School Concert

The Glass Works has its own workshop where the moulds for the bottles are turned, and where repairs to the machines are carried out. A canteen is provided for the workers, where they can get a light meal when they come off work. A first-aid room is also provided where the numerous small injuries caused by splinters of glass are treated.

The whole plant is very efficiently air cooled, so that even while standing a few feet away from the furnaces the great heat is not felt. The factory stands on the bank of the River Foss, which is used as a means of transport to bring in sand and oil to the Glass Works.

It was a most enjoyable and instructive visit.

SCHOOL CONCERT

The School Monitors are to be congratulated on their production of the School Concert, which this year combined the talents and resources of all four Houses. Our compere was Shepherd, the Head of School, and there can be little doubt that the concert owed much of its success to him. The comic interferences which his announcements proved to be were perhaps the most amusing part of the evening's entertainment.

The programme consisted of sketches and musical items, and during the former it was interesting for a member of the audience to speculate as to where he had last seen that coat or where that extraordinary hat was acquired. In the first sketch, Newdick and Hardisty gave us a lesson on the correct approach to golfing, together with an interpretation of the technical language of that fascinating pastime. The sound common sense of our tutor was, however, lost upon his companion, with humorous results. " The Murderess," with Weighill as a constable and Claybourn as the tragic heroine, was dependent on the comedy of anti-climax, the deed being inflicted not upon the poor lady's husband, but upon her dog. Weighill also took part in a sketch entitled " The North-West Frontier " as a gallant army officer who " didn't get the V.C. for nothing."

The musical interludes between the sketches had something to please all tastes. Haysey's " Music in the Modern Manner " was much appreciated, and there was community singing led by the monitors, and for lovers of classical music, Swale played pieces by Chopin and Brahms.

Perhaps the best of the sketches was " The Rise and Fall of a Glorious Empire," which illustrated the changes which it is possible for a new sergeantmajor (let him remain anonymous) to make in the lives and customs of his men. The part of the sergeant-major was taken, with great success, by Dench, assisted by a number of young men in ill-assorted uniforms. " The Pantomime," which brought the entertainment to an end, was a modern version of Cinderella, complete with Americanisms (and even an American) and presented in verse.

There can be no doubt that the concert was a success and that the School, for whom it was produced, participated whole-heartedly in the fun. Our thanks are due to all those whose hard work and ingenuity contributed to the entertainment.

J.T.C.

This term has been marked by exceptional weather, and few indoor parades were necessary during the later part of the term.

On the 5th February the District Commander, Maj.-General T. N. F. Wilson, D.S.O., M.C., visited the Corps, and after an inspection and march-past presented the Company Commander's Flag to Sgt. C. S. Shepherd, 9 Platoon. The District Commander was favourably impressed with the bearing on parade.

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Field Day was to have been held on Ilkley Moor, but owing to the failure of transport at the last moment we had to revert to the Ings. During the morning the Company advanced towards Poppleton Bridge, hindered by a section of " Commandos " under Major D. K. Crews, who originated some rather unexpected situations. After reaching the bridge the Company deployed and practised battle drill till dinner time. The Corps then split into two armies, C.S.M. Weighill taking two platoons back to defend the School, and Sgt. Baker organizing the remaining four platoons into an attack company. This advanced down the river bank until ambushed near the Jetty ; after this initial setback, Sgt. Baker reorganized his platoons and developed an attack on the School from the river, the result of which was doubtful.

The Annual War Office Inspection was held on Wednesday, 13th March, when Col. A. E. E. Chitty, D.S.O., Inspector of Training Corps, visited the Corps. After a short inspection he watched the platoons at work, and at the end of the morning saw a company attack which impressed him, although he agreed that the front was too small. The Colonel then delivered a short speech, in which he emphasized the importance of training corps and their valuable aid to the Army. Col. Chitty then presented the Flag to No. 11 Platoon (Sgt. Clark). No. 11 Platoon is the first recruit platoon to win.

Certificate A, Part I, was held on 26th February, and Part II on 26th March. The following were successful :- Part I—Cdts. Amos, Atkinson, Bainton, Booth, Broadley, Brown,

Burgess, Carr, Chilton, Clement, Cochran, Dodsworth, Cross, Frank, Goode,

Graham, J., Graham, W., Grainger, Green, N., Greenhalgh, Greetham,

Griffiths, G., Griffiths, J., Harrison, K. G., Harrison, N. B., Herring, Kelly,

McDermid, Parker, R., Ryder, C. D., Ryder, J. M., Slegg, Stuart, Sunley,

Tate, Thornton, Trewick, Walker, J., Walters, Welch, Willis. Part II—Cdts. Blake, Bown, Dee, Griffiths, J., Hallas, Ham, Hardisty,

Hilton, Hudson, Lascelles, Lee, Newdick, Pavis, Radford, Sawyer,

Shearsmith, Simpson, Smith, G. W.

The following attended courses during the holidays, and obtained satisfactory reports :- At Beverley (Weapon Training)—C.S.M. Weighill, Sgt. Reynolds,

Cpl. Gregory, L/Cpls. Dodgson and Rignall. At Catterick (Signals)—Sgt. Blackburn.

The following promotions took effect as from the beginning of term :— To be A.L/Cpls. Cdts. Andrews, Claybourn, Dodgson, Dook, Edinger, Moreton, Shardlow, P. J., Tomlinson.

SCOUTING

The activity and keenness of the Troop has been well maintained during the term. Among the Senior Patrols there has been a very welcome revival of interest in pioneering, and full advantage has been taken of those occasions when time has allowed more ambitious projects to be attempted.

The second of our winter Camp Fires was held on Saturday, 17th February, and it was held on this occasion in the recently decorated Junior Scout Hut.

Field Day this term was spent in the School grounds as in past years, but was marked this time by a visit from Col. Preston, the D.C., who saw the whole Group in action in their respective sections. We were very pleased to welcome him on his first appearance here since his release from the Services. He expressed himself well pleased with the keenness and work of the Group.

Before passing on to to see the Junior Patrols and the Pack, he watched the Senior Patrols erect a signalling tower. After his departure the Senior Patrols cooked their dinner and then embarked on a strenuous Treasure Hunt, which is rapidly becoming a traditional event on this particular day. 19

It is with pleasure that we record that for the first time in the history of the Group we were represented at the National Scout Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, on 28th April. The three King's Scouts chosen to be among the ten representatives for the North Riding were T.L. D. W. Thompson and P.L.'s N. M. Ward and R. J. Frater.

During the term twelve proficiency badges were passed, among them were the following :—Ambulance Man : Scts. Townshend, Amos, Jack and Groves ; Rescuer : P.L. Warren ; Interpreter : P.L. Warren and Sct. Norwood.

We are pleased to add yet another name to our list of King's' t Scouts— that of P.L. D. E. Warren.

SHOOTING

We have not achieved much success this term. Of the five matches shot this term, one was won and other four lost.

Under " Country Life " conditions Lost to Ampleforth, 579-518. Lost to Denstone " A," 640-589. Lost to Wellington School, 601-586.

Under " S.M.R.C." conditions. Lost to Denstone " A," 697-689. Beat Wellington School, 689-613.

This term the Inter-School " Country Life " Competition was shot ; the result, however, will not be known till next term.

Team :—P. A. Speight (Capt.), J. Lennard, F. J. Chadwick, J. McD. L. Dook, P. Weighill, G. H. F. Reynolds, A. Hardisty, I. S. Macpherson. Also shot :—L. D. Edinger.

FENCING

Once again great enthusiasm has attended School fencing, which was placed on a level with other School sports by the arrangement of a School fixture.

On Wednesday, 6th March, the School fencing team visited Leeds Grammar School, and credit is due both to the team and to R.S.M. Power that after only a year's instruction the team were able to win by 14 bouts to 11, and 58 points to 51.

Results :- P. A. Speight beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. E. A. K. Denison beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham. F. P. Baker beat Watkinson, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Lee and Beedham. P. R. Sykes beat Watkinson and Weaver, and lost to Lee, Rowden and Beedham. C. K. Hudson beat Lee, Weaver and Rowden, and lost to Watkinson and Beedham.

ATHLETICS

This year's athletics season really began in the Christmas holidays, when a select band of more or less willing workers set to work, under the guidance of the groundsman, to make a high jump pit. It was an ambitious undertaking.

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and many hours of very hard work were necessary before the pit was ready ; but now that we have it, we feel that we are a step nearer to the cinder track which we so urgently need.

As far as Standards are concerned, rain, snow, and frost kept us off the track so long at the beginning that we began to wonder if it was going to be worth while—and when we did begin the weather was very cold. However, perserverance, an even greater enthusiasm than last year's, and a gradual change in the weather enabled us to derive far more enjoyment, and certainly far more benefit from Standards than ever before. The effects have already been seen this year, on Sports Day, but they will be even more apparent in a year or two.

Our efforts received a great fillip when, on 5th March, we received a visit from Guy Butler, the former Cambridge and Olympic runner, who gave a general talk on Athletics to the School, and a more specialised talk and demonstration to about thirty chosen boys in the Gymnasium. We all enjoyed his talks, and were gratified to find that we are working on the right lines.

We planned to repeat last year's Inter-House Relays, but our late start and the training of our School team made this impossible. The match arranged with Durham unfortunately had to be cancelled, but this year Ampleforth came to us on 27th March. It was perfect weather for athletics, and our track has never been in better condition, and as we had hoped, there were some good performances and keen finishes. Our team are to be heartily congratulated on their victory by 60 points to 45, but we must remember that in the Senior events, we were beaten, and that the individual honours went to Bamford, of Ampleforth, who gave an excellent display of speed and style in the 100 yards and the 440 yards. We look to our Juniors and Intermediates to remedy this state of affairs in the near future. As a result of this match, athletic colours were awarded to Haysey, Shepherd, Reynolds, and Dook, and for the first time Colts' colours were awarded to Frank and Slegg.

For the Inter•House Athletics on the last day of term we had equally good weather, and the results of Standards, closer than ever before, promised keen competition for the championship. It soon became obvious, however, that the Temple team was too strong for their closest rivals, the Rise,.and they won deservedly easily. Some of the individual performances were very good, and there was more evidence of team running than has been seen hitherto. But even our promising athletes have still to learn the value of pace judgment and of confidence in their ability to •run their own race, and we therefore had the disappointing time of 5 mins. 25.2 secs. for the Senior Mile, when we knew that 4 mins. 55 secs. would have been a much truer reflection of the ability of those competing.

Now that our performances are obviously improving, we must begin to look back and compare with those who have gone before us. Up to now the Senior records have not been in serious danger, but we are improving year after year on those set up during the last few years by Intermediates and Juniors. These records must inevitably be taken from recent years in order to make sure that the terms " Junior " and " Intermediate " have a constant meaning, i.e., that the age groups are calculated in the same way. All this does not mean that our Seniors this year have been a poor lot ; on the contrary, as a glance at their performances will show. Clark's long jump, Haysey's sprints, Reynolds' mile against Ampleforth, Shepherd's half-mile are all good, but we have some very promising young athletes in the School who must take every advantage of the experience of match athletics which the present Seniors have not had.

Finally, we have further objectives ahead of us. The Public Schools have restarted their meetings at the White City, and very soon we shall expect to be well represented there. A much higher standard is necessary, however, if we are to do well, and we look to our young athletes to carry on the work which has been so well started.

RESULTS v. Ampleforth College, at Home, Wednesday, 27th March

Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (S.P.), 2 Kershaw (S.P.) and Russell (A.). Time 11.6 secs. Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Vincenti (A.), 3 Gosling (A.). Time 11 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Haysey (S.P.), 3 Hay (A.). Time 10.6 secs. Senior High Jump : 1 Taylor (A.) and Dook (S.P.), 3 Banks (A.). Height 5 ft. 1 in. Intermediate Long Jump : 1 Frank (S.P.), 2 Dryden (S.P.), 3 Vincenti (A.). Distance 17 ft. 4+ ins. Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (S.P.), 2 Schueren (A.), 3 Weighill (S.P.). Time 2 mins. 17.8 secs. Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Vincenti (A.), 2 Slegg (S.P.), 3 Dodsworth (S.P.). Time 59.2 secs. Senior 440 yards : 1 Bamford (A.), 2 Kenny (A.), 3 Boyes (S.P.). Time 54.2 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.P.), 2 Haysey (S.P.) and Pernyes (A.). Distance 19 ft. 3i ins. Senior Mile : 1 Reynolds (S.P.), 2 Ryland (A.), 3 Magee (A.). Time 4 mins. 58.2 secs. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 51.8 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 St. Peter's. Time 1 min. 49.6 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110) : 1 Ampleforth. Time 1 min. 45.2 secs. Result : St. Peter's 60 points, Ampleforth 45 points.

Inter-House Athletics, Sports Day, 1st April.

Standards : Rise 200, Temple 195, School House 192, Manor 175. Senior Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Reynolds (M.), 3 Parker (T.), 4 Dodgson (R.). Time 5 mins. 25.2 secs. Intermediate Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Slegg (T.), 3 Dodsworth (T.), 4 Kelly (R.). Time 5 mins. 19.2 secs. Senior 100 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Lennard (M.), 3 Hardisty (T.), 4 Clark (S.H.). Time 10.6 secs. Intermediate 100 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Dryden (T.), 3 Graham (T.), 4 Brown (R.). Time 10.8 secs. Junior 100 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Baker (S.H.), 4 Calvert (T.). Time 11.3 secs. Senior High Jump : 1 Dook (M.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Rodger (R.) and

Drummond (M.). Height 5 ft. 1+ ins. Junior Long Jump : 1 Kendell (R.), 2 Baker (S.H.), 3 Dennis (S.H.), 4 Farrar (R.). Distance 16 ft. 7+ ins. Intermediate Half Mile : 1 Green (T.), 2 Dodsworth (T.), 3 Kelly (R.), 4 Parker (S.H.). Time 2 mins. 22.6 secs. Senior Half Mile : 1 Shepherd (R.), 2 Weighill (T.), 3 Reynolds (M.), 4 Parker (T.). Time 2 mins. 13 secs. Senior 220 yards : 1 Haysey (T.), 2 Hardisty (T.), 3 Speight (M.), 4 Moreton (S.11.). Time 25.4 secs. Intermediate 220 yards : 1 Frank (M.), 2 Broadley (T.), 3 Graham (T.), 4 Ryder (S.H.). Time 25.2 secs. Junior 220 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kershaw (T.), 3 Walter (S.H.), 4 Hawksby (T.). Time 26 secs. Senior Long Jump : 1 Clark (S.H.), 2 Dook (M.), 3 Haysey (T.), 4 Hardisty (T.). Distance 19 ft. 2+ ins. Intermediate High Jump : 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Murray (R.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), 4 Graham (T.). Height 4 ft. 5+ ins. Junior Cricket Ball : 1 Thompson (R.), 2 March (S.H.), 3 Mortimer (R.), 4 Bird (T.). Distance 72 yds. 6 ins. 22

Senior 440 yards : 1 Boyes (T.), 2 Clark (S.H.), 3 Denison (T.) and Dodgson (R.). Time 56.4 secs. Intermediate 440 yards : 1 Slegg (T.), 2 Green (T.), 3 Parker (S.H.), 4 Brown (R.). Time 57.6 secs. Junior 440 yards : 1 Warrington (R.), 2 Kendell (R.), 3 Bird (T.), 4 Dennis (S.H.). Time 60.4 secs. Intermediate Long Jump 1 Dryden (T.), 2 Frank (M.), 3 Ryder (S.H.), 4 Parker (S.H.). Distance 16 ft. 111 ins. Junior High Jump : 1 Calvert (T.), 2 Walter (S.H.), 3 Kendell (R.), 4 Baker (S.H.). Height 4 ft. 61 ins. Junior Relay (4 x 110 yards) : 1 Rise, 2 Temple, 3 School House. Time 53.4 secs. Intermediate Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 Rise. Time 1 min. 53 secs. Senior Relay (110 x 440 x 220 x 110 yards) : 1 Temple, 2 Manor, 3 School

House. Time 1 min. 49.4 secs. Championship Result : Temple 3191, Rise 270, School House 234, Manor 2191.

CROSS-COUNTRY

This year a slight alteration in the course brought in a little more variety— a jump across the stream at the beginning and the crossing of the equivalent of a ploughed field (the Assault Course Field under process of levelling) on the return journey.

The weather was most unfavourable, drizzling rain falling during practically the entire race. With this and the further consideration that the bad weather beforehand had severely restricted training, the winning time of 22 mins. 49 secs. was as good as could have been expected.

Once on to the Ings the runners divided into three distinct groups of six, four and the rest. The first six drew gradually away and came in : 1 Reynolds (Manor),. 2 Shepherd (Rise), 3 Weighill (Temple), 4 Greetham (School House), 5 Parker (Temple), 6 Drummond (Manor). This meant that the race still depended upon the packing of the rest of the teams. Next came the second group of four, all from School House. This showed good packing, but equally as good was the Temple packing in the next six places.

It was now apparent that again it was a case of School House versus Temple, and in the result the House reversed the last year's result by three points.

House Placings : 1 School House (55 points), 2 Temple (58 points), 3 Rise (110 points), 4 Manor (113 points).

ROWING

All the 1st and 2nd division races were rowed on Wednesday, 20th March. The weather was not ideal for rowing ; the river was slightly swollen, running with a strong current, and there was a steady wind and several showers throughout the afternoon.

1st Division Semi-finals

Course : Wall End to Lendal Bridge.

The first semi-final was at 2.30, between the Rise and School House. Rise won the toss and chose the far side. School House drew away about half a length after a very good start, but Rise soon caught up and were leading by three-quarter length at the diving boards. School House overhauled them on the corner and at Scarborough Bridge were leading by half a length. The swifter current on the far side brought the Rise almost level, but at the take-in School House drew away and won by a length.

The other semi-final, between Manor and Temple, was rowed at 3-0. Temple won the toss and chose the far side. They started well and took a lead of a length, which they kept throughout the race, drawing away to a length and a half at the finish.