Apart from the organisers and committee members of the Association, it was well attended by those pupils who left school this year and the present VI form. The evening was spent talking, dancing and taking refreshments. The Old Scholars also showed two films taken this year; both proved most amusing, the second depicting a terrible battle between a bold band of Ancient Britons and a mighty Roman Army of four members and all in colour ! The School Orchestra now consists of twenty-two members. There are three first violins, two second violins, two cellos, two horns, three trumpets, two trombones, four clarinets, an oboe, a flute and two recorders. The orchestra plays the hymns on Friday mornings and it also plays at the Christmas, Easter and Whitsun services. It rehearses for these three services on Fridays after school. Every Friday morning, before school starts, the orchestra has a rehearsal during which it practises the hymns for that morning. Members of the Fifth Forms were able to attend a performance of Shaw's "The Devil's Disciple" at the Questor's Theatre, I itllnu, thi.s Icrm a visit that was much appreciated because the play Is set for (J.C.Ii. at '()' Level. On December 18th the annual Christmas Service was held in the School Hall. The service was conducted by Marion James, lessons were read by M. Neville, I. McDermott and Jennifer Pcvcrull, and the Morning Assembly Choir sang "The Coventry Curol" and "Three Kings in Great Glory". The Rev. G. W. Hart gave the address in which, by reading headlines of several international affairs, Mr. Hart reflected how little the theme "Peace on Earth" applied to the world this Christmas. A number of parents and friends also attended the service. For its annual play this year the school chose "Pygmalion", which proved a popular choice. Jill Brearley as Eliza Doolittle achieved a very high standard of performance. In the early part of the play she convincingly portrayed the simplicity, innocence and assurance of Eliza, the flower-girl, while in the later scenes she conveyed the elegance and pose of the transformed Eliza, at the same time reminding us that the qualities of the flower-girl still remained. Her performance was ably supported by the girls of the cast, in particular, Elaine Baddeley as Miss Eynsford-Hill. It was not so easy for the boys to convey the necessary maturity in their parts; nevertheless G. Charnock, as Higgins, portrayed effectively the brusque and often casual manner required, 6 while E. Leeson gave an authentic picture of Colonel Pickering, an Edwardian gentleman. C. Ley produced a comical portrayal of Alfred Doolittle, the philosophic dustman. The scenery was excellent and the changes in scene were effectively done. Altogether the production was highly successful, the only criticism being that it sometimes moved rather slowly. CAST: Professor Higgins......G. Charnock Eliza Doolittle.......Jill Brearley Doolittle, a dustman......-C. Ley Colonel Pickering .....E. Leeson Mrs. Higgins.....Suzanne Bilton-Smith Mrs. Eynsford-Hill.....Jacqueline Jones Miss Eynsford-Hill.....Elaine Baddeley Freddy Eynsford-Hill......K. Shorey Mrs. Pearce......Sheila Workman Parlourmaid.......Diana Smith Bystanders - Pauline Green, R. Midgley, P. Benfield, P. Sampson, G. Adams, S. Hobden, J. Burley, B. Harper The Spring term was relatively short this year, ending on March 20th. As usual it began with examinations for the senior part of the school and many preoccupied faces were seen about the school during this period. Luckily the weather was not so severe as the winter before and this made life easier. During February a party of 6th Formers went to the Goya Exhibition at the Royal Academy. We particularly liked the studies of children, for example, "Boys picking fruit" and "The greased pole". They were charmingly coloured and lively. They contrasted strongly with the horrifying scenes of martyrdom. Even his still life paintings had this macabre quality, for example, "The butcher's table" shows lumps of raw meat on a table. Bloodthirsty drawings and etchings of bullfights also filled one room. They showed clearly the agony of the bulls and the ghoulish expressions of delight of the cheering spectators. Altogether it was certainly a very powerful and memorable exhibition. In February the school purchased a 2-manual Compton electric organ to mark the occasion of its 25th anniversary. It was first played publicly in Faure's "Requiem" at the Choral Concert on March 14th, when its tone was commented on in very favourable terms by a Times Music Critic. It is now used regularly to accompany the school in morning assembly hymns. The annual Speech Day and Prize Distribution was held on Wednesday, 12th February, 1964, at 7.30 p.m. Prizes and certificates were presented by G. Templeman, Esq., M.A., Ph.D., F.S.A., 7