Spectrum - 1965 - Southgate County School

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CLUBS
SOCIETIES
History Society
6th Form Society
FRUSTRATION HAS BEEN the keynote in this year of the
Society. Though speakers have been several and varied
through the terms they have been invited under the
auspices of General Period Organisers and thus
meetings have had to rely on the resources of the pupils
inventive imagination. Although this was not always
lacking, meetings have been rather sadly attended
especially in the second and third terms when play
rehearsals, good weather and examinations sapped much
of the Society's life blood. One bright note however is
the fact that a Constitution concerning the organisation
of Society and Committee has been drawn up.
Thus the meetings this year include a session of
Vaughan Williams "Job" with comments from Mr.
Baggarley; a Southgate County political election
(Liberal won!|, a talk by Kenneth Wilford on his
experiences in British Honduras with V.S.O., two
debates—"This House considers it is wise to believe in life
after death" which was defeated and a hat debate.
There were also discussions on religion, morality,
education and politics. "The Importance of Being
Ernest" was read and seen (in the film version).
As for theatre visits, these were numerous, sometimes
seats for as few as two or three being obtained for
such productions as 'Othello', 'The Crucible', 'Jew of
Malta', 'Edward II', 'Oedipus Rex', 'Trojan Women',
'Electra' and so ad-infinitum. Many of these theatre
visits were arranged with no particular affiliation in mind
but are included here since they were Sixth Form efforts!
R. Wilmington, 6A. Arts.
IF YOU HAPPENED to be passing room 11 one Friday
lunch-time last June you would have no doubt heard
great sounds of battle—the first meeting of the History
Society. This was formed with the help and advice of
Miss Davies and has been well supported by members of
the first forms. We began with a lively debate to find
who we thought the best monarch of England, followed
this with a debate on battles and their causes and finished
our first term with a quiz. Next year we hope to extend
the activities of this newly formed society and in so doing
attract more juniors.
G. Field, 1R.
F.R.E.D.
DURING THE EARLY WEEKS of the Christmas Term
mysterious notices, heralding the advent of a certain
Fred, began to appear around the school. This organisation
was designed to combat the hours of boredom of
the junior school at dinner-time. In fact it provided for
all. Fred, himself, is the code name for Fantastic.
Recreational, Entertaining Diversions. Various societies
were amalgamated into Fred and he was run from the
beginning by a committee of sixth formers.
Fred covered a wide range of activities. In music
there was certainly no lack of variety—pop and classic,
modern and trad jazz, and folk music including live
performances by a certain group from the fifth form.
The climax to the Christmas Term came with a school
pop group, 'The London Pieces', who entertained us in
the gym. Regular table tennis sessions were held and
these were very well attended. The prefects gamely
accepted a challenge to a jacks tournament against the
third form and duly lost!
It had been hoped that Fred's activities might be
extended to the outdoor work in the form of rounders
and other similar activities but this was found difficult to
organize and with the coming of the sun came the fall of
Fred. But Fred, bigger, better, modernized even streamlined
will return in the Christmas Term, if he is given
sufficient support.
D. Earle, 6B Sci.
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