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PETERITE. VOL. XXIII.
APRIL, 1925. No. 2 49.
THE SCHOOL LETTER. N briefly surveying the happenings of the past term we see that they have not been quite featureless. The building of the new Squash Court has proved itself a great asset this last term, not only from the fact that more people can play, but it is now possible to play matches at School. The School has been most fortunate in being able to see the North of England Championship played as well as the American team versus the Yorkshire Rocks. Here, we fear, we are trespassing . on other people's preserves so we will refer our readers to an account below. The new football field, after being under water at the beginning of the term owing to the exceptionally high floods, seems to be in a good condition now, although we fear that it will not prove much drier than the old one. We have at last taken full advantage of the plate so kindly presented by the Oxford O.P. Club, for an inter-house cross country run. The course chosen for this event was roughly about seven miles, and it is hoped to run it annually over the same course. A novel event this term was the House Theatricals on March 14th, a lot of trouble was spent over rehearsing many of these and the success of the plays proved that the time had not been wasted. E. P. Sewell has distinguished himself once again by playing hockey for Sandhurst. He was always considered a fine player at School, besides being almost as good on the ground as above it. At the beginning of this term Canon Bell gave a series of addresses in the School Chapel.
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This term we hope to have the Sports run, the last two years they have been unfortunately cancelled owing to some unforseen circumstances just before the end of the term. This year April 6th is the date fixed for them and we hope, the weather being kind to us, to have a successful Sports Day. The interest will be all the greater, owing to the fact, that no single event is a certainty for any competitor. We should like to congratulate J. C. Rodgers on being awarded the Holroyd scholarship at Keble College, Oxford. We should like to extend a hearty welcome to Mr. Foster, late of St. John's College, Cambridge. He has spent his leisure time in coaching boats. To conclude, I should like to bring to the notice of our readers, that we are offering each term, two prizes, value half-a-guinea, for contributions to the magazine of sufficient merit. These May be either prose or verse.
OLD PETERITE CLUB, OXFORD,
March, 1925. The Editors of the Peterite. DEAR SIRS, Owing to the unfortunate illness of the Head master (who we hope is now entirely recovered), the Annual Old Peterite Dinner, was again unavoidably postponed. The date has been now definitely fixed for Saturday, May 3oth. We should like to take this opportunity of extending our congratulations to J. C. Rodgers on winning a scholarship at Keble College. We hope that many more Peterites will he encouraged by his example to come into residence here next year. The present numbers of the Oxford O.P. Club are scandalously low. T. Watkinson (Hertford), Vice-President, is to be heartily congratulated on his engagement to a well-known York lady. He claims that Schools occupy the greater part of his attention at present, but nevertheless continues to grace the meetings of the Club, which he appears to enjoy, and enlivens with a mighty flow of anecdote. N. K. Lindsay (B.N.C.), Hon. Sec. was for the greater part of the term involved in the multifarious duties of managing the O.U.D.S. play. To the outside eye these appeared to consist mainly in entertaining the nineteen actresses who took part in Peer Gynt, but he assures us there was really much more in it than that. His urbane presence adorns many committees, and we understand that his critical palate is much appreciated.
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J. W. Ford (S. Edmund Hall), Hon. Treas. by some illicit means hoodwinked the rowing authorities of his college into allowing him to row in their togger. His perserverance, however, justified their rashness, and we are told that his hospitality after the last night's racing was much appreciated by his fellow oarsmen. His landlady is believed to have held different views. H. N. Hodd, (Keble) Hon. Auditor, took over the secretarial duties of the Club during Lindsay's preoccupation, and managed to combine them effectively with his chosen task of sustaining the morale of the Keble togger. Frequently he makes the night hideous with a concertina, and on one occasion is believed to have serenaded his Dean, who displayed a regrettable lack of musical appreciation. • R. F. Yates (S. Edmund Hall), was only prevented from attaining theatrical fame by the attacks of an insidious disease which overtook him on the second day of toggers. He begged the writer to be honest in dealing with him, but, alas ! sir, we fear your editorial vigilance. H. B. Linton (S. Edmund Hall), maintained the traditions of O.P's. in his college, and was spare man for the togger. He makes brilliant appearances for his college Hockey XI. but alas the shades of the prison house are already closing over him and he is enmeshed in the toils of History Previous. Wishing the School every success in all it's undertakings, We are, Yours sincerely, OXFORD OLD PETERITES.
CAMBRIDGE, Lent Term, 1925. DEAR SIRS, Once more has the Lent Term at Cambridge drawn to its weary close, and our doings good and otherwise must be exposed to the world in the O.P. Letter. It was with great sorrow that the members of the C.U.O.P.C. heard of the death of their President, the Right Honourable Sir. T. Clifford Allbutt, P.C. K.C.B., M.D., Sir Clifford died on Sunday, February 22nd at about 3 a.m. in his sleep.
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His death marked the passing of a very great Physician and one of the most famous of all Old Peterites. The C.U.O.P.C. sent a wreath to Sir Clifford's funeral and the Secretary has received a letter of thanks from Lady Allbutt. The wreath was in the Club Colours. We congratulate G. L. Elliott-Smith on again rowing in the 'Varsity Boat and A. T. Blair on gaining his Boxing half-Blue. A. T. Blair (St. John's), is a boxer of renown and when last seen had a considerably enlarged nos:e. A. Brown (Emmanuel), reads Theol. with great vigour and attends Club meetings regularly. R. S. Dawson - (Ridley Hall), nothing is known about Dawson's doings but we hear that he is still " up." E. Darwin (Sidney Sussex) has been working hard. G. L. Elliott-Smith (St. John's), has spent most of the term practising for the ' Varsity Boat Race. R. V. C. Gray (Selwyn), is much the same as he always was. L. Headlam (Corpus Christi), rides a Motor Bike with great vigour. L. F. Leversedge (St. John's), has been playing Hockey for his college Club of which he is Secretary. G. Marwood is still reading for his " Little Go." B. McCall (Selwyn) is, we are given to understand, a leading B.F. J. Richardson (Gonville and Caiaus), rowed in one of his College Lent Boats. H. Tomlinson (Christ's), represented the School at Sir Clifford Alibutt's funeral. E. L. Triffitt (Christ's), has not been seen this term. J. L. Wightman (Christ's), says that he has been working. The Secretary of the C.U.O.P.C. regrets the scrappiness of this letter, but he was ill for most of the second half of the Lent Term. Wishing the School all success, We remain, Yours faithfully, THE CAMBRIDGE 0.P's. To the Editors of the " Peterite," York,
SIR CLIFFORD ALLBUTT.
The Rt. Hon. Sir CLIFFORD ALLBUTT, K.C.B., F.R.S. By the death of Sir Clifford Allbutt, on February 22nd, in his eighty-ninth year, St. Peter's School ha3 lost one of its most distinguished sons, and the medical profession its acknowledged leader, while the whole scientific world has to regret one more addition to its already swollen list of famous men, ripe in years and magnificent in achievement who have passed away since 1925 began. Thomas Clifford Allbut was the son of the Rev. Thomas Allbutt, Vicar of Dewsbury, and was born on July zoth, 1836. He was educated at St. Peter's, obtained a classical scholarship to Gonville and Caius in 1856, and proceeded to study medicine, entering the Medical School of St. George's Hospital. Already while a medical student he began to interest himself in those studies on angina pectoris to which in later life he devoted so much of his attention. In 186o he took a first class in the Natural Science Tripos when his was the only name appearing with distinction in chemistry and geology. In the same year he graduated M.B., and he obtained his doctorate in 1868. After graduating he studied medicine in Paris, and in 1862 he started practice in Leeds. During the next twenty years he there built up a very large practice, was much occupied as a consulting physician over the whole of the North of England, but found time to engage in medical research. Thus. in 1868 he was responsible for the introduction of the clinical thermometer in diagnosis, and thereafter actively investigated the subject of body temperature in health and disease. In the same year he published on certain diseases of the cerebral arteries and in 1871 was issued " The Use of the Ophthalmoscope in Diseases of the Nervous System and of the Kidneys and also in certain other General Diseases " while in 188o he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1889 Allbutt accepted a Commissionership in Lunacy and so removed to London, until 1892 when
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he succeeded Sir George Paget as Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge. At Cambridge he now spent the rest of his life, thirty-two years of continuous service to the profession he loved, furthering its usefulness in alleviating human suffering. Between the years 1896 and 1899 he edited a " System of Medicine " in eight volumes, and a second edition followed in eleven volumes from 1905 to 1911. In 1915 he published " Diseases of the Arteries, including Angina Pectoris," embodying his almost life-long researches in these subjects ; in 1921 " Greek Medicine in Rome " ; while " Arteriosclerosis : A Summary View " he has not lived to see issued though it is now in the hands of the printers. He died in harness, as a man would wish to do. The following appreciation is from the close of the obituary notice in Nature : " A wide reader, he was most generous in recognising good work by unknown men, and though advanced in years always maintained the elasticity of youth. This was indeed in keeping with his physical activity ; for he was until well on in years a keen Alpine climber ; as he wrote to the Times a week or so before his death about the proposed alteration, artistically for the worse, of the bridge over the Rotha's " Living ware " at Grasmere, he had walked in the Lake District almost every year since he was fourteen, and he rode a bicycle or tricycle last year. With a now somewhat old fashioned courtesy he was- independent and on occasion spoke out vigorously against what he thought wrong. What would be eargerly sought as honours by many men came by natural right to this beloved physician, and deservedly the list is too long to detail. They were accepted with pleasant expressions of modesty and appreciation, but could not but be felt that the givers of honorary degrees and medals really honoured themselves by their award. He was made K.C.B. in 1907 and a Privy Councillor in 1920, and could, had he desired it, have been made a peer. English speaking medicine can well be proud of its great and broad minded leader A. J.A.W.
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The late Rev. Canon R. M. AINSLIE. It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Canon Ainslie. Only two years ago he came down to St. Peter's to preach the commemoration sermon. His address was typical of the man who gained the respect and love of all who were privileged to know him. It breathed a simple faith and christian love and fellowship. He left St. Peter's in 1878, having gained a scholar ship at Pembroke College. Besides this academic distinction, he was a very useful member of the cricket XI., and eventually captain. His keenness for cricket remained with him all his life and in 1923 he made top score for the Liverpool Clergy and to the delight of Peterites past and present played against the School on St. Peter's Day. With characteristic perseverance and practice, he became, on leaving Cambridge, a fine club cricketer and was almost first class at one time. His clerical duties prevented his playing as much as he desired. He was a keen fisherman and a first clas s shot Among other activities he was for the last thirty five years closely with the military, first as chaplain to ist Batt. King's Liverpool Regiment. and from 19o8 to the 5th (Territorial) Battalion K.L.R. In 1912 he received the Territorial Decoration. He was chaplain to the Bishop of Liverpool and member of the Cathedral Committee, and it was a matter of pride and satisfaction to him, that he was able to see the consecration of Liverpool Cathedral. He died on December 23rd, 1924, at the age of sixty-six.
CHRISTMAS THEATRICALS. The Theatricals given at the end of each Christmas Term are eagerly looked forward to by the boys and the friends of the School. The performances of late years have been of a uniform excellence and everyone goes away feeling he has spent an interesting entertaining and often instructive evening. The educ-
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cational or instructional purpose of these performances is not meant to loom very large—rather is this an occasion on which we relax and make merry, and while entertaining ourselves, entertain also our friends. Some of these latter in expressing their thanks, have remarked that they would have liked to see more boys acting ; but all those connected with the School know only too well how the demands of scholarship and other University examinations hamper and curtail the choice of the cast. The opportunity to display histrionic talent is afforded to some 5o or 6o boys at the House Theatricals without the paralysing presence of the Press and a critical audience. The play chosen this year was Sir J. M. Barrie's " The Admirable Crichton "—a very ambitious undertaking for any body of amateurs. Taking the various parts we had several members of the company whose appearance we look forward to each year, and several novices who were making their debut. .One and all acquitted themselves so well that we have no hesitation in saying that this was one of the most delightful performances given in the School. In the first and last Acts we saw—under the author's guidance —the comedy that is to be seen in everyday life by all who have eyes to see, and in the second and third Acts we were transported to that land where the logical, the matter of fact and the everyday give way to the whimsical and fantastic topsy turvydom of children's dreams. This done successfully was no mean achievement, reflecting credit on everyone concerned. The most exacting parts were those of Mr. Toyne in the title role and A. B. Radford as Ernest and therefore to them most of the credit goes. The latter has gone far since he made his first appearance as a small boy in " The Ghost of Jerry Bundler." Mr. Toyne's evident enjoyment of his own part, particularly " on the Island," infected not only the audience but also the other actors on the stage. Though both these parts were most exacting and failure to keep the dialogue and action quick and alive meant disaster, it is not to be forgotten that Lady Mary (Mrs. Atkinson) and Tweeny (Miss Evelyn) also had parts that demanded more than ordinary ability in interpretation. The former excelled in the island scene, and the latter showed real talent in a notable character part--never overplayed but permeated throughout with a vein of real comedy. The fourth Act might have dragged, had not Mrs. Toyne played a lively part with more than an amateur's skill. K. H. Chapman looked a perfect parson and L. G. Lace portrayed the attitudes of the society idiot. We -
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must not forget the difficult part of Lord Loam played by Mr. Rhodes. Who will forget the entry of the Tiger-Cat " ? Certainly not the terrified Agatha and Catherine, whose bravery and hauteur were luckily vanquished by their hunger or else we should never have had the charming effects at the end of Act II. It is a pity that Barrie does not introduce the crowd of servants again in Act IV. We like the coachman (N. Sutcliffe) and that quick tempered lady's maid (Mrs. Peachment.) The thanks of all are due to the Stage Manager, who put in more time than the uninitiated can realise. The work in plays like this is very considerable, even when the heavier parts are taken by experienced players. Mr. Peachment, besides conducting the Orchestra, painted the beautiful island scene which was much admired, while the stage effects, the but interior and many other things above and below the stage were due to the indefatigable efforts of Scholefield and Roberts. " THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON."
Characters in order of appearance. ... S. M. TOYNE, EsQ. Crichton ... Hon. Ernest Wooley A. B. RADFORD, ESQ. Lady Agatha ... ... ... MRS. TENDALL Lady Catherine ...daughters of Lord MRS. DAVIES Lady Mary Loam MRS. ATKINSON Rev. J. Treherne ... K. H. CHAPMAN Earl of Loam ... K. H. RHODES, EsQ. Lord Brocklehurst ... L. J. C. LACE Mrs. Perkins (housekeeper to Lord Loam) RATTER ... G. B. ROBINSON Mons. Fleury (chef) ... Mr. Tompsett (coachman) N. HALLIWELL SUTCLIFFE Miss Fisher (ladies' maid) ... MRS. PEACHMENT Eliza (a " tweeny ") ... ... Miss EVELYN ... A. L. CRARER Page ... ... Stableboy ... ... C. F. WILLIAMS Naval Officer ... ... •:• ... ... J. T. DAVIES, EsQ. Sailors, etc. Lady Brocklehurst ... ... ... ... ... MRS. TOYNE ACT I. Room in Loam House, Mayfair. ACT II. Desert Island in the Pacific. ACT III. Hut on the Island.
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ACT IV.. Same as Act I. Two years elapse between Acts II. and III. Intervals between Acts I. and II. and II. and III. Short interval between Acts III. and IV. Costumes by H. and M. Rayne. Producer : G. F. Tendall Esq. The School Orchestra, conducted by C. H. Peachment, Esq. played incidental music. Scene Painters, Electricians : Messrs. C. H. Peachment, J. Schofield, F. W. Roberts.
HOCKEY RETROSPECT. As usual the Hockey was rather late in starting with the result that it took some time for the team to settle down. In the early games the forwards were painfully slow and deliberate in the circle while the halves hit too hard and did not draw their men. When Robinson came back at outside right and Dobree became centre, there was a vast improvement. The two defeats of Thirsk were most creditable and on both occasions the XI. showed first class hockey. The standard of thL hockey rose very markedly and it was more than likely that the team would have won all its matches, had rain, snow and influenza not interfered with practice. CHARACTERS. SCHOLEFIELD (capt.) proved himself a capable outside left J. though apt to overrun the ball. G. B. ROBINSON, a fast winger and when he can control his stick, will be less dangerous to his opponent and more useful to his side. C. J. WILCOX. One of the cleverest backs produced by the School. He passes and tackles well and gets back to cover errors. All the faults of last year have disappeared. E. G. BULLEN. A hardworking half back, sound tackler, but inclined to hit too hard and wildly. A. CLARKE unfortunately was not available owing to an injury to his knee.
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K. H. CHAPMAN. A lusty centre half, always " there " and ready to work himself out to the last ounce, the mainstay of the middle line. J. N. BULLEN. A clever wing half, feeds his forwards well and brings off the lunge tackle with success. P. DAINTRY. Not always happy in goal during the early matches, came on again later. N. DOBREE. A rushing forward, who used his pace with success. N. SUTCLIFFE. A cool inside forward. He gets a little left behind occasionally, as he was surrounded by exceptionally fast players. W. ELLIOTT. A steadily improved back—possibly he would have been better at half-back, if there had been a place. RESULTS. FIXTURES, 1925.
Date.
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York Sycamores Bradford H.C. York Banks ... Leeds Univ. " A " Scarboro' Fragments Cheshire Regiment Thirsk H.C. York Wednesday Thirsk H.C. Ripon G.S. „ 21 Scarboro' Fragments „ 25 York Wednesday „ 28 Cheshire Regiment Apr. 1 Old Peterites
Feb. 4 „ 4 „ 18 „ 25 „ 28 Mar. 4 7 „ II „ 14 „ 18
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...H ...H
...A ...H ...A ...A ...A ...H ...H ...A ...H ...H ...H
Rslt. Schl. Opps. won 9 I
Cancelled lost o 5 lost 2 5 won 4 2 won 8 2 won 2 0
f Cancelled won 8 4 won I o lost 3 6
THE SCHOOL V. YORK SYCAMORES. Played at York, February 4th. In this match, the School found no difficulty in outplaying a much weaker side and eventually won by nine goals to one. The result was quite creditable seeing that half the School team were in bed with 'Flu. The team was :—P. Daintry ; C. J. Wilcox, W. N. Job, J. N. Bullen ; E. G. Bullen, M. Storrs-Fox ; W. Elliott, D. Norwood, Esq., S. M. Toyne, Esq., K. G. Chilman, Esq., J. Scholefield. SCHOOL V. SCARBORO' FRAGMENTS. Played at York, February 28th. Owing to heavy rain', the ground resembled a quagmire, and good hockey was entirely
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out of the question. The School played well in the first half, the defence shining in particular against a very fast and clever forward line. At half time the visitors led by one goal. In the second half, the School fell away and the game resulted in a win for the Fragments by five goals to nil. The chief cause for this defeat was the slowness of the forwards in shooting in the circle. Many good chances were wasted. The half backs played so well that it was mainly due to them the score was no larger. The team was P. Daintry ; C. J. Wilcox, W. Elliott ; J. N. Bullen, K. H. Chapman, E. G. Bullen ; N. R. Dobree, N. H. Sutcliffe, W. P. Haggie, D. Norwood, Esq., J. Scholefield. SCHOOL
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Played at Strensall, March 4th. In this match the School were up against a really good side and did very well to lose by only three goals. In a fast and interesting game the Cheshires led at half-time by three goals to none. After the interval the School forwards re-asserted themselves and rapidly hit two goals through Mr. Chilman and Sutcliffe, but the Cheshires managed to keep their lead and added two goals towards the end of the game. The team showed an all-round improvement, especially the forwards, whose shooting and passing was much in advance of their previous displays. The team was :—P. Daintry ; J. N. Bullen, W. Elliott ; M. Storrs-Fox, K. H. Chapman ; E. G. Bullen, N. R. Dobree, N. H. Sutcliffe ; D. Norwood, Esq., K. G. Chilman, Esq., J. Scholefield. THE SCHOOL
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Played at Thirsk, March 7th, 1925. In this match the School were without the services of either Mr. Toyne or Mr. Chilman, The ground was in good condition despite the heavy rain which occurred immediately before the match began, and the sun was shining strongly at the initial bully. For the first quarter of an hour, the School attacked strongly, mainly through the wing forwards, and forced three fruitless corners. The shooting of the inside forwards in the early part of the game was not good, but this gradually improved, and developed a very good standard. Half way through the first half,'Dobree broke away, and scored a good goal after a long run. Mid-field play ensued,
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Early in the second half Dobree again scored from a good pass from Sutcliffe. Next the Thirsk centre-forward netted, but this was immediately followed by another goal from Dobree, following good play by the School half-backs. Mr. Norwood then scored a clever goal for the School, and, following this, Jackson, B. W., scored for Thirsk. The School continued to press without increasing their lead. Outstanding players were :—for the School, Dobree, Bullen, J. N. and Sutcliffe ; for Thirsk, Jackson, R., and the centre-forward. Final Result : St. Peter's School, 4 goals. Thirsk Hockey Club, 2 goals. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. YORK WEDNESDAY. Played on March iith on the York ground. The ground was slightly soft but the game was fast and the School team played good hockey. The School attacked for three-quarters of the game and scored 9 goals. York Wednesday scored only 2 goals chiefly owing to the good defence of the School backs. The scorers for the School were :—K, G. Chilman, Esq., 5 goals, Dobree, 3 and Sutcliffe, i. Result : School, 9 goals. York Wednesday, 2 goals. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THIRSK H.C. Played at home on March i4th, 1925. The ground was slow and muddy owing to some rain during the day, and the School was without the services of Mr. Toyne and Mr. Chilman. The first half was marked by some good movements by both sides, but there was no score at the interval. The second half opened with much more dash, the School forwards showing a marked improvement. After about ten minutes the ball was netted by a Thirsk forward, but a goal was not allowed owing to some infringement. The School then scored a very good goal by Mr. Norwood who netted from a difficult angle, and was followed by a second goal by Dobree. After this both sides pressed hard but no further score was registered. Result : St. Peter's School, 2. Thirsk, o. .
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. YORK WEDNESDAY. The return match with York Wednesday was played on the School ground on March 25th. The ground was very muddy owing to a heavy hail-storm early in the afternoon. The School forwards did not combine as well as usual but managed to register
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9 goals whilst York scored 4 times ; The play was, perhaps, more even than the score suggests. The School goals were scored by K. G. Chilman, Esq., 5, Dobree, 2, Sutcliffe, I and E. G. Bullen, 1. Result : School, 9 goals. York Wednesday, 4 goals.
DEAR SIRS, I should like, on behalf of the XI., to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Toyne, Mr. Chilman and Mr. Norwood for the time and trouble they have spent in coaching and playing for the XI. which has greatly benefitted by their valuable help. I should also like to congratulate E. P. Sewell on gaining his Hockey " blue " at Sandhurst. Yours etc., J. SCHOLEFIELD,
Captain of Hockey.
ROWING. In spite of distinctly harassing weather conditions and the prevailing epidemics during the early weeks of the term, senior rowing was brought to a very successful conclusion by the most exciting finish to the Final of the House Races that has been seen for many years. We have to thank Mr. Tew for the loan of an extra pair-tub which has given much more opportunity for elementary instruction. To make room for this new tub, it was found necessary to remove from the boathouse, the old four tub which is believed to date from about the same period at which the temporary boathouse was built. During the exceptional floods rowing had to be entirely suspended for a week, except for amateur performances in the four tub on the School lake, and even when it was possible to reach the boathouse once more, strong winds and strong currents made work very difficult. This delayed progress and with the dates fixed for the races rapidly approaching, it was necessary rather to neglect junior crews in order to get the first crews up to racing pitch in time. However, this was managed, somehow and on the whole the style of rowing displayed in the races was of a very fair and even standard. The Junior Division Races have not yet been rowed, but these too should provide some excitement of. one kind or another.
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THE HOUSE RACES. The crews were :Clifton Rise.—bow, R. D. Boyd ; 2, T. B. Bridges ; 3, H. D. B. Jeffares ; str. A. P. Thompson ; cox, G. B. Bridges. School House.—bow, A. R. Walton ; 2, G. A. Delgado ; 3, J. G. Troop ; str. L. G. C. Lace ; cox, A. L. Crarer. Clifton Manor.—bow, F. D. Horobin ; 2, P. H. Townend ; 3, R. P. Crawford ; str. H. S. Burrows ; cox, E. R. Pickersgill. School House II.—bow, C. L. Troop ; 2, J. W. Y. Burton ; 3, E. K. Ives ; str. A. Dixon ; cox, C. Dixon. Dayboys.—bow, J. F. Atkinson ; 2, T. S. Lamb ; 3, K. C. Hodgson ; str. W. Richardson ; cox, F. E. Ryder. Clifton Grove.—bow, D. D. McGuffie ; 2, P. H. Collinson ; 3, J. L. Wood ; str. M. L. X. Kambhu ; cox, T. H. Burdon. The races were rowed on March 23rd, 24th and 25th. In the first heat the Manor rowed against the Dayboys. The Manor, rowing on the near side of the river got a lead at the start and by keeping a long stroke kept it through the race. After Scarborough bridge the Dayboys made up distance and at the end Richardson put in a fine spurt. The Manor however were able to answer it and won the race by of a length. In the second heat on Monday, the grove met the School House II. The Grove were unfortunate to lose one of their crew, through illness a few days before the races and although Collinson rowed very pluckily, the last minute change, obviously upset the crew. The School House II. got a good start and rowing a long stroke drew right away from the Grove who got very short, and won easily. On Tuesday in the first race the Rise and the Manor met. The start was very even and up to the York City boat house the two crews were level. Here, however, the Rise began to draw ahead and continued to gain between Scarborough and Lendal bridges, winning by three lengths in spite of a plucky spurt by Burrows at the finish. In the second heat, the two School House crews were against each other. The Second crew rowed a very fine race. From the start they took the lead and at York City corner they were half-a-length up. Here Lace took up the stroke a little, and the First crew drew level by Scarborough bridge and went ahead over the second half of the course, to win by It lengths.
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The Final rowed on Wednesday between the Rise and the School House I. provided a great race the issue of which was doubtful to the very end. From the start the House took the lead and by York City corner were nearly a length up. Here the Rise made a spurt and reduced the lead but the House passed through Scarborough bridge just ahead. Between Scarborough bridge and Marygate it was a constant struggle between the two for the lead, but after Marygate the Rise gained half-alength. In the final stretch Lace made a great spurt and just before Lendal Bridge the School House were level or possibly just ahead. Then Thompson made a really magnificent spurt under the bridge to which his crew responded and the Rise passed the post nearly of a length to the good, thus winning the Cup. Both crews are to be congratulated on rowing a great race and Thompson especially is to be congratulated on his excellent stroking of the Rise. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK. DEAR SIRS, I should like to convey the thanks of the Club and myself to Mr. Tew for the very kind loan of a pair tub, which has been of great use this term. I should also like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. A. W. Ping, Mr. K. H. Rhodes, and Mr. T. K. Foster for the time and energy they have spent on the rowing this term, and also all the masters who so kindly judged the Inter-House Races. Yours, etc., A. P. THOMPSON, Captain of Boats.
NORTH OF ENGLAND SQUASH RACQUETS MEETING. The erection of the new court was the occasion of the Championship being held at the School. The Americans entered their side and on the Friday played a match against Yorkshire. There was a large entry for both the events—the open Northern Championship and also an event restricted to those, who had not previously entered for the Open Championship or Bath Club Cup. Unfortunately neither of the two best Americans reached the final. Their captain E. M. Hinkle lost to H. W. Backhouse in the first round before he had become accustomed to the English conditions, and J. de. V. Keefe was unable to play owing to an
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injury in his match with S. M. Toyne, Esq. This Was rather unfortunate, as H. W. Backhouse had a comparatively easy victory over H. Mills in the final. The Competition evoked considerable enthusiasm and there was some excellent play. In the second event, Brook Hunt succumbed to J. B. Bullen somewhat unexpectedly. The latter played a capital game. In their first match against Yorkshire the Americans drew. S. M. Toyne, Esq. and Capt. Palmes, who had reached the semifinal, beat E. M. Hinkle and H. E. Mills, but E. G. Tew and J. N. Bullen lost their two games. Doubtless the competition has added to the Squash " boom in the School, and the standard of play has noticeably improved.
O.T.C. NOTES. There is but little to report as the soldiers have it. Wet weather tended to make such outdoor work as we did undertake somewhat profitless and at times even disagreeable. The entries for Certificate A had to be cancelled owing to the prevalence of illness in the early part of the term. As, however, this is generally a bad time of the year for sickness, I think, we ought to send up our Candidates in the November Examination as was previously done. All which remarks may be summed up in the statement that there is a good deal of hard work before us in the Summer Term, if we are going to take an efficient army to Tidworth this year
GYMNASIUM. A Form Competition was held in the week ending 21st March. The exercises set were harder than has been the case previously and on the whole there was an improved standard of work. Most Forms, however, lost points over movements to and from the ranks and by their methods of leading after an exercise. The winners were unquestionably better together and neater in their work than others. They appeared to have a well developed " esprit de cords " The two forms selected for the final of the Competition were marked on a higher standard than in the Preliminary round. Mrs. Toyne kindly distributed the prizes in bulk to the winners.
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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. The most notable feature of the Scientific Society's activities this term was a visit, on Thursday, February 26th, to the York City Waterwords, following an interesting and instructive lecture on Water Supply. Arriving at the Waterworks soon after 4-o p.m. ; we were shewn over the mechanical or American filter house. The water, taken up from the river, is allowed to stand in reservoirs for about two days, during which it loses about 20 per cent of its impurities, then it goes through the mechanical filters, where a further 70 per cent. of bacteria and other impurities are extracted, and finally through the open filter beds ; and is then ready to be pumped into the town with 99 per cent. of the river impurities removed. We saw over the Internal Combustion Engine House. The engines all run on crude oil and have the Diesel type of ignition and feed. We then went on to the Steam Engine House where the plant consisted chiefly of different types of beam engines. We also have had three lectures this term. On Saturday, February 21st, we had a lecture by A. W. Ping, Esq., on Water Supply. The lecture was illustrated by very good slides, kindly lent by the Metropolitan Water Board, and the whole process, from the rain bearing thunder-clouds to the clean fresh water in the tap, was most interestingly dealt with. On Thursday, March 12th, A. J. A. Woodcock, Esq., gave a lecture on the Flight of Birds J.and, besides explaining the process of flight and the facts arising therefrom, showed us many excellent " close-ups " of sea birds in flight. D. V. Hewitt gave a lecture on Saturday, March 21st, entitled " Some of our Rarer British Birds." The lecture was illus-
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trated with numerous slides, and dealt chiefly with our less wellknown birds such as the nightingale, the falcons, golden eagle, night-jar and many others. This year's " Proceedings " of the Society are to be ready at the end of this term. J. L. McC.
THE DEBATING SOCIETY. There has been a gratifying revival of the interest in the Debating Society which has had a particularly flourishing term. Two debates have already been held and we are hoping to have another on the last Sunday of the term. The following is the list of offices filled by election :J. C. Rodgers. Clerk to the Society F. W. B. Pacey. Deputy Clerk N. R. Dobree. Senior Com. Member M. Storrs-Fox. junior Corn. Member A meeting of the Debating Society was held in Mr. Norwood's Form Room at 8-25 p.m., Sunday, February 22nd, 1925. The motion was " That in the opinion of this House Columbus should be severely censured for discovering America." Before the debate commenced a vote of censure on the Clerk for preventing the Minutes of the last meeting being 'read was carried unanimously. W. H. G. Milnes, Esq., proposing, said that America's share in the great War was quite unenviable, and her contribution could be summed up as windy rhetoric. The American method of securing amusement was to career up and down the countryside, arrayed in ghostly garments and calling that the Klu Klux Klan. But a still worse form of pleasure was the cinema which drew people from their Shakespeare and Homer. J. F. Atkinson, opposing the motion quoted several lists of figures of exports and imports. He maintained that America had given us one of the greatest blessings of modern times, namely, mass production. Unfortunately this speech was more suited for an International Grocers' Conference than for a debate. C. N. Parkinson, seconding the motion, said that every prospect pleased and only man was vile. He explained that the Americans were a curious people in that they demonstrated at the entrance to their capital, the symbol of something they had not got, Liberty. He regarded America merely as an obstacle between England and Japan. Americans always disregarded the opinion of able men like Washington, Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson and raised up incompetent politicians in their places.
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F. R. W. Hemsley seconding against, pointed out that America was not discovered by Columbus, so that it would be unfair to censure him for something which he did not do. He regarded the Ford Car as a blessing to humanity, not a curse. K. H. Rhodes, 'Esq. opposing, asked what Rugby League Players would do without their chewing gum, and reminded them that John Brown's body came from that continent. R. R. McEwen said that America provided an admirable dumping ground for the riff-raff especially wild Irishmen. A. H. McCowen as an Irishman objected to this statement. S. M. Toyne, Esq., opposing, said that although U.S.A. was not a member of the League of Nations, the majority of the other countries were. In America there were no strikes and the Amercian factories were the finest in the world. In 1913 the builder of the Woolworth building in New York said that the Dome of St. Paul's would soon need repairing and offered to do this for &oo,000. He could not disguise the fact that the Americans had too grave faults, megalomania and the love of publicity. During his tour of America he never once saw any ladies riding on turtles. Americans could not be blamed for the cinema because it had been invented by an English Professor. Finally he stated that the Wild West had been created for and by Irishmen. After the " summing-up speeches " the House divided and it was found that the motion was lost by 18-10 votes. The second meeting of the Debating Society was held in Mr' Norwood's Form Room on Sunday, March 15th, at 8-3o p.m. The motion was " That in the opinion of this House, Wireless is the curse of modern civilisation." The proposer, M. Storrs-Fox, affirmed that the Wireless devotee was a social bugbear, with stories far more hyperbolical than the golfers', of holing out in one. This craze would draw men from their comfortable firesides to low companions in taverns and public houses.t Music which is broadcasted is generally spoilt and confounded with Jazz. He was not in favour of broadcasting church services although this undoubtedly had its advantages. Foremost among these were that there was no collection and the preacher could be switched off at will. J. Ratter, opposing, said the proposer confused Broadcasting with Telegraphy. While there may be faults in the former, the latter was beyond reproach. It had been of inestimable value to ships and many lives had been saved through it. Further everywhere there was now a standard time.
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N. R. Dobree seconding the motion said that the technical language used by wireless fiends covered a deplorable ignorance. Wireless was a pestilential disease, and people suffering from it would steal, embezzle and even murder to satisfy their unnatural craving. J. L. McCowen, seconding against the motion, said that good music was broadcasted to people who otherwise had no opportunity of listening to famous singers and pianists. Dance Music was only played after 10 p.m. W. H. Buchanan, opposing, pointed out that the B.B.C. did not allow party speeches to be broadcasted and that if we had had wireless in the r8th century, we should not have lost our American Colonies. Wireless did not cause excessive rainfall otherwise we could even direct it to the Sahara. D. M. Cameron supported the motion by giving us a touching reminiscence of his own personal experience. R. R. MacEwen, supporting said that if wireless continued, Sunday Papers would pass out of existence and this would not be a good thing for Society. Irate parents would be harrassed by prodigal sons wirelessing back from the ends of the earth for more funds. P. H. Sykes, Esq., opposing, said that wireless would stimulate peoples' interest in Music and that would increase the number of concert goers. Good music ,he said, had developed from our Modern Dance Music which was very hard to write. The orchestra, in fact was nothing but an elaboration of a Jazz band. Sir Hugh Allen (President of the B.M.S.) now supported wireless. J. G. Troop, supporting, painted a pathetic picture of the breaking up of the happy home owing to the husband being obsessed with " wirelessitis " J. C. Rodgers, supporting, disagreed with Mr. Sykes' remarks on Modern Music and said he failed to see anything musical in utilising a motor horn as a musical instrument. Wireless was producing a race of nervous wrecks, with long nervous fingers and premature bald heads. Referring to Hon. opposer's statement, he asserted that the standardisation of time was still an ideal ; the School clocks were never the same as those in town. C. M. Birkett spoke against the motion. S. M. Toyne, Esq., said broadcasting would raise up a lazy and effete race, with no power to move about except by mechanism, and that it would carry on the evil work of the Cinema. Instead of reading and digesting good literature people would get into the habit of never thinking for themselves and consequently they would lose all power over their minds and become
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worse than animals. He appealed to everyone to curse " broadcasting " with an almighty curse. J. Ratter summed up for the opposition and M. Storrs-Fox for the proposition. On the vote being -taken, it was found there was i6 for and i6 against the motion. The Chairman (Rev. F. H. Barnby) gave his casting vote in favour of the motion, which was carried by 17-16 votes. There were also present 14 visitors. The third Debate this term will we hope be held on April 5th at 8-3o p.m. The motion will be " That in the opinion of this House Cambridge is an inferior imitation of Oxford." This subject should arouse great feeling and we are hoping to hear E. J. Hutchins, Esq. (ex-Vice-President), G. F. Tendall, Esq. and J. Richardson, Esq., (ex-clerk) speak on opposite sides. J.C.R.
HOUSE PLAYS. On Saturday, March i4th, the School was treated to a new form of entertainment, a series of short plays acted by a company from one of the Houses. Let us say at once that this innovation was a gratifying success. Not only did it give the School one of the most interesting and amusing evenings it has enjoyed for a long time, but it brought to the front much unsuspected talent, and raised high hopes among those who regard the School stage as one of the most valuable of School activities. It has been said that " every schoolboy can act," and this programme went far to support that rather sweeping statement. To take the plays in order, " A Cash Concern,' presented by the Rise, offered less scope than the others to the players, but Floud and Marshall acquitted themselves well. In ' Captain X," the Manor company depended mainly on Crawford. He had a long part, and was on the stage practically the whole time. It was a trying ordeal, and he came through it very well indeed. He has a good stage presence and a clear delivery, and seemed quite at home with his part. A very promising piece of work. Dryden and Pickersgill shewed possibilities in smaller parts. The Grove perhaps tackled the stiffest job of all in venturing on a trifle by Alan Milne. Any play by this author is a case of hit or miss ; so it is all the more gratifying to be able to record a distinct hit on this occasion. Bulloch and Ratter were both adequate, and we never thought that even Dobree could be quite so villainous as that ! Bulloch in particular we hope to see again. He was forcible and clear, and made his points well.
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If " The Man in the Bowler Hat " was the most successful piece of dramatic art, " Waiting for the Bus " was certainly the triumph of the evening as a piece of stage management. We have ever since been busily collecting the names of members of the School House who were not on the stage, but up to date our bag is a meagre one. Chapman, of course, was a crowd in himself, His stately solidity of movement, his imperturbable temper, his tactful management of the slightly intoxicated, can only have been studied at Gillygate Corner. Ever since we saw Mammatt as the Lady in White we have been speculating on what her husband was like. We picture him as small and meek and downtrodden : but by the time of the play we rather imagine he was dead. For his own sake we hope he was. W. F. Dixon was a life-like charwoman, and Sutcliffe as the harassed mother with her brood provided some of the funniest moments. And what a brood ! The Day boys shewed courage and enterprise in writing and producing a play of their own. The band of robbers, as a whole, seemed a mild-mannered lot, but perhaps this was due to lack of rehearsal. Rodgers as Robin Hood was fluent and effective, and one or two of the topical hits went home, but we doubt whether it is a wise precedent to introduce them at the " house plays." During the interval the School House Jazz Band, maintained the humorous atmosphere of the evening, though a touch of awe was inspired by the gynmastics of Mr on a Swannee whistle.
ENTERTAINMENTS. On February i4th an interesting lecture was given in the Big Hall. A lecture was to have been given by Lt.-Colonel Pottinger, D.S.O., F.R.G.S., on the conquest of " Mount Everest " but unfortunately he was unavoidably detained in Australia and did not arrive in England as early as was expected. The Spitzbergen lecture, however, proved an excellent substitute, some very good slides were shown and the School showed great appreciation, which was thoroughly deserved. Mr. F. Chester entertained the School on Saturday, February 7th. He did so in his own inimitable style. Mystifying his audience with card tricks, and introducing them to some old friends, the Country Yokel and his great grandfather, and a priceless " knut " who was very fond of hunting.
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SCHOOL ORCHESTRA. The School Orchestra has met during the term for practices, which have been generally enjoyed. The membership has increased to a total of eighteen but new members will still be heartily welcome. Will boys bear this in mind for the Winter term, when we hope to meet again for work and the pleasure we may thereby give ourselves and our friends ?
CHAPEL NOTICES. Preachers in Chapel. Lent Term, 1925. Jan. 25 St. Paul's Day. Rev. F. H. Barnby. Feb. 1 Epiphany IV. Organ Recital : G. F. Tendall, Esq. 8 Septuagesima 15 Sexagesima Rev. Canon C. C. Bell, M.A. 22 Quinquagesima J Mar. I Lent I. ...The Very Rev. the Dean of York. „ 8 Lent II. ... ...The Headmaster. „ 15 Lent III. ...Rev. F. H. Barnby. „ 22 Lent IV.... ...The Headmaster. „ 29 Lent V. ... ...Rev. F. H. Barnby. April 5 Palm Sunday ...The Headmaster. The School Confirmation was held in the Chapel on Thursday, March 27th. Since the Archbishop of York had been called away to the funeral of the late Lord Curzon, the service was taken by the Bishop of Whitby. 11
A series of three Lenten addresses was given by Canon Bell. He preached on the theme of the omnipresence of God. This he explained by likening it to the ether around us without which we cannot exist and thus made clear his point that religion and life cannot be separated into watertight compartments. By the use of comparisons and metaphors drawn from familiar objects and interests, he made plain to all a subject of great complexity, and completely succeeded in holding the interest of the congregation throughout.
LIBRARY. The following have been added to the Library :A 119 Michael Faraday ... ... ... ... Randel• B 271 Historical Atlas of Modern Europe ... Lane Poole C 217 Concerning the Nature of Things Bragg
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218 Atoms and Rays ... Lodge D 125 Map of Roman Britain ... :•: ... 126 Legacy of Greece ... •. • Livingstone 127 Legacy of Rome ... ... ... Bailey G 328 Democracy and Leadership ... Babbitt B 272 How England is Governed •• • Masterman READING ROOM FICTION. R 579 Our Modern Youth ... 58o Said Harker ... ... 581 The Majestic Mystery 582 The Carolinian ... 583 Leaps and Bounds ... 584 The Three Oak Mystery 585 Mr. Pepper, Investigator
Desmond Coke Masefield ... Mackail ... Sabatini ... Pett Ridge ... Wallace ... Thomson
NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate J. N. Bullen, K. H. Chapman, N. R. Dobree, W. Elliot, N. H. Sutcliffe, on receiving their School Hockey Colours. We heartily congratulate P. H. Sykes, Esq. (Oxon) on attaining his M.A. degree. The Inter-House Cross Country Run, for the Plate was this year won by the School House, and Buchannan is to be congratulated in coming in first. The House theatricals were a great success and greatly surpassed all expectations. Every house turned out something good, with which to amuse the School. We heartily congratulate J. N. Bullen on his feat in winning the second event in the North of England Squash Championship. It was an extraordinary feat for a boy still at school and he deserves all the praise accorded him. S. M. Toyne, Esq., is to be greatly sympathised with, on the illness which has caused him so much inconvenience during the term and incidentally has caused his much lamented absence from the Hockey team. J. C. Rogers gained honours in the scholastic world by winning the Holroyd History Exhibition at Keble College, Oxford. He is to be heartily congratulated. The School Sports are to be held this year, on Monday, April 6th. The heats will be run off during the week previous. A large number of entries are down and some good races are expected, ,
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" THAT WIRELESS FIEND."
THE " AIRY AGE." The aeroplanes, so some folks say. will soon replace the cars, Cooks will be running cheap returns for week-ends up at Mars, In fact we'll all be aeronauts and have our private 'planes, And laugh to think that long ago there were such things as trains. The sky will be our highway, and the stars our lamp-posts too, There'll always be air-buses and long waiting in a queue, There'll always be the sky-hog and they're sure to want to mend The clouds, just like the roads around the City and West End. " No parking on the Milky Way." " Fill up with petrol here." Such words as these on every star would probably appear, The moon would be employed for advertising " Someone's Pills " The only real remedy for air-contracted ills. I think I'd rather have a car, for aeroplanes are large, We could not keep a monoplane in our back-yard garage. And should your engine, in mid-air, stop with one plaintive murmur, You'd wish for all the world that you had stayed on " terra firma." " HOUSITE."
" THAT WIRELESS FIEND." I made a little wireless set, according to instructions, I thought I'd bring in every station, wrong were my deductions. I only brought in Tomldns, he's the fellow from next door, He's rather good at wireless and he lets you know, what's more. " Hullo, what ever's this you've got, I heard you oscillating, The ether round my aerial you have been agitating. I heard you'd made a set, and so I thought I'd stroll along, If I may look it over, then I'll tell you just what's wrong. These phones should be in series, not in parallel, you ass ; Your set would work much better if you used a grid bias. What rotten valves you're using there, take my advice and scrap 'em ; I'll show you where to get some better, half the price, in Clapham. Your lead-in and your earth, you know, are somewhat " neglige " I should think that fixed condenser too, has seen a better day. Your aerial is much too taut, and really should be sla ck'd, But otherwise I do not see why this set should not act.
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But wait a bit, your wiring up is very bad indeed, That variable rheostat has slightly gone to seed ; That cheap transformer over there has maggots in its core, And but for rotten workmanship I think there's nothing more. Where did you pick these parts up, for they're really awfully cheap, The whole thing is enough, in fact, to make a fellow weep." But ere he spoke another word of this consummate flattery Mad with rage, I. fell on him and brained him with a battery. " HOUSITE.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. The term started full of great hope and energy for an excellent term in both work and games, but alas ! we were very soon thrown into considerable disorder by an outbreak of measles. However, everybody who could fall a victim did so at once very successfully. With the result that the epidemic was soon over and we were in quarantine only a comparatively short time. About half-term a really exciting detective story was composed by a joint effort of Boarders and Day Boys entitled " The Purple Ray " and this was produced as a play after several Saturday evening rehearsals. We heard of many " thrilling incidents " not only in the play itself but also in the production thereof, and everyone is to be congratulated on their performance—including the audience ! Mention must also be made of the entertainment given during - the intervals by our cunning conjuror, who.was not only cunning but witty. The latest idea for the.boarders is to cultivate a piece of ground which has been marked out as " allotments." Digging operations have proceeded with great activity and very well trimmed beds with paths between to separate the different owners have been sown with seeds of many kinds and everybody concerned is now waiting to see or rather taste the fruits of their handiwork. All the boys at St. Olave's are looking forward to the Sports on the last day of term and are practising hopping, skipping and jumping in all directions.
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JUNIOR SCHOOL GAMES. Owing to the wet weather and depleted numbers from. sickness our games have suffered considerably this term. Up to the first week in March we had to content ourselves with cross-country runs, the longest. of which was rather a wet one, an enjoyable paper-chase, and some Soccer. On March 17th, we played our first Rugger match. We met Grosvenor House School at Harrogate and lost by 86 pts to nil against a much better side. We were unfit and outclassed, but we learnt quite a lot, the two main points being " to tackle low " and " to fall on the ball." On March 24th, we played Terrington Hall at York, and though leading by 14 points to 8 at half-time, lost the game by 20 points to 14. In this match St. Olave's played better football, but were not fast enough to cope with their " kick-hardand-follow-up " tactics. On March 26th we played the return match with Grosvenor House, who sent quite a different team, and after a 'good hard game we won, 14 points to nil. Our last fixture is with Terrington Hall, away, on March 31st, and we are looking forward to a good game and possibly a win, as their field is much smaller than the Senior School Field, and their greater speed will not show up to such advantage. Both the forwards and the three-quarters must learn to " back up " when there is a breakaway, instead of becoming spectators. Our Athletic Sports are to be held on April 6th, along with the Senior School.
O.P. NEWS. O.P. CRICKET MATCH. The O.P. Match will this year be played on Saturday, June 27th, followed as usual in the evening by the Annual Old Boys' Dinner. Those wishing to play in the match are urgently requested to send in their names to D. Norwood, St. Peter's School, York, before June 1st.
J. H. Sergeant (1913-17) passed the Final Chartered Accounttants' Examination.
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A. T. Blair (1919-23) now at St. John's, Cambridge, fulfilled our expectations by gaining his boxing blue at Cambridge this term. So certain did his success appear, tha4 we made this announcement in our issue last term ! E. P. Sewell (1918-23) has been awarded his Hockey blue at R.M.C., Sandhurst. A. B. Radford (1911-15) is playing one of the leading parts in the new production " The Wishing Well," which, we believe, is at present touring the Provinces preparatory to a run in London. Ronald Sample has been taken into partnership by a firm of architects and civil engineers in Hong Kong. We reprint an extract from the " Yorkshire Daily Herald." The Ronald Sample, A.R.I.B.A., M.S.A., Associate of the Institute of Structural Engineers, has been taken into partnership by the firm of Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, F.R.I.B.A., A.M.I.C.E., architects, civil engineers, and surveyors, Hong Kong, China. The senior member of the firm, Mr. Albert Denison, M.I.C.E. retired on the 25th March of this year, after a long and successful career in the Far East. Mr. Denison established the firm of Denison, Ram and Gibbs over forty years ago, and it now ranks with the foremost leading firms of architects and civil engineers in the Far East, and has a large and extensive practice in Hong Kong and the neighbouring provinces of South China. Mr. Ronald Sample, who is a well-known citizen of York, left England three years ago to take up a position as chief assistant to Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs, and since arriving in the colony of Hong Kong has rapidly advanced in the architectural profession, having been appointed to a remarkably high and responsible position as a member of the firm a year previous to the expiration of his first contract. Mr. Sample will be returning from China on leave early next year. G. Elliott-Smith appeared again this year in the Cambridge Boat, which inflicted upon the rival crew an even heavier defeat than last year. K. G. Chilman retained his position in the England team at outside left in all the International Hockey matches this season. Letters have been received from J. Daintry in British Columbia, W. Shaw and W. H. Huffam in Australia. We are glad to heat that they are flourishing and also that they are anxious for news of the School. Might we remind them that we are also delighted to get news of O.P's. in foreign parts and would welcome a letter from them descriptive of their work ?
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G. F. Hughes. E. F. Williams.
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H. H. Pope.
Clifton Grove. Clifton Rise. Clifton Manor.
E. A. Beaulah. S. L. Stibbard. J. E. Welburn. J. L. Masterman. VALETE. P. YOUNG. 1917-24. Day Boy. School Monitor. VI. Modern. znd IV, 1923. znd IV. colours, 1923. Played for 2nd XV, 1923-24. C.S.M. Librarian. B. B. BRIDGES. 1919-24. Rise. School Monitor. Head of the Rise. Remove B. 1st XV. 1924. Colours, 1 924. L fcpl. in O.T.C. F. P. KITCHIN. 1920-24. Grove, B2. Played for 2nd XV, 1924. Played for znd XI. 1 924. B. H. W. JACKSON. 192o-24. School House. Remove B. Cadet in O.T.C. A. L. COLLIER. 1920-24. Rise. VI. Modern. Played for znd XV., 1923-24. Cadet in O.T.C. R. W. HOWELL. 1921-24. Rise. B3. 1st XV., 1924. 2nd XV. Colours, 1924. Cadet in O.T.C. R. HALL. 1921-24. School House. B4. Cadet in O.T.C. School Choir. F. OGLEY. 1921-24. Rise. Bi. Played for znd XV., 1 924. Cadet in O.T.C. E. G. WiLcoct. 1921-24. Day Boy. History VI. Played for 2nd XV., 1924. Cadet in O.T.C. C. M. LOWERY. 1921-24. Grove. B2. Cadet in O.T.C. School Choir. C. E. HENDERSON. 1922-24. Day Boy. V. Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. J. E. SMEE. 1923-24. Grove. CI.
CORRESPONDENCE. KING WILLIAM'S COLLEGE, ISLE OF MAN, September 13th, 1924.
To the Editor of the Peterite,
DEAR SIR, 1 I have just been reading with interest the account of Speech-day and see that Chancellor Austen raises again the perennial question of the " oldest school in England." '
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May I record an incident which took place when I was headmaster of St. Peter's ? I happened at an entertainment at a watering place in the South of England to find myself sitting next the then headmaster of King's School, Canterbury, who politely apologised for stating in his prospectus that Canterbury was the oldest school in England. I assured him that no apology was necessary for my claim was different, being that St. Peter's was the oldest school having documentary evidence of its foundation. This will be found in a Latin poem of the second headmaster, Alcuin, published in the proceedings of the Yorkshire Antiquarian Society, which I think I must have left in the library at York as I cannot find it among my books. I do not know on what the claim of Rochester is based, but I doubt whether it is more substantial than that of Canterbury which is, as the headmaster of Canterbury admitted, the argument that as there was a Cathedral at Canterbury earlier than at York there must also have been a Cathedral school earlier. But this is an age which prefers documentary evidence to a priori argument. Yours faithfully, E. C. OWEN.
To the Editor of the Peterite." DEAR SIR, With your kind permission may I say a word about the School History on which I am engaged. Owing to various causes which could not have been foreseen the work was delayed and could not be produced at the promised date. I wish to say how sorry I am for any inconvenience or annoyance that this delay may have caused to subscribers and to assure them that I am doing my utmost to ensure that the Book shall be in their hands on St. Peter's Day, 1925. Yours faithfully, ANGELO RAINE.
To the Editors of the " Peterite," SIRS, " N.B's." letter in the December number of the Peterite re-opens the debate on the games to be played in the Easter term. First, eternal wrangle over the respective merits of football, hockey and rowing. Without wishing to cast any aspersions on Hockey as a game, I think its passing would be
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mourned by few. On the other hand, with such a good stretch of river it would be foolish to have no rowing. As only a limited number can take rowing, the majority in the event of Hockey disappearing, would have to play Rugger. But with so many of the XV. taking rowing, school matches would be out of the question. Next comes the theme of " N.B's." letter, junior house matches. Can these house matches really justify their existence? I take it that their object is the discovery and coaching of promising young players. But is not all that now done in the Christmas term by the Leagues ? Again, there is the question of the number of players. The twelve-a-side game certainly has its faults. I have often wondered whether the elimination of the full-back has not led to the scarcity of good full-backs in the School during former years. With regard to the forwards, packs of six seem to be incapable of wheeling with ball at their feet. But we cannot blind ourselves to the fact that some of our houses are very small, and therefore the twelve-a-side game, whatever its faults, is thrust upon us by force of circumstances. All things considered, junior house matches have been weighed in the balance and found wanting. But if Hockey were to go, why not have house matches in which all colours, except boaters, could play ? Then there would be more players, which would enable full sides to be played, and if the matches were played on the league system they could quite easily take up the whole Easter term. I am, etc., THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
To the Editors of the " Peterite." SIRS, Might I raise a plea on behalf of those who are suffocated weekly by the School House incinerator.? This infernal machine is apparently never lighted until the wind is in such a direction that its smoke is carried into the House studies. Of course, this may be a pure coincidence. If not, there can be only one reason for it. It must be a conspiracy to empty the studies so that the charwoman may the more easily clean them out. If so it is invariably successful. But could not a more humane method of -expulsion be decided on ?
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On the other hand, if it is a coincidence, would it not be just as convenient to wait for the wind to blow in the other direction before lighting it. A surer remedy would be to heighten the wall on the side nearest the studies, so that the smoke could not escape that way. I remain, Yours unhopefully, X.Y.Z. [One of the charms of the English climate is its uncertainty. The wind has been known to change. As to heightening the wall of the incinerator nearest the studies, though this would undoubtedly keep the smoke inside, yet it would necessitate the material-about-to-be-incinerated being taken via the Long Dormitory window and an adjoining roof and then down to the " infernal machine." The only effective method of keeping out the smoke which we can suggest is that the old bars on the study windows should be replaced.—Ed.]
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Monitors : E. G. Bullen (Head Monitor and Head of
Clifton Grove). M. Storrs-Fox (Head of the Day Boys). J. Scholefield. G. A. Delgado (Head of School House). N. H. Sutcliffe. N. Dobree. J. G. Troop. R. P. Crawford (Head of Clifton Manor). F. R. Hemsley (Head of Clifton Rise). J. C. Rodgers. Captain of Boats : A. P. Thompson. Captain of Hockey : J. Scholefield. Sec. of Hockey : G. B. Robinson. Under Officers M. Storrs-Fox (No. 4). in 0.T.C. : J. G. Troop (No. 2). G. A. Delgado (No. 1). N. H. Sutcliffe (No. 3). Sec. of Squash : E. G. Bullen. Editors of E. G. Bullen. " The Peterite" ; G. A. Delgado. N. Dobree,
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CONTEMPORARIES.
CRICKET FIXTURES FOR NEXT TERM. Date. Ground. Opponents. Thursday, May 21 ... Home ... Masters' XI. Saturday, May 23 Home ... York Ramblers' C.C. Wednesday, May 27 Home ... Northern Command C.C. Saturday, May 30 Wednesday, June 3 Home ... York " An Eleven." Saturday, June 6 Home ... Craven Gentlemen C.C. Wednesday, June io Away ... Worksop College. Saturday, June 13 Away ... Durham School. Wednesday, June 17 Home ... Bootham School. Thursday, June 18 Home ... York and District Clergy. Saturday, June 20 Home ... Leeds Grammar School. Wednesday, June 24 Home ... Pocklington Grammar Schl. Saturday, June 27 Home • . Old Peterites. Wednesday, July Away • • • H. L. Lyon, Esq's., XI. Saturday, July 4 Home • • • Ampleforth College. Monday, July 6 Home • • • Marlyebone C.C. Wednesday, July 8 Saturday, July II Away • • • Giggleswick School. Wednesday, July 15 Saturday, July i8 Wednesday, July 23 Saturday, July 25 Home Yorkshire Gentlemen C.C.
We acknowlege with thanks the receipt of the following :— Barrovian, Danensis, Framlinghamian, Haileyburian, Hurst Johnian, Leodensian, Malvernian (2), Merchistonian, Monktonian, Novocastrian, Sedberghian (2), St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine (2).
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We note the death recently at the house of Mrs. Hormuzd Rarsam, daughter of S. L. Pearce, 0.P., and wife of " The man who cost Great Britain 'r,o00,000 " Mr. Rarsam an envoy of the British Government was imprisoned by King Theodore of Abyssinia and an expedition under Sir Robert Napier was sent to release him. We regret to announce the death, in his 62nd year of T. B. Lord, at Rochdale, Lancs., on February 3rd, last. T. B. Lord was a distinguished member of the School about 1878-80, and was closely associated with most of its activities. He appeared as a regular member of the Cricket XI. in 1879 and left the School in the following year.
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