nick St range the J unior 14. At Weybridge, the team prize was closely won over SI. George's, with the combined effo rts of Ewan Pea rson, Mik e Freeland, Justin Hanslip, and Nick Strange , who also fini shed secon d in th e Junior 14s. Bob Civil collected the Junior Novice Restricted Prize, now almost traditionall y won by King's boys, having been won four times in the last fi ve years. At Henley, tradi tionally a very difficul t event , no prizes were won , although Richard Hills and Steven Paine came second in thei r classes. Th e next event was a new one, Pangbourne, brought in to repl ace Radley, where the faci lities could not cope wit h the increased entry. Here again, no pri zes were won , although Richard Hills again ca me second. The day after, two doubles, Hanslip/ Freeland (LI5 ) and Hills/Strange 0.1 4) went to Bewlbridge o n a wet and win dy day . The J unior 15 combinat ion met with disaster when they sa nk in ext remely rough conditions , and fea rs arose as to their safety, being in the water for a long time. Th is shows the importance of being able to swim for mem bers of the Club. Thi s rat her overshadowed the fi rst victory of the Hills/ St range com bin at ion. At Hampton Ju nior Small Boats Head , ma ny people double-entered , with mixed success, the J unior 14 dou ble again winn in g wit h the Jun ior 15 do uble second, as was Nic k St range in his scull. Exactly the same result s were obtained at Walton Small Boats , with the J unior 14 double winning, and the Junior 15 double being disappointed with second place.

After this, the last event , emph asis was placed on preparation for the eights next term , with outrigs in pairs and rours rather than sculls. My thanks go to Peter Willis, wit hout who m ma ny of the boats would not now be float ing! Also to Ewan Pearson, fo r his occasional help with the coaching.

E. M. G. PEARSON AND R. M.H .

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D. A. C. Lloyd (5p)

A Mariner's Rest

That visit to the beach, remember it? Not easy to forget really, especially for you. Turned out to be a more eventful occasion than you'd expected, didn't it? Remember what your mother said. eh? 'Keep away from those caves.' That's what she said. And just look what happened, Eight in the evening, going home, and you've disappeared. Had to be a little hero, you were going to tell all your Schoolfriends, but it didn't work. You made straight for the caves and reckoned you could get in and out before the tide came in.

In you went, over the entrance stone and into the hollow, dank and dark. I, too, have had experience of that cave. Hadn't changed much though.

But you wanted to go further in, didn't you? You wanted to go on, past the mussel-beds on the wall, deep into that tunnel. But you didn't have light, like me. That didn't deter you though, as it didn't deter me. The attraction of going on and on acted like a vortex, pulling you in ,f ace after pace you stumbled over those jagged rocks, knees bleeding and hands numb. Your clothes were ragged and torn now, your face black and hair dishevelled, Water trickled down the walls, cold, salty water, and formed rivulets on the floor. Pieces of seaweed floated in little pools, waiting to be set free into the open water , And their liberator was coming.

Only then did the distant roar of clashing waves on buttressed cliff come home to you. You turned, as I did, and saw the faintest shimmering ripple coming towards you, a scout of death, and then recede in the darkness. It came again, that much nearer, and you realised. You realised and ran.

But the fatal mistake crept in. Your head, with confusion in every nerve, turned the wrong way and you ran, not down and out of the tunnel, but up and in. Water splashed from under your feet and echoed like thunder in the distance. Further and further, the sound of trickling water disappearing. Your face was cut, as was your body, though fear and rising panic clouded the knife of pain. The brain was fighting fear and finally, as muscles weakened, you stopped.

Only now did you notice the tunnel ceiling, a few inches above your head, laced with feelers of stringy green weed. And it became lower, and lower, uniil it finally met on a horizon with the floor.

You sat there, cross-legged and weeping, as your death stalked you. It came nearer, lapping at your hand, caressing it as though to reassure.

And now you float in a darkened tunnel, lost to the world, your body red and bloated. You have consolation though, for you share a home with me.

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Pain

Matthew Justice (Ra)

The ground coming up to meet your eyesShattering glass Lacerating virgin flesh Pouring sweet hot blood Onto tattered linen.

Eyes scan wristsNocutsHeart sinksRed stain on shirtFrom where?

Frantically view armsThere it lies, A deep red tear, A hinge of flesh hanging down, In a sea of blood.

A sharp glittering sliver Of glass Juts from the wound, Nausea sets in, Knees weaken.

Pain stabs up to the brain, In intermittent body Shaking waves .

A white-faced mother rushes To your sideMind slips into void of PainPlucks you from the Blood-stained concrete And hurries inside, Clutching a blood-stained Bundle.

Talking in a delirium, Parents rush to casualty.

Pampering pushes the knife Of pain deeper into your Heart.

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Alexander Shankland (ShU

Small Stargazer

It was three hours short of the bewitching hour of midnight. I had just climbed wearily out of the car, returning late from a day-long expedition to Lord-knows-w.here, to play something-orother at I've-forgotten-whose house.

It was dark. My sweeping gaze took in first the welcoming lights of the house, and then moved around the moonlit garden. The scene was spectacular; inky shadows laced the ground and moisture glistened in the grass. The garden shed was a sinister silhouette, deep in shadow, and the roses stood starkly against the sky.

All weariness banished, I breathed deep the matchless air of night, and as I did, my awestruck appreciation of the scene's beauty grew. I looked up, and there was the moon, but it was not that planet's icy halo which caused me to stand rooted to the ground, but the myriad pinpoints of light that surrounded it.

The Stars! You, who have probably never contemplated that same sight, might well wonder what is so fascinating about lots of tiny points of light, and until then I would have agreed with you. But there, on that clear, almost crystalline cloudless night, they were. Ranged in patterns of incredible complexity, of almost three-dimensional quality. Large and small, yellow suns, white dwarfs, red giants, clusters, and novae. Wherever I looked, if I stared hard enough, more appeared. Around it all, the Milky Way cast a shadowy encircling arm.

It struck me that if all this beauty had been here before, why had I not chanced upon it, and why had no one written elegies, poems, ballads, sonnets, essays, anything, about this incredible scene? Then, all of a sudden, the answer struck me, with a quotation from my work at school:

"They daren't look up and see the stars." Man was physically afraid of the beautiful nighttime skyscape which he could not claim or subdue. Mighty man was a small less-than speck in the eyes of these aged Lords of the Heavens, and he was painfully conscious of it. I, too, felt extremely small and inconsequential, but I revelled in the feeling. I DID NOT CARE.

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T. Q. Alleyne-Gee (Ra)

Disillusionment Through murky glass trees vanish into distance, Blown by a silent wind.

Country girl is off to London.

Now she is free!

Grey, oppressive tube claims her.

A rough hand slaps her buttocks.

Eyes, hard and gleaming, reddened.

An addict props himself against the door.

Is this the great city?

Work.

Work poorly paid and hard.

No rewards.

And the country girl can't go home.

Driving Blind

Edmund de Waal (A6b)

Driving blind, the escaping and the dark against us, fear lay in the arriving.

Destinations empty, the dome of the Academy of Science cracked open to the acid rain.

Dead beside the roadside smothered in plastic sacks and string: collection services forgotten.

Deep below junked doors, books, earth eyes recede and dim; no dawn.

Dust descends from ashen clouds to dust.

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Interlocking Art Forms

Anon

Conjure up a picture of a Henry Moore sculpture, grandiose in stature, each separate component able to fit into the next, like a cunning and elaborate three-dimensional jigsawpuzzle. The same idea is shown in two-dimensional modern art. Paul Klee has produced many fine compositions flowing with shapes that fit securely together, like his "magic squares". Yet there are some paintings, which do not seem to fit together, the shapes seeming to bear no relationship to each other. These appear almost ugly and jagged. Another artist, Turner, has painted many images with colours that mix together perfectly. It is these interlocking paintings that are more popular with the general public and not the seemingly disconnected forms of visual art.

God has created many interlocking forms in nature. One perfect hexagon fits correctly into place with an abundance of other perfect hexagons to form one perfect honeycomb. If one of these hexagons is irregular in shape, then the whole comb is also. Pause for a moment and think how the planets, sun, moon and stars all move in their precise paths, at their own precise rates.

This image is like a clock's interior with many cogs fitting exactly into each wheel-spoke.

Writers have also found success in making words and sentences interlock: poets especially.

An experienced writer makes each line flow into the next, each word flow into the next. Some writers do not have the ability to choose words which are elegant. Most pieces of classical music have a set form, each instrument taking up the theme and passing it on. Some modern music is like this; not so "musiQue concrete" which does not fit together, but seems discordant and sharp-edged, like trying to fit pieces from two different jigsaw-puzzles together.

It is most satisfying to have these interlocking forms and to be able to see them ourselves, working in perfect order. It is similar to the satisfaction of a child putting the final piece of his jigsaw together and then sitting back to admire the result.

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Anon

Vivid Summer Memories

The ancient, mellow city of Orange evokes pleasant memories of one hot, lazy summer in Provence. Orange is perhaps most famous for its Triumphal Arch, but this is not my most vivid recollection. The amphitheatre stirred up much stronger feelings.

I can picture myself now sitting on the deteriorating, dilapidated, dusty stone bench. The whole scene was filled with headless statues and long forgotten monuments. I then closed my eyes and visualised myself as I would have been two thousand years before. Only the clashing

from the swords of the grimy gladiators could be heard above the clamorous crowd. Wealthy Romans peered down excitedly and exhausted slaves in the upper rows held their breath as one gladiator gave another a fierce blow with his sword, which triggered off a series of bloodthirsty yells. They were leaping around the dust·filled arena, fighting for their lives with their swords smeared with rose·red blood. I stared up into the sky; yet somewhere in that sea·blue sky I could still see these fighting men challenging each other. The whole atmosphere contained both drama and tension. There was a distinct smell from the sweat·soaked bodies of the slaves and gladiators. Also there was a dry, dusty smell which was almost as repulsive as the first I have described. Suddenly, this fantastical day·dream came to an abrupt end, when a group of American tourists, dressed in colourful clothes in great contrast to the Roman togas, began to speak loudly in slow, Southern accents. This and the flashing cameras brought me back to the reality of the twentieth century.

Edmund de Waal (A6b)

Mouse If you wish to scream Please scream quietly so as not to Disturb the other peaceful inmates Who do not scream.

A mouse ran across the grass·green grass just then, Or is it my Myopia?

Doctor, doctor inject me Please, My brain is aching And there is pain in my Knees.

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Dream of a Past life

T. Q. Alleyne·Gee (Ra)

I feel a new freshness as a light, cool breeze fills the curtains, carrying fragrances of roses, honeysuckle and moist sweet grass. A delicate cranefly sits motionless on the fading wallpaper, one of its long, spindly legs precariously placed in the mouth of a tiger. I hear the fluttering of moths' wings brushing the inside of the yellow lampshade. The buzzing of a fat bluebo;>ttle irritates me, a metallic blue, shaped like an old·fashioned perfume bottle. Suddenly It rises, buzzing sleepily out into the night. The room creaks as it cools frdm the heat of the long mid· summer day. From each crack in the floorboards, sweet odours of sandalwood risf in the night air. The big clock ticks on inexorably. The night is endless and exotic.

There sits a drowsy housefly in the middle of my long abandoned book, casually rubbing its hands, preening itself for tomorrow's escapades. Something feather·light lands on my chest. A tiny dandelion seed, brown, borne by the wind and its crown of white fluff.

Shall I snap that book shut? No. Remember what fun I had when I was a fly! I feasted on cream and strawberries; ran over glazed date cakes; basked on the backs of lumbering cows; tasted succulent sweet plums, golden, dripping with juice; made love in the flowers; sat invisible on trunks of old, old trees, so huge their tops were merely smudges of bright green; laughed as I nimbly avoided flyswats in kitchens and cool larders.

Then, as autumn came, I retreated into a big, warm dark country house. I lay in the double glazing, bleary·eyed as I watched foolish flies rushing again and again into the glass, falling on their backs, buzzing, buzzing and struggling to their deaths. Then I was swept out of the window·sill down the back of the radiator to the soft carpet below, where my body slept, my soul flew away, entered the womb of a woman and became an embryo.

My eyelids close and the night air caresses my tired body. It sleeps, and my soul rests also.

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Justin Weston CRb) The grass beneath my feet was red, blood-red, and the sky was a sickly yeUow. The trees were grotesquely caricatured faces and where leaves should have sprouted, wisps of multicoloured hair floated on a non-existent breeze. The flowers rose from neatly weeded mounds of snow and the shafts of sunlipt which filtered throush the green haze lay in rows over the empty landscape. The few animals that were stirring were hideously out of proportion with heads the size of boulders and bodies that were wafer-thin.

Crows, or at least what I presumed were crows, had talons like gnarled grappling-irons and feathers tinged with purple. Even sparrows had a certain frightening aspect. Their normally dainty beaks now held the menace of a curved Arab sword and their bulging eyes had aD the cool frigidness of a Mother Superior.

Flies took on the role of winged furies, each one as big as a golf-baD, swarming over the trees and sometimes blotting out the sun altogether. Cats were reminiscent of a John Aspinal Zoo, each one massively out of size with huge, slavering jaws and paws like table-tennis bats. An enormous hairy creature with a droolins tongue bounded towards me and then, on deciding that I wasn't a feUow dog after aD, slid away downhearted, or rather down-tailed, to find someone else to pester. The shadows were beginning to lengthen but they did so in the wrong direction creeping steadily westward. The haze began to lift downwards, and the flowers began to close outwards, while mushrooms started to appear-top uppermost.

Darkness came suddenly. The first inkling of its coming was eipt thin strands cobwebbing my eyes. The next was a dark blob which slowly drew across my line of vision and then nothing: no moon, no artificiallipt-a black void.

I brushed the spider off the lens and returned it to the shopkeeper.

"Not quite what I'm looking for. Could I possibly try another?"

The grass beneath my feet was blue, sea-blue and â&#x20AC;˘ . .

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Cross-Country Club This was a steady altho ugh not spectacu lar lerm, with John Colley and Matthew Andrews in part icular prod ucing some very good races. John Co lley raised a good performance in the Q,K.S. match to finis h in third place beh ind Bill Swanson and David Orbach of the O.K.S., to bring the school to a narrow victory. After a comfortable win over King's, Rochester, the success contin ued in the next home match , though the intermediates were considerably weakened

by John Colley moving up an age group to strengthen the seniors; despite this, Oary O li ver and Nick Ryan both managed to r un well .

In the Cambridge H a rriers Races at Bexley, the seniors fin ished in second place, to gain silver medals, behind a vast ly superior Ma idstone O.S. team . The whole of the team ma naged to achieve good ind ividua l positions, led in by Matthew Andrews a nd Andrew Barton. In the intermed iates, Jo hn Colley, against stro ng o ppositio n, held th ird position for most of the race, though unfortunately he dropped a few places in the closin g stages.

The school's worst performance of the term was against Skinners, where we were virtually whitewashed in both age groups, but Matthew Andrews produced probably his best run of the term for second place. Also Gary Oliver, Matthew Vo igts and Nic k Ryan ran very well.

The other friend ly inter-schools mat ches posed no problems; one of these included a surprise victory over Maidsto ne G.S. Finally, in the Kerton Trophy Relay, the school fini shed in sixth position, which proved to be all we could have expected . â&#x20AC;˘ Stuart Cairns was probably the most consistent member of the Team and co uld a lways be relied upon to produce a good performance. Thanks must also go to him for his efficiency as secretary.

Jasper Bacon and David Warr, both fir st-year seniors a nd vital members of the team, trained hard which led to some very creditable results.

Brett Wolstencroft spent most of the term injured and we missed his valuable contributio n; for the team 's continued success next term his return to form is vital.

Graham Hill , Richard Creasy and G us Turner all trained very well and turned o ut in several races , a nd their presence was greatly appreciated.

In the intermediates, Dominic Carter, Paddy Booth-Clibborn, Tom Pattinson, Alistair Smith. and Geo ffrey McMahon a ll ran well, and we hope they will persevere next term .

The term was rounded off with the selectio n to run for Kent a t Birmingham o f M. Andrews, A. Barton, S. Cairns and J . Colley.

Finally, man y thanks to Messrs. Sugden, Cooke, Parker and Rooke who turned o ut thro ugho ut the term whatever the weather.

A. J . BARTON. RESULTS 27t h September Seniors: 1st, K.S.C., 39; 2nd, O.K.S., 43.

4th October Seniors: 1st, K.S.C. ' A', 6; 2nd , K. S.C. 'B', 18; 3rd, King 's, Rochester, 30.

Inters: 1st, K,S.C., 35; 2nd. King's, Rochester, 43.

Il1h October Seniors: 1st , K,S, C" 37; 2nd, Chisleh urst and Sidcup O.S., 72; 3rd, Sevenoaks, 76.

Inters: 1st, Sevenoaks, 25; 2nd, K,S,C" 77.

18th October Seniors: 1st, Maidstone G.S., 10; 2nd, K.S.C. , 42; 3rd, Joh n Fisher, 64. 12 team s ran.

Inters: 1st, Skinners, 50: 9th, K, S,C" 155. 16 teams ran.

25th October Seniors: 1st, Skinners, 26; 2nd, K.S.C., 55.

Inters: 1st, Skinners. 25; 2nd, K.S.C .â&#x20AC;˘ 54.

15th November Sen io rs: 1st, K. S.C" 40; 2nd, Peter Symonds College, 82; 3rd , Portsmouth G.S., 86; 4t h, Seaford .

22nd November Kerton Trophy Relay Seniors: 1st, Maidstone O.S. (60 min, 5 1 sees ,); 6th , K, S.C, (63 min , 47 sees, ). 23 teams ra n.

29th November Seniors: 1st, K.S.C" 44; 2nd, Maidsto ne O.S ., 68; 3rd, Judd, 89; 4th, Rochester Maths, 121.

Inters: 1st, J udd, 54; 2nd, Maidstone a,s" 6 1; 3rd , Rochester Maths, 85; 4th, K,S. C., 112.

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Fencing Club The Club has had a very satisfa ctory term with an unbeaten record in Count y Competitions and no defeats in the rather limited number of school matches. The 3 Weapon Champio nship was decisively regained fro m King 's. Rochester by 9 bouls to 3, and Adam Shorl and Mike Macpherson arc to be congrat ul ated on their success at foil and sabre, each winning both County Indi vidua l titles at Senior and Junior level respect ively. Good performances by A. Duncan, S. W. Tharn and J. Stern in the Foil Championships, and C. Moore, R. Rogers. L. O . Meister. Q-U-A. Rauz and M. Mortlock in the Sabre Championsh ips ensured that we reta ined the Team Trophy in both events.

It is very pleasing to sec the enthusiasm a nd talent among the Junior members o f the Club and in addition to those already mentio ned, W. H. Kendall, T. C urt eis, R. Appleyard, A. B. Vale, T. J . Bissell, J . M. Camble and L. Humberstone have also show n considera ble promise in school com petit ion s. D. Evans, A. Turner and D. C, Hepburn shou ld also do well in the future if they cont inue to improve.

School fe ncing in Kent has diminished in recent years and it is increasingly necessary to go further afield for good competit ion. Our fi xt ures next term include Ha ileybury, Westminster, Guy's Hospita l, Alleyns and Elon. Team members will have to train ha rd , but we look forwa rd to the second half o f the season wi th reasonable confid ence.

M.E.M. RESULTS

v KING'S, ROCHESTER. Won 37 - 17 1st (F.E.S.). Won 22- 5 2nd (F.E S. ). Won 15- 12

v K.e.S. , WIMBLEDON. Drawn 18- 18 1st (F. E.). Won 10-8 2nd (Foil). Lost 3- 6 3rd (Foil ). Won 5-4

v TENTERDEN SWORDS F.e. Won 30- 15

v KING 'S, ROCHESTER (Epee Match). Won 32- 16

1st (F.E.S .). Won 16- 11 2nd (Foil). Won 5- 4

1st Team . Won 13-5 2nd Team. Won 10-8 3rd Team. Won 9-3

l rd (Foil). Won 9-0 RESULTS OF COUNTY COMPETITION S Kent Schoolboys' 3 Weapon C hampionship 1st, K.S.C.; 2nd, King's, Rochester.

Team: J. E. A. Sho rt a nd M. S. Mac pherson (Foil).

J. Stern and A. Duncan (Epee).

C. Moore and S. W. Tham (Sabre) .

Kent Schoolboys' Ind ividua l Foil Championships

SEN IOR CHAM PIONSI II!' 1st, J. E. A. Short (K.S.C.); lrd, A. A. Duncan (K.S.C.); 4t h, S. W. Tham (K.S.C.); 6t h, J. Stern (K.S.C.).

JUNIOR CHAMP IONSHIP 1st, M. S. Macpherson (K.S.C.). Semi-final, T. Curteis (K.S.C.).

TEAM TROPHY 1st , K.S.C. ; 2nd , King's, Rochester; 3rd , Bishop ChalJoner's School.

Kent Schoolboys' Individu al Sab re Championships SENIOR O IAMPIONSHIP

1st, J. E. A. Short (K.S.C.); 4th, C. J . Moore (K.S.C .); 6th, R. Rogers (K.S.C.).

JUNIOR CHAMP IONSIIi P 1st, M. S. Macpherson (K.S.C.); 2nd , L. O. Meister (K.S.C.); 3rd, Q-U-A. Rauz (K.S.C.); 4th, M. Mort lock

(K.S.C.).

TEAM TROP HY 1st, K. S .C.; 2nd , King's, Rochester.

Internal Competilions UNDER- 14 FOIL 1st, L. P . Hum berston e; 2nd, R. Appleyard; 3rd, M. Mortlock.

UNDER-15 FOIL 1st, T. A. C urteis; 2nd. L. O. MeiSler; 3rd, T . J. Bissell.

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Squash Club This season was never likely to be an outstand ing one, particularly after we lost both Malcolm and Garry Smi th rather unexpectedly at the start of term. In the event we won three games against school sides, includi ng Lancing for the fi rst time, and lost fi ve, two of which could easily have gone the other way. Against Cl ub sides we lost to a very powerful Jesters side easily, but against the Escorts we lost 2-3, and we beat the University of Kent' A' side 4-1.

The most encouraging aspect is thai a group of Juniors, headed by Paul Bromley a nd Andrew Littleales fo rced their way into the team at the end of term and won crucia l games in the lower half of the order. JOnty Watt had a mixed season at 1st string, largely because his rugger com mitm ents meant that he could not pract ise regularly. His best wins were against Cranbrook 3-~, and against [he University of Kent. James Ha rgreaves was a lso incon sistent at 2nd string but could hit the ball beautifully on the fore hand. His backhand drop volleys let him down early in the season but when he tightened up here he became fa r more effect ive. Ashok Ghosh moved easily ro und the co urt a nd was unbeaten unt il well after half term . He was our only winner against Harrow but came badly unstuc k against SI. Lawrence, Ramsgate, in a match we lost 1-4, thus being knocked o ut o f the Premiere Competition. Richard Bastin was a determined player, and improved thro ugh the season. For someone so short of experience he did uncommonly well. Next term , wi th at least six more school matches to look fo rward to, incl uding returns with Cranbrook, Harrow a nd St. Lawrence, the hopes are that we will become more effect ive as o ur experience grows.

Our than ks again go to Mr. Millar for organising o ur J unior side so well , and tak ing the Seniors to Felsted for eir end of term squash festival; a nd a lso to Col. Wright for his help in promoting squash at all levels in the school.

R.P.B.

Under-16 Squash The Colts won eight of their nine matches-mostly 5-00r 4-1 - losin'8; on ly to Sutto n Valence, 2-3. At No. I Paul Bromley, transferred from Whitgift, specialised in matches which ended 10- 9 in the fift h ga me after about two hours' squash, but he won all but one of them. Andrew Littleales demolished most opponents very effecti vely bu t he co uld be even better if he played with more patience. The style and the precis ion -hitting a re certain ly there. Matt hew Voigts, alternating between very sound strokes and moods of deep despair , won all his matches at No.3. Geoffrey Evison. st ill eligible for the Jun ior Coits, played most of his matches for them, and won whenever he played- but he must play safer shots more of the time. Pa ul Mycroft a lso won a ll of his matches: he 's got some good shot s and wi ll develop well next term. Gary Oliver, a refugee from the Cross-Cou ntry Club, looked every inch a cross-co untry runner as he ha rried his opponents around the court - he, too, won all his mat ches. Hugo Jenney looked much better in practices than he did in matches. The ability is there, but he has to convert it int o performance. The Colt s have 13 matches next term, includi ng a new fixture against Eton. and a trip to Hurstpierpoint and Brighton to play them both on the same day.

For the fi rst ti me there was full-time squash for the J unior Colts in the Autumn Term, a nd a squad of seven or eight pract ised regularly; it most ly consisted of Ben Shorten, Henry Tattersfield. Michael Dueri nckx , Rupert Kruger, Simon Yeand le. Mark McM urrugh and Michael Clarke , and they all played in at least three or fo ur of the nine matches. They won three of the five straight matches against other schoo ls' Junior Colts teams, lost two closely-fought matches against those very good prep schools, Holmewood House a nd Wellesley House , and lost a cou ple of matches agai nst older opposition. Three o f the squad a re still under 14, a nd none o f them has played much squash yet so that for most of th em there's still a lot to learn about courtcrah - getting one's opponent away from the middle, gett ing there oneself, playing the shots which will make this happen, having the patience to wait for a chance to pl aya safe winn ing shot- and developing the mental toughness which is needed to fi ght back in a game which by it s scoring system favours the player who is winning. The J unior Coits , too, have 13 matches next term.

C.J.M.

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Shooting Club Shoot ing has been very successful thi s term with some very high averages being scored. Special mention must here be given to T im Ogburn who has scored two "tons" this term.

O Uf match results a re, however, much less im pressive with O Uf 1st VIII losing three of its fou r matches and drawing the fo urth . Th is is mainly due to members' commitment s to ot her teams and then missing practices as well as matches.

The girls' team of Sarah Cranfield, Sarah Jessel and Candida Goulden has been diligent ly coached by their captain , Sarah Str uH. Alt hough Ihis is a newly formed team they have shown great pro mise for the future.

Finally. I must than k Edward Lynch, Sarah Strult a nd R.S.M. Recton for their help with the term's shooting.

Averages (calc ulated o n all the term's scores excl uding the worst o ne): Paul Dubrow 96.3 Mark Nicholson 96.9 Edward Lynch 95.9 Mark P resland 94.7 Tim Ogbu rn 97.5 Chris Pye 92.4 John Ecclestone 94.5 Clive Smith 94.8 PAUL H. DUBROW.

Girls' Games Hockey The term prom ised to be a potentially good one with the arrival o f some keen players in 68. Wi th four of the 6U girls-J ane Wright, Sarah Strutt, Bryony H ild ick-Sm ith and Kate Marla r as the defence in the team from the two prev ious years, our team looked to be strong and stab le. Unfortunate ly, o ne or two of o ur sen ior girls were injured or unavaila ble for a num ber of matches.

O ur result s this term have shown that , despite hav ing a potentially good team, o ur fi xture list is a li ttle too strong for us a nd we a re trying to compete against larger schools o r the larger girls at colleges. However , the girl s have enjoyed their fix tures very much and have always been keen to play.

One of our best results was o ur draw with Felsted, a school with a similar nu mber o f girls to o urselves, but a very good hoc key school. Our girls managed to level the match wi th great determin ation despite some env iable stick work and tactical moves by the Felsted girls.

Our losses mainly reflect the team 's lac k o f experience of playing toget her over a number of years. However, Dover College's fo rwards were ext remely fast a nd overtook our de fence by some accurate passing, and the Eastbourne girls were better at surviving on a rather muddy pitch in dreadful weather.

Ali son Parritt and P hilip pa Collyer, on the left side of our forwar d li ne proved to be a st rong com bination and scored most of our goals. Marijke Volger at centre-half opened up the game wit h her powerful hitti ng and freq uently managed to change a defensive posit ion into an attacking one . On the defence side, special mention shou ld be made of Sarah Strut! whose ability to save goals im pro ved tremendously throughout the term a nd she well deserved her colo urs.

Bryony Hildic k-Smit h was also awarded co lours for her abili ty to defend wherever necessary. She moved with great speed and filled in where there was a weakness. Susa n Lines's reliable eye for slopping the ba ll was also a great asset.

The team was: Sara h Strutt , Sally Jones , Susan Lin es, Bryony Hildick-Smilh, Kate Marlar, Mar ij ke Volger, Jane Wright, A li son Parrott, Phili ppa Collyer, Hanna h Pat rick, Deborah Warren-Sm ith, Sarah M iller, Susan Ives.

The follow ing also played : Fiona Thompson, Sian Elin Griffit h, Caroli ne Lightowler.

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v O.K.S. Postponed v Dover College. Lost 1-3 v Folkestone G.S. Lost 0- 2

v Eastbourne. Lost 1- 3

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v Felsted . Drawn 2- 2

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Cranbrook. Lost 1- 3 Kent College. Won 3- 1 Non ington College. Lost 0- 6 Wye College. Drawn 2- 2

Netball Netball sta rted in earnest th is ter m and from the very begin ning a good standard o f play was apparent. The positions of o ur team proved easy to arra nge apart from our wings who int erchanged.

Kate Marlar , as captain, was a great source o f st rength to the team. She, as goal attack, and Susi Ivei as cent re, both key positions in net ball , d ominated most games. The two Sarahs, Barrett and Miller, were quick in centre-court play, a nd Mary Mallinson's shooting was very reliable and accurate. We were strong in defence, and Susan Edward's height as well as her quick eye for interceptio n was a great asset.

We still have a lot 10 learn , however, a nd our performance in the Kent Schools Netball Tournament at Rochester was not very impressive, although the learn played as well as could be expected and enjoyed their games. We lost fa irly narrowly to Queen Eli zabeth 's , Faversham, and to Sheppey School but fa iled to get a goal against Sacred Heart School.

In other matches, we lost heavily to Simon Langton G.S. (fi nalists at the K.S.N.T. ), a far super ior team whose tactical play was o utstanding , a nd beat Kent College. We loo k forwa rd to playing more netball matches next term.

The team was: Susan Lines, Susan Edwards, Sarah Barrett, Joanne Palmer, Susan Ives, Sarah Miller, Kate Marlar (captain ), Mary Mallinson .

RESULTS

Kent Schools Netball To urnament Lost to Q ueen El izabet h's, Faversham, 4- 7 Lost to Sheppey School, 6- 9 Lost to Sacred Heart School, 0- 18 1st VII v Simon Langton G.S. Lost 5- 36 v Kent Co llege. Won 26- 6 KATE MARLAR Kate Marla r leaves a fter seven terms of representing the School in girls' games, during all o f which time her keenness and tenac ity have been exceptional. She has represented the School at netball , hockey, tennis, a nd swim ming and it was basically her initiative that began ou r netball. and d ue to her that it is now beginning to flourish. Not the least distinct ive feature of her achievement was that she emerged from being previo usly a lacrosse player into a promising and energetic half a t hockey. She well deserved last summer 's award of the Mary Newell Prize for her all -rou nd contrib ution.

J.A.W.

Shooting This term we have been quite successful as more girls have taken an interest in Shooting. We not only shot ¡22 rifles but also pistols , producing encouraging results. T he team o f four shot' two matches- we beat the girls team at Epsom College a nd are awaiting the result of a match against the girls of SI. Lawrence College. Scores were generally very high, ' many in the nineties.

I wish Sarah Cranfield allihe best as she becomes the new captain next term.

The Team: Sarah Cranfield, Sarah Strut!, Sarah Jessel and Candida Goulden.

Caroline Allanson and Kate Grieves a lso shot.

SARAH STRUTT (Captain).

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THE CANTUARIAN INTERVIEW In this issue we interview Mr. Christopher Tinker who left us earlier this year to take up a post as Director of Music at Hilton College, one of South Africa's leading Public Schools.

1. Why did you apply for a post in South Africa?

In the first place, I was interested in working in a foreign country. Canada, the United States and South Africa had all come to mind, and certain possibilities had presented themselves in those three countries. Eventually David Raven, who knew Hilton well, brought an advertisement which was in the British press (and spotted by Jennifer) to my notice, and advised me to apply. After long consideration I did so, and eventually accepted the post offered to me.

1. What sort of pupils does Hilton have?

There are 443 boys in the school , all white and all English rather than Afrikaans speaking.

The ages range, as at King's, from 13 to 18, and most of them are the offspring of Johannesburg businessmen, Zululand farmers, or of a professional background. A number of boys come from Zimbabwe and Namibia. As from January 1981 there will be five blacks in the school , a well-overdue innovation. Three of these boys will be coming, on a Shell scholarship , into the "post-matriculation" year, the year when boys who have already matriculated stay on to take G.C.E. "A" level exams. A pass in "matric" , by the way, involves six subjects and sees a boy into University.

3. How does the average school day differ from that at King's?

What would strike any English visitor is the sight of boys (wearing shorts and bush jackets) busily carrying their books to school at 6.45 a.m. (first period 7 o'clock). Except for Mondays, there is no afternoon school, and prep. each day begins at 5.30 p.m., finishing at 8.00 p.m., during which time they have had supper. On Saturdays first period is at 6.30 a.m., and school ends, after four full periods and breakfast, at 9.50 a.m. Sport takes up the whole of the rest of the day. After lunch during the week we have "Rest", from 1.45 until 2.30 p.m., and during this boys sleep on their beds (except those in the choir. whom I manage to get for practices at that time-the choir needs a lot of practice!). Most boys play some sort of sport during the afternoons. It may be worth mentioning here that in Natal schools have a four-term year, which I have found an excellent system .

4. What was the state of Mllsic at Hilton when you arrived, and have you brought about much change?

Well, it certainly was in a 'state' as you say, but not all that bad. There were a number of good piano pupils, and five or six boys with a keen general interest in musical theory, harmony etc., one of whom wrote a musical in 1979. There was very little instrumental teaching, and a large, very bad, chapel choir. Yes, I have changed things somewhat. The first thing I did was to appoint a part-time assistant, who teaches piano, so that I could spend time re-organising a totally disorganised department (which included an immediate halving of the choir-farming out the tone-deaf members to a congregational role). Next year there will be five music teachers here covering the usual orchestral instruments, and a new music school in which to operate.

Much expense will be incurred, and excluding the cost of building the music school, I have had the present 400 Rand budget increased fifteen-fold for 1981-that excludes paying the new staff. I hope I'm not being indiscreet. A choral society has been started and 120 boys (mainly tenors and basses) are now members. We join a girls school for our fir st concert in March. We shall offer three music scholarships per year as from January 1982. I decided to introduce the choir from the African school here into the carol service, an innovation which went down well-they have much stronger voices than ours, and I intend using one or two of their basses in our choir next year, if their English is good enough to follow their way through rehearsals.

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5. Is South Africa the cultural desert that one imagines, and have you been able to participate in much music outside the school?

I think "cultural desert" is a little unkind, but the cultural side of life leaves much to be desired. However, those of us working in it meet with plenty of enthusiasm for more music and theatre. There is a Philharmonic Society in Pietermaritzburg which, although a somewhat unimaginative and lackadaisical machine, does manage to drive the only professional orchestra in Natal. Theatre is also fairly alive, particularly at the Universities in Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Once one considers Cape Town, of course, the picture is a healthy one-plenty of ballet, opera, and foreign artistes and conductors giving concerts.

I would not be content without the opportunity of participating in music outside the school.

Fortunately, the opportunities are there, including organ recitals, S.A.B.C. recordings, and an offer to conduct the Pietermaritzburg orchestra, whose conductor, an ex-Concertgebouw 'cellist, is sadly ailing.

6. How else do you spend your free time?

Free time can mean at least two things: evenings (when free) and vacations. Since arriving, I have travelled all over Namibia, been on a Wilderness Trail in the Umfolosi game reserve, explored the magnificent Drakensberg (visible from where I sit invigilating at present), the South Coast of Natal, Durban and Johannesburg. Ornithology has become a keen interest-the Hilton estate itself is like an aviary. The English pastime of going to the pub does not feature in my life at Hilton. One goes out to see friends, or one invites them in, but pubs in the British sense of the word don't exist. It is important to get to know people outside a community such as this at Hilton, which although extremely pleasant could become limiting if, like an unpicked cabbage, one just rotted in its environs.

7. Is there much emphasis On religion at Hilton?

I was staggered to find that there is no school chaplain, and that I was left to choose the hymns for our services! This is a non-denominational Christian school, matins services alternating between Methodist and Anglican with the appropriate preachers visiting us. The "charismatic" movement has gripped a certain number of boys. I hope the new headmaster, arriving next term, quickly realises the need for a chaplain.

8. In what school activities other thall Music are you involved?

When time allows, I find myself as a track judge, or playing volleyball (incompetently), or even showing slides of my recent travels to geography classes, etc. But the main thing in which I've become involved is sailing. We have forty boats out each Saturday on the local reservoir.

The "Enterprise Club" has also interested me a great deal. It is with them that I travelled through Namibia in July.

9. How big a part does Sport play in school life?

Sport is important, and the climate is ideal for it. All sport bows to rugby which is a winter sport played in bright sunshine on parched, hard pitches. The main summer sport is cricket (often played in shorts!) Most other sports also feature (especially water-polo) and a lot of money goes into sport. Many parents seem to consider it at least as important as the academie side, but I must mention here that Hilton is at present the most academically successful school in South Africa. To give one example of the importance of sport, a crowd of between three and four thousand would be expected at the rugby match between ourselves and our major opponents, an inferior (sorry, P.A.E.D.) school called Michaelhouse-actually, they always win!

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When it comes to how a boy's time should be spent, and whether sport should take priority over all else (as it does in the government schools here), I am glad to say that I have met only with cooperation from games masters when taking boys away from games to do music. One final point here-rugby house matches had to be abandoned some years ago when, such was the uncontrolled determination from each side to win, the game became a dangerous ritual, boys all but dismembering one another in front of startled onlookers and house matrons.

10. How do you see the political situation in South Africa and do you feel in any way isolated from the racial tensions?

I won't attempt to analyse an already much-discussed political climate, but I can make a few observations on the apartheid situation, which is probably what you're after anyway. Many people here abhor the petty apartheid that still exists-that is, segregated bars, public lavatories, public transport and cinemas. What makes it all so ridiculous is that many multiracial activities go on. When I first arrived I went to the Royal Natal Agricultual Show (the word "Royal" has not yet been dropped in a Republic of, as you know, many years standing!), and was surprised (after the usual reports of this country in the Western press) to see Whites and Bantu mingling freely togther in the show's fairground. There is a concert this Friday in the Pietermaritzburg City Hall which at least 100 Bantu will attend-and the P hilharmonic choir itself is multi-racial. Yet multi-racial cinemas don't exist. I could give other examples of changes which are clearly taking place. The reason the government won't speed up change is fear for their own preservation. Once apartheid goes, the National Party goes as well. I have met very few supporters of the 'Nats', but they exist in large numbers, and in this way I feel isolated. Isolated from the tensions too, as the Blacks in this area are a rural people, many of whom are happy, smiling folk. I shall learn a lot more, I'm sure, on my forthcoming visit to the Cape.

The side issues are innumerable. If majority rule (as some distant observers would have it) were to exist from tomorrow, what would happen? Would the Whites leave? What of ensuing tribal warfare? With South Africa in chaos, what might the Russian action be, seeing such a minerally wealthy part of Africa perhaps only temporarily free?

My opinion is that the Government must make changes much more quickly-scrap the remaining apartheid and give the African population a decent education in return for the wealth they have gained through trading minerals of an African country. Whilst the 'Nats' and their supporters do exist, and are rightly abhorred but also often maligned, by other nations, don't forget the many South African Whites here who have a conscience and who have already pushed through many unreported changes.

11. What other impressions do you have of the country and its way of life?

It's an outdoor life. The wide open spaces offer unforgettable beauty. (The Hilton College estate itself is 3,500 acres.) I get a feeling sometimes of being a bit cut off after being used to Canterbury. There is no real press freedom, so news is brief, newspapers under censorship .

Television (I do not own one) is nothing like as professional as the BBC-but television is only three years old here. Radio is far better than I imagined after experiencing the appalling radio of Canada. Money goes further here-many thing cost half as much as in England. The climate is usually warm, and reliably sunny for four winter months. Dawn and dusk are brief, night falling like a blanket. Colour of plant and birdlife is intense. As for way of life, one observation is that the happiest Blacks I have met are those who work as servants in wealthy homes. Life is probably twenty years behind Europe, and in some ways this is refreshing. I miss cultural standards in England enormously, but do not forget them, and after all, not all the '''progress'' in life at home over the last twenty years has been beneficial, positive and good.

12. Do you regret having gone and will you be back?

Certainly not! and yes, sooner rather than later .

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS MUSIC AND DRAMA THE BEGGAR'S OPERA 11th, 13th, 14th DECEMBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

"An opera must end happily ."

This opera not only ended happily: it was highly enjoyable throughout. An ingel,ljous rearrangement of the Shirley Hall freed the cast from the inflexibilities of the platform for a split-level stage which, with the audience perched on steeply-tiered seats, could actually be seen.

The actors made good use of the generous playing space and numerous exits, establishing an informal atmosphere appropriate to a popular opera. Positioning the orchestra behind the set, thereby making it part of the back-cloth, was also an effective move but one not without risks; at times the soloists strayed dangerously far from their accompaniment with some lack of 'ensemble', particularly during the first half, as a result.

Acting rather than singing was the strong feature in this performance. The action was swift and vigorous throughout, no mean achievement for an opera which, Gay being an unashamed plagiarist, moves through a wealth of short, varied scenes and songs. All of the main protagonists were accomplished performers. Edward Carr, swamped in a wig taken straight from The Relapse, was a suitably malevolent, scheming Peachum, his hand-rubbing, sneers and evil chuckles creating a character somewhere between Fagin and Steptoe Senior. Sarah Cranfield made a full-blooded partner in crime; especially well managed were her sung words of false propriety and her fainting fit on discovering that Polly has married for love! Their enemy, MacHeath played by Andrew McGrath , was brilliantly understated, his self-composure, whether threatened by the gallows or the advance of a bevy of ladies of leisure, remaining serene. In contrast to his je m 'en fiche protestations, Satah Bennett and Alison Parrott were devoted, true heroines. Both not only sang delightfully, pl,lrticularly during the sadder arias, but were also able to deliver their coolly polite exchanges with scarcely-veiled vitriol.

One major difficulty for many of the actors was that of sustaining a character and accent whilst singing. MacHeath's gang, convincing as a bunch of ruffians whilst talking, sounded like cathedral lay-clerks intoning a Purcell anthem when singing. Toby Stevenson, as Lockit, overcame this problem most successfully. His raucous, rumbustious singing tones were utterly in keeping with his portrayal of the Newgate gaoler as a coarse thing. He also suffered none of the problems of audibility which beset some of the other singers.

Both MacHeath's gang and the ladies of leisure complemented the high standard of the main actors. There were some fine chorus scenes-the whole cast whistling to the accompaniment of the piper on stage, for instance, and the lively dance at the end. I particularly liked the stealthy entrance of the male chorus during the night scene and the way the female chorus expressed emotions of flirtatiousness, disdain and grief, in quick succession, at the end of the firsi act.

There were times, however, when the choruses could have had much more of the spirit of Restoration comedy about them. The tavern scene was a tame tableau when drunken chaos should have reigned; and there was something rather genteel, rather demure about the girls when, with names such as Slinky Tawdry and Molly Brazen, I could have done with lowplunging neck-lines, swaggering hips , even a beauty spot or two. One would not always have 53

f guessed from this production that Gay's sequel to The Beggar's Opera, Polly, was banned by the Lord Chamberlain for possessing precisely the ribald daring this show lacked. Fiona Thomson's buxom , over-dressed portrayal of Mrs. Trapes so obviously trying-and failing- to be a lady came nearest to this sort of tone.

Nevertheless, comedy certainly abounded; such scenes as the farcical escape from Newgate pnson, and touches such as beer mugs-and young servants-being deftly thrown around the stage remain particularly vivid. No less memorable were the sadder moments-Polly's and MacHeath 's moving duet and the unaccompanied trio in prison, indeed , much of the success of this production stemmed from the way farce was always tempered by the sombre set and gallows looming overall.

Throughout, the musicians accompanied with great attack and , under Nicholas Gleed's able direction, executed their many entrances with precision . Some solo viola and harpsichord playmg was partIcularly fme. Both he and the producer, Andrew Dobbin, are to be congratulated for producing a performance which caught much of the author's intention and the spirit of his epitaph: "Life is a jest, and all things show it.

I thought so once; and now I know it."

MARTIN AMHERST LOCK.

SONG RECITAL TUESDA Y, 15th JULY

. The song recital in the Chapter House by Christopher Price (tenor), with David Flood as ptano accompanist, followed the same pattern as their King's Week debut last year.

A chronological anthology of poems set to music by English composers spanning four centuries was presented stylishly to an appreciative audience.

Thomas Campion, the Elizabethan poet, wrote both words and music for his lute songs, but entrusted a number of his lyrics to his friend Philip Rosseter, whose setting of What Then Is Love But Mourning is a musical gem .

Purcell's solo songs formed part of the incidental music he wrote for plays now forgotten (perhaps deservedly), though they have the same quality as his better known operatic arias.

Compositions by Boyce, both vocal and instrumental, can stand comparison with those of Handel as representative of the 18th Century, but the next eminent English song writers did not appear ttll the end of the 19th Century (for example, Stanford), since when they have been almost as numerous as they were 400 years ago. . Of these, Vaughan Williams, Roger Quilter, Armstrong Gibbs and many others have added fme songs to our national repertoire, but the most prolific composer of all time is Anon, whose mnumerable folk songs featured in five characteristic arrangements by Britten.

Flanders and Swann may not be in the same category as Campion and Rosseter, but their humorous ballads made a jovial ending to a well selected and excellently performed programme.

CANTOR.

(By courtesy of the "Kentish Gazette ").

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f SERENADE IN THE CLOISTERS TUESDAY, 15th JULY

The English weather ultimately decided that the charm of the traditional Serenade in the Cloisters was to be denied King's Week audiences. Quite correctly, the organisers transferred the event to the Cathedral Nave, but in so doing lost much of the musical effectiveness of an excellently blended programme.

The Madrigal Society, who rightly bear the major share of the music-making, started the proceedings with three French songs from the 16th Century, one by Guillaume Costeley, the others by unknown composers. The programme notes provided some vivid free translations, which were appositely complemented by crisp, well-disciplined singing under the direction of Donald Leggat.

Two of the Shakespeare songs (Vaughan Williams) were equally well sung, but illustrated yet again the acoustic problems. The slow moving The Cloud-Capp'd Towers sounded extremely effective, but the detail of the faster Over Hill, Over Dale was lost in waves of echo and re-echo .

Some of the movements of Lady Radnor's Suite (Hubert Parry) suffered a similar fate. This was particularly sad, for this is a charming, if slightly sugary, composition and was executed with skill and affection by the strings of the Chamber Orchestra (leader, Clarence Myerscough; conductor , David Goodes).

Two arrangements for female voices, I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue (Herbert Hughes) and Sing We and Chaunt It (Robert de Pearsall) allowed the Girls' Choir (conductor, Paul Neville) to make their customary contribution. They seemed more numerous but less effective than on previous occasions; perhaps the latter was due to the change of venue.

The serenade is rarely without a commission from Alan Ridout, and this year the Girls' Choir provided Wood Song, written for them in 1976.

A fascinating woodwind suite, Salle d'Attente (Roger North) was played by Lindsay Dodsworth, Stephen Taylor (clarinets) and Marius Carboni (clarinet and bass clarinet) who handled the complex cross rhythms brilliantly.

The four movements purported to depict scenes from a railway station . One certainl y brought to mind frantic London commuters; the remainder conjured up the writings of the Revd. Audry.

The third of three shanties (Malcolm Arnold) was also pillyed with skill and good_humour by Stephen Warren -Smith (flute), Stephen Lawrence (oboe), Lindsay Dodsworth (clarinet), Andrew Civil (horn) and Julia Maynard (bassoon).

The second appearance of the Madrigal Society provided three songs by E. J. Moeran. Under the Greenwood Tree (Shakespeare) and Do Not Fear to Put Thy Feet (John Fletcher) were delightful settings of famous authors, while The Sailor and Young Nancy is a Norfolk folk song, one of many collected and arranged by the composer.

The full Chamber Orchestra (conductor, Paul Neville) turned to William Boyce for its final contribution, Symphony in D minor (Op . 2, No.8), performed in a somewhat pedestrian manner with the tempo of the allegro flagging a trifle in the middle .

Finally, and appropriately, the Madrigal Society closed another successful serenade with Wilbye's unique Draw On Sweet Night-but if only it could have been in the Cloisters !

PRESTO.

(By courtesy of the "Kentish Gazette").

(These were the two items from King's Week, 1980, which were not reviewed in our last issue.)

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CHAMBER CONCERT 25th OCTOBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

The programme of Saturday's concert was impressive for its variety of music. If some of the pieces were beyond the technical or musical abilities of the performers, the enthusiasm with which they played inspired enjoyment in the audience.

The concert had a lively start with the first movement of Beethoven's String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No.4, in which Alexander Stewart (1st violin) played with dexterity and a new sweetness of tone. This was followed by a lovely performance of the 1st movement of Haydn's Piano Sonata, No. 52, by John Smith. It is a pity that there was insufficient time to hear the whole work. Another string quartet, this time playing the first movement of Haydn's String Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. I, had rhythmic and intonation. p~oblem~ at the sta~t,. but it soon picked up and there was some lovely dIalogue between fIrst vlolm and cello. To fInIsh the first half, Andrew Strivens directed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.6 from the keyboard .

Trouble with intonation for the viola players, Tim Amos and David Seers, led to the ensemble becoming somewhat unstable. However, the last movement picked up and had some exciting moments.

After the interval , Angus Murray led three friends in the first movement of Mozart's Piano Quartet in G minor. Nicholas Evans-Pughe's (1st violin) musical playing rescued the peform¡ ance from becoming too mechanical. David Seers (alto) followed this by a very musical rendition of Sweeter than roses (Pausanias) by Purcell and Twilight Fancies (From Songs from the Norwegian) by Delius. Seiber is not everybody's cup of tea and courage was shown by Stephen Lawrence (oboe) and Paul Gordon (piano) in performing Improvisation. The result was brilliant in its rhythmic intensity and tonal range. A complete contrast to this was the Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Villa-Lobos. Very few schools can boast a 'cello section of eight players of the calibre required to perform this work. Julia Maynard's (soprano) voice soared over the 'cello accompaniment, and Sarah Snoxall (1st 'cello) enhanced the vocal line to give an overall effect which was magical. No concert put on by the students at King's is complete without a piece by Poulenc . This time it was the turn of Martin Pepperell and Geoffrey McMahon to give a crisp, happy performance of the Sonate pour quatre mains.

Finally Mr. Nicholas Gleed made his debut as conductor of the Madrigal Society and the group perfordted The Eternal Mysteries by T. Tertius Noble. This very heavily textured and allegorical piece was sung with obvious enjoyment by the group and this was transmitted to the audience who, 1 am sure, would have loved to hear more.

LINDSAY DODSWORTH.

SCHOOL HOUSE CONCERT 29th OCTOBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

Accomplished productions of operas from the Gilbert and Sullivan. canon come as no surprise when participation is open to the whole school. But a productIOn drawn from the resources of only one House will have to be special indeed if it is to approach the accustomed standard . And those who filled the Shirley Hall on Wednesday, 29th October, to witness the School House Trial by Jury were not to be disappointed.

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In place of the overture which Sullivan never wrote, the orchestra of two pianos (Messrs.

Nicholas Gleed and Donald Leggat) gave a delicate and highly atmospheric performance of a dance piece, "La Calinda", from another opera, Koanga, by another composer, Delius. It was lovely listening and sharpened the ears for what was to come.

Under Mr. Peter Allen's direction, cast and chorus delivered their outrageously fossilized humour in total deadpan style. Especially noteworthy were Sally-Ann Ardouin, O.K.S., as a rather icy Plaintiff of no mean vocal accomplishment; Ben Gumpert's beetle-browed Judge, much given to anxious striding about his courtroom; and the startling contrast of Paul Gordon's scruffy appearance and sweet singing as the Defendant. They, the other cast, and chorus worked splendidly together on a most serviceable set.

Congratulations are in order to all who contributed to the success of this most impressive venture.

A.P.

CONCERT BY THE TRAINING ORCHESTRA, THE GIRLS' CHOIR AND THE BAND 29th NOVEMBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

As on earlier occasions this term, I was disappointed by the relatively small number of the boys who seem ready to support the more modest musical events, and with a full and varied programme well performed by the Training Orchesta, the Girls' Choir and the Band in the Shirley Hall on 29th November, the loss was certainly that'of those who stayed away.

With the tuning up finally accomplished, Purcell's Rondo (from Abdelazar) provided a firm opening to the evening, with rich, if perhaps rather dominant brass tone. Indeed a sense of greater confidence and security in this section of the orchestra was noticeable in the other items too; the first of the extracts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake only really came fully together with their entry . On the other hand, I very much enjoyed the playing of the 'cellos and woodwind in the Dance of the Swans, which followed it, tripping along nicely with no danger of tripping up.

The Thunder and Lightning Polka came next, played with appropriate gusto, but also musically, and it was good to see Marius Carboni back (or finally arrived?!) to contribute to a percussion department which was happy to add to the overall musical effect rather than to show off at its expense. Mozart's Sleigh Ride was a very different dance, with its contrasting sections again firmly played, but just a little too firmly to get sufficient lilt into the 3/4 time.

A resounding end to the Training Orchestra's part in the proceedings was then furnished by Wagner's Meistersinger March, which once more allowed the brass full rein. The inner parts could have come through more clearly in places, I felt, and with the arrangement by Adam Carse and a smallish amateur orchestra one could not hope for the full rich majesty of the true Wagnerian sound-but one cannot judge this orchestra by top professional standards. All in all theirs was a most enjoyable and creditable performance, and a promising beginning to the concert.

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They were followed by the first performance of the Girls' Choir under Anthea Wilcock, and we can look for great things from them in the future. The Vaughan Williams (Fain would [ change that note) produced some nice sustained singing but seemed as yet to lack confidence somewhat. The girls needed to project both themselves and the words more clearly. The Haydn Gloria, however, came to life much more, with appropriate dynamic and tonal contrasts between the different sections in accord with the words.

The second half of the programme opened with the trumpets and trombones giving ¡a very assured and rich rendering of Gordon Jacob's Music for a Festival. On the whole their sense of ensemble was strong, in passages both slow and fast, homophonic and polyphonic.

Their brazen introit effectively whetted our appetites for the band pieces to follow , and we were in no way to be disappointed. Harold Waters' Waggery for Woodwinds proved as colourful as its title, with a strong, rich, swinging section to start and finish it , encompassing contrasting inner sections with various instruments in turn playing highly effective solos to an accompaniment of sustained chords, and all combined in a beautifully ' lazy' mood with accurate and clear inside part movement. This was followed by two movements from the Holst Suite No.2 in F, of which the first, which included a lovely horn solo combining accuracy, warmth of tone and also a certain jauntiness , was the more successful. I felt that the second, though accurately played, lacked a sufficient sense of cohesion and overall shape. The Walters piece which came next, Night Beat, was even more exotic than the first, and we were grateful for the illustrated explanation which preceded it. This descriptive piece follows the patrol of a New York cop, whose irrepressible whistling is represented by a flute theme which keeps popping up to link the various areas, such as Times Square and China Town, through which he moves . Each place and situation is wittily evoked with all kinds of effects including a gun shot, and the whole sequence was slickly blended by both composer and performers into a seamless kaleidoscope of images . The penultimate piece, Christmas Spirit, arranged by Sammy Nestico, was played very adequately, but can hardly be considered inspired occasional music, and was perhaps a rather unnecessary nod in the direction of the festive season. We were soon whirled away from it, however, by the ever sparkling Offenbach overture to Orpheus in the Underworld. The brass clearly relished the brazen impudence of the 'Can Can' and brought the curtain down on the evening in fine style, but special mention must also be made of the band's leader, Patrick Sturt, whose clarinet work in this piece as throughout was most impressive from one so young. Clearly great things lie ahead.

This was then a highly successful evening for all the various contributors, and a most enjoyable one for the audience. Many thanks and congratulations are due to all involved, and especially to Anthea Wilcock and William McConnell.

M.J.M.

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MEISTER OMERS HOUSE CONCERT 6th DECEMBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL The programme for the Meister Omers House Concert was both long and ambitious. The ensemble playing was on the whole well held together and showed great musicianship in that the performers listened well to one anot her, even though they might have initially spent longer tuning, as the intonation was often somewhat suspect. Particularly impressive was the bass playing, which came across with great confidence, as were Stuart Whatton on the harpsichord and the 'cellists, Mary Graham-Maw and Charles Tooby. Robert Weaver showed a sensitive touch in much of his violin playing, and overall great contrast was achieved. We also heard some fine flute playing from Tom Phillips, and the brass items, which unexpectedly showed expression and contrast in dynamics, made a pleasant change in the programme. The Meister Omers singers concluded the evening, and despite the abundance on the top line, their voices blended adequately. Perhaps if more rehearsal time had been available, the evening would have been more polished, but it was, nevertheless, thoroughly enjoyable. â&#x20AC;¢ JULIA MAYNARD. TRIO SONATA IN D Leclair Sara banda (Largo )-Allegro Robert Weaver (violin), Nicholas Pye (viola) Charles Tooby ('cello), Stuart Whatton (harpsichord) PREMIERE ARABESQUE Debussy Sarah Strutt (piano) SU ITE FOR Two HORNS Rimsky-Korsakov Scherzino-Chanson orientale-La Chasse Luke Goss, Stuart Whatton (horn duet) CAVATINA. Op. 85, No.3 Raff Robert Weaver (violin), Stuart Whatton (piano) MINUET AND TRIO. from Opus 87 Beethoven Andrew Crickmore (flute), Adrian Brown (oboe) , Jerem y Smart (clarinet) PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE Ravel Charles Too by ('cello), Sarah Strut! (piano) TRIO SONATA IN C MINOR Telemann Andante-Allegro Kathryn Rushton (flute), Adrian Brown (oboe), Mary Graham-Maw ('cello), Nicholas Pye (harpsichord) ADAGIO FROM CONCERTO IN F Haydn Neil Wakefield (trombone), Mary Graham-Maw (piano) MINUET AND TRIO. from Opus 3 Beethoven Robert Weaver (violin), Nicholas Pye (viola), Mary Graham-Maw ('cello) SHORT FANTASIA ON CHR ISTMAS CAROLS Dorothy Parke Stuart Whatton. Nicholas Pye (piano duet) FLUTE SONATA No.4 J. S. Bach Andante-Allegro Tom Phillips (flute), Charles Tooby ('cello) , Stuart Whatton (Harpsichord) SWEET CUPID'S DARTS Josquin COME AWAY. SWEET LOVE (1604) Thomas Greaves The Meister Omers Singers 59

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT 7th DECEMBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

There were moments during the concert given by the Chamber and Symphony Orchestras when it was difficult to believe one was listening to a school orchestra, so different were the mellifluous sounds filling the Shirley Hall from the hellish cacophony often produced by such bodies.

This was especially so in the first item, the overture to Mozart's opera La Clemenza di Tito (referred to in the programme as Titus, but the full Italian title is far more sonorous), which was given an immaculate performance by the Chamber Orchestra under David Goodes.

There followed the first movement of the same composer's Flute Concerto No. I in G, in which the soloist, Stephen Warren-Smith, was fluent and assured.

The next item was the Pavane by Faure, conducted by Paul Neville. There was some doubtful intonation from the woodwind here, but the restraint and serenity of the music was clearly conveyed .

The first half concluded with Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, in which the narrator was Donald Leggat. This was most accomplished, both by the orchestra and by Mr. Leggat, but one had one's doubts concerning the suitability of the work for concert performance. Peter and the Wolf was written to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra, and no doubt performs this educational function most satisfactorily. But, for an adult audience, the story is far too childish to be of any conceivable interest, while the music, though attractive, is irritatingly fragmentary.

The interval ensued. It was brief, which was just as well, as it was far too cold to go outside and stretch one's legs, and no refreshments were to be had.

The second half was entrusted to the Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Neville, and opened with a scintillating performance of Berlioz'S overture Le Carnaval Romain, from his unsuccessful opera Benvenuto Cellini, in which it introduces the second act.

An extract from another ill-fated opera followed. This time it was The Walk to the Paradise Garden from A Village Romeo and Juliet by Delius. This richly romantic piece did¡ not appear to present any problems for the orchestra, who gave a most professional rendering of it.

The programme concluded with Rimsky-Korsakov's brilliant orchestra showpiece, the Capriccio Espagnol. Despite the composer's attempts to be Spanish by imitating guitars and castanets, the work is splendidly Russian throughout, and one expected the Red Army Choir to enter at any moment, singing the Volga Boat Song. The orchestra excelled themselves here, bringing the concert to an exciting climax.

S.R.H.

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LEA VERS' CONCERT 15th DECEMBER, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

The concert began intimately with a performance of Bach's Trio Sonata in D. The performers, Alex Stuart, Nicholas Pye and Paul Gordon, achieved some fine expression in the Adagio though the ensuing Allegro suffered occasionally from a certain rhythmic insecurity.

Julia Maynard accompanied by Andrew Strivens performed three songs by Brahms: Ach, wende diesen Blick, Feldeinsamkeit and lmmer leiser wird. The quality of the voice and the sensitive accompaniment made all three songs very enjoyable. Greater intensity would have been achieved if there had been a more various use of tonal colours to complement a fine understanding of rubato.

Accompanied by Mr. Scott, Michael White played the first movement of Elgar's Cello Concerto. Despite speeds rather on the slow side, the tone was rich and the audience carried along by a well-considered interpretation.

Everyone Sang was the title given to a new composition by Paul Gordon . Scored for tellor solo, strings and bassoon, it created a wonderfully evocative atmosphere sustained throughout.

Paul's voice rose and fell effortlessly; melodic gestures which were enhanced by the almost constant bodily bouncings of this very competent singer-composer-conductor-(choreographer?).

John Smith's playing of the Ravel Sonatine was, from the start, marked as having a personality which was 'of the moment'. His fine technique and musical understanding seemed to produce an improvisatory character, so obvious in French Organ Music but not always so in the performance of piano compositions.

This quality, together with what is, and always has been essentially linear in French music, dominated the performance of Poulenc's Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano played by Stephen Lawrence, Julia Maynard and Andrew Strivens. Both wind players thoroughly enjoyed their individual lines and, with the help of some very fine piano playing, produced a polished performance.

After the interval, a choir and small ensemble performed Bach's Cantata Sehet, wir gehn hinau/ gen Jerusalem. David Seers, Paul Gordon, Stephen Lawrence and Ben Gumpert were the vocal soloists. The warmth and intimacy of the performance was not only a result of the physical situation but also of the charismatic personalities of these talented pupils.

Stephen Lawrence returned with Andrew Strivens to perform Poulenc's Oboe Sonata. As with so many of the artists tonight, Stephen has not only a fine technique and interpretive powers, but an innate ability to per/arm.

The evening concluded with some Victorian songs by Parry and Bishop and a very amusing "Carol" by P. D. Q. Bach!

As a new master, I got a tremendous sense of pride through listening to and watching these senior members of the school, noting how very much they have to offer and will , I hope, always continue to give.

N.E.G.

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TALKS FEAR IN DEFENCE LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR NAPIER CROOKENDEN, K.C .B., 0.5.0., O.B.E. (Formerly Director of Land and Air Warfare, Ministry of Defence) We were glad to welcome General Sir Napier Crookenden on 19th December, who gave us an amusing and informative talk on 'Fear', not only in the army, but also in such situations as sailing. Indeed few men are so well qualified to give such an account. We were lucky to have the opportunity to listen to someone who has served all over the world, from Europe, as far north as the Baltic, to the desert wastes of Palestine and the Middle East, over many, many years of military experience.

Fear is perhaps one of the worst, yet most intangible, enemies we are ever likely to meet, and we are never likely to be rid of it. Illustrating his talk with examples from his own first-hand experience of how men lose their nerve under gunfire and risk of death, he shed much light on the absolute necessity of the rigid codes of discipline and high standards "in the field" associated with the British Army.

There are many in the School who have not had to face real fear, fear which tests their nerves.

Perhaps many of us never will. The General, in his vivid, frank and down to earth account of a soldier's fears, has given many of us a good idea of what to expect if we meet it.

P. B. MACDoNALD.

ENGLISH CONFERENCE ON 'SHAKESPEARIAN TRAGEDY' On September 23rd a conference was held on 'Shakespearian Tragedy' attended by the English Oxbridge group and 6A English students. Following last year 's pattern, there were lectures and seminars conducted by two distinguished English scholars. We were fortunate in securing the services of Prof. Laurence Lerner of the University of Sussex and it was a great pleasure to welcome back Prof. Inga-Stina Ewbank of Bed ford College.

In his lecture on 'Othello', Prof. Leraer took as his principal line of thought the way in which the tragic poet sees love and marriage. We see the love of Othello for Desdemona at its greatest at a public occasion at the beginning of Act II where the nobility of Othello's language, despite its potential irony, contrasts with the more conventional compliments of Cassia's greetings . For the rest of the play, love under the evil influence of lago is in decline and is only re-established near the end of the play when it is too late. Prof. Lerner pointed out an interesting contrast with Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado: here are two lovers who have at one time gone through a period of intense hostility which has been worked out and one feels that their love once established will endure. This balanced love which includes something of the cynical cannot be the same for Othello whose love for the young Desdemona has been sudden and is idealised.

The more idealised love is, the more vulnerable it becomes and lago can be seen as representing all the elements of sexual love which Othello has driven out of his consciousness. Thus the very magnificence of Othello's love makes him suppress the sexual and cynical elements and he becomes an easy target for lago's malice. After concluding his lecture with some interesting thoughts on the double time-scheme of the play, Prof. Lerner gave an extended answer to a question from the audience on the motives for lago's evil.

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Those who had heard Prof. Ewbank's inspiring talks before awaited her lecture with keen anticipation and they were not disappointed. It is impossible in a few lines to do justice to her wide-ranging talk which she loosely entitled 'Shakespeare's Tragic Styles' . She reminded us that it is essential to think of style as words in their dramatic context: the first court scene in Hamlet where the stage-grouping shows Hamlet in isolation, Edgar's 'It is, and my heart breaks at it', the 'If it were done when 'tis done' scene or the banquet scene in Macbeth are widely differing examples of how language is only part of the poet's style, whilst a moment like ' Enter Lear with Cordelia dead in his arms' is so shattering that it transcends language. Prof. Ewbank went on to discuss the historical aspect of style, showing how Shakespeare learned from his predecessors, one example being the relationship of Hamlet to The Spanish Tragedy or his own earlier Titus Andronicus. Style can also help to create the structure of the playas in Macbeth where the world of disorder and the capacity for evil of the two principal characters are largely conveyed by the extended use of metaphor and imagery. She ended her talk by discussing the part played by style in creating the widely varying worlds of the four main tragedies: thus the progressive narrowing of experience in Othello is closely related to the language and contrasts on the one hand with the primitive world of King Lear and on the other with the claustrophobic atmosphere of intrigue and diplomacy of the court of Elsinore.

The two afternoon seminars were for the Oxbridge group only and various points arising from the morning lectures were discussed more fully. Both these speakers have the gift of combining great scholarship with a compelling and infectious enthusiasm which sends one back to the texts with renewed eagerness and we have every reason to be grateful to them for giving up their time so generously for us.

D.S.G.

NEW LIGHT ON THE EMPEROR JOSEPH II PROFESSOR D. E. BEALES (Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) Professor Beales started his talk by laying down before u"S his credentials, as if to suggest that we would not believe him if he had not done so. It is difficult not to believe a man who has done twelve years researching and writing a book about his subject.

Having assumed that we knew the basics, he rapidly destroyed some of the fundamentals we had so painstakingly learnt. For example, Joseph is meant to have said, "I've made philosophy the legislation of the Empire". Professor Beales advised us to forget it, because he did not.

Advice was also given on how to treat certain accounts of the official letters of Joseph-not seriously. The reason is that they are nullified by the refusal of some historians to look at his private letters; he mentioned Grantshaw as one historian that did this. But having said that, he qualified it by quoting the manner in which Joseph treated his sisters. In his letters he spoke well of them, face to face the reaction was quite different.

Those of us who have been taught that Joseph's education was enlightened were asked to forget it. It was not and had little effect.

Professor Beales spent much time discussing Joseph's Reverie, written in 1761. In order to maintain absolute power of the monarchy and establish his country as one that needs no allies, Joseph proposed, in his Reverie, to increase taxation , clear the National Debt and "bring low the nobles" (from the Reverie).

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One of the most controversial areas of this subject has been Joseph's foreign policy.

Professor Beales questioned the traditional view that Joseph's policy was based on aggrandisement. In support of his argument he commented that in the Reverie there was no mention of such a policy, that he worried about the effect of war on his people, especially in 1788, and his refusal, against his Chief Minister's advice, to go to war. Professor Beales, in a final attempt to convince us that Joseph was not expansionist, asked the question, "Why did he not take Venice when there was no one to stop him?"

During 'question time' the time-honoured King's tradition of boys being too shy to ask questions reared its ugly head. However, some useful points were revealed by Professor Beales.

Amongst them were the facts that Joseph admired Peter the Great and was very much against Voltaire.

Shattering many illusions, Professor Beales certainly threw 'New Light on the Emperor Joseph II', and we thank him for that. And the thought remains: first Dr. Blanning, second Professor Beales-what further talent have Sidney Sussex?

N. L. PHILLIS.

NUCLEAR POWER DEBATE Having had to negotiate the roadworks at St. George's roundabout in their petrol-engined cars, Dr. Wright and Dr. Marshall of the UKAEA and the CEGB, and Messrs. Goldsmith and Banyard of the Ecologist magazine arrived, slightly later than scheduled, to present the sixth form with their views on nuclear power.

Dr. Wright opened round one with the claim that when oil and gas had more or less run out in 2025, the only means by which we in Europe would be able to maintain our comfortable standard of living, and keep our consciences clear by improving life for the average Indian peasant as well, would be a nuclear power programme. Weapons proliferation was not a problem, nor did he believe that the extraction of energy from the atom was any more dangerous than from oil or coal.

Then Mr. Banyard for the other side-the bomb represented the ultimate destruction, the waste the ultimate contamination. The recent Maine referendum (in which 40'70 of the voters declared themselves to be against the continued running of the local atomic power station) showed that the people did not want nuclear power, and, even after the 1973 Yom Kippur war, it had shown itself to be no cheaper than oil.

Following questions ranging from energy-conservation and the problems of fusion power ("if it ever happens") to the disposal of the waste (Dr. Wright-"We're going to keep it at Windscale for 300 years"-not very reassuring!), the two sides summed up. At last it was the turn of Mr. Goldsmith, up until now kept strategically in reserve. Resplendent in green suit , he stood up to deliver what can only be described as a rousing speech . Nuclear power, he said, was "completely irrelevant and hideously dangerous". We could live without oil and without atomic power-everyone used to- but not without food or sailor water. Dr. Marshall didn't approve of rousing speeches. He quoted some figures to illustrate the relative danger of coalmining and then suggested that any development which would release oil for the Third World must be good.

To conclude the proceedings, Chairman Mr. Millar decided to put the matter to a vote, which revealed a majority in favour of nuclear power. On behalf of everyone who attended, I would like to thank the speakers and organisers for giving us this opportunity to broaden our opinions on one of the major issues of today.

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PARLIAMENTARY MOVEMENT SPREADS TWO SESSIONS THIS TERM: GOVERNMENT WINS BOTH COMFORTABLY

BY REP GUV, OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT sitting on window sills and on the traditional kitchen equipment. Speaker John Wells, a man with considerable experience in the Other Parliament. guided the debate with unobtrusive skills, as the House debated the power of Trade Unions.

Rowdy members quickly fen quiet when he firmly announced that the power of the Chair, like t~at of Headmasters, was absolute.

Following the tied vote in the first ever session of the King's Parliament, this term saw two further parliamentary sessions. The first was modelled on that of last termanother King's Parliament. But the second broke new ground.

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On Thursday, 13th November, at 4.30 p.m. precisely. Speaker Stewart Ross declared open the Canterbury Parliament. This new venture, child of the union of the powerful minds of Professor Bryan Keith-Lucas and Robin Day, gat hered members from King's and the two Langtans in a debate of wit, sincerity and sarcasm . The Government's education policy came under scathing attack as the Opposition called for the abolition of all selection in school s. Only the three line whip (conservative upbringing, self-preservation, and an unwillingness to walk to the further end of the room) persuaded the Government's backwoodsmen to tramp through the St. Augustine's 'Aye' lobby, and so save the day for Mrs. Thatcher'S junior supporters.

So successful was the venture that further sessions have been planned. Perhaps more members can be persuaded to leave their farflung constituencies for these: in sparsity of speakers as well as brilliance of debate the Ca nterbury Parliament was a true model of its Westminster ancestor on a Thursday evening.

For the Government Messrs. Nicholas Pye (Meister Omers Top) and Christopher Davis (Grange Maze) spoke of their conciliatory attitude and eminently sensible legislation.

Amid increasing obstruction, however, the Opposition hit back. Alexander de Waal (Deanery North) and Simon Rake (Marlowe Outside-theWalls) condemned any attack on the Trade Union Movement as an attack on British democracy, while Klaus Thierbach (School House Foreign) reminded the House of the essential part the Trade Unions play in running the British economy.

Steamrollered These pleas were in vain. As th~ Government speakers summed up their case for further legislation the roars of approval from their serried ranks of ' supporters must have sent warning shivers down the spines of the Opposition Front Bench. At the final vote the Government steamrollered their motion through the House by a vast majority. Elated Tories then swept from the Chamber, bearing -off the Speaker (who had remained a model of impartiality throughout) for a celebratory meal: for them at least King's Parliaments are here to stay.

Brilliant Speaker The first Parliament of the term was another King's Parliament. Once again the St. Augustine's Chamber was packed, members

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INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANCY MICHAEL MORLEY, ESQ. (Chairman of Daniel J. Edelman Ltd.)

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Those who attended this talk were first given a general outline of what Public Relations Consultancy involves. The people employed usually enter from another profession, such as journalism, law or politics, many being specialists in their own field. Mr. Morley's own London company employs between forty and fifty people, and are asked, for example, to advise firms and represent them to the public or to Parliament on certain issues.

Due to people's vague conceptions of what the Public Relations business involves, attempts have to be made to attract new staff. He listed some of the qualities desirable for the job of consultant-such as intelligence, ability to express ideas clearly, and a capacity for hard work-the latter being particularly necessary, as he honestly admitted that much of the work involved is rather arduous. But he proceeded to reveal the opportunities which open up after Consultancy training-a number of options are open, and the trained consultant can continue to work in the firm which trained him, establish his own company, or perhaps wor k in industry or the Civil Service.

Giving examples of some of the tasks involved in his job, and the type of problems he has to deal with, Mr. Morley read out a number of appointments from his diary. These included writing prospectuses for some independent schools, organising television training for a Swiss company, representing a Finnish company competing for a contract, and arranging a Press conference for an Engish firm-involving a good deal of globetrotting.

Mr. Morley left us with a clearer understanding of Public Relations Consultancy and its value and importance in the world today. And so on behalf of all who were present, I should like to thank Mr. Michael Morley for his most enlightening talk.

JOANNA LAWSON.

LANGUAGE IN MOLIERE: GIVE-AWAY OR WEAPON? PROFESSOR ODETTE DE MOURGUES (Girton College, Cambridge) After talking and ,writing for so long about the themes and abstract 'comic' effects of Moliere's drama, it was refreshing to turn to his language-and Mme. de Mourgues' witty, perceptive understanding of the different aims and kinds of language in his plays made for a stimulating and lively talk.

Seventeenth-century French comedy could hardly be more different from Shakespearian or Restoration comedy. There is no wealth of concrete vocabulary and, to abide with the rules of 'Bienseance', no smutty sous-entendus. The language is stylised, but it is still natural, owing to a perfect matching of style and character. Having thus clarified the 'realism' of Moliere's plays, 66

Mme. de Mourgues satisfied our curiosity about the seemingly 'sociological' question in the title by a fascinating examination of Moliere's manipulation and observation of human speech.

Some of hiS characters are completely in control of their language: the backbiting Celimene in Le Misanthrope, for example. Others are pathetically unaware of the hypocrisy and vanity which they are boasting about or praising. Orgon in Tartuffe, for example, sings Tartuffe's praises, saying what a wonderfully good, pious man he is-he goes to Church every day and attracts the gaze of the whole congregation. Orgon's genuine belief in Tartuffe's sensitivity to human sin: 'II s'impute a peche la moindre bagatelle' shows how both are utterly ignorant of true values. Tartuffe's 'religious devotion' is no more than a selfish method to gain recognition.

We thank Mme. de Mourgues very much indeed for coming from Cambridge to give an excellent and amusing talk: 'French humour ', that idea so often scorned by the English, was shown to have a brilliance of its own, quite incomparable to that of Shakespeare and Oliver Goldsmith.

Y. M. MAXTONE GRAHAM.

TRADE UNIONS, POLITICS AND INDUSTRY LORD SCANLON (Chairman of the Engineering Industry Training Board, and formerly President of the A.U.E.W.) Lord Scanlon started his talk by saying that he felt like "Daniel in the lions' den"-a trade union leader such as he would have to expect hostility in a private school such as King's. He said that he came prepared to be greeted with pre-prepared , questions about "who runs the country", "holding the nation to ransom" and why he accepted a peerage.

The "first" industrial revolution , said Lord Scanlo , made labour an extension of machinery. The "new" industrial revolution, he said, was abolishing labour altogether. He went on to say that trade unions, as a vital part of the nation , had to balance out their interests in keeping jobs and high pay with the introduction of new technology. Lord Scanlon admitted that some trade unions had resisted progress and asked for too much, especially in the winter of 1978-79, when he described union behaviour as "the height of stupidity, if not treachery".

However, containerization and the success of the 1976-78 incomes policy were pointed to as demonstrating the value and co-operation of trade unions.

After this short talk came a barrage of pre-prepared questions, as Lord Scanlon predicted.

He successfully answered the objections of H.J.P. to union block votes at the Labour Party conference, saying that the Labour Party had no obligation to carry through bills proposed by the conference. He defended the secret ballot but thought the postal ballot too cumbersome for quick decisions. He effectively defended the closed shop on the grounds that all workers received the benefit of a union, which therefore needed total membership for fairness. In lucidly dealing with these questions, Lord Scanlon showed himself more open-minded and knowledgeable than his critics, and at the end appeared more like a "poor lion in a den full of savage Daniels".

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by M.O.D., D.O., R.B.M. and J.R.P . The minibus was fully laden; canoes, pots, pans, spare socks, etc . What thoughts were passing through the minds of this young group? They were reminded of the lines written by Lord Kitchener in every First World War service paybook. He warned the young soldier against the excesses of women and wine in a strange land!

Despite the closure of the French ports, we achieved our objective and reached the Cognac region after a night 's drive from Zeebrugge, over the Somme, via Paris, then through the Loire (well it was raining hard!). We were entertained for the morning, firstly, by M. Pinard who produces his own cognac. He explained, thoroughly, the whole process and emphasised the importance of his "culture biologique". At no time in the making of cognac does he use any fertilizer or fungicide, and he spends two months sleeping next to his distillation apparatus.

Secondly, we were entertained by M.O.D.'s sense of direction.

On we went, and at 7 p.m. reached Lourdes to pick up another member of the party. Within an hour we were at our camp-site in Arrens.

To describe all that we did would be impossible. M.R.O.P. arrived the next morning with two more of the party who had hitch-hiked their way down . The party was complete, and proceeded to spend the next nine days in an array of activity that completely puzzled the local campers who seemed to spend their entire day polishing tent poles, hoovering Ie plancher or just kicking Ie chat.

Time was spent swimming, canoeing, basking, reading, walking and mountaineering (even if it was upside down). There were occasional visits to Madame Formidable. The presence of four staff allowed great flexibility in activity. On one day M.R.O.P. took a group on a long walk for two days while R.B.M. and M.O.D. went on a shorter one with four walkers and J.R.P. (always one for culture) took five to the chateau at Pau. This was the day that one member of staff escaped from a marauding band of goats by use of a toilet roll.

The pleasure of living in a group in the mountains , the air, the scenery, the food, has been described by many great writers but they have all failed, since it must be experienced to be believed (so do Marine's jokes). No opportunity was missed to get fully involved in the action.

The food was outstanding-fresh trout, veal, steak, chicken, etc. It is quite staggering what M.O.D. can do with a pot and a pan.

The day in Spain revealed plenty-that M.R.O.P.'s car doesn 't hold the road (the road holds onto it), the existence or otherwise of a gin called Pitman, the value of learning Spanish, and, to be frank, the importance of keeping a passport with you.

Other highlights worthy of note included: Thursday night in the Argeles casino-the Space Invaders machines- the staff choir-the back seat of the bus-the bear-cheese.

The return journey included one overnight sleep onlin a farm drive and another in a forest outside Paris separated by a day by the "sea" at Fouras. Here the staff demonstrated their ability to cycle in front of the whole town. A half-day in Paris was followed by the final drive to Calais and perfect timing to catch the ferry home.

Another very enjoyable holiday for the whole group. The staff are extremely grateful for the hats which purport to represent their personalities.

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SIXTH FORM VISIT TO ZAMBIAN ENGINEERING SERVICES IN ASHFORD At 1.42 p.m. on Tuesday, 7th October, a small party of 14, led by Messrs. Turner and Aldridge, left Canterbury West Station. Despite having just had school lunch, the group was in a cheerful frame of mind following the morning's debate on nuclear power. After having arrived at "International House" (the home of Zambian Engineering Services), we were escorted up to the board-room on the eighth floor. Here, while we indulged in tea and biscuits, we were shown a videotape on copper mining in Zambia, and the general work done at "International House" .

After this, we were conducted around the building by Mr. Hampshire, the Chief Engineer..

Our first port of call was on the eighth floor at the model-making section. Here, precise engineering models to a scale of one-third are made of the various projects under construction in Zambia. The main point of interest was the various models of a cobalt factory (which was under construction in Zambia) . The models prove invaluable in so far as all the various technical problems of a highly complex plant can be investigated, without any real building taking place. Once these problems have been sorted out, the models are flown out to Zamtiia, where they are used in the training of operators.

We were then taken up to the ninth floor, which houses the administration of the company.

Here we were shown over one of the computer terminals, which was directly connected to the main computer in London, where all the information needed for a large engineering project is stored. Adjoining this room was a model display room, in which was housed a massive model of a copper-tailing complex. This model, we were amazed to know, was worth half-a-million pounds in man-hours spent on it.

We were next shown around the design and drawing room on the seventh floor, and the information storage section on the sixth, where we were given a demonstration of a wordprocessor. This we found out to be an ingenious machine which could (with a little bit of programming) make up and type out letters.

Down we went to the purchasing department on the fourth floor, then to the third, where the main computer control terminals and disc-drive storage systems were housed. We were finally taken to the telex centre of the building. In this section secretaries were efficiently making head and tail of what appeared to be total and utter chaos. (We found out later that someone had just pulled the plug out in Zambia!)

We then left "International House", and caught the 4.42 p.m. train back to Canterbury. The trip provided a very enjoyable and educational afternoon fOr everyone, and we must thank Mr. Turner and the staff at "International House" for organising it.

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VISIT TO THE GAINSBOROUGH EXHIBITION AT THE TATE GALLERY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14th Thomas Gainsborough was perhaps the greatest of all eighteenth-century painters-a centur y rich in the talent of men like Hogarth, Reynolds, Wilson, Joseph Wright and Stubbs. His work possesses a freshness and vitality alien to the work of both earlier artists and contemporaries.

His versatility is shown in both his adeptness at portraiture and his accomplishment at landscape-and it is surely a mark of his genius that he prompted the comment from Reynolds (his famous rival), "The name of Gainsborough will be transmitted to posterity, in the history of art, among the first."

The exhibition of Gainsborough's pictures in the Tate Gallery must be praised for both its range and originality. It demonstrates the great variety of the artist's work: from pencil sketches and thumbnail impressions to spontaneous landscapes or more ordered portraits. The exhibition showed his three-stage development, in Suffolk , Bath and London, and emphasised the freedom with which he had begun to paint by his death in 1788. In these last works the influence of Dutch seventeenth-century artists, like Rubens and Van Dyck, can clearly be seen, yet they still retain an originality in handling and theme.

In the years 1745-59, which Gainsborough spent largely in Suffolk, the artist painted with a minute attention to detail and a refreshing awareness of colour. His concern with landscape can be shown in both his sketches and portraits-where the sitter is often placed in front of trees, in typically rustic surroundings. The exhibition had some fine examples of both , perhaps one of the most beautiful being Heritage Lloyd and Sister (1750), where the carefully observed landscape seems of primary importance to the painter. The work itself is executed in what Gainsborough called his "schoolboy 'stile' ". A truer representation of his abilities could be seen in the family portrait Margaret and Mary chasing a butterfly (l 756). In this picture he is not restricted by the requirements of any patron and thus it loses the formality of his saleable work. The girls' brightly lit faces have a spontaneity and freshness absent from his portrait of Joshua Kirkby (1757), also on display.

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INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT For the past four years a number of boys and girls have had the opportunity, after the Oxbridge exams, to do a week's industrial attachment with a. local company. The object IS to ive them a chance to see at first hand just what a c~reer m .mdustry .entalls, and the vast ~ajority have found this a very enjoyable and worthwhile expenence. This year the compa~les concerned were' British Twin Disc (Rochester), George Hammond (Dover), Pet ow (Sandwich) Pfi~er (Sandwich), B.P. ("Introduction to Industry" Course m London), Clarkson (Canterbury), Shepherd Neame (Fav~rsham) and Whatman (Maldstone). We are extremely grateful to these companies for makmg this possible, not least because the week always comes at a busy time for them. .

Each participant is asked to write a Report, which is sent to the company. We pnnt below a typical example, which we hope Will be of general mterest.

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REPORT ON THE INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT WITH BRITISH TWIN DISC LTD. (ROCHESTER), DECEMBER 1980 British Twin Disc is a medium-sized subsidiary of a!l American-based engineering company employing about 250 people. It manufactures transmlssl?ns ~nd other accessones for heavyduty vehicles (bulldozers, fork-lift trucks, etc.). The ongmal mtentlon was to ~pend flv.e dahs here but due to an interview this was cut to four days. The purpose was to gam some ll~Slg t into 'the operations of the main departments, and their linking to produce an economically viable product.

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This occupied the morning of the first day. The design of a umt IS largely determm~d by the customer's very specific requirements, and the British Standards, to which most designers m Great Britain work, resulting in a more transferable and replaceable product. I was sho';',n design drawings and one was used to show me the mode ?f operation of t e product-indicating the different functions of oil in all areas. I have reahsed from thiS mornmg that a designer requires an equal balance of both theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

(2) Industrial Engineering . . ' I spent the afternoon of the first day here! learnmg how the design drawm~s are converted into real parts. This job is especially demandmg and enjoyable because It reqUires theory to be converted into practice, so that a large number of parts ~an be produced accurately and economically, these being the two underlying factors controlhng thiS department. I was s~~';',n the range of operations possible on the shop floor, from dnllmg to gnndmg, on which a ht ~ parts must be made, or bought at a higher cost. At this stage I was shown the computer, w IC correlates sales and orders, and matches the number of parts made on the shop floor to the number of parts needed in Assembly.

(3) Assembly . ' All of the second day was spent in assembly. The mornmg was spent putting together the subassemblies such as the clutches, torque-converters, and oil-controlled gear selectors. Checkmg the parts at this stage is vital, as a faulty part may not be found until the test, many man-hours later, wasting both time and money. It was interesting to see some of the snags, and the cures developed by the men who spend every day puttmg these parts together.

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Although not scheduled, I was witness to a little management-worker friction, caused in part by production rates being below those required to break even on the product. It was interesting to see at first hand how each side reacted, and being able to hear both sides of the story . This kind of trouble must hinder any company, and I was pleased to see it soon resolved , even if not to everyone's satisfaction, in a quick and quiet manner. The co-operation and good-will of assembly workers plays a large part in the success of the product, in this case a Power Take-Off unit (P.T.O.), which was currently running at a loss.

The afternoon was spent assembling the final product, in this case a 200 series transmission.

This part of the day I found very interesting, as I was able to relate theory to practice, in small quanta, making it readily understandable. The value of accurate machinery was brought home to me, and its importance in the production of a profitable unit. I am grateful for being allowed to get down to building something, rather than just watching.

(4) Inspection All the third day was spent here. In the morning, I walked through the shop floor, and looked at the testing bays, and the measuring instruments used by the Inspectors. Checks are done here as well as in the parts department (before assembly) to ensure that the boring, grinding, planing, etc., is done to within specific tolerances, so that the parts will fit together. Such tolerances are usually of the order of thousandths of an inch. I was shown the tools which allow a semi-skilled labourer to check his own work with good accuracy, and quickly. The afternoon was spent in the gauge stores, the place where all the measuring tools originate, and are stored.

It was interesting to see how the gauges were checked, because they wear; and how others were set for use on the shop floor. Most checking was done with Standards, metal blocks of known dimensions; however, I was shown an electrical device which measured to a millionth of an inch. However, this could not be used often, because changes in temperature caused the metal to expand or contract, causing a significantly-variable reading at such accuracy. Instruments often have to be checked and re-calibrated due to wear.

(5) Testing The fourth morning was spent doing a test on a 200 series transmission. It was set up with an electrical motor input, and a variable brake on the transmission's output. The machine is operated at normal working speed, in each gear, and a graP.hical read-out obtained of the oil pressures at many major points. From these alone, an experienced operator can tell what is wrong with a particular transmission. The article is then either passed, or rejected with a list of faults, dis-assembled, and the fault corrected. This process is time-consuming and uneconomical. It was interesting to note that two-thirds of a new design of transmission (the 200 series) failed the test (due to 'teething troubles'), whilst an old design, the John Deere, nearly always passed the test.

(6) Summary I feel that these four days have been interesting and useful to me. It was, however, a pity that I could not spend some time in the personnel department, or the sales or ordering departments, this being due to a lack of time. I would recommend that future visits should last at least five days, preferably the full two weeks.

My visit has shown me a side of industry I have not seen before, and I now have something to aim for in the future. I would like to thank Don Martin, who was ever-patient and helpful, Mr. Carey for arranging the visit, and Messrs. Wenbourne, Bennet, Chidley, and Gee, for showing me their respective departments during my visit; also the Inspectors, Section Managers, and others who showed me around.

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There can be no doubt that this term has been the most successful one in recent times.

Even with three lo ng-standing players involved in Oxbridge preparation, and their co nsequen t unavailability from time to time, the senior team' s interest in the Kent Schools' League and the Sunday Times Competition has survived in to the Lent Term: a draw a~ain s t Simon Langton and a win over Chatham House- both results unprecedented- mean that a tie has occurred between ourselves and the Langton in the League, and a play-off between the two teams is needed early nex t term to determine which of them shall go forward to the knockout stagei while in the Sunday Times Competition, last year's perfor mance has been bettered with win s over Kent Coll ege and-again-Chatham House, thereby winning a place in the Area semi-finals. On top of these achievements, the School has continued to perform well in the Canterbu ry League: we have been fortunate to be ab le to call on Mr. J. R. Par ker (he of Bailey House, not he of nomadic inclination), and he has helped the team to convincing wins over Whitstable and the University 'B' team, while a depleted team scored an especiall y pleasing victory over the Canterbury Junior Club. In all three of these competitions it has been most hearte ning to note the number of points garnered by the top two boards: 9 out of a possible 14 is a distinct improvement over previous years , when we have had to rely heavily on the abi lity of the lower boards to counterbalance the lack of success higher up .

The prelude to th ese pleasing events was the Maidstone Team Competition, when a total of 14 Y2 po ints was scored out of a maximum of 24: perhaps a little more might have been hoped for, but the result was as good as that of two years ago. Also during the term, two boys, Step hen Burrell and Toby Mill er , were able to enter the Kent Co unty Junior Championships at Northfleet: both did well, Burrell scoring 4 out of 6 by defeating all opposition under grade 140, and earning a special prize for causing the contro ller th e biggest headache of the weekend when his opponent failed to claim a draw , and instead allowed his flag to fall (the displayed ru les cl earl y pronounced thi s a loss fo r Burrell's opponent, but he was, understandably, rather peeved); while Miller was a little unlucky not to get among the prize-winners, playing enterprising chess, but being unable to earn the draw from either of his la st two games (against two of th e highest graded players in the co mpeti tion ) that would have li fted him nearer the top. It is strange that such obviously talented players should still not be considered for selection for the County Juni or team, when these performances alone at the county' s prem ier junior event showe d th at they are both better than a number of boys currently playing at the county level.

The Junior team began the term less auspiciously than th e seniors, losing a close match to Simon Langton and seem ingly losing th e chance to win thei r section. However, the Langton somehow contr ived to lose to No rton Knatchbull, and so two convi ncing wins in the remaining matches were enough to secure the coveted place in the knockout stage. Thus Toby Miller will next term be playing as both Captain of Chess and captai n of the Junior team-a feat which is unlikely to be repeated for a few years.

The opportunity must be taken to record the valu able service rendered by this ter m' s leavers. Laurence Gair has shouldered the responsibili ty o f the Captaincy for three terms with equanimity, despite meetin g some form idab le opposition at tim es, and with more opportunity for study and match practice he could become an accomplished player, well able to hold hi s own in ad ult compet ition. John Isbell has played for the School regularly sin ce Autumn 1977 , and although his invo lvement has decreased d uring the past fou r terms, he has made an effecti ve contributi on to this year's successes, and is another player with talent waiting to be developed. Michael Long has constantly investigated and analysed unusual openin gs, and has used them to good effect, being a solid and dependable player who is hard to beat. We wi sh these three well-and co uld do with some replacement s!

RES ULTS Canterbury League Senior League v Whitstable. Won 4 Y2- 1 1/2v Simon Langton. Drew 2 1/2 -2 1/2 . v University 'B'. Won 5- 1. v Chatham Ho use . Won 31/2-1 VI . v Can terbury Junior Clu b. Won 4 1/2- 1 1/L Junior League v Simon Langton. Lost 2- 3.

Maidstone Congress v Kent College. Won 3 1/2 - 1 1/2. v Skinner 's . Won 5- 1. v Norton Knatchbull . Won 4- 1. v St. Joseph's Academy. Drew 3- 3. v Judd ' A', Lost 2-4.

"Sunday Times" v William Parker '8'. Won 4 V2- 1 VL (Bye in Round I.) v Kent College (Round 2). Won 5- 1. v Chatham House (Round 3). Won 4- 2.

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After a some~hat quiescent period that followed the departure of several of its senior memb~rs durmg the last year, the Douglas Jervis Society has this term been revitalised . by the mt~rest of a number of junior members of School who have done valu able work on the Coll ections. Considerable progress has been made particu larly through the help of Tom Phi llipson (Galpin's), William Denne (Schoo l House) and Siephen Bradforth, K.S. (Grange), and it is hoped that this Will contmue next term .

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The fir~t event of the term was a trip to the Institute of Electrical Engineers for a lecture on "Mlcropr?cessors in Action" . This was accompanied by demonstrations. O ur thank s go to Mr, Ogtivy for organ izing the tr ip and fo r acting as chauffeur .

There then fo llowed a lecture by Dr. P. P . Edwards of Jesus Coll ege Cambridge illustrated with slides. ~e talke.d on "Anions of the Alk~1i Meta l~". The talk was very com'plex due to the very nature of the subject but It nevertheless succeeded 10 shattermg many of o ur basic chemical assumpt ions.

The term ~as bro ught to a close by Professor J. G. Powles, from the University up the road, talking us on "~lowmg.up balloons"- a ~ather appropriate topic fo r the tim e of year . The lecture room was full of pract~cal equIJ;>ment set up durmg th~ afternoon by Mr: Brett. Th ~ d~monstrations involved, among other thmgs, test 109 balloons to destru~tIon, t~e use of so lid ca rbon dioxide, and a wheel driven by heat ~nd r.u bber bands: It pro~ed to be very mterestmg and I doubt that any of us will ever look at an ordinary Item m the same hght agam. We are grateful to Mr. Millar for hi s organi zation o f the lecture.

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It was something of a packed programme this term for the society. We enjoyed five MARLOWE sp~akers from the uni versities of Exeter, Kent, London and Sussex , as well as a manu. scnpt expert from Sotheby's. Each speaker in his or her own way gave us new insights IOto works already explored, presenting us with different ways of look ing at texts and causing us to reassess our rather smug 'A' level in terpretations, The English Department Conference took Shakespearean Tragedy as its subj ect. Professor Laurence Le~ner from Sussex spoke on Ot~ello w~i le Professor lnga-St ina Ewbank of Bedford Co llege, London, ~ehvered a paper o~ Shakespeare s ,!raglc Styles. Both lectures were.challenging and exciting, remarkable m the scope of th~lr reference and Ideas; they gave rise to many talking points and, despite a lunch of handsome proportions, the afternoon semi nars saw some energetic discussion.

On October ~ l s.t Martin Scofield talked on Philip Lark in's poetry; he was at pains to balance the undo ubted peSSimism of much of L~rkin's poetry. with its. humour and technical dexterity, taking his examples fro~ the four volumes ~ hlc h span Larkm's poetic career. The fo llowing evening the society conyened agam to ,hear an o ld fnend, Professo r Reg. Foakes, on " The Ghost in Hamlet" . All the attr~butes one associates wit h Professor Foakes were present in his talk - scho larship, obvious love of his subject and h~m our -and many an 'A' level cand idate will be rich er for th e experience, On November 7th Mr;, R~y DaVids, a mt;mb;; of Sothe~y's ~nd the man in charge o~ their Manuscripts Department, spoke ~n LIterary Manuscnpts . ~ very Wide field was covered energetically and informatively, and the highhght was per~aps the collectlO": of manuscripts-Mr. Davids' personal collecti on- which was on view after the ta lk m the Maugham Library. Per haps the most ebullien t and stimulating lecture th at the society has heard for so~e years was d~livered by Professor Gamini Salgado toward s th e end of term . Soon d~f1ected from hiS 'pr~posed. sU~J.ect, Pr<~fessor Salgado treated us to so me of hi s ideas on Hamlet and Kmg Lear, ent~ usl asucal~y l~vItmg audience. participation and discussion. A breath of fresh air just before the Oxbndge examm atlOns and an even 109 not to be missed .

R ICHARD P LEM ING .

I feel some smal~ tribute must be m.ade to Richard Pleming 's cont ribution to Marlowe Society orga nisation. In his te r~ as.sec~etary Richard has be~n eminent ly dependable, imaginative a nd very popular with visiting speakers. English at King s Will be the poorer for hIS departure.

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In the term when this eli te band of classicists is at its largest, we have been entertained by two very different talks: I will not bore you by a complete antitheti cal breakdown of the differences (in good T hucydidean style!), but suffice it to say that while the first was intentionally very speci fic, the second was very general.

Moving from the general to the specific myself, the first talk, given by Professor R. G. M. Nisbet, was entitled: "The end of Virgil's Aeneid-was Aeneas 'right' to kill Turnus?" . In the talk, aimed particularly at 'A'-Level candidates, he di scussed the numerous att itudes that have been taken to the subject, dismissing first those he considered demonstrably unsound: by this process Professor Nisbet arrived at his conclusion which was that Aeneas is meant to be a very human hero, and that we are not meant to endorse his killing of Turnus although we may possibly sym pat hize with it .

The second talk, given by Dr. Shirley Barlow, was simpl y titled " Euripides". Within this very wide field Dr. Barlow concentrated on the extent to which Euripides was an innovator : she outlined the different aspects of his tragedy, concluding that although he was in most ways very inno vative, he rightly belongs in a category with the more conformist traged ians Aeschylus and Sophocles . I would like to thank both speakers fo r their very erudite yet comprehensible talks.

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Our first visit to London this term was to the Royal Festival Hall to hear the Lo ndon Philharmonic Orchestra. Klaus Tennstedt was conducting (his legs apparently playing a vital role in this activity) and the concert began with Weber's 'Oberon ' Overture in which several episodes of the opera are prefigured; each was finely characteri sed until nearly the end, the last few pages seeming to be too hard driven. Salvatore Accardo joined conductor and orchestra for Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, which began undemonstratively; his inter pretation was conven tional but distinguished in tone. The orchestra start to the slow movement was less refined, but shifted into focus on the soloist 's entry and the finale likewise avoided any of the normal overheating. Mr. Tennstedt seemed to feel rather more at home with Schubert's Symphony No.9 . The opening Allegro ma non troppo was deli vered with such force that one wondered whether energy , momentum and interest could be sustained throughout this long sy mphony. In the event they were.

The National Theatre was our second destination to see Amadeus by Peter Schaffer. We all enjoyed every minut e of this ente rtaining and amusing play about the last years of Mozart's life, no small thank s to the outstanding performance of Paul Scofield and his remarkable range of voices and of Simon Callow (as Mozart in all his exuberance) and Felicity Kendall. An evening not to be missed.

Several of our members are leaving us this term , includ in g our 'leader' , Mr. Robin Finn ey. We wish them all every success and happiness in th e future, and th ank th em for their loyal support.

J ULI A MA VNARO.

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The Crypt Choir has perform ed well under a variety of guises this ter m. We have CRYPT not restricted ourselves solely to sacred music; rather we have expanded the repertoire CHOIR of the Glee Club (first disguise!) and gave a well-received concert in the Deanery.

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As always our main duty has been to provide mus ic during the Sung Eucharist on alternate Sundays.

With two choral scholars in our midst and many other fine singers, the standard has been uniformly high.

The credit for such a good standard must undoubtedly go to Mr. Donald Leggat, whose professional approach combined with a gen uine "camaraderie" ensured that the choi r always gave of their best.

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Stanford in C Ireland in C ffye love me (Tallis) o Saviour of the World (Goss) f will /ift up mine eyes (Walker) Our saddest duty was the singing of Faure's In Paradisum from the Requiem at David Raven's memorial service early in the term. Sad because in such a small choir a real bond had been created amongst the performers and the grievous loss of one caused us a ll much pain.

Towards the end of th e term we transform ed ourselves into the Glee Club for an evening of light music entitled "Caviar for the General" in the Deanery Drawing Room. The music of the Seatles. George Gershwin and Cole Port~r, amongst ot~ers, featured in the Close-harmony ar rangements created by Jonatha~ Seers, O.K . ~. HIS brother, D~vld, and ~aul Gordon shared the conducting between them, and the evenmg passed off In a mood of feshve relaxatIOn. Even Ben 's Nightingale did not crack a note!

As retiring Secretary, I wish my successor all the best fo r th e new term.

RICHARD PLEMING.

SYMPHONY Consistent hard work during the term led to a high standard of performance in the ORCHESTRA Orchestral Concert on the afternoon o f 7th December. An opinion poll may be adopted III the near future 10 order to gauge 'public opinion' on the preferences for a matinee as opposed to an eveni ng performance.

My t~anks must go to Colonel Neville and Mr. Myerscough for their hard work , and to the four other secretaries. Lastly and by no means leastly many thanks to all those who are leaving and have served the orchestra loyally. We wish them all the best.

ANGUS MURRA Y

(with ANDREW HORN, TOM PHILLIPS, NEIL WAKEFIELD and PATRICK BOOTH-CUBBORN).

CHAMBER The .Orchestr~ spent t~is ter m rehearsing for the Symphon y Co ncert and providing a ORCHESTRA mUSIcal backlOg of sixteen players for The Beggar's Opera. Our orchestral pieces included Mozart's Overture to the opera La Clemellza di Tito, the first movement of the same composer's Flute Concerto in G, Faure's Pavane and Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf A review appears elsewhere, as of the Beggar's Opera This te~m sees the departure of Andrew Strivens, Paul Gordon, Stephen Lawrence and Julia Maynard, and we Wish them well for the future. I too am leaving after two years as secretary and hand over to Paul McG rath who I am sure wi ll prove to be a very able successor.

Finall y, I would like to thank Colonel Neville, Mr. Goodes, Mr. Gleed, Mr. Myerscough and Mr. McConnell for all the hard work which they have put in.

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TRAINING This term has been a very successful one for the orchestra. We worked througho ut for a ORCHESTRA joint concert with the Band and Girls' Choir. The concert seemed to have been enjoyed by all. As this is my last term as secretary I wish my successor the best of luck and hope he enjoys the job as much as [ did.

Finally, I should like to thank Mr. McConnell for all his hard work and wish him every success in the future.

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We have had an extremely active term, with four engagements all in the space of a month. As usual we accompanied the Remembrance Day Service, this year with two new hymns. The Voluntary was Walford Davies' Solemn Melody.

The two major works we learnt during the term were Offenbach's Orpheus Overture and the outer movements of Holst's 2nd Suite. We performed these at the opening of the Kent Wind Society Festival on 15th November, and gave them a second hearing in our own concert (reviewed elsewhere).

Finally, a visit was arranged through Messrs. Gore and Atkins to St. Augustine's Hospital, where we played six light items to an enthusiastic audience of nearly 200 patients, ending with a Fantasia on Christmas Carols. The staff kindly served us with refreshments afterwards, and th e outing was insight for us as well as a treat for the patients.

Our thanks and best wishes go to Stephen Lawrence, who leaves after many years' service to the Band on the oboe and, recently, the euphonium. I would also like to thank the Band Committee, especially my ass istant secretary, Tom Phillips, and our hard-working conductor, Mr. William McConnell .

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PAUL MCGRATH. CHOIR

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This term we welcome our new director, Mr . Nicholas Gleed who has introduced us to MADRIGAL some exciting music. Many thanks to him for a very enjoyabl: term's work.

Our engagements this term started with a hectic weekend just before hal f-term: we . performed m the School Chamber Concert, and sang Cathed ral Evenso ng on October 27th with the Preces and Responses b~ Smith,. the Service written for Magdalen College, Oxford, by Leighto~, and the superb 6.-part anthem Vldete M.lfaculum by Thomas Tallis. Finall y, the choir sang Hymne ala Vierge by Pierre Villette at the Carol Service.

Many thanks to all who are leaving this term after much faithful service.

DAVID SEERS .

GIRLS' CHOIR

We have prepared for the concert with the Band, reviewed elsewhere, and started on work for next term. Many thanks to our new conductor Miss Anthea Wilcock for her patience and hard work. We look forward to our next engagements. ' JESS ICA HANSLIP.

NEW MUSIC

Th~ New Music Society was founded this term under the auspices of our recently-arrived resident c0r;tP?ser. Mr. Paul Patt~rson, with the idea of increasing our understanding

and appreciatIOn of modern mUSIc . Its membership is about two dozen strong, and alth.ough we shall ~eed time to settle down and get organised, various events have in fact taken place since the maugural meetmg.

On t~e ~vening ~f Thursday. 20th November, Mr. Paul Patterson himself gave a short talk on Webern and senahsm, takmg one of Webern's characteristic miniature pieces as an illustration. Before half term Mr. Patterson had given us an introductory talk on hi s own music and we then saw it from the performer's angle when we met twice to be taken through and to try to sing his vocal work Timepiece (written for the King's Singers, no less!). A small group of members also went up to London to hear a conc.ert called "The Stockhausen Connection", while a few other members made a trip to the E.M.1. studIOS to see Mr. Patterson recording his backgrou nd music for a "Hammer House of Horror" film . . I ho~e and ~m confide.nt that t~ese .diverse activities will be ab le to continue in coming terms, so that with gUidance III performmg and hstenmg to modern music we can become accordingly wiser about it.

STUART WHAlTON.

JAZZ CLUB

The Jazz Club, under the inspiring and enth usiastic musica l direction of John Smith M.S., has survived the departure last term of several of its long-standing leading light~ . . much better than, at t~e start of the year, we had dared to hope. To the previous line-up of John WIlkinson, M.S. (trumpet), Neil Wakefield (trombone), Paul McGrath, M.S. (bass), John Smith (plano) and Geoffrey McMahon, K.S .â&#x20AC;˘ M.S. (drums), have been added Michael Clarke, M.S. (clarinet), Ben Shonen (cornet/ trumpet) and Julian Norris (piano). Andreas M61lenbeck, a Member of School (Walpole) for one term only, from Germany, was very fo rtunately able to cover all term for Geoffrey McMahon, who coul~ not att~nd. our s.essions b~cause of rehearsals for The Beggar's Opera. Andreas M<>llenbeck has contnbuted With mtenslly and qUiet good humour, and we thank him for his part in the Jazz Club this term and wish him well on hi s return to Germany.

We hope to present at least one. concert during the rema inder of the school year. I am very grateful to all Members ~f .the ~lub for their efforts thi s term. John Smith is especially thankedi it is only since I have been slumg m on the Jazz Club rehearsals that I have come to realise just how much th e atmo~phere and general ~usical ~orale o~ these sessions depends on the energy, encouragement-and, occasionall y, the gentle. diplomatic admollishment-of the musical director.

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John Twyne, who died four hundred years ago, graduated in Civil Law at New Inn Hall, Oxford at the age of eighteen, in 1525, and on leaving Oxford became, according to the records of his grandson Brian, 'supreme moderator of the free school within the cemetery gate at Canterbury' and 'grew rich'. Although towards the end of his time as headmaster he was lodged in the Mint Yard, he certainly lived at St. Augustine's Abbey from 1532 until the dissolution of that foundation in 1538. The School was given new statutes in 1541, and Twyne is recorded as the first headmaster under these statutes , with a salary of ÂŁ20 a year. He found time for other activities, becoming Sheriff, Alderman, and Mayor of Canterbury, and for a time an M.P. His luke-warm protestantism led to a brief spell in the Tower in 1553, and he later supported the proposed marriage of Mary to Philip of Spain, going to the length of raising a hundred horsemen to combat Sir Thomas Wyatt. It was no doubt through these preoccupations that the visitation of Archbishop Parker in 1560 produced an order to the Dean and Chapter that 'Mr. Twyne their schoolmaster shall not intermeddle with any public office of Canterbury, and that he should utterly abstain from riot and drunkenness' . Whatever the justice of the last charge, Twyne ceased to be headmaster in the next year, but continued to enjoy the trust of the Dean and Chapter.

The School has been fortunate to obtain one of the few copies of the first and only edition of Twyne's De Rebus Albionicis, Brilannicis, el Anglicis, published in 1590 by his son Thomas, but written some fifty years before.

The work is written in the form of a conversation between John Foche, the last Abbot of St. Augustine's, John Dygon, the last Prior, and Nicholas Wotton, later Dean, with Twyne himself intervening occasionally. The supposed setting is the Abbot's country-house at Sturry, said to be a mile or so from Canterbury, and now part of the Junior School. In spite of the rambling nature of the discussion , the author intended it to contribute to knowledge of early Britain, and prefaced it by a full list of authors 'on whose evidence these commentaries rest' .

The work, written in elegant Latin, notices in passing that Wotton and Twyne had seen frogs fall in rain on Barham Down, and that Thanet was still an island in the previous generation; but its main purpose is to dispose of the strange assertions of Welsh chroniclers that Brutus, a Trojan leader, gave his name to Britain, and to reconcile the loose remarks of Caesar and other Roman writers about British origins and habits. Twyne advances the view that Phoenicians, variously called Babylonians, Ethiopians and Spanish, according to their starting-point, and acknowledged to be the first navigators, came to Cornwall for tin, and from there penetrated at least as far as Wales. As Babylonians, they introduced moustaches and coracles: as Carthaginians they introduced the huts then characteristic of Wales, the dress then worn by Welsh women, and the prefix 'Caer' also found in Carthage. As Orientals, they favoured polygamy and magic; as the British climate paled their skins, they tried to recover their original colour by the use of woad; and their own small stature led them to spread the view that Britain was the home of giants. The presentation of this view, original for its time, is enhanced by the wealth of learning to be expected of a Renaissance headmaster.

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BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1980 was the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and it has brought many very detailed accounts of the battle. One of the lists I saw gave the number of participants from various public schools, Eton with 22 being handsomely in the lead, but no mention was made of King's: sO I decided to carry out some research to find how, many O.K.S. were involved. My results must be regarded as tentative and I anticipate, with pleasure, more accurate information being supplied on O.K.S. who took part; but it is sad to record that the two I positively identified were both killed. Both were decorated, senior and distinguished airmen.

To Wing Commander John Dewar, D.S.O., I).F.C., fell the unfortunate honour of being the highest ranking casualty. He left King's in 1925 (having been a sergeant in the Cadet Force- or Officer Training Corps, as it was then known) for Cranwell, and by the start of the war was leading 87 Squadron to France, where he gained his two decorations. He was later appointed commanding officer of Exeter airfield, and on September 12th was flying Hurricane V7306 to Tangmere when he disappeared. He was the only R.A.F. casualty that day and exactly how he died is not known, though his body was washed up on the Sussex coast sometime later.

The other pilot was Squadron Leader Philip Hunter, D.S.O. (King's, 1922-24), who led 264 Squadron, flying the awkward and dangerous Defiant. He pioneered new tactics for this two-seater fighter which brought much success earlier in the year, but the Germans had got the measure of the plane's weaknesses by the time of the Battle. On August 24th, the squadron took off from Manston to intercept a raid approaching Thanet and got badly mauled, four being shot down. Philip Hunter's Defiant NI535 was last seen chasing some bombers out to sea and subsequently no trace of plane, pilot or gunner has been found. The crew's names are recorded on the Runnymede Memorial for airmen with no known grave.

P.G .W .

(We are extremely grateful to Mr. Winston Ramsey who edited The Battle of Britain, Then and Now 'for permission to reprint the photographs of John Dewar and Philip Hunter, and for sellding us a photocopy of an article which appeared ill 'Woman' magazine. In it John Dewar's widow, Kay, who today lives and works in Broadstairs, tells of his personality, courage and indomitable gaiety, and the tragedy of wartime romance when brave young men failed to come home.-Ed.)

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ROBIN FINNEY Robin Finney was interviewed by Canon Newell during the summer term of 1973 and, since then, his contribution to the life of King's has been unusually influential and wide-ranging. In a limited space it is difficult to do justice to all his activities and achievements, nor is it easy for a close friend to give an objective assessment. However, I must try and 1 hope that I can give some idea of his impressive record.

In the classroom he has always been a master who prepared and marked work thoroughly, who expected and achieved high standards at all times, and who cared a great deal about his pupils doing themselves justice. Here was a teacher who was trusted and respected, and one whose conscientious approach produced very good results. He joked about not being a scholar (and not having a French wife) but he has many other enviable academic qualities a nd will be sorely missed by the Modern Languages department. Not all his teaching was constrained by the demands of syllabuses, and I remember one marvellous lesson, to which I was invited for Some obscure but welcome reason, when we learned about the geography of France and then 81

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Robin has been an exceptional resident House Tutor, in Riversleigh and Broughton, providing the ideal link between members of the House and Housemaster. He has demonstrated the unusual quality of being able to develop a friendly relationship with pupils without flinching from cracking the whip when necessary, however well he knew a particular boy or girl. Many will be witness to the genuine interest taken and the warm encouragement given in whatever they were tac kling, for he was always a loyal and enthusiastic supporter of the individual and any House event.

Without being a brilliant games player, he will be long-remembered for his contribution to the coaching of school sport. He was in charge of 2nd XV rugby for seven years of remarkable success and it is easy to remember man y vintage encounters, often won through sheer courage and determination. He cared about all the members of his team and , as was evident from their response, they cared about their coach. In the summers he has always been associated with the Junior Colts cricket team and many players have benefited from his careful coaching and genuine enthusiasm. He has been a willing and respected referee and umpire and, when playing games himself, has proved to be. the ideal team man and tourist.

Robin is a born organiser and we have made the most of these abilities. He ran King's Week for several years with a good deal of flair and style, as well as showing considerable diplomacy in keeping various excited parties calm (and apart!) He has been a meticulous secretary of the J. C.R. and has spent many hours behind the bar, looking remarkably at home. Annual ski-trips under the heading of Finntours have taken skiers of all standards to Austria and Italy-even the snow is organised to start as the party approaches the resort. These trips have always been relaxed and memorable holidays with 'enjoyment but not at the expense of others' being the guideline . As a C .C.F. officer he has run the commando section and has been a key figure on night exercises and many camps , particularly the arduous training expeditions to Snowdonia and the Lakes. It was during a staff night exercise that he was tested almost to destruction for, having pushed him out of his canoe and nearly dro wned him, we placed a large tree in his path soon after he had clambered onto the bank-he was indeed a sorry sight the next morning.

Members of that unashamedly elitist group, the Walpole Society, have enjoyed concerts, plays and cultural breakfasts under Robin's management. And far wider than this, his generous nature has resulted in many excellent drinks and dinner parties where he has been a most welcoming host.

In all we have a picture of a committed schoolmaster who has shown immense warmth, drive and energy but who has been intolerant of anyone who he feels has not been pulling his weight in academic, sporting or social matters. He has strong views on many matters and 'there are few members of staff who have not been on the receiving end of his tongue or typewriter. At times he has led an almost lunatic existence, rushing from one event to another, hardly time for a pause , driving to Derby for lunch, fitting in a communion service, taking out a girlfriend, delegating and throwing responsibility onto pupils, going out for a quick drink, marking a pile of essays, going on a night exercise, away to Eastbourne, no time for sleep, giving extra tuition (free for some), leaving us all breathless . . .. Even James Bond wo uld have looked on with envy.

Throughout all this activity, Robin has been feeling increasing frustration with certain aspects of school life and now feels that this is the time for a change. So off to King's College, Auckland, where he takes over the Modern Languages department, continues his role as resident House Tutor and will, no doubt, soon find his way onto the games field. We say goodbye to a warm-hearted and loyal friend and wish him a happy and rewarding three years in New Zealand. We are told that no one is indispensable but Robin's depart ure represents a very great loss, particularly to all members of Broughton and to my fam ily. David and Sally will be sad to see him go and I suspect that they will not be the only ones .

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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY SECTION .'~f[er s ~u~ce.ssru l summer camp al Longmoo r where a party of twent y cadet s underwent intensive t raining in many ml1.1 t~~y disciplines al the h~nds o f ex~ellenl regular N.C.O. s, we all came back 10 school full of ideas about the year's aCII ~ ltles. So me of th ese will ,be rea lised next term when ad va nced battlccraft training, at platoon strength, will be earned out under I~e leadership o f CoL /Sgt. Dubrow: we hope to PUt on a demonstration for the inspecti ng officer al the Annual l nspec1lOn .

The Apex Squa~ have now completed - much to th eir rel.ief! - a term of preparation in drill and weapon -handling for the Apex -':est, wh ich was held on Decembe~ I I th oThe majority of them ca n now go forward to take part in the batt lecra ft exerclses~ and t~ make a start on s peCia list section training. Dubrow and Pye must be congraw lated on the hard work they put III to bnng th e Squad up to scratch.

Both t he te~h n ica l sections have had a new lease o f li fe. Th e R.E.M.E . were the luckier: half-way through the term they took delivery of an ex-~n~lY Landrover, and. h ~ve made a sta r.t on stripping and reassemb ling the cngine .

However, they are a l~o enthusl~st lc to develop expert ise In obstacle-crossing, and will be practising bridge-building next term as well. The S. ~nal~ Section has been transformed under the leadership of Sgt. Barker, an enthu siastic radi o a~ateur whose ambition IS to get t~e school on t.o the national C.C. F. radio net. Unfo rtunat ely our o ld equipment is Virtuall y def~nct a ~d we have experienced a certa m a mount of frustration in waiting for the new radios . Ho wever these should b.e With us m the summer, al.ld meanwhil e the .section is beco mi ng very proficient in evcry bra nch of signals proc.edme .. Comact has be7n made WIth our s ponsor umt, who have ad ministered the C .C .F. Classification Test s to the Secllo n. With a new entry mto the Section next term it shou ld thrive .

The veteran Commando Sectio n have been in valuable in demo nstrating to ncw boys what the Corps has to offer and have managed a lso to go cl imbing and canoeing. ' Trainin g of the N.C.O. s ' cadre has been somewhat frag ment ed, but t hey have taken it in good spirit. They are a keen group, and we can look forward to goo d leadership in the Corps next year .

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. Fiel~ Da.y proved impossible because continU(:>us downpour. However, the night exercise the previous night, lIlVOIVI!lg sIxt y members of the Army Sectio n , provided so me good practice in night -patrolling and shelter-building before It had to be ca lled ofr.

O!1 December 6th th e trad itio nal in ter-sectio n win.ter. nigh.t exercise was held. This was Sgt. Hill ' s last Master Plan, a.nd Involved t.h ree gr~u ps (R.A.F., R.N. and .Army) IIlfllt r~tl ng Thanet across a heavily patrolled main road , cross ing a n ver over a bndge bUI lt by t.he R. E. M.E. S~ctlon, thel.1 makIng for a n objecti ve three mi les away through co unlry where enemy commando~ , co -o rdmated by the Signals SectIOn, were roami ng in for ce . It was one o f the best night exercises attended by Ihe wnter.

Our thank s are dll~ to: R . S .~. Recton wit hout who~e profess ional help a nd cheerful good h umour the Army Section cl?uld hardly operate, Sgt. Swam from 5 queens fo r IllS In valuable help with the R.E.M.E. Section; and finally to Mr. ~lOney ~ho over the laSI seven years has given so much to the Corps, and who is irreplaceab le- where shall we find his hke agam ?

Promotions (w .e.r. 11. 12.80) To Sgl.: Cpls. Pye, P. Bartletl.

To Cp!.: L/ Cpls . J .13art lett. Heidt, C. Smith. ÂŤTo LlCp!. : Cdt s. Di xo n-Clarke, King , Reyn o ld s, Tempest-Radford, Howard.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION The section has perforce taken 01.1 a new lo o k this term. All the senior N.C.O. s left at the end of last term and Flt. Sgt. Presland was pro moted [Q Selllor N. C .O. Seven keen recruits joined LIS earl y in No vember and they have already blended smoothly Int o the section's activities.

Despit 7 thi s radical cha nge o f persoll.ncl the term ~~s follo wed: for the most part , the usual Autumn pattern. A good deal o f time ~as be~n spent ?n prepa nng for Pro fi Ciency ex anun atio ns but a few outdoo r excursio ns were made . A !~cceSsfu~ ~r.le~teenng ~xercl se ~ook place in C hurc.h Wood s in aPl?allin g conditi o ns , while on a much finer day a d~or o u s I.n.lllative exercise on bIcycles took the sectio n around a faIr area of East Kent. The rec rui ts paid a n introctory ~IS lt to R.A.F . Manston and on ~nother afternoon ten cadets flew t here in Ch ipmu nk s; un fortu nately, our ~her fl Ying day~ were cancelled thro u$h Inclement weather. Field Day co mpri sed a most successful visit to R.A.F. uxford, orga nised by Pl t.-Off .. DaVIS. A. ~ean~ fr~m the sect! o n . performed creditabl y in the night exerci se in ~ecember , an9 a furt~ler tea m wll! ~e partlclpa.llng ill th e exercise III France in March. There has a lso been some surgence o f IIlterest m aero -modellIn g and malill y through the energy of C p!. Ryan production is now fully under Way .

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Lt. Ayers a nd Fit .-Sgt. Wild is h for their efforts in maintaining the success ful fun ctio ning o f the Sectio n.

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Two new but senior students attended a Royal Marine acquaint a nce course and returned to school a litlle wiser! They were both o ffered prov isional accepta nce as offi cers into Ihe Royal Marines.

Next yea r the R.N. Section will combine with Army Cadets to pu t more emphasis on Roya l Marin e. s~y l e activi ties.

I hope some boys who are undecided about ~.C.F. aetivi~ies mig.ht co n~n~i~ themselves next term and JOIO, preferably the Navy Section, where we can offer a very Wide range of IIlt eresllllg actIvit Ie s.

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Randa ll Thane for his help a nd al so congratu la te him o n his comm issio n.

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David Barr (1933) had an amusing and in st ructive leading a rticle in the Law Society's Gazette in September.

8. H. Brackenbury (1939) has retired fro m his post with the personnel side of the British Steel Corporat io n.

W. S. Price ( 1941) says he commutes to Cala is and Zeebrugge during the week from h is home in H ythe.

Lt.-Col. T. H . Pares (1947) has ret ired fro m the Army and is having a year a t hi s home near Fakenh am in Nor fo lk to look around and see what to do next.

Richard Streeton (1948) had two assignment s as a sports writer in Sout h Africa thi s yea r. He was wit.h the. Sports Council 's fa ct-findin g mi ssion o n apartheid, and then cove~ed th~ Lio ns' tour from May_to July. ~elll g Wlt~ The Times, he used the cleven-month shutdown last year to wnte a biography of P . G. H. Fender which Faber s are publishin g in February 198 1.

Nigel Wright (1954) was one of four nominees fo r the B.A.F.T.A. Television Light ing Award (".a sor.t of T.V. lighting Oscar ") for his lighting of the programme Churchill and the Generals, and spent a fo rtlllght In Canada at the request of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Lt .-Col. Alastair Veitch (1956) o n promotio n has been posted to the Defence Liaison .Staff a~ the Brit is~ Embassy in Washington , where he expects to be for three ¥ears. His bro:ther ~revor (1958) IS a maj o r a lso wuh the Royal Anglian Regiment, and is at present with the Alhed Sta ff , B~rhn, ":1111st the yo ungest, Jeremy (1961) left the Ar!Uy in 1971 and now work s as a n Area Manager fo r Bass Charnngto n In London. For several yea rs the Royal Anghan Regime~t enjoyed the rarity of having the three b rothers among their officers.

Robert Horlon ( 1957) is to be congratulated o n hi s appointment as Managin g Director of B.P . Chemicals Int ernational and B.P. Chemicals ; he has been Deputy M.D. for the last two years.

Major M. H. Turner (1960) is a fourth O.K.S. with the Royal Anglian Regi ment , and is with the 3rd Battalion in Colchester .

Major Simon Barnelson ( 1960) is serv ing with the Royal Scots in Edinburgh. Earlier in 1980 he was with the Ulster Defence Re8i ment in Belfast, liv ing in the Roya l Anglia n mess, wit h Trevo r Veitc h and Mike Turner.

Lt.-Col. Ian Fowler, R.A. (1959) is at the Ministr y of Defence on his p romOt ion to Lt. -Co lonel.

Major Nick Payne, Army Air Corps (1959) is o n the staff of H. Q. B.A.O .R. at Rheindahlen, and is expecting to go to Belise in Marc h 198 1.

Major Alun Davies, Royal Regi ment. of W~les (1965) h a~ been ~oin g a ~h ort to.ur in Hong Ko ng last a utumn, with his battalio n, watching th e border With China and working main ly at. ntgh ~ . HIS com pany al~ne cau~ht an ayerage o f abour forty illegal imm igra nts every nigh!. He reports an O.K.S. d UlIl er III Hong Kong which DaVid G lenmc reports elsewhere.

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MarcuS Robbins (1965) is in Honduras working for the Overseas Development Administ ra ti o n as technical adviser to a project to establish a forest ry tree seed centre, concerned mainly with tropical pines, but a lso with hardwoods such as mahogany and cedar. He tell s the story of meet ing, while in Honduras, a colleag ue o f his, of Chilean national ity and German extractio n who had vis ited Britain once, who was wearing an O.K.S. tie. When Marcus sa id he recogn ised the tie, the other replied ~hat ~ e pro bably did, as he had bou~ht it in Rome, the sa lesman assuring him that it represented the oldest schoolm Bnt all). Marcus was able to lell him that that part, alleast, was O.K. From time to time he meets J. R. Palmer ( 196 1) who is doing sim il ar work in Costa Rica.

N. T. G. Willis (1966) is wit h the British Bank of the Midd le East in Khor Fakkan, which, he says, is as close as you can get to the Straits of H o rmu z without going back into Oman. At present (September) he says "all is peace and quiet and any prob lems at this end of the Gulf would appear to be in the mi nds of the Western press ". His wife is expect ing a baby on Ch ristmas Day. Michael Dover (1967) wr it es that he and W. Q. Wareham ( 1966) played on either wing for the second year running in a hockey match for the Publishers against the Printers at Richmond ; the average age of the Publishers' tt:am was around 42, so he recko ns they have a year o r two left.

S. P. Blackmore (1970) has bought a house a t Gozzard 's Ford in Marcham , and is now teach ing at Cot hil l House, ncar Abingd on, Oxfordshire. His brother Antony (1968) is with their fat her's firm o f arc hit ects in Hull.

A. L. Hammond (1968) has returned to Bermuda to work for Deloitte's the cha rtered account a nts, as a ma nager. He had just completed a worl d trip which too k six mont hs, th rough Ca nada a nd the Unit ed States , to New Zea land and Austral ia, then south cast Asia, and fina ll y Japan.

Capl. Nicholas Beswick, Royal Fusiliers (1 971) is Adjutant of th e 3rd R.R.F. at Fallingbostel, between Hanover a nd Hamburg, one of twelve mechanised in fantry battalions , pa rt of 1st Armoured Division. They have been at Fallingbostel si nce 1977 and move to Belfast in 1981 for a two-year tour as resid ent battalion. They have taken part in several large-scale exercises, includi ng batt legroup training in Canada , a nd last year 's Exercise Crusader in Germany, as well as shorter tours in Nort hern Ireland. At present he is hard at work preparing fo r staff/promotio n exam.-selection for the Sta ff Co llege and promotion to major. His brother Richard (197 8) is in his seco nd yca r at Bristol reading English.

Lieutena nt Jeremy Franks, R.N. ( 1971) is Deputy Air Engi neer Officer wit h 846 Naval Air Commando Squ adron, and fo r two m ont hs around the New Year is in Northern No rway taking part in a cold-weather exercise north of the Arctic Cirele arou nd T romso. He recently met Steve Isacke (I 973} wi th 826 Sq uadro n ny ing ant i¡submarine Sea King helicopters.

Pau l Reacher (1973) having qualified as a solicitor in 1979 , is now a ca ptain in the Army Legal Corps , serving a t Rheindahlen in West Germany. His brot her Mark (197 1) is a doctor and was work ing with the Save The Children Fund in Thailand u ntil last C hrist mas.

C . P. Daniel (1972) look a fi rst in English at St. Andrews in 1972, and an M.A. al Durham, specialisi ng in AngloSaxon, Old Norse and Early English Archaeology, a nd now teaches English in a G lasgow Comprehensive , taking classes ac ross the who le age a nd ability range. Maryhi ll , he says, "is a little d iffe rent from King' s, a mixed 1,000 pupil com prehensive in a decaying inner city area. I enjoy the challenge, however, a nd I like some of its d ifferen ces.

Maybe King's cou ld learn a thing or two from us!"

Ada m Barker (1973), now Ih e Ho n. Adam by courtesy of his mother's title of Lady Trumpington, is joining John Lindsay's law firm, Webster & Sheffie ld in New York for two years.

Andrew Dorward (1974) is returning to England after three enjoyable a nd happy years in Malawi. He will be at All Nat ions Christ ian College, Easnye, Wa re, Hens SGI2 8LX. .....

J . N. P un war (1975) is at Bri stol Polytechnic, preparing to take the Law Society's Exam ination Cou rse to become a solicitor. Last year he was treasurer of the Observer Oxford Fest ival of Theatre. If there a re any O.K.S. in the legal profession able to offer any advice with anicles, he says , he would be most grateful. He has recently met R. G. P. Pollard ( 1973) now a leading philatelist, and R. A. O. Arnott (197 3) a ph ysio therapist working wit h Aberdeen F.C. in Scotland.

Plai Kitiyakara (1976) is at the Whart o n Business School in Philadelph ia where he very much misses England, "especially with the experience o f very impersonal relat ionships in an American b usiness school". At Cai us he was President of the C.U. Siam Society. "Our many activit ies included putting o n a performance of Th ai classica l music by musicians flown in from Thailand, in Caius Chapel!" He expects to return to Th ai la nd in 1982.

N. R. Smit hers (1977) is stud ying for a B.A. degree in Law at Trent Polytechnic.

Wren Tracy Smith ( 1978) shared the Women's Tenni s Doubles title in Ihe W. R.N.S. Championships at Wim bledon in August.

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ENGAGEMENT Gold smi"th-Guzman Vial. - Hugh W. Goldsmith (1961) to Ana Luisa Guzman Via l, of Santiago de Chile.

Baker-Bona llack.- Howard A. Baker (1968) to Jane Bonallack, the wedding to be on 9th May, 1981.

MARRIAGES WiIIis-Taylor.- N. T. Graham Willis (1966) to Amanda Taylor, on 17th January, 1980, in Muscat.

Bown-Kernan. - Stefan Bown (1970) to Mary Ann Kernan, on 2nd May, 1980.

Price-Southey. - David R. S. Price (1970) to Bronwyn So ut hey (Bonnie) on 1st November, 1980, in Hythe. Egmont Kock (1970) was best man.

Webber-McCallum.- Nigel Webber (1971) to Heather McCallum, on 30th August, 1980. John Griggs (1970) was best man.

Campbell -Erskine. - Captain Andrew Campbell , Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1972) lO Lady Fiona Erskine, only daughter of the Earl and Countess of Mar and Kellie, on 30th August, 1980, at Alloa, Scot land.

BIRTHS Johns. - To the wife of K. Michael S. Johns (1958), on 7th May, 1980, a son, Nicholas William Scott.

Chesshyre. - To Bi mala and Captain Bi ll Chesshyre (196 1), on 3rd October, 1980, a son, who died aged nine days.

Mayeoek. - To the wife of John Maycock ( 1963), on 9th J uly, 1980, a th ird son, William .

Reaeher. - To Jane and Timothy Reacher (1967), on 19th J uly, 1980, a son, Edward John Nelson.

Elliolt. - To the wife of Robert G . P. Elliott (1968), a son, Paul.

Booker.- To Rachel and Peter W. A. Booker (1969), on 11th J uly, 1980, a son, Simon Henry.

Gordon.- To Pamela (nee Taylor) and Robert Gordon (1969), on 19th April, 1980, a daughter, Francesca.

DEATHS Hamlyn .- Ralph Ashton Hamlyn, O.B.E. (190 1-1903) on 14th November, 1980, aged 94, our oldest member.

Leakey. - Lieutenant Colonel Horace Grosvenor Nettleton Leakey (Lan., 19 14-1918) on 8th August, 1980, aged 80.

Morgan.- Raymond B. Morgan (staff, 1945-1968) on 16th August, 1980, following the death o f his wife Ena two weeks previously.

Crowe .- Geoffrey Tombleson Crowe (1917 -1924) on 14th August, 1980, aged 75.

HamiUon. - Da vid Marshall Hamilton (M.O., 1938-1942) on 6th August, 1980, aged 56.

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CONTENTS PAGE

EDITORIAL

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THIS AND THAT

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THE LANGLEY HOUSE MYSTERY

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THE SCHOOL COMPUTER

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ACADEMIC CHALLENGE

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THE CANTUARIAN INTERVIEW HOUSE NOTES

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS MUSIC AND DRAMA II

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VISITS

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THE SOCIETIES

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TALKS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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IMAGINATIVE WRITING

THE SCHOOL

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SALVETE AND VALETE

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS

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CHAPEL NOTES

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C.C.F . NOTES

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O.K.S.NEWS

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CANTUARIAN LODGE

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THE CANTUARIAN

Editors: D. A. Seers,

S. M. Whatton, K. S., M. S., J. H. Wh ite-Thomson , J. C. E. Wright, M. S. Senior Editor: P. J. Brodie, B.A .

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OUR CONTEMPORARIES We ack nowledge with tha nks the receipt of magazines from the followi ng sc hools:Amplcforth, Bedford, Campbell, Epsom, King 's Rochester, Marlborough, Marlborough House. Rugby. SI. Paul 's, Tonbridgc, Westminster.

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EDITORIAL 'A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.'

-Edmund Burke.

Education is the development of rational beings. It is increasingly more concerned with advancing the ability to think, to question and to reach independent conclusions than with instilling received bodies of fact and opinion. What we must learn and encourage is the capacity to change: a flexibility freeing us from the limitations of parochialism whilst guarding those values which give our existence purpose.

Not all change is good. There is no point in changing a system when it is working well and change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better. What matters is the ability to adapt to necessary change.

Somerset Maugham wrote in Of Human Bondage that it was difficult for King's to grow larger than two hundred boarders because it was huddled up against the cathedral and 'there was no room for building'. He caricatured the staff as believing boarders from London and new buildings for them were a 'contamination' and 'against all our traditions'.

Now new school buildings rising around us are symbols of confidence in the future. The new day boy house and two chemistry laboratories in its basement are nearing completion as is the ingenious exploitation of roof space in Galpin's, creating a large house library. The new physics laboratories and extension to the dining hall have beguIj., Luxmoore has arrived in the Precincts, though some of its members still seemed to have difficulty finding the Shirley Hall for the first assembly of term. A Cantuarian survey of Luxmoore inhabitants' attitudes to the change revealed many positives. The new house is more convenient and boys now have somewhere of their own to go in break. The layout has impressed: everything is to hand and even the library affords an excellent view of female tourists. Many boys express a sense of pride in their modern studies and find them more conducive to work . They feel they can now make firmer friendships with people in school and have more to do with school life, Spirits are high and Linacre in particular, as the nearest neighbour, has helped the change by giving Luxmoore a warm welcome. Apparent disadvantages can be advantages too: 'A master told me to give him some work, so I said it was up at Luxmoore, but then I realized I wasn't going to get away with that any more ... '.

Tempora mutantur, et nos mutamur in iIIis. The Cantuarian has returned to the clutches of the English Department as Mr. Peter Dix retires after three successful years as Senior Editor. The considerable time, energy and thought he devoted to the magazine should not go unrecorded. Did we imagine the spring in his walk and glint in his eye as he handed over?

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'Jhis & 'Jhal Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Que.en Mother will visit the School on 24th June. This will be the Queen Mother's fourth visit to King's-she first came in 1946-and we look forward to welcoming her not only loyally but also with much affection.

Royal Visit

The School was much grieved at the death of Cyril Gadney, M.B.E ., O.K.S. and Governor, which took place on 31st January, a few days before his 76th birthday. Sometime President of the Rugby Football Union, Cyril Gadney (in the words of Air Commodore Bob Weighill, secretary of the R.F .U.) 'was one of the world's gentlemen and a superb rugby administrator. He was also one of the finest international referees there has ever been. His quiet authority and tolerant understanding ... set a standard which through the years others have a ttempted to follow'. These qualities were apparent in all that Cyril Gadney did: it is not a platitude that he will be greatly missed . Our sympathy goes to his widow and brother.

Anot her sad loss was the death on 23rd January, at the age of 87, of Ralph luckes, M.e. One of four O.K .S. brothers, Ralph Juckes became Headmaster of J .K.S. in 1927, guided the move to Milner Court, and saw the Parrots safely through their war-time Cornish exile to retire in 1945. A full account of his service to the School will appear in the Milner Court Chronicle. We offer his family our warm sympathy.

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The Memorial Service for Peter Newell was held in the Cathedral on 31 st January. A very large gathering of friends, including some young O.K.S., heard the Archbishop of York's address-a masterly compound of affectionate evaluation and eulogy.

Dr. W. G. Urry who died on 18th February was not an O.K.S. but he probably knew more about the School's historical and personal links with Canterbury than anybody else, past, present, and to come. Latterly Fellow of St. Edmund Hall and Reader in Medieval Western Palaeography at Oxford, Dr. Urry had for over twenty years been Archivist and Librarian to the Dean and Chapter. He had a passion for Canterbury, its people (preferably dead), and its institutions, and was in the thick of any fight to fend real or fancied vandals off this heritage, were they the City Fathers or the King's School. It is much to be hoped that his book on Marlowe-a life's work of love- will be published, now that , alas, his following up of 'yet another fascinating Marlovian discovery' has come to its end.

Sir Peter Ramsbotham, G.C.M.G., G.e. V.O., has become a governor. Sir Peter, lately Governor of Bermuda, was Ambassador to Iran 1971-74 (being succeeded there by Sir Anthony Parsons, O.K.S .), a nd to the U.S.A . 197477. He has two sons and a daughter. .

There are at present 17 governors . Two are women- which reflects, intentionally or not, as closely as is possible the proportion of girls in the School- five are O.K.S., and six are parents, present or past.

The Governing Body

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I This, the oldest school in Australia, celebrated its 150th birthday on p e gt: 00, 22nd March. Professor Thomas Stapleton (The Grange, 1933-38) was arrama a present at what was clearly a splendid occasion, and has kindly sent us a copy of the Order for the Service of Thanksgiving which was held at the school in the presence of the Governor-General and of the Archbishop of Sydney; and a lso a programme of the festivities held on the eve of the anniversary at the Sydney Opera House.

Although at one time it seemed possible that we might take part in the celebration- a visit by our Orchestra was mooted-nasty financial realities could not be made to disappear, and nothing came of this excellent idea . More to our shame is the fact (we think it is a fact) that, preoccupied by our own concerns, we did not punctuall y-send our greetings and good wishes to what the founder, Bishop Broughton, had commended to u ~ as 'our descendant'. Perhaps it is not too late for a gesture of family friendship even now?

After 15 years-t he longest recorded stint - Kem Gross ha nded over in April as Secretary of the Association. All O .K.S. owe him a great debt: Assoclallon although there can be much pleasure in the work, there is also a great deal of rather unregarded grind. Those whose addresses are no t up to date could diminish the debt by sending cotrect information to his successor, John Hembry (M.O., 1949-54)!

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A record of some sort must have been established, at least for an English Blue Ice school, by the appearance of two O.K.S. in the 61st Varsity lee Hockey Cream Match. Andy Arends (Galpin's, 1974-79) slid for Oxford, and Sean Liang (The Grange, 1977-79) for Cambridge. Cambridge won 5-4. As a matter of fact King's has produced at least one Ice Hockey international. This was T. G. Cannon (1871-75) , in whose memory the Cannon Scholarship was fo unded, who played for England in the earl y 1900's.

Come to think of it , to have played on into one's forties must also have been a record.

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There wasn't only one fema le cox in th e Boat Races this year-indeed Claire Godbold (Linacre, 1975-77) in the Cambridge Wome n's boat (and her Oxford a u pair) might we ll have bee n prefe rred by purists. Certainly John Hinchliffe (Walpole, 1940-44), the 19S0 Oxford cox , put th e case for men co xes in a men 's race very persuasively in a letter to The Daily Telegraph.

As ex pec ted, Richard Yonge (Walpole, 1970-7S) kept his place in t he mixed Oxford boat wh ich won by eight lengths in the big race. For some reaso n most newspapers cred ited him to somet hin g called U .C.H., but The Sunday Times got it right.

She Power

Somerset Maugham's personae o nce again fa iled to cohere in an inte resting B.B.C.2 programme, Maugham, which was broadcast in January. What was patent was th e unpl easantness of the people who had hun g abo ut him during his years of lu xur io us li ving. Only Mr. Alan Searl e, his last secretar y-co mpa nion, of all those that contributed a t lengt h, showed a ny affect ion or even absence of ill-wi ll. A number of scenes film ed at t he School in May 1980 appeared in t he programme: Ihe sun shon e, cri cket balls did whatever t hey do, dram a ti cs creative ly rehearsed, and it seemed impossible that a nyone co uld eve r have been miserable in Terca nb ury.

Mauresque Blues

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Thc colleclion of paintings of th e t heatre fo rmed by Somcrset Maugham a nd given by him in 19S0 to the Nat io na l Thealre-Io-be we nt on show there ca rlier this year. Six ha ve alread y bcen st olen .

La ngley House Mystery

We thank all t hose who ve ry kind ly tra ined th cir mag nifying glasses on the problem. A full repo rt appears elsewhere in t his issue.

In a fcature on Paul Pallerso n th e we ll -informcd Classical Music reported th at his 'prog rcss as a composer seems to have taken o n a new lease of li fe with his move to Canterbur y. In his fir st month there he has co mposed more music than in t he prev ious yea r, including Sing Praises for chorus and orchestr a. Another pi ece, Canlerbury Psalms, wi ll be give n it s fir st performa nce by King's School forces in Ca nterbury Calh edral on March ISt h'. And so it was, and he gal engaged on the st rength o f itto Miss Hazel Wi lso n. Heartiest co ngratulatio ns. (A report on the Marc h ISt h Recita l, al whi ch th ere was a lso a firs l per formance of Alan Ridout's Come, Sainls and Angels, appears later in th e magaz ine. ) The ve rsat ile Mr. Pallerson was a lso mist ak en for th e coach driver when Ih e G lee Club sa ng his intriguingly- named Varialions On Whal Shall We Do Wilh A Drunken Sailor, at 'a ce rt a in G irls's School '. Pe rh aps in antic ipat io n t he Club we re give n tea in th e Sta ff Room: ' We ca n't have the you ng ge ntlcmen ret loose o n the chil dre n ', apparently.

Composer-inResidence Burgeons

Dr. Mallion was deep ly shaken 10 hear himself add ressed as 'Sister' in one of his VIB Mat hs classes. A lthough the ex-co n ve nl pupil h urriedly explained that it was 'Jusl fo rce of hab it ', Dr. Ma ll ion was repo rt ed lalc r to be complain ing in th e Masters' Common Roo m that 'now he was ne ur o ti c about ri g hl ~ anglcs' .

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Perilous Seas, In Faery Lands Forlorn Q ueen of E ngland !

Conversation in School House: He: Howald did yo u say Lady Diana was?

She: Nineteen .

He: G - -, then she's only a few months older than I am-I could have bee n

(a) At least fi fty King's boys la id siege to Riceman's when Miss Wor ld , Miss Kimberly Santos, honoured the store with her presence, and succeeded in taking what some of th em describ ed as ' interestin g photographs'. (b) The Six th Form behaved as usual at the Benenden Dance.

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T he Very Revd. David Edwards (The Grange, 1942-47) has very kindl y sent us a copy of his latest wo rk , Christian England: Its Story to th e Rejorm,[ ation (Collins). We hope to review it when th e Headmaster has finished

reading it.

R. F. W. Gr indal (Holme House, 1933-39) has put us further in his debt by sendin g us th e third of his Inspector Gautier detecti ve novels, The Death oj Abbe Didier (Gollancz). He writes under the name of Ric hard Grayso n . T here are copies of his work s a lso in th e Meister O mers House Library (M .O. being th e heir of Holme House).

Lt .-Col. D. S. Lucas (School House, 193 / -36) is not th e progenitor of his gift, a stuffed bear' s head , which has gone to School House. The fine tige r skin in the Durnford is anot her Lucas troph y- its owner's life was taken by Colonel Lucas's doctor fathe r (in pre-co nservation days, you understand) .

The Libraria n ac knowled ges with gratitude recent gifts of books from: Professor Anna Bondini ; A. P. R. Brown, Esq. , O.K.S.; N. S. F . Browne, Esq., O.K.S.; A lexander Fraser, Esq.; Arthur Godman, Esq .; Ted Morgan, Esq. ; P. H. Pain, Esq.; Major-General G . L. Payne, O.K.S.; Mr. and Mrs. K. Pi nnock; T he Royal Num ismatic Society; Mrs. M. W. Woolley . T heir generosity is much appreciated. T he Emden Bequest to the Library has a lso enabled a va luab le purchase of books.

We are also very grateful to J. P. H emifig (19IS -20) for supplementing a most interesting set of photographs previously given to the school archives with a furth er collection dating from the First World War. May we here insert an appeal to all spring-cleaners, tidiers-up, and goers-through-boxes not to throw any Cantuariana, however trivial , in any direction other than Canterbury? We are very happy to refund postage on heavy items (or light ones, for that matter). A n even more senior O.K.S., J. B. Sidebot ham, C.M .G. (School House, 1905-I I), has sent us a cassette of reminiscences, recorded on his 89th birthday-an excellent idea, widely to be followed, for which we are greatl y obliged. We have had some problems with the transcription of the cassette, but they have been sorted o ut and we loo k forward to printing at least extracts from it soon.

More Gifts

And a Gift to The form er Archbishop , Lord Coggan, blessed a co nvoy of caravans, S EI including a mobile class-room, which passed th rough Canterbury on its way omeone se to the earthquake region of South Italy. Money to buy the vehicles was raised by Canon Peter Elvy (Marlowe, 19S2-S7), now Vicar o f G rea t Burstead in Essex , who also shared in dri ving the vehicles to Ital y. When expa nded, the classroom is about the size of one o f the F 's.

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From some VIB essays, or how nat ive wit tr ium phs over forced feeding : 'This is an age of tecquknowledgy . . . ' 'The first function of a merchant bank is corrupt finance.' (Eh?) 'Because of his father'S death, Tom has to make the tra nsition from ch ildhood to adultery .. .' Beat that, Freud!

And Dada li ves: Essay subject, Courage; essay , an otherwise bla nk sheet with This is courage wri tten in the middle of it. (Evaluation, ' A mark for example'.)

Injeanious Conseats

Professor Coli n Reeves (Meister Omers and Luxmoore, 1943-48) himself a High Level highl y-regarded computer ex pert at Keele University, has brought to our Lang age u notice that the 1980 Turing Award-one of the highest honours of the computing world- had been conferred on Pro fessor Antony Hoare (The Grange, 1947-52), now Professor of Computation at Oxford. Professor Hoare's wor k, said the citation, 'is characterized by an unusual combination of insight , originality, elegance, and impact'.

Professor Hoare was a classicist at school, and during his visit to King's at the start of the Summer Term he will advise us how to use our computer , a nd no less im portant, the ideas of his subject, throughout the curriculum .

T he Masters' Common Room welcomed to its ranks (if that is not too mi li tant a n ex pression) Mr. O. B. Trowell, who will share respons ibility for Art. Mr. Trowell knows wo rk in schools, having been (t wice!) Head of Art at Westminster City School, but he also has considera ble ex perience as a freelance painter. He has exhi bited in the U.S.A., and painted officia l portraits in the Middle East , incl uding that of Sheikh Rashid , Ruler of Dubai. His son Nicholas is in The Grange, and Angela was in Broughton.

Rep laci ng Mr. Fin ney, for two ter ms, we have Mrs . Janine Hoult, with a First C lass Honours degree in French from Leeds University . Mrs. Virgi nia' Webb, ll.A .. I).Phil., Dip Cla ~~ Ar\:h (Oxon), sometime Sir James Knott Fellow at Newcastle, is holding her own in the C lassics Department (and happily maintaining the family link with King 's).

Mr. Andreas Havlek, Ger man Assistent, has been wi th us for two terms from the Uni versity of Frankfurt. He escaped from Prague with his pa rents a t the time of the 1968 Russia n invasion, a nd recent events in Poland cannot ha ve been ha ppen ings 'in a dista nt countr y of which we know nothing' fo r him . From Christ Church Teachers' Training College there we re Messrs. Nigel Wells a nd Nicholas Kell y. An outburst of journalism in the Shells test ified to the intrusion of progressive ideas.

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THE LANGLEY HOUSE MYSTERY New readers start here: The Langley House Mystery began in the conflict of evide nce about the location of this school boarding house, the predecessor, in a sense, of Luxmoore.

Undoubtedly, O .K.S. of the 1920's remembered it as occupying 75 New Dover Road; but more ancient ones wo uld have none of this, and directed the search to Old Dover Road. We as ked for our readers' help, and were not disappointed.

Apart from the letters printed below we also had a very detailed one from Miss Mi lward, Canon Shirley's secretary , which in part corroborates the other letters, and in part is still withheld under the 30 years rule. Mr. J. P. Heming (1915-20) in writing, and Mr. J. B. Harris (staff, 19 19-59) verball y, supplied similar information.

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Dear Sir I was interested to read your request for in format ion as to the whereabouts of Langley House , especiall y as it brought me the first news of my admi red friend e. D. (ChIsel-head) Graham since he le ft the school a year ahead of myself and valllshed mto the WIlds of Kenya.

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Further information or corroboration of the above, may perhaps be obtainable from B. F. e. Childs-Clarke 'of IIminster , Somerset , one of the sadly few of Graham's and my own contemporaries whom I have been able to trace in the O.K.S. Association's Handbookand List oj Members. I can only hope meanw hile that the information given above-ChlSel-head Gra ham's prowess included-will prove accurate and entertaIllI ng to your readers .

Your sincerely, JOHN S. LINNELL, Langley House, 1915 - 20.

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18th March, 1981.

Dear Sir,

Re the Langley House mystery, Mr. C. D. Graham is quite correct when he states that the Langley House he knew was In the Old Dover Road , not far from Holme House. My Grandfather took the house over from Mr. Reay in 1919 and my Grandmother remembers him .

In 1922 my Grandfather bought the house 10 the New Dover Road in order to accommodate more boys, and took the name of the house with him. He had the d{ning-ha ll built and moved

the staircase. ' . By coincidence, the house had been occupied by soldiers, as in 1945, and had been empty smce the end of the FIrst World War. My Grandfather lived there with his family until 1936.

Yours faithfully , J. W. P . MAYNE.

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25th February, 1981.

Dear Editors,

Langley House was earlier accommodated in two houses in Old Dover Road where no doubt, Mr. C . D. Graham was. a Langleian in 1915-19; later , through pressure of'numbe;s, it removed to larger accommodatIOn at 75 New Dover Road .

Langley House was closed by Canon Shirley, shortly after his appointment as Headmaster, and Its Housemaster, the Revd. A. S. Mayne, left the School to become Vicar of Appledore on Romne~ Marsh. No. 75 then served for a year as School Sanatorium before the building was requIsItIOned by the Army on the departure of the School for Carlyon Bay in Cornwall. It was released for school use 10 1945 on the return of the School from war-time exile and refounded as Luxmoore House. By many Canterbury people it cont inued to be looked on, and often referred to, as Langley House, before time brought fu ll acceptance of its new name.

1 hope this letter will leave the Archivist and you, dear Editors, less "bemused" and able to declare that the Mystery of Langley House has been satisfactorily solved.

Yours sincerely E . R. C. DARTINGTON (1945-70).

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their master-owners. They were Wingfield House, or Mr. C. W. Bell 's, at 16 SI. George's Place, now the site o f the E.K.V. Garage; Winchelsey House , a t 12 Longport (where SI. Paul 's Parish Hall now is), under The Revd. L. H. Evans; and SI. Peter's House, fo r junior boys, under Mr. W. G. Price. This building, behind SI. Peter's Church, sur vived th e war and is now occupied by Messrs. Bradley, etc., dentists. It seems that these houses were first officia ll y opened in 1901, though Woodruff and Cape say 1898-an example of how difficult it is to establish with accuracy facts even about local and rece nt events.

Winchelsey House was outgrown in a few months, a nd Mr. Evans mo ved to Holm e House, a much bigger establishment at 20 Old Dover Road, the first house one comes to on turning the corner from Oaten Hill. It had been before tha t 'a preparatory school fo r yo ung gentlemen ' kept by Miss Matilda Evans (no relation). Holme House developed a n extremely strong sense of identity- its histor y under Mr. Evans was recorded in nine fat hand-written volumes which are in the School archives- and indeed there is still a periodic Holme House Dinner which its pas t members give for Mr. and Mrs. J . B. Harris who ra n the house from 1919 until it was closed in 1936. There was one other housemaster, The Revd. L. H. Poole, who took over from Mr. Evans in 19\3 and who closed the ho use down for the war in 1915.

Wingfield House closed in 1909, and a successor house was opened that yea r under Mr. L. E. Reay. It was called Kenley House, but 1 have not been able to find whe re it was (or is). Almost at once larger premises became needed , a nd Mr. Reay moved to , wait for it- Langley House.

This occupied two out of three terraced houses in the Old Dover Road, then numbers 28 , 29 but since re-numbered 57, 59. The houses arc now divided into fl ats. Col. Galloway's hospitable tennis court can still be discerned in the garden of Lexington House (a faint number 30 above its entrance confirms the old numbering). Cossington Road, the 'service road' which for old Langleians marked the route to and from school, runs between Lexington House and the Phoeni x Tave rn and then turns citywards. Mr. Reay ran L~ngley House till his death in 1919 (on Speech Day), and was succeeded by John Mayne's grandfather, T he Revd. A. S. Mayne, M.e. The old tale, the need for more room, was repeated , arfd Langley House mo ved to 75 New Dover Road. It is interesting that this house already had a King's connection. It was built in 1860 by General McQueen (as the huge brick date and initials l.M. on the Dover-facing wall show), on the site of an earlier house of his called No . 3 Barton Fields. This house was wellknown to Walter Pater whose best school friend was Rene McQueen, one of the General's two sons. Rene was great-gra ndson to Lord Braxfield, a notorious Scottish judge on whom Stevenson's Weir of Hermiston was based ; and it is highly probable, though 1 have not yet found confirmatory evidence, that the original name of the General's bigger and better house, Tintoch House, recalled the famil y's Lanarkshire roots.

It only remains to tidy things up by recording that Mr. Price's SI. Peter's House closed in 191 2, and to invite any reader who can confirm or enlarge on this information to have the kindness to write to the Arc hivist, at the School.

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THE SCHOOL COMPUTER "Why can 't we have an Apple or a Pet?" "Does the New Brain have BASIC in ROM?" "Will you teach me how to handle strings?" or even, "May 1 play yo ur space invaders game?".

T hese are some of the questions that you might have over heard if you had visited the computer room during this last term, and they give just a tiny example of the vast amount of jargon that surrounds the computer world of the 1980's, baffling to the outsider and frightening to the newcomer. At King's we have three micro-computers, the most popular of which undoubtedly is the Research Machines 380Z with its great versatility and attractive graphic display. The other two machines, both somewhat older, a re SWTPC 6800s which have (or should have) an im portant role in introducing computing to newcomers .

At the moment the main official use of the computers is in the teaching of Computer St udies-a minority subject for those in the Sixth Form. The 'AO ' level demands a computer programming project, and these have proved most popular amongst those involved in the course. They have ranged from games (Othello, Backgammon and the inevitable Space In vaders) to simulatio ns of payroll accounting and a guide to the London Underground. It is intended in the future to expand the amount o f computing done in lesson time, by giving each class of new boys a short compulsory course in wri ting programs. This, of course , will mean an expansion in the amount of hardwa re available, so that each member of the class can have 'hands-on' experience of using a machine, but it is not yet quite clear how this will be achieved.

Even though the computer is used quite extensively during lesson time, by far its greatest use takes place in the afternoo ns a nd evenings. To cater for this a computer club with a bout 15 to 20 members has been formed in order to share out the use of computer time in the fairest possible way. Interestingly, this hard-core of computer ' freaks' is entirely male; it will be good to welcome some girls into this society, but there is no sign of it at prese nt.

For some time I have sensed that colleagues have been wondering what this machine is and what it can do; in particular, what it can do for them. So I was delighted this term when it was possible to show o ff the machine's versatility when it was given the task of handling the data in volved with the G.C.E . '0 ' and 'A' level entries . Housemasters and heads of department fou nd themselves handling sli ps of paper all produced by the Anadex 8000 printer which is linked to two of the computers.

There have, of course, been problems with setting up a computer room and installing sophisticated equipment. For instance, the peripheral equipment (printers, etc. ) had to be interfaced to the computers before it could be used. For this we have been most fortunate that Sam Griffiths (Marlowe) has made himself into a self-taught expert in the art of computer software writing. More serious problems than these have been encountered (but no t yet solved) wit h the SWTPC 6800 machines-techn ical problems which have dogged us for two years now and do not seem to have a solution in sight yet.

But for all involved in setting up the computer room , boys and masters alike, it has been an excit ing a nd rewarding experience, open ing up new horizons that were undreamt of even 10 years ago.

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ACADEMIC CHALLENGE Once again, the Easter Term gave the aspiring pseuds a chanc~ to perspire in fro nt of a packed Shirley Hall in a gripping Academic Challenge CompetItIon. Odds were largely m favour of Grange, with School House, one of last year's giants, reduced to a mere shadow, Oxbridge having taken its toll . Linacre too looked fit and confident under Edward Carr .

The first round provided some upsets, Grange going down by 20 points to a powerful Marlowe team with much ecclesiastical knowledge to the fore. Poor Walpole dIsappeared before Linacre's might. Galpin's proceeded against Luxmoore, Broughton had the !"lSfortune to be the lowest scoring winners and were thus cheated o ut of a place m the seml-fmal, whIlst School House, despite a lack of knowledge abo ut Shakespeare whIch seemed to amaze the questionmaster, squeezed through against Tradescant.

The semi-finals the next night saw the demise of School House before a mixture of P?ole's perspicacity and Ruston 's reactio~ s (with a bit of help from the sons o f the clergy). Lmacre trounced Galpin's by over 200 pomts, a penalty for replacmg the stalwart Shankland WIth the delicious Denne.

And so to the final where, despite much waving of teddy-bears, the men from Marlowe picked up the print which is strangely of SI. Augustine's, although to the best of our knowledge it has never been resident in those regions. We must be grateful both to those who set the questions and to Mr. Duesbury who asked them for another divertingly cerebral evening.

Semi-final: Marlowe, 400; School House 350.

Linacre, 400; Galpin 's, 170.

Marlowe, 380; Linacre, 260.

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T.S.B. CHALLENGE Over the last two terms five boys have taken part in a quiz contest organised by the Ke~t section of the Trustee Savings Bank for Kent schools. After successes agamst the ArchbIshop s School, Simon Langton Girls, and Kent College (this last hanging on a tiebreaker after the teams had finished level on points), the team of Alex Shankland , Tom de Wa~l, Robert Palmer , and Ben Gumpert, went on, as winners of the Canterbury Gro up, to the fmalm Ramsgate at SI. Lawrence College .

Sadly here, where the cash prizes increased by leaps and bounds, King's we.nt down by a clear margin to Norton Knatchbull of Ashford . However, together WIth Marlin Pep(Jerell, who competed in earlier rounds, the team gained a prize of ÂŁ25, and for th~ second lime m as many weeks got their faces in the Ken/ish Gazette, together WIth Bob Welhngs who was askmg the questions and telling some questionably funny Jokes m the grand fmale.

I must not omit, of course, to thank our coaches, Mr. Martin Parker and Mr. Barry Duesbury, who had to sit it out in the managers' du gout, overcommg the temptatIon to help us once or twice.

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THE CANTUARIAN INTERVIEW PAUL PATTERSON, COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE 1_ For what purpose was the post of composer-in-residence originally created?

The idea was for me to have somewhere to compose music witho ut any pressure from the outside world, to work in an environment I have not been used to before, and to produce, over a period of time, music for the pupils at King's .

2. Following from that, what does your job actually involve?

I am basically attached to the school , but also to South-East Arts. I don't spend my time excl usively at King's, and I go round the area, as far as Lewes and Kingston.

I do a number of courses for music teachers and am working with several youth orchestras playing modern music. I've also been giving talks about composition to various bodies around the area.

As far as King's is concerned , I haven' t any teaching commitments, but I've already written a piece- The Canterbury Psalms-which, as it involves about 160 people, has helped me to get to know many of the pupils here and helped them to know the sort of music I write. I've done a little bit of coaching, but not that much, because I've been busy masterminding the rehearsals of The Canterbury Psalms. Next term, though, I shall be do ing more with the Glee Club and the Wind Quintet we've formed.

3. As composing can barely bring in enough revenue to live on, what else do you do apart from your job here?

I do lots of things-do you really want to know about all of them? I have a lot of commissions: I've done fiv e Hammer House of Horror fi lms (the ones the whole school seems to watch on Saturday evenings) since I've been here. I get a lot of money from commissions, especiall y films; and, of course, I'm also a professor at the Royal Academy of Music.

4. What sort of music do you write?

The B.B.C. described me as "very prolific and versatile" . The piece I've written for the school I would not have written, say, for the London Sinfonietta, as I write music that the particular people who are commissioning it wo uld like. I would have been capable of wri ting something much more avant-garde than The Canterbury Psalms but I chose to write something which is ve ry approac hable, because having written a lot of modern music I wanted to test my skills at something more neo-Classical.

I'm ve ry interested in small madrigal groups like the King's Singers: that 's why it's a great joy to be doing Timepiece, an avant-garde vocal work of mine, with the Glee Club .

I like writing music that people enjoy listening to, rather than writing intellectually superior music to be analysed and talked about in great detail. It' s the people who go to listen to music for whom I'm writing-and for the performers too: I get a great th rill when a performer tells me he enjoyed playing my music. I get quite affected if I see peo ple with long faces-it happens sometimes, tho ugh not often.

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I love it! It's a great challenge. A lot of people say that writing commercial music of that nat ure is very easy-in fact it's not. Yo u have to have great skill to do it in the time: often I have only four or five days maximum to write a big orchestral score. It makes you very sharp mentally because you really have to thin k quickly.

When I'm writing background music for a film there's nearly always a style which is new to me: I remember a few years ago having to write pastiche Henry Vlll type music, which I'd never done before. I got a lot out of that, because I had to stud y chord structures, instrumentation and so on, and it was a new discovery for me .

There is a great danger , however, if yo u do too much of it-which I don 't-that you can become a miniaturist , because the form of the music is dictated by other forces than purely musical ones: that can be destructive to a composer who writes serious music . When you sit down and write a piece of music to be listened to in a concert hall, you have to think of the overall impact of, say, twenty minutes to half-an-hour , but with commercial music it 's the momentar y effect that counts.

6. Do you take an interest in modern popular music and do you think there is a link between the two sorts of music?

I thought I'd have a go at it. Your ex-Head of School, Richard Pleming, took me down in my first few weeks here to the Odeon for a rock concert and I went there open-minded, but I was deafened by half-way through: I couldn 't stand all of it. I find it very odd when the performer on stage is swearing at the audience every other word : it made a strange contrast to the serenity of the King's School.

I don't like pop music all that much, but I quite like light music and brass band music. You only need to hear the first thirt y seconds of a pop piece and then you know what 's going on-you don't really need to study it. I certainly don 't find inspiration from them in any way, although I've written one or two pop numbers for television jingles . I wouldn't say that pop music influenced my Requiem or my Clarin et Concerto [ or example, though when I was younger I used to listen to a lot of that sort of music. It really doesn't interest me much now.

7. What sort of rapport do you have with other modern composers?

I know most of them -even the 'greats' fro m around the world, because I have worked with, and am still a member of, the London Sinfonietta, so I come across them rather a lot. I find a number of them very arrogant , so I have only a few as friends. I know the Polish composers very well because I've been to Poland many times, and I get on extremely well with them; I find most of the German composers very arrogant indeed-they have a superior approach to contemporary music and think if yo u ' re no t in the latest line of fire you're not all that interesting; the British composers on the whole are rather peculiar- those I've come ac ross! I do have a few notable fr iends like John McCabe and Alan Rido ut. With younger composers there seems to be an interesting mutual respect and not much else! I' m very open-minded and I like many compositions but no t necessaril y the peo ple who wrote them.

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It certainly is different: As far as the latest trends are concerned Britain tends to be quite a .few .years behind, .eyen qecades .. Some notable British composers, like Brian Ferneyhough and even Peter. Maxwell Dljvies; are still writing in what I would call an outmoded vein, using the Germani.c \Vay. 9f comno~ition, through mathematics and a lot of intellectual processes, which fl)o~t olher comp9sers relilly regard as history. .':Phat's only the avant-g?rde side of things. The more mainstream composition is interesting ~Gause it fllUs in.to an historical perspective which European audiences find rather strange.

Bfilish music generally, apart from Benjamin Britten, tends to be unexportable because of its ver:y Engli~hness. That goes through generations-right through from Stanford and Parry, it's had that sort of stamp. Then again, when you take the equivalent composers in other countries we haven't heard of their music either.

IIritish music tends to hav.e a sound and rhythm of its own. Its macrorhythms, if you like, are rather unadventurous and not predictable but neat. The music of eastern European countries especially is much more closely related to their folk origins and their folk music is much more dynamic than ours. It is interesting that you have this very powerful music from Bartok, Kodaly and their pupils which has a universal appeal, but when we start thinking of Vaughan Williams, Elgar and their British disciples-their music is very stirring and moving to us, but it doesn't have much . foothold in Europe or America. I had my Requiem performed in Stockholm last year and, incredibly, Elgar's 2nd Symphony was receiving its Swedish premiere alongside my Requiem!

9. In what direction do you think modern music is heading and have you any ideas about what the future may hold?

I think that in fifty to a hundred years' time we will look back on this period from about 1945 to 1980 as one of experimentation. A lot of new things have come out of it which will be retained, but people will start going back to the more natural qualities which music has built up over the centuries . I think the music of the future will be more approachable to both audiences and players. We've really gone as far as we can go, and now it's a question of reflection on what has happened . I like to combine a lot of the new effects of the avant-garde with the older forms of music .

10. What would you say to Napoleon's comment that the English are a nation of shop-keepers, and not lovers of the arts?

Boulez:-the 1980's answer to Napoleon .

II. What other interests do you have apart from music?

My main interests are sailing, and travelling. I spend most of my weekends in summer deep sea sailing, going across to other countries. The other thigg, which is really connected with my work though I find it a great bonus, is travelling-I do enjoy seeing new faces. I've been to most parts of the world through music and this summer I shall be visiting professor at Adelaide and Brisbane Universities in Australia.

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I am particularly fond of Poland and am very happy there. I like the people and their cultural heritage; their folklore is very interesting and I find their history of being an oppressed nation for many centuries fascinating. I admire their capacity to survive; I like to think of myself as a survivor, and to be among people who are actually in the business of surviving is very stimulating. I also like the United States-I've worked in a number of universities in America and have a lot of friends there; they're a very open-minded society and, I find, great appreciators of the arts .

12. What support have you had for your ideas of promoting modern music?

Very good indeed. I like to think that I'm a breath of fresh air coming into the school with some different ideas.

I find the boys here very open-minded and I can only say that I've had support all' round, so much so that a number of my pieces are being done, and we've formed a New Music Society which goes up to London to listen to contemporary music. â&#x20AC;˘ I'm very happy here . I thought it might be too much of a wrench from what I'd been doing before, but I've been made very welcome and I feel very much part of the set-up. I've written a lot of music as a result of that. It's nice to belong to something; in London, you don't belong anywhere, you just exist. I find it rewarding to belong to a community.

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That's true, yes: we're hoping to get a festival organised around the Pope's visit and mayoe make it into an annual festival of secular music in Canterbury-but an international festival, something rather major.

I have a lot of works on at the moment-I have a work in the'Proms this yea\'; and at the Cheltenham Festival. I now have commissions occupying me for many years ahead, iiicluding a : <. really big chorus and orchestral work for the Three Choirs Festiv~l in 1983 . ' As far as King's is concerned, I want people to be genuindy interested in contemporary m'uslC rather than my forcing it upon them , so I think that, once The Canterbury Psalms is over, I'll be introducing one or two more outrageous pieces: I plan to have a midday concert of balloons on the Green Court sometime in the summer (maybe in King's Week!). I'd' like t6 give some other composers' music an airing, with the ensemble we've formed', '("d do sonie more singing: .

I'd also like to do a piece with the Chamber Orchestra, not necessarily of'my own :-' . ' ..

I think there are two aspects of a composer, or, shall we sa)',.or'my own perso'nality: there':s. obviously a serious side, but basically I like to enjoy life and have fun . I'm very serious wheil we're performing, analysing and rehearsing, because that's my life; but when that is over, I'~ very happy to switch off from it-the last thing I want is to talk about music the '~llOle time! ' J", .

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On the musical side of things we have continued to make our presence felt, and the experience of TrlOl by Jury last term has been put to good use in one of the best House Songs I have ever heard, . largely thanks to DavId See~s! w,hose 'Gleedesque' .style of direction has proved a revelatIon . The House MUSIC CompetItIOn s large trophy remams in our grasp for another year.

Congratulations to Tim, Rick, Jim and Joanne on their appointment to monitors hips and thanks to all for a restful but interesting term.

R. B. W. GUMPERT.

Life has been spotted in what has traditionally been a term where those who aren't asleep are discovering that they know nothing about next term's exams. With inter-house rivalry at a peak , Grange didn't quite win the Cross-Country run, narrowly mIssed the House Song (a close and bitter contest in which we beat both B~ou!\hton and Luxmoore fairly. ~nd squarely and thus demand the wooden spoon), but came thIrd 10 the House Vocal CompetItIOn, reached the finals of the Junior Basketball and the Inter-House Soccer and won the Junior Hockey, the Intermediate Shuttle-Relays and the Inter-House Table Tennis (for which Peter 'Buds' Whyte claims full responsibility).

Congratulations to 'Kiss-rna-toes' Michael on his 1st Colours for Hockey to 'Flid' Julian for his 2nd Colours, to Ian Jenkins for his Soccer Colours and to Jasper Baco~ for Cross-Country 1st Colours.

Other interesting features of the term in Grange include the new religious awareness in the back row 10 assembly, 6B's narrow survival of a whirlwind assault by Clare and Sarah Sarah Snoxall',s epic struggle after a serious leg inj,ury which spread to her throat, Mark BurgesWatson s recovery after Johnnre Evans beat hIm there and the very welcome promotion of our resident man, C.J., to house monitor.

The House Play, Feydeau's A Flea in her Ear, was a huge success; an all-conquering stage crew under Tony Nardone fIrst produced a revolving bed (no mean feat) and then ensured that It worked sometim~s (incredible). Will Mr. R. (for Randall) Thane be able to teach pupils who have seen hIm frolrc aroundon a stage, revealing all (well, just knees) whilst drooling German atthe vanou~ Grange beautIes? Many thanks to Mr. Dobbin for his strict censorship of what mIght otherWIse have been a production of '0, Grange!' and superb direction of a difficult but warmly rewarding play.

Mr. :-"oodley was unfortunately taken fairly seriously ill for a couple of weeks but is recover 109 well and claims t'? be the healthiest man in the Precincts. Our thanks, too , to Mr. Boyden, who kmdly stepped 10 to look after the House in Mr. Woodley's absence.

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Walpole's social life was, for once, not firml y lodged in our own premises . Linacre provided WALPOLE

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Warm thanks for the house music go to John Smith who not only performed excellentl y

himself, with such celebrities as Alex Stewart, but also organised the whole competition for the house so efficiently and industriously. The vocal gro up provided superb entertainment for all who watched, and the House Song was sung with usual Walpole enthusias m!

I must compliment Sambo on his originality, although I hope he does not become pig-healled about It. All the monitors have done a truly fin e job, and have been a real help. My tha nks also to Miss Burr and to Mr. and Mrs. Vye. R. C. MACDONALD. After our shortest-ever holiday we plunged into a long Lent Term with MEISTER vigour, and have remained enthusiastic throughout if nothing else; the OMERS house stag, however, was already restless by half-term when he decided to fall off his perch in the hall. Things have run smoothly, apart from the moments when Peggy 's hoover cap disappears, or the Fairy Liquid vanishes.

The painters were redecorating much of the House for most of this term and we have had some interesting scrapes with them (and with the wet paint?). Not only was I intrigued when some extra studies sprang up in the corridor-Elham II and the New Odet-but also when the painters were working on both the boys ' and the girls' shower-rooms simultaneously. One afternoon we even had the self-closing door to the Junior Hall with wet paint on both sides a nd both handles!

We welcomed Andreas Hartl for eight weeks on the Ettal exchange and hope that he has go ne back to Germany with some new English vocabulary in his head-of the right sort.

The main event of the term for us was the House Play. This was a great success, not least because it involved almost the whole house in some way or other. Jim Kenney successfully found a new image, though Jeremy Smart did not find anything in his tro users. It was lucky we had the burly figure of Stewart Pope to stop the audience crush at the entrance doors.

In terms of Inter-House achievements, we have no major wins to show, but that is not the important thing. The Cross-Country was a good effort by everyone and we fini shed in an average position of 4th for all age-groups; Alastair Shaw ran particularly well, fini shing 3rd in the Intermedi~tes. Our house brains pitted their wits against Broughton in the Academic Challenge to be closely beaten by them, but ensured that they were eliminated as lowest-scoring winners (the old M.O. jinx); at least Worzel Gummidge knew who loved Aunt Sally! We played valiantly in the Junior House Hockey and Basketball, but did not survive the first round; we had better runs in the Table Tennis- well done to our budding star Garry and Jim Kenney, who were unbeaten-and in the Chess where Garbo steered us as far as the last three houses.

Congratulations go to Jim Phillips on his Soccer Colours, and thanks to him for organising what soccer the weather allowed us. Our handful of music scholars competed well in the House Music Competition and although (horror!) we had to relinquish the House Song Cup to the unknown outsiders Broughton, Luke Goss blew his horn with gusto to win the Junior Wind and we finished 3rd in the whole competition.

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. People have kept themselves amused in various ways during the term, including Sean Solle on hIs c?mputer crazes and, of course, G-force and the Bike Boys on their escapades through the PrecIncts. The house phone has been kept busy especially with "America calling".

Finally, I would like to thank the cleaning and sewing ladies for their work and, most of all, Mr. and Mrs. Craik for their help and guidance during the term.

S. M. WHATTON. My mind draws a blank as to what has actuall y happened in the House this term; this is not a comment on the House, more one on me. The end of a term dominated by rain and illness comes to most as an enormous relief-not so to me; every day that passes brings' A' Levels closer, the closer they get the more worried I become, and the more worried I become, the more I go to pieces.

The first thing that strikes one about Marlowe is its total lack of females; this is a great pity-especially since we harboured the first ever girl at the school- and leads one on to ask why the numbers have dwindled so alarmingly. Finding no adequate answer, I leave that one in the melting pot, and pass on to the actual num ber of boys that live in and aro und Marlowe; we have shrunk to a mere ninety inhabitants this term-due to a mass exodus of brains at the end of last term, and to the advent of only four new ones this (although most of us in the House agree that two of our newcomers make up for at least ten normal humans each).

The main Marlovian triumph of the term has been the overwhelming victory in the InterHouse Academic Challenge Competition ; against all odds, Graham, Colin, Edmund and Thomas stormed to success and brought a beautiful engraving of St. Augustine's back to roost where it has always belonged. In sport we find that Marlowe fencers dominate not only the school, but also much of Kent; Tobit Curteis won the Gardener Sword in the Under-15 House Competition along with a gold medal in the Inter-House Under-1 5 Foil Competition . Mark Mortlock, for his part, came 5th in the Kent Under-16 Epee Championship , and 4th in the Kent Under-16 Sabre Championship. In Athletics, the highlight of the term was the Head of House's star turn in the Inter-House Cross-Country Competition; armed with a map of the course, he boldly struck across country and got completely lost. On arrival back on Birley's he found that everyone else had gone home-the only person there was Bob Jordan picking up flags . At least somebody had the courtesy to place me 113th. In the Shuttle Relays, Marlowe came an unlucky , but very close, second to the inevitable Broughton, and would have won had we had eighteen outstanding sprinters in the House- despite this, congratulations are due to all those who turned up and ran. In Chess, Marlowe-under the singular leadership of Stephen Burrell-are . apparently 2-1 up in the Inter-House Competition , but this is only hearsay as the elusive team members refuse to answer questions for obvious security reasons. The Table Tennis Competition is best forgotten, but the Rugby Sevens Competition is not: Simon Howard (team manager/captain/secretary and physiotherapist) has assured me of victory in both the senior and junior categories. Broughton beware!

Music ... well, the House Music Competition has so far born mixed fruits-most of them, unfortunately, bitter. Ben Jones has done particularly well , and we have also been able to put a vocal into the running for the first time in two years; banking on the judges' sympathy for this particular enterprise proved catastrophically misguided, and victory did not ensue .

This term has been highly enjoyable and without major domestic upheavals; for this I am indebted to all the other monitors-Simon, Stephen, Jeremy, Mark and 'Tonka'; their quiet efficiency and forbearance of my lunatic presence have helped me considerably. Running the risk of sounding like film credits, I would like to thank many more people besides; Dan Taylor for keeping us on our toes, Pam and Tony for keeping us tidy and well -stocked with tea, the tutors for keeping us on the straight and narrow , Mrs. T urner and the girls for keeping us amazed by continually appearing at (and eating) Marlowe lunches, and finally Mr. Turner himself who has the unenviable task of keeping ninety straying boys in check.

J. H. WHITE¡THOMSON. MARLOWE

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Although two people decided that they still preferred life o.utside the Precincts, Luxmoore has otherwise settled in very well , thanks mainly to the efforts and immaculate organisation of Mr. Parker. Linacre showed our monitors that there were no 'sour grapes', so to speak, about the fact that Luxmoore is wedged so tightly between them and Meister Omers, ana gave us a great party.

As far as competitions with other houses went this term, we didn't do amazingly well-Galpin 's proved to be our jinx and ruined our chances in at least four competitions.

However, we managed to suppl y three 1st Xl Hockey players, and Rob Hill, that well-known Scunthorpe supporter, played football for the school.

Luxmoore has now become the central meeting-place for the School's famous faces, and the term has seen a number of girls (including one with a new 'Lady Diana' hairstyle) attracted by Ashok the Hi Fi man sponsored by Robertson's Marmalade, a pair of swimmers and even Brommers. Charles Chan has not yet released details of when he intends to move in, but Freddy has hinted that he might want to move out to Military Road.

Much time and effort went into our House Song, as was reflected in the result-all credit, then, to our many talented musicians for making our contribution so worthwhile.

Useful contributors to the house included 'Colossus' for his intelligent goalkeeping, Man for his keenness, Naresh for his musical taste and Pete, Pablo, Dan, Matt and Jerez for their coffee.

Mention must be made of our loyal cleaning staff who, to a woman, all came down to the Precincts as well to continue their good work and clean o ut Bug's coffee mugs.

Next term we welcome Simon Devonshire back as a monitor from doing porridge in Lattergate.

LUXMOORE

S. D. C RANSTON SMITH.

GALPIN'S

A 1000/0 pass rate at Oxbridge boded great things for the Academic Challenge, but we were pipped to the post (!) by Linacre in the semi-finals despite the valiant efforts of Frank Lunn (who was, for once, playing on

th<; right side!).

At this academic hiccup , the house turned its attentions to sport, reaching finals in the Squash and the Junior Hockey. Respectable performances ere achieved in the Cross-Country, Athletics and Basketball Competitions. However, the Senior Hockey proved too much for captain Dick Bastin, and "handy-legged" Jonty Watt, who had even less success in the female department this term! (despite modelling efforts for Revlon) . A mention must go to "Python " Mbu for captaining three house sides and playing rugby for Kent.

Despite the lack of attendance from Walpole's "small problems", Fiona Andry, Kate Grieves, Michael Taylor and Andy Godley led an inspired cast to produce an excellent performance of One Way Pendulum. Thanks must go to P.J.B. for all his hard work and ingenuity in producing the play. Entertaining examples of his talents with Emu could be seen late into the night in Galpin's (wink, wink).

While the origins of Dicky Biddle's glandular fever (Cambridge?) remained a mystery, attentions were occupied with who was to be best man for Ian and Claire (another July wedding?). Dick Bastin and Aezana Haile were reputed to be giving lessons on being "cool"-anticipating a hot summer?

Fraulein Spiegel managed to tear herself away from Linacre to spearhead Galpin's efforts in the House Music Competition with a predominantly female team holding some successes to their credit.

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Thanks must go to Maureen and her dynamic domestic staff, with the welcome appearance of Mrs. Arthur, for all their efforts this term. Finally , I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Woodward and the Woodward family, Mrs. Jones (despite the sad death of her husband), the tutors, the monitors, and last but by no means least, the House for a great term.

T. F. GULAM .

On returning to Linacre this term, we were met by several surprises.

Congratulations must go to our four successful candidates for Oxbridge, especially the award winners, Jon Bertsch and Michael White. Carrie Bensted, Mag Jeffries and Annette Markwick all got places at York, Exeter and Bristol respectively, while Serena Williams is going to read Marine Biology at SI. Andrews-a far cry from L.S.E.!

A warm welcome is extended to our new Luxmoore neighbours-welcoming parties of a fairly extensive nature on both sides will be remembered, especially by some. After two years of chaos, we are delighted no longer to have to hear the pile-drivers and cement mixers from 7.45 a. m. onwards! We were also delighted to hear that the Governors had approved the plans for our 'oop-graading' so maybe the pile-drivers and cement mixers will be back-'Revenge is LINACRE

sweet' so beware Luxmoore!

The house, although not bulging with sporting prowess, has met the term's events with unflinching determination and considerable success. Having wo n the Cross-Country overall, we only came away with one cup-that of the Juniors. Congratulations to Simon Jackson on winning that event, to Paddy Warr and Matt Andrews on their First Colours for CrossCountry, a nd especially to the latter fo r winning the Inter-House event for the second year running. The hockey 'team', half of whom had never seen a hockey stick before, succeeded in dismembering Robert MacDonald and very little else . (Some of us were lectured on the virtues of the off-side rule.) The foot bailers won both the League and the Knock-out Competitions and it looks like Ahmed may be well on the way to Charlton Athletic! The Knock-out Cup was won by a cool penalty, taken inevitably by Tim Tuohy. Despite our disadvantage of no home ground, the table tennis, led by Andy Jenkins, managed a very commendable second place .

Four of our quicker-witted intellectuals attempted to restore the Academic Challenge Trophy to its rightful place, but had to be content with second place, despite gallant efforts by Gerald Wilson and his elder team-mates. The Junior Chess Team won happily, while the Senior Team were 'eliminated' less happily.

The Top Landing has been kept alive with Pablo's skill with rubber tubing, S.A .S. raids with fly-swats, Savage and the "carpet" and Charlie's incessant ability to force a pack of cards to appear from behind your ear. Special mention must go to 'Gheck' and his nine-mile runs complete with cardigan, cap and overcoat, and to Pete and Jerez for their course of lectures on the ' men' in the Royal Marines.

The Death of Nelson featured largely in the house's musical acti vities, but did not meet with the approval of this year's judges in the House Music Competition-the first time since the competition was reconstituted that Linacre has not qualified for the final -and with more Music Scholars than ever before! However, Nick Evans-Pughe and James Seagrave have reached their respective finals-which is something !

Thanks must go to both Mrs . Birley, without whose frequent attacks nothing would ever get done, and to P .J .D.A. for exerting his influence of enjoyment combined with the smooth running of the house.

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The Lent Term has seen a few new faces in the House, all of them from Lattergate . Mr. Charles Allen has amply filled the space left by Mr. Robin Finney and his contribution was truly immense until the weight of the job got too much for him and he retired with glandular fever. He has bounced back for the last week of term and it is good to see him recovering so quickly. Other new arrivals have included Elias Mamari, a Lebanese ogre at least three times the size of his Head of House, and Matthew Wood who is lucky enough to have Broughton as a middle name.

This term our horizons have broadened to the extent that cultural life has dominated the House. Dissatisfied with our fifth place in the House Academic Challenge we have, under the inspirational baton of Paul McGrath, enjoyed unprecedented success in the House Music Competition. Not only did we beat School House in the final of the House Vocal,. but the whole music establishment was shaken when we won the House Song and emerged triumphant from the Shirley Hall with two music cups. Mr. Bee, visibly staggered by this body blow, recovered quickly to claim credit for launching Broughton on the road to success and then snatched 'Elvis' Rogers-pioneer of a more usual Ho use musical taste-away to Graveney marshes.

Here, in that hallowed home of the Broughton Beagling Club (with Bill Bayly now the lone onthe-spot representative), Elvis was brainwashed into claiming ornithology as a changed BROUGHTON

exercise.

We have not neglected the sporting scene either and the trop hy shelf is beginning to look li ke Sotheby's on silverware day. The long-legged leadership of Stuart Cairns and his tartan hordes helped us sweep up two Cross-Country cups, while a dashing last leg by the Captain of School and the excellent performance of our Juniors saw us retain the House Shuttle Relays Cup . The House hockey team 's semi-fin al was hair raising (both of Hugo's in faGt) and we finally succumbed to Walpole by the only goal of the match scored in the sudden-death extra time . The soccer, with a very you ng team, was a similar near miss . A 1-0 loss in th~ league play-.off with Linacre left us in second place, but it's about time they beat us at somethmg and we did retam the six-a-side trophy!

It has also been a good term socially. Suzi Ives enlivened her first duty round with a request to a junior boy that she would 'prefer him in bed', while Jonny Evans in one of the lower moments of the term found out just how far yo u have to go to ride in a bronze Rolls Royce.

Another lowlight of the term occurred with Bonnington Bartlett's unsuccessful mountain climbing attempt, spurred on no doubt by Porky's kung-fu lessons. Finally, all that rem.ain~ to be said is a huge thank you to Mr. and Mrs . Hodgson and Mr. Allen, the Vital combmatlOn without which ve ry little of this enormously success ful term wo uld have been possible. ..

H. M. ROBERTSON.

This term saw many successes both in the field of sport and culturally. The tu ne of A Tomb With A View lingers in one's mind with the memory of Mike B and his orchestra (Patrick, Laurent, Anthony and Stephen) in their splendid rendition introducing the House play which was an overwhelming success. Joanna Evans proved to all that she doesn't get enough while Stefan Schwartz almost revealed all ~n a play which showed touches of class from everyone, especially. D~ncan Murray, Robert Miller and Helen Davy, with Angus Murray's aloof appearance contmumg mto the House Song with TRADESCANT

mixed success.

In the House Academic Challenge, in which Eugene's performance was wort hy of Merrett, we narrowly lost to the adj udicator and School House.

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We continue to prove our strength in the sporting field though the hockey team, due to a lack of communication (and players?) never materialised. In football our team, one of mixed talents, lost a toughly-fought semi-final to the eventual winners. Our performance in winning the Semor 200 Metres Shuttle Relay was undoubtedly the success of the term-an event in which Dave Green proved that he is more than just a 2nd XI hockey player.

Meanwhile our chess team led by Chris Wheeler quietly managed to get through to the final, and Paul Dubrow scaled new heights. Despite all the above activities, 'normal' Trad. life continued to floudsh.

Congratulations must go to Adam Short on winning the Kent Sabre Championship , to Mark and Kate, and to the juniors, who have successfully monitored the seniors' female activities.

Finally, thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Wetherilt and all the tutors for another successful term, especially Mr. Milford for producing such a marvellous play. Thank yo u very much, everybody.

M. D. R. BACKHOUSE. The term has not been an easy one with even the hardy members of Lattergate's sporting elite joining the hypochondriacs for a spell or two in bed. We must extend our thanks to Mrs. Thomas, who soldiered valiantly on throughout the crisis, even though not in 'top-gear' herself. Neither was the weather very helpful. The bouts of almost constant rain kept much of the House indoors, and (excuse the pun) we ' weathered the storm' remarkably well, social harmony being maintained and bickering kept to a minimum.

On the first Sunday of term the whole House walked from Chilham to Wye, and despite the rather vague approach of the Housemaster-who left rucksack containing maps, jersey, drink and money on the train-and a major miscalculation on the catering front (where were the sixteen pack lunches?), the trip was enjoyed by all.

Once again the whole House visited the Marlowe Theatre for another dose of 'whodunnit' mystery. A Murder is Arranged-"a ghost/murder story (as the Marlowe put it) guaranteed to rivet the audience to their seats" - had us all rolling around in the aisles in uncontrollable mirth. Despite the sad demise of the production' s only actor in the early stages of the play, and despite the overplayed melodrama, 'a good time was had by all'.

The term has not been without achievement. Almost everyone was involved in a team of some sort and while the hockey players proved pretty adroit with their sticks, the house vocalists-under Edward 'Previn' Carr-excelled in the music competitions. Entering for the first time, Lattergate reached the final of the House Song Competition and came a creditable fifth in the House-Vocals. Also something of a debut, we entered the Inter-House Chess Contest and the house boffins met Linacre in the final! On a more personal level we must congratulate Alexander Shankland on gaining a place in the School Academic Challenge team and reaching the semi-finals of the T.S.B. "Super Schools Quiz".

Well done to Alison Parrott for proving the sceptics, misogynists and M.C.P.s wrong, by settling into the Lattergate scene with little difficulty. Will she ever be the same again?

A definite victory, alas, to the feminists! Good luck to .Edward Carr who takes over next term as Head of House (in a very much less volatile guise than his predecessor!), with Eddie Cheetham at his right hand. Thanks also to the tutors, for giving up free time to take duty, walk, produce entertainments, etc., and to Mr. and Mrs. Ross for making the term an enjoyable and memorable one.

S. P. DEVONSH IRE. LAlTERGATE

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS

MUSIC AND DRAMA ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL CONCERT SUNDAY, 15th MARCH, IN THE NAVE

Traditional English music from the beginning of this century formed the admir;}ble framework for two new works in the School Choral and Orchestral Concert on 15th Marcli in the Cathedral.

Specially commissioned for the forces available, Alan Ridout's Come, Saints and Angels, to words by Eleanor Farjeon, was prompted by the tragic death of a child. Stately rather than sorrowful, the piece is one of Mr. Ridout's most attractive pieces to date. The unusual scoring (omitting violins) brilliantly avoids pitfalls of Cathedral acoustics, where an attempt at clarity easily results in thinness, or richness in an overloud blur.

Much of the success of the performance was due to the glowing horn solo played like a veteran by Luke Goss. Flute triads and harp alternated with string unisons and bass drum, while subtle etching by oboe, horn and vocal quartet richly illuminated the text.

The climax of the concert was the major commission, The Canterbury Psalms, by composerin-residence Paul Patterson. The large forces required combined the King's School Choir (Chorus Master: Nicholas Gleed) with the School Orchestra (Leader: Clarence Myerscough); some distinguished visitors included members of the Deal and Walmer Handelian Society. Paul Neville conducted with his usual easy authority.

These settings of Psalms 97, 121 and 148 were enthralling. Splendid trumpet and percussion writing built up the rhythms for "The Lord reigneth", and a sustained crescendo of cataclysmic proportions vividly portrayed "The hills melted like wax".

The Choir was heard at its finest in "I will lift up mine eyes", the choral textures and yearning string lines being delicately coloured with glockenspiel and woodwind.

A little disappointment must be recorded over the final psalm, where over-busy scoring was disturbingly invaded by memories of Holst's Jupiter! The strange drums of the fir st psalm now seemed all-too-familiar, but the work deserves further hearings.

The concert began with Elgar's Gerontius Prelude, in which the brass were splendid-the trumpets in particular heralding a glorious evening of secure playing. There was distinguished cor anglais playing in the quieter moments.

Elgar's Serenade followed, the Leader having fine solos over warm tone from the lower strings. In Vaughan Williams' Serenade the well-balanced soloists (also to be heard effectively in the Ridout piece) were: Sally-Ann Ardouin, Jean Rigby, Anton Rich (deputising at short notice) and Christopher Bull. Miss Ardouin's beautiful tone could well "wake Diana with a hymn", and Mr. Bull was persuasive over the wide-ranging bass solo.

This enterprising and satisfying programme stimulated its performers to the utmost, and was a worthy ornament for the great building in which it was heard.

J.M.J. ~.

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LUNCHTIME CONCERT 25th MARCH, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

The Band and Choir combined on the day before the end of term to give an interesting concert. The Band opened with The Stars and Stripes Forever enthusiastically performed with an impressive ensemble sound. The clarinettists of the Band next entertained us with Siebert's piece Wind in the Wood, a pun as engaging as the piece itself. In what was perhaps the most polished piece the Band presented, the trumpets, John Wilkinson, Jeremy Wright, Helen Spiegel and Jack Kenny ran through their paces, at some speed, in The Bugler's Holiday.

By contrast the Choir performed two complex unaccompanied anthems with great control and nicely balanced singing. The first Os Justi by Bruckner ended particularly resonantly on bell-like chords of rich tone, while the second, Purcell's Hear my Prayer was executed with exactly the intense quality the text demands.

The Band marked their return under their robust conductor, Mr. William McConnell, with a rousing performance of the traditional number Semper Dixieland by Sousa, though there were a few problems with intonation here. The three trombonists joined in an amusing number, living up to its title Three Jolly Trombones. It was interesting to see the versatile Nicholas Evans-Pughe playing the trombone rather than the violin, together with Neil Wakefield and Mark Leathem, and the piece had much elan. Next we were treated to the jive rhythms of the sugary Mexican Mambo before the final number, which was another highly polished performance, this time of the Overture Light Cavalry by Suppe.

The performers are to be congratulated on such a good general standard in a concert arranged at such short notice, as of course are Messrs. McConnell and Gleed.

BEN GUMPERT.

HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION 16th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd MARCH

As a means of picking winners, the music competition , like democracy, is fallible, though the best device anyone has yet thought of. There were some competitors who, though not winning through to the finals, were good enough to have seriously challenged some of the finalists if they had grubbed just a few more marks in the preliminaries-and to them it may not seem fair.

It has never seemed entirely fair to me, either. But well-intentioned injustice is often salutary, and anyhow, no better way of choosing the winners has yet been thought of. Those who narrowly missed the laurels need not be despondent. They might have succeeded if the competitions had been a week earlier ... or later ... or if the clocks had been put forward (as they ought to have been) or if competitors had practised more purposefully, or a hundred other imponderables.

The finals were immensely enjoyable because of the generally high standard of performance.

This was matched by the penetrating analysis of each item by the adjudicator. Those who listened to the adjudication with open minds, and then studied the score again in the light of Mr. Ridout'S comments will have been enriched in musical wisdom.

All the performances were commendable, many were very good, and some, outstanding.

There were, however, one or two pieces of dull music, the sort of music which shows a player's agility, but offers no challenge to his musicianship. I feel that note-spinning should find no place in our competitions, however astonishing the pyrotechnics might be.

This is a small quibble, however. There was not much note-spinning. The afternoon was filled almost entirely with fine music-much of it great music-commendably well prepared, and performed with panache.

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RESULTS

Junior Piano I J. R. Seagrave (Lin.) 2 S. R. J. Williamson (S.H.)

Theme and Variations Scherzo in E minor

Junior Strings I B. G. Jones (M.) 2 P. E. Booth-Clibborn (S.H.)

Violin Concerto (K.218) (3rd mvt.)

Cello Sonata (2nd mvt.)

Junior Wind I L. C. Goss (M.O .)

2 C. P. H. Sturt (T.)

Hunter's Moon (horn and piano) Majorcan Piece (clarinet and piano)

Senior Piano I J. R. W. G. Smith (W .)

Maykapar Mendelssohn Mozart Grieg Vintner Horovitz

2 A. N. Murray (T.)

Preludes in G (Op. 32) and C. minor (Op. 23) Rachmaninoff Rhapsody in C Dohnanyi

Senior Strings I A. J. Stewart (W.) 2 Sarah Snoxall (Gr.) 3 N. G. Evans-Pughe (Lin.)

Violin Concerto in G (1 st mvt.)

Cello Sonata in E minor (1st mvt.)

Romance (violin and orchestra)

Senior Wind I L. O. Meister (T.) 2 S. A. Warren-Smith (S .H.)

Fantasie Pastorale Hongroise (flute) Flute Concerto (4th mvt.)

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Mozart Brahms Dvorak Doppler Lennox Berkeley

Instrumental Ensembles I School House Flute Quartet in D (1st mvt.)

S. A. Warren-Smith (flute), T. R. Amos (violin) D. A. Seers (viola) , Deborah Warren-Smith ('cello) 2 Grange Sonate en Concert (4 mvts.)

Joanna Lawson (flute), Sarah Snoxall ('cello), M. P. Pepperell (piano)

Mozart Damase

Vocal Ensem bles I Broughton My Evaline ; arr. A. E. Hall P. McGrath, A. McGrath, D. J. M. Garrett, E. E. B. Shelswell-White 2 School House Blue Moon '" arr. J. Seers D. A. Seers, G. C. R. McMahon, R. B. W. Gumpert, T. R. Amos, Deborah Warren-Smith House Songs I Broughton My Last Abode Schubert There are bad times just around the corner 2 School House Coward 3 Lattergate Non Nobis Domine Quilter 4 Meister Omers England, Arise!

Thiman 5 Walpole The King's Own Crofts Points: S.H. (84), Lin. (65), M.O. (61), W. (55), T. (54), Gr. (51), Gal. (50), B. (48), M. (47), Lat. (14), Lux. (6).

N.B. The points system differs from previous years.

John Smith won both the Carboni Cup (for the best musician who took part in the House Music Competition) and the prize for the performance that gave the Adjudicator most pleasure.

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"ONE WAY PENDULUM" THE GALPIN'S HOUSE PLAY 12th FEBRUARY, 1981, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL

'Mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi. ' The second line is hardly more enlightening 'Mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi mi.' Only in the seventh line is the audience of N. F. Simpson's One Way Pendulum offered any explanation, and then not much: 'Fifteen stone ten pounds'. (After this many words in Richard II Shakespeare had already gone a good way to sorting out the tangled genealogy of Edward Ill's umpteen sons and given us a hint of the plot.)

The parallel. is not fair, of course, for Simpson allows himself half a page of stage directions before we meet a word of dialogue, but it does throw some light on the type of play One Way Pendulum is: Absurd.

We are presented with the suburban Groomkirbys where Kirby Groomkirby is tr ying to teach his weighing machines to sing the Hallelujah Chorus. And so on . Good stuff for a house play, especially on the stage of the Shirley Hall where plays with Important Words are often reduced to the Absurd anyway. Mr. Peter Brodie's lively production accepted this fact and went heavily for the farcical visual humour rather than laying emphasis on Simpson's social comment: the tyranny of material objects (Kirby eats only when a cash register rings), or the conventional, dull routine of suburban existence (Mabel Groomkirby has a char-'You've no idea what a difference it makes just having you come once or twice a week'-to help eat the left-overs).

Fiona Andry and Kate Grieves held the play together with their powerful interpretations of Mabel and Sylvia, and Fiona's beautifully timed 'You feel so public' was the best line of the evening. Andrew Godley, Robin Hunter, Richard Pollok and Tim Harrold played useful supporting roles; the leathery Emma Denne and well-spoken Michael Taylor acted effectively, while John Summers brilliantly upstaged everyone, both literally and metaphorically!

The Special Effects Department deserves a particular mention, for those lovely weighing machines-was that really a housemaster hopping about the stage in a cardboard box?- for the door bell and the Hawker Harrier spider. The production had some pleasant touches-an Old Bailey Judge who filed his toe nails while presiding sticks in the mind-and good humo ur pervaded the whole.

I have only a couple of niggles. It was a shame that so many gimmicks were used so quickly, leaving the latter part of the playa little bare; and the heavy cutting left little of the original Simpson shape . Nevertheless, the overall impression was one of delight. Congratulations to Galpin's, and to Mr. Peter Brodie on his first King's production. This is surely only his start in a succession of similar hits.

J.S.R .

"A TOMB WITH A VIEW" THE TRADESCANT HOUSE PLAY 1st and 2nd MARCH, 1981, IN ST. AUGUSTINE'S HALL

Tradescant followed the present St. Augustine's feti sh for plays concerning mass-murder with their productions of Norman Robbins's slap-stick murder myster y, A Tomb With A View. Despite limitations imposed by the size of the SI. Augustine 's Dining Hall and rather uncharitable seating arrangements, the unfolding drama for two nights entertained large audiences of boys, masters and Tradescant parents. tt 2 "ONE WAY PENDULUM" - GALPIN'S HOUSE PLAY (l. D. D. Pardoe, J. M. H. S/lmmers)

The plot was of the convoluted nature expected in this Ten Little Niggers type thriller: the actors disturbingly drop like flies in succeedingly bloodier murders, the most gruesome of these (such as the excellent Alf Turner's execution by a meat-cleaver, an interesting proposition) taking place off stage. The suitably unconvincing unravelling of the mystery still managed to surprise most of the amateur detectives in the audience. ' As for the actors (and actresses, sorry Helen and Co. ) they worked very hard. Although Tradescant is not renowned for Thespian activities, everyone acted more than competently.

There were occasional reminders that this was " only a House Play": there was some difficulty over cues and some hilarious lines were not delivered to full effect. However, individual performances were comically effective: Angus Murray's delusions of grandeur were aweinspiring, his younger brother 's line in outraged mumble vastly amusing, and Joanna Evans' desire for the opposite sex seemed alarmingly natural. Robert Miller narrowly stole the first part of the play with his " dusty" lawyer Imaniac killer; once he had been violently removed from the running, the latter stages were dominated by a firm performance by Tara Herlocher and by the very funny Stefan Schwartz. As the only recognised actor in the cast he showed the others the way with his nervous twitches, coy blinks and outright fluster when faced wit the murdering Tara or lustful Miss Evans.

Praise must be given to the management and the Producer, Mr. Milford. The Gothic set, clever use of music (including a nice croon by a purple Backhouse) and tricky off-stage murders were handled skilfully, and well-managed advance publicity ensured that the play got the size of audience it deserved.

ROBERT PALMER.

"THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR" THE MEISTER OMERS HOUSE PLAY 8th and 9th MARCH, 1981, IN ST. MARY'S HALL

The Government Inspector, by Nikolai Gogol-a study of the "veritable abyss of corruption and abuses " that riddled nineteenth-century Russian officialdom- is an ideal choice for a house play. It has a large cast, with small roles that have considerable scope for character development, strong dialogue and, above all, an excellently constructed plot which, with Gogol's skill, wit and use of dramatic irony, ensure that today the play goes down as well as when it was first produced. It was nevertheless an ambitious undertaking by the Meister Omers players (any production of a "classic" brings out the worst in petty pundits), but they brought it off most successfully, giving a spontaneous, pointed and often highly am using production.

Meister Omers has plenty of acting talent, and their more accomplished actors gave memorable performances: it was good to see Stuart Whatton back on stage in a part so obviously suited to him. He played the self-centred, scheming Mayor with a sensitive blend of petty tyranny, bluster and obsequiousness, while also managing to bring out the satirical side of the role: "What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves", straight at the audience. Sarah Cranfield played Anna, his petty-bourgeois salacious wife, with a delightful Sybil Fawlty touch. Gordon Tees- Hlestakov, the impostor-performed with characteristic verve and captured the character of the man who would be the life and soul of a minor rugby club's Saturday night festivities. Alison Parrott acted the naive daughter with a fine mixture of wide-eyed dumbness and unconscious sexuality. Her performance was matched by that of her brother, who played Yosif as a materialistic peasant only interested in buxom country wenches and a full belly. Of the less recognised actors Wesley Stace put out a powerful, if predictable, performance as the District Judge, while Matthew Justice portrayed beautifully the petty, nervous Postmaster. Dobchinsky and Bobchinsky (played by Jeremy Smart and Luke Goss respectively) were perhaps a little contrived, but their Laurel and Hardy antics provided much slapstick relief.

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Below: "THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR"-MEISTER OMERS HOUSE PLAY (T. J. Reed)

Meister Omers' production of The Government Inspector was, therefore, particularly impressive. It is not easy for a house of only about sixty girls and boys to stage so demanding a play, and the results were very rewarding. If their performance could be criticized for a rather slow start, it was well worth waiting until the closing scenes, as Hlestakov and Yosif made good their escape. This was not a play dominated by a few able and practised actors . There were fine performances all round: Tom Phillips, Robert Weaver, Fiona Thompson and James Kenney (is his reputation shattered for good?) played notable cameo roles. The stage-builders must be given all credit for their effective and highly adaptable set. Congratulations, then , to Mr. Duesbury who directed the play with subtlety and skill. He, the cast and all those involved SIMON DEVONSHIRE. brought off a witty and highly entertaining performance.

"A FLEA IN HER EAR"

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THE GRANGE HOUSE PLAY 22 nd and 23rd MARCH, 198 1, IN ST. MARY'S HALL

"Poche, Poche, nothing but Poche" was the chorus of the main characters as the truth of this sparkling comedy of mistaken identity was revealed, and for a captivated audience it was true that Toby Stevenson, who stood at the centre of an increasingly complicated plot, was the dominating character, managing his dual role as the suave but increasingly puzzled Chandebise and the bemused hall porter with great confidence and obvious enjoyment.

Set in Paris in the early 19OOs, the scene switched between the salon of the Chandebises ' house and the seemingly notorious Hotel Coq d'Or in the aptly named area of Montretout.

Even in the way the scene changes were arranged-with a Paris traffic policeman, played by Ian Jenkins, directing a team of onion sellers- Mr. Andrew Dobbin's innovative style of direction amused us and held our attention , important in a play where the material of the plot is so slight.

The beautifully designed set along one side of the St. Mary's Hall both brought us closer to the action and allowed the actors more space.

As the play unfolded, more and more well-conceived and cleverly executed details came to light to complement the excellent acting. The use of various entrances and exits as the action in the hotel grew increasingly frantic prevented the running hither and thither from becoming monotonous, and the interplay of props, such as the scented letter and the "thilver roof" between characters was well organised.

Many of the other players were very effective in supporting Toby Stevenson's central role .

Martin Pepperell as Camille was hilarious as the unfortunate cleft -palated nephew finally driven to stripping naked and having a cold shower by Matthew Taylor's irate Plucheux. John Scully and Robert Palmer played a pair of dandified, moustachioed lady killers, the first nervous and incompetent, the second a capable medical man. Both were played with aplomb , though at times Dr. Finache's accent seemed rather more Romford than Paris. Elizabeth Bannan and Sarah Barrett as the two girls hit exactly the right note of playful mischief, and then wheedling helplessness, as their machinations went disastrously wrong. William Wharfe worked manfully with his part , but seemed rather too low-key for the volatile Spaniard his role demanded. Christopher Ballard as the manager of the Hotel Coq d'Or was the very model of an ex-military man and formed a formidable team with his imposing wife, Lucy Armitage. Finally, mention must be made of Mr. Randall Thane in his debut on the King's stage, acting entirely in German, whose hopes for "ein kleines Madchen" were so cruelly dashed, time and again.

As a whole the play was slickly presented and acted with great professionalism by all concerned, and, most importantly, succeeded in both amusing and instructing us as to the folly of even playful malice.

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VISITS HANSARD SOCIETY MEETING Four of us-Peter Lewis, Simon Travis, Ian Rex and 1- went up to London to a meeting of the Hansard Society, with Professor Keith-Lucas. Unfortunately the new inflated train fares meant that some of us were in debt before we left Canterbury.

On arrival in London we went first to the National Liberal Club for tea, and admired the finest Victorian lavatory in London, and the countless portraits of Mr. Gladstone; one of our party could not restrain his giggles-something to do with Mr. Gladstone's trousers .

From there we walked to the House of Commons, one of us mistaking the statue of Sir Walter Raleigh for Winston Churchill . On reaching the Palace of Westminster we went through the Central Lobby to one of the dining rooms , where we met members of the Hansard Society for drinks, and talked for a bit with the two vice-chairmen of the Society- Alan Beith, II4.P., the Liberal Whip, and George Cunningham , M.P. It appeared, however, that neither of 't'hem was staying for the meeting, and Professor K-L. would have to take the chair. So we trooped back, through Westminster Hall to the Grand Committee Room. The business of the meeting was short , but Sir Robin Day was elected as Chairman of the Society, and took over from the Professor. After that the Government Chief Whip, Michael Jopling, M.P., talked about his job, but twice he was interrupted by the Division Bell, and had to rush off and vote.

After the meeting was over Michael Ryle, one of the Clerks at the Table, escorted us back through the Central Lobby to the Strangers' Cafeteria, where we had a hurried meal of egg and chips; and so back to Canterbury.

We are grateful to Professor Keith-Lucas for a most interesting and am using day, and for his understanding that the member who could not restrain his merriment about Mr. Gladstone's trousers was not in fact a loony.

N I CK WILK I N.

SIXTH FORM VISITS TO OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE LABORATORIES At the end of the Lent Term Mr. Millar organised two trips enabling prospective Oxbridge scientific candidates to see engineering and other faculties for themselves. The first of these excursions was to Cambridge University, where Professor Percival, whose son Michael was taking part , had kindly agreed to show us around the Engineering Department. Here we saw a variety of undergraduate experiments in engineering, such as investigations of the behaviour of metal columns under a twisting force, and many mechanical, electrical and aerodynamic projects. Of special interest were the wind tunnels, including one especially large one.

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After seeing the Engineering Laboratories, we were given lunch at Jesus College, where Professor Percival gave us a guided tour before we went to the Chemistry Labs. Here we gleaned an idea of the sort of work done by undergraduates studying Natural Sciences, before moving on to Downing College. Here we met Dr. Mays, an admissions tutor, and had an informative and useful discussion about the standards expected at Oxbridge, the nature of the courses and the Tripos system. Before returning to Canterbury we had a ~ery pleasant tea at the Percivals' home near Cambridge: our thanks must go to Professor PercIval for his kmdness.

A few days later Oxford was our target and, having braved the Lond~n traffk, we arrived for a morning in the Engineering Labs. The layout of the fa~ulty at Oxford IS ve~y dlfferen~, and we saw examples of experiments in all the areas of engmeeflng. One especially mterestmg Item was a wheelchair designed for a blind person, which incorporated a sonar system to allow the user to avoid colliding with people and things. There was also a 'robot walker' mechanism, which could sit, stand and walk about. This was demonstrated about a year ago on Tomorrow's World where needless to say, it malfunctioned. Mr. Peter Lund, who showed us around the laboratories ~Iso talked to us in some detail about what engineering at Oxford entails, and its relation to business and job prospects outside University.

After lunch in the town, we went to the Nuclear Physks area, which was visually the most impressive thing we saw. The seven stor~y building is constructed around a massive Van der Graaf generator, whkh develops a potential of 10 megavolts. This IS used to accelerate charged particles for use in the study of nuclear structure . The mam &enerator 'Ya~ not m use when we visited whkh allowed us to look at the experimental area without radiatIOn danger. There IS also a ~maller 6 M.V . generator, which was in use. The operation is computerized and it was notkeable how both universities made use of computers in their experiments. This accelerator serves the low energy physks part of the operation-the high energy physicists must go to Switzerland or West Germany to use even more powerful eqUipment to study elementary particles.

After the Nuclear Physks, we were shown the Clarendon Physics Laboratories by Dr. Ewart.

Here we saw undergraduate physics experiments, especially in the field of optics. Many experiments need high magnetk fields , and the power supply for this comes via a motor-dynamo system salvaged from an old tram network. This can supply currents of up to 2,250 Amperes.

These two trips were very useful to those considering Oxford or Cambridge entry in physicsrelated subjects, and our thanks must go to all concerned in showing us around, and to Mr. Millar for organising the trips.

G. C. RUSTON .

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VISIT TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY At 11.35 a.m. the coach was awaiting us in Knotts Lane, engine ticking over and ready to go.

At 11.37 a.m. it was still awaiting half the party, and several who had omitted to read that It was strictly Canterbury Dress were frantkally scrambling out of their standard change and back to the coach, showing a turn of speed that made many a passing tourist stare.

On arrival we swarmed up the steps into the gallery. I dread to think what the men on the gates found in our bags, but it wasn't explosive and so we entered without mishap.

I headed straight for the only section about whkh I could profess to have any knowledge whatsoever-English Landscape and Portrait. On my way I gazed in awe upon the marvels of French Impressionism, among them Cezanne's Bathers with its incredible water effect, Van Gogh's storm-tossed cornfields, and further masterpieces fr~m artists such as Mon~t, Manet, Renoir, Pissarro and Degas. This was followed by the Spamsh section, which con tamed some superb portraits and a special section on Goya, including his portrait of Wellington.

When I had digested all this, I was confronted by my objective in all it~ glory. English Landscape is, to m)/ mind, one of the most bea~tiful and ~xpresslve types of l'amtm&, eveI1surpassing the Dutch m some ways. The two pamtmgs which c.aught my eye Immedlately.'Were Cornard Wood, a Gainsborough of superb details and tones with an almost faIry-lIke qualIty of idyllic grace and peace, and, predktably, Constable's Haywain. I had seen slides <;>f t~e painting before, but they were a poor travesty of the real thmg, and I spent most of my wne m that section on those two paintings alone . The remainder of the section was mamly portraits by Reynolds or Gainsborough, and I notked how the latter always tried to sneak in a landscape on the portrait where possible.

By now a trifle footsore, I withdrew to the entrance hall. Huw Beaugie: st!1I resplendent in his wing collar, was a great source of mirth to passers-by! A McDonald s real beef gen-u:me Amerkan Hamburger' accounted for the remainder of my money, and, ~Ultably fortified, I sallied out to tackle Mediaeval/talian to Dutch Schoot, admIrIng the detail on half a dozen Adoration of the Magi and an entire room of Virgin and Child in various styles, but most of them painted on what appeared to be hinged wood panels. A round of RUlsdael woods and other Dutch works completed my day as I met up with the others and returned, much enriched.

ALEXANDER SHANKLAND.

After only a year's study from slides of works of art we were surprised at the number and variety of paintings whkh we recognised and at how small such pamtmgs as the Arnol/lnl Marriage by Van Eyck were compared to what we expected. Many details of the VISit remam m the memory: the vibrant colours in the Flemish School, especially Van de Weyden; the t~nder­ soft iridescent quality around the body of the Rockeby Venus by Velasquez; the pOignant desolation represented in Chair by Van Gogh; the intrinsic beauty shown by the detail in Vermeer's and Metsu's painting, giving an insight into their life, and the splendour ?f t~e motion in Veronese's Family of Darius before Alexander, similar m this respect to Titian s Bacchus and Ariadne.

The one disappointment was the lack of paintings after the 1880's, though there were examples of some of the great masters: Portrait of Greta Moll by Matisse, ExecutIOn of MaxImilian by Monet, and The Toilelle by Degas. The only Picasso, the sensItive portrayal of Child with a Dove, was on loan!

Thank you to Mr. Pragnell for arranging this stimulating visit.

ELIZABETH BANNAN. 11 7

THE SOCIETIES The major change since our last report has been the rep lacemen t of our ailing Gestetner litho machine (already old when we were given it) by a nearly new onc from the Bursar's office. This is much more reliable, and produces an altogether more pleasing effect.

Indeed, for certain pieces of work, we can now be self-suppor ting in litho as well as in letterpress, with OUf type-setter, contact plate-maker and litho.

Three of th is term's major items have been produced by litho: the programme for the Concert oj English Music, the order of service for the J .K.S. Confirmation, and the Swi mmin g Club fixture card.

From the letterpress room in the bowels of Walpole have emerged no fewer than three house play programmes, Ga lpin 's and The Grange supplying their own printers in Tim Harro ld and Jim McCarthy respect iv ely, and Dave Warr pr int ing M.O.'s. May I in clude here a plea for pr inters from all over the Schoo l? - if every house could encourage a couple of potential printers, the heavy burden on a very few boys wo uld be more eq uitably shared .

Other printers who have started or cont inued the craft are: Wakeley (S.H.), Vine and G haragoz!ou (Gr.). Williams. 1. H. (Wal.) . Strivens and Price. R. S. J. (Gal.). H ughes (T.). Woodforde (Lt./Gr.) and Humphriss (Lt. / M.).

I should also like to express my gratitude to Mr. M. J. Mil es, who has devoted many, many hours to the Society since he arr ived.

R.J.M.

CAXTON

CHESS CLUB

After the encouraging results of last term, the first fortnight of this term brought the Senior team down to earth again: despite tenacious play by Toby Miller (and an oversight by his opponent) resulting in a win on top board, the rest of the team performed poorly against Simon Langton, and we were summarily dismissed from the Kent Schools' League; whi lst the next week we 'en tertained' a strong Judd team a littl e too much in the Sunday Times Area Semi-Fin al, and alt hough Judd were aggrieved at dropping two points, the match might have been even closer. However, the Junior team had more success : a pleasing, though scrappy, win over King's, Rochester (who put us out of th e Junior Schoo ls' Leag ue two years ago) was followed by an easier match against Upbury Manor. Thus reachin g the Semi-Final for the first tim e, th e team met good opposition in the form of St. Lawrence, and a match which could have gone either way was eventua ll y decided on adjudications: although the team will always claim that the positions held enough for us to be awarded the match, it was impossible to produce enough finished analysis to prove so in th e tim e available, and King's had again fallen at the last hurdle.

O n the domest ic front, the Inter-House competition proceeded at its usuallei sure! y pace, alt hough this year there were unfortunately more matches affected by defaults than usual in the early stages. Nevertheless, in terest was sustained to the end, with Lattergate again exceeding ex.pectations-this time by reaching the Junior Final-although they found a strong and determined Linacre team altogether too much for th em. The Senior Final was a hard-fought affair between Marlowe and Tradescant; so hard fought, in fact, that the tie had not been resolved by the copy deadline for The Cantuarian. The latest score at that time was 2-aJl, with one match to be finished.

Next term, there are four matches to be played in the Cante rbur y League: it remains to be seen whether our present hi gh position can be mantained.

RESULTS

Kent Sen ior Schools' League Area Play-off: King's I Y2 , Simon Langton 3Yl.

Kent Under 16 Sc hools' League (Knockout Stage) Round I: King' s, Rochester, I Vz, King's 3Vz. Round 2: King' s 4, Upbury Manor I. Round 3 (Semi -Final): King's I Y2 , SI. Lawrence 3 Y1 .

Sunday Times Compelilion Zone Sem i-Final: King' s 2, Judd 4.

Canterbury League King's 3, Ca nterbury Chess Club 3.

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HARVEY

The first lecture of this term was an interesting talk by Mr. Reed of Surrey Un iversity on "Breaking Ships in Half-a catastrophic failure in materials" . With the aid of some excellent slides he showed us how minor welding faults can lead to very serious

problems.

The other lecture was a talk on the internal workings of the various types of nuclear reactor by Dr. Ware from the Central Electricity Generating Board. This cleared up admirably any poin s which were not answered by last term's Nuclear Power debate.

The Society's activities were brought to a close by a visit to Wye Co llege of a small group of us to have a lo<?k at their two ele.ctron-microscopes. This visit was kindly arranged by Professor Schwabe, who also gUided us around hiS glass-houses, explaining the experiments to us and transmitting his tremendous enthusiasm for his work . The next day he swiftly departed to Malaysia for three week s!

Our thanks go to Mr. Jackson, the honorary chauffeur of the Wye Co ll ege trip and, of co urse, the President of the Society.

ROB IN B. MACKAY M ILLER.

After the frenetic activity of the Autumn Term thi s has been a term of repose, with no meetings held. Next term we look forward to hearing Richard Proudfoot from King's College, London, on King Lear. and Professor Mark Kinkead-Weekes of th e University of Kent on Jane Austen. A full programme is planned for the Autumn Term.

The position of Secretary has passed from Richard Pleming to Jane Graham-Maw, the first female to hold office in the Society .

B.J. D. MARLOWE

The Society has been very active this term, participating in the Kent Schools' C lassical Reading Competition and sending a delegation of ten with its President to an " I A'Level Study Weekend" in London, as well as being entert ained by two talks.

The Reading Competition was held at Tonbridge Girls' Grammar School this year, thus providing us with an opportunity to savo ur the delights of a school packed lunch. In terms of res ults, we were not as successful as last year, when there were far fewer ent rants, bUl it was an enjoyable trip . (It should go on record, despite Toby Miller's modesty, that he won the Open Latin and was highly commended in the Open Greek. Wesley Stace was highly commended in the Junior Greek-P .A.E.D.) The Study Weekend was a new venture, and one that proved to be well worthwhi le . Lectures and accommodation were both at the Mount Royal Hotel on Oxford Street, where we were treated to a range of unfortunate mishaps from breakdown of the lifts to failure of the electricity, and we slept in sa una temperatures. We were lectured to by such eminent scholars as Sir Kenneth Dover and Dr. Oliver Taplin, on Greek history and Greek tragedy respectively, and a great deal of scholarship was absorbed during the weekend as a whole, while the attractions of London were a salutary counterpoint.

The first talk was given by Dr. Richard Jenkyns, of the University of Bristol. It was entitled HClassics and the Victorians", but one fe lt "Classicism" was nearer the mark than "Classics". It was an extremely knowledgeable and witty talk, and attracted a record audience.

The second talk. of less broad appeal. was given by Dr. Robert Parker. a Fellow of Oriel College.

Ox.ford, and was simply called "Homer". Dr. Parker concentrated on the aspect of Homer's soph ist ication, illustrating his points from books of the Odyssey which most of us had studied. It was a lucid and scholarly talk. capable of appreciation by all.

We are most gratefu l to both speakers, and to Mr. Dix for his organi zation of both trips.

PATER

TOBY M ILLER.

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SYMPHONY The Symphony Orchestra's reh earsals took second place to rehearsals for th e co ncert in ORCHESTRA the Cathedra l (on 15th March) which were undertaken by the Concert Orchestra. Th e concert itself was a great success , and my thank s go to the Orchestra and Cho ra l Society for thi s. Also to Co l. Neville and leader, Mr. Myerscough , and th e other secretaries .

Fi nally mention should be made of the purchase of 45 new orchestral stands-"boy-proof" (and girl proof? !), I understa nd - a long-awaited and worthwhile investment.

ANGUS MURR AY (pp. ANDREW HORN, PATR ICK BOOTH-C LIBOOR N, NEIL WAKEFIELD and TOM PH ILLIPS).

As well as a brief glance at part of our program me for King' s Week, we have worked on a nu mber of short pieces featuring solo sectio ns of the Band- the cla rinets, trumpets, trombones, bassoons and flutes. The only major addit ion to o ur repertoire has been an ar rangement of Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture.

We had two chances to perform these items: one on 11th March when, following the success of our last visit, the Band- thi s time with the Girls' Choir in tow - entertai ned the patients at S1. Augu stine's Hospital, and the other on 25t h March, in a Shirl ey Ha ll lunchtime concert with the Chamber Choir.

I would li ke to thank my assista nt, Tom Phillips, for his help and - as always-Mr. McConnell for his continuing dedicat ion to the cause.

STUART WHA TION. BAND

This term has been generally quiet, to some ex tent because of unfortunate tim e clashes TRAINING ORCHESTRA with the Choir. But we have worked on a number of pieces of co ntrasting interest. They wi ll contribute towa rds the repertoire we are building up for o ur next concert, in the a utumn.

B EN JONES.

Our lifelin e of activ it y this term has been a series of trips to new music concerts at the Wigmore Hall in London. T hey all formed part of a co ncert series ca lled The European Con nection and we heard in successive months The Messiaen Connection. The Italian Connection and The Boulez Connection. each of them including a world premiere. Everyone in th e small group who we nt ag reed that they were an interesting exper ience, and my thanks go to Mr. Patterson for ta kin g us.

Unfortunately there has not been time th is te rm to meet for tal ks, or play and sing through pieces of modern music, but we hope to do more in that sphere next term .

STUART WHATIO N. NEW MUSIC

Our rehearsals have been devo ted to learn ing The Canterbury Psalms, a new wor k by Paul Patterson, first performed by us in the concer t of English music in the Cathedral (reviewed elsew here). We were very lucky to have the opportunity to sing such a n exci ting work as this. Un for tu nately attendance was very in consistent for the greater part of the term, but the heavy demands made on the cho ir by such a diffi cult work finally succeeded in concentrat ing effort and attracting many new members. It is to be hoped that the success of the concert and th e enjoyment fell by the whole choir wi ll encourage a ll those whose names are on th e register to remain in th e cho ir next term, reall y putting a large cho ral group on the map in King's. We shou ld like to tha nk Mr. Gleed for his ded icated hard work thro ugho ut the term , and look forward to continui ng wo rk o n Judas Maccabaeus.

JESSICA HANS Ll P, MARTIN PEP PERELL. SCHOOL CHOIR

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Cornish Landscape

Clare Edwards (A6b)

Bare and empty The ruins of more prosperous tin mining days Add their m~c to this land.

Crumbling chimneys stand yet proud, While around the foot of Green and purple craggy 8I'anite cliffs The sea beats and breaks relentlessly AgaInst rock that is nearly black.

The sun sets a shimmer on the water, ~ from dancing silver To dazzling white To grey and to Black and white as it Meets this abrupt rude land Where nature makes 110 apologies, But just exists, and how!

Tim Cotton (Ra)

Alone One Evening Unnoticed pictures flicker past, A sanctuary for a frightened child Who sits, alone" to calm his fear.

Trying to leave he stirs b,imself, The little white dot of a frlencl Silently slides by. Now nothinB. Creeping 'past the spying shadOws, Eyeing each mindfUl movement, he Picks lIls way to a room ~d Stops, straining to hear a sound.

Shuffling feet push through silence, The boy stands ~errlfied, rigid With fear alid a beat gbes missing. ; His racing h~ now POlUlding through his chest, Deafens the dimness ilId stops the shlldows.

He hides between tWI! sh~ behind a book, And sprays his room )Vith searching light Into each crawling crevice that ClOvers The lurking intnulers tl)at peer.

A new sound br~ the riligiqa monotony, A homely. ClOmfortina. kindly sound, A purr of a singina engine That signals the arrival of friends And departure of Cltemles.

Looking back, one can dispel The thoUfhts of one young boy Who stramed the air for a sound That would prove hostile to his mind, A civil war in his brain That solitude ClOuld not cure.

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Mindpaths

Matthew Taylor (A6b)

One sunny day you came across my road: A busy road it was, well travelled then, Where, by its side, my mind built your abode.

And soon you told my mind of your intent To linger for a while and make your mark Upon the other travellers on the way.

And sure enough the travellers remarked That you were there and tactfully went away.

So soon you walked that road alone, Your splendour blotting out all else around, But when I built a palace for your home, You took my fire, and burnt it to the ground.

And now no others have regained that road, They cannot stand that ruined dark abode.

The Botanist

Stephen Hodgson (Ra)

For the first time I was alone with her.

Walking along the pathway, I was nervous, tense and scared, But she was at ease: picking flowers, humming a sweet melody That seemed to make the sun beam brighter, the bees buzz louder And the heart beat faster.

Last week she was just a small, insignificant bud Hidden behind the bigger, prettier flowers.

Yet my feelings for her slowly grew; Enamoured with her soft delicate foliage, I was in her hands unable to defend myself.

She had blossomed inside me, swelling to a radiant bloom; She enhanced me with her sweet aroma, her silky, delicate petals.

I was lost in the maze of love, Not knowing which way to turn, what to do, what to say, I was scared to come too close to her; She looked magnificently beautiful and yet I felt she could be Lethal, dangerous, for it was tempting to become too attached to her.

I tried to contend with my feelings Knowing that eventually she would wilt and vanish from my memory.

But, for the time being, I am the Botanist Who has fallen in love With a toxic flower.

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Harrogate

Edmund de Waal (A6b)

Remember the antique shops, scenes for Fruitless searchings for that missing saucer To match the remaining; remember pre-war Tea rooms with bad string quartets And the bored and old having their little Fling on the sweet ennui of ices And chat, with time to whittle Away in the afternoon arboretum Of corseted frustrations, band-stands Of cast-iron and glass and peeling green.

I remember the clasped hands Of the benched in their twos and threesIt was like some morse code message Waiting to uncode-the key Is lost to me-I am too young.

The Cracked Mirror

Stephen Farrell (Ra)

An eight-year-old boy brushes his hair in the mirror.

What will the future hold in the next seven years?

A change of school, to public from prep, A change of life, A mourning and a new era, A growth of stature and of mind.

The tunnelled conflict of youth is dark.

The tide of childhood ebbs fast, But it is caught up in salty rock pools And sleeps like a dormant volcano.

The sun of education and learning, The clear blue sky of maturity Are blotted by the upthrown, irrepressible Dust and vapour of years gone by That find the faults in the armour Of sanity, of love and forbearance, And throw them down in a pool of destruction.

But in among the nettles, The seed of a great oak is stored.

From the cracked mirror A fifteen-year-old boy looks away.

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Tim Cotton (Ra)

Foundation Mocking voices please the noisy playground; A lame boy stands, an island Among a taunting sea that Pokes the fun of boredom.

His dampened eyes peer Through tightened hands which Shield his lonely face, A figure of amusement Not yet exhausted by Time's Just hand.

A guilty mind among The court of jeering jesters Looks away afraid to break A hardened skin that must Not show its wound.

The group moves on, to Strike an evil blow, but One lurks behind and Approaches doom itself.

He tries to heal a Friendship which would Prove himself a traitor.

Now he feels that he has made a bond That will not break, but only grow With Time, although Guilt has been the stone Of foundation.

Simon Yeandle (Ra)

Always A ball: Innocent, Ignorant Of the world's wickedness That surrounds it.

Yet it was this, This ball, With its supple red leather, That did it.

From what?

Guilt was there, If the evidence was not.

It hung around like a cloud, Wanting more, Unceasingly, Overpowering weak attempts to resist, Until it broke through.

We heard the crash, And looked, Not wanting to see what we had done (No, the ball had done it, not we), The jagged edges stared up at us, And we fled.

Then we thought: We'd lose in the end, Better lose gracefully Than suffer two crimes.

So honesty won again, As it always does.

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An Effaced Success

Stephen Farrell (Ra)

An operatic performance.

A gathering together Of the most intertwined and closely connected Branches of our family.

Part of the performance has passed And an interval presents itselfA welcome interludeTo say 'How nice' and socialise, To stretch one's legs and have a drink, To escape from the impenetrable heat, Which like fog on a winter's morning Sends you floundering and veering from your course.

Self-consciousness holds tight upon my jacket, It will not let me bare the jumper beneath, Which I wish I'd never thought to wear.

Then, unexpected, it rears its ugly head across my path, The tongue in one moment, Holds me between its two pronged end .

A hiss of congratulation surrounds me, Compliments upon reaching King's, Good wishes for future success.

'That will give you a chance to get redder still.'

All is lost among the frenzy that surrounds me.

Except this last, most cutting slash the tongue can make.

I can only return with a faint, weak, nervous smile.

It was only meant in funThe monster goes upon its way.

Escape at last; I make my excuses, and via the bar, I reach an outside door Opened to cool down the fiery theatre within.

I venture outsideThe cool evening air rushes forward to meet me.

The cold fresh wind is calming.

But I will have to face them again, I will have to speak to them sometime, The second act is only just beginning.

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Simon Yeandle (Ra)

It envelops me as I walk, It is everywhere: In my bed, My food, My family.

Sometimes it follows, At others it is at my feet.

One more step, I think, And then it will triumph.

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Every room, every corner:

It fills me with fear.

My move is its move.

It is the unknown: I do not know why it is there, Why I fear it, Or whatles beyond.

It is this I fear, Not the plain fact that it exists.

It is, in reality, far away, But I see it close, too close, And that is my fear: The fear that it will come too soon, That I am losing to its power, The power Of Death.

Anon

Dark fruit Tempted by richness, redness, fullness, I reach out, another Adam, To pluck the scented, purpled fruit.

My crime stains my hands, thick and bright, As I steal the clotted wine, blood-rich.

And even as I taste, the rank juice cloys And I wish my sin away, But marked with blood and its sad bane Life will never be sweet again. t26

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Dark fruits of Summer

Alexander Shankland (Sh i)

The fruitful season's mutant children, they crouch, squat, amongst threatening nettles or intertwine with plumping blackberries. While their brother fruits, as dark in colour but not in nature, bask in the sun's vital rays, they struggle grimly upwards through hedgerows, clawing at the light that is their light too. Throughout the long, bright days, the blackberries, elderberries and blackcurrants play host to swarms of sun-dazed insects jostling for position on the succulent, ebony fruits. But the nightshades and the hard, crimson 'Lords and Ladies' are always shunned. So they sit on, dark, malign, brooding on the bustle of hectic activity around them, waiting for the one-chance-in-a-hundred, an unwary bird or insect, or innocent child, plucking at the pretty, shiny, fascinating beads of colour. Then sorrow and fear mar the wood or hedgerow's peaceful slumber as the passive brooding berries, snatched from their thick sturdy stems, take revenge for their innocent brothers.

The Ship

Anon

From the blue grew green, crowned with a painted flower, But never claw or tendril in damp glade knew to aspire To that their child would dare accomplish in his hour, Lifting his eyes to the world's far edge, to grasp its fire.

Pretty ship, sprinkled with bunting, sliding Into a glitter of morning wavelets and light; Counterpoint of balanced reliefs in white, Within a sapphire dome a turquoise plasm riding, Breaking the magic horizon line dividing, Your wake's little ripples wishing you well on your flight.

'Tell me, Captain, where are we bound?

Are there any sheltering shores beyond this restless circle?'

'Yes, I know this sea: her mutinies and wrecks, The tangled wracks and tentacles dragging down to drownBut I can't remember our destination Until we see it-work hard ... then we'll get there soon.'

Waves upon the high and in the hollow of the sea Play with a ship, hide it or throw from one horizon to the next, As the old are undercut but for an even higher crest, Unit of a pattern of unending unrest, Like men, or their thoughts, but free.

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This choir was for med at the beginning of this ter m, to sing at Sc hool Matins every other week, and to fulfil the tasks of the former Madriga l Society, such as singing in Cathed ral Evenso ng on occasions, and performing in the Serenade. It consists of just over 30 singers, and is directed by Mr. Nicholas Gleed.

Special functions at which we sa ng th is term were: the memorial serv ice for Cano n Newell; th e Schoo l Confirmation Service, and Cath edral Evenso ng on February 22nd; a short Meditation on Ash Wednesday; and a servi ce celebrating the Centenary of the Church of England Children's Society, in the Cathedra l.

Consequently it has been a very busy term with much sweat and toil. But the mu sic has provided enjoyment for all . Thanks must go to our director, and the School Organist, Mr. David Flood.

CHAMBER CHOIR

DAVID SEE RS.

Anthems sung at Matins were: Om nes De Saba Venienl (Handl) o How glorious is the Kingdom (Harwood) When 10 Ihe Temple Mary wenl (Eccard) Hear my Prayer (Mendelssohn) Hear my Prayer (Purcell)

This term all our efforts have been directed at rehearsing Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, not GIRLS' only for an info rmal concert at St. Augustine's Hospital in Chartham, but also for a CHOIR concert which we hope to give in the Crypt some time next term . The concert at St. Augustine's was a great success and I th ink we all felt somewhat gratified at the thought that we had bro ught some happiness into the pat ients' li ves.

Finall y. I should li ke to thank Miss Wilcox for all her hard work and ent husiasm. wit ho ut which the Choi r wou ld not be able to function.

J ESS ICA HANSLI P.

The Crypt C hoir has been sing ing as normal under the directio n of Mr . Leggat in the Eastern Crypt on alternate Sundays, though in a slightly enlarged format. We AND have sung the Ireland Comm union Service in F several times as well as the Stanford GLEE CLUB in C and an Agnus Dei written by Mr. Allen. We have also performed , as Communion Introits, The Sorrows oj Mary by Richard Rodney Bennet, Ernest Walker's I Will Lifl up Mine Eyes and When 10 Ihe Temple by Eccard.

A smaller group known. somewhat archaicall y. as the Glee Club . has co ntinued to perfor m c1oseharmony arrangements (many of them by Jonathan Seers, O.K.S.) of popular so ngs , much as in the Concert in the Deane ry last term. Now sadly without Sue. Julia, and of course Richard. we have been joined by Tom Phillips and Martin Pepperell , and gave a concert, together with our dynamic Jazz Trio of Pa ul McGrath, John Smith and Geoffrey McMahon, at Queenswood Girls' School in Hertfordshire, which seemed to be very we ll received . We were lucky enough to perform, for only the seco nd time. a piece which the resident composer, Pa ul Patterso n, arranged for the Ki ng's Singers, based very loosely on the foik song What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?, which nearly brought the house down in performance. and which we hope to record in th e near fu ture. We owe a great debt of grat itude to Mr. Patterson a nd of course to Mr. Leggat , our coach in rehearsal. I hope th e traditio n o f sin ging th is kind of music will continue in the future.

BEN GUMPERT.

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This term work has begun in earnest for the King's Week concert, and we have enjoyed JAZZ some very productive sessions. At the beginning of term we welcomed Geoffrey CLUB McMahon back to the drum stool after his absence last term for The Beggar's Opera, and, more recently, we were joined by Patrick Sturt, on alto-saxophone, who immediately showed an excellent feel for the jazz solo. To the rhythm section has been added Mike Richards on guitar, whom we look forward to hearing properly next term with a little amplification.

In addition to those already mentioned, the regular line-out have been: John Wilkinson (trumpet), Neil Wakefield (trombone), Michael Clarke (clarinet), Paul McGrath (bass) and John Smith (piano). Mr. William McConnell has occasionally kindly contributed, always producing highly individual solos on the tenor sax.

On Saturday, March 14th, the Trio, consisting of piano , bass and drums, went to Queenswood Girls' School near Potter's Bar to provide jazz interludes for the Glee Club in a most enjoyable afternoon concert; we now look forward to continuing this partnership with the Glee Club in our King's Week Concert.

We give special thanks to our President, Dr. Mallion, whose enthusiasm and immense appreciation of jazz always add to the atmosphere and enjoyment of our rehearsals.

J. R. W. G. SM tTH.

A number of people have started to help with social work recently and we have taken on SOCIAL a new sphere of work with visits to Vietnamese refugees living in Canterbury . With the SERVICE varied activities available on Thursday afternoons, nearly half our members do their visiting on another day. But there are still plenty of jobs to be done, so we welcome any other volunteers.

ST. AUGUSTINE'S PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL Most of our group have started to help in the Physiotherapy Unit instead of visiting patients in the wards. It seems a much more purposeful job and therefore tends to be more rewarding; a distinct improvement has been noticed among the regular patients even over this term. But many of those helping at the moment will be leaving at the end of the year, so it is a good time for anyone who might wanLto start this very worthwhile job.

On March lith the King's School Band gave a concert at the hospital in conjunction with the Girls' Choir. This is the second concert we have given there, and it is an event enjoyed by all. Totally unlike at any other concert the members of the audience feel quite free to shake the conductor's hand in between items, and even to give rousing demonstrations of percussion technique on drums and tambourine. A rather refreshing informality!

VISITING PRIVATE HOMES Elderly people become quite attached to their visitors from King's, and love to receive letters from those who have now left school (relevant O.K.S. please note! ). I am glad to say that we have been able to continue to visit most of our "regulars" because other boys and girls are now carrying on with the good work.

SWIMMING WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN We have only just managed to continue our commitment to this, but recently a few younger boys have decided to help. This takes place for one hour immediately aft~r lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

VIETNAMESE REFUGEES This is a new opportunity to visit and help some of the "Boat People" who were at a refugee centre in Hythe before coming to live in Canterbury. Five King's pupils are involved in befriending the various families, and we were able to send the proceeds of one Sunday collection to help a family financially.

We have temporarily had to discontinue our activities at th e Alms-houses and at Nunnery Fields Hospital, but two boys are hoping to restart our voluntary work at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

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TALKS A N INTRODUCTION TO BYZANTINE ART DAVID WINFIELD, ESQ., M.A. With a few days in Canterbury, Mr. Winfield very kindly agreed to talk to us on 26th February on the broad subject of Byzantine Art. The talk was illustrated throughout, and it was greatly enhanced by the use of two slide projectors, so that we could easily compare the pictures.

Byzantine Art had its origins in early Christian art flourishing in the Eastern Roman Empire until the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, although the same techniques are still used by monks in remote areas of South-east Europe.

As the Byzantine Empire had no artistic heritage it adapted the luxurious and technically very skilful classical art of the Western Empire to its own needs. Byzantine Art is technically inferior and appears naIve in comparison to classical art, but it is emphasis, not skill, which is diffe,[ent.

The early Christians were concerned more with a credible portrayal of Bible figures and so omitted the surplus details and elegance of Roman art. Thus, the whole story of Jesus' birth can be shown in one picture-technically it appears anachronistic and very simple, but it is alarmingly direct and easy to understand with symbols replacing details.

The historical importance of Byzantine Art is that it bridges the gap between classical and early Gothic art. Mr. Winfield emphasised this point particularly in showing how perhaps the greatest and most lasting achievement of Byzantine Art was the welding of the plan of a classical secular basilica and a domed mausoleum to form the plan for western churches.

This design achieved its glory in Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (532-37) which, typical of its age, has a plain exterior, whilst its interior is highly decorated, particularly with mosaics-a favourite medium of the early Christians. All Byzantine Art is very colourful , but colour was used to emphasise lines (such as the folds of clothes) and not disguise them. Giotto made his major breakthrough by omitting this linear stylization.

Though Byzantine Art can appear naIve, up to the twelfth century the West was learning from the East and so it is that Gothic architecture follows directly from the taller , narrower architecture of late Byzantine Art. Mr. Winfield gave a most interesting talk which was followed by many questions. He introduced us to a topic of very great importance bu!.. about which most people are sadly ignorant.

R. P . WRIGHT.

BROADCASTING AND EDUCATION MRS. MARY WARNOCK (Governor) The function of Radio, said Mrs. Warnock, is to inform, educate and entertain. The difficulty is-as every schoolmaster must know-providing an educational service which is, at the same time, entertaining. Mrs. Warnock informed us about the radio and television network and provoked interesting comment from a rather conservative audience who could not agree with her personal views on the extensive use of radios. Mr. Turner feared class rebellion and found Radio 1 'infuriating'. He questioned the educational value of Radio 1 and felt that it conveyed nothing more intellectually stimulating than early news of the death of Bill Haley and IJ I

Sunday morning romps at Dingley-Dell. It was explained that different stations cater for different tastes and intellectual standards. Capital Radio is. highly informative and educational in so far as it discusses currently running plays. Mrs. Warnock felt that if Mr. Turner brought himself down to a 'lower level' he would see the value of this.

It is up to the individual to cultivate the art of discrimination. As soon as the B.B.C. apply 'heavy-handed' instruction they lose the very audience which they most want to help-those who find school boring. It is the 12-24 year olds who listen regularly and their demands must be catered for-on the whole they want to hear, and discuss, the kind of music which interests them. The suspicion that someone is trying to 'do them good' would quickly send them away.

Mrs. Warnock's talk was interesting because it concerned a subject which was directly relevant to all those who attended and it provoked fiery audience participation.

ALISON PARROTT.

DARWINISM AND CHRISTIANITY THE REVD. DON CUP ITT (Dean of Emmanuel College, Cambridge) On Thursday, 19th March, an audience of more than forty gathered to hear the Revd. Don Cupitt explain the full effects that Darwin's theory of evolution has had on Christian thinking since it appeared over a century ago. Mr. Cupitt told us that it was essentially a conflict between a religious and a naturalistic understanding of man.

He continued that in Victorian times, an argument was raging about Genesis and the conflicting evidence of geology; this was overcome by considering the seven days of creation as geological epochs.

Darwin's theory of evolution, however, caused a stir for several reasons. Firstly, it was assumed that man, by use of his reason, should be able to classify everything into kinds, but Darwin's theory put them into a blur; secondly, Darwin was at war with the prevailing mentality of an interventionist God, so if he was right, there was no Providence guiding the world, but just a harsh process of natural selection; thirdly, although the idea that God has personal control of geology had vanished in people's minds, Darwin ventured so far as to say that he had no control over animals or man either.

Darwin, then, was a mechanistic scientist, and to him, life after death could not exist. This was why people regarded Darwinism as socially subversive, because it was felt that the threat of a Last Judgement was needed to encourage obeying the law.

Mr. Cupitt pointed out that Darwin's Origin oj Species had great problems when it was published. Darwin did not have the discoveries of genetics to give him backing, and people saw that the process described by his theory had had little time-only three or four million years-to have taken place. Yet, remarkably, Darwinism became widely accepted.

Mr. Cupitt then issued us with a duplicated handout (an excellent idea, which one would welcome more often in these talks) on which he had set side by side the traditional Christian doctrine, a liberal revision of it as a compromise with Darwinism, and a radical alternative to it.

After taking us through these, he concluded that Darwin started off a large and difficult problem which is still unresolved today.

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There was a lengthy and lively period of questions, in which Mr. Cupitt revealed his view of religion as a set of symbols for our objective existence, useful if only to guide our actions and aspirations. Commitment to God, he said, is a commitment to a body of spiritual ideals which inspire action. Life after death was discussed, and Mr. Cupitt reminded us of one theory that after death we become disembodied minds, as well as the possibility that man is simply finite.

We need not worry, though: our lives are in a sense infinite, since we have no consciousness beyond that span between our birth and death to know that we do not exist.

Such, then, were the fascinating ideas with which Mr. Cupitt left us, and I thank him, on behalf of all who went, for such a stimulating talk on this complex yet fundamental issue.

S. M. WHATTON.

THE KING'S PARLIAMENT The new session of the King's Parliament opened on the 6th February with a full-dress debate on the motiou that "This House believes that the British Constitution is perfectly adequate for today's needs".

White-Thomson, Alison Parrott and Nick Phillis, The debate being open to the Back-Benchers, Honourable Members for Simon Langton, The Forrens, Marlowe and elsewhere joined in the hurly-burly, challenging the Prime Minister to justify the existence of the House of Lords, Tony Benn, the electoral system, the Tory Party, and much else besides.

Unavoidably detained The Chair was to have been taken by Kenneth Baker, M.P., but before the date of the debate there had been a ministerial reshuffle, and he had become Minister of State in the Department of Industry. Parliamentary duties (in the Other Parliament at Westminster), prevented him at the last moment from coming to Canterbury. But his place was taken, with great skill and impartiality, by the Deputy Speaker, in the person of J. S. Ross, Esq.

Division In due course the vote was taken, and the Ayes and the Noes appeared to be evenly divided. A division was called, and the Government was defeate'd - but only by the narrow margin of 72 to 69, with several abstentions, particularly among the Elder Statesmen seated on the Back Benches.

Tory Triumph

Prime Minister challenged

Excitement rose as the Prime Minister was challenged to announce his future plans, There were jeers, and cries of "Resign, Resign" from all round the House. Would he resign, or would he not? The House waited agog to hear the answer, Slowly he rose to his feet, to announce to a now silent House that the Government accepted the whole of the Opposition's programme of reform, He would remain at the helm.

Once more the Tories had pinched the Whigs' clothes.

The debate was opened by the Prime Minister (the Right Honourable Andrew Godley, Member for Galpin's), with a speech notable for its fluency and conviction, rather than for its logical exactitude. He was answered by the Leader of the Opposition (the Right Honourable Peter Whyte, Member for Grange), who spoke convincingly, but with occasional lapses into language held by the Chair to be less than Parliamentary, and for which he was properly rebuked. Other FrontBench speeches came from The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Jonathan Rombulow-Pearse, the rising hope of the stern, unbending Tories), John

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SIXTH FORM POLITICS CONFERENCE A RRANGED BY THE HANSARD SOCIET Y Sir Robin Rules

Harold Wilson 's much-quoted phrase, co mmented th at "A wee k is a long time in poli tics and an even lo nger ti me in Government". Both M . P .s added life to what ma ny students consider a notso-livin g subject .

Professor Keith-Lucas gave the opening address as Conference chairman and th en introduced Sir Robin Day. whose brief was ' Po liti cs and the Media ' . He started by telling a rath er surprised conference that up unt il 1955 election campaigns were not reported in telev isio n news broadcasts , the reason being that impartiality was best obtained by giv ing no fa cts at all. Bearing in mind th e politics st udent's crav in g for quotations, Sir Robin Day gave what he considered to be the British Constitution : "The Queen in Parliament is Supreme", bu t qualified it by say ing that eve n this was not written down.

During 'Question Time' the tables were turned, but Sir Robin still ma naged to comm and proceedings. In hi s now recognizabl e style he laid low one quest ioner who , when asked to qualify a statement, co uld not do so . However, so me useful points were made by Sir Robin: most of th e question s he asks are obvious and the interviewees are only interviewed if they agree to it.

Following the brea k, John Cartwright, a Labour backbencher, spoke on 'The Role of the Backbencher'. He commented that during the day a backbencher has on ly two hours when he has an oppor tunity to speak, though his power and influence have increased considerably sin ce the introduction of th e new commi ttee system , a system which he ass ured the audi ence wou ld not have been in troduced under a Labour government.

After lun cheon the 'other party' were given th e floor, when Pa trick Mayhew (Minister of State for Home Affairs) told the conference of hi s ' Experiences in Govern ment'. He was complimentary about the much ma ligned civil service.

He praised the service's d ili gence in the preparation of briefs on all aspects of po licy for both parties at electio n for implementation when the result is known. Mr. Mayhew, ex tending Sir

Question Time The platform was then subj ected to questio ns from the floor . Rather predictably. the question about the co nti nued presence of Public Sch oo ls in the educational system arose. With King's outnumbered the reaction was slightly one-sided, but both M.P.s stuck to their party political stands . A member of the conference. worried that the speakers were 'Having too smooth a ride', st arted to heck le; much to the delight of th e audience th e chairm an dea lt with the situation skil fully. Mr. Mayhew was then subjected to a personal attack , the main point bein g that he could afford to buy expensive suits and live comfortabl y, while others were having a rather worse life. Rather cleverly, and to th e conference' s amusement, he reto rted th at his suit had bee n purchased in 1965.

Conference Worries The results of a questio nnaire distributed in the morning were known by the end of the confer ence: the co nference was asked what worried it most in the wo rld and in Britain. For the worl d, th e resu lt was first: Deten te and Nuclear War; second, the Presidency of Reagan; third. po verty and populat ion . For Britain, first : unemployment; seco nd. inflation; third, maintenance of democracy.

Thanks are due to the Hansard Society for organisi ng the conference, to the National Westminster Bank for spo nsorship and to the Speakers for sparing their time.

N ICK PH I L LI S.

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HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS? RT. HON. PETER REES, M.P. FOR DOVER (CONSERVATIVE) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TREASURY After hours of hard work in the classroom poring through textbooks for sufficient notes, it was a refreshing experience indeed to have a talk from onc of the principal members of Mrs. Thatcher's government, concerning a subject much discussed in the radical Representative Government sets of the sixth form. Mr. Rees began his talk by declaring that "Efficiency shouldn't be the acid test)), pointing out the various problems with the "Inhuman" efficiency desired by the younger, morc radical politicians nowadays. He then proceeded to describe not how effective the House of Commons is, but the basic principles of how it works. Mr. Rees outlined the method of the legislative process, and made a special reference to the fact that the government's own backbenchers have a greater influence UpOIl the passage of any bill than have the Opposition. Gone are the days of 'lobbyfodder', where the backbenchers assumed positions not unlike those of "Pygmies trooping through" .

The second function of the House of Commons, said Mr. Rees, is that it is a major focal point for the great debates to be held on important contemporary issues, unemployment figuring very strongly on the Commons' timescale at the moment. Any worries that a good parliamentarian could get out of any question on the floor of the House were reduced to vague suspicions as the Minister emphatically denied that

Question Time was a farce employed merely to keep the greater part of the Press and the public happy and serene in the wake of British "Democracy" .

Playing The Game After this talk there came a barrage of prepared questions which the Minister couldn't brush off so easily with prepared answers. His reply to Professor Keith-Lucas's 'remarks concerning the qualities needed to be a "Good parliamentarian" was concise yet broadened ,,{with examples. He said that one has to know the correct people and master the particular style of oratory in the House as well as learn how to "Play the game" over the years.

He successfully defended Mrs. Thatcher's Uturn with the miners, by diverting attention to the fact that Mrs. Thatcher does not wish to "Bring the miners to heel", but rather to close the unproductive mines to ease the economic difficulties in the coal-mining sector.

In lucidly dealing with these questions, Mr. Rees showed himself to be more open-minded and knowledgeable than any of tile government's critics. His slight deviation from London to Sandwich was greatly appreciated by those who were there, and on behalf of all I should like to thank Mr. Rees for his most enlightening talk.

A. C. GODLEY.

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Hockey 1st XI Retrospect As February drew to a close and every school fixture had been completed, an air of optimism surrounded the Hockey Club. The 1st XI were unbeaten in school matches, improving with every game, and looking forward to the home advantage for some of the more difficult remaining fixtures. March, however, had other ideas. It kept on raining, not a single practice was possible on Birley's for the rest of term, and matches had to be played alternately on wet grass or on opponents' hard pitches. That the boys performed so well in these circumstances does them great credit, but the advantage swung decisively to schools with hard pitches or good drainage.

The team 's record in school matches was therefore very impressive-even more so when it is remembered that seven of the nine games were played away from home. The victory over St. Lawrence was no doubt the most satisfying result, but the draw achieved on Sutton Valence's hard pitch after being three goals down at half-time was rather more remarkable. The evidence of skilful stickwork in the latter game made the wet weather even more disappointing.

The main reasons for the side's success were that there were no obvious weaknesses and that they played as a team. There were few outstanding individuals , but everyone was capable of putting in a match-winning performance. Collins was a dominating presence in goal, vulnerable under pressure but occasionally brilliant. Bugel, last year's left-wing, began a little shakily at right-back, but grew in confidence and in safety, while Cranston Smith, his partner, showed a lot of skill and promise. The strength of the team was obviously at half-back. On the left, MacDonald was totally dependable in defence and dangerous in attack, and his experience and commitment were invaluable. In the middle, Bruce Watson, the captain, had the capacity to dominate a game so that many opponents found it impossible to counter, and once the rest of the team had learned not to leave everything to him his contribution was even greater. On the right, Starns, though still a Colt, soon settled in, improved with every game and developed the useful habit of making dramatic goal-line saves. Rigby played neatly and imaginatively on the left-wing and his skills were seen to particular effect on the hard pitches, while Bastin on the right was equally skilful and scored a memorable goal at Duke of York's. At inside-forward, Mama covered a lot of ground and initiated many attacks, while Bloch proved adept at 'mopping up ' in midfield. At centre-forward, Darko, another Colt, was impressive as both maker and scorer of goals, and it is nice to be able to criticise a player for being so unselfish! It was a pity he did not always receive the support he deserved. Methven and Sacker proved useful replacements on the many occasions when injuries left a gap in the team, and the strength of the 2nd XI was an important reason for the success of the 1st XI. In a season in which illness seemed to strike the hockey coaches as devastatingly as the rain hit our pitches, it is a pleasant duty to thank all who helped in various ways and often at short notice-be it with 'pool' games, house matches , or school fixtures . Without their assistance even more hockey would have been lost. And Bob Jordan deserves sympathy (and a new pair of Wellingtons) after squelching around the field in an effort to rescue something from the deluge.

Team: A. R. Collins, M. B. Bugel, P. J. Cranston Smith, J . M. Starns, B. P. F. Watson" (Captain), R. C. MacDonald" (Secretary), R. E. Bastin, J. G. E. Mama", M. O. Darko", D. M. Bloch, A. G. L. Rigby.

Also played: S. J. Methven, H. W. D. Sacker, R. A. Wykes. " A warded or re-awarded Colours.

136 HOCKEY lsi XI Back Row: (I. to r.j A. G. L. Rigby, J. M. Starns. R. E. Bast in, M. B. BUgcl, P. J. Cranston Smith, D. M. Bloch.

Front Row: (I. to r.J M. O. Darko. R. C. MacDonald , B. P. F. Watson. J. G. E. Mama, A. R. Collins.

(Kemish Gazeue)

RES~LTS

v St. Edmund's. Won 2- 1 v Sim on La ngto n. Drawn 2-2 v DukeofYork's . Won 1- 0 v Dover College. Draw 2-2 v Kent Police. Won 3- 1 v St. Lawrence. Won 1-0

v Ca nterbury H .C. Lost 0- 3 Sir Roger Manwood 's. Drawn 2-2 Sutton Valence . Drawn 3- 3 O.K .S. Lost 2-3 Tonbridge. Lost 0- 3 Kent College. Lost 2- 3

v v v v v

Frank Mason Tournament: Won I, Drawn 2, Lost 3.

r.G.H.

2nd XI By tradition the 2nd XI is a side whic h is not selected but selects itself. It consists o f those who enjoy thei r hoc key but are not ruthless enough or fa nat ical enough to get into the 1st XI; if it develops a coherence as a tea m with a bac kbone and fighting talons, the 1st XI prompt ly relieves it of its best players; it loses the strength it had developed and loo ks around in vai n fo r a ny others to restore its condition.

Not so this year. We started the term wit h enough players to fill both teams a nd more to spare, so it was with confidence that we began the season and even the rain held off in deference. The first match against SI. Edmund's was a good performance with captain Hugh Robertson notching up two goals just to show who was the centre-forward.

Against Simon Langton it was tighter but away at the Duke o f York's we put in fi ve goa ls on an ext remely bum py pitch- this tim e Nic k Phillis putting in two from the wing. Dover Coll ege was the scene of an unhappy defeat, but we drew quite well at home against SI. Lawrence before an exciting 6- 3 win at Manwood's, this time Methven pott ing a hat-trick, and Haile, bene fi ting from a new-found abil ity to pass, put two into the net himself. With the rain came fo ur cancelled fixtures and a narrow defeat by Kent College.

All in all 17 people played in the side a nd I am pleased that most had about as many games as they wan ted. It was a skilled side, but I think the mai n deficiency was the comparative lack of tactical and positional understanding. Th is is something which ca n only come fro m an intelligent approac h to the game which foresees the likely run of play and dictates the pass which wi ll o pen up th e de fence of the opposition and be picked up by a not her member of yo ur side who has seen the possib le opening as well . All too often the reasoni ng seems to run thus: •• J can see my team-mate with the ba ll. Therefore he can pass to me." Having said that, some people played very well positiona ll y- David G reen improving throughout the term to become a very competent centre-half, Mike Wilso n-Haffenden developing into a very good right-wing, and Ada m Watkins having some good matches in goal. A thoroughly enjoyable season and not without success.

Team/rom: Hugh Robert son (Capt. ), Adam Watkins, Paul Sacker, Hugo Sacker, Edward Carr , David Green, Ian Tatchell , J ames Hargreaves, Mike Wilson· Ha rfe nden, Nick Phill is, Simon Methven, Ch ris Breeze, Aezana Ha il e, Tasheer G ulam, Alex Abplanal p, Joh nny Ecclestone. Michael Ba udry.

RESULTS

v SI. Edmund's (H). Won 4- 1 v Simon Langton G.S. (H). Won 1- 0

v v v v v

v Duke orVor k's (A). Won 5-0

v Dover College (A). Lost 0-2 v SI. Lawrence (H) . Drawn I-I v Com mon Room. Cancelled

Sir ~ oge r Manwood's (A). Wo n 6- 3 Sutto n Va lence. Ca ncelled O. K.S. Ca ncelled Kent Co llege (A). Lost 1- 2 Tonbridge. Cancelled R.M.A.

3rd XI After a re latively uneventful start (the '8' team only lost to the Girls' XI!) we soon struck disaster when we encountered Dover College, where after some inspiring play by all and some good head height shots from Toby" J 'm a rugby player" Claridge we went 1- 0 down. Then in a stroke of genius Bone scored an equa lizing goal. Unfortunately, our luc k was absent that day when ou r reserve (lent to the opposition to make up numbers) scored the winni ng goal aga in st us; so Lunn fe ll from favour wit h the team selectors.

After th is mora le-crushing de feat , we were resuscitated by the erfort s of our own 'Wall ' o f strength Mr. J.R.P. in time for o ur next engagement. We met 51. Law rence with somethi ng approximating to team spirit a nd were promptly thrashed, but not before Mike Baudry had cracked their defence and scored one of o ur three goa ls in the season.

137 SQUASH Back Row: (1.10 r.J P. J. Lewis, R. P . Bee, Esq., P. G. Bromley.

Front Row: (1.10 r.) A. P. Littleales, J . D. Watt, J. P. Hargreaves.

(Kemish GaUffe)

Then fo llowed a wet spell after which the 3rd XI 's never~too~noticeable skills were sadly lack ing when we met up with Ken t College on a pitch reminiscent of Flanders in 1916. We lost 5- 1 and Peter Whyte's late goal was the on ly consolat ion in a sadly scrappy game. Many thanks to P .G.W. for whiski ng us away from the scene of defeat in his red life~saver .

So after a decidedly dismal season in which the standard of play varied from awful to worse, the thirds emerged a happy ifnot victo rious team.

LEW IS JARD INE.

Colts XI The loss of several of the best players from last year's corresponding group proved critical. The XI thus lac ked the skill and experience of one or two very good players, who would have brought the best out of the others. They all tried hard to overcome lack of skill with energetic running, but if the basic skill s of stopping, hitt in g and control o f the ball are lack ing, then it is difficult to knit moves together. In particular, in most matches we lost control of the mid~field and although the defence often held out for long spells, eventually goals were conceded.

Perry played magni ficently in goal and Whittlesea, by the end of the season, was a very use ful full ~back . In the fo rwards Tewungwa worked very hard at in side~left and has good stickwork, but in this position he will need to distribute the ball more quickly. Dawson ran intell igently at centre~forward and if he can improve his stickwork, he will become a good player. With a complete dearth of inside~forwards, Mbu had to play there and after a while adapted well to the position, but he is clearly a much better prospect on the right~wing. Costain captained the side from centre~half and ran miles and certainly inspired the others to keep going.

The side im proved considerably during the first half of the term, but poor weather and the lack of any alternative su rface on which to play meant that after h alf~term we were restricted to a handful of practices. It was therefore a great credit to the side to draw with Tonbridge on their all~weat her pitch and win the last match of the season agai nst Wrekin.

Team: J . M. Perry, A. W. H. Whittlesea, R. E. Denman, W. S. Cawley, N. J. Costain , M. J. L. Percival, R. W. G. Coldst ream, T. Mbu, G. Dawson, A. D. Tewungwa, P. G. w. Elvy .

Alsoplayed: R. J. L. FitzMa urice, N. D. Ractliff, D. J . Pritchard, A. M. Reid.

RESU LTS

v v v v

v SI. Lawrence. Lost 0- 7 v Tonbr idge. Drawn 1- 1

St. Edm und's. Lost 1-3 Duke of York 's. Lost 0- 1 St. Augustine's. Won 6-0 Dover College. Lost 1- 3

v Kent College 3rd XI. Lost 0-3 v Wrekin College. Won 2-0

Junior Colts XI In the early season practice games it looked as tho ugh the Junior Colts wo uld be a better side than many of their predecessors . Brook, Lerche and Briggs all had ba ll control and there were some useful players in the defence- Pritchard, Lloyd, Atcher1ey~Symes and Mackenzie. Unfortunately th ree of the best players from last year's Under~14 'A' were unavail able and the replacement for Hodgson in goal was a major problem. Clarke turned himself into a competen t 'keeper but he lacked the experience so vital in this posi tion. Much as the side played well on many occasions there was no one who could shoot effectively so good approach work usually was wasted. In more than one match we had the territorial advantage but lost to sudden, breakaway goals. Ju st when some signs of cohesion were at last evident in the SI. Lawrence game, the weather deteriorated and the remaining fixture s were played on muddy rain soaked pitches with no practice beforehand. The Kent College side were very st rong indeed and it was difficult to hold them once they had asserted thei r superiority.

With beller weather and more experience the members of th is side should do well in the future in particular those 1 have mentioned by name. Brook did a good job as Captain in difficult circumstances.

Th~ 'B' X I also had some enthusiastic players who struggled manfully against superior odds in the games against Kent College.

'A' Xl: Clarke, Oliver, Lloyd, At cherley~Symes, Pri tchard, Mackenzie, Briggs. Lerche, Sarkar, Brook (CapL), Reavill.

Also played: Tees, Ursell, Rogers, Farrell, Ogb urn , Walters, Smith.

'B' Xl from: Tees, Newall , Miller, Smith, Farrell, Anderson, Rogers, Ogburn, Gharagozlou, Ursell , Kell y, Phill ipson.

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RESULTS

Sl. Ed mund's. Won 3- 0 v Duke of York's. Lost 0- 1 v Kent College. Lost 0- 4 v Dover College. Lost 0- 1 Cancelled: Sutton Valence, Tonbridge, Simon Langton.

V

v SI. Lawrence. Lost 0- 3 v Sir Roger Manwood's. Won 2- 0 v Kent College. Lost 0- 9

l .l.D.C.

Under-14 XI . Despite the In

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~ s ual ~ifficu l ties, th ~ ~nder~ 1 4

XI did enough to show their potent ial. There are some ver

ood la ers

dthAedgrObup-Ilnc\uddmgllt.wokproml~l~g goal keepers. Tattersfield was a good captain and St ri vens Edwa~Js za~brera e aJo p aye we m ey posItIons.

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RESULTS

v Kent College (A). Lost 0- 2 v Duke of York's (H). Won 2- 0 v Dover College (H). Won 2- 1

v S1. Lawrence (A). Lost 0- 2 v Sir Roger Manwood's (A). Won 5- 0 v Kent College (H). Drawn 0- 0

Th~ .'B' XI played with plenty of ent husiasm: although they did not win either of their matches a number of promlsmg players emerged.

Ed~ha~~~"o;.vi';fp~yetl{orthse 'A ' XMI: N: C. Bradley, J. C. Orr, R. E. St ri vcns, E. J. T. Brett, J. H. Tattersfield M

' 'R'H' .

10tt, . H. artm, M. J. R. Leathem, A. A. Adebajo R. A. Will iams E Wyeth D' R' " . ,..

Wat kms, . . Taylor.

For (he 'B' Xl the following also played: J . N. M. Cox, F. T. L. Phang, A. C. de Linde, A. J. H. Kni ht J C Nola n, I. J. McDonald, A. L. Odgers, A. J . Puleston, J. L. Aylott, C. R. J. Co llyer, M. C. J. McMurrugh. g , . .

H.E.l.A., R.W.T.

House Matches SENIOR Although Walpole, the h o~ders, were ob.v ~ ous l y the favourites wit h four 1st XI players in their side, several houses had good chanc~s?f success m the competltlon and every round produced some upsets. Walpole and the Grange duly re.a~h~dl: he seml~ fll1a! s. b u ~ Luxmoore were surprisingly eliminated byc3 determined School House and Broughton wf' ha .the 2nd Xll.n theIr team, became the fourth semi ~finalists by sneaking home in extra time against Galpin'~ a ter aVll1& been be~und (and outplayed) for most of the match. Ironically, in the next round it was Broughton who s u cc.um~ed III extra tIme to Walpole thr~ugh the only goal of an evenly contested match-Ph ill ips fina ll y succeeding in ~ormg rom Olle of.the numerous opem~~s created by ~atson and MacDonald. The other finalists were School House ~o cadmre thrrough lOGa penalty competltlOn - a not entirely sat isfactory resolut ion to an intriguing duel between the ta ente ew rom the range and the enth usiastic many of School House.

In the final it. was Sc~ool Ho.use who .began the game by attacking and looking the more dangerous, with W il so n~ ~~ffende n pa~tlcularly ImpreSSive, and It was only just before ha lf~time that Walpole scored. That goal summed up 001 House s probl.ems: shot s fro m Watson and MacDonald were saved on ly for Bloch to put the bali in the net.

A. Watson corner a ~mute later allowed Walpole to relax and they dominated the second half. Bloch completed a hat~ trick as Walpole retamed the cup by the com fortable margin of 4- 0.

JUNIOR The early rounds of th.e cO'!lpeti tion were played in miserable cold and wet ci rcumstances, but fortunat ely that did n?t ~revent the two fa!1cled .s ldes, Th.e Grange and Galpi n's, from proceeding to the fina l by the simple expedient of wl~~lng all the games 111 theIr respectIve groups. The fin al w~s at least played in sunshine. though on a bumpy pitch, an It proved much closer than expected. Grange loo.ked dommant, and it was therefore a surprise when Galpin's took ~ell:a? thr~)Ugh Mbu. Eventuall y, ho~ever, e.xpenence told. Starns equalised in the second half and after a brief a pill s reVIval Darko scored an em ph at iCgoal Just before the end to make the cup safe for The Grange.

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Oxford Hockey Festival If an ything, Ox ford was even wetter than Ca nterbury , and so, as in 1979, we were given a tutorial in the va lue of hard pitches.

On the fir st morning, tho ugh, we actuall y played 011 grass agai nst Mill Hill. Darko scored twice early on, a nd although Mill H ill pulled one goal back, King's remained in cont rol of the game. In the second half, justice was don e when Colli ns saved a penalty fo r the third time thi s season, and Mbu made the game safe with a good shot near the end.

The aftern oon's o uting was to the Rose Hill hard pitc h, where Eastbourne provided a n impressive demon st rat ion of the value ofa month 's pract ice o n this kind of surface to go three goals up by half-lime. Heavy ra in in the second half made Kin g's fee l more at home in the pudd les a nd it was a surprise whcn Eastbourne scored aga in to make the final score 4- 0.

The following day took us to Chcltcnh am's hard pitch to play Uppingham , who began by forcing a series of corners and du ly sco red a fter ten minut es. King's hit back immediatc ly: a Methven shot was saved by a foot and Watson made no m ista ke wi th the pena lt y. From then o n the game was more even, though it took some rema rka ble saves by Watson to keep the score level un til well into the second half, when successive corners were converted to give Uppingham victory. Thc fina l game against Rossall at Pangbo urne was a disappointment, as early dom in ance was m ysterio usly turncd in to a three goal dcficit at hal f-time. The bac k nCli ing on eithcr side of the Rossall goal was subjected to a fierce barrage in the second half, bu t it was the opposition who scored again from a breakaway.

A victory on grass a nd defeats o n the hard were perhaps on ly to be expected in the circumsta nces, b ut with eigh t of the part y available next year , the experience was in valuable. A superlat ive tea from Mrs. MacDonald o n the return jo urney ro unded off a most enjoyable Festi va l. By next time perhaps it wi ll have stopped rain ing and we wi ll have our own hard pitch.

P.G.H.

Association Football Th e scason sta rt ed well, with the School team's football matching the excellent J an uary weather. Neit her team nor weat her managed to fulfil its early promise du ring February, bu t the team's fortune s revived co nsiderab ly du ring the last few weeks of term, wit h playing co ndi tions becomi ng steadily worse, however. Fortunately o nl y one match was can celled, a nd the fi nal record shows six matches won Ollt of nine.

With only four regula rs remaining from last year's team, the performances against Wye College a nd Dover were particu lar ly impressive, and our attack looked fu ll of goals, wit h Matthew Pawley and Jamie Phillips consistently outpacing the defences. In the fir st Harvey game we missed many cha nces in the fi rst half-ho ur , a nd too many heads well( down when a m uch more experienced a nd skilful side took cont rol later in the game. The story was much the same in the return encounter , with weak tackling and a less than whole-hearted approach allowing Ha rvey to sco re three times in the last q uarter of an hour . After a tenac ious SI. Augustine 's team had swept us aside in the second half, we came back s[Tongly to defeat Dover and Wye College in the last two matches, to end the season on a high note. Much rebu ildi ng wi ll be needed next seaso n as o nly five of the presen! squad will be available. However, there a re some promising and ent husiast ic juniors who shou ld mature int o very good players in the next few years.

The In ter-House programme or matches was decimated by the bad weather in the latter part of the term. The drai nage situation was as bad as ever, a nd the League a nd C up compct it ion s were only concl uded with the hclp of the Blore's rugby pitch. Linacre won both trophies, beating Broughton 1- 0 in a League play-o rf and Grange 1- 0 in the final of the Cup. For the fi rst time since its incept ion seven yea rs ago, the Six-a-Side Competition was a casualty of the weat her.

It was at last possible to organise some proper training sessions this season , as the September intake of new staff included two ta lent ed and enth usiastic foot bailers, Da vid Bradley and Pau l Newbury. Wit h Peter Dix they have formed a powerfu l coaching team, wh ich makes it even more sad that the pitches have been o ut of a ct io n so o ften. It is to be hoped that some solution can be found to the drainage pro blem, before enthusiasm a nd motivation turn to gloom and. fr ustration. The proposed Sports Hall should at least give some opportun ities for boys to improve their ind ividual skill s. My warm thanks 10 those mentioned above, and also to everyone else who has helped wit h soccer during the term.

TheJolJowillg playedJor (he School team: M. J . Pawley§ (Capta in), J . S. Phillips·, R. G. Vile·, C. H . L. Ball ard·, A. M. Jen kins·, I. W. Jenkin s·, R. G. Hill , T. B. Tuoh y, A. McGrath, S. P. M. Brake, J . S. Wanniaratchy, P. G. Brom ley , I. R. C. Cray, M. J. Duerin ckx, I. N. Slinon, A. K. Agha.

• Awarded Minor Sports Colo urs. § Old Colours .

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RE SULTS

v Wye Coll ege (H). Won 4- 3 v Dover G.S . (A). Won 6- 0 v SI. August ine's College (H ). Won 2- 0 v Ha rvcyG.S. (A). Lost 1-3 v SI. Edmun d 's (H). Won 2- 0

v v v v

Harvey G.S. (H). Lo st 1- 4 SI. Augustine's Co llege (A). Lost 1- 4 Dover G.S. 0-1). Won 5- 1 Wye College (A). Won 3- 2 C. J.R .J.

Basketball Club

R ESULT

Teams:

School House, 22 points; The Grange, 20 point s.

School House: Lit.tlea les (12), Wakeley (4), Ijewere (4), Booth-Clibbo rn (4), Scooncs, Reeves.

The Grange: Jenkms (6) , Palmer (6), M. Dark o (8), Sta rn s (2), Briggs , Fitzmaurice.

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Cross-Country Club With the best senior team for several years, we started the season wit h some impressive performa nces which left us inf uria tingly close to, b ut never q uite in the medal p laci ngs in na tional co mpetit ions. W hen inj ur ies then look their loll, we began to fee l t hat noth ing would come right, but hard t ra in ing wit h M ike Gratton began to payoff at the Borden Road Relay and we rea ll y ca me in to O Uf own wit h a massive victory in the Densham Cup at Coulsdon. At Coventry in Ja nuary, in wh at a mounts to a natio nal schoo ls relay , Matt hew Andrews ran superbly o n lap t hree fo r the fastest ever King's time and after four laps we were handily placed in fourth position, before d ropping to a respectable but disappoin ting eleventh at the end ; fo rt y- fi ve o f the co unt ry's top schools co mpeted. P reviously we had sur prised o urselves and several ot hers by fin ish ing fourth in the Knole Run, t hanks to excellen t runs from Andrews, Stuart Ca irns and David Warr . T he Merch ant Taylors Raee again saw us in fo urth place, whil st we made a rather muted debut in the Ox ford Tortoises Road Relay in six th p lace. Deprived by in jur y o r natio na l call s or o ur top four runners we were un able to hold o n to t he Five Schools Trophy despite providi ng the in d ividual win ner, Jasper Bacon , but team and individual certi fica tes at Bo rden gave us the necessary co n fid ence wit h which to pack our fo ur runners int o t he fi rst nine places a nd thus run away wit h t he Densham Cup. Perhaps the team had been in spired by John Co lley's performance in winn ing th e intermed iates race, defeating county runn ers in t he process.

Ma tthew Andrews was o ur u nd isputed n um ber one th is year, produci ng some very good results against to p class opposit ion at t he Knole and at Coventry. It is a pity that injury deprived him of h is chance to run for Kent in the National Schools, a hip strain forc ing him to drop o ut of t he Co un ty Race when in sevent h place a nd moving through.

St ua rt Ca irns, our ever efficient secretary, proved ou r most co nsistent member , excellent toward s the end of the seaso n , whilst Jo hn Colley and Jasper Bacon also came through very strongly in March , gain ing both ind ividual successes and team medals. And rew Barton. our capla in, never really m anaged to capt ure his fo rm of previo us yea rs but he cou ld always be depended upon to prod uce a reasonable performance, whi lst Gus Turner train ed hard a nd proved a reliable and solid member of t he leam.

Th is term a lso saw a considerable improvemen t in our intermediate and junior learns. In J ohn Colley's absence (he usua lly ran se nior) Gary Oliver led the in ters well. fo llowed in by Matthew Voigts, Nick Ryan, Nigel Wakefield, Patrick Booth-Cli bborn, Richard Longford a nd occasiona ll y Do minic Carter. Whereas last term they had usuall y been o ut classed they grad ua ll y im proved to a ve ry commendable v ictory in the District Champio nships and fifth place in the Lemon Norris C up Race at Co ul sdon. The latter race was a n inter debut for o ur two highl y promising j uniors Simo n Jackson a nd Mark Leat hem . Already stalwarts of one county championship, they show im mense promise and, along with Wilson , M ic kleburgh, P h ilpott, Taylor. Edwa rd s, RobertS. Li nney and Booth -Clibborn, they have combined to form a j unio r team fa r Slronger t han usual, a s their team sil ver medal placing at Borde n shows. Wit h enco uragement a nd coaching they sho uld stand the Club in good stead in future¡years.

Finall y, many tha nks to Messrs. Sugden, Coo ke. Parker, Godwin and Rooke for all t heir help in buildi ng up the three teams d uring the yea r.

A. J . BARTON .

We should li ke to pay tribute to o ur Captain, Andrew Barton. and our Secretary, Stua rt Ca irn s, who are leaving .

T hey have led Ihe Club by exa mp le: ever pleasa nt, they have inspired others with their en th usiasm and been responsible for our prese nt resurgence , in t rod ucing several Club members to Club run ning too. T heir depart ure will be a great loss to t he C lub a nd. whilst t han king t hem for allihey have done. we wish them well for their university careers . We hope to li ve up to t heir examp le next year .

J. B.S., J .M.C ., M.R.G.P .

First Colo urs were rea warded 10 Andrew Barton and St uart Ca irns and awarded \0 Mat thew Andrews , Jo hn Colley, Dav id Warr a nd Jasper Bacoll. Second Colou rs were awarded to Angus Turner.

RESU LTS 10th January Senior: Inter:

1st , John Fisher; 2nd. K.S.C.; 3rd , Whitgift; 4th. P urley H .S. 1st, P urley H .S.; 2nd, Joh n Fisher ; 3rd. W hitgift; 4ih, K.S. C.

171h January. Tile Knole Run at Sevenoaks 1st , Skinners, 82; 2nd , Shrewsbury, 262; 3rd, King Henry VIII , Coventry, 318; 4th, K. S.C., 320. 42 sc hools ran .

241h Ja nu ary Senior: Inter: J unior:

1st , Skin ners, 40; 2nd. K.S.C., 46; 3rd, SUllon Valence. 108; 4th, Ton bridgc, 123. lSI, Skin ners; 2nd, Sutto n Valence; 3rd, K.S.C.; 4th. Tonbrid ge.

1st. Skin ners; 2nd , Tonbridge; 3rd , K.S.C .

281h Ja nuary. The King Henry VIII Relay Race at Coventry 1st , Bradford G.S., 7 1.49; 2nd, Maid stoneG.S., 71.55; 3rd. S kin ners, 71.59; 11th , K.S.C., 74.34. 44 sc hools ran.

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71h February . The St. Augustine 's District Championships al Charlham Senior: lSI, K.S.C. Inter: lSI, K.S.C. J unior: 1st, Simon Langton; 2nd, K.S.C. 91h Febru ary Inter: J unior:

1st, K.S.C .• 33; 2nd, SI. Edmund's 46 lSI, SI. Ed mun d's J. C.s. 37; 2nd , K'.S.C. Under- 14s.42.

18th Febura ry Junior :

1st , Kent Coll ege, 42; 2nd, K.S.C., 42.

181h Fe bru~ry. The Oxford Tortoises Schools' Relay Race 1st, Mald slo ne G.S., 56.19: 2nd, Marlborough, 58 .03; 3rd, Skin ners, 58. 14; 6th, K.S.C., 59. 17. 35 schoo ls ran .

25th February. rhe Merchant Taylors Raceal Northwood 1st, Haberdashers Askes. 33; 2nd, Haydon School, 45; 3rd, SI. Albans. 51; 41h, K. S .C. , 69. 14 schools ran .

71h March. The Five Schools Races at Harrow Senior: 1st, Berkhamsted, 66: 2nd, K. S.C. , 75; 3rd, Felsted. 80; 4th Harrow 126' 51h High ate 149 1n N l st, Ha rrow, 38; 2nd, Highgale, 69; 3rd, Berkha msted 118.' 4th Felsted 34' Si h KgS C' 160' u1n',·'o:," J o result declared. ' " "" ' " .

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Il1h March. The Borden School Relay Senior: 1st, Sk ~n ners . 37.04; 2nd. K.S:C., 37.22; 3rd, Judd, 38.08. II teams ran.

Inter: lSI, S km ners , 38.30; 2nd, Maldslo ne, 38.4 1; 3rd , Judd 39.12' 4th K S C 3950 II Jun ior: lSI, Rochesler Mat hs, 41.09; 2nd , K.S.C., 42.48; 3rd, Bo rden 'Sc h~ol: 7' t e~ms ~~~~l S ran.

44.i7.

141h Ma rch. The South London Harriers Races at Coulsdofl Densham CLu P Senio r:. 1st, K.S.C.. 27; 2nd , Skinners, 49; 3rd Epso m 5 1 12schoo ls ran elllOIl Norrie • ,. .

C up Inter: 21s. March Senior:

}~~~ro:r:

1st, Sk in ners, 35; 2nd, Raynes Park, 68; 3rd, K.C.S., Wim bledon 68' 4th K.S.C.,82.12 schools ran. ' , , Purley H .S., 8 1; 5t h , 1st. K.S.C. , 25; 2nd, Bet hany. 53.

1st, Du lwich, 54; 2nd. St. Edmu nd 's, 67; 3rd. K.S.C. , 91; 4t h , Bethany 102.

1st, K.S.C., 55; 2nd, Kent Coll ege. 57; Dul wich did not clo se in . '

The [Iller- House Races Senio r :

1st , And rews (Li n.); 2n.d, Ca irns (B); 3rd , Warr (li n.).

1st, Broughto n; 2nd, Lmacre; 3rd , Tradescant. lSI, Coll ey (S. H .); 2nd, Oliver (S. H .); 3rd. Shaw (M .O.), 1st, Broughto n; 2nd, School House; 3rd, Linacre.

Junior : 1st, J ~c k son (Li n.); 2n~, ~eathem (Ga L); 3rd, Wilso n (GaL).

1st, Lmacre; 2nd, Galplll s; 3rd. Broughton.

Overal winners: Linacre .

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Fencing Club In o m first match of the term, for the second year funning, we were beaten by Hailcybury who again showed greater depth of ability in the a nnual Triangul ar match with King's, Rochester. However. this was our only defeat by a school learn throughout the seaso n. We were vcry pleased to welcome Guy's Hospi tal F.e., now captai ned by Patrick Keating, O. K.S., on another visit to Canterbury a nd were able to repeat our success o f last year, although the 1st Team event was desperately close a nd produced s'o me very exciting and enjoyable fencing. Thi s was followed by convinci ng vict o ries against Westminster a nd Elan, but Tenlerden Swords F.e. had several experienced Senior County fencers in their team and were too st ro ng for us on thi s occasion.

In County Compet iti o ns, Ada m Short added the Senior Schoolboys Individual Epee title to the Foil a nd Sabre Champio nships he wo n last term and thus achieved the rare distinct io n of bein g Kent Schoolboys' Champion at a ll three weapons. I tho ught the only other boy to gain the Triple Cham pionship in the history o f the K,S.F.A. was Sin a Dorudi, a.K.S., in 1976, but the Chairman of the Association, whose memory may be better tha n mine, says that Tim Howard -Jones, O. K.S., a lso a former Captain of Fencing, did it in 1963. It certainly doesn't happen very o ften a nd we co ngratulate Adam on his outstanding performance. Mike Macpherson, who won the Junio r Foil and Sab re titles last term, might have had a similar success in the J unio r Sect ion had he not been ill o n the day of the event and unable to compete. Thi s was very bad luck, but in his absence Harvey Hou lston found his best form and fe ncing wi th skill and great accuracy won the Under- 16 Champio nship fo r King' s. Q-U-A. Rauz came fourth a nd young Mark Mortlock d id well to reach the final and take fifth place. In the Senior event , Alex Duncan was runner-u p a nd two other King's fe ncers, Julian Stern and S. W. Th am, were fifth and sixth respectively. With these results, Kin g's won the Team Trophy by a large margin.

As might be expected, Adam Short has been our most consistent performer and his skill a nd determination has been an example to the rest of the team. He has been well supported by Alex Duncan, Mike Macpherson, Charles Moore, S. W. Tham and Julian Stern. R. Rogers and Q-U -A. Rauz have all done well on occasions.

The Junior fen cers cont inue to make encouraging progress a nd having enjoyed their visit to Eton look forward to more matches coming their way next year. Thi s has been a very successful season with on ly o ne school match lost and fo ur Co unt y Team Championships and six Individual Cha mpionships won.

Finally, I should like to thank Professor A. Mall ard and Mr. A. Pienne for their valuable help, a nd a lso wish those laking part in the Public Schools Championsh ips the very best of luc k.

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RESULTS HAILEYBURY AND KING'S, ROCHESTER (1 st and 2nd F.E.S., 3rd Foil) 1st, Haileybury, 4 1 2nd, K.S.C., 31 3rd, Kin g's, Rochester, 12

v GUY'S HOSP ITAL F. C. Won 21 - 15

1st Team (F.E.S.). Won 14- 13 2nd Tea m (Foil). Won 7- 2 v WESTM INSTER . Won 3 1- 23

1st Team (F.E.S.). Won 17-10 2nd Tea m (F. S.). Won 10- 8 3rd Team (Foil). Lost 4- 5 v ETON. Won 56- 7 1st Team (F.E. S.). Won 23-4 2nd Team (F.S.). Won 18- 0 1st Junior Foil. Won 8- 1 2nd J un ior Fo il. Won 7- 2

v TENTER DEN SWORDS F.C. Lost 2 1-24 1st Team (F .E.S.). LOS19- 18 2nd Tea m (Foil). Wo n 7- 2 3rd Team (Foil). Won 5-4

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COUNTY COMPETITIONS Kent Schoolboys' Epee Championship Individual Results: SEN IOR EVENT: Tham 1st , J. (K E..S.C.).

A. Short (K .S .C)· d A . A • C • Duncan (K.S .C.); 5th. J . P. Stern (K.S.C.); 6t h. S. W. . , 211, JUNIOR EVENT: TEAM TROPHY:

1st , G . H , M . H o uIston (K .S. C ,); 4t h, Q-U-A Rauz (K.S.C.); 5t h, M. A. Mortlod (K.S.'·.)

1st, K,S.C.; 2nd, King's, Rochester.

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INTERNAL COMPETITIONS K.S ,C. Junior Foil C hampionship (Gardner Sword) Individual Results:

~~'p~ya~d ~\lt~~h(~L~;P~I~~IIl~b'e~io~OtL\~~f (M.); 3rd, A. B. Vale (B.); 4th, D. G. Evans (M.); 5th , R. J .

Team Result (Gardner Sword Team Trophy) 1st, Marlowe, 25 points; 2nd, Broughton, 8 point s; 3rd, Linacre, 3 po int s.

M.E.M.

Rugby Football As master in charge of rugby I wish to apoiogis I II results of las1 term. The result s and names of playe~s ~v~o

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Of pr~aaye edrs tree h the school maga Zine for nOI publishing Ihe 1st XV games or more for the 1st XV are listed below.

RESU LTS v DukeofVork' s. Lost 3- 14 v Eastbourne. Won 12- 0 v Cranl eigh. Lost 0- 40 v Felsted. Lost 12- 18 v SI. Paul's. Lost 6- 19 v Tonbridge. Won 9-7 v Sevenoaks. Lost 6- 29 v Epsom. Won 26- 3 v King's, Wimbledon. Won 12- 0 v Christ'S Hosp ita l. Lost 3- 10 v SI. Lawrence . Lost 11- 12 v Dulwich. Lost 3- 24 Played 12, Won 4, Lost 8. ;

Squad players were: M Savage G C unli ffe S P E H k M. Backhouse, J. Mam~, C. Sha~ , P. Abb'olts a~ro~, k . :c Fn~an, aJ. S H udson, S. James, K. Odogwu, J . Evans, P. Lewis, F. Searle. ' . y e, . elstner, . Pope , M. BOgel , B. Watson (Ca pt ), D. J. Ru.

Blore's Game Some remarkably good weat her in the first ha lf of Ie b' d . h matc~es to be played , yielding a poi nt s tally of 149 fo~ ~o~ 41~e "':11 t h~.excellenl B1ore's pilch to allow all seven showmg a general-like cont rol and a sense f h n . agalll sl. . Ichael Backhotlse was the id eal captain squad of very capable players with varied ~u ~mour perfectly SUited to t~e fixtures. He was able to draw fro m a loyal Milford o nce again kindly shared the rcfereCi~gYo~~~~g~~~~~~~e~srs.~lIl ney (~cfore I.l is nigh! to the ant ipodes) and Da ne Court were won comfortabl but the h c es. e matc es agaillst Ch Tl st Ch urch College and the second ha lves o f the Wye C~lIege an~t S~r ga m~s were closely contested. Probabl y the best ru gby was played in performa nce to beat a strong recent a. K.'S. Sid~n~~r~ y i~~f~o~ mat~~es, alt hough it needed a~ impressive all -round ~h~ Judd 1st XV and the Universit of K n 2 1 erlll . ~ two narrow losses wen; III to ugh games against JOllled in at least one match a l~d evgr:or~~d !~i 'i,lthodugh the dmalll co~e o f the team remain ed constant, 26 players worthwhile.

I n ute towar s making the season thoro ugh ly enj oyable a nd in at AleastI six matches: M. D. R . Backhol,se ' T . J. T. Smith, J. M. Eva ns, A. L. Dow,'c, J . M. The fo Perry M llowing D Splayed AN , . . avage, . . bp a nalp, J . C. G. Turner, D. T. Dyke.

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Sevens Tournament Morc players than usual played a nd learned about sevens du ring t he term and showed that a fiftccn-a-sidc record is not necessarily a reliable guide to the scycn-a-side game. Some cX I.remcl~ encouraging and com mend,able res ul ts were obtained. At the Maidstone Sevens we beat the ot her four schools lllcludmg the notable scalps of Ma ld sto ne G.S. and Judd. In t he Under- 16 Sevens at Cant erbury t hirteen schools, incl udi ng Radley fro m miles away, played many games in two groups. The impress ive Dulwich VI I beat J udd in t he final. It was most disappoi nti ng that the Kent Sc hools Sevens To urnament was cancelled d ue to waterl ogged pitches . An enjoyab le visit to Felsted saw us bealing Wymondham, Bancroft's a nd the Wa nderers before losi ng na rrowly 10 Felsted. We lost to Reigate in the first ro und of t he Surrey Sevens (4-6) but en joyed a n excel lent run in the plate com petition beating Gunnersb ury (28- 0), Wh itgift (16- 4) and Epsom (1 8- 12) before losing to t he powerful Brynteg team in the s.emi- final. In the po s t pone~ House TC!urn~ments, Marlowe beat Broughton in t he J uniors and Linacre beat BroughlOn 1Il a elosely contested and vigorous Semor final.

The ground co nd itio ns fo r t he Rosslyn Park Festival Tournament were desperat ely muddy and heavy, but at least the sunshine finally emerged. We had a most enjoya ble day and gave a good acco un t of ourselves . T he seven scored ten tries to o ne in beati ng Hereford Cathedral School, Leight on Park and Oratory but lost the last match of the day to a stro ng Bedford Modern team who thereby won the gro~p. In all, .this was a most worthwhile season in which the seven played as a team under the excellent a nd mature ca ptamcy of M Lchael Backhouse. The regu lar members of the seven were: M. B. Bilgel, D. T. Dyke, J. M. Evans, M. D. Savage, M. D. R. Backhouse, S. St. J . James, K. E. Odogwu, S. M. Parrott .

M.J.H., D.J.RU .

Squash Club Following our successes in the Felsted Festival al t he end of last term, this term has been o ne of consolidat ion.

Initia ll y our result s were d isappoint ing, due largely t? the.unavailabili.ty of Jonty Wat~ at firs t stri~lg, b.llt his return coi ncided wi t h a change of fort un e and four consecutLve wins were achLeved, twO of which were agaL11st Sides that had previously beaten us.

Earl y in the term we lost to C ranleigh 0 - 5, to Brigl~ton 1-4, a~ld to Cranbrook 2- 3, but then the tide t~rn~d . The return fixture with SI. Lawrence, Ramsgate, resulted Ln a 4 - 1 wm, Sutton Valence were beaten 3- 2, Whltg]ft were beaten 3- 2 and in t he semi-final of t he Kent Tour nament we beat Cranbrook 4- 1. The final against Tonbridge was rather o ne sided - 0-5 - though two of the ga mes mi ght just have gone t he ot her way. The Masters' match has still to be played at t he time of writing.

Jonty Watt again had purple patches at first string and his twO wins over the Cranbrook first st ring wcre the highlights of this year. James Hargreaves improved a great deal ~uri!lg the term, his forehand being as leth.al as ever, and he had a particularly good win ovcr the C ranbrook second Slflng III the Kent Tournament. The most rapLd adval.lcc was made by Andrew Littleales, who fully justified his promotion to third string, and P aul. Brom!ey at f?urth stn~l g generally rose to thc occasion during matches. Peter Lewis, all lobs a nd drop ShOIS, held the fifth stnn~ posliLon despite fierce competi tion from Dan Dyke, who had a good win at Cranbrook. Th e HOllse Sq~a.sh Compellt]on was revived after a gap of five yea rs, but School House again proved far tOO good for all oPPOS~tIOI~ . Jonty Watt and James Hargreaves will be lcav in g us bcfore next season starts. Our thanks go to them for .the]r el forts ?[~ bchalf. of school squash over th e past few years, part icularly for the time !hey ha ve spent encouragLllg OUT promiSing J Ulllors . Uoth played a co nspicuo us part in our revival a nd, perhaps more IInportant, both always behaved Lmpeccably on the court.

R.P.B.

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Under-16 Squash This. season ( i ~ the Autumn and Lent Terms) we have had mat ches against Ardingly, Brighwn, Cranbrook, Cranlelgh, Du lwlCh, Epsom, Eton, Harrow, Ho lmewood Housc, Hurstpierpoint, Maidstone, SI. Ed mund's, St. Lawrence, ~evenoaks, Sutton Valence, Tonbridge, Wellesley House and Whitgift- t here were near ly 50 matches altogether, since most schools were played at both Co lt s and Junior Colts levels, and there were a few Under· 14 matches as well. Under-16 Sq uash is very much a full· time sport, and members of the squads lead act ive lives! It's not too laiC for ~ good b.all-game player, .who, is under 15 on 1st September (next), and who isn't very keen on rugby, to start playmg full-time squash, even If he s never played before, and I' d li ke to hear from anyone who thinks he might do.

This term the Co lts hardly ever had the services of their best two players, Andrew Littleales and Paul Uromley, either because we had to lend them to the 1st V o r because we deliberately wea kened the team \0 match the opposition. Even so, the Colts .won more than half their matches, with Tonbridge, Sutton Valence a nd Dulwich the only bell er schoo ls.

And rew cont lllued to develop very well, especially in the second half of term: he'll do even bet ter if he can run hardcr to be .a ble 10 play (he safe rather. than the hopeful shot. He got w the semi-fina l of the Kent Under-16 Championship, losmg 3- 1 to t.he eventual wmner. Pau l always played carefu lly and so was a difficult player to bcat; someti mes, though, the rallies went on lon.ger than they should have done because some of his shots were safe without set ling his 0l?ponent ~nough problems. TlIll Reeves had some very good strokes and earned hi s place at No.3, eve!) though he is st!ll a JUl1l or Colt., but he does need to playa calmer game and not give his opponents so many points by going for wLn~ers too early III a rally. Matthew VOigts has a very good range of shot s, especially drop shot s, overhead volleys and retrieves from the back co rn ers. He somet im es lost concentration but his fitness usually gave him the edge over his opponents. Paul Mycroft, always very confident, has a very good eye and q uick react ions, and p layed some remarka bly good shots and. won most of his matches. Gary Oliver ran very fast and hit the ball hard and low a nd that was enough to be.at most of hiS opp~~ents, but he needs to vary the pace. John Albin played in five matches and won three: he rarely m]sse~ t~e ba ll a nd hLt ]t to a ~ood lengt h , but he needs to usc his wrist more. H ugo Jenney's promise again didn' t quite materia lise : he needs the confidence to dnve home an advantage in matches.

Th e ~unior Colts had a vcry good season , winn ing 10 of their 13 mat ches, drawi ng one, and losing only to Tonbridge

an~, wllh a . t~am weakened first deliberately an~ t hen also by injury, to a schoo l they had earlier beatell. Geoffrey

EV ~SOl,l was LI~Jur ed after half-term and was unavmlable for most of the matches: when he played he was first stri ng, bu t he Lsn t learnlllg fast enough to playa steady game . He plays so me excellent strokes but is far too casual to be a reliable player at the moment. Michael D uerin~kx improved enormously: he has becom e a tho ughtful, calmer player who can work out how 10 beat an opponent. HIS feet hardly touch the floor as he covers vast a reas of the court and he pla ys some excell~nt d.rop shots and good .Iength stro kes too. Stephen Hodgso n came back to squash after a term's rugby and moved st raLght Lnto top .gear. He hilS the ba ll very cleanly (and usually too hard!) and has a particularly devasta ting cross-court backhand dnve. Next year he must work at drop shots and lobs. Ben Shorten near ly eradicated his doublehand~d bac.khand strokes and his sq.uash improved as he did so: he has a very good eye and can hit the ball accurately, but his services need ~ome ~o~ k put III o n them . Mark McMurrugh worked hard at his game and his determi nation paid off as others foun d him a d]fficult player to beat by the end of term: lapses in concentration were hi s weak poin t. Simon Yeandle, sti ll an Under· 14 by age, improved a lot at the beginni ng of term: he too has a good eye and hit s the ball well, but he needs to gel to the back of the court more quickly so that he can play safer shot s. Robert Kruger played in seve ral matches in the fi rst half of term, but rowing claimed him IOwards t he end: it was so difficult to get the ball past him that his opponentS may have thought they were playing an octopus . Marcus Dalrymple, start ing after half·term, bro ught a tennis player's good qua lities with him and made rapid st rides in a few wee~s: he should do well next year.

Th ere was some full·time squash for the Under-14s for the first time this term, and seven o r eight played two or th ree times a week. They had a few matches, too, all of which they won. Too many of them, though, wilt be in Ju nior Co lts Rugby in t he aUlllmn, so there arc still places in squash for those under 15 on I st September.

I'd like to thank all t he squad members for making my job so en joyable; it was a pleasu re to give them their Mars bars so often.

C. J.M.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lattergate House, The King's School, Canterbury.

Dear Sir, . ..

I' Althou h I can s mpathise with masters when work either fails to come in C:>f arfl~es surrep,tltlOus Y, m a ,.

-h~lel a farini ht late, is this any excuse for the surprising leth~rgy wIth which work IS sometlr:n~s r~~~~~~d? For a pupUgwhO burns the midnight oil and strives to have, hiS w~)fk comp!ete? on, d~mal:d, IS . '. . h he mi ht have to wait weeks before he sees It agam? By this tIme It as ost a not an mJustlf~ ta ~~ ic long since dealt with and thus put aside. It has even happened that work has "'!t ~~:~~~~~;~3 at&all a~d it is rmmensely frustrating to spend hours on a piece of work and then never see It

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If masters want work in on time, they should be prepared to return it post-haste. t erWlse, were IS the incentive?

Your faithfu lly, SIMON DEVONSH IRE.

(This letter obviously raises an important matter (despite the logic oj the last paragraph) and wins the ÂŁ10 prize. -Ed.)

School House, The King's School, Canterbury.

16th March, 1981.

Dear Sir , I .

It has been drawn to my attention by a number of my colleagues, as, well as recent person~ e~per~enc(, that the Headmaster appears to indulge heavily in 'red rings' on pupils' tutor cards, I, r~celvb a flng a ne in fact} for what I admit was a poor Physics report, but the He,admaster can. t ave een aware b~a~~o absence from the lessons was due to two, univers,ity interv.iews dUfing that.fort~lght, ~nd I was ~ot ~:rel/'jOCking" Surely the Headmaster is not 10 a pOSItIon to ,rtog a tutor card If he IS not 10 touch with the reasoning behind the comment, which one does not expect him to be" . ve also wondered whether the Headmaster himself goes through the tedious ~n~ perhaps, bor~ng , I ha I of reading all the cards handed to him by housemasters or tutors. Perhaps It IS Mrs. Shmmmg flgmar? e h them and hands a few on to him wh ich she feels are either poor or e~cellent, or are ~~~ ~~~~sb~hS~~~nd and/or Lowe~ Masters? This is a question which many people would lIke to clear up, as well as whether these ticks and flngs serve any use ful purpose. " Finally do the Headmaster's satisfecit cards (or any others for that matter) achieve thJ deSired ef~~c~, or can thdy result in the opposite to the expected response? What exactly are they suppose to accomp IS , and do they even approach this goal?

Yours faithfu lly, A. A. C. DUNCAN.

(The Master oj Studies reveals the truth below: Usually it is the Headmaster who looks at fortnightly reports-and,he does .'oo~ at

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?~~:;/~~dk~~~;:d %;a~~;~: ~~~r~h:f!:t~;:e~~j~~lie'1°~~a~l~:r;;;;;i:~~j~~ :~:~~he job is really rewarding, as there are many good sets of reports and very few poor ones.

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The objective view oj someone who sees the whole school's work enables him to make judgements which a tutor cannot make: hence the rings and underlinings-meant usually to point out that the comments are distinctly bad relative to others, The ticks are meant as encouragement and a little gentle praise; no one objects to that, surely? There are sometimes comments which may be clear to the master and the pupil but obscure to the Headmaster. Obviously masters should avoid this, but it must happen only very occasionally.

The candidates for satisfeci! usually stand out quite clearly, but even so tutors are consulted before the decisions are made in case there are any extenuating circumstances. The salis/ecit system works better for the Middle and Lower School, where work is handed in more frequently, bUI it does seem to have an enlivening effect on the Upper Schoo/too. Most people do work harder when on salis/ecit.

C.J.M.)

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School House, The King's School, Canterbury.

18th March, 1981.

Dear Sir, Whilst on a squash match with the school at Eton I noticed that sin ce it was a half day the boys were wearing their home clothes or what they wanted, including jea ns and clothes classed in our schoo l Rotulus as illega l.

I would be very interested to know the reason for us at King's not being able to wear what we want to (within reason!), Perhaps we wou ld be more accepted by the local people?

Yours faithfully, T IMOTHY REEVES,

(A fair point, but: (i) You are allowed to wear what you like-within reason-on half days. (ii) We are local people. (iii) If every school copied every other this would result in an extraordinary merry-go-round bejore it all se//led to a boring unijormity, ojjeans, probab/y.-Ed.)

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Logistic Executive (Army), Monxton Road, Andover, Hants.

19th March, 1981.

Dear Si r, I was most interested to read the account in your last iss ue of the founding of Luxmoore House after the war, As one of those volunteers referred to by Mr. Dart ington, I can endorse his view that we were an independent minded co llection of individua ls who valued fre edo m from close supervi sio n greatl y, The house photograph shows what a,n ugly bunc h we were: I wonder where all my fe llow foundlings are now?

I was also very amused to see that the ep isode of the Chri stmas tree has not been forgotten, As the perso n responsible I can still remember my futile attempt to persuade Dartington that the socialist princip le of redistributing wealth more even ly applied in this case. I remain unrepentant!

Yours faithfully, P. H. LEE. (Plus r;a change, plus c'estla meme chose!-Ed,) Major-General.

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The Studio, feaT of 29 Mount Hermon Road,

Waking, Surrey.

18th March, 1981.

Dear Sir.

Raymond Bainbridge Morgan

Apart from an entry in the O.K.S. Association Report in which the death of Raymond Morgan is baldly stated in the back cover I have seen no tribute to him published by the school which he served so devotedly for 23 years as a Master. As one of three brothers who passed through his capable hand s I would li ke to express my personal gratitude to him and to focus the atten tion of others upon this kindly unassuming man whose acomplishm ents were more varied and interestin g than is commonly known.

Born in Brighton in 1905, the son of a vicar. he was educated at Tonbridge School (where he was a praepostor and a member of the Shooting tea m) and at Exeter College, Oxford . He graduated with Honours in Physics and joined the Gramophone Company (HMV) in their research department, where he devised numerou s technical innovat ions which were patented. As one of the ir top three scienti sts at th at time he was especially in volved in the race to establish a reliable system o f transmitting live pict ures- a race which was eventuall y won by Baird 's rival telev ision system .

In the Depression of the 1930's, comparati vely exotic research projects of that sort were among the first casualties and it was at that point that he became a teacher. There is no doubt that hi s period in industry gave him an immense advantage as a teacher, since despite hi s high academic qualification and intellect he never lost sight of practicali ties and he was always able to comm unicate and demonst rate what he was teachin g in straightforward practical terms.

After a period at Reading , he moved to All Hallows, Honiton , where he spent many happy years and, incidentally, met and married hi s wife, Ena, who had joined the staff of that school to teach to juniors.

There then followed a spell in the Home Guard and an appointment at Haileybury School, before he joined the staff of King 's in 1945. At that time the school was still in exile at Carlyon Bay, near St. Austell .

By the time I knew him, Raymond had long si nce become something of an "elder statesman " whose bearing-whether on foot or in that solid old blue Morris Oxford of his--was quietly dignified and sedate. and he had also become rather portly. Yet in one sphere, at least, he possessed un ex pected energy and abandon: I refer, of co urse, to his jazz drumming, a passion which never left him. He had played in a Jazz Band in the 1920's which made records and he was always an enthusiastic supporter of the school's own Jazz Club in which he often performed. On at least one occasion he engaged in a spectac ular duet - or, more properly, a battle-with another jazz drummer who was then a pupil at the school but is now a professional jazz musician: Spike Wells.

In about 1967, he became very ill with mumps and although he was able to res ume teaching after a time it may well have been the effects of thi s illness wh ich prevented him from achiev ing hi s fu ll 25 years with the school. He retired in 1968 and moved to Sidmouth where he and hi s wife renewed old acquain tances from their All Hallows days. They returned to Kent in 1980 to be nearer their children and grandchildren (one son is a prominent Canterbury solicitor and the other is in the Bank of Eng land) but Ena died in the first week of August 1980 and Raymond himself passed away onl y two weeks later.

He will be remembered with great affection by all who knew him.

Yours faithfull y, ROBI N BROWNE (M arlowe , 1962-67).

(Mr. Morgan's death was briefly reported in "The Cantuarian ", but we are most grateful to Mr. Browne/or this tribute.-Ed.)

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You rs faithfull y, ANN CAMPBELL, S.R. N. PATTY BAXTER. S.R.N. STELLA HODGSON, S.R.N .

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Galpin's House, The King's School , Canterbury.

19th February, 1981.

Dear Sir, , ' n the school's 1st XV and I found little information on I have just read the report ITI Th~ C;:anluanan 0, 0 ford Dictionar means 'a survey of past time or their ga mes, !he word 'retrospect I~ The co~~~: fo~unes or misforiunes of the team oflast term. This events', In ~~I S re~ort I can see n~ read sur~~~ ~rst page of a book entitled The True Spirit 0/ Rugby. piece of wntmg might b~ better p ace ~n , . i is essential to give an analysis of the team's As rugb y is the major sporot aKt sKm g ~~~t\ot read the report to find out about how the team performance: I am sure many . . . wou performed in the past season.

I hope to see a better analysis of the results next year.

Yours faith fully,

Sid

N . D. RACTLIFF.

(Good point-the vital statistics appear 'retrospectively' in this edition.-Ed.)

The Masters' Common Room, The King's School, Canterbury.

22nd February, 198 J. Dear Sir, I do not teach Coldstream.

Yours faithfully, 'WORR IED' OF

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Marlowe House, The King's School, Canterbury.

27th February, 1981.

Dear Si r, . ' ' t' d revision I feel that there arc a number o~ areas in, The C~n~uaflan ;:;~~re~:r:b:~~na~~::~ photOgra~hic talent The photographs in the magazme are dlsa~pomt;dgbco~ tereste~ in a photograph of a South African within the School. I don't t hin ~ mahn y PI e~p e ~o~m su~el~h at people would be more interested in photosl.: hool or a long shot of the musIc sc 00 t ere. . grap hs of the school play or creative pictures, taken by t:: ~~ttS~e upper school to furni sh more material A I.:ompetition might encourage more reticent mem r for publication in the literary pull-OUt. . . to rovide a current and comprehensive insight It seems 1.0 ,n~e that the purpose?f a s~h,ool m~a~~~fs'~n the exploits of long forgotten and d,istant exinto the actlvltle~ of the ~c h,ool, Wit h mhlnJmlda~ e p d for offerings from a much larger cross-sectIon of the masters and pupils. The limited space s ou e use present school populatio n.

Yours faithfully, D. M . CARRUTHERS.

, 'k > S th African experiences interested many readers because ducat ion There was rather a large expanse 0/ grass (The sec/ion 011 Mr, Christopher !tn er ~ ou or the insight it gave into Sout~ Afnca~ sbclet~ a~~ eA/rica is' a country with large open spaces! "The in tile 'long silo!' 0/ (he mus/~ schoo. uti ou 'ble but we can only print what we receive. "The Ed) COlllllariofl" should have as Wide an appea a~ poss 1 '"b¡ Cantuarion ,. prizes already exist for the best Orlgmal conm ullOns.- .

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THE SCHOOL Captain 0/ School: A. McGrath Vice-Captain a/School: R. B. W. Gumpert, M.S. Senior Girl: Clare R. Lasbrey SCHOOL MON ITORS

M. D. R. Backhouse, Clare R. Lasbrey, J. C. Wilkinson, M.S., S. D . Cranston Smith, R. C. MacDonald, C . H. L. Ballard, K.S., S. M. Whatton, K.S., M.S., J. H. White-Thomson, T. F. Gulam, K.S., H. M. Robertson, J. A. Odgers, K.S. HOUSE MONITORS

School House: The Grange: Walpole: MeisterOmers: Marlowe: Luxmoore: Galpin's: Linacre: Broughton:

R. B. W. Gumpert, M.S., J. A. Odgers, K.S., J. P. Stern, F. M. E. Vernon, K.S., S. A. Warren-Smith, M.S., T. R. Amos, K.S., M.S., J. P. Hargreaves, R. A. Wykes, Joanne R. Palmer, D. A. Seers, M.S. C. H. L. Ballard, K.S., C. M. Breeze, J. R. W. Wakeley, P. K. Brealy, A. Nardone, A. K. Wallersteiner, L. F. Jardine, P. M. Billinghurst, C. J. Davis.

R. C. MacDonald , A. L. Dowie, I. J. Graham, A. R. Collins, B. D. Wolstencroft.

S. M. Whatton, K.S., M.S., N. J. Hobbs, S. M. Pope, J. S. Phillips, R. A. Langley, J. S. Wanniaratchy, M. J. Daly.

J. H. White-Thomson, S. J. Burrell, S. A. Howard, A. J. Barton, M. W. Presland, J. C. E. Wright, M.S. S. D. Cranston-Smith, M. B. Biigel, A. Ghosh, N. J. Alimchandani, I. R. C. Cray.

T. F. Gulam, K.S., Clare R. Lasbrey, I. S. Tatchell K. S., 1. D. Watt, S. A. N. Tower, R. E. Bastin, K.S., Emma M. Denne.

J. C. Wilkinson, M.S., M. G.I. Brash, D. T. Dyke, P. B. MacDonald, M. D. Savage, 1. D. Hudson, P. G. T. Neilson.

H. M. Robertson, A. McGrath , S. R. McD. Cairns, R. A. Creasy, J . M .

Evans, Susan R. Ives, R. P. D. Sacker, E : E. B. Shelswell-White, A. W . M. Turner.

Tradescant: Lallergate:

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M. D. R. Backhouse, A. N. Murray, M.S., J. A. Rombulow-Pearse, P. D. K. Savoca, J. E. A. Short, S. A. Schwartz.

S. P. Devonshire (Lux.), E. W. R. Carr, K.S., M.S. (LN), E. D. Cheetham (SH), Alison F. Parrott (MO).

CAPTA INS OF SPORT

Hockey Cross-Country Boats Soccer Blare's Rugby Squash Rackets Badminton Tennis

Cricket Swimm ing Fencing Golf Chess Girls' Hockey Girls' Netball

B. P. F. Watson A. J. Barton I. J. Graham M. J. Pawley M. D. R. Backhouse J. D. Watt N. W. S. Clements, K.S. J. D. Watt

H. M. Robertson R. A. Langley J. E. A. Short J. R. W. G. Smith, M.S. T. W.B . Miller,K.s.,M.S. Alison F. Parrott Susan R. Ives

Monitors/or Music: T. R. Amos, K.S., M.S., A. N. Murray, M.S. Head Sacristan: E. W. R. Carr, K.S., M.S. 153

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VALETE- DECEMBER, 1980 ABDOn-5, P . J . 47 Cavendi sh ~ri ve, Claygate, Eshcr, Surrey; Milbourne Lodge: Sept. '77 ; Lt .l M.O.; K. S.; 1st XV; 10 Kin g' s College School, Wimbledon.

BENSTED, Ca roli ncT. Copl on Manor, Faversham; Ashfo rd School; Sept. 'SO; Lin . .

I R ad Bedford' Tormo rc' Jan '76; Riv.l Lin .; House Mon .; Head of House , School BERTSC H, Cateri J . A',R. Wat~r O~HOoc ke'y I,t XI ('2nd Cols . 'Lent "80)', Scholarship to read Natural Sciences at Downi ng Mo n.; ng 5C3ommlttce, College, Ca mbrid ge.

• . B' K S . H o~se L / B " h M'lita ry Hospit al Hannover B.F. P .O. 33; J .K.S.; Sept. 76; R1 V.I r. , ."

H BETH E LL, D . W' , H' C dO ["H"O' u, c: Walpole Soc' 'Capt Cros~.Count ry (1 51 Cols. ); Swim ming (2nd Cols. ); Ath letics Mon.; cputy ea o . ',. b 'd (2nd Co ls .)· to read Natural Sciences at Girto n College, Ca m rI ge. . . d P . 0 . Uox 2JJ , D u bai , U .A.E' BROOK, P . N. ' c/ o Dut co Const ruction Co. (PVT) Lt., . , St . Michael's Sc hool; Sept. '77; Gr.; Swimmin g Team; 4th XV; to St. Lawrence College , Ram Sg at~. '. ..

BROW N A PR 1 Church Lane Hellingly, Sussex BN27 4HA; St. Andrew s; Sept. 76, Lt: / M.O., Kl'GH ous~ Mo~.; '2nd Grch.; Art; Pottery; Woodw~rk ; Gymnast ics (Colts Col s. ); Scholarship to rea en era Botan y/Zoology at St. John's College, Ca mbridge.

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C H INCHAHNWALMA, S'. AC' K.S.; ollse on., . . . , S' .

'M d I . C liege Cambridge Pardo,,; Kin g's Week Com mando ; to read Natural clences at ag a enc 0 , ,..... . . .

COUPER A E Cleevcland St. Paul 's Cray Road, Ch islehurs(, Kcnt ; Hazelwood; Sept. 17~, R~ v~ILII.l..' ~:11I ~.: Hou;e MOI{.; Head master's Junior Poetry Pri ze; C.C.F. (R.A.F.); Pater Soc.; Chora oc., 1OI r , OII(S, Cross,CoUlltry.

C b . Lin coln Christ's Hospital Sch .; Sept. ' 76; Mar. ; Ha n . K.S.; Si r DE WAAL, A. W. L. The d~eaHnery'SeantSccrhoulr~, Editor Fore' Editor Effect' Sct painter for School prod uctio ns; Charles Wh eeler Awar, on. n. .' ..' , Exhibition to rcad Modern Studies at Corpus C hristi College , Oxford. .

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.LS ~ . ~i~~~h : ~8e~da~~0~~u~~.r~a~:~~a~~~~; WI;O%~I:~~n~kt~c~hH;O~~lp;:; ;l~J~ L~f~~rE~~~r't~ ~~rs~~

C~;~'G~I1l~l~sticS '79; Swimming Club; 3rd

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X I Hockey; 2nd VI Tennis; 4th XV Rugby.

A~~k;d: ' ~?a v~a H~~~t~:~I~~;Mi;~~~; J;~~~;~; C:t~~r';:t;e R~~:u~;'OH ~~~u~~~s~n2h~~~' ~'0~~t~b~~r~ns~~~i~g~ Hoc key;

Und~r. 1 5 Rugby; to read Archeology/ Anthropology at Clare Co llege, Cam bndgc.

FEISTNER, K. W. A. 3 Oakfield Court Road, Tunbri dge ~el,l s; ~01~l e,\~g?d2 Hdo~~; ~CP\~ ')7~j9~t/S?~~ ~~~1S~~8~~ Mon.; Head of House; Sec. Harvey Soc ,; , Scc . KlIlg s c.c , n 0 ., Ex hibiti on to read Natura l Sciences at Queens College, Cam bndge. . . 'd W dH S h . Sept '78' Trad . School Mon.' Head G irl , FOALE, S~sanSJ·oc.;20CSht.OI~UkMC'a'dSrtgrea1ts~a~~r~c gC;ub.e~~~~ c hoi~l.sCh~r;'1 Soc:; Paiie"ce;'Lighr Shado w;; Glee Club Debatlllg r; I ., , , Concert.

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GAIR, L. M. 20A MOlcomb St reet, London , S. W. l ; Card igan County Sec. Sch.; Sept. '78; Lux.; Ho use Mon,; Capt.

Chess ; to read Natural Sciences at Jes us Coll ege, Oxford.

GILES. Katharine S. The Vicarage, 4 St. Mark 's Crescent, Sheffield; Bl ackheat h High Seh.; Sept. '78; Lin .; to read English at New College, Oxford.

GORDON, P. R. Via Gaetano Sacchi 8, Rome; King's College Sch.; Jan. ' 77; Lt./S .H .; K.S.; M.S.; Ho n . Sen. K.S.; House Mon.; Chess Clu b team; Harvey Soc, ; Social Service; Server; Sacrista n; 2nd arch ,; 1st a rch. (Sec.); Cham ber arch.; Choral Soc,: Choir; Madrigal Soc.; Crypt Choir ; G lee Club; New Music Soc.; Choral Schola r a nd to read Engineering at Clare College , Cambridge.

GaREAU, C. S. H . 186 Washingto n St reet, Brighton , Massachusetts 02 135 ; Jamaica College; Jan. '76; PI. / Wal. ; C.C.F. (R.N. ); Sec, Canoe Club; Min or SPOTtS Cols.; to read Biology at Washingto n State University.

GREN IER , L. J . Little Co urt, Eaton Park, Cobham , Surrey KTII 2JF; Milbo urne Lodge; Sept. '76; Riv.l Bro.; K. S.; Sec. Pater Soc.; Th e Wasps; 3rd/ 4t h XV; J un. Colts X I Cricket; 3rd XI Crickct ; success fu l candidate in 1979 Election (Extra Mura l); to read Classics at Christ C hurch, Oxford .

HACKMAN, E. Oakwood Court, Holland Par k, London W. 14; Torrens; J an. '76; Riv .l Bro.; Ho use Mon.; Soccer Capt.; Athlet ics (1 st Cols. ); Rugby 1st XV (Vice-Capt.).

HANSSON, R. B. 40B Mill Lane, Hern e Bay; English Schoo l o f Paris; Sept. '77: Mar.; House Mon.; Golr (Minor Sports Cols.); Soccer Team; to read Economics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

HILD ICK-SMITH, Bryo ny A. 9 The Crescent, Ca nt erbury; Simon Langton Gi rls' Sch.; Sept. ' 78; S. H.; House Mon.; Symphon y arch.; Cham ber arch.; Choir; Madrigal Soc. ; Girls' Choir ; Band; Solos in Patience and Light Shadows; Chorus in Trial by Jury; 1st Girls's Hockey (Cols. ); Choir Sec. ; to read Medicin e at St. Thomas' Hospital, London.

HILL, G. R. P.O. Box 9014 1, Mombasa, Kenya; Port Regis; Sept. '75; Ri v.lS. H .; Ho use Mon.; C,C.F. (Army) Sgt. ; New Model Army; The Royal Pardon; Oliver!; Richard III ; Insect Play; Patience; Hadrian IIi Light Shado ws; Duchess of Malfi; Revue; Judo; S\Oiimming Club; Cross-Country Senior Team (2nd Cols.); to read Geography at Worcester College, Oxford.

ISBELL, J. C. Cornerways, 2 So uth Furzeham Road , Brixham, Devon; Selwyn House: Sept. '76; S. H.; K.S.; Academic Challenge Team; Chess Team; Javelin; Exh ibitio n to read Modern Languages at Trinity College,.

Cam bridge.

JAMES, N. A. M. Pett y Fra nce Farm , G ravel Hill, Chart ham Hatch, Canterbury ; St. Lawrence College Junior Sch.; Sept. '76; Mar.; Ho use Mon.; School Mon.; Sec. Rug by Club; 1st XV (2nd Cols. ); 1st IV 1980 (2nd Cols. ); Spare man 1st VI II; to read Engin eering at Imperial College or Southampton , J EFFR IES, Madeline E. 20 Best Lane, Canterbu ry; Holy Cross Convent; Sept. '78; Li n.; Caxton Soc,; Light Shadows; House Play Mi"iatures; Girls' Swimmin g; Social Services.

JEWKES , Rachel K. 107 Blac kheath Park, Lon don SE3 OEX; City o f Lo ndon Sch. for Girls; Sept. '78; Wal. ; Boat Club; Canoe Club ; Gardenin g Club; Scull ing Squad: Girls ' Rowing; Organiser Cambodia Collection; Light Shadows; House Play Italian Straw Ha t; to Medica l School.

JOH NSTO N, E. W. Brock ham Warren , Boxhill Road, Tadworth, Surrey; '('o rrens; Ja n. '76; Riv .lWal.; Ho use Mon.; C.C. F. (R.A.F.) Fit . Sgt.; Canoe Club (Capt.); Caxton Soc. Sec.lTreas,; Ca noeing (Minor Spons); 3rd XV; to read Engineering at Brunei o r Durh am Universit y.

LAWRENCE, S. R. Austens, Bury Chase , Felsted, Dunmow, Essex CM6 3DQ; Felsted Junior Sch.; Sept. '76; Gr. ; K.S.; M.S.; House Mon.; School Mon.; Head of House; New Music Soc.; Sym pho ny arch.; Training arch.; Chamber Grch.; Band; Chora l Soc.; Choir; Madriga l Soc.; Choral Exh ibit ion to read Mathematics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

LONG, M. J . L. Crossways , Maypole Lane, Hoath , Canterbury; J.K. S.; Sept. '76; Lt .lMar.; K.S.; Hon. K.S.; Chess Club; Computing Clu b; Editor Fore; 3rd XI Cric ket; Bracken bury Schola rship to read Mathematics at Ballio l College, Oxford.

LUGTHART , V. W. A. Shorelands , 67 The Marina, Dcal; Tormore; Sept. '76; Mar.; K.S.; c.c.r. (R.N .) L./S.; Props for That Scoundrel Scapi,,; to read Modern Lang uages at St. Peter's Co llege, Ox ford.

MA RKW ICK, Annctte E. van Zaeckst raat 69, 2596 TR The Hague, Netherlands; British Scll., Netherlands; Sept. '80; Lin. MARLAR, Kat harine D. Martins, The Street, Thakeham, Pu lborough, W. Sussex: Millfield; Sept. '78; S, H .; Head Girl; Schoo l Mon.; Ho use Mon.; Capt. Netball; 1st arch.; Choral Soc.; Fa ure, Brahm s' Requiem; Bach's Christmas Oratorio; Choi r (Fest ival Hall) ; Madrigal Soc.; 1st XI Hockey ; 1st VI Tenni s; Swimmin g; Social Services ; to read Biological Sciences at Aberystwyth Universi ty.

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MARSHA LL. D. E. C h un:h House, Eynesbury, SI. Neols, Cambs. PEI9 2NA; Tormore; Scpt. '76; PI.IS. I-I. ; K. S .; HOllse Mon.; Edilor Fore; A~ademk Challenge Team; Bald Primll DOlIlIll; Royal Pardon; J-/adriall VII ; Duchess 0/ Malf;; 3n.l X I Crkkel; Social Service; Schola rship 10 read Modern La nguages al New College , Oxford.

MAXTONE GRAHAM, Ysenda M . 6 Moal Sole, Sa ndwich, Ken t ; Dover College; Sept. '78; S.H.; Ha n. K.S.; Editor The Olll(jwriafl; Madrigal Soc.; Sl.: hool Choir ; Girls' Choir; Tri(ll by Jury; Exhib ition to read Modern Languages ::II (linon College. Cambridge.

MAYNAR D, Julia. 22 h lrze Lanc, Purley, Surrey; Croydon High Sch.: Scpt. '78; Wal.; Hon. M.S.; Madrigal Soc.: Choral So~.: W.llpole SOl.:. (Scc.); Sd1001 Choir; Crypt Choir; Glee Club : Girls' Choir; Symphony Orch.; Concen Orch.; Chamber Ordl.; Band; Woodw in d Ensemble; P(lliellce; L 'Avare; The Beggar's Oper(l; 10 read French at Tn:velyall College , Durham.

MO LLEN BU : K, A. 423 I Wesel I, Hohe St r. 6, W. Germany; Sept. '80; Wal. MOO R, C. T . Bayfield Farm, Ospringe, Faversham; Ho lmewood Ho use ; Sept. '75; Lt .l M.O.; Hall. Sen. Sl.:hol.; Hous\,.' Mon.; Pllolographk 501.:.; Bookbind ing; J .C. R. Com mittcc Mcmber ; Slagcbu ilding/ P ai nling for Plays; Thai Sml/lI(lrel Scapi,,; H Oll.~e Play; 1st Cross-Co unt ry Team; 1st Alh lel ks (2nd Cols. ); Ex hibitio n 10 rcad H istory al \\·or\,.·cstcr Collcge, Oxford .

NG, " .K -W. KllllllIlJ02, Ccnt ral Bu ildi ng, Pedder Strcct, Ho ng Ko ng; St. Joseph', College, Ho ng Kong; April '77; T rad.; I'IH)lograph k So~.; C horal Soc., The Call1uarian Photographcr, Mar. 'SO; Training Orch.; Squash Club; Badmint\lII Club; 10 rcad Gcncral Stud ies al Selwy n Collegc, Cambridge.

I'A HL. Kathurill\,.' I-I. PatrixbOllrnc LoLlge, Palrixbourne, Canterbury ; Sinlon Langtoll Girls' Sch.; Apri l '79; Gal.; HOIi. " .S.; Choir: Light Shadows; Duchess of Malj'i; Exhibitio n [0 read Engli sh al Jcsus Collcge, Cambridge.

PA RRI TT , T . B.l.illk Chilminglon, Great Chan , Ashford; Friars; Sept. '75; Trad.; Hon. K.S.; House Mon.; School 1\'1011.; Heat! of Hou sc; Corps Cadct '76; Choral SOI.:.; Swimmillg Club; Swimming Team.

P EARSON, E. 1\ 1. ti. 6 1 I ka~onsfidd Road, Call1crbury; StoulS Hill Sdl.; Sept. '75; l\ Iar.; Sir Edmund Davi s Schol.; Head of HOlls!,!; SdlOOI l\ \oll.; Ho use 1\ \011.; P holOgraphk Soc; Choral Soc; Harvcy $01.:.; Capt. and Sec. Boat s; L:dilo r Fore; Choir; I ~I and 2nd Ordls.; Sy mphony O rd1.; COllcert O rch. (five " ing's Weeks); P(IIietlce; Mik(ldo; Rowin!! ( I"t ~lIl d 2nd Cols.): Rowcd for England, Home Cou nties; 10 rcad Nat ural Scienccs at Jesus College, Call1blidgc.

PI NNOC " , AIl Il " J . W hile House, St. I\ la rt in's Avenuc, Canterbury: Ashford Sdl.; Sept. '78; Br.; Choir; Choral SOI.:.; Thai Scoundrel Scapi,,; DI/chess o/MaU,; Gi rls' Tcnni s Team.

Pl.E l\ lI NG, R. T . r . \\'interhill, High fi cld Drive, Hurst pierpoint, Susscx; St. Edmund's J unior Sch.; Sept. '75; Lt.l M.O. : Hon. i\ I. S.; Capl. or SdlOOI; Head of Housc; Sc hool Mo n .; Marlowe Soc. (Se~.); Crypt Choir (Sec. ); tike Club: l\ 1 ~t drigal So~.: C hoir; Chora l So~.; 1st OTl.:h .; Patience; DI/chess of MaUl'; Ret llm of A. J . R(JJfles; 2nd X I Cridcl; 41h XV Rugby; 10 read English at Pcmbroke Co llegc, Cambridgc.

PO PL ETT , T . H . .1 . Sh:lI\gri- La , 20 Sandyhurst Lanc, Ash ford, Kell t TN25 4NS; Fria rs; Scpt. '76; Gr.; K.S.; Fishcr SdlOl.; H"l'\cy So\,.·.: SdlOOI Choir; ChOl'(11 SOI.:.; Til!, M ikado; 10 read Medidne at King'" Collcge Hospital.

P RITC HAR D, K. O. S. Poplar Hall, (ir:\\cncy, h\\'crsham, Kent; J .K.S.; Sept. '76: LI.l t't.·lar.; Greavcs S~h ol.; C.C.F. Corps ; 3rd XV; [0 rcad Computing al Imperia l or King' s College, London.

PRODAN, A. ti. Strada dcllc Al.:quelte 16, 5, 1\ lal'ia del Ro\'ere, Tre"i 'io. Italy; Hramblclye; Scpt. '75; Riv./S.H.; Hou:.c 1\1011.: C.C F. IK.N.) Able Seamall; Dr:lIuatk SOI.:.; Madrigal Soc.; Choir: Choral Soc.; DlichessofMulji; Royal Pardon: r!adrjcm I '/! ; UJdlt Shadows; Much Ado Abolll Nothilll!,; Trial by J/lly.

I' YE, N. R. 21 U\.'nhcr Road, Llllcr"on Par", Hornchur~h, Es~c,,; J ." .S.: Scpt. '76; Lt.l1\ 1.0.: t't.1.S.; House MOil. ; P:ncr SOlo.'.; 1)0rll1ilOry Capl.; Chri~tian Forum; Chambcr Orch. (SCI.:.); Training Orch.; COllccn Orch.; ~\llIphon\' Ordl.: Choir; Clloral ~\lc: HllU~C COI1I.:Crb; Olin't .': l.Jali('I/(·('; The ,-rasps; The Reilim of I I. J. Ht~/}7es; ]'he Jje.t!g(lr'" Opera; Li.ldll Shadows: 130at Club ; Sl.:u ll ing Team '77; to read Hi s[ory at Uni\·ersity Collegc ,l.ondol1.

KEIO, T . t't. 1. C. 71 Thurkiuh Road, London, SWI2 8UA; SI. Wilfred' s; Sept. '75; Ki\ .IS. H .; Head of House; House 1\ 1011.; CC I:. ( R.N.) PCIIY Ofrkw; COlllmandos; lSI XV Rugby (Cols.); Athlclks (2nd Cols.); School l ) ar li~l n I CIII: St~l gcl.:r\"'\\ Rh'hard III .

RI C HA RDS, S. G. 127 Honor O a k Park, London SE23 3L D: Dulwkh Collegc; Sept. '75; lI ./ \ \'al.; Scn. K.S.; Hcad of Hou se; SdlOUI I\ I0 n. : House 1\ lon .; Ca.'\IOI1 So~.; Bookbinding; T/wr SCOlllldrel Scapin ; Dllchess of MaU,; King '" Wec k Commandos; Under- 14 Cross-Co unlry: 10 read P. P . E, ill U nwIn Collcge, Oxford .

ROSS, J an is B. 2A Oliver" Wharf. 64 Wupping High SU'..:el. London, E.I; Lyl.:":c franl;ais; Sepl. '78; \\'al.: Girl s' S\\imming; 1\1 rcad l':.ydlOlogy al Birming ham UnivcrsilY· 156

SAKE R, J. A. Rose Cottage, Cuddi ngton, Aylcsbury, Bucks.; J.K.S.; Sept. '76; Gal.; K.S.; Band; Choir; to rcad Modern Languages at Magdalcne College. Cambridge.

SA NDFORD, R. D. H. T he Hollies, Lower Common, Longden, Shrewsbury, Salop; Du lwkh Collcgc Prep.; Sept. '75; Lt .lS. H .; Hon. K .5.; c.c. F.; Douglas Jervis Soc.; hopes to read Physics at Birmingham UniversilY. SEA RLE, F. W. 399 Call1erbury Road, Densole , Folkestone; 51. Lawrence Collcge Junior Sdl.; Sept. '75; M.O.; House Mon.; lSI XV (Cols. ); Hoc key (Cols. ); Cricket; 10 read Chemistry at EXClcr College. O.'<I"ord.

SHAW, C. B. G. Litl leScords, To ys Hi ll , Weslcrham; Ncw Bcacon; Sept. '76; Lt .l Wal.; 2nd XV; lSI XV Rugby.

SHAWCROSS, J . D. 131 WeBs Road, Malvern, Worcs. W RI 4 4 PD ; Hiltstone Sdl.: Scpt. '78; S. H .; Patcr SOI.:.; Debat ing Soc.; Rugby; 10 read Classics at New Collegc, Oxford.

S HO RT EN, Elizabeth J. 38 Archcry Squarc, Walmer, Deal; Brit ish School of Brll s.~cb; Sepl. 'SO; (ir.; to rcad Hi.\tory at T rin ity College , Cambridge.

SM ITH, Deborah A. Ly ndon Hall, Lyminge, Folkeslone CTI8 8H X; Ash ford Sd).; Scpt. '7S; S. H .; Home Mall.: Girls' Choir; Band; 2nd Orch.; Choir; C horal Soc.; Madrigal Soc.; Patien('£'; Christm (lS Or(llOrio; Bra hm:.'

Requiem; Socia l Service.

SM IT H , M. W. 14 Eppl e Bay Avcnuc , B irc h ington - on ~Se a , Kel1l; Grenham Homc; Jan. '79 ; Lt .lGr.; J un. Co l t~ Hoc key X I; Colts ' B' XV; 10 SI. Clo ud ' s.

STRl VENS, A . J. Sill[ Hu bcrtll slaan 17 , 1980 Tervurcn , Belgium; St. Lawrelll.:c J unior Sdl.; Sept. '76 ; (i ,,1.; M .S.; House Mon.; 2nd Orch.; C ham bcr Orch.; C hoir (Scc.); 1st Orch . (Scc .); Madrigal So~.; Chora l Soc; Mikadr; : Patience; Hoc key 3rd X I; to read Chem istry at O riel College, Oxford.

STRUTT, Sarah.L. .Bishop's Lodge, Ma~cle s field Road , Alderlcy Edge. Cheshire SK9 713 1-1; SI. Hi lary's; Scpt. '78; M.O.; Bell n nglllg Soc. (Sec.); MUSIC Soc.; Symphony Orch .; Co ncert O((.;h.; Training Ordl. (Sec.); Chambcr O rch.; Choir; Gi rls' Choi r (Sec.); C horal Soc.; Madrigal Soc.; POliellce; King', Week and HOllse P lays; (iirls' 1st and 2nd Hockey; Capl. Girls' Shooting (eols .); 1st VIII Shooling Team; Minor SPOrt.\ Coi~., J uly '80.

TEAKLE , G. K. 7 Alderwood Closc, Calerham, Surrey; Downside; Sept. '76; Lt. / \\'al.; M.S.; Home Mon.; Choir; Choral Soc.; Chamber O reh.; Sympho ny O rch.; Com:ert Orch.; Mikado; Patience; I ~ t V Squa:.h (Half Coh.); 2nd XV Rugby (Capt., 2nd Cols.); lSI V Baskctball; Hayma kcrs Crickel X I; to read Engineering al EXClcr or Durham University.

TI-I IE RBAC H , C. W. Kl>n igslci ner SIr. 2 1, 6242 Kronberg, W. Germany; Taunu_,schule; Sept. ' 78; S. H .; Rugby; 10 read Economics at London School of Econom ics.

TH IE ROAC H , J. F. Kl>nigs[ciner Sir. 21, 6242 Kronberg, W. Gcrma ny; Allkonig,cllule; Scp t. 'SO; S.I-I.; to allelld Altkonigschule, Kronberg TS. T ROWE LL , Angela M . J . Coq uet Lodge, East Brabou rne, Ash fo rd, Kenl; Ashford Sdl.; Sept . '78; Hr .: Choral Soc.; Gi rls' C hoir; That Scoundrel Scapin.

WH ITE, ~ . R. H; The Good Shephcrd Vicarage, 272 Dyke Road, Bri&!![on UNI 2AE; P rebendal Sell .; Sept. '75; LI.l LII1.; M.S.; Ho use Mo n .; 1st Orch.; 2nd Orch.; Chambcr Oreh.; PUlience; Back stage ror Li.f!.hl Shadows; Gunning Ex hibi tion 10 read Natural Sc iences at Keble College, Oxford.

WIDDOWSON, P. J. clo E.M.E Di rectorate, H .Q. I3.A.O .R. B.F. P. O. 40; J.K.S.; Sept. '76; P I.lTrad.; K.S.; House Mon.; Fencing Club; Fencing '78 (Colts Cols. ); RicJwrd III; Hald Prima DOIIl/a; Lil!,hr Shadows.

W ILLI AMS, Jennifer H . E. 3 York Avenue, London, S.W.14; SI. Leonards- Mayfield Sdl.; Scpt. '78; Trad.; Ho u,e Mon.; to read History at Robinso n College, Cambridge.

WILLI AMS, M. A. T he Gables , Chest fie ld Road, Chest fi eld, Whitstable; LK.S.; Sept. '77; Mar.; Cricket (j un. Colts and Colts)'; 10 a Tcchnicians ' Course a! Ca ntcrbury Collegc of Tedlllo logy.

W ILLI AMS, Serena C. 29 South Canterbury Road, Call1erbury CTI 3LH; Cranbroo k; Sept. '78; Lin.; Ca:o.:toll Soc.: Social Services; Bell Ringing; Swimming Team; Hockey Team; Light Sh(ldows; Hou sc P I'l}, Mil/iarl/res; 10 read Mar ine Biology at Aberdeen University.

WRI G HT, J ane M. Cumbcrland House, Chilham, Canterbury, Ashford Sch.; SCpl. '78; S. H .; Choral SOI.:.; Choir; Girls' Cho ir; Patience; Light Shadows; Ten ni s (Gi rl s' 2nd VI) ; Hockey (Capt. Girl,' I~t X I) ; \0 read History al Ballio l College, Oxford.

YOUNG . S . U. clo Price Water ho usc & Co ., Scol iabank Celllre, Dukc Slrcct, Bo'\ 372, Kingstoll, Jamaka; Holmcwood Housc; Scpt. '76; PI.JTrad.; Rugby (Under- 14 'A', Jun. Colt, 'A', 3rd RTD) ; Under-14 Rowing VIII ; 10 read Chcmistry at Imperia l Collcge, Lo ndon.

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OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE AWARDS, 1980 BERTSCH, J. A. R. BROWN, A. P. R. DE WAAL, A. W. L. FEISTNER, K. W. A. GORDON, P. R. ISBELL, J. C. LAWRENCE, S. R. LONG, M. J. L. MARSHALL, D. E. MAXTONE.GRAHAM, YSENDA M. MOOR,C. T. PAHL, KATHARINE SEERS, D. A. WHATTON, S. M.

WHITE, M . R. H.

Open Scholarship in Natural Sciences, Downing College, Cambridge.

Open Scholarship in General Botany and Zoology, St. John's College, Cambridge.

Open Exhibition in Modern Studies, Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Open Exhibition in Natural Sciences, Queens' College, Cambridge.

Choral Scholarship for Engineering, Clare College, Cambridge.

Open Exhibition in Modern Languages, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Choral Exhibition for Mathematics, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Open Scholarship (Brackenbury) in Mathematics, Balliol College, Oxford.

Open Scholarship in Modern Languages, New College, Oxford.

Open Exhibition in Modern Languages, Girton College, Cambridge.

Open Exhibition in History, Worcester College, Oxford.

Open Exhibition in English, Jesus College, Cambridge.

Choral Scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge.

Organ Scholarship (John Webster Memorial) at University College, Oxford.

Open Exhibition (Gunning) in Natural Science, Keble College, Oxford.

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CHAPEL NOTES This year circumstances forced a change in the arrangements, and the CONFIRMATION service was held on a Sunday morning in the context of the Cathedral congregation's Sung Eucharist, with the result that a new depth of meaning was given to the idea of the reception of the candidates into the worshipping community of the church. The Archbishop spoke of the illusions which can accompany confirmation, but warned those being confirmed, "Don't expect too little!".

We are grateful to the Precentor, the Revd. Paul Rose, for his help with the preparation of the candidates, and to the Franciscan community at Harbledown for their organisation of the Quiet Days, also to our own school choir for leading the singing at the confirmation service.

A total of 39 boys and girls were confirmed, and the collection taken was divided equally between cathedral funds, the Cancer Research Campaign, and the British Kidney Patients' Associat ion. .

By including the evening of Shrove Tuesday we were able to take fqur Tuesday evenings in March for Lent Addresses by the newly-appointed Bishop of Dover, the Right Revd. Richard Third. These addresses very convenient ly followed on from the Confirmation, and gave an opportunity to think quietly about the appl ication of the faith which we confess. The talks centred on the story of the rich young man who came to Jesus (St. Mark, chapter 10), and a group of some 40-50 met each week in the lower chapel at St. Augustine's. Our thanks also go to the Caterers for arranging for coffee and biscuits to be ready after each talk.

LENTEN ADDRESSES

We were pleased to welcome as preachers at Matins: Brother Michael, S.S.F ., the Bishop of St. Germans; the Revd. Neville Cryer, General Director of the Bible Society; and Canon D. Ingram Hill, who kindly stepped in at short notice in place of a preacher who was unable to come.

The Upper School heard talks from Mrs . Elizabeth Ward, on behalf of the British Kidney Patients' Association; the Revd. A. B. Sharpe of Sheerness, who spoke about Age Concern; Major R. A. Rivers of the Salvation Army; and two doctors, Peter Lance and Michael Yealland.

The Lower School hea rd from the Revd . Dr. Henry Lefever abo ut the experience of Church Un it y, and from Nicholas, the ass istant direct.or of the Canterbury Samaritans. This second ta lk was given a fo llow-up the next day by a group of Samaritans helpers who met all the Remove forms for discussion about the organisation and the people who need its help. A new dime nsio n was given to the trad itio nal reading of the Passion story by showing the soundstrip, The Champion, wit h cartoon figures and contemporary music.

VISITORS

CHAPEL FUND

Donations were made as fo llows from the collections taken at Matins:-

ÂŁ Bible Lands Society (Home for Blind Children in Nazareth) Bible Society Britis h Council for Aid to Refugees (Vietnamese "boat people") Children's Society C.M.S. Ita lia n Earthquake Fund U.S.P.G.

20 50

60 50 25 50 25 P.F.B.

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C.C.F. NOTES ARMY SECTION

h been able to carry out a full programme as planned.

Despite bad weather we were lucky to ave . latoon strengt h baulecraft training. Under the competent uSh to korJ~~~i~ ~ctiOns up from section attack to fu ll -scale platoon The post Apex squad remained large instruction of Col./Sgt. Dybrow thde N. . .5,wor rCthiS before the Inspecting Officer in the Summer Term. C pL HC\ ~ , and as a result wi ll be,puttmg c:>n a emonstratlO~e~ded especially for the way they led t~eir secti<?ns. Apart from t us and L/Cp!s . Carbolll and . ReId a.rc to bel ~~~end of term' and carried out a night patrol lmg exercise. training the squad shot their ~m~lrc test a uld do \~cll Under the conscient ious leadership of L/Cp\. ~ing they The recruits are an ent huslast]c gr<?up, who sho d' d 'Ii camouOage and concealment, and ¡22 shootmg. They have been introduced to weapon tral.nmg, map rea mg, n , bl k lements of theIr Apex test next term. should be a e to ta e e .

I Field Da at Reinden Wood and Acrise in early March. y . I fboth the other C I3 set to which we arc ent itled, Both the above squads carned out a success fu The Signals Section has been severely hampered by the nonia~n~a ~at ity when we have such a competent sect ion and the Clansman replacement s for 0lur lexkh~lIsted 8~ ~~s'N~~~rth~less Pwe are now firmly established on the C.C. F. , leader as Sgt. Barker that we have so Itt e It to w o r .

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National Net again. . . k wa at the Land Ro ver and has now got the engine in runn ing order: The R.E.M.E . SectIOn has con tmu~d t~ \~o.r a . y as hosts to the new boys for the fi rst week s of the term, showmg The Commandos h.av~ done a ster1im~ ~oen:]~lf~~~~~g at High Roc ks o n Field Da y. them what the Corps]s like, The Sect 0 f . b d at Capel C urig for high-level walking and ex pedition work. h' . o lves a party 0 sixteen ase . .

EasterCampt D]s yepar mtSv who will be joi ning as Signals Officer next year , and tha nks again to Sgt. Swalll for hiS A welcome to r. 00 . in valuable training of the R ,E, M.E . Section.

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RO YAL AIR FORCE SECTION .

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d b FI Off Davis ' next term he will o ffl c]a ll y ru n the This term has seen the grad ua l ass.umpt]on of ~ommfn He~n~:;it S a ~ect ion in a transitional phase; the m~in bo~y sect ion, with Fit. Lt. Duesb ury .assumlng a s~pPOH~~gt~Oe er'ight N.C .O. s w mo uld the section into an impresslv~ .Ul1lt . is you ng but keen,. and the major tr~.~.lem ~~ \~itiat i ve , and in a yea r's time the sect ion should be st ron g and t hn vm~. y . 'n modelli n , film s and a modicu.m of ~ri1l have o~cuPled Fortunately, there IS no, shortage ~ . a. ] It . a There has been a vanety of act ]v.llles thl.s term. Onenteen g,. sev~ral programmed visitS bemg under mmed by several afternoons; Chipmunk rlYlng agam has been at a premIUm, inclement weat her. . f '1 d to get into the air' one or twO cadets did, however , Oy Field Day ~vas a tr.ip W R.A.F:I;.y neha~ ~~~i~i~~~~~~~~l :~ I~austing, was not wi~hout it s exciting moments. d ' . Fa lce W which the section contributed a team. the Hercules III the slmulawr bUi lng, an A highlight of the term was the e.e. F. exten~ed weeklen ~xer~~~~ Ina '!i];e testimony to the o rga nisational abilit y of The exercise was demand~n~ , in st ruct.ive., and Im~l~n~~:e ~~lft~1c R.A.F . Se':t ion at the beginning o f the Summer Term. .1 Off Davis for their invaluable help, a~l d FIt. Lt. AY,ers Fig. Off. Davis. A more h nHted exercise IS pia nne 0 As usual, I should like to ~hank Wg. ~dr. WCII, lCkY an~~f;he b~ys a re apprcciative of their comm itment to mak ing d Fit S t Wild ish for theIr co nst ant Int erest. now. f'~e R.A.F~ Sectio n at King' s operate smoothly and effect]vely.

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ROY AL NAVAL SECTION

, f .' b rat her a sedate term but there wasn t much chance 0 What with the weather and naval exams tlus nllght have h cell C I Ie learnt which 'end of a gun to ho ld and managed that due to the enthusiasm of ~ete MacDoldlaldSand ~a~ ~~as:C~~~ n ~~ t-rance to win the weekend exercise, followed at a to spray six separate targets with ten roun s. co tt e .. 1 "B' " S' con the " Red-headed wonder . h Ig man , 1m . rnin the whole sectio n got thrown around the gym by t e trot by We spent a supe.rb day with the Man!1e~ at I?eal. In. the ~o Ie s~ream. Some mem bers of the section seemed to take unarmed combat Inst ructor, who spec]alts~d III maklllgJ'I~P his body and smashin g him to the floor. The Assau lt special pleasure in brea kin g Mr. Tha ne's fmgers,/~~lO / ~ngope ladder's and throwing one anot her over walls. In the course fou nd many members quaking at the top 0 ty 00 I' b't nore of't he cliffs at Deal . It was a really tremendous afternoon we fired a range of guns and managed to est roy a I I

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day. end more time on The Sevens, and we w oul~ all like to thank him for This ter~l s~w the dep~rture of MidI' 'IRuf.skel \~~\~fank all the section for makin g the term so enjoyable fo r me.

R.W.T. his enthuslasllCleadership. I shou a so I e

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O.K.S. NEWS Owing to a typeset ting erro r for which I am entirely responsible, the following entry was omitted rrom the Handbook 1980, and I hasten to make what amends I can: Ren nie Douglas David (GR 29-34) Keepers Cottage, Great Alne , Nr. Alcester, Warwickshire.

Two small O.K.S. fun ctions have taken place in the last year, and it is pleasant to record them. David Huxley ( 1957) seems to have been the moving spi rit in Vancouver when he had a visit fro m Lawrence Atkins (1952) and arranged a reun ion with Quentin Brown (1938) and Jim (E. T.) Lakcr (1955). They plan to have rurther meet ings. The other took place in Stockhol m when the British Ambassador, Donald Murray (1942) gave a lunch party for the vis iting Choir of Winchester Cathedra l which included Canon Roger Job ( 1955) a nd William Kcndall (1970 and King's staff 1973- 1977). Roger Job has been a Canon Residentiary, Precentor and Sacrist of Winchester sin ce late 1979, Sir Thomas Scrivenor ( 1924) wrote to refute some of the things said about the regime under Algernon Lattcr, singling out dai ly games, bullying and cold baths, the allegations on which he questions.

Laurence Kenny (1937) has now retired from Lloyds Bank International where he had been Manager of the Pensions Adm ini stration for many years. He con ti nues to live in S . W .5, and has o ne son still at King's: his other son, Stephen (1980), is at Sa lford University reading geography. .'

J. H. Powell , M.C. ( 1940) is the new Chai rman of the Spons Co unci l for Wales, succeeding Sir Harry Llewell yn.

G. Willsdo n (1940) has retired from B.P . and now manages a medical practice for six G. P .s covering a large part b f East Hull.

Kennet h Jones ( 194 1) continues to produce highly successfu l musical works . lately Quinquifid fo r a brass qu int et and a fi lm score Bank on Us. A record of his A Gay Psaltery has been very well received a nd he was descri bed as " o ne of the most naturally gifted composers alive a nd wor king in this country today". He is hav ing a sabbatical year from the Royal College of Music to com plete "a range of exci ting new projects".

The Revd. D. G. Wh itchead (1 94 1) has been appointed Priest-in-charge o f the Anglican parish o f Liv ingslOne in Zam bia , and finds th at his churchwarden is the only other O.K,S. in Za mbia, E. J. Hockley ( 1948).

H. A. Emerson ( 1946) is now Training Manager, Li fe Assurance, while still remaining also a freelance jo urnalist.

The death of John Billinghurst in Janua ry prevent ed the attenda nce of three generatio ns o f Bill ingh ursts at one O.K .S. fun ctio n. Hi s son, Lt. Col. Peter (1951) is now employee relatio ns offi cer to Wiggins Tea pe at Danford, whi le hi s brother, Michael E . (1 958) has ret ired to Aust ra lia. Peter's son, Michael R. (1976) is in hi s final year al Reading University, reading the biology and physiology of farm an imals.

Colonel C . M. Brennan, M.e. (1952) recently completed a tour of du ty in Belfast, where he was Mentioned in Despatches. T his March he begins a 2 YI year period of loan service wi th the Su ltan o f Oma n's army.

Euan Donald (1953) is working with the Metropolitan Po lice in Londo n, where he has met Paul Mcdhurst (1975) .

Previously he had been tea-planting in South Ind ia, wherc he met David Clegg (1951) and Robert Coombes (1954), and later had two yea rs in A ust ralia.

J . M. Dodger (1954) has moved from the Oxford region to Droitwich, where he is second in com mand of o ne of the four regio ns of the National Bus Corporat io n.

T he Revd. Canon Roger Job ( 1955) is Canon Residentiary, Precentor and Sac ri st of Winchester Cathedral. He also has a collagc in Wingham, suitably named Chorister's COllage (Tel. 428) . ....

C. E. Vavaso ur (1955 ) has been appointed Chairm an of the Agricultural Tra ini ng Boa rd.

P. O. Harding (1956) is now Assistant General Ma nager, Marketing, for the Austra li an Tourist Comm ission. and hopes to stay in Melbourne for some years.

N. H. Nicholls ( 1956). after three years in Vienna, has rejoined the Mini stry of Defence and is run ning the Division of the Defence Secretar ial co ncerned wit h naval operation s.

Lt.-Co l. Alasta ir Veitch (1 956) is also concerned wi th defence, in the Brit ish Embassy in Wash ington, where he is with the Defence Eq uipment Sta ff. He writes that he played cricket for the Embassy staff against a main ly English side from Pi ttsburgh "i n adverse conditions in the mid dle of an American football pitch at Annapolis Naval Academy, a jct aerobatic display was going on overhead a nd twice we had 10 leave the field to let a helicopter land".

J. R . Prin glc ( 1958) is in New York where hi s is Exec utive DireclO r of The Group of Thirty, an international 'club' of so me of the world's top bankers, to explore basic problems in the fu nctioning of the int ernational eco no mic system.

Ant hony Austi n (1959) is now Sen ior Personnel Officer, Radio Engineering, with the B.B.C. which he joined as long ago as 1960, having previoll sly held vario us appoilliment s in production, an nouncing, appointments and personnel.

He lives near Newbury, where his wife is head of the English department at Downe House School, and they have a daughter of eight.

I). A. H. Davies ( 1959) has a ramily of two daughters and a so n, and is a member of the South Lo ndon Harriers Running Club, Lt.-Co l. Ian Fow ler (1959) has moved to the Directing Staff at the Royal Coll ege or Scie nce at Shriven ham on promot ion. He has met Major Alan Philpott ( 1959) who is a Training Devclopment Specia list in the R.A.E.C. 161

Paul Co nstcrdinc (196 1) is now hcadmaster of the J un ior School of the King's School, Chestcr, a nd wou ld welco me cO nlaet with a ny O . K.S. in the nort h-west (Chester 672191 and home Gresford 3796).

M:tjor Jamcs Hardy, R.A.D.C. (1963) spent a year in London gai ning an MSc. in per iodontology and has moved to Ald ershot to run the Hygien ist Training School at the R.A.D.C. headquarters there.

LI. Cdr. T. J. I. Howard-Jones (1963) is at the Royal Aircraft Establ ishment at Farnborough a nd thoroughly enjoying it; he rece ntl y met LI. Cdr. R. C.l'rendergast (1962) who was in the Defence Operational A nalysis Establis hment at West Byneet.

David Learmont h (1963) is at Dunmow with Slandard Telccom mun ications Laboratorics , working on System X " thc new telephone system (lets yOli get wrong numbers faster, as corrupted Buzby says)". It was good to see him at the London Dinner. He lives in a house designed as a workhouse by Sir Charles Gilbert Scott, o f SI. Pancras fame, about 1840, which generatcs eith er ecstasy or horror.

David Hews (1964) is with the Kent Messenger Group of Newspapers and is responsible for some Jam aican papers, a propos of which he visited Mervyn Cu mber (1 965) and hi s fa mil y on the Cayman Islands.

Christopher Gordon -Wilson (1965) has ret ired from the Army and is working with an engin eer ing firm in Londo n.

Graham Rowbotham (1965) has left Sla ught er a nd May and become a partner of Si mmo ns and Simmon s, also City solicitors, in Dominion Strcct . E.C.2.

A. D. H. Turner (1965) is now on an exchange to ur wit h the German Air Force; rccently he has had four ycars nying thc Hercules with a special forces night in Wilt shire, and look part in the evacuat ion of Ira n and the peace-keeping operat ion in Rh odesia.

N. S. F. Browne (1966), writing as Nicholas Best. has his new no vel, Where were you at Water/oo?, a satirc aboUl thc Brigade o f Guards, comi ng out in the autu mn of th is year.

Dr . Paul Jakem an ( 1967) is in Bhutan with the Leprosy Mission for anot her two years.

Godfrey Ken t (1967) has givcn up the technica l teaching of photogra ph y, and started a new career in chartered surveying wit h King and Co . in London. where Giles Godbold ( 1979) has recenl ly started and "seems to be en joying li fc".

Alan Nash (1968) is now a director of the firm; Paine Webber. and ma nages th e London o ffi ce ; they are investment bankers.

Step hen Warb urton (1968) works for the Yorkshire Natural ists Tru st. managi ng some 5000 acrcs of nature rcservcs a nd <Kli ng as watc hdog in the interests of wildlife. He swi tched from English at Ca mbridge to Eco logy a t Wye College, and was then a landscape arch itect in Londonderry before moving to York.

Dr. A. K. .,. Jo nes (1970) is at Guy's Hospital occupied with a succession of S. H.O. (sic) appoin tments.

Willia m Kendall (1970) wi ll be mak in g his debut in the Royal Festi val Hall on April 5th in oneof two performances o f Bach's St. Matthew Passion with the Bach Choir, cond ucted by Sir David Will cocks.

R. U. T. Christophers (1972) is director of The Sixteen who made thei r first livc broadcast on Rad io 3 in May last year.

Nicholas Ba nn an ( 1973) teaches singing in thc Basingstoke area, where he co nducts the Choral Society. He composed a Stri ng Quanet which was played by the AlIcgri Quartet in various places incl ud ing the Wigmorc Hall in Deccmber.

I-Ie recently an ended th e weddin g o f Stephen Uope, where the best man was Step hen Ba rl ow, and Guy Dorman a nd William Todd were also there (all 1972/3 ).

Ca plai n T. G. Philpoli . R.C.T. (1973) is at present instructing the T.A. in Swindon- 395 Despatch Troo p, R. C.T .

(U)- hav ing previo usly served in Germany and No rthern Ireland.

LI. R. W. D. Staveley (1973) came down from Oxford in 1977 and has been serving since as a bridge watch keeping officer in frigates. He is shortly to go and be the navigator ofa Belgian frigatc on exchange within N.A.T .O. Paul Med hurst (1 975) is a uniformed Police Constable with the B/ Crimes Squad at 63 Roc hester Row. after var ious police post ings in rcccnt years.

Nic holas Co x (1976) gained a sccond in his Music Tripos at Cambridgc. and has been awarded a scholarship from the Deut sc her Akademisc hcr Austauschdienst to study th e clarinet with Pro fe ssor Hans Deinzer in Hanover. He was a mcmber of the European Com munity Youth Orchestra in 1980-198 1.

M. I. E. Jama l (1976) is work ing wi th a firm of chartered acco unt ants in Bristol, and li ves at 43 Pembroke Road, Clifton.

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NETBALL Back Row: (I. 10 r.) Susan Edwards, Sarah Miller , Lindsay Bourne, Mary Mallin son.

FrOllt Row: (I.

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r.) Sarah Barrett . Susan ives, Susan Lin es. (absent: Joanne Palmer) .

GIRLS' HOCKEY

Back Row: (I. /0 r.) Sarah Miller, Caroline Light owlcr. Fio na Thompson, Sally Jones, Jacqucline Brown, Marykc

Volger, Deborah Warren-Smith. Sian Elin Griffith.

Front Row: (I. /0 r.) Susan Lines, Han nah Patrick, Ali son Parrott. Philippa Collyer. Susan Ivcs.

(Ken/ish Galette)

M. St. J . Mitchell (1976) is taking a degree in Mar in e Biology at Swa nsea Un iversit y.

L. H. Cartlcdge (1977 ) is studyi ng fo r a Food Science Ph ysic al Science hon ours degree at Oxford Polytechn ic; he is treasurer of the Oxford Polytechnic Choral and Orchestral Society and is directi ng a prod uctio n of Godspell nex t aUlU mn.

K. W. Chan (1977) is at the Lo ndon Hospital Students Hostel in Phil pot Street , E. 1, where he wo uld like to contact other O.K. S. medical students in London .

Jonat han Latter (1977) got a 2.2 in Commun icatio ns Studies at Sunderland Polytechn ic in 1980 and has start ed training at the R.A.F. College , Cranwell . He has always been very keen to be a pil ot and loo ks lik e ma king it.

C. D. Andry (1978 ) has been capt aining the 1st XV at Lancaster University, which he says is a fi ne place with all int erests catered for, and strong departm ent s in engin eering, bi ology (which he is reading) and marketin g.

A. P. Powys (1 978) is read ing economics and polit ics at Ed inburgh Universit y and enjoying it imm ensely.

Lt. Rupert Robson (1 978) is at prese nt stationed with 4th Field Regiment s R.A. at Ald ershot and has been to Denma rk, Germany, Canada and th e U.S. A. during th e last year. He plays hockey for the Roya l Artillery and cricket fo r his reg iment .

J. N. A. Burt (1980) is now at Middl ebury Coll ege, Vermont, U. S.A., until the end o f Ma y 198 1, studyin g Spani sh, and skii ng.

F. G. Dove (1 980) has won an Oxford University Heath Harrison Travelli ng Scholarship worth ÂŁ3 50.

ENGAGEMENTS Hews-Hunt .- David Hews (1964) to Jan sel Hun t, of Ipswich.

Cartledge- A mos.- Lionel Ca rt ledge (1977 ) to Tina Maria Amos.

MARRIAGES Hews- Janes .- Richard Hews (1966) and Din ny Janes on 4t h October. 1980.

Christophcrs- Hayward .- Harr y Christophers (1 972) and Veronica Hayward on 2nd J une, 1979.

Mitehell-¡ Mill on.- Michael Mitchell (1 976) and Mandy Lyn Milton 011 23rd August, 1980, at Rye church.

GOLDEN WEDDING Childs-Clarkc- Pattcrson.- On 19t h Decem ber, 1930, Bria n Ch ilds-Clar ke ito Doroth y Patt erson . Now at ilIOn Cou rt , Ilmin ster, So merset .

BIRTHS Hcyland .- To Jane and Paddy Heyland (1968), on 12th December, 1980, a seco nd son - Willi am .

Andcrson .- To Mary and Charles Anderson (197 1), o n 6th December, 1980, a daughter- Kathryn Elizabeth .

Hcyland. - To Victoria and Robert Heyland (1972) , o n 5th December, 1980, a son - Alfred .

Uann an.- To Valerie (nee Taylo r) and Nicholas Banna n (1973), on 12th September, 1980, a da ught cr- Teresa Elizabeth.

DEATHS J uekcs .- On 24th Jan uary, 198 1, Ralph J uekes, "'I.e . (1907- 19 12) , aged 87 .

Gorc. - In Augu st, 1980, Bri gadier Charles Hum phrey Casama ijor Gore (1906-1908- 19 12), aged 86.

J uckcs .- On 21st Jan uary, 198 1, his 79t h birt hday, Rich ard Humphrey J ud es , brot her o f Ralph. n illinghurst. - On 24t h January , 1981, Captain John Sta nley l3illinghu rst (191 5-1917-1923), aged 76 .

Gadney. - On 31st January, 1981, Cyri l Herbert Gad ney , M. B.E. ( 1919-1923). Member of th e Governing Body , aged 75 .

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CANTUARIAN LODGE, No. 5733 We hope to welcome very short ly Mark Morpurgo (1957-62) and also Terence Pears. the father ora boy at school.

Other news of members is that Donald Murray, H. M. Ambassador to Sweden, has joined a Swed ish Lodge. Philip Elliott met Basil Tomki ns in Corfu whilst o n holiday there. We hear that John Linnell, one of the Founders of the Lodge, has not been well and we wish him a speedy recovery. We were saddened to read of the death of Cyril Gadney who was a freque nt visito r to the Lodge.

To ensure the maximum allcndance, this carly notice is given that the 1982 Trienn ial Meeting will be held at the school on 22nd May. 1982, by permission of the Headmaster and we much appreciate the hospitality of the school on these special occasio ns.

The next mect ings of the Lodge in 1981 will be held at Freemason's Hail, Grcat Queen Street on Thursday, 11t h June, 81h October, 3rd December a nd 18th February. 1982. Dinn er is taken at the Officers' Mess of the In ns of Court Regiment. All O.K.S. Masons are very welcome to attend as are Governors, Officers and Masters of the school and relatives with close connections with the school.

Membership o f Ca ntuarian Lodge (the O.K.S. Masonic Lodge) is o pen to all who were educated at the school, to Masters, Governors a nd Officers of the school (in all cases past and present) and to fathers of O.K.S. and of those still at t he school.

Please contact the secretary, Keith Lewis, 16 Daryngton Drive, Perivale Park. Greenford, Midd lesex (Telephone 01-5784 167) if you are interested in freemasonry and wish to have a further close connect ion with the school a nd wit h fell ow O.K.S.

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CONTENTS PAGE

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EDITORIAL THIS AND THAT VISIT OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

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ROYAL CONNECTIONS

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KING'S WALK 1981

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PERILS

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CHAPEL NOTES

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HOUSE NOTES

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS 186

MUSIC II

TALKS

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VISITS AND TRIPS

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THE SOCIETIES

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IN MEMORIAM VALETE THE CANTUARIAN INTERVIEW KING'S SPORT IMAGINATIVE WRITING

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KING'S WEEK 1981 SPEECH DAY

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BOOK REVIEWS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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THE SCHOOL

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C.C.F. NOTES

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THE CANTUAR1AN

Editors: D. A. Seers,

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M. Whatton, K.S., M.S., J. H. White-Thomson, J. C. E. Wright, M.S. Senior Editor: P. J. Brodie, B.A.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of magazines from the fo llowing schools:Aldenham, Ampleforth, Bradfield, Bryanston, Campbell, Edinburgh Academy. Epsom, Glenalmond. Gresham's, King's Parramatta. Lancing, Marlborough, St. Lawrence Ramsgate. St. Paul 's, Stonyhurst . Tonbridge, Westminster.

THE CANTUARIAN VOL. XLV NO.3

AUGUST, 1981

lEDffmUAlL The Church of England is at present going through a period of great turmoil, and it would be timely to look at the School's own connection with religion. The religious facilities which the School enjoys are very fine. The Cathedral is on our doorstep, and with the Memorial Chapel and the Upper and Lower Chapels at St. Augustine's, we now have three School chapels. There are regular morning prayers and Sunday services, as well as) for those who wish to go further) a

daily communion service and meetings of the School's informal Christian group, Christian Forum. But what about the issue of compulsory religion, and how are we adapting to modern changes in the Church?

Fellow pupils have asked me why the School keeps up compulsory Sunday services, morning prayers and a weekly curriculum period of Divinity. The fact is that Schoolmoming assemblies, our Matins service in the Quire every other Sunday, and the Remembrance Day and Carol Services, must be cherished as the only occasions when the whole School meets together.

Furthermore, it would be absurd to live under the shadow of a great cathedral for five years of one's school life without receiving an active idea of what makes it tick by participating in services and worship. This School is a religious foundation and its founders set up its traditions in the belief that a grounding in religion was as important as a grounding in other academic pursuits; and today, when there are calls for the School to give as wide an education as possible, a boy who had no contact with religion would have missed out on something.

The School has certainly been keeping in with the times. The new Alternative Services Book is now in use at every school communion service; this is an advance, because it does present the service in a new light and makes One think more about what one says (it is, for instance, easy to rattle off the familiar version of the Lord's Prayer every morning without thinking properly what it means). The Alternative Services Book further reduces the danger of obscured meaning through archaic language or syntax, and at Christian Forum the Good News Bible, with very up-to-date English, has been the version in regular use for a long time. As a final example, the Upper School Talk on alternate Sundays offers those who do not want a formal service some food for thought on broad current issues, without risk of fossilised dogma.

We now have no less than four ordained men on the full-time School Staff, all called Peter (is there any secret connection?): Headmaster P.P., P.J.D.A., P.F.B. and P.F.J. It is their duty, and the School's, to ensure that no boy or girl leaves King's without being given a good idea of what is behind the Christian faith, and encouragement to accept it.

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'Jhis & 'Jhal Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited the School on Wednesday, 24th June. Her Majesty arrived on Blore's by helicopter, was pr.esent at ~ luncheon in her honour in the Dining Hall, opened the new Luxmoore, named Mltchmson s (the dayboys' house-to-be in the Mint Yard) and toured other parts of the School. After tea she attended Evensong in the Cathedral and then flew back to London for an evening engagement-'But only a little one' said Her M~jesty when admiration and some anxiety for a lady of over 80 were expressed.

Royal Visit

Mr. Harris-J .B. to generation after generation of King's boys-celebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday, 23rd June. The occasion was sadly overshadowed by the death of his wife Marjorie on the previous Saturday but the great affection of everyone at King's, and especially of old Holme House boys , for them both would not be denied expression, and Mr. Harris very kindly received a number of visitors.

Mr. J. B_ Harris

Mr. H. E. Curtis

As The Cantuarian was going to press we heard with great regret of the death C?n Monday, 3rd August, of Mr. H. E. Curtis, at the age of 82. We offer his family our condolences . An obituary will appear in our next issue.

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Archdeacon Pawley retires in August having reached the age of 70. Illness has unfortunately taken him away from Canterbury for some weeks past-he was greatly missed at the Commemoration Service where he was to have preached-but we hope Warehorne, in Romney Marsh, will before long enjoy the presence and highly sui generis flavour of its distinguished new inhabitant and his family not to mention his bicycle. ' The new Archdeacon of Canterbury will be Canon John Simpson of SI. Albans the Archbishop's old diocese. Canon Simpson is married and has a young family , and we lo~k forward to surrounding them happily .

Archdeacons

A large and distinguished gathering of his former pupils attended the dinner in honour of Mr. R. W. Harris which was give!! by the Headmaster in SI. Augustine's on Friday, 3rd July. Mr. Harris retires after 35 years at King's, and a remarkable collection of tributes to him as a teacher appears elsewhere in this issue. At the dinner two portrait etchings of Mr. Harris, commissioned from Andrew Freeth, R.A., were presented to him, and another will be hung in the Durnford, 'twixt Churchill and tiger.

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We congratulate Mr. Ogilvy on adding an honestly thesised M.Sc. of Kent to his Cambridge M.A. The newly earned hood, of a quiet cadmium yellow trimmed with iodine-vapour violet, made its contribution to the masters' Speech Day procession. Ablaze with doctors' scarlet, it resembled some giant punk 's locks and was much admired.

Master Of Both

The Financial Times of 1st June carried a long and highly laudatory account of the 'philosophy' and work of Bob Maguire and Keith Murray, as exemplified in the new Luxmoore House. The writer, Colin Amery, was particularly appreciative of the architects' respect for people and places, of their discretion and modesty, and of their perfect sense of scale. With Mitchinson's and the Dining Hall extension still to emerge from the builders' creative disorder it was good and reassuring to hear that Maguire and Murray have just won an important international competition for a children's day centre project in West Berlin.

Our Architects

The sponsored walk in May produced over ÂŁ3,700, of which ÂŁ263 had been pre-collected by Richard Barker (Walpole) and Paul Dubrow (Tradescant) in an Easter holidays Pennine Way trek. A cheque for the total amount was handed to Mr. Brian Crawley, consultant anaesthetist at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, to purchase a pulse, temperature, and arterial pressure monitor for the intensive care unit.

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One or two things were cleared up at the meeting for parents of Remove boys. 'Do you teach anything besides squash?' was served to the Master of Studies; and though J .M.C.'s question was not recorded he was heard to mutter that 'There must be something to genetics' .

Helpful Meeting

Congratulations to

... Michael Corkery (School House 1940-44) on his Q .C. ... David Gower (Linacre 1970-75) on yet another 'England's golden boy' accolade spread over six pages of The Sunday Times 14th June colour

supplement. · .. Simon Osborne (Linacre 1969-73) on his England javelin vest. · .. Malcolm Smith (School House 1975-80, in which year he was captain of four school sports) on playing for Kent in the Men's tennis team at Eastbourne. · .. John Smith (Walpole) and Angus Murray (Tradescant) respectively on the Open Piano Solo gold medal and the Bach first prize at the Hastings Festival. · .. Edmund de Waal (Marlowe) on winning one of the highest category awards in the W. H. Smith Young Writers' Competition. There were 32,000 entries, among whom Thomas de Waal (Marlowe), Simon Vavasour (M.O.), and Jeremy Bagshaw (Broughton) earned a 'highly commended'. · .. Simon Devonshire (Luxmoore) on his third (and the School's 14th) Sir Charles Wheeler award for art-this time the Senior Exhibition, worth £150. · .. Andrew McGrath (Broughton) on his selection for the National Youth Theatre.

An interesting little book, Three-score Years and Twelve or Eighty Years Save Eight of My Life, by Cyril Abdy Greaves (O.K.S. and founder of the Greaves Scholarship) has come our way recently. Full of K.S. and Canterbury Victoriana, it does not sweep things under the carpet: 'December 8, 1896. Attended a Temperance Meeting in the Cathedral Library, the Archbishop in the chair. Some rascal stole my new umbrella.'

Going Dry

Our composer-in-residence, Paul Patterson, had his Voices of Sleep performed at the Prom on Saturday, 25th July. It was the first performance in this country of this setting for soprano, chorus and orchestra of five poems by Tim Rose-Price, and it was extremely well received by Promenaders and critics alike.

The Daily Telegraph's Peter Stadlen welcomed in it 'one of the century's most alluring F major chords' .

Christopher Seaman (Marlowe 1955-60) conducted the National Youth Orchestra at Leeds and at the Festival Hall at Easter. Himself a member of the N.Y.O. at 13, as percussionist, he must WIth the rest of us have been puzzled by the Arts Council's decision to end the N.Y.O. grant, and thereby possibly also the N.Y.O., in 1982. Politics is about priorities .... .

Promments

String Quartet Garden.

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G. E. Heisch (Grange 1930-35) kindly sent a number of items of King's interest, the property of his late father, G. P. Heisch (1877-81). We hope all O.K.S. are now aware of the welcome any item of cleared out Cantuariana is sure to receive from the School archives group, Autolyci to a man (and woman).

Another acquisition were the two original pencil drawings by John Western on which the recently published prints of the School-a view over to the Cathedral from The Grange and a view of the Memorial Court-are based. Some copies of these prints are still available, from the Bursary.

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Rubik's Wrist has joined the other diseases of excess in the School. The Incubation epidemic appears to have an especially strong hold in Marlowe, where Ben Period Jones's record (51 seconds) fell in the closing minutes of the term to Richard Payn, 44.7 seconds. The misere version of the competition is said to flourish in Linacre: the champion, wrestling as Dandy K. Yen, succumbed to a cube whose equatorial zone had been given a single quarter-turn. And the Common Room's dark horse has bought himself a Teach Yourself book: 'It uses a simplified notation which I haven't yet mastered'.

This term's award goes to the talk 'The Christian Attitude to Sex' by Loveless, with runner-up Mrs. Coffin, Naildown Close (town known-could it be Gravesend?), whom we wish a jolly holiday with Canterbury Pilgrimages.

And Neville Cardus would have approved John Odgers' request for 'an audition for 3rd XI'.

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The borders, especially round the Shirley Hall and in Lattergate garden, have rightly earnt much praise from visitors. The fine and unusual colourcombinations are the result of Wye College (Dr. Tom Wright) design and of devoted care by Meric Lockyer and 'Bill' Fairbrass. There are also rumours of a Tradescant garden being planned for St. Augustine's, of plants introduced by the Tradescants arranged in a 17th century manner.

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Slip Of Antony Hoare (Gr~nge 1947-52), Professor of Computation at Oxford, was The Megatongue quoted by The Times on the dangers of the allegedly unreliable pro. gramming language Ada: 'The next rocket to go astray because of a programmmg language error may not be an exploratory space vehicle on a harmless trip to Venus.

It may be a nuclear warhead explodmg over one of our own cities.' This kind of prospect added urgency to enthusiasm when Professor Hoare and Dr. Hammersley, one of our Governors, put to the Common Ro<?m the case for a much wider and more. fundamental exposure of all at the School ~o c0!1!puter Ideas. Dr. Hamn:'ersley even foresaw 'within a generation' a change-in-kind m men s ablhty to absorb mformatlOn : the result of cheap, universally available, a nd much more powerful computers.

The correspondence about Langley House has brought us a memoir of its first housemaster, Lionel Reay, from Mr. John Linnell (Langley 1915-20) .

In It he throws some light on Reay's tragic death by his own hand a few days before Speech Day 1919 (not o!, Speech Day its.elf as was printed in the April Cantuarian), and gives a picture ,of a kmdly, physically ummpre~slve m~n -a boy about to be caned by him is said to have asked Shall I he down on the floor, Sir, or will you stand on a chair?' -whose considerateness and care kindled a warmth lasting over 60 years.

Perhaps n<?t surpri sin~ly Reay's death also fig,ure~ in Leslie Mitchell Reporting . .. , the recently pubhshed autobIOgraphy by B.B.C.-T.V. s fIrSt announcer and a pioneer of the television interview. Mr. Mitchell (1914-20) also gets the date wrong-by a year-but has an apparently total recall for words and faces. A review of his book appears elsewhere in this issue .

Lionel Reay

Entrance Scholarship candidates write on: Marx: His first name was Graxiou.

His famous book was Capitalism-The Right Way Ahead.

Status and Power: Sir Geoffrey Howe could be said to have status without power.

Private Bureaucracy: This takes place in some public schools.

The Mind: The mind is a rather sparsely populated area up in the head .

Life in General: I had a bad night the other day .

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Sixth Form historian (there is room for you on the Editorial board) ' 'Antinomianism is the dislike of little men .' .

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Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Wednesday, 24th June, 1981 James Joyce needed 700 pages to describe some of the things that happened to a private citizen of Dublin in the course of 24 hours, and Solzhenitsyn didn't take much less for Ivan Denisovich: so although the Queen Mother spent only some five hours in Canterbury our account has to be a bit more superficial if The Cantuarian is to be able to report on other matters as well in the next year or two.

The Queen Mother landed at 12.40 (announced time <?f landing 12.40) on Blore's , where there was a highly ornamental Guard of Honour and a highly functIOnal guard of Lattergate umbrella-men protecting the School band from the rain which fell, on and off, for most of the day. Thence a motorcade brought the party to the Mint Yard Gate and so to th~ Dea!'ery, King's boys and girls lining the route unconfined on one side and the general pubhc behmd a rope on the other. The rope may have substituted for public school inhibition or it !flay ~ave represented 'security' whose more serious tasks were carned out with admirable fnendhness and thoroughness by the police, both visible and invisible. Pre-lunch drinks ('Gin and Dubonnet with ice and lemon in a large glass' disclosed Clarence House) and then to salmon, lamb , and strawberries in the Dining Hall . For some there was also a bap.tism of gravy from the nervous but pretty apprentice waitresses from Thanet, and for the Captam of Scho~l, seated on Her Majesty's left hand (not literally, of course), there were surplus str~wberr.les from the Royal helping. The rest of.the School fed from paper bags., They were f!lled :"Ithall that a random sample consulted about 'Your ideal packed lunch had, slavenng, Imagmed, e.g. crisps.

After a brief rest at the Deanery Her Majesty was conducted to the new Luxmoore where the five ultradecanal Houses were assembled. Linacre with a large Union Jack had staked out the terraces and Luxmoore were at the front, ready to infiltrate their house for discovery at everyday pursuits, maybe cooking curry, by the Queen Mother on her tour of inspection. All went as planned. Those being presented bobbed and btiwed, some, as mstructed, even managing to keep their eyes raised while i~clining the head-no easy '{eat .except p.erhaps for a drinking camel. The Queen Mother unveiled the splendid commemorative sundial, declared Luxmoore open, and asked for three days' holiday 'if the Headmaster saw fit'. There were three sincere cheers; and while the Royal party were entenng by the front door the mspectees got in through the back .

Having spent about half an hour in Luxmoore Her Majesty came through the Dar~ Entry, where she met a J.K.S. contingent sheltering from the rain, ~nd walked towards the Mmt yard along the north side of the Green Court. Here her 'envelopmg cream cape and flower pn~ted dress under a sheltering see-through umbrella' were noted by the Press, for the fashlOnconscious. The remaining six Houses were assembled around The Grange and Mltchmson's: once Her Majesty was through the Green Court Gate her retreat w~s ,to haye been cut ~ff by a clever enveloping manoeuvre performed by School House and Galpm s. ThiS happened up to a point, Lord Copper' but nevertheless a reasonably hollow sq.uare formed round th~ Que~n Mother. She received a bouquet from Anna Turner before nammg the new house Mltchmson s, 'in honour of the Headmaster who here in the Mint Yard in Victorian times reformed and modernised the School'. Her Majesty unveiled a tablet recording the naming and passed into 171

The Grange to the sound of three unscheduled cheers. After a mini walk-about in the Grange garden Her Majesty skirted the Shirley Hall (scene of her last visit to the School but now full of such G.C.E. candidates as had sternly denied themselves altered examination times) and returned through Lattergate garden and the Green Court to the Deanery for tea-Earl Grey with milk. After tea Her Majesty signed the Visitors' Book, gave the School a superb signed photograph of herself, and accepted as a keepsake of her visit a copy of William Gostling's Walk in and about the City of Canterbury which Richard Price of Galpin's had beautifully bound for the occasion.

The indefatigable Queen Mother continued her visit by attending Evensong in the Cathedral (twenty King's Scholars represented the School) where she stood serenely through the choscn Psalm's 32 verses-something which even enthusiastic old Gostling would probably have dodged after such an afternoon's walk. 'I am very fond of Evensong' remarked Her Majesty afterwards, 'I find it so restful'. At the head of a now faintly pursuing entourage she returned at a good pace to the Deanery. Here farewells were bidden and Her Majesty entered her caIeau-lait Rolls sheltered by John de Waal's solicitous umbrella, his conscience salved by an uncompromisingly red tie. Then to chcers and waves she was driven back to Blare's and her red helicopter rose for the flight back to London over a totally captivated King's School.

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Tell It How It Was IAN McDONALD was one of the Blore's umbrelleers: 'Here it comes!' shouted someone from the left of me, and as we all stared upwards from beneath our umbrellas, the air began to heave and throb. From over the trees a great red bird rearing up on its tail was noisily judging its descent onto the polythene square in the centre of the field. Inside the vibrating steel hulk was 'Her', the great lady, the one for whom all these preparations had been made. Our orders were followed meticulously, and just before the helicopter landed we rushed back against the wall, folding our umbrellas as we did so.

When it had landed there were minutes of expectation. The pilot could be seen in his cockpit, tying a flag to the open window. Once the great blades had died and sagged, the umbrellas went up, the cameras came out, and the tiny Lattcrgate contingent rushed forward for the best positions. The hatch slowly slid back, steps came down, the band lifted their instruments, and the small-great lady climbed down to cheers and handshakes.

Only now did I realise that somehow I had seen it all before, that this was just a dream, a picture. I felt like a television camera monitoring a special occasion, just doing a job. The thrill of the occasion did not hit me. Although there were police, a helicopter, a Rolls Royce, and a lady in a white cape with a see-through umbrella, the occasion looked just like those I had seen so often on television. I wondered why I had volunteered to come down. My shoes had lost their shine, and I felt stupid holding an umbrella over members of the band.

However, the white cape drew closer, talking to people in the guard of honour and band.

Once I heard that voice and saw the dignity, grace and meek power which could subdue a nation with love and respect, the occasion hit me. I cheered as well, I joined in and watched the cavalcade drive slowly out of the gate. I realised a great day had come.

'If I get your flame wrong just act as though nothing happened!' Everything was planned to the last detail as the figure of R.P.B. wandered the corridors of Luxmoore at night, large paintbrush and even larger paint can in hand, in search of spots to daub brilliant white: it is remarkable how many signs of human existence, in the strangest places, a new building notches up in six months of habitation. Luxmoore was living, open before opened, and experiencing the doom and delight of the Queen Mother's visit: 172 ARIUV AL (Kel'in Post)

When it was announced that the Queen Mother would open the House our feelings ranged from initial incredulity, to delight when we realised it was actually going to happen, followed by anxiety about what could possibly go wrong. The boys were pleased enough, but the staff could hardly contain their excitement. Everything would be spotless and shining, they would see to that, and as they set about their daily tasks the air was filled with the sounds of ladies singing and Hoovers purring.

The day finally arrived and I remember waking early to the familiar sound of rain; on reaching the window my worst fears were realised, Luxmoore's greatest day would be ruined by the weather. Everything would now look drab, mud would be trodden into the fitted carpets, the drains would overflow again, and how could boys be expected to look the part in conditions such as these?

Earlier in the term I had been asked to give details of all the major events of my life and my wife's, where we had been born, where we had gone to school, what we had done since then, where were our parents born ... and now, just to double check, a dozen or so detectives with tracker dogs went through the House during morning school. A vast alsatian dog sat totally unmoved as Bengy went frantic with rage because this was his patch and he hadn't been COilsuIted! When they had satisfied themselves that no bomb had been planted, they melted into the background and the stage was set for the arrival.

We stood outside the House a quarter of an hour before her expected arrival and I had time to consider the situation. Was I certain that there were no anti-royalists in the I-louse, might not somebody plant a firework somewhere just for a joke, would Her Majesty be able to get up the stairs easily, had I got an answer for every question she was likely to ask, the possibilities were endless! My thoughts were interrupted by a cascade of applause and cheering: the great moment had arrived. As the Queen Mother appeared round the curved wall flanked on either side by the Dean and Headmaster, I was suddenly overcome by a feeling of relief. If anything went wrong now, there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. It was strangely reassuring, now was the time to relax and enjoy it. Up came the Headmaster, 'And now, Your Majesty, I would like YOli to meet the Housemaster, Mr. Bce! .. .' Her eyes met mine, the smile that has won the hearts of millions gave me the much needed confidence that all would be well ... and it was.

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150 police and marksmen were the Kent Constabulary's insurance that all would be well: boys-unless in uniform-were warned against leaning from windows with telephoto lenses (penalty: being shot), and against 'obtrusively close approaches '. There were 'dark cars with dark men standing by', everyone was instructed to move in an orderly and decent way. the general public was 'penned' all the GreCll Court grass and the catering department was poised to show what it can do given the chance: Weeks of 'phone calls, nail biting, hair tearing, bottles of aspirin and the odd sleepless night plus a lot of pure hard graft culminated in a magical transformation of the Dining Hall.

But you can't have your cake and eat it: where would everyone else eat, and, more to the point, what? We may have cringed at the thought of producing 700 packed lunches, but in the end this became reality although at one stage we feared that the St. Augustine's dining hall was being taken over by carrier bags full of drumsticks and cans of shandy. Throw in a buffet lunch for the press, salad lunches for all the School staff, chauffeurs, police and security officers, a helicopter pilot, and a picture of the day's events begins to emerge.

A reception in the Deanery was followed by lunch in the Dining Hall and 'silver service' afternoon tea in the Deanery. A feather in my white trilby, did I hear? Maybe-thanks to all con-scripted into helping realise what once seemed a far away dream.

CHRIS W ALSHE (Catering Manager), KAREN GEENTY (Assistant Manager).

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The Queen Mother's request that the School be given three days' holiday sealed her popularity, but what many remember best are their close encounters of the Royal kind. 'If spoken to, address Queen Mother as Ma 'am (rhymes with charm, not sham)' ran the instruc¡ tions, but ANDREW PRESLAND did more than that in his view from out front: It wasn't only the fact that we were going to miss three lessons: I had really been looking forward to the visit as something special, making up my mind I was going to get as close to her as possible. An endless chain of people came out of the Deanery and I thought she wasn't going to come out at all, but had gone round the back door or something. Eventually, there she was, walking towards the Dining Hall entrance. By the time she had walked half-way there I had completely changed my mind about wanting to talk to her. 'Oh, God, what do I say? Please make her go away!' There was nothing I could do: she was coming straight at me and I was cornered. The cameras started clicking like anything and before I knew what was happemng she was talking to a group next to me about their cameras. She was saying 'Isn't it rather dark today? ' and it was now that I made my contribution: 'Well , you should have come on Monday, when the weather was right.'

It was a great day that lingered in the mind, adding significance to all we did for long after:

She spoke to me. I had been willing it to happen all day, and now it had. But where wa~ the surging pride, the flaring patriotism? It was not strictly to me she spoke, but rather to the air on which some twenty people hung. I merely happened to be In front of her (and not dIrectly at that). It was Virani who got the credit, the reporter asking his name, the brief flare of interest in him. Jealous? Of what? A passing comment on the weather, the traditional care-of-thesubjects-style question about how wet we all must be, standing unsheltered in the downpour.

Ringing up my parents in the evening, I could sense their excitement. I had led the scholars' procession (with another boy, both of us following taperers), I had held an umbrella for the band at her landing, I had been within a yard or two of her and she had spoken, first to us generally, and then to the boy next to me ....

'But what did you say?'

'Say? Oh, I can't remember. Something about umbrellas. Yes, I did remember my 'Ma'am', but I'm not sure she heard at all ... .'

It is still with me now, with our world 'sane' once more. People still compete to read the outof-date Ken/ish Gazelle article on the visit. My grandparents say they spotted me on television with her, my awed younger sister, whom once I envied when she went to see the Queen on her Silver Jubilee walk-about, and the others who will go on envying, will never know.

But one small, elderly National Institution has gone, with her plastic umbrella and her winning smile.

ALEXANDER SHANKLAND.

For the Record Her Majesty's speech at Luxmoore: 'I am delighted to be with you once again at the King's SchooL This is my fourth visit and I have such vivid memories of the previous times that I came here m the days when Dr. Shirley was headmaster.

There was always some exciting new development at the School, and I am very pleased to find that the pattern remains unchanged, and once again there is a further import~nt landmark in your history. This new house, which I am to open, shows that a modern bUlldmg can fit naturally and easily into your ancient and beautiful surroundings.

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Before I declare the house open, I would like to mark my visit by requesting the Headmaster, if he sees fit, to grant three extra days' holiday.

I hope that this sundial will mark many happy hours for the boys and girls of Luxmoore House, which I now declare open.'

At Mitchinson's Her Majesty said: 'I name this house Mitchinson's, in honour of the headmaster who here in the Mint Yard in Victorian times modernised and reformed the school; and I wish its future members much happiness.'

The inscription on the sundial reads: Indicet hic horas solis lux more vetusto Reginae genetrix qua nova tecta beat MCMLXXXL (The Queen Mother here wishes our new house well; let the sun's light in its ancient fashion mark the hour.)

The plaque unveiled at Mitchinson's carries the words 'Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother named this house Mitchinson's on 24.6.1981'. The name itself is in the centre and the rest of the wording forms a border surrounding it.

Both the sundial and the plaque were carved by Mr. Ralph Beyer.

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He shows for instance that the royal pair have a common ancestor in Henry VII, for the Prince of Wales is descended through Henry VII's daughter, Margaret of Scotland, through James V of Scotland, to Mary Queen of Scots, whose solf" James VI (and James I) was the father of Elizabeth of Bohemia, whose daughter Sophia was the mother of George I of England , from whom Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales are directly descended.

Henry VII's daughter Mary married Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, whose granddaughter married Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, from whom a family tree spreads out to include the second Duke of Somerset (d. 1660), Earl Granville (d. 1763: better known as Lord Carteret to the VI Forms), and the Earls of Sunderland. The third Earl of Sunderland married Lady Anne Churchill, daughter of the great Duke of Marlborough, from whom the Earls of Spencer are descended. Lady Diana Spencer is the great-grand-daughter of the sixth Earl and the Hon. Margaret Baring, sister of the talented writer Maurice Baring. The sixth Earl's grandmother was Lady Lavinia Bingham who will be well known to many from Joshua Reynolds' famous portrait. If we follow this line we find that Lady Diana is descended from Lord Grey of the Reform Bill, Prime Minister 1830-34.

Even more gratifying is it to learn that the Prince of Wales is descended from an O.K.S. Richard Boyle, first Earl of Cork (1566-1643), was the son of Roger Boyle of Preston, near Faversham, and was probably a commoner at King's c. 1577-83. His son, Robert Boyle, was the famous scientist. The daughter of the fourth Earl of Cork married the fourth Duke of Devonshire, who had an unhappy time as Prime Minister 1756-7. His son, the fifth Duke 175

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Lady Diana Spencer, it is intriguing to find, is descended from no less than three of the mistresses of King Charles II, namely Lucy Walters and the Earls of Lucan; Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland, the Dukes of Grafton and the Seymours, Marquesses of Hertford; and Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, the Dukes of Richmond and the Dukes of Bedford. She is further descended from Arabella Churchill, mistress of James II, through the Dukes of Berwick, the Earls of Waldegrave and again the Seymours. Thus we find that Lady Diana, 'technically speaking', has more Stuart blood than the Prince of Wales, who has a single descent from King James I and VI. She can also claim descent from an (unfortunately rather undistinguished) Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Herring (1747-57), and from the great banking family of the Barings.

Finally, Lady Diana has family connections with no less than eight American Presidents, the first being George Washington, and the last Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The above is a summary of six pages of detailed genealogy which the Rev. Stanley Poole has sent me, for which I am very grateful. They form a valuable addition to the School archives.

R.W.H.

KING'S WALK 1981

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Dr. Brian Crawley, of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital Intensive Therapy Unit, does not believe in accepting the situation passively, and as part of his programme for raising money to replace and renew the equipment in the Unit he asked the School to arrange a sponsored walk this summer.

J.R.P. did all the work of preparation: arranging the route, publicising the cause for which the money was being raised, and organising representatives in houses. It was a sad irony that he was taken ill only ten days before the event, after going round the route once again.

On May 24th 300 boys and girls started from the school to tackle the 20 mile course. As always some enthusiasts outran the organisers, and pioneered routes of their own. Most, however, followed the signs. The weather, though not brilliant, was good enough to allow both walkers and marshals to enjoy the spring countryside. There were no mishaps, except to G.C.A. 's deckchair when he made a grab for one of R.B.Mi's wildly distributed Mars bars.

In the end a cheque for ÂŁ3,754 was handed over to Dr. Crawley, sufficient to cover the cost of a new arterial pressure monitor, and future patients of the Unit will have cause to be grateful for the efforts of the walkers, and for J .R.P.'s organisation.

And yet .. . the final sad fact is that the proceeds of King's Walks have declined over the years, not increased . Maybe there are just too many sponsored events. We cannot help feeling, however , that if everyone in the school had seen the Unit at work as we did when we handed the cheque over, and recognised how easy it is for anyone to end up there, many more would have taken part in the walk and much more would have been raised.

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ON THE PERILS OF SHARING A PARTY-LINE WITH G.H. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOURNALIST CALLER AND R.B.Ma. Caller

'Good afternoon! Is Mr. Hattee available, please?'

R.B.Ma.

'I'm afraid not; I know he is out for I had a call for him only two minutes ago. Can I take a message?'

Caller

'Well, it's about the hostages in Iran .... '

R.B.Ma.

'Ah, I think it is the Archbishop's press office that you want. You see, Mr. Hattee is the Dean and Chapter's Public-Relations Officer. He would not make any political statements about the hostages. It is the Archbishop's Office you want.'

Caller

'Do you have the number of that?'

R.B.Ma.

'I'm afraid not; the Dean and Chapter Office may be able to give it to you; I have their number.'

Caller

'Well, they were the ones who gave me thisnumber!'

R.B.Ma.

'That's strange: they should have known that Mr. Hattee would not be able to make any statement about the hostages.'

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'Ah, but I didn't tell them what it was I did want.'

R.B.Ma.

'I see. Well, I really do think that you want the Archbishop's office. '

Caller

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R.B.Ma.

(Breathless.) 'Hello. I'm sorry, I had to go outside to be able to see the flagpole. No, he is not in Residence at present. Therefore I am sure that the most likely place that you will be able to contact the Archbishop is Lambeth Palace.'

Caller

'I see. Do you have the number of that?'

R.B.Ma.

'No, I'm afraid not.'

Caller

'Well, I'm sure I can get it from Directory Enquiries.'

R.B.Ma.

'I'm sure you can.'

Caller

'Thank you very much. Goodbye.'

R.B.Ma.

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CHAPEL NOTES We were pleased to welcome as preachers in the Summer Term the Revd.

J. S. C. Miller, formerly Headmaster of St. Peter's College, Adelaide, who now teaches R.E. in a comprehensive school near Guildford; and Professor The Revd. Peter Gomes of Harvard University, who was taking sabbatical leave in this country. In addition, sermons were given by the Headmaster, by the Revd. Peter Johnson on the subject of The Eucharist, and by the Revd. Peter Boyden on Excellence in a Church School.

We were very sorry that the Archdeacon of Canterbury was unable to preach the Commemoration Sermon before his retirement. We hope that by the time this appears in print he will have recovered from his illness, and we wish him and his wife a very happy retirement.

In his place we heard from the Rt. Revd. E. Knapp-Fisher, the Archdeacon of Westminster, and we are grateful to him for coming at short notice.

PREACHERS

Talks were delivered to the Upper School in the Shirley Hall, and in the ALTERNATE Chapter House during the exam. period, by the following visiting SUNDAYS speakers: John Kerry Keane, Editor of the Irish Tatler, who spoke on the Irish problem from an Irish perspective; the Hon. Giles St. Aubyn, a Housemaster from Eton; Baroness Trumpington of Sandwich, who spoke about prison reform; and Mrs. Brian Turner, on the subject of alcoholism.

The Lower School watched the Christian Aid film, The Living City, which showed how people may be encouraged to help themselves in the slums of Calcutta; the Revd. Reg Humphriss showed them something of the varied work of a parish priest; and another week was taken by a Lattergate group of boys and monitors under the leadership of Mr. Stewart Ross.

CHAPEL FUND

Donations were made from the collections at Matins as follows:

ÂŁ Action Research for the Crippled Child Christian Aid Clergy Orphan Corporation Feed the Minds Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind Royal National Institute for the Deaf Samaritans South African Church Development Trust Spastics Group (Kent Coast) Treloar Trust (for education of the physically handicapped)

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VHouse ~otes On retiring after five years' service, even a musician may be expected to produce a profundity or two: but no, in a term dominated by '0' and' A' levels, I shall merely record our various efforts to retain a sane and friendly atmosphere and not succumb to exam. pressures.

Losing finalists in last term's hockey, we played the same role again in the tennis, rowing and sculling this term, but the absence of James Carboni and Chris Ijewere at vital moments kept us in the middle ranks in the swimming and athletics sports respectively and Nicholas Bee's Boycott-like reliability in the cricket ensu red that we had a good chance of beating Luxmoore and then ran out of time! Once the house four got the Head of House off the rudder strings, they too achieved several triumphs, Joanne and Debbie taking a full and active part in this and other sports. King's Week saw us producing a fifth of the orchestra and half the participants in the excellent combined Jazz and Glee Club concert. Mark Davis had a leading role in Love's Labour's Lost, whilst we also provided Sue Edwards, Nicky Crow, Gary Oliver, James Hargreaves and Julian Stern for Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with Simon Williamson on harpsichord and David Seers directing Lully's accompanying music. Inside the house Mugs, our counsellor extraordinary seems to have grown up and away, whilst plans have been laid for a lightning tour of America by the King's School Quartet, directed by Julay and including Tim and Debbie.

As always the Summer Term seems to herald the end of an era as a procession of illustrious leavers departs. David Seers, choral scholar and musical wizard, Jim Hargreaves our cuddly squash professional, Nick Clements our genial Irish ang ler, Charles Booth-Clibborn our friendly, nebulous beagling king, Rick Wykes and Alex Abplanalp, the backbones of many of our sporting successes, Alex Duncan, fencer, Jonathan and Gordon Canning (artist and rower respectively and musicians both) and Julian Stern, our real man of many parts, actor, fencer, musician, committed Christian; without them life here would have been much duller and we wish them all well in the years ahead. All of us must feel grateful to Mr. Sugden for his approachability and tact, to Mrs. Sugden for her delicious entertainments and to Miss J. , everunderstanding in her dual role. I trust that John Odgers, who takes over from me next term, will find the house as helpful and friendly as I have.

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BEN GUMPERT.

Ben failed to mention his own contributions above; musician, cricketer, academic challenge wizard and literary editor, he has given an immense amount to house and school; our thanks go to him most sincerely and we all wish him well at King's, Cambridge and beyond.

J.B.S. The Grange has now got seven cups! Many might say 'So what?', but if one looks at last year's total (one solitary cup for the spoken word-uncontestable), then our recent achievements are put in perspective. We managed to win the tennis, the waterpolo and golf competitions; we reached the basketball finals, came fourth in the swimming standards and second in the swimming shuttle relays, but came to grief in the cricket (a first-round disaster). Congratulations to Paul Billinghurst, Waldo, and Buds Whyte on First Colours, to Cadders and Mike Darko on Seconds, and to Mature Roger and Jojo on their Minor Sports Colours.

Academically, The Grange has again been very successful (notably Lucy, Hugo and Hedinburgh, and not so notably Rob) and the house also made a significant contribution to

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King's Week concerts and plays, with Rexford Darko flamboyant in Love's Labour's Lost and Sarah Snoxall leading the female celli. Twelve members of the House were awarded school prizes on Commemoration Day. Moving to more delicate spheres, James, leaving calculators aside, went for a second helping of Lindsay; Rick and Joanna set up a 6B steady, whilst the resident macho figure, C.J., tried, with diminishing Sljccess, to avoid his women, amassing a pocket-size harem, in the shape of Flesh, Alison and Hammy. , The Grange also surprised themselves by raising the figure of ÂŁ500 for the sponsored walk in aid of the Kent and Canterbury Intensive Care unit. What goes up, however, must come down, and the Juniors have twice done their level best to set the dorm on fire. Injuries have included Udo's lip, which he managed to step on whilst playing tennis. As for claims, the least plausible came from the two Chrises, who claimed to have given up mocking : this is to be taken lightly . with earphones on. 'Buds', meanwhile, has staked out a strong claim for purple.

Goodbye, then, to an exemplary set of monitors who leave this term: James 'Ape' Wakeley, with 'Wobblebottom' in tow; Paul (of skill); Tony da Wop; Pete the Bottle; Jar and Bella.

Many thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Woodley, Miss Palmar and all her ladies for a great term enjoyed by all. Hold on! Someone's just mumbled something about '0' and 'A' levels. What '0' and 'A' levels? Ah, well: it'll all be the same in Anno Domini 2022, when we look forward to a reunion on the lines of Mr. Corner's 1936-40 gathering recently.

THE MONITORS. Our performance on the sports front was not as brilliant as usual this term even though we retained dominion over the boat club, as the large majority of rowers at the court were Walpolians. We also won the eights and 'A' fours cups due to Bus's incredible biceps, which earned him a place as a 'Hire-a-Hunk' King's Week Commando. Our waterpolo team did not do as well as last year, but our Captain was injured shortly before the match, because of successful Grange tactics! Athletics, Swimming Standards and Cricket met with usual Walpole success which I need say nothing more about, while our Golf-representative, William, was very justifiably awarded with First Colours.

All have been working hard this term, which accounts for our relatively scanty sporting achievements. Sambo found it hard to get down to it, but that was just hard lines, and Meaty too had rather a brown spot looming over his work programme. Brett got rather Maw work than he at first bargained for and even Bus warrants success after this term. There was never much doubt about Molecules excelling in his exams nor William, and the latter must also be congratulated on his many musical awards throughout the term . Iggy found that being relegated to Captain of Boats after being in the 3rd XI Hockey Team made things rather depressing, but his study-mate, Walti, kept in training (for swimming) and my especial thanks go to him for his hard work on the House swimming front.

As usual, Walpole Social Life has been bubbling furiously. The Linacre Monitors took the edge in a tug-of-war but that hardly compensated for their thrashing in the other events (which we hadn't practised for ... much). A superlative evening ensued, culminating in Adam winning a fiver, and leaving Meaty and Brett in a very sticky situation. Certain members of Everest monitored their social life with such effort that the Fifth Forms appeared outrageous, and I must thank the likes of Tom and Dom, for their generous contributions to house funds.

The Junior Hall released most of their pent-up energies on the Sports Field, but they were not always the angelic innocents that Elliott used to be!

Finally, my thanks go to everyone in the House for such an enjoyable term, and especially to Mr. and Mrs. Vye and Miss Burr. It only remains for me to wish Bruce the best of luck next term with his purple-power, and to thank all the monitors for their fine help.

ROBERT MACDONALD.

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The House has seen numerous and varied improvements 'to its living MEISTER .standardS this term. The Junior Hall has been gra~ed with a new kettle and OMERS fridge, extra power points, and a soft chairs corner; study corridor has also seen some new furniture. The House Library has undergone a total sort-out and reorganisation, and over 100 new books have been added to it. Fruit juice deliveries have been started, and we have even changed our upstairs toilet paper! The House is also looking forward to owning a video cassette recorder very soon, and inheriting the Recital Room piano to replace our present specimen, which has earned its retirement.

Meister Omers has had some sort of success in all the major ~ports this term. Our young cricketers were runners-up in the Junior Cricket House matches, with particularly fine performances from Andy Crickmore, Jeremy Smart and Jim Price. The outstanding part of M.O.'s contribution to the Athleiic -Sports was Gorilla Garbo winning the Victor Ludor'um -congratulations also to him on his rectn! First Colours . .In tl)e Swiinming Sr>orts" the House finish~d third overait, largely thanks to it good performance by the lunio~s, especially Ai .

Shaw and Mike Bes[y. And we kept up our supremacy on the basketb'all court With Stew and his men retaining the Senior Basketball Cup. Among other delights of the term were the introduction of colour fo~ our house photograpb, our first lady monitopin the shape of Alison Parrott-'for the evening duty round, and a successful house parfy with an energetic flow of music from D.J.'s Wes and T.J. (the large number of unexpected visitors was taken as a compliment).

My thanks go to all who have served on the various house committees and all those who have helped in the running of the House this term . The monitors have provided some memorable moments: Nick during the fire practice trying to leave the building through a closed window, Stew when late for the House photo trying \0' clamber over the front gates, and yo)!rs truly (I am assured) with his mathematical disco dimcing. My anti-swearing campaign, with cries of 'language!' at offenders, became a familiar feature of the term, but. to limited .avail. Still, I have fought the good fight with all my might, and a good-natured spirit of fun has reigned in the House. My best wishes go to the leavers and to those who remain under my successor, Jim Phillips.

S . M . W HATTON. This term has galloped to the finishing line at an almost unprecedented rate and left the majority of us stunned. It tpok the House a long time to overcome the shock of not winning the Rugby Sevens Competition last term, but we more than made up for it in the Senior House-match Cricket Competition: after neatly disposing of Luxmoore and M.O . the team (under Matthew Pawley) reduced Broughton to shreds in the final and won by a comfortable margin . Tonka has been our athletic triumph of the term, breaking School/World records all over the place but Sports Day was not the success it could have been because that erstwhile cross-country runner once again proved himself by dropping the baton in the relay.

The visit of Her Majesty the Queen Mother had an added significance for Marlowe, as one of her purposes in visiting the School was to name the new Day House (Mitchinson's); and the de luxe packed lunches also went down a treat. 'O's and 'A's have come and gone and we are confident of returning the best results of any House- as is our norm. Characters leaving include (apart from those who don't yet know whether they will be returning again) Simon Brake, that erstwhile soccer player, Matthew P., footballer, rugby-player and vice-captain of cricket, Hercule, oarsman of no mean repute, Simon H., photographer and gamesman extraordinaire, Mark P., a Guard of Honour without compare, Jeremy Wright, trumpeter second to' none, Tonka's already had his bit, and Stevie B., a veteran social servicer!

1 will still be' here next time round and welcome hoards of new monitors who'll have to wait for the next issue for their mention. Thanks to Pam, Tony, the Turners and the tutors for a successful and happy term.

J. H. WHITE-THOMSON.

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The great event of our term was, of course, the visit of Her Majesty the Queen Mother. Although the weather was unfriendly, Her Majesty sparkled and instead of spending her allotted 20 minutes with us she stayed for nearly three-quarters of an hour, totally upsetting the time schedule but charming us all with her interest in the stonework, the architecture and the boys she met. Her visit came shortly after we had been stunned by the news that John Parker had been taken to hospital, but he recovered rapidly and was able to be there so that we could all relax and enjoy the occasion.

If we didn't achieve a great deal on the games field we did get through the first round of the Senior Cricket competition and reached the play-off for the League Cricket Cup. We came second in the golf contest, and only lost the waterpolo on the toss of a coin. We are most grateful to M.O. for letting us use their back lawn to sharpen our skills at soccer and cricket, and trust that they will feel free to use our games room when the need arises.

Socially, however, we were very active. The stream of visitors to and through the House continues unabated and in the last week we had an open-air disco, expertly organised by Ashok Ghosh, in our enclosed courtyard which proved to be a highly successful climax to the term.

Earlier we had entertained a distinguished group from Broughton who, amid much hilarity, returned to us a trophy which we had regained by a convincing margin. Visitors to Broughton will note, however, that a space has wisely been left on the wall for its return next year! Finally we congratulate Simon Devonshire on his ÂŁ150 Art award and on winning four prizes on Speech Day for excellence in a wide variety of different subjects. He takes over from Simon Cranston Smith as Head of House next term.

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The term began with 'A' Levels only a month away, and almost immediately exam. fever took hold with varied effects: Ian and Clare hibernated, Jonty became a Saraphile, Emma and Helen found solace on the other side of the Precincts, Frank and Jeremy took to the town, while Nick, Miles and Jessica were to be found buried in their books. The '0' Levels also took their toll as Tim and Steve explored new alleyways and Tom desperately tried to get his 20p's worth.

Meanwhile the House produced respectable results in sporting events, coming second in Swimming Standards and winning the 'B' IV's Rowing Cup. Individuals excelled in their own fields: Adam and his merry bunch of canoeists were often abducted in the early hours by the long-suffering M.G.D. to gain their successes on far-away rivers, while we filled half the seats in the winning Jl5 VIII. Congratulations to Mac and Tom on being awarded First Colours for swimming and athletics respectively, and to Big Nick on getting Second Colours for cricket. He joins the 'little' boys in Lattergate next term along with budding commandant Kate Grieves.

Despite the rival attractions of M.O. we had another enjoyable house party. P.J.B. captivated the floor with his ability to rock and roll which even induced Mr. and Mrs. Woodward to boogie, while Emma and Nicky were engrossed in the Luxmoore contingent (fishy goings-on?), producing an entertaining disco. In King's Week distinction was gained in the dramatic and musical scenes, with a large Galpin's contingent being involved in both fields.

The House has completed its rebuilding programme with a splendid new library and a return to peace in the House. We say goodbye to Jeremy Davis, who joins the vice squad: to Alasdair Tower who is retiring to a stud farm; and finally to Jonty Watt who leaves us to extend his harem. The House also saw the welcome return of Mrs. Woodward from a recent excursion to France.

Thanks, for what has been a great term, must go to Mr. and Mrs. Woodward and their family, Mrs. Jones and the domestic staff, the tutors and the monitors for all their help. To our leavers, the best of luck in whatever they do.

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Linacre is not quite the madhouse it may have been imagined to be from piggy-back racing out of school assembly or Matt Savage catching a record ten crabs during a single 500 metres race at Fordwich and, on being informed, looking in the boat to find them. We do have the occasional genius here and there: one in particular manages to find time both to fix the lighting for nearly all the plays and concerts (even if he did have a little trouble spotting the soloist in the Jazz Concert before the soloist stopped being the soloist), and also to do all the VIa Maths. preps-thanks, Mike.

The silver on the staircase window-sill has been multiplying in rabbit-like proportions with cups from the Sevens Tournament (thanks to a tremendous tackle by Rash in the final), three out of the four cricket cups, which included some excellent playing at Junior level, a team to look out for in the future: well done, James. Examples of the Linacre House 'Machine' in action also included winning the Shuttle Relays, the Swimming Standards and second places in the Swimming Sports and Athletics. The waterpolo produced some surprises: the team, most of whom had never seen a game before, produced some incredible play securing a place in the final. Rash had to be taught the rules at the start of every game, and Pablo, who was perfectly familiar with the rules, decided they weren't as interesting as they might be and thus secured himself a position among the spectators for a two-minute period! Andy Barron proved juSt as able as any other team member and looks like good fodder for next year.

King's Week saw participation in many performances, not least Gheck getting a speaking part! ... not bad after four years of sustained effort! Eddie Carr and Lucinda Galloway also proved they could speak and act as well! We have at present three 'Men': Jerrez, Dan and, of course, the archetypal 'Man', Marine, the Boss MacDonald. It was interesting to notice that the two candidates who did not rise to the ranks of the Commandos were Pablo and Matt; perhaps the Boss didn't think he could cope with the extraction of the 'michael'? Anyway, not to be defeated Matt formed his own Territorial Commando Reserve Corps!

Other points of interest included: sparrows in the morning, pigeons at night, Rash and Tim, the Mafia group in the Hall, led by Jerrez Lam, and a far-distant cry of 'Burgers' in faint teutonic tones from a corner of Blore's! Also I would like to congratulate Dan, Jerrez and Dave Hildick-Smith on their First Colours.

The last time I wrote the House Notes I thanked Mrs. Birley 'without whose frequent attacks nothing would ever get done'. As soon as The Cantuarian was published I was on the receiving end of one of these particular attacks! I would again like to thank Mrs. Birley for putting up with us .... I can remember her on one occasion saying that to be a house matron 'You can't be completely normal'! Congratulations must also go to P:J .D.A. for forcing twenty-five hours ~ into the day.

I would also like to wish Joe/Gheck/Lizard Brash good luck for next term as Head of House and the same to those taking Oxbridge.

J. C. WILK I NSON. LINACRE

After the frenzied excitement of the House Music Competition, the Summer Term was anticipated by some as marking a return to life at a more sedate pace. This proved to be a false hope, with over 75% of the House engaged in public examinations at one level or another and almost all of the House involved in extracurricular activities .

Once again Broughton has reigned supreme on the playing fields. Inspirationally led by the Captain of School we accumulated twice as many points as any other House to win the athletics, leaving Linacre wedged in second place. Particularly promising was the performance of our Juniors-Mamari and Bagshaw already looking like the next generation's answer to Sacker and Allen as they won all the throwing events. After decimating the opposition in the BROUGHTON

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earlier rounds, w~ lost the Senior Cricket final having, rather incompetently, allowed ourselves to be bowled out for 88-in spite of having five of our team in the 1st Xl. Perhaps Julian Bradfield, having negotiated the route to Birley's without map or compass, adversely affected the team's performance? School matches were a different matter !lOwever; Porky Sacker and Paul Bromley are to be congratulated on their 'First Colours although pride of place must go to Robert Oliver's nine wickets in an innings against the O.K.S. Our Juniors again did well, losing after a very close semi-final. We were just forced into second place in the golf by one stroke, though Steve Lerche's performances for the School team have promised much for the future.

House tennis has looked quite good when the organisation has allowed games to be played and we wish Chris Norton all the best in the Youll Cup. Despite a rather obvious lack of enthusiasm, we finished a respectable fifth in the swimming sports-Andrew Philbin tearing himself away from Mary Mallinson to break a new School Breast-stroke record.

Socially it has been another varied term, with Coconut Kenny's early departure failing to cast a black shadow over the budding relationship between one of our Tutors and his slimcea girlfriend. Prospective honeymooners, however, would be well advised to steer clear of Duncan Dunn's new suncream formula as it did not seem to produce all the desired effects. Gaffe of the term was shared by Jonny Evans' destruction of the Housemaster's telephone and Paul Bartlett's rewiring of the School minibus which gave the corps a real field day. The weather smiled kindly on the House barbecue which proved to be an enjoyable release after all the various examinations. Jacob Judd's attempt to get a mention in House Notes ended in ignominy when he had to admit that he had not done anything-which makes a pleasant change.

The last week of term has seen a number of the House involved in King's Week activities. As usual we have had a strong representation on the commando and administrative scenes, and for the second year running we looked after Stan Fisher which was an excellent opportunity for the House to make a contribution to the International Year of the Disabled. It was also good to see the House well represented on the sponsored walk, all beaten into line by Caroline Lightowler's vicious recruitment programme. Finally, as always, it remains to thank Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson and Mr. Allen for all their help and friendly guidance during a demanding but successful term.

H. M. ROBERTSON.

Undoubtedly this term will go down as one of the most successful terms in Tradescant's brief history. Never have I seen as much enthusiasm in all aspects of House life. Even when many were taking' A' and '0' Levels time was found to help the House in its numerous activities. One result of such effort was the Swimming Cup. It was a dramatic day, with all hingeing on the final relay, with Michael Macpherson swimming the final leg overhauling and winning by an arm's length. Sem Davies, Stephen Hancock and Mark Bailey were the others in that strong 'middle' group who had contributed so much. Also on the sporting front Tim Smith organised the Basketball team (promising, but out in the semi-finals), four of our House tennis side also represented the School (Mike B., who got his First Colours, Paolo and Nicolo, and Tara) and finally congratulations to John Hamlin, who won the Junior Sculling Cup in spite of easing at the wrong finishing post.

Turning to the cultural side of things our musicians proved to be a great asset to the School.

Although Laurent left early due to an illness nine others, including our other budding maestros Gus Murray, Tony Musson and Patrick Stur! (whose natural feeling for jazz maintains Dick's example), all took part in various King's Week performances.

Now to the more informal aspects of Tradescant life. Sponge-ball soccer is the latest craze, even persuading some out of the T. V. Room, and is watched by others who pass away their time drinking tea on the patio-a new form of relaxation inspired by Jonathan R.. P., who is so often TRADESCANT

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seen engrossed in The Times. 'A' Levels changed the social habits of many-few females were seen and Ovaltine took the place of coffee during those hard working hours. Thanks must go to Dave Green-Chief Oval tine Maker. Croquet has again been very popular , especially with the younger members. However, is it just incompetence or pure ruthlessness on their behalf which has given me a roomful of broken mallets? I leave you with three questions: Will Ian Littlejohn leave both taps running again? Does Dave Savoca have trouble pulling back his curtains? and what can be found under Stefan Schwartz's bed?

Finally, I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Wetherilt and all the tutors for their help during the two terms. Thanks also to everyone in the House for making my job as simple as possible.

Best of luck to all in the House, especially my successor, who I am sure will be more than adequate. Thank you.

M. D . R. BACKHOUSE.

This term broken bones have been almost as common as pu'nishments; perhaps some responsibility must be borne by the monitorial body-well, me actually-but bad luck was another major factor involved. â&#x20AC;˘ The beginning of term was marked by the sponsored walk in which the great majority of the house participated, the final total reaching over five hundred pounds-with a herculean effort from Mark Humphriss who collected a seventh of this amount, as well as a gammy foot.

Thanks to Ebenezer Cheetham who spent many painstaking hours collecting and counting various monies.

Our termly visit to the Marlowe Theatre was somewhat upgraded this year and Murder Mistaken could almost be considered a success in theatrical terms.

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Housemaster on the birth of 'Albert'; since 18th May the House has witnessed only occasional screams: obviously James is already turning into a big boy-like father, like son.

We have seen many inspired innovations this term: Mrs. Thomas's brainchild-a milk machine, an efficient House maintenance network, a brown loaf for the monitors on Saturdays and following the total annihilation of Link dormitory in a fire practice two more fire bells have been installed.

The House barbecue was a great success, Messrs. Nick Gleed's feeble attempt at refereeing and Stewart Ross 'Rounders'(?) really helped the evening go with a swing and the only way to end it was with a game of British Bulldog, in which Lucindar showed her obvious rugby prowess.

As far as sport goes, too many of the House to record here have made School teams-well done!

On a sadder note, we say goodbye to Mrs. Thomas this term. She came originally at very short notice to see the Rosses through their first year here and throughout her stay there has not been one moment when the well-being of the boys has been far from her thoughts. Lattergate will miss her selflessness and devotion to duty.

The monitors' study has been great fun. However, it seems to have been a centre of intrigue this term ... with luck this unfortunate trend will be forgotten next term, but with the likes of Matt Andrews and Nick Ractliff who can tell?

Finally, thanks to all the cleaning and sewing staff for their very hard work, to Mr. and Mrs. Ross and the tutors, and, of course, Ed, Gary, Lucinda and Alison for so much fun .

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REPORTS AND REVIEWS CONCERTS JUDAS MACCABAEUS FRIDAY, 15th MAY, IN THE NAVE The Choral Society's presentation of an abridged version of Handel's once popular, but now not so frequently performed oratorio took place in the nave of the Cathedral, with the welcome support of singers from the Benenden, Simon Langton and Junior King's Schools and the Deal and Walmer Handelian Society.

Because, unusually, there had been a major choral occasion in March, the Choral Society and Orchestra's rehearsals for this event were limited to only about three weeks. However, by judicious cutting, it was possible to mount a shortened version which made broad sense of the 'plot', and did not leave out very many exceptional choruses or arias.

The biggest practical problem on the day proved, as nearly always, to be welding such large forces from disparate choirs into a completely unified sound. It is impractical to arrange more than the final rehearsal with everyone present, and getting a large and largely inexperienced body of singers to project their parts with confidence, particularly in exposed entries, on the beat is almost impossible in such a short time. If you have not sung in the middle of a big choral assembly you will not realise how isolated one can feel: all one hears is a few, probably tentative voices in the close vicinity and a distant orchestral mush.

The orchestra's function under these circumstances is to play with one ear open to the chorus and one eye on the conductor all the time. A few lapses in this respect made the job of the conductor, Paul Neville, doubly difficult occasionally, but the complete parting of the ways, not unknown in those sonorous surroundings, was skilfully avoided. It is hoped to have more than one rehearsal in the cathedral in the future, but this is not always feasible.

The soloists were from The Royal Academy of Music. The soprano Sally-Ann Ardouin (O.K.S.) and Jean Rigby (contralto) were equally good in solos and duets, including the beautiful 0 Lovely Peace. Anton Rich (tenor) and Christopher Bull (baritone) were also in excellent voice. Those Handelians known to your reviewer in the audience found the evening, despite the shortcomings of the acoustics, an enjoyable reminder of the merits of this neglected baroque masterpiece.

R.P .S.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT IN LONDON TUESDAY, 19th MAY, IN ST. LAWRENCE JEWRY CHURCH This fine building alongside the Guildhall in the City of London provided an ideal setting for the orchestra's lunch-time concert and an appreciative audience enjoyed a varied programme which included the Symphony No.8 in D Minor by Boyce and Elgar 's Serenade for Strings in E Minor, liB .

The leader of the orchestra, Clarence Myerscough, provided some fine phrasing and warm tone in his interpretation of Beethoven's Romance in F, Stephen Warren-Smith gave a polished performance of the first movement of Mozart's Flute Concerto No. I in G and the concert concluded with the third movement of the same composer's Horn Concerto No.4 in Eb. In the latter, soloist Luke Goss demonstrated a confident mastery of the instrument. The orchestra was conducted by Paul Neville and it is hoped to repeat the success of this venture with a similar concert in the City next year.

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CHAMBER CONCERT SUNDAY, 7th JUNE, IN THE SHIRLEY HALL This recital of chamber music attracted an especially keen-eared audience, as the printed programme intentionally omitted the names of composers and any specific titles. Th~se particulars were supplied before the beginnin~ of the work followmg, s.o th~t one had a bnef opportunity of comparing notes wtth one's netghbours. From hIS seat thIS wnter was prlVlleged to hear several accurate, and some more approximate, conjectures of identity.

Bridge's Novellette, by virtue of its shifting chromaticism and underlying melancholy, was immediately recognizable as its author's offspring; it had a deft and colourful performance.

Sadly, the eighteenth-century cantata in six sections, a setting of Psalm 8 in Italian, had to remain a mystery item, the composer being given as "Anon" (did I detect ~ome whl~~ers ~f 'Marcello'?) but there were no questions about the tidy ensemble and senSIble tempI m thIS performanc~. Samuel Barber's Dover Beach is something of a rarity. The Matthew Arnold poem is given a spacious setting and the total effect IS rath~r expresslo!'lstlc. Ben Gumpert coped well with the long phrases; the quartet played prectsely but mIght have taken the accompanimental nature of its role more to heart.

Four extracts from Erik Satie's Three Pieces in the Form of a Pear (there are seven, in fact) were, no doubt, well known to piano duettists. Their dry wit and subtle tonality never cloy and they were played most sensitively, if a trifle on the slow side. The two QUIlter songs were .very welcome both for themselves and for their satisfying performances. Martin Pepperell's skIll as an acco~panist is worthy of remark. The first movement of Schubert'S Trout quintet ml!st have been recognised by many. Here we had the benefit of the generou~ repeat of the expOSItIon and an undisguised joy in the music which more than made up for any ImperfectIOns of ensemble.

A.P. Congratulations to all who took part in a lively evening's entertainment.

Frank Bridge Nicholas Evans-Pughe, Hannah Patrick, Tim Amos, Deborah Warren-Smith CANTATA: 0 di che lode (Psalm 8) Anon. 18th century David Seers (alto), Nicholas Gleed (harpsichord), Sarah Marshall (cello) , RONDO from Duo No.1 for clarinet and bassoon .

Beethoven Patrick Sturt, Diccon Garrett DOVER BEACH (Poem by Matthew Arnold) Barber Ben Gumpert (baritone), String Quartet (As in No.1) Satie EXTRACTS FROM 'MORCEAUX EN FORME DE POIRE' Martin Pepperell, Sarah Marshall (duet) Koussevitzky ANDANTE FROM DOUBLE BASS CONCERTO IN F SHARP MINOR Paul McGrath (double bass), Martin Pepperell (piano) Quilter JUNE Dream Valley Ben Gumpert (baritone), Martin Pepperell (piano) VALSE DES FLEURS Ernesto Kohler Stephen Warren-Smith, Laurent Meister (flutes), Simon Williamson (piano) 'TROUT' QUINTET (l st movement) Schubert Alexander Stewart (violin), David Seers (viola),Sarah Snoxall (cello), Paul McGrath (double bass), John Smith (piano)

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Dr. Rogers gave us a lucid and entertaining introduction to the practice of Shahnameh illumination then proceeded (with the expert help of Mr. Pragnell on the projector) to show us a wide range of slides showing pages from the book. First we saw the first King of Iran, then Dr. Rogers continued with the legends of the evil Zahkak who ended his days chained like Prometheus to a mountain summit-in his case Iran's highest mountain, Mount Damarand-and the tale of Rustum, an Iranian embodiment of Hercules.

Throughout his lecture Dr. Rogers referred to the artists who painted the manuscripts, Aqa Mirak and his assistants. The pictures were painted through magnifying glasses and by enlargements ten or twelve times the size of the originals, achieving an incredible degree of detail by this method. This is one of the reasons behind the uniqueness of the Houghton manuscript: by the time the manuscript was finished the artists had all lost their eyesight.

In all, Dr. Rogers provided us with an extremely interesting and informative talk on a school of art to which we would not usually have been exposed. It was an evening very well spent.

MATfHEW TAYLOR.

HEINRICH BOLL PROFESSOR W. E. YUILL (Bedford College, London) On 4th May we were fortunate to have Professor W. E. Yuill to talk to us about Heinrich BOll, one of our set 'A' level authors. However, Professor Yuill did not merely deal with our set text, Wanderer kommst du nach Spa, but also referred to many other of BOll's works in great detail. He swiftly gave us a clear presentation of war as it is portrayed in the stories, stressing the greater concern with defeat rather than with victory and triumph, and pointing out the fact that BOll's stories give a worm's eye view of the war. Professor Yuill then went on to suggest that the appeal of BOll's stories lies in their non-intellectual nature, which inevitably concentrates their arguments solely on human feelings and sensitivity. Thus the majority of the stories tend to be constructed from a series of perspectives, all uniting to highlight the underlying theological and traditional values.

Having given us a general introduction, Professor Yuill went on to discuss some of the stories from the collection Wanderer kommst du nach Spa in greater detail. In all his stories Boll seems to feel the need to identify with the people he is is writing about, and thus as a narrator, he seems to dwell inside the skulls of his characters. In fact the subjectivity of the characters is so 188

extreme that at times there is a total breakdown in communications, and this is constantly stressed by the limited nature of human contacts, the isolation of the soldier in a foreign country, and the enforced termination of friendships.

Professor Yuill then examined some of Boll's language in greater detail, stressing in particular his economical use of metaphors, and his power to grasp concrete detail and create atmosphere. Within the stories there is often a great contrast between light and dark-darkness and shade are seen as being comforting and protective, in comparison to the harshness of glaring sunlight. However, in spite of Boll's talent for forceful symbolism, Professor Yuill criticised his excessive use of superfluous adjectives in the story Steh auf, Steh doch auf, suggesting that he suffers from a propensity to prop up every noun with an evocative adjective.

Having considered most of the significant stories, Professor Yuill brought his talk to a close, once again stressing BOll's total lack of concern with the glorious aspect of war .

The following morning a seminar was held to give us an opportunity to ask Professor Yuill questions and also to express our own views. Although all the points raised were very interesting, it was generally felt that much of what Professor Yuill said was not really relevant to Wanderer kommst du nach Spa. He seemed to be more willing to discuss other books by BOll, most of which we had not read and thus we were left feeling rather in the dark.

Nevertheless, it was a very enjoyable discussion, and I should like to thank Professor Yuill very much for his kind generosity in giving up so much of his time to help us gain a clearer insight into BOll's stories and novels .

JESSICA HANSLIP.

THE ROLE OF THE TRADES UNIONS TODAY THE RT. HON. LIONEL MURRAY Mr. Murray's task on 8th May was a tough one, facing a very conservative audience. Most aspects of controversy within the T.U.C. were made clearer,but Mr. Murray failed to convince the audience about the necessity of the closed shop, as shown by the questions that followed.

One questioner pointed out an anomaly in Mr. Murray's speech: he had said that one of the roles of the T.U.C. was to keep people in jobs, yet the policy of the closed shop excluded people from jobs and forced out those who did not join a union .

More convincing was his argument for greater cooperation between the government and the T.U.C. Few in the audience disagreed that in today's industrial world it was the best way to better industrial relations and increase the chances of a more successful economic policy.

During question time the block vote was attacked. Mr. Murray argued that it would be impractical to have every member voting. Slight discrepancies were the price that had to be paid for effective management. When questioned about those unions that have more votes than members Mr. Murray declined to answer saying that he could not comment on the policy of individual unions.

Halfway through the talk Mr. Murray presented the school with a book about the T.U.C., explaining that it had many pictures for those that could not read.

Our thanks go to Mr. Murray for sparing us his time and for delivering an interesting and lively speech. The audience left the Shirley Hall understanding more clearly the work of the T.U.C. and why it does it.

NICK PHILLIS.

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Professor Andry's talk on the criminal mind was both interesting and illuminating. Talks that are good in themselves often suffer somewhat from poor delivery, but Professor Andry coupled his discussion with great individuality of character. He spoke as a father-figure to eager children (a feeling enforced by the fact that his daughter, Fiona, who attends the King's School, was present at the lecture).

Professor Andry spoke of psychological development and the growth of mental disorder in individuals, referring to the recent arrest of Peter Sutcliff. The audience was captivated by the discussion which ranged from minor offenders through paranoid-schizophrenia to more serious mental disorders.

Perhaps those budding detectives who hope to follow in the steps of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Maigret would not have made a bad move if they had carefully studied the audience, whose interest in and contribution to the subsequent discussion seemed to be based on a great deal of personal experience.

SIMON PARKER.

MODERN GERMAN DRAMA DR. DAVID MIDGEL Y (FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE) This lengthy but informative talk on the developments in German Theatre from Naturalism to Brecht put Zuckmayer's Der Hauptmann von K6penick, one of the 'A' level set texts, in context.

Dr. Midgely started by talking about some of the plays of Gerhart Hauptmann who was the main innovator of German Naturalism in the late 19th Century. His aim was to document the social oppression of the time, illuminating 'how' and 'why' rather than examining personal relationships, as many of his contemporaries did. Hearing more about Hauptmann was also helpful in elucidating one of his most important plays, Die Weber, which some of us saw at the Lyric Theatre last year. Dr. Midgely continued with Frank Wedekind, who also started to break down the barriers of conventional theatricality and denounced introspective, degenerate IbsenesQue heroes. Many of his characters are vital and wild, full of destructive sexuality, fighting against the repressive society. The censors were not pleased. We were then given examples of Karl Sternheim's ambivalent comedies which were the start of a new generation of drama in the early 20th Century.

The Expressionist dramatists such as Georg Kaiser emerged around the time of the First World War. These plays were basically anti-capitalistic satires moving towards an abstract and symbolic representation of mankind and showed how a monolithic state apparatus eventually assumes a self-destructive force. This led to more overtly political theatre and Brecht with his Marxist convictions appeared and developed his style of 'Epic Theatre'. He wrote about 'der Mensch' rather than 'die Menschheit', analysing human behaviour in a changeable world.

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Dr. Midgely concluded his talk with a brief mention of the playwright we needed to know most about: Zuckmayer, a popular dramatist of the late 20's. His career of lively plays with verve, energy and smut was crowned by the arrival of Der Hauptmann von K6penick in 1931, a comedy satirising German militarism which was at that moment rearing its head in the shape of National Socialism.

The following morning we met aj!ain for a seminar on our set text, where we could ask questions on the lecture and test Dr. Midgely with queries of our own on the play. Without notes, however, his answers seemed evasive, long-winded and not exactly informative and he concluded by hoping he had answered the first question. Yet this informal discussion proved useful for sorting out ideas and themes and we are very grateful to Dr. Midgely for giving us his time.

JANE GRAHAM-MAW.

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(CHIEF CONSTABLE OF KENT) With the opening line 'Good evenin' all', Mr. Barry Pain set the tone of his entire talk-interesting and entertaining informality. He promised his audience that hi~ talk would be no recruiting drive and it wasn't. Instead he discussed the many roles of a pohceman; a ma~ m the riot squad would still have to help an old lady across a road! He stressed the underestimated importance of local contact, of the friendly bobby on the street corner, a bobby who should be known and trusted in the local community.

Mr. Pain took a firm stance against police carrying weapons, believing this move would only antagonize the policeman's relationship with his community in turbulent areas. He point~d out that the effect of television violence was perhaps not so profound as is commonly beheved.

Television advertising, he suggested, had a more detrimental effect, inciting theft through desire. Still on the theme of television and its effect on society Mr. Pain pointed out that the police don't always win. Often much dogged police work proves fruitless. But when it proves successful, he concluded, it proves ultimately rewarding. .

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House of Lords an Anachronism At 5.00 p.m . on Thurday, 7th May, Speaker Conway, from the Simon Langton Girls' School, put the motion to a somewhat diminished House. The Rt. Han. Member for Galpin's (Upper), Miss Fiona Andry, was called upon to defend the motion. The well-worn arguments for the abolition of the House of Lords were dragged from coldstorage and resuscitated. Miss Andry explored the problems of low attendance, the anachronistic nature of the House and why its members should hold such power simply because they are friends of the Prime Minister.

The Rt. Han. Member for Marlowe, Andrew Nason, excelled himself claiming that 'The House of Commons is the father of the House of Lords' . Again we listened to sleep-inducing textbook recitations.

The Rt. Han. Member for the Deanery, Edmund de Waal, threw sensible light on the murky darkness. He suggested there should be a replacement chamber instead of the House of Lords.

The Rt. Han. Member for Bridge defended the motion, but discovered most of her points had been made by the Rt. Han. Member for Galpin's.

The Rt. Han. Member for Chesterfield, Bronwen Ley, gave the final speech.

Standing with great dignity, she began ' Dear Mr. Speaker. .. ' and was reminded that although the Speaker was most flattered he would prefer to be addressed as 'Mr. Speaker Sir ... '. Miss Ley ended a most entertaining speech with emotion: 'I must say I would be very upset if the House of Lords were abolished!' This brought the House down with cheers and cries of 'Ahhh!

Shame!' from the opposition benches.

Disorder in The House Things then grew rapidly out of hand. The Rt. Han. Member for the Common Room Professor Keith-Lucas, stated why h~ thought the House of Lords more democratic than the House of Commons, at which there was a proposal for the Motion 'This House believes that the House of Commons should be abolished' .

Mass Revolt The Rt. Han. Member for Lattergate, J. S. Ross, Esq. demanded simple reform of the House of Lords, not abolition. He called upon members of the opposition to join those against the motion, which they did.

Half the members of the House crossed the floor, leaving seven members to fight for the motion. After this unforeseen revolt of the backbenchers (and a number of the frontbenchers) there was little doubt as to which way the vote would go. The motion was defeated and the M.P. 's left for drinks at the Junior Common Room Bar.

Unparliamentary Language At this the Rt. Han. Member for Galpin's (Upper), Nick Phillis, having been up and down from his seat like a yoyo trying to gain the Speaker's attention, demolished the motion in dramatic fashion. This developed into a one-sentence-each combat with Miss Andry and ended with a mini-debate as to whether rotten is Parliamentary language, even though Shakespeare uses the word.

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VISITS AND TRIPS ITALIAN SKI HOLIDAY 1981 The A1italia departure lounge at Heathrow has always been noted for its high standards; plush green carpets reflecting the diamond-studded, well-feathered career women (perhaps it should be diamond-feathered ... ), sun-glazed smart-suited executives. Yes, only the very best travel by Alitalia. Therefore, it came as no surprise to this travelling mammon, that they were joined by a party of skiers, or otherwise, from King's. Their pelf shone through their pelts (mostly cabinet-styled anoraks, mountain boots and quadruple-knit , polo pullies). Clearly we were heading for a holiday full of memories. Skiing holidays are, first and foremost , educational experiences. This was clear from the boys and girls eagerly searching their phrase books at the last minute to find: 'Non vi daro che due lire' (to the cabman) 1 and ' Sia attenta che la stiratora non mi manchi' (in the bedroom).'

The 737's engines roared, we skimmed along the runway, zoomed into the air and 'bang', a metal drawer slid out of the galley and crashed onto the floor, inducing one or two cardiac infarctions.

Milan airport, 22°C, transfer to coach and a four hour ride to Tonale, not pronounced toenail, but situated at 1900m. Italy had suffered severe lack of snow which had caused a considerable amount of damage to the economy of ski resorts and would cause even more in the summer after the snow which hadn't fallen , didn't melt to fill the reservoirs (H .E .P ., irrigation, domestic water). We were fortunate in Tonale, a ten-minute cable car ride saw us at 3,300m . on the glacier and ideal conditions for all grades of skiers. Our hotel was large, the food more than edible and accommodation sensible.

The glacier provided an invigorating environment with its marvellous views, stimulating air and challenging bucket lift, complete with King Kong as a first aid man. It was an exciting experience, so different from the Precincts, or Birley's, yet something was very much the same-Ah, yes, George's voice.

It was on the glacier that so many attained the point where physical elation plunges into a maelstrom of death-seeking ecstacy. 'A fantastic and fatefully inescapable whirlpool', as Ravel would have described it. The skiing was very boleroistic, when you reached the end of the run you simply went back and did it again with the (heart) beat getting heavier and heavier.

The skiing staff at the hotel were most friendly and among their number were Tony and Jeff, whom we knew from last year's trip. They were allied by Angela whose talents went far beyond those necessary for organising skiing . The slopes were well used by the party not just for skiing, but for plummeting and in one case for talking. Potential deviants were warned off by a sign at the entrance to a ski-lift which read in English , 'Abusers will be persecuted .' The highlight of the week was the Ski-test and the advanced skiers were to be congratulated on gaining their one star silvers!

Evenings provided the time for relaxation and soothing away those strains from twisted sinews, aches from arthritic articulations, allowing one's feet to regroup somewhere beneath one's centre of gravity, or perhaps topping up the system with gluevine and cups o f cheenie.

Not likely. It provided the chance for the King's subculture to reveal itself. Hit the disco seemed to be the answer in most cases. The discos were where most of the matches took place. The girls won a tug-of-war competition, ' Mad' stunned everyone in the fancy dress (it 's staggering what you can do with a saucepan, sheet and a pair of boots). Veronica won the hearts of the people and the Bees proved that life begins at thirty by winning the Rock 'n Roll competition- what players.

The holiday passed very quickly-lots of skiing and lots of fun. After a very fluid coach trip back to Milan we were soon in the plane, over the Alps, turn right and back at Heathrow.

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References 1. 'I will only give you 2 lira.' (ÂŁ1 = 2,300 lira) 2. 'Will you see that the laundress does not disappoint me?'

Both to be found in Italian Colloquial Conversation by A. Valginugli , formerly Italian teacher at the Municipal Evening School of Commerce, Manchester. Incidentally, if you would like to cycle in Italy, the book has tips on how to pass a cyclist coming the other way. l.R.P.

A TERM AT ETTAL On a bleak day in lanuary we arrived in Bavaria. The weather reflected our feelings; the clouds were low, and the mountains totally invisible. Our uneasiness was not to last, as we soon got accustomed to the new lifestyle of a German school and became involved in many activities.

Ettal itself is a tiny, picturesque village situated in a beautiful long valley in the German Alps.

The official area of Ettal, which consists of the villages Ettal, Graswang and Linderhof, has only 1000 inhabitants. The school is part of a Benedictine monastery, the focal point of which is the splendid Baroque Basilica.

The school has 300 boarders and is split between the 'Internat' (Boarding section) and 'Gymnasium' (Day boy section) . The timetable ran as fo llows: 0715 get up ; 0730 breakfast; 0800-1030 first lessons; 1030-1050 break; 1050-1230 second lessons; 1230 lunch; 1630-1800 prep; 1830 supper; 2230 bed. There were no afternoon lessons . Thanks to the friendliness and hospitality of the pupils and headmaster, we soon integrated ourselves into their society. French and English lessons were fairly interesting, especially the English, as they had an American teacher. German and R.S., were, however , more difficult to follow. We went mainly to the lessons that we do here, although occasionally we would go to some of the others. Sunday was a free day except for Mass in the morning.

The relatively large amount of spare time provided excellent opportunities for us to get to know more about the school, the people and the country. We were taken round the monastery, and were also invited to have lunch with the monks. There were many facilities which added enjoyment to the spare time . They had a reasonably equipped kitchen, several television rooms (with a video cassette recorder), a cinema where fi lms were shown every week or two, free ¡df charge, a small, heated indoor pool, an ice rink, a snooker table ... and so on. Downstairs, there was a bar, the 'Kneipe', which was open every Wednesday and Sunday night from 9-11, where the monastery's home-brewed beer could be bought. The Germans seem to spend a lot of their free time having some kind of celebration; every couple of weeks we were allowed to have a party in our study, and before we left they gave us a farewell party in the bar. We were constantly being invited out to parties, discos etc., and birthdays were celebrated in extravagant ways as well. Near the school there was also an inn, which we occasionally visited, called 'Die Blaue Gans', selling delicious chips. The famous castles of Linderhof and Neuschwanstein were also worth a visit.

About 15 kilometres from Ettal is the small town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen which lies at the foot of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze (2964 m.). You can go up by cable-car, and it is something not to be missed. Slightly nearer is the village of Oberammergau, site of the famous Passion Play. Both these places are interesting to visit and can be reached by bus, though it is cheaper-and sometimes quicker-to hitch-hike.

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Being in the Alps, it would have been foolish not to have skied, as there are some excellent slopes nearby. Every week we made an outing to one of the slopes. One day was called 'Skitag', when the whole school went skiing on different slopes. We went to the Osterfelderkopf (2050 m.) and skied all the way down to Garmisch. That was very exciting and was one of the high points. The school lends out boots and skis free of charge and also gives a few lessons for the needy on its own baby slope nearby.

Unfortunately, the time passed quickly and our stay soon came to an end. These many experiences, including several vists to Munich made it a marvellous stay, and it is something we ) will not easily forget. ~ We would recommend the exchange to anyone interested.

M. A. lAMES, l. l. MARSHALL{ ¡

TRIP TO BLOIS EASTER, 1981 On 26th March six boys and Mr. Miles left for Blois to enrich their knowledge of French and French life in twelve days (although one or two did retain certain English mannerisms). We arrived in Blois on the eve of the last day of term at the French school, after an exhaustIng journey by hovercraft and train and a couple of hours in Paris visiting the lie de la Cite.

The following day was spent reliving the wonders of the Renaissance with films, discussions, visits to Old Blois, strange games, similar to rugby, and a gargantuan supper for a selected few.

The next few days we spent with the host families, visiting the chateaux and other local sIghts.

The highlight of the vacation was a day trip to Paris. Mr. Miles took us and our French counterparts to the capital to visit all the usual tourist attractions such as the Arc de Tnomphe, the Eiffel Tower, the Louxre and the Champs Elysees in appalling weather.

We spent the rest of the holiday in Blois and on 7th April we returned to England, rather relieved that we could speak English again.

The considerable hospitality of the host families and the experience of meeting new people and seeing new places made this trip most enjoyable and worthwhile. Certainly we ~lI learned about French life and appreciated the opportunity to speak French: embarrassed SIlences dId give way to amusing conversations after the first few days. The only problem was that twelve days is too short a time for real improvement in one's FrellÂŁh.

Finally, thanks must go to Mr. Miles for all his efforts-what would we have done without him?-and to Abbe Picard, the French Headmaster.

R. LIVESEy-WARDLE.

GEOGRAPHY FIELD COURSE-BOUGHROOD EASTER, 1981 To the uninformed the 1981 Geography Field Trip to Boughrood, Brecon, may have seemed little more than a week spent 'splashing about in the mud' to quote a contemporary King's Head of Department. The informed, however, will realize this was far from the truth. On our return we could, supposedly, distinguish a corrie from a rivation hollow , a glacial valley fro!,! a fluvial one a nunatak from a pyramid peak ... and amaZIngly many of the group could do Just that. Even'more amazingly, perhaps, we arrived at Brecon intact, for while R.B.Mi.'s driving kept us all amused it also left us breathless.

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Our five full days at Boughrood had been carefully planned, and although snow blizzards and drifts of more than six feet thwarted the original programme, everyone dipped into fluvial, glacial, hydrological, slope and limestone studies. A valuable day was spent investigating the human geography of the area: firstly in the national park centre and then in towns like Merthyr Tydfil, where answers to a questionaire provided much amusement. The biggest problem with Merthyr, we were told, was the 'B ... water rates', while another local commented on the alarming effect of the climate on his back.

Although the conscientious tutelage of the Thane-Parker team put the onus on work, it would not be true to say that the week's only attractions were geographical. 9.00 p.m. seemed to be a bewitching hour for some members of the party, who were inexorably drawn to the village at that magic time. Similarly Nick found the field-centre kitchen had both a charismatic and magnetic charm, R.W.T. discovered the delights of snow burial and R.B.Mi. proved a constant fountain-head of entertainment, on one occasion producing from his pocket a lacy garment. We commiserate with Debbie. Hugo shut her head in the van door, but only after she had mutilated his glasses case in the same way. Our hearts also go out to Sarah, who found the Ebbw Vale hypermarket a little overpowering and to Clive who lost his thermos on the coldest day of the week (he still suspects foul play). Apologies to the two Katherines who got 'left behind' in Brecon and to Desmond who found Vim in his sleeping bag. Finally we must thank M.R.G.P. for his moral fibre, R.W.T. for sentry duty outside the girls' dormitory, R.B.Mi. for his revised interpretation of the Highway Code and Mr. Wells for satisfying the gastronomic demands of even the largest appetite-and of Nick-and for giving up his holiday, only to have a slug dropped down his neck. After such a week, not even the sceptics could deny that Geography is the subject of the future.

SIMON DEVONSHIRE.

GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP TO THE ISLE OF ARRAN EASTER, 1981 On the morning of our departure we (the 'A' level Geologists) met up outside St. Augustine's at the early hour of 0800. Everyone was soon vigorously awakened during the push start of one of our minibuses. We left rather late due to Andrew's extensive collection of 'Nason's of Canterbury' bags containing his exclusive 'Mr. Geologist' kit from Millett's. Several stops and hours later we arrived in the Lake District to spend a night at the Kendal Youth Hostel. Mr. Parker was anxious to visit a 'friend' in Windermere so we joined him there for the evening and were lucky to get back again for he left in unreasonable haste . We enjoyed the comforts of the Youth Hostel although several of us were puzzled by the bed liners.

After another push start, we continued North to Ardrossan to catch the ferry to Brodick, the main village on the Isle of Arran. As the ship approached the island there were cries and gasps from Sarah, who was looking at what she believed to be Mount Everest. It was in fact Goat Fell which we were scheduled to walk (or crawl) up during the trip. Once on dry land again we drove round to Lamlash and were shown round the Glenisle Hotel. Here we discovered, with rather mixed feelings, that several of us had to share beds (something that Sambo won't forget in a hurry). Later this provided plenty of entertaining conversation at breakfast: 'Sally has cold feet', 'Bug snores', 'Ian kicks'. Afterwards we had our first lesson in the use of hammers and set about demolishing Lamlash beach following Mr. Hodgson's good example.

The next morning, after an enormous breakfast, we drove round the island and had problems identifying our first dykes-practice does make perfect however! We also examined fine examples of dune bedding in the Permian sandstones. Then we ventured up our first mountain, a tortuous task, via a deserted barytes mine to examine an important contact exposure in a 196

stream bed. Having returned to the bottom for lunch, we found that Tim had left his rucksack at the top and Jonathan had swapped his hammer for an antler. In the afternoon we studied the Carboniferous rock series of Corrie beach and looked at Productus fossils in the old sea cliffs before returning to Lamlash. That evening everyone sampled the Scottish ale and silently dreaded the Goat Fell march which was next on the itinerary provided that the good weather held.

Sure enough it did and we painstakingly made our way, in different degrees of distress, up the glaciated valley of Glen Rosa. Here we saw fine examples of moraines and searched for the intersection of the Dalradian schists and the granites. Due to over-exertion Sarah had to resort to Mr. Parker's spare bright red trousers, having split her own. After a packed lunch we ascended Cir Mhor and Goat Fell to find some excellent views of the island. It had proved to be a good day for both glacial geomorphology and walking. There was a more subdued party at the bar and Steve, Jonathan, Peter, Tim and Mike, deciding that they still had some energy, managed to lose a football game against the local girls.

On our only rainy day we took to sea and all invaded Holy Island. Here Mr. Parker's group decided to rebel and to strike for better lunch hours. Both groups did, however, see good examples of feeder dykes and columnar jointing. Mr. Hodgson's group also made an importl1nt new geological discovery-basaltic highland cow (wedged between two rocks). We struggled up to the top of the island looking for a crack reputed to split the island in two, and hoping to drop one or two members of the party into it to discover its depth. We descended at various speeds, some more flamboyantly than others, to emerge slightly flustered from the rhododendron bushes near the ferry.

Next day, believing ourselves to be accomplished Geollyboys and girls, we set off for the south west of the island to make observations on a coastal exposure for our 'A' level project.

Having enthusiastically mapped each dyke for the first mile or so, we stopped for lunch and looked for the spider in Robert the Bruce's cave (no luck!). We soon observed our first ripple marks and continued taking notes until we reached the Drumadoon Sill-one of the most famous igneous features in Britain. Here we relaxed by witnessing some rather unusual golf and voted the day as a valuable one which later provided accounts for Mr. Hodgson varying from under two sides of file paper to over twenty sides!

On the final day Sally managed to escape as she had a social engagement in the South.

Meanwhile the party journeyed to the central ring complex where we found a small limestone cave which yielded just about the only Cretaceous evidence on the island. Continuing North we found the famous Hutton's Unconformity and walked along the coast past the Cock of Arran.

In brilliant sunshine, Sarah and Clare were forcibly draggec~ up the final climb of the trip and it was with some relief that everyone paid a final visit to the bar. Martin and Toby represented our southern interests in a billiards match but the local Scots were far too experienced.

The next day, after an early start, we journeyed over 500 miles back to King's dropping various party members en route. It had all been worthwhile as we saw dykes, sills and many other features that we had often talked about in class. It also enabled certain members of the party to attain a degree of fitness they never knew existed. We owe our thanks to the McGregors who provided us with such good accommodation, excellent meals and varied packed lunches (including the controversial date and cheese sandwiches). We must also thank Mr. Parker and Mr. Hodgson for their leadership, teaching and driving, Mrs. Hodgson for her help and both David and Sally for correcting some of our mistakes! Special thanks must go to Mr. Hodgson for organising this memorable trip and ensuring that some of us are still dreaming of dykes in our sleep.

CLARE LASBREY.

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THE SOCIETIES The School has played just one match this term: as many matches in the Canterbury League were unfinished, a Jamboree Play-off was arranged between the three 'pretenders' to the championship (Canterbury Chess Club, Canterbury Junior Chess Club, and King's). The match seemed to be closely fought, although it was in the end left to Michael Long and Mr. Parker to rescue us from ignominy. as everyone else lost; we thus finished third, a somewhat disappointing position when compared with our excellent match results earlier in the season. .

In last term's nOles the result of the Senior Inter-House Competition was not printed, as the match had not quite been completed: in the end, Marlowe squeezed home against Tradescant by 3 games to 2, to at last register their long-awaited victory.

Finally, another 'hang-over' from last term: the position in the board 3 game against St. Lawrence was, in Forsyth notation, (2kS/ppr2r2llb3qn1l4plp1l4PlPp/BIP4P/PIQRIPBI/SRKI/,) with the White pieces (P. McFie, King's, to play) in capitals. The adjudicator gave a draw, but deep analysis shows White has a strong position: 3l)R-Q6, Q-N2; (best) 32)Q-R4 with the threat of Q-K8 mate. There are seven reasonable options for Black here: for example, 32) . .. K-Nl; then 33)R-Q8ch, R-Bl; 34)B-Q6ch, B-B2 (... R-B2 allows mate in 2); 3S)Q-K8, N-K2 (the only move to prolong the game); 36)Q-Q7 (threatening BxBch etc.), BxB (best); 37)QxBch, K-Rl; and now 38) QxN! wins, as all moves are answered either by mate or by the capture of Black's Queen. Not all lines are quite as exciting or clear-cut as this! A copy of our analysis (most of which was done by TQby Miller) is available to any reader who gets lost among the ramifications, upon receipt of a S.A.E., and the pointing out of any flaws or improvements will be gratefully received.

A .R.A.R. CHESS CLUB

RESULT

Canterbury League Play-Off 1st Canterbury Junior Chess Club 4 pts.

2nd Canterbury Chess Club 3 pts.

3rd King's 2 pts.

The first lecture of this term was one by Dr. Jones of Surrey University on 'Chains and Links in plastics and rubbers.' This talk was accompanied by some slides and many examples including the glass-like substance that bounced.

For the second talk we abandoned the Physics lecture-room in favour of the more successful lay-out of the Societies room. This was a very interesting talk on 'High Energy Physics', given by Dr. Ryder of Kent University. The Societies room may be used for all future lectures after the modifications have been done to Physics one.

The closing lecture was on 'Physical Methods in Structure Determination', by Dr. B. Heaton (University of Kent).

Our thanks go to Mr. Jackson, the President of the Society.

ROBIN B. MACKA Y MILLER.

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Before the desperate last-minute 'A' level panic hit us, Mr. Richard Proudfoot from King's College, London came to talk on King Lear, and Professor Mark KinkeadWeekes from the University of Kent gave a lecture on Jane Austen. Both occasions proved extremely interesting and certainly helpful in sorting out some of our ideas on two of the' A' level texts, as well as looking at some aspects in a new and interesting light.

Mr. Proudfoot based his talk around the last scene of King Lear which leaves today's audiences with a shattering sense of loss and injustice. This shock was too much for Post-Restoration audiences who demanded poetic justice, and prompted Nahum Tate to rewrite the last scene with a happy ending.

Mr. Proudfoot read us this version which ends with the marriage of Cordelia and Edgar and another equally unrealistic version from the Old Chronicles in which a rejuvenated Leir finally makes optimistic plans for the future of his kingdom. It was fascinating to hear these and Mr. Proudfoot's lively delivery conveyed their ridiculous na'ivete and incongruity. A tape recording of Shakespeare's version soon wiped the smiles off our faces. The rest of the lecture was devoted to Shakespeare's skill in turning a sentimental MARLOWE

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folk-tale story into a tragedy of devastating dimensions. Mr. Proudfoot also discussed the unique use of the sub-plot in Lear and how the glimmers of hope in both plots repeatedly prove false and ultimately, as Mr. Proudfoot drily remarked, the 'moral lessons' that Lear's so-called 'education' leaves us with are: 'it's never too late to suffer' and 'while there's life there's despair'.

Professor Kinkead-Weekes, an authority on many authors including Samuel Richardson, D. H. Lawrence and William Golding, gave a talk on Jane Austen with his main focus on Emma. He traced Austen's developing techniques in characterisation and structure through the earlier novels (with emphasis on Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park) to its consummation in Emma. He explained how, in Pride and Prejudice she experimented with a character changing, but here Darcy's change is insufficiently done and not entirely satisfying. In Emma however, the transformation of the heroine from a rather spoilt child into a mature woman worthy of Knightley is brilliantly worked into the fabric of the plot. In Pride and Prejudice the great house represents the centre of ordered life, as Donwell Abbey does in Emma, and in Mansfield Park the immoral characters are the ones with charm, vitality and wit just as Frank Churchill and Emma are the faulty but sparkling characters. Professor Kinkead·Weekes then discussed the various characters in Emma, particularly Emma herself and her novelist-like behaviour, as she attempts to control events and other peoples' relationships in the emphatically social world of Jane Austen.

Both lectures were enjoyed by all who went and certainly gave us some new ideas to chew over before regurgitating them in June. We look forward tomore lectures of this calibre next term.

JANE GRAHAM·MAW.

The Mint Club has completed its maiden year and emerged a successful and happy organisation. Two meetings have been held each term in Lattergate and guest speakers have included the Headmaster, Mr. R. W. Harris, Mr. John Godwin and Mr. B. J. Duesbury, each of whom provoked long discussions washed down by coffee and After Eights. The Club has made three visits to Londen, to The Barber of Seville, The Browning Version and Harlequinade and finallY The Crucible. The year ended with a vast celebratory dinner at The Carvery, which finished most of us off. Special thanks go to Mr. Stewart Ross for the time and effort he has given to the Club over the year . Andy and David leave us this term and we welcome their replacements. The Mint is far more than a social club, it is a serious body in which opinions can be aired and views expressed; long may it continue to be of useful educative value.

MINT

JOHN WHITE-THOMSON.

" The only eveat this term which proved the society was dormant rather than extinct was a visit to Oxford's Classical Open Day for Sixth-formers early in the term. Thanks to an out-of-date road atlas with an over-optimistic forecast about the date of completion of a motorway, a rather traumatic minibus journey brought us to our destination with rather more splitsecond timing than had been anticipated, but all was well.

The proceedings consisted of six fifteen-minute 'sales talks', divided into two sessions by a two-hour lunch-break, followed by 'stalls' (more advertising by representatives of various aspects of Oxford classics). The subjects of the six talks were: Literature, Ancient History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Classics at Cambridge and Career Prospects. In fifteen minutes one cannot expect to receive a very detailed impression and possibly the best talks were the least factual ones (especially that on Literature); some may have found talking with undergraduates over lunch the most valuable part of the day. Mean· while, there was ample time to see Oxford, and the balance between business and pleasure was very good.

Our thanks to to Mr. Dix for organization and refusal to be flustered at the wheel by malicious criticism of the navigation.

PATER

TOBY MILLER.

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We have had three engagements to prepare for during the term-playing for the Disabled Drivers, giving Her Majesty the Queen Mother a musical greeting on her arrival at Blare's and the King's Week Concert of Light Music, which this year we had all to ourselves. This involved learning a lot of new pieces, including Victory at Sea, Fandango and several marches-Royal Windsor, Les Huguenots and the King's C. C.F. March (written by our conductor).

We were delighted to be made famous in The Times the day after the Queen Mother's visit with a picture of the Band on Blare's, shielded from the rain by Lattergate boys holding umbrellas over us!

The Band library has been extensively sorted out and tidied up; a large supply of new boxes and envelopes has proved invaluable for storing all the new music we have acquired in recent terms.

As always, we are indebted to Mr . McConnell for his driving impetus throughout the term. I would also like to thank the leavers for their loyalty and services to the Band- especiall y John Smith, our percussionist extraordinaire. After seven terms as Band Secretary, the time has come for me to depart as well, and I wish my joint successors, Neil Wakefield and Tom Phillips, the best of luck.

THE BAND

STUART WHAlTON.

This term has been extremely busy. In addition to rehearsing for the Serenade, the choir has had the responsibility of singing at Matins on alternate Sundays. Despite moments of considerable tension during rehearsals (and services!) an excitement and vitality has been generated . Comments received show that the performances have been enjoyed. The music in these services has included the following anthems and a home-grown Amen by Martin Pepperell : The Lord hath been mindful (S. S. Wesley) o RejOice that the Lord hath arisen (Mascagni) Come, Holy Ghost (Cedric Thorpe Davie) The Record of John (Gibbons) Beali Quorum Via (Stanford) Zadok the Priest (Handel) The choir was also privileged to sing on Bell Harry Tower on Ascension Day morning as is the custom.

The music included Coelos Ascendit by Stanford and Ascendit Deus by Philips.

The music in the Serenade was very testing, especially Dolcissima mia vita by Gesualdo, a man renowned for his eccentricities. A review of the concert appears elsewhere in this edition.

Finally, thanks go to Mr. Gleed. The job of choir secretary is transferred next term to the capable hands of Pa ul McGrath and Tom Phillips.

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DAVID SEERS.

I should like to thank some very distinguished members of the choir-David, Ben, Anna, Hannah, Stuart and Sarah-who are sadly leaving us. Their experience and musicianship have been of immense value. Particular thanks must go to David for his dedicated work as choir secretary and the magnificent performance he gave of a very decorated solo line in The Record 0/ John.

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The Crypt Choir has again sung on alternate Sundays in the Crypt. The music included: Most Glorious Lord of Life (Armstrong Gibbs) Thou visitest the Earth (Maurice Greene) o Rex Gloriae (Palestrina) Ireland in C, Stanford in C, Wood in the Phrygian Mode, and the Agnus Dei from Byrd's 4-part Mass.

The joint concert with the Jazz Club gave the Glee Club a chance to perform an extensive programme, including Paul Patterson's Drunken Sailor, an arrangement by Dominic Vlasto O.K.S., of Something Very Strange, and the familiar arrangement by Jonathan Seers that we have had the benefit of using for a year now. Paul Gordon yet again returned to help us with the concert. We must thank Mr. Leggat our Coach, as we close this chapter of renewed activity in the Glee Club.

CRYPT CHOIR AND GLEE CLUB

BEN GUMPERT, DAVID SEERS.

David Seers and Ben Gumpert depart, and must also be thanked for their efforts.

Jazz Club activities this Term have been devoted to preparing for the Concert that took place on the Saturday evening of King's Week (July 11th). This year we combined forces with the Glee Club for the Jazz and Glee Club Concert (revj1ewed elsewhere in this Cantuarian' by Professor Roy Chisholm) and I am very grateful to Mr. Donald Leggat, and to David Seers and the other Members of the Glee Club, for their kind cooperation in this venture.

The Jazz Club also secured the last-minute services of Marius Carboni, O.K.S., while, at very short notice, when Laurent Meister fell ill with appendicitis, Stephen Warren~Smith very kindly took the leading role on flute in our one number that featured that instrument. The piece in question was by Michael Law, O.K.S., who was in the audience, as were many other O.K.S. Jazz Club stalwarts; it was good to have their support.

This Term the Club has consisted of John Smith (musical director/piano), John Wilkinson (trumpet), Neil Wakefield (trombone), Paul McGrath (bass), Geoffrey McMahon (drums), Michael Clarke (clarinet), Mr. William McConnell (tenor-saxophone), Patrick Sturt (alto and tenor saxophones), Michael Richards (guitar). For the 'big-band' jazz, the ensemble was augmented by the welcome presence of Helen Spiegel (trumpet) and, our youngest member, Sebastian Taylor (clarinet) . We have all benefited, both musically and in morale, from the kindly encouragement of Mr. William McConnell. I am most grateful to him for the time he has given to the Jazz Club this year and particularly for going out of his way to be avai lable at short notice for sometimes~inconvenient rehearsal times.

Finally, I have the sad task of saying farewell to two Members who have virtually personified King's Jazz over the last couple of years. John Wilkinson has been a creative, and yet firm and solidly reliable, trumpeter, ever since the days when, as a Remove boy, he played second~fiddle (if I may be allowed inappropriate metaphor!) to Andrew Dean. He has always given a confident, and yet restrained, lead to the front line and his presence will be sorely missed. In saying goodbye to John Smith , we are losing not merely a superb jazz pianist who always, without fai l, magically produced an exhilarating performance, but we are deprived of a musical director whose energy and enthusiasm has kept the Jazz Club together after the loss of several key members at the end of last year. Whilst, of course, an event such as the concert is a team effort, with everyone of the people I have listed above making his or her important contribution, the fact that it occurred at all this year is very largely due to the ingenuity and dynamism of John Smith , and I am very grateful to him for all that he has done. I wish him, and John Wilkinson, all the very best for the future, as do all the Members of the Jazz Club; in the meantime, the torch is passed to Paul McGrath, who will be next year's musical director .

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Ralph Juckes, who died earlier this year, was the first headmaster of Milner Court. After taking a degree at Cambridge, where he was a Rugger Blue, he joined the Royal Engineers in 1914. Badly wounded and later gassed in France, he recovered after the war; in 1918 he married Bethea and went to a job with Chance Bros.-glass manufacturers-in Birmingham. Probably more interested in the welfare of the workers and in the techniques of glass-blowing than in selling the end product, he left business and went to a teaching job at Cargilfield, Edinburgh in 1920-21 . From there he became head of Christ's Hospital Junior Dept. in 1924, and in 1926 he was appointed head of J .K.S. then in the Precincts at what is now Walpole House.

It was R.J. who organised the move to Sturr y in 1928, made possible by the generous gift of Lady Milner and the far sighted wisdom of Dean Bell. He and his wife Betty took up residence in the manor house, now renamed Milner Court, with their four children. His many talents soon found outlets in the many and varied activities of a boys' prep school in beautiful and extensive grounds; it must have been like a breath of fresh air to him and the boys after the stuffy and cramped conditions in the Precincts. The making of the first swimming pool (and the running of the annual swimming sports there), P.T. displays on the lawn in front of the Barn, pioneering activities like building a rope bridge across the river (supervised by R.J. with a loudhailer), these were only some of his activities. If he was late for meals, he was quite likely to be found in his workshop in the Oast or in the model railway club there, where he was fascinated by the problems of shunting and laying out a model dockyard. His daughter Meg, to whom I am indebted for her recollections of her father, recalls that at Sunday evening prayers in Big School, which his family also attended, he would read a story and all would sing: God Who madest earth and heaven Darkness and light ...

One has the impression that discipline in those days was strict, but that there was also plenty of the right kind of freedom. 'The key-note of our whole life here is freedom, and our aim is to produce trustworthiness, self-reliance and a sense of discipline' he said when Milner Court was opened. The Dartmoor ponies, brought back to Milner Court by R.J. from one of his holidays, became part of the outdoor activities at school and the nucleus of a riding club-here was a glimpse of the man whose interests in nature and farming were to lead him to retirement as a gentleman farmer in Gloucestershire.

When the war came and 1940 brought evacuation to Cornwall, R.J. saw the school through those difficult years at Carlyon Bay-always encouraging adventure in the boys and ready to teach any who were interested to 'abseil' on the cliffs. Very much a boy at heart, he loved the fun of amateur dramatics: in one staff play he took the part of an Ugly SIster!

Loving (and much loved) companion to him through all these years was his wife Betty. When he brought the school back to Sturry in 1945 R.J. felt it was time for him to retire. Let the Cornish oak, which Betty Juckes planted here in memory of the years in Cornwall, stand as his memorial-sturdy and beautiful-in the school he loved so well and served so faithfully.

M.H.S.

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PLEASE MA'AMANNA TURNER PRESENTS HER MAJESTY MITCHINSON'S (Ken/ish Gazette)

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A BOUQUET BEFORE THE NAMING OF

VALETE R. W. HARRIS (K.S.C.1946-1981) In the immediate post-war period of re-establishment and expansion at King's, Canon Sl1irley made a number of significant appointments, but not even he could have foreseen the farreaching consequences for the School's academic distinction of his invitation to Ronald Harris to become Head of History in 1946. The many pupils whose lives R.W. has helped to shape in the past 35 years have every cause to be grateful that he accepted this invitation and not the university post which was also available to him then. Contributions for this retirement notice were invited from a former colleague and a number of past pupils and this brief introduction does no more than record the outlines of his career. The bare facts are impressive: in addition to being Head of History he was appointed Master of Studies in 1954, a demanding task which he discharged until 1976; out of the classroom his contribution has been enhanced through Walpole House plays, by King's Week productions of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth and in partnership with Edred Wright by the direction of three of the most successful of the Sch ol's Gilbert and Sullivan operas. But it is unquestionably as Head of History that he has left his most permanent mark on the School: he has had the assistance of a number of able colleagues over the years, but the main scholarship burden has always been his and under his direction the School has won almost 200 open awards to Oxford and Cambridge. In several years these awards ran into double figures and coupled with the hundreds of pupils who gained university places in history, this is a record which surely challenges comparison with that of any schoolmaster in any school.

Roy Purnell-another R.W.-was Head of English from 1945 until his retirement in 1969 ahd he recalls his association with R. W.: For twenty¡three years I was privileged to enjoy the compani onship of R. W. Harris as a colleague at King's . His outstanding command of his own subj ect never limited his active mind within the narrowest bounds of history; but in his everyday conversation with us, accompanied and enlivened with flashes of his mordant wit, he sought not only to enquire into kindred subjects but even to probe into those sometimes imagined to be alien from his own. I can vouch for the breadth of his reading in English Literature which served not only to strengthen his own historical researches bu t was evidence of hi s good critical judgement and fine taste.

The Senior Common Room will miss, as I have missed for: the past twelve years, those all too brief intervals which he managed to spare us from his devotion to Sixth Form teaching and authorship which did so much to establish the academic reputation of 'the School. But I believe that the coming years will afford him time to add to the books which have already come from his fluent pen the completion of the work of scholarship which will secure him an honoured place among English historians .

As already indicated, drama has been a major interest in R.W.'s life and Dr. O. R. F. Davies (1952-57), university lecturer and member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is well qualified to write of this as well as of history. After acknowledging that two masters at King's, R. W. Harris and John Wilson, taught him to think, he continues: R. W. was more to me however than a discipl e of reason. For four years, virtually every day of the school year, he taught me hi story. Spying my interest in the subject before I had barely stepped off the train , he started as my diligent mentor and gradually became my friend. To him lowe an Oxford scholarship at sixteen. My first year at uni versity I found low temperature compared with the white heat of historical debate that charged the Durnford Library. I can still see as yesterday R. W. standing at his desk, argui ng through the reforms of the en lightened despots with appreciation and scepticism, analysing Hobbes's political philosophy with passion and repugnance, dissecting prints by Giotto and Leonardo as the key to the Renaissance. His cool scepticism used to delight us- particularly his asides at the expense of certain school institutions. His denunciation of humbug formed my attitude towards politicians of any century. But it was his passion for history and ideas that made the deepest impression.

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In time I became a university lecturer and then resigned to become an actor. R. W, has much to do with this split in my life, It was he who, preparing the 1955 School production of Romeo and Juliet, asked me what part I would like to play. Modestly, but I thought shrewdly, I replied, 'Calmle!'. 'No,' he said, 'I think Mercutio.' I was fifteen at the time and it was a gamble on his part. It was a beautiful production in the Archdeacon's garden, and R,W, helped me enormously, with a historian's feel for both language and human motivation, It was my success in that part that I now realise set me on the long road to my last six years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, History and theatre have thus dominated my working life.

One aspect of R. W. 's all-round cultural interests is a sensitive appreciation and knowledge of music, especially of the great Italian Baroque composers like Vivaldi. Here too the loyal support of R. W. and his wife Leslie of School music should be recorded: not just the grand King's Week occasions but those often sparsely-attended lunchtime recitals where their regular attendance has been an encouragement to lesser performers. One former pupil who successfully combined history with music was Roger Job (1951-55), now Precentor of Winchester. Recalling the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Harris to the whole scholarship set as well as R. W. 's prospect of 'blood, sweat and tears' for anyone aspiring to an Oxbridge award, he continues: Although he greatly exaggerated, Duffy's pupils were expected to work hard, In fact I do not think I have ever worked harder than in those days. If one of us took three days to read a slim but heavy book about Lord Acton, he would tell us, 'One evening should be enough for that', My breath was taken away by the manner of his gutting two fiendish tomes, Albertini's Origins of the Great War, But when 1 included in an essay a quotation from Namier, a book then out of print, R, W, was very pleased with it and I was delighted: he was right about the sweat, certainly wrong about the blood and tears, He never evinced any great interest in politics but perhaps his enthusiasm for Burke and his use of a phrase from Disraeli-the 'Venetian Oligarchy" with reference to the Georgian aristocracy-indicate where his preference lies, Surprisingly, though he was more tolerant of whimsy than many people realised, he told us of dowager duchesses who complained that Mr. Gladstone did not know how to enter a room properly. No doubt he would say he was only teaching us to 'get beneath the petticoats of the period' , At the end of G, M. Young's Portrait of an Age is a quotation to do with the faltering of the light of reason before World War II: Caris brooke Keep goes under in gloom; Now it over vaults Appledurcombe, Twel1ty~six years after leaving the tutelage, but 110t shedding the influence, of R, W. Harris, I have this summer at last found and explored Appuldurcombe (correct spelling) in the Isle of Wight-a great hill, with beacon soon to be restored, anel beneath it a noble ruin of a house, dating from the Age of Enlightenment. He would like it.

R. W.'s first scholarship success here was David Edwards, now Dean of Norwich, who became the first O.K.S. known to have been elected a Fellow of All Souls since 1713. Other pupils to become university lecturers include William Thomas and Jonathan Wright at Christ Church, Stephen Spackman at St. Andrews and Anil Seal of Trinity, Cambridge, sometime tutor to the Prince of Wales. Another Fellow of All Souls is Robert Franklin (1958-63), now teaching the History Sixth at Eton, who has written this assessment: Why Duffy? I don't know, though I've never thought of R,W,H. in any other way. By the time I came under his care the nickname was firmly established, as was the System. The Durnford partook of the nature of a shrine, Oxford and Cambridge Awards were coming off the line like Model T Fords, and such abominations as fourtlHcrm entry and conditional offers were not even on the horizon.

The shrine was dedicated to the Gods of Hard Work, A few months before 'A' Level I remember R,W, saying 'From now on you should take an hour or two of vigorous physical exercise a day, and the rest of the time you should be working.' He meant it., and he taught it by example, His appetite for essay~marking (not the most enjoyable aspect of pedagogy) was insatiable-it was universally believed that he would be found marking essays on Christmas Day, His comments were brief, but just and penetrating, 204

The liturgy was a form of teaching without gimmicks. There were no films, no expeditions, no artificial discussion groups, just a steady transfer of information, ideas, and training in thought. It sounds dull, and occasionally it was, Double periods could drag, But most of the time, what was said, and the way it was said, gripped the attention, R, W, has an exceptional eye for the telling quotation, or the incident which reveals character and motive, He possesses intellectual discipline of a very high order, so that his thoughts were always framed to answer a specific question, never simply to tell a story. This approach to history was the single most valuable lesson he taught me, for which I am immeasurably grateful. His analytical skills, and his concern for assessment (a favourite word) are the qualities which raise his books above the common run of text~books, and arouse the liveliest anticipa~ tion of the biography of Clarendon which is to be the magnum opus of his latter years.

Nor was pastoral care lacking. He did not interfere in his pupils' private lives unless consulted, but his advice then was humorous and wise, He directed me to Oxford with the words 'I think we'll send you to Christ Church, they'll look after you there.' They did, but they also taught me to enjoy myself, as I'm sure he had foreseen, Were then the doctrines of the Durnford well~founded? They have had their critics, and there have been failures among their votaries. But R.W. 's teaching was not mere cramming or pot~hunting, It was

wide-ranging, based on the realization that the writing of history must be part of a larger culture. Art, architecture, politics, moral philosophy, the novel, all were among the topics we discussed, and were encouraged to pursue, If we did not, that was our fault. R,W, believed that the struggle for an award was an education in striving for excellence, No unworthy creed,

A farewell dinner given by the Headmaster in St. Augustine'S in July was attended by a remarkable assembly of colleagues and pupils from 1946 to the present day, and they were privileged to hear a fine tribute from William Thomas of Christ Church. Acknowledging his own personal debt of gratitude, he spoke of R.W.'s unremitting energy and enthusiasm for history, his clear and ordered mind and his disciplined scholarship in a speech whose clarity and cogency were almost as great a testimony to his former mentor's training as the sentiments expressed. The O.K.S. have commissioned Andrew Freeth, R.A., to execute a portrait etching of R.W. and they and many other friends join in wishing Ronald and Leslie Harris a happy and fruitful retirement.

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THE CANTUARIAN INTERVIEW MR. R. W. HARRIS, HEAD OF HISTORY 1. What changes have you seen in the school over the years you have been here?

To answer this would require a book (which may one day be written) rather than a paragraph. Thc School was much smaller in 1946. The dining hall had been destroyed by enemy bombs; the Green Court was honey-combed with air-raid shelters. But there was quickly in the School a sense of renaissance. Games were important, but there was no doubt that academic achievement was the first objective. I would like to think that it will always be so.

2. Are the demands on today's student of history any different from what they were when you first arrived at King's?

The content of history-teaching has changed a good deal. Problems are now approached often from a different anglc. There has been increased specialisation, and woe betide the teacher who goes on serving up his University notes for the rest of his life. It docs happen, as those of us who have marked 'A' Level scripts over the years know. But the quality of mind required to make a first-class historian has not significantly changed, and I look back with great pleasure and gratitude to the number of alpha-quality minds who have gone on to distinguished careers at the Universities.

3. 'There is no place for history in the modem age-we need to look forwards, not backwards.'

What would you say to that?

I would say with Burke that those who do not look back to their ancestors are not likely to look forward to their posterity. They are content to live only for themselves. Anyone who is content to jettison two thousand years of wisdom and rely solely on his own little stock of wisdom must be a very great egotist indeed. They do, unfortunately, exist. Bacon was right: 'Knowledges are as pyramids, whereof history is the basis'.

4. What have you found to be the most fUlfilling side of your teaching?

Not side, but sides. I enormously enjoyed producing Gilbert and Sullivan, especially The Gondoliers, Yeomen of the Guard and Pinafore and the opportunity it gave of working with Edred Wright and the musicians; and Shakespeare, especially Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.

But most of all I have enjoyed the cut and thrust of 'A' and'S' Level discussions, and the challenge of the Oxford and Cambridge Scholarship examinations, and putting an alpha mark (not often given) at the end of an essay of scholarly excellence.

5. One year your pupils won 14 Oxbridge Awards. Can you reveal the secret of your success?

In 1962¡63 there were fourteen Awards in History; in other years the number was 13, 11, 10.

I was fortunate in having excellent candidates. Perhaps you should ask them how they view their years at King's. I like the story of Jowett's remarks to a rich young idler at Balliol: 'You are a fool. You must be sick of idling. It is too late for yon to do much. But the class matters nothing. What does matter is the sense of power which comes from steady working'. I would like to post this over the desk of every historian!

I also like the letter which his father wrote to Lord David Cecil after meeting his Housemaster at Eton. 'It must be trying for you to spend much of your time with such an inferior man'.

I would like to think that this could not have been written here.

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6. Of all the figures in history, whom do you most admire, and why?

Hero-worship is no part of a historian's business, and he is as likely to be aware of human failings as of human achievements. But it is a fair question. If you ask which historians I most admire, I would say Bede, whose search for truth in the darkest days of European history was sublime; and Von Ranke, who had a staggering command of his sources, combined with a rare gift of insight. I wonder how many people have read his History of England in the Seventeenth Century, the greatest interpretative work of English history by any foreigner?

The historical character I find most absorbing is perhaps Queen Elizabeth: what a marvellous woman! She presents a life-timc's study of intriguing interests. I never tire of reading the Letters of Queen Victoria. For artistry in statesmanship I must award the 'gold' to Bismarck.

7. What is the best 'howler' you have experienced over the years?

Not the funniest, but the most annoying was that of the Master who taught history for many years at J .K.S., and insisted on teaching his boys year after year that the Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation was written by Adam Bede.

8. Most of us unfortunately know you only as a schoolmaster. What other pastimes and hobbies do you enjoy?

For thirty years my absorbing vacation interest was in Italy. I loved everything about Italy, its history, art, architecture, its food and wine. But during the last decade this has been increasingly replaced by love of the English countryside. Gardening is a perennial hobby, and I specialise in growing fuchsias.

9. Who did shoot the tiger in the Dumford?

I would like to say that I did, after one of the Headmaster's more convivial parties, but in fact it was Colonel Lucas, who was for many years the School's doctor, and whose widow has kindly loaned it to the History Library.

10. Is there anything you regret not having done during your time at King's?

When the number of History awards at Oxford and Cambridge reached one hundred, I said that my ambition was to reach two hundred. I regret that the number has fallen just short of 200. Perhaps if I am allowed to count some of next year's award winners, the target may still be achieved.

11. What plans do you have for the future?

I have been fortunate in being awarded a Leverhulme research grant, together with a studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, which will enable me to complete a book I have been working on for some years. It is an exciting prospect, without which the departure from King's would have been a traumatic experience.

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Cricket 1st XI Retrospect This has been a season of near misses for the XI. In three matches they just failed to bowl the opposition out and in two matches just failed to score the required runs against the clock. Thus a first glance at the statistics-2 wins, 2 losses and 10 draws gives a totally false picture of the season.

After a tame draw against Dover College, the other three games played in a very short first half of the term all followed the same pattern. King's won the toss on each occasion and on very wet wickets and with slow outfields the XI struggled for runs. However our 127 against Dulwich proved sufficient, but we couldn't quite bowl them out and they finished at 81 for 8 with their number four 50 not out. At Eastbourne the XI made 129 and could have won, but two missed catches and six very expensive overs just after tea lost us the match. Against St. Peter's College, Adelaide, the XI made 112 mainly due to a good innings from Robertson. St. Peter's started well and had reached 31 before they lost their first wicket to Robertson, who in a vital spell claimed the wickets of their numbers two, three and four. Nicholson then bowled extremely well to take four wickets for 12 runs in 15 overs and St. Peter's collapsed to 93 all out. This was a particularly pleasing victory as in the II games St. Peter's played, it was their only defeat.

After half term we played Cranleigh for the first time. A good innings of 68 not out by Albin enabled the XI to declare at 169 for 7, but once again we couldn't quite clinch victory. Pawley and Nicholson proved too good for the opposition, but they finished at 80 for 9. Our other game before the break for examinations was a rather dull draw against the Buccaneers. The game's only distinguishing feature being S. White-Thomson's (O.K.S.) innings of 108 not out.

The first match of the cricket week was against Incogniti. Some of our batsmen seemed a little out of touch and it was left to Nicholson and Sacker to rescue us from 72 for 6 to a respectable total of 158. However, with a quicker wicket and outfield it didn't prove sufficient and Incogniti won by 4 wickets with 2 overs to spare. Against St. Lawrence College the XI declared at 169 for 7 and St. Lawrence replied well, but were always a little behind the asking rate. Oliver bowled his leg-spinners teasingly and tightly (15-5-38-5) but once again the last pair denied us and St. Lawrence finished at ISO for 9. However, the next day Highgate succumbed to Sacker (l7~9-22-6) and were bowled out for 108, which although taking some time to score, presented us with few problems and we won by 8 wickets. Our last School's fixture of the term was another new fixture against Sutton Valence. Hildick-Smith and Albin gave us a very substantial start with an opening partnership of 127 after which wickets were given up in the chase for quick runs. Our total of 192 for 5 declared proved too much though and Sutton Valence never reached the required striking rate.

The remaining club games were all drawn. In the first against The Stragglers of Asia the School were never able to score quickly enough against tight bowling. The O.K.S. game had several interesting moments. In particular in their first innings Oliver took 9 for 22 off lOA overs and in our reply Robertson made 82. With a lead of 80 on the first innings, the School were very well placed when at tea on the second day the O.K.S . were 128 for 8, but Snoxall batted well afterwards and when we finally captured their last wicket, we were left to score 82 off 17 overs. Hildick-Smith and Bromley started splendidly against the considerable pace of Rahman and accuracy of Eagers, but we lost wickets and in the end needed a six off the last ball for victory and not surprisingly failed. The M.C.C. game was well contested, but again we failed in the run chase and in the end just held out for a draw. The last match of the season against the XL Club again saw the XI chasing runs and on this occasion only just failing.

However with 13 overs less in which to get the runs, it was a good achievement to get within 5 of the XL Club's 178 for 8 declared.

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This year's side has relied far less on one or two individuals than in some years. With six or seven members of the side deserving to bowl some such as Robertson and Cranston Smith, who are both very good bowlers, haven't bowled as much as they ought to have done. Pawley and Nicholson proved a very effective opening partnership with Pawley's pace nicely offsetting Nicholson's movement of the ball. Unfortunately Pawley only occasionally found his true rhythm this year and thus didn't bowl as fast or as accurately as he can. Nicholson bowled very accurately and moved the ball considerably, but was unlucky to miss, through injury, several games at the end of the season, which deprived him of a really large number of victims. Sacker bowled with far greater control this year and deserved his 24 wickets. However, undoubtedly the surprise of the season was the leg-spin bowling of Oliver. His control of length and line was very good and it was a magnificent achievement to get 27 wickets and to concede only 3 runs an over. His 9 for 22 off 10.4 overs against the O.K.S. was a very fine spell of bowling even allowing for some rather indifferent batting from the Old Boys. He was certainly helped throughout the season by the much improved wicket-keeping of Whyte, who with six sturn pings and nine catches showed considerable potential for the future.

As with the bowling, the run making was shared between several players. Hildick-Smith came good when the pitches and outfield got faster and had several very good innings in the latter half of the season. Albin showed considerable courage and determination as an opener. His total of 250 runs in his first season was a splendid achievement and I am confident that next year his runs will come more fluently. Robertson made many useful and quick contributions and made a fine 82 against the Old Boys. Bromley showed great promise, but after a sound start to the season lost confidence in the middle, but had some very good innings in the last week and should make many more runs next year. There were several other useful contributions from Pawley, Sacker, Cranston Smith and Nicholson. Parrott was unlucky not to have a greater chance with both bat and ball, but his turn will come next year.

The one aspect of the Xl's play which wasn't very good was the fielding and in particular the ground fielding. Except for a couple of matches the catching was generally sound, but the speed of thought and movement necessary for good ground fielding was lacking. Far greater anticipation of the batsmen's intentions is needed and then quicker movement off the mark. This will certainly be something for all those returning to work on for next year.

Much of the season's success and enjoyment is a direct result of Robertson's excellent captaincy both on and off the field. There is much more to captaincy in an all day game than just changing your bowlers every half an hour and Robertson quickly learnt many of the finer arts of captaincy. It is also to his credit that the leg-spinner bowled the second largest number of overs.

Finally I would like to thank Bob Jordan for all his work on the pitches and nets, Doug Wright and colleagues for all their long hours of coaching of junior teams and without whose efforts many 1st XI players wouldn't be so good and Mr. Aldridge for the considerable organisation required in getting us our all-weather pitch and nets, which I am certain will prove a highly valuable coaching asset in the years ahead.

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RESUl.TS Dover College, 192 for 7 dec. (R. P. D. Sacker 15-4-54-4); King's, 60 for 3. Drawn, King's, 127; Dulwich, 81 for 8, Drawn.

King's, 129; Eastbourne, 133 for 5. Los1.

King's, 112 (H, M. Robertson 44); St. Peter's, Adelaide, 93 (M. F. Nicholson 15·7-12-4). Won. King's, 169 for 7 dec. (J. H. A. Albin 68 not Ollt); Cranleigh, 80 for 9 (M. F. Nicholson 17-8-29-4). Drawn, Buccaneers, 229 for 9dec.; King's, 145 for 5 (D. J. R. Hildick-Smith 47). Drawn.

King's, 158; Incogniti, 159 for 6. Lost.

King's, 169 for 7 dec. (D, J. R. Hildick-Smith 47, M. J. Pawley 44 not out); SI. Lawrencc College 150 for 9 (R. W. G. Oliver 15-5-38-5). Drawn, . , Highgate, 108 (R. P. D, Sacker 17-9-22-6); King's, 111 ror 2. Won. Stragglers of Asia, 187 for 9 dec. (P. J, Cranston Smith 11-5··21--4); King's, 115 for 6. Drawn.

King's, 192 for 5 dec. (D . .I. R. Hildick-Smith 79, J. H, A. Albin 50); Sutton Valence, 112 for 5 (R. P. D. Sackcr 11-410-4). Drawn.

O.K.S., 126 (R. W, G. Oliver 10.4-2·22-9) and 161; King's, 206 for9dec. (H. M. Robertson 82) and 76 for 6, Drawn.

M.C.C., 196 for 6 dec. (M. F, Nicholson 18-3-61-4); King's, 151 for 9 (P. Ci. Bromley 55). Drawn.

XL Club, 178 for 8 dec. (M, F. Nicholson 16.4-4··37-4); King's, 173 for 9 (D, j, R. WIdick-Smith 60, H. M. Robertson 43). Drawll.

The match versus Band of Brothers was abandoned before the start of play.

Played 14, Won 2, Lost 2, Drawil 10.

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THE NEW 'NOTTINGHAMSHlRE TURF' PITCH We have laid two net wickets and a full pitch in this material. It has many advantages: being able to take studded boots and draining rapidly. The surface is artificial grass laid on a hard porous base. The pace of the wicket alters with weather conditions.

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2nd X! With a solid nucleus from last year's team, several promising newcomers, and an enlarged fixture list, this promised to be a good season if the weather was favourable, which, 011 the whole, it was. In our traditional opening fixturc Simon Parroll (5-26), well supported by Ahmed Agha (3"7), bowled out Favcrsham Alliance for 90, but after a sound 32 from Parrott we crumbled to 75 for 9 and just held on for (he draw. Indeed the collapse of the middle order where taleHted batsmen threw their wickets away was a feature of the season·-too much watching England on the telly'! Thc Dulwich match was a humiliation, All out for 48 We lost by 6 wickets, The match against the Haymakers saw the return to form of skipper John White-Thomson who took 7 for 12. Ian Stirton (27), Chris Wheeler (20 n.o.) and Ian Jenkins (17 n.o.) saw us through to a comfortable victory. Against Eastbourne Ian Stirton (24) and Sil1lon Parrott (31) contnbulec\to a meagre total of 86 which the opposition reached for the loss of 5 wickets. We then lost Jamie Phillips to Athletics <Ind Nick Bee to television but in the next match Ian Rex (4-24), bowling steadily and sensibly, and Dave Kenney (3-23) with an astonishing spell of swing bowling, dismissed Cranlcigh for 116, Our batting proved similarly effective. Ian Stinon (16), Chris Wheeler (43), Simon Methven (26 n.o.), and Ian Jenkins (23 in 7 minutes!) contributed handsomely to a 7wicket victory. The good batting continued at Highgate where young Nick Ractlif!', who promises to be a very good player, scored an excellent 48, with Simon Methven adding 35. Chasing 149 Highgate were 104··3 when old stalwarts White-Thomson and Agha struck (sharing the spoils) and we dismissed them for 128. Our fate against Duke of York's 1st Xl usually depends on the quality of their best players. This year, despite a respectable 122 (Methven again batting admirably for 47), their number 3 scored an undefealed 65 anc\ we lost by 5 wickets.

Several of the team will be back next year, ineluding Adam Watkins whosc wicket-keeping improved with every game, although we sha!! miss the divine talents of John White-Thomson, the oriental wizardry of Ahmed Agha, and the riotous batting of Ian Jenkins, Our thanks go to our scorcrs (notably Mary Mallinson and Caroline Lightowler),' standin umpires «(J.e.A, and P.G.I-I.), and those who stepped in at short notice 10 fill gaps left by examinees and basketball players.

Team: A, K. Aglla, 1. W. Jenkins, D. N. S, Kenney, S. J. Metbven, N. D. Ractliff, I. A. Rex,!. N. Slirton, A. P. J. Watkins, C. J, Wheeler, J. H. White-Thomson.

Also played: N. J. Bee, S, C. Crickmore, O. Dawson, S. M. Farrell, A. M. Jenkins, S, M. Parrott,.I. S. Phillips, A. W. H. Whilt!esea.

RESULTS Faversham Alliance, 90 (Parrott 5-26, Agha 3-7); K.S.C., 75 for 9 (Parrott 32). Drawn.

K.S.e., 48; Dulwich, 49 for 4. Lost.

Haymakers, 88 (White-Thomson 7-12); K.S.C., 89 for 3 (Stirton 27, Wheeler 20 n.o., Jenkins, I., 17 n.o.). Won, K.S.C., 86 (Stirton 24, I)arrott 31); EasLbourne, 87 for 5. Lost.

Cranleigh, 116 (Kenney 3-23, Rex 4-24); K,S.C., 120 for 3. Won. K.S.C. 149 (Ratcliff 48, Methven 35); Highgate, 128 (White-Thomson 5-37), (Agha 5-35), Won. K.S.C., 122 (Methven 47); Duke of York's 1st XI, 123 for 5. Lost.

P,A,E.D,

3rdXI The fickle summer weather smiled kindly upon us so that we wcre robbed of only one match and were able to complete a very full and varied season, After a certain leanness regarding results, it was encouraging and great fun to record four wins as wel! as severa! tightly contested draws and losses. Bell (Jumper! was an admirable captain and, as music gradually demanded more of his time, was able to hand over to Tim Smith who proved to be a most competent all-rounder. They were able to call upon the services of a loyal band of keen cricketers as well as occasional strengtheners Simon Methven and Adam \Vatkins, and guest stars such as HtlgO Sacker and Edward Shelswell-White.

The easiest win was against Highgate but the most worthwhile was against the hospitable Northdown C.C. thereby gaining revenge for two previous defeats. The first win for two years was a narrow one against Kent College and the season finished in the ideal manner when a dramatic run-out defeated St. Dunstan's in a new and enjoyable fixture. The nadir of this season was undoubtedly the lack-lustre performance against Bethany where everything went wrong for the visitors, apart from our being able to get home early! Mention must be made of the heroic efforts of Karim Agh<t and Ian Rex who withstood the Tonbridge attack for 21 overs in all undefeated last wicket stand of 13 runs. Another highlight was M,J.H.'s festival match which produced a feast of runs, wickets, strawberries and drink, and ended in the tightest of finishes when a six was needed off the last ball and all results were possible, Ian Rex and Ian Bone were the most successful bowlers, but were well backed up later on by Agha (freed from behind the stumps) and Smith. One of the most notable aspects of the season was the emergence of master-scorer Michael Percival as a ferocious fast bowler who particularly enjoyed. Ibw decisions (apart from his own, of course!). No-one dominated the batting but everyone played some useful knocks even though classical shots were generally at a premium. Other features included the massive contribution of extras in many matches, the 'six or out' approach of Robert Palmer, the varied fielding performances, some good catches and the cheerful approach of the players. A great deal of enjoyment was shared by many players-those who played in five or more matches are listed below.

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Regular players: R. B. W. Gumpert and T. J. T. Smith (Captains), M. K. K. Agha, I. R. T. Bone, E. W. R. Carr, O. M. Carruthers. E. D. Cheetham, A. F. H. Holden, R. G. Palmer, M. J. L. Perci val, I. A. Rex. J. C. O. Simpson, J . S. Winnifrit h.

RESU LTS

K.S.C., 114 for 9 dec.; Dulwich, 11 8 for 6. Lost.

Tonbridge, 172 for 5 dec.; K.S.C. , 59 fo r 9. Drawn.

K.S.C .â&#x20AC;˘ 46; Eastbourne 47 for 7 (Rex 4-16). Lost.

Cranleigh, 142; K.S.C., 93 (Extras 22). Lost.

K.S.C. , 83 (Extras 26); Kent College 2nd XI, 71 (Rex 6-23). Won. Nort hdow n C.C., 136; K.S.C., 137 for 2 (Methven 81 n.o.). Won. K.S.C. , 104; Highgate, 41 (Asha 3-6, Smit h 3-18). Won. Duke of York's 2nd XI, 66 (Bone 4-12); K.S.C., 47 for 9. Drawn.

Bethany 1st XI, 157 (Bone 4-22); K.S,C., 41. Lost.

M. J .H.'s Xl , 20 1 (Dav ies 55, Smit h 52 ret.); K.S.C., 197 for 9 (Met hven 65). Drawn.

K.S.C. , 102; St:Dunstan' s, 95 (Rex 4-22). Won. Won 4, Lost 4, Drawn 3.

M.l.H.

Colts XI The rain in terfered seriously wit h practice this term, but most of the matches were played, and it was a pity that the results did not wholly reflect the quality of the cric ket played. The side relied heavil y on three players of proved ability: Whitt lesea, a shrewd captain as well as an aggressive batsman and wily slow left arm bowler; Pritchard, anot her all rounder and the most success fu l ind ividual player thi s seaso n; and Dawson, perhaps the steadiest of the bowlers, who deserved more wickets. In the absence of Albi n, playing with the 1st XI, the ban ing lacked real solidarity, but Weston, Kerry and Briggs made useful contribu tions on occasion. Inexperience sometimes allowed the bowlers to dominate, however, and the runni ng left something to be desired, but there is promise fo r the future here. The bowli ng was generally rather more impressive, particularly when Coldstream recovered some of his old form. It was a pity that no reliable slip-fielder emerged to pick up more of the edged shot s. In the field, Weston was outstanding, and Perry improved be hind the wicket, with several stumpings in later matches. A lively and cheerfu l side, they provided spectators and opponents with much enjoyable cricket.

Team: A. W. H. Whi tt lesea (Captain), D. J . Pritchard, G. Dawson, 1. M. Perry (wicket-keeper), S. M. Farrell, J. E. S. Weston. R. W. O. Coldstream, R. H. Briggs, P. J. R. Kerry, A. N. Sti rton, A. R. Bee. Alsop/ayed: J . H. A. Albi n, W. J . Brett , A. J, Crick more, M. Dalrymple, D. W. Draffi n, W. T. Kemp, R. W. O. Oli ver, C. T. Pears, T. W. J . Reeves, B. O. T. Ward.

RESU LTS

Dover College , 130; K.S.C., 45 for 9. Drawn.

Dulwich College, 124 for 5 dec.; K.S.C., 120 for 9 (Whin lesea 36, Pritchard 36). Drawn.

Tonbridge, 118 fo r 7 dec. (Pritchard 5-24); K.S.C. , 49 (Prit chard 25). Lost.

K.S,C ., 134 for 6 dec. (Weston 30); Eastbourne, 135 fo r 7. Lost.

K.S.C" 74; St. Augustine's , 77 for 6. Lost.

SI. Anselm's, 70 (Whitt lesea 5 for 31 inc. hat-trick); K.S.C.. 58. Lost.

Sussex Schools C.A., 11 7 for 6 dec.; K.S.C., 62 for 4. Drawn.

Kent Schools C.A ., 109 fo r 5 dec.; K.S.C., 70 for 9. Drawn.

Highgate. 66; K.S.C., 70 for 3 (W hinlesea 33 n.o.). Won. Thanet Schools C.A., I I I (Pritchard 4-29); K.S.C., 61. Lost.

St. Du nstan's, 149 fo r 6 dec.; K.S.C., 150 for 4 (Briggs 67 n.o.), Won. H.E.l.A. , P.G.H.

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Matthew Juatlce

Junior Colts 'A' XI The J unior Colt s 'A' XI have had a busy and successful season. Only two games were ca ncelled despite the wet condit ions at the beginning of the season. Forrunately the weat her improved and the season ended with a mini-cricket

week in glorious, warm and sunn y condit ions.

The team consisted of some players from last year's successfu l Under 14 XI a nd players in their first season al the School. S. Lark was appointed captain and S. Hodgson vice-captain. They worked weillogcther and the learn matured and prospered under their conlrol . It was decided at the o ul set to involve as many of the learn as possib le during a game and to st rive for an interesting and exci ting game. In rctrosÂťcct I think the team achieved the aims, in some cases by chance but in several ot hers by design. A good example of this was in the ga me against Sussex Sc hools. They were given the for midab le task of chasing 168 runs and were encouraged to do so by some deliberate slow and indifferent bowli ng.

Wit h the last over to be bowled, Sussex required 10 ru ns to wil\. The over contain ed 2 fours, a single, a run-out and a wicket o ff the last ball which left the scores level and the match drawn, a fitt ing end to a tremendous game.

The heavy defeat against Dover College was an unfortunate start to the season. The team co llapsed in the fa ce of a fas t and accu rate bowling attack in very overcast condit ions. I am sure none of the K .S.C. players had experienced such bowling be fo re. It took some time for the team 10 rega in its confidence a nd in so do ing deprived them of some possib le victories by being too careful.

Wha t of individual performances? As well as being a very success ful capta in, S. Lark has had a remarkable season.

He topped the batt ing and bowling averages and was equal top in the number of catches. His most notable ach ievemelll was three co nsecut ive undefeated half centu ries. He also claimed the most number of wickets in a match, 7 for 17 off 12.2 overs against Cranleigh. His batt ing has reminded several people of a yo ung Coli n Cowdrey-do we have a successor to David Gower. I wonder? J. H. Tauersficld produced an excellent aU-round performance for his first season and if he can improve his batting technique looks a very bright prospect for the future. He achieved the highest score of 76 a nd produced a fine spell of bowling on a very hot and humid day against Thanet Schools- 22 overs , 10 maidens, 6 wickets for 33 runs. N. Atcherley-Symes improved as the seaso n progressed and produced somc good performances with the new ball. He produced the remarkable figures of 8.2 overs. 6 maidens. 5 wickets for 4 run s against Bethany.

S. Hodgson improved when he cha nged his lucky 'bl ue' soc ks. He must remember that a cricket bat and a golf club cannot a lways be used in the same way. T. KeUy and N. Bradley began to emerge as useful off-spinners as well as producing some useful runs from time to time. M. Duerinckx produced a tidy, agi le and promising performance behind the stumps and, I am su re, is destined for higher things.

To those I have not mentioned, thank you for you r support, we co uld not have coped wit h such a busy season wit hoUi you. I wou ld a lso like to thank Mr. Jordan and his staff for coping so admirably with the heavy demand for wickets; Mrs. Williams and the cateri ng staff and our small but loyal band of supporters. Finally a special word of thanks to Mr. Colin Fa irservice for attendi ng the end of seaso n ' Dinner' as the Guest of Honour and presenting the awards fo r the best performances.

D.J .B. RESULTS

'A'XI Dover College, 125 for 9 (Lark 4-30); K.S.C., 43. Lost.

Du lwich, 144 for 7; K.S.C., 126 for 6 (Tatt ers fi eld 51, Hodgson 40). Drawn.

K.S.C., 142 for 7 (Tatters fi eld 76); To nbridge, 118 for 4. Drawn.

K.S.C., 96 (Lark 33); Eastbournc , 84 for 7. Drawn.

Cran leigh, 90 (Lark 7- 17); K. S.C., 91 for 5 (Sm it h 31). Won. Sulton Valence, 11 7 for 5; K.S.C., 74 for 8 (Hodgson 32). Drawn.

Kent College, 131 for 6; K.S.C., 89 for 7 (Tanersfield 33, Kell y 33). Drawn.

K.S.C .â&#x20AC;˘ 168 for 2 (Tattersfield 44, Lark 59 n.o.); Sussex Schools, 168 for 6. Drawn.

Kent Schools, 96 for 6; K.S.C., 97 for 5 (Lark 56 n.o .). Won. K.S.C., 148 for 4 (Lark 55 n.o., Hodgson 4 1, Bradley 32); Bethan y, 91 (A-Symes 5-4). Won. Simon Langton, 119 for 8; K.S.C ., 100 for 6 (Hodgson 36). Drawn.

Highgate, 120 for 8; K.S.C., 123 for 3 (Hodgson 53, Lark 36 n.o.). Won. K.S.C., 107 for 7; Dukeof York's, 69 for 7. Drawn.

Thanet Schoo ls, 99 for 9 (Tatters fie ld 6-33); K.S.C., 92 for 5 (Tatters field 31). Drawn.

Played 15, Won 4, Lost 2, Drawn 9.

NORTH-EAST KENT SC HOOLS CRI CKET ASSOC I ATION UNDER- I S KNOCK-OUT CUP l sI Round (25 overs)

Kent College, 11 2 for 4; K.S.C., 93 for 4 (Tanersrield 41). Lost .

'B'XI Dulwich, 129 for7; K.S.C ., 120 for 7. Drawn.

Eastbourne, 119 for 4; K.S.C ., 118. Lost.

Cranleigh, 61 (Draffin 5-24); K.S.C., 62 for 5. Won. Played 3, Won 1, Lost I, Drawn I. 221

Under Fourteen XI This has been a successful season. marked by some rine performances. bot h by the team as a whole. and by individuals.

The batting was dom inated by Morgan, who combined natura l aggression wit h a so und defence. Wi th more control, he will score a great many runs. Seagrave batted we ll o n a n um ber of occasions, and there were gritt y innings from Linney a nd Breit.

The bowling was never rcall y more than steady , lacking penetration at times. Orr bowled well for most of the season, and deserved 10 gel morc wickets with his fast off-culters. Morgan, Seagrave, Cox and Linney chipped in with useful wickets. bowli n ~ a let hal combinat ion of medi um in-swingers. long hops a nd bea mcrs ! Brett bowled his leg-brea ks with increasing confidence and showed great promise (cave R. Oliver!).

The fielding got better as the term progressed. though the catching was excellent throughout. Once vario us members of the team had learnt to put their bodies behind the line of the ball , the grou nd fi elding became a matter of course, rat her than a source of worry. Priddle behind the stumps increased in confidence and made some excellent stum pings off Brett, as well as making the throwing look much better than it actua ll y was o n some occasions.

I would like to tha nk th e ever-present and invaluable help of J .M.C., as well as the ot her members of sta ff who have helped wit h transport and umpiri ng; Mrs. Williams and the catering staff; Mr. Jo rdan and hi s ground-slaff for providing good wickets; the twO Junior Co lts, Tatt ersfi eld and Duerinckx for thei r help in the side's success in the N .E. Kent S.C.A. C up ; and James Seagrave who managed the team wit h admirable calm. All those involved with Under-14 Cricket wou ld a lso li ke to wish J .R.P. a com plete recovery.

The following played: Seagrave, Morgan, Linney, Brett, Orr, Pr iddle, Cox , Boot h-Clibborn, Solaru, Jordan , Hughes, Tagg, Nix, Williams, Neville, Kidson , Layton, Dawki ns , Cha in ani.

RESULTS

K.S.C., 90 (Morgan 43); Dover College , 83 for 2. Drawn.

K.S.C., 91 fo r 4 (Morgan 70); Tonbridge, 90 (Orr 5-22). Won. K.S .C., 40; Eastbourne , 4 1 for 3. Lost.

K.S.C., 72; Northbo urne Park. 39. Won. K.S.C., 152 for 3 (Morgan 60, Seagrave 55 n. o.); Cranleigh , 35 (Brett 5-9). Won. K.S.C .â&#x20AC;˘ 64; Kent College , 65 for 5. Lost.

K.S.C .â&#x20AC;˘ 73 for 6; Sutton Valence, 70 {Brett 4-30). Won. K.S.C., 103 fo r 2 (Morgan 40 n.o. ); Kent S.C.A. , 99 for 6. Won. K.S.C., 78; J.K .S., 79 for 4. Lost.

K. S.C., 42; Sussex S.C. A., 102 for 6. Lost.

K.S.C. , 113 fo r 9 (Seagrave 43) ; Holmewood Ho use. 114 for l. Lost.

K.S.C., 105 for 3 (Morgan 42) ; Highgate, 104. Won. K. S.C., 96; Duke of York's, 84 (Brett 4-24, Morgan 4-27 ). Won. K. S.C., 112 for 3; St. Du nstan's, I II for 8. Won. Leading Rlln -scorers: Morga n 359, Seagrave 193.

Leading Wicket-takers: Brett 25, Orr 23, Cox II , Morgan 10.

P layed 14, Won 8, Lost 5, Drawn I.

G.C.A.

Under Fourteen Six-a-side Competition Last year 's inaugural compet itio n fell a victim to 1980's famous wet weather, but this year a most enjoyable fi xture went ahead despite extremely humid conditions and a short shower soon a ft er the 10 o 'clock start. The teams were divided into two pools wit h the first two in each pool qua lirying for the sem i-final s, and the early matches soon showed that the three teams to watch were King's, Simon Langton a nd Geoffrey Chaucer. Fine batt ing from Tatlersfield a nd Morgan had given us easy victories over Frank Hooker a nd Frank Montgomery schoo ls, but after lunch we had to play Sim on Langton without the services or James Seagrave who was required fo r King's Week rehearsals. In 10 over.s we rest ricted them to 72 runs , but after a good start to our inni ngs we rather lost o ur way and were defeated by a margm of only 7 runs. This meant that in the semi-fin al we would have to play Chaucer, who had just scored a n amazing 153 ror 0 against St. Anselm's, while Langton faced a fairly easy game against Queen Elizabet h's, Faversham.

O ur semi-final against Chaucer seemed like a re-run of our previous game against Langton. Needing 84 to win in 10 overs, we once agai n got into a winning posit ion , and then could not fo rce the victory. The match ended with the scores level but Chaucer q ualified for the fin al as they lost fewer wickets.

The fin al it self was a tri umph for Langton . Showing great d iscipli ne in the field they refused to be rattled by some spirited batt ing by Chaucer, and won the match with four balls to spare.

After the fina l the winni ng captai n was presented with the 'Parker Trophy' , named after John Parker who donated the Cup , but sadly was not present to see it won because of his ill ness.

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ScORES

Semi-finals: Simon Langton, 84 for 4; Queen Eli zabeth 's, Faversham, 23.

Georfrey Cha ucer, 83 for 2; King's, 83 for 4.

Filial: Geoffrey Chaucer, 80 for 3; Simon Langton, 81 for I. J.M.C.

THE HA YMAKERS C. C. The 1981 season will be remembered as another very enjoyable' one but sadly one of rat her limited success. We did not ach ieve our first victory until o ur 3-wicket win over Hawth orns in the last match.

Nevertheless , we had o ur llsual crop of memorable moments; Pau l Bromley's fine 7 1 agai nst Beverley; David Puleston' s amazing wicket with his first ball against Street End; Ahmed Agha's off-s pin bowli ng agai nst Adisham; and the Secretary keeping wicket (fo r the first time in his life) in the Hawthorns game.

Next year we shall hope for better resu lts; but we can not hope for happier cricket than we have enjoyed this year, for . which the Chief Waggonner, Sim o n C ranston Smi th , must take a lot of cred it .

'FAENUM HABET IN CORNU' RESULTS

Haymakers, 88 (Pawley 36); K.S.C. 2nd X I, 89 for 3. Lost by 7 wickets.

Haymakers, 62; Street End, 63 fo r 3. Lost by 7 wickets.

Haymakers, 64; Geoffrey Cha ucer, 65 for 2. Lost by 8 wickets.

St. Lawrence C.C., 159 ror 5 dec.; Haymakers. 67 (P. Cranston Smith 33). Lost by 92 runs .

Haymakers, 46; Preston, 47 for I . Lost by 9 wickets.

Haymakers, 180 for 7 (Bromley 71); Beverley, 146 for 8 (Oliver 5-56). Drawn.

Ad isham, 139 fo r 7 dec . (Agha 4-27); Haymakers. 93 for 6. Drawn.

Haymakers, 133; Diocesan X I, 88 for7 (Robertson 4- 11). Drawn.

Hawt horn s. 166 fo r 8 dec.; Haymakers, 169 for 7 (Dix 60, Cooke 40 n .0.). Won by 3 wickets.

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It was with great pfeasure th at we welcomed Sherborne Town C .C. to Ca nter bury during Kin g's Week for their first ever cricket tour. The touring party, led by Geo ff Pike, stayed in the schoo l and played th ree matches locall y. A satisfactory draw against Chest fi eld C.C. was followed by a rather devastat ing loss to a Har vesters team, but mora le was restored by a convinci ng win against the Beverley C.C. We hope very much that these friendly, well orga nised and most generous tourists will visi t us aga in . Withi n a few days the Harvesters were once aga in bei ng entertained in Sherborne, increasing further the strength of the links between the two cl ubs. Considerin g the miserable weather of this summer, we were lucky to co mplete three mat ches but were extremely disappointed to miss the eagerly a ntici pated annual match against the Devon and Cornwall Police-now we sha ll have to wait ul'ltil next year for our fiftieth tour match. The drawn game agai nst Sherborne Town should rea ll y have been won but all credit to th e ti ght bowling o f some of the home team's younger players . A ft er the mat ch we were treated to a barbecue at the clubhouse. Mike Morton and Mike Hatch kindly arranged a fixture at the last minute when our regular co ntest with the Can ford Outcasts was cancelled, sadly due to the death a nd fu neral or a member of the Can ford sta ff. A high-scoring game resulted in a Harvesters win and this was rollowed by furth er entcrtainment, thi s lime in the School Com mo n Room. Th e evening match against Compton House was a 20-over game which we won with something to spa re after a somewhat tardy start-when we arrived at the ground we could find on ly one of their players and he was trying to start the mower to cut a wicket! In all, th is was another relaxed a nd enjoyable tour wit h hospitality that would be difficult to match a nd many memories wh ich included : Hannah's trip from Eastbo urne for one match, Bee's skitt les and coll apsing pads, the An telopc's nexibi lity of service, the Robertson a nd Higginbottom fath er-so n combi nat ions in contest, viewing the closin g stages of the Headingley Test after hours at the Rose and Crown, a chase to catch Boo rman 's car , Woodberry's cont inued excellent batting but awful bowling and, lastl y, Sacker's somnolence.

RESULTS

Sherborne T own, 148 for 9 dec. (H .E. J .A . 3-48); Harvesters, 135 for 7 (Wood berry 39). Drawn.

Sherborne St aff, 205 for4dec.; Ha rvesters, 209 for 5 (M.J.Ha. 58, Woodberry 54, M.J.Ho. 34). Wo n.

Harvestcrs, 148 for 4 (Woodberry 63, P .W. D. 30); Co mpton House, 106 for 2. Won. Touring Party: M. J .H. (Ma nager), P.G. H ., H.E. J .A ., G.C.A., R.P.B., G. P .R., H. M. Robcrtson, R. P. D. Sac ker, M. J. Hatch and P . W. Boorman (both ex-Commo n Room), R. Woodberry (SI. Ed m und's).

M.J.H.

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Athletics Retrospect Although not quite up to last year's dizzy heights, this was another very successful season for the club. Team results were good, especially in the Intermediates, a number of new School records were set, and there was always a good turn-out at training with an enthusiastic spirit throughout. There were, of course, some disappointments, notably the weather, which was unfavourable for athletics much of the time, and which interfered with almost all the fixtures in one way or another. In particular it caused the cancellation of the Duke of York's Cup for the second successive year. This was very sad as it meant again a feeling of anti-climax at the end of the season. There would have been strong competition, but we felt confident that we could have retained the Cup, for which a squad of about twenty had trained hard through the exam. period. Moreover, cancellation prevented those leaving from going out on a high note. Another disappointment, as last year, was the failure of any King's athletes to gain selection for Kent at the National Schools' Championships. The Kent Championships were held at Hoo in nearperfect conditions for a change, and although no fewer than seven of our athletes were placed second in their events, some with excellent performances, none managed to win in a contested event nor to achieve the necessary national qualifying standard, despite one or two very near misses. This was a great pity, as we had at least two or three athletes who would have competed well at Yeovil, had they been selected. One unexpected consolation at Hoo, however, was the victory of the District Seniors in the team competition, the majority of them from King's. A final disappointment was that it proved impossible, due to other commitments, for the ground staff to lay our new jumping surfaces. These should now be in operation next year, and will make a big difference to our facilities.

Nevertheless, the successes of the season far outweighed these disappointments, as can be seen from a more detailed analysis. The senior team contained some outstanding individuals but not quite enough strength in depth to defeat such leading opponents as Eastbourne, Highgate and Dulwich. In the sprints the importance of the absence through injury of N. Phillis was highlighted by his excellent times on the two occasions when he was able to run. J. Richmond achieved one or two fast times, but was never really free from injury, while A. Prill went well early on but lost his sharpness when the exams. began to take their toll. So the sprinting, though well supported by A. McGrath and K. Odogwu, was sound rather than strong. In the 400m.

McGrath produced an excellent time of 51.6 secs. at Tonbridge and looked as if he might beat the long-standing School record of 50.9 secs. However, he never again quite reproduced this form, and he lacked good support in the event in school matches. One of our real strengths lay in the distance events where the runners greatly benefited from the coaching of leading marathon man Mike Grattan, and also from competition in outside events. A. Barton, S. Cairns and D. Warr, with A. Turner in reserve, all ran to a very high standard, rarely beaten and with Barton setting outstanding new School records in 1500m., 3000m. and 5000m. This must establish him as the leading distance runner in King's history. With this strength, the unfortunate injury to M. Andrews was not felt so keenly, but we hope he will be fit again next year. In the jumps Odogwu stood out, and his remarkable long jump of 6.6Om. in the Kent Championships was one of the highlights of the season. He had four jumps over 6.40m. in that competition, and might have done even better but for the injury which again dogged him, and which prevented him from realising his full potential in the triple jump. S. Howard also jumped consistently as did J. Wakeley_until he, too, was injured. The standard in the high jump was moderate, however, though Prill and J. Phillips had their moments. One encouraging feature was the form shown by both hurdlers, M. Wilson-Haffenden and T. Ajose-Alatise. The former had an excellent run at Hoo with 16 secs., and it is encouraging to note that both will be back 224

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HER MAJESTY NAMES MITCHINSON'S (Kevin Post) LIGHT IN THE DARK (Kevin Post)

next year. The outstanding thrower was S. Barton, who set a new School discus record on Sports Day. He threw consistently well in both discus and javelin, and was well supported by S. Crickmore and A. Collins. The standard in the shot was low, however, and this was a weakness.

The majority of the seniors are leaving, unfortunately, and it is appropriate here to thank them for all their support and hard work over the years.

The intermediate team, ably captained by T. Mbu, proved exceptionally strong and almost completed a second successive unbeaten season. Their only defeat, by Dulwich, was controversial as the discus event was not held and no points were scored in the high jump, owing to a misunderstanding. That result apart, all opposition was comfortably defeated which gives great hope for next year. There were three outstanding individuals: Mbu himself decided to concentrate on the shot this year and threw superbly, achieving a best of l4.94m. He missed selection for Kent, and hence a second visit to the Nationals, by the very narrow margin of only Scm. This was very unlucky, but his fine season also included an improvement to 40.26m. in his own School discus record and some splendid 100m. runs, which established him as probably the fastest runner in the School. J. Colley proved supreme in the distance events, setting ihew records in the 15OOm. and 3000m., while also performing very well at 800m. The third in the trio of 'stars' was C. Ijewere who really 'came through' in the hurdles and jumps, as so many do in their second year in this age-group. His standard is shown by the fact that he was chosen to compete in all three jumps in the Duke of York's Cup team. On the track these athletes were well supported by T. Phillips, J. Stewart and R. Darko in sprints and hurdles, by T. Ogburn and P. Kenworthy in the 4oom., and by J. Cameron and G. Oliver in 800m. and 15OOm. In the throws M. Darko performed well in javelin and shot, with T. Ward giving good support in the discus . Phillips also improved considerably in the horizontal jumps, with S. Lerche and J. Starns showing up well in the high jump. This team had few weaknesses and showed once again the value of hard work and coaching in the early years.

S. Jackson captained well a Junior team that was not quite up to the standard of previous years as is shown, perhaps, by the fact that for the first time no new records were set in this agegroup. There were, however, some very promising performances from Jackson himself and M. Leathem, who both came close to records in the 800m. and l5OOm. Leathem won the District 15OOm. easily, but was later most unfortunately injured and so did no serious running after Sports Day. E. Mamari and J. Bagshaw both showed much potential in the throws, and M. Zamblera competed well in numerous events, especially the hurdles and javelin. A. Wilson was competent in the sprints and long jump, while R. Philpott showed versatility on the track. The promise of R. Williams and A. Solaru in sprints and jum!5s, however, was never fully realised owing to unfortunate clashes with cricket. These clashes prevented us from ever fielding a fu ll team, which naturally weakened us considerably in matches. We hope to see more of these athletes next year and also others such as A. Adebajo, M. Wood, M. Moore and D . Roberts, who worked hard in training and competed regularly. Thanks, incidentally, are due to Phillis, who provided invaluable help as coach to the juniors.

Congratulations to A. J. Barton and J. V. Colley who set new School Records at Crystal Palace in the Senior 3000m. and Intermediate 3000m. with times of 8 min. 49.5 secs. and 9 min.

5.5 secs. respectively. Both boys were selected to represent Kent in the S.E. Inter-Counties A.A.A. match at Brighton on 19th July.

It was good to see that Simon Osborne (O .K.S.) was again selected for international honours in the javelin. We hope very much that those leaving this term will continue with their abilities, and that perhaps one or two of them will achieve similar honours in the future.

I should like to end with thanks-to A. McGrath and S. Cairns who, as Captain and ViceCaptain respectively, provided inspiring and efficient leadership; to Messrs. Milner, Sugden, Newbury and Rooke for their coaching; to all masters who helped with home matches; to Bob Jordan and the ground staff for all their hard work.

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MEETING POINTS

On a personal note, because of other commitments I do not expect to be able to continue next year to run the School athletics teams. I have been doing this for about 15 years, and I should like to take this opportunity of saying how much enjoyment and satisfaction it has afforded me.

I hope to continue to help the club in a subsidiary role, and wish it all success in the future.

D.J.R.

First Colours were awarded or re-awarded to: A. McGrath, S. Cairns, A. Barton, K. Odogwu, N. Phillis, M. Wilson-Haffenden, T. Mbu, S. Barton and J. Colley.

RESULTS

Seniors 1, K.S.C., 125; 2, D. V.R.M.S., 108; 3, King's, Rochester. 52.

1, Epsom, 11 1; 2, K.S.C., 100; 3, Tonbridge, 71.

I, Highgate, 138 Vl ; 2 =, K.S.C. and Brentwood. 108; 4, Du lwich, 103 YL

I, Eastbournc, 116; 2, K.S.C., 96; 3, Brighton College, 66.

I, Sutton Valence, 11 2; 2, K.S.C ., 94; 3, 51. Edmund's/Kent College, 5 1.

'A'Team 1,51. Lawrence, 115; 2. K.S.C., 112; 3, Dover College, 68.

Intermediates I, K.S.C., 128 Y2j 2, O. V.R.M.S., 103 Vz ;), King's, Rochester, 53.

I, K.S.C., 107 Yl j 2, Tonbridge, 93 Vl j 3, Epsom, 79.

I, Dulwich, 127; 2, K.S.C ., l13 Y2 ; 3, Brentwood, 108; 4, Highgate, 91 VI. I, K.S.C., 130 Y2 ; 2, Eastbourne, 85; 3, Brighton College, 67V1.

I, K.S.C., 123; 2, Sulton Valence, 85; 3, S1. Edmund's, 51.

District Championships: I, K.S.C., 60V!; 2, Sim on Langton, 48; 3, S1. Anselm's, 42-from 14 schools.

Juniors I, D.Y.R.M.S., 64; 2, K.S.C., 58; 3, King's, Rochester, 22.

I, Tonbridge, 75; 2, K.S.C., 69.

I, Highgate, 140 V2; 2, Dulwich, 119; 3, Brentwood, 106; 4, K.S.C., 88Vz. I, K.S.C., 103; 2, Eastbourne, 77; 3, Brighton College, 76.

I, Borden School, 101; 2, K.S.C., 98; 3, St. Edmund's, 62.

District Championships: I , Sir William Notlidge, 58; 2, Geoffrey Chaucer, 38; 3, Frank Hooker, 34; 4, K. S.C., 32Yz - from 14 schools.

NEW SCHOOL RECORDS Seniors 1500 METRES. A. J. Barton, 4 mins. 1.8 sees.

3000 METRES. A. J. Barton, 8 mins. 58.8 sees.

5000 METRES. A, J. Barton, 15 mins. 35.3 sees. loNG J UMP. K. E. Odogwu, 6.60 metres.

DISCUS. S. G. R. G. Barton, 4 1.94 metres.

Intermediates 1500 METRES. J. V. Colley,4m ins. 13.9secs.

3000 METRES. J. V. Colley, 9 mins. 7.5 secs.

SHOT. T. Mbu, 14.94 metres.

DISCUS. T. Mbu, 40.26 metres.

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Sports Day Despite the fact that Sports Day this year was held just after half-term we were sti ll unable to escape the unpleasant weather which inevitably seems to accompany this occasion. However, there was much keen and exciting competition although performances were understandably affected by the co ld and windy conditions and in most events were well below what might normally have been expected. One exception was the Senior Discus, where S. Barton (M.O.) won with a fine throw of 41.94m. to sel up a new School Record. He had further successes in the shot and javelin and well deserved the individual Trophy.

Everyone gave of their best and congratulations are also due to A. Barton (M.), J. V. Colley (S.H.) and T. Mbu (Gal.) who a ll won three event s and achieved new records during the season. It was also encouraging to see so many talented young at hl etes in the Junior age gro up who should have a successfu l future with the Athletics Club.

The House Athletics C up was again won by Broughton who were well organised by A. McGrath. Their final score put them over a hundred point s ahead of thei r nearest rivals. This was a splend id effort by all concerned , and bearing in mind the large number of points scored by Junior members of the House, they should have a good chance of further success next year.

M.E.M.

RESULTS Seniors 100 METRES: 1, Richmond (M.); 2, Odogwu (B.); 3, Prill (Lin.). Time: 11 .4 sees.

200 METRES: I, Prill (Lin.); 2, McGrath, A. (B.); 3, Richmond (M.). Time: 24.8 sees.

400 METRES: I, McGrath, A. (B.); 2, Wolslencroft (W.); 3, Wilson-Haffenden (S.H.). Time: 55,9 sees.

800 METRES: 1, Barton, A. (M.); 2, Cairns (B.); 3, Warr (Lin.). Time: 2 min. 9.1 sees.

1500 METRES: I, Barton, A. (M.); 2, Cairns (B.); 3, Warr (Lin.). Time: 4 min. 28.1 sees.

3000 METRES: I, Barton, A. (M .); 2, Colley (S.H.); 3, Cairns (B.). Time: 9 min. 46.2 sees .

HURDLES (110 metres): I, Wilson-Haffenden (S. H,); 2, Ajose-Alatise (B.); 3, Pye (Gal.). Time: 17 sees.

HIGH JUMP: I , Prill (Lin.); 2, Wakeley (Gr.); 3, Vernon (S.H .). Height: 1.55 metres. loNG JUMP: I, Odogwu (B,); 2, Wakeley (Gr.); 3, Howard (M.). Distance: 5.08 metres.

TRIPLE JUMP: I, Howard (M.); 2, Ajose-Alatise (B.); 3, Odogwu (B.). Distance: 11.94 metres.

SHOT: I , Barton, S. (M.a.); 2, Short (T.); 3, Co llins (W.). Distance: 10.55 metres.

DISCUS: I, Barton, S. (M.a.); 2, Crick more (M.O.); 3, Collin s (W.). Distance: 41.94 metres (Record).

JAVELIN: I , Barton, S. (M.a.); 2, Dyke (Lin.); 3, Presland (M.). Distance: 37.06 metres.

RELAY (4 x 100 metres): I , Broughton; 2, Tradescant; 3, Linacre. Time: 49.2 secs.

Intermediates 100 METRES: I, Mbu (Gal.); 2, Briggs (Gr.); 3, Stewart (T,). Time: 11.3 secs.

200 METRES: I, Ogburn (M.O .); 2, Stewart (T.); 3, Kenworthy (M.). Time: 25.5 sees.

400 METRES: I, Colley (S.H.); 2, Oliver (S.H.); 3, Crompton (Lin.). Time: 59.2 secs.

800 METRES: I, Coll ey (S.H.); 2, Cameron (B.); 3, Oliver (S.H.). Time: 2 min. 20.8 sees.

1500 METRES: I, Colley (S.H.); 2, Cameron (B.); 3, Brook (Ga\.). Time: 4 min. 32 sees.

HURDLES (100 metres): 1, Darko, R. (Gr .); 2, Britt (Lin.); 3, Pritchard (M:). Time: 16.7 sees .

HIGH JUMP: I, Lerche (B.); 2, Barron (Lin.); 3, Macpherson (T.). Height: 1.56 metres. loNG JUMP: I, Wakeley, A. (S.H.); 2, Stewart (T.); 3, Houlston (B.). Distance: 5.06 metres.

TRIPLE JUMP: I, Phillips (W .); 2, Darko, R. (Gr .); 3, Lerche (B.). Distance: 11.68 metres.

SHOT: I, Mbu (Ga\.); 2, Darko, M. (Gr.); 3, Jenkins (Gr.). Distance: 12.87 metres.

DISCUS: I, Mbu (Ga\.); 2, Ward (M.); 3, Houlston (B.). Distallce: 40.26 metres (Record).

JAVELIN: I, Darko, M. (Gr .); 2, Jenkins (Gr.); 3, Brook (Ga\.). Distance: 38.85 metres.

RELAY (4 x 100 metres): I, School House; 2, Broughton; 3, Tradescant. Time: S 1.4 sees.

Juniors 100 METRES: I, Wilson (Gal.); 2, Edwards (B.); 3, Keen (T.). Time: 12.5 secs.

200 METRES: I, Philpott (W .); 2, Morgan (Gal.); 3, Leathem (Ga\.). Time: 27.9 secs.

400 METRES: I, Jack son, S. (Lin.); 2, Wi lson (Gal.); 3, Zamblera (B.). Time: 63 sees.

800 METRES: I, Jack son, S. (Lin.); 2, Leathem (Gal. ); 3, Philpott (W.). Time: 2 min. 29.2 secs.

1500 METRES: I, Leathem (Gal.); 2, Duerinckx (B.); 3, Mickleburgh (8.). Time: 5 min. 23.7 sees.

HURDLES (80 metres): I, Zamblera (B.); 2, Moore (Lin.); 3! Edwards (B.). Time: 14.1 sees.

HIGH JUMP: I , Solaru (Lx.); 2 = , Barry (M.O.) a nd Will iams (B.). Height: 1.52 metres. loNG JUMP: I, Hall (Lin.); 2, Zamblera (B.); 3, Adebajo (W.). Distallce: 4.10 metres.

TRIPLE JUMP: I, Adebajo (W .); 2, Hall (Lin.); 3, Williams (B.). Distallce: 9.56 metres.

SHOT: I, Mamari (B.); 2, Bagshaw (B.); 3, Hansen (Lin.). Distallce: 10.28 metres.

DISCUS : 1, Mamari (B .); 2, Pitki n (S.H.); 3, Kruger (B.). Distance: 24 .35 met res.

JAVELIN: I, Bagshaw (B.) ; 2. Barry (M.O.); 3, Mamari (B.). Distallce: 27.40 metres.

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House Championship Results (First five) I, Bro ughto n, 217 points; 2, Linacre, 106V2 points; 3, Marlowe, 84 points; 4, Galpins, 79 poi nt s; 5, School Ho use, 73 points.

Victor Ludorurn

S. G. R. G. Banon (M.O.).

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ATHLETICS STANDARDS COMPETITION: I, Linacre.

SHUlTLE RELA YS COMPETITION: I, Broughton, 48 points; 2, Marlowe, 45 points; 3, Linacre, 44 points.

Boat Club 1st YIII Midday on Easter Monday saw twelve oarsmen , one cox and one coach assembled outside Jesus College Boat House, Cambridge. This was to be the venue for five and a half arduous days of training on the Cam during which it was hoped that the 1st VIII would gain experience, skill, fitness and speed in greater measure than had been gained in the previous term; we also still had a crew to select. The stay in Cambridge was most successful ; on the water the crew that emerged from the squad of twelve looked far more encouraging than the crew that had rowed in the Heads Season; off the water the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Ackers in accommodating the squad was marvellous and the presence of a fair on Mid-Summer Common did much to enliven the evenings.

On the May Day holiday, unrecognised by the rest of the School, the 1st VIII went to the Metropolitan Regatta at Thorpe Water Park. Hard work was rewarded with a win in Senior ' C' VIlIs. The sheer determination that had gained us victory at the Met. proved not to be enough at Thames Ditton Regatta and we lost in the second round of Senior 'C' VIlIs to Walbrook R.C. (B .P. ) by one foot.

After two regattas, it was apparent that the crew tended to lose coherence under pressure and as a result , with great reluctance, I made two changes. The crew that went to Cambridge Regatta was significantly more polished but a week spent concentrating on rhythm and run had taken the edge off it and another disappointment resulted.

The three weeks between Cambridge and National Schools' Regatta mark a historic development in rowing at King's. The 1st and 2nd VIlIs were able to train together, working side by side in everything they did. This tremendous opportunity was made possible by Messrs. Brett and Co. very generously allowing us to use the Lake at Westbere. It is greatly to be hoped that this will be the beginning of the Club moving to Westbere although there is still a long way to go before this dream is realised.

With the spur of constant competition in training the 1st VIII went to Nottingham for the National Schools' Regatta in good heart. Unfortunately Nottingham did its worst and the 1st VIII failed to qualify for the final of the Child-Beale Cup, the boat being nearly water-logged by the very rough water.

There was little time to restore the crew's confidence before we had to accept a much reduced training programme because of 'A' Levels. Nevertheless , by the time the crew went to Henley for the Special Race for Schools it was a more coherent, faster and more aggressive unit than at any time in the year. It was, therefore, unfortunate that we drew the eventual winners, Shrewsbury, in the first round.

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If the results seem rather mediocre, I feel it needs to be strongly said that this very inexperienced crew developed, through the summer, to the very best of its ability and despite many frustrations, I have both enjoyed coaching it and am proud of what I know was its very real achievement.

The following rowed in the 1st VIII this term: Bow, Martin Dunning, *2, Toby Williamson, **3, Nick Wilkin, 4, Sean James, 5, Bruce Watson, 6, John Odgers, 7, Jeremy Hudson, Stroke, Paul Billinghurst, Cox, David Wil)iams. * Paul Rose at the Metropolitan and Thames Ditton Regattas. ** Gordon Canning at the Metropolitan and Thames Ditton Regattas.

R.M.H.

2nd VIII This term has been one of mixed fortunes; for the first three weeks the coach was incapacitated and, as a consequence, trials for places in the boat had to be cancelled. Although, in retrospect, I am not convinced we had the best possible crew, there was no time for subsequent crew changes once I was back in act ion, apart from such as ~ ere im posed upon us by o utside factors . I am grateful to the Revd. P. J. O. Allen and Mr. C. J. Perry for keeping an eye o n the 2nd VIII at the beginning of term, and under whose auspices the eight went to Mortlake and Thames Oilton Regattas . At the former they were beaten by the 1st VIlIs of Latymer Upper School (rowing on their home water) and , a lillie surprisingly, by the King's School, Ely. At Thames Ditton . Eton's 3rd VI II proved to be too fast for them.

For Cambridge Regatta the VIII split into two fours, not entirely disadvantageously, since Wilkin and Will iamson departed for the 1st VIII and Lewis took to his sick·bed. One IV, comprising A. Smith, MacDonald, Graham and Freeland, coxed by Cowpla nd , had the misfortune to race against a IV from Eton's 1st VIII and were decisively beaten.

The other IV, co mprising C. Smith , Rose, Cann ing and Hanslip, coxed by Waggott, survived two rounds against Sid ney Sussex College, Cambridge and Berkhamsted School, before being beaten by Windsor Boys' School.

And so to the Natio nal Schools' Regatta at Nottingham, wit h yet another crew change, as Can ning decided he could n't face the pace of the 2nd VIII and his seat was taken over by Lewis. As us ual at Nottingham, co ndition s during the middle of the day were bad and in the first heat of the Elsenham Cup the 2nd VIII were beaten by Eton and Hampton, but beat Cheltenham College to earn a place in the final which was won by Radley from Eton, Shrewsbury and Hampton, with King's in 5t h place, beati ng Bedford School; a creditable performance considering the changes that had had to be made, the last wit hin a wee k of departi ng fo r Nottingham.

Crew (at Nottingham): A. Sm ith , MacDonald, Lewis, Rose, Graham, Freeland, C. Smith, Hanslip, Waggott, Cox. R.Y.J.B.

Junior Under-IS The Schoo ls' Head race at the end of the Lent Term showed this crew "fo be amongst the top half-dozen in its class, yet, by half·term, they were rather depressed; to the semi-final at Mort lake, and knocked out in the first round at Thames Ditto n and Cambridge Regattas- not what they had ex pected.

The first problem was the absurdly short Summer Term; any you ng crew needs time to consolidate a good basic tech ni que that will stand up under the pressure of a race (always diffic ul t at the GUller, where it is im possible to race side-by·side). Th is crew had only fou r outi ngs before their Tirst regatta: it is hardly a surprise that their starts let them down at Mortlake-t his didn't really come right until after half·ter m. As well as this they had no chance to practice gelt ing back at a crew who had got ahead. Thus it was bad luck, two o utings later, to get the back station on the staggered start at Thames Ditton: some ro ugh water allowed Winchester to add a quarter of a length to their advantage, and King's rowed the course three·quarters of a length down (at a rating three pips lower!) not knowi ng how to get back.

This lack of time was bad enough, but added to that we had ill ness . .. the day before Mortlake Alex Howard (showing the co·ordination and balance needed by all great oarsmen) fe ll down stairs, putting himself out of action : three days before Cambr idge, Bill Scoones went down with a kidney infection. Jon Denham did his best as sub· st itute, but as he hadn't taken pari in any of the season's training, it 's no surprise that he ran out 01" steam, so to speak, in the races. Did n't get very far on his bike, either.

But in fact they didn't have to be too ashamed of their record; true they only managed seven strokes at Cambridge before one yo ung enth usiast threw himself bac k off his seat altogether (don 't worry, Ben, I won't tell them who it was) and then demanded a re-row. Cu nn ing tactics-but not correct. Altho ugh Radley had therefore won, they came back and , showing com mendable good sportsmanship, gave us a race. Here (despite not having our fu ll crew) we held Rad ley for the first 600 metres, and only lost by a length-to o ne of the st rongest J . 15 crews around.

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So when, arter halr~ term, it seemed no¡one in the crew had tri p ped over themselves whilst co nt racting malaria , there was a brigtllening hope ror Notti ngham-supported by one or two very enco uraging outings. Sadly, however, it soon became clear that Scoo nes had not recovered rro m his inrection, a nd he had to go orr games the day berore we left for Nott ingham . To give them a chance to get somewhere, we went in for the 'B' divisio n- but the idea that the Fates had it in for us seemed supported by the terri ble conditions o n the d ay. But a t last they decided to show Fate who was the boss.

In the first ro un d they showed that they co uld pull somc rea ll y lo ng, solid strokes and cont ro l the boat in the rough water-a vit a l ad vantagc ovcr some biggcr crews who could n' t copc wi th the co nditions. They p ulled a head of Etan, Radley a nd Shrewsbury by the half-way mark and then (wi th the first three getting to the fin al) relaxcd allowing Eton to get by-b ut at a fa r higher rating.

They were in an appalling state of nerves before the Final as they lined up with Monkton Combe, Radley, Eton, Pa ngbourn e a nd Abingdon, but they made a nice start a nd, wi th a well-execut ed carly sprin t, were a lengt h up at the half-way m ar k. Here o ne or the crew (remembering the need for a neat appearance) stopped rowing 10 tuc k in his vest.

Per haps he relt the ot her crews needed a bit of help. After that the coach hard ly dared watch; 100 metres rrom the end Eto n put in a superb sprin t which drew them up level- if not a little ahead-but in the last moment s King's put in a fina l burst to win the Cup by a third of a length. A most thrilling race-and in a time that wo uld have put them well up in the 'A' divisio n. Not bad fo r a 'depleted ' crew a nd surely confirmation that, whcn up 10 strength, this is indeed o nc or the top hair-d ozen crcws in their age grO llp . They managcd this wit h allt hc odds stacked again st them, so, alt ho ugh thcy have much sti ll to put right, I do ho pe they will stay together. (Aft er a ll , next season it must bc their tu rn fo r a bit of good luck!) Some may find physical size a n ultimat e limiting factor-b ut they've the makings of a fightin g, winning 1st

VII I. Crew lists are below: I will only add that our sympathy wcnt to Bill Scoones-very bad luck to do all the work and then have to watch from the side as the crew got their medals-and wish good luck to Nick Strange a nd Richard (wh o knows about rowing) Hill s, who are entering the J .16 d o uble sc ulls at the Natio nal Championships; ambitious, but they have great determination and considerable skill ; if they can hold things toget her ror the fu ll 15OOm. course I suspect that they could surprise the oppositi o n (and even themselves!). Certa inl y their sk ill has provided a so lid roundatio n for the whole boat; Nick Strange never said much, but gave leadershi p at st roke by sheer hard work and determinatio n- fa r morc effect ive Ihan words. Richard-well , he ' ll make a great bow ma n in any VIII. (What'S that, Richard? I can't quite hear ... ) The Crew: Stroke N. St ra nge, B. Ridgwell , J. Bartlett, R. Hills , W. Scoon es, A. Howard, M. Just ice, Bow J. Oyler, Cox R. Harris. At Mortl ake, J. Denh am su bstituted ror Howard; at Ca mbridge and Notti ngham ror Scoones.

S. l .G.

Junior 14 VIII This year has seen the innovat ion of a 'B' VIII to occupy and train a larger number of promising oarsmen. Wh ile it was not always easy to devote as much time as we sho uld have li ked to basic train ing at Fordwich, it was all useful experience for the oarsmen a nd will, we hope , encourage them to com pete ror places in futu re Vili s.

At Thames Ditton Regatta the' A' crew were drawn against a stro ng Radley VIII who were just pulli ng away from us when o ur No. 7's seat broke a fitting and we could do no more than limp ho me. This inauspicious start was not exactly redeemed when we lost to the Radley 'B' crew the follow ing week at Cambridge . But some intensive technique training produced a much better ro w against SI. Pau l's at Wa lton, even if we co uld not manage to defeat them. The 'B' crew in the meantime competed gall ant ly at both Ca mbridge and Wal to n but lacked the weight and power to make much impression on their opponents.

The Nat ional Schoo ls' Regatta at Nottingham was not able for a fe rocious head-wind wh ich made nightmarish conditions at the start, but at the same time gave our 'A' crew the steady ing inOuence which they needed. In thei r fir st race they were ort en in the lead but could not qu ite stave off a challenge fr o m Latymer Upper who were in a more she ltered lane . This was nevertheless a fine performance which left Sh ipl ake and King's Wimbledon struggling far behind. We did not quit e fin d the same fo rm fo r the fin al , just losing a most exciting ba ttle for third place. However, th e crew are to be congratula ted o n their racing spirit and o n the good progress made o ver the term .

'A' Crew: Bow, R. Assadourian; 2, C. R. J . Collyer (R . J. C. Elliott at Nottin gham); 3, J . Norri s; 4, G. R. E. Smit h; 5, A. H. Shaw ; 6, J. C. Hamlin; 7, S. W. P. Webb; Stroke, S. A. Wright; Cox, P. B. Langmuir.

'B' Crew: Bow, J. S. Co usins; 2, J . G. Bcndien and S. Gambi ni; 3, M . J . L. Bashaa rat; 4, J. D. Foord; 5, 1. J. L. Firth; 6, R. J. C . Elliott; 7, A. T. T . Presto n; Stroke, A. G. Crawley; Cox, J. R. Whittlesea.

D.S.G., S.W.w.

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JOHN SMITH (PIANO)-1981 WINNER OF THE CARBONI CUP FOR THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED PERFORMANCE IN THE HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITION. (Ken/ish Gazette) (Above right)

HAVE MEN WILL TRAVEL-MISS

WORLD. (By courtesy 0/ Ricemans) (Right)

PRETTY PICTURES-MR. LIONEL MURRAY. (David Warr)

House IVs The House IVs Trophy was won by Marlowe. The crew had two close races, against Walpole in the semi-final and against Schoo l House in the final.

The Gardener Cup for Junior Under 14 Sculls The Gardener Cup was won by J . Hamlin (Tradescant) fro m S. Webb (School House).

O.K.S. v K.S.C. Each team boated two crews and the four race match was won by the School by th ree races to one. My thanks to Stuart Wigfall (O.K.S.) for organising the fixt ure this year.

National Rowing Championships, 1981 It was regrettable that the team we took to the Championships this year was so small because if more people had gone there would be more people in the Club who would bel ieve that Nottingham is not the awful , windswept place that it usually is.

Justin Hanslip entered Junior Under 16 Sculls and he scu lled very well in his heat to go straight into the sem i-finals.

Unfortunately he fail ed to quali fy for the final by one second but he scu lled better than he had ever done before and in an event with almost thirty entries his performance was very pleasing.

Our Junior Under 15 Double Scull of Richard Hills and Nick Strange set themselves an ambitious task in entering the Junior Under 16 event. Although competing against scullers a year older than themselves the double looked mature and racy and it was only just that their magnificent perfo rmance sho uld have been rewarded wit h the Silver Medal- indeed, at one stage in the race, it looked as if Gold might have been possible. Mr. Butt will be well pleased with the result of this young crew which he coached for a fortn ight before the event.

Congratulations The whole Club extends its congratu lations to Richard Yonge (O.K.S.) who won the Grand Challenge Cup at Hen ley Royal Regatta this year rowing for Ox fo rd University/Thames Tradesmen.

Canoe Club ~.

The Summer Term, as always, attracted many people in to the Canoe Club, and Barker, our captain, is to be congratulated on the enthusiastic and efficient way he organ ised the training of the novices amongst them.

A squad of nine was for med to train for the vario us competi tions held during the term. On 10th June at Yalding, Brook beat his record of last year to win the K.S.C.A. long distance race there, with A. Wilson coming second , and a good representat ion by the rest of the squad in the fir st ten.

For the fou rth year running we competed at Shepperton B.C.U, Novice Slalom, It was quite a jump in standard fr om th e sluice gates aro und Canterbury, and alt hough we had a practice at Shepperton the wee k before, the performa nces were quite modest. However, on 29th June the whole squad put in much better times, and Brook achieved the goal of promotion to Division 4.

This leaves us in a strong position for next year as we shall have a relatively young team with some experience of major competitions, We hope that by next summer we shall have much-needed replacements for our slalom competition boats, The strength of canoeing at I .K.S. is having a considerable effect on our Clu b, as well-trai ned and competitive canoeists come up into the Sen ior School, and the emphasis is shift ing more and more to a club that trains seriously for competitions, both slalom and long-d istance. However, there will always be room for the boy or girl who wishes just occasionall y to take a boat out fo r fun, We would li ke to thank Mr. Phi lip Edmonds for hi s invaluable work in repairing our boats and Richard Barker for all he has done for the Canoe Cl ub.

M.l.V" M.O.D.

23 1 FLAT OUT-THE 1981 KING'S WALK. (Kentish Gazette, Simon Howard)

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Fencing Club The Under-14 Kent Schoolboys Foil Cham pi onshi p was held soon after the beginni ng of term and O ll f Junio rs, although som ewhat o ut o f pract ice, acquitted themselves very cred itably. M. Mort lock, O. Evans a nd A. Pitkin gai ned thi rd , fourth and sixth places respectively. and R. Appleyard and L. Humberstone reached the sem i-finals. This was a good effort by the King's compet itors which won them the Mallet Team Troph y by a large margin.

The ann ua l O.K.S. mal ch was again held on the Green Court a nd drew a large aud ience of in Ie rested spectators. With an O.K.S. contingent of eight fe ncers we were able to have a 1st and 2nd team match at all three weapons which prod uced plent y of fight ing for everyone. The 1st team event was very hard -fought and the School did well to win by 14 bo ut s to 13. The 2nd team m atch was equa lly close except for the sabre event where the O.K.S. gained a 7-2 victo ry a nd despite being defeated by 6 bout s to 3 in the 2nd epee won this match 15- 12, having had a furth er success of 5-4 in the foil.

Th e final overall resu lt showed the O. K.S. a head by 28 bo ut s to 26 after a most exciting a ftern oon's fe ncin g.

Teams: K.S.c.: J. E. A. Short (Capt.), A. Duncan, C. Moore, J. Stern , S. W. Tham, M. Macpherson and H. Houl ston. o.KS: R . Macfarla ne (Capt.), J . Eden, N. Olympi tis, J. Griggs, R. Ho ulston, P. Keating, A . Damon a nd M .

Whitehead.

This term we say good bye to o ur Captain of Fencing, Adam Short , who has shown himself to be one of the School's best ever all-round performers a nd a most efficient captain. Also leaving are A lex Duncan, Charles Moore a nd Juli an Stern, who have all fen ced with dist inction and had a good measure of success in school matches and County compet itio ns . We wish th em well and hope they will visit us for the O.K. S. match in the future.

Finall y, to set the record straight, I wou ld like to confirm that the fir st boy to win a ll three Ind ividual Count y Schoolboys Champio nships was Tim Howard -Jones (O. K.S. ) in 1963 and this event hera lded a period of outstandin g success for King's fencers. On ly two ot her boys have ach ieved this distinct ion. The second was Sina Do rud i (O.K.S. ) in 1976, and the third, our present Captain of Fencing, Adam Short. I hope we can cont inue to produce fence rs of such allround abilit y. ..

M.E.M.

Golf Club This term we have enjoyed reasonable success in matches a t some excellent co urses, in clud ing the great Royal St. George's link s at Sandwich , ven ue of the British Open th is year.

Results: Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2. v St. Lawrence at Royal C inque Ports. Won 5 V2-V2. v To nbridge at Royal St. George's. Lost 0- 6. v C ranleigh al Piltdown . Lost 2- 4. v O.K.S . at Canterbury . Won 4Y2-3 VL v C ranbrook at Littlestone. Won 6- 0.

A team of three entered for bot h the AER Lingus Schools ' and the Kent Schools' Championsh ips, but on neither occasio n could all three players achieve their best (J . Smit h 82 a t AER Lingus, S. Lerche 81 at Kent Schools).

The Int er- House Golf Tournament at Prince's , Sandwich, was, as a lways, a very enjoyable occasion. Ou r thanks go to the O.K.S. Golfing Society for its genero us prizes, to Mr. and Mrs. Sta nger for coming to help a nd enco urage the com petitors, and to Ann Arnold for making the delightfu l cakes wit h which the winn ers, Gra nge, were presented.

There was qu ite a good King 's entry for the O.K.S. Cup at Canterbury a nd a ltho ugh it was won by a local member, Cameron cam e second with net 64 and Richards third with net 66, both commendable scores.

We are grateful to Mr. Charles Allen for coaching beginners golf o n Birley's and to the O.K .S. for the supply of 200 practice balls. Club membersh ip for King's boys at Canterbury is fu ll , wit h a wai ting list.

Finally, congrat ulat io ns must go to J . Mama on being appointed Captain o f Go lf fo r next year, and a wa rm thank you must go to Mr. Craik fo r arranging all our fi xt ures and transporting us to them.

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Team: J. Smith, Barton, Mama, Lerche, R. Smith, Richards, Andrews, Hill , Hodgson.

First Colours were awarded 10: J . R. W. G. Sm ith .

Minor Sports Colours were awarded (0: Mam a, Lerc he a nd R. Sm ith.

J . R. W. G. SM ITH. I wo~ ld like to .add .my thanks to J o hn Smith for being an excellent Captain and ambassador fo r the Schoo l. Our good Wishes go with h im fo r success and our loss is the O.K.S. SocielY's gain. His reco rd o f holing in one in a match while at school will no doubt stand for ever.

J .J.D.C.

Swimming Club Th e season started rat her suddenly with o ur first matc h against Dulwic h on ly two days into the ter m, giving ~s no time to get fil. The subsequent matches came thick a nd fast, often all owing only one or two days in between 10 train seriously. Yet it turned out to be quite a good season wit h the team dashing lip to J. K. S. to tra in and winning matches furio usly in June. By Ju ly '0' and 'A' Level ma ni a was upon us a nd, often with wea ken ed sides, we were defeated narrowly by Eastbourne, Tonbridge and R .M .S. Dover. The stan dard of swim m ing in the school has been maintained wit h Macpherson, Cray, Phi lbi n, Shaw and Besly each break ing exist ing School Records.

We were glad to welcome th e cheerful Mr. Randa ll Thane as our new coach; he has made a n exce llent start to a d ifficult job. We have a ll benefited from the add iti o nal coaching given by Mr. Barh am a nd Mr. Ru ssell.

R. A. LA NGLEY (Captain), I. R . MACDONA w -$M1T H (Secretary) .

First Colours were awarded to: I . R. Macdonald -Smith , D. T. Dyke and M. S. Macpherson.

Second ColOllrs were awarded to: H . C. Walters and A. F. Philbin.

Team members: R . A. La ngley (Capta in ), M. B. Bugel (Vice-Captai n), I. R. Macdonald-Smith (Secretary), C. M. Breeze, I. R. C. Cray, D. T . Dyke , H . C. Waiters, M. S. Macpherson, A. F. Phil bi n, A. Barron, J . D. L. Ca rbon i, P. D. J . Reed , H. W. Lachlan, N. T. Ryan, S. O. Hancock, A. L. Shaw, M . J. Besly, T. J. Brook , S. A. J . Taylor, H. M. Beaug ie .

MATCH RESULTS

K.S. C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K.S.C. K. S.C.

v Du lwich . Lost by 14110 159 poi nts. v Westm in ster. Won by 125 to 75 po int s. v St. Lawrence. Won by 109 Vz to 89 V, poi nt s. v R.M .S. Dover. Won by 12 1 1079 po ints. v Sult on Vale nce. Won by 176 to III poi nt s. v Eastbourne Coll ege. Lost by 170 V, to 189Y, points. v Tonbridge. Lost by 146 Vz to 153poim s. v Kem College. Won by 157to 97 points. v R.M.S. Dover . Lost by 99Vz to lOO V2 po ints .

Pl ayed 9, Won 5, Losl4.

HOUSE COMPETITION R ESULTS

Water-Polo Grange beal Linacre in the final 4- 0.

ShuUle Relays I, Linacre, 27 pts.; 2, Grange, 22 pi S. ; 3, Galpin 's, 21 pt s.

Swimming Sta nd ards I, Linacre, Average points: 8 .7 per person.

2, Galpin's, Average po int s: 7.7 per person.

3, Tradescant, Average point s: 6.0 per person.

Swimming Sports I, Tradesca nl. 124 pts.; 2, Linacre, 11 9 pt s.; 3, M .O., 106 piS.; 4, Galpin 's, 78 pts .; 5, Bro ughl o n, 70 pts.; 6, School Ho use, 64 pts.; 7, Grange, 61 piS.; 8, LlI xmoore, 55 pts.; 9, Walpole, 36 pt s.; 10, Ma rlowe, 0 piS. 233

Tennis Club This has been a term of competent a ll -round achievement, the best features being \ st VI victories over Dulwich and Tonbridge. and a thrilling semi-final win in the Kent U . 16 Cup against a good Judd team.

For the first time since 1975, we faced a season without Malcolm Smith, but fortunately we had brother Gary, and the latter formed an excellent first pair with David Bloch. In particular, these two were convincing winners against Sevenoaks and Tonbridge. and I would like especially to acknowledge the very good service David Bloch has given school tennis during his four years in the 1st VI. As for Gary Smith, even if he as yet lacks Malcolm's application on court his easy service action and flashing for eha nd volley have meant that we have again been ab le to offer opponents and supporters alike the spectacle of shot -making of real class.

Peter Lewis, Mike Backhouse and Mark Cadman all played with great solidarity and gave the team its necessary backbone, whi lst Paul Mycroft and Ch ris Norton h it thunderbolts all over the place-some of them even into court!

Their outstanding performance was against the Judd Colts first pair, when they won the opening set 7-6 on a 14- 12 tiebreak, led 2- 0 in the next set but lost eight games in a row, and then pulled the final set back for an 8- 6 victory from 5- 3, 30- 0 down. If they ca n consistently find that sort of form next year, they and our stead ier players might help us to an outstanding season. In the Colts team too, Marcus Dalrymple,Tim Reeves and Paolo Mondadori all made a marked improvement, and our Kent Final with Sevenoaks was a much closer match than the eventual score indicates.

After functioning since 1969, the House League was laid to rest this year, and an ambit ious full Inter-House Competition was launched, involving four senior and two junior singles, and two senior and one junior doubles. Though this proved testing administratively some j udicious scratching assisted The Grange and School House, the strongest sides, to the fina l, and this was won 5- 1 by The Grange after some well-contested matches.

1969 was also a year that three members of the O.K.S. team with whom we had an excellent match on the last Sunday of term, Nick Marshall, Richard Wohanka, and Sumant Dhamija, were of 1st VI vintage, and was besides the year that both Mr. Jackson and I joined the School. After twelve very happy years in charge of King's tennis, I now pass the main respons ibility on to Mr. Jackson. with every confidence.

In conclusion, I should like to say that we are full of admiration for Malcolm Sm ith's achievement in going straigh t out of school tennis and cricket into Kent's seven-man team for Group t of the Cou nty Tennis Championsh ip at Eastbourne. We much appreciated his playing the first pairs' rubber in the O.K .S. match before going off to Beckenham for a Kent fixture.

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Teams: 1st VI: D. M. Bloch and G. S. Smit h; P. J. Lewis and J. D. Watt; M. D. R. Backhouse and M. R. Cadman.

2nd VI: N. W. S. Clements, E. B. Haile . R. E. Bastin, R. A. C reasy. F. J. Lunn. S. H. Bayly, J. P. Scully.

Colts VI: G. S. Smit h, C. J. R. Norton, P. J. Mycroft, M. Dalrymple, T. W. J. Reeves, P. Mondadori .

Thejollowing also represented the School: G. A. Cunl iffe, R. J. L. FitzMau rice, N. Mondadori , M. M. Blumeris, W. H. Jenney, J. B. Shorten, G. L. G. Ev ison, M. F. Voigts, J. A. C. Norris, H. R. Tugman, M. A. W. Kent and J. N. W. Cunliffe.

RESULTS

1st VI Glanvill Cup, Round 1 (A) vSevenoaks. Lost 1-2. v Skinners. Won 3-0. v Judd. Won 3-0.

Friendlies v Simon Langton (H). Won 5- 4. v Sevenoaks (A). Lost 2-7. v Dulwich (A). Won 5- 4. v Dover (H). Won8- 1. v S1. Edmund's (H). Won 3 Vz-2YL v Kent College (A). Won 5-4. v Tonbridge (H). Won 5-4. v Eastbourne (H). Lost 1- 8. v St. Lawrence (A). Lost 4-5. v S1. Edmund's (H, singles). Won 7Vz-4Y2. v O.K.S. Lost 4 - 5.

Mixed VI vTheCommon Room. Drawn 3-3.

Junior Colts VI v Dulwich (H). Won 6 1/ z-2Y2. v Tonbridge (A). Lost 4- 5.

2nd VI vSevenoaks (H). Lost 0- 9. v Dulwich (A). Lost 4-5. v Dover (H). Drawn 3- 3. v S1. Lawrence (A). Lost 1-5. v Tonbridge (H). Lost 2-7. vSt. Edmu nd 's (H). Lost 3-6. vThe Common Room. Won 4 1;2 - 2 Y2.

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K.C.L.T.A . U.16Cup Rd. 2 vSt. Lawrence (A). Won 5- 1.

Semi-final v Judd (A). Won 4- 2.

Final v Sevenoaks (H). Lost 1- 5.

Friendlies

v Simon Langton (H). Won 9- 0. v Sevenoaks (A). Lost 3- 6. v Dulwich (H). Won 5- 4.

v Kent College (H). Won 4- 1. v Tonbridge (A). Lost 2- 7. v Eastbourne (H) . Won 5-4.

Girls' Games Hockey Since Ch ristmas we have had an active program me of hockey, netball and tennis fixtures.

Although three of our h?ckey matches were cancelled in the Lent Term, a successful day was had by our Vl b member~ of the team B;t Nomngtoll College of P.~. where Marijke Volger, Debbie Warren-Smith Caroline Li g htowler Starah anbd taught techntcal sk ills, positional play a nd tactical moves . We are looking forward o reapmg t e ene It 0 their tram 109 next term.

An enjoyable morning was also had at Folkestone G.S. for the Kent Schools Hockey Tournament Althou h we lost three played, a feature of these Preliminary Rounds was the appearance of of the on\',ehnt Ok ur Lady heavil y disgUised as Mr. John Parker, celebrated coach to the 3rd XI and vice-umpire of King's G Ir s oc ey tea m.

Pdlay wadS a ~ i t erratic during. the term but o nce the ball was retrieved by the defence the forwa rds played well together an move qUIckly down the field: they were un lucky with their scor ing.

Colours were a.warded 10: Susan Lines, Hannah Pat rick, Alison Parrott and Philippa Collyer all of whom served the t~am well f?r their two years at the School. Spec ia l mention should be made of newcomer Sia~ Elin Griffith who has s ow n co nsIderable talent for Goal-keeping. Her quick eye and sure footwork have saved many certain goals.

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Fiona Thompson, Sall y Jones, Anna Young, also played.

RESULTS

v University of Kent. Lost 0- 2. v Kent College. Draw n 2- 2.

Netball y ~1~~k:~~~~:t~p~~sT~: :~t~u~~a~?~~~gr~~it~l t~~c:~~~'~~~;ce::s ~~~~'g~~~ ~a".l /ina ll w0!1 throdugh J;~h~~~:~~i~~ team together and was a lwa at h d h US1 ves, capt am an centre, who held the r~~~l~~~l~~J~~;s\~~~t~~ ~{~~~e~!~~:~; i~~~~~;::;~!!~b~~~t::r;:i;r=rt~;~~~~~~;t~~le:i~~:;t~n~a~;~i; ~~ir rom our experienced opponent s who seemed to be able to extend the court's dimensions and create ~pacei.u ge moves . Of ou r four netball fixtures !n the Lent Term, we beat Dover College and lost to Cranbrook W

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Sarah Snoxall , Lindsay Bourne also played.

RESULTS

vCranbrook. Lost 7- 26. v Dover College. Won 13- 10. v Wye College. Lost 9- 21. v Folkestone G.S. Lost 15- 29.

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Tennis The very short tenni s season seemed even shorter this term wit h just over four playing we~ks ?e~ore half-term. As half-term seems to be the end of the season as far as the,girls are concerned, espec~all y those d,OIng A: .Levels, there \~as little time for practice. coaching or even games agamst each other to establish compat ible pamngs and relative standards.

We were fortunate (0 beal Fclsted and Kent College narrowly and we had a very good gam,c a,gainsl Scvenoaks \,vhich resulted in a draw. Our matches against Folkcstonc G.S. and Dover College seemed (0 be wlthm our grasp but slipped away a ft er subslalllialicads.

Just four days after the beginning of term we played the prelimina~y round of the Aberdare ~~p at Bcncnden. I! was a pity we didn't have time to pract ice for this event as we were up agamst some very good OPPOSition. We lost heavily to Tonbridgc G.S. and Benenden but had a very close ga me with Cranbrook, losing narrowly.

Our team this year was potentially a good onc with Marijke Volger replacing her sist:r Annett.e. Marijke and Sian Elin Griffith both produced some strong, well-placed ground strokes and ac.curate servlce~. Their game nuct uated a litt lc but they were both capable of some exciting play and thcy managed to Will most of theIr matches. Tara ~erlocher and Mary Mallinson at second pair werc steady , consistent playcrs and produccd so me good results: OU.r capt~ l n, Clare Lasbrey, was only able 10 play in a couple of mat ches but NIcola Crow was our most regular player III third pai r.

The Inter -House Tennis Compctition was again dividcd into two groul?s and the win n7rs of each group were Broughton and School House. They are joint holders of the Ho use Cup as thclr match resulted In a draw.

The leam was: Marijke Volger and Sian Eli!, Griffith;. Mary Mallin~on and Tara Herlocher; Nicola Crow, Clare Lasbrey, Emma Denne, Karen Finsaas, Susan Lllles, Dcbble Warren-Smith, and Susan Edwards also played.

RESUI.TS

v Folkesto ne. Lost 4-5. vSevenoaks. Drawn 4 Vz-4 Vl. v Kent College. Won 5- 4. v Dover Coll ege. LosI4-5. v Felsled. Won 5- 4. v Simon Langton. Lost 3- 6. vO.K.S. Won I Yl-Vz.

Abcrdarc CUI) v Benenden. Lost 0 - 3. v To nbridge G.S. Lost 0 -3. vCranbrook. Lost 1- 2.

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KING'S WEEK 1981 LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST The garden of St. Augustine's formed a perfect setting for this year's main King's Week production, Love's Labour's Lost. There was a real bank for Jaquenetta and Costard to roll upon, a giant tree for Berowne to climb and hide in, a diminutive and rather coy Cupid to provide a focus for the action, and, behind, as 'scena', the great ruined wall of St. Augustine's Abbey, to remind us of one of Shakespeare's major themes-the triumph of Time.

For as well as being 'a pleasant conceited comedy' the play also has tragic overtones which look right forward to the end of the Bard's career, especially perhaps to The Winter's Tale. Its title, although partly ironical, seems intensely pessimistic: the labour of love is to no avail, it is defeated before even being embarked upon , not only by time but also by that human self-regard which fal sifies what it worships.

We have made a great mess of love Since we made an ideal of it wrote D. H. Lawrence in a quite different idiom. So, while the main impression the play conveys is one of exuberant energy-the celebration, among other things, of language itself-the young Lord Berowne in particular has to learn how apt language is to deceive, and to become a vehicle for self¡deception: Taffeta phrases ... Figures pedantical-these summer flies Have blown me full of maggot ostentation.

There in a nutshell is the reason for the play's unexpected ending, the news, arriving in the midst of the yokels' romp, that the Princess's father has died; followed by the two beautiful songs of the owl and the cuckoo. Spring follows Winter but Winter also follows Spring. The tragi-comic balance was very well caught in this production by the sudden chill which followed the entrance of the messenger, Monsieur Marcade, in a monk's habit, as well as by the haunting effect of the songs, here spoken to a musical accompaniment composed by Anthea Wilcock.

Walter Pater, that distinguished O.K.S., was surely right" to see in the character of Berowne 'perhaps a reflex of Shakespeare himself, when he has jus become able to stand aside from and estimate the first period of his poetry'.

The lightness of touch and sophistication which the play calls for is hard to reconcile with the need to project the voice in the open air. All credit therefore to the cast of this, usefully abridged, production, who remained audible, convincing in movement and gesture, and seemed to be enjoying the playas much as the audience were. Mark Davis as King Ferdinand was both authoritative and magnanimous, timing his speeches well. Berowne (Gordon Tees) made the pain of being in love almost physical (as indeed it often is). Toby Stevenson's Don Armado was robustly melancholic and perplexed, while Rexford Darko as Boyet, magnificent in a furred gown, had a clear voice and made some striking entrances and exits. The princess (Sarah Cranfield) and her ladies were elegant and self-possessed, while Fiona Andry's frisky Jaquenetta made one wonder why love at Court had to be so verbal a matter, communicated by letter and by sonnet.

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one imagines them from the text-which is no easy task. Stefan Schwartz:s Costard was wily and Simon Young's Dull seraphic in his ignorance of all the long words bemg bandied a~ound him . Nicholas Barham played a sprightly Moth, remarkmg of the supposed scholars, They have been at a great feast oflanguages and stol'n the scraps'.

The grouping was well managed , as was all the comic stage business including t~e knockabout play within the play. Sir Nathaniel's exit as. Alexander. in a suit of a~mour swmgl~g on the gate was inspired. If the pace did begin to flag a httle two thuds through (It revlve~ agam on the entry of the Lords as Muscovites) and if the costumes, partlcularly the dressmg-gown-hke garments of the Lords and Don Armado, might have emph~sised more clearly the .contrast between Court and country, nevertheless Mr. Andrew Dobbm and Mr. Peter Bro dl~ as. codirectors deserve congratulations. Productions in which such high standards are mamtamed from one year to the next are not easy to achieve, especially within a tight rehearsal schedule .

The seeming naturalness and fluency of the result, as well as the concentration of the actors at each moment, which is so necessary on an open stage, tend to conceal all the hard work which has brought this about.

Our court shall be a little academe, Still and contemplative in living art.

M.R.W.

HARLEQUINADE People often approach the Junior Play with something close to condescension-it is treated as being nothing more than a training-ground for future p~oductlOns: ThiS year Terence Rattigan's Harlequinade was the Junior Players' off~n~g, and It was a tnumphant rebuttal M any need for condescension. The impressive set, pro:mclal Palladian backdrop to the theatre m which the theatrical company are preparing for their openmg mght of Romeoand Juliet, was matched by some excellent acting. Sebastian Taylor as Arthur Gosport, an agemg Romeo. who remains collected despite the histrionics of the company, was suitably conscIOus. of the d!s.crepancy between age and rOle. So too was his Juliet , Alexander Shankland, whose J~xtaposltlons of irascible or emotional wife and 'tender girl' were impressive. 'What has real hfe got to d~ with the theatre?' was the distracted cry of the director, Darren Evans, and the answer to thiS came in the form of Arthur Gosport's past with the entrance of an unknown daughter and charges of bigamy . The daughter and her new husband were accurately portrayed, both m accent and in garish post-war clothes, by Marcus Dalrymple and Amlr. Gharagozlou, respectively. These central roles were backed up by equally accurat~ charactensatlOns, Dav~d Miller's hysterical Miss Fishlock and Tobit Curteis as the ,ubl.qUltous First Hal~erdler m particular. Thus whilst we were informed that the play was a hght-hearted romp, none of Rattigan's acerbic comments on provincial theatre were lost. The two producers, Mr. Peter Allen and Mr. Barry Duesbury, must be complimented on this very fine production .

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"LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME" CROSSES THE CHANNEL Chambord to Canterbury. Not such a far cry after all. The close-cropped lawns and the medieval majesty of the Cathedral judiciously chosen as the setting for this English language performance of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme provided an anachronistic yet appropriate echo of the lush Loire turf and the sober grace of the Renaissance chateau where, in October 1670, Moliere gave the first performance of this perennial satire of social ambition allied to cultural philistinism. Rumour has it that Louis XIV, who had commissioned a comedy-ballet as an entertai nment for the court, was scarcely amused. The King's School, on the contrary, gave a well-earned ovation to a polished performance which combined all the qualities of Moliere's comedy of manners and burlesque farce, directed by Mr. Mike Davies and Mr. Martin Miles , with Lully's elegant compositions, specially arranged by Mr. Robert Scott.

Like the waters of the Loire, time and society have moved on-gently or in flood - since the age of the Sun-King. Moliere's most memorable character, the pretentious and credulous Monsieur Jourdain, has no counterpart in M. Mitterand's France and even less so in Mrs. Thatcher's Britain. All the more remarkable therefore was the success of this abrid~ed production which ranged through the spectrum of humour from slap-stick to verbal wit, yet succeeded in pointing up distinctly modern types and vices-Nicole, the cheeky young girl with a cockney accent (Jane Graham-Maw), Dorante, the rake in his unscrupulous quest for pleasure (Robert Palmer), and Dorimene, the supercilious and bored young thing (Lucy Armitage). As comedy of manners and as farce, the success of the play inevitably hangs on the lead rOle, M. Jourdain, as he plunges even further into ridicule in his mindless pursuit of culture and 'people of quality'. Though physically cut out for a more dashing or heroic role, Stuart Whatton was at all times equal to the task of portraying this capricious ageing gentleman in his aping of the gentry. His character was quickly and convincingly sketched out in a series of farcical encounters with his tutors, played in magistral fashion by James Hargreaves (Music Master), Matthew Taylor (Dancing Master), Marc Robertson (Philosophy Teacher) and Julian Stern as the terrifyingly competent fencing master. Bringing variety of gesture and diction to his portrayal of this ridiculous yet complex character, Stuart Whatton managed to convey an illusion of comic inevitability to the highly unlikely Mamamouchi scene in which the gullible snob hands over his daughter to the 'Son of the Grand Turk' in return for a worthless title.

Regretfully, the part of Madame Jourdain was less over-played than misinterpreted by a rather shrill Susan Edwards. In Moliere's play, this level-neaded gentlewoman represented the common-sense values of her class and acted as a foil for he~husband 's ludicrous aspirations.

Among the many other supporting roles, one remembers the stage-presence and clarity of diction of Giles Cunliffe as the likeable yet roguish servant and Geoffrey McMahon's spirited rendering of the Mufti in the crucial final ceremony, a rOle originally held by Lully himself.

All credit then to the play's co-directors, Mr. Mike Davies and Mr. Martin Miles, for a coherent and complex production full of colourful antitheses, stage gags, and splendid costumes. The group scenes, and especially the magnificent Mamamouchi scene, were excellently coordinated thanks to a careful and full use of stage-space, entrances and props.

A final word for the musicians. Literary critics have often criticised Moliere's use of music and song, too frivolous they claim for a 'serious' satire. David Seers as musical director and singer, ably assisted by his musicians (a special tribute for the delicate authenticity of Simon Williamson's harpsichord), demonstrated that Lully's composition can constitute an integral part of this subtle and delightful depiction of human foibles .

GEORGE MORGAN

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The Serenade returned to its accustomed place in the Cloisters this year, as the evening was warm. The programme followed its usual pattern.; a little of everything, with the Chamber Choir (formerly called Madrigal Society) I;'redommanL Fro~ thIs chOl~ we heard musIc of many styles, ranging from Gesualdo (Dolclsslma mIG VIta), stIll aston~shmg after ne!,rly four centuries, to Alan Ridout, whose Multas per Ge~tes IS a spare, tnadlc, beautIful pIece. The English madrigalists were represented by Tomkms (We!'p no more), and the 20th centur,y pastoral school by Finzi (Clear and gentle stream). The first and last songs were from Elgar s Bavarian Highlands. Though labouring under the disadvantage of Lady Elgar's verses, Elgar wrote fluent, but not inspiring partsongs. The greatness of Elgar lies m hIs orchestral masterpieces, of course .

The Girls' Choir sung three songs of remarkably contrasting styles but in a uniformly mellifluous manner. There were two well-played instrumental works: a Sonata for four trombones by Gabrieli , and a Minuet and Trio for thre~ flutes by Kuhlau. In the latter Kathryn Rushton substituted at the last moment for Laurent MeIster, who had been taken Ill. There remains to be mentioned the Chamber Orchestra, who played a rarely heard Cassation of Mozart (K 63) under Paul NeviIle, and Holst's St. Paul's Suite, under David Goodes. Both works were given stylishly and cleanly.

D.L.

JAZZ AND GLEE CLUB CONCERT This year, the Glee Club joined the Jazz Club in concert; their style and music nicely complemented the jazz, and they were heard to full effect m the ShIrley Hall. These Clubs should continue to give combined concerts.

The Traditional Group is, quite rightly, the heart of the Jazz Club. From the first bars of Mississippi Mud onwards, the rhythm section (John. Smith (piano), Geoffrey McMahon (drums), Paul McGrath (bass) and Mike RIchards (gUItar)) combmed w~th the unobtrusIve precision which is essential to all good jazz groups. The old hands, John ;.vllkmsonon trum\let and Neil Wakefield on trombone, are now very accomplished jaZZmUslclan,s; their evoc~t~ve playing in Yellow Dog Blues was just a small sample from consIstently firm and sensItIve performances. In Dixieland and in Pol Stone's Moustache, we. enjoyed the relaxed ~nd flowmg saxophony of Patrick SturL After a slightly nervous start, MIchael Clarke on clannet showed that he too could play well; the group moved beautifully together in Dixie Joker , a~d in their last item Blues in C they really began to enjoy themselves, growls and all, throwmg up the images df sultry sire~s in smoky 'down-town' saloons, late-night dancers clinging, Bogart's one-word conversations . ..

BiIl McConnell on tenor sax replaced the clarinet to make up the King's Co~bo. Their music varied from the near-traditional Work Song by Nat Adderley, to the beaul1ful and nostalgIc cross-rhythms of Cherish; this was superbly played by. all four instrumentalists. The 'easter~' flavour of Games was invoked by the drums and plano, somehow remmlscent .of Ravel s Bolero; the saxophones, trombone and trumpet sketched the melody for us most delicately: the Combo ended with a modern treatment of Ellington's Don't Get Around Much Anymore; the phrasing, especially by BiIl McCon~ell, was excellent; and, if a y~lUt hful Cleo could have been found to blend with the group for thIS song?-but, really, I m askmg too much!

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The Trio, drums, bass and piano, gave us a taste of their easy virtuosity with their homemade Whatever You Like. And virtuosity it is, by any standards. A lot of the time you could swear that Oscar Peterson, not John Smith, was at the piano; that same relaxed technical mastery came from th7 brushes of Geoffrey McMahon in Feelings and from the fingers of baSSIst Paul McGrath m Corcovado; in balance, sensitivity, technique and musical beauty, it w!'lUld be hard to better the performance of these pieces. The trio were followed by the (Fairly!)

BIg B~nd, where newcomers can have a go. These included Helen Spiegel on trumpet and Sebasl1an Taylor o~ clannet, but the most remarkable newcomer here was 'non-jazzman' Stephen Warren-SmIth, who replaced Laurent Meister on flute at very short notice and made the dIfficult look easy. Marius Carboni, O.K.S., played as 'guest' (also at short' notice) on cl:mnet. BIg Ba'.'ds must 'move' and this one really did move in Mike Law's J. J. Swings In, WIth John Wllkmson and Paul McGrath as major driving forces, and in Sugar/ool Siomp, where we had an all-too-bnef solo by Helen Spiegel on mute trumpet.

The Glee Club were ~s enthusiastically received as the Jazz Club, and with good reason. Their style was strongly remmlscent of the King's Singers; indeed, their last item, Drunken Sailor, was arranged for the Smgers by Paul Patterson, Composer in Residence at the School. The Glee Club had complete mastery of the complex rhythms, and did complete justice to this arrangeme~t, full of good mUSIC and humour, and also to the harmony and humour of Peter Warlock's delightful arrang~ment of One More River. In their other session, they sang three sentimental claSSICS from the mter-, and post-, war years: Blue Moon, Yeslerday and Smoke Gels in Your Eyes, WIth Ben Gumpert, Paul G?rdon, O.K.S., and David Seers as soloists, backed by Tim Amos, Geoffrey McMahon, Martm Pepperell and Tom P hiIlips; all were excellently arranged an~ presented, though the style of Smoke seemed a little too formal. Their audience thoroughly enjoyed the ba.rber-shop. treatment of My Eveline and we again had the pleasure of a solo by Paul Gordon; It wa~ a PIty that thIS was the only barber-shop item. Someth ing Very Sirange, arranged by DommlC Vlasto, O.K.S., and sung by David Seers and a very witty and lighthearted arrangement of Lei's Call The Whole Thing Of/by Jonathan Seers, O.K.S., completed the Glee Club programme.

The two Clubs joined ,forces to give as an encore Ain'l Misbehavin' by Fats Waller. The arrangement was kept sImple, but the vitality and musicianship was up to the very high standard of the rest of the evening. The audience had been treated to a: real feast of jazz and modern harmony and left no doubt about their. appreciation of the music and performance.

Those who arranged ~ vanety of the pIeces contnbuted greatly to the evening, and John Smith and Ben Gumpert, WIth Roger Maillon and Donald Leggllt behind the scenes, deserve many thanks and congratulatIOns for presentmg us WIth such a delightful evening. ..

J. S. R. CH ISHOLM.

SONG RECITAL CHRISTOPHER CARDEN-PRICE AND DAVID FLOOD The Chapter House was once again the setting. for a~ entertaining Song Recital on Sunday, 12th July. Chnstopher Carden-Pnce began hIS recItal with three songs by Purcell, all expre~slyel~ and accurately delivered, down to the trumpet-noises of Bonvica's Song. It was mo~t Irntatmg to have the magical peace of Music/or a While shattered by the entry of a whole regIment of French tounsts-but the two performers continued unperturbed.

A selection ('our favourites' as Carden-Price candidly admitted) from Schumann's Dlchlerilebe then followed, showing the full dynamic range of both performers, from the gentle St~a.I~S of 1m ,,:undersch(jnen Monal MG/ to the fortISSImo declamation lch grolle nichl. My one cntlclsm of thIS set wa.s that the Postlude sO,!'.'ded rather rushed. The reason for this may have be~n that th~ \llano bemg used (a verr unexcltmg upright) could hardly have done justice to the pOl~nant Iynclsm of th~ musIc. The flrSt half of the recital ended with a spirited performance of QUIlter's 0 Mlslress Mme. 241

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The second half was mostly taken up with a splendid rendering of the Song of Travel by Vaughan Williams. Carden-Price has a very English voice that is ideally suited to such works as this, and his phrasing and articulation of the words were faultless.

After this marvellous performance I found the Flanders and Swann songs inappropriate to the singer. Have Some Madeira works splendidly when growled by Flanders' own grizzly baritone voice, but lacks conviction when performed by a lyric tenor . Transport of Delight similarly requires more than musicianship: Flanders and Swann used their songs as comic sketches, with a range of impressions and well-timed quips to bring out the humour. CardenPrice did not bring this off-his cockney bus conductor sounding about as proletarian as Derek Nimmo. In this he was superseded by David Flood, who, in a rare burst of song, really did sound the part! The last two songs on their programme worked much better, and I found myself wishing that they had omitted the first two Flanders and Swann items, and performed the two beautiful Folk-song settings of Benjamin Britten which appeared on the programme but were never sung.

J.G.

CONCERT OF LIGHT MUSIC This year's concert consisted entirely of music by the Band. In many ways it was a shame not to have any glees (one was the high spot of last year's concert), but one has to admit that voices are easily lost in the open air and it is more practical to concentrate on instrumental numbers.

The programme began in stately fashion with the Royal Windsor March by Frederic Bayco, an appropriately loyal number for the month of the Royal Wedding. Then came a more informal piece: Leroy Anderson's Bugler's Holiday arranged for trumpet trio. Strangely the trio became a quartet-perhaps the bugler came back unexpectedly.

The best item this year was a Fandango by Frank Perkins. This relied strongly on the rhythm section, which has been growing in strength over the last few years. As a result the Band was really confident and relaxed.

The confidence did not quite stretch to the beginning of the Victory at Sea suite. Richard Rodgers' big, swelling title music needs, like any film music, to offer lots of promise. However, as the mood changed and further rhythmic sections developed the Band got into its stride again and we were transported back to the early fifties and those stirring replays of the Pacific War ('And now, Battle for Midway .. .').

Military associations continued after a short interval as the Band played William McConnell 's own King's c.c.F. March, with vigour and zest. Coming after the Rodgers this evoked a nice vision of Paul Wen ley wading ashore, victorious, at the Philippines .

A lighter number followed: Three Jolly Tromboners by Leo Stanley. Once again the 'trio' became four, but four who played well together and made this piece very enjoyable. Next came a Latin American piece, Mexicano Mambo, by Jerry Gates. Here again the rhythm section came to the fore, though the rest of the players did not always quite hit their cue. The vocal parts were rather lost, though they caused a good deal of amusement.

The programme ended with Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture and When All the Saints as an encore, two rousing band pieces which the players obviously enjoyed.

If I have one regret it is that John Smith did not playa xylophone solo this year. Has he lost the knack or pawned the xylophone? I hope it's the latter.

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ORGAN RECITAL BY DAVID FLOOD Most people seemed to miss this year's Organ Recital. Some did not know for sure when it was, others found the sprint needed to reach the Quire from The Composer's Art over in St. Augustine's beyond them. Others perhaps thought they would not enjoy it-and would have been proved wrong, I'm sure, if they had actually made it to this varied and entertaining recital.

'Varied' would seem an inappropriate epithet if one merely went by the names of the composers. Four out of five were French, all born within fifty years of the last century. Yet the range of styles was impressive and well thought-out. David Flood began with the Grand Choeur in D, one of Guilmant's Handelian masterpieces which fully exploits the rich resources of the organ; this was followed by one of the finest of Vierne's 24 Pieces in Free Style. Called 'Scherzetto ', this piece was in complete contrast to the opening work, being a playful, elegant study for high-pitched flutes and mixtures. Next we heard Franck's Piece Herorque, a fine example of the best or nineteenth century rhetoric for the instrument.

Bach's great Toccata in Fwas the only work that was not French-and the only work to bear any flaws in performance. The coordination of manuals and pedals was at times faulty, nd there were one or two slips of the foot during the lengthy pedal solos. Despite that, however, David Flood still played the work with panache and a sure feel for the shaping of the phrases and the registration.

The recital ended with the brilliant Toccata of Dubois, where again the sheer versatility of the organ (and the performer) were amply demonstrated. The recital was short, and we could have stayed longer listening to this splendid instrument and this gifted organist. It is a great pity that more people did not take the trouble to come to hear him.

J.O.

THE COMPOSER'S ART PAUL PATTERSON Paul Patterson opened his lecture in humorous fashion by eliciting an amused affirmation from some of the audience that modern music was the kind of thing they turned off on Radio Three after a few discordant seconds. As the talk developed' he showed that much of his music is as approachable as he is himself. What was stressed throughout the talk was the idea of music with a specific audience or group of performers in mind, and writing successfully in this vein seemed to be an important part of what Mr, Patterson considered to be the composer's art.

More specifically Mr, Patterson talked of the development of modern music in conjunction with Art, Science and especially Mathematics, Composers today are influenced not only by music already written, but also by these parallel disciplines and the increase of the performers' level of technical skill. However, the idea of novelty purely for its own sake current with such composers as John Cage in the 1950's now has less appeal. Instead the emphasis for such composers as Patterson and Penderecki is on creating specific effects for specific situations, Thus in Mr. Patterson's piece The Voices of Sleep he explores a poly tonal harmonic field using the chords of A minor, A flat major and 0 major to underpin the melody, creating a shimmering, sleepy effect. The problem with this kind of music as Mr. Patterson pointed out is that being highly intellectualized it is not memorable as music written in more conventional ways often is, In order to attempt to overcome this in this particular piece a complicated system of repetitions of the main motifs (involving at th,e end canon variations) has been developed to fix the effect more firmly, We heard several more examples of music, including the recording of The Canterbury Psalms made in the Cathedral where a much more easily approachable style is used and the second movement especially (The Lord is my Shepherd) is extremely lyrical and 243

in sharp contrast to the starker sounds we had heard earlier, Here is a fine example of writing in a style to suit the nature of the performers, audience and setting.

This was a fascinating glimpse into the life of a major composer. T hough it rambled slightly at times it had a feeling of genuine communication between the speaker and audience.

BEN GUMPERT.

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The first , on 12th July, featured the Chamber Orchestra (Conductor : David qoodes). The Overture to Faure's Suite Masques et Bergamasques introduced well-balanced stnng tone and clean wind playing in which the notable horn and low flute colours were recurring delights through the evening. The stylish soloists in Corelli's Concerto Grosso No. J in D were Alexander Stewart and Nicholas Evans-Pughe (violins) and Sarah Snoxall ('cello). Though the interpretation obviously gained from the fluent string experience of th~ conductor, it would have been interesting if the soloists could have led without the anachronIsm of a modern conductor, but with more prominent harpsichord involvement. The string bass could have been lightened further to just the first two (very competent) desks of 'cellos.

Paul Neville then conducted the relaxing Fantasia on Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams, with its sonorous flute and harp textures . Luke Goss was the soloist in the Rondo of Mozart's Horn Concerto No.4, K.495. His apparently effortless attack, rhythmic control and subtle phrasing were exhilarating playing of a high order.

Debussy's Petite Suite (orch. Busser) featured a wider range of instruments, including harp and cor anglais, some pleasant bassoon a nd viola phrases in the Menuet, and ~ ~agnificently warm horn solo in Cortege. The fleXIble rhythms of the Ballet led to thnlhng chmaxes supported by the rich 'cello section.

On 15th July (Conductor: Paul Neville) a strong performance of Beethoven'S Egmont Overture was followed by the rare pleas ure of Paganini's Concerto in D, played by the Symphony Orchestra's Leader, Clarence. Myerscough. Guhr 's p~aise of Paganinii~ apt for Mr. Myerscough, whose skill 'arouses surpnse , admIratIOn and debght, ... a capnclous Imagmation without boundaries, a divine human voice singing through the violin'.

Each concert ended with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony in E minor. This long and demanding work received powerful performances from the full Symphony Orchestra, in which the darker colours of trombones, five low flutes , clarinets and divided 'cellos predominated in the first movement. Rhythmic contrasts , especially in the third movement, owed much to secure bassoon syncopations, and the rich string section glowed inthe last mo~ement. However, the dominant impression through both evenings was of a splendId horn sectIOn, capable m attack, lyrical and flexible in solos, s~cure intonation anchoring the textures <:>f other instruments.

Tchaikovsky, that most romantIc of orchestrators, would surely have reJoIced!

J.M.J.

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KING'S WEEK EXHIBITIONS PHOTOGRAPHY Inevitably, a much-featured topic at this year's exhi bition was the recent visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother . This gave rise to some interesting pictures, but by the very nature of such studies, there was little time to form a composition and, engaging though some of them were, the photographs that resulted were really more in the nature of snapshots than examples of photographic art.

Simon Howard (M.) had some nice moments captured from the opening of Luxmoore and Mitch inson's including one with The Queen Mother, the Head of School and the Headmaster, and a charming one with Her Majesty smiling appealingly at some King's boys! Kevin Post (M.) covered the helicopter landing at Blares and caught his house-compatriot Ian Stirton , standing to attention, with a particularly militarylooking M.R.G .P. in the background. On the more artistic side, John Summers (Gal.), winner of the Gough Prize (Black and White section) had a superposition study of gravestones and people sitting on a bench reading newspapers; it was a composition that had promise, but, for me, that promise was not quite fu lfilled . There is now a Colour section to the Gough prize and this year it was won by Mark Simpson

(M.) wilh a most effective photograph of the archetypal boy-girl figures on a beach by the sea at sunset.

Mark Simpson also had another colour-composition showing boys at a camp. In the still -life sections David Warr (Lin.) had a number of interesting compositions. thou~h 1 am not entirely sure I liked them!

By a curious negative and/or colouring effect he produced some very unusual framed still-li fe studies, one

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'Black Melancholy sits and round his throes A deathlike silence and a dead repose.'

This and another composition that effectively made the struts of a wooden fence look like a cross, had rather too much of the feel of a Vincent Price film about them for my tastes. More conventionally,

Nicholas AlcherIey-Symes (Gal.) showed telegraph poles and Richard Pollok (also Gal.) selected waterfalls as his subject. I particularly liked Manu Mekdhanasarn's (B.) sludy of ducks on a pond, which had a distinctly Asian flavour (the artist being Thai) with the inclusion of a characteristically Asian-style waterhouse. Manu Mekdhanasarn also had studies of a glass of milk plus Penthouse straw (I must in future check more thoroughly the reading matter of my Tutor Set!), oriental fans, a hand with a pen, and a composition that included a reflection in a mirror. In the still-life section, Simon Howard exhibited interesting studies of a pile of chairs and bicycle racks, while David Warr had a clever comparative study (one of which involved partially developing the plate of a photograph of the King's School Shop, so as to bring out just an approximate outline of the building) entitled 'There is a skeleton in the house'.

I am much more enchanted by portraits and living compositions, particularly if they are of people 1 know. In this connection , Sir Robin Day proved an excellent &u bject. His marvellous pose for David Warr, and John Summers' somewhat fierce-looking Robin Day in action were both included in the exhibition. Others were Simon Howard's trilogy of a man saw,ing a log, Ben Ridgwell's (B .) IT rider, Richard Po llok's study of an old man, and Rupert Kruger's composition of fellow Broughtonian Elias Mamari putting a shot. 1 enjoyed immensely one set-piece picture of Mr. Len Murray, the Headmaster and B.T., the latler doing his best to look happy whilst holdi ng a volume entitled The History oj the T.U.C., 1868/1968. A Pictorial Survey oj a Social Revolution. (In the Common Room I overheard S.1.0., asking B.T. what it was worth not to include that picture in the exhibition, to which B.T. replied

'Quite a lot!').

The entry that fascinated me most was not strictly a photograph at all: the ingenious and original experimentation of Simon Rake (M .) with the technique of Xerography. By literall y putting his face on the glass plate of a Xerox machine (and presumably putting the cover over his head !) he produced a selfportrait with a most remarkable-alm ost DUrer-like-expression. The whole effect was most exciting; points nearer the plane glass of the copier are more distinct than distant ones, but even pores of the skin come out very well on the subject's nose, pressed as it is against the glass! Locks of hair were faithfully reproduced, though the whole effect was more in the nature of the texture of a lithograph print than of a photograph . I suppose other people have done this before, but it is the first time that I have seen it and 1 really do think that Simon Rake has stumbled upon an exciting new art-form here. I would warn anyone thinking of doing it that I am sure it must be damaging to the eyes to put them, unprotected, so close to the high-powered light required in the Xerography process; in the normal use of such a machine, the user is protected from its glare by the plastic or leather cover placed over the object being copied . I suggest Rake's example should not be copied without taking medical advice !

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Despite the departure in recent years of C . A. C . White and Daniel Berry, who used to make very ambitious items li ke bureaux, the overall standard is still very high . C . J . Oehs (Lt. ) showed a very nice scrabble table, J. H. Williams (W.) a bed-table (a most original and unusual item to make, I thought), while wine or drinks tables were exhibited by Edwin Lloyd (B.), J . Norris (S.H .), E. Wyeth (M .O .).

B. N. B. MowIl (Lt.) made a neat bedside table and a tray; a yew drin ks tray, with a very attractive pattern, was exhibited by R. Strivens (Lt.) who also made a table lamp. Record and cassette cabinets continue to be a favourite theme, with examples from S. H . Martin (Gal. ), A. I. Wilson (Lt.) and R. A. Williams (Lt.). [ li ked the paper-rack of J. W. R. Schwabe (M .) and the shelving units of J. N. W. Cunliffe (Lin.) and J . G . Bendien (T.). Chess and Games tables were made by R. J. C. Elliott (Gal.), A. L. Odgers (Lt.) and S. J. A. Taylor (Lt.) . Chess boards, nor mally popular, featured less promi nently this year: there was just one (though certainly a nice one!) from A. D. D. Barnes (Gr.). The Grange also provided A. Gharagozlou's side table with (as his entry card informed) 'top distressed'. I thought that the distressed top was attractive, for it gave the piece an authentic antique look. One of my favourite items in this exhibition was an ext remely aesthetic and smooth elm bowl by J. C. O. Simpson (of, yet again, T he Grange!). Finall y, [must mention Mrs. Barbara Slimming's ciock.

The recurrence of 'Lt.' augurs well for the future of woodwork; A.G.A. certainly has some talented yo ung material to fas hion into shape in his ini mi table way !

POTIERY This is definitely a blossoming activit y, as the items on display showed. I was for tunate to be conducted around this exhibition by Mr. Geoffrey Whit ing himself and one of his young Shell pupils, Guy Smith (M .O.) who explained how he produced his model bear, coil-pot and pinch-pot. Some nice coil-pots were exhibited by J . A. C. Kenny (Gal.) one of which had a very pleasing shape reminiscent of an Egyptian mummy! An incred ible, la rge coil-pot was due to Rupert Brown (M.O. )-it looked just like somethi ng I recently saw in Naples Museum that was recovered from Pompeii! A black, coiled pot by Roger Waggott (Lx.) had a certain rugged power about it. Geoffrey Wh iting poi nted out to me that pots made on a wheel (which his more senior pupils tend to opt for) are known in the business as 'thrown pots' , and there was a good selection of such pots on display. Ed mund de Waal (M.) had three; others were by Michael Daly (M.O.) and Mark Humph riss (Lt.), while Alistair Richmond (M .) offered some thrown jugs and a thrown bowl-the latter being glazed on the inside only, mak ing a rather stri king contrast between the inner and outer parts of the item . Alistair Richmond also ex hi bited brush-decorated bowls and a jug, as did Ru pert Brown (M.O.) and John Olcott (Gal.). Richmond's, in particular, had a great simplicity of feeling. [ particularly li ked , also, Michael Daly's very large, inverted-tulip-shaped vase, and his sizeable, elega nt jar. Michael Daly also had a fine tea-pot, as did Edmu nd de Waal, whose ent ry in this category was a splendid kettle-handle tea-pot. Other items that too k my fa ncy were Rupert Brown's pinched flower, Steven Wright's (Lt. ) press-mo ulded dish and the pottery landscapes of Nicholas Spencer (Lt. ), R. Peterson (Lt.) and Charles Read (also Lt.) . One of my favourite items in this exhib ition was Christopher Beechey-Newman's (T.) ruined Cornish tin-mine. I also especiall y li ked the slab-bui lt box of Joann a Roberts-Wray (Lin .). The lid, as well as the box itself, was sla b-made. By cont rast, J. A. C. Kenny's slab-built box had its nozzle made on a wheel and joined on.

Geoffrey Whiting himself exhibited an incised tea-pot and porcelain bowls done on a wheel, with waxresistant decoration; (wax is painted over the top of one glaze and then the item is glazed aga in, whereupon the second glaze runs off those parts on which the wax has been smea red .) As last year , a helpful photographic sequence was incl uded for those not fam iliar with th e processes involved and (a new feature) the 'recipes' of several glazes (with the splendid trade names of Oatmeal Grey, Celadon and Tenmoku) were given. The Tenmoku glaze, which, when fired to ca. 1250- 1300°C, oxidises to a blackrust colour, was used to par tic ularly good effect on J . A. C . Kenny's work.

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THE CAXTON SOCIETY . I counted ~ 14 di!ferent i~ems t h.i~ year in the exhibition of this most industrious of SOcieties, the leading lIghts of whIch thIS year (In addItIOn to R. J. M. and M. J. M.) have been David Warr (Lin.), James McCarthy (Gr.) and TImothy Harrold (Gal.~. There was, as usual, a wide range of notepaper, change-ofadd,ress ca,rds, tIckets~ programmes~ InVltattons, report forms, etc. This time a very special piece was dedIcated To H~r Majesty Queen Ehzabeth The Queen Mother. A Keepsake of Her Visit to Canterbury.'

On a more prosaic level, I was amused, and touched, by the fo llowing pair of change-of-address cards: Card 1 'Nicola Blyth

Nicola Blyth, of (previous address) will , after December 27th, 1980, be residing at 43, Nackington Road, Canterbury.

On December 27th, 1980, she will be changing her name to Mrs. James Cooke.'

Card 2 'James Cooke

James Cooke, of 33, Orchard Street, Canterbury, will, after December 27th 1980, be residing at 43, Nack ing ton Road, Canterbury.'

Of such stuff is social history made!

BOOKBINDING . There was a slightly ~mall er selection in this exhibition than last year, but there were still some very nice Items. A full leather: bmd was present~d, to Her .~ajesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on June 24th, 198!. A .. C. RIchmond (M) exhIbIted a mlDlature half-leather, while R. J. C . Elliott (Gal.) and P. B. LangmUIr (W.) showed rebmds; notebooks were due to A. S. Balkwi ll (Lt.), and R. S. J. Price (Gal.). The latter dId the full leather of Gostling's Walk that was presented to our Royal visitor, and referred to above. Fmally, R. S. J. PrIce repaired a two-volume 1808 Antiques oj Greece and a Bible andT. W. B.Miller(S.H.)repairedabookofBeethoven. "

DESIGN AND PRINT As last year, the:e was an over~helmin~ array of diverse items in this exhibition. Screen prints were very pop ular. CushIOns made by thiS technIque (for the detai ls of whi ch see an earlier review-page 227 of Volumle XLIV (August, 1980)) were by Nicola Redsell (Gal. ), II: Mow ll (Lat.) (' Adam and the Ants' deSIgn.), MIchael Clarke (Gal.), ('David Bowie' design), G. Rigby (Lx.) and Maryke Volger (Gr.) . There was a flOe sprayed and screen-prI nted cushIOn, from H. Tugman (M .O.) and a tie-dyed one by Caroline Al lan~on (T.) who also had some screen-prInted note-paper! Screen-printed T-shirts also featured prom l ~entI Y: [ noted ones from H. Tugman, S. P. Yeandle (Gal. ), David Dalton (Gal. ) (,AC/DC' deSIgn .) and Matth ew Lynch (M .O.), whose item announced 'Skinheads are O.K . '.

Hanging screen-prints, were al~o much in evidence; Caroline Aflanson had a splendid one of Snoopy, as w~lI as one of ,a s~ductIve-look lng woman. I ~lso liked Alastair Richmond's Rolls-Royce car-design Michael Clark,e s Pmk Panther and - my faVOUrIte-an excellent composition of a woman in a large hat' b'y G. Pelham .Osler (T.). H. Tug~an had a!l e~tended screen-printed wall-hanging depicting a somewhat Violent scenarIO, and also on~ With t~~ ubiqUitous 'AC/DC' rock group once again. Somewhat more demurely, Matthew Sav~ge (~m .) exh.lbI1ed some screen-prir1ted place-mats. M. A. Stokes (Lin.) returns ~s to the pol;' theme agam With a deSIgn of Elvis Costello (hmmm ... ) and, on a more abstract tack a Sil houetted ,fig ure against a brick wall . I especially liked C. Pelham Osler's composition of a middle-aged w0!1lan eatmg and o~ a clown'~ face, as well as David Carruthers' (M.) double snake/dragon deSign, whlc~ w~s very effectIve . .Carol~ne Allanson also has a screen-printed mu ltiple figure, and I conclude by mentioning the very pl eaSl~g pam,ted wall-hanging (of sailing junks) by Mark Presland (M.) a nd (Cancer SIgn of the ZodI ac) by LewIS Jardme (Gr.). quring the recent absence of Mrs . Elizabeth Dix, the Design and Print has been carried on by Mrs SheIla Parker. .

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Held iii M.J.H.'s Physics Laboratory, and largely put together by Sally Jones, th~ Geology e~hibition has maintained the detailed standard set out by its predecessors, (the long words Involved still ternfy me!). There were displays from the Ordovician period (44.0-500 million years ago) and examples were given of deep-water depositions and graptolytes, preserved m sl9:te (metamorpho~ed shale). Even. further back is the Cambrian period (approximately 6 x 108 years ,ago, If I may b~ perr:llltted the.c(:)l~vemence of putting these huge numbers into standard-index form!) which w~s e~emphfled In t~e. exhibition by some brachiopods. More 'recent' times were represented by the Tnasslc (225-195 mllhon years ago) a~d Tertiary (65-25 million years ago) periods; in this section I particularly liked some nice ~oral ~nd euhophte (ammonite) fossils. We finally came right up to date, geologic~lly speaking, by a c(:lnslderatlo!1 of t~e Ice Age, a mere 21h million years ago, to the present. Other sections mcluded a detailed geologlc~l. history of Kent where, again, the ammonite fossils particularly appealed, ~nd the 1981 ~ran ~xpedltlon was thoroughly dealt with, both photographically and as regards the spe~lmen-bag. A,s m prevIous ye~rs, t~e most attractive part of the exhibition vi~ually w~s that devot.ed to mmera.ls-calclte, galena and (m spite of its alternative name of 'fool's gold') Iron pyntes never faIl to be pleasl~g to the ey~. For me, t~ough, the most educational part of the whole exhibition was the excellently expl~med and wntten-~p sectIOn .on 2eological dating. Very thorough and comprehensible exp~anat~ons were glve.n of ca.rbon-datmg (m w~lch T'C decays to I4N with a half-life of 5,570 years), geological time and relative datmg .. [t all emphaSised that students of this increasingly popular subject do embrace the techmques and skIlls of Chemistry, Physics and (in the dating theory) Mathematics in the course of its study .

BICYCLE MAINTENANCE Because this exhibition was held in my own classroom, I held a key to it and so could have a private viewing of it at 1.30 in the morning! Formed in 1979, the Bicycle Maintenance Society restores unwanted bicycles from the many parts left abandoned around the School. The Society operates through the halfday Non-Corps Activities period at the St. Augustine's site, and produces an average of two bicycles per Term. All machines belong to the School and are borrowed by members of School who need to t~avel to Fordwich for rowing or to Birley's for rugby and cricket. The cycles are also loaned for week-end ndes.

The bicycles on display in the exhibition form part of the specialist collection which undergoes extensive preparation before reaching full working order. Old ~ran:tes are sand-blasted to remove severe corrosion and rusting, and priming is followed by several app~lcatlons of coach enamel before they are varnished. Some splendid items on show included a 1950 Raleigh (my lost youth!), a 1940 Hercules (to which date my lost youth does not stretch back!), and a Phillips carrier, complete .~ith basket. A 1939 Hercules was shown with primer surface, sand-blasted to remove rust. The exhibitIOn was generously illustrated with reproductions from the pages of an ancient booklet (cost' Y2d net') entitled The Tourist's Route Map of England and Wales. For All Cyclists and Roadmen (given by P :P.). Ther~ were also photographs of the Bicycle Maintenance team, complete With their rather natty Bicycle Mamt~nance apr<?ns!

The photographs by Guy Fitzmaurice and Kevin Post featured James Roberts-Wray and Simon Mannm~­ Press. Others in R. B. ML's team (who, like R. B. Mi. himself, worked very hard indeed to set thiS exhibition up, were Piers Hansen (Lin.), D. J. C. Williams (Lx),.F. W. Jackson (T.) and Ke~n.(T) . The services ofT. J. D. Edghill (Gr.) were also diverted to his exhibitIOn, from hIs stage-hand actlvltes m the Junior play, part-directed by R. B. Mi. [should also like to thank the King's Week Commandos, headed

by Peter MacDonald, who executed the delicate operation of taking all my !u~iform set ofi) d~sks and chairs from my room, hiding them in a safe place for the duration of the. eX?lbltlOn, then returnmg them all on the last day of King's Week. They really are the unsung heroes of Kmg s Week.

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This was the most enjoyable exhibition I toured, because as P.P. put it, 'photographs are ~ascinating'.

And that is what this exhibition entirely consisted of-photographs, from P.P. 's School Archives.

The most stunning item was unquestionably a print from a ca. 1840 Fox Talbot of the Norman Staircase, complete with shimmering, top-hatted Victorian figure (probably clamped in positio.n for t~e 20 minute exposure, or whatever was required!). I was n<?t aware that Fo~ Talbo~ had tak~n. pictures In Canterbury during that first phase of classic photography.m th.e ea.rly 1840 s, s~ thIS compositIOn came as an even more exhilarating surprise. Other remarkable Vlctonan Items were pictures of T~e Gra~ge, of Walpole and other photographs from the Austin Family's album , all ca. [860-1875 . [n thiS selectIOn we saw the Second Master's house (where the Parry Hall now is), and-in the Fox Talbot enthused over above-the Norman Staircase just before the present Library was built on the 'first' floor. Sporting 248

·t ,· glimpses of halcyon late-Victorian and Edwardian days included views of the 1st XV of 1895 in front of the Deanery and IV's at Fordwich in 1910i inevitably, when looking at the latter, with its Rupert-Brooklike, 'Grantchesterian ' feel, one is drawn to think of how many in that happy scene became the Lost Generation. The years 1909-1910 featured prominently in the material on display. The newly embodied Officers Training Corps was inspected, at B1ore's, by a large top-hatted figure-Archbishop Davidson-accompanied by a small ditto, Headmaster Galpin. The tuck shop in that year (though it was then in what is now the Memorial Chapel) looked unbelievably just like it does today (did they really have formica-topped tables before the first World War? !)i as for the Dining Hall, though, my attention in the 1910 photograph was drawn to the civilised presence of tablecloths. The Mint Yard in 1910 was most attractive, but the same cannot be said of the Schoolroom, with its austere and decidedly non-ergonomiclooking benches! It was comforting to see that Lady Wootton's Green, in the view towards St. Augustine's Gate, looked more like it does now in 1906 than it did after the disastrous air-raid of June 1st, 1942. The War caused the School to move to the Carlyon Bay Hotel in Cornwall, and some fascinating insight into this short period of the School's recent history was given in many photographs on display from that time. The classrooms were garages with chauffeurs' rooms above (in which, with nice attention to detail, the authorities of the late Dr. Shirley'S administration did not fail to put window-displays depicting the School crest!). The Scholars' Procession was shown, in Cornwall (I looked in vain at every face-P.P. must be in there somewhere!) An example of the rigorous regime that obtained at that time was · given by the photograph showing punishment drill-boys doing physical jerks, en masSe, 'supervised by Monitors and directed by Sergeant-Major Marshall'!! Those were the days! A somewhat sad fore-runner to these Cornish pictures was one, from 1937, of a friendship visit from a German Gymnasium with King's boys, and boys from the German school, all intermingled and posing for a photograph in front of the Cathedral. Happier post-war events were covered by pictures of 'Monty' (O.K.S.) with Mr. J. B. Harris, whose 90th birthday has just been commemorated by the Common Room, and of the late Somerset Maugham, O.K.S. Royal events shown included the 1953 visit of the immensely popular the late Queen Salote of Tonga (the Tongan Royal Family was the first one to arrive here for our Royal Wedd ing) and, also topical, The Queen Mother's Visits of [947,1957 and 1962 were remembered-photographs that nicely complemented those in the photographic exhibition itself, concerning the 1981 visit, still fresh in our minds. Finally, we were treated to glimpses of King's Weeks throughout the years. I particularly liked the [957 Twelfth Night with set designed by the late Malcolm Burgess and was very pleased to see featured 'The Jazz Band, 1979'.

DRAWING WITH LIGHT Mr. O. B. Trowell had a small but fascinating exhibition, tucked away in the Art Room near the Woodwork, Bookbinding and Caxton Society exhibitions, which was not seen by many, but was seen by me in a private showing by Mr. Trowell. These are entirely chalk and charcoal drawings done by his Shell forms. Remarkable results were obtained by just drawing cylindrical and spherical forms with these materials, particularly on somewhat eerie themes like 'Crashed Aeroplane in Trees', 'Dangerous Explosives', 'Derelict Rai lway Engine in a Wood'. Some spectacular 'recessions by linear perspective' were very startling, as were 'harmonies of colour and shape', in which up to seven different colour tones were incorporated into patterns that comprised 'families of shape'. 'Recession by diminishing tonal contrast' involves cutting out shapes, manipulating them into a composition, then painting the shapes representing the most-distant parts with very little tonal contrast and gradually increasing the tonal contrast on the way to the foreground. A most encouraging array of young talent was displayed here, and this exhibition deserved wider dissemination.

R.B.Ma.

ART EXHIBITION IN THE CHAPTER HOUSE Somewhere Ruskin wrote 'We do not want masterpieces from our students, it is enough that they labour'. I remember an art master telling his students that their drawings were not finished until the paper was black! It is quite true that there is plenty of talent about, but talent has an awkward knack of fading unless it is fed. The rare birds are those with a little demon inside that forces them on long after everyone else has given up. They can drive even a modest talent to heights one would never have dreamt were possible.

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But to go round the exhibition in the Chapter House looking for potential Titians would be,foolish and a aiDst the whole idea of teaching art in our schools. At school, even art schools, .or~e pamts to lear,n rg~~e ~nd look and maybe love the world around us, and it can be fun as well, until It becomes one 5

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With these diverging views I entered the Chapter House, was impressed by the output and set out to look for the pictures I liked best. Liked best or those that showed the greatest ~ro~.lse or t~e ~reates: effort? That well-worn cliche 'I don't kn~w ,much about art but I know what I hke IS one 0 t e mas

sensible statements onc can make about pamtmg.

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fine icmil qualities of this Cornish cottage, the bricks on the chimney stack were

Brown had done a good job on one of the most difficult of s~b~ects, fall!ng water. ~ a mlr~

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Painter nothing will stop him or her. but I cannot promise them an easy life. ,

JOHN DOYLE.

SPEECH DAY 1981 HEADMASTER'S SPEECH Speeches on occasions like this are rightly times when an institution's achievements are listed-academic successes, over-all results, sporting triumphs, new buildings and so on. I won't spare you all this but the very fact that we do it bears out what is to be the main substance of my address, namely the expectations that we have from education, and further to pose the questions whether we expect too much, or, more seriously, the wrong things.

Over the last three decades political discussion on education has been dominated by the belief of many that if we change the education system, we will get rid of many inequalities in our society. Some even talk about a society free of class distinctions produced b~ change in educational structures and curriculum. This sort of thinking lay behind much of the development of comprehensive schooling. Similarly now the Labour attack on private education is justified on the grounds that if only independent schools are abolished then people who have more money won't be able to buy better, or as they would say, more privileged education, and society would in consequence be more equal and they believe more happy. From all this it is obvious that the left in this country has very high expectations of what can be achieved by educational change. However, a little thought will show that educational change-comprehensivisation and abolition of independent schools-could not produce this change. It is still a fact that the comprehensive schools in richer areas of towns do better than those in more deprived areas . Why-because the children there have tlie advantage of houses with more books, parents more interested in education, perhaps the widening experience of holidays abroad and so on. In other words, it is doubtful if educational change alone could produce equality. Putting children in the same school does not eliminate advantages given by a larger house, mOre interested parents and so on. Thus, if one wanted to achieve this equality one would have to try and eliminate those advantages-would they then abolish private housing, bus children from the better-off suburbs to inner city areas? Would they legislate for an equal wage? Would they abolish private tuition-I gather the notice boards of Russian schools are full of advertisements for private tuition. Thus the expectation that educational change alone could produce class equality seems illusory. One only has to look at Italy where most children go to the same schools to see how much of an illusion. So too great an expectation of what can be produced by educational change will in fact produce only destruction of great schools and not the equality hoped for. But even if we do not believe that change in educational practice can produce an egalitarian society, are there other ways in which Our hopes are too high or our aims wrong? We sometimes hope it can remove either Our inadequacies or those of Our children.

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" I think it important to stress that education cannot transform, it can build, cajole, help, train, but cannot totally alter personality or inheritance, Plato thought education could achieve total transformation, but his system demanded that the children never knew their parents and were conditioned from birth, Modern psychiatrists would doubt that even if this were achieved the effects of heredity could be eliminated. In other words we are made by other forces as well as education. Schools must recognise these forces if they are to make a success of the educational system. The basic fact is the personality of the person being educated-this is created by parental influences, environment, heredity, appearance, physical and mental inclinations. Only if all these are recognised, can education succeed-that is why I used words like build, cajole, train rather than transform. I realise the problem since I'm not only a sch901~ master but a parent as well and one knows the danger -in that one hopes that one's children c'an be transformed by an educational process, often I fear into one's own ideal and sometimes forgetting their personality. In such a case expectations of education are too high. However, having said this it is important to be careful not to talk oneself into a situation where one has no expectations of education. If it can't change society, can't transform individuals, what can it do?

Well, an awful lot. I think I'd place highest on the list of education's achievements an ability to communicate a feeling for the 'richness of life'. A vague phrase but really meaning quite a lot. It means that education can arouse interest in a whole range of human activities which if an individual has no feeling for is made less fully human. Interest should be aroused for art, music, architecture, literature, history, pottery, carpentry, all that makes life so much more than mere animal existence. Even a little knowledge of history increases imagination, in that it is possible to look at buildings, pictures or books with some knowledge of the lives, background and circumstances that produced them. It is an obvious failure in an educational system if it fails to arouse this awareness of all that has made human life so exciting. Above all it is not necessary to be an academic genius to appreciate all this. You don't need to be a great musician to enjoy music, or a mathematician to enjoy architecture, or a craftsman to enjoy carpentry. It is a legitimate expectation of an educational system that it should do this, and legitimate to judge a school if it fails to arouse any interest in one part of the many aspects of human activity.

I begin with this arousing of general awareness because I think it is the most important part of education. Only if interest is aroused can learning take place. That said, it is right to expect of any school that it should fulfil its primary function and educate each pupil so that he or she should fulfil their potential. However, the emphasis must be on potential. We live in a competitive world and both school and parents know the need for qualifications, how life's opportunities can be widened if certain grades are gained or courses entered. Schools must recognise their duty to help pupils fulfil these ambitions-it is a silly and dare I say immoral view to say examinations don't matter, keep out of the rat-race and be oneself. However, it is also wrong and dangerous to expect any educational system to produce such success to order.

Some pupils do not have the potential for such success and lives can be destroyed if too much is demanded. It is horrific when one hears how in Japan many young people commit suicide rather than face the horror of examination failure.

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So we can and should expect an educational system to arouse interest, to enable potential to be fulfilled; we cannot expect it to transform society or assure every individual of three A's at 'A' level and an Oxbridge award. Too great expectations' of educational systems can destroy.

Our second master, Paul Pollak, writing in an educational magazine, said the aim of any educational institution should be 'individuality with standards'. To achieve this means that we must always, in the curriculum and structure <;If the school, recognise the individual and not expect to produce the same from everybody. This means that both of us-school and parents-should not expect an educational institution to produce to order what it wants.

Arousal of awareness, feeling for richness of life, fulfilment of potential-yes. But not the production of a system in which individuals are crammed into a mould designed to satisfy school glory or parental ambitions. Above all we must treasure institutions which manage to achieve, or approach, this almost impossible task, which is why we oppose policies which plan massive change in the hope of creating a new society. All that happens is good schools are lost for ever.

Now to some facts of our own school over the past year. 66 entered for Oxbridge and 38 got places or awards. 106 got university places. Our 'A' level results continued good; 43"10 got A and B grades and 90"10 pass rate was achieved. In view of the broad range of our entry this means that almost all pupils qualify for some further educational course. I must on your behalf thank all the masters who have made this possible. I'd also at this point like to thank all those who help with the school games. In this age of unionisation and emphasis on rights rather than duties, it is great that so many of our staff are prepared to give so much time to out-of-school activities. It is not easy to run games in an urban school with pitches apart from the main school and a boat house so far away. It is a compliment to the efforts of many people that so much is achieved.

I have talked enough about buildings, perhaps too much, but I must thank all who have made possible our modernisation which is now well on its way. The Queen Mother's visit to open two houses marks the climax of many people's efforts. Here I'll only mention how much we owe to Denne the builders, our retired Clerk of Works, Mr. Robins~n, and the architects, Maguire and Murray.

Before I end, I would like to pay a tribute to R. W. Harris who retires this term. He came here from Uppingham in 1945. As Head of History and Master of Studies he has given an immense service to the school. Under his leadership the History department has won almost 200 open awards to Oxford and Cambridge. He has been a great teacher and an inspirer of many pupils. He will be greatly missed. It is a mark of his versatility that he leaves not for indolent retirement, but to a schoolmaster fellowship at Oxford so as to complete a biography of Clarendon, a leading figure of the seventeenth century. Finally I would like to thank my Master of Studies, Christopher Millar, my Lower Master, Paul Wenley and Second Master, Paul Pollak, for all their help during the past year.

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THE DEAN'S SPEECH

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The Dean, The Very Revd. Victor de Waal, began his speech by praising the high standard of the performances in King's Week and said the school has hopes of establishing a design centre in which engineering and the practical crafts and arts can be taught and developed.

He welcomed three new governors: Sir Peter Ramsbotham, Mr. Michael McCrum and Canon John De Sausmarez. He lamented the death of Mr. Cyril Gadney, a valued governor since 1973, who much encouraged the games of the school; and said farewell on his retirement to Canon Pawley, Archdeacon of Canterbury, whose wit and wisdom will long be remembered.

The Dean spoke of the opening of Luxmoore by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on her happy visit to the school and of the reputation and success of the architects. He said that the new House stands for something at the heart of the school: valuing and using all that is best in the past for the benefit of the future. We should recognise privilege and put it at the service of others.

The Dean concluded by welcoming parents and congratulating the prize-winners.

COMMEMORATION SERMON THE RIGHT REVD. EDWARD KNAPP-FISHER Archdeacon of Westminster, formerly Bishop of Pretoria The Right Revd. Edward Knapp-Fisher began by expressing his regret that Archdeacon Pawley whom he had known since they had served in neighbouring parishes forty years ago was unable to preach the sermon because of illness. The Bishop linked his sermon with the two lessons, Ecclesiasticus 44, 'Let us now praise famous men', and Hebrews 11 with its list of national heroes and heroines who had lived and died by faith; and with the list of Benefactors.

His opening theme was the debt which present members of the school owed to past Benefactors and he went on to urge the boys and girls to take the opportunities afforded them in a school such as King's to pursue excellence in every department of school life: the arts, sport, science, literature and worship. There were those, he said, who would like to see the end of the independent school. He hoped members of this school both past and present would show by the quality of their lives, the breadth of their education and the power of their leadership that such schools had something to offer in the life of the nation and in the service of God. He urged them to show proper pride in and gratitude for what the school had provided, and not to belittle the opportunities given them. The Bishop ended by reminding the school of one of his main texts, from Philippians 4: 'Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about those things'.

JOHN WHITE-THOMSON.

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DISTINCTIONS 1980-81 SCHOLARS ELECTED 1981 THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED KING'S SCHOLARSHIPS S. D. TAYLOR P.H,McCLEERY M. J. NASH D, M. ANDREWS H, D. PRITCHARD A, L. ODGERS J, D, WRIGHT

8. W.NASH N, T. J. LAKE

C. M. MADIGAN

Junior King's School Junior King's School Junior King's School Junior King's School Junior King's School King's School (Holmewood House) King's School (North bourne Park) (Re-awarded) Woottonley House Holmewood House Bickley Park

EXHIBITIONS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO C. J . BROOKE H, L. CHAN J, T. GOPAUl

R, D, C. DOWNES

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MUSIC SCHOLARS R. D. C. DOWNES A. G. E. FORDHAM D.G.TYLER AMANDA M. MILLS A. p, B. STURT M, D . ROBINSON l.P.AV IS

C. N, WALKER A. l. CRAIK VICTORI A P. BYROM A. A. BUSH

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P. H. McCLEERY S. D. TAYLOR

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MARY GRAHAM-MAW JESSI CA HANSLIP B. G. JONES W. H. KENDALL JOANNA LAWSON P. McGRATH A. J. MUSSON HANNAH PATRICK M. P. PEPPERELL C. P. POOLE D. A. SEERS HELEN SPIEGEL J. R. W. G. SMITH R. W. TAYLOR S. M. WHATTON

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FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1980 S. DORUDI SI. Mary's Hospital School; in Medicine London Hospital College; in Medicine N.A.C.DOWN dL . L' t P. G. W. SMART Corpus Christi College, Oxford; in Greek an atm Iter a ure

FIRST CLASS HONOURS GAINED AT THE UNIVERSITIES, 1981 T. C. CARDEN Queens' College, Cambridge; in Electrical Sciences Bartlett School of Architecture, London; in Architecture T. S. H. CROFf Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; in Engineering Part IB B. T. HANSSON Brasenose College, Oxford; in Natural Science D.A.IRWIN Trinity College, Cambridge; Natural Science Part IB P. G. KENNEDY Southampton University; in Civil Engineering M.A. TURNER Clare College, Cambridge; Bachelor of Law I. F. WALKER Jesus College, Cambridge; in Law A.M. WEN BAN 256

BOOK REVIEWS "LESLIE MITCHELL REPORTING . ..

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY" (Hutchinson, ÂŁ7.95) Leslie Mitchell was first at J .K.S. and then the Senior School from 1914 to 1920. His recently published autobiography contains two chapters about his schooldays at Canterb ury in wh ich he gives an interesting and often amusing account of life at the School during and just after the First World War (although the dates of some incidents do not entirely agree with my own reco llections of those troubled years).

Mitchell had to leave King's for family reasons, and after brief periods at two other schools he started as a junior clerk in a big City stockbrokers' office. During his time there he became a frequent visitor at the home of the actor Nigel Play fair and his wife, through his friendship with their son, Giles. Their house was a meeting place for leading lights of literature, mus ic and the stage, and through Angela Baddeley he became launched as an actor with the Arts League Travelling Theatre. This was the start of a varied, colourful and energetic career, punctuated by unlucky accidents and illnesses which he took very much in his stride.

From the stage he went to T. V., and was the very first announcer when transmissions started from Alexandra Palace in 1936. He also became prominent on radio programmes, and as a commentator on news reels, including British Movietone News during the Second World War. At the time of B.B.C .T. V. 's 25th anniversary celebrations The Times wrote that 'It was Mitchell who virtually fashioned the art of the television announcer. With no precedents to go on, he not only mastered the unheard of technique of talking in front of a camera without a script but, with ever-increasing skill, evolved a pattern for the television interview'.

During his long career Mitchell seems to have known most of the leading personalities in his chosen fields, among them two outstanding film directors: the late Sir Carol Reed and Michael Powell, both contemporaries of his at the King's School.

I found thi s book interesting and entertaining, and I warm ly commend it.

C. WORSFOLD (1916-22).

"PATRIARCH AND PATRIOT" (WILLIAM GRANT BROUGHTON) G. P. SHAW

(Melbourne University Press, 1978) Among former members of the School, the first bishop of Australia, W. G. Broughton, is commemorated by one of our houses. An account of Broughton by Mr. Pollak will be found in the December, 1976, edition of The Cantuarian. The book now under review is a substantial work on Broughton, the first to be published since F. T. Whitington's biography of 1936. It is not a result of Australian introspection that all but the first chapter of this new book is devoted to Broughton's work in Australia, for his labours there in the cause of the gospel are his memorial. (How different would be an assessment of Churchill had he died in the 1930s.) In fact, since Broughton was born in 1788, the year in which the settlement at Sydney was founded, he was as old as European settlement in Australia. From the age of 41, the Australian Church was to be Broughton's care until his death in 1853 at the age of 64.

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His mentor at Cambridge was Herbert Marsh (a lso O.K.S .), a schola rly. hi gh church.man. Marsh w~s Lady Margaret Professor; he had ~tudied .i~ Germa ny, a nd br~>u.ght the frUits of t,he enhghtenmen! ~o his undergraduate audience, encouraging a critical approac~. He rldl cule~ those who l<?oked to the Spm t ~or the doctor's degree': scholarship was to be the foundallon of true piety and learnmg (and that remams true today).

During his curacy at Hartley Wespall , Broughton manifested an inte:est i~ church education which was to be of importance in Austra lia. He also managed to prove ~o the satIsfaction of ~he learned worl~ that the Eikon Basilike (puzzlingly called 'EIKON BASILlKA' In the book) was a ptOUS fraud by Btshop Gauden and not from the hands of King Charl es I. Bro ugh ton was at pains to pomt out, h?wever, that the martyr-king was there in the work ~ithou.t repr~:Jach, 'fa i~ hful to those p~inci'ples of probity a nd truth which when banished from the world find their resting-place m the heart of kings.

Even tua ll y, through the pat ronage of th e Duke of Welli ngton , Broughto n was offered th~ Archdeaconry of New South Wales in the Diocese of Calcutta. T he Arch dea~onry had been formed In 1824 and the first incu mbe nt had resigned four years later. Altho ugh the sti pend of ~2,OOO was handsome enoug h, the job was a one-way ticket with no guarantee of subsequent I?refer~ent In the church at .h ome.

After some hesitation, the offer was accepted, and Broughton and hIS fa mIly fo rsook Hamps hIre for Sydney-a ve nture of fa ith indeed.

One of Broughton 's recurring problems was the status of the Church of England in the. colony. ~y. the time of his arrival in Sydney in 1829, the colony was 4 1 years old and there was a great va n ety of relIgiOUS expressio n. Pressures were strong against a special status f.or the 'Estab lis h.e~ Chu rch'. True, the Ar~h ­ deacon of New South Wales (or later the Bishop of Austraha) w~s an ex OjjlCIO m.ember of the Executive and Legislative Councils . But this special status. was reduced dUring Broughton's time, unti l eventually he ceased to be an ex ojjicio member of the Councils.

At the sa me time, the privileged status of the Church of England i~ ed ucatio~ ':'fas being diminished : for in 1833 a ll denominations were put on an equal foot ing for the receipt of Su~sl~ les from the state, and this policy applied also to subsidies for ministers'. stipe nds ~nd church bUilding. In some parts of Australi a, e. g., South Australia, there was to be very htt le state aid anyway.

By 1870 state support for the denominations had effectively been withdrawn throughout. Australia , and the cle'rgy were allowed access to ~he stat~ schoo ls for 'r~li gio us .in s~ruction ~ at spec}fied urnes .. ~uch 'relig ious ins tructio n' as was allowed In the time of 'secu.la r instructIOn could 1 ~c1ude general relIgIOUS teaching' as distinguished fro m 'dogmatical and polemical theology'. In pass mg, w~ s ~ould perhaps obse rve th at the need to make such an artificia l dist inctio n invo lves the danger of reductlOllISn:t a n.d~ more significantly, igno res that essential element of reli gious belief, namely prax is, in prayer and da ll y hvmg.

Broughton, then , was to witness much of the cha nge in the climate of opinion and p~actice re flec~e.d in these provisions, and part of hi s s!ory i.s to ~nd e rstand how he met the chall: nges to hi s preSUPPOSitio ns forced upo n him by the Aus trali an situation and, eventually, by the polIcy of the home and local gover nments.

This is no dry lega l matter, for the form of educational instruction af~ect s the type of so.ciety we crea te and reflects the aspirations society has fo r itself. One of Bro ughton'S ch ief tasks. was to b~ l ld up a syst~m of church school s from money provided by the loca l government, .and by E n~h sh. donatlo~s, to p~ovI~e secondary education for the colonists. In Broughton'S understandmg, educatio n Incl u~e~ ms~ructlO~ m the Christian faith as found in the formu laries of the Ch urch of England. The task of relIgIOUS mstruc~lOn was to inculcate the truth and to support morality; in a semi-civilised cO.lony t~is was all t.he mo~e vital.

But during Broughton'S ministry this view was to prove ":l~re and. more Imposslble of ful filment III what had already become both a religiously plural and a seculanslllg society.

It is also necessary to remember the contemporary English background, for the. Gov~rnors of New Sout h Wales were appointed by a succession of Whig ~ov.ern.ments ~t home, a~d th: lf pohcy w~s that of religio us to leration (or, their opponents would have said, mdtfferentlsm) . In thiS pohcy the passing o.f ~ he Roman Catholic Relief Ac t 1829 was a landmark. T he Whigs had little sense of the Church as a dlvme society, and, in the words of the book, saw bishops as 'E~clesi ~s.tical,offici~ls appoin ted by the ~ ro,~n for the restrain t of the clergy' . The sea rch for a non-dogmatic rehglon ( morahty to u~hed by. emotion:) .was underway and therefore, subject onl y to the preserva tion of law a nd order, a ~ Ide varlet~ of oplllions might prevail , even among office-holders in the establi?hed church . (C~n?l~er~ fo r Inst~nce , the con troversy over the appointment of R. D. Hampden as ReglUs Professo r of DIVinity m Oxford In 1836. ) The searc h fo r 'non-dogmatical Christianity' is still a pursuit for some; for others it is mere,ly a fo~m of reductionism. St rip away all the Church 's doctrines about Jesus , and what do you have? Is It the Simple Galilean prophet, preaching the fatherhood of God and the brot herh ood of man (Strauss, and later 258

Renan and Harnack)? Or do you have a man caught up in contemporary secta ri an Jew ish doctrines (as Schweitzer argued) who is an inherently dogmatic figure? In either case, you do not have the Christ of developed Christian doctrine. 'The Myth of God Incarnate' is evidence that the question will not, indeed cannot, go away .

Such issues were already in the air because of the work of Schleiermacher and the romantic revival, for one solution to the problem is to make every man his own interpreter of claimed religious trut h, with the result that doctrine becomes a matter of intuition and feelin g.

Broughton encountered the consequences of this controversy in the situation of the new co untry; the Presbyteri ans on the one hand, and the Roman Catholics on the other, each represented error, and each in its own way sought to lower the status of the Ch urch of Eng land. He fou nd it hard to contemplate subsidising or suppo rti ng er ror by agreeing to state aid for the other denomina tions (indeed it must have taken some mental adjustment even to think of the Churc h of Engla nd as a denomination). But the Whig poli cy of to lerance won the day.

It wou ld be unfair, wit h o ur benefit of hind sight over a century and a half, to blame Bro ughton for taki ng up such att itudes . For his outloo k changed, and thi s is the interest both in the study of the man and the study of Australi a. In the freer conditions of the colony pro blems were enco un te red which later had to be faced in England. Broughton came to see that the Churc h of England was in fact in a disadvantaged positio n; its affairs were regula ted by governments unsympa thetic to its raison dJetre. whereas oth'tr Christian bodies were subject to no such difficulties. T he establishment in England was a partnership between Crown and Church, but if the Crown withdrew its support, Broughton came to argue, the Church was under no special obligatio n to the Crown.

Broughton believed himself to be building a citadel between Rome's old superstit ion and modern liberalism, and once he rea lised that the 1833 arrangement, 'a multi-denominational establis hment', was the best he could get, he fo llowed the example of the other Churches and took what government money was on offer wh ile it lasted. But he had not been above accepting dubious support. A genera l scheme of education for all , proclaimed one newspaper, would tax 'the industr ious immigrant landowning class' to educate the 'children of profli gate vagabonds, freed and fettered'. And, more serious still, genera l ed ucation would enable the children of transpo rted Irish pap ists to cha ll enge the supremacy of the Protestant landholders of the co untry. As so often, any iss ues of religious principle were inextr icably mixed up with the desire to ma in tain an existing social ascendancy and to forestall new taxes.

A furt her diffi culty, of great signi ficance in the subseq uen t hi story of Anglica nism in the Brit ish Empire, was the meaning of the Letters Patent constitut ing Broughton bishop of Aust ral ia. He was to be subordi nate to the Archbishop of Canter bury as hi s Met ropoli tan, bu t had full power to fulfil all episcopal tasks within Australi a. He co uld li cense clergy and conduc t visi tations ' with all mann er of J urisdiction Power and Coercio n Ecclesias tical' that may be requisite , acco rdin g to the ecclesiastical la ws of Engla nd, co mpel the attendance of witnesses, and administer ecclesiast ical a ppeal, subject to appeal to the Archbi shop of Canterbury . But the Sup reme Cour t of New So ufh Wales was to have the powers of the Cou rt of King's Bench to interfere by writs of pro hibi tion o r Il\E' ndam us. In short, a bishopri c in the ma nner of the Church at home was being erected.

But when Broughton tried to hold a Consistorial Court o n a charge of gross immo rality aga inst a clergyman, the Governor (on the advice of the Roman Catholic Attorney-General) refused to assist, as he wanted the government clear of all ecclesiastical disciplinary proceedings. So Bro ughton had to hear the matter in a church vestry in a proceeding of uncertain validity; for this, he was accused on o n: h an ~ of apeing an ancient feuda l baron by invok in g the power of the state, and on the other of concealm g Crime by proceeding quiet ly.

In 1838, the Church in New Zealand needed assistance and Broug hto n determ ined to go there and minister in virtue of hi s inherent right as a bishop, notwithstand ing the limi ta tions of his Letters Patent-another practical expression of his conviction that his aut hority derived from no eart hly monarch but from the apostoli c commissio n of his consecration . No longer was It poss ible to th ink of the sp iri t~ ualising role of the English nation ; he spoke only of the role of the Ch urch of England. And in this he was pa rallelling to some extent th e Tractaria n controversies which were bursting upon Eng la nd.

But the relig ious radical remained poli tically co nser vative. In the debates preceding the 1842 Co nstit utio n fo r the colo ny, Broughto n favo ured a hi gh fra nchise because, he beli eved, those born in the colony and the Iris h im migra nts had no loyalty to Engla nd. He wa nted to enco urage Engl ish settlers by mea ns of a land mortgage scheme, while others urged the import ation of cheap India n labour. Had the latter cou rse prevailed, it is possible that Austra li a wou ld later have had serious racial trouble.

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Broughton was also naturally concern ed with the training of clergy for service in Australia . It appea rs that when he learned of the new missionary college in Canterbury he for a time relished the thought of becoming foundation principal and li nking it with King's in some way.

The Diocese of Australia was finally divided in 1846, but the Church had li ttle voice in the appointment of the new bishops . Perry of Melbourne, in pa rticula r, was to give Bro ughton trouble, 'behaving as though there had been no Christian vo ice in Austra li a before his'. In the vexed question of church discipline Perry approached the Legis lat ive Co uncil in Syd ney for an enab ling Act without cons ulting Broughton, although Perry in turn got into trouble with his clergy and laity for appeari ng to act highhandedly. Nor wo uld Perry fo llow the declaration on baptismal regeneration made by all the other Australasian bis hops after the Gorham case.

By 1850, when the bishops met in conference, the die was cast. The gat hering could not even be called a synod as it lacked the roya l licence, but it was necessary to try and decide on com mon action. Agai n Perry was difficu lt. He and his diocese wished to see the Archb ishop of Canterbury as Metropolitan of the Australian Church. For Bro ughton that was an impossibility; the roya l supremacy meant rule by th e Crown in consultation with the Church, but once the Crown by whi m or expediency fa iled to support the Church, as was more and mo re the case in Australia, the Church must govern itself by sorne other rn eans , and a synodical partnership of clergy and laity was one answer.

Broughton's plan, therefore, was to seek an Irnper ial Act (rneddling by local legislatu res must be avoided at all costs) dispensing the colonial clergy from the Acts of Henry VIII 's ti rne aga inst unli censed gatherings of the clergy. His views were arn ply justi fied by two Privy Council judgements in the 1860s, in which it was held that Letters Patent co nstituting bishopr ics in Crown Colonies with an independent legislature were of no effect. T he Church must proceed by co nsensual compact , seeking the support of the state only to allow it to hold property and to have the decisio ns of Church tribu nals enforced as those of arbitrators.

Broughton left Sydney in 1852 to return to London and head the movemen t fo r coloni al chu rch selfgovernment. T his movernent was empire-w ide and part of the poli tical fer ment fo r local self-gove rnment, not to mentio n the revival of the English Convocations after a century and a half of erastian slumber. He travelled by way of Peru so as to fulfil an ambition to preach the gospel in the ancient capital of the Incas (we are not told why), and then endured a disease-ridden and perilo us voyage across the Atl antic .

In January 1853 he presided over a convention of colonial bishops which adopted a reso lution demanding complete independence from state co ntrol fo r the colon ial churches . But a month later, weakened no doubt by the voyage and the ch ill Febr uary, he died in the house of Lady Gipps, widow of Sir George Gipps, a fellow O.K.S. and a for mer Govern or of New South Wales . It is appropr iate that he, the founding Metropolitan of Australia, should be buried in the mother chu rch of the em bryonic Anglican com munion .

T his book will be of interest to students of coloni al and ecclesiastical history ali ke. It is crowded wi th information: a slight problem is its mentio n of other figures from the colonia l scene whose significance the reader is assumed to know. But in hi s work, Bro ughto n enco untered in nuce many of the q uestions wh ich were to dominate the later decades: the status of the Church of England in a colony, the relationship with other denominations, the co ntrol and purpose of education, th e type of imm igrat ion which wo uld promote a prosperous and decent society. No wonder the book describes hi m as 'patriarch and patriot' .

P.F. J .

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LOVE'S LABOUR'S .

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Galpin's House, The King's School.

12111 July. 1981.

Dear Sir, The Summer Term lessons for VIA are a waste of time if the lesson is concerned with revising a topic that you are not going to do for 'A' ievei. The time wasted during that lesson could be spent more profitably revising a topic in the study.

What would be of more use is a sys tem by which each master sets out a revision timetable. Thi s cou ld be based on what the pupils want. Each pupil would give a list to the master concerned of the topics that he intends to do for 'A' level. This would have two advantages. Firstly. the master cou ld check that each pupil is revising enough . Secondly. the master wou ld have to give lessons that are releva nt and useful.

Those lessons dealing with topics that the pupil is not doing for 'A' level co uld be spen t in the st udy revising a topic he is. All would benefit.

This system would only work if boys co-operated. I can hear masters saying that a ll the boys would do is have coffee in their studies, but by this stage each boy must realise that he must work if he is to do well.

The School cannot spoon-feed us right up to the 'A' level. There will be no spoon-feeding in the exams., nor at university.

Is there any chance of this system being introduced, for the arts at least?

Yours faithfully.

NIC K PHILLIS.

This letter wins the £10 prize.

Meister Omers, The King's School.

10111 July. 1981.

Dear Sir, Wh ile I was rev ising for end of term exams. I borrowed a book entitled Simply Physics by Terry Hall from the Physics library. Mr. Hall explained the '0' level syllabus clearly and precisely, illustrating points with easy to understand diagrams and giving questions at the end of.-each chapter relevant to the subjects dealt with in that chapter. I found that I discovered and understood many theories and laws which I had never heard of.

At the moment the King's School Physics department uses a series of books written by Tom Duncan ent itled Exploring Physics. This book does not give a clear explanation of the subj ects it deals with; it gives confusing explanations interspersed with questions on the subject which it hasn't finished explaining, with the result that the pupils cannot understand it and therefore cannot answer the question, thus becoming even more confused.

I have talked to many of m y fellow pupils who have also seen both books and they agree with what I have said above.

Surely then it would seem sensible for the School to use Mr. Hall's rather than Mr. Duncan's less clear book.

When the Physics department was asked about this I was told that Mr. Hall's book costs £3.40 and it deals with the whole '0' level syllabus in one book. Mr. Duncan's books on the other hand take five books to reach the same level and each book costs about £2.

Therefore I can see no reason why the Schoo l doesn't change books.

Yours faithfully.

SIMON VAVASOUR. 261

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20 Durovernum Court, Old Dover Road, Canterbury.

15th May, 1981.

Dear Sir. I would like in humility to correct the present belief that King's Week was the inspiration of Canon Shirley. Away back in 1951 wh en the new examination system was inaugurated , the Headmaster was worried about the long gap which seemed inevitable between exams and the traditional Speech Day . This is the conversation which took place at 15, The Precincts.

F.l.S. Do 'you realise, old man, what trouble we're going to have with all these young men flitting about the town with nothing to do? Can ' t trust them all, you know. Don't think I can face it.

X. Why not make a virtue of necessity and start a festival of music and drama to keep them all busy?

Call it King's Week or something like that.

F.l.S. You never think much, do you? What's it all going to cost?

X. Of course you' ll have to pay a bit to get it going, but after then you might be making a nice profit.

F.l .S. Hm. Profit, did you say? I'll think about that. Wait, my dear, while I write King's Week in my diary .

Yours faithfully, JOHN CORNER. (The name King's Week first appeared in 1952. We would we/come further readers' memories of the genesis of King's Week. -Ed.)

Glebe Cottage, High Easter, Nr. Chelm sford, Essex CM I4QW .

4th May, 1981.

Dear Sir, In your issue last winter uncertainty was expressed as to the location of Langley House. 1 know well that it was four or five houses up the Old Dover Road (i.e. towards the south) from its junction with Chantry Lane and Nunnery Fields Road: an old house on the left and standing high above road level.

(The corner house had all its windows facing Chantry Lane bricked up, a resu lt of the window tax levied 150-200 years ago.)

Mention of Langley House prompts me to ask if anything is known of C. D. Graham who boarded there; and also of G. L. Braidwood of School House. Both were contemporaries (the latter a st udy-mate) of mine and in the Army and Engineering Class under that wonderfu l master, Rosenberg. (I well remember 'extra tu.' in hi s study with Wace and luckes twice a week-before breakfast-and the rhythm of hi s blackboard formulae chanted as he entered his classroom .)

I always welcome The Cantuarian and give it priority, but I do ho pe 'softer' subjects like drama and music do not become predominant. The interests of the 150 or so members of the upper school were (or seem to have been) so much more earnest!

My best wishes for your future issues.

H . W. BA KER,F. I. Mech.E. (S.H. 19 15 -1919) (We thank Mr. Baker for his confirmation of the information regarding the old Langley House which was printed in our April issue. (But for 'Chantry Lane' now read 'Oaten Hill'.) The addresses of his two school fellows are: G. L. Braidwood, Barton House, Syresham, Brackley, Northants NN 13 5HQ. C. D. Graham, The Red House, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk. As for the 'softness ' of Drama and Music-over to our readers!-Ed.} 262

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r Marlowe House, The King's School,

30th June, 1981.

Dear Sir, For the last three years there has been a Catering Committee. involving pupils, to suggest improvements in the standard and service of meals. This term the Committee included seven pupils, two from Broughton, two from Linacre and one each from Galpin 's, Walpole and Luxmoore. The other six houses (incl uding Marlowe which has its own separate dining hall) were unrepresented. The report of the May meeting included under the heading 'dislikes', amongst other things, sweetcorn. This decision does not appear to have been the result of a school-wide poll of whether people liked sweetcorn or not. I suspect it is the unrepresentative personal disposition of members of the Committee. It does not fill one with confidence when the school cannot manage effective pupil participation even on the relatively unimportant subject of school food.

At the moment the only effective way to make your opinion heard and receive an opportunity for discussion is to go and talk to the Headmaster yourself. Perhaps this practice needs encou ragement.

Yours fait hfully, CO LI N POOLE.

(Colin Poole's leiter has been shortened by the omission of mailer already ventilated in 'The Cantuarian '. -Ed.)

Tradescant House, The King's Schoo l.

18th March, 1981.

Dear Sir, I should like to suggest that each house should have a different games uniform, perhaps a set of fifteen games shirts in different colours. These shirts could be worn by any inter-house team member in any sport. In thi s way house spirit and competition would be encouraged. The housemaster and members of the house could choose the colours together. Wouldn't ho use colours also be a good idea?

I should also like to suggest that the gap between lessons be extended to ten minutes to ensure punct uality.

Yours faithfully, N. MONDADORI.

Broughton House, The King's School.

8th June, 1981.

Dear Sir, Anyone, no matter how ignorant of their use, may use the School's computers. The system has worked well despite the fact that the computers them selves are worth some thousands of pounds, and that ignorance can (but has done only once, and that was not catastrophic) cause the loss of programs that have taken many hours to develop, type in, and debug. Is it not therefore unreasonable that pupils are not permitted to use machines such as video recorders and photocopiers which are both cheaper and simpler to operate? (I do not advocate free use, merely that pupils should, on obtaining permission from an appropriate authority, be allowed to playa video cassette, make a photo-copy, etc.)

I should also like to point out, to certain science masters in particular , that at the ninth General Confere nce on Weights and Meas ures, it was agreed that the words 'billion', ltrillion ', etc .â&#x20AC;˘ should follow the English system; so to use 'billion' to mean 'a thousand million' is incorrect, as well as being American .

Yours faithfully, J . C. BRADFIELD. 263

THE SCHOOL Captain of School: A. McGrath Vice-Captain of School: R. B. W. Gumpert, M.S. Senior Girl: Clare R. Lasbrey SCHOOL MONITORS

M. D. R. Backhouse, Clare R. Lasbrey, J. C. Wilkinson, M.S., S. D. Cranston Smith, R. C. MacDonald, M.S., C. H. L. Ballard, K.S., S. M. Whatton, K.S., M.S., J. H. White-Thomson, T. F. Gulam, K.s.,H. M. Robertson, J. A. Odgers, K.S. HOUSE MONITOR S

School House:

R. B. W. Gumpert, M.S., J. A. Odgers, K.S., 1. P. Stern, F. M. E. Vernon, K.S., S. A. Warren-Smith , M.S., T. R. Amos, K.S., M.S., J. P. Hargreaves, R. A. Wykes, Joanne R. Palmer, D. A. Seers, M.S. The Grange: C. H. L. Ballard, K.S., C. M. Breeze, J. R. W. Wakeley, P. K. Brealy, A. Nardone, A. K. Wallersteiner, L. F. Jardine, P. M. Billinghurst, C. J. Davis.

R. C. MacDonald, M.S., A. L. Dowie, I. J. Graham, A. R. Collins, B. D. Walpole: Wolstencroft.

S. M. Whatton, KS. , M.S., N. J. Hobbs, S. M. Pope, J. S. Phillips, R. A. Meister Omers: Langley, J. S. Wanniaratchy, M. J. Daly.

Marlowe: J . H. White-Thomson, S. J. Burrell, S. A. Howard , A. J. Barton, M. W. Presland, J. C. E. Wright, M.S. Luxmoore: S. D. Cranston Smith, M. B. Bugel, A. Ghosh, N. J. Alimchandani , I. R. C. Cray.

Galpin's: T. F. Gulam, K.S., Clare R. Lasbrey, I. S. Tatchell, K.S., J. D. Watt, S. A. N. Tower, R. E. Bastin, K.S., Emma M. Denne.

J. C. Wilkinson, M.S., M. G. I. Brash, D. T. Dyke, P. B. MacDonald, M. D. Linacre: Savage, J. D. Hudson, P. G. T. Neilson.

Broughton: H . M. Robertson, A. McGrath, S. R. McD. Cairns, R. A. Creasy, J. M. Evans, Susan R. Ives, R. P. D. Sacker, E . E. B. Shelswell-White, A. W. M. Turner.

Tradescant: M. D. R. Backhouse, A. N. Murray, M.S. , J . A. Rombulow-Pearse, P. D. K. Savoca, J . E. A. Short, S. A. Schwartz.

Lallergate: S. P. Devonshire (Lx .), E. W. R. Carr, K.S., M.S. (Lin.), E. D. Cheetham (S.H.), Alison F. Parrott (M.O.).

CA PTAINS OF SPO~T

Athletics Boats Cricket Swimming Tennis Hockey Blore's Rugby Cross-Coun try Soccer

A. McGrath Squash Rackets J. D. Watt Badminton I. J . Graham N. W. S. Clements, K.S. Canoeing H. M. Robertson R. A. Barker R. A. Langley Fencing J. E. A. Short Golf P. J. Lewis 1. R. W. G. Smith,M.S. B. P. F. Watson T. W.B. Miller, K.S.,M.S. Chess M. D. R. Backhouse Alison F. Parrott Girls' Hockey A. J. Barton Girls' Netball Susan R. Ives M. J. Pawley Girls' Tennis Clare R. Lasbrey Monitorsfor Music: T. R. Amos, K.S., M.s.,A. N. Murray, M.S. Head Sacristan: E. W. R. Carr , K.S., M.S. 264

C.C.F. NOTES ARMY SECTION Th e Annual Inspect ion, by Lt. -Gen. P. A. Travers, G.O.C. So uth -East Dist rict, absorbed most of OUf energies this term . Although it is viewed wi th some trepidation beforeha nd, it performs a very useful fun ction, mak ing Slife that Ih e skills learnt during the yea r arc sharpened up a nd practised in rather more demanding condit ions tha n normal.

The high point of the Army Section's offering on the day was the platoon attack on a position held by a trio of red guerri llas. The intensive work done on Ihis d uring the Lent Term paid off and the attack was deemed to be successful.

Before this the Inspecting Officer saw basic infant ry skills being taught: camounage, map-reading, movement, and weapon training . At the end he complimented the Sect ion on the standard reached, and said Ihat he saw the profess ional hand of R.S .M. Recton behind it all (praise which we all endorse).

The special ist sections performed well. The Commandos ran a fast and excit ing aerial runway; the Signals provided cfficient telephone communications over the whole training a rea-a n heroic feat; while the R.E.M.E. were able to show off the considerabl e repairs Ihey have effected on their Land Rover.

All sect ions look forwa rclt o next year wit h confidence. There was a good intake of ent husiastic recrui ts last year who will be com ing up to Apex soon. The Commandos now number about 20, the la rgest number for a long time, and have a new programme worked Ollt for them by M.R.G.P., including roc k cli mbing a nd sea ca noeing. The R .E.M.E. will continue working on the Land Rover, and, it is hoped, will add basic meta l-working to their syllabus. The Signals have a prob lem over kit , in that the promised Clansman rad ios will not reach us for some time now, whereas the 88 sets are almost com pletely useless. However, we must record our gratitude to Major Kirby o f Christ's Hospital for making us II present of a WSI9 radio, complete with Morse key: this has enablcd the Section to continue making long-range contacts.

Finally, we must say goodbye to a number of N.C.O.s whose enthusiasm has becn a welcome st imulus to the Army Section over the last two years. Dubrow, who received a much-deserved promotion to C.S.M. this term, has run the Section with great effici cncy , and his initia tives in the train ing programme wi ll become a perma nent feat ure o f it.

Barkcr has shown leadership qualit ies of some considerable o rder in building li p thc Signal Sect ion fro m a mori bund state. a nd I hope frustrat ions because of lac k of kit wi ll not o bscure his own view of what he has done. l3art lett bro ughl thc R. E.M .E. Section back into the full glare of publicit y: it is quietly no urishing, not least because the o ffice rs were never a llowed to forget il s existence! Finally, Sgts. Ro bertson a nd Turner guided the Commando Sect ion thro ugh to the very healthy position it is in today.

A final word of thanks to Sgl. Swain for his cont in uing comm itment and pract ica l help to the R.E.M.E. a nd to Mr. Recton, our mainstay.

The Corps provided a G uard of Ho nour on the occasion of the visit of The Queen Mother. Tra ined by R.S.M. Rccton and commanded by M. R. G. P. , they can be proud of the int roduction 10 the School that they gave to Her Majesty. The Air Commodore accompanying her sa id it was oneof the best C.C.F. guards he had seen.

M.J.V.

ADVENTURE TRAINING CAMP This was held this year from March 27th to April 3rd. in Snowdon ia. As IwO years ago, we were in the hutted camp a t Ca pel Curig, be longing to the Army Mountain Training Centre . Unl ike two years ago, however, th ere were no bli zzards, no blocked roads or paths.

Th e first day, up Moel Siabod, by various roul es, was very wi ndy. and there were wild stories of mem bers of ot her parties being swept off mount a in tops. On th e second day , however, the Snowdon Horseshoe, including Crib Goch, was ach ieved in brilliant sunshine, with no wind, and everyone enjoyed the superb a nd un typical views.

Rock-climbing has becn a featu re of these ca mps fo r two years now, but because of the good weather, it was possible to spend a whole day on Tryfan Slabs. with teams taking it in turn to climb the ropes , and ascend Tryfan itself by path.

The follow ing day M. J . V. a nd M. R.G.P., with ten older members of the party, were dropped early with full packs to begin the three-day scheme. Although it was something of a di sappointment not to encounter snow and ice conditio ns, there were co mpensat io ns: such as the even ing views from the camp sit e a l Llyn Boch lwyd just under the G lyders; and the early morning walk thro ugh mist up Bristly Ridge to a world of clear blue sky a nd a few peaks emerging fro m a sea of clo ud .

The younger members of the part y were given an interesting a lternative progtamme by D.J .R. a nd R. W.T., spending one night o ut in bivouacs, which they had carried all day-a testing int roduction - a nd orienteering in l3eddgelert Forest.

M.J.V.

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ROYAL AIR FORCE SECTION On behalf of a ll R .A.F. cadets I would like to begin by than king Flt.-Lt. Duesb ury for running the R .A.F. Section fo r the past five years. I know his drive and ent h usiasm have co ntr ibuted to leaving it in such a hea lthy slate.

T his term got off 10 a n active star( wit h a mini night-exercise in the Pel ham area. The gruelli ng co urse was successfu ll y completed by most under hazar dous cond itions with ra in , an armoured-car / min i-bus and school packed-l unches attempting 10 hin der the cadets' progress.

On Parade afternoons many scale models of current R.A.F. aircraft were built and painted and work on a radio-controlled glider was begun-we hope to get the latter fl ying at Birley's toget her with o ur Primary Glid er when its win$. has been repaired. T his was damaged when our Sen ior Pilot inad vertent ly th rew a lead weight thro ugh it. The glider will be overha uled d uring the summer and a fu ll flyi ng programm e \,;,ill resu me next term .

Ai r experience n ying was carried out a t R.A.F. Ma nsto n. We spent Field Day there as well , a nd all cadets were ~b l e to have a lo ng night over Ca nterbury or ind ulge in aero batics. During the day we al so visited the A ir -Sea Rescue Flight a nd were shown ro und a Wessex helicopter. We must tha nk S/ Ldr. Brown for making these visits so enjoyab le and in st ruct ive.

O n Ann ua l Inspection a varied progra mme was arra nged and Lt. -Gen. Travers was most im pressed by the Sect io n's per fo rma nce.

Th e highlight of the term for many of the cadets was their inclusio n in the Guard of Ho nour for the Q ueen Mot her's visi t .

Next term Sgt. Sti rton will be promo ted to Senior N.C.O. a nd o ur Field Day will ta ke place a t R. A.F. Wattisham.

My thanks are again d ue to Fit . Lt. Duesbu ry fo r his help, a nd to FIt. Sg!. Pres la nd who leaves us to go on to higher things. Also to FIt. Sgt. Wild ish, who has now reti red and to FIt. Sgt. Cleaver, his successor.

M.O.D.

ROY AL NAVAL SECTION T he 'A' Level cont ingent , includ in g C.P.O. MacDonald took a n ea rly ret irement thi s term , deciding it was time to begin some real work. Last term 's navigation exams. resulted in complete success thro ugho ut the SC(:tion (even Dan Dyke), mea ning less tim e was spent indoors.

The An nua l General In spect ion by Lt.-Gen. P. A. Travers saw a n immacu late turnout in the Guard of Ho nour by the Naval Sect io n, and la ter that day a piping part y on land a nd D. J . Ru. a nd his crew members in their d inghies demonst ra ted their abilities on T he West bere Front. Various OI her parades incl uded swim ming a nd sailing, but unfortunately no shooting. Our Field Day was spent at H .M.S. Pembroke, C hatha m. After the early mo rnin g Assault Course , H arris wished he had stayed in bed , Hum bersto ne a nd Whilliesea had never exerted themselves so m uch before, Presland wou ld have preferred to do his Chemist ry prep , while Jackso n, Shaw and Philpo tt completed the Course a second time.

A fascina ting to ur o f the ro pery , two film s, a to ur o f the dockyard , a river trip , lunch a nd tea completed a n ex haust ing but wo rt h whi le day.

Acti vity declined as exa ms. approached , but the visit of Her Majesty Q ueen Eli zabeth T he Queen Mo ther aga in saw an excellent turnout by fi ve members of the Sectio n in the Guard of Ho no ur , a ft er much hard work beforehand.

This term we lose Pete Mac Do nald as a vigoro us a nd e fficient Head of Section to the Ro yal Mari nes, followed by J . D. Hudson and poss ibly Dan Dyke , and long-serv in g Ian Graham. Tha nks go to Sub .-Lt. Th ane a nd C.P .0. Cane for ru nning the Sect ion. We now look fo rward to the Dart mo ut h Su mmer Cam p a nd next term .

T. J. L. WIL LIAMSON.

O.K.S. NEWS The Very Revd. D. L. Edwards ( 1947) attended a luncheon given by H.M. T he Q ueen at Buckingham Palace, on 11th March .

J . R. lI. P ringle ( 1958) li ves in New York and is the Execut ive Director of the Gro up of Thirt y- 'a co llect ion of hi g l~­ powered businessmen, central bankers, econo mists a nd o ffi cials who are trying to so lve the wo rld 's eco nom ic problems (with help fr om the Roc kerfeller Foundation)'.

S. R. G . C arrington (1961) continues as Musical Directo r of the King's Singers. He has recent ly toured Germa ny (fo ur times this year a lread y), Japan, Canada , H ungary and Denma rk, a nd will be performing at the fo rthcom ing Edi nburgh Fest ival.

Maj o r J . H . H ardy (1 963) co ntinues to serve in the Royal Army Dental Corps. He has recent ly obtained hi s M.Sc. in Periodo nto logy and is now a t the R .A.S.C. Training Centre.

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C. N. Go rdo n ~W ilso n ( 1965) left the Army as Captain in 1978. After a year in Saudi Arabia, is now a General Manager based at Erith, Kent.

C. M. Saunders ( 1967) has left the City to set up his own firm of Solicito rs in Putney.

R. A. Cha mberlin (1968) is now a Partner in his firm o f Solicito rs.

J. A. Dorward (1970) is now in general pract ice in the Scottish Borders, having spent a few mont hs in Hong Kong 'for a change of scene'.

S. R. Wigfall (1 97 1) is wor king for Whi tby distiller John Haig, and rowed in Thames R.C. First VIII a t Hen ley. A ny O.K.S. rowers still act ive, please contact.

G. R. P . Ashenden (1972) has now been o rdained, and is a Curate in Bermondsey, having been a naut ist in a C hamber group.

C. H. Ro wntree (1973) has recent ly qua lified as a Solici tor.

A. B. Apps (1974) is in his seventh year at Cambridge, work ing for hi s Ph .D. in Institute G ro up Theory.

M. W. G utteridge (1975) o btained his L.R .A.M. and has sung at several O.K.S. wedd ings-incl ud ing that of Claire Barker (1975) to Simon Evans ( I 975)-and will be singing in three Ross ini o peras in Pesaro this year.

N. Beechey-Newman ( 1977) is continuing wit h his Medical T raining at Guy's Hospital , where he wo n the Sands-Cox Pri ze for P hysio logy. He remains undecided whether to progress to Practice, o r to conti nue in Research.

S. M. Mahta ni (1977) has now left Warwick University to attend the Londo n School of Econom ics, to read economics.

J. H. McCabe (1 977) was awarded his Blue for At hl etics, and has since toured the United States with Oxford Un iversity Athlet ics Team.

A. J. Powys (1 978) is now halfway thro ugh his course at Edin burgh Uni versi ty.

F. G. Do ve (1980) has recent ly gained a furthe r scho larshi p from the Studien Stift ung des Deutschen Volkes.

N. R. Pye (1 980) has been teach!ng French and Lat in a t the Nevile H olt Preparatory School, near Market H arborough , where he taught the nephew of N. H . â&#x20AC;˘' reeman ( 1963).

The King's School , Parramatta- we gratefull y cont inue to receive invitat io ns to the var ious events celebrat ing the Sesqui -centena ry, but evidently sent by a wool cl ipper, they generall y a rrive a week after the event has ta ken place!

ENGAGEMENTS Brown-Ada ms.- P . J . Brown (1963) to Claire Ada ms .

MARRIAGES Veitch-Rom e.-J . W. A. Veitch (196 1) to Miss R. M. Rome.

BIRTHS Tu rtle.-To Adrienne and J ames T urt le (1968) o n 28th Apr il , 198 1-a son, Austen.

Carter. -To Caroline and Howard Carter ( 1961) on 30t h April, 198 1-a son, Thomas Percy.

Po ut.- To J ane and Ian Pou t (1963)- a son, Max im il ian.

Saunders.-T o Sall y a nd Ch ristopher Saunders ( 1967) on I I th Novem ber, I 980-a da ughter, Clare Jocelyne.

DEATHS Skipwith. - John Phili p d'Estotevill e Ski pwith, o n 11th June, 1981, aged 65.

Noakes .-Geoffrey Noa kes (1920- 1924) on 1st Ju ne, 198 1, aged 75 .

Va n der 8eeck . -Jo hn Wyatt Van der Beeck (1 9 18- 1920), o n 21t h Ma rch, 198 1, aged 76.

Jerram. - Rear Adm iral Sir Rowland Jcrra m, K.B.E., D.S.O. (1 905- 1907), on 23rd April, 198 1, aged 9 1.

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THE GRANGE FORTY YEARS BACK Forty years on, when a/or and asunder Parted are those who are singing today When you look back and forgetfully wonder What YOII were like in your work and your play.

Then it Inay be thai there will often come 0 'ef you

Glimpses 0/ notes, like the calch oj a song; Visions of boyhood shall float then before you, Echoes of dreamland shall bear them along.

The Albion House school song/rom Alan Bennett's 1968 play 'Forty Years On'.

How, forty years on, does any House persuade six out of every ten of its traceable Old Boys in the U.K. to lunch together on a July Sunday? Apparently by ensuring that a remarkable housemaster is both brave and rich enough to push out the boat. Anybody with a cursory knowledge of The King's School over the past 48 years knows what John Corner has contributed. He came to King's in 1933 from King's, Cambridge, where he held a choral scholarship. Most young masters soon move on but Canon Shirley hung on to John by the offer, at a tender age, of The Grange, vacated by R. S. Stanier, who was for 23 years Master of Magdalen College School in Oxford, which he greatly revived. John left in July 1940, having installed The Grange in some of the choicest rooms in the Carlyon Bay Hotel, St. Austell, Cornwall. In January, 1946, John returned to King's with a special release from the Army, instigated by Canon Shirley.

He at once found himself seconded for half his 60-hour working week as treasurer of the Canterbury Cathedral Appeal to restore the considerable havoc of war. The huge target achieved, John continued as a full-time schoolmaster. In 1954 the new '0' and 'A' level timetable seemed to guarantee half a schoolful of idle boys during the last fortnight of the Summer Term. The devil may have been gleeful, but the Headmaster was apprehensive and mentioned the matter to John, who proposed a systematic display of the boys' arts and talents. Canon Shirley remained apprehensive about this new drain on School funds. John assured him that the cost could be recouped, even a profit made, through admission charges and proposed the title of King's Week. Canon Shirley embraced the idea when presented to him in this light!

A headship took John Corner away for some years, but by 1972 the Cathedral again needed money in quantity and John moved back to Canterbury to tackle his first retirement job with success. Last February John seemed to go berserk, for he decided to invite all the surviving Grangers of his five-year tenure and their ladies to luncheon in St. Augustine's Refectory. Both Canon Pilkington and the School Caterer blessed this brave initiative. On 12th July 52 sat down with Latin graces, bursting-to-know conversation and lots of merriment, dampened only by the list of eight Grangers killed in action and eleven later known deaths. Some Grangers admitted that it was their first return since leaving and four made special trips from South Africa, Mauritius, Switzerland and Spain. A professor in Sydney sent two long cables apologising for absence.

Grange vocal chords survive well. All three former members of the School choir and a National Theatre actor sang the verses of the song, printed below, from the 1936 Grange house play. The play was the original work of the late A. M. Durnford, then a house monitor and later Captain of School. In February, 1935, King's was badly in debt. Hardly a year before, the majority of governors wanted to abandon ship and offer the hulk to Kent County Council as a maintained school. Three governors closed sufficient watertight doors with their own hands and persuaded John Shirley to come down from Worksop in September, 1935, to take the shaky helm with one hand and with the other to repair the hulk. If the claim of foundation a thousand years earlier brought in one extra boy, that was another tuppence worth of tar.

Undaunted by their need to keep up this initiative forty years on, Stephen and Judy Woodley entertained the Grange survivors to tea and strawberries after a tour of today's luxurious Grange.

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A YEAR AND A DAY (Simon Howard)

CHORUS

(To the tune of The Vicar of Bray) This School, which first on broken stones By skin-clad men was founded, Has grown and grown, and still it groans And here we sit astounded.

The Romans came and even then Went on the old School's story, But St. A ugustine and his men A woke her lasting glory.

Hen-e-ry the Eighth gave us our name, And Marlowe drank Kent ale-O, Harvey whose blood took him to fame And Tradescant with dodo.

Bill Broughton came and Pater too, To Sydney went the former, Som-er-set Maugham and Walpole, Hugh, But we all toast John Corner.

CHORUS For this our School has through the past In great men been prolific And if its debt is pretty vast Its credit is terrific!

TOAST To see us all together here Is just a bit surprising, But as the end is drawing near, We'll do some advertising.

Oh! if you haveason or two, Or youthfUl male relation, Then send him to The King's School, do For perfect education.

Good St. A ugustine passed away And on these shores burst swarm in , The men who came to rob and slay With WiII-i-am the Norman.

The School survived-grew greater yet, And now is world renowned And we should never once regret That William King was crowned.

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CHORUS For this our School has through the past In great men been prolific And now its debt is in the past Its credit's still terrific!

CHORUS Archbishop Becket next was slain And that was really shocking.

For years thereafter to his shrine The pilgrims all came flocking.

All this was very good for trade And made the old Schoolfamous; So if a martyr Ii Becket we've made, You really must not blame us.

A. D. WILSON (1935-40).

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269 GRAVE STONES Gough Photography Prize Winner (John Summers)