The Suttonian 1961 (Summer Term)

THE

SUTTON IAN

SUMMER TERM 1961

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CONTENTS

Editorial ..

School Officials School Notes Valete/Salvete Our Contemporaries Chapel Notes ..

Library Notes Speech Day ..

Hunting Society Literary Society Sixth Form Lectures Ashridge Careers Course Society Notes The Jazz Band Music Notes ..

The Broads Holiday •• School Dancing Eastern Command Leadership Course The New Buildings C.C.F. Notes ..

Shooting Notes Ashford Dance Notes on the Term Society Visits Cricket Athletics Swimming Tennis Fencing Kent Cross Country Championships •• Original Contributions ..

0.S. Notes Correspondence Rugby Fixtures, 1961

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THE SUTTON IAN No. 245 (No. 3 of Volume XXX)

SUMMER TERM 1961

Ed itorial law of the jungle and the law of civilisation should have few affinities. The THE latter, however, has replaced the former not as an improvement but an equivalent substitution. Might still retains right. Might stems no longer from force but from influence. Influence lies either in intensity of quality or domination by quantity. Is Sutton Valence the right size ?

As the disillusioned artilleryman realised, it all depends on what you are aiming at.

Quality is indisputably a greater achievement than quantity, but a taste of quality in a public school incites a voracious appetite in a public requiring an ever-increasing capacity worthy of the reception of their "fruit of good works" (too often apples of the eye).

A school like ours must be based on selection and so long as there remains a sufficient yield to go round, Cornwallis House can only add to the cream we should already possess.

Below a complement of 250 a school can only exist financially if of a very high standard, which makes this class of school, if it can survive, particularly meritorious.

It would not be an insult to suggest that a complement of 600 contains, with exceptions, a small percentage of boys who, without their particular individual circumstances, would not normally be at a more select school.

Our increase, which can only be beneficial if the present standard is maintained, is due to an inflation caused by the fusion and violent reaction of the rising cost of living with the rising availability of talent.

The lustre of the pearl necklace, however, is not complete without the insignificant connecting string. The new dining hall and projected (for which we hope the screen is not too distant) engineering school and classrooms are essential to an increase in numbers.

Let there be no division of intention in expansion. As the builders press on amidst sweat and tea leaves to give us a material increment, it is the responsibility of the individual to maintain a pride in himself and his school, forever seeking the bubble reputation ; by which the quality of our quantity is gauged and which alone can make possible an ever greater increase in the standard of Sutton Valence School.

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School Officials

Shooting :

Head of School. J. B. Cairns

D. W. Martin (Captain) K. J. Clement (Hon. Secretary)

School Prefects :

P. Charlton R. C. A. Bennett S. H. H. White M. J. Scott J. G. C. Macnaughtan A. Djavadi B. Macdonald House Prefects : Westminster : St. Margaret's

K. J. Clement C. T. Edbrooke M. A. M. Smallman R. W. Lattimer N. A. Higgins A. J. Halsey H. S. Hacker W. R. Writer I. E. Morgan I. W. Jones P. O'Meara R. H. Thomas R. D. Mant G. G. Fothergill Lambe's :

D. W. Martin R. M. Kojecky R. H. D. Jeffryes L. C. Edwards D. F. Murrells

F ounder' s : W. M. Stobbs

P. M. Jansen R. S. Gibbons R. Solle

Sports Committee :

The Headmaster (President) E. A. Craven, Esq. (Chairman) J. B. Cairns (Hon. Secretary) P. S. W. MacIlwaine, P. Charlton Esq. B. Macdonald D. A. Simmons, Esq. F. R. Ball, Esq. Cricket :

P. Charlton (Captain) A. J. Finn-Kelcey (Hon. Secretary) Athletics : B. Macdonald (Captain) Tennis : R. H. Thomas (Captain) Swimming :

J. B. Cairns (Captain)

Library Committee :

The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) M. J. Scott (Hon. Secretary) M. R. N. Archbold R. D. E. Mant D. W. Martin P. M. Jansen M. J. Scott R. M. Kojecky M. A. M. Smallman Suttonian Committee :

I. E. Morgan (Editor) J. G. C. Macnaughtan J. B. Cairns H. S. Hacker M. J. Scott S. H. H. White R. M. Kojecky W. R. Writer

School Notes B. Macdonald, M. J. Scott and A. J. Djavadi have been appointed School Prefects.

G. G. Fothergill has been appointed a House Prefect in St. Margaret's.

P. O'Meara has been appointed a House Prefect in Westminster.

Cricket Colours have been awarded to : A. J. Finn-Kelcey, A. F. Robinson, M. J. Day, W. R. Writer, J. C. Murrells, and N. P. Watkins.

2nd XI Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

Under-15 XI Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

We congratulate Mr. N. P. Bentley who came to the School in September, 192] , on the completion of forty years of service as a member of the staff.

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Athletics Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

Junior Athletics Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

Swimming Colours have been awarded to : J. H. M. Miller and D. Green.

Junior Swimming Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

Tennis Colours have been awarded to : R. J. Mitham, H. S. Hacker, C. T. Edbrooke and A. J. Halsey.

Shooting Colours have been awarded to : (Details not available at time of sending to Press.)

Val ete J. B. CAIRNS (St. M.-1955).-1955: Under14 Rugger XV, Music Society ; 1956: Under-15 Fives VI (1956-57), Under-15 Cricket XI, Under.

16Swimming, House Swimming (1956-59), Under-15 Rugger Colours, House Rugger, Cert. " A,"Part I, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion ; 1957 : Under-15 Fives IV, House Fives, 1st Swimming (1957-58), Colours (1959), House Cricket (1957-61), Junior Athletics Team, Under-16 Rugger ; 1958 : Under-16 Fives IV, Captain House Fives (1958-61), Army Proficiency Cert., House Drill Squad (1958-60), 1st XV Colours (1958-60), Hunting Society Committee Member, Dramatic Society, G.C.E. " 0 " Levels, Senior Athletics Team (1958-60), K.C.A.A.A. Youths Championships, House Prefect ; 1959: 1st Fives IV, Eastern Command Leadership Course, Public Schools' Seven-a-Side (1959-60), Clerk of the House in Hunting Society, Suttonian Committee, Hon. Sec. Rugger, Captain House Rugger (1959-60), Kent Schools' R.F.U. XV (1959-60), Reserve London School's XV, Editor of Suttonian (1959-60), two Distinction Prizes, Swimming Colours, Captain House Swimming (1959-61) ; 1960: Kent School's Seven-a-Side, House Tennis (1960-61), School Prefect, Bloxham Prize (English), Grizelle Prize (History), Geography Prize, Distinction

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Prize, Public School's Medley Relay, Captain Swimming (1960-61), G.C.E. " S " Levels (1960-61) ; 1961 : Geographical Society, Chairman of Entertainments Committee, Public Schools' Debating Association Regional Competition, Fives Colours, Public Schools' Fives Competition, Tennis VIII, Hon. Sec. Sports Committee, House Drill Squad, Commander R.S.M. in C.C.F., Headmaster's Prize, Head of House, Head of School.

Goes to Bristol University to read Law. P. CHARLTON (F.-1954).--School Prefect, Head of House, C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F. i/c R.E. Section, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, C.C.F. Camp (1959-60), House Drill Competition (1960-61), House Choir, Chapel Committee, Entertainments Committee, Sports Committee, House Tennis (1960-61), Captain House Rugby (1960), Hockey and Cricket (1961), Public Schools Seven-a-Side (1961). Rugby : Under15 Colours (1957), Under-16 Colours (1958), 1st XV Colours 0959-60), Kent Schoolboys Trials (1960). Hockey : Under-15 (1958), Under-16 Colours (1959), 1st XI Colours (1960 and 1961), Tunbridge Wells Hockey Tournament (1961). Cricket : Under-14 (1956), Under-15 (1957), 2nd XI (1958-59), let XI Colours (1960), Captain of Cricket (1961). " 0," " A " and " S "Levels.

Goes to Wye College to read General Degree in Agriculture (1962).

S. H. H. WHITE (W.-1956).-1956: Under14 Rugger, Choir, Corps of Drums ; 1957: School Orchestra, Under-15 Rugger Colours, Under-15 Cricket, Choral Society, Cert. "A," Part I, House Choir ; 1958: Under-16 Rugger Colours, School Jazz Band, Jazz Society, Hunting Society, House Rugger, Cert. "A," Part II; 1959 : " 0" Levels, 1st XV Rugger Colours, Madrigal Choir, Dramatic Society, Geographical Society, Guardian of the Gavel, Clerk of the House of Hunting Society, Cpl. in C.C.F., House Swimming ; 1960: 3rd Hockey XI, House Cricket, Chairman of Hunting Society, House Drill Squad, House Prefect, Member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, Drum Major Corps of Drums, Public Schools' Debating Association Competition; 1961 : School Prefect, Head of House, Suttonian Committee, House Hockey, Music Prize, Entertainments Committee, House Cricket, Commander of House Drill Squad, " A " Levels.

R. C. A. BENNETT (W.-1959).-School Prefect, Cert. "A," Part II, Cpl. in C.C.F., House Drill Squad (1960-61), Guard of Honour,

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Corps of Drums, 2nd Rugger XV, House Rugger (1960), Guardian of the Gavel of Hunting Society, Geographical Society, Natural History Society, Horticultural Society, G.C.E. " 0" Level and" A "Level, House Choir.

A. DJAVADI (St. M.-1956).-1956 : Under-14 Rugger, Under-15 Fives ; 1957 : Under-15 Rugger Colours, Under-15 and 16 Fives, Captain House Rugger, House Fives (1958-61), Cert. " A " Part I; 1958: 1st XV Rugger Colours, 2nd Fives and Under-16, Cert. "A," Part II ; 1959 : 1st XV Rugger, 1st Fives, G.C.E. " 0" Level Library Society, House Prefect, House Water Polo, House Music Competition ; 1960: 1st XV Rugger, Choral Society (1960-61) ; 1961 : 1st XV Rugger, Choral Society, School Prefect, Sgt. in C.C.F.

(1959-60), Corps of Drums, House Drill Squad (1959-61), Choral Society, Treasurer of Conjuring Club, Geographical Society, Literary Society, Suttonian Committee ; : House Prefect, Chapel Committee, Hunting Society Committee, School Choir, Senior Cross-country VIII Colours (1960-61), K.C.A.A.A. Championships (1960-61) Senior Athletics Team (1960-61), Captain of House Tennis, Captain of House League Rugger ; 1961 : School Prefect, C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F., K.C.C.C. Championships, Ashridge Careers Course, Choral Society, Hon. Sec. of Library Committee, Captain of House Athletics, Kingdon Prize for Latin, G.C.E. " A "Level.

B. MACDONALD (W.-1956).-1956 : Captain of Under-14 Rugger ; 1957: Under-15 Fives IV, Under-15 Cricket, House Athletics, Junior Athletics Team, Under-15 Rugger Colours, House Rugger, Cert. " A " Part I; 1958: Under-16 Fives IV, Senior Athletics Colours (1958-60), House Fives, 2nd XI Cricket, " B " Hurdles record, House Cricket, House Drill Squad, Cert. " A," Part II, Under-16 Rugger Colours ; 1959 : 2nd Fives IV, House Choir, L.A.C. School's Championships, Public Schools' Seven-a-Side Tournament, 2nd XI Cricket, K.C.A.A.A. Championships and two National Standards, G.C.E. " 0" Level, 1st XV Rugger Colours (1959-60), Surrey Schoolboys' R.F.C. Trial, Surrey Athletics Course ; 1960 : House Prefect, 2nd Fives IV, 2nd XI Cricket Colours, Hon. Sec. of Rugger, Surrey Schoolboys XV ; 1961 : 1st Fives IV Colours, Captain of House Fives, House Hockey, House Cross-country, Public Schools' Fives Championships, Captain of School Athletics, Captain of Seven-a-Side, Kent Schools' Championships, House Tennis, K.C.A.A.A., Junior 120 yds. Hurdles Champion, Corps of Drums, Sergeant in C.C.F., G.C.E. " A " Level, Hon. Sec. of Geographical Society, Hunting Society, Literary Society, Dramatic Society, Photographic Society, School Prefect, Sports Committee, School Jazz Band.

C. T. EDBROOKE (B. & St. M.-1954).-195455 : Junior Soccer XI; 1955: Under-14 Cricket XI; 1957-58 : Junior Cross-country VIII; 1957 : Lower IV Form Prize, Cert. "A," Part I; 1959 : School Cross-country VIII (Colours, 1959-61), House Drill Squad, Army Proficiency Certificate, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, 1960 : House Prefect, Distinction Prize ; School and House Tennis VI's, Cpl. C.C.F., Civil Defence ; 1961 : Captain of House Crosscountry and Athletics, House Lieut.-Commander, Tennis Colours, School Athletics, G.C.E. " A " Level, Geographical and Hunting Societies, Youll Cup Team, Garside Prize for History, Distinction Prize.

D. W. MARTIN (H. & L.-1955).--1955: Under-14 Hugger; 1956: Under-14 Cricket and Rugger ; 1957 : Under-14 Cricket, Under15 Rugger, Photographic Society ; 1958: Under-15 Cricket, " 0" Level, Cert. "A," Under-16 Rugger Colours, House Rugger, Literary Society (1959-61), Dramatic Society (1959-60), Cine Society (1959-61), Geographical Society (1959-61) : 1959: Under-16 and House Fives IV, Shooting VIII, Colours and Hon. Sec. House Drill Squad (1960-61) ; 1960 : 2nd and House Fives IV, Shooting VIII, 1st XV and Captain House Rugger, House Prefect, Eastern Command Leadership Course ; 1961: 2nd and House Fives, Captain Shooting, Public Schools' and Kent Schools' Seven-a-Side, Library Committee, Sgt. in C.C.F., House Athletics, " A " Level.

M. J. SCOTT (L.-1956).---1956 : Foundation Scholarship ; 1957 : Clothworkers Scholarship Photographic Society, Conjuring Club, Junior Cross-country VIII (1957-58), Cert. " A " Part I, Dramatic Society (1957-60), Upper Fourth Prize ; 1958 : Cert. "A," Part House Tennis (1c)58-61), Junior Athletics Team, Fifth Form Prize, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1959: Captain of House Cross-country, House Choir

P. M. JANSEN (F.-1954).-1958 : G.C.E. " 0" Level, Cert "A," Part I; 1959: Army Proficiency Certificate ; 1960: House Prefect, House Music Competition, Chapel Committee, Library Committee, Geographical Society.

School Jazz Band (1959-61), L /Cpl. i/c Stores in C.C.F., G.C.E. " A "Level.

K. J. CLEMENT (W.-1956).—Cert. "A," Cpl. in C.C.F., House Prefect, House Swimming,

THE SUTTONIAN House Choir, Captain of House Shooting, Shooting VIII and VI, Schools' Hundred, Hon. Sec. of Shooting (Colours, Open and Miniature, 1958-61), House Drill Squad (1959-61), Colour Party, Guard of Honour, Hon. Sec. of Horticultural Society, Natural History Society, Geographical Society, Astronomical Society, Jazz Society, Captain of Dancing, G.C.E. " 0 " Level and " A "Level.

Goes to Chelsea College of Science and Technology to read Botany.

H. S. HACKER (W.-1960).—English Speaking Union Exchange Scholar from the United States, 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XV Colours, House Rugger XV, Tennis VI Colours, Captain of House Tennis, House Prefect, Suttonian Committee, Guardian of the Gavel, Hunting Society, Literary Society, Geographical Society, Dramatic Society, G.C.E. " A " Level, R. L. Kay Prize (German).

Goes to Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. N. A. Hicaants (W.-1956)-1956: Under-14 Rugger, Chapel Choir ; 1957: Cert. "A," Part I; 1958: Cert. "A," Part II; 1959: House Rugger XV, House Shooting, House Swimming Team, Artillery Classification, Parts I and II, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1960: House Hockey, House Cross-country VI, House Drill Squad, L /Cpl. in C.C.F., House Prefect ; 1961 : 2nd XI Hockey, " A "Level.

P. M. O'MEARA (W.-1961).-1961 : House Prefect, Hunting Society, Swimming Team, Captain of Softball, House Croquet Team.

Goes to University of Pennsylvania.

W. R. WRITER (St. M.-1957).-1957: Under-15 Hockey, Under-15 Cricket ; 1958: Under-15 Hockey, Captain 2nd XI Cricket (1958-60) ; 1959: Under-16 Hockey Captain ; 1960: 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 2nd XI Cricket Colours, 2nd XV Rugger ; 1961 : 1st XI Hockey Colours, 1st XI Cricket Colours, Kent " B " Hockey XI, House Prefect, House Tennis, House Rugger, House Hockey, Captain House Cricket, Literary Society, Hunting Society Committee, Captain of Chess Team, Distinction Prize, House Drill Squad, C.C.F., Cert. "A," Part I, A.P.C. First Aid Cpl., Suttonian Committee, G.C.E. " 0," " A " and" S "Levels.

Goes to Herne Bay to read Domestic Science.

G. G. FOTHERGILL (B. & St. M.-1954).— School Scouts, Under-14 Hockey, Junior Athletics, Junior Swimming Team, Under-15 Hockey Colours, Under-16 Hockey Colours,

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2nd XI Hockey, Miniature Range Shooting VIII and VI, Open Range Shooting Colours, Donegal Badge, Captain House Shooting, House Drill Squad, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Cpl. C.C.F., Civil Defence, Colour Bearer, Guard of Honour, Lower and Upper IV Form Prizes, " " Level ; 1959: House Choir, House Hockey, House Prefect, Dramatic Society, Hon. Sec. Entertainments Committee.

A. J. HALSEY (St. M.-1956).--1957: Under14 Hockey, Lower IVth Form Prize ; 1958: Under-15 Hockey, Junior Tennis Team ; 1959: Under-16 Hockey Colours, School Tennis, Distinction Prize ; 1960: 2nd XI Hockey, 2nd XV Rugger ; 1961: 2nd XV Hockey, School Tennis, Distinction Prize, Dramatic Society, Literary Society, House Prefect, House Rugger, Hockey and Tennis, Cpl. in C.C.F., Cert "A," Parts I and II, House Drill Squad, G.C.E. " 0 " and " A " Levels.

R. H. THOMAS (St. M.-1957).--1957 : Under14 Hockey ; 1958: Under-15 Hockey, Upper IVth Form Prize and Distinction Prize, Head of Junior Dayroom ; 1959: Under-16 Hockey, School Tennis Team, Vth Form Prize and Distinction Prizes ; 1960: 2nd XI Hockey, Tennis VI, Distinction Prizes ; 1961: 2nd XV Rugger, 1st XI Hockey Colours, Kent Trial, Captain of Tennis, Youll Cup Team, Geography and Distinction Prize, School Choir, Choral Society, Madrigals (1957-58), Hunting Society (Committee, 1960) ; Natural History Society, Literary Society, Geographical and Meteorological Society, Dramatic Society (1957-61), School Chess Team, House Teams : Hockey, Rugger, Tennis (Captain, 1959-61), Water Polo, Music, Drill Cpl. in C.C.F., R.E. Section, G.C.E. " 0 " and " A " Levels, House Prefect.

A. J. DAVIES (L.-1956).-1956: School Choir, Choral Society, Modelling Society ; 1957: Cert. "A," Part I, Lambe's Photographic Society, Under-15 Cricket, Conjuring Club ; 1958: Cert. "A," Part II, Stamp Club, House Choir ; 1959: Geographical Society, G.C.E. "0" Level, Corps Camp, Junior Leaders and Civil Defence, House Drill Squad (1959-61) ; 1960: Cpl. C.C.F. ; 1961: G.C.E. " A " Level, House Prefect, Guard of Honour, 2nd Crosscountry VIII, Entertainments Committee (1959-61), House Drill Squad.

L. C. D. EDWARDS (B. & L.-1956).—l956: School Choir, Junior Scouts, Lambe's Photographic Society ; 1957 : Hunting Society, Geographical Society ; 1958: G.C.E. " 0 " Level, Dramatic Society (1958-60), Literary

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Society, Army Proficiency Certificate, C.C. F. Camp, Electrical Society : 1960 : G.C.E. " A " Level, House Swimming, House Drill Squad, House Prefect, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., Signals, Classification ; 1961 : ftC.E. " A" and " S" Levels.

R. H. D. JEFFRYES (L.-1956).--1956: Upper School Scouts, Under-14 Rugger XV ; 1957 : Dramatic Society, Cert. " A," Part I, Corps of Drums, Under-16 Cross-country VIII (1957-59) ; 1958 : Under-15 Cricket, Treasurer of Conjuring Club, Choral Society, G.C.E. " 0" Level, Cert. "A," Part II; 1959 : House Drill Squad (1959-61), School Chess VI, Horticultural Society, Hon. Sec. Conjuring Club, House Swimming Team, Natural History Society, Photographic Society ; 1960: Signals Classification, A/1, House Athletics, G.C.E. " A " Level, House Tennis (1960-61), Distinction Prize, House Cricket, 1st and 2nd XV Rugger, House Prefect, House flogger, Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1961 : Literary Society, Hunting Society, K.C.C.C. Championships, 1st Cross-country VIII (Colours and Hon. Sec.), 2nd XI and House Cricket Captain, Guard of Honour, G.C.E. " A " and " S "Levels.

A. S. V. W. SMITH (L.-1956).-1957 : Under-14 Hockey Colours, Under-15 Cricket, Modelling Society, Cert. "A," Part I; 1958 : Under-15 Hockey Colours, Cert. "A," Part II; 1959: 2nd XV Rugger, Under-16 Hockey Colours, 2nd XI Cricket, House Cricket (195961), C.C.F. Camp, L/Cpl. Royal Artillery Section, House Drill Squad (1959-61) : 1960: 2nd XV Rugger, House Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey, House Hockey (1960-61), 2nd XI Cricket Colours, Cpl. C.C.F. Royal Engineers Troop R.E. Section ; 1961 : Captain 2nd XI Hockey (Colours), 1st XI Cricket, Guard of Honour," A "Level.

M. B. BROWNE (L.-1957).-1957: School Choir (1957-58), Under-14 Rugger; 1958: Under-15 Cricket, Madrigals, Choral Society, Under-15 Rugger Colours, House Rugger (1958-60) ; 1959: Under-15 Fives, 2nd XI Cricket, Junior Athletics, House Cricket, Cert. "A," House Tennis (1959-61), House Choir, Literary Society, " 0" Level, Captain Under-16 Rugger (Colours) ; 1960: Capt.

Under-16 Fives, House Fives, 1st XI Cricket, 1st XV Rugger Colours, House Drill Squad (1960-61) ; 1961 : Captain School Fives, Winner of Individual Fives Tournament, House Cricket, Cpl. in C.C.F., Kent Schools Seven-aSide, Public Schools' Seven-a-Side, " A" Level.

J. H. WHEBLE (L. 1957).---1957 : Foundation Scholarship ; 1958 : Under-14 Hockey, under-14 Cricket, Under-15 Rugger ; 1959 : Under-15 Hockey Colours, G.C.E. " 0" Level ; 1960: Under-16 Hockey Captain (Colours), House Hockey, Junior Athletics Team, Head of Lambe's Modelling Society, Cert. " A," Parts I and II, Junior Leaders ; 1961 : 1st and 2nd XI Hockey (2nd Colours), House Hockey, G.C.E. " A " Level, Literary Society, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Drill Squad, Guard of Honour, two Distinction Prizes.

D. McCAaao (L.-11160).—Geographical Society, Guardian of the Gavel of Hunting Society, 2nd Cross-country VIII, Dramatic Society, Photographic Society, Astronomical Society, Literary Society, G.C.E. " A " Level.

J. F. CLARK (W.-1957).--1957 : Under-14 Rugger, Hockey, Under-15 Cricket, House Water Polo (1958-60) ; 1958 : Basic Test, Geographical Society, Under-15 Rugger, Hockey, House Choir, Junior Athletics Team, Junior Swimming Team, House Swimming Team, Army Proficiency Certificate, G.C.E. " 0" Level ; 1959: Literary Society, Under-16 Rugger, Hockey, Dramatic Society, House Drill Squad (1960-61), L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Hugger; 1960: 2nd XV Rugger, 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey, House Hockey, London Athletic Club Schools' Meeting, K.C.A.A.A. Championships, County Standard, House Athletics, Senior Athletics Team and Colours, Kent Schoolboys County Record, selected to represent Kent Schools at All England A.A. Meeting, G.C.E. "A "Level.

R. P. DORAN (B. & W.--1956).-1956 : Choir ; 1957 : Under-14 Hockey, Choral Society ; 1958 : Basic Test, Geographical Society, Junior Cross-country ; 1959: Army Proficiency Test, House Swimming, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, Kent Schools Fencing Championships, Dramatic Society ; 1960: House Cross-country, Fencing Team, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., Natural History Society ; 1961 : Cross-country VIII, Signals Classification, House Athletics, G.C.E. "A "Level.

A. JOHNSTON (H. & W.-1957).-1958 : Under-14 Hockey, Junior Rugger, Natural History Society, Blue Lanyard ; 1959 : Basic Test, Geographical Society, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, Literary Society ; 1960: A.P.C., Beekeeping Society ; 1961 : Vice President Beekeeping Society, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Drill Squad, Biology Prize, G.C.E. " A " and " S " Levels.

THE SUTTONIAN G. H. MUNDAY (W.-1958).-1958 : Basic Test ; 1959: Under-16 Hockey Colours, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1960: House Crosscountry Team (1960-61), Army Proficiency Cert., Geographical Society, House Rugger, 2nd XV Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey ; 1961: House Drill Squad (1960-61), House Hockey (1959-61), House Captain of Hockey, Kent Schoolboys Trial, Kent " A " XI, Gebbie Tournament, 1st XI Hockey Colours, Entertainments Committee, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Athletics, House Tennis, School Tennis Team, G.C.E. " A "Level.

HEANEY, G. J. (B. & St. M.-1954).-1954: Junior Soccer ; 1955: 1IJnder-13 Cricket ; 1956: Under-14 Cricket ; 1957: Under-14 Cricket, Under-14 Hockey ; 1958: Under-15 Cricket, Under-15 Hockey, House Cricket, House Choir, Philatelist Society ; 1959 : Junior Athletics Team, Under-16 Hockey, 2nd XI Cricket, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1960: 2nd XI Hockey, House Hockey, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, 1st XV Rugger, House Rugger, Geographical Society, C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Cpl., First Aid and Royal Engineers ; 1961: 2nd XI Hockey Colours, 1st XI Hockey, Tunbridge Wells Hockey Tournament, House Drill Squad, Guard of Honour, Senior Athletics Team, G.C.E. " A " Level.

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D. H. MORRIS (St. M.-1956).-1959: G.C.E. " 0 " Level, C.C.F. Cpl., Basic Test and A.P.C., Civil Defence, First Aid, Artillery, Royal Engineers, House Music Competition, Photographic Society ; 1961: 3rd XI Hockey, G.C.E. " A "Level.

Goes to De Havilland to train in Mechanical Engineering.

I. M. WALTON (St. M.-.1957).-1957 : Junior Cross-country VIII, School Choir, Under-14 Cricket, Under-15 Rugger, Junior Athletics Team ; 1958: Hunting Society, Natural History Society, Modelling Society, Head of Junior Dayroom, Junior Tennis Team, House Choir (1957-61) ; 1959 : House Rugger Team (1959-61), House Drill Squad (1959-60), House Athletics and Cross-country, G.C.E. " 0" Level ; 1961 : C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, First Aid Cpl., Senior Crosscountry VIII, Art Exhibition, Senior Athletics Team, Guard of Honour, G.C.E. " A " Level.

D. M. KERSHAW (F.-1954).--Junior Soccer, Under-14 and -15 Rugger XV, Basic Test, House Drill Squad, House Rugger, Army Proficiency Test, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, Fencing Team, House Choir, Entertainments Committee, Hon. Sec. of the Beekeeping Society, Home Command Cookery Course, G.C.E. " A " Level, Cpl. in the C.C.F. D. M. O'BRIEN (F.-1954).—Orchestral Society (1958-61), School Concerts (1959-61), House Swimming Team, Captain House Athletics (1961), G.C.E. " A" and " 0" Levels, Captain House Music (1961), House Music (1959-61), Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Corps of Drums (1958-61), L/Cpl. in C.C.F.

D. R. J. HUNT (B. & St. M-1954).-1955: Under-13 Cricket, Head of Bennetts, Patrol Leader in Scouts ; 1957: Under-14 Cricket, Dramatic Society, Hon. Sec. of Modelling Society, Under-15 Rugger ; 1958: Under-15 Cricket, Junior Athletics, Open Range Shooting, Cadet Pair, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, House Drill Squad, Chairman of Modelling Society ; 1959: Shooting VIII, Civil Defence, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1960: House Cricket, Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1961: Colour Party, Guard of Honour, G.C.E. " A " Level.

HUBBLE (F.-1954).—Under-14 W. A. Cricket, Under-14 Rugger, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Signals Classification, House Drill Squad, G.C.E. " 0 " and " A " Levels, House Hockey Team, House Rugger Team.

D. L. MAROON (St. M.-1957).-1957: Under-14 Cricket, Under-15 Rugger ; 1958: Under-15 Cricket, House Rugger XV ; 1959: 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Under-16 Hockey Colours, House Hockey, Junior Athletics Team, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, Cert. "A," Parts I and II; 1960: 2nd XI Cricket, 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey, House Athletics ; 1961 : House Cricket, 1st XI Hockey Colours, Tunbridge Wells Hockey Tournament, Kent C.A.A.A. Championships, Senior Athletics Team, C.C.F. L/Cpl. i/e First Aid Section, Geographical Society, G.C.E. "A "Level.

P. B. MEYRICIC (L.-1958).-1958: Under-14 Rugger, Under-14 Hockey, Cert. "A," Part I, Award of Merit in Inter Schools Handwriting Competition, Modelling Society (1958-61) ; 1959: Civil Defence, Cert. "A," Part II; 1960: Signals Classification, G.C.E. " 0 " Level ; 1961 : 2nd Cross-country VIII, K.C.A.A.A. Championships, House Athletics, Distinction Prize.

A. J. Pow (H. & L.-1957).-1957: Choir (1957-61), Under-14 Rugger ; 1958: Madrigals, Under-15 Rugger, Cert. "A," Part I; 1959: House Choir (1959-61). Geographical Society,

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Corps of Drums (1959-61), Orchestra (1959-61), Cert. " A," Part II, Civil Defence, Dramatic Society, Under-16 Rugger ; 1960: House Drill Squad (1960-61), Junior Leaders, Chapel Committee, G.C.E. "0 " Level, House Athletics (1960-61), House Swimming (1960-61), 2nd and 1st XV Rugger (2nd Colours), House Rugger ; 1961: Cross-country VIII, House Tennis, Cpl. in C.C.F., Guard of Honour, G.C.E. " A " Level.

R. J. MITHAM (H. & L.-1958).-1958: Cricket XI, School Choir, Choral Society, Junior Soccer ; 1959 : Under-15 Cricket XI, R. L. Kay Prize for Cricket, Under-16 Tennis Pair in Thomas Bowl Cup, House Cricket (1959-61), House Tennis (1959-61), Orchestra ; 1960: Under-16 Fives IV, 1st XI Cricket, House Music, G.C.E. " 0 " Level, House Swimming, Junior Athletics Team ; 1961 : 1st Fives IV Colours, House Fives, 1st Tennis VI Colours, House Tennis Captain, House Drill Squad, Corps of Drums, Youll Cup Team, Cert. "A," Parts land II, C.C.F. R. E. nix (St. M.-1958).—School Orchestra, House Choir (1959-61), Cert. "A," Parts I and II, G.C.E. " 0 " and " A " Levels ; 1969: Dramatic Society, Photographic Society.

J. P. H. GuArrou (St. M.-1957).-1957: Under-14 Rugger Team, Junior Swimming Team (1957-59), (1960-61), Senior Swimming Team ; 1961 : 3rd XI Hockey, G.C.E. " 0" Level, Dramatic Society, Cert. "A," Parts. I and II), Signals Classification and A/1 Cpl. House Drill Squad.

A. H. E. LEFORT (St. M.-l957),-1957 : Under-14 Rugger ; 1958: Under-14 Hockey, Under-15 Rugger ; 1960: House Hugger; 1961 : 2nd Fives IV, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, L /Cpl., Hunting Society, Chapel Committee, Dramatic Society, Head of Senior Dayroom, G.C.E. " 0 "Level.

Goes to Geneva University and then to the Westminster College.

M. W. J. FARRANT (W.-1959).-1261 : Junior Cross-country VIII (Colours).

M. U. YONGE (F.-1959).—Basic Test, House Tennis (1961), House Swimming (1960), Beekeeping Society (1959-61), School Orchestra (1960-61), House Choir, Corps of Drums (1960-61), House Drill Squad (1961), G.C.E. "0 "Level.

J. F. CRAWFORD (H.-1960).—School Choir, Choral Society, House Cross-country, Athletics and Swimming.

Sal vete UPPER IVA.—M. P. Cooper (L.).

UPPER lye-A. C. Baldwin (C.).

LOWER 1VA.—R. I. Brooks (C.), P. T. Hewitt (C.), P. A. L. Sutcliffe (L.), C. B. Wheeler (H.).

LOWER IVB.-E. C. Coller (C.), J. W. W. Prescott (St. M.), J. Thompson (C.).

FORM III.—M. M. Bowers (C.), A. R. Houlding (B.), J. S. Pattinson (L.), M. P. Stone (C.).

SCHOLARSHIPS were awarded as follows :— Foundation Scholarships: Major : M. Couchman, Merton Court School.

Minor : R. J. Davis, Sutton Valence School.

I. A. Partridge, New Park School, St. Andrews (son of 0.S.).

Exhibition : I. D. Smallman, Barfield School.

Clothworkers Scholarship : A. P. Armstrong.

Increment : D. G. Lovelock.

Our Contemporaries The Editor gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following contemporaries and apologises for any omissions :— The Aldenhamian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The Edward Alleyn Magazine, The Tonbridgian, The Canturian, The Lawrentian, The Dog Watch, The Dovorian, The Blundellian, The Elizabethan, The Cranbrookian, The School Tie, The Portcullis, The Fettesian, The Gresham.

Chapel Notes On Thursday, June 15, we welcomed the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Croydon for the annual service, when fifty-two boys were presented to him for confirmation.

At the service of Holy Communion on the following Sunday the Chaplain was assisted by the Rev. F. J. Pizzey, Rector of Langley. There were eighty-seven communicants, which is the largest number in recent years.

THE SUTTONIAN The Very Rev. A. C. Don, formerly Dean of Westminster, was the preacher at the Commemoration Service on Sunday, July 9, when the sum of £35 was collected for the Chapel Fund.

Other preachers this term have been : The Rev. F. J. Pizzey, Rector of Langley ; The Rev. Canon T. F. C. Bewes, Vicar of Tonbridge, The Rev. H. Burns Jamieson, Minister of Wimbledon Presbyterian Church ; and B. W. M. Young, Esq., Headmaster of Charterhouse.

Collections have also been taken this term for the Church Overseas and the funds of Sutton Valence Parish Church.

The Chapel Committee has bought a fall for the pulpit, two book markers for the Bible, and some hassocks for the Chancel with the proceeds of last term's collection, and it is hoped that in the near future we may have a new altar curtain.

After some discussion in Divinity periods throughout the School, it was generally felt that we might begin to support one main cause throughout the year by interest, and prayer, and in our collections. This would not be to the exclusion of all other causes, but would give a more particular focus to our interests. The cause has not yet been determined but it is hoped to begin the project next term.

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will help with the building of the foundations. A plan of the extension can be seen in the Appeal brochure which has already been sent out to parents and friends of the School.

Library Notes The remainder of Councillor W. B. Clowes' generous gift to the School has now been included in the Library.

The following books have been purchased by the Library Fund this term :— " English Literature in the 16th Century excluding drama," by C. S. Lewis ; "On Poetry and Poets," by T. S. Eliot ; "The Age of Reason, 1700-1789," by Harold Nicolson ; "The Poet Chaucer," by Nevill Coghill; "The Use of Reason," by E. R. Everet ; "Keats," by J. Middleton Marry ; "Looking at Pictures, by Kenneth Clark • "English Literature in the early 18th Century," by Bowanney Dobree ; "The White Nile," by Alan Moorhead ; "Science and Government,'

by C. P. Snow ; "Simplified Stamp Catalogue, 1961," by Stanley Gibbons ; "Paradise Lost and its Critics, by A. T. A. Waldock ; " Archwologia Cantiana " ; "Why I quit Syndicated Crime," by Jim Vans ; "Matthew Arnold," by Lionel Trilling; "Revaluation,'

by F. A. Leavis ; "Literature and Dogma,"

by Matthew Arnold ; "The Idea of a Christian Society," "Four Quartets," and "The Sacred Wood," by T. S. Eliot ; "Culture and Anarchy," by Matthew Arnold ; "Dictionary of Musical Terms," by W. J. Smith ; "The English Novel," by Walter Allen ; "A Reader's Guide to T. S. Eliot," by George Williamson ; "My Work," by Le Corbusier ; and "The Oxford Companion to Music," edited by Percy A. Seholes.

Speech Day Day this year was in many ways distinguished from the occasion it usually S PEECH is. For the first time the School was honoured by having a member of the Royal Family to present the prizes—H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. The date was advanced from the traditional first Friday in July to June 23, and as it was followed immediately by Half Term, the other events which normally form the "Speech Week-end" were arranged for a fortnight later. The day officially began at 10.30 in the morning when the exhibitions opened for the parents who came early enough to be

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sure of a reasonably comfortable view of the exhibits. But things were only really under way when some time before 3 o'clock, the reception party was grouped on Lower in readiness for the arrival of Princess Marina. Near the Tuck Shop were waiting Lord Cornwallis, the Lord Lieutenant of the County, Lady Cornwallis, the Headmaster and Mrs. Evers, the High Sheriff of Kent with Lady Best-Shaw, the Chief Constable and Mrs. White, Colonel E. H. Hillersdon, Chairman of the United Westminster Schools Board of Governors, Mr. Michael Howard, chairman of the Sutton Valence Committee, and Mr. N. P. Bentley and Mrs. Bentley, all of whom were to be presented.

From there a long line extended to the hedge near the new house, Cornwallis. It began with the guard of honour, and continued with members of the staff and other guests, the Press, the prize winners, and finally the main section which was the School.

At four minutes to three came the first indication of the coming of the Princess.

A speck and a buzz from the sky to the north-west soon resolved itself into the bright red helicopter of the Queen's Flight which had brought Princess Marina from Kensington. It was a spectacular landing, perfectly timed and perfectly placed ; and it was hardly less so when the Princess stepped out into the dazzling sunshine, and at the same time her personal standard broke from the helicopter and from the School tower. After the initial greetings and presentations, the Princess, who was attended

by Lady Rachel Davidson and was wearing a white silk coat and dress and a light green toque-shaped hat, went on to inspect the guard of honour commanded by Lieutenant J. A. L. Sergison. His sword drill, which was the first many of the onlookers had seen, aroused a certain amount of interest, as did the lowering to the ground of the colours. The inspection of the guard of honour completed, the spectators made their way into the hall for the prize-giving.

In there, already in position, were most of the parents, some of whom had been preparing to enter as early as 2.15, and, because so many wished to be present at this year's ceremony, only a few were able to sit down. At 3.15, to the sound of an impressive fanfare, the Princess, accompanied by the Headmaster, came on to the stage where the Governors were in position : amongst them could be seen Lord Bossom, Sir George Jessel, Group Captain Fulljames and Bishop Walsh. Others present in the Hall included Sir Mervyn Wheatley (0.S.), President of the 0.S.A., Lt.-Col. Hillersdon, Chairman of United Westminster Schools, Mr. Michael Howard, Chairman of Sutton Valence Committee, Mr. E. W. E. Chapman (0.S.), Chairman of the 0.S.A., and Mr. C. Atchison (0.S.), former Master of the Clothworkers Company, who came with Mr. Coomber, the Clerk of the Company.

The Headmaster began his speech with the assurance that, far from offering the load of comments that usually interrupt the festivities, this was to be the shortest speech ever. " Ever since the Governors finally decided a year or two ago," he went on, " that the time had come when in the national interest as well as our own, we might enlarge the School, our ambition has been to mark this forward step in the School's history by a royal visit ; and, since we stand in the middle of Kent, whom could we more appropriately and more warmly welcome than you—who have so long been known as the Duchess of this county ? " Many of us remember you as Princess Marina who On first settling in this country won all our hearts, and succeeded in adding a new colour to the brightness of the

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British scene. Now we rejoice with you in the marriage of your elder son, and watch with affection the way in which he and his sister are following your own example of service." He said that "We do not claim for this School that it is the oldest or the greatest of this country's schools, but we do believe that it has the finest position of any in England." He alluded to the Princess's arrival "like a goddess out of the machine," and spoke of the honour to the School of this occasion, and it would, he felt sure, be an event to be remembered.

In reply, Princess Marina thanked the Headmaster for the kind remarks he had made about her family and herself, which had given her great pleasure.

"Since this School was founded nearly four hundred years ago," she continued, "there has always been a need for young men trained academically, and in the broader field to play their part as leaders. This combination of academic and character training fits them for responsibility." She spoke of the need for an understanding of basic values and of our fellow men. "The need for responsible yet adventurous and enterprising young men, not afraid of voicing their opinions, is as great today as in any day since the School was founded." Referring to "this great School," she said that here "you are given the opportunity to develop character and to train your minds to play a full and worthwhile part in society.

"Take advantage of the opportunities offered you here. They will stand you in good stead throughout your life." She extended her very sincere good wishes for the future to the boys and staff, and asked that the School should be given two days extra holiday.

After the presentation of the prizes the Chairman of the Governors rose to give a vote of thanks and to announce that the latest score in the Test match was 151 for 4.

He produced a "prize for the prize giver," which was an inscribed copy of the history of the School. Finally, Her Royal Highness was presented with a bouquet of carnations

by M. G. L. Bridges, the youngest boy in the School. Twenty-five minutes after they had begun the speeches were over, and everybody was streaming outside.

The Princess meanwhile had started a tour of inspection. She saw Cornwallis House, which is nearing completion, and passed down to look at the Chapel, listening with interest to the plans for its enlargement. On the Chapel lawn she was introduced to Bill and Henry Spice who have been on the School gardening staff for more than forty years. Bill was able to assure her that quarrels between the two brothers were rare, and proceeded to hold the tree while the Princess " planted " it by shovelling on the earth. Almost certainly she would have been undaunted if she heard the remark of one prominent person : "it's the wrong time of the year for planting trees, anyway."

Lord Cornwallis then mystified those present by his donation of a half-crown to the Princess.

From the tree-planting ceremony Her Royal Highness moved to the site of the new Dining Hall block. The mortar was deftly applied, the slab lowered, given four taps, and the foundation stone was "well and truly laid." This done, Her Royal Highness' curiosity got the better of her, and she peered over the top to see what

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exactly was written on the stone she had just laid. It read : "This stone was laid by H.R.H. Princess Marina Duchess of Kent on 23rd June, 1961." This was the first time she had seen her new title in stone, she said.

The School block was placed " out of bounds " while the Princess went round the exhibitions. The first was the Conjuring Club's : the chairman of the Club, D. F. Murrells, performed a very successful trick where a bird is seen to pass right through a firm sheet of glass. In the next exhibition, the geograpical, the Princess was interested to see a map giving details of her world tours. Upstairs in the art exhibitions she noticed a resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci ; and liked the abstract quality of I. M. Walton's " Creation." She thought P. H. V. Latimer's " Pilgrim's Progress" and N. A. Mackenzie's " Loneliness" were cleverly done, even if another one of Mackenzie's, " Paradise Lost" might give her nightmares ! In the modelling exhibition a variety of exhibits suggested different ways to use constructively one's spare time.

There also was a scale model of the School as it will appear at the end of the present building and expansion. The Princess admired some of the photographs in the photographic exhibition, in particular those taken during the Ashridge course last holidays (a careers course for arts students attended by four Suttonians), and also an aerial photo of the School. The stamp exhibition immediately recommended itself with its collection of Greek stamps, and there were many others which were both interesting and colourful. In the science block Her Royal Highness started with the beekeeping exhibition where live bees were on view, passed through the Biology laboratory and its numerous specimens, diagrams and dissections, to the Physics laboratory. Amongst the fascinating gadgets and items of experimental apparatus, a wind tunnel figured prominently, and so did an automatic device for ringing the School bell, designed and constructed by Mr. B. D. Warburton, R. W. Lattimer and M. R. N. Archbold. It is hoped that this will come into service soon. During the morning, other exhibitions were the Westminster Jazz Group with S. H. H. White and P. M. Jansen who produced some rousing sounds and a good beat ; and the exhibition of musical instruments. Here a variety of instruments were on display—a polyphone that worked, dating from 1900, was placed at a respectable distance from a loud wash-board in B flat. The music wafting round the room would alternate between a tape recording of the Madrigal Group and a selection of " musique concrete."

Tea was provided on the lawns for the parents : Miss Warren with the domestic staff, and Chiesmans, both catered for 450 each. All seemed to go smoothly, and it appeared to have been a good idea to dispense with the small tables that usually are scattered over the lawns. By 5 o'clock Captain N. T. P. Cooper and Mrs. Cooper, and the School prefects, had been presented and Princess Marina was having tea on the Headmaster's lawn with the prefects, and, at the end of the meal, White sounded a bugle to announce the imminence of the royal departure. Members of the School lined the Chapel drive and waved their boaters as the Princess' Rolls Royce swept towards the gates. Speech Day was over ; and it was Half Term. Everyone could ride or fly away (a small plane was parked on B.M. during the festivities) thinking and talking about this day, surely one of the most memorable in the School's history.

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PRIZE WINNERS FORM III C. J. Knight N. C. Whitlock .

A. M. Dunbar

FORM LOWER IV

R. G. Spear N. H. Rigden S. R. Pooley READING PRIZE

FORM UPPER IV

D. G. Lovelock N. B. Houghton (and Distinction Prize) R. J. Miller (Art) C. J. Hobbs (Languages) W. A. Cairns FORM V

A. P. Armstrong (and Distinction Prize) N. L. A. Cook (and Distinction Prize)

P. A. B. Hukins R. J. Waugh FORM VI

DISTINCTION PRIZES

J. W. J. Field C. W. C. Frostick A. J. Halsey D. G. Horner (2) I. W. Jones GRIZELLE PRIZE (History) DISTINCTION PRIZE ART PRIZE BIOLOGY PRIZE . .

ANGELL PRIZE (Mathematics) .

WINSTANLEY PRIZE (Science) DISTINCTION PRIZES (3) .

KITCHENER PRIZE (Mathematics) WOOD PRIZE (Physics) .

DISTINCTION PRIZE Br.,oxmem PRIZE (English) WHEELER PRIZE (French) GEOGRAPHY PRIZE DISTINCTION PRIZE . .

R. L. KAY PRIZE (German) .

Bossom PRIZE (Spoken English) DISTINCTION PRIZES (2) .

GARSIDE PRIZE (History) DISTINCTION PRIZE KINGDON PRIZE (Latin) .

DERRICK PRIZE (English Verse Speaking) DISTINCTION PRIZE MUSIC PRIZE HEADMASTER'S PRIZE FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL

P. B. Meyrick G. T. J. Oliver J. H. Wheble (2) W. R. Writer P. F. S. Rodriguez J. B. Fyson J. B. Fyson P. H. V. Latimer A. Johnston W. M. Stobbs W. M. Stobbs W. M. Stobbs R. W. Lattimer R. W. Lattimer R. W. Lattimer R. M. Kojecky M. A. M. Smallman A. J. Davies R. H. Thomas R. H. Thomas H. S. Hacker I. E. Morgan I. E. Morgan I. E. Morgan C. T. Edbrooke C. T. Edbrooke M. J. Scott J. G. Macnaughtan J. G. Ma cnaughtan S. H. H. White J. B, Cairn

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President : The Headmaster Vice-Presidents : M. H. Fairbank, Esq. R. H. Hanworth, Esq. Rev. S. R. Beesley Chairman : S. H. H. White Hon. Secretary: R. D. E. Mant Clerk of the House : I. E. Morgan Committee Members : W. R. Writer M. R. N. Archbold Guardian of the Gavel : R. C. A. Bennett FTER the General Meeting on May 4, the next meeting was a Boomerang session on May 22. It is at a Boomerang session that many people speak for the first time in front of an audience. These sessions offer opportunities which should not be missed, for it is at these meetings that one can break the ice and speak for the first time, without the worry of making a fool of oneself. The popularity of these events has not diminished and the House enjoyed an hilarious evening.

The debate on June 4 attracted seventy-five people and the motion " This House has no respect for the law" was proposed by Mr. N. A. Mackenzie and Mr. G. W. McIver. The motion was carried in opposition to Mr. A. H. E. Lefort and Mr. R. E. Marsh.

Frequent committee meetings have been held throughout the term and after much discussion, the annual Society outing was arranged for July 21. Twenty members will visit The Stock Exchange and the Bank of England, who have very kindly asked the Society to dinner, and a film on the working of each establishment will be seen.

As the majority of the Society's members will be leaving at the end of this term, it was decided to have a Society dinner on July 28 and twenty-eight have been invited.

This event is to become biennial, so that the majority of the Society's members will have at least one dinner in their School career.

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ITH all its members taking exams this term, and with the absence of a secretary, the Literary Society has had little chance to function.

On Monday, July 21, the Society attended a performance of " Ross "

by Terence Rattigan at the Haymarket Theatre. Its favourable reviews are very promising and the Society hopes to see eye to eye with the critics.

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HERE have been two Sixth Form lectures this term, one by the BISHOP OF CENTRAL TANGANYIKA on May 4, his subject being "East Africa Today," and the other on May 19, by Mr, STEPHEN CROZIER, who spoke about" The Press,"

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The Bishop turned out to be one of the most impressive religious speakers this School has had for a long time. Certainly we do not often see his like in the pulpit.

His lecture ranged over the Past, the Present and the Future—on each of them he spoke with clarity, maintaining the audience's interest in a subject which could easily have become dull. His words carried the obvious sincerity and authority of one who knows well, both his own mind, and what he is talking about. They made a pleasant change from the hot air blown forth by the newspapers on the subjects of Kenya, Mau Mau and the like, and we are very grateful to him for them.

G. W. M. Mr. Stephen Crozier, whose father was for many years the editor of the Manchester Guardian, gave us a very interesting and illuminating talk on the workings of the British press.

During the course of his talk Mr. Crozier confirmed our worst suspicions of the British press. Those controversial and sometimes poisonous "letters to the editor " are quite often written by the editorial staff. It is now established as a hard fact that most people read the strip cartoons before anything else in their newspaper. Mr. Crozier was very amusing on the point. He also made a prophecy on the extinction of the Sunday Dispatch, which has since come to pass. We were shown the relative circulations of the various national newspapers, and told that more amalgamations were pending.

Altogether it was a very informative talk which was delivered in a delightfully cynical vein.

Ashridge Careers Course

A FTER a preliminary skirmish with the police force we arrived at Ashridge College ' in ow limousine. The college looked like a huge castle with extensive grounds.

We soon exploited all its resources. Both indoor and outdoor recreation was to be found—badminton court, croquet, putting, two golf courses, tennis, horse riding, billiards, all were available, including a very good bar. In fact Ashridge catered for all tastes ; those with baser instincts descended to the depths of the crypt where a juke-box resided. The service at the college was also very good—shoes polished every night, beds made, four-course meals four times a day served with wine if required.

But to get down to the idea of the course. Generally it is a careers course to give a glimpse to arts students of the prospects open to them in industry. The lectures were extraordinarily good and for the wide range they covered they presented a very clear picture. Such subjects as personnel management, the art industry, nationalised industry, the city, were covered. Generally we learnt that a university education was not essential nor even necessary ; for most jobs a couple of" A" levels were sufficient (the Suttonians breathed again). But no amount of scholarly attributes can beat a good character and according ti our first lecturer a manager needed "GIMMICK "— Guts, Initiative, Man Management, Intelligence, Commonsense and lastly Know-how.

(Also a useful attribute is the ability to play golf or bowls.) After each lecture a few minutes were left for discussion (buzz session) and then questions could be fired at the lecturer. Most of the lecturers were residing at the college, so questions could and were put to them at odd hours during the day—but more usually over a pint in the bar,

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This is only the third time Sutton Valence has frequented the college and the three days spent there were an experience that none of us would have missed. It is thoroughly recommended to all enterprising students who want to know how to get to the top. I might also add that there is excellent company there—we made great friends with several splendid fellows and we duly send our regards to Alphonse, Reginald and, of course, Kitty !

J. G. M. I. M. R. D. E. M. M. J. S.

Society Notes THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

The Society has centred its attention this term, naturally enough, on the annual Exhibition. Due to the visit of H.R.H. Princess Marina there was even greater activity and a higher standard of work than usual. The exhibits ranged from a mechanical nervous system to camouflage in nature, dissected dogfish, paintings of dinosaurs, origins of world vegetables and a demonstration of the migratory system amongst many others. The Princess showed considerable interest, making numerous remarks.

The pond behind the armoury will, it is hoped, be completed this term.

PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY This term saw a renewed vigour amongst the members of the Society, and some of the younger members appear to be very promising photographers. One of the members has kindly lent his enlarger to the Society and thus we were not restricted to 35inm. cameras as the Society enlarger only caters for that size. The exhibition went off very well and it is hoped that a similar unity of effort will be shown throughout the next School year.

HISTORY SOCIETY The Society has now become established and it is hoped that next year it will flourish accordingly. We would like to thank Mr. D. W. Pitt (0.S.) for answering our request in last term's SUTTONIAN and the help he gave us in formulating the constitution of the Society. We had only the one meeting this term but next term we intend to start in real earnest, but we need the support of the Sixth formers, which we hope will be forthcoming.

THE SCHOOL MODELLING SOCIETY This term's modelling has been marred by a succession of flops. The highlight being a radio-controlled, 72-inch wing span " Snog-Hog." This £60 plane powered by a 5 (– 3.2) cc. engine, flew quite 2 feet before the wings folded up. But the main success was the " Speech Day Exhibition" which included a detailed model of the School ; a 6-foot model of a Thames barge kindly brought by the Rev. S. R. Beesley ; some plastic racing cars ; and various smaller models actually made by members of the Society. We nevertheless have great hopes for next term.

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BEEKEEPING SOCIETY We started the term with a flush of swarms of which we lost two and sold two.

The hives then settled down to build up again. It was noticed, however, that one was decidedly weaker than its neighbours and so was united with a queenless stock.

All three have a large amount of honey now, and 25 pounds have so far been extracted.

The observation hive was started earlier this year and fed continuously. It built up rapidly and was covering two brood and one super frames by the time it was seen

by Princess Marina. It swarmed a few days later and the swarm has hived and is building up. The observation hive is now again overcrowded and has half-a-dozen queen cells.

A. J. THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

This term the Society's activities were confined to preparing their Speech Day Exhibition, which was of very high standard this year, especially with the visit of Princess Marina. The main exhibits were the map showing Old Suttonians abroad, and especially B. R. MacIlwaine's project on the tours of Princess Marina, which she much appreciated. The Society would like to thank all those who aided in its smooth running during the past year. Our thanks are extended to those Old Suttonians who contributed items to the Society.

THE METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The daily weather continues to be recorded by the Society. The Stevenson Screen has been moved to a more convenient position behind the Gymnasium. It is hoped that we might make some additions to our equipment in the near future. The Society exhibited recordings of the weather over the last year.

CHRISTIAN UNION

Some interesting and pleasant afternoons have been spent by the Christian Union this term. On fine Sundays the Headmaster kindly placed his lawn at our disposal and there various talks and discussions have been held. Early in the term some holiday reading bore its fruit when one member gave an illustrated book review. Another week Canon Norwood came and spoke ; and there have also been discussions leading from a talk by a particular member. It is hoped that two other speakers will be visiting the Christian Union shortly.

CONJURING CLUB

During the Easter holiday "Hey Presto" No. 4 was printed and despatched to friends and patrons of the club.

Speech Day this year was a great success, we produced four shows for parents and friends of the School, and the Chairman performed a special illusion for the Princess

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in the afternoon. He performed "Dove Through Glass" using a budgerigar in the place of a dove. The visitor was presented with a copy of" Hey Presto." The club has one show to perform later this term.

During the term one member has performed "his bit" and earned himself his five shillings. At the end of term we will lose only one club member. Next term we will join the Old Suttonian Conjurors for their reunion at the Magic Circle Festival of Magic at the Scala Theatre on Saturday, October 14, 1961. D. F. M.

The Jazz Band THROUGHOUT the year we have been, working at a disadvantage in that nobody ' has stepped into the front line on trombone. Naturally, the style of music, has suffered and no doubt any " purist " would be horrified to hear us calling our music jazz. However, the band has progressed and has managed to develop some sort of style peculiar to itself. We have performed twice this term, on Speech Day and at the School Dance. On both these occasions the band was well received if only by a rather meagre audience on Speech Day. At the dance we played for about forty minutes and have been congratulated on our best session of the year. Macdonald showed his worth in a long drum solo (what a pity it started to rain !) and White proved in his version of "Buttons and Bows" that he can blow his trumpet quietly if only for a short while ! He has improved throughout the year and his composition "Sutton Valence Stomp" was welcomed by the audience if not by the rest of the

band !

Jansen on banjo and electric guitar has formed a sound foundation for the entire band, his compositions and solos have always been good, and he has even been known to give tongue in the occasional vocal. Holt on clarinet has at last mastered the upper register and has produced some splendid solos. On bass, Smallman has yet to reach the solo stage, however he must be congratulated on his ability to keep a very steady tempo. Alas, over half the band is leaving this term. However, we feel sure that those who remain will have little trouble in forming a new group. We wish them every success.

Music Notes THE Chapel Choir suffered sorely at the beginning of this term when its leader ' D. J. Molyneux became an Alto. However, his place has been filled, appropriately enough, by his younger brother who promises to become just as good a singer as his brother. Once again this term we have been singing in Chapel versions of the Canticles

by Lloyd, Ireland, Walmisly and Stanford, which have been sung with the usual vigour that goes with them.

The Choral Society in practising for the School concert has been branching out into the contemporary with Paul Hindemith's extraordinary choral work " In Praise of Music." This venture has provided very good practice in choral singing for all concerned.

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I can remember a time, not so long ago, when orchestral practices were just a battle between the brass and string sections of the orchestra. However, I am glad to report that those unsettled days are now over. Despite this "peace treaty" I cannot help feeling that the percussion section is getting ready to resurrect this ancient feud with the whole orchestra ! Progiess in the School orchestra this term has been extremely rapid, and all its members have now developed their abilities at sight reading to a very high standard.

The Madrigal Group, suffering heavily under sparse attendance has been making very much better progress with the bass voices than with the treble voices. The result of this has been a number of settings of the Jazz Hymns from " Rhythm in Religion" by the Rev. Geoffrey Beaumont. This term the group has been singing madrigals and spirituals by such celebrated composers as Darwin, Tallis and Watkins ! At the moment they are rehearsing for a service they are giving later this term at Maidstone Hospital.

When the School Jazz Band lost its pianist last year, several pessimistic members of the School said that it would never survive. However, under the expert leadership of S. H. H. White (N.Y.0.) it was raised from the apparent musical " drain," and once again the critics were proved wrong. The Jazz Band has reaped laurels at various dances during the last year, and judging by the chord they finished the " Saints " with at the Old Suttonian Dance, a finger is pointed at the direction in which music at Sutton Valence is going to travel during the next twelve months.

Broads Holiday, 1961 HE fleet this year consisted of two cruisers and two "Flights," with Captains

T Fairbank and Benbow backing up the" Admiral."

We visited the usual Broads landmarks, and various members of the party were wetted both inside and out.

Owing to the quibbles of the insurance company, the yachts were without their customary bowsprits. This greatly added to the safety of all other craft on the Broads, but it did not please our yachtsmen. At the end of the week, the river police were giving very suspicious glances to a sharp ended stake, which was lashed to the bows of the Admiral's yacht. Rumour has it that this invaluable weapon has been buried, ready for the future use of Suttonians.

The weather was generally kind to us, but there were occasions when both yachts were thankful to receive a tow. Numerous photographs can prove this whenever the yachting types become too superior.

The presence of a cruiser with a crew of nurses from Bradford had a very noticeable effect on the appearance of the party. Instead of the usual rather scruffy look, the fleet was much smarter, especially in the evenings. On the last night we were entertained to a very agreeable party which did not break off until around 3 o'clock in the morning. Our opinion of nursing "up North" has increased greatly.

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Various impressions remain fixed in the memory. Why was it that one of the yachts always seemed to be on the bank whenever it was sighted ? Also a couple of ape-like members of the party were continually climbing to the top of masts and thereby amazing passers-by.

Once again our thanks go to Mr. MacIlwaine for a very enjoyable holiday.

School Dancing THIS invaluable weekly session held in the Almshouses is not I feel, fully appreciated ' by the eligible few ; namely, prefects and End Show. Admittedly the Summer Term is linked with many important exams, but an hour a week does not seem to be asking too much from any. Apart from being a social asset (as much as, if not more than, tennis) it is a very pleasant pastime—provided you know how to dance. Twothirds of the male population of any dance will be found propping up the bar. And it is not as if they deserved the drink as do the dancers ; it is purely because they feel too ashamed of their shabby dancing. I thus heartily recommend this inexpensive and useful art.

Now that Founder's are so mechanised it is hoped to see a few new faces from this equally eligible House.

Eastern Command Leadership Course, 1961 I T was with considerable apprehension that myself and five other members of the ' School decided to forfeit nine days of our Easter holidays to attend the course at Stanford, Norfolk, reported to be one of the finest training areas in the country.

Perhaps the least impressive moment of the nine days was the manner in which, on arriving at Stanford Station we were herded into 3-ton army lorries and driven off to the camp. In no time though were we to become used to this sort of thing, but I am sure many of us thought on that occasion that they were off to the point of no return. By now there was no turning back and we had committed ourselves to be faithful to the British Army.

Rising in the morning was of little difficulty for the mere fact that one had not really slept the whole night, and sleeping in the open we later found almost more pleasurable. But amidst various disgruntled complaints from various quarters of the hut, I was quietly informed that this was one member's eighty-fourth day of corps camp, which made me and many others considerably happier.

The two following days consisted of many varied types of training, including first aid, which was later to prove invaluable during the motor cycling. This training preceded exercises which were to be of a twelve, twenty-four and forty-eight hour nature. But even following the twelve-hour one, there was concern as to the fitness of several members of the platoons.

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course. Generally everyone was impresssed by the ingenuity of the obstacles, in a different way before than after. There was ample opportunity for a bathe in some of the water obstacles, and a few took advantage of this outstanding facility.

The two night exercises provided several amusing incidents, perhaps the most notable being the occasion when one of the School party as acting commander marched his platoon into an enemy camp, in single file formation and lost every one of his men.

"Too bad "said the officer.

Another one of the party whilst arranging defensive night positions thought he would try his hand at jungle-style pit-digging. With dread anticipation we found that the platoon officer was the first exciting specimen of" big game" !

Nevertheless those of us who attended, P. Hunt, J. N. Brice, R. Solle, D. Green, S. Gibbons and I. E. Morgan, who won the leadership cup, found it infinitely worthwhile and a very fine, highly recommendable and enormously beneficial course.

P. A. H.

The New House and Dining Hall

A

S the term has progressed, so has the construction on the two new additions to the School buildings—Cornwallis House and the new dining hall. The former is in the completion stages while the latter was started early this term.

The sight of Cornwallis behind the Chapel has now become a familiar landmark as the term moves on. It is an extremely functional building in keeping with the rest of the top-School architecture and yet with a strong modern trend. There are innovations which should make added comfort such as balconies and plate glass along the whole length of the major stairway. The building is almost complete except for the inside. This effort should make it possible for the present eight Cornwallis House members (now housed in the Sanatorium) and others who are coming from the present houses to occupy it at the beginning of next term.

The dining hall for which H.R.H. Princess Marina laid the foundation stone on Speech Day has not progressed beyond the early construction stage. All that can be stated is its purpose—to provide a larger hall for the whole School and to house the catering staff so as to make more room for Lambe's.

These new additions should make a major economic, scenic, influential, sporting and academic improvement in a Sutton Valence with a new look.

H. S. H.

C.C.F. Notes

D

URING the Easter holidays six N.C.O.s attended the Eastern Command Leadership Course and it is most satisfactory to report that five of them received certificates of all-round efficiency, while Corporal Morgan was awarded a cup as best member of his platoon. Corporal Gibbons goes to Frimley Park in September for a Junior Services Cadet Badge Test. This badge is the highest qualification that a member of the C.C.F. can obtain and we wish him success.

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The contingent was inspected on June 9 by Brigadier G. R. G. Bird, Deputy Commander of 44 (Home Counties) District/Division. Helped by ideal weather, the day went off very well and, in his address, the Brigadier said that he was favourably impressed with the standard of drill and turnout on the parade and with the training demonstrated afterwards. All concerned deserve praise and special mention must be made of R.S.M. Cairns who commanded the parade very ably and Sgt. White whose enthusiasm and hard work resulted in a really first-class performance by The Corps of Drums. Each training demonstration was a credit to the N.C.O.s concerned and Cpl. Morgan's assault course party completed the course in record time ! It was good to see such a large number of visitors here for this year's inspection.

On Friday, June 16, the Inter-House Drill Competition was held. This was judged

by R.S.M. Collman, M.B.E., who praised the very high standard attained by all the squads. The result was a win for Westminster, the holders. A new and very handsome cup has been presented for this event by the Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess of the Depot of The Royal West Kent Regiment.

A guard of honour of forty N.C.O.s and senior cadets was provided for H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, on the occasion of her visit to the School. The guard was trained and commanded by Lieut. J. A. L. Sergison, who is to be congratulated on their smartness and steadiness on parade.

The end of the Summer Term is always a time for farewells and this year we are losing many senior N.C.O.s who have given much time and effort to the corps ; but we are lucky in having some very promising junior leaders ready to take their place.

There are to be changes also among the officers. Major R. P. Coutts completes his four years in command this term and is handing over to Major C. A. Porter.

Major Coutts will, however, continue his connection with the unit as officer i/c shooting.

Captain Fairbank is leaving the contingent, on taking up his appointment as Housemaster of Cornwallis.

Awarded Certificates on Eastern Command Leadership Course, 1961 :

Corporals Morgan, Gibbons, Hunt, P.A., Solle and L/Cpl. Green.

Shooting Notes Range Shooting this term has not been very successful, the scores being O PEN somewhat below average. In the Kent Schools Competition we were once again second to St. Lawrence, and we had the new experience of shooting at 300 yards. In the London and Middlesex, we had bad luck, in as much as the butt markers went on strike when we were in a strong position.

In the Sussex Schools Competition only one person shot badly, but the scores of the rest of the team were not good enough to win us the Cox Cup ; however, we were placed second.

Our failure with the rifle has been somewhat offset by Kojecky's win in the Gale and Polden Revolver Competition. The School has now won this competition nine times in eleven years, and we are pleased that Kojecky was able to continue in Wall's footsteps.

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Third prizes were won in both the Gale and Polden rifle and revolver competition, but the Ashburton was an anti-climax to our three days' visit.

Five of the eight are leaving, so next year's team will not be so experienced, but there is no reason why it should not be more successful.

We would like to thank Mr. Coutts and Mr. Sergison for all their hard work and support throughout a most enjoyable season.

Easter Practice at Bisley

Seventeen people met at Bisley Camp on April 17 for the annual Easter shooting practises, only five people were present who had had any considerable shooting experience ; however, scores rose rapidly after a fine start. Three possibles were scored, including one 50 ex 50.

The weather fortunately held fine and Mr. Sergison's precious ground sheets were seldom in use (except by other schools !).

The Inter-House Open Range Shooting Cup was won by Westminster on the last day, and the Donegal Badge by Lynden-Bell with a score of 64.

The Tyros did particularly well in the sweepstake, completely eliminating the more experienced shots from the running. This shows great promise for next year.

Our scores in competitions were as follows :—

LONDON

AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION SCHOOLS' MEETING, BISLEY 200 yds. (ex 35) 500 yds. (ex 35) Total (ex. 70)

VIII :— D. W. Martin ..

K. J. Clement ..

R. M. F. Kojecky G. G. Fothergill D. R. J. Hunt C. W. C. Frostick F. A. B. Clement M. R. N. Archbold

.. .. .. .. ..

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30 33 29 31 30 30 30 28

33 28 30 28 26 Time expired 33 31

63 61 59 59 56 30 63 59 450

Cadet Pair : R. J. Lynden-Bell H. W. Wiggins

30 23

30 26

60 49 109

Ninth Man : A. C. Beglin

28

Time expired

Butt-markers went on strike before shooting finished at 500 yds.

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KENT SCHOOLS' MEETING, GRAVESEND 300 yds.

200 yds.

Total

VIII :— 34 29 32 27 28 32 26 28

D. W. T. Martin K. J. Clement ..

R. M. F. Kojecky G. G. Fothergill D. R. J. Hunt C. W. C. Frostick J. P. Rutter ..

F. A. B. Clement

29 34 30 32 31 31 29 29

63 63 62 59 59 63 55 57 481

(Placed 2nd)

Cadet Pair : 28 28

R. J. Lyndon-Bell H. W. Wiggins

29 29

57 57 114

Ninth Man : M. R. N. Archbold

..

..

31 (Placed 2nd)

29

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SUSSEX COUNTY RIFLE ASSOCIATION SCHOOLS' MEETING, BISLEY Total 500 yds.

200 yds.

VIII :— D. W. Martin ..

30 30 33 31 27 30 30 32

K. J. Clement ..

G. G. Fothergill R. M. F. Kojecky D. R. J. Hunt C. W. C. Frostick F. A. B. Clement M. R. N. Archbold

30 32 32 30 29 29 30 32

60 62 65 61 56 59 60 64 487

(Placed 2nd Cox Cup)

Cadet Pair : R. J. Lyndon-Bell ..

T. J. Epps

..

32 31

31 21

63 52 115

Reserve Pair : J. P. Rutter A. C. Beglin

..

32 29

26 26

58 55 113

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The scores made in the Ashburton Shield Competition (centenary) were as follows :— Total 500 yds.

200 yds.

VIII : 58 31 27 D. W. Martin .. —

K. J. Clement ..

R. M. F. Kojecky G. G. Fothergill C. W. C. Frostick F. A. B. Clement M. R. N. Archbold A. C. Beglin ..

.. .. .. .. ..

29 28 31 32 31 30 31

32 26 33 32 31 28 26

61 54 64 64 62 58 57 478

Ninth Man : D. R. J. Hunt

43

(ex. 50)

Cadet Pair : R. J. Lyriden-Bell H. W. Wiggins

34 27

31 29

65 56 121

R. M. F. Kojecky placed first in Gale and Polden Revolver. Six other prizes.

Six place prizes in Gale and Polden Rifle. All received Centenary Mugs. R. J. Lynden-Bell wins School Individual.

The Ashford Dance July 21, saw the final " A " level examination and the evening of the F RIDAY, Ashford School Dance, a remarkable coincidence.

Subsequent to a rapid advance to the objective, the small company of Suttonians made a discreet but tactical approach through a rear entrance. After an intrepid march through the lines of working, swimming and tennis playing girls a position was taken up opposite our already well-established opponents. Beneath an attractive display of decorations, for which congratulations should be extended to the ingenious contrivers, particularly the streamers whose value was indisputable, things soon got under way. A little livelier music induced an appetite for a very fine supper. A stroll in the grounds then enabled us to become better acquainted with the School, a charming experience.

All too soon the evening was gone and the time came for a strategical retreat, although the C-in-C had considerable difficulty in persuading his men of the advantages of this manceuvre.

Gratitude and appreciation must be given not only to those who delighted us in their partnership but to those responsible for the painstaking and excellent organisation.

It was with no little apprehension that four recounts appeared to reveal that we were making our retreat with one more individual than our advance.

I. E. M.

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Notes on the Term DWARFED by the new Dining Hall which is rapidly rearing its head behind Wells Cottage and Founder's House, has appeared a new landmark in "School Lane."

This, we are told, is the power house for the new buildings.

The beginning of next term is destined to see a major change in the layout of St. Margaret's and Westminster. The present Senior Dayrooms will become the Junior Dayrooms and the Junior Dayrooms will be divided down the centre with a sporting section on one side and "dens," namely enclosed desk-lockers, on the other.

This conversion of the Senior Dayroom is intended to coincide with the higher degree of comfort and facilities to be afforded in the new house.

It would appear to be of interest to several Old Suttonians to know that masters no longer take breakfast or tea in the Dining Hall. The pupils at the School at present number 313. Next term's figures will be published.

A slight attack of German measles this term effected a temporary substitute nursing sister and the cancellation of this year's Corps Camp which was to have taken place at Stanford, Norfolk. The outbreak of German measles coincided with the return to Germany of the German assistant, Petra (whose departure is much regretted).

Since Midsummer's Day fell on the Half Term Saturday the age-old Rose Ceremony was unable to take place. Undoubtedly this revered tradition will continue next year.

The Headmaster took great trouble to enable two extra educational film performances to be shown to the Sixth Form. The first dealt with the history of film comedy and included " The General" and a sequence from " An American in Paris." The second showed " The Angry Silence." The effect was a widespread provocation of thought and the latter of these unfortunately prejudiced much of the audience against the celebrated Socialist, Mr. Clinton-Davies, who had spoken to the Sixth Form last term on " Trade Unions" and who gave us the pleasure again of a general and convincing discussion on the Labour Party.

The Rag Concert HE house rose at 7.30 for the Queen, only to sit down again after a two-minute 1drum roll, when a certain gentleman appeared and struck a triangle. Entre Madame Keelhey Clement's leg show with a suitable remark written across the hindquarters of the female line. St. Margaret's house produced a " take off" on school sports entitled "Spartan Pastimes" which was closely followed by an uncensored advertising programme, namely, Col's Commershalls. The Staff Sonata was performed

by Mr. Horn and Mr. Foulkes in a much appreciated duet of piano and vocal. A clever twist of Volfone produced a gun-packed adventure called Vol Capone. Nigel Higgins calmed the wild crowds down for a few nostalgic minutes with a recorder recital, the chief item being " Three Blind Mice "—he was eventually shot. An amusing interpretation of Juke Box Jury introduced "Cannon Rowboys," "Lady Chatt," " Dave Shane" and " Mr. Winter Bottom "—the man with the " cold stern" look, as the panel members. "A Ditty by Dotty" reminded us of our breakfast, whilst" Pass or Fail" reminded us of the past two weeks of sorrow.

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A quarter of an hour of excellent jazz was provided by the "Musicians Five" during which a tea break caused all but Bruce Macdonald to walk off. He remained faithful and had his later.

These and many other acts went to make up a very successful and enjoyable evening. Unfortunately, space permits but a few lines. Nevertheless, all partakers can be congratulated on a first-rate Rag Concert. Special praise must be given to S. H. H. White for producing this very successful venture.

R. C. A. B.

Society Visits July 24, saw the annual outings of three societies. First, the Hunting M ONDAY, Society, leaving at 9 a.m., were shown around The Stock Exchange in the morning.

A view of the floor of the Exchange was supplemented by two films showing its sixteenth century coffee-house origins.

Proceeding to the " Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" the Society was shown a film on the history of the Bank and was then entertained to an excellent luncheon. In reply to Mr. Asquith's welcome to the visitors, S. H. H. White, the President, slapping his stomach, remarked how particularly grateful we were since the Society was in a year of" expansion."

As a special concession, the Society underwent the incredible experience of a visit to the vaults of the Bank of England. Provoked by an environment of E40,000,000 in ÂŁ5,000 gold bars, numerous burglary schemes were rapidly formulated. This was the petty cash room.

A visit to the engine-room revealed many huge oil-fed electric dynamos which , together with an artesian well, made the Bank almost self-sufficient. An interesting thought before a very pleasant tea.

In the afternoon a party from the science department of the Sixth Form arrived at Dagenham for a very interesting tour of Ford Motor Co.'s factory. A display of "detached " work on behalf of the workers was balanced by a loss of way on the return through London.

A selection of this group had visited the National Physics Laboratories earlier in the term. In the evening the Literary Society went to an absolutely first-class performance of " Ross " at the Haymarket Theatre. This portrait study of T. E. Lawrence by Terence Rattigan was a consummate combination of dialogue, acting and stagecraft.

A small party also attended the second night of the Promenade Concerts in the Albert Hall. A performance comprising Beethoven's overture "Egmont," Les Illuminations by Benjamin Britten, Schostakovitch's Sixth Symphony and Belshazzar's Feast by William Walton contributed to a most impressive and enjoyable evening.

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T

First Eleven Cricket HE School had a young and inexperienced side, who had a disappointing season,

judged by the results against schools. Actually, they were full of promise, and in all, the results were encouraging for next year. Five wins, one drawn, and six lost.

Inexplicable batting collapses brought heavy defeat against St. Lawrence, King's School, Rochester, and Cranbrook. W. R. Writer played some aggressive innings, but of the others, only P. Charlton and A. F. Robinson showed any consistency.

Bowling, on the other hand, was good : Charlton and Robinson, in particular, having success with the new ball, while M. J. Day showed distinct promise bowling steady medium-pace. The side lacked a good spinner.

The fielding was reasonably good, but buoyancy sometimes departed from it during a long innings.

P. Charlton had no easy task in building up a new, and as it turned out, young side, but he revealed himself from the start as a first-rate Captain, handling his side extremely well, during awkward situations when the batting collapsed.

Next season eight of this side will be available, along with a few promising Colts.

Cricket Results

1st XI v. King's, Rochester

1st XI v. Sutton Valence

Played on Upper on Saturday, May 20.

Lost by 8 wkts.

Played on Upper on Saturday, May 13.

Won by 1 wkt.

SUTTON VALENCE E. Gower, lbw Robinson D. Bowles, b Charlton F. Pearson, b Charlton B. Pearson, b Day J. Richards, lbw Day A. Spice, c Houghton, b Day B. Hysted, b Day K. Hysted, c Murrells, b Robinson A. Barker, b Robinson L. Bates, b Charlton P. Price, not out Extras Total

0 10 13 26 38 1 16 3 0 4 3 — 114

SCHOOL Hunt, c Spice, b Bates blemmott, c B. Hysted, b K. Hysted Robinson, at B. Hysted, b Barker Finn-Kelcey, b K. Hysted Houghton, b K. Hysted Charlton, b Bates Lister, c and b Spice Barr, c Pearson, b Spice Day, c sub, b Spice Writer, not out Murrells, not out Extras Total (for 9 wkts.)

SCHOOL P. A. Hunt, b Wright R. Memmott, b Wright A. F. Robinson, hit wkt, b Brett A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Hicks, b Gummer P. Charlton, c Bishop, b Brett D. R. B. Lister, b Brett A. Barr, b Bower N. B. Houghton, run out M. J. Day, not out W. R. Writer, b Bower J. C. Murrells, b Bower Total

1 9 14 0 1 9 23 37 9 14 0

1

— 118 —

4 1 4 8 3 0 13 0 0 0 0 33

KING'S ROCHESTER R. S. Funnell, lbw Robinson P. S. Wetherell, c Murrells, b Charlton J. N. Wicks, not out C. R. Godfrey, not out Total (for 2 wkts.)

13 18 3 34

R. J. Wright, It. I. Bower, G. I. G. Brett, R. G. Symonds, R. J. Smith, D. R. Bishop, P. S. Gummer did not bat.

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1st XI v. Band of Brothers

Played at Ramsgate on Tuesday, May 23. Lost by 150 runs.

Played on Upper on Saturday, May 27.

Lost by 5 wkts.

ST. LAWRENCE E. W. J. Fillary, c Day, b Finn-Kelcey C. J. C. Martin, b Robinson A. G. M. Watson, b Day A. R. Beaumont, c Murrell, b Writer R. M. Day, lbw Day R. D. Aldred, c Murrells, b Charlton C. Hodder, b Day R. S. G. Wood, not out

44 0 17 108 9 2 24 6 — 222 Total (for 7 wkts. dec.)

— C. D. lliarriot, R. F. L. Prior and R. A. Kirwin did not bat.

SCHOOL 2 A. F. Robinson, c Hodder, b Wood A. Barr, c Kirwin, b Wood R. Memmott, b Prior 5 A. S. V. W. Smith, at Kirwin, b Marriot 17 A. J. Finn-Keleey, b Mary 7 P. Charlton, b Marriot 18 N. P. Watkins, 43 Fillary, b Marriot D. A. Hunt, b Fillary M. S. Day, b Fillary 2 W. R. Writer, not out 7 J. C. Murrells, b Marriot 0 — Total 72

SCHOOL Robinson, c Hodgson, b Goddard Barr, b Woodhouse Smith, b Woodhouse Memmott, run out Finn-Kelcey, c Hodgson b Leschallas Charlton, b Leschallas Lister, c Man, b Watney Watkins, b Leschallas Waters, b Watney Writer, not out Murrells, b Leschallas Total BAND OF BROTHERS J. Clark, b Robinson D. G. Watney, c Writer, b Waters G. E. F. Gross, b Writer W. M. Man, c Finn-Kelcey, b Barr A. J. D Woodhouse, not out P. N. Goddard, c Murrells, b Robinson G. R. P. Leschallas, not out Total (for 5 wkte.)

2 9 4 0 34 46 7 5

120 9 48 6 1 43 0 13 — 121

Remainder did not bat.

1st XI v. Sevenoaks Played on Upper on Saturday, June 3.

Lost by 119 runs.

1st XI v. Cranbrook Played at Cranbrook on Thursday, May 25. Lost by 7 wkts.

SCHOOL Robinson, e Keefe, b Gunter Barr, b Keefe Memmott, b Keefe Smith, c Hollis, b Keefe Finn-Kelcey, b Gunter P. Charlton, b Gunter Lister, b Gunter Watkins, not out Maur, lbw Gunter Writer, b Gunter Goulden, b Bradley Total CRANBROOK Wagstaffe, c Barr, b Writer Manwaring, b Writer Hollis, lbw Charlton Edmondson, not out Smith, not out Total (for 3 wkts.)

12 1 1 1 2 3 7 0 5 — 36 9 10 14 1 — 36

SEVENOAKS J. W. Findlay, c Murrells, b Day Barber, c Murrells, b Charlton Duncan, b Barr Avis, c and b Day Martin, not out Miller, c Charlton, b Day Long, c and b Day Skelton, not out Total (for 6 wkts.)

Remainder did not bat.

SCHOOL Smith, b Avis Watkins, b Avis Barr, c Martin, b Avis Finn-Kelcey, b Avis Robinson, c Avis, b Gardner Charlton, c Avis, b Jung Lister, run out Writer, b Avis Waters, c Martin, b Avis Day, c Miller, b Avis Murrells, not out Total

Remainder did not bat.

7 7 57 4 100 28 12 3 — 221

0 11 0 0 41 0 48 0 1 102

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1st XI v. Mote

1st XI v. Dover College

Played at Dover on Saturday, June 10.

Won by 2 wkts.

Played at Maidstone June 27. Won by 2 wkts.

DOVER Kilbee, c Murrells, b Robinson Bart-Smith, c Watkins, b Day Seymour, is Robinson Russell, c Watkins, b Day Wagstaffe, b Day Lawee, lbw Finn-Kelcey Thompson, not out O'Neill, b Day Wilder, lbw Day Fenton, b Robinson Burnett, b Charlton

MOTE Parker, b Robinson Waters, lbw Waters Morris, b Charlton GuRand, b Waters Ratcliffe, b Waters Wright, c Munells, b Waters Hudson, not out Harrison, lbw Charlton Fletcher, not out

Total SCHOOL Watkins, c O'Neill, b Thompson Waters, b Fenton Smith, st Seymour, b Burnett Finn-Kelcey, c Wagstaffe, b Kilbee Robinson, b Kilbee Barr, c Lawee, b Bart-Smith Charlton, not out Writer, b Bart-Smith Lister, st Seymour, b Kilbee Day, not out Total (for 8 wkts.)

11 21 31 20 11 27 9 142 37 4 21 32 11 4 9 0 17 4

on

Tuesday,

Total (for 7 wkts. dec.)

SCHOOL Watkins, is Morris Waters, b Harrison Smith, b Morris Finn-Kelcey, c Ratcliffe, b Doyle Robinson, run out Writer, b Doyle Barr, c Harrison Charlton, not out Day, b Doyle Lister, not out Total (for 8 wkts.)

1 21 10 19 4 9 18 8 — 97

7 22 2 4 20 18 14 9 0 2 _ 98

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1st XI v. St. Edmunds

Murrells did not bat.

1st XI v. M.C.C. Played on Upper on Tuesday, June 13.

Drawn.

M.C.C. Attawell, b Charlton Poole, b Robinson Lane, b Day Dowlen, c Charlton, b Waters Schunker, not out Rushton, not out Extras Total (for 4 wkts. dec.) .

SCHOOL Watkins, c Rushton, b Lane Waters, b Levy Smith, b Poole Finn-Kelcey, c Rushton, b Levy Robinson, not out Barr, c and b Schunker Charlton, c Allaway, b Schunker Lister, lbw Schunker Writer, b Schunker Day, c Dowlen, b Schunker Murrells, not out Total (for 9 wkts.)

65 15 7 27 47 4

Played on Upper on Saturday, July 1.

Won by 67 Runs.

SCHOOL Watkins, lbw Terry Waters, run out Smith, is Jackman Finn-Kelcey, c Jones, is Jackman Robinson, c Jones, b Terry Barr, c Clayson, b Terry Charlton, b Jackman Lister, lbw Rainey Writer, c Carter, b Rainey Munells, not out Total (for 9 wkts. dec.)

171

17

9

3 0 41 24 14 12 62 13 — 210

Day did not bat.

15 2 8 29 8 9 7 12 0 99

ST. EDMUNDS Carter, c and b Robinson Clayson, c and is Charlton Phillip, run out Harrison, c Charlton, is Day Rainey, is Charlton Creed, c Day, b Waters Parry-Williams, is Waters Jones, b Charlton Jackman, is Charlton P. Terry, b Robinson M. Terry, not out Total

18 0 80 14 0 23 3 1

o

1 1

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THE SUTTONIAN 1st XI v. O.S. Played on Upper on Saturday, July 8.

Lost by 6 wkts.

SCHOOL Watkins, c Tribe, b Olsen Waters, lbw Bunker Smith, b Olsen Finn-Kelcey, b Olsen Munells, c Goalen, b Archer Robinson, b Archer Charlton, c Lister, b Fenton Barr, b Fenton Writer, c Goddard, b Fenton Lister, not out Day, c Goodwin, b Goalen Total

19 3 3 29 9

9

2 2 75

0.S. Davies, lbw Charlton Tribe, b Day Lister, c Barr, b Robinson Goodwin, b Charlton Goddard, not out Fenton, not out Total (for 4 wkts.)

14 25 3 19 3 14 — 78

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1st Round Westminster v. Founder's Westminster won by 235 runs.

WESTMINSTER Houghton, lbw Charlton Waters, c and b Evans Finn-Kelcey, b Kelleher Barr, c and b Charlton Allaway, b Kelleher Macdonald, b Charlton Goulden, not out White, b Charlton Vickerstaff, not out Total (for 7 wkts.)

Francies and Eames did not bat.

FOUNDER'S Epps, b Waters Collins, c Finn-Kelcey, b Barr Charlton, c Goulden, b Barr Lister, not out Soils, c Macdonald, b Waters Kelleher, b Waters Evans, c Macdonald, b Barr Groves, b Barr Bristow, b Barr Head, b Barr Moore, absent.

Total

House Matches 1st Round Lambe's v. St. Margaret's Lambe's won by 5 wkts.

ST. MARGARET'S Heaney, lbw Robinson D. Hunt, b Robinson Sculthorp, b King F. Hunt, lbw King Writer, b Mitham J. IL Cairns, c Oliver, b Jeffryes J. B. Cairns, b Robinson Hudson, b Robinson Manook, b Mitham Tyerman, c Jeffryes, b Mitham Djavadi, not out Extras Total

Total (for 5 wkts.)

2

o 22 15 4 7 4 4 8

o

70

Final Westminster v. Lambe's Westminster won by 25 runs.

3 12 87 27 25 22 11 7 1 11 — 206

LAMBE'S Smith, b Sculthorp Watkins, c Manook, b Cairns, J. H. Robinson, b Sculthorp Browne, not out Memmott, c Idanook, b Cairns, J. M Mitham, lbw Sculthorp Jeffryes, not out Extras

28 14 88 55 13 37 36 8 4 — 305

4 28 0 130 28 1 18 — 207

WESTMINSTER Houghton, b Day Waters, c Smith, b Mitham Barr, c Macnaughtan, b Browne Finn-Kelcey, c Jeffryes, b Browne Allaway, st Munells, b Browne Macdonald, at Murrells, b Browne Goulden, b Browne Vickerstaff, not out White, b Robinson Eames, b Day Francies, b King Extras Total

6 19 72 17 7 6 4 22 20 2 0 14 188

LAMBE'S Smith, b Houghton Watkins, b Macdonald Mair, lbw Goulden Browne, c Finn-Kelcey, b Goulden Robinson, c Macdonald, b Goulden Mitham, run out Jeffryes, b Macdonald Macnaughtan, not out Munells, lbw Goulden King, lbw Goulden Day, absent.

Extras Total

31 29 3 0 38 10 2 25 8 0 17 — 163

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HIS season's athletics has been one of the best ever owing to the favourable weather conditions, and especially to the enthusiasm of the athletes themselves.

The first fixture of the term was the Kent Youths Championships on June 3, in which J. H. M. Miller gained first place in the pole vault. The following achieved National standards, J. J. Smith in the 440 yards and high jump, J. B. Fyson in the 440 yards and M. D. Hoppe in the 110 yards hurdles. On June 10, in the Kent Junior Championships B. Macdonald won a trophy by winning the 120 yards hurdles, becoming Kent champion, and also came second in the long jump. J. F. Clark gained second place in the 200 yards low hurdles. Both gained National standards.

Over half-term some of the School's athletes competed in the Kent School's Championships for the first time ever. They contributed a great deal to the success of the Maidstone and District School's whom they were representing. The most outstanding performances were J. F. Clark winning the senior 200 yards hurdles ; G. H. Waters gaining first place in the intermediate hop, step and jump ; B. Macdonald coming third in the senior high jump. B. Macdonald and J. F. Clark ran in the 4 X 110 yards relay which their team won in a record time.

The Kent Constabulary Sports provided an enjoyable and successful afternoon despite the intense heat. B. Macdonald won the open 220 yards, I. E. Morgan came fourth in the open 880 yards. The School finished third in the mile relay.

Because of G.C.E. exams the sports finals were spaced out over four days. Each day provided exciting moments, especially the inter-House relays, Westminster breaking the senior 4 x 110 yards and 4 x 220 yards relay records. A number of records were broken during the sports, J. J. Smith broke the " B " high jump and 220 yards records and A. Barr set up a new record for the junior javelin and long jump.

The last day of finals created the most excitement which reached its peak in the twenty-man race won by Lambe's in a record time. The prizes were presented by Mrs. Evers.

The climax to the season came with the Triangular Match in which the School showed its potential by winning the senior competition and coming second in the juniors. Sydney Wooderson (OS. 19—) was a guest of the School and saw a fine afternoon's athletics. In the seniors B. Macdonald won three events, G. H. Waters two, breaking the long standing long jump record by jumping 21 feet 1 inch. J. B. Fyson ran well to win the 440 yards. In the juniors J. J. Smith was the most outstanding, shattering three records in the high jump, 440 yards and 220 yards, a fine feat. It was good to see both the Senior and Junior relay teams gaining first place after the School had done so badly in the previous year's relay races.

B. Macdonald has been selected to represent Kent County Juniors in an intercounties match. J. F. Clark was chosen to represent Kent School's in the All England Championships.

The prospects for next year appear bright especially with many promising Seniors from this year's team who will be remaining.

The following were awarded their Athletic colours : J. F. Clark, G. H. Waters and J. B. Fyson.

THE SUTTONIAN Triangular Match v. Dover College and St. Lawrence College SENIORS 100 yds. : 1, St. L. ; 2, St. L. ; 3, J. F. Clark ; 4, D.C. ; 5, D.C. 10.4 secs.

220 yds. : 1, B. Macdonald ; 2, St. L.; 3, J. F. Clark ; 4, D.C. ; 5, St. L. 23.7 secs.

440 yds. : 1, J. B. Tyson ; 2, D.C. ; 3, St. L.; 4, St. L.; 5, D.C. 541 secs.

880 yds. : 1, D.C. ; 2, M. J. Scott ; 3, I. E. Morgan ; 4, St. L.; 5, St. L. 2 mins. 6.6 secs.

Mile : 1, D.C. ; 2, C. T. Edbrooke ; 3, P. A. Litchfield; 4, St. L.; 5, St. L. 4 mins. 42.4 secs.

120 yds. Hurdles : 1, B. Macdonald ; 2, D.C. ; 3, St. L.; 4, D.C. ; 5, M. D. Hoppe.- 16.3 secs.

High Jump : 1, B. Macdonald ; 2, St. L.; 3, D.C. ; 4, St. L. ; 5, D.C. 5 ft. 4 ins.

Long Jump: 1, G. H. Waters ; 2, St. L.; 3, D.C. ; 4, J. M. Cairns ; 5, D.C. 21 ft. I in.

Hop, Step and Jump : 1, G. II. Waters ; 2, G. J. Heaney; 3, D.C. ; 4, St. L.; 5, St. L. 39 ft. 11 ins.

Weight : 1, D.C. ; 2, J. B. Cairns ; 3, D.C. ; 4, R. C. A. Bennett ; 5, St. L. 38 ft. 6 ins.

Javelin : 1, St. L.; 2, D.C. ; 3, D.C. ; 4, I. M. Walton ; 5, G. J. Heaney. 146 ft. 1 in.

Discus : 1, D.C. ; 2, St. L.; 3, J. B. Cairns ; 4, D.C. ; 6. R. 80116. 112 ft. 11 ins.

4 x 110 yds. Belay: 1, S.V.S. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, St. L. 46.3 secs.

RESULT: 1, S.V.S. 108 pts. 2, D.C. 83 pts.

3. St. L. 63 pts.

JUNIORS 100 yds. : 1, D.C. ; 2, A. F. Robinson ; 3, D.C. ; 4, J. T. Harris; 5, St. L. 111 secs.

220 yds. : 1, J. J. Smith ; 2, A. F. Robinson ; 3, D.C. ; 4, St. L.; 5, D.C. 241 secs.

440 yds. : 1, .1. J. Smith ; 2, M. E. King ; 3, D.C. ; 4, D.C. ; 5, St. L. 55 secs.

880 yds. : 1, D.C. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, P. D. Buser; 4, D. I. A. Johnson ; 5, St. L. 2 mins. 10.9 secs.

110 yds. Hurdles : 1, D.C. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, St. L.; 4, St. L.; 5, G. S. Farrow. 141 secs.

Long Jump : 1, A. F. Robinson; 2, D.C. ; 3, St. L.; 4, D.C. ; 5, St. L. 18 ft. 9} ins.

High Jump : 1, J. J. Smith ; 2, D.C. ; 3, D.C. ; 4, St. L. ; 5, T. J. Epps. 5 ft. I in.

Hop, Step and Jump : 1, D.C. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, R. V. Cant ; 4, St. L.; 5, 3. J. Simpson. 39 ft. 2 ins.

Weight: 1, D.C. ; 2, R. A. Matthews ; 3. D.C. ; 4, M. J. Day ; 5, St. L. 39 ft. 21. in.

JUNIORS Javelin : 1, A. Barr ; 2, D.C. ; 3, D.C. ; 4, St. L.; 5, J. J. Simpson. 139 ft. Of in.

Discus : 1, D.C. ; 2, St. L.; 3, C. Macdonald ; 4, St. L.; 5, D.C. 125 ft. 4 ins.

4 x 110 yds. Relay : 1, S.V.S. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, St L. 48.9 secs.

RESULT: 1, D.C. 108f pts. 2. S.V.S. 91 pts.

3. St. L. 31 pts.

School Athletics Results " A " 100 yds. : 1, Clark ; 2, Waters ; 3, Lattimer.

Time : 10.6 secs. " A " 220 yds. : 1, Macdonald ; 2, Clark ; 3, Lattimer.

Time : 24 secs. " A " 440 yds. : 1, Lattimer ; 2, Scott ; 3, Tyson.

Time : 54.4 secs. " A " 880 yds. : 1, Edbrooke ; 2, Scott ; 3, Litchfield.

Time : 2 mins. 61 secs.

Mile : 1, Edbrooke ; 2, Litchfield; 3, Scott. Time : 4 mins. 45.7 sees.

120 yds. Hurdles : 1, Macdonald ; 2, Hoppe; 3, Clark, Time: 7 sees.

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Long Jump : 1, Macdonald ; 2, Cairns ; 3, Neils.

Distance : 19 ft. tin.

High Jump : I, Macdonald ; 2, Macnaughtan ; 3, Thomas. Height : 5 ft. 6 ins.

Hop, Step and Jump : 1, Waters ; 2, Heaney ; 3, Jeffryes. Distance : 39 ft. 5fins.

Weight : 1, Cairns ; 2, Bennett ; 3, Charlton.

Distance: 36 ft. llf ins.

Javelin : 1, Walton ; 2, O'Meara ; 3, Nella. Distance : 117 ft. llf ins.

Discus : 1, 80116 ; 2, Cairns ; 3, Macdonald. Distance : 112 ft. 4f ins. " B " 100 yds. : 1, Robinson; 2, Harris ; 3, Matthews.

Time : 11.4 secs. " B " 220 yds. : 1, Smith ; 2, King ; 3, Johnson.

Time ; 24•8 secs. " B " 440 yds. : 1, Smith ; 2, King; 3, Johnson.

Time : 56 secs. " B " 880 yds. : 1, Smith ; 2, Johnson ; 3, Houghton.

Time: 2 nuns. 174 secs.

110 yds. Hurdles : 1, Farrow ; 2, Homer; 3, Cant.

Time : 17 secs. " B " Long Jump : 1, Robinson; 2, Houghton ; 3, Harris. Distance: 17 ft. 11* ins. " B " High Jump : 1, Smith ; 2, Epps; 3, Farrow.

Height : 5 ft. 4f ins.

Junior Hop, Step and Jump : 1, Simpson ; 2, Cant ; 3, Houghton. Distance: 33 ft.

Junior Javelin : 1, Barr ; 2, Simpson ; 3, Farrow.

Distance: 133 ft. Sins.

Junior Weight : 1, Robinson ; 2, Smith ; 3, Day. Distance : 36 ft. 9 ins.

Junior Discus : 1, Macdonald ii ; 2, King ; 3, Hewett.

Distance : 105 ft. 11 ins. " C " 100 yds. : 1, Macdonald ii ; 2, Kelleher; 3, Barr. Time : 12 secs. " C " 220 yds. : 1, Macdonald ii ; 2, Basser ; 3, Barr.

Time : 26.1 secs. " C " 440 yds. : 1, Buser; 2, Coller ; 3, Kelleher.

Time ; 59 secs. " C " 880 yds. : 1, Basser ; 2, Knight; 3, Giltsoff.

Time : 2 mins. 231 secs. " C " Long Jump : 1, Barr ; 2, Kelleher; 3 Simpson. Distance : 17 ft. 3f ins. " C " High Jump : 1, Coller ; 2, Harber ; 3, Pooley.

Height : 4 ft. 4 ins. " D " 100 yds. : 1, Heaney ; 2, Molyneux ; 3, MossGibbons. Time : 13.4 secs. " D" 220 yds. : 1, Spear ; 2, Molyneux ; 3, Heaney.

Time : 30.5 secs. " D " 440 yds. : 1, Spear ; 2, Knight ; 3, Heaney.

Time : 70.3 sees. " D " Long Jump : 1, Heaney ; 2, Woods ; 3, Osborne. Distance : 13 ft. 11 ins. " D " High Jump : 1, Bail; 2, Knight ; 3, Spear.

Height : 4 ft. 1 in.

House Relays (Senior) :4 x 110 yds. : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's. Time; 461 secs.

4 x 220 yds. : 1, Westminster ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Lambe's. Time ; 1 min. 361 secs.

4 x 440 yds. : 1, St. Margaret's : 2, Lambe's ; 3, Westminster. Time: 3 mins. 431 secs.

Junior Relays :4 x 110 yds. : 1, Lambe's ; 2, Westminster; 3, St. Margaret's. Time ; 49•4 secs.

4 x 220 yds. : 1, Lambe's ; 2, Westminster ; 3, St. Margaret's. Time: 1 min. 43.5 sees.

4 x 440 yds. • 1, Lambe's ; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Westminster. Time : 4 rains. 0.4 secs.

20-Man Race : 1, Lambe's; 2, St. Margaret's ; 3, Westminster. Time ; 8 mine. 52•2 secs.

INDIVIDUAL SPORTS Cup-Westminster.

INTER-HOUSE RELAY CUP-Lambe's.

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Swimming Retrospect, 1961 HIS has been a most successful term for swimming. We won five matches, beating Westminster Bank (twice), St. Lawrence, King's School, Rochester, and the OS., losing only to Tonbridge and Dulwich College. We also did our fastest time ever in the Public Schools' Medley Relay.

In nearly every stroke our swimmers, if not beating the existing record, have done the fastest times for many years. Miller has swum very well again and his diving is very much improved in the more complicated dives. Solle has swum well throughout the term in free style races and on one occasion did a 265 sec. 50 yards free. Green has consistently beaten the 100 yards breast stroke record and is perhaps the most improved swimmer in the team.

The Juniors also have done very well. Matthews has produced near record times in the free style all season and Francies has broken the 50 yards breast stroke record.

Sones and Blake have both dived very consistently and promise well for the future.

There are many others one could mention as the success of this season is largely due to an all round team effort. Cairns, swimming disappointingly this year, Dickson and Brice have all been good second strings, and both relays have been very good.

Next year things should be as good if not better. Miller is the only first string leaving and some useful Under-15 swimmers will holster the Junior team, to most useful proportions.

Lastly, I must say how much I have enjoyed swimming for the team in the last five years and thank Mr. Foulkes for all the help he has so willingly given to everyone in the team. Without him, it is true to say, our diving could never have reached the excellence it attains at the moment, and the swimming itself would he much poorer.

J. B. C.

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v. Tonbridge School.

Event SENIORS :— ..

50 yds. Free Style 100 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke 100 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Butterfly ..

Diving ..

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay SENIORS :— 661 yds. Free Style 331 yds. Back Stroke 33f yds. Breast Stroke ..

33f yds. Free Style .. ..

Diving ..

Medley Relay .. ..

Free Style Relay

.. ..

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June 13.

Away 2

4

T.S. T.S. T.S. T.S. T.S. Solle T.S. T.S.

Solle Dickson Miller T.S. T.S. Miller S.V.S. S.V.S.

T.S. Green

Cairns

Brice Dickson T.S. —

Murrells Baker O'Meara T.S. — —

T.S. T.S. Francies T.S. T.S. T.S.

T.S. T.S. T.S. T.S. Sones S.V.S. S.V.S.

Henry Houghton T.S. Atkinson Blake —

Francies Ball Sones Smith T.S. —

1

2

T.S.

Water Polo : Senior : T.S., 3; S.V.S., 1. Junior : T.S., 5; S.V.S., 0.

BpSULT ; T.S., 78 pts. ; S.V.S., 46 pts. Lost,

T.S.

THE SUTTONIAN v. Westminster Bank.

Event 66f yds. Free Style ..

66f yds. Breast Stroke 66f yds. Back Stroke Diving .. ..

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay

June 15.

2 W.B. Dickson W.B. W.B. ..

W.B. W.B. Water Polo : S.V.S., 4; W.B., 5.

RESULT: S.V.S., 33 pts. ; W.B., 23 pts. Won.

SENIORS :— 100 yds. Free Style ..

50 yds. Free Style ..

100 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Breast Stroke 100 yds. Back Stroke 50 yds. Butterfly Diving .. ..

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay JUNIORS :— 75 yds. Free Style ..

50 yds. Free Style ..

50 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke Diving .. .

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay

Event SENIORS :— 100 yds. Free Style ..

50 yds. Free Style ..

100 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Breast Stroke 100 yds. Back Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke 50 yds. Butterfly Individual Medley ..

Diving ..

Free Style Relay Piedley Relay ..

June 28.

3 Brice Green Murrells W.B. — —

2 Sae K.R.S. Solid K.R.S. Dickson K.R.S. K.R.S. Miller Green Dickson O'Meara K.R.S. Miller Solle S.V.S. K.R.S. .. ..

K.R.S. S.V.S. Water Polo : S.V.S., 10; K.R.S., 0.

RESULT: S.V.S., 47f pts. ; K.R.S., 34} pts. Won. 1

July I.

Sae Solid St. L.C. Green Miller Miller St. L.C. St. L.C. Miller S.V.S. St, L.C.

—

4 K.R.S. Cairns K.R.S. K.R.S. K.R.S. K.R.S. K.R.S. — —

Home 3 Sono Brice D.C. Green Miller Dickson D.C. —

Matthews D.C. D.C. Atkinson D.C. Francies Matthews D.C. Sousa Blake D.C. S.V.S. D.C. S.V.S. RESULT: S.V.S., 57 pts. ; D.C., 87 pts. Lost.

1

3 Cairns K.R.S. Green Matthews K.R.S. Baker K.R.S.

2

D.C. D.C. D.C. 50116 D.C. Green D.C. D.C. D.C. D.C. D.C. D.C. Grafton Miller D.C. S.V.S. D.C. S.V.S.

v. St. Lawrence College.

4 W.B. W.B. W.B. Solid — —

Home

1

v. Dulwich College.

Event

Away

1 Soll6 W.B. Miller Miller S.V.S.

v. King's, Rochester School.

Event 100 yds. Free Style ..

50 yds. Free Style ..

100 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke 50 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Butterfly ..

Diving .. ..

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay

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July 6.

2 St. L.C. St. L.C. Green St. L.C. St. L.C. St. L.C. O'Meara St. L.C. St. L.C. St. L.C. S.V.S,

D.C. Henry D.C. D.C. D.C. — —

4 Cairns D.C. Dickson Cairns Murrells O'Meara D.C. — — Henry D.C. Sones Ball D.C. — —

Away

3 Cairns St. L.C. Dickson Cairns St. L.C. Murrells Dickson Dickson Grafton — —

4 St. L.C. Brice St. L.C. St. L.C. kfurrells St. L.C. St. L.C. O'Me,ara St. L.C. — —

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JUNIORS :— 100 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke 25 yds. Butterfly ..

Diving ..

Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay UNDER-15 :— 50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breast Stroke 50 yds. Back Stroke Medley Relay ..

Free Style Relay

Matthews St. L.C. Francies Matthews St. L.C. Blake S.V.S. S.V.S.

..

•

.. .. ..

St. L.C. St. L.C. (Sones disqualified) Houghton St. L.C. St. L.C. —

Pooley Macfarlane St. L.C. St. L.C. Molyneux St. L.C. St. L.C. Ball St. L.C. ..

St. L.C. S.V.S. — .. .. .. .. ..

S.V.S. St. L.C. RESULT: S.V.S., 1114 pts. ; St. L.C., 971 pts. Won.

v. Westminster Bank.

Event ..

100 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Back Stroke (" A ") 100 yds. Breast Stroke .. ..

Diving .. .. ..

50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breast Stroke ..

60 yds. Back Stroke (" B ") .. ..

Medley Relay .. ..

Free Style Relay

All available

Henry Smith St. L.C. St. L.C. Sones St. L.C. —

St. L.C. Atkinson St. L.C. St. L.C. Atkinson Sones St. L.C. St. L.C.

..

July 15.

Home

1 W.B. Miller W.B. Miller Solle Green W.B. S.V.S.

2 Matthews Murrells Green W.B. Brice Dickson Miller W.B.

S.V.S.

W.B.

W.B. Water Polo : S.V.S., 3; W.B., 5.

..

St. L.C. CluRand Giltsoff —

3 Sone W.B. Dickson Grafton W.B. W.B. W.B. — —

4 W.B. W.B. W.B. W.B. W.B. W.B. Matthews —

—

RESULT: S.V.S., 53 pts. ; W.B., 32 pts. Won.

100 yards Freestyle 100 yards Breastroke . .

50 yards Backstroke 50 yards Freestyle " A" .

50 yards Freestyle " C " .

50 yards Freestyle " B" . .

50 yards Breaststroke Diving •• Medley Relay Freestyle Relay ..

All available Relay Water Polo . .

O.S. Swimming Team Preston, Smith.

Hills, Stevenson.

Johnson, White.

Preston, Hills.

White, Johnson.

Dixon, Frost.

Frost, Towner.

Bailey, Dixon, Stevenson, White.

Johnson, Hills, Preston, White.

Bailey, Frost, Smith, Preston.

Bailey, Johnson, Preston, Hills, White, Stevenson, Frost, Towner.

The match was won by the School.

Westminster Inter-House Relays Cup St. Margaret's Inter-House Polo Cup ..

The individual finals are not finished at the time of going to press and results will be published in the next edition,

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Fencing Notes

With only Thomas and Edbrooke left from last year, and Halsey who had played in 1959, we were lucky to have Hacker from America, Mitham and Vickerstaff, to make up the numbers. The team was : Thomas (Captain), Mitham, Hacker, Edbrooke, Halsey, Vickerstaff.

It was a very good season. We have lost only one match at the time of writing, that against Eastbourne, when Thomas and Halsey were down with German measles.

Fencing got off to a fast start this term, the first match being on the first Saturday.

The School entered a team of two epees and four sabreurs in the Kent Schools' Competition, the first team since Lynn won the event five years ago. In the epee event Shepherd came ninth and J. Francies came fourteenth, this being the first epee match either participated in. Later, Archbold and Smallman joined the others for the sabre event which met with less success, everyone being knocked out in round one, although Shepherd fought a barrage and lost 5-4 for second place in his pool.

11th May.—v. Staff—at home. Won 21-3.

13th May.—v. Chatham Technical School at home. Won 7-1. It was a new fixture, and despite a close first round, we had won by tea.

16th May.—v. Ardingly College—away. Won 5-4. The first School team ever to play there— a good win, and a most enjoyable day all round.

23rd May.—v. St. Lawrence—at home. Won 8-1. A very satisfying result to what looked like being a close match. Halsey and Vickerstaff played well under pressure.

R. J. Mitham was awarded his "colours."

25th May.—v. Cranbrook—away. Won 8-1.

Played on grass courts. A good win against weak opposition. H. Hacker and C. T. Edbrooke were awarded their "colours."

6th June.—v. King's, Canterbury—away. Won b-4. A frustrating match for all. A deserved victory, though not well won.

23rd June.—v. Eastbourne College—at home.

Lost 4-34-. Had to reshuffle the team as two players were missing. The junior pair, Allaway and Goulden, came in as third pair, and were unlucky not to win a match.

8th July.—v. 0.S.—at home. Won 5i--2+. A most enjoyable match against a team containing three ex-captains. Edbrooke played notably well, and Thomas and Mitham clinched the match by beating the O.S. first pair, after everyone else had finished. A. J. Halsey was awarded his" colours."

The O.S. were represented by :— A. T. G. Smith, R. C. G. Smith ; W. Olsen, R. M. Smith ; M. A. Maberly, J. H. Thyne.

The following matches were played against King's, Rochester, and were both lost, the first one 15-1 in foils and 8-1 in sabres, Shepherd winning both the Schools' fights and in the next one 10-6 in foils and 8-1 in sabres. Here lack of technique and adequate practice were the main faults.

Shepherd and Smallman entered for the Kent Open Championships. In the sabre event, competition was very fierce, several county colours fencers attending and both went out in the first round. In foils however, both fencers won through into the quarter finals but were here eliminated again through lack of experience and practice. Shepherd fenced epee (electric) as well but won only two fights. Again the county team was fencing. We all wish to thank M. R. N. Archbold for his years of captaincy from 1959-61. It is not generally known that this School is an A.F.U. affiliated club. With so many fencers leaving there is a risk of fencing dying out, so will some younger members of the School who wish to take part in this fascinating sport please see Shepherd next term.

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1961 Kent County Cross Country Championships On a hot, sunny day in July, it is a sobering thought to recall that M. J. Scott, C. W. C. Frostick and R. H. D. Jeffryes on a wet and icy day in January ran in the Kent County Cross-country Championships at West Wickham.

Mirabile dictu—since the festive season was at its height--they completed the course in eleventh, thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth positions respectively out of a field of about seventy runners. We have now entered a team for this event each year for the past eight years and we hope that this tradition will be continued by all future cross-country runners.

Original Contributions TO NINETEEN SIXTY-ONE Alone in the awful amber streets, the hypocrite night comes out, The hoarse grey scream of the thin mill whistle stifles the drunkard's shout.

The once green leaves of the stranded trees, swirl in the cornered park And the quick blue lights of endless streets jump into the dark.

Crash of the hammer, surge of the steam, The world is sleeping a mechanised dream !

Throb of the turbines, hum of the mill, The man-made hands which trap and kill !

Life runs quickly, away with the steam In the demon mill-wheel's staccato theme.

Spin of the fan-belt, jolt of the gears Are these man's precious hopes and fears ?

The poppy in the field is dead . . .

The plastic poppy lifts its head.

J. HOLT. THE RUBAIYAT OF G. W. M. A lonely bird, aperch a gatepost, sings Of Summer and of all that Summer brings.

And the hushed, still air with its glad song rings : " Oh, indeed there are Better Times to come ! " But are there ? Think you that Tomorrow's Dawn Will bring relief, and comfort those that mourn For those they lost ? Ali, surely not ! for it Shall leave them as it found them—all forlorn.

Now sure enough comes Spring and strokes the land With soft caresses and her jewelled hand And pours afresh the Wine of Life to mark That Time another fleeting year has spanned.

And Summer's scorching breath, swift come to strew Hot kisses on the whispering fields and woo The waking land from Winter's cruel grip.

Sings overhead in skies of polished blue" Throw out your God with his Eternal Laws !

Do not in those sweet meadows seek some Cause That lies behind it all. Make Heaven yours, If only for a while, and do not pause To wonder : WHO created WHAT and why ?

The Fates are blind that rule the Universe And pull the strings for better or for worse That make men live and love and lastly clE: ! " So be it—but at least with me make much Of what is left us, odds and ends and such That somehow God forgot to steal. But quick !

Be quick ! they soon dissolve beneath Time's touch !

For who can know that Tomorrow will come ?

And what fool would boast he can count the sum Of his appointed hours ? Only the gods Above can tell--and the gods are dumb !

TAMAM SHOD. THE NEW BORN Yet blossom out in radiant beauty forth, With ecstasy to your mother's breast be clasped, Unaware of life's vain pleasures, pain, war, wrath, And live in blissful ignorance.

A bud of life, thou art, a miracle of God In which one sees, beauty portrayed in miniature, Sleep, sleep ; melt into slumber with a sleepy nod, And let thy innocence pierce this evil shroud.

Soon will come life, with agony Of Love, Hate and passions that dry with age.

And Death, with contrasting clemency, Takes thee home to glory—to rest.

R. J. HARVEY. UIV. THE MAGNETIC MOUNTAIN In northern Blackness stands a mountain Leaden is the hidden sun.

Ships in far-off seas come from the darkness And are drawn by the hungry desire of the mountain Life cannot prevent it by conscience.

He senses the ships' iron souls And they break.

THE SUTTONIAN Only a mirage of matter is left.

They met Death as they met Life Unaware and unprepared.

M. A. M. S.

PEACE OF MIND "Where do I look for Peace of Mind For I would so love to have it ? " It is a wish that all do have Yet very few do find it.

"Will I attain it by grabbing power Even though others will suffer ? " This is what you mustn't do For your conscience will rise in anger.

"How can I find it in this world Of jealousy, greed and spite ? " You can if you have the patience to wait, And find the companion that's right.

"If I can't win Peace by material gain, How, where and when shall I find it ? " Give up your egocentric life, For Peace may come by doing it.

R. D. E. Mr. IN YOU The players droned on with this the less Sought and loved passage of the Tender symphony. Listeners were restless And too far anticipant, the quiet of the Piece had them half thoughtful on the inactive Uneventfulness, no life, movement, joy, affect Each dependent sot Each forgot That all is not Topmost, all is not most Climax and fruition have their roots in the Drudge response.

So a piece of living drudge Can resemble a man in a tub Horse chestnuts can be found Which greet the gaze with perfect round Whose pricking sharpness is all within Spikes grow inward from the skin And centre nut though quite encased Is on a world of sharpness based Most from its cutting self follows hurt Own spikes spear soaringly to own heart A fruit as that would make a mirth And pain-toughened seed put in Regenerate to up past sin Crow and reach a pointing greatest worth.

R. KOJECKY.

O.S. Matches The results of the 0.5. matches played on Saturday July 8, will be found under tha respective sports' retrospects.

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The Old Suttonians' Golfing Society The Society held a most successful meeting at Ashford, on May 28. Twentyone members were present to see Ambrose Horne win the Morrish Cup with a score of 39, with Brian Reynolds as runner up with 32i. In the afternoon five boys from the School joined in the four-ball bogey competition for the President's Mashie. This was brilliantly won by the combination of Alan Martin and his young partner, I. W. Jones, with a score of four up, followed by Peter Grafton and Ambrose Home at all square.

We were very sorry that our newly elected President, Norman Epps, was among several members who were unable to attend this meeting. His generous prize of two putters for the winners of the afternoon match and Brian Reynolds' gift of golf balls for the runners up were greatly appreciated.

Our next fixture is the 0.S.-0.K.S. Match. It will be in September at Knowle Park or Sundridge Park.

The Autumn Meeting is fixed for Sunday, October 8, at Tunbridge Wells.

Once again we are going to the Nevill Golf Club. We will benefit this year from the summer time extension. There are two fine trophies to be played for, namely, the Mason Apps Trophy which Leslie has generously donated for the morning Stableford competition and the Epps Trophy and President's Cleek for the afternoon four-ball bogey competition.

Our membership now stands at thirtyfive, which might possibly be of interest to the correspondent "N. E. Varc."

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those who have played in our competitions when at School and have now left.

Anyone wishing for further information about any of these fixtures, please write to Peter Morrish, Little Portobello, Brenchley, Kent.

Old Suttonian Conjurors

The Annual Reunion will be held on Saturday, October 14, 1961, comprising dinner and attendance at the Magic Circle Festival.

The Festival will be held this year from October 9-14, at the Scala Theatre, London, W.1. Full details will gladly be sent upon request to Michael Candy, 6 Dearne Close, Stanmore, Middlesex.

Telephone : Grimsdyke 1156.

73rd Annual General Meeting and Dinner

The 73rd Annual General Meeting of the Old Suttonians Association was held at Sion College, E.C.4, on Friday, May 5, 1961. There were present Sir Mervyn Wheatley, K.B.E., DL., J.P. (President), E. W. E. Chapman (Chairman), W. H. Blaxland (Hon. Treasurer), M. H. Barclay Jones (Hon. Secretary), C. R. Evers, M.A. (Headmaster), Capt. N. T. P. Cooper, C.B.E., R.N. (retd.) (Bursar), Group Capt.

R. E. G. Fulljames, M.G., B.A., Rt. Rev. G. J. Walsh, D.D., R. D. Wickham and A. F. S. Cotton (Governors and 0.S.) and 100 other members.

Apologies for absence were received from J. S. Andrews, A. J. Barnard, M. Candy, R. M. Beechey, G. A. Calver, G. F. Davies (Governor), H. R. Hearn, General Moulton and T. L. Wren (lately Chairman of Governors).

The Notice of Meeting was read and the Minutes of the 72nd Annual General

Meeting read, confirmed and signed. A short silence was observed in memory of six 0.S. who had died during the year, after which the Chairman urged all O.S. to visit the School to see the great progress made in its development in recent years, but first notifying the Headmaster of their intention.

The accounts as at December 31, 1960, were presented and approved.

Officers for 1961-62 were re-elected as follows :— President : Sir Mervyn Wheatley.

Vice-Presidents : The Headmaster, T. M. James, M.A., J.P., the Master of the Clothworkers Company.

Chairman : E. W. E. Chapman.

Hon. Treasurer : W. H. Blaxland.

Hon. Secretary : M. H. Barclay Jones.

Hon. Auditor : J. B. Pugh.

Hon. Keeper of Records : P. A. Fairley.

Secretaries : Football and Cricket— E. A. Craven ; Fives J. H. Gray ; Golf—A. Martin ; Hockey—P. S. MacIlwaine ; Swimming—A. G. Foulkes ; Chairman of Dinner, 1962 —P. N. Goddard, who with J. F. Higgins was elected to fill vacancies on the Committee.

At the dinner following, with Air ViceMarshal M. L. Heath, C.B., 0.B.E., R.A.F., in the chair, J. B. Cairns, Head Boy, proposed the health of the School.

The Headmaster replied with a retrospect of the year's achievements and developments, which notably included new buildings, the acceptance of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent to attend Speech Day and lay the foundation stone of the Chapel extensions, M. A. Elmitt's Hockey Blue. and the beginnings of Cornwallis House, and announced the sum of £11,000 so far promised or raised for the Friends of Sutton Valence School in aid of the Chapel project, interspersing the serious

THE SUTTONIAN parts of his remarks with a deal of intentional and involuntary humour, which was very well received. J. C. Cotton, 0.B.E., proposed "the Chairman" in excellent terms, and in M. L. Heath's reply the members attending were rewarded by an exhilarating speech, comprising wit, modesty and a telling comparison of Service statistics and commonsense on the one hand with delusions and demonstrations of certain public factions on the other. In the view of the writer of these notes, the Chairman's speech was an event, being the best heard since the war and a convincing proof of the realism of the modern R.A.F., and for having missed which the absentees and eccentrics should have engaged the sympathy of those privileged to hear.

The 74th Meeting and Dinner will be on May 11, 1962.

Those who dined or had tickets included :— S. G. E. Allnutt P. R. Anderson J. S. Andrews G. E. L. Baker M. Bartlett N. P. Bentley E. V. Beaton W. H. Blaxland P. J. Blaxland J. F. R. Bongard P. Booer S. P. Briggs J. B. Brockwell R. F. Budd E. D. G. Bunker J. B. Cairns D. P. L. Carslaw C. M. Carter G. Cawthorne E. W. E. Chapman G. R. Chapman D. M. Child N. T. P. Cooper G. D. Cottle I. G. Cottle A. F. S. Cotton J. C. Cotton

E. A. Craven T. Cuneo J. H. Cutbush R. L. Day D. L. Densham P. De Pinna E. G. Dixon J. F. Dixon M. G. Earp E. J. Evans C. R. Evers (Headmaster) P. A. Fairley E. J. W. Farmer K. Field F. E. Foreman 0. R. Fulljames R. E. G. Fulljames J. P. Gleave K. C. Goodwin J. H. Gray R. A. Griffin M. D. Grundy A. S. Gurling H. S. Hacker G. T. Hardy H. R. Hearn

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M. L. Heath J. F. Higgins N M Hills A. J. P. Hobbs H. R. Holness M. Howard A. M. James M. H. B. Jones I. F. Kay K. W. King A. Langmead J. Lee N. R. Lee P. Leiper R. Lillie° D. J. M. Lowe M. A. Maberley P. S. W. MacIlwaine A. Neate P. Neate R. G. Newbury B. S. Padgett G. Pember D. S. Prentice A. W. Prior N. J. Prockter

J. L. Pye F. G. Pyne R. T. Reeves R. M. ff. Richardson R. L. Rowett J. H. Scott-Wilson J. A. Sheridan R. C. H. Sheridan C. H. Sloan H. E. Solomom E. P. Streatfield P. L. Taylor D. M. Traherne A. A. G. Trimming P. C. Turner M. C. Vant G. J. Walsh J. T. 0. Waters C. R. A. Welch Sir M. J. Wheatley J. A. White R. G. White R. D. Wickham C. P. P. Wiggins J. A. Young

O.S. Notes In April, during the Algerian crisis, J. R. Hopton (1952), who flies for Silver City from Lydd to Le Touquet, was grounded by the closing of Le Touquet Airport, and took the opportunity of paying us a visit. He told us that he had met S. W. T. Cullen (1951) when they were having their air licences renewed.

Another visitor, of slightly earlier vintage, was A. C. Clift (1921) who stayed for the Easter holiday in Maidstone.

He has recently had a " spell" in Roehampton Hospital and a "pretty workmanlike job" seems to have been done. We certainly hope that he will be back as " neatest-scorer-in-chief " on an O.S. cricket week soon. Address : c/o Mann, Egerton & Co., Ltd., Ipswich.

R. F. Budd (1952) has left the Colonial Service in Tanganyika and been appointed to a post in I.C.I. We wish him luck in his new post.

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J. R. Burton (1949) on leave from police duties in Kenya looked fit and well when we saw him in April. His present rank is inspector.

R. M. Biggs (1954) has gone to Canada for two or three years he is at present working with the Bank of Nova Scotia in Ontario, and apparently moves about from branch to branch—his name should be Bird !

C. B. Groves (1932) conducted his farewell concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, May 4, after almost ten years as chief conductor. " He rescued the orchestra from near eclipse and built it into one of Britain's best. Known as the 'Orchestra of the West,' it travels about 25,000 miles a year in the West Country giving more than 200 concerts. " Sir Arthur Bliss, Master of the Queen's Music, presented Mr. Groves with a set of travelling cases and a cheque for £600 from concert-goers. " He is to become musical director of the Welsh National Orchestra Company and to conduct as a free lance '."

I. A. D. Lyle (1953) has been demobilised from R.A.S.C. and has now restarted his career of accountancy as a partner in a London firm. He hopes that his first " articled clerk" may be a Suttonian.

Other O.S. might be inclined to help boys leaving School to start careers in their own businesses, and if they do have vacancies should write to the Careers Master (Mr. N. J. Bennallack-Hart) at the School giving details of vacancies.

P. D. Jordan (1957) at present serving with the Royal Horse Guards has been accepted by W.O.S.B. and will shortly be going to an 0.C.T.U. In sending us the address of his brother (F. J.) E. G. Davison (1943) tells us of

his work with his family firm of organ tuners (Gray and Davison, Ltd.), whose nameplate is on the organs in churches and elsewhere that they repair and tune.

He tells us that looking after these instruments is not always easy—they can be very dusty and tuning in an unheated village church in mid-Winter can be a very cold business.

Many members of O.S.A. will b e interested to hear that Mr. David Thom as —son of the late M. C. W. Thomas (Bursar, 1938-52) has had two paintings hung in this year's Royal Academy Exhibition. The picture "From St. Bride's" was especially mentioned in the Sunday Telegraph. " An astonishingly minute and detailed panorama of London, its buildings, new as well as old, treated with the same scrupulous attention. For a future age it will be as usefully informative as a 17th century view of the City

by Hollar."

R. V. Wiglesworth (1956) has passed the Final Examination of the Chartered Auctioneers and Estate Agents Institute.

He gained the " Hariot " Prize which goes to the candidate with first place in valuation (advanced) and was placed sixth in the whole examination, gaining Second Class Honours. He is now living in Leamington Spa. C. N. D. Stevenson (1960) is working in the City and hopes to take his Intermediate Examination in Chartered Accountancy next May. G. D. Cottle (1958) is now working for London Press Exchange Television, Ltd., as Account Executive/Assistant Producer —he makes T.V. commercials—and seems to have a full and varied existence. He hopes to work on documentary and possibly feature films later on which may involve six weeks or so on the Arctic

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We received in April a most interesting letter from the Rev. R. W. Laurie (1898) who is now in Greenough, Western Australia. Although he was at the School for only five terms—coming here from Oakham—he played for the School at Cricket when King's School, Canterbury, were beaten 135 to 90, and also competed against Dover in athletics—long jump, which was won by the now President cf 0.S.A.—Sir Mervyn Wheatley—with a 20 ft. leap. He recalls vividly "Jeff's Coffee Tavern," various members of the staff of Hs time and all in all enjoyed his stay at Sutton Valence. For some years he worked as a manufacturing chemist in photographic materials and emigrated to Australia in 1911. He was ordained in 1923 and until twelve months ago he ran three parishes ranging over a length of 300 miles, one of which he has now resigned being eighty years' old. He recalls meeting the Vicar of Sutton Valence—Canon F. W. Norwood—when the latter was in Western Australia.

R. A. J. Davies (1958) has written from the Prince of Wales Theatre, Colwyn Bay, to tell us that he has taken up the stage as his career and has adopted the stage name Rowland Davies. He won several cups and prizes at the Webster Douglas Academy and also the much desired Rodney Millington Prize for " Spotlight" —the casting directory. He started at the Oxford Playhouse, went on to the Princes Theatre, Bradford, where he was stage manager and is now in Colwyn Bay Repertory where he is "juvenile" man.

J. F. Higgins (1941) tells us that he has been appointed Chief Estates Surveyor at the head office of one of the leading land agents, surveyors and auctioneers in the county, but professional etiquette

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and natural modesty will not let him say which. This promotion at a fairly young age is a great "feather in his cap" and we wish him success. He tells us too that he often sees E. V. Beaton (1941) and also H. M. Aspinall (1913) who is now a solicitor in Tunbridge Wells with whom J. F. H. frequently does business.

We have had several visits from Terence Cuneo (1926) who has been painting a river scene at Yalding. We hope that he will be able to come and talk about his work as an "industrial artist" in the near future. From conversation with him one gathers that he travels far and wide in his work and trips to the Rand and to Texas are quite commonplace jaunts. His talk should therefore prove most interesting to artists, scientists and geographers alike.

C. D. Gerty (1955) is now living in Urchfont, near Devizes, having recently changed his job. He now works for a large firm of wholesalers in Devizes and his spare time occupation is, for the most part, sailing and singing.

M. J. Aisher (1960) is now an" exchange student" of the English Speaking Union.

He has written from Laurenceville School, New Jersey, and given us an idea of the impact that life in U.S.A. has made on him. The effect has been so strong that he is going on to Wesleyan University, Connecticut, in September. Laurenceville sounds a wonderful place for work and games and among other things Michael has set up a new school and state record for the mile—be was timed at 4 min.

26.2 secs. He also set up another record in a match in Philadelphia last vacation.

He plans to remain four years in U.S.A., but hopes to be back in U.K. in June when we look forward to hearing more of his doings,

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We have been privileged to obtain a cutting from a Dorset newspaper concerning the work that the President of 0.S.A.—Sir Mervyn Wheatley (1898)— has done for the Town of Poole and in Dorsetshire generally. The article records his time at Sutton Valence and that he is President of the O.S.A. It also tells of his unique position in Poole, where he is a former mayor, Member of Parliament and honorary freeman of the town. We congratulate Sir Mervyn on his work and are proud to know that he was once a member of the School.

D. Fenton (1957) has been having a good season with Purley Cricket Club and gained recognition in the Sunday Times recently with an effort of 9 wickets for 95 runs in 22 overs against Esher C.C. On one occasion last season he did even better with 9 for 22.

G. T. Davies (1924) sent a long letter from Kenya telling of his work with Kenya Music Society and an order of service arranged by him for Trinity Sunday—May 28, 1961—in All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi. The size of his choir (306) seems immense when one considers that so many in Kenya have other serious commitments in these days. An interesting link between G. T. D. and Sutton Valence is the fact that on many occasions he has worked in choral and orchestral productions with Mrs. S. R. Beesley, wife of our present Chaplain.

He sent us a chest of Kenya tea for consumption on Speech Day—or perhaps at Commemoration Week-end. We thank him greatly for this kindness. He hopes to arrange a meeting of East African 0.5., and although he has their addresses it may be that one or two are missing. If they do not hear from him please write to his address : Box 3919, Nairobi.

P. B. MacCorkindale (1942) is still serving with R.A.F. and now holds the rank of squadron leader. He is at present studying on a special course in Norfolk.

The Rev. J. H. Churchill (1939) has written from his new living in Sheffield and says that between his parish and part time lecturing in the Education Department of the University he has a very full life "trying to make a clerical estate in this very secular university."

He loves to have Derbyshire on his doorstep and even Sheffield with its hills is fascinating—but reckons that people are more stuck in their seats there than in London.

M. Bayat (1957) is in his last month or two at the University of Arizona, Tucson, U.S.A. After finals he is going to New York and thence back to Iran to see his parents, but regrets that this time he will have to miss out the U.K. J. E. Harvey (1959) has been playing cricket with some success at Jesus College, Oxford, and will be captain of his college at this game in 1962.

M. F. Beaman (1952) writing from Peterhouse, Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia tells us that on his return there from leave he met A. D. J. Moise (1951) who was working in the Customs Department at the airport in Salisbury— fortunately on the postal customs side.

Beaman has also sent a number of photographs, taken by himself, of a number of bushman paintings on the walls of a cave in a dolerite intrusion in the general granite massif of the area in which he lives. These photographs were exhibited on Speech Day and are now part of the Geographical Library and Museum. We thank M. F. B. for the trouble he went to to take these excellent pictures and suggest to other O.S. living

THE SUTTONIAN in remote parts that they might well follow his example and send similar exhibits in future. He also tells us that he will be in charge of the Geography Department at Peterhouse for the next two years or so at least.

The Rev. 0. R. Fulljames (1921) will be leaving Fulham Palace when the present Bishop of London—Dr. Montgomery Campbell—to whom he is chaplain, retires. He does not specify his next appointment but we hope it will be a satisfactory one.

By the death of F. H. Hunt (1887) the Association loses one of its oldest and staunchest supporters. With his twin brother George, Mr. Hunt was usually to be seen at Speech Day and at the Old Suttonians v. School Cricket Match. They were both great sources of information of the School in the latter years of the 19th century, and it is with regret that we realise that we shall not have the pleasure of seeing them with us again.

R. B. Aisher (1953) seems to have been having a reasonably successful yachting season with " Yeoman VII," and we hope that this foretells another Olympic badge in three years' time.

V. C. Crund well (1952) tells us that he is working on the construction of a N.A.T.O. airfield at Campbelltown, Argyllshire.

S. A. Fancy (1959) has returned home to Karachi, Pakistan. He tells us that he is now working in a steel mill controlled by his father (among many other industrial ventures) and has started right from the bottom eventually to go into the Steel Sales Department. In his letter Shaukat tells us a lot about his city and his country—information which will be of help to the Geography Department.

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M. R. P. Naylor (1951) has moved, after three and a half years there, from University of New Mexico and is now teaching Business Administration in the University of Hong Kong. During his travels in the southern portion of the North American continent he visited every state in Mexico and saw much of Central America including Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. He was particularly thrilled with the ruins of the Maya cities in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and in Guatemala. En route for Hong Kong he spent several months in Japan and the Phillipines, and next vacation is taking a party of students to Taiwan (Formosa) to observe, at first hand, recent economic developments there. He hopes to visit U.K. towards the end of the year, and will include Sutton Valence in his travels.

E. P. Streatfield. (1916) has recently been visiting the Far East where he used to work for Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. While in Hong Kong he stayed in the same house as A. L. Harman (1932) whom he knows well. This reminds us that O.S. travelling abroad can obtain addresses of "former pupils" in the areas they are likely to visit from the Hon. Secretary, the Hon. Treasurer or E. A. Craven at the School.

These will gladly be given to any who cares to write for them. Later we have heard from Harman himself while en route for leave in U.K. His route— Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, U.S. and Canada— sounds most interesting. We hope to see him at the School during his leave.

P. J. Brown (1957) has completed his studies in Cambridge and gained the status of wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos. His next move is as a research student at the Computations Center,

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University of North Carolina, U.S.A., where he will spend a year and hopes to graduate as M.Sc. good luck to him in this and congratulations on his degree.

P. A. B. Birch (1956) has returned to U.K. after two and a half years in South Africa.

G. B. Haywood (1911) on holiday from California visited the School during the half term break and was pleased to find that a number of the Speech Day exhibitions were still in situ.

We are grateful to all O.S. overseas who, by their letters and envelopes, enabled the map in the Geography Exhibition on Speech Day to be such a colourful exhibit.—N.B. : We are hoping for an even better show next year !

A. de C. Denny (1915) spent the time while spring cleaning was going on at home on a coastal steamer from Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border and back. C. N. Armstrong (1952) at Kitimat B.C., was told of this trip and motored over the mountains with his wife to meet Denny at Prince Rupert as the boat docked "a noble effort and incredible timing." Although their times at Sutton Valence were so far apart they had a common link in G. T. Hardy (1917) whom they knew when he was in Egypt.

A welcome telegram arrived on the morning of O.S. v. School matches. It read :— "Reunion greetings from O.S.A. Nairobi. Davies, Sherrill, Eden, Jarvis, Hadingham, Derrick, Molison, Barber."

It seems as if the Vancouver Branch has a powerful rival.

The following letter was received on July 12 from the "Hon. Sec. O.S. (Kenya) " and is printed verbatim :— " Box 3919, Nairobi.

8.7.'61.

Dear Edward Craven.

By now I hope that you have received a cable of greetings dispatched during the meeting of O.S. held last Thursday evening at Barber's very pleasant home. The whole affair was a great success and we were lucky that all the Nairobi O.S. possible were there and that Jarvis turned up having come from Jinja, in Uganda, on one of his periodical visits. Chris Carter wrote from U.K. on leave and the following drank the health of the School and 0.S.A., Barber, Sberrin, Molison, Eden, Jarvis, Hadingham , Derrick and Davies.

It was of course not a surprise to me to recognise the faces of some of them, but neither I, nor they until Thursday realised the fact that we all went to S.V.S. You appear to have covered a number of the chaps in the magazine so I will only say that Jarvis is a tea and coffee planter, and runs about in his own 'plane and that Eden is finding it a bit tough farming at Limuru some 18 miles out of here. The rest of us represent a good cross-section of life being a surgeon (Barber), lawyermagistrate (Sherrin), traffic manager for E.A. Airways (Molison), Police Dept. (Hadingham), Govt. Admin.

(Derrick) and chartered accountant (myself).

We arranged to meet again in November, but I will not disclose the R.V. yet, but such has to do somewhat with S.V.S. affairs. At the next meeting I will try and give you some more' gen ' on those present. Thursday was largely taken up by all of us trying

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I read out your last letter to me and Derrick gave us an up-to-date idea of the School as it is now.

I much hope that all went well on Speech Day and that the weather held fine.

Please excuse this rushed letter, but I am off to fly down to Musoma in T.T., but not with Bacchus (L. J. Jarvis) ! !

Yours Aye, GEOFFREY DAVIES (1924)."

CAMBRIDGE TRIPOS RESULTS Mech. Sci., Pt. I C. E. Slater, cl. II, div. 2 Maths., Pt. II P. J. Brown, Wrangler Mech. Sci., Pt. II A. W. Jones, Honours Nat. Sci., Pt. I A. J. Cruttenden, 11-2 Dep. Ed. C. R. G. Cullen, Oxford C. Shaw, Cambridge and Exeter

Births ROFFEY.—On April, 1961, at the Hague, Holland, to Audrey, wife of Paul Roffey (1940), a son, Andrew Nicholas.

LYLE.—On April 9, 1961, to Kathleen and Ian Lyle (1953) a daughter, Tessa Virginia.

PAIN.—On June 5, 1960, to Bridget Mary (nee Leech) wife of D. B. Pain (1936) a son, William Dominic, a brother for Timothy (now at S.V.S.), John and Judith.

BUNKER.—On March 1, 1961, to Janet (née Twinberrow) wife of E. D. G. Bunker (1954) a daughter, Fiona O'Dell Marcella.

DERRICK.—On June 18, 1961, in Nairobi, to Meg, wife of Peter Derrick (1938) a son, Hugh Geoffrey Byrne.

BARCLAY JONES.—On July 12, 1961, at Wichmore Road, Bromley, to Alison and Martin H. B. Jones (1945) a son, Robert William.

Marriages BATTEN—SOUTHGATE.—On October 1, 1960, at St. Peter's Church, Preston, Brighton, Roger M. Batten (1953) to Elizabeth Southgate.

ROPER—ADAMS —On Easter Monday, 1961, at Margate Parish Church, J. A. Roper (1950) to Rita Georgina Adams. R. B. Petters (1950) was best man and J. K. Randall (1951) was an usher.

MARTIN—RAMSAY.—On March 25, 1961, at St. Laurence Church, Allington, Maidstone, P. Cheshire Martin (1953) to Miss J. A. Ramsay.

CRUNDWELL — LANGTON. —On December 19, 1959, at St. Paul's Church, Onslow Square, South Kensington, Vernon C. Crundwell (1952) to Valerie M. Langton.

AISHER—HORANDER.—On April 22, 1961, at Christ Church, Vienna, Peter Aisher (1956) to Wiltrud HOrander.

Deaths We announce with regret the deaths of the following former members of the School :— ORMISTON.—Peacefully on June 9, 1961, at Twyford Abbey, Ealing, the Rev. W. H. Q. Ormiston (1914).

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HUNT.-On December 22, 1960, at his home in Epsom, Surrey, F. H. Hunt (1887) twin brother of the late G. R. Hunt.

Addresses of O.S. Overseas M. E. C. Rayner (1955), Box 866, Kampala, Uganda.

Rev. R. W. Laurie (1898), Greenough, W. Australia.

R. M. Biggs (1954), c/o Staff Dept., Bank of Nova Scotia, 44 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario.

G. L. Thornhill (1938), P.O. Box 294, Manilla, Phillipines.

S. A. Fancy (1959) 29B Queen's Road, Karachi, Pakistan.

M. Bayat (1957), Avenue Karadj, Hospital Square, Tehran, Iran.

P. J. Brown (1957), c/o Computations Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. M. R. P. Naylor (1951), University Hall, 144 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong.

J. K. Reuterdahl (1924), The British Consulate, Bergen, Norway.

J. H. Gardner (1948), Institut Goethe, Blaubamen, Wiirtz, West Germany.

Dr. J. A. C. Allison (1945), 1610 Shadybrook Road, Greenmeadow II, Wilmington 3, Delaware, U.S.A. H. S. Hacker (1961), 33 Teller Avenue, Beacon, New York State, U.S.A.

" Missing " Old Suttonians We have no addresses for the following rnembeis of 0.S.A., and if any member of the Association can help us to regain contact we will be most grateful : G. Ackroyd (1950).

D. L. Arthur (1956).

S. Bailey (1954).

W. H. M. Barber (1926).

J. W. D. Bayram (1956).

R. T. Blake (1953).

D. G. Brewer (1959).

S. W. Burton (1933).

J. G. Chapman (1938).

J. C. Combe (1921).

L. M. de Swart (1952).

D. J. Dixon (1949).

R. N. Douglas (1955).

D. P. Douglas (1956).

N. E. Fermor (1944).

J. C. Fisher (1903).

T. I. A. Hancock (1942) (New York, U.S.A.).

M. B. Heugh (1959).

M. W. Jeavons (1931).

R. W. R. Kingdon (1940).

W. G. L. Mattinson (1920).

C. J. G. Meade (1940).

J. F. Pangman (1956) (Canada).

D. A. Potter (1951).

E. W. Pritchard (1907).

0. J. E. Sparks (1915) (Australia).

R. A. H. Still (1949).

J. R. Strickland (1937).

P. M. Tuke (1939).

G. L. S. Tyler (1896).

P. J. L. Wickes (1942).

0. F. Winser (1943).

J. R. Wood (1953).

P. A. Worters (1935).

D. R. Yetton (1936).

All 0.8. who change their addresses are asked to notify either the School or one of the officers of the Association. If a magazine or O.S. notice is returned no further ones are sent to the same address.

This is the only way in which we can indicate that we do not know where members are. Therefore, if you do NOT receive magazines or 0.S. notices please write and ask " Why ? "

Change of Address Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Payn move to 36 Parkanaur Avenue, Thorpe Bay.

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Letters to the Editor The Union Society, Palace Green, Durham.

June 2, 1961.

Dear Sir,—What glories there are to see in Durham. Here one is able to leave the world of jets and space rockets and return to the life of the ancients. Here one can leave a bicycle unpadlocked and not fear its theft. No one is in a hurry, the station lorry will arrive to collect the trunks tomorrow, or perhaps the next day, or even the next.

Here one wanders up the steep, cobbled street to the hilltop to find Palace Green, surrounded by ancient grey stone buildings, which guard for ever the secrets they enclose. At one end the castle rests on its grassy slopes (students actually live here), at the other end the Cathedral stands in all its majesty, rising up into the spacious heavens, from where it looks down over wooded slopes, down to the flowing river far below.

Yet although Durham has a wealth of history, do not be mistaken, it is also a university of progress. New colleges are springing up everywhere, so that this historic seat of learning, can give its opportunities to a greater number of Britain's youth.

Yes, Suttonians, come to Durham, and you will be able to live amongst the past, leave amongst the present, and observe the future growing before your eyes.

Oxford and Cambridge may bask in greater fame, and possess a far larger Union Society, but is not quality better any day than quantity ?

VIVAT DUNELMSIS.

133 Westminster House, Sutton Valence School.

July 30, 1961.

The Editor, The Suttonian, As my year at Sutton Valence draws to a close, I should like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all that have made my stay such a pleasant one. I can look at my experience at an English public school in retrospect and see, without the sentimentality which I now feel at leaving, how it and this year abroad shall affect my life.

I must say that the experience has given me much. First of all I must list a true appreciation of the English character and way of living. Living, not visiting, in a foreign country gives one this understanding. This appreciation transcends the bounds of the trite conception of the Englishman held by many people. There is much to be said for the English way of life in all respects, but there is one impression that I cherish above all others—that is the Englishman's respect for the individual and for the minority or opposite view point.

In this letter I do not wish to mention the obvious platitudes when comparing England and the United States. Certainly there is a different environment and to a lesser extent different heritage, and these will definitely create differences. Yet, when one takes away these factors, places, a person in a different environment, and gives him time to acclimatise, it is surprising to see the similarity between all human beings.

I also wish to express the hope that I have succeeded in bringing you something of the character of the United States. It is the duty of an exchange student not only to take from his hosts, but also to try to give something in return. At this

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point I should like to extend the invitation to present Suttonians, masters and Old Suttonians to call into my house if ever they should travel to the United States.

I do not live far from New York City and shall put my home address at the bottom of this letter. This invitation serves a two-fold purpose : first, I should like to have personal news from the School and to renew friendships made at School, and secondly, I should like to return some of the generosity that you have shown me.

In closing I should like to praise the English Speaking Union Exchange system which has also made it possible for me to be here and to encourage all present and future Suttonians to apply for the exchange to the United States. If there are any such queries about the scheme please do not hesitate to write me about them. Now all that is left for me to say is thank you for the most enjoyable and fruitful year here at Sutton Valence and that I shall cherish this experience as one of my fondest memories.

Sincerely yours, HENRY S. HACKER, American Exchange Student.

33 Teller Avenue, Beacon, New York, U.S.A.

First XV Rugby Fixtures, Christmas Term, 1961 Saturday, October 6.—Tonbridge R.F.C. Colts at Tonbridge (3 p.m.).

Saturday, October 14.—London Scottish R.F.C. Extra " A " XV, at Sutton Valence (3 p.m.).

Saturday, October 21. Wasps R.F.C. Extra " A " XV, at Sutton Valence (3 P.m.).

Saturday, October 28.—Sevenoaks School at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).

Wednesday, November S.—Cranbrook School at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).

Saturday, November 11.—Dover College at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).

Saturday, November 12.—Hurstpierpoint College at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).

Saturday, November 25.—St. Lawrence College at Ramsgate (2.30 p.m.).

Wednesday, November 29.—Cranbrook School at Cranbrook (2.30 p.m.).

Saturday, December 2. King's School (Rochester) at Rochester (2.30 p.m.).

Wednesday, December 13.—House Match Final at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).

Saturday, December 16.— Old Suttonians (3 XV's) at Sutton Valence (2.30 p.m.).