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NEWS OF OLD BRUTONIANS Americanism and the Need for Public Diplomacy.” In his spare time John has been doing the rounds of the Chinese choral music circuit including trips down to Shanghai to inaugurate the Shanghai International Festival Chorus and a New Year’s Gala where he happily bellowed various kitschy opera pieces. John says that his ‘A’ level French has been exceedingly useful, as one of the conductors that he has been working with spoke only French so John was able to translate into English for the choir. He was particularly pleased to be able to sing a small solo and the majority of the choruses in the Chinese premier of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in May 2004 with the International Festival Chorus in Beijing. Once his academic year is over John is returning to New York to work in the nonprofit civil rights sector but has now returned to work in London. 1995 Joseph MBU (N95/00) has signed for Wasps from Harlequins. 1996 Jake TUPMAN (O96/01) and Rob DONNELLAN (N96/01) have been doing admirable work out in Thailand with child victims of the tsunami, “all of whom have lost at least one parent, their homes and all their possessions. Their morale is obviously low, and there is an urgent need at this time to get the children playing again, to bring some fun and laughter back into their lives. We (Dragonfly) are a small organization based in the northeast of Thailand, providing English camps for schools all over the country. An English camp is sometimes described as 'edutainment'. Similar to a Scout camp (but much more fun), we educate Thai students in English by organising fun activities and games. We have been running camps for over a year now, and organising English camps in Phuket is the obvious way for us to help the children affected by the tsunami.” An e-mail address (donations@thai-dragonfly.com) and their website (www.thai-dragonfly.com) would supply further information and provide an opportunity to donate to their excellent work. 1998 Elena DZARLIJEVA (W98/00) is spending the summer at home in Macedonia before returning to the UK in September 2005 to join Deloittes for Acturarial training. George GALICA (L98/01) is studying Business & Sociology at UWE, Bristol whilst also working for Orange on data support. 1999 Laura HODDER (P99/04) has written from Malawi to thank The Friends of KSB for their award enabling her to spend 4 months of her ‘Gap’ year working at Mlonda girls Secondary School, arranged through Africa & Asia Venture Ltd. Laura writes that she is having an incredible time teaching Biology and English to classes of 60 – 90 girls of varying ages which she finds a very fulfilling project. The school is poor and rural but set in a beautiful location of magnificent mountains and countryside and, although under-resourced, the school has some good teachers and an amazing Christian faith. Laura is living with 3 other girls from the UK, all giving as much time as they can to the secondary school, primary school and the village group/Aids- HIV awareness group. Laura describes working on this project as ‘amazing and awesome’. William JONES (L99/02) writes that during his time at Milton Abbey he was in the 2nd XI Cricket, 1st VI Golf and 1st VIII Cross-Country teams and was also a House Prefect. He has been taking his A levels at Collingham College in London. William is currently studying Film Studies, English Literature and Classical Civilisation, and hopes to apply for Film Studies at university. 2000 Haydn THOMAS (L00/01) has been playing rugby for Exeter. NEWS OF OB GRADUATES 2004 (Doubtless there are other results but these are the ones of which we have been informed.) Will ASPINALL (O91/96) 2.2 in English at Cambridge in 2000 James BOWLER (L96/01) 2.2 in Integrated Engineering at Cardiff Christopher DAVIS (L96/00) 2.1 in Sports Science & Biology at Nottingham Geoffrey FERRARI (N91/96) B.Phil.in Philosophy at Oxford Andrew GILLETT (O95/00) 2.1 in Law at Reading Tom HACKING (O95/00) 2.2 in Economics & Information Systems at the University of the West of England Douglas HO (O96/01) 2.2 in Graphic Design at Lincoln Julius JACOBSEN (P90/95) 1st in Biochemistry at Imperial College and a Ph.D from Cambridge Patrick JOYCE (L93/98) 2.1 in French at St Andrews Timothy McCALLUM (O90/95) Bachelor of Commerce Economics South African University Edward THOMPSON (96/00) graduated in Law at Newcastle (Class details unknown) Rory TULLOCH (96/01) 2.2 in Geography at Plymouth David WATTS (O95/00) 2.1 in Geography at Edinburgh Miriam WILDHAGEN (W97/99) 2.1 in International Management & French THE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION Presiden t Christopher Rhys-Jones (O45/49) Vice-Presiden t Richard Sullivan (N58/62) Honorary Secr e ta ry David Hindley (Staff 63/00) Honorary Treasur er Colin Hughes (L56/61) Trevor Albery (B83/88), Hannah Carew-Gibbs (W96/98), Sinead Costello (W92/94), James Holland (O83/88), John Longman (P57/61), Francis Luard (P92/97) Kate Sedgman (W95/97), James Wills (B64/68) By invitation: Harry Witherby (B63/67), John Kai Fleming (B88/93), Jamie Reach (L91/95) OBA SUBSCRIPTION RATES The Rules of the Association stipulate that the current OBA subscription rates should be published in the Newsletter. The following information is given to comply with this requirement. The life subscription rate for those joining the Association on leaving the School or within ten years thereafter is £252. The life subscription rate can be changed by the Association in general meeting. Arrangements have been put in place for subscriptions to be collected by instalments whilst a pupil is in the School. The life subscription rate for those joining more than ten years after leaving the School is related to the life subscription rate for leavers in the year of joining on a sliding scale laid down in the Association’s Rules. Associate membership is available to staff at the School on payment of an annual subscription rate equal to one-tenth of the life subscription rate for leavers in the year of joining. After payment of ten annual subscriptions an associate member automatically becomes a life member. 26 OLD BRUTONIAN ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER 2005
NEWS OF OLD BRUTONIANS BIRTHS BLACKMORE, (Nee Ashton) to Dominique (W92/94) and John a daughter, Emily on October 7th, 2004 BLANNING, to Tim (O55/60) and Nicky a daughter Lucy in November 2004, sister for Tom DAVIS, to Mark (L75/78) and his wife a second son Max in 2004 GRAHAM to Tresham (O87/92) and Stephanie a daughter, Lea, on 16th June, 2004 JOHNSON to Tim (P78/82) and Clare a daughter, Madeleine Francis, on 7th June, 2004, a sister for Benedict KEAN, to Richard (B92/97) and Clare a daughter Rosie Ella Reece on November 5th, 2004 MILES to John (N81/86) and his wife a daughter Georgia Anne Avice on June 28th, 2004 OULTON to Alex (N86/91) and Noriko on October 13th, 2004 a son, Leo, brother for Hannah PILCHER to Lyster (N85/90) and Kate, a daughter Josie Blossom on December 13th, 2004, sister for Harriet and Annabel STREVENS to James (N86/91) and Sophie, a son, Henry ZLATTINGER to Andre (P86/89) and Ruth, a son, Fredrick Ronald on March 22nd 2004 ENGAGEMENTS Charles WATSON (O80/85) son of Major David WATSON (N57/60) to Susannah Gilmour Alan WILLIAMS (B92/97) to Kelly Holmes in October 2004 MARRIAGES D. Roger CHILDERLEY (O50/53) to Doreen Margaret Chandler on April 10th, 2003 at Poole Court, Yate, Bristol Richard KEAN (B92/97) to Clare on July 26th, 2003 Edward MATSON (L79/84) to Vivienne Lumsden of Kenya on March 6th, 2004 Timothy McCALLUM (O90/95) to Fiona in July 2004 Anna OBOLENSKAYA (A98/00) to Andrew Jones in York on November 19th, 2004 Timothy STYLES (B92/97) to Angela on September 2004 DEATHS BERNAYS, Nick (O59/64) on April 15th, 2004 BOWRING, Lt Col Peter Terence (O41/46) on March 5th, 2005 GAIT, Major John E H (N27/30) on March 17th, 2005 in Cambridge PRIDIE, Mark (O55/59) on July 21st, 2004 whilst swimming off Cape Cod, Massachusetts SIMPSON, Lt Cdr C F Peter MBE (O42/45) in Bath June 2004 SOMERVILLE, Alderman James R (O40/45) on January 21st, 2005 WILSON, Wing Cmdr L Douglas (N30/34) on June 6th, 2004 Honorary Member John NEAL (Staff 1954 – 1986; Housemaster, New House 1964 – 1979) on Christmas Eve 2004. JOHN R. NEAL MBE John Neal’s funeral took place on January 11th, 2005 at Hereford Crematorium. In addition to Peter and Margaret Neal (John’s brother and sister-in-law) and other family members, several Brutonians were able to be present. Peter Canning (O53/57), a former President of the OBA, attended with his wife, Diana, whose father, Geoffrey Sale, had appointed John to the School in 1954. Former colleagues of John’s were represented by the Reverend Martin Barber, John Bishton, Gerald Cooper, David Hindley, Colin Jones (with his wife Pam) and Colin Juneman, the current President of the School Common Room. They were accompanied by Mike Barnfield who was in New House under John from 1969 until 1974 and who currently serves on the Committee of the Friends of King’s School, the organisation of which John had been both Secretary and Treasurer. Also among the congregation was Mrs Rose Dowell (with her husband Sid) who cleaned not only in New House for many years but also for John while he was living at Westfield, Bruton; as John became increasingly infirm, she and Sid offered him very loyal support. The service, from the Book of Common Prayer, was conducted by the Reverend Prebendary James Butterworth, who also gave the address: When we were talking about John, preparing for this service, Margaret said to me that John lived the life of a monk. OBITUARIES I know that what she meant included particularly the elements of unselfishness, of love for God and of concern for one’s neighbour; and, at the heart, an intense, incomprehensible simplicity which demanded very little and was content with very little, too. Of course, alongside this went a life of God directedness, which was unselfconscious. T S Eliot talks of the “secret to himself” which may dwell at the heart of a man’s life and I suspect that this privacy of temperament and almost cryptic self-dealing was John’s characteristic and may, of course, have frustrated those who tried to get closer in order to do more for him. What is also worth noting at this moment is the immense and loving patience which Peter showed to him all along; and though their differences of temperament are obvious, their devotion to one another was the cement that bound them. John’s background was immensely important in moulding the man. Like many of his generation, he was interrupted in his education by the war and trained as a navigator in the RAF, and then went up to Cambridge in 1946 to complete his academic study of modern languages. He started teaching at Oakham in Rutland, and after a short time, moved to King’s School, Bruton, which was the scene of so many experiences and gifts. Eventually, he was head of German, housemaster of New House and Commanding Officer of the CCF, for which he was awarded the M.B.E. Retirement meant that he became involved with the CAB in Yeovil, where, again, he rose to become Deputy Manager. OLD BRUTONIAN ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER 2005 27
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