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No. 97. JULY, 1942. VOL. XXXII.
FIAT LUX.
This second war-time Magazine finds the School very much alive. It is not merely that two years after evacuation our numbers are relatively high, but that we have found new vitality and new value in what we rather lightly called, in pre-war days, "the corporate life of the School." House games have been revived with fresh enthusiasm; the Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps attract large numbers of boys who parade at all sorts of awkward times; a Christmas Revue was staged at short notice after the untimely death of Mr. Watt had put an end to all plans for the production of St. Joan; a School garden was dug and planted during the Easter holidays.
All this is to the good. But we have had our losses, too. Month by month the war takes its toll of Old Boys, to whose relatives we extend our deepest sympathy. Here at School, the death of Mr. Watt has overshadowed everything else. Successive generations of Old Boys will pay tribute to him—to his inspired work as a teacher of Modern Languages, and as a producer for the Dramatic Society. Even then much will be left unsaid for their indebtedness covers so many of the intangible things that cannot be assessed.
Though we have lost Mr. E. S. Allen, we are glad to think that he has a real prospect of enjoying a long period of retirement. We hope he carries with him very happy recollections of 21 years at the School, to which he gave so much by his quiet thoroughness and his unassuming loyalty.
For a time we are also without Miss Rookwood. After a spell of illness during the winter she recently had the misfortune to suffer severely from a fall at the A.R P. Centre. She has now been ordered a complete rest for the remainder of the term, but—we trust that next September will find her fully restored. It is worth noting that Miss Rookwood has just completed her twenty-fifth year with the School—a period of devoted service to which many will testify. In the meantime we are glad to see Mr. Willis back again after a short illness and to welcome Mr. Evans and Miss Leary who join the Staff temporarily.
During the year we have been able to take over a building—Pentwyn House—where 3/5 of the School are in regular attendance. This arrangement has meant that the greater part of the School is now working a normal week, and it has brought considerable relief to the Home School who, incredible though it sounds, have put up with us for two years. To the Headmaster and Staff, who have scarcely known which room to call their own, to the pupils who by the unusual timing of the sessions have been deprived of the normal round of games and societies, and to the Caretaker and his Staff who have had more work to do in less time, we are greatly indebted. Both Schools can fairly find satisfaction in the knowledge that, though they have been working at such close quarters, the relationship has been remarkably free from any friction.
One more development recalls peace-time arrangements. A large number of boys are now having mid-day dinners either at the Ebbw Vale County School or at the British Restaurant. We are very grateful to those who, by their willing co-operation, have made this possible.
The story of the year is told elsewhere. Hearty congratulations are due to the winners of University Scholarships, and to the boys whose names figure in the long lists of successful candidates in the Higher and School Certificate Examinations. That we are able to mark these successes by a 'peace-time' Prize list is due once again to the generosity of the Parents' Association and other friends who have supplemented the usual prize grant by their gifts. A special word of commendation must follow for those N.C.O.s and Cadets who have gained Cert. A. or the Proficiency Certificate of the A.T.C.
It remains for us to send greetings. We know that this Magazine will find its way to the four corners of the earth. To members of the Staff and to Old Boys serving with the Forces we trust it will act as a link with home and as an assurance of our pride in the part they are playing; to parents who are holding the fort in Dover, Deal and district, it comes as a reminder that they are constantly in our thoughts; and to foster-parents, who in such hospitable and generous fashion have helped us to find home away from home, it brings one more grateful, if inadequate acknowledgement.
It is more than a year since the last issue of the Pharos appeared: since we all felt that its continued absence would be a great disappointment, to Old Pharosians especially, despite the shortage of paper—and money!—it was decided to celebrate the second anniversary of our temporary exile by publishing this number.
With the regretted retirement of Mr. E. S. Allen—to whom we wish long life to enjoy it—the magazine is of necessity "under entirely new management." As editor, I am fortunate to have at hand Mr. Darby who for so long steered a steady course between the Scylla of officialdom and the Charybdis of the base designs of those anxious to deceive the innocent-seeming eyes of the editor!
We feel that this number should appeal mostly to our Old Boys. We have collected all the information as to their many and varied activities that we possibly could. Some of this will be out of date: many of their doings must perforce pass unchronicled: some of our information will be wrong: please do not blame the Editor and his Committee—we have done our best. Remember we depend upon Old Boys themselves for most of our news so, help us to fill in the gaps by writing to Mr. Pearce, Mr. Slater or me. A great many of the items of news that follow are 'lifted' from the Dover Express: I will not say what we USED to call it once upon a time, but now, we await its arrival week by week with the greatest interest and look upon it as our last link with 'Home.' One thing is very clear—after the war, Dover will have no more devoted admirers than those who have missed so consumingly its sea-front, its white cliffs, its—but I must say no more. Anyhow, our heartfelt thanks to Mr. N. V. Sutton and the Dover Express for invaluable help.
Should any Old Pharosian wish to have a copy of this issue, would he forward a minimum of 1/6 towards the cost of printing and postage?
The In Memoriam column is growing longer. To all those who mourn is extended the heartfelt sympathy of the School—proud of the honour brought to its name by those who have made the greatest sacrifice of all, that those who follow in their footsteps may follow the paths of learning with quiet heart and mind.
W.W.B.
In Memoriam.
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THOMAS WATT, M.A. |
Most Old Pharosians will have learned of the death of Mr. Watt. He came to school on Thursday morning Oct. 30th, although feeling unwell. He collapsed and had to be taken to the Ebbw Vale General Hospital where, despite every effort, he died after a very short illness on Wednesday, Nov. 5th. His body was cremated at Pontypridd, the following Saturday. On that day, a short Memorial Service was held in the Assembly Hall.
The Headmaster, with a brief sincerity which would have been in accordance with all the principles so firmly held by Mr. Watt, spoke of the work done by him during the last 21 years. His memorial was to be sought in the hearts of those hundreds of old boys upon whose lives he had made such a lasting impression and also in the work to be done by those still in school, whose ideas had already been moulded by his clear-sighted idealism.
Then the Senior Prefect, E. J. Crofts, read the 23rd Psalm; his Deputy, J. B. S. Brabham read the passage from Bunyan where Mr. Valiant-for-Truth crosses the river and the trumpets sound on the other side. The singing of a rousing Easter hymn and a few simple prayers concluded a ceremony which by its stark simplicity would have brought to the lips of its subject that gentle, semi-mocking smile which was ever his tribute to what pleased him most.
W.W.B.
THOMAS WATT, M.A.
I knew him well and his passing leaves a gap in my life at a time when old friends are badly needed.
He came to the School twenty years ago and he and his wife and the boys became part of the happy family at Frith Road. We soon recognised him as a man of culture and influence. He was always a power for good in the highest sense and the widest. He was a scholar with a deep love of the Arts and an apprehensive attitude towards Science. This attitude however he readily modified when his second son, Louis, decided he wished to take a Science degree. He hated War, and in happier days was one of the pillars of the League of Nations Union.
As a teacher he was one of the finest and most conscientious ever attached to the Staff. To the last his one aim was to interest and inspire, to lead the boys to love knowledge for its own sake though he realised to the full the necessity of actual achievement.
As a colleague he was above all courteous and helpful but one had to know him as a friend to appreciate his sterling worth. I had that privilege and I shall always be grateful for his friendship. I remember once standing by him in Dover Town Hall on a Speech Day. We were singing "Land of our birth" and he pointed to the line, "Teach us delight in simple things" and whispered, "They are the great things of life." He loved his home—it was a haven of peace—and his garden, and he lived very near to God.
Perhaps it will be for his dramatic successes that he will be most gratefully remembered, for he raised that work to a height rarely achieved in a school. The public knew him as the shy producer who could not be persuaded to come on the stage; the actors knew him as an artist who could make Barrie and Moliere, Shakespeare and Shaw, Aristophanes and Sheridan live for them. Many an Old Boy as he reads these lines will recall with a thrill the joy of those performances. Nor was his fame as a producer merely local. His name was known far afield, particularly in Cambridge, and many admirers came to Dover from long distances to enjoy the School Plays.
And now the last act is over and the curtain has rung down for him. The School mourns her loss and is sad at heart. To his wife, his daughter and his sons we offer our heartfelt sympathy. But, mingled with our sorrow, are pride and gratitude for the man we knew, for his devotion to duty, his kindly friendship and his shining example which won for him our lasting respect and affection.
O.M.R.
I am sure all Old Boys will welcome the present issue of the "Pharos". My only regret is that owing to the high cost of production I am unable to distribute copies without recommencing the collection of subscriptions. I therefore propose to supply copies to life members and those members from whom I receive a subscription to cover the year commencing the 1st August 1942. Subscriptions should be sent to me at my home address which is now 11, Kearsney Avenue North, Dover.
Boys leaving School who wish to join the Old Boys' Association should write to me at the address given above for enrolment.
L. H. R. ABBOTT,
Secretary.
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Ronald Victor Castle, —:— —:— —:—
Flying Officer C. Ronald Archibald, R.A.F.
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The following items have been gleaned from all quarters of the globe—Sydney, Karachi, Hong-Kong, Manilla, Bulawayo, Cairo and Lisbon to mention but a few. The majority however, as already stated, are culled from the Dover Express. There has been no attempt at classification or chronology.
BIRTHS.
8.7. 41—at Aldershot—to Dorothy, wife of CpI. J. S. Darby, R.A.P.C., a daughter.
28. 9. 41—at Nairobi—to Frances, wife of Flt. Lieut. J. H. Kirton—a daughter.
25. 11. 41—to Florence, wife of 2nd Lt. W. T. Smithen, The Buffs—a son.
26. 12. 41—to Eileen (nee Baldock) wife of Maurice Fenn—a daughter.
7. 1. 42—at 8, Kenton Court Gardens, Sunbury-on-Thames, to Marjorie, wife of
Hubert G. Hopkins—a son.
24. 2. 42—to Brenda (nee Knight), wife of Hugh Newman, a daughter.
11. 4. 42—to Jean, wife of Capt. W. Dunn, Army Dental Corps, a son.
25. 5. 42.—at Derby—to Pat, wife of R. E. Smith, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
23. 6. 41. Bombardier D. West to Audrey May Smith of Dover.
24. 7. 41. Eric F. Bowley to Beryl Patricia Gee of Dover.
26. 7. 41. Gordon
Bailey to Peggy Betts of Leicester.
2. 8. 41. Harold S. Bowers to Josephine Florence Gibbens of Dover.
17.8.41. Corpl. John Charles Goodson, R.A.F. to Barbara Daphne Fairweather of
Dover.
6. 9. 41. George H. Coulter to Margaret Roebuck of Whitfield
13. 9.41. John R Ravensdale (Cadet R.A.F.) to Pamela Roskin, B.A. of Liskeard.
15. 9. 41. Lieut. Gerald Willis, R.N.R to Maureen Paye of Dover.
24. 12. 41 at Leith, Sub. Lieut. (Eng.) S. W. Kennedy to Wilhelmina S. Sharp, of
Edinburgh.
25. 12. 41. Corpl. Clifford Alan Pateman, R.A.O.C. to
Doreen Jeanne Burton of Dover.
31. 12.41. Reginald Tyrell, Special Branch C.I.D. to
Audrey Murray of Dover.
31. 1. 42. Comp. Sergt. Major W. S. Borthwick to Dorothy
May Richardson of S. Yardley.
20. 6. 42. Paymaster-Lieutenant G. J. Taylor, R.N.V.R., to
Margaret Saunders of Bristol.
20. 6. 42. John Borrett, to Grace Baker of Upchurch.
(Old Pharosians will not need telling that all exiles here are delighted to see any who can possibly contrive to penetrate to our mountain fastnesses.)
George Fox—H. M. Minesweeper, looking even healthier and
wearing an even broader smile. (Latest news is that he is
now Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R.)
J. Shewring—having left the Merchant Navy to enrol for
flying duties in the R.A.F. (Latest—is now in R.A.F. (V.R.)
training as Navigator-Observer).
J. Constable—Lieut. R. E. Now, after a course at the Staff
College, Quetta, Captain, Pioneer Corps.
Ian Watt—Lieutenant in an Infantry Regiment—sailed for
overseas service three days before his father's sudden illness—latest—posted missing at Singapore.
Louis Watt—when last heard of, was working on the land,
fuming at the delay in his call-up—latest—now in O.C.T.U.
R. Fox—Wireless Operator, M. Navy—reports having seen
"Ginger" Haydon in Karachi and Eaton in Sierra Leone.
Mr. King—Intelligence Branch, R.A.F. has been to see us:
his wife and daughter are at Gilwern some six miles away.
R. A. Crofts—last seen here some months ago—Lieut. in Army
Intelligence after exciting experiences in Narvik as C. Sergt.
Major.
G. S. Willis—after an adventurous career in the Far East is
now home-based.
P. C. R. Pearce—Capt. R.E.—on work much less exciting so
far than he found with the B.E.F. in France.
R. E. Allen—Lt. R.E.
R. Russell—Sergeant in the F.S.P. stationed in Dover.
G. Plater—Here for a week lately, recuperating from a very
busy life in Dover.
R. Trigg—Sergeant Pilot—just the same as when at school,
but on a more extensive scale!
Wilfred Sergeant—news of him in the Western Mail—our
local daily! Advertising Manager for David Morgan, Cardiff,
commission in R.A.F. Ground Staff.
H. W. Watkins—Lt. R. Corps of Signals.
Neville Morecroft—unable to return to his first love, Marine
Engineering has joined R.E.'s after a trying time as M.C.
messenger to Dover A.F.S.
Eric Olby—I see from an advt. in the Dover Express has
closed his business and joined the forces. He is not going
to be done this time! In the last war, he ran away from
school to work in Woolwich—and never forgave us for bringing him back.
F. A. Cockfield is P.P.S. to the President of the Board of Inland
Revenue—was called to the Bar in Nov. 1941.
S. Stafford—Merchant Navy.
The Pudney Family. Eric, Accountant General to the Hong
Kong Government, was captured by the Japanese. We
learned recently from the Colonial Office that he was
alive and well in March. His wife, Hilda, daughter of
Mr. Darby was previously evacuated to Australia via Manilla.
Harold, is Inspector of Produce in Nigeria—was torpedoed
when returning from leave. L. J. (Chum) is Lt. R.N.V.R.
—doing meteorological work—was shot down whilst flying,
but was picked up. Paymaster Lieut. S. J. Sharpe (who
married Freda Pudney) is on the staff of the Admiral in
Command of the Far East Fleet—just escaped from Singapore.
Roy Sutton—Acting Sergeant R.A.F.—training in S. Africa—latest news is that he is back in England complete with wings.
On the same station as Paul Coles, released from Police
duties and going through same course as Sutton. Also H. J. Kappler. He (Sutton) also met
J. Carpenter training at another station
about six miles away.
Capt. W. M. E. White, on Saturday 19. 7. 41, played for the British Empire XI
against the London Counties at Lords—latest: Major White is to play for the same
team on Sat. 20. 6. 42.
Sergt. E. Sutton, R.A.—promoted to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant.
A. E. Cadman—has passed his L.D.S. from Guy's.
E. H. B. Martin—Squadron Leader—Technical Branch, R.A.F.
F. H. Martin—2nd Lt. R.A.
F /O Frank Constable has been promoted to Flight Lieut.
J. C. Austin—now Captain A.E.C. in the Far East.
F. G. West-Oram—in Middle East since Oct.
1940—promoted to Captain, R.A.S.C.
H. W. Bond—B. Sc. (Eng.)—taken from B.T.H. and Rugby College of Technology. Has
also passed City and Guilds, Elec. Eng.
L.
Wilkinson—Lieut. R.A.O.C.
Pat Connor—is in a Tank Regt.
Leslie Beaufoy—appointed Chief Inspector of Housing and Town Planning Dept. of
the M. of Health.
R Barling is in Stalag
18a—with him is Jack Merricks.
Eric Sharp—Capt. in H. Q. Coy. Recce Corps—after going through Dunkirk and
losing all his household goods in a Portsmouth blitz.
Donald V. Saville and
Victor Saville—both L.A.C. M.T. R.A.F. D.V. is thoroughly
enjoying driving lorries up to 10 tons with 45ft. long articulated
trailers—latest—is now in India.—Saville pere expresses consternation at the
spelling taught in D.C.S.!
Eric Saville—R.A.F. in last war—and in this! Just succeeded in getting away from
Bordeaux. Now Corp. R.A.F. B.B.
Eric Pelham—Land
Drainage Asst. to Hampshire War Agric. Ex. Comm.—latest—Meteorological
Section R.A.F.
Alan Williams—released from Met. Police—training for pilot when last heard of.
He reported the elder Tyrell in the R.A.F. and the younger "in the Army in
India." Also De Carteret
"in the Army"—he had seen the latter in one of Tommy Trinders films.
Latest—De Carteret is 2nd Lt. A.A. Winter—of Deal—"working in B'ham"
A. A. Tolputt reports 26.9.41—that he, Goodwin, Ashman, Hart, Cody and Weston
are all in the Dover H.G.
G. E. A. Holmes—Wireless Op. R.A.F.
J. F. Coulter. Telegraphist, R.N.—on escort duty.
George Coulter—Sergt. Wireless Operator—Air Gunner with a night-fighting
squadron.
P.
W. Hayden—R.A.F.—training for Wireless Operator.
G. V. Graeme—had an Airgraph letter from him. Is now P.O. Writer—after service
in Narvik and Crete is on special duty in the Middle East. He met—
W Hallam—Sergt. R Marines, just then out of Crete.
R Graeme—Lieut. R.A.S.C.
B. H. Manning—taking the London Conjoint in Medicine and Dental Surgery—I have a
most interesting letter from him should anyone wish to follow in his footsteps.
Alan Wilde—Government Research Work in Chemistry for W.O.
Eric Wilde—2nd Lieut.,
Tank Regt.
S. W. E. Carter—now at Goldsmiths—expects to be in the O.C.T.U. by March '42.
Wallace Robson has given all his friends a shock by taking his Cert. A. in
record time and getting a stripe in the S.T.C. Is now preparing Cert. B.
R Humphrey—within a few months of leaving school was with the Royal Corps of Signals in a Commando raid on Norway.
P. J. Harvey sends a budget of news of
I.C.S. West, Jones and Hopper have joined him there.
R. D.
West was in Nottingham on a miner's radio course. All are in the Boat
Club and the Home Guard. Harvey had the task of delivering the Annual Student
President Lecture this year—three hours on "Frequency-modulation"!
I. C. Hover—after hectic experiences with a bomb disposal squad—and various C. O.'s unaccustomed to his remarkable facility in the fabrication of excuses!—is
now 2nd Lieut. in the RE. His letter was illustrated in the true Hover
tradition.
S. C. Hambly—B.T.H.—Rugby.
R Tye—Last heard of in an O.C.T.U.
Ian Weir—abroad again!
Otten—Lieut—Anti-Tank.
W. Gosby—R.A.O.C. since February—and strange as it may seem, apparently liking
it.
Ayers—Lloyds—Marine
Insurance—living in Bromley. Lloyds H.G.
A. W. A. Gimbert—R.A.P.
Corps—arrived safely in Australia from Singapore.
Kenneth Thompson—Port of Spain, Trinidad, French and Spanish Censorship. Head of
Dept. His brother is training as Pilot R.A.F.
Q.
M. Sergt J. J. Lambert—seriously wounded in M.
East—now recovering.
D. Loveridge—with a firm of precision engineers in Bristol.
Alan Andrews—Staff Major-Liaison Officer to Lord Bridgeman, Director General of
the H.G.
Martin Hearn—wrote to us from Manilla just before Japan declared war—had been
prominent in local Dramatic Society and had helped in the evacuation of
Englishwomen from Hong Kong.
L. Kemp. R.A.S.C.
M. East—now promoted to Captain.
George Reay—had just time to take his Teacher's Certificate from Goldsmiths' before becoming a Gunner. R.A.
Ray Cook—Agricultural Lecturer for I.C.I.
in Scotland and N. England—written
Dig for Victory pamphlets which have been very successful.
J. and D. Atwood—at Redcar. John is now with the Yorks. County Savings Bank and
David still at Coatham School.
I met
Waters (D.G. or S.A.?) in Charing X court-yard—just returning from an
interview with the Principal of the Nautical School re his ticket—the said
Principal none other than F. Chase.
Mr. Ruffell and
Mr. Dixon who left us soon after our arrival
here, have both been commissioned in the meantime: K. R. in the Royal
Tank Regt. and J. D. in the R.C.S.
G. Coulter—who left last July has just been appointed to a Research Laboratory' of the Aircraft Production Board.
John L. Pain is safe in Australia after escaping from Singapore and Batavia.
John Foster—now with Fleet Air Arm.
E.
N. Foster—who was not evacuated with us, went to Goole and matriculated—now
articled to a Dover Chartered accountant.
K. Lohan—has returned from overseas training and is now Pilot Officer.
E. H.
W. Baker—Promoted to Corporal, R.A.O.C.
F. J. Ryeland—mining engineer in West Africa.
F.
Niblett—is L.A.C. M.T. R.A.F.(V.R.) (a record in initials?)now in Middle
East.
S. C. Fermor—Sergeant Radio Observer R.A.F.(V.R.)—with Fighter Command.
Alan Hurrell—2nd Lieut. R.A. now in Iraq.
Colin Hurrell—Rates Dept.—Dover Corporation. Home
Guard.
Flt. Lieut.
J. H. Kirton—promoted to Squadron Leader—Western Desert.
J. V. Horn left St. Augustine's Abbey a year or two ago and is now R.A.F. (V.R)
Intelligence Service in S. Africa.
J.
Macnab—Merchant Navy—at present in hospital recovering from a broken
femur.
J. H. Pittock—Deal Secy. of O.P. Assoc. is a Sergio P.T. Instructor to an Air
Observer School. Evacuated to Wales when we were, was not long in marrying a
Welsh girl—our best wishes to them both!
Alan Tucker—Central Register (Technical and Scientific) of Ministry of Labour.
R. J. Unstead (Bob.)—Flt. Lieut. R.A.F. in an Area Control Room.
R.
S. Mercer—Sergt. W/Of. Air-gunner, R.A.F.
2nd Lieut.
Robin Haydon, R.A. has been in India for 12 months—has acted as Hon. A.D.C. to the Governor of Sind. Is now "somewhere in the jungle"—and
learning Urdu!
Frank Evans—Sergt. Pilot R.A.F.
C. P. Garland—met Mr. Langley in the Shakespeare Memorial
Theatre last Easter—is training as Pilot.
A. R. Makey—has passed his Primary Fellowship.
Paymaster-Lieut. G. S. Taylor, R.N.V.R. has arrived in England
after 3 years in Singapore.
Gibbons, Woodward and
Abbott (O.P. Secy.) are together
in the A.P.C.—Gibbons a Staff Sergeant and the others
Lance Corporals.
Major A. V. Perry, Indian Army, promoted to Lieut. Colonel.
Bernard Gutsell is in the Cartographic Dept. of the Admiralty.
G. L. Bailey is doing research work for the Admiralty.
A. D. Dewar is a chemist with British Drug Houses.
G. Curry is now 2nd Lt. (Intelligence) lecturing on Security to young recruits at the Intelligence Training Centre.
Sgt. Observer Gibbard Selkirk Standring is reported missing as a
result of operations in June, 1942.
The Donald Family—Major D. J. Donald, R.A., is D.A.Q.M.G. in
West African forces. Surgeon Lieut. K. W. Donald, D.S.C., R.N.
is on a special job with the R.N. Medical Services. Capt. G. B.
Donald, H. Sigs., is Adjutant of his Unit in the Airborne Division. Colin M. Donald has been appointed to H.Q. of the Committee of
Scientific and Industrial Research, Canberra, Australia.
Surgeon Lieutenant K. W. Donald, R.N. was awarded the
D.S.C. for services rendered at the first Battle of Narvik.
C. R. Pilcher, Captain in the Merchant Navy, was awarded
the M.B.E. for bravery in action at sea.
Squadron Leader J. O. Willis was awarded the D.S.C.
He has since been reported missing.
Sergeant W. G. Castle (Intelligence) was awarded a "Certificate
for Good Service" by the C.-in-C. Home Forces.
Major (temp. Lieut.-Col.) G. A. Bond was awarded the O.B.E.
(Military Division).
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He gave me the torch as the sun went down R. Efemy, Upper III. |
EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1941.
LONDON HIGHER SCHOOL.
D. C. Bushell, S. E. W. Carter (Dist. History), E. J. Crofts,
S. C. Hambly (Exemption Int. Eng.), D. S. Hopper (Exemption int. Sc.), B. S. Jell (Exemption
int. Arts), P. J. McVey (Dis.
History), (Exemption int. Arts), S. A. Price (Dist. Latin, French
History), (Exemption int. Arts), R. W. Winter.
LONDON SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
*T. P. Arthur, B. G. Ashman, *E. G. H. Bailey, *R. S. N.
Bax, E. Bayly, L. R. Bish, *H. B. S. Brabham, *C. C. Bradbeer,
*S. D. Bradley, *P. T. E. Brooker, *P. E. Buss, E. A. Bussey,
G. J. Coulter, A. J. V. Evans, *H. E. Flanders, C. H. George,
P. A. Hawkins, R. F. Hewitt, D. Hocking, G. Hope, J. L. Hurt,
C. H. Hutchins, *P. Jenkins, T. A. Killiner, C. J. G. Leeder,
*P. Lester, N. W. McInnes, *K. H. Marsden, *A. H. L. Mulcahy,
*R. C. Neill, V. F. Packham, *R. D. Pilcher, G. W. R. Pott,
G. P. Reason, P. Reeves, *D. J. Richards, J. W. Richardson,
*B. A. Rigden, B. M. Sedgwick, D. A. Snowden, *J. R. Silby,
*K. C. W. Stevens, *J. D. Williams, *G. F. P. Young.
(An asterisk denotes exemption from Matriculation.)
WEST, R.D. Scholarship in Oil Technology, Royal School of
Mines. 1941.
JONES, P.C.T. Royal Science Exhibition. 1941.
HOPPER, D. S. Entrance Exhibition, Imperial College of Science.
1941.
BUSS, P. E. Major Scholarship—S. Eastern Agricultural College, Wye. (now at Reading). 1942.
BRADBEER, C. C. Minor Scholarship—S. Eastern Agricultural
College, Wye. (now at Reading). 1941.
YOUNG, C. F. P. Minor Scholarship—S. Eastern Agricultural
College, Wye. (now at Reading). 1942.
Once again the School has been able to take advantage of the annual grant and the established memorial funds. In addition, it is greatly indebted to friends who have continued their gifts in war-time, and particularly to the Parents' Association, which has doubled its contribution, and thus helped to make the list so full and representative.
Parents' Association Prizes.—Special Endeavour prize, K. T. Bailey; the English prize, W. W. Robson; the French prize, S. A. Price; the Biology prize, P. C. T. Jones; the School Certificate Geography prize, P. Lester; the School Certificate Physics prize, P. Buss; the Middle School Art prize, C. A. Abbot; the Lower School Mathematics prize, P. J. Sutton.
Special and VI. Form Prizes.—The Good Fellowship, B. A. Bilby and R. D. West; the School Certificate (given by Canon Elnor), P. Jenkins; the Whitehouse Memorial (Divinity), R. J. Austin; the Edward Ryeland Memorial (Physics), B. A. Bilby; the Thomas Memorial (Chemistry), D. S. Hopper; the Clatworthy Senior Latin, W. W. Robson; the Clatworthy Junior Latin, K. H. Marsden; the Tunnell Senior History, S. A. Price; the Tunnell Junior History, E. G. H. Bailey; the Old Boys' Cadet prize, R. D. West; the Staff prizes, D. Bushell and R. Humphrey; the Headmaster's prize, R. D. West; VI. Arts, S. Carter and P. McVey; VI. Science, S Hambly and J. Brabham; VI Commerce, R. Winter.
School Certificate Prizes.—The English prize, H. E. Flanders the French prize, G. W. R. Pott; the Mathematics prize, K. G. W. Stevens; the Chemistry prize, T. P. Arthur; the Art prize, B. G. Ashman; Upper V., B. A. Rigden and H. B. Brabham; Middle V., P. A. Hawkins; Lower V., D. A. Snowden.
Middle School Prizes.—The English prize, J. A. Forwood; the Language prize, R. D. Price ; the Mathematics prize, M. Feast the Science prize, R. S. Henbrey; Upper IV., R. A. Galvin; Middle IV., F. Szekely; Upper III., G. Lee and A. Allin; Middle III., J. E. Hogg.
Lower School Prizes.—The English prize, R. F. Efemey
Upper II., A. Brown and F. F. Clipsham; Middle II., P. H.
Belsey; Upper I., R. P. Reeves; Middle I., R. F. Collins;; Trans.
Prep., P. B. Bacon.
As far as I can remember it was a very nice spring day when I first entered the play ground of our school in Dover. I was eagerly looking forward to my first lesson in an English school. I was shown into the formroom and there the questioning, which was to last for a long time, started. "Where did you come from? What do you think of this school? Just wait until we get ——— for ———," and questions like that were shot at me at an incredible rate. The master came into the room and my presence was soon made known to him. At first of course I did not know what the lesson was about. I just sat back and then the picture of the school I had been in came back to me—Vienna before the Anschluss.
The formroom was gloomy and the walls bare. Perched high on his desk the master, not unlike a dictator, was carrying on with the lesson. Somebody behind me whispered to his neighbour but unfortunately was caught. His name was entered into the form register for future reference and his parents were notified about his misbehaviour. That was no uncommon incident. Should anybody do any wrong his parents were always notified and it was left to them to punish him. There was no caning in school.
The examinations were also different. They took place four times a year and were both oral and written in most subjects. I remembered quite well how the oral history examination consisted in the pupil going out to the board and indicating battle fields and famous towns on a big map. There was also a difference in marking. The best mark was "one" the worst "four."
School started at 8 o'clock in the morning and finished at one. There was no afternoon school except on one day and then we had either gym or swimming. There were no prefects to deposit you gently outside the formroom. The masters performed that pleasant duty, after which the rooms were locked for break. During break the caretaker sold hot sausages and rolls and all sorts of odds and ends in his little shop, quite similar to "Ye Olde Tuck-Shop."
The Headmaster was regarded almost as a God and was only seen on rare occasions since there were no prayers or any other assembly any time. His study was almost forbidden territory. Should he or any master enter a formroom it was customary for the pupils to get up.
The lessons were rather boring (as if lessons never are) because the friendship between master and pupils did not exist. Stern discipline was the chief School rule. Even gym lessons consisted mostly of doing marching exercises!
By that time apparently the end of the lesson had arrived for I was aroused from my thoughts by everybody rushing out to buy their milk. I knew I was going to like it,—I was right!
F. SZEKELY. (Upper V.)
1st CADET COMPANY C.P. (F.) R.E.
In January the Cadet Force was taken over by the War Office and renamed the Army Cadet Force; consequently, battledress was issued to all cadets between the ages of 14 and 17. During June, the King honoured the A.C.F. by becoming its Colonel-in-Chief.
Recruiting has been most satisfactory and over 50% of the boys of the school are members of the School Cadet Corps, now the most active of school organisations. In December, the whole class of twenty-two was successful in the Certificate "A" examination, a School record. Another squad is now attending regular parades in an effort to equal this achievement. A very good spirit is apparent in the band, which has increased in size and has excelled itself during the year. Until the Town Squadron of the A.T.C. had formed its own band, our Corps band was in great demand for their ceremonial parades.
The Corps, along with other units, attended a United Nations Sunday parade and service during June.
During the year, to supplement the usual Company and Platoon parades, a number of lectures and demonstrations on automatic weapons, unarmed combat and special defence measures were given by senior N.C.O.'s. The local H. G. unit is to be thanked for the facilities it has provided. During the last term the Official H.Q. of the Corps has been moved to Pentwyn House and at least three parades a week have been held there, one especially for Junior Cadets. In the Easter holidays a number of cadets attended a P.T. course at Shorncliffe Camp for ten days and all qualified.
During the Summer holidays the Corps is hoping once more to hold annual camp at Derby, where the Public Secondary Schools Cadet Association is holding a combined camp.
The Signalling Section has held parades and a number of cadets have become proficient.
Crofts, McVey, Brabham (i), George and Flanders are to be congratulated on having obtained promotion in the Home Guard.
PROMOTIONS.
C.Q.M.S. Williams to W.O.II.
Sgt. Brabham to C.Q.M.S.
L/Cpls. Rigden, Jenkins and Buss to Cpls. L/Cpl. Slater to A/Cpl.
Cadets Bax, Culver, Mason, Watts and Bradley to L/Cpl.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Rowlands to 1st. Lt.
J.D.W.
When the A.T.C. was first formed, we, together with the Ebbw Vale County School, formed a joint flight under the command of F 10 Archer. However, numbers rapidly increased and we were able this year to split into two flights, ours remaining under the command of F/O Archer whilst the Ebbw Vale flight was under the command of P/O Edwards. We were then in the Ebbw Vale Town Squadron 1185, but as they had excessive numbers, both School flights formed a new Squadron 1843, and we congratulate F/O Archer on being appointed Squadron Commander.
Our initial training consisted of courses in navigation for the air-crews, whilst ground-crews had workshop practice. Both sections, however, had morse and drill classes together with gas lectures, and promising cadets had special N.C.O. instruction from the Squadron's Warrant Officer. Two parades were held a week and the majority of cadets were soon past the required standard in morse signalling and so we began Aldis lamp classes.
The main features during 1941 were an inspection by the Rt. Hon. Mr. Attlee at Pontypool and a visit by the area commandant, Wing Commander Bailey, D.F.C. At this time many church parades were held and the Squadron was complimented on its smartness of "turn out." We are however, very grateful to Capt. Coulson and the School Cadets' band for leading several of our parades before the Ebbw Vale Town Squadron formed its own band. Besides church parades, we paraded several times at local events, such as the "Warship Week" and "Aid to Russia" parades.
Just after this Easter, several cadets were ready for the proficiency examination and results were very satisfactory, eight out of ten entrants being successful. We congratulate those cadets who gained their certificates and hope the others will be successful in the near future.
One of the outstanding events of this year was a trip to a local aerodrome where several lucky N.C.O.'s had their first flying experience. Unfortunately the weather was against us and as it rained and visibility was low, no other cadets could be taken for flights, but still, we are looking forward to a week's camp at the beginning of September. On June 19th, Mr. W. Wakefield, Director of the A.T.C., came and inspected us. He saw the cadets at work and also presented the proficiency Certificates. Then after addressing the parade he took the salute at a march past.
Thus it is seen that the School flight has made rapid progress and we hope that the high standard attained will be kept up in the future.
N.C.O.'s
Ft. Sgt. — A. B. McFarlane.
Sgt. E. Simpson.
Cpls. — R. Pilcher, G. Pott.
A. B. McF.
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The Prefects this term are:—
Senior Prefect—E. J. Crofts.
Deputy Senior Prefect—J. B. S. Brabham.
Prefects—J. Arnold, L. O. Blackmore, F. E. Davies, B. F. Gray,
R. E. Grigg, S. D. Mason, A. B. McFarlane, P. J. W. McVey,
C. R. Reynolds, F. Rhodes.
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About 70 boys who remained in Ebbw Vale for the Christmas
Holidays joined a number of masters and their wives at the
British Restaurant in a high tea. After tea the whole party went
on to a local Cinema where the manager had kindly reserved
seats. Expenses were met by a grant from the K.E.C. for holiday entertainment.
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Extract from the Radio Times:
12.7.41. Home Service. 5.5—5.20.
'Sais Yn Dysgu'n Hiaith.'
Yngom rhwng W. Wilton Baxter a D. O. Roberts.
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The thanks of the Editor are due to B. S. Jell and P. McVey who have acted as Sub-editors despite the pressure of work due to the imminence of Higher Certificate.
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This issue is produced by real friends of the school, Messrs. G. W. Grigg and Son. When they learned that funds were low, they immediately fell in with the current fashion; so now it's a case of Lease and Lend!
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The grateful thanks of the school are due to the Ebbw Vale Education Committee and most particularly to Mr. E. H. Jones, Headmaster of Glyncoed Central School, for allowing us the use of the Glyncoed assembly hall for the School Certificate and Higher Certificate examinations. It provides a perfect substitute for our own school hall—and what higher praise than that could we offer.
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Congratulations to Mr. Uncles who was ordained last September by the Rt. Rev, the Bishop of Monmouth.
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A Sixth Form Club met in Pentwyn House every Saturday night during the winter: this proved instructive in both the lighting and extinguishing of fires. Providing their own black-out, they used three rooms : darts and table tennis for the energetic, chess and bridge for the more studious. Many thanks are due to Mr. Evans who acted as Chairman to the Committee.
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Fifteen senior boys are in the Badminton Platoon, "A" Coy. Home Guard, and seven in other platoons. The Cadet Corps has been associated with the Badminton Platoon since the early days of 1940. Five of our boys have become N.C.O.'s. Guard duty is still esteemed as a means of supplying pocket money.
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Barnacle, Allin and Newport came 1st. 2nd. and 3rd. respectively in the National Sunday School Union Scripture Exam. (Ebbw Vale and District) Upper Middle Division.
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From Sept. 9th 1941 to the present date, the 74 members of the School Savings Group have invested £74, including £5 13 6 during the Ebbw Vale Warship Week. We need and would welcome more members.
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Mr. E. S. Allen is now at Eardisley, Hereford.
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On June 19th the whole school, together with the Ebbw Vale School, attended a cinema show of Free French films in the Workmen's Hall. This was the reply of Free French H.Q. to the spontaneous gesture of Forms U.I. and U.III. in forwarding one guinea from their pocket money to the F.F. Comforts Fund.
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News reaches us from time to time of our Handicraft Masters. Mr. F. W. Ockenden, who has been training workers for industry at Ashford, is expecting a move shortly. Mr. A. A. Coveney is still engaged at Rochester.
During the Autumn term, there were many meetings of the rugger enthusiasts and two games were played with E.V.C.S. There was also a 1st. XI game with Cwm Villa at Cwm. Attempts were made to start the House system, but they did not prove successful till the latter half of the next term, when a few games were played and the East Cup competition was revived. Owing to the weather there was little rugger, but there were two games of hockey at the end of the term.
The summer term saw a large number of Junior matches, and the Fifth also enjoyed some games of hockey.
There have been some School games, and it is hoped to renew the cricket week at the end of term.
J.B.S.B.
The results were as follows:—
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| E.V.C.S. 24 | D.C.S. 0 | |
| E.V.C.S. 3 | D.C.S. 3 | |
CRICKET.
Lower Beaufort C.C. 144 for 6 dec.
D.C.S. 64.
Brynmawr C.S. 19; D.C.S. 188.
EAST CUP FINAL.
Buckland 3 County 2.
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| Buckland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| County | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| Maxton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Town | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
HOUSE NOTES.
Buckland House.
Despite many difficulties, House activities have very largely regained their former place in school life, although shortage of playing-fields has restricted games almost entirely to the Juniors. Our under 14 football XI did very well last term, and are warmly congratulated on winning the East Cup after a fierce struggle with Country. The Junior Cricket Team, with Pascall at its head, has been putting up a very good show this term, and one can look forward with confidence to the East Cup matches later on.
Keeness for more games is by no means confined to the lower half of the school, and we are hoping to arrange some cricket before the end of term.
E.J.C.
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Maxton House.
This term has witnessed a belated revival of inter-House sports. The junior team, captained by Hocking, has already played several matches, and although handicapped by a lack of good batsmen, shows considerable promise; Hocking, Gladish, and Greenstreet especially, have proved themselves capable players. It is hoped to arrange some matches for the Seniors after the June examinations.
B.F.G.
S.P.
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Town House.
Owing to the delayed reconstruction of the Houses we have been unable to introduce senior matches as yet, and the junior cricket team captained by Kember has suffered a long line of defeats. We did little better in junior football, with Haddon as captain; but we hope for support from the IVth and Vth forms in senior cricket after the examinations.
P.J.M.
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Country House.
Both the football and cricket XI's have done well this year, the football eleven being unfortunate in their defeat by a heavier team in the final of the East Cup.
A word about football and cricket equipment. If you have gear that is too small for you, it is quite possible that someone in the House would be pleased to buy it—shirts in particular are scarce. Get in touch with a senior member if you can't find anyone to buy and efforts will be made.
Good luck Country—keep the Greens on top!
J.B.S.E.
Whan thatte ye varlettes hadde y-moven to her new abode, thanne didde ye scrybe tak on a taske for hem unknowe, and seke for to compyle ye chronycle for ye grete Pharos.
Hem thoughte thatte he must speke of ye Housse Pentwyn, ye Topmwctyp. And didde he notte therre fynd muche for to emploie hys mind (if one he hath)—ye noble stayrcase, and eke ye decorate Boylerowse, and ye Grecianchurne? And weren not ye gardens and eke yallotments y-wateren with ye fayre and eke lys-whyte handes of Sire Aybeecee? Isse therre not moreover certyn dulcette strayn in ye Topmwctyp from ye instrumentte of musick: and are therre notte strayns of differaunte laye fromme whustles and eke Sicksartes buntites: is therre not a Britishe Gote Societie, to comparen with ye debayting and her wayty words of Peenut and Sire Jocrefs, and ye Dramats withe gasbagges of other sorte, itte too with ye 5-strypen Yet Perm. V.C.
Thanne didde hym mette of girdyng hym for warre in ye caddettes and eke ye Ayteecee: and mixed he uppe ye seconde with hem who now saith "Pulle ye bolt out firste," lyke unto hym of "Shall we form threse?"
Butte as he thynks thereon ye hart of ye scrybe grows sadde, to think of ye mightie menne who ben gan, ye Sergent Recrat and Sires Buzz and Hun-dogowe, and eke Kipper-foote, y-clept the Snoje. Howe wolden hem, and especiall ye last, ye hockie under newrules of tackling—and eke ye folk new-comen, to wit ye Early Bird. And wold Sire Nagminn of olde he of ye escarlate sweter, delite hmy in ye whytecotes of students at ye Barre, ye Bishop and eke Sir Tarbex.
But anon must ye scrybe rise hem, and presentlie gird him with ye dresse y-clept battle and ye webingaters, and sallie (but not with such-hard zeal) forth against ye dire foes Certay and Excelsior. Pitie hys soul, if one thou thinkst he hath—and sek his good.
J'R'SALEM TREBLE, Scribe.
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AS YOU WERE.
BY BONESHARER.
Good news for boilers.
An unconfirmed rumour has been issued from unofficial circles in Seringapatam stating that a Nagasaki parachutist was seen cycling down the C.P.R. in the uniform of a Batavian postman. This has since been officially denied in Tokyo.
Er Left Turn Er.
The Boiler house in Pentwyn has been tastefully decorated
in Neo-Palæolithic style.
Aladdin repudiates Carn-y-cefn.
It is hoped that Mr. R.. . .sev. .lt will broadcast to-morrow a denunciation of Pres. Kruger's barbarous policy.
A Moscow communique states that a 3-pronged movement towards Omsk, Tomsk and Bolomsk is combining with a scissors movement in the neighbourhood of Popupski and Popdownski to produce an encirclement of Nvdoksipaydn.
A bottle of lead shot is not a Leyden jar in any case.
It is reported that a Mr. Jones of Abersychan has invented a recipe for making whisky at 3d. a pint.
R.I.P. aged 26.5832.
This week's korrorscope by Edward Window.
Taking into account the conjunction of Venus and Mars, one major event at least may be expected. The ascendancy of Sagittarius may be marked in Pentwyn by a gymnast's view of something 'neath the wearing of the green.
The part of the Unsatisfactory Ogre in Puss in Boots will not be selected from Middle V.
Sympathy must be expressed with the Quartermaster over 42" H. G. waists and 7 7/8 caps.
Tunes.
For W.R. "How fake was my Valete."
B.S.J. "Night on the Bare Mountain."
L.W.L. "Way down upon the Orange River."
F.E.D. "Carry me back to the old Chorale."
J.A. "O No John!"
Anon.
"40 years on" (last verse)
"Potato Pete."
Censorship.
"No Rhododendrons for Miss Shewring."
Have the cadets their 'art in the Corps?
VI Arts Exam, results:—
Progress by bounders.
Natural History section.
Secretary Bird (Avis Scriboshewrinensis) no longer exists outside captivity except in Labs and Greenery.
Reveille—Bugle call for Officers.
Punchinello.
All roads lead to Rome, sweet Rome again—or Rhodes to Home—Cwm, Cwm, Cwm and make eyes at me, down at the old Welfare Hall—Waun, lwyd and smoke—Have Papal Nuncios the right to avoid being collared—the king of Ebbw is still reigning—who Noahs Ark—
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In the last year the VIth Form debating society has flourished to an extent comparable to the days at Dover. The debates, as the results testify, have been closely contested, and certain eventful phrases will live in our memory. Mr. Simpson's vision of senior R.A.F. officers romping in semi-nudity, Mr. Hawkins' "Beethoven and all that," among the unintentional, Mr. McVey's "hands off the people's Johnny Walker," and the Chairman's reference to Mr. McFarlane's "Sound waves of considerable Air Force," and Mr. Rigden's "I come to save the Empire" among the intentional pieces of humour, will be remembered.
Our thanks for the success are partly due to the various members of the Staff who have taken the chair, to those of Form V. who have joined in debates, and to the members of the Committee, and particularly the retired Secretary Mr. Neil. The results were as follows:—
"That this house applauds the good taste recently shown by the B.B.C. in the decrease of time and attention paid to "swing" and "jazz," proposed by Mr. Jell, seconded by Mr. McVey, and opposed by Mr. Brabham, seconded by Mr. Hawkins, was defeated 11—10.
"That Communism is a good Thing" proposed by Mr. Bayly, seconded by Mr. Jell, opposed by Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Packham, was defeated, 11—2.
"That the R.A.F. should be subjected to direct Army control" proposed by Mr. Arnold and Mr. Mason, opposed by Mr. McFarlane and Mr. Simpson, was passed 11—10.
A Mock Election resulted in the triumph of Mr. Price (12 votes) Anti-Government Independent Conservative, over Mr. McVey (3 votes) Militaristic Imperialistic Tory Democrat. Mr. Reynolds (3 votes) Capitalist and Mr. Rigden (0) Anti-Party Politics.
B.S.J., Hon. Sec.
Owing to the irreparable loss sustained by the Society in the death of Mr. Watt, there has been no school play of this year like Androcles and the Lion of last year. Miss Rookwood, who took over the direction of the society, thought attempting to carry on Saint Joan comparable "to finishing an artist's incomplete canvas, and consequently we performed only a concert which as the compere, E. J. Crofts said, was "merely a schoolboy's way of celebrating the end of term."
Each of the three sections was introduced by a prologue, in verse, spoken for the Junior school by Bacon, for the Middle School by Ayling, and for the Seniors by Crofts. The short sketches, mostly written by boys, varied from short humorous sketches to the longer elaborate senior "Brains Trust" and "In Town Tonight," and recitations. One must not forget the masterly interruptions of P.J.W. McVey, and his two "'poems." An unrehearsed incident of a gas-filled balloon in the school performance stole the thunder from a recitation the recitation, by Rampe of Form II, was well received at the Foster-parents' performance—it was W. H. Davies' "The days have been." The school choir, conducted by Mr. Willis, rendered well-known carols, in excellent harmony.
The whole concert was on both occasions well received, and gives some promise for the future of the society, in the acting both of the boys, of the School Secretary, Miss Shewring, and of Miss Rookwood, with whom we sympathise in her present ill-health.
B.S.J.
There was no sound save the incessant scratching of his pen. On the bare table before him, the rays of the setting sun fell slantingly on a small bottle. Beside it stood a glass filled with the same liquid, around which scintillating images of sunlight were chased by his hurrying pen. His features were drawn and haggard, and he sat awkwardly as though the paper before him demanded his very being—as indeed it did. "Life is a hollow deception" he wrote "But man has in his power the key of escape from earthly toil into the vast unknown." He paused, and as his gaze came to rest on the glass, the quiverings in the liquid ceased, as though frozen by his melancholy stare. As the sun sank lower, the liquid glowed bright with an orange radiance, and the night wind whispered sadly to the trees.
A clock chimed wearily in the distance, and even before its last strokes had died away, the sun had sped beneath the hills, leaving a world of gloom. He bent lower over the paper; his lips were pressed together and his brow grew moist. He was writing more feverishly than ever—as though anxious to complete his task before that visitor which all men await should claim his soul for eternity. "The end is near" darted from his pen," The appointed hour is at hand." With a wan smile he recalled the words "Our life is but a sleep and a forgetting . . .
A knock at the door. He stretched out his hand to the glass, and drank the whisky at a gulp. "Come in, Mary" he called, and sighed with satisfaction as he scrawled "End of Chapter Nine" across the bottom of the page.
E. J. Crofts, VI. Sc.
[May, 1941—June, 1942.]
Of the VIth:—
R. D. WEST (1933-1941) Senior Prefect; House Capt.; Rugger
cap; C.S.M., Cadets; Cert. A; S.C. (M) ; Higher Cert. (Inter
B.Sc.) '40; Imperial Coll. Oil Technology Schol. to Royal
Coll. of Mines.
P. C. T. JONES (1930-41)—Deputy Sen. Prefect; S.C.(M); Higher
Cert. (Inter B.Sc.) '40, Royal Studentship to Royal Coll.
of Science.
D. BAXTER (1932-41)—Prefect; House Captain; School colours
and cap; S.C. (Matric) '39; to Goldsmiths' Coll.
D. C. BUSHELL (1934-41)—Prefect; L/Cpl. Cadets; S.C.(M) '39;
Higher Cert. '41.
S. E. W. CARTER (1934-41)—Prefect; Sports; House capt.;
Sgt. Cadets; Cert. A.; S.C.(M) '39 ; Higher Cert. (Hist.
distinction) '41 ; to Goldsmiths' Coll.
A. J. HALL (1931-41)—Prefect; House Capt.; Sports cap and
colours; C.Q.M.S. Cadets; Cert.. A.; School Cert. (Matric)
1939; K.E.C. Training Schol. to Bristol University.
S. C. HAMBLY (1934-41)—Prefect; A.T.C.; S.C.(M) '39; Higher
Cert. (Inter B.Sc.) '41; to B.T.H.Co., Rugby.
D. S. HOPPER (1931-41)—Prefect; Cpl. Cadets; Cert.A; S.C.(M) '39
Higher Cert. (Inter B.Sc.) '41.
R. HUMPHREY (1933-41)—Prefect; S.C. 1939; Surrey Exhibition
to Goldsmiths'; to H.M. Forces.
W. W. ROBSON (1935-41)—Prefect; S.C.(M) '39; Higher Cert.
(Inter B.A.) '40; State Schol. and R.C. Sherriff Scholarship
in Eng. Litt. to New College, Oxford.
R. W. WINTER (1934-41)—Prefect; A.T.C.; S.C.(M) '39; Higher
Cert. (Group IV) '41; to Goldsmiths' Coll.
D. H. DAVIES (1934-41)—S.C. (Matric.) '39; to Goldsmiths' Coll.
S. F. BROADWOOD (1935-41)—Sports; Cpl. Cadets; School Cert.
(Matric) 1940; to Ordnance Survey, Southampton.
J. W. PORTER (1934-41)—L/Sgt. Cadets; S.C.(M) '40; to Ebbw
Vale Police Force.
G. R. REASON (1935-41)—Cadets; School Cert. '40; to Dover.
C. E. OLIVER (1936-41)—School Cert. (Matric) '40; to Meteorological service.
J. HURT (1937-41)—Cadets; School Cert. '41; to H.M. Forces.
W. S. NEILL (1935-41)—Prefect; School Sports; School Cert.;
to Gloucester.
P. DONOGHUE (1935-42)—Prefect; C.S.M. Cadets; Cert. A.;
School Cert.
R. E. GRIGG (1932-42)—Prefect; Sports; Cadets; School Cert.
(Matric.); to De Havillands.'
D. A. SNOWDEN (1936-41)—A.T.C.; School Cert. '41.
C. C. BRADBEER (1935-41)—L/Sgt. Cadets; S.C. (Matric.).
P. HAWKINS (1936-41)—School Cert. (Matric.).
H. F. CLARE (1935-41)—School Cert. (Matric.)
D. B. J. COWARD (1937-41)—Cadets; to Gloucester.
P. T. E. BROORER (1937-41)—Sports; S.C. (Matric.)
B. M. SEDGWICK (1936-41)—A.T.C.; S.C. '41; to Lloyd's Bank,
Dover.
J. W. RICHARDSON—Cadets; School Cert '41; to Municipal Offices, Liverpool.
L. R. OAK.—D. J. RICHARDS.—K. G. W. S. STEVENS.
Also:—
S. Allison, R. G. Ashman, D. Atherden, E. Bailey, F. Beaven,
L. R. Bish, E. Bottle, T. M. Bradley, T. B. Cannell, E. W. Gerr,
P. G. Castle, E. Cosens, G. J. Coulter, R. English, A. J. V. Evans,
E. Fry, F. Gandy, J. Gould, D. Hardeman, R. Hewitt, D. Hocking,
C. H. Hutchins, A. G. Jenkins, J. Jones, L. Lewin, S. Kilford,
A. Killiner, C. King, D. Kingsland, W. Kingsland, K. W. Knowles,
B. G. Lambert, G. K. Lee, C. Leeder, K. Madge, M. Marples,
S. Marsh, E. Mummery, K. Norton, R. Paton, P. Sheppard,
A. Simmonds, P. A. Simpkins, J. A. Thurston, K. J. West.
OXFORD, LONDON AND GOLDSMITH'S LETTERS.
A somewhat optimistic title since the only letter I received was one from David Baxter, last Christmas, from which I extract the following:—"College life in peace-time was hectic, or so I am told, college life in war-time is even more so. On the top of all the work set (the belief that little or no work is done in College is a popular misconception) our time is taken up with Compulsory Military Training, Fire-Watching, Home Guard duties etc. S. Carter is taking his final in French and History,. I am taking a full Inter.
At Nottingham there is a University Air Squadron and an S. T. C. Carter takes his Cert. B. in January and I take Cert. A. in April, B. in June. We see very little of Winter and Davies."
Baxter has registered for the Navy and hopes to get into a
Naval O.C.T.U. and Carter is probably in an Army O.C.T.U. by
this time.
