The Wykehamist
Editorial
Welcome to the 1481st edition of The Wykehamist. Inside, amongst other articles, you’ ll find an interview with the Headmaster, a celebration of the centenary of quantum physics, and a Christmas sermon. We hope you enjoy.
Congratulations to Winston Chan( Coll:, 2022-) and Kirin Ranpura( K, 2022-) for being selected as the new editors of The Wykehamist. We wish them good luck and every success as they guide The Wykehamist through the next three terms.
In the 1480 th edition, we received a letter from AJCN, who asked that we include some content regarding Notions in this edition. We have, therefore, included an article from the estimable RJHM, who both recalls his own experience with Notions as a Wykehamist and laments their recent decline in his Notions of the Naahties.
The last two editions of The Wykehamist have been strictly apolitical. In this edition, we are( slightly) deviating from that trend via reintroducing the regular Deb: Soc( currently in its 159 th year) feature to The Wykehamist, which can be found in the Wiccamica section. It is our intention to expand the number of societies with regular features in The Wykehamist further; any society leaders interested are encouraged to reach out.
On the 28 th of November, thanks to the Winchester Catholic History Society, the
College was fortunate enough to welcome Lord Patten to give a lecture titled,‘ Whatever happened to the Global Order?’ He chose to focus on China, Russia, and Trump, but he also placed special emphasis on the responsibility that he stated we all shared— to use our privilege and education for the benefit of society. Lord Patten was right to point this out. Winchester College has contributed much to society; Kenneth Clark, Hugh Gaitskill, General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, to name but a few eminent OWs. That tradition of public service ought to be reinforced as a core part of our ethos, especially during a time wherein many question the basic value of public schools. The accomplishments and sacrifices of our predecessors should remind us of that obligation.
Winchester College is ceaselessly busy. Short Half produced two house plays, a pantomime, a community weekend, Jun, Jun Jun, Sen, the charity run, Recitā, Bobber Pot, countless society meetings, lectures, dinners, and much, much more. Common Time will be no different; this term, the school can look forward to XVs, VIs, the school play The Tempest, Studium, the Kenneth Clark Prize, a trip to Rome, house plays, and more. As the Reverend JRM says in his sermon,‘ It’ s a stressful time of year, but a great one’. Good luck to those with mocks, and have a happy Common Time.
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