The Suttonian 1960 (Summer Term) by Sutton Valence School

THE

SUTTON IAN

SUMMER TERM 1960

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CONTENTS PAGE

Editorial

393

School Officials

394

School Notes

394

Valete /Sal vete

395

Our Contemporaries

399

Chapel Notes

399

Library Notes

400

Hunting Society ..

400

Literary Society ..

401

Geographical Society

401

Society Notes

402

Speech Day Week end

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Easter Holidays

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Notes on the Term

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Lectures and Conference

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Music

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C.C.F. Notes

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Shooting Notes

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Tennis

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Swimming ..

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Athletics Cricket

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Original Contributions

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0.S. Notes

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Correspondence

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No. 12 of Volume XXIX

Editorial is fair to say that about 75 or 100 years' ago Britain had a reputation second to I Tnone for industry and inventiveness. Now, however, it seems that Britain's reputation abroad is not all that it should be. Why, I wonder, is this ? It is true to say that much of the blame must be placed fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the British workman. It seems fair to state quite categorically, " Fings ain't wot they used ter be." Let me show you a few ways in which this is so. While at school we are all told to always work our hardest at all times, to do as we are told immediately and to have a respect for those above us who have more experience of our job or of life in general. We must be satisfied with nothing less than our best and on no account are we to be content with a mediocrity. These and similar principles are pumped into nearly every schoolboy in Britain, yet when he leaves school, are such ideals fostered or encouraged ? Unless the child has been lucky enough to have circumstances above the ordinary run of life they will most certainly not be ideals that many of his workmates hold and in many cases he will not be allowed to practise them. All too often we read in the daily press of men being "sent to Coventry" by their shop stewards for doing too much work and showing up the only mediocre workers. In a case recently a man on "piece work" was needing more money to support his family ; and so, not unnaturally, he increased his own individual output, and thus his wages also increased. Very unfortunately for him he was too good for his job and his workmates were not willing to be overshadowed by a good worker. So rather than increase their output to match that of the best man, they slowed the best man down to the speed of the mediocre worker. A practice which one would hardly feel helped the country in its struggle to compete on foreign markets with the more autocratic powers of the world. All too often it is becoming common practice for a working man to consider that he is doing his employer a favour by working for him, rather than considering his job a thing in which both pride and pleasure may be found. Things have now reached such a farcical stage that an employer might well come under attack from "Union Officials" for disposing of men for whom he can no longer find work. These officials appear to be prepared to run a company on completely impractical lines and even close it, and this cannot be called taking a genuine pride in one's work. Automation has meant a new lease of life for British Industry and only by adopting such methods can Britain hope to compete with foreign countries. But many unions do not encourage this modernisation, however much it benefits the country to which they owe allegiance. The touching of the forelock and the raising of the cap to one's employer are now things of the past, as is much of the old good will that was in the relationship between worker and employer. It is not everything, I fear, that has changed for the better. Even if the wages are higher for the "workers."

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394 School Officials

Shooting.

Head of the School : M. J. E. Butcher School Prefects :

G. H. Wall (Captain) D. W. Martin (Hon. Secretary)

C. R. A. Welch T. A. S. Butler R. C. G. Smith I. Maddieson

J. C. Hardy J. E. Harvey J. B. Cairns T. T. Archer P. Charlton

House Prefects : Westminster : St. Margaret's :

M. J. Aisher C. M. Cruikshank R. D. Moulton B. R. Pennington M. A. Walter

R. C. B. Dixon A. Djavadi C. T. Edbrooke C. J. Green E. K. Hall J. S. B. Osborn G. H. Wall

Founder's :

Lambe' s :

M. R. J. Chase P. J. Coulson D. J. F. Godden R. M. Kojecky D. W. Martin D. C. Murray M. J. Scott

R. M. Smith

Sports Committee :

The Headmaster (President) E. A. Craven, Esq. (Chairman) M. J. E. Butcher (Hon. Secretary) P. S. W. MacIlwaine, J. C. Hardy J. E. Harvey Esq. D. A. Simmons, Esq. C. R. A. Welch F. R. Ball, Esq. Cricket :

J. E. Harvey (Captain) T. J. Archer (Hon. Secretary) Swimming :

J. B. Cairns (Captain) Tennis :

R. C. G. Smith (Captain) Athletics :

I. Maddieson (Captain)

Library Committee :

The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian) J. E. Harvey (Hon. Secretary) I. Maddieson M. J. E. Butcher M. A. M. Smallman D. J. F. Godden C. R. A. Welch R. M. Kojecky Suttonian Committee : J. B. Cairns (Editor)

I. Maddieson T. J. Archer E. K. Hall

M. J. E. Butcher M. J. Scott R. M. Kojecky G. H. Wall

School Notes T. A. S. Butler, J. B. Cairns, R. C. G. Smith, T. J. Archer, I. Maddieson and P. Charlton have been appointed School Prefects. C. J. Green has been appointed a House Prefect in St. Margaret's. M. A. Walter has been appointed a House Prefect in Westminster. R. M. Kojecky, D. C. Murray and M. J. Scott have been appointed House Prefects in Lambe's. Cricket Colours have been awarded to : T. J. Archer, C. R. A. Welch, A. J. FinnKelcey, B. D. H. Preston and P. Charlton. 2nd XI Colours have been awarded to : B. Macdonald, A. S. V. Smith and D. J. F. Godden. Under-15 XI Colours have been awarded to : A. Barr, M. J. Day, N. B. Houghton, C. C. Hayes and T. R. Goulden. Swimming Colours have been awarded to : K. J. Downing, J. II. M. Miller. Under-16 Swimming Coloursâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;J. N. Brice, G. Dickson, S. M. Cornish and D. Green.

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Tennis Colours have been awarded to : J. C. Hardy, B. R. Pennington and A. W. Richardson. Athletic Colours have been awarded to : B. Macdonald, R. M. Smith, R. H. Bowdler, W. R. Olsen and M. I. Aisher. Under-16 Colours have been awarded to : J. M. Cairns, D. Shamash, and G. H. Waters. Open Range Shooting Colours have been awarded to : G. G. Fothergill, C. J. Green, C. W. C. Frostick, P. J. Coulson and K. J. Clement. We are very pleased to welcome R. F. Bates, B.Sc., Manchester, to teach Natural Sciences. We are very pleased to welcome Mrs. N. Daly, S.R.N., as Nursing Sister, and Miss Peckham as Matron in Westminster. We are very grateful to A. C. B. Wimbush, M.A., for his help during Mr. Bentley's illness. We are also very grateful to Canon Norwood for all his valuable assistance this term, both in the Chapel and classroom. We are very sorry to lose D. C. Eagle, D.L.C. Val ete M. J. E. BUTCHER (St. M.-1957).— CrossCountry Colours (1958-60), House Choir, House Drill Squad, House Athletics, House Cricket, K.C.A.A.A. Championships, House Prefect, 2nd XV Rugger Colours (1958-59), 1st XV Rugger, Eastern Command Leadership Course Award, Chairman Hunting Society, Athletics Colours, " A " Levels, School Prefect, Head of School and House, Captain of 2nd XV, Captain of Cross-Country, Winner of Inter-Schools Race, " A " Steeplechase Record, Public Schools Seven-a-Side Tournament, Secretary Sports Committee, House Drill Squad Commander, Library Committee, Suttonian Committee, Captain of House Athletics, R.S.M. in C.C.F., Headmaster's Prize, " S " Levels. Goes to Leicester University to read Physics.

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J. C. HARDY (W.- -1955).— Foundation Scholarship, Under-14 Rugger Captain ; 1956: Under-15 Hockey, House Cricket, Junior Swimming Team, School Golf (1956-60), Under-15 Rugger Captain Colours, House Rugger, House Shooting ; 1957: Under-16 Hockey, Cadet Pair, " 0 " Levels, Fifth Form Prize, House Drill Squad, Under-16 Rugger Captain Colours, Cert. "A" Part I and II Shooting Colours Miniature and Open (1957-59) ; 1958 : 1st XI Hockey Colours, 2nd XI Cricket, Hon. Secretary Rugger, House Prefect, 1st XV Rugger Colours ; 1959: 1st XV Hockey Colours, Kent Schools Hockey XI, Captain House Hockey, House Tennis, Wood Physics Prize (1959-60), " A " Levels School Prefect, Head of House, Captain of Rugger ; 1960: Tennis Colours, Sergeant in C.C.F., House Drill Squad Commander, " S " Levels. Goes to St. Andrews to read Physics. C. K A. WELCH (L.-1955).—Under-14 Rugger, School Choir ; 1956: Under-15 Hockey, House Hockey, Under-15 Cricket, House Cricket, Under-15 Rugger Colours, Dramatic Society, Clothworkers' Scholarship ; 1957: Under-16 Hockey Colours, 1st XI Cricket, Under-16 Cricket Captain, Under-16 Rugger, House Rugger, Choral Society, " 0 " Levels, Fifth Form Prize ; 1958: Hon. Secretary Hockey, Captain House Hockey and Cricket, House Fives, House Athletics, House Swimming, 1st XV Rugger Colours, House Drill Squad, Cert. " A " Part I and II, School Orchestra, House Prefect ; 1959: Public School Seven-a-Side Tournament, Public Schools Hockey Festival, Cricket Colours, 2nd Fives IV, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Captain House Rugger, School Librarian, Chairman of Hunting Society, Drum Major in C.C.F., " A " Levels, School Prefect, Head of House ; 1960: Captain of Hockey, Kent Schools Hockey XI, House Tennis, C.S.M. in C.C.F., " A " and " S " Levels, Kingdon Latin Prize. Goes to Trinity College, Dublin. J. E. HARVEY (F.-1952).—Junior Soccer and Cricket Form 2 Prize ; 1953 : Choral Society ; 1955: Junior Swimming Team, Patrol Leader in Scouts, Under-14 Cricket Captain, Under-14 Rugger ; 1956: Under-15 Cricket, Junior Swimming Team, Under-15 Rugger Colours, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, House Cricket ; 1957: Under-16 Hockey, Under-16 Rugger Colours, House Rugger, House Athletics, 2nd XI Cricket Colours, " 0 " Levels, Fifth Form Prize ; 1958: 2nd XV Rugger Colours, House Hockey, Under-16 Hockey, House Drill Squad, House Prefect, House Choir, Junior

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Athletic Team, Curt. " A " Parts I and 11, 1st XI Cricket Colours ; 1959 : 1st XV Hugger, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, 1st XI Hockey, 2nd XI Hockey Colours, Public Schools Hockey Festival, Hon. Secretary Cricket, Kay German Prize, Wheeler French Prize (1959-60), " A Levels ; 1960 : School Prefect, Head of House, 2nd XI Hockey, Sergeant in ('CF., Hon. Secretary Library Committee, Captain of Cricket, " S " Levels. Gees to Jesus College, Oxford, to read Modern Languages. '1'. A. S. BUTLER (H. and W.-1953).---Junior Soccer, Choral Society ; 1954 : Under-13 Cricket, Form 3 Reading Prize, Junior Soccer Captain ; 1955 : Lower Fourth Prize, R.L.S.S. Intermediate, Under-14 Rugger ; 1956 : Clothworkers' Scholarship, Under-15 Bugger; 1957 : Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Fifth F01111 Prize, junior House Athletics, " 0 " Levels, Under-16 Hugger; 1958: House Swimming, House Drill Squad, Kitchener Mathematics Prize, House Prefect, 2nd XV Rugger Colours (1958-59), Public Schools Seven-a-Side Tournament (1959-60), 2nd XI Cricket, Angell Mathematics and Distinction Prizes, " A " Levels, Sergeant in C.C.F. ; 1960: 2nd XI Hockey, School Prefect, 1st XI Cricket, Angell Mathematics and Distinction Prize, " S " Levels, House Tennis. R. C. G. Smint (F.-1954).—Form II and III Prizes, Junior Soccer (1954-55), Junior Swimming, Under-14 Rugger (1955-56), Under-15 Rugger ; 1958: Junior Cross Country VIII, Under-16 Rugger, Junior Tennis, Tennis VI, " 0 " Levels, Fifth Form Prize, Cert. " A" Parts I and II; 1959: 1st XV Rugger, CrossCountry Colours (1959-60), House Hockey, Captain Tennis (1959-60), School Prefect, Biology Prize, Corporal in C.C.F. Goes to London University to read Veterinary Science. D. J. F. GODDESS (L.-1955).—Junior Soccer, School Choir ; 1956: Choral Society, Dramatic Society, Under-14 Rugger, Under-14 Cricket ; 1957: Under-15 Hockey, Under-15 Cricket, Under-15 Rugger Colours, House Hockey, House Rugger, House Cricket, House Drill Squad, " 0" Levels ; 1958: Under-16 Hockey Colours, 2nd XI Cricket, Under-16 Rugger, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1959: House Prefect, Library Committee, Corporal in C.C.F., Artillery Classification, Hockey Colours (1959-60), Public Schools Hockey Festival, 2nd XI Cricket, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Dramatic Society, Hon. Secretary Christian

Union, " A " Levels ; 1960 : 2nd XI Cricket Colours, " S " Levels, Athletic Team. Goes to Battersea College to read Civil Engineering. C. M. CRUIRSHANK (W.-1955).—Under-14 Rugger ; 1956: Under-15 Rugger Colours, Junior Athletics Team ; 1957 : Under-15 Hockey, .Under-16 Rugger, " 0 " Levels ; 1958: 2nd XV Rugger, House Drill Squad, House Athletics, Kent Schools Fencing, Cert. " A" Parts I and II; 1959: 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, School Golf Team, " A " Levels, House Prefect ; 1960: Sergeant in C.C.F., " S " Levels, Kent Schools A.A.A. Championships. Goes to Royal School of Mines with British Overseas Mining Association Scholarship. G. H. WALL (B. and St. M.-1953).—Choral Society ; 1955: Under-14 Rugger, Miniature Range Shooting ; 1955: House Athletics, Open Range Shooting Colours, Under-15 Rugger Colours, Miniature Range Shooting Colours ; 1957: Hon. Secretary Shooting, Junior Athletics, Donegall Badge, Cert. " A" Parts I and II, Captain of Shooting, Under-16 Hugger; 1958: House Drill Squad, K.C.A.A.A. Championships, " 0 " Levels, House Rugger ; 1959 : House Prefect, Sergeant in C.C.F., Hunting Society Committee, Suttonian Committee, Winner of Gale and Polden Revolver Competition, Corporal in C.C.F., 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Sergeant in C.C.F. ; 1960: " A " Levels, Athlet' c Team ; Winner of Pill lic Schools' Pistol Competition, Bisley, 1960. Goes to Medway College of Technology. B. R. PENNINGTON (H. and W.-1952).-Choral Society ; 1954: Junior Soccer, Junior Cricket ; 1955 : Junior Soccer Captain (195556), Under-14 Cricket, Form III Reading Prize, Patrol Leader in Scouts ; 1957: Under-14: Cricket Captain, Under-15 Hockey ; 1958 : Under-16 Hockey Colours, House Hockey " 0 " Levels, House Swimming, House Drill Squad, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Dramatic Society, Tennis VI, Thomas Bowl Wimbledon ; 1959: 1st XI Hockey, 2nd XI Hockey Colours, Public Schools Hockey Festival, Hon. Secretary Hockey, 1st XV Rugger, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Sergeant in C.C.F. ; 1960: Hockey Colours, Tennis Colours, Captain House Tennis, House Cricket, Art Prize, Distinction Prize, "A " Levels. J. S. B. OSBORN (St. M.-1955).—School Choir ; 1956: Choral Society, Under-15 Hockey, Under-15 Cricket ; 1958 : House Hockey, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; House Drill Squad ; 1959: 2nd XI Hockey Colours,

THE SUTTONIAN House Cricket, School Golf Team, " 0" Levels, House Rugger, Signals Classification ; 1960: Hockey Colours, Kent Hockey Trial, Corporal in C.C.F., House Tennis, House Athletics, " A" Levels. R. M. SMITH (F.-1953).—Form II Reading Prize ; 1955: Under-14 Cricket, R.L.S.S. Bronze Medallion, Patrol Leader in Scouts ; 1956: Blue Lanyard ; 1957: Under-16 Rugger Colours, Junior Swimming, 2nd XV Rugger Colours, House Fives, House Swimming, House Music, K.C.A.A.A. Standard, Cert. " A " Parts land II; 1959: 1st XV Rugger, Fives IV, Shooting VIII, School Athletics, House Prefect, Captain House Fives, Public Schools Fives, House Tennis ; 1960: Fives Colours, House Drill Commander, Sergeant in C.C.F., House Cricket, Kay German Prize, " A " Levels, K.C.A.A.A. and Public Schools Championships. M. J. AIRIER (H. and W.-1953).—School Choir, Choral Society ; 1957: Under-15 Rugger, Junior Cross-Country VIII, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Division C 440 and 880 yds. Records, Athletic Colours, Under-16 Rugger, House Hugger; 1959: 1st XV Rugger, School Golf, House Drill Squad, Captain House CrossCountry, Sergeant in C.C.F., House Tennis, English Speaking Union Exchange Scholarship. Goes to Lawrenceville School, New Jersey. R. D. MOULTON (W.-1950).—Cert " A " Parts I and II, " 0 " Levels, House Drill Squad ; 1959: Signals Classification, House Prefect ; 1960: "A " and " S "Levels, Corporal in C.C.F. Goes to Queen Mary College, London. E. K. HALL (St. M.-1959).—American Exchange Student, 1st XV Rugger Colours, Guardian of Gavel in Hunting Society, House Prefect, Suttonian Committee. Goes to Harvard University to read Government. P. J. Couisox (L.-1956).—Under-16 Rugger, " 0 " Levels, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Dramatic Society, 2nd XV Rugger (1958-59), Miniature Range Shooting Colours ; 1959: House Shooting Captain, House Prefect, 2nd XI Hockey, Shooting VIII, Distinction Prize, " A " Levels. R. C. B. Dixon- (B. and St. M.-1956).— Under-14 Cricket, House Drill Squad, " 0 " Levels ; 1958: Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Corporal in C.C.F., " A " Levels, Garside Prize, House Prefect. D. C. MURRAY (L.-1956).—" 0" Levels, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; Hon, Secretary of

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Hunting Society, Lance Corporal in C.C.F., Producer of Refugee Concert, House Prefect, " A " and " S " Levels. Goes to St. David's College, Lampeter, Wales, to read History. C. J. GREEN (St. M.-1956).—Under-15 Hockey, Under-15 Cricket, Under-15 Rugger, Junior Swimming, Dramatic Society ; 1958: Under-15 Hockey, Shooting VIII (1958-60), Individual Open Range Cup (1958-59), House Rugger, Drill Squad, " 0 " Level ; 1959: Under-16 Hockey Colours, Swimming Team (1959-60), House Choir, Open Range Colours, House Hockey ; 1960: Hockey Colours, Winner Kent Schools Meeting, Corporal in C.C.F., Cert. " A " Parts I and II, " A " Level, House Prefect, House C ri ,ket, Open Range Individual Cup, Schools' Hundred Shooting Colours. M. A. WALTER (H. and W.-1954).—Dramatic Society, Patrol Leader in Scouts, Junior Cricket, Junior Soccer ; 1955: Under-14 Cricket Captain, Under-15 Cricket, " 0 " Levels ; 1958: 2nd XI Cricket, House Drill Squad, Hon. Secretary Bee Keeping Society, Artillery Classification, 1st XI Cricket, Quiz Box Prize +3. W. R. OLSEN (F. 1953).—School Choir, Junior Soccer, Form II Prize ; 1955: Choral Society, Under-14 Cricket, Form III Prize ; 1957: Under-15 Hockey, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1958: Under-16 Hockey, School Athletics, House Fives, House Tennis, " 0 " Levels ; 1959: Tennis VI, House Rugger, House Drill Squad, 2nd XI Hockey ; 1960: Lance-Corporal in C.C.F., 2nd XI Hockey Colours, House Cricket," A "Levels. Goes to Nottingham University to read Horticulture. M. CHASE (L.-1956).—School Scouts, School Choir, Choral Society ; 1957: Under-15 Hockey ; 1958: Under-16 Hockey, House Hockey, Cert. " A" Parts land II," 0" Level, Dramatic Society ; 1959: House Prefect, 2nd XI Hockey Colours, House Hugger; 1960: Hockey Colours, " A " Level, Ashridge Careers Course. A. J. HUGHES (F.-1953).—Under-14 Cricket ; 1958: House Rugger, House Hockey, House Cricket, House Athletics, House Drill Squad, House Swimming ; 1959: 2nd XV Rugger Colours, Public Schools Seven-a-Side Tournament, " A " Levels, Cart " A " Parts I and II, Corporal in C.C,F,

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J. A. CARPENTER (F.-1953).—Form III and Lower Fourth Prizes, Under-15 Rugger, R.L.S.S. Intermediate, " 0 " Levels, Fifth Form and Distinction Prizes, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1959: Cross-Country VIII (1959-60), Swimming Team (1959-60), House Rugger, House Tennis, Artillery Classification ; 1960: House Athletics, Chairman Bee-Keeping Society, " A" Levels, Winstanley Science Prize. Goes to Reading University. R. A. BARON (H. and W.-1954).—School Choir, Under-14 Hockey ; 1955: Under-15 Hockey," 0 " Levels, Cert. " A "Parts l and II, Signals Classification, Lance-Corporal in C.C.F. S. R. HIIKINS (F. H. and W.-1953).— Under-14 Cricket, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, " 0 " Levels, House Rugger, House Drill Squad, 2nd XI Hockey, House Cricket, House Tennis, Corporal in C.C.F, " A " Levels. F. ATCHISON (H. and W.-1954).--Junior Soccer ; 1956: Under-14 Rugger ; 1958: " 0 " Levels, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1959: Under-16 Fives IV; 1960: 2nd Fives IV, Corporal in C.C.F., House Drill Squad, Choral Society, Dramatic Society. R. A. PYNE (F.-1955).—House Music, R.L.S.S. Intermediate, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1959: " 0" Levels, Dramatic Society, House Rugger, House Swimming, LanceCorporal in C.C.F. Goes to College of Estate Management. A. E. NOAH (W.-1957).-1958 : Dramatic Society, " 0 " Levels, School Orchestra, Choir ; 1959: Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Choral Society ; 1960: " A " Levels.

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(H., W.-1954).-1956-57:

Under-14–Under-15 Cricket, Dramatic Society, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Junior Athletics. R. C. GOALEN (St. M.-1956).— Under-14 Hugger; 1957: Captain Under-14 Hockey, Junior Swimming Team, House and Under-15 Cricket, House and Under-15 Rugger Colours, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1958: 1st XI Cricket, House Swimming, Athletics Colours, Under-15 Hockey Colours, 1st XV Rugger Colours ; 1959: 1st XI Hockey Colours, Public Schools Hockey Festival, Oxford, House Drill Squad, 1st XI Cricket Colours ; 1960: Hockey, County Trial, House Fives Team, Captain of House Cricket, Lance-Corporal in C.C.F., Athletic Team.

R. A. F. SEYMOUR (L.-1956).— Under-14 Rugger;; 1957 : Under-15 House Hockey, junior Athletics, Under-15 Rugger Colours, 1-louse Rugger ; 1958: Under-16 Hockey Colours, County standard for sprinting ; 1959: 1st XI Hockey, 1st XV Rugger, Cert. "A" Parts I and II, Lance-Corporal in C.C.F., " 0 " Levels. H. NixoN (St. M.-1956).-1956-57: Under. 14 and Under-15 Hockey and Hugger; 1958: House and Under-16 Hugger; 1959: Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Signals Classification, " 0" Levels, School Choir. W.-1957).— R. D. SPRATT (H., Under-14 Cricket, Hockey ; 1958: Under-15 Cricket and Rugger ; 1959: 2nd XV Rugger Colours, " 0" Levels, Cert. " A " Parts I and II, House Rugger, 2nd XI Cricket ; 1960: House Hockey, House Drill Squad. H. H. 0. EDWARDS (B., St. M.-1954).— 1955 : Junior Soccer, Choir ; 1958: Cert. " A " Parts I and II, Lance-Corporal in C.C.F. ; 1959 : " 0 " Level. R. S. RAYNES (H., W.-1956).-1957: Under-16 Cross-Country Team ; 1958: Junior Swimming Team ; 1959: " 0 " Levels, Cert. " A" Parts I and II; 1960: House Drill Squad. M. D. LAY (W.-1957).--1958 : Dramatic Society ; 1959: 1st Swimming Team, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1960: House Drill Squad, Lance-Corporal in C.C.F. M. D. HoLLis (St. M.-1957).-1959: House Music, Cert. " A " Parts I and II; 1960: Cross-Country 1st, " 0" Level. A. C. E. NEWMAN (St. M.-1956).-1957 : Under-14 Rugger ; 1958: Cert. "A ", Parts I and II; 1960: " 0" Level. R. A. WOOLF (St. M.-1956).-l957 : Under14 Hugger; 1958: Cert. "A," Parts I and II, President of the Upper School Electrical Society ; 1960: " 0 " Levels. A. S. BYNO-MADDICK (F.-1954).-1959: Distinction Prize, R.L.S.S. Intermediate Certificate, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Corporal in C.C.F., House Swimming, House Drill Squad ; 1960: " 0" Levels. Goes to the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. R. E. DOCKERTY (B. & St. M.-1957). Choir, Choral Society ; 1958: Cert. "A," Parts I and II ; 1959 : " 0 " Levels.

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Salvete UPPER IVA.—T. E. C. La Dell (F.). LOWER IVA.—C. J. Hobbs (L.), C. 1). Nickolds (St. M.). Low= IVB.—N. J. H. Naylor (St. M.).

Our Contemporaries The Editor wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following contemporaries and humbly apologises for any omissions : The Sennockian, The School Tie, The Blundellian, The Fettesian, The Dovorian, The Dog Watch, The Cranbrookian, The Edward Alleyn Magazine, The Tonbridgian, The Aldenhamian, The Roffensian, The Cantuarian.

Chapel Notes We have had to manage without a Chaplain this term and our thanks are

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due to all those who have helped to take our services and prayers. The Vicar kindly took on the Scripture-teaching and this term's Confirmation classes and, besides sometimes taking Holy Communion in the Chapel, welcomed members of the School at East Sutton on several Sunday mornings. Our preachers, some of whom celebrated Holy Communion as well, have been the Rev. L. M. Schiff, the Rev. Norman Fox (both from St. Augustine's College, Canterbury), Hugh Lyon, Esq., the Rev. G. I. F. Thomson (Maidstone Grammar School), Capt. C. L. Norman (The New Beacon, Sevenoaks), Canon C. L. Norwood (Vicar of Sutton Valence), the Rev. Dr. A. R. Vidler (0.S., Dean of King's College, Cambridge). Services on the last Sunday of term were taken by the Rev. George Theobald (St. Augustine's) but most were taken by the Headmaster with valued help on weekday mornings from Mr. Craven , Mr. MacIlwaine, Mr. Coutts, Mr. Horn, Mr. Douglas and and Mr. Fairbank. Servers have done much to help our visitors at Holy Communion : they have been M. J. Scott, R. W. Lattimer, T. A. S. Butler and R. M. Kojecky, while N. J. W. Page has played the organ at practices and some services throughout the term. It was a privilege to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury for Confirmation on June 16 when forty boys were confirmed. The choir has had a busy and successful term under Mr. Lynas and on several Sundays the singing of the congregation has won praise. We look forward to the arrival early in the holidays of the Rev. Symon Beesley who has been Chaplain of St. Michael's and St. George's School, Iringa, Tanganyika,

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Library Notes The Library Committee would like to thank N. Macdonald (parent) for a copy of his book, "The Land and People of Brazil," and T. Lumbard, 0.S., for "Documents of American History," edited by H. S. Commager, and "The Growth of the American Republic," by S. E. Morison and H. S. Commager (2 vols.). The following books have been purchased by the Library during the term :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " The Myths of Greece and Rome," by H. A. Guerber ; "More 0. Henry," by 0. Henry ; "The Unknown Prime Ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

A. Boner Law," by R. Blake ; " Frohliche Arm ut," by K. H. Wagger'; " Kinderseele und Ladidel," by H. Hesse ; " Die verschwundere Miniatur," by E. Kitstner ; " Tenni Kroger," by Thomas Mann ; " Deutsche Erziihler," edit. H. von. Hofmannsthal ; " Collins Guide to English Parish Churches," edit. John Betjeman ; " An Atlas of Christian History," by R. S. ; "The Plicenix Book of Badminton," by E. Choong and F. Brundle ; "The Economics of Everyday Life," by G. Williams ; " How the City Works," by Sir 0. R. Hobson ; " An Introduction to 18th-century France," by John Lough ; "La Fontaine : Fables" by Odette de Mourgnes ; " Racine : Britannicus," by W. G. Moore ; " Moliere : Tartuffe," by H. Gaston-Hall ; " Corneille : Polyeucte," by P. Currie.

The Hunt ng Society President : The Headmaster Vice-Presidents : M. H. Fairbank, Esq. R. H. Hanworth, Esq. Chairman : C. R. A. Welch Secretary.' D. C. Murray Clerk of the House : S. H. H. White Committee Members.' G. H. Wall E. K. Hall I. Maddieson Guardian of the Gavel : J. G. Macnaughtan THIS term has been one in which a steady revival of the standard of both conduct ' and speech has been evident. Both membership and the number of available speakers have risen appreciably ; it is to be hoped that the Society's dark days are now over and that interest and speaking in the Society will rise again to the level of former years. There is no doubt that the Society can offer a lesson as valuable as any to be learnt at School. This is simply the training of one's self to stand up in public and put over a point clearly and logically. The power of self-expression in speech is a great asset which is often not appreciated at School. The first debate of the term was on the motion that "This House deplores any form of racial discrimination." Mr. I. Maddieson and Mr. R. H. D. Jeffryes attacked racial discrimination from a moral, political and social standpoint, labelling it one of the greatest tragedies of our generation. Mr. J. B. Cairns and Mr. E. K. Hall, for the opposition, emphasised the necessity of racial discrimination for social reasons and implored the House not to be too hasty in its condemnation of South Africa's policy of apartheid. The motion was defeated by twelve votes to five,

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A very successful Brains Trust meeting was held shortly before half term under the chairmanship of R. H. Hanworth, Esq. The three panel members were Mrs. Pyne, T. Oxendale, Esq., and J. Scott, Esq. Lively and amusing discussions were heard on a variety of topics. Two excursions were made to the Metropolis this term under the auspices of the Society. The committee attended the finals of the Public Schools' Debating Association Competition, which was won by Christ's Hospital (who had defeated Messrs. Hall and Murray in the Regional Round). A very interesting evening was had by all. Sixteen members of the Society visited the Houses of Parliament and listened to one hour of a debate before being conducted round the Palace. It is hoped to hold another debate this term on the motion that" This House would support anything so long as it benefits by it." Our thanks are due to the Vice-Presidents for their enthusiastic support, especially in chauffeuring the committee back from Maidstone East late at night after an excursion.

Literary Society VERY successful "Original Contributions" at the beginning of the term showed that last term's high standard was not just a once-only effort by members for their first contributing meeting. We even had a play written by two members and taperecorded with the appropriate voices. Headlines from "The Daily Message" were read by its editor, G. H. Wall. Otherwise notable was C. W. C. Frostick's short story, "A Suicide Note "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;how frequently that topic occurs at meetings ! Two weeks later the President set a general knowledge quiz, in which R. H. Thomas came out first. An innovation was the House competition between teams of six from the Senior Boarding Houses. Lambe's won with Westminster 30 behind and St. Margaret's nearly 100. If we make this an annual event, would any O.S. care to present a cup ? The Society's outing was to the Houses of Parliament and though it was only a Friday it was interesting to watch procedure and to go round the building â&#x20AC;&#x201D;our thanks to J. Wells, Esq., M.P. for Maidstone, for his help in arranging the trip.

The Geographical Society " tradition " has it, the Geographical Society never has any meetings during this

ASterm. This, in some ways, is sensible, but it is hoped that in future Summer Term, some meetings, however few, will be held. None the less, the Society displayed an interesting and obviously popular exhibition on Speech Day. A Map of the World, showing the towns in which all 0.S.s are living abroad, was carefully prepared by R. P. Coutts, Esq. It was so popular that it had "a second showing" on the Saturday. A selection of illustrations of the School's Austrian Holiday were also displayed, and the Society would like to thank D. C Eagle, Esq., G. H. Munday and R. D. Spratt for these. We are very grateful to N. L. D. Cook, Esq., for the gift of two volumes of the International Cloud Atlas. The Society looks forward to an eventful Christmas term,

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Society Notes FENCING

With the completion of the new gymnasium, fencing has taken on a new look. We now have a permanent place both for practice and match play. As usual in a Summer term other activities have taken their toll of fencers, but despite this three of number have started to learn the sabre, and it is hoped that more will follow suit. We have had three matches this term—two against King's School, Rochester, and the other against Sevenoaks. The first match against King's, Rochester, at Rochester, resulted in a loss but our match against Sevenoaks was not so much of a walk-over with Sutton Valence just losing in the sabre by four fights to five. In our final match we were also beaten, this time on home ground—it being the first time the gymnasium had been used for competition with other schools. However, despite the rather gloomy outlook, some pi omising young fencers are coming on, and with some continued support from the School, it is hoped to regain the prestige bestowed upon our fencers when Lynn captained the School team. THE WESTMINSTER SEXTET PLUS 1 Owing to lack of time sessions have not been as frequent as in the past, but at the same time the jazz-band has steadily gained the support and praise of many members of the staff. Exhibitionism has disappeared and can be replaced by a more refined approach to light music. The band was received well by parents at the World Refugee Concert on March 12, and gave an even better performance during the interval of the Speech Weekend dance, thanks to the valuable help of Mr. A. G. Foulkes, who played clarinet. Half the members including the leader are leaving but we sincerely hope that the band continues as a musical society. CHRISTIAN UNION AND VOLUNTARY CHAPEL Fewer meetings have been held this term. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all our speakers, who have included Dr. H. Bird, Canon C. Norwood, Rev. 0. Searchfield and the Headmaster. Their subjects have ranged from "The meaning of Whitsun to us "to " The Relationship between Science and Religion." Attendance has been rather low this term, and it is hoped that next term will bring an improvemert. Voluntary Chapel has continued regularly and has been fairly well supported. CONJURING CLUB Edition No. 3 of our annual magazine "Hey Presto" was produced during the Easter holidays and mailed to a large number of our supporters—this edition was pronounced a great success and shortly after its publication we received an inquiry from John Finlay, a magical magazine collector in the Isle of Wight, for a whole volume of our publication. He gave some books to the Club library in exchange. Other books were bought by Club funds early on in the term. Our shows this term have been at Speech Day and a show at short notice for old people in the village on June 16. Planning has begun for our show next term to Ashford School on November 26,

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THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

The Natural History Society has continued its activities with renewed vigour. The acquisition of a formicarium and a strengthening of the association with the Horticultural and Bee-keeping Societies has vastly increased its scope and brightened its prospects. Existing in a sanguine state, it hopes to acquire a piece of land next term which will undoubtedly prove invaluable. A varied, large and very successful exhibition confirmed all expectations that under the indispensable presidency of N. J. BennallackHart, Esq., the Society will continue to thrive, improve and prosper. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

On behalf of the Society I would like to thank all the parents for their generous support in the form of donations under the pretext of buying our lettuces which were for sale on Speech Day. The sum we received far exceeded that of the number available at fourpence each. Lettuces this term constituted our main produce ; virtually everything else has been ravaged by the over-zealous members. The sight of three ripe cherry trees was just too much for us. Next year's produce will probably be our last on the land which we occupy at the moment, for even now, so soon after the foundation of the new House, vast geographical changes are taking shape in the very near vicinity of our plot. With the termination of our " lease " we shall have to do some begging for more land, a position not uncommon in this rapidly progressing era. Support in this matter from any fellow horticulturist will be gratefully accepted. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

This term the Society was presented with a very nice second-hand 35mm. " Gnome " enlarger ; and less than a week later managed to provide an exhibition for Speech Day. Since that day the Club has reorganised its activities as usual and next term it is hoped to attract more members to use our new equipment. MOTOR CAR CLUB

After an effort to arrange an outing on Societies Outing day failed an attempt was made to arrange a visit to the Ford factory at Dagenham on July 21â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the company politely informed us that the employees would all be on holiday then but we were welcome sometime later. And another term had passed.

Speech Day SPEECHES

T member of the Board of Governors. A legacy she left to the School is to be used

HE Headmaster's address began by announcing the death of Miss M. K. Cook, a

for the purchase of a new film projector ; her presence will be missed and her services not forgotten. In her place the School welcomes Councillor Mrs. Mallet, who has been elected to the Board. The Headmaster then spoke of three innovations of this Speech Day.

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The first of these was a printed sheet supplementing the Headmaster's speech and dealing with matters which occur annually or which will conveniently shorten the speech. The second was the relaying of the proceedings in the Hall to the parents of third formers who were listening in the tuck shop. The third was the exhibition in the gymnasium of parents' arts and crafts. This was to show both the possibility of achieving something with one's time, and that parents as well as boys, although their time may be limited, can turn spare time to good use. The Headmaster went on to stress the importance of keeping up with events and taking a part in progress, not only in the School but also in the modern world. Example of this need, and of the existence of the problem, were to be seen in the difficulties of university entrance, the centenary of the C.C.F. organisation, the golden jubilee of the main School buildings, and finally in the continual expansion of the School. The foundation stone of the new boarding house was about to be laid, the contractors who had been iesponsible for the erection of the School block in 1910 had promised to complete this undertaking in just under a year, and plans were afoot for a new dining hall and domestic block. This expansion, it is hoped, will have its part in keeping the School abreast of progress, and lead it to a position of greater importance in the scheme of Britain's education. One could not end a report of the Headmaster's speech without endorsing his thanks to Major Gurling, Miss Warren, the Bursar and Mrs. Duncan for the great help and support they give the School. Lord Cornwallis then rose and spoke of the role of the School in the world of today. It was important, he said, as the source of good quality human material for industry. After considering bow much industrial careers were contemplated in schools, Lord Cornwallis made allusion to the projected University of Kent to which he hoped Sutton Valence would be sending many students in the future to obtain degrees for industry. He ended by advising that in the midst of success, especially if it were abroad, firstly one's home, secondly one's friends, and thirdly one's school, should be remembered with all the gratitude they deserve. In a short and witty speech that was very much appreciated Mr. Atchison, Chairman of the Clothworkers Company, declared the gym open "for business," from the School Hall. He said the he had only undertaken to open the building when he had received a written guarantee that he would not have to perform on any of the apparatus. After this we all dispersed, some to see the laying of the foundation stone and others to start moving toward the tea tables ! Speech Day Exhibitions, 1960 HIS year's Exhibitions attracted large crowds, possibly because of the rain which marred an otherwise pleasant afternoon. The Conjurors presented a short display of magic and the Aeromodellers this year displayed several radio-controlled models. The Photographic Society were hampered

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by the delay in obtaining their new enlarger, but they presented a continuous slide-show in colour which attracted many people. The Art Exhibition was as popular as ever and although there were not so many outstanding pictures the overall standard appeared to be higher ; in particular, a pen-and-ink drawing in Picasso-style by a member of Form V deserves special mention. The Geographical Society presented a varied exhibition which included a map showing how widely Old Suttonians are distributed throughout the world, and a section devoted to the School winter sports holiday in Austria. The scientists, in their various departments, presented an interesting exhibition which included a working model of a hovercraft and a transparent beehive, complete with bees. But the supreme exhibition which stood out above all the rest was the parents and staff arts and crafts exhibition. This was displayed in the gymnasium and included two yachts and a canoe, several paintings and numerous other exhibits made or collected by the parents arid the staff. A model of the School, including the proposed new buildings, was also on view and attracted a good deal of interest. All who contributed to and organised this display should be congratulated on an excellent exhibition.

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not being able to report on all the activities of Suttonians during the holidays we have selected four trips, tours or other forms of pastime which we felt would probably interest all our readers. These are the reports as handed to "THE SUTTONIAN Office," so we will let them speak for themselves.

Broads, 1960

R. MacIlwaine's party to the Norfolk Broads took place, as usual, in the Easter holidays. The fleet consisted of three cruisers, and two yachts. The weather was very varied, with very high winds on several days. The winds were so high, in fact, that the two yachts, " Pimpernel " class, had to resort to their engines, both crews having lost their nerve. (This, of course, will be hotly denied by the yachting types.) Strong nautical language issued from one of the yachts on occasions, and a member of the crew of the afore-mentioned vessel is reported to have sketched whilst the yacht floundered. On one disastrous day all the " Foams " ran into trouble. "Crested F." attempted to rescue a yacht on Hickling Broad, only to have an anchor wrapped tenaciously around its propeller. The high wind blew the engineless hulk into the notorious Hickling weeds, from whence it was towed by a speed boat, which claimed salvage ! What an indignity. "Golden F." had engine trouble, and also required the assistance of a mechanic. They, too, failed to rendezvous at Stalham. "Sparkling F." found itself held fast on a mud bank, having attempted to rescue a yacht in distress. Throwing despondency aside, the crew, quite calmly, settled down to lunch, before bothering to extricate themselves.

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Both the Pimpernels had trouble with their sails. One disaster was avoided by a gallant deck-hand climbing to the top of the mast, but in the Admiral's yacht the lacing ripped to such an extent that the sail had to be cut down. The high winds brought many disasters to the smaller sailing dinghies, and even the more mechanical-minded of the party found their capabilities under strain. This strain proved too much after the first day, for, to the great amusement of the onlookers, members of the fleet were seen to take involuntary swims, when their sailing dinghies lost their sense of equilibrium ; one notable member was involved in such dangers four times without getting very wet himself yet managing to soak his partner ! When it was found that rum was issued in these emergencies the accident rate increased alarmingly. We eventually surrendered our five craft more or less intact, with a much greater knowledge of the Broads, and its customs ! (We are also grateful to British Railways for conveying us both ways with uncustomary punctuality.)

Ashridge Careers Course, 1960 course, which is held annually immediately after Easter, is organised by the T HIS Public Schools Appointments Bureau for the benefit of sixth form art students who are seeking opportunities for advancement to lucrative careers in industry. Ashridge House, near Berkhampsted, where the course is held, is itself an ex-stately home and was once owned by Lord Balfour. The accommodation was excellent, each student had a study/bedroom to himself and with opportunities to avail of the excellent recreational facilities (bar, private golf course, billiards and a magnificent library) freely provided. We found the lectures and discussions most useful ; all the speakers were good and knew their subjects well, giving on some occasions amusing anecdotes to illustrate their text. The topics of lectures varied considerably and ranged from a talk on careers in insurance by the secretary of the Norwich Union to a witty account of opportunities in journalism by the editor of the Sunday Times, who gave us the astounding information that at least five daily or Sunday national newspapers are on the brink of bankruptcy. Although Sutton Valence had two representatives at the conference this year, in the past we have not been particularly well represented and we would urge future sixth formers who are on the " arts side " to consider very seriously the possibility of attending future courses such as Ashridge which we found very stimulating socially and academically. M. R. J. P. C. D. C. M.

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Leadership Course, April, 1960

HIS course was held at Brandon in East Anglia. It was designed to be an enjoyable, hard training course for gaining self-confidence in all forms of leadership. The food was always good. Films were shown every night at camp and were all on one form of leadership or another—Hunt's Everest expedition, for example. In general the course may be termed a glorified field day but with additional ammunition and food ! It contained the elements of an outward bound course and by the end everyone felt fit, exhausted, but with an inward glow of achievement and satisfaction. After the initial shock of having to pay 8s. towards upkeep, Sutton Valence personnel went on to enjoy motor-cycle riding, an interesting assault course and initiative tests. The latter required a barrel of sodium to be transported across a 40-foot river without getting the barrel wet. One way to do this was to make a raft and get one man across with a rope and thus make an overhead crossing, thereby keeping the sodium dry. The first exercise was in map reading : here many people went astray because they read the countryside by patl , s and man-made things instead of reading the map by its contours ; paths change, the ground contours do not. There was an interesting film on Sandhurst which gave an idea of the life there, and there was also an opportunity to fire the Stirling machine gun which was great fun, and this was followed by boating. The boats were of a collapsible nature and instruction was given on rigging them up, paddling and steering. When this was mastered a mile-long race was held, section against section. It was very tiring but enjoyable. There was a lecture by the medical officer and a few horribly lifelike injured regulars came in, and cadets were made to treat them. Two of the cadets fainted and the M.O. made the others deal with them—everyone learned a lot. There was not a great deal of drill but what there was was taught by a 6-foot 6-inch Scots Guards sergeant-major who would not stand for half measures—the belly button had to touch the backbone and the neck had to be half-an-inch over the collar at the position of attention ! There were two night exercises, the first lasted only one night, the other went on for two days and two nights during which some were lucky enough to find half an hour's sleep. The former was called Exercise Fantasy and lasted for fifteen hours, i.e., from 1000 hrs.-2400 hrs. Each platoon was given an area to defend and No. 1 platoon was against No. 2 platoon, and No. 3 against No. 4. The object of the exercise was to capture the other platoon's food which was to be prominently placed but defended all round. " Recce " patrols were sent out by day to site the position of the enemy's parcel and then at night a " snatch " party was detailed to run in and grab it. It was a very interesting exercise and much was learned about the use of trenches and flares and suchlike. The last exercise of the course was for two days and was known as "Outward Bound." Object : "England has been captured by Fantasians.' Sticks (small groups of cadets) will be parachuted into East Anglia to contact the resistance leader and to make a complete reconnaissance of the defence of East Anglia and to find out where a sea landing could be made, and also a suitable field for the landing of light aircraft." All villages were hostile and thus marching and reconnoitring was to be done by night so as to avoid being seen. During the day light aircraft were flying overhead dropping flour bags on any visible section. The movement involved marching close on forty miles and diving in ditches every time a car passed for reasons of security.

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Such was the contents of the leadership course during which each cadet had two or three turns at leading. At the end everyone was nearly dropping with exhaustion but very pleased that he had been on the course. It was enjoyed by all and no one could have avoided gaining something. Certificates were issued to all deserving cadets, and a silver tankard was presented to the best cadet in each of the four platoons. No one from Sutton Valence was awarded a tankard but all obtained a certificate. If the course is operational next year, don't miss it. R. M. K. J. G. M. D. W. M.

Notes on the Term THIS being the Summer Term it seems to be appropriate to start by mentioning ' our illustrious ceremony of the rose. The Headmaster delivered a speech in verse which began "Hail, Mr. Chairman." Whether or not this was a reference to the typically British weather we are not certain ! He also offered the village " the garden known as Lambe's," a patch of wildly fruitful hill across the road from Lambe's House. Mr. T. W. Oxendale, the Chairman of the Parish Council, accepted the offer gladly and suggested that on Midsummer's Day next year, as it was a Saturday, some joint School and village jollification could be arranged. Before our own swimming bath was ready some of the swimmers went to Maidstone Baths to do some training. We would like to thank the staff there for putting up with us. We were also very interested to know that it is a breach of " union " rules for someone to offer advice from the side of the bath. However, we were soon back in our own bath practising figures of eight (or was it three) ! Some unorthodox vegetation has been spotted in the flower-bed outside one of Lambe's shows. A crop of radishes, uprooted abruptly before they had reached maturity, was replaced after a few weeks growing period by the peeping heads of lettuces. In an interview, those responsible for this horticultural research explained that the radishes had been well behind schedule therefore the project had been abandoned. They estimated that the lettuce should be ready for Christmas and were bargaining over terms with the gardeners to guard these plants during the holidays. Perhaps as a result of the stimulating lecture last term on " Wild Life at Night," certain members of Valence House were fortunate enough, one evening, to discover a remarkable combination of hedgehogs. This brief insight into the Spring-time activities of the animal provided food for thought for several days afterwards . . . General Inspection this year, though wet, was not to be forgotten. During the General Salute the buglers were ably supported by a serenade on a car hooter and, as if this was not enough, we mere footsloggers were treated to a show of naval manceuvres. The captain returning safely and once again fully dressed ! ! Towards the end of May the Sixth Form went on various visits to London. This was the day of society excursions and these proved very worthwhile. The party visiting the Houses of Parliament were rather shocked to hear a female American tourist ask a policeman, " Say ! Those boys from Et'n ? "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;fancy not recognising the

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famous old school tie ! Most of the staff know how grateful we are to them for arranging these visits and the appropriate societies have more to say on the subject, but we feel it only right to thank Mr. Lyna,s especially for arranging the visit to the Festival Hall. He is tied to no society and those of us who benefited from the visit appreciate his trouble very much. By the way, where was the Literary Society's coach parked During an open range shooting practice one or two marksmen were disconcerted to notice a number of cows crossing the range. This crisis was passed, but a moment or so later a cow and a bull began to cross just as a shot was loosed off. The bullet went whistling down the range narrowly missing the bull, who was clearly thinking of other things ! On the firing point the silence was broken by the remark, "You should have scored a bull that time." No marks for guessing which " punster " made this remark ! Some members of the School apparently need excitement not relaxation over half term. One such member decided to visit the West Country on foot with a little assistance from the occasional passer-by travelling by motorised transport. He was luckier than anticipated, making his way to Land's End and back by devious routes. When he was questioned he would not admit to being a vegetarian. In fact his only comment appeared to be "very droll." While not wishing to offend anyone responsible for the decorations which adorned the School Hall on the night of the School Dance, and which looked very attractive when lit, it must be admitted that in the unromantic glare of daylight they appeared to justify the comments of staff and pupils. These remarks alluded articles of female garb, washing days and did I hear someone say " monstrosities " ? The Athletics finals this term were not allowed to pass without incident. Keen support from a black . . . er . . . dog was much appreciated until he intervened in an 880 yds. completely distracting one competitor. However, the animal remained unperturbed and appeared the next day to play with the weight which some of the bulkier members of the School were attempting to hurl. The . . . er . . . dog had other ideas was most unwilling to surrender his new-found plaything. With the advent of G.C.E. the Tuck Shop supplies of glucose tablets and other potent drugs had to be replenished and we hear that there is a shortage of chewing gum in the village. It would not be just to end the notes on the term without making mention of Preston's innings in the House Match final. He scored 196 including ten sixes and twenty-two fours. This is not all, the last wicket stand put on 113 in 35 minutes. Preston scored all but 16 of these. An admirable effort, this all went to make up a very bright match in which over four hundred runs were scored in two raininterrupted days. On Speech Day there were special celebrations to mark various events. The laying of the foundation stone for the new house was carried out with fanfare, etc., and must have been very impressive for those who managed to get from the Hall in time to see it. Four days later the foundation stone and the wall it was laid on had

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vanished from the face of the earth. Will any member of the I.R.A. or the Scottish Nationalist Movement who knows its whereabouts please contact the appropriate authorities ? It is also interesting to note that some of the Brazil nuts on display in the Geographical Society disappeared in spite of a large notice reading "Do not eat the exhibits." Was this an appreciation of the tea or merely a nibble encouraged by curiosity ? With the last " A " levels safely completed that morning it was with relief and pleasure that we welcomed eight girls from Ashford who were to take part in a mixed doubles prior to the dance in the evening. Richard Smith and partner won the prize for winning the most matches. Was it merely coincidence that he was playing with Ashford's Tennis Captain ? At 7.30 we all assembled in the School Hall, having by this time been joined by twenty-two more from each camp. We were soon all immersed in an eight-some reel, with, of course, Doris Pullen giving us the benefit of her excellent and experienced band. Raymond Smith and partner won the Newspaper Dance, with, one might add, some very suspect balancing on one foot. John Osborn repeated his feat of last term by winning the statue dance and John Cairns and partner completed the list of prizewinners by always keeping the right side of Mr. Eagle in an elimination dance. After an excellent buffet provided by Miss Warren we returned to listen and jive to the School Jazz Band. However, all too soon 10.30 arrived and we bade farewell to our gracious partners.

Sixth Form Lecture on the Civil Service HE only Sixth Form lecture of the term was given by P. A. R. Brown, Esq., from the Board of Trade. His lecture was entitled " The Civil Service." Mr. Brown spoke briefly on the organisation and administration of the Civil Service and then commented on its policy. The Civil Service, he said, was " told what to do " by the electorate, and was allocated various responsibilities by the Cabinet ; it had to interpret ministerial requirements and advise on the ministerial course of action. The Service, he emphasised, was exemplified by clarity, fairness, accuracy, loyalty, honesty and was typified by lack of political bias and lack of personal ambition. The Service consisted of three grades : the Clerical Grade ; the Executive Grade, which constituted the backbone of the Service and whose members were analogous to the N.C.O.s of the Services ; and thirdly the Administrative Grade whose function it was to hobnob with Ministers. Civil Servants were " kept in the know" concerning many important aspects of business, commerce and high finance. With his " inside " knowledge a civil servant could gain substantially on the Stock Exchange ; however, he was liable to severe penalty if he communicated or misused such information. The Civil Service offers a very secure position to its servant. It being essential that the Service should be sure of its future, the servant knew almost exactly what his prospects, both positional and financial, were for the future.

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Mr. Brown joined "green and shy" in 1947, and began the exciting work of allocating steel goods for export. Since then his capacity had changed and he had participated in trade negotiations in Warsaw and had carried Mr. Heathcoat-Amory's shoes on a Canadian visit. Mr. Brown was very humorous and described many amusing incidents which had been a part of his personal experiences on trade delegations to Communist countries and the like. The definition of a camel, he said, was "a horse designed by a committee." Outlining the current problems facing the Civil Service, Mr. Brown drew attention to the very considerable problem of combining and co-ordinating Continental Europe, The Outer Ring and the Commonwealth of Nations. There were in fact high level issues such as the European Trade Question and the Danger of British Isolation facing the Administrative Grade of the Service. Mr. Brown gave a very fair picture of the basic principles and policies governing the organisation of the Civil Service, but one feels that the very amusing account given of his personal experiences will leave doubt in some of our minds as to what possibilities the Civil Service in general holds for the average person. G. H. W.

Westgate Pre-Ordination Conference HE aim of this week-end retreat-cum-conference is to give men who may be Tconsidering entering the Church a chance to meet people of similar situations and discuss, together with senior members of the diocese, problems that may arise, or have arisen, with regard to the calling. This year the conference was held at the diocesan retreat house at Westgate and was attended by fifteen young men from all walks of life, three of whom came from Public Schools. Amongst the speakers who came to the week-end course were the Archdeacon of Maidstone and the Bishop of Dover, who by his lively personality proved beyond all doubt that the popular conception of the Church being prim and proper and narrow-minded is outdated. As one who has genuinely gained something by attending, I strongly recommend this conference to anyone who is seriously considering the possibility of being ordained. Anyone who is genuinely interested should make inquiries to the Archdeacon of Maidstone in the New Year. Music HE singing this term has been both interesting and varied. The Chapel Choir has performed admirably at the Confirmation service, on the Sunday of Speech Week-end, and at the Parish Church one Sunday where it combined with the village choir. Several new anthems have been learnt, and the Old Hundredth to the setting by Vaughan Williams has again been well received. The Choral Society began its weekly gatherings last term, and at the end of term concert we are to hear the fruition of its efforts. It is to be noticed that this year there are fewer singers which is a result of fewer outsiders coming to lend their support

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Also there is still some hesitancy with certain openings ; nevertheless it is hoped that by the concert this will be straightened out. The music chosen for this year continues to emphasise the difference between the yearly performances, but the standard of singing and playing is rising and with it conies the need to undertake more difficult music. Vaughan Williams' Benedicite immediately presents complicated rhythmic problems. Another problem, a recurring one, is that of replacing those in the Choral Society and orchestra who are leaving. On the whole, the Choral Society can be congratulated on an engaging and promising part in the programme for the concert.

C.C.F. Notes Cadet Forces Centenary Year has been celebrated this term. To mark this, T HE the contingent was inspected on Wednesday, June 8, by Major-General D. E. B. Talbot, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., MC., Colonel of The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Although marred by most unpleasant weather, the day went off well. General Talbot, who brought with him, as A.D.C., Lieutenant Giles Bateman (0.S.), commented favourably on the turnout and bearing of all those on parade in very difficult conditions. He had a special word of praise for the Corps of Drums and for the way in which, during the subsequent training displays, some N.C.O.s tackled the obstacles of the assault course. The whole contingent was photographed before the House Drill Competition on Friday, June 24, for the first time for thirty years ! A copy of the photograph is being presented to each member of the corps. The Drill Competition, ably and impartially judged by Giles Bateman, formerly of St. Margaret's, was won by Westminster. The Competition was notable for the high standard attained by all four house squads. On Friday, July 22, The Royal Parade to commemorate the Cadet Forces Centenary takes place at Buckingham Palace, followed by a service in Westminster Abbey. We are being represented on this parade by R.S.M. M. J. E. Butcher and C.S.M. C. R. A. Welch. Much has recently been said about the importance of the C.C.F. and about the way in which our own contingent has grown in numbers and activities since World War IT, and it is fitting to close these notes with an appreciation of the work of Lieut. J. A. L. Sergison, who completes ten years at Sutton Valence this year. As S.S.I., Quartermaster and right-hand man of successive Officers Commanding, Mr. Sergison has been the mainstay of the corps through many changes and difficulties. The steady progress in efficiency both in training and on parade, the formation of the Corps of Drums and the excellent reports obtained each year on administrative and arms inspections, are all in large part due to his untiring , efforts. Past and present officers and cadets will, I know, wish to join in thanking him and wishing him many more happy and fiuitful years with the unit. R. P. C.

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Shooting Notes IT was learnt at the beginning of the term that the School had been placed ninth out ' of 147 in the Country Life Schools Smallbore Rifle Competition. In 1959 the School scored 894 and was placed thirty-second ; this year's score of 945 is therefore a full 51 points better, moving the School's position up by twenty-three places to well within striking distance. This achievement is highly commendable considering that it was only three years ago that the School changed from the comparative ease and luxury of Class " B " to join the considerably larger number of schools competing in Class " A " in which the standard of shooting is very high. The scores made during the Easter practice at Bisley were disappointing, many of the "old hands" appearing in depressed positions on the average sheet. This indicated " staleness " after perhaps too many seasons of open range shooting ; for this fault there appears to be no remedy. The Open Range House Match was won by St. Margaret's with a 9 point lead over Lambe's. Fothergill won the Donegall Badge with 64. The Ashburton Meeting proved the climax to an otherwise disappointing season. The VIII scored 504 in the Ashburton Shield itself, the highest score since 1955. But for a bad round we could have scored 509 or 510. Green and Clement with scores of 67 and 66 both made the "School's Hundred," Green setting up a record by winning the School Individual Cup for the third successive year. Wall won the Gale and Polden Revolver Competition for the second successive year with 34. The School has now gained first place eight times in ten years, the two unsuccessful years being 1957 and 1958, when Wall came second. Green won the Individual at the Kent Schools' Meeting with 67 and Fothergill came third (ex. 400) in the Sussex Meeting. Coulson won a Silver Cadet's Centenary Medal with 67. Although thirty-fifth out of 103 in the Ashburton, the team score was very rewarding to Wall, who leaves after being Captain for three years. The following are the results of Open Range matches :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; THE KENT COUNTY RIFLE ASSOCIATION SCHOOLS' CLOSED MEETING, GRAVESEND

V/// : G. H. Wall D. W. Martin P. J. Coulson .. C. J. Green K. J. Clement .. G. G. Fothergill C. W. C. Frostick D. R. J. Hunt .. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

.. .. .. .

200 yds. (ex. 35) 30 28 32 32 32 31 29 26 (Placed 3rd)

Total (ex. 70) 500 yds. (ex. 35) 56 26 (1 faulty miss) 59 31 62 30 67 35 60 28 63 32 62 33 54 28 483

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29 20

33 24

62 44 106

THE LONDON AND MIDDLESEX RIFLE ASSOCIATION SCHOOLS' OPEN MEETING, BISLEY VIII: 200 yds. 500 yds. Total .. G. H. Wall 32 33 65 31 31 D. W. Martin .. 62 .. P. J. Coulson 29 30 59 K. J. Clement .. 30 32 62 .. 26 33 59 C. J. Green G. G. Fothergill 31 31 62 33 C. W. C. Frostick 31 64 R. M. F. Kojecky 29 33 62 (Placed 11th) Ninth Man : D. R. J. Hunt Cadet Pair : .. P. J. Rutter N. L. A. Cook ..

495

32 (Placed 3rd)

31 29

30 26

61 55 116

THE SUSSEX COUNTY RIFLE ASSOCIATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS' OPEN MEETING, BISLEY VIII: 200 yds. 500 yds. Total .. G. H. Wall 29 29 58 D. W. Martin .. 30 29 59 K. J. Clement .. 34 29 63 .. C. J. Green 33 26 59 P. J. Coulson .. 30 33 63 G. G. Fothergill 33 34 67 R. M. F. Kojecky 29 31 60 C. W. C. Frostick 31 28 59 488 Cadet Pair : J. P. Rutter D. G. Liiget

30 31

29 32

59 63 122

Reserve Pair : D. R. J. Hunt F. A. B. Clement

31 32

27 31

58 03 121

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THE ASHBURTON CHALLENGE SHIELD AND CONCURRENT ALLIED COMPETITIONS, BISLEY Total VIII: 200 yds. 500 yds. 61 .. 32 G. H. Wall 29 63 32 G. G. Fothergill 31 33 67 C. J. Green .. 34 64 P. J. Coulson .. 32 32 R. M. Kojecky 32 61 29 66 K. J. Clement 32 34 33 66 C. W. Frostick 33 26 (1 miss) 56 J. P. Rutter .. 30 --255 504 249 -The VIII were placed 35th and 6th in Cottesloe Vase. Ninth Man D. W. Martin (200 yds. only) 42. Cadet Pair D. J. Luget 29 29 58 .. N. L. A. Cook .. 27 12 39 — — — 56 41 97 :

" School's Hundred " : Green 67, Clement 66.

" Gale and Pollen Revolver" : 1st Wall (2nd year) 34. Wellington and Iveagh Silver Centenary Medal : Coulson 66.

Tennis T the beginning of the season, we had three of last year's team left, and we looked ' forward to a moderately successful season. Our expectations were fulfilled, except for those inevitable "could have been won matches." We beat Eastbourne College for the first time in many years. We also beat St. Lawrence College and King's, Canterbury, who beat us last year, and as usual we beat Cranbrooke. A new fixture this year was against Ardingly College. We played at Sutton Valence, and narrowly lost by 5-4, the result depending upon the last match between the third pairs. We had a most enjoyable season and are indebted to the Tuck Shop and Miss Warren for nourishment, and Mr. Douglas for his help and provision of transport. The team remained the same throughout the season and was :— Smith, R. C. G. (Captain), Richardson, A. W., Pennington, B. R., Hardy, T. C., Thomas, R. H., Edbrooke, C. T. A. W. Richardson, B. R. Pennington and T. C. Hardy were awarded their "Tennis Colours." RESULTS OF MATCHES S.V.S. V. Staff.

Won. St. Lawrence. Won 7-3. „• v. Tonbridge. Lost 8-0. „ v. Eastbourne. Won 7-3. „ v. Dover. Lost 7-3. „ v. King's Canterbury, Won 7-0. „ v. Cranbrook. Won 8-0. „ V. Ardingly. Lost 5-4. „ v. 0.S. Drawn 3-3. Won 5; Lost 3 ; Drawn 1.

HOUSE MATCH Founder's beat St. Margaret's 5-4, and retain the cup for the third successive year. TOURNAMENTS Senior Singles : Smith, R. C. G., beat Jeffryes, R. H. D., 6-0, 6-0. Senior Doubles: Pennington, B. R., and Hardy, J. C., beat Thomas, It. R., and Winter, W. It., 6-4, 7-5. Junior Singles : Richardson, A. W., beat Mitham, R. J., 6-3, 6-2. Junior Doubles : Mitham, R. J., and Watkins, N. P., beat Richardson, A. W., and Luget, D. J., 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

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WIMMING this season has not been quite as successful as one might have hoped, but nevertheless some good wins were achieved. We lost very heavily to Dulwich College at the start of the season but this was not unexpected as the team was not match fit.. After this initial set-back, however, we underwent some very vigorous training and better results were achieved all round. It is apparent that people must do a lot more training before the first match and even before the term starts if we are to hold our own in matches. The standard of swimming in general throughout all schools is on the upgrade and we must fight to keep up with it. The success of the team though not great was encouraging for next season and a few individual performances added much lustre to the results. Downing, as he does with most things, trained hard and was a constantly good basis for the team, his greatest triumphs being against St. Lawrence. Solle made a very slow start but after a while dived very well, being especially good off the top board. Preston was exceptionally useful as he always produced reasonably good times though not producing last year's form. Dickson and Brice swam consistently well for the juniors, as did Cornish and Green. However, Miller was perhaps the outstanding swimmer of the season. His diving and backstroke were very good and he even managed to win the free style events in the sports. Water polo was a bright spot in the season. The team managed to score a very sizeable quota of goals and produced some excellent play. The high standard through the school was seen in the house match between St. Margaret's and Westminster, which was only concluded after extra time. There is one fault, however, with the School team and that is that it relies too much on the scoring ability of one or two and is not therefore prepared to take every chance that is offered. As only one or two people are leaving before next season the future looks quite rosy. v. Dulwich College. May 28. Away Event 100 yds. Freestyle 100 yds. Breast Stroke .. 661 yds. Free Style 661 yds. Backstroke Diving .. .. .. Medley Relay Squadron Relay ..

Event 061 yds. Free Style 66! yds. Breaststroke 661 yds. Backstroke 331 yds. Free Style Diving .. .. .. Medley Relay Squadron Relay ..

SENIORS 1 2 Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Solle Dulwich Sutton Valence Dulwich Dulwich Sutton Valence Sutton Valence .. .. Dulwich .. .. .. JUNIORS 1 2 Dulwich Brice Dulwich Cornish Dulwich Miller Dulwich Dulwich Dulwich Miller Dulwich Sutton Valence Dulwich Sutton Valence Sutton Valence .. .. Dulwich .. .. ..

3 Sone Cairns Sone Downing Downing

D.C. Water Polo :

7391 9 sec. 45-1 sec. 77-0 sec. 68-4 sec.

3 Dickson Green Dulwich Mathews Brice

4 Dulwich Dulwich Brice Dickson Dulwich

Time 42-7 sec. 64-9 sec. 50-1 sec. 19-0 sec. 86-4 sec. 79-3 sec.

24 pts. 38 pts.

.. .. 43 pts. 81 pts. .. .. .. Sutton Valence 3, Dulwich 4. ..

Time 63-7 sec.

19 pts. 43 pts.

TOTAL S.V.S.

4 Lay Shirrell Cairns Carpenter Dulwich

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Away

June 16.

3 2 Downing Preston W. Ii. W.B. Dickson Cairns W.B. Miller W.B. Solid W.11. W.B. S.V.S. W.B. W.B. S.V.S. 25 pls. .. Sutton Valence .. .. 27 pts. Westminster Bank Water Polo : Sutton Valence 3, W.B. 5.

4 W.B. W.B. Green Miller

Time 384 sec. 51.0 sec. 45.2 sec. 80.6 sec. 72.4 sec.

v. St. Lawrence College. June 28. Home Event 100 yds. Free Style 100 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Backstroke 50 yds. Free Style Diving .. .. Medley Relay Squadron Relay ..

Event 75 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Backstroke 50 yds. Free Style Diving .. .. Medley Relay .. Squadron Relay ..

Event Under-15 Squadron Relay

3 2 1 St. L.C. St. L.C. Downing St. L.C. Cairns St. L.C. Green St. L.C. St. L.C. Cairns St. L.C. Downing St. L.C. Downing So116 S.V.S. St. L.C. S.V.S. St. L.C. 264 pls. Sutton Valence .. 354 pts. .. St. Lawrence 3 2 1 St. L.C. Dickson Brice St. L.C. Cornish St. L.C. St. L.C. St. LU Miller St. L.C. Dickson Brice St. L.C. :Brice Miller St. 1..C. S.V.S. St. L.C. S.V.S. Sutton Valence ....404 pts.

Time

4 Preston Shirreff Sone St. L.C. St. L.C.

63.0 sec. 79.6 sec. 35-0 sec. 28.0 sec.

4 St. L.C. Green Clark St. LC. St. L.C.

49.8 sec. 38.0 sec. 34.0 sec. 30.8 sec.

Time

59.0 sec. 56.2 sec.

271 pts.

.. St. Lawrence 2 1 S.V.S. St. L.C. TOTAL

67 pts. Sutton Valence 63 pts. .. St. Lawrence College Water Polo : Sutton Valence 12, St. Lawrence 1.

July 2.

v. Old Suttonians. Event 100 yds. Free Style.. 100 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Backstroke 50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Free Style Free Style Relay .. Medley Relay .. Diving ..

0.S. Miller Cairns Downing

Downing Shireff 0.S. Brice 0.S.

0.S. Dickson Sone 0.S. Lay

0.5. 0.8. 0.S. 0.8. 0.S.

1 T.S. T.S. T.S. T.S. Downing T.S. T.S.

SENIORS 2

Home

July 5. 3

T.S. Sone Cairns Sone

Baynes T.S. T.S. T.S.

Downing

Preston

Shirreir Green Preston T.S. S.V.S. S.V.S.

Time 66.5 sec. 81.5 sec. 34.5 sec. 28.8 sec. 28.7 sec. 54.0 sec. 59.7 sec.

0.S. S.V.S. 0.S. S.V.S. 0.8. 0.S. Solid Miller 504 Ms. .. Sutton Valence .. 274 pts. .. .. .. 0.S. Water Polo : Sutton Valence School 7, Old Sitttonians 1.

v. Tonbridge School. Event 100 yds. Free Style 100 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Back Stroke 50 yds. Free Style .. .. Diving Free Style Relay .. Medley Relay

Home

Time 61.6 sec. 84.5 sec. 32.5 sec. 28.3 sec. 52.5 sec. 58.0 sec.

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75 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Backstroke 50 yds. Free Style .. Junior Diving Free Style Relay Medley Relay ..

JUNIORS 2 Brice Green T.S. T.S. Stiller S.V.S. T.S.

1 T.S. Cornish Miller T.S. T.S. T.S. S.V.S.

3 Dickson T.S. TB. Dickson T.S.

Time

4 T.S. TB. Clark Brice Brice

47.5 sec. 38.1 sec. 34.5 sec. 28.6 sec. 53.2 sec. 60.5 sec.

TOTAL

Sutton Valence .. .. 551 pts. Tonbridge School .. 684 pts. Water Polo : Sutton Valence 6, Tonbridge 2.

v. Westminster Bank. Event 50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Breaststroke 50 yds. Free Style 50 yds. Backstroke Diving .. .. Free Style Relay .. Medley Relay

1 Preston Cairns Sole Miller Miller S.V.S. S.V.S.

July 12.

Home 3

W.B. Dickson

Lay W.B.

W.B. Sole W.B. W.B.

W.B. W.B.

4 W.B. W.B. W.B. Green W.B.

Time . sec. 292 36.8 sec. 28.0 sec. 33.3 sec. 54.0 sec. 58.2 sec.

TOTAL

.. 414 pts. Sutton Valence .. Westminster Bank .. 214 pts. Water Polo : Sutton Valence 4, W.B. 4.

Sports Results Event Open 100 yds. Breaststroke Open 50 yds. Backstroke Open 50 yds. Free Style.. . Open 50 yds. Butterfly .. Open Individual Medley (3 x . 2 5 yds.) . .. .. Open Diving .. Open 100 yds. Free Style Open 440 yds. Free Style B-50 yds. Backstroke .. B-100 yds. Free Style .. 11-250 yds. Free Style .. B-50 yds. Free Style .. B-50 yds. Breaststroke it-Individual Medley .. .. .. Junior Diving C-50 yds. Free Style .. C-50 yds. Breaststroke C-25 yds. Backstroke .. D-25 yds. Free Style .. D-25 yds. Breaststroke D-25 yds. Backstroke .. .. Under-124-25 yds. Breaststroke Under-124-25 yds. Free Style

1 Cairns Clarke Downing Downing Cairns Sole Downing Cairns Miller Miller Dickson Miller Clement Miller Miller Matthews Matthews Matthews Pooley Atkinson Pooley Mortimer Dunbar

2 Downing Sole Cairns Preston Clarke Grafton Cairns Preston Dickson Brice Miller Brice Green Dickson Brice Merritt Tweedie Houghton Atkinson Bette-Bennett Atkinson Taylor Mortimer

3 Shirrell Green Preston Hardy Preston Downing Preston Baker Brice Dickson Brice Dickson Dickson Brice Bones Henry Sones Catt Woods Knight Knight Shaw Taylor

Time 1 min. 21.4 see. 35.1 sec. 28.9 sec. 35.4 sec. 56.2 sec. 494 pts. 68.2 sec. 6 min. 40.5 sec. 34 sec. 70.3 sec. 3 min. 45.2 sec. 20.7 sec. 39 sec. 57.7 sec. 444 pts. 30.8 sec. 41.5 sec. 18.0 sec. 16.5 sec. 21.0 sec. 20.8 sec. 25.0 sec. 25.2 sec.

Inter-House Relays Event

I St. Si. AV. St. Si.

.. 4 x 50 yds. Free Style .. .. 4 x 100 yds. Breaststroke Medley Team Race (4 x 25 yds.) 4 x 100 yds. Free Style St. Si. .. .. Diving (Team of 2) Bennett Junior Team _Race (4 x 25 yds.) W. Penguin Race (20 x 25 yds.) .. .. Bennett Junior 10-man Race .. Inter-House Challenge Cup Inter-House Relays Cup Inter-House Water Polo Cup ..

2 L. St. Si.

3 F. L.

St. AL

W. W. Founder's C. F. Holdgate Won by Westminster Won by St. Margaret's Won by St. Margaret's

Hohhiate St. AL Founder's

4 --1'. W. F. F.

Time 1 min. 59.3 See. 5 min. 54.7 see. 1 min. 1.3 sec. 4 min. 48 sec. 1 min. 9.5 see. 5 min. 20.3 sec. 3 min. 44 sec.

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Athletics band of faithfuls and irregulars who make up the Athletics team for nineT HE tenths of the term were unsuccessful at the Kent championships. The School only had one finalist this year. We ran in a few invitation events on Maidstone Harrier's track on May 14, and returned three weeks later for a match with five clubs in which we tied for first place with City of Rochester A.C. Aisher's unpaced half-mile time of 2 mm. 4.6 secs. in this match deserves mention. The School Sports from first-round heats to Finals were compressed into one week and one day. Divisions " C " and " D " were both dominated by one individualBarr and Robinson respectively, each with four first places, and for the first time since 1953 some new best" D "performances were set up. It is obvious that a greater degree of specialisation can raise the standard of performance. Lambe's were the winners of the Individual Cup. Westminster won the Relays Cup-a result which hung on the last event. The Triangular with Dover and St. Lawrence on July 16 produced a number of disappointing and a number of good performances. B. Macdonald jumped well to win the High Jump at 5 ft. 6 in. but the record height (5 ft. 7i in.) still eludes him in competition. Bowdler left all other competitors behind in the mile as did Aisher in the half-mile. Olsen and Goalen were first and second in the Javelin, Olsen beating the meeting record with a throw of 159 ft. Scott, Butcher, Smith, R. M., and Shirreff were very good seconds in their events. We conceded first place in the Senior Match to St. Lawrence on the relay in which the School was third. It showed that our relay teams need the practice which more competition would provide. The Juniors, weakened because of confusion with some " 0 " level examination papers, came third, but there were good performances from J. M. Cairns, Shamash and Waters.

DIVISION " A " 100 yds. : 1, Downing; 2, Shirreff ; 3, Macdonald ma. Time, 11 secs. 220 yds. : 1, Shirreff ; 2, Downing ; 3, Wall. Time, 24.13 secs. 440 yds. : 1, Shirreff ; 2, Maddieson ; 3, Aisher. Time, 55.5 secs. 880 yds. : 1, Aisher ; 2, Bowdler ; 3, Butcher ma. Time, 2 mice. 7.5 secs. Open Mile : 1, Bowdler ; 2, Butcher ma. ; 3, Aisher. Time, 4 mice. 45.8 secs. Open Discus: 1, Smith ma. ; 2, Goalen ; 3, Soul. Distance, 113 ft. 114 ins. Open Javelin : 1, Olsen ; 2, Walton ma. ; 3, Heaney ma. Distance, 156 ft. 6 ins. Open Weight : 1, Cairns ma. ; 2, Olsen/Hall. Distance, 37 ft. 7 ins. High Jump : 1, Macdonald ma. ; 2, M.acnaughtan ; 3, Osborn. Height, 5 ft. 7 ins. Long Jump : 1, Macdonald ma. ; 2, Downing ; 3, Shirreff. Distance, 19 ft. 94 ins. Hurdles (120 yds.) : 1, Godden ; 2, Goalen ; 3, Clark II. Time, 18.3 secs.

DIVISION " B " 100 yds. : 1, Lattimer II; 2, Marsh II; 3, Waterb. Time, 11.8 secs. 220 yds. : 1, Lattimer II; 2, Finn-Relcey ; 3, Cairns II. Time, 25.7 secs. 440 yds. : 1, Lattimer II; 2, Marsh II; 3, Richardson II. Time, 58.4 secs. 880 yds. : 1, Litchfield; 2, Richardson II; 3, Wheble. Time, 2 mine. 22.3 secs. Junior Discus : 1, Shaugnessy ; 2, Cairns II; 3, Sculthorp. Distance, 105 feet. Junior Weight : 1, Marsh II; 2, Shaw ma.: 3, Cairns II. Distance, 35 ft. 54 ins. Junior Javelin : 1, Litchfield; 2, Mitham ; 3, Hoppe. Distance, 113 ft. 9 ins. High Jump : 1, Memmott ; 2, Litchfield; 3, Parkinson/Cairns II. Height, 4 ft. 114 ins. Long Jump : I, Waters ; 2, Fyson ; 3, Litchfield, Distance, 17 ft. 5 ins. Hurdles (110 yds) : 1, Cairns II; 2, Hoppe ; 3. Smallman II. Time, 17.3 secs.

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2, Epps ; 3, Shaniash. 100 yds. : 1, Robinson Time, 12.2 sees. 220 yds. : 1, Robinson ; 2, Epps ; :1, Harris. Time, 26.4 secs. 440 yds. : 1, Robinson ; 2, King ; :3, Epps. 'rime, 63.2 sees. 880 yds. : 1, Houghton ; 2, Jackson ma. ; 3, King. Time, 2 mills. 35.9 secs. Hurdles (80 yds) : I, Farrow ; 2, Jackson ma. ; 3, King. Time, 12.8 sees. High Jump : 1, Shamash ; 2, Houghton/Epps. Height, 4 ft. 9( Long Jump : 1, Robinson ; 2, Farrow 1 , Tweedie. Distance 17 ft. 21 ins.

DIVISION "B" 100 yds. : 1, Barr ; 2, Simpson ; 3, Macdonald 11. Time, 12.3 secs. 220 yds. : 1, Barr ; 2, Macdonald IT ; 3, Knight ma. Time, 28.3 sees. 440 yds. : 1, Knight ma. ; 2, Bateheller ; 3, Butcher. Time, 70 secs. ; :3, Pooley. High Jump : 1, Barr ; 2, Butcher Height, 4 ft. 9f ins.

Long Jump : 1, Barr ; 2, Simpson ; 3, Ilatcheller. Distance, 15ft. 6 ins.

TRIANGULAR MATCH RESULTS v. Dover Oollege and St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate

SENIOR EVENTS 100 yds. : 1, D.C. ; 2, S.L.C. ; 3, D.C. Time, 10.5 secs. 220 yds. : 1, D.C. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, Shirred'. 23.4 secs. 440 yds. ; 1, S.L.C. ; 2, Shirreff ; 3, S.L.('. 53.3 secs.

Time, Time,

, F.;s0 yds. : I, .1isher ; 2, Scott ; :;, 8.1..C. Time, 2 mins. 6.2 secs. Time, 11ile : I, 1;ow dler ; 2, Balcher ; 3, s.I..C. 1 mins. 52 secs. 1, S.L.C. : 2, D.C.; Hurdles (120yds.): 16 sees. 3, Macdonald. High Jump : 1, Macdonald : 2, S.L.C. ; :3, S.L.C. Height, 5 ft. 6 ins. 2, S.L.C. ; 3, -Macdonald. Long Jump : 1, S.L.C. Distance, 18 ft. 7 ins. ; 2, Smith ; :3, II oalen. Distance, Discus : 1, S. 111 ft. 4 ills. Weight : 1, S.L.C. ; 2, Olsen ; 3, D.C. Distance, 41 ft. 5 ins. 2, Goalen ; :;, Distance, Javelin : I, Olsen 159 ft. 1 in. 4 by 110 yds. Relay : 1, : 2, Di'.: 3, s.V.S. Time, 46 secs.

rime,

JUNIOR EVENTS 100 yds.: 1, S.L.C. ; 2, D.C. ; 3, Waters. "rime, 11.3 sees. 220 yds. : 1, S.L.C. ; 2, 1/.1'. ; 3, S. LA . Time, 25 sees. :3, Fyson. Time, 440 yds. : 1, ; 2, D.C. 57.1 Sel . S. ; 2, 5. 1.4 880 yds. : 1, 3, D.( '. Time, 2 mins. 13.8 sees. Hurdles (110 yds.) : 1, 2, Cairns ; 3, 1).C. Time, 16.5 secs. High Jump : 1, Shamash 11.1'. :3, D.C. Height, 5 ft. long jump : 1, Waters: 2, S.1,.4. : :3, D.C. Distance 16 ft. 10?., ills. Discus : 1, Cairns; 2, S.I,.C. ; :1 , 1..1'. 11ist a nee, 106 ft. Weight : 1, D.C. ; 2, S.L.C. ; 3, D.C. Distance, 36 ft. 4 ins. ; 2, D.C. ; :1 , S.L.C. Distanee, Javelin : I, 130 ft. ; 2, S.L.C. ; 3, S.v.S. 4 by 110 yds. Relay : 1, Time, 49.8 sees.

Cricket MOST disappointing record, but the side was dogged by a series of misfortunes which could not fail to have a depressing effect on the players. J. E. Harvey, the captain, was admitted to hospital as the season opened. With few old Colours left, and rather unknown material to draw from, the side took some time to sort out. They started promisingly by winning the first three matches against the Village, King's School, Rochester, and Sevenoaks. Even with these successes they failed to settle as a team, and the remaining matches were lost. The batting generally was very inconsistent, A. J. Finn-Kelcey being the only batsman to reach a fifty. T. J. Archer proved himself a reliable opener, but lacked support. The bowling suffered from lack of accuracy and penetration: none of the old Colours found form with the ball. The fielding and catching was of average standard. The wicket-keeper, C. R. A. Welch, made a good impression in all matches. Several newcomers showed promise, which should mean a useful side in 1961. The Colts had a good season, though they over-indulged their liking for close finishes. Some good individual performances were recorded and at least one lesson was learned : catches win matches,

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School v. Band of Brothers

School v. Sutton Valence C.C.

Played on Upper on Saturday, May 21. Lost by 6 wkts.

Played on Upper on Saturday, May 7. Won by 2 wkts. SUTTON VALENCE J. Richards, c Walter, b Charlton B. Gower, c and b Butler T. B. Tribe, b Archer P. S. W. MacIlwaine, b Archer B. Hysted, b Mitham A. Spice, c Writer, b Goalen A. Willis, b Goalen Bowles, at Welch, b Goalen R. Price, c and b Mitham Bates, not out Town, lbw, b Writer Extras Total SCHOOL T. J. Archer, b Spice P. A. Hunt, c Town, b Bates A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Hysted, b Willis P. Charlton, b Spice C. R. A. Welch, c Bates, b Spice M. A. Walter, c Bowles, b Spice B. D. H. Preston, not out It. C. Goa1en, b Spice W. R. Writer, b Spice R. J. Mitham, not out Extras Total (for 8 wkts.) T. A. S. Butler did not bat.

13 41 33 4 40 4 1 3 3 2 11 — 155 26 8 37 5 11 21 38 0

11 2 — 159 —

School v. King's School, Rochester

Played at Rochester on Saturday, May 14. Won by 14 runs. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, b Wright P. A. Hunt, c Van der Wall, b Wright A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Fernand, b Van der Wall P. Charlton, b Brett C. R. A. Welch, lbw, b Hotchkiss M. A. Walter, b Hotchkiss B. D. H. Preston, b Godfrey R. C. Goalen, run out W. R. Writer, not out R. J. Mitham, c Fernand, b Godfrey A. F. Robinson, b Hotchkiss Extras Total Bowling : Hotchkiss 3 for 16. KING'S, ROCHESTER Craddock, e. Walter, b Charlton Hotchkiss, c Welch, b Robinson Fernand, b Charlton Wright, c Robinson, b Archer Van der Wall, b Charlton Symon, et Welch, b Goalen Browning, b Writer Harwood, lbw, b Writer Godfrey, c Archer, b Writer Brett, run out Godwin, not out Extras Totill

0 0 16 11 6 13 32 2 0 0 7 12 99 —

SCHOOL A. F. Robinson, c Raikes, b Derrick T. J. Archer, c Fletcher, b Eckersley A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Eckersley, b Fletcher P. Charlton, c and b Derrick M. A. Walter, b Derrick C. R. A. Welch, b Fletcher B. D. H. Preston, c Page, b Fletcher R. C. Goalen, c Keith, b Eckersley R. J. Mitham, b Eckersley T. A. S. Butler, not out W. R. Writer, run out Extras Total BAND OF BROTHERS A. Neame, b Archer Duke, b Charlton R. Hearne, c Goalen, b Archer Woodhouse, at Welch, b Goalen Page, not out Derrick, not out Extras Total (for 4 wkts.)

85 —

0 0 19 38 33 11 4 — 105

Raikec, Clarke, Eckersley, Keith and Fletcher did not bat

School v. St. Lawrence College

Played on Upper on Tuesday, May 24. Lost by 8 wkts. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, c %Irwin, b Wood A. F. Robinson, b Wood A. J. Finn-Kelcey, run out P. Charlton, b Martin M. A. Walter, c Fillary, b Worley C. R. A. Welch, c Beaumont, b Martin B. D. H. Preston, b Wood R. (I. Goalen, c and b Fillary R. J. Mitham, c Martin, b Wood T. A. S. Butler, c Wood, b Fillary W. R. Writer, not out Extras Total

24 5 11 23 0 1 8 0 7 1 4 1

32 0 3 29 7 4 1 10 3 6 — 104 —

33 2

0 0 12 21 1

2 8 4 _ 84

Bowling : Wood 4 for 9. ST. LAWRENCE C. J. C. Martin, b Charlton E. W. J. Fillary, not out A. It. Beaumont, c Charlton, b Goalen R. S. G. Wood, not out Extras Total (for 2 wkts.)

3 40 35 6 1 85

Worley, Day, Aldred, Irvine, Chubin, Champion and Kirwin did not bat,

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School v. Dover College

Played at Sevenoaks on Saturday, May 28. Won by 20 runs. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, b Road, W A. F. Robinson, b Hoed, W. A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Morgan, b Blackwood P. Charlton, c and b Miller C. R. A. Welch, run out B. 11. H. Preston, c Avis, b Miller R. J. Mitham, c Miller, b Mitchell J. E. Harvey, c. Mitchell, b Road, W R. C. Goalen, c Hoed, W., b Russell T. A. S. Butler, b Hoad, W J. C. Murrells, not out Extras Total SEVENOAKS M. It. Avis, c Murrells, b Archer B. G. Russell, lbw, b Welch R. N. Alwen, run out T. D. I. Duncan, lbw, b Welch J. N. Morgan, c Finn-Kelcey, b Welch T. C. Hoed, c Charlton, b Archer W. F. Road, not out K. Miller, b Archer A. J. Blackwood, lbw, b Harvey M. B. Gardner, c Charlton, b Harvey I. Mitchell, c Mitham, b Harvey Extras Total

4 7 50 23 7 1 4 18 6 2 1 19 -142 — 4 3 29 16 20 31 0 6 4 9 122

Bowling : Archer 3 for 26 ; Harvey 3 for 19.

School v. Mote " A " XI

Played at Maidstone on Thursday, June 2. Lost by 6 wkts. SCHOOL A. F. Robinson, c Osborn, b Goodwin T. J. Archer, b Ashurst A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Parker, b Harrison P. Charlton, b Goodwin B. D. H. Preston, c Ratcliffe, b Mulley D. R. B. Lister, st Levick, b Mulley R. J. Mitham, b Mulley J. E. Harvey, c Ashurst, b Harrison R. C. Goalen, b Mulley T. A. S. Butler, c and b Osborn J. C. Murrells, not out Extras Total Bowling : Mulley 4 for 31. MOTE F. Waters, b Goalen D. Parker, b Charlton T. Tribe, b Goalen T. Osborn, not out A. Levick, b Butler J. Harrison, not out Extras

13 1 14 9 13 18 16 14 11 5 114

23 2 11 27 28 11 15 — 115 Total (for 4 wkts.) — M. Ashurst, E. Ratcliffe, G Fletcher, R. Mulley and K. Goodwin did not bat.

Played on Upper on Saturday, June 4. Lost by 51 runs. DOVER COLLEGE P. Crawford, b Robinson P. Lawee, lbw, b Robinson S. K. Wagstaffe, c Sub, b Robinson C. Cope, b Robinson R. D. Kilbee, c Murrells, b Robinson P. M. Bart-Smith, run out D. G. Wilder, b Charlton I. Russell, b Charlton M. J. L. Thompson, c Murrells, b Harvey M. N. Walter, c and b Charlton P. Fenton, not out Extras Total Bowling : P. Charlton 3 for 11. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, c Russell, b Kilbee A. F. Robinson, c and b Bart-Smith A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Lawee, b Bart-Smith P Charlton, st Russell, b Kilbee C. R. A. Welch, c Thompson, b Kilbee M. A. Walter, c Thompson, b Kilbee D. R. B. Lister, not out., J. E. Harvey, c Walter, b Kilbee B. D. H. Preston, b Kilbee R. C. Goalen, c Cope, b Kilbee J. C. Murrells, b Kilbee Extras Total

4 43

55 18 1 2 10 2 5 32 178

21 21 7 34 5 2 21 2 7 0 1 127

Bowling : Kilbee 8 for 62.

School v. The Staff

Played on Upper on Monday, Julie 6. Match abandoned : Rain stopped play. THE STAFF D. A. Simmons, c Finn-Kelcey, b Robinson R. H. Hanworth, b Robinson I). C. Eagle, b Robinson F. R. Ball, c Preston, b Harvey A. K. Douglas, not out P. S. W. MacIlwaine, b Harvey B. D. Warburton, not out Extras Total (for 5 wkts.)

7 26 4 12 26 15 2 5 97

L. N. Harvey, J. W. Ireland, A. C. B. Wimbush and R. F. Bates did not bat. School : T. J. Archer, A. F. Robinson, H. J. FinnKelcey, P. Charlton, M. B. Browne, C. R. A. Welch, D. R. B. Lister, J. E. Harvey, B. D. II. Preston, R. C, Goalen and M. A. Walter.

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School v. M.C.C. Played on Upper on Tuesday, June 7. Lost by 184 runs. M.C.C. R. W. Fenn, b Archer D. J. Newton, c Harvey, b Goalen G. C. L. Baker, c Preston, b Charlton F. N. Rushton, c Finn-Kelcey, b Archer J. L. Lane, not out D. G. Schunker, c Robinson, b Harvey Extras Total (for 5 wkts. dec.)

92 67 54 2 13 17 8 -253

J. M. Davies, G. G. Dunbar, J. A. R. Piersnee, E. J. Terrell and N. R. Gillett did not bat. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, c Lane, b Terrell 37 A. F. Robinson, b Fenn 5 A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Fenn, b Lane 11 P. Charlton, at Rushton, b Schunker M. B. Browne, hit wkt, b Schunker C. R. A. Welch, c Gillett, b Plersnee 5 B. D. H. Preston, b &hunker 1 D. R. B. Lister, c and b Piersnee J. E. Harvey, c Gillett, b Schunker 6 M. A. Walter, not out R. C. Goalen, b &hunker 1 Extras 3 Total

Bowling : D. G. &hunker 5 for 16.

Played on Upper on Tuesday, June 14. Lost by 157 runs. 43

65 56 16 3 8 17 — Total (for 6 wkts. dec.) 214 — R. H. Kyle, P. A. Kyle, P. J. Manwaring and C. Waddington did not bat. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, c Hollis, b Gunter 0 A. F. Robinson, b Kyle, R A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Hollis, b Gunter 5 P. Charlton, b Kyle, R. 17 H. B. Browne, b Gunter 0 C. R. A. Welch, b Gunter B. D. H. Preston, c Hollis, b Kyle 23 D. R. B. Lister, o Wagstaffe, b Gunter 1 J. E. Harvey, b Wad on 2 R. C. Goalen, b Waddington H. A. Walter, not out 6 Extras 3 Total Bowling : Gunter 5 for 18.

Played at Canterbury on Saturday, June 25. Lost by 91 runs. ST. EDMUND'S H. F. Allnutt, b Robinson R. J. Carter, c Charlton, b Harvey D. Kibble, b Archer S. N. Relton, c Goalen, b Archer H. M. Harrison, b Harvey H. G. Clayson, lbw, b Archer R. 3. Davies, lbw, b Harvey J. R. Parry-Williams, b Archer R. G. Jones, c Robinson, b Archer D. Mackie, run out D. N. Thomas, not out Extras Total Bowling : Archer 5 for 40. SCHOOL T. J. Archer, c Clayson, b Carter C. R. A. Welch, c Allnutt, b Thomas A. J. Finn-Kelcey, c Relton, b Thomas P. Charlton, c Parry-Williams, b Kibble A. F. Robinson, c Jones, b Kibble J. E. Harvey, b Davis B. D. H. Preston, b Kibble M. A. Walter, c Bibble, b Davis H. B. Browne, not out D. R. B. Lister, at Relton, b Davis K. C. Goalen, b Davis Extras Total Bowl ing: R. J. Davies 4 for 8.

1 49 1 46

6 22 5

1 5 6 — 148 — 4 6

19 9 7 1 1 3

o o

7 — 57 —

School v. O.S.

School v. Cran brook

CRANBROOK R. B. Morgan, lbw, b Charlton P. J. Wagstaff°, 0 Preston, b Robinson M. J. Hollis, at Welch, b Goalen D. K. Thomas, c Robinson, b Archer I. K. Klemen, c Welch, b Goalen T. E. F. Gunter, b Archer M. J. Edmondson, not out Extras

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Played on Upper on Saturday, July 2. Result : 0.5. won by 98 runs. o.s.

D. H. Davies, c and b Archer R. P. Hollingsworth, b Archer P. N. Goddard, lbw Charlton F P. B. Derrick, b Robinson K. C. Goodwin, c Finn-Kelcey, b Charlton T. B. Tribe, b Harvey W. G. P Yates, b Goalen M. A. Ehnitt, c Butler, b Archer D. W. Branson, at Welch, b Goalen E M. Hollingsworth, at Welch, b Archer A. J. Olsen, ct Charlton, b Archer J. F. Higgins, not out Extras

Total Bowling : Archer 5 for 49. 1ST XI T. J. Archer, b Olsen J. E. Harvey, b Olsen A. J. Finn-Kelcey, b Elmitt P. Charlton, b Goddard C. R. A. Welch, b Olsen A. F. Robinson, c Elmitt, b Yates B. D. H. Preston, c Goodwin, b Olsen M. A. Walter, not out R. C. Goalen, lbw Olsen D. C. B. Lister, b Olsen M. B. Browne, c Hollingsworth, m., b Yates T. A. S. Butler, c Goodwin, b Higgins Extras Total

Bowling : Olsen 7 for 13.

16 6

101 5 39 24 4

1 9 — 225 4 25 5

25 18 4 8 4

10 9 15 — 127

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1st XI Averages, 1960 BATTING Runs

Preston Archer Charlton Welch Robinson Walter Harvey Lister Browne Goalen

Butler Mitham Murrells

178 148 130 118 106 91 54 60 40 13 34 Also batted : 28 16 13 * Not out

H.S.

Av.

4 11

1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0

50 38* 33 34 29 21 21 25 21* 10 16

16.17 14.8 11-73 10.73 10.6 9.1 9 8.57 8 4.33 3-09

4 6 3

1 2

14 8* 11*

9â&#x20AC;¢33 3.2 13

Inns. 11 11 11 11

10 10 0 7

N.O. 0

BOWLING: Overs

Maidens

Runs

W kts.

10 6 35 15 2

149 164 377 295 433

14 12 22 11 12

10.65 13.67 17.13 24.08 36 - 08

5 3 1 2

51 51 12 67

12.75 17 6 33.5

56'5 45.1 134.4 87.5 94-3 Also bowled : 15.1 27 4 20

Charlton Robinson Archer Harvey Goalen Writer Welch Mitham Butler

2nd XI Cricket v. King's, Rochester Drawn. ROCHESTER: 93 all out. Butler, 3 for 20; Smith, 3 for 19. SCHOOL: Smith, A. S. V., 2; Macnaughtan, 16; Watkins, 2; Browne, 13; Murrells, 14; Butler, 22; Macdonald, 4 ; Lister, 9* ; Green, 2 ; Watero, 0; Manook, 0*. Total : 87 for 9. Lost.

v. St. Lawrence, Ramsgate RAMSGATE : 193 for 7 declared. Browne, 3 for 46. SCHOOL: Smith, 20; Browne, 6; Hunt, 0; Lister, 3; Hughes, 9; Godden, 8; Spratt, 2; Macdonald, 5; Murrells, 2; Waters, 2; Sculthorp, 2*. Total : 63.

3 2 2

Ave.

v. Dover Drawn. DOVER: 159 for 8 declared. Butler, 4 for 40. SCHOOL: Smith, 32; Browne, 38; Godden, 3; Butler, 4 ; Hughes, 20 ; Mithatu, 0 ; Hunt, 17* ; Writer, P. Total : 139 for 6.

v. St. Edmund's Lost by 4 wkts. SCHOOL: Smith, 0; Godden, 40; Hunt, 6; Butler, 10; Hughes, 0 ; Mitham, 3 ; Writer, 44 ; Macdonald, 5; Sculthorp, 7; Murrells, 0; Waters, 3* ; extras, 4. Total : 122. ST. EDMUNDS: 125 for 6. Butler, 3 for 34.

v. Cranbrook

Lost by 1 wkt. SCHOOL: Smith, 0; Godden, 5; Hunt, 0; Butler, 6; Drawn. Hughes, 5; Mitham, 23; Writer, 11 ; Macdonald, 1 ; SEVENOAKS : 173 for 9 declared. Waters, 3 for 18; Sculthorp, 10 ; Murrells, 0; Waters, 0* ; extras, 3. Total : 64. Smith, 3 for 45. SCHOOL: Smith, 6; Browne, 39; Hunt, 1 ; CRANBROOK : 65 for 9. Butler, 7 for 21 ; Lister, 5; Walter, 9; Godden, 41*. Total : 111 for 4. Macdonald, 2 for 25. * Not out.

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Under-I5 Cricket v. King's, Rochester Won. SCHOOL: Bentley, 5; Hayes, 13; Tweedie, 6; Barr, 2; Houghton, 12; Goulden, 35; King, 2; Barnes, 1; Evans, 8'; Francies, 4; Blake, 2'; extras, 11. Total : 101 for 9. ROCHESTER: 17 all out. Barr, 4 for 5; Goulden, 3 for 2 ; King, 2 for O.

v. St. Lawrence, Ramsgate Lost. RAMSGATE: 111 all out. Day, 4 for 22; Eames, 3 for 13. SCHOOL: Bentley, 2; Hayes, 13; Jackson, 1 ; Allaway, 1; Goulden, 1; King, 0; Eames, 2; Evans, 0; Day, 4; Blake, 4'; Francies, 0; extras, 2. Total : 30.

v. Sevenoaks Won. SCHOOL: Hayes, 0; Tweedie, 0; Barr, 24; Houghton, 6; Goulden, 7; Eames, 0; Day, 63; Evans, 0; King, 0; Francies, 18'; Blake, 0*. Total : 125 for 9. SEVENOAKS : 123 all out. Barr, 4 for 35.

v. Dover Won. DOVER: 84 all out. Barr, 3 for 15. SCHOOL: Hayes, 16; Tweedie, 0; Barr, 0; Houghton, 17; Goulden, 20; Day, 10'; Evans, 1; Francies, 0*. Total : 86 for 6.

v. Sevenoaks Drawn. SCHOOL: Head, 3; Cant, 15; Allaway, 17; Groves, 3; Nickolds, 4; Molyneux, 0; Butcher, 7; Bristow, 5; Macdonald, 52'; Jenner, 7'; Bugge (did not bat) ; extras, 9. Total : 122 for 8. SEVENOAKS : 107 for 9. Groves, 3 for 9.

v. Merton Court Won. SCHOOL: Cant, 25; Allaway, 18; Barr, 121'; Groves, 10; Nickolds, 7; Molyneux, 2'; Bristow, Butcher, Macdonald, Atkinson, Head (did not bat) ; extras, 5. Total : 186 for 4. MERTON COURT: 35 all out. Barr, 4 for 19; Cant, 3 for 9; Bristow, 3 for 7.

v. Cranbrook Won. CRANBROOK : 42 all out. Allaway, 5 for 9. SCHOOL: Cant, 7; Allaway, 8; Groves, 2; Nickolds, 6; Hewett, 15; Molyneux, 1; Bristow, 24; Butcher, 11* ; Macdonald, 0; Jenner, 2; Head, 0; extras, 4. Total : 80.

v. King's School, Canterbury Lost. KING'S : 139 for 3. SCHOOL: Cant, 3; Allaway, 1; Groves, 5; Nickolds, 5; Hewett, 0; Molyneux, 0; Bristow, 0; Butcher, 0; Macdonald, 3; Jenner, 3'; Head, 7; extras, 1. Total : 28.

v. Cranbrook

v. Merton Court

Won. CRANBROOK : 88 all out. Day, 4 for 14. SCHOOL: Hayes, 38; Tweedie, 0; Barr, 0; Houghton, 0; Goulden, 39'; Day, 13*. Total : 95 for 4.

Won. SCHOOL: Cant, 14; Allaway, 20; Groves, 3; Nickolds, 3; Hewett, 16; Molyneux, 1; Bristow, 29; Butcher, 2; Head, 4; Macdonald, 0; Langley, 1* ; extras, 6. Total : 99. MERTON COURT: 58 all out. Bristow, 3 for 3; Allaway, 2 for 3.

v. King's, Canterbury Drawn. SCHOOL: Hayes, 4; Goulden, ; Robinson, 04; Barr, 15; Tweedie, 6'; Day, 24; extras, 8. Total : 127 for 5 declared. KING'S: 109 for 9. Barr, 3 for 14.

v. St. Edmund's, Canterbury Won. SCHOOL: Hayes, 4; Goulden, 6; Barr, 43; Houghton, 14; Tweedie, 0; Day, 1; Evans, 0; Eames, 1; King, 4; Francies, 13; Blake, 0*. Total : 95. ST. EDMUND'S: 93 all out. Goulden, 5 for 26; Day, 3 for 31.

Under-I4 Cricket v. King's, Rochester

House Matches Westminster v. Lambe's : 1st Round Lambe's won by 8 wkts. WESTMINSTER T. J. Archer, c Murrels, b Robinson N. B. Houghton, b Smith, A. S. V. A. J. Finn-Kelcey, e Smith, b Robinson M. A. Walter, c Godden, b Robinson T. A. S. Butler, c and b Browne B. Macdonald, c Smith, b Robinson R. D. Spratt, run out S. R. linking, c Smith, b Browne T. R. Goulden, b Welch S. H. H. White, lbw Welch G. H. Waters, not out Extras

Lost. ROCHESTER: 101 all out. Cant, 2 for 14; Allaway, 6 for 31. Allaway, ; SCHOOL: Head, 2; Cant, 27; Total Molyneux, 3; Groves, 3; Nickolds, 1; Slaughter, 0; Atkinson, 3; Jenner, 4; Butcher, 14; Langley, O• ; Bowling : Robinson 4 for 19. extras, 3. Total : 65. • Not out.

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426 LAMBE'S A. S. V. Smith, not out M. B. Browne, c White, b Butler A. F. Robinson, c and b Butler C. R. A. Welch, not out Extras

20 10 14 1 69

Total (for 2)

Founder's House v. St. Margaret's House Played on Upper on Thursday, June 9. St. Margaret's won by 51 runs. ST. MARGARET'S G. J. Heaney, run out It. H. Sculthorp, b Harvey D. Green, lbw, b Harvey B. D. H. Preston, b Harvey R. C. Goalen, lbw, b Evans P. A. Hunt, lbw, b Harvey W. R. Writer, b Harvey J. B. Cairns, lbw, b Evans J. M. Cairns, b Evans C. J. Green, b Harvey J. S. B. Osborn, not out Extras

5 4

Total Bowling : Harvey 6 for 42; Evans 3 for 17. FOUNDER'S J. E. Harvey, lbw, b Writer T. J. Epps, c Preston, b Goalen P. Charlton, c Sculthorp, b Goalen It. Solle, c Osborn, b Preston D. It. B. Lister, b Goalen H. L. Evans, not out A. J. Hughes, c Osborn, b Goalen It. M. Smith, c Hunt, b Goalen V. E. Bentley, c Cairns, J. M., b Goalen I. S. Richardson, b Preston P. C. Harrison, c Cairns, J. M., b Goalen Extras Total Bowling : Goalen 7 for 8.

5 34 5 13 0 2 5 4 8 — 85 — 2 0 8 13 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 — 34 —

HOUSE MATCH FINAL— St. Margaret's v. Lambe's Played on Upper on June 29 and 30. St. Margaret's won by 159 runs. ST. MARGARET'S G. J. Heaney, b Welch D. It. J. Hunt, b Smith J. M. Cairns, b Smith B. D. H. Paeston, not out R. C. Goalen, b Welch P. A. Hunt, c Day, b Smith W. R. Writer, b Day D. Green, b Day J. B. Cairns, b Smith It. H. Sculthorp, lbw, b Welch J. S. B. Osborn, c Murrells, b Day Extras Total LAMBE'S D. J. F. Godden, lbw, b Goalen C. It. A. Welch, c and b Goalen A. S. V. W. Smith, c Writer, b Goalen A. F. Robinson, b Goalen M. B. Browne, lbw, b Goalen It. J. M_itham, b Goalen M. J. Day, b Goalen J. C. Murrells, b Cairns, J. B N. P. Watkins, b Sculthorp J. G. Macnaughtan, c Preston, b Sculthorp It. H. D. Jeffryes, not out Extras Total

14 1 196 6 24 6 5 4 16 15 287

19 20 1 19 2 1 19 27 3 17 128

Bowling : Goalen 7 for 27.

Original Contributions This game cricket . . . " IN cricket," said an Englishman to his American friend, " it is for the side that is out on the field to get the side that is in out. If a person who is in is out, then another person comes in, until he is out. Of course, sometimes the person who is in is still in, when his side is out, in which case he is not out. When all of the side that is in are out, the side that is out on the field comes in, and then two of the team that is in go out and are then in. The side that wins is that which scores most runs, before it is out. Of course, sometimes the team that is in may beat the opposing score so thoroughly, that without being out, the two that are in come out and the side that is out on the field is put in again. If the side going in cannot get as many runs in two innings without being out, as the first team in one innings, then they lose by an innings. In which case the side that is in is out and that on the field is still out, although in a sense it is in." R. H. JEFFRYES.

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Through the scattered ice floes you could see White unbroken, broken by white splits, lumps Of flat clear snow never bounded. Close—the same yet clearer and more particular. The cold intensified and crept inside : Solitude again came out and was greeted With Surprise. From a crack in the ice a small sound Broke in, crashed into semi-consciousness. Something—what was there else ? There was a fleet movement. Then Silence and nothing— Nothing but the echo of the movement in thought, Which following its own origin showed by its dependence The strange power of that former . . . The eyes that watch the flashing appearance of the continuous end product Are swallowed up and borne away by the welter Of intricate complexity. A turn, and a pounding hammer, Again, and a scorching heat, or roll of rubber Or ticking precision —Swallowed up, yet the cause. The wind whips up and pushes the wave into Huger effort. Glancing rain striates the intently moving Surface of the Sea. Lashes of coiling water Tumble and crush themselves with mighty and roaring Fury against the indulging rock impassive. The storm is not for eve', but both sea and land Reach down deep : always they are one against the other—so it continues— La butte partout. The eye that sees joins all it beholds. All that's sensed is drawn in by perception. Without, an intricate mass of disconnected objects, Confounds the conception Denies a concord of unity. R. F.

KOJECKY.

" Klandach " HE wild wind whistled in trees stunted and stricken. The track lay ahead. The

Tclouds, weird and wonderful in the fascination of their depth, fascinated, bewitched me ; drew me back the way I had come. The trees lashed themselves in fierce vain recompense for worldly imperfections. The Church of Klandach defied the encompassing notion of movement as a soul of motionless spirit. My fierce and gentle, sweet and violent wind ripped smoothly into every secret, tore from my mind the shroud, the cover, the pretence. The track lay ahead ; could I follow the beckon and call of Tarce at Klandach. The repulsive sickening certainty of what would

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happen if I went threatened to devour the world of the frail balance of Nature I had created from the scene around me. I saw the balance swinging wildly ; on the point of breaking ; disaster of destruction, destroying also the part of my brain I had lent to create it. I pushed Tarce out of the arena of my mind ; turned my eves to the blurred distinctness of invisible horizon that ruled the edge to the marshland of my home. The bitterness of the wind caressing and cutting across my face ; revelry in the bitterness of the world cutting my mind, caressing the sorrows that forced me journey for Klandach. Heaviness in my heart ; the beauty of the marsh ; alive, beating and throbbing in its desolation to the tempo of the tempest. The beauty of loneliness ; desertion by the world ; separation, independence. The captive mind, captivated by solitary loveliness, bare and comfortless comforting flatness, drove on, drove me back, back the way I had come. I. MADDIESON.

"The Tiger"

NCE upon a time in a faraway land there was a tiger. A huge tiger, a beautiful tiger, such a tiger had never been seen before. It was said he was as long as the tallest bamboo in the thicket. His coat was of most pure fur and the stripes reminded the people of the huge fences that surrounded the village. When they found his pug marks by the stream the small children would sit in them and splash themselves with the water that filled them. When he walked through the jungle the throat of the barking deer dried up and he could make no noise. The monkeys forgot their arguments and stayed motionless. The elephant stood still by the teak tree and hoped that the tiger would go past quickly. When he roared the jungle stood still but the stones fell in the valleys above. The people of the village dreamed about the tiger and wished they could take him. They would hang his skin in the village when the trader came, but they would not sell it. Among the hunters, two especially wanted the tiger. One day, one of the two came back, not trudging, but walking briskly, his head held high and with a firm grip on his rifle. The other hunter was troubled, and followed the first hunter, when he left the villege, next day, at dawn. They journeyed down the path, past the bamboo thicket, over the stream, and up, through the jungle, passing the teak tree. They journeyed for many miles. The sun rose higher and the animals and birds merged in the jungle. The hunter following was glad for he did not know where they were going and the insects troubled him. Suddenly the leading hunter stopped and creeping closer the follower could see the remains of a kill, in a clearing. Thus they waited for many hours until in the distance a deer barked. The tiger was coming. They raised their rifles and waited. Suddenly, the bushes, on the other side of the clearing, parted, and out of the jungle stepped a magnificent tiget. The follower quickly stamped on the twig under his foot and fired at the tiger. The tiger rolled over and lay still. The other hunter rose in anguish and ran screaming. He had turned at the sound of the twig to see the rifle fired. He could now never return to the village, having failed.

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The victorious hunter stepped into the clearing and started to skin the tiger. It was late in the third night when he eventually returned to his village. The next morning he was awakened by a scream of terror. A woman going for water had found the skin. The village assembled but they took no notice of the hunter. The elders wandered around and the small children sat in the dust and cried. Something had gone, even the jungle sounded hurtful to the ears. That night a family left the village, and that night the hunter fell ill. Insects had come to the skin, whilst in the jungle. When the hunter awoke the village was deserted. The hunter cursed the skinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; a mass of flies, and he cursed himself and thus it was after many days that he died. This was told to me by a beggar at the railhead, who had watched the hunter die. He, too, had nearly had a tiger in his grasp, before it had been snatched away. P. J. COULSON.

"Impressions on Ranworth Church" was tired of the day and sank down easily on to the earth and oozed into N IGHT every corner of the field and depth of the forest. And night lay its soft furry belly on sound and suffocated it and silence hummed in the dark. When out of its heart came a sound on the road like the ticking of a clock and little sparks fled from beneath a pair of feet and burst in gold and were killed by the night. The man twisted a little smile at his boots. He felt silence yawn deeply around him, he opened the gate and walked among the graves. He watched Night watching him with a leer in his great pale sickly eye. He felt he could not see it, nor hear it nor touch nor smell nor taste it but he could feel Night as it felt, saw, heard, smelt and touched him. And the atmosphere whispered, thickened and the dead white eyes of marble with epitaphs of corruption lurked in the shades of the yew trees, whilst night began to suppurate around him. So the man entered the church and the sound of steel on stone gave him courage. But within the walls powei electrified the air, only a dribble of the moon painted the names of the dead souls on the walls and isolated the hooked beak of the eagle glinting in the darkness. The man suddenly felt the coldness of fear and his aroused soul padded round the walls of its invisible prison. But too late, all around the hot air clotted with him in its centre and silence rustled and fanned Hs face with a stench in an even breathing from the bottom of a soft sickly fuired throat, till the air had congealed to solid and viced the man in his fear, and broke his heart and slipped into his mouth and unlocked his prison. Till he spoke a prayer and Evil slunk to join his brothers in the echoing breath of darkness. I. E. MORGAN.

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O.S. Notes FRIENDS OF SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOLâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;APPEAL Every O.S. whose recorded address is up to date should have received a letter and appeal brochure during the first two or three days of June. (In the case of 0.S. who left the School during the last five years, the appeal was addressed to their parents or guardians.) A notice concerning the appeal was published in the personal columns of The Times and the Daily Telegraph on June 7. There were articles in the Kent Messenger on June 3 and July 1, and reference was also made to the subject in the report of Speech Day (July 1) on 8th July. In addition to Old Suttonians, the appeal has been addressed to parents (and will be sent to parents of boys as they enter the school) and to local residents who know the school or who might be interested, as well as to industry and commerce, and to firms who have business relations with the school. The appeal is now being sent to certain trusts and foundations and the city guilds. It is hoped that any reader of THE SUTTONIAN who has not received and would like a copy of the appeal brochure will send a postcard to the Bursar.

Since 1960 marked the 50th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stones of the "Top School," the Governors invited to Speech Day all those Old Suttonians who were in the School at that time. Those able to accept and come were : L. M. Apps, C. N. Burnett, A. F. Elliott, W. R. Gosling, G. T. Hardy, J. K. Hewitt, N. S. Hewitt, E. H. Humpheries, E. P. Streatfield and A. V. Toler. Miss Evelyn Holdgate, Mrs. R. L. Kay and Mrs. T. M. James were also with us.

The Governors have agreed to extend this invitation for Speech Day to other generations of Old Suttonians and propose next year to make a start by inviting all those who left the School before 1910. In 1962 it will be the turn of those who left after 1910 and so on. We hope that this will serve as a useful link, but it will be realised that invitations can be made only to those whose addresses we knowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that usually means only members of the O.S.A. There has been a most welcome and heartening, not to say helpful, reply to the request that Old Suttonians who are stationed or living overseas should give us information about themselves and the countries in which they live. The replies have included much geographical information, details of local industry and in two or three cases most interesting views on the changeover from " colonial " to " native" government. The views of R. S. Gale (1942) in Malaya and G. T. Davies (1923) from Kenya were particularly informative and helpful. G. A. Walker (1940), who is in the Ghana Information Service, helped with a great number of pamphlets and exhibits generally which came in at a most opportune moment while the Upper Fourth were working on a " project " on Ghana. We thank them and all other O.S. who have helped us in this scheme. The result of all this aid from 0.S. culminated in an exhibit in the Geography School on Speech Day, when maps of each continent showed the whereabouts of O.S. and the envelopes of their letters made a colourful display. We have tried to reply personally to those who have helped us, but to any who have been omitted we offer our apologies.

THE SUTTONIAN M. F. Beaman (1952) has written from Peterhouse, Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia, telling us about his work and games at the school. He also gave geographical information about, and pictures of, the country. He hopes to be home on leave in summer, 1961. Air Vice-Marshal C. S. Moore (1928) is Air Officer i/c Admin. in Cyprus and he has been there since 1958 ; he is, perhaps, due home at the end of 1960. Old Suttonians of the late "twenties and early thirties " will be sorry to hear of the death of his wife, who as Anne Rogers combined the duties of Sanatorium Sister and Secretary to the late Rev. W. W. Holdgate. L. J. Christian (1915) has been appointed to the Gloucester Sub-Area Electricity Board as a construction engineer where he is mainly concerned with planning and construction of primary substations. He has met W. M. F. Yates (1945) town planning at Northallerton, Yorks, and W. H. Tritton (1946) who is an architect in London. We have heard from T. N. Reid (1929) that R. G. Burlingham (about 1930) is Mayor-elect of Evesham, Worcester. T. A. Q. Griffiths (1940) is at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. His responsibilities include the professional training for all midshipmen and cadets at the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a job which he enjoys greatly. R. F. Mackay (Master, 1950) is also at R.N.C. C. D. Gerty (1955) is now working in Norwich. D. J. Newell (1947) is temporarily at the University of North Carolina as Visiting Professor of biostatistics and epidemiology which he tells us is both valuable and a stimulating experience. He will be back in U.K. for next academic year at the Medical School in Newcastle.

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A. C. Wright (1951) and P. A. L. Millard (1953) visited the School in April but were disappointed not to meet anyone here. The former is doing a seven months'Advanced Cable Course at Porthcurns, Cornwall, after which he returns to duty with Cable & Wireless, Ltd. F. D. de B. Hovell (1958) has written from Reading University where he is reading Agriculture and has just taken his annual examination. He finds time to do some shooting on the Open Range which he says is a considerable relaxation. M. C. J. Coe (1920), writing from St. John's, Newfoundland, tells us that he manages the St. John's branch of the Canadian Radio and Telephone Service. He is at the Western Terminal of the transatlantic cable and his is one of a chain of relay stations forming a direct automatic link from London to Auckland, New Zealand. On retirement he and his family propose to settle in British Columbia, which he rates as ideal. C. N. Armstrong (1952) has moved from Eastern to Western Canada. He is now employed by the Canadian Aluminium Corporation and is at Kitimat, British Columbia. He sent a most interesting and useful brochure about his organisation which has been put in the Geography Library. We also heard from J. G. Russell in Australia, who gives news of the Rev. R. W. Lawrie (1897), who is out in the " Bush " running a parish about half the size of Kent and often has to travel over 200 miles to outlying sheep stations. Lawrie tells many good yarnsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he was going to a funeral .once at an outlying sheep station about 150 miles distant when he was delayed by floods. On arrival he found the hands had decided to hold the " Wake " in advance while waiting for

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him. He says he is uncertain how many would join" Old Joe" when they swayed on the brink having a " last look." Russell spends most of his tinie growing roses and chrysanthemums as he has now retired from farming. He also plays the odd game of bowls. He says he would like to visit the U.K. again but would find the weather too cold to live there. Wing-Commander K. Stevens (1943) writes from the Staff College, Quetta, where he claims to be the only British officer there at present (April) and, indeed, he may be the last. He gave us a list of his duties—which were numerous—and also some most interesting geographical and ethnological details which, of course, went to the Geography School. His duties and his relaxations sound most interesting and it will be nice to see him when he comes on leave next year. R. M. Warrick (1929), writing from Mount Morgan, Queensland, tells us not only of the area in which he lives but also of a meeting of the O.S.A. (Queensland branch) on J. W. Patterson's (1947) farm at Rockhampton, complete with a photograph of the 100 per cent. attendance--the two of them. Another 0.5. meeting in Dominion parts took place in Calgary, Alberta, in June between E. Gill (1940), on business, it would appear, from Dallas, Texas, and J. R. Rowlandson (1948), the Calgary Resident. They say that G. Monckton, also of Alberta, was on leave in U.K. but so far he has not visited us at School ! Another 0.S. meeting—almost local— took place in Bournemouth recently. Present were Sir Mervyn Wheatley (1898), C. A. Rennie (1932) and C. B. Groves (1932), the first-named being host. He told us that Rennie and Groves discussed at some length the relative merits of atomic physics and the muse of music.

N. L. 8:trolly (1958) tells us that, on being released from National Service in Malaya with the Gurkha Rifles, he is going to the Legal Faculty at the London School of Economics in October next. M. D. Grundy (1955) again swam for Cambridge in the Inter-University Match and won his event. He also gained a Class 11 in the Law Tripos Part II. C. E. Slater (1955) has captained and shot for the Cambridge University Small Bore team. R. P. Hollingsworth (1957) played for Guy's Hospital in the " Hospital Cup " Competition. A. H. Macdonald (1959) has been playing cricket for St. Andrew's University. A. J. Cruttenden (1957) was in the Cambridge University Cross-Country team which has lowered the John O'Groats to Land's End Relay record to 86 hours 26 minutes. Old Suttonians Golfing Society

The Spring Meeting was held on May 22 at Ashford, Kent, and the following attended : Messrs. L. Mason Apps, B. Reynolds, P. S. Morrish, R. H. Hanworth, G. Penman, N. Norman, B. Norman, R. Horn, P. W. Grafton, A. Trimming, A. R. Martin, A. Perkins, R. Douglas, J. A. Sheridan, R. J. Martin, R. Cockerill, C. Porter and J. F. Gulland The morning round was a singles Stableford competition for the Morrish Cup and was won by Brian Norman, 33 pts., runner-up C. Porter, 32 pts. At lunch we were delighted to welcome the Headmaster and Mrs. Evers, and for the afternoon round we were joined by a ncmber of boys from School. The competition was a foursome against bogey won by Neville Norman and

THE SUTTONIAN J. MacNaughton 6 up, the runners-up being R. J. Martin and Cruickshank 4 up. The Autumn meeting is being held on October 9 at the Neville Golf Club, Tunbridge Wells, and any O.S. wishing to attend and who is not already on the mailing list should write to the Secretary, Mr. P. S. Morrish, Little Portobello, Brenchley, Kent. Members are reminded that the offices of President and Captain of the Society will come up for election at this meeting and any nominations should be sent to the Secretary.

Old Suttonian Conjurors The Annual Reunion will be held on Saturday, October 15, 1960, comprising dinner and attendance at the Magic Circle Festival. The Festival will be held this year from October 10 to 15 (with a matinee on the 15th) at the Scala Theatre, London, W.1. Full details will gladly be sent on request to Michael Candy, 6 Dearne Close, Stanmore, Middlesex. Telephone : Grimsdyke 1156.

72nd Annual General Meeting and Dinner The seventy-second Annual General Meeting of the Old Suttonians' Association was held at the City Livery Club, E.C.4, on Monday, 25th April, 1960, at 5.45 p.m. There were present Sir Mervyn 'Wheatley, K.B.E., D.L., J.P. (President), E. W. E. Chapman (Chairman), C. R. Evers, M.A. (Headmaster), W. H. Blaxland (Hon. Treasurer), M. H. Barclay Jones (Hon. Secretary) and thirty-five other members ; apologies for absence were received from A. F. S. Cotton (retiring Chairman), E. A. Craven, R. Lillico, R. D. Wickham, C. R. Hodgson and P. A. Fairley.

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The Notice of Meeting was read and the Minutes of the seventy-first Annual General Meeting read, confirmed and signed. A short silence was observed in memory of the late K. Lillico. The Accounts as at 31st December, 1959, were presented and carried unanimously. Officers were elected or re-elected as follows : Chairman—E. W. E. Chapman ; President—Sir Mervyn Wheatley ; Hon. Treasurer—W. H. Blaxland ; Hon. Secretary—M. H. Barclay Jones ; Hon. Auditor—J. B. Pugh ; Hon. Dinner Secretary—I. F. Kay ; Hon. Keeper of Records— Beechey ; Committee vacancies—I. F. Kay and N. M. Hills ; Secretaries of Football and Cricket— E. A. Craven ; Fives—J. H. Gray ; Golf—A. R. Martin ; Hockey—P. S. Mcilwaine ; Swimming—A. G. Foulkes. Tributes were paid to A. F. S. Cotton's work as Chairman, an office he was obliged to lay down because of poor health, although his continued enthusiasm would be felt on the Board of Governors. At the following dinner, of which H. R. Hearn was Chairman, "The School" was proposed by M. J. E. Butcher (Head Boy) in promising terms. The Headmaster replied in good form and introduced the visitors, among them Lord Bossom, a Governor, M. Howard, Esq., M.C., M.A., Chairman of the Sutton Valence School Committee, and Major A. S. Gurling, M.C., LL.B., Clerk to the Governors. J. H. Scott-Wilson generously proposed Ream's toast, and the latter replied, each with commendable brevity and some lighthearted humour. Others who dined or had dinner tickets included P. R. Adams, S. G. E. Allnutt, P. V. Apthorp, W. H. Blaxland, P. M. R. Booer, E. V. Beaton, P. 0. Barnett, A. J. Barnard, M. J. E. Butcher, M. J.

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Bartlett, R. R. Clifford, I). P. L. Carsla w, K. W. Coles, M. St. J. Candy, J. C. Cutbush, C. R. Catt, G. R. Chapman, E. W. E. Chapman, N. T. P. Cooper, J. F. Dixon, R. L. Day, R. A. J. Davies, G. L. Densham, W. V. B. Drew, M. G. Earp, E. J. Evans, C. R. Evers, R. E. G. Fulljames, K. G. Filmer, K. A. Fothergill, E. J. Farmer, 0. R. Fulljames, R. A. Griffin, P. N. Goddard, K. C. Goodwill, D. E. Glenister, G. T. Hardy, H. R. Hearn, F. H. Hunt, P. Hobbs, J. F. Higgins, E. K. Hall, M. H. B. Jones, I. F. Kay, J. B. Lewis, N. R. Lee, M. A. Maberley, B. P. Marsh, F. L. Nunn, A. W. Prior, J. B. Pugh, R. 0. Porter, B. S. Padgett, N. J. Proctor, P. A. Paris, C. M. Quinton, T. Robinson, R. M. Richardson, R. T. Reeves, R. L. Rowett, H. E. Solomon, J. B. ScottWilson, J. H. Scott-Wilson, C. H. Sloan, A. A. G. Trimming, G. L. Thornhill, C. P. P. Wiggins, Sir M. J. Wheatley, H. J. Watkins, E. S. Windwood, I. N. Wilcockson and J. M. Wilcockson. O.S. should please note that the 1961 Dinner will be on Friday, May 5, at the City Livery Club. The O.S.A. has no address for each of the following. Any recipient of the magazine who can help us to regain contact is asked, please, to do so by sending latest known address. 1936 1900 1935 1926 1956 1933 1938 1930 1951 1944 1937 1903 1942 1957

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S. F. G. Smith (1916), St. Andrew's College, Grahamstoun, C.P., South Africa. F. W. P. Bentley (1950), c/o Shell Company of Aden, Ltd., Box 4050, Aden. C. N. Armstrong (1952), c/o Box 3113, Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. R. T. Blake (1953), c/o A. 0. Nigeria, Ltd., Bukuru, Northern Nigeria. R. F. Budd (1952), District Office, Mufindi, Tanganyika. T. J. S. Cole (1937), P.O. Wakefield, P.Q., Canada. N. J. D'Albertanson (1945), Box 1149, Accra, Ghana. L. C. Filmer (1924), Mahavilla, Union Place, Colombo 2, Ceylon. J. H. Gardner (1948), c/o R. W. Harrington & Partners, 202 Avenue Takhte Djemchid, Tehran, Iran. E. T. Grimwade (1936), 17 Philip Highway, Elizabeth, South Australia. Prof. G. Q. Lay (1926), Dept. of Architecture, University of 0.F.S., Bloemfontein, South Africa. D. J. Longford (1947), Central State Hospital, Petersberg, Virginia, U.S.A. N. J. Noyes-Brown (1951), 1204 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. G. L. Thornhill (1938), Box 3128, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. A. J. C. Willis (1931), 416 Roslyn Avenue, City of Westmount, Montreal, P.Q., Canada. J. G. Russell (1916), " Dunkeld," Glen Road, Darlington, Australia. 0.S. are reminded that up-to-date address lists are maintained by : M. H. Barclay-Jones (Hon. Secretary, 0.S.A.), 27 St. John's Road, Orpington, Kent ; W. H. Blaxland (Hon. Treasurer, 0.S.A.),

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243 Salmon Street, London, N.W.9 ; and E. A. Craven, at the School. These will be pleased to forward "Inter O.S. Letters" pending the publication of a new "List of Members," which has been postponed on the grounds of economy.

HASLEWOOD.—In the Spring of 1960. H. D. Haslewood (1887) for many years President of the Old Suttonians Association and also a Governor of the School until 1957.

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DANIELS—MARTIN.—On April 2, 1960, at the Parish Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Headcorn, Cristopher Joseph Daniels (1954) to Christine Marjorie Martin.

Births BENTLEY.—On June 27, 1960, in Aden, to Pat, wife of F. W. P. Bentley (1950), a daughter—Judith Alexandra. WALKER.—On June 5, at the Ridge Hospital, Accra, Ghana, to May, wife of G. Alan Walker (1940), a son, Timothy John—brother to Susan, Ian and Nicholas. CHRISTIAN.—On August 15, 1959, to Marita, wife of L. J. Christian (1945), a son—Simon. LINDSEY.—On July 19, 1960, to Jean and Peter Lindsey (1940), of Lindell, Briony Avenue, Hale, Cheshire, a daughter, Clare Alison.

Deaths With regret we record the deaths of the following O.S. :— MEADE.—In Bognor in 1959, Maj. W. L. Meade (1901). ECKFORD.—In early 1960 in Blackheath, V. R. Eckford (1895). LILLIC0.—On March 30, 1960, K. W. Lillico (1924). HARRIS.—On June 1, 1960, after a short illness, A. G. St. P. Harris (0.S. 1917), aged 61.

Valley Ranch, Peace Dale, Rhode Island. The Editor, The Suttonian. Dear Sir,—I take great pleasure in being able to say a few words to the School, and all other SUTTONIAN subscribers, on the eve of my departure. My brief stay has been extremely rewarding, and indeed my decision to spend a year in England is, I'm sure, one that I will never regret having made. As I sail from your shores memories of Sutton Valence will, quite naturally, be foremost in my mind. I'll remember the day I unloaded myself outside of St. Margaret's Arch—everyone was terribly kind and considerate, but I'll admit I was completely and utterly lost, or so I felt. Then there were the innumerable mornings I spent tearing down to breakfast half undressed, my first run around A roads—backwards, and my first game of rugger—all vivid pictures in my mind. In a lighter vein there were those many evenings during the winter when a few of us went "cool and crazy," the rugger feast that was a feast, and my unforgetable dinner with Prince Philip—I only regret that I was unable to persuade him to attend our "Concerted Effort." Equally clear will be the day a number of us were bitten by a monkey, and my epic swim across Lake Sutton Valence and back. Yes, life here has been enjoyable !

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My whole stay, however, has not been spent here at Sutton Valence. During the holidays I was fortunate to be able to slip across the channel and see what this Europe I had heard so much about was really like. I was not the least bit disappointed when I came down out of the hills in Southern France and saw the ice blue Med. spread out as far as I could see—man's perfect paradise ! Equally impressive were the snow-capped Alps ranging through France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria, the beautiful Rhine Valley, ancient Vienna with her wonderfully historical atmosphere, and Paris, the city with a countenance which is almost human. What have I achieved, you may ask, since I passed by New York's fog-bound Statue of Liberty and sailed across the Atlantic to an almost new world. I say " new " world because to me, and to many of my countrymen as well, England existed merely as a name—a place from which my ancestors left to start a new life elsewhere, in a distant land called America. I knew that when I got off the boat at Southampton I'd see people and not robots or monkeys, but exactly what those people would be like I hadn't the slightest notion. The conclusion I reached was that they'd obviously be like everyone back home—why not ? Physical features were (and still are) basically the same and we all try and speak the same language. At the time it all seemed quite logical. This leads me sort of indirectly to the answer of the rather harmless question entitled, what have I achieved ? Quite a bit actually. I'd hate to bore you all with the various behind-the-scene details, but one thing which I consider important I insist upon telling you about. During my year over here, as brief as it has been, I feel as if I have come to discover for

myself the answer to the inevitable question, what does lie on the other side of the ocean ? Far be it for ine to answer that question in its entirety, but I have managed to disprove completely my earlier and rather hasty assumption that the British would be "just like the folks back home." America is a young country, with many racial and religious influences, still involved in the long and tedious process of laying a firm foundation. Out of this melting-pot of humanity has emerged a society radically unlike any other in existence to-day, and one which Britain, on the whole, knows extremely little about, and vice versa. Such a situation shouldn't exist in a world like ours to-day. That there is a barrier of misunderstanding and ignorance between our two countries brings to the forefront the simple fact that we as the interested parties concerned are not doing all we can to make it disappear. Newspapers print rubbish which too many people believe to be the truth or the whole story behind an event instead of an accurate and constructive account of what is happening and what people really are thinking on the other side of the ocean, which, for interest's sake, can be reached in less than five hours. It would please me, and many more I'm sure, to see a radical change in this field on both sides of the Atlantic. Oil this note I bid you all a fond farewell and state (for the benefit of P.S.) quite categorically, that if it be within me to do so I shall once again return to your hospitable and cheerful land in the anxious expectation of renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. Most affectionately, EDWIN KING HALL.

THE SUTTONIAN Clare College, The Editor, Cambridge. The Suttonian. June, 1960. Dear Sir,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;As there does not appear to have been a Cambridge Letter for some time, I felt this omission should be rectified. So in a jubilant, post-Tripos spirit I sat down to tell you something of the Cambridge Old Suttonians. There are eleven of us behind these hallowed walls, some of us regretfully leaving shortly to face the world outside, but all of us are enjoying ourselves. Sutton Valence has gained quite a reputation, despite its small representation, thanks to the efforts of Mark Grundy in swimming, Charles Slater as secretary of rifle-shooting, Allen Cruttenden in cross-country and Peter Brown academically. The rest of us have all contributed something towards the sporting efforts of our respective colleges, either on the rugger field or in an eight on the river. We don't often see much of each other, but the other day most of us met in Alan Hardy's rooms in St. John's and spent an interesting evening swapping anecdotes. Allen Cruttenden sports a beard which makes him almost unrecognisable, and is also reputed to be taking part in a relay from John O'Groats to Land's End during the next vacation. Shades of Doctor Barbara Moore ! Brian Davis has been keeping up his music by playing in one of the ensembles arranged by the Musical Society. Tony WilsonJones has three more years up here, in his veterinary medicine course, which has left him little time for any sport. His namesake in King's, Alan Jones, once played rugger against Peter Brown and yours truly, which was a pleasant surprise for all concerned. Peter Norwood and John Ward make up our number, both studying English.

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I hope that more and more O.S. will be able to come to Cambridge, for it is a wonderful education to live up here. There is so much to do, yet there is little compulsion so that you can do just what you like. The standard of entertainment is very high, particularly the films at the Arts Cinema which has presented nearly all the Ingred Bergman's films during the last year. The system of lectures and tutorials leaves a great deal of work to the individual, especially on the arts side. This new-found independence is strange to the freshman, but after the first few weeks most people realise that steady work throughout the year will prove more successful than a last-minute effort to absorb a whole year's work. There is plenty of opportunity for sport in all the colleges, both for those who want to take it very seriously and for those who feel more lighthearted. The culmination of each year is the short period after the exams.; the gay round of parties and dances, the May Week races on the river and the all-night May balls to leave one in a carefree mood before the results come out. Incidentally, May Week takes place in June, an anomaly which is perhaps a fitting epitaph for this idyllic Cambridge life. I hope this brief outline of Varsity life will give some idea of the enjoyment and experience to be derived from a University career. We all wish the School success in the future, for it is to Sutton Valence that we owe our future in being at Cambridge. To close on a nostalgic note, I realise that few now at Sutton will remember my pseudonym, acquired ten years ago when I was a fag. "How time is slipping." Yours sincerely,

" BONES "

C. R. G. S.