The Suttonian 1974

THE SUTTONIAN 1974

THE SUTTONIAN

Editor: EDWIN JAMES Committee: STUEART HOGG GARATH KERSHAW PETER POLYCARPOU JOLYON L E S L I E GERARD PRIESTLEY Photography by: THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Artwork by: E. A. H. JAMES K. K. HO S. J. HOPKINS J. M. C. MOUAT

Volume 32

(The front cover was drawn by K.K.Ho)

Number 5

E D I T O R I A L NOTE It is now ten years since Julian Holt described "The Suttonian" as "a glorified scoreboard" and proceeded to renovate the magazine by changing its format and presentation. This year we have gone a step further by including line-drawings, illustrations and photographs within the text, by using a different coloured paper and varying the style of type, and by enlarging the magazine considerably.

Over the past decade editors have frequently asked themselves such questions as "who are th? readers?" and "what are they looking for in the magazine?" This year a rigorous evaluation was made of all claims for inclusion in the magazine and each article was forced to justify its place. The result may not be startling but hopefully much which was superfluous has gone or been adapted.

In the light of appreciating the difficulties involved in producing a magazine such as this, with a readership drawn from a wide cross-section of people, I think it is fair to say that the magazine is attempting to achieve too much. Consequently there is room for considerable improvement and a need for a more rigid investigation into the aims of the magazine; possibly with a view to enlarging the literary section even further and producing a separate magazine regularly. Nevertheless it is hoped that this year's magazine is an improvement upon last year's and not a retrogression.

The editor would like to thank Mr. A. N. Grierson Rickford for the many hours of hard work which he has devoted to the magazine; the Suttonian Committee members, especially Peter Polycarpou, for support and invaluable assistance; Mrs. Ramsbotham for painstakingly typing page after page of copy; and finally all those who submitted contributions to the magazine.

EDITORIAL A most noticeable facet of the many economic and political troubles of the last year or so, has been a dramatisation of the situation by the persistent use of the exclamation: "a crisis!"

It appears that we are facing some new crisis each day—at least the front page of our newspapers would have us believe so. Many people I am sure would defend those in Fleet Street, maintaining the opinion that we are in the midst of times of acute danger and that a sense of urgency and suspense does prevail. Yet if .we regard the situation in perspective I feel we have little justification for our fears.

This is a great pity. Because what is surely needed at this time is a definite crisis to jolt us out of our yanity and our complacency. We are in dire need not only of a turning-point in our sense of values and code of morality, which lack reasoned principles, but of a restoration of faith and confidence in human nature.

The unanswered question prompted by the sixth form industrial week was whether we really wanted the industrialised type of -society which prevails. A glance into a shop window reveals the outcome of a consumer market, where the swing over the centuries away from a self-sufficient rural life-style, has precipitated the modern urban conglomeration, where one exists dependent upon someone else for almost everything.. ' ' > The notorious middlemen supply products of pre-packed this and that, beguiling one into a desire for that which one does not really need and instigating a pronounced value upon material wealth. A glance out of a railway carriage window reveals the price that'this'society demands upon our'heritage and natural environment, whilst the fish gasping in the detergent foam depict the full horror of industrial effluent. • But the real waste is that of human life. The insipid faces of the daily commuters has long been an'indication of this. The impersonal contact of daily routine may suit increased production but is the cost to human fulfilment not more important? Can increased economic growth compensate for the rise in attempted suicides? The present situation which confronts our society is well known and the increased concern for.our environment is an important aspect of this. But there is also an increase in communes and their equivalents, ah increase in the number of so-called "dropouts", and an increase in the number of people who spend their leisure time re-enacting civil-war battles or in similar apparently eccentric behaviour, all with the singular motive of "getting away from it all".

Where does Sutton Valence fit into all this? The value of any school such as ours which contains only a small cross-section of the community can only lie in an awareness of exterior activities, and the determination not to stagnate in its own ideas or become a type of backwater rooted in tradition and pride.

The past few years have shown an increased participation in assisting the local community service organisations, they have also shown an invigorated approach by the School of encouraging boys to be aware of national issues and current developments, and the introduction of activities such as the industrial week have outlined the aim of extending the scope of school life from books and chalk to include aspects of "real life" as it appears outside. This has been a welcome innovation but there is still much scope. Yet the full importance of this integration must necessarily be recognised if public schools are to survive the waves of abuse and criticism directed at them from outside.

Coupled with this attitude of reducing the insular nature of schools should be a general drift away from the propensity of shoving doctrines down pupils' throats. The loss of heart which people are feeling in growing numbers with the yardstick of material wealth and the assertion that happiness can only be achieved in a "good" job with a high income, clearly reveals the necessity for our schools to be aware of the sense of values and moral code which it attempts to pass on to the next generation.

As schools emerge from an isolated position so an atmosphere in which the ideas of the outside world can be examined should be encouraged. This .will make new'demands not only upon the masters but the pupils themselves.

They must cultivate a desire to investigate the principles upon which our society is based and to question their own ideas, their morality and their responsibility towards others and towards the society into which they will soon be thrown. A society which is criticised by life-styles and regimes outside the west as well as in it. A society which continues to be dissatisfied with the manner in which it is governed but dogmatically adheres to the principles and morality behind it. A society which judges a man more by the length of his hair than by the capacity of his mind.

Only in such an attitude will pupils achieve an education rather than ja. plain teaching, and will they be able to enter society in a condition to think for themselves supported by their own principles and not casually accepting those which the preceding generation have failed to justify.

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SUTTON V A L E N C E NOTEBOOK On Founder's Day, Mr. E. A. Craven gave the address in Chapel. He outlined some of the School's history, and gave details of the life of William Lambe.

Members of the Sixth Form have attended several thought-provoking conferences during the course of the year. At Cranbrook School, the theme was "Knots, an enquiry into mental disorders". Those who saw the short film of Prof. R. D. Laing's self-examination may still be mystified. Suttonians went to the Simon Langton Girls' School in the Lent Term to uphold the cause of male chauvinism, the subject of the conference being: "Woman's role in Modern Society". The polarisation of attitude was most stimulating, if not entirely illuminating.

The Saturday Society has given way to the newly established Sutton Valence Music Society which has entertained us all very well, and has managed to end its first season firmly "in the Black", financially speaking.

The highlight of the Christmas Term was the Upper Sixth Form Industrial Week which brought a plethora of famous speakers to the School and opened the eyes of many of the participants to the problems of management. Our thanks and congratulations are due to Mr. Ramsbotham for all the efforts he put into the planning and organisation of this successful venture.

The Carol Service and Junior Play were combined this year, and the result took the form of a nativity play with carols. The production proved an interesting innovation, and was a welcome change from the more formal services of the recent past.

The annual Christian Education Movement conference was held at the Girls' Grammar School, in Maidstone, with the theme "Mechanized Man". This examination of the predicament of Christians in the technological society was found stimulating by all who took part, especially since individuals were called upon to produce short dramatisations of particular problems they had encountered.

The School Play this year was John Whiting's "A Penny for a Song", which was produced by Mr. R. E. Horn. An appreciation appears elsewhere.

Visits by members of the School to the theatre have included several trips to performances of "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar" arranged by the Chaplain.

Other parties went to London to see "Julius Caesar", "Anthony and Cleopatra" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Speech Day was held on Friday. 31st May. The Guest of Honour was the Hon. F. F. Fisher, Master of Wellington College, who gave-away the prizes.

Mr. Ramsbotham continued his spadework as Careers Master by arranging an Upper Fourth Form Careers ^,xercise in the last week of the Summer Term. Bqys , we're faced with a variety of initiative tests and business games designed to promote qualities of leadership and teamwork. Many of the participants surprised even themselves! although the swimming pool was the scene of a number of spectacular failures to build seaworthy rafts, The end of the year brought with it a dramatic production written, acted, composed and played entirely by members of the Sixth Form. "Vis" comprised a series of related sketches and readings linked by pieces of modern jazz-influenced music improvised by H. C. F. Scott. C. M. H. RofTey and S. L. Hogg wrote the words and directed operations. It is fervently to be hoped that this successful production will stimulate members of the School to further efforts at "independent" ventures of a dramatic or musical nature.

Congratulations are due to R. B. Taylor, who gained a cap for the South-Eastern Counties at Hockey and scored the first 150 seen on "Upper" for a very long while; also to D. C. G. Foster, who captained the Kent U14 at cricket and was also vice-captain of the County U15 X I ; also to' M. L. Licence, who kept goal for Kent U15s at Hockey, and to M . R. Benson and M. A.

Tobert, who gained U16 Hockey caps for the County.

S. F. Powell brought his transatlantic swimming, skills to bear on the School record book and after the House Match, he had completely re-written it.

We welcomed two student teachers to the School; Mr. Anthony Marshall, B.A., from the Oxford University Department of Education, for the whole of the Lent Term, and Mr. Andrew Scott, (O.S.), who is studying at Loughborough College of Physical Education, for several weeks at the end of the Summer Term, The Editor would like to acknowledge the receipt of numerous copies of "contemporaries", and wishes to extend his thanks to the schools concerned, AWARDS On the results of the G.C.E. 'O' level examinations, the following awards were made Scholarships to R. D. Adams, T. J. Eggington and R. Homer.

Exhibitions to C. M. H. Roffey and G. M. Sharp.

The following Awards have been made for September 1974: Senior: C. J. Newport, Eylesden Court—Scholarship.

J. Coates, D.C.P.S.—Exhibition.

Junior: J-. R. S. Shaw, Bryony School—Scholarship.

'AVE A T O U E V A L E ' We shall be sorry to say goodbye to three members of the teaching staff at the end of the academic, year, and also to several ladies of the administrative and welfare staff. . ;.

Mr. Michael Neville. Assistant Director of Music and Chapel Organist for the last three years, will be moving on to pastures new; Mr. Francis Upcott. who has taught Mathematics and Economics here fpr two years..will also be leaving; the services of Mr. David Richards have been claimed by the MetrOpolitanlPolice Force.and he'leaves the School after four years here, during which his time has been divided between the.Physical Education and Biology departments. We wish them well in their future careers.

It is indeed sad when someone is compelled by ill-health to give up a cherished occupation. Sutton Valence wiU therefore be especially sorry to have to bid farewell to Mrs. Kay Bompas, the Sanatorium Sister. Many an ailing Suttonian has good reason to be grateful for her prompt ministrations, while many more, I regret to have to divulge this, feigned maladies as yet undiagnosed in order to join the "select" at the musical coffee evenings in the "San".

Kay's staunch support at First X I cricket matches on "Upper" will be sorely missed. I am sure that the whole School join with me in wishing her a speedy recovery from her injury and every good fortune and happiness for the future.

Miss Jacqueline Vannobel leaves a whiff of French perfume in the Lamibe's sewing room, and-sighing is still heard in the senior "shows"; her Gallic "je ne sais quoi" will not be easy to replace.

Two members of the "Bachelors' Mess" will be taking the proverbial plunge in the summer holidays. 1 hey are to be congratulated on their good luck as well as their impeccable taste. Mr. Brian Day is- to marry Miss Linda Durnford in July, while Mr. Ian Martin and Miss Denise Ellett are to be married a month later. We offer them our sincere best wishes in their new life of "wedded bliss'.

Five new members of the teaching staff were welcomed at the beginning of the Christmas Term. Mr. W. K. Piper, B.A., brings his antipodean charms to bear on the English and French Departments; Dr. J. S. E. Feltwell is teaching. Biology in place of Dr. David Black, w^ho left us unexpectedly to take over a Department at Kingswood School, Bath; and the Reverend Bryan Armitage, B.D.. is now safely installed as Chaplain, after an early set-back (a one-sided argument with a desk to be precise) had threatened to cut short his stay amongst us. Mrs. Marjorie Popay, B.Sc, who is teaching Mathematics, and Mrs. Barbara Piper, who directs operations in the Pottery, have brought a much needed touch of feminine glamour to the Masters' Common Room.

MARGARET DAVIS We said farewell at the end of the Lent Term to Margaret Davis, the Headmaster's Secretary, who, for family reasons, felt she had to move to a less demanding post. Margaret served the school periodically from 1964, first , as Bursar's secretary for two years and secondly, over the past five years, as one of the secretaries in the Headmaster'* Office. She brought a high standard of efficiency to whatever administrative part of the school she was in; she will especially be remembered for the helpful and agreeable manner she adopted towards all who came into contact with her in the day-to-day life of Sutton Valence.

R.D.C.

The Quater-Centenary Old Suttonians and Friends of the School will be interested to hear that a Forward Planning Committee is in process of being set up to make arrangements for the celebrations, to be held in 1976, which will mark the Four-hundredth Anniversary of William Lambe's foundation of Sutton Valence School. There will be further news of the Quatercentenary festivities once the Committee has been convened, probably early in the Christmas Term.

Chapel Notes I took up my appointment at School last September and soon achieved an inglorious "First" for Chaplains at this school by.breaking my leg at half term and being out of action for the rest of the term.

My family and I returned from East Africa after spending 14 years abroad and I am very grateful to staff and students for the way in which they have helped us to settle down to new work in a new environment.

Chapel Services have remained on fairly traditional lines since I came here although I see no reason why changes and experiments should not be tried, providing there is some consensus of opinion that this will help us to do better what it is we are supposed to be doing. I would welcome any comments or suggestions from Old Boys on this matter.

Simon Richards (M) has been my Chapel Prefect and has very effectively guided me into the ways of Sutton Valence—Chapelwise, I shall always be very grateful to him for this.

My gratitude also to the School Prefects who assist at all the Services and to Martin Edgley (Q who has never once failed to post up the correct numbers on the boards—and in the right order!

The most encouraging thing for me has been the way in which staff have been willing to assist in Chapel by reading lessons and, during the Summer Term, taking some Sunday Services. The reactions I have had from boys has shown that this is appreciated not only by me.

On Friday, 17th May, the following were confirmed in Chapel by the Bishop of Dover, the Rt. Rev. A. P. Tremlett, who is a member of our Board of Governors.

Jeremy Austen (W) Glen Duclos (W) Simon Marsh (F) Howard Smith (F) Andrew Bardsley (F) Richard Fetherston (W) Timothy Pink fF) Iain Sutherland (M) James Coleman (L) Miles Galton-Fenzi (C) Charles Ricketts (F) Michael Tobert (M) Stephen Cookson (F) Nicholas Loggie (W) Ian Robinson (W) Philip Wright (M) Please pray for these that they may continue to grow in grace as full members of the Church.

The special arrangements for Lent during the first term of this year consisted of Holy Communion at 7.15 every Wednesday morning and short addresses at 6.30 in the evening. We invited Christians from various walks of life to speak on "My faith and my work". The four speakers were: Mr. Richard Horn (S.V.), Dr. Humphrey Scott (Maidstone). Mr. Charles Shirley (Publisher from Sutton Valence) and Mr. John Paine (Farmer from East Sutton).

The talks were well attended and well received.

Visiting preachers during the school year have included the following: Rev. B. Coote, Vicar of St. Mary's, Sutton Valence.

Rev. P. Sales, Curate of Sutton Valence.

Canon C. C. G. Tufton, All Saints', Maidstone.

Rev. D. Gift, Industrial Chaplain, Maidstone and East Kent.

Rev. R. S. Green, Vicar of Otham.

Rev. P. Poole. Vicar of Bearstead.

Mr. James Jones, Sevenoaks School.

Father Catling, Bethany School. Goudhurst.

Rt. Rev. Richard Millard, Bishop of San Jose, California, who is spending a sabbatical in the village.

Rev. B. A. ARMITAGE

LIBRARY Owing to the large number of books missing, and the cost of replacing them, we have had to limit the opening times of the Library this year. This is unfortunate in many ways but it does ensure more peace and quiet for those who want to work; also it eliminates the abuse of the Library by a plethora of small boys using it as an extra day room.

•E. A. H. James has been head Librarian and has

contributed much work and thought to the Library: 1 am grateful to him and his fellow librarians.

Eighty books have been obtained this year. We are grateful for the following for giving books: S. Jervis, J.A.L.S., N. J. Prockter (O.S.) (author), M . Randolph, G. S. Pain (O.S.).

G. Pember (O.S.) has continued his delightful annual gift to the Railways shelf which is always especially welcome.

M.H.F.

Music 1973-74 It's been a full and busy year for the musicians of the School. The individual concerts are noticed elsewhere, and this is more of a summing-up of the music as a whole.

First, and pride of place to, the orchestra. It is not large but very well-balanced between strings and wind, better so than ever before. There can be few schools of our size and comparatively poor facilities for the pursuit of music which can, from their own resources, put on a performance of "Peter and the Wolf", as we did in the Summer Concert. The strength of the School's music lies here, where skill and dedication are required, and our thanks are due to Mrs. Pine and Mr. Holley for their devoted teaching.

The Woodwind Groups, Senior and Junior, have played their part, the former in concerts both here and at Coursehorn, and the latter in bringing on the younger players under the guidance of David Horn.

The Madrigal Singers have achieved higher standards and a wider repertoire than ever before, and we have been most grateful for the presence of Mrs. Able and Mrs. Horn, whose singing has contributed so much to the strength of the group. R.E.H. and R.D.C. are so much part of the Singers, and have been since their formation many years ago, that they tend to get overlooked. Not so this time: without their help and encouragement to the less experienced the Singers would be very much less expert and musicianly.

The Chapel Choir too has played its part, notably in the Nativity Play and at Canterbury Cathedral on Youth Day, June 21st, where we performed the HornFoulkes "pop" cantata "Naaman the Syrian", and where also the Madrigal Singers sang and David Horn played the flute, solo.

M.A.N, found himself unable to continue his membership of the Recorder Consort but his place was most ably taken by Nicholas Horn, who mastered the bass recorder in a remarkably short time. During the winter the Consort met regularly, and though the Summer Term's activities and exams made things more difficult we were able to give several performances at school and elsewhere.

The more formal, academic aspects of school music now: 17 boys took Associated Board Practical Exams from Grades 1 to 8, and 60 sat for Theory Exams from 1 to 5. All the results are not yet in, but hopes are high.

It is perhaps invidious to pick out individuals when so many have contributed, but no-one will deny David Horn's right to a mention in despatches. He is an outstandingly good flautist and, more than that, an excellent musician. His contribution to the school's music has been enthusiastic and unstinted and cannot easily be over-praised. As soloist, principal flautist of the school orchestra (and of the Kent Youth Orchestra, the Kent Sinfonia and the Old Barn Orchestra, with the last of which he played a concerto by Malcolm Arnold in a public concert in Maidstone at the end of the Summer Term) he has proved himself a fine musician, setting himself standards which would do credit to a profes-

sional and inspiring others by his example. He has even carried our name abroad—to Belgium with the K.Y.O. Others also 'deserve mention: Nicholas Horn, Richard Underbill and Simon Richards among the seniors, and Andrew Belts, Jonathan Burnett and Toby Foulkes among the younger players.

And while bouquets are being handed out, one must go to Mrs. Able. Although she is a very busy person, with a small baby (not to mention a husband) to look after, and with matron's duties in Lambe's, she has still managed to find time .to come to rehearsals of four different musical activities each week, playing and singing, and her help is very much appreciated.

A word about those members of the music staff who are leaving us. Our thanks to M.A.N, for his organplaying in Chapel and his cello-playing in the Orchestra; we wish him well in the future. And our thanks also to Mrs. Pine, who has taught the violin and viola here for 11 years; her sympathetic help and encouragement to the string players and her readiness to put her expertise "at our disposal have been most warmly valued. As she lives close' by we hope we may not' entirely lose touch with her.

Finally, there has been an interesting and hopeful development in the musical life of the School. Towards the end of the Summer Term Harry Scott got together a mixture of "classical" and "jazz" musicians to try to play some music he had written. What with one thing and another, primarily lack of time for adequate rehearsal, it didn't quite come off, but it was well worth the effort, and others are planning to follow in his footsteps. This is a very good augury for the future: the initiative came from the School,, not from the staff, though they gave their help and'jadyice willingly, and it was a step towards breaking .do.wns.the' barriers which, exist, or are deemed to exist, between the various types of music. \f J , •, • .; A.G.F.

Spring Concert F R I D A Y M A R C H 22ad 1974 ORCHESTRA . ' Symphony No. 8 in D minor Boyce CHORUS Ye boundless realms of joy Handel ORCHESTRA Two Chorale Preludes Bach (a) Sheep may safely graze orch. Foulkes (b) Jesu, joy of man's desiring CHORUS Insanae et vanae curae Haydn RECORDERS and STRINGS Three Sixteenth Century Dances Tielman Susato (a) Bransle quatre bransles (b) Ronde et Saltar«lle (c) Allemande et Recoupe " ' FLUTE ; Syrinx Debussy WOODWIND and PIANO Two tunes by Lennon arid McCartney, arr. Foulkes (a) Here, there and everywhere '' . ' (b) A l l my loving • Burlesque , , ' .Foulkes.

ORCHESTRA Calypso ' ' Foulkes

SUMMER CONCERT WEDNESDAY JULY 10th 1974 M A D R I G A L SINGERS iVaelrani Hard by a fountain Palestrina Joy in my heart Josquin des Pres El Grillo Passereau II est bel et bon RECORDER CONSORT Two Dances Widmann Fantasy Tomkins Foulkes Rumba f o r Four F L U T E and PIANO Dance of the Blessed Spirits Gluck Flute: David Horn M A D R I G A L SINGERS Anonymous Mth Century Hodge told Sue Jamaican ) Linstead Market What have they done to the rain?

Reynolds ) arr. Foulkes Michael, row the boat ashore Spiritual ) W O O D W I N D and PIANO Mostly Five-in-a-bar Foulkes The Fool on the Hill Lennon & McCartney arr. Foulkes We are the Champions Foulkes ORCHESTRA Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev

OSIAN E L L I S Osian Ellis was born and bred in that most musical of places: the North of Wales. He says himself that he cannot recall a time in his life when music was not the most important thing in his life! He began to sing and to play a number of instruments at a very tender age, and by his thirteenth year was already an experienced church organist. His career as a professional musician, stemming as it does from such roots, could hardly fail.

Since 1960, he has worked a great deal with Benjamin Britten, and has appeared in numerous first recitals and recordiiigs of that composer's works. Indeed, in 1969.

Britten wrote the Harp Suite in C Major especially for him, which was certainly a feather in Mr. Ellis' cap quite apart from constituting a considerable landmark in harp composition.

It was, therefore, a rare treat for such a distinguished musician to honour us with a visit, and there was a particularly good attendance at this concert. Many who came were unfamiliar with the virtuosity of the harp, but none, 1 think, were left in any doubt by the end of the evening. Osian EUis regaled his audience with a wide variety of pieces, ranging from the Sonata in D by John Parry and a couple of Ballades by Eugene Goossens to some songs from the plays of Shakespeare.

After a short interval, the listeners had thoroughly warmed to this somewhat esoteric instrument. Mr. ElUs proceeded to demonstrate the true versatility of the harp by playing some of Britten's fine suites. Surely he cannot cap that, we thought! How wrong we were!

The finale, which consisted of an original arrangement of Welsh folksongs, was superbly executed, and the applause which greeted his last bow was deafening.

T H E ARIAGA STRING QUARTET The quartet was formed in 1958 and has given many recita s in London and the provinces and broadcasts on the B.B.C. and television. It is therefore with our particular appreciation that we thank them for coming.

Works played were Haydn's Quartet in F Minor Op. 20 No. 5, Shostakovitch's Quartet No. 8 in C Minor Op. 110 and Beethoven's Quartet in F Major Op. 59 No. 1.

The range of works played were, I believe, appreciated if only to make one realise the change that has taken place in musical composition since the time of Beethoven and Haydn.

K E I T H SWALLOW On a particularly cold February evening, the Sutton Valence Music Society was honoured by a visit from the pianist Keith Swallow. The experience of this performer is extensive: he has given recitals and concerts throughout the country, he has played concerti with several leading orchestras, including the Liverpool Philharmonic and the B.B.C. Northern Symphony, and has performed before the television camera. His engagements for the B.B.C. have included solo recitals, accompaniment, concerti, interviews, and piano duets.

Mr. Swallow now leads a very busy life since, although he considers himself to be primarily an accompanist, he is in great demand as a soloist. In this guise it was that he strode onto the platform to face the expectant audience. His, programme included an Impromptu in A Flat by Schubert and many short pieces 5y the greatest composers of music for the piano. He went on to present, with great verve, some English pieces, by Britten, Ireland and Grainger and brought his recital to a close with the lively Spanish song "Zapateado" by Granados. The audience were highly appreciative of his skilful interpretations, and his witty and informative introductions won him many friends.

T H E SCHOLARS It was a welcome change from the usual instrumentalist programme to hear such an outstanding and renowned choral group as "The Scholars". The mezzo soprano, Shelagh Molyneux, sings solo with the London Bach Society and the Thames TaUis Society. Nigel Dixon, alto, was awarded a choral scholarship to sing in Durham Cathedral Choir and is in residence at Windsor Castle as a lay-clerk of St. George's Chapel. The tenor, Robin Doveton, has had a wide ranging career in singing and his compositions have been performed and broadcast by King's College Choir, Guildford Cathedral Choir and the Scholars. Michael Leighton Jones now sings in the choir of Westminster and with the Scholars as a baritone and t)avid Van Asch, bass, was responsible for the formation erf the group and its organisation.

The programme included sacred music, music from the Court of Henry V I I I , Madrigals, Folk Songs, Spirituals and hits from the Fifties. Their singing was, needless to say, excellent and the wide ranging programme underlined their versatility and brilliance. They held the attention of the audience to the end, the hits of the Fifties being a particular novelty.

G. Priestley

DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS T H E JUNIOR PLAY AND CHORAL SERVICE The Junior Play, which involves boys up to Upper Fourth, and the annual Carol Service were combined this year in a music and drama service in the Chapel.

The raised chance! of the Chapel, stripped of its choir stalls, was the stage. The choir, on tiered seating in front of the altar, formed the backdrop. But the action ranged around the whole Chapel. Acoustic problems were encountered, but the performers soon learned the importance of strong voices.

Mr. Grierson Rickford chose "The Business of Good Government", by John Arden and Marguerite D'Arcy.

This is a variation on the traditional nativity play. The birth of Jesus and the events of Christmas are seen through the eyes of King Herod as he struggles to prevent the fulfilment of the prophecies which threaten to upset his precarious rule of Judea, balanced between the needs of his people and the demands of Rome.

Herod's figure towers over the play. David Foster's performance built up our sympatliy with his predicament until the moment when he raised his sword , in ordering the Massacre of the Innocents. Herod fails to prevent Joseph and Mary (Timothy Pink and David Charman) from escaping to Egypt with the infant Jesus.

A mysterious angel-figure directs and advises on the scene from his safe position in the pulpit. Martin Wells gave the role both dignity and hurnour.

The dignified Magi, in, search of a birth, trade wits with Herod who fea:rs their knowledge and their faith.

The shepherds, gentle, rustic and very human, provoked our sympathy with'their uncertainties, especially about authority, as did the farm-boy (Richard Baker) who witnessed the flight into Egypt. Comic reUef came from the noisy bustling busy-body of a midwife (Jonathan Barry) and the grumbling harassed, landlord (Alan Qarke).

The players were:

Herod Herod's Secretary The Three Magi

David Foster William Knocker Asaad El Tayeb, Gavin Reid, Nicholas Loggie The Angel • Martin Wells Three Shepherds Stephen Cookson. Mark de la Torre, Andrew Betts, Joseph ' Timothy Pink Mary David Charman A Midwife Jonathan Barry The Landlord Alan Clarke A Farm-boy Richard Baker Lighting Nicholas Smith, Nicholas Horn Stage Management M r . G. Able, Ian Wilson Costumes Mrs. B. J. Piper Produced by M r . A. N . Grierson Rickford, M r . W. K . Piper

The play was highlighted musically by the choir's singing, led by Mr. G. Foulkes. The music was chosen as a commentary upon the action and as setting for songs and lines from the play. The Madrigal iSingers sang " I Sing of a Maiden", and there was a solo of "The Seed is set into the ground" by Mrs. Mary Able.

There were carols ("Adeste Fideles" and "Once in Royai David's City") in which the congregation participated. A lesson was read by the Headmaster.

The effect of the combined music and drama was well received and the congregation at both performances enjoyed a sense of participation in the drama of that ancient nativity scene.

The combination of two annual events was so successful that it could well be attempted again in the future.

W.K.P. A PENNY FOR A SONG

by John Whiting

Sir-Timothy Bellboys Simon Richards Haltarn Matthews ' Steuart Hogg Edward Sterne Peter Brimble A Small Boy Richard Barham Lamprett Bellboys Mark Butler Dorcas Bellboys Anna Diggines George Selincourt Peter Polycarpou William Humpage Peter Scott-Wilson Samuel Breeze Nicholas Smith Rev. Joseph Brotherhood Ian Robinson James Giddy _ Paul Blackman Rufus Piggott David Solomon Hester Bellboys June Mafes A Maidservant Heather Bates Produced by R. E. Horn, Esq.

John Whiting's play is concerned with the futility ot war and is set in the period when England was under threat of invasion by Napoleon. Man's glorification of war is revealed in the play by means of satiric comedy, as the majority of the characters prepare for the expec-ted invasion. However, a more serious arid philosophical approach to the subject is taken by one or two of the other characters.

Inevitably the comic element:'in the play has more impact on stage, while the serious parts of the play are misunderstood or ignored by the majority of the audience. This was true of the school production,' the audience enjoyed the farcical nature of the comedy, but were less at ease when';Edward Sterne was on stage. No criticism should be ..Attached to Peter^ Brimble in . this part, nor to Anna"T)iggines as Dorcas, who has 'the' unenviable task of playing straight parts whilst everyone else had the opportunity to play for laughs.

The group of "volunteers", with their over-enthusiastic commander, George Selincourt, played with great verve by Peter Polycarpou, Humpa'ge (Peter ScottWilson) on watch in his tree, the affectation of Hallam Matthews whose indolence was, beautifully shown by Steuart Hogg, all these caught the imagination of the audience. Add to these Simon Richards as Sir Timothy.

'Bellboys—i'ah 'early 19th century version of Captain Manwaring^with. his "clever" strategy of deceiving the French by impersonating Bonaparte himself, and it was not surprising that the play went well. The balloon descent, the explosion anH ih the tunnel and the captiire of the "Emperor" himself By the excitable Selincourt all contributed to the enjoyment of the evening.'

Our thanks go to all who took part, not least the Stage Gang for creating a set which was both visually satisfying and technically successful. The Producer had done a grand job with a largely inexperienced cast and deserves our gratitude. This inexperience showed up in two instances, a slight woodenness in some of the movements and occasional inaudibility. To return to my first comments on the play, the, tempo did flag during the serious moments, as indeed it should, but the nature of the author's anti-war ideas failed- to come across convincingly. Perhaps the blend of satirical comedy and serious propaganda does not really work?

C.R.G.S.

cially, and it was to be hoped that this new venture would bring pleasure to local people, as well as to members of the School, for a long time to come, parents were told. During the year, the Economics and Careers Departments had been rehoused in new classrooms and the filtration and heating units had been installed for the swimming-pool.

The audience in the Hall heard how an Industrial Week has been organised at the School m the Christmas Term; Sixth Formers had been afforded the opportunity to see how management and unions really Uved. This experiment would certainly become a regular feature of the Upper Sixth careers guidance course, since increasing numbers of Suttonians would be looking towards industry for their livelihood. The Headmaster drew the attention of parents to the Labour Party's all-out attack on the independent sector of education, and counselled all to arm themselves with the facts. " A coherent defence must be put forward by all. This is not an issue of equality but a straightforward matter of human rights", he said. Warming to the subject. Mr. Ricketts concluded his remarks with these reassuring words: "It is fervently to be hoped that the destructive and disruptive elements which pervade every stratum of society may be defeated, or at the very least, held at bay, by the concerted efforts of reasonable people. We at Sutton Valence will continue to promote hard work, striving always for the highest standards in good manners and personal integrity. There is no substitute for the pursuit of excellence. We shall continue to educate your sons to make of themselves whole men!"

SPEECH DAY For the first time in a good many years, the weather did not smile on Speech Day at Sutton Valence. However, in spite of the close attention of "Jupiter Pluvius" and his Arctic gales, the cricket match which has become a feature of these annual occasions took the field on Upper, where the School played against Richard Langridge's X I . The inclement conditions were braved by an encouraging nun\ber of parents and friends of the School, who found a fine array of interesting and informative exhibitions. The Science departments, with the practised ease of seasoned campaigners, bubbled their decoctions,dissected various beasts of the field, and conjured precious metals out of thin air as is their wont at this time of year. The Art Room was a blaze of colour, as usual, and the variety of interesting work produced in the Craft Centre came as a distinct surprise to those uninitiated in the mysteries of modern craft-work in schools. Many visitors expressed themselves delighted by the high quality of the work on view in the newly opened Pottery; the universal appeal of this recent addition to the Arts and Craft department manifested itself quite clearly in the diversity and sophistication of the pieces on display.

The formal proceedings, which included the giving* away of the prizes, were held, as in former years, in the Hall. The guests were welcomed by the Chairman of the Governors, who thanked the parents for their continued support of the School in what he described as: "troubled and uncertain times". He extended, also, his felicitations to the Bursar and his staff for their excellent work in preparing the School to receive its visitors.

The Headmaster, opening his address in light vein, laid the blame for the bad weather squarely on the shoulders of the Hon. F. F. Fisher. He went on to explain this remark by saying: "After all, the son of an Archbishop ought to have some influence in these matters!" Turning to his report of the year's activities, Mr. Ricketts refuted the claim of some boys that Masters lead "sedimentary lives". He was at pains to stress that the demands upon schoolmasters were ever on the increase. The impending departure of two members of the teaching staff. Michael Neville and Francis Upcott, was announced, and thanks were extended to them for their services to the School. Miss Renshaw, caterer here for seven years, would also be leaving at the end of the Summer Term, said the Headmaster, as he thanked her for her efforts in a difficult and often thankless task.

Mrs. Bompas, the Sanatorium Sister, had had to relinquish her post through ill-health, he continued, and she took with her our best wishes for a speedy recovery.

The valedictory section of the address was concluded when mention was made of the retirement of Mr. Weedon, who had been for a great many years Qerk and Receiver to the Governors.

Mr. Ricketts paid tribute to the success of Suttonians in the public examinations, and he congratulated especially those boys whose entrance qualifications had tended to suggest their unsuitability for academic pursuits. By contrast, our results on the games field had not emulated those of 1973. "Nevertheless", he went on, "Sutton Valence continues to hold its own in all major sports". The foundations of the Sutton Valence Music Society had proved a success, both musically and finan-

The Master of Wellington College, the Hon. Frank Fisher, rose to speak. He apologised for his failure to produce the requisite amount of sunshine but surmised that his intercessions on behalf of his own school, which was soon to receive a visit from Her Majesty the Queen, had exhausted his stock of divine favour. Having regaled his audience with amusing tales of speech days in places as far apart as Fiji and Canada. Mr. Fisher paid tribute to those who had won prizes. He reminded those who had not been successful this time that this in no way negated their efforts.

Mr. Fisher took up the thread of the Headmaster's riposte to Mr. Hattersley, stating his lack of confidence in the ability of politicians to act in the best interests of education in this country. He intimated that such people were apt to think of schools as agglomerations of bricks and mortar to be shuffled and dealt like packs of playing cards. Institutions such as this School were composed of a fabric of the most delicate kind, where stability in a caring community were the most valuable gifts that our children might receive. Such intangibles did not stand up well in the face of the ham-handed assaults of the D.E.S. was his considered opinion. " A good school is a caring and sharing community, with an intrinsic aspiration to educate in the fullest sense of the word", said the Master of Wellington, by way of definition. There followed two anecdotes which illustrated beautifully what he meant. The first concerned a small boy at his own school whom he had surprised one morning, as he hurried into Chapel.

"Late again!" quoth the Master.

"Jolly bad luck. Sir," came the ingenious reply "so am I ! " 10

This same urbane wit was the subject of the second story, which told of the anguished "cri de coeur" of a pupil who had received news of his dismal performance in the G.C.E. He sent a prompt telegram to his brother which read: "Have failed exams. Prepare father". Came the speedy reply: "Father prepared. Prepare yourself.

Returning to the serious side of his theme, Mr. Fisfier brought his remarks to a close by laying stress on the essential service provided by the independent schools.

Such establishmeiits cater for all possible educational requirements and their very existence maintains the

parent's inalienable right to choose the means of the child's spiritual and moral, as well as academic, upbringing. "The Christian faith, in my view, provides the stability upon which to build for the future", asserted Mr. Fisher. "The Public Schools are founded on this bedrock. They must be preserved as an independent and fully autonomous alternative to the educational facilities provided and controlled by the State". On this unequivocal note, the Master of Wellington proceeded to give away the prizes.

A. N. G. R.

The list of prizewinners was as follows: Form I I R. J. Bedford T. J. Schofield Junior Reading Prize Fonn n i R. Best (and Distinction Prize) Form Lower I V B. R. Brown (and Distinction Prize) R. J. Digby (and Distinction Prize) J. P. Dimond (and two Distinction Prizes) N . C. Smith (Distinction Prize) Form Upper I V M . A . Cook J. C. Turner A. J. Betts (Intermediate Reading Prize and Distinction Prize) I . M . Hajjaji (Distinction Prize)

V I Form Prizes

A. P. Aloof K . J. Hoskins C. M . H . Roffey K. K. Ho G. M . Sharp Angell Prize (Maths) J. R. Sheldon Kitchener Prize (Maths) P. W. Scott-Wilson Kay Prize (German) P. J. Brimble Wheeler Prize (French) T. C. Smith Grizelle Prize (History) L . A . de la Torre Kingdon Prize (Latin) T. H . L. Adams Biology Prize and Distinction Prize S. D . Richards Bossom Prize (Spoken English) S. D . Richards Derrick Prize (English Verse Speaking) D . A. Humphreys Winstanley Prize (Chemistry) D. A . Humphreys Wood Prize (Physics) S. D. Hasson Economics Prize S. D . Hasson Garside Prize (History) S. D . Hasson Geography Prize and Distinction Prize .

D. A . Horn Music Prize Bloxham Prize (English) and Distinction Prize E. A. H . James D. A . Horn E. A . H . James I . A . W. Robinson Clothworker's Prize W. J. Westacott R. B. Taylor R. B. Taylor Headmaster's Prize (Head of School) Distinction Prize

J. E. Burnett (Distinction Prize) Form V R. D. des trois Maisons (and Distinction Prize) M . K. Edwards (and Distinction Prize) M . G. Smith (and Distinction Prize) C. J. Beringer (Distinction Prize) S. J. Hopkins (Distinction Prize) J. M . Hajjaji (Distinction Prize) B. R. Brown (Current Affairs) M . K . Edwards (Current Affairs) S. D. Hasson (Current Affairs) M . K . Edwards (MacDonald Prize, Current Affairs)

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SOCIETIES popular English indoorgames though it resembles them The Archaeology Society has now condensed into a ony slightly when.compared individually. If you have functional group of seven members. This is due to the an interest in and some skill at Chess, Bridge and Domdifficulties: the society has had to face with transport. irioes-this Oriental-card-game "played, .incidentally, with But in spite of this a few excursions were organised last season, notably to the Friars at Aylesford, and a tour , bamboo tiles, might well provide you .with an inscrutable challenge and plenty ofi-excitement, too. ^organised around Boughton Monchelsea Church and the area. Mr. Shot of the Kent Archaeology Society During the year the Oniithology Society has been kindly acted as guide on one occasion. Next season it able to visit Langley Park farm to study the large is hoped to combme more of our activities with the variety of bird life, and once again we are indebted to Mr. Chambers for this.', . . .

Maidstone area archaeological group. Also further investigations will go ahead on discovering the Roman.

In addition to the^se .visits, and-encouraged by Mr. remains around Sutton Valence. " • Taylor, we replanted twenty ^young sajjlings on the farm in "an attempt to attract larger'numbers of birds and a The'Biological Society followed a very varied'agenda Vgreater number of species, --i., - \ this year. In the autumn we visited the parakeet,, collec. " .This year has been .a^year of considerable change in tion at Leeds Castle, and had a successful expedition to, the Photdgraphic;Society, mostly initiated by the arrival Ashdown Forest- ,to watch deer rut. Other' places - we visited through the year were the Maidstone museum, ' ;,pf Mr.".Piper, to whom we o\ve.,miich. the Butterly Farm (Bilsington), East Mailing Research ' \ Most of'the work .has been-done by the junior memStation, East Peckham Aquarium, Bedgebufy 'Arbore-- • bers'. of whom we have welcomed a^dozen in the Sumtum, the Swale at Sheppey.and a local slaughter house. ' mer Term—this-.emphasis upon them has been due Some of us attended two symposia in London, one;on . ."Jargely ,to the lack of time available to the senior members for any-real concentrated work. dinosaurs, the other on biological rhythms. We had jtwo^ •H -T^his influx' of younger members promises well for visiting lecturers who gave talks on cpnservatiori*v(Mr.;' ... the 'future'and provides a nucleus uppri which to base A. Ruck) and Birds of Kent (Mr. B. Hawks): i. ''••the Society, r --' ' • The Bridge Society has.growii in popularity again • A small exhibition was* presented on Speech Day and this year. We have had to restrict :the membership to some of the-Society's wprk'is illustrated. five tables in order.that reasonable .progress might, be • ' SaiHng has been recognised-as a full-time sport this made in learning the finer points of the game;'This-has . year and the Sailing. Club, comprising eight regular borne fruit as there has been a marked umpro.vementJn members and an occasional membership of those who _rthe standard of Bridge over .the year. Our rise: from- , wished to try some'thing new, aimed to go to Dover y/lith place to 12th in the Kferit Ihter-Schools .ConipetiHarbour two or three, times' a week. Difficulties with '^ LtMn was a good illustration of how rhuch better we are the arrangement of ..transport^made'things rather uncerplaying. ' " .. tain, but. there seems to- be .a good deal of enthusiasm We have kept up a regular link with the Cafshalton in the School for this exhilarating sport and we are Bridge Club and have aimed to :play-two matches hoping to expand. Our modestfleet—twoFireflies to be against them each term. We have also, arranged matches exact—will have to be enlarged if the Club is to accomwith Benenden, Tonbridge, Cranbrook and Roan Grammodate all those who wish to sail. mar School, and it is hoped that'we can renew these The conditions this slimmer have been excellent and fixtures next year. the season has been most enjoyable. There were the usual early mishaps, but the majority managed to The Society's thanks are due to B.R.D. for his guidremain upright most of the time. Even the new recruits ance and enthusiasm; his organisation of the club has had soon learnt the difference between "sailing" and helped us to get the most out of the game. "swimming" and we were able to challenge Dover ColThis year the Chess Society tried to arrange a numlege to a match. They were sporting enough to lend us ber of matches for the juniors, prior to the Kent League matches. We expected our juniors to do very well with one of their Fireflies so that each team was enabled to Gopdall and Bertram showing great promise. As it put out three dinghies. The success of this first fixture turned out the senior team did better than anyone leads us to hope that we may be able to organise a fuller expected and we won our Group to get into the knock list of matches; a fair number of schools in this area out. Unfortunately we were knocked out in the first have sailing teams. round by Maidstone Technical School.

I am sure that members of the Club would like to join with me in extending sincere thanks to F.R.B. for In the team des Trois Maisons, J. M . Hajjaji and N .

J. Bardsley showed promise. Next year we hope to do the time and energy he has devoted to the establishment better, since none of our senior team is leaving. of sailing as an option in the Summer Term.

A most successful and enjoyable season for the Soccer Mah-Joogg Society: This unusual game has found a considerable following within the School, and a society Society, this. The regular turn-out of up to 20 players was formed in the Lent Term. It is hoped that we wiU for Wednesday afternoon games has meant that the be able to expand in the next year or so and new memcompetition has always been keen, and by the annual bers, whether oi-"not they have some experience of the match against the rest of the School a great deal of intricacies of the game, will be most welcome. One improvement could be noticed in the standard of footmight say that Mah-Jongg combines aspects of several ball.

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Spencer and Sharp, G. each scored twice for the Society in the 4-0 defeat of the School. After this success, we are hoping to set the "round-ball game" more firmly on its feet by arranging fixtures with local clubs and schools.

The following societies also functioned: Aeronautical, Archery, Art,' Basketball, Fives, Footpatii Survey, Geography, Golf, Graveyard, Junior Shooting, Life-saving, Printing, Stage Gang, Wme Making and Conjuring.

The Hunting Society This has been something of a mixed year for the Hunting Society. The debates have, on the whole been most enjoyable, but unfortunately the standard of public oratory has often not been very high. Many speakers have relied too much upon their talent as comedians, and have played to the gallery of junior boys to sway the voting by "unconstitutional" means. It was a measure of how far behind other schools we have fallen that we could only manage a poor fourth place in the first round of the Inter-Schopis Debating Competition. I would hope that there will be a return to relative sanity next year, and that the principles of debating may again be observed by our members.

The activities of the Christmas Term opened with a Balloon Debate, which was won by Mr. Lebon, whose "Herbie" convinced the House that he should remain in the balloon. Mrs. Malaprop (Mr. Terry) made the best speech of the evening, and deserved better than his third place. Later in the term the motion "That brains and brawn are incompatible" was tabled.

The Hellenic precepts of Mr. Richards and the culinary expertise of Mr. Roffey, for the Oppositioh, failed to impress the House, so Mr. Brimble and Mr. Lebon were victorious, their biological statistics and fancy dress notwithstanding.

The Lent Term Boomerang Debate provided the Society with nine new members as well as a good deal of amusement, for the topics were unusually ingenious.

Our second serious debate was held soon after. The efforts of Mr. Richards and Mr. Clarke to convince us that "Religion is the opium of the masses" were in vain, Mr. Terry's speech carrying greater weight for the Opposition. A welcome innovation has been the link set up between ourselves and the girls of Ashford School. Although the dictates of chivalry have prevented us from defeating them, the girls have brought a much needed breath, of fresh (hot?) air to the activities of the Society. The young ladies defeated the motion "That the female of the species is more deadly than the male" in fine style, and were equally successful in advocating "That it is better to streak than to strike".

The year closed on^a high note, I am pleased to say.

The House met to crown ^the Queen of the Muses, and what a difficuk job it was! The speeches were of a good standard, for a change, and the contributions of several masters gave tone, if I may rnake so bold as to say so, to the proceedings. W.K.P., posing as Erato, Muse of Lyric Poetry, proved the eventual winner, but was closely pressed by Thalia, Muse of .Comedy, whose considerable claims were advanced by Mr. Polycarpou.

Some of the sacred songs of Polyhymnia (M.H.F.) were also well received.

All in all, a most enjoyable year, despite the drop in quality of much of the speaking. It is to be hoped that the setting up of a Junior Debating Club next year will help to remedy this shortcoming.

The Vice-President

FILM SOCIETY The past year has seen a continuation of progress within the Society, which has provided as great a variety of films as was possible in view of the financial difficulties brought about by rising costs.

The year began on a sour note when an electric storm blacked out the first performance; but since that time we have, thankfully, been free from divine intervention and from the plaguey tricks of the mechanical gremlins. The Mini Tuck Shop has been maintained, and has proved a popular and profitable side-line.

Although we have departed from the "Kirrage" style, with its trailers and advertisements, we still achieve a professional atmosphere, which is much appreciated by the discerning audience.

The future holds great promise; for we hope to extend the number of films and to improve the quality of the programmes screened. These aims should be fulfilled within the next couple of years, thus making the Society an even more popular attraction. It is also hoped that we wU'l be able to show more adult films, but this project is very much at the negotiation stage at the moment.

I would like to extend the Society's thanks to B.J.L. for all his assistance, and thanks also are due to our projectionist, N. A. Smith, for his expertise behind the scenes.

R. B. Taylor Sept. 16th: Hotel Sept. 22nd: Doc Oct. 6th: Ring of Bright Water Oct. 13th: Death in Venice Oct. 20th: From Russia With Love Nov. 10th: S.W.A.LK. Nov. 17th: Carry on Matron Nov. 24th: Quess Who's Coming to Dinner Dec. 15th: Till Death us do Part Dec. 17th: Murphy's War Jan. 19th: The Samourai Jan. 26th: Tell Them Willy Boy is Here Feb. 2nd: The Prize Feb. 9th: Vanishing Point Feb. 16th: Two Mules for Sister Sarah Mar. 2nd: When Eight Bells Toll Mar. 9th: The Secret of Santa Vittoria Mar. 23rd: Evel Knievel Mar. 25th: Then Came Bronson 13

ACTIVITIES Pottery In last year's "Suttonian" I wrote an article somewhat condemning the lack of facilities in the School's Art Department. Over the course of this past year, however, a great improvement has been made and all encouragement should be given towards future developments. The creation of the Pottery classes is a very welcomed addition to the curriculum and will enable boys throughout the School to be creative on a three-dimensional as well as a two-dimensional basis. All boys up to the Upper 4th year are given pottery lessons, alternating with Woodwork and Art. The lack of time devoted towards the teaching of pottery results from the obvious restrictions of the timetable; However, it is hoped that these restrictions might be overcome in the future. Those boys opting for "O" and " A " level Art are naturally given more time and instruction and may on occasions work outside .school hours. The enthusiasm for this craft has grown over the year rather than

decreased, yet there comes a stage where personal progress is hampered by the lack of necessary experience in design. Such a feel for form cannot be obtained to the necessary degree by a training in two-dimensional design transferred to the three-dimensional. Experience in three-dimensional design itself is necessary. Time also should be allotted to such theoretical work as the composition of glazes, etc.; such technical work need not start until the Upper 4th year, the pupil having gained an essential background over the preceding two or three years. Although the workshop is small, the equipment is excellent, comprising one kiln and three wheels, one of which is electrically powered.

All thanks should go to the Headmaster, to the Governors and to the anonymous donor whose kind gift financed the expensive equipment. Special thanks should go also to Mrs. Piper who over the course of the year has been extremely patient and helpful to boys throughout the School, trying always to stimulate their creative interests. And although the standard of work produced is not particularly startling as yet, the volume of work and the time spent by enthusiasts outside school hours has been very encouraging and a measure of this interest.

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We have been an optional contiiigent for long enough now for a pattern to be discernible. Thirty to forty recruits enlist each September, but many of them serve for only one year before changing over to one of the community service options as their Monday, activity.

Some of those who re-enlist leave at the end of their second year and so there are very few left from whom to make the senior cadet N.C.O.s who should play such an important part in the training of the first and second year cadets. A further difficulty which arises from this state of affairs is that far too small a proportion of the cadets complete their proficiency training because it takes at least four terms, and usually longer for them to be trained and tested in the five subjects. In fact, in the training year just completed, not one cadet became proficient and, although this was more the fault of the Cadet Training Team than of ourselves, it will not look good on our next annual inspection report.

We had no inspection this year as it was a free year and there was nobody we particularly wished to invite.

As it turned out this was just as well because the summer term field day when, the inspection would have taken place was rather a disaster. It had been planned that we should have the APEX (proficiency) night patrol exercise, but the Cadet Training Team who had spent several weeks preparing the cadets for it and who were supposed to be running the exercise failed to turn 15

up at the training area. Fortunately we were able to lay on a sort of night exercise at short notice and it was a fine night for bivouaccing, otherwise morale would have been very, very low. As it is, I think this catastrophe contributed to the poor response we got when the camp notice was posted.

The year ended with us taking nine boys to summer camp and one of those had had enough after one day and went home! Camp was again at St. Martin's Plain (Folkestone). It rained on and off for the first four and a half days, but the weather then improved and our final afternoon, spent on the Lydden Spout ranges, was really very pleasant. It was a disappointing camp in many ways but I hope that the few cadets who attended found it sufficiently worthwhile to makB them want to go again next year.

Since becoming Housemaster of Lambes, Mr. Shaw has found it increasingly difficult to play his full part and so has resigned his commission. I should like to thank him for his help these last three years and to say how grateful I am to him for agreeing to continue to run the shooting. And, alas, before we next go into print, we shall have said goodbye to another of our officers. Captain Sergison, who came to Sutton Valence in 1950 after 24 years in the Regular Army, is due to retire at Christmas. For me it will be the end of an era and I view the future with not a little trepidation.

M.F.B.

Community Service

them. I t is possible that we are able to bring a little sunshine into their lives; through giving us this opportunity for community service they have done more for us than we can say, or know.

P. Polycarpou

Sociaf Service, Voluntary Service, even Community Service: these are now regarded by leaders in the field as outdated terms. Similarly, the traditional Dock Settlement is looked upon as unpardonably patronising and the student with a conscience who feels under obligation to go and serve in the community as a "Knight in Shining Armour" is considered to be wrongly motivated. Community Education is the current phrase: the server will benefit more than the served and education which is not concerned with the community is irrelevant.

There are obvious truths in a number of these views but it is indigestible and unrealistic to swallow them in toto and appiy the logical conclusions. A t least, it is at present and in the meantime there have been approximately 100 boys this year engaged in fairly traditional community service. The largest section carry out local • visiting and it is pleasing to have had so many good reports of the work they have done. Other groups have ' been engaged on conservation, making equipment for play groups, visiting hospitals and on many other activities including an.swering an emergency call for repairing storm damage in the village. Two new ac'tivi- ' ties this year have been the Pop Group's visits to Oakwood and taking games for children from the Primary School. Both of these have been more than ordinarily successful and reports appear below.

A.R.D. Oakwood Hospital

C R A F T W O R K A N D C O M M U N I T Y SERVICE During a I J hour session once a week, boys produce equipment for local pre-school playgroups and educational apparatus for the severely sub-normal patients of Lenham Hospital.

Once a term they get an opportunity to visit these playgroups and witness their value.

Some of the work undertaken stems from these visits and occasionally boys are able to produce successful solutions to problems they have encountered. Unfortunately the time available doesn't allow much development of this most valuable and interesting aspect and proven designs are more often reproduced. However, we have had one notable success in this field and the play-house designed and made by John Mouat is illustrated here. The design has been rigorously tested at a playgroup in Maidstone. I t was not only used against a wall, but was moved away as a freestanding unit and in both situations it was equally popular. The playgroup found it particularly successful as it folds flat and can be stored easily. Two play-houses can be placed back to back to form a larger area to play in.

D.W.T.

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To the uninitiated eye,, there are few places which present a more daunting aspect than Oakwood Mental Hospital, in Maidstone. The stillness and apparent inactivity are oppressive to the newcomer,the atmosphere repeiiant. To enter beyond the forbidding exterior is to step into an alien world, to take a pace forward into the deepest recesses of one's own subconscious.

On Monday afternoons throughout the year, a small party of Suttonians has been taking this challenging, though frightening, step. George Nader (drums), Harry Scott (bass guitar), Piya Goddard (lead guitar) and Luis de la Torre (vocalist, humorist and general frontman) have taken their music and laughter to Oakwood.

The welcome they received was always most enthusiastic, and the regret genuine when they prepared to leave.

It is impossible to evaluate in concrete terms the effects, beneficial or otherwise, of these weekly visits on the inmates, though the Social Director at Oakwood has been full of the highest praise for our efforts. We hope sincerely that some good may have accrued from these visits to those who live within the hospital walls; it is quite clear that this experience has been of incalculable value to those of us whose privilege it was to be of some service.

When the dictates of the examination supervened, a younger group took over the job of wandering minstrels. The band, comprising Paddy H i l l (bass guitar), Peter Carr (drums), Martin Witt (guitar), James Harries (rhythm guitar) and Peter Polycarpou (vocalist) will in all likelihood continue with the project next year.

We extend our grateful thanks to the staff and patients of Oakwood for their invitation to visit

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perhaps leading to a lifelong friendship,, and a pledge to ensure the survival of our heritage. The pressure upon one's capabilities and resources,'faced with heavy loads and strenuous terrain,' can be considerable. A mutual understanding is necessarily developed to ensure the successful completion of the expedition. Many new areas of wild country are encountered—the Lakes, Snowdonia, the Cheviots, the Brecon Beacons, the Western moors—all widely differing in character; all worthy of further visits.

A criticism frequently levelled at the scheme is that anyone could do it. They could—but don't. Physically the award is designed so that any determined candidate could achieve it, whatever his shape. The question of motivation is perhaps the most important factor. The relatively high fall-out rate from Bronze to Gold is attributable to the psychology of the scheme—there is no "stick" and all "carrot". For those who do continue, the danger is to produce Award holders who in later life are unable to be motivated by the actual experience, but are constantly seeking retribution. As is the case on the school playing fields, the awarding of colours is tantamount to admitting that the sport is not worth doing for its own sake.

I would suggest that the most important quality is enthusiasm and a firm behef in the validity of one's goal. This can amply recompense for a deficiency in physical capacity. The scheme is unregimented with plenty of room for individual talents and interests. Selfdiscipline takes precedence over the para-military nature of organisations such as the Scouts. I n retrospect the more painful moments blur. Memories return of fresh ridges conquered and the wide, undreamed of vistas stretch rewardingly away beneath one.

C. M . H . Roffey

Primary School Sports The aim of this particular aspect of Community Service has been to teach the 20 or so pupijs, who come across from the local primary school over the road,, in the fundamentals of hockey, cricket or any other sport incorporating the facilities of our School, which are not available to them in their primary education.

The group of children consists of a majority of boys, whose main interest seems to lie in playing football, and a few girls who either try and prove themselves the boys' equals or simply play rounders.

Occasionally when we are able to "hire" the services of M r . Day from J.U.A.M., we are able to give the children a much more valuable session using the f u l l range of gymnasium facilities. The hockey coaching was received with much enthusiasm, and the Lent Term was ended with the holding of a five-a-side hockey tournament, which surprisingly enough was won by a team of girls! During the Summer Term cricket techniques have been taught under the direction of Peter Polycarpou, whilst the rest of the small party of seniors have helped encourage an interest in various aspects of athletics.

Throughout the year many of these seniors have been a little apprehensive, and wondered whether the children were really gaining anything. Despite the sessions being limited to about an hour each the primary school staff assure us that the time is well spent. Certainly the children appear to enjoy every minute, and our previous fears were dramatically swept aside when the primary school won the Kent Junior Football Cup. M . T. Seth

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme: a Personal Reminiscence— It is always hard to synthesize adequately the experience of several years into a few hundred words: in this case, the D. of E. Award. One could wax lyrical about the beauty of the British countryside; about the camaraderie and fun to be enjoyed on expedition in wild country; about the rewarding sense of achievement on completion of a long trek, or indeed a whole award.

There are fond memories of evenings spent huddUng beneath a tent in a rainstorm, -desperately trying to boil the soup; of a companion hanging helplessly, caught by his rucksack while negotiating a barbed wire fence.

There are less pleasant memories of slaving up fellsides at five in the afternoon, sun blazing, blistered feet, and the camp site three miles further hence; of sharing a tent with malodorous sheep—not to mention unshod fellow travellers.

What about the aims of these expeditions? or indeed the entire Award Scheme, for besides the camping, there exists first aid, service to the community, fitness, and a pursuit. The aims may perhaps be embodied in three words: self-reliance, tolerance and experience.

Continued expedition work in the country fosters a relationship between the walker and the countryside.

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J.U.A.M. The Junior Unit Activities on Mondays has continued to enjoy its variety of sports and succeeded in finishing ten different leagues and competitions during the year.

This year, our Team Leaders have been recruited from Upper 4th and 5 th formers, instead of 6th formers as in previous years. This experiment has met with reasonable success. What the Leaders have lacked in expertise in the sport, or authority to command, they have made up for by their willing co-operation, efficiency and enthusiasm. Many thanks to them.

In order to foster team spirit and streamline multiUnit matches, we have introduced coloured vests this year. Each Unit has its own colour. The vests are for use on Monday afternoons, and at no other time. This has been a successful venture.

Field Days this year have been a balanced, varied diet. I n October we had a local Inter-Unit 8-mile Treasure Hunt Competition; in February we visited the Science Museum; and in May we combined a Quiz on Dover Castle with a 4-5 mile walk along the white cliffs to.St. Margaret's Bay. B.R.D.

An Elegy to D. of E .

We wonder sometimes as we dream If, in our Duke of Edinburgh Scheme We really put in all we might To put ourselves out. D o we fight To make an effort? Or do we Take all, expect it all to be Donated on a platter gold?

Do we not think, but just get told?

We think they don't in Civvie Street Have it laid on so nice and sweet; But here, it's like a Sunday treat.

We're shown where we're to put our feet So, thanks from all on D. of E. For all expended energy

By D.T.R. and R.F.B. Dikki

T H E INDUSTRIAL W E E K This year we held the first Sixth Form Industrial Week at Sutton Valence. It was an experiment, and it is impossible to judge how successful an experiment it was.

The boys who took part (the whole Upper Sixth) will.be able to judge this better than anyone,and some measure may be .seen in their reports and comments that follow.

But I think it is important first to establish why we held it—and why we intend to continue doing so in some form or another.

In the first place the Industrial Society, an organisation which plays a major role in industrial relations in this country, has for some years run conferences for

sixth form boys and girls to consider some of the issues involved in the decision making processes of modern industry. These conferences run for one and a half days and have usually consisted of films, lectures by senior management and trade union representatives, and discussion groups led by young practising managers.

Sometimes, however, their value is lost because they are isolated events; boys are encouraged to emerge from their academic cocoon for a couple of days, become involved briefly with real problems of work, and then slither quietly back into the formroom, thus finding the whole affair unreal.

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And of course the question must be asked—are the efforts worth making in the first place? Should the whole Sixth Form be encouraged to think about industrial problems when perhaps only a few may be considering a career in industry? Is it a good idea to let Sixth Formers see the problems that face industrialists so soon—will they not be put off from contemplating such a career?

M y own thoughts on these questions are clear. Not only are the efforts worth while but we cannot afford not to make them. Whatever career a boy from Sutton Valence chooses to follow he cannot escape the fact that that career is going to be dependent in some way on this country having a prosperous industry. Those boys who look on industry and commerce as "distasteful", "a rat race", "intellectually stagnant", " i m moral", and all the other cliche-ridden epithets that are used, are living in cloud cuckoo land. Not only can the epithets be applied to almost all careers if one wants to, but it is of course impossible to have a successful career in anything today, in this country, without being connected in some way with industry and commerce and, perhaps more to the point, without being involved in the problems of "man management".

Man Management is a factor of industry, of the professions, of the civil service, of the armed forces, of any career where there are managers and managed; and if the boys who leave Sutton Valence are not in the main determined to be managers, then I think they will have failed to take advantage of what this School, or any other public school, is offering, and, I would tentatively suggest, they have been-wasting their parents' money.

So we approached the Industrial Society's Conference with this idea of "Man Management" in mind.

Already, to prevent its being in a vacuum, some work had been done. We have had lectures from managers and unionists; some of the boys have visited factories; business studies has become part of the regular syllabus for all sixth formers, during which the boys play business games. The final stage was to be an Industrial Week.

First of all, we were immensely fortunate to have Vic Feather to start the Week. I f anyone in this country has displayed wisdom and understanding, patience and yet firmness in the problems of man management, it is surely Vic Feather. I don't think the boys who heard him that evening will forget that experience. Nor will they forget the next part of the Week when each one went to work in a factory. Some worked normal shifts, others just observed all that went on. But all were in fact seeing the problems that are found in industry today; of boredom, of monotony, of dirt and noise and smell, of danger, of conflict. They saw, too, co-operation, friendship, concern, responsibility. They were only there for three days, which is not enough. Some came away determined never to go near a factory again (they w i l l ! ) . Perhaps what disappointed me most with this part of the Week was that few boys recognised any challenge there—the challenge perhaps to apply the intelligence and humanism (apparently lacking in industry) to make the working conditions better. Is it a symptom of our age that such challenges are not seen or taken up? Do young people really want to disappear into the false security of the civil service, the professions and others, and not realise that this country—and that

means the civil service and the professions as w e l l needs them to solve our management problems in industry if it is to survive?

Exhausted, then, the warriors returned to the fold after three days, which all agreed had been most interesting, and the Conference itself started. The Industrial Society changed their programme for us and the. boys were much more involved in case studies, role playing exercises and other real problems, rather than the hypothetical discussions that had been held. A n d again, we were fortunate here, in having an excellent chairman Jim Brown from Paterson Zochonis L t d . , and management speaker, Pat Hobson from G.K.N. L t d . I t will be seen below that the boys from all three schools which attended the conference (we were joined by boys f r o m St. Edmund's, Canterbury, and Tonbridge) enjoyed it.

Finally, we came to what to many was the highlight of the Week when Alex'Jarrett, Managing Director of the International Publishing Company, spoke to the boys about "The Challenge of Industry". His speech is reviewed below; this was what the whole Week was about.

So,*the Week ended. As I have said, its success cannot be measured yet. Perhaps in about five or ten years time, the boys will look back and say, " I learnt something then" even though that something is intangible. I very much hope that we will not hear again a remark made by one manager, "The trouble with too many Sutton Valence boys is that they think the world owes them a living." It was this frightening attitude that needed to be dispelled. One success has been that we have built up excellent links with local industry (representatives of which came to the lectures). A n d what is of vital importance is the very real communication between school and industry which has been created.

For our Sixth Form must recognise 'The challenge of industry' as being at the core of our society and its problems; a society which they will inherit.

H.M.R.

Three Days in Industry As part of the Industrial Week the Upper Sixth spent three days in various industries around the locality with the aim of achieving some practical experience and insight into life on the shop floor. Those firms which were kind enough to put up with us were: P. & H . Bakeries L t d .

W. & R. Batson L t d .

Batchelor Foods L t d .

Bowater Flexible Packaging Ltd. British Gypsum L t d .

British Sisalkraft L t d .

Chrysler (UK) L t d .

Aylesford Paper Mills L t d .

Kimberley-Clark Ltd. Metal Box Co. L t d .

Primrose & Len Dairies L t d .

Reed Corrugated Cases L t d .

Shell Research Laboratories Thorn Radio Valves & Tubes L t d .

Unigate Dairy L t d .

Winget Ltd. The response to these three days spent amidst a rather alien environment and with people from widely different backgrounds was rather varied. Most people turned up in working clothes or had overalls provided, but the group that went to Thorn Electrica'l in Rochester were requested to wear "lounge suits". They commented afterwards about this: "We were being dressed up as management, and everyone was very pleasant to us. This was our central problem—-we were not accepted as equals, but despised as 'jumped-up' superiors. There were exceptions, of course, but in most cases the foremen were very respectful, and the workers put on a 'mock-honoured' tone when we spoke to them. We felt at times like minor television interviewers."

"The second and third days were progressively more tedious. We were sick of the sight of radio valves by the end of the three days, and we seemed to have explored the whole factory countless times. We also lost count of the number of cups of tea which were pushed on to us." ". . . Well, so what did we learn? Among other things never to go near a factory unless forced to, and to avoid industry whenever possible! The three days were useful, especially in relation to the succeeding conference. But as a recruiting scheme for industry, it failed dismally."

Those who went to the Shell Research Laboratories at Sittingbourne reported candidly that: "The gardeners complained of being under-staffed and that they did not receive enough gratitude for their hard work. One of the older gardeners said that they used to hand-pot seedlings to strict limits of accuracy, but now with potting machines removing the skill of the operation . they could take no pride in their work. He said that quantity rather than quality is preferred nowadays."

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Many adapted not only their intelligence but also their sense of duty and loyalty to their new situations.

The following comment illustrates this well: " A t two o'clock we were unfortunately called away for a 'lecturette'. Understandably, I would have preferred to work right' up until the time when the men knocked off, because the men might have felt that after having helped create the mess, we were not helping to clear it up."

The tremendous boredom of the work undertaken was an especial concern of many people: "The workers did not seem to take a particular interest in their job, they just mechanically performed what ^as necessary, shouting to each other occasionally, but obviously looking forward to their free time. The workers admitted that the work was boring, but said casually, 'You get used to i t ' . " "The various breaks for coffee, etc., were a very good representation of industry." ' I t took about twenty minutes for this process to become an automatic reaction."

"This job of putting the bottoms on tin cans such as aerosols and pull-ring cans, is normally done by the women because, it is said, they are more willing to put up with bad conditions and boredom and not to take it out on the machinery." " I still do not understand how people put up with the drudgery and monotony day after day, week after week . . . I couldn't."

The relationships between shop floor and management provided another interesting aspect to the visits: "There appeared to be a definite lack of communication between the shop floor workers and the management. Each viewed each other with scorn and contempt although each admits that the other is doing a reasonably good job. The shop steward did not appear to be very militant and was well respected by everyone. He often disagrees with the way the management go about things, but he doesn't go out of his way to cause trouble.

He is a compromising sort of bloke, not refusing to give way on some points."

The value gained from the whole ordeal is not easily assessed. But the following comments are probably universally felt: " . . . I feel that those who can claim to have gained nothing must number very few."

"We did enjoy and find most worthwhile the many hours spent talking to the actual shop-floor workers and the shop stewards, and we were very thankful to the men who rather unexpectedly accepted us as human beings, and quite normal ones at that. We were warned that if we went around with 'a stiff upper lip' then we would soon 'get knocked down'. But much to their good nature we were able to 'muck i n ' and enjoy the humour that appeared to be the only human pastime which the men could sustain during their incredibly boring hours." ". . . I t was not only a pleasant change from lessons but also a very valuable </ne."

Finally some people felt that instead of spending three f u l l days at one particullar factory the time could have been even more valuably used in visiting a different industry each day; because: ". . . The amount we gained decreased steadily over the three days, whilst the time spent in the canteen proportionately increased."

VIC FEATHER

ALEX JARRETT

The presence of Mr. Vic Feather at Sutton Valence undoubtedly brought an air of expectancy to the beginning of the ' Industrial Week. The cry of "reds under the bed" was being heard again in Conservative circles, as the miners went on a go-slow; the "winter of discontent" forecast by the trade unions" was upon us; the country was preparing to divide itself into the two parts later clarified by the general election. And here, in the somnolent atmosphere of a public school, was" the archdragon himself, the General Secretary of a militant Trades Union Congress, the epitome of those forces that were planning to destroy the system which the School is designed to uphold. Some looked for an explanation of the unions' approach to current problems; some merely expected their inbred Daily Telegraph beliefs to be strengthened; many expected verbal fireworks from the inevitable clash between two opposing forces.

Reality however proved different. Firstly this avuncular man with his soft voice and quiet sincerity could hardly be likened to the traditional militant picketing shop-steward, so often regarded as the typical trade unionist. And the title of his talk, "Man Management", was unlikely to provide a vehicle foj; passionate argument. It was not long after his opening remarks about his retirement, therefore, that we settled back to enjoy the opportunity of hearing a trade union point of view too often denied us by the media. The currently explosive issue of trade unions and the law was almost dismissed by a brief history of the development of the matter from Tolpuddle, through Taff Vale to In Place of Strife; Mr. Feather emphasised the too often forgotten fact that without the protection of the law the trade union movement would not have been able to exist.

But, as he went on to say, he had come to talk about man management, or rather leadership, consultation, joint enterprise, which were terms he preferred. And he stressed from the beginning the importance of recognising that the qualities that are the ingredients of good managers are exactly the same as those required by good shop stewards. An understanding of problems, a recognition of the other person's point of view, a full knowledge of all the issues involved, the desire to work as a team—these are the basic components between both sides.

Good industrial relations between management and trade union leaders are related to good human relations between all who work in industry, and only after real consultation between two equals would the necessary compromise be reached that would solve problems. When those communications break down— when problems are not explained carefully, when other points of view are not seen, when decisions are made on insufficient knowledge—that is when poor industrial relations occur. That is why ideas of "participation", "involvement" and "education" are thrusting themselves forward in our industrial society. It is the growth of such ideas that leads Mr. Feather to look confidently at the future in this country and in Europe, with which he is connected. It is the growing feeling of a need for team work, involving the full recognition of each person's skill, be it management technique or technical experience, that will rescue this country from industrial disorder.

His plea then was that we should not regard all shop stewards as militant, selfish trouble makers—nor all managers as infallible experts. "A management very often gets the shop stewards it deserves", and if management fails to recognise the shop steward's position as spokesman, presenting a point of view, and deserving the trust that will lead to open discussion based on mutual knowledge and understanding, then industrial relations and consequently our standard of living will deteriorate.

It was obvious that the audience knew they had been listening to a great man. How far his opinion reflected that of the trade union movement as a whole and not that of one man at the end of his career could not be established. The cynical in the audience may have assumed that his moderate views were tailored to his listeners. The knowledgeable industrialist would have recognised that his thoughts were those of trade union leadership, and would probably have liked their own shop stewards to have heard them. To the majority of the Sixth Formers, however, there is no doubt that trade unionism in Britain is now regarded in a different light as a result of Mr. Feather's visit, and this is one reason why we are grateful to him for giving us the priviledge of listening to him.

S. D. Hasson

The end of our Industrial Week was marked by a speech given

by Mr. Alex Jarrett, Managing Director of the International Publishing Company and Chairman of the C.B.I.'s Economic Policy Committee. His speech followed our three days in industry closely enough for those days and the previous day's conference to be fresh in our minds.

Alex Jarrett began by reflecting upon the present industrial scene, suggesting that, although grave, it was certainly not a situation for panic or similar despairing views. He commented upon the rapid rise in the standard of living—from the women queueing for coal 50 years ago to the hundreds of cars qu'eueing for another gallon of petrol today—and he particularly stressed his suggestion that we are now suffering bitterly from the effects of having wasted and abused our resources.

He made it clear that his own view was one of industry "with all its trust!" providing the means to attain the standard of living we require, but that these requirements must have been premeditated. "Since industry provides the wealth from which all else stems, it surprises me", he said "that we are then amazed when people demand the money for the things we tell them they need".

In the course of his speech, Alex Jarrett took a brief look at certain alternative methods of government and other economic systems. He also made some candid criticisms of "the mutterings of the trade unions" and the Prime Minister's "unacceptable face of capitalism" with reference to the • Lonrho and Poulson affairs. He also considered the relevances of modern day thinking and modem trends in industrial society of certain other unacceptable faces, such as those of contemporary Communist Russia and of "The Eastern Bloc" and China; coming to the conclusion that capitalism is the only system which we have that fits our present day society, all others appear contradictory and false by the conditions which prevail. He summed up this pre-eminence of capitalism rather curtly saying "it is the best we have!".

Asking us to bear all this in mind, he then considered the present problems of industry. These he said were "complex and not as easily soluble, as some politicians lead us to believe".

Coupled with these'problems was the unacceptable face of the ordinary people^and'df the trade unions. He suggested rather poignantly that'-ifi we-.wanted "the appurtenances of modem American society" we would have to accept assembly lines, accept large integrated companies, and accept a highly capitalised society. And he warned that this would lead to a highly impersonal society. He stressed that the choice is ours to make and we are in a situation in which not only must we question the reasoning of our choice, but also, the need to make such a choice becomes increasingly important.

He talked of the hatred on both sides of the industrial fence and in conclusion, referring to industry as the pillar of our society, he thought that those of us boys with "the right qualifications and especially with the right personalities" could make the best contribution to solving what he saw as the crisis of capitalism, within industry, "since this is where the basic issues of society will be settled—not in Parliament. If industry suffers we all suffer. We need your generation to come in".

The ideas, of his speech were an interesting mixture of capitalism in its basic terms and mild.socialism. Such is a mixture which more and more industrialists seem to be fond of today.

If one accepts his assertion of the position of wealth in life and society, then it can be acclaimed as an enlightened one and is fostered by The Industrial Society. Mr. Jarrett outlined his main theme as being one which wams that "we must start taking stock of the path our society is taking—the trouble it is taking to keep us here and whether we want a society as highly materialistic, considering the consequences, as the' one this generation has given us".

A change in management towards such enlightened thinkers in industry, and particularly in the board rooms, might help to solve some of the industrial and accompanying social problems, which he previously mentioned, and provide some of the answers . . . it may also help to reduce confrontation and conflict within industry and create instead a cohesive force. And it appears that the future of our industrial society and the directi<Mi in which the future lies depends very much upon thinkers such as Alex Jarrett.

H. C. F . Scott

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ON A U T H O R I T Y " I t appears to me that they who in proof of any assertion rely simply on the weight of authority, without adducing any argument in support of it, act very absurdly. I , on the contrary, wish to be allowed freely to question and freely to answer you without any sort of adulation, as well becomes those who are truly in search of the truth". I n the sa'me way that Vincenzio Galilei spoke in sixteenth-century Pisa, a fourth-former i n twentieth-century Sutton Valence, were he more literate, might well have addressed his superiors.

life, and f r o m the continuous dichotomy apparent between school and home life.

Only by d«asive adapting to the new deinands in a humane fashion will we achieve and sustain'an atmosphere of progressive co-operation. ' C. M . H . Roffey HEADMASTERS PAST How many people have stopped to look at those sacred paintings of bespectacled and venerable headmasters past? T i l l preparing this I had taken nothing more than a cursory glance at them myself—like most of us I knew that the painting on the west side by the swingdoors was only a hurried sketch on a previously daubai canvas but nothing further. So, I consequently asked E.A.C. to identify these portraits without a potted history; hence, a difficulty I faced was of not knowing the characters of the persons portrayed—something I needed to compare with the portraits.

The first painting is not of a headmaster but of a clothworker to whose funds w© owe the founding of this establishment. Why is it that a clothworker belonging to a reputable Union wears such i l l fitting clothes?

The other painting crowning the entrance to the hall is of the esteemed William Lambe. Its only merit seems to lie i n its being a copy of a posthumous bust of the nian, the original being cast in 1666 and being destroyed by courtesy of the second World War. The artists in all of these paintings seem to have found the darkest and dankest rooms in which to reduce their subjects to scowls or frowns.

Through the East side doors the benevolent and rather eccentric looking clergyman that greets you is William Holdgate who relinquished his post i n 1932 after twenty years. With his ears set well behind their normal positions and with his hood slipping down his rounded shoulders he appears as a man whose rush through life has forced his features into a worried, hurried expression and whose only excuse to agreeing to this charade was to take a rest.

That striking pose in the unfurbished frame is of the most recent of our headmasters past and portrays C. R. Evers to an excellent likeness judging by the brief appearance he made i n Chapel two years ago.

The canvas next to it portrays a rather resigned man seated awkwardly on a hard back chair and looking nothing but reminiscent—his spell spanned the end of Victoria's reign and the beginning of her successor's and I'm sure he preferred Queen Victoria—G. L . Bennett retired in 1912 and it was under him that the main block was built.

Over Room 5 the painting is of T.: M . James—the first house-master of Westminster and "late Headmas^ter —his attitude to being reduced to a poor canvas likeness is that of a much-worked and little appreciated classics master—did he really have square fingers?

The last painting, of G. D . Kingdon. has an exaggerated nose and jaw, well punctuated with excessive sideboards and a,n unflattering white bow tie and could only have been a hurried job of work—the figure was too small and so was shrouded by a black surround so setting off his large features.

Judging by the standard of the pictures up to date I shall be interested to see our present headmaster take his place among the ranks of headmasters past in years to come.

S. D . Richards

iThere are those who consider that a fundamental revision of authority's approach is necessary to prevent a collapse of the existing system; equally there are those who, perhaps in fear of the former assertion, blithely insist that all is well. None of us at all time acts reasonably, f o r we are not economic or social units. We are people. And it is the people within the community who form it. The responsibility f o r their happy co-existence falls largely upon the actions of authority.

Any free society admits the need for rules, because paradoxically, there can be no freedom without restriction. The use of this restrictive power is of the utmost consequence to all of us.

Dostoevsky once wrote: "Whoever has experienced the power, the complete ability to humiliate another human-being with the most extreme humiliation willynilly loses power over his own sensations. Tyranny is a habit, it has a capacity f o r development, it develops finally into a disease. I insist that the habit can dull and coarsen the very best man to the level of a beast. Blood and power are intoxicating . . . the man and the citizen dies within the tyrant forever; to return to human dignity, to repentance, to regeneration, becomes almost impossible".

A l l those who hold the reins of power, in whatever capacity, must examine anew their responsibility and duty to their fellows. Their power should not be used to hound those who in some respect refuse to conform acceptably, should not be used to make life a misery for those the system rejected as incompatible. The system should rather attempt to accommodate these people, adapt itself flexibly to the needs of the individual, instead of seeking to mould uncompromisingly a character.

The current egalitarian upsurge bears witness to the change in boys' opinions. There is now an attempt to rule increasinigly by respect, rather than by "the weight of authority". I t is of course time-consuming to explain one's position continually, but ultimately this approach is more rewarding. Rapid changes in recent years—the disappearance of fagging, the introduction of bedsitters, the destruction of many social barriers—all these demand a new approach, acknowledged by all. who are dedicated to making the School a better place in which to live.

This means an improved dialogue between those who alienate themselves at the top, and those who feel alienated at the bottom. Current non-communication is leading to frustration, symptomatic of a fundamental disequilibrium. We must seek to achieve a better understanding of the forces at work among today's adolescents. They are growing older younger. There are increasing pressures from public examinations, from sporting commitments, from problems in one's social

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LITERARY SECTION Waggish Taylz f r o m Sutton Valenz Doghaus—

From floor ov meetyng Scotch took up the bleat.

(He cold not reach ye table—littel feet!)

And who iz yon brown monster frothyng ful?

A frendlee Setter if I truth do cull; He Heraclites quoted: "Frendz and foes Festina lente: he who slowlee goes Shal ay succeed in bringyng charg to bear."

A n Elder statesman shook hiz long whyt hair.

Bad them be silent round the doghaus tree.

Hiz Silver bark did calm the companee And Charitee woz een hiz shepherdz plea.

He the ' opinion soght from pedigree.

"Impaired our helth wol be wivout thees trees, Wivout ther bark our bark wil be a sneez.

And yet despyt our bark we have a byte."

(A dachsund wyz, no height yet Heite hight!)

Then Bootz and Willum spak ther Angree mind, Condemnd al Woofs for being far too kynd.

"Now al this Bickring maketh us to Molt, This meeting must be called to a holt."

"Itz tym for Brandy, MiniFred" sayd Tess, " A Tina glas ov ? in ye Doghaus Mess?"

"Dikki"

Thogh Old Suttonianz think that in this Heaven, The Skul they left, ther ar but meerlee seven Skul Hausen; have they somdel yet to lerne.

Wot to Hedmaster corzes gret concerne— For lo in Quad beneth yon tree is met (Sor eyen bring to any lerned V e t ! ) The Council ov an eighth, Doghaus y-clept.

These extracks from ye minutz SecBen kept: — (BigBen struk one as BigBen opend up"* • "Gud councillorz, ov f u l complaintz our up.

Az on my lunchtym walk I went today Som firz cut down I saw to my dismay Round Chelsea Cotag. Shal we then complayn?"

Bewhiskerd Fred, smal dog but plentee brain.

Red al hiz rulz and serchd f o r Precedent To calm the growHng growing excytment, So the other half of Chairman, MiniBen, Cold bark hiz thoiightz (no M i A O u ! ) to Council, then, Befor the passag relevant Fred found.

To soap box table jumped up f r o m ground Yong Caesarz enmy, bristling curlee whyte Blew Pompous Horn and Bursar did endyte.

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FROM T H E PINNACLE Evil is the Justice that untwists the woven life-wires of .man.

To straighten the strands as true as truth.

To reincarnate the haunting horrors of history.

As when the judgement day comes.

Who are you? What right have you to be Defendant, prosecutor, pursuer, pursued?

You tie your own noose, cut your own goat's throat.

Blind bat! to be blind is to see clearly.

Little did you know the forces of power gravity.

But all too soon did you know the forces of fate.

Destiny! You cast the lot, set the scene.

Painted the glee on the God's smiling face, , And the gruesome grief on the blind beggar's brain.

How has the Mighty fallen! Who now defends this innocent soul?

The mocking, echoing jeers cease and quiet reigns.

As, once gracious, now grovelling, comes the once kingly king.

G. E. Kershaw ( L V I )

LIZARD Like Eryops in the marsh forest, the tiny dragon sits, then flickering territorial rite, the yellow flag on crest, to uninvited neighbour, and flash, the coloured glider flew: off into the primeval rain.

Then gone, disappeared amidst the tangle leaves and riot, only to reappear, from behind a stout tree.

He lands on a log lightly, and flick, in a flash his long tongue shoots out, and whips up his prey.

Then he spreads his firm wings, and sets off again to hunt, and be hunted, like Komodo, like Eryops, once again.

That thin scaly body, those extended ribs that fit neatly, and perfectly into each other, his black beady eyes, sharp, watchful suspecting.

H . C. Milner ( L I V )

STILL LIFE This life-long eternal satellite.

Stretching towards the desert.

Created by creature's hands and eyes.

But all in our despair.

We have been entranced by our gods.

We must depart before overrun.

Leave the gutters of our buildings.

Return to the caves of oiir brothers.

Why? Becau.se we have gone one step Too far into the society.

Nature will come again, and animals appear.

We will start once again at scripture's end.

J. P. D. H i l l ( U I Y )

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YESTERDAY Do you remember what you said and did A thousand years ago?

Can you conceive what you said and did A thousand weeks ago?

Will you recall what you said and did A thousand days ago?

Where is yesterday?

Yesterday is commas and gaps you'll never find again; Yesterday is chronicles and books, you'll never read again.

A l l you see of yesterday is shadows in your mind; Shadows on the motorways, but no bodies do you find.

Shadows in the gas showers, but no bodies do you find.

Do you believe that the snows of waters long ago will return?

A voice you knew a thousand years ago?

(You cannot remember when) Where is yesterday?

Here is only waiting for a day that went before Now is simply waiting for an answer at the door Now is silently yearning to make a little more.

Here is something gone, you cannot find it anymore.

That was yesterday!

P. N . Beringer ( L V I )

B A L L A D E ON CAREERS You want a University degree?

Weill, Oxford is the only place I know.

The one at Cambridge? Rather you than me!

But Scottish ones are now quite 'comme i l faut'.

There's Bristol, Durham, Nottingham: what, no?

Try Exeter, or Manchester might do.

You shouldn't be a choosey so and so.

You must find something that you want to do.

So now perhaps you think an H.N.D. Might suit your talents better; you can go To Lanchester, to Hatfield or to sea.

To City, South Bank, Thames, North London, so The list goes onâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;diplomas high or l o w : Hotels at Ealing, botany at Kew. Perhaps a plumbing course is not 'de trop', You might find something that you want to do.

You want to be examination free.

And rather not disturb the 'status quo' Of learned institutes? So let it be.

There's other means of making lots of dough.

Teach hunting, shooting, fishing: golfing pro?

Not quite your line, you think, it's up to you.

You might try deep sea diving: have a go.

You must find something that you want to do.

SLEEPER A smile appears on your lips I watch And I love you; you're the Tulip and daffodil.

A i r and sky Fused Into a strong, uncontrollable Love.

Stay with me So that I can watch Beauty in Perfection.

J. M . Luckham-Down (UVI)

The saddened acquaintance befriended me; We chatted.

Smiled, He told me if I was in trouble He'd help; Come to my rescue in time of need.

Then one day I wanted assistance So I rang my acquaintance And he didn't know me.

A . P. Aloof ( L V I )

Envoi:

Hello there, boy. is that you down below.

With water bucket cleaning out the . . . ?

Well, well, it had to come some time you know.

You must find something that you want to do.

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' T H E OPEN A I R ' Does nature hold her own?

I am free, free, and away from the towns I am free from all the bustle of town life . . .

Away, away from money and shopping away from it ail.

No-one pushes, shoves, or bustles you, just the animals darting in and out of the leaves and bushes.

I stride down the long path to . . . eternity perhaps . . .

The scenery never changing, never tiresome passes by.

A bee lands on a flower Collecting pollen . . . . sits there, and then flies off.

Suddenly, two hundred yards down the path, a fox darts across.

I don't think how cruel a beast it is, how ugly and nasty it is but, I suppose, "Nature holds her own . . ."

J. D . Coleman ( L I V )

T H E CASTLE The castle stood out bleakly.

The centuries old standing Alone.

The turrets staying, with the walls.

Unspoiled, unwrecked and unpillaged By the human foe.

A pure, red sky, with the sun going down.

And birds wheeling gently about The winds Above the walls.

T o think that once The hustle and bustle of courtyard life Could be here In this silent place: The wom'en in their bright clothes.

And men and boys.

In red, green and yellow.

But swish! A jet whistles over.

And I am struck out of my day-dream In that gaunt old castle With the walls and turrets; Above, the birds wheeling I n the red sky.

P. G. New ( I I )

' T H E SKY H A S N O L I M I T ' Every occupant of this world has a limit.

Time of departure arrives for them.

High above us, oh! so high.

The blue ocean of air does not die.

Plants decay, animals die.

A l l natural and artificial things disintegrate.

The Earth may break, But the sky remains untouched or undisturbed.

Animals of earth may reach the stars.

But never, the everlasting sky, Its height is too great.

No, the sky has no limit.

S. Adamjee ( L I V )

PEOPLE They think they're badly off.

They try, but people stop them.

Like Jesus.

He tried. He was there to send a message.

They didn't stop him talking.

They crucified him.

P. T. Carr ( L I V )

THE OLD CAFE The old cafe.

We used to play.

On Wednesday night at eight.

I wonder why, I nearly cried.

The time that I was late.

I've played them all.

Since I was small.

Perhaps by luck or fate.

But I ' d rather play That old cafe.

With Marc and Nick, at eight.

P. T . Carr ( L I V )

NATURE The wilful wind.

The wild outdoors.

The extravagance of nature Shown in itself.

The eternal trees.

Like statues stand.

Grouped in clusters As if in bands.

The beauty of silence.

The wonder of sound.

A l l put together And triumphantly wound.

The source of nature.

Simplicity itself.

A l l made complex By man for himself.

P. D . Andersen ( L I V )

THE TORNADO' The wild whirling wind neared.

Howling and growling it came into sight.

Screaming, shouting and swearing it came closer.

The ferocious mass of air.

Viciously and pitilessly it struck.

A t anything in its path.

The thundering noise became louder.

The swirling, circling wind went past.

The crashing, cluttering and clanging noise went by As quick as lightning it was over.

The noise faded away in the distance.

But it still went on battering.

The damage it did was untold.

Trees and houses it had pulled down.

Shattered windows and battered bricks lay still.

The violent swinging wind.

Resulted in poor dying beings.

Dark red blood dripped like taps from bodies.

S. Adamjee ( L I V )

MY

UMBRELLA I am rather proud of my automatic umbrella: A t the touch of a button he will shudder out.

Then he will keep the rain away.

I know there are those who like rain-;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; " I t will do you no harm," they say.

But on days when the clouds open I like to remain dry outside.

So I walk hiding beneath the tight fabric.

Hear the raindrops fall, bounce And tripple safely away, outside.

I feel very safe beneath him.

However he obstructs those others walking with me.

Sometimes inadvertently, he may stab their eyes.

Ruffle their hair, or knock their neat hats off.

No-one gets near me, unless I share my umbrella; Temporarily lift him to let another in.

There are some days make me sad When I see just umbrellas jostling and kissing.

No pavement. On bad days the rain does not Reach me. Does not water the soil beneath . . .

My automatic umbrella also shades me from the sun.

C. M . H . Roffey ( L V I )

M E N OF L E G E N D Men of i l l fate with raging symptoms of blindness.

You stubborn mules with your families so doomed.

Your majestic proudness and arrogant mindlessness.

Has brought mandrake-tortured minds with the legend Of this tragedy.

Blood spilt of kin shed in a lustful ambition.

Washed up pebbles on a long and distant Theban shore?

Your baby-5ike innocence is now mockery and joke With which to pass the hours on a hot Grecian day.

You first king of kings, "highest of men" in the eyes of One who speaks for the Gods.

Mothers' Husband, Fathers' Killer, Wives' Slayer and bringer of doom through words!

Households' Damnation!

Greatest is the height that you have fallen from.

Vermin of Thebes infecting the land with Plague.

You gallant in your quest.

Oaf to the last.

From highest countenance to lowest death of common villain; Which other wives' of kings live now that you again may Have your way?

Here second; Governments' greatest police.

High, officious in his term is this one.

Heedless of advice, unemotional fool.

Fool of greatest fools in courts of old.

Daughter and son do with their death your conscience plague.

Wife, on your pitiful begging voice, from her bosom, Did hfe extract What light saw you them down the tunnel of your wishes?

Both men do now acknowledge; One with irony, the other with panicked remorse.

Yet both call lament and say hushed prayers in Silent corners of ancient palaces.

Yet who to them in reproach may whisper through Their brains, "Light see you both and with light The way is clear."

P. Polycarpou ( L I V )

OEDIPUS I met a traveller from an ancient land Ablution of the earth on Cithaeron Man unloved by Gods who drew on sand Forgotten now the tide is gone.

Begotten to those who hailed me not Elderly chorus asking "Greatest of men" Shielded from a hell that man forgot Damned from birth I rose again.

'Twas thus he spoke of all these things His life before me he laid bare " M y name is Oedipus, king of kings Look on my soul, ye mighty, and despair."

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T H E FOREST S A U V A G E The trees hang low over the path, as we walk through the Forest Sauvage.

The birds scatter as we come close.

The sun's rays rarely reach these dark depths of silence.

But there's a glimmer through the trees, gone in seconds.

A short puff of wind the leaves stir, restless.

There comes a clearing where trees have not dared grow; A n oak leans dead under its ivy.

Not far in front, the bushes tingle.

And the wild boar sprints across my track.

The scuttle of undergrowth fades fast away.

There is a man leaning upon a large tree.

But is goneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;there was someone Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;was there someone There?

J. R. Best ( I I )

THE NIGHT When the stars are aglow And the cloud is alight With the moonflowers that grow From the leaves of the night I n the shadow and hush Of the underground, dark There's a stir in the brush And a step on the path A n d the gleam of a flank Where the thorn leaves are strewn A n d the little red foxes steal forth by the moon.

R. A . Baker ( I I )

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SHADOWS Long and thin Dark and grey Short and fat Formed by the sun In the light of day A cloud goes over the sun The shadow is gone The cloud moves away The shadow appears again Mystifying dark Weird and grey Shadows.

S. D . Wiles ( I I )

W H A T M A K E S US T I C K ?

Peter Polycarpou interviewed a cross-section of Masters and boys to find out what the present generation of Suttonians are like. The five following questions were put to the individuals concerned:

O N E PAIR OF F E E T Could I but s t o p Slop—like the teak clock upon the stair.

Let emotions flow by as water laps the rock.

Suspended—yet aware!

For sleep deserts me; as dreams Re-enact the days o'erthrown drowning despair; Dark death stands alone perplexed with uncertainty.

With life, too uncompromising still to dare!

So tired, insipid and lifelost.

The flesh burns on the bone.

And backs turned threatening some penetration Of resolution burning the weary soul; Sins and errors perform illusions on the inner eyesockets Alone?

So set with stem obstructions Is some momentary movement; feelings As tin soldiers toppling inwards So clearly, but within the saturated bosom Of reality.

Was this not what we made it?

A toneless voice echoes in lingering whisperings That invades the mortal minds.

It robs me of that loved best—for the heart is a lonely hunter.

The density multiplying as pencil men With their blood soaked scythes Invade consistency . . .

So let me like the old clock on the stair.

Conquered by time.

Just stop—and linger in rest.

E. A . H . lames ( U V I )

1. What is your pet hate at the moment?

2. Given the Oxford Dictionary and a Complete Works of Shakespeare, which other five books would you recommend to someone contemplating exile on a desert island?

3. Have you any great ambition as yet unfulfilled?

4. What is your "quote of the year"?

5. What words of counsel would you offer to the new boy about to start his career at the School?

We report the answers as they came.

The Headmaster 1.

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Unpunctuality.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Wind in the Willows—K. Grahame Other Men's Flowers—Lord Wavell Do-lt-Yourself on a Desert Island.

To score a century on the Upper in the Quater-centenary summer.

Small boy to Headmaster during Preparatory School Centenary celebrations: "Were you the original Headmaster, Sir?" In brief: Take advantage of all your opportunities and make as versatile a contribution as you can—and, be kind.

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People who say "yer know", and people who are persistently late.

I change my mind every time I read the latest book reviews. But I'd go for book that I know I have really liked and which take a long time to read.

Lord of the Rings—Tolkien War and Peace—Leo Tolstoy Vanity Fair—Thackeray The Triology—Evelyn Waugh Decline and Fall—Evelyn Waugh.

Very little nowadays. I would like to see my children happy and successful. Less seriously, I would like to reduce my golf handicap to single figures.

Most of the amusing anecdotes that one comes across in essays are rather rude and unprintable. One which I found rather funny was a boy who muddled up "laissez faire" with "les affaires".

Not to be too influenced by those a year ahead of one. To try everything which is going on within the school with an enthusiastic approach.

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Pigeons in my bedroom!

I'd like to substitute The Chamber's Dictionary for the rather poor Concise Oxford Dictionary. With this aid I would like to take the A-Z Crossword book from "The Observer". I would certainly take Alexander Dumas Three Musketeers because I can keep re-reading that and it still remains as thrilling as the first time. I must take some poetry and whilst the largest anthology of world poetry is probably cheating I would take instead The Complete Works of Mathew Arnold. To offset the tremendous time that would be available to me I would take The ABC of Bridge. Any odd monkey who happens to come along can take a hand, otherwise I could work out bridge problems on my own. The last book would be something French and probably The Complete Works of La Fontaine including the blue conte to wile away the long evenings in a less serious manner.

To be happy, but not in the sense of making a lot of money—one doesn't become a teacher if one wants to do that, and anyway ambition ought to t)e made of sterner stuff than me!

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In a First Form general knowledge quiz one boy answered the question of "What is an Egyptian mummy?" by saying : "A mummy is an Eyptian lady raped in linen".

To keep the good manners which have been learnt at prep school. T o try not to be too influenced by those of other boys here. To give Sutton Valence a chance. Not to be too forthcoming or pompous at the early stages of one's career here and not to volunteer for too much too quickly before one realises what one is letting onself in for.

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People who go to the lavatory and pull toilet-rolls out and leave them strewn all over the floor.

I don't think I would have taken any of these books you have given me. But anyway, I would take rather long books with which to prevent one from becoming bored, ones with . which I can associate personally and which would maintain a contact with the ideas I have had in the past.

Ben Hur—Rex Warner Lord of the Rings—Tolkien The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy— Lawrence Sterne War and Peace—Leo Tolstoy Don Quixote—Cervantes I haven't really thought in terms of achieving a position or fulfilling some aim in life, so I would basically say my ambition was to get the most out of life, clich6 sounding thought that is I A cut-out from the Daily Telegraph: "After question time, Mr. Heath sat down and relaxed like the Economics Master who knows that the next period is with the Upper Sixth, a quite studious group of boys".

Besides saying to work hard I would hope that one would enjoy oneself and advise one not to stick fast to one type of activity. After all the School is not intended to be a crammer, but to provide an education. A new boy should look for the range of opportunities and activities available and try to become involved in as many as possible. Finally, don't get caught doing anything that you shouldn't be doing.

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Mr. F . R . Ball (Housemaster of Holdgate) 1.

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People who back modestly into the limelight.

Kel y's Nautical Almanac The Complete Works of Trollope The Complete works of Arnold Bennett The Observer Book of Cross-word Puzzles How to Survive on a Desert Island.

To referee the House Match Final when I am 60 years old.

Lord Aster of Hever: "Most of British history took place in the past". (Speech Day, 1973).

Try—and don't keep loolcing over your shoulder worrying about what other people think about you.

Mr. D. A. Simmons

I have no pet hate unless it is of people who do have them. I feel that life is too short to harbour sustained hatred and to make a pet out of it.

Having been given the opportunity to read without liberty and distraction I would take in their English translations: Mein Kampf—A. Hitler Das Kapital—K. Marx The Thoughts of Mao The Koran The Complete Works of Mystery and Murder.

My immediate ambition is to be of some use to Sutton Valence School, and to find where best I can serve. Of a more long term nature I think I would say that I aim to discover what is God's intention for me during the remainder of my life. Whatever I do I'd like to think that I was being of some benefit to someone. When saying this I must be careful because there might be an element of pride.

General Idi Amin's remarks are especially amusing to one.

Several I could give you, but the most ironical I have come across is "the British are my best friends", which he said time and time again when I was over there and which appears madness.

Come prepared to slot into the situation you find, and to make your own contribution to the life of the school.

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People who are bored.

Pattern of English Building—Clifton Taylor History of Painting—Berenson World Architecture—'ifarwood A Book on Navigation Do-It-Yourself Boat Building.

To have good health.

"Watergate is watertight".

To join as many activities as possible.

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The wastage of talent. Laziness and indifference towards one's own talents.

Any good genera! history of music Similarly General History of Art Encyclopeadia Briiannica Herodotus Mozart—Alfred Einstein To encourage enjoyment of all forms of music by participation preferably, and also to reduce my golf handicap.

Try—-and don't give up too easily.

Mr. B. J . Little 1.

Mr. K . M . Smith (Housemaster of S t Margaret's) 1.

This is very difficult for anyone to answer, because if you pitch it too low people will say "Well surely he thinks more of himself than that!" and if you pitch it too high you're assumed to be extremely conceited. Apart from ambitions long past and impossible I would simply aim to be good at my profession.

I quote something heard on an early morning religious programme when the questioner was asking the same questions as you. Someone's answer was "What if it were true?

What if it were really true that after we die something really does happen?" Most people, I think, conveniently assume that nothing really does occur and that it is all so vague and not something we care to think or talk about.

What if it were really true?

Firstly, in the next few years you will probably go through the most difficult part of your life. Now you can blame the school for the difficulties of growing up, but that really doesn't matter, it does not change the importance of this, critical period of metamorphosis between entering the school as a child and leaving as a man.

Secondly, if you cannot find something which interests you at all here then you must be a very dull fellow indeed!

There are tremendous opportunities here and it is up to you to make use of them. People who leave early on usually do so because they have not found something to interest them. So get involved.

At the moment it is the political person who will not accept that others can hold a totally different view to his own, e.g. the extreme left-wing student who will not even permit quite moderate right-wingers to say their piece or, equally, an extreme right-wing person who regards all socialists as undermining society.

The Good Companions—J. B. Priestley Pilgrim's Progress—John Bunyan The Life of Sir Edward Marshall Hall—Marjorie Banks For England and Yorkshire—Herbert Sutcliff The Collected Sherlock Holmes Stores—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Inefficiency. For it is important that if something has to be done, that it has to be done well. If it is not done well ob\iously, someone is losing out, either the person who is doing it or the person it is done for.

1 wouldn't necessarily want to have Shakespeare—not being a great fan of the Bard of Avon. However some reading is better than none. A nice lighthearted book would be of primary importarice such as Martin Gardner's annotated version of Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. Being a great fan of C. P. Snow I would take The Masters and also a much more high powered book like Descartes Discourses on Method.

Also, having always been a great fan of the Romans and the way they lived, I would take Giblxins' Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Finally a book to study rather

than simply read through: The Principles of Quantum Mechanics.

3. - Simply to be successful, but how to measure success is difficult. I don't necessarily mean to make lots of money but rather more to be successful in the particular career that I have chosen.

4. Harold Wilson at the time of the scandal over the land deal: "There is a difference between land speculation and land reclamation". I really think the difference to be so slight as to be laughable.

5. I would like him to feel that he was neyer lost or out of it all. In pursuing this I would advise him to become involved whether inside the classroom or outside. I would want him to feel that he could approach anybody—a senior boy hi the house or a master—with whatever problem or difficulty he has. And to ask questions whenever he doesn't feel involved or whenever he feels that something is going over his head.

E . A . H . James (Head of Comwallis) 1.

I don't have a pet hate as such, but there are quite a few things which I find rather irritating, money and all involved with this, and also lousy tea!

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I would take straight away A Guide to Boatbuilding and in the evenings, resting f r o m building a boat to enable me to sail away f r o m the island, I would get around to some reading and I think I would take Anton Checkov's Short Stories to keep my mind ticking over. Then a slightly more serious book: The Principle of Natural Theology and Morality by Immanel Kant. 1 found it rather difficult to decide after this and have decided upon The Golden Bowl by Henry James and The Complete works of T. S. Eliot.

3. T o die at peace with myself and the people I have come into contact with throughout my life, however short or long that might be. (This is a rather more penetrating ambition than a vague assertion of to be happy).

4. Something out of Private Eye in a column called Today in Stormont which ran: " M r . Joshua Caldwell said he believes the processions were spontaneous and that no action could be taken against their organisers"..

5. First of all, to try to respect everyone, even when it apears that they don't deserve it. Also, to try and absorb the ideas and opinions of the people around them and at the same time attempting to think for themselves as individuals. Finally, to achieve something—even i f it is only . survival.

Mr. G R . G . Shaw (Housemaster of Lambes) 1.

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Intolerance. Not only in the obvious case of racial matters but more generally, those people who aren't prepared to listen to other people's points of view, who think their point of view is the only one that could possibly be right.

A Book of Cross-word Puzzles You English Words—John More The Oxford Companion to English Literature A Complete Book of Operas Doctor Zhivago—Pasternak Simply to be happy. We spend so much of our life dissatisfied but not unhappy, so it is an ambition which one fulfills from time to time.

President Nixon's many adamant statements concerning the Watergate tapes to the effect that he wasn't going to hand them over.

I think the best possible advice to give to anyone entering any sort of institution and new form of life, is to make the most of it in all spheres of activity. And to realise that not all one's time will be free of complications and difficulties which must be faced.

I. A . W. Robmson (Head of St. Margaret's) 1.

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Insincerity.

Other Men's Flowers—Lord Wavell The Poetry of Cricket—Leslie Frewin A History of the English Speaking Peoples— Winston Churchill Anapurna—South Face—Chris Bonnington The Agony and the Ecstasy— I . Stone!

To retain my sense of humour.

A boy's answer to the first-aid question: "How do you treat a patient for shock?", which was "Stand him on his head."

Don't brag!

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People with long nails who persist in scratching nylon stockings.

How to Survive on a Desert Island The AA Book of Fun on a Desert Island War and Peace—Leo Tolstoy Samson Agonistes—Jdin Milton How to build a Boat in Twenty-four Hours.

I don't want to be committed in any way to anybody. I would like to live in the Dordogne or South of France, having made it not necessarily in a monetary sense. " I f I were a frog, which I am not, neither am I a locust" —a friend of mine in one of his less eccentric moods.

Not to be overawed when you first come here by the place. To be as individualistic as possible and to realise that there is an outside world—a world outside the confines of the School.

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This really subsists in what has happened to my pet goldfish. The cat is my pet hate.

The Schreed Factot^John Bath Lord of the Rings—^Tolkien The Last 5fep—Carpentier Man on the Moon—Norman Mailler In the Stream—^Ernest Hemingway Success, I think, is everybody's ambition in their own way, whether it amounts to a fortune or just being successful in a particular occupation. For me success must contain being comfortable with money and with happiness.

Tallyrand "War is much too serious a thing to be left to the military men".

1 find it difficult to give a comprehensive answer. I think that one has to accept the system and structure when one first arrives. Also one must realise the necessity to take advantage of the opportunities available and to make the best of them. The virtues of honesty and discretion are important, of course, but mainly one should attempt to enjoy the School and make the most of it.

Narrowmindedness—people refusing to accept other people's point of view.

Nineteen-Eighty Four—George Orwell Dune Jane—Herbert Lord of the Rings—Tolkien Iron in Soul—Jem Paul Satire A Dictionary of Quotations To understand people.

"It's no use trying to put your foot down when you haven't got a leg to stand on".

To work hard, play hard and to enjoy himself while he can, but not at other people's expense. Don't take a selfish attitude towards things.

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An attitude which particularly grieves me, namely the growth of ill-feeling between boarders and day boys.

Books which show how man has caused his own degredation: therefore something similar to Derelict Britain by John Barr, and having read this I felt that something ought to be done and so took subsequent action. This would probably provide added impetus for my escape from the island.

T o be a naturalist and part-time conservationist.

"Some bloke went fishing for minnows and caught a seal I " I believe that any new boy entering the school should realise that he has not been sent entirely for academic work and therefore to integrate his skills and other activities equally with his academic work. And above all to enjoy himself.

who've loved me for my little grey feet that could nimbly dance them off theirs. I ' m so tired of searching for the right road, fatigued with hunting f o r the truth when I am sure that yesterday was a lie and that everything it contained was false. The truth about why does my coat shine without any sunlight and why I have green and not yellow eyes sickens me'.' " K i l l it;' I said.

And you raised your slippered foot like a horse for the gallop, and you brought down your slippered foot like an auctioneer's hammer, down on top of that little grey mouse, moping. " I am a little grey mouse with a great big headache.

The days are so tiring enquiring into minds which I have no desire to see inside, but when a mind presents you with a valuable icey and gives you unwittingly a syncopated answer, who am I to throw it back at the mind? I'm tired of being a little grey mouse when I see around me all those king rats. Insipidly I feel that all must be futile and in vain. 1 lack experience, they tell me, but it is momentary feelings which appear to have lasting value." " K i l l it;' I said.

And you lifted your slippered foot like a starting flag, and you brought it down like a hand across my face, and you lifted your slippered foot like a lead weight and there sat the little grey mouse blinking. " I am a lonely little grey mouse with only the trap to talk to. But it is inanimate and does not talk back either responsively or insolently. I t has no moral code which it strives to maintain eagerly, and it possess no feelings and cannot understand or appreciate mine and yours. I'm lonely of being alone, searching for the right road, when I see all those king rats around dominating both the trap and myself with absolute faith in their own righteousness^'

T I M E IS L E A V I N G I woke up to be aware that you weren't by my side.

This didn't trouble me as much as i t should, probably because I opened my eyes to be aware that somewhere outside the darkened room a light was burning. I sat up in bed as straight as a judge and fervently watched you open the door and the stark bare light burst into the room. "There's a mouse downstairs", you whispered quickly, and took me firmly by the hand, leading me in a state of absolute perplexion out of bed, and wrapping me inside a dressing gown. We went out into the light.

I blinked my heavy eyelids and waited apprehensively for an explanation.

" K i l l it;' I said.

And you lifted your (twelve and sixpenny from Woolworth's) shppered foot like a slippered foot and brought it down like a slippered foot, and you lifted it from the floor enthusiastically like the dawning of a spring morning and revealed the little grey mouse still sitting there on the carpet floor, still very much alone. " I am a little grey mouse who's happy searching for the wrong road. I've met many loveless people who pinched me all over, and spat on me. I've met hundreds who have fooled, cheated and abused me with their hypocrisy and morality. I have been through many happy times when I have loved and been loved, but I have yet to feel the need for ignoring the bad in the face of these joyful dmes. I cannot ignore and pass on by as the motor car passes the drunken tramp and the'stray dog with its broken leg and heart. I must maintain and strive forward. But the past is the only thing which is certain, all else is vague. I am a friendly mouse surrounded by friends who offer me hanging rope and sweet perfume to embalm me. I am a receptive mouse, alert enough to know that you are a king rat who's looking for the right road and searching for some true path, which is far too narrow to take the width of a well-fed, well-bred king rat, fostered by the assurances of other similar-thinking king rats and living on the bread of others!'

"When I say 'when', I want you to put the light on", you said, pressing my finger gently on the light switch.

And when you in fact did say "when", as I knew instinctively you would, I put my weight on my finger and obeyed. The light popped on in silence but the room was immediately lit up with a dazzling blaze revealing a httle grey mouse standing motionless in the middle of the dining room floor, surrounded by insentient armchairs, pile of ageing books and magazines and yet still isolated. " I am a little grey mouse searching for the right road.

It's a long road searching for the right road. I've met many lovers down this road, great lovers and small lovers, lovers who've loved me for my grey f u r coat and my firm physique, lovers who've loved me for my vacant disposition and my lost mind and who have offered to share their own with me until I find mine again. Lovers 33

" K i l l i C I said.

And you lifted your fancy coloured slippered foot like the "Hallelujah Chorus" and you brought this part of you down like a coffin lid and lifted up your monstrous weapon like my image in the mirror, and there was a little grey mouse. " I am a Jittle grey mouse. Tell me who you are. Then perhaps we could die together, united and friends in death'; "Don't kill it'; I cried. "You don't know who you are. Why should he die with a stranger?" I vacated the room and left you all alone together.

E. A . H . James "THE ROOM" Jean rose defiantly from his chair. I t was four o'clock. " A peculiar moment in the afternoon," he reflected, "four o'clock is always too late or too early f o r anything there is to do."

For Jean, this particular four o'clock threw up a kind of agitated feel; he cast his eyes fiercely about, his vision penetrating the window-glass, searching for inspiration.

Inspiration for what? Jean could not answer even i f he had wanted to. He had lately found it rather difficult to understand the motives behind his actions. He had been reading some book since lunch and had looked up, up at the lampshade where a large, green blowfly had been resting, confused and unable to vacate the room which withheld him from the freedom outside this fourwalled prison. There was no food, no nourishment to be found here, Jean thought. "Can't he see the top window ajar?" Jean muttered to nobody in particular.

There was a brutal shriek as metal scraped woodâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the result of a sullen, agitated flop into the chair which had faithfully supported Jean all afternoon. He ignored its loyalty and returned to his book; at least his eyes did. His mind was far, far away f r o m "England in the reign of Charles 11", as he maintained a series of contortionist postures in a vain attempt to achieve some kind of rest. Rest f r o m the thoughts which had plagued him the past three hours. I n that time he had investigated paths of thought. He had drifted along mental sidewalks and up blind alleys. He had been unable to read three consecutive pages without slipping into wavering and manoeuvring thought activities. Jean flicked back brusquelly through the sixty odd pages of this book which he had so far read. His finger caught page thirty-four and vaguely he skimmed the words which constituted the page, wondering with each sentence whether he had understood its meaning at the time he read it for he was certain that he had little idea now. He stopped. A phrase caught his eye. He read along pondering at each word: "Therein he might at least have found a clue to some recent happenings". The words rung like church bells in his ears. With a cynical laugh he threw the book into a corner of the room. Had he bothered to look he would have seen it lying on a Sunday supplement with its back bent in an arch. But Jean was not interested in the book any longer. He hated the sight of it, and as he rose again f r o m his chair a wry smile was on his face as he exclaimed: "Well, I certainly haven't found any clues to my recent happenings in that book!"

He vacated the room, jerking open the door, which whined a response, on his way to make some tea.

E. A . H . James

SPORTS R U G B Y R E T R O S P E C T 1973 Captain: I . A . W. Robinson Hon. Secretary: N . A . Clarke

with the return of Horner at hooker. The backs, with Clarke now at his most dangerous', began to come into their own and even in the heavy defeats by the experienced St. Lawrence and Emanuel sides, Sutton Valence rallied to score points in the later stages. Before these two games, however, the new fixture against Brighton College had brought about the School's second win of the season—on paper quite a surprise since, though they were without their captain, the opposition had just previously defeated Eastbourne and drawn with Whitgift.

Instrumental in inspiring this triumph was the enterprising play of the half-backs Cleave and Robinson, while Seth scored one copybook try from the back-row.

Cleave, who had taken over the goal-kicking from the injured Taylor, also kicked four goals. We were beginning to fancy our chances against Cranbrook but, with the grounds freezing up, this fixture against our old rivals had to be cancelled for the first time in years. The team, however, was not denied its third victory since, following a best-forgotten encounter with a mature and robust Emanuel side. Old Suttonians were defeated for the fourth successive time in a lively, open game that was only decisively won in the. closing minutes.

F i i s t X V ( W o n 3 ; L o s t 9) W i t h the loss of so many experienced players to contend with, it was not anticipated that this year's X V would be able to match the record of the previous year's combination which was so effective at forward and at half-back. Fundamentally, there was a lack of players with real knowledge of and interest in rugby as a game, with the result that there was little tactical awareness especially earlier on and, more disappointingly, little desire amongst players to "talk rugby" for the sheer joy of it.

The first half of the season, including games against the powerful Sevenoaks and Duke of York's sides and improved fifteens from Dover and Caterham, proved a particularly difficult time, but despite suffering injuries to key players—those to Taylor (stand-oft) and Horner (hooker) being the most damaging—the inexperienced side did all that could have been expected of it up to the week prior to half-term. Then, just when we had been hoping for the first success, there followed the only two dismal performances of the season against Dover and Hurstpierpoint—both at home. U p to this time, the chief weakness lay "up front" where lack of knowhow in the rucks and mauls, together with an almost total lack of possession f r o m the tight scrummages, prevented Robinson, the captain, and other promising runners from seeing much of the ball.

Fortunately with the 26-15 defeat of King's, Rochester, after the half-term break, a fresh spirit of enthusiasm pervaded the side; the forwards began to improve and more possession was obtained from the set scrums.

Robinson had a difficult task as captain, but coped adequately enough, especially from half-term on when he was forced to take over the stand-off posidon following Taylor's injury. Clarke, too, made his impact in the latter part of the season, looking especially dangerous in breakaways. The most improved players, however, were Cleave and Seth: the former was pressed into changing his position from fullback to scrumhalf and' duly picked up most facets of this demanding role with a speed that clearly reflected his games-playing ability; Seth, from the previous year's Under 16 side was, at flanker, the fastest forward about the field, and besides scoring four tries, was responsible for much whole35

team never really settled down together and though some of the games were more even than scores suggest they never looked like winning any. Ancients, like Ho, Richardson, Sucharitakul and Horn played well (when the latter was not absent on flute duty) and Gardner.

Hunt, Paul and Hasson improved steadily. Trevor Leighton led the team well and ensured that the team maintained the tradidonal spirit of the game.

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hearted work in the mauls and the tidying-up parts of play. Amongst the other players, Coulling and Sheldon on-the wings had limited opportunities in attack but did well in defence; props Nader and Rhodes (when he disciplined himselO always gave of their best; Beacon used his weight and strength to good effect while Hogg, who first played for 1st X V in 1971, showed great determination but tended to isolate himself from support at vital moments.

Colours: I . A . W. Robinson, N . A . Clarke, D . N .

Qeave.

Half Colours: R. B. Taylor (1972). J. C. J. Homer (1972). C. J. Beacon. M . T. Seth, S. L . Hogg, S. Nader, K . S. L . Rhodes, J. M . Luckham-Down, J. W. Coulling. J. R. Sheldon.

Also played: R. S. Dunn. L . G. B. Cooper. N . M .

Bebbington. P. C. Spencer. S. C. Easton. M . J. Lebon, P. Polycarpou, R. J. N . Leighton.

The House Match Final, the closest for some years, was eventually won by Founders who defeated WestÂŤminster by 8 points to 4; the Junior trophy was also won by Founders who defeated Lambe's in a match that many observers thought the best seen at this level since the competition was begun.

The Wickham Trophy for kicking was won by D. N .

Qeave (F).

R.D.C.

Under 16 X V (Won 5; Lost 3) After two sound defeats at the beginning of the season, the Under 16s surprised themselves (and me too) by winning away f r o m home against the Duke of York's.

And what a difference that made to their morale! From then on they looked a much better side and played much more up to their potential.

As a group they were always happy to play but loth to practise tactical ploys such as short penalty moves.

So we did without such subtleties and kept the game as simple as possible. And, because we had no penetration in the centre, we kept play as close as possible to the scrum and made progress along the down-wind touchline.

After those first two disastrous matches the pack hunted well together and, with the centre threequarters geared to defence, opposidons were given little opportunity to open the game up. Meanwhile, whenever we got possession, Benson at scrum half and Ford at fly half were under instructions to kick into space in front of the pack, or, if the line was in sight, to go for it supported by the loose forwards and the blind side winger. The kicking they did quite well (very well at times) but had the forwards been a little more willing to practise close support work with slick handling and sudden changes of direction we would undoubtedly have scored many more tries.

Benson's example at scrum half was a great inspiration to the team and as he learns more about the game and gains in confidence he will surely be a force to be reckoned with at Ist X V level. He was a good captain.

The whole X V were ultimately awarded their co ours: G. M . Sharp, Barry ma, Adcock, Maitland, Baulf, Ford, Benson, Stewart ma, Scott-Wilson mi, J. O. Andrews, Kalmar, Keller, Wheeler ma, Webb, Leighton mi.

Also played: De la Torre mi, Dickens, Keeble.

M.F.B.

C E N T E N A R Y O F R U G B Y 1974 The School celebrates its centenary of Rugby Football during the coming season. As a major part of the celebrations, Giggleswick School in Yorkshire, who celebrate their own centenary in 1975, have agreed to come down to play the School side on Wednesday, 11th December. They, in return, have invited us to play against them at Giggleswick the following year.

In addition it is hoped that the Old Suttonian side will be stronger than usual, and to this end Andrew Scott, currently in the Loughborough Colleges X V , has agreed to captain the side in the match versus the School on Saturday, 14th December.

Second X V (Won 5; Lost 8) That we used three captains and over 25 players indicates one side of the difficulties faced by the team. I n fact, because of injuries, it was never possible to field the strongest "on paper" side. Nevertheless, despite a couple of lessons in how to build a big score, the team always gave of its best.

Whitewright, the longest serving captain, led the side well, Scott ran in some good tries and Murray showed a great deal of promise at outside half. The backs, when they got it, ran the ball well, but the pack was rather too light to let them have it very often.

The best team effort was against Emanuel and the worst against Caterham, a team that we have not defeated for at least four years.

B.J.L Colours: N . M . Bebbington. G. A . Whitewright. H . C. F. Scott. S. C. Easton. A . Murray. N . Stanley.

Also played: Brimble, R. Horner, S. Richards, Fleck, Polycarpou, Lebon, Westacott, Spencer, Townley, Doble. Atkins, Schofield.

Third X V The Gentlemen did not have a successful season. The

Under 15 X V (Won 5; Lost 6) This was a very enjoyable season and might have beei. more successful in terms of results if the team had been able to raise its game at the vital moment. Matches were lost narrowly when they should have been won.

The main disappointment was the poor display against the Duke of York's, together with the inability of the team to play basic rugby and so defeat a very physical Brighton side.

Against these can be put the best moments; the first twenty minutes against the powerful St. Lawrence X V when the team played its best rugby of the term; the last try againt Bethany, which followed two quick rucks and slick passing by the backs; and the defeat for Sevenoaks with a below strength team.

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Individually, Milligan led the team competently, and always played soundly, especially after his move from centre to the back row. Stubbs was outstanding in the loose (his quick thinking belies his nick-name), while Long worked hard and improved greatly during the season. Whether as wing-forward or at centre. Mole used the ball intelligently and tackled tigerishly. Cook improved steadily throughout the term and kicked some vital goals. However, his service to Tobert was not always perfect such that the latter had a mixed season of it, though he showed the potential to be a fine player. Hopkins was a dangerous runner and Burnett proved hard to catch, but deserved better service from his centres. A t full-back, Sutherland tackled magnificently all season and by the end he was beginning to counter-attack most effectively.

Cranbrook were the highlights of an enjoyable season.

The high standard of the Junior House Match Final was i n no small measure due to the efforts of Under 14s who played prominent roles despite being in competition with older, more seasoned opponents.

Colours: A . J. Betts, N . R. Shaw, Sagar, Foulkes. D .

C. R. Foster, E. M . Scott, Kemsley, Nichols, Dodson.

Also played: Whittaker, B. Brown, Adamjee, T. J. Qarke, Carr, Digby, N . C. Smith. • A.N.G.R. HOCKEY RETROSPECT Captain: R. B. Taylor Vice-Captain: I . A . W. Robinson Secretary: E. A . H . James First X I (Won 7; Drawn 4; Lost 11) As far as results go, this season has been rather disappointing, although the team often produced good hockey—notably at Oxford, We started the season with weaknessess in defence and an inability to score directly from short corners, and despite good approach work, we thus had to wait until the Dover game for our first victory: experience gradually tightened the defence, but our short corners did not really go well until Oxford: We were only badly defeated on two occasions, by Tonbridge and Dulwich, and many games could have been saved or won by an ability to convert short corners.

Our best moments came against the Hockey Association, where the team worked extremely hard, at the Kent College Tournament and at Oxford. In the Kent College tournament we began to strike our true form and lost only one of our six games; our fourth and final win of the day was a sweet revenge against St. Lawrence.

The Oxford festival got off to a tremendous start when the author's old school were conquered on the first afternoon: we then accounted for Bromsgrove and Repton and only the generosity of the Captain allowed.

Whitgift to halt our run of success. The final game was against a Kingston team which contained seven schoolboy internationals, and the Sutton Valence performance in this 2-0 defeat was a fitting end to this tremendous hockey tour.

What of individuals? Roy Taylor started the season below his best form, but—both as a captain and a player—he improved tremendously throughout the season, and his performance at Oxford will linger long in the memory. Robinson and James' also played with great determination and skill, and Clarke always looked our most dangerous forward.

In defence, Westacott and Dunn gave many spirited and skilful performances, whilst Licence has made great strides this season and is a tremendous prospect for the future: Horn's appearances were limited by other commitments, but he added skill and strength to the half-back line when he could play, and Whitewright worked hard to become a really good player by the end of the season; Cleave had a rather anonymous season on the left wing, but with more of the ball he could well have won us several matches.

In the future, this group should do well as they are not slow to learn. Many of them have the aptitude to make good senior players.

Colours: Milligan (Capt.), Sutherland, Burnett, Hopkins, Mole mi, Tobert, Cook, Long, Stubbs.

Also played: Hart ma. H i l l , Yates, Boese, A . D .

Clarke, Ellis, Licence, El Tayeb, Van derVlugt mi, M . P. Smith, Cherry.

I.H.M. Under 14 X V (Won 5; Drawn I ; Lost 5) The verve and enthusiasm with which this year's "Minis" threw themselves into the complexities of a game largely new to them was a source of joy to me; the rapidity with which they grasped the essentials of the open, runing game was astonishing. Defeats at the hands of experienced sides from Caterham and the Duke of York's brought home to us the fundamental lack of "savoir faire", but the lessons were soon learnt and this became a very successful team by the latter end of the season.

I t was in the pack that our main strengths lay, and once the forwards had discovered the secret of concerted effort we were seldom beaten up front. Kent College, Dover, Bethany and King's, Rochester, were firmly pushed back by the manful strivings of Betts, the captain, Foster and Scott among the front five, and the speed to the break-down and tenacity of Foulkes, Kemsley and Dodson (whose small size belies his considerable ferocity!) ensured a steady stream of possession from •ruck and maul. Sagar used his weight to good effect in the loose and his determined surges in the "enemy 25" brought him a dozen tries.

The half-backs, Shaw and Fetherston, showed skill and inventiveness beyond their tender years; though capable of neat kicking and deceptive running, they were always hampered by their diminutive size. A n endemic reluctance to make the decisive tackle in midfield allowed well beaten opponents the luxury of "soft" tries, and games which had been well won by half-time had slipped away from us by no-side. Although there were runners of power and pace outside, notably Nichols and Brown, we did not use them to best advantage.

The handling came on a great deal, however, and I recall in particular the fourth try at St. Lawrence, an example of quick-silver wizardry worthy of the Welsh themselves.

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I would like to congratulate Taylor who played for Kent and the South East at Under 19 level (our first Divisional player for some time), Benson and Tobert who both represented Kent at Under 16 level and Licence who played for the Kent Under 15 team.

Finally, my thanks are due to the members of the Common Room who put in so much time on the hockey fields, often in inclement weather, and particularly to B.R.D. for his great help (and tremendous bridge!) at Oxford. Also, a special thanks this season to Tom Watman and Bill Jordan for their excellent work on the pitches, despite their extra work-load.

G.G.A. Colours: R. B. Taylor, I . A . W. Robinson, E. A . H .

James, W. J. Westacott, R. S. Dunn, N . A . Clarke.

G. A . Whitewright.

Half Colours: D . N . Cleave, D . A . Horn.

Also played: M . I . Licence, P. C. Spencer, M . R. Benson, S. L . Hogg, M . T. Seth, P. D. Chandler, J. M . Baulf, N . J. Hunt, D. N . Paul, K. S. L . Rhodes, B. A . Richardson.

House Matches: Cornwallis completed a deserved double in the House Matches, and Westminster won a very close league competition.

Second X I (Won 3; Drawn 1; Lost 7) The final results don't read as well as last year, but several of our opponents thought we were stronger and it was only St, Lawrence' who defeated us decisively, the avalanche hitting us'ihith'e final quarter.

The defence looked unsound at times.during the first few matches but the team's chief weakness was the failure to score more goals and they never learnt the square pass.

Hunt was'the best of the forwards and should be an asset to 1st XII next year. Bardsley was skilful but too slow on the left wing; he proved that f u l l back was his right position at the end of term. Seth worked hard and effectively in all the matches and Richardson was a sound f u l l back as well as a sensible captam.

A.R.D. Colours: Richardson (Capt.) Bardsley, L . A . de la Torre, Hogg, Hunt, J. M..Randolph, Seth.

Also played: Blackman, Murray; Hoskins, Paul, Polycarpou, Townley.

Third X I The 3rds only found their form at the end of the season.

Sucharitakui, as Veteran Gentleman, pulled them together well and scored many of the goals himself.

M.H.F. Under 16 X I (Won 4; Lost 7) Having won four of our first five matches all looked set for a successful season, but we failed to register another win, losing three of our last six matches by a single goal. Four sides were much better than us, the other three games were lost because we did not play well enough.

The most encouraging feature of the season was the goal-scoring power, of the team, only in two matches did we fail to score at all. Most of the goals came from Benson (eleven) and Baulf (seven), but they were scored by teamwork rathur than individual effort. In mid-field, G. Sharp, who captained the side with skill and encouragement, and Parritt did many good things whilst at left back N . Barry was the most improved'player on the side.

I think the team enjoyed their season because they played with plenty of spirit and, though not altogether successful, they gave themselves and others plenty of pleasure. " C.R.G.S. Colours: N . Barry,'Parritt, G. Sharp, S. de la Torre, Benson.

Also played: Ford, S. R. Smith, M . Edwards, Harfoot, R. Stewart, J. O. Andrews, S. Campbell.

Baulf, Black, Caro.

Under 15 X I (Won 6; Drawn 1; Lost 4) Although we scored an impressive 28 goals, it must be admitted that it should have been even more, had we been more enterprising, accurate and decisive in the enemy circle. Hart and Milligan were top goalscorers with half a dozen each.

Chilton was a worthy successor in goal to Licence, who was promoted to the 1st X I early in the season, and distributed the ball well, for our wingers. H i l l and Tobert, to do the main damage. Fermor captained the team well, and was ably supported all round. The right hand side of the field looked particularly strong, both in attack and defence.

After a very successful first half to the season, and a 7-0 victory over King's. Canterbury, we then went into a slight decline, and had difficulty in putting the ball in the opposition's net. On the hard pitch at Eastbourne, we were caught i n possession too frequently.

It was pleasant to have competition for places this season (especially at left half, between Bax and Wells!), instead of searching desperately to fill the places, and it was encouraging for the team to have frequent parental support.

Congratulations to Sutherland, Bedford and H i l l who had County trials.

In allâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a happy and fairly successful season. B.R.D. Old Colours: C. D . Fermor, G. E. Milligan.

Colours: P. R. Bedford, A . F. Farrell, G. L . Hart, J. P. D. Hill, I . M . Sutherland, M . A . Tobert.

Also played: C. M . Bennett, P. V . Bax, J. L . Spreull, M . C. S. Wells.

Under 14 X I (Won 3; Drawn 2; Lost 2) Owing to cold, wintry weather that resulted in little effective early season practice being done and also in the cancellation of several matches, only two games were played in the first eight weeks of the term; both of which were lost mainly because the team had been unable to play together for long and was inevitably short of skills.

However, once a useful Tonbridge side had been soundly defeated by 4-1, the team went from strength to strength and, using a 4-2-4 formation, remained unbeaten for the remainder of the season, the other notable results being the 3-3 draw with Eastbourne (an excellent game, this) and the defeat of the skilful Holmewood House X I . Besides the usual fixtures, we were invited to participate in a successful Under 14 tournament at Cranbrook. In what turned out to be an enjoyable afternoon's hockey, Sutton Valence were unlucky not to win the tournament since they won two and drew the other of their three games and scored the highest number of goals.

Sagar proved a likeable and reliable captain, while during the final run of games, the dual threat of T. J. Clarke and Cook down the middle produced 17 goals.

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487. Individual points: Morad 203, Keller 103, Bates 56, E l Tayeb 55, Milligan 28, Dickens 15, Andrew 14, Caro4.

The Inter-House competitions were dominated by Comwallis. I n the Senior Final they beat Westminster by 84-16 and in the Junior Final they beat St. Margarets by 54-12.

SQUASH Captain: A. P. Richards (Michaelmas Term); S. K . Schofield (Lent Term) Vice-Captain: S. K . Schofield (Michaelmas Term); A . F. G. Hobson (Lent Term) A t the start of the season there seemed no reason to hope for any outstanding results, and thus i t turned out, although we were hampered further by the loss of Taylor at No. 1 for many, matches, through a rugby injury. So we lost several close matches which, with his help, might have been victories. In general, we beat weaker opposition—sometimes with too much.difficulty —and lost to the sides we have been wanting to beat.

The most pleasing and encouraging features of the season were the successes of the junior teams and the continued enthusiasm of players in the lower part of the school, for whom it became possible to arrange some matches—we even managed an Under 14 2nd V! The Under 15 V twice defeated Cranbrook 4-1 and the Under 16 V beat St. Lawrence 4-1 and lost to Eastbourne by the same score, (however our Under 16 V was under 15 except for one player, so we came out creditably on both occasions). While the Under 14 Vs lost all three encounters with the formidable Holmewood House, only winning a single tie, this experience of match-play at such an age should be of considerable value for the future. Three of our junior players competed in the Kent Junior Championship during the Christmas holidays—more good experience, despite their lack of success.

The 1st and Set Vs played a larger selection of opponents than previously, including Junior Leaders' Regiment, Maidstone G.S. and King's, Canterbury.. The last-named defeated us very easily in the first round of the Premier National Schools' Tournament.

The monthly leagues functioned tolerably well, especially among the less able players in the lower divisions; indeed it was too often the players in the top divisions who played fewest matches. I would again urge all keen players, of whatever standard, to play in these. Next season a Squash Set of boys who can play the game instead of rugby will operate in the Michaelmas Term.

The regular play which this and the monthly leagues can offer is the most important way by which the' general standard of our squash can improve. Coaching can only go part of the way; after that a great deal depends on individual enthusiasm.

J.McC. Half Colours: R. B. Taylor, S. K . Schofield. A . F. G. Hobson, G. A. Whitewright.

Junior Colours: C. D . Fermor, C. M . Bennett, J. P. D .

H i l l , A . F. Farrell, N . R. ShaW, A. G. Reeve.

The following played for the 1st V during the season: R. B. Taylor, A. P. Richards, S. K. Schofield, A. F. G. Hobson, G. A . Whitewright, R. J. Underbill, W. J. Westacott, R. A . Bennett, A . G. Reeve, N . J. Bardsley, J. P. D . H i l l .

Among the other players, Foulkes stood out for his tenacity in the centre of the defence, D . G. R. Clark looked a highly promising stick player at left link and Radford, as goalkeeper, became more confident in his control of the circle as each game passed.

R.D.C. Colours: Sagar. Foulkes, T. J. Clarke (re-awarded), Radford, Cook, D . C. R. Clark.

Also played: Kemsley, Dodson, D . C. G. Foster, S. J. De la Torre, Dimond, Ricketts, M . R. Hart, Shaw, A. J. Betts, Belsham.

FIVES Captain: J. W. Coulling 1st V I (Won 3; Lost 3); Other teams (Won 4; Lost 3) There are still too few potentially good young players opting for fives as their main sport in the Lent term for there to be any real incentive for those who have any talent at all to practise hard to develop i t : their place in one of the junior teams is secure enough already without having to work hard at improving their game. I t was therefore very gratifying to see one or two of them really making this sort of effort—and, I think, very wise of them; for there are several good junior hockey players getting interested in the game as an occasional recreation who could well cause some embarrassing upsets in flie internal competitions in future year^ A t the top, Coulling, in his second year as captain, developed into quite a mature fives player and by the end of the season was moving about the court really well. He was very adequately supported by Campey, Bastin and Easton, but as a team they were too easily beaten by their inability to keep a rally going until the opportunity arose to make a winning shot. However, against comparable opposition they had their share of success and were occasionally - to be seen attempting some really quite ambitious shots. . The House Match competition saw a reversal of last year's result'with Westminster beating Founders in the final. A l l the other competitions were also won by Westminster v/ith Coulling taking the Open Singles title, Coulling and Easton the Open Doubles, and Hale the Under 16 Singles.

M.F.B. B A S K E T B A L L 1973/4 Very little senior basketball was played this season, but the squad, under the captaincy of Polycarpou, had two close games with Cranbrook School and narrowly lost to a Masters' side by 44-45.

The Under 16 squad, captained by Morad, had a successful season playing in the Maidstone Schools' League.

Eight teams competed and we finished third, below the Technical School's Fourth and F i f t h year teams. This was a considerable improvement on last year. The season concluded with a one-day handicap tournament for the Roy Fox Cup, which we won last year. We were involved in four games, winning the first three, but unfortunately losing an extremely close-fought final, in extra time, to the Technical School.' I t was a good competition, with the handicaps producing a series of close games.

Morad and Keller were both awarded their Junior Colours.

Under 16 Team Record Played 14, won 9, lost 5. Point for 478, points against 39

CROSS-COUNTRY R E P O R T Captain: O. J. S. Frederick Hon. Secretary: C. M . H . Roffey " A m I enjoying myself?" the cross-country runner may ask as he splashes through King's Wood, or plods up Chart Sutton H i l l . There are, undeniably, some times when a runner must work hard; but the rewards of satisfaction and achievement in doing one's best are well worthwhile. This was clearly shown this year; some boys who, though not great runners, were prepared to work hard, got something out of the sport; others, with more talent but less willingness to give anything, did not.

The Senior team had a difficult season, and must be praised f o r not becoming discouraged. The standard of opposition was frequently so high that Roffey and Prudence, despite running what in School terms would be described as extremely well, often had no chance. The lack of numbers also put an extra burden on the team: but despite this, they managed some victories.

The Intermediate team was much more successful: probably the best for some years. R. A . Bennett, Andersen and Palmer all ran very strongly, and were well backed up by the rest of the team; T. G. Bennett and Hoad showed great improvement. I f R. A . Bennett had not been lost to the Seniors on several occasions, the team might have ended the season unbeaten.

Although enthusiastic, the Juniors had too few matches to enable them to run as a team, and the results reflect this. Bfirry and Brown ran consistentiy well; Gelineau improved steadily, and Hickman and Blaikie showed excellent potential f o r next year.

The highlights of the term? I would pick out the Intermediate's defeat of Skinners', the Junior's whitewashing of King's, Rochester, and the magnificent view of Rye from a point about two miles from Camber Sands. ' w.F.U.

unable to build a really convincing score. I must single out Mather, who first as secretary and then as captain, shot consistently Well throughout the year without very much luck and also tried hard to keep up the morale of the team in their disappointment.

Miniature Range. Our .22 season was slightly curtailed because the security precautions at present in force meant that the rifles had to be taken into safekeeping by the Army during the holidays. However, we did not score well enough in the Staniforth to qualify for the later stages. I n the "Country L i f e " poor grouping, for which there is no excuse, and an indifferent Rapid score saw us well down the list, despite a sound Landscape target. St. Margaret's won an exciting House match, whilst N . J. A . Dickens took the Individual Cup. Open Range. We did not have a practice camp at Bisley this year, because several of those invited were unable to come, and the small number left included too few experienced shots to make it a practical proposition.

Our practices during the Summer Term seemed quite promising, but we had a disastrous shoot in the Kent.

One can only suggest that a lack of determination was present on a windy day which made holding the rifle steady difficult. J. M . Stubbs shot steadily to add the Stiff Cup to the Prior Cup he won at Bisley last summer.

Bisley. Our poor scores continued at the N.R.A. Schools' meeting after the end of term and few good targets were returned until the second afternoon when the sun came out for the first time. However, Mather deservedly won the Donegall Badge and led St. Margaret's to a convincing win in the Open Range House Match. The other four houses were closely bunched, the first time for some years that all the houses were represented. In the individual events Hoskins was in the prize list f o r the Iveagh and the Cadet Pistol, whilst Mather was placed in the Cadet Rifle Aggregate.

Ashburton day dawned bright and sunny, but the scoring was very poor; there is no doubt that a combination of old rifles and ammunition and a small bull makes high scores difficult at 200 yards, but there is no excuse for a large number of outers. The wind was a little gusty, but should not have made too much difference; at any rate the V I I I must have been very near the bottom of the list. Let us hope that the experience gained by the younger members of the team will prove valuable for next year. Mather capped a successful year by winning the Prior Cup for the highest individual in the Ashburton, the Marchant Vase f o r the best Open Range aggregate and the Wall Cup for the Marksman of the Year.

C.R.G.S.

RESULTS Inter House Race, January 31st A Division: Comwallis B Division: Westminster C Division : Comwallis D Division: Bennett Nation Cup: Comwallis Individual Steeplechases A : C. RofTey (C) 32.14 B: I . Palmer (W) 20.58 C: I . Burry (C) 19.30 D : I . Best (B) 12.04 Baton Races Senior. Cornwallis Junior: Bennett " A "

Colours: D . J. S. Frederick, S. V . Prudence, C. M . H .

Roffey.

Half Colours: R. A . Bennett, H . Rothman.

Junior Colours: J. D . Andersen, I . C. Palmer, T. (5.

Bennett, J. R. F. T. Barry.

RESULTS Miniature Range Staniforth (Stage I ) : 41st, 746 Country L i f e : 75th, 648 House Match : St. Margaret's 369 Individual: N . J. A . Dickens 96 Open Range Kent Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; V I I I : 5th, 384 Cadet Pair: 3rd, 94 Reserve Pair: 4th, 80 Stiff Cup: J. M . Stubbs, 56 Bisley Cadet Pistol: Hoskins, 18th, 51 Iveagh: Hoskins, 33 Cadet Rifle Aggregate: Mather, 63

SHOOTING Captain: D . E. S. Mather Hon. Secretary: J. M . Luckham-Down This has been a very poor year f o r the shooting team, partly because there has been little competition for places in the V I I I . Two of the better shots left at Christmas and we were left with only two or three experienced shots and a number of promising youngsters. Not surprisingly the latter lacked consistency and we have been 40

Ashburton— V l I I : 373 Cadet Pair: 99 9th man: Harfoot, 38 Donegal! Badge: Mather Prior Cup: Mather Marchant Vase: Mather

Wall Cup: Mather House Match: St. Margaret's 114

Full Colours: D . E. S. Mather Half Colours: R. B. Taylor

CRICKET RETROSPECT Captain: R. B. Taylor Vice-Captain: B. A . Richardson Hon. Secretary: R. S. Dunn

The really pleasing aspect of our batting this year has been its depth—no less than ten players have made 100 runs or more in the season, and the X I has twice made over 200 runs without an individual 50. Roy Taylor has set an aggressive example to his team; his defence is much sounder than of yore and he .hits the ball very hard: his 156 not out against the Old Suttonians was made in under even time with exacdy 100 of the runs coming in boundaries and this innings took his total for the 1st X I past the 1,000 mark. Of the other established players, David Cleave and William Westacott both had good last seasons and Roger Dunn at last fulfilled his promise in the second half of term; Brian Richardson, as always, scored most of his runs in Cricket Week. Edwin James won the Maidstone Grammar School game after Nigel Bardsley had done the early spadework and Peter Polycarpou saved us at

First X I (Won 4; Drawn 9; Lost 4) We finished the season undefeated in inter-school cricket, but we allowed far too many opponents to escape with drawn games. As we had expected, our batdng was much stronger than our bowling and, although our fielding was quite sound until some very end-of-term displays in Cricket Week, it was never brilliant enough fo make up for the lack of devastating bowlers: unfortunately it is good bowling and first-rate fielding which turns draws into wins—good batting (particularly i f your side bats first) merely ensures that you do not lose.

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indeed Mark Benson always seemed capable of winning it while he was at the wicket.

And so to Saturday: last year we had a 430 run classic with the Scorpions, and this year we went 13 runs better. George Lawrence hit one slow 50 and then another incredibly rapid one in the opposition's total of 234-4 declared, but Sutton Valence came very close to getting the runs: Roy Taylor and Peter Polycarpou put on 71 for the first wicket and some aggressive batting by the former and the author got us up with the clock.

Wickets, however, fell and it was left to Duncan Paul to save the day—a feat he accomplished in this, Ms swan-song, with great joviality and just a little luck.

My thanks go to all who helped during the week and particularly to E.A.C. for the excellent pommes de terre anglaises.

G.G.A.

Sevenoaks. Of the newcomers to the side, Martyn Edgley hit the ball beautifully at times, particularly against the XLClub, and it is a pity that this was his last season at the Sphool. Mark Benson, however, is due to have three more seasons in the X I , and it must be several years since someone of his youthful inexperience has scored 300 runs in his first season: he should be able to add massively to this total in the future.

In the bowling it is another young newcomer to the side, Ian Sutherland, who has taken the honours; he moves the ball quite sharply at medium pace and his 24 wickets this year should be the start of a very large 1st X I haul. Of the rest, Taylor, Dunn and Richardson (now an off-spinner) usually bowled tidily, although James' leg-spin did not respond well to " A " level pressures. Two who should do well next year are Michael Tobert, whose season ended just before half-term due to illness after he had made a very promising start in the 1st X I , and Geoffrey Sharp, now converted to fastmedium, who finished the season looking our most dangerous bowler.

2nd G A M E C R I C K E T The season saw two distinct periods with the 2nd X I either winning or favourably drawing the first four matches, and then losing three out of the next five. This may have been caused by the departure of Edgley and Sharp to the 1st X I as they had both always looked like getting runs and wickets and with their promotion the team lacked real confidence. However the highlight of the season was undoubtedly Duncan Paul's bowling.

He showed that i f one bowls steadily at the stumps, wickets are bound to come; in fact 38 of them at an average of 7.3 runs each— a school record. No-one else looked like taking many.

In the field, Polycarpou was always outstanding and, his attacking fielding won him the WilHams Cup. The' Individual Cricket Cup was won by Taylor for his praiseworthy performances as captain and player, and the R. L . Kay prize for the -rnost promising young cricketer was shared by Benson-arid^Sutherland.

The Master i/c's prize this year took the form of the presentation of a mini-bat to each of the six colours— six people whom 1 would like to thank publicly for their contribution to 1st X I cricket over the last three (and in some cases, four) seasons.

My thanks, once more, are due to my colleagues for the hours they put in coaching and improving, and to the groundsmen for their excellent work—often under extreme pressure this year.

The House Match final resulted in a victory for Comwallis over St. Margaret's.

Colours: R. B. Taylor, B. A . Richardson, E. A . H .

James, W. J. Westacott, D. N . Cleave, R. S. Dunn.

Half Colours: P. Polycarpou, N . J. Bardsley. M . R. Benson, I . M . Sutherland, M . P. H . Edgley.

Also played: G. M . Sharp, M . A . Tobert, R. J. Fetherston, D . C. G. Foster, D. N . Paul, 1. A . W. Robinson, M . G. Smith.

CRICKET WEEK The weather threatened to treat us as badly this year as it did last, but thankfully only the Trinity match was abandoned to the rain.

The Week began with a defeat at the hands of the Detours, despite some excellent bowling by the Headmaster, but the 1st X I game with Maidstone G.S. was won (despite several dropped catches!) when Edwin James despatched the first ball of the final over to the square leg boundary. The Kent Schools Under 19 X I batted nriuch better than they bowled, and bad fielding enabled them to get home by five wickets on the penultimate ball. The Wanderers also won, on the Thursday, in another last over finish, despite an excellent 61

by Roger Dunn in his farewell performance and good support from Nigel Bardsley.

The Bluemantles game showed our fielding at its absolute worst, but the threat of a night of lemonade made the team bat well enough to save the game:

The batsmen met with mixed fortune, but at times Blackwell and Spencer both' held innings together and Robinson, Bebbington, Paul and Barry had occasional swings that were effective. As usual, though, once five wickets had gone there was never much hope of gathering more runs together.

Once again the fielding was good on the whole, though the team suffered from a lack of a wicket-keeper sometimes. Robinson managed to Ipad the team competently, if not very inspiringly, and ensured that all matches were enjoyable.

The 3rd X I was never more than a hotchpotch of non-tennis players or swimmers and met with little success during the season, despite enthusiasrn from a few— Bates, Clarke and Goodall especially.

H.M.R. U N D E R 15 X I Won—6 Drew—3 Lost—1 Superlatives fail me when I recall the very best moments of this highly successful season! I n truth, however, I have to admit that I find myself equally at a loss for words when, like the proverbial Chimaera, memories of frustrating incompetence with the bat and in the field rise before my mind's eye. I f we thought we could win, we usually did so with embarrassing ease, but if there was the slightest hint that we might be up against it, we seemed to crumble. Nevertheless, if the criterion for success is the record of results, this must go down as one of the best Junior Colts sides for several years. We remained undefeated until the penultimate match, and our colours were lowered only by the useful Tonbridge X I (also unbeaten), who were the one side that was able to get us all out. I t was the variety of our attack, in the main, which laid the foundation for a string of comfortable victories early on: King's Rochester, St. Lawrence, Bethany (8 all out!), Dover and Kent College were 42

dismissed for moderate scores, and our first three or four batsmen were able to knock off the requisite number of runs. Sevenoaks had the better of a tied draw, but we were on top in the remaining drawn games.

The batting, curiously enough, was flimsy; this fact became amply evident if the opening pair failed, which, mercifully, they did only twice. Foster was by far the most accomplished of the batsmen. He made his 303 runs in firie style, peppering the covers with an array of drives and cuts. He has developed a sound defence, and is a difficuh man to shift once he is set. He must learn to punish the bad delivery on the leg side, however, if he hopes to make further progress. Bedford made the other opener's position his own. and batted sensibly, accumu ating nearly 200 runs. Austen and H i l l had their moments with the willow, too, and the " t a i l " wagged to good effect on the coup)le of occasions they were called upon.

Fetherston it was who proved the bowling find of the season, though. His flighted off-spinners tempted and teased a good many of our opponents into fatal errors, while the three-pronged seam attack of H i l l , Sagar and Adamjee was usually too fast and accurate for the rest.

Dodson was persuaded to don the gloves for the first time this season and was soon keeping wicket as to the manner born. He is a fine prospect for the future. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those members of the team who turned up to play in spite of the slim chances of their being called upon either to bat or to bowl.

The highlight of this most memorable of seasons was the drawn game at Cranbrook with which the term ended. Having turned in a somewhat listless and indifferent performance in the field, the resilience and determination of the side was then revealed. Set to make 133 in 90 minutes, Foster and Bedford very nearly got them; it pleased me more than a little to witness the Sutton Valence reply to this challening target. I n spite of the ghastly weather, we were only 9 short, with 6 wickets in hand, when stumps were drawn. A fitting end to an excellent term's cricket.

Colours: D . C. G. Foster (Capt.), P. R. Bedford, J. P. D. H i l l , G. J. Sagar, R. J. Fetherston, S. Adamjee.

Also played: Austen, Dodson, Dennis, Kemsley, Nichols, E. M . Scott, Taylor.

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bowled and batted well at times, and the Under 13 captain. Bedford, who looked a decidedly useful opening bowler in the two games, he played for the Under Fourteens.

As ever there were many entertaining and exciting moments, none more so than the sight of the unconventional Piper at the crease and the final tense over against Friars when the scores finished level.

R.D.C. Under 13 X I (Won 1 Drawn 2 Lost 1) After five years looking after this group, I am pleased to report two firsts. The team topped the hundred mark, not once but twice during the term, and found it necessary to declare in one of the matches.

Bedford, m i . captained well, scoring a very fine 45 against Bethany to add to the 14 wickets which his bowling earned him over the term. Ashenden, mi. improved his wicket-keeping as the season progressed, and had his best game against Grenham House;- he should do well next year. The fielding was usually keen and the catching safe, Hickman and Grimwood being particularly quick in the field.

The match with Kent College produced 260 runs in an afternoon and consequently it was a great disappointment that we did not do too well against Grenham House. On the whole, ±ough, this has been a very enjoyable season.

B.J.L; COLOURS: R. J. Bedford.

Also played: A. P. Baker, M . P. Odgers, Sorrell, Kirkaldie, Grimwood, Hickman, Lewis, Ashenden, R. M .

Smith, Soper, N . R. Shaw, A.- J. Foster.

T E N N I S — Captain: G. A . Whitewright This was not a great team but we rhade the most of oiir talents and won more matches than we lost. For this happy situation thanks are due to Mr. Fermor for his help during the winter, especially for keeping enthus-" iasm alive. ' ' ' Whitewright too deserves every credit for his calm, unruffled captaincy. He and Schofield were the second pair for most of the term and they were always capable of playing high class tennis; unfortunately this standard was sometimes not maintained throughout the match.

Brimble and Fermor were the first pair, Brimble very solid from the back of the court but essentially a singles player; Fermor improved by leaps and bounds, he already knows what he is trying to do and looks a very good prospect.

Murray and Clarke as third pair varied far too much but they played quite effectively when in the mood.'

Full Colours were awarded to G. A . Whitewright, S. K. Schofield, P. J. Brimble and C. D . Fermor. N . A .

Clarke and A . J. Murray received their Half-Colours.

Lambe's won the Inter-House Competition.

The Junior Singles Competition was won by C. D .

Fermor. and the Open Doubles by Whitewright and Clarke. Unfortunate y it was not possible to complete the Senior Singles Competition.

A.R.D.

U N D E R 14 X I Won—2 Drew Lost—5 As one looks back, I suppose it is fair to describe the past season as disappointing. The first match versus King's, Rochester, promised so much, yet after the final game against Cranbrook, an exciting but not especially skilful affair, one had the depressing feeling that there had been httle improvement during the intervening two months.

There were no dominant players this year, but Ricketts, the captain, generally looked a good player and battai very stylishly against King's, Canterbury, (69) and Friar's (52 not out), while Berlin, the opening bowler, had the ability to move the ball' away and performed steadily throughout the term. The other notable performance came from Hart who scored 106 not out against Bethany and whose fielding was often outstanding. The greatest encouragement came in the persons of the young all-rounders Foster and Shaw, who both

Youll Cup We lost to Clifton in the first round of the Youll Cup but the second pair won well and Brimble put up a good struggle in the deciding single. That put us into the Plate competition where we proceeded to defeat Sedbergh, and Wrekin before coming against Eton for a place in the semi-final. With the first pair victorious but the second defeated, i t again rested with Brimble to decide our fate. He finally, lost, but only after taking the first set and being in front for much of the second.

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Kelvin Rhodes, Trevor Leighton and Andrew Parritt swam breaststroke with moderate success, while Bradley Odgers improved considerably in the backstroke.

Among the juniors, the strongest swimmers were Gordon Milligan (freestyle and butterfly) and William Knocker (breaststroke). Martin Sherwen (breaststroke) and Ian Licence (backstroke) were also quite successful; and a pleasing feature of the junior team was the inclusion of two second-formers, who acquitted themselves well against much older opposition.

A T H L E T I C S , 1974 Captain: H . C. F. Scott Hon. Sec.: M . Seth During the p.i; i season, the senior athletes have had to work particularly hard. There was a dearth of people opting for 'he sport so that many athletes had to compete in two or three events per match. Bearing this in mind, the seniors have done well to beat three schools: Kent College. King's, Rochester, and St. Edmund's.

The School travelled to London to compete in the Foundation Schools Athletics Match, but failed to wrest the trophy f r o m Emanuel who have won the competition on each occasion since its inception. Nevertheless, the team had the opportunity to compete in first class surroundings, which included a "Tartan" allweather running track.

Of the senior competitors, H . C. F, Scott again had a fine season winning almost all his races. Mention must also be made of the second string hurdler, S. Farrar, who competed successfully in the high hurdles despite his short stature and commenced a career in the 400m hurdles. P. Blackman proved a valuable member of the team in the long and triple jumps.

Only six boys elected to do athletics in the Junior age group; the remainder of the team comprised U15 boys who preferred to have a go at athletics, since cricket was obviously not their game. The team did well despite their obvious weakness and should not be too disillusioned.

The Inter-House sports took place on B . M . this year and resulted in a clean sweep of the trophies by Cornwallis, who scored almost twice as many points as their nearest rivai.s. They are to be congratulated on their success, which has stemmed from the enthusiasm engendered in the House by certain senior athletes.

Senior Colours : P. Blackman, S. Nader, N . Sharp.

Half-Colours: S. Farrer, S. Easton,P. Brimble.

D.T.R.

SWIMMING F I N A L S The swimming finals were hotly contested, with 12 records being broken. Five of these went to Powell, who finished the year with a tally of nine out of ten records in the senior age groups. He was undefeated in ail his races.

Other good performances came from M . R. Benson • in the " B " division backstroke, P. J. Wraight in the " C " division breaststroke, and M . J. West and M . J. C. Sherrard in the " D " division.

The water-polo was easily won by Lambe's—who defe-'ted Westminster 9-1 in the final. Lambe's also won the Challenge Cup, and the relay competition, in which they narrowly beat a much younger Cornwallis squad.

St. Margaret's won the Penguin quite easily in a new record time.

Mrs. C. Bentley kindly presented the trophies.

I.H.M.

FINAL RESULTS Lambe's Water polo competition BenneU " B " Junior House relays Lambe's Senior House relays St. Margarets Penguin M , J, West Division " D " medal winners M . J. C. Sherrard P, J, Wright Division " C " medal winner J.-A. Black Division " B " medal winner S. F, Powell Division " A " medal winner Junior House Challenge Cup Bennett " B " Senior House Challenge Cup Lambe's

Division "A" S, F, Powell

S W I M M I N G R E P O R T 1974 Captain: D. J, L . Leslie There has been a vast improvement in the standard of swimming this year. This was mainly due to the installation of the heating plant which has kept the water temperature at about 75°F all Summer Term.

Consequently all boys have been able to swim regularly, and in the School, at the moment, there are less than half a dozen boys who have not "passed out".

For the swimming squad this extra time was invaluable, and with regular training sessions the technique and speed of most swimmers became much better.

The senior swimming was dominated by Stephen Powell, an E,S,U, student. His ability and his attitude to training were a great spur to the rest of the team, none more so than the captain, Jolyori Leslie, who swam far better than last year. These two made a formidable combination in the butterfly and freestyle; being backed up in the latter by James Leighton.

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440 yards Free 5m 11,5 sees 250 „ Free 2m 40,2 sees 100 „ Free 54.2 sees 50 „ Free 24.7 sees 100 „ Breast 70,6 sees 100 „ Back 67.4 sees 50 ,. Back 30.1 sees 28,6 sees 50 „ Butterfly 4 X 25 ind. Medley 63,4 sees 100 yards Back 50 „ Back 100 „ Breast

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Old Suttonian Notes

An Open Letter to Parents and Old Suttonians Dear Parent or Old Boy, Some years ago my predecessor as Careers Master wrote to you asking for help in giving careers advice to the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially by means of careers talks. I have found the list I inherited very useful but I would like now to bring it up to date for two reasons.

Firstly, I encourage boys to go out and talk to people individually about a specific career in which they are mterested, and rely more on men actually living near the School to give talks. What I would therefore like to do is to build up a list of parents and Old Boys who are prepared to be rung up and asked to talk to a boy, show him round, and give him the opportunity perhaps to meet people in that career at all levels and of all ages.

This might be anywhere in the country.

Secondly, I want to encourage boys to gain as much experience as they can before they leave school both of work in general and of a particular career. Many boys enjoy doing some work in the summer or Christmas holidaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if this can be part of a careers choice programme it will be valuable in more than just a pecuniary way. This is particularly the case with the Sixth Form who are encouraged to gain some experi-

ence of industry before the Industrial Week that you will see reported in this magazine. The experience they had during the Week this year will, in future, I hope, be gained during the holidays.

If you can help, therefore, could you possibly drop me a line? Essentially I would welcome letters from those who can say "yes" to either of these statements: 1) I am able to talk to any boy who is interested in the work I do and can arrange for him to meet at the same time representatives of the different "stages" in the career field.

2) I am able to arrange some work experience in my career for any boy for one or two weeks (or longer) in the holidays. (This can be any workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not necessarily giving the boy a look at a particular career.)

I look forward to hearing f r o m you and building up a comprehensive list of participants in the scheme.

Please understand that any career will be useful; we encourage boys to realise that the field of choice is almost boundless. Thank you very much indeed.

Yours sincerely, H . M . Ramsbotham. Careers Master 45

their work which would prove of lasting interest and value.

Anyone who feels disposed to offer a gift is asked to get in touch with the School Archivist. Mr. Hugh Mead, St. Paul's School, Lonsdale Road, Barnes, S.W.I3. stating the nature of the proposed gift. I t is our intention to arrange an exhibition at the school and organise a suitable perr manent display.

Max Beloff, Martin Flett, Louis Gluckstein, Arthur Grimwade. Henry Leon, Stafford Lorie. T L, Martin, John Naimaster, Pearson, Charles Wheeler, E, Anslow Wilson, London, S,W,3",

C L E R K AND R E C E I V E R Martin Weedon will be retiring as Clerk and Receiver in "August, 1974. He succeeded Charles Curling in 1963, appropriately enough on A l l Fools Day. Martin Weedon was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, where he was a Prize Cadet, and was then commissioned to the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own). He served in Singapore and Hong Kong where he became a Japanese prisoner-of-war when Hong Kong fell in 1941.

He was subsequently awarded the Military Cross and was also mentioned in Despatches.

He was transported to Japan in 1942 and was one of the fortunate survivors of the ill-fated Japanese ship "Lisbon M a r u " which was torpedoed en route by an American submarine off Shanghai. He spent most of the rest of the Far East war in Kobe, but when the latter was eventually devastated by American bombing he was moved and ended the war within fifty miles of the atomic bomb at Hiro.shima.

He retired from the Army in 1948 and was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1950, and shortly afterwards was appointed Assistant Company Secretary of W m .

Cory & Son L t d . Subsequently, he spent three years in Rhodesia as Assistant Secretary and Legal Officer of the Rhodesian Selection Trust Group of Companies.

On his return to England in 1960, he became Assistant Director, Organisation and Methods and Acting Secretary, City and Guilds of London Institute, until his appointment as Clerk and Receiver to the United Westminster Schools and the Royal Foundation of Grey Goat Hospital.

The Clerk and;-,5-Re5eiver (sometimes facetiously known as "The Shafk'arid Deceiver") is responsible for collecting the fees for the two Independent Schools (Sutton Valence School and Queen Anne's School), for general financial policy, and for advising the Governors on educational matters relating to the future of the five Schools administered by the two Foundations. In this connection, the recent policy of the Inner London Education Authority to in.sist on abolishing Grammar Schools in favour of comprehensive education, and the threat to Indepedent Schools, have been particularly demanding.

His personal interests are in cricket, shooting and fishing, to which he hopes to be able to devote more time in future.

He will be succeeded on 1st September. 1974, by Mr. T. E. Hatton, O.B.E., at present Clerk to the Governors of the Haberdashers' Aske's Schools.

T H E MUNIMENTS ROOM The following letter, signed by a number of well-known Old Paulines and Coletines, appeared in the correspondence column of "The Daily Telegraph" or 3rd July, 1974. With the substitution of Sutton Valence School for St. Paul's School and other appropriate minorchanges it applies equally well to Sutton Valence, particularly in view of the rapidly approaching "QuaterCentenary".

Old Suttonians who feel that they would like to help in a similar project here are asked to write to E. A .

Craven at The Muniments Room, Sutton Valence School, Kent, ME17 3 H N . He would also like to receive completed copies of the questionnaire sent out some time ago and of which many copies are still in the "pending" files of O.S. NEWS O F O L D SUTFONIANS J. P. Tripp, C.M.G. (1938—W), relinquished his post as H . M . Amba.ssador to Libya in March, 1974, and was appointed British High Commissioner in Singapore. He took up his new appointment in May, 1974 ("Daily Telegraph", 25.3.1974). Congratulations.

N . F. Lemon (1958—F), Ph.D., B.Sc, is now Lecturer in Social Psychology at Sussex University and also Visiting Lecturer at the University of Dar-es-Salaam.

Previously he had lectured at Exeter University and now lives in Brighton.

Gp. Capt. Kenneth Stevens (1943—F) has returned to the U . K . from Germany and has been posted to the Ministry of Defence, once again concerned with defence policy and more particularly the defence review. He tells us that his son, J. C. G. Stevens (1971—W) has successfully coped with the extra " O " levels that he needed and is working i n the timber trade i n Sydney, Australia.

J. H . F. Daly (1966—C) has been working on oil rigs f o r the past year or two, first f o r Shell and now for Occidental Petroleum'Ltd., i n the North Sea, off the Shetland Isles. He is Drilling Supervisor on the semi-submersible oil rig "Ocean Victory". This is a most responsible job for a young man, as anyone who has watched the "Trouble Shooters" on television must know.

H . R. Hearn (1945—W) was made an O.B.E. for Services to Industry i n the New Year Honours List for 1974.

P. J. L . Wickes (1942—M) was promoted to Colonel in the Royal Corps of Signals in the half-yearly list of promotions in January 1974. He moved f r o m the Embassy at Rabat to that in Brasilia in May. C. M . Jefferies, O.B.E., R.A.O.C. (1950—F) has been promoted to L t . Colonel on his return f r o m the Far East and is now Chief Ammunition Officer at the Command Ammunition Depot, Bramley, Hants.

"SCHOOL M E M O R I E S " From Lord Pearson and others Sir,—We appeal to Old Paulines and Coletines to present any item of interest in their posssssion to the school's existing collection of memorials.

There must be many who have souvenirs either of their own days at school, or of earlier pupils, or the school's history, or, in the case of artists and authors, examples of

P. W. Grafton, C.B.E. (1932—M) v/as elected Chairman for 1974 of the National Joint Consultation Committee of the Construction Industry.

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A i r Vice Marshal C. S. Moore, C.B.E. (1928—W) has completed his work, very successfully we hear, for the St. Lawrence College Appeal and is now (March 1974) helping Haileybury Co lege in theirs. We learned of this when he came down to the school to "pick the brains" of M r . H . M . Ramsbotham (Careers Master), himself an Old Haileyburian.

of his contemporaries recently but stepvs are being taken to remedy that. He lives in Holmfirth, Yorkshire (HD7 I L A ) and, believe it or not, the post code does work.

The " O . I . " recently got a letter from Australia addressed simply "ME17 3 L Z " !

Mrs. A n n Vernon-Smith (nee Bentley). who lives in Ottawa, told us that in February one of the Ottawa papers gave a whole page to the performance of Edward Atienza (1942—M), who was playing at the Arts Centre, with the Stratford Company!s production of "Twelfth Night". He is one of the three stars in the Stratford Company, and the article said that his Feste in "Twelfth Night" has become the prototype for the present generation of Festes.

For the sake of accuracy we point out an error in the "Goodbyes" column in the "Suttonian" for 1973. I t was stated that M r . N . P. Bentley was housemaster of Holdgate House in 1949. Actually, in those days the house was known as "Bentley's" and the name was changed to "Holdgate" in 1949 when M r . Bentley moved to take over "Westminster" on the death of the late Arthur Taylor. There he rendered great service to Sutton Valence from that time until he handed over the house to M r . R. E. Horn in 1959. Of course, to the many boys who passed through M r . Bentley's care the "New Almshouses" are still referred to as "Bentley's".

Prebendary C. M . Wedgwood (1935—M) has been appointed vicar of Monckton Combe in addition to his living at Combe Down. Somerset. ("Daily Telegraph".

4.3.74.)

J. R. Carey (1967—C) has been awarded a Sir Bannister Fletcher Travelling Scholarship in Architecture.

Congratulations. He will be able to visit and study beautiful buildings in beautiful places (and presumably ugly in ugly) at someone else's expense. His hard and careful work is getting a just reward.

J. V . Boys (1928—W) tells us that he has now retired from his work on Indian Affairs for the Government of British Columbia and is thoroughly enjoying life. One of his favourite occupations is to watch his five grandchildren growing up.

Paul Latham (1954—W) was moved by the reference to Paul Latham (1973—C) in the last "Suttonian". to write from Kenya, giving a new address and, reminiscing a little, he says that his time for sport is limited to a little shooting and less fishing. His "work time" is spent mostly in the "bush", which he erijbys, working for the Kenya Government.

J. D . Bidmead (1950—W) and J. H . Hawtin (1951— W), grandson of the late Rev. W. W. Holdgate (Headmaster, 1910-1932), were promoted to L t . Colonel in the Royal Corps of Transport in the half yearly promotions for June, 1974. C. M . Jefferies, O.B.E. (1950—F) to L t . Colonel in the R.A.O.C. and M . P. Groves (1958 —F) Major in the same Corps.

N . T. Richards (1967—F) has spent the last year at.

Wadham College, Oxford, preparing a thesis for a Doctorate in Philosophy in Biology. He has also found time to do a lot of umpiring at hockey and has played a number of games for Oxford University Authentics at cricket, with, we understand, considerable success, and was elected a member of the Club during the term.

A welcome visitor in mid-June was Sir Charles Groves (1932—W), who was taking his family on a nostalgic trip round mid-Kent. He told us that he will be conducting the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1975 and hopes that any O.S. in the cities where the Orchestra will be playing will get in touch with him. As well as having a home in Liverpool he now has a flat in Barbican and has visited the meetings in the "Green Man", Bucklersbury on the "First Monday of the Month". There was a rumour that the G.M. was to be closed down as part of the Mansion House Development Scheme, but it has been reprieved for some time to come.

P. R. James (1966—C) opened an office in Paris for his firm. Sterlingland S.A., on 5tb May. 1973. He recendy asked for a list of Parisian O.S. and will be pleased to meet any of them socially.

One of our two David William Martins (1961—L) is working in the oil industry in Cabirida. which is a small Protectorate to the north of Angola, Portuguese West Africa. The other David William (1967—M) is in I n donesia with the Suffrelec Mission helping reorganise the electrical supply industry.

During the summer A . P. Scott (1971—F) has been playing cricket for Loughborough College and we now hear that he has been elected Captain for the 1975 season.

E. R. McMahon (E.S.U., 1973-W) graduated at the Loomis-Chaffee School, Connecticut, in June 1974 and is going to the American School in Paris to read International Affairs.

H . G. Merrix (1920—W) tells us that his son, John Merrix (1969—C), is a Traffic Officer at Luton Airport and enjoying his work. I n early May he left the U . K . to take part in the World Cup Rally in a Range Rover.

His route was via France, Spain, Morocco, the Sahara and Nigeria. Then back via Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Turkey. Greece. Jugoslavia and Austria to i finish in Munich 20 days after the start. Some trip, but we

P. D . Jordan (1957—F) is now with Shell Marketing Company and looks after that firm's advertising activities in the north of England. He says that he still plays cricket for Free Foresters and Y.G.s, besides tennis, squash and golf. He says also that he hasn't met many 47

don't imagine that he and his co-driver had much time to study the geography of the countries they passed through. Later, we are told, they got to the southernmost point on the trip but were delayed in Tamarasset by a faulty water pump and the partner in this enterprise took advantage (!) of a sandstorm to fly back to Britain to get a spare (those provided by the company were of the wrong type) and they continued their trip as far as Ankara. Here a boulder wrecked the front suspension and after repairs by a Turkish garage they had to give up. John flew back to his duties at Luton Airport, but his co-driver brought the vehicle back to England, which took him five lonely days.

M . A . Hovey (1946—L & M ) has moved from Stafford and now lives in Wilmslow, Cheshire. He manages a small factory, near Oldham, which makes laboratory thermal equipment for the Baird and Tatlock Group.

P. J. T. Herbert (1956—L & M ) has returned to the U.K. after five years in Tokyo. He is now Managing Director of his family firm which specialises in refrigeration engineering.

M . B. Whitcomb (1969—Q sent us a most comprehensive "dossier" for the Muniments Room in May last.

He was at Lawrence University, Wisconsin, for four years reading A r t and History and then Geology. He found time to act as Alumni Secretary for his fraternity (Phi Kappa Tau) and fenced, flew and rode just to give a little variety. I n 1971 he went on safari in Kenya, Tanzania, Southern Africa and in Brazil doing photography for his department at the University. He graduated in 1973 and is now an architectural clerk with a firm in New York. Soon he hopes to move out to construction sites and eventually found his own construction company. As if this were not enough, he intends to carry on with his cinematography and may eventually enter the teaching profession—he took courses in education whilst at University. Quite a programme for a young man!

J. B. Wilkinson (1967—M) has completed his courses at Nottingham (1971) and Birmingham Universities and is now a "Brewer" for Allied Breweries at Burton-onTrent. In athletics he has done well and was included in a ' Birmingham University Past and Present team which went on tour in the U.S.A. just after Easter, 1974.

The event for which he was selected was the high jump.

K. L . Allen (1940—W), who has worked for many years at high altitude in the copper mines at Cerro de Pasco, Peru, left that country in June, 1973, and is now working as a Consultant Engineer at his old company's headquarters in New York.

Apart from studying at their various Universities and Colleges we have learned that: A . P. Scott (1971—F) has been a regular member of the. Loughborough Colleges rugby X V . He played in the annual match V. St. Luke's College at Twickenham and was a member of the Loughborough side which beat Durham University on the same ground by 19 points to 9. Andrew's contribution in the latter game was two conversions and a penalty goal. R. A . Crampton (1973—F) has played hockey for Bath. Other O.S. who have played for their Universities at rugby are P. R. F. Hudson (1968—Q and S. J. Bottomley (1972—W) both for East Anglia. while R. C. Barker (1972—F) was in the Leeds team as a forward.

E. David G. Bunker (1954—M) has made several business trips to the U.S.A. during the last few months.

Apart from sending a postcard to the " O . I . " wishing that he was in with Daivid in Alcatraz he called on Eric Gill (1940—F) and his wife Jo in Dallas. Eric seems to have been one of the very few people who have played cricket in that part of the world. I t was against a team from Hollywood arranged by some of the actors who had long ago been indoctrinated by the late C. AubreySmith, of Sussex County C.C. and Anthony Bushell of Incogniti into that peculiarly English game.

The Daily Telegraph of Monday, 15th July contained the following:

C. S. Powell (1954—M)—Sam gives us the news that his family have sold their business in Hull, which had been in the family for a century and a half, to the House of Eraser. _We hope that the citizens of the "Land of Green Ginger" will continue to get the service that they got from the House of Powell. Father, John W. Powell (1926—M), has retired to his farm to enjoy the shooting, fishing and numerous other interests that business prevented. Son, Sam, has started a game business, specialising in quail. Most of his market is with the catering trade, but he does have a mail order service. Epicurean and gastronomic O.S.s may wish to get in touch with him. He even provides recipes if needed.

His address is: The Game Larder, New House, Dalton Lane, Halsham, Yorks., HU12 ODG. We particularly liked the subnote to his notepaper. It is from Eugene Field's "The Bottle and the B i r d " : "When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred.

He quoth: ' A large cold bottle and a small hot bird'."

" R O Y A L CORPS O F T R A N S P O R T The annual Corps Week of the Royal Corps of Transport concluded with an ' A t Home' at Buller Barracks, Aldershot, on Saturday, and a church parade at St. George's Garrison Church, Aldershot, yesterday. The guests were received by the Representative Colonel Commandant, Major-Gen. P. F. Claxton and the Transport Ofl^cer-in-Chief (Army), Major-Gen. P. Blunt".

Major-Gen. Claxton, C.B., O.B.E., M . A . (1933—M) held the latter position when he inspected the School Contingent of C.C.F. in 1970.

The C.C.F. has been inspected by another former member of the School who later became Colonel Commondant of his Corps. This was in 1956 when MajorGen. J. L . Moulton, C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Marines (1925—W), now a Governor of the School, inspected the Contingent.

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O L D SUTTONIAN'S ASSOaATION The 86th Annual General Meeting followed by the 86th Annual Dinner took place in the "Captains' Room", Lloyd's, London, E.C.3 on Tuesday 14th May 1974.

A t the General Meeting those present stood for a few moments in memory of the 15 former members of the School and Staff known to have died since the last A.G.M. The minutes of the 85th meeting were read and confirmed and the Accounts and Balance Sheet were explained and approved. I . F. Kay (1941—L. & M . ) was elected Vice-President of the Association and received the thanks of all present f o r the work he has done to arrange O.S. Dinners for the past ten years. R. G. Stubblefield (1955—M) resigned the position of Honorary Secretary to the Association and was warmly thanked for his work, also over the last ten years. I . H .

J. Mr Grimshaw (1968—G) was unanimously asked to take] Stubblefield's place and the latter replaced Grimshawon the-Committee; .

The. Chairman, P. W. Grafton ,1933—Bt. & M ) craftily shipped the Chairman's address by handing over to the President who—^feeling hungry—^was commendably brief.

The Dinner, presided over by M . A . Maberley (1955 —F), whose health was proposed by the retiring Hon. Secretary, R: G. Stubblefield, was attended by 93 Old Suttonians and guests. I t was our first visit to.Lloyd's for this event and let i t be said at once that all present agreed that i t was a great success. We thank all those concerned with the arrangements for the function most sincerely, f r o m the Chairman of the Committee of Lloyd's who gave his consent for us to use the "Captains' Room", via the Catering Manager down to whoever took our plates and cutlery f r o m the washing up machine.

I hope we will be allowed to visit the "Captains' Room" again and, apart f r o m one error in the matter of dress, the writer sees no reason why we shouldn't.

A l l O.S. present on 14th May 1974 heartily recommend the function to those former members of the School unfortunate not to be present.

During the dinner, the Chairman received a telegram f r o m British Columbia O.S. who had held a meeting on the previous evening. "Medieval Inn A D 1970 Vancouver Stop Greetings fellow O.S. Stop Carl Armstrong, Brian Berting, Robin Burns, Chris Carter, Glyn Jones, Brian Masson Ends".

O.S. in the "Captains' Room" drank their health and that of O.S. everywhere. Incidentally the Medieval Inn was the same one that they took the Headmaster to when he visited Vancouver during his World Tour for the "Quater-centenary Appeal".

We believe that other meetings may have taken place at the same time, Ralph Bentley was trying to arrange one in Eastern Canada, and would very much like to hear about any other such gatherings.

Honorary Secretary O.S.A. E.A.C. I . H . J . M . Grimshaw's addresses are: Home 3 Seymour House, Mulgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey. SM2 6 L D (01-642 5027) Office c/o Andry Montgomery Ltd., 11 Manchester Square, London W I M SAB (01-486 1951) Lodgings 80 Tachbrook Street, London SWl 2NB

ADDRESSES O F O L D SUTTONIANS There are now over 200 gaps in the O.S. address list, each representing a former member of the School who has moved his home, or business, address without letting someone connected w i j h the School or the O.S.A. know about the move. During the last year some 100 items of various sorts have been returned arid although efforts are made to get the magazines, etc., to the individuals concerned the number of gaps "has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminshed".

A l l O.S. communications are marked " i f undelivered please return to sender" and though this will help to prevent further literature being sent until a new address is found, it does not avoid the loss of postage on the original communication or the fact that we have lost one of our friends.

Old Suttonians who do not receive their magazines, news-letters and the like by what they consider to be the correct time are urged to. write to the School—an address known to all—and ask the "reason why".

Changes of address of Old Suttoiuans overseas F. A . Selby (1928) has returned to United Kingdom f r o m South Africa.

W. Shallcross (1950) 58 Ireland Ave., Wantirna South, Victoria 3152, Australia.

Lt. Col. C. M . Jefferies, O.B.E. (1950), has returned to U . K , from Singapore.

A. J. Kemp (1946) Standard Bank Ltd., Box 90670, Mombasa, Kenya.

J. S. Daniell (1902) has died in New Zealand, 16.7.73.

P. Neate (1956) Tonterstraat 7, Riethoven, Eindhoven, Holland.

B. Macdonald (1961) 207, Fairmead, Rudd Rd., Ikoro, Johannesburg, 4150, R.S.A. H . N . Macdonald (1959) c/o Auto-Material, Box 70, Lilleaker, Oslo 2, Norway.

P. S. Bennett (1963), Box 44, Pinjarra, W. Australia, 6208.

P. Latham (1954), Box 40575, Nairobi, Kenya. ' D. Tong (1973), c/o Tam Yuen Chung, 12, Broadwood Rd., 1st Floor, Flat "E", Hong Kong.

R. W. C. Tam (1973), 12, Fir St., 6th Floor, Tai Kwok Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

E. R. MacMahon (1973), 2991, Princeton Park, Trenton, New Jersey, 08638, U.S.A. M . A . Morad (1973), c/o U.N.D.P., Box 358, Tripoli, Libya.

R. Safizadeh (1973), c/o Mrs. T. Medigoliklanie, Box 12-1539, Tehran, Iran.

J. V . Boys (1928), 2759, Dufferin Avenue, Victoria, B.C., VR8 3L5, Canada.

A. D . Booth (E.S.U. 1962), 90, Jennings Rd., HoUiston, Mass., 01746, U.S.A. J. P. Tripp, C.M.G. (1938), The British High Commission, Singapore.

K. L . Allen (1940), Apt. 14a, 20, Waterside Plaza, New York, 10010, U.S.A. (from Cerro den Pasco, Peru).'

M . B. Whitcomb (1969), 56, Valley Rd., Bronxville, New York, 10708, U.S.A. Dr. J. A. C. Allison (1945), 1004, East Houghton Ave, Houghton, Mich., 49931, U.S.A. (Change of number in road).

Col. P. J. L . Wickes, R. Sigs. (1942), The British Embassy, Brasilia, c/o F. & C. Office, King Charles St., SWl A 2 A H .

P. R. James (1966), c/o Sterlingland S.A., 38, Rue de Lisbonne, 75008, Paris, France.

J. A . Swarbrick (1944) c/o Commercial Union Assurance Co., 10th & 11th Floors, Tat Lee Building, 63 Market St., P.O. Box 107, Singapore 1.

J. L . Cox 111 (E.S.U.) (1963), 240 Barcladen Circle, Rosemont, Pa., 19010, U.S.A. G. T. Bard (E.S.U) (1971), 451, South Main St., Suffield, Conn.

06078, U.S.A. D. L . Snider, M.D., B.A., 301, Tulip Lane, Vincenhes, Indiana, 47591, U.S.A. y • , D. W. Martin (the younger) (1967), P.O. Box 56/KEY, Jakarta, c/o Suffrelec Mission, Indonesia.

R. D . Bentley (1942), 152 Yonge Blvde., Toronto, Ontario, M 5 M 3H4.

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C. L . Bazzard (1%4), Box 329, Ganges, British Columbia, • UOS lEO, Canada.

J. Bateman (1954), 63, Parkhill Rd., Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand, (from F i j i ) .

J. C. G. Stevens (1971), 105 Clovelly Rd., Randwick, 2031, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.

H . S. Hacker (E.S.U.) (1961), 245, East 87th St., New York, 10028, U.S.A. D . W. Martin (the older) (1961), c/o Schlumberberger Overseas, S.A., Caixa Postal 280, Cabinda, Angola, W. Africa.

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION RESULTS I n addition to those already published we know of the following successes by O l d Suttonians at Universities and Colleges.

Names C. W. E. Woodrulfe (1969—F) J. B. Wilkinson (1967—M) I . R. Madle (1970—L) J. H . H . Bott (1970—W) R. A . V. Watson (1969—Wj S, D Biggs (1959—L) J. A . Voelcker (1970—F) • C. V . Hyde (1970—L) .

T. H . Scott-Wilson (1970—M) D. H. Cant (1970—L) S. A. Gold 0 970—W) P. G Boorman (1969—F) C. D . Scragg .

(1969—F) P. Baker (1971—F)

University or College Manchester University City University

Subjects Studied Managerial Science, Thesis f o r M . Phil.

Decree, etc.

CI. I I . 1

Nottingham University (1971) Birmingham University (1973) Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Queen,Mary College, London Queen Mary College.

London

Chemical Engineering Brewing Science

CI. I I . 1.

M.Sc. B.Sc. CI. I I . 1.

Law Finals

CI. 11. 2.

Law Finals

CI. I I . Pass

Sussex University

Agriculture

Ph.D.

Jesus College. Cambridge

Architecture

CI. 11. 1.

Trinity College, Cambridge

English

CI. I I . 1.

Downing College, Cambridge

Engineering (Aero. Sec.)

CI. I I . 1.

Exeter College. Oxford

P.P.E.

CI. I I

North London Polytechnic

Architecture

CI. I I . 2.

Bath University Westminster College of Catering

Mechanical Engineering

CI. I I . 2.

Hotel Management

Passed.

Sussex University

Biochemistry

CI. I I . 1.

Examination Results. Former members of the School who gain degrees at Universities are asked to make certain that their results are reported to the School. This applies particularly to those who undertake University courses Overseas and whose results are not reported in British newspapers.

O L D SUTTONIANS A T U N I V E R S I T I E S We know of the following O.S. who have gained places at Universities or Colleges f o r Michaelmas Term 1974 and will be glad to hear of any others who have also gained entry. These will probably be O.S. who take up a University course after a year or so from leaving School.

University or College Reading Names Exeter College Oxford Law M . Hatcher (1973—L) (Moxham Exhibitioner) Caius College, Cambridge Theology J. S. Golob(1973—C) Law Lincoln College, Oxford A . P. Richards (1973—C) Queen Mary College, London Psychology for C. W. E. Woodruffe, B.A., M.PhiL Ph.D. (1969—F) The London Hospital Medicine N . G. Harrison (1970—M) Derby College of A r t and Business Studies D. R.Claridge(I973—W) Technology Ancient History Birmingham F. Y . C. Hung (1963—W) and Archaeology for Ph.D. Schuster Institute, Physics and D. Tong(1973—B. & W . ) Electronics Manchester University Comparative East Anglia P. R. F. Hudson ( 1 9 6 8 - Q Literature (Correction) International American College, Paris E. R. McMahon (E.S.U.. 1974—W) Affairs History of Fine A r t Manchester University f r o m B. D . Sorrentino (1973—L) Birmingham University Town Planning University College, London D. H . Cant (1970—L) (from Exeter Coll., Oxford) 50

E N G L I S H SPEAKING UNION STUDENTS A T SUTTON V A L E N C E F R O M UNITED STATES P R I V A T E SCHOOLS AND V I C E V E R S A Summer Term, 1973, saw the completion of 21 years of E.S.U. students at Sutton Valence. So at this "Coming of Age", as it were, we think that it might be an appropriate time to recall them and to put down what we know of their careers after returning home. Of course there are gaps in our records but maybe those ex-students who read this record may help to f i l l the gaps in. We have done our best to find things out by writing to the Alumni Associations of the Schools of "missing students", and to Miss Moore at E.S.U. Headquarters in London, and have received much help from them for which we are most grateful.

Here follows what we have found out.

AMERICAN STUDENTS AT SUTTON V A L E N C E University, American Private Career, etc.

School Years Name Wesleyan U., A.B. Loomis School, 1951/2 A. L. Hobson 1955; Harvard, Conn.

M . D . , 1959; Bellevue Internship, 1959-60; Univ. of Lyon, France, Research, 1965/6.

Brain specialist.

Harvard. Business 1952/3 P.H.Hugens Westminster School, Simsbury, Research Conn.

Yale, B.A.: U.S. 1953 W.S.Carlisle Westminster (2 terms) School, Simsbury, Army Reserve 1957-63: Clark Conn.

Eqpt. Co., Buchanan, Mich. 97107.

Harvard. Lawyer Pomfret School, 1953/4 T.Lumbard Conn.

Harvard. Business 1954/5 T. M . Chastain H i l l School, Administration.

Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Rochester Univer1955/6 C.G.Ericson Williston Acadsity, Columbia, emy, EasthampB.A.(Hist.), M.A. ton, Mass.

(Hons). Professor History j t Univ. of New Brunswick, Canada.

Yale, B.A. (Eng1956/7 D. K.Case Gunnery School, lish). Harvard Washington, Business School.

Conn.

Publications.

Claremont Men's 1956/7 R. W. Sunshine* College B.A.. Haverford 1957/8 D. L. Snider Western Reserve U., M : D . ColumAcademy, Ohio bia Univ.

Surgeon Davidson College 1958/9 J.E.Hamilton Mount Hermon Now Professor of School, MassaEthics at Houghchussetts ton Coll.. N . Y .

Harvard. J.D., 1959/60 E. K . Hall St. George's Univ. of MichiSchool, Rhode gan J.D., Univ. of Island Michigan Law School.

Princeton Univ.,.

1959/60 W. L . Floyd* Chemical Engineering.

Yale, B.A., 1965 Williston Acad1960/1 H.S. Hacker (Hist), Cornell, emy, EasthampJ.D., 1968. (Law). ton, Mass.

Lawyer.

Salisbury School.

1960/1 D. McCargo Conn., 06068 Pennsylvania.

1960/1 P. M.O'Meara"

1961/2

A. D. Booth

1961/2

P. Milovsoroff*

1962/3

J. L . Cox I I I

1963/4

M . A.Nemeroff Hackley School.

Tarrytown, N.Y..

10591

1963/4

E.B.Miller'

1964/5

C.W.Campbell Harvard School, Hollywood.

Calif.. 91604 St. Mark's School.

S. G. DiCicco Southborough Wilbraham AcaS.K.Miller demy, Hampden County, Mass..

01095 American School.

A. A Caffey* Paris: then S.VS,then Dulaney.

H.S., U.S.A. Gunnery School.

J. N . Delevett Washington, Conn., 06793 P. D . Crawford* Kimball Union Academy, N.Y. 03770. (after Sutton Valence School) Shardyside AcaJ.L.Myers demy, Pittsburgh, Paâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; 15238

1964/5 1965/6

1965/6

1966/7 1966/7

1967/8

1968/9

L . B. Raymond

1968/9

M . Whitcomb*

1969/70 S. N . Titus 1969/70 F. D. Bartow*

Governor Dummer Academy Mass.

Suffield Academy.

Conn., 06078

Earlham School.

Indiana

Cranbrook School^ Michigan, 48013 Millbrook School, N.Y., 12545 Harvard School, N . Hollywood, Calif., 91604 Hotchkiss, Lakefield, Conn.

Suffield Academy, Conn., 06078.

Baxter Hall, Williamstown, Mass.

Stanford University Yale, B.A., A r i zona, M.A., History of Art. Columbia Law School: Chicago University. Lawyer in Washington D.C. Richmond Quaker Univ., Indiana.

Vintner. Benmarl Vineyards, N.Y..

12542.

Dartmouth College Boston University Yale.

Baudoin Coll.: Dartmouth Summer Sch.: Cheniistry for Medicine Univ. of Michigan.

Law. , Lawrence Univ., Wis.. Art, Hist., Geology. Drama Biology Williams College to study Liberal Arts.

Denison University. Commercial Arts Trinity Coll., Hartford, Conn.

1970/1

G. T Bard

1971/2

P. K . W. Harris Governor Dam^ mer Academy, Mass, 01922 American C o l l .

E. R. McMahon Loomis-Chatfee Paris, 1974. InterSchool, Windsor. national Affairs.

Conn., 06095 J.S. Golob South Kent, Conn. Caius College, Cambridge.

Theology.

1972/3 1972/3

â&#x20AC;˘ Denotes non-E.S.U. student And the starters of the "second Coining of Age" 1973/4 S. F. Powell Harvard School, N . Hollywood, Calif., 91604 Cranbrook School.

1974/5 H . K . L e e Michigan, 48013 1974/5 J. T. Marshman* Darien High School, Conn. Cousin of M . B. Whitcomb, 1969)

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E N G L I S H - S P E A K I N G UNION S C H O L A R S F R O M S U T T O N V A L E N C E T O U.S.A.

1930's), C. D. Fermor (M.V.F.), K. E. Hale (G.K.H.).

G. L . Hart and M . R. Hart, S. D. Hasson, D . A. Horn and N . J. Horn (sons of Mrs. R. E. Horn, nee ScottWilson, and nephew's of J. H . and J. B. Scott-Wilson), I . N . H . Janes, G. W. Kemsley (G.V.K.), S. J. Keeble (F.J.K.), D . E. S. Mather, A . R. Montgomerie, J . M . C. Mouat, C. M . H . Roffey, E. M . Scott (P.H.S., brother of A.P.S.), P. W. and R. J. Scott-Wilson (J.B.S-W. and see the Horn brothers above), R. B. Sharp (R.W.S.), J. R. Sheldon, C. A . L . Terry (J.A.T.), "D. A . Solomon (M.J.D.5.), J. C. Turner (P.C.T.), T. J. Waters (J.P.W.).

J. S. Watson (J.M.W.).

In addition the sons of the following Masters are present members of the School: The Headmaster, A . G. Foulkes, R. E. Horn (two), R. F. Bates, K . M . Smith (two) and D . W. Taylor.

Members of the O.S.A. are reminded that they do NOT have to pay a registration fee when entering their sons for the School.

Old Suttonians who have entered their sons for Sutton Valence In addition to hsts already published the following Old Suttonians have entered their sons for the School.

C. R. G. Shaw (1955—W), presently Housemaster of Lambe's House. D. R. B. Lister (1968—F), J. H . M c M .

Booth (1956—M), A. P. Montgomery (1962—W), R. M . Biggs (1954—L), C. L . R. Hart (1951—W) (a third son. He already has two boys in Cornwallis House).

The sons of the following Old Suttonians will be entering the School in September 1974: J. A . Swarbrick (1944—W) to Westminster; R. A. Coates (1956—L) to Lambe's; J. B. Miles (1951—M) to Cornwallis; R. M .

Batten (1953—W) to Holdgate; B. Strange (1953—M) to Holdgate.

By coincidence we see that our first E.S.U. student, A. L .

Hobson and the student for the twenty-first year, E. R. McMahon, both came from Loomis School, Connecticut.

Years Name American School '.Later education] or career 1951/2 P.B.Leonard Choate School, Royal Military Aca(M) Wallingford, demy. Regular Conn.

Army Officer in Royal Corps of Signals 1957/8 R.G.White Riverdale Country University of Poi(W) School, Riverdale, tiers (France) Law N.Y. School. Lawyer 1969/60 T . E . M o r g a n Cranbrook School, Virginia Univ., (W) Michigan. 48013 U.S.A. (Psychology). Harvard Univ. (International Affairs) 1958/9 B. P. Marsh Governor DumInsurance, Lloyd s.

(L) mer Academy, Mass., 01922 1960/1 M . J Aisher Laurenceville The Marley Group.

(W) School, N.J. 1960/1 R.E. Marsh Cranbrook Sch., Insurance. Lloyd's (L) Bloomington Hills, Mich., 48013 1968/9 D. T. Bromwich Suffield Academy, Oxford College of (M) Conn.. 06078 Technology.

Catering Management and organisation. l%7/8 A. J. Barralet Peddie School.

Hamble Air Train(W) Hightston, New ' ing College.

Jersey Airline Pilot.

1968/9 M . W Miles Cranbrook .School, Magdalen; College, (C) Bloomington Cambridge Hills. M i c h , Actuary (1969-71) 48013 1970 C. D. Scragg Bellarmine ColWestminster Cater(F) lege. Louisville, ing Coll. Hotel Kentucky.

Management.

(2 terms) 1970 C. V Hyde Phillips Academy, Trinity College.

(L) Andover, MassaCambridge. Readchusetts. ing English.

1970 D. H Cant Hackley School.

Exeter College.

(L) Tarrytown. N.Y..

Oxford (Moxham 10591 Exhibitioner).

O.S. SPORTING A C T I V I T I E S 1973-1974 RUGBY FOOTBALL The game against the School was played on December 15th 1973. The Boys won by 21 points to 9, and well deserved to do so. The match for 1974 will be played at the School on Saturday, December 14th and all playing arrangements will be made by M r . R. D. Chance, c/o Sutton Valence School, Maidstone, ME17 3HN, to whom all applications for places in the team(s) should be made. Other O.S. who wish to be present should write to Edward Craven, also c/o The School, in order that catering arrangements may be made.

Owing to the pressure now being brought by the "Clubs" on their players for week-end games at various levels i t has been decided that the only O.S. game which can now be played will be the one against the School, which will be followed by the Christmas Supper in the Refectory.

The Beraiett—Hunting Memorial scholarship This Scholarship was awarded jointly for 1973-4 to Adrian Dalton (1970—L) of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and Peter R. F. Hudson (1968—C) who is at East Anglia University.

The Moxham Exhibition at Exieter College, Oxford This Exhibition at Exeter College was founded under the will of James Gerald Moxham (1929—M), a former member of the College, who failed to return from a sortie over the Atlantic on 24th February 1944 whilst serving with the Royal A i r Force. This year the College awarded it to Mark F. Hatcher (1973—L) who will take up residence at Oxford in October 1974.

Sons of Old Suttonians at Sutton Valence in Summer Term 1974 The following boys, now at the School, are sons, or close relations of former Suttonians. In some cases, to avoid confusion, we have put the initials of the O.S. in question after his son's name. A. J. Belts (J.H.R.B.), J. R. Belts (J.K.B.), P. T. Carr (grandson of Rev. Sir R. S. Champion and great nephew of several other Champions of the Bennett-Holdgate era), R. CoUenette, M .

P. Dodson (nephew of three Palmer brothers of the

HOCKEY Richard Memmott, c/o Barclay's Bank, 3 Bank Street, Ashford (Ashford 23126 and 25619) or 6 Mendip, Westries Park, Ashford (22034) arranged seven matches for the 1973-4 season and his teams had an unbeaten season. The actual results were: Old Merchant Taylors Won 5-1 Ashford H.C. cancelled Old Kings' Scholars Won 3-1 Cranbrook Lynxes Drawn 1-1 Old Dovorians Won 1-0 The School 1st X I Won 9-1 The School 2nd X I Won 3-0 Richard hopes to arrange return fixtures with all the above mentioned sides in 1974-5 and hopes to add Marden Russetts and Beckenham Weazles to the list. Any O.S. hockey players wishing to play in any of the games are asked to get in touch with him without waiting for a definite invitation. This year he had 31 different players for the various matches.

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of C. G. Ericson (E.S.U., 1958—L) a son—Brian—brother for Braxton, Gregory and Juliana.

B A L L . On 14th December 1973 at Pembury Hospital to Felicity Claire (n6e Dickson), wife of David M . Ball (1967—F) a daughter—Rachel Sorcha—a grand daughter for Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Ball of Holdgate House and a niece f o r R. H .

J. Ball (1970—F).

M E Y R I C K . On 21st August 1973 at St. Theresa's Hospital, Wimbledon, to Juliet (n6e Andrew) wife of Michael James Meyrick (1959—L) a• son—Andrew James, a grandson for D . J. Meyrick (1927—M) and a nephew for P. B. Meyrick (1961—L).

D A L Y . On May 14th 1974 at Forester H i l l Hospital, Aberdeen, to Patricia (n6e Murphy), wife of J. H . F. Daly (1966—C) a daughter—Lisa Thalia—and a grand daughter for Mr. and Mrs. P. S. W. Macllwaine, of Sutton Valence School.

MONTGOMERY. On 20th December 1972 to Anne (n6e St. John) wife of A. P. Montgomery, R.A. (1962—W) at Nuneaton Maternity Hospital, a son—Peter St. John.

HARRISON. On 26th January to Jacqueline Gay ("Jackie") (n6e Murray) wife of Neville Harrison (1956—L), a son— Richard Thomas Stancliffe.

MARRIAGES FARROW—MOLONEY. On 7th September 1973 at Hitchin, Herts., Guy S. Farrow (1964—C) to Mary Veronica Moloney.

WATTS—McNAIR. On 21st July 1973 at St. Andrew's Church, Falkirk, Scotland, Rev. Ian Harold Watts (1932—M), brother of D. E. Watts (1931—M) to Dorothy McNair of Falkirk.

CASE—RICHARDS. On 2nd February 1974 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Euxbury .Massachusetts, U.S.A., David Carlton Case (E.S.U., 1957—L) to Caroline Porter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Howe Richards of River St., Norwell, Mass., 02061, U.S.A. M A C D O N A L D — H A L L E Y . On 11th August 1974 Christopher Macdonald, brother of Henry (1958—W) and Bruce Macdonald (1961—W) to Carol Halley.

T A Y L O R — L I D G A T E . On Saturday 20th April 1974 at A l l Saints' Church, Birchington, John William Wraight Taylor (1965—F), brother of E. R. Taylor (1970—F) to Caroline Pamela, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Lidgate of Grenham Rd., Birchington. Kent.

MENZIES—BLACKSTONE. On 4th May 1974 at St. Mary's Church, Frensham, Roderick William Menzies (1969—W) to Elizabeth Clare, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Blackstone, of Frensham, Surrey.

PARES—LAY, On 174h June 1972 at Chislshurst, David Pares (1959—F) to Margaret, daughter of the late Dr. R. A. Q. Lay (1925—W) and Mrs. J. Lay. Mrs. Pares is the sister of R. J. Q. Lay (1965—W) and niece of Prof. G. Q. Lay (1926—W).

H E A N E Y — O G I L V I E . On Saturday 23rd June 1973 Raymond George Heaney (1964—M). brother of G. J. Heaney (1961—M) to Helen Mary Ogilvie of Thorpeness, Suffolk (We apologise for a misprint in Mrs. Heaney's initials in the Suttonian 1973).

BENNETT—STABLES. In Angust 1973 at Otham Church, Rex Colin Arthur Bennett, of Otham. to Sharon Elizabeth Stables, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stables, of Maidstone.

BALL—DICKSON. On 1st March.1973 at the side of the Gorge du Tamarin, Mauritius, David Ball (1967—F) elder son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Ball (master since 1956) of Holdgate House, Sutton Valence and brother of R. H . J. Ball (1970—F) to Felicity Claire Dickson of Malin^ Co. Donegal, Eire.

DIXON—WEEKES. On Saturday April 20th 1974 at St. George's Church, Beckenham, Andrew Warwick Dixon (1966—M), brother of R. C. B. Dixon (1960—M), to Sara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Weekes of Beckenham. A. J. Welton (1967—M) brother-in-law of the bridegroom, was an Usher.

MURRELLS—COOPER. On 18th August 1973 at the Church of St. Denys, Rotherfield, Paul Graham Murrells (1966— L), brother of D. F. Murrells (1962—L) and J. C. Murrells (1963—L) to Rosemary Ann, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Cooper of Little Hollow, Innhams Wood, Crowborough, Sussex.

CRICKET Up to the time of writing Old Suttonians are an unbeaten side. They do not deserve to be so since they were in imminent danger of defeat by the School, for whom Roy Taylor, the captain, scored a very brilliant century and a half out of 208. O.S. struggled dismally through a gloomy afternoon and weren't all out. That's about all we dare say.

In the Brewers' Company Cup, with rather a different sort of side (due to Club League matches on Saturdays) they have beaten Old Hurst Johnians (234 to 180), St. Edmund's School Old Boys (125 to 126 for five wickets) and Old Johnians (Leatherhead) (245 for 7 to 218). This means that O.S. have reached the final of this competition for the second year and will meet Old Denstonians, their opponents in the final last year, on September 8th. We are all hoping that this time they wi 1 not be Bridesmaids but rather the "Blushing Brides".

O.S. F I V E S It has been suggested that there may be a number of O.S. fives players who would welcome the opportunity of getting into a court again. I f you are amongst their number, why not bring some gear down and work up a thirst before lunch on the day of the O.S. rugger match against the School. Balls and some gloves can be pro-, vided. If interested, please write to Michael Beaman at the School.

BIRTHS M A C D O N A L D . I n Johannesburg, R.S.A., on 2nd January, 1974 to Jennifer Ann (n6e Buck) wife of Bruce Macdonald 1961—W) a daughter—Sarah Jane—a niece for Henry (1958—W) and Christopher Macdonald (1964—C).

M A C N A U G H T A N . On 29th September 1973 to Suzanne (n6e Lersel), wife of John G . Macnaughtan (1962—L), a son— Alistair Ian. PARES. On 9th June 1973 to Margaret (nee Lay), wife of David Pares (1959—F), a son—Allister. Mrs. Pares is the daughter of the late Dr. R. A. Q. Lay (1925—W), sister of R. J. Q. Lay (1965—W) and niece of Prof. G. Q. Lay (1926—^W), who recently retired f r o m the Professorship of Architecture at Bloemfontein University, R.S.A. NORWOOD. On 18th October 1973 to Anne (n6e Carlisle), wife of Rev. P. G. F. Norwood (1959—F), vicar of Hollingbourne, a son—Michael Geoffrey Austin.

D I X O N . On 17th August 1973, at Farnborough Hospital, Kent, to Fay (n6e Welton), wife of Richard Dixon (1960—M), a son—James Colin Richard—a nephew for A. W. Dixon (1966—M) and A . J. Welton (1967—M).

SWIFT. On 15th January 1973 in Calcutta to Jill (n6e Callaghan), wife of Campbell Swift (1955—L), a second son— Derek Alexander—a brother for Gregory and another grandson for D. J. Swift, LS.O., (1927—W).

WELCH. On 10th January 1973, in Worcester, to Jo wife of Christopher Welch (1960—L), a son—Barnaby Daniel Alexander—a brother f o r Lucy.

M O R G A N . On 28th March 1973 i n Jakarta, Indonesia, to Moira (n6e Anderson) wife of Ian Eversfield Morgan (1961—W) a son—Stuart de Warrenne.

H I L L . On 13th January 1968 and on 4th December 1968 to Marie TTierese (n6e Mitchell) wife of M a j . Simon A . S. H i l l , The Para. Regt., (1958—W) a son—Timothy Angus —and a daughter—Katherine Louise. A nephew and niece for R. B. L . H i l l (1958—W) and T. A. B. H i l l (1958—W).

CAIRNS. On .23rd August 1973 to Elizabeth Emma (n6e Bradley) wife of Rev. J. B. Cairns (1961—M) a third son —David—a brother for Bill and Ben and another nephew for J. M . Cairns (1962—M) and W. A . Cairns (1964—C).

ERICSON. On 7th November 1973 to Penny (n6e King) wife 53

DAVID FRANKLIN David Franklin, the opera singer who became a B.B.C. quiz-master, died yesterday of a heart attack at Evesham, Worcestershire, aged 65.

He was born in Lotidon and educated at Alleyn's School, Dulwich, where he won a choral scholarship to St. Catherine's College Cambridge. After a period as a schoolmaster he became a professional singer, and appeared at Glyndeboume.

He sang for the Halle Society and appeared as a guest singer with the Sadler's Wells Opera. He joined the Covent Garden Opera Company as principal bass and sang in "Carmen" and other operas.

In 1951 he underwent a throat operation which destroyed his singing voice, and he took to writing, lecturing and broadcasting.

He became known to millions of radio listeners as chairman of "Twenty Questions", " M y Music" and "Any Questions?"

In 1969, he published his autobiography, and was awarded a plaque by the Writers' Guild for the best feature script "Cambridge Revisited".

Whilst at Sutton Valence he taught History and English, coached the Shooting V I I I , commanded the O.T.C. and, with the late A. B. Derrick, produced many School Plays at Christmas time.

A Memorial Service was arranged by the B.B.C. at A l l Souls'. Langham Place, for December 5th, 1973, The music was played by members of the B.B.C. Orchestra, Lord Soper gave the address and the lessons were read by Ian Wallace, one of David's partners in many programmes, and Sir Charles Groves (O.S.. 1932—W), Director of the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

PEARSON. On April 2nd 1974 at Linton Hospital, Maidstone, after a long illness, George Thomas Pearson, in his 75th year. George was the father of F. G. Pearson (1945—F) and B. E. Pearson (1949—F) and had been one of the .School gardeners for many years until his retirement a few years ago. He was a keen cricketer in his youth and became a qualified umpire later on. For many years he has been well known to O.S. cricketers at their "weeks".

NORTH. On 4th January 1974. after a long illness, Richard (Dick) Martin North, D.F.C. and Bar. A.F.C., (1928 L . & M.). Dick North was a member of the R.A.F.V.R. before the war, 1939-45. During the war, he had a distinguished record in Bomber Command, flying many types of aircraft from Blenheims to Mosquitoes, He retired in 1946 with the rank of Wing Commander, having been in command of several air stations in North-East Europe.

ATKINS. On 7th July 1974 at his home in Hornsey, Cyril Walter Henry Atkins (1927—M).

BROMWICH—GRAY. On September 1st 1973 at Wembley Park Methodist Church, Derek Thomas Bromwich (1968— • M ) to Linda Gray.

WORSFOLD—SLAUGHTER. On 4th April 1974 at Boughton Aluph, Kent, Charles Edward Worsfold (1964—F). brother of J. G. Worsfold (1952—M) to Naomi Sarah, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. Slaughter of Winterbourne, Ashford, Kent, D A L Y — M U R P H Y . On May 19th 1973 at St, Michael's Church, Chart Sutton, Kent, James Hinshelwood Fairley Daly (1966^C), son of Mrs, P. S. W. Macllwaine (formerly Sanatorium Sister from 1960 to 1967) and stepson of P, S. W. Macllwaine (Master since 1950) to Patricia Murphy of Aberdeen, MONTGOMERY—St, JOHN, At Shamely Green, Guildford, on March 7th 1970 Anthony Peter Montgomery, R.A..

(1962—W) to Anne Margaret, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. S. A. G. St. John.

BOTT—ROBERTSON. On 26th April 1974 at Sutton Regisrar's Office. John Henry Hopkin Bott (1970—W), son of J. G. Bott (1942—W) and nephew of J. D, Bott (1944—W) ton Jeanette Linda Robertson.

HACKER—SHAPIRO. On 27th June 1970 in Phoenix, A r i zona, U.S.A., Henry S, Hacker (E,S.U., 1961—W) to Helena Shapiro of San Antonio. Texas.

GREEN—DUNDAS, On 8th June 1974 at St. John the Baptist Church, Sutton, Pulborough, David Green (1961—St. M ) to Antonia Ruth, younger daughter of Cmdr. and Mrs. J. ; H . Dundas of Sutton, Pulborough.

Deaths D A N I E L L . On 16th July 1973 in New Zealand. James Skinner Daniell (1902 - L ) , aged 90. He had farmed in New Zealand from 1906 to 1921, been severely wounded at Paschendaele on October 1917 and became a schoolmaster in 1921, retiring in 1948. He played golf until he was 88 and bowls until three months before his death.

H A L T O N . On 24th I>ecember 1973 at his home in Woking.

Sussex, Kenneth Ernest Halton (1922—W), aged 68 years.

CLIFT. On 30th July 1973 Alan Clyde Clift. M.C. (1921—M).

Alan had been a staunch supfxirter of O.S. Cricket before and after the war, in which he served with the Essex Regt. anJ vpas taken P,O.W. when the Japanese overran Malaya, He worked in several prison camps and was severely wounded by an American shell when Malaya was liberated in 1945.

BOTT. In July 1973 Simon A. H , Bott (1970—C), a month after his 21st birthday. He had been working for Burmah Oil Co. in the Marketing Division of the Building Products Group and was a member of Sutton Rugby Club— manv members of the 1st X V were present at his funeral.

Simon was the son of J. D. Bott (1944—W), nephew of J. G. Bott (1942—W) and cousin of J. H . H . Bott (1970—W).

DUNCANSON. We have recently learned that James Roy Duncanson (1932—W) died in 1968.

URMSON. On 12th September 1973, at his daughter's home in South Australia, after a short illness, Lt. Col. D . G. S. Urmson, O.B.E. (1907—L) aged 85. Col. Urmson spent his last night in Britain at Sutton Valence and also sent us an account of the School in Edwardian times which is now in the Muniments Room.

F R A N K L I N . On 22nd October 1973 at Evesham, Worcestershire, Henry Cyril Franklin (Master, 1930-35) known as " B i l l " to his friends and professionally as "David". The following notice appeared in the "Daily Telegraph" of 23rd October 1973:

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VALETE L E N T T E R M 1974 S. L . C H E N A U L T (1973—L).

J. S. K R A Y E N B R I N K (1970—C). " O " Levels, 3rd Rugby, Athletics.

C. R. P. E L L I O T T (1970—W). " O " Levels.

G. J. RAMSAY (1972—W).

SUMMER T E R M 1974 M . A. B A D A R A N Y (1972—C). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, Senior Athletics Team, 2nd X V Rugby.

P. B L A C K M A N (1971—C). "O" and " A " Levels, Senior Athletics (Full Colours), 2nd X I Cricket. Goes into Banking.

R. J. BLACK W E L L (1970—C). " O " Levels, 3rd X V Rugby, 3rd X I Hockey, 2nd X I Cricket (Colours),. D. of E. Bronze Award.

P. J. CARO (1972—C). "O" Uvels, U16 Hockey, 3rd X I Cricket. Goes to Hotel Management.

W. G. DAWSON (1970—C). " O " Levels, D . of E. Silver Award.

L. A . DE L A TORRE (1969—C). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 2nd X I Hockey (Colours), U16 Basketball, Hon. Sec, Hist. Soc, Latin Prize. Goes to Exeter University.

R. S. D U N N (1970—C). " O " Levels, 1st X I Cricket (Hon. Sec. and Colours), 1st X I Hockey (Colours), 1st X V Rugby.

Goes into Agriculture.

M . P. EDGLEY (1969—C). " O " Levels. 1st X I Cricket (HalfColours), 3rd X I Hockey. Goes into the Army.

CHRISTMAS T E R M 1973 J. C. J. H O R N E R (1967—F). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours), Senior Athletics (Colours) (Kent U18 Hurdles Champion), U16 Hockey. Goes to Bedford College, London.

A. H . F O R D (1971—L). " O " Levels, U I 6 Rugby (Colours), U16 Hockey, 1st X I Cricket. Scholar.

M . H A T C H E R (1966—L). "O", " A " and "S" Levels, Head of School, Head of House, Corps. C.S.M., i/c A r t Club, Hon. Sec, Hist, and Meteorological Socs., D . of E. Gold Award, Grizelle, Bloxham, Headmaster's and Geography Prizes.

Goes to Exeter College, Oxford, to read Law. Moxham Exhibitioner.

J . A. B R E N N A N (1970—W). " O " Levels.

C. J . BEACON (1970—W). 1st X I Cricket (Colours). 1st X V Rugby, 1st X I Hockey.

C. R. G A R D N E R (1970—W). " O " Levels, Senior Athletics.

J. S. GOLOB (1972—C). " A " and "S" Levels. School Prefect.

Head of House, Senior Fencing team. Goes to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge to read Theology.

A. P. RICHARDS (1969—C). " A " and "S" Levels, School Prefect, 1st V Squash (Captain and Colours), Shooting V I I I (Half-Colours), Cross-Country V I I I , Fencing team, D. of E. Silver Award, Scholar, Economics Prize. Goes to Lincoln College, Oxford, to read Law.

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S. C. FARRAR (1969—C). "O" Levels, 3rd X I Hockey, Senior Athletics (Half-Colours), Cross-Country V I I I , D . of E. . Gold Award. Goes into Hotel Management.

D. J. S. FREDERICK (1969—C). " O " and " A " Levels. Cross. Country (Captain and Colours), Senior Athletics (Colours), D. of E. Gold Award. Goes to Queen's University, Canada.

A. F. G. HOBSON (1969—C). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st V Squash (Half-Colours), D. of E. G o l d Award. "O" Level Prize.

E. A. H . JAMES ( 1 9 6 9 ^ ) . " "O'' and " A " Levels, School Prefect, Head of House, Ist X I Hockey (Colours) (Kent U16 cap), 1st X I Cricket (Colours), U16 Rugby, Junior Cross-Country, Athletics and Squash Teams, Winner of "C" Steeplchase (twice). Senior Basketball, Captain of Fencing, Editor of "The Suttonian", Head Librarian, Scholar, Bloxham, Clothworkers, Master i/c Cricket and Distinction Prizes. Goes to Reading University to read English and Philosophy.

H. R O T H M A N (1969—C). "O" Levels, Cross-Country V I I I (Half-Colours), Senior Athletics Team. D. of E. Gold Award. Goes to Central London Polytechnic.

D. A. J. V R SOLOMON (1970—C). " O " Levels, Swimming (Colours), 3rd X V Rugby, 3rd X I Hockey, Orienteering, Corps. Sgt., Captain of Fencing. Goes into the Army.

S. E. WOOD (1971—C). "O" Levels, 3rd X I Hockey, Fencing Team. Goes into Catering.

A. J. A T K I N S (1970—F). "O" Levels, 2nd X V Rugby.

R. J. CAMPEY (1969—F). " O " and " A " Levels, School Prefect. Head of House, Ist V Squash, i/c Ornithology and Horticulture Socs., D. of E. Silver Award. Goes to London University to read Zoology.

N. A. C L A R K E (1970—F). "O" Levels, House Prefect, 1st X V Rugby (Colours), 1st X I Hockey (Colours), 1st V I Tennis (Half-Colours).

D N CLEAVE (1967—F), " 0 " and " A " Levels, 1st X V Rugby (Colours). Ist X I Hockey (Colours), 1st X I Cricket (Colours). Corps Sgt.. D, of E. Silver Award. Cricket Fielding Cup and Wickham Kicking Cup. T. FLECK (1967—F). "O" and " A " Levels, 2nd X V Rugby.

Goes to Hull University to read Chemistry and Zoology S D HASSON (1969—F). "O". " A " and "S" Levels, House Prefect. 3rd XV Rugby. Hon. Sec. Geog. and Meteorological Socs., D. of E. Silver Award. Prizes in Economics, Geog.. Hist, and Current Affairs. Exhibitioner. Goes to Newcastle University D. A H O R N (1970—F). "O" and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st X I Hockey (Colours). 3rd XV Rugby, 2nd X I Cricket, U16 Basketball. Cmttee. of S.V. Music Soc, Choir and Orchestra. Clothworkers' and Music Prizes. Goes to Hull University to read Music.

B. K ODGERS (1968—F) "O" and " A " Levels. House Prefect. Swimming and Water-polo Teams. 3rd X V Rugby.

"O" Level Prize.

D. J PIERSON (1970—F). " O " Levels, R. T. LAMONT(1973—F) A. N . SCOTT (1967—F). "O" and " A " Levels, House Prefect.

Hon. Sec Biol. Soc. Goes to Royal Holloway College, London.

G. R. BETTS (1972—F) T. C. SM-ITH (1969—F) 'O' and ' A ' Levels, School Prefect.

3rd XV Rugby. 3rd X I Hockey. Co-ordinator. Maidstone Schools Community Service, Grizelle Prize. Goes to Kent University to read Politics and Economics.

M . J. B. TOWER (W70—F). "O" and " A " Levels. Orchestra and Choir.

R J U N D E R H I L L (1968—F). "O" and -A" Levels, 1st V Squash, 1st I V Fives. Goes to Cirencester Agricultural College.

A P. L V I N E (1967—F). "O" Levels, House Prefect Goes into Insurance.

A. P. BAKER (1974—L). U13 Cricket.

P. N . BERINGER (1970—L). "O" Levels, Inter. Cross-Country Team, D. of E. Bronze Award. Goes to Lewes Technical College.

S. G. G E L I N E A U (1972—H/L). U13 Cricket, Junior CrossCountry Team.

K. K. HO (1970—L). "O" and " A " Levels, House Prefect.

Librarian 3rd X V Rugby. Badminton and Judo Teams, Hon. Sec. Art Club, Art Prizes. Sir Charles Wheeler Schol.. Platignum National Prize for Design. Goes to 56 Architectural College.

S. L. HOGG (1967—L). " 6 " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours), 1st X I Hockey, Cmttee. of "The Suttonian", School Play.

D. A. H O W A R D (1972—L). " O " Levels.

D. N . PAUL (1971—L). "O" Levels, U16 Rugby, 1st X I Hockey (2nd Colours). 1st X I Cricket (2nd X I Colours).

S: F. POWELL (1973—L). English Speaking Union Scholarship. Swimming (Colours). Goes to Stanford University, U.S.A. G. E. PRIESTLEY (1969—L). "O" and " A " Levels. School Prefect, Distinction Prizes. Cmttee of "The SuUonian".

Goes to Edinburgh University to read History of Art. K. S. L . RHODES (1969—L). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st X I Hockey, 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours).

Swimming Team. Goes to Cardiff University to read Geology.

M. R. R I M M E R (1969—L). "O" Levels.

J. H. C. SCOTT (1969—L). " O " Levels. D. of E. Silver Award.

S. R. SMITH (1971—L). " O " Levels, 3rd X I Cricket, U16 Hockey.

P. A. SUTTON (1969—L). " O " Levels.

R. B. TAYLOR (1969—L). " O " and " A " Levels, Head of School. Head of House, 1st X I Hockey (Captain, Colours, Kent U19 and S.E. Counties caps), 1st X I Cricket (Captain and Colours). 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours), Shooting V I I I (Half-Colours), 1st V Squash (Half-Colours), Pres. of Film Soc, Distinction, R L. Kay Cricket, Clothworkers' and Headmaster's Prizes. Wickham Kicking Cup. Squash Singles Champion.

J L . T O T T E N H A M (1972—L).

W. J. WESTACOTT (1969—L). " O " and " A " Levels, School Prefect. 1st X I Hockey (Colours), Ist X I Cricket (Colours), 2nd X V Rugby, Fencing Team. U16 Basketball. Distinction and Clothworkers' Prizes.

I. A. P. WILSON (1971—L). "O" Levels N M . BEBBINGTON (1969—St. M). " O " and "A" Levels.

House Prefect. Ist XV Rugby. 3rd X I Hockey, 2nd X I Cricket. Judo Team M. W. BUTLER (1969—St M). "O" Levels. 3rd XV-Rugby.

3rd X I Cricket. Goes into the Army R COLLENETTE (1969—St. M). "O" Levels, House Prefect.

Athletics Team. Shooting V I I I , 3rd X V Rugby. Swimming Team, D. of E Bronze Award. R.A.F. Flying Scholarship.

Orchestra and Choir. Goes into the Royal A i r Force.

M. W. J. D O W N E (1970—St M) "O" Levels, Corps Sgt. D E. S. MATHER (1970—St. M). "O" and " A " Levels, House Prefect, Shooting V I I I (Captain and Colours), Cpl. in Corps. Goes into Accountancv.

B. A. RICHARDSON (1969—St. M). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 1st X I Cricket (V-Captain and Colours), 2nd X I Hockey (V-Captain and Colours), 2nd X I Cricket (Captain and Colours), 1st Basketball Team, 3rd X V Rugby, D. of E. Bronze Award. Goes to Exeter University.

I A. W. ROBINSON (1969—St. M). "O" and " A " Levels, School Prefect. Head of House. 1st X V Rugby (Captain and Colours), 1st X I Hockey (V-Captain and Colours), 2nd X I Cricket (Captain and Colours). Clothworkers' Prize. Exhibitioner. L I V . UIV and Vth Form Prizes.

H. C F SCOTT (1969—St. M). "O" and " A " Levels, 1st X V Rugby, Athletics Team (Captain and Colours).

N . J. STANLEY (1971—St. M). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 2nd XV Rugby (Colours), 3rd X I Cricket, Judo Team P. W. SCOTT-WILSON (1%7—St. M ) . "O" and " A " Levels, Chairman of the Hunting Soc, Choif, German Prize. Goes to Manchester University.

J. R. BASTIN (1968—W). " O " and " A " Levels, 1st V I Fives (Captain of 2nd I V ) , 1st Tennis V I , 3rd X V Rugby. Goes to Huddersfield Poly, to read Accountancy.

A. CAMERON (1970—W). "O" Levels, Sailing Team,, CrossCountry V I I I , D . of E. Bronze Award.

J. W. C O U L L I N G (1969—W). " O " and " A " Levels, School Prefect, Head of House. 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours), 1st Fives I V (Captain, Colours and Open Champ), Senior Athletics Team. Goes into International Shipping.

M . DOBLE (1969—W). " O " and " A " Levels. House Prefect, 2nd X V Rugby, 2nd X I Hockey, 3rd X I Cricket, 1st Tennis I V . Goes to the City University to read Electronic Engineering.

P. E. G O D D A R D (1972—W). " O " and " A " Levels.

N . G. H O D G E (1968—W). " O " Levels, 3rd X V Rugby.

T. F. L E I G H T O N (1970—W). " O " and " A " Levels, House Prefect, 3rd V X Rugby (Captain), Swinuning Team (Colours), Shooting V I I I , Corps Sgt., D. of E. Bronze Award.

A. A. M O R A D (1972—W). " O " Levels.

S. N A D E R (1969—W). " O " Levels, House Prefect. 1st X V Rugby (Half-Colours), Senior Athletics (Colours), Librarian.

T. S U C H A R I T A K U L (1969—W). " O " and " A " Levels, Ist I V Tennis (Half-Colours), 2nd X I Hockey (Captain of 3rd

X I ) , 3rd X V Rugby, U16 Basketball Team, Senior Athletics Team. Goes into the Thai Foreign Office.

H. T Y E (1971—W). " O " Levels, Inter. Cross-Country V I I I .

G. A. W H I T E W R I G H T (1967—W). "O" Levels, School Prefect, 2nd X V Rugby (Captain and Colours), 1st X I Hockey, (Colours), ist V Squash (Half-Colours), 1st V I Tennis (Captain and Colours), 3rd X I Cricket. Senior Basketball, Chess, Bridge and Golf Teams. Current Affairs Prize. Goes into Banking or Stockbroking.

N. J. H O R N (1969—F). " O " Levels, Orchestra, Choir, Madrigal group. Recorder Consort, Choral Soc, i/c Stage Lighting. " O " Level Prize. Goes to Medway College of Technology.

C H R I S T M A S T E R M , 1973 Lower V I .. Haddadin, U. H . (L) Mole,S. A. (F) Powell, S. F. (L) Form V Kung, L. (W) Upper IV Brown, M . (W) Brown, R. (W) Sagar, G. J. (C) Turner, J. C.(W) Adamjee, S. (L) Lower I V Barry, J. R. F. T. (C) Bate, G. (C) Belsham, M . A. (C) Berlin, C. P. (M) Best, S. P. (C) Carr, P. T. (L) Chaplin, D. P. (M) Chenault, S. L. (L) De la Torre, M . P. (C) Dennis.C. M . (L) Dodson, M . P. (M) Duclos, G. H . (W) Gentry, G. A. B. (L) Hillier, C.J.(W) King, R. H . (F) Kirby, M . ( W ) Lampard, C. J. (F) Montgomerie, A. R. M . (M) Nichols, R.O.(L) Nunes, A . S. (W) Priestley, C. de B.(W) Reid, G. H . (C) Robertson, M . H . (L) Stephens, G. J. (C) Timms, N . J. (W) Tree, N . R. (L) Turner, C.J. V. (W) Wheeler, J. M . ( M ) Whittaker,J.C.(M) Baker, A. P. (L) Form I I I Branch, C. J, (B) Farrance, N . P. (B) Grimwood, P R. (B) Hickman, P.J. (B)

FIRST X V RUGBY V. R.D.C.'s X V (h) v.

Caterham School (a) V. Kent College (a) V. Sevenoaks School (h) V. Duke of York's R.M.S. (h) v.

Dover College (h) V. Hurstpierpoint College (h) v.

King's School, Rochester (a) v.

Brighton College (h) v.

St. Lawrence College (a) V. Cranbrook School v.

Emanuel School (h) v.

Old Suttonian XV (h)

Kirkaldie, W. (H) Peacock, K. N . J. (H) Shaw, N R. (L) Soper.G H . ( L ) Form I I A&henden, f. D. (H) Baker, R. A. (B) Bedford, R. J. (H) Best. J. R. (H) Bowden, S. A (B) Charman, D, C. (H) Collingwood. R. J. (B) Croucher, A. J (B) Lewis, G. M. (H) Mattingly, P G. (B) New, P G. (H) Rowe, J. 1 (B) Schofield, T J. (B) Sherrard.M. J.C. (B) Smith, C.C. (H) Smith, A. L. (B) .

Spice, A. E. (H) Taylor, K P (B) Thurston. J. J. (B) Watson. S J. B. (B) West, M . J . (B) Wiles, S D.(B) L E N T T E R M , 1974 Lower V I Kung, L. (W) Lower I V Chislett. C. (C) Hart, M . R. (C) Russell-Vick, P. G.(C) Coleman, i . D. (L) Piper, T S. (L) Janes, 1. N H . ( M ) Jones, C D . ( W ) Lane, W. G. (W) Myers, R . W . N . ( M ) Ricketts, C. M . T (F) Robinson, 1. R. (W) Form I I ... Smith. R. M . (B) S U M M E R T E R M , 1974 Lower I V Miles, N J.C. (C) .

Taylor, P. H (C)

L 3-22 9-13 L 3-14 L 3-27 L 3-28 L 0-16 L 0-36 L 26-15 W 22-12 W 12-37 L Cancelled 10-36 L 21-4 W

Rl v. v. v. v. v.

V. V. V. V.

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Knole Run Tonbridge, Skinners', King's, Canterbury.

Dover College Maidstone Schools St. Dunstan's Blackheath Harriers Skinners' and Cranbrook St. Edmund's and King's, Rochester Kent College St. Lawrence King's, Rochester

13th/21st Fifth Second Won Lost Second Second Lost Lost Lost

FIRST XI HOCKEY V. Skinner's (h) (Clarke 2, Cleave) V. Trinity, Croydon (h) (Taylor) V." St. Lawrence (a) V. Sir Roger Manwood's (a) (Taylor 2) v.

Kent College (a) (Clarke 2) Dover College (a) (Robinson 3, James) V. St. Edmund's (h) (James, Taylor, V. Robmson, Clarke) v.

Hockey Association (h) (Clarke) v.

Cranbrook (a) V. Maidstone H.C. (h) (Taylor) V. Tonbridge (a) (Dunn) King's, Canterbury (a) V. Old Suttonians (h) (Cleave) Dulwich College (a) (Taylor) V. At Oxford: Worksop College (Robinson, Taylor) V. Bromsgrove (Clarke 2, Taylor) V Repton (Clarke 2) V. Whitgift V. Kingston G.S. V.

Drawn Lost Lost Drawn Drawn Won

3-3 1-2 0-3 2-2 2-2 4-3

Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost Lost

4-2 1-4 0-2 1-3 1-5 0-2 1-9 1-5

Won Won Won Lost Lost

2-0 3-1 2-1 0-2 0-2

St, Lawrence (home S.V, 159 (Cleave 47, Taylor 33, Bardsley 28*, Richardson 21) St. Lawrence 108 (Tobert 4-23) V . Sevenoaks (away) Sevenoaks 120-8 det. (Taylor 4-25) S.V. 61-7 V . H.M.'s X I (home) H . M . ' s X I 174-9 dec, S.V. 177-8 (Bardsley 59, Benson 42*, Westacott 28) V. Kent College (away) Kent College 132 (Sutherland 4-22) S.V. 130-8 (Benson 30, Polycarpou 26, Bardsley 21) V . Dover College (home) S.V. 200-8 dec. (Westacott 38, Benson 30, Dunn 28, Edgley 27, Polycapou 23, Cleave 21) Dover 105-5 V. R. T. Langridge's X I (home) R. T. Langridge's X I 184-6 dec.

S.V. 109 (Westacott 34, Benson 26) V . X L Club (home) X L Club 147-7 dec. (Sutherland 3-5) S.V. 151-3 (Edgley 81. Cleave 48*) V . M.C.C. (home) M.C.C. 208-4 dec.

S.V. 124 (Edgley 31, Taylor 23) St. Edmund's (away) ^' S.V. 155-9 dec. (Taylor 58, Dunn 23, Westacott 23) St. Edmund's 86-7 (James 3-10) y Sutton Valence C.C. (home) School 156-4 dec. (Benson 69*, Dunn 28) S.V. C.C. 157-7 (Paul 3-21, Sharp .3-24) Old Suttonians (home) School 208-9 dec. (Taylor 156*, Westacott 30) O.S. 116-8 (Sharp 4-33) Cranbrook (home) S.V. 212 (Dunn 44, Taylor 29, Sharp 28, Cleave 32, Edgley 21) Cranbrook 138-4 Maidstone G.S. (home) Maidstone G.S. 158-6 dec.

S.V. 161-8 (Bardsley 35, Taylor 24, James 24») Kent Schools U19 (home) S V. 184-8 dec. (Richardson 34, Cleave 32*, Benson Fetherston 20) K.S.C.A. 185-5 Junior Bluemantles (home) Junior Bluemantles 232-3 dec.

S.V. 158-7 (Benson 40, Robinson 39)

SQUASH FIRST V V. Sutton Valence S.R.C. 3rd V Won 4-1 V. Lost Sevenoaks School 1-4 V. King's School, Canterbury Lost 0-5 V. Kent College Won 3-2 V. Junior Leaders' Regt.

Won 4-1 V. Maidstone Grammar School Won 4-1 V. Eastbourne College Lost 1-4 V. Sunon Valence S.R.C 3rd V Lost 1-4 V. Sevenoaks School Won 3-2 V. Kent College Lost 1-4 V, Cranbrook School Lost 1-4 SET V V. • Lost Cranbrook School 0-5 V. St Lawrence College Won 4-1 V. Junior Leaders' Regt.

Won 4-1 V. St. Lawrence College Won 3-2 "A" V V. Old Suttonians Lost 0-5 The Inter-House Competition was won by Lambes, who beat Comwallis 4-1. In the Individual Competitions, R. B. Taylor •bt. A. F. G. Hobson in the Open, 3-0, and C. D. Fermor bt.

N . R. Shaw in the Junior, 3-0, FIRST XI C R I C K E T Taylor Cleave Benson Westacott Edgley Bardsley Dunn Sutherland Tobert Taylor Sharp Dunn Richardson James

BATTING Innings Not Out H.S. 14 2 156* 14 3 79* 16 2 69* 15 0 89 11 1 81 13 3 59 16 2 44 BOWLING Overs Maidens Runs 161 55 374 69 13 219 159,1 47 426 70 16 230 57 10 180 144,2 34 454 105 31 284

Runs 447 302 320 326 208 179 211

NON F I R S T X I C R I C K E T W E E K G A M E S v Detours (home) Detours 160-8 dec. (M.R.R, 5-27) S.V 87 (Cleave 22, Polycarpou 20) v. Wanderers (home) Wanderers 210-5 dec.

S V. 178 (Dunn 61, Bardsley 27, Sharp 20) v. Scorpions Scorpions 234-4 dec, S,V, 209-9 (Taylor 93, C C A , 40. Polycarpou 21)

Average 37.25 27.46 22.86 21.73 20.80 17.90 15.07

Wickets Average 24 15.58 11 19.91 19 22.42 10 23.00 7 25.71 17 26.17 10 28.40

SWIMMING M A T C H E S Seniors v.

King's Canterbury V. Tonbridge V. King's, Rochester V. Westminster Juniors V. King's, Canterbury V. Tonbridge V. King's, Rochester V. Westminster

RESULTS FIRST XI J .1 V. M.C.R. (home) Abandoned S V 201-7 dec. (Westacott 89, Taylor 37, Richardson 28) M.C.R. 134-3 (R.D.C. 69*) V. King's School, Rochester (away) Drawn S.V. 214-7 dec. (Cleave 79*, James 43, Taylor 34, Polycarpou 25) K.S.R. 114-9 (Richardson 4-14)

Won

Drawn Won Drawn Drawn

Lost Won Lost Drawn Lost Drawn Drawn

Won

28,

Lost

Drawn

Lost Lost Drawn

Won Lost Won Won

44-43 33-37 49-31 48-23

Won Lost Lost Won

43-42 30-37 29-41 37-33

SPORTS F I X T U R E S 1974/5 Owing to shortage of space, the Editor regrets that it has not been possible to include lists of forthcoming fixtures. I f O.S. require such lists, please write to the Bursar's Secretary, c/o The School,

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Masters - Prefects Headmaster : M . R. RICKETTS, M.A. Second Master : P. S. M A C I L W A I N E , M.A. Assistant to Headmaster: R. P. COUTTS, M.A., F.R.G.S.

Assistant Masters: D. A . SIMMONS, D.L.C. (Hons.)

A. G. FOULKES, M . A .

A. R. DOUGLAS, M.A. B. D. WARBURTON, B.Sc M . H . F A I R B A N K , M.A. F. R. B A L L , B.Sc. G. C. P E N M A N , B.A. R, F. BATES, B.Sc. R. D. CHANCE, M ^ .

M . F. B E A M A N , M . A .

J. McCORMiCK, B.A. K . M . SMITH, B.Sc, M.l.Biol.

D. W. T A Y L O R G. G. ABLE, M.A.

B. J. L I T T L E , B.Sc. D. T. RICHARDS, Dip.P.E. C. R. G. SHAW, M.A. H . M . R A M S B O T H A M , B.A., A M B.l.M. B. R. D A Y , B.A. M . A. N E V I L L E , M.A. A. N . GRIERSON RICKFORD, M.A. W. F. UPCOTT, B.A. I . H . M A R T I N . B.A. W. K . PIPER, B.A. Rev. B. A. A R M I T A G E , B.D , A.K.C. Dr. J. S. E. FELTWELL, B.Sc, Ph.D., F.R.E.S. Mrs. M . A. POPAY, B.Sc. Mrs. B. J. PIPER

Bursar: Lieut. Cmdr. T. P. H A L L , R.N. (Rt.) Adjudant to the C.C.F Capt. J. A. L. SERGISON Head of School: M . HATCHER and R. B. T A Y L O R School Prefects: A. P. RICHARDS J. S. GOLOB E. A. H . JAMES I . A. W. ROBINSON J. W. C O U L L I N G R..J. CAMPEY W. J. WESTACOTT G. A. W H I T E W R I G H T G. E. E. PRIESTLEY T. C. SMITH

House

Prefects:

Cornwallis.

L. A. De la TORRE A. F. G. HOBSON J. M . L U C K H A M - D O W N C. M . H . ROFFEY Founders: T. H . L. A D A M S N . B. SHARP D. N . CLEAVE B. K. ODGERS T. FLECK A. P. L. V I N E S. D. HASSON R. J. U N D E R H I L L N . A. C L A R K E A. N . SCOTT Westminster: P. J. DAUKES S. K. SCHOFIELD S. N A D A R M . DOBLE T. F. L E I G H T O N J. M A I T L A N D St. Margaret's: B. A. RICHARDSON D. E. S. M A T H E R N . M . BEBBINGTON J. R. SHELDON H. C. F. SCOTT R. COLLENETTE N . J. STANLEY Lambe's: .

D. J. LESLIE K. K. HO S. L . H O G G A. I . M U R R A Y M . L. W. WYKES K. S. L. RHODES M. P. P. L.

A. B A D A R A N Y J. B R I M B L E D. C H A N D L E R G. B. COOPER

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Boys in the School, their parents and O.S. may be interested to hear that a new publication has appeared in the bookshops during the summer holidays. 'School Quad' attempts to plant a contemporary portrait of the public school of today as seen by the boys themselves. The writings of Suttonians, past as well as present, join forces with contributions from Bradfidld, Cranleigh and Radley to form a delicate tapestry of impressions, thoughts (critical and complimentary), and desaiptions.

Each of the four Schools has a section devoted to the writings of its pupils, while the linking passages, such as 'A new boy at Sutley Cranfield College', are woven from the contributions of all four. A refreshing frankness as well as cultural maturity is to be found in the comments and criticisms which some writers advance; that the modem product of the public school is no 'muscle-head' becomes abundantly clear.

Cjopies of 'School Quad' may be obtained direct from the publisher: Penrose Ltd., P.O. Box 19, Tunbridge Wells, and from most bookshops.