Fosterian Magazine 1962 - Old Fosterians and Lord Digby's Old Girls

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2~be q,be jf frogteriun osterianGOVERNORGOVERNONS OF OT THE SCHOOLMr. H. H, F. . W. Hslrcr OLMII (Chairman) (Chalrman\No. CLlI. CLII. OCTOBER, 1962Mr. Mrt, F. F, M. M, Fox.Hrt OX·PITT (Vlet.Chalrman),(Yl e c ; C h TABLE OF CONTENTSMr. O. G. O'HANLON, O'HrNloN, M.C. M.c. Mr. C. N. CmsT CHrutsnP.School Notes3 C.C.F... 27Founders' Day Service8 Arduous Training.. 28Mr. E. J. FREEMAN Fnrtulu Mr. W. J. COROY ConnvSpeech Day9 C.C.F. Camp.. 28Mr. R. GREGORY GnsoonvCol. J. H. RANDOLPH RlNpolpnParents'Evening11 House Notes.. 29Mr. D. O. STEWART SrswAnr Mrs. E. C. ASToN AsroNG.C.E. Results11 R.M.C.S. Shrivenham.. 31 3lValete13 t3 Football.. Mr. G. C. BRETT Bnnrr Mrs. B. M. ROBERTSON33RonnnrsonCommoners' Concert Concett 15 l5 Cross-Country.. 35The Lady CLARE Cr.a,nn HARTNELL HanrNnlr, Canon S. B. WINGFIELD WrNcprnlo DIGBY, Drcny, M.B.E. u.n.E.The School Play'. 16 l6 Athletics.. 36Mr. M. D. THOMAS, Tnou.ls, M.C. u.c. Miss M. D. READER Rnaonn HARRIS HenrusAdventure19 Swimming.. 37Mrs. G. G. GREEN GnnslrVisits Yisits21 2l Cricket.. 38Societies25 Old Boys'Notes.. 41 4tSCHOOL NOTESHeadmasterHeadmaslerMr. J. G. SUGDEN SucpsN, The warmest congratulations to T. P. Gillham whoOpenwas awarded an Open Scholarship in History atSenior MasterScholarship Wadham College, Oxford, earlier this year. HeMr. P. D. F. MILLER Mnrrn - Mathematics (Form VI.)goes up in October.This success must rank as theoutstanding academic achievement of the School during the year,Assistant Mastersand indeed for many years past.The competition for OxfordHur,Ms and,Cambridge Scholarships comes from the cleverest boys at allMr. E. HULME - FrenchWu.rrNs the greatest Schools in the Country, and it is a matter of pride andMr. G. W. WILKINS - Handicraftsencouragement that a boy from our own School was successful inMr. S. G. McKAY McKev - History (Form 11) II)such distinguished company ; no higher academic honour is openMlrrsv to III)a boy of his age.We wish him all good fortune and furtherMr. E. L. MALTBY - Art (Form Ill)success at Oxford.Mr. E. A. DAVIS DevIs - Latin (Form I)Mr. A. J. NORFOLK Nonnor,r - Geography (Form V)Congratulations to R. O. Taylor on gammg gainingMr. R. E. GRIFFITHS Gnrrrmns - ChemistryCongratulations entrance to Keble College, Oxford; ; to J. L.BunNBss Mr. P. BURNESS - MusicHarbour on obtaining a place at Wye College,University of London; ; to D. P. Burge on his captaincy of DorsetMr. K. H. HOUSE Houss - Physical EducationGrammar Schools' soccer team; ; to S. J. Cole on being selectedRev. D. MEYER-KLUGEL Mnvrn-Kr,ucEr. - Germanto play for Dorset Grammar Schools cricket XI ; to P. C. ShutlerMr. G. R. NORTHERN NoRrnnnN - English (Form IV) IY)and M. McCulloch on gaining the bronze medal, Duke of Edinburgh'sAward Scheme; ; to K. A. Kerley, P. A. Fish and R. H.Mr. R. K. J. TREND - PhysicsCrook on becoming Queen's Scouts; ; to P. C. Green who wonthe first prize in an essay competition organized by the Hants andDorset branch of The Commonwealth Society; ; to J. HutchingsEdin-Mr, R, K, J, Tnnup STAFF3

6the music consisted of carols sung by the School Choir and hymnsby the congregation.The Church was well filled and the servicesdbmed seemed to l5e be much appreciated.Dr. Conze, a specialist in Oriental Studies who is nowTolk Talk .onrevising the Tibetan dictionary, kindly came to theRussla RussiaSchool on Friday, 15th l5th December, and gave a shorttalk to the Sixth Form on his cxperiences experiences in Russia whenhe lie went there for a conference.The talk, which was authoritative and amusing, was followedby questions. We all enjoyed it very much. (A.B.C.)by questions. We all enjoyed it very much.On January 18th, Mr. M. Pope, a member of theTalk on B.B.C. B.B.C. staff, talked to the School on "Behindthe Scenes in Broadcasting", Broadcasting'', dealing largelywith the technical problems of producing a musical recital.Three members of the Sixth Form joined other sixthDinton formefs formers from Cranborne Chase, Sherborne School forGirls, Shaftesbury High School and Lord Digby's Schoolon Saturday, 10th lOth March for a two-day conference at Dinton.The subject under discussion was 'Jesus Christ of Nazareth' andthe conference was under the supervision of the Dean of Salisbury.On March 27th, an interesting talkTalk on Dr. Barnardo's and two films on the origin and work ofDr. Barnardo's Homes were given.to ) the whole School by Lt.-Col. W. Rose, Schools Lecturer to theorganization.R. L. Mattravers, Captain of Tennis, attendedTennis Course a week's coaching course at Lilleshall arrangedby the Schools' Lawn Tennis Association.Unfortunately the School Dance had to be twiceSchool Dance postponed; ; it was eventually held in the SchoolHall on May 5th.Guests came from LordDigby's, Yeovil High and Shaftesbury Grammar School.Thelate cancellation of one band prevented us from hiring another butthe dance was successful and enjoyed by all who attended.On Saturday, 19th May, the School Choir enteredDorset Music for two classes in the Dorset Music Festival atFestival Weymouth. In the 'School Choirs' class we wereplaced fourth and in the 'Open' class fifth.Thechoir was awarded distinction certificates in both classes. .7A Service was held in Castleton Church onLeavers'Service July 25th for those leaving Foster's and St.Aldhelm's Schools at the end of the school year.The Vicar of Sherborne was the preacher and Mr. Burness playedthe organ.Miss Kamath of the Indian Tea Bureau informationIndian Tea service showed a film on tea growing and another ofLecturethe Taj Mahal to the upper school on 24th May.An incidental and unexpEcted unexpected bonus lyas was a distri-distributionofcashew nuts !Six boys were prepared for confirmation at theConfirmation School by the Rev. G. R. Buchanan. These,together with other members of the School, wereconfirmed by Archbishop Lord Fisher in the Abbey on May 24th.The School Tennis VI (R. Mattravers, D. Burge,Tennis Match M. Park, G. Lovatt, R. Willsher and R. Thomas)played an Old Fosterian VI on Monday, 3rd July.The O.F.A., which was represented by T. J. Kendall, R. Haines,W. L. Baggs, C. Mogg, C. Wigmore and N. Green, won 6-3. Avery enjoyable evening.A special grant of £200, f,200, in addition to the normal annualLibrary grant, was made by the Dorset Education Committeethis year and as a result some three hundred and fiftynew books have been purchased for the Library, covering a widevariety of subjects.The most noteworthy acquisition during theyear has been a new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.We have obtained this, with the help of a grant from the Governors,through the 'Library Subscription Service' and it will be someyears before it is really ours.S. G. Neal, on leaving, presentedthe Library with some books: : we thank him and commend hisaction to others.One disquieting feature has been the losses brought to lightby annual stocktakings takings which were begun last year.In each ofthe two held so far some thirty to forty losses have been revealed.Whilst some losses are inevitable in a library where free access tobooks is allowed, this figure is far too high.May I take thisopportunity of appealing to all members of the school not toremove books from the Library without entering them in the LoansBook.If any Old Boy reading this has a twinge of conscience heis asked to search his bookshelves and to return any books whosetrue home is the shelves of the School Library.(S.G.M.)Govern-(s.G.M.)

8PreCects Prefocts and Sub-PreCects, Sub-Prefects, 1961-2 196l-2Prefects-To Prefects-4. P. Gillham (Head Boy), D. P. Burge (Deputy Head Boy),R. O. Taylor.Sub-Prefects-M. J. Park, A. E. M. Thompson, S. G. Neal, R. T. Blackwell,R. S. V. Jarman, B. R. Kerley and A. B. Curran (Summer Term).Leading Form Positions, 1961-2 196l-2V .. 1. StoneIV 1. EvansIII 1. Green11 1. BissI1. TrumpV 1. Stone 2,W I. Evans 2,ilI l. Green 2.II 1. Biss 2.I .. 1. Trump 2,2. Perry2. Head2. Wareham2. Goode2. HunsleyThe Form Cup and the Cup Cor for Physical Training were awarded as Collows follows :Autumn .. Form Cup-Form 11 II P.T. Cup-Form 11 IISpring . . Form Cup-Form 11 II P.T. Cup-Form 11 IISummer . . Form Cup-Form V P.T. Cup-Form 11 II£36 f,36 3s. 6d. was collected during the year for The Save the Children FundSchool Year, 1962-3 (All dates are inclusive)AutumnTerm Wednesday,l2thSeptember-Wednesday,l9thDecember.12th 19thDecember.Half-termFriday, 2nd November-Tuesday, 6th November.Christmas Holidays Thursday, 20th December-Tuesday, 8th Janull:ry. January.Spring TermWednesday, 9th January-Wednesday, 3rd Apnl. April.Half-termFriday, 15th February-Tuesday, 19th February.Easter HolidaysThursday, 4th April-Tuesday, 23rd AprilSummer TermWednesday, 24th April-Friday, 26th JulyHalf-termFriday, 31st May-Wednesday, 5th JuneAutumn Term, 1963, begins Wednesday, 11th 1lth September.FOUNDERS'DAY DAY SERVICEIt is heartening to record that a large congregation of boys,parents, and Old Boys attended the Service this year, ard apd bygeneral' consent the standard of singing showed sh?we~ unmistakablesigns of further improvement, under the dIrectIOn direction of Mr. P.Burness, who also played the organ.Once again we are mostgrateful'to to the vicar, who took the Service and allowed us to usethe Abbey beforehand for several practices. The Lesson wasread by T. P. Gillham, Head Boy, and the Revd. F. C. Carpenterwas the preacher.Taking for his text a verse from HebrewsChapter XI -"It is for their faith that the men of old stand onrecord", Mr. Carpenter showed how these "men of old"- Enoch,Noah, Abraham and his descendants - had each faced thesupre:ne supreme challenge of his life with FaitJ:1 Faith in God, th~ the archite~t architect ~nd andbuilder of all that is firm, worthwhIle, worthwhile, and lastmg. lasting. Pomtmg Pointingout that our founder had clearly been imbued with the samequality, and that our School was a living memorial to his faith,the pre~cher preacher recommended all of u~ us to ,:iew view faith no~ not as a set ofreasoned opinions, but as the mamspnng mainspring of our hves. lives. To acongregation of such widely varying ~ges, ages, the form and content ofthis sermon could hardly have been Improved improved upon, and we are~ 9extremely grateful to Mr. Carpenter forgiving it to us.The Choir sang the Anthem "With a voice of singing" byMartin Shaw, and the service ended with a setting of the Hymn."Be thou my Guardian and my Guide" in which Paul Cosh playedthe trumpet part most effectively.During this hymn a collection(amounting to £13 f,13 15s. Od.) 0d.) was taken for the special appeal ofthe "League of Friends of the Yeatman Hospital".SPEECH DAY20th DECEMBER, Drcrunnn, 1961Speech Day this year was again held on the last morning ofthe Christmas Term, an arrangement which is very convenientfrom many points of view, but unfortunately not for parents;;this was evident from the comparatively small number of parentswho attended.We shall have to think again about this next year,and try to find flnd a time which will make it possible for all who wishto come to do so.All the same, we had quite a well filled hall,and it was a pleasure to see those parents who were able to come,a number of Old Boys, nearly the whole of the Governing Body,and several distinguished guests, who included Archbishop andLady Fisher.Before givjnghis giving Report on the School year, the Headmasterwelcomed the audience and also Mr. Holmes, whose first SpeechDay as Chairman of the Governors this was. He thanked thepast Chairman - Mr. O'Hanlon - for all his efforts on behalfofthe School over a long period, and also for his gift to the Schoolof two trees. . The main point made by the Headmaster in hisReport was the need for more confidence in the School.Thisneed was evident in all aspects of School life; ; in many ways itcould be given to those who stayed on at School for the Sixth Formcourse, and the aim must be : "a sixth of the School in the VIth"­ VIth"-that meant about half of each year's intake staying at School untilthe age of 18.Mr. Sugden described his aim as not only worthwhilebut practicable.The results of the School work in somesubjects had been excellent, and there were signs ofgreat effort andof heightened ambition among many boys in the middle of theSchool.The Headmaster suggested that a suitable motto for theSchool might be : "It can be done: : do it well".He pleadedfor more confidence in games, especially in football and cricket,where we suffered from lack of determination and thrust.Dealingwith other activities, the Headmaster described a year of consider­consider-worthablevitality and achievement; ; many visits had taken place,including a School Party to Germany and Austria, and a a-largenumber of lectures recitals and plays at the School, including avery successful play at the end of the S~m~er Summer Term t? to which L?rd LordDigby's School made a valuable contnbution contribution ; m in thls this connectIOn connection

10Mr. Sugden hoped that another year yeff more of our own parentswould attend.He ended by thanking all those who had in anyway contributed to the School's record during the year.The Certificates and Prizes were then distributed by ProfessorJ. E. G. Raymont, Professor of Zoology and Dean of the ScienceFaculty at Southampton University; ; we are most grateful to thosewho again donated to the prize fund, which has been enlarged thisyear by the gift of a prize for Chemistry from two anonymousOld Fosterians.As will be seen from the detailed list below,one or two boys especially distinguished themselves by carryingaway several prizes each, and the Head Boy - T. P. Gillham - isparticularly to be congratulated on obtaining four 'A' Level passes(including one at'S' Level) in the Summer G.C.E. Examinations.Special PrizesHistoryB. R. Anuor,o ARNOLD 'EnglishR. A. G. PRYOR PnvonGeographyR. T. BracKwELLBLACKWELLLatinR. T. BUcKwELLBLACKWELLFrenchA. B. CURRAN CunuNMathematicsA. B. CURRAN CunuNScienceC. E. PRESSWOODPnssswoonChemistryR. T. BLACKWELLBr,lcKwELLSenior ArtN. PRESTON PnBsroNJunior ArtC. HODDINOTT HooonrorrSenior DivinityA. B. CURRAN Cunn,c.NJunior DivinityR. E. G. WAREHAM Wenmra,uSenior ReadingR. O. TAYLOR TevlonJunior ReadingD. W. HARRIS HnnnrsSenior Public SpeakingT T.,P. . . GILLHAM GnlsnraJunior Public SpeakingP. C. GREEN GnrruSenior Onlooker EssayM. J. PARK PlnrJunior Onlooker EssayP. C. GREEN GnnrNForm f,'orm PrizesVIaT. P. GILLHAM, Gu,lsAM, D. CALDERHEADC.r.r.osnHBAoVIbR. O. TA TlvroR, YLOR, A. E. M. THOMPSON TnoupsoNVaA. B. CURRAN, CunnAN, R. T. BLACKWELLBracrwnr,r,VbJ. A. AVERY, Avsnv, G. C. WEBBER WnnrrnIVB. K. STONE, SroNr, H. J. NORRIS NonnrsIII ilID. M. EVANs, EvANs, M. V. YATES Yerrs11 IIR. E. G. WAREHAM, WAnrH.nu, P. C. GREEN GnBrNI. J. N. GOODE, Gooor, M. J. BISS BrssHeadmaster's SeniorR. O. TAYLOR TeyronHeadmaster's JuniorP. COSH CosnSir George PragnellT. T, P. GILLHAM Grr,lueu11In his aAdress aodress Professor Raymont stressed the specialistnature of every branch of Science, and the importance of thestudy of Science for its own sake rather than as a means to an end; ;no boy could possibly have a happy life, he thought, who regardedScience merely as a passport to a lucrative career, cateet, for not onlywould he be disillusioned later on, but he would never make a goodscientist.He believed in specialisation, for without it no · boycould penetrate beyond the skeleton of the subject. subject:At the sametime, a specialist should have a good grounding in general know-knowledge,and should be able to view his own subject as a small part ofthat general whole.In short, Professor Raymont pleaded for ahigh degree of scholarship combined with a humanistic outlookon life, and by the content and delivery ofhis address proved thathe is himself a distinguished example of this ideal.The Chairman of the Governors, Mr. H. F. W. Holmes,thanked the Speaker most warmly for the wisdom of his advice,and went on to express the thanks of the Governors to the CountyEducation Authorities for their co-operation and help, and to theHeadmaster and Mrs. Sugden, and to the Staff, for their workduring the past year.Speech Day ended, traditionally, with ashort programme of Carols and songs by the Second Form, theChoir, and the School.PARENTS'EVENING EVENING7th MARCH, 1962We were glad to see a good gathering of parents at the Schoolon Wednesday evening, March 7th, when Dr. Meadows, AssistantCounty Medical Officer, showed some films fllms on vaccination andother health matters, and answered parents' questions.We aremost grateful to Dr. Meadows for coming, and for his readiness todiscuss the questions raised.Afterwards light refreshments wereserved and parents had the opportunity to discuss their sonsinformally with members of the Staff.GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION, 1961-2 1961_2The following gained certificates::Advanced LevelHeavy TypeOrdinary LevelOrdinary TypeJ. A. AVERy-Geography, Avnnv-Geography, Additional Mathematics, Physics.R. T. BLAcKwELL-Geography BucrwBLL-Geography 0*. O*.D. P. BURGE-French, Buncn-French, English, General Paper.S. J. COLE-History, Colr-History, Mathematics.A. B. CURRAN-Mathematics.Cunnnu-Mathematics.K. E. DOWNTON-Additional DowNton-Additional Mathematics.P. A. FISH-English Frsn-English Language, Geography, French, Mathematics,Physics, Chemistry, Art.

J212T. P. GrLLn,c,M-Latin GILLHAM-Latin (distinction), Scholarship Latin.P. Gn,c.HA,I{-English GRAHAM-English Language, Geography, Mathematics, Ad' AdditionalMathematics, Chemistry, Bible Knowledge.P. C. Gnav-HistorY, GRAY-History, Mathematics.P. G. Guv-History, GRAy-History, Geography, Mathematics.J. L. Hmnoun-ChemistrY, HARBouR-Chemistry, BiologY. Biology.C. J. HsNVILm-English HENVILLE-English Language, History, French, Mathematics,Music.R. G. JONES, JoNBs, MathematicsB. R. KrnLrv-GeographY.KERLEy-Geography.K. A. Knnt,ev-English KERLEY-English Language, Geography, French, Mathe-Mathematics,Art.R. G. LlcBv-English LAcEY-English Language, Geography, French, Mathematics,Additional Mathematics, Chemistry.C. R. A A. LONGSTAFF-French, LoNcstArr-French, Mathematics, General Paper.G. B. LovATT-English Loverr-Engtish Language, Geography, French, Mathe.Mathe~matics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Art.R. L. MATTRAvERs-English Merruvrns-English Language, Geography, AdditionalMathematics, PhYsics. Physics.Mathe-M. McCULLOcH-English McCullocn-English Language, Mathematics, AdditionalMathematics.A. J. MARsH-English M.c.nsH-English Language.D. I. MERCHANT-English MrncslNr-English Language, History, Geography,Mathematics, Additional Mathematics.A. P. MILLARD-History, Mu.ulno-History, Geography, Mathematics.S. G. NEAL-Art. Nrll-Art.H. J. NORRIs-English Nonnls-English Language, Geography, French, Mathematics,Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.S. C.PALMER-English Plr,rurn-English Language, History, Latin, French,Mathematics.Mattrematics.Mathe-,M. J. PARK-History, Pmr-History, Geography, General Paper.S. K. PAwsEY- Plwsrv-English Language, Geography, French, Mathematics,Additional Mathematics, Chemistry.I. R. PERRY-English Prnnv-English Language, Geography, Mathematics,Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.N. M. PETERs-English Psrsns-English Language, Geography, French, Mathe­Mathe-Mathematics,Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Woodwork.N. PRESTON-History, PnrsroN-History, English Literature.R. A. G. PRyoR-Geography Pnvon-GeographY 0*. O*.Wood-T. M. RICKETTS- Rlcrnms-Physics.p~ P. C. SHuTLER-English Snurlrn-English Language, History, French, Mathematics,Art.J. E. H. STAFFoRD-Geography, Srennono-Geography, French, Mathematics, AdditionalMathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology.G. A. STEvENs-French, SrnvrNs-French, History, Geography 0.* O.*B. K. STONE-Geography, SroNs-Geography, French, Mathematics, AdditionalMathematics, Physics, PhYsics, Chemistry.l13D. C. SurroN-Mathematics, SUTToN-Mathematics, Art.R, Ri O. Tevr.on-English, TAYLOR-English, History (distinction), Scholarship History,Geography.R. A. A V. TnoM,c,s-History, THOMAS-History, Mathematics, Additional MathematicsMathematiCsA. E. M. Tsoupsoll-Geography, THoMPsoN-Geography, Mathematics, English, GeneralPaper.G. C. WrsnBn-French.WEBBER-French.R. E. Wslls-Mathematics, WELLs-Mathematics, General Science.P. P; M. WannroN-English WHARToN-English Language, Geography, Mathematics,Chemistry.R. Wrr.lsnrn-Additional WILLSHER-Additional Mathematics, Physics-with-Chemistry.VALETEChristmas, 1961.Form V YRicketts, T. M. (A)'56-61, G.C.E.-O level-Maths. ; Eng.Lang., Geog., Phys.Spring, 1962Form V YGillingham, M. J. (A)'61-2.¥orm Form IHartley, R. (A)'61-2.Miles, S. J. (D)'61-2.Summer, 1962Form VIaBurge, D. P. (A) '55-62. Deputy Head Boy. G.C.E.-Alevel-Fre., 0 O level-Maths., Add. Maths., Eng. Lang., Fre., Hist.,Lat., Eng., Gen. Paper. Under 14 Football Colours. 1st lst XIFootball Colours.Captain of Football. Captain of DorsetG. Schools' Football XI. 440 yds. School record '61 and'62.Dux Ludorum. Ludoraz. Sgt: S!t.C.C.F. AP.C. A.P.C.(ArmyProficiencyCertificate).Proficiency Certificate).Gillham, T. P. (A) '55-62. Head Boy. House Captain.Wadham Minor Open Scholarship.G.C.E.-S level-Hist., Lat.,A level-Hist. Lat. (dist.), Pure Maths., Music.Olevel-Hist.,O Lat., Geog., Eng. Lit., Eng. Lang., Maths., Fre., Phys., Chem.,Add. Maths., Music. Sir George Pragnell Prize. Sec. Lit. andDram. Soc. Soc, Cpl. C.C.F. A.P.C.Harbour, J. L. (A) '55-62.G.C.E.-A level-Chem., Bio.o O level-Eng. Lang., Hist., Geog., Lat., Maths., Add. Maths.,Phys., Chem., Bio.Sec. Commoners' Soc.

t4 14Kerley, B. R. (B) '55-62. Sub-Prefect. House Captain.Kerley, B. R. (B) '55-62. Sub'Prefect, - tloglt -Captain.G.C.E.-A level-Geog. O 0 level-Maths., Add. M_qthq.,_ Maths., Eng.Lang., Geog., Geog. O*., 0*., Chem. 1st lst XI Football Colours.C.S.M. C.C.F. A.P.C.Longstaff, A. '5t-92. -O R. C. A (D) '55-62. G.C.E.-A level-Fre.,Maths. 0 level-Eng. Lang., Maths., -G.C.E:-A Fre., Lat., Phys., Add.Maths., Gen. Paper. 1st lst XI Football Colours. Dux Ludorum.C.C.F. CC.F. A.P.C.Neal. S. G. (A) "55-62. Sub-Prefect. G.C.E.-O level- level­Maths., Geog., Eng. Lang., Phys-with-Chem., Art., Phys., Add.Maths., Geog. O*. 0*. Sec' Sec. Scientific Soc.Paik, Park, M. J. (D) '55-62. House Captain. Sub-Prefect.G.C.E.-A level-Hist., Geog.O 0 level-Maths., Eng., Lang.Eng. Lit., Fre., Lat., Phys.,_Geog. 0*., 9*., _Ggn. Gen. Pape1.^ Paper. 1st lst XIFootball Colours. Victor I/ictor Ludorum. Sgt. C.C.F. CC.F. A.P.C.Taylor, R. O. (A) '57-62. Head Boarder. G.C.E.-S levelHist. A level-Hist. (dist.), Eng. O 0 level-Eng. Lang., Eng.Lit., Fre., Chem., Lat., Geog., Hist., Hist, Geog. 0*. O*. Keble {eQle CollegeEntrance Exam. Exatn, Head Librarian. Cpl. C.C.F. C.C'F. A.P.C.. Thompson, A. E. M. (A) '55-62. Sub-Prefect. G.C.E;­ G.C.E;---:A level-Geog., Maths.0 O level-Maths., Eng. Lang" Lang,,, Eng. Lit.,Fre., Lat., Geog., G-eog., Add. Maths., GeogO*., Eng., Gen. Paper.1st lst XI Football Colours. C.Q.M.S. C.C.F. AP.C. A.P.C.Form Vlb VIbPreston, N. (D) '60-2.G.C.E.-O level-Maths., Eng.Lang., Eng. Lit., Geog., Art, Hist.Form VAvery, Averv. J. A. (D) '56-62.G.C.E.-O level-Maths., Eng.Lang., Lans., Wdwk., W'dwk., Geog., Ce

11I16Mitchell.Here too teamwork was well in evidence, and thoughsomewhat lacking in speed, the play was a pleasant entertainment.The three House plays were judged each night by an anony-anonymouscritic, with points awarded for teamwork, speed and polish,and effort, with the result that St. Aldhelm's won the house pointsallotted by a narrow margin'from St. Dunstan's, who were an eyen evennarrower margin ahead of St. Bede's.. .In the intervals, music was provided by the choir who sangtraditional songs, and the 'Silhouettes', a group of 3 guitars anddrums. YIa VIa were able to give-a a free rendering of the 'Policeman'sChorus', the copyright in Gilbert and Sullivan having safelyexpired.The slow moyement movement of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto wasplayed by Paul Cosh and the Finale consisted of an arrangementof the St. Anthony Chorale for Choir, Brass, drums and twopianos, in which - surprisingly - we were able to hear the newBluthner Grand piano.THE SCHOOL PLAY20th and 21st 2lst JULY, Jurv, 1962The School Play this year was "The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse",a comedy-thriller by Barn! Barr6 Lyndon, and like last year'splay it was rehearsed and produced within three weeks of the last'A' Level Examination paper.This entailed very hard and pres­pres-Clittersurisedwork by the producer, Mr. McKay, the scenery builders,and the cast; ; they all deserve our congratulations and thanks fora thoroughly entertaining and virile production.Unfortunately, Lord Digby's School was unable to combinewith us in this year's effort, and we had to find the two femalecharacters from our own ranks, but A. P. Lincoln as Nurse Annand K. J. Pickard as Daisy filled the gap very creditably, and,assisted by excellent costumes and make-up, they succeeded intheir most difficult task of portraying young ladies. In fact, ifPickard had a fault, it was that he made Daisy a little too ladylike!! Both of them could have given rather more thought to thecharacteristic mannerisms and movements of the opposite sex, andLincoln must try to speak more slowly and with greater clarity, butfor a boy who was not yet twelve he gave a remarkably wellcontrolled performance.The play, like so many of its kind, rests on the shoulders ofthe name-part, Dr. Clitterhouse.In ln this case the shoulders of theactor were broad enough, even if they were understandably alittle bowed by the end of the evening.It is a long and exactingpart, on the stage for practically the whole play, and with manyawkward cues, yet David Burge once again took all this in hisstride and emerged triumphant until the final scene, when thethought of his impending disclosure seemed to get the better of him,lady-dFlpEiad,E,]t'iFtl()otr UoA(,zNzE]!'i"r.nr* I

1111111118and his memory meII10ry at last let him.down. Apart from this Burge'sperformance was a'splendid a one, and much of the success of theplay must, as last year, be attributed to him.The principal crook, clook, and the amazing Doctor's eventual ruin,was excellently played by Roger Taylor.He gave'Kellerman' anasty leer, a threatening scowl, and an oily slickness, yet all thetime there was that element of uneasiness and suspiciousnessabout him which inevitably directed him'(and consequently theaudience also) to the desperate act of blackmail which is one of thegreat climaxes of the play.His final moments of agony in thechair, as he realized he had been doped, were full of true drama.The rest of the gang - D. C. Sutton as 'Pal Green', A. E. M.Thompson as'Oakie', T. P. Gillham as 'Tug Wilson', and M. 1. J.Park as 'Badger Lee'- lss': were a good team, especially in the rooftop scene, and each performance had some excellent individualqualities. Sutton, as usual, timed his lines to perfection, and hisinnocent stare as he said "We think a fur is some kind of tree,guvnor" was a moment to remember.Thompson was very wellcast as the trustworthy member of the group, and his acting was~so was.-sonatural that it lent an air of reality t6 to the scenes in which heappeared.A special word must also be said in praise of Park'sperformance as the seedy old lag with a dicky heart; ; aided as hewas by a superb make-up (and this applies to every character) itcannot have been easy for a boy to simulate so realistically a sickman staggering under the 'heavy' load of a sack weighing in factpractically nothing.The applause which followed his final flnal exitat each performance was well earned.Finally, the Law was well welt represented by A. B. Curran ran asSergeant Augustus Bates, R. Willsher as the lawyer Sir WilliamGrant, and S. G. Neal as the constable, not forgetting his enthusiasticunderstudy on the Saturday night - G. A. Stevens. Aspecial mention must be made of the Stage staff and propertymasters, too numerous to name individually, who coped extremelyquickly and efficiently with the five changes of scene, and thuscontributed greatly to our pleasure in this very enjoyable enter­enter-enthustainmenttainment'CAST .ASTIn Order of AppearanceNurse AnnA. P. LINCOLN LrNcorNDr.Clitterhouse .. ..:.:: :: .. D. P. BURGE BuncrDetective Inspector Charles.. B. R. KERLEY KpnrnvBenny Kellerman ....R. O. TAYLOR Tavr-onPal Green ..D D. . C. SUTTON SurroNDaisy ..K. J. PICKARD PTCKARDSergeant BatesA. B. CURRAN Cuxn.q.NA Constable.., S. G. NEAL Nr.l.rOakie ...... A. E. M. THOMPSONTnorvIPsoNTug WilsonT. G. GILLHAM GrnuelraBadger Lee . . . .M. M, J. PARK PnnrSir William Grant, Q.C. .. ...R R. . WILLSHER WrrsnEnStage ManagerStage StaffPrompter ..Properties ..Lighting ..Assisted byMake upWigsSets.. ..Business ManagerPublicityt9 19. . . . . . N . PrestonK . E. Downton, C. R. A. LongstaffS. G. Neal, T. D. Payne, R. A. G. Pryor. . R . T. ,BlackwellA. B. Curran, G. A. Stevens. . . . Mr. R. E. GriffithsR. G. Lacey, I. R. Perry, P. Thornton. . .. . . Mr. R. Jeal. . . . . . . . 'Bert', LondonMr. E. L. Maltbyand Mr. G: W. WilkinsMr. T: P. BlythmanMr. A. J. NorfolkThe Play was produced by Mr. S. G. McK.q,v McKAYADVENTUREDisraeli once wrote, "Adventures are to the Adventurous",but no one could ever go through life without some kind of adventure,however small or unimportant it may seem to them.One seldom appreciates the risk, enterprise or daring courage thatis entailed in adventures ofany sort, and one often does not realisethat it is adventure until afterwards.Geoffrey Chaucer wascorrect when he wrote "Nothing venture, nothing have", becausead-he rightly thought that thar without an adventurous spirit nothingwould be discovered.Life itself is one great adventure and there is plenty of evidenceof this as one goes through life ; from birth, a child growing up,his first school days and the many years that follow them, untilthe day he steps out into the world to make his own living are allfull of adventure: : with the possibilities of an even greater adventurewhen he embarks on marriage.Many authors are inspired to write adventure books for boysand girls who are not old enough to experience really great adven­adven-adturesthemselves, but they are written in such a style that the youngreaders can easily imagine themselves as the hero or heroine.Authors like this were Daniel Defoe, who wrote Robinson Crusoe,Robert L. Stevenson, who wrote Kidnapped and Treasure Islandand Sir Waiter Walter Scott, who wrote Ivanhoe. lvanhoe.Throughout the ages some men and women have had thespirit of adventure which has compelled them to take dangerousrisks against overwhelming odds, often giving their lives for thebenefit of others.From the days of the Stone Age men to themodern age of space travel there are heroes' names that will livefor ever: : Hannibal's crossing of the Alps with forty-six thousandmen and thirty-seven elephants in 238 B.C. a.c. ; Marco Polo's journeyto the court of Kublai Khan in China in A.D. a.o. 1290 ; Drake'svoyages round Cape Horn to prey upon the Spanish gold shipsand his circumnavigation of the world in 1~77 1577 are all adventures

I'I11120that have their place in history.The fantastic adventures ofDavid Livingstone, the great East African explorer, in 1858;;Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1912, when Scott gave hislife after showing great determination and courage, are 'morerecent feats to capture our imagination.In our own life-time,surely the attacks on the land and water speed records by SirDonald Campbell must be classed as great adventures, and rankwith the exploits of Sir Edmund Hillary and his team who, in spiteof tremendous setbacks conquered Mount Everest.Women also will be remembered for their great deeds ofadventure.Amy Mollison, the first woman to fly solo across theAtlantic Ocean in 1929 ; Odette Churchill who was parachutedbehind the German lines in the Second World War; ; DoctorBarbara Moore, who, only last year, walked from John 0' O' Groatsto Land's End and since has paced the American continent fromcoast to coast, are just three of the many women who soughtadventure and found it.'These heroines and heroes have straddled the earth-othersdid as much-more will follow them, for while there are stilladventures, mankind will accept the challenge'It is often said that modern youth lacks the spirit of adventure.It is true that they get more leisure hours, and so it ismuch easier for boredom to creep into their lives.For this reasonH.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh has introduced an enterprisingscheme whereby he hopes to encourage youth of the nation toregain their lost spirit of adventure.To win the "Duke ofEdinburgh's Award" one has to be at least fourteen years of agebefore one can qualify for entry.The syllabus is varied, includingathletics, climbing, rowing, hiking, handicrafts and many otherfeatures, none of which can be properly fulfilled without a greatdeal of adventurous spirit.Religion, like many other aspects, is a dull, lifeless subjectwhen only partly studied, but when deeper enquiries are made itcan become a profoundly involved adventure.The early Christ­Christiansundertook many adventurous journeys either to spread theirfaith or else to avoid their persecutors.Paul's journeys to Rome,Crete, Greece and Cyprus were also adventures as well as missions.Even if adventure is missed through life, if one reads andbelieves Sir James Barrie, who wrote, in "Peter Pan", "To die willbe an awfully big adventure," it would seem that there is still anadventure for everyone.P. C. GnErN GREEN (Form III). Ill).Junior Onlooker Essay ad-Prize.21On Tuesday, 12th lzth October, the two"School 66School for Scandal" Scanilal" Sixth Form English groups squeezedthemselves into a rather tired minibusto go and see a performance of Sheridan's "School for Scandal" atthe Arts Theatre, Salisbury.The standard of the acting was quite high and the set simplebut effective.The most fascinating, if slightly repellent, characterwas undoubtedly Sir Benjamin Backbite, the eighteenth centuryequivalent of a gossip columnist.We all enjoyed the play; ; it widened our appreciation ofSheridan.We would like to thank Mr. Northern for organisingthe trip and taking us.(R.O.T.)As has been the custom for some years now,"As You Like It" a visit to Stratford was arranged for boys inthe senior forms.The play selected for usto see on November 10th was "As You Like It". We set out intwo coaches at an early hour accompanied by four masters.Having stopped for lunch at Bourton-on-the-Water, we arrivedin Stratford at about two o'clock.The curtain rose at 2.30 on a stage dominated by a huge treewhich was to remain in position throughout the next three hours.We eventually became rather tired of it but it seemed somehow toconnect the action of the whole play with the Forest of Ardenwhere most of the action took place.The outstanding member ofthe cast was Vanessa Redgrave who played a beautiful and dig-dignifiedRosalind and a lively Ganymede.Max Adrian was themelancholy Jaques and we were very interested to hear his render-renderingof the famous 'oSeven "Seven Ages" speech.The rest of the cast werevery good, Touchstone and Audrey being particularly entertaining.There was a thrilling fight and some touching moments too, as forexample the scenes between Orlando and his faithful servant in theforest.We left the theatre with the picture of the final wedding anddance before our eyes.

I'11flir,t1122After the performance we had half an hour to explore StratfOrf()rdbefore the return journey. We found the town, as might beexpected, completely "shakespeareanized"_and "Shakespeareanized" and many of us foundthis exploitation of the tourists much too blatantly obvious. ' -WeStrat­Wehad suirper supper at Evesham and after many rousing choruses we arrivedback inSherborne just after eleven o'clock.The coach journey was quite pleasant despite the weather andthe play excellent in every respect.Some of us would like to haveseen more of Stratford, but time did not permit. It [t was a mostworthwhile and successful day.(T.P.G. and A.E.M.T.)On November 10th Mr. Griffiths took two SixthChemistry Form chemists to Bournemouth to attend a demon­ demon'Lecturestration lecture by the eminent physical chemist Dr.E. J. Bowen, M.A., D.se., D.sc., F.R.S. F.R.s. of Oxford University.The lecture was entitled "Chemical Experiments with Light" andit was illustrated by a large number of experiments in a mostinteresting, fascinating and often amusing way.We would like to thank Mr. Griffiths for making this trippossible and for taking us in his car.(S.G.N') (S.G.N.)possible and for taking us in his car.22Mr. Griffiths took a small party of juniorsScience Museumto London on November 25th to visit theSouth Kensington Science Museum.South Kensington Science Museum.Twenty boys went with Mr. House on DecemberVarsity Soccer 9th to see the Oxford v. Cambridge match atWembley.They saw Cambridge win by twogoals to nil and deservedly so because they were superior in everydepartment of the game.In early March the Headmaster took some of the mem­ mem-London bers of VIa to London for a two-day visit. visit' After lunchon the first day we visited the B.B.C. studios at MaidaVale by kind permission of Mr. William Glock, the Director ofMusic.- We attended altended two rehearsals, one of which was by theCzech Philharmonic Orchestra, and this insight into the workingof a recording studio proved extremely interesting.From MaidaVale we went to the Royal Academy exhibition at BurlingtonHouse where we saw a collection of paintings ranging from thePrimitives to Picasso.This exhibition merited more time thanwe were able to give to it.In the evening we went to the StrandTheatre to see "The Affair". Affait". The play was a little conventional,but it was made thoroughly enjoyable by the excellence of theacting. actine. Alec Clunes took the lead and also in the cast was AlanDobie DobiE of 'Look Back in Anger' fame,23The following morning we went to the Victoria and AlbertMuseum where there was an international exhibition of arttreasures. treasures:We. were a~azed amazed by the infinite variety of ornamentand design d~sIgn; ; rich rIch furniture, furmture, famous paintings ,and gorgeoustapestries tapestrIes contrasted strongly with delicate miniatures and ex-exquisitesnuff-boxes.In the afternoon some went .to Highbury tosee football and others visited the cinema.We would like to thank the Headmaster foramost a enjoyabletwo days.(r.P.c.) (T.P.G.)Mr. Mr: Northern}ook took a party pafiy of boys, mostly"The ttThe Merchant semor, senior, to see "The Merchant of Venice" perofVenice Yenice" H formed by a touring company of the Old Yic Vicat the Pavilion, Bournemouth.Peter Potter,wh.o who produced the play is obviously no believer in modern interpre~ interpretation.. He gave us an extravagantly old-fashioned presentationta~lOn.w~th with verse~ verses wel.l well spoke?-. spoken and swif~ swift ~ction action which was competentwItho~t without being bemg eIth~r either ongmal original or brilliant. brIllIant. Felix Kelly's luxuriousVenetIan Venetian perspectives perspectIves were dazzling-one expected to see the icecreamgirls selling sun glasses-but they fitted the elaborateproduction admirably.Shylock was the most memorably acted part in the play.ice-He ~as was portrayed .with great dignity, his depth of hatred andem?I~terment embitterment seemmg seeming almost to burn him up. In a tense andexcItm~ exciting ,moment he was even allowed to poise his knife overAntomo Antonio's s chest.He was never a figure of jest and there wastremendous sympathy for him in his crushing defeat.The tension as the caskets were opened was perhaps a littleforced, but that was probably because the audience knew, theac~ors actors knew, and the . actors knew we knew just what wasgomg going to happen.ObVIOusly Obviously Portia would never be forced tomarry Launcelot Gobbo-even Shakespeare had his public tothink of.(W.K.S.) (w.K.S.). On 17th March, Mr. Gr~ffiths Griffiths took a party ofLondon Lonrlon Airport Form I boys on a day trIp trip to London Airport.From the Roof Top Gardens they were able tosee a great number of aircraft of all nations flying in and out allthrough the day.The River Dart and Paignton trip arranged for FormsJunior I, II and III lI[ on May 11th, llth, was a great success. WeOuting left Shelborne Sherborne soon after 8.30 by special train for Totnesand from there we went by steamer to Kingswear.Theweather was perfect and the views were most picturesque on our

I 'I1cruise down the river.24cruise down the river. Various places of interest were pointed outto us as we passed them.From Kingswear we went by train toPaignton where buses took us from the station to the zoo.Wespent a very vety pleasant afternoon walking around the gardens.Tea was provided in a restaurant in the grounds.In ln the earlyevening buses took us back to Paignton station, and then wereturned to Sherborne.. Apart from the loss of a full sandwich tin by an unfortunatemember of Form III on our way down the Dart, the whole excursionwent without a hitch.The boys wish to thank the mastersand all concerned for a very delightful day.(R.E.G.W.)ex-A party of twelve boys and Mr. Northern went"Under 66Under Milk to The Playhouse, Salisbury, to see a productionWood"of "Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas onFriday, 18th May.It was very well done andthose boys who rather wondered how they would enjoy it wereagreeably surprised.agreeably surprised.Various places of interest were pointed outOn Friday, 1st lst June, a party of thirty-nine boys withThe BathMr. Wilkins and Mr. Norfolk spent the day at theand West Bath and West Show which was held four milesbeyond Taunton.The agricultural nature ofthe showdid not appeal to some of the more exclusively urban boys ; butthere were many who enjoyed both the main aspects of the showand its many subsidiary displays (and samples).On June 22nd sixty boys went to hear the BournemouthConcertSymphony Orchestra give a concert for schools in theWinter Gardens.James Lohgran conducted the orchestraand introduced the items which included works by Handel,Mozart, Mozatt, Beethoven, Berlioz and Stravinsky.A party of twenty boys from the Fourth and"A 56A Midsummer Sixth Forms Forrns attended a memorable perform-Night's Dream" ance of this extremely amusing play on July9th. It was performed in the grounds ofWardour Castle against a background of ruins and trees.Thissetting undoubtedly helped what was a very convincing perform­perform-orance.The comedy scenes in particular were handled with greatskill, both by the producer and the actors.One's only regret wasnot being able to attend an evening performance ; the dramaticeffect would certainly have been greatly increased underillumination.(R.S.V.J.)25The lack of anything constructive to do during theCommoners' lunch break and after school was to a certain extentovercome by the continuation of table-tennis sessionsand the formation of a Badminton Club. R. Mattravers wasin charge of the new club which attracted twenty-one members.Entertainment was provided for by 'The Dam Busters' and'Carve her hef name with Pride' together with a number of sponsoredfilms.Eight-three boys joined the Tennis Club and J. M. Melhuish,the professional coach of West Hants L.T.C., returned to give aseries of coaching lessons.The standard of play improved and atennis six was formed which, we hope, will bring more moie honours tothe School in yet another form of competitive sport.An AmericanTennis Tournament was held in the Summer term, the juniorsess-section being won by R. A. Heathman, the intermediate by M. E.Watts and the senior by R. Mattravers.The Commoners' Concert, reported elsewhere, was a greatsuccess and the audience could hear the fruits of their charitygiven at the previous concert when the brass band, still in theembryonic stage, joined the choir in the finale. fiuale.Financial help was given by the Commoners' Society for theschool trip to Stratford-on-Avon to see' 'As You Like It' and for thepurchase of new equipment for the use of the Badminton Club.(A.B.C.) (A.B.c.)It was realized at the beginning of the School yearSpectator that the old Literary and Dramatic Society neededdrastic reorganisation and rejuvenation.Our newEnglish master, Mr. Northern, and a small but willing band ofhelpers from VIb, joined later by representatives from the Fifthand Third Forms, formed a committee to undertake this task.The old society was renamed 'The Spectator Society' and achievedimmediate popularity with an'Any Questions ?' session based onthe popular radio programme with willing members of the Staffon the panel.

26Mr. Simon Wingfield-Digby, M.P., m.n., kindly consented to speakto the society and he gave gaye a most interesting talk on'The CommonMarket'.P. Graham chaired a lively debate on the motion 'That weconsider comprehensive schools to be the only form of educationI ~for modem modern conditions in this country'.The motion was overwhelminglydefeated.Three talks were arranged: : T. P. Gillhamover-, I11on 'Jazz', Mr. I['ft.Charles Chades Cross of Southern Television on 'The part of TelevisionIin Education to-day' and Mr. T. P. Blythman on 'ColourIIPhotography'. .A 'Juke Box Jury' was held with a mixed panel of'staff andpupils. This proved to be highly entertaining and very popularwith R. Pryor and his group, 'The Silhouettes', trying'to make thecharts'! !A very successful visit to Salisbury to see 'Othello' wasarranged.All meetings have been well attended and it has been a mostencouraging year.We hope that next year our membershipwill increase from the present figure of eighty and that we will beable to provide even more enjoyable and enterprising meetings.A termly magazine will also be produced.(A.B.C.)A termly magazine will also be produced.Throughout the year attendance has been good andScientific members have found much to interest them. Manygood films have been shown dealing mainly withbiological subjects and chemical manufacturing processes.Mr. Cockburn of Hillfield gave a brief talk on an iron foundryand afterwards demonstrated a cannon he had made which was avery small scale model of a ship's cannon.Mr. A. J. P. Andrews gave an amusing talk on antibiotics andthe development of penicillin.Although fewer members from the lower formsGeographicaljoined this year, the society got off to a good startwith the enrolment of eighty-two members.Ourmeetings were well attended and we combined with the ScientificSociety to see films fllms which were of scientific as well as geographicalinterest.Among the films enjoyed by both societies were 'TheTwilight Forest', The Kariba Story' and 'The African Safari'.(P.A.F.)This past year has not been as successful as we hadPhotographic expected. We have had regular r.egular meetings Aut butoccasionally some members have been tempted toI i27l.ii11IiItI27go to the more attractive meetings of other bigger societies.During the year we have had ten meetings and a series of lectureson the processing of films and colour photography.We are sorry to lose the services of our President, Mr. Blythman.He has done much to further the interests of the societyand we thank him for his help and advice over the years. (R.W.)Blyth-Several boys from the First Form were welcomed asChoral members at the beginning of the Autumn term. Meetingswere held every week to prepare for the Founders'Day Service at which the introit, "Lord, 'ol-ord, for thy tender mercies'sake", by Farrant and the anthem, "With a voice of ringing", byMartin Shaw were sung.Also during the Autumn term thechoir took partifl in the carol service at Castleton and sang on SpeechDay.At the Commoners' Concert two traditional American songswere performed, together with a setting of the St. AnthonyChorale which formed the finale and incorporated brass and drums.The choir competed in the Dorset Music Festival at Weymouthon May 19th.(C.J.H.) (c.J.H.)The Printing Society has had another very busy year.PrintingAmong the many jobs completed has been the printingof the Order of Service for both the Founders' Day andthe Carol Services, the list of prize-winners for Speech Day, theCommoners' Concert Concett programmes, and tickets and programmes forthe School's production of 'The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'.We shall greatly miss the services of two founder members ofthe society, Malcolm McCulloch and Peter Shutler.They havedone much during the past three years to put the society on a firmfooting.We are also much indebted to Mr. P. Tompkins O.F. o.r.for his help and advice throughout the year.(P.G.)COMBINED CADET FORCEA new item of training was introduced into the C.C.F. thisyear when a party of senior cadets, carried out 'Arduous Training'on Dartmoor during the Easter holidays.Another innovationhas been the use of Sherborne Shertorne School's indoor miniature range,which has enabled us to carry out regular .22 shooting in thewinter.We are grateful to Major Earls-Davies of SherborneC.C.F. for allowing us the use of the range: : our shooting hasundoubtedly improved and several cadets have reached 'Marksman'standard. Cdt. Heath reached this standard also in .303shooting at camp and was awarded the cup for the best shot.Some other events of the year have included help with theBritish Horse Society'S Society's Trials in Sherborne Park ; a Map Reading'Marks-

2828Exercise on May-?Sth 25th; ; the Annual Inspection (23rd July) whenthe Inspecting Officer was Col. F. D. Pile, M.c., M.C., who commentedfavourably on the bearing of the cadets.Two cadets, L/Cpl. LlCpl.Stone and Cdt. Gray, P.C., went on a Naval Aviation Course-inthe summer holidays and nineteen cadets went to camp at Plaster-Plasterdown.A report on the activities of the C.C.F. naturally tends tosingle out a few important events but it must always be rernemberedrememberedthat the bulk of its work is done week by week on Friday after-afternoons.This side of the training has continued this year, withsome success, as a result of which thirteen cadets passed the ArmyProficiency Test in the Spring Term.Unfortunately the numberof recruits-fourteen-was lower than in recent yeari years and this willhave a serious effect on the contingent in a few years time.Thestandard of the recruits was, however, good and the selection ofthe 'Best Recruit'to to whom to award the cup was difficult. Eventuallyit was awarded to Cdt. Joy.(S.G.M.)ually it was awarded to Cdt. Joy.ARDUOUS TRAININGAt the end of the Spring Term a party of ten senior cadets,!4ajor Major McKay and Mr. Northern set out in a three-ton lorry forDartmoor.We were on an arduous training scheme which ilas was tolast fve five days, three of which were to be spent walking over thebleak moor with large packs containing our tents, bedding andrations.We were divided into two parties in order to promote competition.This certainly succeeded; ; at times the rivalry betweencom-the two groups was, to say the least, fierce. fi.erce.The- T!. first walking day was miserable with poor visibility and afine flne drizzle; ; the night was cold.The second- day was much mrich toohot and in the evening we were glad to relax and-sunbathe. Thefollowing morning we found that our water bottles had frozen !We- had delightful weather on the third day with bright sunshineand just enough breeze to keep us cool.We enjoyed the expedition a great deal.All finished thecourse in good spirits, the army rations being our only cause forcomplaint.A great deal of organization was necessary for thosefive days.The exercise took place in April, but preparationspieparationsbegan in January. . . We all owe a debt to Major -McKay McKay fororganising it, to C.Q.M.S. Curran for arranging the stores and ahd toMr. Northern for his help during the period oftraining. (B.K.S.)C.C.F. CAMPThis year nineteen cadets attended camp on Dartmoor.First we went to a transit camp near Okehampton.While wewere there we took the opportunity of climbing Yes Tor (2,027ft.) (Z,\Z7ft.)29from which we had a magnificent view of the surrounding moors.We then moved to Plasterdown Camp near Tavistock.Fromhere a variety of training was carried out, making full use of thearduous nature of the country.Several day exercises were held which usually meant climbingto near the 2,000f1. 2,000ft. level.There was also a night exercise in whichwe had to climb Pew Tor without being spotted.Probably themost enjoyed feature of camp this year. was a a' thirty-one ~hirty-o~e hour ho~rinitiative test.Cadets started from Tavistock TavIstock with WIth 216 2/6 in m theu theirpockets and were expected to get as far as possible and back ba~k inthe stipulated time. The winners were C.S.M. Kerley's syndicate, syndIcate,Sgt. Downton and Cdt. Crook coming second.One morning was spent on a near-by .303 range.Cdt.Heath shooting .303 for the first time obtained "Marksman"standard.Life within the camp was varied, a Naval helicopter squadronsqua.d~onbeing based there on exercise.Towards the end of our trammg trainingthere was a memorable display of Beating the Retreat by the bandof the Royal Leicestershire Regiment.An enjoyable eqjoyable and valuable camp.(K.E.D.)HOUSE NOTES, 1961-2St. Aldhelm's AldhelmosHouse Captain: : T. P. GILLHAMGILr,n,c.IvIAlthough the allocation of points has been radically changedunder the house points system, the final result of this year's year:scompetition has been much the same as we would have expectedunder the old system.St. Aldhelm's, as in so many years recently,has emerged the victor by a large margin.Yet there is no causefor complacency.It has been noticeable that very often thesenior section of the House has done remarkably well, but not sothe juniors.In school work, for i.nstance,. instance, most of ur our pointshave been gained by our members m in the FIfth Fifth and SIxth Sixth formsand only perhaps one boy has won any points in the junior partof the School.In cricket and football too we won the seniorcompetitions easily but we were let down by the juniors.Unlessthe present juniors in the House improve during the next fewyears the future bodes ill for St. Aldhelm's continued supremacy.However, we have much cause for satisfaction this year and theprospect is made considerably brighter by the efforts of those fewjuniors who really do serve the House well.We won the Athletic and the Swimming Sports and were onlydefeated in the cross-country by the tortuous mathematics of thenew system.Crook won the senior cross-country and Burge wasoutstanding in the Athletic Sports. Our members were alsooutstanding in the Athletic Sports. Our members were also

30prominent in the School's Football and Cricket XI's Xl's and Burgeagain won points for his House by his playing in the DorsetGrammar School's soccer team.In the Commoners' Concert and the School Play manymembers took leading parts and we were very pleased to produc-e producethe best play at the concert.Las[ Last year's members gaye gave us a very good start to the year bytheir good G.C.E. results, especially D. Calderhead who- won aCounty Major.There are still members who do little or nothing for theirHouse, but who lose points for detentions; ; they will have to dobetter next year.In conclusion, I would like to wish the House luck in thefuture and the success it deserves.(T.P.G.) (T.p.G.)future and the success it deserves.St. Bede'sHouse Captain : B. R. KERLEYHouse Captain : B. R. KnnlBy~t. St. Bede's .cannot cannot- look back on the past year with pride fordespite determmed determined efforts eqorls by our few senior members and ahd goodperformances by our junior teams we have gained the least number nuirberof points in the Inter-House competition. .We began the year very well.In the Winter Term we hadfewer detentions than either St. Aldhelm's or St. Dunstan's Dunstan,s, afeat unparalleled in my recollection.Our football teams too. builtb~iltup a useful.lead usefullead inJhe the r~ce race for P?ints, points, but this early predominancewas short-~1Ved. short-lived. In spite of Gnst Grist and Goode winning winnlng the juniorand the mmor minor cross-country races, we soon found ourselves ouiselvei withthe least number of House points.In the Athletic Sports oursuccess was again limited to the junior events, Goode and arid Hutchingsdoing particularly well by winning three events each.On thecricket field the juniors were more successful than the seniors.Thejunior XI led by Ebdon won all their matches.As a result of thene'Y qew ho~se house points p,oints system syslem St. .Bede's f~iled failed to gain any points in theSWlmmmg Swimming Sports.The sWimmers swimmers m in the later events ev6nts were dis­dis-Hutchheartenedand offered no real challenge to the other Houses.In 11 school y.ork, work, Trump and Hunsley (Form I)- and Biss andGoode (Form II) ID did extremely well as did our Sixth Form membe~sbers.~n In the middle forms h0.weve! however our ~embers members only gained twopomts points m in the whole year, a SituatIOn situation whIch which must be bc remedied rEmedied ifSt. Bede's is to regain the Challenge Cup.Finally, I would like. to thank all those who have helped especially -assistance me tomem-run the House and espeCIally our House Masters whose and encouragement throughout the year have been muchappreciated.(B.R.K.)31St. Dunstan'sHouse Captain: : M. 1. J. Pm.r PARKThe performance of the House during the past year has beenfar from satisfactory.We lost the Athletics Cup and the Swim-SwimmingCup and the general standard of our academic work waslower than that of St. Aldhelm's.The introduction of the newHouse Points system in September allowed all 4spects ~spectsof schoollife to be reflected in the House competition.It is thus necessaryfor every boy to use his ability to the fullest extent for the sake ofhis House.St. Dunstan's House book shows that there is muchneed for improvement.The picture of last year's activities is not one of unrelievedgloom, however.Our members in Form IV attained maximumpoints in the monthly marks during the Spring Term.TheAthletic Sports and the Swimming Sports were closely contestedand Longstaff did well to share the Dux Ludorum in the former.The House may also take pride in the fact that its members receivedthe least number of detentions during the year.St. Dunstan's must not be content with a poor second placere-in the Inter-House competition; ; the maximum effort and interestof every member, junior and senior alike, are essential if the Houseis to end the monopoly of St. Aldhelm's.The House acknowledges the help and encouragement of theHouse Masters and in particular thanks Mr. Blythman who leavesus at the end of this term.Thanks are also given to all HouseOfficers for their work in the past year.C. R. A. Longstaff­ Longstaff-Cross-Country and Swimming Captain.R. S. V. larman-Athletics Captain. N. M. Peters-Cricket Captain.Jarman-Ath-(M.l.P.)letics Captain. N. M. Peters-Cricket Captain. (M.J.P.)R.M.C.S., R.M.C.S.' ShrivenhamThefollowing article was contributed by P. J.Stainer, O.F., who wona Shrivenham Scholarship in 1959. ..... . .At home yesterday I met a Science Student with good 'A'level passes in Chemistry and Physics and a 'Grade I' in Practical.Had he taken the Scholarship examination he would have had a98/o % chance of getting a place at the R.M.C.S., but like so manyof our potential Scientists he had never even heard ofit.R.M.C. of S., which is the contraction of the impressive title"Royal Military College of Science" is the tiny establishment thatone starts "passing" 5 miles out of Swindon on the road to Oxford,and 6 miles out of Swindon is still passing.Its grounds stretch for approximately 730 acres enclosing alake, gardens, a large country manor rebuilt in 1830 (now used as

I'rI132one Hall of residence), several "rugger" and "soccer" pitches,numerous tennis courts, a couple of hockey pitches, a nine holegolfcourse, large car parks (nearly everyone has a car) and a smallfarm.In addition there is the College itself consisting of severallarge buildings, themselves impressive, and 3 housing estates forstaff and Officers.Were one to add to this the houses and landused by, but not belonging to, the College the acreage wouldprobably be doubled.Yet for all its enormous size there are only two "specialchemists" with me in my year. At the outset there was only oneon the Course - me. I was joined by another civilian one weekafter the beginning of the I st term, and we were joined by an ArmyOfficer last year who had failed his exams.The primary function of the College is to get young Officersdegrees; ; some of them describe it as "a back door to a degree".For this function it is probably the best equipped College in theCountry, especially for Engineering Students.There are onlyabout 120 Degree Students, of whom 26 are civilians!!Every year the College takes up to 151 5 civilians called "ShrivenhamScholars", who for passing an examination, precious littlehigher than "A" level, and a few interviews, live among, and aretreated as Army Officers, but who do not have to conform to anyMilitary discipline at all.One is simply expected "to behave asa gentleman".We are paid nearly £40 f,40 a month for nine months of the yearbut attend the College only for 3 ten week terms a year.Booksand stationery are provided during this time.In addition, atsome time during our 15 week summer vacation we do 8 weeks at a"shriven-Government establishment which deals with our own field fleld of study.For this we are paid £6 [6 to £7 f,7 per week.. Compared with any other Scholarship Scheme, this is a life oflavishness and luxury.Civilians pay about 13/- l3l- a day for accommodation equivalentto many "two star" hotels.The rooms are spacious, carpeted andwell furnished."Personal servants" " as the Ministry call them,or better known to my Officer friends as "batmen",, look after ahandful of Students, clean their shoes, make their beds, tidy theirrooms, and press their clothes, etc.The food is excellent, and again many a "two star" hotelserves worse.Lunch and dinner always start with soup and endup with cheese and biscuits and coffee.An "army" of waitressesmake sure we eat well."The British Army fights on its stomach"is the saying; we must have some of the best Officers in the world.When I explained all this to my friend his reply was "What'sthe catch?" ?" I have looked for one for nearly three years andfound none.33There is no long contract binding one to the Ministry ofAviation or any other Ministry.Indeed some successful Studentshave applied to the Ministry for jobs and found no vacancies.One certainly does not have to join the Army although one is asfree as any member of the public to do so if, after seeing it from theinside for three years, one wishes to - and there are many attractivefeatures about our modern Army.There are one or two "snags", if you can caU call them that. TheBar (in every Hall of residence) is practically non-profit makingand therefore very cheap.One can entertain here, well andeasily.Dinner parties, normally much too expensive for Studentsare arranged with ease.Add all this to the normal "high livingstandards" and one tends to get no work done at all.With apologies to Mr. Peter Sellers "We're all right here. Theylook after us".attract-1st lst XIFOOTBALL1st lst XI Captain: : D. P. BURGE BuncBUnder 14 XI Captain: : B. G. BUCKLEY BucrlrvThe results this season were moderate, but the team generallyplayed well, and tried to play a good brand of football.Afterthe first match a 4-2-4 system was adopted, and the performance ofthe side improved, although there was still insufficient penetrationin the forward line.Probably the best football was produced in the first half of theOld Boys Match, . and the home fixture against Sexey's School,Bruton. The former was won 2-1, and the latter lost 2-1.Burge, the captain, was the driving force and inspiration ofthe team.Longstaff who took up goalkeeping at the beginning ofthe season, remained fearless to the end, although his handling attimes was suspect.He was awarded the Paulley Medal for themost improved player of the season,

1I34351.1'IBurge Buige played for and captained the Dorset Grammar Schools'Football XI.'A' level examinations prevented him from going toBrunswick to play for Somerset in an International YouthTournament.Under 14 XIAt the end of a disappointing season it is easy to feel thateffort is not always fully rewarded. This would be wrong. If theend was not achieved this season, many players have haye begun atleast to understand more the means by which this may be done, bythe Under 14 XI in another season and by themselves in otherteams in the School.The team was too small, too slow, too short of experience andability; ; it was reluctant to train hard and purposefully; ; and it wasconditioned to failure.Throughout the season there has beenan improvement in attitude, outlook and performance.Recentlythe team has played with more cohesion and urgency and shownthat it can lose with credit; ; be defeated by teams from schoolswith superior resources, but no longer routed.Apart from defeating Shaftesbury Shaftesbtry 3-7, the team has shownwhat lies ahead, given the will and the work.There is a teamplace for any boy prepared to earn it: : it is the duty of more boysto make the attempt.Colours: : Buckley (Capt.), Hutchings, J. (Vice-Capt.), Goode,Cosh, Holden.(G.R,N.)Cosh, Holden.:1',:Under 14 XI Team: : Buckley i* (Capt.), Cosh*, Doble,Durrant, Zollo, Went, Goode*, Hutchings, J.*, Holden*, Heathman,Ebdon.Also played: : Biss, Williams, Mitchell, Ibbotson,Heath-Stevens ii, Hutchings iii. *Colours.v. Blandford G.S. (Away). Lost, 1-4. l-4.v. Weymouth G.S. (Home). Lost,0-10.v. Beaminster G.S. (Away). Lost, 2-5.v. Gillingham School (Home). Lost,l-2. 1-2.v. Colfox School, Bridport (Away). Lost, 0-4.v. Gillingham School (Home). Lost,2-4.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Home). Draw 1-1. 1.v. Blandford G.S. (Home). Lost, 0-4.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Away). Won, 7-3.v. Weymouth G.S. (Away). Lost,0-4.Under 15 XIv. Sexey's School, Bruton (Away). Lost, 0-10.v. Sexey's School, Bruton (Home). Lost, 0-6.House MatchesAutumn TermSenior St. Aldhelm's 7 St. Bede'sSt. Bede's 6 St. Dunstan'sSt. Aldhelm's .. 9 St. Dunstan'sJunior St. Bede's7 St. Bede's 56 St. Dunstan's . 19 St. Dunstan's . . 15 St. Dunstan's . 32 St. Dunstan's . . 110 St. Aldhelm's .. 1 IJunior St. Bede's 5 St. Dunstan'sSt. Aldhelm's .. 2 St. Dunstan'sSt. Bede's 10 St. Aldhelm'sResults1st lst XI Team: : Burge* ~*(Capt.) :(Capt.), , Longstaff*, Fish, Peters,Park*, Kerley i*, Kerley ii, Thompson*, Cole*, Deans, Wright.Park*, Kerley i*, Kerley ii, Thompson*, Cole*, Deans, Wright.Also played: : Watts, Quarm, Sutton.*Colours.v. Blandford G.S. (Away) Lost,0-8.v. Sexey's School, Bruton (Away). Lost, 0-5.v. Old Fosterians (Home). Won, 2-1.v. Beaminster G.S. (Away). Lost, 1-4. l-4.v. Weymouth G.S. (Home). Lost, 0-5.v. Gillingham School (Home). Won, 4-3.v. Sexey's School, Bruton (Home). Lost, 1-2. l-2.v. Gillingham School (Home). Won, 3-2.v. Colfox School, Bridport (Home). Lost, 1-2. l-2.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Home). Won, 4-2.v. Blandford G.S. (Home). Lost, 3-5.v v. . Shaftesbury G.S. (Away). Lost,2-6.v. Weymouth G G.S. (Away). Lost,0-7.Spring TermSenior St. Aldhelm's .. 11 St. Bede'sSt. Aldhelm's .. 3 St. Dunstan'sSt. Dunstan's . . 2 St. Bede'sJunior St. Bede'sl1 St. Bede's 03 St. Dunstan's . . 12 St. Bede's 1 I6 St. Dunstan's . . 010 St. Aldhelm's .. 06 St. Aldhelm's . . 0Junior St. Bede's 6 St. Dunstan's. St. Sr. Bede's 10 St. Aldhelm'sSt. Dunstan's ... . 6 St. Aldhelm'sCROSS-COUNTRY RUNNINGThe Cross-Country this year was keenly contested in all threesections.There were almost 140 competitors, and out of these80 completed the courses within the q~alifying qualifying times.The three eventual winners, Crook, Grist, and Goode wontheir sections comfortably without ever being hard pressed.Three teams were entered in the North Dorset Cross CountryRaces, which were held at Milton Abbey.J. N. Goode ranparticularly well to finish third in the Minor event.I:]

I:li36ResultsfUinor Minor 1. l.Goode) 2. Reddicliffe Time: : 17 mins. 7| 7} secs.J. 3. HolmesJunior t. 1. Grist2. Thorne-'! 3. -Hutchings, J.Time : 28 mins. 29 secs.Senior 1. Crook2. Longstaff 3. ThomasTime : 30 mins. 25 secs.ATHLETICSThe Athletic Sports this year were held on Wednesday, May30th, which fortunately was one of the few fine days we had duringthat period.The meeting had hardly started before Burge had loweredhis own School 440 yards record by 0.6 sec.This was theonly record to be broken during the afternoon, but the competitionremained keen and interesting to the end.At the end ofl the meeting the Awards were distributed by Mrs.Burge.Some boys entered for the North Dorset Sports which wereheld at Saint Aldhelm's School, and M. Sawtell won the JuniorBoys 220 yards in the record time of 27.0 seconds, and J. Hutchingswon the secondary boys 220 yards.Other positions were gainedby J. Ibbotson, 3rd in the Secondary Boys Long Jump; ; B.Buckley, 3rd in the Secondary Boys Triple Jump; ; J. N. Goode,3rd in the Junior Boys Triple Jump; ; D. Holden, 3rd in the JuniorBoys Hurdles; ; and J. Grist, 3rd in the Secondary Boys 440 yards.M. R. Sawtell and J. Hutchings were selected to representNorth Dorset at the Dorset Athletics mee~ing, meeting, and J. Hutchingsran well to come 3rd in the Secondary Boys 220 yards.Results100 yardsFirst Form ..1, Reddic1iffe; 2, Evans iii; 3, Hutchings iii. Time 12.4 secs.Under 131, Goode ; 2, ReddicJiffe ; 3, Evans iii. Time 12.2 secs.Under (lnder 15.. 1, Hutchings, J. ; 2,Ibbotson ; 3, Green. Time 11.8 secs.Open1, Burge ; 2, Thompson; 3, Webber. Time 10.6 secs.220 yardsUnder 13.. 1, Goode ; 2, ReddicJiffe Reddicliffe ; 3, Evans iii. Time 28.6 secs.Under 15. . 1, Hutchings, J. ; 2, Green; ; 3, Sawtell. Time 27 secs.Open.. 1, Quarm ; 2, Fish; ; 3, Wright. Time 26.4 secs.440 yardsUnder 15.. 1, Green; 2, Mitchell; ; 3, Stevens ii. Time 63 secs.Open1, Burge ; 2, Thompson; 3, Park. Time 54.8 secs... 1, Burge ; 2, Thompson ; 3, Park. Time 54.8 secs.'I,I37880 yardsOpen 1, l, Longstaff; 2, Webber; 3, Park. Time2 2 mins.22.8 secs. sc;cs.Under 15 1, Thorne; 2, Mitchell; 3, Stevens ii. Time 2 mins, mins. 37 secs.One MileOpen .. 1, Longstaff; 2, Thomas; 3, Crook. Time 5 mins.25.2 secs.HurdlesUnder 131, l, Carey Carcy ; 2, Chaffey. Time 13.6 secs.Under 15 L l, Buckley i; 2, Holden; 3, Hutchings, P. Time 12.4secs.Open 1, l, Lovatt ; 2, Fryet Fryer; ; 3, Jarman. Time. 18.6 secs.High JumpUnder 131, Buckley ii; 2, Holmes; 3, West. Height3 ft. 91 ins.Under 15 .. 1, Durrant ; 2, Ibbotson ; 3, Eley. Height 4ft. 4ins.Open 1, Sutton ; 2, Oxford; 3, Fryer. Height 4ft. 9 ins.Long JumpUnder 13.. 1, Goode ; 2, West and Williams. Distance 14ft. 7iins.Under 15I,Ibbotson l,Ibbotson ; 2, Buckley i ; 3, Holden. Distance 16ft. 7ins.Open1, Thompson; 2, Sutton; 3, Webber. Distance 17ft. l7ft, 8 ins.Putting the ShotUnder 15I,Hutchings,J.; l,Hutchings, ; 2,Carter; 2,Cafiet ; 3,Mitchell ii. Distance34ft.1lins.I I ins ;Open 1, Burge ; 2, Peters; ; 3, Millard. Distance 34ft. 4ins.DiscusUnder 15 . . 1, l, Butler; ; 2, Elliott ; 3, Waterfall. Distance 74ft. Sins. 5ins.Open r. 1, Peters; ; 2, Millard ; 3, Kerley H. ii. Distance 105ft. l05ft. 6 ins.Hop, - Step anil and. JUIl).P JumPUnder Ilnder 15 .. 1, l, Buckley i ; 2, Wareham ; 3, Hutchings, P. Distance34ft. 41ins. 4*ins.Open.. 1, l, Longstaff; 2, SuUon Sutton ; 3, Taylor. Distance 38ft.77 ins. ..Junior Relay. .. 1, l,.St. . Bede's ; 2, St. Dunstan's ; 3, St. Aldhelm's.Under 13 Challenge Cup1. Goode 12pts. 2. Buckleyii.. 6pts.Victor Ludorum (Under 15 Challenge Cup)L 1, Hutchings. Hutchiqgs, J. J; 20 Pts.2, Ibbotson. Ibbotson, 14 pts.Dux Ludorum (Open Challenge Cup)1. Burge and Longstaff 24 pts.Cup for Keenness (A new cup presented by W. H. R. Newcombe, Esq.)Jones.First Form 100 yards Cup CuPReddicliffe.House Challenge Challengo Cup CuP1. l. St. Aldhelm's, 305 pts. 2. St. Dunstan's, 284 pts.3. St. Bede's, 229 pts.SWIMMINGthe The Swimming Sports were held this year on Wednesday,July 25th at the Sherborne School Baths by kind permission ofthe Headmaster.The competition proved to be keen and interesting with raceswon and lost over the last few yards.Probably most excitementcame in the Junior Diving when Zollo and Heathman tied afterthe first four dives.A further two attempts were required beforeZollo won by 2 points.The standard of the Junior Competitorsthis year was particularly noteworthy.At the end of the evening prizes were distributed by Mrs.A. Gillham. . .

I'I1138In the First Dorset Swimming Gala R. H. Crook came 3rdin the Senior Boys Front Crawl.Open events cup, 100 yards free style -Perry.Junior diving cup -Zollo.Senior diving cup (presented by R. L. Longstaff, Esq.)­Webber.-House Cup 1. St. Aldhelm's52 points2. St. Dunstan's39 points3. St. Bede',s Bede's8 pointsResults50 yards Breast Stroke-Opet-1, Stroke-Open-I, Burge; ; 2, Fish; ; 3, Blackwell.50 yards Breast Stroke-Under l5-1, 15-1, Heathman ; 2, Stone; ; 3, Cosh.50 yards Breast Stroke-Under l3t-1, 13i-I, Lincoln; ; 2, Rust; ; 3, Hoddinott.100 yards Free Style-Open-l,Perry Style-Open-I, Perry; ; 2, Crook; ; 3, Longstaff.25 yards Beginners' Race-I, Devonshire; ; 2, Nile; ; 3, Munn.50 yards Back Stroke-Open-1, Stroke-Open-I, Thomas; ; 2, Pryor ; 3, Millard.50 yards Back Stroke-Under 15-1, l5-1, Rust; 2, Eley; ; 3, Lincoln.50 yards Free Style-Open-1, Style-Open-l, Perry; ; 2, Longstaff; ; 3, Crook.50 yards Free Style-Uzder Style-Under 15-1, l5-1, Hartley ; 2, Healhman Heathman; ; 3, Ibbotson.50 yarrls yards Free Style-Uzder Style-Under 13!-1, l3*-1, Rust; 2, Ross ; 3, Lincoln.P\nge-Open-1, Plunge-Open-l, Avery; ; 2, Buckley ii ; 3, Burge.Junior Diving-1, Diving-I, Zollo; ; 2, Heathman ; 3, Carey.Senior Diving-I, Diving-l, Webber ; 2, Burge ; 3, Longstaff.Junior Relay-I, Relay-l, St. Dunstan's ; 2, St. Aldhelm's ; 3, St. Bede's.Senior Relay-I, St. Aldhelm's ; 2, St. Dunstan's ; 3, St. Bede'sSenior Relay-l, St, Aldhelm's ; 2, St. Dunstan's ; 3, St, Bede'sCRICKET1st lst XI Captain: : S. J. COLE Cor,sUnder 14 XI Captain: : I. P. EBDON EsooNThe First XI had a 'disappointing season winning only one oftheir School Matches.This win against Shaftesbury G. S., one ofthe strongest sides we play gave some indication of the ability inthe team.Generally the batsmen, with the exception of Cole,did not su~ceed. succeed. The bowling was left mainly to Burge, Sutton,Cole and m in the latter part of the season Deans, and all bowledwell on occasion.A new Award was presented this season by C. J. Mainwaring,an Old Boy, for the most improved cricketer of the season, andthis year it was given to A. J. Deans.S. Cole played for the Dorset Grammar Schools' CricketTeam against Somerset.Under Unrler 14 XIThe members of the Under 14 XI X[ were very keen and practisedhard.Ebdon captained the side well and it was heartening to seethe early promise of Williams and Hutchings, both of Form I.The team had good wins against Sherborne Preparatory Schooland Shaftesbury G.S. at home.Ebdon and Cosh batted particu-139 3.9larly well against the Prep. when faced with a total of 122.Ourbatimen batsmen however had no real answer to good fast bowling and inthe two matches which they lost they were skittled out on bothoccasions by one bowler.Ebdon and Wareham had good spellswith the ball and were well supported on occasions by Cosh andHolden.Colours were awarded to Cosh and Wareham.Resultslst 1st XI Team: : Cole* (Capt.), Thompson, Burge*, Sutton,Peters, Stafford, Kerley i, Kerley ii, Watts, Deans, Pryor. Alsoplayed : Thomas. *Colours.v. Old Fosterians (Home). Old Fosterians 60 for 8 (Sutton 3 for 3).School6T 67 for 1 I (Cole 44 not out).Won by 9 wickets.v. Crewkerne School (Away). School 101 (Cole 44). Crewkerne102 for 5. Lost bY by 5 wickets.v. Sexey's School, Bruton (Home). Sexey's 129 for 8 dec. (Burge6 for 28). School 44. Lost by 85 runs.v. Sherborne School 4th XI (Away).Sherborne School 153 for9 dec. School 66. Lost by 87 runs.v. Old Fosterians (Home). School 142 L42 for 5 (Burge 40, Cole 37).Old Fosterians 145 for 5 (T. J. Kendall 66, K. House 68).Lost by 5 wickets.v. Blandford G.S. (Away). Blandford 85 (Cole 5 for 13, Deans3 for 12). School 45. Lost by 40 runs.v. Yeovil School (Away). School 85. Yeovil 82 for 7 (Sutton4 for 36). Drawn.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Home). School 108 (Cole 54, Sutton 21).Shaftesbury 110 for 6.Lost by 4 wickets.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Away). Shaftesbury 80 (Burge 4 for 25). 25),School 81 for 5 (Cole 22, Burge Bwge 28).Won by 5 wickets.Under 14 XI Team: : Ebdon* (Capt.), Cosh*, Wareham*Williams, Holden, Mitchell, Heathman, Hardey, Hartley, Biss, Buckley ii,Waterfall.: Hutch-Also played: Sawtell, Hutchings iii, Osment, Hutchingsii. *Colours.v. Sherborne Preparatory School (Away). Sherborne Prep. Ptep.122.School 123 for 3 (Cosh 46, Ebdon 52).Won by 7 wickets.v. Crewkerne School (Away). School 26. Crewkerne 28 for fot 2.Lost by 8 wickets.v. Shaftesbury G.S. (Home). Shaftesbury 31 (Ebdon 5 for 14).School 34 forO 0 wkt.Won by 10 wickets.IIIII

424243II!I,I,1Iford Cliffs, Poole; ; L. F. Fox (1907-11), 10 l0 "Pendennis", DerbyRoad, Bournemouth; ; M. Fothergill Fotherelll(1947-52), Hennerton, House, Ilouse,Cranmore, Shepton Mallet; ; R. J. Guest (1956-60), DalwoodsLane, Sherborne ; T. J. Kendall Kenilall (1943-51), Red Hole Lane, Sherborne;H. T. Paul PauI (1947-53), Caundle Farm, Stourton Caundle; C.R.Russell(1958-60), Russell(1958-60), c/o Hardings Cottage, NorthCheriton, Temple­Templecombe;; P. J. Stainer (1951-59), c/o clo 7 Portman Crescent, South­South-Sherbou:rnebourne,Hants; ; H. R. F. Young (1931-37), 10 l0 Town Park,Torrington, Devon; ; R. C. Young (1945-53), Dept. of Physics,Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.; ; F. R. England(1913-15), 33 Endsleigh Court, Colchester; ; J. F. C. James(1935-41), 17 Crofton Park, Yeovil ; D. J. Evans (1953-60), c/o cloGreenways, Merthyr Road, Llwdcoed, Aberdare, Glamorgan;;P. H. Hix (1944--51), (1944-51),20 Dale View, Litton, via Buxton, Derbyshire;; J. C. Neal (1944-50),10 10 Highfield Ave., Newbury, Berks. ;B. G. Lait (1945-52),66 Essex Square, West Harnham, Salisbury;;Derby-D. D. Stone (1951-55), 48a West Street, Havant, Hants. ; K. V.Lambert (1951-56), Flat 4, 8 Queens Ave., Dorchester; ; Rev.W. F. E. Burnley (1915-21), RD., B,D., Highworth Vicarage, Swindon;;C. J. Mainwaring (1956-61), St. Luke's College, Exeter; ; R. D.Earnshaw (1947-54), c/o Springwell House, Evercreech, Som. ;A. N. Earnshaw (1950-56), 41 Bedford Ave., Barnet, Herts. ;R. W. Hughes (1931-39), 57 Springfield Road, Yeovil; R. F.Fox (1939-46), 71 7l Clarence Avenue, New MaIden, Malden, Surrey;;M. B. Hambleton (1948-54), 121 Huntingdon Road, Thapston,Kettering, Northants ; P. R. Gregory (1950-58), Escalls, NorthRoad, Sherborne ; D. K. Chant, 141 Heath Road, Hounslow,Mddx.Births15th October, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs. D. Cooper (1945-50),Leigh, a son (Brian Arthur) ; 3rd January, 1962, to Mr. and Mrs.P. J. Coombs (1943-49), Sweden, a daughter (Fiona Jane) ; 21st 2lstFebruary, 1962, to Mr. and Mrs. A. Sprague (1944-51), Exeter,a daughter (Mandy) ; 4th March, 1962, to Mr. and Mrs. K. F.Topp (1946-51), Yeovil, a son (Andrew Simon) ; 5th March,1962,to Mr. and Mrs. K. H. House (1947-54), a son (Adrian Kenton) ;13th l3th March, 1962,to Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hodges (1944-51), Hol-Holwell,a son (Anthony Paul) ; August 10th, l0th, 1961, to Mr. and Mrs.J. C. Neal (1944-50), Newbury, a son (Timothy Guy) ; In June,1961, to Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hounsell (1943-50) Exeter, a son sorr(Mark).AdoptionBy Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gregory (1939-47), Doncaster, a son(Adrian Paull) on 30th November, 1961.1/EngagementsR. Coleman (1946-50) Gillingham, to Valerie, widow of T. E.White, Frame; Frome,' E. Shire (1947-53), Yetminster, tp Miss Molly(Caroline) Casely, Trent; ; J. N. Fletcher (1951-57), to MissAmanda Elizabeth Nodder, both of Sherborne; J. H. Elliot(1951-58) to Miss Valerie Ann Davis, Carlisle; M. B. Hambleton(1948-54), to Miss Stella James.Marriages3rd March at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Yeovil,R. S. Rooks (1948-55), Bradford Abbas, to Miss Yvonne A.Purnell, Yeavil; Yeovil; 31st 3lst March at Bridport Congregational Church,K. V. Lambert (1951-56), Bishops Caundle, to Miss MaureenJune Hoptroft, Bridport ; 27th July at Milborne Port MethodistChurch, N. F. J. Cuff (1946-53), Alweston, to Miss Roma Bucklanlatd,Sherborne, the best man was G. B. W. Cuff Cttr (1942-48) ;17th' June, 1961Lt. J. G. Hambleton (1950-55), R.A.S.C., to MissDiane Howe ; on 17th December, 1960, at Chandler's Ford,Hants, B. G. Lait (1945-52), to Miss Ruth Watts, the best man wasK. J. Shambler ; 6th October, 1962, at Fareham, Hants, D. D.Stone (1951-55), to Miss Pauline Ann Cooper; ; 25th August atCastleton Church, B. Clothier (1952-57), to Miss Patricia LorrainePluke.THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIESACTIYITIESBuck-The Annual Dinner was held at the Half-Moon Hotel onSaturday, 28th October, when 65 Old Boys and guests ~uestswerepresent. The Tlre occasion was particularly memorable In in that thethen Chairman and four former chairmen of Sherborne U.D.C.in the pelsons persons of Messrs. A. E. Lugg, G. C. Brett, R. Gregory,E. S. Noake and A. E. H. Sweet, all Old Fosterians, were present.Proposing the toast of the School, Mr. B. J. Hamblin (1926-31),long a stalwart supporter of the Association and the "perpetual"captain, we hope, of the O.F. cricket team, carried us back inreminiscence over 30 years and wished every success to the Schoolwhose great traditions would, he knew, continue to strengthen anddeepen under the guidance of the present headmaster.In replyour President and Headmaster, Mr. J. G. Sugden, M.A., A.R.C.M.,claimed that the School was the most valuable potential source ofmanpower in the district, that it was in essence Sherborne boys'school, obtained its pupils from the Sherborne She~borne area a~ea and that manywould remain to serve the local community, commumty, as witness wItness the valuableservices already given to the town by the five Old FosterianU.D.C. Chairmen present that evening.He asked that more useshould be made by Old Fosterians living locally of the Schoolpremises, which, he said, were available for Dances, SmokingConcerts, Sports of all kinds, and similar activities.He proposedthat a group of young local Old Boys should form themselves intoa Special Committee to organise such activities.

44To propose the toast of the Association we were honouredto have as our guest Mr. H. F. W. Ilolmes, Holmes, Chairman of theGovernors.He said that the Governors were whole-heartedlybehind the Headmaster in flnding finding ways of making improvementsand providing amenities.A small school, thought some people,was costly to run, but it had a useful contribution to make farbeyond the three 'R's and the Governors would continue to pressfor its expansion and to urge the retention of its identity andpersonality.Replying for the Association Mr. W. G. Pike(L919-23) (1919-23) Chairman of Committee, thanked Mr. Holmes and hisfellow governors for their lively interest in the School and theAssociation, voiced the appreciation of the Old Boys of theHeadmaster's continuing and obviously successful efforts topromote greater interest and activity and hoped that this mostsuccessful evening would be repeated annually.During theevening tribute was paid to our fallen in the two great wars andmessages and greetings were read from some 30 members, unablethis time to be present.In the morning of the same day a large number of membersjoined with present boys, parents and friends of the School incelebrating Founders' Day at a service in Sherborne Abbey atwhich the preacher was the Rev. F. C. Carpenter, a Chaplain ofSherborne School. .In the afternoon there took place the Annual School v. OldBoys Football Match which resulted in a narrow win for the Schoolof 2-1. The O.F. Team was: : L. J. Baggs, E. J. Brine, W. J.Carver, R. H. Cole, M. J. Dunk, R. D. Gay, P. R. Gregory,N. J. C. Green, M. E. Hole, K. E. Toms and W. A. Sibley; .;referee K. V. Lambert.The Old Fosterian-Old Digbian Annual Dance was held atthe Half-Moon Hotel on Friday, 8th December.Unfortunately,despite the energetic efforts of the joint committee, it was onlymoderately supported.However those present certainly cqrtainly had amost enjoyable evening.It is provisionally planned to hold thenext dance in the School Hall in the Spring Term of 1963, when weconfidently expect worthwhile support for the committee's efforts.The Annual General Meeting was held in the School Libraryon April 4th with the President in the Chair.Mr. Sugden hadpreviously written to a number of younger members with a view toforming a Junior Committee whose task would be to organisemore sporting and social activities as well as to bring into the foldcontemporaries who were not yet members.Largely as a resultof this letter thirty-one members were present, a record for recentyears.The minutes of the previous A.G.M. were approved as45was the report of the Association's activities in 1961.The Hon.Treasurer'i Treasurer's statement of account was submitted by Mr. R, R. E,Gear and adopted. It may be summarised as follows : Receipto Receipts :Subscriptions and arrears paid £24 f24 18s. 0d. Od. ; Interest on Bondr Bondsf2l £21 6t 6s. 6d.; ; Loss on ytar year 04 £4 4s. ld. Id. Expenditure,: : Thc TheFosterisn Fosterian f,40 £40 0s. Os. 0d. Od. ; Reading prize artd and wreath f2 £2 0s. Os. 0d. Od. ;Postages and sundries f,5 £5 7s. 1d. Id.; ; Deficit on Annual Dinnor Dinner£3 Is. 6d. Total £50 8s. 7d.fl3 ls. 6d. Total f,50 8s. 7d.The officers of the Association were elected as follows :President; President: J. G. Sugden, Esq., M.A., A.R.c.M. A.R.e.M. ; Vice-Presidents enhloc; ; Hon. Treasurcr.' Treasurer: R. E. Gear Esq. ; Hon. Auditor: ; P. D. F.Miller, Esq. ; Joint Hon. Secretaru'es.' Secretaries: Messrs. E. Hulme andM. W. R. Johns ; General Committee.' Committee: Messrs. R. D. Gay, S; S. J.Love, W. G. Pike, J. R. Read and K. E. Toms.A sincere vote ofthanks for their services over many years as joint Hon. Secretaryand Committee Member respectively was recorded to Messrs.L. N. W. Kitzerow and L. J. Avery.The President reported that a well-attended meeting of juniormembers had been held in March at which preliminary plans hadbeen made for future sporting and social activities and that thefollowing members had agreed to serve on a special committee::Messrs. B. Arnold, B. Lugg, J. R. Read, B. Aplin, N. W. Long,P. Rose, V. K. Smale, T. J. Kendall, A. K. Biggs and G. Sartin.Finally it was reported that the Committee had agreed to placea firm order with the Headmaster for the number of magazinesrequired bytheAssociation, to scrutinize the present list of membersand to send reminders that The Fosterian could no longer be issuedto those in arrear with their subscriptions.On Remembrance Day, the Association's wreath waslaid at the Honours Board by D. P. Burge, Deputy HeadBoy of the School.The School v. Old Okl Fosterians Cricket Match took place ingood weather on 23rd June.Burge (40) and Cole (37), for theSchool put on 75 for the first wicket. Stafford (24) Kerley (14)and Sutton (8) made speedy runs and the innings was declared at145 for 5 wickets. The Old Boys started disastrously losing R. D.Gay and N. W. Long for 7 and D. B. Ball at 9.Indeed 5 wicketshad fallen for a mere 28 when T. J. Kendall and K. House cametogether.Both scored off everything remotely resembling a looseball and with an enthralling display of powerful batting passed theSchool's total without further loss.A special word of appreciationmust go to both teams for some excellent fielding.Afterthe match the Headmaster kindly entertained both teams torefreshments.apprecia-

48G. E. Batchelor (1899-00) Beaminster, sends news of his two O.F.sons.A. J. Batchelor (1921- (1921*28) 28) has recently been promotedto Commandant of the Home Office Civil Defence School, atFalfield, Falfleld, Glos., while G. D. Batchelor (1923-31) is with the GeneralElectric Company in the Research Department.R. J. Guest(1956-60) g9IF-69) passed_out from H.M.S. H:M.S. Fisgard Fisgar-d as L.W.A. apprentice.While there he also obtained '0' 'O' level in English Language Langriage - andattained Petty Officer Apprentice rank during his last term. He isnow in H.M.S. Collingwood undertaking a course for which onlyfour out of a hundred were chosen. Now in H.M.S. Terror Terroi. ,Singapore, C. R. Russell Russetl (1958-60) (1958-60i finds finhr life iifi very r..y pleasant piil;r; despite a;;;i;;the afternoon temperature of 92%. 92o/o. He feels that-the the inhabitantswould have preferred to remain under English rule but are neverthelessvery proud pqou{ of their city.D. Button (1954-60), (1952t-60), Burnley,having Faving gained'A'level in Maths, Further Maths, and Physics, has hlsbeen accepted by Birmingham University to read for an Hons.Degree Pegleg in Civil Engineering.B. G. Lait (1945-52), 52), is now withthe Salisbury City Council where he is a colleague of J. A. Fisher(1941-46). He tle.reports that K. J. Shambler (1945-50), a stewardwith B.A.O.C. is now living in London where he shares roomswith J. M. Tet! Tett (1944-51).P. J. Stainer (1951-59) ended hiscourse at R.M.C. Shrivenham very successfully by gaining a 2ndClass Honours Degree (external) in Special Chemistry and is nowa ScientificOfficer at the research station at Portondown, Salisbury.While waiting to take up his post he worked for some weeks as-aabus-c_onduct_or bus-conductor which, he says, taught him to hold his tongue andgave him t4_m valuable insight into human nature. D. D. Stone (1951-55) will shortly move with his bride to a new flat provided for himnever-in Havant by the Midland Bank.H. J. Spicer (1938-45) with theBank of England, is still busily engaged on its Quarterly Bulletinwhich has recently received very favourable notices in the NationalPress. He reports that A. Mole (1940-44) has married and movedto Reading, and he commends the Dorset Year Book as excellentreading for those who are far from their home county. P. P.Hedditch (1946-53) has, for the past six years, been in the,Executorand Trustee Department of Lloyds Bank at Nottingham. As abachelor he finds plenty of time to enjoy cricket, football, socialand cultural activities, but would like, some day, to return to theSouth-West. He reports that his brother A. G. Heiklitch Hedditch (1943-50), married in 1959, is still with the B.B.C. as an engineer nearPenrith ; H. R. Hedrlitch Hedditch (1944-49), married, has a daughter ofseven and a son of four, and is now managing the dairy at a alaige largefarm near Long Ashton and B. K. R. Hedditch (1948-53), maried, married,with a daughter, is now farming at home.We thank P. P. forbringing us right up-to-date with this news of himself and hisbrothers.K. Goddaril Goddard (1948-55), n.sc., B.SC., with Rolls Royce atDerby, has now moved to performance work on advanced pro-projects; on holiday this summer he had a good week's racing in his4912ft. l2ft. sailing dinghy during Falmouth Regatta Week, Weck, do dapfta itunfortunate weather and two capsizes. B. N. Longstafl Longstaff (1955#l) S5- 1)joined the R.A.F. in March to train in Dentistry and in May Mfy trf hhad the honour of being the leader at the Passing-Out Parade Parad-'til onthe conclusion of his preliminary training at Bridgnorth. C.,J. J,Mainwaring (1956-61) after a year's experience of teaching, teachlnf,,begins this autumn at St. Luke's College, Exet~r Exetgr a three .yoar yearcourse of training and will specialise in P.E. with Geography andMathematics as additional sUbjects. subjects . In November last, R. T. G.Dabinett (1949-54) wrote from the School of Navigation, Southhamptonwhere he was taking a three-months course for hisFirst Mate's Certificate. He found the winter, though mild forEngland, somewhat inclement for on~ one now used to ~ar!ller warmerSouth.climes ; he expected to return to duty WIth with the Royal Mall Mail LIl?-es Linesin the New Year.Also in November we were pleased to receIve receivea long, cheerful and "newsy" letter from M. E. Trevett (1938-46),M.A., P~.D., pH.D., F.R.I.C. F.R.I.c. He is the senior lecturer in Organic Chemistryat the Flintshire Technical College and his academic work iswholly concerned with training candidates for the GraduateExamination of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, of which hehimself is a Fellow.From his reading of The Fosterian he judgesthat the school is continuing to flourish and to expand the scope ofits activities and hopes that Biology will become a major subjectfor he feels that it offers an ever-increasing field for invaluableresearch.He keeps in touch with H. J. Spicer, W. J. Palley,R. J. Sherwin and other contemporaries and would like to see thereturn of the Boxing Night Dance.M. Fothergill (1947-52) (19a7-52) isnow an assistant-agent with R. Silcocks and Sons, Compounders,and hopes soo to takeover an agency if possible near Sherborne,in which case he would like to rejoin the committee, a welcomeidea.He recently met P. W. Brown (1945-50) who now has afarm at Kallen, north of Bristol. R. D. Earnshaw (1947-54) isnow with his flrm's firm's Unigate's branch at Evercreech, while hisbrother A. N. Earnshaw (1950-56) in the R.A.F., lives with hisparents in Barnet and travels to the Air-Ministry daily. J. C.Neal (1944-50) Newbury, teaching metalwork in an overcrowdedschool was pleased to obtain, nevertheless, 100 t00% % passes in G.C.E.He has passed the Advanced Driving Test, obtained the R.A.C.Driving Instructor's Certificate and augments his salary by givingweek-end driving lessons.He is President of the local N.A.S. andvery busy with the affairs of the Association.The commitmentsof a small family prevent him at present from revisiting old friendsat school and in Sherborne.Two anonymous Old Boys havepresented a prize for Chemistry.M. Dunk (1952-59 59 with theMidland Bank, was prevented this year by illness from defendinghis 440 title in the Dorset A.A.A. Championships, but was pleasedthat D. K. Chant (1952-59) 59) won the 3 miles and hopes they mayboth be successful next year.The latter, now married, has

50obtained at Borough Road College a place in the three-yearcourse for teacher-training. J. M. Farr (1950-55) with the West-WestminsterBank has now completed three years with its SouthPetherton branch and expects a move sbortly shortly to the Bristol area.After a seven-year silence F. R. Charlton (1934-39) writes fromNdola, N. Rhodesia."The wind of change" has caused himmore downs than ups.Six years ago he had three furniture shopsbut now has only one. He has recently been elected NationalPresident of the Round Table Association of Central Africa andwill attend a World Council of Young Men's Service Clubs inSwitzerland.Prior to this he will be in U.K. and hopes to passa few hours in Sherborne and to visit us at school.P. J. Perry(1948-56), M.A., is now a Demonstrator in Geography at al KingsCollege, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which forms part of DurhamUniversity, and hopes to continue with his research work. M. B.Hambleton (1948-54) was ordained in the Baptist Ministry inSeptember and is now living in Thraptson, Northants ; we con-congratulatehim upon his engagement, announced elsewhere. H. R.King (1952-57) a student at the National College of Heating,Ventilation, Yentilation, Refrigeration and Fan Engineering was successfulat the final examinations in all subjects and has been awarded thediploma of the College.After four years at the Bournemouthbranch of S. N. Haden & Sons he has been transferred to theirhead office in London and is sharing a flat in Kew with J. C. Fowles.F. R. Charlton (1934-39), carried out his promise to visit us inSeptember while on his previously-mentioned visit to Europe.He has now installed his junior partner as manager of his furnitureshop and is acting as second in command to another firm fi.rm whereone of his colleagues is C. Tapper (1944-50).Together withtheir many friends we wish a long and happy retirement to Mr. andMrs. G. Coombs (1914-20), (1914-ZA), for so long connected with Messrs.W. Coombs and Sons of Cheap Street, and now living in retirementat Canford Cliffs.As we go to press we learn that T. R. Perkins(1954-58) is now an officer-cadet at the R.A.F. College, Cranwellwhere he is training for general flying duties as a navigator; ; alsothat A. A. J. Higgins (1955-60), with the Meteorological Office,is now stationed in Gloucester.In conclusion we are pleased andproud to record that Richard R. Pedley (1921-30), M.A., u.A., Headmasterof Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, has been unanimouslyelected President of the Incorporated Association ofHeadmasters, a richly deserved tribute to the many years ofbrilliant and devoted service which he has given to the Scholasticprofession.unani-51Service Committee; J. L. Stainer (1953-59) Sherborne; A. J.Service Committee ; J. L. Stainer (1953-59) Sherborne; A. J.Coles (1930-34), t.t., J.P., Banbury ; R. F. Fox (1939-46) now teachingit in New Malden MaIden and studying for a B.Sc. (Econs.) degree at theLondon School of Economics; ; Major H. F. N. Thorne (1927-34),E.R.D,, E.R.D., Headington, Oxford, who hopes that, one day, his annualtraining with the Army Emergency Reserve of the Royal Signalsat Blandford will coincide with an O.F. function; ; J. M. Farr(1950-55) Sherborne, now a life-member; ; F. B.-Paulley (1941-46)Cattistock ; C. H. D. Young (1908-l (1908-11) l) Sherborne ; W. L. Warr(1905-07) Sherborne; T. P. Froutle Froude (1954-59) Yeovil, traineedraughtsman with British Railways at Wimbledon; ; Mr. H. Lush(H.M. 1929-59), Eastbourne; R. W. Hughes (1931-39) Yeovil.ObituaryWe have been informed of the passing on 29th August ofWilliam George Ireland (1896-1901) of Hunstanton.He was alife-member and vice-president of the Association and a memberof a formerly well-known Sherborne family.We offer oursympathy to his relatives.The Editor of these Notes thanks all who have helped toprovide news, regrets any omissions, and points out that we can'tpublish unless you inform.TAILPIECEThe School LibraryMr. McKay would be grateful if recent leavers would returnimmediately any books borrowed borrowetl from the School Library.Finally we acknowledge, most gratefully messages and greetingsfrom the following: : C. H. Hounsell (1920-24) Yeovil; ; E. R.Baker (1918-23) Ringwood, recently in Sherborne in his capacityas Chairman of the Ringwood Rotary Districtgreet-Communityas Chairman of the Ringwood Rotary District Community