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THE RT. REV. DR. HUMPHREY BRIGHT Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham

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We are pleased to recroduce a portrait of Mr. ,

EDITORIAL H. A. ~ o b d a ~ to signal t h e completion of twenty- five years as a member of the Staff and as a token

I T is our first and pleasant duty to .express our of our grateful homage fo? the immense amount delight at the election of Dr. Humphrey Bright work that he has done for Cotton since his

as Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham. ~ i s h o ~ in IgIg. we marvel. at his fortitude, his Bright came to Cotton in 19x8 and became Captain .vivacity and perennial youthfulness of heart. of the School (known as Public Man in those days) We pay respectful homage, too, to those Christian before he left for Oscott in 1921. After ordination from which his gaietb de coeuy undoubtedly he returned to the School as Prefect of Discipline with heartfelt me wish him in 1928. During his tenure of this rather arduous ~d ~ ~ l t ~ ~ A ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . office he endeared himself to the many boys who. * '1 8

passed through his hands and to the Staff wiih whom he wor-ced.'so amicably. He performed There is One Staff change to record since Our

his manifold duties with extraordinary verve, last issue and we extend a welcome to Mr. Donald

irrepressible gaiety and conspicuous success. ~ e ' Carruth. B.Sc. (Edinburgh), who' Comes to us

was the happy .possessor of just those .qualities from His penchant for photography . that make for a successfu~ Prefect ; he was an promises to be a great boon to the editor of this all-rounder. Games, Arts and Crafts, Physical journal, and we are indebted' to him for the por- ~ ~ ~ i ~ i n ~ , the art of malce-up-all was grist . to trait of Mr. Hobday as well as for the interesting .

his mill. His first-rate priestly qualities compelled Malta Diary. We offer our gratitude to the other

the greatest respect and admiration. After leaving cimtributors to this issue, especially to the Head-

Cotton in 1935 he became the beloved rector of ~ ~ ~ a s t e l - for com~ifing t h e Old Boys' Coluf~~n.

the parish of Trent Vale. In ;g39 he became * * . * chaplain to the Forces and ,soon &de his mark, We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt becoming .Senior Chaplain first in West Africa

of the following exchange magazines :-Stonyhursd and then ,.in Italy. His election as. Auxiliary

Magazine; 'Douai Magazine , Edmundian, Wonersh Bishop 'of Birmingham will be very popular with everyqne who knows him. We wish His Lordship

Magazine, Am+leforth Joztrnal, F i re jy , Ellesmerian, Ushaw Magazine, Millhil l ian, Baeda, Oscotian,

every success in his new office and assure him of Ratcliftia?~, Peacock, ' Rave?% Beaumont Review, our constant and affectionate loyalty.. May God Staffordian, St . Edwara's College Magazine (Malta), bless him and give him a long and prosperous Nottinghamian, Eastcli$an, Movntaineer, Terra episcopate. Santa College Review,-St. Bede's College (Bradford), Belmortt Review, UphoZZand Magazine, Bealahland,. St. Peter's College (Glasgow). Magazine, Magavelda, and 'St. .Augustilze's Magazine (~amsgate) . .

VALETE Chal lone~ House. , .

F. j. GkmY ( 1 ~ 3 7 ~ ~ ~ ) : Capfain of the .school, .

1943-44 ;-A school Certificate - (5 Credits).; 1942 ; . SchpoE Reiigidus Certificate (.~isti&tion), 1 ~ ~ 2 ;

, Higher. Certificate, 1943.1 . -13igher Reli@ous .certificate- (Credit), . 1943 ; Higher Certificate, 194 ;' Higher Religi~us ckrtificate (Distinction), 1944.; Rugby XV, 1942-44 ; Cricket- 31, 1942~44 ';' .Captain of Challoner.House, 1943-4 ; Housk Colours. . .

F. P; R N D ~ R '(1936-44) ;. School Certificate (5' Credits).; 1942. ; ' School ~ e l i ~ i o u s .Ce~t i f iq t~ (Credit); 1942 ; .Higher. Religious Certificate (Credit), 1943,1944; %aptain..of HoS;lrex, ~ g w ; ~ .buse ~olo&s.: . . . - . . .

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C. M. PARSON - ; school Certificate , : . '.(5 Credits)., .19+3 ; school. Religious Cetificate -

(Distinction), 1943 ; Higher-Religious certificate , ; (Distinct20fi)~ 1944; ~iibket XI, I ~ ~ ~ - & + . ; ,R?gbp -2nd XV, 19431-4 ; Sectetary, ~ i t e r a r ~ ' ':

a id Debating Society, 1943-44 ; House Colours. , . . - ,

B: TARBUCK (1938-4) : School ReIigibus 'Certi- ficate (Distinction), $943-44 ; Rugby XV,. ' ' ' , 1.943~44 ; Cricket ' XI, . 1943-44 ; Bockey . XI,

'. 1944 ; House Colours.. . .

B. BRIE~LEY (1941-44) ; School Religious .Certi-. .

ficate, 1943-44 ; Rugby 2nd .XV, 1943-44. . . . A. FLINT . , a (19357-43). , . ,' . . . ? . . . J. EMERY (1941-4) : House Coiours. .

. - Credits), -1942 ; ~chpiil Religious Certificate P. W. LAWLER .(I~~$L#) i Captain bf B~w.don . . (Credit),- '94' ; Higher Certificate , House, 1943-44 ,; ~ i ~ f ~ , ~ ~ , of: ,St. Thomas's, '

(Credit); 1943, 1944,; -Higher Certificate, 1944 ; . *. 1943-4.; SCI~OOI Certificate ' ( 5 "Credits), 1942.;

sacristan, ,1942-44,. . . _ . *. School Religious Cextificate (Distinction), ig4z; . . , .

'A. &. Ross (r94344) : .School Religious Certificate, '

Higher Religious Certificate (Distinction), 194 ; ,

(Gredit), 1944.; School Certificate (8 Credits)' q Sacristan, 1942-43 ; C~jcket XI,. 1~42-4.4; . . . .

' 19.2. Colo,urs, 1943,. Captain of Cricket, 1944 ; Rugby . . . ,

T. . SAMPsblr (T940-44) : Certificate . . . XV. 1942-44. -Colours. 1943 ; House Colours.. . -. .Credits), 1944 ; Rugby 2nd XV, 1943-44 ; P. W. STONIER (1938-4) : School Certific~te -$

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(credit),. 1942 ; .Higher keligous Certificate , S. 3:. PITTMAN (1941-k) : School Religious Gkr- . .

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' ~ i l g e i ,~oztse.: A.. J. S N E L ~ (1937-44) :. Captain of ~ i l d r House,

1 ~ ~ ~ ~ 4 4 - ; ~ u g b y ' XV, * ~943-4.4.; , Sacristan,. . zgq1-4j3 ; School Certificate .(5 Credits), I942 ; Higher Certificate,. .19-#.,; School. ' Religi~us

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Certificate. (Credit),. 1944 ; R U ~ ~ ~ . X V , ' I ~ ~ Z , - ~ , , .' . ,

Colours, Vice-Captain, 194344 ; House Colburs. ' '

. . 5. H.. MOORES (1940-44) :. School .certificate , ,

(z Credits); 1943 5 School ReIigious, Certificate. . :I . , .I . (credit), 1943 ; Rugby . . XV, ' 1941-#, Coloars, . . . - 1 .

, 'Captain of Rugby, 1943-44; . Hockey XI, . . ' '

1943 ; . Cricket 2nd XI, 1943 ; . House CoYours.

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P. KELLETT (1941-44) : School certificate (8 Credits), 1944 ; School Religious Certificate (creds), 19@.

C. J. FLYNN (1937-44) ; School Religious Certi- ficate (Credit), 1944 ; Rugby 2nd XV, 1943-44.

W. BURGESS (1998-44) : .School ~ e l i ~ i o u s Certi- ' .. ficate, 194.4 ; House Colours.

9. FLINT (1938-43),.

P. STEIN (1942-4).

L. HEALEY (1943-44). . ,

SALVETE J. F. MAYBURY, P. J. DAVIS, M. G. KNIGHT,

P. J. WILLIAMS, P. DENNISON, J. J. BYRNE, C. E. HEYWOOD, A. P. J.. DANSON, J. D. MILLER (Exhi- bition)., H. G. GRACE (Exhibition), A. G. ANDERSON, J. B. WILCOX, G. R. WALKER (Bowdon Scholar- ship), D. J. MCMULLEN, B. F. MCGRATH, N. P. C. LYNCH, M. F. T. GREENROD, A. C: I<ENNY,.F. G. FITZPATRICK, P. H. WILLIAMS (Foundation Schol- arship), C. M. R u ~ D . '

OLD BOYS' COLUMN

M INDFUL of his great work for the School, we send particularly warm greetings to

Canon Manion ' (O.C. 1904-16) who attained' the silver jubilee of his priesthood on November 1st. He will have received many Masses and prayers from his former pupils. Ad multos annos !

* * * . It is some time since we had news of Desmond-

O'Dowd (O.C. 1936-39), so we were glad to have a cheery letter from him recently, telling us of his idventures in various parts of the world, including the now famous Anzio beachhead, Rome, Naples, Alexandria and his present domi- cile, about which he cannot-tell us anyt.hing yet, We were amused, knowing' him, at his account of a ten mile run in full battle-order, which he avows was one item in his training. The time he did it in, with the help of a sergeant, would.

not be accepted, so it wi-ll not be revealed. We are delighted to hear that he received the last number .of the magazine.

* * * Brother James McDermott (O.C. 1935-40)

made his solemn vows a t Mount St. Bernard's on October 5th. Like David in the Psalms, he hopes to say " ~ u r a & e t statui custodire judicia justitiae tuae."

* * * Canon J. B. Ward (O.C. 1888-93) and Canon- .

William Thompson (O.C. 1885-90) have been taking their share of enemy activity sbce they returned to London, but they are now too seasoned to be unduly perturbed b y it. The former has - also been writing letters to the Anglican Bishop of Chelmsford, in connection with the latter's attacks on the Papacy. We congratulate Canon Thompson on his 'forthcoming golden jubilee. December ~ 2 n d is the day.

* * * * Quite a nuGber of Old Boys have had the oppor-

tunity lately of seeing Rome, and several the additional joy of an audience with the Pope. Lieut. F. G. Roberts (O.C. 1919-24) who had only the. briefest stay in the city, certainly made the best of his time and managed to see all the places he was especially anxious to visit. He aho squeezed 'in an audience.with the Holy Father for which he was particularly grateful. His ~b l ine i s addressed the large number of British, American and French troops who had assembled, first in English and then in French, afterwards giving them his blessing and speaking a few words to those within reach. Mr. Roberts was not suffi- ciently near to have that privilege, but presently he spitted Group Captain Bill Morris (O.C. 1922-23) in the crowd, and they were able to have . a good chat. He ends his letter : " Altogether a memorable occasion that has almost reconciled me to. coming away from everything I hold dear."

' * * * His many friends will 'be grieved to hear that

one of our Governors, Victor Feeny (O.C. 1887-92) was a victim of flying bombs and sustained serious injuries, which included the loss of an eye. Our

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latest &formation is that he: is. making+ a good recovery. His .yersion of the' affair was .that he had failed to take, a - hot one' t h a t vent for six- 'a tli&,acteristic remark ! We offer him' sincere sympathy. His son; Sub-Lieut. V, F. Feenyr(0.C. 1 ~ ~ ~ - 3 ~ ) was ,hunting E-boats. when last we heard of him:, . ,

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. Petty Officer Denis B. Leeke, . 'R.N. (,O.C. 1925-31) .was married' a t ' t h e Church of the Sacred '

. Heart, . ' ~ h l . e ~ ; 'on October 4th, - t o Miss Eva' . . Brenda: palmer. Dr. M o ~ r e (O.C. 1919-27). .offi; .. ciated and Wipg Commander Harold Wood (O.C. 1925730) was the man. , We wish penis

. 'and.his .bride niuch.'happitiess.~ - - . 0 . - * * . * *

'. J o b ~ d ~ d ~ r (O.C. 1936-42J informs.us t.hat he . hasgone to St. Mary's Hospital. .Others beginning

. the& University career are Michael *arson (O.C.. , .

. 193.9-43) hho is a t - Christ's College, Cambridge, ; Ahthony Ross (OL. 1~3~;-44); who. is starting on

. - his .medical .studies. at; ~ i r f n i n ~ h a m ; and Peter ' '

Kellett (O.C. mg41-44) ,sh6rfiy due to eriter; the ' . engineer$g school a t Mottinghzim. Peter Cooke.,

- . (O:C: 1934-41) , gained his. degree. at Cambridge

. %.the summer '-and has.now begun his' hospital ' . work. , , : ,

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, - .At the end of Au,gust we had ,an airgiaph fronir

. . Fathe; -f%fford Howell S. J. (0.C. 1~r~i16),- who -has left C$pms and his beloved.horse 'to take np auties as a Senior .Chaplain in Zndia. 'He has me't .Father ~ a G i d , F o r d C.F. ~ ( 0 . c . .I~IZ-19) and

. Sub-Lieut. Peter ~ o q r e ' ( 0 : ~ . ' I ~ ~ Z - ~ ~ ) .now in ,the 1ridian Navy; . at her: .Ford. h a d ,mlt Major . James Mort-he?. ' (P:C. 1934~38)' .CWff ord

, h:ad.met Father Rorace Relph C.F. (0;C. 1g2~-~1),' . a new arrivgl in .India. . , , *- * ' .* . . . . . . .

%-om, the ,same country comkss n m of cipta+. Paul Sampson ( O r . 1934'-3g), L./Cpl. ,Noel Rail:.

. .ford (O.C. 1.941-43), Lieut. Denis O'Leary '(0.C.' ' 1~~81-q?), ,and and. ~ i e u t . . Jqseph Crean (,o:c. 1933-4x). P.aw1 Sampson-; ages ago, met. Lieu*.' Ashie? Koenen . (O..C,. 1 ~ ~ 3 3 5 ) and .:is t-iying to

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to run. across some. of the others., Since. h e last: *. .. ; .wrote fie has .been. doing various . jobs, including . ,

the command of a military station as,-well as . < command of 'a company. H; is now Battalion iVIotor Transport Officer. In his spare time- he - j ha's been playing some Soccer and, tennis. 'He . even played two games. of Rugger in tke monsoon i

of 1942, but hhs Gad no cricket. The Boxkg . *'j competitions at School interested h* very much.;.

.as he used to do some here Gnder the tutelage Bf. Father Wood. TVhile he'was @ the Welsh: Guards . he. had. several matches, and on liis way out to, India 'kntered a contest, 'though %thout. success.

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, After a long spell lvithout being able to get ta.i?Iass and .the sacraments he id nbw-uiithin .easy reach:- . -

of an bmerican Mission; . a d has made friends . with the' .priests. ~ o e l ' Padford managed to snatch a .few days to go to:Palestiqe some.months. . ago 'and. visited Jefusalem, Haifa, Tel-Avis and .

other. He is enjoying hi? work i7vhii:j11 i?e . . says is quite interesting, but.. he finds the heat rat he^ trying. One boon is access to q+te 'a '

'. .! good library and in spare timg he has been doing . , 1 quite a. lot of reading. Denis .O$eary: . writes": , . . ":I was 'recently collecting h e ~ a t t a l i o ~ ' s pay , ' I from the local. cashier, when a irery familiar sig- nature. caught my eye in his receipt book-J. R. .

t r e a n ! I needn't fell you how excited a,pd as- 3 tonished I wad.. I raced off fb thk a'ddress sfio;wn against his naGe (.hi liahpened t b posted very . - i near us), and'there, he was. 'Not in the least'bit a

4 changed. Yo'u .would. liave'lauglied had you seen . 4 his face,. when: he. .recognized who it ,was banging a

. , { into his tent. I nlet him agdhi later on in& we. . .

.! had a very long' ahd .enjoyable talk about old ' ' .: times. .He loqked .very fit and. seemed pleased. - 4 t h life. :. Of, .cdiicse he has-not. been: out here,

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very ' long ,yet ! . . . The monsoons have hit .us but..not very heayily yet. In tfie mea th ie we

' . ! are feveiislily.preparing the cam* against ink~table . .

4 floods and. ht~.pica@e~.' Tlie bound, black cotton ' . . I

sgil, forms the most. perfeet quagmire I've ever , . ,! seen: At '+he- momeit however, the: countrysid6 ,: '

is a m,ost wonderful-green after months: of tawny , ,: deadness." -He .was looking .ifornard- to a .lea% . , ,, ' with his farthej: in .near fGtqre,. . . . . ,' - , .

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~ a j b r Raymund Doherti (O.C. 1928-30) tells us sun is going down riotously upon my right, and that he has hapes of finding thegrave of his brother- a herd of cows comes up lowingly on my left. in-law, Christopher Cox, as he is in. the neighbour- The only sounds are the usual country noises, haod where he met his death. ,The essential and away in the distance' I hear the church bells counter-attack he led was successful, though he saying : ' You wouldn't think that there's a war himself was killed instant,ly by machine-gun fire. on,' which is precisely the idea which their Lord-

* * * ships of the Admiralty wished to convey, for this . . .

An airgraph written in August from Captain Terence Doolan (O.C. 1 ~ ~ 5 - ~ 8 ) informs us that he had just completed a course at a Middle East Junior Staff School, and was expecting to be moved off &ny moment to another part of the world on a staff job. He had been able to pay a visit to Bethlehem on one of his leaves.

Our sympathy goes out to Father Michael Murphy C.F. (O.C. 1920-26) and to Lieut. Frank Clibbery (O.C. 1935-40) who were both badly wounded in Normandy: We are very glad to know that they are recovering.

* * * Other correspondents from that front have

been Father T. S. Copsey C.F. (O.C. 1923-27) and Lieut. W. T. Flynn (O.C. 1~29-38): The latter, after wanderings in Egypt and sicily, had been having a strenuous time since D-day, and on the previous night had had his clothes off for the first time since arrival. He is the proud pokse~sor of a diminutive moustache and of a French accent akin to that of the.Nun's Priest in Chaucer !

Sgt. J. C. Doyle (O.C. 1932-38) is now on active 'service and says that after admiring otBer people doing the job it is quite an interesting change to have a go at it oneself. He sent us tKe address , of C.Q.M.S. Paddy Boyle (O.C. 1934-36), who is

preparing already to enter a university when the war is over. We have since heard from' Paddy, himself, who seems to have recovered well from his wounds.

* * * Robert. P. Reardon (O.C. 1g35-40), who is a

telegraphist in the Navy, writes as follows in. his last letter : " At the present moment I am seated upon the top of a tower, at the top of a hill. The

is a rest camp for over-worked sailors, and is a good place in which to recover from the woes of war. It abounds in grapes, melons, ice-cream, peace and quiet. I had hoped to send you some grap.es and melons but was assured they would not stand the journey, so I abandoned the idea. . . Of recent weeks I have acquired a love of land, an appreciation of land, which I never had before. Until yesterday I had not put a foot on it for a month. I seem t o 'remember that Columbus, upon reaching land, knelt down and kissed it. I endorse his sentiment ! " . In another portion of his letter he tells us that he lost his father recently, for whom he asks prayers,

* * *. Half-way through August we received an inter-

esting letter from Raymund Brown (o.c. 1930-35) who is, among other duties, batman to his .chaplain. After recording his impressions of Naples and of an eruption of ~ e s u i i u s he goes on : " Being the chaplain's assistant proved a big advantage during my ten weeks' s tay in Rome. The second day after my arrival I joined a party of Catholic soldiers who were received in audience by the Holy Father. O n the feast of SS. Peter and Paul the Catholics of our division attended High Mass

.at the Jesuit Church, after which we marched through the streets for an audience. The General and'Brigadier R.A. were present. . . Father Farrell then made a list of important Churches, the major basilicas and about five others and said Mass in each-I had t h e honour, as I considered it, of serving all these Masses. We likewise visited the Art and Sculpture Galleries in the Vatican and climbed up to the golden ball on the dome of St. Peter's. St. Paul's outside the walls became the divisional parish church for Sundays and holidays of obligation. On the feast of St. Peter in Chains we kissed the chains and received the

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'blessing, lat6r.h the day going to the hateran y d Harry ,Nash @LC. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ) &hdl Johli ,@Qo;res. .

a56enhing the ~ c a l a Santa. , Befors: :we 1eM we. (0.C. whoare both:iiain'ing for the,eleet had. ,seen the, dncient temples, the+Fofim, the A.&.'AW> were a t $he same ,Station for- .a mopth;

. ~oios~eurn: . Next I visited Assisi, a n d s+w the wdnd as they %?re, $so: on the same watch. ,able ,

. . old chapel of. St. Francis 5 the 'Basilica of St; ' 'to'. get ashq,re:.together,. ~ b e * . .funds permitted. Mary .of the h g e l s ? Father Farrell took m e t o John .has since,.undergone, an operaiion, bI;t :is, hp,v, ' the mother house and' I w~ greatly' impressed quite well again. . Condolences , to the latter's by the three churches, each.built;aboye the other.. father, E: Carlos Mqores (OX. 1997-II), on med

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So. on to Siena, where .I had the great happiness desfruktioh of' his. %use i$ .i ,redent' 'flying .bomb'. bf. meefbg ' Archbishop ~rkin. Father -. Flint. -attack. - , .. . . ,- ' / ' ? 3 . . 2 , 8 . - P

e g y Strqduced me to h'irn as a Cot tonia , apd ' "" ! . - . S , . ' * $ a * , . , . . . ' d . . I .had.& talk with Hi9 Grace; after which. he gave . *Anih6hy E@&S (0.C. 1940-44) h&ei fb..j&

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. , . . -gie Gs blessing, :anii autographed' :my, qissa.1.". the ~ i & ~ shftly. We offi$f gim' out .sm$ath$ He is now.back a t the front, full of -these happy on the d d h of father, .ohlj7 . , . .

. - gnemoyies and.& fine fettle f ~ r . v e r y differe:"l acti- feturned from actibe .service. . ' d , !

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. . . . - , . . , , . our latest letter fram William. Hoole : ( 6 ~ . - . . m a t Captain Eric ' ~ l a k e r n ~ r e (0 .~ . rgzg-3~) 1936--42):, who is at ieeds University, hf~@&s

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calls - his . half7$earl$. epistle ' arrived* during , t h e that he had.pqsed his Inter, on which we congra- 1 - . . ,,

. . hofidajq' and one almost Mvied him LQ t ~ l a t e hi&. i H e ~ a k e s a very active 2.. pirt . _ $ c&h- .

. ' - temperature of' degrees in the Ge 0fic undergrpduiti &idties and, gave ' ,US. .& - ,

manages to fit iri $<me soccer and crfiet in- the acc0"ntof the Catholic Federation, s u e School : - 1

- . cool of the 'eVpings, .and ,has play$ i* several .and .the Xati9na.l Catholic ~ q ~ t h Association representative match^. I n his last two, matches , C?nfere$y, where he met, ~ i d t a e l - parson.. 1n ,

h$ took wickets for Ig, &d 5 for 25,. r-spectively, addition to his i t i i s iv ; Cadet - corpsi tr&hng,:-. ,

&d thinks he has the measure ~f matting @&tS he, has a~J?eare$ h two, dramati{. shows, ~1,aGed - . & now. , He is, edifiea..by the feryour of his native ~ugger , bd Hockey, and. *m id the ~ o h h k p , '

tr-ops, whom h e take& io MasS at the ~ ~ t h e d f & ; Commafls C~OSS country c&ampionship,' &which . -Once a mont6 they have pontifiw Mass, 'at which ,he finished tenth but of: field' of a hY$$ , :

t h e Bishop preaches in tali* b u t he p r o t e s ~ s . He. das,,m.r' ~ames . U n s w o r t h ( ~ . ~ . 1~37-41),, ; tha t be uses-words chat he bas never hewd of: B a y would (o.c. 1~~38--~1) , who has just . ,

H e finds it' easi& to follow the l<c$l popul$tion, h t 6 the Army, tells US that William Mould

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but confe&es thq+ his efforts. fo leam ~ $ & j a n j ~ L - (o.c. 1936-39) h$~ .h i s"~ .win~~" '&f tk ~id.k%am-. ,

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t , : ' * , ; , * , : . . > 2 ; , P , :c , . . . , . , ' -.. *; . . I _ . 7 7 ,:- , . ,* + *. . . , ' . . . . . , & e s '~nsivixth (d.k. i'g3j~448' lp taken ~h&' ., .

- Anthony - Bufehnall , (o..~? C,93354p,~ , is now a ~efond t M.B.':&~ ' his'brotlikii '~fii'~~;~: ,~'g37.+$): ' :. . 8 leading radio mechaic the ~s~ &d extremeli his first M.3: . We are . ddligkited . to beaf that'4he

keen hi; job., , Music is his-favouyiie , fbrk litter's . \ I s : , he'alth ,,..,k. hiri ~lihch" -.: im~rddid. r . % , . . , : , '. . . ' . I , . -' , . . - -

. of re~reatioq, and he has &&aged tg .get to a few . * * * . . . - . . , ,., : a f t . -

good concerts sgce'he last wrote. H e his. hopes peter ,ThAm (o;c.. Ig&-q3) ,is to join a , ,

or meeting . , Flying . - Officer OyKe\1y ' (0-C: ~932-36) . the Fle+,A%,Arq,very shortly. , , In the ,

- . ' . . . shortly. . . . .. , , . . , . . , , . . . , . , . . .bet is .*laying,'~iggei- :at sp-are momen&, fir. 4. .R;. .

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Lieut. (T/Capt.) CHRISTOPHER COX, P.B., R:A..

(0.C. 1934-37) J<iZled in Actzon

Lancasters, had a bad motor accident some time away from us on one occasion, but had to be on- ago but is now flying again. . tent with zinging us up, as he could not manage

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. Our warm congratulations to the following who were all recent.y ordained : - R ~ ~ . p. p. Lieut. J.-24. Bentein, who was on the staff for (0:C. 1931-38), J. T. OIDonnell (0.C. 1932-3S), . a short time, was married at St. Mary's, Cadogan Francis Dawson (O.C. 1930-36), Peter Heath ( 0 . ~ . Gardens, London, some months .ago, to a Russian 1930-38) and ~ l b ~ ~ ~ ~d~~~ (0.c. ' rg31-38)'. bride, Miss -Lottie Laslowski. She had been

Ad multos annos ! received into the Church sdme days previously. *. *, * and made her first Holy Communion on their

Michael Lopresti (0.G. 1938-41) is enjoying wed&g All good \$shes to them. When life in the R.A.F., in which his chief job seems to last he wrote Lieut. Bentein was expecting to

be repairkg faulty wireless sets. Francis Lopresti go abroad On active service- * . * *

(O.C. rg38-41) has been helping to edit aria type a magazine named " Intercom," which is m n by Robert Berger (0.C. 1939-43) hopes to receive his brotherrs squadron. H~ says it is good fun. a war degree at Oxford next Easter, or if the war

* * * is over by then, to take a fuller course. At the time of writing he was on three weeks of intensive

After a somewhat lengthy silence we have heard S.T.C. military training. from Paul Kennedy (O.C. 1g34141) who is in an * * * O.C.T.U. which eventually, he hopes, will lead t o , Old Boys who recall him will be very sorry to a Commission in the Indian Army. At one stage hear that William Hennelly (O.C. 1934-36) 'had in his training Father Benjamin Cox (O.C. 1913-rgj .a breakdown in health a month before he was to was his chaplain.

* * * have 'taken his finals in History at Bangor. In 1943 he won the highest undergraduate award.

O. J. Crook (o.C. 1930-33) was married we wish him a speedy and complete recove~y, on July 29th to Miss Marcia Johnson at St. Marie's and also erna ad Lane (O.C. 1933-40), whose Church. Sheffield. Our best wishes to them for studies at , Oscott have been interrupted a their happiness.

* * .* severe illness.. Daniel Breen (O.C. 1934-36), a contemporary of Herinelly, is' well on the way fo

corporal James Bambrick (O.C. 1934-41) has or&ation, and is studying at Belmont Abbey.. ' been some time' in Normandy, we hear, though * IF *

; he is nineteen. We wish him a. safe His many friends will be delighted to know return.

* * * that Raymund.Overs (O.C. 1933-38) has written t o us again to say that he is still quite well. He

During the holidays 'gt. Felix S. Holt (".C. has been moved to mot.er camp, 1934-$1 paid us a with his fianc'e. He which he says is an improvement on the previous us that his Frank '931-33) who has one, though he had a miniature tour in . been in India for a long time now, w e on leave'in

getting to it. The appointment of Archbishop I. Kashmir staying with some friends in a house- Griffin to Wesiminster has given him great delight.

boat' He hoped he ' the H e received the news in March despite two changes clutches of the Lady of Shalimar !

in his address within a short period. * * * . * * *

L.A.C. Raymond Redwood (O.C. 1934-36) Where 2nd Lieut. L. B. Hickin (O.C. 1927-31) was performing in an R.A.F. play that was touring is at the.moment we cannot quite say, but when other stations not long ago. He was not too far he wrote to us in June he was still in England

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TME COTTONIAN . ' . , > . . : ,.% , . . , . . , -.

' ,and had^ met Anthony Loughngn (O..C. Igz&2g); MOORE, L.. (I&), *.Majof, R.A.M.'C: '

.' ' yho was lamenting the fact that. hq, had been MORAN, T. P." -(I'ij35); Cpl.; .R.A.F; ' . . . . . -- irivalided 'out ,of the R.A.F. Lion& :caught a . NEWTON, D; (19351, . Cpl., - R,A.F.

' of a 'Cotton scarf ,ahd pursued it till he PAGET, J. .(1932). ' . . . came in sight of .the owner.. -I ,y . PARKER, J. ~::,"(1~35),, R.N. - . . .

, . . . . . + ic* * RADEORD, M. 3%937), Captain, ,@.A.S,C. .. -, - .

' -Old Bbys will be pleased to &ow that q e hG STONIIZR, E. ( I~J~z) , ~i'euf.; C,M.P. , .

a few days'. visit .this term from Father ~ a u r u s WRI.GHT, B; ( I ~ Z ~ ) ~ , Sgt. + , ' . . . . ' . Rudman (OX. 1906-14. He is now parish priest MURPHY; M., RE,^. (1926), C.F. . .

- of ~idderminster and they, like.us, will wish h$n ' CLIBBERY, F. W:. (1g40), Lieut., R:A. - every blessing in his new home. , . . .

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. . KOENE;, ,' A. .(1936), ~ i e i t ., '~ndign Army. ' . ,

ROLL OF HONOUR MORRISON, D. ' ( I ~ z ~ ~ , Maj,oy.. - . . . .I . . .j'

K ~ L L E D I N ACTION. I ' . , -DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. 4

BYATT, J. .(1938), Sgt.; R.A.F. MORRIS, W. M . (igz3),; Group Captain, R.A.E. ' , FFATHE~STONE, G., (1936)., Pilot Officer, 'R.A.F. , BROWNE, J. (193:j), Fl*i Officer, R.A.F. ; . . F L ~ N N , T.' (1934); Lieut., Royal Warwicks. . . . t

. . GOODYER, W. (~g,zg), Sgt., Royal Norfolks. . DISTINGUISHED .FLYWG MEDAL. -. ' . , .

SO=.ON,. P: G. (=gi33), ~ ~ y i n g Officer, R.A.F. - ' L u ~ N , D. J. (1935), pilot .~ffickr, RA.F".. - ' . ', - ,

Cox, CHRISTOPHER (xg3 jj , . Lieut. (T./Capt.'), P.B., . - . . . . . . . , ,

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O'CONNOR,.ARA!EL (1939), sgt. P~ IO~ , R.A.F. I -

PIRKINS, PHILIP (1~~8) , :~ieuf , Gloucester Hessars. HERMOLLE; P. ( ~ g ~ g ) , Sgt. ~ i i o t , R.A.F. WALKER-LUTZ, R. (1g37):, Filot Officer, R.AIF. CLIBBERY; PETER (1g41),: Lieut., R.A. . . .

.KI<LEQ ON ACIIGE SER~ICE.. , ' a

. '. . . hnnrrrs, PETER. (1g3g), , bid Lieut., ~loueester

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LOVGHNAN: Gi H. ,(%918), CiTi)up ~ a e d i n , R.A.J. -- . . , . I . . . .

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K$QWLES, M, (1g38).;. R.&..F,. ..-

GATELEY, B. B. (,1933),, .. filying Officer, S.A.F. . .

WOUNDED. IN .ACTION. ' : ' .

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B~JDSON, I?. 'G. N. (1g27), Captain,. .R.E.M.E, '. . ,

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SNEYD, R.. ..(1916),, Major, R.A: MORRIS, W. M. (1923), . G ~ O I I ~ Captak, R.A.F.',

D.F.S. ' ' ' . . PRISONERS OF w&.

1 : . . ALLEN, G. (xg30), R.A. F~RBES, W. (1936) ,Sgt., R.A.F. ' . . .- .' . .

MAYES, J. F. i1936):. : . . MOORE, 33. (rg21), . Sgt'., -R.A.F. ; . ' OVERS, Ri (1938), Dorset . . Yeomanry.

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^BAMBRICK, J. .(*Q~I~, .cpl. , :. . , . . 'B-NNAN, . i E s -(Xgq), Sgt . Pilot, .R.A.F. . ..:. .. ,

BU,RCHNALL, A.:.(,~gao), idg., ~ a d i 6 Mechi, R~N. .FLYNN, W. T (1g38), Lieuti, . cheshi;r.e . 'pkgt.. ' . PREY, ,P. . (I~~I:~,-RA.F.

. KENNEDY; .P.. (Ig41), O..C.T.U. '

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LUNN, B. (1g35), Sgt. Pilot, R.A.F. Finally he volunteered for service with Para t roops MOORES, J. (1g43), 'Fleet Air Arm. and was killed on March ~ 6 t h while leading his MORRIS, W. M. (1g23), Group Captain, R.F.A., men on tde Burma 'front. He never failed to

D.F C. wfite to us during all these wanderings, and was MORRISON, D. (1gz3), Major, M.C. .. always happiest when having, as he put it, "a MOULD, B. (1941). real crack a t the enemy." His Commanding .

MCARDLE, J. (1940)~ R.A.F. Officer writes : " He proved himself an exce l len t NASH, H. (1943)~ Fleet Air Arm. . officer and a fearless parachutist. We all miss RELPH, H., REV. (1g31), C.F. him very much in the battalion. All t h e . men

. SHANNON, C. (1941). under his command speak very highly of his THOMAS, BERNARD (1926); Lieut., R.A.C. * leadership and bravery during the fighting."

We offer our deepest sympathy to Major and Mrs. -1.N MEMORIAM Cox on the death of so.gallant a son. R.I.P..

- ' LIEUTENANT (T /CAPT.) CHRISTOPHER COX, P.B., . R.A. PILOT OFFICER ROBERT WALKER-LUTZ.

Christopher Cox came to Cotton from Mount We learned with deep regret that Bobbie Walker- St. Mary's in 1934, and left the School in 1937. Lutz was killed &'action on September 21st while He was a sturdy, cheerful boy who met life with engaged in armed reconnaissance over HoU-d a smile, ,and he quickly settled down and made in a Rocket Typhoon.. He came to C o t t o n . i& many friends. Though not unintelligent, studies ' 1935 and left in 1937 after gaining a good School made little appeal to him and he concentrated Certificate. We remember him as a boy of great his energies on other aspects of School life, games, charm, unassuming, courteous and gentle. We plays and other social activities. In. these he are not surprised that his Commanding Officer '

. achieved much success, appearing in House plays should have valued him so highly. " I r e g a r d e d and teams and eventually becoming a valuable his ability and personality very highly, and have member of the School XV. His first match was flown with him on many operations. He was a proud day for him. He was always an extremely a very good shot with rocket projectiles, and we keen member of his House and could b e relied shall miss not only his technical ability but his on to make a special effort on its behalf whether cheerful and keen outlook. He was i n d e e d a he had a part in a play or was representing its very valuable member of the squadron." His. interests 011 the Rugger or Hockey field. When chaplain likewise paid a great tribute to him : reproved for his slackness at studies h e would " As far as his religion was concerned he was always accept the rebuke in the most amiable easily Yhe best Catholic pilot I had, He 'used t o way and make a sudden spurt, only to be overcome be more than a passive or just practising C a t h o l i c ; later by his boyish irresponsibility. It was he would Egme along to me and tell me who the impossible not to like him for he was so frank and Catholics were, would ask what the facilities were

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disarming. On leaving School h e entered his . on the ~ u n d a ~ s ' a n d during the week, and in general father's office with the idea of becoming .an archi- was a real spiritual father to his squadron. There tect, 'but the war soon interveaed and h e quickly is no need for me to say what a loss he is to the received a commission in the Royal Artillery. wing. More than one has told me that in him For some months previously he had been in the we have l ~ s t the most charming man we had in Territorials. During the heaviest air attacks on the Mess. He had a smile for everyone a n d always

. England he was in anti-&craft defenses. Later' seemed in the best of spirits with all the world." he was moved to Northern Ireland, but being We offer our most sincere sympathy to h i s family .anxious for a more active part in t h e fighting and trust that God may comfort them in their transferred to the Indian A m y in -May, 1942. ~iad loss. k1.P.

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. . . . . . . S~RGEANT-PILOT ARMEL QCONNOR. . pl&bg ' ~ u ~ g e r for t&& ,Colt$ an& b e ~ ~ & g .a , .. - ' ~

we ..deeply to. announce the' death ;,,f keen member of the Otter Patrol, wits whojn'.he .. .:

. O'Connor, ,who was killed in serlce attended the Scout Camp at. Lourdes;in ,1938; . . 1 s t April. He would have bein only twenty had m e n war broke out he quickly j o M up a d . ; '

he lived till ~~~~t 24th; so that therdyi a special . soon followed his brother ,to the ~ o y a i Military .-

pathos &bout his death. He &ved at Cotton College. He waslater~ommissioned to his brother?~

abqut E a s t e r i936 &d left d f t ~ r the Christmas Regiment,, the R o ~ g l ,'Glqucesterihire Husars.- .

.Term in 1939;. One recalls him as a harum- It was characteristic of him that his letters ,gave . '

scarurn y-bungster who was full of aischief and one little' idea of his. om, actisties, though he ,

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. . jaie v<we, getting into &or scrapes always happy to ~ecord those*of,.othe; Cottbn- , . of So- sod br bfher and getting out :of .them; i d s he had, met, and eager f& the late& newsfrom - :'

. . if pbbsible, with extraordinary dextkrity. Life, the . .

. could never be dull he was about and He went otr$seas some tim ago a d we know were well aware of his propensity to r i s e a laugh that his %it was among, the first troops to enter . - '

. at tbe mo-kt igopport&& moments clasr. He Antwerp. What happened after that is &ce+ak. ,

& o d d t h e n an.a& of the blandest lmocjnce. .He Was killed on September ~2nd. . jjQ=+adllxs & he was entirely devoid Qf malice-. We share..in the grief of Mr. and &.Firkins, - . .

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&&&d., exception~y gobd rn-d even sensitive -On this second sad loss and also extend our sN- . . . bd~i:'. &-is :eGOfithly marks were. the despak of pathy to E d m ~ d ; who is serving h the R.A;C.

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. .. * .. ' ~ a & e M+stecs, :fof they consisted ,of &ending IZeqztiescat in. '?ace; . . . . . . . a .

s6&& -of meteoric rises aqd 'f$lls; biTt. he tljrew . . . _ j . . b h & ~ f ipt- ganies with .% abandon &d. dash FLIGHT'SERGEANT PHILIP $ HERMOLLE, R.".F. th&t s&n..gave him a place in tfie junior fifteens. 0" realises same of the more painfuL'Rsults,.

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He :dsq sU"PI.iSe,-J everybedy by the of the war by the'-death, of a friend killed in actioh_ . . , . . . d .pa*. o f ~ - ~ ~ v o n n ~ &'.'I youth. at the.-.ae& " with,. Philip Hermoue (0.C 193Jz3g) was of a reserved .

unexpected comp&ence, for less &xsh nature at School, SO much SO' that we discovered . .

. . thq ~ - 6 1 'it . - *pqU1d be diffiflicult. td find. One .that he played the pimo-and played 'wei l l~nl~ ..

could &en hi_m.as a gay &d daring pilot, . W i t h the last two years. of,, his six there, . o n "

and I he .thoroughly knjojred his..shod , the Tugger 'Geld anyone who played against him . .- . . : life in. the service., 1 R.I.P. ' . . ; will ' kriow that he . was .'& .resokite - fu~b&k: In ., .

. . I . , - . I939 he ieft Cotton' and joined'ihe R.A.F. in the '

LIBUTENANT PHILIP C. FIRKINS. .. . following*year. ~ ~ ~ i ~ g .the, w&,je of his timi ,h

. . ~t was 'a great sh~c'k. 'to h e a ~ , of the. death in.. thk Air 'Forde $e - showed h&self habpiest ,iyEkn , : action of P h a p -Fires, co*ing aQ it did so swiftly ' he could- write': " Th8re 'are great ,fad%fies ' i t .

on the death. of his eldest brother-~etei-,as rec&ded ky pres'ent station and, I- can get to Mass and' . %

.. in the last number. ?f the, C~TTONIZX Though -~.ommuniblj: every day." At Christmas' he will . ' he h a d . n o t . . - . t h e . engaging 3rilliance of Peter, Philip ~&~rjr.inissed breakfast' to assist at Mass arid:i-&ei+e ' : i

' . . was a boy 03 splendid and determined' thharacter ~ d l y . eommuriiofi. .He wrote with eagerness ' 2

with very somid abi'iities. He came here in I ; ~ ~ ~ . of ,the .pos~ibility of speaking" fro& tKe ~:E:G: . . : ,. i jfrom Hereford Cathedral School, aTid left 'in i938. platfo- srt' Blackpool,, and ' though .critlicai .of

.. At first h e w a s rathe? diffidexit, but 'as he gegan , some fo.ms of-.Catholic Action he keenly advocated . . .f

, t a m o v e up- t h e S.chooS he gained great1y.h self: the 'Y.C:W. .If is.not ~ii"~~;i:~irig.that miisik ,was , . ,

. confidence a d acquitted himself 'with quiet ef%- . one bf the chikf interests-.s hislife, f6i. there bag '

, ci'ency ie e v e r y departme& of School life; woikiig much-miisic'in his hoke, Hi greatest *dal;at'i& .. A t his studies ~ u ~ ~ ~ s s f u l l ~ , fakkig 3 piornine:& & thi: R.A.F: was in- atten,ding 'coficerts giir& $i. .;

. .. paft in, M i h e r ' s pibi&t:tion of""~a,ljUl$&~r~vej'' . .famous-' -ai;ch&tra$ and .in$vid<als, ' . . . I!:<':':; - 1 . . . . . - . - . ..- I , ..: ... - - .,i.. , - > -

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His optimism and confideilce that all would' come out right stood him in good stead while on service in Italy, where he constantly sought the bighter side in conditions not- always agreeable. I11 one of his early letters he wrote : " I hope I shall b e successful in becoming a.pilot because that seems to me to be the best way I could serve our cause. . . I will do my best and offer my all." His last airgraph to me, dated December r ~ t h , '1943, contained in reference to the war the words :

his trainiiig. We offer our sympathy to his father and mother and their family, and assure them of our R.I.P. .

* * * At the last moment of going to .press welearned

with deep regret of the death 'of Fr. Alfred Whit- tington (O.C. 1904-07) of Sambourne, after a long and fruitful priestly life. May he rest in peace.

CORRES.PONDENCE " I hope the end is not far off." For him indeed it was not ; he was reported missing after a raid To the of TXE on January 10th and'later it was announced that his grave had been discoverkd ori a hillside near SIRj

anc cia no: From his character I can think of him bs nothing if not prepared, but his dzath is a loss felt only more by his fa&ly than by t h e first friends of his schooldays.

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. MELVILLE PEARMAN.

We have lost a true Cottonian by the death of Melville Pearman, who was at the School from 1938-42. It occurred in tragic circumstances.

. H e was staying for a weekend virith his parents ' when a petrol tank from a passing 'plane fell o n

;the house. Melville and his little niece died as . :a result of their bums and his father and mother

:also sustained slight injuries. He was able to receive the Last Sacraments and bore his sufferings

' with the greatest cheerfulness and resignation. Few boys in recent years have been as popular as he was. This was due to his fine straightforward and manly character, and his friendly approach to all with whom he came in contact. He applied himself with zest.to his work, and though by no means brilliant made marked progress by s teady plodding. Although he had not played rugger bifore he came ,here, he made' himself a place in the first fifteen during his last year by his tenacity .and perseverance. He .was also a fairly good cricketer and an excellent boxer. Many b o y s :will recall his prowess as a heavyweight in the House competitions. After he left School he went into the Rolls Royce wo&s as a draughtsman, ,and we unde~stand- was making good 'headway in

One of the great advantages' about a rocket 'plane must be that it gets away to a quick start , and. I have often wished that a parallel invention offered a similar opportunity to such a periodical writer to you, dear Editor, as myself. My task would then be pleasantly robbed of all those aimless and fruitless preliminaries with the pencil which betoken a great perturbation of spirit.

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We were very pleased to have His Lordship Bishop Dey stay with us on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of his priesthood .list February. .

Speeches 'at dinner reminded ,US of his days at Cotton, and J. Garvey fittingly produced a 'play in his honour in the evening. " Leave it to Psmith " has a very big cast and faces we succeeded in recognising before the final curtain included those of V. Weston, C. Thornton, A. Ireland, L. McCartie and W. Quinn.

One of the other two plays produced this year .

was that pres6nied by the Philosophers under the direction of J. Hartley, with the arresting title o f . " Come Out of the Kitchen." Besides the pro- '

ducer, K. Good, J. McGovern and E, ray were . . also seen to advantage.

The reason for the dearth of dramatic ac t iv i ty is t o be attributed to the attacks of the'flu germ which seemed to have a genius,for settling o n the chief actors in prospective plays and sketches. It finally b;ought the Michaelmas Term to, an abrupt close by confining the domestic staff to bed, and the same Thursday saw us preparing bon mots for the Church History examination and

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. - day af ter the news of hk .appointment had been buck, , P: Wqles haw duly received thekon+ , .

so enthusiastically greeted in the 'refectory- 'and .are set6ling down, well, The f?reshnien's &ved to : h d the House almost deserted-. 'F. Conce~t, in which they necessarilyplayed - ,

~.awson was.more than busy in theCommon Room minent part, &as perhaps better than,similar effort? t.@g . to solve'the firewatching problem ahd in past years. I

. endeavouring to remain reasonably solvent @ ' .And since I ,generally end,. this .lette~ by giving . , '

the m a t t e r of books that had been, ordered'from the names of the Freshmen, .and. .assuring, .tgeil- , . him. All over the House similar -.scenes were contempo&ies :that they are in .safe, handsj, . , .,

-be-hg enacted, biit -those who. could leave thought " d&ndlude, ,as yon must too, that my .task. is. .dbn&. . : e . it a m o s t succe~sful First ' Night, . . ' Yours, always,

The Spo.rts were th'eir usual last-minute success. . ~

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A few hardy annuals did s w e training, Eut the '

majority prefemed-. td beguile the handicappers - : . ,

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had beeh published. V. Weston fou.nd himself ' . . with -an exceflent start in the 880, .and made yn-- ' EEORE Italy entered the war, .conditions in B. doubted use of .it. Not even J. Hahley; who ' Mal+a were very near to normal. The island f~~oswed :h& home in the zecoxd time ,of 2 n k s ; , was we11 stocged with every.commodity; and thkgs - . * 4 2/5 Secs., .lboked Gl<e 'catching h h . We shall not in. stock cpuld be obtained, from EnglBna.

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w a t c h . &i!h interest .and some trepidation- .the We r e a d British. newspapers.%a week. old. Tra%eI- I - . event Pd .whick be. devotes .his,&tentiok ne i t yeari k g was easy and getrd was abundanf.' . There

' L: X&U? surprised'us d l . by ~comi~g $bird. in !.he were plenty .of amusements-mgger, socch, cine- W e , closely followed by W. Srnitth, M. .Glym sand mas; ~da~ices, riding, ekerything & in peace-iimc, ' ,

A.. Piercy. G. Bolton was ,third both $he 220 .. .exc.epY that ,the Itali.an .Opera Gomgany, whi~h. and. the Long Jump:. ' J. Lyons &nd. J.. McGovkrn . was ,accustomed to- &.it the islind, no longer. did w&e second and' fhir'd ihe High fir& ,+d 'P. so; probably from fin~cia.1 reason's.. The .{nljr . ' .

. . =TAY3oi- and A. $reland oocupied simile positions ehdences. .of war were the modified .black-oiit , . in-'.&e Ohtacle Race. ~he..eve& which .dheered A d the. hafbour'emptled of the..Fleet. The black-

. . all -our hearts Gas the ''!Old Crocks' Challenge. :out regulations, in'volved the masking of-. head- . Race," which F., ~aws0.n managed tb win aftek a &amps and the-complete black-out of hocses f;om . .;'

$ - h*d struggle. He was :consiguent.ly not obliged twelve .o'clock.' Mso 'it. ivas n6t t.hpught :desirable

t.6 eat: his challenge.+hich hung in d l its -heraldic t o have $he 'Mediterranean Fleet k. the Grand , . ' .

.gldqr the n~tieeb~ard, in. company with $hose Harbour .on. .akount .of its vulnerability to ?ir . ,

df his .gG&ls. - : , , - ' - attack, - b i t from tirile .to time warships entered - The' Ordinations i n , June saw the Priest'hoog . the $~&I.bour, including the'Barh~w, .the G~OY~OUS,

' c o 6 f e r r e d on A. Adams, P. Heath and F. Dawsin, &d .many light cruisers and destroyers. I we1.l , , ,

and our prayers :and best wishes ,go witkkhern .for remember playing wgger against the ca6e.r.' &he% l i fe " on +he. .Mission." ,331 ~ o f i l t ~ n ' and :~l,oriozci and making memy with: them :after .the . . : . 3:' Gamey ,were given the Diacoj?ate :~ctober .gaae. :Coast 'defences. inclirded :the coastal bat- ,

zst, and M. .Glynn and. 1C. Thornton. ,the. ~ubdia - Peries,. .*ach~e:gun p$sts ' &d bar-bed wire .all, congte. -J. Lap:;. W..,.Smith q d . T: Ga* have . sound t h e coast. ~ l s o , lumps .of .iron with .big

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rkkeived Second Minors and F. Ililey;.A. Piezc? spikes were placed in ,the shallow a~proaches to J. 'IWatkips Eirst %inor$. '%kiting. .of %he. the island. : These viere, .expected- to. sink ,GY ' . *.

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The time when Italy entered the war: was naturally a period- of great excitement and .some .confusion. I t was of course expected some 6eeks before if actually happened, and schools had been closed and Italians advised to leave a fortnight beforehand. The first day after the declaration was an eventful one. There was a dawn raid'on the dockyard. I remember being wakened by the siren and on rising I saw the Italian bombers glistening white in the sun 15,000 feet above. They did no damage t o the dockyard but later in the morning sqme damage was done to civilian property and several people were killed. 'At that time and until the Germans attacked Malta the bombs used were small ones, 250 pounders, although considerable damage was sometimes done. I was in Valetta that morning when the sirens sounded, and was rather amused by the 'speed shown by everyone iri getting to the shelters. Very soon I was left alone in the middle of the main street, Strada ' Reale. Nothing much happened in that raid, but in the evening there was a bad raid on Cospicua and there were some terrifying scenes after it. Coming in from different directions, they dropped many sticks of bombs across this dockyard town. Several whistled down very close to me and broke the whidows of the room I was in. - I was rather frightened. .

After the raid we hurried out to help and drove the wounded to a'temporary hospital in Zabbar, a village a mile away. On returning later we met streams of people from bombed Cospicua asking their 'way with their possessions into Zabbar and the surrouriding country. Frrom, that time Cos- picua became and remained for the most part a city of empty houses. In the same raid Sliema was J s o bombed and that too became a deserted city. At that time' people would put up with great inconvenience in order to live in safe areas. The capital city, Valetta, was not bombed for a long time', so its citizens stayed where they were, and a1,though Sliema reqeived but slight bombing it was many months before the people returned. Even a year later it still, remained half empty. When however. adequate shelter accommodation was. provi&ed the people xetyrned to their homes.

That evening's raid was the worst the Italians carried out. After that and for some months there were raids on most days, but they were rather ineffectual. At ' that time people were compelled to take shelter and this was very aggravating at times.

In the beginning the defences of the island were scarcely sufficient. There were a fair number of anti-aircraft guns, enough a t any rate to deter the Italiaps from dive bombing, but our fighter defence was very poor; People said that if o u r enemies had attacked in force from the outset the island would have been evacuated.. At that time Malta was useless to us because. the harbour could not be used and none foresaw to what g rea t use the island would be put later on. M a n y English women were evacuated then, and r u m o u had it that soon the whole British community' would leave. Three Gladi&.or fighters used to take the air in those days. They did some real ly good work, although i t was not seen by the popu- lation. They seemed to us to keep well a w a y from the danger zofie and after the raid they wou ld '

come flying serenely back to Malta. They w e r e called Fsith, Hope .and Charity, and one of their pilots, Burgess, who soon received the D.F.C., was greatly revered by' the Maltese. After a month or so some Hurricanes arrived, and I well remember the day when nine of them first took the air.' We had little success even then, but the Italians were poor bombers and for m a n y months there was nothing much to worry about. Convoys came in regularly and food was quite . adequate. Until the Germans came to Sicily there was only one dive-bombing attack. The Italian planes were not constructed for dive-bombing,. but Italian pilots used sometimes to fly in Germ? 'planes. They had one dive-bombing attack on ,our largest aerodrome, Luqa, and destroyed several of our 'pl-anes. Two or three of theirs were shot down however, and they dec ided that the game was not worth the candle. For the' first few months of the War our detection in s t ru - ments were inadequate. We , had one radio- location station with a range of ninety miles. This was used in the daytime. At night'we relied on .

,&.EL Army 'set whqse .r&nge was, b u t twelve miles. deaths, . ,Wet use'&. to:go td .&lie h61tefie$ery:6dd The f6rmer statipn,kas .kin, the: cowltry iik an irnae. ii~.~+h?se :daysy,and sve. saw6.a godd.:de$l &.it:. ; . ~ i

' f e n d e d locality,. but .+he secret .;vria$,krefi* kept and: night : timei: flares;.were 2frequently j :droppkd::in,.. ie,&as never div6-rjomFea. ~bon?, .a&%f .arrived ' great:bunch8s, s'o::~ri.~tl~e whole.we had;a.liveiy tiIne:, and w a ~ , .set. up' i&mediately.- ~ a t e r <fiui- br $five I .dqinot lobk l?a& oh that period 2s: t 6f @eat,) radiollocation posts came into being 'and;tJ.ie whole difficulty,, howeve~c, :The .food .pas,'still ,-jplentiful; prganisati6n vastly-. improved.: 1 . , , ' , .- 1 and the raids, were..usually not 'long. dratunl,.~ut:~ . In t h e spring .of. [email protected] G'rri-~ans ,came +:force . Travelling. was still easy: : ,+A;t.thisttime.o.m!fighter~ to .Sicily and .-.;$ate~, things began 'to; wai-m, seenied to be', mbst.inept; . Tliepnever;.flew out to 'up in ~ a l t a . : . In, ,thobe ~ d&ys .%hey:. used to., dive int&rckptpt, the* raiders;, but :'used 'to, .r6mainr;fairly .. very, low, drop their hsm'bs .and ..fly away .remainhg lo+ bver thG i k p d ad-so. c~:uld.:.be.,.~i~ked: bff .one. orily a few. feet:from the gromd. . The:ae2odromes- by dne,.:by. thelhuns:.?. Later:.dri :Air ~ic.e:,Mar'shall: at Luqa - qd t ;Hd F a r carneX,in for , heayy ;dive+ 'Sir Hugh ~16yb.:tobk.over. comma& and wepi-: bornbipg, ..and many of .orif bmbers ,were h.it on. ately :thefe *as'.@ ,big -iq-qrovemeM. 1 i - 0.u~ fighters: tW-:&ozqd.:; Enemy:losses vere also.hea?y. ; That were. nd. longer visible, during. .raids, but were sent : pe&o$ wgs~ ,always r'ef~rred Po:, . a s the-~Itlbstxiozts. .out <fifty 'or: ma&.:aiid. , . ChaSeil- tlie. :HwS:in.tb peri.o&, f o r ~ i t was. tEen -that. the camer .Jllu.strii(zus : the. guns :of Malt,a. . ,l?%om~ the.n, on raids .Blackened,:

. zccompaaied a. cori+o$~t6 Malta and- the.$erm+n and we,g&du4y .obtahed.!the supr6h.a~~; .of:,the. a t P a c k red&ed: the;hZight, of its btensity. ;.The. .air wJiich we! held ~ 1 1 : t h ' r : ~ ~ u ~ the :semer.,: !. A.-new .camier xvas .hit_as slie Was app'[email protected] island., .fea'tme at: $Eat .tirne:&as :th? :@imon.fitte&,to:.ther but &e nianzgedto .inakeFort; although Gth-great.-' fighters.. : S&ultaneo~sly: .With- ithis gi3d;ual : i ~ - ; &culty. . She' remained .in Malta 'for :three days, .' provemint: .t'here:'w& an. :+kieaset-* olir;+6.oqbe.r duGng &kh tiqeshe&as iiicessantly&ve-bombed. + . and haval actixity: from ,M&lt a. : The ,island: we . The business of,repaii -was SF Gfficult that Tt was now being 2 *used:. as, .a base :.f,or recoqaiss~ce almost decide$ .to scvttle. her.-% Her ,capt,airi hoy7 . bombers,;:subiriarines and light warships, .and3 we ever r e s o l ~ t e l y refused; a i d by dint of superhuman , had ;some phenphenal success tlien,.. .Diuing .the effork she was.~goV ready and'.put:..to sea on the, springi$ttAckVaIettaivLas badlg damaged.. ; S.cvetal.. third 'night. : .She reached. ,,'Alexandria safely, mines feK0.n th&eity and a g s ~ d p& af .Kingsway: received further $repair. thece and made. her: way to 9 was dektroYed,: ; The, :three, d ~ c k ~ a i d : cities .@!SO, America, where. she, was- properl~..overliade,d-; and. recej~ed,' kheii- :(share,. but: the : residential: ;tom*;+

. refi t led. - ,: .. , -; .:. i + , , ,, ,. , - .. :? ' Sliema, was rselddmi' hit. : :The ..d&kgard: als~&ad - - A f t e r that the ~ddylig1~t:b6~b'ii.1g of Malta abated & &armed., elsfin~ei; h d . :funefiofiedd t'&&J.iei, s o m e k h a t . as. ,*he .wa~.)shifteh t o Gx!eece.and Crete: . flext year.. ~bmbs. %,eie: ,&-oppkd. !:*tit. scatteredl A h o u t thjs' time however, w& expecienced-. ,our localities. in .the co,untry. .and, !a pea.., npmber ori: heav ies t &ht bonibing of. the. kdr: - They used, ' the? iie~ochomes; i The :.figliter aerodr~me .Ta Qgli,[ to ̂ drop -iniiies;on parachutes, which. flaked .dd*n. hoyveVer,i:tlid not. .receiye much :at.t'tx&i.ov. ,; '!,.. . ,i-

a n d exploded ~on.impacti.causing extensive damage. . f One. day :that sumnief the!.e: was . kn. , in%&si$n' Many 'of these: were Wended. ,for the .ha~bou~,. bu$ : of; ,Malta : b , ~ ~+bo,ats-1talia;??s+it , was::i-&$efr

. some &opped on 1&d:'very farinland., : One landed. $musing!, -.Aceocdhgg to.'th.ei.r4 accodnh..theg.:perie~~ jpst o u t s i d e -.our toy&' M!diri.a, ,but .fortunately. trated the.rhafb;ur and did tremendoqs sdamage.i did not .explod.e:.* The -whole~~to~m was evacuated ' -In: actual. fact-,$bey sec.med .one,,t.oriedo.hit, 43 th$ day and Qhe' , following . night: , The . fused . % buter.:bre&kv?$ei.,! a@ th1ir:;boa,tsS were, alli ca,ptuzedd wei.e then ' succe:sfully txkenl out :and.. tBe .,mine . or d e ~ ~ r 6 ~ e d . . ~ - . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H ~ ~ ~ c & n e ~ , . am-ed ,e$h,.can+, r e n d e r i d 'hardess; few days ~rcvious to is nonj blasted the*. 1 easily. ' 1.t: .&appened -,3 :the: a ' s imaar - m k e 1had.been. exploded :at. another.towq, 'early ,h.orqih~, !and .ingst. .of . the .inh.abitqts .wefe: Zebbug ;. and if: caused trementloui havoc iafid. some not J distui+ed by. .t.his':epoch~~alibg ;eyerqt.. ., .The:

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quiet period endured until the. beginning of Decem- ber, when the Huns returned in force to Sicily. At first they had long, very loilg nuisance raids designed to keep our bombers on the .ground, but in this they were successful, although they did succeed in keeping the college boys in the shelter for three or four hours on end. There were not many class& then. At night, too, there were very many raids and as the boys had to be got up for each raid we had a most fatiguing time. Shelter accommodation for the people was adequate for protection, though not for comfort. A good many people slept there at night. The spring term opened as the l&t term had closed, in the shelter. Some days the boys were there all day. The actual bombing gradually increased, too, until it reached its peak in March and April, Several convoys were sent then-the first was destroyed en route and -ws saw nothing of it, the .second consisting of three ships reached the Grand Harbour and the British press and radio was loud in its praisej and that rightly, of Admiral Vim's small fleet which brought it to Malta. Our jubilation was premature, as it was furiously dive-bombed and set on fire in the harbour. I t had lain there for three days while its cargo still bn board was being checked. They put out the flames by half 'sinking the ships,, and people said that seventy per cent. of its cargo was saved. I t was a blunder however, and a great cause of de- pression to everyone. A few days before 'this convoy arrived we had several heavy raids on Ta Qali, the fighter air field one mile from the college. One Friday evening they showered incendiary and other bombs on it and the place was one mass of fire. ?t was the first time there was a really heavy raid near the college and truly terrifying it was., They followed this up with. another heavy raid on Saturday morning and again in the afternoon. -These raids were designed to prevent us from giving fighter protection to the arriving convoy.

About this time we had a period of most concentrated and heavy bombing. They used to come twice a day. The .sirin would wail out its

warning and I would put on my tin hat and proceed to the roof. In a few minutes the 'gins would open up and their bursts would point out the enemy aircraft. There they are, fifteen or twenty thousand feet up, five' of them,. JU 88's. As I watch, the leading one goes into a dive-down, down it comes, not a steep dive but lasting for many seconds. At about five thousand feet i t drops its bombs and pulls out of the dive. Where . are the bombs, I wonder-Sliema, Valetta? No there they are on Manoel Island-the targat is the submarine base. Before the fist bomber is half through its dive, the second puts its nose down and the others follow. . Casting back my eye to where they.came from I can now see half- a-dozen more with the same task to perform. A11 this time of course there is a terrific barrage of ack-ack through which they have to dive. This does not seem to deter them however, although ' they fear our Bofors and lighter guns as they seldom come. right down as they used to, a year ago. Before this first phase is over there .are more bursts over the southern part of the island and now a heavy barrage goes up there. What - are they after now ?-bombs on Hal Far and Icalafrana. These airfields are rather far away to see $early what is happening. There are now three other places to be bombed, Luqa, Grand Harbour, and Ta Qa1i;and in each raid they were all bombed thoroughly.' The workshops and storehouses at ,the Marsa were badly bombed a t - this period, and for the most part destroyed. Few people knew how much flour and wheat was lost then, probably a great deal. At any sate the flour mills were put out of action for periods at a time.., The dockyard also suffered then. The attacks on Ta Qali were of cou?se closest to the college, arid fortunately for us they were always accurate. We used to bank on that and stay on the roof watching the fun and taking what snaps we could. When the barrage was right overhead, however, we feared for shrapnel' .and used to come in. S u ~ e enough in a. minute it -

would be heard .whistling down and clattering on the roof-pieces large enough to kill a man.

~ h o i t . 1 ~ afte~ the bqmbing ~JI M E 109 Avoukl come r the place.where the liquor w& kept. ' When-the eyer taking photographs and thin .the morning excavating. party removed the first' stone. from ra?d .~ou ld be :.over. . 0 . . :hi.

'- thk rbqf aboveto rescue'thewthe would-be rekduers One morn& dur;lg' these. ,;Easter holickys' I. were. geeted With a shout,,: :' Pbut. that - stone

.-yvefit d i p to Cbpicia ad: .saw. s&e of the .back ! .!' Sgema. 'was- a1s.o b,adly b o ~ b e d and d-age.. On the way. I called .at. an e~gineerin~ Mgste, a f own on $he fringe .of Ta Qali aerod;om.&,

. shop to complgm about the breakage of an article -received m q y bombs; one +hrough. the fan& which they, had repaired for me a few ,days pr,e-, dome while the church w'as. full of people, ..but viously. , They. had been. .paztially bombed . in .fortunately, this bomb did nQt explode. . *

the meanthie however, . a d . of come had more , Early in May, the first consigmqent .of, ~ ~ i t i i r e s think bf .th,w custom.e~:S' compl$pts., A few a ~ v e d ; . fifty or sixty of them, bult; they did not

y m d s away-h $he rriiddlerof the.raad was thelargest last long. They' were. floWn, in, .from Gibraar c ra te r I had1 seen.. . I$ ~w* twenty feet across and . withouttheir guns and before they cogd,ba armed, fifteen .feet .beep-wr unusual depth for, ~ a l t ~ . . .they :we.re .bQxnbed the,ground. Later on m m i

* That was. on the main 'road from .Valet& to the 'more were -sen?,: this tinie.. ready- for . action, d&cky8rd, and lonies were round it filling it i~p: having been. d d m from ,ca$ers. These -edi~ %efi I retiwed the 'samelnorn& they did not ately had great.success, dkstfoying over sixty bf,

- &em to have made any impression &-ti$ ; it kdlied . Ah: - . enemy in .a single 'day; Fiom .'th.eh on the as i f it.'$ould take mofithg t o fill. I took a :bus:t.o bombing gradually died-'.d~wn k~ &tensity, .and. Cospicua; an.d .the$: ansther scene .of 'aesolatioa spon the- r5ids- were quite innocuous. ' The work a w a i t e d me. The ,,bus had, .to. stop half .a mile, bf tidying' up went on ,apace+ and the aerodromCs from the terminus because of anotlier tremendous were .got ready. agaig, 'for .offensive action: $n c r a t e r in the road, -battered 'bus hung drunk7 ,the: sui.nmef of 1942. Mal'ta,,was used more than 'it .enljT over the brink with its front whkels &I the had ever been before as la base for .hogib&ri. .a crater.. In.: Cospicua itself.' &hole streets . were ' subpa&es: In June, July &,d .August we:.saiv d o h and one had ts. clamb6 over piles of stones little Af .the & battles 'since the& were fought a&d dbbris. I ' was. v6r-y much stigck by the well out to Sea. We:ha&, some phenomenal.~uc~es~. ccm~posuie of the peoplk:of Zabbar, a.toyn?closetQ .then. For weeks oh end. our fighters.shot d ~ m the dockyard. There. was zi .raid, ,n .yh.ile I was . an average of five a- day. ~ e ~ t e r n b e r . has a quiet t h e r e ,and. some 5~311g;,, . The +illagefs -however month- with :a few. abortive raids. -'At last Me were . unconcehiedly wa.Ikilig along t h e . street. .had won the air battle'and we reJained air supref . . : '' Only reconnaissance," they said. The, damage . .. macx ,over Malta .for t.h.e rest of the. war. .' . .

--done t o the.dockpard at this pegod waswery. , ; , : , . ., D:.B;Cr . .. There were bombs every few yards, and .miuiyY of . . , . , . I :. ::a'

klik ~orkshops~ weEe completkly ,deniblished. In , . . . . ~ g l e t t a several. .important . ~ ~ j u i ~ d i i i ~ i ~ w e r ~ . com? . . , ,$CHOOL CHRONICLE,,' - . .A

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b.ornbi& of ~ a l e t t a was &;liberate. :A Picture . .- Ma$ ,and.-~hi . - school reassembled. herb -

' House Has hit. whihe ii ,was. full of soldiers'and &any wife, $x new , bbys :-G. :Doran, . P. \ ~unle&y,

. were killed. Although this was. p?!i.o;bably, the G. ~ e ~ w o r t h , H . ' ~ e v l i i ~ , Ji ~Gckliart, R. Roberts.' ' i . . I

worst tragedy of the war' in Malta, later on an Ma.. 4th.-~ommu*ity Mass , . this mom&g Was . - . story told, about- it. A coupre of , offereG.for the .repose*of the sod of Lieut. Christo-

Boldiefs were the bsar .wheatthe boab fell:'and .pher COX, R.A., dateiy killed in Bunria; . . . '

khese . tuiq bund themselves, fall& into the cellar - '&lay - ,,th.-~he cricket. season: began toiday. , . underneath.. ' To their joy they saw. that 'it was -for all dubs,

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May 10th.-An Endowment Fund Meeting was .. held this afternoon.

May 12th.-The fine weather which heralded '

the beginning of the Summer Term continued, and the swimming season opened this afternoon.

May 18th.-Ascension Day. After the Solemn High Mass, the choir and Officials departed for the day to Trentham Gardens. This salubrious spot was chosen because of train facilities. The participants were favoured by good weather and, we gather, adequate provisions.

May 20th.-The First and Second XI'S both lost their matches against Newcastle H.S. to-day.

.May ~3rd.-His Grace the Archbishop of Bjrmingham and Mgr. L. Emery amved a t the School. Scholarship Examinations were held to- day ; there were thirty-seven candidates. To proTiide Lebensraunt for them, St. Thomas's Scouts camped in t h e valley.

May 24th~-The cricket Elevens redeemed themselves to-day ; t h e First X I defeated 1C.E.S. af Stafford by 8 wickets, while the Second XI travelled to Abbotsholme and won their match by 53 runs.

May 25th.-Th6 House much enjoyed a Recital for Two Pianos by Mr. John Brennafi and Miss Lucy Pierce. We append the ' programme : I. Fugue & la Gigue . ..... B a c k a r r . Duncan 2. Choral from Cantata No. 147 Bnch-ary. Horne 3. Andante Varie ..... ..... Schubert-arr. Bauer

..... 4. Rondo ..... Clzopiiz 5. Tourbillon ..... ..... Guerozclt &OldVienna ..... ..... Goiiowski

..... ..... 7. Silhouettes Arensky 8. Jamaica Rumba ... .: A~thzcr Benjanzin

May 28th.-Whit Sunday'. Favoured this year by delightful weather, the annual cricket match against an Old'Cottonian X I began after t h e . Solemn High Mass. The match ended by 6.p.m. in 'a victory for the Old Boys. In the evening we were honoured by 'a visit from His Grace the Archbishop pf Westminster, who stayed overnight.

the Eleven divided the time. between them and treated the ,spectators 'to some bright cricket. The Annual Meeting of the St. Wilfrid's and Parkers' Society was held in the Hall at 12.30 a d the annual business of voting prizes and gifts to this and that proceeded without dissentient voice. There followed the luncheon, at which Archbishop Griffin was the guest of honour. Provost Yeo, President of the Society, proposed the royal toast and then the 'toast of the School. The provost'. paid his graceful homage to his Alma Mater and spoke of her long history, her glories and her vicissitudes, He recalled his boyhood days at the Schciol, not glossing over certain' discomforts which ,were then the lot of.

.the schoolboy. But this was a great day in the history of St. Wilfrid's, remarked the Provost, when the School could rejoice to welcome one of her distinguished sons % the person of His Grace the Archbishop of Westminster.

The Headmaster' replied to the toast. " My first and all important duty is to extend a Cottonian welcome to our first Cottonian Archbishop of Westminster. His Grace will, I am sure, forgive us if we appear to claim a certain quasi-proprietor- ,ship of him-it is because we are all immensely gratified. at his elevation to his present exalted dignity as leader of the Catholics of England, a n d because we think Cotton may have helped t o produce the eminent qualities such a position implies. There is no need to assure him that in us he may count on specially loyal subjects who will follow his lead and give him our unstinted Support and prayers." The Headmaster welcomed tfie visitors and expressed his great appreciation of their constant encouragement and enthusiasm for the School, an enthusiasm which funds expression in so many varied forms, by recommen- dations, by prizes, by their visits, by kind notes of congratulation on our successes. As an instance of the good will of Old Cottonians and parents, the Headmaster mentioned that the steady inflow of subscriptions to the Interest Fund last year reaclied a record. " Tkie Endowment Fund h a s -

May 29th.-Whit Mortday. The morning was been munificently increased by the devotion of spent in Zhe cricket -field where -the Old .Boys and Mr. Gordon Hensler. The t ~ t a l arnovnt received

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.. . . n - , . .- fro- &is ,milLndw .aPpr.bxi$at+ to; ten tbpgsand .thpked.$hhague@s for their kind-and enthusicqstic

po-ds.. TWO thirds .of 'the . Endowmen!; , Fund, reception. He proceeded t o ,pay, .his tribu.te.:to;. . 5%- f o r .Eowid~tioh Scholarships and o k ~ h i r d for . . those influences upon his youth .yhich,c$l$d (for '

general purposes in~:c~nnection wit.b $he :Scho6l.! Kjs ?in;i@ie . . g;atitpde; ( , . , . to' ( i s c o t t o n , . .~ a);d ?old &adz Bowh the Interest, F w d ' a d the-~ndoarnent Fund - maste~, , , I . . Provost Hymers,: . , , t o Oscott and, ~ ~ r : ' were ,eitdblishkd ;by the - foresight .and, .kifiativ,e , .Parkinson, , t o the. Vep. ~ n & h College and 'its : of .C*OQ ~ I ~ I O ~ . , , xn t.liern,-,as.-iq so mmy qtfier rkho~&ed.'~~ebto< .Df: .' ~ins'xeg.. .Qe, owed, ,tbq; : things, Ge :are reaping the hakest which- he. sowed a great debt' of @itit&de t o ,&chbi~$6~. ~hli$ks,'

such careful. . a& . f a b m u s husbandfy,, .&d u&+r wMni 'he h.ad work$ .fo=. &iny ye& pid . 1 : s h ~ i l l d ,like to -make public .that ,he is sfill giving. frpin. whom'-ge. had- ~ecei+ed so &itch sterlirii. '

. f&?dshib.: , :p.if;.de'' t h c j : ben~fit~~of his. advice .and ,exp.erience ,besides:. a86ce; encburagementr

- eke-g, . : k s ~ l f &,,.other w&vs o~,,behalf of the ,his arrival a t ~es&hsQeP, fie &ad: rsaGka $hat Seh~ol:"! ,. Er. - pimne .,&enF-,gave .. ,'! an iilte* . .afgreat 8eal of. ;the old prejudice againsf 'the ~hufch ,

re$.o.rt &'the salierit happenbigs sir?ce.l*t. we met,':! - . had:'vwishe8 Snd His Grtice ,was ,giattified; bjr, the ' .

and-.-concwed that -.we. ,eqi?ld- say,, +thout. ,any, velcome .that ,he had re~eived in; London* from !all .

. wihdoiv- .dres.sing2 that. had. .had a,. good1 yea?., sides, the greak aed, the hvmble; Cat&ol& and..no?? . .

'We, -ha$ enjoyed , g o ~ d , Iiedth. and had ,overcope, Cat'holici . The. Chmqh had ;@eat . qp~ort'qiitiS. . ce&&. : domestic, anxieties. F r ~ m .: the. :.p%ely in m o , d e ~ .E.lQ& ,;In . London, : lie:, had come , ' - . $cholast-ie ~ e ~ ~ p o i n t , rye .had. obt&& .r<cognitiofi: intq. ,clos,er $ouch, y i t h the .@Bcu&ie'$; nai:ional: from &he Board ,of,$3duca't?on ; , it, .wsis:.reassuring. and internatiolial, &ich would; atfend: :thgrleqd . . thest outside . e $ m e r s hadfousd .,is efficiegt . of the- world &@ict., :Mi@$ers,' f~0p-1 s~h~6l.i . Our: ., exam+atii,p : results,, wece, ue~$, for&& G d s &a$d,.upon h,@. to ask .him to use- g&&, pa.icuiarl$, + &be Higher Certificate< ,One his. '&od, offices * thk& iff aiqs. . I&pite i n ' t h e ,

. . . . bf .bG 'b.o.ys.-had:won. & Roman.'$cholarship: .- & qpgeties and vpderc&en~s.oi. conflict, His Grace ,

the~Eghert.$nd,Sbho~l-Religious Ceitificate.Exarri- had great confiden;; in the ~rifish . sense - . -df . fG< . . : . inxti0nn our results -were .comparable to, :those :of, play. . . I . . ,

' I:. -, . , . . any : other sehool in the country. .The boys:hid ?he, toast ?f 'the Sg+eti ~ ; l b heiid+,&,3 ' . taken: pad "~ gWes, sports. ~d thp "w pr;$?ied - by ~ i i b ~ p , , t , In a ktty Socie+ies .in the School with their . . accustome~ ~i~ L b r & ~ p , as ,'bGComes tfie , &qnary ,to H,M, . . . i enthusiasm. ; " Nat&dy~" conduded the Head-: Forces, direded small arms fife ,ubo<:ihe 8

master; "we have an eye. vto. the future and,:,a~e proqost -ye;, =d., &im& thz 'he - ' 1

already:p$epa&g plans-for .additions to the: S&o~1' , di .&ti&l was 'Charitabie. in .lieW bf :hdts : . . duildhgs whenthe wz@ is.over. which willmalie fired at h&-, by ,the canon a recent :&,;&cb; ,,. , * : - . ,

more fully equipped for our . work .. of.<gi,ving,.a tpast.was drunk and gracefully i&nowleldged sound Catholic education ., . : and by education by the presidgnt ,of the society. - At ice en$ of we - know precisely what., we mean: 'gWe ;mean ice lmch&on, the, ~ ~ ~ e ~ t ~ ~ present;; A&- getsing a*boyls attitucle -fo.God .rights+ attitude bishop '(-&& && a cheque for ;t;&' io&~bGted . . , reve-9: tb us by the:>teacbing, and. ,example, of by qhe boks .an$ bid B & ~ as a iqa'l].: tOgeniiof : Chiist OW Lor&. A simple. .ahd . . -@ .. epbracing. - thtir ippfkci8&*; ,~~~~~~.ir;~, his thdn& , fo$. fo~+n.da;. but.' 'how GffisuIt. 'of . achievement ,... in tlie gift, x i s ~ ~ z ~ < -buncdd. that he wo,il& . . . . - .. fact; a. life's ,work.. . We.realize,.of :course,, that we in;nei to ye-be&brate ~ ~ d j r Chgp:es':& .fiis . . . . caxinot pretend, t0 attaitain .it in .its entiretg..here- . i;td+ite &catgry, . wh+k && , wo&j ' b e co&tan:tf$ - ,

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apd eloquent marger the toast: of. ,nis G~ace .of . J u ~ e ; 3xd;-The ' ~i6st XI. ' were:, deft?$tt$d: :at TVes'tminster; :i.$r! ' r p l y .. - :,toast, His ' Grace '.- Macclesfield-by. the King's* SChool? whilevat. home .- , , . . .

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the . " Under 15 i' made a favourable draw kith with the examination results of the,previous year, . a junior team from the same school. but did not expect the standard to be quite. so

June rjtA.-News was received of the liberation high this year. Since last Speech Day the Board ' of Rolne and,the safety of the city from destruction. of Education had granted the School recognition,

an advantage which we owed to the devoted w o r k J u ~ e 6th.-D-Day. The School listened t o

done i n the School during the past twenty and the radio broadcast of H.M. theKing before t h e

more His Majesty,s Inspectors had been nine o'clocl< neys. Earlier in the evening, t h e

more than helpful, and as a result of their sug- House was vastly entertained by Mr. Charles gestions certain changes would be introduced. Duvd, conjurer and ventriloquist. T h e . show The School 'Certificate would be taken earlier was ,clever and amusing. His trick of producing by 'boys who could do so, who' would then s p e n d dozens of 11alf-crowns from all over.the place was three years in the VIth Form. Their first year one which many of us would be glad t o leam. -

was, t o be a " free " year, free, that is, from the Jmze 7th.-The First XI went t o Leek a n d bkraen-of examinations. They would be given

defeated the High School by 10 wickets. a chance to pursue any intellectual 'interest 'they Jztne 8th.-Fenst of Corpus Ch~isti. T h e weather had, and guidance would widen and stimulate

was delightfutly sunny for the usual procession . tha t interest. ' This was to be started as soon as after the Solemn Big11 Mass. A sudden change possible, and Father Dorm was sure that this year later in the day brought cricket to an end af te r would be of. great value. Scientific studies and

' the tea interval. ' . Mathematics were to be developed in the V I t h

June ~zt]z.-This niorning, Commmity Mass Form ; and an Was to be confined to that was celebrated by F ~ . T. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l l , an o l d Form. Time given to Physical Training t h o u g h - .

Cottonian, recently ordained. , : out the School had been increased. The near future would see further changes. Father D o r a n

Jwae 14th.-~he First and Second XI'S travelled was confident about the future, basing his confi- 1 t o Newcastle, where the former ma;de a draw and dence on the healthy condition of the studies in the the latter wail their match. -

. Middle School. . June, 24th.-The First XI defeated a strong - I n his report, the ~eadmaste; welcomed to R.A.F.' XI in a very exciting game b y 5 suns. Cotton Professor de Zulueta, from whom h e had

J*',,~ 28th.-The match between the sClloo received so many kindnesses since his undergrad-

and ~ ~ t ~ l i f f ~ , played on a neutral ground at uate days. He thanked Fr. Doran for his compre-

Derby, resulted in . a drawn game. . hensive report of studies and all the Staff f o r their good work throughont the year. H e ap-

June 29th.-SS. ~ e i e r and Paul. After Solemn pealed to parents to .remind boys that if High Mass, the House played A series they wereOnot working to full capacity they were of House Matches began. wasting their parents' money and our time and

July 8th.-Speech Day. The occasion was favoured by pair weather. Despite the shortage.. of trarisport, many guests arrived and t h e Hall was packed by 2 p.m. for the distribution of prizes by Professor F. de Zulueta, Regius Professor of Law in the University of Oxford. Also o n the platform were His Grace the Archbishop of Bir- mingham, Provost Yeo and Professor Bodkin. 'The' Prefect of Studies, Fr. W. A: Dor&, gave his report for the year. He expressed satisfaction

were lowering the general standard of the studies in the .School. He further announced tha t the legacy from the will of our grect'benefactor, M r . Gordon Hensler, amounted to fl~o,ooo, of w h i c h twoithirds were to be devoted to schola~ships. It would not be out of place to w a d boys en joy ing these scholarships that their work was n a t u r a l l y expected to ' keep up to scholarship s t anda rd . He pointed out that good solid class work lays the foundation of culture asld should beg& t o

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show its fruits in the higher..forms, where a -bby . .Gught t o begin to fom,'tastes of h i ~ ~ o w n and the elements at, any rate of judgment. The Head: master exhorted.'boys to' profit. by all. the cultural

' ' activitie~-proviiied "outside the class .room, to be active members .of' the School societies, n~ t .~a s s ive spsctators, , to. make fdl. use of libraries,-and of the

' n v e r o s l s . oppoxtunities for, singing,..acting; speak- . in& &ting. .'During $he past year we bad . t + c a ~ ~ p l i s h e d much iT! this, w+y. We htid hxd +hree excellent& ~ o u s e .$lays, produced ' by the bpys, tw.0 of' which, were - ~ b i t i o u s ~productions, Shaw's f " Pymalion.. ," . and " 5he Stoops t o ConqGer." ., :Ow ow school concikts had imprdired in qual i ty , and the Choir had.attained a sigh stan- . dad , W e 'had enjoyed Pianoforte Concerts .by l@r, John.Ehe.map and Miss Lucy Pierce, axconcert . bz . the Newcastle St&g Orchesti-a, ax Lecture ~ e c & & 0.n Old :Instruments, a Song RecitaLby M i s s E t h e l Da$es and a 'Cello Recital by Miss

-Audrey ~iggot t .. Fucther, the. games, . athleticq,. ' bo-g and. scouting $ad been maiked by the c u s t o m a r y enthu-siasm, .if not always with spec? tacu& $ucceis. The Beadmaster thanked those masters who had spent ,so much .hime .ii.1 coaching and. a ~ h b w l e d ~ e d . the de.bt the School owed ,them for their unreinitting.enthuSiasm in failure as success. . We had. doggedly.'-refused, coqtbyed - Fr- D m e , : to. give up <our annual ,.Old . Boys! . ~ e e i i n g at HitlerJs:request;;and tliis yearls meefbg . was memogable for +he presence of the first Cottpn- , ' jan kchETshop. of - Westminster.. TIxe ~chooJ'$ w&r .reCo~d ' was excellent. The. sup~eme sacrece of so inany Old Boys yould not .be .foTg~ttcq. at

*the > ~ c h o o l . Many &ad won f a ~ a i d s ,and &st& . .The' stream of letters. which came..* frQm

'Ord Bdys .all over the globe teitifikd to :their l ~ y c fGr the School ,and. their ~eadin.ess to :acknowledge OPT effort's to hhlp them toSgrow into Chrjsti,ap *en. , he' Headmaster {hen iq+ited. Professor ,'de Zulueta to distGbute the prizes. . , .. ;.... After: t h e distribution, of :pees, Profe~ss,oi de , Z u l u e t a t hhked , Fr;Dunne :for $-ding . h iq~ t;.' t6e School., ' , Although ,lie' had been ipt+s$ed @ .

the School: for many years .and had known very , m a p y Old ~ o t t o ~ ' i ~ s , .tihid was 'his $is!: visit, to

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Cotton. H e was got ,sure. what: : he ,.o@ght . $0 think about .prize. .distributions &d he wqn&red what Sir William Beveridge Zhought about them; Wbuld h e ridicule the whole idea ?, or would h&.give a 'pFize t o everyone.on: thk.ground that prizes were a rewa;r3 for *merit ' and would therefore be eaniea by, ail 'who. worked accordhg to the2 'abilities ? He concluaed -that prizes:' wei-e , perhapi ' ~ e f d in so f a r as they ~jla~ed:a part iri raisirig 'the ,stel- lectual standard. 1% was his, pleasaht. duty ' to cbngratdate,. tEe prize wijifiers: Failhg to see iny point 'long' speeches by 'pize. &s$:tffEutori, the Professor preferied'to '"leave it to Psr~$thl" His Geace, the Archbishop of Birrhbigh&, thwked ,the Professor for coniing to Cotton at considerable inconvepience.. His hGrace. further. .expressed.' ,his .satisfacgon ,.with the pmgress, :of studjcs ap.d paid: special tribute. td. the. high standard -.of musiql $tudje.? .and .of physical t;+~&. , . .

The play "Leave it to ~sml:fh" wG .'.then peiformed .by the boys ivith considerab1e'~u~~c~s. The guests took ,. tea on'the lawn after the .first act while the sun b e ~ e d upon them. The phy ended at 6.45 p.m, when most of the.guists.de-

t'h'ough a 'corisiderable' number 'remained,, the village over the week-end. . . ' . Prizes were " distributed to the following

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.Classics . ..... - ' ' ..... . P. W. LAWER +. -Gnglish ..... ..... 1 F; J. G m x , .

French ..... ' ... :. G. 9; REEVE , . ,

Rom,an History ... :. .- . ' .::.. I?. W. STONIER : Greek Prose (L5 presented by.. . ,

fit.' , Rev: Bishop ~ e ~ , , ., . . D.s:o.J, ...... ..... P. W. , , , LAWLER. .

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A. COLLINS J. F. WILLIAMS P: F. Ross B. EMERY L. E. STEVENS P. A. GARDNER

SCIENCE.

A. Ross .R. PAYNE P. F. Ross . R. W.. DENNISON P. F. TEEBAY M. M. ROSE

A,. EDKINS A. COLLINS E. J. MARCHANT

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ELOCUTION.

(Presented by Very Rev. Provost H. D. Yeo) A. A. O'DOWD P. M. O'LEARY

(Presented by Rev. D. Hickling) A. J. SNELL

(Anonymous Donor) D. V. HICKSON

July 12th.-Challoner defeated Uilner in a House cricket match, &nd the winners challenged Bowdon. Several .Oscotians arrived to camp. in the valley.

Jztly I&.- lie Higher and School Certificate. Examinations began to-day.

July 15th.-Fr. F. Dawson, an O..C., celebrated the Community $lass this morning. The First XI lost to Denstone by 5 wickets on the School ground in a slow scoring match. A Scout Rally was held at Cotton. The Cotton Troop contributed a P.T. display; other Scouts arrived in great numbers (see scout Notes).

July 16ti.- he First X I defeated an Oscott XI by 37 runs.

July 18th.-The School Scripture and Doctrine Examinations were held.

Jzcly 19th.-By defeating Bowdon, Chalbner House won the Cricket Trophy. ~i

July ~1st.-The School examinations began to-day. The afternoon was occupied with sports practice. .

'July z3rd.--In the last game of the season, the First XI defeated a Home Guard XI by 59 runs.

July 25th.-The finals of the Tennis Tournament were .played to-day. Results :-

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. ~ o u b l e s , .~~~er:"S~ljool,-P; . , Stonier and %I. . School. .Ofi;cials. Captain oJE tfie .Schobl . . . . . A. J. PO~TER ' .- ? ' McKenna. . , . . :.J, t - I , .: , I , ' I Prefect of St: :TJiomasJs, ' . . A:.,$. T A Y L ~ ~ ~ :, - +

Singles, Lowet sc1100l.-P. o'kiary. . -, ' Captain of 1Wil.ner House,., . .' . J3. E. HoBB'F; C! '

, . Cizptain of BowiZon'&ouse . . A . 6 . , , ~ o u b l e i , Lower School:-?. P f le and P- Captain of Ghilloner Houke . . & GG.'ALLP.ORT& , . . Vice-Ca+tain of Milner House . . . P. J. KEEGAN . 4

ot~earY: , . , : , , ,, . , ) .... ) , , , , : . . . - .,!,# ,. :., ;: . . . Vice-Captain. of Bowdon House ' . ' J. B. SOFTLEY , , ,

~ ~ l y 2~tTziAxhe ,Hi,uSe . spb& . were t$is Vice-captain. of Glta22oner .Ho&se. , , T. B: OWEN Captain of .Rugby . . A. J. POTTER

'ifte&?on.. The ~ t h l e t i c s Trophy was won by Vite~captain of ~z igby; . : : . I T.: B. OWE&. ' "

' - Chauoner House ,.(186 - - p0h.t:~). . Milner '.gained Refef'ence Lib~ayians ' . . V..LLOYD.. *> . , . P.'F. s i i ~ ~ h b s . . .

r55. andrB.oWdon House 153-pointg.' '%he ' Lower Librarians . , . J. DAY St. ThornasIs Sports, .postponed @ the Easter . , . . , I 'M: McKEN~~A

. P. MCMAHON, : ' , T ~ A on.account qf ~f@in,;had, to. be cancelled this . . . .. t ?, I . ; , J . &u??i .: t .

. . term for tqq,; sa;ne. :r.eas?y.. :: r i , t : , , I , , ~. +zcrsarfs ~ b s i s t ~ ~ i t - '. , . , . . J.. B. SOFTLEY -. Sacristans. . \ .. . ' . . . . . . R.. E. E f 6 ~ ~ .' :

, . July,, ~8th.-The- summer holidays began. ' : , , I '

? P.,,Lov.E': , j , . , . . Prog Sl&op,Men .. . Q. V. HICKSO$ . . ! ' . . . . J. FITZPATRICK :.., ~ .,: ; -,.,>, . Study Place ,Assistants, , lr . , , R. SCAT$ERG~~D ' .

. , . .+ t 1 * i I. - ( ; U N ~ I N G R A ~ ~ . . . . " &IIC+LMAS .TER~M. A.R. P.: ~ s ~ i $ , g t p . , , .. a , J- R?~$T:T -. . 1 : t , , t F . . .- - ' %;;:.;;.. b. COLLINS . . Se)tembep, zrst;l?.he Ekliod *easse&l&. '~hbr.? H O ~ S ~ ' ~urnt&rs ..* ! , , ' 1 . '

* . ,; .- ~ , . . ,.-: , , ,. , J .:; t ; x - : 7 , . 'T. O'BRIEN; ' 1

were td;d&tjr-onti boys, -brpgmg the totd,.+k ,,nito,,,j i.,,t6,. - . t!. - : .; tio x6:8:.., 8 : % :-! T ' , i' ... * 1 - 1 . , . .. . . . *

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~e$t<nlber z$zd.-~he new , tern? ..I began,. deglor- : Se*fe,nbey : 24t18.-~u$$, :fiiaCtide began . abiy: ' :8%i& & a hh6cki13~ ~ e c ~ ~ c a l ' hitch, fh? , . .b * h e the prefect ;read ,fie . I

. - rising bell w&s ~ g a f ' 7 . ~ ~ ~ a;m. iriste$of '$&'a.m. ~ ~ l ~ s of the shodl iri. the . H ~ I . , t . .. _ . . . . , i kafe2'.g :the &&=&g"%g&, 'EeaWkster 'ad&-$&ed

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t ~ e . , .. -fidb& in t~gqqm- . ; H~ -;;i&&okda ~~11. ,badk to Se$tembO pth.:The First Xy'itoii'..'&k &st I

match of the seasoq, defeatipg Etirtoqr,G.S. on i

sclidor, &$&iiif t ~ e ' liewi boys;. virikh .a 'sp&ciaI ,the School ground by 33 p6$.its to nil. .-At Burton - 1

' *&d'.of' &,Arc,o&e &~t&$ fie+y&asfkr, -Mr. ;c$fith. . . . 3 the School, I.' Under: 15 " XY lost ,by ,2:3 jp'o,@ts to . . :I . - . r'-ohc&d tha$ ' t ~ & ' Fifth Fb&., w&fdG tj&

.divi$~$d'.into"~~ a d ! VB; &t 6pipiasised tha.t .t%< 13. A $ho$':aii raid w a h g syp$sefi this :. - . I ,I

mom&g. .I$. afteqyafds transpii-ed.;tbBtl $he. cayse tlvo h&es $ o d i eydd $iicial~sf'atus! 'T&c . , . ', I ,of the alert *as a rampant, &lying ' ~ o ~ t r e s s from . - &admaster:,&hen. &pibinfed. the dffic;als. for the, . .

. * . . . , . . which the crew 'had. 'hided but. The . creiqless. ' ' ' ,

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, . - . . . I .,The .fist of $t,affi & ~ d . ' School, .qffici$s. at ,the machhie eventually* &;he& in thp Atlantic.

October 4th.-Thk School 2nd XV went ?b'$b&t- beginning of the scholastic ,year is as . follows,:- . - holme ,and,wo~ jth<mhch by gr points ,$a . . j~ !I . . - . ..'PC t ; ' 1 ' : .

. . Q i * ,, ;?.. . . ..i : . ,' ' , ' , I& .+ rstaff; : . . il

* . ' 06to6er 5$h.-A'h;~d~y Gas ,gr&ti+d to-dajr ,to . . , -

THE VE& &. W:-~GN&, '31.&1:~eadnz&eL . . ' celebrate the election of Fr, Humphf&y Blight, , . ; REV. b. W. JONES. &?-D... P H - ~ . , B.Sc3 ;SL r h ? m ~ ' f : a former Prefect, &+ ~ d ~ ~ ~ : ~ i i g ~ ~ ,,f Bim~ng- - , , . :, '

gitn. R. B.. S ~ ~ ? G ~ E T O ~ 'M;A.,t BUYSUY: ' . ,

R E Y . ? ~ . , A: :D~w.N, W;A.,.. i?refecblof Studies. .+ , .., . : . : ham. . .P~os$e@~$rocede ! Games of' ,Rugger, were , : ; , ' , ,

REY. x. W. E M E R ~ , Prefect of Disci$Zine. 1- : , , played $J t h e miming;. In the aftev9q@;'ul$ iv,ere , . . ,

REV. W. J. MOORE, D.EITT. - . . RE;. A. J. Mc~sr~q P:A., B-LITT. , , ' ! , ' enchanteg by ,a .delightful- concert, ,giy.ep, tjy Miss .

' R ~ V . P: G. COONEY, B.A,. - + . . . , . . i H.,A.:HoBDA.Y; ~ s Q : ~ . :\ '. ' , , * , I , - ,. ~ a g ~ i e " ~ e y t e , Miss Arvon Ijavies .aid Mr. Alfred. i ,L.~..WARNER,ES.Q.,[P$.D.,B.A: , ' * cave. The pr$gr&me .is p@te$. elsewhere. p"J3kTzii~i;o~, EsQi. . .

, . ' '. ' . ' ,i H. VON ZEISSL, ESQ.; L L . ~ . . ' . , , . . J . 0cto6er gth,-@qi?es for cricket piow~ss, kindly . , >. BRENNAN, E$Q,.,,&.B:C.M. . (~iq&forte); ' '

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1. . offered' by Cwon de, ~apitaiq;. ard Captain Eric . :,

D. E.-CARRUTH, ESR., B.SC. ~lilkemore, were .awardid! this' evehing to, $. P. - , . . . '

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Owen for batting, M. McKenna for bowling and Szcbsidiary Sq~bjects. O. o'Lear~ and P. J. R ~ a l l After p. W. LAwLER.-Latin, ,Greek, French, Greek supper, the Literary' and Dramatic Society held T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . . its .first meeting of the ye2r. Selections were read from,'~ilaire Belloc by A. J. Potter, from P. W. STONIER. -L~~~~, French, Greek Testament:

Rupert Brooke by R. E. Hobbs, and from G. K. P. RyD~Re-Greek Testament. Chesterton by Vaughan Lloyd.

October 12th.-Feast of St. WiIfrid. The patronal SCHOOL CERTIFICATE. '

.feast of the School was celebrated in the traditional A- CoLLI"s.-English Language?; Engfish"l His-

m-e'r. After Solemn High Mass games of tory?, Latin", Frencll*, Elementary Mathe- . Rugger were played. The Board of Governors matics*, P~J~s~cs-and-Chemistry*, Biology*. .

assembled for their meeting. His Grace the D. V. I~~c~soN.-English 'Language*, English*, Archbishop and Mr. V. Feeny were regrettably ist tor^?, French, Biology*. unable to attend. The Hea,dmaster entertained R. HoBss.-~ngiish G ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * , ~ ~ ~ l i ~ h ~ , the Governors to luncheon, at which Provost Yeo ~ i ~ ~ ~ r ~ * , , in, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ h * , ~ i ~ l ~ ~ ~ .

' proposed the toast of the Headmaster .in his accustomed manner. Fr. Dunne received greetings P. J. K E E G A N . - - E ~ ~ ~ ~ S ~ Language*; English*,

History?, Latin*, Greek*, French*.- ; telegrams from Canon B. Moore, Mr. George Wilson, and Old Cottonia~ls at Oscott and at the P. K E L L E T T . - E ~ ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ Language*, Englisp~ Venerabile. Guests at the luncheon were Provost History*, French*, Elementary .Mathematics*, Yeo, Mgr. L. Emery, Canon Manion, Canon de Physics*, Chemistry", Biology?. Capitaine, Fr. J. V. Healey, . Professor Bodkin J. V. ' LLOYD.-English Language?., English?, and Mr. L. Ross. Canon Manion presented the History?, Latin?, Greek*, French?, Elementary School with a very. intere'sting literary discovery- Mathematics*, 'Biology. a manuscript book on the Sacraments, beautifully T. . P. ~ ~ ~ ~ . - ~ ~ ~ l i ~ h L & ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " , ~ ~ ~ l i ~ h f written, by Hugh Kendal, the first President of . ~ i ~ t ~ ~ ~ * , Latin, French*, Elementary Mathe- Sedgley Pkrk. It was apparently discovered in matics. an old second-hand book shop.

J. B.. RIc~~~Ts.--English .Language?, Englishf , History? , Latin, French*, Elementary Mathe- matics*, Biology*.

EXAMINATION RESULTS, A. L. ROSS.-~nglish Language?, English*, . History?, French*, Elementary Mathematics*, I944. Physics*, Chemistry*, Biologyt .

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE JOINT BOARD T., SAIIPSON.-English . Language*, English*, EXAMINATIONS, JULY 1944. History*, Elementary Mathematics*, Physics,

Chemistry, Biology*. HIGHER CERTIFICATE. P. F. S~~~~~-ro . -Engl i$h , Language*, English*,

r. J. ,Ga~y.-Latin and English wit11 Subsidiary ' French- French and Greek Testament. J. B. So~~La~.-Eng~ish ' Language*, English*,

' A. J. SNELL.-L&~; and English with 'Subsidiary Hist0r~7*~ French?. French and Greek .Testament. A. J. P. T~~~oR.-English Language*, English*,

P. S. W~LEs.--Latin and English with Subsidiary ' History*, Latin*$ Greek*.

Greek Testament. . . A. EDKINS. -F~~~C~*, ~ l e G n t a r ~ Mathematics*. . . ,

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Very a~ood.. ' . . * -Credit.

Dk.fi*ction : . F. . J Y ; P. W. LAWLER ; .c. M. .PARSON..

.Credit : A.. EDKINS ; A: J. POTTER ; G. P. 'REEVE ; '

,F. P. RYDER ; A. J. SNELE ; . P. W. 'STONIER ; P. -S. WYLES. . ,

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Pass t A . G. ALLPORT. . . ,

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~i~f i l . t c t i qn , : D. 1Sr_ ; HICKSON, ; J. , V: LLOYD ; - . -S. 2. P I T T M ~ ; J.. 33.' RI~ETT-s j B. ,TARB;[I~K.

Credit :. ,A: CQLLINS ; Jt E.. DUCK& ; C. FLYNN ; . L. A:.GASPA@ZL~I-;- R. H ~ B S ; P. J , ' K E ~ G A N ;

P. .K=LLE& ; P'. ' J. 'NCM.&ON ; M., MCKENNA ; T:?. .oWEk; 4:L. ROSS'; R; P. SCAT~ERGOOD'; B. 8. .SII;$I~~O ,;' J. B. SOR?LEY ; A. J. TAYLOR. * _ . .

Pass,:. , ,L.. F. B'A~DELL ,; 'B. ; C. BRIE-SEY d W; .' .BURGESS ; .3. DAY: -:; ' . I .

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-, . . Rupert BBxfer ..... ..,.. . J: H. ~ i b s f i ~ r i . ' *

.. Pli$llis Jackson ..,. . ' ..... .. % , D. F. KENNY- ' , :

Lxdy Middlekick . ..... . ...I ,, . , - G. ' J.. HARTI;EY ,

A Lift Mm,. ..... . . . . ..... , . T. H.. CUNN , ,

Cynthia McTod'd: : ....' , a :.:.. J. BRANKIN ' ~ - : . . . . Eve. Halliday ..... , ..:.: I?. &. PURLORG - :

Ronald Eustace Sm&h . ..;.. A. A. O'DQWD : '

Eddie Cootes ' .... : ..... P.. J. I~EEGAN, : I .

Gladys Ruinbelow ' ..... B . S.. WILKS. $ , . !- Clirist0,pher 'Walderwick ..... .A. J. 'TAYLOR . . %

~ d s t o n McTodd .,... ": ..... ' 'f. A: O'BRIE~. , * 1 Agatha Crofton " :.... ..... H; 1. 'NELSON ' ; : 1

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Ethelberta Fitzwiggin -' -:....' L:.E. STEVENS,, , . k e e n PCa~ey ..... ..

1 ..... -, P. M. O'LEAGY' ' . . . -.

?visco&t chipstead ' ..... A>, EDKI~S , " . . . . / , . . . . I ,

I - . 1 i , . ' .. . ~ . . , . . . 1 ; 3 r. the lasge' audience who assexriblea d~ Sp&&~h

Day had h id ' w y qualms as t o diether '$heir { j6ilniey 'was reallj' ntcess$.iy,' ih-6ir rgpturo>s , ' j recaion of "Leave 2t to Psm'ith."? showed that 1

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at le'ast they could feel i't had been, w6ll wdrth . . ' . ASSOCJAT~D. BOARD !& .THE . ROY% SCHOOLS

while. Tkie unfailiig verve, 'of .-the an8 . .. . .. OF MUSIC. -their obyious 'enjoy&eni of this. farcical plgy &th . ,

' - (Royal college, - ~ d ~ a l .Academy of Music.) it5 gefi~hFly ,funny ,dialogue. combgea -&ti, the . ~ x , ~ a t i o n . e. R ~ ~ l t s . ( !?~s 100, c1:edit ~z(?).: ,kill of production.&^ rnake-ipSand t&e'{g~&lence. , . . . . . . . , e , . Marks. of the scefiery' tb @ire. @s a iplendid gfter*on'i ' '

&ade i ' ' F: J. >'PA?~E . "3 6ntCrtainment. *, The success of the play wqZ,\he,. . . Grade 1-1 L. C. H O Y ~ C L

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' .II~ , result .not only of tlie adthiiable akting &.the . ' F, G.'THOMAS . : .

:I . '16 .18a@ng charadters, but dso of the 'great paink . '

drade 111 ' J..C. NUNAN . . " 108' which 'had been taken with the large number OF , . P. J. V.' ROGERS ' ' 3 smaller In. .a farce: of this, kiid the, plot . - .' 'J. B. SOFTLEY : ' ' . . . .

' 106. is not kw3-i more' $than ' i deece f6r it&iging ' . 'P. N.' STONIER 1 'I8 together a npmber of cpm;ic situations. The fsmi- , '

'GracleXV, -H..C.-~~ARLO"W . liai- Wodehouse characters 'are all there-$he ~ r a d & B I . . .G.P..REEVE. . .

.. . . . ' I . ~ ~ - . kindly, do~de'rin~, .no.blem;n with his oirefwhelqing '

,,. . . . . . , . . . wife and ag too efficient secretary, ,the scion of,, . . PLAY ' ' . .the noble .house whose intellectual and pecuniary .

\ : ":LEAVE X,T TO: ps~1l-H '1 resources are, ,to say tlie leasf of 'it, .limited, the

. paternal yet intimidating butler, the damsels j.n - '. by IAN HAY W!d P: ~i W ~ D E H ~ ~ ~ E . ' ,mod or less of d$tresk, the hero who nof quit& .

A cbrnedY . in . . Three Acts, ' ' - such' a silly. ass as, .he :looks; ihe ellains whose .- . " villainy' is not o'f so deep a dye as to spoil,' the . :

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The' Earl of -Middlewick, , 1. .:i. .A. J., TAYLO~ . happy ending. - We have, too; the . inevitable ' , Bellows ,,.. , ' ,..... p. LOVE ~ o d e l i o ~ s e settings-Blandihgs. Cksisfle' and the - ' '-

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Perhaps the hardest work in thk acting fell shades of turpitude, from the shabby confidence upon A. J. Taylor as the Earl of -Middlewick. man of Act I to <he unsuccessful gangster of the He maintained remarkably well' the constrained later scenes. 'Only it may be questioned whether attitudes and high-pitched voice od the decrepit the unheroic Cootes would have advanced so earl. W. ~ u r ~ e s s found the part of the Hon. close to a gun, even one handled by the peaceable Freddie Bosham entirely congenial, and his'ex- Psmith. T. G& and 13. Wilks are to be con- ploitation of its absurdities made a very large gratulated on their most competent hidling of contribution to the success of the play. It was cockney chiracter sketches as Lift Man and n6t J. Hobday's fault if his naturally cheerful Club Servant respectively. The small but im- expression and air of bonhomie could not quite portant part of Ralston I~IcTodd was admirably give place to .the ferret-like unpleasantness of handled 7jy .T. O'Brien. His American accent 'the .Baxter of literature. He acted well, and his was agreeably free from exaggeration, and his simulation of a " code id the dose " left the critic restraint in depicting the smouldering fires of the fumbling for his handkerchief in sympathy. poet on the verge of a brainstorm contributed A. O'Dowd made a very engaging Psmith, though largely to the effect of the deliciously funny scene the aplomb of Wodehouse's hero was perhaps too in the Morpheus club. J. Brankin made a effectively cbncealed by the air of g~uilelessness - promising and all too brief first appearance on which circumstances compelled him to assume. our stage as the unhappy Cynthia McTodd; and

Among the female characters chief honours another welcome newcomer yas H. Nelson as should perhaps go to P. M. OJLeary; who extracted Agatha Grofton. A. ~ d k i n s (Viscount Chipstead) plenty of fun from the incredible Aileen Peavey. and L. Stevens (Cousin Ethelberta) contributed He sustained his' " stage American " accent most successfully to the uproariousness of the admirably, without letting it interfere with the house party' at Blandings, .and A. Taylor gave clearness of his diction, though it is to be feared real distin'ction to the 'aristocratically inane that his sotto voce injunction to the deaf Viscount . Christopher Walderwick. ..... Chipstead to " get wired for sound " was inaudible 'Memories of miny comic scenes linger gratefully to most of the audience. G. Hartley succeeded in- the memory-Eddie 'Cootes trying to sponge in portraying the cold grandeur of Lady Middle- on Psmith outside the Tube Station, Freddie wick, but perhaps hardly did full justice to he: bidding fond farewells to. a ghostly Psmith who capacity for mpagement of her husband, family had found reincarnation as the pseudo-McTodd, and guests. The part of Phyllis Jackson did Aileen Peavey softening the heart of her formid-

' not give D. Kenny's talents very much scope, but able hostess with visions of fairies, best of all his excellent speech and bearing deserve special Lord Middlewick reading the wrong speech with commendation. Similar praise may be given running commentary from the irrepressible Freddie. ' t o F. Furlong, who took the rather more exacting Fr. Doran and his actors have again set themselves part of Eve Halliday very successfully. a very high standard for future productions, but

. No small credit is due to the other actors for the wealth of talent shown especially by the the life and diversity which they imparted to younger members' of the cast gives us great hopes their less prominent but by no means insigni,ficant of good things to come. . , parts. As the inevitable butler, P. Love was duly imposing, and a word must be said in praise of his-silent reactions to the appearance of the crook . I who was, at short notice, masquerading as a

CONCERT " gentleman's gentleman." This crook part was Miss Maggie Teyte, So+ra.tzo. excellently played by P. Keegan, who ranged , Miss Arvon Davies, Pianoforte. convincingly through Eddie Cootes's varying Mr. Alfred Cave, Violitz.

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I1 fait tant de gestes. (5) Rembrandt (1606-69) : Portrait o f an Ad- He makes a'lot of jokes. miral's Wife.

* * * (6) Goya (1746-1828) : Don Manuel.

Et pictufatae saturantur murice vestes. (7) ~oshua Reynolds (1723-92) 1 Miss Crewe. Your halls ar.e covered with mosaic pictures. (8) Renoir (1841-1919) : La .Moulin d e la Galette. - And the painted vestals are steeped in crime. (9) Renoir : ~he'picnic.

* * * (10) Maurice Prendergast (1861-1924) : Central

Nate dea. Park. , Bjr my; living goddess.

By the goddess of flying. .

BY: the God ~ u m ~ . ST. THOMAS'S N O T E S By the oldest of t h e gods.

* * * S INCE last term's cricket season was a w e t one, Pius Aeneas. there was very little in the way of club games, The reverend Aeneas. although the few that .were played were successful.

* * * Most of the fine days were taken up by matches. As most of the Under Eourteen w e r e members

Ipsique in puppibus auro of St. Thomas's, there was a very stiff dormitocy Ductores longe effulgent ostroque decori. match. And the refer~s forged On ahead a L~~~~ 111 also its annual match against

long way, adorned with glistening shellfish, because - Form ,.., and in one of the many wgs (the of the wind in the rear. Prefect, after many' innings had been played,

-- t * * insisted on the game being brought t o an end)

Tum puer maxirne iratus cithara subito capta had the Form I1 team Out for One !

infelicis magistri caput percussit. The swimming season was very disappointing,

T . , ~ ~ .the boy was very angry, he got hok of as the water was too cold and the w e a t h e r too wet.

the master's head and called him a lyre. A Hobbies Club, started by Mr. Batchelor, is flourishing, and Upper Arts is full of enthusiastic * * * model builders who pay about two shillings per

Ille ictu prostratus paulo poste e vita excessit. term. Also a handsome s q has been granted - He was laid out anci tanned within an inch of to it by the College. A Lower 111 magazine was

his life. compiled last term and also a l i b r a r y c911ected . The blow prostrated .him and he was never together for the same Form. Ping-pong, that strong after. favoudte indoor game, has, beezl re-started,. '

After this he got away quickly from Paul. At the beginning of last term Mas te r Lockhart caused quite a stir by arriving in a kilt. He and Dunleavy-also new-had a fight with gloves on, .

ART a week 9r so afterwards. A few artistic- (or inartistic-) minded people

The following Colo~red Prints were on exhibition started an epidemic of name carving in church which was taken up eventually b y n e a r l y all the during the Summer Term :-

(I) Gozzoli (1420-97) : Lorenzo the Magnificent. ' rest of St. Thomas's. Needless to say the Prefect* I

(2) Diirer (1471-1528) : Adoration of the Magi. of Discipline left his mark on them. !

(3) Holbein (1497-1543) : The Merchant Georg At the end of the term Gerald CuIlliffe, Gerard Gisze. Salt, Robin Mortimer and Paul ~ a r d n e r were

(4). Brueghel (1564-1638) : Tlie Lawyer's Office. announced monitors for next. year. . i 1

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. - . . Rugger has stai-red off' @ell on account of. good Visitors went awky'with memories of a. happy and.

weather this f em. Two or three people .+ St. a successful. Rally: . , .. *. ,

, . Thomas's are.. in the. trial games for .*he .Under . The .Summer Camp began, at Beaudksert on , ,

ourt teen f eam whose first 'match is: against August 3rd with x8 Scouts. -'. l$!ost of th~se~,stayed " Densfone U n d e r Fourteen. . ' a ' only for a. week, but others came. later, and alto- - .

q-xohzAs 1 ~ ) . , . gether we had 28 kcouts. We were- again ;lucky I . .. , , . i , with the weather; and:enjoyed a perfect fortnight. > .

. . There were about 600 Scoirts at B'eaudese~..fbr '

' scourr NOTES ihe holiday weeklend, most of thein stayed &or the full week, 'so wk had plenty of. contacts with.

' INCE l&t n&es.th6 .chi& scouting events other T ~ o o ~ s . During this week . ~ W O night games . . s have been 'the Camps and the Rally. ~ h k ,Were played. One Was a practice,game Between

m i t s ~ we&-endA was speht .uf&r canvai:.cit ~ W O sides of Scouts, arid.the second was.a challenge ,:

.. the Wanger, the -District Camp Site just beyorid game against the Army Cadets who were enc'amped . : - I Oakamooi. ~t is almost an ideal spot fat damping; on a portion of thesite. Both these games, iYhich .

and +e had perf@ weather. for 'it. . The only 'were restricted ta: Scouts Over fourteen, were very . .

problems were trgnbPor;t of equipment . a d t-6 enjoyable Our second ieek-end was marked by - t a t e r T h e Bursar very kindly helped the visit of the Actbig Chief Scout, Percy

, us with, t he equipmeat, by t+iing it 8s - f d a s . - Everett; who attended a Camp Fire dn satur$iy . .

possible in ,the van; : Two other .'Troops were evening, and' had Some interesting things to* Say, also camping which gave oppo*b'ity .to the Scouts. . 'The tliird weeG 'of cimi %a$ - , . r

of making new friends.' _ somewhat spoiled- by bgd weatlier, but we had' . 'The' District ~ ~ ~ ~ t ' . x d l ~ was on Jdy pjth'at had more than our share of simshine already. ': .

Cotton, by *intatation of me Heawaster. The Later on. in ihe holiday, the S C & ~ Master went weather ha& been atr-dious all the tech, aria it to aW00d Badge Course-at YOU^$^ (the.war-t+e was r&g ,i&y on ' s;titurday'. rnol'li5g, but Gilviiell), where he -gathered many new ideas and t0wai.d~ mid-d'aY it cleared up h d the &ft&;noon, Some- hard ..bocks. W e hope t h a t ;Scouting in :r;3

. t-, our.sU'Pri&e -d relief, w x fine. Some heartfelt the School this year w'illbe ev* more successfuf ,

prayer, mikt have touche? St. Swithunfs head. than last' Year. .

By three'o'&iock,-about zoo~~c0'uts and Cubs f@m . - " . . . . . Z.W. J.' . ,

Chea.de, Altb& baliamoor, ~k:eelc, ~tt 'oxete i arid * # . HOUSE SP-ORTS" , : , .

, Aihbeurne ha& assenibled, a5d . the Rally has. - . . . . . . I ,

op9ried by Father ~ G m i e from the 'stkps in Little ~ ~ s ~ e l l bf bad weathef a t the efid if Bounh. - He *& ~supported'tjy Mr: Ronald- Cope- T H i l a r y Term 'caused the postponeintifit o f I 1&n&,,' the . ~ c t h g . County '(2bmmiissioner. The the: Hbuse 'Sport's dnd if- was,. decided to hold .

School Troop gave; a P:T. Display airanged by them' at the end qf. the Summer 'Term. Woyse : . Father Emery. . All the vis:tors seemed .to enjoy Sports always produce keen competition and en-! this very much,. and we wish to, ,thai~k Father. thusiasm and this year's'sports were certainly no '

Emery sincerbly f o r the hard work be put. into' it. exception.' The. ,individual performances, though . . - 0tlidr displays,.of amsulance work,, signkIling, and 'satisfactory, were. not " quite up t o '.the ,&a1 - .

cqdklihg .fires 'followed, on 'the lower-'geld, and theri s tadird . :This was bnly to 'be expected :ih.iieG ; . .we moved to the swiniining pool, where a'display of'thg- fact .that c.ompetitors had +cry gttle 'time'

, of life-saving was giveix bythe ind-~headie Ti-oop.. for training. 'The two most .exciting event9 to. . .. Mean~hiik .fires 'had. bk? lit 3.x trenches dug in watch werethe'M9e (Upper .School) and the 880 :. the cdrier of the field &hd tea was made. ~ f t e r Yards (Lower- School). M. ;McKenna~~ is . to be .tea there was.'a Camp Fire,. .At. sev@ ,o~clock the especidly comidentled for his vi6torjr iti..the' ~ i i e . . ':

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(Standing) M. E. Moores R. E. Hobbs C. M. Parson P. J. Ryall 0. O'Leary J.,P. Kilgallon (Sitting) B. Tarbuck T. P. Owen P. W. Lawler M. McKenna F. J. Grady

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He ran remarkably well and finished with a st;ong and nicely timed sprint to the tape. D. Kenny~ too, ran a very good race in the ~ o w e r School Half-Mile. As a result of the Cross Country Race, Challoner House was a few points behind Milner, but on Sports Day guickly gained the lead and crept steadily ahead to win the Archbishopls Shield for t he third time in succession.

Final results were :-

B. Tarbuck also played very orthodox and watch- ful cricket, but his chief weakness is evident from the numerous 1.b.w. decisions against him.

The Eleven was much s t r o e r in bowling. M. J. McKenna was the mainstay of the attack and should become a useful fast-bowler with an easy action and a good follow through. Through- out the season he bowled with great spirit a n d thoroughly deserved his Colours for taking fifty-one - .

~ h ~ l l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 186 points , wickets a t a cost of six runs ,apiece. F. Grady Milner House 155 points bowled well at times but one felt that he did n o t Bowdon House 153 points use his height to the best advantage. 0. O'Leary

A.W,E. has the makings of a good change bowler and 'can . make. a fair pace off the wicket, but his length

was too erratic. D. F.. Kemy found a place in the team for the last three matches ; his six wickets for fourteen runs in ten overs shows

CRICKET NOTES, 1944: * distinct promise, especially for a member of the " Under I5 " team. . Played 13: Won 5. Lost 4. Drawn.4

Thk'fielding throughout the season was k e e n N view of the fact that we had seven members and smart. B. Tarbuck kept wicket with con- I of last year's team available for this season, .the siderable success and 'improved as the season

record ofq3e Eleven was rather disappointing. progressed. P. W. Lawler captained the side At the same time it should be pointed out that in efficiently in his ~~~~~~~~~~~ically quiet manner- the four drawn matches the School was placed ' very favourably and a glance at the scores will show that we were robbed of almost certain victory by lack of time. It is also'interesting to record SCHOOL v. NEWCASTLE H.S. that we should h&ve six Gr seven members of this Played at Cotton, May 20th. team still available for two seasons to come- Lost by rg runs. &hich is indicative of the youth of our tegm and . also a happy augury for the future.

The batting of the Eleven was 'consi'stently mediocre and only twice did they reach a total of over one hundred. T. P. Owen was the most successful ; he has plenty of strokes and a reasonably good eye, and should develop into a useful dpening batsman. His chie'f weakness was a tendency to nibble a t the ball swinging away to the off. 0. O'Leary was the .hardest hitter and played some excellent innings, especixlly against Ratcliffe and the Oscotian XI. *If he improves his defensive play and learns to temper boldness with discretion he should begood for many runs in: seasons to come'. P. J. Ryall played several good innin& and made his shots very correctly.

. The visitors batted first on an easy paced wicket . The-first wicket fell a t 13, but Thmis joined by Bradbury and then by Oldham took the score to 50 for 3 wickets. The visitors continued to bat sedately and scored ,9g runs in one and three- quarter hours. The School, left with one hour and ten minutes to bat, tried to force the pace against steady bowling and threw caution to the winds, with the result that six wickets fel l f o r 35 runs. Parson and Ryall retrieved the situation to some extent by adopting a more c a u t i o u s policy, but the game was lost by rg runs, thanks largely to the steady bowling of ~ rms t rong who secured 7 wickets for 35' runs. .Scores :- .

' . i ' . . . . , . . . 30 THE. ' COTTONIAN . -

NEWC+STLE H.S. I

$. y . - ' ~ b w c o ~ k , b Vr<dy . . . 3 Jz G. Timmfs, Ibw, b.O'Leary . , ' . . . 2 5

- . F. Bradbury,, b McKenna . . . . . . -14 " J: D. Oldham, lbw, b McKenna , . 8

* R. J- Green,.b Gy$dy . . . . . J.. -.strong, c Moores, b' Grady

3 . : .2 H. A. Bourne, b 0 ' ~ e a r y : 2. D.. Qakley , b ,pobbs ; : . . . r 16, P!. q p s l e y , not opt .. . . , . - . 12 F. E. West, c Parson; b ~ c K e n p a . ' . I S. J. -Me'u, ru6 out . . . . r2

E x t r a s .. ...,. . . .. 7 - . . Total . .. ; : . . . gg

. . . . - SCHOOL.

T I P. - 0 \ ~ e r i , s t ~oGcock, b Axmstrong . .5 33. T a r b F c k , run out . . . . . . 5

. 0. O'Leaq, c Bowcock, b' Bradbury ,; . '. . < f?

R. -Hobbs, s t Bowcock,. 'b: k m s t r o n g . . 5 . P. K. Lawler, c and b Braabufy' . .. . .. . - . o , ' -&I. , M c K e m a , b Armstrong , . - . 4

*:-Grad?, b Arnistiong . o G-13Y.C. -%son; Ibiv, b -strong : 19 P--,J-*Xyall,..pptout . . : - . . . . . I I x- E i l g a l l o n , Ibw, b Armstrong I M. Moores, b Armstrong .. . ' 3

' - Extias . . . ' 19 - . .

- . T o t a l . .. . i . . . . . '89

. . - . . . , - SCHOOL .v: K.E.S., STAFFORD. - .

, . ... . . Played at. Staffor&, May 24th.

. . Won by g \iickets. The Scliool 'won., the .toss and sent ' in K.E.S.

t o bat. The bowling of the Eleven was. much - improved, &sp'ecialli that. df. McKenqa who kept - an' accu ra t e length.. q d took :nine wickets for 20

runs: Cqtton 'opened the' .innings rather .shakily +hen Tarbuck lost his wicket with only one run

. . .on 'thk board. ' .T. P-. 'dwkn and 0. O'&eary scion n i c i t e r ed the bowhg Ad scored. the req*ired

" runs without fuitlier lossj- Scores :- . . , . . K.E.S. .

Smyth, b. &fc~enna .. . . . , . .. - 6 . Wall, lbw, b McKenna, . . . . . . . o

Lee, lbw, 'b McKenha ? . - . . . . , 10

H u d s o n , b McKenna , ., . . . . -2

Morgan , b McKenna , . : A

..Gile$, c .Kilgafioh, b.Mc'K'enha ' ' I4

' I W a r d , b McKeiina , ' , , . :. . 2 Wile, not out . . . . . . I

. ~ o + F , lbw, .b M c E e ~ a ~1 ' : . .- o NewbrooE, b M c K e ~ a . , , ; . '. . o ~b[ber$s, lbw, b O?vary _ . . . , . . . Extias . : ' . . 3

. . ;9 . . . * ' , _ ' . / . . - ~ o t a l . ' . _ . . . . . '. 48 -

, .

. Owen, b Morgan . - 26 Tarbuck, c.Nexvbrook, b.Lee . . . o O'Leary, not out- . . ' . 36 .- '

Hobbs, not out ' 26

. Layrler . . . Ryall : . . . ,

McKelina Parson did hot bat ,

~ i l ~ a l l o n , 1. Grady . . Moores

I

ExtrAs , . . - . 5 . a : . -

Total ,(for 2 wickets) '.. , . . . . * - :i . ,

. . . .

SCHOOL v. OLD COTTONIANS , . .

. Played at Cotton, May 28th. 1 Lost by 39 rws: : . :

.. ~aving:won'the toss, the Old Cbttonians batted . -

first o*. ari' easy paced'wicket: The first wicket...- fell at 21. McK-& their bowled T. 'P: K e a s . '

with. a6 excellent ball, Mr. Dirison .shtw&d v e j godd fo& .and iooked goo3 for many runs when he too fell 'a .victim McKenna. Fr. co6$iY b8tted. s~un'dly for 17 .until he faired'to pull,'dff%

'

thump. ,and was bowSed, by ,Grady. 'A1- though the Old ~otto?i@i a~as sed drily '94 r~&, one felt that with their bowling strength thii,total' . would . . be beyond the powers of the. Eleven. And ' sq. it prove&. No ,one played. the spj.6 bowling - . of ~ r . ' Dinson and J. 8. ~ h e l g .Gifh a& '=&I. . ~~nfidence'and the former, ivho cap+-ired 6Gckets . .

fpr 18 r@, .r*aled all h& old skill. . scores :- . .

. , OLD &OTTOPIANS.

~ t . J: rea an, I? ~ t ~ k a r ~ -., ' . . . '.. . ' J. F: m e l a n , c O'Leary, b Hotjbs . J . P. Kearns, b McKenna' . . . . C; Danson;lby, b McKenna . . . , . ... Rev, P. M&&ney, b McKenna . . . "2, W. Mann, c Owen, b Hobbs . . '. . :. .. '

, .6;

J: Wright. st Tarbuck, b O'Eeary , , . . .Jg . Rev. P. G. Cooney. .b Grady . . 'I:7 J. Atherton, c Ryall, b 0 ' ~ e e ' . ' . . ..: '0. . - . 1. .V.. Grealey, not.out . '.. ,' '. , . , o - - ,.; W. goole, Ibiv, b O'Leary . . , 0 . . .

. . . , 1.3 . ?

. ,Extras .

THE .COTTONIAN 31

SCHOOL. .T. P. Owen, b Whelan. . . 8 . B. Tarbuck, Ibw,, b Danson . 5 0. O'Leary, b Danson 'I. R. Hobbs, Ibw, b Whelan . 4. P. W. Lalvler, b Danson o J?. Ryall, s t Wright, b Danson 10

M. McKenna, lbw, b Whelan . 9 C. M. Parson, c Whelan, b Danson . 11 J. P. Kilgallon, not out . 3 F. J. Grady, Ibw, b McSwiney . o M. E. Moores, s t Wright, b Danson . I

Extras . 3 - , Total . I

55 - SCHOOL v. LEEK H.S.

Played at Cotton, M.ay 31st. match Drawn.

This match was ruined by lack of time. Al- though the visitors were all out for $3 in about one hour fifteen minutes, the School.had under an hour in which to make the runs. This should not have been a difficult feat, but precious time was frittered away by the rapid fall of wickets as each succeeding batsman tried to hit. out 'before he had begun to see the ball. . The match in conse- quence fik2led out ingloriously, leaving Cotton with 5 wickets in hand and only 13 r.ms t o win. Scores :-

LEEK H.S.

SCHOOL v. KING'S : SCHOOL.

Played at Macclesfield, June 3rd. . . Lost by 95 runs.

At Macclesfield the King's' School Eleven .&axe a fine .display of batting in' scoring 144 runs for g wickets. F e n they had 63 :runs o n the board for 2 wickets the School bowling lost m;ch of its .sting, and McGuiness, a t number g, hit five 4's in his rapid 26. A somewhat demora.lised School Eleven set out to reach this formidable total in rather uncertain fashion &d the running out .of Owen with the total at 7 hastened the dismal process of disintegration. Bowling h o n o u r s were shared by McGuiness and am bourn who took four wickets each for 17 and 22 runs respectively. Scores :-

KING'S SCHOOL. P. B. Todd, b O'Leary F. W. Millett, c and b McKenna F. A. Jones, run out . A. A. Shrigley, Ibw, b Moores . F. G. Jackson, run out A. C. Hopwood, c Parson, b O'Leary K. R. Bradley, b McKenna . P. McGuiness, not out B. R. Gooding, b McKenna . A. H. Lambourn'did not bat

Extras . . -

Alcock, c Elgallon, b Grady . 7 6 Total (for g wickets, declared)

~ o t o n , b McKenna . Earles, b Grady Benson, b O'Leary . Pegg, b McKenna . Beefield, run out , . Large, b McKenna . Burnett; c Ryall, b O'Leary Harrock, b O'Leary . Hall, st Tarbuck, b O'Leary Walters, not out

Extras . Total ' .

SCHOOL. Owen, b Loton Tarbuck, lbw, b Loton O'Leary, b Burnett . Hobbs, Ibw, b Bunrett . Lawler, c Pegg, b Loton Ryall, not out . Parson, not out McKenna Kilgallon 1 . 1

did not bat ' Grady

Moores . : Extras .

Total (for 5 wickets) . .

SCHOOL. T. P. Owen, run out . B. Tarbuck, c Holdsworth, b Gooding . O'Leary, c Shrigley, b Lambourn . P. T. Ryall, b McGuiness ' . 'P. W. I,awler, b Lambourn . . . R. E. Hobbs, c Shrigley, b McGuiness &I. McKenna, not out . J. Kilgallon, b McGuiness . F. J. Grady, b McGuiness .' . M. E. Moores, s t Bradley, b Lambourn .

Extras . - Total . . . . . 49

- SCHOOL v. LEEK H.S. . . Played at Leek, June 7th.

Won by 10 wickets.

The innings of the Leek team bore a s t r i k i n g resemblance to a procession. For the School , McKenna took 7 wickets for runs, five of the victims being clean bowled. .The School m a d e the necessary runs without loss. Scores :-

, . LEEK H.S. ' P. A l c o c k , 6 ' ~ c ~ e n n a .

F. Benson, b McKenna . C. Exiles, b McKenna . . . N. Loton, c Parson, b O'Leary C. Pegg, c Ryall, b McKenna ' . J. Large, lbw, b McKenna ,, . - C. T. Hall, b 0;Leary .. .R. Berfield, *s .Oyen,:b ~ c ~ e n n a T. E. Baker, b McKenna - , . J. J. Burnett, not out . S. Walker, c Owen, b Moores .

Extras . A ' . . . - . , 'Total-. . .

T. P. Qwen, -not out , . - R. Tarbuck. st Befield, b Walker -. ~-

0: ,Ci'L&q,- pot o u t - . P. J. Ryan p. w. hwler - I .

M. M c K e n n a - .F. J.. 'Grady Id. E. Moores. .

~xtras ' . . . . . I, .,a - To.ta1 .(for I. wicket) 40 -

- P l a y e d at Newcastle, ~ k e 14t.h. .. . . . Match drawn. . . ..

. On a rain=soaked pitch, Newcastle loit ;t Wickets fo; dnly 15 runs; Tinhnis and Oakley then came together and are to be congratr$ated on a splendid stand. which tool; the:score : to 60. The School innings, -which was interrupted by rain, was.hardly, bracing .a.nd 5..wicket~ were lost for.'ohly 29 runs. M c K e n n a .and ~il~alloii,.however, hit ,out -to some effect but. the ~chodi still, needed 8 r m s to win with 3 wickets . in, %&a. . :Scar-s ;-

. NEWCASTLE H.S. P. B o s w o m , run out . , . ., . J. G. Timrnis; c Day,, b Grady ' ., , .. E. Bradbury, I F , .b Grady .. . . T. P. O l d h a r n , c Taibuck, ,vMcKeana . . R. J. G r e e n ; b O'.&eary '. . H. A. .Bourne , . c GYahx, b1O;Leary ' . , . D. .Oakley, b O'Leary . . . P. Esgley, b . G r a d y . . . . . . . .' . J. A r m s t r o n g . b O'&eary . . I?. H e a t h , not olit . . ' . , . . . . E: Slanly, lbw. b O'Leary ' . .

.. . x - . .. .

SCHOOL. T. P. Owen, c Bourne,..b Bradbury B. Tarbuck, lbw, b Armstrong, . . 0. OJLearv, b'Armstrong P. J. ~ ~ a f i ; lbw, . b Arm&ong P. W. Lawler, b Armstrong ' . R. E. Hobbs, b Bradbury . &I. J: McKenna, b Oakley -.. J. P. Kilgallon, n o t out . . . F. J. Grady, no t out . J. Day M. E. Moores }did not b a t . .

Extras . . , -

Total (for 7 wickets) . ,- 58' . - . ~

. . - -.

-. - - - SCHOOL . b. Y B~JRTON G.S: Played at cotton, j$ne 17th:

Match. 'drawn. .

For the first time this season the. school scored over ~ b o ri ins. Tarbuck an4 Lawler both batted soundly for 25 &nd 27 respectively, but they wer,e . over-shadowed b y Kilgallon, whose 43 bidud5d four 4's aqd .a .delightfully straight 6.: McKennB bdGled very well for the Schobl and. .fifteeil overs took 4 wickets for,only. g. runs.. The 'School ,

was unfortpqate to l?e robbed of victory by time. i~ a g&me in which ,they showed much improved . for&. Scores :-

SCHOOL. T. P. Owen, b- Bunting . B. Tarbuck, c a n d b Dent . . . . O.'B. O'Leary, b Bunting . P. J. Ryall, b Bunting . Pr K. Lawler, c Griffiths, b. ~ e n t . R. E.. Hobbs, r u n out . M. J. McKenna, c Dent, b dams J. P. Kilgallon, c Jackso?, b Adams F. J. Grady, n o t out . J.,Day, .c Ellis, b Adams ' . '

M. E. Moores, b Bunting . . Extras .

\ . Total

t .

BURTON G.S. R. E. t air brother, c Mbores, b McKenna G. H. Whitfield, c Day, b McKenna . T. L. Griffiths, r u n out . . P. Smith, c Tarbuck, b-Grady . R. ~ e n t ; b .McKenna : ' . . . . . $I. W. ;Upton, r u n out . P. R. Ellis, b McKenna . . N. A. Tomkins, n o t out . ' . . R. A. Adams, n o t out . D., W.-'Jackson 1 ,did ndt bat A. J. Bunting

Extras , . Total (for 7 wickets) , . . . r

, THE COTTONIAN 3

SCHOOL v. an R.A.F. XI.

q Played at Cotton, June 24th. 'Won by 2 wickets.

This match against a useful R.A.F. team provided onk of the most exciting finishes of the season. Although the Air Force team scored only 74, they were worth much more and their cheap dismissal reflects credit upon the bowling and smart fielding of the Eleven. The fast bowling of Cpl. Mathew- son and Flg. Off. Hill was perhaps the best that the School batsmen had faced this season, and the earlier batsmen, especially Ryall, played it with commendable courage. But with the total a t 45, 3 wickets fell. without any addition to the score. With 8 wickets down for 66, the situation became critical, but the School managed to pass

. the visitors' total and win by 2 wickets. Scores:-

R.A.F. XI.

Cpl. Copnell, c Owen, b Grady . Flt./Sgt..BiefnaU, lbw, b Grady Cpl. Groom, c Kilgallon, b Grady. . Cpl. Nichols, c Tarbuck, b BIcKenna . . . Flt./Off. Hill, b Hobbs . . . Flt./Sgt. Allen, c McKenna, b Hobbs . Cpl. Mathewson, c Tarbuck, b O'Leary Cpl. FitzMaurice, c Ryall, b O'Leary . Telg. Llewellin, R.N., b O'Leary

4 Telg. Lamb, R.N., b O'Leary . Cpl. Hall,, not out .

Extras . Total .

' SCHOOL.

T. P. Owen, b Hill . B. Tarbuck, lbw, b Mathewson . 0. O'Leary, b Mathewson . .P. J. Ryall, b FitzMaurice. . P. W. Lawler, b Mathewson .. . J. P. Kilgallon, b Mathewson . C. M. Parson, b Mathewson . N. J. McKenna, b FitzMaurice R. E. Hobbs, b FitzMaurice .

' F. J. Grady, not out . . M. E. Moores, c Lamb, b FitzMaurice .

Extras . . Total .

SCHOOL v . RATCLIFFE COLLEGE.

Played a t Derby, June 28th. Match drawn. .

The School met Ratcliffe on a neutral ground and were sent in to bat on a.very w e t wicket . After the early dismissal of Tarbuck, Owen and O'Leary, playing excellent cricket, took the score t o 60 before they were separated. Therea f t e r , apart from Ryall, no one played the s low bowlers with confidence. After. having scored gx runs for 4 wickets, +the School was obliged to declare at gg for g wickets. For the School IVIcKenna bowled extremely well and returned t h e excellent analysis of 6 wickets for' 22 runs. Only Lees (who also took 6 for 50) played him well. The match ended in a drawn game which seemed to b e in favour of the School. Scores :-

SCHOOL.

I T. P. Owen, s t Coker, b Lees . B. Tarbuck, lbw, b Lambert .

7 0. O'Leary, c Howdle, b-Lees . 4 P. J. Ryall, b Lees .

I6 P. W. Laxvler, st Coker, b Lees : I3 J. P. Kilgallon, lbw, b Lees . I C. M. Parson, c Mower (M.), b Lees . I M. J. McKenna, not out

I8 R. E. Hobbs, lbw, b Lambert : O D. F. Kenny, b Lambert I F. J. Grady'did not ba t .

I0 - Ext ras . 74 - Total (for g wickets,' declared) .

RATCLIFFE COLLEGE.

11 J. Lees, b Kenny 10 M. Mower, c O'Leary, b Grady

5 P. Coker, c Parson, b McKenna 21 B. Maloney, .lbw, b McKenna . 11 P. Lambert, c O ' b a r y , b McKenna . o J. Howdle, c Lawler, b McKenna . o P. Watts, c Lawler, b McKenna 2 - B. Hynes, lbw, b McKenna . 2 T. O'Conpor, not o a t , 4 B. Reynolds, not ou t . o J. Wells did not b a t ,

11 Ext ras . - 77 T o t a l (for 8 wickets) -

. . . . S~HOOL ir. DENSTONE COLLEGE. . - *Played iit'Cot!tdI;, July ~ 5 t h . ' . . - . ,

Lost by's wickets. . . . . .

A .tempPory parilisis' seerked .to seize the Sch.001 batsmen ,:h this game- against Denstone,

. and only .OYLeary ind Hobbs reached double figures. ThZ -'&sitors .were no! stricken *th . the - same affliction -in quite such a, marked degree but

. they lost 5 widkets for 37 runs and lost. t h e q in 3 yery p&.kstaJ&g., manner, .. the . School .

. tqtal wi th . -only a: few, mhutes fo spaKe. .This was per hap,^ the ,dullest. match of, the. .season from the

. spegt@orsY viewpoint. , Grady is 50, be congra- tulated on t a k i n g 4 wickets fori8 ,nuis. Scores r-

. , . . , . . . . : -SCHOOL. ' . . .

T. Pi .0w~n, . b has ; . . . - . : . 4 B., Tarbuck, lb-rv, 6:Gilb:ert ' ': : o

. 0; O'Leary, c W e s t e r , ki Sharp ; Is' P. J. Ryall,..b- HigneU, . , - . . . . 2 P, W. Lawler* b S h a r p ,, . -. - 2 ,T.. P: .Kilga.llon, c -by, b ~al i ' ams. . o e. M. Parson, b T%?+arns. M. J. Nc*enria, -c Sharp, b ~ e b s t e r , : 0

3 R. E. e o b b s , b =by .' D. F. Kenny, c Webster, 6 ~ h & '. : . ..

17 , I.

F. T. Grady; riot o u t . . . . 2

Extras : . . . .. ' . . I , , I . . . , -

fatal . . . . . 42 . . . -

DENSTONE COLLEGE. " . -. J; .$- Seaton; c Ryd, b Grady . . . : , . - ' 7 P. I?. Williams; b Grady . . . . 7 A. F.. Hig%ell; b McXenna. . . . 4 D. B. Alban, lbw, @ Grady, s ? . . : 4 I?. R. Ray; n o t out . ' . 1-4. . J. lif. Webster, b . Grady 0' L. D. Aslicroft. not out 5

five for 16 and. J. V. Hartley. with. his' c6rkscfe.w slows took four for 23. , The Oscott innings beg* '.

disastrously' for the 'visitors, tvho lost. 6 -wickets .

for oily 17 runs;. P. J. Tiy1or, hbyeGer, regcued his side fiom complete collqpse yvith a .useful '

. &nings of 24. Bolwling hkoyrs, :were , shared " between McKenna (3, for IS), Giady (4 for 12),

and Kenny (2, for 11). . Scores :-- . .

T. %. 0&n, c Hartley; b Bolton ' B. Tarbuck, lbw, b. Gavin . . . '. : . .. 0. O'Leary, .b Haytley . - . - P. J. RyaU; c McCartie, b ~ o l t o h . .

. P. W: &wler, lj Haftley . . 3. .P. Kilg$llon, 9 Bolton .I _ . C.. IM. Parson, lbw, b .Hartley : . &I. J. ~YcKenna, b,Hartley . . R. E. Hobbs, b Bolton' . . . D- F. Kenny, c agd b Bolton ' . . : . %. J. Gracly, .not out . - - . .

Elrtias : . . : , .

Total . . . ' . I . , .

J. V. Hartley, st Tarbuck,' b McKenna ' . . ' 0 W. J. Smith, c Ryall, b McKennit

, ' , .. . ' ' .6 I%?. P: Qufnn, b Grady . . . 4. . T. J. Gavin, b Grady . * ' . . . ' ' :' . - . . , P. J., Taylor, c and b'McKenna . , . , . 2 G. H. Bolton, c O'Leary, b Grady ' : . , . . 2g P. W. Coman, b Grady . . . . .. . , . . . . o - L. Smith, c Owen, b Kenny . . . . , 5 ' V. L. Armishaw, c Hobbs, b Kenny , . . I. X. J. Good, run out. . ' . - . o . P. L, McCartie, not out- ' .. . :, I

Extras . ' . .. . , . , 4 - Total - . 44 . - . -

G, A.-Sharp . ,. . . , . 3 , 1 . . P. D., Gilbert .- )' die! ni t b* 7.. P. Kitby . .. k. Stocks . ; , , ' . 8

, s . , . , . . , SCHOOL .v. a 'HOME. GUAM XI:.,.':;.: . . . . , . . ., * . ,; 1 ' :Extras . . . . . .,,,.

, ,,>., ,. ., <. 4 :. . . . . . _ . ' Played at Cotton, ~u1~23rd.: ,: . . I . . i _ \ Total ( f o r . yickets] ' .. , r:,“ ": , - . 47 . . ' . .

. . , :, . , , , - , . .w& by '6 wickets. . . . . , , " i .I , , , . .

, , , , . , . ' I , ' : . . ' . , ( .

. . . . , . The visitors fared badly against some very g!~d .'

SCHOOL V . OSCOTT CQLLEGE. : . . , bowling by Md(enna. wicketi foi 20, ,

Played a t cotton,. JuW ~ 6 t h . . . ' .. . ' -runs, aided and abetted by. ~Kinqy who b&&lthe. . - , ,

- ' Won by 37 runs. . , . . ikmai-kable anhlysis .of 3. wickets for: I h@. . FOI . i The only redeeming feature* of the School . the School, Owen batted'%ery well for h i r 4 ~ not , ,,

innings was an excellent hard-hittihg, 33 (including .out and Lawler,' cqmmlndabljr aggressive, made - ,. ,.' ,

five 4's) by O'Leary. For . Oscott, . ~ : . ~ o l t o n took a good 28 which included four 4's dcores :- , . . . . . . < . ,

# . . , , . . . , .

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HOME GUARD XI. Lt. S. Blpthe, b Kenny Spt.' R. Moseley, c Parson, b BIcKenna Capt. .L. Warner, c Hobbs, b McKenna . Sgt. W. Swinson, lbw, b McKenna . Pte. C. Inslip, b McKenna . Cpl. H. Parrington, b McKenna Pte. A. Prince, c Parson, b Kenny . Lt. F. Walker, c Parson, b Kenny ' . Sgt. Rowlinson, c and b McKenna . Pte. Roberts, c Parson, b McKenna . Pte. J. Woods, not out

Extras . Total .

, SCHOOL. T. P. Owen, xiot out . R. Tarbuck, c Roberts, b Swinson 0. B. O'Leary, c Roberts, b Moseley P. J. Ryall, b Moseley . P. W. Lawldr, b Wood 31. J. McKenna, Ibw, b;Wpod' . J. P. Kilgallon, not out C. M. Parson R' E' Hobbr \ did not bat D. I?. Kenny F. J. Grady

Extras . Total (for 5 wickets)

The following were the best batting and averages for the season '- .

. No. of Iwnings

T. P. Owen 14 0. O'Leary 14 J. Kilgallon 10 P. J. Ryall 11 P. W. Lawler 12

J. F. Grady 8 B. Tarbuck 14 C. M. Parson 8

BATTING. Tinzes Not out Rzr?ts

2 189 2 171 3 78 2 8 I I 87

. 5 23 0 103

..I 51

Highest Score

43* 36 43 21 28 7

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OTHER MATCH.ES. . Second XI. May 20th. v . Newcast le H.S. (Home.)

. School 25 '

Newcastle 9 8 May zznd. v . Abbotsholme School. (Away.)

School . 103 . Abbotsholme 5 0 -

May ~ 1 s t . . v. Leek High School. (Away.) Leek H.S. 5 8 School 7 0

June 14th. v . Newcast le H.S. '(Away.) Newcastle 67 . School 7 4

June ~ 1 s t . v . Ashbourne G.S. (Away.) School . 12

Ashbourne 4 8

Cotton " Under 15 " X I . May 31st. v. King's School (Mgcclesfield)., (Home.) .

School 97 King's School 61 (for 7 wickets)

June 7th. v . Newcast le H.S. (Away.) School 4 1 Newcastle 68

' June 29th. v . St. Bede's College. (.Home.) School 79 St. Bede's 38 (for 7 wickets)

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July 5th. .v. Denstone' " under 15 " XI. (Home.) - . School 45

Denstone 51 (for 4 wickets)

Average I5 - 75 14.25 11.14 9.00 7.90 7.66 7.35 7.28

Cotton " Under May 31st. v .

School Burton

June 10th. v . School Denstone

June 14th. v . School Leek

July 12th. v . School Denstone

I4 " XI. Burton G.S. (Home.)

40 5 7

D e n s t o n e Prep. School. (Away.) 53

1 x 4 L e e k H.S. Colts. (Home.)

16 . 41 -

D e n s t o n e Prep. School. (Home.) I 6 84

H O U S E MATCHES.

overs de id^^^ R~~~ wickets A~~~~~~ June ~3rd-24th. Chal loner House v. Milner House. '

D. F. Kenny 10. I 5 I4 Challoner 117 ( D a y 45) and 95 (O'Leary 8 for 35). 2'33 Mikner 125 (O'Leary 39) and 60 (Grady 7 for 24). 0. O'Leary 67.2 I 141 , 29 6.58 ' M. J. M ~ K ~ ~ ~ ~ 153. 3I 338 5I 6 . ~ ~ July 12th-13th. Challoner House V. Bowdon ,House.

J. F. Grady IOI 27 214 24 8.91 . Challoner 160 ( O w e n 91). Bowdon 2 8 (Grady 5 for 10) and 35 (Kenny 7 for 19).

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