The Suttonian 1951 (Christmas Term)

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SUTTON IAN

CHRISTMAS TERM 1951

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CONTENTS

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Editorial .

School Officials

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School Notes

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Valete/Salvete

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Our Contemporaries

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Library Notes

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Chapel Notes

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The Carol Services

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C.C.F. Notes Scout Notes U.S.S. in Somerset

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Summer Camp, 1951

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Hunting Society

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Cinema Notes .

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Clubs and Societies

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Lectures

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Music Society

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The Mock Election

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Debate with Ashford School for Girls

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Austrian Holiday

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Holiday Parties, 1952 .

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Rugby Football .

Shooting Notes .

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O.S. Notes

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Correspondence .

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CHRISTMAS TERM, 1951

Editorial HOSE readers who turn first to the more interesting parts of the magazine, and only come back to the Editorial when all other reading matter is exhausted, will already have seen the good news in the Society Notes. At long last the School Societies are truly on the road to recovery. But it must be recorded here that there is one lamentable exception—for three years now, the finest of them all, the Dramatic Society, has been dead. It remains so.

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It is true that there have been various concerts and one-act plays performed ; it is also true that the Choral Society has made good use of this opportunity to put on major choral works ; but the Christmas term is poorer for the absence of the School Play. Moreover, the tradition of the Dramatic Society is nearly lost. There are now no more than a handful of boys here who have performed in one of its plays, and next Christmas there will be no one who has played a leading part.

Furthermore, it must be realised that with each year that passes it becomes increasingly difficult to put on a first-class play. Apart from other considerations, the actual material requirements, the stage itself, the curtains, the scenery and backcloths, are gradually being dispersed. If this process continues for any length of time the very cost might discourage a revival of the Dramatic Society.

We cannot avoid the fact that it is necessary to find a producer before any attempt is made to stage a play. In looking for someone, it might be recalled that on one occasion, within the memory of the writer, a full-length play was produced by a boy and staged in the School hall. It is, however, necessary to have considerable acting experience before attempting to produce a play and boys with this experience cannot be found when there has been no play for a number of years.

In conclusion, it must be admitted that such stage productions as we have seen recently show that much theatrical talent is still available. We hope that this appeal will not be in vain and that the talent which is there will be given the opportunity which it deserves.

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108 School Officials

Head of School : T. G. Booer School Prefects :

J. B. Poole

F. G. Pyne

House Prefects : Westminster : St. Margaret's :

P. A. Long G. L. Plommer D. C. Dodd I. J. Lockhart R. F. Budd J. A. Hobson

M. G. Earp M. St. J. Candy A. M. Patton B. D. Hough M. F. Beaman V. C. Crund.well J. R. Wood

Day Boys : C. R. G. Cullen Sports Committee :

The Headmaster (Chairman) R. L. Kay, Esq. T. G. Booer P. G. Baxter E. A. Craven, Esq. I. J. Lockhart N. P. Bentley, Esq. J. W. Thomson, Esq. P. R. Anderson Rugby Football.

I. J. Lockhart (Captain) C. R. G. Cullen (Hon. Sec.) Fives :

B. D. Hough (Captain) Shooting :

T. R. Hills (Captain) D. S. Prentice (Hon. Sec.) Library Committee :

The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) J. B. Poole (Hon. Sec.) M. St. J. Candy T. G. Booer F. G. Pyne P. A. Long J. M. I. Lewis R. F. Budd Secretary of Societies : T. G. Booer Magazine Committee : T. G. Booer (Editor) P. A. Long (Asst. Ed.) F. G. Pyne

J. B. Poole

D. C. Dodd

School Notes T. G. Booer has been appointed Head of School.

J. B. Poole has been appointed Head of Westminster.

F. G. Pyne has been appointed a School Prefect and Head of Day Boys.

G. L. Plommer, D. C. Dodd, I. J. Lockhart, R. F. Budd and J. A. Hobson have been appointed House Prefects in St. Margaret's.

M. St. J. Candy, A. M. Patton, B. D. Hough, M. F. Beaman, V. C. Crundwell and J. R. Wood have been appointed House Prefects in Westminster.

C. R. G. Cullen has been appointed a House Prefect in Day Boys.

F. G. Pyne and J. M. I. Lewis have been co-opted to the Library Committee.

F. G. Pyne and 1). C. Dodd have been co-opted to the Magazine Committee.

I. J. Lockhart and P. R. Anderson have been elected to the Sports Committee.

At a meeting of the Sports Committee on September 29, I. J. Lockhart and C. R. G. Cullen were elected Captain and Hon. Secretary of Rugby Football for the season 1951-52.

Football Colours have been awarded to : C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. Harbott, J. A. Hobson, P. A. Long, M. B. Toler, C. J. Rayner, G. L. Plommer, J. B. Poole, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, L. F. M. de Swart, T. J. Aisher and R. D. Playfair.

2nd XV Colours have been awarded to : R. F. Budd, A. M. Patton, T. R. Hills, M. S. Everest, R. T. Blake, P. J. Muir, V. C. Crundwell, J. R. Wood, P. J. Stubblefield, P. D. Hull, F. G. Pyne, M. F. Beaman, R. J. Chenery, E. J. Evans and D. S. Prentice.

THE SUTTONIAN Colts Colours have been awarded to : T. E. Ridgewell, E. M. I. Moir, M. D. Grundy, B. G. Keeble, R. ()very, M. J. D. Barrow, A. H. W. Jones, R. E. B. Craven, I. M. McIver, E. M. Hollingsworth, C. S. Powell, C. D. Gertie, R. C. Britten, R. M. Biggs, M. A. Maberly and J. Bateman.

We welcome J. A. Hobson, from Loomis School, Connecticut, U.S.A., who is with us for a year in place of P. B. Leonard, who has gone to Choate School, Connecticut.

We would like to welcome J. H. Cox, Esq., who has joined the Staff as an assistant master.

We would also like to welcome Miss M. Scott-Wilson (sister of J. H. and J. B. Scott-Wilson), who has taken over the duties of Matron in St. Margaret's.

The Captain of Rugby Football wishes to thank all masters and boys who have helped with games this term.

The •Editor wishes to thank all contributors to this term's manazine.

Valete P. A. LONG (M.-1947).-1947, Dramatic Society ; 1948, Colts XI, Colts XV Colours ; 1949, Junior Athletics Team, Inter-House Relays, School Cert. (Matrie.), 2nd XV Colours, Cert. "A" (War) ; 1950, School Athletics Team, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., Library Comm., Magazine Comm., 1st XV, House XV ; 1951, House Prefect, House Tug Team, Cpl. in C.C.F., Morison Prize for Latin, Sit, in C.C.F., School Tennis VI, General Cert. (Advanced), Football Colours.

D. C. DODD (L. and M.-1945).-1949, Junior Athletics Team, 2nd XV, House XV ; 1950, Cert. " A " (War), House Athletics Team, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., 1st XV, 2nd XV Colours, General Cert. ; 1951, School Athletics Team, 1st XV, House XI, 2nd XI Cap (Capt.), Cpl. in C.C.F., House Prefect, Sjt. in C.C.F., Magazine Comm., Football Colours.

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P. G. BAXTER (By. and W.-1947).-1947, Dramatic Soc., Under 14 XV ; 1948, Under 14 XI, Colts XV ; 1949, Colts XI, School Cert.

(Matric.) ; 1950, Under 16 Fives IV, 2nd XI Cap, House XI, House Swimming Team, Cert. " A " (War) ; 1951, Fives Colours, House Fives IV, Public Schools Fives, House Shooting VIII (1/tin. range), 1st XI Cap., L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Prefect, Cpl. in C.C.F., Sports Comm.

J. E. HARROW (L. and W.-1946).-1948, Under 14 XV, Colts XV ; 1949, Junior Athletics Team, Colts XV Colours, School Swimming Team, Under 14 XI ; 1950, Colts XI, Football Colours, House Athletics Team, House Swimming Team, House XV ; 1951, School Athletics Team, R.L.S.S. Bronze Med., Cert. " A " (War), L/Cpl. in C.C.F. D. J. M. BARON (By. and W.-1947).-1948, Under 14 XV, L/Cpl. in C.C.F. ; 1949, Cert. " A " (War).

J. M. WILLIAMS (W.-1948).-1950, Cert. " A " (War) ; 1951, Signals Classn., L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Shooting VIII (Min. range).

A. J. P. Howls (By. and W.-1948).-1948, R.L.S.S. Intermediate ; 1949, R,.L.S.S. Bronze Med. ; 1960, R.L.S.S. Bar to Bronze Med., Bronze Cross, Cert. " A " (War) ; 1951, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., House Life-Saving Team, R.L.S.S. Award of Merit.

B. L. Goonwar (B. and M.-1948).-1950, House XI; 1950, 1st XI Colours.

S. C. HARVEY (By. and W.-1948).-1951, General Cert.

J. G. PRICE (B. and M.-1947).1950, Cert. " A " (War).

A. R. TAPLEY (By. and W.-1948).

H. P. MILLER (W.-1950).-1950, Choral Society ; 1951, Cert. " A " (War).

Salvete ST. MARGARET'S.-J. A. Hobson (U.S.A.), J. M. Wilcockson (brother of I. N. Wilcockson, 1951).

HOLDGATE.-J. S. Andrews (son of P. Andrews, 1924), R. C. Britton, L. W. Burrell, M. S. Butcher, M. J. Cheetham, R. G. Cromie, J. P. Gleave, R. T. S. Harris, J. L. Sharpe.

BENNETT.-P. G. Coles, C. D. Gerty, J. H. . C. H. Haynes, J. R. McNish, W. Mills, Sheridan (son of J. A. Sheridan 424), R. G. Stubblefield (brother of P. J. Stubblefield), J, G. Winter,

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LAMBE'S.-G. J. M. Adams, C. E. B. Ashton, M. A. H. Ayres, R. M. Cooper, J. H. Goodsell, D. M. Haynes (brother of J. H. Haynes), P. J. Hills, R. B. Lake, J. R. Starkey.

DAY BOY.-M. A. Chantler, D. R. L. Cotton, K. A. Crawford, A. R. Davies, P. G. M. Day, D. P. Douglas, R. L. H. Douglas (brother of D. P. Douglas), J. A. Harrison (brother of E. D. Harrison), A. J. Olsen, C. Walter.

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

Library Notes The following books have been added to the Library :— Reference : The Oxford Junior Encyclopwdia (Vol. VII), The Oxford Atlas, Archwologia Cantiana.

English : " Metaphysical lyrics and poems,"

by H. J. C. Grierson ; "Shakespeare," by H. Fluchere.

History: "Feudal England," by J. H. Round ; "The Second World War (Vol. IV),"

by W. S. Churchill ; "The Age of Elegance,"

by A. Bryant ; "Queen Elizabeth," by J. E. Neale.

Science : " Flatland," by E. A. Abbott ; "An Easy Guide to the Constellations,"

by J. G. Inglis ; A New Popular Star Atlas ; "Adventures in Science," by B. C. Brookes ; "Electrons," by R. A. Millikan ; "Introduction to Atomic Physics," by S. Tolansky ; "A Textbook of Light," by L. R. Middleton ; "Colours and How we See Them," by H. Hartridge ; "Science Model Making," by R. R. Hopwood,

Fiction : " Sherlock Holmes, Selected Stories," by A. C. Doyle ; " Complete Nonsense," by E. Lear.

Miscellaneous : " The World Rebuilt,"

by P. Howard ; "Parish Churches of England," by J. C. Cox ; "A Sailor's Odyssey," by A. B. Cunningham ; "Chopin,"

by A. Hedley ; " Dix-Nuitieme Siècle,"

by E. Faguet ; Selections by Saint-Simon; A Commentary on the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales.

The Library Committee would like to thank those who have kindly given books to the Library, and especially Mr. Brazier and Mr. Williamson for their gift of £2.

Chapel Notes We have continued this term with the practice of having a shortened form of service once each Sunday. There have been three visiting preachers, The Rev. W. H. Yeandle, Vicar of Bearsted, on October 21; The Rey. E. C. Wearne, Vicar of Mevagissey in Cornwall, and The Rev. C. H. G. Davey, Vicar of St. Faith's, Maidstone.

As the 25th Anniversary of the building of the Chapel occurs in 1953, it has been decided to have regular collections for the Chapel Fund in order that the occasion of the Anniversary may be recognised by some particular form of redecoration of the Chapel. The actual nature of any structural alterations would, of course, only be considered if it did not alter the present appearance of the Chapel. But it has been felt that more space should be found for visitors to our Chapel services so that we need not introduce our visitors on Exeat Sundays into spare chairs placed down the aisle.

Also the lighting arrangements could be improved, possibly by the use of diffused lights of a more modern pattern,

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The Carol Services A Chapel filled to capacity for our traditional Carol Service on the last Sunday of term, and a good congregation for the extra service held on the previous Friday evening, once again demonstrated the popularity of this annual event.

At both these services the School Choir lived up to, and even enhanced, its well deserved reputation. If any section of the Choir deserves special praise, it should go, this year, to the trebles.

Their tone was excellent and it was good to note that there seemed to be fewer passengers amongst them than has sometimes been the case. In P. Neate we have a really promising treble soloist, who was heard to great advantage in "The Angel Gabriel from Heaven came," which he sang antiphonally with Mr. E. R. Pierssene, and in "The Holly and the Ivy," sung as a duet with J. B. Hastings. It was generally agreed that

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one of the most charming of the carols was a setting for two-part trebles and altos of " 0 come ye to Bethlehem," written and composed by Mr. Pierssene.

This should not be allowed to remain in manuscript, and it is hoped that it will be published, for it certainly merits a wider hearing. We are fortunate in having so good an organist as M. Beaman, who played throughout, even tackling Bach's Toccata in D minor for his voluntary, which allowed the Choir Master to conduct from the chancel steps. The lessons were read by a Choir Boy (P. N. Goddard), the Head Gardener (W. Spice), the Head of the School, the Choir Master, and the Headmaster. Collections at the two services in aid of the Kent County Association for the Blind amounted to the sum of ÂŁ15 14s. In addition to the Chapel services, carols were sund by the Choir at Leeds Parish Church and at the West Kent Hospital.

C.C.F. Notes T the end of the Summer Term, Cadet Bailey, W. D. (Bennett House), won the Recruits' Blue Lanyard in a very strongly contested Recruits' Passing Out Parade to be the first member of this House to win the distinction. A few days later the Camp component, some forty-two strong, left in two rail parties for Pirbright.

Without any doubt, this was far and away the best organised and administered Camp we have been able to attend since the war, and it did us a lot of good, though some of the younger members must have found it rather exhausting. Unfortunately the training areas were not conveniently placed, yet were insufficiently distant to justify the use of transport. We were quartered in bell-tents, three of which had temporarily to be abandoned during a freak storm a few nights before dispersal. The promptness with which the Camp Commandant, Major Carr-Gomm, 1st Coldstream Guards, resplendent in streaming Blues, effected this withdrawal and installation in the welcoming alternative accommodation of the Cookhouse at two o'clock in the morning, called for our admiration and gratitude. The messing arrangements were, save for the officers, excellent throughout, and though washing-up facilities were somewhat crude at the outset they improved following vigorous protests from our own Contingent.

On the training side, we witnessed a number of memorable demonstrations by a platoon of the Coldstream Guards, of which the camouflage value of the "Platoon

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in Defence" was probably the most remarkable. Every member of the Contingent, unless already well qualified, had the opportunity to fire either rifle or LMG, either on Pirbright or on Bisley Ranges. We carried out an ambitious and highly successful withdrawal operation in face of the superior numbers of Eastbourne Grammar School.

Half our number were privileged to witness the Passing Out Parade at Sandhurst.

These fortunate ones were our Competition Drill Squad, many of them press-ganged into the Competition at the very last minute and with the minimum preparation.

They did well to achieve sixth place under rather unnerving conditions when General Franklin, the District Commander, chose the precise moment when we were due to enter the arena to appear on the spot on a conducted tour of the Camp. It was a pity the Competition Judges were not quite as impressed as the General said he was.

On the" spectacle " and entertainment side, we were ;treated to a Retreat played by the Band of the Guards Depot ; a ceremony that unfortunately lacked impressiveness through the fact that the band was composed of representatives of all the regiments in the Brigade and lacked homogeneity. This was more noticeable in their full-dress uniforms than in their musical performance. The Dance Band of the Coldstream Guards gave a fine concert recital in full dress that same evening, and on the Sunday the Band of the Grenadier Guards played at the drum-head service and for the March Past afterwards. In some ways this Service was the most impressive and delightful experience of the whole Camp, and not one word was heard of criticism. In the Inter-Contingent Sports held that afternoon we rather diffidently offered three entrants as a result of whose performances we achieved fourth place in the table ; the Under-Sixteen Hundred being won comfortably by Cadet Wall, the Two-Twenty illegally by L/Cpl. Anderson.

On the whole this was a good camp ; high level troubles never permeated down to the rank and file, and the O.C. owes a great debt to Lieuts. Bailey and Nicholl for sharing a burden so willingly. But this chapter cannot be closed without a special word of praise for Sjt. Pyne, who found himself quite unexpectedly the Senior N.C.O. on the spot and rose to the occasion with tact, efficiency and a keen sense of responsibility.

After reassembly in September, with Pirbright but a distant dream, we settled down to the mundane routine of Certificate " A " Preparation and the easy stand-by of those who have to draft Routine Orders, "Normal Training." As usual, we combined a Certificate " A " Board with a Field Day for the non-candidates, and both sides of the operation were successful. An increase in Certificate " A" failures from our usual ten to twelve per cent. was regrettable but not entirely unexpected, while the battles which took place between East Sutton and Grafty Green were spirited and instructive. The main engagement on the excellent training ground of " Catty " Mountain showed up the importance of good communications, as our Signal Section was back at home at the time undergoing a classification examination of which the results appear below. Consequent lack of liaison rather spoilt the two-platoon attack ; but if, as a result, mistakes were made and therefore lessons were learnt, what could, from the point of view of the Directing Staff, be more satisfactory ?

After the Certificate "A" Board, interest centred chiefly on the Inter-Platoon Drill Competition, with odd interruptions by the Crazy Gang (7 " Travelling Wing"), who teach post-Certificate " A " cadets how to use different coloured chalks on the

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blackboard to the best effect ; but with more persistent interruptions by the weather.

The Competition was held on Friday, December 7, and was judged by Capt. I. Macmillan, the Adjutant of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Depot. For the first time three platoons were entered for the event, and the standard throughout the contingent reached a far more uniform standard than last year. No. 2 Platoon (Westminster House) are to be congratulated on the tremendous strides they have made in the year to raise themselves from a very bad second out of two to the winning position without any noticeable deterioration in the standard of St. Margaret's ; while No. 3, the newly formed Day Boys' and Bennett Platoon, and composed on this occasion very largely of one and two term recruits, are to be congratulated on being only 10 points out of 50 behind the winners.

Through the good offices of Lieut. J. E. C. Nicholl, M.C., the contingent was privileged to listen to Col. F. C. Newman, V.C., the hero of the St. Nazaire raid, describe his experiences during this operation and the various planning stages that led up to it. This lecture took place on December 4 in the Hall and provided a welcome break from " Normal Training," and it is hoped that we may see more of this genial and brave officer in the future.

The Recruits' Passing Out Parade was held on the last Tuesday of term, while the bulk of the contingent were at Twickenham. As usual, the question of selection was extremely difficult, and Sjt. Plommer, who acquiesced in taking responsibility for training the recruits for the third term in succession, must be congratulated on the standard of smartness shown. Cadet Ellis, W. E., was the winner of the Blue Lanyard.

Very nearly finally, a word should be written about the New Armoury. Heralded towards the end of last term by a benevolent County T.A. and Cadet Association, work actually started a few days before the term started, and was very rapidly completed. So now we have a new armoury. It is compact ; it is, so far, weatherproof ; it just about holds the stores we have been waiting so long for a Condemnation Board to get rid of ; it can hold little else but the P.S.I. And so the Old Armoury is still being kept in commission.

Now the final word. R.S.M. Sergison has been performing Herculean tasks of an Augean nature transferring from the Old to the New. But every week he has been approaching the O.C. with fresh stories of further losses. The pre-war practice of charging for such losses is having to be resumed as post-war administrative economy is being naturally tightened up. But this cannot be the right answer, if only because items lost to-day cannot be replaced even if the Contingent be prepared to pay for them ; our national economy is such that the items simply do not exist as replacements. It is to be hoped that soon we shall all realise the criminality of waste, of loss, and of misuse, and if any one individual in the Contingent can teach this lesson it will be our P.S.I. PROMOTIONS (all w.e.f. September 20, 1951) To C.Q.M.S. : Sjt. Pyne, F.G. To Sjt. : Cpls. Dodd, D. C., Candy, M. St. J., Hills, T. M. R., Plummer G. L., Hawtin, J. H. To Cpl. : L/Cpls. Earp, M. G., Beaman, M. F., Budd, R. F., Baxter, P. ' G., Cullen, C. R. G., Anderson, P. R., Playfair, R. D., Wood, J. IL To L/Cpl. : Cdts. Aisher, R. B., Smedley, J. G., Baron, D. M., Everest, M. S., Harbott, J., Hobbs, A. J. P., Price, J. G., Osborn, R. E., Clapp, G. N., Williams, J. M.

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Certificate" A " Board, November 16, 1951 Passed Part I: Cdts. Anderson, P. K., Bateman, J., I3eechey, R. M., Biggs, R. M., Blake, R. T., Brockhurst, R. B., Bunker, E. D. G., Capon, D. J., Catchpole, R. L., Dahlstrom, H. N., Duncan, M. J. W., Gladders, I. M., Goodchild, W. J., Harrison, E. D., Harvey, G. R. A. (with Credit), Hole, J. J., Hopton, J. R., Maberly, M. A., Mair, P. J., McIver, I. M., Miller, H. P., Pendred, P. J. G., Pyne, A., Ridgewell, T. E., Shaw, C. R. G., Slater, C. E. (with Credit), Strange, B., Thyne, J. H., Vandersluys, L. V., Wall, J. G. L., Vinson, P. L., Wiggins, C. P. P., Worsfold, J. G., load, G. A. L., Tyrie, M., Hollingsworth, E. M. (with Credit).

Passed Part II: Cdts. Bartlett, M. J., Davies, W. J. K., De Swart, L. F., Greenshields, P. C., Hancock, R. M., Lewis, J. M. I., McNish, A. M., Melvin, J. L., Miles, J. B., Miller, H. P., Moise, P., Norman, B. C., Toler, M. B., Warland, P. W., Wilkin, D. S. (At a Certificate " A " Board on December 9, 1951, at the R.W.K. Depot : Cdt. Dalziel, T. P.)

Signals Classification, November 16, 1951 Awarded Assistant Instructor's Certificate : Sjt. Candy, M. St. J. Classified Signallers : Sjt. Patton, A. NI., L/Cpl. Williams, J. M. L/Cpl. Crundwell, V. C., should have been notified as having classified after the Board held last March, but was omitted in error.

Scout Notes

E have had the usual September crop of new recruits and new Patrol Leaders, which has produced many changes in the Patrols.

B. P. Davis, P. A. Aisher, R. A. Coates, D. A. Frost, C. M. W. Kempson, A. T. Stimpson, J. C. Knox, A. L. E. Williams, J. D. Maberly, R. M. Jefferies and S. Jeffery were appointed Patrol Leaders at the beginning of the term. Of the thirty new recruits twenty-eight have been invested.

We have had quite a varied term's Scouting : including the annual Guy Fawkes game held on the C.C.F. Field Day, two visits to Kings Wood, a treasure hunt, a sing-song session, and many days of test learning and passing, interspersed with games in the gym where Hobson has introduced many new games that he used to play in America.

The conditions of the Inter-Patrol Competition have been changed this year.

Points are being awarded for each test, and badge gained, and the Patrol with the

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highest point average will be declared the winner.

A few Second Class Badges have been won, but there is a big hold up at the signalling bottle-neck which we hope will be overcome before the end of the term.

The assistance of Hobson and Beaman has been of great value.

The Upper School Scouts, with Plommer as Troop Leader, Stubblefield as his assistant, and four new Patrol Leaders in Shaw, Beechey, Rayner and Maberly have had a good term.

Saturday evening meetings have been held in the gym and one night game has been held on the Lower and Stoney.

A large First Aid class has met on Wednesday afternoons and is progressing towards the Ambulance Badge. A few members have been tackling the Morse signalling test on Thursday afternoons.

We have had one most successful Sunday hike to Boughton Malherbe via Knowle Hill and " Catty " Mountain on one of the few sunny week-ends. Finally a bus load of both juniors and juniors is going up to the Gang Show in London on December 8.

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HIS year we moved south from Shropshire to Somerset. The G.S.M., Shaw, Naylor, Freed, Rayner, Beechey, Stimpson and Goddard spent from September the 9th to the 14th in camp in the grounds of Mr. Byrde's home at Walton on the outskirts of Clevedon on the Bristol Channel.

We again travelled by car and coach and we had our tents pitched on an excellent site by six o'clock. Mr. Byrde gave us a true welcome by producing some delicious home-grown mushrooms, which we had on toast for our supper.

This was not such an active holiday as the Shropshire Camp, as the main places which were earmarked for a visit were out of walking range. However, we had a walk on the first day to an ancient Roman Camp, then across the fields of the Gordano valley and over the ridge to the Bristol Channel, where some of the younger members bathed in the rather murky water.

The weather on the second day lacked promise, so we arranged to be taken over Coate's Somerset Cider factory, which was not far away. The visit was a great success and proved that we could all fit into the Rover at a pinch.

On the third day we covered a lot of ground—the Cheddar Gorge and Caves, up Jacob's Ladder for lunch, a walk along the cliff tops and then into the car and on to Wells. Here we visited the beautiful Cathedral with a wonderful view from the top of its tower. Finally we went on to the grandeur of the subterranean river flowing through Wookey Hole.

On our last day we went back to the Mendips ; we walked up Burrington. Combe, sheltered in the Rock of Ages, climbed Beacon's Batch and finally ventured a short way down the eerie slopes of Groatechurch Cavern until daylight failed and the supply of matches became dangerously low.

And so to the drive home on a glorious sunny day with the trailer bumping behind and many an anxious glance for pursuing policemen as we went through Winchester, Midhurst, Horsham, Tunbridge Wells, and thus to Sutton Valence.

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E returned to Lockwood Meadow, Cranbrook, again this year and were lucky enough to choose one of the few dry spells of the holidays.

We were very pleased that Mr. Byrde was able to make the long journey from Somerset to act as Q.M. for us again, and that Mr. Nicholl was able to spend the first week-end with us before joining the C.C.F. in camp at Pirbright. Messrs. Corfield, Pierssene and Thomson completed the staff party.

There were slightly fewer boys than usual and they were formed into five patrols : two Upper School patrols with Shaw and Naylor as P.L.s, one Lambes patrol (P.L., Aisher), a Holdgate patrol (P.L., Powell), and a Day Boy patrol (P.L., Goddard).

The general standard of camping and cooking was high. The Patrol Competition was won very easily by Goddard's " Fish " patrol despite the fact that sickness reduced their numbers to three by the end of camp.

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A Troop from Westerleigh School was camping nearby. We had two excellent wide games with them by day and night, during which Prince Charles (Rayner) and Flora Macdonald (Grundy) were safely borne "over the sea to Skye" in one of Mrs. Williams' fishing punts.

We had two combined camp-fires at which we learnt some new songs and sketches. They also challenged us to rounders and "ankle-tapping."

During the last two days we were kept very busy with numerous tests and badges; at the end of this period Shaw and Naylor had won their King's Scout Badges, Maberly his Scout Cord, and many others had gained their Cooks and Backwoodsman badges.

Mrs. Williams and her family at the Pump House made us feel at home as usual and we were very pleased to see them all at our last camp-fire.

One most welcome innovation this year was the visit of the Headmaster, who was able to spend one night with us in camp in his caravan, together with Bill and Robin Brown. They shared the dangers of our patrol cooking and we hope that this will not put them off coming again next year.

Hunting Society President : The Headmaster Vice-President : F. T. W. Blatchley-Hennah Chairman : T. G. Booer Hon. Secretary : A. Pyne Clerk of the House : J. B. Poole Guardian of the Gavel. G. L. Plommer

THE two chief meetings this term, the Mock Election and the debate with Ashford, are reported elsewhere in this edition. Of the other meetings, the most notable were the reading of a play, "Thread o' Scarlet," and the traditional Boomerang Session.

Attendance at Routine Meetings this term has been poor. This is generally attributed to the fact that meetings have been on Sunday evenings instead of Tuesdays, and it is to be hoped that next term, when we return to our normal meeting time, the situation will improve.

We have to thank the Vice-President for providing a frame for the Society's arms.

Cinema Notes E have had our present projector for two years. In that time well over 600,000 feet, or 117 miles, of film have been projected on to the screen in the School hall or in the geography room. This reflects a good deal of credit on the operators' keenness and spirit for the past two years.

This term has seen the club working at full pressure, feature films being shown every fortnight in the ball. A novelty, though an ambitious one, which has added

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to the attractions of the evening has been the advertising of future films and forthcoming School events. For example, the candidates in the Mock Election had their photographs reproduced on the screen.

The following feature films were shown this term :— " The Chiltern Hundreds," with David Tomlinson and A. E. Mathews.

"Young Man of Music," with Doris Day and Kirk Douglas.

"Passport to Pimlico," with Stanley Holloway and Margaret Rutherford.

"The Man Who Came to Dinner," with Monte Wooley and Bette Davis.

"The Foreman Went to France," with Tommy Trinder.

"Whisky Galore," with Basil Radford. "The Shop at Sly Corner."

Clubs and Societies last the School Societies have been reorganised, and a solid foundation for A T long their successful running has been laid. The Headmaster called a meeting of officers of Societies and started the reform. Then the whole School was informed of the project and everyone was called upon to join a Society. Several new Societies were formed and these have all started well. Thursday afternoon was made over to Society time, and every week meetings are held both on Thursdays and on Saturday evenings when there is no film.

To strengthen and enlarge the scope of the Scientific Societies the Natural History, Archeological, Photographic, Astronomical and the Horticultural Societies have come together through the work of a small elected committee, and have formed the Science Group. This group will extend the activities of these Societies into little appreciated branches of Science and thus cover topics which, when they operate separately, are not considered.

The Natural History Society has spent the greater part of the term in examining and sorting the enlarged collection of stuffed birds. Unfortunately little field work has been carried out.

The Archeological Society has continued to make good progress at the Castle in the village through the courtesy of Mr. Geoffrey Day on whose property the Castle stands. The only things that have been found this term which are of any great interest are the foundations of an apsidal chamber of which there is no record and a boar's tusk, we hope the relic of a baronial feast.

Members of the Photographic Society have been concentrating on practical photography. Every month there is competition for the best photograph. The candidates for the Mock Election this term were photographed and the photos were projected on the screen during a film show, giving rise to much hearty applause.

The Astronomical Society has been reformed recently. The chief activities of the Society have been centred on the instruction of new members in the complexities of astronomy. The Observatory is now back in use with good results.

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This term the Horticultural Society has been active in the orchard whenever the weather has been suitable. The overgrown hedge on the east side of the orchard has been trimmed and laid. Some plots have been started for individual members and the prospect of a competition in the summer is a good incentive.

An additional club, the Art Club, has been formed by Mr. Lacy, the art master.

There are many keen club members and they have been seen on fine Thursday afternoons out sketching. It is hoped that an exhibition will shortly be held.

The hot music fans from all parts of the School are members of the Jazz Club.

The club has been most fortunate in that Wally Fawkes, better known to readers of the Daily Mail as Trog, has kindly agreed to be their president. He is an accomplished white clarinetist. Hobson, our American guest, introduced members to the jazz of "52nd Street" and has given them some insight on "Wild Bill" Davidson and Conrad Janis.

In the more classical vein we have the Music Society and the Choral Society.

The latter has been meeting on Thursday evenings for rehearsals of Handers "Israel in Egypt." Good progress has been made.

On Thursday afternoons several odd bodies may be seen about the School engaged upon odd jobs. This is the Maintenance Squad.

Messrs. Graham Farish kindly presented some small gauge track to the Models Society. It is proposed to lay out a model railway in a room in St. Margaret's tower.

The Society has been given some trestle tables, lighting and heating fixtures for this room. The additional facilities provided have made possible a larger membership.

Our few keen conjurors have been meeting regularly and we look forward to a demonstration of their skill at their Guest Night. These private meetings are primarily for the entertainment of the staff and their families.

A Chess Club has been formed and it is hoped that a tournament will be held shortly.

The new Golf Club has a large membership. Members may be seen practising on Bloody Mountain, whence they were banished after several accidents had been luckily avoided on the Stoney and elsewhere.

There are some enthusiastic boxers in the junior school who meet regularly in the gymnasium under the Sergeant-Major. They show more keenness and enthusiasm than do part of the senior school, and the Societies can only attain a high standard if the seniors whole-heartedly support them. The senior school would do well to emulate this example. The activities of Societies offer a wider education in an attractive manner. It is to be hoped that the seniors, who are best able to appreciate the truth of this statement, will more freely support the various Societies.

Lectures HIS term has seen a revival of lectures. We are very grateful to the Headmaster in getting them for us. Also to the lecturers themselves, who went to so much trouble in getting down to Sutton to talk to us.

The Almshouses were used for the first time when M. D. Young gave a lecture" Careers in Industry "—to the fifth and sixth forms. Mr. Young gave us a very

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enlightening and cheerful picture of the position of the public schoolboy in industry.

A week later, Mr. Kenneth Hare-Scott addressed the Upper School on "How Parliament Works." Mr. Hare-Scott, himself a party agent in the Eastern Counties, gave us a splendid and interesting lecture on history, institutions and the workings of the powers that be at Westminster. Mr. Hare-Scott's lecture was of great topical interest, for it was just before our own Mock Election and the General Election.

When the Rev. E. C. Wearne came up from Mevagissey to preach to us he had no idea that he was going to have to give a lecture. That week-end kept the School indoors, with a torrential downpour of rain. This being so, the Headmaster arranged that Mr. Wearne should give a lecture on "Humour in a Prisoner of War Camp."

He recounted his personal reminiscences of what utter fools they made of ". . . those nasty little yellow men." We should like to thank Mr. Wearne for such an amusing and colourful lecture without any preparation.

On November 21 there was a choice of two lectures. Mr. Furneaux, father of C. S. S. Furneaux, gave a lecture to all the Science Societies and to anyone else so minded in the School hall. Mr. Furneaux, who is a leading soil-consultant with an international reputation, gave a most instructive and entertaining talk on the scientific treatment and right use of different kinds of terrain, and was most optimistic on the subject of world food supplies in the future if only the land can be sensibly developed.

At the same time, in the Almshouses, John Barlee gave a lecture to Lambes House on "Birds." John Barlee, whose work as a photographer is well known—indeed he took the photos for a rugger text-book—projected plates of considerable interest during his lecture. There have been five interesting lectures, at which not even the most ardent grumblers could cavil. We hope that lectures may now form a prominent part in life at Sutton.

Music Society recitals have been given this term under the auspices of the Society.

T HREE " On November 4, before a small but very appreciative audience in the Almshouses, Frank Ray delighted is with his artistic playing of the piano. He is an extremely versatile musician, being not only an accomplished pianist and double-bass player but also an able conductor.

On November 18, Vivien Dixon, of the Boyd Neel Orchestra, accompanied by Mr. Julier on the piano, gave us a most delightful Violin Recital in the Almshouses.

Her clear tone and the ease with which she played marked her as a very musicianly player. She was, indeed, fortunate in having such a sympathetic accompanist.

On December 9 we were fortunate in having another visit from the Ripieno Choir from Weybridge. Their singing, which thrilled many of us last year, was once again received with acclamation fitting to such a choir. Under the direction of Hugh Goold, they reached a standard of perfection which is verY rarely achieved. We are all hoping that their visit will become a regular annual event.

It would be good to see far more people in the School availing themselves of these concerts by joining the Society.

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The Mock Election Mock By-election was again held this term under the auspices of the Hunting Society, in anticipation of the General Election, and I would begin by stating that its value as a Gallup Poll was evident immediately The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill was known to be assured of success.

Pre-election campaigning reached an even greater degree of efficiency on this occasion and during the week preceding the event electoral broadcasts could be consumed with after-dinner coffee. In three cases these were given by the candidates themselves, but the Conservative H.Q. conceived the idea of creating novel interest by asking "Viscount Courland " Dood and "The Hon. Aubrey" Long to take part in a short discussion on the merits of Tory rule. The customary literature was forthcoming and posters and slogans effectively impeded one's progress around the Campus. In passing, a noteworthy rally was held by the Communist party in the rather doubtful seclusion of St. Margaret's House changing-room.

Conservative interests were upheld by Mr. T. G. Booer, whose candidature was backed by an imposing " life-size " photograph of himself, presumably probing the complex problems of his constituency. His agent was Mr. T. P. Dalziel. The Labour party relied upon Mr. J. Melvin and his trumpet, and the Liberals were represented

by Mr. F. G. Pyne. There was a strong tang of the 1st XV about the Communist party, whose figure-heads were Mr. I. J. Lockhart and Mr. G. L. Plommer ; and by what must be termed a "popularity campaign," this party must have given Mr. Booer many anxious moments.

The first to speak was Mr. Melvin, who was quick to realise that the road to success lay in his ability to free himself from the restrictive bonds of Socialist policy, Socialist apologia for past failure of policy, or even Socialist slanging of other parties for daring to present conflicting policies. Instead he succeeded in diverting us with amusing anecdotes on cabbages lying unheeded in the gutters of our slum areas.

This speech, whose appeal was stronger than its reasoning, was well received and deserved more votes than it in fact obtained. The next candidate to take the floor was Mr. Pyne of Liberal fame ; but, although his speech was well prepared and well spoken, its theme—a somewhat lengthy discourse on the history of his party, given in an effort to prove to us that it was not always in its present state of activation, and therefore should be given another chance—was not quite what was needed to gain the ear of this gathering. Mr. Lockhart, who, one feels, was hampered by the lack of a party manifesto, not to mention a party policy, spoke admirably for a quarter of an hour on world unity, with allusions to Marx and occasionally Communism. It is greatly to his credit that he succeeded in out-distancing some of his better-informed opponents with this astonishing speech.

It was in this case to Mr. Booer's definite disadvantage that he drew to speak last, for at this stage of affairs the crowd, baulked by Mr. Lockhart's good sense of what they hoped would be a few minutes of uncontrollable mirth (as was provided by his counterpart on the last occasion), saw that it was to the Tories that they must look for their last chance of a good laugh. While they were fairly appreciative of the Conservative policy, which may be summed up on four counts—to preserve the Peace ; increase National Output ; stop further Nationalisation ; and produce

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Food and Houses—the audience were inclined to voice their feelings when the candidate made his one mistake. In a realisation that his opposition was to come from the Communist party, he denounced those supporting its candidate for personal reasons, saying that Mr. Lockhart himself was not true to its cause, and exhorting them to vote according to their real principles. He concluded by advising would-be Liberals and Socialists not to waste a vote on their unlikely candidates, but rather to help the Conservatives drive out the Communist menace. One feels that this would have been a fine piece of oratory if its author had been quicker to judge the tempo of his admirers.

However, the voting was not as close as was expected. On a straight vote, Mr. Booer, for the Conservative and Unionist party, was returned with 102 votes to the Communist candidate, Mr. Lockhart's, 51; while Mr. Pyne, the Liberal candidate, and Mr. Melvin, the Labour candidate, polled 16 and 10 votes respectively.

Finally, our thanks must go to the Vice-President in token of our appreciation for what must have been a rather harrowing evening in the chair.

Debate with Ashford School for Girls

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The fair proposer began by defining the arts and the sciences through the medium of Chambers' Dictionary, and suggested that art in some form or other had, from earliest times, been inherent in human society long before science had begun to mould man's daily pattern, and concluded that living was an art that cannot be reduced to a scientific formula.

P. A. Long opened for the Opposition with the intention of refuting the motion on four counts : that the sciences do not help us to exist ; that the arts do not help us to live ; that the arts might help us to exist, while the sciences might assist us to live. He set himself a difficult task, and at the end it was not altogether clear to the cross-benchers which way they ought to vote. Science, apparently, helped us to live by extending our expected span of life, which enabled us to appreciate the arts to an extent leading to a philosophical confusion beyond the comprehension of the speaker, as he admitted, amidst cheers, and to the glorious confusion of his audience. In a level and persuasive tone we were almost persuaded that the arts do not help us to live, in that miners and dustmen commanded the larger wages, and that concentration on the arts and scientific knowledge leads inevitably to cultural decadence. This point was brought out by a lengthy comparison of the art and culture of Barbarians and the British aristocracy, from which it was deduced that art was necessary to relate science with morality. Scientists, we were told, can only distinguish between " yea " and "nay," but those educated in the arts can show foresight and policy.

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Miss Shirley Tatman said that life without art would be mere existence, and that education without French and Latin would be impoverished. The latter sentiment derived some vociferous support from the body of the House. It would eliminate literature, decoration, drama, and the art of debate such as we were at the moment enjoying. A purely scientific era would mean long lives and overpopulation, which, without some appreciation of wsthetic values, would be unthinkable.

Seconding the Opposition, F. G. Pyne made the point that the essentials to existence, namely, food, air, shelter and warmth, were available for the asking without any recourse to science, and the clue to full living lay in alliance between the scientist and the craftsman.

From the floor of the House, G. N. Clapp suggested that science cannot help us to exist, as the atom bomb has devised our scientific destruction ; a fair visitor countered this by pointing out that Man's survival is due to his scientific mastery over the forces of nature that promote a strong emotion expressed in his art ; A. M. Patton, speaking for neither side, but purely for a North Countryman's love of argument, regarded art as useless without science, as without modern forms of transport art could never get down to the people ; Mr. L. N. Harvey asked for the motion to be re-framed as he did not know what it was he was voting against ; M. J. Bartlett led us from the scientific art of " bumping people off" to the artistic science of milking cows, with the general conclusion that he was against the motion ; while Mr. A. B. Derrick, having confessed his loss in a labyrinth and referred us to the Debate in Pandemonium, entertained us with magnificently declaimed extracts from the speeches of Belial and Satan in order to persuade us that Milton and some lesser artists demand our full support.

The Opposer and Proposer respectively summed up briefly and simply, and the motion was carried by 29 votes to 13 ; the meeting was then adjourned for light refreshments, over which the subject under discussion broke forth informally and with greater animation. We hope that this occasion will be the forerunner of many similar inter-School debates.

Austrian Holiday PARTY of seventeen, headed by Mr. and Mrs. Bentley and including four 0.S. and six boys from the School, set out in the last week of August for a walking and climbing holiday in the Vorarlberg and the Tyrol. This was our first venture into Austria, and though we somewhat regretfully passed straight through our beloved Switzerland, we were charmed by the simple beauties of Austria and the kindness of its people. We found, moreover, a wealth of hills and valleys, which though lacking the majestic splendour of the Matterhorn or the Jungfrau, provided unlimited entertainment for the less expert mountaineer.

Our outward journey was comfortable, nay even luxurious. We crossed to Calais on the " COte d'Azur," a new French boat which was almost empty, and fortified ourselves against the rigours of the long night journey by indulging in an elegant diner francais on the train. Some (tell it not in Gath) even indulged in the comforts of couchettes. At Basel we welcomed as eagerly as ever the coffee, croissants,

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cherry-jam and butter which greet the tired traveller, and then came the long but interesting journey across Switzerland, through Zurich to the Vorarlberg, where the track winds in and out of the narrow valleys until it passes through the Arlberg tunnel and drops down to the long valley of the Inn ; be it known that we were travelling in the Arlberg Express. We finally reached Kitzbiihel, our centre for the first week, at 3 p.m. Kitzbiihel is in the heart of the Tyrol, a picturesque and colourful town in a rich, green basin with Wooded hills all round and the imposing rock faces of the Kaisergebirge beyond. Although during the daytime the town itself was uncomfortably full of sumptuous cars (U.S.A.) and more dilapidated models (G.B.), we found it a good centre for fairly easy walks and climbs by day and jolly Tyrolean parties by night. We bathed in the Schwarzsee, went up the Hahnenkamm by funicular and walked along the hilltops to the summit of the Pengelstein. It was on this day that we met" Tee mit Rum," which, strange to relate, was somewhat cheaper than " Tee mit Mulch," and thereafter exceedingly popular. We had a lovely day at Hintersteinsee, a delightful lake nestling at the foot of the Wilder-Kaiser, where most were content to sunbathe after the hot, but lovely, walk up through the pinewoods, while a few scrambled up to the Waller Alp Hut. On our one free day some explored Salzburg, while others succumbed to the seductive delights of Kitzbiihel's shops and cafes. Our longest and least strenuous day was a coach drive of about 150 miles to the Grossglockn.er. The highlight of this drive is a remarkable climb from the valley floor to the snowfields and glaciers of the Grossglockner 8,000 feet above sea level, on a road which is rightly regarded as a masterpiece of alpine road construction. The drive itself, with more than thirty sensational bends and along precipitous edges, was fascinating, but even more fascinating was the ever unfolding vista of mountain ranges and snow-capped peaks. We looked down the Heiligenblut valley, which was the scene of tragic avalanches last winter, and on reaching the Franz Josefs Hone were able to look up the whole length of the glacier and snowfield under the Grossglockner. On the return journey we halted at Zell-am-See, a popular resort given over to G.I. men, for this is in the American zone.

Our second week was spent at Brand in the Vorarlberg, close to the Swiss frontier.

The village lies at the head of a lovely valley, encircled by mountains of which the highest, the Scesaplana, dominates the scene. Our hotel too was the Scesaplana, a most comfortable place, with a sun-terrace so inviting that .one wondered if it was really necessary to go shagging up the mountains. But a relentless fiihrer thought otherwise and on the very first day took us high up to the Skihutte Palud, a mere 2,000 feet above the hotel. These climbing huts are found dotted about the mountains and at all of them we were given a friendly welcome. It had been planned that we should all spend a night at one of these huts, the " A " party at the Strassburger Hut, which stands 8,000 feet up on the edge of the Scesaplana snowfield, and " B " party at the Douglass Hut by the Lunersee, one of the highest lakes in Austria. So on the Friday we set off on our separate routes, carrying large quantities of food and extra clothing. But, alas, the elements for this once were against us. The sunshine which we had been enjoying for a whole week gave place on this one day to torrential rain. The" B" party, led by A. F. S. Cotton (0.S.), after getting thoroughly soaked, wisely turned back to the comforts of the hotel, and traded their provisions for a substantial meal. The ." A" party had set off earlier and after four hours climbing

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were well up the mountain when the mist and rain came down. As we knew we were within striking distance of the hut, we plodded on ; the rain turned to driving hail and snow, and with bowed heads we forged our way up the steep track which is euphemistically called the Liebeweg. We were kindly received by the Burgermeister and his wife, who are the caretakers of the hut, with bowls of hot soup, followed later by a good hot meal and a generous supply of blankets. We had planned to be up at 3 a.m. to see the sunrise, but when we woke in the dim light of a very watery dawn we found the windows plastered with snow and thick mist swirling across the glacier. By seven, conditions on the mountain had not improved, and rather than waste our day we decided to go down. There was deep snow on the track we had climbed the previous day and it was deemed advisable to go down roped. In this we were aided by a young guide from the hut. By 9 a.m. we were safely below the snow-line and scampered down to Brand in time to join the others in a leisurely stroll down the valley in the afternoon, but firmly resolved to have another crack at the Scesaplana. On Sunday we had an enjoyable walk up to the Sarottlahut under Zimba, a picturesque mountain, but hardly worthy of its title as the Matterhorn of Austria. On our return we were greeted by Bill Bentley, who had hitch-hiked across France and Switzerland in two days in a determined effort to be in on at least one climb, and at 6 a.m. the following morning eight of us set out once more for the Scesaplana, resolved to do the whole round in one day. We reached the Strassburger hut in five hours and treated all its occupants to a brew of English tea. Conditions on the top were again unpleasant, but after waiting two hours for the day to improve, we set off over the snowfield to the final ridge beyond. This ridge marks the frontier of Austria and Switzerland. We scrambled to the summit, but it was too cold to linger there and we quickly set off down the long, rough track to the Lunersee. The "B" party had also done well this day by getting up to the Lunersee, and in both cases honour was satisfied.

Our final walk was one of the best. We went up the Burserberg Tschengla by cable-car and climbed high up above the Brand valley through pinewoods and over grassy alps to the Parfiernalp. This was an ideal high level route ; the views were superb, the day sunny and bright, and the milk at the chalet cheap and refreshing Then came our last day, spent idly on the terrace of our hotel, basking in the sunshine and watching the haymakers hard at work on the opposite hillside or turning regretful eyes to the snow-capped summit of the Scesaplana, now crystal clear against a deep blue sky. Finally, we had to leave it all ; down to Bludenz in the late afternoon ; a scramble for seats on a crowded Arlberg Express ; couchettes for all from Basel ; breakfast on the train with fruit (supplement) and eggs and bacon (beaucoup de supplements) ; passport queues and custom queues, and so back to the white cliffs of Dover and the glimpse of S.V.S. as we sped across the Weald.

Holiday Parties, 1952 THERE will be walking and climbing holidays in the Lake District (Coniston and Borrowdale) from April 22 to May 3, and in Switzerland and Austria from August 19 to September 1. Any 0.5. who would like to join either of these parties should communicate with N. P. Bentley at the School.

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Rugby Football School v. London Scottish " B "

Played on the Upper on Saturday, October 13, and won by 16 points to 8.

A young, small and somewhat inexperienced side took the field against heavier opposition, but the opening play showed that the School was going to give a good account of itself. The scoring was opened by Anderson, and Rayner, on the opposite wing, • scored a second try. The Scottish, however, pressed hard and scored a penalty for a School infringement in front of goal. Anderson then completed a fine run down the right wing by kicking ahead and himself beating the full back in touching down Two of our tries were converted.

Against the wind in the second half the London Scottish pressed and scored a try which was converted. But a good movement in the centre of the field found the School backs with a man over and Playfair cut through to score. A later try which was not converted by our opponents did not affect the final result.

The pitch was hard, but there was a film of moisture on the top which made the ball slippery. On the whole the School backs handled well in the first half, but failed to hold passes in the second. The wings showed thrust, but the centres were inclined to run across too much, while the forwards, though generally outweighted in the set scrums, did some excellent work in loose rushes.

Their tendency, however, was to fall offside too easily. But the whole side played well together as a team and showed promise of developing into a strong combination.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, R. D. Playfair, T. J. Aisher, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, 0, Plommer,

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School v. Tonbridge School 2nd XV Played at Tonbridge on Saturday, October 20, and lost by 2 tries (6 points) to nil.

Against stronger, faster and heavier opposition the School forwards took a long time to settle down. Beaten in the set scrums and without skill in the loose, we were fortunate not to be more than 6 points down in the first half-hour.

Both the Tonbridge tries came after considerable pressure—the right wing first ran hard to round Lockhart and go over in the corner, and then a forward pushed his way over in the line-out.

After this unpromising start the School played very much better. Cullen was rather swamped at fly-half, but the halves defended well. The kieking, however, was at fault : too many kicks ahead were badly directed, and the kicking for touch was not generally very successful.

The second half provided some keen open football, but the result was never in doubt, and with neither side showing any advantage among the backs, the fastbreaking Tonbridge forwards were always a menace.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, R. D. Playfair, T. J. Aisher, J. E. Harbott, V. C. Crundwell, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, G. L. Plommer.

School v. Dulwich College 2nd XV

Played on the Upper on Wednesday, October 24, and won by 14 points to nil.

In this match the first half was very even and neither team seemed capable of producing a scoring chance. Play was generally rather ragged and the School seemed overawed by their opponents. At half-time there was no score.

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For the opening of the second half play continued very evenly. A breakaway by Rayner on the left wing was met by the Dulwich full-back, who tackled head on and unfortunately went off with concussion. Against a depleted side the School then showed what could have been done earlier on. Cullen made an opening in the centre and ran well for 30 yards to score. Rayner and Anderson then scored, and finally Hobson crashed through the centre to score an exceedingly popular try, which was converted to a goal.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, It. 1). Playfair, T. J. ALsher, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, (1. L. Plommer.

School v. St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate

Played at Ramsgate on Saturday, October 27, and won by 19 points to 3.

The St. Lawrence ground was hard, and with a slight cold wind the match promised to be an open one. Playing against the wind we soon established our superiority, and Rayner, coming up to the full back, passed outside to Cullen, who scored. A second opening was made, from which Hobson scored ; the try was converted by Aisher. Then the College forwards pressed hard and a School forward hung on to the ball after being tackled. A very useful placekicker kicked a penalty goal.

With the score standing at 8-3, the second half promised to be interesting, and it was an opening made by Anderson coming in that gave Playfair the opportunity to run hard for the line and score.

We then turned on the pressure and Hobson, with little room to move, swerved beautifully round the wing and passed inside to Rayner, who ran over the line. The final movement was just

as satisfactory. Harbott, who had been leading our battling forwards with considerable vigour, broke away from a loose scrum, ran hard and well, passed inside to Dodd, who threw rather at random to the three-quarters, but Playfair picked it up and passed to Anderson, who scored and converted the try.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, It. 1). Playfair, T. J. Aisher, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, G. L. Plommer.

School v. King's School, Rochester

Played at Rochester on Wednesday, October 31, and won by the home side, who scored a goal, a dropped goal and a try (11 points) to one try (3 points).

The conditions for this game were extremely poor. A bone-hard ground, half a gale and heavy rain made skilful football an impossibility, and after a good start with the wind in our favour we fell away towards the end and were well beaten. Apart from the loss of the game, a cracked wrist sustained by Playfair and a wrenched shoulder by Long made our visit to Rochester a rather woeful one.

The actual scoring was, for us, by Anderson, who picked up a cross-kick from Cullen ; Rochester's scores followed dribbling rushes well executed, and a capital dropped goal from the " 25 " line.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. It. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, R. D. Playfair, T. J. Aisher, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, R. F. Budd, J. Melvin, G. L. Plommer.

School v. Tonbridge Club Colts

Played on Bloody Mountain on Saturday, November 3; the School won comfortably by 19 points to 3.

The Tonbridge forwards had some superiority in the scrumming and line out play, but after a very level first-half,

THE SUTTONIAN when a Sutton goal was countered by a Tonbridge penalty, we scored three excellent tries in the second half. Two of these were by Rayner and one by Anderson, who both showed the value of seizing opponents' mistakes. Our tries in the first-half were scored by Anderson and Hobson—both after orthodox movements.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, C. J. Rayner, A. M. Patton, J. A. Hobson, M. B. Toler, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, T. J. Aisher, J. B. Poole, D. C. Dodd, It. F. Budd, L. F. M. de Swart, J. Melvin.

School v. Cranbrook School Played at Cranbrook on Wednesday, November 7. The School gained a clear-cut victory by 15 points to 6 on a heavy ground.

Although scoring only three tries—all of which were converted by Aisher—the Sutton side, for the first time for a number of years, were much better behind the scrum than their opponents and might well have had a wider margin of victory, had two or three final passes not gone astray. As it was, there is no doubt that we well deserved our win.

Cranbrook opened the scoring with a penalty goal, and we replied with an excellent try by Cullen after Anderson had come inside to make a man over.

Hobson then scored a good solo try in which the value of going really hard was well shown. Cranbrook again scored early in the second half, when a kick ahead found Lockhart out of position and Rayner unable to get to the ball.

With the bounce going right into the hands of the Cranbrook stand-off half, an easy try was scored under the posts.

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posts was caught full pitch by Harbott, 'who rounded off an excellent game with a try.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. It. Anderson, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, A. M. Patton, M. B. Toler, J. E. Harbott, J. B. Poole, G. L. Plommer, T. J. Maher, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, M. S. Everest.

School v. Dover College Played on the Upper on Wednesday, November 14, under excellent conditions, and won by a penalty goal and a try (6 points) to a try (3 points).

Neither side can be congratulated on the football shown in this match. Dover had chance after chance with penalty kicks and failed every time—they have only themselves to blame for not winning quite easily. The same may be said, also, of the Sutton backs, who frittered away numerous chances by passing too late when an earlier pass to one of the wings must have brought results.

Consequently this was an extremely poor game to watch, and a disappointing ; though gruelling, one to play in.

Anderson was responsible for both the try and penalty goal.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. It. Anderson, M. B. Toler, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, A. M. Patton, J. E. Harbott, J. B. Poole, G. L. Plommer, T. J. Aisher, D. C. Dodd, L. F. M. de Swart, J. Melvin, M. S. Everest.

School v. King's School, Canterbury Played at Canterbury on Tuesday, November 20. In this game, which the home side won by 22 points to nil, we were well and truly beaten by a faster, heavier and much more experienced side.

Despite the score, we were always trying hard, and our defence really was good. Lockhart, in particular, put up an extremely fine display of tackling.

He could not cope with two men at a time, but invariably dealt with a single adversary. The writer was privileged

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to hear one King's School boy say to a friend of his, " Have you ever seen tackling like that ? " The actual score registered by King's School is, we believe, their lowest against any Kent School this season.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. It. Anderson, M. B. Toler, J. A. Hobson, C. J. Rayner, A. M. Patton, J. E. EIarbott, J. B. Poole, G. L. Plommer, T. J. Aisher, L. F. M. de Swart, D. C. Dodd, P. A. Long, J. Melvin.

School v. H.M.S.Worcester In this match, played on Saturday, November 24, the School maintained their unbeaten home record on the Upper when they defeated H.M.S. Worcester by three tries, a dropped goal, and a penalty goal (15 points) to a try (3 points).

This was not a particularly good game, although several individuals came out of it with credit. A strong southerly wind was rather a nuisance, but playing against it in the first-half we scored a try by Rayner to equal a Worcester try.

During the second half the School side was well on top and our scores were a dropped goal by Cullen—a very good one indeed—tries by Plommer and Harbott, this last a splendid effort in which he threaded his way clean through the Worcester side, and a penalty goal by Aisher.

Team : I. J. Lockhart, C. It. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, C. J. Rayner, J. E. Harbott, J. B. Poole, G. L. Plommer, M. B. Toler, D. C. Dodd, J. A. Hobson, T. J. Aisher, L. F. M. de Swart, J. Melvin, A. M. Patton, D. S. Prentice.

School v. Cranbrook School Played on the Upper on Wednesday, December 5. In the second match against Cranbrook the School showed that their away win earlier on was well earned, and ran out easy winners by 20 points to 3.

At half-time we led by 6 points to 3, Hobson having battered his way across

the line and Lockhart scoring a good try from full-back. Cranbrook's score was a try following a forward rush. In the second-half we scored three good tries after correct forward and back movements, and a fourth was scored by Harbott. It says little for the School place-kickers that only one try in six was converted.

As is usual when one side is superior (particularly if it is one's own) the football was good to watch.

Team I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, J. A. Hobson, J. E. Harbott, P. It. Anderson, G. L. Plommer, J. 11.

Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, C. J. Rayner, M. B. Toler, T. J. Aisher, A. M. Patton, D. C. Dodd, J. Melvin, M. S. Everest.

The House Match

This game was played on the Upper on Saturday, December 1, and won

by St. Margaret's by 18 points to 6, in a capital game which was not won until the last fifteen minutes.

The game itself was a personal triumph for Lockhart, who, vacating his position at full-back, moved to left wing to counter .

Anderson. Not only did he do this, but scored the two excellent tries late on in the game which finally decided the issue.

To players and spectators alike the game itself was an excellent one; tackling was as robust as ever it has been in these encounters, and the play did not at any time deteriorate into a brawl. Westminster in fact had the major share of the ball in all sorts of scrummage, but while the St. Margaret's wing forwards could not get to the rather slow Westminster centres, Cullen, Hobson and B. H. Lockhart not only could but did, with the result that most of the Westminster heels were a territorial gain to their opponents, On the other hand,

THE SUTTONIAN when the St. Margaret's pack gained the ball, Cullen and Hobson almost invariably looked dangerous. This was the real difference between the two sides--plus I. J. Lockhart's snuffing of the Anderson candle on the wing. Harbott, leading the Westminster pack, did all and more than could be expected from him.

TEAMS. WESTMINSTER: P. R. Anderson, J. E. Harbott, M. B. Toler, J. R. Wood, J. B. Poole, T. J. Aisher, C. J. Rayner, T. E. Ridgewell, J. Melvin, M. F. Beaman, V. C. Crundwell, A. M. Patton, M. S. Everest, B. D. Hough, E. Moir.

ST. MARGARET'S : I. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, D. A. Prentice, D. C. Dodd, G. L. Plommer, P. A. Stubblefield, J. A. Hobson, L. F. M. de Swart, B. H. Lockhart, P. J. Mair, R. T. Blake, P. D. Hall, R. F. Budd, T. R. Hills and F. G. Pyne.

School v. Old Suttonians Played on the Upper on Saturday, December 15. The School side in this match registered their "greatest ever" win against the Old Boys and their first for ten years. The actual score was 29 points to 5, and although this appears to be a runaway victory, it was not until just after half-time, when the score was 11-5, the O.S. having just scored a goal, and one feared that their greater experience might turn the game, that the School side almost ran riot and completely upset the calculations of their elder brethren.

Nor could the taunt, levelled at the .0.S. Sole Selector, Manager, and general Overseer, that he had picked the side well-for the School-be sustained, since the School Second XV also accounted for their more aged opponents by 11 points to 5.

- The School side did, in fact, round off an excellent first half of the season with an unbeaten home record, and in doing so they played very good football indeed,

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and past and present Suttonians alike were delighted.

TEAM. SCHOOL : 1. J. Lockhart, C. R. G. Cullen, P. R. Anderson, J. E. Harbott, P. A. Long, C. J. Rayner, J. B. Poole, L. F. M. de Swart, J. A. Hobson, R. D. Playfair, M. B. Toler, D. C. Dodd, G. L. Plommer, J. Melvin, T. J. Aisher.

2nd XV Results Sat. Oct. 20 v. Tonbridge School 3rd XV. Lost 0-25.

27 v. St. Lawrence College 2nd XV. Won 11 -5.

Wed. „ 31 v. King's School, Rochester, 2nd XV. Lost 0-3. „ Nov. 7 V. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. Lost 3-11.

Sat.,, 10 v. King's School, Canterbury, 2nd XV. Drawn 6-6.

Wed. „ 14 v. Dover College 2nd XV. Lost 8-11.

Tue.,, 20 v. King's School, Canterbury, 2nd XV. Lost 0-26.

Sat.,, 24 v. H.M.S. Worcester 2nd XV. Lost 3-12.

Wed. Dec. 5 v. Cranbrook School 2nd XV. Lost 0-9.

Sat.,, 15 v. Old Suttonians 2nd XV. Won 9-5.

Colts XV Results Sat. Oct. 6 v. King's SchOol, Canterbury, Colts.

Lost 3-5. „ „ 20 V. Tonbridge School Colts. Lost 11-16.

Wed.,, 24 v. Cranbrook School Colts. Won 9-6.

Sat. „ 27 v. St. Lawrence College Colts. Won 13-6.

Wed.,, 31 v. King's School, Rochester, Colts. Lost 6-11.

Sat. Nov. 10 v. King's School, Canterbury, Colts.

Won 13-11.

Wed. „ 14 v. Dover College Colts. Won 8-6.

Sat.,, 17 v. King's School, Rochester, Colts.

Lost 0-12. „ Dec. 1 v. Sevenoaks School Colts. Won 11-0.

Wed.,, 5 v. Cranbrook School Colts. Lost 0-9.

Under 14 XV Results Wed. Oct. 17 v. King's School, Rochester, Under 14.

Won 26-0.

24 v. Cranbrook Under 14. Won 19-3.

Sat.,, 27 v. St. Lawrence College Under 14. Won 11-10.

Wed. Nov. 7 v. King's School, Rochester, Under 14.

Won 51-0.

• Dec. 5 v. Cranbrook Under 14. Lost 0-3,

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THE SUTTONIAN Shooting Notes

to the open range season just finished we would like to append for W ITHtheregard sake of completeness and record the individual scores of the Ashburton Shield Competition, omitted in error from our last issue, which were as follows :— 200 yds.

500 yds.

Total Sgt. A. Travers L/Cpl. T. R. Hills Sgt. C. F. Smith Sgt. J. S. Fulljames Sgt. J. K. Randall Sgt. P. B. Leonard Cdt. P. F. Waller Cdt. D. S. Prentice

. . . . . . . .

31 29 28 32 31 31 22 26

32 33 31 31 31 32 32 30

63 62 59 63 62 63 54 56

230

252

482

Only two of last year's VIII are now with us, and so it is with nothing but satisfaction that we can view the results of this term —a term where, with half the miniature-range season past us, we have encountered but two defeats. And this in spite of certain changes and experiments which have taken place : the Inter-House Shooting Cup, normally shot for in the Lent term, has already been competed for, the idea in mind being to begin next term with the House Match behind us with a view to devoting it purely to practice for the " Country Life" Competition. We have won this event for the past two years now, and we are determined to complete the hat-trick. Also we have entered a new competition, whose rules are quite at variance with those of the " Country Life," and so practice is difficult, especially as such a small amount of time can be devoted to shooting. The results obtained this term under "Country Life" conditions are as follows :— Date Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov.10 Nov.17 Nov. 24 Dec.

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Dec.

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Opponents For .

Glasgow Academy .

St. Paul's School King's School, Canterbury .

Blundell's School . . .

Lancing School . .

King's College, Taunton . .

Kelly College . .

St. Edmund's School, Canterbury .

Bloxham School .

Oundle School .

Charterhouse School . .

Radley College . .

Elizabeth College King's School, Worcester

656 656 645 655 655 648 648 648 638 638 656 656 656 631

Points Against 598 586 586 654 573 557 555 584 642 626 641 618 630 674

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

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The first stage in the Kent T.A. and A.F. Association Postal Competition, under N.S.R.A. conditions, has been completed and the following unofficial scores are claimed.

The result, however, will not be known until next term. .

Sgt. T. R. Hills L/Bdr. D. S. Prentice Cdt. C. P. Wiggins.

Max. 100 97 94 96

Cdt. R. T. Blake . .

Cdt. J. G. Wall Cdt. P. J. Herbert .

Max. 100 94 98 94

Total .

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The Inter-House Shooting Cup

The House Match was fired on December 6 and 11. Since this competition has been referred back to 1951, it will be found that it has twice been competed for in the same year ; an event which has in no way altered the inscription on the trophy for this year, which may still bear " St. Margaret's" as its legend. Our congratulations must go to Hills, who, besides winning the individual shield with a score of 82, has most creditably filled the position of Captain of Shooting.

St. Margaret's points lead was not as considerable as at the beginning of the year, but nevertheless their resultant margin of 42 was a fair one. Once again the individual scores were lower than might have been expected, but nervous tension is heightened in a match of this nature.

SCORES ST. MARGARET'S

T. R. Hills D. S. Prentice R. T. Blake .

P. J. Herbert B. H. Lockhart J. G. Wall .

A. H. Jones .

G. L. Plommer

Group (10) S 5 10 5 10 10 5 10

Rapid (50) 47 44 39 42 44 41 44 40

Snap (30) 30 30 30 30 25 25 25 20

GRAND TOTAL

Total 82 79 79 77 79 76 74 70 616

WESTMINSTER J. R. Wood .

C. P. Wiggins D. Wilkin .

J. Melvin .

D. M. Traherne R. J. Chenery M. A.'1VIaberly J. M. Williams

Group (10) 5 10 10 10 5 5 2 10

Rapid (50) 44 40 35 41 37 38 43 34

Snap (30) 25 30 30 20 25 25 25 25

GRAND TOTAL

Total 74 80 75 71 67 68 70 69 574

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O.S. Notes Lt.-Col. M. J. Wheatley, C.B.E. (1898), who was M.P. for East Dorset 1945-50, for Poole 1950-51, and a Conservative Whip in the late Parliament, has been made a K.B.E. for political and public services.

Brigadier J. R. C. Gannon, C.B.E., M.V.O. (1900), is President of the Arab Horse Society.

E. P. Streatfield (1916), who has been in the East for over thirty years in the Hong Kong and Shangai Bank, retired last summer.

The following promotions were made on January 1 : Lt.-Col. J. L. Moulton, D.S.O., 0.B.E., R.M. (1924), to Colonel, Capt. J. T. 0. Waters, R.M. (1935), to Major, Lt.-Cmdr. P. T. Lawman, R.N. (1933), to Commander, Lt.-Cmdr. (S) J. G. West, R.N., to Commander (S), and Wg.-Cmdr. R. C. Porteous, D.S.O., R.A.F. (1930), to Group-Captain.

G. W. Buxton (1924), who has been in New Zealand for some twenty-five years, will be pleased to see any O.S. who come his way. Address—Dept. of Agriculture, Rotherham, North Canterbury.

H. F. de C. Lucy (1925) has been awarded the Colonial Police Medal for his work as honorary Inspector of the Malayan Auxiliary Police. Part of his citation reads : He has shown not only calm resolution and courage in regard to bandit-inspired incidents, but also the keenest interest in the general wellbeing, training and welfare of the Special Constabulary. His sense of public service and civic responsibility has been an example to all.

Cmdr. (E) W. V. B. Drew (1926) is now at the R.N. Barracks, Chatham,

where he holds an appointment on the C. in C's Staff.

A. Nate (1927) has been appointed Director of Machine Tools Utilisation in the Ministry of Supply.

T. Osborn (1929) kept wicket on four occasions for Kent 2nd XI last summer.

B. S. Downward (1930) is now working in Canada. His address is 228 Examiner Bdg., Calgary, Alberta.

J. R. C. Matthews (1936) is again leading the Harlequins and Middlesex.

He captained the successful London Counties team against the Springboks and played for England against them at Twickenham.

C. C. Birch (1936) has been appointed Assistant General Works Manager for the Rolls-Royce Derby Group of factories.

C. H. Partridge (1936) has settled in New Zealand. Address-7 Konini Street, Mangakino, N. Island.

W. H. Yetton (1936) expects to be on leave from Malaya in the summer.

D. R. Yetton (1936), who is in Johannesburg, has qualified as an architect.

F. P. B. Derrick (1938) has been appointed Acting Deputy British Adviser at Mukallah in the Eastern Protectorate of Aden.

Lt.-Cdr. W. J. M. Teale, R.N. (1937), who has been at the Staff College, Camberley, for the past year, is shortly going to the Far East.

Capt. C. J. G. Meade (1940), 8th Hussars, has returned from Korea and is now at the Staff College. AddressLightwater Lodge, Lightwater, Camberley.

B. S. Berting (1940) won the Eastern Canadian intercollegiate boxing title for intermediate welter weights before leaving

THE SUTTONIAN Toronto University in 1950. He has qualified as a 2nd Lt. in the R. Canadian Engineers and is employed by a firm of Surveyors in British Columbia.

Address —c/o Butterfield and Hughes, 323 Scollard Buildings, Victoria, B.C. R. J. Burns (1941) has been appointed Assistant to-the Secretary of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power Commission.

Address —158 Humbercrest Blvd., Toronto, Canada.

J. H. Scott-Wilson (1943), running for Oxford for his fourth year, gained third place in the Inter-Varsity Cross Country Match.

Lt: W. J. Carter, R.N. (1944), H.M.S. Collingwood, played for the Royal Navy v. The Civil Service at Richmond on January 10.

Capt. N. C. W. Raphael, R. Fusilers (1944), is doing two years liaison with the R.A.F. at Raynham, Norfolk.

J. D. Bott (1944) is Assistant Works Manager at Messrs. Spratt's London factory.

M. H. B. Jones (1945) was admitted Solicitor of the Supreme Court on June 1, 1951.

M. Allen, R. Corps of Signals (1948), is in Singapore. K. M. Bell (1948) has taken up tea-planting in the Mlanje district of Nyasaland.

P. A. Fairley (1949) played in the Freshmen's Trial at Cambridge and has played for the LX Club. He has also been speaking in the Union.

M. R. Marchant (1949) is at the R.N. College, Greenwich. F. W. P. Bentley (1950) is stationed at Archer's Post, P.O. Issolo, Kenya, in the 23rd Bn., K.A.R. A. J. Knight (1950) has gone to Lagos.

J. W. Lewis (1950) is in Irak. M. Whittaker (1950) has been playing

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regularly for the R.A.F. 1st XV at Swanton, Norfolk.

G. C. Parrett (1950) is on the staff of the Kentish Gazette as an apprenticed reporter. C. F. Smith (1951) captained the Kent Junior Association of Cricket Clubs side in the summer holidays and batted with great success.

O.S.A. Dinner The A.G.M. and Dinner will be held at The Windsor Castle, near Victoria Station, on Wednesday, April 9.

Old Suttonians Cricket, 1952 Saturday, July 5: v. The School (at Sutton Valence).

Sunday, July 13: v. The Mote C.C. (at Sutton Valence).

The Week.

Sunday, August 10: v. 0.M.T. (at Sutton Valence).

Monday, August 11: v. Old Kelleians (at Sutton Valence).

Tuesday, August 12: v. Cranbrook Lynxes (at Sutton Valence).

Wednesday, August 13: v. Eleadcorn (at Headoorn).

Thursday, August 14: v. Queens Own R.W. Kent Regt. (at Sutton Valence).

Friday, August 15: v. Ashford C.C. (at Ashford).

Saturday, August 16: v. The Three Suttons (at Sutton Valence).

Sunday, August 17: v. The Dragons (at Sutton Valence).

All matches commence at 11.30 a.m.

Any O.S. wishing to play should write to E. A. Craven at the School without waiting for an invitation.

It is also hoped to have a swimming match v. Scho ol on Saturday, July 5, and a tennis match on Sunday, July 6.

Anyone wishing to take part in either write to E. A. Craven at the School.

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Births BOOER. On November 26, 1951, to Betty, wife of P. M. R. Booer (1943), a son, Christopher David.

DEVONSHIRE.-On October 10, 1951, at Jersey, to Elizabeth, nee Weare, wife of J. W. Devonshire (1930), La Vignette, St. Martins, Jersey, a son (stillborn).

GRAY. On September 23, 1951, to Angela, wife of J. H. Gray (1939), a daughter, Barbara Cooper.

GULLAND.-On October 3, 1951, to Aileen, wife of J. F. Gulland (1933), a son.

MORRISH.-On August 28, 1951, to Beryl, wife of J. McL. Morrish (1939), a son, David.

YETTON.-On March 10, 1951, at Batu Gajah, Malaya, to Daphne, wife of W. H. Yetton (1936), a son, William Rex. YETTON.-On July 23, 1951, at Johannesburg, S.A., to Julie, wife of D. R. Yetton (1936), a daughter, Sandra Anne.

Marriages CARTER-ERICSSON.--In May, 1951, in Calcutta, C. M. Carter (1939) to Monica Ericsson.

CARTER - PETTY-MAYOR. - On October 6, 1951, at Christ's Church, Mayfair, W. B. Carter (1911) to Barbara Petty-Mayor, of Westcliffe-on-Sea, Essex.

CHAPMAN-ARNOLD.-On March 28, 1951, at Croydon Parish Church, G. R. Chapman (1944) to Mary Arnold, of Fitzjames Avenue, Croydon.

MONCKTON - JENKINS. - In July, 1951, at St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen, Dr. G. Monckton (1938) to Jean Alice Jenkins.

SKINNER-WOOD.-On November 10, 1951, at Abington, Pennsylvania, H. T. Skinner (1923) to Anna Mildred Wood.

Deaths GUNNER.-On December 17, 1951, at 10 Wingfield Court, Manor Road, Bournemouth, Raymond Woodroffe Gunner (1913).

OLIVER.-On May 23, 1951, Major G. E. L. Oliver (1917).

Old Suttonian Dance At the conclusion of the Cricket Week an Old Boys' Dance was held in the Hall at School. This function, which was organised by a very energetic Committee, was undoubtedly a great success. The attendance was greater than had been anticipated in view of the fact that so many Old Boys come from far and wide.

This is the first social function to be run by Old Boys for many years, and following upon remarks passed at a recent Old Boys' General Meeting it is to be hoped that the Committee will have the courage to carry on with further events of a similar nature.

The writer (not a member of the Committee) feels that the thanks of all who enjoyed such a pleasant evening are due to the Headmaster for allowing us to use the School building and assisting in various ways.

Many Old Boys were delighted to see Mr. and Mrs. James at this function.

G. A. KEEBLE. The Dance Committee wish to thank the Headmaster for permission to hold the dance, the O.S. who gave their support, and the School staff and others

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It is hoped that this will be the first of many similar dances, and all 0.5. who are able are asked to attend future ventures and to urge other 0.5. to give their support.

It is hoped to hold the dance on Saturday, August 16, this year.

I. F. KAY.

Q.S.A. War Memorial Scholarship This Scholarship 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 1952.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Association in 1951 attention was drawn to the fact that sons of 0.5. already at the School were eligible for this award.

Names of applicants and any inquiries should be sent to the Hon. Secretary, 0.S.A., at the School. All entries must be received by March 1, 1952.

O.S. Golfing Society The Autumn Meeting was held at Bearsted on Sunday, October 7, 1951.

This was undoubtedly the Society's most successful meeting since its creation.

We were greatly pleased to welcome three newcomers, namely, the Headmaster, J. W. Thomson and H. S. Sharp. We sincerely hope that this is the start of a long association. Also present were G. C. Ambrose, L. Mason Apps, P. T. H. Carlton, A. M. James, A. C. Chapman, R. J. Martin, P. S. Morrish, B. A. Reynolds and A. A. G. Trimming.

In the morning Stableford Competition Jim Thomson returned the winning score.

We add that this was done with only 17 holes played.

Mrs. White provided us with the usual excellent lunch and, well refreshed by a glass of port provided by the Headmaster and J. W. T., we set off on the afternoon Bogey Competition. This was won by Bob Martin by a comfortable margin.

It was unanimously agreed that Robert Kay should be invited to become the Society's first President.

The Headmaster has generously offered a tankard for presentation to the winner of one of the competitions, and it will be played for at the next meeting, which will be at Bearsted on Sunday, May 4, 1952.

Any O.S. wishing to receive notification of this and future meetings please write to P. S. Morrish, 1 Sefton Villas, Bridge, Canterbury.

Correspondence December 18, 1951.

The Editor, The Suttonian.

Sir,—A year ago you kindly published a letter from me stating that the portrait of the Rev. J. D. Kingdon had become damaged in the course of time and appealing for subscriptions to have an oil painting made, so that his portrait could be hung along with those of recent Headmasters.

A sum of £10 15s. 6d. has been received from F. T. W. Blatchley-Hennah (Master since 1946) and from five Old Suttonians, D. Clarkson (1950), W. G. Collett (1888), H. D. Haslewood (1887), L. A. Vidler (1886) and Anon.

It would be an understatement to say that this result is disappointing. There can be few Suttonians who do not wish to see suitably perpetuated the memory of the Headmaster who did so much for the School from 1864 to 1883. Another £20 is required and I shall be pleased to acknowledge further donations.

Yours sincerely, R. L. KAY.