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News of the deaths of the following OS hasbeen received since the last Newsletter:Joseph Philip Roche OS 1934 - 1938Pratap Chidamber, Baron Chitnisof Ryedale, OS 1948 - 1954Fr. James Henry Brand OS 1947 - 1953Mark Mitchell OS 1967 - 1974Pauline King Associate MemberPeter Worden OS 1948 - 1956Malcolm David Neale Shutte OS 1950-54Stuart George McBride OS 1940 - 1945Paul Joseph Scherer OS 1943 – 1952Norman Francis Paul de ButlerOS 1927 – 1937Dr James Hanratty OBE, KSGOS 1935-1937Friends or relatives, who wish to write theusual obituary for the Stonyhurst Record,are invited to contact David Knight at theCollege (d.knight@stonyhurst.ac.uk)We also regret to announce the death fromthe wider Stonyhurst family of: Peter Ayres,former parent; and Bernadette Cimpoias,mother of Carl and Dane.Annua l Dinner 2013MI S SING PER S ON SIN MEMORIAMThe following persons are out of contactwith the Association. If anyone can giveinformation about them, please contact:s.andrews@stonyhurst.ac.uk or by post tothe Association Office.Name Stonyhurst leaving dateAnthony L Atherton1960Philip R Bateman1960John M Bowder1960Christopher J Cheetham1960Michael P Clohessy1960Paul M Dempsey1960Brendan J Farrell1960David F Feeny1960Christopher Francis1960Herbert M Francis1960James R Grubb1960Paul A Grubb1960John M Hamer1960Dermot Hennelly1960Patrick J Heron1960Graham A Kirby1960Carlos A Munro1960Michael P Pirie1960Stuart J Pollock1960Michael J Smith1960Gabriel J Somorjay1960John L WarderIan T WatsonJohn D WilcockTimothy F BainesAnthony E BewlayRoy W BullenFelix W De BassDavid J DoneganBernard A DrakeGeoffrey D GouldRodney C GruzelierFrancis G GuyonJohn D KnightMark C LangJohn McGeeChristopher N MurphyMark O’ConnorEugene M O’DonoghueWilliam G PennyChristopher C PreddleIan C RecordonDaniel J SheehanPeter J TaborHugh R Trappes-LomaxPatrick J TuckRobert C VolkersStephen J 961196119611961Hom i ly by F r T w i st, Co l l eg e Ch a pl a i n , on t h e l a st Su n day o f t e r mH“Calf and lion cub feed together .The lion eats straw like the ox.” (Isaiah 11:6,7)embittered, or seeking revenge. Yes, we humans are the very oneswho can put things right; we are not programmed simply to fighteach other.All of this has a special significance for the season of Christmas.For confrontations and conflicts do not erupt only between nationsand tribes; they occur in families as well. Statistics show that mostfamily break ups come about shortly after Christmas, when thestresses of being together prove too much. It is not easy for peopleto be in close association for long periods: quarrels break out,misunderstandings occur, plans get frustrated. We need the help ofGod to stay together, and we should pray to achieve this.What a blessing it will be if, in our family, we can rejoice thatharmony and goodwill have prevailed over this season; if we can,so to speak, claim that among us the wolf has dwelt with the lamb,the calf and the lion have fed together. Although, no doubt, this isno time to work out which member of our family is the wolf, whichthe lamb, which the panther, which the kid, and certainly not whichone is the viper!What a blessing it will be if the words of Isaiah turn out to bedescriptions of our homes: “They do no hurt, no harm, on all myholy mountain, for the country is filled with the knowledge of theLord, as the waters swell the sea.”e was walking across the country, near Stirling inScotland, not too sure if he was on the right track, whenhe noticed that he seemed to have entered some openparkland, with the odd coach or car going through it at a very slowpace, about walking speed. In the distance he could see variousanimals, not too clear what they were, but definitely not the usualsheep or cattle. Later it dawned on him that he had probably walkedthrough a Safari Park. The fact that no harm had come to him,illustrates a basic fact about wild animals, even lions and tigers: theydo not attack people unless they are provoked; although admittedlyit is best to stay clear of them until they have had their breakfast.The human animal is different. We can generate quarrels andfights, even when we have enough to eat and drink. Wars are startedbecause some country wants to feel big, or to show off, or even to getaway from the boredom of peaceful life. The dreadful First WorldWar whose centenary we will commemorate next August, broughtabout the deaths of millions, yet by the end of it, no one was quitesure what they were fighting about. Such can be the destructivenessof the human species.And yet, if on the one hand, we humans generate conflicts, we arealso the ones who have a unique ability to make peace. “Blessed arethe peacemakers,” said Jesus, “They shall be called the children ofGod.” In this past week we have been given the example of NelsonMandela, who showed an extra-ordinary ability to forgive, to buildbridges, to bring about justice; all without becoming hateful, orThere is a collection of homilies by Father Twist in a book called‘Netting Fishes’. It is on sale from the Association Office at 8.506The Stonyhurst AssociationAnnual Dinner was held at themagnificent Hurlingham Club inLondon on 14th September with James HanrattyOS 54 - 64, presiding and Baron Hennessy ofLympsfield, guest speaker.There was an excellent turnout of 230 andafter a champagne reception in the Palm Court,dinner was called. Before being seated, thePresident, Judge J. R. A. Hanratty RD, arrangeda minute’s silence for Colonel Edward Loden MCwho had been murdered in Kenya a week earlier.Grace was said by Father Philip Endean SJ.The dinner itself was delicious, well servedand presented, with wines well chosen by thePresident. After the Loyal Toast by the Chairmanof Governors, John Cowdall, “Domine SalvamFac” was sung as loudly as at St Peter’s Church.During dinner, a magician entertained guestsat table and a PowerPoint presentation showedbeautiful pictures of Stonyhurst. A professionalphotographer took impressive pictures for laterpurchase.Before his speech, the President read out aletter from Buckingham Palace in which HMThe Queen sent her best wishes for a successfulevening, and then he recalled some amusingincidents from his career at Stonyhurst and someserious lessons learned there which applied inlater life. He welcomed the guests with a vignettefor each and to loud applause, thanked BeverleySillitoe for all her hard work for the Dinner.The Guest of Honour, Professor LordHennessy delivered an amusing and thoughtfulspeech on the importance of a sound Christianeducation and the teaching of moral values.The Headmaster, Andrew Johnson, gave aninteresting account of developments in thesporting and academic fields with an impressivelist of achievements, including the introduction ofThe International Baccalaureate. The Joint Headof the Line, Harriet Shepherd, spoke movinglyof the reasons she was sent to Stonyhurst and themany benefits and opportunities the educationthere had given her (see page 11). She sat down toa standing ovation. The Stonyhurst Chorus thenclosed the proceedings.There remained over two hours after dinnerfor all those present to mingle and renewold friendships over drinks both inside theimpressive building and outside in the floodlitgardens before a fleet of taxis carried guests away.It had been a spectacular and most successfulevening.The dinner was announced in ‘The Times’and ‘The Daily Telegraph’.The next day, Mass for the Associationwas celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church,Wimbledon, by Father James Campbell SJ.Above: Pamela Hanratty, Michael Joseph,Frances Joseph, James Hanratty.Left: Stella Belderbos, Mark Belderbos,Michael HargreavesAbove: Manik and ChaithiSantiapillai, Nicholas and FahmidaGeeLeft: Dawn and Andrew JohnsonRight: Sam Hall, PaddyPage, Pawel Rzemieniecki,Mark Milrine7

association news100 Ye ars AgoWe should p a y heed to the P a st for it g a ve us the Present a nd this m a y determine the Future.In 1913 there was trouble as usual in the Balkans with Serbia finallycoming off best, causing some disquiet to the Austro-HungarianEmpire, which contained a disadvantaged minority ofSerbian race. In 1914 when the heir to the throne wasassassinated in Sarajevo, admittedly by Austrian subjectsbut who were also Serbs, it was thought that a Serbianconspiracy was involved and perhaps even the SerbianGovernment. Learning that she could count on Germansupport, Austria sent a strong letter of protest making seriousdemands from Serbia, most of which were accepted in aconciliatory manner but this did not satisfy the Austrians whowithdrew their ambassador and three days later declared war onSerbia. The count-down for World War 1 had started. Tensionhad been mounting for a long time between Germany, with itsfrustrated ambitions of expansion, and Britain and France so thatthe quarrel soon escalated and Europe went to war.Britain was beset by domestic troubles, mainly over the Irishsituation where either Nationalist Ireland or Ulster were expectedto rebel and with only a small army on the verge of mutiny and anavy considered by many to be inefficient, there was little risk of herinvolvement in a European War or so it was thought.Ne w Ch a ir m a nWe are pleased to announce that SimonAndrews OS 1968 will take over asChairman of the Stonyhurst Association,from Michael Joseph, in the New Year.His extensive experience of Stonyhurstas a pupil, a teacher and finally asDirector of Studies, will be a hugebenefit to us all. Michael will continue tobe involved with the College, spendingsome time with Andrew Johnson andRachel Hindle through the activities ofthe Development Office.Above left: Great Academies 1913, Tea on the Bowling Green.Above right: the Shrovetide Play, 1913: “The Flag-Lieutenant”John Francis Moriarty OS1870 (left)became Attorney General for Irelandperhaps inspiring his contemporaryArthur Conan Doyle OS 1875 toportray him as the villain in his SherlockHolmes stories. The death of the PoetLaureate, Alfred Austin OS 1849 wasreported in the Stonyhurst Magazinewhich also contained some valuableadvice for newcomers, not completelyinapplicable even today althoughthe part concerning the punishmentby ferula might now be consideredobsolete.Above: Harriers meeting at the LionsAt Stonyhurst life continuedomnia de mores in its civilisedfashion. Archduke Francis Charles(right), the brother of the heirto the Austrian throne was inPhilosophers and reputed to bepopular and enjoying his timethere. The usual peacetimepursuits continued unabated withsports, plays and Great Academies.8The home of the Beaumont Union is at:www.beaumont-union.co.ukThe website has been updated toinclude the WINTER REVIEW, Vril,Mongrel Jottings and Obituaries.The 2013 Lunch Speeches are but a‘click’ awayPlease note that the JUST GIVING Pagefor HCPT remains open for donations –Thank you in advance.REUNION ’73F ro m G e ra l d S l o co c kTWe were joined in the Top Ref by our guests the Headmaster,Andrew Johnson and his wife Dawn, Fr. Michael O’Halloran,Wilfrid Usher and David Little who, just as we remember him,had in the days immediately before, been shepherding yet anotherfortunate athletics team at a competition. Inevitably all of life’sjoys and sorrows were reflected in the trawl seeking everyone, ofwhom only a handful remained untraceable. We paid tribute to fourknown to be deceased, enjoyed the good wishes expressed by manyunable to attend and raised a glass to their memory, not that welacked excuses! Many have expressed gratitude for providing themeans to reconnect with old pals and much enthusiasm was alsoexpressed for another gathering not many years hence, Deo volente!he 40th (and first!) Reunion of those who left in 1973 andtheir contemporaries was attended at the College physicallyby thirty-nine diverse characters but attempts to “Skype” a40th , Fr. Philip Endean, were sadly stymied by technical problemsand so we settled for a video-recorded goodwill message instead.The generosity of those who flew in from abroad – from France,Spain, Germany, Canada, the United States, Sri Lanka and Timor –set the tone for a memorable week-end, ensured through the effortsof Beverley Sillitoe and her team in the Association Office.We were blessed with one of July’s blazing, sunny week-ends,elongated by a few keen golfers, the televised final Lions Test vAustralia hosted by the Bayley Arms serving as a fitting gatheringpoint and Murray’s Wimbledon victory indulging our wearystragglers. The Lions party might have included our very ownJoe Ansbro, already a member of a rare Scottish winning teamin Australia, but for a major injury which forced his prematureretirement. We gravitated from the Bayley to the College, alreadylight-headed having witnessed a memorable Lions series’ victory,to enjoy a splendid buffet lunch before the admirable curator, JanGraffius, spirited us away for a tour of the Collections. Despitethe needs of her family, Jan had rescued many precious itemsthe previous Christmas when rain damage threatened. Therefollowed a wider tour of the College’s impressive facilities andmajor improvements since our day, perhaps most notably the newrefectory. How fortunate we were to enjoy a balmy evening as weambled in evening dress from Hurst Green back to the College,knots of old pals gently ribbing one another as to who had or hadnot changed, dredging the memory banks for recollections of keymoments.The first official attempt at socialwork by Stonyhurst had begunwith the St Francis Xavier BoysClub in Liverpool, started by PhilipWalton OS. Father Bernard Vaughan OS 1859 continued his tourof the Far East as reported in the Tablet.Stanislaus Lynch OS 1845 became president of the StonyhurstAssociation whose annual dinner was held at the Savoy Hotel inLondon (right).BEAUMONT UNIONEmail addresses needed!We are very keen to gather as many email addressesas we can for the database. Emails enable us to contactyou quickly, to send you invitations and news items. Wecurrently hold email addresses for around two thirds ofthose we send the Newsletter to. If you have an emailaddress and you don’t think you have given it to us pleasedo so now by emailing association@stonyhurst.ac.uk –and help us to stay in touch and save postage!9

Ack now l e d g e m e n tsCOLLEGE NEWSSton y h u r st Wa r R ecor dF rom t h e H e a dm a st e r , M r A n dr e w Joh n s on .The Association would like to thank the OSof 1988 for funding the digitisation of the‘Stonyhurst War Record’ and also the familywho donated a copy of the 2nd edition.A G i f t Com e s to L i f eAssociation Retre at 2013 to St Beuno’ sIgnatian Spiritua lit y CentreFrom left to right: Terry Holt, Michael Parish, Fr Brendan, Penny Parish, Michael Belderbos,Henrietta Holt, Stella Belderbos, Robert Brinkley, Paul Fox (hidden), Stephen Fox, MarkBelderbos, David Hurst, and absent: Joan LeeRetreatants taking part in the second annual Association Retreat took time out to enjoythe autumnal beauty and tranquillity of St Beuno’s and the surrounding countryside from8 – 10 November. Led by Fr Brendan Callaghan, who kindly gave up his time from beingMaster of Campion Hall in Oxford, we gained a deeper insight into the spirituality of StIgnatius and all felt the better for this.Dates for the 2014 retreat will be 7–9 November 2014 (TBC) and will again cost in theregion of 130 per person. Please email: association@stonyhurst.ac.uk to register yourinterest as soon as possible.A group of OS decided to donate newkneelers for the recently refurbishedSodality Chapel. Michael Joseph OS 1959,approached the Heritage Volunteers atBirmingham Design and Fine Arts Society(of whom he is a member) for assistance.Margaret Forster, the National TextileRepresentative at NADFAS Houseintroduced us to Helen McCook, a freelancedesigner and embroiderer. Helen was oneof the team working on the royal weddingdress and has just been made an Artist inResidence at the National Portrait Galleryin Scotland.A visit was then made to the College andHelen’s designs for the kneelers wereinspired by many of the items in theCollections, and by the Sodality Chapelitself. The Birmingham Heritage Volunteersstarted on the first two twelve footkneelers, using five stitches – Tent, UprightCross Stitch, Hungarian, Byzantine andCondensed Cashmere. The North Westsocieties were then approached to help, andvolunteers from Fylde, Ribble and Cravenand South Lakes are now working on thekneelers. The photograph below showstwo of the kneelers, as work in progress ondisplay recently.There have been quite a number ofhighlights in the Stonyhurst calendarthis term. Many reading this will haveattended the excellent annual Association dinnerheld at the Hurlingham club in Septemberand organised by the current President,James Hanratty. I was also very grateful whenJames subsequently came up to the College inNovember to speak to staff, parents and pupilsabout life as an immigration judge.In October we hosted the annual ThomasWeld Society lunch at the College, which wasattended by almost 50 friends of Stonyhurst whohave pledged a legacy to the College. We havealso had two OS reunions at the College thisterm: I very much enjoyed meeting membersof Poetry 1977 in early November, and morerecently I was pleased to hear the lusty singing ofRhetoric 2003 at Sunday Mass in St Peters!Our pupils have been busily and purposefullyengaged in College life. On the last Saturday ofterm I attended a tremendous production ofFame in the Academy Room. If you once tookpart in or enjoyed attending the StonyhurstHarriet Shepherd, joint Head of the Line, spoke impressively at the 2013 Annual Dinner, remembering how she had been perfectly happy at alocal independent school but that one day her mother declared she ‘just knew’ that something was missing and that something else was needed.MFollowing the success of the 2013 FamilyWeekend, the Association is arranging asecond weekend for OS families and otherCatholic families who might be interested ina Stonyhurst education for their children. Itis to be a relaxed, informative and enjoyableweekend for all to see what distinguishesStonyhurst from other schools. There willbe absolutely no obligation.The costs of accommodation and meals willbe borne by the College and the StonyhurstAssociation.Above: Harriet Shepherd at the Annual Dinner (Photo Barnie Jones)Top: Mr Andrew Johnson, Headmaster (Photo Charlie Hedley Photography)10We are keen to stay in touch with you. Youwould be most welcome to come back and visit theCollege any time. If you let us know in advance,we will happily provide a tour for you of the newdevelopments at Stonyhurst. Finally, especiallyif you feel the College supported and helped youwhile you were here, I hope that we can also counton your help and support for Stonyhurst.a strong set of va luesFamily Weekend atStonyhurst:17 & 18 May 2014If you are interested in attending the FamilyWeekend 2014, please send an e-mail tos.andrews@stonyhurst.ac.uk.productions, I am sure you will be pleased tohear that they continue to be of such a highstandard. Concerts, both instrumental andchoral, have been of an equally good standard.Schola Cantorum, in particular, have performedseveral times and are preparing their repertoirefor their tour to Rome next February.I have also been very pleased with interestin Stonyhurst from prospective pupils andparents at our open days this term. Open eventsboth for 13 and 16 entry have seen double thenumber of people attending compared withsimilar events last year.You may already have heard of the success ofStonyhurst sport this term. Our 1st XI Hockeyteam have been unbeaten in their regularWednesday and Saturday fixtures, and our 1st XVrugby team have won every one of their matchesso far this season, putting very many points pastquite a few strong opposition sides. Also on the lastSaturday of term, in a nail-biting match on SmithField, they beat a very tough Leeds GrammarSchool team 6-3 to go through to the next roundof the NatWest national competition.y early days at SMH were glorious. The days when parents loitered in thecorridors asking other pupils if they had any idea where their children were beforemobile phones gave them a chance to send texts and threats to children who don’twant the day to end.In

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