"CLARKE HOUSE", THE GARDEN FRONT
VOL. IX] |
JULY, 1936
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[No. 6. |
Editors:
E. NAGLE, H. Y. LARDER.
Hon. Sec.:
Mr. E. F. WATLING.
Editorial |
232 |
Old Edwardians |
259 |
Obituary |
233 |
The Athletic Sports |
261 |
School Notes .. |
233 |
Cricket. 1936 |
264 |
Toilet |
235 |
Fives Notes |
278 |
Speech Day, 1936 |
236 |
Swimming |
278 |
Clarke House .. |
240 |
Scouting |
278 |
Black Forest Hike |
242 |
The Natural History Society |
280 |
The Wiltshire Hike |
247 |
House Notes |
281 |
League of Nations union |
251 |
Notices |
284 |
The Prize Poem |
253 |
PICTURES |
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'Wandrers Nachtlied' |
253 |
Clarke House (frontispiece) |
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Desks |
254 |
Junior School-Assembly Hall |
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Vaudeville |
255 |
Junior School-Forecourt |
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1st XI Bad Characters |
256 |
Football XI |
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Junior School Open Day |
256 |
Cricket XI |
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Oxford Letter. |
258 |
Black Forest Hike |
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Cambridge Letter |
259 |
Wiltshire Map |
THERE has been no editorial to the Magazine for over two years. Its substitute, School Notes, has tended we think, to create a misapprehension of the true purpose of a School Magazine. The idea has grown up that it should consist entirely of formal accounts and statistics of school activities, more especially the brawny ones than the brainy. There have, it is trite, been sundry gibes by Sixth-Formers and other intellectuals, directed mainly at the prominence given to the doings of the Scouts. Now we ourselves are neither thrilled nor even interested to read that Winterbottom A. B. C. has been awarded his 2nd Class badge. But the Scouts are a part of tile. School and apparently the only section apart from the official cricket and football teams, which is enthusiastic enough about its activities to let the world hear of them. The amount of space devoted to them would not appear so disproportionate if fit(, above-mentioned Sixth Formers would let us hear something of their own activities. If the camp at Sawdon seems so trivial to them compared with the lines of Torres Vedras, we beg of them to help its by their own contributions to fill the magazine with sterner stuff than the Battle of Bootham.
This is not the Classical Quarterly and papers on the Authoress of the Odyssey will not be welcomed. But there are more general topics, articles on which would cause us to alter our reluctant conviction that Sixth instead of being a hot-bed of thought, is a collection of swots. Why not an attack, or, more original, a defence of the examination system, an essay on wireless in education, or a score of other subjects. Masters too might help by passing on to the Editors any gems of originality in thought, or wit, conscious or unconscious.
Finally a word to future Editors. We have revived the editorial in an effort to revive the conscience of the School. It is to be hoped that the Editors will continue to acknowledge through the editorial any responses to this appeal and to indicate how further improvements in the contents of the magazine may be brought about. The result will he a magazine representing the activities mental as well as physical of the whole School.
GILBERT WHEELER COLE (K.E.S. 1915-1924) Superintendent of Police at Fatehgarh, United Provinces, was fatally wounded on April 5th, while arresting a man suspected of having committed two murders the night before. He was the only white officer in an area as large as South Yorkshire and the chief centre of operations in Mutiny Days. He had been stationed in the United Provinces since 1924, when he was placed head of the list in the Sandhurst Examination.
He was the ideal schoolboy, physically strong, mentally alert correct and precise in judgment. Excellent in athletics, and taking with ease the work he had to do in School, he gave assurance of success in whatever profession he cared to enter. For his strongest point was his personal character. Calm, loyal, judicious, purposeful, he had virtues that could not be hid. (Iuvat meminisse) . . .
WILLIAM HENRY ELGAR, who in 1918 followed Mr. Foster as Art Master, died at Hastings on April 10th, 1936, after suffering from cancer for nine months.
Good as he was at both Art and manual work, his real interest lay in Antiquities, as members of the Beauchief Abbey digging parties will remember. He carried a load of antiquarian lore with extreme lightness, and possessed an unusually luminous style in written descriptions, His ready humour endeared him to his colleagues.
IT was with the greatest of regret that we parted with Miss I Turner at the end of last term. Site had given many years of good and faithful service both in the Junior School and on the stage. We offer our heartiest congratulations to her and Mr. Michell on their marriage.
This term is to see several changes in the Staff. Mr. Thompson, who has been with us for years is to retire, and we wish him many happy years of retired life. Mr. Prins is leaving us to take up a new post, and Mr. Whitfield, to whom we offer our heartiest congratulations, is leaving us, as he has been elected to the Taylorian Lectureship in Italian in the University of Oxford. Mr. Edwards is leaving too. His short stay has been in every way delightful and instructive, and he has taught at least one Classic to think for himself.
Mr. Arnold Thompson came to King Edward's from Bootham School, York in 1906, when the School was very young, and very busy building its reputation. His work with boys taking the Advanced Course in Chemistry entitles him to a large share of the credit due for our many successes in the field of Natural Science. His remarkable precision in thought and deed must have had a salutary influence on many a willing but flighty young scientist.
For many years he has been a very active member of the Sabre Natural History Society, the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union and the British Bryological Society of which he is the Secretary. His very real love of Nature is not bred of other people's opinions ; he is a believer in original work, and his retirement should open out a vista of possibilities for further research in Bryology-his favourite study.
We wish Mr. and Mrs. Thompson every happiness, and assure them that we shall not forget their close association with the School.
We take this opportunity of assuring all those who are leaving us this term that they part with our best wishes, leaving behind them a trail of pleasant recollections.
Congratulations to the following on being awarded Scholarships ; to A. J. R. Green on being awarded an Open Postmastership of £100 a year at Merton College, Oxford, a Kitchener Scholarship, and a Medical Scholarship at Sheffield University (declined) for Natural Sciences ; to H. Y. Larder on being awarded an Open Scholarship of £100 a year at Pembroke College, Oxford, and an Edgar Allen " A " Scholarship of £100 a year at Sheffield University (declined) for Classics ; to E. Nagle on being awarded an Open Postmastership of £100 a year for Classics at Merton College, Oxford ; to C. K. Thornhill on being awarded an Open (Jodrell) Scholarship of £110 a year for Mathematics at Queen's College, Oxford and the Akroyd Scholarship ; and to N. Siddall on being awarded the Robert Styring Undergraduate Scholarship of £50 a year for Natural Sciences at Sheffield University.
The School Chapel Service was held this term on Sunday, May 10th. The speaker, Dr. David, Bishop of Liverpool, gave us a most interesting talk on the virile Christ who actually lived, as opposed to the over-drawn " man of sorrows " so popular in ecclesiastical art.
On Tuesday, May 26th, Clarke House, the new abode of the Junior School, was formally opened, and the deeds handed over to the Education Committee by the Osborn family. A whole day's holiday was granted by the Headmaster to celebrate the opening.
Speech Day was held this year on Monday, June 15th, in the evening, when the address was given and the prizes distributed by Dr. Vaughan, late Headmaster of Rugby School. Full report will be found on another page.
The Orchestra went up to London on Saturday, May 16th, but good luck did not attend its efforts, for it was adjudged third. Perhaps another time . . . ?
The School collection this term was held on behalf of Fairthorne Green and the sum of £19 7s. 1 d. was raised. Particular mention should be made of 4B's effort and we offer them our heartiest congratulations.
The Swimming Sports, we hear, are to be held some time next term in our own (?) bath. We take this opportunity of repeating our previous recommendations, viz., that a new system of awarding points should be adopted, by which points should be given for " standard times " as well as for " places."
The School Rover Scout Crew had a splendid lecture from Mrs. E. B. Gallimore, Secretary of the Sheffield Council for the Preservation of Rural England. After showing a fine set of slides illustrating the beauty of Derbyshire moors, dales and villages, Mrs. Gallimore produced her horrors in the shape of photographs of ribbon development, bungaloid growths, and Advertisement signs. She drew attention to the work which has been done by the Society in preserving such areas as the Longshaw Estate.
" Oh Peter go and
Wash your knees and
Blow your nose and
Clean your teeth and
Wash your neck and
Brush your hair
Before you come clown for your breakfast."
So Peter goes and
Daubs his knees and
Dabs his nose and
Licks his teeth and
Looks at the tap and
Scratches his hair
And then he comes down for his breakfast.
PROGRAMME.
Reveille.
THE CHAIRMAN.
THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT.
Song ; " Ring out, ye crystal spheres " sung by the School.
LATIN ADDRESS OF WELCOME, SPOKEN BY THE HEAD OF THE
SCHOOL , A. A. WHITE.
Address and Distribution of Prizes
—by—
W. W. VAUGHAN, ESQ., M.V.O., D.LITT., M.A.
(formerly Headmaster of Rugby School).
Hymn : "City of God."
Vote of Thanks : Proposed by THE LORD MAYOR OF SHEFFIELD
(Ald. F. THRAVES, J.P.).
Seconded by
DR. J. D. JONES.
Song : " The Ghosts' High Noon." (Gilbert and Sullivan).
(Soloist-Mr. W. E. GLISTER).
" William Tell." An impression of Act IV of the Play,
by J. Sheridan Knowles (1825),
produced by Mr. E. F. Watling.
Followed by one Verse of
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Accompaniment and incidental music by the School Orchestra,
conducted by Mr. P. L. BAYLISS.
THE usual crush developed at Speech Day this year. Some amount of inconvenience seems inevitable if this function is to be held at School but the appropriateness and the association of the buildings compensate for its minor disadvantages. Thanks to the amplifying system in use every one could hear all the speeches.
THE CHAIRMAN opened with some very satisfactory figures from last year's School Certificate results. He appealed to all parents to allow and encourage their boys to stay on at school till they had taken their Higher Certificate. Nowhere could they receive finer training than in a school that had had such fine personalities on its staff as Dr. Hichens, Mr. Johnson, or Mr. Watkins. Though these were gone now he was quite satisfied that the high standards of the past were being well maintained.
THE HEADMASTER'S report began not "along the hazy paths of abstract thought" but with the building operations of the last twelve months. First there was the new junior School at Clarke House which was made possible by the generosity of the Osborn family. He had no doubt that this new building, prepared to accommodate 195 boys, would prove a splendid foundation for the work of the main school. The other building, still under construction, was the fine enlarged swimming bath which would he completed this autumn. The soil excavated had been used to level up the bottom corner of the School Close, which would provide flat nets for cricket and would improve the conditions for the School Sports. Boys had helped a great deal in this work. for the excellent stone with which the baths were being faced we were indebted to fourteen friends of the school who would receive more acknowledgement later. All these were great improvements and while the games equipment could not be called perfect in the present state of the School field it was pleasing to note advances.
The School teams were at present very strong. No school football match had been lost for three years and this season every cricket match but one had been won. However these successes were not so gratifying as the huge increase in the total number of boys playing. In eight years the percentage had gone up from thirty-seven to seventy and in the Junior School practically every fit boy played. He thanked parents for their co-operation in this matter and appealed for it still further in the future. He condemned most strongly the habit of playing on Wednesdays only and watching professional football on Saturdays. Professional football had little affinity to the game as it should be played at school.
Turning from games to work he announced a record number of School Certificates gained last July, but thought we had been slightly lucky. Though the Higher Certificates were fewer in number, as he had anticipated for a few years, we had an increasingly strong Sixth and Transitus. The list of Open Scholarships was small but distinguished. Four boys were going up to Oxford in October and one of these, C. K. Thornhill had also won the Akroyd Scholarship "the blue riband of Yorkshire " for the school after a lapse of many years. He was confident that these boys would "worthily uphold the traditions of the school at Oxford."
Among changes on the staff he mentioned the impending retirement, after thirty years service, of Mr. Thompson. Besides being " the steadiest and most comfortable of colleagues, and one of the most reliable of teachers," Mr. Thompson, he said, was much better known outside the school than inside as an authority on several branches of Natural History. While expressing the good wishes of everyone for a happy retirement, he much regretted his loss, especially as Biology was to be introduced into the School time-table next term.
" The burden of this report, therefore, is change ; buildings come and men go . . . an Old Boy of ten years' standing, who comes back now finds himself acquainted with less than half the staff. He sees other changes too, but I think one who came to know us to-day would increasingly feel that the more the school changes the more it is still the same. " He thought we were greatly helped in this continuity of character by the building itself, our principal inheritance from Wesley College, whose centenary will be celebrated next Summer. Concluding therefore as he began with buildings, he admitted that their value could be over-estimated and that possibly a perfectly good school could be kept behind a haystack with no better equipment than an Eton Latin Grammar and a birch-rod " but affirmed that " people who can do well with little are also those who will make the best use of fine buildings both old and new."
The following address of welcome to Dr. Vaughan was composed by E. Nagle, and delivered by A. A. White, Head of the School :—
Concursus est hic primum puerorum quorum sunt alii " fortunati nimium " praemia accepturi " quaesita meritis ", alii ad intentiorem in futurum laborem exhortationem; deinde parentum, studiis diversis congregatorum, vel suis plaudendi vel materiei inveniendae ut eos aliorum natis collatos castigent, vel fere huius atque alterius parentum visendorum ; denique municipi huius primorum, qui noscere volunt quomodo proveniant hi non ita multo post cives consulesque futuri ; omnium tamen hoc mazime cupientium, ut hospitem nostrum, Gulielmum Wyamarium Vaughan, Ordinis Victoriani Socium, Doctorem Litterarum, audiant ; cui intellego difficultatem hand oxiguam esse cum sit apud tam permixtam habenda multitudinem gratio. At ipse est in talibus frequentiis saepenumero versatus, uippe qui magno cum honore et beneficio scholae antiquissimae dinpraeesset, nobili cum ob magistros priores honestissimos quorum unus morem omnem puerorum educationis in melius mutavit, tum quia nobis ludum ante inauditum iamque maximo opere ab adulescentibus dilectum dedit. Neque est qui volens spem nostram decipiat ; tanta enim fide cum dignati sunt magistrorum primores, gens omnium suspiciosissima, ut divitias suas communes illi multos annos olim permitterent. Praeterea nunc auditoribus multis curandis assuetus est. Namque cum novo et mirabili invento possit una vox tenues per auras passim dispersa rursus alias multis in partibus simul audiri, etiam magis allevatus est levis magistrorum labor, docente uno discipulos multos, a quibus non videtur, neque ipse videt. Itaque mox apparuit quantum intersit et doctores hos et doctrinas quam diligentissime eligere et scrutari, ut quae tam late disseminentur; quare huic quasi ingenti scholae hospitem nostrum praeficere visum est, honoris cumulum vita dignum puerorum beneficio dedita. Bene igitur confisus nos omnes pretii aliquid audituros precor ut expectationem nostram statim expleas.
DR. VAUGHAN brought a pleasant touch of informality into a very formal task by the chats he had with each prize-winner. It is quite possible that some of his choicest words were spoken in this way, but as he expressly said they were private conversations, none of them will be reported here. He began his speech proper with a story of "Rule 6" in Lord Inchcape's code-don't take yourself too seriously. There were no other rules. No boy, he said, should think that his education was complete when he left school. It should be continued long after that. There was an idea about that so long as the average man kept up to his present average, all was well with England. But England to-day was sadly lacking in great men, in fact what was wanted was for the average man to be much sounder and more intelligent than he was.
The character of our education was best tested by how it enabled us to face up to the difficulties of life. There were three burdens which at some time or other we all had to bear, the burden of monotonous routine, of loneliness, and of sensitiveness. Education would save us from the habit of surrendering to habit. Out of the insubstantial elements of thought and art that seemed to be mere gossamer the armour of the soul was in truth moulded. Moreover we should gain strength from words and scenes and thoughts that were not professedly invigorating but merely lovely.
From a beautiful poem we should get more power to help us in the hour of need, that would reinspire our strength to our own great surprise. He appealed to us therefore to read disinterestedly and not for advice only. In the garden of Literature we should find herbs to cure any hurt, to give taste to tasteless things. But we should not always enter that garden to pick, rather sometimes just to walk in it and know its loveliness. Our education failed if it did not cause us slowly but surely to open our minds to that influence. That was the only way we could fit ourselves for giving other people the help we should. The average man would be a more intelligent citizen if he thought as he read and did not just read for information, Unless we trained our thoughts to move intelligently and freely we should never know the wisdom and the happiness that come to those who feel and enjoy the beauty and the serious things of life.
THE LORD MAYOR proposed the vote of thanks to Dr. Vaughan and Dr. J. D. Jones, the father of a boy of the school-a pleasant innovation, seconded it. The serious business of the evening was rounded off by an eerie solo by Mr. Glister and an amusing impression of Act IV of " William Tell " by J. Sheridan Knowles (1825), produced by Mr. Watling.
THE formal opening of the new Junior School building took place on May 26th, 1936, when Mrs. Mary Osborn Holdsworth on behalf of the Osborn family handed to the Chairman of the Education Committee the deeds for the property and grounds and declared the junior School open.
The following account of the proceedings is taken from the " Sheffield Telegraph " :—
Warm tributes to the public-spirited generosity of the Osborn family were paid at the opening, yesterday afternoon, of Clarke House, off Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, as the new junior School of King Edward VII. School.
The house has been presented to the Sheffield Education Committee by Mr. W. F. Osborn and his brothers and sisters, together with grounds comprising 7,657 square yards, as an addition to King Edward VII. School The Governors of the Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Fund, tinder the chairmanship of Dr. Samuel Osborn, have been equally generous in meeting the expenditure of £5,182 on the necessary alterations and extensions.
The section containing the assembly hall and gymnasium is practically the only addition ; the remainder of the alterations have been carried out within the walls of the house as it has stood for many years.
This work of adaption and extension, carried out in accordance with plans prepared by Mr. W. G. Davies (Sheffield City Architect), has created a handsome commodious new school in delightful surroundings.
The school, which will accommodate about 200 boys, is provided with assembly hall, gymnasium, and music room, eight classroom, nature study room, art and handicraft room, and library.
Alderman E. G. Rowlinson (chairman of the Sheffield Education Committee), presiding at yesterday's assembly, said that while they were looking round to see how it would be possible to reorganise King Edward's they had a suggestion from Dr. Osborn that they should look round Clarke House.
" We went there with a prejudice against old buildings," said Alderman Rowlinson, " but when we went through this building we saw that the rooms were, in the main, extraordinarily well fitted for classrooms ; and, in fact, we saw the whole thing was good."
Dr. Osborn had then disclosed the fact that what he wanted to do was, on behalf of his family, to ask the Education Committee if they would accept the building as the new home of the junior School of King Edwards. (Applause.)
The Education Committee were very grateful, but there was more to come. A good many alterations were necessary to complete the picture, and again Dr. Osborn, in another capacity, made sure that this could be done through the funds of the Old Grammar School Exhibition, so that the building was now complete without cost to the Committee. (Applause.)
On behalf of the Osborn family, Mrs. Mary Osborn Holdsworth handed to Alderman Rowlinson the deeds for the Clarke House property and grounds, formally declaring open the junior School.
Dr. Samuel Osborn (Chairman of the Governors of the Sheffield Grammar School Exhibition Fund) caused amusement by observing that he was quite aware that in making that proposal to Alderman Rowlinson and Jackson that they should inspect Clarke House, they (lid so out of kindness and courtesy to him rather than in anticipation of getting what they really wanted. It was a great joy to the family to see the house looking, that day, as pleasing as ever it did.
The Bishop of Sheffield offered a dedicatory prayer.
In acknowledging the gift of a copy of Hunter's "Hallamshire " for the junior School Library, Mr. R. B. Graham (Headmaster of King Edward VII. School), expressed gratitude, on behalf of the boys and staff of the school, for the gift of the 'building, adding an expression of gratitude and admiration for his colleagues, Mr. Saville and the rest of the junior School staff for the way in which they carried on the School at Newbould Lane.
The members of the Osborn family had handed over to their stewardship a place full of memories.
" We feel that to-day we are turning over a new page of history of this piece of Hallamshire," he added. " We shall write new memories in it, and we can hope for nothing better than that those memories will be as valuable and as happy as the old ones. If it is true that a house carries with it always an atmosphere that has once hung about it, there could be no house of any family that I know which could more suitably be devoted to the bringing up of the young in the ways in which they should go."
The Lord Mayor (Alderman F. Thraves) said he wanted the Osborn family to accept it that they were very deeply grateful to them for their very public-spirited action. Anyone who made it possible to educate and fit boys and girls for life was putting posterity under an obligation which, he thought, posterity would not readily forget.
Alderman Harold Jackson said Sheffield was particularly fortunate in its citizens who gave it their benefactions. No one could live in Sheffield for many weeks without realising that the Osborn family had had for years, and had now, an extraordinary influence upon the city. That wonderful gift was perfectly in line with all that the family had done for Sheffield.
Mrs. Holdsworth, responding, said that was a very happy day for the family. " For eighty years people lived here whose sole aim was to make children happy. It was a very happy home for everyone who lived here," she said.
After a vote of thanks to Alderman Rowlinson, proposed by Mr. Daniel Evans (Chairman of the School Governors) and seconded by Councillor W. S. Nunn, Mrs. Holdsworth planted an oak tree in the grounds. The buildings and grounds were then opened for inspection.
1st. XI. 1936. D. Pashley. J. W. Settle. G. A. Miles. J. Higginbotham.
J. M. Fulford. W. S. Gray. Mr. Waghorn. |
ON the afternoon of April 1st, the Harwich Boat Train drew out of Sheffield carrying us on the first stage of our journey to the Black Forest. We had allowed ourselves a fortnight for our adventure, which was to start when we boarded the night boat for the Hook of Holland. Thursday was to be spent travelling through Holland and Germany, and up the Rhine to Freiburg-our starting point for the hike. On our first days' walk, we were to enter the Forest and scale the Schauinsland. Saturday was to see us at the summit of the Feldberg, the highest mountain in the Forest : we were to put up that night at Caritas Haus in the valley beyond. From there we allowed ourselves a short days' walk to Falkau. Then on past the Schluch See to the Blasiwald Jugendherberge (Youth Hostel). So far our route was to be roughly S.E., now we were to turn N.E. and pass successively through the larger villages of Bonndorf and Neustadt. On Thursday, we were to go to Villingen-our longest day's walk and our furthest point from Freiburg. The next three days had been allowed for the return journey in a Westerly direction, through Triberg and Obersimonswald back to our base at Freiburg. Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning were to be spent in a halt at Cologne on our way home. On Tuesday night we were to make the return crossing from the Hook to Harwich and Wednesday lunch-time was to see us back in Sheffield once more.
The crossing was effected without incident, and the cold dawn of Thursday found us disembarking at the Hook, passing through the customs without mishap and boarding the train. At Utrecht we changed to the Basle express and continued our journey through Holland into Germany. About midday we approached the Rhine, and for over a hundred miles followed its course, first through open country, but later into a narrow gorge, upon whose cliffs stood ancient castles, watching, as they had watched for centuries, the busy life of the river. We were amazed at the way the thrifty peasants had terraced out the steep slopes to form vineyards, using every possible ledge on which to plant a few vines. Past Rudesheim the hills grew smaller until once again we were speeding through fairly flat country over which we could see miles in every direction.
Somewhere in the Black Forest. |
At about 7.30 p.m. we arrived at Freiburg. We had approached the small town over a level plain, and could see beyond it the fir-clad mountains of the southern Black Forest rising in a steep and rather alluring escarpment. This was our first view of the country we were to explore, but after fourteen hours in the train, preceded by a restless night on the boat, we were all too tired to form any sentimental opinions. We soon found the hostel in Peterstrasse, and, after a light meal and a refreshing stroll round the delightful streets of the town in the warm evening air, we followed the excellent example of Mr. Pepys, and went to bed I
" Links, hoch ; rechts, hoch; links . . . ' Thus was the tune to which we awakened next morning. Looking out of the window we saw in the yard the local branch of the " Bund Deutsche Madchen "--Hitler's equivalent of a Girl Guide movement-at its daily dozen. So this was Germany I After eating our first continental breakfast we explored the town further, and about one o'clock set off towards the hills. At last the proper business of the hike had started.
Our path wound up through woods of thick pines until we reached the Schauinsland, the same mountain on which, only a few days later, five English boys lost their lives. It was a tremendous climb of some three thousand feet, and when we arrived at the Schauinsland Jugendherberge just over the crest we were absolutely tired out. At this hostel we struck up a lasting friendship with Himbeere, a drink made of raspberry juice, which, though not an ideal beverage, was very acceptable at the time.
The following day's walk took us up the snow-clad slopes of the Feldberg (about 4,000 feet), and that night we rested at Caritas-Haus convent, Youth Hostel and winter sports centre. There we were glad to leave our clothes to dry in the boiler room, as we had got wet to the skin during the last few hours of our walk I
The first two days were a fair example of what followed. The next night was spent at the Falkau Hostel, a rather crude and almost empty building, where Hick. held us enraptured by coaxing music out of an antediluvian looking piano 1 The following day was enlivened by a dip in the Salutes, a mountain lake of snow-water. In the miniature hostel at Blasiwald we were entertained in a most royal fashion, and it was voted to be on the whole the best hostel that we visited. Bonndorf was notable for the Herbergsvater who hailed Tom as a brother, for the shop which gave us five Spiegelei at a sitting, and for the mad Englishman who warned us of the cold comfort to be had at Neustadt, our next objective, where we ate well but slept in clamp blankets.
The Obersimonswald Valley. |
Our longest day was from Neustadt to Villingen-we went about twenty two miles over very broken and rough country, but luckily the weather changed for the better at this point, and the cold of the last few days gave place to brilliant sunshine, which brought out the magnificent colouring of the landscape. From Villingen we set out on Good Friday for Triberg. The weather had again turned cool, and we had returned to the snow regions, so we ate our lunch in the• picturesquely named Gasthaus zum Sternen. Triberg possessed the strangest Waschraum that we saw during our stay in Germany-it was merely a trough standing in full view of the street, but we made the best of a bad job, and proceeded to show an obviously amused Germany how to wash ! The following morning, after viewing the famous falls, we made our way to Martins Kapelle, where we ate our lunch ; and from there down an almost perpendicular hill into the Obersimonswald valley, where the blossom on the trees was so thick that from above it looked like snow. The hostel turned out to be an old farm house (or was it a barn?) with few home comforts except a large wood stove, so after a welcome warm wash we adjourned to the neighbouring Gasthaus for our evening meal.
Easter Sunday, the last day of our hike, began with a snowstorm. We set off up the mountains just as the snow stopped, and for a time enjoyed brilliant sunshine. We climbed higher and higher until the path petered out, and the slope became so steep that we were forced to use our hands, feet and knees to prevent ourselves from falling. As we reached the summit a blizzard struck us, and in. the next hour four or five inches of snow fell, while the thunder echoed round the mountains. Nevertheless we staggered on and reached St. Peter about two o'clock ; there we ate seventy-two eggs between us ! An hour later we set out on the final ten miles to Freiburg, gradually descending from the cold of the mountains into the pleasant warmth of a south German valley.
En Route for St. Peter. |
It is much to the credit of the German authorities that such a magnificent walking district as the Black Forest should be so well provided with hostels. The German Jugendherberge movement is run in conjunction' with the National Youth Movements, and is consequently much stronger than its English equivalent. Whereas in England the hostels are often merely barns, those in Germany are nearly always comfortable houses, fitted with all modern conveniences. In many cases they have been specially built for the purpose and these meet every conceivable requirement of healthy youth. Caritas-Harts for example, stands quite alone in the hills, yet it has innumerable bathrooms, and its recreation and (lining rooms are fitted out superbly with fine panelled walls, double insulating windows and highly artistic electric lighting ! This hostel was easily the largest and best equipped which we visited, yet its arrangements were common to nearly all. It might be well to mention that there are exceptions. The hostels at Neustadt and Obersimonswald did not quite come up to the usual standards, but each had its redeeming features and was by no means so bad as some to he found in England. Usually we were able to obtain a meal at very short notice, and more often than not they were of excellent quality. The only fault to be found in the German diet was the prevalence of the ' omnipotent ' sausage, but we were prepared for the ' worst ' (Owch !), and managed to suppress any squeamish feelings we may have had over that and the caraway seeds in the bread, and ate lustily!
Any discourse of this nature would be incomplete without mention of the party. None could be happier than ours, so ably led by Tom and Hick. The former might have been brought up in Johannesburg, judging by the way he routed out blue diamonds, while the " Old General " did surprisingly well with his German, considering the fact that he was speaking it through an immature but promising beard. Boz was done for five bob on the train by a wily German chef, but did far better on the return journey. Wood and Hermitte made a thorough study of German Youth movements. Oates, Skerritt and Worton armed themselves to the teeth with bayonets complete with swastika. Moss Flint's souvenirs need a paragraph to themselves-we quite lost count of his ' Stocknagel.' Taffy Hughes and Morgans surprised us by the ease with, which they did the journey-they invariably reached our destination in time to usher us in ! Darley undertook the expedition in the true spirit of a zoologist in search of specimens, and his inimitable " Wie viel ? " was the cause of endless amusement. Gunn just walked and talked and did several other startling things ! Goupy Houghton, closely followed by Bob Mather, strode ahead like a figure on an advertisement for Phillips' Soles. As for the old firm of Inseparables, there is little to be said here : Geoff Lee nearly got left behind in that nightmare town of all historians, Utrecht ; Bolly got mixed up in an argument with a patriotic innkeeper which lasted until nearly midnight ; and Billy Cotton got tangled up in umpteen yards of photographic film-which may or may not get developed before next Easter! We leave the. rest to the imagination !
A HIKE through parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset was planned for a week in the Easter Holidays by S/M Exton, and undertaken by him and eight boys. The party travelled by rail as far as Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, on Thursday, the 23rd of April, stopping for an hour in Gloucester, en
route, to admire the Cathedral and other places of interest. At Stonehouse we were met by Mr. Tod, known to us previously as a master at school, and two of his scouts. They escorted us over eight or nine miles of the south-western offshoots of the Cotswolds to Dursley, where we were entertained to a very enjoyable meal by Mr. Tod, after which we proceeded a little further to the Youth Hostel, whence we set off a little later, having cleaned ourselves up, to visit the 1st Cam Troop at their headquarters. Here we thoroughly enjoyed a jolly evening of games, sing-songs and stunts round a blazing wood-fire, terminated by cocoa and biscuits. Then out into the cold night drizzle, back to our temporary sleeping quarters, and so to bed.
Breakfast was cooked over a gas-stove, which needed neither waffing nor stoking, and after a snap of the party had been taken we set out on the road again, climbing steeply at first and eventually dropping even more steeply into Wotton-under-Edge, where sundry necessary eatables were purchased. Lunch was taken shortly afterwards, and having bidden farewell to Mr. Tod and dog, we continued through Starveall and the long Worcester Avenue of Badminton Park to Great Badminton Village, where our next night's lodgings were to be found. Numerous deer were observed and snapped in the park, though only one good photo was obtained. Having dumped our kit at the Youth Hostel, we caught a bus to the town of Malmesbury, where the Abbey, which once possessed a spire taller than that of Salisbury, was visited and duly admired. Although we had not with us that architectural encyclopedia in the shape of Mr. G. N. G. Smith, we did find out that the Abbey was built in transitional style, being very late Norman.
The Badminton Youth Hostel could only boast paraffin stoves for cooking, but was far more roomy than the somewhat cramped Dursley Hostel, and we were much indebted to the warden for her kindnesses to us. On Saturday morning we had to set out in rain, and continue our travels along a long and rather boggy avenue, where our shoes quickly assumed a coating of best Wiltshire. The exceptionally pretty village of Castle Combe was, however, reached in time for lunch. A very fine view of the whole village and part of the valley was obtained from the roof of the church tower before we again resumed our journey. Later in the afternoon we reached Colerne, where a bus into the ancient town of Bath was caught very conveniently. The Roman Baths were duly visited, as also was the Pump room, where we were treated to a large tankard of spring water. Its lukewarm, and definitely unpleasant taste caused grave doubts to be raised as to whether it caused or cured illness. However, we shortly visited a tuck-shop to take the taste away, and after taking a bus to Lansdowne, walked the rest of the way to Langridge Youth Hostel. Here we got into hot water on several occasions, but the singing of a ditty written to suit the occasion by our Poet Laureate cheered us considerably, and on Sunday morning we felt very glad to set out on what proved to be our most hectic and hottest day's march. It was " hurry up " with a vengeance for most of the way, and only an exterior view of Lacock Abbey was obtained, though this was due mainly to the fact that the building was not open on Sundays. We struck the main road near Calne in time to catch a bus into Marlborough, and had the mortification of passing an ice-cream man only a hundred yards away from where we boarded it. On the way we passed through the famous village of Avebury, and shortly afterwards saw the equally famous artificial Silbury Hill on our right. The Marlborough Youth Hostel was reached quite safely, and all were very tired and ready to retire to bed that night.
JUNIOR SCHOOL - THE ASSEMBLY HALL
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Monday morning found us blithe and gay again, and though we were somewhat late in getting started, we did eventually take the road. Lunch was taken near Martinsell Hill, after it had been climbed, and the fine view from it admired. With the aid of the binoculars we could pick out the chimney-like Salisbury Spire on the other side of the Vale of Pewsy. A further walk brought us to the outskirts of the lovely Savernake Forest, where we again called a halt to rest beneath the shade of the trees. "These, we noticed, were much greener than those in Sheffield, further North. The party separated a little further on, Windy and Chic going away, with a great feeling of expectancy and joyful- anticipation- of-that-which-is-to-come, to have tea at Wye House. On the outskirts of the forest M and I also separated ourselves and spent an hour or two touring the former's many friends in Marlborough. On this jaunt, though acting merely as a sort of aide-de-camp, I gleaned much information concerning M's dark and shady past I Two long faces greeted us when we returned to cook the dinner, for Chic and Windy had been treated only to a very light and plain tea, and consequently their feeling of disappointment overcame their feeling of gratitude. However, the steak and onions were enough to put their spirits, if not their tummies, at rest, and we were all glad to go to bed after what had been a tiring, though certainly a not too energetic day.
Tuesday we spent visiting other places of interest around Marlborough, among which was Devil's Den; an uncovered tumulus, Here lunch was taken, and we again set out up the valley and over the Common past the well-known Manton Stables and back to the town. Before dinner we went to the house of Mr. Brook, a well-known archaeologist, and considerably added to our scanty knowledge of flints, coins, and the like. During the washing-up of the dinner things, Parsons, showing an unexpectedly scientific turn of mind, performed a remarkable gravitational experiment with a jug of milk, with surprising results. Meanwhile several of M's old acquaintances had dropped in for a sing-song after supper.
Wednesday morning being our last, we arose just a little earlier than usual, and performed our duties of sweeping and clearing up thoroughly before leaving. Marlborough Hostel was certainly the best visited, for it possessed both gas for cooking and heating, and electricity for lighting besides several games such as Table Tennis and Corinthian. After a ten miles tramp over the downs, past the famous earthwork known as Barbury Castle, we reached Swindon, and though our hike was terminated by an extremely rushed quarter of an hour, we nevertheless all agreed that we had enjoyed it immensely. The weather had certainly been very kind to us, though possibly at times a little too hot for hiking. At any rate we were not dogged by snowstorms. The good light always enabled our cameramen to get some fine snaps, which will help us to remember the details of what was certainly an unforgettable visit.
J.A.F.
T HE Junior Summer School is arranged by the Education Committee of the League of Nations Union for representatives of the upper forms of public and secondary schools, it provides a series of lectures and discussions on the post-war history of international relations, with special reference to the modern machinery for the prevention of war and the organisation of peace. Opportunities are given for members of the School to meet, in the Secretariat of the League of Nations, men and women of various nationalities who occupy important positions in the new international service and direct its social, political, medical and administrative activities in various parts of the world.
Last year the subject chosen was that of " World Planning." Before the members of the school were asked to give their opinions of modern conditions, a comprehensive survey of the modern world was given. The historical side of the League was displayed by Mr. Zilliacus, of the Information Section of the League of Nations Secretariat. A further series of lectures gave us a review of the present position . The possibilities of the Covenant were described, and one lecture was devoted to the present dispute between Italy and Abyssinia. Nor were these lectures entirely devoted to League affairs : lectures were given on the present economic situation, on economic planning-both national and international-on the traffic in arms, and on the foreign policies of the various Powers.
The various branches of League work-the I.L.O., the Health Branch, etc.,-were described by men who are actually engaged in that work ; Dr. Melville Mackenzie in particular gave us a most interesting account of his expedition to pacify the Kru Tribes of Liberia. Professor Rappard, of Geneva University, led an interesting discussion on the relationship between the state and the individual. After each lecture, ample opportunity was given to the members of the School for asking questions, and these questions sometimes led to most interesting discussions which otherwise would not have arisen.
During the latter days of the School, members had the choice between following a more elementary course of lectures on League organisation, and joining commissions to investigate the arms traffic, the political position and the economic position in the world today. Each commission drew up a report and suggested plans for the reformation of present conditions. These reports were criticised by Professor A. E. Zimmern, of Oxford, at the closing session of the School.
It must not be assumed from these remarks that the School had no opportunity for recreation. Expeditions were arranged to the top of Mont Saleve, a mountain a few miles from Geneva, and to Chamonix, whence we climbed to the glacier on Mont Blanc. M. Guillaume Fatio showed us the beauties of old Geneva in a tour of the old city and the municipal buildings. Mr. Frederick Whelen, the Senior Staff Lecturer, who enabled us to enjoy visits to the League buildings, personally conducted us to the Council and Assembly Chambers, and obtained a permit for us to inspect the new buildings in the Parc de l'Amana. It was Mr. Whelen who made us feel that we were on truly historic ground by his vivid description of past incidents in these rooms.
A School Council was formed to arrange social evenings, so that we enjoyed a very pleasant holiday. Those who may wish to join next year's Summer School should apply to the League of Nations Union through the Headmaster. The age limits are 16 and 19.
Ian R. Scutt.
I wandered melancholy by the stream,
Companion of the half-forgotten clays
Of boyhood, when I loved to walk and dream
Along its wooded banks, the sun's last rays
Filling my little world with liquid gold,
And making each belated woodland bee
Burn like a gloried elf, each oak tree old
A gnome's retreat, each pool a magic sea ;
When dancing moonbeams and the twinkling light
Of myriad stars drew forth th' enchanted ring
Of elves and fairies who rejoiced the night
With song and dance and merry frolicking,
I lived again-half recollected dream
Of happy childhood and the friendly stream.
The sun is down 'neath the western hill,
The sunset too, its lingering frill,
Has slowly died away ;
One languid star in the heavens clear
Hangs gleaming, like a farewell tear
Upon the face of Day.
A thrush still pipes from the hawthorn, there,
A bat wheels through the darkening air,
And preying owls give cry ;
Now insects crowd to the lighted pane,
And young frogs cross the silent lane,
A field-mouse rustles by.
The heavy drone of the beetle's flight
Heralds the soothing deep of night,
The weary forth do roam
Through tranquil ways with a crescent moon,
Above the firs, where haply soon
A restless soul finds home.
DESKS are the most personal things in the world. They express the character of the owner, his whims and fancies, so much more clearly than does anything else he may possess. It is very true that no desk appears the same to any two beholders, yet how much truer that no two desks belonging to different persons appear the same to any one beholder.
The schoolboy's desk is the very image of his own mind, the very epitome of his school-life. Engraved by his own hand, with quaint notches and mystic symbols, the letters of his own name, and little cuts and figures portraying the actions or appearance of various school notaries, it becomes a treasured record far excelling the finest totem-pole ever erected by a native tribe. The little rows of hurried figures, too petty to be allowed space in the book, too precious to be entrusted to the head, recall many a tussle with some dusty problem. The besmattering ink-shots are like scars reviving the old, hotly-contested battles of the lower forms, the many tears and smiles.
The master's desk is an indisputable index to the groove in which its owner rests, for all good masters live in a groove, only some move along it much quicker than others. Always look askance at the desk which seems to dominate the room, for, be it a seat of wisdom or a centre of discipline, it is remote, and to be approached on tip toe. Should you see, within some battered room, a weary mound of scattered books and papers walled about with unmarked exercises, ranged in serried rank and pile, enter not, for in that place is ' leaden eyed despair.' But if your desk has a book rack, or book ends, which allow of greater latitude if less security, examine the books contained. If there is a gleaming new volume of Shakespeare's works, do not trouble to open it, but if there should be a well-worn collection of Lamb's essays, or a full edition of any of the poets- with all the pages cut, and signs of wear-then you have discovered a man of gold.
Talking of gold-the business man's desk, like himself is polished and substantial, hard, formal-in fact, it is not a desk, but a sacrificial altar upon which the fate of many human beings, and even more expensive cigars, is callously decided. Within its easy-gliding drawers is locked away the soul of many a timorous clerk, who stands from time to time, with nervous shudder and despairing heart, beneath the secret-reading, serpent eye of him, the bloated Master, brooding there like some grim monster, which, once having croaked, awaits its trembling victim's certain fall, with moist eye and prey-expectant jaws. But hence, this horrid dream, and let us turn to something less imposing and more gay.
The typist's desk-ah! what caprice, what feminine art is there! Gay inks and rubbers, pens and pencils, quires of tempting paper sprawl about in ordered chaos, and among the scattered notes, and letters half begun, there must surely be a box of rosy cheeks, and, who can tell, perhaps, a dainty stick of cherry lips. And if amid the rare confusion you should catch the lingering scent of roses turn aside, but do not think that beauty is skin deep and youth is vain.
" I had twelve bottles of whisky in my cellar, and my wife told me to empty the contents of each and every bottle down the sink, or else . . . So, I said I would, and proceeded with the unpleasant task."
" I withdrew the cork from the first bottle and poured the contents down the sink, with the exception of one glass, which I drank. I extracted the cork from the second bottle, and, with the exception of one glass which I drank, did likewise. I then withdrew the cork from the third bottle and emptied the whisky down the sink with the exception of one glass, which I drank. I pulled the cork from the fourth sink and poured the bottle down the glass, which I drank."
" I pulled the bottle from the cork of the next and drank one sink out of it and threw the rest down the glass. I pulled the sink out of the next glass and poured the cork down the bottle and drank the glass. I pulled the next cork from my throat and poured the sink down the bottle. Then I corked the sink with the glass, bottled the drink, and drank the pour."
" When I had everything emptied, I steadied the house with one hand and counted the bottles, corks, glasses, and sinks with the other, which were twenty-nine. To be sure, I counted them again, and when they came by I had seventy-four, and as the house came by, I counted them again, and finally had all the houses and bottles and corks and glasses and sinks counted, except the one house and one bottle, which I drank."
GRAY R.-He has won the toss so often that opposing captains have suspected him of using a double-headed half-crown. Like a true Scotsman he gives nothing away behind the stumps.
GRAY W. S.-We all knew he could flash a bat and spin a ball but we didn't know before that he was such a virtuoso of the mouth-organ.
FULFORD.-A furious crooner and bowler but at his best in the gory story of Anne Boleyn. When bowling his slacks always appear too much so.
BURLEY.-To deal adequately with him and his sweater world need a fashion expert.
MELLING.-Like a hare in the field, though his mascot this season has unfortunately been a small yellow bird.
GRAHAM.-When he gets going at the wicket it would need a fire engine to put him out. His complexion has made us consider sending for it on many other occasions.
MILES.-A dark horse this but he gallops along when he gets going.
PASHLEY.-A steady bat and a brilliant vocalist.
SETTLE.-The accuracy of his bowling and fielding is only equalled by that of his hair.
WHITE.-A quiet man both as bowler and fielder but the return journey from Mt. St. Mary's revealed an unsuspected erotic vein in him.
HIGGINBOTHAM.-Noted for the scowl with which he terrifies batsmen-and umpires when they no-ball him.
ON Saturday, June 27th, the junior School held their Annual Open Day, when a large number of parents and friends were present to witness the various activities carried out by the boys. We were favoured once more with excellent weather for this occasion.
Unfortunately our Cricket Fixture with Rotherham Grammar School Junior XI had to he cancelled, but we were able to arrange a match with the Central Secondary School Junior XI. Our opponents went in first and were all out for 14 runs, Allsop; E. E. taking 6 wickets and Brawley H. G. 4 wickets. In our innings which totalled 40 runs, Atty, J. C. was top scorer with 11 runs.
Cricket was followed by an interesting gymnastic display in front of the School by a picked team under Mr. H. S. Smith, which included arm and leg exercises and vaulting the horse.
Tea was then served in the Master's garden and our visitors went on to Clarke House to inspect the new Junior School. The Art Room was set aside for a very interesting exhibition of painting, drawing and other handicrafts.
In the evening a dramatic entertainment in the garden at Clarke House was held. The terraced lawn provided an excellent stage for the players with the audience on the old tennis court. Six short plays were presented by various forms which kept the audience well entertained for two hours. The first was " The Miracle on Watling Street " by Ronald Gow, which was well acted by J3 boys; then came a combined effort by J2A and J2B in L. du Garde Peach's " King Alfred and the Cakes," the part of Cadoes wife taken by 1. P. Stubbs being particularly well acted. Next we were treated by Form J.1.D. to a Dartmoor Convict's escapade in " The Unexpected " by Ella Adkins. The whole of Form J.1.2. then turned out to give us in real (?) French, a most entertaining piece entitled " Divertissements a la Foire." The multi-coloured costumes and evident enjoyment of the players made this a delightful scene to watch. J.1.C's play, " Fat King Melon" by A. P. Herbert followed, in which the varying fortunes of the love affairs between the King and the Princess caused much amusement. The acting of K. C. Manterfield as Princess Caraway earned special merit in this play. And lastly, Form J.1.B. gave us three scenes of the rustic players from " A Midsummer Night's Dream "-now surely time-honoured on this occasion. This brought the end to a most successful day, and we heard one member of the audience remark that he had never enjoyed a show in Sheffield so much I The proceeds at the gate will go towards additions and improvements to our new library at Clarke House.
Merton College, Oxford.
June 30th, 1936
Dear Mr. Editor,
Truth must out, though it break the old School's heart.
There is corruption-deep, festering corruption-behind the whimsical generalisations, kindly sarcasms and gentle innuendoes of the Oxford Letter, and such an endless manipulation of wires behind screens as would bewilder any politician.
As soon as it was known that I was to write this letter I became strangely popular. Invitations were heaped upon me, tea-parties were arranged at which hints were dropped. Believe me, gentle reader, threats are all the more blood-curdling for being wrapped in soft words and backed by cream-buns. It was intimated that it would be wise to forget certain events. Flattering adjectives were even offered for my use. My letter was to be ' brilliant like the last one ' but superficial, for truth was to he avoided, or, at least, decently clothed. All this was rammed home with eclairs.
And so, dear Editor, I may not unveil the men behind the college-ties. I may make no revelations-break my heart, for I must hold my tongue. I may not even hint at the orgies in Corpus and Univ. The reason for Smith's strange interest in Switzerland (though it seems to have waned of late) or Youens' in Sweden must remain a dark secret. I may not tell of Camm's frolics at the River Breakfast, or Brown's stately submersion. Fletcher's fall from grace in Merton must never he revealed-' how weak a thing is a man whose wit and will . . .' Pogson's best weapon is a tea-pot, but say more, I dare not. Holloway and Mason are rivals-on the river. Bloom's doings at St. John's and Kirkham's at Univ. are steeped in mystery. Wild makes prize-winning a hobby. One day McQuillin failed to do his ten hour's work. The story behind the busts and spears in Boswell's room would be well worth telling ...
But I am being indiscreet. I must say no more. Even now I fear a poisoned crumpet will be my fate.
Yours sincerely,
Sidney Sentance.
Christ's College, Cambridge.
Dear Sir,
I am a plain blunt man, unaccustomed to public letter writing, so you must not expect any dialectical subtleties, any proverbs or wise cracks in a foreign tongue. I will endeavour to give you, to the best of my poor ability, au account of that small but very select band who arc the representatives of this School at Cambridge.
Our doyen is G. Tingle, a hard worker even if he is extremely proficient at
Cambridge's favourite sport, punting on the upper river. He has one flaw, an
absolute refusal to attend a nine o'clock lecture. His contemporary G. N. Rodgers
devotes his time to two very worthy objects, working and giving me lunch. Of
late he has returned to the river where his action is a source of constant wonder
and admiration to all who behold him. L. Vincent is known for his gramophone
and his patriotism. While the members of the Old School at Oxford are refusing
to fight for their King and Country and even going so far as to say that the
only flag is the red flag, we, Sir, at Cambridge, are defending our King and
Country. Vincent is a member of the Air Squadron; Tuchschmid, a member of the
surveyors, a military body whose purposes are a trifle vague, but who, in time
of action, ride in motor cars, so convenient when retreating. I. R. Scutt divides
his time equally between Trinity Hall, The Law Schools, and Newnham, With regard
to this last occupation, he says it is all because of the League of Nations
Union, but I have my doubts. As for myself, Sir, I cox, or sit in the stern
of a boat saying rude things without fear of retaliation to eight people larger
than myself. A happy life, in which I have only one regret ; why do they have
such things as lectures ? If you can tell me why they exist, I will be most
certainly yours sincerely
T. H. Miller.
A. Orme (1920-1925) was married on June 27th to Miss Joan Stephenson of Prestwich.
R. Blackwell (1921-1927) was married last April to Miss Hilda Woodliffe.
R. B. Bennett (1915-1924) was married on June 27th to Miss E. Olwen Williams, and thus becomes the brother-in-law of two other Edwardians. (E. T. and J. H.)
Eric Laughton (1925-1930) has been appointed Assistant Lecturer in Classics at Sheffield University.
G. W. TORY, 2nd Class Honours in Part II of Historical Tripos ; first place in Indian Civil Service Exam., and an appointment in Home Civil Service (Administrative Class).
R. F. TYAS, Appointed to Home Civil Service (Administrative Class).
J. W. TUCHSCHMID, 2nd Class Honours in Part I of Modern and Mediaeval Languages Tripos.
D. PARKER 2nd Class Honours in Part II of Modern and Mediaeval Languages Tripos.
G. M. MINGLE, L. VINCENT, and G. N. RODGERS, Class II, Division 2, in Part II of Modern and Mediaeval Languages Tripos.
T HE construction of the new bath and the raising of the level of the school close necessitated the running of the Sports at Whiteley Woods. The weather throughout the term had been atrocious and it was remarkable that running of any kind was possible. Training had been almost out of the question and only the ferocious determination of the Sports Committee forced through the " heats " (ironic word l) on a day when the competitors in every race disappeared like wraiths into the drizzle and mist, and judges crouched in great coats waiting for benumbed wretches to materialise out of the " fog and filthy air." A crackle of "musketry " reminded us that we were not taking part in the dismal rites of witches sabbath in the 11th Century.
But the sun shone on the Day, gay flags fluttered invitingly along the course, and the Grimesthorpe Silver Prize Band blew every variety of cheering and martial tune with unflagging energy. There were tents and marquees, stewards with rosettes and Mr. Magrath with bell, boy and pistol. Prompt on the stroke of 2 o'clock a posse of boys hurled themselves down the course. 1l1 sec. later W. S. Gray had won the hundred yards, a gym vest in front of Fulford, In less time than it takes to write Cantrell A. C. (14-15), Barton (12-14), Wheatley M. F. (10-12) and Hill E. S. (under 10) had sped down the course and won. Then interest was divided between Long jumping (under 12) and High Jumping (12-15). It was of course impossible to produce a jumping pit, and liberal supplies of sawdust were necessary to secure a moderate " take off " and therefore Fowlston's performance in clearing 4ft. 4ins. in the High Jump was very commendable indeed. His easy, natural style is a joy to behold.
Wheatley M. F. who cleared 3ft. 7ins., was too good for his rivals in the under 12 High Jump. The Open jumps resulted in Allan taking the Long with a creditable leap of 18ft. 7ins. The High Jump was disappointing ; but Youens had perhaps taught us to expect more than a reasonable standard. There was a splendid race between Fulford and White in the Quarter-Mile. White lost because he could not pull out a good sprint at the finish. The Half-Mile Handicap was a triumph for Widdison who revealed unsuspected powers of will and endurance. Pashley was a close and rather exhausted second-he had given 19 yds. to the winner.
Fulford J. M. won the 220 from W. S. Gray who ran well for 2nd place. The winner judged his race well. Parsons, who won the 12-14 Quarter-Mile has the makings of a good runner.
The Obstacle Races provided sport for all, spectators and competitors alike. In the over 12 event, the first and second places were won by those nimble and elusive persons, Bowmer and Tomlinson. Cantrell ran beautifully in the 14-15 Quarter-Mile. The pleasure of watching his race against Fowlston was marred by the collapse of the latter about 30 yds from the tape. The Relays were contested as keenly as ever ; Welbeck winning the Senior event. The Norman's emphasised the verdict of history by heating the Saxons, and Lynwood took first place in the under 14 event. There was a titanic struggle in the senior Tug-of-war the superior team work of Lynwood gained the day for them over Chatsworth who were probably a stone or so the heavier lot. Clumber juniors offered little resistance to Lynwood whose disciplined strength was perfectly directed by M. V. Saville.
J. M. Fulford who was first in the Mile, the Quarter, the 220 yds, and 2nd in the 100 yds and Cross Country gained 80 points and the title of Champion Athlete. Melling was the Runner-up.
Clumber took the 1st place in the Senior House Championship with 444 points and Lynwood with 392 points were 2nd. Lady Roberts (the Mistress Cutler) distributed the trophies.
100 YARDS.-Open : 1, Gray W. S. ; 2, Fulford J. M. ; 3, Saville M. V. Time, 11.2 sec. 14-15 : 1, Cantrell A. C. ; 2, Windeler P. D. ; 3, Bennett J. T. Time, 12 sec. 12-14 : 1, Barton J. I. ; 2, Parsons G. H. ; 3, Shaw, A. 'Time 124 sec. 10-12: 1, Wheatley M. F. ; 2, Pickard R. J. ; 3, Jubb G. H. Time, 14 sec. Under 10 : 1, Hill F_. S. ; 2, Smith J. D. ; 3, Lommell T. G. G. Time, 151 sec.
220 YARDS.-Open : 1, Fulford J. M. ; 2, Gray W. S. ; 3, Allan J. H. Time, 22.2sec. 14-15 ; 1, Windeler P. D. ; 2, Bennett G. T. ; 3rd, Mellor P. L. Time, 25 sec. 12-14 : 1, Barton J. 1. ; 2, Parsons G. H. ; 3, Broughton J. R. 'rime, 26.2 sec. 10-12 : 1, Wheatley M. F.; 2, Sliver J. G. ; 3, Jubb G. H. Time, 294 sec. Under 10 : 1, Hill 13. S. ; 2, Smith J. I). ; 3, Johnson, F. G. Time, 31 s sec.
QUARTER MILE.-Open : 1, Fulford J. M. ; 2, White A. A. ; 3, Gray W. S. Time 571 sec. 14-15 : 1, Cantrell A. C. ; 2, Bennett G. T. ; 3, Downing F. C. Time, 651 sec. 12-14 : 1, Parsons G. H. ; 2, Bagnall J. T.; 3, Banner J. H. Time, 71 sec. Under 12: 1, Ashford, W. ; 2, Picken J. ; 3, Banner J. H. Time, 71 sec. Under 12: 1, Ashford W. ; 2, Picken J. ; 3, Wilson A. L. '.Time 75 sec.
HIGH JUMP.-Open : 1, Burley W. A. ; 2, Sorby W. ; 3, Howarth P. H. A. Height; 4ft. 9 ins. 12-15 : 1, Fowlston D. ; 2, Moffat R. C. ; 3, Cotton J. M. Height 4ft. 4ins. Under 12 : 1, Oliver J. G. ; 2, Wheatley M. F. Height 3ft. 7 ins,
LONG JUMP.-Open : 1, Allan J. H. ; 2, Williams R. H. D. ; 3, Mortimer O.B. Length 18 ft. 7 ins. 12-15 : 1, Sanderson D. W. ; 2, Moffat R. C. 3, Barton J. 1. Length 15ft. II ins. Under 12 : 1, Lindley, K. R. 1-1. ; 2, Jubb G. H. ; 3, Godfrey R.
ONE MILE.-1, Fulford J. M. ; 2, Melling F. ; 3, Settle J. W. Time, 5 mins, 37 sec.
HALF MILE.-1, Melling F. ; 2, Settle J. W, ; 3, Chapman L. A. Time, 2min. 26.4sec.
MILE HANDICAP.--I, Wade L. M. (185 yds), 2, Collins A. J. (100 yards), 3, Denman L. B. (64 yds).
HALF-MILE HANDICAP.-I, Widdison J. A. (42 yds.), 2, Pashley D. (2 yds.), 3, Denman L. B. (12 yds.).
SACK RACE.-Over 12: 1, Ditcher D. ; 2, Harrison C. W. Under 12: 1, Pickard R. J. ; 2, Butler D. R.
OBSTACLE RACE.-Over 12 : 1, Bowmer H. A.; 2, Tomlinson C. Under 12 1, Wells 1.'. G. ; 2, Harrison J. G.
RELAY RACES.
SENIOR SCHOOL.-Over 14 : 1, Welbeck ; 2, Lynwood ; 3, Arundel. Under 14 : 1, Lynwood ; 2, Clumber ; 3, Sherwood.
JUNIOR SCHOOL: 1, Normans ; 2, Saxons; 3, Angles.
TUG OF WAR.-Senior School : Over 14 : Lynwood beat Chatsworth. Under 14 : Lynwood beat Clumber.
Junior School : Saxons beat Britons.
CHAMPION HOUSE.-Senior : Clumber (444 points) ; Runners-up, Lynwood (392 points). Junior : Angles,
CHAMPION ATHLETE : Fulford J. M. (80 points). ; Runner up : F. Melling (50 points,)
ALTHOUGH the weather has not been exceptionally fine this term, we have been lucky enough to have been able to keep reasonably well to schedule. As yet the League Championship has not been decided and the issue lies between Haddon and Chatsworth.
Congratulations to Haddon on winning the Knock-Out Final.
W. A. B.
Eight of the 1st XI were in the team last year, six the year before and two the year before that. Therefore it was expected that they would have a good season and they have had a very good one indeed. Apart from two drawn games, they have won every match and in most cases with the greatest of ease.
The team has plenty of bowlers of very varied type but no one of special brilliance. In no game has their bowling been thrashed and 118 runs is the highest score made by an opposing school team.
As most of the matches have been won with the loss of only a few wickets some of the team have had very few innings. The Grays have batted extremely well. Burley, Melling, Graham, Fulford and Miles have played good innings.
The fielding has been of, a very high standard and that I think has helped considerably towards their success.
In every way the cricket has been good and a pleasure to watch.
The 2nd XI has every reason to be proud of itself this year ; its record, though, perhaps, not quite so spectacular as that of the 1st XI is none the less remarkable : no school games were lost and most of the drawn games were very much in our favour.
For this excellent result, we are indebted to the good captaincy of Saville, who also kept wicket remarkably well ; to steady batting particularly by Sivil, V. R. who must be accounted very unlucky not to have got into the first ; to accurate bowling by Hardy, Fletcher, L. Downing, F. and Buckley ; and to first rate fielding by the whole side.
A very encouraging feature is the great promise displayed by the younger members of the team and by those on the outskirts of the eleven ; numerous changes in the side seem to have made no difference at all, and we seem likely to have as good a team next year as we have had this.
The school matches have been, perhaps, the lesser part of Under 15 cricket this term. In addition to various trial games, we have played two games against Over 15 XI's, winning the first easily and just losing the second.
In these games the batting has been somewhat more inspiring than in the two matches played at the time of writing. But even here there has been a terrible absence of effective forward strokes. The opening pair, Powell and Barry, have spent most of the season showing great promise and then getting out by playing back to well pitched up balls. There seems to he very little realisation of the possibility of playing a defensive forward stroke.
Sanderson has been an excellent captain, both on the field and off, and I have been able to leave the selection of teams and all other organisation almost entirely in his hands. He has shown great promise as a wicket-keeper, standing up and taking the ball on the leg side very well. He has also played several useful innings.
Finally I should like to thank Waghorn for his very practical interest in the Under 15 Team. It has been a great help to me to be able to send boys along to him to get practice and coaching that they cannot get in the Under 15 net. I am sure that future school teams will reap great benefit from this `catch-em-young' policy.
P.F.T.
Played at Whiteley Woods, Wednesday, May 13th. Mr. Saville won the toss and decided to bat. School started well, taking two wickets in the first three overs, but the third wicket partnership of Wall and Burdekin put on 53 before Burdekin was caught behind the wicket at 67. Wall continued to bat confidently while three more wickets fell quickly to White, and at tea Mr. Saville declared with the score at 183 for 6, thanks chiefly to a magnificent innings of 133 by Wall, containing four 6's and nineteen 4's. School opened shakily and were two wickets down for twelve but steady batting by all the remaining batsmen improved the position, and a stand between Pashley and Fulford produced 51 before the game was drawn owing to lack of time.
Mr. SAVILLE'S XI. |
K.E.S. 1st XI. |
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C. R. Wall, not out |
133 |
Gray R., l.b.w. (it), b. Waghorn |
7 |
G. W. Lakin, c. Graham, b. Fulford .. |
5 |
Gray W. S., st. Thirsk, b. Burdekin .. |
23 |
G. Tufft, b. Higginbotham |
2 |
Burley A. W., b. Wall |
1 |
J. T. Burdekin, c. Gray. R., b. White.. |
23 |
Melling, F., b. Walt |
15 |
G. R. Vernon, c. Melling, b. White .. |
3 |
Graham G. A., c. Burdekin, b. Waghorn |
12 |
H. S. Smith, b. White |
I |
Pashley D. not out |
20 |
R. B. Graham, c.. Fulford, b. While .. |
0 |
Miles G. A., c. Wall, b. Burdekin .... |
20 |
Credland not out |
16 |
Fulford not out |
36 |
Total for (6 decl.) .... |
183 |
Extras |
15 |
Total (for 6) |
149 |
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White, 4 for 38 ; Higginbotham I for 30 ; Fulford, I for 31. Did not bat-Thirsk, Waghorn, Saville F. S. |
Burdekin, 2 for 27 ; Wall, 2 for 43 ; Waghorn 2 for 49. Did not bat-White Settle, Higginbotham. |
Played at Wakefield on Saturday, May 16th. Gray won the toss and put Wakefield in to bat. School started well, Higginbotham dismissing Overend with the first ball of the match, and 4 wickets fell for 35, but a lively innings of 43 by Colson brought the score to 75 before a smart catch by Burley ended his innings. The remainder of the team collapsed with the addition of only 14 runs, White taking 5 for 17. School began somewhat cautiously, but the opening partnership of the Grays yielded 42, and a bright knock of 31 not out by Melling gave the school a win of 6 wickets.
WAKEFIELD. |
K.E.S. 1st XI. |
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Overend, H. H. c. Gray R., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
Gray R. b• Quick |
29 |
Walker A., e, Settle, b. Graham |
11 |
Gray W. S, run out |
16 |
Arnold c, Burley, b. Graham J., |
24 |
Burley, c. Downs, b. Quick |
0 |
Colson H. W., c. Burley, b. White .... |
43 |
Melling, not out |
31 |
nick F• G., c. Gray R., b, Higginbotham |
0 |
Graham, l.b.w., b. Walker |
8 |
Slater A. c. Burley, b• Graham, |
7 |
Fulford not out |
7 |
Slater A., c• Burley, b. Gray W. S |
7 |
Extras |
I |
Little A. B. st. Gray R., b. White .... |
6 |
- |
|
Rose H. W. G., c. Settle, b. White .... |
I |
Total (for 4 wickets).. |
92 |
Robinson R, C., c. Settle, b. White .... |
11 |
- |
|
Downs W., e. Gray W. S„ b. White .. |
0 |
Walker, 1 for 14 ; Quick, 2 for 37. |
|
Brockwell L. B., not out |
7 |
Did not bat-Pashley, Miles, White, Settle, Higginbotham. |
|
Extras |
1 |
||
Total |
89 |
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White, 5 for 17 ; Higginbotham, 2 for 1;7, Gray I for 15 ; Graham, 2 for 37. |
JUNIOR SCHOOL - THE FORECOURT |
Played at Whiteley Woods, Wednesday, May 20th. Gray won the toss and decided to bat. A good stand between Gray W. S. and Burley brought the score to 84 before Gray was clean bowled by Hall ; three more wickets fell quickly to Hall, but Pashley, Miles and White, scoring respectively 21, 24 and 21 retrieved the situation and the innings closed for 181. Central made a cautious opening with Hall and Webster and at 18 Webster was caught behind the wicket. Apart from Needham and Cattell, the remaining batsmen showed little resistance and the final score was 78, School winning by 103 runs.
K.E.S. 1st K1. |
CENTRAL. |
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Gray R. run out |
12 |
Hall, b. Graham |
16 |
Gray W. S. b. Hall |
40 |
Webster, e, Gray R., b. Higginbotham.. |
7 |
Burley, c. Woodliff, b. Webster |
35 |
Watt-Smith, b. Gray W. S |
8 |
Yelling, c Needham, b. Hall |
4 |
Peasegood, c. Settle, b. Gray W. S |
1 |
Graham, e.. Webster, b. Hall |
I0 |
Needham, c. Fulford, b. Gray W. S. .. |
16 |
Fulford, b. Hall |
0 |
Cattell It Gray W. S |
10 |
Pashley, b. Peasegood |
21 |
Taylor run out |
0 |
Miles, c. Bird, b. Webster |
24 |
Wood, C. Settle b. Graham |
2 |
White, not out |
21 |
Bird, b. Gray W. S |
0 |
Settle, b. Hall |
0 |
Brown not out |
15 |
Higginbotham not out |
0 |
Woodliffe, b, fulford |
0 |
Extras |
14 |
Extras |
3 |
Total, |
181 |
Total |
78 |
Hall, 5 for 60 ; Webster, 2 for 24 ; Peasegood I for 56. |
Gray W. S., 5 for 26 , Graham, 2 for I8 ; Higginbotham, I for 12 ; Fulford I for 19. |
Played at Whiteley Woods, Saturday, May 23rd. Gray again won the toss and put Nottingham in to bat. Gray W. S. bowled Duncan in his first over and a quick throw-in by Burley dismissed Oscroft, but with the entrance of Richardson, Nottingham's position considerably improved. He made 62, and hit a 6 and ten 4's before he was cleverly caught by Miles off White. Pickford scored a lively 19 but after his dismissal at 118 the other three wickets fell to Graham without addition to the score. School opened well, but Gray W. S. was run out at 19 and Burley l.b.w. to Richardson. R. Gray, however, batted steadily, backed up in turn by Melling, Graham and Fulford. At (3 minutes to 7 the School still needed 20 to will, and the last two overs produced 37 runs, Gray scoring six 4's in succession to bring his total to 84 not out. School won by 5 wickets.
NOTTINGHAM |
K.E.S. 1st XI. |
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Duncan P. S., b. Gray W. S |
5 |
Gray R. not out |
84 |
Oscroft A. Y. run out |
9 |
Gray W. S. run out |
10 |
Browne J. R., st. Gray R., b. Gray W. S. |
6 |
Burley, l.b.w., b. Richardson |
5 |
Richardson B. A., e. Miles, b. White .. |
62 |
Melling, b. Richardson |
9 |
Jackman A. J., e. Settle, b. Fulford . , |
0 |
Graham, c. Turner, b. Duncan |
5 |
Turner 1. N., st. Gray R., b. White .. |
11 |
fulford, b. Duncan . |
12 |
Pickford E., C . Burley, b. Graham .... |
19 |
Miles, not out |
3 |
Grain J. W., l.b.w., b. Graham |
0 |
Extras |
I |
Hawley, A., W, not out |
1 |
--- |
|
Palmer, G. F., st. Gray R., b. Graham |
0 |
Total (for 5 decl.) .... |
129 |
Brown G. C. st. Gray R., b. Graham .. |
0 |
||
Extras |
5 |
Duncan, 2 for 54 Richardson, 2 for 98 |
|
Total |
118 |
Did not bat --Pashley, White Settle, Higginbotham. |
|
Graham, 4 for 20 ; White 2 for 12 ; Gray W. S., 2 for 37 ; Fulford, I for 20. |
Played at Abbeydale, Wednesday, May 27th. Collegiate won the toss anti decided to bat in an icy wind. School started extremely well, Graham and Higginbotham accounting for 5 wickets in the first six overs at the cost of only 17 runs ; a partnership between Gibbs and Willows, anti later Gibbs and Thirsk, somewhat improved the position, but after Gibbs' dismissal the remaining wickets put up little resistance ; the only three bowlers tried bowled consistently well, Gray W. S. taking 4 for 27, Higginbotham 3 for 15 and Graham 3 for 34. School made a cautious opening and Gray W. S. was l.b.w. (n) to Maddocks at 21, and Gray R. Caught by Gibbs three runs later ; Burley and Melling went ill one. over, but Graham and Fulford were not separated before Collegiate's score was reached, School winning by 6 wickets.
COLLEGIATE |
K.E.S. 1st XI. |
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C. Lakin b. Graham |
6 |
Gray, R. c. Gibbs, b. Maddock |
11 |
D. F. Wheatley c. Fulford b. Graham. |
3 |
Gray W'. S., l.b.w.(n) b. Maddocks |
10 |
G. A. Bayliss c. White b. Graham | 7 | Burley, c. Thirsk, b. Wheatley | 2 |
GI Price, e. Burley, b. Higginbotham | 0 | Melling, L.b.w., b. Wheatley | 0 |
W. M. Dixon, c. Melling, b. Higginbotham | 0 | Graham not out | 21 |
J. W. Willows, c. Fulford, b. Gray W. S. |
10 |
Fulford, not out |
38 |
H. B. J. Gibbs, c. White, b. Gray W. S. |
21 |
Extras |
1 |
C.'Thirsk, c. Higginbotham, b. Gray, W. S. |
9 |
-- |
|
W. R. Maddocks, e. Pashley, b. Gray W. S. |
9 |
'Total (for 4 decl.) .... |
83 |
B. Oswell, n. Gray K., b. Higginbotham |
11 |
- |
|
D. M. Goodbody not out |
I |
Maddocks, 2 for 17, Wheatley, 2 for 36, |
; |
Extras |
1 |
Did not bat-Miles, Pashley, White, Settle., Higginbotham. |
|
Total |
80 |
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Higginbotham, 3 for 15 ; Graham 3 for 34 ;Gray W. S., 4 for 27. |
Played at Whiteley Woods, Monday, June 1st, Heavy rain delayed the start until 3.15 anti several times interfered with play during the afternoon. Gray won the toss and put the visitors in the field. School opened confidently with Bob and Scott Gray and, although rums cane slowly,' six bowlers were tried before Gray W. S. with it score of 51, was bowled by H Bateman at 73. Miles came in and Gray R. who until now had batted cautiously opened out ; 85 rums were added before Miles was caught. by Wales H, having made a valuable contribution of 34 ; and at 6.20 with the fall of Graham's wicket, Gray declared, the School's score standing at 168 for 4 and his own at 71 not out. School opened the attack with Graham and Gray W. S. and after five successive maidens the first wicket fell to Gray. Scoring was extremely slow, apart from a lively innings by Bateman W. consisting of a single and three 4's; Darley, also with 13, was the only batsman to reach double figures. The remainder seemed completely baffled by Gray and White, who took 5 for 25 and 4 for 22 respectively, and the innings closed for 73.
K.E.S. 1st X1 |
A. J. BATEMAN'S XI |
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Gray not out |
71 |
Watkins. E., b. (:ray W. S |
4 |
Gray W. S., b. Bateman H. "1• |
51 |
Wales H. st. Gray R., b. Gray W, 5 |
7 |
Miles G. A., c. Wales H., b. Young |
34 |
Bateman W., c. and b. Graham |
13 |
Melling F., b. Wales H |
0 |
Bateman H. 'I'., b. White : .. |
2 |
Graham G. A., e. Walton, b. Wales |
9 |
Bradshaw N. l.b.w.(n), b. Graham W. S. |
7 |
Extras |
3 |
Mitchell T., e. Fulford, b. White |
I |
'Thorpe S. c. Graham, b. Gray W. S |
I |
||
Total (for 4 decl.) |
168 |
Darley F., b. Gray W. S |
13 |
Walton D., e. Higginbotham, b. White.. |
0 |
||
Wales, 2 for 47 ; Young, I for 26 ; |
|
Young A. not out |
8 |
Bateman, H. T. I for 31 ; . |
Wales 0., c. Fulford, b. White |
3 |
|
Did not bat-Burley, Fulford, Pashley, |
|
Extras |
14 |
White, Settle, Higginbotham. |
-- |
||
Total |
73 |
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Graham 1 for 12 ; Gray W. S. 2 for 25 ; White, 4 for 22. |
|
Played at Spinkhill, Saturday, June, 6th. Rain again delayed the start and interrupted play during the afternoon. Gray R. won the toss and opened with Gray W. S. Again the opening partnership realised an imposing figure-120 was on the board when Gray W. S. with a score of 73, containing fourteen 4's wits stumped by Dunce. Gray R. continued to bat confidently and took his total to 76 before a difficult catch by Walton dismissed him. McGovern now returned to the attack and took 3 wickets in four balls, but Gray declared at 176 for 7 before he could finish the over. Higginbotham and White opened the attack, and Fairclough was soon caught behind the wicket, but with the entrance of De Freitas the effect of this early success was diminished. Eventually he was l.b.w. to Gray W. S. with a score of 36, and only one more wicket fell before the match was drawn owing to lack of time.
K.E.S. 1st X1. |
MOUNT ST. MARY'S 1st X1. |
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Gray R., c. Walton, b. Waterkeyn M. .. |
76 |
Dunne M. Not out |
18 |
Gray W. S. st. Dunne, b. Fairclough .. |
73 |
Fairclough V., a. Gray K., b. Higginbotham - |
5 |
Miles G. A. b. Waterkeyn, M. |
3 |
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Fulford, l.b.w., b. Sorby |
10 |
De Freitas S., l.b.w., b. Gray W. S |
36 |
Melling, b. McGovern |
4 |
Walton P., st. Gray R., b. Gray W. S... |
5 |
Runny, c, Waterkeyn P., b. McGovern |
9 |
Extras |
3 |
Graham, c. Fairclough, b. McGovern . . |
I |
-- |
|
Pashley not out |
2 |
Total (for :3) |
67 |
Extras |
7 |
- |
|
Gray W. S., 2 for 21 ; Higginbotham, I for 12 |
|
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Total (for 7 decl.).... |
170 |
Did not bat-Payne, Sorby, Hope, Cooke |
|
Waterkeyn P., Waterkeyn N., McGovern. |
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McGovern, 3 for 33 ; Waterkeyn, 2 for 56 ; |
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Sorby, I for 23 ; Fairclough, I for 27. |
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Did not bat-White, Settle, Higginbotham. |
Played at Parker's Piece, Derby, Saturday, June 20th., in perfect cricket weather. Gray again won the toss and decided to bat. School opened slowly but eight bowlers were tried before the return of Bleby dismissed Gray W. S. with a substantial score of 32 ; Gray R. and Fulford were l.b.w. to Hurst in successive overs and Miles was caught off Bleby-79 for 4, but Burley and Melling carried the score to 143 before Burley was caught by Roberts. With Pashley's dismissal, Gray decided to declare, but after a conference at the wicket anti a considerable waste of time, it was deemed necessary to play the remaining three balls of the over, during which Graham lost his wicket to Musson. After tea, School opened well, Higginbotham taking two wickets quickly, but Brown and Musson put up it stiff resistance and took the score to 44. After Gray had dismissed them both ill the same over, five wickets fell for only 13, and at 57 for 9 a win seemed certain. Hurst and Bleby, however, blocked steadily, hitting an occasional loose one and Settle took a catch at the boundary to dismiss Hurst with only a few minutes to spare. Fulford bowled well, though he failed to get a wicket and Gray W. S. and Higginbotham returned the excellent averages of 5 for 15 and 3 for 17 respectively.
K.E.S. 1st X1. |
DERBY. |
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Gray R., l.b.w., b. Hurst |
35 |
Roberts, J. A., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
Gray W. S., c. Hind, b. Bleby |
32 |
Hall J. M., b. Higginbotham |
3 |
Fulford, J. M., l.b.w., b. Hurst |
8 |
Brown M. W. F., b. Gray W. S. |
12 |
Miles, G. A., e. Musson, b. Bleby |
0 |
Musson I. J. R., hit wkt. b. Gray W. S... |
19 |
Burley W. A., c. Roberts, b. Rawson .. |
31 |
Hinde J. V., b. Graham |
0 |
Melling F, not out .. . |
42 |
Rawson H. K., b. Higginbotham |
5 |
Pashley D„ c. Roberts, b. Musson |
6 |
Nelson, J. A., b. Graham .... |
0 |
Graham G. A., l.b.w., b. Musson |
0 |
Tipton D. W'., L.b.w., b. Gray W. S |
2 |
Extras |
7 |
Walker R. M„ b. Gray N'. 5 |
0 |
..- |
Hurst A. J., not out |
11 |
|
Total (for 7 decl.) .... |
161 |
Bleby W. H., c. Settle, b. Gray W. S... |
12 |
----- |
Extras |
18 |
|
Bleby, 2 for 20 ; Hurst, 2 for 14 ; Musson, 2 for 33 ; Rawson 1 for 34. |
Total |
82 |
|
Did not bat-White, Settle, Higginbotham. |
Gray W. S., 5 for 15 ; Higginbotham), 3 for 17 Graham 2 for 15. |
Played at Whiteley Woods, Saturday, June 27th. Bradford won the toss and batted. The fast bowlers opened the attack and Fulford took an early wicket, but Webster and Gee added 20 before Webster was caught by White. A good stand by Gee and Padgett took the score to 66, when unfortunately for Bradford, a misunderstanding led to both batsmen running to the same end, and Gee had to go. Fulford took a very good catch to dismiss Phillips and a minor collapse followed ; Higginbotham took three wickets in two overs and Gray W. S. bowled Padgett, who had made a useful 28 ; Denby was l.b.w. to Graham at 92 and the innings closed for 115. School opened as usual with the Grays, who put on 57 before Gray R. with 26, was l.b.w. to Walsh. Fulford also fell to Walsh in his next over, but Burley and Gray W. S. easily reached Bradford's total scoring 59 and 26 respectively. School won by 8 wickets.
BRADFORD. |
K.E.S. Isl. XI. |
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Hill, J., c. Gray R., b. Fulford |
0 |
Gray R., l.b.w., b. Walsh |
26 |
Webster c., White, b. Fulford |
17 |
Gray W. S. not out |
59 |
Gee N. G., run out |
20 |
Fulford I. M„ c. Spencer, b. Walsh) .... |
11 |
Padgett A. G., b. Gray W. S. |
28 |
Burley W. A. not out |
26 |
Philips G. F. H., c. Fulford, b. Higginbotham - |
0 |
Extras |
6 |
- - |
|||
Johnson G. A., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
Total (for 2) |
117 |
Hobson G. H. hit. wkt., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
- |
|
Denby R. N., l.b.w., b. Graham |
11 |
Walsh, 2 for .44. |
|
Lawson P., st Gray R., b. Gray W. S... |
8 |
Did not bat-Melling, Miles, Pashley, Graham, White, |
|
Walsh C. P. not out |
17 |
Settle, Higginbotham | |
Spencer A. G., c. Burley, b. Graham.... |
4 |
||
Extras |
10 |
||
Total |
115 |
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Higginbotham, 3 for 18 ; Fulford, 2 for 28, Gray W. S., 2 for 28 ; Graham, 2 for 31. |
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Played at Whiteley Woods, Saturday, July 4th. Gray won the toss am put Leeds in to bat. Leeds opened very cautiously against Fulford and Higginbotham and with 5 runs on the board Fulford bowled McLeod ; without adding to the score, Bromley attempted what seemed au easy run, but was run out by a smart throw-in from Melling, and Carter gave a, low catch to Burley at square-leg off Gray W. S. who had replaced Higginbotham. Kite and Spence went in the next two overs-5 for 9, but Maude and Webster carried the score to 42 before Webster, whose innings of 26 consisted of five 4's and three 2's, was caught by Fulford in the first over of Higginbotham's second spell. Daykin joined Maude and further improved .Leeds position, but after Settle had dismissed them by successive balls only seven more runs were added. School opened more quickly than usual and reached 41, before Scott Gray was bowled by Daykin. Fulford joined Gray R. and by 6.15 Leeds' score had been reached. School won by 9 wickets.
LEEDS. |
K.E.S. 1st Xl. |
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McLeod F. S., b. Fulford |
:I |
Gray R. not out |
37 |
Bromley M. 0. run out |
2 |
Gray W. S., b. Daykin |
21 |
Carter A., c. Burley, b. Gray W, S |
0 |
Fulford, J. M., not out |
16 |
Webster, K., c. Fulford, b. Higginbotham |
26 |
Extras |
4 |
Kite R., b. Fulford |
3 |
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Spence R. E., c. Pashley, b. Gray W. S. |
I |
Total (for 1) |
78 |
Maude S. E., c, Burley, b. Settle |
16 |
||
Holten W, M., c. Fulford, b. White .... |
0 |
Daykin 1 for 39. |
|
I)aykin J. F., b. Settle |
11 |
Did not bat-Burley, Melling, Miles, Pashley, |
|
Lambert K. A. S. not out |
1 |
Graham, White, Settle, Higginbotham. |
|
Altman V., l.b.w., b. Fulford |
6 |
||
Extras |
1 |
||
Total |
70 |
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Fulford, 3 for 21 ; Gray W. S., 2 for 12 ; Settle, 2 for 12 ; White, 1 for 6 ; Higginbotham, 1 for 4. |
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Played at Hoyland Common Wednesday, July 8th. Rockingham, winning the toss, decided to bat in a stiff breeze and Fulford started well by dismissing Ivell with the first ball and Atkinson in his second over, but Bramley and Reid G. took the score to 27 before Fulford clean bowled Bramley for a useful 21. Kay was caught behind the wicket, and then Reid G. and Booth put on II, but Booth, Reid, G. R. and Reid G. were all dismissed quickly. At 48 for 7, the School's position looked very satisfactory, but Darley and Fenton put on 22, and Fenton and Vickers 14, before the innings closed for 84. School opened cautiously and disaster carne early ; at 22, W. S. Gray was bowled by Fenton, and Fulford and Burley quickly followed. Melling withstood a couple of overs before tea, but was soon dismissed afterwards, the apparent effect of the splendid tea. Gray It. continued to bat steadily, while Miles and Pashley came and returned, but with the renewed attack of Fenton he was " c and b," having made a valuable 55, without which the score would have been a very sorry figure. At 82 for 8, the position was still not secure, but Settle and White scored the requisite 3 and the innings closed for 99, As the match had finished rather early, it was decided to play a short time-limited game during which runs mounted and wickets fell at ii sensational pace. At one time, three balls were hit in quick succession out of the ground and the School scored 138 in about 45 minutes, Graham being top scorer with 34 retire(]. Rockingham scored equally fast, while each member of the team bowled in turn, an(] had made 124 after 40 minutes play.
By the generosity of Mr. Reid, the teams were entertained after the match to an excellent supper at which both captains expressed on behalf of the teams, their appreciation of a most enjoyable day's cricket.
ROCKINGHAM COLLIERY. |
K.E.S. 1st XI. |
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Ivill J., c. Miles, b. Fulford |
0 |
Gray K., c. and b. Fenton |
55 |
Bramley B., D. Fulford |
21 |
Gray W. S., b. Fenton |
4 |
Atkinson ,1, S., l.b.w., b. Fulford .... |
0 |
Fulford J. M. b. Fenton |
o |
Reid G., c. Settle b. Gray W. S. |
12 |
Burley W. A. c. Lewis, b. Atkinson .... |
o |
Kay N., c. (;ray R., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
Melling F, c. Lewis, b. Reid, jour |
7 |
Booth J. N., l.b.w., b. Fulford |
4 |
Miles G. A., l.b.w., b. Reid jnnr |
3 |
Reid G. R. b. Fulford |
I |
Pashley D., l.b.w., b. Vickers |
(> |
Darley F. b, White |
8 |
Graham e. and b. Fenton |
I |
Fenton H. b. Graham |
19 |
White h. bell |
5 |
Vickers C. b. Graham |
6 |
Settle not out |
12 |
Lewis W. not out |
0 |
Higginbotham c. Atkinson b. Pen ton .. |
0 |
Extras |
13 |
Extras |
12 |
Total |
84 |
Total |
99 |
Fulford, 5 for 15 ; graham, 2 for 12 ; White, 1 for 1 ; Higginbotham, I for 20 ; Gray W. S., I for 21. |
Fenton, 5 for 24 ; Reid, 2 for 12. |
Wednesday, July 1st and Friday July 3rd.
The Knockout final opened sensationally-Lynwood won the toss and put Haddon in, and the chief hopes of Haddon, R. and W. S. Gray, Sivil V. R. and Miles, all fell to Higginbotham and Graham for 12 runs, 6 of which were extra's. It was up to Chare and Fuller to stop the rot, and Chare opened well with four 4's, while Fuller tapped singles until, with a useful total of 15, he gave a catch to Williams-4 for 12, 5 for 55. Lee came in and backed up ably, while ('hare cracked 4's in all directions, but Graham took a good '' c and b " to dismiss Lee at 71. Fletcher came in, accompanied by heavy rain, and, after three balls, the players dashed for the pavilion. Tea was taken during the deluge but after sundry conferences and inspections, the game was abandoned for the day-77 for 6, Chare not out 41, Fletcher not out 0. Play was impossible on Thursday and eventually resumed on Friday at 5 o'clock. Haddon opened very cautiously and had added only 5 when Fletcher played on off his pads ; four minutes later Chare reached his 50, 40 of which were in boundaries, and was immediately L.b.w. to Graham. Allan hit a 4 and a 6, and had his middle stump knocked flat by Graham, Sivil G. B. hit a fine six into the pavilion, but Moffatt was bowled by Graham and the innings closed for 120, Sivil 18 not out.
Lynwood opened at 6 o'clock, evidently determined to finish the game quickly. Burley knocked a six off Scott Gray into the brook and was bowled by the first ball from Fletcher, but Graham and Williams hit out merrily. At 49, however, a ball from Gray W. S. ran up Graham's bat into Allan's hands behind, and Williams, playing forward in the same over, was stumped ; Saville was caught and bowled, and Denman bowled, by Gray R. without adding to the score 46 for 1, 5(1 for 5, and Haddon's chances of victory seemed distinctly better. Five minutes later, Higginbotham was l.b.w. and Rhodes tapped the ball into R. Gray's hands. Ward started well with a four, but was also caught in slips and with the fall of Bowmer's wicket the innings closed for 82, Haddon winning by 38 runs.
HADDON. |
LYNWOOD |
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Gray R., b. Higginbotham |
0 |
Burley W. A., b. Fletcher |
8 |
Gray, W. S., b. Graham |
5 |
Graham G. A., c. Allan, b. Gray W |
21 |
Sivil V. R., l.b.w., b. Higginbotham.... |
1 |
Williams R. H. D., st. Allan, b. Gray W. |
20 |
Miles G. A., I). Higginbotham |
0 |
Saville M. H., c_ and h. Gray K |
1 |
Chare K. A., L.b.w, b. Graham |
50 |
Siddall, b. Gray W. S |
6 |
Fuller, c. Williams, b. Higginbotham , . |
15 |
Denman L. B., b. Gray R |
0 |
Lee, G., c, and b. graham |
2 |
Higginbotham J., l.b.w., b. Gray R |
7 |
Fletcher L. W., b. Graham |
0 |
Rhodes, c. Gray R., b. Gray W. S |
5 |
Sivil G. B., not out |
18 |
Bowmer, b, Gray W. S |
0 |
Allan J., b. Graham |
10 |
Ward, c. Gray W'. S., b. Gray R |
5 |
Moffatt, h. Graham |
0 |
Bagnall, not out |
1 |
Extras |
19 |
Extras |
8 |
Total |
120 |
Total |
82 |
Higginbotham, 4 for 44 ; Graham, 6 for 35. |
Gray R., 4 for 11 ; Gray W. S., 5 for 44; Fletcher. 1 for 19. |
Played at High Storrs, Saturday, May 20th. Central Secondary School batted first to the bowling of Hardy and Reid, both of whom they played very carefully ; they no doubt remembered Reid's double hat-trick against them last season and were determined such a thing would not happen again. Anyhow, it was not until Buckley had been put on that a wicket fell, at 13. The next pair took the score to 37 before Stafford, the Central No. 3 was run out. At 37 also fell the wicket of the other opening batsman, who had made 19, more than half the runs, before being bowled by Downing. The next man was hit on the nose by a fast ball from Hardy, who was bowling superbly. Hardy got his wicket, as well as that of his successor. The score was now 59. The next batsman showed us that he was not going to waste any time, and scored 14 before being caught off Hardy, who eventually returned the splendid analysis of 5 for 15. The Central School declared at 89 for 9.
Bolsover and Wheatley opened the School innings. Wheatley was soon caught at the wicket, but Bolsover and Sivil made a valuable stand before Sivil was run out, having made 7. Williams and Downing were soon out; then Reid came in. He hit a bright 8 made up of a 4 and two 2's aril the School's chances improved, but Reid was run out. This was not, indeed, the time to sneak runs. Then Buckley came in, with the rather unpleasant score of 30 for 6 on the board. Saville made 7, including a 4, before being l.b.w., but as for Buckley all the efforts of the bowlers could not remove him. Together with Chare, he played out time, and saved the School from what would probably have been a humiliating defeat.
CENTRAL SECONDARY SCHOOL 2nd Xl |
K.E.S. 2nd X1. |
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Ingham, b. Downing |
19 |
Bolsover, c. Hill, b. Cockayne |
8 |
Hill, l.b.w., b. Buckley |
4 |
Wheatley, c. Sedgwick, b. Frith |
I |
Stafford, run oil |
8 |
Sivil, run out |
7 |
Warren, c. Williams, b. Hardy |
10 |
Williams, c. Hill, b. Cockayne |
0 |
Kelsey, b. Hardy |
10 |
Downing, l.b.w., b. Frith |
9 |
Cockayne, b. Hardy |
9 |
Reid, rum out |
8 |
Frith, c. Sivil, b. Hardy |
14 |
Buckley, not out |
6 |
Hutt, not out |
2 |
Saville, l.b.w., b. Ingham |
7 |
Redfern, c. Saville, b. Lees |
1 |
Chare, not out |
2 |
Sadler, b. Hardy |
0 |
Lees |
|
Sedgwick did not bat |
Hardy did not bat |
||
Extras |
12 |
Extras |
7 |
Total (for 9) |
89 |
Total ( for 7) |
46 |
Hardy, 5 for 15 ; Reid, 6 for 16 ; Williams, 0 for 11; Buckley, 1 for 11; Lees 1 for 17 ; Downing, 1 for 6. |
Cockayne, 2 for 15 ; Frith, 2 for 14 ; Ingham I for 6 ; Redfern, 0 for 5. |
Played at Whiteley Woods, Saturday, May 27th. The Central batted first, anti the batsman who had made 19 out of 37 against us at High Storrs wits caught by Sivil off Hardy for 1. hardy got two wickets very quickly. The score was now 9 for 3. The next batsman was run out shortly afterwards, making the score 11 for 4. Hill and Cockayne doubled the score before Buckley clean bowled Cockayne. The last few batsmen did considerably better than the first few had done ; the last four batsmen between them got 34 runs out of the 72 that the whole side scored. The tenth-wicket partnership added 14. Hardly again returned a good analysis ; although many of his balls were off the wicket and could have been punished . . . only three of his overs were not maidens ; his analysis was 5 for 11.
Sivil and Chare opened the School innings. '.They added) 64 for the first wicket, of which Chare had 17, before being bowled. Wheatley was soon out, but Sivil and Buckley made a great stand adding 39 for the third wicket. Sivil's individual score was 59 not out, including eleven 4's-- a glorious innings to watch. There was no Lancashire-saving-the-game stuff about that innings, as there had had to be at High Storrs a week before. School passed their opponent's score with two wickets down, and at the close were 102 for 2.
CENTRAL SECONDARY SCHOOL 2nd Xl. |
K.E.S. 2nd X . |
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Hill, c. Hermitte, b. Buckley |
9 |
Sivil, not out |
59 |
Ingham, e.. Sivil, b. Hardy |
I |
Chare, b. Ingham |
17 |
Stafford, l.b.w., b. Hardy |
5 |
Wheatley, c. Sedgwick, b. Ingham .... |
I |
Bird, c. Downing, b. Hardy |
0 |
Buckley, not out |
18 |
Warren, run out |
I |
Williams |
|
Cockayne, b. Buckley |
a |
Hermitte |
|
Frith, st. Saville, b. Fletcher |
5 |
Fletcher |
|
Hutt, ht. wkt., b. Downing |
12 |
Saville |
|
Kelsey, L.b.w.(n) b. Hardy |
6 |
Reid |
|
Sedgwick, l.b.w,.(n) b. Hardy |
7 |
Downing |
|
Redfern, not out |
9 |
Hardy |
|
Extras |
I l |
Extras |
7 |
Total |
72 |
Total (for 2) |
102 |
Hardy, 5 for 11 ; Downing, I for 22; Reid, 0 for 4 ; Fletcher, I for 8 ; Buckley 2 for 15. |
K.E.S. won In 8 wickets. |
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Played at Whiteley Woods, June 24th. Saville won the toss and chose to bat on a soft, easy wicket, which gave little help to the batsmen. Buckley and Chare faced Waghorn and Bolsover (senior) with confidence, although they could not hit the bowling, which was accurate, though not deadly. The first wicket fell to a smart piece of stumping by Mr. Titchmarsh, who later repeated this to dismiss Sivil, who had batted for an hour with great style. Bolsover had a runner but was beaten by it straight one from Slack, which did not lift. Buckley saw the 50 on the board when he was bowled by Murphin for 16, a good knock. A bowling change brought no improvement for Mr. Smith's X1 and Saville, Shooter and Hermitte took easy toll, in an orgy of hard hitting, from the bowling of Messrs. Saville and Simm. Saville and Shooter were out to mis-hits, and Hermitte was narrowly run-out.
The tail wagged indifferently, only Fletcher and Hardy displaying enterprise, in bringing the total to 118.
Bolsover (senior) and Williams opened to the fast howling of Hardy and the slow off-spinners of Fletcher. This was a wise move and unseated the batsmen, who were victims to the wiles of the diminutive Fletcher. Slack stopped a faster one from Hardy with his pads and left at 14. Mr. Thomas did not look very secure, narrowly escaped being bowled by Hardy, hit a 4 off Fletcher, but mistimed the next, a cunningly flighted leg-break, with the inevitable result. Murphin was out to it catch at silly mid-on by Sivil, at 44. The brothers Downing now took over the bowling, they were both steady, but the batsmen Messrs. Smith and Bolsover, scored steadily in making a stand of 35 valuable runs. Hardy was put on again, and Bolsover (senior) gave an easy catch at slip, which was not accepted ; however Mr. Smith went in the same over, after a stout innings of 19 runs.
Mr. Saville faced Fletcher for the duration of three balls, and was followed by Mr. Titchmarsh. Bolsover was now well set and set about Fletcher's bowling, thereby spoiling an excellent analysis of 5 wickets for 28 runs, by hitting five quick fours ; but he left when one run short of fifty, to one from 1-tardy, which swung into his leg stump. Mr. Simm Left at 116 and amid great excitement Mr. Titchmarsh scored the winning hit ; Fletcher rounded off the innings of 123 runs. Mr. Smith's XI had triumphed by I wicket.
1st Xl. 1935-6. Played 16. Won 13. Drawn 2. Lost 1. Back Row—Mr. E. G. Simm (Coach). G. A. Graham. W. A.
Burley. M. V. Saville. P. E. Howarth. Mr. W. B. Glister (Games Master)
|
K.E.S. 2nd X1. |
MR. SMITH's X1. |
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Chare st. Titchmarsh b. Waghorn |
5 |
Bolsover, b. Hardy |
49 |
Buckley, b. Murphin |
16 |
Williams, b. Fletcher |
0 |
Sivil, st. Titchmarsh, b. Slack |
12 |
Nil-. Mackay, b. Fletcher |
1 |
Bolsover, b. Slack |
4 |
Slack l b w b Hardy |
5 |
Saville, c. Titchmarsh, b. Simm |
IS |
Mr. Thomas, b. Fletcher |
6 |
Shooter, c. Smith, b. Simm |
21 |
Murphin, c. Sivil, b. Fletcher |
8 |
Hermitte, run out |
18 |
Mr. Smith, c, Hermitte, b. Hardy |
19 |
Fletcher, c.. Simm, b. Mackay |
8 |
Mr. Saville, b. Fletcher |
0 |
Downing P., b. Mackay |
I) |
Mr. Titchmarsh, not out |
16 |
Hardy, b. Williams |
7 |
Mr. Simm, l.b.w.(n), b. Fletcher |
5 |
Downing F., not out |
0 |
Waghorn, b. Fletcher' |
4 |
Extras (Wides 3, byes 6) |
9 |
Extras (byes 9, leg-byes I) |
10 |
Total |
118 |
Total |
123 |
Waghorn, 1 for 18 ; Slack, 2 for 14 ; Murphin I for 6 ; Simm, 2 for 19 ; Mackay, 2 for 14 Williams, I for 5 ; Bolsover, 0 for 13 ; Saville, 0 for 16 ; Smith, 0 for 4. |
Hardy, 3 for 9 ; Fletcher, 7 for 00 ; Downing P., 0 for 28 ; Downing F., 0 for 18. |
Played at Bents Green, Saturday, June, 28th. Saville lost the toss and the School had to bat first. Chare and Buckley opened for the School, and at first both appeared very comfortable, but the bowlers were keeping the runs down. ('hare was the first to go, caught at the wicket for 6, after a change in the bowling had been made. Sivil took the place of ('hare, and runs began to come steadily, although some of them were very narrow shaves. It looked as though we were going to see one of those Sivil-Buckley partnerships like the one we saw against the Central Secondary School when the pair put on 39, and looked as though they were never going to be out ; but Buckley was l.b.w. at 27, having scored 10, all in singles. Saville then came in, and made 6, before being clean bowled, Sivil was adding steadily to his score, but soon after Bolsover had come in was run out trying to get 2 for a hit that was a safe single, but nothing more. He had made 24, including one 4. The score was now 45 for 4, and the snatch was not proving such an easy job for the School as had been expected. But when Shooter came in the situation improved. Bolsover kept his end up while Shooter got the runs, and this policy proved very successful ; the pair did not look in the least perturbed by the bowling. At 64, however, Bolsover was bowled by the medium-pace bowler. Fletcher then came in and followed Bolsover's policy, but Shooter was out at 78, having made 22, including two 4's. Fletcher and Hermitte took the score to 84 before Saville declared. The runs had been scored in the rather long time of an hour and three quarters.
It was evident that Nether Edge were going to let the game he a draw. Hardy got a wicket at 4, but the next Nether Edge batsman batted painfully slowly and the game was abandoned as a draw, the score being 11-1 though Nether Edge's No. 4 batsman has a reputation for being a hitter. Even had they sent him in, however, it is very unlikely that the School would have won. Of nineteen overs bowled in Nether Edge's innings no fewer than twelve were maidens.
K.E.S. 2nd X1. |
NETHER EDGE |
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Chare, c. Andrews, b. Povolny |
(3 |
Vessey, c. Downing F., K Hardy |
2 |
Buckley l.b.w., b. Vessey |
10 |
Hague, not out |
8 |
Sivil run out |
24 |
Turner, not out |
1 |
Saville, b. Porter |
6 |
Povolny |
|
Bolsover, b. Shaw |
8 |
Fire |
|
Shooter, b. Povolny |
22 |
Shaw |
|
Fletcher, not out |
5 |
Cloves Did not bat |
|
Hermitte, not out |
I |
Andrews |
|
Downing 11. |
Porter |
||
Hardy Did not bat |
Tottle. |
||
Downing 11, |
Prepsler |
||
Extras |
2 |
Extras |
0 |
Total (for 6 deck.) |
.... 84 |
Total (for 1) |
11 |
Shaw, I for 16 ; Povolny, 2 for 23 |
; Porter, |
Hardy, I for 8 ; Fletcher, 0 for 1 ; Downing, |
|
1 for 23 ; Vessey, I for 18. |
F., 0 for 2 ; Downing P., 0 for 0. |
Played at Leeds, Saturday, July 4th. Leeds batted first to the bowling of Hardy and Fletcher. Front the fifth ball of his first over Hardy got Denton L.b.w with no runs on the board. Two runs later he beat and bowled Dodson. 'I 'he score was now 2 for 2. Stead, the only batsman who up to now had shown any promise, was smartly stumped by Saville off Fletcher, who got Phillipson's wicket next ball, Hermitte taking a brilliant running catch off a skied shot. Clarke and Walker made a stand before Walker was deceived and bowled by Fletcher. He hit the first 4 in the match. The score was now 11 for 5. Clark and Miller took the score to 15 for 6. Miller was out to a superb catch by Bolsover in the slips. Nobody except Clarke and Walker scored snore than 2, and the innings closed for 23, Hardy returning the excellent analysis of 8 for 8 and Fletcher that of 4 for 11. The Leeds innings was over in fourteen overs and a ball. Clare and Buckley opened for the School. When he had scored only 2, Chare was very unlucky to be run out. Buckley and Sivil took the score to 21 before Buckley was caught at the wicket off Dodson. Sivil and Bolsover carne together and played the bowling with the utmost confidence until Bolsover rant himself out attempting a run that insulted the Leeds fielders, who had not been particularly bright. As soon as Bolsover was out, tea was taken. The School had already won by eight wickets, but an agreement was made by which the School should continue with their innings for half an-hour and Leeds should then go in for half-an-hour. After tea Leeds changed their stumper, and eventually every man in the side bowled, Sivil and Saville added 24, before Saville was caught. '['here were three 4's in his seventeen. Sivil was out at 81, having made 25, including three 4's. Hermitte and Fletcher then completed the half-hour. The School brought their total front 46 for 3, to 84 for 6. Leeds in their half-hour scored 28 for 3, Hardy taking 1 for 5, Fletcher I for 2 and Buckley I for 3.
LEEDS. |
K.E.S. 2nd XI. |
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Stead, st. Saville, b. Fletcher |
2 |
Chare, run out |
2 |
Denton, l.b.w., b. Hardy |
0 |
Buckley, c. Walker. b. Dodson |
5 |
Dodson, b. Hardy •.•••••• |
a |
Sivil, b. Burrow •..•. |
25 |
Phillipson, c. Hermitte, b. Fletcher .... |
I |
Bolsover, run out .. . |
13 |
Clarke, b. Hardy •••••••••• |
7 |
Saville, c. Richardson, b. Denton |
17 |
Walker, b. Fletcher |
5 |
Shooter, l.b.w., b, Clarke |
u |
Miller, c. Bolsover, b. Hardy |
0 |
Hermitte, not out |
4 |
Richardson, c. Buckley, b. Fletcher |
I |
Fletcher, not out |
n |
Sugden, not out ••••• |
I |
Extras |
18 |
Burrow, It. Hardy |
I |
||
Grant, b. Hardy •.•••• |
I |
Total (for 8) |
84 |
Extras |
4 |
- |
|
Total |
23 |
||
Hardy, 0 for 8 ; Fletcher, 4 for 11. |
y |
||
Denton b. Hardy |
0 |
||
Dodson not oil( |
9 |
||
Phillipson riot out |
I |
||
Miner at. Saville, It. Fletcher |
U1 |
||
Saville e. Bolsover, It. Buckley .... |
3 |
||
Extras |
5 |
||
Total /fur 3) |
28 |
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Hardy, I for 5 ; Downing, F., 0 for |
5 ; |
||
Buckley, 1 for 3 ; Downing P., 0 for |
5 ; |
||
Bolsover 0 for 4 ; Fletcher, I for 2. |
A grey, cold, clay with some showers of rain: K.E.S. batted and, out of the total of 76, the only player to reach double figures was Tomlinson, who scored 37. This wits a very admirable innings, as he showed great restraint against tempting bowling when he first went in full the sidle was in a bad position. For the Central School, Reed bowled a consistent length and took 5 for 26. Reed also made most of the Central Schools' runs-25 out of 54. Newton bowled very well for K.E.S. and took 7 for 18. This included a hat-trick, finished off by a brilliant single-handed catch by Powell when the ball looked to be dropping clear of the fielders. Fletcher L. W., although getting only one wicket, kept the batsmen pegged down at the other end.
A day of blazing sunshine. K.E.S. batted and again Tomlinson made the highest score, though this tinge in a very uncertain manner-walking away to square-leg for most of his strokes, Hutton showed promise as a bat, playing some beautiful forward strokes and scoring 7 not out. The Central began confidently and it tea-time had made 21 for 1. Powell had been bowling very steadily and looked to be our only hope, but Pashley came on at the other end after tea and started bowling brilliantly. These two rapidly went through the rest of the side. Pashley 6 for 6 ; Powell 4 for 20• The side fielded very keenly and showed it pleasing ability to pull a losing game out of the fire.
HOUSE |
LEAGUE |
TABLE. |
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Played. |
Won. |
Lost. |
Drawn. |
Points |
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L |
Haddon |
.. 21 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
82.5 |
2. |
Chatsworth |
21 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
76.5 |
3. |
Welbeck |
21 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
71.5 |
4. |
Arundel , , |
21 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
62.5 |
5. |
Lynwood |
21 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
54.5 |
6. |
Wentworth |
21 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
41.5 |
7. |
Clumber |
.. 21 |
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THE School first IV have had a successful season, winning both their away matches against Heath Grammar School and Leeds University. Unfortunately both return matches had to be scratched because of had weather. The second IV were not so successful losing their hone and away matches against Heath second IV.
The Junior and Senior House and Singles Knockouts have been held this term. Semi-finalists in the Senior House Knockout are Lynwood, Welbeck, Haddon and Sherwood, and in the Junior, Chatsworth, Haddon, Sherwood, and Wentworth. Semi-finalists in the Senior Singles Knockout are Pashley, Burley, Hardy and Settle, and in the Junior, Townsend and Leeson.
A. J. R. G.
THE classes in Life-Saving which have been held at Glossop Road Baths, under the tuition of Mr. Blatherwick, have been well attended, and at the test held on July 7th, the Bronze Medallion of the Royal Life-Saving Society was awarded to :-Green A. J. R., Lee G. G., Burnham I). C„ Furzey D. A., Scholey R., Downing F., Holroyd W. H., Hancock J. A., Hayhurst A,, Kay L. R., Hall J. H., Baher G. D., Okell W. F., Fowlstone D.
Tomlinson C. and Bain 1?., gained the intermediate Certificate.
The most notable event of this term has, of course, been the Whitsuntide Camp. It is with regret that I have to say that only a dozen Chatsworth-Haddon scouts camped this time, and everyone hopes that this very feeble representation will not be repeated. The best patrol turn out was that of the Golden Plovers, who had 100% camping.
Together with our old friends of the Troop " B" days-Lynwood-Sherwood- we spent the long weekend at Derwent, having decided that the cost of going to Sawdon made the latter impracticable. Unfortunately, this year, Derwent was not at its best, for wood had run very short, and there was no pipe-line bringing the drinking water to the right side of the river.
On Friday, the day we arrived, we managed to get all the tents up, and also cut out the fireplaces, though no tables or proper gadgets could be made. Saturday was not the most pleasant of (lays, for the fireplaces became quagmires owing to the rain which poured (town on them from 8 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the afternoon. However, though this was not the best start for a Whit-Camp, we soon cheered up and all managed to cook a satisfactory dinner. On Sunday morning there was ice about half an inch thick oil the water in all the buckets, and consequently it was rather cold to wash in. But the sun shone, and all was well. The rain also came to see us off on Tuesday afternoon, fortunately after most of the packing had been completed.
G. G. Lee did duty as Q.M. for the first time, and everyone will agree that he did it very efficiently. He is to be particularly congratulated as he had not even had any experience as " sub-assistant-deputy."
We are all now looking forward to our Summer Camp at Dale, in the South West Corner of Wales. It appears that we are going to have a large percentage of Campers this year, and we are again with Lynwood-Sherwood.
Hearty congratulations are due to the scouts who helped at Mrs. Graham's Garden Party, for they appear to have performed their duties in a very meritorious fashion.
We will be sorry to lose F. J. Houghton this term, for he has served the troop well for six or seven years, and has had much experience. However, we wish him every success in his new occupation, and hope that he will always keep up sonic connection with the troop.
J.A.F.
We must first congratulate all those scouts who helped the I-louse to gain another victory in the Athletic Sports. We were unable to enter a full team in the Association Cross Country Races, which were held in the Easter vacation, but Parsons and Langley ran well, to finish 2nd and 7th respectively.
Okell, Wade Parsons and Langley were in the party which accompanied the S/M on the Gloucester and Wiltshire Hike, an account of which is related on another page.
During this term most boys have helped in the construction of the Clumber canoe. It was very welcome at the Whitsuntide camp, particularly as the weather was too cold for bathing.
Work has been continued on it since and the craft will soon be fully equipped, ready for Windermere.
Illness unfortunately prevented two scouts from coming to the Whitsuntide ('amp, and two others were absent, but the fifteen who went to Kelstedge spent a useful and enjoyable time, along with the Welbeck-Wentworth section. Our eight tenderfeet discovered that rain need not spoil camping, and made good progress with Scoutcraft.
Chamberlain, P. B. and Hutton, K. C., newcomers to the School this term have joined our section and will add strength to the Bulls and Hawks respectively. We also welcome Benn, D., who has just joined. Barton, J. I. is going to a boarding-school in September. He will take our best wishes with him, having been a keen, willing and loyal scout for the past three years.
Term has passed quickly. Good attendance has been maintained. Preparation for Camp, and several meetings at the Baths are the events we remember most readily. Congratulations to Okell on gaining the Bronze Medallion and the Rescuer Badge. The Hawks eventually won the Patrol Competition last term and are leading again at present.
We owe our thanks to Mr. Helliwell for help with the canoe and ambulance box, and are glad he is to be with us at our Summer camp. We now await the holidays and pleasant times in, on and by Windermere.
Our hearty thanks are due to Mr. Marlowe, who has cemented the whole of the inside of the Whare, and thereby making it fit to meet in. It is now in order, and contains our patrol and camp boxes ; and our heavier members are no longer afraid of the ladder.
We welcome three recruits--the Hall brothers, Pigeon and Curlew respectively, and Bain, Pecker.
We are praying for a very stormy crossing to Sark, on Monday 27th, as we are told the camp will be run at a loss if we need a meal on the way there. We also hope the gorse is not very prickly.
We split up into patrols at Whitsuntide. The Peckers camped high in the hills above Castleton. We admire now the courage and prudence with which they faced the elements, but we especially admired their courage when we saw a small white square on the opposite hill, which looked in grave danger of being completely dissolved. The pigeons were likewise energetic in arranging a hike for themselves.
The lazy Curlews left all to Mr. Hickox, but got off much the best in the terrible weather. If Mr. Hickox can similarly keep us from getting scorched at Sark, he will render a tremendous service,
We are grateful to Appleby for giving us both a lesson in 1st Class axemanship, and also an opportunity to show our knowledge of first aid. We thank Mr. Simm for welcoming us into his camp for a night, but we do not admire his description of the barn at Green Cowden, which is by far the soundest I have ever slept in. Let us hope to be more fortunate next time.
W1D.
THE first meeting of the newly-formed Natural History Society was held on Tuesday, June 30th, with Mr. Effron in the chair. Mr. Whitfield was also present. A number of interested boys attended, and the meeting opened with the reading of the rules previously approved by the Headmaster. Mr. Effron agreed to be President of the Society for the tune being. It was decided that meetings should be held periodically, and excursions arranged. A suggestion was made that we should forma Society Museum, bill we cannot hope for this until next term when we shall be able to use the Upper Elementary Laboratory.
Anybody interested in Natural History is cordially invited to attend our next meeting, which will be held at the beginning of the Autumn Term.
R.G.S.L.
We hope that it is not too late to congratulate those who ran at Whiteley Woods on Sports Day. In the Under 14 events, sound efforts were made by Wheatley M. F. and Ashford W. Fowlston D. ran well in the Under 15 events, and the Senior Relay team put up a good show and managed to gain third place.
On the whole our cricket continues to improve from Year to year. The League 1st XI certainly have not been so successful as they were last season, but the 2nd XI have continued to hold their own, while the 3rd XI are unbeaten up to the present. Brookes and his team deserve praise not only for their good cricket, but for their keenness, which is, after all, the more important,
In the Knock-Out Championship we succeeded in entering the semi-final. For the last two years we have met Clumber in the first round, and this season we have avenged last year's defeat. Clumber were put in to bat on a difficult wicket of which Ashford and Whitman by steady bowling made the fullest use. Edge too played a big part in our victory he kept wicket carefully and batted effectively if not stylishly.
We were not so fortunate in the semi-final In this round we came up against Haddon. Although they heat us by more than a hundred runs, we have at any rate the satisfaction of having dismissed an extremely formidable batting side. Needless to say, however, this is not enough.
Soon the swimming sports will be upon us. Fowlston D. is in charge of the House swimming. All would-be swimmers will readily be given help and instruction, if they ask for it. Practise your speed. Swim fast : it is most important. Let Arundel inaugurate the new swimming bath by being the first House to win the swimming shield there.
We have had quite a successful cricket season to date ; although we were unlucky in drawing Haddon in the Knock-out, we have every chance of retaining the League Trophy. Congratulations are clue to F. C. Downing on his rapid rise to bowling fame, and to Howarth on his capable captaincy of the House First XI.
Fives is in a flourishing state in the House. The first pair were unlucky in drawing Lynwood, probably the strongest House pair in the School, in the first round of the Knock-out. The junior team however, is still in the running, and has a good chance of winning the Junior Knockout.
Our chief strength this year lies in Swimming. After six years of running up to Lynwood and M. I-1. Taylor, we at last stand a chance of coming into our own. Three members of the House, at least will probably he in the School 'ream, and swimming flourishes throughout the House. Considerably more than half the members of the House are swimmers.
Our success in the Sports and Cross-country races last term, for which congratulations are due to all concerned, compensated us for the loss of several senior members of the House, but this term the youth and inexperience of the cricket teams has been a handicap. There is a better outlook for the future, however, for the younger boys are very keen, and many of them have considerable ability. In fives we have again had to fall back on the younger boys of the House, and though they have tried hard, experience has overcome them. G. D. Bolsover, captain of swimming, and Mr. Exton are very keen in coaching the swimmers and as we have several outstanding performers they arc hopeful of considerable success. Good luck to all of them
We have had a very successful season this year. At the moment of writing we are bidding fair to win the " League " Cup, in which the 1st XI has only lost one match, that against Chatsworth which was decided after a thrilling struggle on the second innings. The " Knockout " team has reached the final after overwhelming the opposition of Chatsworth and Arundel. In the final we suffered shocks at the hands of Lynwood who got four of our best wickets (the Grays, Sivil and Miles) clown for 10 runs, but Chare pulled the game round with a great innings of 50, ably helped by Fuller (15). Lynwood batted very poorly and were all out for 82 after being 49 for I. Our success was due chiefly to Chare whose 50 saved us from complete collapse. Another feature of this season's cricket was the rise of L. W. Fletcher whose brilliant bowling earned him a well deserved place in the School 2nd XI. The House 2nd XI has achieved the feat of going through the season without losing a match, whilst the 3rd has drawn one match and won the rest.
The Fives pair won the first match against ('lumber by the overwhelming scores of 15-1, 15-2, but were unlucky to draw Lynwood in the Second Round. We lost after a very grim and interesting tight by 15-7, 7-15, 15-3. The Under 14 pair (Trotter and Shilleto) have reached the Final easily by overcoming ('lumber and Chatsworth, hot)) of whom were beaten easily in two games. The draw has been heavily against us in the Open Singles where every player hall to play a member of the School IV.
Our prospects for the Swimming Sports are not too great, but if every member of the House who can swim enters for the Sports we shall have a better chance. The Relay Team should gain at least the second place now that Taylor has left Lynwood and on the whole we should put up a much better show than we did last year.
The chief event of last term was the Athletic Sports, in which the douse acquitted itself well. In the team events, the House obtained 120 points out of a possible 140, being first in the Under 14 Relay, second in the Over 14 Relay, and winning both Under 14 and Over 14 Tug o' War. W. A. Burley slid well to win the High Jump Open. As last year, we finished runners-up for the Sports Cup.
This tern at Cricket the House has, in general, clone fairly well. Of the League Teams, the first XI has won 3 out of 5, the second XI have lost 5 and drawn 1, and the third have done better by winning four out of six. The Knock-Out team beat Wentworth in the first round by the narrow margin of 20 runs. In the second round we beat Welbeck by about 100 runs, We obtained the good score of 21.5 runs chiefly due to Graham and Saville, the former making the magnificent score of 121 not out and the latter 35. The final, with Haddon was begun on Wednesday, July 1st. Higginbotham gave Lynwood a magnificent start by bowling Gray R. with the second ball of the match and then having Sivil V. R. l.b.w. in his second over. The good work was continued by Graham who bowled Gray W. S. and Miles was bowled by Higginbotham. Then Haddon were 4 wickets down for 10 runs, when Chare and Fuller came together and put on 50 before they were separated. When rain stopped play Haddon were 71 runs for 6 wickets. It was decided to continue the match on the following night but this was again postponed owing to more rain, The match was continued on Friday, July 3rd at 5.10 p.m. The remaining four Haddon batsmen were dismissed by Graham and their innings total was 120. Burley and Graham opened the Lynwood innings well by scoring 10 off the first over, but Burley was out the first ball of the second over. Williams and Graham made a stand and Lynwood were 50 for two when Graham came out. Then we collapsed and were 55 for 5 and finally 82 all out, thus losing by 38 runs.
This term we must say goodbye to Graham who is leaving. He has been House football and Cricket Captain for the last two years and has also played for the School XI's during this time. He has also played for the School 2nd Fives IV. This record cannot indicate the value he has been to the House. We wish him the best of luck in his new work.
In Fives the House has done fairly well this term. The House first pair beat Chatsworth in the first round of the Competition without much effort. However, the Under 14 pair were beaten by Chatsworth. Burley has reached the semi-final of the Singles Competition.
As the Swimming Sports are not being held this term there is additional time for swimmers to practice. Flint is willing to teach any member of the House to swim and all should he able to do so before the Sports next Term.
The Season in cricket has been satisfactory, and although nothing great has been accomplished, we have some success to report. In the Knock-out we lost to Lynwood but not by a very great margin. In League matches, the first eleven has won only one game, but rain robbed us of victory over Arundel ; the second eleven has been most successful winning four games out of six. We should have had more success in cricket if the batting had been more consistent, and of the same standard as the bowling,
In fives, we congratulate Leeson R. G. on reaching the semi-final of the Under 14 Knock-out Fives Competition; with Gebhard he has also won the first round of the Under 14 House contest, and we hope they will go much further. In the Open Fives Contest, Leeson A. J. and Holroyd put up a good fight against their formidable opponents.
It is rather disappointing not to have seen much activity in swimming this term. We sincerely hope that this will be remedied during the holidays, so that Wentworth may have something to show at the first Swimming Sports in the new bath.
We are glad to see that the House, under the leadership of such a strong character as Settle, is again ascending to the enviable position which it occupied five years ago. It must be realised that only close co-operation between all members of the House can bring such a ripe reward.
Those members who (lid so well in the Sports are to be heartily congratulated. Fulford J. once again proved what a valuable asset he is to the House by gaining the title of Champion Athlete. The efforts of the Over 14 Relay Team, which consisted of Settle, Fulford, J., Fulford, D., and Mellor, were rewarded by a distinguishing triumph. Widdison also ran well to win the Half Mile Handicap.
The House finished third in the Cricket League and put up a gallant, fight against Lynwood in the semi-final of the Knock-out Competition. As most of the members of the First Eleven are yet young, there arc distinct prospects of greater success next year.
The departure of Settle at the end of this term will prove a great loss, not only to the House, but to the School. He has been an invaluable leader of the House football, cricket and fives for three years. He and Reid, another old stalwart, are to be wished every success in their new spheres.
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