April, 1957
THE LYONIAN
EDITOR
Editorial Staff
G. M. THORNTON, ESQ.
Messrs. D. AII.n, J. Hasler;
A. Gaynor-Smith, I. M. Parry, D. J. Sleigh.
[No. 356
Vol. L.]
SCHOOL NOTES
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The outstanding event of the term was the visit of Her Majesty the Queen
to Harrow on March 5th. The Lower School was fully represented. In
addition to boys up to the Fifths lining the route. the whole of the Sixth
Form was given a place in the Spectator's' Enclosures outside the Vaughan
Library and on the Terrace. Later in tbe evening members of the staff.
and their wives, together with the Monitors. were present in Speech Room
for songs. The whole School is grateful for the additional days added to
the Easter Holidays.
We said good-bye at the end of last term to Mr. Powell, who has left to
take an appointment as Head of Science at Kirkby Comprehensive School.
in Lancashire. Mr. Powel! came to the School in September, 1952, from
Archbishop Tenison's School, and he will be sadly missed. We wish him.
and his wife and family, all success and happiness in Lancashire.
In Mr. Powell's place we welcome Mr. T. S. Robertson, B.sc. (Edinburgh).
who comes to us from Watford Technical College. We hope he will be very
happy in his new surroundings.
Mr. Hogg returns this term a benedick. He was married on April 2nd, at
Barry, Glamorganshiore. to Miss M. Reynolds. Mr. and Mrs. Hogg are assured
of the School's best wishes for their future happiness.
The School has received a large number of gifts, which it is a great pleasure
to acknowledge, and for which we are most grateful. Owing to the great
generosity of the parents of a boy in the School. who wish to remain anonymous, a modern stage has replaced the old platform. The construction is
such that it can be extended for plays and concerts without encroaching
on the Hall floor-space at other times. Gifts of this generosity are doubly
welcome when they are prompted by such thoughtful interest in the needs
of the School. Moreover, Mr. Knight has given us a pair of velvet curtains.
which have been dyed black and will be used in future as Main Tabs. We
shall no longer be quite so dependent upon charity when producing plays.
Under the will of Mrs. Short a most generous bequest has been made to
commemorate her son, Eric Short, who was at the School in 1911. This
bequest will enable two Eric Short Scholarships to be established. as well
as an annual prize for the Head of the School.
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Mr. G. G. Corder has endowed a Sixth Form Chemistry Prize.
Lord Somervell of Harrow has made another present to the School. in
the .shape of a Pye Hi Fi Black Box which is used for recitals by the Music
SocIety.
A fine reproduction of the portrait of Her Majesty the Queen by Annigoni
was presented to the School by M. P. Burrell when he left.
Mr. and Mrs. Couchman have given us a piano, for use with Lower School
Music .
. Work on thel Red House has proceeded steadily throughout the term. and
It IS hoped to have the nEW form rooms ready for use in May. The Science
Wing should be fully equipped and the Advanced Laboratories ready for
~Ise at the same time.
A further grant of £1.200 has been made hy the
ndustrial Fund to complete Ihe equipment of these labs.
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A 16 mm. Sound Projector has been purchased, and has already been used
by some societies.
School Communion was held at St. Mary's Church, Kenton, on March 10th.
Boys in the Fifth Forms studying British Constitution for G .C.E. have
made two visits this term, one to Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, and one to a
meeting of Northwood Council. An account of the former appears on
another page.
Collections were taken during Lent for the following causes: British
Empire Cancer Campaign. Spastics, National Fund for Polio Research,
R.S.P.C.C., St. Loyes College, British Diabetic Association, Church Army.
The total, £22 Us. 6d .. will be divided according to the wishes of each Form.
During the latter part of last year, and from the beginning of this, a group
of boys from the IVth Forms has been putting its spare time to good lise
in the Red House garden. This note has been contributed by B. Norman
and P. Slade:
., For the last two or three years the garden has been neglected, so that
trees and shrubs have got out of hand, but our efforts have brought good
results. Weeds have been a big job, but we are gradually clearing them
from the borders. Though there have been many set-backs, surprises have
been frequent. This Spring, bulbs of many different kinds have sprung up
everywhere. Slowly things are taking shape and we all hope you will come
and see our achievements." A Gardeners' Tea was held on Mar'ch 19th.
We gratefully acknowledge r'eceipt of the Gaytollian, and the Mercers
School Magazine.
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ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra has been preparing hard this term for the Annual Conc~rt,
· hUlas given in the School Hall on Tuesday, March 26th. The folloWlOg
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programme was appreCIative
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au Ience:
CONCERT
The National Anthem
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ORCHESTRA
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PIANO DUET-R. J. UDY, P. J. TRALLS
Jamaican Rumba
The Sprat; a Fish th.at is ever in Motion
(from" The Creel" SUIte, after Izaak Walton)
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LEAVERS
The following boys left at the end of the Christmas Term:
Battey, J. A., Technical School; Brigden, B. M .. Chelsea Polytechnic:
Bullman, D. J., Chartered Accountant; Campbell, M., Chartered Accountant;
Cooper, J., Mechanical Engineer; Corder. C. G., British Oxy. Eng. Co.;
Dagley, T. F., PowelI & Duffryn (Carbon Products); Hawkins, D. A., E.M.!.:
Jagot, M., Insurance; Kibblewhite, N., Pocklington School; Moss, D. P., Bank
of N.S.W.; Murdoch, J. H., Land Agency-Cirencester: Smith, D., Quantity
Surveyor; SOWden, J. E., Bank of Adelaide; Taylor. P. S.• Quantity Surveyor;
Wetherly, 1., Hendon Technical then Royal Veterinary: Williams. P. E. J.:
Chartered Accountant (left November).
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GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION
The following boys were successful in 1956-at A level in the number
of subjects stated, at 0 level in at least one subject.
A level.' Gaynor-Smith (3); Parry (3); Sleigh. J. P. (3); Buchanan (3);
Colwell (2); Hore (1); Horne (1); Leadbetter (1); Reeves (3); Sherrin (3):
Sullivant (3); Carr (4); Corder (3); Gladstone (4); Milsom (3); Powell (3);
Walsh (1); Wetherly (2); Bogdin (2): Mansley (3); Fisk (1); Ritchie (I):
Sanders (1); Swain (1).
o level.' Bogdin; Bell; Collins: Curtis; Sleigh, D. 1.; Thiebaut; Williams.
P. E.; Colwell; Reeves; Corder: Powell; Cameron; Cleator: Frampton:
Hawtin; Jones; Beswick; Betts; Bligh; Bullman; Clarke, J. P.; Clench; Cook,
C. M. F.; Crouch; Fay; Harris: Helbrough; Hogg; Horne; Lowe; Manville;
Moss; Orford; Rice; Rosso; Routledge; Sexton; Sharp, C.; Steadman; Stevens:
Trails; Valentine; Weir; Williams, A.; Wright; Andrews; Armour; Breignan;
Burrows; CampbelI; Clarke, A. K.: Cooper; Cram; Dagley; Frankcom:
Goodwin; Goymour; Hawkins; Jones; Jeacock; Kay; Murdoch; Peck; Perrin:
Rayner; Scott; Smith, D.: SOWden; Taylor; Watkins; Wetherly; Cooke, 1. C.:
Gossling; Case; Clarkson; *CatteraII; *Foot; *Greatrex; *Paller; *Powell.
J. F.; *Scantlebury; *Sharp, W.: "WiJIiams. J.; *Williams, P.; *Wilson:
*SetcheII; *Udy.
*Passed in rVth Form or lil'st term in Vth.
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J. F. Wagller
Under the Double Eagle
A. Benjamin
A. Raws/horne
QUARTET-M. ROSE, ESQ. (Violin I), R. A. EDWARDS, ESQ.
(Violin II), D. COWTAN, ESQ. (Viola), J. W.
WALKER, ESQ. ('Cello).
Eine kleine Nachtmusik-Menuetto, Trio
M. J. CLARE, O.L. (Oboe)
(a) Concerto.-Slow movement
(b) Scherzo
MIXED CHOIR
(a) Little David, play on yo' Harp
(b) Non nobis, Domine
R. Strauss
F. David
Arr. M. Sargent
R. Quilter
W. B. A. SHARP (Trombone)
(a) The..S witchback
(b) The Joker
C. M. H. SHARP (Flute), D. B. GREATREX (Flute)
(c) My dearest, my fairest
C. M. H. SHARP (Piccolo)
(b) The Swedish Polka
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ORCHESTRA
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ORCHESTRA AND Two PIANOS
Noble and sentimental Waltz-nobile, capricciosa-,
sentimentale, nobile, brillante, sentimentale
Mon Reve
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J. W. WALKER, ESQ. ('Cello)
If there were Dreams to sell (Beddoes)
II.
M. ROSE, ESQ., and D. COWTAN, ESQ. (Two Pianos)
(a) Three fantastic variations on " Lilliburlero "
(b) March, op. 99
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E. D. FULSTOW, OL (Clarinet)
(a) Concerto-Rondo
(Saxophone)
(b) Time on my Hands
Mozart
E. SUI/on
H. Moss
Purcell
W. Rings/rand
Y. StOOl'
F. Stahl
Waldteufel
D. Cowtan
Ireland
M. Dring
S. Prokofief
Mozart
V. Youman
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JUNIOR CHOIR
(a) The Kangaroo
(b) The wandering Miller
(c) You are old, Father William
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A. Rowley
Schubert
McDonald
ORCHESTRA AND CHOIRS
The British Grenadiers
Arr. M. Rose
M. ROSE, ESQ. (Violin)
(a) Habanera
(b) Serenade espagnole
Ravel
Chaminade, arr. Kreisler
Hindemith
Balfe, arr. J. Ord Burne
Semper Fidelis
Sousa
CHRISTIAN UNION
Chairman: J. C. ELGOOD, ESQ.
the Library. A. G. A. Hogg joined the committee at this meeting; he
ested a new system for taking out books which will facilitate the work
~fgCnding who has any particular book at any time and we hope to bring this
. t operation as shortly as possIble. A vote of thanks was proposed to
I~ G. Gladstone, D. J: Powell and J. P. Sleigh, who are leavi~g at !he end
~f this term, for all the illterest and affectIon they have shown III theIr work
in the Library.
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THE LITERARY SOCIETY
D. FRY, O.L. (Trumpet)
(a) Sonata for Piano and TrumpetMit Kraft; breit; (chorale)
Aile Menschen miissen sterben
(b) Killarney
ORCHESTRA
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Secretary: P. J. F. MANSLEY
There have been two open meetings this term, the first of which on
January 22nd was devoted to a showing of the Fact and Faith filmstrip" On
the Beam." This was lent to us by Mr. Elgood who also acted as narrator.
A large number of boys attended the meeting, many of whom were under
the impression that a complete sound/colour film of the series was to be
shown. I hope they were not disappointed too much to appreciate the real
intention of the strip: that of showing the need for belief in God as Creator.
At the second meeting, held on February 12th, Mr. Harrison, headmaster
of Alpha Preparatory School, spoke to the Senior members on the way to
live a successful Christian life after leaving School. I am sure that all who
were present will agree that the meeting was one of the most helpful and
illuminating we have ever had.
The Junior and Senior meetings have been held regularly in the dinnerhours throughout the term. For the former Mr. Elgood lent us his flannelgraph board and stories, whilst the Seniors studied passages from Paul's
epistle to James. It is hoped that next term we will be able to give illustrated
talks to the Juniors in the dinner-hour meetings, with the aid of a film-strip
projector. Since the second forms will be in the Red House by then, these
meetings will be open to them as well.
THE WAR MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Librarians: J. A. G. GLADSTONE, D. 1. POWELL, J. N. SANDERS, J. P. SLEIGH
The Library this term has seen no great change; we have been continuing
the progress made last year, including the introduction of an entirely new
system of numbering and cataloguing all books in certain sections. It is
hoped that this work will be continued to cover all non-fiction sections of
the Library.
We are pleased to note that the standard of behaviour in the Library
is improving; there has been an appreciable drop in the number of names
in the Caution Book this term.
A committee meeting was held on March 14th. We were able to see the
new picture of H.M. the Queen, presented by M. P. Burrell, which will hang
Chairman: D. COWTAN, ESQ.
Secretary: P. J. F. MANSLEY
The Literary Society has held three mettings this term all of which proved
very interesting to all who attended. On February 4th we held a debate on
the subject:
"That this house refuses to submit to the tyranny of convention."
D. J. Sleigh and M. Thiebaut proposed the motion, whi~h was opposed by
P J. F. Mansley and J. P. Sleigh. The proposer based hIS argument on the
hindering effect that convention has on scientific and social development.
The opposer argued that convention was a desirable part of a. successful
social existence, since it was the .foundation of one person's .reliance UP~Jll
the actions of another. The motIon was carned, however, WIth a maJonty
of 9 votes to 5. Owing to the tolerance and help of our Chairman, Mr.
Cowtan the meeting proved extremely interesting and enjoyable.
"For' Amusement Only" was the title of the talk given by Mr. Hasler
on Monday, February 18th. The subject of his talk was comic verse, and
he had many well-chosen verses to illustrate it. Everybody who attended
will agree that it was an evening well-spent, and much enjoyed.
Our last meeting-held on March 18th-was devoted to a play-reading
session. This was arranged by the newly elected Drama Secretary, M. Bogdin.
Two plays were read-both by George Bernard Shaw. They were" The
Dark Lady of the Sonnets" and "Press Cuttings."
In last term's notes Mr. Walker's name was omitted from the list of
committee-member~, an omission for which I must apologise.
UNITED NATIONS GROUP
Secretary: J. P. SLEIGH
From what we read in the newspapers and hear on the wireless there
seems good reason to be despondent about the future of the world. Before
the war many people pinned their faith on the League of Nations which
failed in its purpose because it refused to recognise the intrinsic evil of
Nazism and to destroy this movement before it gathered too much momentum.
Mter the last war, when the United Nations came into being, it was hoped
that experience had taught its lesson and that U.N. would be sufficiently
strong in its constitution to put down any trouble. People were more
reluctant to believe that U.N. could succeed and their fears, in the light
of present-day occurrences, certainly seem to be justified. Yet to reject
all hope of U.N.'s finding a suitable solution to the world's problems would
be foolish' some kind of international agreement must be the stepping
~tone to ~orld peace and, although U.N. in its present form is patently
Inadequate we can only hope that it will be able to develop into a suitably
org~nised ;ystem. Complete disarmament on both ~ide~ and a!1 international
pOlice force is the solution to our problems whIch ImmedIately presents
Itself; before this can be achieved the barrier of deep mistrust and misunderst~nding which exists between East and West must be broken down. With
thIS task as its principal object U.N. should achieve its aim. We must
remember that U.N. is at the moment our only hope for world peace and
to lose faith in it entirely would be fatal.
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As far as our activities are concerned, this term has been quiet o~ing to
its shortness and all the other business which has to be crowded mto It.
The new Harrow Group will, we hope, be organising its o,wn activities next
term.
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On March 12th a debate was held, the motion being" this house belIeves
that a monarchy is desirable for the wellbeing of our countr)'," propos~d
by J. P. Sleigh and opposed by D. J. Sleigh, with P. F. Bell m the chair.
Those for the motion argued that our Queen holds together, both by the
nature of her office and by her own personality, all that is dearest to us;
she represents a graded society,. is a fo,rce fo~ unity both in .country and
Commonwealth and is an effective barner agaInst the InfiltratIOn of Communism. The opposition's case was that as a nation we should be resigned
to the fact that we are no longer a great power and should abolish all ~he
trappings of tradition' by abolishing the monarchy we should see which
members of the Com~onwealth were really on our side and would thus
be able to advance knowing where our true friends lay. The motion was
carried by a large majority.
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It should be stressed that, like the U.N., the future and .lIfe of this Society
depend upon the support which people are prepared to give. The standard
of debating is slowly Improvmg, but It IS always the same small group w.ho
attend meetings. If boys in the Upper School. displayed a ~ore active
interest in the societies we should have a better sixth form, for It IS largely
as a result of attending such activities as debates that it is possible to le~rn
how to think and express oneself clearly-a rare qualIty to-day but one which
is valued everywhere.
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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY
Vice-President: J. T. HOGG, ESQ.
Chairman: A. J. FISK
Secretary: B. HELBROUGH
The Spring term has proved very interesting and active for this Society.
On our calendar we had three visits and two lectures, and at the time of
writing the two lectures, and two of the visits have passed.
Last'term we had a lecture on copper, so this term we decided to follow
suit with two more metallurgical lectures; one on aluminium, and one on
zinc. Both of these were very instructive, and well illustrated, in the first
case by lantern slides, and in the second by a film entitled" Zinc, its Mining,
Milling and Smelting."
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The first visit of the term was to the Acton works of D. Napier and Son,
Limited. On arrival, the. party was split into three groups of six, each of
which was shown round the works by an apprentice in this third or fourth
year. This visit was of particular interest to aircraft enthusiasts, bec~use
it is at the Acton works that one of the world's most advanced aero engines
is being built and assembled. The second visit was to the Glacier Metal
Company, Limited. This company is chiefly concerned with the manufacture
of bearings, ranging in size from about half an inch to several feet in diam~ter.
After being shown round the works, we were invited to have tea, and talk
with some of the officials about the prospects of apprenticeship with the
company. What will probably be the most interesting visit, is yet to come:
on Saturday, March 23rd, ,twenty members will visit the National Physical
Laboratories at Teddington.
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Vice-Presidents: F. W. SIBCY, ESQ., W. C. WORMAN, ESQ.
Chairman: P. F. BELL
Secretary: A, V. CASE
This term the Society's meetings have been devoted to a study of the
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geography of India and Yugoslavia.
Last term Mr. Hogg gave an illustrated talk on the Dalmatian Coastlme
of Yugoslavia and this series was continued t~is term ~hen Mr. M. Br~ddock
gave an illustrated talk on the Danubian ~laln, and hiS expenences With the
Durham University ExpeditIOn whIch vIsited that regIOn last summer. He
told us of the ways and standard of living of the .people and of hiS ~xpenences
with the Secret Police, and we found the evening most mformatlve as well
as amusing.
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Another meeting was held at which the secretary ga.ve an Illustrated talk
on Tea Planting in India; besides tea-plantIng we conSidered other crops of
importance such as coffee and tobacco.
Our first visit this term was to Kraft Foods, Ltd., where members of the
Society spent a most interesting and enjoyable afternoon. We were sho~n
the various cheeses and saw how they were prepared a'.ld blended m certaIn
proportions; we also saw the preparation of sala~ dreSSIngs and. sauces. We
were struck by the very efficient automatic machInes and the high degree. of
cleanliness. The visit was concluded With an excellent. tea and a. film showmg
how the various cheeses were first produced, the traditIOns behmd them and
their countries of origin.
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The Society also visited Dickinsons Paper MIlls at Croxley, wher~ the
members saw the mills producing many t~pes of high-grade paper.. Firstly
they saw the processing of esparto grass, Imported from West Afnca, as It
passed through boilers and baths of bleach and dye, and later we saw the
production of paper from ScandInavian Wood P~lp.
In the exhibition next Speech Day the Society mtends to concentrate on a
display concerning Paper-making, the geography of India, and such studies
as the Society has made over the last year.
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Chairman: R. R. POWELL, ESQ.
Secretary: A. J. SWAIN
The term's activities started on the sunny morning of January 3rd, when
Mr. Powell and thirty-two boys went by coach to the Wildfowl Trust at
Slimbridge in Gloucestershire. We saw many rare wildfowl and from
a fifty-foot observation tower were able to watch geese in flight over the
Estuary through very powerful binoculars. We arrived back at Harrow
at about 7.30 p.m. and I should like to express our thanks to Enterprise
Coaches, Ltd., who at a very difficult time enabled us to make this visit.
Outdoor work has been impossible up to the time of writing, but meetings
of the Amateur Entomological Society have again been attended by our
members. We held our Annual Indoor Meeting in the Biology Laboratory
on February 2nd. The proceedings were divided into microscope work and
dissection-the latter as usual proving to be tbe more popular, witb only one
firs~ former abstaining. During tbe course of tbe afternoon short talks on
vanous topics were given by members of the committee, and the meeting
ended with tea, kindly provided by Mrs. Powell and ber daughter. Before
the. end of term we have a film sbow on the new projector, and an all-day
outm~ is being arranged for the holidays.
.Thls term we must say goodbye to Mr. Powell. Whilst thanking him and
hiS family for all the interest and work tbey have put into the Society, we
extend to him our sincerest good wisbes for tbe future.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Chairmen: T. V. HUGHES, ESQ" G. S. BLYTH, ESQ.
Officials: I. C. C. COOKE, M. G. THTEBAUT, D. J. SLEIGH
ofS~ce so much time is spent nowadays by all people discussing the problems
an t e wo~ld we live in, it seems astounding that so few people should show
Y real mterest in history. Astounding not only for the narrowness it
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appears to demonstrate but because it stands to reason that we can only
see our way out of our problems if we' can clearly perceive how they arose,
and this is something that only history can show us. "Long live toleration
and co-existence," cry our journalists, but if they only examined history they
would see that such ideals are not in the range of human nature. "A war
to end wars," was the glib label attached to that First World War that
preceded the bloodiest conflict of history. History tells us what to expect
again. Maybe nuclear war would end humanity but not even fears of total
destruction can straighten that fatal kink in man's mind that has made
history up to the present day one long succession of wars, big and small.
It is because those of us who call ourselves historians see history as a
vitally important subject in contemplating the future that a good deal of
our meetings are concerned with political subjects, for since we contend
that the importance of history is the study of human trends then it is of no
consequence whether we discuss the past, the present or the future in our
meetings. Our first meeting was spent debating four motions and although
the standard of debating was not all that it might have been, the conclusions
reached were that:
(0) The fact that we are an island has been of the very greatest importance
in our history;
(b) That, party views aside, there is no justification for the Socialist
clamour for a General Election;
(c) That Mr. Nehru is not the greatest statesman in the world to-day, and
(d) That the present division of Germany is very regrettable.
In our second meeting four senior boys spoke briefly on their favourite
historical characters. This meeting was one of great variety and general
interest. I. M. Parry, speaking on the renowned Duke of Marlborough,
outlined his career and showed the great personal tragedy caused to Marlborough at the height of his success by jealous intrigues at home.
B. P. Collins then spoke about Charles II. He showed what a great
opportunist was this most successful Stuart and attributed his success in his
simple aims to a high degree of commonsense and courage.
M. G. Thiebaut again chose a soldier. He showed the brilliance of
Hannibal as a general, demonstrated clearly his dauntless courage and, very
significantly, he showed how Hannibal was relieved of his command once
again because of intrigues at home. This, to my mind, is as clear an
example as one could wish as to what I mean by a "Trend in human nature."
Circumstances change, the map of Europe changes, even morals change, but
the same things happen for the same reasons throughout history. This
similarity in the misfortunes of Marlborough and Hannibal was a very
striking feature of history brought out in our meeting. The final talk was
by D. J. Sleigh who spoke of Palmerston, the jolly statesman whose offhand
manner and unconventional methods, tended to hide a very genuine patriotism
that pervaded all his policies.
Next term we are hoping to include a visit in our programme.
by many different makes of camera; in two instances by cine, by B. Helbrough
and ~. Peck. She very graciously paused for a moment on the terrace
allOWIng the battery of photographers to get in a quick shot. For this, many
were extremely thankful, as owmg to the low cloud, those not using H.P.3
film, had had to lengthen their exposure times.
Next term, the.Headmaster ~as told me, the dark room will be functioning,
an~ at last we wIll b~ able to Install the enlarger that was presented a short
whl.le.all,0 to t~e SocIety by Hunt. Because of the athletics and G.C.E., all
socIetIes fu.n~tIOns. havt: been lin:tited to the latter half of the term; the
PhotographIc s maIn .0bJectlve beIng the Speech Day exhibition which we
hop~ should be ';in Improvement on previous years.
The treasurer, M.
Brelgnan, ha~ pomted out to me, that whilst he does not want to seem
mer~enary WIth regard to next term's subscriptions, small pieces of paper
bearIng the legend I.O.D. will not be accepted.
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MUSIC CLUB
Chairman: F. P. WRIGHT, ESQ.
Secretary: D. 1. POWELL
The ';ictivities .of the Club have continued to be well supported this term.
!?e IntrO?UctIOn of a second lunch-hour meeting for rather more enterprIsmg musIc progra.mmes has been reasonably successful. Works such as
~,he full cho~~l ver~lOn of Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe" and Stravinsky's
Petroushka, unsUlt';ible for the general meeting, have been played.
The Club ,?as receIved another very generous gift from Lord Somervell.
After p:esentmg the Club with its initial record player, which was adapted
~or use m a la~ge h~ll,.he has thIS term presented us with a Pye " Black Box"
mstrument w~lIch wIll Ideally satisfy the requirements of a small club meeting.
We are also mdebted to Lord Somervell for the loan of numbers of gramophone records on several occasions.
It is hOl?ed that. I!-ext term, after the June examinations, there will be
arranged eIther a VISit to the concert hall or to the ballet.
AEROMODELLING CLUB
Chairman: R. M. J. TANK, ESQ.
Secretary: D. MILsoM
So far this term we have had two flying meetings. At the first one the
weather was rather un.kind to us, it having rained all the morning. Consequently, not :ouch f1ymg was done. By the second meeting, however, the
weat~er h.ad Improved, and although it was rather cold, an enjoyable afternoon s f1YlOg was had. We have one more meeting later this term.
Next term we are only able to have two flying meetings, after the exams.
On Speech Day we are having an exhib!tion on the same lines as last year's.
~ hope that a~ many members as pOSSible will give this their full support.
w.ould also hke to see more members makIng use of the Club's library for
whIch there is no charge.
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PHOJ1OGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Chair/pan: J. T. HOGG, ESQ.
Secretary: D. J. GOSSLING
This term, largely owing to exams., few meetings were held. Soon after
getting back, the chairman, treasurer and myself decided to have a meeting
for the re-election of Society officers. We did so, and between the three of
us arranged that there should be no change in the regime.
No official meetings have been held since.
The Society members, however, have not been inactive, and cameras have
been brought out at a good many sporting events this term. All the crosscountry and some major football fixtures were well covered. The chairman,
A. S. Harris, took some fine action shots of the finish of the inter-house crosscountry on March 2nd. The visit of the Queen to Harrow attracted a large
number of photographers from the School and the Queen was photographed
THE MODEL RAILWAY CLUB
Vice-President:
Chairman'. IMP
.
. ARRY
D.
C.
ALLAN, ESQ.
Seeretary:
M. HAYES-ALLEN
Al~t the. Ge~eral Meeting at the beginning of this term Parry and Hayesen retIred In rotatIOn from the committee and were both re-elected.
whOn January 30th and February 20th parties of ten visited Waterloo Station
We ere. w~ were shown over the signal box and the station in general W~
vasrt Intngued to se~ the efficiency with which the signalmen handled such
numbers of trams.
n Monday, March 4th, about 25 boys attended films about the Swedish
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and Swiss State railways. These showed us the training of the engine-driver,
the guard and the station-master, and the maintenance of the. railway coaches
and bogies. We must thank Mr. Boardman for translatmg the German
captions for us.
On Wednesday, March 20th, a party of ten boys visite~ the Conwar Mod~l
Railway Club, Kenton. We had an enjoyable .tlme lookll~g round thl~ club s
layout, which is run to a timetable and everythmg to do with controls IS there
in miniature.
Unfortunately, because of School exams., we have not made as much
progress with track-laying as we had hoped.
Band: SOT. CLARKSON
Thi~ has been a quiet term for the band, practices being held regularly,
although the attendance of some members leaves something to be desired.
Next term is our busiest since we will be playing at the General Inspection,
Church Parade, and Speech Day and I am sure every member of the band
will do his utmost to ensure success for these occasions. Unfortunately the
instruments are not in the best of condition and the band has no means of
replacement.
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CHESS CLUB
Chairman: J. HASLER, ESQ.
Secretary: D. J. POWELL
The Club has had large numbers at its lunch-hour meetings, especially
from the lower school, and the secretary has noticed quite an epidemic of
chess playing, during break and at other times, in the first three forms.
The House Chess matches played this term have shown that, although
the standard of play leaves much to .be desired, the enthusia~m shown w.as
very encouraging. Perhaps the Club IS on the way to recovermg some of Its
lost" laurels."
At the time of writing this article, only two out of the three house matches
have been played.
However, the House points up to date are:Seniors:
North 3
South I
East 6
West 6
Juniors:
North 2t
South 4
East 5{West 4
COMBINED CADET FORCE
R.S.M. : A. GAYNOR-SMlTIl
C.S.M.'s: A. J. SWAIN, A. K. RITCHIE
R.S.M.'s note:
The Easter term has never been one of exceptional vitality, work being
directed to preparations for next term's full programme. I s,incereIy ~ope
that all the diligent work will bear its own reward in the InspectIOn espeCially,
when we shall be honoured with the presence of Field Marshal the Earl
Alexander of Tunis who is the Inspecting Officer.
Orderly Room: CISoT. MANSLEY
This term has been a normal routine one in anticipation of the busy
summer term. Statistics show that the number of defaulters has decreased
towards the end of the term, although it is always noticeable that there is .an
increase of misdemeanour during the first few weeks of every term, which
is soon checked by the system of defaulters introduced last term. Sgt. Peck
and LICpl. Kay have been efficiently industrious throughout the term.
Signals Platoon: CPL. HELBROUOH
This term training parades have been held every Tuesday and .Sa~urday
after School, with extra training during lunch-hou:s. ..:'-t the begmnmg of
term, the platoon installed ten internal telephone hnes 10 the School. The
next job to be done is to erect an efficient aerial so that we may take part in
the inter-School wireless net.
At the end of term three signallers will be taking the Assistant Instructors'
Examination, and about ten cadets will be taking the Regimental Signallers'
Examination.
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Q.M. Stores and Armoury: R.Q.M.S. SANDERS, SOT. SEXTON
Since our last report life in the Stores has been uneventful, other than
seeing the completion of our furniture-building.
We hope that our greatest problem is now solved-that of supplying
trousers of the right size to members of the Corps. Until now a number of
cadets have not been able to come in uniform.
As regards the Armoury the first group of rifles for repair has been
received back from Workshops, and also seven new No. 4's to replace those
condemned at the last Inspection. There are still a large number of rifles
to go back to Workshops, which means that it may be some time before
we are back to full strength.
Unfortunately, another Inspection is due in May.
R.A.F. Section: F I SOTS. FOOT, FRAMPTON
Last term ten cadets passed the Advanced and Ordinary Proficiency
Examinations.
L/edts. Dowsett, Manville, Tralls, and Wright were promoted to Corporals.
We congratulate Cdt. Valentine who won the Middlesex Wing CrossCountry Championship at Hampstead.
Field Day, at the end of term, will be taking the form of a cross-country
map-reading exercise near High Wycombe: at the end of the exercise cadets
will have a chance to report on their exercise at Booker Aerodrome.
During the Easter Holidays camp is being held at R.A.F. St. Mawgan and
all members are looking forward to an enjoyable week and hope that flying
will not be too severely curtailed by the petrol shortage.
FIELD DAY: Extract from Log of Cadet S - - gh
1O.30-Dropped from coach in Assden.
10.35-Black cat sighted. Portending good fortune?
10.40.-Rabbit on course 210°. Myxamotosis?
11.2D-Chased by cow.
11.4o-Picturesque sweep of Thames sighted, 135° from point of observation, and t mile distant.
12.3o-Stopped for lunch in state of exhaustion.
l2.45-Four-year-old native volunteers information as to whereabouts.
1.35-Native gives strange directions in strange accent.
2.OD-Terminat hora diem: terminat auctor opus.
Shooting: CPL. HELBROUOH
d Shooting takes place at the Harrow School range on Mondays and Thursays. This term, Thursday shooting has consisted of platoon training as
usual.. Monday shooting has bee~ ,restricted to 'practices for the shooting
team 10 preparation for the competitIOns held durmg the term.
b ~n a competition against Harrow School we won by one point; the scores
~lOg: Harrow School 723, Lower School of John Lyon 724. The Country
e Competition is next on the programme, and was to be held on Tuesday.
'VI arch 19th.
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FOOTBALL
v. CARDINAL VAUGHAN. Won 4-3.
v. KINGSBURY. Lost 2-4.
Team chosen from: Capel, Blocksidge, Bullivant, Rice, Moxon, Swain,
A. J., Gaynor-Smith, A., Young, T., Bogdin, F., Bell, P., Maddern, Clarke,
J. P., Williams, J., Hines, Paller, Smith, A. S.
1st Xl
Captai!!: A. K. RITCHIE
Secretary: C. M. H. SHARP
During the Christmas holidays we were invited to take part in the Public
Schools' six-a-side competition at Brentwood. Eliminated by Mercers in the
cup and by Brentwood in the plate competitions, we nevertheless enjoyed a
feast of football, which I hope will inspire those members of the team who
will play again next year to acquit themselves more auspiciously than we did.
With the loss of Murdoch and Moss after Christmas the team was considerably weakened and only one game out of the four played was won.
This lack of reserve strength has always dogged our progress and should
make those boys who are on the fringe of being selected to represent the School
all the keener to improve their game. Only against the Southern Olympian
League did the School produce its best form, when after being four-nil down
at half-time the team fought back to lose by five goals to three.
After two years as captain of the School side I have found three main
weaknesses which are far too prevalent. Firstly, lack of fitness which has
often been a deciding factor in matches drawn or narrowly lost; secondly,
lack of keenness to turn up at training sessions in term time and during the
holidays, and thirdly, and perhaps the most important, a lack of initiative
when playing, thereby allowing the opposing side to dictate the play. What
is lacking in skill must be made good by real determination, quick reaction
and intelligent positioning. Until these faults are corrected we will always
find it difficult to hold our own against good school sides.
One encouraging sign has been the consistent form of the younger members
of the team, especially Charles and Freund, and I hope they will form a
strong nucleus for future years.
In conclusion, I should like to thank all those who have supported us, and
to remind even the most junior footballer in the School of his responsibility
to improve his game, whether at Sudbury, in his back garden, or the local park.
Team from: Swain, Scott, Bullivant, Watson, Charles, Moxon, Freund,
Peck, Gaynor-Smith, Bogdin, Sexton, Ritchie.
RESULTS
v. HARROW WEALD. Lost 1-10.
v. CARDINAL VAUGHAN. Won 2-0.
v. ST. CLEMENT DANES. Lost 2-5.
v. SOUTHERN OLYMPIAN LEAGUE. Lost 3-5.
v. KINGSBURY. Lost 1-6.
2nd XI
Captain: D. A. BULLIVANT
So far this term the Second Eleven have only played three games. The
first game was against Harrow Weald County School and although we did
appreciably better than last term we were unable to record a win. The
second game against Cardinal Vaughan enabled us to record our first victory
for a year in a very good game with a particularly exciting second half during
which our opponents equalised with three quick goals, the School scoring
the winning goal in the last few minutes.
This season as a whole has not so far been very successful owing primarily
to the very poor support from Senior members of the School when called
upon to fill vacancies caused by injuries. It is, however. to the credit of many
Junior boys that when called upon to play against much older teams they
gave of their best and played very well. Unfortunately. as there was often a
Junior game on the same day they were not always available for selection.
RESULTS
v. HARROW WEALD COUNTY SCHOOL.
Lost 0-3.
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UNDER [5 XI
Captain: H. M. J. STAPLEY
The Under IS's have only played two games this term and both of these
games have been won, the others being cancelled owing to bad weather
conditions. The first game was played against an older Buckingham College
team, and the School won 4-1, and the School also beat an Atholl House team
5-0. The defence has played well in both games, and the goal-scorers have
been Adams 4, Stapley 2, Bogdin, Thompson and Matthews.
Team from: Grimwood,* Wright, M., Wilson,* Twite,* Moxon, Bogdin,*
Young, T.,* Charles, Freund, Griffiths,* Thompson,* Adams,* Matthews,*
Stapley,* Hines.*
*Colours awarded.
UNDER 14 Xl
Captain: R. E. PERKS
In the second half of the season the Under 14 Xl have so far played only
one match. This was against Harrow Weald and the School lost 2-5.
Reviewing the season as a whole I do not feel the team has reached the
standard expected; this calls. for renewed efforts by everyone concerned.
Jackson has played consistently well in goal but must improve his kicking.
In defence Cooke, Clark, R. C., Dakers, and Turner play keenly but there
is still room for much improvement; Rishover when sufficiently goaded is
the strongest player afield but is slow in recovery. Of the forwards only
Rose is consistently dangerous, and this lack of penetration has often added
extra work to an already hard-pressed defence.
LATE RESULT: v. KfNGSBURY. Lost 2-5.
Team: Jackson;* Cooke,* Clark, R. C.;* Dakers,* Rishover,* Tumer;*
Pay,* Perks,* Rose,* Stapley, Adam.*
*Colours awarded.
UNDER 13 Xl
Captain: P. A. KNIGHT
Owing to bad weather the Under 13 team have played only two games
this term. They drew with Harrow Weald C.S. and beat Westminster Under
SchoolS-D. Mindel, the youngest player in the team, has played well at
right back this season and Montague always has a good game at right-half.
Harwood at inside-left has been the mainstay of the attack and Colwell leads
the goal scoring average by scoring six goals this term.
Regular team: Tickner;* Fensome.* Mindel;* Sharp,* Knight,*
Montague;* Frost, Colwell,* Goodhew,* Harwood.* Wallis.*
*Colours awarded.
UNDER 12 XI
Captain: D. 1. MINDEL
The side has played three matches this term. In the first, against Quainton
Hall, the team disappointed, not reproducing the form shown against Quainton
last term and lost 3-1. In the' second match against Rutland House School
they imp'roved considerably, and deserved t!Jeir.6-2 win. The third match
showed that this improvement had been mamtallled. but we were unluckily
beaten by the odd goal in five.
Team from: Morrow, Headicar. Rich, Scott, Tremlett, Fordyce, Mindel, ,
BUll, Kings, McGregor, Martin, Frost, Thorne, Westmore.
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CROSS-COUNTRY
Master in Charge: J. HASLER, ESQ.
Captain: P. J. CARR
This term has shown a marked improvement in the standard of crosscountry running throughout the School..
.
At the beginning of term we organIsed a most successful mter-Schools
Road Relay in which seven teams took part. Detailed results appear at the
end of these notes.
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Our next race was against Marylebone Grammar, whom we last ran agamst
in a cross-country fixture two years ago. The School team ran well and
won the race by 96 points to 114 points. We entered a team of twelve (ten
to score) of which five of our runners came in the first seven. Carr was our
first runner home in 2nd place with Maddern 3rd, Milsom 5th, Case 6th,
and Heryet 7th.
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A few weeks later Finchley Harriers were our hosts for our annual mterHouse Cross-Country Races. The standard was higher than usual, and the
results were:SENIORS. Course approximately 4 miles.
House Places
Individual Places
I, North, 56 points.
I, Carr, 26 mins. 7 secs.
2, East, 69 points.
2, Frampton, 26 mins. 27 secs.
3, West, 79 points.
3, Maddern, 26 mins. 32 secs.
4, South, 96 points.
4, Valentine, 26 mins. 33 secs.
JUNIORS. Course approximately 3 miles.
House Places
Individual Places
1, South, 61 points.
I, Heryet, 20 mins. 36 secs.
2, North, 72 points.
2, Charles, 20 mins. 41 secs.
3, East, 79 points.
3, Matthews, 21 mins. 3 sees.
4, West, 99 points.
4, Elliott, 21 mins. 30 secs.
Following this Harrow invited us to run over their course against them
and Thames Hare and Hounds. This was our longest race of the season,
being about 5 miles, and although our runners ran well we came third to
Harrow, who were first, and Thames Hare and Hounds. Our first runner
home was Carr in 9th place with Maddern 10th, Case 13th and Frampton
14th. Although these positions do not appear to be particularly good, it
must be noted that the first three places were taken by ex-University runners
from the Thames Hare and Hounds team.
Finally we took part in the annual inter-Schools' Road Relay organised
by the Queen's Park Harriers Association. This y~ar the competition was
much stiffer and the School "A" and" B " teams dId well to come 7th and
12th respectively out of the 38 teams competing. The event was won by
Watford Grammar who retained the "Parry Trophy," with Haberdasher
Aske's second and Latymer Upper third. 'The team from Watford broke
the existing course, record easily, and the lap record was beaten three times
during the meeting.
For the School Maddern ran extremely well to complete his leg of the
course (approximately 21- miles) in 12 mins. 18 secs., and pull up from 12th
place at the change over to 2nd.
The " B" team also ran very well and in coming 12th beat several "A"
teams from other schools.
The teams were:"A" team: Frampton, Maddern, Case, Carr.
" B" team: Valentine, Sexton, Heryet, Milsom.
So all in all we had a quite good season, easily the best for three years.
There has also been a marked improvement in the interest for this sport,
especially among the more junior boys.
Case is to be congratulated on the award of his full Athletic Colours.
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Unfortunately this is the last cross-country season Mr. Hasler will be
with us. Much of our success this season must be attributed to the effort he
has put in the training and guidance of the teams during his time at the School.
The regular team has been chosen from: Carr, Case, Maddern, Milsom,
Frampton, Searle, M., Valentine, Sexton, Fisk, Heryet, Charles and Matthews.
Those who have also run for the School are: Bell, Boutell, Lowe, Armour,
Dowsett, Simmons, Nattress, Jones, and Searle, A.
P. J. CARR, Captain.
INTER-SCHOOLS ROAD RELAY
"Sweet are the uses of adversity"
Once again this event proved interesting and exciting in spite of strong
elemental opposition. There were besides our two teams five other schools
taking part. Frampton, Maddern and Case began the race well for our "A"
team, building up a substantial lead, but Haberdashers, who had packed their
strength into the latter half of the team, caught up and slightly overhauled
us by virtue of an extremely fast lap from their NO.4. In the end Haberdashers got home about 3 seconds before our "A" team. It was a good while
before any other team arrived home. Our" B " team, consisting mainly of
much younger boys, which was entered for experiment more than for competition, clearly demonstrated that the School can confidently expect equal
or even greater success in the future. Considering the conditions, all running
was of very high standard. Carr did our fastest lap in 9 mins. 20 seconds.
The final order was: Haberdashers, 57 mins. 47 secs.; L.S.J.L. "A" team,
57 mins. 49 secs.; Bishopshalt, 59 mins. 2 secs.; Harrow County; Harrow
Weald County; St. Marylebone Grammar; L.S.J.L. "B" team.
D. J. SLEIGH (Recorder).
UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES' COURT
It is poss}ble to visit law courts for the sake of interest and education; and
a party of boys from the School, under Mr. Blyth, spent an interesting
morning at the Petty Sessions in Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, seeing in
action some of the things they had learnt.
There were two courtrooms in the building, both opening into the entrance
hall. As it turned out, the business of the one which we visited went on all
morning, and probably some time after we had left, while the other dealt
with its cases in a comparatively short time.
The first thing one noticed about the court was its small and compact
layout. The public sat at the back on tiered benches (hard!), representing
the right of all to see justice done. Along the front row sat the regular
visitors-old men with no personal interest in any case in particular, who
attend the courts much as other people would visit a cinema. They were
leaning forward on the rail to catch every word, and from time to time one
Would get up and try to tiptoe silently from the court, achieving just the
opposite effect of directing attention to himself.
Dominating the scene were the three magistrates, who sat on a raised
panelled platform opposite the end of the courtroom where the public sat.
In front of the magistrates, and b~low them, was the Clerk of the Court,
Who was in charge of the proceedmgs, at a table where he took copious
notes of all that went on. In front of him were the benches for counsel
reporters and various others connected with the case being heard. On th~
<:;Jerk's right were the witness box and the wooden bench for those who had
glyen their evidence; on his left stood the dock, brown-panelled like everythmg else.
The business of the court began at ten o'clock. We saw three different
eltarnples of the work done, the first matter being settled in a few minutes.
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It was the issue of a licence to a publican, authorising him to stay open
with ~oastf~l accounts of his hunting experiences, and his likeness to Aristotle
But did Aristotle have two heads and carry an umbrella for each?
.
There the .article ended. There was no Counsel for the Defence, no judge,
and no verdlc~. Was ~ ~U1lty or not gUilty? Surely these ramblings could
not have. carned conviction? Vainly I searched the rest of the paper for
any.verdlct.. The only clue I could. find was an article by the same J. D.
Ghells. This contamed an extraordlllary confusion of the arts of the Fishmonger and the Launderer.
. Whils~ searchi~~ further for a conviction I woke up. The memory of
It remallls so VIVid I feel compelled to write this in case anyone else
should suffer a similar nightmare.
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beyond his usual hours: from the expression of anxiety on his face one
would have thought he was accused of a serious crime. This was mere
routine business.
There followed two cases of driving under the influence of drink. The
first of the offenders was remanded and his case not dealt with that day.
The second declared that he would be tried before a jury (there is no jury
in these courts), but we were able to hear statements taken from the witnesses
and see how the two counsel went about questioning them: It was often
amusing to hear the witnesses giving their versions of the event.
We had to leave before the ·hearing ended, but it had shown us something
of the court's work, and its fairness in administering justice.
D. GREATREX, VA.
THE PHILOSOPHY SOCIETY
The most important activity of this term has been our annual luncheon.
Our guest of honour was that imposing potentate, His Grace the Deha of
the Loosch, recently returned from a tour of the Provincial Universities.
This event was held amidst the battle scarred surroundings of the Torismon
Moor. The arrival of the guests was most impressive. The first guest fell
headlong over a stumbling block as he entered, typical, we considered, of
An Historian's Approach to Luncheon. The sound we first thought to be
an approaching jet aircraft turned out to be the War Office representative.
At last the hour for the arrival of the Deha himself came and already a
light shower of snow was falling. As his imposing figure imposed itself
upon us a twenty-one plimsol salute was fired in his direction. Apparently
not accustomed to ceremonies of this kind and contemptuously ignoring the
honours accorded him, he flew off the handle which was of course on the
floor. The happy spirit of the gathering was however restored when the
meal got under way.
At our first meeting this term we were to debate the motion that" Coeducation is a bad thing." The only person who felt strongly enough
about this motion to attend was Mr. 1. P. F. Yenlams (now known to most
people as Mont Blanc, on account of his great height). He vigorously
supported the motion on the grounds that-with co-education people would
be diverted from what he considered the true function of school life. The
motion was carried unanimously to the music room and unceremoniously
locked in.
An article appearing elsewhere in this periodical induces us to suppose
that there is an element of opposition to the activities of our society, so to
safeguard oUI livelihood in the future we have started a fund to meet any
libel charges which might be brought against us.
We regret, however, that this will probably be the last report submitted
by the Philosophy Society as half the Secretary no longer finds it possible
to postpone his retirement. This half is not half sorry to leave and thanks
himself on behalf of the other half. Vale!
Secretaries: J. P. SLEIGH and D. 1. SLEIGH.
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UNHAPPY HOUSE OF STUART
(Prologue to a series of Historical Tragedies that I have never had time
to write.)
Ah! most unhappy of our English Kings,
A dynasty beneath the curse of God
Who oft seemed strangers to the land you ruled
And left this tale of tragedy and woe.
How many Stuart Kings were fugitives?
How many of you lost your thrones or lives
Or never even crowned were as king
Within your melancholy history?
Six sad succeeding Stuart tragedies.
First, that James who failed in all his aims
And brought into the World a sadder son '
Who died a martyr for the Monarchy;
A second James, compelled to flee to France
And so find refuge from a wrathful realm.
But fate had yet much ill-luck to bestow
Upon the three uncrowned and exiled Kings
Whose battles spilt the blood of many men
Trying in vain to gain the English throne.
The tragedy of kings was thus played out
So many times in one short dynasty;
,
And to commemorate this luckless house
There is no monument or tomb at home'
But one small tablet to our Stuart Kings'
Hangs humbly in St. Peter's Church at Rome.
D.J.S., VITH ARTS.
MR. PRASH'S NIGHTMARE
MAPS
In my nightmare, I was looking through a recent edition of a local paper.
I found myself reading a report of my trial-for an offence which I could not
identify. My case was preceded by that of a foreign sportsman turned
critic, who was charged vaguely with assault and battery. What had I
done though? Was it a speeding offence, the creation of unnecessary dust,
or merely exceeding my quota?
Counsel for the Prosecution, J. D. Gheils, J.P., rambled slowly on from
one apparently heinous offence to another. Quasi philosophy was mixed
t The fac~ that maps h~ve always been of little use to man does not seem
o deter him from maklllg them. They are hardly more useful now th
lhey were ,:"h~n m.an'.s chie~ occupations were disembowelling animals wi~h
umps of fllllt, eatmg, sleeplllg; and doodhng on cave walls.
o This latter practice led to the invention of maps. It seems that it never
hccurred to the caveman that before he could draw a map he had t k
ow to go from hiS cave to a certain point, and that if he did know 0 h nd~
not need a map. Consequently he decided that his maps would b'e ~u~h
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more useful if they were inscribed on something more portable than his
cave wall. He was, however, wrong. Having made his map, he would lose
himself in a jungle or somewhere. If he had made his map on an animal's
skin he would consult it, and discover that as he did not know where
he ~as, it was useless; if, on the other hand, he had made his map of stone,
in all probability he would have jettisoned it miles back.. . He would, th~re­
fore, have no alternative but to catch a number 158 dmosaur or hail a
sabre-toothed tiger.
The next big step in the history of map-making came during the Roman
civilisation. It was then that man-made things became important features
on maps. A notable example is Hadrian's Wall, which is supposed to
have been built to keep out invaders. It is more probable that Hadrian
was making a map of Britain, although nobody knew what shape it was;
he was accidentally jogged, resulting in a line right across the map.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a new phase of mapmaking reached great popularity. This was the practice of making maps
showing the precise location of non-existent objects; a device of subtle
cunning, used by pirates to ensure that treasure-seekers could easily find their
way to all the desert islands on which their treasure was not buried. Another
new idea used by pirates was that of making genuine maps showing where
treasure was buried, and then tearing the maps up. Following this, everyone who had a share in the treasure had a piece of map, which was useless
without the other pieces. This brilliant ruse was usually suggested by the
captain of the pirates, as it meant that he had to make the map, and could
therefore remember where the treasure lay without it.
Nowadays our maps are more complicated than those of the cavemen; it
is much more difficult to understand them. This is because of something
which map-makers call the Grid. This just means that if you want to go
somewhere, instead of going straight there, you go first across and then up.
And it is most confusing to find that Little Puddleton is no longer called
Little Puddleton but 043629.
D. H. CATTERALL, VA.
The first impression of an American friend of mine as he arrived in
Waterloo was the appearance of the London taxis. He was quite overwhelmed. for three days. The London Transport system is very complete
and .efficlent. H~re, buses often are routed to serve as many people as
posslbl~.. In .BaltImore, Maryland, where I live. the buses generally take the
most dlle.ct Ioute.. Here the bus fare depends on the distance travelled
whereas, In t,he Um~ed Sta~es, the. same fare is charged no matter how fa;
you go. ThIS ~are m BaltImore IS now twenty cents (Is. 5d.). There are
n~. conductors smce each passenger puts his fare into a fare box besjde the
dr Iver as he enters the bus. The ~uses are similar to the Green Line coaches.
The New York subways. are, WIthout doubt, inferior to London's UndergLOund system. The trams are more modern here, and New York's lines
are no.t connected. One set fare, fifteen cents (Is. Id.) is charged to ride on
each lllle.
DAMASCUS
British policemen, J find, are usually more polite sometimes more helpful
and often more handsome than American ones. '
,
It was early in the morning, when my mother and father and I walked
down the gangway into a large American car off the P. & O. liner Chusan.
That day we were going to go to Damascus from Beirut.
It was not long before we were out of Beirut and in the desert. An
occasional Arab with his string of camels would pass us, admiring the
beautiful car which we were in. After a while we stopped in view of Mount
Hermon with its sandy soil and occasional shrub planted here and there by
some bird. I remember a large orange coloured eagle flying above us. It
was evidently hungry and looking for food.
After a most enjoyable lunch, we moved on in a coach to the old city
Damascus. First we entered the old but fascinating street of Strait. It
was dirty there and we were not sorry to leave and go into a mosque. There
we saw Mohammedans worshipping. We had to take our shoes off to go in,
as it is part of their religion. In the centre of the temple we saw John the
Baptist's grave and also Saladin's. We did not stay there for we had a
long day ahead of us and plenty more to see. Our next stopping place
was the house of Annanias, which had been converted into a church. When
we came out of this little underground house, we were pestered by people,
who were selling twenty silk handkerchiefs at ten shillings English money.
After buying twenty silk handkerchiefs we went to the window where Paul
was lowered. While we were there, little children asked us for money.
They had no homes and were covered with dirt and flies plus one or two
rags. Some had an eye out because of disease.
D. S. HAZELDINE, IIIB.
AN AMERICAN IN ENGLAND
It was a wonderful day w~e.n my parents received the news that they both
had..exchange teachl~g POSitIOns near London. And it was even more
excltmg when we arnved at Southampton.
My flrst impression of England was its landscape-green rolling fields with
hedgelOws, and, as J found la~er, quaint villages and clean pretty rivers with
swans and ducks. Then I noticed the flowers everywhere-each house seems
te;> hav.e Its garden-and the many beautiful parks. Family outings on the
fivers m punts and canoes are common. So are walks in the parks. People
With dogs or perambulators app.ear to be almost everywhere. My mother
has been charmed by men pushmg prams. Adults cycling to work and to
s~op are ~y no means uncommon. My mother enjoys being able to ride a
bicycle Without bemg stared at. or appearing in the evening newspaper as
she did once at home.
Car.s drive on the left in Engl~,?d, but pedestrians walk anywhere. In
A~eflca, people may not walk relIgIOusly on the right but if two people are
gomg towards each other, both know which way to go.'
Under the impression that it rains all the time in England as I had been
told, I was ple~santly surpnsed when I discovered that that is by no
means true. ft .IS. hO\yever, more cloudy than it is in America and one
°Bftef.l observes Illterestmg cloud formations. Actuallv it rains more In
altlmore. forty Inches a year on the average.
.
. The ~ifferences between schools here and in the United States are
u'te
~~terestIng. J am used to having. the timetable almost exactly the same ~:ry
y, With homework every day m eac.h of the four or five regular subjects
Some of thl.s can be done ~n study peflods at school, however. Mathematic~
IS taught ~Ifferently here m that some .arithmetic, some algebra. and some
~e0':Oetry IS taught each year, whereas m the United States we finish arith1etIc , then tak~ tW? years of ~lgebra, and then a year of geometry. Contrar
t
o popular be~lef In the Umted States. J find that English schoolboys ar~
no more angelIc, no better self-disciplined than those there.
n Altogether, I find. England a very interesting and pleasant country
m thoroughly lookIng forward to the rest of my stay here.
. an
G. S. BLACI'::Il\IHN. II~.
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THE LYONIAN
DEATH
The Association Annual Dinner was held on Friday, March 15th, and was
attended by 159 members and guests, which is a record for this function.
Our guest of honour was Dr. James, Headmaster of Harrow School, and
from our own School we were once again very pleased to welcome Mr.
Campbell and the Head Boy. In proposing the toast of "The Association,"
Dr. JaJ:!les referred to his interest in the origins of the Lower School and
its re-blrth from the English Form' he also referred to the very close links
which now existed between the Upper and Lower Schools.
Many parent.s and boys of the School will have met our President, Mr.
Fr~nk W~odbndge, and, I'm sure, will all be sorry to learn that he will be
rehnqu~shmg office thIs year on the conclusion of his three year period
a~ Preslde.n!. Frank Woodbridge has guided our Association through some
dIfficult tImes b.ut we have emerged considerably strengthened. As the
PresIdent foundmg the" Forty Years On Trust" his name will remain
paramount in our history.
Death is a gnarled old hunch-back,
His skin is shrivelled and black:
His fingers are long and bony,
His nails are narrow and broken.
He attacks when you least expect him.
He strikes at a man in the street;
He bowls him over in a flash,
Like a tree uprooted by lightning.
He lives in a dark cave,
Lit only by the glare of his eyes:
The country around
Is withered and-Dead.
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OLD LYONIANS
News of Old Boys has been disappointingly scarce this term.
B. B. Bennetts (Head of the School, 1922-23) visited us in March, and
presented a book to the Library.
A. W. Coleman is back from Suez, where he landed with the I st Battalion
Royal Fusiliers in November.
D. S. Reeves-Westminster Hospital-1st Physiology as the resull of the
term's examinations.
R. Jackson will go to the Royal Military College of Science at Shrivenham
when he has completed his young Officer's Course at the R.E. Depot at
Chatham.
You can read the absorbing stories of
'THE AIRLINE CREW', •WIRELESS', 'CHURCHES',
•CLOTHES' in
OLD LYONIAN ASSOCIATION
The principal activities of our Association at this period of the year tend
to centre round the Football Club. It is, therefore, with considerable pleasure
that we record that our First Eleven is now top of the 3rd Division of the
Southern Amateur League and heading, we confidently trust. for promotion
to Division II next season.
This year we undoubtedly have our strongest all-round soccer side for
quite a number of years. The Club has always possessed one or two players
of unusual ability but in previous years there have been a numb~r of weaknesses in the side. This year we have strong players m practIcally every
position. We are particularly fortu ale in having the continued support
of both Mr. Blyth and Mr. Boardman who give considerable strength to
our First Eleven.
The Club also run Second, Third and Fourth Elevens and all have had
a satisfactory season at the time of going to press. On the social side, our
Football Club have run two very successful dances and their annual supper.
which also proved a very gay affair.
Turning briefly to the summer, with the hope of sunny weather ahead.
the Association has had the hard tennis courts completely relaid. This has
represented a very considerable outlay and we do hope that our Tennis
Club will be recruiting plenty of enthusiastic new members from the School
durin!! the years immediately ahead.
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