HOUSE NOTES THE GROVE At the beginning of this term we lost Mr. N. J. Dunstan, who had been with us for a year, and we all wish him well in the future. In his place as resident Assistant Housemaster our welcome is extended to Mr. J. F. Hayes. U. A. Alexander, R. G. Bruce, C. Henwood and C. J. Territt were appointed House Monitors, while J. C. G. Wheeler, J. P. R. Harris and W. E. Jones remain at the helm from last year. We also welcome nine Juniors to The Grove. We all noticed with pleasure the re-decoration and extensions which have been made during the summer holidays in No. 18, giving us an extra Common Room and dormitory, while on this side of the road we have a new linen room which holds its own in the School. Although our successes on the Rugger field were short-lived as far as House matches go, we had 14 representatives in School teams. In the Junior Long Run event we quietly fancied our chances, but did not set ourselves a high enough standard, and only R. J. D. Wilson (3rd) fulfilled the promise we always expected of him. C.G:F. seems to have become our forte, however, for this term we added the Dronfield Trophy to our three cups already on the shelf. We note that School House have not yet relinquished the trophy to us ! Members of The Grove took part both behind and in front of the scenes at the successful performances of the School play, when C. J. Territt, C. G. Evans, P. W. Quickfall and R. J. D. Wilson were among the cast. D. C. D. Rees is our only leaver this term, and we wish him all the best in whatever paths of life he chooses. Once again we thank Mr. and Mrs. Harding for their hospitality at the House proms, which we hope will continue to flourish.
THE MANOR We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Pease as an Assistant Housemaster; his enthusiasm and knowledge of Rugger have already proved very valuable. We had to be content with sharing the Senior Rugger Cup after a very hard and even game with School House. Hewitt proved himself a very keen and able Captain, and McCallum and Lewis were awarded House Colours and Junior House Colours respectively. With three leading parts and a near-monopoly back-stage the House contributed fully to the successful School Play. Bywater is to be congratulated both on his performance in the play and on his appointment as School Captain of Boats. The Discussion Group met three times and two House Proms were held support for both these :
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