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WESTMINSTERTo start with I would like to congratulate last year's house captain, Julia Nicholls, for winninga well-deserved place at Glasgow University .The netball teams under Cherry Hiller put up a good show, and the final result demonstratedthe improvement on previous years . There was an all-out effort for the swimming cup, and despitethe fact that our captain Anne Gapper and several other members of the team were ill we camethird . I mention especially Anne Ashworth for attaining all her high standards . Janice Grant put alot of work into training the hockey teams, but the final result showed that the talent was not there .We were again pipped at the post in the Mair Cup, coming second yet again . "Aunt Magnolia",the favourite item of the House, was also sung at the school concert .We shall be sorry to see Mrs . Brand leaving us after nearly five years as housemistress . Weare very grateful for her guidance and help in all matters concerning our welfare, and wish Mr . andMrs . Brand and the expected baby all the best for the future .Michele ObeyWINCHESTERThe year has run smoothly for Winchester House, with the additional help of Miss Chenery,whom we welcomed at the beginning of the year . Frequent house socials and the extra Saturdayevening activities which we have enjoyed this year have enabled us to widen our social circle .Our record in games shows that there is room for improvement, but in most competitions weachieved a second or third, and we hope to do better in the tennis, in which we are leading at thetime of going to press . We thought our effort in the Mair Cup one of the best we have made,especially the fact that every member of the House was included in at least one item . As we did notwin ourselves, we were pleased with the success of Norwich, with whom we have traditionallinks . Congratulations to Teresa Willson-Pepper and Anne Pond for their success in the leadingfemale parts in "Caesar and Cleopatra" .Miss Bowditch is leaving us at the end of the term, and I should like to thank her for all she hasdone and wish her success in her new post . Congratulations to Miss Harden, who is to be our newhousemistress next term .Thus it only remains for me to thank the House staff and the sixth form forpleasant and happy one, and to wish the House every success in the future .making the year aJulia MingayWORCESTERFame at last! The radio personality of the year, Miss Christine Denyer, complete with "ratherattractive hair, if I may say so", shows just one of the many talents contained in Worcester Housesixth form . With Michele Obey, she has won the Phil Bailey Award of Norwich Engineering Societyfor the best engineering project of the year . Consequently, she and her partner have been delugedwith countless reporters from the national and local newspapers . However, we are disappointedin her failure to plug Worcester House on the radio!More talent was discovered in Sylvia Szczepanski, playing a most attractive hand-maiden toCleopatra in the School play . The make-up girls also deserve a mention for their artistry .We combined all our talent for the Mair Cup, but, unfortunately it ended in catastrophe .Obviously our rivals thought they had something to worry about for they sabotaged the piano bystrategically placing a book inside! Traditionally we were unplaced but have high hopes for nextyear.