No.128
The Trusty Servant
Wiccamica
Do Co Ro: Ave atque Vale
In addition to those mentioned in
May’s edition, Adrian Adlam (A,
79-81; Music, since 1999) left at the
end of Cloister Time to focus on his
musical career, particulary as artistic
director of the International Freden
Music Festival. We also said goodbye
to Eva Ridout (German, since 2003,
retired) and Martina Fitzgerald
(Moberly Librarian since 2005).
During Short Half, Revd Dr Simon
Thorn (D, 79-84; Chaplain since 2015)
left to take up a post at the University
Church in Oxford. Sarah Harden
(Classics, since 2013) also departed for
Oxford University to become Senior
Instructor in Latin and Ancient
Greek. Stephen Anderson wrote her
the following verses:
Wiccamicos olim pueros summa arte
docebas
iam grates nostras, docta puella, cape.
(Wykeham’s boys you’ve taught with
highest art;
Now with our thanks, o learned girl,
depart.)
We offer a warm welcome to this half’s
new dons: Hannes Buckow (MFL,
from studying at Bristol University),
Dr William Guast (Classics, from
teaching at Bristol University),
Dr Andrew Guerriero (Biology, from
Farnborough Sixth Form College),
Ben Gould (Economics, from studying
at Durham University), Dr Alex
Latter (Head of English, from King’s
Canterbury), Tom Quayle (English,
from Magdalen College School),
Catherine McNally (Gordon Fellow,
JP Div and Classics, from studying at
University of Pennsylvania), Adam
Rattray (Head of Art History, from
Wellington), Nick Thorpe (Head of
Mathematics, from Bradfield), James
Toll (Head of Strings, from Royal
Northern College of Music) and James
Westwell (Junior Fellow, Music, from
studying at the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama). Dr Sarah Griffin
has also joined as Junior Curator. In
January Mark Burley will join us from
Canford as Director of Sport.
Achievements: Academic
Richard Danylyuk (Coll) was part
of the gold-medal-winning UK
Chemistry Olympiad team. Max
Wong (F) won a silver medal as part
of the UK’s Astrophysics Olympiad
team. Carson White (Coll) achieved
the highest mark out of 10,000
competitors in the Cambridge
Chemistry Challenge, despite being a
year young for the competition.
Dr Galliver (History) has written
a history of his former employer,
Ampleforth College (Gracewing).
Dr Cullerne, Dr French (both Physics)
and Om Kanchanasakdichai
(H, 13-18) have published two articles
in Physics Education: ‘Iterative calculus
methods and the epidemiology of
Eyam’ and ‘Numerical methods as an
introduction to calculus’.
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Achievements: Sporting
Lords achieved their best season in
the last decade, with 13 wins and a
draw from their 20 fixtures, including
a very satisfying win against Eton.
Yearlings A also had a fine summer,
winning 11 of their 13 games, with
star batsman Wilf La Fontaine
Jackson (B) averaging 198.
Joseph Oluwabusola (C) is at the time
of writing representing Nigeria in the
Under-17 FIFA World Cup.
Pavilioned in splendour
Elaborate Meccano sets have been
springing up around the campus over
the last few months.
College Hall (below left) had its
century-old 40-tonne lead roof
removed, transported to Leicester for
recasting, and restored to its position.
The firm concerned were very pleased
that only 15% of the weight needed to
be replaced with new metal. Best not
to wonder where those 6 tonnes can
have gone after washing off the roof.
The middle section of the Michlā
roof is also been replaced as the
renovation project there continues
apace. And the temporary sports hall
is rising on KP prior to the demolition
of the old PE Centre. Interested
readers can find out more about that
project at www.winchestercollege.org/
southern-campus-development.