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The Grammar SchoolWel l ingborough

SPRING TERM

MAGAZIN E

1968

No. 71

CONTENTS

FRONTISPIECE

SCHOOL NOTES

IN MEMORIAM

PARENTS COMMITTEE .

HOUSE NOTES

ENTRANTS, LEAVERS, SUCCESSES

RUGBY

MUSIC

SCHOOL PLAY

SCHOOL TRIP ABROAD

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

CONTRIBUTIONS:

Poems

Sunday Morning

Letter from America

OLD GRAMMARIANS :

Chairman, Cr icket, Rugby . . .

News of Old Boys .

STAFF

FORM L]STS

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SCHOOL NOTES

Head ol School: H. J. Elliot

Second Prelect: R. J. Gayton

Prefects:

P. M. I.AYTONJ. R. PARKINSONA. J. PORTERC. R. MISSELBROOKA. MILLSW. C. BURGESSP. TOOMBSJ. T. KEMSHEADF. T. POU!.TONP. W. WARBURTOND. J. MILI-SA. T. STANTONP. A. HARRIS

We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. R.daughter.

R. WARRM. P. DOBBSA. MUNDAYS. K. CLARKP. K. BEARDc. R. clucAsP. P. YORKB. E. SMITHR. J. SMARTFJt. A. COXR. LINESM. F. HAGERB. IW. SUMMERS

D. Beacham on the birth of a

The Annual Speech Day and Prize-giving wil l be on May 2nd thisyear, when the chief guest wi l l be Lord Boothby.

We congratulate Mr. R. B. Taylor on being a member of the highlysuccessful England R.U. XV that toured Canada in September last year.Mr. Taylor has played for England again this season and is a regularmember of the East Midlands XV, and, of course, "The Saints".

The School Basketbal l teams wil l be on tour again over Easter.Messrs. Taylor and MacDougal are in command, and the teams wil l play4 matches each against schools in Sussex.

Mr. and Mrs. Cheale and Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wrenn wil l be taking aparty of 78 boys to Lugano, Locarno and Interlaken and will leave Englandon August 1Sth.

The School Toc H group produced "A Review" in February whichwas watched by a packed Hall of parents, friends and boys of the School.t40 was the income from this "magnif icent effort" and the money is togo to local charit ies.

The Field Survey Society wil l go to Wales at the end of term, andstudy geographical and biological phenomena under the guidance ofMessrs. Parkin, Harding, Walker.

K. L. Al len, who played for Northampton R.F.C. while st i l l at school,has played on the wing for Northumberland in the Rugby Union CountyChampionships.

Mr. and Mrs. Grant, the parents of last year's head boy have kindlypresented a handsome cup for the House Basketbal l Competit ion. SteveGrant returned to school to make the first presentation.

The School Poppy Day appeal real ised a total of €6 17s. Sd., andwe were also able to make a donation of t5 to the Well ingborough andDistr ict T.B. Care committee. The Shelter campaign wil l be closed afterthe "Easter Walk".

On March 6th the School was host to the Royal Ballet's "Ballet forAll" company. The visit was arranged by the Arts Club and 400 boysand visitors were entertained and instructed by a highly competent groupof actors and dancers.

IN MEMORIAM

Miss M. L. COOK on 10th December, 1967. Miss Cook lvas a governorthe school, and was the donor of the cup for House Plays and also theEnglish Prize.

R. J. SANDERS (W.G.S. 1930-1933) on 6th December, 1967, in a f lyingaccident.

PARENTS' COMMITTEE

The Annual General Meeting of the Parents' Committee was held inThe School Library on the 26th September, 1967, with a good attendance.Six new members were welcomed by Mrs. Wrenn.

The Committee were pleased to be able to make Grants to thevarious School Activi t ies as fol lows:-

Folk Music . . .Fencing ClubStamp ClubScoutsPhotographyField Survey

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256

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Railway ClubTape RecorderBrass GroupRecorder ClubCycle Club . . .Arts Club

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2526

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Total E124

During the year a Sherry Party was held, which made a Profit of 824and the Profit at the Bazaar was 872 8s. 0d.

This year, members of the Committee Served Coffee during the lnter-vals at the School Plays and at the Musical Evening, the proceeds ofwhich were handed to the respective Societ ies, viz. Drama and Music.The Parents' Committee was also responsible for providing refreshmentsduring the visi t of the Royal Bal let.

HOUSE NOTES

DRAGONS

House Masters: Mr. C. A. Pine, Mr. A. E. Sparrow, Mr. A. W. Leftwich.Head ol House: R. J. Gayton. House Secretary: C. R. Clucas.

Already this year, the Dragons are showing good form, and aftercoming second in the House Music, due to hard work by M. Richards, J.Joyce and the choir, the house is making great headway in the P. E.Competition, the seven-a-side rugby competition, and House Rugby.

Despite the loss of many seniors, who have contributed much to thehouse in the past, our older members are showing promise, and theprowess of the first form Dragons has been displayed in the P.E. Competi-t ion.

We sincerely hope that every Dragon will concentrate his energieson making 1968 the House's best year yet.

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GRYPHONSHouse Masters: Messrs. A. J. B. Tussler, D. S. Wilson, R. D Beacham.Head ol House: H J. El l iot. House Secretary: P. Misselbrook.

Mr. Tussler presided over the f irst meeting of the school year andwelcomed Mr. Beacham as House Master, Mr. Laine having left theschool. Mr. Tussler emphasised that although we had won last year'sHouse P.E. Gompetit ion this did not mean that we could relax. Wewould have to work, as hard as ever, to retain this position.

Layton was elected as Captain of Rugby, Liddington as Captain ofHouse Drama and Barley was re-elected as Director of House Music.

I t is essential for us to do well in the Athlet ic standards this term ifwe are to have a chance of retaining the Athletics Cup.

The Music Competit ion was something of a disappointment to usas we hoped to do fair ly well this year. We started well , coming secondin the Ensemble, but were unable to keep this up and had to be contentwith third place.

LIONSHouse Masters: Messrs. R. V. S. Ward, J. P. Hyde, J. H. Butler.Head ol House: P. Toombs. House Secretary: P. Beard.

Twenty-five new members were welcomed to the House and wishedevery success. In recent years, the Lions have lacked real achievementin competit ive sport, although other act ivi t ies such as house music, havebeen more rewarding, and i t is fervently hoped that new blood wil l br ingback success. The Autumn Term is the most stat ic in House activi t ies,and much of the term has been taken up with preparations for next term'sevents, such as the House Music, and drama competit ions.

The mainstay of interest has been the Music Competit ion, and thefirst two rounds of the inter-house Rugby competit ion. This year thelormer competit ion has proved less successful than in recent years, theLions f inishing fourth. Similarly, the House Matches have been unsuc-cessful, two rounds having been played, and the Juniors and Seniorshave yet to secure a victory. Against the Stags, the Lions lost a hardfought match, late in the game, but on the day, the Lions side provedinferior in theory and practice to the Gryphons and lost decisively.

I t has been remarked that the fortunes of a part icular house run in adefinite cycle. l f this is so the Lions must surely look forward to betterthings in the near future.

STAGS

House Masters: Dr. A. Jackson, Mr. H. C. Phi l l ips, Mr. M. F. Hendley.Head ol House: M. A Cox. House Secretary: P. A. Harris.School Prefects: S. K. Glark, M. A. Cox, M. P. Dobbs, P. A. Harris,

K. Munday, P. P. York.House Prelects: T M. Mcllroy, J. Hobley, R. Hobbs.

This term has been a most successful one for the Stags with teamwork being the keynote. The House Music Cup was regained, thanks toM. A. Cox and his youthlul support-their youth augurs well for thefuture. With two rounds of the rugby competit ion completed, the Stagshave already a ten point lead, and with both Seniors and Juniors playingwell , the cup looks a certainty. ln lhe coming weeks the Drama, Athlet icsand Cricket Competit ions wil l be held but with increasing confidence theStags look capable of more successes.

ENTRANTS

D. AbbottS. P. AndrewsP. ArrowsmithN. A. BargeC. P. Bel lamyS. P. BiggsM. J. Bi l l inghamP. A. BougourdM. D. BridgefordR. GarterA. J. CarterS. CheneyR. GhettleJ. C. ClaytonR. A. CleaverS. C. ClewsP. F. ConwayA. R. CoombsB. S. CoxJ. A. CoxK. EkinsM. C. El l iottA. P. Fl intA. E. ForskittD. FosterD. P. Freemanl. W. FrostD. GallowayP. A. GibbonsS. R. GoodliffeC. J. HandshawP. G. Hanson

E. S. Jenkins

G. L. DurhamR. J. Eggleton

D. R. Humphries

C. Al lenR. N. G. BirdE. H. Greenhall

A. A. Freeman

FIRST YEAR

D. A. HardmanN. R. HawkinsA. Higginss. J. Hi l lS. W. J. HomansL. HornC. lresonl . JohnsonK. JohnsonP. V. KnightS. J. LeveridgeT. J. LockeJ. LoweE. A. Lovel. A. LutterR. J. LoziukB. MarksD. S. MarlowR. R. Mart inR. A. MassomS. Merri l lR. A. Mi l lerD. P. MisselbrookS. J. Mitchel lD. R. MoleM. NevettD. P. NurrishG. OliverG. R. OwensS. W. PackA. R. ParishR. A. Partridge

SECOND YEAR

J. Madon

THIRD YEAR

G. R. Pinney

FOURTH YEAR

SIXTH FORil

B. HodgkinsZ. Kobusinski

R. J. Partr idgeD. J. Patr ickR. F. PiggottM. A. PooleC. V. PrusakowskiG. K. ReadP. L. RobinsonS. N. SawfordJ. SelmanJ. J. SiwakowskiP. L. SmithP. W. SmithD. A. StenhouseG. SturgessA. V. J. ThorntonS. P. Tirrel lS. J. TymanM. G. UnderwoodS. E. WaldenB. J. WatsonS. G. HowardM. J. Wi lsonM. E. WilsonR. WindsorC. A. YorkG. N. YorkM. J. DohertyJ. A. SwainJ. M. Wi lk insonG. L. HunterP. Bentley

A. Newell

N. J. Bentley

R. O. LawsonJ. G. Nevett

AWARDS

Open Exhibition in Modern Languages at ChristGhurch, Oxford.

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C. M. AbbottS. J. AdamsF. A. B. AgerD. M. Al lenK. L. Al lenK. P. AshT. R. AutyW. P. BeesleyR. J. BenoistP. R. BettsA. R. BrownL. P. BuckbyG. BurgessP. M. BurtenshawD. J. Butlerl . D. CarmichaelP. J. CaveF. E. ChambersR. G. ClaphamA. GlaridgeP. W. CleaverS. W. Col l ingsD. J. Col l insJ. E. CooperA. J. H. CoxK. R. CrossleyE. W. DaviesN. R. DaviesR. T. DennyP. J. DixonW. DrewK. P. EdmundsJ. F. Eldr idgeJ. K. V. EalesJ. S. EvansP. FosterC. J. FrancisA. A. FreemanP. P. R. FrenchA. G. GardnerD. W. GilbertS. W. GrantP. A. Grif f inJ. D. Hal lG. H. B. Harr isR. A. HarrisM. J. HelmR. HighmanD. J. Hi l lP. S. Hi l lyardD. G. HoddleC. R. HodsonJ. Holdoml. S. Hol l isA. D. HollowayW. S. HomanD. J. HowesS. R. HuddartA. J. lngramA. E. JewellB. K. Jones

LEAVERS

Nott ingham University (Chemistry).Reliance Telephones.Pathology Laboratory, Kettering Hospital'Northampton County Library.Newcastie University ( Economics/Geography).London School of Economics.United Counties Omnibus ComPanY.

Durham University (Law).Sheff ield University (Ghemistry).Barclay's Bank, Well ingborough.Thornton Baker, Accountants.Boot and Shoe Office, Earls Barton.Birmingham University ( Dentistry).Hawkell Gomponents, Rushden.Sheff ietd Unir iersity (Electr ical Engineering).Newcastle University (Agricultural Science).Triden Tankers Gompany.B.A.E., Bedford.County Hall , Northampton.Leicester College of Art.

Leeds University.

Newcastle UniversityV.S.O., Labrador.

(Agr icul ture ) .

University Gollege, London (Mathematics).

Arthur Sanders Ltd., Rushden.London School of Economics.Bath University (Electr ical Engineering).Boot and Shoe Office, Earls Barton.Loughborough University ( Ergonomics).

Bedford Fire Service.Magdalen College, Oxford (History).Satra House, Kettering.Christ Church, Oxford (Modern Languages).Durham University (GeographY).Lanchester Coll .-of Adv. Tech. (Business Studies).Thornton Baker, Accountants.Calor Gas (Management Trainee).W. F. Knight, Ecclesiastical Craftsmen.Dairy Farming, Moulton lnst i tute.Harper Adams, Agricultural College_..Gibialter Barracks, Northampton (Clerical).Grensons, Rushden.Ball iol Col lege, Oxford (Chemistry).lmperial Coll-ege of Science (Mathematics).Unilever.Northamptonshire Constabulary.Banking.

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Civil Service.Higham Ferrers Borough Council.Westminster College Hospital, London (Medicine).Unilever.

Management Trainee, Woolworth.

K. B. JonesT. R. JonesP. M. Ki tchenerR. M. KiziakA. KrajewskiJ. M. A. LettB. LiddingtonT. E. LineD. G. LitchfieldP. MarriageK. J. MerrickR. A. MerricksB. R. MooreS. J. NesbittE. R. NesettP. F. OgdenJ. J. O'Nei ll . C. PageS. G. PageP. D. PalmerR. J. ParagreenG. H. Parkinsl. J. Partr idgeJ. L. Partr idgeE. T. PentelowP. PentelowK. J. PinneyT. D. ReadeP. ReynoldsC. A. RichardsF. L. RichardsG. A. RobinsonB. RowlattJ. McRoyD. SalisburYB. D. ScholesR. J. ScottP. W. SealH. ShawR. SheffieldD. A. Shurvi l leK. D. Shurvi l lel . J. SinclairR. L. Sinclair-HowardM. T. E. SmithP. A. SmithP. J. SmithP. J. SmithD. J. StevensonP. G. A. SumnerD. SturgessJ. B. StrangerD. Toselandl. S. TuckleYD. W. TysoeR. J. UnderwoodJ. O. UptonP. G. UptonC. WadlowB. WaiteM. J. S. WardB. WebbB. Weigleb

Brown's Aircraft, Northampton.Norton Ltd., Ir thl ingborough.Bristol University (English).Sheff ield University (Electr ical Engineering).

Salford Gollege of Advanced Technology (Maths.).Queen Mary Gol lege, London (Engl ish).Sheff ield University ( Economics).Sheff ield University (Combined Arts).Kingston-on-Thames College of Adv. Tech. (Law).Leicester University ( Mechanical Engineering ).

Mart in's Bank Ltd.Magdalen Gollege, Oxford (Law).Southampton University (Accountancy).

Swansea University (Sociology).Ford's, Dagenham.Taylor-Woodrow.Civil Service.Robert Marriott.

Queen El izabeth Col lege, London (Chemistry) .

Gammage, Finedon.Thornton Baker, Accountants.Rosebud Dolls, Management Trainee.

Long and Hambly, Great Bi l l ing.Brit ish Labor.

Brit ish Labor.Scott Bader.Birmingham University (Modern Languages).Ministry of Trade.Banking.Northampton College of Art.Thornton Baker, Accountants.Creative Printers.

Kettering Grammar School.Cyril Norris, Engineers.

Manchester University (Phi losophy).Lanch. Col l . of Adv. Tech. (Chem. & App.Zoology).Essex Agricultural College.Brit ish Timkin.Selwyn College, Cambridge (Law).S.S. Mark and John College of Education, Chelsea.Banking.London School of Economics (Law).Scott Bader.Fitzwil l iam College, Cambridge (English).Fitzwil l iam College, Cambridge (English).

Shetfield University ( Economics).Leeds University (Economics).

Well ingborough U.D.C.

N. B. WheatleyB. J. WhiteS. WilmottD. WoodingG. Wyman

Thornton Baker, Accountants.

Banking.Phil l ips and Hall iday.University College, London (Physics).

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Captaln: P. M. Layton. Vice-Captaln: P. Toombs.Hon Secretary: P. Warburton.

lst XV

The departure of so many of last year's outstanding side meant thatthe team had completely to be rebui l t . As a result, the early outings wererather faltering and uncertain, largely owing to the lack of pace, vigourand experience in the pack. The changes made after the lourth game,sacri f icing weight for mobil i ty, brought a welcome improvement andagainst Kettering we played for the f irst t ime with a sense of identi ty andpurpose.

Thereafter, the side played well and with a good measure of success,most of the defeats being narrow ones in games which might well havegone either way. Some rousing perlormances came, part icularly in thegames against Stowe, Dunsmore and Laurence Sherri f f , which brought usgood wins against worthy opponents, obtained by good, hard, basictechniques.

The forwards had sett led down into an effect ive unit. Cox, sufferingconversion into a hooker, did surprisingly well . Layton and Mcllroysupplied maturi ty and strength. Mil ls and Smith grafted hard, whileGoombs, Molcher and Hall were quick about the f ield and enterprisingworkers. At ful l back, Betts played safely and very well . Sheehan provedthe more penetrat ive of the wings. ln the centre Toombs and Gaytonshowed aggression and finesse, and the halves were neat and accom-pl ished players.

Scrummaging, both t ight and loose was good, but we lacked a l ine-out jumper and had rather to spoi l and muddle through, though deflect ionsfrom the back of the l ine proved effect ive. We got a good share of theball , part icularly from mauls, and were rarely the underdogs. The gameslost were those in which we did not prof i t by possession. Against t ightdefence i t was often lound that the bal l was transferred too late to thecentres so that rehearsed ploys and methods of creating an opening cctt ldnot be used. Also. insufficient liaison between backs and forwards tendedto make play stereotyped and lacking in continuity. Tactical kicking wasnot always well directed. However, towards the end of the season wewere playing good Rugby with increasing method, f lair and confidence.

ln many ways, the achievements of this season were just as reward-ing as last year's record-breaking prowess, since we had only two playersof stature in Layton and Toombs and a good standard of play came fromthe whole-hearted effort and teamwork of a side lacking outstandingindividuals. Much credit is due to Layton for his very effect ive captaincy,a blend of authority and encouragaing benevolence, which drew the bestfrom a side which has enjoyed i ts Rugby and has upheld the tradit ions ofrecent years.

A.E.S.

lst XV

P. R. Betts; J. Sheehan, R. J. Gayton, *P. Toombs, H. J. El l iott ;*P. Warburton, A. W. Jessop; "P. M. Layton, G. Cox, T. A. Coombs, A.Mil fs, *T. M. Mcllroy, P. F Molcher, B. E. Smith, *J. A. Half.

*Old Colours.

Colours Awarded: P. R. Betts, R. J. Gayton, H. J. El l iott , A. W. Jessop,A. Mi l ls .

SEPTEMBERWed. 27Sat. 30

OCTOBERWed. 4Sat. 7Wed. 11Sat. 14Sat. 21Thur. 26Sat. 28

NOVEMBERSat. 11Tues. 14Sat. 18

DECEMBERSat. 2 v.

JANUARYWed. 24 v.

FEBRUARYWed. 7 v.Sat. 10 v.Sat. 17 v.Wed. 21 v.

lst XV Results

v. Northampton T.H.S. 1st XVv. Old Grammarians' 1st XV

Towcester G.S. 1st XVDeacon's G.S. 1st XV

Wyggeston G.S. 1st XVKettering G.S. 1st XVPilgrim G.S. 1st XVOundle G.S. 2nd XVKing's G.S. 1st XV

Corby G.S. 1st XVStowe 2nd XVDunsmore 1st XV

Cambridge G.S. 1st XV

M.C.S. Brackley 1st XV

Northampton T.H.S. 1st XVCorby G.S. 1st XVLawrence Sheriff 1st XVKettering G.S. 1st XV

(H) Lost 9-15

(A) Lost 3- 9

Lost 5-12Won 26- 0Won 14- 3Won 16- 0

Won 13- ILost 3 30

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Won 17- 6Lost 3- 6Lost *2OWon 19- 6Won 39- 0Lost 3_6Lost 3- 6

Won 17- 0Won 6- 5Won 12- 3

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(A)(H)(H)(H)

THE SECOND XV-SEASON 1967.68

The season began with mixed groups of old hands and newcomersto senior Rugby and natural ly the side took some t ime to sett le into thestyle of play which was expected of them.

It was obvious from the beginning that the pack was large andmobile with a great deal of scoring potential outside. The problem wasto get the team to 'gel l ' and make i t real ise that each component wasdependent on the other to provide a successful overall machine.

The XV realised very quickly that 'fluid' rugby was the alf importantfactor. Quick good bal l and constructive backing up at al l t imes.

In the early stage defensive errors cost us the game at Wyggestonand at Corby, but concentration on a variety of set moves in attack anddefence soon added to the polish of the overall performance and notanother match was lost.

Although we lost Huddart and Kiziac at Christmas we were blessedwith more than adequate reserve strength and the exit of the 'heawbrigade' did not unbalance the side at al l . Parkinson's hooking alwaysgave us our share from the t ight and in the l ine-outs. Porter, Smart,Munday and Anker provided us with a dominance which supplied the'backs' with an adequate supply of good bal l . At scrum-half both Onleyand Bird performed admirably and few teams are lucky enough to havetwo scrum-halves of such cal ibre. Phi l ips, the f ly-half , in attack, and withhis place kicking, always gave the team their chances and at t imes histact ical kicking was of immense value. l f he would t ighten up his delencehe could turn into a player of great promise.

ln the centre Wilson and Clarke improved greatly as the seasonprogressed. Init ial ly, they too were at odds in defence, but this washappily, quickly overcome, and with wingers l ike Lawson and the Sheehanbrothers this meant points galore. Ful lback Howes had a great season;his defence was always sure, his kicking safe and he was ever'willing tomake the extra man. lt gives a side a great boost to know that they donot have to look over their shoulders al l the t ime, to wonder i f al l iswel l .

ln general the season augurs well ; there is a workman'l ike approachto rugby, an interest even in the grind of training. An appreciat ion of prob'lems and their answers grew steadi ly in the season, and our reservestrength was at t imes embarrassing.

Our thanks go to players for their work, staff for their interest andon many, many occasions, ideas and much needed advice, and to al lwho helped in any other way.

Wilson;Haggar;

2nd XV Season 67-68

PointsP15

W11

DeaconsWyggestonKettering G.S.Bedford ModernPi lgr im G.S.Kings G.S.Corby G.S.Dunsmore G.S.Daventry G.S.Cambridge G.S.Magdalen CollegeRadcliffe SchoolCorby G.S.Laurence SheriffKettering G.S.

D For Ag.2 228 74

Won 18- 6Lost 13- 5Won 6- 3Drew 10-10Won 47- I

Drew 3- 3Lost 6- 3Won 29- 0Won 8- 3Won 8- 5Won 13- 5Won 6- 3Won 12-10Won 13- IWon 36- 0

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Colours have been awarded to:-Smart, Porter, Howes, Lawson,Wilson, Clarke, Anker, Parkinson.

3rd XVThe 3rd XV this year proved a very useful stepping-stone to higher

tlrings tor a number of players and we must cdrigratulate especiallyCoombes and Sheehan, J., both of whom gained regular 1st XV'placed.

The team, much changed throughout the season, st i l l managed towin its matches by dint of good rugby. The regulars' were able to instilinto the newcomers the same intent to enjoy their rugby and conse-quently the bal l was moved about freely and quite ski l ful ly.

Of the regulars Moore at ful lback f ielded and kicked well and hissorties into the backs were most efficient.

Robinson and Greenhalf worked very hard in the set pieces andwere good in broken play, being both mobile and constructive.

El l iott , at wing-forward, captained the side after Munday's promotionto the 2nd XV and did so very well . His quiet but effect ive words werebacked by sterl ing performances in t idying up loose bal ls and init iat ingmany effective attacks.

Colours were awarded to:-El l iott , P. J.; Robinson, S. J.; Greenhalf,E. N.; Moore, M. J. .

The fol lowing played for the 3rd XV: Sheehan, W.; Moore, M. J.;Robinson, S. J.; Grif f in, C. G.; Greenhalf, E. H.; Alexander, K.; Keech,G. A.; Youle, J. A.; Partr idge, J. D.; Onley, D.J.; Hi l l , M.; Roberts, S. H.;Cox, R. l . ; Davies, H. L.; Warburton, B. J.; Taylor, K. J.; El l iott , P. J.(Capt. ) .

Results

Sept.27 3rd XV v. Rushden Sec. 1st XVOct. 4 3rd XV v. Towcester 2nd XV

,, 18 3rd XV v. Bedford Modern 3rd XVNov. 1 3rd XV v. John Lea 1st XV

,, 15 3rd XV v. Cherry Orchard 1st XV,, 29 3rd XV v. Rushden Sec. 1st XV

Feb. 3 3rd XV 'A' v. Wolverton 2nd XV

Won 17- 0Won 22- 6Lost 10-15Won 19- 3Won 19- IWonWon 37- O

UNDER 15 XV

The 1967-68 season has been one of mixed fortune for the Under 15's.Great keeness was displayed in the approach to matches, which wasan encouraging sign, though this was otfset to a geat extent by con-siderable apathy towards team training. The result was often a great dealof hard running, without much purpose. This was much in evidenceagainst more accomplished sides, whose teamwork was the decidingfactor.

Stalwarts of the side were Smart-in the backs, and Lees, Owen,Clark (M.) and Edmonds in the pack, supported by Stokes, Bi l l ing,Jacobs and Drage.

Playlng RecordPoints

L For Ag.7 176 179

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1967Sept.30 v. Northampton T.H.S.Oct. 7 v. Deacon, P.

,, 14 v. Kettering,, 18 v. Bedford Modern,, 21 v. Bushden,, 26 v. Oundle,, 28 v. King's, Peterborough

Nov. 11 v. Corby, , 18 v. Dunsmore,, 25 v. Bushden

Dec. 2 v. Cambridge1968

Jan. 20 v. Northampton T.H.S.Feb. 10 v. Corby

.. 17 v. Laurence Sherri f f

ResultsSEPTEMBERSat. 30 v. Northampton T.H.S.OCTOBERSat. 7 v. Deacon'sSat. '| '4 v. KetteringWed. 18 v. Bedford ModernSat. 21 v. Rushden SecondarySat. 28 v. KingsNOVEMBERSat. 11 v. GorbySat. 18 v. DunsmoreSat. 25 v. DaventryDECEMBERSat. 2 v. Cambridge

UNDER 14 XVA year ago the most pressing problem for this group was trying to

find a settled team. However, with the emergence of Leggett and Smith ashalf-backs the cohesion of the team became more assured and theremaining posit ions more or less resolved themselves.

The pack, apart from a poor display against Deacon's, Peterborough,developed with every match played. We were regularly supplied with goodpossession from set scrum, l ine-out, and al l loose play, Mankiewicz andVincent in part icular were outstanding in their abi l i ty to win the bal l intheir support of movements.

The threes have shown a considerable improvement, well able tohandle the bal l quickly and give the wingers many opportunit ies to score.l f the tackl ing in defence has been a l i t t le high i t has been none the lesseffective. Most of the etforts outside have rested on Smith and Groomebut all have been determined to get into the game.

Nevett at fullback has occasionaly seemed slow but in a teamwhere all fifteen are after the ball this fault has usually been well covered.

Team: Nevett; Tivey, Manning, Groome, S., Farrar; Smith (Capt.),Leggett; Wilson, J.; Mil ler, Fletcher, Mankiewiez, Cole, Vincent, Cobley,West.

Also played: Huxley, Bai ley, Groome, A., Neal, Att ley.Colours awarded to: Tivey, Groome, S., Smith, Wilson, J., Man-

kiewicz and Vincent.

Lost 0-11Won 9- ILost O-24Lost 6-34Won 29- 3Lost O-22Won 12- 6Won 39- 0Lost 5-25Won 31- 0Lost 6-27

Won 10- 3Won 29- 0Lost 0-16

Lost 5-10

Lost 8-12Lost 0- 5Won 28- 6Won 29- 3Lost 9-14

Won 52- OWon 11- 0

Won 27- 9

(A)

(H)(H)(A)(H)(A)

(H)(H)(A)

(A)

JANUARYSat. 20 v. Northampton T.H.S.FEBRUARYThur. 8 v. RushdenSat. 10 v. Gorby G.S.Sat. 17 v. Laurence Sherri f f

OCTOBERSat. 14 v. KetteringSat. 21 v. Rushden

NOVEMBERWed. 15 v. Cherry Orchard Under 13 XVSat. 25 v. Rushden Secondary Under 13 XV

DECEMBERWed. 29 v. Bedford Lower School

JANUARYSat. 20 v. Northampton T.H.S. Under 13 XVSat. 27 v. Northampton T.H.S. Under 13 XV

(H)

(A)(A)(A)

Won 22- 3

Won 18- 5Won 11- 5Won 14- 3

(H) Lost o-23(A) Lost 3- I

Lost 6-20Won 9- 3

(H) Lost 0-22

(A) Lost 12-16(H) Lost s- I

UNDER 13 XVThis year's Under 13 XV side has not enjoyed a successful season,

although the standard of play improved greatly in the last three matches.The forwards usually enjoyed a superiori ty in height and weight, butfai led to make ful l use of these advantages. The urgency, drive anddetermination of eight players in constant search of the ball neverappeared. No team can expect success unless the forwards make surethat the bal l is won lor their backs to use. Outside the scrum there wereno outstanding players, which was partly due to the smalfness of theplayers involved. Only the ful lback was constantly ready to tackle andrun hard with the ball. Tackling generally was half-hearted and accountedfor the large number of points scored against the team. l f the backs fai lto run straight, pass early and tackle hard, success wil l never come.Given a readiness to produce these basic ski l ls under match condit ionsthere is no reason why this side should not enjoy a more successfulrun next season.

PointsL For Ag.6 35 112

Team selected from: Daly, Weed, Moore, Rudgalvis, Barford, Whit-taker, Richards N., Gatenby, Fletcher, Farr ington, El lson, Richards C.,King, Spence, Lane, Hopkins, Freestone, Frampton.

Results

G.S. Under 13 XVSecondary Under 13 XV

PW71

(H)(H)

MUSIC NOTES-SPRING 1968

By strenuous efforts in the last two weeks of the Summer term, theend-of-term concert was presented on Tuesday, July 11th, 1967, to alarge audience of parents and friends of the School. A full and variedprogramme of solo and concerted i tems was enhanced by the col labora-t ion of Miss Thomas and gir ls of the County High School, who took partin two groups of madrigals and played in the orchestra.

The Junior Choir 's i tems included a performance of "ElevenMinutes" by Manchester composer Thomas Pitfield. Written specificallyfor school-children to poems by the composer, often reminiscent of thenonsense verse of Edward Lear, these songs have accompaniments foran assorted afiay of instruments from flutes and glockenspiels toguitars and drums. The choir's diction was generalfy good and thehumour of the piece as a whole was well conveyed.

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In similar vein. were the s_o.ngs with instrumental accompaniment,"Three. compfaintg"- by pelqr Dickinson, performed by boyJ ?;o; iii;second and third forms. These pieces had been teiarnt'as p"rt iiordinary music lessons during the term, and their performance-in-puuticgave an added impetus to much of the term's otherwise routine r iusic-making.

The Brass Group's playing of. a suite of pieces by Handel (arrangedby..Denis wright) was welt received. Thoug'h many'ot ine-pl lvdrd' i i6still very young, a good standard was achieied, and there is, p,jtentiailvat least, promise of some good work from the Brass Group iri ine ruiuie'.

I t .was pleasing to have a larger contr ibution this year from the HiohSchool in the madrigal and orchestral items. Reheaisals were trlld %tsome most unusual t imes, including one sunday afternoon, and thesewer-e, for the algers at any rate, perhaps more eijoyable tnah tne actullperformance. Thanks are due to Miss Thomas, -Mjss

Norris ano- rr,l?i.Bowness for their help . in the preparation of thbse i tems, ano we iool iforward to further combined efforts in making music next iear.

Two solo i tems .deserve special commendation: Grant 's singing ofaria.s from "Elijah" showed .e.xceptiona! tone and range of eipiesioii insuch .a young voice. He wil l bd much missed frorn- the sehioi-cnoi i .Joyce's flute-plgying _shows great promise; his perforrnance of ,,petiteserenade" pv. sogln-ounk, had not onry technicai ski l l , but a hign st in-dard of musicianship in phrasing and geheral style.

The f inal i tem by the senior choir had al l the famil iar tunes of"carmen", set to some fess famif iar words. The accompanimeni- walalganged for two pia.nos, and.played.by phi l ip Gilbert and'Mr. o. eaLer,whom we thank again for their valuable assi i tance in other parts of thdprogramme also.

SUMMER CONCERT - TUESDAY, llth JULY, 1967.

National Anthem.

JUNIOR CHOIR:(a) Serenade(b) Sombre Woods(c) The Vagabond

SECOND AND THIRD FORM SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS:(From " Three Complaints," by peter DickinsonF

(a) Red Ball in the Road.(b) Mucking About.

SOLOS : (a) Lord God of Abraham(b) It is enoush

from " Elijah "(S. W. Grant-Baritone).

BRASS ENSEMBLE: " A Handet Suite."l-Gavorre : 2-Air ; 3-Allegro spiritoso.

MADRIGALS : (a) Matona. dearest maiden(b) Sweet honey-sucking bees

ORCHESTRA: (a) Pavane(b) Musette and March in D

INTERVALORCHESTRA : The Entry of the Sirdar . Ippolitov_IvanovMADRIGALS: (a) April is in my mistress's face Morley(b) Now is the month of Mayrng Morley(c) Now, O now I needs must part .. Dowland

Welsh Folk Sons. . Lul ly

. . Vaughan-Wil l iams

Mendelssohn

LassusWilbye

ArbeauH'andel

JUNIOR CHOIR : " Eleven Minutes , ' . .Old J im John.King Nebshazzerod.Lonely Moon.A.B. at C.

Thomas PitfieldSleieh Ride.Mixed Jingles.Rain, ra in, go away,

FLUTE SOLO: Perite Serenade .. Spain_Dunk(L. Joyce).SENIOR CHOIR : Choral Fantasia on nrelodies from .. Carmen " . . . . Bizet(Accompanists-Philip Gilbert and Mr. D. Baker, two pianos)

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THE CHRISTMAS CONCERTThe programme for the Christmas Concert, held on Monday,

December 18th, 1967, began in tradit ional manner with the Junior Choirsinging a selection of christmas songs. Most of the programme whichfollowed had a seasonal air to it also. The first item, however, showedthe importance of confidence in performing a song in publ ic, and this iswhat the Junior Choir lacked, although they did improve noticeably as theevening progressed, and their rendering of "Past Three O'Clock", whilstunsure in parts, was very enjoyable.

Prominent also in the f irst half of the concert was the Brass Group,who performed pieces by Mozart, Kenneth Cook and Catalinet. Thesewere quite colourful, and much enjoyed by the audience. Also included inthe f irst half was the Recorder Group, who with the help of several per-cussion players performed pieces by Vaughan-Wil l iams and Purcel l .These too, were well received.

After the interval the second part was dominated by the Senior Choir,who sang "The Zither Carol" and then, after a f lute duet by L. Joyceand B. Legg, the main work of the evening, "The Christmas Story" byHeinrich Schutz. Considering the resources that the School has avai lable,and the complexity of Schutz's warm choral writing, the performance wasa very good one. Interspersed with the four-part and six-part choruseswere solos, sung by S. West (treble), duets, tr ios and various otherensembles. In these a truly baroque atmosphere was achieved, with agood blend of voices and various instrumental t imbres. The concertended with a rendering by choirs and audience of "O come, alt yefaithful", a satisfying close to an enjoyable and ambit ious programme.

(contr ibuted by M. Hughes)PROGRAMME

National Anthem.

I . JUNIOR CHOIR:Ring Out, ye crystal sDheresDormi JesuThe Heavenly Hosts

2. BRASS ENSEMBLE:March from " The Magic Flute "" March in Canon " . .

3. CAROL : " Unto us a boy is born."

4. RECORDER GROUP:Fantasia on " Greensleeves "Rondeau from " Abdelazer

5. BRASS ENSEMBLE:Suite-" Days of Youth "l-Assembly; 2-Prayers; 3-Studies; 4-Recreation.

6. JUNTOR CHOIR:He is bornMerrily to BethlehemPast three o'clock

Phi l ip Catal inet

Trad. arr. A. R. Chesters

. . Trad. Czech, arr. A. R. Chesters9. F:I-UTE DUET:

" The Childhood of Christ " Berlioz, arr. Butterworth(L. Joyce and C. J. Legg)

10. SENIOR CHOIR : " The Christmas Storv "(Words from Luke II, l-21, rMatthew lI, l-23, Luke II, 40)Soloists : S. West (Soprano), L. Jovce (Baritoue).Evangelist : C. R. Misselbrook.lnstrumental : L Joyce and C. I. Less (Flutes).

Heinrich Schutz

I. D. Willmott (Clarinet).

j.ttifrfu*l(Horns)Conductor : Mr. A. R. Chesters.

11. CAROL: " O Cone, al l ye taithful."(The audience is jnvited to join in the CAROLS. The words arc printed on the back of

thc Programme).

Charles WoodDunhill

MozartKenneth Cook

Vaughan Wil l iamsPurcell. arr. Bonsor

7. CAROL : " The First Nowell."INTERVAL

8. SENIOR CHOIR:" The Zither Carol "

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In addit ion to work for the Christmas Concert, the School has pro-vided items at two local concerts. In the first of these, the Senior Choircontributed three pieces to a "Festival of Praise" given by WellingboroughSalvation Army on Saturday, October 21st, 1967, singing Stanford's"Magnif icat in G", Quiter 's "Non nobis Domine", and an arrangement ofthe Welsh folk song "David of the White Rock". On this occasion theSenior Choir was in excellent form, assisted by the resonance of theSalvation Army hal l , which made singing a real pleasure. Solos werecontr ibuted also by L. Joyce (f lute) and S. West (treble).

On Saturday, November 4th, we visited Victoria CongregationalGhurch, presenting an hour's programme, which included music by theBrass Group, songs 'by members of the Senior Ghoir, and solos by L.Joyce and S. West. lt was good to see so many boys willing to supportthis effort, in spite of the prior claims of an early bonfire night.

A.R.C.

THE HOUSE MUSIC COMPETITIONHouse Music this year was held on Tuesday, February 20th, 1968.

We were pleased to welcome as adjudicator, Mr. M. Tyler, recentlyappointed Music Adviser for Northamptonshire, who provided entertain-ment as well as instruct ion in his comment, on the afternoon's perform-ances.

The general impression left by this year's competition was ol animprovement in the general standard of al l-round performance, both insolo and concerted i tems, and many competitors showed imagination intheir choice of suitable music.

The set piece for House Choirs was music for unaccompanied four-part voices by the 16th century composer Josquin des Pres, enti t led"El Gri l lo" (The Cricket). Although the music presented few technicaldif f icult ies, i t gave conductors opportunity for individual interpretat ion intempo and phrasing. Most choirs say the piece was too fast, thus losing i tsdance-l ike nature, but words were general ly good and al l the housesshowed imagination in their singing, though intonation was dif f icult att imes. The winning choir, Stags, conducted by M. A. Cox, achieved goodall-round balance between the parts, and worked well together as a team,responding to the conductor 's demands with enthusiasm. There wasevidence here of excellent preparation by the conductor, who did wellwith a choir which had few outstanding voices, but showed they werecapable of giving a musical performance on the day.

We heard some improved playing in the piano solo class as com-pared with last year, and the winner here was M. Richards, playing threeshort pieces lrom "Mikrokosmos" by Bartok. M. Hughes and J. Downingalso played well.

The adjudicator 's dif f icult ies in marking the vocal solo class are wellillustrated in the varied choice of music presented, ranging from a six-teenth century song by Campian, "Jack and Joan" (sung'by R. Lines), toa song by the twentieth century Donovan, "To sing for you" (sung byD. Doig to his own guitar accompaniment). The winner here was S. Westwith " l love al l graceful things" (Thiman): he had a good even quali tyof sound throughout, and good words, and stood out from the othercompetitors as the only treble in this section. Runner-up was J. Joyce withthe "Sentry Song" from "lolanthe".

The instrumental solos produced two very good performances by L.Joyce (f lute), playing Gluck's "Dance of the blessed Spir i ts", from theopera "Orfeo", and J. D. Willmott playing Schuman's "FantaisiestuckeNo. 1" (op.73) for Clarinet. The adjudicator described Joyce's perform.ance as "very musical and most promising in every wdy", and awardedhim 19 out of 20 marks.

The ensemble class was won again by Stags singing an arrangementfor S.A.B. of "David of the White Rock". They had good ensemble,intonation and balance, and a nice touch of drama at the words "hover

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over my grave" at the end of the song. Runners-up were Gryphons witha brass quartet "Fantasy" by Kenneth Cook on "Early one Morning".Again in this class the wide dif ference in choice of music, both in styleand standard, set a difficult task for the adjudicator. We thank Mr. Tylerfor his helpful and often entertaining remarks during the afternoon.

The Senior Competit ion was won by R. Lines with a sett ing forvoice and piano of "Pan's Holiday" (words by Thomas Shir ley).

The Junior Section went to K. Espin with an interesting melody toThomas Hardy's poem "Weathers".

The Headmaster presented the Appleby Cup to. M. A. Cox for Stag'sHouse. The other conductors were M. J. Richards (Dragons), K. Barley(Gryphons), J. Downing (Lions).Results:

1. Stags2. Dragons . . .3. Gryphons4. Lions

126 points124 points115 points114 points

A.R.C.

THE LIBRARY

A fair ly large number of books are now being added to the l ibrary,covering all subjects. So that boys and staff can have a good idea ofwhat there is, these new acquisit ions wil l be put on display early nextterm.

I am very pleased to be able to thank Mr. B. J. P. Tompkins, Coun-ci l lor J. A. and Mrs. Carmichael , Mr. T. E. L ines, Mr. J. P. Upton and theReverend M. C. and Mrs. Davies for generous gifts. I sincerely hope thatI have made no omissions.

c.H.s.

THE SCHOOL PLAY

ln choosing a school play a producer usually f inds himself facedwith certain problems that do not arise with adult dramatic groups. Oneof the most serious is that of women's roles; frequently the cost of theproduction is limited, preventing the hire of lavish costumes and the con'struction of various complex sets; not every play is deemed suitable forschool production.

"Rope" is a murder thri l ler, writ ten in 1929, on a theme suggested bya real-life case. But if "Macbeth" can be chosen frequently for school pro'duction, the basic unpleasantness of the subject need not be a deterrent.Certainly boys, like adults, seem to enjoy murders.

As far as the other problems I mentioned above are concerned"Rope" presented few great obstacles. The set was straightforward, whileoffei ing an opportunity for suitable decoration, which was taken nobly bythe stage staff under the direction of Mr. Gheale. The costumes were asclose to the period as we could conveniently and economical ly procure.There were only two women'S roles, and one of these was extremely small.Therefore I believe "Rope" was a justifiable choice.

The play depends mainly on the three central characters-the twoundergraduates who commit a murder purely for the intel lectual thri l l , andtheir friend who discovers their crime.

Misselbrook and Richards played the killers, and worked very welltogether, bringing out the contrast between the cool, confident Brandonand the nervous, conscience-stricken Granillo. A little time was neededfor Misselbrook to warm up, but his performance was accomplished andpoised. lt was a pleasure to see his professional reaction to an un'expected ring on the telephone; it is unlikely that anyo.ne in the audiencereilised thal it was quite unscripted, and that he had spontaneously

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decided how best to pass it off. Brandon's underlying cowardice and lossof control when disaster threatened was well portrayed, and his finalvain appeal for mercy was dramatically most effective.

Richards coped very well with the role of Granillo, by no means aneasy one. From the start he established the weakness and neurosis ofthe character. His hysterical breakdowns were as alarming to the audienceas they were to Brandon, though his clarity of speech tended to be lostat such moments. The portrayal of hysteria is always very difficult, andRichards made a very good attempt at it. I admired among other thingsin his performance, his deliberately "flashy" piano playing of "Danc-e,Little Lady".

Poulton, who played Rupert Cadell, the nemesis of the murderers, hada very difficult part with which he coped well. Rupert is a poet and acynic, who, despite his disdain of human injust ice and law, f inds himselfrevolted by his discovery of the murder and unable to show any mercyto the ki l lers. Occasional ly in his longer speeches. Poulton gave theimpression of lacking convict ion, but in his exchanges with Brandon,Grani l lo and Lei la, the acerbity and wit of Cadell were well brought out.

Of the smaller parts, mention must be made of Ingl is ' performance asa "bright young thing", whose mind seldom rose above the level of thecinema, but whose basic nature was kind and honest. lt was a very pro-mising debut from a young actor of whom we can expect much in thefuture.

El l iot was his complement in the part of Raglan, a rather dim,though decent and well-meaning young man. Lines played the elderlyfather of the vict im and brought a genuine pathos to his part. As Mrs.Debenham, Wynd's dumbness was wonderful to l isten to, and his incur-sions into speech invariably brought an appreciative laugh. The cast wascompleted by Olney, as Sabot, the quiet ly-perhaps, vocal ly, too quiet ly-efficient manservant.

The set maintained the high standards of the Stage Staff and Mr.Cheale, to whom our thanks are due. I should also l ike to thank Downinggld !f.'e Stage Management Staff, Huddart and the Lighting Staff,Mrs. Cheale and the other ladies who worked so hard behind the scenes,especial ly with the costumes. Dr. Jackson and Mr. wi lson for their workin making-up and al l others concerned with the production. D.F.S.

SCHOOL TRIP TO SCHWABISCH HALLAND BOPPARD, GERMANY-1967

The School hol iday last year began on August 14th at 10.00 hours.Although i t was raining, the 64 boys going on the tour managed toclamber aboard the two coaches which took us to Victoria Station, with-out their spir i ts being dampened too much. At Victoria there was t ime tobuy refreshments before boarding the 14.00 boat train to Dover. Duringthe train journey, travel sickness tablets were issued to everyone in theparty as gale force winds had been forecast for the Channel region.Leaving Dover at 16.00 it became evident that these measures wereworthwhile. The boat pitched and rol led considerably for about an hourand then, following the rough weather route, we turned northwards atDunkerque and sai led under the shelter of the French coast to Ostend.During the crossing a meal had been served in the dining room so thateveryone was fully fortified and could "fight their way ashore with thebest of them". The train was waiting at the platform when we arrivedand we then had two hours to get settled into our compartments, readyfor the long night journey before us.

The train left Ostend at 21.00 and most people managed to get somesleep before arriving at Stuttgart at 06.35 where we changed trains. Anhour later we left Stuttgart arriving at our first centre, Schwabisch Hall,at 08.10.

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Owing to the large size of the party, i t was not possible to accom-modate everybody in one hotel, so three different ones were taken over bythe School .

ln each hotel, however, the f irst and most important job of al l to beaccomplished was the eating of breakfast. After unpacking, boys werefree to roam around the town for the rest of the day.

Schwabisch Hall is a very picturesque town containing many ancientbui ldings of typical t imber construt ion. These bui ldings have survived twofires, one in 1680 and the other in1728.

The church was one of the most popular subjects for photography.Dating from the 15th century, i t is approached by about 50 steps, onwhich, during our stay, the world famous production of open air playstook place. The tower had a Moon phase clock, a sundial and a tradit ionalclock bui l t into one of i ts faces and inside the church to the r ight of thealtar, was a large hole in which several hundred skeletons had beenneatly stacked. Other local landmarks were the town hal l , the t i the barn,the two wooden bridges over the River Kocher and for the younger boys,the "Mini Golf Platz".

The following day we visited three of the former lmperial Free Gitiesin the vicinity. The f irst was Rothenburg where a guide was wait ing toshow us al l the local landmarks ranging from the old city walls to themarket square and the town hal l to the executioner's house. One of themore novel things that we were shown was the clock in the town hal lsquare. Every hour, on the hour, as the clock str ikes, a window opens oneither side of the clock face and two characters appear, drinking jars ofale.

It was a very hot day, and everyone was relieved when the tourf inished so they could sl ink away into the shade to eat their lunch.

In the afternoon, we moved on to Dinkelsbuhl. This is anotherMediaeval ci ty which has been preserved together with i ts moat, walls,gates and towers. After an hour we moved on to Nordl ingen, where, des-pite animated scenes of business, much by people in local costume, greatcare has been taken to preserve old customs, even to the watchman'scal l ing of the t ime during the night. Feel ing very weary we clamberedback into the coaches and returned to Schwabisch Hall .

Our next excursion, two days later, was to the University ci ty ofHeidelberg. Start ing early in the morning, we travel led through Heilbronnand then fol lowed the River Neckar to Heidelberg. When we arr ived, wewere met by guides who took us up to the castle by funicular rai lway,which, being bui l t of red stone, appears to grow out of the wooded hi l lsbehind.

After being shown all the points of special interest, we walked backdown to the town and were taken to the University prison. Here, studentswho broke the rules of the University, were imprisoned for periods of t' 'to one month. They took wtih them, coloured penci ls to write and drawpictures on the walls, bread, water, a candle for l ight and last but notleast, a photograph of themselves to stick on the back of the door withbread paste. The cells, although very dark, were very colourful indeed.

The tour was finished in one ol the lecture theatres where a shorthistory of the University, the oldest in Germany (1386), was given. Wethen dispersed and, after eating lunch on the r iver bank, the rest of theday was free.

The following day we moved on to Boppard, our second centre,leaving Mr. and Mrs. Wrenn to care for 3 boys who had been taken ill.Start ing at 09.18, we travel led via Stuttgart, Mannheim, Mainz and Bingen,arriving at 15.43. Outside the station we were met by a hotel representa-tive and taken to the hotel about 100 yards down the road.

On arriving, we were met by the manager who told everyone to go tothe rooms he told them to go to. Mr. Cheale, however, told him that hewould rather allocate the rooms so that boys of one group could all go

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together. The manager did not l ike this system and told Mr. Cheale so inno uncertain terms. To cut a long story short (and to avoid further trouble)sutfice it to say that Mr. Cheale eventually got his way.

There were also several other little incidents where the hotelmanagement could have proved more helpful, such as insufficient food forthe first two days and far too much lood the following day. These littlepoints were ironed out with the help ol a German off icial from Mainz.Room service was very good throughout!

On the first day we went on a short trip to the Eifel Mountains, aregion of extinct volcanoes to the north of Boppard. The one we visited,the Laachersee, was the largest, the crater being over 1 mile across witha lake in i t . On the shore of the lake was the 11th century Maria LaachAbbey, which incorporates a monastery. However, as there was no Englishspeaking guide, we could only look around the outside of the bui lding.

The following day was free and boys had an excellent opportunity toexplore the town. Standing on a large bend in the Rhine (which for theinit iated, may eventual ly form an ox-bow lake), Boppard is backed byby large wooded hi l ls. A chair- l i f t at the northern end of the town, provedto be very popular as from it one could see the whole town and the ful lextent of the bend in the river.

On the next dav we went for a boat tr ip uo the Rhine to Rudesheim,the centre of the Rhine wine-making industry. On the journey, which tookabout 2| hours, there were many interesting sights to see, including thecastles of the two 'Hosti le Brothers', who bui l t a stone wall between themso that they could not see one another; and also the ruins of Rheinfelscastle, once the strongest castle on the r iver.

Many other castles were seen; one of special interest was the Pfalzon an island in midstream, where, in mediaeval t imes, tol ls had to bepaid. Another special point of interest was the Lorel i , a huge mass ofbasalt (dark coloured f ine grained rock occurring as a lava) 430 feethigh. At Rudesheim we went by chair l i f t to the Niederwald above thetown where a colossal statue was bui l t in the 19th century to commemorateGerman Unif icat ion.

After taking photographs here, the senior boys returned to Rudesheimand toured the dist i l lery of 'Asbach Uralt ' - the chief German 'brandy'manufacturers. We then regrouped and took the boat back to Boppardlor dinner.

Our best excursion on a very warm day was by coach along theMoselle val ley. The Moselle is l ined on both sides with a checkerboardof terraced vineyards. At lunch time we stopped at Gochem. By ascend-ing on the local chair l i f t , one was able to obtain some splendid views ofthe r iver and the castle of Moselkern. Returning via Koblenz we sawwhere the waters of the Moselle met those of the Rhine.

The last day was then free and boys bought presents and souvenirs(a practice that is to be discouraged with the currency restr ict ions anddevaluation). The fol lowing day we left at 07.43 and travel led via Bonn,Kohn, Aachen and Brussels to Ostend where we arrived at 13.54. Wedined on the boat and arr ived in Dover at 18.10 where we were quicklyushered through customs and onto the London train. At London we weremet by two coaches and we arr ived in Well ingborough at 23.15.

Although a great deal of fun was had on the hol iday, i t was also aneducational tr ip. I 'm sure none of the sixth form who went, wi l l ever gonear any flowery-suited Frenchman answering to the name of Pieeeerre,found wandering in the streets of a small German town begging for ameal, ever again.

We must convey our very sincere thanks to both Mr. M. Cheale andMr. Wrenn for their hard work and the tremendous amount of patienceand understanding that they show on these tr ips.

J. R. PARKINSON.

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

ARTS CLUB 1967.68

This year has seen a great expansion of the range of Arts Clubactivi t ies, and for this we must thank our presidents, who provided f inan-cial aid and added the necessary touch of authority and official repre-sentation. The most noticeable change was the ioining of the Arts Clubwith the High School 's equivalent society; theoretical ly we were to attendeach other's meetings, but since there have been but three at the HighSchool, the arrangement has been somewhat one-sided. Even so, thepresence of a few ladies has been appreciated by all, and has led toseveral social/cultural evening coach tr ips being arranged.

The speakers this year have covered a broad range of topics. Asmany outside speakers as possible have been invited, and any gaps havebeen f i l led by people from within the School. Several of our meetings areworthy of note, because of their special interest. Mrs. Jean Mann spokeon local government, and was both interesting and "decorative" toquote Mr. McDougal. A local "Alcohol ics Anonymous" counci l lor spokeof his work and experiences, and was probably as interesting as anyonewe have had. Mr. S. A. Robinson, president of N.U.B.S.O. talked onLimiting Trade Union Power and the Autumn term's final speaker wasJago Stone, a local ex-prisoner-turned-art ist. He commanded the largestaudience of the year, an audience which was well entertained by Jago'sexperiences. We were lucky to get him to come along, since during theChristmas hol idays he eloped and no-one has seen him local ly since.

During the term several evenings were spent at the Plaza Cinema,Northampton, which has fol lowed a pol icy of showing the more culturedof film releases. A Saturday trip to see 'Ghosts' at Stratford was veryenjoyable, but poorly supported. The term's activi t ies culminated in ahalf-day spent in London, where we saw "Mrs. Wilson's Diary". A goodtime, i t is said, was had by af l , especial ly those who have any memoryof the event!

The Spring term was at f i rst disorganised by 'mocks', but meetingseventual ly started at the end of January. Mr. Steele, a local chemist,opened the term with a talk about drugs and this was fol lowed by adiscussion about their legal isat ion. Mr. Perry talked about his work withthe Kettering Grammar School Satellite Tracking team, and at the nextmeeting we welcomed Mr. Harry Howarth, M.P., who explained his workas a Government Back Bencher.

The high spot of the term came with the visi t of the Royal Bal let,which is reviewed separately. Mr. Leo Fletcher, who is studying for hisPh.D. at lmperial College, London, came up on March 11th and led adiscussion on Psychedelics and 'drop-out' Philosophy. At the time ofwrit ing there are two more meetings to come, and these wil l complete theyear's programme.

The Arts Club has, during the year, become something of a focus forsixth form activities, and for this thanks must be given to our presidentswho have devoted much time and attention to making the year a success.Next year attendance from the lower sixth must bolster up that from thisyear's lower sixth if Arts Club is not to collapse in a welter of apathy. lfattendance figures can be maintained, however, more and better speakerscan be arranged (and one or two eminent f igures are being l ined up), toeveryone's benefit. We have had some criticism in that we pay too littleattention to the "pure" arts; the speakers that have attended have beenpopular-and as Mr. Wilson (ours) once said, "What's wrong with theart of living?": whatever faults there are can be ironed out by your voices-so, if you want any changes come along and say so. All are welcome.

T. W. JONES.

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BADMINTON CLUB

A part ial amalgamation with the High School Club has increased thenumbers in the Senior Club and made quite a social event out of meet-ings. The marking out of a court in the School hal l , making a courtavai lable after school, coupled with the inclusion of Badminton in the P.E.competition has made a welcome increase in the interest shown in thelower School.

The School club again just fai led to beat the masters, losing 4-5,the agi l i ty of the President and Secretary, however, astounded al l .

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Last term's meetings (Room 6 every Wednesday during seconddinner), were varied and on the whole quite interesting.

One of the most interesting talks was when Pastor Munday came tospeak to us about the Scott Bader Organisation. This is a Commonwealthset-up on Ghrist ian principals.

Other i tems included a f i lm from Lepra, which showed the need formore work and money in the f ield of leprosy abroad. "The TermsChrist ian Use" by Mr. Wright gave an original viewpoint on the Lord'sPrayer.

Amongst other i tems were discussions on "Christ ians and War";" ls Science Destroying God" and two Bible Studies led by members ofour organisation.

Unfortunately, our attendance has dropped considerably during thisterm unti l only one or two people were coming. However, during nextterm we plan to revive our sphere of activity and make it more attractiveto a greater number of people.

lf you have any views on any aspect of Christian living, whateverthey may be, please do come and share them with others at our meetingsof Christ ian Fel lowship.

FOLK CLUB

lf you are anti-social, deaf, the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haveB.O., don't come to the F.C.

But i f you want to hear John Kelly, Diane, Cl ive, David Lewis, orBeaver then make i t a date. Enter a candlel i t room and sit enrapturedwhile our own singers (Douglas, Chris Gil l , Webby, Mr. MacDonald, etc.)sing traditoinal bal lads, protest songs, or modern songs. Room 6 on alter-nate Wednesdays at 8 p.m. has become a popular sixth form meetingplace. A ginger-haired slave wil l rel ieve you of sixpence, sel l you adrink or guide you to a secret cupboard from which you may borrowbooks of folksongs. There are some great songs floating about andchoruses provoke you to stretch your own vocal chords. The secretcommittee of this select society held a large, ambit ious and very success-ful Ceilidh starring The Cobblers, The Squarecrows and our own singers.Thanks to this, the club now has enough funds to continue to invite wellknown local folk singers

Unfortunately, a rather turgid lower sixth has boycotted meetings,but i t is hoped that they wil l f ind courage to make this step into theunknown. There are books of songs and a tape to match for any buddingsinger or enterprising group.

For the whole School Mr. Turvi l le st i l l runs guitar lessons-al l comerstaken.

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

President: The Headmaster.Chairmen: H. J. El l iot , R. Hyman.Commiftee: Messrs. Huddart, Leftwich, Bentley.Secretary: C. R. Gil l .

Lectures"The Theory of Fl ight" by D. Mil ls. Mr. Mil ls went into great detai l

about present day aircraft construction."Solar Energy" by A. G. Wilson. The use of solar cel ls and heating

equipment in present-day industry was explained."Speed Systems in Mathematics" by M. F. Jackson. lllustrations were

given of rapid calculat ion by various systems."Television" by R. W. Buckler. The lecturer gave a ful l explanation

of old and new TV systems."The Theory of Probabllity" by T. W. Lambert. This was a lecture

which proved of considerable interest to mathematicians."Dist i l l ing" by A. N. l . Garrod. The lecturer gave a short talk on

modern techniques of d ist i l l ing spir i ts."Autornatic Transmission" by J. D. Rainey. The lecturer gave an in-

teresting talk on modern automatic power transmission systems."lsomerism" by B. P. Hi l l . The lecturer explained why many types of

isomerism occur."Plant Diseases" by J. Hobley. This was a lecture on common plant

diseases, with interesting i l lustrat ions."Topology" by J. Rising. The lecturer explained the use of topology

in ergonometric study in industry."The Turbine" by R. Warr. This was a short talk on the "ram-jet"

type turbine."Schlzophrenia" by D. Boothman. This was an interesting lecture on

mental disorders."Flying Machines" by G. E. Richardson. This was a compact history

of aeroplane development."Car Mechanlcs" by W. Burgess. This was a very thorough account

of car mechanics general ly."Regular Polytopes" by C. Bri t ten. A most interesting and well i l lus-trated talk on these geometrical f igures."D.N.A." by J. Kemshead. This was an interesting talk on the struc-ture and purpose of the complex molecule known as D.N.A."Ants" by J. Worrel l . The lecturer described the l i fe and behaviour

of species of ants and gave interesting i l lustrat ions."Research in Tea" by M.J. McBride. This lecture dealt with the pro-

cessing of tea from the stage of picking the leaves to brewing thefinal product. He also talked about the evolut ion of instant tea.

"Semi Conductors" by T. Hughes. An enl ightening lecture on the useof semi-conductors in modern circuits, e.g. computers.

"Dyes" by G. Cox. The lecturer gave an interesting explanation ofthe dif ferent appl icat ions of aromatic and vegetable dyes.

"X'Ray Grystallography" by K. Munday. The use of X-rays to givepatterns on X-ray plates was described. The analysis of thesepatterns enables the crystal structure to be deduced.

"Gosmic Rays" by l . G. Downing. The lecturer discussed the natureand origin of Cosmic Rays.

"Monorai ls" by M. F. Garrington. The application of the Hovercraftand l inear motors to monorai l systems was described.

"Hydroloils and Hovercralt" by A. W. Jessop. The lecturer explainedhow hydrofoi ls and hovercralt made use of their media in orderto achieve lift.

"Petrol Engines" by C. R. Gill. This lecture consisted of a shortdescript ion of dif ferent types of petrol engine, including theWankil engine.

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"Fruit Fly Mutatlons" by A. J. Porter. The lecturer explained how theobservation of these mutations gave useful information and ideaswhich could be helpful in breeding domesticated animals.

"The Passage ol Salts through Cells" by K. J. Taylor. A brief explana-t ion was given of the process by which salts passed throulh al lcel l wal ls.

" lnsul ln" by D. K. Grif f i ths. The lecturer discussed the use of animalinsul in in the treatment of diabetes.

"Water" by B. J. Handy. The lecturer explained the dif ferences be-tween the hydrides of the group containing oxygen.

"Chemical Bonding" by B. M. Oliver. This was a short explanationof the mechanism of chemical bonding.

"Radar" by J. M. Ashton. The lecturer explained the principles ofradar and gave i l lustrat ions of i ts appl icat ions.

The Scientific Society Prize was awarded to C. R. Britton, who gavea lecture entitled Regular Polytopes.

TOC H

This term has been a very ful l one for Toc H. We have been Carotsinging, we have held a Jumble sale, and produced a Revue. Incidental ly,the group would l ike to thank al l those that helped to make the Revue asuccess, especial ly the audience, Mr. Wi l ls , and Mr. Harding. Al l eventsproved very successful and our funds at present stand at about t90.

New books have been instal led in the Cottage and Highfield Hospitalswhere our l ibrary service continues. We are hoping to recommence ourvisi t ing and parcel service to deserving Senior Cit izens and the groupwould appreciate names and addresses of any such people.

Dorian Olney is going to Langdale, in the .Lake Distr ict, at Easter,the f irst member of the present Toc H group to be accepted for a Toc Hproject. l t is hoped that we can organise and f inance our own schoolproject during the Summer term this year.

Any new members are welcome, and also any volunteers that arepart icularly interested in one of our projects.

TOC H CONCERT

An audience of over 400 (Royal Bal let, please note!), ranging fromthe hoipol loi to the didekoi, sat transfixed in euphoric increduli ty throughthe 3* hours of our mammoth spectacular-and tor only 2l-l

This was the best ever Sixth Form Revue and we were uniquelyfortunate in having such an excel lent home-grown Blues Group TheColour Supplement, with Mick 'Slow Knee-Caps' Cox, Richard 'Fat Hands'Lines, John 'Hot Lips' Webb, plus Bi l l and Ben, the original DarktownRhythm Kings. Jazz was provided by 'Denny Scarlett 's group featuringLaurence Joyce and Folk by the inimitable Douglas Doig. Highl ights of thesketches, almost al l or iginal, included Webbie and the Amazing Nett le,the Apple Wassail ing, the ubiquitous Arthur Negus, Bev and Godders,Smil ing Paul Toombs (the spinster 's dream), wicked Uncle Lennie,Dodge and his Educated Feet and the Enchanted Woode Ballet featuringthe boys and gir ls. Glamour was provided by the Go-Go Dancers.

Toc H would l ike to thank the part icipants from 'over the wall ' -Nett le, Jean, Carol ine and Ben Jennings (truly, a legend in his owntime). Also, of course, Messrs. Wil ls, Harding and Pine for organisingand arranging the show and Mr. Cheale and the stagehands for their vi talassistance.

The profit of around 840 will go directly to help local invalids and ofdpeople. We hope that such a worthwhile event will not be forgotten; andthat the next year's upper sixth will contribute the same enthusiasm,talent and hard work as this year's, so that another concert can be staged.

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PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETYMany new members have been attending meetings regularly. The

programme for this year is wide and varied, and in addit ion to learningthe basic processes of photography-taking pictures, developing andprint ing-the society is trying to record al l school act ivies on f i lm.

Lectures have been given on a wide range of subjects-Making themost ol your Camera; Glose up Photography; Colour Magic; Indoor Photo-graphs-using the "Kodak Lecture Service",

Darkroom facilities are being improved as and when money is avail-able, and we look forward to the t ime when the School can cope with al li ts photographic problems.

JUNIOR CHEMISTRY CLUBThe club restarted during the Autumn term with membership l imited

to the second and third years. At first meetings tended to be ratherhaphazard unti l a regular nucleus of members was establ ished. Sincethen, investigations have proceeded in the field ol the reactivity of theelements, though several side demonstrations have been attempted,including one by an ex-member to prove that by using iodine he couldwrite on steel.

Despite similar disappointments when an experiment does not"work", the interested few perservere.

STAMP CLUBRegular weekly meetings have been held throughout the year and on

the whole attendance has been very good. The evening meetings had tobe discontinued due to lack of support, however.

The wide range of catalogues, kindly provided by the Parents'Committee, have st imulated interest with both the beginners and theincreasing number of advanced phi latel ists.

THE VISIT OF THE ROYAL BALLET'S "BALLET FOR ALL''TEAM, MARCH 6th, 1967

The idea for this f i rst emerged from an art icle which was printed inthe "Sunday Times" at the beginning of September. This art icle ex-plained something about the "Ballet for Al l" team, and printed a diagramof i ts newly-f inished touring coach. The Royal Bal let publ ici ty managerwas duly contacted, and a booking was made. Everything had to be donein a hurry; we couldn't r isk losing money, and equallY, w€ had to confirma booking as quickly as possible. Mr. MacDonald, therefore, set to workand obtained guarantees for the sale of 200 tickets in the space of anhour and a half-which at least silenced some of the pundits-especialfythose who denigrate the Arts Glub as ineff icient. Once the booking wasmade, al l arrangements had to be made within School, and for these wehave to thank f irst ly, of course, the Headmaster for al lowing "the showto go on"; Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Wilson for business arrangements; andMr. Cheale and the stage staff.

The team arrived dead on time and set to work to prepare for theirperformance. Al l went well , thanks to Mr. Gheale's back'stage work whichthe travel l ing stage-manager said was excel lent. ln this connection,lhanksare also due to Mr. and Mrs. Walker for tea and refreshment for thedancers; to Mrs. Wrenn, who gave up the afternoon to iron costumes;and to Mr. Wrenn and the Parents' Committee, who prepared coffee forthe interval. Everything was now ready: all that was left was the actualperformance, which seemed to assu_me a relatively unimportant p^o^sitionif ter the extensive preparation.By 7.30, a capacity audience of 400 hadsomehow packed into the hal l ; by 9.45 they had al l gone home-but theintervenind hours had made all the preparations worthwhile.

The "Ballet for All" team is an offshoot of the Royal Ballet's maintouring company, and we were told that i t is virtual ly a training ground for

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the best of the younger dancers, who consider i t an honour to be pickedto join the smaller touring group. The style of presentation is that of theballet-play, where the two actors associated with the team remain onstagefor most of the performance to explain the signif icance of the dancing.The programme we chose was Two Coppelias; the course and origin ofthe bal let Coppelia was shown, with an insight into the dif ferences betweendifferent bal let styles. The audience seemed to enjoy the evening; bal letwas something new to many present, and the vital thing was that in theform in which i t was introduced, i t was easi ly digestible. The performancewas a success, i f the audience applause and the number of curtain cal lscan be used as a guide.

After seeing "Ballet for Al l", i t seems l ikely that many of the audiencewil l have found a new interest; and even a local bal let-mistress whocame along said that i t was a refreshing, new look at her work. We hopein the near future to see the return of "Bal let for Al l"; further, sincesomething out of the ordinary has worked once, we would l ike to presentother similar performances, such as the Stratford-on-Avon Theatregoroundteam. With support such as we had for "Bal let for Al l", this should not betoo dif f icult .

Lastly, i t remains to express thanks to everyone who helped: thosealready mentioned, the electr icians, the sixth form attendants, and notleast everyone who bought t ickets or persuaded their parents to do so.

T. W. JONES.TWEEVELIGHT

Twas tweevelight when the scri tching nerkCame f lomphing from the moonshift lool,And as i t came the grimsome purkeDid shuff le through the elegrool.And as the nerk did scrouge the grurfThe relugon with hairs that f l i tchFlew rallow-rorking through the firthe,And bit the scrouging nerk in twitch.Al l through the tweevelight did they scrageUnti l the relugon had bled,And there it died by the hairy brageUnder the shade of a juggly's head.Twas tweevelight when the scri tching nerkCame f lomphing through the moonshil t lool,And as i t came the grimsome purkeDid shuff le through the elegrool '

D. w. F.RSTER, 2A.( inspired by Lewis Carrol l)

MOTIONMusicThe slow sad music of the far EastThe throbbing rhythmTurning al l things into a warm tranceAnd the world stops to lookThe curl ing smoke of a PipeTropical f ish dancing in sunl i t watersA snake lazing away the afternoonThe graceful motion of a springbok.An open air Eastern marketWith gay colours and . . .The sun burning down on a cobbled streetAl l these make up the worldAnd if taken awayThe world would becomeDull and l i feless. S. A. ROGERS, a

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THE OLD FOOLWhy do you scratch so,You small old fool?You sit on a table and drinkYou never ever sleep a wink.ls i t because you're watching something-Or wait ing?Silently wait ing and watching,Watching and waiting-You think he wil l come, don't you?Well, he won't, he won't, he won't!The rain drips through your battered old hat.Your socks are nothing but holes.You hardly move except when you scratch-Your arm movesls that a gun I see?No, nothing but a cup of tea.Stop scratching, you aggravate me intensely!You are st i l l sure he wil l come, aren't you?

YES YOU AREHe won't come

He can't comeHe's dead.

THE KESTRELA statue, staring at no-oneEyes st i l l , beak faded, st i l lI ts head r igid, leathers dirtyAs i f they had just been combedIts feet disf iguredTwo yel low toes and a black one

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Just standingTenseAs i f ready to pounceCl ingingAs i f in a tranceIts long tai l- feathersWith black t ipsOnce a part of NatureOnce f lying aroundThen shotFi l led with buckshotNow deadStutfed. M. CLARKE, 2g

THE GRAVEYARDSeven o'clock in the early morningWalking around the peaceful graveyardMisty.A fresh smell of moss and earth,A lone bird, twittering in the distance.A majestic tomb standing in the centreSurrounded by a fence of rusty spikes.The grass as i f bowing under the dominatingShadow of the tomb,The aged l id upon the topPossessing dark secrets,Unearthly.A tiny movementA few long, thin strand-l ike legs emerge,A start led spider scampers off. C. HOWSON, 28

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SKYLINEI gazed upwards into the skyAnd saw the sunFading awayBeyond the hi l ls,And a red streak in the sky.

S. LEVERIDGE, 1A

FIREI watched the fireMaking f l ickering ref lect ions on the far wallI ts f lames touching, l icking everything within reachThe colours vivid in the darkA sudden spurt of yel lowAn odd-coloured f lame, red, green,Then the same destructive orangeGiving smoke in wisps and curlsAnd the f lames kept f l ickering.But no f ire brigade came to this f ire-Just a poker to stoke i t up'

K. A. ' ,LLTVANS,

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SUNDAY MORNING

The milkman, Mr. Manning, cl inks the milk bott les and cuts the sleepysi lence l ike a carving knife. This causes the sparrows to chirp out theirusual Sunday morning hymn, and a crescendo of lovesick cats is heard,echoing round every dustbin, every tree, in fact, every nook and cranny.

A weary hand pul ls back a faded brown curtain at number 39, anda faded brown face with hair dangling down over i t , looks out.

A sl ight wisp of wind creeps through the trees, unsett l ing the brown,crinkled leaves and dislodging about six of them, and a young sparrowswoops before they hit the ground, catches a leaf, and spurts off proudlyto shows i ts mother.

Another weary hand appears at number 39, the only house with anysign of l i fe in i t . But wait! What's this? Here is Mr. Tate with his angl ingkit; he's always an early starter. Good fisherman too! Mr. Goodman ap-pears at his window, gives Mr. Tate a nod, and a few seconds laterlabours up the path, heavi ly laden with his f ishing basket. A sl ight con-versation begins and off they walk and, although they don't admit i t , theyare modestly excited about the day's prospects.

The breath of life gradually spreads from house to house and othergrab-l ike hands reach out from behind front doors, pick up milk bott lesand slam the doors shut once more. The aroma of fried eggs and baconfi l ls the air and Jim Coombs and Terry Jones, the Sunday morning paperboys, lick their lips as it reaches them.

As the morning goes on the young Sunday school chi ldren tr ip gai lyto school, knowing that when they return they have the whole day aheadof them to play.

The nip of the early morning frost and the dampness of the morningdew disappears as the pale, February sun peers through the fluffy clouds,brightening up the lawns, which have not been mown since late October,and the gardens, which are speckled with weeds.

Church bells ring out the joy of being awake on such a fine Sundaymorning, and al l the birds join in to make the tune complete.

By this t ime, Mr. Manning, the man who started i t al l , has f inished, andhe jumps into his f loat and gl ides down the road, mingl ing in with al l theother vehicle noises' and is heard no more'

J. c. MARLow (sb).

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S E G R E GAT I O N (as seen by a young schoolboy)

I was born in Mongu, the capital of Barotseland, which is a province inwhat was Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia. Zambia has an area of 291,000square miles and is about one and a half t imes the size of the Brit ishlsles. There were at that t ime, only about sixty Europeans, consist ing ofcivi l servants, missionaries and traders. There were few amenit ies of anykind, no electr ici ty, tracks for roads, and al l the supplies that could beobtained came from two small stores or shops. Provisions and purchaseswere brought from the nearest rai lway l ine 400 miles away, in the dryseason, and in the rainy season they came up by paddle barge fromLivingstone, on the Zambesi r iver, to Lealui, the nearest r iver stop toMongu, taking six weeks to make the journey. Travel lers only came in byair in a Rapide, a smal l p lane, which also brought the mai l regular ly.The hospital consited of two sections, a house for the Europeans andhuts and bui ldings spread about outside, for the Afr icans. Mission schoolsof various denominations provided an education for the Afr ican chi ldrenand the government provided a carpentry school for youths. There werehowever, no schools for the European chi ldren and they either went toboarding school or were taught by a correspondence course, which wassponsored by the Northern Rhodesian Government.

I later went to Broken Hil l , a mining town, and then to Lusaka, thecapital of Northern Rhodesia. From there I went to boarding school inSouth Afr ica, at Kimberley, the famous diamond town, in the CapeProvince. This was a distance of about one thousand two hundred andeighty miles and necessitated a journey of three days by train.

Although there was no pol icy of colour segregation by law in NorthernRhodesia, i t was an accepted fact in every day l i fe. In government bui ld-ings, such as the post office, two separate queues were formed and theEuropeans were nearly always served f irst. The same also applied to theshops. In the various government departments, the Afr icans were usuallydealt with by an Afr ican clerk init ial ly and a senior European took overafter the prel iminary procedings were over. The Afr icans had to catry a"Situpa" which was an ldenti ty card, which contained al l their personalpart iculars, as to tr ibe etc., and this had to be stamped annually afterpaying their tax, which was at that t ime, ten shi l l ing a year for an adultmale. The schools were also kept segregated, the same applied to theprisons, hospitals and housing areas. There was also a certain amount ofsegregation in the churches, as the Africans always formed a separategroup away from the Europeans.

The Rhodesian Railways had four classes for travel l ing and althoughit was not a law, it was taken for granted that the Africans always tra-vel led in the third and fourth class carr iages and the Europeans in thefirst and second class carr iages. Due to the long distances to be travel-led, the compartments were also sleepers. The First and Second classcarriages were similar to the First and Second class of Bri t ish Railways.Third class consisted of compartments with wooden bunks, and fourthclass was one large compartment, with a series of wooden seats. whichwas used by the poorer Africans. The Africans also never used thedining car.

As the railways only had one track between two towns the trains hadto wait at several small stat ions to take on water and al low other trainsto pass. At these small stations the Africans sold their better works of artto the Europeans. and to the Afr icans on the train they sold food andcheap beer.

After leaving Mafeking, on the border between Bechuanaland andSouth Afr ica, where the passengers changed from Rhodesian to SouthAfrican Railways, the colour bar became very obvious. The stations werenow clearly divided into two sections, "whites" and "non-whites". Al lfacilities, platforms, entrances and exits became completely segregated.In the larger towns, like Johannesburg, there are separate stations for the

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"non-whites" usually at the rear ol the elaborate main stat ions, which areonly for the "whites". However, there was no segregation in the streets orin the shops, and this was the only place where people of al l races cametogether in large crowds. The shops imposed their own bar, a f inancialone, which is common to many shops throughout the world. The colourbar again became apparent in connection with transport as there werebuses for "whites" and "non-whites" and each group had a separate"stop" to keep the two "colours" apart. The better restaurants, cafesand places ol entertainment, enforced a very r igid colour bar; al lowingonly "whites" to enter.

Although this is how I saw the segregation of the Afr ican from theEuropean, i t meant l i t t le to me, and I spent most of my t ime in boardingschool and i t is only now, looking back, that I ful ly understand the situa-t ion as i t was then.

It is now over three years since I left Zambia and althougn I shouldimagine the condit ions as described st i l l apply in South Afr ica, they are,of course, completely changed, s ince Independence, in Zambia. l t is infact, true to say that since the late nineteen f i f t ies, the colour bar haslargely disappeared in Zambia.

M. DOHERTY (5b).

CYCLING IN DR. JOHNSON'S FOOTSTEPS 1967I had always longed to go to Scotland, and as I had been studying

Johnson's "Tour of the Hebridies" at "A" level, I developed a furtherinterest in the country. My basic plan was to fol low his route, staying atYouth Hostels. In fact, i t was impracticable to go to the islands, so Idecided to carry on down the Great Glen from Fort Augustus to FortWil l iam and Oban, where I could rejoin his route.

As I cycled to the stat ion on July 18th, I was surprised to f ind how l ightmy machine felt , al though i t was well laden with two panniers and asaddlebag, a satchel on the crossbar containing maps and papers, andmy walking boots attached to the back

At Leicester, I changed trains and arrived at Edinburgh on the "Waver-ley", via Leeds and Carl isle. I had a meal at the hostel, four miles fromthe rai lway stat ion, and visi ted, St. Giles', Holyrood House, and PrincessStreet in the evening.

Belore leaving Edinburgh the next day, I cl imbed Arthur's Seat whichaffords a fine view of the lowlands. I crossed the new Forth road bridge,the longest suspension bridge in Europe, and fol lowed the coast road toKirkcaldy, from where I headed inland for Kirkcaldy Youth Hostel, pass-ing through Glenrothes new town.

At St. Andrew's I explored the cathedral and castle ruins before con-tinuing to Lenchars, noteworthy on two accounts; first, as a NormanGhurch which Johnson visi ted, and second, an R.A.F. f ighter base. Havingcrossed the rather plain Tay bridge, I found myself in Dundee, a drearyplace bui l t on a steep hi l l with cobbled streets. I was glad to leave, andalthough the ruins of Arbroath abbey did not l ive up to my expectat ions,they were st i l l impressive. Johnson was awed by them: " l should scarcelyhave regretted my journey, had it afforded nothing more than the sightof Aberbrothick." I proceeded in the heat to Montrose.

Just outside Stonehaven is Dunnottar castle, on a cl i f f surrounded onthree sides by the sea, and separated from the mainland by a deepchasm. The ruins are extensive, covering three acres, and are mostlywell-preserved. This was my "Aberbrothick"; but Johnson somehowmissed i t .

Abercleen has surprisingly little to offer for such a large town, exceptthe Cathedral and university, ( the Rubislaw granite guarry was iust up theroad from the hostel), and the next highl ight was near Cruden Bay,where I visi ted Slair Castle and the amazing Buller of Buchan. This is a

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huge circular basin open to the sky with a cave in the seaward wall . Thewalls are over a hundred feet high, and are perpendicular, but I walkedround the r im as Johnson and Boswell had done.

The next day, (July 24th) was a 'rest day' which I spent in Peterhead. Ihad already covered 240 miles. From Peterhead, I went northwards visit-ing Old Deer Abbey, Dundarg castle at New Aberdour, and Banff, whereit rained for the f irst t ime. l t did the fol lowing day, too, as I approachedElgin. I had a good view of the Culbin forest, and then I passed overHardmuir, where Macbeth is supposed to have encountered the threewitches, eventuaffy coming to Gulloden, where I saw Cumberland's stone,the batt le monument and the Leanach Cottage museum. Down in the val leywere some interesting Neoli thic chambered cairns.

I spent my second lree day in Inverness, when I visi ted Fort Georgeand attended a tattoo next to the Cathedral. On July 29th, I set off downGeneral Wade's military road along the eastern shore of Loch Ness,where, to my dismay, I saw no monster lurking in the grey waters. Justbefore I reached the Fal l of Foyers, which Johnson describes as having"All the gloom and grandeur of Siberian Soli tude", my gear cablesnapped. This meant that I had to r ide the 55 miles to Fort Wil l iam in topgear, and also push my cycle up Strathernick again the driving rain. Ihad the consolat ion of a fast descent to Fort Augustus and Loch LochyYouth Hostel. The fol lowing day was again wet, but I did get a good viewof Ben Nevis from the Spean Bridge commando memorial.

From Glen Nevis hostel, I cl imbed Ben Nevis (which had snow atthe summit), but the view was marred by cloud. I visi ted Fort Wil l iam'slolk museum and also explored Glen Nevis i tself , before moving on overthe Ballachul ish ferry and up Glencoe. That detour meant that I had toride 70 miles that day, but I pushed my cycle over the railway bridge atLoch Creran to save six further miles. From Oban, I went through thePass of Brander to Loch Awe. Near Ki lchurn castle my second mechani-cal fai lure occurred-a puncture. I managed to reach Inverary Hostel,where I replaced the inner tube.

From f nverary, I went up the steep pass cal led Rest and Be Thankful,then rapidly descended Glen Croe to Loch Long and Arrochar, and fromthere to lnverbeg hostel, on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Myattempted ascent of Ben Lomond was thwarted by heavy rain. My lastnight in the Highlands was spent at Loch Lomond hostel, a convertedmansion (the largest hostel in Europe), and one which ladvise others toavoid. ln the end I arr ived in Glasgow, from where I caught the trainhome on August 8th.

A cycl ing-youth hostel l ing hol iday l ike th is, a l though long (688 mi les),is not exhausting, and apart from the exorbitant rai l fares, is inexpensive.It is best to do no more than 50 miles per day and have "rest days" inbetween long stretches. The only real drawbacks are the rain and thewind, but these make a long journey al l the more satisfying.

D. F. OLNEY, VI 3.

LETTER FROM AMERICA

IMr. Oberman left W.G.S. in 1961 and went to the London School ofEconomics where he gained his B.Sc. (Econ.) degree. He returned toschool to teach for a year before going up to Jesus Gollege, Oxford, toread English. Having obtained his degree in English in 1967, he wentto the University of Colorado, U.S.A., on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship,and in two semesters hopes to obtain his M.A. lf he is successful, hewil l hold the record for the most quickly gained M.A. at Colorado. Hisrecent engagement, and his appointment to Kettering Technical Collegefrom September of this year, wi l l secure his presence in this local i ty fora short t ime at least. l

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And the name of the game was-football?

I real ised that there was something dif ferent about the game when Ifirst saw Colorado University's football ground. lt was pleasant, I wastold, but too small ; al l the spectators could be seated, but after al l , i t onlyheld 36,000. And, natural ly, al l the seats had been sold. Consequently,when I went to my first game of American Football, I expected-and got-something dif ferent. For in the States footbal l is not a game, but a wayof l i fe.

l f Rugby is legal ised murder, then footbal l ( the trans-Atlantic version,of course) is civi l ised mob violence, r i tual ised to the highest degree. Firstthe crowd arr ives at the ground, and the cheerleaders run up and downthe f ield incit ing the fans to hate; shades of "1984"! This periodof incitement goes on for about an hour anyone who arr ivesless than 90 minutes before kick-off hasn't got a hope of finding a seat.Then the moment of truth arr ives as the two teams come out, amid cheers,counter-cheers, and the hysterical playing of col lege songs by the uni-formed, 200 strong band which each col lege has. To this tumultuousreception I saw my f irst American footbal lers.

Although each team only plays 11 men at any one t ime, the "teams"have approximately 60 players each, since substi tut ion is unl imited, andthere are two teams on each side, one for offence ( i .e. when they havepossession) and one for defence. Thus onto the f ield poured 120 players,garbed like a cross between Batman and Jim Clarke. Each player worea crash helmet, shirt , long trousers l ike ski-pants, and boots. And under-neath al l this there is a mult i tude of padding and strapping which wouldmake the worst hypochondriac look l ike an Outward Bound candidate.The players were so numerous that they virtually obscured every bladeof grass on the f ield, and they immediately went into a terr i fying routineof exercises. In fact, the routine was so terrifying that l-not the fittestman in the world-became quite sure that they could not possibly intendto indulge in further athlet ic exercise. But indulge they did! The off icialscame onto the field-there were three referees, each one neatly dressedin a peaked cap, striped shirt, and white plus-fours, and with a little redhandkerchief in his pocket, for throwing down whenever he felt an offencehad been committed -and the three captains from each side (everythingis bigger in America) came to cal l the toss. Someone evidently won-,because the next thing I knew, the bal l had been kicked, and al l helthad broken loose. The essential difference between rugby and football,apart from the forward pass, is that you can tackle, or at least block,anyone, whether he has the bal l or not. The result is something l ike aWelsh rugby game where the theory is "Forget the ball-let's get on withthe game!"

Since the clock stops when the ball goes out of play, the game lastedfor 3 hours. And during that time each team strove mightily to obtain amythical thing called a "first down". Apparently this occurs when a teamcan carry the ball 10 yards forward inside four attempts, and it entiilesthe team to another four attempts. At regular intervals two little men,dressed like something from Allce ln Wonderland would rush onto thefield with a chain to measure whether 10 yards had or had not beengained. And all the time the band would play encouraging university"fight" songs, while the cheer leaders would urge the team on to greaterefforts, and the crowd to greater hate,

Eventually, the referees decided that everyone had had enough, andcalled time. lt was then that I discovered that Colorado had won by 38points to nothing. I never saw one of the scores-each time they hap-pened the. crowd. stood up and blocked my vision completely. Once Istood up in anticipation of a score, everyone else remained s6ated, andwhen I went to sit down I found that my seat had been taken. After that,I stayed where I was. That night I had a nightmare featuring hoards ofspace-helmeted footballers, drum majorettes and cheerleaderb inciting a

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vast crowd of fanatical students, vicious old ladies, and palsied old gentle-men to hate me. I awoke just in time to go out and referee a universityrugby match. One team had arr ived with only thirteen men, and amongall the twenty-eight players, the only two wearing the same coloured shirtswere on dif ferent sides. The ground had just been watered, and as Iwalked out for the kick-off, I stepped into a puddle, and felt cold wateroozing into my borrowed gym-shoes. lt was a good feeling.

Here is news of old boys; Dr. John Wykes; f inishing his third year ofpost doctoral research in embriology here; he is disgusted to f ind a manfrom Higham here too but we have been out together and discussed oldt imes; he is a skier, and so quite content with Boulder's si tuation; heoften gets letters from-

Edward Wood; lecturer in biology at the University of Valetta (Malta).Edward has sett led down l ike an old married man (which he is) andcontents himself with teaching biofogy, and advising Wyko in letters"Don't marry a Yank."

R. E. OBERMAN.

THE OLD GRAMMARIANS' ASSOCIATION

A great milestone has now been passed by the Associat ion with theopening of the Headquarters bui lding in December. A great many dreamshave now been real ised and the hard work which some of the membershave put in over the years amply rewarded. However, the f inal word isin the hands of al l members, since without your help the Headquarterscannot have the success that it deserves. lt has already attracted manymembers who have not taken part in the Associat ion for many years andeveryone can be assured of a warm welcome.

The "Dedication of the Memorial Sports Field" took place on Sunday,10th September, 1967. The Headmaster, Mr. H. A. Wrenn pul led backthe Union Jack which was drapped over the bank behind the Pavi l ion toreveal a sand-stone tablet with a plaque bearing the words " ln memoryof al l Old Grammarians who gave their l ives in the Service of theirCountry". There fol lowed a short service of remembrance and dedicationconducted by the Reverend Edward J. Utley, himself an Old Grammarian.Many relatives of those Old Boys honoured by the dedication werepresent, as well as the Ghairmen of the Urban and Rural Distr ict Counci lsand their wives, Mr. F. C. Lay the School's first Headmaster, School Gover-nors and a good number of Old Boys and their famil ies.

The foflowing officersin October 1Oth, 1967.

President:Vice-Presidents:

were elected for the year at the A.G.M. held

Mr. H. A. Wrenn.

Hon. Treasurer:Hon. Assistant Treasurer:Hon. Secretary:Hon. Assistant SecretaryMembership SecretaryGeneral Committee:

Rugby Club:Cricket Club:Table Tennis:School:

Mr. F. C. Lay, Revd. A. R. Woolley,Mr. l . J. Nicholas, Mr. J. G. Dunning.R. L. Gotch.S. J. Dobney.D. R. Stevens.P. M. Robinson.R. Orton.T. W. Adams, G. C. Addis, R. Al len,A. Bayes, R. E. Bridgeford, F. B. Fair,M. Felstead, J. Hoddle, K. J. Holmes,T. F. Jones, A. P. Lovel l and A. J. Smith.

The ex-officio members of the Gommittee are:D. Burton, C. Cross.R. T. Newnham, A. Bird.G. Brown.l. J. Nicholas, H. J. Ell iot.

At the first meeting of the Committee, R. E. Bridgeford was re-electedChairman and A. P. Lovell, Vice-Chairman.

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The Annual Dinner was held on 6th October, 1967, at the GreenDragon, Higham Ferrers. The Guest of Honour was Mr. J. G. Dunning,who proposed the toast to the Associat ion to which the Vice-Chairman,Mr. A. P. Lovel l repl ied. The toast to the school was proposed by Mr.R. T. Newnham and in his reply the Headmaster gave those present anopportunity of hearing the amusing and inspir ing words of Group CaptainDouglas Bader at the School Prizegiving, by playing a recording of hisspeech.

Although these are early days for the Headquarters, the social l i feof the Association has obviously benefited from the outset and our scopefor other act ivi t ies now widens very substantial ly.

lnterest has already been shown in the possibi l i ty of such sugges-t ions as a Bridge Club, a Debating and Discussion Society, and a FolkMusic Group. A large room is now being prepared upstairs by volunteerlabour to provide addit ional accommodation for this sort of purpose, inaddit ion to table tennis practice. Your committee is open to any sugges-t ion for the expansion and improvement of act ivi t ies and interests formembers and would be glad to hear from anyone with ideas about this.

BUGBY CLUB REPORT

SEASON 1967-68

Playing record up to and including 2nd February, 1968.Points

For AgainstPlyd. Won Drawn LostlstXV 22 15 1 6AXV 20 12 IBXV 18 3 1 14

159 Gold Street,Wel l ingborough.

341211106

132115314

The season unti l the New Year was excel lent with the 1st XV onlylosing three games and the A XV f ive games, but since the ' turn' of theyear the results have been less encouraging with only one victory eachbeing recorded by the three teams in the twelve games played. Theabsence of Bob Gotch and Steve Grant through injury has certainly beenfelt in the performance of the 1st XV and this, together with the usual sea-sonal ai lments disrupting the avai labi l i ty of regular members has gone along way towards the poor results now being suffered. Nevertheless, weare hopeful that the club wil l return to i ts 'Winning-Ways' and that wefinish the f inal half of the season, as we started, in a victorious vein.

The club is now entertaining i ts oponents and fr iends at the Associa-t ion's Headquarters and al l visi tors are duly impressed with our faci l i t ies.On the 30th January we held a Cheese and Pickles Supper at the Head-quarters, when forty members and friends witnessed the showing of the'O.G.R.F.C. Tour' Fi lm which recaptured moments of Glory and Gloomexperienced during our Rugby Travels to various parts of the Brit ish lsles.Our thanks are due to 'Cameraman' 'Bunny' Smart for making this chron-icle possible. Also during the evening our President Mr. l . J. Nicholaspresented a tankard to Bob Bridgeford to mark his retirement, after 23years as a playing member, of the O.G. Rugby Club. However, this doesnot mean that Bob wil l be lost to the club as he has agreed to become aVice-President thereby maintaining his associat ion with the Rugby Club.

ln view of the success of last year's event we are again arrangingto hold an End of Season Game followed by a Dance on Friday, 26thApri l , 1968, to which everybody, Young and Old, is invited.

Before closing we again wish to thank al l members of the Associat ion,The Grammar School, and Vice-Presidents for their valued support, with-out which we would not be able to exist and succeed.

D. J. BURTON,Hon. Secretary.

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CRICKET CLUB REPORT

Playing record 1967 season:

First Eleven . . .iCounty League Oiv. ' t t )

Second Eleven(County League Div. l l l )

Sunday "A" Eleven . . .Sunday "8" Eleven . . .Youth Eleven (Youth League)Evening Matches

My forecast for the f inal league posit ion of the f irst eleven given inthe August magazine last year was correct. They f inished bottom of divis-ion two, and have been relegated to the third division. There is no causehowever for despondency, as the first and second elevens last seasonwere a blend of older experienced players, and young inexperiencedplayers, and the second eleven were three t imes the force of the previousyear. Therefore, i t wi l l not hurt to have the f irst eleven near the top ofa lower division for a couple of seasons. Let the younger players gain inexperience, and not have their enthusiasm blunted by the monotony ofregular defeat. The reserves in division four wil l have the same standardof opponent, ground, and wicket to contend with as before, yet withoutthe pressure of promotion and relegation.

The Sunday sides again enjoyed their cr icket. The youth side strug-gled for players, and runs, but whereas we endeavoured to provide faci l i -t ies for home matches in the same way as for senior sides, we found thatmost other clubs were hardly aware that they were responsible for aleague youth team, and away matches offered l i t t fe inducement for players,or off icials to turn up. The future of the Colts as a league side is, there-fore, in the balance, and wil l be the subject for considerable thought atthe Annual General Meeting.

A total of forty home games were played on the new ground in 1967,and the wicket played well enough for the f irst season, but wi l l need muchmore work done on i t before the coming season. The bar provided thesocial hub and was a unanimous success to both members and visi torsal ike.

The 1968 season opens on Apri l 27th and a ful l and varied f ixturel ist is complete. New names are Rugby Oakfield, Thrapston, Taverners,Old Towcestr ians, lsham, Clarendon Park, and Braunstone Cricketers. AtWhitsun we have Sunday and Monday games booked at l lkeston, and yourCommittee envisage a mini-tour with the Sunday night spent in a hotel,free from the fear of breathalysers. Several new players have stated thatthey would l ike to play for us, and f inal ly I am sure that al l currentmembers and players wil l ioin with me in wishing John Ell is a speedyrecovery in 1968 from the i l lness that shortened last season for him.

113 Northampton Road,Wel l ingborough.

R. T. NEWNHAM.

TABLE TENNIS CLUBAt the time of writing the 67-68 season is a little over half-way through

and our prospects for winning honours in the Well ingborough League arequite good. Our f irst team, in spite of having been beaten for the f irst t imefor nearly two years, look to be almost certain winners of Division Oneand are also through two rounds of the K.O. Competit ion. Our secondteam, who are so far undefeated this season, only need to continue theirpresent form to win Division Two. Our other three sides, playing inDivisions Two, Three and Four are al l enjoying their play and whilst noneof them is highly placed, there are no relegation worries.

Of our individual players, both John Hoddle and Kelly James haveregularly been selected to represent Wellingborough in the Inter-League

375150

Plyd. Won182

184

1661049433

Lost Drawn106

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team and have been ioined on occasions by schoolboy Jim Sheehan. Thispromising youngster has been undefeated in Division Two by al l but fel-low Old Grammarian Bi l l Drage and is one of the most improved players inthe League.

Next season we are l ikely to have two teams in Division One, andfaced with the possibi l i ty of losing some players, as people move awayfrom the distr ict, we shal l have vacancies for experienced players. Weare also anxious to promote addit ional sides and players for these neednot be experienced. Anyone interested in joining the Club should get intouch with the writer. This invitat ion is open to schoolboys, who shouldbe aware that good players must start when they are very young indeed.

To promote Table Tennis in the Associat ion we hope soon to have atable avai lable for practice in the Headquarters. The top room, whilst notquite large enough for good League play, should provide many happyhours for both those who wish to play for fun and for those with moreserious intent.

199 Mi l l Road.Wel l ingborough.

G. BROWN.

BADMINTON AND TENNIS

The Badminton Club, meeting at the School on Monday evenlngs,have had a more successful season, with several new members joiningthe club. Although some were beginners, they have made excel lent pro-gress and consequently the season has been a most enjoyable one.

Tennis night for Old Boys wil l be Tuesdays at the School, commenc-ing April 30th, 1968. lf you are interested please come along.

Further details can be obtained from the secretary:

120 Abbey Road,Well ingborough.

The Associat ion has now a f irm foundation to bui ld upon with theSports Field and Headquarters, and ask that members use the faci l i t ies asmuch as they can. We welcome members of statf and senior boys toshare our faci l i t ies and to take part in al l our act ivi t ies.

NEWS OF OLD BOYS

PETER LEIGH: At present Peter is at the Royal Military Academy, Sand-hurst, having won an Army Scholarship while at School. He is dueto be commissioned into the R.E.M.E. in August and wil l then servewith a unit before going to Downing College, Cambridge, in 1969, toread Mechanical Sciences.

DR. KEITH BAILEY, who left W.G.S. in 1959 with a State Scholarship toread Chemistry at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, and who obtainedhis D.Phil. in 1965, has been awarded a Research Fellowship atTrent University, Ontario.

DAVID BOSTOCK, studying at Queen Mary College, London, hopes tojoin the British Antarctic Survey.

W. J. LAMBERT (1958-65) is the school's latest television star. Heappeared in a musical quiz for the team representing the RoyalManchester College of Music.

G. W. KEARSLEY (1954-61). Lecturer in Urban and Applied Geographyat Queen Mary Gollege, London University, has written a series ofarticles in the local press on Regional Development in Northampton-shire.

D. R. STEVENS.

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WELLINGBOROUGH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, 1968

STAFF

H. A. WRENN, M.A., Christchurch, Oxford. (Headmaster)

l . J. NICHOLAS, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford. (Second Master)H. C. PHILLIPS, A.R.C.A.J. H. BUTLER, 8.A., St. Catherine's Society, Oxford.C. A. PINE, Goldsmiths'Gollege, London, and Carnegie College, Leeds.A. JACKSON, M.A., Ph.D., University College, London.R. V. S. WARD, B.Sc.(Econ.), Lond., University College, Nott ingham.A. W. LEFTWICH, B.Sc., F.Z.S., London.M. S. CHEALE, B.Sc.(Eng.) , London.R. H. TEMPLE, M.A., Queen's Col lege, Cambridge.A. E. SPARROW, M.A., Downing College, Gambridge.J. W. HUDDART, B.Sc., Manchester.J. P. HYDE, Loughborough College.T. J. C. SULCH, M.Sc., Nott ingham.J. E. BARKER, C.B.E., B.A.,Jesus College, Gambridge.A. J. B. TUSSLEB, 8.A., F.R.G.S., Keble College, Oxford.P. GILLIBRAND, M.A., Pembroke College, Oxford.

R. BENTLEY, B.Sc., Birmingham.A. R. CHESTERS, B.Mus., A.R.C.O., Manchester.C. J. COX, St. Luke's College, Exeter.M. J. PARKIN, B.Sc., Durham.R. D. BEACHAM, 8.A., Nottingham.

C. H. STEVENSON, M.A., Trinity Gollege, Dublin.D. F. STURMAN, M.A., Pembroke Gollege, Oxford.A. R. KINGSTON, B.Sc., Birmingham.D. S, WILSON, B.A., LEEds.T. G. TOMLINSON, Loughborough Gollege.R. B. TAYLOR, King Alfred's Gollege, Winchester.

M. F. HENDLEY, 8.A., Sheff ield.A. P. G. MACDONALD, 8.A., LONdON.

W. J. WALKER, 8.A., Nottingham.

E. C. HARDING, M.4., Edinburgh.l . L. MACDOUGALL, B.A. (Br istol) , M.A. (Dalhousie).

T. A. J. ROWE, B.Sc. (Sir John Cass College, London).T. C. GOODMAN (Borough Road College of Education).N. S. F. WILLS, B.A. (Magdalen College, Oxford).

M. K. WRIGHT, B.A. (Birmingham).

B. P. TURVILLE, B.Tech. (Loughborough).

L. J. ALVIS, B.Sc. (Borough Road College of Education).

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C. D. Al lenR. M. Al lenD. AngelR. N. G. BirdD. M. A. Birt lesM. J. W. ClarkeM. J. CooperD. H. DoigA. l . EdgintonD. W. EkinsR. A. GraceG. T. HowesR. E. HutchinsonG. A. KeechT. L. NewellJ. D. Partr idgeG. N. Phi l l ipsA. R. QuartermaineM. P. SandersR. M. ScottR. J. G. SimB. E. Smithl. G. TaylorJ. A. Vol lmarA. WhittakerP. P. York

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K. AlexanderB. L. AnkerM. B. AveyardR. T. Bai leyJ. F. BaldwinP. K. BeardP. R. BettsJ. Bi l lettC. l . BrownP. W. BrownS. K. ClarkM. P. DobbsP. J. El l iot tG. G. GrayJ. A. Hal lM. Hi l lR. C. HobbsR. HolmesM. HughesP. R. L. JonesT. W. JonesJ. L. KeepP. MarshallJ. MaycockC. R. MisselbrookN. C. OzierD. J. ParsonsF. T. PoultonM. J. RichardsS. H. RobertsG. Rol l ingsN. E. SampsonK. M. A. StreetL. D. SturgessP. J. Sul l ivanD. T. ThackerN. TruettN. TusonP. W. WarburtonJ. D. Wil lmottJ. R. WorleyJ. A. Youle

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G. L. BatesM. A. GoxR. J. GaytonJ. M. KitchenerA. Mil lsD. F. OlneyR. M. SmartP. ToombsJ. S. Webb

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P. J. CheckettsC. R. ClucasH. L. DaviesG. L. EastonD. FianderA. M. GeorgeP. M. MisselbrooktJ. E. NevettD. M. NormanD. J. OnleyS. G. PageB. C. PentelowE. D. RobertsJ. S. RogersC. J. RobinsonA. W. WarnerG. C. K. Wedge

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R. W. Chantrel lP. A. Farrel lyN. J. FearnE. H. Greenhal fM. F. HagerD. R. HarrodR. HeightonS. P. HighamB. HodgkinsR. C. JonesW. E. JonesJ. T. JoyceS. KingZ. KobusinskiR. O. Lawsonl. E. LayramC. J. LeggD. A. Mi l lardP. C. F. MolcherB. R. MooreJ. G. NevettS. P. J. NowakR. G. Partr idgeP. N. Wi lson

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P. J. BeesleyC. BerryM. E. CowlesR. D. GavinD. GeorgeC. G. Grif f inS. K. HammondP. lrelandS. KirkT. A. L. LawsonS. C. LoveridgeA. MacphersonM. J. MooreP. J. NormanG. l . PentelowD. D. ReddenS. J. RobinsonS. K. Rottl . J. RyeM. A. T. SharpeM. L. SmithP. S. SmithP. D. Stanley

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S. W. AckerleyJ. R. BedfordP, W. Br iggsD. R. BurginT. A. CoombsS. J. GowleyB. R. DayT. DexterM. J. DohertyR. F. W. EdwardsN. W. FosterP. W. HaggarD. l . JonesJ. C. MarlowT. R. OsborneR. F. PalfreyS. J. PentlowC. RawlinsM. J. RogersW. D. N. SheehanJ. TiplerP. W. VendyB. J. WarburtonM. W. WhitneyA. D. Wil lersM. J. WrennA. Wyman

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A. Al lenM. ClarkT. R. ColemanT. DormerP. M. EdmondsR. C. EvelynM. G. Gi lbertJ. E. HopkinsD. R. HumphriesM. R. KingG. M. Kirbyl. J. LeveridgeJ. A. MawsonP. L. MellowsS. J. Mi lesD. D. NormanJ. Ol iverA. R. PapeP. R. PerkinsF. L. RichardsJ. M. SheehanM. J. SheridanJ. M. SwainR. G. TymanW. G. Warner

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