The Suttonian 1962 (Christmas Term) by Sutton Valence School

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CONTENTS Editorial .. School Officials School Notes Awards .. Our Contemporaries Valete .. Salvete •• Chapel Notes .. Library Notes Music Notes .. Saturday Society .. Films .. Sixth Form Lectures •• Fourth and Fifth Form Lectures Hunting Society Notes .. Arts Society's Films .. Sunday Club and Sixth Form Film Notes for the Term .. Society Notes C.C.F. Camp, 1962 C.C.F. Notes .. C.C.F. Field Day School Play .. Annual Concert—Summer, 1962 .. Sixth Form Conference Sunday Club .. Africa Project Original Contributions Rugby Football Retrospect Match Reports Football Results Shooting Retrospect Results •• 0.8. Notes .. Next Term's Fixtures Letters to the Editor Late News ..

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THE SUTTON IAN No. 249 (No. 7 of Volume XXX)

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Ed itorial

T is often said that we must face the problems of the time. And therefore I should like to broach a subject concerning the modernisation of one aspect of our School. For some time now, Public Schools have been beginning to modernise their magazines. This was a trend begun, I believe, in Colonial Schools, but one which is obviously taking a hold in this country. Of the many School Magazines received by the Editor, several during recent years have changed their style. I think that this is something which all who are connected with the Magazine should think about, whether or not they would give any support to alterations. There is obviously much to be said for keeping the present form of the Magazine. As a School chronicle, "THE SUTTONIAN is set out in a manner which people can follow and understand. It presents a full and accurate record of events in the School, and the very fact that it is unchanging and orthodox creates a strong and stable link with the School. On the other hand, we must consider whether it could be changed for the better. A letter to the Editor towards the end of this Magazine points out the improvement made by an embossed cover. Appearance is one way in which it could be changed. A better quality of paper, and larger pages would give opportunities for more photographsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of sport, plays, special events, and would give an opportunity for the exhibition of School art. The publication could be made generally more readable. As far as contents go, it is difficult to say whether an improvement could be made. A large part of the Magazine consists in the official report of School activities, and the Magazine from this point of view is indispensable. But many feel that some of the tedious recitation of facts and dates in the Magazine could be pruned down. At present there exists a considerable section of articles expressing criticism of events and productions in the School. Perhaps it might be enlarged, or else set out in a different manner, to give a more comprehensive reflection of the thoughts and feelings current in the School. The blatant disadvantage is the problem of finance. I am not versed in the finance of the Magazine, and know only that it is paid for from the very limited resources of the 0.S.A., for which we are most grateful. Although, if I might state a purely personal opinion, it seems to me wrong that a School publication should be paid for by the Old Boys. But I shall not attempt to deal with this side of the Magazine, since I know that I should be stepping outside my province. "Where there's a will, there's a way "is a saying which we should never dismiss from our minds. The efforts of other Schools has shown that a new format, and a style less staid are compatible with the role of the School Magazine as an official organ. Moreover, such changes can create a production of greater interest and literary value. I may appear to be trying to revolutionise our Magazine. But it is not my prime intention to suggest the following of one course or another. My intention is rather to present you with the modern trends confronting us, and to invite you to give your opinions on the matter. It is your magazine, and now is the time to show your interest in its future. I hope that the next Editor's correspondence will be greater than mine has been. "

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School Officials Head of School : W. M. Stobbs School Prefects :

N. J. Lattimer N. P. Watkins M. M. Shepherd P. A. B. Hukins C.R. Byng-Maddick J. B. Fyson House Prefects : St. Margaret's : Westminster :

J. M. Cairns D. G. Horner C. J. Chitty G. W. McIver R. J. Waugh R. Clark

R. L. Smallman M. D. Hoppe F. Y. C. Hung N. J. W. Page P. C. Hodges J. S. Dudbridge V. D. Sones

Lambe's :

Founder's :

J. J. Smith J. C. Murrells D. J. Luget J. P. Rutter R. Memmott

R. C. Bristow D. Shaughnessy

Cornwallis :

F. A. B. Clement D. V. Hole T. J. Eames J. L. Cox

S. J. Lyne Q. W. Tweedie V. E. Bentley

Sports Committee :

The Headmaster (President) E. A. Craven, Esq. (Chairman) W. M. Stobbs (Hon. Secretary) P. S. W. MacIlwaine, Esq. D. A. Simmons, Esq. F. R. Ball, Esq. N. J. Lattimer M. M. Shepherd N. P. Watkins J. M. Cairns P. A. B. Hukins D. V. Hole Library Committee :

The Headmaster (President) L. N. Harvey, Esq. (Librarian)

W. M. Stobbs (Hon. Secretary) M. M. Shepherd R. L. Smallman D. G. Horner N. P. Watkins J. B. Fyson C. J. Chitty Suttonian Committee : D. G. Homer (Editor)

J. B. Fyson N. J. W. Page G. W. McIver

V. D. Sones S. J. Lyne J. Holt

School Notes The following have been appointed School Prefects and Heads of House :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; N. P. Watkins (Lambe's). M. M. Shepherd (Cornwallis). P. A. B. Hukins (Westminster). C. R. Byng-Maddick and J. B. Fyson have been appointed School Prefects. D. G. Horner, C. J. Chitty, G. W. McIver, R. J. Waugh and R. Clark have been appointed House Prefects in St. Margaret's. F. Y. C. Hung, N. J. W. Page, P. C. Hodges, J. S. Dudbridge and V. D. Sones have been appointed House Prefects in Westminster. J. C. Murrells, D. J. Luget, J. P. Rutter and R. Memmott have been appointed House Prefects in Lambe's. D. Shaughnessy has been appointed House Prefect in Founder's. D. V. Hole, Q. W. Tweedie, T. J. Eames, J. E. Bentley and J. L. Cox have been appointed House Prefects in Cornwallis. G. W. McIver, V. D. Sones, S. J. Lyne and J. Holt have been co-opted to the Suttonian Committee. N. P. Watkins, J. B. Fyson and C. J. Chitty have been co-opted to the Library Committee.

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THE SUTTONIAN Football Colours have been warded to the following : W. M. Stobbs, J. P. Rutter. 2nd XV Colours have been awarded to the following : W. M. Stobbs, T. R. Goulden, R. V. Cant, C. Macdonald, N. J. Latimer, J. P. Rutter, C. R. ByngMaddick, R. L. Smallman, Q. W. Tweedie, M. M. Shepherd, D. J. Allaway, J. C. Watkins, S. J. Lyne, D. I. A. Johnson. Under-16 Colours have been awarded to the following : D. I. F. Kelleher, R. N. Marks, T. J. Salmon, J. I. Kellie, M. G. Moore, M. G. F. Hudson, C. K. Atkinson. Under-15 Colours have been awarded to the following : N. Neal, C. J. H. Buzzard, A. M. Organ, B. M. Simpson, A. P. Montgomery. Under-14 Colours have been awarded to the following : C. M. Molyneux, D. M. Ball, R. E. Macgregor, K. J. Spear, P. Wicksteed, N. J. Litchfield. We welcome J. L. Cox as the American Exchange Student to Cornwallis House. We welcome Mr. Routh on the science staff, and welcome again Mr. Marsh as assistant Music Master. We welcome Miss 0. Bott as House Matron to St. Margaret's. Unfortunately, since her arrival she has become seriously ill. We wish her a speedy recovery. We congragulate Mr. Michael Howard, Chairman of the Sutton Valence Committee of the Governors, on being awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for his historical work "The Franco-Prussian War." We are all extremely grateful to him for generously presenting the proceeds to the School for the purpose of making the School library more attractive.

Awards W. M. Stobbs has been awarded a State Scholarship.

Our Contemporaries The Editor gratefully acknowledges the receipt of the following contemporaries and apologises for any omissions :— The Fettesian, The Lawrentian, The Portcullis, The Elizabethan, The Gresham, The Cantuarian, The Blundellian, The Sennockian, The Dovorian, The Aldenhamian, The Dunstonian, The Tonbridgian, The Roffensian, The Mill Hill Magazine, The St. Edmund's School Chronicle, The Lancing College Magazine, The Lynx. Valete SUMMER TERM

A. F. ROBINSON (B. and L.-1959).—" 0" Levels, 1st XI Cricket, 1st XV Rugger Under 16 graphy Hockey, Athletics Team, Basic Test, Geo Society. CHRISTMAS TERM

W. M. STOBBS (F.-1958).—Head of School, G.C.E. " 0," " A," " S " Levels, State Scholarship, Vth Form Prize, Distinction Prizes (4), Winstanley Prize (Science), Angell Prize (Mathematics), Kitchener Prize (Mathematics), Wood Prize (Physics), 1st XV Rugger Colours, Captain House Rugger, Kent Schools Seven-aSide Tournament (Tonbridge and Rosslyn Park), C.S.M. in C.C.F., Cert. A," Parts I and II, History Society, Hon. Secretary Library Committee, Hon. Secretary Sports Committee, Chapel Committee, Chairman Entertainments Committee. M. M. SnErannize (W.-1958, 0.-1964— Head of House, G.C.E. "0," "A," Levels, let XV Rugger, Captain House Rugger, Captain Fencing, Sgt. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Conjuring Club Geographical Society, Literary Society, History Society, Hunting Society, Library Committee, Chapel Committee, Sports and Entertainments Committees. J. B. FYSON (H. and St. M.-1958).--School Prefect, G.C.E. "0," "A," " S " Levels, Vth Form Prize, Distinction Prizes (7), Grizelle Prize (History), Bloxham Prize (English), Geography Prize, 2nd XV Rugger, School Golf, Athletics Hon. Secretary (Colours), K.C.A.A.A.

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Standard, L/Cpl. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, First Aid Certificate, Literary Society, History Society, Hunting Society, Hon. Secretary Geographical Society, School Play, Library Committee, Suttonian Committee. J. M. CAIRNS (H. and St. M.-1958).—House Prefect, G.C.E. " 0 " Levels, Under-15 Hockey, Junior Cross-country VIII, Athletics Team (1961-62), 1st XI Cricket, House Cricket Captain, 1st Fives IV (1961-62, Colours), House Fives Captain, Kent Schools R.F.U. Trial, Public Schools Seven-a-Side (Rosalyn Park), 1st XV Rugger Captain, Captain House Rugger, L /Cpl. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and IL F. A. B. CLEMENT (H.-1956, W.-1957, C.-1961).—House Prefect, G.C.E. "0," "A," " S " Levels, Under-14 Rugger, Under-14 Cricket, Captain House Swimming, 2nd XI Hockey, Shooting Hon. Secretary (Colours), Captain House Shooting, Sgt. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, School Choir, School Orchestra, Corps Band, Literary Society, Hunting Society, History Society. D. G. HORNER (St. M.-1958).—House Prefect, Foundation Scholarship, G.C.E. "0," "A," " 5" Levels, Distinction Prizes, Derrick Prize (English Verse Speaking), Junior Athletics Team, Under-1 6 Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey, Tunbridge Wells Hockey Tournament, Tennis VIII, Captain House Tennis, Sgt. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II (Credit), School Play (1959-61), Library Committee, Geographical Society, Hon. Secretary Literary Society, Clerk of the House, Hunting Society, Hon. Secretary History Society, Editor of SurrosiAN. Goes to St. John's College, Cambridge, to study Law. G. W. McIvss (St. M.-1958).—House Prefect, Foundation Scholarship, G.C.E. " "A," " S " Levels, Kingdon Prize (Latin), L /Cpl. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II, First Aid Certificate, School Choir, School Play, Literary Society, History Society, Suttonian Committee, Chairman of Hunting Society. Goes to Trinity College, Oxford, to read English. R. W. GREENER (F.-1956).—G.C.E. "0," " A " Levels, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, School Scout Troop, Varsities' and Public Schools' Camps, Photographic Society, Astronomical Society, Chapel Committee. Goes to London College of Estate Management. R. A. MATHEWS (B. and L.-1959).—G.C.E. " 0 " Levels, 2nd XV Rugger, 2nd XI Hockey Colours, Junior Athletics Team, Swimming

Colours, Blue Lanyard, Cert. "A," Parts I and II, Natural History Society. J. T. HARRIS (L.-1959).—Junior Athletics Team, 2nd XV Rugger, 2nd Fives Team, 1st Cricket, L /Cpl. in C.C.F., Cert. "A," Parts I and II. D. J. WRIGHT (St. M.-1959).—G.C.E. " 0 " Levels, 2nd Cross-country VIII, Basic Test, Natural History Society, Hunting Society. A. ERHTIAR (St. M.-1961).-G.C.E. " 0 " Levels, Astronomical Society. J. A. T. GILTSOFF (St. M.-1960).—Under-16 Rugger, Junior Cross-country VIII, Junior Swimming, Basic Test.

Salvete UPPER VI.—J. L. Cox (C).

5A.—D. I. Nelson (C). 5s.—G. B. Noble (L.). UPPER IVA.—J. B. Bury (W.), R. E. Macgregor (M.), R. J. Sykes (B.), P. Wicksteed (F.). UPPER IVB.-R. S. Balchin (M.), M. P. Dickson (W.), N. F. Durbridge (C.), N. J. Litchfield (M.). UPPER IVc.—F. M. Clynick (M.), G. L. Mason (L.), P. M. O'Brien (L.), S. F. Pedrift (L.). LOWER IVA.-I. R. P. Cooper (M.), J. F. Colvin (C.), A. M. Gardener (L.), R. J. Green (L.), J. T. Hills (M.), M. V. Leese (H.), W. E. de C. Lucy (M.), T. B. Wardrop W.), G. 0. Williams (W.). LOWER IVs.—A. N. P. Biggs (L.), P. P. Gould (L.), M. H. R. Gray (W.), G. B. L. Harrison (M.), T. D. Richardson (L.), A. S. Thomas (L.), A. W. Widman (H.), P. D. Wiggins (M.). LOWER IVc.—N. P. J. Aps (B.), M. G. G. Argles (F.), A. J. Barralet (B.), T. R. Chown (F.), P. W. Davidson (B.), C. A. L. Emerson (L.), G. J. Frances (B.), R. J. M. MacDonald (L.), R. J. Malkin (L.), J. N. Munn (F.), M. R. Smith (M.), M. M. Walford (L.), A. J. Welton (M.). FORM III.—F. R. Abbott (H.), D. G. Anderson (B.), I. J. H. M. Grimshaw (B.), A. B. Gulland (F.), M. J. McKenzie (H.). FORM II.—T. R. Clark (F.), I. M. Crump (H.), L. N. Day (F.), R. Evans (F.), R. N. Harvey (B.), A. F. King (F.), R. C. Molyneux (H.), R. S. Morris (F.), S. N. Perkins (F.), R. D. Reed (F.), C. D. Scragg (F.), R. S. Weedon (B.).

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Chapel Notes HE first Sunday Service of term was the Harvest Thanksgiving. As usual, the Chapel was beautifully decorated with fruit and vegetables, which were distributed, as in previous years, to the needy and elderly in the vicinity. The other great service of the term was, of course, the Service of Remembrance on November 11. S. H. H. White (0 S.) kindly came down and played the traditional "Last Post" and "Reveille." The extensions to the Chapel, and the interior changes have " settled down well," and it now seems difficult to imagine that the Chapel ever looked otherwise. Besides normal services, Voluntary Chapel has been fairly well attended, and there have been organ and plainsong recitals, which shows that the Chapel is being used as fully as possible. Our visiting preachers this term have been : The Lord Bishop of Dover ; the Rev. T. Dudley-Smith, Church Pastoral Aid Society ; the Rev. D. M. McConnell, All Saints, Maidstone ; the Rev. J. G. Williams ; and the Rev. A. Jessop-Price, Vicar of Benenden. The collection for the Earl Haig Fund amounted to ÂŁ10 13s. 3d.

Library Notes HE Committee wishes to thank Mr. Michael Howard for his kind thought and generous gift. They also wish to thank M. F. Beaman (0.S.) for "The Vision Splendid," by C. E. Lucas Phillips; and also M. Sill (0.S.) for "Petroleum Conservation " from the H. L. Doherty Memorial Fund. The following books have been purchased from the Library Fund :â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " The Concise Oxford Dictionary," revised by E. McIntish ; "Song of Noel," by J. B. Fell ; "Foundations of Wireless," by M. G. Scroggie ; "Twenty Tales," by H. E. Bates ; "The Blue Nile," by A. Moorhead ; "Oxford Illustrated Dictionary," edited by J. Coulson ; "A Miniature History of the English House," by J. M. Richards ; The Dreyfus Case," a reassessment by Guy Chapman ; and "Massacre at Montsegur, a History of the Albigensian Crusade," by Zoe Oldenbourg. Since it is hoped that the Library will soon be extended many more books have been ordered. These are not yet in the Library however, and so will be included in the next issue of THE SurroNIAN.

Music Notes E have been very pleased this term to welcome back from Cambridge Mr. J. E. Marsh who has now joined the staff to teach music and English, and we wish him the very best of luck for the future.

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For the beginning of the School year, the Choir has done exceedingly well. Some form of balance between the four parts is at last being reached. So far this term the Harwood Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis have been used during our regular Sunday evening services, and have been quite favourably received. Practices are in full swing for the Carol Service, and among the carols this year are ones by Mr. Lynas, Mr. Foulkes and Mr. Marsh as well as such favourites as" Ding Dong " and " Torches." The School Orchestra has been making slow yet spirited progress with a number of simple arrangements of popular works. By playing easier pieces it now gives the younger instrumentalists a chance to come in earlier and receive experience in orchestral playing. With an eye on the Modern Carols Service to be given towards the end of the term, the Madrigal Group has been practising the latest forms of rhythmical religion, and the sound produced is both healthy and hearty—well, most of the time ; but perhaps the group's name now seems slightly out of place ? As well as the Madrigal Group, Mr. Foulkes is now in charge of a Wind Ensemble consisting of flutes, clarinets and a euphonium. This organisation, despite a limited repertoire is making much better progress than originally expected, and should be able to perform once again in the Concert at the end of the Summer Term. Mr. Marsh among many other things, has introduced a Plainsong Group. As far as can be remembered, this is the first group of its kind to be instituted in the School. It will be taking part in Voluntary Chapel later this term, and will become a regular feature in the future. The Corps of Drums has now employed a new policy of playing new tunes on parade. So far the repertoire has been increased by "A Life on the Ocean Wave," "Scotland the Brave," and" Z Cars." This means that the Band now represents the major forces as well as the police. Who knows, perhaps one day someone will compose a" Regimental March-Past of the Old Kent Road Traffic Wardens" . Reports in last terms SUTTONIAN about this year's Jazz Band were partly false. To save further confusion the line-up at present is as follows—J. Holt (clarinet), V. D. Sones (trumpet and tenor sax), N. J. W. Page (piano and trombone), R. L. Smallman (banjo and guitar), F. A. B. Clement (drums), J. D. Leonard (bass) with P. C. Hodges (vocal). The tunes played at present are mainly" standards," with some innovations. Yet the Band is managing to keep itself amused as well as the casual bystander. The beginning of the School year is always a difficult period, with everything struggling for existence ; yet on the whole, musically speaking, we have not done too badly. It is up to those members of the School who have any interest in music to ensure that progress throughout the year is good. The House Music Competition with its fears, trials—and surprises, will next term be providing a further chance for the stimulation of musical interest. I hope this chance will be met with enthusiasm in all the House Choirs. N. J. W. P.

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Saturday Society OCTOBER 6, " THE CIRCUS" BRIAN VESEY-FITZGERALD got the season's programme off to a splendid start with "The Circus." Having begun at the age of fifteen at 10s. a week cleaning out the lion's cage, he safely completed nine years with a travelling circus. In a talk filled with unusual information and original comment some points stand out clearly in the memory: the clown is the most important man in the circus as he is the understudy for most of the acts ; lions appreciate punctuality and present no danger if kept in the same daily routine ; training is developing the tricks they like doing as cubs â&#x20AC;˘ there is no cruelty in keeping wild animals in a circusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they were born there and would die in the jungle ! Bears love bikes and it presents quite a problem to get 800 lbs. of bear off a motor bike at the end of an act ! Two myths exploded : elephants do forget and bears don't hug. Altogether a delightful talk, easy to listen to, humorous and revealing. OCTOBER 20, RECITAL BY MR. OWEN BRANNIGAN In a return visit Owen Brannigan brought with him a most interesting programme. In a section devoted to English composers from Purcell to Britten an effective song from John Gardner's opera "The Moon and Sixpence," in which Mr. Brannigan created a principal role, must have been new to many. The role of Bottom in Benjamin Britten's "Midsummer Night's Dream" was also first sung by him, and Mr. Brannigan paid tribute to Britten's exceptional knowledge of the human voice. Both the singer's and the composer's artistry were warmly recognised by the audience at the conclusion of" Bottom's Dream." Rubbra's interesting setting of Three Psalms did not, in the humble opinion of one listener, quite succeed. Possibly solemnity did not sit wholly convincingly on the singer's genial personality. "Begone Dull Care," the third section of the programme found composers, singer, and audience at one in enjoying themselves hugely. The fourth section was of traditional songs in which Mr. Brannigan could display his command of authentic dialect. This was an evening of wonderful technique, artistry and versatility in which the spoken introductions added greatly to appreciation and enjoyment. Concluding, tribute must be paid to Mr. Lynas who not only accompanied throughout a long and varied programme, but composed a song which was the crowning success of the evening ! NOVEMBER 10, "TEE WILD GAME OF AFRICA"

Captain T. Murray-Smith follows the unusual profession of a White Hunter, leading expeditions into the wilds of East Africa for clients who may be princes or maharajas after big game, tourists after photographs, film companies on location or district authorities requiring control of herds. Captain Murray-Smith has spent forty-two years in Africa and has seen many changes, but the skill of the tracker with his life-long knowledge of bush care is still the main essential for the success and safety of the party. The speaker had many exciting facts to tell about the wild

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animals which still abound in their natural surroundings, and showed many interesting slides (which unfortunately suffered from some lack of clarity and brilliance in pro,' ection). Captain T. Murray-Smith, although badly injured in two narrow escapes from an elephant and a rhino, successfully conveyed his attachment to his chosen way of life and ended with a call to his youthful audience to take up the challenge of opportunity and adventure in Africa. 24, CONCERT BY THE JACQUES ORCHESTRA The Jacques Orchestra of five violins, two violas, two cellos and a double bass presented a most attractive programme chosen in conjunction with the School. Corelli, Mozart, Berkeley and Bartok were all presented with a skill and affection which produced most satisfying music from so small an ochestra. After the interval the well loved Capriol Suite and Dag Wiren's popular Serenade were separated by a Dvorak Nocturne which received playing as delicate as Wiren's March was lively. Samuel Rosenheim's brief introductions were an invitation to listen to the music and enjoy itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this audience did and accorded conductor and players a deservedly enthusiastic reception. It must surely have been encouraging to all present to see a youthful audience so attentive throughout an evening of Chamber Music, and still demanding more. N. F. P. NOVEMBER

Films "DOCTORS DILEMMA"

ON Saturday, October 27, the School sampled the stiff etiquette of Harley Street, combined with a taste of carefree romance, in the form of the film " The Doctors Dilemma," an adaptation of Shaw's play. The film dealt with the plight of an eminent Harley Street specialist who had discovered a cure for tuberculosis and was faced with the choice of curing either a talented young artist or a poor and dedicated doctor who devoted himself to administering to the poor of the neighbourhood while living in humble poverty himself. Dirk Bogarde was well suited to the part of the gay young artist who not only complicated the issue by his rude and careless attitude to the enlightened specialist but was married to a very attractive girl, played by Leslie Caron, who attracted the amorous attention of each of a comic circle of similar Harley Street specialists, including figures played by Robert Morley and Alastair Sim. Each of these utterly refused to accept their colleague's new cure and each thought the case called for their own special treatment, Alastair Sim for instance insisting on "stimulating the phagocytes." This was the fate that the young artist eventually brought upon himself through his rudeness. However, he died in a very artistic and emotional way, taking at least half an hour to do so, while the new miraculous cure went of course to the very humble and apologetically grateful doctor. Perhaps the sighs at the end of the showing were not so much due to sad sympathy as to relief at having surfaced after a very thick dose of romance and emotion. V. D. S.

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" THE FIVE PENNIES " Field Day on Friday, November 16, was exhausting for all concerned ; whether they travelled to Folkestone at the School's expense, or to Reading at the expense of the English motorist. It was therefore satisfying in the evening to see a film of such high entertainment value as "The Five Pennies." This was the story of the rise to fame, decline and return of Loring " Red " Nichols (Danny Kaye), all of which centred around his daughter Dorothy played by Susan Gordin for the years six to eight, and by Tuesday Weld for the age thirteen. Dorothy Nichols is treated as the cause of Nichols' decline from jazz due to her polio, and so the force behind his return. There is little to be said for the story. It was good entertainment and kept everyone happy, but one does tend to get tired of films where all the principal actions take place on birthdays, wedding aniversaries and—most popular of all—Christmas Eve. Presumably this is a "subtle " touch by the producer to rouse our sympathies ! The supporting actors were excellent. Barbara Be! Geddes as Nichols' wife ; Bob Crosby as Wil Paradise, the two-faced band leader who played "syrup," and of course " Satchmo " himself. Danny Kaye's portrait of Nichols was admirable, injecting into the part his own personal vitality and charm. It is rather doubtful whether in the making of this film it was a good idea to introduce Louis Armstrong into the plot, since Danny Kaye's cornet playing is actually dubbed by " Red ' Nichols himself, and consequently he is shown up by Armstrong's superior technique. But this is a question to be argued over by Armstrong and Nichols fans. I thoroughly enjoyed the film from beginning to end. N. J. W. P. " SHANE "

It has been said, and rightly so, that this is one of the finest " westerns " that has ever been made. The story revolves around a wandering cowboy called Shane (played by Alan Ladd) who saves the " homesteaders " of one region from being driven off their land by a group of tough land-grabbing men. Great enmity arises between the farmers and these callo as men. When one farmer is shot and another's house burnt down, matters are brought to a head. An ultimatum is received by the family to whom Shane has allied, calling on them to either clear away from their land, or fight it out. At this climax to the film, Shane takes the burden onto his own shoulders, and has a dramatic gunfight with the reputed fastest gunfighter in the country. He wins, of course—but only after being warned of an enemy behind him, by a small boy who had idolised the hero from the beginning of the film. Finally, the wanderlust returns to the cowboy, and much to the disappointment of the little boy, Shane rides off into the ever-present sunset. Unfortunately, much of the dramatic emphasis in the film was marred by some rather childish and degrading behaviour from some members of the School. Otherwise it was a most enjoyable evening's entertainment.

M. IC. H.

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N October 19, Dr. G. Karnitsch, of West Berlin University, gave a lecture on the subject of the Berlin wall. Dr. Kamitsch commenced by giving a brief history of Russian domination in the East, stating that in the ten years following the end of the Second World War, three million seven hundred people had escaped to the West, a figure that did not include a further possible one million unregistered persons. Communism had chiefly affected two industries—handicraft and agriculture—the latter in particular, as the East was the main German agricultural area. As a result of Russian policy, the big landowners had been forced to leave and the land had been divided among the peasants. This lasted two years, at the end of which the land was " collectivised " and the peasants had either to flee or go to prison. So far there had been no compensation for land. Dr. Kamitsch then went on to speak about the wall, the start of its construction on the night of August 12, 1961, and the great attempted exodus of an estimated five thousand people by way of the city's two railway stations. Roads were torn up, barbed wire was erected, trees felled and later, a second, higher wall of an average height of three yards was built. Since the building of the wall, the number of attempted escapes had been high, despite the existence of a prison sentence of four to five years' hard labour for those caught. The hundred yards wide River Spree had been used many times by refugees, but in colder weather tunnels had to be used. Dr. Kamitsch then gave numerous examples of successful and attempted escapes by river, tunnel and from buildings, mentioning in conclusion that he thought another ten or twenty years and another generation were needed before a solution to the problem could be found. Despite the seriousness of his subject, Dr. Kamitsch was frequently very witty, both during the lecture and in the course of answering the barrage of questions which greeted him after it. "BOOKS AND BROADCASTING" A great many people are reached through the medium of radio, yet the impression made upon them is " quite superficial " when compared with that of the spoken word. This was one of the first points made by the Rev. J. G. Williams in his talk to the Sixth Form on November 17, and it was because of this, he said, that he had decided to deal with the least important subject first. The Rev. Williams (who worked for the B.B.C. from 1940-50 and is now concerned with the S.P.C.K.) then went on to say that while much of the spoken word did not penetrate very deep, some talks on economics, politics and religion stimulated questions which demanded further thought. The commonest reaction to a particular programme was one of inquiry and the Rev. Williams gave examples of letters received in connection with a programme he himself had founded—" The Silver Lining." The spoken word almost always produced a desire for the written word and the Rev. Williams considered The Listener to be broadcasting's recognition of this fact. This led him onto his main topic, that of books.

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All over the world, more and more people were learning to read ; in Africa alone there would be 17,000,000 new literates in the next five years, for today education was not only penetrating from below (i.e., in the schools) but also from above (among old people). Unfortunately many people were without books in their own language. Africa and India had at least 800 dialects each and this presented enormous problems. The Rev. Williams then continued by talking about missionaries and in particular Frederick Laubach, an American who had invented a "pictorial method" of reading. Laubach (whose motto was "each one teach one ") had been so successful that his idea had been adopted by governments all over the world. Once the " fire " for education had been kindled, the eager pupil would read absolutely anything he could find. The Communists in particular were aware of this and spent ÂŁ500,000,000 yearly on literature ranging from books for infants to scientific publications which they distributed throughout every language area. Many religious sects were using literature to further their beliefs, but the Church of England had not "woken up yet." Indeed the only Western answer to the many admittedly fine Communist literary publications was" sheer shoddy, sensational muck." The evening was rounded off by a long yet lively and interesting discussion on all aspects of Christian life ranging from religious radio programmes to contemporary Church music. " ADVERTISING "

On Friday, November 23, Mr. A. G. Reed gave an extremely interesting and revealing lecture during the course of which he covered all aspects of the advertisi ng world. Before dealing with advertising as a possible career, Mr. Reed outlined its purposes â&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was part of the modern private enterprise system and the amount spent on advertising was reflected in the standards of living of various countriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which he proved by reference to just one of the many charts with which he illustrated his talk. Newspapers, magazines, television, the cinema, direct mail, posters and electrical signs were all media through which the advertisers communicated their " message " to the general public. The advertisers had their "own code of honour " ; the Advertising Association was the main control and all new advertisements had to go before a committee before they could be legally distributed. Mr. Reed paused for a moment to pose, but not to answer the moral question, before moving onto a comparison between different advertising methods. The use of a salesman cost the advertisers 8s. per message, whereas posters cost only .02d. each ; the former, however, could "get over a far better message." Naturally, in a large market this verbal method was too expensive to be practicable. Mr. Reed then talked about advertising in industry, giving full details of the work of the publicity manager and the director in charge of an agency. The agency was, in fact, the most important part of advertising but the work was hard, the hours long, and there were more applicants than positions available. The people needed for a job in advertising had to be "creative in thought and outlook" and had to possess a strong imagination and an ability to organise. Mr. Reed pointed out that there was no more money in advertising than anywhere else "in the early stages" but that success could be achieved through a combination of luck and

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The last lecture of the term, "Communist China," was given on December 14, by Dr. Eric Chou, sometime lecturer at Peking University. Despite the fact that he had been imprisoned by the Communists, Dr. Chou gave a restrained, unbiased appraisal of all aspects of China's modern political history. Dr. Chou traced the party's growth and development from its modest beginnings in 1917, through the long civil war with the Nationalists and the war with Japan for which the rival factions joined forces, up to the present day. Mao Tse-tung had "imbued Marxism and Leninism with his own individual ideas" to produce a three sectioned political plan comprising (1) The New Democracy (" a cloak over Communism "), (2) Socialism and (3) Communism. The New Democracy had ended in 1949, but it was not certain when Communism would be introduced. The Party member was the most privileged person in China, then came the workers, the farmers and finally the soldiers. Intellectuals, who were disliked and feared, were classified as " worker intellectuals" or " farmer intellectuals." The Communists, Dr. Chou said, were intent on security, and rule "with suspicion and distrust," having a Public Security Force which was a military and not a police organisation. There were sections of these in factories and schools. The most important things about a student were his "political affiliations" and every student was expected to participate in some kind of " voluntary" working during the holidays. The Chinese had made great advances in Industry, but had experienced serious set-backs in agriculture as a result of greatly decreased meat supplies, floods and droughts. However, after the revision of the Peoples Communes, things had improved. After dealing briefly with the rift between China and Russia (which he did not consider very great), Dr. Chou mentioned the quarrel with India. The disputed land was, in fact, useless, "just a swamp," and was of no economic value to either side. The trouble went back three hundred years and it was difficult to say who was to blame. In summing up, Dr. Chou said that there was no chance of the Nationalists regaining power, but that to keep China out of U.N.O. was a dangerous thing to do, especially with the probability that she would have her first nuclear bomb either next year or in 1964. J. H.

Fourth and Fifth Form Lectures "BRITAIN UNDER ROMAN RULE"

r)N October 17, Mr. J. B. Calkin gave an illustrated lecture to the Second, Third

and Fourth Forms on" Britain Under Roman Rule." At first, he concentrated on the military side of the Roman occupation, dealing with the conquest by Claudius, the various rebellions against the Romans, and the constant wars with the Picts and Saxon invaders.

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Mr. Calkin then moved on to describe the improvements made by the Romans, on the life of the people. Fine roads took the place of rough tracks. The thatched mud huts of the Britons were superseded by houses of brick and tile. This led on to the withdrawal of the Romans, and Mr. Calkin concluded by showing the Roman legacy to the language and civilisation of Britain. This most interesting lecture was spoilt only by the difficulty which the lecturer experienced in making himself heard. I. A. PARTRIDGE (Form V). "THE ROYAL NAVY"

On Thursday, November 8, Lieutenant-Commander R. S. Stevenson gave a lecture to the Fourth and Fifth Forms on" The Royal Navy." The Commander, formerly the captain of a mine-sweeper in the Mediterranean, stressed that in no way was he intent on a mass recruiting drive for the Navy. With 198 out of 200 vacancies for Dartmouth in 1964 already filled, only personnel with the highest intelligence are required. Many people feel that the Royal Navy is out of date, and no longer important as a deterrent. But it was explained that the Navy still has a real purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to maintain the stability of the international situation. The present Communist policy was one of gradual infiltration, culminating in a quiet take-over. In such cases, when missile warfare would be too drastic a measure, the presence of a fleet cruising in the area, could often restore the situation. The Cuban crisis was given as an example of the use of navies today. Lieutenant-Commander Stevenson outlined the qualities required for an officer in the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;commonsense, a sense of responsibility, and the ability to make decisions quickly, and to gain the respect of his men. He concluded this informative lecture by answering various questions. P. MEDWAY (Form V). FILM OF ANCIENT EGYPT

On November 22, 1962, Mr. S. H. Winter showed a film of Ancient Egypt to the Fourth Forms. Although this film was taken as a personal record, it was most interesting. The journey started at London Airport. From there we were taken to Cairo, where some of the treasure from the tomb of Tutankhamen was shown. There were also shots of a mosque. Then down we went to Giza, where Mr. Winter had taken some beautiful pictures of the Pyramids and of native boats on the Nile. The film of Hatshepsut's mortuary temple was wonderful. We were shown the three-tier temple of Ramases II. At dawn, the sunlight shines down 200 feet of corridors inside the temple. It is here that there are the two statues of Ramases himself, and two of his wife, all of which are 90 feet high. We would like to thank Mr. Winter very much for a most interesting and colourful film, and we look forward to his lecture next term on Ancient Greece. N. A. JENNER (Lower Fourth). :I

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Chairman : Hon. Secretary : Clerk of the House : Committee Members : Guardian of the Gavel :

R. H. Hanworth, Esq. Rev. S. R. Beesley G. W. McIver R. L. Smallman D. G. Horner N. J. W. Page S. E. Marsh C. J. Chitty

N. A. Mackenzie that I am indebted for the theory of " crunch " ; and I TitisistotoMr. his words of wisdom that I would like to turn in the first part of these notes. There is nothing, I think, more depressing from the Chairman's point of view than the certain knowledge that there are many members of the School who would be quite capable of making speeches and taking part in the Society's activities if they could only be chivvied out of their somnolent indifference and made to do something about it. These are the people who, in the words of N.A.M., have crunch in their voices. Crunch is that elusive quality that makes people listen to you. It stops up the mouths of the whisperers at the back and checks the feet in mid-shuffle, stops the hands in mid-fidget, the Sharp's toffee paper in mid-crinkle and the chair in the moment of its most resounding creak. In short : when the man with crunch speaks, there is silence. Crunch is what all the Society's most successful speakers have had in the past and it is what many members of the School today, perhaps all unknowingly, have and— alas !—do not use. It is a disgrace that people, positively weighted with crunch, should be allowed to go uninitiated in the realms of public speaking ; and what better way for them to start than by joining the Hunting Society ? Briefly then, a few words on the term's activities. A parachute debate pulled in a massive attendance, and it was there decided that Jackie Kennedy was of greater value to mankind than Mr. Acker Bilk, Grandma Giles or Sir Oswald Mosley. The next debate was on the possible abolition of pubs : speaking was of a high standard and the attendance dropped noticeably. The third debate was for the rejection of culture in the modern world. We were lucky enough to hear two really excellent speeches from Mr. Horn and Mr. Marsh—but once again attendance had dropped. Unless it picks up in the next two debates, the Society will be in some danger of being classified as one of the lesser Societies of the School. There must, one feels, be a considerable and, as yet, untapped potential of speakers in the School. It is to their own advantage as well as to the Society's that they should come forward and play their part. To all of them the Society extends a warm but also urgent invitation.

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Arts Societies' Films fine films are unable to be shown at schools, since they are not suitable for M ANY younger people. To remedy this matter at Sutton Valence, the Hon. Secretaries of the Literary, Music and History Societies (the "Arts Societies "), decided to institute a method by which the Sixth Form members of these societies would see such films on the payment of a small amount. This is an extension of the Headmaster's idea to show such films to the whole Sixth Form in the Summer terms. Ironically enough, the two films chosen for this term, were suitable for the whole School, and were shown to them. They are "Richard III," and "Hamlet," both of which star Sir Laurence Olivier. After these two films, meetings of the Literary Society were held, at which controversial points were discussed. The films are criticised by two Sixth-formers below, and for the future the following films are planned : "Henry V," "The Angry Silence," "The Innocents," "Moulin Rouge," Whistle Down The Wind," and The Horse's Mouth." Given full support from the Sixth Form, this organisation could become of great value to the School. D. G. H., N. J. W. P. " RICHARD

On Sunday, October 28, after a short and most helpful preparatory speech by Mr. Hanworth, the majority of the School watched the film version of Shakespeare's "Richard III." Originally, this film was to have been shown solely to the Arts Societies" and senior members of the School, but it has won such acclaim and has been generally accepted as a good film for so long that it was thrown open to all. This was perhaps a mistake, for the film was essentially adult. Of unusual length, many of the junior members of the School clearly found the film tedious and occasionally broke the concentration of those attempting to follow it. One feels also that such a film might well have benefited from being shown in a more confined space where the inadequacies of presentation would have been less noticeable. As it was, however, some of the full power of Sir Laurence Olivier's acting was realised by all. Effective from his first soliloquy, as Duke of Gloucester, Olivier presented a remarkably credible character. As Mr. Hanworth had pointed out, his frequent use of close camerawork, surely not merely for the enhancement of Olivier, resulted in the projection of a human figure in whom even the obvious inner cruelty had an explanation, if not a pardon. Even such simple phrases as "I'll have her," referring to Lady Anne, were charged with emotion, and Olivier made something almost plausible of the scene at her husband's tomb where Anne was won over ; a scene the usual failure of which is attributable to bad writing by Shakespeare. Whenever Gloucester appeared, moving moments followed one another in quick succession. Always, he was master of the situation. Witness his complete power when he informed the courtiers gathered around King Edward's death-bed of the death of Clarence. Witness also the remarkable acting to convey the hypocrisy of Gloucester's acceptance of the crown, or the sheer tingling emotion apparent when as

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Richard III, he demanded suppliance from Buckingham, his former henchman. Indeed, only when mocked by the little prince of York and again on Bosworth field, is Gloucester at a loss. On both occasions, pity is felt. Nor are the minor characters greatly at fault. Buckingham, a noble, quickwitted man, is not cheapened by being Gloucester's inferior. Clarence, Dorset, Hastings and even the two princes were also superbly acted. Mistress Shaw was perhaps a trifle weak, however, and it is lamentable that a scene here was cut, making Hastings' death appear unconvincing. It was a mistake, moreover, to show his actual execution for, whereas the violence of the previous deaths was acceptable, and whereas the death of Richard came as a suitable climax, here the close-up view of the block and headsman was quite incongruous and served merely to re-awaken interest in the lower forms. On the other hand, colourless characters such as Catesby, the executioners and the messengers in the news scene before Bosworth had personality and, although the ghost scene on the eve of the battle fell perhaps a trifle flat, there is divided opinion even on this point. All are agreed, however, that the presentation of the actual battle was poor. Insufficient concentration on the main section gave the false impression that the fighting had suddenly ceased universally. Compensation, however, was to follow when Olivier once again dominated the screen. In these final moments, the spectacular was admirably blended with the formalistic and here, as indeed throughout the whole film, Shakespeare really lived. Perfect composition, even to the extent of a blending of background music, amply compensated poor acoustics and bad reproduction. In short, in watching the film an enjoyable experience was shared by all those prepared to follow, and capable of following a series of great actors in interpreting afresh a great work. " HAMLET "

Shown to the whole School on the evening of December 9, " Hamlet " was the second of this term's Shakespeare productions starring Sir Laurence Olivier. As is common among so many producers, Sir Laurence tried to present " Hamlet " in his film as Shakespeare himself would have done had he been alive. This raises a serious question for the producer, for Shakespeare wrote his plays for the stage, where the technique of presentation demands a different approach from that of the cinema, for with its greater range and sources of material the latter can reproduce by action what would necessitate lengthy dialogue in the former. Good in the main, Sir Laurence's interpretation of the title role tended in parts towards the melodramatic ; a dangerously easy thing to do at times in such a play, where, for example, Hamlet has to hold a conversation with a ghost visible only to himself. The ghost of Hamlet's father was in fact suitably over-awing, but his diction became rather muffledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;again a difficult technique to master. The supporting roles were also well acted ; a rather wooden and unnatural Horatio was offset by an excellent Claudius and Ophelia, and the production was enlivened by Stanley Holloway as the grave-digger. Polonius and Osric were also well interpreted, the latter providing us with some amusement at his extravagant and ingratiating egotism.

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Always a controversy where " Hamlet " is concerned is the presentation of what must surely be the most quoted speech from any play : "To be or not to be, that is the question . . ." Sir Laurence set this soliloquy on the top of a cliff against a background of raging waters (a sea of troubles ?). With, added to this, Hamlet's unusual interpretation of the words, most of them being spoken by an aethereal commentator, Hamlet putting in the odd word now and then, it seemed too unreal, too contrived. However, what was really suited to the production was the spirited score by Sir William Walton. Vaunting fanfares from heralds' trumpets announced the King's presence, whilst the music of the chamber orchestra for the visiting players' production toned in harmoniously with the dialogue. The evening was, however, to a large extent, marred by one very serious fault. Several of the more important scenes were actually totally ruined by the presence of the more undisciplined elements in the School : others were interrupted and generally disturbed to the extent that they lost almost all their dramatic significance. The chief weapon employed by the aforesaid members of the School (mostly juniors) was to let loose a howl of idiot laughter at all the most tense and important moments in the play. This laughter was quite as loud as it was inane ; and it certainly was inane enough to certify most of those responsible for it. (For example : at one particularly serious point in the play, (Jlaudius's cry to his wife of "Au, Gertrude, Gertrude ! , nearly brought the house down.) Still, one supposes that they are not altogether to blame ; it was (being wise after the event !) not perhaps a particularly good idea throwing open the Arts Societies' films to the whole School automatically. Nevertheless, it must be obvious to all that the basic idea of showing films of the more intellectual type in the School to those more suited to them (the idea stemming from the excellent Sixth Form films of the Summer term) is, of course, a good one, and one we hope to see encouraged. R.H.W.G. G.W.M.

Sunday Club and Sixth Form Film "CHILDREN OF HIROSHIMA" HE Japanese film "Children of Hiroshima" was shown to members of the Sixth Form on Sunday, November 11. The film tells the story of a young teacher re-visiting Hiroshima several years after its destruction. In making a film of this kind, it is very difficult to prevent a certain lack of balance. The climax of the film has to be the actual dropping and immediate effects of the atom bomb, and so as to form a background to the story it is necessary for it to come early in the film. This is in fact what happened. To the accompaniment of a weird, convulsive, wordless chorus, we see the destruction of Hiroshima in an abstract form. Flowers wither and fade into obscurity ; naked bodies twist and sway to an agonising dance of death ; horror dominates ; life is forgotten.

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After such a brilliant piece of cinema, the producer had to find some other climax so as to keep the film balanced. This was done with a series of minor tragedies, all related to the effects of the atom bomb. An old man and a young girl die from" atomic disease " ; another girl is lame, another unable to have a baby ; another man has his face deformed, is blind, and finally burns himself. Such was and still is the tragedy of Hiroshima. This is not a pretty film. It is horrible. It sets out to plead against war, an ugly thing which causes the death of millions of innocent people, and the misery of millions more. All that this film sets out to do it achieves, and with a brilliance never known in English or even French films. When this film finished there was no applause. There was silence. N. J. W. P. Notes for the Term THIS has been quite an eventful term, and it is not easy to say what exactly the

' highlights are. However, let us start by welcoming our E.S.U. student from America, J. L. Cox. He has fitted himself into the School well and has been greeted in the true Suttonian mannerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his leg, as it would appear, having been completely shattered. Indeed, a noticeable feature of the whole term has been the very high mortality rate among collar bones, legs and arms ; slings and plaster casts have become quite the thing, almost status symbols, in fact. This is a trend we hope is on the decline. The rugger has not been without its other disasters, leaving aside the normal breakages of limb and body. Most interesting of these was when a certain player during the London Scottish Match lost his contact lensâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;somewhere, as he insisted, on the field of play. The game was held up whilst the two teams, the referee and the touch judges all crawled around on their hands and knees in pursuit of the lens. Also in the category of minor disasters, mention should be made of the occasion when the District Nurse was rammed full on by the Head of School in his car after he had rounded a corner at, as he protests, no more than forty-five miles an hour. Luckily perhaps, the District Nurse was also in a car at the time, though her feelings on the matter can hardly have been entirely cordial in any case. On a less brutal plane was the meeting of intellectuals and stalwarts which took place at the King's Head earlier this term. The Conservative Member for Maidstone was present, with the local party chairman. The first question asked of them was what steps, if any, the government was taking on the subject of maternity benefits for old age pensioners. On a similar intellectual level was the outing made by the officers of the Hunting Society to the Hansard Society's Brains Trust on Parliamentary Affairs held in London. Mr. Ernest (" I drink and my wife drives ") Marples was present, and, apart from his famous joke, had quite a deal to say on the subject of road safety. Safety precautions rather nearer to the School's immediate wellbeing were under fire earlier this term. It seemed that St. Margaret's Fire Practice was the slowest ever, whilst Lambe's one cannot be truthfully said to have enjoyed the whole-hearted support of its more senior members. But at least we did not have a repetition of the

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unfortunate occasion when one member of a house got so carried away that he threw his bedside locker out of the window. If we cannot muster enthusiasm, we at any rate avoid the excesses. This term the School has been " settling into " the Chapel, following the recent additions. Attractive as it is, certain disadvantages have nonetheless manifested themselves to the more observant members of the School. The chief of these is that when the wind blows and the doors are open, those sitting in the pews are subjected to all the sensations of one seated in a wind-tunnel. This is not conducive to meditation. Another, and related, disadvantage lies in the curtains screening the side doors. These prove quite a barrier on a particularly windy day. Nonetheless, generally speaking, the School has found the improvements satisfactory. The Editor would like to take this opportunity to wish one and all a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Society Notes HISTORY SOCIETY

THIS Society continues from strength to strength. Membership has grown considerably, and the term's activities have been most successful. We were fortunate enough to have as our guest speaker at the first meeting on Saturday, October 13, Mr. Michael Howard. As the Lecturer on Military History at London University Mr. Howard brought the skill and experience of the professional historian to bear on his subjectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;" British Strategyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;An Historical Dilemma." As he revealed his ideas on the problem of where Britain's interests lay, and how British policy has been directed, members were shown just how history should be approached. The talk led to a wide discussion on the problems of the Common Market, British defence policy today, and various military and poli ttical questions. This meeting showed the value of the Society to the School. For through it we can pick the brains of experts, and get facts and opinions "straight from the horse's mouth." After the talk of a professional historian, at our second meeting, on November 18, a scientist took up the challenge, and W. M. Stobbs read a paper on "The Origins Of Scientific Thought." Dealing with a largely historical subject, Stobbs proved that scientists can certainly meet historians on their own ground ! In preparing this talk, he had studied a complex subject, and one about which, in many cases, knowledge has been gained only in recent years. To many members, this was an entirely unknown field, and one which Stobbs was able to cover with a surprising amount of detail. The discussion which followed included a number of scientific problems, and members were left with Zeno's Paradox, puzzling out why the hare can never catch the tortoise ! We should like to congratulate and to thank our two speakers. These two papers have shown the scope and success of the Society, the first meeting attracting a record number of attendants. With several more papers promised, we hope that the Society will continue in this trend. For next term, our outside speaker will be Mr. G. K. Homer (0.S.), and a paper will be read by either D. I. F. Kelleher, or N. P. Watkins.

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Meetings of the Society during this term have been limited, owing to the arrangement of two " Arts Societies' Films." The first meeting was held on Sunday, September 30. This took the form of an Anthology Session, at which twenty-eight members were present in the President's show. The selection presented proved to be varied and interesting, and included a description of the " Black Hole " of Calcutta, which was particularly appropriate to the cramped conditions at this meeting ! Indeed, so many attended that some offerings unfortunately had to be omitted. The next meeting was held on Sunday, October 14, when a tape-recording of "The Silent Village" was played. This dramatised documentary told the story of the little village of Lidice. At first, in a style reminiscent of Dylan Thomas, the village was described. Then cams the German occupation. The German governor, Heinrich, was murdered in the village, and the Germans determine to exact vengeance by the complete destruction of the village. The story was described with extreme poignancy. In every way, this recording was a masterly production, by which the whole affair was brought to life. The last meeting of the Society was held on Sunday, November 25. Again a tare-recording was played, this time of Euripides' "Medea." This well known tragedy follows the life of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, in Greek mythology. An interesting play, which was appreciated by those present. Two informal meetings were also held during the course of the term. Altogether, this has been a worthwhile term's activity, and once again we should like to thank Mr. Hanworth for his continued hospitality. GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Four meetings have been arranged for the Geographical Society this term. The first, held on Saturday, September 29, started as the usual general meeting to open the new School year. Mr. G. E. Benbow then gave an extremely interesting and informative talk on the parts of North Central and Western Wales which he had visited. Illustrated with an abundant supply of excellent slides, the talk provided a most enjoyable evening. R. J. Waugh entertained the society at its second meeting on Sunday, October 21, with an excellent and light-hearted description of his travels in Northern Morocco. He gave a clear and vivid impression of the character of the people of Tangier and other towns, and indeed captured the atmosphere of the towns themselves with many of his own slides. The discussion which ended the meeting was both pleasant and varied. On Saturday, November 17, three films were shown to the society. As usual, this meeting was very well attended, sixty-four people being present. The films shown concerned the French riviera, sheep farming in New Zealand and " four corners of the British Isles." Unfortunately, these were not the films ordered and, though of geographical interest, were not quite up to the standard of those shown in the past. As a result, the evening was not the success it might have been, but we are grateful to Lovelock for acting as projectionist.

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For the fourth meeting on December 1, it had been arranged for Mr. James Hall to talk on "Tristan da Cunha." Unfortunately, however, this has necessarily been postponed until next term and it is as yet uncertain what form this last meeting will take. On the whole, therefore, the Society has been through a somewhat discouraging period this term. Two excellent meetings were badly attended and that which was most heavily supported proved disappointing. The main attraction of the term, moreover, fell through. Meteorological readings continued, however, and Mr. Coutts and Mr. Benbow are to be thanked for their continued perseverance. It is also to be hoped that the substitute meeting in December will redeem the present state of affairs and, with twenty-four members, we feel confident of better luck in future terms. MUSIC SOCIETY

We have been pleased to welcome Mr. J. E. Marsh as a Vice-President of the Society. A meeting of the Society was held in the Chapel at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 21. This meeting took the form of a recital by Mr. J. E. Marsh (organ) who also accompanied Mr. A. G. Foulkes (baritone), and N. P. Watkins (baritone) accompanied by N. J. W. Page. The programme was as follows :— Toccata and Fugue in D. Minor B ac h Three Songs from " Five Mystical Songs" Vaughan-Williams ugh; Va (i) I got me flowers (ii) Love bade me welcome (iii) The Call. Two Negro Spirituals arr. H. T. Burleigh (i) Nobody knows de trouble I seen (ii) By an' by. Aria from St. Paul" Mend lessohn Rhythmic Trumpet . Seth Bingham Dido's Lament from " Dido and A eneas" . Purcell Two Songs(i) Linden Lea Vaughan-Williams (ii) The Lord's Prayer . arr. Will Reed Chorale in A Minor Cesar Frank The programme, though perhaps too long was well received by the fifty people present. It has since been decided that slightly shorter recitals of this nature will be held in the future. At the end of the term it is proposed to hold an evening of musical items provided by as many members of the Society as possible ; and it is hoped that this, together with the Chapel recitals, will become a termly event. CONJURING CLUB

The main feature of this term has been the 0.S.C.A. re-union at the Scala Theatre. All members of the Club met John Dungay, David Murrells, John Allwood at Schmidts for dinner and then crossed to the theatre and met Ian Maddieson. The show was

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generally thought to be inferior to those of previous years, with the exception of Kalanog. We should like to thank Mr. R. F. Bates for accompanying the Club. Two shows had been arranged for this term. One to Boarzell School on Saturday, October 13, and the other to Marlborough House School on Saturday, November 17. Four members of the Club performed in the first show, which was well received. But unfortunately the second show had to be postponed, because no Committee Member of the Club was able to attend. It is hoped that next term we shall be able to perform at New Beacon School, Marlborough House School and Ashford School. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY President : N. J. Bennallack-Hart, Esq. Chairman/Hon. Secretary : M. P. Strange We were sorry last term to say goodbye to N. R. Collins who has been our Hon. Secretary and Chairman for the past year. We must thank him for all the hard work he did, and for the enthusiasm which kept the Society alive. During this term, the plot has been dug and prepared for planting in the spring. This coming year we hope to establish a collection of plants of botanical interest instead of the vegetables which were proposed. Some work has also been done on the pond and the greenhouse. We would like to thank all those, who have worked so hard, for their efforts, and hope that the less active members may be inspired by their example. Two lectures in conjunction with the Geographical Society were planned for this term. Unfortunately, both have been postponed ; one until the end of term and the other until next term. THE BEEKEEPING SOCIETY Last term we started the busy season of the year with only two hives. Luckily our hives did not swarm so we had two strong colonies but there were many swarms in the area. Members of the Society were "on call" for emergency operations in the area. We had one call to get a swarm from a bedroom of a house near Linton. When we got there we were told they were waspsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that they had gone. Another evening we took a swarm from an orchard near the School and hived it so that now we have started the winter with three hives. ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Conditions on the whole have been favourable for viewing and many members have taken advantage of this. The most interesting object observed was Jupiter. The observatory needs a general face lift, which, it is hoped, will take place soon. At one point it was feared that the observatory would be encumbered with signals equipment, but luckily it appears that there is no room for it. CHRISTIAN UNION Thanks to the hard work of Mr. Chance and the Chaplain, and the use of Mr. Horn's study, this has been another interesting term for the Christian Union. There have been several visiting speakers, among them the Rev. T. Dudley-Smith who

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showed some excellent slides on the slum areas of Liverpool, and the Rev. J. G. Williams who spoke about the need for Christian literature. On other Sundays, discussions have ranged from the problem of" War and Christianity," to the "Difficulties in the Mission Field." Although attendance has been good, we hope for an increase in numbers next term. CHESS CLUB

The chess matches of the Kent Schools' Chess League have been difficult to accommodate during this term, because rugby fixtures occupy most half-days. However, of the matches played, up to the time of printing, the Juniors have consistently lost all their matches (2-3, 1-4, 11-31), whilst the Seniors have drawn their match (4-2i). Most of the Juniors show promise and enthusiasm, but there is a regrettable deficiency in actual playing skill. At present, there is only meagre support from the upper part of the School, for this intellectual game. But it is hoped that this lack of interest, or ability, is only temporary. FENCING CLUB The Fencing Club activities this term have been confined to instructional periods on Sunday afternoons. Although numbers are low, the general standard is encouraging. M. Shepherd leaves this term, after a year's office as captain. We thank him most sincerely for his efforts, as we do also Mr. Benbow, who hands over to Mr. Vibert as Master in charge of fencing. Finally, there are a great number of vacancies for any new boys who wish to take up the sport. Applicants should see Harvey as soon as possible, next term. The charge is ÂŁ5 5s. per year, which covers supply of weapons and instruction by a professor of fencing. Those taking it up must be prepared to forfeit their Sunday afternoons, but the sport is very worthwhile, and there are still many team places to be filled.

C.C.F. Camp 1962 a large number of dedicated followers of the Corps signed their names on the Q UITE camp list at the eleventh hour, and thus availed themselves of a free week's holiday at the expense of the taxpayer in the picturesque countryside of the South East of Kent. They thus, perhaps unwittingly, succeeded in doing a number of things. Firstly they gave us our first camp for one or two years, the previous two having been cancelled through illness ; secondly, they foiled the plans of some (of course not all) of those who had signed early in the expectation that either plague or a lack of numbers would prevent them attending ; thirdly, they made use of an excellent opportunity for mental, character and physical (mainly the latter) training. It was perhaps unfortunate that camp began before the end of term since this meant that by the time the late arrivals of the Sutton contingent could avail themselves of the sumptuous facilities offered by St. Martin's Plain Camp, others had already been there, training and making use of the nearby town of Folkestone for their amusement (which took various forms), for as much as three days. Training began, after

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initial grouse shooting practice on the range, with exercise Swan. This involved a night time stroll which began after closing time and finished before opening time. The various groups taking part also had to decide whether a secluded area, afterwards liscovered to be wooded hilltops, would be suitable for glider and parachutist landings. After a good deal of thought, most section leaders came to the conclusion that such activities might well prove a little hazardous, though possibly advantageous. So far as the section observers were concerned, the purpose of the exercise was to give them the right mental attitude for the exercise which followed on, immediately after Swan. In this they were expected to lead two opposing armies in reconnoit expeditions, and finally in cap warfare. The training ground chosen was perfect for the type of exercise involved and was much enjoyed by all. In particular one side gave excellent demonstrations of the leopard crawl which were much appreciated for their artistry. These two exercises were followed by others, the general idea of which were to give as many people as possible opportunities in section leading. These opportunities were made use of with spirit and vigour by all with varying degrees of success ; while a good deal of intellectual conversation at the end of various periods of training, was put to the killing power of an army rifle at a range of 600 yards with its backsight unset. The final main exercise involved warfare between four opposing groups who had to acquire " materials" of the greatest importance to their " country." These materials looked surprisingly like empty ammunition boxes but one must assume that the intelligence corps are masters of disguise. They then had to procure the " materials" of the three other groups. This hair raising cat and mouse game led to s everal skirmishes but few pitched battles. One group intelligently left the area and brewed some tea, thus insuring the safety of their " materials." This sole excursion was thought a little unsporting by some but was obviously less nerve wracking. The generally agreed success of the camp may be put to the following causes : firstly, the efforts of the organisers to provide an interesting and varied programme ; secondly, the almost perfect weather conditions in a summer of rain ; thirdly, the fact that most of the food eaten was not from the camp but cooked, during exercises, in the open ; and fourthly, the opportunities offered officially to eighteen-year-olds in the nearby town of Folkestone. W. M. S.

C.C.F. Notes

A REPORT on camp and on the Field Day activities appears elsewhere in this

' magazine so there is really very little to say in these notes that has not been said before. Despite some miserable weather, sufficient training was completed to enable all except three to pass their A.P.T. and those who failed fortunately failed only in one subject, which they can take separately in March. In the Basic Test, the standard of effort appeared higher than in some previous years, but some candidates let themselves down by failure to attend to detail and failure to complete the task they undertook. This is unfortunately too frequent a fault, and not only at this fairly humble level. One of the things that the C.C.F. has to teach is that no job is well done until it has really been completedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and this includes such details as tidying up classrooms after they have been used, ensuring the prompt return of all equipment, properly

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cleaned ; in fact all the jobs that it is easy to do oneself, but difficult to make certain that others have done. This is a lesson that all could well learn—no one is off duty until he has ensured that those under him have done all these tasks. On a more cheerful note, the Junior Leaders got through some useful training, including some lectures on First Aid, and on Field Day, various N.C.O.s proved their initiative by demonstrating how far they could go with a total financial reserve of one shilling. The winners, managing to cover the distance from Sutton Valence to London, on to Brighton and back, were perhaps lucky that another group which claimed to have reached a cafe the other side of Reading arrived back too late—by one minute—and without full verification of their story. It is hoped next term to restart the R.E. Section which we were forced to hold in abeyance this term owing to lack of numbers at the top end of the contingent. Meanwhile the Cartographic Section, in spite of the mistaken information which they have sometimes received, have made a good start towards their aim of having large scale maps and models to cover any area we are likely to meet.

C.C.F. Field Day HE day, as usual, dawned dull and cold with a heavy frost on the ground. Course Two, Junior Leaders, the Signals Section and the Recruits embussed for training Area E, near Folkestone. In the morning, Course Two was split into sections in the charge of two Junior Leaders per section. Each section used their knowledge of field craft and the Junior Leaders their knowledge of section leading and attempted to track down the officer3 and other senior members of the corps. The superior skill of the officers staved off the attack for a considerable time. In the afternoon, the Junior Leader who had been second in command of his section took command and the other Junior Leaders and several of the " ranks " took up a defensive position and were attacked by the various sections. The battle which ensued wound up a successful Field Day for Course Two. The recruits had a less military exercise in the form of a map reading exercise. N.C.O.s were positioned in various areas of the surrounding countryside. The recruits, in sections of four, were given a map and a reference. They had to determine their position and get to that reference at which point there would be an N.C.O. or signaller who would test them on a certain part of their training and then give them their next reference. This resulted in each section going round a circular course and ending back at the bases. Apart from the fact that the exercise took twice as long as expected and that two sections were lost (subsequently found) it was a reasonable success. The remaining N.C.O.s who were not required as exam marshals were sent on an initiative exercise. This exercise was to get as far as possible and back by a certain time on a shilling. Of the group which had to return by 14.30 hours, L/Cpls. Bentley and Eames won by reaching Hornsey, North London. Of the group which had to return by 17.30 hours, L/Cpls. Clarke and Brown won by going up to London, down to Brighton and back to School. L/Cp1s. Smith and Cairns deserved a special mention by reaching just the other side of Reading, but arrived one minute late. S. J. L.

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School Play ANTIGONE by

JEAN ANOUILH

CHARACTERS

Chorus . Antigone . Ismene, her sister Creon, their uncle Eurydice, his wife Haemon, Creon's son , Nurse . Messenger . First Guard . Second Guard . Third Guard . Page . .

N. J. W. PAGE A. P. MONTGOMERY T. J. GRIFFITHS N. P. WATKINS S. T. HINGSTON R. L. SMALLMAN . R. I. BROOKS N. B. HOUGHTON . D. V. HOLE . P. C. HODGES . C. J. CHITTY . . J. PINER . . Stage Manager . . W. A. Cairns Scenery designed and painted by D. J. MoLYNEux R. I. MIDMER Scenery constructed by . . . . . R. H. GREENER Lighting . . D. G. LOVELOCK, G. R. SOLOMON, J. H. DALY, A. M. DUNBAR Mr. R. H. HAN WORTH Producer . . . . . . . . .

ANTIGONE AN there be anything new to say about " Antigone " ? It has been analysed, praised, abused, savaged and admired as much as any play of the century, because it contains an enigma to which there seems to be no satisfactory and complete answer. The problem is made more difficult because everyone's judgment of the play is coloured by his own moral convictions, so that at times it seems like not one play but half a dozen which are being examined. This confusion is centred in the character of Antigone herself, the martyr without a cause. She makes her gesture of refusal and sets the world against her for reasons which she does not even want to understand, and when she wavers for a moment Creon's picture of possible domestic " happiness" makes her revert once more to her senseless decision. This cannot be defended from a standpoint of Christian morality, but if we judge Antigone in a spiritual vacuum this gratuitous act of the will has something heroic, as well as tragic, about itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it is even an act of creation, since it gives her life a real meaning in an absurd world where moral values have no existence. The trouble for most of us is that we live in a world of half-faith and half-doubt, so that while we feel Antigone to be wrong, we have not a strong enough belief in our own morality to be certain of this. Of the present production I can say that it was without doubt the best spoken which I have attended at the School, for which congratulations to all concerned. An unfortunate result of this was that it threw our attention more than usual on to the actors' movements. I have all sympathy with Producer and cast in this matter, especially in a play with so little exterior action ; however, accuracy compels me to mention that there was a certain amount of swaying and finger-twisting, and every now and then someone would make a little clockwork tour of a section of the stage in a manner unrelated to the tempo of his remarks. Watkins was the worst offender here.

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Montgomery's portrayal of Antigone was very creditable. He was controlled in his movements and spoke his lines with conviction, though his voice had a certain flatness, particularly when compared with Griffiths'. The part requires tremendous sincerity and he carried it well, especially after the rather mawkish scene with Nanny. He was well partnered by Watkins, whose Creon was thoughtful and patrician. Watkins had moments of nobility and of great sadness but did not quite bring out the savage side of Creon's nature—one could see him as a king but not really as a tyrant. even a benevolent one. The big scene between the two principals deserves special mention for the way in which interest was maintained by skilful changes of pace and timing. Watkins was extremely convincing here and apart from his aforementioned wanderlust gave a masterly performance. Another performance of great merit was that of Page, whose control of timing was quite outstanding. The Chorus part makes fewer demands on acting skill than those of the principals, but contains splendid lines, which came across like arrows. In this context I must not omit Houghton, whose one speech was for me the most moving moment of the whole evening, and beautifully delivered. If I am brief with the rest it is from lack of space and not of goodwill. Hole was excellent (but why did he shout so much ?), and Smallman and Griffiths were the most successful of the lesser-speaking parts. I felt sorry for Brooks, who did his best to cope with a role which must be almost impossible for a boy. However, taken all in all the evening was a rewarding experience for cast and audience and the Producer may well be proud of his achievement.

Annual Concert—Summer, 1962 . PROGRAMME

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. . . . . "God Save the Queen" arr. Britten " Soul of the World," from" The Ode to St. Cecilia's Day" Purcell . . . . . Horn Concerto in D Mozart Sec4d Movement—Soloist : P. F. S. Rodriguez . . Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor . . Beethoven First Movement—Soloist : C. J. Chitty Recorders Mr. Foulkes, Mr. Horn, N. J. W. Page, D. F. Moss-Gibbons Wind Group (i) Quintet by P. F. S. Rodriguez (ii) Five Folk Songs arr. D. F. Moss-Gibbons and Mr. Foulkes Recorders Three Tunes . Foulkes The Madrigal Singers Five Jamaican Folk Songs . arr. Foulkes INTERVAL "Highways "—a Cantata of travel for baritone soloist, mixed chorus, and orchestra Words by Christopher Hassall, music by Gordon Jacob Baritone Solo—N. P. Watkins

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The end of the Summer Term was once again wound up by the School Choral and Orchestral Society Concert in the School Hall, on July 27. The evening opened with Benjamin Britten's ostentatious arrangement of the National Anthem. The first item of the evening, providing the audience with an opportunity to read the programme, was Purcell's chorus " Soul of the World." This was far too boisterous and coarse for the delicate part writing as written by Purcell, and as usual the tenors reigned supreme. However, it proved a lively opening to the evening. Then followed Mozart's Horn Concerto in 1) played by P. F. S. Rodriguez. Throughout this movement a perfect balance was maintained by both soloist and orchestra. Rodriguez managed virtually to culture each note before it emerged, and to give the tone a perfect roundness. Truely an excellent performance. Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto was next played by C. J. Chitty. Chitty is always good, and as usual this performance glistened with personal feeling, yet perhaps he might have been allowed slightly more freedom in his solo passages than was given. Next was an innovation to the Summer Concert—a Recorder Consort, which played a selection of old English folk tunes. This performance was of exceptionally high standard, and we hope that we will be hearing more at future concerts. The Wind Group was also new to the programme. This group governed by Founders' House, played two items which were either composed or arranged by members of the School. I might add that neither of the two boys responsible study music as a main subject (just a gentle hint to those that do !) Their tonality was at times lacking—a small deficiency when one regards the high standard of their technique. Once again Mr. Foulkes presented his bevy of cleverest r corder players playing his own arrangements. (" Good Tunes—Better Rhythms ".) Mr. Foulkes here takes an enormous risk against not starting a major battle between the junior houses. The playing was good with an unbelievable sense of phrasing. The recorders were followed by veterans of the concert—the Madrigals. Their rendering of five Jamaican folk songs, was excellent with plenty of bounce, and provided the perfect finish to the first half. After a short break for half-time, the audience returned for the major item of the evening—" Highways," a cantata in ten movements by Gordon Jacob. This work tells the history of transport by way of sections with such naive titles as " Wheels," "Puffing Billy " and " Flying Saucer." First of all mention must be made of Watkins' singing, which was full of rich tone and other qualities. It is probable that in a few years' time Watkins could be a very good singer. His performance certainly showed much promise. The Chorus gave a satisfactory rendering of the accompaniment, the main fault being a lack of acquaintance with the notes. The orchestra mastered the intricate effects of the score with amazing aptitude. And so the concert came to a close. Although the programme was not as ambitious as last year's one I think that the general standard was higher. N. J. W. P.

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Sixth Form Conference

HERE are many ignorant people around today who claim that the Public Schools stifle originality and turn out stereotyped individuals with no firm convictions they can truly call their own. The falsity of this so-called argument was admirably demonstrated at the Ashford Grammar School for Boys on December 3, the day of the Sixth Form Conference. Here, the Sutton contingent as a whole, most people would have to agree (whether reluctantly or otherwise) easily surpassed any other groups in liveliness, talkativeness and general interest in proceedings. The topic officially under discussion was "The Sixth Form—Ideal and Reality," and the conference listened to the views of Miss Huxstep, a headmistress, and Dr. Thomson, the master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, upon the subject before the lunch break. The conference then adjourned for lunch and" group discussions," each group making its way to its respective form rooms. Here, as has been said, the Sutton representatives often tended to dominate their groups. The actual topic of the conference was largely lost in a mass of very interesting and extremely discussion-worthy irrelevancies. One or two exciting things happened. For instance, the Sutton group leader was hit full in the face by a flying wad of disgusting meat sandwiches thrown by a young lady who—apparently—found cause to disagree with him. Another member of the contingent was brought under very heavy fire indeed for daring to stand up for something he happened to believe in strongly— beatings. By and large, the discussions were very worthwhile. After lunch, a Brains Trust of educational giants answered questions which had been handed to them by the various groups. This was not the most exciting part of the day. The panel never disagreed on anything : they merely contented themselves with repeating at some considerable length, what all the others had already said. Nevertheless, the day as a whole may be termed a success, and the conference was, at the very least, certainly an enjoyable one. G. W. M.

Sunday Club

HE first Sunday Club of term took place on Sunday, September 30. Two "Fact And Faith" films were shown in the School Hall. Several shots of the Senaca beetle and of chameleons proved very interesting—including the sadistic sight of a chameleon calmly munching a Swallowtail butterfly. These films (which are extremely well photographed), were especially welcomed by the younger members of the School. The second meeting of term was held in the Almshouses on October 7, and took the form of a Brains' Trust. Mr. Horn, Mr. Fairbank, Mr. Hanworth and Mr. Vibert constituted the panel and the Rev. S. R. Beesley acted as chairman. The questions, submitted by members of the School were of varied importance. The first was " Is the prefectorial system outdated ? " to which the answer was undoubtedly "Yes." The second question, "Do we think that a thousand years of history ought to be put away ? " received a series of highly intelligent answers. "Should Christianity be defended by the atom bomb ? "prompted Mr. Fairbank to ask" How is one to defend a religion ? " The last question in an interesting evening was "Do you think that boredom may be the cause of really bad behaviour in the School ? " Mr. Hanworth

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stated that " an intelligent person is never bored," but that " the more moronic specimens of the School will fall back on mechanical aids." He finished by advising everyone to" take up painting." On 18th November, the Rev. J. G. Williams (as a climax to his weekend visit to the School) showed three films in the School Hall. Each film was introduced by the guest. The first, "One Hundredth Archbishop," in colour, told the story of the hundred Archbishops of Canterbury Cathedral from St. Augustine to Dr. Michael Ramsey's enthronement in 1961. The second film, " Three Roads to Tomorrow," tells of three students of Ibadan University in Nigeria and of their background ; the theme being the comradeship which the university gives to the students who come from different areas of their land. The third and last film, "African Awakening," showed the emergence of four African nations. This Sunday Club was no doubt the most-enjoyed of the term's agenda. However, although attendance has dropped a little recently, it is notable that the lower half of the School, who comprise the bulk of the audience, much appreciates its evening's entertainment. Africa Project HEN the Africa Project was launched within the School well over a year ago, it was received with encouraging enthusiasm. Even so, few people at the time believed that their studies and researches would prove quite as successful as they have done up to the time of writing. To stimulate an interest in Missionary work and an insight into countries whose ways of life are less comfortable than our own, the Diocesan youth leader in Canterbury, the Rev. Michael Upton, organised a scheme whereby as many youth groups as possible within the Diocese were asked to study a part of Africa. They would then go to Canterbury for an Africa Rally, at which they would exhibit their material. Mr. Beesley, our Chaplain, spent a number of years as a missionary in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika, and it was decided that this area would prove the most successful for study by a Sutton Valence group. The Diocese was divided into eight sections, each based around a main town, and eight groups, each with a leader, were organised to study and gather all the information about their particular area. With the aid of talks and slides given by Mr. Beesley, an informative lecture about Central Africa by Mr. Benbow of the Geography Department, and a talk by a missionary from Central Tanganyika, the Project got off to an excellent start. Boys wrote to all corners of the globe for information although it was not until March of this year that actual contact was made with the schools and missions in Africa. This had always been the main objective and it was gratifying to know that headmasters, missionaries and African students were anxious to inform us about the conditions and problems they have to face. Although it took some time for some groups to receive replies to the letters, photographs and tape-recordings, they had sent out, by Speech Day there was sufficient material to present a very informative exhibition of what had been happening during the winter and spring months. Detailed information, maps, letters from Africa and

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Progress then accelerated. Fortnightly meetings were held and information exchanged. By the middle of the Christmas term all groups had made contacts, and

photographs, tape-recordings and letters from African students had been received. At last, on November 20, members of Sutton Valence Africa Project arrived at Canterbury for an evening rally. The School exhibition by far surpassed that of any other group, and many complimentary remarks were made during the course of the evening. The speed and efficiency with which the exhibits were set up was most impressive while boys standing behind their particular sections, spoke most intelligently to the many visitors about their various studies. Slides were projected, admittedly with some difficulty, and there was an African atmosphere throughout with a taperecorder playing extracts from conversations between African students, and some typical African music. The meeting itself was well organised, the highlight of the evening being, perhaps, an excellent talk by John Taylor, chief representative of the Church Missionary Society in Central Africa. The effort amongst all those who have shown an interest in the Project has been highly commendable, and although it is difficult to pick out individuals perhaps the group leaders, Dudbridge, Hodges, Eames, Gulland, Pooley, Sealey, Barnes, Simpson and Bankier, and Richards who did much research work of his own, are most worthy of mention. Fortunately this is not the conclusion of the African studies, for Mr. Benbow has kindly offered to take charge in the future, so that those who have taken part may realise more easily the Christian implications that are involved in such a study. R. D. CHANCE (Secretary). Original Contributions

Conscience On this earth, we are all Answering to some remote call Made by the distant bell That summoned Macbeth to Hell ; Remnants of the great race, Living in this crowded space, Always seeking new lands With insatiable life-stained hands, Lashed on by human tides Senselessly hungering at our sides : We sow the seeds of our own destruction. D. J. WRIGHT.

Whispers of Nineteen Forty Dance, Prince of the Sabres over the gloved villages, the yellow wings of dawn planting their meek kiss upon the bonnets of grey snow.

The ricks are burning under your rusty hilt ; yet your steel flashes white and golden winded among the feathers of straw. The sword enters deep our bloody thighs, flesh bubbles flesh, bone rattles bone and dies. Somewhere in my mind a woman screamsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the night is grey with terror and turning I see the far off hill is crowned with stone. This do I feelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ulcerous fissures of war under my mind's quivering fingers, blue veined and livid ;

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This do I seethe barbed-wire eyes of delicate children, white boned in the paper streets of other towns ;

wheel, The long hand of the sun pronounces night On the sad white mortar of a house I think I once knew. Now there is nothing but The empty gourd of evening, The quick gnat's mournful bite Upon the cider of my heart.

This do I hearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the flapping hearts of flags mounting the slow climax of the waxen pole.

J. HOLT.

Now do I know in Nineteenhundredandsixtytwo the uncertain sting of a congenital wound.

Men marching ; cursing ; dying ; Men of green, men of grey. Men killing ; hating ; crying Hoping for some other day. J. HOLT.

The Apple Seller Worm, "the conqueror worm" bites clear along The cobbled arteries of the town, even To the heart of light, lambent, bright, The deep and painful ochred dwelling Where once in apple-eyed November I entered in. (Who in the park will turn a down-turned face Up to the blackened flight of swallows And envy them their blue, agrestic life Amid the tawny boles of trees ?) Moving along its outstretched heart I feel the bubbling city with my Fingertips and touch untouched walls Of suddenly softened granite. I see the albescent apples on my cart, Dimmed by the city's slow turning Towards the twelve chimes when noon Shall creep upon my dusty darlings. My brown and burning horses feather The street with their silent dung For blatant children to hammer and pile Before their final bed-time cock-crows Gather them to other farms. Listen to the hoof-beats of my apples Rolling the endless gutters of the city Scattering paper seeds and spittle-peel Among the wanton pigeons blinking at fountains, Kindling the old woman's fire In the cold hearth of her heart, Spying on lovers soft-fisting the flowers In the field where I first planted

My towering pride.

Some other day those men will live, But man's cold heart can not forgive. So in life's span, man must surely slay Those men of green, those men of grey. S. E. MARSH.

A Sutton Lad (with thanks to A. E. H.) 1. 'Tis time, I think, by Greasy Grind The smoke rings now should blow, Where furtive lads retreats will find And masters never go. Spring will not wait the loiterer's time Who keeps so long away, So lads of Sutton there will climb To pass the livelong day. Oh filter long on Greasy Grind, Ends that I never see ! Lie long, you matchsticks, grass-entwined, That never lit for me. 2. Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with fruit along the bough : The lurking farmer lies in wait And trigger-happy guards his gate. For full four years I wandered by Trees clustering cherries in the sky, And seeking out each hard-stoned black, Spat the stones on the cinder track. Now of that stolen mound of fruit Nut one is left of all my loot : All, all are gone, and I bereft ;

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In summertime on B.M. Where I was wont to lie, Hit from the tapping wicket The cricket balls would fly And hurtle in the sky. There on Thursday afternoons Behind the box I'd hide, Curled up and with a novel, And in the hot sun fried, Forgotten by the side. Slowly stretching off to sleep Until it came to field, Then I'd march, all keenness, out, My eyes to try and shield And contemplate the Weald. Now that other lads than I On B.M. needs must play, Luck be with you dodging games, To kindred minds I say, And may luck with you stay

4. With rue my heart is laden For golden friends I had Who never took persuad'n That I'm a generous lad. By loans too small for keeping Great gain from me they made ; In tills the coins are heaping, Never to be repaid.

When I would muse in Upper Four, The ancient desks among, And nurse resolves and fancies Because the world was young, My aim was not to shine at games Or workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;oh no, a fool, I merely thought : I'll be content When I am Head of School. I laboured up the winding path, From height to height I scaled : I got my O's ! I got my A's ! In one small thing I failed. Oh lads, you'll never see me read The lesson, calm and cool, Whatever else I may have been, I aint been Head of School. 6. SALVETE

The clock jars in the hollow night : Another term's begun. Time and again it strikes the hour And tells the time to one. In yonder dorm, often to turn, Thinking often to flee, Far from his folk a young lad lies Whom I shall never see. Oh lie you easy, dream you light, And sleep you till first bell. Whether or not you get to sleep, Oh lad, I wish you well.

G. McIvEn.

Rugby Football Retrospect has been a disappointing season for School Rugby. Of ten matches played HIS two have been won, and these were against Tonbridge Club Colts and London Scottish at the beginning of the term. The Captain, J. M. Cairns, was the sole surviving Colour from last year's side and this proved to be a notable handicap when facing other School teams who could usually assemble many more seasoned and capable players. Not that ours was a particularly young side, the most obvious feature of our play has been that there has been a marked reluctance to run with the ball with anything like the determination that has been demonstrated by our opponents. There have, of course, been occasional exceptions to this but in the main it is a valid criticism that, when they had the ball they looked, and were determined to score, whereas we, very often, seemed more inclined to run across the field rather than up it. To kick for the wing is an alternative method but not if the kick is sent too far ahead for the designated wing to have any hope of catching up with it. Too often our backs were harassed into errors of this kind, and many points were scored against us by such unskilled parting with the ball.

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The forwards were on the whole not so outclassed. There was a lot of good honest endeavour and in the tight especially, except against Sevenoaks who had a very able hooker, we have had a fair share of the ball. Their weakness, which became less apparent as the season progressed, was that of sluggishness in the loose and no very clear idea or planned tactics in the line out. One good feature has been a considerable improvement in the standard of tackling, and some players, Cairns, Lattimer, Macdonald, and Smallman have spent most of their time on the field performing this very satisfying and necessary function whenever they were in range of their opponents. If their example could have been followed by all the players with equal zest and certainty there is no doubt that the tally of points against us could have been considerably reduced.

F. R. B. Match Reports School v. Tonbridge R.F.C. Colts XV

This match was played on the Upper on October 6, under the most perfect conditions imaginable—warm and dry with practically no wind—and was won by the School. The final score was : Sutton Valence 1 goal, 1 penalty goal and 1 try to 2 penalty goals. This match gave us a most encouraging start to the season and although a number of early season faults were seen the general standard of football produced was most creditable. The School started off by pressing the Club and kept the game in the Tonbridge half for long periods. A number of scoring chances went begging until ByngMaddick scored a try for which the whole pack was responsible. Shortly afterwards Cairns kicked a penalty goal and before half-time the same player " j inked " his way through a host of would-be tacklers and scored near the posts. Goulden, with his curious approach run, scored the extra two points. Macdonald on the right wing had two or three good runs and was perhaps unlucky not to score. This half was definitely in Sutton's favour. The second half was in the main in favour of the Club. They scored two penalty goals but could not cross the

School line. Macdonald again distinguished himself by some excellently robust tackling and on two or three occasions the School came near to scoring. It is of course early to judge, and rash to prophesy about the future but this start was better than in many recent seasons. In the pack Cant, Rutter and Barr all played well throughout the game. Goulden and Cairns showed that they may well develop into a good pair of halves. Macdonald had a good game in every respect and at full back Murrells did all that was asked of him. By and large the pack was most satisfactory and well led by Stobbs. Several distinguished themselves in the loose and notably Barr, Cant and Farrow. One left the ground feeling quite cheerful—it may have been the weather but only partly so, I think. Team : Miirrells, J. C. ; Smith, J. r. ; Memmott, it. Lattimer, N. J. • Macdonald. C. ; Cairns, .1. M. Goulden, T. R. ; Byng-Maddiek, C. R. ; Rutter, J. P. Stobbs, W. M. ; Lyne, S. J. ; Watkin, N. P. ; Farrow G. S.; Barr, A.; Cant, It. V.

School v. Wasps " B" XV The conditions for this match, played on the Upper on October 13, were all in favour of fast open football, and this is what we saw. Most of it was provided

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road Wasps enjoyed a complete monopoly of the ball and being heavier and on the whole as fast as the School side, set up a succession of attacks, and their score mounted steadily. Their score at halftime was 22 pts. to the School's nil. They started with a dropped goal from wide out on the left after a few minutes and then in turn each of their wings scored a try. Their forwards scrambled another one after Munells had saved what seemed a certain score. Our "cup was filled" when the scrum half dodged over after a five yards scrum and a forward, unmarked it would seem, burst through from a line out on the 25. The second half was much more even. The School pack—which had stood up well to a considerable pounding—heeled the ball several times and the backs had a few chances of running. After five minutes Goulden kicked ahead from his own 10 yards line and following up well with Smith to help him bustle the Wasps wing three-quarter, they came away with the ball in their hands. Smith passed to Goulden to beat the full back and the latter scored. He, himself, kicked a goal. From this point onward the School rallied and there were several good attempts to score—forward rushes and an occasional burst through by the backs. However, the Wasps covering was good and by the end of the game they had repelled all our attacks and scored twice more themselves. Although so decisively beaten by a very good side there were some encouraging points. Murrells at full back did his best and usually managed to bring down one of the several Wasps who came up to him and Macdonald, again, came out of a defensive battle with his opposite number with• credit. Cairns did some good defensive kicking but this will not win matches. It is

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unlikely that the School will meet a better equipped side than Wasps, who had a considerable advantage in weight and experience. Team : Murrells, J. C.; Smith, J. L; Memmott, R. ; Lattimer, N. J.; Macdonald, C.; Cairns, J. M.; noulden, T. it.; Stobbs, W. M. ; Rutter, J. P.;• ByngMaddick, C. B.; Lyne, S. J.; Watkins, N. 1". ; Farrow, G. S.; Barr, A.; Cant, R. V.

School v. London Scottish " B " XV For our last " Club " match, played on the Upper on Saturday, October 20, the conditions were once again fast and even harder underfoot than in the two previous games. The actual scoring was somewhat fantastic. The Scottish scored 2 goals and 2 tries yet lost by a point to the School's 1 goal and 4 penalty goals. Goulden had six "pot shots" at goal and registered five times—with an unorthodox run up, set off for wind, a slight " hook " and then the ball went safely between the posts. In open play the School was in the ascendant until the final pass to lead up to a score had to be given. These last passes were often delayed, often dropped, often fell short and very often made impossible to give as the runners tended to cut inside" and thus lose contact with the potential scorer. We had enough chances to have won the game without penalty goals but they all went "begging." In fact our only try, scored by Cant, was from an individual burst after some loose play following a breakdown in attack. Towards the end of the game Cant went off the field with an ankle injury, shortly to be followed by Stobbs—who led the scrum well—with an eye injury and the School finished the game with thirteen "walking wounded, but managed to hold out in a last desperate struggle.

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One unusual incident was the loss of a "contact lens" by one of our opponents. The three minutes of injury time were spent by thirty players, two touch judges and the referee on all fours searchingunsuccessfully—for the missing lens. One remembers that M. D. J. Barrow, 0.S., and also of Scottish, did the same thing on B.M. a few years back. Is this a Scottish "getting back breathmanship play " ? For the School, Cant, Byng-Maddick and Stobbs did well in the scrum. Goulden and Cairns had their moments at half. Lattimer and Memmott made some good approach runs in the centre but, oh ! that finishing ! On the Scottish side the cultured play of D. A. Sloan—an ex-international—was most constructive, and their full back hardly ever put a foot wrong. It all seemed good fun anyway, and now with School matches imminent, let us hope we have dropped enough passes for the season. Team : Murrells, J. C.; Hodges, P. C.; Memmott, R. Lattimer, N. J.: Macdonald, C.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. L.; Byng-Maddick, C. it.; Rutter, J. P.; Stobbs, W. M.; Lyne, S. J.; Barr, A.; Farrow, G. S.; Shepherd, M. M.; Cant, It. V.

Sutton Valence School v. Sevenoaks School

This match was played at Sevenoaks on Saturday, October 27. Sevenoaks won by 2 goals and 4 tries (22 pts.) to nil. The game was a most disappointing one between two very mediocre sides and perhaps the only player to emerge with an enhanced reputation, was the Sevenoaks hooker who gained the ball in tight scrums, both with and against the loose head advantage, with (to a Sutton eye) depressing regularity. In consequence a not impressive Sevenoaks three-quarter line had so many chances that had they been really skilful the

score might have been astronomical in its magnitude. The scrum half also played well, scoring 2 tries. On the few occasions that Sutton had a chance to attack they looked better behind the scrum but failed to score, even in the first half when sun, wind and slope were in our favour. There was no scoring until about one minute from half time when the Sevenoaks scrum half scored wide out after an attack had been stopped. During the second half Sevenoaks attacked for most of the time and scored every now and then. For Sutton Lattimer made a number of good runs and Cairns jinked past several opponents from time to time, but all the movements broke down in the end. Rutter, badly out-hooked, ByngMaddick and Stobbs strove manfully in the pack, but the Sevenoaks' monopoly of the ball made a Sutton recovery, let alone victory, impossible Team : MurrelLs, J. C.; Smith, J. J.; Memmott, it.; Lattimer, N. J.; Houghton, N. B.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. it.; Stobbs, W. IL.; Rutter, J. P.; ByngMaddick, C. B.; Lyne, S. ; Watkins, N. P. ; Smallman, R. L.; Barr, A.; Farrow, G. S.

School v. Cranbrook

Played on the Upper, Wednesday, November 7. Cranbrook won by 2 goals, a dropped goal and 2 tries to a penalty goal-19 pts. to 3. From a Sutton point of view this was another disappointing game. A slow first half had almost finished with the scores level—Goulden's penalty goal being equalled by a good dropped goal to Cranbrook. However, just on half-time one of the visiting forwards dribbled over the Sutton line and won the touch down. Level but undistinguished play marked the first quarter of an hour in the second half, but gradually Cranbrook, with a

THE SUTTONIAN monopoly of the ball from scrums, tight and loose, got the upper hand and scored three times—first, their right wing threaded his way through a crowd of Suttonians who seemed to be admiring his progress rather than stopping it. The next try followed a loose scrum near the Sutton line and the last one followed an earlier pattern when a Cranbrook forward went straight through from about 15 yards out. Few members of the School side left the field with much credit. In defence the tackling by Macdonald was first rate and one cannot recollect that his opposite number on the wing ever got clear of him. A positional change with Memmott going to stand off half and Cairns taking his place in the centre was not a success. We got too little of the ball and one feels that it would have been better to have our most penetrating player nearer to the source of things than to continue risking bad passes on the way to him. One feels also that with an indifferent hooker it is essential to get the maximum shove possible as the ball is put into the scrum. It was noticeable that the Cranbrook wing forwards were usually down before ours were, and in consequence they had consolidated and were ready before we were. It is also all the more important for a side which is outhooked in the set scrums to make greater efforts to get the ball back from as many loose ones as possible—more scoring chances came after loose scrums than fixed ones— and this we failed to do. Again Cranbrook got more of the ball, and although they did not score from any movements set up after scrums, they did keep play in the Sutton half and were thus in a position to snatch 4 opportunist tries. One hopes these lessons will be learned— if not one can predict a number of matches with the first half fairly even

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followed by a Sutton decline in the second. Team : Murrell.% J. C.; Smith, J. 3.; Memmott, R.; Lattimer, N. J.; Macdonald, C. ; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. R.; Byng-Maddick, C. It.; Rutter, J. P.; Stobbs, W. Id.; Lyne, S. 3.; King, M. 5.; Farrow, G. 8.; Barr, A.; Smallman, R. L.

School v. Dover College This match was played at Dover on Saturday, November 10, and lost by 15 pts. to nil. Conditions were reasonable. The ground being soft but not muddy, and the wind only becoming an important factor later in the game when Dover used it cleverly to pin us down in our own half. As usual, the School began slowly. We were beaten back towards our 25 by a series of scrums and loose mauls, and the Dover left wing soon scored. The kick failed, but once again we were 3 pts. down after only five minutes of play. This seemed to wake the team up, and for some time the forwards, who were well led by Stobbs, seemed to be holding their own against Dover. But they were let down by the backs, who have not as yet been able to move together, and who foiled complete promising movements. Following a kick ahead, the Dover fly-half was able to run through and touch down without much opposition. The attempted conversion, into the wind, failed. Five minutes later the Dover centre received the ball on our 25. Our forwards hesitated to tackle him, and he was able to drop a goal, to make the half-time score 9-0. The second half opened with the School playing into a strong wind. But we were gaining confidence and began to play as a team in a much more convincing manner. The forwards had rather more of the ball than our opponents. But all our attacks were repulsed by the Dover defence, who made good use of the wind. After ten

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minutes, a rush by Dover carried the play right up to our line. Despite two penalty kicks awarded in our favour, our tackling was poor and the Dover left wing was able to score after a strong run down the touch-line. Again the try was unconverted. The forwards continued to hold their own, but were unsupported by the backs. The final score followed a passing movement by Dover, in our 25. Although halted momentarily, the ball was kicked over the line for the Dover wing forward to score another unconverted try. The last few minutes witnessed a final rousing effort by the forwards, but all to no purpose, and the match resulted in a well-deserved victory for Dover. Team : Murrells, J. C.; Smith, J. J.; Lattimer, N. J.; Macdonald, C. ; Houghton, N. B.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. B.; Byng-Maddick, C. B.; Rutter, T. P.; Stobbs, W. H.; Lyne, S. J.; Watkins, N. P.; Johnson, D. I. A.; Barr, A.; Smallman, R. L.

School v. Hurstpierpoint College

This match was played at Hurstpierpoint, on Saturday, November 17. The School lost by 28 pts. to 3. Conditions were heavy underfoot, and throughout the game the Hurstpierpoint pack dominated. They were especially strong in the line-outs, and were well supported by their outsides. There is little to be said for the School team. There existed an almost complete lack of tackling, so that our opponents were able to make many breaks. The forwards were outclassed, and the backs failed to make use of those openings which were offered, by sluggish handling and dropped passes. Hurstpierpoint scored in the first few minutes from a break by a centre. Thereafter they crossed our line to score

no less than four times. Two tries were converted, and two penalty goals kicked. Cairns kicked the School's single penalty goal. This was altogether a disappointing performance by our team. Team : Murrells, J. C.; Smith, J. J.; Latthner, N. J.; Macdonald, C.; Houghton, N. B.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. B.; Byng-Maddick, C. B.; Rutter, J. P.; Stobbs, W. M.; Lyne, S. J.; Watkins, N. P.; Smallman, R. L.; Barr, A.; Johnson, D. I. A.

School v. St. Lawrence College

Played on Upper, Saturday, November 24, and lost 0-25. A veil is drawn over this "game." St. Lawrence were generally quicker and more adaptable. But they were flattered by the margin of victory, at least 15 pts. being presents. "Things at the worst will cease, or else climb upward to what they were before." The 1st XV has no alternative. Team : Murrells, J. C.; Smith, J. 3.; Lattimer, N. 3.; Macdonald, C.; Houghton, N. B.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. B.; Byng-Maddick, C. B.; Rutter, J. P.; Stobbs, W. H.; Farrow, G. 5.; Watkins, N. P.; Smallman, R. L.; Barr, A.; Johnson, D. I. A.

School v. Cran brook School

Played at Cranbrook on Wednesday, November 28. Cranbrook won by 2 tries and a penalty goal-9 pts. to nil. Conditions underfoot were rather heavy and the aerial conditions perfect when Sutton kicked off with the slope in their favour. For a while Sutton pressed but several movements which should have gone further broke down in the centre where Macdonald's handling was uncertain and several promising dashes by Lattimer ended by him trying to beat one man too many. Gradually Cranbrook brought play first to about the halfway line and then to the Sutton 25 line, and after about twenty-five

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THE SUTTONIAN minutes' play they scored a try wide out on the left after a forward rush. Their second try was a good one, started by a forward bursting through on the left and followed by a good three-quarter movement which finished wide out on the right wing. Both kicks at goal failed—the ball was very heavy. In the second half Sutton forwards played well and seemed to be on top in the scrummages and line outs. Rutter hooked well and Barr jumped well in the line out. Again the ball often reached the centres with the same result as before half-time and we rarely passed the "advantage line." Neither side seemed likely to score tries, but Cranbrook increased their score with a penalty goal— kicked from an easy position in front of goal. This really was a disappointing game from the Sutton point of view. We had plenty of chances but failed to make proper use of them. Team : Allaway, D. J.; Smith, J. ; Lattimer, N. J. ; Macdonald, C. ; Houghton, N. B.; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. H.; Byng-Maddick, C. H.; Rutter, J. P.; Stobbs, W. Id.; Farrow, G. S.; Watkins, N. P.; Smallman, R. L.; Barr, A.; Johnson, D. I. A.

School v. King's School, Rochester

In this our last inter-school match for 1962 we had considerable hopes of recording our first win against a school this season. Alas, our hopes were dashed, and King's won by a try scored with about one-third of the second half gone. The conditions on the Upper on Saturday, December 1, were excellent for open play, and both sides in the first half tried to open the game as much as possible. Unfortunately the finishing by both sets of both backs was poor, and half-time came with no score to either side. Early in the half the advantage

had seemed to be Sutton's, but King's gradually improved and gained possession from more loose scrums than we did. In tight scrummages and lines-out the advantage seemed to be with Sutton. King's had the advantage of a slight breeze and the hill in the second half and early on certainly had the better of the exchanges. Their try was scored wide out on the right by the wing threequarter after several players had handled. King's still pressed till about fifteen minutes remained for play, and then it was Sutton's turn. Unfortunately our efforts came to nought as the backs seemed obsessed with a desire to kick ahead. Most of the kicks were too high and did not make our opponents turn round to chase the ball. Opportunities were also lost by touch-kicking when some form of attack was needed. It is really quite useless to kick defensively when one side is " down." Of individuals, Allaway played a safe game at full back and kicked well. On the right wing, Macdonald did some severe tackling. Cairns at stand-off did well in defence but overdid the kick ahead—particularly when we needed a score of some sort. The pack as a whole played well, apart from the weakness of loose scrummages, without anyone appearing outstanding. They certainly missed the injured Cant. Stobbs led well and got through a lot of work at the same time. Team : Allaway, D. J.; Smith, J. J.; Lattimer, N. J.; Houghton, N. B.; Macdonald, C. ; Cairns, J. 1,1.; Goulden, T. H.; Stobbs, W. M.; Rutter, J. P.; ByngMaddick, C. H.; Watkins, N. P.; Farrow, G. S.; Smallman, R. L.; Barr, A.; Johnson, D. I. A.

House Match Final

This was easily the best House Match played this term. Both sides had definite plans, and, though there were the inevitable slips, some pattern soon emerged in

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the play. Lambe's quite rightly pinned their faith in their heavier, taller pack, finely led by Watkins, to wear the opposition down : Margaret's hopes lay in the tactical kicking of Cairns and the speed of Lattimer. All the scoring came in the first half. Margaret's attacked first, but were gradually forced further and further into their own half. No score, however, seemed likely until, with Lattimer pinned under a loose maul, a quick heel left Lambe's with two men over, and Smith duly went over for an unconverted try. Lambe's continued to press and a series of scrums near Margaret's line produced a try right on half-time by Harris, converted by Memmott. For the third quarter of the game Margaret's came into their own with a series of powerful thrusts, and at least twice Lattimer was stopped almost on the line. But Lambe's superior weight and stamina then told, and Margaret's line was under perpetual siege ; but honour, and the line, was saved by some desperate tackling and kicking. As often in such a game, the non-stars caught the eye : Buzzard, Ford, Ekhtiar and D. Simpson are four that merit special mention, but every player made a spirited contribution to a fine game. Finally, R.D.C. is to be thanked for allowing the match to be open and hard, but never bad-tempered and dangerous.

School v. Old Suttonians

Three matches were played on" Bloody Mountains," on Saturday, December 15, 1962, between school teams and a variety of "Young, Medium, Old and Fairly

Antique Former Pupils." Regretfully we have to record that for once youth was not served and the seniors won all three games. In the Top Game the school side played, one thinks, better than at any other time this term. We had two delightful fratricidal battles between Cairns 1 and Cairns 2 and Macdonald 2 v. Macdonald 3. In each of these encounters " Junior " moved out of position in defence and gave "Big Brother" something to think about. O.S. scored three tries in the first half when they had the slope in their favour. The second half produced eight points for 0.S. and in a stormy assault in the last ten minutes the school scored one try â&#x20AC;&#x201D;greatly to the delight of their supporters --and almost managed two or three others. The actual conditions were not easy for open football but everyone tried to pretend that they were. In consequence players and spectators enjoyed an open and fast-moving game when it might well have been a "muddy maul." Credid to the school side generally, and in particulars to Rutter whose red head could be seen here, there, and everywhere, and to Barr in lines-out and general " rucking " and finally to Goulden who tried all the time. Also, one must not forget the fratricide mentioned earlier. The final score was 0.S. 1 goal and 4 tries. School 1 try. Leaving the field we felt that had this game been played in October it might well have led to a more encouraging season than the one in which it was the school's last appearance in 1962. Team : Allaway, D. J.: Smith, J. S.; Lattimer, N. ; Houghton, N. B.; Maedonald, ; Cairns, J. M.; Goulden, T. R.; Hole, D. V.; Stutter, J. P.; ByngMaddick, C. St.; Watkins, N. P.: Farrow, G. S.; Smallman, R. L. ; Barr, A.; Johnson, D. I. A.

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Football Results 1st XV Results Oct. 6 7-v. Tonbridge Club Colts. Won 11-6. Oct. 13 a. The Wasps. Lost 5-30. Oct. 20 v. London Scottish. Won 17-16. Oct. 27 v. Sevenoaks School. Lost 0-22. Nov. 7 v. Cranbrook School. Lost 3-19. Nov. 10 v. Dover College. Lost 0-15. Nov. 17 v. Hurstpierpoint College. Lost 3-25. Nov. 24 v. St. Lawrence College. Lost 0 25. Nov. 28 v. Cranbrook School. Lost 0-9. Dec. 1 v. King's School. Rochester. Lost 0-3. Dec. 15 v. Old Suttonlans. Lost 3-17.

2nd XV Results Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Oct. Si Nov. 7 Nov 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 15

v. Tonbridge Club Colts. Won 40-0. v. The Wasps. Lost 0-31. a. London Scottish. Lost 0-9. v. Sevenoaks School. Lost 3-e, v. Eastbourne College. Lost 0-22. s. Cranbrook School Won 19-6 v. Dover College. Lost 0-17. v. Hurstpierpoint College. Lost 0-12. v. St. Lawrence College. Lost 0-14. n. Cranbrook sehooL Won 3-0. a. Kir g's School, Rochester. Won 6-5. a. Old Suttonians. Lost 0-36.

Oct. 24 v. King's School, Rochester. Won 8-5. Oct. 27 v. Sevenoaks School. Lost 10-17. Oct. 31 a. Eastbourne College. Lost 8-20. Nov. 10 v. Dover College. Drawn 11-11. Nov. 24 v. St. Lawrence College. Lost 0-11. Dec. 15 v. Old Suttonlans. Lost 0-25.

Under-I5 Results Oct. 27 v. Sevenoaks School. Lost 0-6. Oct. 31 v. Eastbourne College. Lost 0-15. Nov 7 v. Cranbrook School. Lost 6-15. Nov. 10 v. Dover College. Won 5-3. Nov. 24 a. St. Lawrence College. Won 22-0. Nov. 28 v. Cranbrook School. Lost. Dec. 1 a. King's School, Rochester. Won 17-0.

Under-I4 Results Oct. 24 v. King's School, Rochester. Won 21-0. Oct. 27 v. Sevenoalts School. Won 5-0. Oct. 31 v. Eastbourne College. Lost 3-16. Nov. 7 v. Cranbrook School. Lost 3-12. Nov. 28 v. Cranbrook School. Won 8-3. Dec. 1 a. King's School, Rochester. Won 23-8.

Shooting Retrospect lost only the Captain at the end of last year, there has been little change in AStheweVIII this term. The shooting this term started and has continued with remarkably high scores from all members of the VIII, a record score being obtained by the VIII the very first week. This record score was quickly broken again and again in the following weeks. The fact that by half-term eight possibles had been scored, is fair evidence of the accurate shooting by individuals. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate C. W. C. Frostick on his very successful captaincy of the VIII last year. We are very grateful to Mr. Coutts and Mr. Sergison for all the hard work they have put into the supervision of the shooting, not forgetting those masters who kindly give up their valuable time to attend the shooting. We also congratulate Mr. Coutts on being elected to the Committee of the Public Schools' Rifle Matches Association.

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Berkhamsted Charterhouse . Foisted Tonbridge Allhallows Blundell's Repton Bradfield . Huratpierpoint Glasgow Academy Victoria College Kelly College The Leys . Whitgift . Highgate Eton . Sherborne Sedbergh . Shrewsbury . Harrow . Elizabeth College Aldenham . Epsom Stowe . . . Wellington . Cranleigh . Oakham Trinity School Gresham's . Framlingham St. Lawrence. Felsted . . . Edinburgh Academy Victoria College . Portsmouth Grammar

For 788 788 788 788 788 780 780 790 790 790 790 790 790 790 789 789 789 789 789 789 789 785 785 785 782 782 783 783 783 783 784 784 784 784 784 (Won-32 ; Lost-3)

Against 762 770 766 734 768 794 768 783 776 764 787 749 788 789 764 778 766 770 782 782 782 781 769 763 784 775 759 742 792 768 773 777 758 779 782

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

Results of competitions this term were as follows :— THE STANIFORTH CHALLENGE CUP VIII: J. P. Rutter . 97 R. J. Lynden-Bell 98 T. J. Epps . 99 F. A. B. Clement 99 G. S. Farrow . 96 . D. J. Luget 98 H. W. Wiggins 95 95 J. G. Alexander

THE KENT T.A. MATCH STAGE 1 VI: J. P. Rutter . R. J. Lyndon-Bell T. J. Epps F. A. Clement D. J. Luget A. C. Beglin

99 100 98 96 97 94 -

TOTAL Ex. 600

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THE SUTTONIAN INTERHOUSE SMALL-BORE RIFLE COMPETITION, 1962 1. Teams of IV :— 1st, Westminster ; 2nd, St. Margaret's ; 3rd, Lambe's ; 4th, Cornwallis ; 5th, Founder's. Details :—

St. Margaret's

Westminster 97 99 99 94

H. W. Wiggins. J. G. Alexander J. R. Parsons . J. S. Dudbridge

M. P. Ormrod . J. W. Hollis B. P. Rennick A. N. Peploe

95 98 95 96 384

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94 95 97 97 383

F. A. Clement G. S. Farrow S. J. Lyne R. J. Penfold

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Founder's T. J. Epps W. M. Stobbs C. J. Yonge M. C. Head

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O.S. Notes The 75th Annual General Meeting and Dinner of the O.S.A. will be held on Thursday, May 9, 1963, at the Criterion, in Piccadilly, W.1, Grand Hall Suite, when the chair will be taken by Sir Mervyn Wheatley, K.B.E., J.P., D.L., who until the last meeting was the active President of the Association. It is hoped that this special anniversary will be marked by as many O.S. as possible attending. The price of tickets provisionally, is 30s. Touch has been regained with B. S. Berting (1940, L.) who is now working in the North-East areas of British

Winner of Individual : J. R. Parsons 99.8 Runner-up: J. G. Alexander 99.7

Columbia surveying for oil wells and oil pipe lines. Since we last heard from him Bryan has done a six months' tour with Fairey Air Surveys in Iran, some time in Nyasaland, then to South Africa and finally back to British Columbia in 1961. The marriages announcements will show that his time in the Cape was not always work ! Recently Berting met R. H. F. Wylie—a civil engineer, working in a huge dam being built in Peace River—which made B. S. B. realise he was a little out of touch with S.V.S. Berting's recreation is mountain climbing, in which he can indulge in B.C. He has climbed in Snowdonia, the Lake District and the

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Matterhorn too. He wanted to know about his friends Hovey, MolyneuxBerry, Solomon, J. E. Sawtell, M. H. Norrish and N. J. D'Albertanson. As Berting's address is elsewhere in this magazine they had better write to him. (We have recently heard that the lastnamed has written and still more recently the others as well.) Dinner.—We record a revival of the Oxford and Cambridge Old Suttonians' Dinner. It was eaten at Pembroke College, Oxford, on October 27, 1962. All the preliminary work and organisation was done by F. R. Williamson (1950, St. M.) to whom thanks of all present are due. Various topics were discussed before, during and after dinner. What remains clear is that they want to hold another one, next year, in October, 1963, in Cambridge. Any ex " Oxbridge " (or " Camford ") 0.S. who did not get news of the " get together" is asked to write to F. R. Williamson at 1 St. Giles, Oxford. Those present were : The Headmaster —Mr. C. R. Evers—Trinity College, Oxon, and the following 0.S. : F. W. P. Bentley (0. : 1950: W.), J. F. R. Bongard (0. : 1942: L. & W.), D. P. L. Carslaw (a local dignitary : 1930: St. M.), B. P. Davis (0. : 1955: St. M.), Dr. C. B. Kerr (0. : 1950: St. M.), R. W. Lattimer (C. : 1961 : St. M.), I. Maddieson (0. : 1961: L.), Sqdn. Ldr. P. B. MacCorkindale (C. : 1942: St. M.), I. E. Morgan (0. : 1961 : St. M.), C. A. Rennie (C. : 1935: St. M.), Dr. J. H. ScottWilson (0. : 1943: St. M.) and F. R. Williamson (0. : 1950: St. M.), Secretary and " Soi-disant " Chairman for the evening. He was entitled to this doubtful distinction as he did all the work. It is with great regret that we have to record the death of J. P. Gleave (1956, W.)

in Canada. After obtaining his B.Sc. at Manchester University, John was offered a two-year Fellowship at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. Last year, before beginning his studies at Waterloo, he spent the summer at Fort Chimo, Ungava on salmon research and decided to do the same thing again this year. He was making a final trip into the interior, before returning to Waterloo, with two canoes and five Eskimoes. He had completed his mission and was on his way back, down the Larch River, when his canoe was swamped while passing through a section of rapids. John and the two Eskimoes were thrown out and only one Eskimo survived. John's tutor at Waterloo University told his parents that his work was above the level of the M.Sc. for which he was studying, and his research at Fort Chimo was much admired We offer our sympathy to John's parents at the loss of so promising a son. M. D. E. Oram (1962, F.) is now at School at Montreux, Switzerland. He finds things there are very different in most ways from Sutton Valence and the general comparison seems to favour the English School. During the holidays he goes to Greece and has sent us some excellent colour slides of Grecian remains in Athens. J. G. MacNaughtan (1962, L.) is one of the first " batch " (or should it be " clutch " ?) of undergraduates at Sussex University. He has started a History Society which he tells us is based on S.V. ideals except that they meet in a "pub." John has found that he is involved in rather "too many things" simply because few others of the first " intake " really do not know how to organise and run societies—" One up"

THE SUTTONIAN for S.V. and J. G. McN. here. The other parts of John's letter are most interesting, even if esoteric, but would be out of place in this column. He is playing hockey for his University, also for Brighton Town. C. G. Ericson (1958, L.) visited the School early in November with Mrs. Ericson. He is over in U.K. for a year studying and researching in Tudor History at the Senate House, London University, with the aim of going back to U.S.A. to lecture on this phase of English history. He finds that late 16th and early 17th century records are very sparse but is thoroughly enjoying his searches. Last year he entertained J. G. Winter (1958, L.) at his home in Massachusetts, and hopes to be able to do the same to 0.5. in U.S.A. in the future. H. N. Macdonald (1958, W.) has gained a degree at St. Andrew's University (Hons. II, in French and German) and has gone to the Hague as a translator for Royal Dutch Shell Company. Perhaps he will meet P. W. H. Roffey (1940, M.) and set up an 0.5. " cell " in Holland. Certainly, we hope so. A. M. B. Clarke (1921, M.) has retired to U.K. after spending thirty-five years in Southern India as a rubber and tea planter. He now lives in West Sussex (" Bethwines," Blackboy Lane, Fishbourne, Chichester) and would like to make contact with O.S. in that area. During a tour in Kent he visited S.V.S. for the first time since he leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and was impressed by" recent "changes. T. J. Archer (1960, W.) is now at Merton College, Oxford. He has been playing rugby for his college and is going on tour in Ireland before Christmas. P. G. F. Norwood (1959, F.) is studying for a year in a Greek Orthodox Theological Seminary on an island twelve miles

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from Istanbul and is enjoying his stay there. His address is Rum Rahipler, Okulu, Meybeli Ada, Ucakla, Turkey, and he will be delighted to contact any O.S. in that area. Captain H. J. Lee, D.S.C., R.N. (1935, W.) has been appointed Chief of Staff to C.-in-C. Mediterranean, and will be stationed in Malta from next spring. A. D. Booth (1962, L.) our recent E.S.U. student, has returned to U.S.A. and is at present studying at Baxter Hall, Williamstown, Massachusetts. He has been playing rugby for his college and is looking forward to a tour in U.K. in the spring of 1964. P. Thorpe (1936, M.) has sent us a most interesting account of the situation in Rhodesia and Nyasaland in particular and Africa in general, which has been passed on to the History Department. Thorpe had first hand experience of the rioting in Bulawayo in 1960 as he is a member of the Police Reserve. He saw the mobs of Africans "wrecking their own beer halls, clinics, swimming baths, &c., and even looting shops owned by their own people. I wonder if people in England realise that after the riots a relief fund was started, the proceeds of which was subscribed entirely by the European population." T. R. Hills (1953, M.) was the highest scorer in the Kent shooting team which won the county championship at this year's Bisley meeting of the N.R.A. P. V. L. Marchant (1938, M.) came over several times to help the School pistol team before Bisley. They did very well and gained second place. Very many thanks. Captain M. R. Marchant, Royal Marines (1949, M.), also had a successful season at Bisley.

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Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. 0. Waters, R.M. (1935, M.) visited the School team during" Ashburton week." The exploits of Stephen Biggs (1959, L.) may well become the " take-over " of O.S. Notes in the future. After " pancake racing," " cliff climbing," and some hitherto and, perhaps wisely, unrecorded exploits, he has now had the audacity—according to the Kent compere a " Twist" Messenger—to competition. For so versatile a person this may well have been an easy job— but did he "remain put" in his chair ?— we would like to know. M. Bayat (1957, L.) has completed his studies in U.S.A. and returned to his native land, Iran. He is sitting the examination for the Iranian Foreign Service, and if successful he can go abroad for four years to an embassy, possibly, London. We hope that all this comes to pass. P. R. Posgate (1959, F.) has joined the Metropolitan Police and has successfully completed his preliminary training. Air Vice-Marshal C. S. Moore, C.B., O.B.E. (1928, W.), was posted to the British Embassy, Tehran, Iran, in October. Maybe he and Mustapha Bayat (1957, L.) will set up a branch of O.S.A. there. J. G. Winter (1956, L.) and M. A. M. Smallman (1961, W.) are both at King's College, London. The former, at King's College Hostel, reading Theology, the latter at Platz Hall, studying Philosophy. Winter is refereeing for L.S.R.F.U.R., and we hope he will take charge (if that is the correct way of putting it) in this year's 0.S. match. R. E. Marsh (1962, L.) is at present at Box 118, Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A., as an E.S.U.

exchange student. He says that the settings of the School and Campus are among the most beautiful he has ever seen. Work and general conditions are vastly different from those in Britain, but R. E. M. is getting acclimatised. He finds that the social life at Cranbrook, which would be thought amazingly radical in U.K., has much to be said in its favour. His letter was an extremely happy one and we wish him luck for the rest of his year. He is, by the way, playing " soccer " and has played for the School. R. P. Hollingsworth (1957, St. M.) has been playing for Guy's Hospital 1st XV. One of his matches was against Cambridge University. E. J. Evans (1953, W.) of Sidcup R.F.C., has played for Kent in the Rugby County Championship this year. During the summer A. C. Nash (1956, W.) played cricket for B.A.O.R. v. de Flamingoes in Holland. J. C. Allwood (1959, L.) has been appointed Exhibition Designer for the Council of Industrial Design. T. B. Tribe (1960, F.) is Captain of Squash Racquets at Leicester University. D. C. Murray (1960, L.) gained a Pughe-Jones Open Scholarship in History in a competitive examination at the end of his " second year" at St. David's College, Lampeter, University of Wales. Well done ! M. P. Groves (1959, F.) passed out of R.M.A. Sandhurst in August last with a Sword of Honour. He has been posted to the R.A.O.C., and is at present stationed at Muenster, Germany. C. W. C. Frostick (1962, L.) writes from Airlie Hall, Dundee, and he seems to have been in contact with 0.8. University

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Thanks to the initiative and energy of D. S. Prentice (1952, M.), D. Dodd (1951, M.) and E. J. Evans (1953, W.) two matches have been played by O.S. rugby footballers this season. On October 7 they lost in a close game to an Haslemere XV 11 pts. to 6, and on the following Sunday beat a Sidcup XV 22 pts. to 13.

Players and supporters all had a thoroughly entertaining day out and it is hoped to repeat the matches another year with, perhaps, games v. Tonbridge and Maidstone included. One more game is to be played this season—on February 10 v. Esher. O.S. interested in playing should write to D. S. Prentice, 49 Norton Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey, giving their qualifications. Do not wait to be asked but write at once.

0.S. Golf Society

The Autumn Meeting was held on Sunday, October 21, at Crowborough. The following attended : R. Craven, R. Douglas, N. Epps, J. Grafton, P. Grafton, J. Gulland, A. Home, R. Horn, A. Martin, R. Martin, J. Mather, P. Morrish, A. Penman, A. Perkins, B. Reynolds and A. Trimming. After a rather chilly start the clouds disappeared and the day developed into a perfect Autumn day with bright sunshine with a very slight breeze which made conditions ideal. The course, apart from the greens which were unfortunately in the process of having the turf treated and had therefore not been cut for a few days, was in very good condition. A feature was the delightful views across Ashdown Forest from various parts of the course. In the morning Stableford Competition for the Leslie Mason Apps Cup Bob Martin was the winner with 361 pts. with his brother Alan runner up with 30 pts. After a most magnificent lunch the afternoon round, a four ball Bogy Competition for the Epps Trophy was won by A. Horne and J. Gulland one down with A. Trimming and R. Martin runners up two down.

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After an excellent tea the Annual General Meeting was held and Bob Martin was elected Captain for the ensuing year. P. Morrish intimated his wish to retire as Secretary, having held such office since the Society was formed some fifteen years ago, and the meeting expressed its appreciation of his invaluable services to the Society throughout all that time. Alan Trimming has been appointed the new Secretary and any O.S. golfers wishing to be placed on the mail list should please communicate with him at 4 Heathdene Road, Wallington, Surrey. At this meeting, Peter Grafton outlined the approach he had made to a number of schools with the idea of organising a National Public School Old Boys Golf Competition. Ile reported that the response had been encouraging and that a meeting had been arranged at Woodhall Spa on November 17. Such meeting has in fact now taken place, at which our Society was represented by Messrs. Grafton, Epps and Gulland, and it can again be reported that the response is most encouraging. More news of this project which, incidentally, is entirely the result of initiative taken by our Society, will be given in the near future.

Births BUNKER.—On August 26, 1962, to Janet (nee Twinberrow) and David Bunker (1954, M.), a second daughter— Juliette Nicola. BERTING.—At Fort St. John, British Columbia, on September 21, 1962, to Anne and Bryan Berting (1940, L.), a son—Patrick Bryan.

Marriages BIGGS—ROCK.—At St. Lawrence Church, Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I., on December 1, 1962, Rodney Marsden Biggs (1954, L.) to Margaret Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rock, of St. George, Bridgetown, Barbados. BERTING—HODGSON.—On December 23, 1961, Bryan S. Berting (1940, L.) to Nerine Anne Hodgson, of Capetown, South Africa. McLAREN—SHAW.—On Saturday, November 3, 1962, at St. Michael's Church, Chart Sutton, Michael Ian Bruce McLaren (1956, M.) to Gillian Margaret Shaw, daughter of Group Captain and Mrs. Shaw, of Holland's Farm, Chart Sutton. MALYON—SHANKS.—On October 12, 1962, Michael V. Malyon (1955, F.) to Maureen Ann Shanks. Deaths We record with regret the deaths of the following O.S. :— GLEAVE.—On Thursday, September 20, 1962, as the result of an accident in Canada, John P. Gleave (1956, W.). THOMAS.—On September 1, 1962, Frederick D. Thomas, M.C. (1908), of Grafton, Hunton, Kent. "Mr. Thomas was Head of the School and Captain of both Cricket and Rugby Football. In the 1914-18 War he rose to the rank of Lt.-Colonel, was awarded the Military Cross and was twice Mentioned in Dispatches. Later he commanded the D/97th Kent Yeomanry Brigade R.F.A. He had a long career in Public Service on the Maidstone R.D.C. In the line of sport he played cricket for the Mote, Band of Brothers and Incogniti. Rugby for Maidstone and Kent IInd XV."

THE SU1TON1AN WALLIS.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;On November 17, 1962, at Lewes, Sussex, J. P. S. Wallis (1920, W.). The Headmaster's Visitor's Book O.S. Visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;July to December, 1962

(This list is limited to O.S. overseas.) E. Gill (1940, F.) ; G. T. Davies (1923, W.) ; F. P. B. Derrick (1938, F.) ; K. P. Hadingham (1928, W.) ; R. J. Burns (1941, M.) ; R. F. Budd (1952) ; F. W. P. Bentley (1950, W.) (Aden) ; J. B. Brockwell (1944, W.) (Argentine) ; C. G. Ericson (1958, L., E.S.U. Student) ; and A. M. B. Clarke (1920, M.). Those whom we would like to see from Overseas "Everyone on leave." Do come and explain to us, what is good, what is bad and how can Sutton Valence do something to help the United Kingdom overseas. Missing Numbers of the " Suttonian " There is a supply of some terms' magazines in stock at the School and any 0.S. who wishes to complete his " set " may have a copy, if it is available, price 2s. 6d., postage included. If you have any " gaps " to fill, please write to E. A. Craven, Sutton Valence School, enclosing your 2s. 6d. per copy. The magazine(s) if available will then be sent. "Missing, and recently recovered 0.8." are entitled to copies and they will be sent if asked for and the " postage " enclosed. Addresses of O.S. Overseas B. S. Belting (1940, F.), Box 1360, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada.

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G. L. Jones (1948, M.), Suite 9, 147 East 21st Street, North Vancouver, B.C., Canada. (Hon. Secretary, 0.S.A., B.C. Branch. Western hemisphere members please note this change.) J. R. Smethurst (1960), Frontenac Drive, R.R.2, Aylmer E., Quebec, Canada. M. Bayat (1957, L.), 192 Ave Karadj, Tehran, Iran. Air Vice-Marshall C. S. Moore, C.B., 0.B.E., The British Embassy, Tehran, Iran. M. D. E. Oram (1962, F.), c/o Y.P.A.P., 244 Corinthan Odos, Patras, Greece.

Next Term's Fixtures 1st XI Hockey Fixtures, 1963 (Provisional) Sat. Feb. 2 Wed. Feb. 6 Sat. Feb. 9 Wed. Feb. 13 Sat. Feb. 23 Wed. Feb. 27 Sat. Mar. 2 Wed. Mar. 6 Sat. Mar. 9 Sat. Mar. 16 Sat. Mar. 23 Wed. Mar. 27 Sat, Mar. 31

Dulwich College. Home Reed's School Home King's School. Rochester Home Dover College Away Cheltenham College Teddington Maidstone H.C. Home Eastbourne College Away H.A. XI Home Tonbridge School Away St. Edmund's School Away Old Suttonians Home Cranbrook School Home Old Suttonians v. Cranbrook Home Lynxes

Cross-Country Fixtures, 1963 (1st VIII) Sat. Jan. 26 Wed. Jan. 30 Sat. Feb. 2 Sat. Feb. 9 Sat. Feb. 16 Wed. Feb. 20 Sat. Feb. 23 Sat. Mar. 2 Sat. Mar. 9 Wed. Mar. 13 Sat. Mar. 16

Maidstone Harriers Away School Steeplechases Home Blackheath Harriers Home Lancing College and King's Away School, Canterbury Sevenoaks School and Home St. Dunstans College Emmanuel School and King's Home School, Rochester Kent Schools Championships Away Tonbridge School and Dover Away College Blackheath Harriers Invitation Away Race Forest School Home South London Harriers Away Invitation Race

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Sat. Feb. 16 Sevenoaks School and St. Dunstans College Wed. Feb. 20 Emmanuel School and King's School, Rochester Sat. Feb. 23 Kent Schools Championships Wed. Feb. 27 Bethany School Wed. Mar. 13 Forest School

Home Home Away Away Home

Rugby Fives Fixtures, 1963 1963 Sat. Feb. 9 London University—lst IV Wed. Feb. 13 St. Dunstanslet and Under-16 IV 2nd and Under-15 IV Sat. Feb. 16 Eastbourne1st and Under-16 IV Wed. Feb. 20 Staff—lst IV Sat. Feb. 23 Eastbourne—Lnd and Under-15 IV Bank of England—let IV Wed. Feb. 27 Forest School-2nd IV Sat. Mar. 2 Old Haberdashers—lst IV Wed. Mar. 6 Whitgift1st and Under-16 IV 2nd and Under-15 IV Sat. Mar. 9 Old Dunstonians—lst and 2nd IV Wed. Mar. 13 Forest School—lst and Under-16 IV Sat. Mar. 16 R.F.A.—lst IV Wed. Mar. 20 Haberdashers—" A " Team Sat. Mar. 23 Jesters—lst IV Sun. Mar. 24 Old Suttonians—lst IV 1962 Sun. Dec. 16 Old Suttonians--lst IV

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Letters to the Editor

Christ Church, Oxford. November 25. Dear Sir,—When the SUTTONIAN came out one-and-a-half years ago with, for the first time a raised and attractive crest and in a decent fitting envelope, it could not have failed to produce a feeling of satisfaction. Why then was last term's edition hopelessly creased down the middle, with filthy ends and all because it was wrapped in an utterly inadequate scrap of paper ? Was it the money ? Well I have ordered and known the price of both wrappers and envelopes and the difference is quite trivial. If this is the case then

it is one of shamefacedly false economy, and if a Suttonian doesn't consider it worth an extra qd. on his Life Membership subscription, which is incidently extremely low, perhaps too low, in comparison with other public schools, he is not worthy of the honour. It could be, and I hope it is, just a question of using up old stocks. In view of the circumstances that is narrowminded and miserly, but at least to some extent justified. If this is so I apologise. It would seem more likely however that it is probably the same old problem, that SUTTONIAN editors must have faced for years, of some stubborn, biassed stumbling block, that won't move out of principle even if it knows itself to be wrong. Besides on this issue the august body of " censors " is far from unanimous and all it needs is a little demonstration of public opinion to sway the scale. The raised crest can never be taken away from us, because " the die is cast," so to speak, but if there be any dignity, if there be any pride, if there be any continuing interest in the School we've all been to (and heaven knows there doesn't seem to be much), then let us at least demand the self-respect of having our School magazine in a decent envelope instead of screwed up in a piece of brown paper. Yours truly, I. E. MORGAN.

Sutton Valence School, Kent. November 25, 1962. Dear Sir,—I should like to make use of your columns to draw attention to what can only be regarded as a dangerous sense of apathy in the School.

THE SUTTONIAN As soon as anything " cultural " is offered, where a modicum of thought and effort is required, the response is virtually nil. Everything apparently has to be presented in its simplest forms and on a plate warmed for easy consumption. On the other hand, I think that those few who do volunteer, as for the School Play, find not only satisfaction, but also enjoyment in what they are doing. But the weakness lies in there being so few who are prepared to make the most of what is offered. Unless the attitude changes, and the change must come from within, and there emerge many more who are prepared to assert their personality and contribute ideas and energy of their own, all the Society life in the School will be not only moribund, but dead. Yours faithfully, MAGISTER."

Late News 0.5.

Weekend—December 15. The Sides which played for O.S. were :— 1st XV.—R. M. Smith ; D. Pares, P. G. Stubblefield, J. J. E. Keeley, B. Macdonald, R. A. Light, J. B. Cairns, J. L. Hough, J. M. Wilcockson, I. N. Wilcockson, R. D. Mont, D. S. Prentice, C. B. Kerr, E. D. G. Bunker. Referee : J. G. Winter, 0.5. 2nd XV.—R. Solle, J. F. Clark, I. C. Sibley, L. W. Burrell, J. M. Miller, C. M. Cruikshank, A. J. Stoffel, J. M. Towner, R. S. Gibbons, I. A. D. Lyle, N. B. Shaw, P. Charlton, P. J. Cresswell, D. C. Dodd, A. J. Longden. Referee : J. R. Walter, 0.8. 3rd X V.—R. D. Chance, D. M. Kershaw, R. H. Bowdler, W. J. Pierce, P. D. Williams, R. C. M. Sheridan, D. L. Manook, R. W. Baker, J. A.

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Carpenter, W. R. Writer, J. G. MacNaughtan, J. C. Johnson, C. A. Porter. Referee : R. F. Bates, Esq. After the matches 126 Old Boys and Masters were entertained to supper in the Hall. An annual event for which we thank the School Authorities. L. W. Burrell (1956, L.) is working with a firm of architects in Notting Hill Gate. He is completing his studies in architecture at evening school at the Regent Street Polytechnic Institute. Recently married, he still manages to play Rugby for Westcombe Park R.F.C. W. J. Collins (1962, F.) is working for British Railways, Estate Accountants Dept., at Victoria. J. P. Tripp (1938, M.) is now stationed at the Political Residency, Bahrein, Persian Gulf, after two and a half years in Vienna. He is not unused to that area as he had previously been in Trucial Oman. The work is very interesting and important with so much at stake in the " Gulf." Two 0.5. have met in Tehran, Iran. They are Air Vice-Marshal C. S. Moore (1928, W.) and M. Bayat (1957, L.). G. L. Jones (1948, M.) has given us news of the British Columbia O.S. R. J. Burns (1938, M.) has left the B.C. Electric Power Coy and returned to Eastern Canada, where he now works for the National Energy Board in Ottawa. R. B. Westmacott (1911, M.) is slowly recovering from his illness. Jones goes to the same church as R. H. F. Wylie (1943, W.) and sees B. C. Masson (1941, W.) and R. de L. Phillips (1930, M.) quite regularly. Recently D. J. Rowlandson (1948, M.) phoned 500 miles from Calgary, Alberta, just for a chat ! Glyn still plays rugby in Vancouver and is Treasurer of his club. He tells us also

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that he may have a domestic announcement for the next issue of the SUTTONIAN. F. W. L. Carslaw (1930, M.) is still teaching at Millfield School, where his additional duties include being in charge of sailing and the C.C.F. The former seems to be an exciting occupation from all accounts. MARRIAGES BURRELL — OLLINGTON.— On September 29, 1962, L. W. Burrell (1956, L.) to Miss Jean 011ington. DAY—BOYS.—On Saturday, Novemver 3, 1962, at All Saints Church, West Farleigh, John Peter Day (1956), only son of E. P. Day (1929, W.) to Susan Maria Boys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Boys, of Maidstone. GODDARD—ALFREY. At Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London, on February 24, 1962, E. M. Goddard (1951, F.) to Gillian Alfrey, of Waltham Cross. DEATHS WILLIAMS.—Old Suttonians will be sorry to hear of the death of Hubert Dennis Williams, Groundsman 1952-1960, who died in Worcester on December 3, 1962. CHANGES OF ADDRESS OF 0.S. OVERSEAS R. J. Burns (1941, M.) c/o National Energy Board, 969 Branson Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. J. P. Tripp (1938, M.) The Political Residency, Bahrein, Persian Gulf. D. A. W. Hewson (1938, M.), c/o Pannell, Crewdson & Hardy, Box 1219, Accra, Ghana (Correction).

HOUSES.—Now that we have five major houses in the School we intend putting the Initial Letter of the House of 0.S.s mentioned in future 0.S. notes. We have full records back to 1937 but not prior to that date. Any O.S. of pre-1937 vintage writing to the School is asked to put his date of leaving and the House in which he was after his signature so that we can complete our records. O.S. SPORTS FIXTURES TO MAY, 1963 Rugby Football 0.8. v. an Esher XV at Esher on Sunday, February 10, 1963. Any O.S. wishing to play write giving details of club, position on field, which XV he plays for, etc., to D. S. Prentice, 49 Norton Avenue, Surbiton, Surrey. Hockey Matches v. School : Saturday, March 23, at 2. 30 p.m. Match v. Cranbrook Lynxes Sunday, March 31, at 3 p.m., on the School ground. O.S. wishing to play in any of these matches please write to P. S. W. MacIlwaine, at the School, without waiting for a definite invitation. The School is taking part in the "Oxford Hockey Festival" in April. It is hoped that O.S. in the area will come and support the School side in some of their games. Dates—April 2-5, 1963. 0.8. Cricket, Tennis and Swimming matches v. the School will take place on Saturday, July 6, 1963. 11 to 0.8. Cricket Week.—August August 18—both inclusive-1963. O.S. wishing to take part in any of these fixtures please write to E. A. Craven, at the School, WITHOUT WAITING FOR A DEFINITE INVITATION.