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St. George’s School
Windsor Castle
Association
CHRONICLE
2018
Welcome to another edition of the Chronicle. You may well be reading this on the
school’s website: this allows us to manage our carbon footprint and direct more of the
society’s funds to School ventures. We hope that in the future we will be able to
populate the Association section of the website with more and more items from and
for the archive. Do please get in touch with copies of any photographs or memorabilia
from your time at the school, particularly if you were a pupil of the school before
1996.
The Chronicle serves two important functions: first, it acts as a document of record
that publicizes the rules of the Association and minutes of its AGM; secondly, it aims
to keep members in touch one with another. It is in this second area that it is entirely
dependent on its members: the more that is contributed the more valuable it will
become to its members. Please do send your news either by the tradition method of
postcards or on e-mail to association@stgwindsor.co.uk . If you know of any news
about another former pupil do please let us know; we positively encourage parents to
sneak on their children!
Obituaries
I have first to announce the obituaries and notifications that I have received.
It was with sadness & pride that (Charles) Allan McDowall (1947-52) wrote to record
that his younger brother Kenneth Andrew McDowall (1949-54) died in Montpellier
hospital on 14th August, 2017 of sudden septicaemia due to old war wounds, age 77.
Captain Kenneth Andrew McDowall, Royal Marines, was a chorister with myself
from 1949–1954. He went on to the Nautical College, Pangbourne, played Bugle in
the band, trained arduously to pass into the Royal Marines. He completed two tours in
Aden, when the populace was being murdered by terrorists, then two tours in
Malaysia & Borneo which involved having a helicopter spot a terrorist camp. Then
that night, he & a sergeant canoed up the nearest river, crept through the jungle and
dispatched all the terrorists except one, and crept out again. The objective to terrorise
the terrorists.
After a parachute accident, he spent 6 months in Stoke Mandeville Hospital, and was
then stationed at RM Lympstone as the Heavy Weapons instructor. Thereafter, his
health forced disability retirement. He was married twice, 1st Deborah Lysaght of
Mallow; two daughters Hannah & Morna. Then Dr. Capucine Le Roux de Bretagne of
Treignat, of Médecins sans Frontières.
They had three sons & a daughter, Bartelemy, Columban, Dougall & Victoria.
Civilian life was difficult for him. St. George’s was excellent training for the Marines
– maybe Choir School a bit stricter, but Heaven on Earth. A Long Bow for life.
Fly far, for you are today’s arrows.
Benny Thomas (1972-1977) died early in 2018 and is hugely missed by his family
and brother Dicky Thomas (1968-73).
A plea renewed
The Editor would be grateful for news about members of the Association, their
whereabouts, appointments, achievements, or other changes in circumstances so that
this Chronicle can be an ever more accurate and informative way of fulfilling the
objects of the Association. Similarly, we would be grateful for notification of those
members who have died so that we can mark their passing and amend the records.
New Members 2017 Year 8 Leavers Ra’eef Adam (2008-2017) Merchant Taylors’ Grace Andrews (2008-2017) Leighton Park School Martin Bolmat (2009-2017) St James’ Senior Boys School Maximilian Broad (2013-2017) Rugby School James Button (2009-2017) Luckley House School Max Evans (2008-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Matthew Gannon (2009-2017) Bradfield College Felix Gibbons (2011-2017) Eton College Benjamin Lawson (2015-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Ben Lewin (2007-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Faron Molla (2009-2017) Wellington College Jude Morgan-Dewar (2007-2017) Bradfield College William Mumford (2007-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Camilla Pearce (2007-2017) Holyport College Oscar Pincus (2007-2017) Bradfield College Lorenzo Proietti-Meloni (2008-2017) Windsor Boys’ School James Radford (2008-2017) Hampton School Hanzala Rajbhoy (2014-2017) St James’ Senior Boys School Zachary Roberts (2012-2017) Winchester College Matthew Ryan (2007-2017) Ardingley College Harry Sherman (2008-2017) St James’ Senior Boys School Eashen Vickers (2008-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Jemima Wales (2007-2017) Holyport School Charles Warren (2015-2017) Windsor Boys’ School Louise Windsor (2007-2017) St Mary’s School, Ascot
Year 6 and other Leavers Alfie Adriano (2013-2017) St George’s College, Weybridge Zakariyya Becker (2011-2017) Merchant Taylors’ Zachary Broad (2014-2017) Abingdon School James Davis (2012-2017) Reading Blue Coat School Thomas Day (2009-2017) Reading Blue Coat School Luka Devaux (2009-2017) St George’s School, Ascot Jasveer Dhariwal (2010-2017) Burnham Grammar School Lucy Ellis (2009-2017) Sir William Perkins’s School Oscar Falkentoft-Hansen (2015-2017 Reading Blue Coat School Oona Gibbons (2011-2017) St George’s School, Ascot Eimear Graham (2009-2017) Sir William Perkins’s School Willow Hefferman (2015-2017) Sir William Perkins’s School Matilda Howe (2010-2017) Sir William Perkins’s School Archie Ingram (2009-2017) LVS, Ascot Daniel Kuye (2015-2017) St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School Laila Marples (2010-2017) St George’s School, Ascot Summer Masood (2014-2017) St George’s School, Ascot Luke McKenna (2009-2017) Leighton Park School Kian Morjaria (2015-2017) Reading Blue Coat School Giles Mowbray (2010-2017) Hampton School Kinza Nackvi (2009-2017) St George’s School, Ascot James Pritchard (2012-2017) Reading Blue Coat School Aleksander Proudnikov (2015-2017) Furze Platt Senior School Isabelle Randle (2009-2017) Sir William Perkins’s School Griffin Sibley (2015-2017) Gulf Stream School Corban Smith (2009-2017) LVS, Ascot Karran Soora (2010-2017) Thorpe House School Isobel Thomas (2009-2017) St George’s School, Ascot Frederick Wickers (2010-2017) St George’s College, Weybridge
News from and about Association Members News reaches us that Ben Andrews (2005-14), who went on to Hampton, has taken up rowing most successfully. He has rowed in NAT Schools Regatta every year since leaving St George’s and won a bronze medal in NAT Schools Regatta 2017 for the coxless fours. His coxless fours crew was chosen to represent GB in the coxed 8 at the annual GB v France race on 13th July 2017 alongside two boys from Radley and two from Shiplake: they were victorious! As for singing, Ben is a member of Hampton Voices of Lions who competed in Birmingham on 8th July 2017 in the Music for Youth competition. From there he went to the Edinburgh Fringe for a 10 day run in August. He also sings fortnightly with Taplow Youth choir. Former Windsor RFC colt Josh Basham (2004-09) made his senior debut for London Irish early in the New Year in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Although Gloucester were convincing winners, Josh wrote “Loved making my debut for Irish at the weekend… Tough result but always honoured to take the field with such a good group of lads.” Josh began playing Rugby at the age of five, excelled at St George’s and joined the London Irish Academy at 15 before captaining their under-18s. Last March he represented England at Under-18 level and this February he was part of the England side that beat Wales 37-12 in the Six Nations clash at Kingston Park. D. J. H. Bolton (1959-63) is still consulting on the UK agricultural business, an area considerably hotted up by BREXIT (see www.boltonpartners.co.uk). He is keeping busy in various ways as Chairman of Governors for the Town Close Schools in Norwich, Chairman of the Norwich Rowing Club and Junior Warden of the Worshipful Company of Farmers. He particularly enjoyed seeing the Choir at work in the recent Royal Wedding. Jamie Beagle (1999-2005) writes: 2018 marks 13 years since I left St. George’s Windsor Castle, but thankfully I am still in touch with many of the good friends I made during my time there. I currently reside in Guangzhou, China working towards my doctorate degree in Petroleum Geochemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, based overseas until I return to Lancaster University to present my finished thesis. My research is mainly focused on using Noble gas geochemistry to model quantitively the migration of hydrocarbon gas compounds in China. The PhD forms a research project funded by the European Union. I recently graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience in 2016, and in 2014 graduated from the University of Brighton with a BSc in Earth & Ocean Science. Life in China has so far been very rewarding. I am continually striving to achieve fluency in Chinese before my return to the UK, the food here is also worth
mentioning. All my recent experiences are documented on my blog: (www.geologistinguangzhou.com), which includes the many pictures and videos I have taken in China. After graduating I see myself returning to Asia, or perhaps Canada or Australia depending on what the energy markets dictate. I will be sure to update everyone at the association as to my whereabouts. I will be watching the Royal wedding this week from a television screen in China. Some of my most vivid memories as part of the Lower Chapel Choir were singing hymns at Eton College on early Sunday mornings, while Prince William and Harry were both in attendance, sitting in the pews opposite me and the other awe-struck students of St. George’s. Peter Burrows (1964-69) has helped grow the Oxford Lieder Festival, a two-week celebration of song each October. www.oxfordlieder.co.uk Michael Coombe (1939-45) also enjoyed hearing the Choir sing at May’s wedding, although wished that they could have sung more. He is often asked when the girls of St George’s School will be used in Chapel and wonders if there is news on this. Will Dawes (1989-93) was delighted to marry Dr Katherine Bank on July 14th 2017, in Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford. His group, Stile Antico, is having a good year: they were the only classical group to appear at the 2018 GRAMMYs, and he can now say he’s performed at Maddison Square Gardens. They have also just made their South American debut with a series of concerts in Colombia, and look forward to their Asian debut in October 2018, when they will be in South Korea. It has been a most successful time for Will indeed: earlier this year he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. Martin Denny (1981-86) and Harriet were delighted to be able to report the birth of Eleanor Catherine Lucy Denny on 6th April 2018; a sister for Imogen and Tristan. Congratulations to Henry Exham (1991-97) who is now married to Anna with whom he has three children (Indigo 6, Felix 4 and Skye 2). They live in Shrewsbury and Henry is currently teaching Biology at Shrewsbury School. From September, he will take up a new role in the school as Head Of Digital Learning. In his spare time he runs a website for biology resources www.mrexham.com and is a keen YouTuber! (Youtube.com/mrexham). Richard Halsey (1954-59) and his wife Diana are celebrating forty-eight years of marriage this September and, romantically, have had their Wedding Rings melted down, recast and re-shaped. This was caused by Diana having to have her ring cut off in hospital after a fall. Richard is a pains to point out that he did not push her! His
musical activities continue apace. Three years ago at the tender age of 70 he stared to learn to play the trombone. His younger son and granddaughter asked him to join the Choir in Holy Trinity, Auckfield, where they sing the Eucharist on Sunday mornings and good old-fashioned chanted Evensong from the Parish Psalter plus settings and anthems. A bit of carpentry in his “Man Cave” and Tennis keeps him out of mischief! Tim Holbech (1958-62) wrote to thank all concerned with organising last Summer’s reunion. “It is fascinating to see how the place has developed since my day and it was also a wonderful trip down memory lane for me! When I showed it to him, the Headmaster mentioned you might like a copy of the above photograph to help add to your collection. It was taken in 1958. The Headmaster was Bill Cleave and his wife Peggy is sitting next to him. The clergyman is Canon Nourse from the Castle. Sitting next to him is Miss Blondin (who taught me) and she was a granddaughter I think of the famous Charles Blondin who tightrope walked over Niagra Falls. (I am sitting in front of Matron!). I was at the school from 1958 to 1962 and went on to Eton College after. Sandhurst, Grenadier Guards and the City followed. I am now retired thank goodness – however, four grandchildren is like a full time job! Many thanks again for a memorable day. Cricketer Alice Macleod (2005-07) was busy representing Berkshire Ladies in the T20 County Championships last summer. Against Kent, Berkshire was victorious with bowling figures of 3 for 14. They fared less well against Lancashire, but Alice top scored with 22 from 17 balls. In August a regular correspondent of the Chronicle saw Alice top-scoring for Western Storm in the Women’s T20 competition at the Oval. We hope to tempt Alice to St George’s soon to pass on her experience to the current generation of St George’s boys and girls.
Allan Ledger (1952-57) has written A Moment in Time: John and Thomas Keble and
their Cotswold Life. John Keble is best remembered for the Oxford College founded
in his memory, his role in the seminal Oxford Movement, and for the hymns that he
wrote and which are still sung today.
Both John and his brother Thomas were
educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford
and followed their father into the Church.
John Keble was a curate of the Cotswold
villages of Eastleach, Southrop and Coln St
Aldwyn, with his younger brother Tom. John
left Fairford and the Cotswolds to become
viar of Hursley in Hampshire where he
stayed until his death. His brother Tom
became vicar of Bisley near Stroud.
This is a fascinating, informative and highly
researched account of a great and
distinguished family, whose legacy continues
today. The Foreword is written by Canon
Martin Poll, Her Majesty’s Domestic
Chaplain at Windsor.
Published by Umbria Press of London
Richard Murray-Bruce (1982-87) is still living in Little Venice in London, married
to Christiana, now with three boys – Alexander (11), William (9) and Sebastian (5).
He has been with Egon Zehnder, a Swiss-headquartered, privately-owned senior
executive search firm, for 11 years where he is a partner and leads the UK financial
services and Global asset management practices. In the summer, though, he will be
joining one of his US asset management clients, Affiliated Managers Group, in a
senior leadership role looking after the firm’s relationships with boutique asset
managers in which it invests globally. He will continue to be based in London but
travelling more to the US, in Europe and in Asia.
On the musical front, he is still attempting to keep up with his boys on a range of
musical instruments that is growing week by week – now including the drums, cornet,
cello, electric and acoustic guitar and recorder! He is in touch with Bruce Hamilton
and Andrew Mills who are both doing well.
One of the Chronicle’s roving reporters spotted in the press that Morgan Lake (2007-
08) made the decision in December 2017 to transfer her focus from Heptathlon to
High Jump in 2018. The Windsor, Slough and Eton athlete achieved a personal best in
the high jump last year and finished sixth in the Wold Athletics Championships in London. “It has been a great year. The high jump at the World Championships was just incredible. To come sixth at a competition like that… it was such a big event!” Two former pupils represented Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow Athletics Club in the Under 20s category at the National Cross Country Championships at Parliament Hill in February. Meg Ormond (2007-13) further enhanced her international credentials with a fine seventh place and Izzie Rayner (2001-11) put in a fine performance to come home in 69th place. Stephen Pattenden (1950-55) was taken on a journey down memory lane on receiving this year’s invite and remembered that the school musicals in his day 1950 to 56 were drawn from pre war musicals written by various choir masters and were not in the class of Lloyd Webber or Tim Rice. “I am sure I remember the Fellow Traveller. I think the scenery lived in the "Old Gym" along with the boy’s trunks. I remember in the beams in the Old Gym along which one had to walk as if they were tall ships spars. The school cellars were full of tudor oak, from the refurbishment of the St. Georges Chapel roof, (full of woodworm) which was turned into logs for the Headmaster’s sitting room fire. “We also had a sort of trench warfare game when the desks in the Victoria room were laid on their sides facing a "no man’s land" and two teams threw newspaper balls at the other side. If you were hit you were "dead". (This was still going strong in the 1980s under the name Boers and Britons and see 50 years ago below! Ed.) By the way, I remember the Raleigh being extended over the Victoria. I particularly remember the builders dismantling the temporary corrugated iron roof over the new building and jumping on the sheets as if ski jumping as they flew the sheets down two stories to the playground. (Health and safety at work didn’t exist but no one got hurt). Then there was the cricket pitch lawnmower which had a vicious kick back on starting, there was always some master with their arm in a sling. The grass mowings were collected in a modified 1930s taxi. I have very fond memories of St Georges. I wish my grandsons were musical and could join the choir. We had a brilliant classics master, could have been Mr Harvard, I learnt much more Latin than I ever did at Radley later. Our English teacher served with the Chindits in Burma and many lessons were taken up with stories of that campaign.” Stephen is still busy working on things such as robotics in agriculture, robotics in care and new building technologies. He would love to hear news of his contemporaries: he remembers David Fanshawe fondly and was most interested in his music.
Andrea Roberts (Asst. Matron 1989-92) is delighted that her son Fede will be joining St George’s this Autumn as a probationer in year 5. Anthony J Robinson has made contact and reminisces on his and his brother’s time at St George’s back in the late 1940s. “My brother was the Chapel’s cross bearer. While I a lowly ‘super’. Somehow I never realized that the School had been founded by Edward III until I read the Penguin book ‘The Plantagenets’ by Dan Jones. (A chapter on the founding of the order of the Garter). Sadly my brother is beginning to become quite forgetful however we have often reminisced about our time there. I think one of the better times was when the river overflowed its banks and we were sent home early. Another was encountering a man in the ‘park’ who was in charge of maintaining the King’s barge. He showed us around her. One of the worst was helping the headmaster choose a cane for use on my backside. I’m sure I deserved it and I don’t think it did me any harm. Please forgive my ramblings, I am 79 and retired. I live in Mexico now so don’t have too much contact with the old country.”
50 Years Ago
Christmas Term, 1967
This has been a very long term indeed but a very peaceful one. There was little
crime and virtually hardly any illness. We never had to use the second sick room
and only rarely, for a day or two at a time, was the other one in use.
We were blessed with very open weather for most of the term and were hardly
ever prevented from playing football by the weather. On the occasions when this did
happen advantage was taken of the extra spare time for rehearsals, carpentry, etc.
Given free choice, however, the "Boers and Britons" is still the boys’ favourite way of
spending a wet afternoon. We have found a new source of ammunition but the life of
the balls is woefully short.
The alterations to the dining room, which were carried out in the summer
holidays, were voted a great success although among old boys and notable die-hards
there are those who feel that all change, however beneficial, is of necessity for the
worse.
During the last weeks of the term precautions had to be taken to prevent possible
infection of foot and mouth disease. Our gate into the park was locked and we
went to the playing field via the Lodge and a bath of disinfectant. Spectators at
football matches were discouraged and we thought it wise not to use the playing
field except for organised games.
SCHOOL NOTES
We are most grateful to the Baileys and the Thomsons who have given most
generous contributions to the Amenities Fund.
We are extremely grateful to W. G. Abel who has given us the Larousse
Encyclopedia of Mythology as a leaving present.
We welcome R. L. Judd who has come as music master. After coming down from
Cambridge where he read Music, he studied in France and taught for a short while at
Oundle.
The school has received a most splendid present from Mr. W. H. Ellis, the father
of Messrs. P. M. R. and W. and C. yet to come. An Overhead Projector is now
installed in the Science Room together with a transparency maker and copying
machine. We are most grateful for this generous gift which will be extremely useful
in all sorts of ways.
The competition for the Programme Cover design was won this year by A. D.
Rissik.We are very grateful to the Williams family who have given us a cup to be
competed for annually for Piano Duetists and are also giving us an annual History
Prize.
DIARY
Friday, September 15th Supers and choristers returned.
Thursday, September 21st Three new choristers, two lay clerks and an organ
scholar were installed at Evensong.
Sunday, September 24th The Obit. Te Deum was Stanford in B flat and the Choir
sang O ye spirits and souls of the righteous by Walter Parratt.
Friday, September 29th St. Michael and All Angels. The Eucharist was sung to the
setting by Francis Jackson in G. At Evensong the service was Charles Wood in D and
the anthem Factum est silentium by Richard Dering.
Saturday, September 30th Preliminary rehearsals for the Play took place in the
evening.
Tuesday, October 3rd The choir sang at the Memorial service for the late Lord
Iveagh, K.G .
Tuesday, October10th The choir sang at the funeral of Mrs. Pratt, the wife of
our Clerk of Works. In the afternoon the choir sang at the Memorial service of the
late Lord Stanhope, K.G .
Wednesday, October 11th We played our first matches of the season.
Friday, October 13th St. Edward, King and Confessor. At Evensong the service was
Harwood in A flat and the anthem O sing joyfully by Adrian Batten.
Sunday, October 15 th Harvest Thanksgiving, and Parents’ Service. We were
glad to welcome a number of day boys and parents to the Service in the Nave. The
service was Campbell in B flat and the Dean preached the sermon.
Tuesday, October 17th At the Voice Trial held today no candidates of sufficient
merit presented themselves.
Wednesday, October 18th St. Luke The Eucharist was sung to a setting by Henry
Ley in E minor. At Evensong the service was Walmisley in D major and the anthem
O quam gloriosum by T. L. de Victoria.
Saturday, October 21st A deluge of rain caused us to abandon our match with
Eton Choir as the ground was quite unfit to play on.Wednesday, November 1st All Saints Day At Evensong the service was Purcell in
G Minor and the Anthem I beheld by John Blow.
Saturday, November 4th We held our Guy Fawkes celebrations in the evening.
Parents and friends had been, as usual, extremely generous and we had a fine lot of
fireworks to let off. After many hours of torrential rain, the bonfire was a bit
reluctant to burn at first but eventually it developed into a splendid blaze. Once again
we were extremely lucky with the weather; it had rained most of the day and rained
again later on but for the fireworks it was dry and reasonably warm.
Monday, November 6th Common Entrance started.
Sunday, November 12th Remembrance Day At Mattins the Choir sang the anthem
Give rest O Christ to the Kieff melody. Two minutes silence was observed after the
Dean’s sermon. At evensong the Banner of the late Earl Attlee, K.G., was presented
at the Altar.
Friday, November 24th We were glad, once again, to welcome Mr. Joy when he
gave one of his most interesting talks on the History of Furniture.
Sunday, November 26th The dress rehearsal of the Play was held in the afternoon.
Wednesday, November 29 th The first performance of the Play was given in the
afternoon.
Friday, December 1st The second performance of the Play was given in the
afternoon.
Saturday, December 2 nd The Old Boys’ performance of the Play was given in
the evening. Over these three days there had been an exhibition of painting and
carpentry in the Annexe.
Tuesday, December 5 th Exams started.
Wednesday, December 6th J. S. Ollivant brought an Old Etonian side to play the
School, reinforced by Mr. Russell. The Old Boys did their level best but Ellis in goal
was on top of his form and once again the school were victorious. These matches are
very much enjoyed by players and spectators. We hope that in future, cricket,
soccer and golf matches with Eton Old Boys will be played regularly.
Monday, December 11th The snow which had fallen over the weekend and which
had provided limited winter sporting on Saturday and Sunday was now in perfect
condition for snowball making and some very large snowballs indeed were
created. Their shrivelled remains were still visible on the lawn until
December 20th.
Wednesday, December 13th 100 Questions. Comparatively few questions
defeated the whole school but nobody knew who killed Holofernes and therewas complete ignorance about the Roads to Mandalay and the Isles.
Otherwise the rather unusually hard paper was quite well done by all but the
smallest boys.
Thursday, December 14th Poetry exam was held in the morning followed
by the Marching Competition which was won by Vindictive. Mark Reading
was held in the afternoon.
Friday, December 15th Supers went home.
Saturday, December 16th The stay-on Choir was most hospitably
entertained to lunch and tea by Mrs. Purssell.
Tuesday, December 19th The Dean and Mrs. Woods very kindly gave a
party for the choristers after Evensong.
Wednesday, December 20 th There was no singing and all the choristers
went out to lunch, tea and supper. The highlight of the day was Newland’s
attempt to buy a ticket to Waterloo—could it have been reproduced on
Television it would have had the audience weeping with laughter. The Booking
Clerk did very well indeed to keep a straight face!
Thursday, December 21st Mr. Wridgway very kindly entertained the Choir
to supper in the evening.
Sunday, December 24 th The annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
was held at 5 o’clock.
Monday, December 25th Christmas Day With a good deal of difficulty boys
were aroused from their slumbers at 11.15p.m. and sang at the Midnight
Eucharist. At Mattins, which was attended by the whole Royal Family, the
choir sang Psallite Unigenito by Praetorius and the Service was Stanford in B
flat. At Evensong at 3.30 p.m. the service was Stanford in B flat and the
Anthem Hodie Christus Natus est by Sweelink. Carols were sung at the close
of Evensong.
The Choir left for home after the service.
SCHOOL LEADERS
Head Boy: J. H. Stuart-Smith
Head Chorister: P. G. Williams
Prefects: A. N. McHarg D. N. Bain F. J. R. Grier
Set Leaders: Fovargue Anderson Simpson Williams
Deputees: Cole, C. Minter Hadow Rissik Chance
Captain of Football: Bain, D. Vice-Captain of Football TrollopeSALVETE
Choristers: P. G. Torrington C. J. C. Whitehouse
Supers: R. W. Bourne N. P. J. Falla P. L. F. French
W. J. Maltby L. C. C. Mitchell A.. J. Price
Day Boys B.W. R. Bousfield S. J. Coe G. D. G. Scott
VALETE
G. P. Williams — Came in September 1962. Secretary of Debating Society, Actor,
Orchestra. Head Chorister. He has won a Music Scholarship to
King’s School, Canterbury.
D. N. Bain — Came in September 1962. Ist XI Cricket, Capt. Of 1st XI Soccer, ist
XV Rugger. Stage Carpenter, Librarian, Cross Bearer. He is going
to Eton.
A. N. McHarg — Came September 1966. 1st XI Cricket, 1st XI Soccer, 1st XV
Rugger. Swimming Team. Head Day Boy. He is going to Eton.
Set Competition was won by Vindictive
Soccer Cup Rodney and Vindictive tied.
Hobbies Club Cup Vindictive
Deane Memorial Prize Simpson
100 Questions Prize Stuart-Smith, J.
MUCH ADO IN MAGNESIA
The seasoned third-nighters went to the Play this year full of pleasurable
anticipation. We had wondered too who would take on the job previously so ably
performed by Mr. McWilliam and whether he would be able to capture the usual gay
atmosphere. We were in no way disappointed.
Mr. Russell’s play was as gay and bright as ever. Mr. Smith had produced his
usual colourful sets. Miss Blondin had once again worked wonders as Wardrobe
mistress—the Coat of Arms was a masterpiece—and Mr. Judd as accompanist and
composer of several of the songs had, in his first term at St. George’s, clearly
understood exactly what was needed. The play itself was perhaps rather short of
plot but the lines were most telling and the actors, except perhaps when some of them
sang, were admirably audible. Out of such a wealth of talent it would be difficult to
mention more than a few of them but is it obvious that in Burrows St. George’s
possesses an actor of unusual ability. Chance as the detestable Sneec greatly added
to the enjoyment of the audience who like a good villain to hiss. He had the kind of
part which readily leads to over-acting but he controlled himself admirably and it is
a pity we didn’t see more of him in the second act. Williams was a very effective
witch, whose best friends could scarcely recognise him. Among the smaller partsspecial mention should also be made of one or two bits of acting by Fovargue. He
didn’t always deliver his lines very well but his timing and facial expressions were
on occasion absolutely first-rate.
As is usual with St. George’s plays, everything went extremely smoothly and the
Old Boy audience at the back of the room played their part admirably.
A.O.C.
ART AND CARPENTRY
The Exhibition was held as usual at the time of the Play. Miss Tower is very much
to be congratulated on the excellence of the painting and drawing. There were some
particularly effective charcoal drawings done towards the beginning of the term, some
of them quite remarkable likenesses.
A lot of work had been done in the Carpentry Shop; the exhibits were smaller in
size than usual but the finish was perhaps better. Particular mention should perhaps
be made of small items made by Kelway-Bamber who finishes his work extremely
well and of the child’s rocking chair which had taken Cole, D., the best part of a year
to make but which must have been well worth it.
FOOTBALL, 1967
Such success as the first eleven experienced this year was almost entirely prompted
by the excellent goalkeeping of Ellis. His sure handling and powerful kicking often
changed dire pressure into immediate relief, allowing the halves and forwards to
play their normal games. Of last year’s side Minter and McHarg improved steadily
in their respective roles of hack and half, and Anderson excelled as a makeshift
forward.
The highlights of the season included the double defeat of Sunningdale, a drawn
match away at Lambrook, and the return match with Scaitcliffe where we blotted
out the memory of our worst defeat by a correspondingly impressive win.
Colours were awarded to:
Anderson, D. Bain (Captain), Burrows, Ellis, Holman, McHarg, Minter and
Trollope.
1st XI Results
v. Heatherdown Home Lost 3-4
Away Lost 1-2
v. Scaitcliffe Away Lost 1-4
Home Won 5-2v. Sunningdale Away Won 1-0
Home Won 3-0
v: Stubbington House Home Lost 1-3
v. Lambrook Away Drew 2-2
v. Woodcote House Away Lost 0-3
The A team defeated Eton Choir 6-1, and Eton Old Boys 3-0.
We also fielded a:
2nd XI, an Under 11 XI, an under 10 XI and an Old Gentlemen’s XI.
OLD BOYS’ NEWS
Last term we erroneously reported that R. S. A. BOYLE and M. L. F. HAYES had
played a Sonata composed by the former at the Eton Music Circle Concert. In fact,
owing to the difficulty of acquiring a second grand piano on that particular day, the
performance was postponed. The work was however performed at a Concert on
November 26th and was extremely well received. Seven other Old St. George’s boys
played in the Concert in various orchestras and ensembles.
A. J. B. LINDSELL is now at St. Andrew’s University. He finds the work hard
but the social life entertaining.
W. T. P. JACKSON is in the 2nd orchestra at Bootham. He complains slightly of
the Yorkshire weather but otherwise seems to have settled in very well.
A. E. J. PETERSEN has now arrived at Radley and appears to be getting on well.
He says he is too busy to see a great deal of his elder brother!
G. W. G. ABEL was moved up half way through the term at Sherborne. He is very
much enjoying himself there but finds himself extremely busy fagging etc.
H. J. R. G. MURRAY, at Stanbridge, is Head of his House and is much enjoying
prefectorial privileges.
G. J. O. DUNSTAN got three A Levels in the summer including a B for French.
He was disappointed in his Geography result and is going to take it at S Level next
year. In his spare time he is very busy with the Westminster School Music Library.
M. C. BAILEY writes enthusiastically from Stowe. He has taken up clay pigeon
shooting as an activity. He is also going on with music and spends a good deal of
time in the workshops. He has been playing for the Under 14 Rugger side.
R. P. BARKER-HARLAND does not find work at Uppingham very exacting but he
finds the hours rather long and getting up is somewhat of a problem. He is in the First
Orchestra and Special Choir.
J. B. CHANNON has retired from Rugby and is now living at Chapel Garth,
Thoralby, Layburn, Yorks.
A. H. SAMPSON is in charge of Music at Wallington Grammar School.
We congratulate A. R. PERCIVAL on his success as stroke of the Eton boat which
won the European Junior championships in Germany and also on his election to Pop.
S. H. LACEY is to be congratulated on being awarded his Rugger colours at
Radley. He was not fifteen until November.
We congratulate N. W. M. PICKWOOD (Mervyn) on winning an exhibition in
English at Worcester College, Oxford.D. J. SLOAN had a most successful cricket season at Cambridge and got within a
striking distance of a Blue. He is a member of a group or choir called the Gentle
Power of Song and will be making a pop record called Constant Penelope.
T. J. PENTON is much enjoying collegiate life at Durham University.
A. P. Napier is at Tysard Hall. He finds it difficult to make use of the
opportunities London provides in cultural entertainment.
A. DE R. DAVIS is hoping to go for a cruise on the "Sir Winston Churchill" next
year in some sort of administrative capacity.
W. T. BORDASS, who is doing research at Cambridge, finishes his present job in
July and is thinking of going to Australia.
J. R. B. BOWDITCH is working on a farm near Uxbridge while waiting to go to an
Agricultural College.
We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. P. C. BOWSHER on the birth of a second son.
C. M. F. BROOKER, having had his fill of culture at Cambridge, is doing a technical
course at the University of Strathclyde.
THE REVEREND A. W. S. BROWN is now working in Petersfield.
We are sorry to report that Mr. R. G. Bullen, who was an assistant master here in
Mr. Webb-Jones’ time, and has been teaching in Scarborough, has been seriously ill
in hospital.
A. J. B. CLARK is in his last year at Merchant Taylor’s. He is now a very senior
person there and hopes to be in most of the first teams.
J. A. Du C. WILKINSON is working at the Conservative Central Office, and is
largely concerned with Conservative Clubs at Universities.
A. R. C. LANE, who is with Wiggins Teape, is moving to Hong Kong from
Malaysia.
J. EVERSHED is working at the Admiralty.
News reaches us of BRIGADIER K. FARQUHARSON-ROBERTS who now lives at
Weymouth. He doesn’t feel able to make the journey to Windsor these days but
takes his daily constitutional and still writes in a distinctive and firm hand.
M. GILBERTSON is doing research at Queen’s University Belfast.
M. C. GRIFFITHS is working for Urocard Inc. His address is 660, Madison
Avenue, New York.
E. ANDERSON is living in Scotland. He combines gamekeeping and writing about
it.
MAJOR J. M. HALFORD is back from Singapore and is stationed at Lympstone,
Devon. K. A. MCDOWALL is also stationed there.
N. J. K. HARE has at last come down from Oxford, where he has been doing
research. He has got a University teaching job in the North of England.
T. H. HOLBECH has left Eton and is going into the Grenadier Guards.
C. A. McDOWALL was unable to come to the Play this year having had the
misfortune to break his leg.
We congratulate R. I. S. MCGUIGAN, who is working in Bahrein, on his
engagement.
We congratulate P. J. Ll. WALLIS and F. H. C OWAN on their marriages.
T. J. A. NORTHEY is now a stockbroker in the same firm as the Van Der Noot
brothers.P. S. NOURSE has been doing social work in Wales while waiting to go to
University.
LIEUT . A. J. R YAN , R .N ., was recently injured in a car crash in Ceylon but we
are glad to say that he has made a good recovery.
M. T. SIMS is in the process of becoming a Civil Engineer.
Congratulations to C. C. BOCHMANN on winning a music scholarship to New
College.
The following Old Boys have visited the School during the course of the term:
G. E. Ashby, W. F. K. Ashworth, R. H. F. Attwater, W. T. Bordass,
H. M. H-C Borgnis, R. H. L. Bourne, J. R. B. Bowditch, M. H. B. Bowditch,
P. C. Bowsher, R. D. A. Boyle, C. M. F. Brooker, The Reverend J. E. Burridge,
R. A. Cawley, G. W. M. Chance, M. T. Coombe, M. J. S. Cotterhill, A. Craxton,
C. P. Cullen, P. J. M. Davies, P. A. Denny, A. C. B. D’Janoeff, D. M. Dodwell,
R. J. Edmunds, J. M. Ellison, C. J. Evans, J. Evershed, D. A. Fanshawe,
J. R. Fanshawe, R. D. Galpin, M. Gilbertson, B. E. T. Gubbins, N. M. S. Gubbins,
The Reverend C. H. Hare, Lt.-Cdr. P. A. Harland, J. P. Harris, M. C. H. Harris,
R. A. Havard, Major H. M. C. Havergal, M. L. F. Hayes, R. P. C. Hazell,
T. H. Holbech, A. A. H. Kelly, G. A. Kidner, S. H. Lacey, J. Leigh, A. T. McNeile,
C. C. McWilliam, S. J. C. Mills, J. A. Moore-Bridger, H. J. R. G. Murray,
The Honble. A. P. Napier, T. D. Neal, T. J. A. Northey, R. C. B. Odgers, J. S. Ollivant,
R. W. J. Parry, A. R. Perceval, A. E. J. Petersen, J. R. C. Petersen, R. C. Petersen,
M. M. Pickwoad, N. W. M. Pickwoad, R. M. Pickwoad, J. G. Price, G. E. Ramsden,
A. D. Rowe, A. H. Sampson, N. A. A. Spicer, R. A. Surplice, P. J. LI. Wallis,
L. Me. L. Watson, R. L. Watson, J. Wendon, P. W. V. Wilkes, J. A. Du C. Wilkinson.Easter Term, 1968
EDITORIAL
These are anxious days for Preparatory Schools. Costs continue to rise and various
government measures seem designed to make things difficult for us. Parents however
seem to have great faith in the future and, largely in view of this, it has been decided
than an ambitious programme of improvements here must go ahead.
We hope in the near future to start work on the rebuilding of the gym. The present
building is unsatisfactory in that the cross-beams are so low that no kind of ball game
is really possible and the unsealed roof really makes it impossible to keep it clean. The
dust which is stirred up at the end of a P.T. or a roller-skating session has to be seen to
be believed. The plan is to raise the roof very considerably. We shall then have a gym
of full height, although rather less large, and on top of it a Science Room and Workshop,
both with ample storage space. At the playground end of the gym there will be a trunk
store and at least six music rooms on two floors. Our present Science Room is a very
temporary construction and we have only planning permission for two years and, in any
case, this site is needed for various development plans of the Chapter for Old Bank
House and surrounding area.
The gym development plan is, of course, a very expensive one but over the years a
certain amount of money has been put aside for this purpose and it seems to the
governors that this is the moment to start.
SCHOOL NOTES
We congratulate N. P. D. Davies and D. B. Newland on winning music scholarships at
St. Edward’s Oxford and King’s School Canterbury, respectively.
We also congratulate J. H. Stuart-Smith on winning the Otway Scholarship at Radley.
This is a valuable award which is given to a boy who, while qualifying for a music
scholarship, is also high on the list of ordinary scholars.
We are most grateful to the Andersons who have given us some new sets of chessmen
for the Library.
Readers will have read in the national press that Eton Choir School is to close in a
year or two’s time. Some kind of merger with St. George’s had been considered but
this would not have been possible until 1976 at the earliest as our books are
completely full until then and there seemed no possible way of bridging the gap. We
have had countless encounters with Eton Choir at cricket and soccer and are sorry that
these fixtures will soon have to cease.
Our thanks are due to the Rissiks who have given us a splendid present of books for
the Library.
DIARY
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Friday, January 19 Choristers and supers returned.
Thursday, January 25th St. Paul’s Day. The Eucharist was sung to a setting for
four voices by William Byrd. At Evensong the service was Basil Harwood in A flat
and the anthem Beati quorum via integra est by Stanford.Sunday, January 28th Warm weather at the beginning of the term had brought out
golfers in some numbers. Those who played in a competition today found it very a
cold business but scores were very high.
Saturday, February 3rd We started the Rugger season by sending two teams to
Woodcote House who proved rather too good for us.
Tuesday, February 13th At a Voice Trial held today, the following were elected
to choristerships: A. J. Calf, J. P. Gordon-Jones, A. G. Purssell, J. D. C. Sharp and T.
R. S. P. Stuart-Smith.
Wednesday, February 21st By the kindness of Mr. Chichester-Clark, a group of
eleven boys spent the afternoon at the Houses of Parliament. We first visited Western
Hall, then listened to Question Time in the House of Commons. After tea we paid a
short visit to the House of Lords and were lucky enough to hear Lord Butler speaking.
Tuesday, February 27th Shrove Tuesday. Christine and Margery, our cook and
her assistant, once again worked an apparent miracle and produced 342 pancakes
which vanished as if by magic.
Wednesday, February 28th Ash Wednesday The whole school went to Mattins
and the Choir sang C. H. Lloyd’s Benedicite in B flat. At Evensong they sang Richard
Farrant’s High Service and Tallis’s Litany in procession.
Tuesday, March 12th Doctor Herbert Sumsion came to the school to conduct
examinations through the Associated Board.
Thursday, March 14th We played our annual Golf match against Woodcote
House.
Monday, March 18th The set Plays were performed in the afternoon.
Tuesday, March 19th We had a golf match against Etonian Old Boys.
Wednesday, March 20th A party of historians went with Mr. Ross-Ross to
Greenwich, an outing which was much enjoyed.
Saturday, March 23rd Eight boys were confirmed by the Bishop of Buckingham.
They were W. E. S. Bailey, P. A. Burrows, M. E. F. Chance, N. P. D. Davies, R. H.
Fovargue, F. J. R. Grier, N. P. H. Hadow and J. P. L. Hall. The Choir had been out of
use on account of rewiring and the service was held in the Nave.
Monday, March 25th In the morning the 100 Questions were held and in the
afternoon the finals of the golf competitions were played. The Beginners’ Concert was
held in the evening.
Tuesday, March 26th The Poetry Exam took place in the morning and Mark
Reading after lunch.
Wednesday, March 21st Choristers and Supers went home.
SCHOOL LEADERS
Head Boy: J
Head Boy: J. H. Stuart-Smith
Head Chorister: F. J. R. Grier
Prefects: F. J.R. Grier R. H. Fovargue H. G. O. Simpson
Set Leaders: Cole, C. Anderson Chance Hadow
Minter Ellis Rissik
Deputees: West, E. Price, D. Burrows
Captain of Rugger: AndersonVice-Capt. of Rugger: Ellis
Captain of Golf: Fovargue
Vice-Capt. of Golf: Trollope
SALVETE
Supers: M. W. R. Slim
Day Boys: R. C. H. Campbell-Ross M. G. B. Fullick
VALETE
J. M. Anderson — Came May 1963. Capt. 1st. XV Rugger. 1st. XI Soccer (Colours),
1st XI Cricket, Capt. of Swimming Team. Golf Team. Squash Champion. Set
Leader. He is going to Eton.
A. D. Rissik — Came September 1963. Librarian. Set Leader. He is going to Harrow.
R. W. Gordon — Came May 1964. 2nd XI Soccer. He is going to Rannock.
PRIZES
Set Competition: Victory
Set Plays: Vindictive
Squash Cup: J. M. Anderson
Billiards Competition: N. E. T. Holman
Golf, Division I: J. R. Trollope
Golf, Division II: A. R. Ollivant
Chess Competition: W. B. Bowditch
100 Questions: H. G. O. Simpson
CONCERT
The Beginners’ Concert was given on the last Monday of the term. The 1st Orchestra
(very far from beginners) were in excellent form and Mozart’s German Dance suited
them admirably. It is sad that the 1st Orchestra contains no violins but there were two
in the 2nd Orchestra, which performed later, so there is hope.
Of the many soloists who followed, Burrows’ Oboe playing was outstanding. Willink
attempted a difficult piece for the trumpet but managed to get out of his various
difficulties extremely well. Tudor’s flute playing showed great promise and there were
some able young pianists, Nisbet and Jackson being outstanding. The songs for the
junior and senior supers were very happily chosen. Some of the juniors were probably
not word perfect but the seniors sang extremely well and were admirably audible. The
audience much enjoyed the final item and given half a chance would have gone on
encoring it indefinitely.
As a regular member of the audience at St. George’s concerts I should like to
congratulate the new Musical Director, Mr. Judd, on his first St. George’s Concert and
we look forward to future ones with great anticipation.
Programme
GOD SAVE THE QUEENGERMAN DANCE, K.605 Mozart
The First Orchestra
MINUET James Hook
Piano: W. E. S. Bailey
SCHERZO Haydn
Piano: G. C. Mosley
AIR Handel
Oboe: P. A. Burrows
SOLDIER’S MARCH Schumann
Piano: C. J. C. Whitehouse
THE GAS-MAN COMETH Flanders & Swann
The Junior Supers
A LITTLE SONG Kabalevsky
Piano: I. D. Nisbet
CONZONET Haydn
Trumpet: E. D. Willink
THE LONDONDERRY AIR
Recorder: J. P. L. Hall
MINUET Haydn
The Second Orchestra
ALLEGRETTO Tajcevic
Piano: N. R. Purssell
SONATINA IN G. IST MOVEMENT Beethoven
Piano: J. F. E. Jackson
AIR Purcell
Flute: N. T. Tudor
THE SHEPHERD’S SONG Simon Plé
Piano: P. D. Halford
STUDY IN D Heller
Piano: R. H. T. Aitken
A GAY STORY Shostakovich
Piano: A. R. Ollivant
OLD ABRAM BROWN Benjamin Britten
THE SPANISH FLEA
The Senior Supers
RUGBY FOOTBALL 1968
This season we played eight matches and won three of them. The most exciting match
of the season was the home match against Scaitcliffe where the result remained in
doubt almost until no-side.
A good feature of this season’s play was the excellent possession we had from the
forwards, especially from the line-out. The forwards were led by Anderson, this
season’s Captain. He is a vigorous player, determined and courageous in attack and a
good defender. Stuart-Smith, J., showed himself to be a reliable catcher and Bailey,
the hooker, was often successful in the scrums.
The backs took rather a long time to settle and the final pattern of play was arrived at
only after many combinations had been tried. Ellis (Vice-Captain) led the backs; heimproved during the season and has a most effective drop kick. Holman, the scrum-
half, played well and has a good turn of speed.
Colours were awarded to:
Anderson, Ellis,Stuart-Smith, J.,Holman, Bailey and Trollope.
1st XV RESULTS
v. Woodcote House Away Lost 0-17
v. Stubbington House Home Lost 3-20
v. Scaitcliffe Home Lost 6-12
Away Lost 3-25
v. Lambrook ‘A’ Away Lost 0-42
v. Heatherdown Home Won 40-0
v. Sunningdale Home Won 41-0
Away Won 27-0
UNDER 11 XII
v. Woodcote House Away Lost 5-23
v. Sunningdale Home Won 6-3
Away Drawn 6—6
v, Scaitcliffe Away Won 12-3
Home Won 14-3
v. Heatherdown Home Lost 8-13
UNDER 11 XII
A team of considerable promise possessing much energy and vigour and some skill
had a comparatively successful season. They played hard and determined rugger, and
with a little more luck they could have won two more matches; even so three victories
were really deserved and in only one match were they outplayed.
GOLF
Despite the fact that we have had few warm days, a lot of golf was played this term.
Medal rounds were played on Sunday afternoons and there were two matches, one
against Woodcote House which we narrowly lost and one against Eton Old Boys
which was halved.
The knock-out competition was divided into two sections. Section 2 was won by
Ollivant, a very much improved player and in Section 1 it was won by Trollope, Vice-
Captain, who defeated his Captain, Fovargue. These two have played sound golf
throughout the term and a closer final had been expected. Two long puts by Trollope
and a rather restless gallery proved too much for Fovargue who lost by 3 and 2.
We are grateful to Mr. Chance who has given us a number of clubs and to the
Amenities Fund, which has provided a good deal of new equipment of one kind and
another.
SET PLAYS
The Set Plays were performed on the afternoon of Monday, March 18th.
Revenge acted first. Their play, written by Simpson, had quite a neat plot but had
depended on one or two lines and these lines were not very clearly spoken. The resultwas that some of the audience were completely mystified as to what had happened.
Rissik gave a good performance as a middle-European professor.
In Victory’s play as well, the plot hung on one line which, while audible, was not
delivered with sufficient emphasis and here again the point was missed by many of the
audience. Costley-White made an effective courtier who had taken a wrong turning
and Newland was a smooth and calculating barman, startled out of his wits by
suddenly being knighted.
Rodney’s play of doubtful originality was spoilt by one scene being accidentally
omitted.
Vindictive’s play also concerned Crime but with some nice touches, particularly the
voices off of mother demanding her tea from the next room and the auction room
where Morgan demonstrated with the trombone and Gordon bid downwards. There
was a great deal of adlibbing in this play but it was amusing and bright and the panel
of judges, after a good deal of discussion, decided that it was the best, Victory being
placed second, and Revenge third.
DEBATING SOCIETY
This has not been a particularly fruitful winter for debates, in fact during these last two
terms we have only managed just four major ones, most of these dealing with subjects
on which it was not all that easy to work up much controversy and deep feeling. This
was borne out by the large number of votes going either "for" or "against" the motion
and on only one, about the new Common Entrance exam, was there a close result
which necessitated the Vice-President’s casting vote. Subjects generally tended to be
on the serious side, especially on two topical issues—the Comet crash (Nov.) and the
advisability, or otherwise, of allowing Asians from East Africa into this country (Feb.)
The only lighthearted discussion dealt with the unfortunate victim, out of three —
George Harrison, David Frost and Edward Heath—who should of necessity be ejected
from a balloon. Mr. Heath had to go (by a large majority)!
It is to be hoped that the Society will, when we resume in September, increase not
only in numbers but also widen their choice of topics for debates so that Members can
become equally divided on some issue.
Secretary: Williams (Christmas Term), Anderson (Easter).
Committee: Rissik, Anderson and Hadow.
RAILWAY CLUB
The activity of this Club has been growing fast this term. There have been four main
events which interested and taught the Railway enthusiasts much. Firstly there was the
visit to Windsor and Eton Riverside station, which has one of the few manually
operated signal-boxes, these rapidly disappearing throughout the country. Then we
had a film show kindly supplied by London Transport that the whole school enjoyed
watching. Lastly there were two outings to Slough signal-box; this greatly contrasted
with the earlier visit to the Windsor one as it was a Panel Box, this type coming into
use all over the country. Lastly there were two informative lectures on "The Railway
Races to the North" and on "Gruesome Railway Accidents".
It has been a flourishing term from the point of view of the Club; many people both
inside and outside the school have taken great trouble to see that we enjoyed
ourselves.OLD BOY’S NEWS
J. M. ELLISON has been playing Rugger for the Eton 2nd XV. G. W. M.
CHANCE is in the Eton Golf team.
A. SAMPSON has been appointed Assistant Organist of College Chapel and will
be moving to Eton in the near future.
We are sorry to hear that R. P. BARKER-HARLAND has been ill and had to
miss a lot of the term and go home from Uppingham in February. He was unable to
compete in the Music Scholarship but has nonetheless been given an exhibition for
all-round musicianship.
P. W. V. WILKES is going to Australia for a year when he leaves Eton to teach
for the Bush Brethren in Northern Queensland.
M. NAPIER has been having mumps at Glanalmond. He is playing his cello in
the orchestra and will be taking part in a production of Utopia Ltd. His brother,
ANDREW, at London University has taken up gliding.
J. R. FANSHAWE has decided to go into the Navy and, having taken both
preliminary and final interviews to Dartmouth, has been told that he is in or near the
zone of selection for a scholarship. He stroked the Colts’ Eight and rowed in the Head
of the River race at Putney. He is now first flute in the orchestra and played in the St.
Matthew Passion at Andover. His brother, DAVID, is now in his third year at the
Royal College of Music and has just completed a large work entitled A Welsh
Memorial.
R. L. WATSON has been playing for the Haileybury Junior Colts as well as for
his House.
M. C. BAILEY writes enthusiastically from Stowe, and won the Under 14
Squash competition and is hoping to be a member of the Junior Colts Squash team. He
played in his house Junior Rugger team last term and is much enjoying playing
hockey. Among other activities which he much enjoys at Stowe is pigeon shooting.
C. P. A. STERICKER has taken up the French Horn at Wellington. He finds the
work not too difficult except for the S. M. P. which baffles him so he says. Before
Christmas he took up the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme.
C. C. BOCHMANN is now in Paris studying composition with Madame Nadia
Boulanger.
R. K. FORD is now living near Tring. He is married with a son and is working
with computers in a subsidiary of the International Publishing Corporation. He sends
us news of the GIBBONS brothers. BARNEY is a Director of a computer
programming firm and DECLAN is a Doctor.
G. P. WILLIAMS has obviously settled down very well at Canterbury. He seems
to have joined so many societies that one wonders whether he has any time to do any
work.
R. D. A. THOMSON is enjoying himself very much at Winchester and sends
most detailed accounts of his life there. Quite a lot of it is written in Winchester slang
which makes it a shade difficult for a layman.
H. J. R. G. MURRAY is now Head Boy at Stanbridge and is very prominent in
artistic circles.
We congratulate L. Me. L. WATSON who received the C.B.E. in the New
Year’s Honours.Congratulations also to A. CRAXTON who received the M.V.O. at the same
time.
We congratulate R. E. CARVER on his engagement. He has been over in this
country on a short visit from Canada where he works for a newspaper.
J. H. COLQUHOUN is working for Barclays Bank in Gloucestershire
C. W. CULLEN is at Exeter University C. P. CULLEN in going to Bristol
University in September. Since leaving Rugby he has been doing a variety of jobs
such as picture framing and carnation growing.
W. D. MARSLEN-WILSON hopes to go to America, when he finishes at
Oxford, to take a PH.D. His brother, FRANCIS, is also at Oxford having completed
one year at Trinity.
M. T. SIMS is training to be a Civil Engineer.
B. H. K. BROWN has recently had a book on the trumpet published. It may well
become a standard work on the subject.
J. D. WILLIAMS has been awarded a scholarship at the Royal Academy of
Music.
The following Old Boys have visited the School during the course of the term:
W. T. Bordass, R. H. L. Bourne, R. D. A. Boyle, The Reverend J. E. Burridge,
R. E. Carver, G. W. M. Chance, P. J. M. Davies, A. C. B. D’janoeff, W. J. Earp,
J. M. Ellison, C. J. Evans, R. D. Galpin, Major J. M. Halford, The Reverend C. H. Hare,
Commander P. A. C. Harland, G. A. Kidner, J. Leigh, J. N. Loake, A. N. McHarg,
S. J. C. Mills, C. C. McWilliam, T. J. A. Northey, J. G. Price, G. E. Ramsden,
A. D. Rowe, P. W. V. Wilkes.Summer 1968
EDITORIAL
The publication of part of the Newsam report, as we are going to press, makes it clear
that Preparatory School will have several more years of useful life and we are
embarking on the scheme which we outlined in the magazine last term of rebuilding the
gym. By way of historical interest, it may be mentioned that the gym was part of the
Old Brewery demolished in 1934. The upper part was, we are told, a cask store, the
centre part of the floor being removed when improvements were being made to the
school about that date. Various excavations will be necessary in the course of rebuilding
and we are wondering what will turn up!
We have had a peaceful summer term. A minor epidemic of measles interfered with
little of our normal routine. Few schools now take any notice of quarantine restrictions
and the majority of boys arriving here at eight seem to have already had most of the
ordinary infectious diseases.
This has been a vintage year for musicians, as is mentioned in our correspondent’s
report on the concert. It has also been a goodish year for cricketers and swimmers.
Cricket has been most interesting to watch and the bare statement of wins and losses
does not in itself give a very fair picture.
No St. George’s editorial is quite complete without a mention of the weather, and we
have to report one of the wettest Mays one can remember. June seems to be a good
month but only twice was the weather settled enough for us to be able to have lunch in
the garden. As so often happens we had a rather wet end of term and the swimming
sports were not blessed with the best of weather.
SCHOOL NOTES
We are very sorry to say good-bye to Mr. Judd who has been looking after the
music here since last September. He is going to be Assistant Organist at Ely.
We congratulate F. J. R. Grier on passing Grade VIII Piano with distinction.
We congratulate C. J. Cole on winning a scholarship to Eastbourne and E. B. C.
West on winning an exhibition to Winchester.
We are most grateful to the Chances who have given us a splendid pair of
Staffordshire China Dogs for our rather bare mantle-piece in the Dining Hall.
During the holidays the rebuilding of the gym is starting. It seems that the next
two terms will be rather uncomfortable without a gym or a workshop and the question
of whether a Play can be put on under these conditions is being considered.
The Fovargues have very kindly presented us with another Slip-catch machine.
We shall now be able to have one in the garden and one on the playing field.
During the term we have had several gifts of large quantities of fruit for which we
are most grateful; in particular our thanks go to the Gordons who sent us a case of
magnificent grapefruit from their plantations in the West Indies.
May we take this opportunity of thanking those Castle residents who entertain
choristers and others during the term.
We are very glad to welcome Miss Michelle Carte, who is now teaching the violin
here. Miss Carte has a wide reputation as a performer and we are delighted that she is
able to help us. We hope, before long, to have a strong violin section in the orchestra
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