THE PETE RITE Vol. XXXV
MAY, 1943
No. 303
EDITORIAL. By the time this issue of " The Peterite " is in print the weather of the Easter Term will have become a matter of history, and reference to it is permissible. And we would wish to refer to it, if only because the past term was remarkable for its uninterrupted sequence of outdoor events. Hockey, Athletics, J.T.C. and A.T.C. parades, all, in fact, of our open-air activities enjoyed the advantages of that early Spring which, as published statistics have subsequently established, was almost unique in the records of English weather. The fears that the nemesis of renewed winter would inevitably follow the too-early promise of Spring proved unfounded, and for the first time for many years— certainly since the war—our full programme was carried out without dislocation by ice and snow. It was cruelly unfortunate that, for reasons which are referred to elsewhere in a note by the Headmaster, the Boat Club was defrauded of the enjoyment of ideal rowing conditions. In our last number we recorded the gift of £250 by an Old Peterite, Mr. A. E. Long, for the development of the music of the School. At the time Mr. Long indicated that other gifts might follow, and we are now able to announce that he has recently endowed a music scholarship, tenable at St. Peter's by boys from the Minster Choir School. The capital value of the endowment is £1,500, and we are deeply grateful to Mr. Long for his generosity. We publish on another page the conditions governing the award. The first Edward Long Scholar joined the School in May. It is not our practice nowadays to record changes in the staff, since in war-time they are inevitably and regrettably frequent, but perhaps an exception should be made in the case of Mr. C. H. Bendall, who left us in the course of the past term to take up a post in Santiago, under the auspices of the British Council, for which his personality and knowledge of Spanish made him eminently fitted. His unfailing cheerfulness, which commended him to all of us, staff and boys alike, and his tireless exertions in the many 1
