March 1934

Vol. XXVII.

MARCH, 1934.

No. 276.

1Eoit riat, Good-bye, winter . . . . good-bye ! A little voice whispers in our ear, " Don't be too sure, we've not had the Sports yet." For all that, the worst is over ; spring is in the air, and we have the glorious summer to which to look forward.

The past term has been exceptional in that all the events have gone off to schedule : the fall of snow in February did not seriously interfere with anything. We welcome the return of a more general interest in the noble Art of Self-Defence this term, and hope it will continue and develop : it was fitting that Dr. Blair, our Cambridge boxing " Blue," should referee the House Competitions.

Little of note has occurred this term, and as full reports of the various House activities appear in other pages of this journal, no mention of any particular one will be made here. Earlier on in the term the School attended a French play in York, and, recently, were entertained by a fine dramatic recital of " Macbeth," in the Big Hall.

We feel that great credit is due to Miss E. C. M. Toyne, for her performance in winning the North of England Women's Squash Rackets Championship this term, and, even as we write, the news comes that Yardley has again won the Men's event, thus completing the " double." The Hockey XI has again, done well, and though their record of being undefeated during the past years in term-time matches has been broken, yet the standard of play has been as good as ever.

It is very gratifying to see that the School has once more kept remarkably free from illness this term ; this is the more remarkable as this is the Easter Term, which has a reputation for taking considerable toll of the School's members.

During the first three Sundays in Lent the School attended a course of sermons by Dr. Osborne Greenwood, M.D., F.R.S. (Edin.), at St. Martin's Church, York. His subject was " Science and Religion," and besides being a change from ordinary Sunday morning Chapel, he was both interesting and instructive.

And now, since the Editors' " lot is not a happy one," and we are in the midst of the hurly-burly of going to Press, we will take our leave and refer you to the ensuing pages.

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Dear Sirs, We began the term with a spell of frost which provided us with three days' skating.

However, this was short-lived, and a magnificent period of spring weather followed, which has lasted until this last week.

During this last week a considerable amount of rain has fallen, and the sky has been cloudy and overcast.

Whilst the School is participating in its inter-House matches we are playing our inter-College knock-outs. In the Rugger, some closely contested games were witnessed, and in the final Clare wrested the cup from St. Catharine's, who have held it for the last three years.

j. B. Doyle was a prominent figure on the tow-path during the Lents. Work prevented him from rowing in the Caius boat.

Jesus went to the head of the river, and, although strongly challenged by Clare, never looked like being bumped.

W. MeG. Scott led the Cambridge forwards in the Medical Society match against Oxford. We reversed the Athletic defeat by winning the Boxing, and on Saturday we hope to win the Boat Race, and so again reverse the defeat of our Ladies' College by the Oxford ladies' boat. Our crew is one of the finest we have had for years.

We received a visit from R. G. Bullen, a Cambridge Old Peterite, during the term, and were pleased to see him again.

J. R. Doyle has been working very hard—Golf and Squash are his chief forms of exercise.

J. N. Emery is distinguishing himself in many circles. He has moved a motion at the Union (admirably too, I am told'). He has shot for the 'Varsity against London and Cambridge County, and was unfortunate not to be chosen against Oxford. He plays Rugger for the various St. John's teams, and uses his spare energy in an Eton Fives Court.

V. W. G. Musgrove takes his exercise on the Hockey field and in the Squash court. He shows great interest in the musical life of Cambridge.

W. McC. Scott besides playing Rugger for the College has been playing Soccer. He played for the "Emmer" Play Reading Society. He also finds time for a little Golf and Squash.

47 1 W. L. Seaborne plays a little Hockey, and occasionally plays the Queen's Organ. He is working hard.

H. F. Whalley has been playing Rugger for the Emmanuel XV. He, too, played Soccer for the Play Reading Society, and is sometimes to be seen in the Squash Court. In the Newnham v.

Oxford Ladies' Boat Race he was a very. interested spectator.

We remain, Yours, Etc., THE CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES. 0

exforo letter, Oxford, March, 1934.

Dear Sirs, As we foretold in our last letter, the political enthusiasts in Oxford have met with no success in their latest scheme, and the attempts to have Free Speech and an Undergraduate Council have been complete failures. The end of term, however, was made brighter by the long-awaited opening: of the Theatre s and, for the O.P. Club in particular, by a very successful informal dinner.

J. R. Mawer (Lincoln) is one of our hard workers. On one occasion he started work at 8 a.m. and went on until 2 a.m. the next morning with only one hour off. We suspect that most of this time was spent in writing down the name of the chemical he was producing. It took him several minutes to repeat it to us.

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J. A. Brittain (B.N.C.) goes in for mountaineering. Another rumour has it that this vac. he has gone to Rome to see the Pope.

He played Hockey with distinct success in Cuppers.

J. E. C. Hill (Balliol) started term with a broken collar-bone, but managed to play Rugger in Cuppers. Despite the Balliol ordeal of Mock Schools he was looking happy when we last saw him.

D. West (St. John's), another successful Hockey player, is believed to belong to some secret brotherhood. We can find no other explanation for his reticence.

N. J. L. Brockbank (Balliol), our ardent Secretary, has usurped Mr. Kooka's position as Treasurer of the Club, has broken or destroyed all the financial records of the Club, and is already collecting subscriptions for the year 1934-5.

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D. B. Kingston (St. John's) tells us that he is now living in the country. He adds, mysteriously, that he is " on the grid."

R. C. Barrass (Lincoln), our genial junior, was rumoured to have given up alcohol. On putting this to the test we found that rumour was false.

His cheerfulness in all S. Kooka (B.N.C.) is boxing again. circumstances is still one of the features of the Boxing Club.

C. E. T. Moore (Hertford) has acquired a reputation for working, it is rumoured that he works regularly before breakfast.

We remain, Sirs, Your obedient servants, THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES. 0

Vacrite IRews.

H. S. Burrows, S. S. Pawle, and R. G. Bullen have played for Yorkshire at various times in this year's County Squash Rackets.

Championship. Yorkshire have now reached the final and play Sussex at the end of this month.

G. Marwood, the Yorkshire Golf Champion, is among those selected to represent the county in the forthcoming County Championships to he staged at Formby.

J. E. Rucklock and R. I'. Warin have both played for Yorkshire XI at Hockey.

L. C. Hatt has played for Leicestershire at Hockey and has also represented the Universities' Athletic Union XI. He is at present at Loughborough College.

An interesting account of the Indian earthquake has been sent us by H. S. F. Gedge who is at present out there. We reproduce this elsewhere.

S. M. Maclldowie has had a Midland hockey trial.

Dear Old Peterites, I wish to commend the appeal of the Headmaster on behalf of the Endowment. Owing to the recent national depression, many boys, who would have come to St. Peter's have been unable to do so, while others have been forced to leave early. This has

473 Loans from the endowseriously affected the School finances. ments, made 30 years ago to build the Science block and complete the main building, have not been repaid, and thus funds, which should have been available for Scholarships, have gone. The object of this Appeal is two-fold (1) to help the Scholarship and Exhibition Fund, and (2) to prevent the forced sale of land on either side of the School.

It should be added that nothing has been taken from the endowments to carry out the vast extensions during Mr. Toyne's Headmastership. To mention only a few of these additions— Cricket Pavilion—Tuck Shop-24 acres of Playing Fields— Swimming Baths—Tennis Courts—Squash Courts—Boat HouseLibrary—Gallery to The Big Hall—New Organ, and Covered Rifle Range, which have been provided out of money subscribed by Old Boys, and raised in other ways.

It would be deplorable if land had to be sold and thus destroy the amenities of the additions.

Temporarily, a sum of ,'1,000 is required, but to replenish all endowments, I understand £6,000 is needed.

Old Peterites must have been proud to real of the recent exploits of the School :— In Education, Scholarships, etc.—Lothian Prize Essay, Oxford ; Scholarships at Balliol and Brasenose, Oxford ; at St. John's, Cambridge, and Leeds University, besides State and County Scholarships.

In Athletics, 1933—An unbeaten Hockey side and six representatives in Public Schools XI v. Yorkshire.

Cricket—Won 11, Lost 2. The School Batting record was beaten by the Captain, N. W. D. Yardley, who also made the record score of 189 for the Young Amateurs, at Lord's.

Rugby Football XV have lost only one School match, and that by one point.

The Public Schools Squash Rackets Cup was won by the School. Present Peterites are equally proud to see Old Peterites in 1933 playing Rugby Football for England, Yorkshire, Army, 'Middlesex, Hampshire, and Northumberland ; Cricket for Yorkshire and Oxford ; Hockey for Yorkshire and Surrey ; Lawn Tennis for England and Yorkshire ; Lacrosse for English Trials ; while Yorkshire Golf Championship comes to an Old Peterite.

474 In view of these facts I hope we shall see the sum of at least £1,000 raised by next Commemoration Day. I hear there have been 1,306 Peterites during the present Headmaster's tenure of office—a lucky number coinciding with the 1,306 years of the School's history. Let us make it £1,306 now.

I do not often encumber your pages, and crave indulgence for this long letter ; but I feel that the appeal is vital for the School.

Yours sincerely, H. C. SCOTT, Hon. Secretary, O.P. Club.

The Editor of " The Peterite."

ENDOWMENT FUND. In view of the above letter, I need add no more, but only append the first list of Donations in order of receipt. Subscriptions should be gent to " The Secretary, St. Peter's Endowment Fund, St. Peter's School, York," with notification of any further promises.

I should, however, like to thank subscribers, not only for their handsome gifts, but also for the many loyal expressions of affection for the School in the letters, which often accompanied them. I have tried to answer as many as possible personally.

S. M. TOYNE, Headmaster.

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND.

LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. (Up to March 24th in order of receipt.)

B. H. W. Jackson Rev. H. Macturk Theodore Macturk John Macturk Malcolm Macturk (decd.)

P. N. Avery P. Hodgson C. H. Cobb R. H. Metcalfe Rev. J. A. Easten J. B. Pickersgill .

G. H. Milner Rev. G. H. Chilman G. H. Wade David D. McGufne J. C. Stainthorpe E. B. Grindrod Col. R E. Key .,.

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Additional Promises from:— G. H. Chilman, J. C. Stainthorpe, M. H. Wilson, F. T. Penty, B. W. Woodcock, K. C. Bean, N. W. Smithson, J. E. Priestley, H. E. •Barker, J. B. Gedge, H. G. Crawshaw, A. G. Moore, D. Norwood, J. A. T. Swayne.

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JUDGE—DIXON. On Tuesday, February 13th, 1934, at Wakefield Cathedral, Harry Waldron Judge, of Northgate, Wakefield, to Constance Ethel Dixon, also of Wakefield.

Present address-3 Dalefield Road, Normanton, Yorks.

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Obituaric6.

CLARKE—We regret to announce the death of the Rev. J. P. Clarke, M.A., who was at the School from 1880-1887, who died at Boscombe on July 30th last. He was the second of four brothers, who all held Foundation Scholarships, were in the School House, and played for the School Rugby XV. In the

47d athletic world he will be remembered as a heavy forward and fullback, and as a somewhat erratic putter of the weight. In 1887 he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, winning an open subsizarship which, two years later,,, was exchanged for a sizarship.

Another much-coveted honour was also secured by him—his cap for the Trinity Rugby XV, which brought with it the distinction of more than once being selected to play for the 'Varsity. In 1890 he took his degree in Classical Honours, and then proceeded for a 4th year to Ridley Hall to read for Holy Orders. From his early days he had felt the call to the Ministry, it being his ambition to serve in the Mission field under the C.M.S. His health, unfortunately, did not permit of this, and in 1891 he was ordained for service at home. He held two livings—the first in Monmouthshire, where he put in 19 years' effective work, and the other at Great I3edwyn, Wilts., for a shorter spell, but one marked by equal devotion and earnestness. Increasing ill-health, following the strain of nursing his wife during her last illness, necessitated his retirement in 1930. . He was twice married, but had no family. He was buried at I3oscombe on August 1st.

Proud of his School and her fine tradition, he " climbed the steep ascent of heaven " ani. -1 lived and died a true O.P. It was fitting that two O.Ps. of his time officiated at his funeral.

POLLARD—We regret to announce the death of Mr. Arthur Tempest Pollard, formerly headmaster of the City of London School, who died on Sunday, January 14th, at Bournemouth, at the age of 79.

Born at Rastrick, in Yorkshire, on January 24th, 1854, the son of Mr. Tempest Pollard, IVI.R.C.S., he went on from St. Peter's School, York, to Wadham College, Oxford, where he was a scholar. He obtained a First Class in Lit. Hum., and was appointed sixth form master at Dulwich School in 1878, when the late Rev. A. J. Carver was headmaster. ln 1881 he became the first headmaster of the Oxford City School, where he remained till 1887. Then, after a short period as lecturer at his old college of Wadham, he returned to Dulwich, of which the late Mr. A. H. Gilkes had become headmaster, in 1888. In 1889 he was appointed vice-master at Manchester G.S., but in the following year was elected headmaster of the City of London School, and held that post for 15 years, retiring in 1905.

Mr. Pollard was president of the Modern Language Association in 1898, vice-chairman of the Council of the Teachers' Guild, 1901-2, Member of the Teachers' Registration Council, 1902-6, and late treasurer of the Society of Schoolmasters. He was a contributor to " Teaching and Organisation," and " Thirteen Essays." While in London he took a g-reat interest in University College Hospital and Medical School, and was a Member of the Managing Committee. He was unmarried.

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firro Zxpcnences of the Earthquake.

JAMALPUR, 13th January, 1934.

TI ME-14 .16 (Standard) .

I arrived at Jamalpur early on the morning of the 15th, and was given a room upstairs in Mr. Saunders' two-storied bungalow.

He is the Senior Officer in the station, and is designated Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer.

I went round the Workshops with Saunders in the morning, and, after tiffin, returned to the Offices to interview other officers at 13-30. Shortly after 14-00 I was talking with the acting Production Engineer, Mr. Tonkinson, when I noticed that the room was shaking, but was reassured that this always happened when a heavy engine passed nearby. From previous experience of the earthquake in Rangoon on the evening of May 5th, 1930, I recognised that the movement was similar and ran out into the yard with the P.E., noting that the time was 14-14. The tremors continued, steadily gaining in strength until several very heavy surging waves of the ground took place, causing the buildings all round to rock heavily. They had been swaying with the tremors, and now commenced to fall, the first being some small quarters on my left which house the staff. The two-storied. office building rocked and shook, and the walls bulged. The quaking was accompanied by heavy rumbling noises, and the crashing down of the buildings intensified it. Workmen were running out of the shops for their lives. Slowly the waves decreased in intensity, but the ground was trembling for another minute or' more. At first, one's mind seemed unable to appreciate what had happened, then slowly one realised that all the bungalows must have come down, burying the occupants beneath tons of bricks and debris. The office buildings were still standing, so we went into the centre courtyard where the old locomotive stands on exhibit.

Saunders had escaped and was busy already giving orders to the men. At his request, I drove down to his bungalow to see how his wife had fared, in his car. The scenes along each side of the roads were appalling, and every single quarter appeared to have completely collapsed. Princess Road, which contains the senior scale officers' bungalows, was razed practically to the ground as I drove along to the D.C.M.E.'s house. This was still standing, but was badly cracked. I was very relieved to find Mrs. Saunders standing in the road. She bade me hurry round to the bungalow behind her house, the last in Princess Road, as Mrs. Brown was buried beneath the ruins. I was led into the bed-room by the whining of a dog from under a 10 foot pile of bricks, believing that she must be there also, and commenced to hurl away bricks. I was interrupted by the shrieking of a woman from

47 8 somewhere near, but could not enter the living-room as the doorway had gone. I ran round the back of the building and forced my way in over the debris to find Mrs. Brown's feet protruding from underneath the edge of the brick pile near the fender surrounding the fireplace, with the remainder of her body completely covered. Her cries were becoming fainter, and she complained that I was suffocating her as the dust fell down as I moved every brick to release her. She was convinced that her back was broken, but she actually had only bruised her hip, and there was a large cut on the back of her head where a brick must have struck her as it fell, and driven her to the ground below the remainder of the fail. Fortunately, the ceiling of the dining-room behind the living-room had not given way, and 1 carried her through, laying her for a short time on the dining table, and later removing her on to the lawn. The ambulance arrived very quickly, and she was removed to the hospital, which had not fallen by the Grace of God, as it is a modern brick building with a flat roof supported on steel beams.

News then commenced to arrive about the various people who had been caught, and the very many more who had been able to run out in time. Mrs. and Miss Grundy, the wife and daughter of the Chief Electrical Engineer, who were sitting on an upstairs verandah on the first floor, had only just left the bottom of the staircase and got outside when the whole edifice came down with a thundering crash, covering them both with a blanket of red dust.

Fortunately, all the staff were at work in the shops, and many of the womenfolk had not retired to rest by 2-15 p.m.—otherwise the death roll must have been trebled. It seems extraordinary that not one single European or Anglo-Indian was killed, although rumour was spread outside the station that Mrs. Brown had been killed.

Relief work was started at once.

The water and electric power supply were cut off and arrangements made to collect the homeless, dispose of the dead, and make things as comfortable as possible for the night.

The only bungalows which were unscathed were three new ones up by the camp, occupied by the Nightingales, Grundys, and Hughffs. The Bishop of Calcutta, who was in Jamalpur staying with the Grundys, and who was also only just able to get out of his room on the ground floor, went to sleep with Nightingale, and the homeless women slept in the Grundy home, and the men in Hughff's house. I shared a dressing-room with Saunders on camp beds, and awoke in the middle of the night, when another tremor shook the room, suffering from shock and bad dreams. Saunders was scrambling across my bed, and I believed that some large animal was jumping on to me and let out a great yell.

479 Tuesday dawned, and the work progressed well. News had been got through on the control 'phone to Howrah, Calcutta.

Relief soon arrived, and doctors from all over the system were I assisted Mrs. Saunders to retrieve some there by 10 a.m. clothes, and my own, and at 10-30 another severe quake shook everything. I was inside the building and warned the servants to run away from the cracked walls near which they had been removing glass and silver. This lasted over a minute, and we then set to and removed all the furniture from the drawing and diningrooms, and the study. It was not considered safe to venture upstairs after the last tremor. We had only partaken of snatched, scamped meals of ham sandwiches, tea, and bread and butter.

A large ham of Saunders' came in very useful, as the servants had gone off to look after their own families. The Agent also arrived that morning, and I decided that, as a train was running to Kiul in the afternoon, and I could do very little more to help, and was one more to feed under possible shortage, to leave for Calcutta. The Agent very kindly gave me accommodation in his saloon, where I had the first bath possible for 36 hours. I arrived back in Calcutta on Wednesday morning and gave a brief outline of the position to the E.I.R. Officers.

My nerves have naturally been upset, and every slight movement of any building, which is normal and usually never noticed, makes it seem as though another quake is starting.

The state of other stations in the earthquake area must be much worse than Jamalpur. Monghyr is razed to the ground, and the death roll is very heavy. Muzaffurpur appears to be the worst.

One could write much more about the various little incidents which impressed themselves on the mind in a jumble—some sad, some comic.

H. S. F. GEDGE, O.P. O

Commemoration Dav_.(3, 1034.

Prize-giving and Speeches will be held on Friday, July 27th.

Saturday will be devoted to Festivities and the Service will be on the Sunday morning following. The President of the Board of Education, Viscount Halifax, K.G., G.C.S.I., has kindly consented to give away the prizes.

erticm,;.

Abonitom N. W. D. YARDLEY (Head of School House).

S. DODDS (Head of Day Boys).

D. G. LUPTON (Head of Clifton Grove R. OGLEY (Head of Clifton Rise r W. TOULMIN. J. WHALLEY. J. M. ATKINSON. L. A. LITTLE. Captain of Boats—J. *WHALLEY. Captain cif Hockey—R. OGLEY. lion. Sec. of Hockey—N. W. D. YARDLEY. Captain of Squash—N. \V. D. YARDLEY. Hon. Sec. of Shooting—D. G. LUPTON. C.S.M. in 0.7'.C. N. W. D. YARDLEY. —

Editors of " The Peterite."

D. G. LUPTON.

W. TOULMIN. J. M. ATKINSON. j. H. CROOK. B. H. McCREADY.

Vaicte & %ah'cte.

THE SCHOOL HOUSE. VALETE. C. H. Perry, 1929-1933. VIth Modern. School Monitor.

2nd XI, 1930. Colours, 1931.

1st XI, 1931-32-33.

Colours, 1933.

Shooting team, 1932-33.

Certificate " A," 1932.

Sergeant in O.T.C. Squash Team, 1933. Colours, 1933.

J. F. Wren, 1930-1934. A2. Cadet in O.T.C. G. Tankard, 1931-1933. B2. 2nd XV, 1933-34. Colours 1933.

Cadet in O.T.C. C. P. Denby, 1931-1933. Bl. 2nd XV, 1933-34. Colours 1933.

Cadet in O.T.C. SALVETE. R. G. Hawkins. B2.

481 CLIFTON GROVE. VALETE.

J. C. 0. Stansfield, 1930-1933. VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C.

CLIFTON RISE. VALETE. R. H. Chapman, 1930-1933. VIth Modern. House Monitor.

Certificate " A," 1933. Lc.-Cpl. in O.T.C. SALVETE. E. R. Lax. Bl. A. G. Morris. B3.

DAY BOYS. VALETE. G. F. Pearson, 1928-1933. VIth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. R. F. Appleby, 1928-1934. A3.

SALVETE. G. Douglas. B2.

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Entertainments. " THE SPECKLED BAND."

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

—Dramatis Personae— In order of appearance.

A. V. Mackintosh.

Rodgers Miss Toyne.

Enid W. Toulmin.

Ali Dr. Grimesby Rylott—A retired Anglo-Indian surgeon R. M. Cooper, Esq. C. H. Perry.

Dr. Watson K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Coroner D. Lupton.

Armitage J. B. Dixon.

Reporter R. W. Moore.

Brewer—Foreman of Jury R. Ogley.

Scott Wilson J. F. Wren.

Coroner's Officer Mrs. Toyne.

Mrs. Staunton M. Hollway.

Billy S. M. Toyne, Esq. Mr. Sherlock Holmes N. W. D. Yardley.

Mr. Holt Loaming J. Big-gin.

Mr. Montague C. Later.

Peters Jurymen :—W. R. Iliffe, M. Prince, J. H. Crook, P. A. Johnstone, C P. Denby, G. Tankard.

432 Stage Carpenter—A. E. Schofield.

Producers—Act 1—S. M. Toyne.

Acts 2 & 3—K. H. Rhodes-.

Act 1—Hall at Stoke Place, Stoke Moran.

Act 2—Scene 1—The same—two years later.

Scene 2 Holmes'' Room in Baker Street.

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Act 3—Scene 1—Same as Act 1.

Scene 2—Miss Stonor's Room.

Orchestra under the direction of P. H. Sykes, Esq. It was a happy thought, and no sign of weakness, when those responsible for the choice of this year's play realised that the solution of their difficulties lay in the word " revival." Clearly, there can be. but a. limited number of plays suitable for performance on a small stage by actors who are, for the most part, still in their 'teens, and it may not be out of place here to suggest that there are at least another half-dozen such plays, produced at this School during the last twenty years, which are well worth repetition.

Due, no doubt, to " The Holmes of Baker Street " there has been, of late, a renewed' interest—if, indeed, it was ever dead— in Conan Doyle's Great Detective, so that the selection of " The Speckled Band," Noduced here previously in 1920, was particuWe believe that we are right in saying that the larly suitable. producers spent some_ little time in deliberation as to whether the time had not now been reached when it should be staged as a period - play. - 'They decided against it, however—and they got away with it ; there was no wearing of dresses such as our parents would have worn, nor was there any effort to assume the manners and mannerisms of a generation ago ; Holmes used a powerful pocket torch, and the characters flitted about the Metropolis at a speed suggestive of the taxi rather than of the hansom-cab, yet there were no apparent anachronisms. True, no woman sat on the jury, and Holmes made a journey of a mere fifty miles by train —but then the best. detectives always do the unexpected. .

The production was in the hands of the Head Master and Mr. Rhodes, not jointly, but respectively, Mr. Toyne being responsible for Act 1, and Mr. Rhodes for the remainder, which was an excuse (and, surely, the only one) for the allocation to Mr. Rhodes of the comparatively small part of the Coroner, played in true judicial manner.

From the point of view of the man in the audience, real interest in the plot, or in the clever characterisation of those concerned in it, does not materialise until after the dismissal of the

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These twelve good men and true were all that a jury in Act 1. stage jury is expected to be—credulous, bucolic, and mildly obedient to the coroner. Their gullibility and general make-up were cleverly utilised to give to the play that spice of humour in which it is otherwise more or less lacking. Their foreman (R. W. Moore), led them well, and their one recalcitrant member, Armitage (D. Lupton), carried his audience.

So far as the cast of principal characters was concerned, its most welcome aspect was, undoubtedly, the return to it of Mrs. Toyne, whose quiet and subtle treachery in the part of the crook housekeeper was at once both contrast and background to the noisy brutality of Mr. Cooper, who, as Dr. Grimesby Rylott, gave an impression of sheer ruthlessness, probably unparalleled in the long history of the St. Peter's Players ; we look forward to seeing—and hearing—him again. The trying part of Enid Stonor was played by Miss Toyne, who would have had us believe that she was the genuine neurotic, which is, in itself, sufficient testimony to her performance.

C. H. Perry, as Watson, played his part with zest and suitable amazement, and though his make-up was perhaps too youthful, he was pleasing to watch. His efforts to subordinate himself entirely to the stronger and more experienced Holmes, even if a little overdone, were at least praiseworthy.

So far as we know, the Head Master, as Sherlock Holmes, was the only member of the 1920 cast to play again this year.

Unfortunately, 1920 was " before our time," so that we are not in a position to compare his two interpretations of the part, but contrast, we are certain, there would be. If we remember aright, he was accused in the local press of being '" at all events an original Sherlock." He probably was, though what exactly this means we are no't quite sure, unless it be that he gave to the part a little more vitality than we had conceived it to possess from our reading of the novels. Savoir faire, however, is the essence of the real Holmes, and this was maintained throughout. As " Peters " he was momentarily unrecognisable, and would have continued so had the author chosen to allow him to remain mute so long as he was thus disguised. His page-boy henchman, Billy (ably played by M. Hallway) convinced us that he was well aware that even Jove might nod, and that he himself was determined to be on the spot when he did.

A. V. Mackintosh, as the aged and failing Rodgers, carried on the family tradition, established by his brother A. C. in " The Three Wise Fools," two years ago. Though, doubtless, he was helped by the inevitable strain of such an exacting part, his was no mean achievement for so young an actor. In the short, but

4 84 tricky part of Ali, W. Toulmin contributed, with a fitting air of detachment, a touch of oriental splendour and mysticism to a spectacle otherwise necessarily drab and commonplace. The name part was played by a creature whose origin and mechanism were kept strictly secret. It is justifiable, at least, to surmise that it was a product of the ingenuity of the stage carpenter, Schofield, who, along with the help of Roberts, has now contributed so much to the success of many School plays.

P.H.S. FLYING BOATS AND SEAPLANES. On Saturday, February 17th, at 6-30 p.m. a lantern lecture

by Mr. Eely was given in the Big Hall on " Flying Boats and Seaplanes." Slides were shown of flying boats from 1910 to the present day, and included photographs of the first British winner of the Schneider Trophy, the first torpedo-carrying plane, and the machine which won the Schneider Trophy for ever for Great Britain. Slides were also shown of the interiors of various planes, and of flying boats in various stages of construction.

Unfortunately, the written lecture sent down by the Royal Aero Club was uninteresting and incoherent, and what might have been an interesting history of the development of the seaplane was, as 'a matter of fact, only a selection of slides, chosen, apparently, without any method, and showing a haphazard collection of seaplanes and flying boats.

" MACBETH." On Saturday, March 10th, Mr. Roy Newlands gave a dramatic recital of this Shakespearian tragedy in the Big Hall.

It was, on the whole, an excellent performance ; at first, Mr. Newlands appeared to treat his subject too lightly, but as he warmed to his work, he improved, and the last few scenes were beyond reproach. One other criticism also must be made. Mr. Newlands frequently spoke too quickly, and this, combined with a not too clear enunciation, rendered it very difficult for many of his sentences to be heard. He was unfortunate in that it was inevitable that he should be compared with Major Cottam, who has frequently demonstrated to the School what a polished interpreter of Shakespeare he is. In one respect, however, Mr. Newlands excelled his rival : he managed to create an extremely realistic atmosphere.

The performance, despite heavy " cuts," lasted for nearly two hours and interest never flagged. We should like to congratulate Mr. Newlands on his recital, and hope to have the opportunity of hearing him again in the near future.

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Cbe %cientitic %ociety.

President—S. M. Toync, Esq. Hon. Sec.—L. A. Little.

The majority of available Saturday nights this term have been successfully filled by the Society. There have been three lectures and two visits.

On Saturday, February 3rd, Mr. Featherstone gave a lecturedemonstration on " Water."

The lecture was divided into two parts, the first part dealt with some of the general physical properties of water, while the second part referred particularly to the effects of surface tension in water. Mr. Featherstone can be relied upon to produce an interesting demonstration, and this was nO exception.

On Saturday, February 24th, the Society invited Mr. Allen to give a lecture on " Fresh-water Fish." Mr. Allen was at that time studying the early stages of the development of Salmon, and the first part of his lecture was devoted to this fish. In addition to some excellent slides, Mr. Allen had some preserved and living specimens of the early stages which the Society were allowed to examine. The second part of Mr. Allen's lecture was on some of the more common fresh-water fish, with parti6ular reference to their adaptation to their surroundings, and the effect of their anatomy on their position of rest in the water. The excellence of Mr. Allen's slides, which he had taken himself, and the clarity of his explanations made this lecture the outstanding feature of the Society's programme. On March 3rd, P. A. Johnstone gave a lecture on " Pond Life." There Were a number of good slides showing the development of the various types of animals which inhabit ponds. Johnstone had a good knowledge of his subject and succeeded well in explaining it.

In addition, on Wednesday, February 28th, a party visited Terry's chocolate works and saw the various stages in the manufacture of chocolates, while another party visited the waterworks and saw how the water was purified and made available for use.

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The activities of the O.T.C. have been in no way outstanding this term ; the weather has been unusually forbearing on the days of parades, only one parade having been interfered with on this score, that by the fall of snow earlier on in the term.

486 The R.S.M., who came down from the Depot last term, has again been coming this term on several occasions. Squad drill has been the order of the day, and, spasmodically, the arms drill, and, more especially, the marching has been of a fairly good standard—but only spasmodically ; which shows, however, that if people would give their minds more to the work in hand, a decent standard could be maintained. Latterly the platoons have been practising fixing and unfixing bayonets, with a view to the General :Inspection next term, while Sergeant-Major Puddick has been training a platoon of recruits. One full dress parade has been held so far, but by the time these words are in print we expect there will have been another, in preparation for Military Sunday parade, at the beginning of next term.

The results of Part II (Theoretical) of Certificate "A" came out at the beginning of term and were, unfortunately, not so successful as usual, 6 only out of the 15 candidates being successful. Three people again took the Practical Examination for Certificate "A" this term, 2 passing, while 11 have entered for the Theoretical again, the results of which are not yet to hand.

We are informed that the, School are to attend the Military Camp at Strensall again this year ; the School had hoped to attend one of the other camps elsewhere : it is very_ unusual to attend the same camp for two consecutive years, but, no doubt, the economical situation will be vouched as the reason.

The following Were the successful candidates in the Certificate "A" Examination last term :—L. A. Little, P. A. Johnstone, M. P. L. Wall, N. L. Dodd, P. S. Maynard.

A list of the N.C.Os. is given belowC.S.M.—N. W. D. Yardley.

Sergeants—D. Lupton, S. Dodds, W. Toulmin, J. Whalley, W. Hardacre.

Corporals—J. M. Atkinson, R. Ogley.

Lance-Corporals—J. W. Garbutt, H. E. T. Summers, B. C. Baker, A. V. Mackintosh, L. A. Little, P. A. Johnstone, M. P. L..

Wall, N. L. Dodd, P. S. Maynard.

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Librar2.

Head Librarian—Rev. F. 11. Barnby.

Librarians— D. Lupton, J. M. Atkinson, J. Whalley, H. E. T. Summers, W. Toulmin.

The following books have been added to the Library :G. III. 3c.—Marlowe's Dr. Faustus : ed. F. S. Boas.

G. VII. 24a.—Outspoken Essays, 2nd series : W. R. Inge.

E. VIII. 31a, 31b.—New Translation of the Old Testament : Moffatt (2 vols.).

E. VIII. 31c.—The Twentieth Century New Testament.

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Chapel.

1preacbers, Easter term, 1934 :— Jan.

21. III Sunday after Epiphany.—Rev. C. C. Bell, M.A., Canon Residentiary of York.

Jan. 28. Septuagesima.—The Headmaster.

Feb. 4.-j Sexagesima.—Rev. F. H. Barnby.

Feb. 11. 1 Quinquagesima.—Music.

Feb. 18. 1st Sunday in Lent. Rev. Dr. Osborne Greenwood, Feb. 25. 2nd Sunday in Lent. St. Martin's, Coney St., York, " Religion and Science."

Mar. 4. 3rd Sunday in Lent.

Mar. 11. 4th Sunday in Lent.—Rev. F. H. Barnby.

Mar. 18. 5th Sunday in Lent.—Rev. Canon E. C. Hudson, M.A. Mar. 2.5. Palm Sunday.—School Confirmation by the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Whitby, 3 p.m.

April 1. Easter Sunday.—The Very Rev. the Dean of York.

CAROL SERVICE. The Annual Carol Service was given in the School Chapel, on Sunday, December 17th ; as this was after our last number went to print, the account of it was unavoidably held over until this term. The carols and solos were exceedingly well sung; one particularly notable point being that the majority of the carols were unaccompanied.

Miss E. C. M. Toyne sang two solos, " The World is old To-night," by Joseph Moorat, and " I Sing of a Maiden that is Matchless," by Roger Quilter. In addition, Miss Toyne had put in a considerable amount of hard work with the trebles beforehand, and sang with them during the carols. May we take this opportunity of thanking her for her hard work and singing, which was very much appreciated by all. Other soloists included

488 K. G. Chilman, Esq., R. W. Moore, J. H. Crook, W. Toulmin, M. P. L. Wall, and D. Morrison.

The great difficulty in recruiting trebles with suitable voices and the courage to use them is always in evidence. The majority of the trebles are Olavites, but as it is necessary to restrict the choir to boarders only, owing to the times of the choir practices, there are really very few to draw from.

The efforts of one of the two assistant organists were called into play during the carol service. It is to be hoped that they will both be proficient enough to assist in the services in the future.

6-30 p.m., Sunday, December 17th, 1933. " Once in Royal David's City."

Glory be to the Father, etc.

Old English " A Carol for Christmas Eve " Choir—Carol Joseph Moorat " The World is Old To-night " Soprano Solo Old German " A Great and Mighty Wonder " Choir--Carol Processional Hymn

Soprano Solo

Lesson—St. Luke ii, 15-20. " I Sing of a Maiden that is Matchless " Roger Quilter

CAROLS. Old English " 0 Little Town of Bethlehem " Old German " In dulci iubilo " (arr. De Pearsall) " Sweet was the Song the Virgin Sang " Quartet 17th Cent. Irish " The Holly and the Ivy " Old Gloucestershire Choir " Angels from the Realms of Glory " Old French Choir Congregation " God rest you, Merry Gentlemen " Old London " I saw Three Ships come Sailing In " Old English Choir Old English " The First Nowell " Congregation Lesson—St. Matthew ii, 1-12.

Congregation Choir

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CAROLS. " We Three Kings of Orient Are " J. L. Hopkins Choir 01(1 English " Good King Wenceslas " Choir 18th Cent. English " Lo ! He Comes " Hymn 43 (Collection in aid of The York County Hospital.)

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Doxology " .0 come all ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant " An Evening prayer of Alcuin.

The Blessing.

Recessional

" Wassail Song "

Old Yorkshire-

489 On Sunday, February 11th, a music recital was given in the Chapel, during the evening service, by P. H. Sykes, Esq., and Miss E. C. M. Toyne. Mr. Sykes played " Finlandia," by Sibelius, in his usual artistic style; Miss Toyne sang two songs accompanied by the organ, " In Brittany," by Arthur Baynon, and " The Hostel," by Sir E. C. Bairstow. Her tone was excellent, and her words were particularly clear. The choir sang the Extended Bach Chorale " Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring " with considerable success.

The programme is printed below :— 1. Tone Poem 2. Songs

:3. Choralc

Sibelius " Finlandia " Arthur Baynon (a) " In Brittany " (E. V. Lucas).

Bairstow (b) " The Hostel " (VV. M. Letts).

Bach " Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring " Hymn 300—" Love Divine " 0

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atems.

We congratulate J. W. Garbutt, J. Biggin, P. A. Johnstone, and P. N. Baines on receiving their 1st XV Colours at the end of last term, and also M. Prince on his 2nd XV Colours, apologising for his omission in the last number of " The Peterite."

The O.T.C. will again go into Camp at Strensall this year.

Congratulations to W. Toulmin, J. Whalley, and A. V. Mackintosh on playing for the Northumberland, Yorkshire, and Durham Public Schoolboys respectively during the Christmas vacation.

We congratulate A. V. Mackintosh and J. W. Stead on receiving their School Hockey Colours.

The Gym. XVI, as usual, gave a very fine display, chiefly on " horse " exercises, after the final of the Inter-Form Gym. Competition, won by A.3., which was held on Saturday, March 24th. Much credit is due to Sgt.-Major Puddick for all the work he has put in to make them so efficient. The following represented the School Gym. XII :—J. Biggin, J. Whalley, P. N. Baines, M. Big-gin, S. T. Park, C. E. C. Windram, N. L. Colbeck, J. M. Buckler, M. B. Marwood, R. B. Tredgei, J. W. Butler, J. H. Lawson, R. Arnold, C. A. Smart, C. J. Lynch, G. E. L. Graham.

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N. W. D. Yardley is to be heartily congratulated on retaining his Northern Squash Rackets Championship this term, and putting up such a magnificent display ir the finaL The hockey match between the Old Peterites and the School which was played on Thursday, 29th March, resulted in a win for the former by 5 goals to 1.

W. Toulmin and J. Whalley have been selected to play for the Yorkshire P.S. XV against the Yorkshire Wanderers, after Easter, with a view to a game against the Welsh P.S. The Yorkshire Public Schools Hockey Trials will again be played on the School ground, on the last day of term.

cLorrcspoience.

To the Editors of " The Peterite.''

Dear sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Toyne and Mr. Cooper for their valuable coaching and supervision of the team. Also Mr. Smith for the excellent way he has looked after the Junior Game, and Mr. Bourne for his refereeing. .

Also I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for the teas she has so kindly provided.

Yours sincerely, R. Ogley, Captain of Hockey.

Dear Sirs, I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Ping and Mr. Rhodes for the invaluable coaching which they have given to the House crews this term.

I should like also to thank those masters who so kindly consented to help in the judging of the Inter-House Races.

Yours sincerely, J. Whalley, Captain of Boats.

49 1 To the Editors of " The Peterite."

Dear Sirs, As announced in your issue of last Term, it has been decided to place a memorial in the School Chapel in memory. of Pat. Allport. The exact form of the memorial will be decided upon by a small committee which has been appointed to deal with the matter, and which will meet before the end of the present Term.

I should be glad if any others who may wish•to contribute to the Memorial Fund would send their subscriptions not later than May 1st.

Yours faithfully, C. R. FEATHERSTONE. O

tochey• SCHOOL FIXTURES, 1934.

Date

Opponents

Ground Result School Opp.

Sat., Feb. 3. Leeds Corinthians Sat., Feb. 10. Scarborough Wed., Feb. 14. Leeds University Sat., Feb. 17. Hull Sat., Feb. 24. Ben Rhydding Wed., Feb. 28. R A S C Wed., Mar. 7. Yorkshire County Assoc (Central Division) Sat., Mar. 10. Manchester Regt.

Wed. Mar. 14. Worksop College Thur., Mar. 15. Doncaster Wed., Mar. 21. York Thur., Mar. 29. Old Peterites Tues., April 3. Yorkshire Hockey Assoc

(H) Drawn 2 (A) Drawn 2 4 (H) Won (H) Cancelled.

6 (H) Won (H) Cancelled.

3 (H) Lost.

2 2 3 3 5

(H) Cancelled.

(H) Drawn 2 (H) Cancelled.

(H) Cancelled --, .•_ ..›(H) (H)

SCHOOL MATCHES • SCHOOL v. LEEDS CORINTHIANS. (Played at Home, Saturday, February 3rd.)

RESULT—Drawn, 2-2.

The visitors, who had gone through the season unbeaten, provided very formidable opposition to the School, and the latter were a trifle lucky to share four goals. However, for the opening match the School gave an impressive display and shoWed that the team was well above the average, although hardly the force they were last year. The School defence was very good, Ogley being

49 2 outstanding, and quite held the attacks which Leeds tried to develop. As this attack was composed of an Irish International, a Midlands International Trialist, two former Durham and Yorkshire County forwards, and a fifth member who has scored no fewer than 35 goals in 15 matches, the merit of the School defence is apparent.

The chief faults in the School's play were the inability to pass to the right man. This spoilt many promising movements ; while the half-backs frequently attempted to intercept passes with their feet which, besides being bad Hockey, leads to infringements.

Yardley and Dodds were the best of a moderate forward line, who were rather erratic.

The opening stages witnessed some sharp attacks by the Corinthians, their forwards combining well and showing plenty of thrust, but the School defence was generally sound, Ogley in particular saving them from many awkward situations. However, at half-time, the home side led by a goal scored by Mackintosh, quite against the run of the play, after a scramble in the goalmouth in which Dodds and Yardley both put in useful shots.

On the resumption, Leeds soon equalised, but Yardley regained the lead for the School with a hard drive which gave the goalkeeper no chance. Nevertheless, St. Peter's could not prevent Leeds from drawing level, their centre-forward scoring a good goal. Both sides pressed in turn after this, but the School were never really convincing, although, in the closing stages, S. Dodds shot into the Corinthians' net. His goal was disallowed for "sticks," however.

Team :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal) ; R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs) ; D. McLean, W. Hardacre, J. W. Stead (half-backs) ; R. H. Davison, H. E. T. Summers, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

SCHOOL v. SCARBOROUGH. (Played at Scarborough, Saturday, February 10th.)

RESULT—DRAWN, 2-2.

The opening play was fast and interesting. It soon being obvious that Scarborough would be a hard team to beat, for their stickwork was very good and they combined well. However, the School quickly settled down, swinging the ball out to the wings well, and were, eventually, the first to score through Yardley, after Davison had put across a well-timed centre. After this Scarborough strove hard to equalise, and were unlucky in having one of their best players—the right-half—injured and carried off the field. Nevertheless, after this unfortunate occurrence, the School goal had many narrow escapes, but Scarborough lacked finish in front of goal. However, before

493 half-time they were rewarded with a good goal by their centreforward, who, by his clever running, was always a source of danger to the School defence.

Half-time :—School, 1; Scarborough, 1.

On the resumption Scarborough were all over the School, their centre-forward claiming his second goal. This roused the School from their periodic lethargy, which was always in evidence throughout the game. Dodds again put the School on level terms, after the goalkeeper had run out. Following this goal neither side looked like adding to their account, and the home side were, if anything, having the better of the exchanges. Thus the game came to a close at two goals each, a draw being a fitting result, although Scarborough played exceptionally well with ten men, and might have won with a little more luck.

The School did not play particularly well, being rather lazy at times, but W. Hardacre was the best of a moderate half-back line, which rather faded out in the second half, while R. Ogley, as usual, played a fine game at full-back.

Team :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal) ; R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs) ; D. McLean, W. Hardacre, J. W. Stead (half-backs); R. H. Davison, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, P. N. Baines, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

SCHOOL v. LEEDS UNIVERSITY. (Played at Home, Wednesday, February 14th.)

RESULT :—WON, 4-3.

In this march the School registered their first win of the season, defeating Leeds University after a fast and interesting game by the odd goal in seven.

The 'Varsity started off with a rush, Brierley finding a gap in the School defence to put the ball past Kazerooni in the first minute. However, this was the extent of their success in tlae first half, for the home side soon settled down and had most of the play. Continuous pressure on the Leeds goal culminated in Yardley making the sides level with a hard drive. The School continued to attack, Mackintosh on the left wing dribbling well.

The forwards were poor in front of goal, however, many chances of scoring being missed, but eventually Yardley again scored from a corner. After this the Leeds goal had many narrow escapes, Dodds and Baines putting in dangerous shots. At the other end the School defence was very reliable, while Kazerooni saved well in goal when occasion demanded.

494 Early on in the second half the School went further ahead, Yardley being the scorer, thus completing his hat-trick. The visitors then reduced the lead through W. J. Russell, who scored with a brilliant shot from a difficult angle.

The Leeds forwards were now playing very well and keeping together, while the School half-backs passed badly and gave little support to the forwards. Individually they were quite good, but as a line they were poor. H. Brierley, scoring his second goal, put the 'Varsity on level terms. This was short lived, however, for soon after Mackintosh clinched the issue with a deceptive shot, and there was no further scoring until the final whistle. The School certainly showed improved form, the experiment of playing Yardley at centre-forward being a great success, while Davison and Mackintosh were reliable wings who ran and centred well.

Team :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal) ; R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs) ; D. McLean, W. Hardacre, J. W. Stead (half-backs) ; R. H. Davison, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, P. N. Baines, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

SCHOOL v. BEN RHYDDING. (Played at Home, Saturday, February 24th.)

RE S U LT—WON , 6-3.

Following the first victory of the season against Leeds 'Varsity, the School beat Ben Rhydding in the first meeting , betwnhoclusyeargminof6lst3.Hwever, the score rather flatters them for they hardly inspired confidence, and were rather erratic at times.

Yardley won the toss and the School decided to play with their backs to the Pavilion. For the first quarter-of-an-hour the home side pressed almost continually, the forwards combining well and showing plenty of dash. Summers, who came into the side to the exclusion of l3aines, in the forwards, gave St. Peter's the lead, and before half-time Yardley put them further ahead with a good shot from Mackintosh's centre.

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In the second half the visitors drew level with goals by Wellington and Shirley, the former, incidentally, being a member of the School side a few seasons ago. The School forwards seemed very slow in this half, and were rarely in the picture, while the half-backs did not support them as much as they might.

In fact, it seems an odd failing this term that in the last part of the game they always fade out. Ben Rhydding did most of the attacking, but found a sturdy defence in Ogley and Atkinson, at back. Nevertheless, the School took the lead through Yardley,

495 after the forwards had taken the ball right down the field in great style. After this bright spark they became rather slow again, and seemed to wait for the ball to come to them. Yardley added two further goals for the School after brilliant solo runs, thus scoring his fourth goal, while Wellington reduced the deficit for the visitors. Just before the final whistle Mackintosh added another goal for the School, scoring with a low shot from an awkward angle.

Team :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal); R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs); D. McLean, W. Hardacre, J. 'W. Stead (half-backs); R. H. Davison, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, H. E. T. Summers, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION (Central Division).

(Played at Home, Wednesday, March 7th.)

RESULT—LOST, 3-5.

In this match the School lost their unbeaten record, having not been defeated since 1932. But they played very well against the strong Yorkshire side, which included two internationalsChilman and Schofield—and several County players, and were by no means disgraced. In fact, at one time it looked as though the School would pull off a great victory.

Yardley and Greenwood bullied off in ideal conditions, the visitors being the first to attack, but for the first quarter-of-anhour there was no scoring. The visitors were having slightly the better of the play, while the School often spoilt promising movements by mishitting. After forcing a corner, Greenwood, the visitors' centre-forward, put them ahead, while soon afterwards Chilman put them two up with a very fine shot indeed into the corner of the net.

After half-time, the School played with more determination, and Yardley sent Mackintosh away on the left wing. This attack materialised in the former reducing the arrears with a hard shot.

The School were now playing clever hockey, and Yardley claimed his second goal to put St. Peter's on terms.

Excitement now ran high, and it looked as though the home side would pull the game out of the fire.

Play became much keener, and both defences were severely tested.

However, the School could not take the lead, their high hopes being dashed when Greenwood, who played a brilliant game throughout, ran through on his own to score an easy goal.

496 The same player then put the visitors further ahead, while the School retaliated with a good goal by Yardley, who scored after beating a number of players. The visitors were now on top and the issue seemed never in doubt. The home line could not get going and were continually held up by a fine defence, who hit the bail hard. R. Summers made the game safe for Yorkshire with a final goal, and shortly after this the match ended after a most enjoyable game in which the standard of play on both sides was very high.

The School certainly gave an improved display, and, as a team, played much better. Yardley had a great match, and was the School's best forward, while McLean played a good game in the half-backs.

Teams :— School :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal); R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs); D. McLean, W. Hardacre, N. B. Stephenson (halfbacks) ; R. H. Davison, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, H. E. T. Summers, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

Yorkshire H.A. :—T. H. Torr (goal); S. J. S. Walker, W. A. Clark (backs); T. Sykes, A.N. Other, E. C. R. Mason (halfbacks) ; M. Walker, K. G. Chilman, F. Greenwood, M. B. Schofield, R. Summers (forwards).

SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. (Played at Home, Wednesday, March 14th.)

RESULT—DRAWN, 2-2.

This was the first occasion that the two Schools had met at York, the home fixture with Worksop in previous years having always been cancelled for some reason or other.

When play started, the ground was rather heavy owing to recent rains, but in the first 15 minutes the exchanges were even.

Play was exceptionally fast, and both sides showed sound defences. However, after a good run by the School forwards, Dodds put the home side in front, slamming the ball into the net after Wait, the Worksop goalkeeper had saved a difficult shot from Yardley. The School continued to keep up the pressure, and went further ahead through Yardley, who scored with a powerful drive. At thiS point it looked as though the School would have matters all their own way for they were having most of the play, the half-backs combining well with the forwards. Nevertheless, Worksop recovered from their set-back, and Warner reduced the arrears before half-time.

Half-time—School, ; Worksop, 1.

On the resumption Worksop played at a great pace, and it was as much as the School defence could do to keep them out.

Luckily for the School they were poor in front of goal, otherwise

497 the score might have been different. They were unlucky to be penalised for " sticks " after Hopkinson had shot past Kazerooni. Play then swung to the other end, and Wait had to save three hot drives from the right flank. But the School were not nearly so effective as in the first half, and never really looked like adding to their score. The half-backs seemed tired, and did not give the forwards ample support.

With 12 minutes to go before time, the Notts School equalised through Nugent, and, soon after, Hopkinson again nearly scored. But the School defence was very good, Ogley and Atkinson both doing a tremendous amount of work, and the former saved the School from many very dangerous situations.

However, neither side could score again, and perhaps the School were somewhat lucky in preserving their unbeaten record, having never been defeated by Worksop.

K. Ogley played exceptionally well for the School, being, undoubtedly, the outstanding man on the field, while W. Hardacre was a powerful force in the middle line. N. W. D. Yardley was again the best of the forwards, but was well marked right through the game. A. V. Mackintosh also did some good things on the wing, some of his centres being first rate.

After the match A. V. Mackintosh and J. W. Stead were given their School Hockey Colours.

Teams :— School :—S. K. Kazerooni (goal); R. Ogley, J. M. Atkinson (backs); D. McLean, W. Hardacre, J. W. Stead (half-backs); R. H. Davison, S. Dodds, N. W. D. Yardley, H. E. T. Summers, A. V. Mackintosh (forwards).

Worksop College :—P. Wait (goal); W. A. Johnson, R. S. Rennie (backs) ; J. Lyth, B. T. Richards, R. G. Lyth (half-backs) ; J. Warner, F. T. Hopkinson, D. Nugent, D. Snow, P. L. Richard (forwards).

2nd XI MATCH. SCHOOL v. YORK. (Played at Acomb, Saturday, March 10th.)

RESULT—LOST, 4-5.

This match was fixed up at the last moment, being fought out in very wet conditions. The School did not play well, showing little combination or constructive play. They came out the losers probably because they were over confident of success. Marwood (2), Baker, and Graham were scorers for St. Peter's.

Team :--P. T. Baldwin (goal) ; J. W. Garbutt, J. H. Crook (backs) ; N. B. Stephenson, M. Prince, C. W. V. Kennedy (halfbacks) ; N. fT. Newman, M. B. Marwood, B. C. Baker, P. N. Baines, G. E. C. Graham (forwards).

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*Rowing.

This term has been rather exceptional for School rowing as the weather has been very kind to us. Tubbing was quickly over, and the 1st Division clinkers of each House were able to get out soon after the beginning of term and prepare for their forthcoming ordeal.

The standard of rowing, on the whole, though not brilliant, was quite noteworthy, and lack of skill was made up for by the energy and whole-heartedness put into their work by the individual crews.

The draw for the racing order, and for the side of the river, was as follows (the first-named I oats rowing on the railway side):— Day Boys I t Day Boys I School House II I Rise I School House I Grove I

}Rise I

School House I

School House I.

The preliminary heat between the Day Boys and the School House II was rowed off on Wednesday, rth March. At the start the School House II gained a slight lead, but just before reaching Scarborough Bridge the Day Boys forged ahead, winning by 1 length, the time being 3 mins. 49 secs.

There was no further racing on this day, but the remaining Houses rowed off their byes as arranged.

On Thursday, the Day Boys I met the Rise I, but were beaten by 1 length. The Rise got a good start and led throughout the race.

Time, 3 mins. 49 secs.

The Grove I also met the School House I on this date, but the School House had the benefit of the current which helped them at the bend, and though the Grove made a great effort here, gaining slightly, the School House went ahead to win by 1 lengths. This was the fastest race of all, the School House" being particularly fast over the first half of the course.

Time, 3 mins. 46 secs.

The final, between the Rise I and the School House I (the Rise taking the far side of the river) was rowed on Friday, 9th, against an adverse wind which rather slowed the race down.

After a very interesting race the School House I won by 12 lengths.

Time, 3 mins. 59 secs.

School House I thoroughly deserved their wins, being well together and in excellent form on the days of their races. Their starts were excellent and their time over the first half of the course

very good.

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499 THE CREWS. School House 1.—M. P. L. Wall (bow); 2, R. W. Moore; 3, J. Biggin ; W. Toulmin (str.); Cox, N. L. Colbeck.

Clifton Rise I.—A. W. Douglas (bow); 2, P. A. Johnstone; 3, J. Whalley ; J. S. Liddle (str.); Cox, E. Antrobus.

Clifton Grove I.—B. H. McCready (bow); 2, I. L. Lupton; 3, H. N. E. Frisby; D. G. Lupton (str.); Cox, M. Hollway.

Day Boys 1.—J. H. Lawson (bow); 2, F. Murfin; 3, A. D. Thornton; H. H. Hanks (str.); Cox, J. Wright.

School House II.—P. S. Maynard (bow); 2, M. Prince ; 3, N. L. Dodd, M. Biggin (str.); Cox, J. M. Rucklidge.

2nd DIVISION RACES. THE DRAW. School House III Day Boys II

School House III

Grove II Rise II

Grove II

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School House III

The heats of the 2nd Division races were rowed off on Monday, 19th March, at 4-30 p.m. in pouring rain.

The first race was between the School House and the Day Boys, the former crew taking the railway side of the river. The School House took the lead from the beginning, and eventually won by 5 lengths.

The second race, between the Grove and the Rise, was more exciting, the Grove (on the far side of the river) just winning by about 3 feet.

The final was rowed on Tuesday, 20th March, the School House III again taking the railway side of the river. Both crews got good starts, but the School House forged slightly ahead and kept their lead, the Grove time getting rather ragged towards the end of the race. The latter made a plucky attempt to catch up, but it was too late, and the School House won by one-third of a length.

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'Rugby football.

RETROSPECT. We came back at - the beginning of last term with four old colours in the back division and two others who had played regularly for the 1st XV the previous season. In the forwards we were not so fortunate, having but one colour from last year's pack, and only four 2nd XV colours.

It was soon apparent that we were going to have a very fine back division, and that our chief problem would be to find a pack of forwards who would keep our backs constantly supplied with the ball.

In this we were not altogether successful as we were severely handicapped by lack of weight.

Almost without exception we were outweighted in the scrums in our matches, and, consequently, the backs did not see as much of the ball as we would have wished. Although defeated in the tight scrums the forwards were by no means a failure, and fought with great determination, especially when they were " up against it," notably against Durham, and the South Wales Border Regiment, two very fine packs. Usually they held their own in the loose play and in the line-out once they woke up from their first quarter lethargy, which was rather too frequent. Nevertheless, considering their lack of weight, their lack of experience, and the fact that the standard of forward play amongst our opponents was generally high, the 1st XV forwards emerged from a strenuous season with a great deal of credit, due to the determination and energy they put into their play.

Anyone who did not see the team in action might be puzzled to know how they could win the majority of their matches when they gained possession so little in the scrummages. The reason is not far to seek. The success of the side must be attributed to their magnificent all-round defence, and in fourteen matches the School line was only crossed on ten occasions. Although the defence was very sound throughout the whole team, special credit must go to Dodds, who frequently tackled two men in succession, and to Mackintosh, for the way in which he checked forward rushes and dropped back to cover his threequarters. These two players were especially outstanding, but there were others who never failed " to get their man." It is to be hoped that the lesson showing how games can be won by a sure defence will not be lost on those younger members of the School who will make up the 1st XVs of the future.

When a team has had a successful season and the team-work has been good it is invidious to mention any particular players.

Nevertheless, it must be admitted that we should not have liked to take the field without Yardley, Toulmin, or Mackintosh (fortun-

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Toulmin scored all four tries against ately we never had to).

Mount St. Mary's, a match which we won by the narrow margin of fourteen points to ten. Altogether, he scored twenty-two tries in fourteen matches—a very fine achievement—while Yardley was responsible for seventy-nine of the School's total points. Apart from the latter's scoring powers, he made a fine tactician, and was the inspiration of a very lively attack. His value to the side as a captain and tactician cannot be over-estimated. Mackintosh was invaluable for the speed with which he started the atacking movements, and for his ability to extract his side from difficulties by clever defensive work.

The team's final record was—Played, 14 ; Won, 10 ; Drawn, Lost, 3. Points For, 229 ; Points Against, 48.

The 2nd XV were a useful side, and in spite of two heavy defeats, suffered at the hands of Drax Grammar School and Worksop, they can look back on the season with some satisfaction.

Giggleswick, Ripon Grammar School, West Yorks. Depot, and Ampleforth were all defeated by substantial margins. Although there was a good deal of promising material there were few outstanding performers, and the team was very light. Their success must be attributed to their team-work, and they were fortunate in being able to field practically the same side throughout the season. Unlike so many 2nd XVs they were a team, and not merely a collection of reserves.

Summary of Results—Played, 6; Won, 4 ; Lost, 2.

For, 60 ; Points Against, 65.

Points

CHARACTERS OF THE XV. N. W. D. Yardley (Captain)—An inspiring leader and a good tactician. A very fine stand-off half who varied his game well, and who quickly realised the situation and correct moves to employ. A good kick who dropped some beautiful goals.

S. DODDS (Hon. Sec.)—Outstandingly the finest defensive player in a team whose defence was above the average. A classic example of clean, hard tackling. In attack rather disappointing.

Inclined to run across at times, and did not always seize the right moment to pass.

W. TOULMIN—A strong runner and a prolific scorer, who was able to make his own openings. Defence very sound.

R. OGLEY—A good attacking centre who timed his passes very well, but his defence was inclined to be weak at times.

A very fine kick.

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J. WHALLEY—A very good wing forward who excelled in the loose and tackled well. A. V. MACKINTOSH—A very plucky scrum-half and a born footballer with an exceptional sense of position. Clever in attack, but the outstanding feature of his play was the way in which he covered up in defence.

H. N. E. FRISBY—A plucky full-back. Tackled and fell on the ball well. Must learn to come out from touch to get a wider angle for his kicks, and must not neglect the opportunity to make a mark when it is presented.

B. H. McCREADY—Carne into the side half way through the term and improved with every match. Went hard for the line and was always ready to give an inside pass. Defence good.

J. H. CROOK—Invaluable for his work in the line-out.

Good in the loose rushes, but too slow off the mark for wingforward play.

B. C. BAKER--A conscientious forward who got through a great deal of work in the tight.

R. W. MOORE—Seldom seen, but got through a tremendous -amount of work in the tight.

J. W. GARBUTT—An intelligent forward and a hard worker.

J. BIGGIN—A good, solid scrummager. Backed up well in 'the loose, but does not use his brains when he is in possession of the ball.

P. A. JOHNSTONE—A useful scrummager. Rather lacked experience, but showed considerable improvement and should go on improving.

P. N. BAINES—A useful forward in the tight, but must learn to back up better. A good place kick.

SCHOOL MATCHES. SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE. RESULT—WON. SCHOOL, 13; AMPLEFORTII COLLEGE, 3 (Played at Home, Saturday, December 16th.)

The ground was in good condition and the weather was fin e when the School kicked off. They attacked immediately, and, after five minutes' play, opened the scoring through Whalley.

503 The ball had gone right along the threequarter line, but Toulmin's return pass went astray. Whalley, however, was there to pick up a loose ball and dive over. The School continued to have the better of the game and Ogley increased the score with a dropped goal—a very cool piece of work. There is nothing more disheartening to the opposite side than a dropped goal, and Ampleforth were well beaten for the rest of the first half. Before the interval, a good blind-side movement resulted in another 'try, Yardley and McCready combining to beat the full-back, and enabling Yardley to score near the flag. The kick failed, and at half-time the School led by 10 points.

Ampleforth set up a prolonged attack at the beginning of the second half, and, after a few minutes' play, O'Rooney managed to scramble over for their only try. They maintained their attack, but could not make any headway against the School's brilliant defence. After their threequarters had made repeated attempts to break through, they resorted to kicking, and by means of some good touch-finding kept play in the School half for most of the second half. Before no-side, however, Yardley scored a brilliant fry for the School. Taking advantage of a mistake by Grieve, the Ampleforth fly-half, he picked up the ball, ran clear of all except the full-back and, with a remarkable swerve, rounded him to score in the corner. Ogley could not convert, and so the School ran out winners by 13 points to 3.

The features of the game were the brilliant play of the School threequarters behind a beaten pack, and the excellent defence of the team as a whole. The tackling of Yardley and Dodds was magnificent, and Yardley was also very good in attack. The kicking of Ogley and Mackintosh was also very useful. Toulmin and Fielding were very closely matched on the wing, and neither could beat the other. The forwards were opposed to a heavier, faster, and more experienced pack. Although completely beaten in the tight scrums, they nevertheless played well in the loose.

The play was generally of a very high standard, and the School are to be congratulated on an excellent performance.

Team :—H. N. E. Frisby ; W. Toulmin, R. Ogley, S. Dodds, B. H. McCready ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ; R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. N. Baines, J. Big -gin, P. A. Johnstone, J. Whalley, f. W. Garbutt, J. H. Crook.

SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES. RESULT—WON. SCHOOL, 17; OLD PETERITES, 6.

(Played at Home, on Tuesday, December 19th.)

The School brought their season to a successful conclusion with a splendid victory over a strong Old Peterite team. The game was played under very bad conditions, rain falling nearly all the time, but the play was of a very high standard, and the

5 04 interest never flagged until the School had established a convincing lead about half way through the second half. Indeed, it was a much closer contest than the score would suggest. At half-time the score was 3-3, and soon after this the Old Peterites actually took the lead at 6-3.

From the kick-off the School attacked, and after pressing for ten minutes a brilliant run by McCready enabled Crook to score near the flag. The kick was charged. The Old Peterites then rallied, and were several times dangerous until Bridges followed up a high kick of Troop's, caught it on the bounce, and ran half the length of the field to score a most spectacular try. There was no further score before the interval.

The Old Peterites were the first to attack in the second half, and, after a few minutes' play, a splendid passing bout led to a try by Troop. Again the kick failed, but the School were not in arrears for long. From a five yards' scrum Yardley managed to force his way over for a try near the posts, which he himself converted. The School were now definitely on top, and Yardley made the issue certain by a glorious dropped goal from the Old Peterites' "25." A few minutes later he also scored another try, cutting through to score in the centre. The kick was successful, and when " no-side " came the School led by 11 points.

Yardley and Mackintosh were the stars of the School side, but all the team played well. The threequarters were well matched, but the School combined better than their opponents.

The forwdrds worked hard and got their fair share of the ball ; Whalley was the best of a sound pack. Frisby played very well at full-hack.

On the Old Peterite side Huzzard, Bridges, Hill, and Holliday were the best outside the scrum, while Atkinson, Patrick, and Baker were the best of the forwards.

TEAMSSchool—H. N. E. Frisby ; B. H. McCready, J. W. Stead, R. Ogley, W. Toulmin ; N. W. D. Yardley, A. V. Mackintosh ., R. W. Moore, B. C. Baker, P. N. Baines, J. Biggin, P. A. Johnstone, J. Whalley, N. A. Newman, J. H. Crook.

Old Peterites—L. Holliday ; A. C. Pendlebury, C. Hill. T. Bridges, V. Huzzara ; J. G. Troop, R. Pickersgill ; H. F. Whalley, W. McC. Scott, P. S. Atkinson, R. D. Pexton, R. C. Baker,• H. A. Butler, H. Welburn, J. H. Patrick.

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v. AMPLEFORTH 2nd XV.

RESULT—WON. SCHOOL, 1.6; AMPLEFORTH, Nil. (Played at Ampleforth, on Saturday, December 16th.)

If, up to now, the forwards had been the strong part of the

team, against Ampleforth it was the backs who won the match.

The forwards were up against a much heavier pack and hardly ever got the bail in the tight scrums. They more or less held their own, however, in the loose and in the line-outs. The wingforwards, too, broke quickly and were always ready to take advantage of their opponents' mistakes. Newman, in particular, was conspicuous in this respect. The three-quarters and halves all played well. Douglas and Stead both cut through two or three times, and were chiefly responsible for most of the scoring.

Davison, playing his first game for the 2nd XV, did very well indeed on the wing, and Lockwood played a polished game at full-back. As Ampleforth were generally attacking, the defence of the backs was excellent though, at times, they were helped by faulty handling on the part of the Ampleforth backs.

Ampleforth kicked off and for a few minutes play remained in mid-field. Rut it was not long before Douglas cut through at full speed and passed to Stead, who easily scored. Stead converted from a difficult position. Encouraged by this success the School had slightly.the better of the play for the rest of the half, and after Stead had cut through, Lupton scored. Again Stead converted from a difficult position, and at half-time the School led by 10 points.

In the second half Ampleforth set up a prolonged attack, but the School defence held out, and a little later a good movement by Davison and Hardacre resulted in the latter scoring. The kick failed, but before time the School went further ahead with a try scored by Doug-las. No-side came with the School leading by 16 points.

Team—K. Lockwood ; R. H. Davison, J. W. Stead, A. V. Douglas, D. Lupton; H. E. T. Summers, W. Hardaere; M. P. L. Wall, J. G. Priestley, J. S. Liddle, G. Tankard, J. M. Atkinson, L. Atkinson, M. Prince, N. A. Newman.

HOUSE RUGGER MATCHES. (Played on Wednesday, 7th February.)

RESULTS. School House v.

Clifton Rise The Day Boys v.

Clifton Grove

School House 11-3.

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School House 24--3.

The Day Boys 9-0.

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5o6 In the first semi-final the School House had little difficulty in defeating Clifton Rise, for in Yardley they had the fastest man on the field, and he was responsible for all three tries. The House opened the scoring after about two minutes' play, Yardley crossing near the corner. The kick failed and the Rise retaliated strongly, but just before half-time XTardley intercepted a pass and again scored, this time converting. The second half was evenly contested, but the Rise never looked dangerous till they scored near the end.

Result : — School House, 11 points ; Rise, 3 points.

In the second semi-final the Day Boys created a surprise by beating the Grove. This victory was due to their superior teamwork.

Until nearly half-time there was no score, but just before the interval they scored twice in quick succession through Hardacre and Thornton. The Grove tired in the second half, and Dodds added a third try before the end.

Result :—Day Boys, 9 points ; Clifton Grove, Nil. THE FINAL. The School House gained an easy victory over the Day Boys.

They were much superior in all departments, and won as they liked. Yardley again was responsible for most of the scoring.

After a few minutes he sent Stead over on the right, but this try was not converted. Immediately afterwards a brilliant run by Yardley resulted in another try which he himself converted, and before half-time a beautiful three-quarter movement enabled Davison to score near the flag, from which Yardley kicked a good goal.

The House continued to press in the second half, and three more tries were added by Yardley, Davison, and Stead respectively, Yardley converting one. From one of the rare Day Boy attacks Dodds kicked ahead, and, following up hard, scored their only try, which he also converted.

Result :—School House, 24 points ; Day Boys, 5.

The winning team was-R. H. Davison (full-back); J. W. Stead, N. W. D. Yardley (three-quarters); A. V. Mackintosh (scrum-half); M. Prince, B. C.

Baker, J. H. Crook (forwards).

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The School have every reason to look back upon the 1933-34 Squash season with the utmost satisfaction. For not only have only two fixtures been lost, and those by the narrowest of margins to Harrogate and the Yorkshire Rocks, in the Michaelmas half, but the match of the year against Haileybury College, in December, was won with surprising ease, and there is no doubt that the standard of play in the School has never been so high.

N. W. D. Yardley, unquestionably the finest player St. Peter's has ever produced—and it is not giving him too much credit to say that he is the most promising player in the Squash world to-day—has again won the Northern Squash Rackets Championships, which were held in the School Courts as usual. He beat J. A. Gillies, the Cambridge University captain, fine player though he is, with ridiculous ease in the final by 3 games to nil, the scores being 9-4, 9--1, 9-7. He continues to play in the top strings for Yorkshire, and in this year's Championships, in which Yorkshire have reached the final, he has not lost a match to date. To point out the weak points in his play would be exceedingly difficult ; one can only say that he is most delightful to watch, is extremely fast about the court, and has practically all the shots in the game at his command.

A. V. Mackintosh, 2nd string, is also up to County standard, and would have been in the Durham side had they not been forced to scratch at the last moment. If lacking the brilliance and admirable stroke play of the School Captain, he is a gallant retriever, and is never beaten until the last point has been played.

S. Dodds makes up the team to the exclusion of C. H. Perry, who left us at Christmas, after a truly well-earned victory over his opponent in the Haileybury match, an account of which is given below. He has a beautiful style and is perhaps the most improved player on the side. If only he would take the game more seriously he would certainly go far. At present he is inclined to lose concentration when he thinks he has a good lead, consequently he loses his grip on the match and loses the set. Also he loses many However, he put up a great points by serving out of court. display in the Northern Squash Championships (Handicap Event) at -1- 1, reaching the last eight after a great struggle with an accomplished player in P. Yorke, whom he beat by 3 games to 2 after his opponent had had three set points in the fourth game.

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Four matches have been played this term, all of which have been won. The fixture against Norton Hall was, unfortunately, cancelled owing to their team being involved in a motor smash on the way.

Also several competitions have been played, but only the finder 16 Open event is to hand at the time of going to press ;

503 this having been \\ on by a most promising player in G. D. Ambler.

The School will be represented in the Drysdale Cup at the R.A.C., beginning Monday, April 16th, by N. W. D. Yardley, the holder, and A. V. Mackintosh. An account of their progress will be given in the August number of " The Peterite."

SCHOOL v. HAILEYBURY COLLEGE. (Played at Queen's Club, West Kensington, Thursday, Dec. 21st) RESULT :—WON by 3 Events to Nil. The School defeated Haileybury College by 3 clear events in the annual 3-string match at Queen's Club, West Kensington, thus repeating their victory of last year. But this year's win was even more overwhelming, for Haileybury failed to win a single game in the 3 matches played, and this success on the part of the School brings them level with their opponents, each School having now won twice. Thus, next year's encounter will be most interesting, but it is very doubtful whether any of this year's successful team will be available.

In the opening match, N. W. D. Yardley, the School Captain, gave a brilliant exhibition of Squash, defeating W. M. Robertson, his Haileybury opponent, with the loss of only 5 points. Although outclassed, Robertson put up a plucky fight, particularly in the third game when he drew up from 7 to 7-4. Yardley increased the pace throughout, making full use of the angles, while his opponent, who also plays a good game of Rackets, preferred the up and down game.

A. V. Mackintosh had three level games with F. R. E. Malden, and the latter showed such good form that his defeat by so wide a margin came as a surprise. In the first game Mackintosh led all the way, playing some beautiful forehand drop shots, but his opponent drew up to 8-all after some long rallies. However, the School player ran out at 10-8. The second game was practically a repetition of the first, but it was Malden's last effort to get on terms, and Mackintosh, playing to a length, captured the game at 9-7, while he took the third with loss of only 3 points after a run of 5 aces.

Since the 3rd string match had no bearing on the issue of the match, interest was somewhat nullified. But C. H. Perry certainly played exceptionally well against A. M. Hayfield, and there was never any doubt as to who would ultimately win. Finding an accurate touch, which enabled him to gain a succession of straight drop shots to advantage, he won the first game with something to spare, after being 5-3 down. After this his clever stroke play was too much for Hayfield, and he continually had him on the wrong foot. Following an easy win in the second game, he took the last without the loss of a point.

5o) SCORES :N. W. D. Yardley (School) beat W. M. Robertson, 9-0, 9-1, 9-4.

A. V. Mackintosh (School) beat F. R. E. Malden, 10-8, 9-7, 9-3.

C. H. Perry (Scifool) beat A. M. Hayfield, 9-5, 9-6, 9-0.

SCHOOL v. YORKSHIRE ROCKS. (Played on School Courts, Thursday, March 8th.)

RESULT :--WON by 2 Events to 1.

The School thus avenged their defeat by the Rocks last November. In the top string match Yardley was opposed by Capt. W. N. N. Davies, who has lately returned from service in Egypt, where he gained the reputation of being a useful player.

Thus there was a prospect of a good match. However, Yardley was in excellent form and, after the first few points, completely outplayed his opponent with a brilliant flow of shots from every position in the court. Davies never gave up trying, Yardley's pace being too much for him, but at no point did he look like making a fight of it. In fact the School Captain only conceded 4 points, and the match was soon over.

A. V. Mackintosh again had an interesting duel with H. S. Burrows, 0.P., but could not prevent him from making the scores level, he eventually winning by 3 games to 1. The pace was very fast from start to finish, and both players were quite exhausted at die end. The School player won the toss and quickly found his form to take the opening game at 9-5 by means of well-executed angled drop shots. There were many long rallies in this game, and Burrows was inclined to hit too low. Mackintosh continued to play well in the next game and had game ball at 8-6. This was the turning point of the match, however, and Burrows eventually took the game at set 2. His retrieving in this game was exceptional, returning many shots of Mackintosh's which looked like certain winners. After this the Rocks player had the issue well in hand, and as the game progressed he continued to play better, although there was very little in it in the last two games. Burrows owed his victory to his remarkably fine retrieving and superior stamina; Mackintosh made full use of the angles, and the slantlard of Squash was very high throughout.

S. Dodds decided the issue in the School's favour by easily defeating S. M: Toyne, his speed being too much for his older opponent. Toyne made a good recovery in the third game, but, unusually for him, he failed to win it after leading 8-7.

SCORES :N. W. D. Yardley (School) beat Capt. W. N. N. Davies, 9-3, 9-0, 9-1.

A. V. Mackintosh (School) lost to H. S. Burrows, 9-5, 8 10, 7-9, 7-9.

S. Dodds (School) 'beat S. M. Toyne, 9-1, 9-0, 10-8.

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SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. (Played on the School Courts, Wednesday, March 14th.)

RESULT :—WON by 3 Events to Nil. Following the Hockey match and an interval for tea, the School played their second Squash match against the Notts School ; the first one having taken place at Worksop in 1932, when the latter were very new to the game, the School winning by 3 events to nil.

In this match they certainly showed some considerable knowledge of the game, and have learnt how to use the angles to advantage. They were unlucky in finding the standard of Squash in the School exceptionally high. Consequently the School had no difficulty in winding.

N. W. D. Yardley had a complete off day against R. S. Rennie, although he won with the loss of only 11 points. He continually hit the tin, and it must be some time since he has played so pdorly. Nevertheless, Rennie played some well-timed angle drop shots, but his retrieving was not of a high standard.

A. V. Mackintosh, playing No. 2 for the School, gave nothing away against P. Wait, and won as he liked. His opponent was apt to be rather wild and inclined to hit air.

S. Dodds won a moderate match against A. P. Lousada.

Both players made many mistakes, Dodds particularly throwing away point after point by serving out of court. However, he always had the match well in hand, and Lousada never looked like winning.

SCORES:— N. W. D. Yardley (School) beat R. S. Rennie, 9-4, 9-5, 9-2.

A. V. Mackintosh (School) beat P. Wait, 9-1, 9-4, 9-3.

S. Dodds (School) beat A. P. Lousada, 9-3, 9-5, 9-3.

2nd TEAM MATCH—SCHOOL v. LEEDS G.S. (Played on the School Courts.)

RESULT—WON by 4 Events to Nil. As our opponents had brought over four players, it was decided to play tour strings. The School won very easily in each of the matches, which were rather one-sided, our opponents having comparatively little knowledge of the elements of the game.

They chiefly relied on wild hitting, and were apt to mishit on occasions. Consequently the match was soon over, and no further comment is necessary.

511 SCORES :S. Dodds (School) beat D. A. Shepherd, 9-0, 9-1, 9-3.

J. W. Stead (School) beat E. Webster, 9-3, 9-1, 9-2.

R. Ogley (School) beat D. Overand, 9-2, 9-0, 9-1. j. Biggin (School) beat S. Jenkins, 9-0, 9-0, 9-3.

Cbe Cro!,3z-Country.

The race for the Inter-House Cross-Country Challenge Plate was run on Tuesday, February 20th, over a new course somewhat longer than that of last year, and it proved so successful that it will probably be the annual course. Ideal conditions prevailed for the run, which were only marred by a slight wind. The Plate was eventually won by Clifton Rise with 15 points, who thus won it for the first time. The School House, the holders and hot favourites, were equal second with the Day Boys, with 18 points. J. Whalley (Rise) Was first man home with R. W. Moore (School House) a good second, 20 yards behind.

The Final Placings were :Rise.

-Whalley.

School House. Day Boys. Grove.

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2. Moore.

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6.

7. Boden.

8.

9. Crook.

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11. Biggin, M. 12.

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16. Biggin, J. 17.

18.

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POINTS. 18.

Dodds.

McLean.

Hanks.

Illiffe.

Stephenson.

Thornton.

Lupton.

Watson.

Hollway.

• Vasey.

Boyes.

Summers.

Smith.

18.

29.

Time-27 mins. 43 secs.

Quarrie.

15.

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The Inter-House Boxing Finals were decided on Saturday, March 17th, the heats having taken place on the previous Tuesday.

This year it had been decided that only people who had taken boxing lessons should be allowed to box, and it was hoped that this would result in an increased interest in boxing, and encourage more people to take lessons regularly.

There were several good fights in the preliminary rounds with the Baker v. McCready contest as the best. In spite of I3aker's excellent defence McCready ran out a narrow winner.

Cheong also possessed a good defence in his fight against Vasey, but could not attack enough to secure the verdict. In the finals

the School House had ten representatives, the Rise nine, the Grove four, and the Day Boys two. The boxing was generally of a much higher standard than last year, and as it is only this term that boxing has been seriously taken up, we should like to express our appreciation of Sgt.-Major Puddick's skill in tuition.

Practically single-handed he has coped with about thirty pupils with great success, and must have put in a lot of work to achieve the all-round improvement which was so noticeable.

Among the lighter weights J. M. Buckler, C. E. Greaves, and R. G. Quarrie showed a good knowledge, both of defence and attack. Later on S. K. Kazerooni and B. H. McCready gave us the best display of the evening, and Kazerooni, perhaps, boxed better than anyone.

Dr. Blair, 0.P., whb kiridly refereed the fights, said he was glad to see that boxing was now flourishing in the School, as when he was at School only a few people took any interest in the sport.

The Boxing Cup again went to the Rise with 8 points, the School House being second with 4 points.

513 Detailed results are given below.

FINALS. SEMI-FINALS. J. M. Rucklidge (S.H.) W.O. 6 st. to 6 st. 7 lbs. ) 6 st. 7 lbs. R. T. Wolf (S.H.) FR. T. Wolf (S.H.) 111. Coore (R.) v. to 7 st. j on points. v.

R. B. Tredger (D.B.) i Bye H. Coore J. M. Buckler (S.H.) 1 7 st to F J. M. Buckler (S.H.) J. M. Buckler v.

7 st. 7 lbs.

(S.H.) v. ) E. Antrobus (R.) on points.

Bye M. Hollway (G.) C. E. Greaves Bye 7 st. 7 lbs. J. L. Boden (S.H.) (D.B.) v. to 8 st. i- on points.

Bye C. E. Greaves (D.B.) ) 8 st. to C. H. Vasey (R.) F C. H. Vasey (R.) 1 v.

8 st. 7 lbs. v.

C. H. Vasey C. H. Cheong (D.B.) ) (R.) N. L. Colbeck (S.H.) N. L. Colbeck (S.H.) j on points v.

W. Boyes (G.) 8 st. 7 lbs. A.V.Mackintosh(S.H.)1 R. G. Quarrie (R.) R. G. Quarrie v. to 9 st.

R. G. Quarrie (R.) ) v.

(R.) Bye J- on points.

W. Hardacre (D.B.) P D. JohnP. Bye J. B. Dixon (S.H.) 9 st. to v.

1 stone (R.) 9 st. 7 lbs. ) on points.

Bye P. D. Johnstone (R.) 9 st. 7 lbs. L. Atkinson (S.H.) ) v. ' H. A. Newman (R.) ) H. A. Newto 10 st. man (R.) ,' H. A. Newman (R.) ) v. ) on points.

Bye C. Ward-Smith (G.) B. H. McCready (G.) 10 st. to v. .- B. H. McCready (G.) ' S. K. Kazer10 st. 7 lbs. ,00ni (R.) B. C. Baker (S.H.) v. ) on points.

Bye S. K. Kazerooni (R.) 10 st. 7 lbs. D. Lupton (G. ) J. W. Stead v.

D. Lupton (G.) to 11 st.

(S.H.) A. W. Douglas (R.) ) v. on points.

J. W. Stead (S.H.) Bye ) P. A. John11 st. to J. Biggin (S.H.) Bye v. stone (R.) L 11 st. 7 lbs. ) on points.

Bye P. A. Johnstone (R.) 11 st. 7 lbs. J. H. Crook (S.H.) v. to 12 st.

- J. H. Crook (S.H.)1 J. H. Crook (S.H.) H. N. E. Frisby (G.) j v.

W.O. Bye I A. D. Barnsdale (R.) J. Whalley over M. Prince (S.H.) Bye (R.) v.

12 stone on points.

J. Whalley (R.) Bye ,

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Very little has been done this term in the way of serious shooting. Sgt.-Major Puddick has again organised some competitions, but we should like to see more use made of the range.

Surely it is desirable to become as good a shot as 'yard' hockey player ; yet the fatter pastime receives the far greater patronage.

It is felt that people don't realise—until they have left School and it is too late—what opportunities a closed-in miniature Range presents. So we should like to take this opportunity of bringing to the notice of the School, once again, the fact that all voluntary support in this direction is welcomed.

A match with Durham failed to mature owing to it being impossible to arrange conditions suitable to both parties : though we have 'shot' them before over the Empire Test, they found it impossible to shoot this time except on Country Life conditions.

It is still hoped an arrangement may be made in the future. We have received another offer for a shooting fixture, but at the time of going to press it has not been decided whether it has been definitely arranged or not.

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Cricket fixture3, 101-1 1st Xl. May 24. Staff XI 26. Bootham School June 2. Manchester Regt.

6. Durham School 9. Weetwood C.C. 13. Catterick Garrison 16. Ampleforth College 20. Worksop College 27. Yorkshire Gentlemen 30. Leeds G S July 4. Craven Gentlemen 7. M C C 14. Giggleswick School 28. Old Peterites 33

Home.

Home.

Home.

Home.

Home.

Home.

Away.

Home.

Away.

Away.

Home.

Home.

Home.

Home.

2nd XI. May 26. Bootham School June 16. Ampleforth College „ n. Worksop College „ 30. Leeds G S July 11. Eccentrics „ 1'4. Giggleswick School

Away.

Home.

Away.

Home.

Home.

Away.

COLTS' XI. 6. Bootham School 13. Worksop College 2g. Ampleforth College

\way.

Away.

Home.

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June 13 ,,

515

EN Junior school.

The outstanding event of this term has been the fact that Miss E. C. M. Toyne—who has taught us so many things during the last three-and-a-half years, left the School staff after the first fortnight of term. We miss her very much indeed ; she had her finger in so many of our St. Olave's pies that it is almost impossible for any one person to replace her. Our French, Singing, Music, Cubs, even our Sunday walks are not quite the same.

Though we have to realise that our loss is someone else's fortunate gai n '

.

'We all wish her the very best of all happiness.

We welcome Mr. A. L. Pendlebury very heartily to the staff, particularly so, as he is an Old Peterite. All we can say at the moment is that he appears to " know the ropes " very well, and that he acquired all our names very rapidly.

Our doings this terns have been more or less normal, though none the less interesting. We have kept remarkably free from any serious illness or epidemic ; the weather did not spoil our games, in fact the ground was almost too hard and dry for Rugger during February. When the snow came we had what some of us called a "rasping" time over the snow fights.

By far the chief craze this term has been roller skating.

Very nearly all the boarders obtained skates, either from parents or kindly relations; Day Boys came and turned the place into a skating rink, and we have all certainly had some very tricky times round the corners. It is most unfortunate that knees are so vulnerable.

Almost a record number of boys have taken Boxing lessons this term, and have done so well that a Boxing Display is arranged for Wednesday, March 28th. Parents and friends have been invited, so We intend to show them how well we can defend ourselves.

After that there are the Sports, then a short time for what are called Holidays during which we look forward to the Summer term.

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UNANSWERED (OR UNANSWERABLE) QUESTIONS AT ST. °LAVE'S. Who owns the Playground Wigwam?

When is the rabbit's feeding time?

Who made the most successful sniping shot with a snowball?

Have we a reckless skater?

Do rats like snow?

Is Boxing exercise? (The answer to this is important.)

Ought people to 'mind nice smoke from a wood fire?

Whose impots. are most appreciated?

56 THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. I. Taylor (D.B.) R. 0. Morris (D.B.)

SALVETE. P. L. Hort (St. 0.)

A. D. Gilderdale (D.B.) R. Langstaff (D.B.)

01:iveti3 Zthoot This term " Rugger " has been played by the Senior team only, the team being coached by Mr. Stevenson, who got a good XV together.

As Clifton House School, Harrogate, were not able to give us any fixtures, as they have done in the past, we only got one match, that being against St. Bede's School, Hornsea, whom we beat 14 points to 3.

In a practice game, against some St. Peter's School Juniors, we won a thrilling game by 12 points to 6. The scores were level at 6 points each until quite near the end. We thank them for giving us the opportunity of getting together as a team before our match.

At Hornsea, on March 6th, Heywood lost the toss and we had to start uphill and against the wind.

We were lucky to be only 3 points down at half-time. On resuming, we kept up the pressure and Shaftoe dribbled over to touch down and level the scores. We took one member out of the scrum, and so got the ball quicker by packing 3, 4.

Wright, A. T. H., at fly-half, scored three times before the final whistle, Toulson converting one of these tries.

Pick-up games have been indulged in by the remainder of the School. Many of these have been very exciting.

The last fortnight has been devoted to practising for the Sports, the heats of which are to be run off on Saturday, March 31st, and the Finals on Easter Monday, April 2nd.

The following comprised the School XV :— Heywood (Capt.), Ping, A. (Vice-Capt.), Brockbank, Capaldi, Buckler, 0., Lynch, R., Wright, A. T., Cole, Butler, Banford, Amor, Griffiths, Toulson, Shaftoe, and *Morison.

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Contemporaries.

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We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contemporaries, apologising for any inadvertent omissions :— "Ampleforth Journal," Artists' Rifles Gazette " (3), " Brighton College Magazine," " Danensis," " Denstonian," " Dolphin," " Draxonian," " Dunelmian," " Eastbournian," " Framlinghamian," " Haileyburian," " Hymerian," " Johnian " (2), " Journal of the R.A.F. College, Cranwell," " Limit," " Leodiensian " (2), " Malvernian," " Monktonian," " Ousel," " Pocklingtonian," '' Reptonian " (2), '' Sedberghian," " St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine," " Scardeburgian," " Worksopian."

NOTES.