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ELMBRIDGE SCHOOL, CRANLEIGH

NEWS BULLETIN No. 53 MARCH & APRIL, 1955



1. DATES 0F TERMS  The Summer Term begins on Tuesday, May 3rd. Boys making their
                   own way to Ilford should reach Christchurch School, Balfour
Road, between 11.30 and 11.45 a.m. on that day. The term ends on Thursday, July 
28th. The Christmas term begins on September 7th, and ends on December 16th.

2. TESTS  As the result of the tests during the term, the following boys occupy
          The top positions in their respective forms:-
Form          First            Second            Third            Fourth
VII         G. Timms         R. Whybrow     C. Bishop-Laggett C.Lapwood
VI          T. Mallindine    H. Bantock     T. D.Smith          B.Fox
V           B. Cheverall     D. Bennett     R. Burningham       J.Brazier
IV          J. Knell         J. Gunby       P. Murnane          C. Ford
Ill         G. French        T. Gamble and A. Hodgson           A. Stone
II          B. Nippress      K. Diggins     A. Thorpe           M. Peacock
I           C. Wheeler       B. Lloyd       P. Clark            A. Stradling

3. HOUSE MARKS  The final positions of the Houses were:-
1st, Fleming, 2028 marks;   2nd, Newton, 1981 marks;
3rd, Rhodes,  1922 marks;   4th, Scott,  1766 marks.
The following boys gained the highest marks in their respective forms:-
Form         First            Second            Third            Fourth   
VIII    P.Cook(F) & D.Morley(F)              J.Walford(F)      R.Constant(S)
VII        G.Timms(F)       K.Simons(M)   C.Bishop-Laggett(N)  M.Thompson(R)
VI         K.Trott(N)     J.Mallindine(R)    D.McComb(R)       J.Hammond(N)
V         J.Brazier(S)      D.Manuel(R)    B.Cheverall(R)     R.Burningham(S)
IV        P.Enness(F)       J.Knell(S)      R.Francis(S)   J.Gunby(F) R.Brown(H)
 and T.Summers(N)
III       T.Gamble(R)   P.Cottis(S) R.Dicker(S)
  and R.Eldridge(S)
II        M.Peacock(F)     B.Nippress(S)     A.Thorpe(S)       N.Thrustans(S)
I         T.Thorn(F)    D.Benbow(R) & B.Neal(R)                  M.Cox(F)
During the past month, the following boys have been top for three consecutive
weeks in their respective House groups:-
Fleming:   M.Cox, S.Stobbart, T.Thorn, J.Neal and M.Peacock.
Newton:    K.Simons, K.Trott, and K.Diggins.
Rhodes:    T.Mallindine and T.Gamble. 
Scott:     K. Booth. 

4. YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB  Work during the month has proceeded steadily, if not
                        spectacularly, in all branches of the Club.
   In the Poultry section, egg production has continued at a good level, 
averaging about 25 a day. The cockerels have been weighed three times during the 
month and the average weights for three consecutive weeks were 4.7lb., 5.3lb., 
and 6.5lb. We intend to send these to market on April 5th to find out if it 
would be a commercial proposition to rear larger numbers of them and dispose of 
them at the market. The total of our cockerel chicks has now fallen to 91, the 
latest losses being due to a form of paralysis. Yeast and cod liver oil are 
being used to prevent our losing more in this manner.
   The improved weather during March has enabled a start to be made with the
building of the new calf shed. An old wood-and-iron building was demolished and 
the ground levelled. The concrete foundations of the new building - which is to 
be 27 feet long and 12 ft. 6 in. wide - have been laid, together with the first 
course of bricks, and a formidable-looking drainage system has been installed; 
we are indebted to the National Camps Corporation for supplying the pipes 
required for this. At one end of the shed will be a small rearing pen, and at
the other one a larger one; between the two will be three stalls. It is proposed 
to start with four calves in the smaller pen, then transfer them to the larger 
pen. Later the best three would be kept and transferred to the stalls.
   The eleven store pigs seemed to be putting on weight rather slowly, so 
they were wormed during the month. Five of them, having reached bacon weight,
are being sent to the factory of C. & T. Harris (Calne) Ltd.; the others will be 
sold as porkers. The sow has proved not to be in pig, so it has been decided to 
dispose of her.
   Our congratulations are due to P. Cook (speaker), B. Satchell (proposer)  
and G. Timms (chairman), our team in the Surrey County Federation public 
speaking contest. They came second, receiving 91 marks out of 120, only one mark 
behind the winning team. P. Cook gave a talk on "Building a Rabbit Colony", 
G.Timms acted as chairman and introduced the speaker from Brockham School, who 
gave a talk on "A Local Survey of Box Hill", and D. Satchell proposed a vote of 
thanks to that speaker.
   Ground chalk was spread over the Farm field on March 31st and April lst, 
and this should considerably improve the pasture next year. The last week of 
the term has seen intensive efforts to catch up with arrears of work on the gardens, 
and most members were drawn in to assist with sowing seeds or planting potatoes. 
Our thanks are due to Mr. Pirie for the gift of 1½ cwt. seed potatoes and 1 cwt. 
fertiliser.
   We should also like to thank David Lamprell, a former chairman, for making 
and presenting to the Club a gavel for the use of the chairman at Club meetings.
At the general meeting on March 28th nine boys - T.Allen, D.Allen, R.Francis
W.Cole, P.Chapman, J.Cock, C.Dobb, B.Davie, and J.Birnie - were elected as new 
members, following a term's trial. Six members, who are leaving School at the 
end of the term, resigned. They are G. Timms, who has proved an admirable 
chairman since the annual general meeting last November, C. Lapwood and 
J.Poynter, members of the executive committee, and D, Morris, C,Ritcher, and 
B.Clark; they leave with our best wishes for their future. C. Bishop-Laggett and 
R. Whybrow were proposed for the office of chairman and R. Whybrow was elected. 
During the meeting a panel, comprising G. Timms as chairman, J. Peacock,
J. Walford, L. Ford, D. Morley, C. Lapwood and J. Taylor, formed a Brains Trust 
and answered questions posed by the members. Miss Sunley (organising secretary, 
Surrey Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs) and Mr. J. Saint Nicholas, County 
efficiency judge, were present throughout the meeting.
   During the term the four sections of the Club have taken part in a 
competition for the cup presented by the late Mr. D. Berdoe Wilkinson for the
most efficient section. The judges, Mr. Day and Mr. Jackson, awarded 155 marks 
out of 200 to the calf group, 140 to the poultry group, 134 to the pig group, 
and 80 to the rabbit-bee group. At the meeting, P. Lale received the cup from 
Mr. Day on behalf of the calf group, and the judges were thanked for their work 
in this connection.
                                             (J. Walford)

5. FOOTBALL  Below are the results of School matches played during March:-
             1st XI beat Godalming Grammar School, 7-1;
Under 15 XI lost to Cranleigh C. of E. School, 3-6; and drew 2-2;
Under 15 XI beat Tillingbourne School 4-0; and drew with Pewley School 1-1.
An Under 13 "B" XI lost to Pennthorpe School 0-6.
Under 13 XI beat St Bede’s School, 4-3, and beat Tillingbourne School 2-1.
      The following is a summary of the School matches played during the 
season:-
    Team		Played  Won  Lost  Drawn  Goals For  Against
1st XI ……………………………………      8     5     2     1        39       19
2nd XI ……………………………………      1     1     0     0         8        0
Under 15 XI ………………………     13     9     1     3        81       22
Under l4 XI ………………………      4     2     2     0         8       11
Under 13 XI ………………………     15    15     0     0        74       14
Under 13 "B" XI ……………      3     2     1     0        14        7
                  TOTAL   44    54     6     4       224       73
The chief goal-scorers were: G.Timms, 34; M.Ingram, 30; A.Stone, 24;
M.Thompson, 14; M.Peacock, 13; D.Benbow, 11; R.Bolton, 10; P.Cook, 9; 
C.Anderson, 9; P.Cottis, 8; D.Morris, 7; D.Baker, 6.

6. HOCKEY  Two games were played during March. A Junior XI lost 0-6 to Cranleigh
           (Junior) School, and a School XI lost 1-9 to St. Bede’s.

7. BACON'S STYLE WRESTLING  The semi-final and final rounds of the Inter-House
                            Competition were held on Wednesday evening, March 30th.
The final results were:-
Lower School  "A" - D. Baker (R) beat M. Gibson (N).
   "     "    "B" - B. Lloyd (R) beat K. Judge (F).
Middle School "A" - J. Hammond (N) beat R Francis (S).
   "     "    "B" - P. Enness (F) beat T. Allen (N).
Upper School  "A" - P. Cook (F) beat K. Money (N).
   "     "    "B" - G. Timms (F) beat D. Morley (F).
    In the whole competition Fleming House was first with 52 points; Rhodes  
second with 46 points; Scott third with 42 points; and Newton fourth with 34 
points.

8. SURREY COMMERCIAL DOCKS  Lt.Col. R.B. Oram, O.B.E., who is Superintendent of 
                            these docks, gave a most enlightening and absorbing talk,
which was illustrated with coloured slides, on the history, geography, and general
working of these well-known docks. We are very grateful to Mr. E.C. Diggins, a parent, 
for helping to arrange this visit.

9. WHITSUN HOLIDAY  No boys will be allowed home during this holiday, but
                    parents wishing to take them out on the Saturday, Sunday, or
Monday may do so, provided that they return to School not later than 7 p.m. on 
Saturday and Monday, and 6.30 p.m. on Sunday.

10. SCHOOL MATRON  Miss A.D. Hall, S.R.N., S.C.M., who is at present a Sister at 
                   Horsham General Hospital, has been appointed to the post of 
Resident Matron and will commence duty here at the beginning of next term. She 
is being married to Mr. G.H. Ashdown at Lewes on April 28th, and we extend to 
them our very best wishes for their future happiness.

11. PARENTS' ASSOCIATION  A Committee Meeting was held on March 20th in the
                          Library, when Mr. C. Jones took the Chair in the
absence of Mr. Day. It was recommended that the following items be considered at 
the next General Meeting on June 19th, at 12 noon, when it is hoped that a large 
number of parents will be present:-
(a) a notice board for the use of the Association, to be erected in the School;                                          
(b) that the annual subscription, which is entirely voluntary, should be three 
shillings, payable in a lump sum or one shilling each term;
(c) a scheme for disposing of clothing which their sons have outgrown.
      In conclusion, the Committee expressed their gratitude to Mrs. Day and the 
Staff for the splendid care and attention given to the boys during the influenza 
epidemic.

12. Mr. J. R. BUTLER  We have all learned with regret that Mr. J.R. Butler,
                      Youth Employment Officer of Ilford, is retiring in June.
When he visited us last month, Mr. Day expressed the thanks of the boys, both past 
and present, whom he had interviewed and given advice on careers during the past 
fifteen years. He wished both Mr. and Mrs. Butler many happy years in their 
retirement at Hastings.

13. NATIONAL SAVINGS  The National Savings group, organised by Mr. A.R. Dawe,
                      reports 119 members, and £28 collected during the term.

14. FOUNDERS DAY  The Founders Day celebrations, postponed owing to the
                  influenza epidemic, were held on March 25th. The day began
with the customary service in St. Andrew's Church, conducted by the Rev. V. Downs.
The Headmaster read the lesson, and the address was given by Mr. W. N. Jackson, 
who has been at the School since its foundation in 1940. Mr. A.E. Clarke, the 
former headmaster, and other friends of the School were present.   In the afternoon, 
the annual Staff v Boys football match took place and resulted in a win for the 
boys by six goals to one. This was followed by high tea and the showing of the 
film "The Foreign Legion", starring Abbot and Costello. After supper, the annual 
meeting of the Fellowship of Pioneers was held. At this three masters - Messrs. 
Ashdown, Deane, and Skerrett - and 34 boys were, with time-honoured ceremony, 
initiated as members.

15. SUNDAY SERVICES  All the Sunday morning services during the month have been
                     taken by Rev. V. Downs. Evening services have been taken by
Form V (on March 6th), Rev. W.L. Dobb, M.A. (on March l3th), the Scout Troop (on 
March 20th), Mr. D. Anders (on March 27th), and Mr. Day (on April 3rd). The last 
service consisted mainly of two religious films. The collections this term have 
been largely devoted to missionary societies, and £1. 11s. has been sent to the 
Zenana Missionary Society, £2. 2s. to the South Africa fund of the Society for 
the Propagation of the Gospel, £2. 6s. to the Kenya appeal of the Church 
Missionary Society, £1 towards the expenses of the overseas students who took 
the service at Elmbridge on February 27th, as well as £1 to the Guildford 
Cathedral appeal and £1.3s. to Dr. Barnardo's Homes.

l6. BOY SCOUTS  Sixteen scouts were invested or admitted into the troop during
                the term. All have passed their Tenderfoot tests and some
progress has been made with second class work. A sword, given to the Troop by 
Mr. Radford, is to be awarded each month to the patrol which passes the largest 
number of tests during the month. In addition to second class work Mr. S.J. 
Clark has been giving instruction for the Air Apprentice Badge, in connection 
with which the Troop visited Dunsfold Airfield for instruction in escape 
procedure when an aircraft crashes. Every boy was given the opportunity of 
releasing the pilot from an ejector seat and of seeing the ejector seat in 
position in a Hawker Hunter.
       Good progress has been made with the patrol dens, and the Owls and Foxes
Came first in the den competition, judged by Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Lloyd. The 
Foxes had an advantage, however, in that they have as their den the Troop 
Headquarters, which was cleaned and decorated last term. In recognition of the 
greater efforts which the Owls had to make Mrs. Robinson very kindly presented 
an additional prize to them. In addition to the dens, a camp fire circle has 
been constructed.
      The Scouts were responsible for one of the Sunday evening services, and 
Scouting activities have included a night hike, cooking, wide games, map work 
and tracking. On one or two occasions Patrols have cooked their own suppers or 
dinners in the dens.
      The Patrols have been slightly re-arranged for next term. K.Booth remains 
P.L. of the Owls, with C.Cundy as Acting-Second; P. Murnane's appointment as 
Second is continued and he becomes Acting P.L. of the Badgers, with G. Radford 
as Second; C.Ford becomes Acting P.L. of the Foxes with M. Gibson as Acting 
Second.

17. HOUSE MATCHES  Below are the results of House matches played during March:-
                   Upper School - Fleming 5, Rhodes 2; Newton 2, Scott 2;
                                  Newton 4,  Rhodes 1.
Middle School - Newton 2, Rhodes 2;  Newton 2, Scott 2.
Lower School - Fleming 3, Scott 0; Fleming 4, Scott 1; Newton 4, Rhodes 1.
The following are the final positions:-

FINAL POSITIONS				LOWER SCHOOL
House    P. W. L. D. G.f. G.a.  Points	House   P. W. L. D. G.f. G.a.  Points
Fleming  27 15  8 4  180   51     34	Newton  9  6  2  1   31   13     13
Newton   27 11 10 6   65  111     28    Fleming 9  4  3  2   16   19     10
Rhodes   27 12 13 2   65   98     26    Scott   9  3  4  2   18   19      8
Scott    27  7 14 6   56  106     20    Rhodes  9  2  6  1   15   28      5
MIDDLE SCHOOL				UPPER SCHOOL
House    P. W. L. D. G.f. G.a.  Points	House   P. W. L. D. G.f. G.a.  Points
Rhodes   9  8  1  0   37   11     16    Fleming 9  9  0  0  134    4     18
Newton   9  3  3  3   20   28      9    Scott   9  3  5  1   20   49      7
Fleming  9  2  5  2   30   28      6    Newton  9  2  5  2   14   69      6
Scott	 9  1  5  3   18   38      5    Rhodes  9  2  6  1   13   59      5

18. CROSS-COUNTRY RUNS  Below are particulars of the School runs held during
                        March:-
On March 3rd., a run of about 3½ miles, from Chilworth, resutled in a win for 
the Seniors, with 129 points against 148 by Tillingbourne, and 188 by Cranleigh.           
Second, place was gained by the Juniors (under 13½ years) in their run of 1 
miles 1,000 yards; Tillingbourne scored 90 points, Elmbridge 173 and Cranleigh 
232. In the senior run, J.Poynter and D.Morley were 2nd, and M.Thompson 9th,
P. Chapman 10th, and D.Manuel 11th. In the Junior run, R. Brown was 5th, 
S.Stobbart 13th, B.Benbow 14th, and B.Neal 15th. The races arranged for March 
8th were postponed, owing to snow, until March 17th. Then, in the senior race of 
about three miles, Elmbridge beat Cranleigh by 98 points to 112, and in the 
Junior race Cranleigh beat Elmbridge by 104 points to 107. D.Morley came first 
J.Pointer 3rd, M.Thompson 6th and A.Newham 7th in the senior race, and R. Brown 
2nd, S.Stobbart 4th, B.Benbow 5th, and L. Baker 7th, in the junior race. On 
March 29th, in the senior run Cranleigh obtained 141 points, Elmbridge 160, and 
Tillingbourne 169; and in the Junior race Tillingbourne obtained 114, Elmbridge 
154, and Cranleigh 227. J.Poynter was 4th, P. Chapman 5th, D.Manuel 9th and 
R.Lang 13th, for the seniors, and B.Benbow 3rd, R.Brown 4th, S.Stobbart 9th, and 
M. Cook l3th for the juniors.

19. VISITORS  Mr. J.R. Butler, Ilford Youth Employment Officer, and his
              assistant, Mr. Talbot, with Mr. K. Stagg, Physical Education
Organiser, visited the School on March 1st. We were also pleased to see 
B.Barrett, R.Cundy, C. Ford, J.Johnson, D.Lamprell, and W.Osborn, all Old Boys, 
during the month.

20. FILMS  The main films shown this, term have been "Sitting Pretty", "Mutiny
           on the Bounty", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Top of the Form", 
"Jesse James", "Fancy Pants," "The Frogmen," "Tarzan Escapes," "On the Riviera," 
"Whispering Smith," "It Happens Every Spring," "The Planter's Wife," and "You 
Know What Sailors Are." We are indebted to Mr. P.B. Smith for his work in 
arranging these film shows week by week.

21. MR. ANDERS  We were all pleased to see Mr. Anders back again March 24th, and
                to know that he is much better in health. Mr Anders would like
to thank the many parents who wrote to him during his illness. He was not able 
to answer each letter individually but would like to say how much he appreciated 
them, and the good wishes which accompanied them.

22. FOOTWEAR  At the end of the term the boys were shown how a number could be
              put on their outdoor shoes (using small brads) as a means of
identification. Will parents please see that all outdoor footwear is so marked 
with their boy's laundry number. Every item of clothing must bear the boy's 
name.

23. MR, JACKSON  Our thanks are due to Mr. Jackson for his work in collating the
                 house marks week by week and for preparing these news bulletins.

A VERY HAPPY AND JOYOUS EASTER TO YOU ALL



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ELMBRIDGE SCHOOL, CRANLEIGH

NEWS BULLETIN No. 54 - MAY, 1955


1. NEW BOYS  The following boys were admitted from the waiting list this 
   term;-
             R.Allerton, M.A.Cater, B.A.Freeman, A.J.Hutton, R.W.Leneve-Norman,
R.G.Steele, J.A.Tucker, R.G.Warren, and H.G.Whalvin.

2. SCHOOL TERMS  This term ends on Thursday, July 28th.
The Christmas term begins on September 7th and ends on December 16th.
The Easter term, 1956, begins on January 10th and ends on March 28th.
The Summer term, 1956, begins on May 1st and ends on July 27th.

3. VISITING DAYS this term are June 18th and 19th and July 16th and 17th.
     Parents who are unable to visit their sons on any of these days
may visit at other times.

4. FORTHCOMING EVENTS  June l9th, Annual Athletics Sports, 2.0 p.m.
                       July 16th and 17th, Open Days, commencing at 2.0 p.m. A
performance of "Twelfth Night" -will be presented at 2.0 p.m. on both days;
admission free.
July 4th, 5th, 6th - Internal Certificate Examination (leavers).
June 13th - Visit of Youth Employment Officer, to interview all boys eligible
to leave.
June 14th - R.A.F. and Royal Navy Apprentices Examination.
June 23rd - First Day of the G.C.E. Examination.
June 26th - Visit of a party of Head Teachers from the South East Essex 
Headteachers’ Association.

5. FORM LISTS  As the result of the fortnightly marks, the following boys 
               occupy The top positions in their respective forms:-
Form        First                Second              Third             Fourth
VII   C. Bishop-Laggett   M.Farrell, J.Johnson & R.Whybrow
VI         T.Bloom              T.D.Smith   J.Gallagher & J.Hammond
V         B.Cheverall           D.Jarvis         R.Burningham          P.Singer
IV        P.Murnane         B.Davie & W.Dines                          J. Knell
Ill       G.French             0.Bendall        D.Allen & P.Cottis
II     B.Nippress   J.Baker, C.Blockley, G.Hamilton & C.Wakefield.
I         C.Avery       P.Carey, M.Cox, & B.Lloyd.

6. HOUSE MARKS  At the end of May, the positions of the Houses were:- 1st
                Newton, 531; 2nd Rhodes, 516; 3rd Scott, 509; 4th Fleming, 490.
C.Bishop-Laggett and M.Peacock were top of their House groups for three 
consecutive weeks.

7. STOCKWELL COLLEGE  A party of twenty second-year students from Stockwell 
                      College visited us on May 26th and were conducted round
the School by J.Watson, T.R.Smith, P.Carter, A.Newham, G.Pretty and J.Savage.

8. YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB  The officers of the Club are now R.Whybrow (chairman),
                        M.Ingram (vice-chairman), J.Watson (secretary) and
R.Constant (treasurer); the other members of the executive committee are 
C.Bishop-Laggett, G.Bubb, P.Cook, J.Peacock. D.Satchell, J.Taylor, and 
J.Walford.
      At the beginning of term we purchased six L.W. x W.S. pigs at Guildford 
Market, and seven from a neighbouring farm, to replace the store pigs we sold 
in April. They are weighed each week and are registering satisfactory gains. 
Two, smaller than the rest, are having special treatment in an effort to make 
their weights comparable with the others.
      We have lost nine of a batch of 50 R.I.R. cockerel chicks, from what is 
apparently called "crazy chick disease." This, we understand, is brought 
about by a combination of factors which all seem to be rather vague; we are 
having advice from the County Poultry Advisory official. Egg production 
dropped at the beginning of term, due to the usual change of diet, but has 
since shown an upward trend.
      The two heifers and the two calves have passed the preliminary 
veterinary examination towards attestation and now await a Ministry of 
Agriculture inspection in a few weeks time. The heifers are now grazing in an 
area behind the tennis courts enclosed by a barbed-wire fence; this move is 
to enable us to get our usual hay crop from the farm field. We are very 
pleased with the progress of the two calves, which are in excellent 
condition. £45 has been spent on material for the new calf house; it is 
encouraging to members to see it growing so rapidly; the bulk of the work 
should be finished in July.
      Two of our stocks of bees survived the winter; two are fairly strong 
but the third will require most of the season to build up. We are hoping that 
the weather will be more favourable this season and so enable us to have 
surplus honey at the end of term.
      Kale, fodder beet, swedes, turnip, marigolds and cabbage have been sown 
on the Club garden plots.
      The main item at the general meeting on May 23rd was a debate, the 
motion being "That the School Young Farmers' Club should exist mainly for 
boys wishing to take up agriculture as a career."  The proposer and seconder 
were Mr.T.D.Deane and J.Peacock, while Mr.D.Anders and J.Walford opposed. 
P.Cook was in the chair and among the speakers were Mr.Day, Mr.A.E.Clarke, 
C.Bishop-Laggett, P.Lale, A.Newham, D.Satchell and J.Watson. Eventually the 
motion was rejected, by a large majority.
      A number of members visited the Guildford Horse Show on May 14th, most 
of them assisting as stewards, etc. They thoroughly enjoyed the day.
      We are now looking forward to a very busy month of training for the 
County Field Contest at Leatherhead on July 9th.
                                          (D.Satchell)
Surrey County Show  On May 30th a coachload of members had a most enjoyable 
time at the Surrey County Show at Godalming. We reached the ground at 9.30 
and were immediately allotted our tasks - mainly jump-stewarding and 
programme selling.   When we had completed these we spent the rest of the day 
examining the various trade exhibits, watching the jumping classes, etc. We were 
particularly interested to see the Duchess of Norfolk riding her horse "Penny 
Royal". One tent was devoted to home crafts and was of great interest. The dog 
and cage-bird shows, which lasted most of the day, captivated our attention for 
some time, as did also the classes for pigs and cattle.
       The Club is very grateful to all who made these visits possible, 
especially to Mr.Day, Mr.Blowers, and Mr.Patman.
                                          (G. Pretty)

9. OLD BOYS  We were pleased to have visits from J.Sims (1944-48), C.De'ath
             (1949-53), V.Steyerman (1948-51), B.Barrett (1949-54), W.Osborn
(1950-54) and A.Bishop-Laggett (1950-54), and to receive a letter from 
W.Watts (1950-54).

10. CONFIRMATION  The Lord Bishop of Guildford held a Confirmation Service 
                  in Cranleigh Parish Church on Sunday, May 22nd, when sixteen of
our boys were confirmed. They were C.Agate, J.Watson, M.Farrell, A.Newham, 
T.D.Smith, A.Beaumont, C.Cundy, D.Elgar, P.Singer, R.Brown, W.Cole, C.Dobb, 
J.Gunby, R.Little, T.Summers, and R.Dicker. It was a pleasure to see 27 
parents and relatives of some of these boys present. We are most grateful to 
Rev. V. Downs for preparing the boys and also for the seating arrangements. 
They and all the other boys who are confirmed attended a corporate Communion 
Service on Whitsunday at 7.30 a.m.

11. LIBRARY  We are very grateful to Mrs. Byford for presenting three bird 
             books to the School Library.

12. PARIS VISIT  The response to our proposal to visit Paris next summer has
                 been so overwhelming that it has been possible to accept 
only one in three of the applications received. All places have now been allocated 
and preliminary details have been forwarded to the parents of the boys 
concerned. Further information will be from time to time in the special News 
Letters.

13. BLANKENBERGE VISIT  The School visit-to Blankenberge took place as planned
                        during the Easter holiday. The party left London on
April 14th, and travelled via Dover and Ostend, completing the journey to 
Blankenberge by coach. The stay  at Blankenberge itself proved very 
enjoyable, and from it we made three trips to Bruges, Dunkirk, and Middelburg. 
The experience of crossing the border was an added thrill. The visit to France 
was a great success; it started with a good view of the derelict beach from 
which the great retreat took place. We then saw the town itself, the statue of 
Jean Bart towering over all.
      The trip to Middelburg, a Dutch town on Walcheren Island, was also a great 
event, where we spent another day souvenir buying. Bruges, perhaps the best of 
the three visits, with its waterways, bridges and architecture, will stay in our 
minds for many years to come. At the Hotel Belgica, we enjoyed a variety of meals
 - continental breakfast and other dishes; the rest of our meals were decidedly 
English.
      This trip, we hope, is the forerunner of many Elmbridge visits to the 
Continent. Our grateful thanks go to Mr.Anders, who was responsible for most 
of the organising work and who, much to our regret was unable, through 
illness, to accompany us, and to Mr.Lloyd and Mr.Patman who went with the 
party.

14. SCOUTS There are twenty-one boys in the Scouts this term, in three patrols
            of seven. Activities have included the construction of a commando
bridge, the felling of a tree, as well as games and instruction in camp 
craft.
      On two week-ends boys have slept out. From May 20th to 22nd, two boys 
from each patrol had a week-end camp. After flag-break on Friday, there was a 
surprise visit from the Assistant District Commissioner, who was particularly 
interested in the patrol dens. After flag-break on Saturday the scouts set out 
in pairs for a hike which included initiative tests. These were set by 
members of the Staff. After supper in the evening there was a simple form of 
camp fire. The camp ended after the Sunday morning School service.
     The troop recently obtained a useful amount of equipment, including 
three tents, a trek cart, primus stove and other cooking equipment, and 
another axe. Rope for pioneering work has also been ordered. We are very 
grateful to the Headmaster and the Essex Education Committee, who have 
provided this.

15. SUNDAY SERVICES  All the Sunday morning services this term have been taken
                     by Rev. V. Downs. The Sunday evening services have been
taken as follows:-
May 8th - Mr. H.E.A. Day			May 15th - Mr. W. N.Jackson
May 22nd - Mr. M. E. Lloyd.
May 29th - Mr. V. C. Brown, assisted by a missionary, Mr. Johnston, who gave 
us a very interesting account of some of his experiences in the Philippine 
Islands.

      The collections at the Sunday morning services have been distributed as 
follows:-
May 8th - £1 7s. to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
May 22nd - £1 5s. 6d. to the Friends of Guildford Hospital.

16. PREFECTS  The School Prefects this term are:-
  Abbey - K. Money and P. Phillips
  Fairlop - R. Constant and J. Watson
  Forest - J. Walford and M. Ingram
  Roding - D. Satchell and J. Peacock.
Supervision - R. Whybrow, P. Chapman, and K. Simons.
  Head Prefect - P. Cook.
17. CRICKET  School Matches
Under 15 XI   May 14th - Elmbridge v Northmead (home)
                  Elmbridge 105 for 3 dec. (Ingram 30, Hughes 26 n.o., 
                  Bolton 23 n.o.)
                  Northmead 36 (Simons 6 for 13)
                        Elmbridge won by 69 runs.
Under 13 XI   May 18th - Elmbridge v Desmoor (home)
                         Elmbridge 55 (C. Ford 16)
                         Desmoor 59 for 9.
                              Elmbridge lost by I wicket.
Under 12½ XI 		 Elmbridge v Cranleigh (away)
                         Elmbridge 92 for 1 dec. (Eldridge 43 n.o., Peacock 27 
                         n.o.)
                         Cranleigh 17 (D.Baker & A.Stone 5 wickets each)
                               Elmbridge won by 75 runs.
                                                                                    
18. CRICKET - HOUSE MATCHES
Upper School - Fleming v Newton	    Fleming 46 for 6 dec. Newton 9.
               Rhodes v Scott	    Rhodes 73 for 4.	  Scott 51.
Middle School  Rhodes v Scott	    Rhodes 58 for 3	  Scott 45 for 5
               Newton v Fleming	    Newton 48		  Fleming 36
Lower School   Newton v Rhodes    Tie at 51 each; Newton won on toss of a 
coin.
               Scott v Fleming	    Scott 74 for 6	  Fleming 69.
            All matches are played on a time basis - 45 minutes batting time 
for each House.

Table			House   Played  Won  Lost  Points

                           Newton      3      2*   1      4
                           Rhodes      3      2    1*     4
                           Fleming     3      1    2      2
                           Scott       3      1    2      2
*Tied match - decided by spin of a coin.

Mr. & Mrs. BLOWERS  We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Blowers on the birth of a
                    daughter on June 2nd. - a sister to Angela.

ELMBRIDGE SCHOOL, CRANLEIGH
NEWS BULLETIN No. 55 – JUNE, 1955

1. FORM LISTS As the result of the fortnightly marks, the following boys occupy
              The top positions in their respective forms:-
Fortnight ending June 11th:-
Form        First               Second             Third             Fourth
VII       M. Ingram       C. Bishop-Laggett     J. Johnson         J. Willes
Vl       A. Beaumont         J. Gallagher         J. Neal        T. Mallindine
V         P. Singer     R.Burningham & J. Brazier                  C. Orrock
IV       P. Murnane           R. Francis         P. Enness        C. Anderson
III      G. French     O.Bendall, M. Fox, and A. Stone
II      B. Nippress           A. Thorpe          J. Stewart         J. Baker
I        C.  Avery            P.  Carey           B. Neal          C. Wheeler

Fortnight ending June 25th:-
Form        First              Second              Third              Fourth
VII      R. Whybrow  C.Bishop-Laggett, M.Farrell, M. Ingram, and J.Taylor
VI      A. Beaumont           J. Neal          T. Mallindine          B. Fox
V      R. Burningham         D. Elgar         P. Singer & P. Meo
IV       P. Murnane          J. Knell            J. Gunby             G. Ford 
III       R. Staff    G.French, A.Hodgson & A.Stone                               
II	   B.Nippress          K. Diggins          A. Thorpe          G. Hamilton
I        P. Carey            B. Lloyd           C.  Wheeler           M.  Cox

2. GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION The Oxford Local Examinations at Ordinary
                                    Level commenced on June 23rd, and will 
finish on July 14th. We wish the eleven boys who are taking this examination 
every success.

3. SCHOOL TERMS This term ends on Thursday, July 26th. The_Christmas term begins
                On Wednesday, September 7th, and ends on Friday, December 16th.

4. OPEN DAYS These will he held on July 16th and 17th, and the programme will be
             As follows:- 2.0 p.m. Physical Education Display
             2.30 p.m.    "Twelfth Night."
             4.0 p.m. Songs by the School Choir.
There will also be exhibitions of Art, Craft, History Project, Photography, 
Travel, Scouts, Field Studies, and by the Young Farmers' Club. The Cricket 
Pavilion will be officially opened during the day.

5. YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB This past month has been one of steady work, with
                  interest well maintained, especially towards the end of
the month, as the date of the Field Contest approaches.
Calves Visitors to the farm field will notice the great progress being made in
       the construction of the new calf-rearing shed; so far nineteen courses have been 
laid on all four outer walls; the brickwork of the stalls has been 
completed, and is now being faced with cement; and the hay ricks have been 
fitted. The drainage trench has been dug out and the remaining pipes will be 
laid soon.
      All the calves are in good condition. The heifers are grazing the rougher 
parts of the sports field, enclosed by barbed wire or by the electric fence, and 
the young calves are also being allowed to graze there during the day time. This 
has enabled the grass to grow in the farm field and haymaking will take place 
any time now. We have been allotted an official herd number by the Ministry of 
Agriculture, in anticipation of our calves passing the final tuberculin test; 
this number has to be tattooed on the right ear of each calf.
Pigs The pigs are doing well, all showing steady increases, and the age-weight
     records make an interesting study. When we bought the pigs they were about 
eight-weeks old; at the end of three weeks the average weight was 54.31b; after 
four weeks 62.7 lb; after five weeks 67.2 lb; after six weeks 77.3 lb; and after 
seven weeks 86.3 lb. We hope this steady increase will continue, so that we may 
obtain a good price for them at the end of term. We are purchasing a Wessex 
Saddleback in-pig sow from Rye Farm, to replace the sow we sold last term.
Poultry During the past few weeks we have killed and sold 68 cockerels; the
        remaining cockerels have been caponised. The White Leghorn, hens, now
nearing the end of their third laying season, are maintaining steady production, 
although it is noticeably lower than last season. On June 20th we took delivery 
of 36 turkey poults, to be fattened for Christmas sale, and on June 29th we 
bought 75 cockerel- and 25 pullet- day-old chicks - Rhode Island Red x Light 
Sussex sex linked birds. The pullet chicks are intended to replace the White 
Leghorn hens in due course.
Bees The warmer weather of the past week or two has brought about great activity
     on the part of the bees, and we are glad to notice that the weak stock is
building up well. Work is being carried, out in the bee garden.
Gardens The warmer weather is having its effect, too, on the gardens, which are
        now coming on well. The poultry plot, perhaps, looks the most
attractive, and the 16 rows of fodder beet on it look particularly healthy. It 
is proposed to add some rows of lettuce, for the use of the turkeys. Also on 
this plot are eight rows of giant drumhead cabbage and ten rows of thousand-
headed kale. The pig-group plot has a greater variety of crops - 14 rows of 
thousand-headed kale, four of turnip, four of swede, eight of fodder beet, and 
four of mangolds. The calf-group plot has 13 rows of marrowstem kale and eight 
rows of mangolds. The general plots contain a variety of vegetables - broad 
beans, peas, dwarf beans, potatoes, cabbage, marrows, lettuce. The tomatoes 
in the greenhouse are also doing very well, despite an invasion by ants that had to 
be promptly dealt with.
General Meeting The monthly business meeting was held on June 20th, and was
                followed by a stock-judging demonstration, in order to give
those members who are participating in the county field contest an opportunity 
to get some practice.
Royal Counties Show A party of members visited the Royal Counties Show at
               Horsham on June 22nd. With a show of such dimensions (it
covered over 70 acres) it was quite impossible to see everything, so on arrival 
the party split up and we went to those sections that interested us most as 
individuals. There were about 350 trade stands, where everything of use to a 
farmer could be examined - from machinery that cut birds' beaks to combine 
harvesters and excavators with pond and ditch-clearing equipment. There were all 
sorts of exhibitions - of rural crafts, of forestry, of experimental work in 
rural schools. There was a Y.F.C. stand, where we saw a large map of south-
eastern England containing the name "Elmbridge" - it showed the position of all
Young Farmers’ Clubs in the area.
      Then there was a horticultural exhibition, and despite the extra admission 
fee there was a long queue always waiting to see it. This stopped many of us 
from visiting it, but those who did found a wonderful display of flowers, 
fruits, and vegetables, inside three large marquees. The thousands and thousands 
of sweet peas on one stand, and the two stands devoted to carnations attracted 
great attention, and among the fruit it was difficult to keep our eyes (and 
perhaps our fingers!) off the huge strawberries and peaches.
      Many of us, however, spent most of our time in the livestock section, 
where we saw some of the finest horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry in 
the country. The size of this section can be gauged from the fact that there 
were over 800 head of cattle, 400 pigs, 300 horses, 500 head of poultry and 200 
rabbits, as well as sheep, to be judged. Jerseys predominated in the cattle 
section, although the winning heifer was an Ayrshire, but all the well-known 
breeds were there. The magnificent Large White sows must have given the judge a 
difficult task to place. In the poultry marquee the peculiar faces of the Houdan 
bantams drew our attention, and we admired the huge jet-black Croad Langshon and 
the pure-white Sussex cockerels. In the morning, we watched the judging of the 
Hunters, and in the afternoon the open jumping in the Great Horse Ring. It was a
difficult course, and, of over 40 entries, only two succeeded in making a clear 
round. Some of us were fortunate enough to be able to take photos of Pat Smythe, 
who, mounted on Tosca, kindly posed for us.
      Four o'clock came all too soon, and we had to return to Elmbridge after a 
most instructive and enjoyable day.
Cranleigh Secondary School Show On June 29th, nearly all our members attended
                                the annual show of the Cranleigh Secondary
School Y.F.C., and took part in the various events. These included dairy-cow 
judging, pig judging, and poultry culling, practical work in bee keeping, and 
identification of farm materials, seeds, weeds, insects, wild flowers, twigs and 
leaves of trees, grasses, tractor parts, and woods. The boys did particularly 
well in all the stock judging competitions.
Poultry for Sale A number of roasting and boiling birds will be available for
                 sale on Open Day. Parents who wish to purchase one of these are
asked either to notify their son or to write direct to the Club Leader. Mr. B  
Blowers.

                                                (C. Bishop-Laggett)


6. PARENTS' ASSOCIATION A general meeting was held in the School Hall on June
                        19th, with the Headmaster in the Chair. The following
resolutions were carried (a) The annual subscription, which is entirely
                          voluntary, shall be three shillings per annum, payable
                          in a lump sum or termly.
(b) The cost of back-stage curtains will be met by the Association.
(c) A "Bring and Buy" clothing stall should be placed in one of the form-rooms, 
where parents could sell or exchange clothing which boys have outgrown.
      The sum of £6. 6s. 6d., which was collected on Sports Day, was handed to 
the Headmaster for the School Fund.

7. CRICKET Result of matches played during June:-
           Under 16 XI - v Cranleigh C.C. Under 16 XI:-
Elmbridge 35 for 8; Cranleigh 32 (Carter 6 for 19). Elmbridge won by 2 wickets.
      Under 16 XI v Guildford Technical School :-
Elmbridge 29; Guildford 119 for 8 declared. Lost by 90 runs.
      Under 15 XI v Cranleigh C.C. Under 15 XI:-
Elmbridge 43; Cranleigh 88. Lost by 45 runs.
      Under 15 XI v Meadrow Under 15 XI:-
Elmbridge 88 for 8 (Hughes 34 not out); Meadrow 90 for 6. Lost by 2 runs.
(A time match - 25 overs each)
      Under 15 XI v King Edward's School, Witley 2nd XI:-
Elmbridge 77 for 4 (Simons 59 not out), King Edward's, 96 for 8 dec. (Simons 6 
for 33) Match drawn.
      Under 14 XI Sayers Croft XI:-
Elmbridge 50 for 5 (Feeney 25), Sayers Croft 31. Won by 5 wickets.
      Under 14 XI v Cranleigh C.C.:-
Elmbridge 54 for 7 (Carter 21). Cranleigh 44 (carter 6 for 10) won by 3 wickets.
      Under 14 XI v Cranleigh C.C.:-
Elmbridge 71; Cranleigh 34 (Carter 8 for 7). Won by 37 runs.
      Under 13 XI V Cranleigh C.C. :-
Elmbridge 75 (Tucker 21), Cranleigh 47. Won by 28 runs.
      Under 13 XI v Cranleigh Junior School:-
Elmbridge 57, Cranleigh 107. Lost by 50 runs.
      Under 13 XI v Cranleigh C. of E. School:-
Elmbridge 81 for 9 (C,Ford 25); Cranleigh 71 for 7. Elmbridge won by 10 runs (time match).
      Under 13 XI v Pennthorpe:-
Elmbridge 62 for 7 (C.Ford 27);  Pennthorpe 55 for 8 declared. Won by 3 wickets.
      Under 13 XI v King Edward's School, Witley:-
Elmbridge 42 for 5 declared. King Edward's, 29. Won by 13 runs.
      In the past month the following boys have played for Guildford and 
District XI in matches against Surbiton and Weybridge:-  Watson, Simons, Hughes, M. Carter. 
The best performance was Carter's 5 for 25 against Weybridge on June 27th.

8. HOUSE MATCHES Upper School: Fleming 74; Rhodes 42.
                                      Fleming 37 for 4;  Scott 17.
Middle School: Newton 52, Rhodes 37; Fleming 58 for 6; Rhodes 51 for 7.
Lower School:  Newton 82 for 5; Fleming 66. Fleming 51 for 5; Rhodes 36.
Table:  Fleming played 8, won 5, lost 3, points - 10
        Newton    "    5,  "  4,  "   1.    "      8
        Rhodes    "    7,  "  2,  "   5.    "      4
        Scott     "    4,  "  l,  "   5.    "      2

9. ATHLETIC SPORTS The following account of the Inter-House Athletic Sports,
                   which took place on June 19th, appeared in the "Surrey
Advertiser" of June 25th:- "The annual sports meeting of Elmbridge School, 
Cranleigh, took place on the School fields in the presence of over 300 parents 
and friends. A feature was that every boy in the School competed in at least one 
event.
      The meeting opened with a march past of the boys in their house groups. 
During the next hour and a half there followed 40 running, jumping and throwing 
events. In the pole vault the School record was broken by 15-year old Michael 
Ingram, who cleared 9ft. 3in. Other good performers were: Peter Cook, 40ft. 8in. 
in the Under 16 shot putt; Denis Wyman, first in the under 15 440 yards, high 
jump and shot putt; Dennis Carl, first in the under 14 100 yards, high jump and 
shot putt; Barry Neal, first in the under 12 100 yards and long jump.
      Mrs. M. Day, wife of the headmaster, presented the house athletics cup to 
the captain of the winning Fleming House (420 points). Runners-up were Rhodes 
(416 points), third were Newton (367), and fourth Scott (338). " 
     As will be seen from the final results, the sports were very keenly 
contested, the result being in doubt until the last event. Our thanks are due to 
the Staff, all of whom assisted on the actual day, and especially to Mr. Deane 
for the vast amount of preparation necessary to make the day so successful - in 
spite of the continuous rain.

10. INTERNAL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Thirty-five boys will be taking this
                                   Leavers'Examination, which starts on July
4th and finishes on July 6th. On the result of this examination, together with 
masters' reports, boys will be recommended to take the G.C.E. examination next
 year.

11. HOUSE MARKS The positions of the Houses at the end of June were:-
                1st, Newton - 1,526. points; 2nd, Scott, 1387 points;
3rd, Rhodes, 1375 points; 4th, Fleming 1341 points.
      The following boys have been top of their respective House groups for 
three consecutive weeks:-
Fleming:  P.Enness, P.Murnane, B.Higgs, J.Neal, T.Thorn, and M.Peacock.
Newton:  K.Trott, T.Summers, C.Bishop-Laggett, B.Fox., K.Diggins, and P.Carey.
Rhodes:  B.Cheverall,  B.Godbold, J.Watson.
Scott:  R.Burningham, R.Eldridge, C.Avery, J.Knell, B.Wyman, and R.Francis.

12. YOUTH EMPLOYMEMT OFFICER We were very pleased to welcome Mr. K.R.Stagg on
                             the occasion of his first visit, as the newly 
appointed Youth Employment Officer and Youth Officer. With the assistance of Mr. 
Talbot he interviewed thirty-six leavers.

13. SUNDAY SERVICES Sunday services have been taken as follows:-


Morning                  Evening
June 9th        Rev. V. Downs  Members of Abbey
June 12th       Rev. V. Downs        Mr. V. C. Brown, with Mr. R. Rawson of
                                     the Scripture Gift Mission.
June 19th       Mr. H.E.A. Day       Mr. M.E. Lloyd
June 26th       Mr. H.E.A. Day       Members of Fairlop

14. CYCLING CLUB At 4.15 on the afternoon of June 10th ten boys, accompanied by
                 Mr. Deane, left Elmbridge on a cycle trip to Oxford. Our aim 
was to spend the night at the Youth Hostel at Streatley, near Reading, and we 
reached there at 8.15. After cooking our supper we went to bed. We were up early 
next morning and were soon on the road again. It was a warm day and we were glad 
of a swim in the Thames just before reaching Oxford. On arrival, we had a look at 
some of the colleges before having lunch. During the afternoon, we had a 
further two hours in the city before going on to the Youth Hostel at Long 
Wittenham. Next morning we began the journey back, travelling over the Berkshire 
Downs to Newbury, and then we carried on by easy stages to Elmbridge. The 
members of the Club are very grateful to Mr. Deane for organising so enjoyable a 
trip.                                        (P. Carter)

15. OLD BOYS During the month we have had visits from: R. Tubb (1947-50),
             E. Bloomfield (1950-54), D. Ruffles (1950-53), F. Herbert (1950-
53), A. French (1950-54), P.Johnson (1949-54), A. Bishop-Laggett (1950-54) R. 
Pitman (1951-54), W. Osborn (1950-54), B.Barrett (1949-54), M.Polson (1951-54), 
and F. Merry (1951-55).

16. NEW ADMISSIONS During the week commencing July 4th, 112 boys who have been
                   selected, out of the many applicants will be interviewed at
four centres in Essex. As a result, forty-five will be offered, places at 
Elmbridge by the Education Committee.

17. VISITORS We were very pleased to welcome the following during the month:-
             (a) Mr. W. S. Huxley, Assistant Education Officer, Mr. G.A. White,
County Inspector, and Mr. J.M. Branson, County Adviser.
 (b) Mr. C. L. Heywood, Senior Lecturer in Education, Borough RoadCollege, Isleworth.
 (c) Mr. W. N. Hird, a student at Borough Road College, and Mr. A.
V. Taylor, a student of Bognor Regis Training College.

18. GUILDFORD SCHOOLS’ ATHLETIC SPORTS On Tuesday, June 7th, sixty boys went to
                                       Guildford to see the annual schools'
Sports meeting which was held on the County cricket ground. Elmbridge entered 
teams in the 11-13 years and 13-15 years groups, and did well to be placed 
second in the lower age group. Our successes included:-
      11—13 years group: 70 yards hurdles - R. Eldridge, second.
                         Long Jump - B. Neal, first.
                         High Jump - A. Stone, second.
                         Relay - fourth.
      13-15 years group: 440 yards - B. Wyman, fourth.
                         Javelin - J. Watson, second.