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EDITORIAL
THE SCHOOL
SCHOOL DIARY
SALVETE ET VALETE
FIRST ANNUAL PRIZEGIVING
G.C.E. RESULTS
THE
MESSIAH
75 SOCIETY NEWS
27 ARTICLES, SHORT STORIES, POEMS
50 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
55 CHRISTMAS COMPETITION
59 HOCKEY
63 THE lst XV
67 OTHER RUGBY XVs
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Sub-Editors : Sandra Morgan, Susan Gill.
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Opinions expressed, whether in the editorial or in a report
of L rugby football match, belong entirely to the individual
author of that individual article and in no way claim to
represent the feelings of the majority of the pupils, the policy
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EDITORIAL
NO ALTERNATIVE
Whatever the opinion polls may say, whatever Britain's
economic position may be, and whatever the effect of Mr.
Mcleod's schism from the Goyernment, 1964 witl certainly see
a General Election in this country.
If one assumes that the present trends as reflected by the
opinion polls are likely to continue (with British politics this
is a yery dangerous assumption), then it would appear that
within the near future this country will be ruled by a Labour
government. The question arises : Is the Labour Party fit
to
govern
?
For twelve years now, the only serious alternative to the
Conservative government has been rent apart by quarrels
within its ranks. The image of the Labour Party as an intelligent and stable governing force has been shattered by
revolts in the Party organisation, by battles fought out
between rival factions within the Party and by the Luddite
attitude still present in many trade unions. Even allowing
for natural weaknesses inherent in any organisation of the
left, the British public have been dismayed by the failure of
the Party to agree on major questions of policy and to
present a strong and united front to Parliament and
Country.
At Scarborough this year, we saw for the first time a
buoyant and unanimous Party. The left wing no longer pro-
tested over platform decisions and the conference finished
in high spirits with great hopes for the future. One wonders,
nevertheless, how far this apparent unity is deep-rooted,
how far the policies proposed realistic and how far the leader
of his shadow cabinet.
There are indications that this new found image is primarily
an illusion cunningly contrived to meet the exigencies of the
has the backing
forthcoming General Election. Scarborough was carefully
to avoid the debating of thorny problems ;
discussions on economic planning, for instance, were
markedly absent. For all the cheering of Mr. Wilson's
modernisation programme, the deeply ingrained suspicions
of many unions have not yet been removed. Idealistic
policies were approved, but rumblings of discontent , were
evident from the platform ; Mr. Caltaghan did not seem
overjoyed with the prospect of a new Ministry of Planning.
engineered so as
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be enough to make anyone suspicious of its ability to govern.
It may be that to uphold the two party system people consider it theil duty to vote for the left at this stage, but they
should not be deceived by a temporary image engendered at
a time of need ; nor by unrealistic policies aime d at the discontented among minority sections of the population.
Far better would it be to maintain the present Government,
whos_e policies have been tried, tested and proved during the
last decade, rather than to trust aParty that has been blundering about like a lizard without a tale. Any setback in
Britain's development at this vital stage could be disastrous
for the nation.
M. J. SAYER, LJ.Arts VI.
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THE SCHOOL
Headmaster
Mr. R. N. MITCHELL
Deputy Headmaster
Mr. B. HOWE
Senior Mistress
Miss D.
Teoching
Staff
I. GIBSON
Messrs. E. N. ANNABLE, P. A. BIRCH.-A. f'
nLvrsEwAY, c. M. cAINE, D. \-qAryrneis, M. o: cLARKE,_P.^corrEBIL!,
R. F.'DELACOUR, J. P. FLITCROFT,--J:P.
Hnnbv, v. A. rNdRAM, G_.4. LAWRENCE,
M.-a i. rEncH, B. LowE, I. w. D. MACiGNZtH, J.rARKER, c. L. RussELL-, G-.-+.
sroN-ES, O. STOREY, A-. STRONG, Mitt
i.- M.-ATKINSON,- Mis. J. BARDEB,^l4ilt
P. M. BURROW, Miss T. M. HUqqET:r,
Mirii. JENKINS,-Miss v. M. JONES,-YItS.-8.
pAirm,
Miss d. K. sEcKERsoN, Mrs. M.
STOREY, Mrs. C. J. SYKES
Caretaker
Mrs. D. A. LIMON
Mr. J. WHITEHEAD
Cook Supervisor
Mrs. E. M. DAVIS
Head Boy
C. R. LANDON
Head Girl
CHRISTINE SHEPHERD
SecretarY
Prefects
T. ADAMS, R. ALLERTON, D. P-OI!L,^I.
enApuAN; N. cRossLEY, s. EqclNqTqry,
p.-iowE, P. Ross, M. SAYE& tn_I.THPMASN. THOMSON, TANP BURTON, PAULINE
boroN, susAN GILL, _ANN- HERKE-I'
MoNT-
iArrucIA
LARDNER, r,LIzABETH
COMNRY, SANDRA MORGAN, PAMELA
Sub-'Prefects
MULRONEY, CAROLE SPEED
H. ETCHES, B. KENCH, R. f(LNG,-[.-yIr-
cHElr, G.
RIVERS, DENISE ARNq{-P-,
DIANE, BARKER, LINDA CHAPMAN,
SfepH,tNIE DAVENPoRT, wENDY RucK
House CaPtains
Clinton
Gaunt
DudleY
Neville
A. LANDON, C. R. LANDQN----
sANPNA. MORGAN, JANE BURTON
N. THOMSON, B, KENCH
DENISE ARNOLD, JUNE HARRIS
R. WICKES, R. ATTWOOD
LESLEY NOCK, DIANE BARKER
P. ROSS, R. KING
rrtz-mfrTH MoNTGoMERY, ANN HERKES
551 pupils on the School Roll
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SCHOOL DIARY
Sept. 3rd.-schoot re-opened for the beginning of Autumn
Term'
*
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*
Sept. 16th.-The Governors of the School wgre pleased to
award a day's holiday in recoglitigl of the outstan{iqS
achiev"*.rr1t of A. Landor,-S. Kuy, P. Ross and J'
Heath- That these four athletes should have been chosen
to r.pr.ient the County 3! _th. ^English Schools Athletics^Championships af Chelmsford on July 19th was
high tronoui. Thit t!.y should hav-e ng1{ormed so
r.ilrurkably well was a feat unequalled b^y a]l bqt a very
few phooit in the whole country. A. Landon was
awardio u gold medal for a plt of 53ft. lllr. in the Junior Boys *Ergt t ; S. Kay a iilver medal-for a jYryp of
42ft.5in. in tfie tiiple j,rrirp ; P. Ross a silver medal as a
the ZiA Iirterinediate Relay T9u* ; and J.
memb.i
Heath ,- "fStandard certifi cate,. for 9 vault of 9ft. 6in.
"
him for the final pool of the Junior Boys'
which quaflned
PoleVault. *
*
*
of Yth and VIth formers visited the
Sept.
r 19th.-A party
Birmingham'
at
Science Fair
VIth attended a lecture in the evening
Sept.
- - r 21th.-HistoryArt Gallery, Coventry, where Mr. Chrisat the Herbert
topher Hill spoke on 'o Women in Seventeenth Century
England." *
*
{<
Current Affairs - groyp were invited
Sept.
- -r 26th.-A
Leamington Boys' College
of the--Indian
TodaY."
t^o
Admir,istrative Service speak on
*
*
to
hear Mr. K. T. Satarawala
'o
India
*
Sept. 26th.-Members of staff and pupils visited Stratfordupon-Aro1 io the evening to see a presentation of
o'-EdwardIV."
*
*
*
by Mrs'
Hard{r-.yh.o
Sept.
-Killick, was accompanied
- r 28th.-Mr.
organised an excursion to
Limon and Mrs.
'Zoo
Park for the benefit of
Wobuio ,t UU.y and the
form IIT.
t3
oct. 3rd.-The school y+q open for the visits of parents
of prim ary school children in Kenilworth in order that
they should see something of the work of our pupils on a
normal
After a short talk given by the Hbadmaster,
tours of-duy.
the classrooms and piactical- rooms were conducted by Mr. Howe, Miss Gibson, the Head Boy and
Girl.
Oct. 7th.-An incident occurred which might be termed as
" the schoolgoyr dream." The announcement that police
were searching the buildings for a bomb thaf was
reported planted somewhere-in School caused a ripple
of excitement, but failed to disturb the routine of ttre
day or even to go off !
Oct. lOth.-Our First Annual Prizegiving proper was held,
when we wele pleased to welcome a larle number oi
visitors to the School. Professor A. R. Gemmell of
Keele University was our guest speaker and Mrs.
Gemmell presented the prizes. Oct. 11th.-20 of our YIth formers attended a conference
at Warwick School and discussed " Ljniversity Entrance." Lecturers from Birmingham and Leicester
Universities and the Vice-Chancellor of Warwick University were the main speakers.
**
Oct. 14th.-Governors' Meeting.
Oct. 15th.-A film entitled " God and the Atom " was
shown to an appreciative audience during the lunch
hour.
oct. l8th.-Th._ boys_ of !h9 Upper vlth were delighted by a
talk given by Mr. Dharam Singh, a graduate of itre
university of Punjab,
" Hinduism,t' which is part
-on
of their general study of comparative religions. He consented to their wish to come back in the New Year and
carry on the discussion
oct. 28th-Nov.
Nov. 4th.-The
r4
!
trt.lHdf lrr*
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t oiouy was taken.
Ivth and vth forms were addressed
by
Mr. J. F. Wood and Miss E. M. Nock, Regional
from Birmingham, who gaYe
generat.
in
advice on careers
Careers Advisory Officers
*
Nov. 7th.-Geography VIth attended a conference at
Foxford Cimirehensive School, where they much
enjoyed lectures from four universitl tutors and lecturettes from various VIth formers. From Kenilworth
G. Rivers spoke on " Problems involved in the ftq9y
of Local Geography " and M. Sayer on 'o Mataysia'"
Nov. llth.-An op"ri .r.rir! was n.fO for thg -parents of
IVth and VIth formers when they were able to meet
members of staff and discuss the piogress of pupils with
them'
*
*
Nov. 22nd.-Handel's "
*
"
was performed !y the
Messiah
School Choir and Orchestra before a very large audience.
On the occasion, we were helped out by the well-known
soloists, Victoria Gilbert-soprano, Eileen Bunney-
contratto, John Rathbone-tenor, and John Brownsword-bass, who were accompanied by about twenty
instrumentalisrt.
:r
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*
At the time of going to press, we are looking^folyard to our
usual Christ-ur feitivities, fhe highlights of which are the
programme of Music and Carols and the Vth and VIth year
pariy. Term ends on Thursday, 19th December.
SANDRA MORGAN, L.Arts VI.
SAI,VETE
We are delighted to be able to welcome several new members Lf rtutr tliis term and sincerely hope that their time with
will be a most happy orle. we welcome Mr. B. Lowe,
ilg.sr.,
who hur come fiom Ecclesfield School, She[1.ls to be
D' Mc[.ua'of the Mathematics Department ; Mr' I' W"
Horgtal,. Bristol,_ as
k.*i., B.A., from eueen Elizabeth'_s
tiuo of th" iatin Depirtment ; Mr. D. N. chambers, B.sc.,
the Physics DSPartment
il; Hull Grammai School to the
Education Dgo3rtment
;
B.A., from
oi gtistol u"ivirsity to teach English, Music and French
vtiss
l. M. Atkinson,
;
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Miss J. Jenkins, B.Sc., from Leicester University to teach
; Miss T. M. Huggett from the
P.E. Wing Course at Derby Teachers' Training College
to teach P.E., English and Biology ; and Mrs. J. M. Barder, who is comin g part-time to assist with Cookery.
In addition to new members of staff, we also must welcome
a hundred or more new boys and girls who have joined us
this term. Obviously, space does not allow us to mention
them all by name, but we are extremely pleased to have
them among us. Already, some of their names appear on
these pages and we trust we shall be hearing much more
from them once they are thoroughly settled in the School.
Chemistry and Mathematics
VALETE
At the end of term, wo shall have to bid a sad farewell to
Mr. Ingram, who has found it necessary to return home to
the north and will be teaching in County Durham. The geographers among us will miss his advice and encouragement
particularly, but we shall all feel sorry to see him go. We
wish him the best of good fortune in the future.
We feel, too, that we shall be losing some of our older
pupils, but until the results of the Autumn G.C.E. " O "
level examination are known, wo cannot be sure who these
may be.
We are certain, however, about P. Cook, Janet Price,
E. Furminger, Sandra Scott, Sue Brown, D. Heron, V. K.
Morris and J. Pendlebury, and we wish them well for the
future.
CONGRATULATIONS
In beating Hampshire 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, in the All England
Youth Clubs Lawn Tennis Championships at Queen's
Club, Kensington, D. Lowe and N. D. Crossley carried off
the Men's Doubles title in magnificent fashion. We offer
them our heartiest congratulations on such a splendid performance and achievement.
Congratulations, too, go to C. Landon and A. Landon who
were selected for the Probables in the Warwickshire Under-l9
Rugby
trial at Dunsmore
School.
Likewise, Davis has done well to be selected for the Seniors
in a Mid-Warwickshire Inter-District Cross Country
and Chambers and Coxon for the Juniors.
t6
race
FIRS?"I
/I[I[U AL
PRI ZEGIVIIYG
One hears so much talk of 'o Beatles " these days that it was
most refreshing for the School and the many visitgrs to the
School on ThuirduYr lOth October, to be able to listen to a
fascinating account of the behaviour of Planarian worms.
The occasion was our first formal Prizegiving and the
speaker was professor A. R. Gemmell, Professor of Bioat Keele UniversitY.
logy
"Aft.r
relating the gruesome details of experiments carried out on theie crealrres in order to discovei the nature of
memory, Professor Gemmell went on to say. that there was a
t6'develop the idea of looking at t4"g.r criticalty_i,
assert ourselves as individuals. He
emphasised the imfortance of using facts held in the memory
;A;f ;ptlying th^em in a new ligli1. He told us that a good
sihool dbis"no-t rely on facts as being the sole criterion. By
;i"g the imagination to develop facts, new ones of equal
importance will emerge.
a ,. 1 .
The Headmaster's rJport of academic and sportingachieve*.rtr of the School within the last year gave satisfaction
66
;"d ; feeling of pride to us all. He considered that the O "
i.rif resulis" *.r. 66in keeping with those of the national
average, and the A " level results were qoog if it was
,.mrrilbered that all our pupils who had obtained -passes
of
;;; f l-pf"s entrants. Hd pirticularly thanked membe'rs
staff for^giving up so much-of their spare-time agd parents
*tto had not" onty contributed genelougly to the ^School
i""0, but who hail also assisted *ith such tasks as ferrying
children
---tt. to School.
prizes were distributed to the following pupils by Mrs,
'might
"..a
order that we
Gemmell
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Rita Seal, A. Kellas, Pauline Coton, Janet Lawtol, A: Goodfellow,
M. ne"t-fey, O-eniie Arnold, Lindl- Chapman, €arole !nee4, G'
iG"OuU- Ai* Barrati,- Anne -RockleJ, !in03 Shelley,. I- Ada-ms,
W. ArnbfOl W. iu*, nn nobinso-n, Sdndp Scott, Gillian Walker,
C. O^fotO, R. Woiverson, .D. Tranter, Rosemary Montgo1rlolY,
Patrici a
D i ana p;ytb;-B"rhi; A. iluri Oon, ! : S Lqg-.v, Ja-ne-t-C?rPe1t9r,
Kg[ev, Juligt Hinks,
K;6; patiicia-ciuti., c. qg1ruN. cilk6t,
4.
i]ra s silr gto-], Aan M9rg1n, I. PendleChr i stin; tfi; --Spir.s;
J tt ioitti[, R.Jqne;_,-Ciroline-Crook, P. Dlvis-,-.!.
Anle
b"ir, Vuf"ri.
f(ll,
Balderstoii",-fyfiO"b"igins, G. Whiteman, Janet Gowers, B-.Mont1g.*et H;Jifi6;; ieii* Jbnes, Mauveen Canton, Clare
gomery,^Alfi;" Cottinsr_C. HpfrU Joanna Williams.-B-. Booden,
patricia ffi6;-Maritvn',Jones, B. Davies, D. walker, Helen Rouse,
Priscilla Troughton.
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The singing of the School choir was much enjoyed and it
was obvio-ur Tt ut the high sta.dard reached could -only have
been the ..result of horirs of practice. The rendelings t{
vecchi,s canzonetta" and^ George Dyson's 'o Praise "
were appreciated bY us all.
the
ffrir priregiri"g *o"tO not have be_en possible withoutJ'P',
Smalley,
H.
Mrs.
Chairm&o,
the
*p;oii?f
nefp a"a
9,
and the go';io of Governors. We should like to take this
opp"rtunity of thanking them most sincerely.
SANDRA MORGAN, L.Arts VI'
G,C,E, Results
As a result of the summer G.c.E. examinations of the oxford
Local Boardr w€ are ,rotn able to congratulate the following
pupils on their success :Irangug Ee z EL:f'ngLTtt ltPrature ;
(Key : E
"
:British HisF JFr."tf, ; G":German ; Eg
L:Latin- ;-English
; RI:
*ri= Eff :Econo*ii History ; Y:gistory
Mu:Music
;
Cy
;
i{.iigiort Instruction ;
Ad:Aoditional Mathematics ;
a:frt ; M:Mathematics I =Gj6gryp.h.y
;
pM:pure Mathematics
; AM:Applied Mathematics
-C=Chemistty
HB5Human
;
;
.
ir:ptryri"r 'Glt:Geol"ey
;' -P:Biolo.gy
Dr.arying ;
; ED:Engrneegng
biotogy
;
-k, jbookery";
Cm
; Ec:Economics)'
-to*merce
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A
"
Level
E) ;
M. Bentley (PM, AM, P)r 4.^ Goodfellow (qld,,+ll'
P)-; .3, PiE (AY, B) ;
L;i, r'pi; i: K;ii;' (pu, AM,
powelt (EL) ; Betty Stokes
Janet ruwiJ" dr, Hi ; burdru
it
(H).
a
We are pleased to say that_ A. Goodfellow was awarde+
university,
Hult
at
giirior
BgntJe-y
M.
univ#siii,
ptace
I.
"i
Kellas
at Salforl Cciti.g" of
D. Keen and R. Pike ui
Advanced Technology,
Lurr"rhester Co11eg9, Qo'9ntry' and
Brown
Janet Lawton, Betty Siokes, Sandra Powell, Janice
announced
as
colleges
Training
and Rita Seal at the Teach.rri
in our last edition.
t9
)) Level
VK : f. Adq*s (M, E, EL, F, P, C, Gly) ; W. Arnold (M,
EL, _f, Gy, P, C) ; C. Buchanan (F, M, p) ; H. Caisie
(l(, E, EP); P. Donovan (E, F, A; P) ; J. Douglas (M, p,
_C) ; A. Galloway (EH, M, P) ; R. Innr (tvt, ED)l A.'Lamlgl (P, YI, _ED) ; W. Law (M, EL, E, F, P, C, Gly)
-G.; P. Lea
(M. E, F, Gy, C) ; V. Lowe (E, EL, M, B, ED) ;
Oxford
Qg, E, EL_, P, C, B) ; G. Randall (M, Ad, F.L, E, F, p, C,
B) ; M. Robinson (M, E, EL, F, P, C, B) ; G. Rollason
(E,_EI , F, EH, M) ; C. Wallsgrove (M, P,'C, ED) ; Elizabeth Ash (F, M) ; Ann Barratt (M,'E, EL, F, Gy,' B, L) ;
Janet Dorricott (EH, M) ; Edwina Dyer (E, F,L, F, M, B) ;
Margare_t !,mms (M, EL, RI, A, P) ; Carole Hodgson
(9L, EH, C, B) ; Patricia Kirby (M, EH, Cky) ; Jennifer
Norris (EL, F, M, C, B) ; Christine Pearman-(E, F,L, EH,
f)
i {gpica Rutter (E, EL , C, Cky) ; Patricia Viner (E, EL;
F, G, FH,_Gy, A, M) ; Gillian Walker (E, EL, F, Gy, M, B) I
Pamela Wheeler (RI, A).
VG : R. Attwood (M, P, C, ED) ; J. Badger (p, C) ; D.
Butterworth (E, M, ED) ; S. Davy (E) ; D. Deiltry (M, p,
9) ;_ .J. Eq_dgs (M, ED) ; E. Furminger (M, EL, ED) ;
E. Griffin (M, EH, ED) ; J. Jaye (EL; B, Gly) ; B. Job
(M, E_L, Qy, 9, Gly) ; V. Morrii pU, M,.ED) ; D. pomfl..t -(U, E-, Gy, 9tD, _L. Shaw (M, E, EL', Gy, Gly) ;
Adele Bentley (E, F, RI, Gy, M) ; Kathleen Ellerbi'iJ,,' Ai i
Sg_r.ryary _ EErq (EL, EH, M) ; Lynne Good-son (FiL',
EII,_ A, M.,
_K_athryn Haycock (E, F, EH, CtV) i
-Ck9_;
shirley_Knight
(PL, EH,_BI) ; Suianne pulham (E, F, ciiv)
Anne Rockley (\d,^Ea ELr_ Fz p, c, B) ; Lindi she[tiy
(P, qL, L EH, \!_9,1) ; Kathleen Spicer (M, E, F, Ckv) ;
Heather Taylor (ES, Rr, cky) ; pamela Thompson (8, EH',
V, CEyI; Anne Urie (EL, F, EH, B, Cky) ; Angeld Wnite
(EL, EH, RI) ; Pamela Wigglesworth (E; EL, F, EU, RI).
VS : I. Edwards.(Cy, M, C, ED) ; T. Gibbs (E, EH, Gy, M) ;
G. Hartsholle (p,._EI-,. Gy, M) ; K. Hillyard (E; E,L, Gy,
Hoo-d.(E, A) ; G. Mumford (M) ; J.'paton (E,
!t, P)r_ S.
F,L, EH, Gy,.9]y) ; M. Rogers (EH, A) ; M. Sharpe (A) ;
M. Thomas (EH); M. watkini (RI, cm); T. wittiairi
LE, tr:L,_RI, Gy, Q, Ulury Andeison (E,'EL, EH, Cky) ;
Carole Beare.JE, EL, EH, Cky) ; Sue ilrown (E, M;) ;
(F!, EH, cky) ; iennifer charleswbrih (EL',
S"t _ caple Cky)
; ._Sandra Goodchild (E, EL, M, CtV) i
f. \I, Gy,Grego:y_(Mu)
; Mary Hoare'(E, EL, F, M;) ;
lenelope
Patricia Joner (E,.F,.H, Mu, ckv) ; Sandra Scott'(E,'EL, F',
EH, Gy, M) ; Lillian Walker (EH, Mu, Cky).
's O
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have also been successful
The following pupils
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mentary subjects at O " levels :-
in supple-
Sandra pow6ii(HB) ; L. French (P, B) i_P._P_lant (M, l, C) ;
p. Stuines (Gt,'A,'C):'
fut) ; Helen Bausor .Q,14) ;- Jean CatchDonna Ituy,-(F,Sy. Viu) ;-, Lyln
p;lr G, RI,'fo, 'Ivlargaret
IVaby.- (ryI,,I.-C,-gl, Sandra
fui;rit teff, Vtj ;
itug.k (E-H,-P, B) ; Diane
w.ttdv
B)
M;;s;n-(r,'Rti cy, i
(4Q ; I: Johnston -(A) \
chapmgiS;;it"(Gy, C nl-;u'P.'
'S.rrun
Gili (RI, _yql ; Rosery ary- f-lgy.d
B. Kench (Al l'
S-h.Ph.t{ QH);
; Pamelu'Mrlroney (EFi)
'C. ;'Christine(Ad,
[gHl
pauline Coion (A, Cky)-;
R. tandorr
E)r. P. Ross
(E; pi; N{. J. itti,*ui (ag, P_) ; Jane Burton_(Hsl ; -Anne
P,-HB) ; .Carole
itrttr 6; HD, Patiicia Lafiryel-L{,
Jt;;d-(HE) J--fl.' Allerto"JBry, M, H-il) .; D' Bond (Bry-;
I.i. croisley (nn, Ec) ; S. EggingtgtJB}) ; H. Etches (8I1,
E"l ;- b. rio;t(ilH)';' G. RIiefl(sH,J") ; \!-!.uvtt (EH,
e.i ; o.rrir. Arnotd (M) ; Diane Barker (EH) ; Anne
Galey
(HB).
)
following_ FouTth Year
the
In addition, we congratulate
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p"pifr rrtro were success-ful in O " Ievel Mathematics :R. Wickes, Jennifer Allisor,- Patricia
i. iurrell, D. Trantei, p.
Herbert,_A. Landon,_w. Moutrie,
Goodctrna,
ffiair1-il.
P. Stacey, A. Winteis, Carol Monstevens, !Vtg. Ri19y,
D. Baskott, D. CiUUr, i. Heath, B. Kennedy, R. Kettle, M.
Young, Judith Bennett.
THE, MESSIAH
who went to Mr. Delacour's production of
Ask anyone
i'
" ot, Friday, 22nd November, yftat it
M.rsiah
Handel's
*ut like, and the urrr*.t will aiwayt be the same' Magnificent
!
The Choir sang with such gusto and effective contrast that
the chorus was pure delight"to the ear. The climax of the
.o.rrrel with the singing of the "Halle.u*., dt
eiening
-when
tr
the whole audience which filled the
.rroi"s,
iljrh
gait i*. and silently
the significance
The
performance.
the
of
of
the
until
iestrained
be
i*p"tre to ,ppt";a; now.uer, had to
sdt oot
acknowledged
the occasion and the qrr'utity
end of the concert.
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The School was greatly privileged to have for the evening
the services of Victoria Gilbert (soprano), Eileen Bunney
(alto), John Rathbone (tenor), John Brownsword (bass), an
orchestra of wind and string instruments led by Miss N.
Comley, and several singers who gave added sparkle to the
Choir.
In view of such highly polished performances, it was undoubtedly quite an ordeal for soloists Susan Gill and Wendy
Ruck, instrumentalists Lillian Walker, C. Buchanan, A.
Landon, and Valerie Lardner, not to mention pianist D.
Bond, who played the continuo. That they all came through
the ordeal unscathed, smiling and with reputations upheld
must indeed be worthy of our congratulations.
Above all, our thanks go to Mrl Delacour for his work in
arranging such a splendid concert and we look forward with
great anticipation to the further ambitions of the Music
DePartment'
P.A.B.
SOCIETY IYEWS
The marvellous thing about Society News this term is that
there is so much of it !
It is very encouraging to see that there are three new
Societies to include in this column and it is hoped that this
increase is indicative of a continuing enthusiasm for out-ofschool activities, which form such an important and integral
part of school life. At the time of going to press, efforts are
being made to start both a Classical Music Society and fill
in the gap between the fortnightly S.C.M. meetings, and also
a Science Fiction Society which might lead anywhere.
A11 members would like to take this opportunity of thanking staff for giving their valuable time and energies to society
activities.
The JUNIOR DEBATING SOCIETY is at present the
most flourishing organisation in the School with at times as
many as 160 pupils attending. The meetings are held in the
Geography Room among scenes of wild enthusiasm. This
term a change in the traditional routine has been introduced. Members of staff have been asked to defend particular
viewpoints. The customary Chairman of the Society, Mr.
Bytheway, was unsuccessful in proposing " That this house
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believes that Sports Stars make better heroes than Pop
Singers." but Mr. McKenzie fared better when he opposed
the motion that " Latin is a dead langua ge."
Other debates have been concerned with School discipline
and uniform. Almost inevitably any restriction on youth
has been well and truly defeated. Principal speakers have
been Rosalind Russell, Brenda Hawkes, Judith Saxon,
Clare Montgomery, Lynda Hollingworth, Lynn Wilson,
Patsy Webb, Rosalie McDiarmid, Gillian Allsop, Bennett,
Muddeman, Rust and McSweeney.
In the immediate future one can see even livelier times when
M. Sayer, a prominent member of the Senior Debating Society, is called to defend his views on modern youth.
The SENIOR DEBATING SOCIETY was, unfortunately,
very slow in exploiting the traditional upper school diversity of opinion in the first half of term. This was mainly
because the girls were so reluctant to air their viervs on a
public platform. However, the first meeting was a roaring
success as the immense energies of P. Chapman and V. Lowe
succeeded in convincing a very receptive House that " Britain needed a new government." The motion was opposed
by M. Sayer and R. Al-l-erton, who emerged unscathed and
unconvinced from the affray. We are looking forward to the
next meeting when the girls will be challenged by the motion
that " Higher education for girls is a waste of public money."
The STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT has started
this term, although, as yet, it is not affiliated to any external
organisation. The aim of the Society is to ensure that pupils
of the School " are confronted with Christ."
It hopes to attract two types of person to its meetings.
First, the convinced Christian who will go to dernonstrate
his belief and be prepared to defend
it.
Second, the agnostic
or atheist who will go to learn the claims and evidence of
Christianity and so enrich his knowledge of that which he is
rejecting.
The inaugural meeting this term was addressed by the
Rev. Canon O. C. McDowall Morgan who posed and answered many questions in a very enlightening and lively
speech. Subsequently, the Rev. R. J. Hamper, who is a
Announcement
'o
asked all boys
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from
stage
:
fn view of the wet state of the fields, Mr.
to bring their pumps to
Leach has
games lessons."
Baptist minister in Coventry and very experienced youth in
work, gave a talk on " Young People Today." In the future,
it is planned to hold a meeting at which pupils will be able to
put questions to a forum, composed of two lay preachers
and two local clergy, as well as a talk by a prison governor
on his work.
This term the JUNIOR AND SENIOR CHOIRS have
merged to form the massed Kenilworth Grammar School
male and female voice choir. Excellent performances have
so far been given at Speech Day and at the School's production of Handel's 'o Messiah." We are greatly looking forward to the programme of music and carols before the end
of term.
At the moment there are rumblings from the Music
Department that the School will be staging its first Gilbert
and Sullivan. A11 being well, we are told, o'The Pirates of
Penzance" will be performed in the Spring by a School cast
and backed by a visiting orchestra. This will certainly be
something to brighten the dull days of January and February.
Mr. Clarke has made a successful take-over bid from Mr.
Hardy this term for the JUNIOR COLLECTORS' CLUB.
The main objects for collection, it seems, are stamps and
coins, and the most avid collectors are Allott (appropriately)
and Flowers (inappropriately). At ary rate, the Club now
boasts an excellent stamp collection which has been gathered
together by the combined efforts of its members.
PETS CLUB is another organisation which has been
formed this term. Mr. Storey, its Chairman, tells us that its
aim is to foster a general feeling of interest in the care and
well-being of animals. The inaugural meeting was addressed
by Miss D. Lake, the organising secretary of the local branch
of the R.S.P.C.A.
Towards the end of term there is going to be a showing of an
R.S.P.C.A. fllm entitled "The Diary of a Dog," a question
and answer session, conducted by Miss Lake, and flnally a
talk by Mr. Russell on ooPet Badgers," who will bring his own
along to the meeting to add point to his talk and show that it
is possible. The Club is working in close conjunction with the
R.S.P.C.A. and the P.D.S.A. and hopes to have a prosperous
and thriving future
" Teochers
!
should be .fed
to their pupils." P,ofessor A.
R.
Gemmell.
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The DRAMATIC SOCIETY is the third new Society to
be formed this term. Its aim is to give people a chance to
prove their acting ability with a vig* 1o a part i], 3. School
Miss Atklnson is the motivating force behind the
iluy.
^Soiirty,
a committee consisting of Susan
by
and she is helped 'W.
Law.
Ward, Linda Shelley and
At [he moment, th-e main function of the Society i! to read,
rather than act, piay.s. Attendance at the first mpgting was a
very encouragtng pornter to the future success of the Society.
We are assrrr6O itrit all are welcome and no-one will be given
a second part until every member has had one opportunity.
ThE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME iS
still going strong, the pun being unintentional. Two more
silver" arrd' two rrior" bronze awards have been obtained this
term. V. Morris carried out his expedition during half.terffi,
completing the requirements for the Silver Award ; and after
bein^g exailrined on aeromodellin g -at R-r$.F. guydgr, ryI.
Thoiras also successfully obtained a Silver Award. D.
Bascott and R. Morris \Irere the Bronze Award winners.
In the future a flrst-aid course is to be hel d at Blackdown
H.S., and boys working for their Bronze Award will attend.
New entrants to the S-cheme are most welcome and any boy
over the age of 14 who wishes to take part is requested to see
either
Mr'
Strong
or B' Kench
M. J. sAyER, Editor.
THE BOMB
We got to School the other day
And had an awful fright :
For someone rang to say a bomb
Was planted there last night.
We gathered then into the Hall ;
The Head said not to worry.
Policemen poked around the Place,
And all was in a flurrY.
But though they searched, no bomb was found ;
And lesson bells theY rang.
Someone had played a stuPid joke !
How senseless I How sillY ! BANG ! ! !
DEBORAH BUSBY, IS.
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ODTNTBUS
A
miscellaneous collection
of Articles, Short
Stories
and Poetry
THE BICYCLE
by
P. NEWMAN, IIT.
Some people, John reflected, had splendid, y1!ra_-qodern,
ten-speed-geared, triple-horned bikes that carried their rider
swiftiy along the road. Such machines held the status of a
Rolls-RoycJ; they were the aristocrats of the bicycle world
that looked down from aloft on the lower classes.
His, however, came nowhere in this category : it was in
dire need of a paint ; things in general were loose and liable
to drop off at any inconvenient time ; an,+ the tyIgt had to be
pump6d up eveiy fifteen minutes. But it was his, a-n-d that
wur itt tre^ worried about, as he surveyed it before his first
rull.
He wheeled it out on to the path. He was not venturing
on to the road (although everyone was watching and his
sub-conscious keft telling him-'o to make it look goo9 ")^1
for his courage did not stretch to that limit, _He started off
unsteadily, and held on to the wa1l grimly. After gtazing his
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knee on the wall, he began to gain confidence. He tried
pedallirg, grasping the wall at intervals.
He lobked back grinning with aL " easy-when-you-know-
how" attitude when he noticed that the wall had
ended
abruptly, leaving him with no physical support. But he had
enough-moral support. Everyone was telling him what to do :
"Turn to y'right l" ; "Where's y'brakes ?" ; "Mind that
lamp-post !" ; " Stop yer pedalling !"
ft-e became so bewildered that although he might have
reached the next wall, he panicked, swerved, narrowly missing
a small terrier, ran down the kerb and then crashed. He
finished up in a puddle with the dog, which immediately began
to run around excitedly and suddenly bit the leg of a gentleman who had just come out of the "shipston Arms" to see
what the fuss was all about, causing him to spill his beer
which a tabby cat immediately lapped up.
Johngot for another go. By this time a considerable
So up
-had
galhered, with the local youths betting among
crowd
themselves on how many pedals he would last. He ventured
on to the road and gingeily edged forwards. He had progressed a few yards when his saddle suddenly Jipped. backivards, shooting trim over his back wheel on to the road amid
the shrieks of itre crowd, where some bright comic had produced a hat and was passing it round.
He got back on, dettrmined to ride it, and managed to go
some way until, turning a corner, he came across a wellproportioned vicar wit[ his head buried i1 u copy of the
Chirch Times. Whereupon the vicar received a front wheel,
travelling at speed, in his portly middle and sat down with a
grunt.
"Whoooomph
little child !"
!"
he went, "you, You, confoun
. o . silly
John was stammering out arl apology against the background of the delighted cro\Md, when a policeman appeared
on the
scene.
"NoW, IIoW, come along, Come alOng," he said OfficiOuSly.
o'Break it up, now, break it up !" (to the crowd).
"Anything I can do to help ?" (to the vicar)-
"No, thank you !" replied the vicar, thinking he
was
Iucky not to have said to John what he nearly said to John
wittr- the strong arm of the law around.
The policeman eyed John's bike.
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This term
I
have decided to start Friction from
scratch.)'C.J.S.
"And you, sonny,
- I don't want to catch you riding that
bike in that state. ft's as safe as a one-winged aeroplane.
Go on, take it home with you and get it repaired !"
John went off home, dejected. On the w&Y, he saw a smatl
boy who was clutching a pafu of roller-skates.
"Wan'i to swop ?" he asked, pointing to John's bike.
"O.K. If you like," replied John, taking the roller-skates
and leaving the boy the battered bike.
And the- strange thing was that they both uttered great
sighs
of relief.
NIAN'S PRIDE AIYD JOY
by
F.LTZABETH PYATT,
IIIK.
It has always been man's pride and joy and probably always
will be. He gloats over it like a child does over a new tqy..
It was conteived solely as a means of transport, but it is
now also important as a itatus symbol. Sixty years z5o,9n1y
the wealthy people could afford such a luxury. It_was then
only in its inTancy and was regarded as a new-fangled,curiosity. Few people foresaw what a tremendous effect it was
going
to have on life in the years to come.
v
Today, in this country, there is roughly one to every six or
seven people. But although there are so many and there are
even more to come, it is one of the most uneconomical
machines that man has ever invented. This "plaything"
needs constant attentior, "nursing" and its value decreases
even when it is never being used. For most of the week, it may
be.put aside, yet-even then money has t9 be sPenl on it. It is
nolsy, smelly, takes up a lot of ro9m, alters ttt: shape of our
houies and-the routine of our lives, especially on Sunday
mornings. It is inefficient because of its size, cost and capacity,
compared to its convenience.
In inexperienced hands, it can be a dangeroPs weapon.
Many thousands of lives have bq.q destroyed b-y it ?td every
guy ii claims new victims. Yet it is b.jlg_produg.d in evertncreasrng numbers as the years go bY: Millions of peoplg.pay
large sum-s of money out of their weekly wages for the dubious
o'
John tried to catchhis shifty €!€,but he kept onmoving
r.
i7.))-
SMiIh, IIIG.
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pleasure of owning one and many, it would seem, ate
resigned to the factthat they will go paying in this way for the
rest of their lives.
Of course, it brings pleasure to millions, too. It breaks
records, it goes a long way towards keeping us well fed and
prosperous. In fact, it is almost impossible to think how we
would manage without it. So, in three years' time, I shall be
following the example of countless others when I send away
for a provisional licence so that I can at last learn how to
drive a CAR.
THE BATTLE.FIELD
The shells explode with ear-shattering bang,
The infantry await the command ;
Fear grips the heart of every man,
For they knew it to be the last stand.
The signal came and a hundred men
Appeared from behind the trees.
The bullets zinged and ricocheted,
The wounded fell to their knees.
What did those men at that moment feel
As their comrades sank in the mud ?
Suddenly, bayonets flashed and flesh met steel
And tunics ran red with blood.
The fighting was flerce, not many still stood,
And the carcases littered the ground.
The survivors would retreat if they could,
But the captain rallied them round.
The enemy made sure that none escaped
Their victory was complete :
A hundred men had died that day
;
And suffered sore defeat.
War is but a fruitless thing,
Yet man will always fight
To uphold his common heritage
And defend his common right.
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J. GREEN, IVS.
THE BRITISH DETERREI\T
by
H. D. ETCHES, U.Arts VI.
A recent Moral Re-Armament advertisement proclaimed
that the British Lion had lost its teeth. It exemplified a
popular fallacy which deludes the British publi! Persistently.
h* the British Lion has very sharp teeth well able to bite
the Russian Bear and the chinese Dragoll.
The British deterrent is not simply the 180 V-bombers in
service at the present time. It also consists of larger numbers
of obsolesceni Canberra bombers ; the Scimitar and Buccaneer attack naval airqaft, operating from three of Britain's
four operational aircraft carriers. In addition to these six
iyp.r bf bombers, each _capable of carrying atomic
fryOrogen bombs, there is the ttrird^largest navy
airO an efficiently equipped fighter force.
or
in the world
It is the omiision of the above-named weapons and the
sole concentration on the v-borybers that leads many people
io the unilateralist c.N.D. movbments or to support the socalled " Little England " faction (that iq, peoplg yho- believe
ailt
Britain must iesign her position in the world for that of a
third class state).
A very modern, well-equipPed fighter can be j.rtJ as. effective a deterrent as a V-bomber when confronted with an
enemy bomber of lesser manoeuvrability. The aggreslor will
not wirh to lose large numbers of bombers. Thus, Britain,
or certain key Brilish overseas bases, could. compleleIy
destroy enemy-light bombers of the subsonic variety with her
compact def6nce systems. In this tastical" fighting, thg
diminutive size of- Britain compared to the vastness of
Russia would be an advantageIn strategic bombing, that-is, an all-out nucleat attacb U.V
low-level aid heavy bombers, the opposite is true. Britain is
indefensible against modern ground-to-ground or air-togro.rrd missilei but against masses of subsonic ligE! bombers
6.rr defensive missiles and fighters would be very effective.
With Russia, the situation is worse, for although she has
enormous numbers of defensive f,ghters, many are out-dated
and the areawhich has to be defended is so gigantic that even
*ittt depredations of defensive fighters -and missiles the
nussian^border is only guarded at intervals. So the British
subsonic bombers, th6 eanberras and Scimitar naval strike
aircraft could easily penetrate into the heart of Russia and
dirgorge their cargi,ei without being intercepted. SimilarlY,
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the British strategic bombers would merely need to penetrate
Russia's outer defonces and then, while 600 miles from their
target,loose their Blue Steel Avro Stand-Off bombs and turn
around for the nearest surviving base or country.
will at this juncture, no !g"bt, j9ySupporters
^dxclaim of C.N.D.
bombers can so efficiently lay
British
if
that
fully
wasle to Russia, then Russian bombers can destroy Great
Britain before our bombers can get airborne. They will add
that if missiles cannot be intercepted then why have flghters,
which ate useless against them, and bomber fleets which
would be annihilated on the ground.
The answer to this is that not one of the nuclear powers,
untess France is included with its insignificant ten supersonic,
bombers (50 by 1966), has all its eggs in one basket. Britain,
Russia and th6 LJ.S.A. retain manned bombers becaus" th.y
make excellent launching platforms for air-to-ground nuclear
tipped missiles. Secondty,-tlg vast majolityof the V-bombers
wili be able to take off anO climb to a safe altitude before any
missile reduces the bases to atomic dust. It is reasonable to
the
r* that with the completion in the immediate future ofeach
at
gritirt, plan
-th"n to have nbt more than four V-bombers repaired
only those bombers being serviced__o_l
oirnitO
*iU be caught and destroyed on the ground. A11 V-bombers
can at presdnt take off in, at m_o-st, tw9 minutes and the minimum warning from Fylingdale's radar station allows them
four minutes.
Not every V-bomber will carry _bombs, however. A fair
number (thi, Valiants) will be used to re-fuel the others. It
frur been'shown by recent mock aerial attacks on the LJ.S.A.
that most of the V-bombers will get through and accordi"g
to present statistics they will destroy 70 per cent. of Russia's
and bases.
industry
--Aroih.r factor which critics too often forget is that British
V-bombers are by no means all based in Britain. A few m?y
be seen in Cyprur, u number in the vital island of Gan in the
Indian
^--Xor Ocean, and certain Valiants in Singapore.
will the V-bomber bases be the only areas which
Russian bombers (or those of other nations for that matter)
will have to attack if they attempt to destroy Britain. There
ir" Canberra bombers, which are admittedly obsolescent
(but then so are some Russian fighters, even some of Wortrd
Wur II vintage) based in Aden, Malaysia, Germany, the
West Indies, etc.
To supplement the offensive power of the R.A.F. there are
and their afucraft of the Fleet Air Arm. These
the
70 Scimitar flghter-bombers, capable of carrying short
ir" "arri.rr
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ranged atomic-tipped missiles at sonic speeds, and 20 (sho*ly
50) Buccaneer supersonic bombers which travel so low that
th6y fly in to attack below the lowest enemy searching radat
tt beams."
Let us now examine the future of the British deterrent
and see whether its effectiveness will remain the same or
increase. If the Labour or Liberal parties should win the next
General Election, then after a year or two, the British deterrent will cease to exist and the nation will be at the mercy of
military-minded France, expansionist Russia, nuclear-hungry Germaoy, communist China and commercial dominationist America.
If the present plans are carried out, the deterrent will be
more effective. The V-bombers will be armed with a faster,
lower-level version of the Blue Steel air-to-ground missile
and will themselves be less likely to be picked up on enemy
radar screens owing to new devices installed, whereby the
radar beams, instead of returning after meeting the metal
bomber, would be absorbed and appear on the radat screens
as empty air-space. The naval Buccaneer's speed will have
nearly doublett from 720 to L,200 m.p.h. To supplement
these, there witl be six atomic submarines, each carrying
sixteen Polaris missiles, in service by 1970. Perhaps best of all,
there will be the 100 T.S.R.2s, capable of over twice the speed
of sound and of taking off from short grass runways and of
performing a variety of roles from that of reconnaisance and
destroying tanks to that of nuclear bombing., This bomber
is currently believed to be many years ahead of any comparable bomber in the world, in technology, method of attack,
construction and variety of roles.
The deterrent of the later '60s and early '70s will be well
up to the standards that the times will demand. It has been
shown that the deterrent is, and will be, effective. Britain
should not, as the Labour Party would have us do, neglect or
remove our deterrent and shelter under the wing of American
nuclear dominance, because our policies are not congruent.
The u.S.A. would only protect Britain as long as it suited her,
and, after all, why should she do otherwise ?
(e
When Henry VIII realised that the Pope wAsn't going to
give him permission to cancel his marriage with Catheriryr_ o{"
Aragon, he turned her out and married a womAn he had had
his eye on for a long time."-S'. Berry, IIS"
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aa
WHAT IS YOUR OPIT{ION ? ?
"Twenty-five years ago friends abroad were bloming
Britain for going to sleep in the face of the enemy.
Now they not only accuse Britain of wanting to controct
out of the cold rv'Ar. They also say that Britain is badly
governed, badly managed, badly educated and bodly
behaved-and the striking thing is that more and more
Britons ore saying the same, mor,
{{yr;:,{ni#!;'r'..
Much has Iately been said and written on similar lines to the
above quotation which is taken from The Economist. We
thought it would be interesting to hear the comments of pupils
from the School after reading the extract. Consequently,
three pupils were selected at random from the Upper School
and three from the Lower. This is what they had to say '-
P. Chapman, Lf.Sc. Yf.
" Britain should certainly contract out of the cold war. Britain
rs badly governed ; otherwise it
would have no part in the cold
war at all. Education certainty
needs improving and so does
behaviour, particularly of some
people. Remember, its every
man for himself in politics.
Politics are fought out over
economic, not moral issues,
many people believe."
N. D.
'o
as
Crossley, LI.Arts Yf.
Vive de Gaulle and Mr. Wil-
! It c,ouldn't be anyone else
who could make such stateson
ments."
oo
34
lr{ureyev
you know, that R:ussian who abdicated.))J. Paton, L.Arts VI.
Susan
GilI, U.Arts Yf.
" A ludicrous statement ! How
pleased we should be that there
are so few voices making such
wild, unjustifiable accusations !
They are possiblY the words of
is benefiting from
the immense prosperitY of our
country and is still indignant
someone who
and dissatisfied."
Rosalind Russel, IIIG.
" If Britons say that Britain is
badly governed, managed and
educated, theY should vote for
people ai Eleition time who will
fut itris right. If they say Britain
ir badly 6ehaved,
thgY are onlY
insulting themselves."
T. McSweeney, IG.
" If we in Britain, twentY-flve
years u1o, were sle.enlng in the
fac" of the enemy, judging from
what happened afterwards, - our
" friends^'; abroad must have
been unconscious. Assuming
we have been badlY governed,
we now have a new government
and prime minister, who, - as - a
form6r foreign secretarY, should
know the standard of government of other countries and en-
sure that ours will
compare
favourably."
Patsy Webb, IG.
These so-called 'o friends " of
ours have no right to make such
'o
accusations against Britain. They
need to look after their own coun-
tries before Poking their
into others."
noses
35
THE BULLFROG
As I was going to the woods,
I met a frightening sight ;
It was a giant bullfrog, green,
Blinking in the light.
I studied it for quite some time
And to the conclusion came,
That this beastly fellow was a rogue
Who deserved his wood-wide shame.
J. PERRY, IIT.
WHY THE GOVERNfuIENT
MT]ST GO
After twelve years of Tory rule, years in which there has
in the living standards of all the
industrialised countries of the world, what do we find in our
own country ? The railways are being dismantled ; overcrowding and degrading conditions are seen in many homes ;
there is a serious shortage of hospital beds, our prisons are
insanit ary and out of date ; education is handicapped by a
shortage of teachers ; old age pensioners are shabbily
treated ; exhorbitant proflts are made by land speculators,
while house purchase is becoming increasingly difficult ;
" Rachmanship " flourishes ; vast sums of money are thrown
away on nuclear weapons while comparatively little is done
been a marked improvement
to help the under-developed countries.
The Conservatives believe in giving full rein to the profit
motive, so naturally they a\e- not worried if luxury flats
remain empty and new office blocks take priority over much
needed housing schemes. They do not realise that freedom
must be combined rvith sensible planning if the needs of
society in general are to be met. When the country needs a
plan, we are given premium bonds ; when we need a vision
we are told " we have never had it.so good " ; aqd when we
need an incomes policy we ate given a wages fteeze, con-
veniently ignoring profits and dividends.
It is remarkable that the Conservatives cannot understand
that the world is changing, and thatitis time for us to extend
our horizons. We should abandon our so-called independent
nuclear deterrent and give our full support to the United
Nations. It is worth remembering that our present Prime
Minister, who accused that organisation of " falling away
36
from the principles of the Charter " was himself a member of
the Cabiriet which completely disregarded the Charter at the
time of
Suez.
We ought indeed to be thankful that we have in the Labour
Party a g-ood alternative to the present Government. The
team wli'ich would put the Party's policies into- operation
would be truly repiesentative oi ttie people, ry!.ereas the
Conservatives itare an obvious preference for public schoolboys and in particular for those from Eton. Indeed there is
every p.orp.ct that this Government with its out-of-date
ideal witt soon be replaced by a progressive pafiy, set to
restore a sense of purpose to British politics.
SUSAN GOWERS, VS.
LESLEY NOCK, VK.
FISHING
As the day had broken fine,
The two of us went flshing.
We sat there with a crooked Pin,
Watchirg, hoping, wishing ;
And as itre sun shone clear above,
We saw the fish below.
With bread paste put -upon the Pin,
We waited for the foe ;
The fish they swam a long way off,
A11 but a silly one,
Who swallowe0 the bread, the pin and all,
Which added to the fun.
The fish was tossed upon the grass,
For everyone to see ;
And then we spied a long way off,
A man it seemed to be :
He was wearing a smart black coat
With hat upon his head,
Accomp'nied by his growling dog,
In angry voice he said :
" Lool up there, you thieving rogues ! "
He stood with stick a-swishing.
the notice high . . .
We looked and saw
It clearly read i *NO FISHING-"
G. MARTIN, IIT"
37
KETYILWORTH,
1963
by
G. RIVERS, IJ.Arts VI.
To many people, Kenilworth
means the Castle, but if one
just peeps oYer the wall, so to
speak, it has far more to offer.
The Clock, Kenilworth,
1963.
Granted the Castle is the moSt important landmark, both
in time and culture, nevertheless, in this modern world of
and science, it stands only as a memorial to the past.
speed
Compared with past years, the population of Kenilworth
is at the moment expanding at a terrific rate. In 1951, it was
10,7 4l ; today, it stands at 14,427, thus representing a
34.4o/o increase in the Urban District.
The occupational distribution of the population is wide
and diverse. Most people seek jobs in the surrounding large
tpwns of Leamington, Warwick, Coventry and Birmingham.
Kenilworth may thus be described as a dormitory town in
the main, although local industries are rapidly developing.
Of these, by far the most important is light engineering such
as that found at Arden Products, C.W.D. Tools, Hurst
Curzons, J. F. Buckingham and Boremasters.
Agriculture is also a prominent industry in and around
Kenilworth. The area of the Urban District is 5,967
acres,
which consists mainly of farm land. Roughly speaking, there
are between 254A holdings, averaging something less than
200 acreas apiece, and many of them are classed as arable
farms.
One of the surviving industries of the past is the brickworks. The Cherry Oichard Brick Comp any once stood at
the rear of the station, but it has now moved to the other side
of Whitemoor Road, a more suitable site in relation to raw
cc
When the runawoys had wolked a few paces
. . . .))-
Pamela Monument, IIIG.
38
th"
materials. The old clay pit is slowly being infilled b-vclaf
Refuse Disposur piparimfnt of the Council. The red
found in this area ir ,.iv well suited to the production of
quality bricks.
special
"'Th;oiJ
jt
turinery has ceased to exist, bu_t was lmpgrtant
Gardening
Market
time.
one
at
town
the
;?
.rorrnrrry
to the
is also ,to*iy-diruppearing ald the seven nurseries havenow
dwindled to a mere t*o & tt .ee to make way for extensive
projects.
building
Etmdene,
Jii.fay; ;'.teral new housing estates,_ suchofasthe
area is
builder
prolific
have been built. The most
constructhe
for
responsible
also
was
who
Batis,
Thomas
tion of the School. AnA; oi torrtt", as the. town grows, tle
[oods tias increased correspondingly
;,"d;rtio" of conrrr*.i df
i"itt the establishment many new shops, garages, entertainment centres, etc.
rn. g.ogiuprrical features
of the urban District are not
^
complicatel. The u"duiutirg country{q" is well drained
courses iermit ufrrrg in th6 W?t*ickshire Avon'
with all water^p;;i
area is' over 400ft. and lies on the
;r- trr.
The higrrest
--From
this catchmeqt region a dennorth-east-irdfidary.
generally in a south-west
dritic pattern of sireamr flows *of
thes-e are the Finham
important
directiolr. The most
Brook and the Inchford Brook which join at the site of the
Castle.
-
M"rh of the land on which Kenilworth is situated is at ata
noteable hills stand
rr.igrri or u.tween 250ft.-300ft. Fourpalk
Hill, Knowle Hill
Abbey Hill,
over 300fi. tt .v
"ii
carr be observed
three
latiq
tire
which
and villieis Hill, oi
negotiate them
to
has
one
if
from the srtroor and appreciated
-Ii generally held that
ftris chain of
ir
either uv iooi ; ;tcle]
hills was orrr. a ridge connectlng a spur of land which appears
near the S.'W'. boundaty.
There is indisputable archaeological evidence to show that
tiries and before as a settleKenilworth existed in Roman
-it
derived from the Saxon period'
ment. But its ,u*.
"'Worth " or " wurd;';- simply means a secondaty^clearing
in a forest, *t itrt thet prefix cbtt., from the name of a Saxon
as
of thl manor. tarious spellngs of her name, suchob6dt
;;'
but
documents,
Cynehild," have upp.ut.O in - ea1--lV
uioririv it. one w. pr.f.r here at Kenilworth Grammar School
is the iather later derivation, " Cinild"'
o,
population in Hollancr has quaclricled since
1830."
we-ry|!
CareY, IIIS.
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AN
UNI(NOWTY FRIENI)
by
J.
PATON, L.Arts VI.
It was one of those crisp, blustery autumn days when the
wind blew in gusts, carrying the falling leaves in broad arcs
?1d _spirals across the brown, flowerliss borders, the leaffilled gutters and the intricate system of paths and giass which
made .up the pa{k. The gutters had 6ecome a squelching,
wheezing mass of sodden leaves and the bare, bonyhngers df
the trees rattled in the hushing wind.
On one of the many dark green, wooden benches situated
as always in the most open and uncomfortable spots imaginable sat an old man. He was wearing an equally otA navy-6lue
overcoat and looking, with his gloved hands crossed in his
laPz as only few men-could look in such circumstances, warm
and peaceful and contented.
He stared at the ground a few feet in front of him, with a
slight_smile cu.ryigg hir lips. On the dew-soaked grass a boy
was Playing with his dog, teasing him with a stick. He held it
out of the _dog's reach and coaied him to jump for it. The
stick whistled as the boy drew it quickly bac-k, tlie dog barked
playfully and both beCame excited as they continueO their
game.
Then a- Vou-qg couple came walking slowly down the path
towards the old man, He turned round and lboked their way.
A l*ppy pair, he thought to himself, and looked ahead again
smiling, so as not to ernbarrass them at all. He heard t[em
draw nearerr_!.r steps slightly faster than the boy's. At first
they
th"y were.talking ?nd laughing, but as they approached,
became silent and walked past in silence. ^ ile caught thi,
sweet smell of her perfume as they went by. They began to
talk and laugh
again.
Quite suddenly, for a moment or two, there was a dreadful
silence ; a ci\y. silence which frightened him. The grotesque
cry of a crow high up in the latticed trees summoned ttre woild
to its senses and life began again.
-_
He wondered where the young boy and his dog were.
" Carlos and Pedro
sat meditating, wearing a worried frowrt
with their hearts in their mouths and chewing their nails.)'
R. Allott, IIIK.
40
yap and the boY's-whistle came to him
Soon, the dog's merry -p-k
gates. Tie boy wqs just putting
from his left,"r.ot th;
at once it bolted towards the
all
wlien
dog
hir
on
lead
the
gutt after a cat. -Ue yelled at it to come back, but it ran
;ffight through. Ther. *ar a sudden sounding glu horn and
u ,rrE.ch of Ur:akes. The boy buriecl his head in his hands as he
saw his dog killed.
The old iru, tried desperately to run over to the child, but
he could not. He wanted so mu-ch to comfort him, for he too,
had eiperienced sorrow. And Yet,_ h.e could. not get. to him
rro*, cbuld not find him, and the futile tapping of his white
stick seemed only to emphasise his frustration.
/VIGHT
by
N. PLESTER, IG.
'When you ii*.t get into bed, you lie there in the darkness
thinking about nottring in particular. Then all at once yoq
realise lor* quiet and Ionely it is. soon, you grow bored and
go to sleep.
Suddenly, you wake uP, and in the cold, black atmosphere, you iniagine there is a tall man coming toya^rds.you.
Q"i"(ly, you turn over, pull up the sheets and wait for it.
4t
But
it
never comes.
wait and wait, not movin g a muscle, not daring to
breathe. When nothing happens, you lie awake not wanting
to go to sleep until light comes through your window. But
you can never wait for six or seven hours. At last, you
become drowsy and fall asleep. rn your dreams, this time, you
see quite clearly and distinctly the man in dark clothes who
comes straight for you.
You feel the grip of his iron hand, proddirg, pulling,
twisting. You are over-powered ; he is about to strike. In
terror, you cry for help. when, with relief, you hear your
mother's voice telling you to get up.
So _you
WORLD SCOT]T JAIVIBOREE
MARATHON, GREECE
by
K. HILLYARD,
L.Sc.Vf.
The dream of every scout is to experience a World Jamboree.
For r€, the dream came true when f was chosen to be a mem-
ber of the Warwickshire troop, which attended the llth
World Scout Jamboree on the Plain of Marathon, Greece,
this year.
The twenty-three scouts who represented Warwickshire
we{e part of the 1,500-strong
U.K. contingent. Besides myself from K.G.S., P. Plant was also fortunate enough to be
selected.
Altogther, we spent three weeks in Greece ; fifteen days at
the Jamboree and flve touring some of the Aegaean islands.
Many plans and preparations had to be made beforehand
therefore and two pre-Jamboree camps were held at which
we met our future 'o tent-mates."
On the 30th August, we boarded a K.L.M. akcraft at
London Airport which was bound for Athens. Eighteen airliners were used in the 'o air lift " of the IJ.K. contingent.
Later that same duy, we arrived at Athens to be greeted by a
'e When we examined the lion we found that my wild shot
had mortally wounded it and Jim's kntfe had killed i7.)),S. Wheat, IIG.
42
warm, evening breeze which was characteristic of the nights
in Greece. Itlas early the next morning when we arrived in
Marathon Plain which' was illuminated by row upon row of
electric lights, erected primarily for the Jamboree, but_which
later wouTd light up the military base to be constructed afterwards.
Long tarmac roads divided the lite into lhree sections. The
two outer sections were separated into sub-caffiPS, while the
inner one contained head(uarters and sports pitches. We
inhabited site 15 in sub-camp Oeneis and had scouts from
Italy, Denmark and Switzerland on our flanks and front.
fft. first two days were tiring as the high temqeratures of
Greek weather were a new experience for many of us. Water
was drunk rather rashly and it frad to be strictly rationgd by
the Quartermaster. Organisation was good and our hosts
had rialised that changing to this climate would be difficult
for many foreign contingents. Thgy lur-d on showers, 40
cubicles io each- sub-camp, to refresh us, but, of course, the
water was not fit for drinking.
The Jamboree was opened by Crown Prince Constantine,
Chief Scout of Greece, and wild cheers greeted his words.
88 countries were being represented here at Marathon, and
all forgot their differences of creed and politics in the gteat
comradeship of the occasiolr.
For eleven days the Jamboree buzzed with activity :
exchange visits of ioreign scouts to meals, international gampfires, OIity swimming in a placid, bright blue sea and sunbathing on a golden beach. Church services were held for all
religiois and an impressive " Scouts Own " was organised for
BriIish, German and French scouts, each country singing in
its own language.
A visit to Athens inevitably aroused all our historical
interest. We toured the Acropolis and several other ancient
Greek buildings. We were aCtually camping on the gro-u1d
on which an army of 30,000 Persians were slaughtered by
10,000 Athenians ind Plataeans. I wondered to what extent
th6 world's architecture would have been affected if the outro*. of the battle had been different.
On Sunday, llth August, the 14,000 participants of the
Jamboree gathered in the amphitheatre to hear the closing
speech of the Crown Prince. The final announcement was
ttrat the next Jamboree would be in America.
We left the site on the Wednesday and began our trip
round the islands of Tynos, Mykonos and D-eloq, thus seeing
as much as possible in the time available of this wonderful
country of Greece.
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BOOKS
AT BEDTIME
by
ROBERTA TREW, IVK.
I arrived in the library some time in winter, judging from
the number of books on the shelves, and was immediately
stamped, catalogued, numbered and covered by a paperylooking assistant who then pushed me into my place rather
roughly.
This unaccustomed efficiency in the library was understandable as the Christmas rush was expected and it was
guessed that I would be very much in demand over the holiday
period, not perhaps so much for my quality of style or entertainment value as for my necessity as a text-book for all
those pupils who had found it impossible to do any work
during term time and now wished to catch up at home. You
see I am "Solid State Physics," known to other friendly
volumes as "The Prof," but to you as B.107.81.
Fortunately, when I was rammed in between Maxwell's
"IJniversity Physics" and Hutton's "Fluid Dynamics," the
last of the day's borrowers was just being ushered out, so I
had until 9 a.m. the next day before going on active service.
I had just finished a cursory survey of the opposite shelf
(noting with disfavour a J. B. Priestley in the Chemistry
section) wehn o'I-Jniversity Physics" on my right let out a
long, thankful sigh of relief.
"Good grief ! What a narrow escape ! That confounded
Borrower No. 173592 was just about to consign me to that
blighted haversack of his. Ten to one, he comes back in the
morning dripping with marmalade and scientific curiosity to
bespoil my erudite pages. A cousin of mine, a neat little
monograph, was saying ..."
Then he suddenly noticed that I was a new accession and
his neighbour was no longer "Fluid Dynamics."
o'Oh, hello, you're new aren't you ? Sorry, I didn't see you
before. I was trying to avoid that student. Well, what do you
think of our cosy accommodation here ?"
He spoke in a highly cultured voice and, in fact, I'd noticed
"Oxford University Press" on his spine as soon as he'd said
his first word.
'o Tlte
fact that I
blue, os
44
had passed 10 G.C.E.s wAS o bolt from the
I had only taken $."-Jsnnifer Ash, IVG.
v.r'
ooFrom what
I've seen, it looks quite habitable. what's
company like ?"
the
--;'W.ti,
fo,if. at that ! Just look at that A109.68 talking to
that absolutely common Motor Manual ! "
He put on his most fruitY accent.
" I irever speak to anyone on the lower shelves. He must
have absolut6ly no pridi: at all. But, qfter ?11., what can you
expect from a''o Cambridge Press " fellow ? "
l{g " Fluid Dynamics " was a rather surly, mathematical
chatacter who worrldn't respond to any of the usual converruiio"rl openings, I decided to m?ke- a quiet move along.the
shelf befoie reti"ring"tt early, &s I'd had a vgry exhausting 4uy.
i;a ;*tly reached e enA of the shelf when- 4 h-uppened' I
was surveying the tranquil scene when I suddenly saY what
tfrofut i tJ be an exquisitely charmirg, morocco-bound
f;'1r7iay"Ct
utterley." I bent oier for a closer look, but in
doing'ro, I ov..balanced and went into a grotesque dive,
arms akimbo, Pages flaPPing.
On the floor, I Ielt myself iather apprehensively fo1 creases
urd dog ears, but flnding none, wai about to stand when I
heard u *ito'cry and a ,iin. by-_six was on me. The second
hurt even more than the fall and I lay there dazed,h;;k
o'
Come on, get up ! You're not a throw-out, yet ! "
"
The
men who
five nxen rushed back to the house .for the two
still tltere to /ind they had gone.))--P. Davis, IIIK.
were
45
The speaker, actually a hideous
picked me up.
" Old Man of the Sea,"
" What's the-- "
A kick in the spine from a jack-booted " Faust "
sent me
sprawling again.
oo
Look, if you think- "
" Don't chu know," thundered a ponderous 'o Count of
Monte Christo," " that you, Mr. Uppity Fissicks, are now
with the riff-raff in the fiction section ? "
I could not suppress a shudder. Tales of horrible, bestial
tortures inflicted upon volumes hapless enough to fall into
the hands of those diabolical fiends were common enough.
Half-whispered stories uttered in dread italics flittered through
my chapter headings.
" What do you want ? " I cried.
'o You ! You ! You ! " they screamed, and all dived on
me at once.
I w.as picked .up rather disdainfull-V by the cleaner the next
morniflg, my spine shattered into a thousand pieces, my front
end papers rent asunder, rude words scrawled on my inside
covers and every page crumpled or torn. So now I'm on my
way back to the pulp factory, which, no doubt, will soon make
me into nice clean sheets again. When I'm printed next time,
I hope to be in the Christian Missionaries' section, so as to
do some useful work amongst the savages.
TRADITYG STAilIPS
by
LINDA SHELLEY, L.Arts Vf.
Open your daily paper, switch on the radio or television and
you will almost certainly be confronted with L battle royal :
the battle of the stamps, which are tt the moment enjoying
a boom in this country.
With the typical modern attitude of "getting something
for nothing," even if it is only a second-rate tea towel, housewives have been queuing up for hours in order that they may
be let into shops twelve at a time (to prevent a riot) to buy
their goods and collect their stamps.
such
" After
three years
badges in all, which
46
I
I
had a formidable collection, thirteen
ghevlsin."-p. Wheatcroft, IIIK.
had stitched on my
For sixty years now, it has been possible to obtain these
stamps, alihbugh, of course, they were patronised by very
few cbmpared *ittr the vast number of collectors which now
abound.^ In the LJ.S.A. stamps are very much the accepted
thing and special shops have been set up to copg wit-h people
claiming their free gifts. The Americafi companles., their own
marketJ having reiched saturation point, as obviously only
a certain fixed-percentage of the population wish to become
stamp collector3, have looked around for a new market and
unfoitunately, or perhaps fortunately, have decided that those
old suckers," tlre British ate to be the 'olucky" ones.
"good
-Some of the large supermarket chains together with the
Co-operative Sociely have formed arl agreement to boycott
decision of Mr. Garfield Weston,
trading stamps, but with theo'Fine
Fare" and certain bakeries,
who has larfe interests in
to make use of them, a considerable amount of controversy
has arisen.
The stamp firm produces the stamps and the free gifts in
return fot 2*o/, of the retailers' turnover. It also guarantees
an increase in custom of 30o/r, 4t least, in three months. As
the supermarket chains which do not use stamps also claim
increased custom, obviously someone, somewhere, is losing
trade. I suspect it to be the small retailer.
It has been argued that the housewife in the long run must
pay more for "free" gifts and that in time shops must qut up
ltreir prices in order to cover the cost of running this scheme.
Although it is difficult with the widely fluctuating prices,
typical of supermarkets, to ascertain whether as yet the introcluction of stamps has made any difference to prices, this
argument does not hold good when applied to garages, &!
tha price of petrol -is usually rigidly controlled by th9 petrol
companies to which the garages more often than not belong.
Stamps, too, are considered by some to be a form of sav!99,
not so very unlike the respectable and well-established dividend which is paid by the Co-operative Society.
However, as i1 does seem most unlikely that either retailers
or stamp trading flrms intend to sustain a loss of any kiqd
by their generosity and free gifts, it must be left to public
oirinion to decide who shall carry the burden. As a free and
democratic community, the decision must also be made by
each housewife, whether, or to what extent, she becomes a
collector of stamps.
'3 We had one native porter to corry provisions and ommunition and tltree other white 7nsn.)'-J. Clarke, IIG.
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AEROMODELLING
FOR
BEGIIVNERS
by
M. J. THOMAS,
LJ.Sc.Vf.
Aeromodelling is by no means a new idea. Indeed, the building and flying of model aircraft went hand in hand with the
development of the first aircraft at the beginning of this c€r-
tury when replica, experimental models were built
before
money was spent on the construction of the full-size aircraft.
Lord Brabazon and A. V. Roe were both aeromodellers
when the foundations of aeronautical engineering were being
laid. However, much progress has been made by aeromodellers since then, although the history of the hobby is comparatively short.
Canvas and cane have now been replaced by nylon and
balsa wood and a host of remarkable new glues ate in use.
Powerful lightweight engines are also available at the present time.
The eager beginner is often confronted with a somewhat
bewildering situation when he is about to make his first
model. Often he becomes so disheartened that his efforts
merely result in a half-built fuselage which is thrown back
into the kit box never to be completed.
To the potential aeromodeller, I would suggest that he
started by building a series of non-powered models rather
than afi expensive model with an engine. The first should
be a glider as its construction is invariably simple. At a Later
stage, a model powered by a rubber band might be attempted
altltough its construction is more complex. In this way, he
will not only gain considerable amusement but also confidence for tackling more ambitious projects.
oo
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A
child's questions ore part of on adult's educotisn.))
W. F. Moutrie, VG.
The time will inevitably come when the beginner will seek a
small engine to power his models. There ate two .typ.t of
motor : diesel and glowplug. These are almost identical
apafi from the fact lhat the diesel motor is a c-omp{ession
ifnition engine, whilst the glowplug engine has a hot element
wtrictr ignites the fuel mixture. The advantage of the latter
is that owing to its lower compression ratio, it is 19tt prone to
excessive vibration, which is common especially with the
larger diesels. However, it does need an accumulator for
very short. Although
staiting, and the life of the plugs can be c(
the stfrting characteristics of most glow" motors ate
somewhat better than those of the diesel, I should, nevertheless, advise the beginner to buy a diesel as his first motor of,
say, 1$ c.c. With ttris he can explore the fields of free -flignt,
controt line, or even radio control, without the trouble of
burnt-out plugs and flat batteries.
The entirusiast will soon make up his mind about which
type of powered model he is golng to make. Free flight
mbAets, as the name implies, are those which fly without agy
direct control between [tre flier and his model, although the
duration of the flight can be adjusted beforehand. The_ posl
sibilities of flying models attached to lines were first explored
bt ," Ameri can-named Jim Walker. His ideas on " Control
line " model aircraft have been accepted by thousands of
people the world over who fly models on lris principles.
Tfueie models have become very popular and there are many
types of them, including those designed for aerobatics,_sped,
combat and team racihg. It is as well, however, for the
beginner to learn to fly a simple trainer before going on to
more complicated machilles.
The new aeromodeller ffi&Y, in fact, decide not to buy an
engine at all. He may feel that he prefers to make larger and
belter gliders or rubber-band-powered models and extend
their duration of flight. In any event, he will flnd that he has
far more interest in certain types of models than others and
will eventually identify himself with one specific_kind. A1this il commendable in some w_ay_q, he should take
though
-that he does not get into a rut and disregard all other
care
types of aircraft. An enormous amount of fun can be had
wittr eyery model, ro matter what type or class it is.
_
On keeping fit
: " As far
as
I
was concerned
I
was waistin_g
my time."-suzanne Pulham, L.Arts VI.
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ths.
hITOR
LETTER.S to
Disillasioned Emigrant Answered
Sir,
I am writing in reply to the letter entitled " Disillusioned Emigrant "
which appeared in your last edition. I am an Australian and have lived in
Perth, Western Australia, all my life, apart from last year, which I spent
in Coventry, having excellent opportunity of travelling throughout England, Scotland and Wales and across to the Continent during the summer vacation.
The authoress of this letter no doubt did not visit many parts of Australia, which of course, must be experienced before giving general impressions of this country. The writer begins by saying that the people of
Australia arc unfriendly, but I ask her just what effort she made herself
to be friendly. f am quite sure no one would say : o'You're not wanted
here." We are a very friendly race and many people go out of their way
to help others in time of need.
It would appear that our crawling, biting hosts were too friendly to the
writer. All those creatures mentioned, however do not frequent our land
continuously, but occur in various parts at different times of the year. For
example, stingrays are not found along swimming beaches, but out in the
deep sea and are not therefore a menace to swimmers at all. Toads occur
only in the Northern canefields of Queensland, and mosquitoes prefer hot
summer evenings. I admit that one cannot walk for long on the dry sections of the sandy beaches in the middle of the day in summer but there
is plenty of ocean in which one can cool off and miles of sea-washed beach
where one can walk quite comfortably.
As for the rough, wooden buildings with tin roofs which the writer
mentions, they are few in number and found only in the isolated outback.
Most cities are very modern, with large bungalow-type homes built in
brick or asbestos with tiled roofs and surrounded by large gardens and
lawns which have been attractively laid out.
Some of my own impressions of England were appealing and some
were not. During my travels, I found many places of great historical and
scenic interest, particularly the old castles and Roman roads and walls.
However, many of the old-type terraced houses, packed closely together
in narrow streets, contrasted severely with the modern styles of re-building that I was fortunate enough to see in Coventry. I was very thrilled
with my first experience of seeing and feeling snow, despite the penetrating
cold, but I soon learnt that the novelty wears off quickly once the thaw
commences.
I was impressed
with many of the English schools which offer good
facilities for education and sport and thought the I l--a-day dinner scheme
also very advantageous during the winter months. Having endured two
very intensely cold winters, I am now revelling in our sun, surf and wide
open spaces, but will always remember my year spent in England, where
I made many friends with whom I still correspond.
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of
6t me sum up by saying that Australia is a fascinating land full
would
interest with its faunu ut d=fio* u"O C"to.U- rqd most Aussies hope
we
wercome urrv iiiitirr, r"igiu"tr *1!a Jgreat deil of pleasure, and
they would not be " disillusioned."
DENNIS FORTE,
145 Banksia Street,
Tuart Hill,
Perth.
First Form Goulash
Dear Editor,
My complaint is about School dinner. There is not enough of it,.unless
it is something w;d.;ilik;. biv" us more bacon, eggs chips, and beans
in
tomato'
w. L. YEo, rG'
Dear Editor,
Plumb
I am complaining about School dinners' We seem to haveAnother
crumble morb than enething. Why can't we have a change?
ahi"t I want to complainabout is.the priory double decker older boys
ioia"*e last year that the back aksial snaped '
C. IRELAND, IG.
Dear Editor,
I don,t think the teachers should have dinner with us because- you have
You
to u" qi"ii"a u"nuu"- Tht;oir" from outside is also annoying.
outside
have to have a bit of noise-6-t;il"r ro*etimes and the din
sPoils
it'
JrLL BANNER' rG'
Dear Editor,
time we
I was surprised on my first dPy ?t this School because at dinner
two
,[ut i io"tdn't move. I think we ought tq havecould
were so crushJa
"p
forms per sitiligl-I;;;,rld
aJways go home later.
-it"
the dinnei hoor longer but we
r. KELLAND, rG.
Snggestior?s
Dear Ed.,
Wouldn,t
was used for the
it be better if the Premium Bond system
r*iuiO ft.i- the interest is so smalt
not to be worthwhile ?
H. KELL', IVK.
School Savings Group, as the money
Dear Editor,
I think we should introduce the system that we had at my former.school'
form'
1 cre$]t
If you did. some exceptioriilr;;dd t1'ott vou were.th6gry-en
Headmaster which
when you had six creditr vo:,ir;;ived i;"iinot"
given aptize'
you kept. The pupil_wit4;;i"i"Aiit fto- each form was
ui ordei mark.
If, on the other hand,, you did badiJ,'vo"^rE
"iu.o
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Yh"I yotl had three order marks, yol{ gol a detention, and when you had
six detentions you were sent to thL Hiadmaiter.- -I also think there should be more House activities to make life at School
more exciting.
L. NASON, IIT.
Dear Sir,
I feel that there should b.-.-orye way of immediately recognising which
House a pqPit o-f the School belongs io. t suggeJ t tllai;;"-ry;; should.
wear a small badge showing the coiour of_ the fiouse. This
btfi:
chased for a modest sum ind would furthei i""*ui. aG-rpi[iof
"o"fO cbmpetition between the Houses
JANET wATSoN, IIIG.
Dear Sir,
I should like to suggest that we have a School song composed, which
could be sung on speclal occasions and add to-the triOition df tfr" School.
GERALDINE BYRNE, IIIG.
Sir,
I think that
we should
a Tr-aiq-spotting Club
qn a trip once a term. En"
This could bd run iairly
in this School and go
u;d;;"td
cost
those who wante.d jo go about 8/6d. t quote-tiriJ"aJifv
fii;"--6|gu"rr
-itr"rethis is
9l?9t1y-how much it cost me to go rounOsiiio"abisheds.
were
Willesden, Camden, Dlugt q
Stewarts Lane, StraiforO- *frirt is
the largest shed in the British 8g6O,
Isles,'ana oiO oif Cffifin, *iri"t is the
largest she! on the Western Region. t weniwiifr a-farty #r.ui" friends
and the shed _permits cost us -nothing.
f am sure. .that many lst, 2nd and- 3rd year boys would agree that
a Train-spotting Club would be very poputir. - - -J
B. DAVIES, IIG.
Dear Sir,
I have been looking through the previous editions of " Cinild ,' and
would like to suggest that yo[ includ? thtail.ti.n-i"d-An$;iiolumn
in the firit issue. - I am iure that *arry f"opi" h"";
,yli:1_+ppeared
questions to ask and would be pleased to mut e-us6-otttris
llleTeling
servlce.
I must congratulate. you on the magazine as I find the articles most
interesting.and often amusing, but i ;h'";la Hke y;" to introduce a feature in which members of stlf would ars*ei q"i.;tir^
,;-to it.- Uv
pupils.
GLENYS LEIGH, IIIG.
Dear Sir,
I think it would \gtp in.the running of the School if a suggestion box
all.-As it is, we find'it difficult io min; ffiilg;estions
known to anyone in authority.
was available to us
JANET GOWERS, IIIG.
Dear Sir,
Ever since this School op_engd the boys above the third year have been
able to take Pyrin the "^Duke of Edinburgh l*riO SCheme.;- Wi1 it
:Jer be possi6le &l thg girls t9 take part in ifris i.h.--., too ? I am sure
there are many girls who would welcbme thJ opp"ii""ily to d; ;.
MICHELE JONES, IVG.
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Dear Mr. Editor,
clup be-y11ted in the school' I
-r"pi"-rt
should like to propose that a Fishing
If there is a member of
peoprg
yno;g"ld
know plenty of
I
it.
(or she) *oo1+
,t:
staff who is i"t6rLri"d in u"giittg,- e-"tttupl he
topics
on various angling"T:
;il;"i;;lt. wd J""io-truu. Aiiiffidtiscuisions
contest'
fish
io-A even arrange a specimen
N. MALTBY, IVS.
Dear Sir,
I appeal to you on behalf of the down-trodden (or trodden upon)
memders of the fair sex.
pushed aro,nd a balld.anc-ing-Years being
-du*ing
Do we t ur.^ii ;p.,,d ;11 our
"pi;y.rr
classes should be
,:---*r.iv,
room by erstwhile rugg.r
basic waltzes and
computsory for all teenage fi;i6t t A s.;-d-;i9FA'qg-i"
please help us to form a true
quickstep, *ootd make ;"iT;;i t"r" piinrul
Eufitoori, Oa*i"g Clob, and save our corns !
SUSAN HALLOWES, VK.
Dear Sir,
quality and contents of the
r should like to congraturate y9u on both the
pariicularLy
ho*.r"r,
-toof various sportlast.. cinild.i; M;;;h.Gr"phi
form a Photowe were
ing teams, wo"io
,iiii frrriftiffiroye ir-ii
graphic Society we coulA
gt?ph"ld
"U*i"ui"
ttt" .*p"rrr" of a professional photo-
'pe-taken yearly
that
9'd over
further suggest that tegm photographs.
marvelled
be
cburd
rtr;v
iJdf.y;;,
then
these should #aJpffi;a
years time'
by ogr Sons u"O O-u"gttters in ten to fiteen
P. DAMMERMAN, IVS.
Dear Sir,
oq ",pe.rsonal Appearance,"
could a few talks for the girls-bgo' a-rranged style
hair " ?
to
. I{ow
How
""--d
;;k;up
apply
to
SUSAN ATKINS, IVS.
Perfect Practice
Sir,
I must make it clear at the outset,
tr,ir* r *ur]
ever, r used
i"
HowI ?* not a very good swimmer'
all
Gii;t';iiid;;d at ini rate. of co,rse, be
the Intlr-Siri"oh rdurnament recently must also
those who watched
re-assessing their own abilitY.
baths' Their
They saw it .tiUr of tiro.6 whose schools had swimming
as little
"
ft.V tq.-d [(t,g'p."Ooes and with on
strokes had";;;EAthyih*.
style
fuss ! r also noticed tt ut toyr *a *-in; *no trao concentrated
Thev dived
and had p"ir".i"a it ro""iifr;iGJo .un e automaticallv. My word,
{rogs.-.
into the wat;;ift-kinefi-shers ; the otheii aiveo likeThev
all enjov the
they did stand ;"t r tnJ i.udorr-utro iiands out !
bath.
own private swimming
Uinenisli it
practice makes perfect, and
lesson to be iea*t fro*itir.
is a "ir
There-prictice
means our owl swimming bath.
p.if.ii
JOANNA WILLIAMS, IIG.
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Dear Editor,
The Tunnel
TFU-rk goodness we have " bridged that gap " commonly known as the
must say it is great impiovement and visitors to the
i
" wind tunnel." I
School must admire the ex-wind tunnel complete with slab flooring.
ROSEMARY MONTGOMERY, VK.
Orfam
Dear Sir,
would it be possible for us to forgo our dinner one day, but still pay
for it and send the money
saved to-Oxfam
?
I'm sure nearly everyone would be willing to miss a dinner for th:
of people who rarely have one'
'ALERIE
sake
spIRES, Ivs.
Complairuts
Dear Sir,
I think that the gym is just about the coldest part of the School. On a
freezing cold morning in the middle of winter, fhe fourth form boys run
past a conYe4ently_ placed radiator, enter the gym and nearly drop dead
from cold. Playing basket ball when one's handi are like ice iJ an a6solute
impossibility. Please let's have a few heaters !
R. PHILPOTT, IVS.
Dear Editor,
I should like to complain about the colours of the classroom walls. For
instance_, why mix a sort of vegetable green with yellow, or a dark shade
of .purple with a yellowish green ? I hope the next time the walls are
painted' a more suitable scheme is used'
R. REEVES, IIK.
Trading Stamps
Sir,
I feel the time has come when we must consider the abolition of trading
stamps. The customers do not in the long run benefit from them as shopl
keepers cannot cut the price of some of their goods and pay for tradiig
stamps as well
YtlV I also call to your notice an advertisement in the Morning News
which announced that a certain Supermarket was " giving " away n free ,,
150 S and H Pink ltamps. The only snag was that one had to buy two
packets gl Rwita
^Crispbread, two packets of Golden Harvest Biicuits,
11b. of Westgg" Ginger Snaps, one 3lb. bag of flour, &o Oven-Ready
Roasting Chicken.,_9+9-51b. bag of potatoes and a large tin of Pledg-e
polish to get the 150 " free " stamps.
N. CLARK, IVS.
Dear Sir,
To encourage sales
duced.
in the Tuck
Shop, trading stamps could be intro-
B. HADFIELD, IVS.
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This competition is intended for ALL pupils of the School
and the best entry will be awarded free copies of " Cinild "
for as long as the pupil concerned is at K.G.S.
Most answers require one or two words only, which
should be numbered and written clearly on a respectable
sheet of paper and headed by the name and form of the
pupil.
Entries must be given to Mr. Birch not later than Friday,
lTth January, 1964.
Reference books, dictionaries and encyclopaedias may be
Latin section the Oxford Classical Dictionary
and the Cambridge Ancient History are especially recommended for those pupils who do not study the subject.
used and in the
l-Where did Jesus
encounter a man who had been sick for 38 years
?
2-Name the successor of Judas Iscariot.
3-This woman greeted the infant Jesus in the Temple.
4-This Assyrian king " came down like a wolf on the fold " (Byron).
S-Elijah championed a man who had been killed for his vineyard.
Name him.
6-Who were John
Johnson, Robert Winter, Thomas Winter, John
Wright, Christopher Wright, Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy and
Bates
?
7-Who
were James Lovelace, George Lovelace)Thomas Stanfield,John
Stanfield, James Hammet, James Brine ?
S-Who were Reginald Fitz (Jrse, William de Tracy, Hugh de Mor-
9
ville, Richard le Breton ?
Which " birds " had flown in Janudry, 1642?
l0-What
have the battles of Hastings, Edgehill and Trafalgar in common
1l-Whose hand was the first to suffer
l2-What
are
:-
because
(a) butter of antimony
(b) sugar of lead ?
(c) milk of lime ?
(d) liver of sulphur ?
it had offended
his heart
?
?
?
l3-Give an example of :(a) a steriod.
(b) an asteroid.
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l4-Name three transuranic
elements.
l5:What is the substance used for :(a) preserying eggs ?
(b) tipping masonry drills ?
(c) making synthetic platinum
16-How many moons
blondes ?
have the planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter
?
17-Name the planets which revolve inside the earth's orbit.
18-How long does light take to reach the earth from :-
(a) the moon ?
(c) the nearest star ?
(b) the sun ?
lg-What is a constellation ?
20-What do you understand by the word " acoustics " ?
21-Who is the present " Master of the Queen's musick " ?
zz-What is the name of the famous British composer who celebrated
his
fiftieth birthday during the Autumn term ?
23-What is meant by the word " continuo " ?
24-Who said this of whom : " f tell you before God and as an honest
man that your son is the greatest composer I know, either personally
or by name " ?
25-Which athletes won three gold medals each in which events at what
Olympic Games
?
26-Which Rugby Club
was mainly responsible for the initiation of the
Rugby Football Union ?
z7-Give the real names and sports of :-
(a) the Flying Dutchwoman.
(b) Little Mo.
(c) THE Tennessee Tiger Bell.
28-When were the last Olympic Games held in England, where are the
next Olympic Games being held and where are the 1968 Olympic
Games being held ?
29-Who was the men's High Diving champion in the Empire Games ?
30-Who is reputed to have cried " Eureka " as he ran naked from his
bath
?
31-What have the following three men in common and what is the significance of the order in which the names are placed :
(a) Heaviside ; (b) Appleton ; (c) Van Allen ?
32-Which of the values given below is the approximate weight of air
in a classroom 30ft. long 20ft. wide and 10ft. high :4 tons ; 4 cwts. ; 4 quarters ; 4 stones ; 4 lbs. ; 4 ozs. ; 4 drs. ?
33-Name the women who have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
34-Of whom was it
said that
" He went on with
what was not new
"?
35-Name the Shakespearian plays in which each of the following quotations is to be found :-
(a) ..
..
Giveme a kiss;
Even this repays me.
We sent our schoolmaster
Love, I am full of lead.
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;
is 'a come
back
?
(b) Go. Get him Surgeons.
(") I will die bravely,-like
I will be jovial.
a smug bridegroom. What
!
(d) Sir, sir, thou art so leaky
That we must leave thee to thy sinking, for
Thy dearest quit thee.
(e) Those that do die of it do seldom or
(f)
never recover.
Your master will be dead ere you return.
There's nothing can be minist'red to nature
That can recover him. Give this to the pothecary
And tell me how it works.
(g) O ! O ! O ! (Falls on the Bed).
36-What is the figurative meaning of " garder une poire pour Ia soif "
37-What is " Lrn cordon bleu " ?
38-What is " papier timbr 6, " ?
39-What was the " oriflame " ? Describe it.
40-For what type of fiction is " Le Prix Goncourt " awarded ?
4l-Name three wild British mammals which are not indigenous
?
and
have been introduced in the last 100 years.
4}-From which animals or plants does man obtain the following :(a) eiderdown ; (b) quinihe ; (c) shagreen ; (d) guano ; (e) peni-
cillin
?
43-Which animals are suggested by the following
:-
(a) Tell William how to pick up his porridge ?
(U) Continue your demands and-you ale all set for the answer ?
(c) A good mathematician but he probably uses logs. ?
44-Which parts of the body are associated with :(a) a bishop ? (b) a Greek god ? (c) a blacksmith's shop ?
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Why would you choose Dianthus Caryophyllus rather than Taraxacum Officinale for a bride's bouquet ?
46-Say when a " berry oo iS not a "berry " and give an example.
47-Who said of whom, " Thou hadst small Latin and less Greek "
and where is the remark found ?
48-What was the best-selling book of
1963 in Great Britain ?
Moon and Sixpence " and
The
49-The novels " Robinson Crusoe ", "
" Cakes and Ale " are said to be based on the lives and experiences of three real characters. Who were they ?
50-Which king of England wrote a book dealing with witchcraft and
what is the book called ?
51-How many different novelists are there in the folgyi1tS list :C. Day-Lewis, Erle Stanley Gardner, A. A. Fair, Nicholas Blake,
Agatha Christie, T. S. Eliot ?
52-What have the following in common '(a) Kicking Horse,. Crows Nest, Yellowhead ?
(b) Eyre, Chad, Poopo ?
(c) Magellan, Torres, Cabot ?
(d) Morecambe, Hudson, Cardigan ?
53-In which country would you find the province of Murcia ?
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54-What is the connection between pies and
bars
?
55-A " mofette " is a stage in the development of what ?
56-" The King himself is a great builder who is personally
supervising
the rebuilding of Thimpu Dzong, & task of almost Pharaonic proportions." Name the cowrtry to which this refers.
57-Who became known as " the third man " in 1963 ?
58-Who succeeded " the Red Dean " in 1963 ?
59-What have Newsom and Robbins in common ?
60-Which Labour peer was responsible for the return of Lord Home to
the House of Commons as Prime Minister ?
6l-What is TSR2 ? What do the initials mean ?
62-Who said : " Veni, vidi, vici " ? About what was he speaking ?
63-Who wrote about whom : " Capex, imperii, nisi imperasset " ?
64-Who described himself as : " Epicuri de Grege porcus " ? What did
he mean
?
65-Who, when he was dying, said : " Vae, puto, deus fio "
66-Who said as he died : " Qualis artifex pereo " ?
?
67-A ladder, 12.65ft.
long, is placed against a vertical wall, at the foot
of which there is a cubical box whose edge is 3 ft. If the ladder just
touches the upper edge of the box, calculate the distance of the foot
of the ladder from the wall.
68-A vicar asked his curate to work out the ages of three parishioners.
He told the curate that the product of their age was 2450 and the
sum of their ages was twice the curate's age. Some time later the
curate returned to the vicar and said that he had not sufficient infornation. The vicar answered : " I am older than any of the three
parishioners." Find the vicar's age.
69-In a school,2l boys
take maths, 17 take physics, and 10 take history.
Of these 12 take both maths and physics, 6 take both maths and history, 5 take both physics and history ; but these figures include 2
boys who take all three subjects. How many boys are there altogether
?
7O-A car manufacturer receives orders for two different types of cars
A and M. He promises to deliver at least 2 of model A daily to an
agent 20 miles from the works and at least 3 of model M daily to an
agent 50 miles from the works. The numbers of men and machinery
available are such that the total number of cars A and M produced
daily cannot exceed 11. Transport available is such that not more than
460 car miles can be used daily (i.e. 2cars taken 30 miles and 5 cars
80 miles). If the profit on car A is f,30 and on car M 940, find how
many of each should be made daily to obtain the largest possible
profit.
71-The following numbers are in the
scale of 6 (e.9. ordinary 8 - l2).
(d) 440
Evaluate: (a)23 x 13 ; (b) 43 x23; (c)254
-355.
-105 ;
72-Name the leading architect concerned in the formation of the famous
pioneer 20th century school
Bautraus at Dessau.
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of design in pre-war Germany, The
73-Name the famous modern English sculptor who carved the ' Mother
and Child' statue for a church in Northampton ; a church which
also possesses Graham Sutherland's ' Crucifixion'.
74-Name the famous painting which Picasso painted immediately after
the bombing of a city during the Spanish Civil War.
75-Which Italian Renaissance artist painted the picture ' Primavera' ?
76-Name the method of painting much favoured by the early Italian
Renaissance painters which consisted of painting on to a " fresh "
(unset) plaster surface.
SPONT
HOCKEY
A meeting called for all those girls willing to play in School
hockey teams was held at the beginning of term. The attendance at that meeting showed promise of a successful s€rson;
By election, Jane Burton was voted School Hockey Captain
and Elizabeth Montgomery Yice-Captain. Six teams have
since been formed : Lst, 2nd, Under-L6, Under-l5, Under-14,
and Under 13 Xfs.
Our own fields have been is use this term and every Thursday the teams can be seen practisirg, which has proved its
value in better team combination, stick-rvork and ball con-
trol.
Our hockey secretary, Lesley Nock, presented us with a
practically complete fixture list for both the lst XI and 2nd
XI with many games for the other teams. Both Mrs. Storey
and the girls would like to take this opportunity of thanking
Lesley for all the hard work she has put in. Without her
efficiency we should find it difficult to make arrangements
with as many schools and we are greatly indebted to her.
Perhaps the lst XI and 2nd XI were unfortunate in meeting
Stratford G.S. as their first opponents on l4th September.
After very fast and enjoyable games Stratford managed to
beat our lst team by 2-1 and 2nd team by 2-0. Considering
previous results, these were very'good and next year we hope
the teams will be victorious against Stratford. These games at
least served the purpose of breaking everyone in after the
summer holidays.
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Photo : Courier Press
Selected for Mid-Warwickshire Hockey XI,
D. Peyton-Bruhl, J. Burton, A. Goodbody, L. Nock, S. Gowers.
The next meeting was against Redditch G.S.
and the lstteam was unlucky to be blaten 3- l . The pitch
siderable slope and Kenilw"ilh had not their had a conopponents,
experience of this. In the 2nd's match, too,
Redditch won,
l-0, after Kenilworth was unable to score from a numbcr
oi
corners.
on october lzt\,Jane Burton and
through to the final
Susan Gilr were sent
East warwickshir. Ei;ls and later Jane
was selecte{ to
PIay in the lst team as right-tralf. Four of our
girls were also drroten
t9 nllv in1r," under-16 County
Alison Goodbo{y-ald rein6 Nock reached the lst teams.
team as
goal-keeper and left-wing
.respectivef,l ,"4 Diana ilytonBruhl and Susan Gowers gained
positions in the Zndteam. We
congratulate these girls ano wisli them *".ry success
in future
games.
on l9th october, we met our old
[iegd_s, Blackdown H.S.,
when the lst XI won,
and tft. i"d XI di;;; tfi: The
?-0,
Dunsmore matches had to be cancelled bui1n.
2ndXI
had a
^Xf
memorable
game
3gainst Harold Cartwright's t si
the
following we-ek. on'
a.Iery -uJdi.Ai'.*lrer-logged field,
strolg hits helped Kenilworth to i q4 victory.
The next m-atches against St. ior.pfr;r -C6"vent proved
v.ery exciting.
.Kenilwoith's l st team was 2-O down at tratftime, but in-spitg of the pir_t, *.
-unaged to figh; b;k and
with the last goal in the final minutes
w6n by 3 E"rr, 1i z.
The Under-l6 team has had three games so far-one
win and the other two draws against the following was a
schools
respectively :Castle High, 4-l
down H.S., 0-0.
;
St. Joseph's Convent, l-1 ; and Black_
The Under-ls team must be con gratulated for their
enthut1u:,]t and.perseYerance. Disheart.;Gro5.r
were recorded
beginnils^of
gtlhe
the season : r-g io"g;""rru*p ii.-s. and
l'9 to Harold Cartwright G.S. How;;i; hard work won
jos.pi'"
v1 eiii, to o.
dividends and the teamfater beat si.
The
U
Under-l{team has not played yet
this term and we hope
it will do well in the two mitcfres to come.
The
team' a very p.r,omising grgup, glso did *.ilugui^i under-,3
u-rt-rrger
Beauchamp side, although il'failed t; ;;i; more
than
once
after prolonged
effort. frre r.ruit was 1-3.
Unfortunately, our
.own groundr t uu. not had much time
to settle down and owi.ns
tJthe weather *"-have had
offthem for most of this-term. rrrrc, ofro"ir., *u, a to keep
measure
6t
for the future. but it has brought considerable hindrance to
the teams. Until the fields are fit again for use, we hope the
girls will not get stiffand we look forward to the time when we
can practise regularly again.
We have adopted a new idea this term which has been very
enlightening for everyone. After each match, a member of
the team writes a report in a book which is hung in the girl's
changing rooms so that all can see what they did right and
what they did wrong. This criticism helps to improve the
play for later matches.
The l st XI has been chosen from
:-
J. Burton (Capt.), A. Goodbody, D. Peyton-Bruhl, C.
Speed, D. Barker, S. Gill, S. Gowers, P. Wigglesworth,
E. Montgornpry, A. Herkes, L. Nock, T. Evans, C. Boucher,
R. Trew, P. $ott, J. Smith, J. Harris.
J. Allison, C. Shepherd, S. Coop, C. Owen, J. Hobbs,
D. Arnold, C. Montgomery, V. Lardner, H. Hamby,
J.
Hinks, J. Jones, L. Riley, P. McGrath, P. Nason, L. Hollingworth, A. Jones, A. Phillips, L. Duggins, J. Justice, R. Beckett,
J. Pitchers, H. Hodkinson, M. Broomfield, J. Leworthy,
D. Miles, C. Savage, N. Peyton-Bruhl, J. Saxon, L. Thumwood, J. Humphreys, P. Malin, A. Whitehouse, N. Stacey,
M. Jones, A. Canning, J. Brown, C. Taylor, J. Gowers.
NETBALL
A prospective Netball team, trained by Miss Huggett,
whom we welcome to the P.E. Department,has been practising
regularly this term. Sandra Morgan was elected Captain for
the School and Jennifer Allison Vice-Captain.
There are several fixtures this term and a team will be
entering the Mid-Warwickshire Tournament. There are also
matches for the Under -14 and Under -12 teams against Car-
dinal Wiseman's School in March.
SUSAN GILL, [J.Arts VI.
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C. R. Landon, Capt.
T. Adams, Vice-Capt.
The result of the matches given below speak for themselves
end make comment difficult, for no team could be so outstandingly successful unless it was playing with the cohesion
and spirit that is the hallmark of this year's fifteen.
We have been fortunate in that nine of last year's side
remained at School and that the newcomers to the team,
namely I. Adams, Goodchild, Kuy, Dammerman and Westby more than came up to expectations, whilst King has
returned to the pack to show a form not previously seen.
With eyery player contributing his full share, it would seem
unjust to comment on individual pelformancgs, bgt {ter the
season is completed and one looks back on the highlights of
our hard fought matches, it will be the running and tackling
of Attwood (particularly his tackle of the Dunsmore winger),
the jumping of D. Lowe in the lines-out and the emergence
of I. Adams as a scrum half who was seldom, if ever, outshone by his opposite number.
It is encouraging to note for the future of rugby at the
School that our record has been maintained despite a' fair
share of injuries and that the reserves have $grably filled the
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D. Lowe
N. Thompson
P. Lea
(Drawings by C. E. Thomson, Courier
Press).
vacant places. fndeed, the quality of the reserves has created
interesting struggles for several of the places and this in itself
has been a contribution to the high standard of play.
Lastly, one cannot close this report without paying tribute
to Mr. Leach, whose inspiration and hard work has made our
success possible.
C. R. LANDON,
LJ.Sc.VI.
The team has been selected from :C. R. Landon (Capt.), T. Adams (Vice Capt.), King, Thomson, D. Lowe, Lear I. Adaffis, Attwood, Kuy, Cassie, Good-
child, Westby, A. Landon, V. Lowe, Wolverson,
Eggington, Law, Dealtry.
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Ross,
R. Attwood
RESULTS
Kineton H.S
Mrror Paik G.s.
won 45-O
won l5-0
won 16-5
won 274
won 43-3
won 27-3
won 50-3
won 8{
won 19-6
won 38-10
won 324
won 24-3
draw 3-3
won 32-5
won 11-0
won 2*3
away
away
home
home
home
away
home
home
away
away
home
home
away
home
home
home
home
Leamington College
Foxford C.S.
Police Cadets
Whitley Abbey C.S.
Leamington Colts
Dunsmore B.S.
Bournville T.S.
Banbury G.S.
Shipston R.F.C.
Warwick School
Dunsmore B.S.
Ullathorne G.S.
Woodlands C.S.
Manor Park G.S.
George Dixon G.S.
PWDLF
16 15 I
A
0
4t6 M
A. Landon
lst XY BEAT OLD RIYALS
N. D.
from our own reporterCROSSLEY, LJ.Arts VI.
Kenilworth 8 pts., Dunsmore nit
Saturday, October l9th.
With the wind biting the face on a crisp dry day, a fair sprinkIing of supporters waited anxiously for the referee to blow his
whistle as Landon led his men on to the field against a formidable Dunsmore side.
The ground underfoot was firm and one could not but
notice that Landon's " thin black line " looked altogether
much smaller than the reputable Dunsmore threequarters.
Dunsmore kicked off into the sun but with the wind. It
was soon quite apparent that their reputation was well
deserved and if Kenilworth were going to remain undefeated
they would have to fight hard all the way.
During the first half the packs were evenly matched in a
struggle for possession. It was during such a struggle that
Dunsmore heeled from the loose and passed the ball back to
their scrum half who attempted to find touch with a kick.
Landon, however, charged the ball down and as it ran loose
along the Dunsmore line he picked it up and touched down
for a magnificent opportunist try.
By now the crowd was hoarse with cheering and welcomed
the short silence before the kick for goal. P. Lea, Kenilworth's fly half and kicker, did not allow the silence to unnerve him and with a fine kick he added a further two points
to the score.
At half time Mr. Leach, the K.G.S. coach and trainer, ran
on to the field in order to inspire his team into maintaining
their tremendous effort. Inspiration was certainly needed as
Dunsmore did not look in the least like conceding the game.
Right from the onset of the second half, it was obvious that
both teams had been told to open the game up. The threes
were now brought right into action and several movements
were ended only by fine tackles on both sides. Typical of
such a movement was one executed by Dunsmore : the ball
reached their winger and would have resulted in a certain
try had it not been for an amazing burst of speed and an
extremely fine tackle ten yards from Kenilworth's line by
Attwood.
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At last, however, a threequarter
movement prgught the
School further success. Lei, beat two men and flicked the
ball to Attwood, who in turn passed to 11aYr and Kay to
Goodchild who touched down for a classic try in the corner.
ftrr kick failed and eight points to nil was the score at noside.
2nd XV
At the beginning of the
season we realized that we had a
strong team,. but a number of small marginal
pot;;ii"tty
^tlefeats
w-as soon to endanger morale.
The chiei pioblem r.emed to be the " finlghing touches "
and once the whole team concentrated on following up. to be
" in at the kill " fortunes swung againand now, at the time of
writing, wins equal losses.
ThJexcellent captaincy of Wolverson has installed a team
rpiiii *ti.t has ov.r.omeo' the common failure of most Znd
the lst. our
teams ln mereiy being a reserve supply
-of ]' for
record.
its
proud
and
irnited-team
is
a
2.nd team
-^Tfi
riio"g.riurq,risition this yiear has been Robinson at No
8, ;h; is anlrrtrtundint Hne-out player. This, together with
it r*irt-strike hookerl o*rord, has given unusually gqod
"
of the ball. Now we afe making sure of doing
p*titsion
Io*.tt i"g with it, we are looking forward to even better
C.L.R.
results.
:from
The team has been chosen
Lowe, Axford,'{.tbert,
Wolve.to, (Capt.),
-Eggington,'
-Dealtry,
Heath, --Clarke, HilUard,
Douglas, nrurt,
f."it , kettle, Knig[Is, Law, Lea, Morris, Oxford, Ross,
Stacey.
RESULTS
home
home
away
away
away
away
home
home
home
home
home
away
away
v. Manor Park G.S.
v. Leamington College
v. Foxford C.S.
v. Sharmans Cross H.S.
v. Newbold Grange H.S.
v. Bournville Tech.
v. Harold Cartwright G.S.
v. Henley-in-Arden H.S.
v. Warwick 3rd
v. Shipston H.S.
v. Ravens R.F.C.
v. Manor Park G.S.
Y. George Dixon G.S.
P WD
t2 5
1
lost 0-3
lost 0-6
won G'3
lost 3-21
won 28-3
lost 0-9
won 18{
won 19{
drew 11-11
won 20{
lost 34
lost 0-9
L F A
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3rd XV
success of the 3rd xv has been varso far this season the-agai"st
Whitley Abbey ?"9. Harold
iable : lreavt a.i;ts
G;ilright, good-*i"r alainst Manor park and Sharmans
Cross.
for our defeats have been lack of adeThe main reasons
generally.
il a.r."r. and weak tackling
quate
.
with
in-vigour
"or.iirrg
improved
grua"ally
p;.r.-rrur
Nevertheleis, tTr.
match ptu"ti* Jgainst some gooa opposition,- while the
backs have beguri to'-develop Setter positional knowledge,
though still ten-d not to run hard enough'
R. KETTLE,, VS.
:from
The team has been chosen
Doran,
f.itf. (Ca-pi), b.eming, Pinnel, Jenkins,
]vIgr1is, Egutlr, Kelly,
Clarke,.
Davis, Vf attdy,' Ken";at; Parson-s,
Jordan, ewari, fuytt;;-ili.ud.t, Cittes, Wheeler, Edwards'
Pendlebury.
RESULTS
v. Manor Park G.S.
;:
wrriii.v-Auuey
v. Sharmlns
c.s.
Cross
H.S.
v. Dunsmore B.S.
v. Banbury G.S.
v. Harold Cartwright
G.S.
away
home
home
home
awaY
away
away
B.S.
away
v. Ullathorne G.S.
away
v. Woodlands C.S.
home
,0. Murot Park G.S.
away
v. George Dixon G.S.
PWDLFA
10 2 2 6 34122
v. Dunsmore
won 8-0
lost 3-29
won 8-0
lost 0-13
lost 9-17
lost O-27
lost O-17
draw 3-3
lost 3-16
draw 0-4
3rd YEAR XV
the
After a good win against Kineton H.s., the results offirst
at
was
as
year
impressive
as
been
n"ot
have
xv
3rd
uittrough some excellent mat6hes have been played'
ft;.a,
*-F;,,iUty
thJmost exciting garye. pla,..d was that against
Foxford, *rro* *. just succeeded^in- beating_$ tlr. final
rrrglr o*i"g to somg vg1y- gooq place kicking' We a.lsoa concolleg^e to 1u$ near
;iail we did"*.tt to hold-L;amington
by their
*rigi",
atttrougrr
*. i".rr
ulti"mately _defeated
anq suPeriof.tactics. We were, however'
greal.er experienie
-beaten
uy rrurold cartwrig.lt, whose weight
convlncrngly
was more than our forwards could cope with'
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Recently, the forwards have displayed great improvement
and are playing together much better as a pack. The threequarters, too , arc gaining confidence with every match and
are combining with greater effect'
p. DAVIS, IIIK.
The team has been chosen from
:-
Davis (Capt.), Jones, Duy, Clarke, Coulson, Bailey,
Corbett, Brunskill, Suswain, Lock, Kill, Smith, Bubb,
Newman, Hornblow, Perry, Dolan, Farthing, Lewis, Mallet,
Gilmurray, Balderstone.
v.
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v.
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Kineton H.S.
Leamington College
Foxford C.S.
Whitley Abbey C.S.
v.
v.
v.
v.
v.
Harold Cartwright G.S.
RESULTS
v. Sharmans Cross H.S.
Henley-in-Arden H.S.
Ullathorne G.S.
Woodlands C.S.
George Dixon G.S.
P WD
9 4 0
away
away
home
away
away
home
home
home
home
home
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lost ll-29
won 1l-9
lost 0- I 4
lost 0-18
lost 0-36
won 26-0
won 18-17
lost 0-46
L F A
5 83175
UNDER 13 XV
Following a convincing 35-0 win the first game of the season, the Under l3 XV has gone from strength to strength and
at the time of writing is undefeated. The main strength of the
side has been in the pack which has been well led by second-
row forward, Berry.
Despite our coniinuous success, we have been forced to
make changes in the back division in order to find the best
combination. The half backs, Montgomery and Street, are
now linking well with the threequarters, and with Bramwell's
move from the wing to the centre, they are looking most
efficient. Although he is small in size, Radburn is proving t9
be the Peter Jackson of the side with his clever " jinking"
t"?i'any
criticism can be made, it is of the tackling which
tends to be too high and sometimes too late ! We have also
to find a place kicker. To date, we have scored 46 tries and
only managed to convert one.
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Our finest effort so far has been in the game with King
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referee , a master from that school , aftetwards described the
game as the best he had seen for several years. We are now
Year.
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IIS'
The team has been chosen
rrol''I'*TG.MERY'
Montgomery (Capt.), Berry, Chapman, Chambers, Boardman, Frost, Jones, Blakeman, Bushell, Street, Bramwell,
Kuy, Radburn, Booden, Murphy, Davies, Reynolds, Coxon,
Aston, Sawyer, Hallgarth, Lewis.
Manor Park G.S.
RESULTS
home
away
away
home
home
away
away
away
home
away
away
away
away
Leamington College
Foxford C.S.
Whitley Abbey C.S.
Sharmans Cross H.S.
Newbold Grange H.S.
Harold Cartwright G.S.
King Henry VIII's G.S.
Shipston H.S.
Ullathorne G.S.
Woodlands C.S.
Manor Park G.S.
George Dixon G.S.
PWDLFA
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won
won
won
won
won
won
won
drew
won
won
lost
won
35-0
9-3
9-5
30-0
27-4
18-0
9-6
3-3
20-3
11-5
3-6
9-0
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