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T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
Wiccamica
Do Co Ro: Avete et Vale
We offer a warm welcome to this half’s
new cohort of dons: Dara Alizadeh
(Sports); Thomas Bird (Classics);
Alexander Clayton (Geography); Joseph
Cole (Physics); Alexander Graham
(Mathmā ); Anna Kashlach (French);
Poppy Lambert (Biology); Hettie Podger
(Geography); Poppy Rimington-Pounder
(Classics); and David Thomas (Master of
Music). We wish them well as they
grapple with the notions, and hope that
their time with us will be happy.
We also bid a fond farewell to Susan
Atwill (Art, since September 2011) and
congratulate her on her new post at
Harrow.
Dr Timothy Hands
Dr Timothy Hands, Master of Magdalen
College School, Oxford, since 2008, has
been appointed Headmaster of the School
on the retirement of Dr Ralph Townsend
from September 2016. He publishes on
19th- and 20th-century literature,
especially Thomas Hardy, and is a devotee
of music and sport. We look forward to
welcoming him and his wife, Jane.
Mens Sana…
Guy Cheng (Coll, 10-15) represented the
UK in the International Biology
Olympiad held in Aarhus, Denmark, in
July, winning the top international silver
medal and proving the best-performing
UK team member.
Also, in the Cambridge Chemistry
Challenge for Lower Sixth Min Hyuk
Choi, Michael Smith and Jim Jeon (all
Coll) won the highest prize and have been
invited to give a presentation on a chemical
element during a prize-giving ceremony at
the Wellcome Collection in London.
Dr Timothy Hands
…in Corpore Sano
Alexander Wythe (Coll), Tobias
Schröder (Coll), Luke Robinson (C) and
Hugo Durward (E), coxed by Kelvin Pak
(B), formed the stern half of the Great
Britain J16 VIII, which defeated the
French champions by an impressive five
lengths at the London Regatta Centre in
July. The last Wykehamists selected for
this annual match were Charlie Wilson
and George Nash (both K, 02-07) in
2005; the latter now rows in the GB
coxless IV.
Soccer XI followed a 5-0 win against
Harrow with a rare away victory against
Eton, triumphing 4-3. Tae
Uahwatanasakul (E), who scored two of
the goals, has been selected for the ISFA
U18 squad.
Building Works
The College’s focus on edification has
been interpreted rather literally in recent
months, with much of the School
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resembling a building site. Hopper’s has
been renovated; an Astroturf pitch has
been constructed in Kingsgate Park; Bull’s
Drove, Doggers and Gater Field have
been drained. Jun and 1-Year Collegemen
now have freshly painted surroundings in
which to be exhorted discere, discedere or
caedi while doing their toytime in School,
although the building is still shrouded in
scaffolding while the roof is replaced.
Similarly enveloped are the Warden’s
Stables, as the Museum project advances;
an intriguing 17th-century witch’s mark
(to ward off miscreant sorceresses) has
been discovered over one of the doors.
And we are now producing less hot air, at
least of the CO2 variety, thanks to the
connection of all the ancient buildings to
our biomass boiler behind New Hall.
Apologies to OWs visiting the School
while it is not looking its best, but plaudits
to the Works Department for managing
such a range of concurrent projects.
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