Old Peterite News

The Old Peterite Club's 78th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Saturday, 12th July. The President, K. H. Rhodes, was in the Chair. The Headmaster was present and there was an attendance of 45 members.

C. I. Chadwick, D. C. Holmes, W. G. Huntley, N. J. Magson, E. S. Portlock and K . M. Ratcliff were elected to serve on the General Committee.

Regional dinners were announced as follows: West Riding : 30th October, 1969, at the Griffin Hotel, Leeds. London: 14th November, 1969, at the Charing Cross Hotel. East Riding: 29th May, 1970, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield.

J. C. M. Rayson reported that there would be another Buffet Supper at Betty's on Saturday, 13th December.

The Meeting supported a proposal to hold a dinner at Scunthorpe during the coming year.

It was announced that the Sheffield and Birmingham dinners would be held on alternate years. The dinner in 1970 would be held at Sheffield.

BIRMINGHAM OLD PETERITE DINNER

The Birmingham Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held on Friday, 9th May, 1969.

Those present were:— The President (K. H. Rhodes) The Headmaster Bamforth, H. Bannister, J. M. Bond, M. J. Bower, R. Coates, R. F. Dodd, D. F. Gedge, H. F. S. Holiway, M. Houghton, C. C. Inglis, J. M. Wright, P. J.

EAST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER

The East Riding Old Peterite Annual 30th May, 1969.

Those present were:— The President Chadwick, C. I. (K. H. Rhodes) Dee, C. C. The Headmaster Dixon, D. Atkinson, J. S. Fenton, P. A. Atkinson, P. S. Harding, R. F. Beachell, H. M. Hardy, F. Botterill, J. S. Kirby, D. Bulmer, C. Martinson, C. Burdass, C. U. May, A. Burdass, J. U. May, M. Burdass, R. D. Megginson, J. S. Dinner was held on Friday, Ogley, D. Patchett, D. Peacock, R. W. Powell, W. Rayson, J. C. M. Shepherd, P. Stephenson, R. F. H. Thompson, C. W. Tomlinson, N. E. Tomlinson, T. G. Ward, T.

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The next meeting of the General Committee will be held at the School on Saturday afternoon, 13th December at 4-45 p.m. If any O.P. has any suggestions to be placed on the agenda, will he please let the Hon. Secretary, D. Kirby, at 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York, know by 28th November.

The following crested neckwear is available: — s. d. All-silk crested ties ... 20 0 each postage free. Terylene crested ties ... 13 0 each postage free. All-silk bow ties ... 12 3 each postage free. All-silk batswings 20 0 each postage free. All-silk squares 60 0 each postage free. All-silk cravats 34 0 each postage free.

OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER

The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 12th July, 1969, in the School Dining Hall by kind permission of the Headmaster. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by G. E. King-Reynolds. The Headmaster responded and also proposed the health of the 'Club', to which the President responded. The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided.

Those present were: —

The President (K. H. Rhodes). The Headmaster. The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby). The Hon. Treasurer (T. H. Burdon). J. A. Hanson (Past President). T. J. Lewis (Immediate Past President). The Head of the School (M. R. Stokes). Alderson, G. W. A. R. Argyle, C. R. Botterill, J. S. Browne, F. D. Bulmer, H. C. Burgess, N. B. Butterworth, M. A. Chadwick, C. I. Clark, R. T. Coates, J. W. Coles, D. P. Coles, J. Cook, J. S. Coulthard, K. G. Craine, G. D. Denison, J. A. Dronfield, J. Dronfield, P. J. Fearnside, F. Fearnside, F. H. Fenton, P. A. Ferguson, M. J. Gedge, H. F. S. Gil!grass, J. Golightly, H. A. L. Graham, G. E. L. Graham, W. Hall, M. S. Hallas, M. Harding, J. T. Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Harris, P. L. Harrison, R. L. Hart, D. M. Heap, B. A. Hodges, A. J. E. Holmes, D. C. Houghton, J. C. Howat, A. T. Huntley, W. G. Johnston, D. P. Judge, H. W. Kemp-Welch, N. King-Reynolds, G. E. Knowles, C. E. Le Pla, R. G. Le Tocq, L. C. Lees, C. N. T. Moore, J. E. Morris, P. A. Nendick, B. M. Nixon, P. M.

Pacey, F. W. B. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Peacock, R. Pease, J. A. Penty, J. R. Ping, A. W. Portlock, E. •S. Powell, A. W. H. Ratcliff, K. M. Raylor, A. W. Raylor, J. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Reynolds, A. G. Rhead, P. Rumfitt, D. T. Sedman, E. C. Shaftoe, D. Shouksmith, J. A. Shuttleworth, G. M. Simmons, D. N. Skerrett, R. J. H. Smith, G. D. Smith, J. E. Smith, N. J. Smith, W. Stabler, D. A. Stapleton, J. R. Stevens, R. A. Thompson, C. W. Ward, C. M. Wheatley, R. D. Wilks, C. E.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES D. ROBINSON (School House 1953-1958) graduated with honours in

Chemical Engineering from Leeds University in 1962 and joined the staff of Scottish Agricultural Industries Ltd., Edinburgh, as a Technical Officer in the Research and Development Dept. In 1964 he took a position with Kellogg International Corporation, London, in

Design Engineering and later transferred to Technical Services with which he has worked in Spain, Belgium, U.S.A., and Colombia, South

America during the last three years. ROBINSON—SMITH. The marriage took place on 26th July, 1969, in

Balcombe, between David, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Robinson, formerly of Scarborough and now of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and

Penelope Jane, Eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Smith of

Balcombe, Sussex, at present in Bandar Shahpur, Iran. KRAIPUN YUNIBANDHU (1959-61) has qualified in Medicine at

University College Hospital, London. M. VEAL (Temple 1952-56) is working in the family jewellery and silver business in York, and has recently obtained his Diploma in the Retail

Jewellers' Examination of the National Association of Goldsmiths.

D. W. TIDY has graduated in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial

College, London, and has now returned to Rolls Royce at Derby for the final year of their 1-3-1 scheme. D. WILKINSON (Grove 1949-56) whose address is shown below, would be interested to hear of any other O.P.'s in the Bahamas. E. G. BROWN (Rise 1943-48) has become Technical Director in Wool

Testing Services (N.Z.) Ltd. and hopes to meet other O.P.'s in New

Zealand to inaugurate a N.Z.O.P. Dinner. J. B. DIXON (School House 1932-36), a director of Robertson, Urquhart & Co. for the past four years, has been appointed Insurance manager of the British Steel Corporation. R. A. HODGSON (School 1954-59) working in Canberra, has a son,

Christopher Alan, born June 12th, 1969. 57

A. G. REYNOLDS (1934-44) was awarded the O.B.E. in the New Year

Honours List for his contribution to British-Indian relations. He is managing director of Gill & Co. (Pte.) Ltd., and president of the

United Kingdom Citizens' Association of India. T. J. LEWIS (The Rise 1923/26) who was Hon. Secretary of the O.P.

Club from 1957 to 1964 and its President in 1964/67, and is now a

School Governor, was appointed Chairman of the Urban District

Councils' Association of England and Wales in July. He is also Vice-

Chairman of the Council of Local Authorities' Mutual Investment

Trust and was President of the Society of Clerks of Urban District

Councils for the year 1967/68. S. D. WARD (Manor 1958-1963) married on September 13th, 1969, at

St. Andrew's Church, Chesterton, Cambridge, Lesley Jane Overhill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Overhill of Cambridge. He is a Post-

Doctorial Fellow at the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Liverpool. G. W. A. R. ALDERSON (1956-1961) is engaged to Miss Elizabeth Stead, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Stead of Altrincham, Cheshire. He asks all O.P. squash players of any standard and vintage to give him their names and addresses. (Woodley House, Ruddington, Notts.) QUICKFALL—McKAY. On 7th June, 1969 at St. Andrew's Church,

Cheam, Surrey, Colin J. Quickfall (Grove 1952-57) to Miss Alison

Jane McKAY.

CORRECtION:

The printers acknowledge with regret an error in the last issue. The entry should have been as follows: D. J. EMSLEY is in The First Battalion, The Green Howards in Belize,

British Honduras and will be going to Minden in Germany in October.

O.P. CHANGES OF ADDRESS AINLEY, J. G., 3 Pinecroft, Nore Park, Portishead, Bristol. BS20 8ED. ANDERSON, Major S., M.B.E., T.D., la Park Parade, Harrogate, Yorkshire.

Tel. Harrogate 69458. BANKS, P. N., The Tower House, Ogleforth, York. Tel. York 53586. BROWN, E. G., c/o Wool Testing Services (N.Z.) Ltd., P.O. Box 15.062, 124 Park Road, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand. BROWN, P. W., 8 Tudor Court, West Street, Warwick. CHILMAN, Capt. H. L., Springhill Cottages, Hethe, Bicester, Oxon. CONNELLY, R. L., Flat 8, 4 Elm Park Gardens, Chelsea, London, S.W.10. DOBSON, J. M. W., "Sidholme", Alne Road, Easingwold, York. 58

EGGLESHAW, J. R., A.C.A., 42 Downshire Hill, London, N.W.3.

Tel. 01-435 2064. EuIs, D. N., 80 Walcote Drive, Wilford Hill, West Bridgford,

Nottingham. FLETCHER, D. I., 19 New Walk Terrace, Fulford Road, York. Tel. York 23417. Mac, R. M., "Hillside", Ballinger, near Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Tel. The Lee 222. HINDLE, P. M., 8 Orchard Road, Upper Poppleton, York. Tel. Upper

Poppleton 4559. HODGSON, R. A., 11 Wrest Street, Lyons, Canberra, A.C.T., 2606

Australia. HOLLWAY, M., M.B.E., Local Director, Barclays Bank Ltd., (Tel. 021236 9876). Local Head Office, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Rd., B'ham 3. HOWAT, Rev. J. N. T., The Rectory, Wheldrake, York. HUNTER, J. A., 7 Hall Park Rise, Horsforth, Leeds. HUNTER, 0., 38 Sunset Road, Leeds. LS6 4LH. JARVIS, K. J., 23 Moseley Court, Yardley Wood Road, Moseley, Birmingham, 13. JOHNSON, P., 11 Beech Avenue, Bishopthorpe, York. LAMB, D. A. A., 11 Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough, Northants.

Tel. Glinton 423. MACEWEN, R. R., B.L., Messrs. Rule MacEwen and Company, 11 Bank

Street, Inverness. Tel. Inverness 35559. MARSHALL, 2nd/Lt. W. N., R.M., 41 Commando Royal Marines, Bickleigh, near Plymouth, Devon. MASTERMAN, J. L., 379 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, Warwickshire. MAY, A., Kiln House, Harland Way, Cottingham, East Yorkshire. MAY, M., Woodmansey Grange, Beverley, East Yorkshire. MILLHOUSE, G., 59 Leyborne Park, Kew Gardens, Surrey. NEALE, C. A., Avebury House, St. Peter Street, Winchester. OGLEY, S., 15 Chestnut Grove, Sprotbrough, near Doncaster, Yorkshire. OXTOBY, R. T., "One Ash", Riccill, York. Tel. Riccall 336. PARKER, Dr. R. M. S., T.D., 11 Burnside Grove, Hartburn, Stockton-on-

Tees, Teesside. PARKIN, F. N. 32 Manygates Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Tel. 55301/7341 , 5. PING, A. C. W., 55 New Farm Road, West Pennant Hills, New South

Wales 2120, Australia.

QUICKFALL, C. J., A.R.LC.S., 86 Newlands Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Tel. 32270. RAYLOR, A. W., 9 Foxthorn Paddock, Badger Hill, York. YO1 5HJ.

Tel. York 53551. ROBINSON, J., 14 Queen Anne's Road, Clifton, York. RODGER, A. C., Stanton, Old Hall, Stanton in Peak, Matlock, Derbyshire.

DE4 2LW. Tel. Darley Dale 3632. ROWBOTTOM, J. R., Lindrick House, Musley Bank, Malton, Yorkshire.

Tel. Malton 2193. RUDDOCK, P. H. 0., Helperby Manor, York. SHARP, R. J., Long Farm, Low Street, Wadworth, near Doncaster, Yorks. SLADE, R. J., 12 Percy Street, London, W.I. Tel. 01-636 4405. STONE, N. H., 312 Monteray Avenue, Delbrook, North Vancouver, B.C.,

Canada. THOMPSON, G., 12 Blackwell Grove, Darlington, Co. Durham. UNwIN, H. W. H., 309 Whitehorse Lane, London, S.E.25. VARLEY, E. K., "Inishannon", High Lane, Maltby-in-Cleveland, Middlesbrough, Teesside. Tel. Hilton 410. WARD, S. D., 27 Ewart Road, Liverpool, 16. WILKINSON, D., c/o Price Waterhouse & Company, Chartered Accountants, E. D. Sassoon Building, Parliament Street, Nassau, Bahamas. WILSON, D. A., "Jasmine", The Green, Evenley, Brackley, Northants. WYATT-GUNNING, A. N., Low Hall,. Askham Bryan, York. Tel. York 67236.

OBITUARY

NELSON, G. C., (1908-13), on 24th April, 1969, at Leamington Spa. RHODES, K. H., M.A., St. Peter's School, on July 20th at Edinburgh.

Joined: 1914, Left: 1920, Master : 1923-69.

LETTERS

21st June, 1969.

Sir,

On sadly reading the obituary of Denis Norwood it was difficult not to appreciate the appropriateness of the writer, "K. H. R.", contemporary as boy, undergraduate and master. Yet even he lacked one qualification; that of pupil.

Here writing is one pupil, who between coming to St. Olaves in 1923 and leaving St. Peter's in 1931, received from Mr. Norwood first piano lessons and subsequently History, Latin and Geography, in the latter, at one time, being the entire Geographical Sixth.

At the time enthusiasm was somewhat tempered by the fact that • "Dickie" was rather a pest! He never forgot to set a prep, he was ever conscientious in marking work and there was no escape from adequate testing. This is hard enough in one's own chosen subject but to do it in three shows no little pertinacity and can only earn admiration—in retrospect!

Boys quickly and surely gauge a master's discipline; only more grudgingly, perhaps in the Sixth Form, do they suspect his worth. But it is not until having left school for, say, at least five years, that a judgement can validly be made. Denis Norwood must pass this retrospective test far better than most.

To one whose career has been as head of a school Geography department the example of Denis Norwood has, however unworthily used, been of no little inspiration; and there must be many men who are, unwittingly to themselves and unknown to him, his geographical "grandchildren".

However, unsung at the time, more masters of the dedicated character of Denis Norwood would leave correspondingly less room for misgiving about the future of education in Schools.

How sad it is that this is one little essay handed in too late for `Dickie' I to mark!

YoUrs faithfully,

W. L. SEABORNE.

30 Wendan Road, Newbury, Berkshire.

Extract from letter from W. R. MIDDLEBROOK (1929-1932), who comments on the encouragement given to scientific and even religious enquiry in the school: "Youth has always seen through the hypocrisy of the older generations . . . it is acting as a spur to honest inquiry and a healthier attitude to life."

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