Old Peterites

A meeting of the General Committee of the Old Peterite Club was held at the School on December 11th.

Dates for Regional dinners were announced as follows:—

Sheffield—Friday, 5th May, at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Sheffield.

East Riding—Friday, 26th May, at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield.

In recognition of his long and splendid service to the School, R. F. Harding was unanimously elected an Honorary Member of the Old Peterite Club.

It was resolved that the next meeting of the General Committee should be held on Saturday, May 6th, 1972.

WEST RIDING OLD PETERITE DINNER

The West Riding Old Peterite Annual Dinner was held at the Metropole Hotel, Leeds, on November 4th, 1971.

Present:—The President, The Headmaster, A. R. Barrett, S. H. Beetham, J. P. Blake, T. H. Burdon, M. A. Butterworth, C. I. Chadwick, R. T. Clark, J. Dronfield, R. A. Field, J. Gillgrass, M. Hallas, J. C. Houghton, 0. Hunter, D. G. Jesper, M. J. Kent, D. Kirby, R. T. Masser, G. F. B. Mitchell, J. E. Moore, F. N. Newdick, M. K. Oldham, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin, J. C. M. Rayson, C. W. Thompson, E. G. Thompson.

COMMEMORATION 1972

Old Peterites are reminded that the 1972 School Commemoration will be held on July 14th, 15th and 16th, and Old Peterites are urged to support it.

The Headmaster has again kindly agreed that a limited number of unaccompanied O.P.s (in order of application) can be accommodated in the Junior School, charge £1 per night for bed and breakfast.

Old Peterites are reminded that the President of the Club will, as is customary at Commemoration, lay a wreath on the Memorial Shrine in the Ante-Chapel at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15th, and it is hoped that 0.P.s attending Commemoration will accompany him.

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The O.P. Club Annual Dinner will be held at the School on Saturday, July 15th (price i1.25). It is hoped that Old Peterites, who wish to come to the dinner, will apply for tickets in good time.

Organisers for the O.P. teams for the Sporting Events, with whom members wishing to take part are asked to communicate, are as follows: —

Boat Races: C. R. G. McNeil, Thorganby Lodge, Thorganby, York.

Cricket: J. A. Shouksmith, Denstone College Preparatory School, Smallwood Manor, Uttoxeter, Staffs.

Golf: P. J. Middlebrook, "Highfield", Brayton, Selby Yorks.

Tennis: G. M. Todd, 206 Stockton Lane, York.

D.K.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES

BODDY—DUNK. The marriage took place at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Sewerby, Bridlington, 31st July, between Francis

Stewart, only son of Mr. and Councillor Mrs. John Boddy, of

Ripon, and Sarah, youngest daughter of Mrs. Vera Dunk and the late

Mr. Donald Dunk of Bridlington. (Manor 1960-63). CLARKE—SCOTT-BATEY. The marriage took place on 7th August, 1971 of C. J. L. Clarke to Miss Fiona Karen Scott-Batey of Newcastleupon-Tyne. (Grove 1959-64). COOPER, J. J. (Queen's 1958-64) was made deacon at the end of June and now serving his title at St. Luke's, Derby. DICKIE, A. V. A. (Manor 1958-64). His wife, Maria gave birth to a daughter on 11th October, 1971. He is researching the modern Greek novel, and was awarded a scholarship by the Greek government. (Address: Kyniskas 22, Pangratti, Athens). FAIRCLOUGH, J. G. (Queen's 1955-60) is now Educational Liaison

Officer at Ipswich Museum. He is married, with two sons. GIBSON, P. A. J. (Temple 1959-64). Commissioned in the 13/18 Hussars (QMD); having spent three and a half years with his regiment in

Munster, York's twin city, is now serving with the Junior Leaders'

Regiment at Bovington. He married Baroness von Wendt-Papenhausen on 18th December. GROUNDWATER, C. W. A. (School 1955-60) has been working for two and a half years for LCL. in Yugoslavia. M. A. (School 1962-67) is a photographer in Belfast; he was married on 14th April last year. LOWE, J. W. (Manor 1958-61) is a partner in Middleton & Co., Commercial Lawyers of Sunderland. He expects that his school friends `may find it amusing to learn that the greater part of my professional time is now spent acting for a large local Brewery Company'. On 7th June, 1969 he married Miss Susan Kemp at St. Luke's Church,

Burpham, Guildford, Surrey. LUMLEY—PADBURY. The engagement is announced between Nigel

Martin Lumley and Maureen Anne, daughter of Mrs. L. V. and the late Mr. W. E. Padbury of Kensington, W.14. (School 1958-63). 73

MANN, F. J. (School 1913-19; Manor 1919-20). Revd. John Mann retired last year as Rector of All Saints, Pavement, York. He had served in all three of the York Archdeaconries, and in his last appoint. ment had also been Chaplain to the County Hospital. As the former

Bishop of Selby wrote in the Diocesan Leaflet, 'John Mann, in his quiet and effective way, created a unique place for himself in the life of the City of York. The Guilds will miss him, as will indeed his parishioners and his many friends in church and civic life'. PATTINSON, At Ashington Maternity Unit on 4th October. 1971, to

Malcolm and Ailie (nee Kay) a daughter, Nicola Jane, a sister for

Jonathan. (The Rise 1956-61). PICKERSGILL, R. (Manor 1961-66) has passed the Law Society's Final

Examination. RANSON, E. M. H. (Rise 1955-60), has returned to England, and is working in London with a firm of stockbrokers (Kitcat and Aitken). WHEELER, J. C. G. (Grove 1955-61). Is married with two children. He completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at McGill University, Montreal, and is now working on research and development at the Railway

Technical Centre, Derby.

OLD PETERITE LODGE LADIES NIGHT will be at the Gimcrack

Rooms, York Race Course on 23rd September, 1972. Dinner jackets, further details from J. M. Raylor, Broadlands, Copmanthorpe, York.

Telephone: 66465. MRS. CECILY TOYNE, writing to congratulate F. W. B. Pacey on becoming President of the Old Peterite Club gives good news of her family, and says that she 'jogs along very happily thanks to all my kind friends'. PROFESSOR E. W. GILBERT (School 1914-19) recently presented to the School a copy of the Festschrift entitled 'Urbanization and its

Problems. Essays in Honour of E. W. Gilbert'. Professor Gilbert retired in 1967 as Professor of Geography in the University of Oxford, and Fellow of Hertford College, and the Festschrift, edited by R. P.

Beckinsale and J. M. Houston, was presented to him at a lunch in

Hertford College in 1968. Professor Gilbert remains Professor

Emeritus.

The Editor wishes to draw attention to the CCF notes in this edition; they may be of interest to a number of Old Peterites.

OXFORD LETTER

Oxford Hilary Term, 1972

Dear Sir, "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country". We hope readers of 'The Peterite' will share this sentiment on the reappearance of that long-defunct phenomenon, 'The Oxford Letter'. Indeed, Solomon himself might have doubted the wisdom of writing such libel just

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for the joy of seeing published such juicy morsels as may rouse only faded memories in a few of our readers and none at all in the remainder. Nevertheless, we continue and apologise to those concerned for any distortion of detail—comfort yourselves by reflecting that it is probably your own fault if you did not provide the information yourselves. Those of us who are not so modest have the reward of our own accounts being reported, rather than rumour—much more reliable if not as interesting!

It is our sad duty to report the demise of J. Nutter, once believed to frequent Corpus Christi, but now unheard of. Since this is a fate quite common in Corpus, we do not necessarily conclude that he has left Oxford. T. M. Day has also eluded our researches, but •we believe that he is still keen on the organ.

J. Fender has been noticed occasionally haunting the Union buildings, and his unbroken progress into the third round of the chess competition shows he still enjoys those exploits which made him legendary at St. Peter's.

Another illustrious old boy, I. M. MacLeod, is gracing Oxford for an extra year, and is inflicting on the inmates of a Watlington comprehensive school the art once practised on him at St. Peter's. He should obtain the Certificate of Education at the end of next term.

D. F. Harding is to be condemned for fraternising with the Cambridge crowd, while his college-mate, J. D. Harrison roams farther afield and is off to Finnmark (not in Finland or Denmark but Norway!) later in the year.

A. Scaife is his college rep. in the Christian Union, but his absence from C.U. meetings has been conspicuous. M. J. Black, however, attends meetings regularly. We are sad to announce that the pressures of university life have driven him to take refuge in an old abbey over the vacation. Another C.U. man, S. Foster, has descended to taking day-trips to London for his entertainment. The Opera—he says.

His silly associate, J. C. W. Williams, had John Cleese and five hundred other twits silly-walking down the High Street during one rush-hour last term. This for OUMPAS (?) in which he holds high office. Not content with this, he is also on the Conservative Association committee and the Union library committee. He also fences for the university second team and boasts reserve in the blues match. On the other side of the fence, J. R. Lund (Balliol) is Treasurer of the Labour Club for a second term.

Neither of our political friends suffered as a result of the Union's election tribunal which added interest to the end of a dull Hilary Term. The president, J. R. Priestley (also Labour Club and Balliol—interesting), however, was obliged to resign.

Finally, we mention N. J. Williams, our 'poor relation' at the polytechnic, who recently visited Buckingham Palace, A. G. Bird (a welcome convert from Cambridge), of whose presence at the local hospital we recently heard and R. J. Hawkins, whose name I have just noticed in the last number of 'The Peterite'.

We hope our contemporaries will find this gossip stimulating and that present generations of Peterites will not be dissuaded from joining us by the picture we paint.

Yours sincerely,

THE OXFORD OLD PETERITES

The Editor is delighted that the Oxford Letter has been revived; he hopes that it will appear regularly, and that Cambridge Old Peterites will stir themselves to send their news.

It may well be that Old Peterite communities are forming in other universities and we would be very pleased to hear from them.

O.P. CHANGE OF ADDRESS

ASFOUR, B. J. T., 109 Musters Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7PX. BANKS, P. N., 6 Avenue Terrace, Clifton, York YO3 6AX. Business address: "Sound Effect," 5 King's Square. York YO1 2BH. (Tel. 29962). BENNarr, J. M. W., 28b Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 4DY. BIRD, G. W., c/o Anglia Building Society, 34 Castle Street, Shrewsbury,

Shropshire. BODDY, F. S., Brookside Cottage, Well, Nr. Bedale, Yorkshire. (Tel. Well 308). BORDER, A. P., B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., "Inshala," Mid Cross Lane, Chalfont

Common, Gerrards Cross, Bucks. BROCKLEBANK, D. N., Maxey House, 6 Leadhall Close, Harrogate, Yorkshire. (Tel. Harrogate 89135). BRUCE. R. L., 8 Station Road, Nassington, Peterborough. (Tel. Wansford 792). CARR, J. D., 11 Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks. CLARKE, W. A., 4 High Croft, Millbeck Green, Collingham, Wetherby,

Yorkshire COLLINSON, S. P., 8 Moatside, Hanworth, Middlesex. COOPER, The Revd. J. J., 170 St. Alban's Road, Derby DE3 3JQ. DICKIE, A. V. A., Kyniskas 22, Pangratti, Athens, Greece. DORNANT, P. A., c/o 418 Fulwood Road, Sheffield S10 3GH. (Tel. 303889). FAIRCLOUGH, J. G., The Museum, High Street, Ipswich, Suffolk. FLETCHER, D. I., 3 Foxthorn Paddock, Badger Hill, Hull Road, York. FOSTER, A. J. D., 4 Green Leys, Church Crookham, Fleet, Hants.

FRANK, J. M. B., 8 Gordon Avenue, East Sheen, London, S.W.14. (Tel. 01-876-2120). Giasurr, M. G. A., 114 Lupus Street, London, S.W.1. (Tel. 01-834-7248). GIBSON, Lt. P. A. J., 13/18 Royal Hussars (QMD), Junior Leaders'

Regiment, RA.C., Bovington Camp, Wareham, Dorset BH2O 6JB. (Tel. Bindon Abbey 631). GIBSON, R. J., Apt. 205, 157 University Av. W., Waterloo, Ontario,

Canada. GILBERT, M. C., Lincoln Hall, University Park, Nottingham. GOLIGHTLY, H. A. L., c/o Turquand Youngs & Company, P.O. Box 384,

Singapore 1. GROUNDWATER, M. A., 7 Glenhurst Gardens, Autrun Road, Belfast. HOLMES, Lt. Col. D. H., HQ Intelligence & Security Group (U.K.), Old

Sarum, Nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire. (Private address: 39 Paddock Close,

Winterbourne Dauntsey, Nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire.) HOLMES, I. L., Elsevier Sequoia S.A., Avenue de la Gare 50, 1001

Lausanne 1, Switzerland. (Tel. (021) 20 73 81). HOPWOOD, A. P., 147 York Road, Haxby, York YO3 8EU. (Tel. 768071). HOPWOOD, R. A., 10 Riverford Close, Harpenden, Herts. IRVING, D. P., Hills Boatyard, Lendal Bridge, York. (Tel. York 23572). KETTLEWELL, T. A. W., "South Lodge", Everthorpe Road, North Cave,

Hull, Yorkshire HU15 2LF. (Tel. North Cave 2765). KING, N. H., 8 Diamond Street, York YO3 7LH. LowE, J. W., c/o Middleton & Company, 51 & 52 John Street, Sunderland

SRI 1QN. MACDONALD, B., 15 Swanland Butts Close, Kirkella, Hull, Yorkshire. McKAv, J. M., c/o Cambrian Airways, Speke Airport, Liverpool. MARSHALL, Dr. N. E. V., Rimpton, Barmoor Lane, Scalby, Scarborough,

Yorkshire. MEGGINSON, P. R. B., Beacon Farm, Bainton, Driffield, Yorkshire. (Tel.

Middleton-on-the-Wolds 380). MITCHELL, P. J. F., 32a Tapton Crescent Road, Sheffield 10. MOFFATT, J. P., c/o Stoke Rectory, Walsgrave Road, Coventry CV2 4BG. MOORE, C. R., 22 Nichols Way, Wetherby, Yorkshire LS22 4AD. (Tel.

Wetherby 4296). PARKIN, G. D., B.V.M.S., M.R.C.V.S., 11 South Drive, Sandal, Wakefield,

Yorkshire. PARRY, D. C., 29 The Oval, Benton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. PENMAN, Flt. Lt. J. O. R.. B.Sc., C.Eng., 75 North Close, RAF Medmenham, Bucks. (Tel. Marlow 71299). SMALLMAN, A. B., "Camelot", 4 Broadfields Close, Milford-on-Sea,

Lymington, Hampshire SO4 OSE. STAINES, J. E., Willow Close, Hessay, Moor Monkton, York. STOREY, D., "Galtres", Ox Carr Lane, Strensall, York. (Tel. 81-646). 77

STRATTON, R. A., "Birchanger", 31 Bow Green Road, Bowdon, Cheshire. THOMPSON, D. C., Msida Lodge, Blake Hall Road, Mirfield. (Tel. Mirfield 2501). TROOP, J. G., Flat 4, The Argyll, Esplanade, Scarborough, Yorkshire, (Tel. Scarborough 3170). TURNBULL, D. A., Sunny Bank, Matlock Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. UTAMOTE, V., 84-20, 51st Avenue, Apt. 5D, Elmhurst, New York, N.Y. 11373, U.S.A. WARD, J. M., 72 Hallam Grange Road, Upper Fulwood, Sheffield, 10. WHEELER, Dr. J. C. G., 15 Melton Avenue, Melbourne, Derby. WILLIAMS, J. C. W., 61 Brooklands Lane, Menston, Nr. Ilkley, Yorkshire

LS29 6PL. (Tel. Menston 5410). Address of CARTER, B. W. H., should read: 51 The Avenue, Park Estate,

Haxby, York. (Tel. York 768210).

CORRECTIONS

Dates in Rules and List of Members Book for

MACILDOWIE, A. B. should read: 1924-1931.

MACILDOWIE, Wing-Commander S. M., F.C.A., should read: 1921• 1929.

OBITUARY CLEGG, Dr. Marcus Thomas (S.H. 1901-1907), B.A. (Cantab.), M.B.,

B.Ch., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Aged 83.) Died 24th April at Wheldrake,

York.

NOTES

The following crested neckwear is available from the Hon. Secre (D. Kirby, 7a St. Peter's Grove, Clifton, York): —

All-silk crested ties ... Texturised terylene crested ties Terylene crested ties All-silk bow ties All-silk batswings All-silk squares ip 1.35 0.80 ?

0.65 0.62 1.00 3.00

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