College Record 2019

a sequel to recording Wolfson’s first-ever
appearance in University Challenge, which
goes out in July.
LGBTQIA+ Society
The Society began the
academic year on 13
November 2018 by screening
the critically acclaimed movie Fire (1996),
directed by Deepa Mehta and starring
Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. In Hilary, it
marked Pride month by collaborating with
the Library in a display of academic works
on the articulation of sexuality across the
world. On 19 February, in association with
the College welfare officers, it organised
a Welfare Tea at which rainbow tea and
rainbow cakes were served. And on 23
February, again with help from the welfare
officers, it screened the movie ‘Birdcage’
(1996), when pizzas and cold drinks were
served.
The Society thanks the College for its help
and support, and will organise other such
events in coming years. It invites suggestions
and further participation by members of the
College. Everyone is welcome.
of Hamburg played one of its Anglo-
German Friendships concerts at Wolfson,
to celebrate the international ties of the
College, the University and the country.
Concerts have already been planned for
next year, and we hope that in Michaelmas
further musicians from our freshers will join
the Music Society.
Old Wolves and Archives
by Liz Baird and Dr Ellen Rice
The Old Wolves meet once a
term for lunch, which is usually
followed by a talk by one of our members.
Membership is open to anyone – Fellows,
students, staff, partners, widows and
widowers – who enjoys reminiscing about
the College and meeting others who do so
too.
On 1 October 2018, to mark the fiftieth
anniversary of the arrival of Wolfson’s
first students and junior research fellows,
Professor George Smith – the second JRF to
appear at Wolfson, in 1968 – was, with the
President, welcomed back to the College’s
first home at 60 Banbury Road by Jonathan
Michie, President of Kellogg College which
now occupies the building.
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Music Society
by Felix Tennie
Wolfson has once again seen a
wide range of musical activities. As
in previous years, the Oxford Lieder Festival
and the Fournier Trio came here each term,
staging well-received performances in the
Auditorium. The choir has continued its
work with a new conductor and gave a
concert during Advent. It also performed at
the May Day event, which saw a number of
keen Wolfson musicians and guests joining
forces to deliver an extraordinary range
of different music styles. At the beginning
of Trinity, the Youth Chamber Orchestra
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On 1 November, Stephen Grounds (GS
1968) – marking his own birthday, as well
as almost exactly fifty years since he came
to Wolfson as one of our first intake of
students and JRFs – gave an enjoyable
illustrated talk about the little-known artist
and forger, Joseph Lycett, whose life’s
trajectory, from Birmingham to Australia
and back again, Stephen and his wife Pauline
found themselves emulating.
On 3 November another Old Wolf, Walter
Sawyer, received formal recognition of
his service to the University when he
was admitted to the honorary degree
of Master of Arts. Walter was Wolfson’s
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