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Alumni News VENTA / Issue 26 / Summer 2012 Martial Rose turns 90 To today’s Winchester staff and students Martial Rose is chiefly commemorated on campus in the University library building which bears his name and in which his portrait hangs. Many alumni and others with long memories, however, will bring to mind the dynamic, creative, forceful, determined leader of the then King Alfred’s College at a critical juncture in its history. Appointed as Vice Principal in 1965, Martial Rose became head of the college within two years. In post thereafter for almost two decades he retired in 1984. During that period he presided at King Alfred’s over a major period of growth in student numbers – only around 700 when he first took office – and the opening of many new facilities, among them the Tom Atkinson and Stripe buildings and the first two-storeyed phase of the present library. Most fundamentally, Martial Rose fought successfully to preserve the institution at a time of major changes in government policy and institutional upheaval in higher education and to give it a significantly different future under the umbrella of the CNAA, the new validating body in the 1970s for degree courses in the non-university sector. From being a college wholly bound up with teacher training, King Alfred’s reinvented itself to become a highly successful diversified liberal arts college of higher education with BA as What’s on Sixty Years of the University of Winchester and its Community Exhibition 31 May – 27 June 2012 16 Martial Rose well as BEd degree courses – the beginnings of a broad and firm enough foundation which allowed movement in due course towards university status in its own right. By contrast, nearby teacher-training establishments in Southampton and Salisbury which failed to meet the new stern challenges simply foundered and were taken over or closed down. Today’s still relatively small but vibrant, innovative, outward-looking and well respected Winchester Writers’ Conference, Festival and Bookfair 22 – 24 June 2012 Everybody Wins Series: Balfour Beatty – A Collective Responsibility 27 June 2012 Winton Club Reunion 29 June to 1 July 2012 Undergraduate Open Days 6, 13, 20 October Graduation at Winchester Cathedral 7, 8, 9 November 2012 Diamond Jubilee Concert at Winchester Cathedral 17 November University of Winchester owes Martial Rose an enormous debt of gratitude. It is no exaggeration to say that he, above all, helped the college not merely to survive but to change, expand and flourish. A specialist in Drama, Martial Rose published as long ago as 1961 the standard edition of the medieval cycle of Wakefield Mystery Plays. Much more recently (in 2003) he brought out a biography of the actress Dame Gwen Frangcon Davies, contemporary of Sir John Gielgud. In retirement in Norfolk he has busied himself with a steady stream of beautifully illustrated publications on the distinctive architectural features of Norwich cathedral, the latest of them appearing as recently as 2006. Old Wintonians, however, will best remember him as the author of A History of King Alfred’s College, Winchester 1840-1980 (1981) and of a separately published later postscript which brought the story up to 1990. Arguably the pivotal figure himself in the making of the modern institution, he was also concerned to set the record straight about its past. Martial Rose will be 90 in early August and remains very active on all fronts and still keenly interested in the progress of this University. We salute him. Roger Richardson, Emeritus Professor of History In memory of… We have recently been notified of the death of the following alumni and former staff. We send our condolences to their families. 1932 to 1934 Mr Charles E Smith 1932 to 1934 Mr F Williman 1933 to 1935 Mr George Stiles 1935 to 1937 Mr Frederick A Steed 1939 to 1941 Mr Gordon M Chivers 1945 to 1947 Mr P Staniforth 1947 to 1949 Mr Ronald W Quibell 1950 to 1952 Mr R Winter 1951 to 1953 Mr M Denwood 1952 to 1954 Mr V Crouch 1953 to 1955 Mr Frank Salter 1954 to 1955 Mr Bernard Smith 1962 to 1965 Mr Peter Vear 1967 to 1970 Mr R Cassow 1968 to 1983 Mr Ian Crowe 1991 to 1995 Miss Victoria Sutton BEd History 2005 to 2011 Mr N Maude Christian Theology and Ministry Mrs Sheila Silkstone (Former Staff)
Alumni News VENTA / Issue 26 / Summer 2012 Winton Weekend 2012 Results The current students walked away with this year’s victory at Winton Weekend by 11 games to Alfies 8. Badminton 11-16 Alfies Badminton Men’s Basketball 1st 50-33 Alfies Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball 2nd 48-54 Alfies Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball 44-14 Alfies Women’s Basketball Cricket 0-2 Alfies Cricket Dodgeball 3-0 Alfies Dodgeball Men’s Football 1st 1-0 Alfies Football 1st Men’s Football 3rd 2-1 Alfies Football 3rd Men’s Football 4th 2-2 (4-2 penalties) Alfies Football 4th Women’s Football 1-4 Alfies Women’s Football Men’s Hockey 1-4 Alfies Men’s Hockey Women’s Hockey 4-3 Alfies Women’s Hockey Netball 28-14 Alfies Netball Horse Polo 6-5 Alfies Horse Polo Rounders 221/2-5 Alfies Rounders Men’s Rugby 12-14 Alfies Men’s Rugby Women’s Rugby 7-8 Alfies Women’s Rugby Men’s Tennis 3-1 Alfies Men’s Tennis Volleyball 2-3 Alfies Volleyball Obituary Former Maths lecturer, Ian Crowe, passed away peacefully at home on January 27. He was 74. Ian joined King Alfred’s College in 1968 as a lecturer in Maths, following posts as a Maths teacher at Havant Grammar School and then at Libertyville Senior High in the USA. Upon arriving in Winchester Ian threw himself into the local theatre scene both at the College and with the Chesil Theatre starring in countless productions and also directing for the Winchester Operatic Society. In addition to Ian’s many commitments within the world of acting, he was a dedicated member of the Samaritans. Providing support and assistance on many night shifts and days he valued his role greatly. During his time at King Alfred’s College Ian also undertook extra responsibilities becoming a hostel warden, a member of the College Council and tutor with special responsibility for overseas students. He also took part in a tutor exchange with the University of Maine, USA, in 1976. Ian left King Alfred’s College in 1983. Ian’s passion for drama did not stop at theatre; he was heavily involved with The Festival Players, who performed historical accounts in Winchester Cathedral and this led him to become a dedicated member of Chapter & Verse – an organisation that presents dramatized themed readings to local groups around Winchester to raise money for charity. A passionate and long standing contributor to Winchester Talking Newspapers, Ian ‘s quirky and mischievous sense of humour was present in everything that he did. He continued to write and devise scripts up until his death and was a cherished member of every organisation that he belonged to. Ian Crowe 17
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