School Notes

ASSISTANT MASTERS Mr. B. Allen, B.Sc., Durham. Mr. R. J. Bulcock, M.A., St. Peter's College, Oxford. Mr. K. S. Clark, B.Sc., Durham.

*Mr. K. G. Coulthard, M.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (Dronfield). *Mr. G. D. Craine, M.A., Scholar of St. John's College, Oxford (School

House).

*Mr. P. G. Croft, M.A., Scholar of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Temple). *Mr. D. G. Cummin, M.A., J.P., Emmanuel College, Cambridge (The Rise).

Mr. M. Dawson, St. John's College, York. Mr. R. G. Depledge, B.A., Scholar of Wadham College, Oxford. Mr. D. R. Du Croz, B.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.

Mr. C. P. M. Duncan, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford.

Mr. J. N. Gaastra, A.T.D., R.D.S. Mr. R. C. T. Hall, M.A., St. Catherine's College, Oxford. Mr. D. H. Hamilton, B.Sc., Nottingham. Mr. R. F. Harding, M.A., Brasenose College, Oxford. Mr. P. L. Harris, M.A., B.Sc., Exhibitioner of Jesus College, Oxford. Mr. D. Hirst, B.A., Leeds. Mr. R. H. Hubbard, B.Sc., Manchester. Mr. S. G. I'Anson, B.Sc., University of Sussex.

*Mr. D. Kirby, M.A., Emmanuel College, Cambridge (Queen's).

Mr. A. J. Leng, B.A., Durham. Mr. I. M. K. Lowe, B.A., University of York (from September 1972).

*Mr. P. M. Nixon, M.A., Worcester College, Oxford (The Grove).

Mr. K. R. Pemberton, M.A., A.R.C.O., Exhibitioner of Corpus Christi College,

Cambridge. Mr. R. T. Pullin, B.A., London. Mr. J. P. Rigby, M.A., Lincoln College, Oxford. Mr. A. J. Riley, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford. *Mr. G. M. Shuttleworth, M.A., Exhibitioner of King's College, Cambridge

(The Manor).

Mr. T. Tiffany, St. Luke's College, Exeter. Mr. P. G. Wise, B.Sc., Durham. * House Master.

Editor of "The Peterite": Mr. D. G. Cummin.

September to April

Mr. D. S. Oxley left the School in March to become Deputy Headmaster of the Duke of York's Royal Military School at Dover. We congratulate him on his appointment, and thank him for his contribution to the life of St. Peter's where he was Head of English; he gave much time to Cricket and Rugger and as a Captain in charge of the Army Section of the CCF. We offer our good wishes to him and to his family. • * *

Mr. L. S. Bruce has retired as School Shop Manager, we write about him more fully in this edition.

Mr. J. Nix, the Second Master of St. Olave's will retire in July, and we shall write about him more fully in our October edition.

The Christmas Term started on September 7th and ended on December 12th. There was a Party for parents of new Day Boys on the first day of term.

On October 9th and 10th there was a Conference for Head Masters of Preparatory Schools. * * *

Parents of IVth Form boys came to a coffee Party on October 23rd. * * *

Half Term holiday was from October 23rd to 31st. * * *

The Common Entrance Examination was on November 8th, 9th and 10th. * * *

The Boarders' Exeat week-end was on November 20th and 21st.

'The Mikado' was performed by St. Peter's with St. Olave's on December 9th, 10th and 11th. A review of this fine performance appears in this edition. * * *

The Easter Term started on January 1 1 th and ended on March 25th. * * * There was a 'Mikado' Reunion on January 14th.

Some VIth Formers visited Lincoln's Inn on January 18th.

On January 23rd the Royal Air Force Schools' Liaison Officer visited the School. * * *

Birkbeck Tests for Vth Formers were held on February 3rd and 4th.

The Common Entrance Examination was on February 21st, 22nd and 23rd. * * *

The Boarders' Exeat week-end was on February 26th and 27th; but most Boarders had been allowed home the previous week-end because of the frequent power cuts: a pleasing shaft of light in the darkness. 4

Confirmation was taken by the Rt. Revd. The Bishop of Selby on March 11 th; the Bishop was the Celebrant at a Family Communion on March 12th for the newly confirmed. * * *

Trial A and 0 level examinations were held from March 13th to 20th. * * *

There was a Concert in conjunction with St. Olave's on March 17th. * * *

A Party for parents of Vth Formers was held on March 25th. * * *

Mr. D. G. Cummin has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the City of York. * * *

Chapel. Preachers included The Headmaster; The Chaplain; The Revd. M. Smith, Chaplain of St. Margaret's, Escrick; H. Creaser, Esq., Director of the Audio-Visual Centre, University of York; Miss Joyce Blake, Headmistress of the Mount School, York; The Revd. R. Mayland, of the Sheffield Industrial Mission.

There were several Family Communions, at one of which the Celebrant was The Rt. Revd. D. N. Sargent, and many special Services such as week-thy Choral Evensong, and Lenten Complines at which Masters gave the addresses. The Christmas Term ended with the traditional Carol Service, and the Easter Term with a Passion Service. * * * "The Noble City of York", the new book on the history of the city, published by Herald Printers, York, will be on sale during the summer. * *

Professor E. W. Gilbert, O.P. has very kindly presented to the Library a copy of a Festschrift entitled 'Urbanization and its Problems. Essays in Honour of E. W. Gilbert', edited by R. P. Beckinsale and J. M. Houston. Further details will be found in the Old Peterite part of this edition. * * *

Omissions. The Editor regrets these omissions from the October edition: under Examination Results on pages 9 and 10 there should be Idded to the results of R. J. Hamilton-Williams Advanced Level Art, *thus reading English, Maths, Art; and to those of M. J. S. Muncer Advanced Level English, thus reading Pure Maths, Applied Maths, Physics (AU), English. * * *

Caroline Hall, daughter of Mr. R. C. T. Hall, reached the quarter finals of the World Youth Fencing Championships in Madrid. * * *

Mr. A. Power, who has helped many School fencers, won the British Foil Championship this year.