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Wavell House Notes
In September 37 boys arrived as new members of the House. The building must seem very large and the routine very complicated to a small boy of ten years old, but they quickly settle down to their new life and much credit for this must go to the Second Year boys in the House who really do try to help their 'rookies' to find their feet in the first few weeks.
Mr. B. Philip joined the staff at the beginning of the year as form master of P6B and quickly associated himself with every aspect of House life. He has taken a keen interest in swimming and it is thanks to his efforts in this field that a large number of boys have achieved their bronze, silver and speed swimming awards. Another new arrival at the start of the Summer term was Mr. Bartley's puppy which quickly became a great favourite and was in danger of being walked off its feet by boys clamouring to give it its daily exercise.
We said goodbye to Mrs. Martin at the end of the Winter term. She left Wavell House to take up the
appointment of House Matron in Trenchard House. We should like to thank her for all the help she has unstintingly given and the keen interest that she has shown in the welfare of the boys and the activities of the House. We wish her every success and happiness in her new appointment. Miss Bayliss is
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also retiring from the post of House Matron, which she has held for the past nine years. Living in the building and being constantly responsible for the wants of eighty small boys is a demanding task and the quietly efficient way in which Miss Bayliss has organised the routine over many years has contributed greatly to the smooth running of the House. We thank her for all she has done and wish her health and happiness for the future.
A full range of hobbies was organised for the Autumn and Winter Terms and every boy was engaged in either boxing, singing, swimming, playing chess, romping about in the gym, collecting stamps, making models or Scottish country dancing on most evenings of the week. A large proportion of the House have also responded well to the Christian Aid Appeal launched at the start of the Summer Term and so many lengths of the swimming pool have been swum that an estimated figure of well over £100 should be received from sponsors.
Although the annual camp at Aviemore was arranged it unfortunately had to be cancelled owing to extensive damage caused by a fire coupled with the fact that the new building was still incomplete. The news naturally caused disappointment but the use of the minibus has allowed more expeditions to be organised during term time and next year we hope once again to introduce many of the Wavell boys to the Cairngorm Mountains.
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