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No. 112. SEPTEMBER, 1951. VOL. XLII.
FIAT LUX.
==EDITORIAL.==
The publication of this issue after instead of before the summer holidays has the immediate purpose of including, as part of the Festival Supplement, a report of the School's visit to the South Bank Exhibition. But the postponement also enables reports of normal School activities to be brought up to date. In the interests of topicality, and completeness it seems better for the printing period to coincide with holidays than for it to overlap term-time. We shall accordingly in future aim at publication in September and February.
We have ventured on a new—or at least revised—cover. It is a compromise, and as such will, of course, give complete satisfaction neither to diehards nor to revolutionaries. We trust, nevertheless, that enough of the traditional form has been preserved to placate the former and enough simplification of design achieved to mollify the latter, at least temporarily. Comment on this, as on any other features of the magazine, will be welcomed.
I must thank my Sixth Form editorial assistants for their help in coping with a not inconsiderable mass of contributions. Prompted by a spasm of typer's elbow, however, I would suggest that the task of transforming manuscript into typescript would be eased if all contributions were legibly written in standard English! This is particularly necessary in the case of routine reports, which, since they cannot be rejected, often have to be re-written. None the less—not to end on a querulous note—we thank all contributors for their offerings, including those which have not been used. The spate of reports, together with the Festival Supplement, has squeezed out much :material which would otherwise have been printed We hope next time to introduce a special section for junior work, which has suffered undue neglect of late.
Finally, we trust that the examination results (which we hope to receive at the eleventh hour) will make pleasant reading for most.
W.H.M.
== EDITOR'S NOTES==
The next issue of the Pharos will appear early in February, 1952. Contributions should be submitted by mid-December, 1951.
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We are indebted to the Editor of The Black Badge. the Journal of the Gloucestershire Regiment, for the information about C/Sgt. P. E. Buss.
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The photographs of athletics events were taken by P. Taylor (Upper VI. Science), that of the present staff by Messrs. Lambert Weston and Son, and that of Esmeralda by Bernard Harrison, an Old Boy.
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The School of Marine Radio and Radar at Hamble, Rants., has sent an attractive brochure on How to become a Mercantile Marine Radio Officer. Any boy interested in such a career may borrow this booklet.
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Our thanks are due to Mr. Rowlands for his work on the new cover design.
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We acknowledge with thanks recent issues of our contemporaries The Harveian, The Dovorian, The Manwoodian, The Anchor, The Bordenian, The Langtonian; of the magazines of the Dover Girls' Grammar School, the Duke of York's School and Faversham Grammar School; and of any others inadvertently omitted from this list.
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Back copies of the Pharos are available at is. 6d. each.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Walton, who have acquired a daughter since our last issue.
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The publication of two staff photographs is not meant to suggest that schoolmasters in general or these in particular are notably photogenic. Old Boys and others might, we feel, be intrigued by the problem which confronts new members of the staff—how to reconcile the fleshly reality of some of their colleagues with their photographic semblance. How many, and which, are in fact in both photographs?
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Mr. Pearce has had published yet another book on electricity. Mr. Mittins has entered the lists with a textbook on English Grammar, and Mr. King is well advanced with a textbook on Economics, in collaboration, it is rumoured, with Mrs. Honor Croome.
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Several members of the staff took part in the Dover Players' Festival Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the open-air theatre in the grounds of Kearsney Abbey.
THE BLIND GODDESS
(Presented by the Staff on 2nd April, 1951).
The second act of Sir Patrick Hastings' play makes an excellent dramatic vehicle for an all-male cast. Perhaps a word of explanation about the case being tried would have been helpful to the audience, since the Judge's résumé comes too early to be a complete guide.
The scene opened rather slowly, owing to lack of emphasis in some of the early speeches and to some inaudibility. But, as the main cross-examination got under way, the pace quickened and the scene was given all its drama and tension.
The part of Sir John Dering was strongly played, and his sudden outbursts of quicker pace and stronger tone did much to heighten the drama, though both qualities needed more varied modulation. The defendant, Derek Waterhouse, was in every way a match for Sir John, though his task was made harder from an acting point of view by having no enclosed witness box, so that his whole body had to register tension as well as his voice. The reactions of the Jury and the sudden exit of the journalists did much to heighten the atmosphere.
The adaptation of the end of the scene by the sudden intervention of Bertoni, coming as it did immediately after the apparently complete conviction of the defendant, was most dramatic and made a completely satisfying curtain.
The production was excellent and the grouping of the scene most effective in so small a space.
JANET YOUNG.
CAST.
| Sir John Dering, K.C | W. H. Mittins | |
| Derek Waterhouse | B. W. Denham | |
| Lord Brasted | P. H. Downs | |
| Mr. Mersel | W. E. Lister | |
| Johann Meyer | F. L. Kendall | |
| Mr. Frank Mainwaring, K.C | J. A. Cowell | |
| Lord Chief Justice | A. B. Constable | |
| Bertoni | R. H. Payne | |
| Foreman of the Jury | J. C. Booth | |
| Usher | J. Slater | |
| Associate | T. E. Archer | |
| Junior Counsel | M. V. Salter | |
| Jury, Press representatives, Junior Counsel, etc. | ||
| Prodoced by | K. H. Ruffell | |
STAFF CRICKET MATCH.—24th July, 1951.
With rain threatening, the School won the toss and Archer and Ellis opened the batting. In his first over, Mr. Butcher shattered Archer's wicket, but a stand between Holland and Ellis realized 58 runs before Ellis was well caught by Mr. Lister, who surprised many of the spectators with his nimble fielding. Runs flowed and wickets fell with moderate frequency until, soon after tea, the School declared at 113 for seven wickets.
The Staff's opening batsmen were Mr. Ruffell and Mr. Mittins, and it seemed for a brief while that the School's hopes of victory had disappeared, but Mr. Mittins poked at a ball from Miskin and was caught. Mr. Butcher supported Mr. Ruffell carefully at first, but, when they opened out, the scores rose quickly, until Mr. Ruffell was caught in the deep by Norman. Messrs. Walton and Payne took the score into the eighties. Three wickets fell in the last two overs, but, with the Staff score at 103 for five wickets, the game ended in a draw.
A.F.H.
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== IN SCHOOL AND OUT==
SCHOOL NOTES.
The Autumn Term is to end on 19th December, 1951; the Spring Term is to extend from 8th January to 3rd April, 1952. Another notable date is 14th November, 1951, when the speaker at the Annual Speech Day will be an Old Pharosian (1904-9), Mr. S. N. Godfrey, M.A.(Oxon.), formerly Assistant Director of Education in Ceylon.
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Recent visitors have included Lt.-Col. Rose, with films of Dr. Barnardo's Homes; the Rev. T. J. Savage, Tait Missioner in the Diocese of Canterbury; the Rev. A. L. Suter, of the Baptist Missionary Society, recently returned from China; and Sheila Bain and Michael Gardner, who gave an illustrated lecture on "The History of English Drama."
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Another dramatic event was the Dover Players' production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a matinée performance of which was attended by a large number of boys.
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The School is grateful to M. J. Edwards, M. J. Laker, B. J. Moore, and G. Simmonds for gifts of gramophone records.
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Congratulations to R. T. Jackson on being awarded a Royal Science Scholarship at the Imperial College of Science.
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We are most grateful to Miss Gruer, Headmistress of the Girls' Grammar School, for allowing us the use of a hard tennis court on Tuesday evenings.
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION.
EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1951.
(Figure indicates number of subjects in which candidate passed).
ADVANCED LEVEL.—VI. ARTS: Bradley 3, Davey 4, Edwards 3, Hearn 4, Horsfield 4, Martin 3.
VI. SCIENCE: Archer 4, Belford 3, Brown 4, Carran 2, Holyer 4, Imrie 3, Jenkins 2, Lester 1, Norman 2, Richmond 4, Seaman 4, Sutton 3, Wraith 4.
VI. ECONOMICS: Lawrence 3, Price 1, Reynolds 3, Theobald 2,
ORDINARY LEVEL.— REMOVE: Brooshooft 5, Brown 4, Eade 5, Gilday 4, Harrison 5, Ledner 2, Miskin 5, Moore 5, Potts 3, Prescott '3, Reason 4, Sellars 4, Thomas 4, Wright 2.
UPPER V.: Bailey 5, Boughton 3, Boyne 3, Brown 3, Burville 3, Ford 6, Grieves 2, Hadlow 6, Holland 1, Jervis 8, Kirk 6, McCalden 4, Pain 6, Piggott 7, Pressley 4, Rock 4, Sayer 3, Stiff 2, Taylor 8.
MIDDLE V.: Allison 7, Ashdown 3, Blissenden 2, Child 2, Cory 2, Drew 2. Fitzpatrick 4, Ibell 3, Litchfield 3, McGrath 4, Norris 2, O'Connor 2, Parsons 1, Ralph 2, Ramsden 2, Richards 3, Scanes 2 West 1.
LOWER V.: Beer 2, Biddies 1, Kennison 2, Newing 2, Sellars 1, Titmuss 2, Whisaker 2, White 1.
A large variety of demonstrations and activities once more confronted those visitors who came up to the School on 30th March. There were exhibitions of wood and metal work in the craft rooms; a P.T. display in the Gymnasium; C.C.F. demonstrations of navigation, the Sten gun and the magnetic blackboard; in the Library, a collection of books recently acquired and a series of pictures painted for the "Houses and History" project. In the laboratories, boys tried to explain elaborate apparatus and experiments to the unscientific—or worse, scientific—parents. Recent drawings and paintings were displayed in the Art Room. The Choir and Orchestra performed in the Hall; a rival attraction was a film show in the Geography Room. Finally, the parents had further evidence of the material well-being of the School in the Dining-room.
Proverbially fine weather prevailed on 14th July, when a rather smaller crowd than usual saw some excellent performances, including the breaking of three records. In the Senior High Jump winner and runner-up both cleared the record height of 5ft. 6in., Hearn's fewer faults giving him victory over Jenkins. Jackson won the Mile in the record time of 4 mins. 41.4 sees., and Jenkins improved on his own record by throwing the javelin 132ft. 2in.
It was Hearn who won the Senior Championship Trophy, with a versatile performance which will be difficult to surpass. He gained first place in both High and Long Jumps, the Half-mile, Hurdles and 440 yards, and in addition was placed in the Mile and in throwing Discus and Javelin. Dowle won the Junior Championship through consistent effort rather than through brilliance.
The House Competition became somewhat one-sided. Priory established a commanding lead at the outset and ultimately drew even further ahead. Astor were beaten into third place by Frith, leaving Park to hold the "wooden spoon" for this year.
J.R.M.
Results.
Cricket Ball.—Under 14: 1 Jones, 2 Dawson, 3 Saunders. Over 14: 1 Gilday, 2
Jenkins, 3 Don.
High Jump.—Open; 1 Hearn, 2 Jenkins 2
3 Halsey. 15-16: 1 Imrie, 2 Pressnell, 3
Woolhouse. 14-15: 1 Clayson, 2 Mockeridge, 3 Hockley. Under 14: 1 Girdler, 2
Maynard, 3 Davidson, Northcutt.
Long Jump.—Open: 1 Hearn, 2 Jacobs, 3 Hewitt. 15-16: 1 Ramsden, 2 Lee, 3 Davidson. 14-15: 1 Painter, 2 Davies, 3 Clayson. Under 14: 1 Dowle, 2 Gate, 3 Hyland.
Hurdles.—l Hearn, 2 Piggott.
80 Yards.—11-12: 1 Taylor, 2 Castle, 3
Bowles. 12-13: 1 Laslett, 2 Dawkins, 3 Deal.
100 Yards.—Under 14: 1 Latham. 2 Dowle. 3 Maynard. 14-15: 1 Mockeridge, 2 Ellis, 3 Painter. 15-16: 1 Ramsden, 2 Sellars, 3 Ashdown. Open: 1 Hewitt, 2 Grieves. 3 Jacobs.
220 Yards.—Under 14: 1 Latham, 2 Dowle, 3 Maynard. 14-15: 1 Ellis, 2 Mockeridge. 3 Painter. 15-16: 1 Ramsden, Sellars, 3 Ashdown. Open: 1 Grieves, 2 Hewitt, 3 Piggott.
440 Yards.—Under 14: 1 Latham, 2 Dowle, 3 Maynard. 14-15: 1 Ellis, 2 Clay son, 3 Mockeridge. 15-16: 1 Ramsden, 2 Sellars, 3 Ashdown. Open: 1 Hearn, 2 Jacobs, 3 Imrie.
880 Yards.—1 Hearn, 2 Jacobs, 3 Norman.
Mile.—l Jackson, 2 Hearn, 3 Norman.
Javelin.—l Jenkins, 2 Carran, 3 Hearn.
Discus.—1 Carran, 2 Imrie, 3 Hearn.
Weight.—1 Carran, 2 Norman, 3 Jackson.
Relays.—Under 14: 1 Frith, 2 Priory.
14-15: 1 Priory, 2 Park. 15-16: 1 Priory, 2 Frith. Open: 1 Priory, 2 Astor.
Senior Champion: Hearn.
Junior Champion: Dowle
House Challenge Shield: Priory.
The triangular meeting with Dover College and Chatham House was held on our ground on July 21st. The School won for the second year in succession.
There were some outstanding performances. Carran set up a new record by putting the weight 41 feet 9½ inches, far beyond the throws of his nearest rivals. Jackson ran excellently to win both the Mile and the Half-mile in record times—no mean achievement in one afternoon. As on our own Sports Day, Hearn and Jenkins took the first two places in the High Jump with equal heights. They also gained the first two places in the 120 yards Hurdles. In the Junior events Ramsden won the 440 yards and Sellars jumped well to win the Long Jump.
Behind these individual achievements was a backing of solid team-work. In the two Relays the School led practically all the way; in the Senior event last year's time, which included a very fast 220 yards from Simmonds, was bettered. Sound team work was also indicated by the fact that in only two events did the School fail to score any points.
A reminder to those boys who are not members—or even supporters—of the School team: The successes of two years prove that the School athletic team is worth encouraging. Cheer it to a third victory in 1952!
A.W.B.
Results.
Putting the Weight.—l Carran, 3 Norman, 41ft. 9½ins. (Record.)
100 Yards Senior.—2 Hewitt, 3 Grieves.
100 Yards Junior.—4 Sellars, 5 Mockeridge.
Discus.—2 Carran, 3 F. Imrie. Hearn.
High Jump.—Junior: 3 Clayson, 4 D. Imrie.
Half-Mile.—1 Jackson, 4 Piggott. 2 mins. 6 sees. (Record.)
High Jump.—Senior: 1 Jenkins, 2 Hearn. 5ft. 5½ins.
Long Jump.—Senior: 3 Jacobs.
Quarter-Mile.—Junior: 1 Ramsden, 3 Sellars. 57 secs.
Hurdles.—1 Hearn, 2 Jenkins. 16.3 secs. (Record.)
Quarter-Mile.—Senior: 2 Jacobs, 3
Hearn.
One Mile.—1 Jackson. 4 mins. 41.2 secs. (Record.)
Javelin.—2 Jenkins, 4 Carran.
Junior Relay.—1 Ellis, Mockeridge. Ashdown. Ramsden. 1 mm. 17 secs.
Long Jump.—Junior: 1 Sellars, 5 Ramsden. 17ft. 9ins.
Senior Relay.—1 Grieves, Piggott, Hewitt, Jackson. 1 mm. 37 secs. (Record.)
| 1 Dover Grammar | 128 points | |
| 2 Dover College | 89 points | |
| 3 Chatham House | 80 points |
At the London Athletics Club School Sports in the White City Stadium, the School had four representatives. Of these Jackson was the most successful, gaining fourth place in the Mile in well under standard time. Carran put the Weight the standard distance, while Jenkins and Hearn came very near to the standards in the High Jump and Hurdles respectively.
In the Kent A.A.A. County Championships, the School again had considerable success. Hearn took second place in the Hurdles and third in the High Jump. Jenkins was third with the Javelin. County Standards were achieved in these events, as well as by Jenkins in the High Jump. Grieves won his heat in the 100 Yards, while Hewitt competed in the 220 Yards and the Long Jump.
The Southern Counties A.A.A. Junior Championships at Broomfield Park is the most important meeting yet attended by representatives from this School. In the 120 yards Hurdles, Hearn was placed fifth with a time of 16.5 seconds; he was awarded an A.A.A. Standard medal. Jenkins gained fourth place with the Javelin, winning a Southern Counties medal. Both also competed in the High Jump.
An enjoyable match against the Royal Marine Juniors resulted in a comfortable win for the School, the points being: Marines 18, School 41. Main point-scorers were Jenkins (High Jump, Javelin), Hearn (880 Yards, High Jump), Hewitt (100 lards), Jacobs (440 Yards) and Imrie (Discus, 440 Yards).
P.G.H.
In spite of the unkind weather and the demands of Rugger, the School's cross-country runners had a good season. The greatest success \vas the gaining of third place in the Kent Junior Championships, held at Gravesend in the worst possible conditions. Jackson was unable to compete, but Forster ran extremely well to take fourth place.
Week-end tennis drew one and lost the other of the two races against Hythe Harriers. In the Inter-Schools race at Canterbury, won by Simon Langton's, the School team was forced into third place when Jackson and Forster strayed from the badly-marked course.
The surprise of the season was Forster's win over Jackson in the end-of-term race for the Powell Cup (won by Priory House)—an achievement due doubtless to the former's conscientious training.
Besides those mentioned, the School has been represented by: Hearn, Norman, Avery, Reason, Jenkins, Imrie and Kennison.
P.G.H.
The Inter-House Competition, held in the Gymnasium on 25th July, was judged by C/Sgt. Selby, of the R.M. School of Physical Training, Deal.
The Free-Standing exercises in Part 1 were well performed and, with few exceptions, good positions were shown. Part II consisted of beam work, rope climbing, vaulting and agility. Upward and downward circling of the beam and the climbing test were well executed and points were evenly distributed. Landings from some of the vaults were rather heavy and not all the performers fully appreciated the value of control and position when vaulting. Of the variety of agility exercises attempted some were quite advanced and of a very high quality.
Result.
| 1 Astor | 434½ points | |
| 2 Frith | 424 points | |
| 3 Priory | 423½ points | |
| 4 Park | 421 points |
Pascall Cup.
| 1 Hearn | 64½ points | |
| 2 Reason | 61 points | |
| 3 Jenkins | 60 points |
D.R.B.
RUGBY.
1st XV.
1951 has been one of our most successful years. The forwards have been outstanding, daunted by nothing and always hard after the ball. Set scrums were the only bugbear, there being a tendency for the front row to pack rather high, thus reducing effective pushing power. Hooking by Dando was of a high standard, though once or twice he was penalized for having his feet up before the ball was in. Fisher and Norman fully deserved their colours.
Play amongst the backs was for the main part ragged, with a tendency to pass the ball while standing still. Positioning was often bad and backing up even worse. Among the better players was Eade, who at times played with a touch of brilliance. Hearn, playing only in the last two games, produced good form on the wing. Jenkins performed the duties of full-back with great determination. The standard of place kicking was low, less than half of the kicks being successful.
Team: Jenkins; Hearn, Eade, Lawrence, Lester; Watkins, Halsey; Brooshooft, Dando, Miskin, Fisher, Carran, Norman, Jackson, Janaway. Hewitt, Imrie and Ramsden also played.
Colours: Re-awarded to Norman and Carran. Awarded to Jenkins, Eade, Fisher and Janaway.
K.T.C.
2nd XV.
The team, captained by Imrie, had only two fixtures. Of these one was prevented by heavy rain; the other match was lost to Chatham House by a big margin.
CRICKET.
1st XI.
With only two players—Norman and Jackson—surviving from last year, the earlier matches were experimental. Since then, however, the team has reached a fair standard.
The batting was in no case brilliant, but there have been a number of sound performers. Jackson and Miskin have borne the brunt of the bowling, and the former's ability to bowl fast over long spells has been of great value. In spite of munch attention to fielding, many catches have gone to ground.
Norman has been an excellent captain, firm, authoritative and effective. With Jackson and Archer, he has been awarded colours. The other players were: Holland, Ellis, Miskin, Eade, West, Janaway, Hewitt, T. Sellars, Brooshooft, Halsey, Reader.
| Results | W. | L. | D. | |||
| Harvey G.S | 70—1 | School | 69 (Norman 21) | 1 | ||
| Chatham House | 133—9 dec. | School | 59—4 | 1 | ||
| School | 60 | Manwood's | 69 (Miskin 5—21) | 1 | ||
| Harvey G.S | 152—6 dec. | School | 74—4 (Norman 25) | 1 | ||
| School | 126—5 dec | S. Langton |
95—8 (Norman 61n.) (Jackson 5—29) |
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| Faversham | 110—4 dec. | School |
102 (Hewitt 3—24) (Archer 40, Jackson 34) |
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| School | 120—8 dec. | Old Boys |
81—8 (Holland 44n) (Jackson 6—34) |
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| Ashford | 69 | School |
133—2 (Miskin 7—31) (Norman 44n, Holland 33n) |
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| Cooper's | 112—4 dec. | School | 111—6 (Norman 33, Holland 31) | 1 | ||
| School | 112—7 dec. | Staff |
103—5 (Ellis 35, Holland 30) (Ruffell 40, Butcher 34) |
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| 1 | 3 | 6 |
2nd XI
A more than usually keen and able supply of recruits offered their services at the beginning of term; this healthy state of affairs undoubtedly derives from the Junior and Colts coaching system, which was also responsible for at least two 1950 Colts by-passing the 2nd XI. and establishing themselves in the 1st team.
In the first match our side comfortably disposed of Harvey G.S. In this and the two subsequent games (both of which we lost) several newcomers gave good accounts of themselves; West and Sellars accompanied the captain, Halsey, into the 1st XI. Reader deputised very capably in the return match with Harvey G.S. and against Simon Langton's; on both occasions our batting improved after early losses chief scorers being Cory (48), Watkins (21) and Lott, who contributed a useful if not classical 19. In each of these two games victory was well within our grasp.
Fielding has gradually improved and reached quite a high standard in the last match reported, when conditions were exploited by Watkins, who took 5 wickets for 19 runs. Litchfield has regularly bowled very well.
| Results. | W. | L. | D. | |||
| Harvey G.S | 45 | School | 61—5 | 1 | ||
| School | 46 | Ch. Hse | 54—6 | 1 | ||
| School | 49 | R.A.F. S'gate | 50—5 | 1 | ||
| School | 108—9 dec. | Harvey G.S. | 84—6 | 1 | ||
| School | 108 | S. Langton's | 65—9 | 1 | ||
| School | 102—5 dec. | Faversham | 31—8 | 1 | ||
| D.Y.R.M.S | 82 | School | 20 | 1 | ||
| School | 67 | Ashford | 68—8 | 1 | ||
| School | 118 | Dover College | 48—4 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 4 |
COLTS (under 15) XI.
The team has a number of good batsmen who appreciate the value of correct batting technique, but who are not afraid to punish the loose ball. Of these King, Obree, Stevens and Heaver show distinct promise. The bowling, though not outstanding, was fairly steady and the fielding good, except for a tendency on the part of out-fielders to wander in too close to the batsman. The team was unfortunate in losing King midway through the term owing to a foot injury. He had captained the side intelligently. On the whole, the team showed encouraging form.
Players: Clayson, Heaver, Hockley, Imrie, Jones, Johnson, King, Lee, McKenzie, Obree, Sinimonds, Tritton, Wall, Woolhouse. Scorer: Austin.
| Results. | W. | L. | D. | |||
| School | 84 | Sandwich Secy | 64 (Woolhouse 5—18, Simmonds 3—9) | 1 | ||
| School | 29 | Ch. Hse | 97 (Lee 16) | 1 | ||
| School | 128—6 dec. | S. Langton's | 85—8 (Stevens 22) | 1 | ||
| School | 111 | Sandwich Secy. | 85 (Stevens 30) (Stevens 4—24) | 1 | ||
| School | 63 | D.Y.R.M.S. | 118—5 (Clayson 25) | 1 | ||
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JUNIOR XI.
This has not been a bad season for the Junior XI. In one match 154 runs were bit off Simon Langton's bowling; in another Harvey G.S. batsmen were dismissed for 8. Teamwork was mainly responsible for the successes, although some outstanding individual performances have helped. Deal and Hall scored freely in the earlier matches; Collard, Dawson, Marsh, and especially Rogers also collected good scores. Jones, with 15 wickets, and Evans, with 14, bowled well. Coade, Fells and Saunders also played. There was some very keen fielding. The score-book was neatly kept by Knight.
| Results. | W. | L. | D. | |||
| School | 81 | Harvey G.S. | 8 (Heaver 3—0) | 1 | ||
| School | 117 | Ch. Hse. | 96 (Heaver 24, Deal 27) (Evans 6—10) | 1 | ||
| School | 91 | Harvey G.S. | 127 (Hall 27, Deal 25) | 2 | ||
| School | 154 | S. Langton's | 61 (Marsh 42, Rogers 38) (Evans 3—22) | 1 | ||
| School | 70 | Faversham | 58 (Rogers 20) (Jones 5—31) | 1 | ||
| School | 62 | D.Y.R.M.S. | 94—5 (Booth 20) | 2 | ||
| Ashford | 109 | School |
56 (Jones 3—15, Deal 4—28) (Jones 18, Marsh 18) |
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Once again, through the kindness of the Commandant, the swimmimig bath at the Duke of York's School was made available to us on Tuesday and Thursday evenings throughout the term. Attendances were good.
The results of the Inter-House Competition on 5th July were:—
| EVENT. | FIRST. | SECOND. | THIRD. | |||||
| Lgths. | Style. | Age. | Name. | House. | Name. | House. | Name. | House. |
| 1 | Free Style. | Open | Harrison | PR | Brooshooft | AS | Carran | PR |
| 1 | Free Style. | U. 14 | Newson | PR | Coade | AS | Franklin | PA |
| 4 | Free Style. | 14-16 | Ibell | AS | Spurgin | PR | Pressnell | PR |
| 2 | Free Style. | Open | Harrison | PR | Reader | AS | Brooshooft | AS |
| Carran | PR | |||||||
| Junior Relay. | PARK | ASTOR | PRIORY | |||||
| 1 | Free Style. | 14-16 | Ibell | AS | Clayson | PR | Sayer | PA |
| 8 | Free Style. | O. 14 | Stanley | AS | Harrison | PR | Carran | PR |
| 2 | Free Style. | U. 14 | Coade | AS | Franklin | PA | Abbott | AS |
| Intermediate Relay. | ASTOR | PRIORY | PARK | |||||
| 1 | Back Stroke. | Open | Brooshooft | AS | Reader | AS | Piggott | PR |
| 2 | Free Style. | 14-16 | Ibell | AS | Sayer | PA | Cheeseman | AS |
| 1 | Breast Stroke. | U. 14 | Abbott | AS | Bates | AS | Coade | AS |
| 1 | Breast Stroke. | O. 16 | Reader | AS | Harrison | PR | Miskin | FR |
| 1 | Breast Stroke. | 14-16 | Barrett | AS | Spurgin | PR | Ibell | AS |
| 1 | Back Stroke. | U. 14 | Coade | AS | Duncan | FR | McDaid | PR |
| 1 | Back Stroke. | 14-16 | Ibell | AS | Cheeseman | AS | Evans | AS |
| Senior Relay. | ASTOR | PRIORY | FRITH | |||||
| House Results. | Championships | |||||||
| 1. | Astor | 133 points | Senior: | Harrison | 20 point, | |||
| 2. | Priory | 69 points | Intermediate: | Ibell | 26 point | |||
| 3. | Park | 28 points | Junior: | Coade | 18 points | |||
| 4. | Frith | 10 points | ||||||
In January a contingent of the C.C.F. was formed, and the A.C.F. and A.T.C. ceased to exist as separate units. Boys may enrol in the new organisation when they enter the 4th Form, and all then undergo a course of training in Drill, Map Reading, Fieldcraft and Weapon Training up to the standard of Certificate A Part I. When they have overcome this hurdle cadets may enter the Navy, Army or Air Force Section, carrying out special training and wearing the appropriate uniform. The Navy Section is in course of formation as the result of last July's examination.
Boys should enrol when they enter Form IV and, with regular attendance, should be able to gain the Proficiency Certificate, which carries definite advantages for either National or Long Service with the Forces. This year's Upper IV., 29 strong, has an excellent record of twenty cadets enrolled. We hope that next year's Fourth Forms will emulate this example and become the basis of a Cadet Force worthy of the School.
A number of N.C.O.s and senior cadets have been taking a course
in methods of instruction given by Capt. Reed and Sgt. Major Gosby
(an Old Boy), of No. 7 Travelling Wing. Early in the term the
Annual Inspection—by Air Commodore C. W. Gore, O.B.E.—was
held. On St. George's Day a guard of honour was provided at the
Town Hall for Sir Basil Embry. There was also a good turn-out of
cadets for the Empire Youth Sunday parade.
The R.A.F. Section did well at the Annual Sports of the Kent Wing. Five cadets qualified for the 61 Group Sports at West Drayton; three will be at the Corps Finals at Uxbridge. Twenty-six cadets are going to the Annual Camp at Hulavington, from 3rd to 10th August. Sgt. Dando and Cpl. Cheeseman have both now gained their Civil Pilot's Certificate after training at Rochester.
In July, eighteen out of twenty-five cadets from the basic section passed in Part I. of the Certificate A Examination. But of the large number of R.A.F. cadets who trained for the Proficiency Examination, with technical instruction from F/S Thomas, of 61 Group H.Q., only six passed, one with credit.
To the Easter concert the Dramatic Society contributed W. W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw," produced by J. F. Halsey. This was a creditable production, though the characterisation was not developed sufficiently to conceal plot weaknesses. There were sound performances by Makey and Reader, and much hard work had evidently been put into the play. The cast was: Mr. White, B. D. Reader; Mrs. White, M. J. Cheeseman; Herbert, R. D. Tritton; Sgt. Major Morris, J. A. Makey; Mr. Samiipson, J. W. Dilnot.
The Junior production this year was of the Pyramus and Thisbe scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream." For the first time since the war the play was produced by a master, and it was clear that Mr. Payne had trained the young actors on the right lines. The rapid and colourful production kept the audience's attention from the beginning. The actors spoke out well, only two being at all indistinct. The chief criticism was that the stage seemed flat; the short ness of some of the players could have been made less obvious by the use of the extra height at the back of the stage. Oberon spoke with royal dignity; of the workmen, Quince and Bottom gave particularly lively interpretations. The latter seemed thoroughly at home in his ass's head! The outstanding performance was that of Puck, who was confident and at ease on the stage. The cast was:
| Thescus | M. Bingham | |
| Philostrate | R. Napier | |
| Oberon | J. Mummery | |
| Puck | P. Clements | |
| Bottom | R. Carless | |
| Snout | B. Wicks | |
| Starveling | J. Booth | |
| Hippolyta | M. Evans | |
| Courtier | M. Gavin | |
| Titania | P. Morgan | |
| Quince | W. McEwen | |
| Flute | P. Hobbs | |
| Snug | G. Barrett | |
| Fairies | B. Davidson | |
| M. Gerry | ||
| Stage Staff | Wilberforce | |
| Hall | ||
| Nutter | ||
| Middleton | ||
| Tonks | ||
| Graves |
The Society has, on behalf of the School, sent a sum of £25 to the War-damaged Sites Garden Fund.
The December production—of Nicolai Gogol's comedy, "The Government Inspector"—will be in the hands of Mr. Mittins.
Co-operation between masters and boys has brought about the formation of a Film Society. The films are chosen by a committee of form representatives; most of the films have proved popular with other societies, and each has a special interest. The twofold aim of the Society is to provide entertainment and, by means of programme notes and discussion, to develop a critical approach to the film.
Since March, the films—"Hue and Cry," "Tawny Pipit," "Kameradschaft," "The Last Chance"—have ranged from comedy and satire to disaster and excitement. Each has been preceded by a cartoon—an early Disney, a Benchley comedy, or a "Musical Paintbox" fantasy.
The large membership is an indication of popularity, but it must be emphasised that the co-operative system of operation depends on the prompt payment of subscriptions.
During Open Evening and again at the Easter concert, the Choir, accompanied by the Orchestra, sang several choruses. Of these the most successful was a setting of Bach's well-known "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring.''
The Orchestra enjoyed several combined practices with the Girls' School Orchestra before playing at the Dover Schools' Music Festival in May. A rather young audience listened attentively to five pieces, which included a movement from Haydn's Surprise Symphony and the popular March from "Carmen."
The Phoenix Club, replacing the old Debating Society, has held, under the chairmanship of Mr. King and Mr. Mittins, a wide variety of meetings during the last half-year. In a formal debate the opponents of the "Continental" Sunday were defeated. China, defence and the future of broadcasting were discussed in connection with a C.E.W.C. scheme. The novels of Nigel Balchin and H. E. Bates were criticized. At an anthology meeting members read extracts of literature which appealed to them. Mr. Rowlands, with many illustrations, opened a widely-ranging discussion of Painting. Taylor and Bradley introduced, with records, a discussion on Music, and Steadman presented various examples of Jazz and Boogie-Woogie. The liveliest meeting was that sponsored by the Kent Nationalist Party (organised by Upper V.), which almost persuaded members to learn Jutish.
Inside the Chess Club, Astor won the House championship, for
the second time. A large fixture list with other clubs was completed,
with varying success, and the County Trophy was lost by the narrow
margin of half-a-point. County Trophy matches produced the following order:—
Other match results were:
| P. | W. | D. | L. | Pts | ||||
| 1. Kent College | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | v. D.Y.R.M.S. | Won | 4½—1½ |
| 2. Dover G.S | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12½ | v. Chatham House. | Lost | 1½—3½ |
| 3. Faversham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | v. Dover Chess Club, | Lost | 1½—3½ |
| 4. Borden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | v. Canterbury Chess Cl., | Lost | 1½—1½ |
| 5. Simon Langton's | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | v. Marines C.C. | Won | 4—2 |
The Philatelic Society has not had many meetings, but those held were enjoyed. Several talks were given by members from the Junior School.
Since January, 1951, over 130 books have been added to stock. Against this number must be set the inevitable loss through wear and tear and the alarming but by no means inevitable number of books missing.
Among the many donors whom we thank are, once again, Major Austin and Professor Garland, both Old Boys. A much newer Old Boy, R. M. Brown, left behind a donation for the Library, a gesture worthy of emulation by all Sixth Formers. The Fifth Forms made their customary presentations:
| Upper Five | Patrick Leigh Fermor. | Traveller's Tree. | ||
| Middle Five | Paul Brickhill. | The Great Escape. | ||
| Lower Five | Schmidt. | With Rommel in the Desert. | ||
| Remove | Kipling. | Kim. |
Other recent acquisitions which we recommend, according to taste, are:
| 1/81. | Crowther. | Outline of Money. | ||
| 21/32. | Read. | Geology. | ||
| 32/58. | Miall. | New Dictionary of Chemistry. | ||
| 37/51. | Pynn. | Let's Whittle. | ||
| 51/25. | Churchill. | Second World War, III. | ||
| 72/94. | Elton. | The English Muse. | ||
| 732/96. | Fry. | The Lady's Not For Burning. | ||
| 735/80. | Hillary. | The Last Enemy. | ||
| 88/61. | Philpot. | Stolen Journey. | ||
| 88/64. | Chapman. | The Jungle is Neutral. |
== FESTIVAL SUPPLEMENT==
THE SOUTH BANK EXHIBITION.
1
The most entertaining part of the Exhibition was securing an entrance. I left Waterloo full of high spirits, and, being a wellbrought-up Englishman, joined the first queue I saw. There was an alarming uniformity about it. With one or two exceptions—harassed-looking men and women, presumably teachers—they were all school children, slung with sandwich-stuffed satchels. After a few minutes I left this queue, for, rather wisely, I was by myself.
Two hundred yards down the road, immediately beneath the specially constructed bridge from Waterloo, there was an Exhibition Entrance. A few strong-willed people disregarded a policeman's subtle suggestion that "it would be easier down the road," but the majority of us—how universal are human frailties!—listened to the mouthpiece of the law and proceeded to the next rallying point. The P.C. was mistaken. It was not easier further down the road; it was, in fact, very much more difficult. To begin with, there were two very long and very wide queues. Another policeman, seated on a loud-speaker motor-cycle, was issuing this announcement, which now seems ironically amusing: "Ticket-holders to the moving queue; non-ticket-holders to the other queue." I did not dispute the fact with this policeman; he was right. The ordinary individual, without a ticket, with no knowledge of where to acquire a ticket, was forced to suffer the agony of a non-moving queue which looked very static indeed.
Next to me was a family out for the day. The father was loaded
with thermos flasks and sandwiches; the mother was tying her daughter's red hair-ribbon—a waste of effort, for she had to do it again
and again before the turnstiles were ultimately reached. Father tried
to interest his two children in the chiming of Big Ben across the
Thames. But he had little success; they looked bored as if to say:
"We've heard it lots of times before. And anyway, it didn't strike the
right number of times." Possibly they were disappointed that the
chimes were not followed by the suave voice of the B.B.C.
At last the queue moved. Rounding a patient policeman we
experienced a delightful change of view. Where we had previously
watched the line of people ahead, we could now cast scornful looks
on those behind. Occupied in this pleasant pastime we were shocked
to realise that Hungerford foot bridge was moving, that it was alive
with people entering from the Embankment. Perhaps Macbeth felt
similarly when he saw the woods of Dunsinane coming towards him.
Inside is something of an anti-climax-. A gay Bank Holiday crowd, eager to be amused, trying valiantly to keep its spirits high, is faced with a rather dreary, very technical and much too mechanical series of pavilions. The sight of a few homely cauliflowers in the Country Pavilion pleased the infinitely more than the inside views of turbine engines in "Power and Production" or a hundred little lumps of different coal in "Minerals of the Island." "The Lion and the Unicorn" was more entertaining, but possibly the best of all was time touch of genius in the Seaside section—the man in the deck-chair, deep in slumber, his stomach moving rhythmically up and down as he breathes. Despite the notice, "Do Not Touch," one cannot refrain from poking him. Yet lie, sensible man, with boater half over his face, sleeps on.
ARTIST.
2
One's first sight of the Exhibition, among so many industrial buildings, is not very inspiring. Nor indeed does the Skylon or the Dome look as big from inside as we had expected. Nevertheless, the prospect of gay pavilions, crowds of people and miles of waste-boxes cannot fail to impress. The exhibits themselves are similarly very impressive, though it may be that their very abundance is the major disability of the exhibition.
The exhibition tries to tell the threefold story of Britain's resources, of scientific discovery and of the people of Britain. Of the pavilions in the Land section that of "The Land" itself is exceptionally well laid out, so that, by listening to the commentary and watching films, a very good idea of the island's geological history can be obtained. The "Natural Scene" display must interest the informed naturalist. The Country Pavilion, we thought, is at one place rather too realistic, though the selling of milk is a happy touch.
The "Minerals of the Island" section is interesting, if only for
its setting under a slagheap, showing that the designers did not let
their idealism run away with them. In the "Sea and Ships " the
"Water Mobile" is an attraction. The Transport Pavilion must
interest enthusiasts for cars or trains, but to some of us the layout
appeared chaotic as far as sequence went. Still, we enjoyed being
televised.
The Dome, seen from under the roof, is attractive in its symmetry and general design, but the number of stairs and storeys makes it difficult to see consecutively and comprehensively. Among numerous interesting exhibits are a complete meteorological station, a polar theatre, a giant telescope and many other items illustrating every science front biology and cartography to archaeology and tropical medicine.
The "People of Britain" concerned itself with history, and the climax—Benchley's groups of modern men—showed that, again, idealism had not conquered humour.
One of the most intriguing pavilions was "The Lion and the Unicorn," though, as the programme anticipated, we did not leave it very much wiser about the British character. However, the metaphor of the Lion, Good Sense, holding the tail of the Unicorn, Imagination, was admirable. We were subjected to everything from Joyce Grenfell to back-slapping machines, and, as elsewhere, there was no stifling of our characteristic humour, while the serious side was exemplified by our craftsmanship.
The "Homes and. Gardens" exhibition was no doubt of great interest to architects and to those making homes, but to the boy visitor the main appeal was to the eye; the designs were in fact very colourful and spirited. ''New Schools" was not very startling, but was enlivened by the drawings of Ronald Searle. "Sport" proved rather a disappointment, but enthusiasts profited from the live demonstration in a specially built enclosure. The Seaside exhibition, the 1851 models, and the kaleidoscope of London were chiefly interesting as triumphs of ingenuity rather than of intrinsic merit.
As a whole the Exhibition is often well laid out and usually satisfying. How well the theme is conveyed to the individual visitor I cannot say. Architecturally the whole is exciting and hardly ever ugly. The murals and statues, whatever we may think of them separately, blend very well with the mood of the total display. The only thing un-British is a faint touch of the American travelogue in the Guide and in the spoken commentaries, which are not always traditionally and Britishly modest. Only very rarely, however, do the designers forget that most English trait—humour.
Perfected just in time, on what was once a marsh, and facing the Houses of Parliament, the whole exhibition, a little confusing but extremely interesting, portrays very effectively the spirit and character of the British nation.
ANON.
On Wednesday, 18th July, over 200 boys, with ten masters, went
by a special train to London to see the South Bank Exhibition. On
Thursday, 19th July, fifteen senior boys went on the service 'bus to
see the exhibition at Canterbury. From this information one might
conclude that it was more worth while going to London than to
Canterbury. This was not so. If one took the combined recollections
of the first party and compressed them, the result would probably,
be: "Crowds—noise—heat—lollypops—railway engines—totem poles
paper-making—skylon" and a mass of other features so confused in
the mind that they defy all attempts at isolating them. Was this
worth going to London for? Crowds, noise and heat can be got anywhere. Lollypops can be bought readily in Dover. Railway engines
abound in the Marine Sheds. Totem poles adorn most museums. We
have an excellent paper mill. In any case, no boy in the party had
time to see more than a tenth of the whole exhibition, still less to
understand and appreciate it. Architects will tell you that the architecture alone is worth a day's study.
Compare this with the Canterbury Exhibition. There the brain was not fatigued by acres of complicated machinery, designs, photographs and coloured lights, nor was the body wearied by suffocating crowds and sweltering heat. It was possible at Canterbury to assimilate everything and yet come away refreshed. No loud-speakers boomed in one's ears. No visions of reeling three-masters sailing over a sea of jet engines, snack-bars, peepshows and stuffed animals!
Such visions, you say, betoken the development of the British race, its achievements, its heritage and its promise. I preferred Canterbury. No pretentious ideals. No twisted stone masquerading as modern sculpture. No ludicrous efforts to sell Britain to the Americans. Just the quiet history of an ancient cathedral city. That made me at least feel more glad to live in England than any hotch-potch gurgitation of a ghoulish industrial age.
A.R.H.
Most people, I suppose, agree that history is one of the dullest even of school subjects. It is a relief, therefore, to find entertainment in the ways of our great-grandfathers. I feel sure that a few extracts from the"Pharos" of 1851—of which, incidentally, only one moth-eaten copy has been preserved—will cause some curiosity and, perhaps, a little amusement.
The 1851 "Pharos" is distinguished from its modern equivalent chiefly by its high moral tone. In those days school was taken much more seriously. Occasionally a lighter note managed to creep in, but one cannot read these sallies without visualising some haggard sub-editor wondering whether he dare. The religious zeal of our pre-decessors is seen in the chief article, a scholarly piece of work on the origins of the Book of Genesis. The only two lighter contributions are a short story dealing with the Napoleonic War and a fierce tirade against "the greatest scourge of modern times—the Liberal Party."
Much of the edition is concerned with the projected visit of a small school party to the Crystal Palace. Travel by the new steam-railway was deemed highly dangerous, and only eight pupils, "under the care of four members of the staff," were plucky enough to take the risk.
In those far-off days correspondence columns were amply filled. Our great-grandfathers pitched into each other over such matters as the right to vote or—more important—the right to wear a school tie, with an earnestness that is almost unbelievable. The following letter—from a parent—is a good example:—
The Tower Hamlets.
5th June, 1851.
Sir,
Being one of the principal citizens of this historic town and ever active in the cause of what I consider to be right, I think it behoving to me to bring to your attention various abuses at present rife in that otherwise most efficient of educational establishments, the Dover Academy for the Instilling of Sound Moral Sense in Boys and the Diffusion of Learning.
My lad, Trecesimus, dining at school recently, was given but one wing of the ample supply of goose, but seven roast potatoes, a mere pittance of the wholesome spinach and barely enough gravy to cover these. Surely such a lad, of the tender age of twelve years, is needful of all the sustenance you can provide!
Moreover, I find discipline very slack. Inquiring of dear Trecesimus how many times on a certain day he had been whipped, he replied: "But twice." Does this not betoken a lack of appreciation of the wholesome part correction must play in the lives of the young?
Furthermore, the work he is expected to do is an insult alike to ability and industry. What intelligent boy needs half-an-hour to translate three stanzas of Gray's Elegy into Hebrew verse? Or three minutes to find the 24th power of eighty-four?
I was shocked to hear from my son that the School allows waltzing at the Prefects' Ball. Surely this dance, in which an innocent lad must touch a female on the arm, nay, on the shoulder, is of the most objectionable. Should you moreover allow your boys, sir, to choose their own books at Speech Day? What if some misguided youth selected a book of French poetry or even a novel?
Finally, let me protest against this project of teaching French! To teach boys this tongue of sin is only to put temptation in their way.
I remain,
Yours wrathfully,
D. N. GERVENSIUS POTTS
(President, Dover Association of Liberal Brewers) -
Perhaps the spirit of school life in 1851 is best conveyed by the report of Speech Day. The Foreign Minister, Lord Palmerston, had created a sensation by riding all the way from London on his horse, Don Pacifico, to distribute the prizes. Here are a few extracts from the lengthy account of the proceedings:—
"The Headmaster, much to our surprise, declared that he was going to discontinue the practice of reading the School Report in Latin. He described the year as one of experiment; after much deliberation it had been decided to give science a small place in the curriculum. 'It is too early,' he said, 'to judge the consequences of this drastic innovation, but so far none of the more gloomy prophecies has been fulfilled. The School is still intact, and atheism has not yet reared its ugly head.'
"The Headmaster remarked that material progress must not be allowed to degenerate into sheer lust after luxury. It was shameful that certain lazybones should object to preparing School dinners. Was this the spirit that conquered at Waterloo? The Report concluded with a scathing attack on the new method of playing cricket. 'What do these bowlers think they are? Windmills?'
"Lord Palmuerston continued: 'There are a number of dangerous notions abroad. Unrestrained democracy and other French ideas make an appeal to the young and inexperienced. Some of these are wonderful as ideals, but in practice compromise is necessary.' He felt sure that the boys before him would never 'be lured from their Christian beliefs to forget that English muskets crushed Napoleon and that muskets would always save England in days of peril.' Lord Palmerston finally startled the audience with a quite unprecedented request. 'I am not a vain man,' he assured us, 'but I know what schoolboys are. I would like this pleasant visit to be commemorated by a holiday extending over one afternoon.' This idea aroused great enthusiasm among some of the more irresponsible junior boys, but their applause was check-ed by the unspoken admonitions of the Headmaster. The incident passed off happily, however, when Lord Palmerston humorously christened this type of applause 'Kentish Fire.' Speech Day end-ed with the usual rendering of 'God Save the Queen.'
The good work of disseminating the ideas of the Kentish Nationalist Party was admirably set on foot at a party meeting in the Library earlier this term.
Mr. Taylor, active as ever in the cause of right, was so persuasive in putting before us, objectively and logically, all the arguments for Kentish Independence that the points raised later by the audience were mere quibbles and administrative details. Mr. Jervis moved the audience with a speech, full of Jutish practicality and Celtic fire, in which he bemoaned the loss of Kent's liberty and made an eloquent plea for the restoration of gavelkind and kindred rights.
A lively discussion ensued, and various queries were settled before the meeting broke up amid enthusiasm. Of the twenty-two people present eighteen had signed a declaration of Kentish Rights. So encouraged, we continue to fan the flame of Kentish freedom!
|
Comrades! Shall we groaning lie INIUSTUS. |
HOUSE NOTES.
Astor House.
The fortunes of the House have improved this year; we were runners-up in the House Shield Competition. Junior football finished on a high note, with both 1st and 3rd Form teams unbeaten and the under-14 XI winners of the East Cup.
Contrary to expectations, our Cross-Country team finished second; Avery is to be congratulated upon gaining third place. We could achieve only third place on Sports Day, but this was more than offset by an easy win in the Swimming Sports. We congratulate Ibell and Coade on becoming Intermediate and Junior Champions respectively.
The P.T. Competition was also won by Astor, Jenkins being placed third. We could finish only second at cricket, but once again 1st and 3rd Form teams were unbeaten and the Cricket East Cup came to us, through a team in which Birch and Coade deserve mention for their bowling and Gate for his batting.
Next year it may well be our turn to win the Shield. We would exhort all members to greater efforts to put Astor in its rightful place as Champion House.
R.J.J., J.R.M.
Frith House.
Although Frith House has again occupied fourth place in the competition for the Challenge Shield, there has been considerable improvement, in that our failures, notably in Rugger, Cross-Country running and Swimming, were due, not to lack of support and enthusiasm, but to lack of ability. Things began to look a little brighter towards the end of the Summer Term, when second places were gained in the Athletics and P.T. contests, and when our junior cricketers reached the final of the East Cup Competition.
It is to he hoped that next year will see the dark blues occupying a higher position in the sporting activities of the School.
P.G.H.
Park House.
Park House has struck a "bad patch," but this does not excuse the poor support, especially from senior boys. There has been, for instance, a definite neglect even to attempt Standard Tests in Athletics. Fisher's leadership, however, brought us some success in Rugby matches, and we are grateful to those boys who represented the House when faced with little or no chance of winning. Next year we look forward to wholehearted support from all boys, especially seniors.
R.M.B.
Priory House.
For the first time in eighteen years the light blues, formerly Town and now Priory House, have won the Championship Shield. This success was achieved by all-round enthusiasm and hard work. The House teams emerged triumphant in the Rugby and Cricket competitions, in the Cross-Country run at Easter and in the School Sports. Before the last event a very large number of standard points was obtained.
But members of the House must not be complacent. Norman, Jackson, Carran and Imrie, who have been largely responsible for the all-round success, are leaving at the end of this school year. With reasonable good fortune and hard work, however, the Championship can be won again in 1952, provided enthusiasm remains at the same high level
A. W. B.
HOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP.
| Astor. | Frith. | Park. | Priory. | |||||
| Soccer | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Rugger | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Cricket | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Athletics | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Physical Training | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Cross-country | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1st. Priory House | 236 points. | |||||||
| 2nd. Astor House | 203 points. | |||||||
| 3rd. Park House | 144 points. | |||||||
==A MATTER OF FORMS==
We regret that so few Forms have submitted reports, but rejoice that the quality of these few is such that we can print them more or less in full. Must we, however, conclude that quality and quantity are mutually exclusive? Or dare we hope for a full range of interesting notes next time?
"Tempus fugit' '—nude ye scrybe has, alacke, muchel runnynge toe catche uppe with itte. So manie nob-el exploytes of vertu han been accotnplysshed thatte he has nat ynke enow to relate hem. Inne troxvthe, war ye grete chateau desertedde; ye nobel lordynges didde niarche mommie scoren of ye lowere brethrenne to an grete citie, there to make sacryfyce untoe ye Skilonne and ye Discoverynge Dome. Ande ye goddes weren na'. plesed, butte ful of i~e kepte one varlette fromme ye miiobbe, e'en itte is murmunred as an hostage. Ye squires from Sicksartes weren astonied thatte hir deepelie redde comrade Horsseyfeelde, who knowes nat whether he goeth nor yat his purpose in going, didde returne fromme Londres to dwelle agayne in thisse capitaliste dumpe.
And, mongste certaine peeple, whyte, or neerlie whyte, arnierre was donned, ande they did sallie forthe, arnied withe brawne and (sondrie fromme them) with brayne, toe do battaile withe ye chosen fewe. Myghtie deedes of valoure were eek performed, but, alacke, litel blode was shedde. Syre Sitrel was outstandynge in ye feelde of conflicte; shame on heni whiche mutter of lucke and goode fortune. Butte ye crowde weren sore dismnaied thatte ye gretest of hem alle (ye scrybe muay nat call-en'hymn ye Blake Baronne on ye feelde of crikette) didde nat buckle onne his paddes.
Muchel talkynge has there beene of advanced and eek scholareshippe examines. Tyme wille showe, alasse. Once agayne will ye Sickartistes have toe turne to swynke; atte no tyme are they sure thatte ye persute of lernynge may nat prouve e'en a wilde goose chace, despite alle ye protestaciouns of Syre Peter Snitmuit Quynce. Butte lernynge has faired ille; othere pastymes, in chiiefe pon yclept tennisse, han prevayled overe itte. Parlaunce is of Tuesdaie evenynges ande me thynketh, Frithe Rode Othere aquatticke, gimnasticke and uthleticke pastymes han left no tyme for aughte else. Oon has eek callede ye chiefe preefecte Hrne ye Cuppehuntere. But his spiritte does nat yet haunte us. . .
Ye scrybe made serche for his sevenne bokes fromme ye grete Halle of Bokes, but, unlyke ye Baronne, colde he nat discovere but fyve. Ye mercenarie troopes han beene ful actyve, tho deafenned by bawlynge of divers Sarjente-Majores; oon has evene by misfortune talked of a deade Certe A.
But tyme, space, and pryntere's ynke are alyke spente. Ye scrybe is not immortelle and muste say farewelle toe his gentyl reders.
Le Darby.
| You can sit on stools, You can sit on chairs. Prefects sit on the floor, They've broken theirs. |
Through the Keyhole:
Have you seen my horse and cart?
Higher comes and Higher goes, but I stay here for ever.
Give me a hand up while I comb my hair, will you?
My, they are making a lot of brittle glass these days!
Where have we heard this before?
It came apart in my hands.
Table tennis? Oh no, it's much too rough.
Sixth Formese:
Cor!.... Expression of amazement, disgust or appreciation.
Gain!... Mode of signifying disbelief in statement of fact.
Gitartofit!.... Greeting to Juniors who enter the ROOM uninvited.
Uhuh!.... Signifying agreement.
Beetle off.... To proceed away forthwith.
Stinking horrible.... Apparently of a rather difficult nature.
Nutter.... One of those not in the select few.
Entente cordiale.... In the refreshment tent.
General Report:
If some prefects don't learn to swim soon they will be out of their depth. Of course, there is one chap who would need a lot of water to drown in. He is seriously thinking of walking across the Channel this summer.
Can anyone find a use for three dozen odd gym-shoe laces?
THE HEAVENLY TWINS.
Our Form Master has been collaborating with the Man in Black confuse what to do with our time in the Fifth Form. They succeeded in driving us all blindly into Economics, so that the School Governors can meet unimpeded in the Library. This state of affairs has much disgusted another member of the Staff, who implores us to concentrate on culture and not on breadwinning. Owing to the drastic rise in prices, of which the aforementioned member of the staff is very well aware (he has actually bought himself a new pair of shoes!), we have rejected this impractical proposition. And anyway, you have only to hook at the Staff to see that culture is rapidly going out of fashion.
To another member of the Staff our actions in the Chemistry Lab. appear to be "extremely below the normal standard." We find from reliable sources, however, that last year's Fourth Form was also "extremely below the normal standard,'' and the year before that, and, in fact, every Fourth Form since the School began.
A drive has been launched to collect sacks of light blue paper. These are finished off with a nice illegible scribble in the centre and used as passes to an hour's entertainment(?) on certain Wednesday evenings. It is to be hoped that next term a gilt-edged membership card with ornate stripes running horizontally and a blue circle in the centre is not adopted. The supply of scrap paper in these colours would seem to be limited. Still, we are sure the masters and Sixth-Formers could think of something between them.
GIN & IT.
Head Prefect: P. G. Hearn.
Deputy Head Prefect: R. T. Jackson.
Prefects: A. W. Bradley, K. T. Carran, M. J. Edwards, A. F. Hewitt,
F. K. F. Imrie, A. A. Normuan, P. H. Oldham.
Deputy Prefects: R. M. Brown, R. J. Jenkins, K. E. Lawrence, P. Wraith.
HOUSE OFFICIALS.
Astor: Captain, R. J. Jenkins; Vice-Captain, J. R. Martin.
Frith: Captain, P. G. Heam; Vice-Captain, P. H. Oldham.
Park: Captain, R. M. Brown.
Priory: Captain, F. K. F lmrie; Vice-Captain, K. T. Carran.
SPORT.
Cricket Captains
1st XI, A. A. Norman; 2nd XI, J. E. Halsey; Colts, J.
A. King; Junior XI, J. R. Booth.
Rugger Captains: 1st XV, K. T. Carran; 2nd XV, F. K. B Imrie.
Cross-Country: Captain, R. T. Jackson; Vice-Captain, P. G. Hearn.
Athletics: Captain, P. G. Hearn.
ACTIVITIES.
Dramatic Society: Secretary, A. W. Bradley.
C.C.F.: Army Section. C.S.M. A. F. Hewitt; R.A.F. Section, F/Sgt. R.
M. Brown.
Phoenix Club: Secretary, A. R. Horsfield.
Library: Library Prefect, A. W. Bradley; Assistants, R. E. Davey, A. R.
Horsfield, B. J. Moore, M. F. Marsh.
Chess Club: Secretary, J. R. Martin.
"Pharos": Sub-Editor, A. R. Horsfiehd; Committee, A. W. Bradley,
J. F. Halsey, J. A. Makey, J. R. Martin.
A. L. Chaplin
A. W. Gardiner
D J Ivory
M J Killick
J. W. McDaid
N. P. Medgett
D. R. Shinkfield
J. G Waters
R W Waters
P. J. Willis
(S. 1, 2= School 1st, 2nd Team. H. 1, 2= House 1st 2nd Team. S.C.=School Certificate. S.C.M.=ditto with Matriculation. H.S.C=Higher School Certificate. G.C.E.=General Certificate of Education. OL, AL, SL=Ordinary, Advance, Scholarship Level).
B. E. ARGENT (1945). Soccer (S.1, Colours). Cricket (S.1, Colours). Rugger (S.1).
Athletics (S). Cadets. S.C. 1950. To Art School.
A. I. AVERY (1944). Cross-country (S.). Cricket (H.1). Soccer (H.1). Choir. Orchestra. Geography. Arts and Crafts S.C. 1950. To Shoreditch Training College after National Service.
R. H. ASHDOWN (1946). Cricket (H.1). Rugger (H.1). Soccer (S.1). Swimming (H.). PT. (H.). To Ashford Railway Works as Apprentice.
A. M. BAILEY (1946). A.T.C. Dramatics. Film. To British Road Services as Clerk.
D. F. BANGER (1946). To Drawing Office. Dover Engineering Works.
G. C. R. BLISSENDEN (1946). Cricket (H.2). Soccer (H.2). Arts and Crafts. Film. Geography To Denne's Drawing Office, Deal.
R. G. BOUGHTON (1946). Rugger (H.2). Dramatics.
J. R. BROWN (1945). Cricket (S.2). Soccer (H.2). Rugger (H.2). Swimming (H.2). To Forestry Commission.
R. M. BROWN (1945). Deputy Prefect. House Captain. Rugger (S.2). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.1). Swimming (H). A.T.C. (F/Sgt). S.C.M. 1949.
A. J. BURTON (1947). A.T.C. Choir. Dramatics Debating. S.C.M. 1949. To R.A.F.
P. BURVILLE (1946). Soccer (S.1). Chess. Telecommunication Engineer. G.P.O.
K. T. CARRAN (1947). Prefect. House Vice-Captain. Rugger (S.1, Colours, Capt. 1951). Athletics (S., Colours). Swimming (Senior Champion 1949/50). P.T. (Champion 1950). Choir. S.C.M. 1948. To National Service.
B. F. CHECKSFIELD (1947). Dramatics. Choir. To Harvey G.S., Folkestone.
H. D. CHILD (1946). Film. Apprentice to Motor Mechanic.
P. J. DREW (1946). Dramatics. Film. Bank Clerk.
K. EDWARDS (1946).
M. I. EDWARDS (1943). Prefect. Rugger (H.1). Soccer (H.2). Cricket (H.2). A.T.C. (Cpl.). Debating (Secy). Choir. Dramatics. S.C.M. 1948. H.S.C. 1950 (exempt Inter-Arts). To Nottingham University.
F. FISHER (1945). House Vice-Captain. Soccer (S.1). Rugger (S.1, Colours).
Cricket
(H.1). Dramatics. Choir S.C.M. 1950. To N.C.B.
B. FOORD (1946). Soccer (H.2). Chess. To Police Force.
R. J. FORSTER (1949). Rugger (S.2) Cross-country (S.). Athletics (S). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.1). P.T. (H.). Chess. A.T.C. S.C.M. 1950. To Tunbridge Wells.
B. M. FORWARD (1945). Rugger (H.1. Soccer (H.2). Cricket (H.2). Dramatics. Film. S.C.M. 1950. To Birmingham.
G. R. FUNNELL (1951). To Twickenham.
R. J. FUNNELL (1951). To Twickenham.
A. GILDAY (1945). Soccer (S.1). Cricket (H.1). Rugger (H.1). To I. and R. Morley, Ltd. London.
D. R. GOUGH (1947). Cadets To Wales.
F. C. HADLEY (1946). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.1). Rugger (H.1). Swimming (H.). P.T. (H). Chess. Geography. To Engineering Works.
A. J. HADLOW (1946). Soccer (H.2). Cricket (H.2). Choir. Film. To Laboratory Work.
J. H. HAMMERTON (1948). To Cross-Channel Boats.
M. A. HARRISON (1945). Rugger (H.1). Dramatics. Choir. Arts and Crafts. C.C.F. Intending Rhodesian Police.
C. D. HAWKES (1944). Rugger (S.2). Soccer (H.1). S.C. 1950. Engineering Draughtsman.
B. HAYES (1947). Dramatics. S.C. 1950.
P. G. HEARN (1945). Head Prefect. House Captain. Athletics (S., Captain). Rugger (S.1). Cross-country (S., Vice-Captain). Swimming (H). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.2). P.T. (Champion 1951). Geography. Phoenix. Choir. SC. 1948. H.S.C. 1950. To Hull University College.
A. F. HEWITT (1944). Prefect. Rugger (S.1). Cricket (S.1). Athletics (S.). Soccer (H.2). C.C.F. (C.S.M.). Choir. S.C. 1949. To Middlesex Training College after National Service.
D. G. HYMAN (1947). Cadets, Trainee Mechanic.
F. K. E. IMRIE (1941). Prefect House Captain Rugger (S.1). Cross-country (S.).
Athletics (S.). Cricket (H.1). Soccer (H.1). Dramatics. Choir. Debating. S.C.M.
1948.
H.S.C. 1950. To University College, Southampton.
R. T. JACKSON (1944). Deputy Head Prefect. Soccer (S.1, Capt., Colours). Cricket (S.1. Vice-Capt.. Colours). Rugger (S.1). Cross-country (S., Vice-Capt.). Athletics S., Colours). Dramatics. S.C.M. 1945 H.S.C. 1950 (exempt Inter-Science). Scholarship to Royal College of Science 1951.
P. H. JANAWAY (1943). Rugger (S.1, Colours). Cricket (S.1). Soccer (S.2). Swimming (H). Geography. Arts and Crafts. Phoenix. S.C. 1950.
V. F. KENNETT (1945). Rugger (S.2). Cricket (S.2). S.1. 1950. To Landscape Gardening.
A. B. KIME (1945). Rugger (S.1). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.1). Dramatics. S.C. 1950. Apprentice R.A.F.
W. G. C. KINNARD (1946). Cadets.
M. J. LAKER (1944). Cricket (H.1). Rugger (H.2). Soccer (H.2). A.T.C.
Dramatics.
Philatelic. Choir. S.C.M. 1949.
A. MALAIS (1950). Soccer (S.2). Rugger (S.2). Cricket (H.1). To father's business.
J. R. McMANUS (1945). Soccer (S.1). Rugger (S.2). Cricket (H.1). Dramatics. Choir. S.C.M. 1950. To Civil Service.
O. F. MEDHURST (1947). Cadets.
R. J. MILLER (1945). Soccer (S.2). Rugger (H.2) Cricket (H.2). Chess. To National Service.
D. MISKIN (1945). Rugger (S.1). Cricket (S.1). Cross-country (S.). Swimming (H.).
Geography. Pharmaceutical Apprentice.
B. J. MOORE (1945). Rugger (H.2). Assistant organist. Library assistant.
Orchestra.
Choir. Dramatics. S.C. 1950. To Librarianship.
J. NIXON (1949). To Hong Kong.
A. A. NORMAN (1944). Prefect. Cricket (S.1. Capt.. Colours). Rugger (S.1, Vice- Capt., Colours). Soccer (S.1. Vice-Capt.. Colours). Athletics (S.). Cross-country (S.1). Choir. Dramatics. S.C.M. 1949. To National Service.
D. J. NORRIS (1947). Rugger (H.1). A.T.C. To R.A.F. Radio School, Cranwell.
J. P. O'CONNOR (1946). Dramatics. Arts and Crafts.
R. F. PAIN (1946). Soccer. (S.2). Film. Lab. Assistant to S.E. Gas Board.
S. W. PARSONS (1945). Cadets. Dramatics. Geography. Arts and Crafts. Purser.
J. H. PEPPER (1945). To Solicitors.
D. J. PITTOCK (1947).
A. H. POTTS (1945). Cricket (H.1). Soccer (H.2). Rugger (H.2). Arts and Crafts. Draughtsman to N.C.B., Dover.
A. PRESCOTT (1945). Cricket (H.2). Rugger (H.2). To Ordnance Survey.
J. W. RALPH (1946). Cricket (H.2). Dramatics. Film. Arts and Crafts. To Post Office.
B. L. REASON (1945). Cricket (S.2). Soccer (S.2). Rugger (S.2). Cross-country (S.). Athletics (S.). P.T. (H.). Swimming (H.). Apprentice Marine Engineer, Dover Harbour Board.
L. H REYNOLDS (1945). Cross-country (S.). Rugger (H.1). Soccer (H.2). Cricket (H.2). Film. Dramatics. Choir. S.C. 1949.
W. J. RICHARDS (1946). Soccer (H.2). Cricket (H.2). Arts and Crafts. Film. Geography. To Drawing Office, Dover Engineering Works.
I. ROBINSON (1945). S.C.M. 1950. To Meteorology Office.
D. A. SAKER (1947). A.T.C. To Ewell, Surrey.
V. G. SAYER (1950). Rugger (H.2). Cadets. Film. To Thanet Technical College.
S. T. SIMPSON (1947). To Rochester Mathematical School.
M. G. STEADMAN (1945). Rugger (S.2). Cricket (H.1) .Dramatics. Choir. S.C. 1950. To Keith and Henderson (Textiles), London.
M. I. STOKES (1946). Dramatics. Apprentice, Dockyard.
C. J. THEOBALD (1949). Rugger (S.2). Soccer (H.1). Cricket (H.1). Swimming (H.). Orchestra. To National Service.
E. A. THOMAS (1945). Rugger (S.2). Cricket (S.2). Soccer (H.1). Arts and Crafts.
J. VENNER (1946). Swimming (H.). A.T.C. Dramatics. Choir.
B. W. WALFORD (1945). Dramatics. Library Assistant. S.C. 1950. Junior Clerk, N.C.B., Tilmanstone.
A. WATERS (1948). To London.
O. F. WEST (1945).
R. S. WEST (1946). Cricket (S.1). Soccer (S.2). Rugger (H.1). Chess. Orchestra. Telephone Engineer.
D. E WHITE (1945). Soccer (S.1). Cricket (S.2). Rugger (H.1). P.T. (H.), Arts
and
Crafts. To Electrical Engineering, N.C.B.
E. S. WRIGHT (1945). Athletics (S.). Rugger (H.1). Cricket (H.1). A.T.C. (Proficiency). S.C. 1950. To E. Wright and Sons, Electrical Engineers.
J. H. L. WRIGHT (1945). Rugger (S.1). Cricket (S.1). Soccer (S.2). To Dover Harbour Board.
==OFF THE RECORD==
LOCAL FOOTBALL.
At fifteen minutes to three each Saturday afternoon in the football season an almighty roar rises from the local football pitch. Passing dogs streak away with tails between their legs and neighbouring houses shake to their foundations at the stamping of five thousand pairs of feet. Thorpe Rovers have just come on to the pitch. A few minutes later a sound like that of a dying buffalo is heard, and lifeboats in the harbour put out to sea, thinking that a vessel is aground on the Goodwin Sands. The rival team has just come out of the dressing-room.
Now silence reigns. Twenty-two stalwart figures await the signal
to start the game. Suddenly it comes. A tiny "peep" from the
referee's whistle and the battle has begun. The Thorpe centre-forward
tears through the opposing defence with the ball at his feet, beats one
man, beats another—and finally beats himself by tripping over his own
feet. The crowd, which a moment ago had been singing his praises,
now makes his shame complete. "Get orf the perishin' pitch! Get
rid of 'im, Thorpe!"
Meanwhile, the ball has been cleared and the opposing team sweep upfield, leaving death and destruction in their path. "Dirty foul!" roars the fickle crowd. "Put a pea in your whistle, ref.!"
The referee, true to his training, takes no notice, but chases after the forwards, and is just in time to award a penalty kick against Thorpe's centre-half, who has tripped up one of his opponents. The furious onlookers suggest that the referee's eyesight is not all it should be and that his whistle would make him an excellent meal.
The "fans" are now tense. The "crack" shot of the opposing side walks slowly back, turns, runs forward, and bits the ball very hard—so hard, indeed, that the corner flag is broken cleanly into two parts. This spectacle so amuses the crowd that they slap each other on the back, throw hats into the air, dance and knock each other about in their wild excitement.
Some minutes later the whistle shrills for half-time. The mud-splashed warriors struggle back to the dressing-rooms, there to indulge in mutual recriminations, interspersed with abuse of the long-suffering referee; while the prudent spectator takes this opportunity to slip away to a well-earned tea, leaving behind him the tumult and the ribald comments of the crowd. A sadder, though a wiser, man.
R.H. (Upper TV.)
Spelling Made Eezi:
"The chief products of Australia are wheet and sheap."
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"In the spring a young man's fancy If this should be the situation, There might occur this conversation: — "My love, I find in you the soul of Spring, When Nature's joy of life fills every living thing, "Just think, throughout this green and pleasant land, D. A. (Upper IV.) |
My son, I ant going to tell you how I came by my white hair. You need not believe it if you don't want to. At the time I was a big game hunter and staying at Hilton House, in Central Tanganyika.
I was alone that night, and was awakened in the early morning by a queer grunting and the splintering of wood. There was a crash. I jumped up, to find one of the wardrobe panels splitting and a huge hairy hand 5tickiflg through it. My limbs froze as I saw the doors ripped apart and a huge female gorilla emerge.
A frantic yell seemed to stick in my throat as I grabbed the elephant gun front its hook and fired. There was a grunt. Through the smoke I saw that the slug had almost torn off the gorilla's left arm. It still hung on by a small piece of skin, and to this day I can remember the gory hole with the ends of smashed bone showing. I hurled the now useless gun at the bellowing creature. It hit it squarely on the left shoulder, tearing the wounded arm completely off. A new weapon caught my eye, an old ornamental native spear. Frantically I seized it and lunged, following it up with a sharp twist in native style. Where came a horrible squeal from the gorilla as its stomach was ripped open from side to side.
Still it came on! Backing against the wall, I drew my knife. I lunged for the eyes. The knife got it in the right eye, killing it instantly. I could not avoid the falling corpse, which fell across my legs, snapping them as though they were matchwood.
For three days I was unconscious. I awoke to find that I had white hair and a limp. The strange thing was that the body was never found. Not a thing was damaged, but the blood was still there!
T.L. (Upper II.)
CRICKET.
"The best Old Boys' match for years," was the general comment on the game played on the last Saturday in June. The sun shone, a few more Old Boys than for some time were among the spectators, and the School confounded the critics by having the better of a draw.
Everyone was pleased to see Eddie Crush—the only Old Boy with a Kent cap—turning out. The boys were proud to have the chance to play against him, though the prospect for some might have been awesome. But they need not have worried. Jackson, when the School fielded, was far more devastating with the ball.
It seemed easy for the Old Pharosians when the School had four wickets down for twenty runs. But Holland saved the day with a grand innings of 44 not out, so that half-an-hour after tea Norman was able to declare at 120 for eight wickets.
An hour-and-a-half did not seem long enough to reach a decision—and so it proved. After Butler had been bowled first ball, Crush did some quick scoring, but after his departure for 32 Thckson's devastating fast bowling on the lively wicket had everyone struggling except Jack Kremer, who finished with 25 not out. A quarter-of-an-hour's extra time was not quite long enough and the Old Boys escaped with eight wickets down for 82 runs. Jackson clean bowled five men and took six wickets for 34 runs.
C/SGT. P. E. BUSS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT.
C/Sgt. P. E. Buss, an Old Boy of the School, was reported missing in Korea after the Battle of the Imjin River (22-25th April, 1951), in which the first Battalion of the Gloucesters fought on despite encirclement and heavy losses. We are indebted to "The Back Badge," the journal of the Gloucestershire Regiment, for the following quotations:
"On the night of the 24th April, Colonel Carne closed up the Battalion into an even tighter perimeter on Hill 234. During the night a major attack was directed on the hill up the spur from the north-west. A great number of casualties were sustained . . . At 05.00 (on the morning of the 25th) Colonel Came ordered Drum-Major Buss to sound the Long Reveille (nicknamed by the troops "The Call of Defiance") to give answer to the Chinese bugles which always heralded their attacks. Everyone cheered when the call sounded."
An officer on the staff of British Commonwealth Korean Brigade, who had heard of the C.O.'s order to the Drum-Major, and who saw the casualties coming through, wrote the following lines in appreciation of the Battalion:—
THE LONG REVEILLE.
| Do not despair, take strength in what they did, These Gloster men who lonely held a Hill, Do not misjudge the wisdom of their deed, To hold, and fight, and die upon a Hill. They ask no praise, nor seek reward, These Gloster men who lonely held a Hill, It was their custom and their solemn word to stand. With Brass in front, and Brass behind upon a Hill. Now, quiet reigns upon this Asian Hill, And if the flowers that grow thereon are foreign, The soil beneath is Gloucestershire forever, Enriched by blood of men who stood for Honour. Now in the light of dawn upon this Asian Hill, The early rays of sunshine filter through, to reach the valley, High overhead a skylark sings, as if in requiem, But hark! A higher more triumphant note—it is the Glosters sounding Long Reveille. |
The Annual Reunion Dance has been provisionally arranged to take place at the School either on Thursday, 27th or on Saturday, 29th December.
C. F. ASKIE (1923-29) writes from Southampton asking for information and addresses of any of his contemporaries, especially Ronald Stonehouse, Robert Playford, Reginald Head, and Graham Rigden.
Dr. G. L. J. BAILEY has recently been appointed Deputy Research Manager of the
British Non-Ferrous Metals Research Association, London.
P. BARRACLOUGH, who left School about a year ago, called on 4th June, resplendent in the uniform of the Highland Light Infantry. How B. could be described as Highland or Light we do not understand.
R. S. N. BAX, B.Sc. (Econ.), who recently sailed for the Gold Coast, has been appointed assistant auditor in the Colonial Service there.
R. F. W. COLLINS has passed various examinations and received a Commission in the R.E.
TUDOR DAVIES has passed his LL.B. finals after two years at Aberystwyth, where
he is staying another year.
M. W. FEAST, after taking a Ph.D. degree at the Imperial College, London, is at Ottawa, where he holds a Fellowship and continues his study of spectroscopy under the National Research Council of Canada. After many interesting trips in America, he has accepted an appointment with the Radcliffe Observatory at Pretoria. He expects to be in England in the autumn before going to South Africa.
T. F. FRY is in charge of the Town Office, British European Airways, Jersey, and was made an M.B.E. in the New Year Honours List.
D. GIBB has been home on leave this summer from the High Commissioner's Office, Colombo. He has met two O.P.s out there—Howard Burtt in insurance and Dick White in the Admiralty.
J. S. GRANGER has taken a 2nd Class Degree in the Modern Languages Tripos at Jesus College, Oxford.
J. W. HANCOCK, who took a 2nd Class BSc. Degree at Queen Mary College, London, has been awarded a Research Scholarship at that College.
B. SEDGWICK JELL is now at the British Embassy in Sofia. He and his wife are comfortably settled in a flat behind the Iron Curtain. He has promised to let us have an account of life there—subject to F.O. restrictions.
A. F. HOLMES, B.A.. has been appointed to a permanent post on the staff of Wheaton College, Illinois. He is studying for his M.A. His brother, Sydney, is in the Civil Service in London.
P. McVEY has obtained 1st Class Honours in Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, during a period of secondment from the Army.
E. W. MADAMS, we learn with very great regret, was found drowned in Lake Ontario.
B. RIGDEN has completed an eventful year by getting a First in the Honours School of French at King's College, London—passing out first on the University List—and then marrying Margaret Baxter, whose father taught him his First Steps, in French! Rumour has is that the honeymoon was spent touring France on a solo motor-cycle. We wish them every happiness.
G. RYDER (1931-34) called at School on 30th January, and expressed surprise at seeing so many of the "old gang still teaching. He is a Q.M.S. in the Marines in Malaya, and informs us that W. J. Hallam (1929-34) is also a Q.M.S. in the Marines.
Rev. LESLIE TAYLOR (c.1917) has been home from the Congo, where he is a Baptist missionary. He has been appointed Field Secretary and Legal Representative for all Baptist African work.
H. E. WHORWELL, who was at School before the first world war, received the B.E.M. in the New Year's Honours List. He lives at Barnes, and is leading draughtsman at the Ministry of Transport.
Dr. J. WILLIAMS, R.A.M.C.. playing cricket for an Army side touring the Far
East,
encountered a School 1st XI. cap, and found underneath P. J. Stroud, who left
about
1936. and is in the Regular Army.
(Officer Cadet C. Grabhasmm has sent us a most interesting account of his experiences at a Flying Training School in Southern Rhodesia. It is, unfortunately, not possible to print the article in full, but the following paragraphs contain the main substance.)
Upon arrival at your F.T.S. it is impressed upon you by the Chief Instructor that there are three main issues at stake. Firstly, to teach you to fly: this includes two stages, the basic, in which you learn to fly two aircraft, and the applied, in which you apply this knowledge to some useful function in the Service. The second issue is to give you a thorough knowledge of certain essential Ground School subjects. The third is to make a General Duties officer out of you.
Your first flight, which out there will be in a Chipmunk aircraft, consists of familiarisation. The instructor puts the aircraft through its paces, in order to get you used to the unusual sensations involved, and determines whether you are Prone to air sickness. He will let you take control, and you invariably find yourself doing odd things like putting on left rudder in a right-hand turn—with disastrous results! When you have got the feel of the aircraft, you are taken on the airfield circuit, where you are taught the circuit and landing, with particular emphasis on good airmanship and lookout. After this come the solo check and the first solo trip, which consists of two good circuits and landings. From then on you are captain of the aircraft, and are responsible for the safety of it and of yourself. It certainly makes you realise what responsibility means as you press round the circuit with sometimes as many as ten other aircraft. The landing is the most difficult part, and I advise the gliding types among you to get to know exactly where the ground is in relation to the part of your aircraft nearest to it, i.e., the skid or undercarriage.
After several hours on the circuit you learn spinning, stalling, aerobatics and forced landings. You then start across country and map-reading methods, varying these with aerobatics. You do about three hours' instrument flying under the blind flying hood. By this time you should have reached the forty hours' mark and you come up for your final handling test, in which you must prove your ability to fly the Chipmunk accurately if not brilliantly.
At this period you also take your mid-basic examination in Ground School, with papers on airmanship, aerodynamics, navigation, meteorology, radio, aero-engines, and aircraft recce, bombing and gunnery. When this has been completed you transfer to a Harvard or Balliol flight, in which you do virtually the same for twelve weeks, after which you go on to applied Harvards or Balliols.
You will no doubt be pleased to hear that the aerodynamics instructor in this station is Flt.Lt. Lohan, an Old Boy of the School, who was a pilot in Battle of Britain days.
When this issue of "The Pharos" is published we shall be nearing the second Annual General Meeting of the Association, on Thursday, October 4th. As usual, we hope to complete the business quickly, as this year W. Ransom, Esq., has promised to give a lantern lecture on Old Dover. These lectures are well worth hearing and seeing, and all parents, whether Association members or not, are invited.
Early in the summer, the Committee organised a sale of outgrown sports gear. It was not as well supported as we had hoped, but there was enough to justify us in contemplating a similar sale of ordinary School clothing early next term. There must be a lot of outgrown clothing in the boys' homes, and a lot of boys in need of it, so please turn out those wardrobes. You will hear more about this later.
We start our winter programme with a Social on Saturday, October 20th. These Socials are enjoyable affairs and help parents to get to know one another. We hope in this way to meet the parents of new boys and to interest them in the life of the School. We also hope to hold a series of Whist Drives during the winter. Owing to lack of support we had to call off the projected cricket match against the School XI. A pity, for we hoped to be able to show the Eleven a thing or two!
A. R. TAYLOR, Hon. Sec.
