the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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‘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 o p?6?6?WG??2V??VR??B2F?R6??&????W0?6?V"????2W?6V??V?B&W?'B??R?b?G2&??P?gV?7F???2?2F?&?f?FR?WGv?&??b7W?'B??Gf?6R?Bg&?V?G6??f?"?w2?b??vW2?F?P?W?6?F??r?WF6???V??G?&??V7Bv???gW'F?W ?7G&V?wF?V?F?R6?6?WG???BF??2???F?F?fR?0?gW'F?W"Wf?FV?6R?bF?R????fF?fR?GW&P??bvV???wF??6???VvR??BF?Rv?F?B?@?6??F??VW2?G2G&?6f?&?F????&??R???rgFW ?66????F?2&R?fW"?2WfW"F?R?r6V7F?????bF??2?V"&???&V'2FW7F?????F?F?R7?&?@??bF?R??BvV???wF?????6V?V'&FW2F?R&?vP??b6&VW'2W'7VVB?B6??w2F?B???2f?&vV@??B?W76??2?V&?BB6???VvR&R?fV???r?B?2F??2VGV6F???f?"?fRF?B?W2BF?P??V'B?bF?RV?v?BF?GVFW2?F?RVGV6F?????????6???F?B??B???V?FW'??2'W@???7?&W2??vRF?BvV???wF???vR????76W72?V?F??R??FV??vV?6W2'WB??F???gFV??66????2&RwV??G??b???6??6V?G&F??r???F??6R??FV??vV?6W2F?B6?&RV6??W???VB??vV???wF???2F?ffW&V?B??BF?RVGV6F?????W"&??2?Bv?&?2&V6V?fRG'V??W'GW&W2????bF?V?"?FV?B&??F?W2?B&W&W2F?V?f?"F?RW?6?F??r??W&?W?F?W?v???7F'Bv?V??F?W?f?????VfR66?????F??2?V"&???6VV?0?F?&V6?&B????bF?V?"G&?V??22vV??0?W???&??rF?R&?6?F?fW'6?G??b6???VvR?fR??@??2&VV?????'F?B?V"??B??R?bw&V@?6??WfV?V?B?'WB&?fR???B?2&VV?W?6?F??p??BgV???b???????Rf?"F??2VF?F????2F?@??Bv??????r??R??F?6?&R?GF?R&?B?bF?P?gV?vR?fR?B?VF?F? ??F???V@??76?7F?BVF?F? ?????F6?V????VF?F?"?bF?R?r6V7F???FV&?&??V????W0???s?( 3????FW6?v?VB'????V?W2?V????r?s^( 3????&??FVB'???G&FWv??G0??7V6??F???2F????v??6??G&?'WFVB??F?w&?0???6?VF??rv?V?vVv???vV?b6????0?b(?????'F???@??