THE JUNIOR SCHOOL After the long Summer holiday the beginning of a new school year usually sees some fresh arrangement for our benefit or for us to enjoy. For the beginning of this Christmas Term a new form-room building was completed, and Forms J.i and J.iiA were very comfortably and conveniently housed on the site of the old wooden but which had been there for a great many years. In fact Old Peterites who were boarders in the old Clifton Grove House (now St. Olave's) will remember the old but as the Grove studies. Since then it has been put to many uses. The woodwork has been stored and is to be used for other purposes—sheds, etc. The new form-rooms, with their efficient heating and new desks, are much appreciated by everybody as a distinct improvement and asset. The Christmas Term started with 231 boys in the Junior School, including 63 new boys, and no less than 106 day boys staying to the mid-day dinner. We welcomed two new members to the Junior School teaching staff, Mr. K. R. Pemberton for Music and Mr. J. C. Brown for Art. Routine was quickly established, and new boys settled as Olavites, and an excellent term in work and games seemed likely to be fulfilled when 'flu intervened about a month from the end of term, which caused the postponement of all examinations, and also of our annual P.T. Display. These events will now take place in the Easter Term— all being well. I. T. Parkin was appointed Head Monitor and J. A. Shouksmith Head Monitor of Day Boys. Interest in Natural History has continued unabated and it may be of general interest to record the variety of specimens brought to School. Among birds these include : Coal Tit, Redwing, Sparrow Hawk, Jay, Woodcock, Grouse, and from Scotland a Water Rail. From the River Derwent at Sutton-on-Derwent several Lampreys were brought.
It was very pleasing that most of the boys had recovered from illness and were well enough to take their parts in the Carol Service on Sunday, 12th December, and once again the School Chapel was not large enough to hold the boys and all the parents and friends who wished to attend. The Ceremony of Carols followed the now established order an was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by everybody present. The f 64
