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THE HARROVIANPLUMPTRE PRIZES

Fourth Form Room, 19 May

Adjudicator: Professor Matthew WrightJones Prize (Latin Literature): proxime accessit, Alan Park, The Head Master’s, Winner: Monty Powell, The GrovePeel Medal (Latin Composition): proxime accesserunt, Musa Ali and Dita Jaja, both Moretons; Winner: Monty Powell, The GroveFred Watkins (Latin Translation): proxime accessit Hari Rattan, The Knoll, Winner: Louis Wilson, The Head Master’sRalph Moore (Greek Literature) Winner: Dita Jaja, MoretonsBeresford Prize (Greek Composition) proxime accessit, Dita Jaja, Winner Musa Ali, MoretonsGregory Prize (Greek Translation): proxime accessit, Musa Ali, Moretons, Winner: Dita Jaja, Moretons

Pember Prize: Monty Powell, The GrovePlumptre Prize: Dita Jaja, Moretons

The Classics department met in the Fourth Form room just after Bill practice on Friday to hear the adjudication of Professor Matthew Wright for this year’s award of the Plumptre Prize. In attendance were the the Head Master, Senior Masters, the Classics department, and boys, and in addition, a warm welcome to two new beaks for September next year, Dr Murray and Mrs Johnson.

The adjudicator was Professor Matthew Wright who has been a stalwart and key member of the Classics department at the University of Exeter since 1999 after he left Oxford. He has taught many different courses both in Latin and Greek language and literature – and we could think of no one else who could be better qualified to adjudicate our Plumptre Papers. His own academic research focuses on Greek and Roman drama, ancient literary criticism, fragmentary and lost works, the last of which he has most recently written on when he completed last year the first of a major two-volume work, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy; its second volume on Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides will appear soon.

It was an important week for Classics last week. On Thursday past in Chapel, the department celebrated the life of James Morwood, who had been Head of Classics for nearly two decades here at Harrow. His passion for the Classics led to its flourishing here at School, but his energy was so expansive that he reinvigorated them across the country and even across the globe. In the same vein, the Plumptre Prizes both celebrate

and reward the boys’ work in their study of Classics as well as honour the Masters who have done so much to help them in their work.

Quintilian, himself a teacher of rhetoric, nay, even of Classics during early imperial Rome, has said: a good teacher should work without stint, so that his class may take his understanding home with them. For however many models for imitation he may give them from the authors they are reading, it will still be found that fuller nourishment is provided by the living voice, as we call it, more especially when it proceeds from the teacher himself, who, if his pupils are rightly instructed, should be the object of their affection and respect. And it is scarcely possible to say how much more readily we imitate those whom we like. Certainly something to be said for Morwood, and those before him.

The Peel Medal for Latin Prose Composition was first founded nearly 200 years ago in 1826. It was originally a small gold medal awarded to the best oration composed and spoken in Latin. The Beresford Hope Prize for Greek Prose Composition was founded about a decade afterward this in 1838 by the Right Honourable Alexander James Beresford-Hope, a Conservative MP and Privy Counsellor. This prize was small sum given to the boy who could translate any piece of notable English literature into good Greek. The Gregory Prize for Greek Unseen Translation was endowed around 1840 when Richard Gregory, himself an Old Harrovian, left a Leavers’ Scholarship and a medal for Latin composition, which has now changed into a Greek Prize. The unseen passages for this year were a challenging passage from Demosthenes’ Speeches and an excerpt from Euripides’ Hippolytus.

The Fred Watkins Prize for Latin Unseens was first founded a decade after than in 1893 when Mrs Watkins endowed the prize in memory of her son. The prize was originally for Latin prose translation to English and was awarded to Fifth Formers, not, as it is now, to Sixth Formers. This year, the boys faced challenging passages from Pliny and Ovid.

The Pember Prize for Best Lower Sixth performance in the papers was first founded in 1879, and comprised three different prizes named in honour of Edward Henry Pember, one of Her Majesty's Counsel who was “learned in the law”; these were awarded for the encouragement of Greek and Latin grammar and Classical philology. Finally, the Plumptre Prize, awarded to the Best Upper Sixth Classicist, was only founded in 1981. At that time, it was called the Plumptre Memorial Prize, in honour of E V C Plumptre, who was affectionately known to the boys as ‘Plum’. He was a Classics beak here at the School

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MORTIMER SINGER PRIZESAdjudicator Seamus Palmer OH, Parlophone Records

UK, Ryan Theatre, 29 April

This year, the Ryan Theatre welcomed Seamus Palmer OH to adjudicate this year’s Mortimer Singer Prizes. Solo performers and bands have been practising and performing this entire year and, on this night, their skills were put to the test. The theatre filled up and the show was ready to begin. However, SM sadly informed the audience that George Gallagher, The Grove, was not able to perform due to illness, meaning that would be one less solo performer and band performing that night.

We began the night with the solo rounds, in which boys sang and accompanied on the the acoustic guitar either songs they had written themselves or covers. This skill is one that SM encourages boys to undertake. Up first was Ludo Palazzo, West Acre, with one of his own songs. He set a very relaxed environment with some impressive guitar playing. A soft, gentle tone drew the audience into this lovely song. After Palazzo was William Miles, The Head Master’s, who won last year with an original composition. He took to the stage with one of his new songs. Some very delicate finger plucking emphasised his skill on the guitar. His vocals were soft and maybe a bit too quiet but this did not hold him back from a fantastic performance. Next was Michael Fitzgibbon, Rendalls, who told the audience that he had only finished writing his song that afternoon but was ready to give it a shot! His song was called Beautiful People, which was a very original title that was certainly reflected in his

from 1925-1957, and, after his early retirement, this prize was created by his former pupils in his honour.

If we look at the range of authors in the Plumptre Papers this year, what subject could demand a wider array of skills? The boys learn what grammar and vocabulary they can in the form room, but then they tackle the unfamiliar and new in these unseen translations. In the course of the Sixth Form, the boys are expected to engage with courtroom rhetoric, love poetry, tragedy, history and philosophy. As they do so, they in turn develop the skills of literary critics, historians and critical thinkers. And this is what it means to be a Classicist.

This year for the first time, the department will be adding a name to that long list of previous Masters. Appropriately reflecting the status of Classics (at least in the author’s eyes), the Cruikshank Cup is one of the best and certainly the most glittering of all the silverware on the Hill. James Cruikshank himself was a boy at Harrow in 1854. He was Head of School in 1860 when he wrote his own Contio and won the Gregory Medal for translation. After Trinity Cambridge where he studied Classics, he returned to the Hill as a Classics Master and in turn became House Master first of Small Houses and then Church Hill where the War Memorial now stands, until his retirement in 1899. It is with much thanks both to the Cruikshank family and to Mrs Walton in our gallery, that the department had the privilege to be able to present for the first time the Cruikshank Cup to the winner of the Plumptre Prize, Dita Jaja, who will have his name engraved on the base, starting a new tradition.

lyrics. A very strong and confident voice showed the potential in Fitzgibbon’s career as a singer.

Next was Damir Mynbayev, The Park, who sang a Russian song called A Star. Before he began, he said he hoped to get across the meaning of the song without translating it. He certainly did with his enthusiastic singing and being able to carry on without making a big deal out of one little mistake showed his confidence. After Mynbaev came Max Paton-Smith, Elmfield, who was singing one of his own songs, something very impressive for a boy of only 13 years. For one of his first solo performances ever, he did very well done and any congratulations should go to Max for having the confidence to try out his own song. To end the solo round, Jack Bell, Lyon’s, sang an original song as well. Much like everyone else, his ability at song writing was very impressive and his vocal and guitar skills were very good as well.

The soloists packed up their guitars and the bands set up the stage. After a few minutes of microphone and amp checks, the bands were ready. Up first was Monty Powell, Lyon’s, with his band performing Everybody wants to rule the world by Tears for Fears. With a very good intro by Dhruv Kotecha, The Grove, on the guitar and Freddie Falcon, West Acre, on the drums, Powell came in with a very strong and confident start. Josh Harris, West Acre, showed his skill on the bass as he jammed away. Powell’s vocals, although singing in a low register, were still very powerful and he really did get across the power of the song. Next was George and George, (George Townsend, Lyon’s, and George Sage, The Park). They performed a cover of Seaside by the Kooks. Sage’s beautiful soft tone brought this piece to life. His relaxed demeanour created a sweet tone for the piece.

After George and George was a band singing a cover by John Mayer. This had Thomas Khan, West Acre, singing He was great but didn’t quite get the feel of the piece. Ashton Choy, The Head Master’s, on the guitar showed his skill, which was amazing as he played away. Faris Kamil, Moretons, on the drums decided to turn up in black tie for comic effect but still managed to work the drum set like nothing else. Next was Them and Us consisting of Miles and Angus Denison-Smith, Elmfield,. They performed their own interpretation of Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. They managed to get across the distort abstract tone that Floyd always had. The one problem was that the voice parts in many of Floyd’s songs are so close together that it is quite hard to pitch them This was a problem for these two but this did not hold them back at all from performing very well altogether. Finally, Palazzo’s band performed Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis. After a small slip up with Palazzo accidently dropping his music half way through and Harris having to pick it up mid riff, they went on to perform a very good piece, really getting across the overall meaning of the song with some impressive falsetto by Palazzo.

Seamus Palmer took to the stage and took a very comfortable cross-legged seat in front of the boys to make it a bit more personal and relaxed. He reminisced about his time in Harrow and how he would thoroughly recommend using the Music Tech department as it is above normal school standard and that SM is always there to help with anything. Seamus talked about how he went from the stage to singing to the tech side of

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music and finally to the production side of it, which is where he is now. He then went through each performance with a lot of detail, suggesting to the boys where they should be heading, or what they should try next, which helped any of them. In the end, he decided that Fitzgibbon should take first in the solo round purely for his amazing lyrics and originality. He awarded first place in the bands to George and George for the beautiful tone of Sage’s voice. We would like to thank all the boys and especially SM for encouraging such events like this and boys to get involved.

OSRG ARTS SOCIETY Rodin and the art of Ancient Greece,

The British Museum, 10 May

On 10 May, the OSRG Arts Society ventured into London to see the British Museum’s newest exhibition, Rodin and the art of Ancient Greece. One of the most radical artists of the modern era, the sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) drew energy and inspiration from the statues of Classical Greece. He never actually visited Greece, but studied the collections of Greek works in London’s museums, mainly the British Museum. Here, he formed a lasting passion for the Parthenon sculptures, taken from Greece’s most famous temple. He rejoiced in them as precious survivors of Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of all antiquity. In him, Rodin found a spiritual companion and mentor.

Rodin made his first visit to the British Museum in 1881, a time when Classical Greek culture was considered superior to all others and the Parthenon sculptures were at the height of their fame. Rodin had encountered them in books and plaster casts, as well as some originals in the Louvre, but it was his encounter with them in the British Museum that had a profound and enduring effect on him. He is famously quoted as saying ‘Your beautiful museums awakened in me a flood of sensations’. Rodin admired the Parthenon sculptures for being so true to nature that they seemed to live and breathe.

When Rodin first arrived in London, he had just received his first major commission from the French state: bronze gates for a new decorative arts museum in Paris. Inspired by the ‘Hell’ of Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, Rodin’s ‘Gates of Hell’ were conceived in the grand French tradition of monumentality in art, architecture and cityscape. The museum was never built, but the Gates became a source of inspiration for Rodin for the rest of his life. He constantly reinvented figures from the Gates to make new works of art such as The Thinker, one of his best-known sculptures. The figure of the Thinker was designed to sit high up on the Gates of Hell tympanum. Rodin gave it various identities: first, it represented Minos, judge of the damned in Dante’s Hell, then Dante contemplating the underworld, and finally it became the artist himself as creator. Rodin enlarged the figure in 1903, removing its association with the Gates and turning it into a universal symbol of a thinking man. The athletic nudity of the figure alludes to the ancient belief that healthy minds reside in healthy bodies. While his pose certainly communicates his state of deep concentration, it is worth noting that the chin resting on the back of the hand was a gesture of mourning in Classical times.

Another of Rodin’s famous sculptures is The Kiss; inspired by another episode in the Divine Comedy, it shows the lovers Paolo and Francesca lost in a moment of reckless passion, just before they are discovered and killed by Francesca’s husband, who is also Paolo’s brother. Rodin’s sculpture soon shed its literary reference to become a universal image of a kiss. It is interesting to note that the kissing lips are not easily viewed. Rather, it is the position of the bodies which conveys the couple’s conjoining and their immense passion.

Rodin’s interpretation of Greek myth sometimes took a surprising turn. Daedalus’ fledgling Icarus did not have a sister

until Rodin invented her. His sculpture llusion: Sister of Icarus shows Icarus’ sister, wings flapping behind her, nose-diving to earth after an unsuccessful attempt at flight.

Rodin, who never saw the Parthenon, created his own legend around the temple as an inviolable survival from antiquity. For him, buildings were like the human body – they came into being, matured and decayed. Rodin believed that this life cycle should be allowed to run its course and campaigned against the restoration of the Parthenon following earthquake damage in 1894. Throughout his life he collected photographs of the Parthenon and its sculptures, which became part of his vast working archive.

The exhibition itself was magnificently curated. The large exhibition space and the fact that the pieces were not all clumped together allowed each sculpture to be admired individually, without any distraction. Furthermore, the exhibition contained actual Parthenon artefacts from exhibitions elsewhere in the museum, showing viewers the pieces that Rodin was studying when creating his own masterpieces. It was a wonderful experience and the Society thanks Mrs Walton and LAM for organising the visit.

OSRG ARTS SOCIETYFashioned from Nature, V&A, 26 April

It was greatly encouraging, having now fortunately been to both this exhibition and the Norman Foster talk, to see how the environmental problems of our time have taken centre stage. In the age of Trump Administration, shocking poaching news and Amazon decline, I feel it is exactly what we need - forward-thinking and stimulating exhibitions to enlighten and interest the public. It is this, along with a rich tapestry of history to boot, that the Victoria &Albert Museum presented to us lucky people last Thursday. It was an overcast day and showered on our way down to the tube. Those with coats stayed dry, those without got wet. Our thoughts on what we were wearing remained limited and naïve.

The exhibition loudly stated on arrival that its purpose was to explore the ‘complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day’. It certainly fulfilled this promise as the exhibition wove through a comprehensive history of materials used, animals killed and latest trends for the last 400 years. We started with the flax plant and its final product linen. As a highly environmentally friendly crop, the benefits of this low-maintenance plant seemed far reaching. Behind the glass lay bobbin lace made from linen, the patterns like a fern’s frond. All around, discreet speakers imitated a gushing brook or singing thrush, the dresses stood majestically behind their glass walls, too perfect to touch. However, their ploy was betrayed by a severe lack of light. Of course, damage to garments must be avoided at all costs but I felt some natural light would only have increased the grandeur of what lay before us. For one dress, the green wing cases of the jewel beetle remained intensely bright and beautiful even after 400 years, surely some more would do no harm…. Whalebones were also used and, as Julian Barnes points out, they were ‘the essential stiffener of the female undergarment’. On show were x-ray photos of these stays, which were strange and unearthly. When walking round the exhibition you realised just how inextricable the link between nature and us really is. The exhibition highlighted how wholly reliant we are on nature for fashion whilst exposing the irony within, this being that we are slowly suffocating and killing - this nature and our planet. As Emma Watson boldly states in her foreword, fashion is the “second most polluting industry” and “fast fashion is the norm”, something we need to virulently stamp out.

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When we walked upstairs, the space opened up and the brash colours of modern fashion hit. Huge screens spoke of global warming and fashion’s role within, denim hung to one side brandishing the sign, “I took 7000 litres of water to make”. Household names like Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood took on a fundamentally more appealing cloak as their good deeds were made known. A spirit of hope clung intangibly to the air and I saw a couple standing next to me gazing at an environmental slogan of sorts. I wondered what sort of impact all this will have but then heard their conversation trail to their vast tuna supper planned for tonight. Of course, to stand up on my unjustified moral castle is awful but, at the time, I did feel dismayed - our fish stocks, like most other animals on the planet, are at a record low. We do not need to be feasting on tuna every night.

GORE SOCIETYLectures by members, Rohan Doshi, West Acre and

Aria Shirazi, Rendalls, 9 May

Rohan Doshi and Aria Shirazi gave two lectures at the Gore Society last Wednesday. Doshi began by questioning the importance of philosophy in everyday life and whether it still carries a purpose in the modern society. Given the constant ground-breaking and evolving advances of science, he posed the question both of the relevance but also the usefulness of philosophy in contrast to science and maths - as we arguably still struggle with the same philosophical problems as the Ancient Greeks over 2,000 years ago. He spoke of the teachings of Aristotle, which taught that philosophy was a means of achieving fulfilment and happiness. Furthermore, through philosophy one is able to examine problems that can help you when mentally confused. The precepts of Confucius, for example, are reflected in Epicurus’ idea that we should all occasionally sleep on cold hard ground so that we are truly able to appreciate the blessing f what we do have. Indeed, philosophy was previously at the core of every major subject - Adam Smith, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud all described themselves as philosophers and hence each of these different disciplines are connected by philosophy.

Shirazi then gave an introduction to both the life and philosophy of the courageous but deeply divisive civil rights leader Malcolm X – one of the greatest and certainly most influential African Americans of all time. Malcom X is most notable as being a keen advocate of black supremacy, but he actually supported and developed initially a form of the traditional Hustler’s philosophy.

It is fundamentally an amoral egoistical philosophy based upon self-interest. It argues that each individual lives in a sort of Hobbesian ‘state of nature’ and thus we must all be secretive, tactical and pragmatic and seek only to maximise our individual self-gain.

This greatly differed from Malcom X’s subsequent Black Power Philosophy, which was derived from the group Nation of Islam and its leader Elijah Muhammad, which marked a change from Malcom’s X previous focus on individualism to black unity and an embracing of Sunni Islam. He argued that white people were a race of devils who were created by an evil scientist named Yakub. Such philosophy copied the view of the Nation of Islam who believed that black people were superior to white people, and that the demise of the white race was imminent. This philosophy advocated a black revolution in America with its ultimate aim of a separate black American state promoting solidarity and unity between African Americans.

Finally, Aria explained that Malcom’s X final philosophy and perhaps his most profound was his transitional philosophy. Malcolm X felt constricted by the Nation of Islam separatist agenda and left the movement feeling disillusioned with its

narrow purpose. Malcom X believed in using the current political system to improve the conditions of black people. He argued that the true meaning of black nationalism meant using politics and economics to improve their situation. He attempted to achieve recognition and respect for black people as human beings with freedom, justice, and equality by preaching the message of integration. This was again a clear distinction with his previous rhetoric around black supremacy as he sought to work with white people to bring about a brighter future. Following his lecture, Shirazi opened the floor to a debate about whether Malcom’s X initial ideas around black supremacy were genuinely racist?

Points raised included the idea that the whole system of thought in USA was inherently linked to the supposed level of white people and thus for black people to attempt to equate themselves to such a level would be an admission of inferiority, meaning Malcom X was forced to support black supremacy in order to promote equality. Others suggested that Malcom’s initially hateful rhetoric was merely brinkmanship designed to intimidate and push the US government in reform - and thus his veil of violence was merely a mechanism to achieve genuine reform shown through the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Others instead suggested that his earlier anti-white agenda was just a product of his extremely harsh and brutal background. His father was murdered by the KKK at a very young age, hence his attitude towards white people were extremely negative because that was the only way he was ever able to see them. His experience of life was so overwhelmed by white-hate and brutality that he could only ever associate white people with hatred and cruelty - and thus it was inevitable that he viewed them as inferior to blacks given the treatment he had received at their hands.

Although Doshi and Shirazi’s talks were both extremely interesting and insightful, perhaps the best part of the meeting was the discussion that followed the talks in which boys were able to engage in genuine deep discussion around important issues and ideas. We would encourage all boys with interest in philosophy or ethics to attend such meetings, and thank Doshi and Shirazi for their well-prepared talks.

ITALIAN SOCIETYTom Santini, The Park, ‘Il Palio’, MLS 10, 9 May

On Wednesday 9 May, the Italian Society was delighted to hear Tom Santini’s, The Park, talk entitled ‘Il Palio’.

Santini began his talk by telling us that the Palio is an Italian horse race that takes place twice every year in the months of July and August in the Tuscan city of Siena. It takes place in the main town square called Piazza del Campo and the first ‘modern’ race was in 1633. The Palio is the biggest tradition in the city and it is filled with passion and rivalry. The speaker showed us a clip of hundreds of men, women and children walking down the street singing their province’s local song with intensity and joy, which emphasised the point of tradition.

The speaker went on to talk about the build up to the two races First is the allocation of the horses in the race. Afterwards, once the jockeys have assessed the situation, tactics are deployed and deals made between the different provinces for example to knock a rival off their horse or take bribes from the other provinces to purposefully lose. There are no true rules and the jockeys can do anything they like. After all this has happened, over the course of three days there are six practices to help the jockeys get to know the track better.

Santini went to talk about race day and its aftermath. The race lasts about 90 seconds, which is three laps of the Piazza del Campo. During these three intense laps, the jockeys battle it out with their whips trying to gain an advantage on the other jockeys and if they are not careful they can easily slip and et injured. Between 1970 and 2007, 48 horses died but not one

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jockey has perished yet. But they can still receive serious injuries. When the race ends, the winning jockey is praised while everybody huddles around him with jubilant joy. The jockey who has come second is thought of as a traitor and, on occasions, has been brutally kicked and punched. One of the old jockeys was quoted that after he came second, he took refuge in a nearby building and brandished a kitchen knife to protect himself.

The Palio is brutal and unforgiving but jockeys still risk their lives just to race. This is probably because of tradition. The race has been going on for centuries and it something that the people of Siena don’t want to give up. Tradition is such an important part of our lives at Harrow, such as wearing our hats or Bill with the Head Master on Speech Day. When asked whether boys should keep their hats or they should not be a part of Harrow life, most boys wanted to keep their hats because of tradition. This is why the Palio is so important to the people of Siena.

JUNIOR CLASSICAL SOCIETYZac Yardley, Druries, “Food in the Ancient World”,

25 April

A group of dedicated Classicists gathered in the Deno Leventis Library to hear about the Classical empires from an angle not often considered: that is to say, from a culinary perspective. Yardley began by outlining what the first human settlers ate. These were hunter-gatherers who lived off the land, eating fruit, berries and wild vegetables.By the Roman era, human diets had greatly advanced in variety and mealtimes had become much more sociable occasions. The Romans ate three meals a day, as we do in modern times: breakfast, lunch and dinner, or ‘ientaculum, prandium et cena’. Cena – dinner – was the main meal of the day. Rich Romans would hold lavish banquets to show off their wealth and luxurious villas. Guests would recline around the table on sofas to eat, and political debates were often a popular topic of discussion. Meat and fish were common – hare and dormice drizzled with honey were particular favourites. The Romans also had a passion for wine and can be credited with inventing the roseé.

At this point, Yardley moved onto the Ancient Greeks. Though the Greek salad might be the nation’s most iconic dish, it is quite recent; tomatoes, after all, are a New World ingredient and only featured in European cuisine after the discovery of the Americas.

The Greeks had a very balanced diet and were known for eating off the land as Greek produce was of a high quality.

The Persians are an empire often left out of Classical discussions, so it was impressive to see that Yardley had included them. The Persians loved to use herbs and aromatic spices, which are still common in Middle Eastern culture. Their proteins mainly came from eating lamb or goat. They did not have large meals but rather ate snacks throughout the day. The Pesians introduced many foods to the world: the list includes apricots, aubergines, lemons, limes, oranges, pistachios, spinach, saffron and tarragon. Their most famous culinary contribution is obviously the kebab, still highly popular in the Western world.

Yardley ended the lecture with the Ancient Egyptians. The poorer Egyptians ate lots of fresh bread and drank beer. They also ate a lot of meat and fish. Living next to the Nile meant that seafood formed a large part of their diet. They also ate a lot of alliums, which is the family of onions and garlic. A singular aspect of Egyptian culture at the time was the existence of markets selling spices and dried fruits. To this day, markets with haggling remain a defining aspect of Middle Eastern culture.

The talk was concluded by Yardley drawing an interesting comparison between attitudes towards cooking in the past and

in modern times. Cuisine has moved on from being something merely necessary for survival: in modern times, we see the best chefs becoming celebrities and having TV shows. Going out to restaurants is one of the most popular pastimes, as eating has gained a social importance as well as a physical one. Indeed, Jamie Oliver is the second-best-selling author in the UK after J K Rowling. The Junior Classical Society thanks Yardley for a highly informative and professionally presented talk.

CLASSICAL SOCIETYProfessor Catherine Edwards, Birkbeck, “Mothers,

Murderers, and Role Models”, OSRG, 10 May

Catherine Edwards, Professor of classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck College, University of London, was welcomed to the Hill last week by both the boys and beaks of Harrow as well as a number of pupils from off the Hill. Specialising in Roman cultural history after achieving her degree and PhD from Cambridge, Edwards was most qualified to deliver her talk entitled ‘Mothers, murderers and role models; women and power in ancient Rome’ to the Classical Society.

To give an overview of her lecture, Edwards explored the extent to which women in ancient Roman society exercised influence. Livia – wife of emperor Augustus, mother of emperor Tiberius and grandmother of emperor Claudius – was the ancient Roman woman whom Edwards’ centred her discussion around. Indeed, as Edwards discussed, Livia of all Roman women was the most involved in Roman affairs. Often interceding in Augustus’ political business, giving him advice on how to deal with conspirators, Livia involved herself in matters typically associated, at that time, with men. So much was Livia involved in these dealings, Edwards discussed, she is referred to in the ancient sources as Romana princeps. That Livia should be viewed in such terms by the ancient historians is particularly significant in the context of the level of power a woman in Roman society could expect to wield: the term princeps means first citizen and was traditionally used to denote the position of emperor in Roman society. That Livia be heralded Romana princeps seems to apportion her, in at least some sense, the position of empress, implying that, at this time, Livia had to some degree a sense of formal political recognition and power. That Livia was able to acquit the wife of Piso the conspirator, Plancina, both of whom were accused of murder, after liaising with a number of senators, is evidence of her political influence. However, Roman women are not traditionally viewed as being able to commanded formal power at all; nevertheless, there is still a suggestion that Livia was remodelling woman’s traditional role in society, if albeit just for aristocratic or wealthy women.

After discussing this at length, Edwards continued to cite examples that further evidence her contention that Livia did have considerable influence both socially and politically. Livia is depicted on Augustus’ Ara Pacis (Alter of Peace) and had built herself a Roman market, naming it the Portico Livia. In a similar way, Livia also inherited one third of Augustus’ wealth upon his death. These all attest to Livia being a prominent figure in Roman political life and thus exercising a degree of influence. However, it is when Livia becomes praised as the first priestess of Augustus and then deified by her grandson Claudius in 42 AD that the necessary political gravitas of Roman men is installed in her.

Even though Livia was deified by her grandson after her death, that Livia inspired other Roman women to advance themselves in the political sphere was the principal message of Edwards’ talk. Indeed, Edwards in this way cited the ‘three graces’ (Gaius Caligula’s sisters) depicted on a sestertius. Certainly, it is uncommon to find Roman women (other than goddesses) featuring in Roman iconography, and that they were is testament (perhaps) to the changing political circumstance of women in Rome, now being important players in the transfer of power and

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SHAFTSBURY ENTERPRISEFoodbank Volunteering, 13 May

On Sunday, TMD and MDW accompanied seven Harrow boys to Harrow town centre in order to raise awareness for the local foodbank. Boys were tasked with not only handing out leaflets to passers-by, but also with interacting with the public to enlighten them about the huge boost a foodbank can provide. Local foodbanks are expecting increased demand with the upcoming installation of Universal Credit in Harrown view of the delays that have been seen in other areas of the country.

The hope is that, by having more people know how to access the foodbank, hey will be quicker to reach out for help in times of crisis. Hopefully, the boys have managed to raise awareness to the extent that some people will better understand that the foodbank is there for them if they need it. There are many common misconceptions regarding foodbanks icluding that some people think they are only for the homeless. Yet recent statistics show that 70% of foodbank users are in work and struggling to make ends meet. Thus, to be able to access three days’ worth of food three times every six months is a truly beneficial service that all boys involved should be proud to have supported.

Thanks thus go to Danny Alhakmi, The Knoll, Musa Ali, Moretons, Sam Allen,Christian Boland, George Jenkins ,all Newlands, James Middlemass, Moretons, and George Wauchope, The Knoll. Further thanks go to MDW for organising the whole event and to TMD for accompanying the boys.

assurance of legitimacy: Gaius’ emphasis on family associates him with the much respected Divus Augustus. Edwards also mentioned other Roman women: Eumachia, who like Livia engaged in similar building projects, the former funding from her own wealth the construction of a large building next to the public forum in Pompeii, and the latter similarly building a bath house adorned with statues of Cupid and Mars.

Overall, Catherine Edwards investigated Roman society from an angle about which little is known and thus provided a fascinating afternoon talk.

MUSIC RECITALLower Sixth A Level, 4 May

On 4 May, the Lower Sixth A level Music boys had a mock recital which would go towards their predicted grades at the end of the year. It was a casual event with a few audience members there to enjoy the music and relaxed atmosphere they set. WJC spoke a few short words about what the programme would consist of and the show began.

Up first was Corran Stewart, Lyon’s, who began his recital with a piece called Romance by Edward Elgar, which he played on the bassoon. The word ‘romance’ certainly did come to mind

when he began it. A soft, gentle tempo to start set a relaxed tone for the piece. A minute or two in it began to get more complicated with various runs and trills, which he mastered very well with only the occasional slip up. A mezzo piano middle lulled the audience it to this beautiful piece. Next, he performed Lucy Long by Godfrey, again on the bassoon. This one had a more upbeat mood with a joyful spring in it. One very impressive unaccompanied part with very good staccato. Some lovely octave leaps ended the piece in a jolly way.

Next was Rafe Wendelken-Dickson, Druries, playing firstly Intermezzo in A minor by Johannes Brahms. The piece had a very strong and confident start which slowly led into a chorus based around arpeggios, which was very well played. After that, he played Rondo by Beethoven. This piece had some very impressive runs in the right hand. It was a very difficult piece but tackled very well with only a few slip ups showing how this was the slightly more unknown piece of his two. However, this did not affect his overall performance, which was altogether very good.

To end the Lower Sixth recital, Daniel Baker, Moretons, sang various German and English songs. To begin with, he sang Mache dich by J S Bach. His German pronunciation was spectacular and was complemented by a very powerful bass voice even in the lower register. Next, he sang The People that Walked in Darkness by Handel. His crisp and clear pronunciation went well with his rolling ‘r’s. For a bass, he had an impressive range in his vocals. A very robust piece performed very well. Finally, he sang Wildmung by Schumann. Once again, he mastered the pronunciation of some very difficult German. A brisk but steady tempo moved the piece along with some very good phrasing. If anything, it was too short as I feel the audience was rather enjoying his singing.

The audience thought that the performance was over, but Dan Shailer, Rendalls, appeared to do a repeat recording for his actual A evel recital. A very jazzy and funky performance on the trumpet was a slight change from what the audience had just heard. Some very good high notes with a very lively groove to it ended the night with a bang. We wish Shailer the best of luck with the rest of his exams.

We would like to thank all the boys involved and especially WJC, DNW and all the Music beaks who have helped get these boys to the standards they are at now. We wish them the best of luck when it come to their real recital.

LITERATURE SYMPOSIUM Tottenham Academy of Excellence, 9 May

Last Wednesday, the English department took a trip to the Tottenham Academy of Excellence for an all-day Lower Sixth literature symposium. Spearheaded by JKB, LSA and JJM, the day would promise several original talks delivered by students of both schools on the topic of 20th-century literature. Five Harrovians delivered separate presentations across a wide range of genres, including Modernism, Post-Modernism. Pre-Modernism, Realism and Romanticism. Freddie Heffer, Elmfield, Ostap Stefak, Newlands, William Tallentire, Lyon’s, Mark Reed, Rendalls, and Arshaan Bhatnagar, The Park, each delivered pre-prepared slides (of approximately ten minutes each) to an audience of both schools. The talks were split between Harrow and the Academy in alternating intervals, each with their own unique style and delivery. A lunch interim split the day by roughly an hour of socialisation, before returning to the final round of lectures. Talks delivered by the Academy were of equally high calibre, covering more specific motifs in literature such as Idealism, mundanity, sexuality and nostalgic poetic tropes. Extracts from poets such as Ted Hughes and Seamus Heaney were used to more precisely pinpoint language nuances (as opposed to the broader range of literature classifications

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covered by Harrovians) with both sides providing equal parts precision and contextualisation to its audience. The day proved to be an informative and enthralling experience, with many thanks to the prior mentioned beaks for their cumulative efforts to organise the trip.

CORRESPONDENCELetters to the Editors of The Harrovian

Dear Sirs, There is a word for memory loss, but I cannot recall it. Memories of 60 years ago lose clarity. Dale Vargas recently suggested in these columns that my memory was faulty, when I wrote that playing Fives in Moretons in 1958 was compulsory. But I know I am right because I was caned for protesting about it. Or so I believe.

With less clarity, I remember one boiling summer afternoon, during a sinfully boring French lesson, my friend Tony Travis (The Park 19563) whispered to me that he was going to pretend to faint, to get out of the lesson. He duly collapsed onto the Old Schools floor, and was carried out. I am pretty sure this occurred, but what if Tony cannot remember it? I did ask him recently. He remembers that he did feel a bit faint, and made a meal out of it – he thinks.

A vaguer memory concerns the Science beak, Jackie Webster, who was famous for his plain philosophy. He would say “Everything Is Relative” Whatever occured, whoever did what, to whomsoever, Jackie would reflect, “Ah well, Everything Is Relative.” But if a boy clicked his pen top, then Jackie forgot his Socratic calm, and yelled at us across the lab, “Right you lot, all of you, click your pens! Hear what a dreadful racket it makes!” But have I got the right beak?

My vaguest memory is that in 1957, the beak Jeremy Lemmon told us of an incident concerning the great Victorian historian, Lord Acton. Apparently Acton told his wife he was going to visit a local library, and returned later, enthralled, because he had discovered some fascinating detail about ecclesiastical loyalty. Why on earth would this incident stick in my mind? Did Jeremy really mention Acton? Acton read ecclesiastical history for fun. Serves him right. The only parallel for this in my life is that sometimes I tell my wife I am going to visit the local betting shop, and return happy, because I have read The Racing Post and won £10.

Coincidentally, about forty years on, I became related to Lord Acton by marriage. My wife Cate’s grandmother’s brother married Pelline, the grand-daughter of Lord Acton. Cate was very fond of Aunt Pelline, who was young, charming, beautiful, clever, loyal and a wonderful mother to her six children. I would like to have met her. Who would not want to meet a great-aunt called Dorothy Elizabeth Anne Pelline Lyon-Dalberg-Acton?

HERE AND THEREFollowing an extremely rigorous and competitive selection process, Nicklas Host-Verbraak, The Head Master’s, has been selected as a member of Foiling Team Norway. FTN focuses on very talented sailors in the age group 14-20 (Nicklas is their youngest member to date) and supports them with a boat, coaching etc in the very exciting WSZP class. This is a foiling (or flying) boat and is the very future of sailing. The America’s Cup sails very large boats of this type and more and more Olympic classes are moving in this direction. Nicklas will take possession of his new boat at half term and participate in his first competition for the team in the final weekend of half term. He will also take part in the European Championships in Lake Garda this summer.

But I never met her, for she was a distant relative. I suppose Jackie would have said, “Everyone Is Relative.”

And so, by degrees, memory drifts towards legend, and then gradually seeps down through foggy foothills into fantasy half-forgot, “like an ancient river flowing, from the mountain to the sea.” Yours sincerely,

Mike Stone, Moretons 19572

STRANGFORD PRIZE ESSAY“Location as a concept is no longer of great relevance

in the modern world”, by Paddy Breeze, Elmfield

Location has driven the evolution of human society throughout history: economically, through wealthy merchants seeking to ply their goods in new lands; militarily when whole empires wage war over vast swathes of the planet. In the last century, transport innovations and the Internet have redefined the meaning of location as part of a meteoric change in the global marketplace. Location as a concept in the modern world has varying significance: the world itself is not all modern, with some regions being far more technologically advanced than others and one marketplace being significantly different wherever your fingers lands on the global map. This essay therefore agrees and disagrees with the above statement in equal measure, offering a balanced view, both for and against.

Globalisation is not a new phenomenon, with some experts tracing its existence back to the domestication of horses and the invention of sailing at around 4000 BC; it is only since the modern industrial age that globalisation has entered global discussion. The emergence of the Internet and efficient global transport systems have allowed Transnational Corporations (“TNCs”) to outsource labour from their often western marketplaces to countries where labour is cheap such as India and China. Companies are therefore less worried about proximity to manufacturing centres as they would have been in the last century, and thus can be more flexible about their headquarters location, with some businesses having their headquarters in the USA but actually manufacturing their goods in the Far East. This flexibility has allowed TNCs to move their operations anywhere in the world where prices are more economic; for TNCs, who have a global reach , location is simply no longer an issue. However, the reasons why some areas are cheaper to produce goods in than others are locationally driven, whether due to proximity to trade routes or through location of major cities. Globalisation has also affected the consumer of the goods produced by TNCs, as the online marketplace for goods has meant that proximity to shopping districts is less of a concern to house buyers. This has led to location playing a lesser role in people’s calculations when they assess an area to buy a property, as they can have goods delivered easily straight to their front door, wherever they are.

One of the main drivers of globalisation, as well as the declining importance of location, is transport innovation. Evidence of this exists on both a global and national level, an example of which is

GAFFE AND GOWNQuips from around the Hill

“Now gents, please be nice. Remember that only I am allowed to verbally abuse boys.”

“I bet the reason you’re good at running is because you’re from Yorkshire.” “I’m from Lincolnshire.” “Anywhere north of London is Yorkshire to me.”

“Can you name an English Baroque composer? “Beethoven, sir?”

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Crossrail, London’s expensive new transport network. Crossrail runs 100 kilometres from east to west connecting regions far outside London’s traditional commuter belt to the centre of the city, and is predicted to transport over 200 million passengers per year. This has allowed workers to live outside of the city and worry less about being able to live centrally, as they can afford to live a considerable distance from their place of work. Whereas in the past living within commuting distance meant living in Richmond-Upon-Thames, commuters can now live anywhere along the Crossrail network. Furthermore, Crossrail has seven stations next to art galleries in London opening up our nations’ cultural hotspots to a much wider audience, decreasing the importance of location in considerations about where to make one’s home. In addition to Crossrail, the planned HS2 rail network linking London to Birmingham and the North is also opening up the UK geographically. These transport infrastructure projects, as well as many other planned routes, are increasingly allowing commuters to live anywhere within the UK and still reach a major employment hub; the idea of location being of less importance is therefore slowly working itself into the UK psyche, and will have certain impacts on the next generation of workers.

Along with nationwide transport, global transport routes and vehicles are also changing. For the first time ever last month Qantas Airlines ran a non-stop flight from the UK to Australia; good evidence of the constantly improving transport networks that are allowing TNCs to expand their horizons as well as promote international trade cooperation. Although this route is for passengers right now, it is only a matter of time before we see cargo planes along the same route. As trade becomes easier, the location of certain agricultural as well as manufactured goods will be much less of an issue as it becomes more efficient to transport goods globally. Location will therefore be far less of an issue hindering trade, and less debated on the international stage, thus losing its relevance.

There is however lots of evidence that location is still relevant in the modern world. The first example of this is the European Union (“EU”) and its relationship with the UK. When the UK left the EU in June 2016, many who voted for leaving the EU did so as they thought that the EU had replaced British sovereignty with a Brussels led Parliament. Location is an issue central to sovereignty as sovereignty involves the independent power of a geographically discrete area – otherwise known as a location. Furthermore, within EU member states there are regions which want to become separate countries, such as Catalonia attempting to secede from Spain. These regions do not just decide they want to seek independence, but do so because they have a culture and economy specific to their location which they do not want to share; national identity as an idea, which Donald Trump deployed very effectively in his election victory, is driven by location. Membership of the EU is also only open to those countries that are geographically on the continent of Europe, and thus location will always be critical to intergovernmental institutions: third world countries are already beginning to group together at the United Nations.

Although earlier I discussed how proximity to major cities is becoming less relevant, there is evidence that where one lives in the UK is still significant. Firstly, in London and areas in close proximity to London, house prices in 2015 were greater than those elsewhere in the UK (in London the median was £375,000, in Guildford it was £350,000, but in Swansea it was only £120,000) . Secondly, urban deprivation was highest away from the south, with none of the top 10 towns/cities being near London (the top 3 were: Oldham, West Bromwich, and Liverpool) . Finally, young people looking for employment and even older people in employment naturally drift towards the cities as this is where the most economically rewarding work is, making living in a location in proximity to these cities a crucial consideration in finding work. These statistics show that not only is location an indicator for economic prosperity, but

that government bodies like the Office for National Statistics advise much government policy based on their research into locational disparities, and thus showing that in the UK location as a concept still has relevance.

Understanding the great wealth and inequality disparity between regions of the world is crucial in being able to understand the importance of location today. A recent study concluded that wealth inequality is highest in the Middle East, and lowest in Europe, meaning that if you are born in the Middle East the economic diversity of your family is likely to be greater. Furthermore, over the past 25 years the richest 1% of the world’s population captured twice as much growth as the bottom 50%, and these 1% are largely concentrated in five countries. This means that location has a direct impact on whether you are likely to be wealthy or not. Also, another survey was conducted on statistics between the EU and Africa. The survey discovered that income varied tremendously between the two: in 2016 the average GDP per capita in the EU was 29,000 Euros, whereas in Africa it was just 900 . Not only this, but life expectancy varied between 80.6 years in the EU to 61.1 years in Africa ; if the birth lottery places you in a family in Africa, you are likely to earn less and have a shorter lifespan simply due to your location. Geopolitically, location is a growing issue, with global policymakers now ever mindful of the need to revitalise under developed nations whose evolution has been stunted by their location.

Therefore, the extent to which I agree with the above statement is equal to the extent to which I disagree with it: globalisation has made location less of an issue than in the past, yet the way the world is divided by nation and by wealth will always place location as a concept of some relevance, varying depending on the situation. Russia’s advance throughout Eastern Europe over the last 100 years has been considered by some as a response to the lack of protection to the West in land terms of its capital Moscow; the location of one city has influenced international relations for several decade and is likely to do so in the future. On the other hand, wherever one lives, it is now possible to order goods direct to one’s front door that have been manufactured in China, designed in the UK, and packaged in Romania, evidence of the ever-evolving globalised marketplace diminishing the influence of location.

THE LITTLE-KNOWN ELGAR The Second Instalment: Newly Discovered Works

Two ‘new’ works by Elgar have been reconstructed from scores discovered earlier this year. Air de Ballet, and the Introduction to the Gavotte were uncovered at Elgar’s Birthplace Archive, by David Lloyd-Jones. The works were uncovered while editing the Elgar Complete Edition and incredibly, since 2007, 15forgotten works have been uncovered in its editing.

Air de Ballet was one of Elgar’s first orchestral works. In its original state, the autograph score was largely incomplete, and all that existed was ‘a rather amateurish set of parts’ as Lloyd-Jones put it. Despite not sounding overly ‘considered’, the work does provide an insight into the early mind of Elgar before he really embarked on his career. For this, perhaps, we can forgive Elgar of the ‘amateurish’ work.

Although not composed for the band itself, the two works were written at around the same time of Elgar’s employment at Powick Asylum. In 1879, Elgar was appointed as bandmaster of the asylum, with the band made of the attendants, not the patients. Although the role was only one day every week, at 22, it was Elgar’s first job conducting and composing. Elgar resigned in 1884, when, understandably, his aspirations saw better things. However, as the Musical Times put it, ‘this practical experience proved to be of the greatest value to the young musician. He acquired a practical knowledge of the capabilities of these different instruments. He thereby got to

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ATHLETICS At home, 19 May

In what was the last School athletics match for most Fifth Formers and Upper Sixth, the squad gave their all against somewhat depleted opposition in many cases. Nevertheless, the Harrow team kept their standards high, producing some excellent results throughout the afternoon.

Juniors1st Harrow 2202nd St Albans 1913rd Coopers’ 179

Intermediates1st Harrow 2572nd St Albans 1913rd Oakham 160

Seniors1st Harrow 2442nd St Albans 2283rd Coopers’ 171

Overall1st Harrow 7212nd Oakham 5643rd Coopers’ 497

know intimately the tone colour, the ins and outs of these and many other instruments.’

This surmises a lot of Elgar’s experiences up until this point. During these formative years, Elgar was grappled with the convergence of the practical and emotional sides of music, describing Beethoven's First Symphony as 'passion, poetry, and fire.' Almost certainly, his first exposure to music was through his own father, who owned the Elgar Bros Pianoforte & Music Warehouse. Despite seeming a blessing for Elgar, this initiated a lifelong struggle that Elgar never managed to overcome: the struggle for respectability within the establishment.

Despite having been awarded a knighthood before the age of 50, and an Order of Merit, and having been appointed Master of the King’s Music, he did all he could to be awarded a peerage but never succeeded.

So, what can we gain from the ‘amateurish set of parts’ that remain? In the grand scheme of things, not a lot, but in practice another insight into the early mind of the endlessly complex and complexed character of Elgar.

MONUMENTAL PROPAGANDAJohnathan Burrow Head Short Story,

by Qumarth Akhavan Zanjani, Druries

His kind eyes, worn by time, gazed into a sea of dust and disorder in an abandoned warehouse established some years after his time. A hand tucked into his decorated jacket, his eyes could be seen to have been admonishing the masses who had so deserted him, despite his service; and yet, the only thing that could be seen to reflect from his dulled iron eyes were the tarnished red banners that aforesaid people had hoisted in his honour.Light flooded the room; the door opened, leading four bat-wielding youths into the room. Seeing in them the same type of people who had once brought him and his comrades to prominence, his unseeing eyes seemed to light up from behind the rows of chairs that had been tossed upon his once-godlike countenance. This hope soon turned to despair, as they lit matches and cackled, destroying his likenesses and the monumental propaganda that had served him so well in his indoctrinatory rule.

The delinquent youths ravaged the store-house, destroying anything they could lay their hands on. Though he could sense it not, they reeked of alcohol, cigarettes and other rousing substances; evidently the anarchist sons of the bourgeois he had sought to destroy. The same chaos that had brought him to power would now lead to his destruction, years after his detestable successor all but removed him from the proletariat psyche. His iron features knew not of the shout of the boy; but if he had, he would have thought himself doomed. A singular juvenile, scrawny, weak, not strong enough to build a workforce on, ran across the corridor formed by the detritus of a seventy-year regime, tripping on many a red banner or poster that seemed to pave the floor. He called the name of the Iron-willed steel dictator; and yet, midway through his shout of retaliatory fury, he faltered.

The sharp eyes of the icon screwed up in pity for the boy. Or at least, that is what the vandal seemed to think, as his will subsided under the fierce and yet sympathetic gaze of the Man of Steel, in his now dead- and yet more appropriate- form. With a rush of both rage and confusion, he brought down his bat upon the steel autocrat. As he did this, it seemed that the darkened sheen of the leader gazed into his soul. The bat fell to no avail. His attempt to deface this monument to collectivism had been completely voided, it seemed, by some force stronger than he. With a stare that was the culmination of the mixed respect, fear, love and hate he harboured for this inanimate man, he dashed and ran, shouted to his friends that it had been a false alarm, and that there was a threat of discipline in the area.

Stalin smiled. In this form he had no other emotion, but to smile in a manner that seemed to change depending on the

frame of mind of the onlooker. He smiled in the warehouse as he did many years ago upon the pedestal in the centre of the square; the difference being that he was loved and admired in his very physiognomy then, whereas now he stood, with none to observe him, with a cold demeanour that depicted no feeling in its iron statue of a body.

SWIMMINGGala v Charterhouse, The School Won

Charterhouse 205, Harrow 330

The Harrow squad completed an undefeated season of three terms of competitive swimming in this gala v Charterhouse. All of the three age groups were victorious today by comfortable margins. All of the relay teams came first. Although there were not as many personal best times swum today as in other galas, Henry Pearce managed to beat the Shell 100m individual medley School record, swimming in a time of 1:05:54. Sebastian Classen swam a full two-second personal best time, which consolidates his place firmly on the Harrow squad. Congratulations to all of the Harrow swimmers for an excellent year of competition in the pool.

TENNISThe School v Charterhouse

Seniors 1st, Lost 2-7The Seniors continue to battle against tough opposition. Otto Stroyan and Ciaran Timlin where the only pair to pick up sets against Charterhouse.

Seniors 2nd, Lost 1-8Tom Santini and Johnson Lam were the only pair to pick up a set for the 2nds. Junior Colts A, Won 8-1 The Junior Colts A team won 8-1 against Charterhouse. Well done to Pair Two, Iggy Abaroa and Yannis Chatzigiannis, who only dropped four of their 22 games played.

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CRICKET1st XI v St Edward's School, Oxford, 17 May

Harrow Won by 3 wickets

St Edwards Runs BallsB Charlesworth, c Ferreira b J Langston 13 8P Ades, c Sheopuri, b Ayliffe 27 32 H Ward, c Falcon b J Chohan 19 14 A Horton, b J Chohan 1 6T Powell, c Sheopuri, b Ayliffe 2 6L Charlesworth, c Sheopuri, b Ayliffe 9 22C Lappin, c & b Wijeratne 0 1 T Maclachlan, c Falcon b J Chohan 7 11 J Curtis, not out 19 16J Marsh, b W Falcon 0 2G Macleod, not out 1 3Total 118 for 9

Harrow Bowling O M R WM Ali 4 0 14 0W Falcon 4 0 36 1J Langston 1 0 12 1M Ayliffe 4 0 16 3J Chohan 4 0 30 3R Wijeratne 3 0 4 1

Harrow Runs Balls H Dicketts, b B Charlseworth 19 18T Sheopuri, b J Curtis 16 24R Wijeratne, c J Marsh 36 39A Ferreira, b J Curtis 5 7F Hall, b J Curtis 0 1M Ayliffe, c & b T Powell 9 14L Harrington-Myers, lbw b Marsh 0 6J Langston, not out 3 5W Falcon, not out 12 2Total 123 for 7

Harrow O M R WH Ward 4 0 21 0L Charlesworth 2 0 21 0B Charlesworth 3 0 17 1T Powell 4 0 17 1

Junior Colts B, Won 54 The Junior Colts B team won 5-4 against Charterhouse.

Junior Colts C, Lost 36 Junior Colts D, Won 63

Yearlings A, Won 5-4 With some good tennis played right from the off, Harrow took an early lead against a well-matched Charterhouse side. Near the close of play and with four matches a-piece, all hinged on the final match between 3rd pair Hanno Sie and Ben Kyd and their opposite number. With steely determination and pluck, the Harrow twosome stormed home to a 6-games-to-2 win, giving a final match tally of 5 to 4 in Harrow’s favour. Special mention must go to 1st pair Federico Ghersi and Hugo Anderson who easily won all three of their matches, dropping just two matches in all.

Yearlings B, Won 6-3 A comfortable victory for the Yearlings B team, with some excellent play. Special mention to Harry Scott and Adam Chambers who won two straight matches at a score of 6 sets to 1.

Yearlings C, Won 7-2 Right from the start, Harrow looked strong and confident against a less experienced Charterhouse side. Unassailable by tea with a score-line of 4 matches to 2 in their favour, Harrow worked hard to take all three remaining matches of the afternoon. With a final score to 7 matches to 2 to Harrow, credit must go to all three pairs and especially to 2nd pair Hugo Gaffey and Angus Walker who easily won all three of their matches.

Yearlings D, Won 8-1 An effortless victory for the Yearlings D team, winning 8 of their 9 matches against Charterhouse Ds. Most winning matches were with comfortable leads and the only loss was a close one (7 sets to 5). Special mention to Lanre Nzeribe and Dimitri Samonas for their three straight wins, two of which were at 6 sets to 2.

RHMW Tournament, 19 May

Seniors 1st, Harrow were runners upOn a glorious day for tennis, the 1st VIII knew that it was going to be a tough ask to come home with the RHWM trophy. Nevertheless, they fought hard in the first round, demolishing a respectable Marlborough team. The second round against Radley would most likely be the decider for the day. Having been soundly beaten by the same team a few weeks earlier, Harrow put in an outstanding performance to run the team close. Another convincing win against Wellington in the final round showed impressive stamina in the heat but it wasn't enough to secure the title, which went to the dominant Radley side. The team of Daniel Billings, Ant Stanley, Otto Stroyan, Ciaran Timlin, Alex, Saunders, Harry Saunders, Simeon Lee and David Gibbons are to be congratulated on their efforts.

Seniors 2nd, Harrow were runners upHarrow did very well to finish runners-up to Radley in the 2nd VIII. The team made up entirely of Lower Sixth boys beat Marlborough and Wellington and drew with Radley who pipped them to the post by a mere ten games.Junior Colts A, Won 263

The Junior Colts A VIII ran out convincing winners at the RHMW tournament on Saturday. Out of 36 matches played against Radley, Marlborough and Wellington, we lost only three, drawing seven and winning 26. Thomas Cheah, Sasha Sebag-Montefiore, Finlay Matheson, Finlay Jones and Michael O’Callaghan all remained unbeaten throughout the day, with

O’Callaghan and Jones winning all of their matches in both singles and doubles.

Junior Colts B, WonThe Junior Colts B team played exceptionally well in the RHMW tournament. They won and also beat Radley College by one game! The scores are: Marlborough – 110, Wellington – 117, Radley – 174, Harrow175

Yearlings B, Harrow were runners upOn a sunny day in Oxfordshire, Harrow put on an excellent show of confident tennis. Their first match against Radley proved to be more of a challenge than expected, with Radley gaining a surprisingly large advantage of 59 games to 37 by the end of the contest. By the time Harrow met up with Marlborough, the boys had got into their stride, convincingly beating their challengers by 71 games to 25. With a struggling Wellington side compared with last year’s competition, Harrow’s final match proved to be a disappointing walkover, with a tally of 91 games to 5 in the Harrovians’ favour. All that remained now was the final score and although Harrow lost out to a stronger Radley side this year, the Harrovians are to be commended for their outstanding play and good spirit.

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An excellent effort from the XI. Building on two positive outings against Middlesex and Whitgift the week before, Harrow approached this game in a positive manner. St Edward’s came hard in the first few overs but the pace of Langston secured a crucial opening wicket. Following another quick partnership, Chohan took two quick wickets to turn the balance. Ayliffe followed suit including excellent sportsmanship from Powell who walked having nicked a ball, forcing the umpire to overturn his original decision of a wide. Regular wickets fell with excellent fielding, particularly from Falcon who took two excellent catches again. St Edwards rallied in the final overs to reach 118-9.

Harrow’s chase started well with Dicketts and Sheopuri running well between the wickets. Both fell reasonably quickly after the powerplay and Harrow struggled in the middle overs. The quick leg spin of Curtis deceived several for pace and he clean bowled Sheopuri, Ferreira and Hall. Some stability returned with Ayliffe but once he was out to an excellent caught and bowled pressure began to rise. Langston ran well but once Wijeratne was caught at long on Harrow needed 12 from 11 balls. Cue Falcon who decided to remove any pressure by whacking the two balls he faced for successive sixes and ensure Harrow won by three wickets. Another very positive day for the XI who move on to the next Cowdrey cup fixture on Saturday.

Junior Colts A v Norwich School, Won by 76 runs Harrow overcame a strong Norwich side by 76 runs on a beautiful Thursday afternoon on the Sixth Form ground. Connell 59, and Hope 46, batted maturely and provided firm foundation for a Harrow score of 205-6 from their 35 over allocation. Harrow put Norwich under pressure straight away and Koutalides bowled a shrewd opening spell of 1-11 from six overs. Harrow kept their foot on the pressure pedal in the middle overs with Prickett taking 3-21 from his seven overs.

Yearlings A v Isleworth and Syon Boys' School in the Area CupWon by 174 runs The main feature of the Harrow innings was a superb 210 run partnership for the 3rd wicket between George Cutler and Sam Dunn, which featured some excellent running between the wickets. Harrow ended with an impressive 266 for 2 off their 30 overs with Cutler 132 not out and Dunn 88 not out. Isleworth made a good start and were 64 for 2 off 10 overs but once Curran was dismissed by Richardson for 38 they collapsed to 92 all out. Phoenix Ashworth and Seb Phillips took three wickets each.

Yearlings B v John Lyon School Under-14A, Won by 47 runs Yearlings F v The John Lyon School Under-14C, Won by 67 runs

The School v Charterhouse, 19 May1st XI v Charterhouse 1st XI, Won by 62 runs

Harrow 204 all out Runs BallsL Harrington-Myers, c Singh 26 29M Ayliffe, c Singh 6 25T Sheopuri, b Singh 0 4R Wijeratne, c Peel 75 78A Ferreira, c Sheen 10 18F Hall, c Sheen 17 22J Langston, b Sheen 20 35W Falcon, s Mahtaani 6 9M Ali c Patel 1 8J Chohan, not out 17 21H Maxwell, lbw Mahtaani 12 25Extras 14Total 204

Charterhouse O M R WBarlow 8 0 41 0Singh 11 1 44 3Sheen 9 0 48 3Capucno 2 0 17 0Mahtaani 11 0 36 2Patel 4 0 13 2

Charterhouse 142 all out, Runs BallsWilman, c Langston b Maxwell 11 10Gilbey, lbw Maxwell 0 1Mahtani, lbw Maxwell 18 30Richardson, c Langston b Chohan 17 26Barlow, lbw Langston 37 64Singh, b Langston 23 51Patel, b Langston 0 2Short, not out 6 25Campbell, b Langston 0 2Sheen, b Langston 0 8 Capucno, s Ferreira b Langston 10 10 Extras 20Total 142

Harrow Bowling O M R WFalcon 7 1 38 0Maxwell 7 1 14 3Chohan 6 0 22 1Ayliffe 4 0 8 0Ali 4 1 21 0Wijeratne 4 1 19 0Langston 6 3 14 6

A second good performance in the space of a week for the XI. Having won the toss and elected to bat, the openers made a good start with Harrington-Myers particularly fluent off the back foot. Sadly, this promising start was not developed as both openers played loose shots to get out. Sheopuri was then bowled by the excellent opener, leaving Harrow 36-3. The middle order rebuilt, led by the excellent Wijeratne who scored 75 but failed to develop, playing a loose shot to hole out at long on. It looked like Harrow would fall short of par at 173-9 but Chohan and Maxwell batted sensibly to take Harrow past 200. Charterhouse decided the best form of defence was attack and played plenty of shots. This meant the run rate was very helpful but chances also followed. Maxwell pinned two players LBW and had a had a third caught well by Langston at gully. Chohan then removed the dangerous number 4, again caught well by Langston. Charterhouse had an extended period of control following this and it looked like the game might slip away from Harrow. Once again, Langston came to the fore, his spell of 6-3-14-6 took the final six wickets to win the game for Harrow. The bowling and fielding effort were superb but we must develop starts into big scores with the bat.

2nd XI vs Charterhouse, Won by 10 wickets A return to winning ways for the 2nd XI as Charterhouse were put to the sword by a ruthless Harrow bowling attack. A meagre total was chased down with minimal fuss and a 10-wicket win secured in only 12.2 overs. Dicketts 64*, Smith 39*, Fenwick 2-18

Junior Colts A, Lost by 4 wickets An amazing match with Harrow losing off the last ball with the opposition hitting a boundary to end our undefeated run so far this season. At 61-7 Harrow were toppling but Henry Ferneyhough and Fred Prickett put on over 50 with some sensible batting and good running. Harrow finishing on 130 off their 25 overs. In reply, Harrow kept the pressure on with Oli Wills 3-25, Jasper Gray 2-21 and tight bowling from Fred Prickett. Although the last ball went for four, it was another

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strong fielding performance and a great learning experience for the team to want to improve further throughout the season.

Junior Colts B, Won by 9 wickets A tight fielding performance all round restricted Charterhouse to 76/9 off their allotted 25 overs. In reply, Harrow batted with confidence and sealed the game with half their overs to spare. Notable contributions: Goldberg: 4/13, Morrison 38, Cushley 29*

Junior Colts C Harrow Won by 154 runs This was a comprehensive win for the Junior Colts C against Charterhouse. Harrow batted with aplomb scoring nearly 11 runs an over. Hattersley was the pick of the batsman scoring 108* off just 42 balls. He was ably partnered by Yardley who scored a quick 40*. Harrow’s bowlers dispatched Charterhouse with ease. Again, Hattersley featured heavily with three wickets, matching Henson’s earlier three. A very mature and sporting performance from an ever-developing side. Man of the match: Hattersley, The Park, Hattersley 108*, Yardley 40*, Hattersley 3-8, Henson 3-16

Yearlings A, Won by 184 runs The main feature of Harrow's innings was a fine partnership of 130 for the fourth wicket between Seb Phillips, who made 80, and Max Ferreira, who made 62. Harrow's intimidating final score of 244 for 5 was due to great running throughout.Once John Richardson had taken a hat-trick in his third over to reduce Charterhouse to 14 for 4, there was only one result. Charterhouse struggled up to 60 all out with James Nelson taking 4 for 3. This was an emphatic win but harder matches lie ahead that will define Harrow's season.

Yearlings C v Charterhouse Under-14B, Won by 112 runs

Yearlings D v Charterhouse Under-14C, Won by 7 wickets A good win for Harrow in perfect sunshine but on a less than perfect pitch. A huge improvement in fielding meant that Charterhouse were restricted to only 79 runs and were on 39 for 8 at one stage. Jariwala opened the batting superbly before Ishikawa destructively scored the boundaries required to get the win. Jariwala 26, Ishikawa 22, Cullinane 2-2

Yearlings E v Charterhouse Under-14D, Won by 10 wickets An impressive bowling performance skittled the Charterhouse Yearling Ds for 79, a score well below par on a fantastic Paddock wicket. An imperious display of batting from the openers (O'Connor and Labrum) who chased down the target in a mere eight overs. A great all-round performance by O'Connor, taking four wickets and scoring 29*.

The School v Whitgift

Colts A v Whitgift School, Won by 4 wickets The Colts A team over came a strong Whitgift XI, invaluable contributions from Anton-Smith (46), Patel (64 and 3/22) and Burton (37*) saw the team home with four balls to spare.

Colts B v Whitgift School, Lost by 8 wickets A very disappointing performance. Harrow showed little grit and struggled against some good and accurate bowling but mainly had themselves to blame for a very poor display in this 35 over game. Poor running between the wickets, bad shot selection and very little resilience led to a a dismal score of 37 all out. Harrow bowled and fielded well but a score of 37 was far too low to really give us a chance. Big improvements necessary for our final game against Radley.