A second social evening for Old Scholars was held in the Library on March 6th. Films made by the Old Scholars were shown and enjoyed. During the year groups of senior pupils went to several operas at Sadlers' Wells Theatre. During the Easter holidays nearly a hundred senior pupils attended a performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the Comedy Theatre. The Easter service was conducted by Alyson Walters. It commenced with an Organ Voluntary played on the School Organ. There were readings by Peninah Thomson and Janette Till. The address was given by the Rev. W. A. Kerr, M.A. The annual School v. Staff hockey match attracted a large and amused crowd of spectators. The school team was overwhelmingly defeated by the brilliant play of the staff XI who won by four goals to nil. The end of the term came relatively early on March 20th. The usual school dance was held in the last week. Members of the Puppet Club also presented performances before appreciative audiences. On Thursday, 19th March, 13 Geographers from the 6th Form departed for a field course in South Wales, under the leadership of Mrs. Pritchard, Mr. Humphreys, and his friend, Mr. Crossfield. Ahead of us was a week of 'concentrated' work and enjoyment. As our visits included inspections of a local colliery and the Ebbw Vale Steelworks and a few farms, our presence in the district was not unfelt by the local people, the 'natives'. In order to experience for ourselves what we had been taught in the classroom, the tramping through streams, bogs, mist and rain, snow-drifts or over ice-clad mountains that was involved, went almost unheeded. Did we learn anything about the British climate? . . . Wet, changeable with a few bright periods ! After an interesting morning with the chief surveyor at Cardiff, a few further hours were spent witnessing a poor, but nevertheless hectic, international rugby match. Our excursion to the Wye Valley proved to be equally as eventful, as the more athletic amongst us attempted to conquer Yat Rock and almost succeeded in losing at least one lesser member of the party. Such was the excitement and benefit of a week that was appreciated by all concerned. The Summer Term is always full of activities that include outings of various kinds: the school sports, cricket and tennis matches, and, of course, examinations. It is not possible to report on many of these events in advance but some general reference to 10 them is useful as a reminder of the unceasing activity in a school community. One new venture that it is hoped to carry through is the making of a short story film. For some time now Mr. Hall has been taking very successful short films of various aspects of sport, and he is now going to experiment with this more ambitious project. In the production of this issue we have to thank all those who wrote essays and poems and those who contributed reports. We are indebted as usual to the School Office and to those who helped to type out articles. Without their aid the long task of preparing this issue would have been impossible. Special thanks are owing also to the Old Scholars for their interest and support. SCHOOL SOCIETIES FORUM This society was founded to encourage the development of cultural and other interests, including that of public speaking, among senior pupils without any restrictions on membership. Originally intended for Vlth Formers, it has since admitted Vth Formers as members and has a junior branch. Many outings and meetings have been arranged, all to improve the outlook and widen the interests of members. Regular visits to the London theatre are frequently arranged, and during this school year the society has organized parties to see "Where Angels Fear to Tread", "The Representative", "Hedda Gabler", and "The Seagull". Unfortunately it has been impossible to visit the National Theatre owing to present booking arrangements. After the visit to the controversial play: "The Representative", a talk was given by Mrs. Fothsrgill on "The Rise of Hitlerism in Germany". Present racial intolerance was discussed in relation to Nazi racialism. Parties have also attended Verdi's opera: "Rigoletto" and a concert at the Royal Festival Hall in conjunction with the Music Society. In October a Mock Trial was held in the School Hall and all forms took part. The society, as has been noted, is anxious to encourage debates and one such discussion was arranged on the subject: "Religion does more harm than good". Later an "Any Questions" meeting was held in the library before a large audience and some interesting questions were put to the panel of guests. Another very successful meeting at the beginning of the summer term consisted of the playing of a record of the late Gerard Hoff-nung's speech to the Oxford Union. The annual visit to a place of interest is now being planned. It is hoped that even more members of the senior part of the school will take advantage in the future of activities and outings arranged by the society. Plans for next term include a visit to London University to hear a debate. W.N.G. J.H. 11