Games Committee and Oxford Cup, 1947-48

Manor in the semi-final. In the final we found four of the team, including the captain, Kershaw, were unable to play, but the team played a very good game against The Rise, winning by 8 points to nil. In the senior rugger we again fielded a strong team which beat The Rise in the semi-final without over-exertion, but again several of our team were indisposed when the final arrived. We played School House in the final, their team having played together on three occasions, and though we had rather more of the game than our opponents, we managed to score only one try from a forward rush. The final score was 6-3 to School House, whom we heartily congratulate.

Congratulations to : F. N. Newdick, Vice-captain of School Rugger, on the award of his 1st XV Cap; to Dryden, Slegg, Ryder, and Broadley, on the award of their 1st XV Colours • to J. C. Varley, znd XV Colours; to Townshend and Kershaw, Colts XV Colours; and to Pavis, Ryder, Graham, Broadley, J. C. Varley, and Townshend. House Colours. We should state here that K. G. Harrison received his House Colours last term, as this was omitted in the last issue of "The Peterite".

The School Play was a great success, and the Templars who contributed to that success were F. N. Newdick, as Judas, G. W. Bird, Hunt, Hearfield, and Riley.

We were very pleased to see K. G. Harrison, when he returned to visit us towards the end of term. We congratulate him on his remarkable recovery, and hope he will be permanently back at School next term.

Only one meeting was held during the Christmas Term, at which the condition of the School cups was brought under review. As a result, the following recommendations were made and the matters put in hand , (i) Two cups, the Squash and 2nd Division Rowing, to be scrapped on account of their battered and irreparable condition due to war damage. (ii) Two of three old School challenge cups to replace the two cups mentioned above, and the third to be used as a Cricket

Fielding Cup. [These cups were originally won by the brothers

H. W. Griffith (1868-69) and A. H. Griffith (1872), and have been given back to the School by the former's daughter, for which gift we are most grateful.] (iii) Engraving on all cups to be brought up to date.