The County Grammar School Magazine 1970

In spite of problems of numbers and administration (C .G .S . and Collegetogether number between twelve and thirteen hundred pupils and seventy to eightystaff!) one is amazed by the cheerful resilience of both pupils and staff, and one mustpay tribute to this . Education is reciprocal and each has much to teach each . Thesixth-form and the Prefects have been a tremendous help in the life and health of theC.G .S., and one could not have wished for a better group of people, ably led byLinda Spicer and Paul Fenton .At the end of last year, we said "goodbye" of Mrs. Lawson, whom wecongratulate on the birth of a son, Anthony, and to Mr . Hilton, whose energy, ideasand interest in the pupils we have missed . In September we welcomed Miss Hare toteach Maths, Miss Whitmore to teach French, Mr. Beaumohl to teach Geography,and Mr . Ridley to teach Physics . Since then, Miss Hare has transferred to the CollegeStaff and hopes still to continue her enjoyable teaching of C .G .S. forms as well as ofCollege . She has been replaced by Miss Bennett, who prefers the more human lifeof teaching to the world of computers . All these new members of staff have swiftlybegun to make their individual mark upon the school's character .We lose staff to the College with less regret, naturally, than to other places,but we shall certainly miss Mr . Metters when he transfers . In addition to the energyand ability he has shown as a history teacher, he has coached our oarsmen withsuccess, done good work with the History Society and has also advised the sixth-formon Further Education . We shall be losing that "dynamic-duo", Mr . and Mrs . Harris,the former to the Wymondham New Junior School and the latter to the Old HallSchool, Hethersett . These two have given much, both to the general and to themusical life of the C .G .S . Mr . Kemp, after two years of much appreciated serviceand guidance, is regrettably retreating behind the frontiers of his native Yorkshire toa life of sunshine, seaside and mistresses at the Girls' High School, Scarborough . Weshall miss his excellent handling of Religious Education in the school .These teachers leave with our thanks and very best wishes for their future .THE HEADMASTERIn the near future, we will be bidding farewell to Mr . Metcalfe, after hismany years of appreciated service . His successor will be Mr . Wolsey, B .Sc . (1stHons.) Physics, former headmaster of Callington School, Cornwall . Some of hisprevious teaching experience has been at Culford and at Charterhouse . We give themboth all our best wishes for the future .PRIZEWINNERS, 1968 - 69Form PrizesSubject Prizes1F Robert Ellis Biology : Anne Pyner1G Philip Temple P .E . : Susan WaltonI H Lesley Jones Physics : Stuart Robinson2F Teresa Lansdale R.E . : Susan Croft2G Susan Nunn Music : Hilary Neve2H Helen Bayliss Art : Lorna Househam3F Wendy Hill Applied Maths : Stuart Robinson3G John Street Engineering Drawing : Andrew Elliott-4F Christine Hemming Hunter4G Judith Arnold Woodwork : Richard Mowser4H Linda Mackerell