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This is the second edition of our magazine in its new and improved formatand the Association would like to thank its editor Simon Gelber andeveryone else who has contributed articles or otherwise been involved in itspublication. The majority of Old Boys live some distance from the Schooland the Association's Club House at Borehamwood and the Associationalways has very much in mind that this magazine is therefore their marn oronly rneans of keeping in touch.

During the current year the close ties with the School have continued andthe Association has been especially grateful for the strong support receivedfrom Keith Dawson both as Headmaster and as Vice-President of theAssociation; and for all the support given by the Governors and manymembers of the School staff. Arrangements for the new funding proposals,which will give all boys leaving the School the opportunity of lifemembership of the Association and give the Association a more stablefinancial base, are now being finalised.

In additien to those Old Boys who live close enough to be able toparticipate in the various regular sporting and other activities many otherstravel considerable distances to attend the verv successful Decade Dirurersand other reunions and events. We believe that recent rmprovements to theClub House and the curent high standard of catering and bar services havecontributed considerably to this trend.

We look forward in future years to a further extension of activities andevents supported by an increasing membership.

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MICHAEL BOVINGTONPresident

Old BoYs' Notes 1993-94, Number 183

President: M.J BOVINGTON Esq Vice President: K A DAWSON Esq'

Honorary Secretary: ( I ROBI\SON fsqtern le) ' | >pencer Walk ' Rickm'rnsworth '

Herts WD3 4EETelePhone: 0923 - 776426

Honorary rreasu*'' T.1i"i5tf'TIlila, r'i,,'.'"', raladlesex HA5 2QGTelePhone: 081 - 868 7673

Honorary Resistrar: l . l l , i)t[ i ; l , oea.,,n.hirr Road,Elstree, Herts' WD6 3HUTelePhone: 081 - 707 2549

Editor of Old BoYS' ^ . - ---Not"' ?ff;S5!'liil;[se', rortis creenLondon. N2 9HETelephone: 081 - 444 8690

Croxdale Road, IJorehamwood,Herts. WD6 4PYTelephone: 0E1 - 953 1987

Club House:

Editorial

I t rJ *ur * by [hc r t t tmerou ' le l te r ' ' tnd I o lnmen ls rece ivcd ' thc cha l tge o I

i.tfi l i i i irr" ora Boys' Notes l'rst year was very well received and as car

f" 4""",,n* formai has been continued and we have a further sertes ot

;;l"t';;t:;;t.."'-t."' rni' t.tu" Leen enhanced by the lateJohn Stagg's

diaries mainly commenttng on rhe O H R F C as he saw it a few decades

;;.'il;;iliJ";n "a'tei rty nis 'o'-t Ji- and make a fascinating addition

t; thc Olcl BoYs' Notes.

It became .rPparent that the Notes and the School's newsietter which rvas

uLrb l ished larcr i t r lhc r "n, t " ' " io "

l ' t rAe e\ tonl d i lR] lca l i lS, lac l r o ther

i " l l ; : t . ; ; a i - . , ' ' * in , , wi th lhe Hcadma\ ler we r rc p l ia 'e . l lo inc lude I ne"r

:";;i ,:.,i.-,'-'.,-;i'J"*'" r,n* grttt"";*nitr'' gives a iomprehensive digest of

i.ii .h"i il';;;;""i "i ,r-'" s'n'J a-"111s ir'" p"?!Ili',]1"^?lhoor wlr besendilg out this scction to ttre other 3'000 apprbximate former pupils u'hich

thcv hivc on thei.r mailing lisi'

The features scction this vear begins a series of articles- that it'ill appear

over the next few edittons recouiting the histories,of the past Headmasters

at Habcrclashcrs'. We oegrn wrih an'jrticle by-Dr' John WiSley on the

l.n..f;. i"ff .,."ial first iodern headmaster' Richard Hinton'

In this anniversary year we also illustrate how the Second World War

a f fec ted t l reSchoo lw i thasetec t ionofar t i c les tha tappeared. inSky la rkil;;lh; ye;t't 1939-45 For this ctur sincere thanks go to Keith Cheyney'

the School Librarian, \,Vho unoeltook the huge amount of research that r'vas

necessarv.

Further thanks must go to evervone who has contributed to this edition ofthe Old Boys' Notes elpecially io those who took thc trouble to write withtheir stories and memories, some of which we are pleased to publish. Anvcontributions for next year's edition will be more than $'elcome. Similarly,any personal news that you may wish to be published will also be equallywelcome. The Old Boys' Notes I'ill continue to help keep people in touchwith fellow Old Haberdashers' throushout the world.

Old Haberdashers' AssociationBenevolent Fund

For nearly a century the Benevolent Fund has been providing financialassistance to Old Haberdashers or their dependents. Donald Wells, theHonorary Secretary of the Fund, should be advised, in confidence, of thename and address of any person for whom assistance is required.

Honorary Secretary: D.W. WELLS9 Church Crescent, Whetstone, London N20 OfRTelephone: 081 - 368 1144

Haberdashers' Aske's LodgeNo. 3352

The Lodge is open to gentlemen of 21 years of age and upwards. Old Boys,Masters, their relatives and friends, and others connected with the Schoolare particularly welcome.

The regular meetings are held in London on a Sunday four times pcr ycarin February, April, October and December.

The Lodge has eristed since 1909, is of modest proportions and notexpensive.

Members enjoy the cornpanionship and good will of like-mindedgentlemen and Ken Lowe would be pleased to communicate or discuss thesubiect with anyone who would like to make an enquiry.

Secretary: Ken LOWE, 6 Glebe Close, Great Bookharn,Surrey KT23 4DJ

The School Shop

It is apparently generally not known that O.H.A., O.H.R.F.C. and O.H.C.C.ties are now obtainable at the School Shop. There are also available a fen,O.H.A. centenary ties and sweaters.

The School Shop, The Haberdashers' Aske's School,Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Herts. WD6 7AF

Enquiries to:

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Births

ANDREWS:On 12th December 1992, to Heather, wife of Robert M. Andrews (7968-75) adaughter, Rebecca Elizabeth, a sister for Katherine Mary.

CHARLES;On 8th April 1991, to Meryl, wife of Andrew Charles (1974-81) a sonJoshua, a brother for Benjamin.

CRONBACH:On 29th September 1993, to Hazel, wife of Stephen L. Cronbach (1964-77) ason, Timothy Stephen, a brodrer for Peter and Andrew.

FOSTER:On 27th August 1993, to Claire, wife of David J. Foster (1966-77), adaughter, Hannah Alice.

RIDGLEY:In January 1994, Lynne and John C. Ridgley (1956-63) adopted MatthewMichael born 12th February 1992.

Marriages

BAKER / WICKSOn 23rd July 1994 at St. Marks Church Bexhill, Martin S. Baker (7971-78Dec) to Miss Fiona Wicks. ChaIIes E.Betteridge (7965-75 Dec) was best man.Philip P. Lehain (1968-7E Dec) and John D. Beagley (19E1-90) were ushers.Other guests included Jarnes R. Betteridge (1967-76), Keith c. Davies (1979-E6), Ian N. Hall (1971-78 Dec), Jonathan R. Harradire (1975-), Dermor J.Keilthy (1977-90), Ian D. McCarthy (1979-), M. Brett Rolfe (1961-69) andAlun P. Stevenson (1967-72).

HYMAN / CARMAN:On 12th August 1993 at Radlett Synagogue, Clive M. Hyman (1968-79) toDenvze Carman.

JEEVES / DRUMMOND:On 11th September 1993, at St. John the Baptist Church, Pirurer, Jeremyleeves (7967-77) to Helen Drumrnond. The ceremony was taken byRev. Ian Mclntosh (1.971-82).

STEVENSON / MOSELEY:On 4th December 1993, at Northwood Methodist Church, Peter J. Stevenson(1939-46) to Janet Moseley. Alun P. Stevenson (7967-73) was in attendance.

Diamond WeddingBeryl and F.C. Rodney MUNDY (1910-20) celebrated their diamondwedding anniversary on 5th June 1994. Rodney was 91 years old in July.

Golden Wedding AnniversaryMargaret and Dennis HAND-BOWMAN celebrated their golden weddirgannrversary on 18th September 1993. They were married at St. Peter'sChurch, Vere Street, London W1. on 18th September 1943.

Deaths

Robert J. BABAI (1981-88), 19th November 1993Maurice BROWN (1.922-27),20th February 1994Cyril J. BURN (1935-40), 5th July 1994Francis de S. CARTERET-BISSON (1937-,14). 1st December 1993Alan F. COOPER (7942-46),18th June 1994Ivor W. DAVIS (1922-33), 17th February 1993A.A. (Tony) EVERITT (1955'63), 3rd January 1994Lt. Col. R.G. (Dick) HEWSON (1938-70)Frank L. INGRAM (7927-31),7th June 1994Robert S. LEVY (1918-27),sth September 1994David W. LIVINGSTONE (1937-44),3rd March 1994The Rev. Canon Ronald c. LUNT (L936-37\,19th Mav 1994Edward J. REID (1q28-37) ,8th October lqq jAlan E. ROBINSON (1919-26), 19th January 1994E.W. Leslie ROGERS (1916-25), 23rd December 1993Irving SHRIBMAN (1930-34), 1Oth February 1994Cyril N. SMELLIE (1926-32),28th March 1994Harold TAYLOR (1914-21), 23rd November 1993Kenneth H. VERE (1931-36), 31st December 1992

Obituaries

Robert J. BABAI (1981-88)-Who had been a member of Jobling's house obtained a place at LancasterUniversity but opted to take the opportunity of joining his father's trayelcompany, Gulliver's Tours, as an overseas representative. After varroustrips abroad he was sent to Japan. While in Tokyo he had a meal of whichthe irrgredients included peanuts. Tragically, it turned out that Robert wasallergic to this food and he died in a Tokyo hospital on 19th November1993. The Association would wish to offer belated condolences to his familyfor their tragic Ioss.

Maurice BROWN (L922-27\ -14{ro died on 20th February 1994, in his 84th year, was a Iife member of theH.O.B.C. who nevertheless continued to make annual donations to theAssociation when it was formed in 1962. He also renained an honorarvmember of the O.H.R.F.C. up to and including the 1993-94 season. Until hisretirement ilr 1981 and a move to Devon, he regularly attended the pre-1940Reunion Dinners at the Club House. Quite recently, he had been delightedto receive a visit from Robert A. Crabb (1964-70), who had noted theneighbourhood address irr the last edition of the Old Boys'Notes. In factRobert's despalch of the obituary notice in the local press was the firstintimation of the Association's loss.

Upon leaving the School, Maurice entered the millinery trade, as asalesrnan with Felt and Shawgoods in the City and remained with thernuntil September 1941, when he volunteered for Naval Service, havir.rgpreviously been in the Civil Defence. After initial training on the KingGeorge V, Maurice joined King Alfred early in 19,12, for officer training,behg promoted to Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R., four months later. FromOctober 1942 until the end of the war, he served on half-a-dozen differentvessels on escort duties with North Atlantic and Murmansk convoys. InDecember 1945, he was siven his first command and was demobilised ayear Iater with the rank ;f Lt. Commander R.N.V.R. During the latter

period he was in command of operations clearing mines from the ports ofILottcrdam and Amsterdam.

Resumilg civilian life Mar-rrice joined Plaslic Fashions in June 1948 as asalcs represcntativc and two ycars later moved to Mitchel Maver as theirJewellery Fashions representative, fnr,ell ing world-wide to Australia, NewZealand, South Africa and the U.S.A. during the early 1950's when Britainwas rebuilding the export trade with those countries. In May 1963, hebecame a director of Florsheim Jewellery Co. and retireci in 1981 at the age<'tf 70.

Nine years earlier he had married Nicky the widow of his elder brother,Reg (an O.M.T.), and had adopted her six year old son, James, acting asfather to him and also to her teenage daughter.

Maurice maintained contact with his many friends as well as the Scouts (hehad attended his former skipper's 9Oth birthday party in January) and alsothe O.H. Lodgc nntil a few years ago when, at the age of 80, the journey k)London became too oneroLls.

In acldit ion to the usual expressions of sympathy rve would wish to offcrour sincere thanks to Nicky for her industry in revealing something of fheservice given by her late husband, both ir wartime and civilian life.W.R.T,

Cyril J. BURN (193s-40)-Wlro died on 5th July 1994, was a private person, modest and unassumingai all times. He played a significani part in maintaining the reputation ofthc School as a loyal member of the Corps (he was promoted from cadet toLance Corporal irr the O.T.C. in Feb 1940), of his house, forrn and set ancl hestrongly supported his collcagucs ir all their endeavours on the field, trackand elseil 'here. His quiet determination was accompanied by a firmintegrity ancl complete reliabilitV in all fhat he undertook.

After wartime service, when he became a pilot trailed il Canada, he joinedSmiths Industries at their H.Q. in Cricklewood. Here he became in chargeof Managcment Developrnent and Training. He was l.righly regarded bvapprentices n'ho looked on him as a father figure, and in the view of thefirm's U.S. representatives he was the personification of an Englishgentleman. Due io Parkinson's Disease he took early retirement in the latc1960's. He had bccome a regular attender at the 1940-49 Decade Dinners,but 1987 saw his last appearance. A further cause of distress was the sadloss of his wife MaxinJ, soon after his retirement.

C)ur sinccre sympathy goes to his daughter Nikki, his sor.r-in-law David andhis grandson Alexander with r,r'hom his many friends share a great loss.B.D.

Francis de S. CARTERET-BISSON (1937-44)-Who died on 1st December 1993 was born ir Marvlebone in 1926 and firstwent to Deansbrook School before

"tartrng at the School whrch was thensitl iated in Hampstead in 1937. tn 194,1 hc obtained a scholarship toPeterhouse at Cambridgc but for a short period he served in the RovalNavv, before scttling into university life, reading history and taking part ir1polit ical and sporting activit ies. He was greatly influenced by his historytutor, Herberi (later Sir Herbert) Butterfield. Having been awarded hisdegree he joined the Royal Insurance Company and was with them for

twenty years, during which time he met Dorothy while on holiday inCorsica. She was from Nottinghamshire and was about to go to East Africafor a spell. This did not prevent the ripening of a splendid partnership forthey were married in 1954. They were to have three daughters, Caroline,Julia and Clare and Francis was so pleased that all three proved to be highflyers in an academic sense. When Dorothy studiecl with the OpenUniversity and also got a degree Francis was equally delighted.

The big change in Francis'career came in 1967 when he became a lecturerin Economic History and Insurance at the City of London Polytechnicwhere he remained until he retired two years ago. He becamc increasinglyinvolved in lecturing to Open University students and this carried on aslong as he was able to go out. Many students have expressed theirgratitude for his teaching and for the personal interest he showed in them.Francis was a person with such a broad rangc of intellectual interests thathe could truly be called a Renaissance man. In spite of a remarkable brainwhich was alert to the end he was unassuming, kindly, courteous andgenerous in all the everyday affairs of life, and this was exemplified by thecare and attention he gave to his wife and family and to his parents.

His influence in the local community was marked by his rernarkable recordin writing 'Critic on the Hearth' for Focus over 36 years, scarcely missingan issue. He was a regular worshipper at the John Keble Church irrMill Hill from its beginning in 1932 and played a part in all its variousactivities throughout his life, was a sidesman for some forty years, active inChristian Stewardship, served on the P.C.C. and always had time to helpthose who sought his advice. He was actively concerned with many causessuch as Christian Action and Oxfam and he was a confirmed oooonent ofracial and sexual discrirnination.

Much sympathy goes to Dorothy and the family, now including threcgrandchildren whose arrival was a great source of joy to both Francis andDorothv.A.G.B.

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Alan Frederick COOPER (1942-46\-Died peacefully at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Belmont on 18th June 1994at the age of 65. He had been seriously ill since February and for him theend must have been a welcorne release for one who had been so activethroushout all his life.

Alan left the School at the Matriculation level, by which time he had gainedhis first XXX Colours as a wing forward in the 2nd XV, whilst his battinghad earned hirn the first XXII equivalent whilst playing for the 2nd XI inthe summer of 1946.

He immediately joined the O.H.R.F.C. and made the first of 559appearances on 19th October 1946 as a whg forward in the {irst match ofCharlie Amstein's 'B'XV, the first post-war outing of the Club's 3rd side.Alter returning from his National Service, Alan started the 1948/49 seasonas hooker for the 'A' XV, but reverted to wing forward later on. However,the following season, Alan switched to proplorward.rnd madc his debutin the 1st XV on 11th March 1950 against Sutton after which, in spite ofthe 8-8 draw, he was probablv relieved to return to the 'A'XV. From1950/51, he was to play mosf of his rugby football in the Senior side for thenext dozen seasons, captaining the Club in 1959/60 and 1960/61. In thesecond of these, the 22 wins was to remain a record until 1984/85 as was

the 41 total for his two seasons as captail. His official retirement fromSenior football was on the 26th Easter Tour at Wiveliscombe on 21st April1962. Hor'vever, he hooked at Camborne on 7th April 1969 and a cancelled'C'XV game on 4th October 196!r saw him at Sidcup watching the 1st XV, orso he thought. Instead he $ras called upon to stand in as a prop forwardwhen it was learned that the expected forward had bcen delayed in a roadac . iden t . Th i - q ; . h i r 2 l l rd )en i , , r apped1.1n6p

Imrnediately aftcr his olficial retiremcnt from Senior football, Alanvolunteered to Capiain the'B2'XV, a tit le given to the Club's first everregular Tth side. This he did for the three seasons of its existence. No\\, iriris 36th year, Alan jurnped at the opporturity to take over the 'C'XV,

which he continued to Captain for seven consecutive seasons (equalling aClub record) and with the assistance of three or four other ex,1st XVplayers contirued the side's grcat tradition of coaching yorrng plaverswhilst actually undertaking fixtures. Alan had another full season in7972/73, but on 26th January 1974 in his 45th year decided to call i t a d.ryfor active football. Neyertheless in conjunction with four other retiredplayers he insisted upon turnirg out on 4th Deccmber 1976 when a formercolleague r,r 'as making his 75Oth Club appearance. Miraculouslv all f ivewere unscathed and Alan rounded off his 'C' XV appearances at a lotal ofr50.

Throughout all of this aciivity on the field, Alan had been Fixture Secretar)since 1961 and continued in that office until 1982 21 consecutive seasons,more than doubiirg any otl.rer holder.

He was elected President of the O.H.R.F.C. for the seasons 7974/75 and1975l76 irnmediately following his official retirement as a player.

Although still plaldng, and otherwise involved with the Rugby FootballClub, Alan was one of the Founder Members of the Combhed London OldBoys'Rugbv Football CIub on 20th October 1971. He became that Club'sFixture Secretary tn the 7977 /72 season, and n 7978/79 he was elected itsChairman. He was still holding both apppointments at the time of hisdeatll.

In his lattcr years, whilst he maintained his strong lir.rks with the OldHaberdashers' Rugby Football Club, there can be no doubt that theCombined London Old Boys' Club became his first love. His tireless effortsas fixture Secrctary, and as Club Chairman, ensured that this mid-weekside gained the respect from all opponents, and most of the worid of rugbybecame aware of C.L.O.B.. He obtained fixtures against Oxford Universiiy,against the three Services as n'ell as many Countv sides. His one regret wasthat Carnbridge University never gave C.L.O.B. a fixture, although ihey didpromise Alan that rvhen a date became available it would be arranged.

Comb-ined Lonc-lon Old Boys r,r.as a side that enabled the better playersfrom Old Bovs' Clubs to play high class representative rugby. AIan was adevotee of the running game endorsed by the Barbarians, and not themodern English game where the try has becorne such a rarity. He neverallowed C.L.O.B. to train and enioyment was a paramount fictt,r wheneverthe side took to the field. The basii skills of pasiing and runnirg werenever verv far from his thoughts and he carried these "Corinthian,, valuesoverseas when C.L.O.B. toured France, Holland, California, Canada andTunisia.

Both for Combined London Old Boys and the Old Haberdashers' RugbyFootball Club, Alan always had a very special rapport with his players andhis irfectious good humour and endless stories flowed in many rugby clubbars throughout the country. Rugby dirlners were also a passion and it'henit came to speaking he had a very individual and warm style, admired anrlappreciated by his audience without fail.

\44rilst AIan was born in Thornton Heath his family moved to Kilburn, butfollowing his marriage he returned to South London where the familyhome was established in Croydon. Despite the considerable distancebetween Elstree and Croydon, Alan never worried at all about the retumjourneys. According to him, his car knew the way home automatically,particularly bearing in mind the number of journeys which he undertook.When he was Captain of the Rugby Club, he was coming to Elstree at leasitwo or three times a week, but the distances travelled never concerned himwhatsoever (we are, of course, talking about times prior to the M25 andthe Crosslink Rail Service). At times, the writer of these notes feared forhis safety on his return to Croydon, but never once did his car let himdown and he always arrived home safely, albeit at a very late hour.

Alan was elected President of the Old Haberdashers' Association for1989/90. Despite the distances involved he ncver missed a CommitteeMeeting during his year as President and attended all of the Association's5oc ia l func t ions dur ing lha l 1ear .

Alan was an 'Ideas Man' and contir.rually had a succession of brilliant ideaswhich always turned out to be successful, once he had entrusted somebodyelse to implement his idea. Whilst always being able to think of good ideas,thc actual organisation of them was a problem to Alan, but because of theurc acruar organlsarton oi tnem was a proDlem to Alan/ Dut Decause oJ tneloyalty he engendered amongst his colleagues he always found somebodywho could out his ideas into r-)racii.al terms One of lhesp arosp drrrinc' hi.during hiswho could put his ideas irrto praciical terms. One of these arose

the rPresident of the Association, when he decided that the venuc of hisyear as rresrdent oI tne Assoclatron/ wnen ne declded that the venuc olLadies' Night would be a reception at the House of Comnons. Not onlywas this very well attended, but it is still remembered some four years Iateras being one of the best ever held.

Durirg the early post-war years, Alan was a sales representative withNabisco where he met Gilbert Husband and formcd a partnership with himwhich resulted in Gilbert Husband retuming to the Rugby Club as itsSecretary. Some vears later he ioined Waterford Glass and remaincd withthem until six or seven years ago when, along $'ith many others, he wasmade redundant. Since then, he had his own Company, specialising inengraved glassware, mainly for presentation purposes. Maly wil l recall thedelightful examples produced by hirrr for the Association's Centenary in1988.

During the summer Alan's loves were his garden and cricket. His gardenwas meticulously looked after, and was a beautiful sight when in fullbloom. His love of cricket was particularly reflected in the abil ify of.one ofhis sons who became a very accomplished player and Alan took grcatpleasure in watching Nicholas playing for a variety of representative sides.When hc played for the President's side against the Old Haberdashers'Cricket Club at Elstree, who should again make the journey from Croydonto Elstree but Alan, to watch his son play.

Everybody has a fund of stories about Alan. He was such a raconteur thafstories flowed from him endlessly, and he lovcd nothirg better than torerninisce about his previous playing days r^ ith his frieids Jrld tcam mates.

Two stories summarise his attitude to life. The first relates to his desire to:icquire the 'Bath Spa' sign on the Bath British Rail station for his collectionof signs at home. To get to the sign he had to walk along a nauow parapetwall about 6ft above the platform. That was no trouble whatsoever to Alanancl he successfully obtained the sign and returned to his hotel. Imagine hisconsternation and surpdse next morning when, slightly more sober andexamining the wall in question, he suddenly realised that on the other sideof thc wall to the platform, there was at least a 50ft drop down to the road!

The second concerns a game of rugby which the Old Haberdashers' hadjust played in Plymouth. The milktrain which evcrybody caught leftPlymouth station at 1 a.m. At 12.55 p.m. Alan was still enjoying himself jrr aclub frequented by sailors and others! He suddenly realised the time, andmade his way r"rp the very steep hill to the station which took him at leastl5 rninutes to complete. In the meantime, in order to delay the train, TonyPettit had sat down on the tracks in front of the ensine. Alan arrived at thestation at precisely the same time as the railway police who weredetermined to remove Tony. AIan er.rgaged the railway police inconsiderable conversation, thus enabling Tony to disappear into the trainwithout tracc. In the end, Alan convinced them that there was no point intaking any further action and they left with their tails between their legs.

What a man - what a team-mate - what a raconteur and speechmaker. Wewill not see his like again for many a vear. To quote his favourite rugbyexpression "I l ike his style". He wil l be missed enormously by the RugbyClub, by the Association and by Combined London Old Boys.

At his cremation on Monday 27th June 1994 , over 200 people were presentincluding 2E from the Old Haberdashers' Club. Most of the remainingmembers of the congregation were his friends from rugby and cricket,including Dudley Wood, Secretary of the R.F.U. and Raman Subba-Row, apast Chairman of the T.C.C.B.

We offer our sincere condolences to his wife, Beryl and his two sons, Nigeland Nicholas.c.l.R.

Ivor DAVIES (1922-33'l-On leaving Haberdashers' Ivor read law at University College, London,wherc hc u'on the Joseph Hume prize for being the outstanding student ofhis year in criminal jurispruclence and graduated as a Master of Laws.In the War he served in the Royal Navy, graduating from Dartmouth RoyalNaval College, having first served nine months on the North Atlanticconvovs. He was given cornmand first of an anti-submarine boat, and thenof a motor launch. On D-Day he was in the Channel in the first wave ofassault. Later, holding the rank of Lieutenant, Ivor was sent to the IndianOcean in command of a flotilla of small ships.

After the War Ivor took over his uncle's practice as a solicitor and Iatermerged with Amery-Parkes & Co. becoming the senior partner.

In 1949 he was elected to the old Willesden Boroush Council and remainedin local politics for an unbroken period of 3? yearJcontinuing in the newlyformed Brent Council in 1965, and was an Alderman ofboth councils.

Two years after being elected in Willesden, he became Chairman of11.umng .lnd Development and_continued in that position, except for twoyears when he was Chairman of Finance in Brent. iJ" *o" on the CentralPlanning Committee of the old Middlesex County Council. ,tdditionalty hew^as deputy leader of Willesden Council for many years, culminating in1963 when he_rvas elected Mayor of Willesden arid'in tgZg when ne Occametne lVtaVOr ot Ltrpnf

Apart from his political life he had nany other interests and was Chairmanor tne Lounctl ol the Victoria Co,unty History of Middlesex and rert veryhonoured to succeed the scholarly ioaiui.l.,ut" who h.rd preceJed him inthis position. Further, he founded the Wrllesden Locat Hlstory Society ana\^ ds i t s Cha i rmdn u n t i l I he ; ear be fore hc d ied .

As Chainnan to the Harvist Trust, Ivor \4,as responsible for the allocation ofconsiderable sums of money to a variety of u,oithy causes. As a member ofthe Parochial Church Counl of St. Maiy.s, the or,'.i"rri pirJ inl,..n otWillesden, he played a leadir.rg part in securing the finairciai basis for theerectron ot the present splendid church lrall.

ll^].11^1.r::,1-:lri"a a"rty., a glrl who had come from a remote parr orl\ewtoundland to live in this country and to be educated at the-NorthLondon Coltgiate School. At the agi of 14 ancl *itl, ,lo-n"."'io live Bcttystayed with Ivor's family.

ll.:t_.39 :* 9:rghter, Sarah and.subsequentty cetebrated their golcten

w.'corng wrth thetr three grandchildren just eight months before ivor cjieclin 1993.

The Association sends belated condolenccs to Betty who has provided thisfuller obitLrary of her late husband than the short iotice tnai ippearea inlast year's Old Bovs'Notes.

.q..4. (Tonyl EVERITT (1955-63)-Collap^sed and died tragically of a heart attack on 3rd January 1994. Hc wasonly 18;ears o ld . . rnd had been on rhe *ry r " o toutUntL- . i iJn.

Before and iust after leavjng the School, Tony played on a number otoccJ\ ron\ Jor lhe O.H.C.C. . on one { ,ccasior . t .a i ing th* game for lhe l . r \ twhen l l re top order baLl ing h. td I , r i led.

Lear ing,at lhe '0 tere l s tdge, I r ,nv went to Or[ord fo ly technic , where heoDtdLned hr5 pro le -s iona l qu . r l i f i c . t i i on o f A .R.C.S. to bc . t ,mc . r c l ta r lc redquL ln l r ty \u r \ e ! u r . and he spent the gre . t tc r par t o I h i r r , r u rkL tc l i [ c \ i thl \o r thcro l l . Ne ighbour Jnd N ic l t ( , l ,on . He bccame dn d \soc id le p . r r mpr . l rIner r I edmmgton 5pa t_ r f f i ce dur ing thq ld . , l t ! ^ o o r th . rpe vcar , , J t te r mov ingto Knebworth in 1q85. Before that;his job had taken him'to BrirLt ott", uspell in Oxford. Tony also had work sojourns in port.rgol iJ iorlg fong.

Tony had continued with his cricket and had played for a local club andhad.a lso kept up h i5 membersh ip o f Midd le rer c . " " i i i r i . : i " i i tub . ln t . , i ,earner years he had played rugby, but latterlv had beiome a keen Chelsca"ylpo:::.

I ony was also an enthusiastic f isherman and also as a memberor rn€. western f,ront Society was very interested in the history of the FirstWorld War.

As a member of the Association Tony attended his Decade Dinner when itcould be fitted into his overseas travel commitments. FIe was a carinsfricnd and was thcrcforc rcspccted by his colleagues in retum.

The Association tenders condolences to Lynda for her devastating loss,coming at a time when their children, Thomas and Lucy are still in theirearly teens. Also to his brother Simon who has supplied most of the aboveinlormation.

Col. R. G. (Dick) HEwSON (1938-70)-Dick Hewson joined the staff of Haberdashers' in 1938 to take charge of theGeography Department. At the outbreak of war he joined the Army andwas engaged in active service in Asia. On his retum he quickly establishedhimself in the School, coached one of the most successful school bor.ilgteams in the country, and became Housemaster of Hendersons. He att;inedthe rank of Lieutenant Colonel as Commandine Officer of the CombinedCadet Force; under his vigorous leadership thJBartd won numeroustrophies and the Shooting Eight saw many successes at Bisley.

School 'holidays' u'ere h fact among his most active periods, for he wasvery keen on all forms of outdoor pursuits. In addition to organising theSrrmmer Camps for the Army Section, he introduced generations of MiddleSchool boys to Alpir.re skiing slopes and passed on his own considerablemountaineerjng skill to cadets in Snowdonia, the Lake District, Ireland,Skye and Norway. He recorded these excursions on film, in earlier years ir.rsuperb black and rvhite and later in cok)ur, with his cine-camera which heused with great effect to supplement his teaching.

A quiet, modest, friendly man, he was admired and respected by all whocame into contact with him, not ieast by the members of the OldHaberdashers' Rifle Club, of n'hich he was a past President, but above allby his fellor.r' officers and colleagues.

It n'as great credit to his personal fitness that he still climbed and enjoyedskiing whenever possible. Being talented musically he was, on hisretirement in 1970, allowed the time and opportunity to take up playing theviolin once again.

After such a hectic and fulfilling working life Dick enjoyed a longretirement. To those at Haberdashers' our memories will remain of a sreatman who was very much a man's man, a fine academic, a giftedsclloolmaster who's care for the boys in his charge, usually ir the open air,was uppermost in his mind. Hc was always kind to people - a truegentleman, a pillar of strength in the school comrnunity for almost then'hole of his working life - he literally gave his Iife to the School.Tolm ROLFE

This obituary was originally printed in the 1993 edition of Skylark.

Frank L. INGRAM (1921-31)-Died peacefully in Stokc Mandeville Hospital on 7th June 1994 at the ageof 79.

Frank left the School after rnatriculation, and at that stase had not reachedhis full potential as a sDortsman. Nevertheless he had run for the School inthe nile and had served Jobiings' in both rugby and boxing, winnirrg hisweight (10 stonc T lbs) in the latter and was awarded his house colours.

Johing the O.H.R.F.C. with a number of contemporaries, his early progressis unrecorded, but on gth November 1935 he rnade his debut as hooker forthe 1si XV, a position fi l led earlier by AIan, one of his elder brothers. Frankrvas the first choice until the cnd of the season, br-rt in 1936/37 he had tocontend with Roeer Parker. who was to be the Middlesex hooker.Accordingly, mo;t of his football during the three pre-war seasons was rtthe 'A' XV - n 7937 /38 and 1938/39 under the captaincv of the late DonalclBlessley. However, after his regular .rppearances in 1ql5/3b some rwenrvother opportunities came his rt'ay at the senior lcvel. In fact he was theClub's hooker on the iast four pre- war West Country tours, against suchclubs as Pontypridd, Bridgewater, Banrstaple, Bideford, Ner.r'ton Abbot andPaignton. Frar.rk had a great sense of fun, which became rnore noticeable onthese long Easier weekends. His Eireatest coup was rvhen he persuaded fourfriends to carry him (supposedly rather the worse for wear) past theselection committee while they rvcre contcmplating the nexf day's line up.As the only specialist hooker available the joke was not at first, entirelyappreciated by the senior members.

In cornpanv with half-a-dozen or so other O.H., Frank was with the 4thCounty of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooter) T.A. at thc outbreak of war ir-r1939. The Armoured Brigade (of which the 3rd and 4th C.L.Y. rvere tn'o ofthe three armoured regiments) joined the Tth Armoured Division in theWestern Desert and took part in the vital tank battle at Sidi Resegh inNovember 1941, the turnirg point of the first clash with Rommel. Thc cost,however, had been heavy and Frank became Q.M.S. of one of thesquadrons of the new combined 3rd/4th C.L.Y. He continued his serviceup and down the desert and finally to Tunis and latcr to Italy, from wherethe division n'as shipped back to thc U.K. in November 1943, to prepare forD-Day. With full medical services available, Frank rvas found to have irduodenal ulcer and was invalided oui of the forces in fune 1944.

Rejoining Crypto Ltd., with which Company he had started his busnesscareer as a clerk, Frank had progressed sufficientiy by 1949 to be able tomarry Norma and in due course they had two sons. Both of them w-ere tcrgo to the School and added a further nine years to the 16 year span coveredby their father and his three elder brothers during their stay at the School.

In 1976, when he was managing dircctor of Crypto Ltd, the firm was takenover by a consortium based in Birmingham. There w.as a unanimous familvdecision not to move from Hertfordshire and Frank opted for earlvretfemenr.

The Associalion had seen t'erv l itt le of Frank in the post-war ]rcars but hedid make a special point of being present al the 30tl i and 40th anniversaryrcunions of the late Donald Blesslev's "A" XV of 1938/39 - convened irJune 1969 and June 1979. At the time nost of the 17 wins were remembercdand even some of the seven dcfeats and Frank thoroughlv enioyed theseunique occasions.

To Norma and their two sons Marwell (7961-67) and Gordon (1960 69 Dec)we offer condolences for their sad loss.w.R.T.

Robert (Bobby) C.S. LEVY M.B.E.(19'18-27\-Died on the 5th September 1993 aged 83 ycars. His'School Record'issuedto hinr orr leavhg reads (interalia) 'Keith History Prtze 7926, CompanySergeant Major, Officer Training Corps Certificate A 1926, Sub-prefect,House Vicc-Captain & School Librarian. Editor of Magazine (Skylark).'

Hc cntered the School in 1918 and when he left in 1927 he was articled tothe Moorgate finn of E.B.V. Christian & Co. Bobby was admitted as asolicitor in 1932 and ihen through studying at night at London Universityhe went on, first to take his LLB, and thcn an LLM degree, an unusuallyhigh qualification for solicitors in those days when law graduates were theexcepiion, not the norm. He coniinued working with Mr. Christian, goingon to bccomc his partner, until his death in 1938, when Bobby took over thepracticc. He completed more than half a ccntury at the offices of Christian& Co. above Moorgate Station before amalgamating in 1979 \a'ith theneighbouring firm of Druces & Attlee wherc he became a consultant, \a'hichhc rcmained almost unti i his death.

Bobby was keenlv interested il local government politics and served onWillesden Council from 1935-1951 r'r 'here he rose to become the Chief WhipoI the (minority) Conservative Group. His legal and local governmentcareers were irterrupted in 1941 by his war service with the R.A.F. In 1942after service at Bomber Command stations, he married Rita Lipton, justseven days before he was postcd to India. During his time with lndiaCommand from April 1942 to October 1943, he rosc to rank of SquadronLeader. He then went on to serve with South East Asia Air Conrl] lane ancrby the timc hc rctumed to England in 1945 (to help plan the war agrinst

Japan) he had become a Wing Conmander and been awarded the M.B.E.fMilitarv Division).

Bobby, was a Freeman of thc City of London (7th june 1947), and an earlylivcrvman of thc Citv of London Solicitors Company. He \\'as an activemember of the Larv Societv's legi\I irid committees for rrrore than 20 years.He was also active in both the Old Haberdashers' Association (of which hewas a l ife member, regularly attending the prc-1940 rcunions unti l April19E8) and the Haberdashers' Masonic Lodge, of which he becarne Master in196,1. He erloyed attending the meetings of bo r organisations andcontinrlcd to do so as long as his health permitted.

FIe u'as a member of Ilussell's house, and always enjoyed remind.ilg hisfamilv, and especiaily his son David who attended the School from 1961untll7972, that he had known all the 'original ' house masters after whomtl.re school houses arc still kr.rown todav. On a Dersonal level he remainedfriendly with tr'r'o of his teachers, Mr. tro"rman (science) and Mr. Pask(French). unti l the 1980's.

In 1951 Bobby and Rita moved from their flat in Willesden to a house inMill Hil l, which they werc to occupy for 33 years. Bobby always said thathe feit at home nr Mill Hill, recalling his trips to the Haberdashers' sportsgrounds when thev were at Page Street, Mill Hill. In the early 1960's thehnperial Cancer Research Fund made Bobbv a Lifc Govemor in recognitiono i h i s L r i l i a t i r . i r ' t . r r t i n A a r r d c l r a i r L r . r g t h e M i l l H i l l F r i e n d r C o m n r i t e e .rn'hich was one of the first in the country. lAhen Rita followed his exampleby becoming activc in locai government and r,r'as elected to Barnet Council,he took great pride in and gave her unstinted support in her politicalcarcer, above all in 1979 lr'hen she became the Borough's first womanMayor a r r t l he oc ted a . h . r c . , o r l .

Ilobby continued travelling to the City to work until hc was almost 80.Thereafter, in spite of ill health, he continucd to take a lively interest inpolit ics and intemationai affairs, and attended classes. He always enjoyedarguing about these subjects with his friends and family. He retair.red hisinterest in law unti l his dcath; reading law reports and enjoying ciiscussion

about legal developments with the practising lan'yers among his familyand friends. He is survived by his wife Rita, daughter Jacquilinc Dyson,son David, and four grandchildren.

David LIVINGSTONE, C.B.E: (1937-44)-David Willmott Livingstone, C.B.E., former Deputy Chairman andManaging Director of Albright & Wilson Ltd., died on 3rd March 1994 aqcd68. He was born on 3rd Februarv 1925.

David Livingstone was the Managing Director of Albright & Wilson fornearly 15 years, from February 1972 until his retiremeni in November j 9g6at the age of 60. When he joined the companv in la4o, after gainrng adegree il modern languages at Christ Church, Orlord, it wai sti l l

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controlled by the Albright & Wilson families but irad become a quotedpublic company 12 months earlier. When he retired, Albriqht & Wils,-,n uu,rsa wholly - or.r'ned subsidiary of Tennect., tnc.. Yet despite tl-r,r t profoundchangc, the Company had retained rnuch of its charaiter, as aninternational chemical company with mainly British senior management.The continuity or,r'ed much to David Livingitone, who bccame MinagingDirector soon after Tenleco acquired the right to take control of the

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company, following the major difficulties encountered in theNewfoundland phosphorus project.

In the years after 1972, the operational problems in Neu,foundland wereovercome, the Company broadened internationally, in Europe, Asia and thcUnited Stales, and there was a protramme of major ra tionalisa Lion. Therewere technological advances, notably m the deveL'pnrent of pr,rrif iedphosphoric acid which.was to makc further ratrr)nil isation pbssible in lateryears.The recession of 19E0 81 rvas weathcred and folktwed bv profits

\ighcr than recorded in any previous y err. Davrd Lir irgsfone rcceived theC.B.E in the 1981 New Year's Horrours.

His personal qualities won him respect ancl high regard from his team: hewas.a man of the highest integrity and of rigorous standards, but a verykindly man, with an impish sense of humour. He r,r,as a master of thespoken and written word, who looked for claritv of cxpression in othersand could p-enetrate through unsound arg.,n,cnts. He was oncc asked, by ajournalist, if he could have done his job better if he had bcen educated as aLhemi : t . "Yo. " . he rep l reJ . ' . tnd , t l so d \ dn enBinccr . p .1c f te log1. . ,accountant and fortunc teller. Unf ortu rratell. trru can;t G,)w iiall anvlonger and you have to make the most of r,vhat you have,,.

His posts with the Cornpany alternated between the Company,s historicbase in the Midlands and London, for many I'ears its headouirters. InBlrmingham, his interests included beirg a-Lite Govcrntrr of BirminghamUnivcrsity, a member of the Council of thc Edgbaston High School f"or Girlsand a Trustee of the City of Birmingham Svmphony Orchestra. He was irCompanion of thc B.l.M. and held high office ir the C.B.I. and the ChemicalIndustries Association.

His irterests inclrrding collecting 19th Century posters, magic lanterns andold slicles. ancl constructing and paddling coricies, as well is the moreusual activit ies of golf, the-arts ctc..

He married in 1950 Janet Margaret Barrow, u4ro died in 1981. He issurrived by his second wife Jenny, whorn he married in 198,1, and by hischildrcn Tudith, Tessa, Janes and Lucy.

We are indebted to Barbie, widow of his great friend and contemporary,W. Terry A. Cox (1936-44), for the foregoing appreciation. Both served inthe Il.N.V.R. before rejoining forces at Oxford University.

The Rev. Canon Ronald G. LUNT M.C. (1936-371-Died peacefully on 19th May 1994, at the age of E0. Ronald ioined theSchool staff from Queen's Coltege, Oxford in the Spring term of 1936.Althor-rgh his stay covered only five terms, the then Modern Sixth form hadgood reason to value his scholarship and advice, before, at the end of theSummer term of 1937, he departed to Westcott House, Cambridge, toprepare himself for Holy Orders. He also evidently left his mark ir theMasters' Common Room, since the resourceful D.W. (Dickie) Small wasable to record in the War Register that Ronald had served as a SemorChaplain to the Forces, R.A.Ch.D., being awarded the M.C. while in NorthAfrica.

Edward J.REID (1.928-37) -

Died in the Lister Hospital, Stevenage on the 8th October 1993.

A member of Hendersons', Edward left the School in 1937 from the lowersixth to take t1p a place at the Imperial College of Science that Autumn.Having been awarded his Sixth form privileges, he would normally havebecome a prefect in 1938. His university course was interrupted when hewas mobil ised on 1st September 1939, being posted to the Royal Corys ofSignals. This was a natural progression, since Edward had been a mernberof the late D.W. (Dickie) Smali's 1st Cadet Signal Company - a sort of'private' army, sir.rce the Labour Government had caused the disbandmentof the Schools 3rd Cadet l3attalion, Royal Fusiliers, in October 1930, afterbeins in existence since its formation in 1914. Edward was commissioned inAugust 1940 and had reached the rank of Major, when demobilised from21st Army Group Signals in time to start his final year at Imperial Collegein October 1946. He had been mentioned in dispatches during his servicesCAICEI .

Coming down with a BSc.(Eng) Honours degree in Electrical Engireering,Edward joined G.E.C. at their telephone works, spending the first two yearsas an equipment engineer. From 1950 to 1955, he was Technical andCommercial Representative in Salisbury, Rhodesia before being promotedto Manager of the Exchange Division at G.E.C.'s Telephone Works inCoventry, taking over the commercial responsibility for the I.C.TComputer Project. In 1964, he returned to the South as Manager of theNorth Eastern Factories at Aycliffe, Co. Durham. In 1967, Edward wasappointed Managing Director for the Data Recording Instrument Company,a subsidiary of International Computers. His final move was back to theStevenage/Letchworth headquarters, with LC.L. as manager of qualityCor.rtrol. In 1979, he took early retirement due to ill health. During hisworking life Edward had become an Associate of the City and GuildsInstitute and had been made a Life Member of the Institute of ElectricalEngineers.

Edward was born in Aberdeen and n,as proud of his Scottish ancestry. Heenjoyecl hill walking and continued with swimming, albeit at a moreleisurely pace than when he had been at school and representing the 2ndVIII. In 1967 he married Joyce, whom he had first met a decade or sopreviously, in what is now Zimbabwe. Since Edrvard had returned toHertfordshire after 17 years of travel, eitirer in Africa or the remoter partsof the U.K., Joyce continued with her own business life until his retirement.Thereafter they were able to enjoy some 14 years h leisurely pursuits,

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Edward being particularly keen on watching motor racing and boxing theart of which he had leamed at the School. He was a great reader, with aparticular interest in history, the dates of which were rvadable trom hiscomputer like memory - even after attcnding meetings of the Wine Society,of which he was also a member.

To Joyce, to who we are indebted for most of the foregoing, we would wishto express condolences at her sad less, and to regret the loss of another LifeMember of the Association.

Alan E. ROBINSON (1919-25)-Died peacefully on 19th January 1994, h his 84th year. On leaving schoolAlan started work with the National Employers' Mutual InsuranceCompany in the City where he specralised in industrial injury claims. In theearly 1930's he was transferred to their Edinburgh officc where he dealtwith clains mainly from the Fife Coalficld. Although fhe move brought hisplaying career with the O.H.R.F.C. to an abrupt close, he remained anhonorary member for the remainder of his life.In January 1937 Alan joined the 51st Heavy Regiment, R.A.T.A. and theoutbreak of war saw him posted to France, returning to the U.K. from theDunkirk evacuation in May 1940. Alan spent the remainder of his service invarious coastal shore batteries, being promoted to Captain in June 1941,and receiving a further promotion to Major in June 1945, four monthsbefore being demobilised.

Retuming to the N.E.M., he was transferred back to London in 1947, andthe following year joined the Ministry of Pensions in their Watford office,and later managed their Rickmansworth branch, before further promotiontook him to various offices throughout Central Lond()n. The Ministry waslater merged into the D.H.S.S. and Alan's last appointment before retiringin 1975 was as personnel officer (principal) in the North London RegionalOffice in Wembley. This was a year after he had lost his first wife Dorothy,whom he had married in Edinburgh in 1938. By this time his grown upfamily, Michael, Eleanor and Jill had produced six grandchildren for theirparents. About the time of his retrrernent Alan remarfled lo Wcndy,herself a widow, with two grown up children. Latterly he had seen thearrival of a great grandchild.

Alan was an all round sportsman, continuing his mgby career in Scotlanduntil the war, but carryir-g on with cricket until the early 1950's and withtennis (he became President of the Rickmansworth L.T.C.) and golf, until hewas nearly 80. He was also a keen bridge pltyer and a mernber of the localchoral societv.His son, Michael, to whom we are indebted for this brief outline of such afull life, adds an anecdote which will be of interest to anv who recall thcearly years of the O.H.R.F.C. One of Alan s earliest business coruectionswas with the father of his contemporary, the late D.G. (Shug) Knowles. By astrange quirk of fate, Michael found himself in the same form (at WatfordGrammer School) as G.G. Knowles, the son of the latterl

To Wendy, we would express condolences for a second bereavernent. ForMichael, Eleanor and Jill, their grief must, we feel, bc transcended by afeelirg of pride.

E.W.L. (Leslie) ROGERS (1916-25)-Only snippets and fragments remain to record Leslie's time at school. Thcseshow hirn to have been a competent diver and an accomplished terrnis

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player, representing the School and with the late David Brown (1919-26)winning the School doubles tournament in 1925 (but unexpectedly beingbeaten in the semi-finals of the sineles). He was active also in the SchoolC. rdc t Forc* - then the l rd ( . rdc t B l t ta l ion . The Roya l Fus i l ie rs - \e rv ing d .It.Q.M.S. and later becoming Cadet Officer In Charge, No.1 Platoon.

In May 1939 Leslie joined thc 2nd Kensington Regiment, T.A. He wascommissioned in June 1940 (and still found time that month to marryElizabeth). In 1941 he became Acting Captain and Adjutant,342 TrainingCentrc, and was subsequently Instructor Western Command WeaponTraining School from 19,12 to 1945. He was demobbed as Captain, Argyleand Sutherland Hishlanders - the time and circumstances of his institutioninto that august Iegiment remainilg a mystery to me

Althouqh he had been a l ife member of the O.H.B.C. it was not unti l theearly 1960's that I f irst macle Leslie's aquaintance when, upon its formationin 1962, hc auiomartically became a Member of the O.H.A. and a non-playing Member of the O.H.R.F.C. It was characteristic of him that, despitesome age disparitv, he participated enthusiastically in the adminrstrativework of the Rugbv Club and "earned promotion" to Committee Vice-President. From then ur.rtil 1972, when he moved to Bures in Suffolk so thathe and Elizabeth could be closer to their daughter Janet and her family, heremained an active supporter of the Rugby Club willingly andconscientiously undertakirg whatever task was allotted to him - very oftenthosc chores avoided, if at all possible, by others. I, and many others fromthose days, will remember him with much affection for his co-operation. r r r d u n l a i l i n g 6 o o d l r r r m o r r r ' . c o u r L e : y a n J k L n d n e . . .

In Suffoik Leslie was able to relax, to enjoy the countrvside and thecompany of his family, to inclulgc in his hobby ot bird watching, l isteningto music and to reading The Times. Sadly in ihe tate 1980's hc suffered astroke fron which he sought valiantly to recover, unfortunately never quiteregainilg his hearilg and former mobility. The appointment of Janet'shusband, Peter, to oversee work on the Second Severn crossils and theirsubsequeni move to the West Country, coupled wiih Leslie's diff iculties,lecl to both families nroving to Cieeve early in 1992 where a mound ofbuilding work was undertaken to bring the house, and the annexe whichLeslie and Elizabeth occupicd, into the shape they wanted. RegrettablyLeslie did not have very many months to enjoy the completc work for hesuffcrcd a fatal heart attack only a couple of days before Christmas 1993.

I, and Muriel and my daughters, feel privileged to have known him andcounted hirn as a friend; we shall miss him as will all those with whom hccame into cont.rct. To Elizabeth, Janet, and her family we extend ourdccpest sympathy and our affection in their, and our, sad loss.l.w.c.

Dr Irving SHRIBMAN FRICPsych,JP (1930-34)-"l find it harcl to believc that someone so hterestins and so vital is nolongcr with us truly the end of an era, whcn psychiafry wls more of anart ancl less of a busiress than it is now", Dr Diana M. Rilev wrotc onlearning of In ing's death. He had not got thc better of a coronary whicl1last year tried to chastise him for 75 years of living life to the fullIrving sti l l known as Isadore when he atLended i-laberdashers'in the mid- 1930's - learned his academic medicine at Trinity College, Dublur and rnLondon, under Eysenck and other eminent psychologistJ. He began hispractical rncdicine in the 2,000 bed locked-wards of post-Bedlum, pre-war

mental hospitals. On his first day at Banstead, he was given overallresponsibility for 900 patients.

In 1944, as a (neutral) Irish national alrd a Jew with Russian-Polishparentage, he passed up offers of safe hospital positions to offer his servicesto the R.A.M.C.. A Captain with the B.A.O.R., he followed the Normandylandings into the rnud and casualties of the retreathg German army,treated military wounded on both sides in general surgery and gradedpsychiatric postings. Startling battle casualties there included the remainsof a decimated Welsh Regirnent - one hundred speechless young conscriptsin a state of collective hysteria, with no reactions, no feelings.

At one time he was, according to psychiatric papers of the 7940's, "ncharge of a large area of Belgium and Holland". A work reference from hiscommander in the Second Army said,"he is one of the most l ikeable ofmen. Quiel, yet possessing a great sense of humour, he was universallypopular with his medical colleagues and patienis". Sti l l deliberatelywearing the optional 'J' for Jerv on his military dog-tags, he spent time inone of the Cerrnan concentration camps, newly opened to the world. Beforcthat and sirce, he remained a lifelong foot-soldier against anti-semitism.

The strengths that carried him through certainly carried into civilian work-medical, forensic and legal. Overcoming the pleurisy which invalided himfrom the army in 1946, he rose to be one of the senior doctors in the N.H.S.He had consultant beds and managerial status throughout many ofBuckinghamshire's mental and general hospitals. Never onc to acccpt thedictates of authority gladly, over the years he fougl.rt battles for StokeMandevil le Gcneral Hospital as funds were drained from it to the highprofile Spinal Unit. He fought for confidentiality as computers changedmedical data collection and for the raising of psychiatric standards of carein British prisons.

Retirirtg from the Health Service, he u'as able to concentrate on forensicpsychiatry. He was genuinely excited, with his Crown appoinhnents toAylesbury Prison, to Grendon Underwood and Broadmoor, to be "back inpsychiatry". Working extensively with high-security young offenders hemaintained a stature and versatility, a belligerence and cvnicisrn - andalwavs, a touch of class.

His passion, his humour and charm will be sorely rnissecl bv all those whoknew him, and by those that loved him. He leaves behind so rnanv friendsand a large family, and since his rvedding 43 ycars ago, his wife Hazel.W.S.

Cryil N. SMELLIE M.B.E. (7926-32)-Died peacefully at home on 28th March 1994 followilg a long period ofIuness.

Matriculating in 1931, Cyril entered the lower sixth, behg alvarded sixthform privileges. However, he left at the end of the 1932 Spring Term, somissing the opportunity to better thc 28 rvickets that had placed himsecond in the 1st Xl averages the previous sumn.rer when he had also laken6 for 23 and ,1 for 16 in house match finai for Strouts. Hc tvas also in the 3rdXV for the 1931/32 season and a member of thc chess Leam.

foining an accountancy firm, hc qualif ied irr 193E, but a year later joinccl the64th Field Regiment R.A.T.A., and was immediately called up in earlvSeptember 1939. Cvril was cornn-Lissioncd in the R.A.S.C. h November 1940

and saw service in the Western Desert, beinq in Tobruk in 1942 and at EiA lemei r fo r l l re f i ra l adr ance to Tun is . He was a lso in the S ic i l y campaignand hcld Staff appointments with 13 Corys (8th Army) in ltaly, where hewas mentioned ur dispatches on four occasions and was awarded theM.B.E.. He was demobbed in February 1946, with the rank of Major.Retuming to civilian life he joiled Moore, Stephens with whom he was tospend the rest of his business life, becoming a partner in 1949 and thesenior partner by the tirnc he retired in 1981. He had married Alva (whowas a secretary with the firm) in 1948 spending the next decade in Sussex,before moving to Oxshott in 1962, with their tl.rree daughters, Jill, Sarahand Theresa. Here, Cyril becarne increasingly active in the local Church,first auditing the accounts, and the P.C.C. and finally became achurchwarden. He had also, at different times, been the treasurer and thechairman of the local Conservative Association.

Cyril .loved his home and garden and in the later years of his retirement,after his wife Alva had died, he was able to receive some solace by thepresence of four grandchildren and the fact that his eldest daughter, Jill,lived nearby at Cobham. We are indebted to Jill for providing a copy of theaddress given at the Service of Thanksgiving held on 8th April, by theformer vicar of Oxshott, the Rev. Johr Green and attended by J.RoyNewman (7926 33) who had been Cyril's best man. This has provided thebasis of this appreciation of Cyril's Life.

A life member of the H.O.B.C. Cyril had been making amual donatrons toit since the Association was formed in 1962.

To Jill, Sarah, Theresa and their families we would wish to express oursympathy for their sad loss.

Harold TAYLOR ('19'14-2L') -Died peacefully on 23rd November 1993 - his 91st birthday. Upon leavingthe School, Harold joined the H.O.B.C., as well as becoming a rnember ofthe Five Year Club, entry of which was available to those who had theirschooling durirg the 1914-18 war- For the greater part of his school life, thelate C.J.L. Wagstaff had been the Headmaster, who irr company with mostof his contempories, Harold had admired and respected.

When the O.H.A. was formed in 1962, Harold commenced making annualdonations, although he had become a life member of what was known asthe Head Club. He had then just retired from the Bank of England, wherehe had risen to be a Senior Clerk. In the unique phraseology of the Bank ofEngland this meant that he was in charge of any section to \^'hich he wasappointed. For most of the last war, for instance, he was in the ForeignExchange Section.

In 1965, the Association introduced an increased range of social events,which included the Decade Dilners, still being well supported, nearly 30years later. Harold attended several of these, including the 1966 Dimerwhen the Booker brothers brought along Mr. Wagstaff, then aged 90, astheir personal guest. About a decade later, Harold visited his oldHeadmaster in a Brighton nursing home on several occasions, after thelatter had reached his century.

In 1983 the then O.H.A. President, Rodney Jakeman, broke with traditionand decided to invite members to brins their ladies to the 85th AnnualDinner. Accordingly Harold arrd Marg;ret attended, as they did when the

late Alan Cooper had the brilliant idca of having his Ladies Night at the

House of Commons in 1990.In his earlier years, Harold enjoycd swinmilrg and playing tennis, andthrouehout his life was a keen photoqrapher and qardener, beilg anthroughout his life was a keen photographer and gardener, being anAssociate of the Ro1'al Photographic Society and the Royal HorticultAssociate of the Roval Photographic the Royal HorticulturalSociety and attending many of the exhibitions arrangcd by both societics,accompanied by Margaret, herself an eclually keen gardener. In fact, il mid-

June she attended the Binningharn exhibition, covercd b1' the GardenersWorld programme on B.B.C. 2.

Michael Bovingt0n (the President), and the Hon. Registrar were prcsent atthe cremation scrvice on December 2nd and were able to offer condolencesto Margaret for ihe sad ending of some 25 years of happily married lifeThc Asiociation would wish to extend condolences to Rosalind, Harold'sdaughter by his first marriage to Violet who died in the e.irly 1950's.W.Ii.T.

Kenneth H. VERE (1931-36)-Kenneih joined the T.A. irr March 1939 in the Honourable ArtilleryCompany (12 R.H.A.) was mobil ised in August 1939 and posted toBorehamwood! He was comrnissioned in Novembcr 1940 into the 13ihR.H.C. (H.A.C.) and saw active service in North Africa, the Middlc Eastand Italy. He took part in the Salerno landings being part of the surveyteam that established the Army grid ir Italy for the gunners, and finallywas demobilised in 1946 with the rank of Captain, Roval Arti l lery.

From 1946 48 he was involved in Selling and Salcs Office Management andin 19,18 he joined General Motors in the sales Promotion DePartment otFrigidaire at Hendon. He rose via several rnanagement positions to GeneralSales Manager in 1961 ancl to Manager, Frigidaire U.K. and a Director olGeneral Motors in 1970, and ir.r 1973 to Manager, Frigidaire Europe. \VhenGeneral Motors sold Frieidaire in 1976 he became Director of PublicRelations and Communications of General Moiors Ltd. until he krok earlvretirement in 1979.

Kenneth was very active irr the community in Amersham being Chairmanof Abbcyficld Home, a horne for the elderly which was built and opened inhis time with them as Chairman of the Griffen Club, a club which helps thcneedy. Also he was a founder mernber of the Amersham llound Table andactive behind the sccnes at the Amersham Cricket Club.

He retired to Devon, where he had a farm and lvas again active in thccommunitv bcile an N.F.U. member on the L)evon Committee forCrediton, Vice-Chairman of the S.W. Farmers Cooperative and formed andchaired the Exe Vale Farmers Co-operative. On the social side he rvasChairman of the Crediton Probus Club and Chairman of the MorchardBishop Cricket CIub and also umpired for them.

After a very brave fight he died of cancer on 31st August 1992. When heiearnt in February 1992 that his cancer was termilal hc agrced to be aguinea pig for a new drug which could give sorne remission but not cure.He gained some remission and was able to see his son marricd in June7992.

ln 1948 he married Deirdre Howell, thcy have a son and a daughter andthree erandchildren. The Association lvoulcl wish to send its sincerecondolences to them.R.A.V.

During thc past year the Executive Committee has met on six occasions tc)consider rnatters of great importance to the Association, its future, itsorganisation and development.

1. Changes to the Future Financing of the AssociationThe Sub-Committee appoinled by the Executive Committee to consider thismattcr continued to mcct during the year to fhalise the proposed futuremembcrship of the Association which wil l now occur by subscriptionsbeing paicl by parents of boys sti l l at school. Various meetings occurredbetween the Sub-Committee, the Headmaster and other members of theSchool stafi as well as the Chairman of the School Covernors.

Agrcement was reached bctrveen the Association and the School as to howthis scheme should F.rnction and it was ultimately approved by ail partiesand n'i l l norv commencc in September 1994. A fuller synopsis of thisscheme is contained elsen here in thc magazine.

2. Changes to the Rules of the AssociationThe Executive Committee appointecl another Sub-Committee consisting ofthe I 'resiclent and the Secretary to discttss the l lules of thc Association andbring them up to date to more reflect the manner in rvhich the Associationis currently organised.

The Sub-Committee has net and has now finalised ner'v rules which iihopes wil l cnable the Assiriation to move forward securely into the 21stCientr-rry. They have been redrafted to incorporate the amcndments n'hichhave occurred as a result of the natural progression over the past years asct-rmpared to the situation which applied when the rules were first drafted.

The draft rules have bccn submitted to the Executive Committee and havenow been approved and they wil l now be submitted to the Annual CencralMeeting n,here it is hoped that they u'ill receive formal approval.

3. SubscriptionsIt has become apparent that many "Members" on our l ist have not Paicl asubscription for quite a few years and similarly that some other membersare paying a greatly reduced rate of subscription. This cannot be allowed toconiilue if the Association is to remajn sr.tlvent. In view of this situation, afurther Sub Clommittee was set up by the Executive Commiitee consistlngof the Secretary, thc Treasurer and the Registrar and one other member, toanalyse the Membership List and the subscriptions being paid byindividual members.

This Sub-Committee has now met on several occasions and as a result hasestablished a l ist of defaulti lg members. Any member who has not paid asubscription for the past fe,n' vears has been rt'ritten to, requesting thatthey pay the correct antount or lose their membership. It is hoped that thisn'ill not be the case for the majority of the individuals.

A further letter has been sent to those paying an incorrect subscriPtionrequesting thai their amounts be brought up to the correct level. Shouldthey fail to comply they will remain on the register but will receive nocorrespondence or the amual Old Boys' Notes.

The Executive Committee has discussed and approved all of thcserecommendations.

4. The Old Haberdashers' Association Football ClubDuring the summer of 1993 a request was received from certain membersof the Association to forn an Association Football Club. The proposed rulesfor such a Club were considered and approved, and arrangemenls weremade for them to use one of the pitches at Borehamwood. The AssociationFootbalt Club also requested a loan from the Association in order tocommence its operation and after consideration the Executive Committeeapproved a suitable amount.

The Committee also discussed the detailed formation of the CIub, itsofficers, the budget and all other related matters and subsequently gave itsfull approval. A report of this new and very successful Club is containedelsewhere in this Magazine.

ln addition to these unique matters the Executive Committee has continuedto discuss all the day to day matters that make up the generaladministration of the Club-

a) The Ground CommitteeThis past winter has again been extremely wet, causing our ground tobecome heavily waterlogged. It was proposed that new drains should belaid during the summer, but for various technical reasons this was notpossible. It was also discovered rhat a land drain was discharging on to ourground from elsewhere in Borehamwood.

This Iand drain has now been dealt with, following discussion with theHertsmere Borough Council, and it is also hoped that the installation of thenew drair1s will take place in 1994.

b) The Sports ClubsRegular reports have been received from all of the Association's SportingClubs, including the new Association Football Club.

c) The TreasurerRegular reports have been received from the Treasurer on the currentfinancial situation of the Association and he has also maderecommendations as to the changes in our financial procedures whichwould be of benefit. These procedural changes have been fully discussedand approved by the Executive Committee.

A maior matter which remains outstanding and is being discussed atGovernment level, is the possibility of Clubs such as the Old Haberdashers'being able to recover V.A.T. paid from 1990 onwards. It has been held bythe European Community that sporting clubs should not have to payV.A.T. This, of course we have been doing since before 1990, and we novr'await a United Kinsdom Government deirsion as io whether or not thiswill be recoverable. If this should be the case it n'illhave a dramatic effectupon the Association's cashflow over the next tweh'e months.

d) The Management CommitteeThis Sub-Committee has reported on a regular basis regarding the state ofthe Club House, giving details of all necessary repairs which have to becarried out. Considerable improvements have been made to the home teamchanging room, the shower area and particular attention has been paid tothe windows in the Arthur Jenkins Extension which have been repaired,and replacement of the roof above the dressing room arca which n as inextremely bad condition.

Following the improvements made to the kitchen which was reported inthe previous Old Boys'Notes, the Club has been reinspected and registeredby the Local Authority.

e) ComputerThe Executive Committee decided to approve the purchase of a computerfor the Association which has now been installed in the Club House.

We are in the process of transferring our Membership List from a personalcomputer to the Association's own computer, and it is hoped that thetransfer of all relevant details will be comoleted verv shortlv.

f) The Old Boys' NotesFollowing considerable discussion which took place in the ExecutiveCommittee a new and improved Old Boys' Notes was produced and sent toall members last year ald this new format has been continued for 1994.

Wc are continuing to send copies of the Old Boys' Notes to all the 6th formand masters at the School as well as the School Governors.

g) 1,000 ClubThe Executive Committee aereed that another 1000 Club should peorganised for thc financial y'e ar 1-993-94.

h) Social Activit iesThe social activities of the Association conthue to be organised by variousmembers of the Executive Committee who report uDon the success of theseevents including, of course, their profitability. The ictivities organised bythe Executive Committee include the Wine and Cheese Party; the Ladies'Night; Quiz Nights; Race Night; Decade Dinners; the Annual Dinner andvarious Reunion Lunches.

It is only possible, irt this magazine to give a synopsis of the work of theExecutive Committee. It has a very wide range of activities and interests,and deals with numerous detailed and complicated matters. It remains thesenior Committee $'ithin the Club and, as such, responsible for the smoothrunnirrg of the Association, the Club House and the Ground. If any membershould require any ftrrther information regarding ihe Executive Committeehe should contact thc Secretary who wil l be pleased to answer any queries.C.T.R.

Chris Wilknlean, Ihe O.H. Crctn!1snasutlrelts thc aJte

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The Future Funding of the Associal . ionThe proposals Jor the future funding of the Association have now beenapproved by the Executive Committee, the School and the SchoolUOVCrnOIS.

The new membership scheme which will commence in September 1994comprises a small percentage being added to each term.s iee and thisamount will be payable each term ihat a pupil is at the School. Uponleaving that amount will be rernitted to the Association with the DuDilautomatically becoming a life mernber of the Association.

With the exception of those currently in the Sixth Form, who will remainh i lh lhe cur ren t t i ve year member rh ip ,cheme, a lL pup iLs dre to hp o i \ enthe opportu nit) of enierLng rhe sc heme. n f rhorgh. !ai";t; rv if i O" g"i,-"" ,1' l"option of opting out of it, this is not expected to be i significant tactor andit is expected that 95% of pupils will taie up this Memiiersh.ip Scheme.

If this proves correct by the year 2040 the total anticipated membership ofthe Assoc i . r t ion w i l l be appror imate ly 5 .<00. Th is w i i l have a dramat icettect on the costs of the Association, particuarly to mailing of the A.G.M.Not ice and the Old Bovs 'No les .

However, the benefits are enormous with an increased market for theClub's social er.ents and a larger pool of players for all the associatedsponng ctubs.

The percentage of the school fee_has_ been set at a figure sufficient to safelycover all the various costs. Initially, however, the nelessity to reserve sumsfron the initial payments to covei some of these costs wiil mean that theAssociations, cash flow will be adversely affected. The Scheme will alsoallow the Association to budget with some certaintv and the presentproblems over subscriptions will disappear. Inflation is automaticallywritten into it with the school fees having to hcrease in line with theprevelant rate of ir f la t ion.

Various conditions have been made to cater for pupils either toining theSchool after the normal first year entry, and also for those wlio malichooseto leave before they complete their seiond year in the sixth form.

The Executive Committee of the Association and the School are in fullagreement with its implementation and both feel it wi further there la t ionsh ip be t l l cen the lwo organ isa l ions .

Folkrwing discussion it has, however, been decrded not to sct up a generallife membership scheme for existirg members. flower er, if anv'meirberwould like to become a Life Member he should contact the Treasurer of theAssociation who will be pleased to give him the relevant details_

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On 14th October 1993, the Club's 31st Dinner was held at the Cricketers'CIub of London, the venue for the previous four such functions. Althoughthe gathering of 44 was rather smaller than at the first dinner some 30 ycarsago , there were a few present who had thoroughly enjoyed both occasions.As is usual on these occasions there did not seem to be enoush time toreminisce about the past Summer, nur it,r the honorary members to recallthe feats of years gone by. Eventuallv, the assembly n'as persuaded to makea move toward lhe dining room, where membcrs and guests found theirhors d'oeuvres awaitirg them. Following severai informal toaststhroughout the meal the President, Chris Bellis, rose to address thegatherecl conpany. He expressed his disappoilltment that Keith Dawsonhad been unable to be prcscnt. However, he was again pleased to welcomethe School representatives, Stephen Charlewood and, Doug Yeabsley, aswell as the other official gucst, Chris Wilkinson. Chris then went on tosummarise the past season with the 1st XI rcturning to a wilning seasonand thc 2nd XI with an excellent league record of W 10, D 4, L 2,with the other match abandoned bv iain. He also mentioned the debt owedto Frazer Shorey for organising anJ runlring the 3rd XL which not onlyequalled the 1989 record of eight matches but n'on four of them and dren'tr "'o of lhe others. This set the stage for the first ever appearancc of a ,lih XI,which played on four consecutive Saturdays durirrg July and August,finishing with a rcmarkable 12 run victory after Frogmore had reached 117for 6, chasing 131!

Not unnaturally he thought the ner'r 'format for Presidents'Day on the 11thJuly, had gone rather rvell, with Keith Davies' team winning the final of thesix-a-side competit ion which had started at 10 o'clock in the morh;'\d rh'.1wds conrp le ted , r l g ( ,ne h , r l i p , r r t . i \ .

I'urning io the awards, hc presented the Donald Blessley Memorial Prize toAlan Novman - the Hon. Secretary since 1987, as well as doubling up asFixture Secretary for the past t lvo ) cars and regulrrly furning outfoi the1st or 2nd Xls as required. Simon Fricnd was awarded the 1st XI battingtankard, with Mike Filcr once again taking the bowling prize. DeepakKapadia's all round performance won him the 2nd XI tankard.

Those preseni were:

Prcsident:Chris P. BELLIS ('64)

Guests:Doug I. YEABSLEY ('64-)Stephen CHARLWOOD ('89)Chris P. WILKINSON(Croundsman)

Membe6 & Guests:Philip ALTERMAN ('49)Simon K. CHAMBERLAIN C83)Richard W.M. COOK (47)lames N.S. CMWFORD ('85)Keith G. DAVIES (',86)Robert MCCI,YMONT (KGD guest)Jeremy R. DAVIS ('85)P. John EGAN ('56)A'rdrew J. EVANS ('86)Michael L. FILER ('78)Kevin LEWINCTON (MLF guest)Ceorge PARKER (MLF guest)Paul A. FILER ('75 Dec)Simon D.A. FRIEND ('78)Simon IL GELBER ('73)Ian N. HALL ('78 Dec)Ionathan R. I{ARRADINE ('76)Richard N. HARRIS ('E4)Mel HOWARD ('93,C.Rodney B. JAKEMAN ('61 Dec)Deepak KAPADIA ('91-)Ral'mond M. KIPPS ('55)Howard P. LANCASTER ('90-)Andrew R. GRAY (FIPL guest)Alan G. NEWMAN ('81)John H. PASKIN ('8E-)Alan l . PHIPPS ( '68)D.William PREEST ('86)Chris J. ROBIN9ON ('48)Wil l iam J. RUSSELL ( '93,Peter C. SHIELLS ('52)Rodrick H. SMITH ('61)W.R. (Nobblv) TANNER ('35)Andrew W. CIJAPMAN(WRT guest)Peter C. EASTAUGH (WRT Suest)Bernard L. JUDD (WRT guest)Paul C. TREDCETT (93')Ceoffre) T. \ auEAL ('55)Robert J. WHEAL ('86)A.R. (Tony) IVISE ('79)

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Those present were:

Presidenl:Michael J. BOVINCTON ('51)

Cuest:, . : , \ . DUDDERIDCE ( ' ,31r69)

' : : :rrv ALLEN ( '42). ;: llharLie) AMSTEIN ('36)*i .r : i A. BENCE ( '38).<. r: : . th H. BLESSLEY ( '32).

! . i ; BLOIVFIELD ( '33).: : :\'Fpr) BROWN ('31)+: . . rl. BUCHANAN (42)a :.:r..i D,\WKINS ('43):(. ; . r . t . \ . DUNSFORD ('12)

:: . nl C. EAGAR ('39).: i,. a EDWARDS ('32)

.'ir{ D.K. ELLIOTT ('37)!.1.i.ii FE\TON (',38)'.. :: ;:!)RSYTH ('.15)*: l r :nlar CRATIAM ('38):. .1-rn C. HARDING ( '35)r:: K. HENDERSON ('24)li.rrrnd M. HOFFMAN ('35)! inlcv 5.I-IYMAN ('39)\1:r:hal l W. KAYE ( '41)i.rhur H.S. KERShTILL ('41). ".rarci H. KRAMERS ('32)!:r! e F.M. LELLO ( '33)(rnneth A. LOWE ('41)l :r . tn C. LUCAS ( '40)\.nneth E. MADDOCKS (40 & '41)

:,ii\ ard E.C. N4{UTNER ('22)rrnLe! PERCIVALL ('33)ilric T. PURCELL ('44)1(.nneth I. ROWE ('40): Robert STANES ('36).r. James SWAFFIELD ('40);\ R. (Nobbly) TANNER ('35)ifter TAYLOR ('43)!,.Lrffrey C. THOMPSON ('42)'r.k A. TOUT ('31))rrid A. VINK ('41)Rov L. WALKER ('42)'.rhn N. WALL ('34)

'?ast President

On the 29th October 1993 there was an excellent turn out for the pre-1945membership. The over seventies numbered 22 ra.'hile 17 of the more recentO.A.P.'s (borrowed from the earlicr years of the powerful 1940/49 decade),plus the President and the cvcrgrccn John Dudderidge made a totalgathering of 41. Over 70 others had expressed their regret at being unableto attend a number of them because of thc night driving involved. Therewas one particular'cri de coeur'from Ronald'Joe'Nye who wasdevastated to be rnovirg house when he could have been meeting his oldcontemporary Clive Lello.

In spite of the age range between 'young' Teddie Marrtner and Ncil Forsyth(who alleges he left in 1944, no matter what the 1945 Skrrlark reportedl), itw , rs obv iou5 l ) J mo. l en io ) ab le even ing .

The President invited ]ohr Dudderidge to say Grace, which he rendered inLatin - but only a few needed to be nudgcd to sit down after its conclusion.Earlier Michael had learned that his euest had needed to convalesce from acouple of heart attacks earlier in the vear, suticred whilst spectating at acanoeing championship on the contirent. The concluding part of the tet fitcampaign for John was to spend time in Floricla where his host did not feelinclined to accompany him on canoe trips amongst the crocodiles.

At the coffee stage the pipe smoking President did not need anyencouragement to propose the Loyal Toast. Thereafter, Michael prefacedhis remarks by calling for a show of hands regarding the substitution of aluncheon date for the next reunion. Since this aopeared to be unanimous itis felt that there will be sufficient support to rerlerL to the former pre-1940gathering. After passing on the Vice-President's regrets at being unable toforego cne of his duties as Headmaster, Michael asked for a particularwelcome to John Dudderidge whose time at School covers all but the 1980 -89 decade and a few pre - 1931 leaversl

Next carne his thanks to Mel and Pauline (not forgetting Kelly and Natalie,the youngest waitresses in the business) for arranging the entire eveningexcept perhaps for the attendance. Tuming to the award of the longdistance tankard, Michael thought it appropriate to mention his guestsjourney of some 70 miles frorn Coltenham, north of Cambridge. Of thecontestants, Ken Lowe and Stewart Dunsford had travelled oVer 30 milesfrom Great Bookham and Ongar while Jim Swaffield had cunninglycontrived the same distance, by staying on the fast train to St. Albans.Around the 50 mile mark were Ken Rowe (Uckfield), Stanlev Perceval(Charing) and Ken Maddoks (Hove ) whrle Ken Blessley noiched up 70miles from Chichester. Even further afield were David Vink from Corbv inNorthants, with over 100 miles were Rey Walker from Mclksham, CliviLello from Verwood ald Jimmy Allcn from Frorne. However, AIexBuchanan was declared to have won the award with his trip from Brooke ,some eight miles north west of Bungay and about 130 rniles fromBorehamwood.

The 75th Decade / Reunion Dinner took place on the 14th January 1994 atthe Club House irr Croxdale Road. The occasion happened to be the firstfull mailing of this particular decade and. althouglrthe full circulation is339, (there were some early worries as to whether the Club House seatingcapacity of 70 would be sufficient), it was a slightly disappointing numberof 30 that fhally gathered for this particular occasion. Judging bt the Clubsteward's later report on the bar takings they nevertheless enjoyed theevening immensely.

After waiting 15 minutes for the Iate arivals at 8.30 p.m. dinner wasannounced ar.rd Michael Bovington asked the Headmaster to pronounceGrace.-At the coffee stage the President followed custom and proposed theLoyal Toast and shortly after rose for the only formal part of the evening'sevents. Since the presentation of the long distance tankard was due to be aone horse race, he followed up his appreciation of the attendance of KeithDawson and his predecessor, Bruce McGowan, by formally introducing theClub stewards Mel and Pauline Howard. All the in-house arrangementswere made by them, while their daughters Kelly and Natalie assisted aswaitresses. Michael then announced that there would be a wide circulationregarding the Annual Dinner at the Haberdashers' Hall in May and hehoped that as many as possible would attend, and also the Old Boys, Dayat the School in July. As to the award of the tankard the President pointedout that Bruce McGowan had travelled from Wooodstock but the clearwinner was Peter Lewis who had travelled up from Cheltenham. Hereceived the presentation and was asked to deal with the contents in theusual manner.

Those present were:

President:Michael J. BOVINGTON ('51)

GuestE:A. Keith DAWSON ('87)Vice-PresidentBruce H. MCGOWAN ('73-87)W.R. (Nobbly) TANNER ('35)

Members:Kausik BHATTACHARYA ('85)John C.F. BLUNDELL ('83)Alun D. BRICGS ('86)Simon K. CHAMBERLAIN ('83)Andrew CHARLES ('81)Asif CHOWDHURY ('86)James N.S. CRAWFORD ('85)Keith G. DAVIES ('86)Jeremy R. DAVIS ('86)Richard C. DOWNES ('85)Neil C. CRASSICK ('84)Simon J. CRESSWtsLL ('84)David B. CRIFFITHS ('84)Ian T. HARGREAVES ('84)Patdck G. HUCFIES ('84)Richard D. LEABACK ('86)Peter R. LEWIS ('66)Adrian R.T. MARSH ('82)Richard J. MARTIN ('89)Duncan J. MCGRATH ('82)Barry S. MCNICHOLAS ('81)D. Rhys MORCAN ('86)Alan G. NEWMAN ('81)Stephen J. PINK ('82)Jamie S. RUMBLE ('86)Paul L. SALTER ('86)Jonathan G. TAYLOR ('82)Richard J. TOPPING ('84)Robert I. I44IEAL ('86)Kevin M.N. WHITE ('84)

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Those present were:

President:Michael J. BOVINGTON ('51)

Guests:A. Keith DAWSON ('87)Vice'PresidentDavid E. DAVIES ('59-)Douglas L YEABSLEY ('64,W.R. (Nobbly) TANNER ('3s)Clive A. LEVERTON ('59)Michael J. HICHAM ('72)Stephen N.F. BROOKHOUSE (73)

Members:Peief J. ANNETI (64)David B. ASHLEY ('65 Dec)iohn M. BANFIELD ('66)Peter M.G. BARNES ('63)Clive B. BENDER ('61)Colin P. BLESSLEY ('65)Roger C.P. BROOKHOUSE ('63)David J. BROWN ('68)Nigel C. BROWN ('60)lonathan R. COCKINC ('64)Tom W. COHEN ('60)Nigel R. COOPER ('66)lohn M. CROWHURST ('63)Graham F. DALY ('64)Martin E. EADES ('66)Craham D. ELLIS ('67)Roger V. FRENCH ('68)Peter FIALLER (64)Godfrey S. HASLEHURST ('67)Anthony HIGHAM ('67)P. Fred HUMBER ('69)C. Rodney B. JAKEMAN ('61)Malcolm D. KNIGHT ('60)Philip J. LEVERTON ('68)Peter S. MACKIE ('69)lohn MAGOWAN ('63)Stuart W. POLE ('61)Roger F. SKINNER ('63)Michael J. SUBERT ('65)A. Richard TUCKER ('65)David B. WEBB ('63 Dec)Michael J. WEBB ('68 Dec)W. tohn WEBB ('64)

For the last Decade Dinner of his presidential year on the 3rd March 1994,Michael Bovington welcomed 33 members of the 1960 69 decade togetherwith three official guests, three member's guests and the inevitable Hon.Registrar. But for the desire of several blood thirsty members wishing tosee heads roll at the Parc des Princes the next dav there could have been aneven larger number. Howeyer there wa" utrerpeited evidence that somemembers actually do look at their social calanders as this is the onlymanner that members from outside Europe would have known ot iheevent.

\\4ren dinner was annoulced the President invited Keith Dawson topronounce Grace, whereupon the rneai got underway. At its conclusion thePresident called for the company to stand for the Loyal Toast and he thenofficially welcomed his Vice-President Keith Dawson, David Davies andDoug Yeabsley. David had joined the staffjust prior to the start of thedecade and Doug half way through it. Michael then offered thanks toPauline and Mel for making all the arrangements for the meal and for thehelp of their two daughters Kelly and Natalie.

Turning to the customary award of the long distance tankard, Michaeibroke new ground by announcing that there would be two presentations,brought about by the presence of no less lhan four membera from overseas,reminding those present that Colin Blessley had come from Madrid andPeter Haller from Muri in Switzerland. He then mentioned that DavidAshley had written from Tokyo in January to announce his intention to bepresent while Fred Humber had appeared out of the blue the previousweekend to watch the O.H.R.F.C. 1st XV. Since, according to the president,Perth, Weslern Australia was a good few thousand rniles further thanTokyo, he duly presented the tankard to Fred who in matter of secondsemptied its contents, reminding his contempories that he had not lost histouch!

Turning to travellers in the U.K. Michael mentioned the journeys ofGraham Ellis (Woking), john Banfield (Dorking). Mike Subert lnearMaidstone) and Godfrey Hazelhurst (near Tonbridge). Frorn further afieldNigel Brown (Chichester), Tony Higham (Hambledon), Peter Barnes(Southampton), David Webb (Crowbridge) and Philip Leyerton from DinasPowys - the latter two over 160 miles. Graham Daley from Congletoninched ahead of them by some 20 miies but John Webb from Langho nearBlackbum had made a joumey of some 225 miles and was duly invited toreceive the second tankard. However on this occasion he declined tocompete with the new 'Australian'.

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While it was not necessary to request the caterers to allocate further seatingaccommodation, as was the case in 1988 at the Centenary Dinner when wemustered 1.26, 7994 was successful in increasing nurnbers from the 1992 and1993 levels. This year there were 71 who attended. Regrettably a few had

dropped out on the day. In the case of Peter Freitag the ailment was with

his car which refused to contemplate the journey down from Darlingtonl

At one stage the charabanc party with a dozen or so diners from the ClubHouse whilst negotiating the more congested areas of the City appeared tobe in real danger of arriving to make a second and non-traditional entrance

after the President and his guests. However, the aperitif period tumed outto be somewhat extended so that at 7.30 Pm the Presidential entourage wasduly clapped to the top table in the traditional fashion. Whereupon, JohnEgan carried out the first of his immediate past - Presidential duties byinviting the Headmaster to pronounce Grace. Following the meal thegathering was requested to stand for the Loyal Toast and also thelongstanding Silent Toast.

Prior to the break before the speeches, Peter Stevenson was called upon toarrange for the final draw of this year's 1,000 CIub, which he had onceagain organised. Accordingly he invited the Master of the Company todraw the three lucky numbers.

The traditional order of speeches followed with the Associations honouredguest proposing the Toast to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers',the School Governors, and the School.

David Lidington, in his witty and erudite speech, compared starting atHaberdashers' with his life in the House of Commons. He particularlyreferred to the lack of an hduction course and the division bell whichensured the movement of M.P.'s round the House. He explained that therewere many miles of corridors in the Palace of Westminster, and it took twoor three weeks to actually find your way about. Keith Dawson later told usthat the division bell was no lonqer used at school, there was in fact aninduction course and the Headmasters were dried out husks with deadmaggots inside them!

David Lidington also referred to his surgeries which he compared to thoseof a G.P. with people arriving with problems. He seemed to be surpdsedthat the only people that came to his surgeries were those with majorproblems and that these ranged from a man with a bowel disorder that hadbeen a complaint of his for nine years, who needed hiln to soothe theHealth Service, to the man who had problems with drahs under hisgarden. He explained to us the selection procedure for M.P.'s whichseemed to involve the Conservative ladies, ascerting that his wife should beavailable for their Coffee Mornings. To reach the initial interview position,it was necessary to be married or going steady with a lady, between theages of 30 and 40, and having previously contested a seat. He felt quitepleased to be one of 16 selected for fhal interview out of the initial 280applicants-

His introduction mentioned the fact that none of the Lidington family hadbothered to attend the O.H.A. function, he presumed because they hadheard him speak many times before. Norman James had mentioned that hewondered whether he r,r'ould be able to catch the last trah with KeithDawson speaking, but he probably achieved this as Keith was a littlebriefer than normal. He did, however, give a very good account of the lifeof a Headmaster as described by the ex- Housemaster, Mr Henderson, (who

Those present werc:

PresidenhM-J. BOVTNGTON (51)

Guests:B.E, STURGESS Master of theHaberdashers' CompanyM.H.V. JEANS Chairman of theBoy's School CommifteeA.(. DAWSON Headmaste! andVice-PresidentJ.W. HAY School CaptainD.& LIDINGTON (74 Dec) Memberof Parliament for Aylesbury

Members:A.I.S. ALEXANDER (62rP. ALTERMAN ('497H.E. BAILEY (48)J. BLA(E (F{EB guest)E. BONNER (t{EB gues0J. EDMONDS (HEB guest)M.S. BAKER ('78 Dec)M. BEAMAN (s2)J.R. BUSTARD (59)I. STARLING 0RB guest)M.W. McG. CHISM ('49)T.H. CLTNTON (37)J.w. coGGrNs (46)R-W.M. COOK (47)l.A. CoRBETT (77'H.E. COUCH (54)s.L. CRoNBACH (71)K.C. CURTTS (78)D.E. DAVIES (59'PJ. EGAN (567s.E. ENC (47)R COTTLE (SEE guest)J.H. FELTHAM (42)N. FORSYTH (45)-B.A. GOODMAN (39rLN.HALL ('78 Dec)l.l. rrANsoN (54)J.R. HARRADINE (OHCC)c_M. HARRTS (OHCC)R.C. HUGHE$.PENNEY (86)t. MaCDONALD-SMITH(RCHP guest)C.R.B. JACKEMAN ('61 Dec)*D.A. IAMES (47rN.A.H. JAMES (40rD.G. KENIWARD (487R.M. KrPPS (55)C. KIPPS (RMK guest)Sir Geoffrey LEIGH ('49)K.A. LOWE (41)K.E. MADDOCKS (44)B.H. MCGOWAN ('887)"M.l. MILNER (48)A.P.S. NEWMAN ('74 Dec)l.R. PARKER (56)D.M. PENNTNCTON (62)K.S. PrKE (4s)s.w. PoLE (61)

E.T. PURCELL (,14).c.l. RoBTNSON ('48).M.B. ROLFE (69)P.C. SHTELLS (',52)R. STAGC (72)P.t. sTlvENSON ("16frvl.J. SUBERI (',6s)FLI.S. HUCHES (MJS guest)K.A. NEWMAN (MJS guest)N.A. REYNOLDS (MJS guerst)S.l. THORNI: (MlS guest)tv.R.lANNER (' ,35)P.J.S. \ /ACr{ER (ss)-c.D.c. vERDON (' ,86)R. LAVERY (CDCV guest)D.W. WLLLS ( ' , ,rEfl.R. wEt.LS (-13)A.f. wHffE ('.16)r

* Past lresident

never actuallv made the grade himself) r, i,ho had explajned in hjs book thattheir crcativity declined to zero over a period of about 10 vears. As Keithhad been a Headnaster for 22 yer rs anh rn hJ' current poiit ion lor sevenVears, it pufs him firmly in that categorv.

The Headmaster gave his usual exposition of excellcnce.rs far as thestudents of Haberdashers' n'ere concerned, and advised Peter Vacher tolisten,very carefully to the School Captain's excellence in tronbone playing.Thc Nlaster gave Standard Speech No. 1, which showed thai the it incrarv ofthe Master had not varied one iota for the last 10 years, and his visit toChcster for thcir. l00th arlrl iversary scLmed ti] h,rrlc been recorriecl for thclast three Vcitrs. John Hay, the School C.rpti i in, Lentred his speeqh e1 thctrikrgv of ihe Company, the Schot' l .rnd thc Oltl 8l,rs. FIe pr;rrscd theCompany for provicling the opportunitv, ihe Sch, 'tr l tor the cducatiitn andthe Oicl Boys for the camaraderie he l.roped for in the future. He sart,hiss-chool 1,ears as seven ycars ivith friends that \,\ 'erc now going to dispersc.Onc should use the Olcl Haberdashcrs' Association as the focal point forrutulc Ieunrons.

The lrc>ident closed the t 'tf icrrl proceedings by thanking t]re Masier for thcuse ('f thc in.rgnii iccnt Hrll. He also particularly thankecl Peier Stevensrtnfor his organisalion of the 1,000 Club, and also ihc irnnrediaie p.rslI 'rcsident [olrn Eg.rn tor sLepping so ablv into thc shoes of Mike Subert n'hohad,.'rg.rnr:eJ e.rch of the previous 17 dirners. Finalh.he cxpressed hisappreciation for the support he had receivcd from nrembers of theExccutive Commiltee, espccially from thc Secretart-, Chris Robinson, rvhcrhacl got through his usual mountain of work.

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On the 4th June 1994 the President welcomed the Association's three guests

and 33 others to the Club House for the 28th such gathering. The total

attendance of 38 was disappointingly low compared with those of recent

vears, but there were som; unusual circumstances that prevented some of

ih" -or" regular atlender: from coming.

Recrettablv there is no detailed record of the 75 who attended in 1967 but,

as iackie Matthews and Gwen Blessley were concerned with those

arrangements, it is possible that half-a-dozen of the present were also at the

ongrnar party.

Towards the end of the evening Michael Bovington obtained attention

while he expressed thanks to Simon Gelber for arranging the cheese and to

Mel and Pauline Howard for all the other preparations including operating

the bar for those wishing to make certah of a memorable evening by

mixing a few other beverages with the winel

From the comments of the departirg guests, it would seem that lhe rather

smaller company had still managed to have an enjoyable evening'

O.H.A Retired Members Lunches

Following a suggestion from Past President Eric Purcell, an assorfed

collectioriof Oft-Haberdashers' who are retired or semi-retired, along with

those 'between engagements' or semi-employed, now meet regularly at the

CIub House for a convivial mid-week lunch.

Numbers vary but never fall below 15 and at times reach 25. We enjoy an

excellent cooked meal (courtesy of Mel and Pauline) at low cost, a beer or

two, and the company of good friends. The special Christmas lunch wasparticularly memorable!

If you would like to join us for our next gathering, please ring NobblyTamrer (081-207 2509) or Peter Vacher (Tel:/FAX: 081-428 6060).

Peter VACHEROrganiser

Those Present wete:

Pr€sident:Michael J. BO\4NCTON ('51) andJoan

GuestsiAltnE BLESSLEYBarbie COXJeanne KENWARD

Gwen and Kenneth H. BLESSLEY(32)"Tess and J. Basil BLOWFIELD ('33).Betty and L.F. (PopPy) BROWN('31).Hazel and Stephen L. CRONBACH('71)Ma4orie and A. Keith DAWSON('87-)+Nansi ard ldds C. EDWARDS (32)Caroline and P.John ECAN (56fHelga and Eric V.A. ESCOFFEY(4s)Simon H. GELBER ('73)Patricia and David A. IAMES (47f

Jackie and Robin M. MATTHEW('4e)Jane and Alan PHIPPS ('68)

Joan and Bert PHIPPS (AJP guests)Eric T. PURCELL ('44)*Dominique SOULARD ('92-'94)Robert STACG ('72)Janet and Peter J. STEPHENSON(46rw.R. (Nobly) TANNER ('3s)Eileen and rack A. TOUT ('31)

* Past President+ Vice-President

school Stnf circa 1906Ba& ra\o Left ta right: S. Iones (Inuef I ),Re1t.W.H. BnnE, F.C. Atkinsoil(Wootu)arH, Sgt. Ilartnett, S.IJ. Norfofl(Fotulder nenber of the o.H.R.F.C. n11923),w. Ash (PhVsics), P. Meadows.Middle ralL) LeJt to right: C.V. Caluert,B.L.K. Hendersan,. Patterson, E.R..F.

l lian (Art), J.H. Blutlt (Iater llen.l astcrol IDID?| schooD, E. labllas, Unkna1,n.Frc t nw lit ta ight: Miss C.F. Iohtsan(Prcp. dpt.) , Miss Plant (Prcp. dpt.), w.R.Stakrs (2nd Master), R.W. Hinton,(Heudnaster), F.C. R|tssrll, E.w. Stro ts,Cattell (Geayaph!).

On grc nd: DetEine (French Moster).

From Mr. Norman Martin (1919)I was rather taken aback to find that I arn number three ir-I seniority in thelist of members but at the age of 91 it is understandable. It may not nowgenerally be krlown that for many years, boys who were good sr,r.immers,on leaving school, joined the Hampstead Priory Swimming Club. In the late'20s and early '30s the Club's water polo team which was about the best mthe Southem Counties, contained six Old Haberdashers':

Harold ParkerNorman MartinLeonard Haskins

- back Adrian Haskins - forward- half S.H. (Kidney) Bean - forward- forward I'hillips - goalkeeper

I can't remember his Christian name (W.R.T. suggests Stanley Phillips oneof three brothers.)I had the honour of being the Captain for four years.

Another name which brings back memories was A.C. Marm, who was thcfirst Company Sergeant-Major in the School Cadet Corps. He was vervpopular for his efficiency and likeable charactcr. I do not think I shall beable to reach the age of C.J.L. Wagstaff who was my Headmasterthroughout my School life.

I am afraid that I shall never be able to visit the School but I wish that you,the Association ar.rd all its officers and also the School continue to flourishand that I shall be able to read a few more copies of the magazine.

From Mr. Francis T. Cordingley (1917)I would like to take the opportunity to suggest that the 'unknown' masterh 1906 was a Mr. Macmanaway, a tall Scottish gentleman, u'ho at onedinner time had a set to with Mr. Henderson. The hush throughout thedining hall that followed the incident has always remained with rne.What happy daysl

From Mr. Godfrey Baker (1935)I would l ike to comment on the phobgraph on page 36 - School Staff 1906.Believe it or not when I joined the School in 1929 the following in thatphotograph were still there and taughi mel

Rev. W.H. Braine (Taffy)AtkinsonS.H. Norton (a great guy)Wally Ash (bring me your diary boy!)Percy MeadowsBung-eye CalvertIl.L.K. Henderson (John Gooch 'thought' he was spiteful; I can tcll you heWAS:, ]

PattersonJosh Blunt (another great guy)Miss Johrson (she dicl not like rne)

I was interested to see the photograph of Mr. Hinton. On leaving school in1935 I was au'arded the Hinton Memorial Prizel This rvas awarded to thcboy who had done most for the School but had not won an acadernrc pnze.I was not quite sure how to take thisM must have earned it on thp rrrohwcricket and athletic fields?

Wesibere Road werc wonderful davs and the discipline did us no harm atbargain.

There were thosc I have mentioned plus others; R.B.Pask, Dr. Abson, Rev.F.J. Kemp, G.V. Sturgeon, W.H. Crossman, Gruner, Knights, Rawnsley, LesFluke, Turton, and Brewer and others D.W. Small, (another great guy)Litt lefield and E.V.Small.

The nerv magazine has given me much pleasure and much to think about

From Mr. Dennis Hand-Bowman (1933)I wonder if the following are of any interest of bygone days atHaberdashers'.

Tohl Gooch's reniniscences of some of the masters at Westbere Roadbetween 1908 - 1914 DromDt me to mention one or two characters whostand out in mv memory when I was there from 1928 - 1933.

As a new boy in 1928, I was put in Jobling's House, and in form IU whcrethe form master was "Doughy" Rawnsley, a charming man who had lost aleg in the 1914 - 18 war in the Royal Flying Corps. His method ofpunishment was with "Horace", a piece of rubber tube which he fed withpieces of ciralk. The offendirg boy would be called out and "Doughy"r'r'ould say "Right boy, turn to the sun and touch your toes", and then thereu'ould bc a whack or tlvo from "Horace".

Mr. Calvert known as "Bung - eye" because of his glass eye, also used tohavc rather individal methods of chastisement. One of them was quitepainfui for he rvould get the offender to put his hands palms down on theclesk and then ro11 a six sided pencil up and down on the fingers using afair bii of pressure. His other one was to tie a rubber aeroplane strutbetwccn two desks, bend the boy over and pull back the strut, and fire likea catapult. \Vhilst at the blackboard, elastic bands would come out andpelleti of paper would be fired at it on his blind side to see how near onecould get without beir.rg spotted. At the end of term he would allow tuck tobe brought in and we'd sit on top of our desks listening to his tales ofadventure durilg his travels in the Far East.

Nobby Norton was another delightful character whose classroorn faced therailway and if one was caught looking out of the window, a whack percarriage or truck was administered and six for the engine. Also duringEnglish parsing he would go round the class asking each boy irr turn, and ifthe ans$'cr was not forthcoming, one lay over the desk and "got one", andtlis certair1lv led to an intense application of "the little Srey cells .

Another was "Fishv" Hurrell who just could not keep order and used toread us Sherlock Holmes to keep us quiet I would point out that there $'asno resentment to such punishments, they were all considered rather a joke,unlike tl"re beatings we got from prefects.

Fhally, during ihe lunch hour, we used to play a game on the school fieldsirnilar to rugby but without tackling called "Doddery" named I believeafter the master who originated it - my generation will remember it but Iwonder if it is still played - my generation was the one that produced, asfar as I know our only rugby irternational, namely Maurice Daly whoplaved for Ireland and left in 1932 and now lives in Australia.

R.W.HINTON. 1843 - "t9t2

Thc 1992-93 edition of the Old Bovs'Notes reoroduced an article from thefirst issue of Skylark which described the 1903 Old Boys'Club Dilrner. Thearticle recorded that when Mr. Hinton, the Headmaster, rose to his feet toreply to the toast to the School he was greeted by an enthusiastic and"deafening clapping of hands and beating on the tables" which continuedfor several mir1utes. The article speculated that the Old Boys presentimmediatelv remembered the times "when Mr. Hinton stood solemr andsevere on the corner of the Portico (of the Hoxton School) and haranguedthe boys before him. Sometimes it \\'as a half holiday to be granted,sometirnes a victory in School life to be announced and joyously respondedto, and sometimes a defaulter to be discovered and punished." This shortarticle tells us a little more about Mr. Hinton, in Darticular about how hedeveloped Haberdashers' in Hor'ton and then esiablished it in Hampstead.

Many nineteenth century headmasters were eccentdc or fearsome figures,sometimes both. When John Keate was headmaster of Eton from 1809 to1834 boys whom he had beaten took their revenge by releasirg rats duringhis sermons in the chapei, but when former Eton boys serving as officersunder Wellington met at Watcrloo they drank Kcate's health. As theDictionary of National Biography put it he was "a popular headmaster, butremarkable for his severity." R. St. C.Talboys' History of WellingtonCollcgc told of Edward Mrite Benson, from 1859 to 1872 headnaster of theschool founded to perpetuate the Iron Duke's memory, that "His wrath wasterrible. There were moments when, wrapping his gown about him, hefaced the School...The boys stirred uneasily...the more sensitive of themasters dissolved in tears...there were times when the headmaster himselfwept." As Benson left Wellington, ultimately to become Archbishop ofCanterbury, boys shouted out "God bless you, Sir."

A Headmaster could make or break a school. Keate almost broke Eton.Benson made Wellington. Richard William Hinton helped to makeHaberdashers'a public school and a rival of Eton and Wellington.Endor,r'cd by Robert Aske and established by an Act of Parliament passedin 1690, from 1697 until the 1E60's Haberdashers' never had more thantwentv boys, each of whom left by the age of fifteen and all of whom wereboarders. In 1866 the Taunton (Endowed Schools) Commission investigatedHaberdashers' and found that it had an annual income of €4,000, whereasManchester Grammer School was using an income of €2,294 to provide 250entirely free places for day boys. As a result the Charity Commissionersreorganized Haberdashers', using Robert Aske's endowment and itsincome to provide a Boys' and Girls' School at Hatcham and at Hoxton :one boarding school became four day schools.

Hoxton's change was dramatic. Durilrg 1874 most of the boarders werc sentto a school in Margate. Haberdashers' was then enlarged to provideseparate buildings for 300 girls arrd 300 boys. The Boys'School was openedon 5th June 1875 with Mr. R.W. Hinton, B.A., its Headmaster. As the newHeadmaster of what was in effect a new school he had a marvellousopportunity before him. He did not neglect it and the school soonflourished. Low fees (from €2 to €4 a year) and a wide curriculurn - theconventional English, Maths, History, Geography, French and Latin beingtaught alongside the innovatory Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing,Book-keephg and Shorthand - attracted many fee-payers. Exhibitronersattended from all over London.

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In 1885 there were t\\'enty four boys in the Sixth Form but bccause allpupils were required to leave by the end of the term in which they reachcdthe age of fi{teen they were unsuitable for direct entry to universill . Thefirst Haberdasher to win a Degree was F.G. Pepper, a boy who had stayedon as a pupil-teacher, and in 1889 was awarded a London 8.A., rn tne sarneyear changhg his name to F.G. Russell, as if to emphasize his new status.The first Haberdasher to go to Cambridge was R.T. Smith who in 1889entered St. John's to read Classics, this time via the Merchant Tavlors,School. (The first of the School's Flonours Boards is on displav ilthe OlclRefec tor ) i r A ldenham House. l

By 1890 there were signs of trouble ahead. The London Schooi Board hadbegun to provide a similar but cheaper education in its Higher GradeSchools. The district had changed: families r,r'ho provided the fee payershadmoved to the suburbs, boys werc attacked bv slum children roamini;nearby streets; Charles Booth, the pioneer ol social surveys, wrote that"Hoxton is the ieading criminal qriarter in London." New fashi(,ns andstandards in education took thcir toll: lhere was no field for games; thcfacil i t ies for carpentry, chemistry and phvsics, which had not beenprovided in 1875, wcre deemed inadequate. In 1893 Lhe Govcmorsar.urounceci that they would move the School away from Hoxton to remedythese deficiencies arrd to raise its educational and social standing. Someparents feared that a move would disrupt their sons' rr ork so thi numberof applicants declined. The Governors had trouble findhg a new site, andnot unti l Decernber 1E97 did they reveaL that in JLrll 18.,E thc School r,vouldm( , \c [o [ l ]e g rowing

"u bu rb o l Wc. l H lmps ieaJ .

The movc was almost a disaster. The Governors sold the Hoxton School tothe London County Council for €21,000 and in Sepiember 1898 the boysmoved into two leascd houses near Cricklelvood railway station. Planswere then upset by the rapid rise in consirucii l ,n costs caused by the BoerWar and the Charity Comrnissioners objected to Lhc estimated cost of theproposed new buildings. After suitable modifications had becn made workbegan at Westbere Road on 1Sth March 1901. The boys mo,,'ed in tluringSeptember 1902 and the buildings were opened privately on 12th Januaiy1903, but were not fully equipped until the Autunrrr Term. (The move fromFloxton $'as made complete by thc Girls'school leaving too, for CreffieldRoad in Acton, from where iI 1974 it j trured the Boys' sihool at Elstree.)

Arnongst the Masiers, onlv Mr. Rr,rssell ancl Mr. Stokes (since 1826 SixthForm and Sccond Master) survived the move. Onlv ninety six boystransferrcd from Hoxton and only six of them remained in 1903,outnumbered by 312 nelr'boys. H.rberdashers' rem,trnL.d a modcrn school,teaching "commcrcial subjects"as a matter of coLirse and Greek only as anoptional extra. The systern of Exhibit ions continued as dicl the practisc ofteaching by Form rather than bv Set. Tl.re vital difference rvas tirai fecs iverefixed ir.r the range of €4 to f8 per year and boys n'cre able io remain untilthey were seventeer, arrd beyond r,r'ith special permission, thus giving thena chance of going direct to university.

Mr. Hinton , knon'n by the boys as "Soccar" in allusion to the Greekphilosophcr Socrates, appreciated that he had ixlother opportuniry ro recreate the School. He quickly recruitcd an alnost alfgraduate staii. DruinS1903 he organised four Houses, based on the i l i t ial lelters of the bot s,sumames, ancl i i ' 1906 the newly arrived Mr. Meadows gave thcm nerrtit ies--- S$'ifts, Crows, Magpies and Eagles. During 1905 the School adoptedan official hvmn, a prayer and a psalm, and a schdol song - ,,Fonvaro,

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Straight Forward" - with words by Mr. Hinton and tune by Mr. Russell.The boys were extraordinarily enthusiastic. Football, cricket ald swimmirgflourished during 1903 and Skylark was founded in the Au:umn Term, itstitle a reference to the School's semi-rural surroundings. An impressiveseries of activities and societies followed: in 1904 rifle shooting, in 1906debati-r.rg and h lq07 the Cadets.

The Westbere Road buildhgs had been intended for 350 boys but by theend of 1905 the School already contained 451 boys and applications werehcreasing. In 1908 work therefore began on a new block, the Junior School,which was openecl early in 1909 and within a year numbers had risen to59E. That numbers had srown from 318 in 1903 to 598 in 1910 was a tributeto the Govemors' foresight and to Mr. Hinton's success.

Unfortunately Mr. Hinton's health had failed and at the end of the SpringTerm in 1909 the boys were surprised and upset by an announcement thathe was soon to retire. He took his leave of the School on 28 July 1909 whenover one thousand boys, old boys, parents and staff met to make apreserrtation to him and his wife. Like us all, Mr. Hinton was a man of histime: he advised the boys to develop character and to base it on morality,religion and revelation: he spent his last days as Headmaster with theHaberdashers' Cadets at Bisley. He did not long survive his retirement anddied of rheumatic fever and bronchitis on Friday 9 May 1912. (A memorialplaque which was placed in the Assembly Hall is now in the Waiting Roomin Aldenham House.)

The greeting which Mr. Hinton had received and the memories which heevoked at the Old Boys'Dinner in 1903 showed that he stood in the greattradition cf stern but popular nineteenth century headmasters. His zeal hadensured the success of the Hoxton school, his tenacity had overcome thedifficult years of 1898 to 1903, and his vision had established Haberdashers'in Hampstead. In fact he showed qualities which placed him at the start ofthe twentieth century headmasterly tradition. His obituary in Skylarkrecorded his kindness and consideration to the bovs. his interest in the oldboys and their careers, his sincere friendship for his colleagues, and hisaccessibility to parents. One sentence, amongst many, stands out: Mr.Hinton "...ever kept in mind the fact that the individual boy has but oneschool life, and that, consequently, there rests upon a Headmaster theresponsibility to safe€iuard that opportunity."

Tohrr WIGLEY

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Moving OnRoger Wakely retires frorn teaching this year after 31 years service atHaberdashers'. His contribution to the School is truly extraordirary AtvarioLrs times he has been Head of Careers, Head of Practical Design, Head

of Science, Industrial Fellow and ran the School Tennis Club. He is also afinc and devoted musician, a passion he shares with the rest of the Wakelyfarnily. Caroline, his wife who is a key member of the Preparatory School _staff, iris three daughters, all of whom have attended the Girls' School, andhis son Christopl.rer, a rising trombonist, are all keen musicians.

We are fortunate that Roger is to continue as the School's Industrial Fellow,fostcrilg the link between educ;rtion and inciustry that has always been hisspecial interest. Howcver, retirement will allow him more time to devote tohis family, his music and his garden.

Keith Cheyney retired as School Libradan on 6th May 1994. Keith has beenour Librarian since 1961, and in those 33 years he has overseen importantdevelopments including two full scale moves, first from the present SixthForm e ommon Room to the new Library in 1969 and then, in 1992, to thel L r e I r b r a r l L t t h e l J l u r n e B u i l d i r g

Keith will be remembered as a professional Librarian and this was borneout by the installation of a security system beforc colleges at Cambridge in

order to protect his stock. Though some chafed under Keith's stri.tdisciplile, there were countless others I'ho worked in the Libraryconsiantly and n'ere gratefr-rl fol the spacc and privacy it provided.

Outside the Library, Keith has done invaluable work for the Il.E.Department and ran the "Habs Blood Bank" for many years \a'ith theobvior,rs bcncfit to fellow humans. Keith possesses a great love of theEnglish countrysidc and Somerset County Cricket Club. We wish him along and happy retirement (wherc better to watch cricket than Bath orWeston Super Marc). Keith r,r'ill devote some of his spare time working onthe School archives.

Irft t. righ!:Ro!,:t \NnkelV,Mikt A derso't, Krilh Chatn(v

Mike Anderson joined the School in 1960 and had every intention ofleaving quite soon a School surrounded by pre-fabs and opposite amainlhe station. Then came the move to green fields at Elstree and theappointment to Head of Spanish in 1966. Since that time Mike has takencountless boys to the Costa Brava, Costa del Sol, Madrid and in recentyears to the cities of Southern Sparn.Outside the classroom, Mike's passion for footbail brought him to run thePrep Schooi Soccer team frorn 1965 to 1982.

Mike is an extraordinarily civilised man and no one has ever seen him losehis temper, qualit ies many other colleagues would deariy love to L.ossess.Thr-rs the pupils and School are losing a very fine linguist and teachcr and asympathetic, carirg form master. We wish Mike a long and peacef ulretirement with his wife and family. A full appreciation will appear in thenext edition of Skylark.

Doris Hugh leaves us this term after 17 years of outstanding service tobecorne Head of Modern Languages at South Hampstead High School. Shehas won the adniration and respect of boys and colleagues alike for theenergy, efficiency and concern which she brought to all aspects of herprofessional life. The Modern Languages Society, French Cafe' on OpenDays, Spanish trips, exchanges, Careers advice, Interview SkillsConferences and General Studies are but a few areas Doris devoted muchof her time to. A full tribute to the many facets of her work at the Schoolcan be found in "Ihe Skylark". We wish her great success and happiress inher new job.

Andrew Rattue (English) left at Christmas after five and a half years r.vithus (one of rvhich was spent on an exchange in Texas) on appointment asHead of English at Highgate School. Andren' l.ras given a great deal to theSchool, especially to Drama, Rugby and Temris. We wish him and hisfamily every happiness h their new life.

Richard Farmer (English) has left the School to become FIead of English atCiggleswick School. Richard has given much to the School in the areas ofdebating, public speaking, the 6,4 Year Book but, above all, irr wise councilto boys and colleagues. We wish him ar.rd his family good fortune andhappiness in the North of England.

Sabbatical Leave - Summer Term

Peter Stiff and family are braving the seismic after-shocks hitt ingCalifomia.

Stuart Moore retumed to ihe archives of Utrecht.

Phillip Parr is taking a mini-sabbaticai in order to complete the nextvolume of the Cambridge Latin Course.

Appointments

Borgie Wood has been appointed Head of German, Charles Netto h;rs beenappoinied Head of Spanish with effcct from September 1994.

Katherine Hedges and fudith Graharn have tarken on Stuart Todhuntcr'srole as organisers of charitable events.

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Stephen Charlwood and Doug Yeabsley have taken over as Head ofCricket Administration and Coachilg respectively.

Joiners

Beryl Mansbridge succeeded Keith Cheyney as School Librarian in May.She has extensive experience with the School libraries and was I.T. Adviserb the Hertfordshire Schools Library Service immediately before joining us.

Roger Bass joins the English Department from John Warner School,Hoddesdon.

Robin Edmundson will teach French and Spanish, joining us from Mill HillSchool.

Anthony Facchinello joirrs the Engiish L)epartment from CheltenhamCollege.

Derek Ward joins the Physics Department from Kimbolton School.

Bemadette Lyons and Dianne Robertson will teach part-time English andMathematics respectively.

Bricks and Mortar

Many Old Boys who have visited Elstree in the past two years haveadmired the Bourne Building which has given us such a fine new centre atthe heart of the School. Frorn the start tlis new building has felt as thoughit has always been part of the School and it is difficult to remember everhaving been without it. The Library and the LT. Centre on the first floorhums with activity and the exhibitions in the Foyer have added dimensionto school l i fe.This year's G.C.S.E. Art Exhibit ion was exceptionally good.

In the Autumn the work of converting the former Library into our newModern Languages Department was completed and the buildirg cameinto use in January this year. It is a major refurbishment - new roof,windows, heating and lighting - and provides nine excellent classrooms,together with a departrnental office and technician's den. On 21st Octoberthis year the building n'ill be opened by Sir Leon Brittan who will alsospcak to tl le Sixth Form.

The new rnodern languages building brought improvements elsewhere.From September, Mathematics will have a new home in the House Area(Meadows and Hendersons bravely moving to new bases in consequence)and Ileligious Studics will find a permanent resting place at the north endof Phase III.

The red-gras hockey pitch, which was state of the art in 1969 andrevolutionised the game at Elstree, is now at the end of its useful life. Bynow none of our lcading opponents will play on the surface. So thisAutumn a ncw Astroturf surface wil l be laid and at the same time properdrainagc u'ill be insialled there and on Pitch 5, which becomes anintcrestinfl mud bath for rugby and hockey from November onwards inrnost wjnters. The new, pitch will allow nine tennis courts in the summerand we hope to lay down two or three further tenlis courts as well.

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Expeditions

As usual there hawe been a great many activities and space does not allowreports on them. They include:-

. Montclair Kimberley Academy Exchange, U.S.A.e Madrid Exchange lwitn tne Cirts' Schoit;e Munich Exchange. Stuttgart Exchange. V i . j t bv Jun io r pup i l s to A l \dce. Work Experience Scheme - Fontenay-aux-Roses and Stuttgart. C ld \ \ i c< l r ip to Rome and Pompei i. Athletics warm weather training - Lanzarote. Sixth form Geography Field Excursion - Williton, Somerset. Army Adventure Trainhg - Otterburn. R.A.F. Camp - Manston, Kent

Fullreports of these and other activit ies are in this year's ,Skylark,,a r a i lab le f rom the Schoo l a f {b .00 per cop} .

Sports and Games

RugbyThe 1st XV started the season with three successiye wins aftcr pre-seasontraining in Devon, but overall the season was disappointing anid oftenfrustrating. The^final alalysis was 7 wins and T losses. It is"pleashg toreport that the 2nd XV only had two reverses and the 3rd X'V r rereunbeaten. The Junior sides have all played attractive and open rugby,particularly the U15 XV who reache-d the last 1rr of the,Daijv Mail,National Tournament. The Fraser Bird Sevens Cup (for all liaberdashers,Schools)

1as won back by Monmouth but only on the number of pointsscored in the tournament. The U15 and U13 sides won all their games.

Clive Rees plans an U14 XV tour to Wales in October and he will also leada short Senior tour to Holland immediately afterwards.

HockeyThe 1st XI have had a mixed season winning four school matches and, onceagain, drew with the powerful R.G.S. High Wycombe side. The 2nd XI hadarr outstanding season and a 3rd XI was introduced for the first time. TheJunior sides performed creditably with the U16 XI showing that hockeyshould continue to flourish.

Keith Talbot talks of nothing but the proposed Astroturf pitch and theinnovation of beginning hockey at the 3rd year level next Lent Term. Thenew pitch should be in place by the end of October. Is this a propitioustime to re-establish an O.H. Hockev Club?

Association FootballThe 1st XI have enjoyed a season of unprecedented success. They won alltheir matches against other schools, losing only to two adult teams. The2nd and 3rd XI's did not meet with quite as much success but it is pleasingto report that there was much competiton for places. It was good to be ableto play three matches against O.H.A.F.C. for the first time this year.

Cross CountryI am delighied to report that this has been an extrernely successful andmost encouraging season for the U14, U15 and Senior teams under thedynamic leadership of Helen Hoyle. The attendance at training has broughtrich rewards for the U14 side who finished 2nd in our own race onSaturday 12th March. The Senior side finished 9th and the Old Boys side12th (a very fast lap by A. Bateson) out of a field of 18 in the Goater Cup.

Water PoloThe Water Polo teams have not reached the dizzy heiqhts of National Finalsas last year, but the U19 team did reach the quarier-fiials for the thirdconsecutrve year.

Our congratulations to Trevor Hyde (master in charge) who has beenappointed Team Manager of the English Schools U16 team and to JamesKattan who has been selected for the England U16 squad and EnglishSchools U15 Squad.

SwimmingIan Rice continues to do excellent work developing the School's swimming.During the season, sixteen senior boys and six preparatory boys haverepresented South West Hertfordshire. The senior team, in which six of theeight were Haberdashers' boys became county champions for the first timein eight years.

BadmintonThis has been another successsful season with both the senior and U15teams winning thefu respective County cups. The junior sides have beenradrer less successful.

An innovation has been the introduction of mixed doubles practice atsenior level. This has certainly increased the popularity of the sport!

BridgeThe club has enjoyed a highly successful term with large and noisyattendances at all sessions. Both beginners and more experienced playershave benefited greatly from coaching offered by our two expert vi;itors,Mrs Pencharz and Mr Marriott. The climax to the season was the wnningof the London Schools' Bridge Competition by our 'B' Team.

Life SavingLife-saving continues to be a particularly active and committed servlceactivity under the inspired leadership of Jack Alvarez. Congratulations toAndrew Bimie and David Watson who have qualified as R.L.S.S. U.K.Teachers. It is pleasing to report that in addition to these splendidachievements twenty other awards were obtained

The Arts

ArtThe Art Department has made a number of visits this year. The RoyalAcademy to see the American Art and the Picasso exhibitions, the BarbicanArt Gallery to see Alphoise Muncha, one of the most celebrated artists ofthe_Art Nouveau period and Bill Brandt, the greatest Brjtish photugrapherof the 20th Century.

During the October half-term 21 boys and three staff travelled to Venice tirview the Titians and Tintorettos alung with the city's wealth r)t architecture,churches, bridges and canals.

The art lecturer, Antony Slinn visited Haberdashers' and gave a verysuccessful talk on Picasso and the painting "Guernica',.

The second Families Art Exhibition drew over 100 exhibits and arlimpressive range of work from old and young alike.

Congratulations to Richard Fitzgerald and Nicky Kaplony from 64, whohave had several pieces of artwork exhibited in ihe Tate Gallery.

MusicMusical activities continue to thrive throughout the School with 17"informal" and "formal" concerts this year.

The highlight of the year was the Spring Concert in March. The programmeincluded:-

WagnerDelibesDeliusHandel

Overture to "Meistersingers"Ballet music "Coppelia"Intermezzo from "Walk to the Paradise Garden"Organ Concerto in F (Soloist Alex Cowan)

and with the choirCharpentier Te Deum

Worthy of mention was the first performance at lunchtime on Valentine'sDay of "Nessie" an original musical composed and directed by AlexanderBermangc of 58 and performed by members of Calverts House. It wasgiven a rapturous reception by the audience of 300 boys and staff.

The Summer Term will see the Keyboard Concert, Strings Concert andPercussion Concert and the G.C.S.E. Compositions Concert.

DramaThc Main School production "Thc Beaux Stratagem" directed by MrStephen Wilkins played to fr- l audiences from Wednesday 15th to Saturday18th December.

The Middle School production of "Doctor Knock" in the Lent Term wasdirectcd by Mr Tim Watson. This was an entertaining comedy by JulesRomains, set in provincial France in the early 1920's. Taking the practice ofrnedicine as its theme, it shed a charming new light on our understandingof charlatanry, hypochondria and medical malpractice.

Several boys in the Preparatory School have been in London Theatreproductions this year.

The staff play "The Magistrate" by A.W. Pinero was performed in theBourne Hall on 12th to 14th May. This delightful Victorian farce starring adozen members of the Common Room was directed by Mr Tim Norton anOld Haberdasher and professional actor alrd director.

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C.C.F. Activities

The C.C.F. has had another busy alrd active year. In July the Army held itsSummer Camp at Sennybridge in mid-Wales. The Royal Navy Section tookpart in two sailing camps at Holbrook (near Ipswich) and on the FrisianLakes in Holland. The R.A.F. Section held camps at R.A.F. Coningsby andat R.A.F.. Odiham where they gained experience in helicopters. The C.C.Fhas just retumed from a successful trip to the Royal Marines at Poole inDorset.

Several cadets gained scholarships including four Flying Scholarships,while others have opted to join the Armed Forces.

A Commemoration Day on July 8th took a similar format to theTercentenary Celebrations in 1990. The military demonstrations wereprovided by the R.A.F., Army and Royal Navy.

The Annual C.C-F. Dirner will be held on September 23rd at the H.A.C.when the guest of honour will be Ashe Lincoh Q.C. (Old Haberdasher anda former cadet). If you would like to attend the dinner, please contactCdr. Whittaker at the School.

School and Community Service

Eighty-eight boys made visits each week to nine centres for mentallyhandicapped old and autistic people. Other boys visited old people irr theirhomes each week. The climax to this marvellous work was the Mencap FunDay in May and the Old People's Christmas Party attended by some 100elderly people from homes all over North London.

Free transport was provided by Southgate and Finchley Coaches. TheChaplah, Committee and Mr David Griffiths ensured wonderfulentertainment and Keith Dawson hardly recognisable in brilliant disguisestarred as Father Christmas in giving each person a present to go homewltn.

Science and Technology

The Sixth Form Physics Workshop was the most successful for many years.It was attended by 20 girls from Haberdashers' Girls School in addition to40 Sixth Form boys.

The National Power Station at Tilbury and either a triP to Tower Bridge orthe Ford Motor Company plant at Dagenham were visited. EngineersTaylor Woodrow organised a successful "Tallest Tower Exercise" and anEngineering Management Competition.

A lecture on "The Solar System" included watching some excellentdemonstrations involving smoke rhgs and bouncing balls. All learnedabout the space race, and why the latest trip to Neptune took only 11 yearsand not 30 to complete. The Workshop was brought to a close with adinner in the Old Refectory, Aldenham House.

l',rBritish Physics OlympiadThe following are to be congratulated on their awards for outstandingachievement in this highly competitive event:-

GoldSilver

Bronze

David BarnettAshok NotaneyAnthony WilliamsTrevor BradburyMethu DeAlex Fu

Old Boys

DatabaseDouglas Yeabsley continues his search for Old Boys and once again asks foryour help ir tracing Old Haberdashers'!Have you searched your memories for addresses of brothers, uncles,friends or even work colleagues? Have you changed jobs, been promotedor ciranged address? If you have lost contact with an old school friend,either write or telephone Doug Yeabsley or his secretary, Carol Allison, andthey will do their utmost to trace them for you. Wong Yew Meng(Singapore), Eddie Hsu (America) and Vinod Nehemiah were put in touchwith each other recently!

As always, the School would rt'elcome any letters, articles, news of anyappointment or achievements, etc.

Mr Ashley-James wrote the following article having read Mr Brian Wilson's('49) letter published in last year's Newsletter.

On reading BriarL Wilson's letter regarding his aclieuenLents, I carutot auoid thetemptatian to turite n screed setting out tlrc reoerse. I pride nyself on beint tfoilure and n freuk for, in the War years, I scrtped through the eleaen phn to benrcarded t plnce nt Tffins School in Kingston. Tlrc dnily journey from Hendr.m,zuith only pttblic transpart being aaailable, uas unacccpt'able, so the MiddlesexEclucntiorL AntlLarity oJfered me an assisted plsc. at Habs ond I toak &n entranceexanti.natiotl irr 1912 witlt truo olller lads, ofle colled Brontson, i losll Blunt's tinyIittle office under a staircase of tlrc Lower Scltool in rNestbourne Rond. It ruas tIbrou.tn tiled little strLtcttue nnd reeked of Llu adour associated uitll neza statil nru.lczcnl t ta l lu b ' ,ane lhe f i r . t Captn in i1 Ro,u,ng. ,a I rc , t ru fut Br inn WiL,on.lohnny Mason and mnny otherc. Like Brian I nlso kept in touch ruith MiclnelCreybotu and remember Tony Mayoss, Brian Sewell and nnny others.

I IeJL school itr'1948 ruith only nn auerage School Certi;ficate and uas articled fo trBoronet h1 a Jirnl of Clnrtered Accoutlts. MtLCh of tlrcir incltLe i:ons deriued front1uditi11g Milk ReLllrns so th.e experience I gained uas of httle comntercinl use;Itorceuer,I did pnss my Inter Certificnte, btLt wns cslletl up for Nntional SerxicebeJore I cotLld take tlrc final. Strangely, against atl the odds, I ruas posted toHaunslow to assist flrc settillg rtp ol a Costitg Seruice Jbr Enstern Contnnttd trnd,like Hitler, reached the exdlted rnnk of Coruoral. I uas dennbbed i.n Decentber 7955mtl narried just bet'ore Cfuistmas; ) haLl no pb ot erpuicnce buL conpleted a jobnppliccrtion tlraf ny (uife lwd obtdned from Lloyds Bank as slrc ruas ttlso ktoking;foro cl1ltrye of post. On April Fool's Day 1956 I stqrted nt Cor's and King's Branclrin Pall Mall as an Army Pay Clerk. At'ter ten veors of tltts aork, Lloyrls installerlone of the first compLtters in the cauntry in 6 Pall Mall and I uas nsked to ruritetlrc systen details to aLttamate t'he Arnly and R.A.F. Officers Pay. No one knetuIloui t0 urife a spacification and the ultole ffiir, although excitir.tg zuns uenlhitnnd miss. Sttjfice to say the co rputer coaered an nrea the size of an old Inrgebanking hall, btLt only lud 2K of mennry contpared f o n ctrrent childre's ganesnncline tLthich has 1 or 2 meglbytes of ntemon"1.

I uarked my way slotuly up the ftnnagenrcnt structure, progressing as tlrctechnology deueloped. In 1980 I accompanied a Tntst Diaision team fa tlrc Sfntesas fechnicsl cotrsulfnnt to ascertain uhnt progress they had mnde in the autornatiot.Lof this area of business. \Ne rettLrned with grandiose ideas for the inrylementation ofa neru system and I tuas responsible for fhe teclmology asslciafed with Lhe settingrtp of Lloyds Priante Bsnk in 1984. I uas also inaoloed uith the itlitiatkm ofautoffiation at Black Horse Lit'e Asssttrance uhich is nou part of Lloyds Aibeq Lift.I finally ended up ns Senior Manager LJ.K. Int'ornntion Technology nnd retired in'1990. Not bad for a freak.

E Ashleu [nmes1942-48

Forthcoming Events

1'994December

Monday 12th Carol Service in St. Albans Abbey 2.00 p.m.

1995February

Saturday 11th Old Boys' Reunion Dinner at Elstree 7.30 for 8.00 p.m.

We hope to make this a special occasion this year and to fill the BatesDining Room with Old Boys from the 1920s to the 1990s. Cost €20 per headincluding wine. Book now on the attached slip. Individual and groupbookings equalJy welcome.

March

Saturday 25th 1990 Leavers' Rerlnion 7.30 p.m.

All 1990 Leavers are warmly invited to a reunion and buffet in the OldRefectory, Aldenham House. Girlfriends and wives will be welcome.Invitations wiu go out in the New Year but make a note in your diariesnow.

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The season started with great anticipation following the previous year'sresults, with promotion from the Middlesex 1 League a genuine possibility.Sadly this was not forthcoming, with the season proving to be mixed, andthe 1st XV only occasionally reproducing the form of L992-93.

Undoubtedly a major factor was the number of players used in the firstteam. \4rhen everyone was available we could virtually beat any team thatwe played. Regrettably, this availability was far too infrequent. As usualwith O.H. teams, the front five proved to be a problem area, and havinghad six props available on the first weekend of the season, come Januaryand the Club was struggling with one (the evergreen Lawrence Gould).Larry Serra deserves great credit for his willingness to prop week in weekout, whilst he still dreams of playing No. 8. Fortunately, his love of beerkeeps him in the No.1 shirt.

Two new recrults deserve a special mention; Paul Davis and Pete Hurley,both are high quality players who have brought a touch of class to OldBoys' Rugby. We must all do what we can to retain their services for nextseason.

The year started inauspiciously with a heavy loss away at Old Dunstonianswhen we played most of the game with only 13 players, (two managing toget lost en route). The following week, despite a weakened team, we beatthe Old Alleynians for the first time tn 27 years.

The month of November proved our downfall in the league with threeconsecutive losses. Despite some good performances, overall thecommitment of the team was insufficient in too marry games and our finalleague position was a fair reflection of the season. The team seemed toprefer the merit table fixtures and our position of fourth was highlycreditable. The highlight being the Boxing Day victory againsi O.M.T's.

Martin Hill forced his way into the C.L.O.B. side and became a regularmember following some excellent displays. Simon Liddle, on a year outbefore universitv. had a trial for Scotland Under 19's. Whilst RichardYeabsley who sadly was only rarely available for O.H. played for bothOxford Under 21's and the 2nd XV in the Varsity match.

The 'A' XV, under the captaincy of Geoff Hipkin, can have a lot of pride intheir season's performances. As one would expect Geoff led from the frontwhen it came to scorirg points, but was also ably supported by MartinBitmead and Sean McNicholas.

The 'Extra A' XV had a tough season, but most irnportantly en oyed itthroughout and I am sure this experience will stand them in good stead fornext year.

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A report could not possibly finish without thanking Nobbly for all his workover the season, John Hanson as President and touch judge, and also DougYeabsley for all his efforts as coach. They deserve our.graiitude for all theirefforts.

Having had two very enioyable seasons as captain, I am now standingc town dnd wrsh my succe\or Mar fh H i l l a l lgood lu . l .

Andrew GRIFFITHS

Ihc O.H.RF.C sq atl thnt luan the llatfa / a si!tu |at rnnt in Afjl j991, trcntut g t,tust), t1 ttu !|rr.Top turo kf to tight: Kelth Dat)ics, Afldq Clttttes, Lei|h Rossrry, Dndd Elias, Mrth rli, Sfnn r1.Ni.t?o1,sBob Mc C l!1nont I Mannger).frcnt rolu bJt ta right: Rick Harrls, Sinon Datenport, Randat Wh| takLr, Si|,an Liddte, ta, Mcca.th\l

ll is rDith grcIt' plcnstot tlnt i)c orc qblc ta print e*rqctsfrcn the diatus af the late lohtlStagg ulto iuns capt 'ai of t l te O.H.R.F.C. f tont 1956 59, ind president of t ie O.H.A. in thcycar 1986-37. Wt nrc c\tto tlV gtutc.t'ltl tL) John's sott littt;f:or naking tlrcm nttailable. TttL,ylcr l ta,ps tcJlcc.! nn ngc sottcTlhttt dit ' t ' rct i t i t1 i tsaLti t de to L)athl i fe ingeneralond the OliIlolls i partic ltlr. Hoiactter, ts ntanl ctLrrctrt' Clltb officlals fitny carito rcJlect tlutercnnLt15 tn clt thnt lils t1t)t alfuted.

Tues.13th Aug 57: Frrst nJqht rugtier training. A goodly attendance h,i th a Uenerali . r " l \Hc re - \ . e - l e . i . r l v rm , , r ! - t t he ) , ' u r s - i p r r . He r ( , r hop rnc l

l-ues 10th Sept 57: An al] i ime high at training tonight,43l l

Th,urs 12th Sept 57: My 30th birthclay today. Am now the oldest member of the 1st.XV.

Sun 20th_Oct 57: In going o\-er for a score yesterday afterrroon Tanner l.rroke hisneck. I cal lcd on Nobblv with Ray Kipps. l f r ,r 'as noipleasant. but he was his ust lalsett rn nany \,vavs, scores, scorers noted on his Sundav l ' imes. Only one briefmention that-he_ u()uld never plav again which rvc cluicklv refutei _ I wonder! llnl::]:]ll O F rlho had just broken their necks rvould reaily care who scored rorthc'B'XV the dav bcfore? TIrere's only one Tirnner.

Mon 25th Nov 57: Nobblv Tanner came round in his plaster cast y,clay duringselection - he is an incrcdible pcrson terrrfrc guts, but c,.rmmentr;g L,n thc Schoolsloss by 39 points to Berkhamsted he suggested ihat they shtruld gi\ e up the €iame. rnL l . , r n \ t - l t hc re - t . , i t l - e i r r i r t u r c . , - t r i l t he , n me Nohb l ) : i

Sat 7th Dec 57: i lecord attenclance at the rugger club dinner..190+.

Tues 31st Dec 57: Only'1 at tr .aining, but i t is New years Eve.

Sit Sth.MJrch 58: An e\crl lcnf trrp down b plymouth r.vhai a lvonderful trajn the'Ct 'rnish RLr ierr r5l. Wu lett laddington at exactly 10.30 a.m. and arr iveo rn

Plvnouth at 2.30 p.m. Over 2,10 mil . ,s at .rn average of b0 mph!l l_ Ihe {arne rvashard as alwavs with the cl ice ioacled rn l l r Ll tru th;s irvour. i ,- , . ,r referrcrng LryLtlnclon Soc. standards, but they're qr,r i te a nice cr(xtd on the whole. We ki l led thee\!rrnF bv going h) the pLctLrres (Derek Kenward, phi l Alterman. Tony White andseLf ) Jnd thLn up h I the stat iLln. Ihc f i lm l , \ ,as aboui Malaya - ,Windrums

Way,slecpers Lrack on a new train at 1 a.m. 12 shi l l ings each, tut well worth i t .

Good Friday_4th April 58: A fine i,,,in over a much \\,eakened Bridgewatcr (thoughevery Wcst Countrv side claim to be much weakened rvhen they loiel l) .

Mon 24th Nov 58: On arr r rnq ht 'me late hacl a message io r ing Clive Ohrenstejn\\ 'no r! nol\ ' p a\ rnB h,r Ir is hospital sir1e, not O.H. On doing so he asked i f he couldPlr l . i0r ihe 'n

.rSain\t the School on Saturday week. I asked him r,r,hose place hervoulcl l ike to takel l What audacity - Don Welis suggested ihat he is car. led as touchJLrclgc.

Easter Mon Ma.rch_ 59:. A hard Hitnc v Weston and lvi th luck al l our lvay we lvonltl l rc frr\ t hme the I sts h.rr e wrrn r l l 3 tour games for 11 years and chal]Lp,18ne on(l i lbelt IJusbancl. Marvel lc.rus feel ing of rel ief. . .some \\ ,ere nearly in tears tn rhedressing room. The cl imax of my 3 vcars as skipper.. .rvel l rvorth the effort.

Sat 26th March 60: MV f irst garne for the,A,for several weeks ! Saracens ,A,, thejrJr lr \ . >rrrrert \ \ ' r th a c,,nlersi0n, fhcn a long angled penalty. In second half I got adropped goal ancl 2 ir ies, convert ing the lalst one..16 points, one of everyrnrng.

Thurs 14th Sept 61: Visite(l Tanner in Br.ocklev Hil l hospital. He broke an ankle lastSundav. Sar-ne r,r 'arc1 as beforc rvhen he br.oke his neck. I ioubt i f he tvi l l piay again,but I rvouidn' i l ike to bet on i t .

Sat 3rd Feb 62: An interesi ing l lame at ful j back. 7 of the ,ExA, are teendgers, a

, \ A' XV 1961 62i:nk tr llft to right: Intl Pontdl,: Brrgt.,s, JahD Sur11.thilL,,]ilrl L..!trtl1, Rodtltv ltlktua ,;,tidnel Bm!,! , Lltrett Litlddt.tt,ltt rar lcJt to right: CnlLt:Lfit SlEtnrd,rli.tv Ii|i?, D," Slerr,.4Lalt Bot)u1gtt 1,' rtlt Stngg (Actrig ct1pt.),l\',1rui.k Beannn, Bob Cattle.i, ,,/_t -sr/4rs..

further 5 under 23. Myself at 34 nearl) ' 10 years older than anyone else in the siLle.Out of 4 tr ies scored, I passed direct lv to the scorer in 3 of them. Had to leave thefield during game to look after injrrred opp()sit ion nan, there being no 5pecrarors orl lnesmen.

Sat 7th Apdl 62i Rugger went welJ rerl ly, but the g;rme grrt na\t\ u1 Li laces i ts i tn l \ ^a \ \ doe . . r r r - - t t he O ld Wh tg i t L i an . - , , l t l - ough rhe r i - k i po , r Rov I e , , r r , r r . rcnarmrng cnap.

Sun 12th Aug 62: Awful news from Ken Blessley that 'Jenks' had been ki l leci in acar accident on Saturday evening down in Caterham. The club and Elstree wil lnever be quite the same again.

Sun 14th Oct 62: Because jt was a grancl clay for it, I \,vent out to Elsrree to pLay inone of those Skylarks_r' a U.C.S.O.B. Yard Arm ieam they r'r,t:re much ioo good forr r - . r . d r v e n e r e r r e l l b t " t e n . l w . . t r ' d m y l e t r \ n , , e .

Sat 20th Oct 62: lhee si i l l not alr ight but chanced i t and hacl a very enjoyable andhigh scoring game rvith hardly a twinge. As I was going through for a i .y t -r,astr ipped up completely - penaltv irv given later I founcl out i t .w,as by their skipperrvho apologised l !

Sat 22nd Dec 62t Elstree was rather wei, but \a'e had another good \,vin - scored orLr105th point with ni l against.

Fri 4th Jan 63: All rugger tomorrorv is cancelled - 2ncl week running - ihis sort ofthing wll l greatly affect our f inances.

Fri 18th Jan 63: No rugger tomorrow - our4th gameon the trot.

Fri 25th ran 63: Sti l l down in the low 20's - walked over ihe Crand Union canaltodav...absolutelv sol id. Have almosi given up thought of rugger again this season.

Sat 26th Jan 63: Went out to Elstree in eve for a clr ink, but beer frozcn so wenr rothe Wellington.

Sat_lst Match 63: First game for 10 weeks - rather disappoint ing, side unfi t and notrvith i t . We lost, mv kicking was hopeless.

Sat 22nd March 63: Elstree was real iv cluite pl iyable toda), .r l lhough \ erv neavy.There rvas no bath, onlv 2 shon

".a 1.o- th. nrs,, t quite in.rdequate f.rr90odci-

people. but no one reai ly complained.

Fri 29th March 63: Much irouble in raising sir les tomorrLl lv- I look l ike being 2short.

Good Friday 12th Apri l 63: To Briclge\.\ 'ater for.the f irst game of the Easier k)ur - .good \n. in fol the O.H., lvi th something l ike 90 100 supporters, famil), ancl fr iencls.

Sa t l 3 thAp r i l 63 : Webea tTaun ton j us i , 5 ,5 , i n t he dv ing m inu t cs o f t hegame .Norman Jamcs and I motored up b Bridgervater for a Skylarks game v. Morganians'A'. This \ ,ve \ron easi ly 21 - 0. I managecl 3 conversions and a try. Much tour.hl inebarrackin€i from the 1st XV.

Sat20thApri l 63: An awful ly rvet anrl muddY game for the ,Ex A, v. Streaiham'Extra A'. I hacl a run uphil l on ihe stand iouchl ine from just insiLlc our 25 to theirposts one man chased and caughi me but fai lecl in the tackle mv lonqest run forvcars- I ihen missed ihe kick. Despite this, ihe tearn clapped me on mv;eturn. Ican't ever recal l this happening to ne before. We rvon 3I 0.

Sat 7th Sept 63: Openingofthe Arthur Jenkins Memorial pavi l ion extensrc)n. Ithink i t is rvorthlvhi le, and a definite improvement to Elstree (now knon,n off icial lv, r - Bn rehamw. u u i . . l

Sat 28th Sept 63: Awful news came through that Adrian Fuller was seriously illhaving been carr ied off after 10 mins of game at Fair lop.

Sun 29th Sept 63: At selcciion committee this momin€i we heard that Adrian haddied what a tragedv just completed his thesis, due to start work on Monday $.ithB.P-- He was an outstanding man on all counts. Everybody shattered by the news.

Tues 1st Oct 63: News today thai Adrian's death was caused by a col lapsed arteryin the brain - natural causes - not to do with rugger real ly at al l .

Sat sth Oct 63: Before thc K.O. u'e al l l ined up for a minute's si ience for Adrian. I trained al l match.

Fii 22nd Nov 63: Astouncling news of lhe assassination ofJohn Kennedy thisafiernoon in Dallas.

Sat 23rd Nov 63: A ninute's silence before the game for Kenaedy.

Snt 30th Nov 53: Dorvn to Cobham for game against St Thomas. Very unfortunateincidcnt where John Coggins was sent off minutes from end - quite unjustified - bya vcry immatuie ancl inexperiencecl ref who just had not got a clue.

Sat 22nd Feb 64t A muddy win on an icy - underneath ground. Derek Kenwardplayed - he's put on a lot of weight, but moves around. Elstree real ly is a terr ibleground, virtual ly unplayable after the mildest and driest winter for 100 yearsl l

Easter Mon 30th March 64: Skylarks game, not good. Ver) ' annoying oppositenurnber - late tackles eic. Both of us spoken to by ref.. . f i rst t ime I can remember rthappening in my casc.

Tuesday 1st Sept 64: Talk at Elstrec by Bill Baines on the new laws - really quitefr ightening I shudder to think u'hat i t wi l l mean in the 'B' and below.

Sat 25th Sept 64: Tony White phoned k) say that Gilbert Husband had died verysuddenly this morning up at Leicester. I saw him at the 7's on Sunday, but did notreally havc a chance to talk to him, so I dropped him a line during the week. Hehad a remarkable mind and great charm when he chose to use it. The start to theseason was poor numbers wise, but an 11 man'B'XV took 34 points off the Blues,wiih a personal points record for the Bs for me of 25 (4 tries,5 cons and I droppedgoal).

Mon 28th Sept 64r Sclection this eve and down to 5 sides and reserves, the lowestfor a long t ime (somewhat due to Mike Ewers wedding).

Thurs 17th Dec 64: O.H.R.F.C. committee meeting. Apparently a bott le of TiaMaria was stolen from the Hendon Hall llotel lasiweek at the-dinner - it seems bythe schoolboys. There were 29 of them...far too many and not very well behaved.

Sat 13th Feb 65: Elstree st i l l rv, lnderful ly dry. K.C.S.'B'XV turned up with onlv 9men. We had to lend them 3. A high scoring rather unreal game, ourt3 were theiroest ptayers.

Fi i 19th_March 65r Spent quite some t ime trying to get a 15th player to go toBirmingham for the'A' XV. Chris Robinson eventual ly got hoid of a schoolboy(iodfrey Hazelhurst.

Sat 20th March 65: Prcked up I{ izelhurst and Peter Freitag and his wife - up to

_Bjrnl lgfam RaLnrng a lL the wny. Had to motor back from"their ground atNorihf ields h' Sel lv Oal, h) play ( 'n a corporation pitch. Pretty p;or game, lost 3 8.|1acl ln 1i/ash under cold waLel stand pipe. Left main gtound at 7 p.m. Arr ivedhome t ired at 10 p.m.

Sun 21st March 65: Yester. iay's tr ip was not real ly worth i t_

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Sgt 3ld April 65: 4 Games at Elstree - our opponents turned up v late for early K.O.(Oid Rutlishians'B') and beat us well and truly, but my'B'played v. badly.4 of usfrom the 'C' XV (Cooper, Tanner, Freitag and self and 2 from , ExA, made up 12 toplay 13 Esher people and draw 18 -181! Could not get any other 'B' 'Ex A, or 1st XVto make us up to 13 or 141! What an indictment. Very, very tired and sore.

Fd 31st Dec 65: Spent much time on phone as we are trying to raise 7 sidestomolrow.

Sat lstJan 65r Eventually got 13 players to K.C.S. ground and they lent us a non -player, non K.C.S., we lost 11 -12 after a very poor decision by ref on touch down ingoal by self - not given. They are a club in d isirray - n, ' ilags, n6 6611s, no oranges,no showers, no beer after tea. Hopeless.

Fri 21st Oct 66: O.H. Athletics club A.G.M., preceded by rather touching ceremonywith our benchseat in memory of Adrian Fuller. Floodlit by car headlights, led bfBunty Phillips, Pres. Nigel Fuller, Brian Goodman, Roger Simons, Johntgan, JuliinIrwin, Don Wells, Pres O.H.A., and self, standing in wet cold grass. Rather sad.\ /hat mieht not Adrian have achieved.

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Presidenh Chris Bellis Captain: Keith Davies

1993 was a very successful season in all respects for Old Haberdashers'Cricket Club. Both the 1st and 2nd XIs finished in the top five of theirrespective leagues and with a Iittle more luck both could have gainedDromotion. The availabilitv and performance of the Sundav XI was muchimproved and for the first-time in the Clrlb's history we wire able to runfour XIs during July and August. Alrnost as importantly, the spirit withinthe Club weni from strength to strength with good recruitrnent of newplayers, four excellent$ supported social events and a marvellous Devontour.

The 1st XI's final record (P 31, W11, D1.4, L5), whilst more than satisfactory,does not fullv reflect some exceDtional perfomances on the {ield. Until themd of Auguit we had only sufflred one defeat and were unbeaten in theleasue. Indeed we would have surelv secured promotion iJ we had takenthe-final wicket required for victory bn the foui times that we reduced theopposition to nine down. All the Club's batsmen had a good season whichmore t]lan compensated for the loss of Messrs Smiti, Wellard andWhiiienburv. Andv Evans recorded two centuries, and Fi1er, Harris, Eliasand the eveigreen ?hipps all scored over 300 runs. Solid support wasprovided by Davies, Cronbach and Barmister who all averaged over 25 inleague cricket. However, special praise must go to Simon Friend who hadan outstanding season, both behind the stumps and wi.th the bat; mostnotably his 39 from 16 balls to secure a memorable victory at SouthgateCompton. His dropped catch at Sidmouth will also live long in thememory. With the ball, Mike Filer was again leading wicket taker, but thisyear received some excellent support from Aslam, Gunasekera, Gelber,Phipps and, on Sundays, Jocky Crawford.

The 2nd XI had a thoroughly successful season with 13 wins from 23 starts.Under the captaincy of Robert Vy'heal they finished fourth in the league andrecorded many ouistanding perfomances - most notably from Mike Taylor,Paul Tredgett and Deepak Kapadia. With the emergence of younger playerssuch as Paul Eversfield and John Paskin, there was real competition forplaces in the two league teams for the first time in many seasons. The 3rdXI, a student's side superbly run by Fraser Shorey, recorded some excellentresults including a fine win against the School and some notable individualcontdbutions - most obviously Arvind Vashist's bowling and Martin Chu'smaiden hundred. The fourth team, the Gentlemens'XI lead by MartinBaker, whilst not necessarily enjoying their cricket and bar activities in thatorder, did secure an outstanding last over victory at Park Street andthorough.ly enjoyed dreir season.

Such consistent success on the field does not come without considerableeffort off the pitch, and so the following list of achrowledgrnents is asmuch a recognition of the important contributions made behind the scenesas it is a oersonal thank vou. Firstlv. the President Chris Bellis must becongratuiated on his vision and prigmatism, s).rnbolised by the successfulnew format for President's day devised by him and Colin Harris. Secondlyto all the members of the Committee esoeciallv Alan Newman for his dualrole, and Ian Hall for the social events. ihirdly to our stalwarts who seemto do such an exceilent job each year: Mike Filer in organising the tour,John Whittenbury and all our other loyal umpires, and Chris Wilkinson forsome excellent wickets. Fourihly, to all skippers but especially Chambersfor helping with the unenviable task of Sunday teams, and Robert for notblowing a gasket when I steal yet another player.

Finally, four unsung heroes for helping to make this an enjoyable firstseason as Captairy John Ridgley for his patience and advice, Mel andPauline for making the Club House such a good place to be on Saturdayevenings and Surday mornings, and lastly W.R. Tanner Esq. for once againbeing 'Nobbly'.

1st XI2nd XI3rd XI4th XISunday XI

Keith DAVIES

The Scorers Tale

P W D L31 11 1.4 62 3 1 3 7 38 4 2 24 7 0 39 4 2 3

To the non-indulgent, cricket statistics carry all the interest and relavence ofan outdated British Rail Timetable for Sunday Services to Little Snoring.

To the batsman wiih 49 not out, on the verge of his half century,participating in the record 9th wicket stand for the club, that extra rul is amatter of cor'$iderable import. Never mind that the scorer might havecasually swatted a fly in his runs columl and later discovered his total tobe 49 plus one dead insect, or that his attention between 77 and 27 rr.ayhave been distracted by a drinks interval or the charm and nubile frame ofhis scorebox companion, no, statistics traverse all petty infractions. As it issaid, "look in the book", whether the nick carried to slip, whether the frontpad was a yard down the track, a foot down the leg side, "look in thebook" carries all the biblical intensity thai is il1lplied. There is no highercourt of appeal, no Guildford Four recantation.

At the OId Haberdashers' Cricket Club, the task of convincing incomingbatsmen that they tgclC dismissed for 49 or"worse, for 99, and that raisingtheir bat to silence does not a landmark make, has fallen to W.R. 'Nobbly'

Tanner. His scorebooks have been pored over by innumerable players andvisitors alike. No participant, however dismissive of others devoted tostatistics, has failed to sneak a glance at his own runs'total or analysis andmeasured his idea of his performance against them."I bowled loads betterthan 0-70" is a familiar refrain uttered to anyone not present at the game, asis "You batted hAW long for 3?", usually directed at Messrs. Harradine,Filer P. and Cronbach. Whilst Nobblv has been adeot at the mechanics ofthe Croxdale Road scorebox, his adv'entures to sucli convoluted edifices tohis art at Exmouth, Sidmouth and the like invariablv coniure visions of himcophg with the electronic wizardry of Trent Bridge, even though I'm surehe feels more comJortable with the scorers table of Yarcombe. One can'tirnagine the patrons of Nottingham seated beneath the scorebox beingcontent to be rained upon bv Senior Seryice butts. The dramatic CricketWorld Trophy contesfat Bedford School in 1992 which ended with afrenetic avalanche of runs from Ben Moore, to whit 100 in the last 10 overs,leaving the final 3 nms to be achieved from the last ball of the day, sawNobbly's pencil, and scorebox numbers, whir with dervish like ferocity, thecalculations never questioned for an instant. As Nobbly tallied andbalanced each column, it was no surprise when the umpires casuallyannounced afterwards that thev both had arrived at the same exact total.

Many.a time it has crossed the mind of the devious that, such is Nobbly'sstanding amongst opposing teams, should he be inclined to adjust thescores in our favour it never be challenged, although ideas of using thismethod to award Ridgers his maiden century have been deemed too farfetched.

Nobbly has resolutely refused (he who asked was characterised in anH.E. Bateman cartoon) to embellish his work with coloured pens, or 'duck'

symbols (Rod's career would be a veritable farm yard), or any otherfripperies often spied in visiting books, together with biro, felt tip andcapital letters. Not for Nobbly the witty addendums such as climatic andpitch conditions, nor completing short XI 's with Ivor Haventaclue orNoah Dear.

His scorebooks remain untainted catalogues, a precise and accurate historyof the Old Haberdashers' Cricket Club, unaffected by comment or critisism.As such they carry with them each participants memory of both theirhighlights and low ebbs.

The joy of cricket, and the pleasure associated with it at the OldHaberdashers', remains as much in the recalling of halcyon days andfishermans tales as in the immediacy of the seasons endeavours. WithoutNobbly's preservation of these days on our behalf, our history, as the Clubapproaches its 50th year, would be that much poorer and incomplete.

Mike Filer

The Inaugural Season

Chairman - Ian Hall lst Xl Captain - Andy Evans2nd Xl Captain - Paul Salter

The Associations' Sports Ground at Borehamwood saw a strangeoccurrence in September 1993 when instead of the familiar set df rrc,h..posts being put up on the boltom pitch, a pair of goal posts and ne]3"'appeared. Chris the groundsman had to get out his guide to see how tomark out a. soccerpitch. Many of the older members of the Association mayhave wondered what was happening! The Association Football Club hadarnved and the round ball game was to be seen (apart from when theground was under water) for the whole season.

flt\oySt .,1 t5.e."1 years there had been an annual football match againstthe School, it had become obvious that over the past year or so there was areal demand for the formation of a club within tfie Oid Boys,. So during thesummer months of 1993 this was coordinated into the formation of just"such a club. Following the formal approval of the Executive Comnlttee andthe Amual General Meeting, kit was bought, a pitch created (thanks to theKugby L lub) , dnd a ser ies o f f r iend ly matches ar ranged Ih roueh LheArthurian League (the public schoois teague) and tie London"Old Boys,League.

The season was launched successfully in late August with an away winagainst Old Wimbledonians III by two goals to one, and was followed on5th September with the first game of soicer at Borehamwood for rnanvyea.rs_ against Old Wimbledonians II. The game resulted in an 11_1 vicioryand the football club had been established.

rhe Jn$ match at tsorehrffina.l V. OldWitkbledonians, sth Stptenlber 1993

Back rca Leit ta riiht: Austi lacabs,M,ntt Regotl, Sinon Mo ev, Philip HaVton,Stne Todd, Alatr lohns,lasan Sanller.fnnt rout leJt to ,ight: Rick Harrls,S nil Notuni, Rab Gildett, A11tlV Entls(Capt), Arltiotl Statatt, Anrly Wittnln,

rne season was a great success with 61 players appearing for the Club,including a number of current schoolboys. The niehtient"beine the threefixtures that lool place agairsl the School on l2th'Maich Igq4" the j,t \lwon 7-4, the 2nd ).1 lost 0-2, and the 3rd \l won 7-1.

The full playing record of the season was as

P1st XI 232nd XI 33rd XI 1

W D L7 9 2 21 0 21 0 0

follows;

For140

67

Against

61

A number of individual players are rvorthy of mention; Austin Jacobs forfinishing as lcading goalscorer with 37 goals; Jerry Wellard and ArdyEvans for plaving in allbut one game (Jerrv misscd the first game onlybecause he r'r'as il Canada!), and Rick Harris for scoring in all except two ofhis appearances (18 goals irr 15 matches).

For 1994-95 rhe Club has successfully applied to join the Arthurian Leaguewith two teams (1st XI in Division 2, and 2nd XI in Division 4). We havealso entered two sides in the Arthurian League Junior Cup, the London OldBoys' Cup and the Middlesex A.F.A. Intermediate Cup The Club has alsobeen fortunate enough to secure the support of a sponsor, AudiogenicSoftware, producers of a number of computer sports' games.Trailing will conlnence at the end of July on Wednesday evenhgs and onSunday morr.rings and any new players are most welcome to turn uP orcontact either Andy Evans (081 459 1988) or Paul Salter (081-427 7654).

Finaliy, thanks are due to the first year's committee of Andy Evans, PaulSalter, Matt Recan and Rick Harris without whose irard work the Clubwould not have got off the ground. Aiso to the O.H.R.F.C. for kindly givirgup one of their pitches and rnakirg the Club welcome despite our rrse ofthe wrong shape ball and our'shiney'kit, and to Mel and l 'auline, as ever.

With this enthusiasm and commitnent the Club will surely go lromstrength to strength and should have some silvert 'r 'are at the CIub Housencxt sprinti.I .N .H.

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The 1993 season once again proved to be extremely successful socially forthe Society, but with a conspicuous lack of success in the matches, losing toHunstarrton and Chorleywood and coming third in the two triangularmatcnes.

As ever, the Society's Members reserved their best golf for the SummerMeeting at Hendon G.C. and the Autumn Meeting at Ashridge G.C. Unlike1992, the Society's trophies v,/ere lifted by some of the Society's old lags (areference to their length of membership, not their putting) with theSummer meeting by Alan Topper (41 points), the Autumn meeting beingwon by Neil Leverton (39 points) and the Luke Aggregate Cup, for the bestaggregate Stableford score for the Sumrner and Autumn Meetings, by

Jeremy Gibb (72 points).

One excellent change during the winter was the successful persuasion of

John Walker, a long-standing member of the Society, to fill the vacant roleof Captain. The ever-optimistic wondered whether this might herald a newera of success on the course, the Society's members already beingrenowned for their prowess at the 19th hole. To date, regrettably, theanswer appears to be an emphatic "no".

The Society started its 1994 season in April with its traditional foresomesmatch against Hunstanton. Competition for places was fierce, as the courseis always in superb condition, with lightning fast greens. Desire to play wasnot, however, matched by results, with the match beirg lost 2-6. There wetenonetheless, notable successes. Society and Hunstanton member TonyCoral showed great judgement of form in choosing to play for the winningside and Alan Newrnan (captain of the Society's team on the day) wonmornine and afternoon with different Dartners - havine taken the precrmorning and afternoonweek off work to Dractito practicel

d i l fe ren t par tners - har ing taken the preced ing

One unfortunate circumstance was that Eddie Hyams, long-standingSociety member and traditional Hunstanton captain for the fixture, wasunable to play due to having sustained cracked ribs in a recent accident.There was a suspicion that, even thus encumbered, Eddie would haveproved too strong for the visitors, but wisely this was not put to the test.

The next event in the calendar, the Spring Meeting at Harpenden(Hamrnonds End), was attended by ten rnembers with the event being wonby Martin Eades. The next fixture was a triangular match against OldMillhillians and Old Lyonians at Moor Park G.C., in which the Societyunfortunately again trailed in third place.

Having won the tournament twice in the past, the Society's recent inabilityto qualify for the final rounds of the Grafton Morrish National PublicSchools foresomes has been of considerable concern to all. Unfortunatelvthis year's team, greatly weakened by the absence of some of the Societv'sbest players, failed again to qualify in atrocious conditions at theAddington Golf Club, despite being led by past Cambridge captain,

Jamie Rumble. There is an urgent need to build a stronger squad for this

event and, accordingly, any Haberdashers' or OId Haberdashers' golferswith single figure handicaps who are not aheady members of the Societyare asked to contact the Secretary at the above address.

Events in 1994 included a further triangular match against O.M.T andU.C.S. Old Boys on 29th June and the annual match between the Society

and the School on 23rd June. Both these matches were played at Moor Park

Golf CIub. The last match of the season was against Chorleywood on 27th

July. The Summer Meeting took place at Hendon G.C. on 14th July and,finally, the Autumn meeting is at Ashridge G.C. on 7th October. The

Socieiy's trophies willbe played for at these two Meetings, with the AnnualDinner following the former.

If you would like further details of any of the fixtures or Meethgs, pleasecontact the Secretary at the above address.

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Our predorninantly full-bore shooting programme continues this year.There are fourteen opportunities for the Club to meet between the end ofMarch and first weekend of November. The Club has an open membership,not limited to O.H. and including five school leavers in '93, eight newnames have shown interest.

We are affiliated with the Hertfordshire Rifle Association, and six clubsfrom Herts. competed in the Astor Competition on 8th May. The winningteam was Radlett; O.H.R.C. came third this vear. Dick Wirmev has beenelected captain of Herts R.A., whose county team he has coached for anumber of years. Hertfordshire are regularly placed in the top four or fivecounties in competition.

Our other important affiliation is with the London & Middlesex RifleAssociation (L.M.R.A.). The L.M.R.A. sent a team to the West Indies from1st -30th April this year, and Dick Winney was in the party oI22; thercbeing fourteen shooters. He visited Jamaica, and in Guyana he scored a firstand second in individual cornpetition, and a third in Trinidad.

The L.M.R.A. annual league continues with four divisions, five teams rneach. O.H.R.C. are placed second and fourth in Divs. II and IV after two ofthree rounds. In Div. iI we are chasing Barclays Bank R.C., and in Div. IV,Ruislip R.C., East Bamet '1' and Whitgift Vets.

The Public Schools veterans aggregate took place on Ashburton Day, July14th. This was an opportunity for fifteen O.H. shooters to represent theCIub, only a dozen other schools being able to field three teams. - such asEpsom, Marlborough, Oundle, Cheltenham and Uppingham. This is alwaysa convivial day which ends in a supper at the \ hite Hart, Pirbright.

On 18th September we hold the Lyle and Pairs Cups, with a practicesession included. In the evening there is an annual dimer at 7 p.m.

During the year we entered two teams in a British Schools' SmallboreAssociation competition for the "Fletcher Cup". This was a postal shootadministered by A.R.K. Clayton, physics master at Charterhouse. In arelatively small entry we came fourth and sixth.

It is of course interesting to hear of Dev Gadhvi commencing medicalstudies at Guys Hospital this year; of ]ain Shah and Mohammud Dulloo atImperial College, Aiden Winwood on a course in Hampshire and AndrewFalconer at college in Plymouth. These are all recent school leavers with anopportunity for shooting on their campuses. Paula Hickman, who was atthe Girls School, has been awarded a blue at Oxford for shooting. This is anoutstanding success.

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Professor Andrew D. BOOTH (1930-37)-Visited the U.K. in May 1993 but was only biefly in London overnight prior toretllrning to Canada. He and Kathleen had a pleasant and unexpected visit toWindsor, Onta o in July when they were guests of honour at a meeting of theInstitution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, which is mainly concerned withcomputor arithmetic. In 1951 Andrew had published a paper which had describedan efficient method of binary multiplication on lhe then new electronic machines.This is now known as Booth's algorithm and is used in almost all of the processingchips for PCs and was the central theme of the meeting. Kathleen and Andrew livein Sooke, British Columbia which they moved to after the iatters retirement asPresident of Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario in the rnid - 1970's.

Andrew J. CHILCOTT (1958-66 Dec)-Stili works in the City, commuting from Truro on Monday morning and returningon Friday evening to Corwall. He is currently on the board of Shaw and Co., thestockbroking branch of M.E.E.S. Pierson, the Dutch merchant bank.

Robert C. CLARKE (1983-90)-Gained a 2/1 at Southampton University last Summer having read Ceology withPhysical Geographical Applications. He has recently completed a one year courseon waste manafiement at Sunderland Universjty for his M.Sc.

Robert A. CRABB (1964-70)-Who became manager of the Notth Devon leisure centre at Barnstaple about adecade ago, has recently been promoted to be the officer in charge of all NorthDevon leisure centrcs.

Stephen L. CRONBACH (1964-71)-Has joined the ranks of Old Haberdashers' in prini. He has written a slim volumeentitled 'Electronic Data Interchange for Stores and Supermarkets'. This is designedfor non-technicians and to be easily readable by people who need to adopt this wayof doins business. Sounds like a best seller!

Andrew I. EVANS (7979-86)-Was awarded a 2/1 in French and Spanish at Bistd University last Summer.During the past soccer season he has been a leading light in the formation of theOld Haberdashers' Association Football Club of which he was elected Captain.

fustin N. HAVENS (a976-86r-Was invalided out of the Army in 1990 because of partial deafness. After a year athome, Justin joined I.C.L in Scotland, making explosives. Since 1992, he has beenwith a pharmaceutical firm in Cheshire, making up drugs. Last November, he madehis first visit to the Club House since playing for the O.H.R.F.C. du ng universityvacations, for a small impromptu gathering of 1986 leavers.

Robert HUCH f5-tENNY (1984-86)-Left the Army at the end of 1993 following a four year Commission. He wascommissioned into the 13l18th Royal Hussars (Q.M.O.), post amalgamation knownas the Light Dragoons. During his fout years Robert served in England, Germanyand Canada and was promoted to Captain- He has recently started work in the Citydoing private client stockbroking and fund management with Laurence Keen Ltd.

Graham B. JONES (1943-50)-Retired ftom full-time teaching at Allhallows School, near Lyme Regis, in Summer1992 - aftet 26 years there, mostly living on the Rousdon Estate itself. Hats wornincluded Housemaster, Director of Studies, Head of Mathematics and Master i/cCricket, and happy memories include visits by Doug Yeabsley and his cricket teamsin eariier years. Some of the touring parties included sons of contemporaries,notably Peter Lidington ('77), who has since returned ro play af Rouadon as a FreeForester, (Parents Rosa and Roy ('45) are relatively close neighbours near Bridport.)Graham is now teaching part-time at Exeter School, where Mike Wilcock ('80)iunsthe cricket, but one early pdority of semi retirement for Mary and Graham $ras avisit to New Zealand, at Easter 1993 to spend time with younger son Nicholas and

family in Aucklancl. They cal led orr Al istair Dickson ( '50) in Hong Kong on ihe rn" 'ay,and rn,ere also del ighted to meet David Alterman ( '79), a business col league of theirson's, in Auckland. As a Livelyman, Graham usually puts in an annual appearanceat I laberdashers' Hall , and rn'oulcl always be interested to meet any othcr O.H.'swho col l-re on to ihe Livery of the Company.

E. Wil l iam JUDGE (1980-87)-Who graduated from Southampton University with an Upper Second B. Eng (CivitEn€iineering) jn 1991, thereafter proceeded to R.M.A- Sanclhurst via a Summer in theAlps. After being commissioned nr Apri l i992, Wil l iam joined the Queen's GurkhaEngineers some six months later and starte(l on a two year posting to Hong Kong,rvl-rere of cor,use he st i l l is-

Sir Dennis LANDAU (1938-45)-Has ret ired as Senior Executive of the Co operative Wholcsalc Societv. However, hislong-tcrm direchlrship of the Co operative Insurance SocictY enablecl him to see theAII Blacks in the divisional games. Dennis remains as n()n-executir 'e Chairman ofthe Unity TrLrst Bank.

Duling the period betu,een 19,15/46 and 1956/57 when he macle 7l O.H.R.F.C. lstXV apperearances, one part icularly recal ls his clashes u, i th l lart in Turner (anEngland Inicrnationlal) !vhen the O. Whitgif t ians formecl the opposit ion - ratherren-i iniscent of present clay lackl ing with no quarter given, or expected.

Jason MUSGRAVE (1982-89)-Gtrined a 2/2 in Geography at Leeds University last Summer. Unfortunately histcmporary emplovrrent, immediatelv after'lvarcis involvecl lr'orkjng on Saiurdays soihat the 1993-94 season san'no adcl i t ion to his O.H.R.F.C. appearances. Doubtlessthc r-ccruitrneni commiitee $' i l l be n-iaking early enquir les as to the 1994-95 season.

Alex J. ODDY (1983-90)-Achievecl a 2/1 in Lau from from Robinson College, Cambridge last Sunlmer andnorv is ()n his one year post graduaie course at the Laiv School in London-

John S. RATCLIFFE (1952-63)-Recently returned b the U.K. having rvolked in the Far East for the past nine years.In 1985 he received a proverbially illefusable offer to be visiting Professor to iheNatiot lal University of Singapore $, i th the task of establ ishing a major Maslersclegree course in Project Managernent for property related professions. The lures,del ights and rervards of the FaI East were such that eventual ly elght years were toelapse bcforo John and his fanri lv returned home.He rvri ics further "Singapore r 'r .as everything one has heard - clean, safe, ef i icientand almost total l \ . regulalecl. Comfortable, i f a tr i f le dul l . \evertheless i t is, ofcourse, rvi thin casy rcach of rnore exotic spots such as Thailancl, Malaysra,lndoncsia and the Phil ippines. Here I became a mernber of the Slngapore CricketClub, a picturcscluc colonial bui lding sel wi lh f ields for rugby, soccer, hockey, lau,ntennis and borvls as w,e1l as crickei, in the verv ccnire of SinEjapore Ciiy, flankcd bvthe Parl iament Bui lding and thc Courts of Justicc on thc one sidc and by the sea onille other.

"The S.C.C. saw mv last game of rugby. Al ihough l had coni inued plaving for thegolden oldies of Chinnor I{. l i - .C. in the U.K. I made onl1, one f leeting and fr ighteningappearance in Singapore, for ! i r tual ly ihe oniy regular opposit ion ivere lhe varjouscompanies of New Zealand infanlrv returning for rest and recuperation ln rot i t tromjungle warfare training in Malaysia. A bit too tough for mel My foray into cricketfared l i t t le LrcitL'r . In the f irst match for the seconcl XI, I managed to run out theBli i ish I I igh Cornmisionef, the late Sir Hanil ton Whvte, in mv f irsi over when hen'as .18 and confi t lentlv anticipating his f irst half centurv for some years. Neither'popular or cl iplomatic, I compounded the felony when sentcnccd k) umpire later inthe game by giving the captain out L.B.W. n,hich Irvas informed rvas not a mode ofcl ismrssal famil iar for a home f ixtur..

"The Men's Bar at the S.C.C. enjoys a certain reputation throughout the Far East,

it was durinB my time there that the notodous notice on the verandha leadinq to theBar declaiming'No Ladies, Children, or Dogs beyond this point, was finally "changed to exclude itinerant canines ftom the bar on the bisis that they proved fartoo difficult to control.

"Hong Kong was in sharp contrasq fast, frenetic, full of life and devoted utterlv toMammon. \a1 , o1v1. iob wds e \c i t ing and cha l leng ing and invo l r ed advrs inq theL;ovemment in Be i i ing on land mandgemenl and proper tv r a lua t ion oo l i cy . Iheessential attributes of working in Chiia are an exceptlonally strong siomacn ano agreat.deal of patience. Good advice for any intrepid traveller to thi leoplesRepublic of China is beware the locai spirit, Mao Tai, which has to be wrthoutquestion the most vile, noxious and viCious d nk in the world. Sup, Lt needs be, butdefinitely do not smell!!

"From an O.H. point of view, one of the great pleasures in both Hong Kong andSingapore was to watch and meet the touring School cricket teams. T"heirperformance on the pitch and their demeanour crff, was a source of sumeconsiderable pride. Doug Yeabsley has much to be thanked for. On one tour his sonRichard hit a magnificent double century at Hong Kong Cricket Club where I wasmember.

"All in all our sojourn in the Far East was a fantastic experience and to berecommended to anyone who has the opportunity to work in those parts. At themoment, however, I am not sure if the culture shock of reLumjng is not greater thanthat of leaving."

Nicholas J. RIDOU'I (7964-75)-Who is a Majot seconded to the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group, hasmoved from Beaconsfield (where he spent 18 months learning Russian) and is to bestationed at R.A.F. Scampton near Lincoln. He now makes frequent visits to Russiaand other Eastern European countries.

M. Brett ROLFE (1961-69)-The following article appeared in the Times on 20th April 1994:

In Bloomsbury, London is the Cable & Wireless (C&W) headquarters, thetelecommunications company whose subsidiaries include Meicury, its Britishtelephone services arm. The headquarters is an early 1950's buildhg which by thelate 1980's was badly outdated, @,"ifes Derck Harris.T]ne company dJcided toupgrade it while building a new location for Mercury on a nearby Iheobalds Roadsite so the tlvo organisations could be more readily co ordinated.

The.question was how to manage C&W buildings facilities because in the past itsheadquarters had had a mix of internal provision and contracting out.

Brett Rolfe, C&W property services manager, in 1991 decided to look at how theco3q1n1' ryal degling with facilities management, initially concentraring on therefurbished C&W headquarters.

He_says: "We wiped the slate clean and looked at various possibilities. Thisincluded considering going to one of the growing band ofiervice providers thathad_e).panded its portfolio ro the point where a total facilities man;gement packagecould be offered. We decided the bne-contractor approach did not siit us. If was iotflexible enough."

C&W ended up cherry-picking to get the best contractor to provide a particularservice and overlaving that by (ontracting out the mdndgement iunction.

In thesummer of 1992 a tendering requesr ro be the management company wenr roFac i l i *es and Proper t l Vanagement (FPM) . wh ich has j . rs t merged rn i ih Che- te r r , ,nrne Properry speclaLrsts.

Mr Rolfe says: "We were looking for the best value at the standard we wanted. lt

enabled us to specify from day one the level of sen'ice rve sought. Going to tenderhas made budgeting easier and 51iven flexibility."

Jack A. TOUT (1926-31)-Became only the 15th member of the London Society of Rugby Football UnionReferees to be presenied with their special tie for 25 years of continuous service. ThePresident of the Societv made the Dresentation on the 17th March 1994 bwards iheend of Jack's 27th season, first as J referee and then as an assessor. Havjngcompleted his O.H.R.F.C. 'C'XV st int in 1965-66, Jack joined ihe Harrow Society, 1n1966-67 and was promoted to the London Society in the following seasoncontinuing his act ive role uni i l 1981 when he was in his mid-sixt ies.

David A. SUTCLIFFE (1951-57)-Wrote, in May, k) Chris Robinson, the Hon Secretary of the O.H.A., to confirm thathe gave up rugger in 1981 (presumably then only in his early fort iesl) to switch tothe round bal l game. During the 13 years he has played in the Senior league(interpreted as Colden Oldies) in the Creater Boston, Mass. area, it has grown fromeight to upwa.ds of 150 teams. However, he did recall (with remarkable accuracy)hooking for Ken Maddocks'C'XV, the late John Stagg's'B'XV, MichaelBovin€lton's 'Ex A'XV and once for Chris Robinson's'A'XV in the early 1960's.David then moved to the West Country and the bush telegraph reported that hewas hooking for Newton Abbot. Since his O.H.R.F.C. career has been blocked by thegreai hookers of the t ime (Roger Parker, Phi l ip Alterman, and Roger Leverton) wewere preparccl to bel ieve i t l \ 'as for the 1st XV.

David was brief ly in the U.K. durint February, meetlng with contemporaries GeoffStrange and Bob Cattle, but mainly visiting his family in Yorkshire. With hisobvious preference for foul weather he has had early warning of his decade dinnernext Januaryl

John A. VINCENT (1983-87)-Came down from St. John's College, Can.$ridge, in June 1993 with a first in Historyand is now n'ith Proctor and Camble on the Sales Manaeement side. A ratherLrelated invi lat ion saw him wil l insiv assist the O.H.R.F.C. Ex'A'XV b their thirdvictorv in lheir f inal game of the Jeison.

Jeremy D. WELLARD (1980-87)-Who gained a 2/1 honours degree in Management Studies at Swansea University inJune 1993 is now working as a software designer in a computer f i rm. Although hisdeparture for Canada meant he was unable to assist the O.H.C.C. he was back inlime to be a regular member of the newly formed Old Haberdashers' Soccer Club.

Andrew S. WHITTAM (1981-88)-Cained a 2/2 in Mechanical Engineerinti at Bristol University, before taking a year'saclvanced course in Design and Management Entineering at Cambddge Universitywhich he completed in the summer of 1993.

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Michael C. WILCOCK (1969-80)-lN1-ro became engaged last Christmas, hasadvised us that Graham B. Jones (1943-50)has joined him on the staff at lhe ExeterSchool in Dcvon.

Richard S. YEABSLEY (1981-92)-Won his second crickct blue for Oxford inJune when the Universit) , drcw againstCambridge at Lorcls. Richarcl, however, hada hugc inf luence on the game taking tenlvickets in the nrntch. His figures n'ere 22.,1-8-5,1 6 in the i i rst innings and 21-7-50-4 in thesecond.