The term was overshadowed by the terrible rugby accident in which Chris Burns (Mid B, now a Governor) broke his neck. ‘To describe the wonderful spirit and courage Chris showed at Southlands Hospital, Shoreham, and equally now at Stoke Mandeville, would be impossible.’

Fifteen boys won entrance awards at Oxbridge. The School’s contribution to the Endowment Appeal reached £35,000; the overall total was £475,000. Kent Opera returned. Savages and Christopher Columbus were staged by Mid B and Ba B. The Band played at the Albert Hall.

The girls’ school had reached its bicentenary as a self-contained boarding establishment in Hertford. At Founder’s Day Dinner, chairman A W Robinson (Pe A 17-22, Officer 22-71, Clerk 66-71) suggested Hertford might close and Horsham go co-educational.

Edmond Rose (Pe A) and Marcus Bowen (Th A) designed a steam-turbine-electric locomotive, winning a trip to the National Railway Museum and Diesel Depot in York. Rhodri Britton (Col A) sang a ‘magnificent’ Carol Service solo. (News of all three elsewhere.)

Inspired by captain John Cullen (Pe A), the First XV won eight out of nine matches. Six boys played for an unbeaten Sussex U16 XV; two more gained places in the U19 side. Peter Warfield (Staff) was selected for the England squad.

‘The Science Department are the proud owners of a Video Cassette Recorder in colour.’

A book by Roger Martin (Ba B 47-55, Staff 63-68, 72-96, Counting House 95-96) on the Starehe Boys’ Centre, Kenya, was published.

‘Jacko’ Jackson, a servant of the Foundation since 1944, died suddenly.

On BBC radio Leonard Pearcey (La B 48-57) presented a programme about the CH Arts Centre, produced by David Epps (Mid A 46-52).

Two Chorus Masters: Simon Joly (Col A/Mid B 62-71) at the Coliseum, Edward Lambert (Wright, Th A 61-70) at Covent Garden.

Navy news: J B D Read (Th B 44-51) promoted Captain, Ian Pirnie (Pe B 46-53) and Michael Pearey (Ba B 42-51, Clerk 86-98) selected for similar promotion.

Lt Col Raymond Bell (Pe A 46-53) was appointed GSO1 HQ1 (BR) Corps, Capt Pat MacLeod (Col B 58-66) MBE for services in Northern Ireland. Lt Cdr Michael Seakins (Pe A 45-54) received the Medal of Honour (Jamaica).

Steve Quest (Pe B 65-72) was ‘lucky to be alive’ after a knife attack in a London restaurant.

Among deaths were innovative agriculturalist and broadcaster Rex Paterson (Ba B 12-18), Frank Munn (Pe A 03-07) who ‘took a part in almost every OB activity’, H A Ward (Pe B 13-20), former Second Master of Monmouth School, and C W Tandy Green (11’s, Col A 1898-1904) who was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal (later translated to the GC) for foiling an assassination attempt on the Governor of Bengal.

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