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ST BEDE'S MAGAZINE BRADFORD

VOL. VIII. No.8 SUMMER 1966

CONTENTS

FROM THE CLASSROOMS

SCHOOL NOTES--ROUND THE YEAR CAPTAIN'S REPORT

OFFICIALS

EXAM SUCCESSES, PRIZES .. ' OBITUARY--MR J, CREEDON FROM THE PLAYING FIELDS.

RUGBY NOTES

FOOTBALL NOTES ATHLETICS SWIMMING CRICKET

CROSS-COUNTRY ARCHERY

RIFLE CLUB CANOEING

SKATING GOLF NOTES

JUNIOR EFFORTS SOCIETIES

LADIES' COMMITTEE

SIXTH FORM UNION

GERMAN DAY PUBLIC SPEAKING MORAL LEADERSHIP

HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION K.B.S.

VISIT TO STRATFORD

CHESS BRIDGE CLUB

MUSIC NOTES HALLE ORCHESTRA

SCOUT NOTES THE GHOSTS OF HAG DYKE

OUT AND ABOUT

GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES MISS MARY HAYES, B.A.

MR E. A, DOUGHTY, B.A .. OLD BOYS' NOTES

OLD BOYS' JOTTINGS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS STAFF

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VOL. VIII. NO.8 SUMMER 1966

FROM THE CLASSROOMS

SCHOOL NOTES, I~~~ ROUND THE YEAR

JUNE-JULY

Normally we start our survey in September when our school year begins, but your indulgence please for going back to June to an event the last Magazine had perforce to omit, it then being a-printing.

On 26th June Cardinal Heenan solemnly blessed and officially opened the Cardinal Hinsley and Margaret Clitherow Grammar Schools at Tong, and as you may not know Cardinal Hinsley was St Bede's first Headmaster sixty-six years ago. Neither may you remember as far back as September 1961, way back in the eleven plus days, when a bevy of blue-blazered Cardinal Hinsley boys struggled to a disused Thornton Council school there to be nurtured like foundlings by St Bede's masters until their rightful father was found, and whisked them off to the delectable mansions of Tong. Now, that those same youngsters are on the verge of the Sixth Form, all set to fire the world, we feel we have a small stake in their future, and we wish them and their school well.

A group of actors from the Restoration Arts Theatre Company of Detroit visited us on 16th July to present to our senior boys excerpts from Shakespeare.

During the holidays Mr Creedon sadly died but not unexpectedly, and most of the Staff went to the Requiem Mass and funeral at Ampleforth, where he had lived in retirement. Mr Branigan writes an appreciation elsewhere in these pages.

SEPTEMBER

To give last year's simile a decent interment or at least a long internment, a larger shoal of staff circulated around the staff

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room, the old trout still avoiding the teeming waters by taking refuge in their armchairs, yet nodding gracefully to the newcomers Messrs Blundell, Copp, Fryer, Hodgson, Holmes, McPartland, Walker and M. Ligny, this year's French assistant. Messrs Ackroyd and Rowe we welcomed back from their courses. The lesser fry including a few wriggling eels and all the tiddlers to the tune of about II3 eagerly gathered in the big pond.

No streaming now in the Junior School, so the Norths, Souths, Easts and Wests blew in from their compass points, later in the month to be fortified against Polio and have skin tests. Mr Hayes, Deputy Head, is still making changes in the complicated Timetable of a big Grammar School. He's talking about a computer to help him make it next year.

OCTOBER

Have you ever tried to remember what happened over the past year? I sought the help of the Office Diary, but that does no better than record some Cycling Proficiency Tests by the police in the school grounds. The School Rifle Club had its A.G.M. (Aim good, man !), and Fr Burtoft took his chemistry students to glimpse the dwellings of Mammon at I.C.I. During half-term the engineers completed the speakers for the new organ.

NOVEMBER

November 4th an ominous day-significant for Monsignot Sweeney who did himself a mischief by falling into a broken shoulder. He made no bones about carrying on, and can now wield his shaving strop or any other strop perfectly effectively.

The November Fair amazingly productive of parents' generosity, boys' willingness, smart ideas from Form VI for raising the wind in the Gym and hard work by the Ladies' Committee and their helpers, produced a profit of well over £700 which was still in our private vault next morning.

University students on Teaching Practice have come to St Bede's for many years. They are here for a month or so, and seem to enjoy their stint with us.

The Lord Mayor Ald. J. Wilkinson and his Lady had an informal look round the school on 9th November and saw the more glamorous facets of our advanced learning techniques whilst the workers at the coal face of education went solidly on-at least those on the day-shift did.

November 15th G.C.E. '0' level supplementary exams began. 'How interesting!' you mutter, but very important for some boys they are.

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An expert Canoeing Coach gave lectures and demonstrations in the Bath-canoes are quite the rage at St Bede's. Was it in November we had a Klondyke winter with blizzards and drifts?

November 24th Speech Day-the usual two sessions. In the afternoon Mrs R. E. Kelly, the wife of Old Boy Councillor 'Bob' Kelly made over sixty younger boys happy by giving them prizes. In the evening at the Senior Speech Day the guest speaker was His Honour Judge H. Suddards. Mr Joseph Fattorini, Chairman of Governors and of this meeting commented on the present trends especially in the spheres of Maths and Science, and the Headmaster in his Annual Report made Sixth Form Evolution or Revolution his central theme with implications and practical problems you may read about elsewhere in this Magazine.

DECEMBER

The ceremony in the School Chapel, with parents and friends present, at which a dozen Senior Scouts were made Queen's Scouts was very impressive.

December 8th. The Immaculate Conception-two sung High Masses today and some good singing of the Common and the Proper. In the afternoon fortune smiled not upon our efforts to stage that elusive match of the year, Staff v. Boys. That English weather! Even Ascension Thursday was atrociouseven for anglers! But it didn't wash away the Christmas dinner on the same day; we had gallons of orange juice and a modicum of wine to do that.

Christmas Raffle has in the past done better than this year, but it is still very good at £140 clear profit.

The Carol Service has settled into a regular feature of the last week of term, and so to the Christmas holiday.

JANUARY, 1966 Monsignor Sweeney conducted the Lunch Hour Prayers at

Bradford Cathedral for Christian Unity. The Ecumenical spirit is gathering momentum-has worked down to Form I where one boy puts a new slant on the old quip of St Gregory, 'Not Angles, but Anglicans !'

Mock Exams for Forms V and VI. No mockery here!

FEBRUARY

My aide memoire, the Office Diary has its third identical crypic entry, 'Fr Burtoft-Chemistry Trip'-gives a wrong impression since Fr Burtoft is not all that keen on Chemistry or Trips-he is keener on the Faith.


Half-term and with Ash Wednesday, the long Lenten haul to Easter with Lent devotions mainly outside school hours.

Form III parents come to school to glean information about their sons' future. Form VI have changed the venue of their Dance to the Queen's Hall.

MARCH

The other groups of forms had their Parents' Meetings on three evenings. Most parents who make a point of accepting these invitations find them valuable in keeping up-to-date with their knowledge and understanding of their boys' school life.

'Noye's Fludde', Benjamin Britten's musical adaptation of the Chester Miracle Play, saw some lively, ultra modern sets, dramatic effects, audience participation, and first rate singing and acting from Staff and boys and girls of St Joseph's College and St Bede's. It was a new experience for good houses on three nights before Easter.

Since he came to Bradford, the Bishop of Bradford, Dr Parker, who lives almost next door to the school, has made a happy habit of sitting informally in the stalls at our school functions. He obviously enjoyed the Scouts' Gang Show and seemed entranced at 'Noye's Fludde'. Many fire-engines at the schoolbut only a minor outbreak. The Glasgow Match at Park Avenue, with St Bede's boys prominent in the narrow victory, was on 28th March, with the Match Dinner in our canteen the day before. Mr Forrester would have been happy at both.

APRIL

April 1st. Schoolboys and Staff always seem to be gadding off somewhere these days-trips, visits, expeditions, theatres, exhibitions and field work. It's all part of their education you see, and they pick up things such as bits of rock and fossils and specimens and lots of information. Seriously though, they all do a good job! They used to put a pile of books on the door's top edge in my day, but beaks kick the doors wide open now and dust their chairs-spoil sports !

They're at it again! Mr Hirst takes Form L.VI to see Manchester University Botany Dept, Mr Fee off to Park Gate Iron and Steel Works with IVA/B, Mr P. Hill and Mr Larkin led a Geology party to Gloucester for Field-studies, and a rare old time they had, rooting around in old quarries for specimens-mainly in rain and a little shine.

A welcome extra day's holiday for the General Election. A full day's Retreat for the Seniors and one for the Middle School before we break for Easter.


Mr E. A. Doughty, your Editor since Mr Evans' time, left St Bede's at the end of April to become Head of the English Department at Buttershaw Comprehensive School. He came to St Bede's in I947, so he deserves a paragraph elsewhere.

MAY

Messrs Blundell and McPartland took a party of Form VI on a Geography Field Course to Hag Dyke, and I hear worked the poor blighters so far into the ground that it turned out to be another Geology dig.

Mr Colgan visited them-he can't keep away from the placehe loves it.

We did very well at the Inter High School Sports at Horsfall as the inside reports will tell you.

The C.S.E. or Certificate of Secondary Education beginsrepresenting an important new development in Secondary education enabling the average boy in his fifth year to obtain qualifications which will be of great value to him in getting off to a good start in his career.

Students from Nottingham and Manchester Universities came this term to see at first hand the Junior Latin teaching which Mr Buckle has pioneered at St Bede's. We shall be sorry to lose him at the term end when he goes to St George's High School to a senior post.

St Bede's Day was celebrated this year on the exact day of his feast i.e. 27th May with High Masses for the two sections of the school, and we had the traditional 'Bede's for grub' ritual and a scratch Staff v. Boys Cricket match in the afternoon, but the big game nowadays comes off on a Saturday in July.

The Editor last year likened St Bede's to a scholastic launching pad from which members of Staff rocket to dizzy heights. We have mentioned Mr E. A. Doughty and Mr Buckle. We are very sorry to lose too Miss M. Hayes who came in the dark I944 days, and has now been appointed Head of the English Department of the Margaret Clitherow Girl's Grammar School. Leaving us also are Mr Hodgson, appreciated on the Science side who is going back to his native Jarrow, Mr Copp of the Maths Department going to the Institute of Technology as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering, and Mr Fryer off to Nigeria where he is to teach in a Franciscan Boys' School.

Mr Kevin Delaney an Old Boy and Head of English at Cardinal Hinsley's Grammar School has been appointed Head of English at St Bede's.

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SCHOOL CAPT AINtS REPORT

In keeping with previous years, September saw a large increase in the numbers in Form VI, this year to 2IO, although, in an attempt at rationalization, the number of Prefects was reduced to 80, only Upper Sixth and Scholarship Sixth were given both Prefects' duties and privileges-Lower VI had to be content with the privileges. They did prove themselves quite capable of performing duties, however, when they took over as Prefects temporarily at Christmas, during exam time, and permanently after Easter. Also at Easter Upper Six officials were appointed to relieve Scholarship VI officials. This, it is hoped, will be the pattern of procedure in future years, the object being to leave both Upper and Scholarship VI free to study for exams when necessary. Although unprecedented, the system has worked very well (shown by the success of the new, fairer appeals and Tribunal system, and the greatly reduced numbers on detention), thanks to the sincere efforts of all concerned.

The extension of the N-Run, as the Sixth Form wing is known, having been delayed somewhat, the Sixth Form has had to eke out another year in that Black Hole known as the Prefects' Room. The spirits of all who will be staying on next year, however, were kept up by the thought that in September they would be able to enjoy the padded comfort of the new common-room and study cubicles now under construction. I only hope they will take full advantage of these wonderful conditions which the Headmaster is so kindly providing.

The year has also seen an extension of our sports activities, skating, tennis and squash being added to the already rich selection of facilities available. Other activities, notably Bridge, debating, chess, scouting, defacing of notices in the Prefects' Room, etc., have also flourished. This year for the first time no Prefects' Dances were held in the School Hall. We broke new ground by hiring the Queen's Hall in Bradford for a dance in March, and although due to many extra expenses not encountered when holding our dances in the School Hall it was only a moderate financial success, it was certainly a great social success, and could well be repeated in future years. Full credit must go to our Entertainments' Chairman, Clive Donovan, and all who helped and attended.

On the subject of finance, the Sixth again proved themselves able collectors of things other than A-levels and dust, raising, under the astute guidance of our Social Services Chairman, David Walsh, £30 for Oxfam and £20 for Aged Refugees. We also made £50 at the November Fair, helped squeeze £550 for Dr Barnardo's Homes out of Bradford's citizens during the


Sixth Form Union's second World Record Bridge Marathon (with St Bede's again supplying the record-breaking team). We were also active in the Sixth Form Union generally, and at various other functions, including Speech Day, Noyes Flude, Religious Conferences, etc., as well as again sending some members to the Moral Leadership Course at Hopwood Hall, Manchester, during Holy Week. Unfortunately, the size of the Sixth ruled out any possibility of a trip or dinner.

In conclusion, I must offer my thanks to all who have helped both myself and the Sixth in general during the year-firstly to Mr Connor, for his very capable advice and practical help as Sixth Form Master; then to all the staff, who have aided us constantly with moral and physical support, and to all the office, canteen and caretaking staff for their patience, understanding and support. Last but not least, I would like to thank all in the Sixth who have helped in the organization and running of the Sixth's affairs, especially my Vice-Captains and other officials, and my form-mates who helped to make my job so pleasant. Thank you all.

STEPHEN HANSLIP.

LIST OF OFFICIALS To EASTER I966

School Captain: Stephen Hanslip. Vice-Captains: Howard Gospel, Peter Martin. Group-Leaders: Peter Mooney, John Nilen, John Sherlock,

Richard Szafranski. Recorder: Michael Howgate. House Chairman: Michael Smallwood. Tribunal: Ian Lightowler, Charles Shaw, Michael Stamp, Peter

Stubbs. Senior Society, Chairman: Jerome Connor. Senior Society, Secretary: Anthony Baxter. Chairman, Entertainments Committee: Clive Donovan. Chairman, Social Services Committee: David Walsh. Detention S~tPervisor : Anthony Mosley.

AFTER EASTER, NEW OFFICIALS WERE:

Vice-Captains: Phillip Brown, John Flanagan. Group Leaders: Michael Condon, Terence Flanagan, David

Marsh, Michael Thompson. Recorder and House Chairman: Anthony Woodhouse.

New School Captain starting 2nd May, Phillip Brown.


EXAMINATION SUCCESSES, 1964-65

SENIOR SCHOOL

FORM SIX

OPEN AWARDS (Presented by the Catenian Association, Bradford Circle)

Michael Nestor-Exhibition, St John's College, Cambridge Anthony Watson-Edgar Allen Scholarship, Sheffield University

BEST RESULTS: G.c.E. ADVANCED LEVEL

(Presented by the Knights of St Columba)

Maurice Scanlon, Roger Naylor

BEST RESULTS: RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

(Presented by an anonymous donor)

L.VIA John Flanagan L.VI Sc. Roger Barraclough

FORMS FIVE

BEST RESULTS: G.C.E. ORDINARY LEVEL

(Presented by the Staff)

V ALPHA Alan Duckworth VA VS/VT

Patrick McWeeny Bruno Bugatto VB John Marsh

V ALPHA VB VM

BEST RESULTS: C.S.E.

(Presented by the Headmaster)

Michael Monaghan

BEST RESULTS: RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

David Crolla VA Michael Hopkinson Bogunit Polachowski Vs Kevin Wood Michael Monaghan VT Michael Taylor

VICTOR LUDORUM MEDALS

(Presented by the Chairman of the Governors)

Over 16 Anthony Vaitekaitis Bernard Whelan

Under 16 Maciej Wardynski

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FORM PRIZES

First in Form First in R.I. IV ALPHA Paul Wood Peter Holmes IVA Alan Sutcliffe Michael Clarke IVB Brian Parkinson John Lovell

Kevin Ryan IVs Henry Conroy Garth Durkin IVM David Walker Kevin Cannar IVT John Roche Trevor Dore IIIN Anthony Jenkins Mark Bonsall

John Cowling Aidan Burbridge IIIs Alexander Rizenko Norman Conroy IIIc Bohdan Fedorowycz Brian Sugden IIIE Leslie Hewitt Michael Greenwood

Patrick Flanagan IIIw Roman Husak Michael McKay IIN John Deasy Andrew Fitton IIs Paul Copley Leonas Sietniekas IIc Francis Wild John Kellegher IIE Andrew Martin Andrew Simpson IIw William Driscoll Mieczyslaw Ciszewski IN Kasimir Borkowski Christopher Copley

John Lawler Is Paul Wiehl Paul Naylor IE John Hardy Neil Flanagan

Joseph Feeney Iw Rufus Gruszcyinski Richard Todd

DILIGENCE PRIZES-FoRMS I AND II (presented by the Ladies' Committee)

IIN Michael Walsh IN Michael Brady IIs Slawko Matwijciw Is Mark Jenkins IIc Adrian Walsh IE Stefan Jarockyj IIE MichaelO'Halloran Iw Anthony Pedley IIw Gerard Broadbent

VICTOR LUDORUM MEDALS Under IS Andrew Carney Under I4 Philip Greenwood Under I3 Joseph Zieba

MUSIC AND DRAMA (Presented by the Bradford Catholic Players)

Michael Lee

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GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION

PASSES ON SPECIAL PAPERS

R. A. Naylor, A. I. Newell, M. F. Scanlon, S. Szajkowski, H. F. Gospel.

PASSES AT ADVANCED LEVEL

M. J. Allen, K. Cleary, C. P. Donovan, P. Fielding, J. Flanagan, H. F. Gospel, S. Hanslip, B. A. Hynes, K. A. Jackson, I. F. Lightowler, P. J. Mooney, J. M. Nilen, C. J. Shaw, D. J. Walsh, S. A. Walsh, T. Walsh, M. J. Baranowski, P. J. Birbeck, C. M. Brown, M. A. Child, J. M. Crowther, M. E. Howgate, P. Martin, G. P. Mulley, R. A. Naylor, A. I. Newell, D. S. Nunn, P. J. Pell, Z. Ryszkowski, M. F. Scanlon, P. F. Schofield, S. Senior, J. Sherlock, M. J. Smallwood, A. T. Sobek, M. Stamp, P. D. Stubbs, R. Sutcliffe, R. Szafranski, S. Szajowski, R. Wesolinski, R. M. Furniss, S. Helliwell, T. A. Henry, J. Higgins, M. Jordan, H. W. Peat, J. M. Scudder, R. Stephenson, H. Taylor, A. L. Watson, J. D. Wild, P. M. Kyndt, A. N. Baxter, 1. M. Davey.

PASSES AT ORDINARY LEVEL

E. P. Bobrowski, G. J. Burbridge, R. Carney, B. G. Cooper, D. A. Crolla, D. A. Crowther, A. Duckworth, R. A. Dziubek, P. Evans, R. P. Geoghegan, P. J. Graham, C. D. Jowitt, W. Karpynec, P. J. McGoldrick, D. Mayho, J. Metcalfe, J. S. Moorby, M. L. Mulley, W. J. Norbury, L. M. O'Brien, J. Preston, P. Sloan, A. J. Snee, T. Stamp, Z. J. Szajkowski, J. Walbran, J. Z. Widlo, K. M. Wojtun, D. Woodhead, A. J. Borowy, J. c. Brearton, M. Connor, D. P. Cowling, J. Flood, P. M. Hardman, M. R. Harris, B. Hinsley, M. Hopkinson, M. K. Hough, A. Jackson, G. K. Jennings, G. R. Karpiak, M. Leclerc, W. J. Lever, J. Luka, P. J. McWeeny, D. E. Moffatt, A. P. Morris, K. Narey, P. P. O'Brien, J. A. Ratlidge, A. G. Rix, J. Sendrowski, C. A. Sherwood, Z. Siemienik, J. E. Stratton, A. B. Sugden, M. K. Tunney, W. J. Whelan, R. Wyszecki, W. A. Zawistowicz, J. Bak, D. J. Birchall, P. M. Borczyk, M. E. Casserly, R. E. Ciastko, P. N. Cragg, K. G. Devine, C. Ellis, B. J. Griffin, B. T. Handley, A. P. Hopkinson, J. Lojsz, J. I. McDade, J. c. Marsh, P. Melvin, M. W. Meredith, P. B. Murphy, A. L. Nawoj, A. G. Nycz, G. O'Brien, M. Pilak, B. Polachowski, J. Walmsley, M. J. Blount, M. J. Bullock, B. Bugatto, M. Butterfield, R. A. Charnley, B. Drozdowskij, K. J. Duckworth, J. M. Durkin, M. Ford, R. G. Hewitt, Z. Kielmas, P. A. Ledder, D. 1. Naylor, J. J. Neville, K. J. O'Keefe, J. M. Rowan, P. J. Rushgrove, S. Srutek, P. A. Teasdale, C. C. Thirkhill, K. J. Vaicekauskas, R. A. Whiteley, K. E. Wood, R. S. Dellman, J. P. Dunne, B. P. Howgate,

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P. E. Jennings, M. Josefiak, D. P. McGuin, D. Milnes, M. Potter, M. Roberts, A. Stachow, M. P. Turner, P. C. Lee, P. Barwick, P. N. Billington, J. L. Birkbeck, P. Bojtos, K. J. Clark, C. Dibb, P. W. Doyle, J. M. Henry, J. Hodgson, H. Hudson, J. P. Kearns, P. J. Kipp, P. M. Kyndt, A. P. Maloney, J. D. Moran, K. Moran, B. Ryan, A. J. Smith, D. Stockdale, J. M. Tee, P. Winterburn, B. Whelan, P. J. Briggs, W. Byrne, S. A. Connell, M. J. Dunn, T. Hannon, J. J. Lee, P. W. McCann, J. J. Przybylski, D. L. Reeves, P. Risdon, K. Tarnowski, D. N. Wortley, F. D. Wensorth, R. A. Barraclough, B. P. Gilligan, J. Pichowicz, M. A. Walewski, E. S. Wesolinski, Z. Wyszecki, P. M. Condon, J. Garvey, A. McIntyre, M. P. Peyton, P. M. Walsh.

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION R. L. Ackroyd, S. Albrow, A. Bach, M. E. Barker, D. J. Birchall,

M. J. Blount, P. Borczyk, F. J. Bowen, D. Butterfield, R. A. Chamley, P. N. Cragg, S. J. Cross, R. S. Dellman, B. Drozdowskij, K. J. Duckworth, P. J. Dunne, J. M. Durkin, R. Dziwenka, C. Ellis, P. Finlay, M. Ford, J. R. Gaffney, R. M. Ganley, A. C. Gawryliszyn, B. J. Griffin, S. A. Hanlon, B. P. Howgate, S. Hutton, P. E. Jennings, M. Josefiak, D. R. Kelly, P. C. Lee, J. Leonard, R. L. Long, M. McCormick, B. M. McGinty, M. McGowan, D. P. McGuin, J. McKay, T. Macina, D. Milnes, G. H. Mitchell, D. V. Mollicone, M. Monaghan, J. J. Neville, H. H. Northrop, G. O'Brien., M. Potter, M. Quinlan, M. Roberts, P. J. Rushgrove, N. Shearer, M. K. Shippey, R. L. Smith, G. Spencer, S. Srutek, A. Stachow, P. A. Teasdale, M. Taylor, C. Thirkhill, M. P. Turner, D. P. Uttley, K. Vaicekauskas, R. Whiteley, K. E. Wood.

OBITUARY JOHN CREEDON, 1920-62

For forty-two years, until his retirement in 1962, John Creedon was one of the most devoted and enthusiastic members of the Staff of St Bede's. Known as 'Jack' to his intimates and 'Paddy' to everyone else, he came straight from Cork University as the first real Physics master of the School, and he continued to rule this department until, on the death of 'Charlie' Evans, another gifted teacher, he was placed in charge of the Upper School. Unfortunately, John Creedon fell a victim to an almost incurable glandular disease, and this caused him to retire prematurely. He went to live at Oswaldkirk in the North Riding, in the peaceful surroundings of the hills and dales he loved to explore on foot, by car and by caravan. After three years his disease


proved fatal, and he was buried in the little graveyard behind the church in Ampleforth village. The large number of his colleagues and Old Boys who travelled from Bradford to his funeral gave ample proof of the affection in which he was held.

Apart from his peregrinations into the Lake District and the Dales, and his golf-he had at one time a single-figure handicap -John Creedon's whole life was bounded by his family and the School. When he came to St Bede's in 1920, we were entering upon a long era of 'make do and mend', when walls were being knocked down to provide more teaching space, when outhouses were transformed into dining-rooms and a woodwork centre, when 'do it yourself' alterations and decorations were the order of the day, and when 'ammo' boxes were changed into masters' desks and chapel kneelers. In every sphere John Creedon excelled, but especially in anything connected with electricity or plumbing. Unlike the rest of us, however, he continued the good work almost to the time of his retirement. He built and equipped his own laboratory workshop, and within very recent years he designed and installed with his own hands the admirable lighting system in the main hall of the School. To find John working in the School during the holidays, even at midnight, was not unusual. St Bede's will never have a more wholehearted and unselfish servant.

As a teacher John Creedon was indefatigable, as thousands of Old Boys, including many of the present Staff, can testify. It is true that when he arrived in Bradford many boys could not fathom his Cork accent, but they soon learned to understandl and appreciate his ready wit, his simplicity of explanation, and his neverfailing urbanity and encouragement. If he were asked what he taught, John would reply, 'Boys in the first place and Physics in the second', and this was the secret of whatever success he achieved. For it was in the field of human relationships and understanding that John made his mark, perhaps outstandingly so in the Fifth and Sixth Forms, where he was equally successful with Scholarship students and with those not so gifted.

In the Staff Room he was in a class to himself, inimitable. Never at a loss for words, he was rarely silent, and he could be in turn humorous, caustic, wildly argumentative, provoking, and often unanswerable. Yet I never knew him to be sarcastic or bitter or deliberately uncharitable. He disliked friction between members of the Staff, and he had no qualms in intervening in the most private of quarrels where, with a few welldirected shafts of Irish wit, he would change the whole atmosphere of tension to one of placid equanimity. We shall not see his like again. I myself have much for which to thank John Creedon.


We each commenced our teaching at St Bede's on the same day in 1920, and we finished together in 1962, and throughout the whole of that period, so far the longest service of any individual members of the Staff, I counted John as one of my most sincere, co-operative and helpful friends, whether in school or at home, on the golf course or on long and pleasant Staff walks. His death has made for me a gap which will never be filled.

To John's wife, May, and to Sheila and David, his children, the School, the Staff past and present, and all the Old Boys offer their most sincere condolences and sympathy. May he rest in peace. J. J. BRANIGAN.

FROM THE PLAYING FIELDS

RUGBY NOTES Fantastic weather during the winter months played havoc

with the fixture list, and many games had to be cancelled owing to flooded or snow-covered grounds. However, in the games that were played, the 1st XV showed courage, strength, fitness and an increase in the skills of the game. On occasion we bit off a bit more than we could chew when we tackled Bingley Grammar 1st XV and Aireborough 1st XV where the superior tactical skill of boys who had played Rugby for six years was too much for our first or second year players. Yet, even in these games, we were not disgraced, the players, gained valuable experience and our opponents are quite willing to offer us future fixtures. The fact that we must tackle stiffer opposition is evident to the players, if we aim to improve our standards of play. No doubt a certain type of enjoyment is gained in beating second rate opposition by forty or fifty points, but this is a poor substitute for the satisfaction in beating a good side by the odd three points.

During the season Jim Hennessey, our skipper, proved his worth, both on the field and off, and was rewarded by a trial for the Bradford and District Grammar Schools' team. After a very good game I think he was unlucky not to be chosen for the representative side. Huyton, our vice-captain, has also improved considerably, and was also selected in the trial where he showed great promise. Our other trialists, McMullen and Walmsley, did not play long enough in the trial to display their great qualities of speed and strength which they have repeatedly shown in school games. Butterfield deserves a word of praise for his wonderful goal kicking this season in appalling conditions-his play too is much more mature and skilful. Murray, Benson, Gilligan, Meredith, Pell and McGinty have all improved, and will eventually make good rugby players if they keep the game up after

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they leave school. Birbeck, Midgely, Foley, Reeves, Callaghan, Vaitekaitis, Howgate and Carney also shaped well, and will be useful acquisitions for any club side. I wish to thank all these boys and any others who have played for the School for their loyalty, their excellent behaviour both on the field and off, and to conclude by saying they were a grand bunch to work with and a credit to their homes and their School.

FOOTBALL NOTES SENIOR FIRST ELEVEN

T.K.D.

Played IS. Won II. Drawn 3. Lost 1. Goals for 62; against 22. The team struck top form in the matches before Christmas,

but after a long enforced lay-off, due to unfit pitches, the old fire seemed lost. Effort and team spirit never disappeared, but good results were harder to come by. One of the season's best games was at St Michael's College, Leeds where we fought well to draw 2-2, after losing Szafranski shortly after the start. His unfortunate accident ruled him out of the semi-final against Hanson when we scraped a 3-3 draw in the fading minutes and also out of the replay which we lost 2--'---I.

Congratulations to Harrison (captain), Szafranski, Nawoj, Whelan and Ryszkowski who all played for Bradford Boys against Glasgow and to Bach who was reserve. The one goal of that match scored through Harrison's persistence, proved enough to win the game. Our top scorer for the season wa:s Whelan with twenty-six goals.

Players: K. Narey, P. Briggs, A. Nawoj, J. Harrison (Capt.), R. Szafranski, P. McLoughlin, A. Bach, G. Cooper, B. Whelan, Z. Ryszkowski, J. Lojsz.

Reserves: J. Walbran, P. O'Brien, D. Conway. G. COOPER.

SENIOR SECOND ELEVEN Played 12. Won 9. Drawn 2. Lost 1. Goals for 76 ; against 18. A very good season with only one defeat and some notable

victories, especially that against De La Salle, Sheffield. Besides providing the occasional reserve for the 1St XI,

Walbran also played in the trials for the Bradford Grammar Schools' team. As most of this team will be available next year, the high standard of play set by the present 1st XI should be maintained.

The team was chosen from: Murphy, Northrop, Naughton, Szrutek, Hynes, Vaicekauskas, O'Brien, Miskulin, Conway, Armstead, Clark, Walbran (Capt.), Ryan.

T.O'H.


UNDER 15 ELEVEN With rather limited ability, but frequent displays of very

determined football, this team did better than was expected of it in winning more games than it lost. Much credit for the successes we did have is due to Walmsley, a stylish goalkeeper, and Szpakolski and McA van, two strong and reliable defenders.

Sixteen games were played, resulting in nine wins, six defeats and one draw. Thirty-seven goals were scored, and thirty-two conceded.

The team was usually chosen from the following: Walmsley (Capt.), McAvan, O'Brien, Thomas, Szpakolski, Duckworth, Greenwood, O'Halloran, Stowell, Hawksworth, Baxter and Bancroft. F.L.

UNDER 14 ELEVEN Played II. Won 6. Lost 2. Drawn 3. Goals for 33 ; against 15. After the League and Cup-winning exploits of this team, last

year in the Junior Section, we looked forward with confidence to another successful season. '

Unfortunately, the' atrocious weather conditions prevailing throughout the season, postponed games and stiffer opposition contributed to wreck our hopes. Only on rare occasions was the team able to find the rhythm and composure which had brought so many goals previously. It was not surprising, therefore, when a run of unbeaten games extending well over a season and a half, was brought to an end by our old rivals, Grange.

Several players, McKay, Cooper, McTaff, Brickley and McTigue, featured prominently in the Bradford Trials. The last two were eventually selected for Bradford Colts in their match with Hull. A special mention must be made of the Captain's part played by McTaff. In all respects he has been an example to the rest of the team and certainly one of the most capable team captains I have known at St Bede's.

The following players represented the School: McKay, Krzyszczyk, Cooper, McTaff (Capt.), Brickley, Graham, Powell, Simpson, McTigue, Mayfield, Zieba, Myers, Pollard, Shepherd, Pickles, Cannon. T.L.

UNDER 13 ELEVEN Played 14. Won 9. Drawn 2. Lost 3. Goals for 40 ; against 15. Although enjoying a successful season from a results point of

view, we fell in the semi-finals of the City Supporters' Cup 2-1 to Edmund Campion. Then, having shared the League title with Campion, we lost an exciting playoff once more 2-1.

The team was selected from the following: Dore, McConville, Bailey, Walker (Capt.), Cullingford, Loftus, Kendall, J arockyj, Martin, North, Russell, Jenkins. P.S.H.


UNDER 12 ELEVEN After a brilliant start to the season, the team began to meet

stiffer opposition. The standard of football was always good and mention must be made of the constructive play of Cullingford, the tireless foraging of McLaren and Murray, and the quick-silver shooting of Holland and Moran.

This was the first time we have fielded a team from the first forms, and all the players have benefited from this early match experience. Enthusiasm has been high and we look forward to some skilful ball-play next year.

The following played for the School: Huyton, Grimshaw, Flaherty, McLaren, Cullingford (Capt.), Murray, Kelly, Moran, Holland, Naylor, Gallagher, Rees, Hardcastle, Graham.

Played 10. Won 6. Drawn 1. Lost 3. Goals for 38 ; against 16.

H.P.

A THLETICSt 1966

With the unusually long and tiresome winter delaying preEaster preparations and the increasing pressure of public examinations so soon after Easter, the build-up to match fitness has been, of necessity, very short. The early signs indicated that the high standards of recent years would be maintained and we looked to another successful season.

All but two of last season's top athletes remain with us, and most are beginning to find their form. In last season's matches in competition with as many as twelve other schools only Bradford Grammar School bettered us. The 1966 annual fixture with the Grammar School proved a most exciting affair finishing all square at 134 points each after twenty-four events. At one stage in the afternoon we had established a twenty point lead, but a dramatic recovery, with our opponents winning seven of the last eight events, brought about a tie. Four best performances were set for the match. ]. Hennessy (U.VIA) , Senior Discus, 143 ft 7 ins; B. Whelan (U.VIA), Senior High Jump, 5 ft 5 ins; B. Holland (IVA 2), Junior High Jump, 4 ft 10 ins and P. Greenwood (IVA I), Junior 440 Yards in 58.6 secs. B. Holland and H. Eberlein were our top point scorers with 18 pts and 16 pts respectively.

1966 INTER GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT I Bradford Grammar School 94 pts, 2 St Bede's 93 pts, 3

Grange High School 42 pts, 4 Belle Vue High School,S Carlton, 6 Hanson, 7 Thornton, 8 Buttershaw Comprehensive.

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Here obviously was another exciting finish with the final result going to Bradford Grammar School by the narrowest of margins. Significantly we won fifteen of the thirty-two events, but failed to collect our expected quota of second and third places. Several outstanding performances are worthy of recording: R. Mann, Vs (D.I6 Mile), new record, 4 mins 35.8 sees. D. Mayo, L.VI (U.I6 440 Yards), new record, 53.2 sees. D. McKenzie, (U.I5 shot), new record, 38 ft I in.

Near record attempts of real merit were B. Holland's 5 ft 0 ins (Under IS High Jump) and J. Zieba's 4 ft 10 ins (Under 14 High Jump). H. Eberlein was the leading scorer of the whole Championship, winning the 100 Yards, 220 Yards and Discus Event in the Under IS age group.

NEW SCHOOL RECORDS

To date three new records have been established and four equalled.

New records.

Under 12. 880 Yards, S. Gross, 2 mins 34.5 sees. Under 16. 440 Yards, D. Mayo, 53.2 sees. Under 16. Mile, R. Mann, 4 mins 35.8 sees.

Records equalled.

J. Kennedy, Under 13, 100 Yards, 12 sees. H. Eberlein, Under IS, 100 Yards, 10.9 sees. B. Holland, Under IS, High Jump, 5 ft 0 ins. J. Zieba, Under 14, High Jump, 4 ft 10 ins.

In the Junior School Sports, individual champions were Form I.-c. Stajkowski, 20 pts. Form Il.-J. Kennedy, 18 pts. Form IlI.-P. Miller, 14 pts. Form IV.-H. Eberlein, 17 pts. The W. J. Roach Intermediate Team Trophy was won by IVA 2, Captain, B. Holland and Junior Team Trophy by lIs, Captain, J. Kennedy.

VICTOR LUDORUM WINNERS

Senior.-J. Hennessy. Under 16.-R. Mann. Under IS.-F. McKenzie. Under 14.-P. Miller. Under 13.-J. Kennedy. Under 12.-C. Stajkowski.

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To bring to an end the account of our season's activities, I feel I must pay tribute to Jim Hennessy, in what is probably his last season of school athletics. From the age of fourteen onwards he has been an outstanding field event athlete for the School, city and county. His records are many, and the County Record of 159 ft for the Under IS Discus is likely to stand for quite some time. It is not for these achievements however that he deserves most credit. He and his fellow 'beef merchant', Vaitekaitis, have been models of consistency, dedication and reliability who would always give of their best. This loyalty has been a fine example to the many younger promising athletes in the School. To 'big Jim' goes the top award of Sportsman of the Year Trophy.

Two new records have to be added to our list: B. Whelan (U.VI) improved on his High Jump record. It is

now 5 ft 6 ins. D. McKenzie (IVA), U.I5 Shot record to 41 ft 5 ins. In the Bradford Championships a total of thirteen athletes

secured a first place and eleven gained second places. Because of the blustery day, records were rare but J. Walmsley (L.VI) set a new 100 Yards best with lOA sees. Following these results nine of our boys have been selected to compete in the County Championships at Hull. They are: J. Walmsley, H. Benson, A. Vaitekaitis, J. Hennessy, B. Longthorpe, H. Eberlein, R. Mann, D. Mayho and K. Wilkinson.

The quality of this group is such that we have high hopes of equalling the vintage year of 196z when we had three County Champions from St Bede's.

T.L.

SWIMMING Our successes have been few, our failures many, but the long,

hard road back to a standard befitting a school of our size, has been embarked upon. Our aims have been modest: I. To instil into our swimmers the right attitude on training and

an interest in the sport. z. To provide sufficient matches and competitions to enable the

team to find out exactly what they can do, and how they compare with others of the same age. Unfortunately, many of what might have been our best swim

mers proved so unreliable they have had to be barred from representing the School. No team can afford to carry people who want to compete on their terms. In the long run the best results come from teams and individuals who are prepared to give 100% effort and loyalty. So, it is on these boys we are pinning our hopes for future improvement.


RESULTS

v. Woodhouse Grove v. Bradford Grammar School v. Bradford Grammar School v. Grange v. Belle Vue

Away Away Home Home Home

Lost Lost Lost Lost Won

lO8! pts-86! pts' 97 pts-6I pts.

158 pts-8I pts. 93 pts-65 pts.

122 Pts-74 pts.

We also competed in the Inter-Grammar School match where an improvement from sixth place to fourth place was welcomed, and in an Inter-School match with the champion Bradford and Leeds Schools we were at the foot of the table. None of our swimmers succeeded in winning a title in the individual Bradford Championships.

On paper this seems a pretty dismal record, yet several outstanding performances have been given. M. Sunderland (Form II) has broken five school records with his 22.9 secs Back Stroke and his 20.4 secs Free Style times.

The Senior Free Style team of Le Clerc, Gaffney, Long and Smallwood, set a new standard with 2 mins 30.1 secs.

SCHOOL SWIMMING GALA RESULTS

Form I.-Free Style, 2 lengths (331 Yards). I Rees, 26.1 secs, 2 Talbot, 3 Czapla, 4 Westman.

Form Il.-Free Style, 2 lengths. I Sunderland, 21.2 secs, 2 Brear, 3 Jones, 4 Sullivan.

Form IlL-Free Style, 3 lengths (50 Yards). I Watkins, 36.2 sees, 2 Mayfield, 3 Krzyszczyk, 4 Sietnikas.

Form IV.-Free Style, 3 lengths. I Hewitt, 33.2 secs, 2 Greenwood, 3 Capel, 4 Bergan.

Form V.-Free Style, 4 lengths (66% Yards). I Fitzgerald, Guzdek, 46.4 secs, 3 Tymczyszyn, 4 Wisz.

Form VI.-Free Style, 4 lengths. I Le Clerc, 39.9 secs, 2 Gaffney, 3 Smallwood, 4 Wyszecki.

Form I.-Breast Stroke, 2 lengths. I Gallagher, 31 secs, 2 Ambrose, 3 Stajkowski, 4 Wiacek.

Form Il.-Breast Stroke. I Eyckens, 30.8 secs, 2 Maloney, 3 Gallagher, 4 Kellegher.

Form IlL-Breast Stroke, 3 lengths. I Sutcliffe, 45.6 secs, 2 Shee, 3 Healey, 4 Ropka.

Form IV.-Breast Stroke. I Taylor, 44.3 secs, 2 McKenzie, 3 Birkett, 4 Nash.


Form V.-Breast Stroke, 4 lengths. I Howden, 54-4 sees, 2 Simpson, 3 Mitchell, 4 Borowy.

Form VI.-Breast Stroke, 4 lengths. I Le Clerc, 53.2 sees, 2 Martin, 53.2, 3 Smallwood, 4 Meredith.

Form I.-Back Stroke, 2 lengths. I Finan, 32.2 sees, 2 Donnelly, 3 Deeny, 4 Connor.

Form Il.-Back Stroke, 2 lengths. I Sunderland, 24.9 sees, 2 Martin, 3 Todd, 4 Brear.

Form IlL-Back Stroke, 3 lengths. I Rogers, 41.1 sees, 2 Connor, 3 Quain, 4 Midgley.

Form IV.-Back Stroke. I Dttley, 41.5 sees, 2 Brearley, 3 Jennings, 4 Szpakolski.

Form V.-Back Stroke. I Guzdek, 2 Mitchell, 3 Richardson, 4 Conway.

Form VI.-Back Stroke. I Long, 47 sees, 2 Smallwood D., 3 Casserley, 4 Sajewicz.

Mgr Tindall Trophy.-Le Clerc, Hewitt, Smallwood M.

Form Championship.-Is, lIE, lIIE, IVA I, L.VI.

CRICKET

The School is running three cricket teams this season, a Senior 1st XI and 2nd XI and an U.q XI.

For the first time each team has a full fixture list with an average of ten games each during the season. Although it is too early to give a detailed account of results, it is obvious from the wealth of talent within the teams that the results should be quite good.

The 1St XI has a number of players with playing experience of Bradford League 2nd Xl's of whom M. Kay has played representative cricket with the Bradford Area Council team. A. Jenkins has been selected to play for Yorkshire Boys, and is captain of the Bradford Boys' team. Hardman and Woodhouse, both 2nd XI players, have also been selected for Bradford Boys.

With promising players in the Junior XI, the continuing success of the School's cricket is assured for a number of years.

T.O'H.

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JUNIOR CRICKET

With the exception of one rather humiliating defeat, the matches were all keenly contested in the best of spirits. Less is indicated by facts and figures than by the presence at the practice nets of vast hordes of youngsters keen to demonstrate their prowess, but hope springs eternal, and many boys still hovered in the nets' vicinity at the end of July. The team, very ably led by McTaff, developed confidence as newcomers established themselves and this augers well for play of a more aggressive nature this season. Those who played regularly were McTaff, Watkins, Wolski, Brickley, Rogers, Loftus, Stewart, Cottenham, Jenkins, McTigue and Wilkinson.

P.D.

STAFF CRICKET

Last year, for the third successive season, we had a full fixture list, and travelled hastily in Jehu-driven jalopies around the Riding in the hope of finding a team we could beat. Despite the poor summer, we were pretty lucky weather ways, although our Wednesday evening matches were limited in time owing to waning light and waxing thirsts. Our Sunday afternoon games showed us what village cricket can be like at its best (or worst !) Wives turned out as loyal supporters, increasing their knowledge of the game to the precarious point where criticism of a spouse's play was possible, while the men felt an ever-pressing duty to justify themselves with bat and ball. However, evening inquests gently slid into exaggerated, rose-tinted views of less than adequate performances.

Particularly enjoyable was the match against the boys-a full Saturday game with lunch and tea thrown in-an idyllic day and a narrow win for the boys. Many thanks to Mrs Guest and Mrs Cudworth for the catering, and to the Headmaster for facilities for all our games. We appreciate also the able captaincy of Mr W. Hill last season and Mr P. Hill this season, and especially look forward to a Cricket week-end in the Midlands.

P.D.

[And if you want a quotation to put a stop to this lyrical effusion which is notably silent about all those teams you could beat, how about?

'I will lift up my eyes unto the Hills from whence cometh my help' (Psalm cxxi).

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CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

RESULTS Junior Race

I Jarockyj 20 mins 43 secs, 2 Loftus, 3 Foster, 4 Kendall, 5 Stewart, 6 Maddy.

Intermediate Race I Kordowicz R., 2 O'Halloran, 3 McTigue, 4 Smith, 5 McCormack, 6 Jenkins.

Senior Race I Mann R. 18 mins 19 secs, 2 Mayho D., 3 Dennison, 4 Carroll, 5 Geoghegan, 6 Bowman.

FORM CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior Forms

IIw 90 pts (Capt., P. Loftus), lIs 121 pts, lIN 137 pts, IIE 156 pts, Is 192 pts, IE and Iw 200 pts, IN 216 pts.

Middle School IIIE 69 pts (Capt., M. O'Halloran), IVA 2 II2 pts, IIIw 131 pts, IVA I 148 pts, Ills 156 pts, IIIc 217 pts.

Senior School L.VI 68 pts (Capt., D. Mayho), Vs 69 pts, VB 71 pts, Schol. VI 186 pts, VA 193 pts, V ALPHA 214 pts.

It is pleasing to me to be able to begin this report by saying with all confidence that we have just completed a most successful season. I must, however, proceed immediately to mention one team in particular, the Under I6's. They maintained a remarkable record. Only twice were they defeated by teams from other schools, once in the Boyd-Carpenter Trophy, a competition for schools and clubs of the whole area, the second occasion being the Northern Schools Championships.

We registered our best achievements in the Northern School Championships this year. Richard Mann (Vs) was overall third in his event, and Richard Kordowicz (lVB) seventh in his. Both were competing in fields of 700 runners.

One would have expected Denis Mayho (L.VI) to add further lustre to our report in that event. Unfortunately he could not run with our teams as he had been chosen to run with the Yorkshire County Team in the National Championships. He

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merits especial mention for this, as he is the first member of St Bede's to be awarded County Honours. Each of the runners just mentioned received badges for their performance from the promoters and were later presented with medals at school.

In the Bradford School Championships three of our teams were second home, and the Under Iis were first. As a result of their efforts in this event those already mentioned and John Dennison (VA) were elected to run for the Bradford City Team. The Under I3's ran extremely well in this event. Two teams were entered, the A team finishing second and the B team eighth out of twenty-five teams. This achievement was assuredly due to the constant attention bestowed upon them by Mr Walker.

Let me conclude with a brief mention of the inter-form crosscountry contests. In the junior school Form lIw were the victors, and their captain Philip Loftus received the cup. For the middle school Form lIIE took the trophy which M. O'Halloran was delighted to be presented with. The Upper school victors were Form L.VI, Captain D. Mayho.

E.P.

ARCHERY CLUB At the beginning of the school year we had a substantial

membership, but our numbers have fallen through boys leaving. We hope that boys coming into Form VI in September will consider archery for their sports afternoon. We are in the process of being affiliated to the Grand National Archery Society, and, once members, we shall be able to take part in local championships. Our financial standing is not strong, and we are short on essential equipment. This year we hold our own Championship for which a special trophy will be awarded.

J.R. and J.M.

RIFLE CLUB The Rifle Club has enjoyed another year of steady progress

and has now graduated to full-bore rifle shooting at Hawksworth. The first outing on 4th April almost came to grief as a result of the heavy snowfalls of the previous week, the school bus and Mr Holmes' Land Rover being unable to tackle heavy drifts on the moor road. The Club now has a Championship Trophy and bronze medal and the competition for these is in full swing at the moment, M. Stamp being strong favourite at this stage after shooting several magnificent cards.

For juniors the School now has an Air Rifle Club whose eager enthusiasts are busy building an outdoor range which should be ready for use well before the end of term.

E.R.W.


CANOEING Having with infinite pains and skill built four double canoes,

we proceeded to wreck them with considerable pains and equal skill on the rivers Aire and Wharfe. We have now progressed to fibre-glass single canoes which are harder to break, but no doubt human ingenuity will prevail and shortly we may again be canoe-less. We can report no fatalities as yet, and we thank Mr Colgan for his instruction and watchful eye.

P.A.S. (U.VIA).

SKATING Through the deep snows of November, I965 a healthy band of

irresolutes numbering thirty fought their way to the Silver Blades Ice Rink.

In the awakening days of May, I966 three unhealthy irresolutes staggered to the aforesaid Mecca of 'Ie Patinage'. One may draw one's own conclusion.

A.Mel. (U.VIA).

GOLF NOTES Seven storm-tossed though eager golfers, Messrs D. Marsh,

P. Condon, J. Flanagan, J. M. Thompson, B. Kendal, K. McMullan and M. Peyton, have made the trek, on Tuesday afternoons, from St Bede's to Northcliff Golf Club. Having collected a set of golf clubs from the professional, we proceeded to make our 'mark' on the course. After a year's expert tuition in Lower Sixth by the professional golfer, Mr C. Findlay, we have by now, I take the liberty to say, reached an acceptable standard of proficiency in this game.

The first hole, lying at the other side of a precipitous ravine through which a rapid torrent flows, has claimed, we were told, many golf balls. As money was short and golf balls were expensive, we decided, on expert advice, to begin at the second hole. The most amusing incident of the year occurred when a certain member of our party managed, after fourteen attempts, to strike the ball off the second tee. Unfortunately, the ball swerved to the right and landed about fifteen years away on the ninth green, to the alarm and dismay of certain ladies who happened to be playing that particular hole.

Relations with the members of the club have proved cordial throughout. We wish to express our sincere thanks to Mr Findlay for his guidance and useful advice, often needed, during the past two years.

M. P. PEYTON (U.VI Arts).


JUNIOR EFFORTS Once upon a time the Magazine had a section called 'From

the Forms'. It started about half a century ago-here are one or two entries from over forty years ago: Form VI have nothing to chronicle but hard work. Form VA Mahdjoubian and Regan have left. Form IIA. The famous St Mary's prize Dance Quartet Barry, O'Mara, Gilbraith and Byrne are experts in the eighthanded reel and the Irish jig. Often Form masters concocted allegedly humorous contributions and the water passing under the bridge swept away the old Form Notes. The waters are threatening again, but we offer a few pieces of creative writing mainly by the Junior boys who are less reluctant to parade their written achievements. Again, if you find a rhyme supplied by Mum or Dad don't be too censorious, it's all a family effort.

A teacher probably helped a young seven year old in a South Yorkshire mining village to get this down on paper but it was worth the effort.

Our Jane is two. She plays with a boy and She has white hair and She has a runny nose and She can't talk and She eats biscuits and She's fat and She pinched my biscuits and She's got a bike like an old cronk and She plays with my train and She a monkey when telly's on. She plays about. She plays up and down. They let her.

We cajole creative contributions from the junior forms, and usually start off with jokes, some sick, gathered from Comics or T.V. e.g. Mum, what's a werewolf ?-Be quiet, and comb your face. We may have a few howlers e.g. The venemous Bede gave his name to our school or The Normans ruled England by the Futile System. We progress to home-made Limericks some quite good e.g.

There once was a boy of Algiers Who came home from school shedding tears.

When his mother asked why, He replied with a sigh,

'My friends all make fun of my ears'. P.S. (IIs).


There was a young learner of Baildon, When the lights were at red he just sailed on,

Right past a bus, Without any fuss,

And that is the point he was failed on.

There was a young boy name of Cox, Whose head was the shape of a box

He had a big toe Which was always on show,

I.S. (lIs).

'Cos it frequently poked through his socks. S.W. (lIs).

There once was a young man named Blocket Who set off to the moon in a rocket.

The rocket went Bang! His intestines went Twang! And his head finished up in his pocket.

D.R. (IIlE).

There once was a young man from Sutton Who ate little else but roast mutton. When someone asked why,

He replied with a sigh, 'I'm a glutton from Sutton for mutton'.

T.O'H. (IIIE).

But the real effort of being creative in verse, with passable rhythm and rhyme, is amatter of sweat and tears and too often the knack.

Henry VIII, Bold as could be, Sent word by pigeon, 'Change your religion !' He sent out a charter, 'Change! Or be a martyr'. Some would comply, Some would not listen-

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To which Henry said, 'Off with their head !' So there was blood, Blood for the martyrs, As red as tomatoes. But now, You don't need to worry; Everyone's in Too much of a hurry.

THE SEA-SIDE

M.l. (IE).

The smell of the fish as you go by the landing. The soft, golden sand as you walk on the beach, The seagulls that float just like buoys on the water, The gay-coloured costumes and beach tents of green, The rolling and rocking as you enter the coble, The shock as the engine roars into life, The funny sensation as you pass by the brig, Then back to the beach to the soft golden sand-

The sea-side ! M.F. (IIIN).

MEMORIES

We used to play near the pond, we did, The pond by the village green.

I had such a lovely boat I did, A more splendid one I have never seen.

I lost my lovely boat, I did, One sunny afternoon,

And there it was all night it was, Sailing by the light of the moon.

Off came my shoes and socks, they came, On to the sandy ground.

'Twas very stony and very deep, And very cold I found.

But that didn't bother me, Oh No! Oh No ! I didn't care,

For why should it worry me? My lovely boat was there.

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A.o'e. (Is).


WAITING FOR THE BUS

I waited for the bus a little while, So little, yet it seemed a hundred years, or more, To one, impatient of delay. I thought the time would never come When Leyland's pride and joy, Bus 80, Driven like fury hot from hell Would pierce the ashen greyness of the morn, I ts screeching brakes sounding as music To my waiting ears. My prayer obtained, The face of all the world has changed, As straightaway I dash for chromium pole. Shake from my feet the dust of earlier days, And, most unsnail-like, Mount the twisty stairs, With all the fire and glory of an eager soul.

CORPORATION BUS

Behold! a splendid bus am I ! Aloft here with a double deck.

With my diesel engine, I devour The roads, the lanes and avenues,

And save the soles of all the shoes Of those who ride the city bus.

I look down on the city street. On the crowded path I see

A bus stop with an ever growing queue, So I fling wide my hinged doors,

For I know they're all for me.

I hear the sound of a push-button bell.

C.W. (IIIN).

Behind the tail of the queue I close my doors, As they trample on my slatted floors,

And continue my journey into the town.

M.W. (IIIN).

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Yesterday I saw a Mod, And I really had to stare,

Because there was a little bird Nesting in his hair.

HELP! HELP!

Have you ever known the joy Of being in a family The only boy?

Two girls above and two below ; What a life I've come to know.

Beatles here and Beatles there; Always washing and brushing hair, But to me it's, 'Do this, do that, Put away that cricket bat'.

If only we had another boy, The flag I would unfurl.

P.W. (lIs).

Would anyone care to share the joy Of my four girls?

OFFICE BOY

About to sit upon the chair, A voice from within says, 'Come,

Take these letters to c.I. And others to the Staff-room'.

'Take this parcel to Mr Hill, And this one to the Gym.

Take the Headmaster's cup of tea, And stir it up for him.'

The secretaries are on all day; They say, 'Do this, do that'.

At ten past four, farewell old chair, On which I never sat.

ANON.

P.F. (lIN).

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AFTERMATH

In the west the lemon sky and ochre streamers, Born of the hidden sun, disappear.

The shadow of night creeps quietly across the sky, Its velvet blackness set with glittering jewels, And the golden moon hangs from the sky's roof,

A stone's throw above. Peace reigns over the silvered downland, Except for the nameless liquid notes of a bird, Unnamed because there is no-one to name it-

Man has gone. P.H. (V ALPHA).

TAKE-OVER BID

When I was just a little boy, You filled me with ambition,

And then you took me in the firm, And gave me a position.

Secretly, behind your back, Your stocks I have acquired.

I now own fifty-one per cent. Guess what, dad,

You're fired!

WINTER JOURNEY

R.D. (lIE).

The curtains are drawn back, but no sun comes in, Making everywhere so gloomy. Down the stairs I run, and have my breakfast. With my bus fare in my pocket and bag on back,

I go to school.

The roads are slippy, and the bus goes slowly. The passengers have scarves wrapped around their necks And furry boots on their feet, As they walk down the street.

All the countryside is covered with a white sheet of snow, Making me shiver in dread discomfort. The land rebels as against a dire foe And slowly the bus grinds up the hill.

A.F. (IUN).

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MOON PROBE All is still ;

Now the countdown ... Then a sudden blast,

And up lifts the rocket.

The pilots in the capsule Are nervous and tense,

Keeping a close watch on their instruments And talking in calm voices.

At long last they are nearing the moon; An irresistable jerk from the retro-jets,

And they are down On the uninhabited planet.

THE SEA-SIDE The silvery cliffs glisten

with tall dark shadows. In tiny alcoves The slimy stinging star-fish

sparkle in the sun.

W.H. (IN).

The sea shines like an outdoor mirror, As it rises up and down,

Like a meadow of gleaming water Extravagantly adorning the beach.

The tingling tang of sea Streams through your nostrils Leaving a scent of leisure and delight. Then you sit on the soft bed of sand And sunbathe till the night.

MY GRANDMOTHER My grannie is a little lady,

Very tired and old. She wears some woollen socks in bed

Because her feet are cold.

When I was but a little boy She told me many tales

Often of those happy days

T.A.P. (IUN).

When she danced with handsome males.

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One was to be my grandad Whom I did never see,

But my mum sometimes tells me He looked a lot like me.

ME

One bright sunny Saturday afternoon When I was about three years young,

And full of fun, And a menace

To the whole human race, I was playing by a standing still car Which was outside my house,

Where I live, And where my mum and dad

Keep me. There was myself, my friend

And me, Playing by the standing still car,

Running and chasing, Me him and he me.

Then a car came racing Down the road,

Speeding, speeding, speeding, As I ran out, And how he missed me He and I will never know.

MORNING FACE

The poet spoke long years ago Of shining morning face,

And yet, so often I am told, That mine is a disgrace.

].T. (IN).

P.B. (IE).

And have you washed that neck of yours? And have you cleaned your shoes? And have you finished the morning chores? And delivered the morning news?

Now hurry up, it's time to go, And don't forget to close the door.

].c. (Iw).


THE LADIESt COMMITTEE During the year the Ladies' Committee has continued its work

of raising funds for the school, mainly through the November Fair and the Christmas Raffle. This year the Fair realised £727 and the Raffle £141, a creditable effort by any standard.

In December, an innovation was made when a party was held for all the helpers, including many friends of the School who have worked unstintingly for years. Even husbands of the Staffwives were invited. Finally our warmest thanks must go to the parents without whose gifts in kind and in spending much of our effort would be nullified.

SIXTH FORM UNION The Bradford Sixth Form Union was founded several years

ago by the boys and Headmaster of Belle Vue School, and is intended to organize social and other activities for the mutual benefit of the Sixth-Formers in thirteen Bradford schools. The Union appoints its own officials, and handles all its own affairs through a committee composed of two representatives from each Sixth form. The officials this year were: President, Melvin Fish from Belle Vue Boys; Treasurer, David Walsh, St Bede's, and Secretaries, Valerie Myers from Bolling Girls and Adrienne Naylor and Gillian Crabtree, Belle Vue Girls. This year has been a very successful and enjoyable year all round, with many activities covering a very wide range of interests. The highlight of the year was probably the Christmas Bridge Marathon, when during the 140 hours an S.F.U. team (composed entirely of Bede's boys) spent breaking the world's bridge-playing record, members of the Union came together to squeeze £550 out of Bradford's citizens, all in aid of Dr Barnardo's Homes. On our own financial front, two very successful dances, at Christmas and Easter realized a total profit of about £IlO, and were enjoyed by all who attended. Other activities during the year included a Film Club, a Public Speaking Competition (in collaboration with Bradford Junior Chamber of Commerce, in which P. Brown of U.VIA reached the final}, hikes of all types, including hitch-hike races, lectures on a variety of topics, including three from Parliamentary candidates just before the General Election, and at the moment a Barn Dance to be held in a real barn, is planned. On the whole, more than enough to keep us busy.

In conclusion, St Bede's would like to offer their thanks to the officials of the Union for all they have done for us this year, to the headmasters and headmistresses, especially Dr Crehan of Belle Vue, for their interest and advice, and to the committee, for doing the work necessary to provide these entertainments. We wish it all the best for the future.

S.H. (Scholarship VI Arts).

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GERMAN DAY

On 5th March, with the enthusiasm which is ever displayed by Baedans, the entire German student population of Form VI, Richard Dubek, Peter Condon and I, made its way to Leeds Grammar School to take part in the annual German Day, organized by the Yorkshire Branch of the Modern Language Association. If we had expected gutteral voices to greet us at the door with 'Kommen Sie 'rein', we were rudely awakened to, 'Oh, there you are. Come in'. How different from last year when, in spite of less knowledge we were forced to make all our utterances in German. Armed with pocket dictionaries, absolutely necessary on such occasions, we entered the school hall and formed ourselves into groups of German cities. The city fathers of Dusseldorf were blessed with our honorary citizenship and we proceeded narrowly to lose the fight to become top town. After this, an extremely exhausting tongue-twister, we recuperated by singing some German folk songs. After over-expanding our lungs in typical German fashion, we were too weak to protest when Herr Rossison, from Leeds University leapt forward to treat us to a lecture on the famous Austrian playwright, Franz Grillparzer. Noticing that we were refreshed by this, our host conducted us to a nearby hall where we were all to see a filmWir waren wier, which was very interesting, and put us in the mood for lunch. This was to be a typical German meal, but being cooked by typical Yorkshire ladies . . .

After lunch the 'real' work began; in a room set aside for that purpose we found 37 (why 37 ?) photographs on the walls, about which we had to answer 37 questions. All citizens answered to questions, and the best answers should have been submitted, and prizes distributed to the winning team, as had happened the previous year. Was it teutonic inefficiency, or the fact that Dusseldorf had a very good chance of winning that spoiled everything. No answers were read out and no prizes were won. Then we heard talks with slides by German students about their home-towns, and the proceedings drew to a close with short one-act plays performed in very dialect German by students from the University. These plays were enjoyed by all, and I particularly appreciated this part of the day more than any other.

To close, the organizers were thanked, on behalf of all the participants and after singing a farewell song, we took our leave.

J. M. THOMPSON (U.VIA).


PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

At the beginning of this year, the Bradford Junior Chamber of Commerce decided to organize a public speaking competition for all the Grammar and High Schools of Bradford. An eliminating round was held at three schools, twelve schools actually taking part in the competition. The two brave stalwarts who were 'volunteered' to represent St Bede's arrived, with an ardent band of supporters, to do verbal battle at Belle Vue Boys' school. Antony Barraclough-renowned for his fiery hair and his fiery speeches-spoke on 'Parents' and impersonated Lord Salisbury with a Churchillian air. Phillip Brown spoke on elections and perhaps it was his remark that Mr Wilson would not ride through the streets of Huddersfield on a white horse, which enabled him to emerge the victor from this eliminating round.

However, Pride before a fall, and when Mr Brown, flushed with success, came to speak on 'The Affluent Society' in the final at Bradford Boy's Grammar School, his lines temporarily deserted his memory, and although he assured his audience with a confident air that they had never had it so good, his own effort was not good enough to equal the speech of Bruce Bould, from Hanson, who won the competition with comparative ease. However, a book token, a picture in the Telegraph and Argus and the knowledge that the competition was enjoyed by all, provided some consolation.

P.B.

MORAL LEADERSHIP COURSE

On Monday, 4th April, three members of Form Six-Antony Woodhouse, David Marsh and Phillip Brown-arrived, somewhat apprehensively at a deserted Hopwood Hall, Manchester, to take part in the annual Moral Leadership course. Aided by a 'foreign' De La Salle brother-whom we later decided was a Franco-German-and a careful search, we discovered that the place was not quite deserted, and after some initial disorganization, the course began under the direction of Fr Raybould, s.}. Tuesday was the day of the retreat and of the 'Magnum Silencium', and this sombre mood was continued until Wednesday evening when one particular member (from St Bede's) declared his heretical views on Faith, and another (Not from St Bede's !) his equally heretical views on the battle of Hastings, and the fierce argument which followed helped to liven up the course.

On a more serious plane, we heard lectures on aspects of Christian action from a Catholic doctor, from Sister Michael

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Dunstan-who was introduced to us as a 'ton-up nun'-as well as from His Lordship the Bishop of Salford who spoke on The Council and Youth' and from other, equally stimulating personalities. A modem Passion play was staged by a local youth club in the new theatre, and was deemed a great success. The rest of our time was taken up by various sporting activities which ranged from football to watching horse-racing on T.V. The Holy Week ceremonies were duly performed in the chapela replica of the new Liverpool Cathedral-with the serving carried out by boys on the course who practised under the watchful eye of Mr Michael Walsh (who was, he assured us, a 'Jesuit Scholastic'). The course ended on Easter Sunday when we left our new-found friends and returned, not without regret, to the right side of the Pennines.

P.B.

THE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION SIXTH

FORM CONFERENCE-LEEDS UNIVERSITY

The scene on 24th March of hundreds of Sixth-Formers eagerly making their way to the Arts Department of Leeds University must have resembled a tribal assembly rather than an educational conference. However, Mr Moore, having levied his fyrd of ten students from Upper Sixth Arts and, having exacted a nominal fyrdwite of 5/-, met his forces in a lecture theatre holding five hundred people, more akin to the Roman Senate, with its unbelievably fine acoustics. To their surprise, the members from St Bede's discovered that they were among an exclusive group of only twenty Medievalists. Also the prodigious number of historically-minded damsels seemed to belie the overt impression that all historians are dry and uninteresting.

The first lecture delivered by Professor Granville on 'The Historian at Work', rather gave the romantic impression of himself as a historical James Bond trekking from capital to capital in the course of his research on the Ottoman Empire. However, a spirited Mr Brown, undeterred by the ribald and vociferous support of his Housecarles, hastened to point out the well-nigh insurmountable difficulties of the Medieval historian arising from the scarcity of source material. Then, after a successful struggle for coffee and biscuits, the students assembled again to hear either a controversial discussion of the development of the Irish potato-picker or an emotive defence of the Tudor Economy by a Mr Challice. Our lugubriously deficient knowledge


of the latter topic proved to render it slightly tedious. However, the whole group was 'unleashed', in the most responsible way possible, on the University precincts over lunch-time, which gave Mr Moore a fine opportunity to give us all an optimistic preview of University-life, nostalgically recalling his student days at Leeds.

The afternoon opened with a quasi-philosophical approach to the subject of 'The History of Science' delivered by Dr Radnetz, who so confused us with his brilliance that we all emerged not quite knowing whether we were analysing history scientifically or science historically. The St Bede's contingent rallied to the standard when Mr Sawyer, the erudite Norwegian Viking of the University, gave us an account of what Modern Europe owes to the Middle Ages and its institutions. Thus the Medievalists, having braced themselves for a verbal duel on a controversial criticism of the period, were astonished to find themselves in smug agreement with the lecturer's whole thesis. However, Mr Sawyer seemed to command the attentions of the assembly to an unprecedented degree, when he recounted in detail the excruciating Anglo-Saxon tortures, and to the amazement of us all, foregoing further exegesis he upted and gave us a humorously secular demonstration of an emaciated Wessex peasant undergoing the ordeal by water.

The Conference organized by the Historical Association, in retrospect, was both essential and informative, providing all hearers with that proverbial 'background knowledge' which the limited confines of an 'Advanced' level syllabus are necessarily unable to offer.

JOHN FLANAGAN (U.VI Arts).

THE APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER AND KNIGHTS OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

It was unfortunate that last year's notes were never written to let all know that the Knights are flourishing as strongly as ever, thanks to the continued encouragement given by Mr Jackson and Mr Norton.

Once again, this year, about a hundred new members were enrolled by Mgr Sweeney in the chapel, and many others renewed their promises for the coming year.

M.C.N.

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STRA TFORD TRIP TO SEE ~HAMLETt

In the early morning of 1St November, a bus load of eager Shakespeare students left Bradford for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford on Avon under the guidance of Miss Hayes. Making a detour to catch a glimpse of Coventry Cathedral, we reached our destination some seven hours later.

The most demanding of critics would, I feel, have agreed with us that the performance was first rate. Everything, from scenery to the brilliant interpretation of Hamlet by David Warner, was performed with that extra polish and finesse which made the long journey so worth-while.

Settling down to the long return journey our ears rang with the immortal words of the bard and we arrived back in Bradford at the awkward hour of 8 a.m. and crept like snails, but not unwillingly, to bed.

T.F. (U.VI).

CHESS CLUB Back again under the management of Mr Brockwell, to whom

we are deeply indebted, the Chess Club has had a relatively successful year. Of the eleven matches played so far this year in the Bradford Schools Chess League, the Senior Team has won six, the Junior Team won four and drew three. Thanks are offered to the Canteen Staff for arranging the teas and to J. Marsh, G. S. Mosonyi, H. V. J. Benson and G. Bak who together with the writer formed the basis of the Senior Team. ; Also appreciated are the host of unsuspecting innocents who • have been pressed into service on the sixth board.

In spite of our improved position this year, we still need more chess players who are prepared to play for the school. We started the season with a friendly match against the Bradford Girls' Grammar School and have plans to repeat the experience next year-so join now folks!

T.F. (U.VI).

BRIDGE CLUB The Bridge Club has had a very successful year all round,

with a much larger and keener membership than previously. The prohibition of lunch-time gambling led to a big increase in the amount of 'amateur' bridge being played, and if more of these players would join the Club, it could be even more successful than now. The team for the Sixth Form Union Bridge Marathon at Christmas consisted of Michael Smallwood, Charles


Shaw, John Nilen, Peter Mooney and Stephen Hanslip, all members of the Bridge Club, and they set up a new world record of 140 hours non-stop bridge-playing. Fresh from this triumph, the Club was soundly beaten by the staff in January, but almost reversed this result in March. Despite these minor setbacks, however, we still managed easily to beat Buttershaw Comprehensive twice, finish undisputed winners of Divisions I and 2 of the Heaton and District Grammar School League, and continue our steady process of eating away the Prefects' Funds. I wish the Club success in future years, but look out for Buttershaw when Mr Doughty gets started there.

S.H. (U.VI).

[If we had the money to buy the plate we should have inserted a photograph here showing the Lord Mayor presenting a commemorative inscribed shield to the team and to officials of the Sixth Form Union on Tuesday, loth April 1966.-ED.]

MUSIC NOTES

ORCHESTRA

Perhaps we of the orchestra and parents too, thought we had reached our limit when we performed adapted Brahms and Handel at the Senior Speech Day. It was with no little apprehension then, with that engagement behind us, that we started work on Benjamin Britten's 'Noye's Fludde' last November. It may have been an inauspicious start, for only a few violins and a couple of 'cellos turned up for the first practice. Yet as the new year progressed, regular rehearsals here and at St Joseph's College, at lunchtimes and on Sunday afternoons, culminated in three actual performances. Close on 800 people came and our presentation was good enough to win praise from Ernest Bradbury music critic of the Yorkshire Post. Without conceit we can say this is praise indeed. Thanks then to Mr Walkley, our music master and to Miss Burgon of St Joseph's, without whose infectious enthusiasm in the direction, the whole effort would have come to nought. A big thank you also to the boys and girls and Art Departments of both schools who performed or did trojan work on costumes and scenery (work remarked on by many as original and exacting).

It is only five years since Mr Walkley inaugurated our orchestra. Now the few string instruments we had have grown into a thirty piece ensemble that has the instruments of a normal orchestra, except a bassoon. This term has seen the start of a string quartet.

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We feel confident the future is bright for music making at St Bede's-not to mention St Joseph's College where Choral Music particularly is well and truly established.

P.F.W. (V ALPHA).

[Ernest Bradbury's critical appreciation contained the following: 'a very successful collaboration between the two schools', 'problems triumphantly solved with some excellent dovetailing of parts into what are often complicated ensembles'. 'Its dramatic climax is the storm, when Noah's ark tosses on the flood, ending with the congregational singing of "Eternal Father strong to save" ; and this was realistically managed last night.'-ED.]

THE SIXTH FORM FOLK MUSIC CLUB

This must surely rate as the most select club operating with a membership of three. We meet on Mondays in solitary splendour, and sing and play to an ecstatic audience of desks and chairs. The trio consists of guitarist, harmonica player and a singer (for want of a more accurate word). Other instruments played include: Kazoo, Jew's harp, washboard, spoons, bosun's whistle, jug, bones, Anglo-German syncopated matchbox and duck-call. When we feel like doing something out of the ordinary we play the school piano. Contrary to popular image, we are immaculately . dressed and groomed. Our presence has graced many functions around the Riding, and we have earned for St Bede's a name which it justly refutes.

In short, the Sixth Form Folk Music Club has had a significant if detrimental effect on the musical life of the school.

P.A.S. (U.VIA).

CLASSICAL RECORD CLUB

As from 2nd May I966 members, on payment of annual sUbscription of 5/-, may borrow records from the I20 titles in the school collection, ranging from Auber's 'Crown Diamonds' Overture' to Vaughan William's 'English Folk Song Suite'. We have fortnightly concerts, and already have some twentyeight members on our books, ranging from second to sixth formers with a few members of the staff. Next year we aim at a collection of two hundred and a membership of fifty.

S.J.M.

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THE HALLE SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS

For the One Hundred and First Season of Subscription Concerts by the Halle Orchestra at St George's Hall, the regular contingent of ardent classical supporters from the School was augmented by a number of enthusiasts from the Upper Sixth, who were attending the concerts for the first time. As students, we had the privilege of a season ticket at a much reduced fee and the added advantage, in spite of the not too comfortable seats on the platform, of a splendid view of the back of the Orchestra and the front of the entire audience.

During the two series of six concerts, on Friday and Saturday evenings, guest conductors including Maurice Handford and Sir Adrian Boult, alternated with the Halle's regular conductor, Sir John Barbirolli, who appeared at six of the twelve concerts. The music throughout the season was excellent, popular composers, together with the lesser known 'moderns', providing liveliness and variety, and guest soloists, from places as far apart as Melbourne and Macclesfield, giving each programme added enjoyment. A great attraction in December was the visit, as guest soloist, of John Ogden, the celebrated English pianist who won the Tchaikovsky Competition held in Moscow in 1962. In April, as a grand finale to the Saturday series of Concerts, Sir John Barbirolli conducted the Halle in a delightful programme of Strauss waltzes and polkas, and a rousing orchestral arrangement of well-known Austrian peasant dances, which gave the Orchestra, particularly the percussion section, its busiest evening of the series.

The 1965-66 Season by the Halle has been greatly enjoyed by all, and for those of us from the School, who had not previously attended, it was an exciting introduction to the Subscription Concerts. We now look forward eagerly to the One Hundred and Second Season later this year.

P. M. CONDON (U.VI Arts).

SCOUT NOTES

Once again for the fifty-eighth time in our history St Bede's Scout Group looks back on a most successful and interesting year. The enthusiasm of a large number of boys (from eleven to eighteen) for scouting certainly does not diminish with the passage of the years. A troop run on modern lines can still attract the modern boy who adds to his stature by his willing


recognition of the traditions of scouting generally and of St Bede's scouting in particular. The thirst of our younger recruits for adventure, comradeship and the enjoyment of the open air has been catered for over the last year through the manifold activities of the troop. Although mention is often made of the rewards and badges gained as a boy progresses through the troop, they are only the tangible results signifying the underlying effort and accepted challenge involved in being a scout.

THE SCOUT YEAR

J~tly I965. Sixty boys attended the summer camp in the grounds of the Redemptorist Seminary, Hawkstone Park, near Shrewsbury. We were not as fortunate weatherwise as we usually are, but in some ways the few days of rain helped rather than hindered the full enjoyment of the camp. Mr Colgan and Fr Pathe were the Scouters in charge, ably assisted by Chris Watson and Mick Child in the smooth running of things. Fr Pathe said Mass every day in the Seminary Chapel. Fishing, canoeing, hiking, mountaineering, caving, swimming, cricket and football were a few of our activities.

Our main thanks must go to the Redemptorist Fathers who looked not on their role of hosts in any passive sense, but entertained us at a camp fire with a brilliant selection of sketches and songs.

September. Back at school and thirty new recruits to the troop. October. A Venturer badge course was held at a hostel near

Hebden Bridge. This was a difficult test of initiative and leadership made more difficult by pouring rain. Six of our boys were successful.

November. Some of the younger scouts received their first taste of outdoor scouting in some of the most wintry weather ever recorded in November in this country. They really had to battle through four foot drifts and a raging blizzard up the hill to Hag Dyke, that ever popular scout hostel on the slopes of Great Whernside.

December. Two hundred parents and friends of the troop came to an open night on 3rd December. Displays of lightweight camping, caving, First Aid, map-work, pioneering and a pictorial history of St Bede's Scouts were arranged. After the display thirty proud new members of the troop were invested as Boy Scouts by their Scoutmaster Fr Pathe. Our Group Scout master, Mgr Sweeney then presented twelve of the Senior Scouts with their Queen's Scout badges. This was a milestone in our history for a dozen Queen's Scouts at one investiture is no mean achievement. The dozen receiving their awards were Roger


Barraclough, Peter Bojtos, David Crolla, Richard Geoghegan, Joseph Henry, William Hirst, Michael Hopkinson, Andrew Jackson, Patrick McWeeny, David Marsh, Christopher Sherwood and Michael Walsh. After the presentations the troop entertained their guests with songs and sketches from the Gang Show and a demonstration from the much-improved troop band.

At the last meeting before Christmas the Christmas party was held in the dining hall, with the help of Mrs Cudworth who cooked some delicious fish cakes.

February and March. Over Shrovetide a party of twenty boys went up to Hag Dyke for five days near to heaven, and again later in March another trip of similar numbers was arranged. Hag Dyke never seems to lose its fascination to boys of all age groups. [Mr Colgan showed me a letter from an old scout, Paul Mellor now living in Devon, in which he admits that the Dartmoor and Devon scenery doesn't compare with the Yorkshire canvas, although he still ranks it as great. Of all the Dales scenes that shoulder of Whernside on which Hag Dyke rests provides some of the most breathtaking views in the country-the troop is indeed fortunate in having Mr Colgan to negotiate the use of Hag Dyke.-ED.]

As this is written we are on the verge of our Whitsun Camp in the grounds of Carlton Towers, the home of Baroness Beaumont near Snaith.

In the competitive field the year has been very encouraging. We have won the Robinson Trophy for First Aid outright for the first time for six years, and we tied for first place in the Carter Shield for Swimming which we had won the year before.

D. ]. MARSH (U.VI SeL).

SENIOR SCOUT NOTES

There is a full troop of thirty-two boys, twelve of whom are Queen's Scouts. They have been very active in almost every type of pursuit, both indoor and outdoor. We have had a challenge meeting with Bradford Grammar School Senior Scouts in swimming, basket ball, Bridge and table tennis. There have been debates-some quite heated! We have had guest speakers: Mr Tom Ward with a talk on 'The Value of Classical Music' and Fr O'Donnell of St Cuthbert's on 'The Role of the. Layman'. We have enjoyed canoeing, expeditions, hikes and camps; we have tried to enjoy Saturday working parties; we have had regular and strenuous band practices and an exceptionally smart and proficient turn out of the band on the St George's Day Parade when the old tradition of marching from St Bede's


to Valley Parade and back was revived. Ecumenism was advanced a step when in the combined service inside the Parade arena our Headmaster Mgr Sweeney gave a short address. In July last there was a successful crossing of the North Yorkshire Moors to complete the Lyke Wake Walk of forty miles in 16 hours. We have had Youth Hostelling trips and a memorable holiday hostelling, hiking and canoeing in Scotland for fifteen days. The North-west coast was particularly impressive and beautiful; we bathed in a very hot August sun-and the Isle of Skye was above all sublimely peaceful.

The underlying strength of the troop lies in a willingness to give time and energy for a common cause. In these days when youth comes in for much carping criticism, it is indeed encouraging and satisfying to find youngsters whose ideals are high, their energies boundless, their enthusiasm unconfined and their loyalty without question.

Our thanks go to all who have helped the Group in any way during the past year.

M.H.C.

FORTHCOMING ACTIVITIES

1. Summer Camp at New Ross, Co Wexford, Eire. 20th July-4th August.

2. Hiking and Hostelling in the Bernese Oberland during the last fifteen days of August.

3. Gang ShOW-27th to 29th October 1966. Remember our last Show. We rely on your full support.

4. Fifth Annual Rover/Senior Scout Christmas/N ew Year Meeting and Dinner and High Jinks, at Hag Dyke.

THE GHOSTS OF HAG DYKE

My story begins in a small Roman camp near a tin mine in Wensleydale not many miles from Kettlewell. In this area there were several lead as well as tin mines where the slaves, many of whom were from Olicana (Ilkley), worked, and were treated cruelly by the Roman soldiers who used the lash unmercifully.

A local historian tells how one night several slaves broke their shackles and set others free, but all were captured, and reprisals were taken. Nothing daunted, another attempt was made on a darker night and in making the escape they had to kill several Roman guards. Most were recaptured, but a few escaped, only to die of exposure on the high wastes between Wensleydale and Kettlewell. The lash and starvation punished those recaptured.


About six weeks later on a cold dark night all the slaves escaped, slaying all the guards. The slaves ran, but foolishly kept together and finally were all brought back to camp where the centurion took his terrible revenge. He chained the slaves by their right hands and feet and made them march in step to the other side of the valley. Here they were forced into a worked-out tin mine, where they were chained to the walls so that they were helpless. The soldiers then withdrew and blocked the entrance by caving it in. Pitiable cries for days gradually weakened and all was silent.

New slaves were brought from Olicana to work the lead and tin. About three months later weird things began to happen. One morning the guards were found with their throats cut from ear to ear and the slaves had gone. The soldiers it was thought had got drunk, and, in violent quarrels, had killed each other while the slaves escaped again. More slaves were marched in, but exactly the same thing happened, until the centurion didn't know what to think.

Shortly afterwards the Roman army was withdrawn to Rome to defend it from the Goths and Vandals, and the old camp fell into ruins.

Many hundreds of years passed, and a small farm-house was built on the site of the camp. Legend has it that through the centuries all the men that lived in that farm were found with whip lash marks on their bodies and their throats cut from ear to ear.

The last time anyone died violently there was in 1913, so perhaps now the ghosts of Hag Dyke are at rest. We hope so !

IIIN.

GEOLOGY FIELD TRIP TO GLOUCESTER

Departing from Bradford on the cold, soggy dawn of Monday, 18th April, we arrived in the sunny south amid pouring rain, and proceeded to our hotel, 'The Fleece', otherwise known as 'The Monks' Retreat'. The first day having been spent on the road, the first night was one of unpacking and tentative exploration of our surroundings. It took the more observant amongst us little time to realize that nobody wore smocks, sucked straws or spoke in strong 'Zummerzet' accents (as in cider adverts) ; on the contrary, they all appeared to be Irish.

The true work of the field trip began the next day after a good breakfast. Having left the bus so excellently chauffeured by Mr Larkin, we had examined but a few exposures when torrential rain set in for the day. Daunted but driven on by a heartless

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taskmaster, we spent the rest of the day up to our ankles in mud, drowned by the rain-martyrs on the altar of scientific achievement.

On returning to the hotel, a meeting was held to explain the doings of the day and tomorrow's thrilling instalment. After a fine dinner (all the food at the hotel was of a high standard), we set out to write up our day's exploits with one 'worthy' fellow who shall be nameless, soldiering on into the early hours of the morning.

Wednesday dawned fair, and we set out to examine exposures of rocks along the banks of the Severn at Garden Cliff, but found the tide had beaten us to it. The rest of the day was spent in the Cheltenham area examining Jurassic rocks. Thursday morning was spent in the Malverns examining Pre-Cambrian rocks and doing structural work, but on Thursday afternoon we returned to the banks of the Severn. Here rocks of the Triassic and Rhaetic were exposed, and there ensued a frantic search for the 'famous' Rhaetic bone beds by our party.

Work over, second and third year geologists took on 1st year men in a game of football with no rules, on the banks of the Severn. Despite brilliant play by Mr Hill for 1st year, the victory of 2nd and 3rd year men was conclusive, with one 1st year man meeting a sticky end in the mud. A veil must, I think, be drawn over the last night.

We would like to thank Mr Hill for all that he did during the trip and in organizing it ; Mr Larkin for his magnificent driving and his somewhat dubious fossil hunting, and the staff of the Fleece Hotel who made our stay so enjoyable.

Those taking part in the trip were: R. Wesolinski, P. Birbeck, M. Howgate, D. Smallwood, P. Creaby, A. Hopkinson, J. Walmsley, A. Jackson, J. Henry, A. Maloney, Messrs Hill and Larkin.

Chairman Han. Sec. Committee

C. J. PELL (U.VI Sc.).

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Mr P. Hill. Howgate. J. Henry, A. Maloney, A. Jackson, J. Walmsley,

A. Hopkinson.

The inaugural meeting of this society attracted thirty boys from the Middle and Senior School. The first lecture was given by Mr P. Hill who outlined the programme, and considered Geology in both the professional and amateur aspects. Our next


venture took us out into the country where Geology comes into its own and where the amateur's interest is nurtured. Shipley Glen was our stamping ground, and a warm Sunday afternoon found us clambering around in the valley sketching geological features.

Later Mr Forbes of the Bradford Institute of Technology talked to us on 'Engineering Geology'. From Leeds University came Dr Harris to talk on volcanoes and show us a unique film of the actual interior of an active volcano. The evening proved unique indeed-a power cut reduced the school to total darkness, but, with our well-known equanimity, questions came unhesitatingly from an invisible audience to be answered by an invisible lecturer.

The last talk of the term was by Mr Hirst of our Biology Department who impressed us with his lecture on 'The Evolution of Vertebrates'.

We heartily thank our four speakers and hope the Society will flourish.

A.J. (L.VI).

GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY The Geography Society was formed in October by Mr Blundell

and Mr McPartland, and has attracted a fair amount of interest in its six meetings to-date. Two of these were Film Meetings with The Geography of the F.A. Cup predictably attracting more support than New Zealand. The attendance at the talks varied from 14 to 60 ; these were:

I, Miss R. Moverley-The U.S.A. 2, Mr D. Scrafton-The Transport System of Bradford. 3, Mr A. Richardson-Early Bradford. 4, Mr Caves-Origin of Towns in the West Riding.

Fieldwork During the Summer Term, a group of twenty-three members

of the Lower Sixth, accompanied by Mr Blundell and Mr McPartland, spent a week doing fieldwork at Hag Dyke, a scout hostel on the slopes of Whernside above Kettlewell, in Wharfedale. The smooth running of the trip was in no small way due to the efficient assistance given to the staff by three of the school scouts who were in the party.

The boys attending surprised the members of staff accompanying them, and possibly themselves too, by the amount of work they produced. This covered four major topics: Limestone Scenery, River Development, Rural Settlement and Land-Use.

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In many ways, it was a matter of clarifying ideas already learnt from textbooks; in some cases, everything was new. We learnt that Linton was 'the most beautiful village in the Dales' and that Starbotton was 'one of the most miserable hamlets in the area'. One person, attempting to discover the acreage of a farm at Kettlewell noted that this question was 'brilliantly evaded by farmer'. However, much useful work was also achieved .

. Apart from the main purpose of the trip, the group learnt how to live 700 ft above the nearest village on the cooking of their fellow sixth-formers, some totally inexperienced. How many of them still peel their three potatoes for dinner before they go out each day? It was interesting, moreover, to see how a half-hour walk back up Whernside on a wet night tended to dissuade even the most 'thirsty' from venturing down to Kettlewell each night.

An experience well worth repeating! M.B. and M.McP.

NEW TRENDS IN TEACHING

Parents often remark that the teaching content and method is different from their day; father finds Johnnie's Maths homework beyond him though Johnnie may be in a very Junior Form.

So things change; we live pre-eminently in a period of change in the field of education, particularly in certain subjects of the curriculum. Much research and innovation is taking place at classroom level in many subjects, particularly in America and Sweden. In English the emphasis is shifting from the written onto the spoken word, because our main communication avenue is by word of mouth. In Languages we have the Language Laboratory and now the Recording Studio; in Modern Languages and Latin the Audio-Visual devices which recognize a similar emphasis shift. In Science the Nuffield Science Project is encouraging research and experiment in Primary Schools not ten miles from St Bede's. In Mathematics the term Modern Maths is being tossed about and all the layman knows is that it is different from the Maths he himself did at school.

The reformers seem in Maths and Science to be opposed to the old English-style teaching and to the utilitarian approach. Some say their approach is highbrow, and certainly in these subjects of mathematics and science they are not teaching them as rituals or socially useful skills but as 'systems of thought', with much emphasis on discovery.

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MODERN MATHEMATICS

Ten years ago all the mathematics taught in schools in this country was at least zoo years old. All the mathematics that had been discovered in the last zoo years was ignored.

A large number of techniques are taught in this kind of mathematics-solving the quadratic by formula or solving triangles. All this can be necessary, but it is not mathematics in the real sense of the word.

Movements started in Europe and America over twenty years ago to reform the contents and teaching of mathematics. The result was to give 'structure' to school mathematics and a knowledge of the fundamental forms of mathematics, namely sets, vectors, matrices and groups. These are definitely nineteenth century ideas.

These forms were at one time taught at university level only. It has been universally found that the ideas and uses of these forms can be appreciated and enjoyed by all pupils from quite an early age.

In this modem age tedious arithmetic is performed by calculators and no human being can compete with a ready reckoner or a calculator.

Other modem subjects being taught are mappings, linear programming, transformations and statistics, which are twentieth century developments.

There is no doubt that American and European experience has shown that the modem mathematics is enjoyed by pupils and enriches their experience and knowledge.

C.O'D.

SCIENCE

With scientific discoveries being made at an ever increasing rate and the advent of the technological revolution through which we are living, there has been a feeling among science teachers for many years that all was not well with the presentation and content of science courses as traditionally taught in schools. The Association for Science Education, conscious of the problems, examined the questions and issued recommendations in its Science and Education Report of I96r. But in December I96I the Nuffield Foundation set aside quarter of a million pounds as a first instalment to initiate the development of new science curricula for schools in Britain.

The first field to receive attention early in I96z was Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the II-I6 year oids. This project, due to be published within the next few weeks, has involved the development of a new course in each subject and the trial


of these ideas in ISO or so schools. The experience gained was fed back so as to lead, where necessary, to modifications of the unsatisfactory sections of the proposals and to the evolution of well tried courses. There has been a weeding out of much of the old and (for the twentieth century) irrelevant· material and its replacement by modern concepts, always bearing in mind that it is not necessarily future scientists who are being educated but future citizens. The general trend is to develop courses which depend on understanding more than on factual knowledge, on discovery more than on instruction and on active participation and criticism more than on passive acceptance. Practical work plays a major part in all the courses and much new and novel equipment has been developed.

Education in science is held to be essential in a liberal education as well as for adult life and work in a world in which science and technology have an ever increasing significance. The courses aim to give children a well grounded understanding, not a series of disconnected facts. The objective is to encourage children to think about science. In the long run this should make for better scientists, better technologists and more liberally educated people, and there is little doubt that these new courses will make a great impact upon schools throughout the country.

G.F.

THE SIXTH FORM

In September the second part of the Sixth Form block will come into use. It consists of a large common room, a staff room, a library and study-places for individual work. This will be of great advantage to the transformed Sixth Form. Previously the requisite for entry into the Sixth was the need to get 'A' levels and at least four subjects at '0' level. Because of the call for better qualifications and to give an opportunity for boys who wish to stay on at school, this has been changed. There is no strict entry qualification save a good reputation and the determination to work hard. The courses in the Sixth have been extended so that it is now possible to take '0' and 'A' levels separately or in a mixed course and also subjects from the science and the arts side. This will open up new possibilities for many boys in the school.

The new block will undoubtedly improve facilities for private study and for recreation, and will give the new generation of Sixth Formers the opportunity of learning to work on their own and of managing their own affairs.

We all hope that this represents a broadening of the schools possibili ties.

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UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

OXFORD NOTES

Mike Ellison (St Catherine's second year Law) is now captain of boats, and practically lives on the College barge. J. Lipscomb, who coached the 1st Eight during pre-term training sessions, is now teaching at Beaumont. Mr J. Connor paid a flying visit to College, which coincided with Torpids in which we went up three places. Perhaps more of the staff should pay us a quick visit during Eights Week.

Dave Palframan (Lincoln, D.Phil.) is busy writing his thesis on 'Sexual Dimorphism in the Ammonites', and should finish this· summer. He lives with his wife and year old daughter in a house overlooking the field where Matthew Arnold used to sit and compose his poetry. Presently lecturing at a local Technical College, he is looking for a University Teaching post.

Dick Hemingway (St Catherine's, D.Phil.) Dept of Nuclear Physics, has retired from the sporting life, and trails around Europe looking for elementary particles with little success so far. He marries a Dutch girl in the Hague in July, so his trips abroad were not entirely fruitless. Next summer he will quickly slip down the brain drain and out into oblivion.

R.J.H.

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM

The first term at Durham can be confusing Where are the slag heaps we were all told about? What about the Miners' Gala? Where's the Catholic Chaplaincy ?-Sorry, old man, we're C of E here, you know.

Preconceptions about Durham rapidly vanish on first hand acquaintance with the city. Gradually the fresher feels confident to engage in conversation about Durham's character with a second year student reading Social Studies:

Fresher: The great thing about Durham is the Cathedral. Second year man: Yes, there is all that architecture, but it

weighs far too heavily on the university. All this medieval nonsense of prince-bishops and the Venerable Bede has a place but it's retarding progress. It's because of this that we have to wear gowns, do homage to that sacred cow, the collegiate system, and sip sherry politely with our moral tutors. We need to get up-to-date with the rest of the world ... then we could really be students and even wear pullovers and jeans, and thus feel ourselves to be members of the cosmopolitan student body, instead of being out on a limb in this ecclesiastical slum.


Fresher: Well, you can always get away by watching Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.

Second year man,' Not if you're invited to take tea with the college chaplain . . .

DAVID F. ALLEN (Van Mildert College).

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD Last September saw the arrival here of three Bedesmen, who

found they were derisively referred to as 'Freshers', a name conjured up to put the newcomer in his proper place. The tag wore off, and now the three have settled like the other hardened Bedesmen in this up and coming University. Bernard Blessington is studying for his Ph.D. (Chemistry), while three will have passed their finals, we hope, when these notes are read-they are John Kilcoyne (Bio-Chemistry), John Flanagan (Chemistry) and John Walsh (History). David 'Lifter' Metcalfe is our only second year representative, and he studies Chemistry. Roger Furniss (Dentistry), Tim Henry (Physiology) and Tony Watson (History) are the 'Freshers' aforementioned, and all agree that Sheffield is a surprisingly pleasant place; steelworks and University are kept apart. The eighteen story Arts Tower is an impressive edifice, and the Union is one of the best in the country, so why not come and join us ? A. L. WATSON (Crewe Hall).

UNIVERSITY OF CARDIFF Cardiff is a pleasant city and University College the best

section of the University of Wales. The main University building is set in the spacious civic centre of Cardiff, which unlike most Civic centres in the north is, to a large extent, parkland. The Catholic Chaplaincy has its own building and grounds, and caters for the needs, spiritual and social of Catholic students. So far John Scott is our only Old Boy to go to Cardiff, and he hopes to be the first of a thriving colony.

J,H.S. (University Hall).

UNIVERSITY OF KEELE The large rural campus of Keele University lies in close

proximity to the Potteries conurbation, yet possesses in its landscaped grounds with its five lakes, the ideal surroundings for a University.

The University is unique both in its broadly-based curriculum and in its policy of almost complete on-campus residence for both staff and students. Recent developments include a lavish new Sports Centre and an Interdenominational Chapel whose architecture was described tactfully by a visiting Cabinet


Minister as 'an acquired taste'. At present Keele has only one Bedesman, Howard Taylor, now enjoying his Foundation Year. Whilst numerous visits to mines and boreholes have provoked odd mutterings that he is studying Mining, he is in fact reading Geology and Geography.

H.T. MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY

This year saw the arrival of four newcomers from St Bede's. They were Peter Roche (Pharmacy), Christopher Watson (Civil Engineering), Adam Maliszewski (Chemistry) and Franciszek Sobanski (Chemical Engineering). Of the four only Peter Roche managed to secure a place at Allen Hall, the only men's R.c. Hall of Residence, and so the other three settled down in digs. This settling-in takes two to three months, and is the most unpleasant part of the time spent here.

Adam Maliszewski and Franciszek Sobanski played football for the Faculty of Technology until pressure of work led to their temporary retirement, although Adam later became a prominent member of the Catholic Society Eleven.

Chris Watson is usually to be found hiking on some lonely moor at the week-ends. Peter Roche is a member of Allen Hall Rugby Fifteen. Manchester, of course, is a stronghold of Bedesmen for in second year are Jim Harrison (Chemistry), Clive Hamilton (Chern. Engineering), Gerry Ellis (Geography) and Mick Milner (French), while in final year are Janusz Bach (Maths) and Di O'Hara (Chemistry).

At the Catholic Chaplaincy most Sunday evenings are Dave McEvoy (doing his M.A. in Geography), J. Brennan, who was President of the Union last year, and sometimes Peter Hayes, who works for Courtauld's in the Manchester area.

FRAN CISZEK SOBANSKI.

ST MARY'S COLLEGE, STRAWBERRY HILL Dick Stephenson, taking Music and French as Principal

subjects, is Vice-President of the College Folk Song Society while Roger Sutcliffe, with Geography and Music as his main subjects with a possibility of taking a B.Ed. in a fourth year, is Sec./Treasurer of that same Society. Stuart O'Rourke is studying English and French in between visits to the Festival Hall. Tony Priestley takes English and Drama with spare time amateur dramatics. Johnny Wild is on an Arts Degree Course, and John Linskey has eluded my academic curiosity. In second year John White, Bernard Dagnall and John Wade seem to be doing main Geography and P.E. Januz Flammer is probably our only third year man while Allan Spence is close to his Degree


Finals. Apologies to senior Bedesmen I may have missed, but I am no full time correspondent. I do hear that Ken Hart is still hammering away at his special degree at Kingston Tech., and is a keener than before geologist. ROGER SUTCLIFFE.

LEEDS UNIVERSITY The cosmopolitan population of Leeds University is around

8,000, represented by a powerful and active Union. The Social life is excellent-well over a hundred societies cater for most known interests, e.g. Squash, Light Opera, Ten Pin bowling, Iraqi, etc. Accommodation is a problem, but new students' flats on the Campus are now completed. Future plans are ambitious: the University of the Air Scheme is well under way, and we in the Medical School already have close circuit T.V. for practical demonstrations. Give me time, and I shall endeavour to tell you of all the other Bedesmen here in my next instalment. GRAHAM MULLEY.

USHA W COLLEGE Maurice Scanlon, in his first year at Ushaw and in first year

Divinity, writes of a smaller group at Ushaw from St Bede's than for many years. Rev. John Elders was raised to the Sacred Order of Subdiaconate on 1st May. John McNamee is in fourth year Divinity and although living when not in College in Manchester is entering for the Leeds diocese. James McCaul, who left St Bede's in 1963, is in second year Divinity. Philip; Holroyd we caught a glimpse of on T.V. when Malcolm Muggeridge walked with Cardinal Heenan through the English College. Philip we class as an Ushaw man even though his Rome Scholarship swept him to imperial Rome last year. Also in Rome are Fr Sharp and Fr Loftus both mentioned in the Old Boys' Jottings.

Michael Benneworth and Michael Ryan alone hold up the Bede's banner in the Middle and Lower Schools of Ushaw.

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY So many brains went down the drain last year from Cambridge

that we seem to have temporarily lost our correspondent. We can guess however that Michael McGlynn and Jeff Grant are now on the threshold of the great big world-in a little note from Jeff Grant can one detect a tinge of sadness-'Cambridge is a great place to be in' ? Michael Hayes and Michael Lewis are still reading Maths, while Paul Wilkinson, in his archaeological enthusiasm, digs in Jersey, Turkey and Northern Greece. Fr David Jackson commutes on a bike between St Edmund's House and Christ's College in pursuit of History.

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CHRIST'S COLLEGE, LIVERPOOL [Culled from an original MS by J. M. Scudder].

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Teaching practice during first year is a hectic operation, from 7 o'clock coffee in the morning to evening exhaustion. You may land at Kirkby's Comprehensive School of I,8oo pupils, as Steve Walsh did, and cried, 'It's much bigger than St Bede's'. Sean Gilligan evidently can be relied upon for a lift. Mick Hopper would like B.R.S. to give him back his trunk-what could they want with it for eleven weeks? Tony Hanson and Sean Lawlor and Tony Roper are mentioned in despatches, the last for his running prowess. Fr Doyle, the Principal, well remembered at St Bede's may be best seen at Union Meetings and Principal's Time on a Monday morning, and Mr Berentzen, one time on St Bede's staff, is a popular lecturer in History.

LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY Martin Howley is approaching the end of his final B.A. (English

Honours) year, while Anthony Crowley takes his finals for his Law degree this summer. We wish success to both.

John Higgins is in his first year, but of George Truelove we have no news.

MISS MARY HAYES, B.A. (I 944-66) A wise owl of a headmaster once said that a woman teacher

or two or three in a big boys' school was altogether a good thing. He did not refer entirely to their obvious skill with costumes for plays, flower arranging or fixing a cup of, but to those less tangible qualities which everyone who knows Miss Hayes and her work at St Bede's recognizes.

Not that St Bede's ever tried to make a Martha or for that matter a martyr out of a Mary. She tackled the big job of organizing the catering side of Garden Party and November Fair because she wanted to, and her faithful guides slaved for her. On the academic side she was more than efficient and eminently, practical-did you want an odd copy of 'The 39 Steps' to make up a set, she was the one to put you on the right track. She was at home with younger boys in her Stamp Club and with Form VI where she had increasingly been working.

Miss Hayes came in the dark I944 days and from Junior arts subjects went on to specialize in History and later in English, mainly in the Senior forms. Since around I952 she has given about half her leisure to St Joseph's College Guides, the other half divided between the Ladies' Committee (Chairman for two years) and various offices, local and national in the Catholic

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Teachers' Federation. At present she is the Leeds Diocesan Representative on the National Council.

And now she is going-to take up a post as Head of the English Department at Margaret Clitherow Girls' Grammar School-and we wish her well and all success. H.J.

MR E. A. DOUGHTY, B.A. (1947-66) I first set eyes on E.A.D. in Leeds University Refectory trying

to play the piano and eat a meat pie dashed over with sauce. That was about 1927. Almost twenty years later, after his war service (in the allied cause, as he always insisted) he came to teach Junior Science and some Maths at St Bede's. Later the Senior Chemistry master emigrated to Canada, the Senior Physics master to Australia and E.A.D. had no doubts about a logical link-up. But his metier was English-he had an Eng. Hons degree, and when Mr Evans died in January 1959, he took over the English Department. No introvert, he gave high tone to the Staff room-a tone more of a musical than a literary nature. He always averred that his musical gifts were unappreciated, his virtuoso voluntary on a discarded gramophone horn in the late afternoon never caused much joy, and was suffered only so long as the instrument remained undestroyed. On one occasion when in full voice-he often indulged in song when his Bridge hand warranted rej oicing-he was transported, chair and all, into an adjacent small room and locked therein.

Way back in 1947 he could only obtain a cheap, pungent; brand of cigarette-he was an inveterate smoker-and the boys soon transferred the name Pasha to him, a name later and understandably mutilated by another generation into 'Basher'. The Staff room will be a quieter and less foggy place with his going.

Mrs Doughty for many years helped on that most profitable of stalls at the November Fair, the Drapery stall, and since Mrs Branigan retired has been in charge of it; we would like to thank her for the hard work entailed.

As a Sixth Form master he encouraged the Bridge Club though he disclaims responsibility for the World Marathon Bridge Championships they won. Cross words he rarely indulged in-crosswords he did enjoy. As Editor of the Magazine he showed, with deft touch in his facile, editorial comments and his quips, a shrewd and Puckish sense of humour.

I last saw him at the O.B. Golf Tournament eating a meat pie more liberally spiced with sauce, and, when the monsoon eased off, he went out to win the visitors' prize for he is a tidy hitter of a golf ball. H.].

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OLD BOYS' NOTES

OFFICERS I966-67

President,' Mr John P. Gaffney. Vice-President,' Mr George Lever. Secretary,' Mr J. Roland Oliver.

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Treasurer and Subscription Secretary.' Mr J. Kevin Moore. Committee,' J. Smith, L. Cahill, H. Hayes, P. Monaghan,

R. Hughes, N. Heptonstall, J. Flanagan, J. McEvoy, P. E. Shepherd.

EVENTS

Since the last magazine was published the following events have been held.

The Ammal Dinner Dance (Ladies' Night) was held at the Victoria Hotel in November. About eighty members and friends attended. We hope this event will be more popular next year.

The Remembrance Mass was celebrated at the School on lIth November. A reception was held in the library afterwards, sherry being served.

The Annual Dinner. Again this event was booked at the Victoria Hotel, Fr Bernard Doyle being the guest of honour. The number attending, however, was very disappointing. One of the most popular events of the year was a Dance which took place at Fountains Hall in February. It was held on a Saturday evening, and was very well attended. We hope to book Fountains Hall again for a Dance later in the year.

The Annual General Meeting was convened at the King's Arms, Heaton. After the business part of the evening, the Committee provided a Pie Supper, and we hoped that a more social air to the evening would increase the numbers attending. Unfortunately, a heavy snow storm occurred just before 8 o'clock, and we thought that the few members attending would have to consume large numbers of meat pies. However, the snow ceased, and we had more members attending than for a few years past.

One particular item at the A.G.M. was the ratification of the new rule which lays down that all life members shall receive their magazines free for the first five years, and after that time a charge will be made.

The cost of the magazines has been a heavy drain on the O.B. finances for the last few years, and it was felt that a charge must be made in the future.


The Retreat was held at the School on Palm Sunday, Fr Kevin Nichols of Christ's College, Liverpool, was the Retreat master. The numbers attending were not as good as usual, but again snow had fallen on the previous day, so perhaps we can blame the weather. An excellent meal was arranged by Fr Burtoft for those who wanted physical fortification as well as spiritual!

The Treasure Hunt may be a doubtful starter as permission has to be obtained from the police.

The Annual Golf Tournament was arranged for Ascension Thursday at N orthcliffe Golf Club. You may read all about it in the Jottings.

PRESIDENT'S LETTER

There is no doubt that for some years in common with many similar Associations the Old Boys have been up against a general prevailing apathy. That we have soldiered on and prospered at all, can be put down to the work of our Committees, past and present, helped by those Old Boys who still have the interests of the Association and the school at heart. I must thank them.

To try to stimulate more interest, the Executive are to hold Reunions in different areas of the city and also for what we used to call 'the train boys' outside the boundary. Two such meetings have already been provisionally fixed in Bradford and Halifax.

New members to the Association are always most welcome, particularly those leaving school whether for work or further education. .

An apology may be in order over a misunderstanding abou~ the Life SUbscription and the Magazine. The position is that Life Members do not now get the Magazine free for life-in these days of high costs it proved impossible. But a Life Member's Subscription covers five issues of the Magazine. If a Life Member has had five issues, and wishes to go on getting the Mag, he is asked to order and pay for it in advance. The date on the membership card shows when the last 'free' copy of the Magazine was sent.

To our London to hear from you.

Old Boys-our best wishes. We should like JOHN P. GAFFNEY.

FOOTBALL NOTES SEASON 1965-66

[A new name appears at the foot of this year's football news, that of F. Stowell, who is welcomed sincerely as our Old Boys' Football Club Secretary and Correspondent. Peter Walker, that indefatigable veteran of secretaries, we must never allow to lay


down his pen without a tribute in print to his loyalty in service through the long years. We have got used to his annual rendering of the year's soccer account in the Magazine, but in these days of reluctance to write anything, it was always refreshing to know that Peter Walker's contribution to the Old Boys' Section of the Magazine was as safe as the Bank of England. So to the first of what we trust will be as happy an association].

The end of the present season has surprisingly brought no League nor Cup Honours to the Old Boys' Soccer teams, as in recent years we have been able to boast of at least one trophy. However, the first team have well established themselves in the first season in the premier division of the Yorkshire Old Boys' League. But for a disastrous run of three defeats in a row finale, they might well have been champions. On the other hand the Reserve team narrowly escaped relegation and will continue in Division Two next term.

The first team was ably captained by Winston Bull and Tony Carroll, Dave Lightowler and Mick McPartland were towers of strength. In the reserve team John McAndrew was captain, with Ronnie Schofield a capable henchman.

Peter Walker, our faithful Club Secretary had finally to bow to priorities in family and business commitments, but can't help being still actively interested. We shall also miss the services of full back Alan McEvoy who will have emigrated to New Zealand by the time you read this. We all wish him well.

Should any player leaving school wish to know more about the Old Boys' teams, Mr McPartland at school will give you all the 'gen'. Any prospective players should be assured that the standard of football is high, the Premier Division including teams from Leeds University and Training College as well as O.B. teams from Hanson, Belle Vue and Barnsley Grammar Schools.

Last season's atrocious weather is behind us now in the warmer dryer days of Spring and Summer-I write in hope-and we eagerly await the start of a new season in September.

F. STOWELL.

OLD BOYSt JOTTINGS FATHER BERNARD NESDEN writes from Luton, a rapidly

growing town, four fifths of whose inhabitants are non-Lutonians. He thinks there must be some Bedesmen among them. If there are he would like to meet them. JOHN PADGETT of Keighley is now through all his examinations, and is a Chartered Surveyor, Auctioneer and Estate Agent with Dacre, Son and Hartley of Keighley. JOHN FLANAGAN (1965) is at the North-Western


Polytechnic, London N.W. on the Librarianship Course running until Christmas 1967. Recently he has been engaged in practical work at various libraries throughout London and met CLIVE DONOVAN.

TONY HIGGINS (1949-57) went to St John's College, Southsea, Hants four years ago, and is now Head of the Geography Department. He would be glad to contact any O.B. in the PortsmouthSouthampton area. ERIC NORTH, a correspondent of many years standing, must appreciate his magazines, having ensured his supply for the next ten years. He is Examinations Officer to the Institute of Linguists and runs the Catholic Scholastic Bureau (for the recruitment of teachers for Catholic Public, Convent and Prep Schools). He still keeps in touch with Mgr Tindall. JOHN R. THOMPSON writes from Tunstall, Stoke-onTrent where he has been a Headmaster since leaving Castleford two years ago.

SERGEANT MICHAEL KINCH writes from the Sergeant's Mess, R.A.F. Abingdon for an O.B. Tie though he sounds as if he will rarely be wearing it in sunny Cyprus whither he was about to fiy.

I always ask MONSIGNOR TINDALL, still at Scorton, for any O.B. news, and naturally I always get some, although this year he is careful to point out that it is now twenty years since his retirement. I think this is a hint to stop pestering him. However he has been in Italy for Easter with his nephew FR FRANK PEPPER, now P.P. of Holy Family Parish in Sheffield. He had dinner with the students of the English College who sang the Mass on Holy Saturday at San Silvestro. There he met PHILIP HOLROYD studying in the College on his Rome Scholarship. FR BRIAN SHARP and FR BASIL LOFTUS stood him a marvellous supper in their pet Roman trattoria. Fr Sharp is in his second year of Canon Law at the College of St Columbanus, and Fr Loftus is at the Pontifical Academy training for the Vatican Diplomatic Service.

In Assisi they saw the Spring feast of Prima vera when the townsfolk don medieval costume, and have fun and frolic in the Taverns. In Naples they were privileged to see the liquefaction of the blood of the martyr St J anuarius which usually takes place on 1st May and 19th September.

DAVID PEPPER is now Professor of Chemistry at Trinity College, Dublin and a proud father and BERNARD PEPPER is still doctoring in Bulawayo.

DICK HUGHES died on 23rd December last aged 77. May he rest in peace. He was one of the foundation boys, in at the very beginning in 1900, and often at O.B. Dinners gave himself the title of the original Old Boy-the very oldest.


A welcome letter from BRO. EUGENE MURTAGH, F.S.C.I. thanking us for his last Magazine. In September he was in Milan at the Basilica of Sant' Ambrogio to receive the tonsure from Bishop Oldans. A large group of religious were getting their various orders-among them his small band of Franciscans, four of them English and two of them Y orkshiremen.

FATHER JOHN HENZE sent his Easter blessing from the White Fathers' House at Sutton Coldfield.

JACK McNICHOLAS, now a Director of the Moss Iron Works at Heywood and living at Whalley Range, Manchester was in Holland recently on business, and was impressed by the cemetery at Arnhem where so many of the British Airborne Division are buried. He said a prayer at the grave of Fr Bernard Benson who died of his wounds while serving as Chaplain to a Parachute Regiment at Arnhem.

MAURICE WARD lives at Shepperton, Middlesex. JEFF GRANT (1963) is at the end of 3rd Year, Clare College.

A prize may be offered in our next number for the best outrageous name pun on these lines: Marion Haste-the leisurely regretter, Enosis Onions-the knowledgeable Greek Cypriot, John T. R. Lewetta-the French-Canadian singer, Honour Spencer-Count-the lady.executive, Viscount de Change-the extravagant aristocrat or Siobhan Stabeolhan-the Irish recluse.

I hear that MICHAEL HOLMES, formerly of Harrogate, in the Foreign Office Diplomatic Service is working in Bagdad.

JAMES EVANS of the Royal Engineers is now in London on a Carpentry Course-he already has a City and Guilds Certificate, and has been in Germany for over a year.

FATHER BERNARD GAFFNEY, W.F., home from Nigeria, is now (in early June) having a short holiday at Carnforth.

A boy was born in Bradford in 1902, went to St Bede's at 10 or II, left at 14 to try his vocation at Freshfield, and was ordained a Mill Hill Missionary priest in 1926. Appointed to the Punjab Mission, he spent years in the wild and troubled North-West frontier country. Building churches and hospitals he made his special skill and consuming interest, until today many fine buildings are 'his sermons in stone'. Among them are The Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi, Muree Presbytery (a holiday house for priests in the hills), The Jesus and Mary Convent at Pindi Point and the Presentation College in Srinagar.

He became an R.A.F. Chaplain in the war, then Procurator at Burn Hall ; later he went to the House in Scotland and came home to Freshfield where he died in the summer of 1964. The real FR 'BOB' ELLISON was known only to a few who laboured with him in that far-off land of Kashmir between the wars. Few St Bede's Old Boys knew of his existence; he probably

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hardly ever visited his native city, being too busy about his Father's work, but we should remember him in our prayers. May he rest in peace.

CHRISTOPHER MANN is with British Transport Docks Board in London, training to be an accountant. DESMOND FOSTER is now in Geneva, a computer operator with the European Organisation for Nuclear Research. ALLAN SPENCE was in the Simmaries' Cross-country team in the European Universities' Cross-country race in Rheims.

DR CHRISTOPHER MCCAVANAGH (I960) we congratulate on qualifying in Medicine. I believe he is a Houseman in Bradford. His engagement was announced recently, as was that of DR JOHN O'MELIA (I960) to Miss Rosalind Lawler, daughter of NORMAN LAWLER O.B. Headmaster of St Brendan's Junior School. I feel I should rewrite that last sentence. If any reader took me seriously, I shall be up for libel, and, as for the poor girl, I can only make amends by agreeing with Shakespeare, and no doubt with John O'Melia, that 'no jewel is like Rosalind'. Dr O'Melia qualified in December I965 at Leeds University, and was to take up an appointment as House Physician at Pinderfields Hospital.

I feel like applying for a script writing job on Emergency Ward IO, but, to hurry on with this operation, DR PETER KENNEDY married Miss Sarrie Inman at St Cuthbert's last summer. The bride's uncle FR F. MAWSON, himself an Old Boy and now Parish Priest of Bingley, married them, and the happy couple repaired, after a brief respite, to the arduous life of young houseman and house-wife at the York City Hospital where they are now proud parents' of a baby boy/girl. They know which and I think father is now at the Bootham Park Hospital taking a look at Neurology.

JOHN SIMPSON is the 'A' Team's leading try scorer with the Halifax Rugby League Club.

BRENDAN DONAGHY is in his 4th Year Medicine at Trinity College, Dublin.

CHRIS WOODFULL we were too late in our last issue to congratulate on his B.Sc. Ist Class Hons Maths Degree at Bristol University-a fine achievement.

BERNARD HEPTON, now an established B.B.C. Producer, we caught a glimpse of producing Shakespeare without props with a Youth group. He is probably much happier in this line than with the United serial which I believe he launched. PETER HEATON rarely gets a mediocre notice in the press for his acting at the Civic Theatre, Bradford where he has taken many leading roles over the past few years. HUGHIE HEMINGWAY is in the Merchant Navy. JOHN McDONAGH is managing one of the Bata

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Shoe Shops. PETER GAVINS is a partner in an old established firm of Solicitors in Wakefield.

DONALD SKIRROW is Assistant Manager of an Ilkley Bank. P.C's MCCORMACK, HOLMES and HOLLINGS are reported respectively to be in Bradford, Shipley and Harrogate well on their way to at least Chief Inspectors. RAYMOND ZIEGLER sent us a Christmas Card from Morat in Switzerland.

JOHN BRAINE (I938) is 44, and needs a change, he told a TV interviewer. He has bought a Georgian House in Woking. Spring is too late up here, and there are other things he doesn't like about the North-many of his friends now live in the South -the North is a cultural backwater, there is more going on in the capital-'I want to live among the excitement', he is reported as saying. Many of our successful O.B.s never send us their O.B.s Subscription, but I must tell you that John Braine has been a paid-up Member for some years.

I find in the current number of a very glossy House Magazine of the Standard Life Assurance Co. of Edinburgh a first class account of sailing in the Firth of Forth by PETER STUBBS (I963) the proud owner of a I6ft sailing dinghy 'The Seafarer'.

M. EGAN and M. DAY (I964) are both young Civil Servants at Telephone House in Bradford.

JOHN EMMOTT called in April. He is on the Sales side at Low Moor Steel and is taking his O.N.C. Business Course. Of the three DAVINGOFF boys DOMINIC is in the Army, RE.M.E. with B.A.O.R near the Dutch border, EDWARD is an overlooker in Bradford and MICHAEL who often is a welcome visitor to school was going into Leeds General Hospital before Whitsuntide. Hehas had a long run of illness, and we wish him well. DAVID PEEL, PH.D., has now three children lives at St Albans and does research at Mill Hill for the Medical Research Council.

MICHAEL HUGHES I hear lives in Billericay which I, in my ignorance, erstwhiles imagined to be in the Highlands of Scotland even when Election results seemed to be uncommonly smart in appearing from the place.

PAUL MORRIS (I964), at the end of his 2nd Year Geography Degree Course at the N.W. Polytechnic, enjoyed a soggy field course on the far moors of North-west Scotland. DAVID BURKE (I962) seems to be successfully managing a Car Sales business in Ilkley. STUART HANLON has completed his 2nd year at Christs College, Liverpool. EDWARD VAUGHAN, now married, lives in Yeadon where he is with Barclay's Bank. Of his brothers, FRANCIS is still with the Land Registry Office in London and artist MICHAEL, though living in London, teaches for three days a week at the Manchester College of Art.

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Walking up Emm Lane one wet Spring morning, as is my wont, I found an absorbing and absorbent booklet-No. I

Bulletin of St Cuthbert's New School, now rising phoenix-like out of Scotchman Road hen-runs. Joe Wilkinson, Head of St Cuthbert's, is to be congratulated on a most original and striking piece of work in which Fr Lahart writes a masterly and eminently readable financial thriller. The new school will be the first Primary School to be replaced under the Local Authority since the war. It will cost £I44.395, of which St Cuthbert's and First Martyrs must find £55.434. A good thing the rare air of Heaton rears stout hearts! Peter Langtry has a fascinating breakdown of the revolution in the planning of a typical seven-class Primary School, with ground plans making the ideas contained therein crystal clear.

CHARLES HUNT writes pithily from Chelmsford that he always thought Life Membership of the O.B. Association with a free Magazine for ever was a 'best buy' and taken all round, too good to be true.

So it seems that many O.E.s see plainly the difficulties, and willingly are sending their guinea for a further seven years' supply. Dr John Galvin in practice at Wath on Dearne, to do him justice, sent his well before the doctors' good news broke.

BROTHER W. McLOUGHLIN, O.F.M. (I96I) writes a welcome letter from Our Lady's Priory in Newbury. MAJOR BRIAN CORRIGAN sends news from Colchester RA. Depot. He returned from Aden last year, and is due to go to B.A.O.R next year. He has discovered a St Bede's cell in Colchester in FRANK JENNINGS (c. I930) who is a builder and Secretary of the Catenians and DEREK GOLDING (I939) who, with his brother, runs a small plant for making fruit machines-the money for jam kind I presume.

The O.B. Golf Tournament at Northcliffe, now an annual event, was held this year on Ascension Day. It is an occasion I am sure many more would grace if they knew what an enjoyable evening it is for 'tigers', 'rabbits', compulsive fruit machine addicts, domino devotees, dart dodgers, elbow-raisers, conversationalists, social members and friends. On both fringes of a menacing rain-belt from Manchester, golf was played. At least two O.B.s did their I8 holes in monsoon conditions, and, in what is technically known as a Modified Bogey Competition, TONY KEIGHLEY won the Trophy again, and Mr Doughty and Mr Marsh won the visitors' prize in spite of the snide remarks about marking each other's cards. Make a note for next yearit is a guaranteed pleasure in store.

JACK SMITH, for many years a key member of the Executive, is, I hear, moving to Luton. Congratulations on his promotion

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to Commercial Manager in his firm of Industrial Actuators, and thanks for all the work he has done for the Association. I hope he reads my other note on Luton O.B. cell. EDWARD NAILON, I am told, now lives in Chatham or Reading, perhaps in a weekend pied a terre at Chatham. Congratulations to PETER RILEY (1954) elected Labour representative in the Keighley election in May. FRANCIS ROWBOTTOM is now a headmaster in Berkshire. J OHN WARD has moved to Scotland to a more responsible post in Textile Machinery. MICK SHEARD successfully footballing with Thackley, has this season three championship and cup medals. TOM KELLEY, I am informed, is to be married this summer, before moving to Scunthorpe to be near his computer (Steel Industry). JOHN McMANUS is head of the History Department in a Doncaster school. FRANCIS CEDRIC DEERYto whom belated congratulations on his marriage-is if c production with a Simpson's Clothiers Factory in Scotland.

Many congratulations to JOHN MURRAY (1960) on his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree with honours and a distinction in clinical dental surgery at Leeds University. I am told that CHRISTOPHER BAINES, after his spell in the Horse Guards, is now in the Metropolitan Police and married. ALAN BARKER is with I.e.I. in Huddersfield. DENNIS CHAMBERS is busy with the architectural complexities of the new church of St Anthony at Windhill whose foundation stone was laid in late May. KEVIN WILKINSON is a Chartered Accountant in London; FRANK HORVATH is in Canada. DESMOND ALB ROW has risen to the dizzy journalistic heights of News Editor, Sunday Telegraph. His brother KEITH is Catering Manager, Christchurch airport, New Zealand. DAVID MCWEENY, backroom boy with a Ministry, is probably back in his laboratory in Norwich now after an extensive consultative and lecturing tour in America visiting universities from New York to San Francisco. No doubt he went to see his brother PETER who emigrated to Canada in January to take up an important job as Engineer to a Commercial Insurance Co. He lives with his family in Montreal, but must often leave them for visits to places as far West as Calgary and Vancouver. DENIS PALFRAMAN is still in Hong Kong, as we have been repeating for about thirty-seven years, but may be in England by the time this script is deciphered into print. His brother HARRY who was with Courtaulds is living in retirement in Montreal-we hope he enjoyed his recent holiday in Bermuda.

PAUL MELLOR (1960) writes from Yelverton, near Plymouth. Through his 'A' levels now he plans to eat one of these Sandwich courses you read about. It is with General Electric Co., is a 1-3-1 type which means one year in the workshops, three at University for an Engineering Degree and one year back at


Coventry. I hear both BOSTOCK brothers who went with the family south a few years ago are both at St Michael's Seminary, Ware. FR ALEC CAVANAGH who was at St Bede's for a short time as a boy is Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Parish.

ROGER BYRNE who is I think researching for Ph.D. at Wisconsin University met DAVID MCWEENY there. Congratulations to TOM DOOLEY on his appointment to the A.B.A.'s major Amateur Panel of Boxing Referees. Now liable to be called on for International Matches, he was one of the panel in February for the England v. Scotland International. I hear that TERRY BENTLEY is Deputy Head of a Junior School. I hope JOHN BRYDEN, B.Sc., PH.D. (1953) safely gets his O.B. Tie-we should like to hear more from him.

Many O.B.s attended the farewell Mass to Bishop Dwyer before his departure to Birmingham, and the Association thank him for his keen interest in St Bede's and the O.B.s. Many also were at St Mary's to welcome Cardinal Heenan in Bradford for the blessing and opening of the new Grammar Schools at Tong. We hope we shall soon see our new Bishop, Monsignor Wheeler, a West Riding man, at St Bede's. We welcome him as our Bishop. Some O.B. teachers are in the front line organising the numerous lectures and courses on teaching Religion in the Modem World. The Bradford C.E.G. and C.T.F. (Catholic Evidence Guild and Catholic Teachers' Federation) ran a particularly successful course in May at St Joseph's College. I happened to be at a Convent in far away Tunbridge Wells recently and heard high praise there for a certain school in Keighley where three O.B.s, PAUL DENNISON (the Head), JOHN LEEDAL and LEO HANLON seem to be doing things to liven up R.I. Teaching.

FR PHILIP LEEDAL, White Fathers is working with three others of his Order in S. Tanzania in a very poor parish extending over many square miles.

John Leedal has another enthusiasm in his beloved birdwatching. In the drab days of January last he descended hurriedly from a Corporation bus when he saw waxwings feeding on haw berries in that unlikeliest of places-Lumb Lane. Anything can happen nowadays in Lumb Lane; but this was a Naturalist's feast.

JULIAN MELVILLE (1961) is now head of the Latin Department Camberley Grammar School. He thinks JOHN PRENTICE (1961) after his degree in Malay from the School of Oriental Languages may be back in those troubled waters on a Research Scholarship. BERNARD BLESSINGTON may have his Ph.D. by this time. EDMUND BURKE he thought was teaching in Bingley.

ERNEST TRUEMAN who was with the Aden Electricity Corporation came home during the year, and left at the end of March for Fiji.

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GERALD KENNEDY is with a Chemicals firm in Harrogate. JOHN KILCOYNE is doing Research in Pure Science. JOHN GORMAN is on a four year Honours Course in Industrial Chemistry at the Bradford Institute of Technology.

STANISLAUS SZAJKOWSKI is reading for a Medical Degree at the University of Manitoba. ADAM MALISZEWSKI is taking a Degree Course in Colour Chemistry at Manchester University. MICHAEL DEVLIN hopes to start his teaching career at Holy Family School, Keighley in September.

ALBERT LIGHTOWLER, I hear is in the Export Department of Hepworth and Grandages ; brother Ian is in the Civil Service, Pensions Office in London.

STAFF SGT MATTHEW HALL went to Cyprus in I957, staying for nearly three years, was then posted to Harbour Field where he became a Warrant Officer. In I965 another move came to Singapore for a period of two and a half years. His work is mainly in Radio Communications Training.

I hear that BRIAN COOK is on this side of the Herring Pond again with his wife and baby. At the time of writing he is in North Italy on the working side of his visit, probably to do with Archaeological Studies from the New York Museum. I hear also that he is to be congratulated on a book published by Lund, Humphries of Bradford.

DONALD HAMILTON is teaching Physics at Kettering Grammar School. PHILIP SHEPHERD (I964) has completed a year's training at the Reardon Smith Nautical College, Cardiff and has joined the Hobart Star for Australia and South Africa. Philip was cadet captain and won the first prize in English and received a pair of binoculars presented by the New Zealand Shipping Company for the outstanding cadet on the training vessel, Marguerite.

Congratulations to all O.B.s married during the year. Some we hear of, many we don't, and as you know there is a general reluctance among all classes of the community to put pen to paper-I think its the TV or these space probes or H Bombs going off in China.

We do know of some weddings. KEVIN TURLEY of Stockbridge Keighley married Sylvia Irene Carr in Broughton Hall Chapel. Fr Burtoft married them. Kevin is Company Secretary to Keighley Lifts and Escalators Ltd and plays his good game of cricket with Saltaire C.C.

MICHAEL CONNOR married Susan Mary McGlinn at St Walburga's, Shipley on 22nd January I966. Michael had been with the British Bank of the Middle East for three years-first in Kuwait, then in Aden and finally to Amman in Jordan for a successful Arabic course. They made the most of their home


leave by skiing in Austria, touring in Scotland and Ireland and were off back to the Middle East, to Dubai in the Trucial Oman, in the middle of the west coast of the Persian Gulf in late May to cool off !

Best wishes also to EDDIE MADDEN married this year at Baildon and a Bradford Labour Councillor for Clayton. And to JOHN RAFFERTY (1957) married in July last, and now at the Yorkshire Bank branch in North Parade. Best wishes to DANNY GLENNON (1949) on his marriage to the sister of Fr K. Callaghan, C.S.S.R., who is now at St Mary's, Clapham.

MICHAEL FRANCIS KING married Susan Killala in October 1965 at Christ the King Church, Crossflatts. PETER KING was best man. Best wishes to Michael who is a representative for Campbell's Soups. Congratulations also to LEO HANLON married to Cecilia Clark last July and happily settled now in Shipley; to EDWARD AINLEY, married to Patricia, Edmund Burke's sister, during the year.

Fr Bernard Jackson, Parish Priest of Athersley, Barnsley had his Silver Jubilee celebrations on 20th April. At a sung High Mass Fr David Jackson was deacon and Fr W. Cavaugh sub-deacon. Monsignor E. Malone preached. Fr Gerard Hanlon organised.

Congratulations to JOHN MURRAY (1959) on his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree at Leeds University, with Honours and a distinction in Clinical Dental Surgery. At present he is working as a House Surgeon at Leeds Dental Hospital and hopes eventually to do some research in children's dentistry. He was Michael Connor's best man.

STEPHEN MARTIN, after two years at the University of S.' Illinois for his M.A. Geography, has been appointed an Assistant Lecturer at Wisconsin University where he will probably try for a Ph.D. in two years.

KEVIN HANLON, living now in Shropshire with his wife and baby daughter, may be teaching in Yorkshire in September.

CHRISTOPHER AARON is with Fisons Chemicals. IAN RAW is a department manager with Dean Clough, Carpets

in Halifax. ANDY HODGSON is with a Pharmaceutical Firm. PETER

MCKEOWN I hear is lecturing in English Literature in Montreal. DAVID BOTTOMLEY with Phillips Petroleum, Plastics Division

in Chicago, met Roger Byrne who is at the University of Wisconsin Tell it not in Gath, but for some years now Old Boys have

been moving in from all quarters on the Police Forces-Metropolitan, West Riding and Bradford. BILL HENRY is now an Inspector, Regional Crime Squad, ERIC METCALFE is also an Inspector at Headquarters, Bradford, KEVIN STEWART was in


the C.I.D., Bradford until January when he moved to the Metropolitan Area to Dulwich. KEVIN COOPER is in the C.LD. Bradford. JACK DAVIS is a Constable in Bradford and a staunch rugby player. KENNETH KING is a detective in the Bradford Special Branch. TONY SIMPSON is a Police Constable in the Road Safety Department, CHRIS SWINDLEHURST and GERARD MANLEY are new recruits to the force. ANDREW MUNGOVIN, now full sergeant after the successful completion of his Police College Course, is we hope recovered from the attack on him in the City Hall.

KEVIN DOHERTY is in the Photographic and Fingerprint Dept at Headquarters. JACK WALSH is a Sergeant in Headquarters. ERIC LAYCOCK is a plain clothes man in Bradford with JOHN PARKINSON. JOHN MARTIN is a Road Traffic Patrol driver in Bradford and KEVIN HOLLING, after three years as Assistant Inspector in N. Rhodesia, is now a Road Traffic Patrol driver in the Harrogate Division of the West Riding Constabulary. MICK SIMPSON is in the C.LD. in Bradford while RONNIE CARROLL is a uniformed Sergeant also in Bradford. EDDIE O'MELIA is a P.C. in the Road Safety Department. For this inverted Police Gazette I am indebted to a certain IVAN BROGANOVITCH, a clubbable man and some sort of double agent I gather. In spite of his signature, probably spurious, he would appear to be well in with the forces of law and order. He is in possession of information of curious maybe untold value. For instance of a certain police officer B. REGAN, now in London, he knows that his birthday is on 29th February, a titbit of knowledge which seems to derive from a Form Register and a good memory.

JOHN KEVIN NEWMAN (I947) one of a handful of former students, of whom one may use the term' erudite', sent a photograph to his uncle, Mr John Shee, a former Lord Mayor and a vigorous 86 year old. It shows Kevin shaking hands with Pope Paul at a congress for the advancement of Latin studies held at the University of Rome in April. Probably our best Classical scholar so far, with a State Scholarship and an Oxford Open Scholarship, he now teaches classics to Downside Sixth Formers who have won forty-two open awards in classics to Oxford and Cambridge under his tutelege.

I have said before that Form I refreshingly bring to bear their unfettered enthusiasm on the compiling of these ramblings. You may remember last year, one of them said that his O.B. male parent was a friend of Cardinal Hinchcliffe when he was at school. One equally naive this year drops me a note to the effect that a certain O.B. curate, on the death of his P.P., took care of everything, and adds an unsolicited testimonial'Everybody says he is one of the best priests they've seen, and is so well educated !'


MICHAEL DINN (1950) is now Assistant Director in Australia, near Canberra, of a Satellite Tracking Station. He may well use the computors there to keep track of the doings of his own six young satellites.

RICHARD RIGBY has a dental practice in Newquay. PETER RIGBY I hear is heading towards royal Sandringham perhaps even a Royal Warrant, in keeping the village store. PETER CONNOR is teaching in Kenya and brother David lecturing in Chicago.

LIEUT PETE CORRY has served for thirteen years as a fIre officer over thirty-seven fire-fighters, all aircraft handlers. He has six Air Command fire-fighting medals, and now with his 'smoke eaters' he is stationed in the North of Scotland.

PETER WOOD (1960) captained the Yorkshire Amateur Northern Union Rugby under 20 side. TONY SHARP, after seven years in the Canadian Mounties, is now in Barnoldswick with Rolls Royce.

Vve were sad to hear of the death in a Middlesex Hospital last summer of BRIAN MULLIN (1954). He was a teacher in London and was only 28. PETER SNEE is Head of the Remedial Department at Tong Comprehensive School. RODERICK WILSON (1962) was in school during the Spring. He hopes to enter a Teacher Training College. I think it was one of the Staff who met J. CASSON playing the drums at the Bankfield Hotel, prior to leaving on a continental engagement.

We don't mind passing on word of engagements officially announced-it's those we hear rumours of that we draw the line; at. So, PAUL GREENWOOD'S to Miss Georgina Greenwood. He is on the Editorial Staff of the Yorkshire Post in Leeds.

MARTIN BROGAN, Assistant Lecturer in French at Manchester University, is also Tutor at the Allen Hall R.C. Hostel. PETER BROGAN teaches at St Blaise School. Their father Mr John Brogan, with Mr Branigan and Mr Waite were at school in April to say goodbye to Mr E. A. Doughty. All seemed to be thriving on retirement.

R. P. TAYLOR (1957) is Managing Director of Grenadier Wools, Keighley.

MICHAEL PUDDY is now branch manager of a firm of Insurance Brokers in Hull, and is an Assistant Scoutmaster in Bradford.

HILARY GEOGHEGAN teaches Art at Sunderland Art College, and I hear has had a sketch accepted by the Royal Academy. His brother FR RORY GEOGHEGAN, S.J. is teaching in the same town at the Jesuit College. STEVE FENELON spent three months in France to help with his export job with a Lancashire textile firm. MICHEL GEOGHEGAN I hear is going to the United States.

EDWARD LAWLER we congratulate on his marriage last August.

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Living in Newcastle under Lyne, he is reading for M.A. in English at Manchester University, and eventually hopes to go back to Keele as a lecturer. PHILIP LAWLER passed his finals Chartered Accountants Exam, and is working in Bradford. NOEL JORDAN did very well at Leeds College of Architecture, qualifying last June, got married in August and is now working in Germany. JOHN THRISTAN is teaching in a Secondary Modern School in Halifax, while JOHN STOREY is at St Thomas Aquinas, living in Leeds with his wife and child. ZBIGNIEW SINICKI is teaching at St Blaise School and out to get a qualification in music by studying part time in Manchester. MICHAEL STUBBS (I963) works for a Turf Accountant in Bradford. JACK HUGHES has been in Washington, British Civil Service for two years with his wife and three daughters. His son is at a boarding school in Surrey.

We hope EDDIE FENELON is on the way to recovery after his spell in Rawdon Hospital for disc trouble. BRENDAN BARRY, head of the History Department at Cottingley Manor School took his Under I3 Soccer Team to the head of their Division and to the final of the Bradford Schools League Aurora Shield.

Very close to our dead line come the first of the University Degree results. Congratulations to JOHN WALSH, B.A. Hons. History, Class II, Div. I, Sheffield; MICHAEL MCGLYNN, B.A. Natural Science (Chemistry), Class II, Div. II, Cambridge; JEFF GRANT, B.A. Hons. Economics, Class II, Div. II, Cambridge; and to the many others whose Finals results are too late to go to press.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

C orr espondence Miss K. Bottomley, Mrs H. Robinson

Old Boys' Section and Junior Section Mr H. Jackson

Sports Section compiled by Mr T. Larkin

Further acknowledgment and thanks to Sports and Society masters, to all our contributors and to the considerable Form VI help.

STAFF, 1965-66 Headmaster: Right Rev. Monsignor M. V. SWEENEY, M.A., M.ED.

Deputy Headmaster: H. J. HAYES, B.A. Master in Charge of Senior School: J. CONNOR, B.A.

Middle School: T. V. WALSH, M.A., F.R.G.S. J~tnior School: H. JACKSON, B.A.

Assistant Headmaster: R. N. COPLEY, B.A., A.F.I.M.A. *M. R. Ackroyd, B.A. Russian, French. Miss M. A. Ball, B.A. French. *K. W. Berlet, B.A., F.R.G.S. German. M. J. Blundell, B.A. Geography. A. Brockwell, B.A. French. *P. L. K. Buckle, B.A. Junior High School Latin (Classics). *Rev. W. Burtoft, S.T.L., B.SC. Religio~ls Instruction (Chemistry). M. H. Colgan. Mathematics. D. A. Copp, B.SC. Mathematics. *B. V. Crowley, M.A. Classics. Mrs B. V. Crowley, B.A. Mathematics. P. Dalton, M.A. History, Humanities. T. K. Dooley. Physical Education, History, Science, Careers. *E. A. Doughty, B.A. English. *R. Ellwood, B.A. General Studies (Classics, English). V. Fanning, B.A. History, Humanities. *G. Fee, B.SC. Chemistry. J. Fryer, B.A. Latin, French. *P. Grogan, B.SC. Economics. *P. Hannam, B.SC. Physics. Miss M. A. Hayes, B.A. English. P. S. Hill, B.SC. Geology, Chemistry. F. W. Hill, D.L.C. Technical. J. Hodgson. Physics. D. Holmes, B.SC. Physics. D. Horton, B.SC. Physics. *K. B. Hirst, B.SC. Biology. *T. Larkin, D.P.E. Physical Education (Geography). A. F. Leadbetter, B.A. English, Mathematics. M. F. McPartland, B.A. Geography. *J. B. McShee, B.A. French. L. Martin, B.A. German. *J. K. Moore, B.A. History. E. Mulrennan, B.A. English. JYI. C. Norton. Mathematics. *C. P. O'Dowd, M.SC. Mathematics. T. O'Hara, D.P.E. Physical Education, Geography. *A. O'Neil, A.T.D. Art. Rev. H. Parker, B.A. Religious Instruction, Latin. Rev. E. W. Pathe, M.A. Biology, Science, Religious Instruction. W. Robinson. Mathematics. B. Rowe. Technical Studies. G. A. Stansfield, N.D.D. Art, Craft. *C. Thorpe. Technical. B. J. Walker, D.L.C. Technical Studies. *J. C. Walkley, G.T.C.L. Music. '"E. R. Walmsley, M.A. Spanish. C. M. Wilson, B.A. Spanish. J. Winkley, B.SC. Chemistry. M. Ligny. French Assistant. Part-time: Mrs A. Peckover (Music), W. Brame, K. F. Leader (Swimming),

A. Atkinson, A. Parish (Music). Religious Instruction is also given by Form Masters and Mistresses.

Masters in charge of subjects are shown by an asterisk. Secretaries: Financial, Miss K. Bottomley. General, Mrs H. Robinson

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