Editorial

Editorial ... Commemoration, 1953 Building Programme Day-Boy Houses Scholarship ... Old Peterite News ... Notes on New Zealand ... Valete and Salvete

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School Officers, Easter Term, 1953 House Notes The Oxford Cup Chapel Notes The Choir ... The Library The Curia

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The Debating Society The Science Society The British Ship Adoption Society The Young Farmers' Club 20 22 25 25

The Photographic Society 26

The Music Society

27 The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 32 The French Tour, 1953 36 C.C.F. Notes •• • 39 Notes from the Services •• • 40 Shooting ... •• • 43 Squash •.• 14 Hockey, 1953 • • • 45 Easter Term Rugger 47 Cross-Country 48 Athletics ... 49 Cricket Fixtures, 1953 51 Boating 52 Scouting 54 The Junior School ... 59

1 in 1557? Whatever the history books may have to say of the first Mary, there can be no doubt that her action brought salvation to our ancient foundation. Within thirty years recovery was complete, and in 1589, in the reign of the First Elizabeth, an Archbishop of York could write of St. Peter's as "the onelie good schole in this great Cytie, where two hundreth scholars or thereaboutes are vertuously trayned up."

The need for a second non-resident house has latterly become increasingly obvious. The number of day-boys has grown considerably and the part they are playing in the life of the School is growing rapidly more significant. Four boarding houses to two day-boy houses is a fairer index of the balance of the School as it is today, and the sub-division will, of course, immensely ease the difficulties of Administration and organization. The essence of the house system is that close personal contact between Housemaster and boys should be possible. Temple has grown too unwieldy for Mr. Rhodes to be entirely satisfied in this respect. The Queen's House will come into being in September next, and we wish Mr. A. Craven, who will be its first Housemaster, every success with the new venture. 4

Problems of accommodation, already acute, will, of course, be aggravated by the need for headquarters for the new house, and their solution will not be easy. Past experience, however, has convinced us that the Head Master's ingenuity and foresight will not fail us.

On another page will 'be found the programme for the Commemoration festival, with which the coming term will conclude. We shall be particularly happy to welcome as our guest on the occasion Mr. E. Welbourne, M.C., M.A., Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In recent years St. Peter's has had close and cordial relations both with Mr. Welbourne and with Emmanuel.

MISS I. R. STEPHENSON

It is with much regret that we have to record the death on 29th April of Miss I. R. Stephenson, who had been our Domestic Bursar since May, ,1950.

Miss Stephenson's outstanding ability as an organiser, her devotion to duty and latterly her fortitude in ill-health will be remembered with gratitude by us all.