Chronicle-1961

( FINNINGLEY FANTASY Finningley began the year with the usual team: Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Sambrook, Mr. Whiteford and Mr. Le Feuvre. Upstairs a new Vlth Form took over complete with drums,trumpets and other "musical" instruments. We record great progress not only in their playing but in their original musical composition as well! Derrick Adendorff was appointed head prefect, and he and his prefects, Owen Griffiths, Donald Leitch and Anthony Procter, have done their work with admirable calm and efficiency. Con sequently the House has moved forward through a very smooth half-year. Our sporting achievements have not been as outstanding as we had hoped. At the swimming gala we found ourselves tying for second place with Pembroke, while on the cricket field we were forced to acknowledge Pembroke as the winners with ourselves running second once again. Talking of running, we found the cross-country just too much for us and we congratulate Gillingham on a fine victory. The tone of the House has remained good and morale is high; the passages and dormitories overflow with babble and laughter; transistor radios are everywhere in evidence. The health of the House is also good despite the usual bone-breaks and a mysterious outbreak of tummy trouble at the end of the second term. The news that Sister Sambrook would be leaving us in June was indeed a shock. "Sister", as she is affectionately known,came to Kearsney originally for a term only and has stayed for eight years. Her pleasant laugh and her friendly and familiar ways have become part of Finningley and we are going to miss her very much. The truest comment came quite unsolicited to me from a Sixthformer: "Nothing is too much trouble to her; she'll do anything for the boys". We sincerely hope that the health of her mother and aunt will improve as ours has so often done under her kindly administrations, and that we will see her often here—perhaps, one day, permanently once more. We welcome Mrs. MacMillan to the House in Mrs.Sambrook's place,and hope that she will be happy with us. P.Le F. 135

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