Fosterian Magazine – Easter 1938 - Old Fosterians and Lord Digby's ...

8especially in times of crisis, and he emphasised the increasingvalue of the opportunities for individual all-round developmentto a higher standard provided by the sixth Form courses. Heended on a note of high hopefulness for the future, justifiedby his experience of the co-operation of parents, masters, boysand Governors.In a few aptly chosen comments, the Chairman of theGovernors (Mr. W. F. Henning), congratulated the Schoolon its good year: he felt that the ideals of simplicity, frankness,keenness and good manners were hetng worthily upheld. Asan ex-schoolmaster, he paid a tribute to the influence of theHeadmaster and to the out-of-school work of the staff. Hewas able to announce that work on the new buildings wasdue to begin almost at once.After presenting the prizes, Dr. Hele contrasted the systemof British education, aiming at the development of the individualas a thinking being, with education in other countries.He was pleased to see abundant evidence of the process ofcharacter-building in various ways in the pages of the Schoolmagazine, together with happy proof of its after-effects inthe Old Boys' Notes, and he regarded the strong Old Boys'Association as a sign that the School's work was effective.In spite of the criticisms raised in many quarters against thepresent form of the School Certificate examination, he feltthat it was of great value, opening the door to many careersand helping to sort out those pupils who could benefitby a further course of academic study. Offering a specialword of advice to future farmers, as well as to citizens as a whole,he pointed out how necessary a scientific and general trainingwere in farming and in every-day life, for which a higherlevel of education was being required; and he therefore urgedthat boys should stay at school as long as possible to equipthemselves for the future. He reiterated the Headmaster'semphasis upon the desirability of a balanced education andupon the need to learn to think for oneself, for the progress ofdemocracy, though slow, was sure if it rested on a soundfoundation. His request for an extra half-holiday for theSchool was, naturally, very popular.General R. L. 'Waller, C.M.G., proposed a vote of thanks toDr. Hele, and Mrs. G. M. Carey, in thanking the Chairman forhis services, expressed the gratitude of all connected with theSchool to Mr. Henning for his unfailing hdp and interest.After the School Song had been sung, cheers were given forDr. Hele, the Governors, the Headmaster and Mrs. Lush.Besides those already named, the following Governorswere present: Mrs. Fry, the Rev. A. Field, the Rev. AlanWilliams, Dr. ]. F . L. Whittingdale, 1111". Littleton C. Powys,Mr. C. B. Brett (O.F.), and Capt. W. A. Ffooks (Clerk to theGovernors); and other visitors included Mrs. A. Field, Mrs.Littleton Powys, Mrs. C. B. Brett, Mrs. Askwith, Miss Billinger,9Miss Sparke, Mrs. White, Col. H. W. Smith, Mr. J. Fowler,the Rev. Prebendary Eoe and Miss Roe, the Rev. F. B. Hardyand Mrs. Hardy, the I~ev. G. R. Levesley, the Rev. G. H. B.Eagles, the Rev. ]. J. L. Van Heede, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Forder.PRIZE LIST.Form Prizes: VI- P. G. Wood. Va- Ist, C. R. G. Treasure;2nd, N. P. Baker. Vb-1st, K. 1. Fry; 2nd, R J. Gibling. IVa­1st, P. A. Taylor; 2nd, M. G. Hicks. IVb-lst, A . J. Sobey; 2nd,C. E. Kingsbury. Ill-1st, F. H. Hoddinott; 2nd, N. J. Hole.Special Prizes: The Sir George Pragnell Prize (presented byLady Pragnell)-C. R. G. Treasure. Scripture Prize (presented bythe Headmaster)-P. G. Wood. Prizes (given by the late Mrs. Palmer) :History-in memory of F. R. Palmer-N. P. Baker; French- in memoryof A. J. Brooks-C. R. G. Treasure. Latin Prize (presented by W. F.Henning, Esq.)-C. R. G. Treasure. Science Prize (given by the lateSir Arthur Adams, K.B.E., V.D., ].F.)-C. R. G. Treasure. MathematicsPrize (presented by :tvlrs. B. L. Cox)-C. R. G. Treasure. GeographyPrize (presented by J. Fowler, Esq.)-N. P. Baker. Nature Prizes(presented by Littleton C. Powys, Esq.)- Senior, G. W . Hoddinott;Junior, R. J. Gibling. Drawing Prizes: Senior (presented by F.Marks, Esq.)-G. A. Sheppard; Junior (presented by G. E. Batchelor,Esq., O.F.)-G. N. S. Fox. Reading Prizes (presented by the OldFosterians' Association)-Senior, D. R. Gibling; Junior, D. G. Guy.Good Conduct Prize- P. G. Wood. "Onlooker" Essay Prizes­Senior, P. R. Badham; Junior, J. P. Sibley. Boarders' Prize(presented by Mrs. Lush)-C. G. R. Mintern. Prizes for Neat ExerciseBooks: Va-C. R. G. Treasure, D. L. McLean, J. D. 13allam. Vb­A. L. Bragg, R. J. GibIing, P. C. Denning. IVa-J. F. Sobey, M. G.Hicks, P. A. Taylor. IVb- C. E. Kingsbury, D. J. Aiticenhead, J. C. W.Baker. lII-F. H. Hodtlinotl:, D. G. (;uy, "V. L. P. Cole.University of Cambridge School Certificate:­E. B. G. Abbot, N. P. Baker, J. D. Ballalll, n. R Bullock, J. Card,R. Clarke, D. R. Giblillg, P. J. Mills, 1'. C. Strond, C. RC;. Treasure.Dorset County Junior Art Scholarship :- J. D. Ballam.The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London:Pianoforte-Grade VIII (Fina\)-J. D. Ballam. Grade III (Transitional)-D. L. Dike. Grade 1I (Elementary)- K. J. H. Courage. Grade I(Primary)-K. R. Chaffey. Preliminary- G. C. Eose.Violin. Grade IV (Lower)-D. S. Jackson.Royal Air Force Examination for Entry of Aircraft Apprentices:June, 1937-G. W. Back.Dingley Challenge Cup: Won by St. Bede's House (HouseCaptain, P. G. Wood).Football Challenge Cups: Senior-vVon by St. Aldhelm's House(House Football Captain, K. S. Gay). Junior-Shared by St. Aldhelm'sHouse (House Football Captain, K. S. Gay), St. Bede's House (HouseFootball Captain, P. G. \Vood) and St. DUllstan's House (House FootballCaptain, A. M. May).FOOTBALL.1st XI.The congestion of fixtures in the short time at our disposalafter Christmas usually allows of little practice, but this termbad weather and colds reduced opportunities to a minimum.In the circumstances it was not surprising that the team

10 11lacked some of the method so much in evidence last term.We lost Pollard and Sherry at Christmas; and the compositionof the eleven varied considerably from match to match, withthe result that team work was made still more difficult, thoughindividual play often reached a high standard.T eam chosen from: Courage i*; Gay , Gibling i, Nelson ;Baker i, Bradshaw,* Johns,* Hughes; Oxford i, Hicks, Bragg,*(vice-captain.) Wood,* (captain), May.* l\eserves: Treasure iMintern, Badham, Hoddinott i.* = colours. P.D.F .M.Jan. 15. Junior Old Fosterians. Won, 7-6.The Junior Old Boys turned out what was probably themost representative side they have yet fielded, whereas theSchool XI was somewhat experimental, Bradshaw and Baker ibeing absentees. Considering the end-to-end gale, the ballcontrol of both teams was very good. With the wind in theirfavour, the Old Boys enjoyed the bulk of the first-half play andchanged over with a lead of 5- 2 ; but the School afterwardsexerted continuous pressure and, netting 5 goals to theiropponents' one, gained a narrow but deserved victory.Scorers : Bragg (3), May (3), Wood.Jan. 29. Gillingham G.S. Away. Lost, 2- 7.Owing to coughs and colds, we had to rely on an almostunrecognisable 1st XI containing seven reserves, the captain,vice-captain and three other ' colours' being unfit. Consequentlywe were too slow and too light for our opponents.With the advantage of a strong wind, the home side led athalf-time by 4- 1; and after we had scored again, they soonresumed the attack and added three more. Only Hughesplayed up to standard on our side. Scorers: Badham and adefender (own goal) .Feb. 9. Blandford G.S. Away. Drawn, 3-3.This rearranged fixture, postponed from last term owingto snow, produced a very even game. With a high windbehind us, we quickly opened the scoring and led at half-timeby 2-1 (Bragg, May). After the interval, the home teamscored twice to take the lead, and in spite of continuouspressure, we were unable to equalise until Wood converted apenalty. The smallness of the ground proved a handicap toour team, many passes going astray.Feb. 12. Ilminster G.S. Won, 8- 0.The opening seemed to promise a hard and level match,but our first goa l, after ten minutes' play, was quickly followedby four more. In the second half we seemed to lack . snap,'though three goals were added; and the Ilminster forwardsfailed to take advantage of several lapses by our defence.Scorers: Bragg (3) , May (3), Oxford i (2) .•Feb. 16. Old Fosterians. Lost, 2--4.The School were decidedly unlucky, for after being 2-3in arrears at the interval, they bombarded the Old Boys' goalin vain. For long periods the O.F .'s were content to have onevisible forward, the rest of the team being occupied in keepingtheir goal intact. Our defeat was largely due to mistakentactics, shots being tried when another move would have beenmore judicious. At the same time, play throughout was of ahigh standard. Johns i was specially prominent for splendidwork in defence and attack in the first half, and had badluck in not scoring from one glorious drive from 35 yards.The whole team played well in the second half : Mr. Hulmesubdued the lone but dangerous 0.1'. forward, and May,Wood and Bragg were outstanding in attack. Scorers: Bragg,Oxford i.Under-14 XI.Winning two of their three matches after Christmas, theunder 14 team completed the best season this group has hadsince inter-School matches at this age limit were introducedsix years ago. Of 10 ma tches played, they won 5, drew 3and lost 2 (each by a single goal).It is probable that we have never had a better balancedjunior team, every player being a sound performer in hisspecial position; and-better than that-a good team-spiritdeveloped in the course of the season, and produced a reallyhigh standard of team work and mutual understanding. Thegoal average of 30 against 14 illustrates both the effectivenessof the forwards and the strength of the llcfcncc; and the factthat, though the chosen team remained almost unchangedafter the opening games, as many as 17 players had to be calledon, shows how many capable reserves were available wheneverrequired. The ultimate secret of their success was undoubtedlytheir readiness to practise continually and to be trainedand criticised; and we acknowledge very gratefully thebeneficial influence of the third visit this season of the F.A.coach, Mr. W. G. Berry, on Jan. 26.Term's team: Ridout ; Curtis, Ashton ; Baker ii,Poole (capt.) , Kingsbury ; Johns ii, Gibling ii, Oxford ii,Dike (vice-capt.), Rose. Others who played were Hann i,Schumacher. Linesmen : Lemon, Mitchell ii and H ann ii.Jan. 29. Gillingham G.S. under-14. Won, 4-0.A high wind blew continually down the hill. Yet, withboth advantages, wc led only by 2- 0 at half-time (Dike,Oxford ii), too much close work having been attempted; andour visitors' good form in diffi cult conditions suggested thatthey might overpower us after change of ends. \Vith slope andwind against us, however, we produced some splendid combinedwork and almost monopolised the play: rapid ex­

12 13changes between halves and forwards kept up a strong attack, in breakaways. Oxford i gave Aldhelm's the lead, and Clarke the value and the opportunities of the right wing were moremade the issue safe for them just before the end. full y realised, and the score was doubled (Oxford ii, Gibling ii ) from good work by Johns ii following a series of long cross Jan. 26. St. Bede's 12, St. Dunstan's 4.passes. Almost every player exerted himself to the full andshowed to advantage in this half; and H.ose, included for theIn continuous cold rain and on a sodden pitch, play wasfirst time, did very well indeed in an unfamiliar position.naturally of rather poor quality. The first half-hour did notpromise so decisive a result: Bede's missed frequent chances,Feb. 5. Yeovil School, under 14. Away. Lost 1-2.though they led at the interval by 4-1. After Dunstan'sAs in most of our fixtures this season, we scored earlvhad reduced this lead, however, goals came thickly for Bede's,(Dike), and we kept our lead till after the interval. BU'tseveral through keen following-up. Dunstan's mistakenlyground conditions and equipment were hardly conducive torelied more and more on individual efforts. Scorers: Bragg 6,match play, and with the added disadvantage of being theWood 5, Trott 1; Badham 2, May 2.smaller side, we did not reproduce our true form. Full timebeing played instead of the usual 35 minutes, we tired notice­ Feb. 2. St. Aldhelm's 6, St. Bede's 1.ably in the later stages. Curtis and Ashton did splendid workin defence, and Kingsbury at half : but the forwards wereAn unfortunate ending to the House competition, sincehandicapped by the long grass. We wen: glad to see R. N.Bede's were without their captain, vice-captain, and most ofCook (1934-35) and P. S.their leading players, and had to include seven junior HouseHugh e s(1935

14Feb. 9. St. Bede's 2, St. Dunstan's I.There was no score in the first half, both sides havingmissed at least one open chance; and when, against the slopeand the run of the play, Dunstan's (through Schumacher)profited by a goalkeeping slip, they seemed assured of victory.With a few minutes to go, however, Poole scored direct from askilfully judged corner kick, and just afterwards drove in alow shot through a crowd of players to snatch the narrowestof victories for Bede's. Superior team work justified the result,though, against a heavier defence, Bede's were inclined to behasty in their movements.Feb. 16. St. Bede's 2, St. Aldhelm's O.There was a great difference in the style of play of thetwo teams, Bede's relying wholly on combination and Aldhelm'son direct tackling, long kicking and rapid raids. AlthoughBede's were continually dangerous down the hill, there was noscore at the interval, and for a few minutes after Aldhelm'sput all their power into attack. Suddenly, however, a delightfulmovement between Gibling ii, Johns ii and Rosetransferred play to the other end and was perfectly finishedoff by Rose; and shortly afterwards Gibling ii completedanother combined movement with great dash. After this,Bede's kept control of the game. The measure of their superioritywas shown less by the score than by the fact that theirgoalkeeper was never really tested, and that all their playerstook their full share in both attack and defence, some of thejunior members, such as Greening, Hole and Hunt ii makingan excellent show.Form Ill-I, Form IVb-O.Inter-Form Match.The junior season was extended beyond half-term to allowthis inter-Form challenge, which had created considerableinterest, to be fulfilled. A very keen and level struggle resulted.Although, with the help of the wind, IVb did most ofthe attacking in the first half, Curtis and Ashton proved sostrong and safe at back that it was Form III who scored theonly goal, when Oxford ii picked up a possible chance andwent strongly through, almost repeating his success soon after.IVb came near to scoring several times in each half, but theirleaders lacked discretion and purpose in their kicking; forthis reason Form III deserved to win. Very promising formwas shown not only by recognised Under-14 players, but alsoby a number of other juniors, especially Mead iii, Hole,Treasure ii, Hutchings, Baggs.15CROSS COUNTRY.In contrast with last year, very good conditions prevaik~ don Wednesday March 9th, a pleasant, windless day, thongh thegoing was a little too firm . The record total of 54 competitorsset out. Courage i, last year's junior winner, accomplished asplendid performance in beating the previous senior n~conj(set up by A. L. G. Hutchings in 1932) by 15 seconds. Th,'seniors, as a whole, indeed, did well, only 4 out of 17 failingto complete the course within the qualifying time. TI1

16(22), who won both the Mile and Half-mile, Bradshaw (20),Wood (16) and Nelson (12) were also continually prominent.Apart from the performances of Senior athletes, the mostinteresting feature was the excellent promise shown by anumber of junior competitors: Baggs and Oxford ii sharedthe Victor Ludorum Challenge Cup with 9 points each, andothers who revealed excellent form were Mead iii (6~· ), Toms,Ashton and Hunt ii (6), Courtney and Rose (5).The House competition was very one-sided this year,St. Bede's who were particularly strongly represented insenior events, totalling 152 points against St. Dunstan's 57and St. Aldhelm's 51.The awards were distributed at the conclusion by Mrs.B. M. Fry, who was thanked by Col. H. W. Smith, D.S.O., andto whom Major presented a bouquet; and thanks were expressedby the Headmaster to the donors of prizes and theSubscribers to the Sports Fund, to the Judges and otherOfficials, and to ]VIr. Welcher and Mr. Miller for their mostefficient organisation. Cheers were given for Mrs. Fry, theHeadmaster and Mrs. Lush, and the Officials.The Referee was Mr. L. J. Avery (O.F.); Judges­Messrs. D. F . C. Ballam, A. Bragg, R H. H. Courage, T. E .Gillard, C. A. Lowman (O.F.), A. T. Mintern, A. B. May ;Time-keepers--Messrs.F. A. Cox, T. B. Bradshaw; Starters­Messrs. E . Hulme, W. G. Hewitt; Recorders-Messrs. F . T.Coleclough, R Gibling; Sports Organiser-Mr. M. M. Welcher;Hon. Secretary-Mr. P. D. F . Miller.SPecial Awards.The Leweston Cup (House Challenge Cup, presented byMrs. Eric Rose)-St. Bede's.Dux Ludorum (Challenge Cup, Mr. F. A. Cox, O.F .)­Bragg.Victor Ludorum (Junior Challenge Cup, the Rev. and Mrs.Arthur Fie1d)--Baggs and Oxford ii.Open Events (Challenge Cup, the Old Fosterians' Association;and miniature, Mr. C. A. Lowman, O.F.)-Bragg.Special award for the most outstanding performance(Mr. A. Hugh Sawtell, O.F .)- Wood (High Jump record).Mile, open (Cup, Mr. F. A. Cox, O.F.)-Courage i.100 Yards, under 12 (Cup, Mr. L. J. Avery, O.F.)-Toms.Special award for keenness and perseverance (anonymous)-Bailey.17Results.i"Iile, Open~l, Courage i; 2, Nelson; 3, Hoddinott i;5 min. 27 9-10 sec. Under 14-1, Ashton; 2, Courtney; 3,Rose. 6 min.Half-Mile, Open-I, Courage i ; 2, Nelson, 3, Bradshaw.2 min. 26 3-5 sec. Under 14-1, Mead iii; 2, Kingsbury;3, Ashton. 2 min. 52 1-10 sec.440 Yards, Open-I, Hoddinott i; 2, Nelson, 3, Courage i.60 sec. Under 14-1, Courtney; 2, Baggs; 3, Rose. 702-5 sec.220 Yards, Open- I, Bragg; 2, Hoddinott i; 3, Wood.26 1-5 sec. Under 16--1, Bradshaw; 2, May; 3, Courage i.262-5 sec. Under 14- 1, Baggs ; 2, Rose ; 3, James. 302-5sec. Under 12-1, Toms; 2, Mead iii ; 3, Chaffey. 33 sec.100 Yards, Open-I , Bragg; 2, Hoddinott i; 3, Bradshaw.11 2-5 sec. Under 16--1, Bradshaw ; 2, Courage i;3, Gibling i; 122-5 sec. Under 14- 1, Baggs; 2, Oxford ii ;3, Rose. 13 2-5 sec. Under 12- 1, Toms : 2, :Mead iii andChaffey. 15 sec.High Jump, Open--l, \lVood ; 2, Hoddinott i ; 3, Baker i5 ft. 4 ins. Under 14-1, Oxford ii ; 2, Hunt ii ; 3, Earle.4 ft. 2 ins.Long Jump, Open-I, Bradshaw; 2, Wood ; 3, Hoddinotti. 17 ft. i in. Under 14·- 1, Oxford ii ; 2, Ashton;3, Lemon. 12 ft. lIt ins.Hurdles, Open-I, Bragg ; 2, Hoddinott i ; 3, Wood.18 3-5 sec. Under 14-1, Hunt ii; 2, Hann i ; 3, Baggs.22 1-5 sec.Throwing the cricket ball, Open-I, Bragg; 2, Farley ;3, May. 86 yards 1 ft. 7 ins. Under 14-1, Mead i; 2, Curtis ;3, Oxford ii. 59 yards 1 ft. 8 ins.House Relay Race-I, St. Bede's; 2, St. Aldhelm's.Awards for Physical Training and Gymnastics (presentedby RS.M. A. T. Brown).Form medals-VI and Va, Hoddinott i ; Vb, May ; IVa,Oxford i ; IVb, Courtney ; Ill, Oxford ii.Best all-round-Wood; most improved-Taylor.Evening Gymnastic Class-Senior, Gillard; Junior, Baggs.Form Cup (presented by Mrs. Elliott)-Form IVa..

26 27too faded to allow of clear recognition of some who appear init, but it is hoped that the expert attention it is now receiving,with Mr. Cox's permission, will both make possible theidentification of its members and preserve it for futuregenerations. It relates to the period of i\1r. J. C. Cooper'sheadmastership, and probably to the year 1883.Births..Jan. 11, to AlexanderM. Rogers (1919-25) and Mrs. Rogers,Meads, Gamberlake, Axminster-a daughter.Apr. 18, to Wilfred R. Willis (1914-18) and Mrs. Willis, St.Patrick's, Westbury, Sherborne-a son.We learned with deep regret that the infant daughter of ,.F. J. P. Dommett (1918-22) and Mrs. Dommett, CrockwayFarm, Frampton, Dorchester, born on Feb. 16, died two dayslater.Marriages.Feb. 26, at St. Gregory's Church, Marnhull, Edward G.Harvey (1918-22), The Elms, Cucklington, Wincanton,and formerly of Fontleroi, Folke, to Ruby Rita JoyceWarren, Gannetts Farm, Marnhull. The best man wasHenry W. Harvey ( 1909-10), and R. Clement Rose(1920-26) was at the organ.Mar. 23, at the Parish Church of St. John the Evangelist,Milborne Port, Stewart P. Hallett (1924-26), High Street,Milborne Port, to Dorothy Lilian Hillier, Milborne Port.We have also been pleased to learn of the marriages ofPhilip F. Stone (1916-21)' Hook, Surbiton; and John E. Baker(1924-29), Bristol, formerly of Yetminster; and to know thatthe marriages of the following four contemporaries took place,most appropriately, at the same week-end-Apr. 16 (Easter Saturday), at St. Mary's Church, Portbury,LioneI G. ColIings (1921-28), Fishponds, Bristol, elderson of Arthur Collings (1897-99), Nether Compton, toGladys Margaret Palmer, K!l()\vle, Bristol. A. RalphCollings (1926-32) was best man.Apr. 18 (Easter Monday), at Sherborne Abbey, Leslie S.Ebdon (1920-28), Dingwall, Cold Harbour, Sherborne,and now at Crewkerne, to Ena Sibley, sister of A. J.Sibley (1924-30), Dumobin, Bristol Road, Sherborne;and at All Saints Church, Sutton Bingham, Leslie N. W.Kitzerow (1921-28), Cheap Street, Sherborne, one of thejoint-secretaries of the O.F.A., to Creta Mary Vincent,Wyndham House, Sutton Bingham, Som.;and at Wesley Chapel, Sale, Richard Rodman Pedley,M.A. (1921-30), Sawston, Kings Road, Sherborne, andnow at Leicester, to Jean Evans, Sale, Cheshire.Engagement.The engagement was announced in March of Sidney A.Hutchings, F.S.M.C. (1918-21), Brentwood, and MargaretJ oscelyne Howard, daughter of Mrs. J. A. C. J oseph, TheCroft, Bocking, Braintree, Essex.Death.Denis G. Spiller (1931), son of George C. Spiller ( 1903-06) ,died on March 27 after seven years of intense suffering andheroic endurance, in recognition of which he was a year agoawarded the Corn well Decoration--the Scout v.c. He hadshown not only extraordinary pluck, cheerfulness andunselfishness, but also exceptional skill in various forms ofhandwork, such as basket work, pottery painting, and theconstruction of a fleet of model aeroplanes, of working modelengines, and of a scale-model of the Queen Mary carved witha razor blade. The general admiration with which he wa~regarded was in special evidence at the funeral service. Wt'assure his parents and family of our deep sympathy with themin their sorrow, following so long a period of anxiety and stress.We wish' to offer our sincere sympathy to the Rev. E. E.Curtis (Mauritius) in the death of his Father, and to thebrothers Parsons in the death of their Father.Retirements , Dis tinctions, Appointments.At the end of March, George H. White (1886-88) retiredfrom his post as County Accountant to the Dorset C.C., after40 years in that position and altogether 48 years' service withthe Council- a splendid record. A resolution expressing theCouncil's high appreciation of his work was specially includedin the minutes of their recent quarterly meeting, and on hisretirement he and Mrs. White were the recipients of severalpresentations from groups of the staff of the County Councilastaff which he has seen grow from 4 to 230. The magnitudeof his recent responsibilities may be to some extent gaugedfrom the fact that the c.c.'s annual accounts deal with a totalsum of about three million pounds. In his younger daysG. H. White served in the Dorset Yeomanry for 19 years,retiring with the rank of Squadron Sergeant-Major. Keenlyinterested in rifle shooting, he represented the Yeomanry atBisley, and has for 16 years been chairman of the DorsetTerritorial Rifle Association. His prowess in sport is wellknown: he played cricket for Dorset many times, andcaptained both Sherborne and Dorchester clubs; he is stillchairman of the Dorchester c.c. and a member of the executiveof the Dorset County C.c., as well as honorary secretary andtreasurer to the Dorset Playing Fields Association. We know

28 29that all Old Boys will join with us in congratulating him uponhis magnificent record of service and in offering him andMrs. White sincere wishes for a long and happy retirement.All O.F. footballers who have had the pleasure of playingwith him, and all who have seen him in action, will learn withregret that A. R. (Wally) Hicks (1912-15) has retired fromthe game. An invitation to him to play in the Past and Presentmatch in February brought the reply that his doctor hadadvised him not to play again. However, as twenty-five yearshad passed since he first kicked a ball for the School till hisfinal match for the Old Boys last term, he felt content with thegood innings he had had. In that time, he had played in manyplaces, at home and abroad, for School, town, county,battalion and division, and had met from time to time someEnglish, Scottish and Welsh internationals. In his letter to theHeadmaster he was proud to express his gratitude to the sportsmasters of the School of former years, notably Mr. G. F. W.Hart (1909-15). Summing up what he felt he owed to his earlytraining, he declared that what he learned at School hadproved to be the golden rules- to play the game, to play theball, to play to the whistle, and never give up;-a concisephilosophy, we feel, that is capable of wider application thanmerely to our national winter game.Mr. F. Marks (1914-15,19-37)' who was pleased to accepthonorary membership of the O.F.A. in accordance with aresolution at the Annual General Meeting, has not yet leftSherborne. Indeed, he began his retirement by responding totwo local emergency calls-as a temporary art master atSherborne School, and as temporary organist and choirmasterat Henstridge Parish Ch urch .Percy W. H. Dike (1922-25), Stalbridge, has been electedPresident of the Dorset County Association of Master Bakers.H. J. Stroud (1901-03) is now Vice-Chairman of theSturminster Newton Rural District Council, to which A. R.Sherry (1917-19) has been re-elected as the representative ofPulham; and the following have been re-elected to theSherborne R.D.e.--S. E. Adams (1882-85), for Goathill,B. J. B. Ryall (1890-97), for Haydon, and S. C. Hunt (1909-14), for Castleton. Gerald C. Brett (1914-17)Sherborne Chamber of Trade. is Vice-Chairman of the We congratulate R. G. Mitchell (1926-32) on his success in a recent Civil Service (Clerical Class) examination, in which he was placed 180th among 1,786 candidates. He has been for some time in the Post Office, Shepton Mallet. •Broadcast, Opera., Drama.W. G. Pike, F.B.H.!. (19(8-23), Crewkernc, who wa,.'on the air' for the first time last December, gave his s('colldbroadcast, entitled Jif/onderful Clocks, in the Children's HOllrfrom West Regional in mid-January, and his third in March.He also took part at the beginning of April in the Spelling Bccbetween Men and Women. We understand that he hasthoroughly enjoyed his broadcast experiences at Bristol.F. J. Perham (1919-23), J. M. Green (1928-32) andE. M. Fudge (1930-37) took part in the Sherborne AmateurOperatic and Dramatic Society's performances of The Quake'YGirl ~t the Carlton Theatre in February, and W. L. Warr(1905-07) was perruquier and a member of the Committee .When the newly-formed Nether Compton AmateurDramatic Society gave its first production, The ThirteenthCha.ir, in the Nether Compton Memorial Hall in March,A. Collings (1897-99) took the part of Mr. Crosby, andM. F. Flower (1931-36) of William Crosby.Sport.E. J. Freeman has been re-elected vice-captain of theSherborne Cricket team, as well as secretary of the SherborneCricket and Lawn Tennis Club; and A. C. Meaker has becomesecretary of the Compton C.c.W. Hannam (1902-03) is said to be still in great form athockey as goal-keeper for East Coker.Among local footballers not listed in the last magazine areC. A. Goodchild, Alweston F. e., and J. E. Hann, MilbornePort F.e. The latter, by the way, was wrongly mentioned asa member of the maintenance staff of Messrs. Southcombe,whereas he is in one of the gloving departments-a mistake forwhich we apologise.for the Rest of theChampions (Bruton)M. F. A. Rose (Alweston F.e.) playedBlackmore Vale League against theat the end of the season.P. M. Murphy was a prize-winner at the recentcompetitions of the Sherborne Miniature Rifle Club, takingsecond place in the under-18 class with an average of ·94.2.111ovements .We hear with interest that Philip J. Rogers (1921-27),Union Castle Mail Steamship Co., has been chosen to enjoytwo years' experience in their East African and South Africalloffices. He is likely to spend some time in Mombasa,proceeding thence to Beira, possibly to Johannesburg, and

30 31Iinally to Durban and Cape Town. Before he left, he madehis O.F.A. membership secure until the time of his return.1. H. Baker (1921-26) was recently promoted to anAssistant Superintendent in the Prudential Assurance Co., andis now living at Wincanton.J. E. S. W ollington (1923-27) is travelling veterinaryrepresentative,in the West of England for Messrs. Boots.J. M. Green (1928-32), who has been with Messrs. Wm.Seymour and Co. for the past three years, has now become oneof their travelling representatives.E. E. Osment (1929-33) has left the service of the LabourExchange, Sherborne, for a post in Wareham.H. L. R. Hutchings (1926-32) is now in a West Endbranch of Messrs. Boots.Hugh C. Chant (1932-35) has left the Worlds Stores,Yeovil, to become invoice clerk for Messrs. W. E. Plowman,Wholesale Grocers, Yeovil.H. R. Eley (1931-33) is with a firm of outfitters at Yeovil.N. J. M. Pollard (1932-37) has a junior clerkship withMr. R. R. Dunstan, Solicitor, Yeovil, where he is associatedwith A. C. Meaker (1928-36).Peter Perkins (1930-34) has now left Sexey's School,Bruton, and taken a post with the Gasworks Co., Frome.Visitors.In the first week of the term, R. W. Mer'rick (1920-25),Castle Cary, paid one of his occasional calls, and besides seeingsome of the forms at work in their accustomed places, wasable to revive memories of former terms in a short conversationwith some of the masters.P. A. Childs (1929-33) came home 011 h~ave from the R .N.Signal Station, Valletta, Malta, where he had spent theprevious eighteen months, just in time to play for the Old Boysagainst the School. He was also able to assist the O.F. HockeyClub regularly before he returned to dllty in April.At the same tim~ H. M. R. Shute (1929-32) was on leave before joining a draft at the cnd of March to the 1 st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Hegt. in ludia. A. F. Dunning (1929-.'12) called at the School while he was taking a short holiday at home. He had left Messrs. HollowaY Brothers, Bath, and after being for some time in a similar post in Winton, Bournemouth, was awaiting a new appointment. •W. H. Cross (1928-32), who was also at the School'sSports and took part in the Old Boys' 100 yards race, paid avisit to the School behveen completing his apprenticeship illthe Merchant Service and proceeding to University College,Southampton, where he will take a course with the intention ofqualifying for his mate's ticket. He gave us news of hisbrother Gordon (1921-28) , R.A.F., who, after finishing hisservice abroad with a spell on the N. W. frontier of Indiawherehe found himself with W . E. Young (1927-28), ofMilborne Port- was now at Filton , Bristol, in association onceagain with F. G. Hunt (1924-28). We think it must have beenC. G. Cross who, in R.A.F. uniform, called for a moment atSchool one evening earlier in the term and, after examiningwith interest some of the old group photographs on the walls,unfortunately departed without leaving his name.W e regret also that none of the officers of the Associationwere at hand when P. C. Stroud (1932-37) called.While they were spending a short holiday in Weymouthat the Easter season, Harold J. Fooks (1909-14), who had senta message of remembrance during the term, made two welcomecalls with his wife and sons. His elder son will shortly besitting for the School Certificate at Kingston G .S., and theyhave shown specially good form respectively in swimming andhockey-a game for which the School is justly famous.Cecil J. Andrews (1913-17) took the opportunity of callingwhile spending a short week-end in Sherborne at the end ofApril, and made interested enquiries about the Old Boys' GiftFund for the new School. We were very sorry to learn that hehad been unwell since Christmas, and hope that an earlyholiday will restore him to normal health.R. R. Pedley, iVLA., (1921-30), City Boys' School,Leicester, found time for a visit just before his marriage. Hehas now been appointed Senior' English Master, and it will beof special interest to present Fosterians to know that heproduced;1 Midsummer Night's Dream. with great success thisterm. He has also been busy with the re-classification of theSchool library and the current issue of The J;Vyvemian, as wellas the inevitable examination papers and other routine duties.Referring to the December Fosl erian, he remarked that he wasmuch impressed by the football results, and he also expressedspecial interest in some of the Commoners" recorded debates.Another schoolmaster visitor was G. W. F. Ashford, B.A.(1925-33), who had spent his first term very happily atScorton C.S., Yorkshire, where he is a resident master anclwhere he teaches English, French, History and PhysicalTraining, as well as taking a leading part in games and O.T.C.organisation.

32 33It will interest a number of Old Boys to know that anassistant master of 1921-23, the Rev. H. T. Pimm, revisitedsome of his former colleagues with his wife and two children.He is now the rector of a parish near Stroud, and his son is atSchool at Leatherhead.() LIte r fortunate meehngs.We were pleased to meet Vice-President E. G. Newlyn,B.A. (1886-88), while he was spending a few days with hissister in Sherborne; he made a number of enquiries about theday-by-day affairs of the School and especially about the newbuildings.It was an especial pleasure to see E. J. Upsall getting aboutagain after another bout of illness. He recalled with interesthis school days of 1891 -93 and particularly his rivalry with'Brister' (W.G.) Stagg, now in Bournemouth, for leadingplace in Art; and he renewed his best wishes for the School'scontinued success and prosperity.Early in the term we met Donald L. McLean (1932-37) inSherborne. In the course of his duties at Yeovil Post Office,he exchanges greetings with Old Fosterians who enter onbusiness, and he often hears the voice of H. R. Frank Young(1931-37) on the telephone from the Sherborne office.The latter has recelltly been rejoined by E. B. G. Abbott(1930-37), who had the enviable experience of spending hissix weeks' training at Long Lane, London, when in addition toa strenuous course of duty, he took full advantage of hisopportunities of explorillg the City and most of the famousspots within reach, as well as making some interesting contacts.A. Gilbert R. Churchill (1922-28) was at home betweenhis terms at Salisbury Theological College. Everyone will bepleased to hear that he was successful in passing Part I of theGeneral Ordination Examination in March. His brother,B. W. E. Churchill (1920-24), R.A.F., Salisbury, had justundergone a sudden operation for appendicitis- with completesuccess, we are glad to know.We were very sorry to learu that Cyril K. Hamblin (1916­20) met with a serious motoring accident in I'ebruary. He wasjust beginning to get about again in April, and hopes, withcare, to be fit to resume his garage and repair duties atAmesbury later. He has our best wishes for a good recovery ofhealth and strength.Others with whom we had a chance to exchange all-tooraregreetings were J. A. White (1891-92), Cucklington,R. C. Fry (1923-28), Trent, and P. W. Mitchell (1931-36),Hazelbury Brian.•Easter time was a happy occasion for meetings. It was along time since we had seen E. S. Newport (1918-24), whohas been in London for the past two years, and who wasspending a few days in Sherborne with his wife and little boyand girl; or Percival J. Rogers (1920-27), now living nearStock bridge, Hants, who was similarly accompanied by hiswife and two young daughters. At the same time we crossedthe path of A. J. Brett (1918-25) and his wife, now living atEwell. Surrey; and of A. M. Rogers (1919-25), the birth ofwhose daughter has already been noted.Several R.A.F. members were on leave: Douglas F. Hunt(1930-35) expects to remain at Cranwell until Christmas; he isnow quite fit again and plays hockey, in preference to football,with his accustomed vigour. He mentioned that he had metE. A. N. Webb (1931-33), now L.A.C., who is stationed nearCranwell. G. W. Back (1932-37), Halton, has enjoyed hiscourse in preliminary rigging, which included dismantling andassembling aircraft, as well as checking and adjustingcomponents. The letter he wrote during the term bore witnessthat it does not take an aircraft apprentice long to becomealmost an authority on the various types of aircraft. J. Card(1933-37) had also settled down happily at Halton, where hesaw a good deal of Back.Others who were enjoying a short holiday in Sherbornewere D. Sharpe (1927-32), who has been playing footballregularly in Bristol, and who mentioned that he had metJ. S. Drake (1927-31), R.E. , now a Lance-Sergean t andInstructor, and that he had heard of M. D. Bulpett (1927-29),R.E., who was also doing well; and A. T. C. Wood (1924-29),who is now thoroughly fit for football once more, after anoperation to his knee-in fact, his team are top of their leaguein Salisbury.Letters..W. M. Smith (1875-80)-who thinks he may be the lastsurvivor of the boys who assembled in the present Schoolbuildings on the opening day, April 5, 1875-again generouslysupported the School's Pavilion Maintenance Fund. Heexpressed a hope of revisiting the School, and perhaps theTerrace this summer, for he still drives his car, and heexplained why he did not get down as he intended last yearaftervisiting his elder son at Chester, he stayed for a while inSnowdon district and then at Stow-on-the-Wold, and in Julyand August he was at Worthing. We were very sorry to hearthat his wife had been ill, though she was happily recoveringwhen he wrote. He was interested to read of the ReunionDinner and to see that the School was flourishing and that thepromise of better accommodation was shortly to be realised.

34Several Vice-Presidents have again been in communicationwith the central officers, to express their appreciation of theirre-election. R. W. Foot, F.S.l\l.C., F.B.O.A. (1886-90), tookover a consulting optician's business in Croydon in Decemberand has been busy shaping it to his liking since. We are surehe has all his fellow-members' best wishes for the success ofthis new venture. It is, he says, a very real pleasure to him tofeel that his association with his old School is still maintained:the memories of those years- so brief they appear now, so longthey were then- are etched with a vivid sense of their joy,for the remembrance of their pains has happily faded almostbeyond recall; and he hopes that this may be the experienceof many a boy still at Foster's School. He wishes the School,in its presently new and enlarged form, an era of increasingvalue to those Dorset boys who will come, grow up, and pass on.G. Washington Brock (1890-92)-with whom, readers ofthe July magazine may remember, we have had an interestingdiscussion on the correct use of the phrase to deal withreferredin his recent letter to some newspaper articles by St.John Irvine on pronunciation. He felt it to be most importantthat all persons who had received an ordinary education shouldbe able to speak English without accent or a sign of dialect,and with a natural intonation calculated to bring out its music.Recognising that we live in a district in which dialect persistsstrongly it was a pleasure to remind him that, as a help towardsthis desirable end, the O.F.A. annually presents a senior andjunior prize to be awarded after a test in reading aloud,conducted throughout the School. G. W. Brock felt that thelate King George V spoke perfect English, that the Duke ofWindsor also set a high standard, and that the best Englishgenerally was spoken by Irishmen who had overcome thebrogue and by English people who had conquered the dialect;specially fine examples were offered by our leading barristers.On the other hand, his ear was offended by the clipping ofwords so often practised on the stage.We were very interested to hear from W. H. Salisbury(\890-93), Bristol, that his old School friend, S. P. Andrew(1889-94), New Zealand- who continues to send the illustratedAuckland Weekly News for the School reading room-hopesto make a trip to England this slimmer. If their plansmaterialised, they would make a journey to Sherbornetogether and visit the School. We learn that S. P. Andrew'sson stayed for a few days with W. H. Salisbury last summerand that they came to Sherborne in company, but did not findtime to call on School or O.F. officials. Kind messages werealso received from seven other Vice-Presidents--F. H. Salisbury(1890-93), Winscombe; William E. Brock (1893-97),Watlington, Oxon; F. R. Newlyn (1894-99), Bromley, who,in sending his best wishes for the welfare of the O.F.A.,•35remarked that it seemed like a dream to think that nearly 40years had passed since he was a hoy at Foster's School;William E. Whatley (1900-06), Bromley; W. F. Curtis (1898­03). who greeted us at the very beginning of term after movingto Guildford. He found it a pretty town with magnificentcountry around it: as he lives on the south side of the NorthDowns, Hindhead, Frensham Ponds, Bognor and Witteringare within comfortable reach, and the Pilgrim's Way toCanterbury runs past the bottom of his garden. He recentlyvisited W. J. N. Burch (1896-01) at Westminster School andenjoyed a very interesting afternoon's talk, for it was theirfirst meeting for over 30 years. He regretted that he had notseen Sherborne lately, but intended to come down during thisyear, if possible on the occasion of a cricket match; and hemade special enquiries about the School's rebuildingprogramme; W. C. Kennett (\898-03), Banstead, who hadrecently been in conversation with W. F. Curtis, and hoped,like him, to pay the School and Sherborne a visit during thesummer term; and William G. lreland (1896-01), who, wenotice, has been in the news lately: as Postmaster ofHunstanton, he brought an ideal ending to a long-delayedromance, by tracing the whereabouts of a lady for a wealthyAmerican who had known her in his boyhood days forty yearsago, with the result that they are now happily married andliving in America. W. G. Ireland expressed the pleasure hefelt at keeping touch with the School: he looked forward tovisiting both the old and the new buildings at some futuredate, and hopes that he will not have to wait until he hascompleted the remaining eight y·ears of his Post Office service.He sent his best wishes to all Old Boys and also to the presentboys in their work and games. He wondered whether a footballmatch between supporters of Oxford and Cambridge was stillplayed, as in his days, at about the time of the Boat Race;but nowadays rivalry between these partisans seems lessviolent and, moreover, our football season is over before thatdate. He mentioned that he had recently heard again fromW .E. Whatley, whom he has twice seen at Hunstanton inrecent years with a party of boys from his School on schooljourneys.W. Crabb, B.A., B.Sc. (1896-00), Altrincham, was sointerested to read in his local newspaper a detailed account ofthe wedding of R. R. Pedley (1921-30) at Sale, only threemiles away, that he promptly sent us the relevant column.Had he known of the event in advance, he would have beenat the Church to give the bridal pair a Dorset greeting, whichwe are sure they would have appreciated. In renewing his bestwishes to the School and the O.F.A., he expressed a doubtwhether he would be able to pay his usual visit to Sherborncthis summer.Two interesting letters from regular correspondents ahroad

36 37arrived lately. J. A. Rose, M.M. (1904-10) reported thatsummer had come and gone-a drier summer than usual, andVictoria was in the grip of an antarctic storm. That businesswas not quite ~ o brisk as it ought to be in mid-March was duepartly to the drought inland, partly to a serious outbreak ofinfantile paralysis, and also to the disturbed conditions overseas.He naturally had something to say about the Australiantest cricketers, who he felt sure would give a good account ofthemselves, being comparatively young and very keen. Hestill enjoys his golf, though his recent form had evidently notquite satisfied him. He spoke enthusiastically about theMelbourne gardens generally, which had led Neville Cardus,the English cricket writer, who was then visiting the city, toplace it among the first six in the world. J. A. Rose's threedaughters seemed to be growing up very quickly, as childrenwill: the eldest is already shaping weli in one of the offices ofhis firm. He sent his kind regards to all old School friendsand his best wishes for the School's prosperity.The letter from Sgt. G. K. Henderson (1919-21) tookonly six days to arrive from ]hansi, for, as h(' remarked, thenew air mail service seems to bring England and India almostnext door. He was pleased to see, in the last magazine, howwell the School football teams had shaped before Christmas.His own cricket season was just over: his battalion lost onlytheir first match, played before they had fully settled downafter their move from Delhi. for they had not found the localstandard as high as expected and they had won the ]hansiLeague very decisively. His own results were 43 wickets for9.11 each. and batting average 8.6. His knee, we were gladto hear. had stood the strain well. though it was not as soundas it used to be. After an experimental transformation into amachine-gun battalion with mechanical transport. it seems tohave been decided that the 1 st Royal Fusiliers shall remain arifle battalion. The hot season was just beginning. and therewas a general move to the hills, the troops going in relays:the hot wind was more trying than the actual heat. Hementioned that his brothers; A. D. (1920-23), L JSgt. R.E..Chatham. with his wife and little son, and J. A. (1928-31).R.A.S.C.. Feltham, hoped to be at home together for Easter.We have received kind messages from A. J. Dowdeswell(1900-05), R.A.F .. Kidbrooke; and through a mutual friend,from Arthur R. Sherry (1917-19) and his wife. Pulham; andfrom C. F. Knight (1926-31). W eymo u th.We were sorry to hear that Claud H. Hounsell (1920-24) was unwell in the early part of the year and had had to take a temporary rest from his duties with Messrs. Eldridge, Pope and Co. at Dorchester. Writing from his home at Yeovil, he referred to the interest he had found in the December 'Fosterian', and •noticing the announcement of 1VIr. lVIarks' retirement. was ledto recall other masters of his time. including 1VIr. lVIurphy andthe Rev. H. T. Pimm (already mentioned on a n earlier page).as well as 1VIr. Welcher and iVIr. Harrison . of whom he read inthe magazine from time to time. He thought that any of hiscontemporaries who might have been guilty of occasionalinattention in class would remember what an accurate shot~vlr. Murphy was with a piece of chalk. He also expressedgreat interest in the proposed O. F. gift to th e School in its newbuildings. Having a car now. he hoped to renew some oldfriendships in Sherbome during the coming summer. It hadalready enabled him to take a very enjoyable holiday lastsummer- an interesting ten days' tour of the south coast ofDevon and Cornwall to Lands End and back along the northcoast to lVlinehead before cutting inland: a total of 800 mileswithou.t going over any part twice.A. J. Sibley (1924-30) is now living less than a quarterof a mile from the late Headmaster. Mr. T. L. Hutchins. whomhe met again recently. after sitting close behind him in church.He and his wife were disappointed to miss the O.F. and O.D.Dance for the first time, and they hope to be present at thenext. He referred with interest to the presence of ]. E. Baker( 1924-29) and D. K. Rowat (1932-.34) in the same office withhim. It \ovas in the last magazine wilich informed D. K. Rowatthat two of his fellow workers were Old Fosterians. slightlysenior to him. He is finding life pleasantly full, with eveningclasses and homework to follow them after his daily duties.Another Biistolian from whom we heard with pleasure isA. J. T. Saunders (1931-34), 'vvho continues to follow. throughthe magazine, the progress of the School and the movementsand activities of many Old Boys. As a member of St. ]ohn'sAthletic F.e.. he hoped to arrange a football match betweenhis team and the School at Easter time, but it was not foundpossible to fix a date.Although he rarely comes into personal contact with O.F.activities. A. Frank Webber (1925-31) looks forward to theregular receipt of the magazine with great interest. He hasbeen at the Carmarthen branch of Cow and Gate for five years,and about a year ago was promoted to the position of jointassistant manager. The depOt has grown until it now employsa staff of about 140 . and receives a total intake in summer ofabout 30,000 gallons of milk daily from some 1.700 farms,mainly small holdings. He finds it very interesting to visitsome of the outlying farms. where the chimney corner stillexists and the kettle boils all day on a crane-like erection overa peat fire. and to hear the hospitable invitation. 'But indeedyou must have a cup of tea before you go.' Welsh is the chieflanguage in such parts. but rarely does onc meet a person whoc.annot speak English at all. Carmarthen is an ideal centre for

38a holiday in West Wales: it is just west of the industrial area,and the W. Wales resorts are within comfortable reach; e.g.Tenby, the Brighton of Wales, in Pembrokeshire-the littleEngland beyond \\'ales, where the people, though Welsh,speak English with an almost cockney accent; and PendineSands, now chiefly given over to week-end campers. FromSt. David's Head on a very clear day, you can see the coastof Eire. A trip to Aberystwith is well worth while, going bythe coast road and returning by Devil's Bridge and over themountains, whence you can see the purple-clad heads ofPlinlimmon. He gives a warm invitation to any O.F. who maypass .his way un business or pleasure, and would be glad togive any helpful information as to where to go and what tosee. Twelve months ago, when he was travelling home toStalbridge by road, he called on Charlie Beer at Messrs.Erenoids, Straud, finding him happy at his work andsurprisingly taller than he expected; but he had no time tosee Arthur Beer at Dursley. He enjoys little sport nowadays,though he has plenty of swimming in the summer. He sentbis best wishes to his contemporaries, some of whom he hopesto see in the coming summer, and to Mr. Marks in his wellearnedretirement.It was good to hear from C. I. Connock (1929-34) after arather long silence. On leaving School, he spent two enjoyableyears at a branch of Jldessrs. Sainsbury at Bournemouth, afterwhich he joined a firm of brokers in London, where he still is.H. F. M. (Tubby) Thorne (1927-34), Reading, joins himoccasionally, when they go to see a football match and a showtogether, and they have long decided to visit Sherborne oneweek-end. He sent his best wishes to the School and especiallyto St. Aldhelm's, who he hoped to hear had won every cupexceptthe House Cup, for fear they should afterwardsdeteriorate through pride.E. J. Eveleigh (1929-36) , King Alfred's College,Winchester, was very pleased to observe the various signs inthe last 'Fosterian' of steady progress at School, and lloted withparticular pleasure the increased interest that was evidentlybeing taken in Nature Study, for one of his Subjects isAdvanced Biology, and he had found the collection and studyof insects and specimens of pond life fascinating. He was busy,when he wrote, in completing his period of teaching practice,for he will be seeking a post at the end of the summer term.He made a sympathetic reference to the retirement of Mr. Markslast term.We were very sorry to learn that Norman Spiller (1932-36)had been invalided out of the R.A.F. after a serious illness,especially as he had been getting on particularly well. Wegive him our sincerest wishes for a good recovery in course oftime.39D. J. Aitkenhead (1935-37), who is now at School in Bath,wrote to say how much he enjoyed the last 'Fosterian.' He i~happy in his new School, which is big enough to boast fourlaboratories, besides the modern accommodatioll andequipment.The latest Old. Fusterians are: A. B. Jones (1932-.18),who has taken E. E. Osment's place at the Labour Exchang(:Offices, Sherborne; W. J. Jackson (1935-38), who is withW . G. Hussey in the laboratories of Messrs. Aplin and Barrett,Yeovil; P. G. Trott (1934-38), who is with a firm of outfittersin Yeovil; P. C. Denning (1934-38), who, after someexperience in farming at home, hopes to go to CanningtollFarm Institute; R. G. Oxford (1933-38) , and P. H. Brunt(1936-38), and K. F. Fox (1935-38), who are assisting theirfathers in baking and confectionery, and in farming,respectively; and M. K. Bruton (1937-38), who has left thedistrict and will be attending Wootton-under-Edge G .S.Recent entrants to the School include W. A. Earle,cousin of R. Clement Rose (1920-26); G. Dyke, nephew ofG. J. H. Dyke (1909-12); G. Helliar, nephew ofR. L. Helliar(1929-34); and R. Webb, son of C. H. S. Webb (1908-10).New M emhers of th.e O.P.A.1917- 24 Cowling, Alec H., (rejoined), 9, Barlon Gardens, Sherborne.1926-31 L Knight, C. fo'., (rejoined), 5, Emmadale Road, W. Weymouth.1915- 18 King, Ernest, Soulh Street, Milborne Port.A.M. }1914- 15 Marks, F., ,\.i\l.C., M.){.S.T., I'.I