Fosterian Magazine 1981 - Old Fosterians and Lord Digby's Old Girls

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1980-81GOVERNORS OF THE SCHOOLJ. H. e. PRIVETf, Esq., (Chairman). H. J. N. CHAPMAN, Esq.Mrs. J. A BINNEYMrs. R J. BREWERRev. Canon P. GODDARDR I. MACKINTOSH, Esq.Miss E. COULTERMrs. R DYKEJ. H. SALTER, Esq. K H. CHADBOURNE, Esq. e. B. SYMONS, Esq.M. HIGGINBOTfOM, Esq.M. BATfERBERRY, Esq. Mrs. A EARLS-DA VIS STAFF 1980-81HeadmasterC. J. LEA, Esq., MASenior MasterK H. HOUSE Esq., DIP.P.E. (CARDIFF)Assistant TeachersJ.F. CROUCH Esq., CERT.Ed, M.COLL.H. - Mathematics, Woodwork andTechnical DrawingM.J. GOODE Esq., DIP.ED. (ST.LUKE' S) - Physics and Chemistry, CareersJ. EDWARDS Esq., M.A (OXON) - EnglishD.J. REGISTER Esq., RSc. (BRISTOL) - Mathematics Le. MAUN Esq. , MA. (CANTAB) - Modem Languages M. BARDSLEY Esq., RSc. (LONDON) - Physics Dr. A BURFORD, RSc. (LONDON), D.PHIL. (SUSSEX), e.CHEM, . MRS.C. (Chemistry)Dr. D.J. PEARSE, RA, PH.D. (LIVERPOOL) - HistoryS.J. BLOWERS Esq., RA (KENT) - Business StudiesS.A SHAPLAND Esq., RED. (ST.LUKE'S) - Physics, Physical TrainingD. LYNCH Esq., B.A (DURHAM) - GeographyL.R MOLLOY Esq., B.TECH. (BRUNEL) -Physics, Chemistry,MathematicsT. GEEN Esq., L.RAM, ARe.M. - MusicMrs. MM. WEBB, AB.S.M., ARS.M. (T.T.D.)- Modem Languages, MusicPart-time StqffMrs. J.S. GINGLER, M.A (ST.ANDREW'S) - English, Latin Mrs. P.E. JUDGE, M.A (OXON) - Modem Languages P.E. HAILLA Y Esq., N.D.D. (Art)3

SCHOOL OFFICIALS 1980-81 FOREWORDHead of School ............ . ........................ P. CHAFFEYHead of the Boarding House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . .. M NEILONChairman of the Sixth FormCommon Room Committee. •• • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. S.C.F. RAWLINSONSchool Prefects ....•...••..••...•...................•.... T.P. CARRG. CONKLINGC.MP. DARNELEYP.R DOLBEARKJ. HUNTAP. MARKSM. NEILONM. PARTRIDGED.J.C. VINCENTHead Librarian .....................•.•.......•..... P.R DOLBEAR House Captains ­School . ..•..........•......•.....•.•.•.........•.. A.P. MARKS SI. Dunstan's .......................•.•.•.......... MA HANN Bede's .............•...............•......•... M. PARTRIDGE SI. Aldhelm's ..........•.......••••..•.•.•..•.•. G. CONKLING Games Captains ­Rugby .•.. .......•........•.•..•...•.....••••. M PARTRIDGESoccer...•.. ....•.•........•............•...•..•.... KJ. HUNTCricket . •..................•....•.•......•.••.•... A.P. MARKSBadminton..•..••.•. .....•.••..•.•.•....••.••....• A.P. MARKSTennis . ........•.••.•.•.•.•.•....•.•..•.....•.• P.R DOLBEAREditorial Committee of"The Fosterian" •••••.•.••.••.•.•..•••••.....•....•• P.R DOLBEARAE. FAZAKERLEYRK. DOLBEARRW. HARVEYl. STOKESA few Sundays ago thirty-three members of the Boarding House togetherwith three members ofthe staffand a dog climbed on board"The Foster's Flier"and headed south in the early morning. The gentle throb of the Gardner enginesent a few back to sleep, but before long we were on the Giant's Head eating rollsand bananas and singing hymns to a violin.By eleven 0'clock we had stormed Maiden Castle and projected each otherfrom the grassy ramparts. Soon enough we were standing mesmerised on ChesilBankwatching pounding rollers, sucking undertow and being teased by the spray.Fresh sea air and barbecued hamburgers do no harm to anyone, but the ice creamthat followed found a space or two. After West Bay was invaded and its harbourand sea wall inspected, the Flier chugged back with its cargo to remove Chesilstones from awkward places. Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding for supperseemed an appropriate conclusion to a typically British " day out".You may be too polite to murmur it but "so what" I hear you think! Thepoint of thjs story is that all members of the expedition agreed that it wasworthwhile afterwards, but you should have seen some of the long facesbeforehand from those who could not possibly see the projected venture asenjoyable!I am sure that all ofus have been guilty ofbeing less than enthusiastic aboutimposed ventures offarnily and school in our youthful days, but equally I am surethat as parents and teachers we have to take ourcourage in hand from time totimeand be prepared to say to our offspring" You must have a go at this - it will beworthwhile". Not only must we take them to the edge ofthe water, but give them anudge too!On the other hand, the youngsters who read this must be prepared to indulgethese whims and notions oftheir elders. They must grin and bear it and get theirown back laterby dealing outthe invitations to the next pop concert orsponsoredhike and refusing to take "no" for an answer.C. J. LEAHeadmaster45

Colonel H. F. W. HolmesSTAFF NEWS Colonel H.F.W. (Hughie) Holmes retired as Chairman ofthe Governors ofFoster's and Lord Digby's Schools on October 14th, 1980. He had been aGovernor for 24 years and Chairman for twenty years.As with all schools, the most distinctive periods of development andenrichmentofeducation at Foster's have been marked by the dedicated service ofdistinguished men, contributed as teachers, Headmasters and Governors, A.P.Irwin, T.L. Hutchings and Robert Gibling, to name but a few. The contribution ofColonel Holmes must rank alongside those of our most outstanding forerunners.The post of a Governor of a school is a voluntary assignment, generallyundertaken out ofa concern for the well being ofyoung people by senior membersof the local community. Colonel Holmes brought his rich experiences as ateacher and pastor to the young to both the formal and informal aspects of hiswork for the community of staff and pupils at Foster's. His uncanny instinct forthe timely, perceptive observation or comment enables him to cut through theformalities of hierarchy or status and this gift stems from his common feeling orcompassion for young people. Similarly his sense of fair play and love of a gameor a challenge creep into any conversation A man who can play a lively game oftennis in his seventies still has a strong feeling for what it is to be young; andsimilarly a man who can pretend to be digging his garden and sit in judgement onthe performance ofa Foster's Rugby Team has notlost the sportsman's Saturdayafternoon fever!Headmasters of Foster's have never been lost for shrewd counsel, balancedjudgement and a friendly understanding ear to their plans, problems and policies,and Colonel Holmes has inspired the loyalties upon which schools thrive by hisvery concern for each individual and his example of Christian leadership.During his period as Chairman ofour Governors he saw the school through aperiod of substantial development The growth in numbers, of resources, ofactivities and of the school's character as a grammar school is an outstandingand, we hope, a long standing tribute to his inspiration We thank him for all thathe has given to the School and hope that he will continue to rest on his spade fromtime to time and support our teams over his garden fence.C.J. LEAFor a second year our staff team remains substantially unchanged and theydo not even look a year older. Their continued survival owed much to the qualityof living and fringe benefits to be found within the newly styled facilities of theirstaff room Mr. Crouch has been the master planner, and carpets, spaciousshelving, swing easy notice boards and even water heaters are all in evidence.The Parents' Association have generously supported this venture- however, theyhave been less kind to us on the Skittles Alley recently during a tense and hardfought series of fixtures.The strong right arms of the Foster's staff have swung liberally around thesquash courts on Monday nights, but not quite as freely as the legs of the membersofthe North Dorset Sand and Gravel Company's Drum Majorette routine in theCommoners' Concert The sporting talents ofthe staff have led them to victory inBasketball and Squash against the boys, but we have kept off the rugby field inspite of the taunts of potential opponents.Signs of an even more serious approach to fitness in our ranks emerged witha Wednesday evening training night (a staff wife was eVen enlisted) but perhapssuch exercises of zeal are being smothered by the Autumn mists.We offer our congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Maun on the birth of SarahHelen and to Dr. and Mrs. Burford on the birth of Wendy Ann, and wecongratulate Mr. Shapland on his marriage to Miss Elsbeth Dight on October27th 1981.We welcome Mademoiselle Chantel Arassus as Assistante in our FrenchDepartmentWe cannot let pass this opportunity to pay tribute to the distinctive colourfulteaching of History by Miss Austen at Lord Digby's School. Many of our SixthForm will know of their debt to her devoted teaching and we wish Miss Austenevery happiness in her retirementMr. Maurice Welcher died in May 1981. "The Fosterian" ofthe summer of1956 pays tribute to his span of service at the school, which encompassed 37years as Senior Science Master. Since his retirement Mr. Welcher continued tokeep a keen interest in the Commoners' Society which he helped to found, and herarely missed a Commoners' Concert We extend our warmest condolences toMrs. Welcher and add our tribute to another career ofgreat service to the school.C.J. LEA67

CONGRATULATIONS Stephen Morris on being awarded a conditional place at Magdalene College,Cambridge to read Mathematics.Richard Jones on being awarded a Second Soccer Blue for Oxford Universityand on fmding himself on the winning side again.Andrew Marks and Stephen Kilvington on captaining an unbeaten first cricketeleven in matches against schools.Mark Partridge for his excellent leadership ofa first rugby team that was beatenonly once over the season.The School Under 15 Soccer XI on winning the Martin Trophy, the Shaftesburyand District Schools' ChcJlenge Cup.Christopher Hodge on winning a prize in the Bardays Bank Essay Competitionfor the second year in succession.Saun Mann on his enterprise in gaining a place on a scheme providing for Englishstudents to teach their Polish counterparts in a Work Camp near Radice lastsummer.Mark Bradshaw, Andrew Hillier, Richard Brady, Michael Braunholtz andRichard Balmford on producing four editions of a school newspaper called "TheStag".James Ingleton in Fonn One for presenting an imaginative mime to the music ofThe Planet Suite by Hoist for the Commoners' Concertlan Stokes on representing Dorset in the Under 16 South West Region TennisLeague and on being a member of the winning team which took part in theNational Finals. Also on his considerable achievement in becoming the Under16 Champion for DorsetMiles King on being selected for Dorset to compete in Regional JuniorChampionships after coming third in the County Championships at 100 metresfreestyle and 200 metres individual medley.Members of the Sixth Fonn on completing a 100 mile sponsored relay to raisenearly £200 to refurnish the Sixth Fonn Common RoomWilliam Richards on being a very successful Chainnan of the Sherborne YouthCouncil ofSocial Service and on being awarded the Rotary Club's Aubrey AlienAward for services to the local community.Saun Mann on being elected as William's successor.Kevin Morgan, Paul Tackley, Jeremy Prout, James Hart, William Harding,Simon Rawlinson, Peter Waiters, Mark Downton on contributing so richly to theschool's reputation for good music and on giving solo perfonnances at a numberof concerts over the year.Paul Tackley on programming the School computer to play music and RichardHarvey on getting it to write in French.Stephen Kilvington on winning the Sherborne Cricket Club Single WicketCricket Competition.Jeremy James on his selection for the North Dorset Schools' Under 15 SoccerEleven.Spencer Hamilton, Michael Woods, lain McElligott on preparing illustratedtravelogues for the journey from Sherbome to Lignano Sabbradoro in Italy andfor winning the prize of accompanying the supporters of the Sherbome "It's aKnock Out" team on his journey.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCanon Goddard, Mr. Hunt and the Staff of Sherbome Abbey for once againcontributing richly to our Carol Service and Founder's Day Service and makingthem very significant occasions for all of us.Reverend Terry Stokes, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Yeovil for giving us aninspiring address on Founder's Day.Korky Davy for coming to live with us in the School House during a week'smission to the school and for introducing us to his colourful approach to Christiantruths.The members ofthe Gideons for presenting pocket editions ofthe Bible to all newmembers of the school.Mr. Howard Bracewell, Canon Goddard, Reverend John Richardson foraddressing the school at Assembly.Mr. Brian Phelan for presenting the Sixth Fonn with a preview of his latesttelevision play.Mr. Brian Inglis, fonnerly editor ofThe Spectator/or lecturing to the Sixth F onnon the Frontiers of Knowledge.Mrs. Chaffey for so kindly presenting the Cups and Medals on Sports Day.89

Fraulein Dedek for her assistance with German oral classes. Mr. Trevor Brown for his most generous contribution to the road worthiness of The Foster's Flier and for producing a magic carpet for the Headmaster's Study. Mr. Roger Bastable of Abbey Hill Motors Ltd., Mr. Clive Waldron of Wincanton Engineering Ltd,and Mr. Giles Harvey ofPlessey Ltd.,on drawing support from their organisation for our Computer Fund Mr. Pheysey for a generous contribution to the same project Mr. Gerald Pitman for his memorable lecture on Country Houses to which school musicians contributed and which raised £ 117 to provide music equipment for the school. Mr. Tom Page of the Index Scheme for taking a keen interest in providing valuable opportunities for our Sixth Formers between school and University. Mr. Cailes of British Aerospace for arranging a most interesting visit of twenty sixth form pupils to his company near Bournemouth. Mr. Quentin McConnell of the Yeovil Operatic Society for judging our Inter­House Music Competition. Mrs. Mott for providing and arranging such a magnificent display offlowers for Speech Day. Plesseys Ltd. ,for providing experts and equipment to make Electronics Projects possible. Mr. GeotT Noel for giving of his time and talents to inspire us in the International Year of the Disabled Mrs. Braunholtz for giving two magnificent books to the School Library. Mr. Miles for his most generous donations to the school, including valuable copies of the original Boys' Own Newspapers for the Library. Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Tackley and Mrs. Williams for contributing their time and skills to help with the Library. Mr. and Mrs. Dolbear and Philip for their donation to support the Geography Department Mr. and Mrs. Fazakerley for their donation to support the History Department Mrs. Dolbear, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Shackle, Mrs. Eagers, Mrs. Marks and all those who have helped with match teas for our teams and their visitors over the year. Mr. and Mrs. Marks for their donation to provide cricket facilities. The Sherborne Cricket Club and the Parents' Association for similar donations. Peter Chaffey for the gift of a Tackling Bag. Mr. E.H King, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Elliott, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Sugden, Mr. Molloy, Mr. Green, The Old Fosterians' Association, and The Parents' Association for presenting prizes. 10Mr. Stan Foot for his donation towards badminton facilities.Mr. Bethell for his most valuable initiative in providing Photography andArchery tuition in Activities time.Guy House for presenting a Stag' s Head, taxiderrnised by himself, which is to bemounted in the School Hall.All those members offirms and organisations locally who have contributed to thesupport of Work Experience, Sixth Form Interviews and the CareersConvention organised at Foster's School last AprilLOSS OF A LINK WITH OUR FOUNDERIn the New Year Foster's Farm, Boys Hil~ Holnest, was destroyed by fire.This was the house built by Richard Foster, founder ofFoster's School, the dategiven for the building ofthe house being 1640, shortly before Mr. Foster died Hemade provision for a charity to educate poor children, and it was the land andproperty at Boys Hill that was assigned to this. The property was sold by theGovernors ef Foster's School in i919.FOUNDER'S DAY SERVICEThe service was held in Sherborne Abbey on the 22nd May, 1981 , when apacked congregation listened attentively to an interesting and stimulatingaddress given by the Rev. Terry Stokes, Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, YeovilThe singing was confidently led by the Choir, who also sang the Anthem"With a Voice of Singing" by Martin Shaw. Much appreciated was the musicplayed by J. Hart, M. Downton, W. Harding and S. Rawlinson, accompanied byK Morgan. All the singing and music was directed by Mr. T. Geen.SPEECH DAYIn a packed Oigby Hall the pupils of the School and parents listened to thespeeches on the 23rd September, 1981.The new Chairman, Mr. J.HC. Privett, who has taken over from Mr.Holrnes, the Chairman for the past twenty years, introduced Mr. J. Pinney, andtalked about the purpose of Speech Day.Then Mr. Lea took the stage, and told us a little ofMr. Pinney's experiencesin the National Trust He then discussed the past year in general, the School'sachievements, academic and physical. He concluded by airing his views on themeaning of " academic" .11

C. HODGE ... .. . . . ........ .. .... . .. .. ....... .. . .. English, History, tieneral PaperS. HOLT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... Maths, Physics. ChemistryK. HVNT . .. .... .... .. ..... . . . . ... ... ..... .. .... . . ... ... .... ... General PaperR JACKSON .... ... ........... . ... . . . ... ..... ... . History, French, General PaperT. KNAPMAN .... .. ... . . . .. ... . ...... .. . .......... .. .. Maths, General Paper A. MARKS .. ... .... . .... . ... . . . .. . . ..... Maths, Chemistry, Biology, General PaperM. NEILON ... ... .. . .. ... . .. .. ... ... . . .... Geography, Business StudiesM. PARTRIDGE. . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . ..... GeographyM. PHEYSEY ...... . . . ..... ... ... .. .. . .. . ... . . . ..... Maths, Physics, ChemistryN. PIPE ............ . .................. ... .. . ..... English, French, General Paper S. RA WLlNSON .... ......... .. ... .. ....... ................ .. Chemistry, Biology W. RICHARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maths, Physics, ChemistryR RORISTON ..... .. . . ... . . . . . ..................... Maths, Physics, ChemistryR SAVNDERS ....... . .. ...... .... Maths, Physics. Business Studies, General PaperK. SMITH ... . . ... ... . . ... . .. Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Art, General PaperP TREHERN ..... .. . . . .... .. ... . ...................................... BiologyS. MORRIS .... ... ....... . ... . ..... .... . . .. ... ..... ......... ...... Maths D. VINCENT. . . . .. .. . . .. ... ... ... Maths, Physics, Business Studies, General PaperA. WILLlAMS ... .. .. . .. .. . . . .. . .............. English, Geography, General Paper Lower Vlth • AO' ResultsP. ANSINGH ... ... .... ... ........... ... .. . .. .. ....... Geology, Additional Maths G. BROWN ..... . ......... . ... . ... .. .. . . .. .. . . . . .. . .. .. E.P.A., Additional Maths P. COOKE ... .. . .. ... ........ ... ... .. .. ... ... .... ... . ...... E.P.A. K. CHELEDA ....... ... ...... ...... ... . . ...... ...... .. ..... .... ... .... Geology A. DAWSON ...... . . . ... . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. ... . .... ..... .. Additional Maths S. DEVOTO. . . . . . ..... . ....... .... . . .. ...... .. .... .. E.P.A. Additional Maths R DOLBEAR ..... . . . . .... . . . ......... ... ... .. . .. ...... . E.P.A, Additional Maths R EMM .......... . . . .. .. .. . .. ..... . .. . .. .. .. .. ... ... ... E.P.A, Additional Maths M. GATLAND ...... . .. .. .... ... ....... ...................... .. ........ E.P.A. N. GOLDlNG . ... .. ........ ......... . .... ... .. . . .. E.P.A, Additional Maths C. HODGES ... ..... . .... ... .. ...... . .. ... .... .. .. .... .... . . ... ... E.P.A. G. HVRST . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .. . ... . . . E.P.A, Additional MathsS. KILVINGTON .. . . . ........ . . . .... ... . . ... ..... .. ..... . ... .. Additional Maths M. LOVE ....................... . .... . ......... . ... . .... E.P.A, Additional Maths T. MANVEL ... .... . . ... . . . .. ... . ... .. . . . .. ....... . ........ ... Additional Maths S. MANN ....................... . ......... . .. ... .... .. . . .... . . .. Geology M. SHACKLE. . . . ...... . ...... ... . ... . ... . .. .. . . .. ....... Additional Maths G. VINCENT ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ...... .. . ... . . .. .. ...... ..... . . ... .... E.P.A. N. WARRENDER ............................. .. ....... E.P.A, Additional Maths Ordinary Level ResultsKey: a - Art b- Biology; bs- Business Studies; c- Chemistry; e·English Language; el-EnglishLiterature; f- French; gm- German; h- History; 1- Latin; m - Music; p Physics; td- TechnicalDrawing; ma - Mathematics; g - Geography.J. Alh, right, e. el, h, g. f, ma, p, c, b; N. Attwood, e, el, h, g, ma, c, bs; N. Ayling, e, el, g, ma, a; T.Bailey, e, cl. g, f, ma p, c, bs; P. Balsom, e, ma, td, bs; M. Barber, e, el, h, g, ma, c, b; C.Buckland, e, el. g. f. gm, ma, p,C, b; S. Carr, e, el, h, g, ma, p, c, b; J. Chainey, e, e~ h, g, ma, c, b;M. Chant. e. el. g. f. ma. b-. a, td; 1. Clifford, e, el, h, f, ge, ma, p, c, b; I. Cossens, g, ma, C, a; D.Cuff, e, el, g, ma, c, a, td, bs; R Curson, e, el, h, ma, td; M. Downton, e, ma, bs, m; M. Foote, e,g, ma, p. c, b. s; M. Gardner, e, ma; T. Haillay, e, el, g, f, gm, ma, bs; J. Hart, e, el, h, g, f, ma, p, c,b: R Harvey, e, el, g, f, ma, p, c, a, bs; G. House, e, ma, c, b, a, td; K. Hudson, e, el, g, f, gm, ma,p, c, b: S. Joyce, e, ma, p, c, b; S. Knobbs, e, el, h, g, ma, c, b, td; A. McQueen , e, el, g, f, gm, ma,p, c, b; S. Mainwaring, e, e~ h; N. Manley, e, el, g, ma, p, b, a, td; M. Mason, e, g, ma, p, td, bs;K. Morgan, e, el, h, f, gm, bs, m; M. Mott, e, h, g, ma, p, c, b; T. O'Callaghan, e, h, ma, a, td, bs;N. Perrott, e, h, g, ma, p, td; A. Reynolds, e, el, h, g, f, ma, c, td, bs; N. Saint, e, e~ h, g, ma; RSaunders, e, el, ma, td, bs; D. Shepherd, e, el, g, f, gm, ma, p, c, b; N. Simpson, e, e~ h, g, ma, p,c, b; R Sloley, e, el, h, f, ma, p, c, b; J. Snell, e, el, h, g, f, ma, p, c, bs; I. Stokes, e, g, f, ma, I, m; l.Strong, e, h, g, ma, p, bs; P. Tackley, e, e~ h, f, gm, ma, p, bs, m; P. Tapscott, e, el, h, g, ma, p, c,bs; J. Tilston, e, g, ma, p, c, b; P. Walkington, e, el, f, ma, p, c, bs; R Wood, e, e~ h, g, f, ma, p, c,b.4th Year Maths ResultsM Brady, N. Davidson, S. Eaton, A. Emm, S. Osborne, 1. Haillay, E. Kenworthy, H. King, I.McElligott, R Manaton, G. Orchard, M. Prout, 1. Reilly, J. Smith, 1. Stringfellow, A. Todd, J.Whittick.Autumn 1980 "0" Level ResultsM Dixon, f, G. Hurst, gm; M. Love, f.VALETE 1980-81Form VN. A YLING, 1976 - 1981 (StDunstan's) 5 '0' Levels; V14 , VI5 and 2nd XV Rugby; V14,VI5 Soccer, V14, VI5 Cricket To Yeovil College.P. K. BALSOM 1976-1981 (School House) 4 '0' Levels; U12, V 13, V14, Rugby; U12, U14,U15 Cricket Librarian. RA.F. Clerk.M. BARBER 1976-1981 (School House) 7 '0' Levels. To Yeovil College.M. CHANT 1976-1981 (StAldhelm's) 8 '0' Levels; VI5 Rugby; VI5 Soccer. ToTo Bournemouth College of ArtM. S. DOWNTON 1976-1981 (Bede's) 4 '0' Levels; V12, VI3 and 3rd XV Rugby. Armybandsman.S. GARDENER 1975-1981 (Bede's) 2 '0' Levels; Form Captain.T. HAILLAY 1976-1981 StDunstan's)7 '0' Levels; VI5 and 3rd XV Rugby; VI5 and 2ndXI Soccer; V 15 Cricket To Bournemouth College H. E. B. E. C. course - Tourism. N. G. HOVSE 1976-1981 (Bede's) 7 '0' Levels; VI5 Rugby; VI5 and 1st XI CricketBecomes a trainee gamekeeper.S. KNOBBS 1976-1981 (StDunstan's) 8 '0' Levels.To Normalair Garrett as a Technician Apprentice.K. LONG 1978-198!'(StDunstan's) 3 '0' Levels.N. MANLEY (StAldhelm's) 8 '0' Levels.To Yeovil College.A. O'CALLAGHAN (Bede's) 6 '0' Levels.To Yeovil College.1 STRONG (StDunstan's) 6 '0' Levels.To Normalair Garrett as a technician apprentice.1415

Form VI.A. T. BUCKLAND 1974-1981 (StAldhelm's) 9 ' 0 ' Levels;' A' Levels: Maths, Chemistry,Biology. U 14, U 15 Rugby.H.N.D. Agriculture, Seale Hayne Argicu!tural College.T. P. CARR 1974-1981 (StAldhelm's) 11 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, further maths,physics, chemistry. I st XV Rugby, I st XI Soccer. Badminton (Capt). D. ofE. Bronze Award,School Prefect To London Imperial College of Science andTechnology to read Mathematics.P. CHAFFEY 1973-1981 (School House) 10 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, GeneralPaper.U14, UI5 and I st XV Rugby (colours awarded); U 14 and I st XI Soccer(tieawarded); Head of School. Agricultural degree course, Seale-Hayne Agricultural College.S. A. CHELEDA 1974- 1981 (StAldhelm's) 9 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Mathematics,Chemistry, BiologyAgricultural degree course, Seale Hayne AgriculturalCollege.S. D. CLIFFORD 1978-198l (Bede's) 7 ' 0 ' Levels; ' A' Levels: English, GeneralPaper.I st XV Rugby (twice awarded colours); I st XI Soccer. Basketball VI.House vice captain. To London College of Printing.G. M. CONKLING 1976- 1981 (StAldhelm' s) 11 ' 0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Physics,Chemistry, Biology. 3rd XV Rugby, School Prefect, House captain, Treasurer ofVIth Form Society. To Exeter University to read Chemistry.C. M. P. DARNLEY 1976-1981 (School House) 9 ' 0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Chemistry,BiologySchool Prefect H.N.D. Agriculture, Seale Hayne AgriculturalCollege.P. R DOLBEAR 1974- 1981 (StDunstan's) 10 ' 0 ' Levels; 'A' Levels: Geography,Chemistry. General paper. U12, U14, U15, 3rd XV (capt) and 2nd XV Rugby; 3rd XlSoccer; U 15 Cricket; I st VI Tennis (capt). School Prefect, Head Librarian, member of" TheFosterian" Editorial Committee. Agriculture, Reading University.A. E. FAZAKERLEY 1974- 1981 (StDunstan's) 5 ' 0 ' Levels; ' A' Levels: HistoryU 12, U 14, UI5 and I st XV Rugby; UI4 (capt), 2nd XI andI st Xl Soccer; U 14 and I st XI Cricket; BasketbaU. Member of " The Fosterian" Editorial Committee. Resitting ' A' Levels prior to entering Worcester College H.E. T. R HALL 1974-1981 (StDunstan' s) 9 ' 0 ' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry. I st VI Badminton. To London Royal Holloway College to read Mathematics and Chemistry. M. P. HANCOCK 1974- 1981 (StAldhelm's) 8 '0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Physics, Chemistry. 1 st XV Rugby; 3rd XI Soccer. To North East Polytechnic - Management studies. M. A. HANN 1974- 1981 (StDunstan' s) 10 ' 0 ' Levels; ' A' Levels: History, Geography, General Paper. U 12, U 13, U 14, U 15 and 2nd XV (capt.) Rugby; U14, 2nd XI and I st XI Soccer. U 12, U 14 and I st XI Cricket; Badminton VI; Squash (capt). House captain. To Normalair Garrett - Data Processor Trainee. C. W. HART 1974-1981 (StAldhelm' s) 7 '0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Business Studies . U13, U15 , 2nd XV and I st XV Rugby; UI3, U15, 2nd XV and I st XVSoccer; I st XI CricketTo Dorset Institute H.E. - H..N.D. Business Studies/ManagementA. l . HAYES 1974-1981 (School House) 6 ' 0' Levels; 'A' Levels: English, French, BusinessStudies, General Paper. 3rd XI (capt) Soccer. Librarian. To Sunderland Polytechnic - degree course in English studies. C. P. HODGE 1979- 1981 (School House) ' A' Levels: English, History, GeneralPaper. Boarding House PrefectTo Essex University - Philosophy/ English.l . S. HOLT 1976- 1981 (StAldhelm's) 8 '0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Maths, Physics,Chemistry. 3rd XI Soccer. Librarian. To Portsmouth Polytechriic - Degreecourse in Mechanical Engineering.K. l . HUNT 1974-1982 (School House) 8 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: General PaperUI2. UI3, U14, U15, 2nd XV and IstXV Rugby; U14, 2nd XI and IstXI(capt) Soccer; U 14 and I st XI Cricket School prefect; D. of E. Bronze award. Resitting ' A'Levels.T. KNAPMAN 1974-1982 (StDunstan's) 7 ' 0 ' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, GeneralPaper.H.N.D. Agriculture, Seal Hayne Agricultural College.A. P. MARKS 1974- 1981 (School House) n '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Chemistry,Biology, General Paper. U 12, U 13, U 14, U 15 and I st XV Rugby, (colours awarded); U 14,2nd XI and I st XI Soccer; U 13, U 14 and I st XI (capt). Cricket (colours awarded). Schoolprefect, House captain. To Imperial College London to read Life Sciences.M. l . NEILON 1977-1981 (School House) 9 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Geography, BusinessStudies. 2 nd XI (capt) Soccer. Tennis VI. School prefect, Head ofBoarding House.M. F. PARTRIDGE 1976-1981 (Bede's) 8 '0' Levels;' A' Levels: Geography. U 14, U15 , I st XV (capt) Rugby (colours awarded); U 14, U 15 and I st XISoccer; U 14, U 15 and t st XI Cricket School Prefect, House Captain. H. N.D. Agriculture,Seale Hayne College of Agriculture. .M l. PHEYSEY 1976-1981 (School House) 7 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Physics,ChemistryLibrarian.To King's College, London - Electronic Engineering.N. PIPE 1974-1981 (StDunstan's) 8 ' 0' Levels; ' A' Levels: English, French, GeneralPaper.To Middlesex Polytechnic - Humanities.S. C. F. RAWLINSON 1976- 1981 (StDunstan's) 7 '0' Levels; ' A' Levels: Chemistry,Biology. UI5 and 1st XV Rugby; 2nd XI Football. 800mrecord holder. Joint House Captain, D . of E. Bronze Award. To North East LondonPolytechnic - degree course in Biology.W. R l . RlCHARDS 1978- 1981 (School House) 5 ' 0 ' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Physics,Chemistry2nd XV Rugby, Boarding House Prefect, Chairman ofS. Y.C.O.S.S. To King's College, London - Physics and computing. R RORlSTON 1974-1981 (School House) 8 '0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry.Librarian. To King's College, London to read Chemistry. R B. C. SANDERS 1974-1981 (Bede's) 10' 0' Levels; 'A' Levels: Maths, Physics, BusinessStudies, General Paper. 3rd XI Soccer; Badminton VI. To Plymouth Polytechnic - degreecourse in Business Studies.K. M. SMITH 1971-1981 ( Bede's) 10'0' Levels;'A' Levels: Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Art,General Paper. UI3 Rugby; 3rd XI and 2nd XI Soccer. To Bournemouth College of ArtP. TREHERN (School House). 7 ' 0' Levels; 'A' Levels: BiologyTo Royal Agricultural College - Estate manager.D. VINCENT (School House) ' A' Levels: Maths, Physics, Business studies,General Paper. Sponsorship by Westland Helicopters Ltd, Prior to BruneI University ­Mechanical Engineering.A. D. WlLLIAMS 1974-1981 (Bede' s) 7 ' 0' Levels; ' A' Levels: English, Geography ,General Paper. Librarian. To Brighton University - degree course in English and Geography.1979-80 AddendumW.H. STAFFORD 1974-1979 (Bede's) 6 ' 0 ' Levels; U13, U14, U15, 2nd XV, 1st XVRugby; U 14 Soccer; School Record U 13 Hurdles, Senior Hurdler ; Editorial Committee of" The Fosterian"; Sixth Form Society Committee. Work experience Knight' s Garages. ToBournemouth College of F.E., O.N.D. Technology.1617

SALVETE 1980-81 RUGBY FOOTBALL Lower VISTEPHEN MORRIS (Bede's) Form 11 PETER BROCK (School), lAIN HA YNES (Aldhelm's) SIMON RAWLINSON (School) Form I. TERENCE BAKER (Aldhelm's), IAN BA YETIO (School), MARK BEVERIDGE (Aldhelm's). RICHARD BRIGGS (Bede's), RUPERT BROWN (School), DANIEL CADISCH (Dunstan's), SHANE CHERRINGTON (School), JEREMY CLIFFORD (Beck's), JOEL COLLIER. (Aldhelm's), DARREN GAPPER (Aldhelm's), JAMES GUMBRELL (Bede's), JUSTIN HALL (Dunslan's), ANDREW HARRIS (School), STEPHEN HARRIS(Bede's), NICHOLAS HEAL (Dunstan's), MARK HYDE (School), JAMES INGLETON (School), NEIL KITCHER(Aldhelm's), DEAN KOLLER (Bede's), CHRISTOPHER LEE (School), JUSTIN MACDONALD (C'unstan's), SIMON MANATON (Dunstan's), DOMINIC MANNS (Aldhelm's), SIMON MARTIN (Bede's), KIERON MILLAR (Dunstan's), BRENT MITCHELL (School), COLIN MOORE (Dunstan's), DAVID PERKIN (Dunstan's), ANTHONY RICH (Bede's), STUART SAUNDERS (Dunstan's), MATIHEW TAYLOR (Dunstan's), ETIENNE THORPE (Bede's), JONATHON TOMPKINS (Bede's), HAYDEN WILLlAMS (Aldhelm' s). HOUSE COMPETITION 1980-81. SL Aldhelm's Bede's SLDunstan's School HouseSECTION "A" 84.5 67 65 .5 46.5Academic Effort( Commendations,Near Commendations,Credits, Conduct).SECTION "B" 121 117 156 146GamesSECTION " C' 68 62 55 .5 74.5CulturalActivitiesTOTALS 273.5 246 277 2671st XV,The 1 st XV completed their fixtures having lost once in 13 games, scoring303 points and conceding just 54.With 12 of last year's unbeaten XV remaining at School, the season wasanticipated with great enthusiasm. After our usual pre-season training weekendthe XV opened their Fixtures with a 19 - 0 win over Blandford Upper School 1 stXV. Mike Hancock made a most impressive debut at lock, and his height and jumping ability in the line proved on that day, as it did on numerous other occasions, to be invaluable. After defending for most of the first half against Hardye's 1 st XV, MarkSymons latched onto a mistake by the opposition backs and was rewarded by apenaity try which put Foster's well on the way to a deserved 13-6 victory.This match was followed by a new fixture against Bryanston 2nd XV.Although Foster's won 17-0, unfortunately our very reliable fullback and placekicker,Kevin Hunt, was injured and was only to return for the last couple ofmatches. Sirilon Clifford took over as place-kicker and in the next match againstYeovil proved his worth by scoring 17 of the points that allowed the XV to win .19-12. Simon eventually scored over 100 points, just as Hunt had done in theprevious season.A 44-0 win against Sherborne School 4th XV strengthened our case to beallowed to play a stronger Sherborne side in the future. Stephen Kilvington tookover as full-back and was very quick to show his attacking ability, as was MartinDixon who deputised, in this and several other games, on the wing.Our next match, another new fixture, against Clayesmore 1 st XV saw MarkShackle score a rather fortuitous try, in the last quarter of the match, following acharged-down kick. However it was due to excellent covering work by PeterChaffey, Simon Rawlinson and Mark Partridge that we were able to hold our 9-6lead to the end of the match despite relentless pressure from our opponents.In mid October Foster's suffered defeat at the hands of Milton Abbey 1 stXV , 9-12. This ended an unbeaten run of23 games dating back to November1978. However the captain, Mark Partridge, was able to raise the morale of hisside sufficiently to allow them to bounce back with a 12-9 win over rivalsShaftesbury 1 st XV.With the unbeaten run ended, the pressure was off and it was now that theXV started to play the most attractive rugby that they had played all season. Thiswas particularly true of the 22-6 win in the return match against Clayesmore.Alan FazakerleY,our hooker, was unavailable through injury, and we felt sure thatwe would miss his work in the 'sef and his 'weasling' in the loose. HoweverClayesmore did not prove such a tough proposition on our pitch and ourreshutTled forwards had most of it their own way.1819

Following a 62-0 thrashing of Woodroffe the 1 st XV played good openrugby in the 29-0 and 24-3 wins against Shaftesbury and Embley Park, Romseyrespectively. End of season work on supporting play really paid dividends inthese games, and in addition to the back row, Tim Carr, Colin Hart and GrahamBrown took part in good handling sorties with the backs. It was also in thesematches, with good ball from the forwards, and an ever reliable service fromAndy Marks at scrum-half, that Mark Shackle demonstrated what an elusiverunner he could be.Our opponents in the final game of the season were the previously unbeatenBeaminster Comprehensive 1 st XV. With both sides depleted through illnessand injury the spectacular game anticipated did not materialise. The Foster'spack wore down their opponents by keeping the ball alive and our backs, ably ledby the experienced Nick Brummell, always had the edge over their youngBeaminster counterparts. Foster's eventually ran out easy 24-0 victors.As a result oflast season's success Foster's fixture list was strengthened thisyear, and although it was a great disappointment to the XV that they missed asecond consecutive unbeaten season by just one match, this season can probablybe considered the more successful in that light Only 4 of this XV will beavailable next year, but many boys have gained invaluable experience in the 2ndXV, and Foster's look forward to a successful 1981 / 82 season. Indeed, as youwill read elsewhere, with the VI 3 XV also losingjust once this season, the futurefor Rugby Football at the School looks very promising.The 1 st XV SquadK. Hunt, S. Kilvington, M. Symons, M. Dixon, N. Brummell, S. Clifford, M.Shackle, A. Marks, P. Chaffey, S. Rawlinson, M. Partridge (cpt), T. Carr, M.Hancock, C. Hart, A. Fazakerley, G. Brown.Also played:G. Hurst, I. Cossens, M. Pearse-Danker, R Emm, N. Ayling.Team Ties were awarded to:S. Kilvington, P. Chaffey, S. Rawlinson , T. Carr, M. Hancock, C. Hart, A.Fazakerlev.Colours were awarded/re-awarded to:N. Brummell, S. Clifford, M. Shackle, A. Marks, G. Brown, M. Partridge.The Resultsv.v.v.v.v.v.Blandford UpperHardyes DorchesterBryanston 2nd XVYeovil CollegeSherbome 4th XVClayesmore20AHAAAA191317194490601206v.v.v.v.v.v.v.2nd XVMilton AbbeyShaftesburyClayesmoreWoodrofTe, Lyme RegisShaftesburyEmbley Park, RomseyBeaminsterAAHHHHA9122262292424PL 13 W 12 LI F 303 A5412960030S. A. s.The 2nd XV team had a fairly successful season, losing only three gamesagainstWadham 16-10, Sherbome School 4th team 10-7 and Shaftesbury G. S.29-4. The side, mainly made upof5th Year boys, was captainedjointly by MarkHann and Matthew Gregory.The first game of the season against Bryanston School 3 rd team showedboth sides rather disorganised after the summer break, and this ended in a 0-0draw. However, after some intensive practice, Fosters looked somewhatimproved in their next game at home against Sherbome School 5th team, andwon the game in the dying seconds after a brilliant solo try by Mark Symonds,converted by Arnhel de Serra.After a disappointing game against Shaftesbury G .S. (29-4), the sideshowed its fighting spirit as Clayesmore 2nds were crushed 49-0, and the sidefollowed this by easily beating Sturminster Newton 66-3 in its next game. In thenext two fixtures against Wadham I sts and Sherbome School4ths, Fosters werevery unlucky to lose when it seemed that they had had the bulk of the play.Against these two strong teams, who had previously been Fosters I st XVopponents, the defeats by fairly narrow margins were most encouraging, andreflected the improvement in the standard of rugby in the School over the lastthree years. The climax of the Season came with a 28-0 victory over our oldadversaries, Shaftesbury G.S., who had beaten us earlier in the season.Sincere thanks to Mr. Shapland and Mr. Lea for their help, co-operation andencouragement in connection with the 2 nd team's efforts throughout the year,and to all those loyal supporters who braved a wet and soggy season to stand onthe sidelines.M.HANNSquadR. Emm, M. Pearse-Danker, I. Cossens, S. Carr, N. Simpson, M. Gatland,N. Golding, P. Dolbear, N. Ayling, M. Gregory, A. De Serra, M. Hann(cpt), R.Dolbear, C. Hodges, G. Hurst, D. Cuff, W. Richards, P. Walkington.21

Resultsv. Bryanston 3rd xv A D 0-0v. Sherbome 5th xv H W 9 - 8v. Milton Abbey 2nd XV A W 12 - 6v. Shaftesbury 2nd XV A L 4 - 29v. Clayesmore 2nd XV H W 49 - 4v. Sherbome 4th XV H L 7 - 10v. Sturminster Newton H W 66 - 3v. Wadham I st XV A L ID - 16v. Shaftesbury 2nd X V H W 28 - 03rd XVThe 3rd XV in its second season of existence again played two matchesagainst Shaftesbury Grammar School. The first of these matches was playedaway in the notorious weather and conditions for that town - driving rain andwaterlogged pitches! The game was an extremely well fought one and the 3rd'splayed extremely well despite the terrible playing conditions. In the eventhowever, the 3 rd's werejust beatn 14 - 6 which was an unlucky result consideringthe performance. In the return game, the 3rd's raised their game despite losingtwo or three players to the 2nd XV. On this occasion, in a hard fought game the3rd's won 9 - 4, and thus recorded the first win in the team's history!On behalf ofthe players, I would like to thank Mr. Shapland and Mr. Housefor coaching the team on many occasions, and also to congratulate Mr. House onsurviving the afternoon on the touchline at Shaftesbury, although I think he isgetting used to it!P. R DOLBEARUNDER 15 RUGBYResults:Played 14 Wor. Lost 7 For 256 Against 264Blandford Upper Away Lost 30 - 0Sturminster High Home Won 26 - 6Hardye's (Dorchester) Home Lost 44 - 6Chilton Cantelo Home Lost 14 - 28Lytchett Minster Home Lost 6 - 60WoodrofTe (Lyme Regis) Away Won 30 - 0Sherbome School Home Won 18 - 8Preston (Yeovil) Home Won 48 - 12Milton Abbey Away Won 34 - 10Sl Aldhelm's Away Lost 12 - 4Clayesmore Away Lost 12 - 4Sturminster High Away Won 20 - 0Wadham Away Won 26 - 0Shaftesbury Away Lost 22 - 1822In the first match against Blandford we won good possession but failed toturn it into any points, and our weak tackling allowed them a comfortable victory.Sturminster were to prove the weakest team we came up against, and we wonboth fixtures. In an attempt to steal the game from Chilton Cantelo we fell to twolast minute break away tries. Lytchett Minsterwere a very physical side and aftertaking a lead our defence collapsed Against Hardye's we proved to be helplessagainst their superior running and handling abilities. The match againstWoodrotfe was the turning point of the season. In this game we put together ourrunning and tackling ability. Sherborne School turned out a very strong team, butcame up against our best performance of the season. Preston were a very largeside, but their backs were weak, allowing our backs to run in ten tries. In theMilton Abbey game the pack worked very well in the loose, providing easyopportunities for the backs. The St.Aldhelm's match was in doubt followingtorrential rain, but in the mud and wind the ball did not run for us, resulting in anarrow defeat Without key players we faced a very strong team in Clayesmoreand lost despite scoring the best try ofthe game. Wadham were an unbeaten side,but we out-flanked their backs enabling a comfortable victory. Our last matchwas against Shaftesbury. A traditionally close game resulted in our last minutedefeat, after a second half come back.The team spirit was excellent, and it was only our lack of practice that led toour early defeats. The team would like to extend thanks to the coach, Mr.Bardsley, for all his help and encouragement during the season.The Team and Individual Scores (Tries)R Perham (Captain), P. O'Grady (Vice-Captain),(2), R Trickey (4), S. Perrett (13), R Morgan (8), I. Tucker (9), A. Workman (2), A. Beard (4), A. Emm (3), W. Harding (4), J. Stringfellow (I), D. Hole (I), S. Hamilton (I), S. Burgess, P. Gale, D. Dennett, J. Reilly. J. Whittick, C. Petrie, C. Lawrance. Conversions: S. Perrett(4), A. Workman (10). R Morgan (5), R Trickey (5). UNDER 13 RUGBYR PERHAM1981 proved to be an exceptionally good season for Foster's Under 13's.The team started the season well with a good win against Blandford, 20 - 6, andachieved a number ofnotable victories. Only two matches were lost, both to verystrong opposition.Played 13 Won II Drawn 0 Lost 2 For 290 Against 56UNDER 12 RUGBYThe first form played two matches in the latter half of the term.In the first, away to Shaftesbury, our tackling and running were good butpositioning and team skills left a lot to be desired. Howeverwe were able to win12 - 8 and more importantly gained valuable experience from what was the firstgame of competitive Rugqy that many of us had played in.23

In our only other match ofthe season we played a strong Prep. side and lost40 - 3. However our tackling was much better and, although we seemed always tobe in defence, our positional play had improved since our first match.Ul2 XV SquadT. Baker, I. Bayetto, R Brown, (Captain), Collier, D. Gapper, J. Hall, A.Harris, S. Harris, M. Hyde, J. Ingleton, N. Kitcher, D. Koller, B. Mitchell, C.Moore, M. Taylor, E. Thorpe, J. Tompkins, H. Williams.SOCCER1st XIThe 1st XI experienced mixed fortunes this season. With nine of lastseason's team present this year prospects were good. However, although wemanaged to put some good football together at times we also played very badly atothers. The majority of the games were high scoring, which over the seasonshows our ability to score goals and our susceptibility to concede goals.I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. House and also all thosewho provided refreslunents after the games; also Ian Cossens for running the line.ResultsSquadColfox Home Lost 7 - 2 De Serra, ShackleBeaminster Home Won 9 - 1 Shackle (4), Hurst (3), Clifford (2)Wadham Away Lost 3 - I De SerraSexey' s Away Won 7 - 2 Shackle(4),Hurs!, Clifford, De SerraW arminster Home Won 6 - 0 Shackle(2), Clifford(2), Hurs!, MarksBlandford Home Won 4 - 1 Shackle(3), MarksShaftesbury Away Lost 3-0Sexey's Home Lost I - 0Warminster Away Lost 3 - 2 Shackle (2)Gillingham Home Won 3 - 2 Marks, HUrs!, De SerraMilfield Alway Lost 8 - 4 Shackle (2), Hurst, CliffordO.F.A. Lost 1 - 0Shaftesbury Home Drew 3 - 3 HUTSt (2) own goal.Won 5 Drew Lost 7 For 41 Against 35GoalsShackle 18 , Hurst 9, Clifford 6, De Serra 4, Marks 3Team:Kilvington, Dixon, Hart, Carr, Hunt (Captain), Hurs!, Fazakerley (Vice-Captain), DeSerra, Marks, Shackle, Clifford.Also Played'Hann, Rawlinson, Brown, Manuel, Partridge.K.HUNT2nd XIUnder the new management of Dr. Burford the 2nd XI had an impressiveseason. The defence, as always, were reliable, and early problems regarding ourattacking play were soon overcome. The overall attitude ofthe squad was one ofconfidence and good humour, and this was reflected in our style of play.Results:Colfox 4 - I Won HomeWadham 2 - 4 Lost AwaySherbome 2-0 Won HomeSherbome 2-0 Won HomeSexey' s 0-0 Draw AwayWadham 2 - 4 Lost HomeWarminster 2 - I Won HomeBlandford 5 - I 'Wr.;) HomeShaftesbury 1 -0 Won AwaySexey's 5-0 Won HomeWarminster 3 - 2 Won HomeMillfield I - 2 Lost AwayShaftesbury 3 - I Won HomeSquadPeter Chaffey, Mark Symons, Martin Balterberry, Robert Sloley, MarkPartridge, Mark H,m n, Mark Neilon (CapL), Graham Brown (V.CapL),Simon Rawlinson, Nigel Attwood, Tim Haillay, Benjamin Brown, TrevorManuel, Shaun Devoto.3rd XI.Played 12 Won 8 Drawn I Lost 3 For 30 Against 16MARC NEILONA 3rd XI football team was formed this year, and we enjoyedgreat success in our three fixtures, all ofwhich were won in style. Theside showed immense determination and was particularly strong inattack, with sixteen goals being scored, although the whole sideplayed with plenty of ability. I would like to thank everyone whoplayed and Mr. Shapland for arranging the fixtures.Results:Played 3 Won 3 For 16 Against 6Coli"ox Home 4 - 3Sexcy' s Away 7 - IShaJicsbur! A\\ d! 5 - ~Teamjj'om: N . Simpson. A. Hayes (Capl). C. Hodges. S. C heled a. P. Ansingh. A. Buckland.13. Brown. N. W arrende r. R. Emm. M. Hancock and P. Dolbca r. R. Sanders. S. Holl P.Trehern and K. Smith also played.Scorers: Dolbcar and Brown 4; Emm 3: Hancock 2: Hayes. Buckland and Warrender I each.ALAN J. HA YES2425

UNDER 15 SOCCERThe excellent results over the season were achieved by a good all roundperformance and high team spiritCallum Petrie played well in goal whilst David Brooks filled his placeperfectly when necessary. Richard Morgan controlled the defence and still foundenergy to support the attack and Richard Trickey and Paul O'Grady battledthroughout the season in our rather shaky midfield supplyingDavid Dennett withgood, though sometimes over-ambitious passes, which he pursued eagerly.Steven Oakley and Jeremy James, two confident third-years, also played welland contributed to our successful season.S. PERRETResults:SturminsterWadhamShaftesburyBlandfordSexey"s SchoolGillinghamStunninster(Perrett 2,HomeDennetL OakleyHome(Hole)Home( Perrett)AwayHome(Own goal,Home(Perrett 2, DennettJames Workman)Away(Dennett, Morgan)AwayWonLostDrewLostDrewOakley)WonWon4-0I - 4I - J3 - 02 - 26 - 42-0Christy"sWon 4 - 0(PerretL DennetlO' Grady. owngoal)St. Aldhelm's Home Drew I - I( Dennett)Shaftesbury Away Won 3 - I(Perret!, DennetL Workman)1,'a 11/: ( GulIls sr:ored ill brackels)Petrie. Brooks. Emm. Knobbs. Beard, Morgan (I), Trickey. J ames (I). Workman (2),O"Grady(I). O ak ley(2). Hole (I). Dennett(7). Perrett(7).Alsu plll.l"l!d: Perham. Soulsby. Stringfellow. Moss. and Richards.Although played in the course of our normal school fixtures the matchesagainst G illingham and Christy's were also accepted as cup ties in the NorthDorset Schools' Competition for the Harry Martin Cup. Therefore in May,having returned to the Summer games of Cricket and Athletics, Foster's foundthemselves in the semi-final of the Harry Martin Cup. We were awarded thatmatch by the 'default of our opponents, Tisbury, and played Blandford UpperSchool in the final at Okeford Fitzpayne beating them 4 - 1 with some ofthe bestfootball that we had played all season.UNDER 13 XIThis season we had eleven matches to play, but sadly two of them werecancelled and one postponed due to the awful weather. Thanks to Mr. Lynch,reasonable performances were given throughoutTh e Team: N. Hoppe, V. Smith M. Ilayward. P. Waiters, N. O"Grady. C. Tuck. M. l3eard. M.H yde. D. !:lrowne, D. Phipps, R. Hole, S. Jones. A. Rich. G. Shackle, T. Baker. F. Smith.CRICKET1st XIResults:Sturminster Newton Home Drew I - IBeami):]ster Home Won 2 - ISh aftesbury Home Drew 2 - 2Blandford Away Lost 8 - 2Gillingham Home Lost 2 - 0Sturminster Newton Away Drew 0-0Christy's Away Drew 4-4Sl Aldhelm's Home Won 3 - 0Shaftesbury Away Lost 3 - 2R HOLE.SHAFTESBURY (Won)Shaftesbury 44 all oUl (De Serra 5 for IS. Kilvington 4 for 4). Foster's 46 fo r 7.FORTY CLUB (Lost)Fosters's 96 all out (De Serra 29, Sloley 24). Forty Club 97 for 5.MILTON ABBEY (Won)Milton Abbey 71 all out (De Serra 4 for 8). Foster's 72 for I (De Serra 45).BLANDFOR.D (Won)Foster's 143 for 3 (Kilvington 44, Sloley41, Shackle 37). Bla ndford 70 all out( De Serra 6for 13).WARMINSTER (Won)Foster's 123 for 7 (Kilvington 57). Warrninster 32 all out (Hann 6 for 11).OLD FOSTERIANS (Won)Foster's 138 for I (Kilvington 62 , Sloley 24 , Shackle 25). Old F osterians 44 all out(Marks 5 for 4)SHERBORNE SCHOOL (Drawn)Foster's 203 for 6 '( Kilvington 36, Sloley 75 , Shackle 26). Sherborne 138 for 8.SEXEY'S (Drawn)Foster's 143 for 5 (Marks 26, Hart 28 n.o., Dolbear 37 n.o.) Sexey's57 for 9.PARENTS (Won)Foster's 162 for 6 (Kilvington 40, De Serra 4J). Parents 67 all out (De Serra 6 for 5).CLAYESMORE (Won)Clayesmore 37 for all out (Kilvington 7 for 4). Foster's 38 for 2.2627

Overall the I st team had a highly successful season, losing only once, to theForty Club. We started slowly with a narrow win over Shaftesbury, but after theForty Club Match the team started playing well, and went on to win the next fivematches very easily and well. However, in the next two matches after that we didnot bowl and field very well, and only managed draws against Sherbome andSexey's, although we had the better of the games. Particular note should be givento Robert Sloley's very good 75 against Sherbome. Our last match against theparents we won easily to round ofT a good season. There were good a\l roundperformances from many in the team; A. De Serra bowled and batted wel~ as didS. Kilvington and A. Marks, who was also captain. M. Shackle batted well, andkept wicket for the second half of the season. R Sloley shared some promisingbatting and M. Hann opened the bowling successfully until he left for AmericaThere was good team spirit throughout the season, and we were a\l pleased to doso well.Tea m from' A. Marks, M. Shackle. A. De Serra, S. Kilvington. R Sloley, M. Hann. C. Hart.G. House. I. Cossens. B. Browne. R Dolbear. N. Warrender. (T. Haillay and P. Dolbear alsoplayed).UNDER 15 CRICKETS. KILVINGTONThe under 15 team had a successful season, winning three matches, drawingone and losing three, although in some cases this does not reflect ourperformance. Over the season there was noticeable improvement in both battingand bowling, which reached its peak in our victories over Clayesmore andSexey's schools; the former match being the one in which the team's first overallcentury was recorded, thanks to a last wicket stand of25 between Callum Petrieand Ian Tucker.After our shaky beginning against Warminster, victories over Shaftesbury,Sexey's and Clayesmore, and a draw against Blandford, displayed greatenthusiasm and improvement throughout the team, the season concluding on asuccessful note with victory at Sexey's.Team/rom'Perrett (capL), O'Grady, Trickey. Stringfellow, Perham, Dennett, Petrie. Tucker.Morgan. Beard. Reilly, Hayward, Lawrence, Emm. Soulsby. Perkin.Results:WARMINSTER (Lost) Wanninster 40 for 8, Foster's 39.SHAFTESBURY (Won) Shaftesbury 53, Foster's 64 (Perrett 5 for 17, Stringfellow 4MILTON ABBEY (Lost) Milton Abbey 144 for 9, Foster's 80.CLAYESMORE (Won) Clayesmore 68, Foster's 105 (O'Grady 23).BLANDFORD Blandford 123 for 8, Foster's 65 for 9.SHERBORNE SCHOOL (Lost) Sherbome 67, Foster's 66.SEXEY'S (Won) Sexey's 107, Foster's 133 (Trickey 37, Perrett 34, Stringfellow 4 for19).S. PERRETT28(I would like to congratulate the captain for his leadership, and the team for theirhard work in practice, as they improved so much in technique and teamwork overthe season. C. J. LEA).UNDER 14 CRICKETWe got ofTto a good start by beating Christy' s by 10 wickets. However, ouronly other victory was against Christy's again by 8 wickets. Our bestperformance was in the last match when against very good bowling we managedto score over 100 runs.Marglass LeagueCHRlSTY'S Won by 10 wickets. Christy's 40-9, Foster's 42-0, Hayward 22 n.o.STURMINSTER Lost by 15 runs. Sturminster 62-6, Foster's 47-9, Soulsby 17.QILUNGHAM Lost by 7 wickets. Foster's 58-8, Burgess 16, Gillingham 59-3.STURMINSTER Lost by 8 wickets. Foster's 51 , Woolmington 22, Sturminster 53-2.CHRlSTY'S Won by 8 wickets. Christy's 51-7, F~ster's 53-2, Soulsby 17 n.o.BLANDFORD Lost by 10 wickets. Foster's 39-9, Blandford 41-0.Other matchesMILTON ABBEY Lost by 146 runs. Milton Abbey 165-8, Foster's 19.SHERBORNE Lost by 21 runs. Sherborne 127, Gomm 5-13, Foster's 106, Soulsby 20,Browne 16, James 15, Harris 13.TENNISS. BURGESSThe tennis VI played 6 games in the Summer term. The team was againstrengthened with the performances of M. Dixon, I. Stokes and finally S. Carrand G. Hurst who played some good tennis and maintained their high standardthroughout the term. The team started with a difficult match against SherbomeSchool Colts when a lack of practice showed in some quarters and the team lostby 6 games to 3. There followed the first of 3 matches against ShaftesburyGrammar Schoo~ which produced the most enjoyable and hard fought matchesof the season. Foster's won the first match by 6 games to 3 but Shaftesburygained overall victory by winning the last two matches 6 games to 3 and 13 - 5. Inthe final 2 matches against Chilton Cantelo, Foster's were far superior and wonboth games convincingly 9 - 0 and 6 - 3.The fmal match figures were Played 6Won 3Lost 3The senior inter-house competition was won by St Dunstans and the juniorsection was won by School House. M. Dixon and M. Bradshaw won the seniorand junior knockout competitions respectively while D. Brookes was awardedthe Irvin Cup for the most improved player. S. Harris won the First Form Cup.In conclusion I would like to thank Mr. Crouch and Dr. Burford for coachingand organising the tennis team, and a\l other masters for coaching the juniorforms.JSI Team Squad:P. Dolbear(c), 1. Stokes, M. Dixon, S. Carr, G. Hurst, M. Love, R Dolbear, S. Devoto, REmm, M. Batterberry.29P. R DOLBEAR

ATHLETICSThe School Athletics Standards Competition was very concentrated thisyear, due to the very short first half of the Summer Term. St Dunstan's won thecompetition for the third consecutive year, thanks tosterlingwork by their boys inthe Vth year. Special credit should go to T. Baker( 165 pts), J. Leppard( 173 pts),D. Hole(197 pts), A. Ernm( 158 pts), N. Simpson( 199 pts), and S. Clifford(181pts), who gained the top scores in Forms I to VI respectively.Full Result1st St Dunstan's 74 pts/ person 2nd School 61 pts/ person 3rd S1. Aldhelm's 60 pts/ person 4th Bede's 55 pts/ person St Dunstan's were not, however, to complete the " double" in Track andfield as they had last year. On Sports day, in a very tight finish, Bede's won thefield cup, forcing StDunstan's into second place. One record was broken onSports Day: S. ClitTord clipped 0.1 s from the Senior lOOm record Six otherrecords were established, as for the first time boys were using the metric weightthrowingimplements in the Senior and Inter Shot, Discus and Javelin.Full Result:1 st Bede's 141 pts 2nd S1. Dunstan' s 130 pts 3rd S1. Aldhelm's92 pts 4th School 75 pts Forty boys represented the School at the N.D.S.A.A. meeting atSherbome School in what proved to be our most successful meeting in years.Twenty-two Foster's boys gained places in their finals and 7 boys were chosen torepresent North Dorset at the County Athletics at Weymouth. Our successes atthe North Dorset Sports were:­1st B. Moss Junior 800m Senior4 x lOOm Relay 2nd S. Clifford Senior 200m G . CoatesJunior 200mJ. Ingleton First Year 800m 3rd M. Partridge Senior Triple Jump T. Baker First Year 800mJ. James Junior Triple JumpThe School Athletics season would normally have finished then, but thisyear School matches were arranged. Unfortunately the first against SturminsterNewton and Christy's was rained off, and it looked as iffor the third consecutiveyear Foster's first ever athletics match was to be postponed. However 5 matchesdid take place.U15 v Shaftesbury v Blandford Upper:- Against very strong opposition Foster'sboys acquitted themselves well, and in the end were very unlucky not to gain 2ndplace when given the same time as the winners in the final relay.Result1st Shaftesbury 103 pts 2nd Blandford 78 pts 3rd Foster's 77 pts.U13 v Shaftesbury G. S. v Shaftesbury Christy's - Foster's boys won five ofthe10 events, giving us a very clear 20 pt win. Winners for Foster's were S. Jones(Hurdles), G. Shackle (200m), A. Wilkes (Long Jump), C. Tuck (High Jump)and our4 x lOOm Relay Team.ResultI st Foster's 81 pts 2nd Shfatesbury G .S. 61 pts 3rd Christy's 58 pts.U15 v Shaftesbury G.S. - In a very close match Foster's had the same numberofwins as Shaftesbury, but just failed when it came to the minor places. Winnersfor Foster's were: D. Dennett (lOOm), G. Coates (2oom), B. Moss (8oom), RMorgan (Long Jump), A Emm (Discus) and our 4 x lOOm Relay Team.ResultFoster'S 66 Shaftesbury G.S. 75U13 v Shaftesbury G.S. - The team was able to repeat its win over Shaftesburywith 5 wins from 9 events backed up by 6 second places. Winners for Foster'swere: G. Shackle (200m), J. Ingleton(8oom), P. Waiters (Long Jum,p), C. Tuck(High Jump) and our 4 x lOOm Relay Team.Result.F oster's 63 Shaftesbury G.S. 47.U12 v Sturminster v St Leonard's (Blandford).From the eight events in the programme Foster's produced three winners, but asin the U15 match against Shaftesbury G.S. we lost out in the minor placmgs.Winners for Foster's were: T. Baker (400m), D. Gapper (Triple Jump) and J.Ingleton (8oom).Result:1st ·Sl Leonard's 612nd Stunninster Newton 58 ...3rd Foster's . 56S. A. S.3031

Event RESULTS OF ATHLETIC SPORTS DAY Standing Winners Record Performance 1stUI3Hurdles 12.0s 17 .8 S. Jones(B) M.Beard(A) 2 UI5 Hurdles 12.9s 15 .4 R Trickey(A) 1. Simpson(D) 3 Snr Hurdles 15.5s 18.3 C. Hodges (A) N. Ayling (D) 4 U13 800m 2:34:8s 2:38:0 P. Jesty (D) 1. Leppard (A) 5 U15 800m 2:17:5s 2:26: 8 S. Perrett(A) B. Moss (B) 6 UI3 1500m 5:26:5 5:35:0 P. Jesty (D) 1. Leppard (A) 7 UI5 1500m 4:52:8 5:22.5 B. Moss (B) M. King (B) 8 Snr 1500m 4:42.0 5:10.0 Shap/anc/Cllp. S.RawlinsOn(D)G. Hurst(B) 9 U 13 Long J 4.99m 4.46 R Hole (D) S. Jones (B) 10 Snr Long J 5.79m 5.11 m M. Dixon (B) T. Haillay (D) 11 U15TripleJ 11.73m 10.37 D.Hole(D) D. Dennett(D) 12 Snr Triple J 12.41 m 10.78 N. Simpson (D) G . Hurst(B) 13 U15 High J 1.57m 1.40m R Manaton (A) I. Tucker(D) & D. Hole (D) 14 Snr High J 1.71 m 1.65m S. Clifford (B) S. Kilvington (S) 15 Snr Pole Vlt 2.60m COMPETITION SUSPENDED16 UI5 Shot No 10.33 Reel. Tucker (D) E. Kenworthy(S) '17 U15 Discus Existing 27.75 Ree A. Emm (A) I. Tucker (D)18 U 15 Jave Record 27.45 Ree R Trickey (A) P. O'Grady (B)19 SnrJave 36.20 Ree S. Mann(S) M. Shackle & M. Mann ( D)20 UI3 lOOm 130s 14.2s M. Beard (A) S. Jones (B)21 UI5 lOOm 12.5 s 12.7 s S. Perrett(A) R Morgan (B)22 Snr lOOm 11.8s l1.7 s Ree S. Clifford (B) M. Dixon (B)23 UI3 400m 60.6s 60.65s J. Leppard (A) P. Jesty (D)24 UI5 400m 55.8s 58.6s S. Perrett(A) A. Emm (A)25 Snr 400m 51.2s 58.4s Bllrge C up. S. Rawlinson (D) L. Varah (S)26 U13TripleJ 10.74m S. Jones(B) F. Smith (B)27 U15 Long J 5.29m 4.77m D. Dennett(D) R. Manaton (A)28 Snr Shot No ex;S! reclO.21 m RS. Clifford (B) M. Hancock (A)29 UI3 High J 1.40m 1.37 m C. Tuck (D) F. Smith (B)30 UI5 Pole Vlt 2.35m 1.60 R Browne (S) D. Healey (B)31 Snr Discus Noex;'lree 32 .98m RS. Clifford (B) M. Hancock (A)32 Snr 200m 23.3s 24.95s S. Clifford (B) M. Symons (S)33 UI5 200m 24.8s 26.8s G. Coates (S) R. Morgan (B)34 U 13 200m 27.1 s 30. 1 s Hole Cup. G. Shackle (D) F. Smith (B)35 Snr 800m 2:11.6 2.48.4 S. Rawlinson (D) A. Marks (S)36 UI3 Relay 56.3s 58.3 Bedes St Dunstan's37 UI5 Relay 51.6s 53.1 School Bede's38 S Relay 48.35 48.9 Bede's SchoolNeeds Cup for EncouragementN. Kitcher 1Q2 Standard PIsLUJ!J! Cup for Throwing EventsS. CliffordVI3 Individual Challenge cupS. JonesVI5 Indiv: Challenge Cup (Vic/or Llldorllm) S. PerrettSnr Indiv: Challenge Cup (DIIX Llldorum) S. CliffordStandards Cup Result I St Dunstan's 74 PIs/person2 School 61 " "3 St Aldhelm's 604 Bede's 55PointsAthletics Sports Day : I Bede's 1412 St Dunstan' s 1303 St Aldhelm's 924 School 75322ndCROSS-COUNTRYThe Cross-Country runners of the School enjoyed a number ofdifferent runsthis year. In addition to the School competition course boys were able to run ashort circular route out to the A.30 and home via Coldharbour and the Avenueand also a route which included a circuit around the Terrace escarpmentThe House Cross Country competition took place on a very wet and windyday ' towards the end of the Winter Tenn The conditions did not augurenthusiasm but the strength and determination of a number of competitors didshine through.R Hole won the Junior race with J. Ingleton gaining a very creditable 2nd.The first form did particularly well, 4 gaining places in the first 10. In this sectionof the competition St Aldhelm's forced School int0 ?pd place with St: Dunstan' s3rd and Bede's 4th.The Bede's third form duo ofB. Moss and W. Soulsby gained I st and 2ndplaces respectively in the Inter race but Bede' s lacked strength in depth and stillmanaged to finish 4th overall in this section. School were I st with St Aldhelm's2nd and St. Dunstan's 3rd.I t was particularly pleasing to see C. Darneley win the Senior race after thehard training which he had done during the term. School easily won this sectionwith St Dunstan's 2nd, St Aldhelm's 3rd and Bede's 4th.The overall result ofthe competition was:1st School 450 3rdSt Dunstan' s 668 2nd St Aldhelm's 623 4thBede' s 776 In January some 25 boys attended the N.D.S.A.A. Cross CountryChampionships held in Sherbome. The course, a figure of eight around theTerrace playing fields, was short compared to the School course, but was nonethe-lesspretty tough going. J ames Ingleton (9th) and Barry Moss (8th) in theFirst year and Junior races respectively were our most successful athletes. Bothwent forward to the County Championships run on the same course a fortnightlater.SWIMMINGS. A. S.The House Swimming Competition took place as is now usual at the end ofthe Summer Term at the Sherbome School Sports Centre. This was a fittingclimax to a very short season of School Swimming lessons, and of course our allthe year round use of the Pool on Friday evenings. The Results ofthe competition33

are given below.Rec Perf 1st 2ndVl3 Breast Stroke 46.6 43.3 S. Jones A. DareViS Breast Stroke 43.4 38.5 M. King A. BeardSnr Breast Stroke 41.3 44.4 L. Varah M DixonVi3 Back Stroke 41.7 52.5 N. Downton T. BakerVi5 Back Stroke 37.5 45.9 M. Prout D. HoleSnr Back Stroke 41.5 42.0 A. de Serra M. GatlandVl3 Front Crawl 35 .8 38.0 M. Braunholtz D. BrowneViS Front Crawl 31.0 34.7 E. Kenworthy C. PetrieSnr Front Crawl 31.5 31.2 S. Devoto J. HartVl3 Diving S. Cox D. BrowneViS Diving R Browne C. LawranceSnr Diving J. Hart A de SerraVI3 Relay Bede' s Sl AldheIm'sVIS Dela), School Sl Dunstan'sSnr Rela), School Sl Dunstan'sOVERALL School 75 Bede's 50 Sl Dunstan's 41 St. Aldhelm's 31.Miles King is to be congratulated on gaining two places in the DorsetSchools' Swimming Association Meeting at Bournemouth and going on torepresent the County.BASKETBALLThe standard of play in the House Basketball competition in the SpringTerm was as high as it has ever been in the Junior section. However, the Seniorcompetition was a different story . . . .... .St. Dunstan's dominated the UI4 competition, winning all their threegames, scoring86 points and conceding only 45. Although this was a team effort,special credit should go to I. Knobbs who scored over half of St. Dunstan'spoints. The competition in general was free scoring - a point illustrated by thefact that only 2 games failed to produce more than 30 points in their 20 minuteduration.Although St. Aldhelm's also won the Senior competition with a 100%record, this section was a very much tighter affair. Accepting the fact that teamswere more evenly matched and therefore points were hard to come by I still feelthat many of our Senior players could learn from those in the U 14 section. Overzealousness in defence and attack leading to foul after foul, over elaboration indribbling when a shot or a pass was open, and a general "fear" of shooting allmade this a very mediocre competition.The U 16 team's match against Sturminster Newton was unfortunatelycancelled and so their first taste of competitive Basketball was at the NorthDorset Tournament. Here we found the going very tought against someexperienced and well-drilled sides. However, we improved as the tournamentwent on, and certainly gained a great deal from attending. The same was true inthe only full game we played against St. Aldhelm's. The final score was 28 - 42.ResultsNorthDorsetTournamentv Blandford Upper School0-8 Lv Gillingham6 - 15 Lv Sturminster Newton7-4 Wv Sl AldheIm's 28 - 42 LSquad.J. Hart (cpt), N. Perrott, D. Cuff, P. Walkington, J. Chainey, S. Knobbs, S. Mainwaring,M. Mason, R Sloley, I. Cossens, N. Simpson.The U 14 team played just one match, against Sturminster Newton. Losing20: I 0 at half-time we showed far greater determination in the second period ofplay, and in a thrilling, close finish we eventually won 31 :30.We attended the N. Dorset Tournament for this age group and won 2 ofour 4matches, finishing in a very creditable 3rd place having beaten the holders ofthetrophy and only losing by 2 pts to the eventual winners ofthis year's competition.Resultsv Sturminster Newton High School 31 - 30 WNorth v Gillingham 5 - 4 WDorset v Sl AldheIm's 0-8 LTournament v Sturminster Newton High School 6-4 Wv Blandford 2-4 LSquad1 Knobbs (Cpl) J. James W. PennellD . Hole M Foster S. RickardsJ. Simpson S. Knight W. SoulsbyS. Oakley M. WooImington3435

DRAMA THE JOINT PLAYThis year's production by Lord Digby's School and Foster's School was"The Happiest Days of Your Life" by John Dighton. The play, a farce in threeacts, relies for its impact on traditionally witty lines and an immaculate sense oftiming by the castAfter a slightly nervous start the cast settled down to their task and grew inconfidence as the play progressed, to the enjoyment of both themselves and theaudience.Set as the play is in a boys' school" invaded" by a girls' school, the playseemed remarkably apt Pond(Matthew Brady) as head ofthe boys' school, gavean increasingly sure rendition of the beleaguered headmaster, eventuallyreaching almost Magnus Pikean depths ofdespair, to the delight of the audience.He found an admirable foil in the shape of Miss Whitchurch (VickyWhitemore) as the ferocious principal of the girls' school, gradually reduced todementia by circumstances. She showed an excellent sense of timing and somesuperior judgment in comic matters.Tassell (Gary Conkling) played the part of the young assistant master withsome ease and made the most of his lines. Billings (Andrew Williams) seemeduncertain at the start, but gave an increasingly sound performance, althoughsometimes he was a little too quietOn Miss Whitchurch' s staff, an excellent performance by Sara Carter as thehearty Miss Gossage was one of the highlights of the play. In a role so easy tooverplay, the audience were treated to an excellent demonstration of how tomake the most of a part without sounding its death knell.Joyce Harper, a difficult part in a farce as she is the "sane" element, waswell performed by Lucy Warwiclc, who spoke clearly and with confidence.In the minor roles, Rory Browne was impressive as a delightfully scruffyHopcroft minor, and he is obviously a talent for the futwe. Vanessa Prickett wasa nice counterbalance for him as the snooty Barbara Cahoun from the othercamp, and obviously enjoyed the role.For the long-suffering parents, Mrs. Sowter(Susan Mactier) delighted withan incredible set of facial expressions and a thunderous delivery, whilst AdrianLeppard played well as her bluff husband. JulietJones, as Mrs. Peck, gave a nice,restrained performance, and Tim Haillay gave a sound portrayal of the mildmanneredRev. Peck.Holding the schools apart and the cast together, one of the bestperformances was given by Rainbow (Peter Chaffey), the laconic and fatalistic36school porter .. He showed real comic awareness and maintained the deadpanexpression so vital in this kind of role. He allowed the laughs to come from hisdelivery and timing, controlling the stage whenever he appeared.With some delightful costumes produced by Mrs. Helson and helpers, animpressive set by Mr. G. Congrave, and a host ofpupils and staff working behindthe scenes, the show rollicked along. Even the unexpected appearance ofa felinemember of the cast merely added to the enjoymentIt is pleasant to see schools putting on this type oftheatre, although it is everybit as hard as the more traditional school play, and Mrs. Rawlinson, the producer,is to be congratulatedTHE COMMONERS' CONCERT(from "The Western Gazelle")The annual Commoners' Concert hela on the 27th and 28th March 198 Iagain produced a full house on both nights. This year showed a greaterparticipation than ever before, with over 100 members of the School taking partin the great variety of performances.The Concert had what seems to be becoming something of a traditionallyexplosive start with the group "Distortion". Guitars were played by C. Hart(also vocals), C. Holt, K. Smith and drums by M. Smith.There then followed a very talented and amusing story by R Browne,performed in the same strain as Ronnie CorbettThe first ofa number ofsketches by members ofthe Upper VI then followed,presenting their own brand of humour, in the form of scripts by P. Cook and 1.Cleese and from Monty Python. The first with A. Marks and M. Hancockinvolved an amusing conversation about the length ofone's intestines! There alsofollowed "Two Women in a Launderette" with N. Pipe and A. Hayes, and an"Eric" sketch which involved applying for a fish licence which despiteprotestations from the Customer, was not available! Members of the Upper VI,namely P. Chaffey, C. Hart, A. Hayes, C. Hodge, R Jackson and A. Marks alsoperformed "Seven little Girls" as a Barbershop quintet plus one, much to theamusement of the audience.The Junior Play"All the World's a Stage" by D.H. Wilson was acontemporary look at good and evil, and produced encouraging performances forthe future by P. Waiters and R Brady.The next item was" Arthur Shakespeare ofA von" which was very amusingand produced a commanding performance from S. Eaton as Arthur.An idea by 1. Ingleton produced the next item, which was a mime to themusic "Mars Bringer of War" from the Planets Suite by Hoist It was wellmimed by several members of the First Form and the music was enjoyable tolisten to. It was brought to an abrupt and humorous, if somewhat contrasting37

conclusion with Mr. Lea striding on stage to tell them it was 2 0'clock and time tostart work!A talented piano solo by S. Rawlinson (mi) preceded the Gym Club'sdisplay, which as usual produced anxious gasps from the audience at the overexuberance of certain members who perhaps found that the stage wasn't quitewide enough!After the interval we had two musical items of contrasting style, with"Moving to the Beat" written by A. Leppard and performed by "Nostalgia", anda Saxophone recital competently performed by P. WaIters."Another Treasure Island" was written by D. Perkin in the First year, andperformed by fellow members of the Form, which was an encouragingdevelopment from ones so young.The "Life and Works of Twit Con way" by P. Sellars was extremely funnyand well received by the audience. The star of the act was A. Emm as TwitConway whose sense oftiming was excellent in response to the questioning by hisTutor, ably played by M. Woods.The Drama activity group produced two scenes from Henry IV byShakespeare, and this was followed by the Junior Choir who sang three songsfrom Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo. They sang with great enthusiasm andas usual produced a performance of real quality.Foster's Blues Brothers produced a way-out version of life at Foster's andfor about five minutes they caused on stage what might be described as chaos!J. Prout played a piano solo with great competence and then the Concertcame to a climax with the unexpected arrival ofthe Foster's School Majorettes inthe form of male members of the Staff. There were roars of approval as theyproduced a very slick routine, marching in formation around the stage.This year's concert was again a success and for this much credit must go toDr. Pearse who co-ordinated the activities. Thanks must also go to the Stageteam and many members ofthe School and Staff without whose help it would nothave been possible.PUZZLESROBERT DOLBEARI. You are given five gold coins, one of which is a forgery and weighsslightly more or slightly less than the others. You are allowed to makeonly two weighings on a set of two-panned balance scales to find theforgery. You have one gold coin of your own which you know to begenuine. How do you do it?2. In a game of Mastermind, the players agree beforehand to simplifymatters by using only two colours, red and blue. Ifthe code breakerfollows a policy ofputting out a possible answer at each attempt, howmany attempts can he make before having to put out the correctnumber of each colour?383. Find the next letter in this sequence: N, A, I, R, E, T, S, 0, ....4. A camel salesman left the market place after selling all his beasts. Hesold camels to five people. Each of them bought half his stock plushalf a camel. All the camels left the market place alive and well. Howmany camels did he start with?CAREERS NEWSA CAREER IN TELEVISION?JAMES ALLWRIGHTHaving completed my first year of employment with the B.B.C. I feel thatnow is an appropriate time to convey to you my first impressions oflife within theworld of Television, with particular emphasis on the B.B.C.. method ofengineering training, and I write this account especially with those in mind whomay be thinking of treading a similar career path.Entry into the B.B.c.as a Technical Assistant (TA) is gained by firstlypassing a relatively informal interview and then, if this stage is successfullycompleted - facing a board of senior engineers at which questions of mainlytechnical nature and relating to television, are askedTechnical Assistants are quoted in B.B. C. literature as being the Engineers'back up work force. In practice, however, the TA will find himself carrying outtasks of exactly the same nature as those expected of an engineer.The B. B. C. also recruit at graduate level, and a graduate enters at the samegrade ofemployment (as a full engineer) as a TA should expect to achieve within2 Y2 years ofjoining, if all courses are successfully completed atthe first attemptReturning to the recruitment procedure, a wait of usually about 2 weeksreveals whether the appalicant has been successful or not, and if so, reportinginstructions are given for the engineering" A" course at the B. B. C. EngineeringTraining Department at Evesharn, Worcestershire. This course lasts about 12weeks. (Completion of A, B & C courses at approximately 9 month intervalsresults in qualification as an electronic engineer ofHNC standard). The first part(5 weeks) consists ofbasic electronics, the second part involving a more in-depthapproach to television systems, with emphasis on practical applications. Theculmination of the course is the making of a half hour magazine programme, leftentirely in the hands of the course members and testing their ability as writers,directors, vision mixers, cameramen, sound crew and general engineers. Theprogramme is made in the well equipped training TV studio, which is fully fittedwith broadcast quality colour cameras, 36 channel sound desk and computercontrolled "Q-file" lighting systemAssuming satisfactory completion of this course (all weekly tests and finalwritten and practical examinations must be passed with a mark of over 60%) the39

T A is allocated to his base (London Television Centre in most cases), and uponarrival completes a 4 week tour of every department in which engineers areemployed within the Centre. One or two shift days are spent in each departmentNearly without exception, all engineers work a shift system, in which everyalternate weekend is worked, and which approximates to one day' s work (12hours, times variable) followed by one rest day. This has the disadvantage ofmissing every other weekend, but I think this is out-weighed by the advantage ofhaving days free within most people's working week.At the end of this tour, the TA is asked to express a preference for work in aparticular department, and this preference mayor may not be taken intoconsideration. Vacancies in certain departments often dictate where the TA willbe sent, although personally I was fortunate in being sent to the department towhich I asked to be allocated.From this point onwards my account must be largely personal, as I have hadexperience of work in only one department, Television Recording. Within thisarea there are two main divisions; Telecine, from where all feature films andfilmed programmes are transmitted, and Videotape, where the bulk ofB.B.e. programmes are recorded, edited and transmitted, the medium usedbeing videotape. Film is a celluloid based material, and when exposed,developed, and held to the light, pictures can be seen recorded on its surface bychemical reactions. Videotape is a magnetic coated plastic tape, onto whichpicture and sound signals can be recorded electronically. No pictures can bephysically seen on the tape.Using videotape, a programme may be recorded in any number ofsequences, either in the correct order or not, according to requirements. Therequired sequences are then obtained from the original tape by dubbing across toanother tape which will not contain the completed programme. These sequencesare electronically assembled together in the correct order to form the finishedarticle. This process ( explained above in an extremely simplified form), is knownas videotape editing, and to be a videotape editor requires a special blend ofengineering skill and artistic appreciation. Needless to say, most engineerswithin Videotape strive to reach this interesting and lucrative position, but manyfail to reach the standard of skill required for such an occupation.Work in this department (and I assume in most others within Television)varies in complexity and regularity. By virtue ofthe nature of TV, work comes infits and starts, and although one may seem to sit around for quite long intervals oftime, when work does come, it usually does so with a vengeance, and one has towork for extended periods, often under considerable pressure and requiringextreme concentration in order not to make mistakes which many millions ofpeople may all too easily see.Do not work in Television or broadcasting unless willing to work sometimesunsocial hours, put up with somewhat nerve wracking tasks (especially whentransmitting a crucial episode of"Dallas", using machines which are as prone tofailure as any mechanical and electronic device!), and able to concentrate ongetting on with your particular job when all around is chaos, often the case onimportant sporting occasions, when the first half ofa football match may be beingedited for imminent transmission, whilst the second half is still being recorded40For all this, though, I would not trade jobs with anyone, as Television issurrounded by a special and crucial atmosphere of team work.The job is also well paid, at least at the lower engineering grades, andallowances are given for working a shift system, irregular hours and overtime.But be warned; the novelty of rubbing shoulders with " the stars" soonwears off, and those seeking a career purely on the grounds of glamour need notapply.For those reading this article who are about to embark upon a career, orwhoare considering a career in Television having graduated from university, I hopethat I have managed to give you some kind of insight into what such ajob entails.For those not in such a position, maybe you will realise, if you did notalready, that programmes do not make and transmit themselves, and that theengineer forms a very important link in the production chain.For further details and enquiries about vacancies within the B.B.e. writeto:­The Engineering Recruitment Officer,B.B.c. Broadcasting House, London, WIAlAA DAVID AUSTINWELBECK COLLEGESeveral months after an overnight stay at Westbury, a couple of interviews,and an Army Medical, I found myself travelling up the main drive of WelbeckAbbey one bleak]anuary afternoon.The main building is very impressive, about one third of it being kept in itsoriginal state. There are two other original buildings - one housing TheTitchfield Library and Chapel. In addition to this, a new science block and dininghall were erected in 1973. The Abbey is renowned for its tunnels, the onesdirectly underneath the buildings being used by the college, although some go asfar as the workshops and hospital which are about half a mile away.Only five lessons are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, as onMonday we do our military training (known as corps), always with rifle cleaning,and on the other two days sport is done all afternoon. Sport is also done inaddition to two more lessons on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoon,although you can get some time free on one of these. In the winter term lessonsstart at about 1625 and end at 1745 (quarter to six).On some Saturdays there is a free coach into Sheffield, which is handy as(apart from the Seniors club bar) the nearest house of refreshment is a couple ofmiles from the college.Facilities are in abundance at Welbeck, the cross country runs and assaultcourses getting you fit Sailing and canoeing on the lake are popular, as areshooting and squash.The atmosphere at the College is one of work and assiduity, and everyone41

knows what is expected ofthem. All in all two years at Welbeck is an experiencewhich will be long remembered as a great foundation stone for a career in atechnical corps of the Anny.M. B. MORRISWORK EXPERIENCE II was working at Hunt's Dairies for two weeks, and started at eight 0' clockeach morning. I finished for the day at around three 0' clock. During this time Ihad one hour and five minutes of breaks, and frequented Hunt's very well pricedcanteen.The work was tiring manual work, such as filling up milk crates with bottles,cleaning crates, sweeping up the yard, and off-loading crates full ofempty bottlesfrom the back oflorries. The work was made enjoyable by the fact that the peoplethere were very friendly.ANDREW REYNOLDSIIAt Sherborne Castle Estates (Woods Department), the first part ofthe workwas mending tracks by filling in holes with bricks and putting a layer of sand ontop; this was the hardest work, and lasted one third of the two weeks. The othertwo thirds were spent brashing; that was cutting off the lower branches of pinetrees to get rid of the knots in the wood. It was thought that we would be paid onproductivity, so we averaged over 150 trees a day. Fortunately the Test Matchwas on, which eased the boredom! When it rained our lives were lightened up bypainting a trailer" battleship grey".MICHAEL MASONIIIAt Koller Engineering, in conjunction with James Allwright and RichardHarvey, I spent some time learning how to programme a computerised millingmachine. After becoming reasonably competent, we managed to get runningsome programmes to perfonn set tasks which Mr. Koller wanted the machine todo.PAUL TACKLEYIVEastbury House is a Home for 15 old people. The old people there varyfrom the healthy to the bed-ridden, and from the nonnal to the eccentric, butgenerally they were kind and interesting. I worked with a nice young lady namedDee, and the work involved preparation and serving of breakfast and lunch, aminimal amount of washing-up, and preparation ofvegetables. I finished at 3.30.The people I worked with were pleasant and easy to get on with, and I thoroughlyenjoyed itROBERT SLOLEYSOCIETIES AND ACTIVITIES FOSTER'S SCHOOL PARENTS' ASSOCIATIONI accepted office last year willingly, but with some trepidation, not leastbecause I was succeeding such an efficient Hon.Secretary, Mrs. L. Dolbear.The fact that I have lasted 12 months owes much to the very real help andguidance given me by Mrs. Dolbear and the retiring Chainnan, Mr. Reilly, aswell as the support of other officers and members of committee. I am mostgrateful. But I would apologise to them for the length of my minutes - it is, Iregret, one of the penalties incurred when such an office is occupied by someonewho is accustomed to being paid on the length of a story!As far as your committee is concerned the past year has been happy and, webelieve, successful. The committee has met nine times. Officers, elected fromrepresentatives and co-opted members have numbered 21. Average attendancehas been 15.44.At its first meeting last October mention was made of the Family Trail andPicnic arranged at Flamberts, Trent, by invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Mott Some60 people took part. When the event was repeated a few days ago the attendancewas not so large, but still most enjoyable. The Association's Pack Monday Fairstall raised £94.21 net for funds. The hope is that the stall at this year's PackMonday Fair will be even more successful.During this year the Association has become a corporate member of theNational Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations, whose regularpUblications have proved of use to your officers. The Confederation alsoprovides the Association with substantial insurance cover under a public liabilitypolicy.As the year progressed considerable help was given to the school. Itprovided a cupboard in Room 9 and members undertook voluntarily redecorationof this Library, only to have their enthusiasm somewhat dampened by a leakingroof!The Association joined in saying farewell to the Chainnan of Governors,Col. H.F. W. Holmes, and welcoming his successor, Mr. Hugh PrivettThere was again ajoint dance with Lord Digby's Parents' Association in theSpring and also an innovation - an Antiques Road Show organised by Foster'sAssociation. Attention has been paid to second-hand unifonn and efforts madeto make this available to parents.Financial highlight of the year was again Foster's Fete, which raisedapproximately £700. The committee placed on record the Association'sindebtedness to the fete co-ordinator, Mrs. P. Marks, now leaving theAssociation. She will be greatly missedMention must be made ofthe valuable services ofthe Association's CateringSubCommittee, which has been responsible for organising and providingrefreshments at many school and Association functions.4243

One ofthe aims of the Association is" to raise funds by all legitimate meansfor the Association; such funds to be utilised in consultation with the SchoolAuthorities, for increasing the facilities of the School over and beyond thoseprovided by public monies".From time to time the Headmaster invites the Association to assistfinancially various projects within the school. He submits a list of priorities,which the committee examines. This year, it has been possible to assist the newJunior Activities Programme by providing 10 small electronic kits, each costing£ 16. The Association has also contributed £90 towards an enlarger for thephotographic section. More recently, there has been a gift of£200 to prov ide theSchool's I st Rugby XV with new jerseys. Boys themselves are involved in fundraisingwith the object of improving the Sixth Form Common Room, and yourAssociation is pleased to encourage them. It met the cost of all ingredients for theHot Dog stall run by boys at Foster's Fete so that all their takings would be profitAnd the Association agreed to match £ for £ the sum raised by the boys takingpart in a sponsored run - £1 00 was set aside for this. Already, the Association isaware of future projects for which help will be soughtThe other aim of the Association as defined in the rules is "to foster cooperationbetween Parents and Teachers in promoting and extending thepurposes for which the School exists".Your Association is alive to this and is heartened by the very real partnershipwhich exists between all who work for and at Foster's School.This report is not a complete review of the Association's activities, butperhaps it is sufficient to confirm that the aims and objects of Foster's SchoolParents' Associations are acknowledged and acted upon.D. MILDENHALLTHE SHERBORNE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS' SIXTH FORMSOCIETYThe first meeting took place at Eype' s Mouth, the venue for the ever-popularbarbecue, which passed successfully mainly due to good weather conditions.The next two meetings, one a visit to Sherborne Magistrates' Court with atalk from Mr. B. Dyke and from Inspector Dennet, the other a talk by Mr. Lowryabout the European Economic Community, were both informative andenjoyable.By way of a change we had a Do-it-yourself culture evening using the themeof "Light and Dark", which was well supported by sketches from the Societymembers.In February the meeting took the form of a balloon debate which was won byAlan Fazakerley, who claimed to be the leader of a new parliamentary "peace"party.The final meeting of the year was the annual trip to London, to theShaftesbury Theatre to see Tom Conti and Gemma Craven in "They're Playing44Our Song". This was a very good day in London, and we hope next year's will beas enjoyable.The new Committee would like to thank the Secretary, Vicky Whitemore,our Treasurer, Gary Conkling, and the co-Chairmen, . Mrs, Hill and Mr. Lea, andalso the members for their good supportGRAHAM BROWNSYCOSS -Sherborne Youth Council of Social ServicesChairman - Mr. S. MannSecretary - Miss Tammy Everett (SherborneSchool for Girls)Treasurer - Mr. Phillip Herbet (Sherborne Schoolfor Boys)-----------------------------------------------------------------------.;.----------------.Since! my appointment as chairman towards the end of the 1980/ 81academic year, SYCOSS has undertaken a number of fund raising activitiesaround the town. The most memorable of these was the 12 hour SponsoredBasketball at the end of the Spring term. The event was enjoyed by all whoparticipated, which included teams from St Aldhelm's, Sherbome Boys,Sherborne Girls, St Antony's Leweston and Foster's. All in all we raised about£ 130. All the teams are extremely grateful to Leweston who proved to bewonderful hosts. This year has seen SYCOSS members participating in the ColdHarbour Fete; we raised £7 on a bucket and sponge stall, which isn't bad at allconsidering that is 70 very cold buckets ofwater on what turned out to be a chilly,overcast summer's day. More recently, Sherborne Girls' School were hosts to alecture given by an ex-Moonie talking of his experiences. This was very wellattended and raised about £30.For the Christmas Season SYCOSS is printing its own cards, and acompetition has been run through the respective schools for possible d~signs.Quite a number were chosen and our own J. Tilston provided an excellent design,which I am sure should be on sale around the schools soon. SYCOSS looksforward to a full year ofactivities which will be including a Sponsored Walk in theSpring.Thanks, everyone, for your constant and very welcome support Keep it up!MUSICSHAUN MANNAt the joint Schools' Carol Service in the Autumn term the joint choir,directed by Mr. Geen, led and sang the carols with their usual high standard ofperformance.At the Founder's Day service, the activities group ofJ. Hart, M. Downton,W. Harding, S. Rawlinson, accompanied by K. Morgan, played a "SlowGavotte" and an" Air and Rondo" by Purcell, and the "March from Scipio" by45

Handel. The choir sang the Anthem "With a Voice of Singing" by Martin Shaw.Mr. Geen directed these perfonnances.Over the tenns the School's music activity group has grown and flourished,and the standard of music has generally been quite high. A growing standard ofperfonnance was also demonstrated in this year's Inter-House MusicCompetition, at which the adjudicator was Mr. Q.E. McConnel1.The combined Schools' orchestra of Foster's and Lord Digby's has nowincreased its repertoire from solely classical music to light jazz. Perfonnances atthe two Schools have been much enjoyedDuring the year Jeremy Prout and Kevin Morgan have played an everincreasingvariety of introductory voluntaries at morning assemblies, and theSchool is grateful to them.Most of these events could not have taken place without the dedicated hardwork of our Music master, Mr. Tom Geen, and our thanks to him cannot beemphasised enough.THE SIXTH FORM HISTORY SOCIETYJ. H. & K. M.The newly-fonned History Society started in style with a trip to Bath and theAmerican Museum at Claverton. We spent the morning in Bath looking brieflyaround the city, and visited the Roman Baths before moving on to ClavertonManor for the afternoon. We had a very interesting time there, and it was athoroughly worthwhile trip.Our second venture was a "Call My Bluff' competition, but using historicalpeople and events instead of words. The Lower Sixth team were well beaten,bytheir Upper Sixth counterparts.Later on in the year we had an interesting lecture from Mr. W. Drower aboutAmerica (where he had previously been a diplomat)' and its ethnic origins.We ended the year on a light-hearted note with a party thrown by Dr. andMrs. Pearse for the Upper Sixth leavers, and it was enjoyed by everyone.It was a successful year, and the Society seems set to go from strength tostrength next year, led by Dr. Pearse's efforts and enthusiasm.STEPHEN K1LVINGTONVISITS AND EXPEDITIONS TOURING THE AMERICASF our years after our expedition to Nepa~ my wife and I were again amictedby that most incurable disease, brought on by the travel bug. This time wedecided to tackle the Afnericas, in a motor-caravan like the one we'd used to goeast in 1976. Camping vans are hard to find in South America, and if you buy inthe U.S.A., then drive south, you are faced with prohibitively expensive importduty should you try to sell. So our van went with us.We left England at the beginning ofOctober, in time for the South Americansummer. The cheapest way to get to Montevideo, our destination, was to fly bySkytrain to Miami. "And how long do you intend to stay in the U. S. of A?"drawled the Customs Official, trying to imitate Kojak. "Just half an hour," wereplied, and headed otT on a Chilean plane that took us via Panama and Lima toSantiago, before it crossed the Andes, dep',j ~ i(ing lIS at Montevideo about 18hours after we'd left Gatwick.When we saw the Uruguayan shipping agent the following morning, he toldus that our van had left Hamburg only the day before. We had been led to believethat the ship was sailing direct However, nothing daunted, we left our suitcasesin the hote~ and spent our first month using buses and hotels.Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, is on the northern banks ofthe River Plate,which is so wide that it's impossible to see the Argentinian side. We had neverseen so many old cars, many dating from the 1920's, as we saw operatingperfectly nonnally in Uruguay. The country is about the size of England andWales, so in under a week we had reached the Brazilian border.Brazil is enonnous; almost as big as the U. S. A. Itboasts some very moderncities, though many are ringed by shanty towns populated by people from thecountry, searching for a better life. Our furthest point north in Brazil was Rio deJaneiro. Even this had its seedy side, but its tourist attractions are justifiablyfamous. We took the cable-car to the top of the Sugar Loaf Mountain, and sawthe massive statue of Christ, dominating Corcovado Mountain. The beaches­Copocobana, Ipanema and Leblon - were fabulous, and the temperatureregularly topped 100.The other hiiJ,light in Brazil involved an overnight coach journey to thestunning Iguacu Falls, on the border with Argentina and Paraguay. EvenNiagara cannot compare with these little-known Falls, cascading through adense tropical jungle.When we got back to Montevideo our van was there, its windows encrustedwith salt,. Thieves had kindly left us an engine and four wheels, but little else.The cost to the insurance company was over £300, which was actually quiteuseful when we were trying to cope with Argentina's raging inflation.In the freedom of our own transport we made for Buenos Aires on the otherside of the River Plate. In Argentina we drove south as far as Patagonia, and4647

spent a marvellous weekend on the Valdes Peninsula, a wildlife paradise. Herewe saw ostriches, sea-elephants and whales, before crossing Patagonia to thebeautiful Argentinian Lake District lying at the feet of the Andes. Its centre isBariloche, which is amazingly Tyrolean.From Bariloche we made the first of 15 crossings ofthe Andes. To their westwas Chile. The border post was not exactly lit by neon signs, and I mistakenlyentered a hut, startling soldiers who were counting rifles. Could they have beenpreparing for attack? On our first night in Chile we camped by what seemed adisused airfield, when a car turned up complete with G.B. sticker. The driver andhis family were the only Britons in that province of Chile, and invited us to theirhome for four days, during which we saw sheep-shearing on the man's farm, andwent flying in his plane. One oftheir sons, who had been trained in England, livedfurther north. In 1978 he and some friends had converted a bus, and drivenoverland to India as we had done two years before, so when we called on him wehad lots in common.We spent Christmas in Chile's capital, Santiago, the temperature above 80,and the sun not setting till nearly 10.00. New Year is heralded by fireworkdisplays from ships in Valparaiso Harbour on Chile's Pacific Coast., and we wereamong the spectators.New Year's Day found us re-crossing the Andes to Argentina to begin thelong haul to Bolivia. Bolivia is twice the size of France. Along with Peru itstretched us to our limits, because it is so incredibly high; most of it over astaggering 12,000'. Breathing is difficult and vehicles lose power because the airis so thin. The main route from Argentina was 500 miles of roller-coasting dirtroad, where we were lucky to average 13 m.p.h. Bolivia was the most primitiveSouth American country, but its scenery was spectacular. Outside its few townsthere was no mains water and no electricity. Petrol had to be siphoned intobuckets from large drums.Our first full day there nearly ended in disaster. Ahead ofus the road peteredout into piles of earth, forcing us to drive across a river. Mercifully, it was inseveral channels, but the final channel was impassable. Like most others we weretowed through, but at the crucial moment., the tow-rope snapped and we werenearly swept away, as water rapidly rose to within one foot ofthe windows. As ifthis wasn't enough, there was an action replay just three miles down the road,when we had to re-cross the river, this time without the aid ofa tow. We ground toa halt in the middle, and had to be rescued by the same grading machine that hadtowed us originally.On the 22nd January we reached La Paz; at over two miles high the world'shighest capital, and in one of the most dramatic settings of any city. It isapproached across a stark, windswept plateau. Suddenly the ground drops awayto reveal La Paz 1000' below, nestling in an enormous crater.From the capital we drove to Peru. At the top of the pass leading there, alldrivers stopped to make a sign of the cross, imploring God to look kindly on thebrakes during the descent The road skirts the southern tip of Lake Titicaca, theworld's highest navigable lake. Conditions in Peru were even worse than inBolivia, particularly with the onset of the rainy season, which reduced the dirt48roads to a quagmire. We decided to get to sea-level and rain-free desert asquickly as possible, but this involved another Andean crossing which we barelymade, since snow on the top of the pass was melting and flowing towards us.When we did eventually reach the coast., some bright sparks gleefully reportedthat Peru and Ecuador were at war and the border was closed. However, by thetime we reached it., it was open for foreigners, although just as the civil policecleared us through an army lorry roared up. We were ordered to surrender ourdocuments and follow it back to a check post., where we were accused ofspying forEcuador, because we'd been seen eating lunch in our van beside the desert road.The idea was so ridiculous that we both laughed, which seemed to defuse thesituation, and we were allowed on our way. Former schoolmaster turnsInternational Spy!Ecuador is the second smallest South American republic, with the bestroads in South America It is a great banana producer and is also self-sufficient inoil. Petrol was 25 p per gallon. The Equator is just 15 miles north of Ecuador'scapital, Quito, and I must say it was a thrillling moment to drive across the middleof the world.Our last South American country was Colombia, with an appallingreputation for robbery and violence, yet scenic ally magnificent The Andes arein three ranges here, making for incredibly slow progress. When we reachedMedellin, its second city, we stayed with friends. You cannot drive fromColombia to Panama, because of swamp and jungle, so most people ship theirvehicles. This, however, is risky, as no passengers are allowed, leaving vehiclesat the mercy of the light-fingered. We therefore decided to airfreight our van.What a nightmare! In order to squeeze it into the plane, its elevating roof had tobe removed and the tyres almost completely deflated. I was allowed to go with it.,but my wife had to follow later.At Panama Airport there was no ramp to bring the van down, so as I watchedin horror from below, two fork-lift trucks gingerly inched it out. At the end the vanwas literally perched on the prongs of one of the trucks, which, not surprisinglymanaged to bend the prop-shaft To complete the fiasco, my wallet was stolenwhile I tried to help out. Fortunately, the prop-shaft was soon straightened, andwe were on our way through Central America, a succession of tiny republics,beginning with Panama Here we took a train ride alongside the canal, which ismore like a very wide river than a canal. •Next came Costa Rica, the country without an army. Conditions began toimprove now. There were reasonable tarmac roads, and even the occasionalcampsite. Nicaragua followed, a rather poor country with very young soldiersmuch in evidence after the recent revolution. We gave a lift to two students, andtold them we were teachers. In Spanish one of them asked what age range Itaught At least I thought she did. I replied, "between 11 and 18"(in Spanish, of course). This was greeted with hoots of laughter. Later Idiscovered I'd actually been asked" how many children do you have?"Honduras was a beautiful, mountainous place, but infested withinnumerable checkposts, where police lie in wait to fme (i.e. collect for theirChristmas Fund) anyone who passes a stop sign by however little. Unfortunatelyfor them, we'd been warned.49

Oddly enough, in view of its strained relations with Britain, Guatemala wasour friendliest Central American country. We arrived in Holy Week, and were intime to see the very moving spectacle of a Holy Week Procession in Antigua,Guatemala's former capital.Mexico is technically North America It is vast, and took four weeks ofsteady driving to cross. Though thinly populated it is dirty, with rubbish strewn atthe roadside. We were reminded ofthe European woman, who in India asked thewhereabouts of a toilet, and received the reply, "Madam, the whole ofIndia is atoilet".We reached San Diego in Southern Galifornia in mid-May, then spent sixglorious weeks in the States - speaking English (of a sort) and enjoying thetremendous facilities after seven months of deprivation. They really do havepolice cars with the words "Sheriff' or "State Trooper" on the side. From SanDiego we drove to Los Angeles, where we enjoyed a second childhood atDisneyland, ogled the homes of the stars in Beverly Hills and saw some ofHollywood's film studios. Then we went on an enormous loop which took in thestupendous Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake City, home of theMormons and the gambling city of Las Vegas. In San Francisco we rode thecable-cars, saw A1catraz, the one-time prison, and drove over the Golden GateBridge.Then we travelled north along the Pacific Coast - a large-scale version ofCornwall- through Oregon and Washlngton to Seattle, where we took a ferry toVancouver Island in Canada Here we spent one week with my parents who werestaying with Canadian friends. After we'd seen them ofT from Vancouver, webegan the long drive on the Trans-Canada Highway, first over the Rockies, whereit snowed on the 14th July, then across the Cornflakes country of Alberta andSaskatchewan to Regina. After Regina came Winnipeg, then, in the province ofOntario, countless lakes, including the Great Lakes Superior and Huron, whichwe skirted to reach Toronto, a most impressive city.I t is only 500 miles from Toronto to New York, the route passing by N iagaraFalls. The van was booked onto a shlp in New York, so we had little time forsightseeing. This hardly mattered as the city seemed dirty and dangerous. It wasthe 3rd August when we left the van at the docks and took a taxi to KennedyAirport It was the first day ofthe Air Traffic Controllers' strike, but luckily wewere in the air only half an hour late for an overnight flight to London - behlnd usover 30,000 miles sPanIling 17 countries, a host of new friends and enoughexperiences to keep the travel bug at bay for perhaps another 4 years.VISIT TO THE U.S.A. - JUNE/AUGUST, 1981D. G. STANSFIELDWhen some relatives in the U. S.A. casually suggested that we might like to "popover" and see them sometime, we grasped the opportunity with both hands,accepted the invitation before they could change their minds, and then set aboutplanning and saving for the trip, following the completion of" A" levels.After the customary delay at Heathrow on June 30th (due to the Air TrafficControl problems) we flew via Chicago's O'Hara Airport - the world's largest- to Denver, and after 24 hours of travelling we were glad to reach Boulder,50Colorado, which was to be our base for the next three weeks. We were almostbutnot entirely - too tired to appreciate doing the last leg of the journey in an 8.2litre Cadillac convertible! From thls point on we travelled a little less luxuriously(but with great style as we drove it ourselves!) in a Scout truck which wasgenerously put at our disposal. It took a few days to adjust to the time difference,the people, the money and the driving on the right-hand side ofthe road, but mostof all the climate (with temperatures of never less than 90% F. by day, droppingto around 75° F. in the evenings).On July 3 rd we drove the two- hour journey to the Rocky Mountain NationalPark, and impressive range of mountains and beautiful lakes, with contrastingweather conditions such as blinding sun and extreme heat one minute and coldwinds and rain the next We passed through numerous Indian villages. The nextday was that Day of Days, "July 4th"; Americans take their Independence Dayvery seriously and celebrate with zest At a party that day the U. K. (in the form ofyour two intrepid travellers) scored a resounding victory over their Americanhosts ata darts match! We feel that Foster's ought to award us our Team Ties fortills memorable achievementThe Independence celebrations contin:.ld ,D July 5th at the CoorsInternational Bike Classic in the North Boulder Park, which involved greatrivalry between the "Big Three" (American hero Greg Le Mont, Zagredinov theRussian ace, and the local hero Davis Phlnney). Le Mont won in fine style.On July 6th, bearing in mind that the temperature was 98 0 F. and we were amile above sea-level, we decided that conditions were ideal for a game of tennis,and starting ofT with all the enthusiasm of Wimbledon finalists the game soondeteriorated to a farcical walk-aboutOn our way to Yellowstone we passed through such famous places asCheyenne and Shoshoni, not to mention Natrona(population 5!). We spent ourfirst night in the National Park under canvas and literally froze, even with severallayers of clothing and two sleeping bags each. We learned our lesson, and thenext night we filled the truck up with wood to keep the fire going all night Wewere advised to brake immediately if one ofthe enormous elk crossed our path, asthey can do tremendous damage to any vehlcles they "touch". Needless to say"Old Faithful" was a pretty impressive sight. Afterthree nights in Yellowstonewe started back for Boulder, staying overnight at Cody, home of Buffalo Bill.When the time came to leave Colorado we flew to Baltimore for two nights,visiting Annapolis, the State capital ofMaryland and the home ofthe U. S. Navy(the equivalent of our Dartmouth). The rest ofthe week we spent in Washlngton,staying in an apartment opposite Watergate in an area called Foggy Bottom!Our Washington week coincided with the Royal Wedding, which reapedgreat rewards in the form of free celebration drinks whlch the barman claimedwere "on the Royal Family". During this time we were introduced to the famousChesapeake Bay crabs, reputed to be the best in the world. One was issued with amallet and proceeded to smash the crab to srl1ithereens, retrieving one or twominute morsels from the wreckage. We were left with a tremendous yearning fora substantial plate of good old English fish and chips!Washington is an incredibly beautiful city, and we visited the world-famousAir and Space Musuem, the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, the John F.51

Kennedy Centre for the PeIforming Arts and the rather unimpressive WhiteHouse.As we were on the East Coast( although it wasn't originally on our itinerary)we decided to fly to New York for one night Air travel in the States is treatedrather as we treat coach travel, and shuttle services are relatively inexpensive.Our apartment was situated two blocks off Times Square and Broadway, wheretheatres and neon lights abound, and from our windows we could see the EmpireState Building and the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, as well as thegreenery of Central Park. Despite all the glamour of what the U.S. NationalGeographic Magazine calls "the mightiest city in this hemisphere" they go on tosay that the Big Apple is" rotten to the core". It is true that one needs to be waryof keeping one' s money and vital documents in a safe place (a pouch suspendedinside one's trousers kept the passports, etc. safe) but one famous Record Storegot its come-uppance when a rather unsavoury 20-dollar note was retrieved frominside a decidedly sweaty sock to pay for a record!From New York we continued via Boston, Mass. to Rockland, Maine,where we spent the last three weeks of our trip. This was a more relaxing period,and in between swimming and sampling the local delicacy (Maine lobster, whichwas somewhat more substantial than the Chesapeake crab!) we earned our keepby sawing logs for our host The people of Maine almost consider themselves tobe living in an independent State, and like to retain their individuality. Duringourtime here we were interested to see the efforts of the Young AmericanConservation Corps. cutting a nature trail (12ft wide) through nearbywoodlands. We spent several pleasant evenings with them, and like to feel thatthere was an agreeable cementing of U.K./U.S. relations.lan Botham's tremendous Test peIformances were given headline nationwideT. V. coverage, and he was described as" this tall, portly young Englishmanwho had set the cricket world alight with his fabulous innings in which he had hitthe PITCHER to all corners of the ground".All too soon we were flying back in a TWA 747, and we settled down towatch the film. Unfortunately for us the projector kept overheating and switchingoff, and as it was just above us we had to keep leaping out of our seats to let thestewards open it to let it cool down, then switch on again. In the end it was easierto do the job for them, and for our services we were presented with some bottles ofMoet and Chandon, so we celebrated the final hours ofour trip with a Bucks Fizz,a fitting end to a memorable trip.POLAND - SUMMER 1981M. HANN & T. CARR"Poland - oh well, you'll get over it!" "Poland - well I guess this is goodbyethen, been nice knowing you Shaun!" Just an example ofsome ofthe comments Igot when I received confirmation from the Central Bureau for Visits andExchanges that I had been accepted to participate in one oftheir language campsin the south of Poland. The duration of the camp was to be four weeks, and thecost£130. I was apprehensive to say the least It had been three months since I52applied, and I had completely forgotten about the venture. However, havingtaken things this far, I decided to proceed. The next step was to attend a briefingmeeting in London. This behind me, I felt very much inspired and was lookingforward to going. The dates were set; depart Heathrow on Saturday 24th July,return Gatwick Saturday 21 st AugustThe coach rolled into Brezesko English Language Camp late Saturdayevening, after what had been three hours in the air, six hours waiting and a twohour coach journey. The British Group consisted of ten teachers and ten sixthformers, as representatives from the whole of the U. K. Piling off the coach, wewere thankfully greeted with smiling, welcoming faces, all extremely pleased tosee us. One face took my suitcase with the words, "Hi, I am Artur, are youShaun?" Without registering I obediently followed Artur, who led me to Room112 on the first floor of a three floor boarding building. On the door of Room 112was a passport photo ofme with my name beneath it in bold type. The room wassmall, with four beds and very little room for anything else.That evening we were officially introduced tothePoles; each member of theBritish Group was politely seated at the front of a large hall facing the faces; weten had to stand up and give our names and a shortjntroduction. Throughout thismeeting it became obvious that the British Group were per se, honoured guests.The Poles were incredibly keen to meet us and absorb all they could in short tworrunute conversations. They spoke good, but broken English, the vocabulary waselaborate. I learnt that the camp consisted of60 girls and 20 boys, all between 17& 19. I learnt that beer came in bottles and that Room 113 was well stocked. Theformat of the lessons was explruned at a meeting on Sunday. The British werehere to give an 'English Atmosphere'. This entruled English lessons in themorning, activities in the afternoon and a peIformance of one form or another inthe evening.There were two lessons in the morning, each lasting an hour and a half, theguest was with the same group every day and the second lesson was with adifferent group where you spoke on some aspect ofBritish life. The British partywas divided into 10 groups and these were each allocated about 8 Poles. Arotation operated for the second lesson, hopefully.Afternoon activities ranged from drama. through ballroom dancing,rounders, cricket, volleyball, rugby, to art, and camp diary. These were on thewhole more successful than the morning sessions, as conversation turned out tobe the most beneficial to the Poles.The evening activities were varied! We had English song nights, Irish andScottish song nights, Polish song nights, parlour games, table games (bridge andchess were particularly popular) a Bonfire night (well, more a timid littlecampfire night) and the grand finale was a peIformance put on by the whole oftheBritish Group, in which I took the part of the intrepid StGeorge. Evening~ activities continued after official engagements; room parties were particularlypopular, it being relatively impossible to exercise a measure of restrrunt as thePoles were so persuasive. It is here that real friendships are formed, it is here thatthe faces become people like you and me with the same problems but with a lotmore to complain about Poland is a surviving nation, it has been over 70%53

flattened five times in its history, and the massive political upheavals which thePoles have had the courage to inject into society are sure evidence that theaverage person has had enough.The camp was over in three weeks, with much sadness and a hell of a lot ofgood will. The final week was reserved for sightseeing. The British Group weretaken by coach around the south of Poland, culminating in a three-day stay inWarsaw before coming home. The horrors of Auschwitz and Maydanek wererevealed, as were the splendours of the salt mines and the breathtaking scenes ofZakopane.Many of the Poles from the camp turned up for some final farewells at theairport The lobby was soon drowned in a chorus of "For Auld Lang Syne", asong which the Poles knew very well.The experience was quite unforgettable, and my trip to Poland was quite asummer!WINTER SPORTSSHAUNMANNThe winter sports ski trip from the 2nd to the 9th ofApril this year was planned togo to a ski-resort in the North of Spain, but due to a lack ofsnow, caused by a verymild winter, the destination was changed at the last minute to Vossesberg inNorway.The party from Foster's left from the bottom of Tinney' s Lane at six 0'clockin the morning in a hired coach. to arrive at Gatwick airport at about half pastnine. The aeroplane left on time, and landed in Norway about fifty minutes later.Then there was a very long coach ride to the Hotel Vinje in Vossesberg.Everyone slept and kept their equipment in a dormitory block about 100 yardsaway, spending their spare time between the dormitories and the main Hotel. (Itwasn't really what we would think a Hotel to be like).The following day we were all issued with our skis, and for the first threedays we were taken by coach to a nearby ski resort at Oppenheim For the nextthree days after that, we were coached to a larger ski resort of Voss, a greaterdistance away than the previous one. There were many people using the resort atVoss, whereas the one at Oppenheim was restricted -to the members of thisparticular ski party. While at the V ~ss resort, all the students had the chance topay for an elementary ski test, in which everyone who participated passed On ·the final day at Voss, everyone had the chance to go down into Voss itself, to lookaround and to purchase gifts and souvenirs.The whole trip went very smoothly, apart from a collision between onemember of our party and a speed-skier. The speed-skier collided with the otherboy, who was swiftly taken to a nearby hospital for a check-up. He was found tobe all right, apart from a few bruises.RICHARD BALMFORD5th FORM EXPEDITION TO THE PEAK DISTRICTOn the morning of Monday the 29th ofJune a large and varied party of fifthformers came to school in preparation for their journey north to Derbyshire.When they had stowed all their luggage onto the roof-racks, and supposedlychecked its security, they were loaded into three vans, which were driven by Mr.Bardsley, Mr. House and Dr. BurfordThe journey itself turned out to be quite eventful, with two stops being madeto rescue camping gear, which had somehow escaped from the roof-racks. Thecamp -site at Castleton, in Hope Valley, was reached at about four 0'clock. Theweather was fine, as it had been all day, and after a short exploration of the town,supper was prepared We retired to bed with the usual first night of camprestlessness.The next day dawned wet and windy, and it was decided to keep to lowground We drove to the Staffordshire border and parked at the bottom ofDovedale. We walked up the valley, with its clear tr'Jut stream, steep, woodedsides and craggy shoulders. The walk was then made into a 12 mile round trip byreturning along the Tissington Trail, a disused railway track specially set asidefor walkers and cyclists. Later in the afternoon we visited the town of Matlockafter fording a river. In the evening Mr. Bardsley's brother, Duncan, played hisguitar while we sang along.Wednesday brought brighter, though cool, weather and we ventured toEdale and the start of the Pennine Way. The heather-clad moors of the KinderScout afforded magnificent views over the dale. Having clambered down therugged J acob's Ladder we returned to the vans along the valley floor. On the wayback to Camp we visited the Blue John Cavern, where semi-precious mineralsare found.On Thursday, our last full day, we travelled north and walked around theLadybower reservoir, the source of drinking water for nearby Sheffield At thisstage of the camp those members of the expedition with blisters tended to lagbehind, along with Dr. Burford and Mr. Bardsley, while the more hardy memberswere led ever-onwards by Mr. House. In the afternoon we were driven to Buxtonwhere some took the opportunity of swimming, while others quietly lookedaround the town.The weather was kind to us on Friday as we packed up ready for the longreturn journey. We left Castleton at half-past nine and after having lunch at amotorway service station arrived back in Sherborne just before four o'clock. Iknow that I speak for all the members of the expedition when I thank Mr. House,Dr. Burford, Mr. Bardsley and his family for such a good week.DAVID SHEPHERD5455

MY TRIP TO JERUSALEM AND BETHLEHEMThe first sound that we heard on Christmas morning was" 0 Come all yeFaithful" over the tannoy, and a Scotsman shouting" Get those feet on the deck".After the tremendous effort of getting out of bed, breakfast was very welcome,and I thoroughly enjoyed it After breakfast and the usual chores, we were calledto disembarkation stations, and at 7.30 a.m we were ready to leave the ship. Aswe heard our bus number called we began to think of our friends and relationsback home, and ofwhat they would be doing at 5.30 a m Greenwich Mean Time!It was a beautiful, sunny day in Haifa when we emerged from the boat, withbarely a cloud in the sky, and this made us all very keen tosetouton the long threeand a half hours' journey to Jerusalem.After this time, at long last we arrived at our goal, and it was a fantastic sightfrom the highland road as we approached Jerusalem. Our first stop was the oldCity, which is surrounded by a magnificent wall. This wall was littered withseveral gates, these being: JafTa, Zion, Dung, Golden, StStephen's, Herod' s,Damascus, and New Gates. Later on we went to the "Dome of the Rock" andthis was a very interesting building. The most fascinating building in Jerusalemwas the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where the final stations of the cross are,the final stations being the place where Christ was crucified, and Christ's tomb.The church itself is said to be built over Calvary.When we had finished looking around this church. a nearby cafe was ournext port of call for lunch. From there we had a fantastic view of the whole ofJerusalem, and it is one I shall never forgetAfter lunch on our way out ofJerusalem to Bethlehem we passed the Gardenof Gethsemane and also the Garden Tomb. We stopped here to takephotographs and to go into the Garden Tomb where other religions believe Christwas buried after he was crucified.When we arrived in Bethlehem after a short 8 km.drive, we found it verycrowded, with many buses lining the side of the road Because of this our driverdecided to park at the bottom of the hill, and we were then asked to walk to thechurch of the Nativity, (which is at the top of the hill). The walk was thoroughlyworthwhile, and as soon as we walked through the small, narrow door of thechurch we knew that this was a very holy place indeedInside, there was a very calm atmosphere with a musty smell lingering in theair. After we had looked around most ofthe church, we went to queue to see theplace where Christ was born. After a wait of about half an hour we were finallyable to s~e the place. There was a 14-pointed star on the floor, beneath an altar,and this signified the exact spot where Christ was born, roughly 2,000 yearsbefore we visited there. This, for me, was the highlight of the cruise, and I shallnever forget itWe arrived back at the boat at roughly 6.30 p.m. and after such anexhausting day I turned in early, and got a good night's sleep.DAVID BROOKSFORM III CAMPAt about 7.35 am. on Friday, 17th July, two laden minibuses pulled out ofFoster's, heading for Wales, which at that moment seemed quite a distance away,but we were confident our drivers could get us there.No sooner had we arrived and set up camp than we were off on a walk.Arriving back, we drove into Barmouth and spent all our money on SpaceInvaders. We then settled down for our first night under canvas.The following days heralded many walks for us, including Snowdon andCader Idris, and a visit to a power station. Besides these walks which we allenjoyed there were camp activities such as the Football KnockoutChampionships in which Pritchard's (Whoa, there - Horsey!) team won, andvarious baseball and nettle-hurdling competitions.All the group enjoyed this camp tremendously, and would like to thank thetwo prefects, Fred Treherne and Bill Richards for accompanying as, and alsoMr. Lynch and Mr. Shapland for a well-organised and wonderfully enjoyabletrip.FORM III EXCURSIONSBARRIE MOSSOn the.Friday the first ofour trips took place. The weather was fine as we setoff for Beaulieu. It took about one and a quarter hours to get there.Our first sight was the Museum with all the cars in it - the earliest of about1900, the latest of about 1960. There were other attractions like the mono-rail,which was very popular, the Transporama, the Model cars and the RailwayVillage. An exciting day was had by all.The American Museum, which we visited on the Monday, showed thedevelopment of the country from when men first landed up to about the 1800's.We were shown original rooms and pictures. In the afternoon we had some freetime which was spent around Bath.On the Tuesday we visited the West Somerset Railway. We caugl)t the trainat 12.20, the journey starting at Bishop's Lydeard and ending at Minehead TheThe steam train was of full-scale; the old carriages were up-dated a bit to addmore comfort It was quite slow, so one could see the countryside with the sunshining. It actually looked like Summer!The final trip was to Longleat It brought with it rain. We frnally arrivedthere after losing our way twice. The animals were not easily seen, but just satthere looking docile in the rain. As a result, the best part was perhaps theamusements, as in there it was dry and warm (even though people spent a lot ofmoney).With three cheers for Dr. Pearse we arrived back. I would like to thank Dr.Pearse for arranging the trips, and everybody else who made them possible.GRANT CDATES5657

FORM I CAMP CONTRIBUTIONS We all got into the Foster's Flyer, and even that felt more comfortable thanwhat we had gone through the night before.We sat in the bus and thought about all th!lt we had done the few past days.On Monday we found places to pitch our tent" after expecting to walk a fewmiles to get there, but really we only had to walk inside the gate. Then Mr. Goodeand Mr. Register blew a whistle and told us we had until 1.30 p.m. to pitch ourtents and eat our lunch. After that the whistle went again and we were all givenjobs to do around the site. When we had done them we had tea and then went for awalk, making a bonfire on the beach. On the way back we had to go through a fieldwith a bull in, but the bull wasn't there. When we got back some of us had limecement up to our knees because we had fallen in thinking it was solid groundOn Tuesday morning some of us went to the camp shop to buy the necessaryfood for the day. We then had to do more jobs and tidy our tents for Mr. Goode toinspect We were then told to pack a lunch for the hike we were about to go on. .We hiked to Charmouth where we had lunch, and then back to Lyme Regis wherewe had an hour to do what we wanted We made our way along Lyme Regisbeach and back through Uplyme. When we saw the aquaduct everyone buckedup, knowing we were nearly home again. We got back around 6.0 p.m, had teaand played aroundOn Wednesday morning we packed a lunch, did some more jobs andstarted to hike our way to Seaton. On the way, there were groups of four about100 metres ahead leading the way with the map and the group changed after everymile or so. We had lunch by the River Axe, and then carried on to Seaton. Wehad three quarters of an hour to do what we wanted, and we then made our wayback. When we got back we were all dreading the map reading test the followingday. That night we played commando cricketAt last the weather defeated us. We had a thunder storm during the night andsome of us had streams running through our tents. We were woken upat7.0 am.on Thursday, given 10 minutes to pack up, and told to get in the Foster's Flyer.We didn't have to do the map reading test after allAt least we didn't have to go to school for the last two days, which meant wedidn't have any homework for four days!58N. HEALLETTER FROM OMAN.... I am now living in the Sultanate ofOman with my wife, Valerie(nee Coffin),who attended lessons at Foster's from 1962 to 66, and my children, Paul andAnnaI am working as a Safety Project Engineer in conjunction with project andconstruction engineers to develop new and existing oil and gas discoveries in theSultanate. Additionally I review safety standards and companay procedures toensure we keep abreast with modem technology and ideas.Life in the Sultanate is incredibly varied and active with a vast interior desertover the mountains where very little growS and there are few people who are notconnected with the oil industry.The northern coastal plain, where we live most of the time, is relativelyfertile though cultivation is very limited by water resources. This coastal area isdeveloping rapidly with industrial and commercial growth on all sides.The people of Oman are very friendly and welcoming and we are very happyhere.LETTER FROM AUSTRALIAK W. WATERFALL (1959-64)G'day, Poms. Yet another modem-day F osterian flees overseas, joining P.D. Churchill and R 1. Sturtridge. However, my navigation was a little rusty and Iended up a few thousand miles (sorry Kilometres - we are metric over here) westof CanadaAt present I live in Melbourne (population 3 million), the second largest cityin Australia With the knowledge that the total population is approaching 15million, on an Island larger than the United States, you would expect yourneighbour to be 300 miles down the road Far from it This is one of the mosturbanised societies in the world, with the majority ofthe population compressedinto the main cities comprising Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth andAdelaide. So you are unlikely to bump into too many 'Diggers' sporting widebrimmed hats with corks dangling on the end of strings.Because ofits size, Australia has a wide variation in geography and climate,ranging from the oppressive humidity ofDarwin in the tropical north, where thetemperature rarely drops below 33 degrees C (daytime) throughout the year,where the winter is beautiful and cloudless and the summer, swamped bytorrential rain (monsoonal), to Melbourne, which possesses a mediterraneanclimate, sunshine broken up by short wet spells every week or so, and a cool wetwinter. The temperature does not fall to freezing though. Sydney and Perth havewinter weather to match the U.K summer, with daytime temperatures up in the20's.59

The Aussie likes his outdoor activities and is catered for in all departments.The beaches are superb with magnificent surf on the exposed eastern seaboard.Incidentally, raw sewage is pumped into the sea at Bondi beach. The water isalways warm in Queensland, but bathing is unsafe in sununer. A deadly form ofjellyfish and sea snakes patrol the coastline in this period, and of course thesharks are there but few attackS actually take place. In the winter Aussie footballassumes a grip in most families, women included So if media sport coveragedrives you up the wall in the U. K, think yourself lucky.The education system is slightly different here. Students sit the leavingschool certificate in the fifth form, but the sixth form lasts only one year, with fivesubjects covered Some ex-V.K. students find the Aussie system to be ofa lowerstandard, whereas others have a hard time. The state schools are pretty poor andto obtain a decent education necessitates parents sending their children to privateschools, all extremely costly.A British child transferring to Australia can expect a rough transition unlesshe is prepared to 'mix it' with the locals and give as good as he receives. It is agreat help to be six foot three at the age of 14 to achieve this.Economically, Australia is and will remain very strong compared to otherwestern nations, with unemployment half that of Britain, so the future is quitebright for those living here. Exports of minerals, coal, wheat, meat and wool arecolossal, with a large percentage ending up in Japan.So, how would a Pom fit in here? Firstly, emigration is extremely difficultunless you are either 1) related to an Australian; 2) a qualified tradesman; 3)married to an Aussie; 4) a Brain surgeon. Otherwise, dress up as a Vietnameserefugee and arrive in Darwin floating on a hollow log.Life is not drastically different to the V .K, although the place is rapidlybecoming cosmopolitan, with such a large number of Greek, Italian and othernon English-speaking immigrants (40% of the present population were not bornin Australia). Perhaps this is why the British are tolerated a little more thesedays! The average Aussie is more blunt than his English counterpart, but onceyou are accepted, then he will make a good friendThe climate is excellent and it is not all desert here; there's ample skiing inthe Australian Alps. Housing is more spacious than at home, so if you needfreedom that is no problem.There you go then, sport, spread your wings, endure the 22 hours flying timeit takes to get here and don't forget, 'Match of the Day' is shown here on aSunday. Fair Dinkum.M. D. CHALLONER(l970-74)HIKING AND TOURING IN NEW ENGLANDNow that it's cheaper to fly the Atlantic than to catch a train to the edge of itfrom London, a holiday in the V. S. is no longer something most of us dream ofwinning in a back-of-the-Cornflakes competition. Two weeks in New Englandfor two might be had for the cost of a year's breakfasting on British Rail. . Forthose that "bandage" the car exhaust, rather than replace it, the following may beof interestSteinbeck in his "Travels with Charley" made a fair fist of describing theFall in the Puritan provinces. A recent cinematic portrait, called "FourSeasons" and set to Vivaldi' s piece of the same name, also tried to capture thenatural and hugely subtle delights of the area Both, though gallant, abased thespectacle. It is not for me to even try - one could more easily divine a pattern inthe white Mountain snows or the scurrying fallen leaves.What the heck, why not? But first let me say that the scenic glories ofNewEngland year-long are breathtaking, not paling before those of say, Pevon.The Autumnal display is not only quaint, it is colossally endearing. Thisyear - the colours do vary - the northern foliage was pulsatingly red like aclown's nose against his pasty cheeks. Further south, nearer Boston the yellowswere prominent, from French mustard to taxi-cab yellow. Ifsun follows rain thenthe leaves glisten with a neon brightness.Enough lyricism; at the time expletives were the only way of adequatelyexpressing my awe. To use an image of D. H. Lawrence's, I felt like a childbrought before a lighted Christmas tree - or, if you will, like a newly-released lifer,joyous but intimidatedTo talk of more practical matters, I hitched and could easily have travelledfurther. Two hundred miles a day along the main roads could be covered withoutextreme effort. The Yankees (strictly the New Englanders) seem to respond toclean-cut, honest faced "back-packers". To be frank, being English, once onehas a lift (ride), is a distinct advantage. The often cursory chatting is replaced byan intense interrogation. Do the English drink tea with every meal? Do they likeAmericans? Do they like Reagan? Do they mind being ordered around by awoman? Answer yes to all ofthese questions and the drivers become remarkablyhospitable!If no one offers you the sofa for the night, then the Y.M.C.A's are usuallyclean, not too spartan, and inexpensive· seldom more than 6 dollars. The motels,however, are often full and, if the hearsay of the locals is to be trusted, "gungy,gross, tacky, and dear". That is, often shabby and bad value. A prudent ploy is toenquire at the local Chambers of Commerce. The receptionists, seeminglywithout fail have their own, to be trusted, idea as to where to stay; their opinionsrange further so be warned! In this way one, with luck, learns of the cheapestboarding-houses; those with the deepest bath and iargest servings - all for onaverage, 10 dollars.With the exception of the Green mountains in Vermont and the Whitemountains in New Hampshire, the New England topography is sedatelyundulating, often a not necessarily helpful comparison, the scenery is as unspoilt6061

as that of Dorset, as picturesque as that of the Cotswolds and when severe,something like the more rugged part of the Derbyshire Peak districtWheresoever you roam there will be scenery to please the most demanding ofaesthetes.In Connecticut visit the wrongly maligned town of Hartford. It has areputation as a character-less, gawkish centre ofInsurance. There is more to it;Mark Twain's house, the Wadsworth Musewn, good restaurants, (try"Shennanigans") and interesting architecture. If you like student-bars thenanother Connecticut town. New Haven. will suit you - like Oxford, theUniversity redeems it Ifyou survive the "beer-blast", (drunken spree), take iteasy, rent a non" gas-guzzler", one can be had for around 15 dollars per day(limited milage), and head for prim and history-steeped Litchfield.Massachusetts is dominated by Boston and the past Itwould, however, be amistake to dismiss the seaport's hinterland as uninteresting. Perhaps usingBoston as base one could spend some time visiting nearby sites of Britishignominy and colonial American triwnph, Lexington, Concord, Salem etc.Boston requires at least three days, at the very least Following the red line frommonument to museum along the down-town pavements is a rewarding way to use ·one of your three days!Opposite Boston, in Mass; there are the Berkshire Hills, skewered on route7, which runs into Vermont As one progresses North along this highway thereare, both sides, welcoming, gracious townships such as Lenox, which stages afestival of assorted music each July and August, known as the Tanglewoodfestival. There are also nwnerous wild-life sanctuaries, ski-areas and slattedfarmhouses, which in the autumn have trailer-loads of huge pwnpkins for sale.This way one comes into Vermont This state is criss-crossed with hikingtrails. The terrain is spectacular and relatively unpopulated Towns worthheading for include Burlington and its urband community, Middlebury and itsgenteel and historic environs - both are academic centres, the former muchlarger.Moving east one enters the Granite state - New Hampshire - with itsstunning lakes and tree-cover, most of it accessible to drivers. The mountainsreach 6,288 feet( Mt Washington) and if you wantto pay the 10 dollars or so youcan take a "cog" railway to the top ofNew England Itis claimed that on a clearday one can not only see the 75% tree-cover ofthe state but also the five states ofNew England and into CanadaIn New York "murder is the main cause of death for men aged between 15and 44", so reported the Independent Citizens Crime Commission. However inMaine, the state north of New Hampshire, fewer murders are committed than inany other state. It has other things to recommend it The coastal route takes youthrough some remarkable pine forests, through attractively dilapidated townswhere the sea-food is worth stopping for, and into an area of refreshing quietude.Lastly one should not over-look one of the most densely populated andsmallest states in the U. S.; that is Rhode Island, tucked like a babe-in- armsbetween Massachusetts and Connecticut Ofits two major towns, Providence isthe least inspiring, although like New Haven a university, Brown in this case,enlivens it, and Newport is chiefly noticeable for the for the "robber baron"mansions and glorious beach.62In many ways New England is an ideal introduction for a British tourist tothe U. S.. Itcan be traversed in a day ifneeds be, although alone each state mightoccupy one for an age. It lends itself to those that do not consider a holiday aholiday without a modicwn ofhardship yet can be comfortably toured by car. Onthe whole the caterers for tourists are nowhere near as exploitative as Blackpoolrock vendors and will be genuinely interested in your well-being. See it whilst itremains unspoilt, this forceful and enterprising people still feel a need to imposethemselves on a landscape; · don't be too· surprised when you come across a"drive-in" cinema in the middle of an idyllic nowhere.STUDENT TRAVELS. J. HAYES-POLLARD (1969-76)As a student at Foster's school I have taken part in three exchange visits. One of.these was to Germany and both the others to France. As far as these visits allow Iwould like to relate my experiences, I hope as a foresight to future foreignexchange travellers.My first exchange was to Osnabruck in Germany. The journey involved aneight hour sea crossing from Harwich to the Hook ofHolland and then five hoursby train. You may say that would be enough for any man. Well it was! On theboat in fact it was too much for some as the North Sea took its toll! Arriving atOsnabruck station we were huddled together like convicts until our name wascalled out and we were taken away by our respective families. After this ratherdown-putting start, I think we all found our hosts most hospitable and generous.The British have often been accused of being a pompous race and anexchange visit is certainly not the time to change. On my visit to Germany Ifound it very easy to relapse into a state of feeling inferior, I suppose because ofthe language barrier. But without any change in my outward appearance Iasserted in my own mind a feeling of superiority. After all, not wanting to put toofine a point on it, we did once change their minds about invading Britain! Thismade a lot of difference, as a bit of self-confidence makes the visit much moreworthwhile.Speaking a language in its native country is a different kettle of fish tospeaking it in the class-room and it can be a bit off-putting. Nevertheless oneshould always have a go at every opportunity. After all, the most they can do islaugh at you, and as the British are almost unique in being able to laugh atthemselves, all you do is laugh back!On my first visit to France I had the horrible feeling on the first day of notbeing able to remember a word of French. I had rehearsed on the ferry what myopening few sentences would be but as hard as I tried all I could seem to managewas "oui" or "non". This situation redeemed itself by the following day andwords began to flow a little more freely.The hospitality in France is superb although you have to have patience atmeal times; the longest I had lasted three hours. The family I was staying with inGranville found great amusement in giving me a list and asking me to go and dothe shopping. Despite my misgivings at the time, it was good fun and a goodexperience. Halfthe battle was trying to walk around the town without being hit63

y certain drivers who didn't seem to take any notice of road signs!I visited Granville over Easter when the Mardi Gras celebrations weretaking place. These were typically continental and great fun, if you didn't mindbeing covered in flour and confetti.At Cherbourg, on my return journey, I somehow managed to walk throughcustoms, without either me or them noticing, and out to the bus which was goingto take us to the ferry. However before I could reach the bus I was told in nouncertain terms, by a self-opinionated ferry official to get back to where I shouldhave been. He was probably thinking "stupid foreigner!" which wasn't far ofTwhat I was thinking!During my second visit to France there were very low tides at GranviIIe.This produced great excitement; we put some old clothes and shoes on andgrabbed a net and stick. We then walked about a mile out to sea until we reachedthe rocky region. We then proceeded to catch prawns, crabs and conger eels. Tofight with enormous crabs and three feet long eels, was child's play to them but forme it certainly wasn't I was almost made a national hero because I consistentlyfound the biggest of everything. This may have pleased them but it didn't makeme too happy! I COUldn't help wondering at the time about all the things I mightrather have been doing but "when in France, do as the French do!"Foreign exchanges are in my opinion a valuable experience. There may betimes during your stay that ar enot as bright as they might be, but in general theyare very enjoyable. There is something very satisfying at the end of your stay, inhaving been able to understand and indeed be understood, for at least some ofthetime, in a foreign country. My visits abroad have certainly made languages atschool more enjoyable and relevant Perhaps the proofofthis is that I have goneon to do'A' level French which I would not seriously have considered a couple ofyears ago. Looking at it more objectively, I found it certainly helped myconfidence with the oral examinations. I took the view that ifl could get by for afortnight, ten minutes shouldn't present too many problems!In conclusion therefore, I would say to anyone who has the opportunity atschool to do an exchange, "forheaven's sake, Go!" Firstly it is a relatively cheapway of seeing a country and oflearning the language and secondly it's great fun.ROBERT DOLBEARTHE ANCIENT GREEK THEATRE - Summary of a projectdone on the Christmas 1980 cruise.The origins of the theatre lie in the Ancient Greek festivals of homage toDionysus, god ofwine and pleasure. These involved choruses (groups ofpeople)singing and dancing round an altar dressed as half man, half goat creatures anddrinking wine. The best group was awarded a goat as a prize. This scene is oftendepicted on Greek vases.Gradually this developed. Actors appeared and plays with dialogue (inverse) were written. Permanent semicircular theatres with exc~lIent acousticsproliferated Now the theatre was no longer a formal ceremony, but anentertainment, as it is today. The cast consisted ofa chorus of around fifteen and64two actors, each of whom played many different parts.Theatrical festivals were held annually for ten days at most theatres. Therewere plays on all day, so theatre-goers took food, drink and cushions with them.These festivals were very popular and so, because they were only annual,theatres had to be very big, many seating over fifteen thousand. The main playfestival was the City Dionesia, held at the Theatre ofDionysus in Athens for fivedays every spring. This was arranged as a competition, and the Greeksconsidered it so important that this period was a public holiday. Prisoners wereeven released for the day to watch the plays. Admission was charged, but thestate paid ifyou were too poor to pay yourself. Local rich aristocrats were chosento pay for and direct plays. This was considered a great honour.The four greatest Greek poets were (chronologically) Aeschylus,Sophodes, Euripides and Aristophanes. All were writers of tragedies (seriousplays) except for Aristophanes, who wrote comedies. These four were mostresponsible for the further development ofGreek drama A common form ofplaywas a trilogy, a story written as three plays. The plays were originally written onfamiliar Greek myths, but diversified as time went on. Unfortunately, out of thethousands of plays written, only forty-five still remain.The actors had formal training only in music, dance,.mythology and history,and had to work their way up the profession. The great actors were considered asbeing

the people how she reany felt underneath. This was the most difficult part of all.After she was dressed she received the prayers from the priest who was sentto attend her. She sat with him in prayer for what seemed like hours in deepthought How had she been so extravagant white the people lived in comparativeneglect and amid terrible conditions? She now felt guilt and shame but it was alltoo late. Ifonly she had realised what it was like for them, she felt disgusted yetshe deserved her punishment, she was now sure of thatHer thoughts turned towards her death and the guillotine which she had toface. She knew it was painless, but still viewed it with fear. The thought made herfeel ill, but she had to remain brave for her husband and children's sake. Shebroke down.At this moment there was a knock on the door and in walked four guards,which prompted her to recover. They said little and indeed she knew why theyhad come. Her body felt sick, unable to move, but she had to go through with itDressed in a simple black dress, she slowly left her confinement and walkedslowly, but surely out ofthe prison towards the crude, wooden cart which awaitedher. In front were three other carts all crammed with people whom she vaguelyrecognized They too looked scared, and their appearance was different toO~ shelooked at herself and felt the same feeling. Her whole life flashed before her eyesas the crowds jeered and made fun of her unfeelingly. She felt degraded,disgusted and craved for death so that her ordeal woulct be over.The 'royal procession' moved on, and the objects which hit her cart were sodifferent from when flowers were the only projectiles. The simple straw-linedcart was last inthe line offour and she could hear the crying women in frontwhichshe felt made the situation worse.An old woman handed her a rough wooden cross which she accepted insilence; how ironical this was compared with the gifts she had once received Shepassed the people who had overthrown her and the whole scene passed throughher mind Why? Oh why? She knew perfectly well. She had been an extravagantQueen who thought about no-one but herself.She neared the place now and could hear the cheering people in the mainsquare. The people flooded round her, touching her and insulting her, but all shedid was stand upright and erect, staring ahead in a kind of trance.The tan object, the method of her death, hit her as she entered the square. Itwas now she feared death combined with a sense of relief and freedom. She waskept separate from the others, holding her back for the climax ofthe day, the prizeexhibit, which of course she was.H seemed ages until she was moved through the throngs, lingering as thepeople flooded round her. The moment had come. She was pushed about, thecrucifix snatched from her as she mounted the steps. She stood on the stage likean actor at the beginning ofthe play, nervous but with an odd sense ofenjoymentThe moment had come. Why didn't the people relent, have pity upon her? Shestood alone, apart from one other. The crowd were silent as she was guided to theplace where she had to lay her head The stench was awful. The crowd gave analmighty roar as the blade hurtled down.She had her freedom at last66ANDREW WILLIAMSTHE FIRST MEETINGI had been walking for the best part of the day, and my ruck-sack wasbeginning to feel like lead weights. Evening was drawing in, and the youth hostelin which I was to stay the night was only I \1 miles away. Following a badlydefmed footpath through a thick wood, I emerged, from under the trees, into alarge clearing. Thinking this a good place to take a short rest, I took off my rucksack,stretched to loosen up my muscles and looked around The clearing wascompletely surrQunded by dense woods except for a narrow gap on the oppositeside of the clearing, where I assumed the footpath continued.Suddenly behind me I heard a strange whirring sound I turned round butsaw nothing; however the noise was still there. The noise intensified and it wasthen that I saw it Slowly a weird, saucer-shaped object edged itself over thetrees. Floating on air it advanced towards me until it was directly overhead.There is stopped, pulsating with an eerie greenish yellow light, slowly rotatingand casting a great shadow over me.The alien spacecraft ( for I was certain that this was not of Earth origin) wasabout 20 metres in diameter and was shaped like a convex lens. On theunderside, for that was all that I could see ofthis singular object, there was an oddcylindrical projection, like a tin of shoe polish, about half the size of the mainbody. I had no idea of the height of the space craft., being directly underneath.I was riveted to the spot in amazement and wonder. It seemed as if my shoeshad sprouted roots and were now firmly embedded, fixing me rigidly to the spotAlso on the underside was a multitude of smal4 multi-shaped rotatingobjects. Some were spinning hectically, others were rotating at a slower pace. Iwas certainly being watched, and I felt as ifI was being examined all over by thosepeculiar mechanical devices.The whirring noise which had been present all the time, suddenly intensified,becoming a high pitched scream. At the same time I was bathed in a brilliant,dazzling greenish-white light emitted from the spacecraft and which seemed topenetrate every inch ofme. Itwas then, for the first time, I felt really afraid, and Ihave never been so frightened since. I was held in place by some invisible Force,and I found myself unable to move any ofmy limbs, or even think correctly, whilebeing exposed to that probing light Even now that episode in my encounter withthe aliens still remains blurred and hazy.I cannot remember how long it lasted, but it seemed like a lifetime. A moreaccurate guess would be about thirty seconds. The scream diminished to thefamiliar whirr and the piercing light ceased Their investigation ofme was over.Then, when I looked up again, I saw, for the first time, the inhabitants of thevessel which was hovering above me. There were about ten, scrutinizing mecarefully, from head to foot, through square apertures on the underside of themain body.I could only see them from the"waist" upwards, but from there upwards,their bodies were covered in dull greeny-grey scales, each the size of a five pencepiece. A narrow cylindrical torso ended abruptly in an egg-shaped head The onlyresemblance of a neck was a small niche separating head from body. Each hadtwo eyes and a wide gaping mouth. However neither nose, nostrils nor ears could67

e seen. From the crown of their heads, long strands of stringy, golden" hair"emerged, each strand ending abruptly at the same point where its chest must be, ifit had one at all! No two creatures were exactly alike, although all were slightvariations on this theme. These creatures had most of the human features, butthe.ir overall appearance was totaHyaJien.They looked down at me compassionately and I knew that they had notcome in search of violence. . They had long since passed the stage in theirevolution where mindless conflict between each other occurs, a stage which we,mankind, are just passing through and will be lucky to survive. .The spaceship rose and glided away slowly and soon quickly vanishedbehind the trees, leaving me awe-struck and alone, with this first meeting betweendifferent beings finnly printed on my mind.FIRE AT MUCUSKEVIN HUDSONIt was six o'clock on Burton Street, Shrewsbury, and the red sun was finallydropping down to light up another world It was quieton Burton Street, except fora few cars trundling back from Binningham. Burton Street was a long,monotonous road; with tall, black houses tucked up tightly next to each other.One house, however, had tried to be different, and had succeeded far beyond itsdesigner's intent Its wall facing the street was a putrid green, together with bluedoors and window-sills. All the houses in Burton Street had numbers, all exceptthis coloured one, which had been given the unintentionally apt name" Mucus".This was the only house in Burton Street with light rooms and curtains.God Prod walked slowly along Burton Street with a rather worriedcountenance. A faint odour of something tinged the air, something wrong whichhe could not place; something which brought with it a black, obnoxiousnumbness which caused all ideas and concepts offonns and colours to fade fromthe mind Bur Mr. Prod had no liking for psychological intricacies such as these,and he struggled to find a precomprehension of the odour which now assailed hiswide nostrils. It was three mirrutes later, when the smoke made his eyes smart,that he realised what it was.Mr. Prod's beloved " Mucus" was engulfed in a huge billow ofsmoke. Sirenswailed in the distance, approaching. A neighbour had set up hazard signs.So this was the outcome of all his work: a breathtaking display of roaringflame, billowing smoke, and huge flights of sparks lifting into the air, spreadingout, and caressing the heavens with their fiery touches. Then the firemen arrived,knocking the signs away as a stonn would a paper napkin. They came streakingup the road like fat saveloys garnished with onions and other ornaments. Mr.Prod kicked open his front door and a cloud of orange incandescence rolfed outlike a boy blowing bubble-gum, knocking Mr. Prod aside.The fire-engines were ant-hills. Swanns of would-be life-savers gatheredround and generally got in each other's way. A huge snake of a hose wasunravelled and pointed at the upper floors. The water pressure was far too high,and the snake recoiled, swinging this way and that, irnockingheroppressors-down68like ninepins. She hit the fire-engine with a stunning blow, but one fireman turnedthe pressure off, and the hose bucked, and fell weeping to the ground.Water poured into the room as Mr. Prod pushed his way through anotherdoor, and into a room, its walls ablaze. He turned to the door and through a sheetof ever-growing flames saw his wife Fuschia clutching their child, Kieran, to herbosom. Flames ran searing up her back as she fell to the floor covered by aburning pile of fallen timber. Escape was impossible that way. He turned,stumbled, and fell onto his fiery carpet He was engulfed, and, arching his back,ended in his own pyre.Hours later, the steaming, black hulk of" Mucus" was deserted The fire hadbeen quenched, and the firemen had left to continue their own miserable lives.But the remains of God, Fuschia and Kieran Prod lay in the depths of the oncecolourful house of Burton Street "Mucus" was left, huge and black, squashedinto the perpetual march ofBurton Street, a monument to the life and times of thisday and age.TAILOR MADE LIFETick tockFlip flopSlip-shod manRun, run fast, faster if you canBe your own man.Do you believe in a predestined plan?Tick tockFlip flopIt's gaining on you nowYou can't escape: you' re' fate's mate8ecoming Death's new man.Don't you believe in predestined hateand the .Devil's gate?Tick tockFlip; flopIt's trudginRon - man you should see your face.For. although you sprint, don't you knowThat slow but sure will win the race?Now you believe in the predestined placewhere you shall gowhen you los.e to your fOeJONATHAN HAILLAYTick tockFlip flopYou know what these sounds mean?Your expression betra)'ed by your own sweat's gleamShining· mthe light of fear, drawing near, can't you hear?Listen mortal - death· is life's-seam... . . why scr.eam .. .. .SIMON CLIFFORD69

THE PICTURE'S F ADlNGTHE BAT OUT OF HELLThey struggled on up, up towards the sky, Past boulders and caves until they drew nigh To the dragon's den of infamous lie, For in there they found not a sign, not a clue That a dragon or a bird or anything flew To the town below where people knew Of a dragon, terrible, and gold of hue. Onwards they climbed, till they could yell, And be heard at· the summit, sharp and fell. Then they heard a fay nuise, as clear as a knell, And out flew the dragon, like a bat out of hell. . JONATHAN HAILLAYThe picture's fading now, It is colder, greyer. My eyes are misty, The shadows dance. I think; It is like an old Victorian photograph, Misty on the edges,The grey forms mingle,The grey forms merge.And, suddenly, the world is bright once moreWith the good times;In echoing sight and soundFlashes past a world of memories.But, at last, it all stops.All is black,In a deafening silenceWorse than a thunder clap.Mists seem to swirl before me,And ahead I see a glowing light.It shines and glitters, Each bar and hinge blindingly bright. It is a gate.STEPHEN WALDRONTIlE CALCULATORTap, tap, tapThe finger goes.But silen tly ,So silentlyThe calculatorWorks it out.With such a capacity as it has,The grubby boyAsks it to tell himSuch fool thingsAs six times seven.Tap, tap, tapThe finger goes,And obeying him ­So foolishly ­The calculatorWorks it out.RODERICK YOUNGTHE NIGHTThe coldness of the night Slid through the empty street. The silence rang out from the sky, Falling, falling to the feet Of what had walked, But wasn't there. The full moon shone down On the bare And shimmering trees Which swayed, and broke The silence of the night, Which soon returned, till someone spoke. But who was there? The place stood still And empty, when, The flashing thrill Of laughter, crying overhead ..... It's jolly nice to be in bed With half a dozen sheets or more And parents sleeping just next door, To shield you from what roams outside, Which had already lived and died, But now which roams the streets quite free From monsters just like you and me. ANDREW WILKESTHE OWLThe fluffy owl sat on the twig, His great big figure White. Every now and then a call; Silent, Listening and waiting, Like a fisherman, patient. Then his beady eyes caught sight; A tiny mouse, rustling in the night. TIle owl swooped down, Wings outspread; Silent. Quick and deadly Grabbed at the helpless rodent. He landed upon a rock, large and grey, And began to devour his prey; He listened, Then he flew up; His blood-stained beak, ghastly, glistened. RICHARD PRITCHARD7071

THE LOLlGHT OF SS UGANDA COACH TOURSAs we disembark the ship, 'The punkahwallah's hand takes a dip,And shoves into our hopeful mits,A plastic bag of assorted bitsOf food. I think, I have a hunch,That this is an alleged packed lunch.Our eyes frantically search the packet,For the beautiful little sachet,Of salt, and when we finally find it there,We wipe our foreheads and sweep back our hair,And shout out in 'such perfect delight ,"I think I'll save it for tonight!"The next target for our eager eyesIs the juicy pork pie, fat and nice.Either; "Bah! It's sausage rolls today",We cry out despairingly in great dismay,Or if the object of our desire is in,We slap each other on the shin,And shout "Hurrah!" in exalted tones!- But one day there were some groans,When we found some little chicken's (???) bones,With some cold, wet, clammy flesh attached.We all exclaimed, "Well I'll be dashed!"And we did dash our heads against the wall!(But that did not change them much at all).Usually, most times, on the whole,We have an SS Uganda roll.These are unique as far as rolls go.Quite how to express them I do not know!They're big, round, brown and white;Like any other roll, but errr ..... not quite.The apples, melted butter and cheese spread,The packeted biscuits - WHOOOSSHHH!!! goes my head,With the thought of this incredible lunchtime snack!I place it carefully in my back-pack.All this good food soon goes to your head.You think of it a t work, at play , in bed!You think of the moment when you will be fedWith an SS UGANDA PACKED LUNCH (or so the man said).PAUL T ACKLEYSHIPWRECKEDOn Form 3Z's last outing Things didn't go quite right; Their sailing boat was bluwil ufr Cllll"l.l. Till land was Ollt of sIght. A howling gale blow round the craft And split it right in two; Then Captain Lynch screamed, "Who did that? Spencer Rickards, was it you?" "Right, now," said James Simpson, "Line up in pairs of three, And nobody jumps overboard Until they hear from me." Then, as the ship went slowly down, Sinking out of sight, Steve Oakley's voice was clearly heard, "Please, sir, no prep tonight-" A seaweed raft quickly took shape With rows of seats and sails, As Barrie Moss came swimming round, with "Sir, I need more nails." At long, long last we came to land, And were dismayed to see A stern white notice on the beach: "KEEP OUT: C.J. LEA". Along came George driving the bus And took us home for tea; That really was some outing, I think you'll all agree. Next year we're going camping, Mr. Blowers is in charge, So look out, camping lovers, 3Z are again at large. RICHARD PRITCHARDTHE U.F.O.I saw one walking home last night, A U.F.O. I mean. 11 gave me quite a dreadful fright , To see that weird machine. With clanking and great thumpings, It landed quite nearby. And what was so surprising, It had a great big "eye". The "eye" studied the woods around, Most torturing and slow. Then with a whirring, grinding sound, A door began to show. I dreaded what the ship would bring, My heart began to beat. For in the door there stood a thing, With duck-like, green-webbed feet. Its head was like a large beach-ball, Its arms like shining glass. It had no ears or eyes a tall, Bu t hair like short-cu t grass. I ran from what was certain death, Arriving home quite late, And told them all with panting breath, How I nearly met my fate. There was just one small problem, For none believed a word Of space-ships and green Martians, And the noises that I heard. RUPERT BROWN7273

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES 1. Label the five coins A, B, C, D and E, and label your own coin G.Left sideRight sideWeigh E and C against G and Dthen weigh G and B against E and Db - scales balancedr - scales tipped to rightI - scales tipped to leftResult Forgeryb, b Ab, r or b, I Br, b or I, b Cr, r or I, I Dr, I or I, r E2. Two. The first attempt will tell the codebreaker how many pegs are of thewrong colour. They will either be all red or all blue. At the second attempthe may choose the wrong colour, but at the third he must know which colourto replace.3. F. The sequence then becomes FOSTERIAN when read backwards.4. 31. To find out how many camels he had before his last sale add Yz andmultiplyby2. (O-+-YZ) x 2= I, (I + Yz) x2= 3, (3 +Yz) x2:: 7, (7 +Yz) x2=IS,( IStYz)x2:31.OLD BOYS' NEWS ACADEMIC SUCCESSES OF OLD BOYSS. EASTON: M. Sc. International Studies, Southampton.M. J. EASTMENT: B.Sc.Builcling Surveying, Thames Polytechnic,M. Sc. Construction Management, ReadingUniversity.A HABBERFIELD: Applied Biology, U.W.I.S.T.Cardiff,'B.Sc.Hons. II i.D. HAIG-BROWN: Accountancy, City of London Polytechnic, B.A.Hons. n.P. HOLDEN: Mechanical Engineering, Aston University, B.Sc.Hons Ill.MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIAnON stands at 406, made up of 378Life Members, 24 Annual Members and four Vice Presidents. This is the firsttime for many years that membership has exceeded 400 and is a result of many1981 leavers joining the Association. New and rejoined members are ­A Buckland (74-81), T. Carr (74-81), P. ChafTey (73-81), S. Clifford (78­81), G. Conkling (76-81), C Darnley (76-81), T. Davis (72-79), P. Dolbear(74-81), A Fazackerly (74-81), T. Haillay (76-81), T. Hall (74-81), C. Hart(74-81), P. Hart (70-77), A Hayes (74-81), C. Hodge (79-81), K Hunt (74­81), R. Jackson (75-81), J. Knight (49-56), S. Knobbs (76-81), A Marks(74­81), M. Morris (77-80), M. Neilon (77-81), M. Partridge (75-81), S.Rawlinson (76-81), A M. Rogers (19-25), R. Roriston (74-81), R. Saunders(74-81), K Smith (74-81), B. H. Sparkes (74-79), C. WiHiams (74-78) andA Williams (75-81).THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIESOn the occasion of the School's Remembrance Service in November the Cha;nnan of theAssociation, Mr. J. F. C. James, laid the Association' s wreath.On Saturday, 7th March, the O.F.A. Soccer XI played against the School in weatherconditions rivalled only by those encountered during the match last year. Horizontal rain andhowling wind did not deter at least a dozen spectators from watching a very entertaining matchThe O.F.A. XI, playing with the tide, soon settled into a flowing pattern of play butchances were few and far between and the School did well to contain them for most of the firsthalf. However, just before half-time N. Brummell was able to force home the ball after amomentary lapse of.concentration by the School defence.In the second half the O. F. A. continued to produce most of the attacking play but theSchool mounted several good attacks which the Association defence did well to keep out Withno further scoring in the match, the final score was 1-0 to the Association.O.F.A. team: S. Shapland, D . Sargent, C. Podger, R Jones, L. Hillman, J. Treasure, K.Fairclough, J. Partridge, P. Nile, N. Brummell, N. Heasman.The Summer Reunion and cricket match against the School and the Annual GeneralMeeting took place on 27 June. In the cricket the Association suffered an ignominious defeat,scoring only 44 (c. Saunders 28 not out) in reply to the School' s total of139 for one wicket TheO.F.A. team (who would perhaps rather not he named!) comprised D. Helliar(who took the7475

only School wicket to fall), T. Davis, D. Sargent, P. Sargent, C. Sheward, A. Orchard, C.Saunders, J. Partridge, R Cowley, C. Broadhurst and L. Hillman.A t the Annual General Meeting the retiring officials and committee were re-elected, asfollows: President Mr. C. J. Lea; Secretary: Mr. S. G. McKay; Treasurer. Mr. J. W. Pike;Assistant Secretary: Mr. S. A Shapland; Sports Secretary: Mr. K. H. House; Auditor. Mr. RHaines; Committee: Messrs. T. W. Bennett, S. R A Foot, R D. Gay, R G. Harris, N. J.Heasman, L. J. Hillman, E. Hulme, S. J. Love, E. Pile, A E. H. Sweet, M. Tompkins, E. J.Tothill and G. J. Treas ure. Mr. J. F. C. James remains as Chairman, having been elected forthe usual two-year term in 1980.The Annual Dinner was held at the Post House Hotel on 19 September and was precededby the now traditional Ru gby match against the School.I n the Rugby the Association won by 21 points to three, a very good game that was moreeven than the score suggests. For the O.F.A K. Hunt, A Marks and P. Chaffey scored triesand S. Clifford added considerably to the total by converting the three tries and kicking a penaltygoal. The Association's team wa s: K. Hunt, C. Hart, M. Partridge, T. Carr, R Jones, AFaz:akerley , P. Dolbear, S. Rawlinson, A Marks, P. Chaffey, 1. Davis, D. Sargent, N.Brummell, T. Haillay and C. Williams.Seventy-fi ve members attended the Dinner and enjoyed a most plea sant eveni ng of reun ionand remini scenc e. The Preside nt replied to the toast, "the School" and th e health of theAssociation was proposed by C apl P. W. Doble (45-47) who referred to many incidents ofschool life during and just after the war. The Association is particularly indebted to Captai nDoble for agreeing to speak at ve ry shol1 notice and fo r interrupting hi s wedding anniversarycelebrations to do so! The Chairman replied to the toast and spoke of the sense of purpose \l!hic hFoster' s had al ways given. He al so exp ressed the Association's thanks to Mr. S. J. Love whohad organi:ced the Dinner.The Secretary would like to apologise for the incorrect date give n for the Dinner in lastyear' s magazine. "Erratum" notices were enclosed in maga:cines sent to Old Boys but somemay have been overlooked. D o not ex pect another Dinner in December'1982 Dinner: In view of the "sell out" for the 1981 Dinner and th e fact that a few OldBoys were unable to ge t tickets,Jhe Committee gave some thought to the venue for 1982. Theyconsidered, however, that most members would prefer a hotel in Sherborne and as there is nonethat can accommodate more than the Post House it has been decided to hold the 1982 Dinner,which will be on Saturday, 25 September, there. Mr. Love has again kindly agreed to organizethe Dinner and members who wish to attend should contact him at 14, Springfield Crescent,Sherborne (Tel. 3318) in August or early September.Another date which members might like to note is May 28, that of The Founder's Dayservice and School Athletic Sports.BIRTHSTo K. Fairclough (67-72) and his wife, Jackie, a SQn, Tom, brother for Lorna, in May1981. .To Sqdn. Ldr. J. Hutchings (58-66) and his wife, Margaret, a son, Matthew David, 10June 1981.To J. R Shapland (66-73) and his wife, Roslyn, a son, Jonathan Martin, 26 JUly 1981.MARRIAGESOn 12 September 1981, M. J. Cowdery(71-75) and Jane Shawat Southall.On 12 September 1981, A 1. 0Iiver(68-76) and Sara Jackson at Welwyn Garden City.Best man was B. R Bowsher(70-75) and among the guests were S. R L. Easton(68-75),M T. Jones (69-76) and J. E. Treasure (69-76)76On 5 September 1981, J. Partndge (o~- " o) and Lyn.ne Adams at Hyde Park Crescent, London. Best man was' R B. Jones (69-76). On 27 October 1981 , S. A_ Shapland (67-74) and Elsbeth Dight at Blandford. Bestman was J. R Shapland (66-73). The Association extends its congratulations and best wishes to the above members.NEWS OF OLD FOSTERIANSJ. W. Abbott (60-67) gave up his building business in the spring and emigrated to Natal, SouthAfrica, with his South African wife and small son. He is living a few miles from the town ofKloof. His contemporary, B. Barter, who was previously in Durban with John, spentNovember at his home.C. J. Baggs (67 C 74) has now qualified as a solicitor and is working in Swindon.B. Barter (60-65) is working as a radiographer at Kingston hospita~ with a stint every week at alarge psychiatric hospital near Epsom. He is living in London but manages to visit hisparents in Milborne Port qnite often.B. R. Bowsher(70-75) has recently returned from lecturing in America and is now completinghis Ph.D. at Southampton prior to returning to Dorset to start work with the Atomic EnergyAuthority at Winfrith.G. Bunter(60-o5) has given up his motor repair business and stock car racing and has a printingbusiness in Milborne PortJ. Burrough (65-72)wrote at the beginning of September and gave news of several of hiscontemporanes. John, himself, has settled down in his new post at Welshpool High Schoolwhere he is number two in the Maths department; he is also helping to organize a new sixthformGeneral Studies course. He and his wife, J anice, were expecting their first child aboutthe time when this magazine went to press.M. D. Challoner (70-74) sent an article on life in Australia, which appears elsewhere in thismagazine. He had made contact with Wayne Rockall (71-74).P. D. Churchill (66-73) has been promoted to the post of Administration Manager at the WestCoast Head Office of the Bank of Montreal.C. Clothier (70-72) is helping to run a fish farm near Warminster, having previously worked ata similar establishment in the Scottish Highlands after graduating at Oxford.P. Curson (73-77) after some time with Vosper Thornycroft has moved to WestlandHelicopters.M. Davey (65-72) is working on research into dairy cream at Reading University, sponsored byUnigate . He has met P. Lewis(65-72) in London. Peter is working with a theatre groupthere.P. Dolbear(74-8 I ) is doing ayear's practical farming in East Sussex before taking up a place atReading University to read Agriculture.A R. Driscole (71-77) now has a post with Gulf OiLS. R. L Easton (68-75) has gained an M.Sc.in International Studies from the University ofSouthampton. He is working in the American Department ofWilnam's and Glyn's Bankin their Internatic:maI Division in London.P. Gra&am {57-64) continues to teach Mathematics and Computer Studies at a school inBristol.R. A- Greelt (72-79), J. Brack (72-79), L J. HiIlman (72-79} and J. A Roberts (72-79)successfully completed the Offa's Dyke Path walk of 176 miles from Chepstow toPrestatyn along the England - Wales border at the beginning of September.P. J. Hart (70-77) is working with Yeovil Timber Company, where he is Truss Estimator.K. Harvey {74-79) was commissioned Pilot Officerin the RAF. at the end ofApril He is nowundergoing Air Traffic Control Training RA.F. Shorebury, near Shrewsbury. Hecontinues to pray cricket, squash and tennis and is a regular visitor to Sherborne.P. R. Holden (70-77) has graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Astonand is workin~in Coventry for Jaguar cars on vehicle development research. He is engaged77

to Miss Caroline Tout from London His brother D. Holden (60-67) is teaching P.E. atGrimsby. David lives at Tetney and is married, with two daughters.J. R. Hutchings (58-66) is now Squadron Leader in the R.A.F. He is working in the SupplyDepartment at RA. F. Brampton, Huntingdon.B. A. Jones (68-75) was unable to attend the Dinner this year as he was serving on H.M.S."Invincible" as a Lieutenant, flying Sea King Helicopters. He has travelled to the UnitedStates and Norway recently.R. B. Jones (69-76) took up a post at the end of September with Mobil Oil as an IndustrialMarketer.R.E. G. Jones (68-75) has successfully completed Part I of a degree in architecture fromKingston Polytechnic and is now doing a year's practical work before proceeding toPart 11.J. D. Knight (49-56) continues to work as a producer with B.B.C. Radio. Among his recentproductions was" A Chapter of Adventures", five portraits of authors ofadventure storiesat the turn of the century. A recent book by Bryan Forbes on the History of British Actingwas based on a series of broadcasts arranged by John and was dedicated to him as "adistinguished producer" .R. A. S. Legg (70-72) is a member of the legal staffofYeovil District Counctl. He is a CountyCouncillor and a member of the Education Committee.N. Mapstone (65-72) is working at the Dorset College of Agriculture, Kingston Maurwood. J.Burrough was godfather at the christening last year of his son, David. Nigel also has adaughter, JoannaT. Moltoy (7l-78) has given up his job in the Hotel business and embarked on a course atLeicester Polytechnic leading to a degree in the Perfonning Arts.A. J. Oliver (68-76) has now completed a year's work for his Ph.D.in Electro-chemistry atSouthampton University. He was unable to attend the Dinner as he and his wife, who isdoing a similar Ph. D., were on their honeymoon!A. C. J. Orchard (66-73) is moving for one year to Wisconsin, U.S.A., to act as adviser to anAmerican finn buying large numbers of water purifiers from his present finn in Andover.N. J. Orchard (68-75) was accepted, in March, for training in the ordained ministry, but beforeentering a theological college has gone to India to teach for seven months in a school run bythe Brotherhood of the Ascended Christ, at Delhi.S. J. Pollard (69-76) has been travelling in America, and his account ofhis experiences appearselsewhere in this magazine.N. Rogers (65-72) is working for a computer consultancy in Coventry. He lives nearLeamington Spa.C. A. Sheward (67-71) attended the summer reunion, with his wife, while on leave from AbuDhabi, where he is on the staff of Khaly Commercial Bank. He has two children, a girlnearly three years old and a son about twelve months.W. K. Smethurst (58-63) is the real author- given away only by a small-print reference to thecopyright at the beginning - of" Ambridge: An English Village through the Ages" whichwas published in September, ostensibly written by Jennifer Aldridge and John Tregorran,two of the characters in " The Archers".A. B. Stokes (37-42), who was a boarder, is living in Lincoln. Among his contemporaries heremembers K. Fry, Pullman and the late D. Farley: also what a tomboy Anne Lush was.He has often thought about coming to the Dinner but distance is rather an obstacle.A. T. Thorne (09-12) wrote from Brighton. On leaving school he entered an accountant's officebut his training was interrupted by the First World War, during which he served in theRoyal Navy. After his release in 1919 he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and spentmuch of his subsequent career on the continent, where he appreciated the importance ofmodern languages and experienced the Englishman's reluctance to learn themS. Trew (70-77) is working for Yeovil Precision Castings.K. W. Waterfall (59-64) is now living and working in the Sultanate ofOman as a Safety ProjectEngineer: part of a letter from him appears elsewhere. In late 1980 he was grantedCorporate Membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and registered as aChartered Engineer. He enjoys the Old Boys' section of the magazine but wishes its sizeand content were greater. Readers please note!C. White, musical director of Sherbome Town Band, was among those featured in a B.B.c.television programme about the band; others were J. W. Woods (68-73) and N. G. Joy(71-78). The band was shown being conducted at the S. W. Championships by P. Cosh(59-66). .OBITUARIESJohn H. Elliott (1919-1925) died suddenly on 3rd January, aged 71. Like his youngerbrother, George (21-27), he was a member of the well-known and long established Sherbomefinn of cabinet-makers and antique dealers and was a knowledgeable judge ofantiquities. Fromthe age of nine he was an ardent philatelist and had a notable collection. Together with hisbrother he built scenery for both the Old Fosterian Dramatic Society and the Amateur Playersof Sherbome. For 2 7 years he was churchwarden of Sl Mary Magdelene, Castleton, and was along-serving Freemason, being for several years Secretary of the Pageant Lodge, Sherbome. Atthe funeral at Castleton the Association was represented by Mr. A. E. Lugg, and other OldFosterians present included Messrs. E. J. Freeman, E l-~ ~ Ime, L. J. Kitzerow, E. E. Osmentand Dr. P. J. Perry; several others were represented John Elliott's deeJrthinking sympathy forpeople, and his humour, will be missed, especially by his wife and son, to whom we offer oursincere condolences. We shall long remember him.Maurice M. Welcher (Assistant Master 1919-1956). Many Old Fosterians will besaddened to learn of the death in May at the age of 86 of Maurice Welcher, who served theSchool so long as Science Master and in many other ways. He was involved in the very firstCommoners' Concert and continued to take an active part in their organization throughout hiscareer, and, in retirement, was a regular member of the audience. He also produced andappeared in plays both at School and for the Amateur Players ofSherbome, ofwhom he was oneof the earliest members. Many younger Old Fosterians will remember how, on more than oneoccasion, he came out of retirement to fill a gap on the Science Staff.Music played a big part in Mr. Welcher's life and he was a fine organisl For some years hewas organist and choinnaster at Castleton Church and latterly held the same position atSherbome Baptist Church. With Mrs. Welcher he regularly attended the Three Choirs Festivaland they were at Hereford when they celebrated their Diamond Wedding last year.Mr. Welcher was a B. Sc. of London University and a Freemason of the Pageant Lodge ofSherbome, serving for a year as Worshipful Master. During the First World War he served atthe Dardanelles and was a Special Constable during the Second World War. In earlier years hefound recreation in gardening and in golf, on a handicap often. To all his activities he applied akeen mind and enthusiasm. We shall miss his scholarship and his abundant liveliness and weoffer our heartfelt sympathy in their loss to Mrs. Welcher and her family. The Association wasrepresented at the funeral by Mr. E. Hulme.Edward A. Burt (1912-1915) died, aged 78, at his home, Alton Lane F ann, Ceme Abbas,on 9th JUly. He was a churchwarden at the church of Sl Mary the Virgin for twenty years,resigning because of ill-health only a few weeks before his death, and a fanner well-knownthroughout the county. For many years he regularly ptayed cricket for the Old Boys against theSchool. At his crowded funeral service, at which the Association was represented by Mr. F. 1.P. Dommett, the Vicar spoke of Mr. Burt's love of Dorset, faithfulness as a member of thechurch and strength of character. Our sympathy goes to his wife and family on their loss.Donald H. Farley (1934-1940). The death occurred at the Yeatman Hospital, on 14thSeptember, ofDon Farley, aged 58, after a long illness. On leaving Foster's he joined WestlandAircraft and subsequently became assistant Chief Mechanical designer. He often travelled toMarignane to liaise with Aerospaciale for his firm and, developing a great love for Provence,7879

egularly spent his holidays there. He was a fine sportsman and played for Dorset Schools atboth Soccer and Cricket; in tater life he was captain of Compton House Cricket Club andsubsequently its President At a thanksgiving service at Nether Compton church theAssociation was represented by Mr. E. Hulme and other Old Boys present included Messrs. S.R A. Foot and S. 1. Love. The Association extends its deepest sympathy to his wife and family.Richard J. Hayter (1946- 1951) was tragically killed in a tractor accident on 17thSeptember, at the age of 46, at his fann at Witchampton, Dorset He leaves three children towhom, and to his mother and sisters, the Association offers its deepest condolences.Ralph R. W. Tuffin (1907-1914). The Association lost one of its oldest members on 7thOctober by the death, in Yeovil Hospital, at the age of84, ofRalph Tuffin. He was a member ofa : family catering business who for many years provided the cricket teas on the Terrace. In hisyounger days he was a good athlete and at School won the" Victor Ludorum" cup. Until abouttwo years ago he was a regular supporter of the Annual Dinner.J. G. W. Foot (1912-14) died on 13 th October. For many years he fanned at CaundleMarsh but following his retirement had been in ill-health for some time. Both of his sons,Raymond and Michae~ are Old Boys and other Old Fosterians at his funeral included hisbrother-in-law, Mr. J. Brook, and Mr. C. W. Summerfield, who were his contemporaries, andhis cousin, Mr. S. R A. Foot Mr. Summerfield represented the Association. Our sympathygoes to the family of Mr. Foot80