King Edward VII School Magazine

STAFF changes continue to occur with bewildering rapidity. Mr. Petter and Mr. Harvey have been called up to the Navy (and have both been seen on leave in Sheffield looking none the worse for the change). Mr. Laughton has been unable to con­tinue his temporary work here owing to the requirements of the University, and Mr. Swallow has been commissioned as Chaplain to the R.A.F. and is by this time somewhere in West Africa. We welcome Mr. G. B. Sanderson, formerly of Malvern College, who is now in charge of Room 47 and the Under 14 XI ; Mr. Vyvyan Richards, in Mr. Petter's place ; and Mr. A. Ross, in Mr. Harvey's place. Further changes are, unfortunately, expected before next term.

In fact, they have begun already. For, at the moment of writing, we have just parted with Mr. Whiteley, who has been called up to the R.A.F. His going leaves a big gap, especially in the spheres of Football and Swimming. For the past two seasons he has coached the 1st XI and by his untiring effort and skilful training has built up some good sides and seen the development of some outstanding footballers. The increase in the number of swim­mers, from 277 to 424, during his time here, is due largely to his teaching and encouragement ; Life-saving has made great progress -at least ten Silver Medallions have been won, and also countless lesser awards ; and Water Polo, which Mr. Whiteley took over on Mr. Brearley's departure, has advanced this year to the highest standard yet reached in this School. We wish him many happy landings and a speedy return to the School.

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We must offer our sincere condolences to Mr. de Sausmarez, who has been advised to relinquish his work here, for reasons of health. Mr. de Sausmarez has contributed his talents to many sides of school life, and he will be much missed. In the December raids, in addition to having damage in his own home to contend with, he did arduous work, along with the rest of the Staff, in connection with the " rest centre," which must have severely taxed his strength. He has our best wishes for a full and speedy recovery-to which we must add our congratulations to him and Mrs. de Sausmarez on the birth of a daughter.

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Congratulations to R. D. Green on winning a Robert Styring Undergraduate Scholarship, and to M. H. Roberts on an Ezra Hounsfield Linley Scholarship, both at Sheffield University ; to J. M. Cotton, on the award of a Gilt Cross by the Chief Scout for gallantry in air raids, and to R. V. Townsend, on being appointed Captain of Athletics for the visit of the School team to the Public Schools Sports at Manchester.

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Two useful benefactions have been gratefully received by the School. At the Swimming Sports last year, Alderman Jackson, who presented the trophies, was so pleased with the performances he saw that he decided to give a cup to be competed for in an event to be selected. The Games Committee decided that the cup (which is to be known as the Jackson Cup), should be competed for by the Under 14 House Relay teams. It was won this year by Wentworth.

A gift of money received from Nether Edge Grammar School (in appreciation of the hospitality which they enjoyed at K.E.S. in the Spring of 1940), was supplemented by the Games Fund for the purchase of two handsome silver bowls, as trophies for the 2nd and 3rd XI House League Champions. These will doubtless increase the enthusiasm and rival of the younger House cricketers.

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Touching wood-the School is looking forward to a more or less normal summer holiday this year, and all, we hope, are making arrangements to use it to the best possible advantage. Plans are in hand for a farming-and-forestry camp at Bakewell, on the lines of that held last year, except that this time it will not be possible to depend on the Scouts for equipment and cooking, as they are holding a camp of their own. This is as it should be, for it is essen­tial that the younger Scouts should not miss the experience and training which they get in camp under the guidance of their elder brethren.

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Commemoration Service.

T HE School Commemoration Service was held on Sunday, May 11th. The opening hymn, " For all Thy Saints," was followed by prayers and the "Te Deum." After the lesson, "Let us now praise famous men " (Eccl. xliv.), the List of Benefactions was read by the Headmaster, and this was followed by special Commemoration Prayers. The sermon was given by the Rev. Dr. A. C. E. Jarvis, Provost of Sheffield.

Stating that his object was to interpret the spiritual significance of the service, Dr. Jarvis took as his text Hebrews xi. 40 : " God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect." The past and the present, he asserted, are one, and need each other. Just as the present age could not carry on if it were not for what had been done in the past, so the work of the great men of the past would be wasted if the present did not carry on their highest traditions. We must break from the dark days of the present, and look at the brightness of our heritage. The Royal Grammar School and Wesley College, parents of our present School, were founded on the Bible. Indeed the whole British Empire and the United States were founded on the Bible.

The Grammar School was founded in 1604, when the Bible had just become an open book to all Englishmen, and when England was becoming nationally powerful. Then followed a period of moral and spiritual decadence in the history of England, until Wesley caused a revival. It was his inspiration that caused certain people to found Wesley College. Such is the spiritual tradition of King Edward VII School, said Dr. Jarvis. Character, he continued, counts more than anything else, and one aspect of character especially-" stickability," the power to face all troubles and to persevere to the end. Dr. Jarvis ended with an exhortation to cultivate " stickability," and to resolve to carry on the great traditions of the School.

The service ended with the singing of Parry's " Jerusalem".

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Speech Day,

JULY 5th, 1941. PROGRAMME..

Reveille.

Vote of Thanks to the Rev. H. G. Michael Clarke, proposed by THE LORD MAYOR OF SHEFFIELD (Councillor L. F. MILNER, J.P.), and seconded by his Honour Judge ESSENHIGH.

GOD SAVE THE KING

Accompaniment and introductory music by the School Orchestra, conducted by Mr. P. L. Baylis.

THE SPEECHES.

THE CHAIRMAN congratulated the School on their achievements in a year as difficult and arduous as any in its history. He thanked the Staff and parents for the way they had responded to the needs of the City and the requirements of the School. He hoped that parents would continue to help their boys to be disciplined in these difficult times, and that the boys would take full advantage of the opportunities offered them here for education in the sciences and humanities and, above all, for training in spiritual power and character.

THE HEADMASTER welcomed the Lord Mayor, and the other principal guests, including the Headmaster of Repton, Councillor Bingham (to whom he wished a vigorous and prosperous term of office as Chairman of the Education Committee), and His Honour Judge Essenhigh (well known in Sheffield and the father of three Reptonians). He also referred to the loss of the late Alderman E. G. Rowlinson under whose Chairmanship so much had been done for this School, and to the death of the Rev. A. B. Haslam, the last Headmaster of the Sheffield Royal Grammar School.

Turning to the activities of the School during the past year, the Headmaster congratulated L. H. Truelove, J. Scott and A. J. Davidson on their successes at Oxford and Cambridge.

" The level of general education in the School," he said, "remains good, as is shown by the fact that sixty-eight boys obtained the School Certificate out of ninety-four candidates who were presented, the proportion of successful candidates being about equal to that obtained by all the schools who sat for this examination. The quality of the certificates obtained, however, was very good. These results are due partly to the high. academic ability of a number of the boys who sat for the examination last July, and also to the able and devoted teaching which they received in that difficult year which ended last July. I hope, however, in the near future to see the School regularly obtaining School Certificate results above the average of the schools taking our examination, and changes have been made in the curriculum to make it more suited to the aptitude and capacity of the average boy by reducing the number of languages which he is expected to offer from three to two, except in the case of the ablest boys. Again the choice of Latin or Physics has been abolished, and now boys are being allowed to do one of three languages, Latin, German and Spanish, in addition to Physics. I hope to make further changes in this direction in the curriculum, but the difficulty of obtaining suitable staff is at the moment grave, and may make it impossible to complete this reform for some time. But I would like to express my appreciation of the help I have had from the Governing Body of the School in the last fifteen months in getting masters or mistresses to replace the twelve who have been called up for Military Service. So far it has always been possible to have a master engaged before the person whose place he was to take had been called up, and this is due solely to the fact that the Governors have given me permission to seek candidates in good time. A further five masters are liable to go in the near future owing to the raising of the reserved age to thirty-five, and it will be necessary to engage a certain number of mistresses as the supply of suitable masters is now practically exhausted.

The Higher Certificate Results this year, which are a test of the more advanced specialised work done at the School, are a distinct improvement on the performance of the previous year. Thirty-one candidates obtained Higher Certificates out of thirty-six who entered, and they gained between them ten Distinctions. I con­gratulate J. G. Bolton on his State Scholarship and the Town Trust Scholarship awarded on this examination, and G. H. Calvert on his State Scholarship.

This good record of intellectual achievement has been main­tained in the face of considerable administrative difficulties and some attempt by the enemy to upset the even tenor of our life. But I am sure you will be glad to know that in spite of some change in the School hours in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms, due partly to air raid alerts and partly to transport difficulties, the School actually did nine-tenths of the normal amount of work during that period. The Summer Term's work has been quite normal, and during the whole of the year the health of the boys has been good,"

The record of the Football XI and the School's Dramatic produc­tions were selected for mention as typical of the many activities in which the character and spirit of our school life were shown : while the response of the boys to the call of war duties was exemplified in the award of the Scout Gilt Cross to J. M. Cotton, and the willing co-operation of some sixty boys in the fire-watching scheme.

Finally, the Headmaster paid a tribute to the work of Mr. W. H. Savage, who left us last December for Plymouth, and who, we have been glad to learn, has escaped loss or injury in the heavy raids in that district ; and to the Old Boys whose distinctions were men­tioned in the Honours List.

" While the School," he concluded, " can continue to turn out boys who in after life achieve such distinction and show such loyalty both to the School and to the work to which they have put their hands, we can be satisfied that we are maintaining the traditions which have been handed down by those who have gone before us, and we can hope to hand on a goodly heritage to those who shall come after us."

The Head Prefect welcomed the Headmaster of Repton in these words

fDuas profecto constat nostrae reipublicae loci primarii participes esse schols-aiterarn urbanam, regis Edwardi .Septirni auspiciis institutam, longe antiquioribus ortam originibus ; alteram, quae rustica ruitur amoenitate, ' sanctam 'quam poeta sua Repandunensis ' regum sedem' cecinit-hanc (sic hodie discriminandum est) ,ferri et ignis cotidie periculis obnoxiam, scilicet evacuandam, illam loco natura reeeptui aptiore tutam-utramque vero pacis bellive temporibus, ut arduis ita faustis in rebus, moribus honestis et recta disciplina con­formatam.

Quae cum ita lint, ecquid felicius accidere potest quam ut huius scholae alumni et magistri illius Academiae, de qua tot audivimus, to Reetorem ipsum excipiamus audiamusque, to nostros bene meritos praemiis ornes omniumque. Edwardensium mores et eonsuetudinem ipse cognoscas ?

Artium duarum peritum, vel historicae vel mathematicae, iuven­tutis praeceptorem praestantissimum, corde salutamus.

The HEADMASTER OF REPTON spoke of the tradition inherited by the English Public Schools-a tradition for which he thought we could be thankful, in spite of the tendency of present day critics to decry it. It showed itself mainly in simple things, and especially in that ordered succession of events which played an important part in the moulding of young characters. This sense of order and continuity served a double function : it gave the young mind some­thing always to look forward to ; and it set and kept a standard by which performances could be judged, whether in the academic, athletic or artistic field. Life at its best might be described as an incessant striving after perfection ; the man in whom that urge was no longer alive was a man who had ceased to have life in its fullest abundance. So the traditions and records of a great school should provide a spur towards unceasing improvement.

But the creative ambition needed to be tempered with a spirit of tolerance and generosity ; and this too it was the tradition of the English Public Schools to foster. Without this generosity all adven­turous and ambitious striving would but lead to the selfish, bullying, and acquisitive habits which were characteristic of the " lesser breeds without the law " against whom our fight was now waged. In the tradition of the great schools and in the characters of their Old Boys it could be seen that that spirit of generosity was not yet in danger of dying out. In the schools of England was learnt the meaning of freedom and respect for the rights of others ; candour, and the ability to take candid criticism ; tolerance and the restraint of one's own interest in the interest of others : and these things were the driving force of democracy and the mainsprings of English character.

The principal prizewinners were :-Wesley College Prize for Natural Science, L. H. Truelove ; Wesley College Prize for History, E. W. Beech ; English, R. V. Townsend ; History, B. D. Armatys ; French and German, J. K. Olivant ; Spanish, K. Caplan ; Physics and Mathematics, J. T. Burr ; Chemistry, I. F. Trotter ; Biology, W. A. Marrian ; Classics, J. B. Teather ; English Essay, E. W. Beech ; Modern Language Essay, W. A. Marrian ; English Poem, R. V. Townsend ; Classical Composition, P. R. Perry.

Obituary.

THE REV. ARTHUR B. HASLAM, M.A., Headmaster of the Sheffield Royal Grammar School 1899-1905, died on April 16th, 1941, at Church Street, Ambleside, aged 91.

After eight years as Second Master of the Grammar School, the Rev. A. B. Haslam was appointed Headmaster in 1899, succeeding the Rev. Edward Senior. Educated at Rugby School, where he was a distinguished classical scholar, head of the school, and captain of football, he won an Open Exhibition and Foundation Scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge, and took a First Class in the Classical Tripos. For six years he was an assistant master at Cheltenham College, and for eleven years Headmaster of Ripon School. His Headmastership of the Grammar School was neces­sarily brief, as the School was nearing the end of its independent existence ; but his influence, as Second Master and as Head, made a definite mark on the School-as the following tributes testify - and survived as one of the corner-stones of King Edward VII School. Three members of his Staff-J. H. Hodgetts, B. Caudwell, and W. A. L. Mease-were King Edward's men until comparatively recent times ; and it is to his vision and perseverance that the School owes its playing fields at Whiteley Woods, which he succeeded in saving from the hands of the speculative builder.

The Bishop of Oxford (the Rt. Rev. K. E. Kirk) writes:­

" it is not far short of forty years since I last saw Mr. Haslam, and consequently my memories of particular incidents in connection with him are slight, I nevertheless remember him as a Headmaster of real dignity, power, and decision, who made a very definite impression upon those whom he taught. He was, of course, Headmaster of the Grammar School for six years only ; and my impression is that he took it over at a time when things were not going too easily, and that his main work must have been preparing for its amalgama­tion with Wesley College in 1905 ; so that his actual headmastership must have been a time of great strain, and indeed of distress, to him. Consequently I doubt if we ever saw him at his very best, for (unless my memory plays me false) he was a man of deep reserves, who, as Second Master, confined himself rather strictly to his educational work, and, when the headmastership which would normally have given him greater scope came his way, found it too encumbered with problems to enable him to exert the full influence which in happier circumstances he would have exercised over us.

Mr. H. W. Middleton, who was Head Boy of the Grammar School in 1895 and 1896, has spoken of his happy memories of the Classical VI Form under Mr. Haslam, and of the successes of the pupils of those days, which are on record on the Honours Boards. He remembers the inspiration and encouragement which Mr. Haslam's teaching afforded. I have heard," he adds, " from Miss Haslam that her father, although feeble at the last, expressed his great affection towards the old School, and I am confident that the affectionate memories of Old Boys for him will endure through all their lives.

Mr. J. W. SMITH, Cricket Professional and Groundsman at King Edward VII School 1907-1935, died on June 8th, 1941.

A native of Kent, and player for that county, cricket coach at Fenners, Cambridge, at Blackheath Cricket Club, and at United Services College, Westward Ho, Smith began his service with King Edward VII School shortly after its foundation, and from that time to his retirement in 1935 was one of its most indispensable institutions. With indefatigable energy and faithfulness he carried out the manifold duties of groundsman in charge of Whiteley Woods and the School Close, while to the training of the School XI's of all those years he brought those gifts of wisdom, courtesy, and authority, which went to make up his unforgettably charming character. From year's end to year's end (with a busman's holiday with Mr. Saville's campers at Winchelsea) his days were devoted to the service of Edwardians and Old Edwardians, and it is the latter who may most fittingly pay tribute to his memory.

The Hon. Secretary of the O. E. Cricket Club writes :­

" Each of us hears the news with dismay. In these days of death and destruction one becomes hardened to fatalities. But Old Smith .. .

Thousands of Old Edwardians will hear of his passing with regret and will remember his cheery' Play forward, sir ! '. To some of us he was just a half-forgotten memory, to others he lives as part of that happy time of our lives our schooldays, and to others who through the years have kept in contact with him he was more than a quiet sincere and cheerful individual : he was an institution.

We pay our respects to him in this last tribute, and echo his well-remembered words ` Play forward, sir ! ' ".

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ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

GEORGE BENJAMIN HOLT BIRDSELL (1928-33), Sergeant-Observer, Royal Air Force, was killed in action in April, 1941. Aged 22.

A member of Lynwood House, Birdsell was a keen and ener­getic youngster, especially in the junior School, where he was a record-breaker in the Cross Country and a prominent actor in a memorable production of " The Rose and the Ring." After leaving School, and his parents moving to Hipperholme, he was a member of Halifax Rugby Union Football Club and the Old Bodleians R.U.F.C. He joined the R.A.F. in January, 1938, and became acting Pilot Officer, but left the service a few months later, to rejoin on the outbreak of war as a Sergeant Observer. He had taken part in more than twenty raids over Germany.

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ALEC WEBSTER OATES (1929-38), Sergeant Pilot, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, was killed on active service on June 13th, 1941. Aged 20.

Oates left from the Transitus Form to study Law, and to con­tinue the good work he had done as a Scout in the School Troop, and afterwards in the Ranmoor Group, in the capacity of Assistant Scoutmaster of St. John's Church Scouts. He met his death in a flying accident during his final operational training in South Africa, within a week of receiving his wings.

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STEPHEN RIVINGTON SKERRITT (1930-37), Sergeant Pilot, Royal Air Force, was killed on active service in May, 1941. Aged 20.

Stephen Skerritt and Alec Oates were Scouts together at School and at Ranmoor, and met their deaths in similar circumstances, though Skerritt was in training in England. Their service and sacrifice were commemorated jointly at a Memorial Service at St. John's Church on June 27th, at which the School and School Scouts were represented.

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EDGAR GEOFFREY OTT (1928-31), Lieutenant, Royal Naval Reserve, was killed in action on H.M.S. Bonaventure in March, 1941. Aged 25.

" Cherry " Ott is chiefly remembered here as an efficient and enthusiastic Scout. He quickly became a First Class Scout and was a Patrol Leader. He was one of the Scout Party which visited Jamaica with Mr. Gaskin in April, 1931, and he also spent some holidays at Mr. Saville's Camp at Winchelsea. Until, the outbreak of war he was serving in the Mercantile Marine.

JOHN MICHAEL FULFORD (1927-37), Sergeant Pilot, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, was reported missing, believed killed in action, in May, 1941. Aged 22.

Patrol-Leader in the School Scouts, Champion Athlete for two years in succession, and stalwart of the Cricket and Football XI's, John Fulford was typical of the best of a good generation of lads, from whose ranks already a sadly large number have been lost, as these records show. He left from the Sixth Form to study medicine at Sheffield University, and had been less than a year in the R.A.F. During his University career, he played football for the Corinthians and for the English Universities in a match against the Army at Bramall Lane, also occasionally for Sheffield United.

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GRAHAM HARDY COTTON (1928-37), Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, was killed on active service in May, 1941. Aged 22.

As a boy, Graham Cotton did much for the School, representing his House, Sherwood, in all its teams ; and his work for the Scouts, both as Patrol Leader and Quartermaster, was invaluable. In 1937 he went up to Sheffield University to study Architecture and his work there showed the greatest promise. From childhood he had always been interested in flying, and when he joined the R.A.F. in the summer of 1940, he was chosen for `training as a pilot, being eighth out of his course in his " wings " examination, and gaining his commission as a Pilot Officer in December, 1940. Always quiet and unassuming in manner, he was at the same time full of energy and vigour, and he had besides a natural sensitiveness of outlook for which those who knew him well will best remember him.

View from a Window.

(Three Essays, written in Examinations in the Fourth Form).
I.

T HE view of which I shall write is from a side window of a house in Leicestershire. It is a modern house, built of glaring red bricks, but somehow the builders had the sense to put this window in the right place. It commands a wide and sweeping vista, which, if not entirely beautiful, is colourful and not void of interest.

A road, now in this time of war thronged with tanks and army vehicles, passes nearby, running into a little village, of straggling habits and varied architecture. The road winds behind a green hill, whereon stands a granite obelisk-for this is a quarrying village -a monument to the forty-six villagers who met their death in the Great War. Three miles away across the fields is the railway, busy and filling the still air with sounds. From it comes a single line of rickety rails, up, over the river, by an incongruous arched bridge, and in front of me, on an embankment, up into the complex maze of tracks at the mouth of the quarry. Upon it run the quarry engines, and one is often called to look by the clank of the loose side-rods of the " Baron " or the shrill scream of brakes from the " Agnes."

The quarry mouth above me is covered with lines and switches, among which dust-whitened corrugated iron sheds run. From it as a whole comes the rumble of crushers, crash of falling stone, and the monotonous thump of the unseen crusher sunk in the quarry floor.

On my other hand the vista stretches over the river, with its locks, weirs, backwaters, and-yes-a mill ; over the railway, over a forest of pines, into the skyline, where on a bright day one can see the white buildings of the nearby airport.

But the scene changes : it is winter-November the twenty-fifth, to be exact. Stormy nimbus clouds cover the sky with an impenetrable pall, whilst the wind blasts the rain against all that stands in its way. The ground is frozen and the black stumps of wintering trees stand stark against the skyline. The fields down to the river are marshy ; one can see the cattle sinking in with every step.

The river is a sheet of water, turbid and surging, bearing on its bosom trees, wooden boxes, leaves, and other debris ; a half-collapsed wooden bridge sways drunkenly amidst what once was a stream and a broad meadow ; a few surface ripples betray the top of the one and only bridge to Sileby ; now one must detour nine miles. A wild sound from afar tells one that the water is pouring in torrents over the weir and over the full-opened sluices at Water Lane. A road near a river bend is flooded-in the middle a frantic rider trying to start his refractory motor-bike.,

But this after a time once more becomes the normal peaceful scene we first contemplated ; a few trees down, a fence broken, a few henhouses roofless, but it is all repairable ; it' is only an onslaught of Nature against man. Night draws in, and the sun, a flaming ball, sinks in the West in a blaze of glory. The night closes in, enwrapping its dusky pall around the country. Soon all that one can see is the gleam of the waning moon reflected in the ever-rolling river.

I. G. T. D.

II.

Rain was driving into my face as I trudged down a grimy street to my lodging. My landlady had been keeping a look-out for me, and as I neared the door she pulled it open and helped me through.

" Take off those wet clothes, Bill," she said. " Hang them up by the fire, look."

I hung the clothes up, then pulled a chair out and sat by the fire.

" Upstairs with you ! You'll catch your death of cold. Up­stairs and get changed : go on ! "

I wearily clambered upstairs, changed my clothes and then sat on the bed and gave a sigh. The rain was pattering on the windows and through the grime I could just see the pit across the way. The pit kept the window covered with a perpetual layer of dirt. It certainly wasn't inspiring. Just across the road the pit chimney was pouring forth black smoke enveloping the surrounding district with an ugly blanket. The small " buckets " were just discernible travelling up and down the chains. The small yard steam-engine was pulling loaded waggons to the shunting-yards. Through the engine-room doors pistons were working, pulleys squeaking and grinding, anvils clanging, and greasy workmen regulating it all.

To the left the scene was equally filthy ; rows and rows of slums. Three grimy children were playing in a gutter near an old tinker man who sits at his stall no matter what kind of weather it may be.

Unemployed workmen were gathering in groups at the pit gates applying for jobs. They know they won't get one, yet every day they gather there as their fathers did before them.

Over on the horizon the sky cleared for a second and the red sun shone into the street, reflected in the dirty windows like myriads of flaming rubies, and then just as suddenly all went dark.

" Ph-e-e-e-p ! Bill ! Come on ! you're going to be late for work."

I jumped as I realised that I had been looking out of the window for half an hour. I left my thoughts behind me as I went down the road.

J. M. L. U.

III.

As I look from the window of my form-room I am immediately struck by the fact that the sky it is that makes the view look dull or alive. To-day is a dull day. The sky is like dirty lead and there is a light mist in the valley. One thing that looks pleasant, whether it is a dull day or a fine day, is the School Close. The grass is at is best now, a brilliant green which no sort of weather seems to change.

A dull day like this seems to bring out all the bad points of the city. Looking down, the houses look the same ; they all seem to be one-or two-colours, that is, grey and black.

At the bottom of the School Close is a busy road ; all the more so since the beginning of the war. Along this road there goes transport of every description. A great majority of it is the drab grey and green camouflaged army lorries, motor cars, and motor cycles.

There go some girls, probably to their stenographers' office, and there goes a policeman plodding along like a robot, seeming oblivious to the noise and bustle around him. To him this school must stand out like a grey and silent sentinel. There is a distant clanging of a bell, and then with the noise gradually getting louder and then dying away a fire-engine goes rushing past, while out of a side road the " inner circular " bus accelerates to get on to the main road while there is a gap in the traffic.

Above are the barrage balloons which somehow seem to give an added sense of security from the German Luftwaffe. They remind one of hover-flies on a hot summer's day. They are constantly being hidden by low drifting wisps of cloud. One of the balloons is just rising and at the moment it seems to be perched on the spire of a church on the other side of the valley ; but now it is soaring swiftly up into the sky to help in guarding the city with the other balloons.

Everything seems very still and silent for the moment-until the form master's voice breaks into the last three-quarters-of-an-hour's reverie in writing, and so the view from the window must abruptly cease. 

A.J.T.

The Stuff We're Made Of.

AFTER the Swimming Sports the Sherwood captain diluted his sorrow under a shower. He had eyed the Melling Cup with much the same feelings as a normal person eyes an orange or a lemon. His heart was heavy with disappointment.

We'll get it next year," I told him, giving him what sympathy I could, " by hook or by crook."

He lifted his face like an ox smelling water.

" By hook or by crook ! " he echoed, a look of dawning inspiration spreading across his manly features.

" Come closer," he ordered-his voice had a sinister note-and, tearing the consequences, I approached. As he was standing under a cold shower, however, I hastily retreated. He followed me and whispered in my ear. I was shocked and whispered back. He frowned and said I was scared.

" Where's your Public Spirit ? " he challenged.

Well, of course, that roused me and before I could say " 63," I had consented to a dread conspiracy.

At the dead of night we hammered on the school gates until the Porter-in very smart pyjamas-let us in.

" We've come to mend the school clocks," we explained, " Pray show us the way."

" But my dear sirs,"-he didn't recognise us as we both wore magnificent beards-" you can't go into the school at this hour ; you might disturb the fire-watchers ! "

" We shall endeavour to make not the slightest sound. It is essential that we hear the clocks strike 12 o'clock."

" But the clocks don't strike."

" That's just the point ; we are going to make the clocks strike."

With these introductory remarks, we followed the Porter, who had donned an amazing dressing-gown, and reached the Assembly Hall after stumbling over the bodies of one or two fire-watchers. One awoke. After being told that we were just a couple of watch­makers, he murmured something about it being a change to see a decent beard about the school, turned over and was soon sonorously in the arms of Morpheus again.

" I'm afraid you can't have a light as the Hall isn't blacked-out." the Porter pointed out.

" Oh, that's all right," I murmured absent-mindedly . . . and then realised what he'd said. " How do you expect us to mend clocks in the dark ? We may look owls, but . . . Ow ! "

11 It's quite all right," interrupted my fellow-conspirator, still treading on my toes, " we can do everything we want to quite well in the dark."

" Right-ho ; you can find your own way out, can't you?

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With his face surrounding a cavernous yawn, he wandered back to bed, still half asleep.

We fumbled our way up to the organ loft and were examining the cup before putting it amongst the numerous other trophies in our own case, when it struck me that this dirty business seemed a bit hard. So I said so.

" Seems a bit hard." I remarked.

" This is no time for sentiment," he replied with a wave of his hand. "Just think of Sherwood for a change."

That's all very well, but this isn't the spirit that got Sherwood where it is."

" Where's that ? "

" That's beside the point. This is rather too much." " Really ? "

" Yes, much too much."

" Do you really think so ? "

" Yes." I was most emphatic.

" It isn't quite the thing ? "

" No, it's not done."

" You think we'd better put it back ? "

" Yes, I do."

There is little more to relate. We put back the cup and, with dim halos hovering like neon signs above our heads, we solemnly retraced our steps.

J. M. C.

Athletics.

ONCE again the running season was late, but the runners have never grumbled at such postponements, although they have sympathised with the cricketers.

The Cross-Country was held on a beautiful day, 26th March, and ;there was a good turn-out for both open and under-14 events. In the Open Race, J. G. Oliver went well ahead at the very start, and finished just as the next pair were leaving Whiteley Park­a remarkable win. There was an excellent race all. the way round the course between R. V. Townsend and W. H. Collins, with Townsend as runner up to Oliver at the finish. There were several welcome surprises in the first eight, and since most of these boys were not very old, we can expect a general rise in the standard next year. Haddon had three men in the first eight, and Lynwood had two, and the struggle between these two teams together with Arundel and Clumber, was quite a close one all along, Haddon winning eventually by nine points, with Arundel and Clumber only three and four points behind Lynwood. In the Under-14, Clumber beat Wentworth by only one point in a very exciting race.

In the School Sports, held on another glorious day, 3rd May, Haddon maintained the lead already established in the cross-country, and by their enthusiastic team-work thoroughly deserved to receive the House Challenge Cup from the hands of Mrs. Masson, who kindly gave away the trophies at the end of the sports. Lynwood, also a keen team, were good runners-up.

It is a remarkable fact, and a very healthy one, that the seven Open Events were shared amongst six winners. J. H. Macallum was the only Senior Competitor to win two events-the 100 Yards and the 220 Yards. In the Quarter several of the better runners did not compete, but there was an excellent race, pluckily won by Picken. Townsend and Oliver had a great duel in the Mile, but Oliver's greater stamina made sure of the victory for him. Townsend ran a bold Half-Mile, and won it decisively, with two other Haddon runners, Collins and Hemingway, next behind him. The Long Jump was won by Dronfield from a very moderate field. The best performance of Sports Day, without any question, was J. M. Cotton's High Jump. He was at the top of his form, and delighted everybody by his graceful clearing of ever dizzier heights, until he succeeded in adding an inch to the School Record, with a jump of 5 ft. 4-1 ins.. Amongst the younger performers, Granville again did a good long jump, and Tym showed great promise in winning the 100 Yards, 220 Yards, and Quarter Mile for boys under 15.

A fortnight after our own sports we again sent a team to compete in the Northern Public Schools' Sports organised by the Manchester Athletic Club. Before this the Games Committee had agreed that there should now be a Captain of Athletics, empowered to award School Colours. The Headmaster chose R. V. Townsend to be the first holder of the position, and he has made an excellent Captain. The team he took to Manchester included, besides himself in the Steeplechase, Oliver (Long Jump and Steeplechase), Macallum and Wheatley (100 Yards and Long Jump), Dronfield (Long jump and

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Open Cross-Country.-1st, J. G. Oliver (Lynwood) ; 2nd, R. V. Townsend (Haddon) ; 3rd, W. H. Collins (Haddon) ; 4th, N. R. Hiller (Arundel) . 5th, G. H. Parsons (Clumber) ; 6th, J. A. Hill (Arundel) ; 7th, R. G. Hemingway (Haddon) ; 8th, D. F. N. Campailla (Lynwood) . All these receive Cross-Country Colours. House Points.-Haddon, 96; Lynwood, 105 ; Arundel, 108; Clumber, 109; Welbeck, 178; Wentworth, 211; Chatsworth, 216; Sherwood, 289.

Under 14 Cross-Country.-1st M. B. Wilson (Arundel) ; 2nd G. Cockshott (Clumber) ; 3rd, F. Bailey (Chatsworth) ; 4th, A. H. Thompson (Lynwood) ; 5th, J. H. Simpson (Haddon) ; 6th, J. A. Siddell (Haddon). House Points.-Clumber, 83; Wentworth, 84; Haddon, 125; Arundel, 158 ; Welbeck, 183 ; Lynwood, 200 ; Chatsworth, 209 ; Sherwood, 390.

Junior School Cross-Country.-1st, C. B. Dawson (Osborn) ; 2nd, D. A. J. Wills (Osborn) ; 3rd, D. C. Law (Saxons) ; 4th, J. E. Prideaux (Normans). House Points.-Osborn, 70; Angles, 86; Saxons, 96; Britons, 101 ; Normans, 142.

OPEN EVENTS.

100 Yards.-1st, Macallum, J. H. ; 2nd, Wheatley, M. F. ; 3rd, Middleton, J. E. 11 3/5th sees.

220 Yards.-1st, Macallum, J. H. ; 2nd, Middleton, J. E. ; 3rd, Oliver, J. G. 24 1/5th sees.

Quarter-Mile.-1st, Picken, J. ; 2nd, Hemingway. R. G. ; 3rd, Marrian, W. A. 62 2/5th sees.

Half-Mile.-1st, Townsend, R. V.; 2nd, Collins, W. H.; 3rd, Hemingway, R. G. 2 mins., 21 sees.

Mile-1st, Oliver, J. G. ; 2nd, Townsend, R. V.; 3rd, Collins, W. H. 5 mins., 21 2/5th sees.

High Jump.-1st, Cotton. J. M. ; 2nd, Howarth, J. A. ; 3rd, Oliver, J. G. 5 feet, 41 inches (Record).

Long Jump.-1st, Dronfield, R. ; 2nd, Wheatley, M. F. , 3rd, Olivant, J. K. 16 feet, 9 inches.

Boys 14-15.

100 Yards.-1st, Tym, J. F. ; 2nd, Cockersole, P. ; 3rd, Lane, S. 12 1/5th sees. 220 Yards.-1st, Tym, J. F. ; 2nd, Cockersole, P. ; 3rd, Lane, S. 26 sees.

Quarter-Mile.-1st, Tym, J. F. ; 2nd, Burgan, J. G. ; 3rd, Campailla, D. F. N. 63 3/5th sees.

Boys 12-15.

High Jump.-1st, Milner, G. R. ; 2nd, Reeve, D. E. D.: 3rd, Saxby, J. 4 feet, 41 inches.

Long Jump.-1st, Granville, P. S. ; 2nd, Milner, G. R. ~ 3rd, Reeve, D. E. D. 16 feet, 6 inches.

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100 Yards.-1st, Heywood, F. A.; 2nd, Wood, D. W.; 3rd, Reeve, D. F. P. 14 secs.

220 Yards.- 1st, Heywood, C. K.; 2nd, Heywood, F. A. ; 3rd, Wood. D. W. 28 3/5th sees.

Quarter-Mile.-1st, Waterfall, R. T. F.; 2nd, Wilson, M. B.; 3rd, Milner, G. R. 73 1/5th secs.

Boys 10-12.

100 Yards.-1st, Wills, D. A. J. ; 2nd. Scowcroft, B. A. ; 3rd, Cooper, J. E. 14 1/5th secs.

220 Yards.-1st, Scowcroft, B. A. ; 2nd, Dawson, C. B. ; 3rd, Wreghitt, P. H. $l 4/5th secs.

Boys UNDER 12.

Quarter-Mile.-1st, Wreghitt, P. H.: 2nd, Wills, D. A. J. ; 3rd, Ward, R. A. 79 2/5th sees.

High Jump.-1st, Wills. D. A. J. ; 2nd, Tebbet, E. ; 3rd, (equal) Baylis, T. F. and Castleton, R.

Long Jump.-l st, Castleton, R. ; 2nd, Marsh. G. B. ; 3rd, Cooper, J. E. Boys UNDER 10.

100 Yards.-1st, Helme, J. D. F. ; 2nd, Marshall, P. F. ; 3rd, Parnham, D.. 14 4/5th secs.

220 Yards.-1st, .Rodger, J. L. ; 2nd, (equal) Gee, J. C. M. and Marshall P. F. 28 3/5th secs.

School Half-Mile Handicap.-1st, Townsend, R. V. (Scratch) ; 2nd, Williams, P. A. (21 yards) ; 3rd, Hemingway, R. G. (16 yards).

Obstacle Race, Over 12.-1st, Bishop, P. H.; 2nd, Simpson, J. H.

Under 12-1st, Holt, B. A. ; 2nd, Heeley, M. J.

Sack Race, Over 12.-1st, Horn, G. ; 2nd, Bailey, J. D.

Under 12.-1st, Helme, J. D. F. ; 2nd, Castleton, R.

Senior Relay Race.-1st, Arundel ; 2nd, Haddon ; 3rd, Lynwood. Under-14 Relay Race.-1st, Lynwood ; 2nd, Haddon ; 3rd, Arundel. Junior School Relay.-1st, Osborn ; 2nd, Angles ; 3rd, Britons. Senior Tug-o]-War.-Chatsworth beat Sherwood in final. Under 14 Tug-of-War.-Lynwood beat Arundel in final. Junior School Tug-of-War.-Normans beat Britons in final.

Senior House Challenge Cup.-1st, Haddon, 395 points ; 2nd, Lynwood, 339 points ; 3rd, Arundel, 300 points.

Junior School House Challenge Cup.-l st, Osborn, 244 points ; 2nd, Normans, 163.5 points ; 3rd, Britons, 129 points. Champion Athlete.-J. G. Oliver, 50 points.

Swimming.

DURING the last year the Games Committee has been con­sidering the best way of awarding points in the Swimming Sports. It was thought that in previous years, the less outstanding swimmers in a House have contributed far too little towards the winning of the House Trophy. The Committee decided that a boy who has just learnt to swim can, by swimming one length, win two points for his House, and that other boys may win four points for their House by swimming if they are under fifteen a quarter of a mile, and, if they are over fifteen, half a mile. It was also decided that no boy may enter for more than three racing events and one non-racing event. These decisions were acted upon in this year's sports and have already shown their value. Next year one should see, amongst the various Houses, a good deal of skirmishing for position, before the Sports actually take place.

It was kind of the Lady Mayoress, accompanied by the Lord Mayor, to attend the Swimming Sports and to present the trophies. We were pleased also to welcome Alderman and Mrs. Jackson and thank the Alderman for the handsome cup he has presented for the junior Relay.

Wentworth has lost several good swimmers since last year and deser­ves special con­gratulations o n being able to retain the House Trophy. Lynwood well des­erved their victory in the Senior Relay race, reminding one of the days

when M. H. Taylor swam as their fourth string. Wentworth has the honour of being the first House to win the Jackson Cup for the Junior Relay.

We have got into the habit of expecting at least one record to be broken each year, and again we were not disappointed. J. M. Leeson reduced the time set up by G. H. Foggitt for the two lengths Free Style (14-16), by no less than four-fifths of a second.

Finally we must congratulate J. S. Roycroft on winning the Swimming Championship and on his splendid work as Captain of Swimming.

N. L.

SWIMMING SPORTS RESULTS.

OPEN.

1 Length Free Style.-1, Roycroft, J. S. ; 2, Leeson, J. M. ; 3, Stones, E. C. Time-17 secs.

3 Lengths Free Style.-1, Roycroft, J. S. ; 2, Howarth, J. A. ; 3, Collins, W. H. Time-67j secs.

2 Lengths Back Stroke.-1, Roycroft, J. S. ; 2, Stones, E. C. ; 3, Howarth, J. A. Time-50f secs.

2 Lengths Breast Stroke.-1, Sturt, W. G. ; 2, Middleton, J. S.; 3, Hitchcock, B. Time-58 secs.

Neat Dive.-1, Thompson, J. E.; 2, Wostenholme, M.; 3, Taylor, P.

Long Plunge.-1, Hiller, N. R.; 2, Truelove, L. H.; 3, Leeson, J. M. 47 feet, 3 inches.

HOUSE SENIOR RELAY RACE.-l, Lynwood.-Upton, J. M. L., Thompson, M. R., Lake, G. A., Oliver J. E. 2, Wentworth.-Leeson, J. M. Stones, E. C., Tanner, A. J., Ditchfield, A.

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2 Lengths Free Style.-1, Leeson, J. M. ; 2, Johnson, F. G. ; 3, Broughton R. H. Time-41 1 secs.

Record-Previous one held by G. H. Foggitt in 421 secs.

1 Length Back Stroke.-1, Leeson, J. M.; 2, Stubbs, K. F.; 3, Johnson, F. G. Time-25* secs.

I Length Breast Stroke.-1, Tyrrell, A. J. R. ; 2, Cockersole, P. ; 3, Stanfield, G. K. Time-261 secs.

Neat Dive (under 15).-1, Edwards, G. T.; 2, Tyrrell, A. J. R. 3, Pearson, T. N.

UNDER 14

1 Length Free Style.-1, Edwards, G. T. ; 2, Ditchfield, A.; 3, Todd, A. M. Time-22 secs.

1 Length Back Stroke.-1, Edwards, G. T.; 2, Shaw, B. ; 3, Ditchfield, A. Time-28* secs.

1 Length Breast Stroke.-1, Marsh, J. T. ; 2, Merrills, A. ; 3, Todd, A. M. Time-30 sees.

Under 14 House Relay Race.-1, Wentworth-Ditchfield, A., Stanley, N. P., Merrills, A., Gledhill, J. R. 2, Arundel-Robinson, G. H., Edwards, G. T., Hurst, B., Searle, J. P. Time-110 secs.

" Daily Independent " Challenge Shield.

To be held by the Champion Swimmer. Awarded to Roycroft, J. S., with 60 points.

SWIMMING MATCHES.

Because other schools have had some difficulty in raising teams, owing to evacuation and other causes, we have had only two swim­ming matches this term. The first was with Leeds Grammar School on June 7th at our baths, and ended in a win for us, reversing almost exactly the points by which Leeds beat us in our last match. The only race we lost was the 2 lengths (Open) Breast Stroke, which Leeds won in a time almost equalling the School record. K.E.S. won the water polo match, by 4 goals to nil, W. H. Collins and J. S. Roycroft scoring 2 goals each.

The other swimming match was against Manchester Grammar School, and this was an extremely close contest. The match was eventually drawn, Manchester gaining the three points needed to equalise from the last Relay Race (the junior Squadron). The outstanding feature of this match was the long plunge, which our visitors won with 62 ft. 3 ins. : 11 ft. more than our record ! In a well fought and exciting polo match, we beat Manchester by 2 goals to nil, J. S. Roycroft scoring both goals.

The outstanding features of our team's performances have been the swimming of J. M. Leeson and F. G. Johnson in the junior races ; the diving of J. E. Thompson ; and the improvement of E. C. Stones, both in front and back crawl. As all these boys will be still at school next year, we can look forward to another good season in 1942.

J. S. R.

RESULTS :­

June 7th-Leeds Grammar School at K.E.S. Baths.-King Edward VII School, 41 points. Leeds Grammar School, 19 points. Water Polo K.E.S., 4 ; L.G.S., 0.

Team.-Roycroft, J. S. (Capt.), Howarth, J. A., Cotton, J. M. ; Stones, E. C., Thompson, J. E., Wostenholme, M., Leeson, J. M., Johnson, F. G., Tyrrell, A. J. R. ; Stubbs, K. F., Wiseman, D., Middleton, J. E., Macallum, J. H., Ditchfield, A., Tyrrell, D. A. J.

Water Polo Team.-Oliver, J. G., Cotton, J. M., Picken, J., Howarth, J. A., Leeson, J. M., Roycroft, J. S., Collins, W. H.

June 14th v. Manchester Grammar School at K.E.S. Baths.-King Edward VII School, 30 points. Manchester Grammar School, 30 points. Water Polo : K.E.S., 2 ; M.G.S., 0.

Team.-Roycroft, J. S., Howarth, J. A., Cotton, J. M., Stones, E. C. Thompson, J. E., Taylor, P., Leeson, J. M., Johnson, F. G., Tyrrell, A. J. R., Tyrrell, D. A. J., Cox, N. D., Middleton, J. E., Macallum,

J. H., Gregory, J. M. T., Broughton, R. H., Pickering, F. B.

Water Polo Team.-Oliver, J. G., Cotton, J. M., Howarth, J. A., Collins, W. H., Roycroft, J. S., Stones, E. C., Johnson, F. G.

WATER POLO.

Although it was apparent from the first who the winners of the 1941 Water Polo League were going to be, it has been gratifying to notice no falling off of interest in the game. ' The most noticeable point in this year's Championship is the improvement of the marking : there have been few times when there was a man com­pletely unmarked to receive a free throw. Teams have also developed some idea of tactics this year : but it should be remem­bered that it is no use heaving the ball up the bath aimlessly, as the odds are that one of your opponents will get the ball and heave it back again. The ball must be passed either to a free man or to one who can score directly.

The following is the final table of the Championship :­

SHERWOOD TEAM.-Green, C., Ball, R. G., Major, B. B., Cotton, J. M., Johnson, F. G., Roycroft, J. S., Cox, N. D.

(Sherwood challenged the Rest to a polo match at the Swimming Sports, and beat them by 1 goal to nil).

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Cricket.

FIRST XI 1941.

Played 15, Won 3, Lost 8, Drawn 3, Tied 1.

IT seems to be agreed that this year's team has been below the standard of those of former years ; the demands of the armed forces and the professions upon boys who would normally have remained at School are partly responsible for this, but we must also blame the A.T.C., fire watching and other A.R.P. services.

Six members of the team have played throughout the season Olivant, the Captain, has opened the bowling efficiently, and shown himself to be a reliable bat, though he rather lacks offensive shots ; his captaining of the side has been careful but not inspired. Gilfillan has bowled extremely well, swinging the new ball dangerously away from the bat, and has also proved himself the best batsman in the side. His bowling performance at Repton (8 for 16) and his innings against the Headmasters' XI (76) have been the best individual performances of the season.

Parfitt has played some good opening innings for the School, and often taken the edge off the bowling, but he has sometimes rather failed to take advantage of those loose balls which come in the first few overs. He showed what he could do, however, when

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e scored 33 against Leeds and 43 against Bradford G.S. He should develop into a very good opening bat. Holmes is perhaps technically the soundest bat in the side, and he has some good scores to is credit-notably the 25 against High Storrs, a score which was worth at least 70 on most other wickets. He has also bowled steadily if not dangerously. Whatlin lost his form as a batsman early in the season, but has bowled steadily and at times very successfully. Wise, while not fulfilling his early promise either as a batsman or as a bowler, has done useful work in both capacities.

The team has been completed by the inclusion of five from the following : Newton, who played in the first half dozen matches as a low left-hand bowler, but failed to justify his selection ; Dronfield ; Denman ; Lake, who, with Wise, knocked off 35 vital runs after he collapse of our middle batsmen against Nottingham High School, but who failed to reach double figures in half a dozen succeeding games ; Howard, who played some good games as wicketkeeper ; Macallum ; Moffat, who is a promising wicket-keeper, taking the ball cleanly when it isn't too wide on the leg; Eastham, who breaks the ball sharply from leg ; Marchinton, who is remarkably good in the slips, and bowls in a brisk, bounding fashion ; and Beech, who has shown that he can hit the ball hard.

The fielding of the side has been adequate without being distinguished : there is perhaps too great a tendency for fieldmen to hang back on their heels instead of moving in as the ball is bowled.

C. H.

1ST XI MATCHES.

K.E.S. 1ST XI v. THE HEADMASTER'S XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on May 7th. The School team was first to bat. After a careful start they began to make steady progress, but as it was getting late, they had to declare at 169 for 4. This proved their downfall. The Headmaster's XI was composed almost entirely of batsmen, and they found no difficulty in scoring 174 for 3.

ATHLETIC TEAM.

Mr. A. Bradley, P. A. Williams, J. A. Howarth, M. F. Wheatley, Mr. F. Whiteley,
J. M. Cotton, W. H. Collins, R. V. Townsend (Capt.), J. G. Oliver, J. H. Macallum,
R. G. Hemingway, R. Dronfield.

K.E.S.

Parfitt, b. Buckley         3

Whatlin, b. Sandford     20

Holmes, ct. Thirks, b. Barber    41

Gilfillan, st. Howard, b. Barber 76

Olivant, not out             17

Denman, not out           4

Wise    )

Lake    Innings declared closed.

Dronfield

Howard            Did not bat .

Newton

Extras   8

Total for 4 wkts            169

Buckley, 1 for 3 ; Whiteley, 0 for 13 ; Thirsk, 0 for 10 ; Sandford, 1 for 33 ; Winch, for 17 ; Burdekin, 0 for 31 ; Barber, 2 for 4.

HEADMASTER'S XI.

Howard, l.b.w. Gilfillan             70

Thirsk, b. Newton        18

Burdekin, not out          66

Barber, ct. Dronfield, b. Wise   12

Tomlinson, not out        3 Buckley

Winch

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Total for 3 wkts            174

Gilfillan, 1 for 36 ; Wise, 1 for 31 ; Newton, I for 26 ; Olivant, 0 for 13 ; Holmes, 0 for 22 ; Beech, 0 for 32 ; Dronfield, 0 for 9.

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TREES.

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K.E.S. 1ST XI V. NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL.

Played at Whiteley Woods on May 7th. The School lost the toss and were sent to field. The runs mounted slowly until Holmes came on and took two wickets in his second over, one with a yorker. When the tea interval came Nottingham had scored only 62. The game brightened up after the interval ; there was some bright batting by Newsome, and Lake took a good catch. Gilfillan, who bowled fifteen overs for 29 runs, brought the Nottingham innings to a fitting close by taking the last three wickets with the first four balls of his over.

The School opened carefully and Parfitt and Whatlin made slightly quicker scoring than Nottingham, the score being 41 before Whatlin unfortunately played on. A collapse followed, however, and the score was 51 for 6 when Lake and Wise came together. These two by a mixture of sound defensive play, hearty hitting, and a fair share of luck (an easy catch from Wise was dropped), added 49 runs, giving the School a four-wickets victory. For Nottingham, Lansberry, who brought about the School's collapse, bowled well, mixing his balls cleverly.

K.E.S. 1ST XI. v. TRENT COLLEGE "A" TEAM.

Played at Trent on May 24th. The weather had been poor for some days before this match., Trent batted first and scored fairly quickly, the weather all the time being overcast and there being occasional showers. Henderson batted well for his 66. Edwardes was out to a particularly good catch by Dronfield. The School started batting in a drizzle. Parfitt was out in the first over but Holmes and Whatlin stayed together until a sudden deluge made play impossible, and the match had to be abandoned.

K.E.S. 1ST XI V. SHEFFIELD COLLEGIATE.

Played at Abbeydale Park on May 28th. The match was played on a pleasant evening, but the wicket was very tricky owing to the weather we had, been having. Collegiate won the toss and batted first. After six overs had been bowled 5 wickets had been taken and 15 runs had been scored, but Lakin, Maddocks, Barber and Outram batted well and took the score up to 96. The School fielding was good and Holmes and Olivant caught good catches. The School started slowly, but Whatlin was soon caught out and the School innings soon became a trail of batsmen. Dronfield and Lake stopped the rot, but it was too late and the School could only reach 58.

K.E.S. 1ST XI. v. REPTON 2ND XI.

Played at Repton on May 31st. This very exciting match was played on a brilliant afternoon. The features of the match were a hat­trick by Bennett for Repton, and Gilfillan's brilliant bowling. Once again the School's bowling started well but the oppositions' tail " wagged." The School opened the batting but against very consistent bowling they could do little and when Bennett got his hat-trick, what opposition there was to the bowling seemed to vanish altogether. The School started bowling well and as in the Collegiate match, wickets soon fell. When the score was 16, six wickets had fallen. Eight wickets were down for 35 and then d'Albiac and Hancock very slowly but very surely recovered the match and as 50 was reached and passed, every run was cheered by the spectators. An appeal for l.b.w. was disallowed, and then amidst great cheers from the Repton supporters, d'Albiac made the winning hit.

K.E.S. 1ST Xl. L'. WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Whiteley Woods on June 4th. Wakefield batted first. They started off very quietly and the first wicket fell at 28. Half the side were out for 62 and then a collapse came and the last five wickets all fell at 75. Olivant performed the hat-trick. The School started off well, but Parfitt was out for 9 with the score at 9 for one wicket. Whatlin was unfortunately run out and only Denman seemed to be able to do anything against the bowling of Harwood and Clayton, who bowled unchanged throughout our innings.

K.E.S. 1ST XI v. OLD EDWARDIANS.

Played at Whiteley Woods on June 7th. O.E.'s batted first and soon started scoring quickly against the School attack. At 26, Melling came in and immediately began to hit the bowling ; he scored very quickly and his 72 contained 11 fours. Morrell batted very steadily for 28 not out. The School's batsmen could do little against the Old Edwardians' bowling and Burdekin especially had them tied up. The School batted very slowly and it took them nearly two hours to get 51. The tail made a very poor show, the last four wickets falling at 51.

K.E.S. 1ST XI v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2ND XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on June 11th. The School fielded first, and Gilfillan and Olivant opened the bowling as usual. Scoring was very slow about one run in the first three overs-and then the batsmen decided to open out. Their running was rather daring, and the first wicket fell when Ballance was run out due to unexpectedly prompt fielding. The next man, Warren, proved to be a hard hitter, but was caught and bowled by Holmes when he had made 9. Then came a series of reasonably good stands by Southcott and Major, and Major and Lloyd-Evans, Southcott being out to a catch by Gilfillan from Holmes' bowling. A brilliant catch by Dronfield in the deep dealt with Major, and Lloyd-Evans was clean-bowled by_ Gilfillan. After this a rot set in, and, due to the determined bowling of Holmes, Gilfillan and Whatlin, the rest of the team were out for a further seven runs.

After tea, the School batted. Parfitt and Holmes had several good chances to snatch one's and two's which, of course, they took. Parfitt was saved from a bad fate by a dropped catch, and then, when he had settled down, had the misfortune to hook the ball into his face, and had to retire hurt. Whatlin did not stay in long. He reached for a wide ball, touched it, and was caught out when he had only scored two runs. This left Holmes and Olivant batting. This they did very well, for they made runs in a perfectly regular way, regardless of the changes of bowlers which took place." They seemed to find no difficulty in making the runs required for victory, although Holmes seemed to tire a little towards the end. But between them they forced the total up to 79 for 1, and so the School beat Worksop College by 9 wickets.

WORKSOP COLLEGE.         K.E.S.

Southcott, c. Gilfillan, b. Holmes           19        Parfitt (retired hurt)       4

Ballance, run out (Howard)       8          Holmes, not o t             33'

Warren, c. and b. Holmes         9          Whatlin, c, Thomas, b. Saunders ....      2

Major, c. Dronfield, b. Newton             14        Olivant, not out             33

Lloyd-Evans, b. Gilfillan            19        Byes     9

Saunders, b. Holmes     0          -           -

Thomas, b. Holmes       5          Total for 1 wkt 79 Hindson, b. Whatlin             2

Poffley, b. Gilfillan         0          Saunders, 1 for 23 ; Warren, 0 for 22 ;

Cowgill, b. Gilfillan        0          Lloyd-Evans, 0 for 14 ; Major, 0 for 12 ;

Stockdale, not out        0          Poffley, 0 for 1.

Byes     2

Total for 10 wkts          78

_=        Did not bat : Gilfillan, Denman, Lake,

Gilfillan, 3 for 10; Olivant, 0 for 11 ;      Hemingway, Dronfield, Newton, Howard.

Newton, 1 for 32;         Holmes, 4 for 25 ; Whatlin, I for 3.

K.E.S. 1ST XII v. A SHEFFIELD BALLOON BARRAGE TEAM.

Played at Whiteley Woods on June 14th.

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K.E.S. 1ST XI. v. HIGH STORRS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1ST XI.

Played on June 18th. The match was, unfortunately, played on an unavoidably bad wicket at Ringinglow. The School batted first, the bowling being good and keeping them very quiet. The scoring of runs was at first painfully slow. Then, after a change of bowling the rate increased, and when the original bowlers were put on again the scoring again dropped, at one place seven maidens in succession were bowled. The School were out for 56.

Not long after the High Storrs team had gone in, it became obvious that Gilfillan and Olivant had control of the game. The High Storrs men came out one after another, and only at 8 for 8 did they start to make a stand. Bu t by changing the bowling, Olivant broke up this stand. He put on Marchinton, and he took a wicket with his second ball. Shortly afterwards Gilfillan sent up a short ball which was played into the air and caught by Macallum. The total score of High Storrs was 19.

K.E.S. 1ST XI v. A BALLOON BARRAGE XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on June 21st.

K.E.S. 1ST XI. v. LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

Played at Leeds on June 28th. Leeds batted first against steady School bowling. Ivey was run out and Leeds still scored steadily, although very slowly. Hirst batted extremely slowly and he only scored 3 runs in three quarters of an hour. Beech bowled very steadily and he had the misfortune

to have two or three chances missed in the slips. Creasey batted well for his 50. Parfitt and Holmes batted confidently but Holmes had the misfortune to be run out through a misunderstanding. The School in the end had to hat carefully to force a draw.

OTHER RESULTS:­

July 2nd, at Whiteley Woods. K.E.S. 1st XI, 104 ; " Mothballs " C.C., 106 for 6.

July 5th, at Whiteley Woods. Bradford G.S., 165 for 7 ; K.E.S. 1st XI, 112 for 6.

July 12th, at Spinkhill. K.E.S. 1st XI, 113; Mount St. Mary's College, 114 for 2.

KNOCK-OUT FINAL BETWEEN WELBECK AND LYNWOOD.

Played on June 30th and July 1st., Welbeck batted first on Monday evening. Parfitt and Whatlin opened the batting against the bowling of Eastham and Shaddock. The score mounted quickly. At about 80 Olivant and Medley came together and they stayed together until eight o'clock, when stumps were drawn. Olivant scored a good century but under the circumstances the scoring was unnecessarily slow. On Tuesday evening Lynwood batted against the bowling of Olivant and Gilfillan. Oliver batted very steadily against good bowling. Lynwood could not do much, although Denman and Willis batted well. Welbeck fielding was not very good, but

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2ND XI.

OF the eight matches played this Term, three have been won, two drawn and three lost. Owing to the bad, weather at the beginning of Term much organised practice was impos­sible for some time and the team did not settle down until quite recently. Also, several players have been called upon by the 1st XI. The bowling has been steady but lacked variety. Dronfield has bowled most effectively in recent matches. In the early part of the season the batting was dull but it has improved recently. Catton and Dronfield have played some good innings. White should develop into a very sound bat. The fielding has been satis­factory on the whole, although there have been some occasional lapses.

2ND XI MATCHES.

NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL 2ND XI v. K.E.S. 2ND XI.

Played at Nottingham on Saturday, May 17th. Nottingham High School won by 9 wickets. The School batted first on a very good wicket. The bowling was very steady and the School batting was too timid, only Shaddock attacking the bowling. The innings, lasting an hour and three quarters, totalled 55, leaving Nottingham an hour in which to obtain the runs. Notting­ham batted with much more aggression and won easily.

CHESTERFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2ND XI v. K.E.S. 2ND XI.

Played at Chesterfield on Wednesday, June 4th. Chesterfield Grammar School won by 22 runs. Chesterfield batted first on a difficult wicket. Macallum and Marchinton opened the bowling and soon dismissed five batsmen for 18 runs. However, several of the succeeding batsmen hit out and the score reached 55. The School fielding was good despite the bad state of the ground. Unfortunately the School batting failed. Bold hitting would have paid on such a wicket.

BARNSLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2ND XI v. K.E.S. 2ND XI.

Played at Barnsley on Wednesday, June 11th. Barnsley won by 52 runs. They batted first on a good, fast wicket. The earlier batsmen benefited by three difficult slip catches which were dropped and the score reached 134 for 9 wickets. Macallum and Beech bowled with some success. The School's earlier batsmen seemed unable to adapt themselves to the very fast wicket and despite useful scores by Macallum and Marchinton, the total only reached 82.

K.E.S. 2ND XI v. HIGH STORRS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on Wednesday, June 8th. The School won by 2 wickets. High Storrs batted first on a good, fast wicket. The earlier batsmen scored steadily off the opening bowlers but Eastham and Beech, bowling slow spinners, caused a collapse. In reply the School had 5 wickets down for 22 runs, but Beech played a good forcing innings and helped by Staton and Townsend the School won by 2 wickets.

K.E.S. 2ND Xl v. ROTHERHAM GRAMMAR. SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on 'Saturday, June 21st. The School won by 4 wickets. Rotherham batted first on a difficult wicket and were soon dismissed for 48 runs. Dronfield bowled very steadily and took 5 wickets for 14 runs. After a poor start, during which Medley batted very steadily before being unfortunately run out, Dronfield came in and quickly hit up 24 runs and won the match.

K.E.S. 2ND XI v. NETHER EDGE 1ST XI.

Played at Whiteley Woods on Saturday, June 28th. The match was drawn. Nether Edge batted first on a good, fast wicket. The School bowling lacked variety. The ground fielding was weak but Medley and White took good catches. Nether Edge totalled 175 for 6 wickets, and left the School two hours in which to get the runs. After 2 wickets had fallen for 13 runs the School realised that it was impossible to obtain the runs and played for a draw. Catton, Hemingway and White batted steadily and although the 9th wicket fell to the next to the last ball of the match, the School forced the draw, having totalled 75 for 9 wickets.