the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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contents
fro m t h e ed ito r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ow se ction
the ma s t er ’ s s p e e c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
th e ch a irma n’s re port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
as p ir at ion a l apti t u d e s— t h e bu rsa r’ s re port . . . . 1 1
th e se cre ta ry’s re port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
l in g uis t ic a n d lo g i c a l
ow charitie s re port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
aca demic li fe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
b e vir re port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
un iv er s it y & c o l l e g e e n tra n c e 2 0 1 0 & 2 0 1 1 . . . 1 8
b e yond w e llington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
va l et t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0
th e fore ign a nd commonw e alth o ffi c e . . . . . 103
so cia l a n d p erso n al
ho us e r ep or t s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
sp ir it ua l a n d m o r al
fa sh ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
ob ite r dicta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
d ispatch e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
w el l - b ein g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9
e l a la me in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
r ememb r a n c e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
t r in it y s un day se rm o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3
ow re unions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
t h e cha p el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
ow re pre se ntative s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
l ea d er s h ip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5
ob itua rie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
cult ur a l
mus ic, a r t an d d r am a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
a r t s f es t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
a r t s co lou r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8
phys ica l
f iel d g un . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0
da n ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6
ccf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8
sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
the w el l in gto n ac a d e m y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0
wca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4
in me moria m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
‘T
he Wellingtonian is mainly
written by boys for boys:
it is not sent to ows. The
Year Book, subsidised by
the ow Society, is issued
free to all members, and aims to give them
a faithful and comprehensive account of each
successive year in the life of College. Those
at Wellington who see both publications
cannot reasonably complain if much material
in the Year Book seems redundant.’
So wrote the editor of the Year Book in
1949, and although much has changed since
then, the sentiments remain true, for there
are so many publications, and so many ways
of transmitting information these days, that
it is almost inevitable that some material
will seem redundant. The College Website
and the ow website both aim to be faithful
and accurate, whilst the proliferation of
blogs, newsletters, e-zines, twitter feeds
and Facebook pages devoted to College
life almost guarantee that the content of
the Year Book could all too easily seem like
yesterday’s news. This is the first year that
College, as opposed to the ow Society, has
been in overall charge of the publication, but
although the style may have changed, I hope
that this Year Book will not only capture the
major moments but will also attempt to give
as comprehensive a sense as possible of what
it was like to be at Wellington in 2010/2011.
At the Leavers Service at the end of
term, one boy said that the best thing about
leaving Wellington was becoming an Old
Wellingtonian and I think he is right. The
ow society is unique, and as the chairman
makes clear in his excellent report one of its
prime functions is to provide a network of
support, advice and friendship for ows of all
ages. The exciting NetCommunity project
will further strengthen the Society, and this
initiative is further evidence of the innovative
nature of Wellington College, and the way
that it continues its transformational role
long after schooldays are over. As ever the
ow section of this Year Book bears testimony
to the spirit of the Old Wellingtonian,
celebrates the range of careers pursued and
shows that links forged and lessons learnt at
College are lifelong.
It is this education for life that lies at the
heart of the eight aptitudes, the educational
philosophy that not only underpins but
inspires all we do at Wellington. We all
possess multiple intelligences but all too
often schools are guilty of only concentrating
on those intelligences that can be easily
examined. Wellington is different, and the
education our boys and girls receive truly
nurtures all of their latent abilities and
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