Fosterian Magazine 1993 - Old Fosterians and Lord Digby's Old Girls

THE TxrrcFOSTERIANFoSTER.IAI\r9931993

THE TrrrcFOSTERIAI\FOSTERIANThe Magazine of the Old Fosterians'AssociationNo. 2 December 1993 193

OFFICERS and COMMITTEEof theOLD FOSTERIANS' ASSOCIATION1993194PresidentS. McKAY Esq.,ChairmanK. HOUSE, Esq.,FOREWORI)This issue of the "Fosterian" is the second which has been produced by a subcommitteeof the O.F.A. We hope that you enjoye{ our first effort and that youwill also find this edition of interest.We are grateful to those members wl-r havesubmitted articles or news, and appeal to the remainder to follow their goodexample. The photographs printed last year, especially that of lhe 1923 SchoolCamp, aroused coniiderable interest among our older members (and furtheridentification of pupils of that date); if any of our readers have old photographsof their schooldays we shall be pleased to include them in a later magazine.Those in this edition go back 43 years and come up to the recent past with photographstaken during the last year of the school's life.If we are to maintain our links with each other it can only be through themagazine and the annual reunion and dinner. Both these matters are dealt withelsewhere; we print for the first time'our balance sheet for the last full year,together with some mmments by John Pike who has kept our accounts for agood many years and also borne the brunt of the responsibility for the adminisfrationof th-e Dinner. To him, to our Chairman, Ken House, our hard workingSecretary, Mike Goode, and to all members of the Committee I would like toextend my personal thanks and am confident that you will all wish to join me indoing so.-Without the work of these gentlemen, th-e Association would soon collapse.S,G.M,M. GOODE, Esq.,Hon. SecretaryJ. PIKE, Esq.,Hon. TreasurerCOMMITTEER. BREWER, Esq. K. MILLAR, Esq.G. BUNTER, Esq. N. SAUNDERS, Esq.R. GAI Esq.H. HOUSE, Esq.J. JAMES, Esq.J. SUGG, Esq.S. LOVE, Esq.K. TOPP, Esq.CHAIRMAN'S REIVIARKSThis is the second edition of the Fosierian for which the Old Boys are aloneresponsible, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you whohave furnished material this year. There has been a good response with letters,photographs, articles, old programmes and magazines forwarded to theHonorary Secretary for the editorial team to utilise. Clearly all the material sentcannot be used and we will keep some for future editions. This does not implythat we have all we need for the future and I do implore you to keep informationcoming, we cannot have too much. The production of the magazine is the mostimportant event of our year linking as it does all members of our Association,hence my earnest plea for a response from each of you. I mentioned earlier thatwe had r-eceived some old programmes and we have chosen to publish the 1"939Athletic Sports Day Programme sent in by A.B.Stokes. It was the last SportsDay before the School moved to the Tinneys Lane site in October 1939.You will see that we have published a copy of our Accounts which on thesurface look quite healthy but on closer inspection have underlying seriousproblems. A gift from the Gryphon School of around f,,450, the remaining sum

t,in the Commoners Society, is partly resporis'ible responsible for the state of the BalanceSheet. We thank them for this and note that there will be no more income fromthis source. This was why we were seeking Bankers Order from members toprovide us with an annual income as we shall no longer have new members subscriptions.Scriptions. Our ,Treasuier'has Treasurer some points to make makJ about the Accounts and Iknow you wjll will note his remarks.It was felt by you~ your Committee that with the closure of the school the Rules ofthe Old F9sterians' Fosterians' Association needed to be amended and this duly occurred atth~ the Annual General M«:eting. Meeting. The most important change conCf!rned concprned member­member-subship.The rule now reads, " All Altpast scholars, all'past ~taff staffand and those associatedwith Foster's School shall be eligible for membership. Membership shall beeither full or associate. Associate membership shall be fot for those who haveestablished links with Foster's School other than th~t that of staff or pupil". I ampleased to flnnoun~e announce that the first two Associate Members have been accepted.We warmly welcome Mrs A A. Hole and Mrs R. Sanford, and tllose those more recentOld Fosterians know what a tr~mendous tremendous amount of work they did for theschool. Next year the Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.30 pm at theformer Foster's School site on Tuesday May 10th 1994. . .The second most important event in our calendar is the Annual Dinner. Thisyear it was due to be lleld held at the Digby Hall but through a lack of support wehad to change the venue at the last moment which cost the Association a can­cancellation~tion fee. This ',\'as was very disheartening for the Dinner Committee whoworked hard to produce an enjoyable eiljoyable and memorable melmorable occasion. We shall have tolook carefully at this activity to see if it can be made more attractive for members.Comments to the Secretary are invited if you have any ideas.A number of your Committee attended a Memorial Service at the Foster'sSchool site on Thursday November 11th, and there is a short report in the maga­maga-memzinezne.Many of you will remember the Cox clock which hung in the old schoolbuildings later to become the boarding house. The Association paid for itsrestoration and it now hangs in the Museum with a suitably inscribed plaquebeneath for all to see. I may say that the Sherborne Museum houses most of theformer school archives which are therefore available to members.My two years as Chairman conclude at the Annual General Meeting this year,and I thank all of you for the support given. This next year is most critical if theAssociation is to survive. I firmly believe that the good fellowship that we haveis well worth preserving and if you feel as I do then you will take positive actionto ensure its survival. I trust you will.K.H.H. K.H.H,i'ltJACK EDWARDS, M.A. (Oxon)(1920-1993) (te20-[ees)Jack was born in Glastonbury and had a deep pride in being a 'Somerset 'somerset Man'. .In 1939 he entered St. Catherine's College, Oxford to read English, but within ayear he had volunteered for the R.AF. R.A.F. and the next 5 years were spent servicingaircraft, specialising in the electrical and radio sections - "The old valve systems",he would proudly recall. 1945 saw a return to St. Catherines to continue~is his studies with his main leisure activity rowing for the College. He graduatedm in 1949 L949 and returned to Somerset taking a teaching post at Chard Cliard School Scliool weresys--~e he stayed until 1971. During those22 year;s years he established his reputation as afust first class teacher showing a quiet understanding of his pupils, supported by aco~mitted committed firmness. At Chard School he was very much part of the unique reputatIOutationfor that school's Shakespeare productions, ultimately taking the pupilsbeyond the school on a tour whi-ch which included Dillington House. Houie. In tn 1971 lslt follow­f6now-repinga reorganisation within Chard School. Foster's School was most fortunate ingaining his services. Very soon his previous love for his subject together withhis concern for his students was evident and many were to benefit from hisquiet, conscientious approach. It was only a short time tiine before his excellence inDrama productions was seen and his first production at Foster's School was'She Stoops to Conquer'. Those who worked with him well remember his professionalapproach, producing, at the commencement of a production, a scalemodel of the full set (made at home in his shed) to illustrate his ideas. This wasalways followed with precise details and dates of rehearsals. No one was left indoubt. His efforts were not always concerned with the · actors on the stage, butextended to all the support backstage. Few will know of the many hours hespent in rewiring the full stage lighting complex at Foster's School (drawing onhis R.AF. R.A.F. experiences). This refurbishment enabled him to produce such excel­excel-prolentproductions as 'Twelfth Night', 'The Crucible', 'Midsummer Night'sDream', and 'Murder at the Vicarage'. Dylan Thomas's 'Under the Milk Wood'was a masterpiece of backstage production together with the full exploitation ofcharacter acting. The Chairman of the Governors, Col H. Holmes, recalled it as"the finest school production ever seen on a stage at Foster's". Few would disagree.Jack was a House Master for School House and many boarders willremember his loyal support to them within the House. In the staffroom whenproblems became complex, eventually one would look to Jack for sound wordsof wisdom which would, without failure, make the hours of discussion seeminsignificant. In July 1985 he retired from teaching and took a well deservedrest spending much time in his garden where flowers. and vegetables receivedequal nurture. His meticulous approach to everything produced spectacular dis­dis-displaysduring the summer months. Jack's s approach to life was based firmly onhis Christian belief and concern for others. In September 1992 l992he and Mary celebratedtheir Ruby Wedding and following a family gathering they enjoyed aholiday in Switzerland. Sadly by March 1993 he was suddenly taken. We, whoare left, a~e are privileged to have been associated with Jack and all that he stoodfor. We owe him much and our sympathy is extended to Mary, his wife,John wife,.Johncel-and Elizabeth.MJG. MJG,4r!5

OLD FOSTERIANS' ASSOCIATIONINCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTFOR YEAR ENDED 31/3/93 3113193EXPENDITUREExpenses(Secretary)Fosterian ExpensesEnvelopes and postage ofcircularsNewsletter 4/92, 4192, circular circlrilar 8/92 8192WreathsDonation(Sherborne Museum)Thanksgiving Service and LuncheonLoss on DinnerSurplus for YearINCOMEDividends and InteresttSubscriptionsProfit on tie salesDonationsDonations to 31/3/93 3ll3l93 by way of SOLegacy I*gacyGryphon School(balance of Commoners a/c)BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31/3/93 3113193ACCUMULATED FUNDSBalance as at 1/4/92 ll4l92Life MembersAppreciation of Govt StockSurplus for yearNETASSETSCash at bankInvestmentsfl803ll2%o £18031/2% War Stock@ @ 4L 41f750 £750 NS Deposit BondsChelsea Building SocietyBarclays Bank Higher Rate dePosit deposit11 88775 93217 2024W0050 0021. 4079 00420 56£1599 97fi'w 97223 8930013 00330 007500500 00455 4s5 08£1599 fi599 972764 181065 00900420 56£4258 f425874288 7473 801283 L283 0236t 361 67225t 2251 5l 51£4258 t4258 74Althoueh Although the Accounts show a sound balance, it has to be appreciated that thishas bein been as a result of a substantial legacy, together with a final payment fromthe "Commoners Fund" at the closure of Foster's School.Furthermore the income from the increased membership at the closure of theSchool will not be sustained in the future.costs Costs have risen and are likely to increase in the future, e.g. printing and6postage; therefore it will prove difficult to maintain in its present form the"Fosterian" without drawing from capital assets of £4258. f4258. It-is estimated thatthere is a need to increase our annual income by a further £500. f500.I suggest that it is essential that the Association's AssoCiation's Capital Assets ,lssets r~main remainuntouched for the foreseeable future, thus maintaining its source iource of investment inveitmentincome.The Association thanks all ail those who whb have ha-ve made donations'and andresponded-t^o_our to our Standing_Order appeal. The present income from standingorders glders is £225 f225 p.a., but it still falls short shoit of our target towards a regular income.-May I appeal to you,. through this magazine, to support and pledge a yearly sumtowards your Association, thus ensuiing its future futuie at its current cuirent-higir high standard.(A-Standing Order form is enclosed with witti this "Fosterian".)*Note: Any established bequests or legacies made to "Foster's ';Foster's School" willneed some amendment to signify clearly the future intentions, following the closureof Foster's School. .J. Pike. Hon. Treasurer O.EA. O.FA.THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.The Annual'General Meeting of the Association was held on 11th LLth May 1993; L993, i.n inthe Library Lib-rary of the former Foster's Foiter's School, Sherborne. Only 9 members memberi and officersof the Association attended. It was reported to ihe the meeting that thePresident, Prdsident, Chairman and Hon Secretary of the th-e Association had met meT with theHeadteacher of the new Gryphon School for Sherborne to discuss the positionoffi-of the Association within the new School. During the discussions it waC was agreedthat the War Memorial Boards for the Foster's School would be included Wittrin withinthe new buildings for the Gryphon School and that the Association would beable to continue to hold their Remembrance observance in November each year. vear.Following the closure of Foster's School many items from the School of interestto the Association were transferred to the Sherborne Museum. A list of theseitems .are lodged within the Association files. Furthermore a professional pho-photographerwas engaged to record the archive material remainin! remaining in the School.The Hon. Treasurer, Mr. J. Pike, presented the Income and ExpenditureAccounts for the past year which weie were unanimously accepted. Th6 The meetingagreed that detailed Accounts and comments should be included in the'Fosterian' publication. (see separate item).The meeting discussed at length the published proposal submitted from theGeneral Committee of the Association regarding the Rules of the Associationand Associate membershiF,.The membership. changes to the rules were agreed by all presenttogether with the following proposal -'That Associate membership of the Old Fosterians' Association should beopen to those persons who have had established links with Foster's School.Such persons may not be Officers of the Association and no. more than 3Associate Members may be elected to the General Committee of theAssociation'..It was agreed that Associate Membership should be f15 £15 (ife) (life) and that anypersons wishing to apply should contact the Hon. Secretary of the Associatign. Associatiqn.The 1994 Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday lOth 10th MayL_994, 1994, at 7.30 pm in the Library of the former Foster's School, Tinney's Lane,Sherborne.\ l l .7

THE ANNUAL DINNER 1993Following 'the indecisive result of a ballot in 1991 L991 the ' Committee had decidedthat the Dinner should alternate between Old Boys only one year and ,Old Boysand their ladies the next and 1993 was the year for the ladies to be included.Numbers were, however, disappointing, and it proved necessary at very shortnotice to transfer the function from fiom the Digby Hall to the Crown Hotel (whichwe were lucky to find available and wnere where we were treated very ·well). Some^fifty people attended aitended and after a good meal heard Jack Crouch; Crouch,- our Guest ofHonour,'reminisce reminisce about his twenty eight years at Foster's (the 'last ten asDeputy Dgputy Head); he also proposed the health of the Association.Among am-ong those th6se present were wtre several who had made long journeys to -be be there,including includin[ A1an Alan Stokes (37-42) from Norfolk, Stephen- Hopkins (64-71) (64--71)-f-rom fromYorkshire, Yorkshir?, and Andrew'and lan Iirn Stewart from Chelmsford and London. [-ondon. Manyothers had come from considerable, if shorter, distances. The Dinner was alsothe occasion when, following the change in the Association's constitution,Associate Members- Mrs Angela Hole and Mrs Ruth Sanford~were Sanford.were present;both of these ladies had sons at the School and did much valuable work duringthat time. The Old Boys included no less than five of the 1945/46 1945146 Football XI:Bili Biii Carver(41-47), d;"t(41-+4, Royce R6y"" Gay(39-47), John Gregory(40-47), Fred. Paulley(41-Paulley(4l -46), and John Jolin Paulley(39-46). Pauiley(39-46). Among our older members were Leslie lrslie Kitzer~w, Kitzerow,who was a'joint a Secretary Secieiary of the Association when it was reformed in 1929, andPhilip Rogers(21-29) irom from Iwerne Minster, who regularly attends. attends' TheChairman Chairhan congratulated Leslie on his award of the M.~.E. M.B.E. in the last BirthdayHonours.After the meal and speeches the company was entertained byCamelotChorus, a "Barber's Shop" Shop-" group, and the evening ended with conversation andthe fCynewal renewal of old friendships.A number of members sent best wishes and apologies for their absence.These included Brian Bowsher(70-75) who was missing the Dinner for only_thesecond time since he left school schooi and who has a young son, Richard Brewer(~9-Brewer(39-42),. J.P. Cowan(27-32), J.D. Frost(38-43), J-Iarold Harold Osment(37-43), Genlld GeraldPitmah( Pit'man(4 41-49), 1 H. Rabbetts(29-32), Rabbetis Duncan Sanford(84-90) and A.J. Willis(30-36).MEMORI!\L MEMORIAL SERVICEA service of remembrance was held in the Foster's School Hall, probably at thisvenue for the last time, on Thursday November 11th. llth. The service was conductedby the Honorary Secretary, M.J. M.i. Goode, and wreaths, were placed p-laced on theMemorial Meniorial Boards by the ttre President, S.G. McKay, who read.the Roll \o-ll of Honour,and a member of the Gryphon School, L. Bursey. Committee Members werealso present and the Last Lasi Post was played by K. Chaffey, daughter of R.Chaffey, Old Fosterian.conduct-8. SIXTH FORM AT THE GRYPHON.The Sixth Form at The Gryphon School has made a reasonably good start, witha slightly wider range of A levels on offer compared to Foster's and Digby's, aswell as new vocational courses not available in Sherborne before. We have beenb~sed based at Sherborne House (the former LDS building) with 108 students (in theSIxth Sixth Form, some 850 in the school as a whole) and will remain there until theend of the current academic year. In September 1994, the school will.move-intointoentirely new buildings which are already taking shape on the Bristol Road Site.All the old St A1dhelm' Aldhelm' s buildings will be demolished but the fate of Foster'sand Digby' s is yet to be resolved.The first Gryphon A level results - students were halfway through their coursesat the time of the reorganisation - continued the Foster's and Digby's tradi­tradi-courstionof excellence and, in terms of A level p-92) (85-92) ,are as follows.indi-Marlin Chaffey Aberystwyth University Law IawDavid Haines Bournemouth University AccountancyBrent Ireland Exeter University B.Ed with PEPaul Maddock Salford University Universiiy EconomicsGareth Marks Lancaster University English with Drama.Dominic Mills Plymouth University Business, ManagementNicholas Saunders University university College conege London Medicine. iffn:ttj:'James Sugg. Bristol University. Physics and Maths., Sponsorship Clark-Schwebel clark-Schwebel Ltd. Ltd'At the G.C.S.E. level, Ievel, special congratulations are due to Matthew Weinel(87- 92) who gained 9 A grade passes. Other members of the O.F.A. (87-92)obtained the following: Richard Bendell. 2A, 24, 5B; Dudley Bond. 7B; 78; JustinButcher. 2A, 4B; WilIiam William Fawcett. 6A, 64', IB; lB; James Garland. Garland, 7A, 2B; 28; DavidGibbs. SA, 5A, 3B; James Godden. 6C; William Knight. 2B, 6C; Alan Manning.lA, 1A, 3B; 38; Jonathan Taylor. lA, 4B; 48; Rodney Whitemore. lA, 1A', 3B. 38.James Beverley (87-92) and Mark Manning (87-92) were jointly awardedthe Ernest Hulme Memorial Bursary for Modern Languages following their privatelyorganised visit to Germany in October 1993.At the end of The Gryphon's first year, yeat, a number of staff moved on, includ­includ-priingMrs. JiII Jill Kohn, now teaching at Bryanston, Mrs. Teresa Adcock to PooleGrammar School and Mrs. Gill Manns and Mrs Sue Keen, formerly LDS: LDS.I have been pleased to see a number of more recent Old Fosterians who havecalled in at school with their latest news and would reiterate my comment in lastyear's notes that such visits are always welCome welcome and will continue to be,. so inthe new buildings. It is very important that The Gryphon is seen as a continuationof the best of the former schools and we, as former pupils, have our part toplay.J. Burrough. (65-72) Head Sixth Form Gryphon School.continua-9

THE SIR GEORGE PRAGNELL PRIZEMany Old Boys will be pleased to know knoW-that the honours board listin_g listing the winners-ofthe Sir George Pragnell Prize (and recently enlarged through alegacya given by the late Ernest Hulme) is to be preserved at the Gryphon School. It hasfor many years been attached to the wall in the main corridor at Tinneys Lanewith a photograph of Sir George above it - a photograph which, says thewin­"Fosteriln" "Fosterian" oflut-y July l9l2, 1912, "Sir George has been good enough to give us."George Pragnell was the eldest son of W.G.Pragnell, head gardener atSherbor-ne Sherborne Castle. He and another Pragnell, son of the landlord of the HalfMoon, were among the first pupils of Foster's School when it opeled opened in HoundStreet(in1875)followingthereorganisation the reorganisation of 1872. Hewas.oneof was,one of itsbrightestpupils'regulafly regularly coming second-to Arthur Adams, hnother another outtqnding outstanding .OldOldFo-sterian. Fosterian. Froni From tazs 1875 b to 1877 George was Captain of the school. This positiondid not, however, make him immune from punishment, evidently at some timessevere, as a letter to the Governors from three parents, including W.G.Pragnell,dated L8th 18th February L876 1876 shows:"We the undersigned Parents of George Pragnell, Charles Garret andEdwin Pragnell iespectively, respectively, scholars at the above School charge MrGriffiths the Head Master with having on Wednesday afternoon February16 before the duties of the school commenced while in a fit of temper canedthe above Boys in a most brutal and unjustifiable manner and we pray thatthe Governors will investigate the matter."We ,,'We also think it necessary to inform the Governors that the Head Masterhas not been punctual this thii term in opening the School thereby causing caus-ingirregularity and loss of time to the Boys Boyi which the parents complain of."At a Governors' Meeting on the nineteenth, two Governors stated "that theyhad seen the Boy's hands and after a long discussion it was proposed ... . ."that the Rev H.D.Harper [Headmaster [Headmaster of Sherborne school and ViceChairman of the Governors,] Governbrs,| be requested to show Mr Griffiths the lettersreceived this morning from the Parents Paients of the Boys alleged to have beenunduly punished andto report upon the subject to the Governors at theirnext Meeting"At that meeting (on 30 May) he reported:"that he had seen the Head Master ... ' . . and that he thought enough had beendone by the Governors to prevent any similar occurrence.Mr Harper statedthat he thought the Head Master's punctual attendance at the school couldbe relied on."In ln 1877, when presumably George Pragnell Pragrrell was leaving school, his name wasput forward by the tfe Headmaster for foi employment empioyment as a Pupil Teacher - at £15 fL5 ayear! There is no evidence that he took up this position; what is known Foyn is that hewas apprenticed to a Draper at Exeter and that tha! in 1881 18!1 he !ejoined a a.Lgn{q1.!ipLondon firmof wholesale whbiesale Drapers, Cook, Son & Co. of St Paul's Churchyard. In 1907 19O7 hebecame a managing partner of this firm, firm.George Pragnell was a keen sportsman and founded the City of LondonSwimming Swimmi-ng and'Athletic Association; at a swimming competiton compeliton_ televised lastsummer a cup presented by him was shown. He was also a founder member ofsummer icup presented by him was shown. He was also a founder member of1010II,riil{It,tldthe Royal Lifesaving Lifesav,ing Society. Another Anoth~r of his projects was a scheme wherebyemployees emplor~es were given gIven three weeks holiday holIday on full lay pay - very unusual at the timi: time- providing provldmg they s_pent spent fourteen days in aTerritorial-Army-Camp. a This schemewas eventually adopted by nearly two thousand firms and was known as theEmployers Territorial Ter~torial Association. As~ociation . In the Birthday Honours of l9L2 1912 GeorgePragnell w-as was given gIven a -kniglrthood. kmghthood. He was also i a Lieutenant of the City -of ofLondon and a Justice of the Peace.S1 Ggorge wl! supporter- - Sir George w~s a great ~~pporter of his old school and was largely respons! responsiblefor.the !he fgyndlng foundmg of the "Old Boys' CIub", Club", of which he was fresi0-ent, President, i. a. posthe again ~gam held .when the club was ieformed reformed in 1913 (This club ceased io to r:lxist existblEduring dunng the First FIrst World War and was refounded'as the Old Fosterians, Fosterians'Associatio-n Association il in tS?g. 1929). At the end of rhe the Christmas term 1912 l9L2 he presented theprizes, including "his special prize which took the form of a handsdme handsome engravedlilver silver tray". aqd and he continued to donate ,this annually until his sudden adattr death inFebruary 1916 at the age of fifty-three. His widow continued the tradition untilher death in L94O. 1~40. The prize, pri~e, in the form of a boolg book, was given the next year byYr.W.F.Henryng, Mr.W.~.Henmng, !!rc the Chairman Chauman of the Governors, Gove~nors, but tle the following year Sii SirGeorge's ~ b1oth9r., brother! w_alt9q Walter (also an old Old Fosterian), Fostenan), took over ttre the respoirsuitityresponsibilityand on his hi~ death in ID 1?,44 l944left left a sum of money to endow a permanent piize. prize.The .~e prize, pnze,. for the "most manly, truthful and thorough"-boy in the-school School waso_riginally ongmaIIy given gIven by the vote of the boys but latterly at the discretion of theHeadmaster. In more recent Schoot. - years it came to be regarded as an award for theCaptain of the School.Between 1912 l9L2 and 1940 twenty-s€ven twenty-seven or twenty-eight have-been presenled -find silver salvers mustpresented and it would be of great interest to find out how many cannow be traced. tra.ce~l. The fi~st firs(one, .. presented presen!ed to H.J.Fooks, is now in the possessibn possession ofthe Ass.oclatlon Association and IS is'in m the th6 keepmg keeprng of the President. Others whose' lihose whereaboutsIs~own if lroWn are those presented to A.K.S.Dodge in 1914, I91d (he @e died in the'Yar War and hIS !r1 name appears appgars on the ~em?rial),. memorial), to C.J.Andrews in igtO 1916 (this lttris wasgIven gilen to. Sherborne Slrgr-U:ryq Museum Museu-m by hIS his SIster, sister, Just just before her death in 1990) i990;, toL.Bu~ L.Bugg in 1?17 L9l7 (this r~cently recently came on the market and was purchased by an-Old~ostenan, !oqt-e1t1n. himself limself a wmner winngr o~ gf the pri~ pnze in the form of a book) boot) and to P.J.Rogers P.i.Rogerswhere-m inlW. 1927. That awarded to L.Kitzerow m inlg?3 1928 was unfortunately unfortunat6ly stolen when-hishisho~e house was burgled some years ago. If any readers know where others are, thePresIdent President or Secretary would be grateful for the information.S.G.M.11

REFLECTIONSHaving Ifaving returned to the Sherborne area to li live v~ and work after 12 years, there isone change that is very apparent to me-there are no grammar schools any more.H It seems like a "black hole" in Sherborne. !\1y My attendance at the recent O.F.A.dinner brought back many memories. . .I remember my first day, wandering like a lost sheep in the hopeful duect\

details of colour and interest would appear. He had at home a collection of hispaintings and sketches which rarely saw the light of day - I wonder whatbecame of them.But his consuming passion was architecture and music. He spent many holidaysat Wells, wells, studying the sculptures on the West west Wall wall and other details, or lis­lis-holiteninteiingto the organand and choristers choristels at the daily office. office' He made a personal study^of Bach's Bich's preludes and fugues, and wrote a fugue himself based on a a-theme ofHandel taken talien from one of his oratorios. Entitled'O "0 had I lubal's Jubal's Lyre" it was apleasing composition in true fugal form and deserved to be published. For thoseliving iiving next i'ext door d6or to his lodgings lodgingi he was a problem so it was said, as he ~ould wouldcome comJ in from school, snatch snalch1 a hasty meal, and settle down to an evemng evening ofBach which went on until at some late hour they would send in to beg him tostop.He i{e taught me to play the organ in one of the local chapels,-Both theCongregational Congregalional chapel chafel at the end eio of the field behind the school, and theMethodist tVtetfr-oaiit off Cheap Street had good organs. Here he would change-his his famousboots for a pair oflight leather shoes sf,oes kept under the nearby stool, and delight hislisteners with his voluntaries after service. He was a painstaking and perseveringteacher when dealing with pupils on a one -to-one basis, and I much regretthat thit after leaving school, I failed to tb keep in touch with him, or learn anything-ofthe later years of o--f this truly remarkable and singleminded man. He had the dis­dis-persevertinctionof becoming a legend in his lifetime.E.E.Curtis.(18-24)CASUALTYG.Bunter (60-64) was involved in the stock car sequences used in the SaturdayNovember'1.3th 13th episode of BBC TV's TV2s 'Casualty' programme.programme''Very spectacular, spectaiular, Stuart - but not exactly what we wanted'. CharlesBeeston, Director of BCC TV's Casualty programme ordered the end of theday's activities with obvious exasperation, and the cameraman picked up theremains of his camera. ..It was the end of two days filming at the Mendips Raceway at the end of May1993 L993 to incorporate stock cars into an episode of the popular popyl_ar Saturday saturday nightshow, that had been spoiled by the lacklustre lackluslre performance of the stunt team .whowere-being paid a lot-of of money mon6y to do the sort sor[ of thing that we stock car dnvers driversdo almost-a3 as a matter of course. courie. As Race Manager, I had been responsible forarranging the twenty or so cars to stage the 'race' 'racet in which the track action tookplace, placelarirl and to supply my own car and one other that had to be rolled over as theplot itot called catteO for a clash 6tish between two drivers. Stock cars roll over .i~ in the course ofracing iacing quite often, and while we were allowed to do all the dnvmg driving., , we werenot allowed ailowed to do the stunt that was part of the story. By doing it their way, theSunday morning time allocated had been wasted, and considerable damage {amagecaused to the car cai by setting up of the hidden ramp in the wrong place. place-. The carwas broken, and had hlad not iolied rolled over. The driver drivei was angry, as he had beenpromised a nice clean roll, but he was talked into repairing the car for a secondattempt ittempt next day, when the cameras were due to be elsewhere. elsewhere'These Th6se people peopld work very hard indeed. We opened the stadium at 5.30 am toadmit various varioui catering vehicles, veficles, wardrobe vans, vansl make up caravans, and by 7.30,14the crew were eating a massive breakfast, along with the volunteer stock car driverswho in many cases had travelled over 100 L00 miles to be there to get on TV.The BBC definitely marches on its stomach! By lunchtime, they were feeding achoice of three threo main courses to some 30 crew, 20 odd drivers, and 130 extras,bussed in to fill the terraces as the public would not be there' until 2pm for therace meeting. The Sunday stunt attempt went wrong, so other footage was gath­gath-driered,with many laps in my car with tiny cameras attached to various bits of thebodywork. Come Monday, and another 6.00am 6.fi)am start, and another meeting to runat 3pm, I agreed to allow a second attempt at the stunt between 12.30 and2.00pm, sacrificing practice by encouraging the drivers present to be 'rent acrowd' in the area where the rollover over would (we hoped) take place. The rampwas set up again, this time on the straight, where the car should easily have thespeed to go up on one side and flip over, and the cameras set up. With the crowdin place, the two cars circulated one behind the other, ,and the crowd held theirbreath after a dummy run up the ramp and straight back on its wheels, to howlsof derision from rent a crowd, most of whom could roll a car with their eyesclosed. Five times this happened, till they finally called a halt, and the track wascleared for racing. 'The rest of the day was taken up by filming the accident scene in the back ofmy coach, after I had taught the actor to drive it, and drive it in and out theentrance at least 15 times while the interior scenes were filmed from three differentangles.At around 5.30, I heard a rumour that there was to be another attempt at thestunt. By this time, I was ready for home after a very busy weekend, but sweptalong on a tide of euphoria for art, I agreed to allow them to try. By the time wewere ready, meetings finished and almost everyone gone home, it was 7.3Opm, 7.30pm,dif-and the remaining stragglers were gathered up to try to expand themselves intosome semblance of a crowd for background. Once again, the drivers werestrapped into the cars, the ramp set up, back in its original position on the exit tothe bend, and the two cameramen made ready. For those of you not familiarwith stock car tracks, there is a very strong safety barrier of steel girder postsand wire ropes 4' 6 high, , which is plated with steel plate to a height of 3", andthe cars cannot get through it, let alone over it, and then there is a 6' gap to thespectator fence.The stunt man had got the message, it was now or never. The two cars circulated,made a dummy run, and then, for the first time in two days, the driver hitthe throttle and flew at the ramp at twice the speed he had made before. Withthe angle wrong, the car launched itself up the ramp, almost cleared the safetybarrier, but the underside caught on the top of a post, where it then turned endover end, and crashed down on its roof on the spectator side of the barrier,demolishing some of the spectator barrier, and the camera that was mounted onthat side. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the cameraman mmeraman was very shaken.The driver was unhurt, as these cars are built to do this sort of thing, butCharles, the Director, was quite displeased. The car was seriously damagedmechanically, and the owner was quickly ushered away and given soothingpromises about damage being paid for.'circu-The crash was very spectacular, and I suppose that· that.the the urge to use that particularfootage was irresistible, but it made a nonsense of the plot when the car yvas waspartic-seen some five minutes later driving through the pits to do the dirty on the lasciviousperpetrator of the deed! .I have been involved in stock car racing all my life, with the original spark of15

interest coming from my Duke of Edinburgh's Silver Award at school when twoof us dismantled an old Ford 8 for the hobby section. . At that time, the cars usedfor junior stock car racing were beefed up Ford 8s and 10s, lOs, and having,learnedhow they worked, I started building my first one when I was 16. From there on,I have been involved ever since, as a driver, commentator, race manager andSecretary to the Drivers' Association, Promoters'Association and Stock CarRacing Board of Control. Most people still think of stock cars as old bangersracing round a field, and I hope that 'Casualty' will go a long way to changingtheir attitudes. We do have banger racing, , of course, but stock cars have come along way from their Ford 10 origins. I suppose that dreadful acting, and a fatu-fatuousplot-is the price you have to pay for appearing on national television on aSatuiday Saturday night,-but but the production was a fascinating experience. An episode of'Casualiy' 'Casualty' is made in ten days, no matter how long those days are, or whether itrains or shines, and nothing gets in the way.We spent a half day in Bristol at the flats where the opening sequences werefilmed, bn on the following wednesday, Wednesday, which gave us an insight into the endlesswaiting around that the actors have to suffer, and the most notable. part of theday wIs was when the assistant director came into the coach and said 'Thank youveiy very much, we've finished now', and we loaded up a1d and drove away, a spentforce, and no one on the crew gave us a parting glance' glance. For two and a half dayswe had been vital, but it was time to go back to real life!HOWARE THE MIGHTY FALLEN EALLENThere is an old saying, particularly among pugilists, "The bigger they are, theharder they fall." How true!During my service in the Grenadier Guards, in addition to other publjc public duties,our battalion carried out several tours of duty at Victoria Barracks, Windsor,providing the guard for Windsor Castle. Now, although it was hard graft attainingthe necessary nlecessary high standards in drill and turn out, once those standards hadbeen bein reached, every-guardsman worth his salt readily admitted to a tremendousfeeling of pride swinging through London or Windsor behind the RegimentalBand to the sounds of a stirring march.However, Howevet, ceremonial parades did not always run smoothly and there weretimes when we wished the ground would open up and swallow our oul embarrass­embarrass-attainment.One such occasion comes readily to mind.On a Sunday morning in January, I was detailed for Windsor Castle guardduty and after working on my uniform and equipment well into i-n_to the th: precedingnight, I paraded on the barrack square with_the the rest of the New Guard to beinspected inlpected and perform the Guard Mounting Ceremony prior to marching up tothe Castle for the Changing of the Guard.There had been a fall fatt of oT snow during the night and the defaulters had beenhard at at work since Reveille clearing that tliat sacred patch, the barrack square, inorder that the ceremony could proceed. Due to inclement weather the Band hadbeen excused duties, more to protect the instruments than any regard for themusicians. Only a solitary static drummer remained to execute the appropriatedrum rolls and to sound Officers Call.The Guard Mounting Ceremony was duly completed and, as a9 usual, one ortwo unfortunates had been bEen "bagged" for offences such as dirty boots (speck of16 l6

===;.=;==-============ e -==::: -=FOSTER'S SCHOOLSHERBORNEATHLETIC SPORTSWednesday, 5th April, 1939.Wednesdan 5th Apd, 1939.President -RefereeJudgesTimekeepersStartersRecorders -Sports OrganiserHon. Secretary -Captain of GamesOFFICIALSOFF'ICIALS- THE HEAD MASTER- L. J. A AVERY, Esq.W. R. MAJOR, Esq., O.B.E. o.r.r.R. H. H. COURAGE,Esq.Esq.A. A BRAGG, Esq.T. E. P. GILLARD, qILLARD, Esq..C.4. A. LOWMAN, LqwMAN, Esq. Esci.A. 4,_T._ T. MINTERN, M_INTERN, Esq.W. G. HEWITT, Esq.-I I F. A. COX, Esq., F.B.O.A. r.n.o.a.- {W. G. PIKE, Esq., Eiq., F.B.H.!. r.n.n.r.E. HULME, Esq.R.S.M. A. T. BROWN. BROWN_.J- I_R. R. GIBLING, Esq.F. T. COLECLOUGH, Esq. Es

COMPETITORS' NUMBERSNos; Nos. 1-50 l-50 St. Aldhelm's Alilkdm's HouseWhite Cards3 S3 'JNos. 51-100 5l-100 St. Bede's Beilo's Housc HouseYellow Cards Cxds ''?/t'lNos. 101-150 l0l-150 St. Dunstan's HouseRed Cards12.:r lzf1 I Bailey52 Baker ii102 Ashton2 Bennett53 Bragg103 Badham3 Bullock54 Chaffey104 Baggs4 Charlton55 Coffin105 Childs5 Chubb56 Courage106 Courtney6 Cole57 Curtis107 Crisp7 Collis58 DYke Dyke108 Cuff8 Cooper59 Farley109 Douse9 Corbett60 @ Gibling i110 Frampton10 l0 Dike61 Gibling ii111 lll Gillard. 11 Earle62 Gould112 Guppy12 Fox63 Greening113 Guy13 l3 Frost64 Hole114 Hann i14 Fry65 Hunt115 Hann ii15 Gay66 James116 Hiscox16 Helliar67 Johns ii117 l17 Hutchings17 Hicks68 Jones118 l18 Jackson18 Hoddinott69 Mead i119 ll9 Johns i19 Hughes70 Mead Hi iii120 Lemtm Lemdn20 Kingsbury71 Mitchell i121 LovelI Lovell21 2l Lugg72 Morris Moris122 May22 Major73 Partridge123 Mead ii23 Mintern74 Pike124 Millener24 Mitchell Mitcheil ii75 Poole125 Montague25 Noake76 Rothery126 Nelson26 Packer77 Sherwin127 Nicholls27 Pulman78 Sobeyii128 Osment28 Ricketts79 Sobey ii129 Oxford29 Rouse80 Spicer i130 Phillips30 Sheppard81 Symes131 l3l Read31 3l Sibley82 Trevett132 Schumacher32 Spicer H ii83 Waltham133 Taylor33 Stokes84 Wells134 Toms34 Treasure i85 White135 Treasure ii35 Webb86 Willis \Millis136 WaIler Waller36 Westworth87 Young51 Baker i101 AdamsxiltrlIThe ^I\e Sports Committee Cornmitlae wishes wisher to express its thanks to all those whohave so generously subscribed subscrlbed to the Sports Fund.PROGRAMMEEvent Evcnt No.1 I HALF IIALF MILE (under 14)Result-l Courage 2 Ashton Ashtoo 3 Hutchin~s Hutchials Time 2 m. 432· 2-55 secs.~ A HALF MILE (open)Result-l Result*-l N Nelson eIson 2 Gibling i 3 Baker Bakor iTime 2 m. 22 3·5 3.5 secs.3 MILE (under (undcr 14)Result-l Hutchings Hutchtngs 2 Ashton3 Cou~ey Coutgey Time 6 m. 12 secs. Secs.4 { MILE (open) (epen)Result-l Nelson 2 Gibling i 3 Mitchell Mitchetl i Time 5 m. m, 25 4-5th secs.5 THROWING CRICKET BALL (open) (ooenlResult-l a;E:i 1J~"~c. il-n i{€'; 2'~IlLE.y3 ; e6i'i" ItAy h e tDistance:qbyds. Distance:g$ , t ft.l..l!ns. rt[in..6 THROWING CRICKET-BALL ...I3~L lunder (UOdEr 14) 14}. .Result-l9lFaep ~O'U> 2 z I;jIf &1ggj s;,~.s 3fl)tt.,.,,.,Distance: snsribpDistance: yds ft. tt. ins.7 LONG J~~ (open)' Result-l Hilillffirgi")s- (pi'~~c. 2 .B"J

SCHOOL RECORDSEvent EaenlLong Jump High Hrgh Jump 100 Yards 220 Yards 440 Yards IMile Mile Throwing C.B. Hurdles Record Recoril18 ft. 41 4[ ins. 5 ft. 4 ins. 10 I-5th 1-5th sec. 23 3-5th. secs. 55 3-5th secs. 2 min. 14 2-5th secs 4 min. 59 I-5th 1-5th secs. 93 yds. 1 I ft. 17 3-5th secs. HolderE. R. RintoulP. G. WoodA. L. G. HutchingsA. L. G. HutchingsL. B. G. DunfordA. C. MeakerA. C. MeakerE. R. RintoulR. G. MitchellYear Ycar19081938 r93819321932 tgu1912 tgtz1936193619091932SPECIAL SPBCIAT AWARDSDux Ludorum: Challenge Cup presented presenhd by bry F. A. Cox, 6ox, Esq EEqVictor Ludorum (Junior Events)::Challenge Cup presented by Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Field.House Challenge Cup: The Leweston Cup, presented byMrs. Eric Rose.Open Events: : Challenge Cup presented by O.F.A.Miniature presented by C. A. Lowman, Lowrnan, Esq.Mile (Open): : Cup presented by F F. . A. Cox, Esq.100 1@ Yards (Under 12): : Cup presented by L. ]. J. Avery, Esq.Throwing C.B. (Open)Cricket Ball presented byDr. J. F. L. Whittingdale.Special Award presented by A. Hugh Sawtell, Esq., for the mostoutstanding performance.outstanding performance.Cross Country (Open) :Challenge Cup and Medal, presented by the Head Master.Cross Country (Junior): : Medal presented by the Head Master.

lanco in the welt) or dirty rifle (minuscule fleck on the working parts). Off wetrudged into the snow for the Guard had to be changed.To "other ranks" and even to junior officers, the Sergeant Major was the"supreme "Supreme Being". A magnificent specimen of manhood, always immaculate indress and deportment, whether in Khaki or Ceremonial uniform, with a voicelike thunder. Hard cases trembled in his presence and seldom escaped withoutbeing put on a charge (bagged) or, at the very least, suffering terrible rollock-rollockingsand dire threats. Off duty men scuttled away upon his approach rather thanrisk extra duties for "being idle". His full title was Regimental Sergeant Majorbut, although Company Sergeant Majors were designated in full he was alwaysknown in the Brigade of Guards as THE SERGEANT MAJOR. He was the ter-terrorof young officers on parade, let alone us lesser mortals. Admonitions such as"Mr Ponsonby, Sir. You are marching like a pregnant duck!!!" or "Pick your so-soand-sofeet up Mr Farnes-Barnes-Sir!!!" !!" echoed around the square togetherwith added unprintable utterances.Into the deserted streets of Windsor we shuffled under the piercing gaze of .the Sergeant Major. Fortunately no tourists were in evidence and the good citi-citizenshad, wisely, not yet ventured from their warm houses. Owing to theabsence of the band, our muffled footsteps made it difficult to get into the usualmarching rhythm, but, goaded and threatened by the Sergeant Major we didpassably well until we right-wheeled at Queen Victoria's statue and up CastleHill towards King Henry VIII Gate.At this point it all went wrong. Everyone had difficulty keeping on his feetand the Sergeant Major became more and more exasperated. "Next man tobreak ranks is on a charge" he roared and immediately slipped and fell down onhis backside, bearskin flying one way, pace stick the other. As he scrambled tohis feet he snarled" " Tanner, Heslop, Pegg you are all in the book. Laughing onparade." He might just as well have "bagged" the entire New Guard, includingthe Captain of the Guard, for the same offence.The sentry at King Henry VIII Gate paid the customary compliment, presentingarms to the New Guard. The tremor in his body and the grimace E]imace on his facehad hai nothing to do with the bitter weather but rather with his efforts to control hislaughter at the spectacle floundering past him.Eventually we reached the Guardroom forecourt which had also been clearedof snow, where we reformed opposite the Old Guard and carried out a creditableceremony of the Changing of the Guard. Part of my duties as Corporal of theGuard was whs to march the reliefs to the sentry posts at the outer limits around thecastle and upon returning to the Guardroom with the men who had beenrelieved, my ears were assailed by a scream from the Sergeant Major."Corporal, there are snowball marks on the men's greatcoats""Snow from the East Terrace roof, Sir" I replied truthfully, omitting to addthat it had been used as ammunition by the castle domestic staff who wereunable to resist moving targets. Surprisingly, the Sergeant Major appeared toaccept this explanation without further enquiry, no doubt still smarting from hisrecent humiliation.The Old Guard marched back to barracks and although at that time I was notcognizant of their fate, I was later informed that they fared no better than wedid, but no further mention was made of "bagging" miscreants for brea19ng breaf,ingpresent-ranks.By Monday morning the streets had been cleared and gritted and the full ceremonialwas almost back to normal, but the experience taught me, when exercis-17cere-

Iing any authority in later years, always to consider the vulnerability of my ownposition before criticising others.J.D.Frost l.D.Frost (3843) (38--43)MEMORIES BULLDOZED? ?From Fro~ a great distance - half way round the world - and a long time ago -over sixty SIxty years - do I ~now hear the bulldozers rumbling down Hound Street totake away my memories memones and those of so many other old Old Fosterians?The move to Tinney's Lane saw the old wooden hut classrooms fall to thedemolishers. They were places pl~ces where in i~the winter the early birds bagged thedesks close to the old Tortoise TortOIse Stove while whIle the rest of us froze in the draughts atthe back of the classroom. Long since gone is the woodworking shop at the bot-bottomof o~ the playing field where Freddy ~reddy Marks taught us both the beauty and utili-utilitywhich WhICh we could create with wIth our own hands from wood. And MauriceWelcher's science lab. where his strict discipline would sometimes be rein-reinforcedwith the aid of a length of rubber tubing, especially on occasions such aswhen we blew down our bunsen burner and extinguished every other burner inthe lab.Will the strident voice of Sergeant Major A.T. Brown be heard above thedevouring noise of .machi~es machines as his memory ~emory continues to instill, or maybe it wasmore enforce, the t~e finer fIner POInts points of PT into Into us? It was from him at an early age thatI learned what it It was to be a "nancy boy". That was any boy who could notjump high enough when he swung a sand bag at the end of a rope at our legs.No longer will there be any school yard where boarders were expected topour buckets of water on a cold frosty night so that there could be an endlessprocession boys next morning enjoying the pleasure of sliding down the sheet ofIce ice formed.. For ~e me the mai~ main schoolroom with the movable partition for special occasionsstIlI still bnngs brings memones memories of the annual school play. A time of excitement and makebelief even though the play we usually performed turned out to be theS~akespeare Shakespeare set for study that year. No great actor and never getting the lead IdId did have some p~rt part each year and even on one occasion scored the openingspeech. It was a tIme time when mast~rs masters and boys enjoyed equal status together forrehearsals and performances. BehInd Behind the scenes was all the magic contrived byMr.Welcher as he controlled the lighting and other effects. In the 1930's it wasthe nearest we got to the glamour of Broadway.I can only hop~ hope that if. those bulldozers do appear some of the ghosts ofschooldays past WIll will stand In in front so that Sherborne will not lose part of its historyand we our memories.Oh! I nearly forgot to mention we did have lessons to attend between thosetimes which I still regard among the most enjoyable of my life.A.l. A.J.Willis (30-36)his-(3U36)HOW I WON THE DUX LUDORUMMy memories of 1925 are very vague but, as far as I can recall, I did not at theag-e age of L5 15 have the faintest idea I could win a running race. In fact, as a shy lad,I had to be persuaded to enter the School Sports, the persuasiol persuasion being from themaster on duty who pretty bluntly told me I had better '.... . or else. This pleasantinterview took place in the boarders' dining room (in Hound Street) and Iemerged into the daylight committed to take part in practically every event onhis liit. list. My feeling must have been that this was just a bad dream and wouldnever happen.I can r-emember remember little of that day on the Terrace except that I promptly fell offmy bike in the Slow Bicycle Race, something went grievously w_rong wrong with-qymyThrowing the Cricket Ball(mercifully no nei one was hurt) and -.. .... I won the 2?-O 220yds Handicap with scarcely anyone in sight. This result must have come as greati a surprise to-the the master who prepared the handicap as it did to me' me.Brit But I had learnt a lesson fiom from the experience. Next year, a year older and notso shy, I decided there might be something in this athletics after all and I wouldcrack it. Where the idea came from that I should rise at 6.30 every morning topractise starts and circuits for half an hour, I do not know. In those days therewas certainly no athletic training from the staff or anyone else that I knew ofand my parehts parents thought I was mad. Nevertheless, for three or fgur four weeks beforethe Spoits Sports I would trot down Bristol Road, down through the silent, emply, empty,shuttered Cheap Street, over the Level Crossing and up to the Terrace where theflocks of startled thrushes and starlings clearly resented my presence at thathour.Those mornings were, I am sure, very beautiful but they were wasted on me: itwas cold, the grass was wet and after the training it seemed a u tgng long way home.The only other otheiperson I ever saw was a grocer's,errand errand boy with a a-racing bikewho was wds doing some speed training, and as I plodded round the Terrace,whizzedpast with spray flying from his tyres.And what was the result risult of all this endeavour? Well, I won everything from100 yds to the Mile. It was a poor year for the school, I think, with the-opposi-oppositionnot materialising. The following year I won the Dux again but I cannotrecall going through all iU that ttrat training performance a second time. Perhaps I wasfit enough eno-ugh already. alreadyl But I do know that ttiat the one or two records which I set thatyear were weie promptly promitly cracked inl927l8 1927/8 by Les lrs Avery. Avery' If I had trained, whoknows? i

dotted with sheep, small and white, like button-mushrooms. Heather is at the topand beyond, to the north, towards Oban (twentyfive miles away) three great purple-flankedand white-topped mountains steamed with mist.The air was arrestingly pure and odourless - I saw very few cars atLochaweside. [,ochaweside. The Scottish accent charmed me, especially their way of callingthe thing they wrote with a "pain"! Every day I rode and had a bath heated by a' apur-boiler at the back of an open wood fire. I walked and wandered and could feelthe near silence coming down over my forehead, past my ears like a whjspering whisperingliquidC;- liquid'- almost a tangible thing. I felt the thrill of the society of so many trees.The islands in the Loch had exquisite stands of, Scotch .pines and "firs, likepagodas. One island had a ruined castle and graveyard of the Dukes of Argyll. Irealised as I stood by the Loch the full grandeur of the scenery. One feels thesheer heaviness of it all, the profound gravitation, the pull down of the'stillness.It struck me as never before, what a command of language, by the ('And use of simplewords, Tennyson had when in,"The Death of Arthur" he wrote, "And of a suddenLo, [,o, the level lake and the long glories of the winter moon"!Fellow Old Fosterians, if you haven't been to Argyll, go there, - and if youhave, go there again.H.Osment (37-43)sud-(3743)and at night expeditioners took shore leave, pitching their tents . on beachesbeside the river and setting off into the hills to make contact with VIllagers villagers wholived many days walk from large settlements. "The villages were mostly madeup of extended families; there were schools but many children lived three hourswalk away from them," says Nick.Twelve days rlays of rafting and another trek through the jungle brought the teamto its final and main destination, Bardia National Park, which is well off thetourist trail and home to two enormous elephants, "Raja Gaj" and "Kancha".The bigger and older of the two males, Raja Ghaj, who stands 11ft l1ft 3in ~o to theshoulder, is believed to be the largest Asian elephant ever recorded, but It it washis junio~, junior, Kancha, who was the more bad tempered, charging several times andknocking over trees as though they were matches.Much of the two weeks at Bardia was spent studying the two giants from thebacks of domestic elephants, but there was also time to look for other animalsincluding tiger, rhino and giant turtles and several visits were paid to local villageswhose food stores are frequently raided by elephants.vil-NICK IN NEPALA View from the Elephant's BackNEWS OF OLD FOSTERIANSUnder this title the following article appeared in the Blackmore Vale Magazinelast'March. It describes an expeditionto to Nepal in which Nick Brown (7~), (7L84),MARRIAGESwho was at the time working for the magazine as a photographer, took part. It isreproduced by courtesy of the Blackmore Vale Magazine.,' Magazine.-"The Association extends its congratulations and best wishes to all OldRiding a horse when you are not used to it can be painful enough, but trampingthrough the jungle on the back of an elephant for hours at a time is apparent-apparent­Those of which we have knowledge are:ly excruciating. "You could hardly walk by the time you got off', says photog-photog­P Jesty (79-86) to Jacqueline Hembrow in St. Margaret's Church, Tintinhull,rapher Nick Brown who has just returned from a month long expedition to someon 21st. 2|st. August 1993of the remotest parts of Nepal.M. Hann. (74-81) (7441) to Alison Milton in Castleton Church, Sherborne. on 25thtramp-Fosterians who have been married since the publication of the last magazine.But it was a small price to pay for the experience, and all discomfort wasSeptember 1993.quickly forgotten on the several occasions when the domestic elephants wereF. Smith Smittr (80-86) to Wendi Smith at the Britannia Royal Naval College,charged by other, much larger wild elephants and even a tiger which had beenDartmouth, in July 1993.disturbed on its kill. "It was very exciting," says Nick "especially when youremembered that tigers in the region are known for climbing up elephantstrunks, or jumping straight on to their backs to reach the humans above."BIRTIIS BIRTHSNick was w~s the official photographer for the expedition, led by seasonedexplorer Colonel iohn Blashford-Snell of "Discovery Expeditionst' Expeditions" which heTo Brian Bowsher (7|-175) (70-75) and his wife, Sally, a son, Paul Robert, on 6thfounded last year at his home near Shaftesbury to give older people from allOctober 1993. L993.walks oflife the chance for real adventure.To Philip Dolbear (7441) (74-81) and his wife, Rebecca, a son, Jonathan, on 19th l9thThis began soon after the teeming Nepalese city of Kathmandu was leftApril behind. The group trekked for several days through isolated mountain villages-To 1993. ' . . .To Andrew Topp (7!78) (7~ 78) and his wife, WIfe, Jean, a son, Marcus William, WIlham, on 13th L3thto reach the Karnali River Gorge where they were to tackle some of the.most, July 1993; a brother for Natalie. .. .fearsome white water rapids in the world, many aptly named - In God's House,io To Michael Topp (75-80) and his hIS wife, WIfe, Anita, Anlta, a son, Jake Robert, on 1stl Humans for Lunch, Rock and Roll, Sweetness and Light . ... . In between rapidsNovember 1993.202l 21___-----..:JI...-.--________

contribute contriblte an account of the short period of Mr. Murphy as a Master at Foster'swhich he describes as "a stormy one but colourful" with never a dull moment.Any offers? Bishop Curtis also expressed his delight in seeing in the last magazinethe photograph taken at the School Camp, Grp, near Chapman's Pool in 1923. L923.maga-He was able to recognise several besides those named including AlecChambers, Bill Pike and himself.R. E. Davenport (4&-54) (4G54) says that he has worked for the Inland Revenue for 39years and is still going strong. He is brother-in-law to H. J. House (49-55), ismarried, has two children and became a grandparent in November Novembet 1992. Hecontinues to be a fervent supporter of Yeovil Town F.C., although living inGloucester prevents regular attendance, and he enjoys bellringing, in his sparetime.T. Davis (72-79). Tim, who met his Swiss wife at Portsmouth Polytechnic,where he graduated with a B.Sc.Hons. in Biology now lives and works inSwitzerland. He is a Product Manager in the Diagnostic Division of "AresSerond" International Pharmaceutical Company based near Geneva. He and hiswife have a son, Sebastian and Tim keeps fit by skiing and mountain walking.He.met P. Dicker (73-77) (73:77) in Sherborne in September 1992 and reports that hehopes to keep in contact with Philip who runs a car sales business and who stilllives in the Sherborne area.P. Dolbear (74-81) has moved to Thornford and is enjoying his work asMidland Bank Agricultural Manager covering Dorset.M. Eagers (78-85). (7L85). Michael is currently managing a 750 acre aqe arable/sheepfarm farrn in Hampshire with Sentry'Farming Ltd. He lists his interest as shooting,travelling and having a good time. He says that he recently met Paul Cosh(59-66), (59-{6), James Simpson (78-85) (7HS) and Duncan Hole (78-85). He informs usthat his brother J. Eagers (71-78) is currently working in. in,Brazil for UnionInternational PLC as a Ranch Manager. The estate is some 25,000 acres,employs over 100 men, has 10,000 head of beef cattle and its own dairy herd.Soya, maize and sugar cane are grown as well. James spends his spare timekeeping fit and playing with computers and he returns to the U.K. once everytwo years.L. S. Ebdon (20-28). QL28).lrslie, Leslie, a retired bank manager, with two sons and fivegrandchildren is living in Bristol. He is treasurer of Keynsham and SaltfordProbus Club, a member of Saltford Masonic Lodge and an Honorary member ofSaltford Golf Club although he does not play very often. He remains a closefriend of L. Kitzerow (21-28) whom he sees ieei from time to time. He writes "Iwas very interested in the late Percy Dike's article. Percy and I were greatfriends and shared a love of sports. I well remember playing rightback for theSchool with Percy in goal," He mentions Dick Pedley who was another closefriend. "Dick and I finished our school days in the Sixth Form together, havingthe form to ourselves towards the end. The School Camp photo brings backmany memories. I have a copy I am the one sitting on-the gateposion gat~post on theextreme right and I can still put a name to most of them. I had many enjoyableholidays at camp with Mr Hamson. They were happy days."J. D. Frost (3843) (38-43) is sad to report that his wife, Eileen, died last December.They had been married marri~d 42years. Perhaps she never recovered from the deathoftheir daughter Linda three years previously. He is happy to have his married sonliving nearby. We look forward to meeting him again in the very near future.R ~. Haines (51-54) has now been joined in the Association by all three sons,Stephen (83-90), Robert (85-92) and David (8G92). (86-92). A family of 4 OldFosterians are certainly members of a rare group! The Association thanksRichard for his long service as Hon. Auditor.Colin Qolin Hart (74-81) (Z4-8l) is Purchasing Section Manager at Marconi, Templecombe.He plays football for Nether Compton in the Yeovil Sunday Morning Leagueand maintains contact with M. Neilson, M.Hancock, S.Holt, K. Smith,S.Rawlinson,ICHunt, K.Hunt, S. Clifford, and M. Partridge. . His marriage is reportedelsewhere.P. P. Hedditch (46-53). Pat, who lives in Jersey, is married and has four sons.He !!9 reports ryports that the eldest is in Victoria, Australia, the second, who has just qualifiedas a Chartered Accountant, lives in Cambridge, the third is reading readiirg law atNottingham University and the youngest who wishes to become a doctor takeshis hrl- 'A' :A' levels this year. He is Lloyds Bank Senior Investment Manager for theoffshore islands where he has lived for over 23 years. He says that with a .worldrecession and lower interest rates more people than ever before are seeking outJersey's expertise.in in managing foreign bonds and international shore portfolios portfbliosqual-with their greater potential for growth. Hence he is very busy. He is a keen followerof sports and he watches a lot of local junior football. From his com­com-folments,he is clearly a fanatical supporter of Nottingham Forest although mymemory recalls him supporting Birmingham City! He forwards informationabout his three brothers. A.G. Hedditch (43-50). Tany Tony has just retired from theB.B.C. p.B.C. having worked as an engineer at Rampisham, Dorset for nearly 30 years.Previously .he was with the B.B.C. B.B.C, near Penrith, Cumbria. He has a daughterand two grandchildren. H. R. Hedditch (45-50) (4!50) still works for a transport transpori andmarquee firm travelling around England providing equipment at most of thelarge Agri~ultural Agricultural Shows. His three children are all married making him agrandfather five times over. B. K. I(" R. Hedditch (48-53) (4&-53) continues to farm farrn inWest Dorset. He has three children, two are married and the youngest is in theRoyal Navy. Pat points out that all four Hedditch boys were together at Foster'sin the late 40's and all are in fine fettle.C. J. Henville (57-64) has been at Littlehampton Community School, WestSussex since 1972 and is presently Examinations Officer and AssessmentCoordinator. He has mainly taught music and occasionally French and someLatin. His musical interests spread beyond school and he is organist and choir-choirmasterat Arundel Parish Church and Deputy Conductor of Arun ChoralSociety.D. Hole (78-85). (7H5). Duncan, after qualifying as a Vet in June 1991, 199L, has worked ina mixed practice at Staines, Middlesex. It is a large practice with a small animalbias and Duncan aims to specialize in cardiology. He says that Dr JeremyProut (78-85) (7FE5) may be interested to learn that the hours of junior vets are noth-nothinglike those ofjunior doctors and he therefore thinks he chose the right profes-profession!He rows from Strodes College Boat Club on the Thames, works heavyhorses and competes in ploughing matches for his leisure activities.R.D. Hole (59-64) is farming at Ashcombe Farm, Alweston in partnership withhis wife, Angela, who is one of the first Associate Members of the O.F.A. Theyare in touch with N. Simpson (76 -83), married in1992, J. Simpson (7L85), (78-85),working on a fruit farm in Kent, and G. Simpson (80-E7), (80-87), a Farm Manager inthe Bridport Area.{.H. K.H. Hquse House L$-54) (47-54) continues to act as Hon. Secretary to the Dorset CountyCricket Club. He has been in touch with R.D. Earnshaw (41-53) (4.7-53) with whom hb hehopes to arrange some golf. He has also recently met Philip Rose who is theSenior Engineering Representative for the American firm which is the largest2425

Kevin and Val live in the Hague where Kevin is the Senior Fire ProtectionAdviser for Shell International Exploration and Production worldwide, basedthere, but with extensive travel to conduct audits and provide advice on fire pro-protectionand safety management in the Shell Group. They take a keen interest inthe arts and enjoy ballroom dancing, badminton, golf and windsurfing. .Giles Weston (79-86) gave up his office job in 192 1992 to undertake an Englishteaching course. He taught for two months in the former Czechoslavakia beforeheading to Hong Kong where he taught for eleven months. When he wrote tothe SeCretary Secretary he was off to travel around China, down through Asia to Australiaand hoped to be home by 1995. He lists trying to learn Cantorlese Cantonese and Chinesepainting amongst his interests! His brother Paul M. L. Weston (75-80) isworking in Prague aS as a property developer.Dappula Wijeyeratne (81-86) graduated from the University of Aston in 1992with-a a Bs:C. Bs'.C. in Transportation and l,ogistics. Logistics. During his course of studies heundertook a year-long-Industrial Placement, working as a Business Analyst forEsso Petroleum. After graduation he started working for 3M (U.K.) plc in theirPurchasing and Logistics Division and after a three month trairyng training period wasassigned [o to the Scbtch Scotch Video plant in Swansea as European Raw MaterialsBuyer. BuyEr. He finds the post extremely challenging, but hugely enjoyable, spending,as he does, much of his time negotiating with suppliers to secure raw materialsat the best price and ensuring their arrival at the plant at the correct time.Dappula has hai continued his sporting activities. At Aston he gained his hll rugby -Iuelycolours, colburs, representing the University on the wing; he trailed for Midla'nds MidlandsStudents XV and on one occasion played for West Midland Police! Folice! He nowplays Outside Centre for a small Welsh Team. He has not managed. to play p^laymuch inuth cricket because of examinations but has been able to take part in a fewgames for the University XI. He keeps in touch with Julian Treadwell (81-88) Ql-8q)who, ivho, when Dappula wrote wr'ote in December 1992, L992, was in his_fourth year at King'sCollege Medical Mediclal School, and James Foster-Pegg (86-88), (8ffi8), now working forSaab.A. J. Willis (30-36) corresponded twice last year from his home in Queenslandexpressing his appreciation for the School and Staff he remembers, such asMessrs. M6ssrs. Lush, Miller, Welcher and Gibling. He recounts that he was in theSixth Form when there were only three pupils in that form, A. C. Meaker(28-36) (23-36) whose memories appeared in last year's Fosterian, and the bite lateJ. Eveleigh (killed in the 1939-45 L939-45 War) being the other two. Up until last year,Arthur and anO his trls wife had undertaken trips around various parts of the world(China, Russia and Africa) every two or three years, invariably- includingEngland, but following a serious heart attack he has an implanted miniaturecomputer cofiputer attached to his hIs heart which helps his doctors monitor monitbr and control hishealth, heallh, but which he knows might "crash" at an airport security checking deviceor when exposed to other powerful electronic fields.R.F. RF. WilIisher Wi[idher (59-63) has one more year left of his tour to Hong Kong. He iscurrently Deputy Commander, 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade. His work involves awide range of responsibilities, rCsponsibilities, equivalent to being head of a town council with apopulation of 16,000. He still maintains rnaintains his interests.in sailing, golf and furnituriurerestoration. He remembers the Boarding House in Hound Street well as itwas very much his second home, as he only visited his parents in Singaporeonce a year. He considers that much of his academic achievements were due tothe "eagle eye" of Mr. Miller, the hours of tuition from Mr. Norfolk, Norfolh and thered inkbn on his Latin papers from Mr. Davis. He fears that with impending Army30furni-redundancies redund~ncies that he must be very much "in the frame". If there .are any OldFosterians Fostenans who would be interested in taking on a 48 yeai-old year-oldManagementConsultant ManageJ?entCons~ltant from, perhaps perhap~ March 1994, please get in touch. He for-forwardshis hIS good wishes WIshes to all Fosterians Fostenans from Hong Kong in the year of theRooster.THE ANNUAL REUNION& DINNER 1994will take place onSATURDAY, AY, 24th SEPTEMBERVenue and price will be notified laterN.B. The 1994 Dinner is the turn for Old Fosterians only31

OBITUARIESP. Ta'pscott, (7~) died in tragic circumstances in January 1993. Paul gradu­P. Tapscott, (7ffi3) died in tragic circumstances in January 1993. Paul graduatedfrom the University of London [.ondon after reading Mechanical Engineering, followingthis with a further degree and was working at his first job with theMinistry of Defence at the time of his death. A quiet, deep thinking character ofunquestionable loyalty as reflected in his award of the Brian Davis MemorialShield for Sportsmanship at Foster's. A sad loss of a young life and our sympa­fol-sympa-thy goes to his family.E.J. Freeman (16-21). (lL2l).In 1923 he joined Dorset County Council as a juniorassistant, returning to Sherborne in 1927 to become financial officer for theSherborne Rural and Urban Councils. By 1936 he had become the clerk to theurban authority. During the daylight raid on Sherborne in September 1940 hewas the Civil Defence district controller. He was made an MBE in 1973 inrecognition of his 50 years service to county and local government. Amongst hismany other services were 18 L8 years as a governor for Foster's and Lord Digby'sSchools, as a former chairman of Sherborne Museum, a member of SherborneCricket Club since 1921, 1,921, a Dorset Ranger, and a member of Sherborne GolfClub. The Association extends sympathy to his wife Clare and all his family.Col. H.F.W. Holmes (Vice President O.F.A.) joined the staff of SherborneSchool in 1932 and throughout the following 48 years was active as school master,school registrar. games coach and as a member of the school choir. Duringthe war he served with distinction first with the Irish Fusiliers, then as a staffofficer with the Devon and Dorset Regiment. He was chairman of the governorsof Foster's and Lord Digby's Schools from 1961 until 1983. L983. during which timehe always fought hard for the retention of both the grammar schools. From1960-1983 he was also the chairman of governors for Shaftesbury GrammarSchool, guiding it through its transition to becoming a comprehensive school.Annually he would open his garden in The Avenue. Sherborne for a fair in aidof the North Dorset Mencap Committee of which he was chairman. TheAssociation extends sympathy to his family.A. Critchley (A.M. 50-58) died on 29th January 1993, aged 68 years. Duringhis time at Foster's as Physical Education master. Many will remember him forhis endeavours and teaching, especially of swimming and cricket. Amongst hismas-other interests was Folk Dancing for which he represented Dorset on manyoccasions in national competitions.After leaving Foster's he took an Advanced P.E. Diploma at Leeds lreds Universityand then taught briefly at Worksop. He returned to Dorset and taught at St. Peter'sBoys' School, Dorchester, and Broadmayne County Primary School, of which he 'was Deputy Head; he was also part-time Head of Dorchester Evening Institute. In1966 he took up the post of Head of the Department of Extra-Mural Studies atWeston-super-Mare College, where he remained until he retired in 1984.In his retirement his two very active voluntary interests were as a MendipHills Ranger and with the Somerset Trust for Nature Conservation as Managerof Black Rock Drove Reserve, Cheddar Gorge. Our sympathy is sent to his wifeand family.32