Wymondham College Magazine 1972 (Amalgam)

Throughout the year members have becomemore familiar with the different species ofbutterfly and moth, and a number of interestingspecimens have been reared, notably Drinker andGarden Tiger Moths . Also various equipment hasbeen bought from a butterfly farm in Dorset and itis hoped that next half-term a number of liveexotic species of moth will arrive from the sameplace.New members for the Lepidopterist section arevery welcome, particularly from the senior schooland, bearing in mind that of Britain's sixty-eightspecies of butterfly, most are facing extinctionwithin a very few years, it will be realised that inpursuing our hobby we are helping to preservesome of these insects and are not wasting ourtime.James AldissASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYThis Year the Society was under the leadershipof a qualified astronomer, Norman Faircloth, whohad obtained an "0" Level pass in the subject. Hewas ably assisted by Charles Jenkins and PeterMarples in the boarding section, by "Dimps"Temple in the day section, and by some enthusiastic2nd Years, in particular Cushion and Allen . Asalways Mr. Paxton was the stanchion of the societyin his capacity as chairman. Membership at presentin the boarding section alone is 6% of the wholeCollege, and is still rising.Highlight of the year was the talk by the Rev .Cyril Blount, F.R .A. S ., which was much enjoyed .The annual trip to London is anticipated to be thebest ever, and this is due to the persistent effortsof Mr. Paxton and the hard work of his committee.The CommitteeCANOE CLUBWith over 60 people wishing to join the club,the year started enthusiastically . However, membershiphad to be confined to the senior school. Unfortunatelythe activities of the club have beenmainly confined to learning as much as possibleabout canoeing in the swimming bath, and to fourmembers building fibre-glass training canoes withthe help of Mr . Handley. These are now nearlycompleted. Under the guidance of Mr . Davies, whowe hope will continue with, us next year, thestandard of canoeing reached was very satisfactory,and by the end of the Christmas term everyonecould perform the eskimo roll . Of course theambition of all members is to get on to the localrivers, and this we hope to be able to do next year .David Martin, David Smith, Ralph PurvisRADIO CLUBWith a large membership the year got off to aflying start, the committee managing to open theclub on four days of the week to enable membersto pursue their particular interests in electronics .Various projects have been undertaken, such asbuilding radios and intercom systems, most ofthem successfully, though one or two dismalfailures must be recorded . In addition to thepersonal projects a number of films were hired forthe club members as a whole . On behalf of theclub I would like to thank Mr. Harradine andcommittee members Philip Legrove and StephenLarwood for their help and support throughoutthe year.Colin FarringtonTHE MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETYThis year the society has been meeting everyweek on Tuesday evenings in Mr . and Mrs. Paxton'schalet. Attendance has varied weekly and so hasthe music, ranging from the moody Blues popgroup supported by the London Festival Orchestrain their "Days of future passed" to Bach's ViolinConcerto in E major.Earlier in the year we listened to Hoist's"Planets" Suite; the seven movements, each representingone of the planets, combined to give aprogramme which we all greatly enjoyed .The dances of Dowland, with Julian Bream,lutenist, were very unusual in that the lute was theonly instrument on the record . The dances are oldEnglish folk tunes .We also heard Tchaikowsky's Piano Concerto inB minor, but perhaps the piece we appreciatedmost was the "Adagio for organ and strings" byAlbinoni, its beautiful theme accompanied withquiet flute chords on the organ .Finally, I would like to thank Mr. Paxton forthe loan of his chalet and Mrs . Paxton for her teaand biscuits .John PearsonTHE CHEQUERS SOCIETYFounded towards the end of the Spring Term,the Chequers Society holds regular meetings onSunday mornings in Mr. Paxton's chalet .The aim of this new club is to encourageinterest in board games and similar games, otherthan chess, for which there is already a goodsociety .Founder of the society was R. Clarke, itsJunior Secretary is R. Symes and Senior Secretary,P. Marples. Several competitions in different gamesare held throughout the term for which smallprizes are awarded .R . Symes