The Suttonian 1950 (Christmas Term)

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SUTTON IAN

CHRISTMAS TERM 1950

The late J. H. KEATING, Esq.

THE SUTTONIAN CHRISTMAS TERM, 1950

No. 213 (No. I of Volume XXVII)

Editorial

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HE editorials of this magazine are seldom studied and often derided. "Sermonising" has been condemned and in its place summarising suggested. This is very commonplace, but it must remain so until the editor has the courage to produce some prologue as good, or similar to, those of the years before the War, which have caused him very much delighted amusement. At present, unfortunately, the editor is not nearly brave enough.

There is no lack of material for this magazine—or for this editorial. In fact, there is almost too much. The change from the old order to the new has not been permitted to take place without some difficulties. Mr. Aspinall, the new Headmaster, arrived here from Germany in August, and at the very beginning of term a crisis arose in the sudden death of Mr. Keating, who had been recuperating from a long illness. With this and the noisy presence of the decorators still in his house at the time, he and his wife cannot have had an exactly pleasant start to their life here.

But already they have gained our affection and support, which, it is hoped, will carry them happily through any other mishaps that may occur.

Few changes have otherwise been wrought, it would seem, and those are purely minor ones. Yet something big has altered. No evidence of this can be found in the easily apparent changes—like the increase of prtefectorial duties or the way lessons are done and games played. You cannot find it in conversation with any odd person you may chance to meet here. No definite limits can be set for this change—it is just "in the air," and until some more accomplished critic assumes this task, must rest in that uncertain and unsatisfactory description.

As the subsequent pages have aimed at listing the obvious changes in detail, a further list here would be dull and superfluous. The plea of merited emphasis is hoped to be sufficient defence for mention of the revival of musical interest. The heartening response to calls for voices for the " Messiah " is a significant pointer, and this is supported by the eager and voluntary help given to the enterprising scheme for the Alms Houses. Everywhere there seems to be some really useful work in progress.

A word must be said about this issue of the magazine. The title has been amended, and so, to some extent, has the order of articles. The reason for the first change is that, in the editor's eyes at least, the old title was clumsy. Also, as we here call ourselves " Suttonians," being proud when we have left to be called "Old Suttonians," it is only natural that we should name our magazine accordingly.

The second change is in the nature of an attempt to create greater interest and to force the casual reader to search these columns more thoroughly. No offence is intended to the old order by either alteration ; the hope is that this issue will conform in standard and in expectation with the new.

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John Hervey Keating 1895-1950

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The following address was given at the Memorial Service held in Chapel on Friday, September 22, in memory of J. H. Keating, Esq. "We are holding this service in memory of John Hervey Keating as we wish to give some expression of the affection and gratitude we feel towards him. Mr. Keating was educated at Glenalmond and Caius College, Cambridge. In the 1914-18 war he was an officer in the Cambridgeshire Regiment, in which he served with distinction.

He then joined I.C.I. and, after a while in England, represented that firm for several years in Japan. In 1933 he returned to England and took over the Prep. School, Beaumont House, in Herts. Several of his boys have come on here and now there are three from that school.

He came to Sutton Valence in 1911 and immediately entered fully into the life of the School. You boys knew him as the most hard-working, patient, and sympathetic of masters—and most successful, as the School Certificate Examinations have shown.

In addition he reorganised the N.H.S. and founded the Cinema Club. That we have our present projector is largely due to his efforts, and we all know what the Cinema has meant to us. He seemed to have no thought for himself ; he was never happy unless working for and helping others. Even his free periods would be largely devoted to giving the VIth Form extra teaching. It was the same with games, and here he was always ready to take on a job others did not want. On games days, winter and summer, he would be on the Lower—soccer and junior cricket—organising, supervising, sometimes two, or even three, games ; and sports, athletics or swimming, never missing a Heats Day and doing a job at them ; also rugger matches—in the wettest of south-west gales or the iciest north-easter, I can see him there, seeing the match out and then home —probably to write up the match for the magazine.

All that would be enough to remember him by with affection and gratitude, but long before coming to us he was a sick man ; he had heart trouble and this gradually got worse. He had serious illnesses, but back he would come, as keen and energetic as ever, and those war years were especially hard on him, driving, as he had to, eight miles to his house beyond Lenham. Doctors severely ordered him rest and more rest, but rest he refused to give himself. Knowing this, as he did, what courage he had to carry on ! He would simply say : Oh, but I like it all.' We all loved him and that, surely, because he himself loved humanity with that unselfish love that searches out and develops all that is best in people. He was generous, probably too generous, to causes he thought worthy of support. He hated the evil and mean. Passions such as jealousy and hatred were, I feel, unknown to him. Great though his courage was, we know he was sustained by the equal love and courage of his wife and family. Try to put yourselves in their place, to imagine that your father was a really ill man, in fact might go at any time, if you can, then you begin to realise what the last years, particularly the last five months, have been to Mrs. Keating and the boys. No doubt

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at times they have been filled with fear, but to us no sign of that, just courage and smiles. They know they have our love and sympathy, and we trust that that knowledge may help them in the dark hours.

And we ? Shall we be helped by the memory of Sandy Keating ? Surely we shall, for he has helped us to know what great things are courage, kindness, willingness, sincerity, patience and cheerfulness in face of danger—virtues of a real, unaffected Christian."

R. L. K.

A further appreciation of J. H. Keating, written by Rev. J. H. Watt, Vicar of Chart Sutton, his lifelong friend. " Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil." So the large company recited, boys and masters and friends together, as we gathered to say Hail and Farewell to John Keating. We all had our individual memories to cherish—of an interested and eager teacher, or of a sensitive and understanding friend, but those who knew him best admired him especially as the serene and undismayed tenant, for forty years, of the Valley of the Shadow.

When I first met him as a boy of fourteen in Liverpool, he was recovering slowly but cheerfully from a bad attack of rheumatic fever, and two things gradually became clear. First, that he would have to live under the serious handicap of a weak heart, and, secondly, that "great above his pain" was a cheerful and quiet spirit, able to accept and overcome, under all circumstances, the limitations of "brother ass, the body."

There followed forty years of busy, creative, and courageous living. School, Caius College, Cambridge, four years of active service in the First World War, a time in business in Japan, and then schoolmastering as headmaster of a prep. school in Hertfordshire, and finally here at Sutton Valence. Again and again he would be almost knocked out by his heart and up he would come for the next round quite undaunted. Indeed, the visits to the gates of death seemed to strengthen his spirit and enhance his cheerfulness.

For myself, T shall always be especially grateful to him for letting me see what personal freedom really meant. He was, above all other things, a free man, with nothing to ask and nothing to fear from anyone. He was superbly clear of the besetting greeds and fears and prides which are the attendant evils of love of money and position, and the desire for honours and places on the front row. For these things he cared nothing. So he was free to give and to give himself ; and his friends will remember gratefully all his gifts.

Sudden death is shocking to family and friends—a sundering divorce that beggars and staggers. Sympathies real, though beyond expression, will go to Mrs. Keating and her sons, and to his own mother and brothers. At least they can be sure that as he had conquered in so many preliminary skirmishes, so the last enemy in the last battle has not only been routed, but "swallowed up of life."

THE SUTTONIAN School Officials

School Notes

Head of School : 0. G. D. Goldfinch.

School Prefects :

It is with very deep regret that we must here record the sudden death of J. H. Keating, Esq., B.A., who died on the first day of this term, September 19.

We all offer our true sympathy to Mrs. Keating and her sons. Appreciations of Mr. Keating are to be found on pages 2 and 3.

0. G. D. Goldfinch has been appointed Head of St. Margaret's and Head of School.

C. D. N. Harloe has been appointed Head of Westminster and a School Prefect.

S. W. T. Cullen has been appointed Head of Day Boys and a School Prefect.

J. K. Randall has been appointed a School Prefect.

T. G. Booer, J. R. Edgar, A. Travers, A. D. J. Moise and I. N. Wilcockson have been appointed House Prefects in St. Margaret's.

J. B. Poole, J. S. Fulljames, B. H. Lewis, A. K. Bartlett, J. D. Bidmead, B. A. Fothergill and C. L. R. Hart have been appointed House Prefects in Westminster.

F. G. Pyne and E. J. Gower have been appointed House Prefects in the Day Boys' House.

J. B. Poole, T. G. Booer, S. W. T. Cullen, A. D. J. Moise, P. A. Long and R. F. Budd have been elected to the Library Committee.

P. A. Long has been elected to the Magazine Committee.

I. N. Wilcockson, S. W. T. Cullen, J. K. Randall, and J. S. Fulljames have been elected to the Sports Committee.

At a meeting of the Sports Committee on November 30, J. R. Edgar was elected Captain of Swimming for 1951, and J. S. Fulljames Captain of Tennis for 1951.

S. W. T. Cullen C. D. N. Harloe J. K. Randall House Prefects: St. Margaret's : Westminster :

J. Robbins

J. B. Poole J. S. Fulljames B. H. Lewis A. K. Bartlett J. D. Bidmead B. A. Fothergill C. L. R. Hart

T. G. Booer J. R. Edgar A. Travers A. D. J. Moise I. N. Wilcockson

Day Boys :

E. J. Gower

F. G. Pyne

Sports Committee : The Headmaster (President)

R. L. Kay, Esq. E. A. Craven, Esq. N. P. Bentley, Esq. 0. G. 1). Goldfinch C. D. N. Harloe

C. F. Smith I. N. Wilcockson S. W. T. Cullen J. K. Randall J. S. Fulljames

Rugby Football :

C. D. N. Harloe (Captain) S. W. T. Cullen (Vice-Captain) J. K. Randall (Hon. Secretary) Fives :

J. S. Fulljames (Captain) Shooting :

A. Travers (Captain) T. R. Hills (Hon. Secretary) Library Committee :

The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) 0. G. D. Goldfinch (Hon. Secretary) J. B. Poole A. D. J. Moise T. G. Booer P. A. Long S. W. T. Cullen R. F. Budd Magazine Committee :

0. G. D. Goldfinch (Editor)

T. G. Booer

A. K. Bartlett P. A. Long

Secretary of Societies : 0. G. D. Goldfinch

THE SUTTONIAN The following gained the Higher Certificate of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board : J. W. Bassett, J. A. Brazier, 0. G. D. Goldfinch, C. D. N. Harloe, J. L. Hough, .W. H. Jelpke, A. J. Knight, J. W. Lewis, D. J. Piper, J. B. Poole, J. Robbins, F. R. Williamson.

The following gained the School Certificate of the Oxford and Cambridge Joint Board : G. K. Ackroyd, R. B. Aisher, P. V. Apthorp, J. D. Bidmead, D. Clarkson, S. J. Cox, V. C. Crundwell, M. J. Davis, J. S. Fulljames, E. J. Gower, J. C. Holloway, J. C. Kemp, 1.3. Lockhart, P. M. L. Longford, J. W. Nickolls, B. S. Padgett, G. G. Parrett, G. L. Plommer, D. A. Potter, F. G. Pyne, W. Shallcross, C. F. Smith, N. B. Tod, A. Travers, M. A. Whittaker, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, M. J. Wilkin.

Football Colours have been awarded to : S. W. T. Cullen, J. K. Randall, J. S. Fulljames, I. J. Lockhart, B. H. Lewis, I. N. Wilcockson, A. D. J. Moise, R. Whittington-Ince, P. B. Leonard, J. R. Edgar, C. R. G. Cullen, C. F. Smith, P. M. L. Longford, -and P. R. Anderson.

2nd XV Colours have been awarded to : 0. G. D. Goldfinch, P. A. Long, E. J. Gower, D. C. Dodd, T. J. Aisher, R. B. Petters, C. L. R. Hart, A. M. Patton, D. A. Potter, A. Travers, G. L. Plommer, R. F. Budd, J. B. Poole, and G. Hoeltschi.

Colts Colours have been awarded to : E. J. Evans, P. J. Mair, J. Melvin, M. B. Toler, R. T. Blake, C. J. Rayner, P. Moise, R. J. Chenery, J. H. Thyne, D. B. Fermor, M. A. Maberly, R. Smeed, and A. Pyne.

We were sorry at the end of last term to say good-bye to E. H. Byrde, Esq., M.A., who has retired after five years as Housemaster of Bennett House. He is now living at Clevedon, Somerset. We were sorry to lose also our chaplain, the

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Rev. C. Watson, B.A., who is now living at Datchett, Windsor ; and also E. N. Mackay, Esq., M.A., who is now teaching at Cheltenham College. Our best wishes for the future go with them.

At the end of this term R. F. Mackay, Esq., B.A., will be leaving us to return to his home in New Zealand. We will be very sorry to lose so good a friend and master and we wish him all good luck and happiness for the future.

We welcome here as assistant masters this term R. A. Graham-Smith, Esq., M.A., who is appointed assistant housemaster of St. Margaret's ; Rev. J. E. C. Nichol', M.C., M.A., our new chaplain ; N. J. Bennallack-Hart, Esq., M.R.S.T., F.R.H.S. ; and J. B. Corfield, Esq., B.A., who has taken over the post left vacant by the death of J. H. Keating, Esq. We congratulate F. T. W. BlatchleyHennah, Esq., on his appointment as Housemaster of Bennett House and with him we would wish to welcome Mrs. Blatchley-Hennah. We hope she will be always happy here.

We would like to thank Lieut.-Comdr.

Douglas-Morris, R.N., for the most interesting and entertaining lecture which he gave us on October 7, in the School Hall. Also our thanks must go to J. S. Barlee, Esq., for his lantern lecture on "Bird Life on the Saltee Islands" given to us on November 18.

All who were present were delighted to see our late Headmaster, Mr. T. M. James, at Cranbrook when we went there to play rugger. We are all sorry to hear that he is now unwell in hospital and wish him a quick and complete recovery. His address is :—George Hill House, Robertsbridge, Sussex. Telephone : Robertsbridge 191.

The Captain of Rugger wishes to thank all members of the Staff who have helped with the games this term.

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The Magazine Committee would like to thank all masters and boys who have contributed to this term's magazine.

The Magazine Committee apologise to all concerned for the omission from the School Notes of last term's issue of the following :J. L. Hough, J. W. Bassett, F. C. Carter and 0. G. D. Goldfinch have been appointed School Prefects.

At a meeting of the Sports Committee on July 26, C. F. Smith was elected Captain of Cricket for 1951, J. R. Edgar Captain of Athletics for 1951, I. N. Wilcockson Captain of Cross Country for 1951, and J. S. Fulljames Captain of Fives for 1951.

Cricket Colours have been awarded to : H. K. Sawtell, B. L. Goodwin, P. H. Anderson, M. A. Whittaker, I. N. Wilcockson and B. H. Lewis.

2nd XI Caps have been awarded to : F. C. Carter, B. D. Hough, N. B. Tod, E. J. Gower, B. A. Fothergill, M. F. Beaman and G. K. Ackroyd.

Athletics Colours (track) have been awarded to : J. R. Edgar, C. L. R. Hart, M. A. Whittaker, B. H. Lewis, J. S. Fulljames and J. Melvin.

F. W. P. Bentley has been awarded the James Moxham Exhibition at Exeter College, Oxford.

Valete F. W. P. BENTLEY (D.B., By. and W.-1941).

-1944, R.L.S.S. Elementary Cert. ; 1945, R.L.S.S. Intermediate Cert. ; 1946, R.L.S.S. Bronze Med. ; 1947, School Cert. (Matric.) ; R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Med. ; Dramatic Society ; 1948, B.L.S.S. Bronze Cross ; Cert. " A " (War) ; L./Cpl. in J.T.C. ; 1949, Cpl. in C.C.F. ; R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Cross ; Instructor's Cert. and Award of Merit ; House Swimming Team ; Morison Prize for Latin ; Higher Cert. ; House Prefect ; Choral Spciety ; 1950, Moxham Exhibition to Exeter College, Oxford ; Sjt. in C.C.F. ; Capt. of Swimming ; R.L.S.S. Bar to Award of Merit ; House Life Saving Team ; Wheeler Prize for French.

C. K. Amino X' I.) (L. and M.-1943).-1945, Capt. Junior Soccer X1 ; Junior Cricket XI ; 1946, Intermediate Cert. ; 1947, R.L.S.S. Bronze Med. ; 1948, R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Med. ; House Swimming Team ; Choral Society ; 1949, R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross ; Cert. " A" (War) ; 1950, R.L.S.S. Award of Merit ; School Swimming Team ; 2nd XI Cap ; House Cricket Team ; L/Bdr. in C.C.F. ; School Cert.

J. C. KEMP (B. and M.-1946).

C. D. N. HARLOE (By. and W.-1946).1946, Colts. XV Colours ; 1947, Under-14 XI; Capt. of Colts XV ; Football Colours ; House XV ; 1918, House Tug Team ; House Shooting VII1 ; Junior Athletics Team ; Colts XI Cap ; House XI; 1949, Running VIII; School Athletics Team ; Public School Seven-a-Sides ; 2nd XI Cap ; L/Cpl. in J.T.C. ; Cert. " A " (War) ; School Cert. (Matric.) ; Hon. Sec. of Hugger; 1950, 2nd Fives IV; Sjt. in J.T.C. ; Higher Cert. ; School Prefect ; Head of Westminster ; Captain of Rugger.

J. Romnics (L. and M.-1942).-1945, Junior Cricket XI ; 1946, Under-14 XI ; 1947, Colts XI ; School Cert. (Matric.) ; Grizelle Prize for History ; 1948, 2nd XI Cap ; Cert. "A" (War) ; L/Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1949, Winstanley Prize for Chemistry ; Higher Cert. ; Cpl. in C.C.F. ; C.C.F. Arty. Classification ; Choral Society ; 1950, House Prefect ; House Tug Team ; House and School Athletics Team ; C.C.F. Signals Classification ; Inter. B.Sc. Exemption ; C.Q.M.S. in C.C.F. ; Hon. Sec. of Hunting Society.

J. D. BIDMEAD (L. and W.-1945).-1947, Under-14 XI; Dramatic Society ; 1948, House Athletics Team ; Junior Athletics Team ; Colts XI ; 1949, Cross Country Colours ; Public School Cross Country VI at Hayes ; House MM. and Open Range Shooting VIII; Shooting Colours (MM. and Open Range) ; Cert. " A " (War) ; Choral Society ; School Cert. ; L/Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1950, C.C.F. Signals Classification ; Sjt. in C.C.F. ; Hon. Sec. Hunting Society ; House Prefect.

E. J. GOWER (D.B.-1945).-1946, Junior Soccer XI ; 1947, Under-14 XI; Under-14 XV ; 1948, Colts XV ; 1949, Colts XI; Colts XV Colours ; 1950, 2nd XI; 2nd XV Colours ; Cert. " A" (War) ; House Prefect ; School Cert.

P. B. LEONARD (M.-1947).-1947, Dramatic Society ; 1948, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion ; Choral Society ; 1949, School Cert. ; 2nd XV Colours ; R.L.S.S. Bronze Cross ; House Life Saving Team ; House XV ; House Swimming

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R. B. PETTERS (M.-194'7).-1947, Colts XI; 1949, House Athletics Team ; House Tennis Team ; 2nd XI; Cert. " A " (War) ; L/Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 2nd XV ; R.L.S.S. Bronze Med. ; 1950, House Tug Team ; 2nd ; House Cricket Team ; Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1st XV. B. S. PADGETT (By. and W.-1945).-1945, Junior Soccer XI; 1949, Cert. " A " (War) ; L/Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1950, School Cert.

J. R. MENDEL (B. and M.-1946).-1948, R.L.S.S. Bronze Med. ; 1949, R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Med. ; 1950, 2nd Running VIII; Cert. " A " (War) ; R.L.S.S. Award of Merit ; House Swimming Team.

N. M. NORMAN (By. and W.-1946).-1946, Junior Soccer XI; 1947, R.L.S.S. Intermediate Cert. ; 1950, 2nd Running VIII; Cert. " A " (War) ; L/Cpl. in C.C.F. J. C. HOLLOWAY (M.-1948).-1950, Cert. " A " (War) ; School Cert.

S. J. Cox (L. and M.-1945).

Salvete FORM UPPER IV.—E. M. Hollingsworth (B.), E. M. I. Moir (H.), C. E. Slater (B.), P. L. Vinson (B.), J. P. Ward (B.).

FORM LOWER IV.-M. D. J. Barrow (H.), J. Bateman (B.), D. F. Eltringham (H.),

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D. W. Gartside (H.), I. M. McIver (B.), H. P. Miller (W.), C. S. Powell (son of J. W. Powell, 0.S.) (H.).

FORM III.-I. W. L. DeAth (L.), J. L. Lynch (H.), R. R. N. Molineux (D.B.).

FORM II.-C. H. P. Ashby (brother of R. J. Ashby) (L.), A. M. Clifton (L.), D. G. Cottle (brother of I.G. Cottle) (L.), R. H. Filmer (son of R. W. Filmer 0.S.) (L.), A. 0. S. Horne (D.B.), D. J. Plewman (L.), P. Smeed (brother of R. Smeed) (D.B.), M. J. Towner (L.), J. R. Tyrrell (nephew of D. Tyrrell, 0.S.) (L.).

Our Contemporaries The Magazine Committee gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following and apologises for any omissions :— The Aldenhamian, The Blundellian, The Cranbrookian, The Cranleighan, The Dog Watch, The Dovorian, The Edward Alleyn Magazine, The Fettesian, The Georgian, The Gresham, The Ipswichian, The Lawrentian, The Maidstonian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The Portcullis, The Roffensian, The Rossallian, St. Edmund's School Chronicle, The School Tie, The Tonbridgian.

Society Notes

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HE activities of all the School Societies have been very greatly restricted this term by films, lectures, and other such functions which have all imposed their attractions on Saturday nights. Although it is agreed that no one would like to see films disappear from our term's programme, especially if they are to be all as good as those of recent weeks, and that the two lectures we have had were really excellent and most entertaining, it is nevertheless a very great pity that the School Societies should suffer on their account. In eleven weeks there have been but three Saturday nights free—a surely very much too small number Two of these three days came at the very beginning of term, then a long succession—film, lecture, film, Guy Fawkes, film, and so on—until one more free day, eight weeks later. On these days, however, much has been done, and it is most encouraging to see some people working under the auspices of their particular Society on all other days as well. Here first mention must be made of the Natural History Society, which now appears to be functioning perpetually—day and night, in lessons and out of lessons. If no one is actually up in the Galleries feeding fish, or nursing butterflies, or cleaning up, at the same time rearranging cases and cabinets, there

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is always the busy hum of the motor which operates the small aquarium holding a number of most interesting fish. To the compiler of these notes this seems to be a renaissance—if so, and if he has not for some long time been very blind, he applauds wholeheartedly. If, on the other hand, he has been blind, he apologises.

As they come to mind, the next Societies worthy of note are the Photographic and the Models. The former have continued on their steady course and some good work has been done and some valuable experience gained. Early in the term the Photographic Society were kindly invited to go to be shown round the dark-room of the Headquarters, K.C.C., at Maidstone. This opportunity must be taken of thanking those who devoted their time in such a way—their efforts were greatly appreciated. The Models Society still works hard and still produces queer sounds, and smells of wood shavings and of balsa cement—a sure sign of continued prosperity.

The Jazz Club meets when the chance arises, though no one seems to know where it is to meet. On the three available Saturday nights there were, or so it seemed, about four Jazz Clubs scattered over most of the Upper School. Each House has a Ping-Pong Society, neither of which have had much chance to become properly organised, but they have each served their purpose well enough.

Two new Societies have started—the Radio Construction and the Bridge Society.

Both appear to be progressing satisfactorily.

As a postscript and an apparently favourable omen, it seems fitting to declare that there are no "odd bods " in the Upper School who do not belong to any Society at all.

Hunting Society President : The Headmaster.

Vice-President : F. T. W. Blatchley-Hennah, Esq. Chairman : 0. G. D. Goldfinch.

Hon. Sectetary : J. Robbins.

Clerk of the House. J. D. Bidmead.

Committee : T. G. Booer, A. Travers, B. H. Lewis.

Guardian of the Gavel : G. N. Clapp.

T is very remarkable how the attendance at Hunting Society meetings fluctuates.

The General Meeting for the election of officers for the term, offering a prospect of much fun, sham secrecy, and no oratory, is always enthusiastically attended.

Any debate as the one held this term on October 24, which again promised a hearty laugh, this time at the Staff's expense, also attracts much attention. Yet the other, more sober, debates are conducted before some paltry number of (generally uninterested) diehards. That this state of affairs is pathetic is indubitable and, quite truthfully, an under-statement.

In view of these facts, little time need be wasted on the business done during the term. The General Meeting saw the election of a new committee in lieu of those who have departed from our ranks, and this committee has, it must be admitted, failed in its main tasks—those of keeping alive interest, and of setting a good example to the rest of the Society. Apart from very noticeable absenteeism in its ranks,

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the committee has from the start set an appallingly low standard of speaking which has given no small rise to the atmosphere of prevailing laxness throughout the Society.

From the beginning numbers waned. The Boomerang Session was quite well attended and several new members made most encouraging and spirited speeches, for which they are to be congratulated. Others were not so good, and, losing heart apparently, have not since made an appearance amongst us. It is a very great pity.

The debates that followed were of a varied nature, but at the same time they were more and more sparsely attended. Science was voted mankind's worst enemy, and then Mr. Pyne, a new member, succeeded to his credit in convincing the House that crime does not pay before a large number of members and pseudo-members met on October 24 to give a sympathetic hearing to the pleas of the President and Vice-President against Mr. Booer's motion that "Moustaches should be declared illegal."

There followed debates of low standard and with poor attendance. Optimism was preferred to pessimism and the Festival of Britain was deplored. R. F. Mackay, Esq., making his last appearance in our midst prior to his return to his home in New Zealand, made us agree that madness has generally some method. We are sorry to have to see so able a member go, and we wish him "Bon voyage ! " In further debates the House saved the School Magazine from Government control (a happy decision !) and decided it was not preferable to live a short but enjoyable life as opposed to becoming Grand Old Men. • With very rare exceptions—and those came from the Staff—there was not one good speech in the above-mentioned debates. Either they were dull, or slangy, or farcical. This is no new experience the Society is undergoing—it has been like this for some time now, but this term a point has been reached lower than which it is surely impossible to go. Why these conditions prevail is a question large enough for a separate debate of its own. The old-established members have no idea how to speak, and in many cases no desire to know how ; the younger members amongst whom there are signs of definite talent are becoming disheartened. It needs someone stronger than anyone at present at the top of the Society to mend this ruin.

Sometime a lighter note must be reached, and it is pleasant here to record the enjoyment a large assembly experienced when, at the last meeting before this issue goes to press, A. A. C. Bolton, Esq., gave us a very learned and a very topical talk on "Czechoslovakia—and life behind the Iron Curtain." We would like to offer him our thanks for affording us much pleasure.

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HIS term we have seen twenty members of the Upper School set out on what is, for us, a new venture—the formation of a group of Young Conservatives.

Our aim is threefold : first, to encourage people to join their branches at home, where they will be able to take a more active part in helping the Party ; secondly, to help those who wish to learn more about politics and, thirdly, to show those who are Conservatives how wise they are to support such a cause.

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We are more than grateful to the Maidstone Young Conservatives for the assistance they have given us, and to the speakers who have braved the winter evenings to come and talk to us. If there is any O.S. who has some suggestion or who would like to speak to us we would be very pleased to hear from him.

Owing to the increased number of lectures and films on Saturday evenings this term we have had little opportunity of holding as many meetings as we should have liked. However, all being well, we will be able to make more progress next term. When the group is firmly established we hope to throw it open to any member of the Upper School who wishes to join. May there be many !

Music Notes

T for the future. The Choir shows promise of being better than it has been for some HE Music Society has become a live concern this term. We all have great hopes

years, and a great revival has taken place in the Choral Society.

We are most grateful to Mr. Thomson and the Bursar for their continued support, and we are glad to enrol Mr. Graham-Smith as a member. We are working hard in preparation for the Carol Service on December 17. We are also going to sing carols at Bearsted Church on December 13, and at St. Faith's, Maidstone, on the 15th. In addition to this a small party is going to sing at the West Kent Hospital on December 17, in the evening. • The Choral Society, which is now approximately 140 strong, is as truly representative of Sutton Valence as it could be, both within the School and outside it, and the regularity of attendance of members from outside, despite the weather, shows a spirit of which we might all be proud. We are planning to perform Handel's " Messiah " next March.

The Music Society has a membership of between twenty and thirty keen listeners.

Mr. Clemence Bradley gave us a pleasant evening when he sang a long and varied programme of baritone songs—sung in a friendly and informal atmosphere. We are looking forward to visits from Mr. Leslie Smith with his oboe, and Mrs. Halfpenny, soprano, and on December 10, the Ripieno Choir, from Weybridge, are coming to sing carols and madrigals.

E. R. P. The Alms Houses HE alms houses bordering the village High Street are as old as the School, and their appearance supports the fact. With broken windows, a derelict roof, and crumbling plaster, they had until this term for long been used to store potatoes and apples.

Soon, it is hoped, they will look very different.

The scheme, created, backed and operated by the Headmaster and the Bursar, is to convert two of the three alms houses (the other is being left the property of Noakes and Flynn) into one, which will make a pair-sized hall, able to hold at least fifty people. It will be used as a music room, for society meetings, lectures, quiet

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reading, concerts, and various other such functions. Also the courtyard, into which the buildings open, will be provided with seats and some flowers. It was hoped to get voluntary labour for the work from the School, and if this was forthcoming, to obtain a grant from the Governors for the provision of a new roof and a new floor.

The day after the conception of the scheme it was put to the School with a call for volunteers for what was described as "hard and grubby work." The result was magnificent. Fifty-seven people volunteered from the two senior houses, Holdgate's and Bennett's, and work started at once. At first it entailed shifting and stacking several hundredweight of potatoes and moving the fruit to the old swimming bath.

Then some cleaning had to be done, and, with the aid of several brushes (which were very soon worn down), ladders, and the Bursar's stirrup pump—a most effective weapon—the place began to look quite clean, in spite of the everlasting cobwebs.

After this, and for two weeks, work was delayed while we awaited the architect's sanction to continue with the necessary demolition tasks, and also while we waited for the Governors to grant us funds for the repair of the roof. When their permission came, it was a great relief. Then work really started, and, with only the most senior being allowed, for safety's sake, to do it, in two days the interior wall was removed. At the time of going to press work is being continued zealously on the job of cleaning up the much-encumbered beams, and we have started to axe up the old concrete floor.

There is no sign of anything but enthusiasm amongst those who have so willingly devoted much of their spare time to this work ; and here I feel I must sincerely thank all those, and there are very many of them, who, knowing that present work does not call for their aid for purely safety reasons, are willing to remain interested and to await the time when they can step in and help. I think the ultimate result will justify their patience.

Original Contributions The Old Mill Inscrutable and dark the pond lay quiet and deep, While in its circling willows, bowed down to taste the thirsty pool, The birds were hushed—The whole world lay asleep, A brassy sun was glaring down, but 'neath the ancient trees 'twas cool.

And o'er a golden field cut by the glist'ning mother stream—a field not reaped, There stood an ancient mill, grave, still, and mossy 'midst the waters ; quick a school Of thoughts spring into mind, are soothed by the mill-stream's drool.

While in green fields the sheep-dog frisks beside white woolly sheep, The sleeping mill lies still, with wheel no longer free : A haven still of calm, before a golden gleam and green unnumbered fields o'erarched by blue And cared for by nature, mellowed by quiet time, A breeze blows cool and only stirs the field close-by that golden sea : The fleecy clouds float far above, and they are ageless too ; Though now a whisp'ring solitude, its ancient soul lives on with me.

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THE SUTTONIAN This is The End Show !

A bleak prospect enough, when one is soaking wet, the wind has cut one to the bone, the night is coming on and no showers of the hot variety exist.

Yet those worthies, who trundle the fire pump, are faced with this intriguing state of affairs, at varying stages of the term.

However, it can be funny, if you know how. The Fire Squad consists of two fanatics from Ponts, and our End Show.

Our happy attentions are these. We procure the more effective of the two pipes, and take complete charge of the pump—so the battle is a little one-sided but there is sport ! Any of our School Society, not to mention our scholars, who are trying to emulate Miss Gussie Moran or Budge Patty finish up a trifle damp. However, the extinguishing of fires is not our only pastime. Apart from the starting of the same, we have worked well to establish an annexe to the Armoury, which has in turn increased the Show funds. " Omnia venalia sunt Sutton oppido " (our motto). In fact we lack only guns, light machine. We have an appreciation of music. On many crisp mornings can be heard the works of Mr. Clarence Smith, Ferdinand Morton, and Mr. Willie G. Johnson—known to one and all as " Bunk." The times when the show en masse " go to town" to play at Rugby, one wonders what happens to the show, what " fiendish " deeds of robbery and arson are carried on.

Some slight untidiness in our domain does not aid our inquiries. Our clothes (games and co-opted) lie on shelves, under tables, on the floor, between records and various magazines, and are interwoven with numerous other glories and oddities.

Life is pleasant, the hours late, the food unique, the fug thick, and the

company of the local O.S. stimulating.

Definitely something not to be missed.

RUFUS. English As She Is Wrote

The English langwidge has sutch trapps In speling for us Five C chaps We laif (?) and lalf (?) and laulph (?) to sea Our beters spelle no better. We Can right and rite—now witch is write ?

(It phales—the ascid test of psyghte) And make misssteaks, but when we tork No wun can saigh we try to baughk Our heerers : fore they kannott gnough We canot spel for gknutts : but lo' A knowtiss bawed will indicate The authografic addle-pate.

And so we coque a psnoek at yew Who spel no better than we do : We hate yore stoney-harted taulks That bid us bye, not steel our falks.

MADAROS Corps Parade

Every Friday afternoon, Out troops the School's own Corps platoon ; In khaki clothes and polished boots, And shining brasses—if it suits. " Right-markers," yells a raucous voice (Best not be one if there's a choice), "Get on Parade ! "it bawls again Oh ! Damn it all, why can't it rain ?

Then for half an hour or so, While officers their rounds do go, Inspecting everyone in turn, For the time to break, we yearn.

THE SUTTONIAN "To-day you all were quite well dressed ; But trousers must be neatly pressed.

A lot of belts need blanc-o-ing ; And collar-bands must not be sh-ow-ing."

After Parade comes drill or work, That is the time when one can shirk.

But never, never do be caught, Excuses will avail you nought !

An hour or so upon the square ; Marching here, there, and everywhere.

"Left turn, not right, you clumsy clot !

At this rate, boy, you'll soon be shot."

And so once more there comes an end To Corps and labours, which we spend, As one complete and ragged squad All afternoon upon the Quad.

Snow Autumn was over long ago, We've gathered in the sheaves, Now snow is falling round about, And covers all the leaves.

Our hands are numbed by freezing snow.

It's best to stay inside, And watch the glist'ning snow-flakes fall All round the countryside.

We dash around with other boys, And all while time permits, Do make a truly deaf'ning din, Each snowballs each to bits.

BLONDEPLUME.

Football Matches School v. Rosslyn Park Extra " A " Played on the Upper on Saturday, October 7, and resulting in a defeat for the School by 17 points to 8.

The Park came over for our first game this year with a strong side and won deservedly by a goal and three tries to a goal and a penalty goal.

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Although beaten, the School team played very well indeed, and, during the second half, scored 8 points to the Park's 6. The game showed that, given a reasonable amount of the ball, the side ought to develop into quite a reasonable one. The defence seemed sound and when the halves have settled down a good service from the scrum will bring us a few tries now and again.

Team : E. J. Cower; S. W. T. Cullen, J. S. Fulljames, C. D. N. Harloe, P. R. Anderson; I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen ; J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, 0. G. D. Goldfinch, A. D. J. Noise, P. A. Long.

School v. King's School, Rochester Played on the Upper, on Saturday, October 14, and resulting in a defeat for the School by 1 penalty goal and 1 try (6 points) to 1 goal (5 points).

We lost by one point a game which, if the chances given in the first twenty minutes had been taken, we would have won by a large margin, our solitary score during a period of supremacy being a solo try by Fulljames, which he himself converted. Time after time the ball came our way, equally often did a centre run too far with the ball, or, failing that, did a wing three-quarter muff a possible scoring pass.

Just before half-time Cullen went off with a badly bruised collar bone, and a depleted scrum was not able to get enough of the ball to make the game safe for us. During the second half Rochester, by energetic backing up scored a penalty goal and a try in the last minute to win a game which they should have lost by a street—this is to their credit ; they never gave up trying.

Team : E. J. Cower; P. R. Anderson, J. S. Fulljames, C. D. N. Harloe, S. W. T. Cullen ; I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, T., A, Long, A. D. J, Moise, J. It. Edgar,

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School v. Dulwich College 2nd XV Played at Dulwich, on Wednesday, October 18, and resulting in a defeat for the School by 3 goals and a penalty goal (18 points) to nil.

A chapter of accidents left the School back division with three newcomers in this game at Dulwich, and although they did their utmost we were well beaten.

Most of the attacking was done by Dulwich, though we made some spirited efforts in the second half, which unfortunately lacked any finish. The Dulwich tries, all converted, were scored by their extremely fast left wing who left our defence standing. Many more tries would have been scored against us but for a truly brilliant and breathtaking orgy of tackling by Lockhart who, assisted

by Randall, who led very well in Harloe's absence, saved our line time and time again. Handicapped by injuries as we were, we were definitely outclassed by a team that scored a deserved victory.

Team : E. J. Gower ; P. B. Leonard, C. F. Smith, J. S. Fulljames, A. Travers ; I. J. Lockhart, C. R. C, Cullen; J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, D. C. Dodd, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, J. R. Edgar, A. D. J. Moise, P. A. Long.

School v. Cranbrook School Played at Cranbrook on Wednesday, November 1, and won by the School by a try (3 points) to nil.

With Cullen still injured and Randall on the sick list, certain changes had to be made in the side. Petters came in at full back, and had a most satisfactory first game. Wilcockson led the pack with great dash and energy in place of Randall and showed what could be done in a magnificent example to his forwards.

The game itself was not helped by a drizzling rain which made the ball like the proverbial piece of soap. However, the handling on both sides was quite good and a slight Cranbrook superiority here

was just outweighed by a Sutton superiority in the scrum. This was despite an injury to Dodd (vice Randall) who fractured a bone in his shoulder in the first half and really must have been unfit to go on in the second half as he did.

The actual game merits little comment It was very fast, very hard, and played in a chivalrous spirit. The winning try was scored by us from a forward rush, starting ten yards inside our own half and finishing by the Cranbrook goal. This score just about represents the relative merits of the sides as the Sutton forwards were just that little bit better under the conditions prevailing. On a dry ground one wonders if the result would have been the same.

Team : It. B. Petters ; P. R. Anderson, C. D. N. Rarloc, J. S. Fulljames, P. B. Leonard ; I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen ; D. C. Dodd, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, P. A. Long, A. D. J. Moise, J. It. Edgar.

School v. Tonbridge Club " Colts " Played on the Upper on Saturday, November 4, the School losing by one penalty goal, one try, and a dropped goal (9 points) to a penalty goal and a try (6 points).

This was a delightfully open game won by our opponents when, in the last minute of the game, a dropped goal was scored.

We had the help of a north wind in the first half but could score only a penalty goal to give us a three-point lead at halftime. This did not seem enough, and one touch line pessimist had thoughts of a heavy defeat when the teams changed ends. He was pleased to be wrong, however, and a ding-dong struggle gave the result mentioned above.

The Sutton pack again played well— perhaps not with the same fire as on the previous Wednesday against Cranbrookbut our opponents were rather heavier.

Behind the scrum we were rather at

THE SUTTONIAN sixes and sevens. A slow service—poor heeling 2 —made Lockhart at stand-off push his line over towards the touch-line rather than the goal line and a series of late passes from Harloe gave Anderson a difficult task—the latter's own propensity for pass-dropping finally making it an impossible one. Fulljames and Leonard had a good match and Petters confirmed the good impression he gave in the Cranbrook game.

Team : R. B. Petters ; P. R. Anderson, C. D. N. Harloe, J. S. Fulljames, P. B. Leonard ; I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, T. J. Aisher, A. D. J. Moise, J. It. Edgar.

School v. Dover College Played at Dover on Wednesday, November 8, and lost by the School by one goal and two tries (11 points to nil).

The School side was extensively rearranged behind the scrum for this game but it cannot be said that much improvement was noticed in the back play generally. Conditions were difficult owing to a strong gale which swept down the field and caused most of the play in each half to be at the lower end of the field.

Sutton won the toss and for the first half did most of the pressing. Dover defended staunchly and our backs did not appear dangerous. The pack heeled rather sluggishly and Fulljames's debut at stand-off half was not made easy.

Generally we may be criticized for not using the wind enough. Accurate kicking would have gained attacking positions much more easily than slow passing from man to man. At the end of the first half Petters, on the right wing, was injured and was a passenger in attack and defence for the rest of the game.

The second half was mostly Dover's.

They did not score for some time but it took herioc tackling—particularly by

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Leonard—to prevent them from doing so.

The Sutton forwards improved in this half and strove manfully ; but the writing was on the wall for us and Dover eventually scored three tries late in the game.

The injury to Petters made the task of the remaining backs too difficult and the advantage of the hill and wind told in the end. Sutton's main trouble was that we could not score points in the first half—and, truth to tell, we did not look like doing so.

Team : I. J. Lockhart ; R. B. Petters, C. D. N. Harloe, C. F. Smith, P. B. Leonard ; J. S. Fulljames, C. R. G. Cullen ; I. N. Wilcockson, J. K. Randall, R. WhittingtonIce, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, T. J. Aisher, A. D. J. Noise, J. R. Edgar.

School v. King's School, Canterbury Played on the Upper on Saturday, November 18, and won by King's School who scored two goals, one penalty goal, and two tries (19 points) to one goal and one try (8 points).

A loss by 19 points to 8 might give the reader the idea that Sutton was soundly beaten, but in fact it was not until the last five minutes, when leading by 9 points to 8, and with Cullen off the field with cramp, that King's School scored twice and each try was converted.

Until that time the game had been very close with the more experienced King's players being magnificently held by a Sutton team which tackled and fell beautifully.

With the help of a south wind Sutton attacked during the first few minutes but no score came. King's next had our line in danger for quite a period but the first score was to Sutton. A quick heel from the loose and the ball worked to the right where Cullen was given a yard or two of manceuvrable space. He slipped inside his man and then ran outside the

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full back to score an excellent try.

Shortly after this King's equalled the scores after a good rush. Just after half-time King's scored twice with a penalty goal and a try, but Sutton kept the game alive by a good try by Leonard on the left wing after Fulljames had broken through to give us a man over.

Smith converted from near the touch-line.

The game continued in fierce encounter until the last five minutes when our visitors scored a very good try on the left after a diagonal kick ahead following a line-out on the right. Their last score followed after a cut-through by the stand-off half.

In the game itself the School side played as well as it could possibly have done, and it was no disgrace to be beaten by a better and more experienced side. King's main superiority was in quick heeling from the loose and at scrum-half where Smith played well but was up against one better than himself. Sutton tackling and falling was excellent in the extreme and if one must mention names then Randall, Lewis and Wilcockson in the pack and Leonard and S. W. T. Cullen behind the scrum were the best. The game was fun for the players, entertaining for spectators, and, if one may say so, delight to referee.

Team : I. J. Lockhart ; S. W. T. Cullen, C. D. N. Harloe, J. S. Fulljames, P. B. Leonard ; C. R. G. Cullen, C. F. smith; I. N. Wileockson, J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Inee, B. R. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, A. D. J. Moise, J. Harbott, J. R. Edgar.

School v. Tonbridge School 2nd XV Played on the Upper on Wednesday, November 22, and won by the School by 2 goals and 4 tries (22 points) to nil.

The improvement noticed on the previous Saturday was well maintained in this match and the appearance of Anderson in the centre (vice Harloe,

injured) made little difference to the smoothness of the attack. The pack gave the backs plenty of chances and they improved steadily throughout the game, by no side having established considerable superiority over their opponents. One try in particular, scored by C. R. G. Cullen under the posts, followed a beautifully executed quick heel from the pack and a cut-through by the scorer himself.

It was a try reminiscent of the days when stand-off halves did that sort of thing once or twice in a game as a variant of stereotyped passing to the wings. Our other scores were more orthodox in their conception, but there was no doubt at all that we were, on this occasion anyway, a more accomplished side than our hardworking opponents.

Team : I. J. Lockhart ; P. B. Leonard, J. S. Fulljames, P. R. Anderson, S. W. T. Cullen ; C. R. G. Cullen, C. F. Smith ; J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wileoekson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Loitgford, A. D. J. Moise, J. Harbott, J. R. Edgar.

School v. Cranbrook School Played on the Upper on Saturday, November 25, and lost by the School by 1 try (3 points) to 1 penalty goal and 1 try (6 points).

The home match with Cranbrook had prospects of being excellent, but from the School's point of view it failed to come up to expectations. There seemed to be no finishing ability. The three-quarters still appeared slow off the mark and only once looked as though they had the speed to complete a movement with a score.

In point of fact Fulljames was able to take advantage of the unnoticed absence of the Cranbrook full back to score with a fine breakthrough in the opening minutes.

Thereafter we never looked like scoring again. Cranbrook scored with a breakaway try and then before half-time took the lead with a penalty goal. In the

THE SUTTONIAN second half there was no score, despite much spirited play and, if justice be served, no reason for any.

At full back, Lockhart was often caught out of position and consequently rarely took the ball full pitch. The heeling of the forwards in the tight was sluggish and, combined with a frequent breaking down of passing in the centre, the wings seldom had scoring chances.

Team : I. J. Lockhart ; P. B. Leonard, P. R. Anderson, J. S. Fulljames, S. W. T. Cullen; C. It. G. Cullen, C. F. Smith ; J. K. Randall R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. M. L. Longford, J. It. Edgar, A. D. J. Moise, J. Harbott.

School v. H.M.S. Worcester Played at Greenhythe on Saturday, December 2, and resulting in a defeat for the School by 1 try (3 points) to nil.

This was in many respects an unsatisfactory game. At half-time there was no score. We had had two real opportunities for scoring, but one was lost through a lack of speed in finishing, and the other through an unfortunate slip when the opposition was cleared. The play was robust and crude, and swung from one side to the other without any definite proof of superiority. Only some grand defensive tackling by Cullen, Fulljames, and Randall prevented any score.

It was painfully obvious that a snap score would decide the match. Unfortunately, when it came, it came from the wrong side when, halfway through the second half, the Ship flyhalf broke away and a try resulted. This proved too much for the School and, despite some grand forward rushes, we were unable to break through to score.

Team : I. J. Lockhart ; P. B. Leonard, P. It. Anderson, J. S. Fulljames, S. W. T. Cullen ; C. It. G. Cullen, C. F. Smith ; J. K. Randall, R. Whittington-Ince, I. N. Wilcockson, B. H. Lewis, P. H. L. Longford, J. It. Edgar, A. D. J. Moise, J. Harbott.

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2nd XV Oct. 14 v King's School, Rochester, 2nd XV. (Away.) Lost, 3-8.

Nov. 1 v. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. (Away.) Lost, 3-9.

8 v. Dover College 2nd XV. (Home.) Won, 12-3.

22 v. Tonbridge School 3rd XV. (Away.) Lost, 0-9.

25 v. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. (Home.) Lost, 3-8.

Dec. 2 v. H.M.S. Worcester 2nd XV. (Home.) Won, 3-0.

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Co l ts X V Oct. 4 v. King's School, Rochester, Under-15. (Away.) Lost, 0-46. „ 14 v. Tonbridge School Under-15.

(Away.) Lost, 3-11.

Nov. 4 v. Cranbrook School Under-15.

(Away.) Lost, 0-29. „ 8 v. Dover College Under-15.

(Home.) Won, 6-3. „ 15 v. King's School, Rochester, Under-15. (Home.) Lost, 8-25. „ 25v King's School, Canterbury, Under-15. (Home.) Won, 14-6.

Dec. 2 v. King's School, Canterbury, Under-15. (Away.) Drawn, 3-3.

Under I4 XV Oct. 18 v. King's School, Rochester, Under-14. (Away.) Lost, 11-12.

Nov. 4 v. Cranbrook School Under-14.

(Away.) Won, 6-3.

Dec. 2 v. King's School, Rochester, Under-14. (Home.) Lost, 3-6.

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Shooting Notes LMOST seven hundred rounds of small-bore ammunition were used solely for practice in the first five weeks of this new School year. Next term, with only three members remaining from last year's victorious Country Life team—we are losing two invaluable marksmen in the persons of Bidmead and Leonard—practice is absolutely essential, if we are to maintain the high standard this coming year.

One's fingers are generally acknowledged to be comparatively useful in this sport.

A paradox (or so it seems here) that may be particularly true in the individual loading and firing of ten rounds inside the one minute allotted. But a temperature, that must surely register a point somewhere below zero, does not, generally speaking, help to keep the blood flowing equably in these important limbs. This instance, however, is just one of a number where an indoor range could help to mitigate the wind, cold and rain, the prevailing conditions here, on top of Sutton Hill.

And so to our results : already we are having some good scores and forecasts for those postal matches to come are promising :—

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Date Oct. 28

Nov. 4 „ „

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25 Dec.

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Opponents .. .. .. .. ..

St. Paul's School Aldenham School Glasgow Academy Bloxham School Charterhouse School ..

Taunton School ..

Blundell's School ..

Ardhagly College ..

Wantage School St. Edmund's School ..

Lancing College King's College, Taunton ..

Radley College King's School, Worcs. ..

Oundle School Kelly College ..

For 638 638 638 638 646 646

646 639 668 668 668 668 677 677 677 685

Points Against 579 555

612 616 610 548 649 652 480 568 606 603 643 588 630 604

Result Won Won Won Won Won Won Lost Lost Won Won Won Won Won Won Won Won

C.C.F. Notes 1950 Camp FOLLOWING the precedent of the previous year, an advance party of stalwarts under command of R.S.M. Cummings. left perilously embussed on Thursday, July 27, with the heavy stores to prepare the Contingent's accommodation at Crowborough West Camp for the morrow. The Main Body, some fifty strong, left

by Mr. Weeks's buses at eight o'clock on the morning of the 28th for Maidstone West, to complete the remainder of the journey by rail. No. 2 Platoon and Mr. Bailey very nearly did not, owing to a technical hitch with the second bus, but British Railways, under persuasion by a harassed 0.C., obligingly held up the train for us.

Most of us were agreeably surprised with Crowborough West, after experience or hearsay of Dibgate and St. Martin's Plain, to discover all the amenities of a pre-war Belisha Camp, and we very quickly got down to the routine of kit layouts and the mysteries of "interior economy" under the watchful eyes of Mr. Cummings. Messing

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— was substantial and good, though towards mid-week, when there were upwards of 1,500 cadets in camp, a severe strain was placed on the resources of the handful of permanent staff and the patience of some of the late arrivals in the queues. The Contingent's health bill was good, and a considerable improvement on the previous year.

Training activities were somewhat limited by the inability to use blank or other training expedients in the areas allotted in Ashdown Forest, but some useful schemes were carried out in conjunction with Eastbourne Grammar School, including one ,rather unfortunate exercise in which our defensive positions were so well concealed that it was impossible to effect contact with the enemy in the time available. A pleasant day's open-range shooting was spent on the Crumbles Range at Eastbourne the day before dispersal, and with demonstrations staged by the Sappers, Signals and the Somerset Light Infantry, an excursion to Brighton for "aquatic training" to celebrate the 0.C.'s birthday, and a return to the School on the occasion of the Village FĂŞte to raise funds for the War Memorial Playing Fields and present a Demonstration of Guard Mounting and Drill, the programme produced was as varied as the circumstances allowed. The Drill Squad entered for the inter-Contingent Competition are to be congratulated in particular, together with R.S.M. Cummings for his faithful and painstaking preparation, for obtaining Third Place in a field of ten Contingents, every one of which exceeded our strength by half as much again, or more. A great encouragement for the future lies in the fact that a number of these stalwarts who gave up so much free time at the close of the Summer term, and during the first few days of camp, remain with us to set an example of bearing and smartness which, to quote an unofficial aside from the Regular Officer who judged the Competition, would do credit to his old regiment ; which says a lot.

This term we are glad to welcome Captain R. A. Graham-Smith, who formerly commanded a company of the Gloucesters and who therefore is of great assistance with the purely infantry side of training in a Contingent which hitherto has been somewhat top-heavy with gunners. He takes the place of Lieut. E. N. Mackay, transferred to Cheltenham, as Second-in-Command. The Company Officers on Establishment are now Lieuts. J. E. C. Nicholl, M.C., and E. E. Bailey, while Lieut. N. J. Bennallack-Hart, former R. Sigs., is Technical Training Officer and in charge of Signals. Now that the Contingent is, for the first time in its post-war history, up to strength in its Officer Establishment, a renaissance in C.C.F. activities and interest seems due, and the Officer Commanding is most grateful to these officers for their assistance.

The main effort has been devoted to steering an unprecedentedly large field of Certificate " A " candidates through both parts of the examination. The Board was convened on November 17, 1950, Major C. H. Keenlyside, O.C. the Royal West Kent Depot, being the President. There were 43 candidates for Part II, of whom 36 were successful ; all the 24 Part I candidates passed. Most of the candidates were rather shaky on drill, but well above average in other subjects. Mr. Bailey, R.S.M. Cummings and C.S.M. Goldfinch are to be congratulated on the smooth running of the examination arrangements from the administrative point

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While the examination was in progress, heavily casualty-stricken House Platoons battled with great gusto in East Sutton Park, for the use of whose ground we again have to thank Miss Hooker. The area was deemed to be a part of North Korea ; in the morning Westminster Forces were Communist suicide troops left on the Sut-y'ong Ridge to delay St. Margaret's (United Nations) Forces in their advance from H'yed-kaung ; with roles reversed in the afternoon. Sjt. Travers, commanding the U.N. forces, might have succeeded in dislodging the enemy (whose forward positions had been betrayed by a remarkably affectionate cow) had not the wind veered suddenly from N.E. to S.E. and blown his extremely ambitious smoke-screen directly into the front windows of East Sutton House. Sjt. Poole in the afternoon had the advantage of reinforcements from the Recruits' Platoon, representing South Korean Volunteers. This time the Umpires had chosen the point of origin for the smoke with greater discretion, and with the addition of a second generator to compensate for the freshening of the breeze, a most realistic fog of war descended on the greater part of Kent. L /Cpl. Candy, 0.C.'s Wireless Operator for the day, having seen the effect of the morning's operation, and knowing that these fireworks might be expected to continue to belch forth the equivalent air-pollution of Battersea Power Station in a year for fully twenty minutes after the Cease Fire Signal, was last seen disappearing, 38 set and all, in a fog of his own creation, having valiantly endeavoured to extinguish the fumes with his cap, GS. The Contingent, already formed up on the overlooking heights in close order to observe this gallant operation, and having also observed the reaction, with considerable hilarity, of the by now not so affectionate cow to a proffered School haversack ration, returned weary and begrimed late in the afternoon.

This term also we are reviving the Inter-House Drill Competition, for which the O.C. is presenting a cup, with the dual object of encouraging the survivors of the Camp Drill Competition Squad to disseminate their doctrine as far as possible throughout the Contingent as a whole, and to overcome the usual Certificate " A" Board criticism as to our general drill standard by some added incentive to try and do better. It comes as a great disappointment in this connection to learn that R.S.M. Cummings will be leaving us after a year's valuable service with the Contingent ; under his avuncular, yet strictly correct, supervision we have made great strides towards a really high standard of efficiency, and a suddenly sprung Equipment Audit arranged by Eastern Command during the course of the term, owing to Mr. Cummings's faithful stewardship of the " Q" Stores, revealed not one skeleton in any cupboard of which we were not already aware. We are sorry he must go, and wish him every success in his next appointment.

CERTIFICATE " A" PART I RESULTS Cdts. Armstrong, C. N. ; Bartlett, M. J. ; Clapp, G. N. ; T. P. ; Davies, W. J. K. ; de Swart, L. F. M.; Evans, E. J.; Fremantle, C. A.; Greenshields, P. C.; Hancock, R. M.; Harvey, S. C.; Lewis, J. M. I.; Melvin, J.; Miles, J. B.; Millard, P. A. L.; Moise, P.; Norman, B. C.; Tapley, A. H.; Toler, N. B.; Traherne, D. M.; Tye, J. L.; Warland, P. W.; Wicks, C. C.; Wilkin, D. CERTIFICATE " A " PART II RESULTS Cdts. Baron, D. J. M.; Baxter, P. G.; Beaman, M. F.; Budd, R. F.; Cox, S. J.; Cullen, C. R. G.; Earp, M. G.; Everest, M. S.; Fermor, M. V.; Freed, M. F.; Goodwin, B. L.; Harbott, J.; Hawtin, J. H.; Henniker, K.; Hills, T. R. M.; Hobbs, A. J. P.; Hoeltschi, G.; Hough, B. P.;

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Hull, P. D.; Johns, R. C.; Lines, P. E. • Lockhart, I. J.; Masham, B. S.; Nickolls, J. W.; Noise-Brown, N. J.; Osborn, R. E.; Play -fair, R. P.; A/Lance Corporal Plommer, G. L.; Cdts.

Potter, D. A.; Prentice, D. S.; Price, J. G.; Prior, D. J.; Stubblefield, P. J.; Williams, J. M.; Wood, J. R.; Wright, A. C. PROMOTIONS To C.S.M. : Sit. 0. G. D. Goldfinch.

To C.Q.M.S. : Sjt. J. Robbins.

To Sjt. : Cpls. Fulljames, J. S.; Randall, J. K.; Poole, J. B.; Bidmead, J. D.; Smith, C. F.; Travers, A.; Wilcockson, I. N. ; Booer, T. G. To Cpl. : L/Cpls. Petters, R. B.; Edgar, J. R.; Moise, J.; Fothergill, B. A.; Patton, A. M.; A/L/Cpl. Cullen, S. W. T. To L/Cpl. : A/L/Cpls. Long, P. A.; Candy, M. St. J.; Cdts. Bartlett, A. K.; Pyne, F. G.; Longford, P. L. M. 0.; Hart, C. L. R.; Plommer, G. L.; Crundwell, V. C. (all with effect from September 21, 1950) ; A/L/Cpl. Murrell, M. V.; Cdts. Beaman, M. F.; Budd, R. F.; Cox, S. J.; Cullen, C. R. G.; Hawtin, J. H.; Hills, T. R. M.; Hull, P. P.; Nickolls, J. W.; Stubblefield, P. J.; Wood, J. R. (all with effect from November 17, 1950).

Enutum : In the Summer Issue, A. M. Patton should have been shown as promoted to L/Cpl., not A. M. Potter.

Scout Notes

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EPTEMBER always brings big changes to the Junior Troop, and this year has proved no exception, no fewer than nine new Patrol Leaders being required. The following wele promoted : C. H. Champion, R. E. B. Craven, J. A. D. Croft, D. A. Ffoulkes-Jones and M. C. Vant of Lambe's, D. A. Collet of Holdgate, J. P. Ward of Bennett, and P. N. Goddard and J. Verrall of the Day Boys. The total number in the Junior Troop is rather lower this term as a large proportion of Bennett House have followed their leader into the C.C.F !

The Troop welcomes most heartily Mr. J. B. Corfield as Assistant Scoutmaster.

He has already proved his worth in many ways.

The new recruits have got on with their Tenderfoot tests in good style, and we hope that they will all be invested by the end of term. Work for the Second Class and for Badges has not been attempted this term on any great scale, and our main preoccupation has been with the Annual Patrol Competition, for which a number of very good models are being made.

We did manage to get one afternoon in King's Wood, but the wet weather and short days make games in the playground or gym. more practical alternatives.

By the end of term we shall have had more contact than usual with other Scouts, having had football matches against the Lenham and Sutton Valence Troops and having joined in a District Night Hike and Sing Song at Ulcombe.

A party of twenty-four Scouts will be going to see "The Gang Show" in London on December 9.

The Upper School Scouts have had a quiet term because of the large number of films and lectures on Saturday evenings. The main innovation has been a weekly meeting for each patrol in the Den during second prep. This will give the P.L.s a chance to lead and, it is hoped, a chance for the rest of the patrol to get in some training for their First Class Tests.

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We had a most successful hike to the North Downs by Hollingbourne and parties have helped with the checking of footpaths in the parish.

A lecture on the Fireman Badge has been arranged for December 9, and we hope to follow this up with visits to the Maidstone Fire Station to complete the training for the badge.

P. J. Stubblefield was appointed a Patrol Leader at the beginning of term.

C. J. Rayner and J. Verrall represented the Troop in the District Patrol for the County Commissioner's camping competition in September.

SUMMER CAMP 1950 We held our Summer Camp in Rockwood Meadow, Cranbrook, again this year, having four Junior Patrols, one Upper School Patrol, and J.W.T., E.H.B., and E.R.P. in camp.

Despite the worst weather that we have experienced in camp so far, the standard of camping was higher than in previous years. For the first time, each of the four junior patrols finished top of the daily morning inspections. On the aggregate marks the Panthers (P.L.—P. J. Mair) finished first, with the Kestrels (P.L.—M. A. Maberly) second, the Merlins (P.L.—B. G. Keeble) third, and the Bulldogs (P.L.—J. G. L. Wall) close behind them in fourth place.

The highlight of the camp (in more ways than one) was the roasting of two large joints on spits between an enormous fire and two large pieces of corrugated iron which acted as reflectors. Although the joints were several times enveloped in flames during basting operations they proved unexpectedly palatable !

Apart from this we had wide games both by day and night and built some backwoods shelters. During the last sing-song the G.S.M. presented Mr. Byrde with a "Thanks Badge" to show the Troop's appreciation of his great help as Quartermaster in camp for the last four years. We all hope that despite the fact that he is leaving we shall see him in camp again next year.

The Rev. C. Watson spent the Sunday with us as usual, and we had a short visit from Donald Jeffrey (0.S.) and John Gardner (0.S.) on their resplendent new motor-bikes ! A number of parents braved the elements to visit us on the Wednesday, and were caught in the heaviest shower of the week during tea as their reward !

Mrs. Williams and her family were as hospitable as ever, even to the extent of producing a bed for a " chilled " scout on the last night at camp.

Came the last morning and the weather was brilliantly fine as we packed up regretfully before saying goodbye to Rockwood Meadow and our friends the Larkings for another year.

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HE G.S.M. and seven Upper School Scouts spent the inside of a week on a hike camp in Shropshire during September. We assembled at Church Stretton in pouring rain by train, coach and aged Opel. The further outlook was gloomy, for we had no fixed camp site and only some rather flimsy hike tents as protection from the elements. However, the station master happened to be an ex-Scoutmaster and with his help we contacted the skipper of the local troop, who not only introduced

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us to a nearby farmer but insisted on lending us a bell-tent for the duration of our stay. This was invaluable as we had heavy rain every night and would have been pretty miserable in the hike tents.

Our plans were to hike out from Church Stretton, returning at night for the first two days and to carry out a two-day hike for the last days. We managed to carry out these plans despite furious opposition from the farmer's pigs ! These ate all our rations on one day and, on another, entirely ruined a new hike tent and Skipper's pyjamas. Fortunately the farmer then had compassion on us and moved them into another field.

During our hikes we explored Caer Caradoc and the Longmynd very thoroughly.

We were rather disappointed to find that the "grassy track, hard to follow at times," which was the guide-book description of the Portway running the length of the Longmynd, was now a metalled road leading to a new gliding club at the southern end of the high ground.

We spent our last evening in camp at a sing-song camp fire with the 2nd Longmynd Troop and were amused to hear that they had spent their summer camp at Downe in Kent.

As a first venture at this type of camp we rated it as a definite success and our experiences in Shropshire will stand us in good stead next time.

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Cinema Notes HE death of Mr. J. H. Keating came as a great blow to the whole School, especially

to the Cinema Club, which he ran so remarkably well. To his successor, Mr. J. B. Corfield, he has left no mean task—a task to which the latter has devoted much of his time, in spite of numerous other duties.

An extremely good selection of entertainment films have been shown most successfully in the hall this term, and extensive experiments with the sound have met with gratifying success.

We have not had a list of the expected quota of educational films, but a constant flow of them has arrived. Almost without exception they have been geographical.

Few other branches of School activity, one notices, have taken advantage of the cinema as yet.

The subscription has been raised to 6s. 6d., as opposed to the 5s. 6d. of previous terms, this to enable us to pay back the remainder of the loan made to us on buying our new projector. Now that this has been done, we will be able to think more about technical perfection. For instance, a second speaker in the hall would almost perfect our sound, while permanent fixtures in the hall and geography classroom would save a lot of time and wear on the existing apparatus. We are also badly in need of a new rewinder, and at this stage in the life of the projector, a spare set of valves is essential. Therefore next term's subscription will probably remain at 6s. 6d.

We have done our best to comply with requests for entertainment films, but most of them are not yet in our catalogues.

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Chapel Notes Despite changes in staff in the School this term, there have been few alterations in the Chapel arrangements. Those that there have been were of lesser importance.

The School prefects now read the second lesson on Sunday evenings, as well as the daily morning lessons during the week. Otherwise the normal smooth running has made the task of taking over remarkably easy.

We have welcomed three visiting preachers this term. The High Master of St. Paul's School (Dr. R. L. James), preached on October 22. The Vicar of Sutton Valence, the Rev. W. E. Purcell (who excited the interest of the younger members of the School by exhibiting a copy of the " Eagle ") came on October 29; and the Rector of Poplar, the Rev. Mark A. Hodson, on November 19.

As usual, the Carol Service is due to take place on the last Sunday of term and Mr. Pierssene is arranging for various visits by the Choir to local Churches, including a visit to Bearsted, on Wednesday, December 13.

Library Notes The following books have been presented this term to the School Library : "Bus Operation," by L. D. Kitchin, presented by W. H. Jelpke, O.S. ; "Simple Propagation," by Noel J. Prockter, 0.S., and presented by the author ; " Lavengro," by George Borrow, presented by H. K. Sawtell, 0.S. ; " Elizabeth, Captive Princess," by Margaret Irwin, and "The Heart of the Matter," by Graham Greene, both presented by G. A. Calver, 0.S. ; "The Second World War, Vol. III," by the Rt. Hon. W. S. Churchill, presented by

A. Craven, 0.S. ; " The Green Beret,"

by Hilary St. George Saunders, presented in memory of J. Bare, 0.S., by his mother.

The following books have been purchased this term by the Library Fund : " A History of the Art of War in the XVIth Century," by Sir Charles Oman ; "Delight," by J. B. Priestley ; " Shakespearean Tragedy," by A. C. Bradley ; " Noble Essences, or, Courteous Revelations," by Osbert Sitwell ; " Europe, a Regional Geography," by M. R. Shackleton ; " The Coastline of England and Wales," by J. A. Steers ; "The Mathematics of Great Amateurs," by J. L. Coolidge ; "Florence Nightingale, 1820-1910," by Cecil Woodham-Smith.

Swimming Retrospect This retrospect is being written on a dismal November afternoon. The bath is deserted and desolate except for one or two frogs and occasional boys testing model speed-boats. But after copying long and complicated lists and reviewing the crowded activities of June and July, I am forced to the conclusion that we must have had an unusually successful swimming season. Considerable credit for this is due to Bentley, the Captain of Swimming. Although he was prevented for most of the term by a broken arm from doing any serious swimming himself, he marshalled his bath-squad to good effect and his organisation of the day-to-day arrangements and especially of the R.L.S.S. examinations and the Sports was exemplary. He got the bath squad away to a good start and the bath was scrubbed and well painted in time for the traditional opening day.

But alas, the water supply was wholly inadequate ; a mere trickle came in night after night ; the tanks in the houses were empty and curses inevitably and

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Then the brainy members (i.e., Maths.

VIth) of the Fire Squad got to work and furtively uncoiling lengths of hose during the night watches tapped the fire hydrant by the Chapel gates and—hey presto— the bath was filled in a matter of hours.

From then on, all went swimmingly : crawl classes, diving classes, life saving, beginners' classes and, of course, Scout baths, Corps baths, House baths, P.T. baths, Non-Latin baths and all the other familiar subterfuges for more baths. The Bath Squad spent less time than usual in the sun-bathing corner, with the result that not only was the bath kept unusually clean (they had a new 40 ft. brush to play with—thank you, Bursar) but also much valuable instruction was given to novices, and the Headmaster had to part with 50 pass-out shillings at the end of the term.

Life saving maintained its popularity.

Excellent work was done by the five instructors and a grand example was set by the senior and seasoned life savers.

In the Inter-House Life Saving Competition, Part I (based on the Bar to Bronze Examination) gave St. Margaret's a narrow lead. They provided an excellent pair in Bryant and Leonard, but in Part II (based on the Award of Merit tests) Bassett and Bentley gained a clear lead and brought the cup back to Westminster.

The match with the Old Suttonians proved a popular attraction on the Saturday of Speech Day week-end.

Thanks chiefly to their strength in the B. and C. events, the School won easily but the match was none the less interesting. Mention must be made of the swimming of A. M. James (0.S.) in the 100 yards free style and the 50 yards back stroke. In spite of Rugger tours

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in France and dubious cricket tours in the West Country he not only won both these events but in the back stroke beat the record which he himself established in 1943 and which still stands in his name. On the following day the 0.5. gained their revenge by beating the School (and to a certain extent the referee) in a water polo match. Both sides were resplendent in new, gaily coloured and numbered caps and we hope that the acquisition of these will stimulate interest in the game.

The term ended as usual with the congestion of heats, relays and the finals, when we were able to pay tribute and say good-bye to the Headmaster and Mrs. James. The Inter-House Relays were closely contested and Westminster finished with a narrow lead of three events to two. St. Margaret's retaliated by winning the Penguin (20 men race) in record time. In the Individual Sports the standard was uniformly high and there are some very promising swimmers coming along in the middle and junior classes. Six records were broken. In an Open 100 yards Breast Stroke Bassett beat Milmine's 1939 record and in the 50 yards Free Style (Div. B) Lockhart returned the fast time of 29.7 secs. to beat the record established by Swarbrick in 1943.

School v. Old Suttonians In this match, held on July 8, the School won by 80 points to 38. The results were as follows :— 50-yds. FREE STYLE " A "-1, I. J. Lockhart ; 2, E. G. Dixon (0.5.) .

3, M. B. Toler ; 4, C. B. Kerr (0.S.). Time, 30.3 secs; " B "-1, J. W. Nickolls ; 2, P. B. Leonard ; 3, G. L. Jones (0.S.) ; 4, N. J. Northover (0.S.).

Time, 33.1 secs. " C "-1, M. S. Everest ; 2, P. F. Wailer; 3, P. A. Paytork (0.50 ; 4, I. F. Kay (0.S.) . Time 32.9 secs.

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1, G. K. Ackroyd ; 2, G. L. Jones (0.5.) flint A. Travers ; 4, N. J. Northover (0.8.). Distance 49 ft.

BACK STROKE " A " (50 yds.)-1, A. M. James (0.S.) ; 2, J. W. Nickolls ; 3, J. W. Bassett ; 4, J. E. C. Binks (0.S.).

Time, 39.9 secs. " B " (25 yds.)-1, C. N. Armstrong ; 2, P. B. Leonard ; 3, G. L. Jones (0.5.); 4, E. G. Dixon (0.5.).

Time, 18.3 secs. " C" (25 yds.)--1, J. II. Hawtin ; 2, P. M. L. Longford ; 3, K. M. Bell (0.8.) ; 4, R. E. Hardy (0.5.).

Time 19 secs.

DIVING "A "-1, I. J. Lockhart ; 2, P. N. Lonsdale ; 3, E. F. E. Stephens (0.S.) ; 4, G. L. Jones (0.S.).

"B "-1, J. It. Edgar ; 2, J. E. C. Binks (0.S.) ; 3, J. W. Nickolls ; 4, N. Gibson (0.S.).

BREAST STROKE " A " (100 yds.)-1, J. W. Bassett ; 2, M. G. Hogg (0.S.) ; 3, P. A. Payton (0.S.); 4, F. W. P. Bentley.

Time, 1 mm. 29.7 secs. " B " (50 yds.)-1, J. Harbott ; 2, P. N. Lonsdale 3, K. M. Bell (0.S.) ; 4, I. F. Kay (0.S.). Time, 38.6 secs. " C " (50 yds.)-1, J. R. Edgar ; 2, P. B. Leonard ; 3, R. E. Hardy (0.S.); 4, D. J. Newell (0.S.). Time, 42.2 secs.

100 - yds. FREE STYLE 1, A. M. James (0.S.) ; 2, P. 15I. L. Longford ; 3, P. N. Janes (0.S.) ; 4, J. K. Randall. Time, 1 min. 10.5 sees.

ALL AVAILABLE MEN RELAY (20 x 25 yds.)

won by the School.

Swimming Sports Finals

The results of the Swimming Sports held at the end of July were as follows :OPEN EVENTS 50 yds. FREE STYLE: 1, J. R. Edgar ; 2, P. M. L. Longford ; 3, J. K. Randall ; 4, A. K. Bartlett ; 5, J. S. Fulljames. Time, 33 secs.

50 yds. Beck STROKE: 1, J. W. Bassett ; 2, W. H. Jelpke ; 3, G. K. Ackroyd ; 4, S. W. T. Cullen.

Time, 41.6 secs.

100 yds. FREESTYLE: 1, P. M. L. Longford ; 2, J. R. Edgar ; 3, J. K. Randall; 4, J. W. Bassett ; 5, H. C. Allen. Time, 1 mitt. 23 secs.

100 yds. BREAST STROKE : 1, J. W. Bassett ; 2, J. K. Randall ; 3, F. W. P. Bentley ; 4, J. It. Edgar ; 5, J. H. Overy. Time, 1 min. 25.6 sees. (Record).

440 yds. FREE STYLE : 1, J. K. Randall ; 2, J. W. Bassett ; 3, It. B. Aisher ; 4, F. W. P. Bentley ; 5, M. C. Allen. Time, 7 ruins. 39.4 secs.

DIVING : 1, I. J. Lockhart ; 2, J. R. Edgar ; 3, J. W. Nickolls ; 4, P. N. LonsdaJe ; 5, C. 1'.

Northover.

LONG PLUNGE: 1, J. It. Mendel ; 2, P. E. Lines ; 3, G. K. Ackroyd ; 4, T. 0. Booer ; 5, A. Travers.

Distance, 46 ft,

DIVISION B EVENTS 50 yds. FREE STYLE : 1, 1. J. Lockhart ; 2, 1'. G. Baxter ; 3, j. W. Nickolls ; 4, P. F. Waller; 5, G. L. Plommer. Time, 29.7 secs. (Record).

25 yds. BACK STROKE : 1, J. W. Nickolls ; 2, J. Ff. Hawtin ; 3, P. M. L. Longford ; 4, P. G. Baxter ; 5, P. F. Waller. Time, 16.8 secs.

50 yds. BREAST STROKE : 1, P. R. Anderson ; 2, R. Whittington-Ince ; 3, I. J. Lockhart ; 4, J. H. Overy ; 5, B. S. Masham. Time, 40.1 secs.

100 yds. FREE STYLE : 1, 1. .1. Lockhart ; 2, P. G. Baxter ; 3, R. B. Aisher ; 4, 0. K. Ploninter ; 5, D. J. Prior. Time, 1 min. 15 secs.

250 yds. FREE STYLE : 1, J. Harbott ; 2, G. L. Plommer ; 3, R. A. Light ; 4, P. E. Lines ; 5, C. N. Armstrong. Time, 4 min. 5 secs.

DIVISION C EVENTS 25 yds. BACK STROKE : 1, C. N. Armstrong ; 2, M. B. Toler ; 3, P. E. Lines ; 4, B. H. Lockhart ; 5, I. G. Cottle. Time, 18.1 sees. (Record).

50 yds. FREE STYLE : 1, 0. Hoeltschi ; 2, M. B. Toler ; 3, It. A. Light ; 4, J. liarbott ; 5, P. E. Lines.

Time, 33.4 secs.

50 yds. BREAST STROKE : 1 J. Harbott ; 2 C. N. Armstrong; 3, R. E. Osborn ; 4, G. Hoeltschi ; 5, P. E. Lines. Time, 38.8 secs. (Record).

JUNIOR DIVING : 1, R. T. Blake ; 2, R. E. B. Craven.

3, M. S. Everest ; 4, M. B. Toler ; 5, H. N. Dahlstrom' DIVISION I) EVENTS 25 yds. FREE STYLE: 1, R. T. Blake ; 2, H. N. Dahlstrom ; 3, J. A. D. Croft ; 4, J. J. Role; 5, P. J. Hair. Time, 15.2 sees.

25 yds. BREAST STROKE: 1, H. N. Dahlstrom; 2, J. G. L. Wall ; 3, It. T. Blake ; 4, 11. A. Griffin ; 5, J. H. Thyne. Time, 19.4 sees.

25 yds. Beck STROKE : 1, R. T. Blake ; 2, H. N. Dahlstrom ; 3, R. E. B. Craven ; 4, J. G. L. Wall, Time, 19.4 secs. (Record).

UNDER-121 EVENTS 25 yds. FREE STYLE: 1, D. A. Frost ; 2, A. J. Perkins ; 3, J. B. Hastings ; 4, D. W. Waite ; 5, J. A. Dungay. Time, 18.4 secs.

25 yds. BREAST STROKE : 1, 1), W. Waite ; 2, N. Harrison ; 3, J. A. Dungay ; 4, J. P. Day ; 5, J. B. Hedges. Time 21.8 secs. (Record).

BEGINNERS RACES (25 yds. Free Style) Under 14 : 1, K. J. Jenner ; 2, M. A. Holford ; 3, G. W. Marks. Time 24.1 sees.

Under 12 : 1, J. H. Vaut ; 2, R. P. Rutter 3, R. A. Coates. Time, 25.8 secs.

The Inter-House Challenge Cup was won by Westminster (465 points) ; St. Margaret's (350 points).

The Inter-House Standards Cup was won by St. Margaret's (145) ; Westminster (142).

The Headmaster's Shillings for those who passed out in the course of the term (50 in number), the Cups and Medals were presented jointly by the Headmaster and Mrs. James at the conclusion of the Sports,

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Inter-House Swimming Relay Races

Inter-House Life Saving Cup

The Inter-House Swimming Relays and the Penguin Twenty Men Race were held on July 22. The results were as follows :— FREE STYLE (4 X 50 yds.) won by St. Margaret's.

In the Inter-House Life Saving Competition, held in conjunction with the Royal Life Saving Society Examinations, the Cup was won by Westminster.

Time, 2 mine. 9.8 sees.

LONG PLUNGE won by St. Margaret's. Distance, 152 ft. 6 ins.

BREAST STROKE (4 x 100 yds.) won by Westminster.

Time, 6 mins. 17.8 secs.

DIVING won by Westminster.

FREE STYLE (4 X 100 yds.) won by Westminster.

Time, 5 mins. 48.3 secs.

THE PENGUIN RACE (20 x 25 yds.) WM WOD by St. Margaret's in the record time of 5 mins. 51.1 secs.

At the conclusion of the races the Penguin was presented by Mrs. J. F. Dixon on behalf of the donors, J. F. Dixon (1932) and E. G. Dixon (1940).

The results were as follows :— PART 1 (Bar to Bronze Examination) :— WESTMINSTER : J. H. Overy, P. E. Lines, J. Harbott, P. It. Anderson (143 points).

ST. MARGARET'S: P. G. F. Bryant, P. B. Leonard, I. J. Lockhart, G. L. Plomraer (144i points).

PART 2 (Award of Merit Examination) :— WESTMINSTER : J. W. Bassett, F. W. P. Bentley

(129 points).

ST. MARGARET'S: (104 points).

RESULT. - 1,

248k points.

P. N. Lansdale, J. C. Hunter

Westminster 272 points ; 2, St. Margaret's

Life Saving

Tennis Notes

The results of the examinations held in July were as follows :—

The general rise in the standard of tennis, noted last year, continued last term, and it was seldom that there was a vacant court on games days. There has been also increased enthusiasm over the sport and the entries for the individual competitions were large. A. J. Knight won the senior tournament, defeating J. S. Fulljames by 3 sets to 1; and R. D. Playfair defeated B. G. Keeble by 3 sets to none to win the junior tournament.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE: R. M. Biggs, R. E. B. Craven, J. A. D. Croft, I. H. Gladders, D. A. Frost, E. D. Harrison, J. R. Hedges, B. G. Keeble, M. A. Maberly, P. J. Hair, C. J. Rayner, J. H. Thyne, J. P. VerraJl. SCHOLAR INSTRUCTOR'S CERTIFICATE: H. S. Everest, P. E. Lines, J. G. Smedley.

BRONZE MEDALLION: M. C. Allen, C. N. Armstrong, R. T. Blake, I. G. Cottle, H. N. Dahlstrom, E. J. Evans, J. R. Gaunt, W. J. Goodchild, K. Henniker, A. M. McNish, 31. It. Naylor, It. E. Osborn, A. C. Wright, M. B. Toler, J. R. Wood.

INSTRUCTOR'S CERTIFICATE: J. R. Mendel, F. G. Pyne.

BAR TO BRONZE MEDALLION :— 1st Bar : P. R. Anderson, V. C. Crundwell,

J. Harbott, G. Hoeltschi, A. J. P. Hobbs, P. E. Lines, B. S. Masham, J. Melvin, J. W. Nickolls, D. A. Potter, D. S. Prentice, D. J. Prior, J. G. Smedley, D. M. Traherne, N. J. Noyes-Brown, M. S. Everest.

2nd Bar : R. B. Aisher, P. B. Leonard, I. J. Lockhart, J. R. Mendel, G. L. Plommer, P. G. F. Bryant, P. F. Waller, J. H. Overy.

BRONZE CROSS: P. R. Anderson, C. N. Armstrong, P. G. F. Bryant, V. C. Crwldwell, M. S. Everest, C. A. Fremantle, G. Hoeltschi, A. J. P. Hobbs, P. E. Lines, B. S. Masham, N. J. Noyes-Brown, D. A. Potter, J. B. Poole, D. S. Prentice, D. J. Prior, J. G. Smedley, D. M. Traherne.

AWARD OF MERIT: G. K. Ackroyd, It. B. Aisher, 3. R. Edgar, I. J. Lockhart, J. It. Mendel, G. L. Plommer, A. Travers, P. F. Waller.

BAR TO AWARD OF MERIT : — 1st Bar : A. K. Bartlett, F. W. P. Bentley, J. C.

Hunter, K. D. Johnson, P. N. Lonsdale.

2nd Bar : J. W. Bassett.

On July 16 Mrs. James once again very kindly organised an American tournament for six of the School and the Ladies of the Staff. Miss Finnis was the highest scoring lady, and J. S. Fulljames the winner of the School's prize. A match with Cranbrook which was to have been played on July 23 was unfortunately cancelled owing to heavy rain.

The Inter-House Tournament for the Bossom Cup, played on July 21 and 24, was again won by Westminster, who,

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though not doing as well as was to be expected in the singles, won the doubles outright.

SCORES: SINGLES :—

A. J. Knight beat 0. G. D. (Joldfinch, 6-3, 6-1.

J. L. Hough lost to P. N. Lonsdale, 4-6, 2-6.

J. S. Fulljarnes lost to A. Travers, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6.

B. D. Hough lost to R. B. Petters, 6-1, 1-6, 5-7.

H. K. Sawtell beat R. D. Playfair, 6-3, 6-3.

N. J. Noyes-Brown beat R. F. Budd, 6-2, 6-4.

DOUBLES :— J. S. Fulljames and B. D. Hough beat R. B. Petters and lt. F. Budd, 6-0, 6-0.

A. J. Knight and H. K. Sawtell beat P. N. Lonsdale and A. Travers, 9-7, 6-2.

J. L. Hough and N. J. Noyes-Brown beat 0. 0. I).

Goldfinch and R. D. Mayfair, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Cricket Retrospect "Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 11."

This makes dismal reading ; but two losses were after declarations by us and two more after very close games which might well have gone the other way.

Our wins, moreover, were all in School matches. In a season condemned for its inclement weather we managed to get a result in all games save one.

The main weakness was in batting—it usually is—and there was not the solidity and grimness in the make-up of most of the batsmen to overcome the bad periods which come to all of us. After a shaky start Smith improved right through the season, as did Goodwin, but several others faded out after a few good innings.

The bowling was satisfactory. Roper and Knight proving admirable foils to each other while Wilcockson managed to get a wicket or two in most matches.

Unfortunately, Whittaker, who had done well last year, suffered from a Rugger injury and was of little help as a bowler although his vigorous batting was useful at times. Roper averaged about 4 wickets

a match and was always to be relied on with his left handers. Knight was slowmedium, right hand, usually coming in at the batsman. He got several useful scalps at times when the batsmen seemed well set.

The fielding was not as good as it should have been. Roper, Knight, Smith and Goodwin were always good but several others considered themselves specialists at one place only—and were not necessarily very good at that—and seemed to consider it a slight when asked to go to some unaccustomed position.

As Captain, Knight was quiet and sound, setting an example more by what he did than what he said.

The Second XI was most successful, winning 4 and drawing 1 out of their 6 matches.

The Colts were a weak side and seemed to find it hard to work at a game which is the most difficult of all in which to acquire the technique necessary to become good. The penalty for one bad stroke can be very severe and, unless one determines not to be got out in games and matches, very little batting practice is obtained.

They must realise that the main reason for failure is lack of continuous concentration. Each ball is a problem on its own and, when it has been dealt with, there is the one after a different one with, maybe, a different solution.

The Under-14 XI was a very successful side, being unbeaten withal.

O.S. Cricket 1950 This has been our most successful season since the war. Our only defeat was at the hands of the Old Cranbrookians on the first day of the " week," while we had victories over the School (by 2 wickets), the Mote (by 5 wickets),

THE SUTTONIAN St. Lawrence, O.M.T. (on the 4th ball of the last over), the Three Suttons and the Dragons, both easily. In the drawn games, Headcom with 1 wicket still to fall were 90 runs behind ; and having put Ashford out on their own ground for 81 (after a first wicket stand of 50) we had scored 1 for no wicket when rain put an end to the proceedings, as far as cricket was concerned. Against the Queen's Own we had scored 1 for no wicket in reply to a score of about 200 and, as the wicket was dead easy, this might be accounted an even draw.

This year the game against the Mote was revived, although not in either their week or ours. However, we managed to dismiss a powerful batting side for 200 runs on a good wicket.

Two excellent catches off bad balls, taken by Peter Tipples and Clive Smith (next year's School Captain), started us on our way and a good bowling and batting performance by John Gray laid the foundations of a win. Tom Osborn, who usually keeps wicket for the Mote, made one of his rare appearances for us and not only " kept " well, but also played a very good innings.

Against the Old Cranbrookians we played badly and well deserved to be beaten. The O.M.T. game was to us all, as is usual, the highlight of the week.

Our not very convincing score of 180-odd had left O.M.T. a splendid chance of a win, and a score of 120 with only two men out and over an hour to go augured ill for us. However, John Gray bowled like a " white " Ramadhin and the last over started with two wickets to fall and 6 runs to win. A wicket, a two, and then a caught and bowled by John brought the cricket to an end. Afterwards Robert Kay sang a " Calypso " at the Queen's Head and collected

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"another nickel" for the Village Sports Ground.

For the rest of the week we were well in form and were undefeated. John Gray, Robin Hearn and others made runs while, for the last three matches, John had another John (Roper) of this year's School side to give a left-handed contrast to his right-hand "rollers."

During the week we had the opportunity of saying " Vale " to the late Headmaster, thanking him for all his kindnesses in the past, and " Salve " to Mr. Aspinall and to wish him "good luck." The latter was good enough to watch us in our last two games and, between introductions to local celebrities, to meet a few of the hardy perennials who seem to bloom here every third week in August. His fame as a cricketer has been sung to us by Ashford and we hope that next year, like his predecessor, he will play on our side when he can.

Socially and gastronomically the tour was a success and despite our caterers, no one starved and few thirsted. Our camp followers, Alan and Jim, with occasional help from Edward P. and " Pim " were, as always, of great assistance. Up to date no major " Kippery Crimes" have been laid at our door and we look forward to next August 12, when we start on our quest again. It was good to see a few "new boys" this year to relieve the flagging legs of the ancients. Do come again and tell your friends about it.

O.S. Notes Cmdr. (E.) W. V. B. Drew, R.N. (1926) is at the Royal Naval Air Station, Gosport.

H. J. W. Taylor (1926) is the Manager of the Kohala Sugar Company, Hawi,

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Group-Capt. C. S. Moore, R.A.F. (1928), after being at Washington, D.C., for a year, is now Senior R.A.F. Officer at the Air University, Maxwell, A.F.B., Montgomery, Alabama. There he is responsible for liaison between the R.A.F. and the Air University Command of the U.S.A.F. This Command is responsible for the teaching of higher military subjects at Colleges and Schools. He is also filling an Exchange Post on the staff of the Air War College, the senior military education establishment of the U.S.A.F. While on a recent visit to New York he met L. E. Porter (1927) who is in business there.

D. W. Lattimer (1929) has been transferred from Malaya to Kenya.

Address :—Colonial Audit Dept., P.O. Box 84, Nairobi.

R. G. Newbury (1930) is now Purser of the new P.O. ship " Chusan."

E. H. G. Knight is painting in Northern Address :—P.O. Box 290, Rhodesia.

N'Dola, N. Rhodesia.

Lt.-Cmdr. H. J. Lee, D.S.C., R.N. (1935), H.M.S. "Cockade," is in Korean waters.

J. R. C. Matthews (1936) is again captaining the Harlequins and playing for Middlesex. In the absence of the regular captain, A. M. James (1943) has been captaining Richmond—the first time the 0.S. have had captains of two first-class London clubs simultaneously.

J. A. Oldfield (1937) was wrongly stated in the last magazine to be working for I.C.I. at Birmingham instead of Durham.

I. P. Waters (1937) is teaching at Whitgift Middle School, Croydon.

P. H. Millar (1938) is working with the Rheostatic Co. at Slough.

F. P. B. Derrick (1938) has been appointed captain of the Aden Cricket XI. He has also been selected to play polo for

Aden against the Military Mission at Addis Abbaba—the Emperor has offered a gold cup.

P. C. Turner (1939) passed his Solicitors Final Examination in June and was admitted as a solicitor in October, 1950.

P. K. J. Lindsay (1940) has been in N. Borneo for two years, one of which he spent as District Officer of Laked Datu, a district of some 4,000 square miles.

He has recently been transferred to Sandakan, the largest town in the colony and the main port, as Assistant Commissioner. Trade, particularly in timber, rubber, cutch and copra, is booming, but rehabilitation is slow. He has met P. Collenette (1910) who is engaged in Geology.

D. E. Carden (1911), who has been living in Belgium since being married there in 1946, has now a son and a daughter. In addition to working in a chemical factory, he has been taking a course of Geology, Mineralogy, Crystallography and Surveying at an Industrial and Commercial School. In July this year he passed his Final Examinations in French, obtaining one Diploma with "La plus grande distinction" and another with " Distinction." His address is :— 18, rue Jean-Jean, Wasines, Borenage, Belgium.

P. S. Pell (1942) passed out first in his Final Examination for B.Sc. Engineering at Nottingham University in June and is staying on there to take an Honours Degree. • A. M. James (1943) has been playing rugger for Surrey.

J. H. Scott-Wilson (1943) finished equal first in the Oxford University Cross Country Cup Race which was again won by his College, Magdalen.

J. A. Swarbrick (1944) has been recalled to the Army and is on his way to Korea. Address :—Lieut. J. A.

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THE SUTTONIAN Swarbrick, B. Coy., K.R.H.U., British Army P.O. No. 3.

M. H. Pym (1945) is at Cirencester Agricultural College.

H. M. Brodie (1948) is with the 14th/20th King's Hussars at Catterick and has been playing rugger regularly for his regiment. Other O.S. at Catterick are P. A. Fairley (1949), 2nd Lieut., 8th R. Tank Regt., J. M. Judd, D. L. Ramage and L. E. Cross.

N. R. Pearless (1949) is an Officer Cadet at Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot.

C. B. Kerr (1950) is studying Medicine at St. Andrews's University.

G. K. Ackroyd (1950) is articled to a firm of Auctioneers and Estate Agents at Canterbury.

G. G. Parrett (1950) is taking a Commercial Course at the Thanet Technical College.

W. H. Jelpke (1950) is with the Royal Tank Regt.

J. W. Lewis (1950) is in the R.E. at Cove with K. M. Bell (1948) and F. J. Newell (1948).

School holiday parties will be going to Cumberland (April 18-28) and to the Austrian Tyrol (August 21-September 6).

O.S. will be welcome and are asked to communicate with N. P. Bentley at the School.

O.S.A. War Memorial Scholarship This will be awarded by the O.S.A. Committee in the Spring of 1951 and will be tenable from and including the Christmas Term of 1951.

Rules for the award were circulated to Old Suttonians with the Summer Term Magazine, 1950.

Names of applicants and any enquiries should be sent to the Hon. Sec., 0.S.A., at the School. All entries must be received by February 1, 1951.

Births BENTLEY. On November 2, 1950, to Helen (nee Warler), wife of R. D. Bentley (1942), a son, Mark Torben.

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ENGLISH.-On September 11, 1950, at Larkfield, to Marian and Richard D. English (1934), a second son, Simon Roger Delano.

GROVES-On October 14, 1950, to Hilary and Charles Groves (1932), a daughter, Mary Hermione.

MATHER-In June, 1949, to the wife of J. D. Mather (1940), a daughter.

PELL.-On August 28, 1950, to Janet, wife of Peter S. Pell (1942), a son, Robert Jon. REID.-On October 30, 1950, to the wife of T. N. Reid (1929), a daughter, Susan.

SANDY.-On October 19, 1950, to the wife of E. W. J. Sandy (1940), a daughter.

SILLARS.-On September 30, 1950, to Doreen Yvonne (nee Trimnel), wife of F/Lt. R. B. Sillars, R.A.F. (1940), twin sons, Robert William and Andrew John.

SMITH.-On October 26, 1950, to Bets, wife of E. J. W. Smith (1934), a daughter.

TACEY.-On September 17, 1950, to Nora (nee Lewis), wife of Major E. D. Tacey, M.C., R.A. (1931), a son, Neil.

TAYLOR.-On September 17, 1950, in Port Sudan, to Doreen, wife of G. H. Taylor (1932), a daughter, Jane.

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Marriages FURNISS–SCOTT-DUTFIELD. — On September 2, 1950, at Christ Church, Epsom, Robert Furniss (1933) to Corinne May Scott-Dutfield.

TURNER–FELL. On September 23, 1950, at the Green Congregational Church, Ossett, Peter C. Turner (1939) to W. Muriel Fell.

Death KEATING.—On September 19, 1950, J. H. Keating (master since 1941).

Correspondence Sutton Valence School.

November 15.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—It will be of interest to Old Suttonians to know that the names of Headmasters from the time of the Foundation of the School are being inscribed on the panels in Hall flanking William Lambe's portrait.

Portraits of Headmasters from Mr. Bennett's day have been hung on the sides of the Hall. Suttonians did subscribe for a photograph portrait as a memorial to the Rev. J. D. Kingdom which has become severely damaged in the course of time. It is felt that an oil painting of him in keeping with the others would be a fitting memorial to the Headmaster who successfully restarted the School in 1864. The estimated cost of this is £25, and it is hoped that Old Suttonians, particularly those who remember him, will subscribe towards meeting this expense. Will any Old Suttonian who wishes to contribute please send his donation to me ?

Yours faithfully, R. L. KAY.

Sutton Valence.

November 15.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—On behalf of the Sutton Valence Parochial Church Council I wish to thank all those Old Suttonians who subscribed towards the cost of the redecoration of our Parish Church. The contribution of £83 5s. 2d. is a truly magnificent effort.

The renovation work which was started in 1917 is now complete. It has cost practically £1,000. We have been able to meet the cost, thanks to many willing helpers.

Yours faithfully, A. R. GAYER FINLAY, Hon. Treasurer, Sutton Valence P.C.C.

Sutton Valence School.

November 19.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—It is hoped to increase Biology as a class subject in the near future.

There is an ever-increasing demand for Biologists both in the professions and in industry and it is felt that Sutton Valence is eminently suited to the study of this subject.

As can be imagined, this undertaking will be one involving the acquisition of a considerable amount of equipment and it is on these grounds that I should like to use your magazine as a medium of appeal.

If any Old Suttonians have microscopes, specimens or biological equipment of any kind, for which they have no further use, and if they would like to help in

THE SUTTONIAN this venture, it would be greatly appreciated if such equipment were donated to the School. In the world of today Biology is becoming a subject of vital importance. Any OS. who can help develop this study at the School can, I think, feel justly proud.

Yours faithfully, N. J. BENNALLACK-HART. Sutton Valence School.

November 19.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—More than £1,000 has now been received in aid of the Village War Memorial Playing Field. Of this the School, Parents and Old Suttonians have contributed £310.

On behalf of my Committee I wish to say how grateful we are for this very generous help.

Yours faithfully, R. L. KAY. Sutton Valence School.

November 20.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—I write this in the hope that (if you can indeed find space for it) the attention of those in positions of authority may be gained, and also that support

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may be enlisted from any O.S. concerned.

My complaint—it must be that—is about the comparatively insignificant regard and reward given to those who shoot for the School.

This season that has just ended was one full of successes. In miniature range shooting we won the Country Life Cup after years as runners-up ; in open range competitions we won the Kent Schools' Cup, the Cox Cup, and we were eighth in the Ashburton Shield Competition and second for the Cottesloe Vase. Yet, after this great season, our reward is a badge on our corps uniform and—that is all.

Even in less outstanding years our miniature range results have been very good for so small a School. Surely some greater recognition—a special tie, a blazer, or even a special blazer badge— is merited by those who shoot so well for the School, often under wretched weather conditions !

Shooting is not, as has been said, a purely military sport, and so deserving only of military recognition. This School is fast becoming recognised as a successful shooting School and again I feel bound to say that, if such is the case, its shooting teams should be given proper recognition.

Yours faithfully, A. TRAVERS, Captain of Shooting.

(The Sports Committee have asked me to say that this question is under consideration.

-EDITOR.)

CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial

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1

John Hervey Keating, 1895-1950

2

School Officials

4

School Notes ..

4

Valete

6

Salvete

7

Our Contemporaries

7

Society Notes

7

Hunting Society

8

Young Conservatives

9

Music Notes ..

10

The Alms Houses

10

Original Contributions

11

Football Matches

13

Shooting Notes

18

C.C.F. Notes ..

18

Scout Notes ..

21

The Shropshire Lads

22

Cinema Notes

23

Chapel Notes

24

Library Notes

24

Swimming Retrospect

25

Life Saving . .

27

Tennis Notes . .

27

Cricket Retrospect

28

O.S. Cricket, 1950

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0.S. Notes ..

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Correspondence

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