Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 23 4131. l 3 4.1 MR. ALAN R-ATCLIFFE Mr. Ratcliffe was born in London, England, and re- ceived his early schooling at Rydal school in North Wales. Before leaving for university he had not only excelled academically, but had played on the school rugger and cricket teams for two and five years respectively. What is more he was Head Prefect, and on the last day of his last year at Rydal he was chosen to represent Wales against the West Indies in a near-by cricket match. This was but the start of a great cricket career which he was to continue after entering Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He attended the university for four years, playing Soccer, Rugger, Hockey and Cricket. In 1930 he played cricket for the university, but in 1931 after a poor start he was dropped from the side. Then, in that same year, he was sent for by telegram to play against Oxford, a match in which he recovered his form by scoring an immortal 201 runs Cthis score broke the twenty-three year old record for runs scored in a university matchl. Mr. Ratcliffe Was assistant House Master and. mas- ter in charge of games at Leys school from 1932-1940. and during 1940-1941 was Housemaster at Rydal Prep school. Then, from 1942-1946 he was with the London Civil Defence as superintendent of one of London's eight deep tube shelters that housed eight thousand people. In 1946 he went to King's School, Canterbury, where he taught History, Eng- lish and Geography as well as being master in charge of

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22 TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Parker, J. R.-Form VBII l'52J, Middleside XII Colour, Middleside VI Colour. Phippen, P. G.-Form VBII C'48J, House Officer, First Team Swimming Colour, First VIII Colour, Captain, Distinction Cap. Polak, J .-Form VIS C481 , First Team Soccer Colour, Vice- Captain, Half First V Colour, Jubilee Exhibition in Mathematics, Associate Head Boy. Richardson, G. B. O.--Form IVBII f'46J, Middleside B XII, Littleside VI Colour. Ryley, C. S.-Form VIA 0501, Prefect, Extra First XII Colour, First V Colour, Track Team, Choir, Political Science Club. Seymour, D. L.-Form VIS C503 , House Ofiicer, Half First XII Colour, Swimming Team, Middleside XI Colour, News Editor, Record, School Council. Stevens-Guille, P. H.-Form VA V493 , Middleside B XII. Tanner, H. T. D.-Form VIB l'50l, Middleside B XII, Middleside Swimming Colour. Thornton, C. N.-Form VIS C511 , House Oflicer, Half First Team Soccer Colour, Middleside Squash Colour, Record, Dramatic Society. Tollestrup, J. F.-Form VBII V521 , Littleside VI Colour. Trickett, T. G.-Form IVBII 12501. Tuer, P. F. K.--Form VIS C431 , House Oiiicer, Record. Watson, G. G.-Form VA C491 , Middleside VI Colour. Wells, C. C.-Form VBII C491 , Middleside Soccer Colour. West, C. C.-Form VIA C'51l, House Officer, First XII Colour, Middleside VI Colour, Vice-Captain, Track Team. Wilson, M. J. A.-Form VIB C491 , Middleside Soccer, Record. Yale, J. E.-Form VIB 0509, House Prefect, First XII Colour, First VI Colour, Record, School Council, Choir, Political Science Club, Treasurer. . ,--1-qi...-.1-in

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24 'TRINITY common scHooL RECORD games. While there, he married Miss Packman, a Registered Nurse at St. Thomas Hospital, London. Last July they both came to Canada, and have been with us since September. Mr. Ratcliffe is teaching History and Geography to the third, fourth and fifth forms, and is also Housemaster of Bethune, as well as being master in charge of cricket. We all feel extremely fortunate in having them With us, and hope their stay Will be a long one. ll MR. PETER SHEPHERD Mr. Shepherd was born in Kent, but received his educa- tion at Cranleigh School in Surrey. Early in 1941, he enlisted in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, and he had a long and intense career before being discharged in 1946 as a First Lieutenant. After the war he attended Brasenose College, Oxford, taking a four year Modern Language COIITSB, and in 1950 receiving his Diploma in Education. Throughout his prep school and college years, his main extra-curricular interests were drama, rugger and sailing. From Oxford, he Went to teach at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, where he stayed for one year. Since January 1951, he has been on the French and Spanish staff of Fettes College, in Edin- burgh. He came to us at the beginning of this year, and has already shown his many abilities in his teaching, and in his duties as Housemaster of Trinity. The whole School Wishes him a successful career here at T.C.S. l.. MR. L. H. MIGOTTI Born in the Argentine, Mr. Migotti left that country in 1934 to attend Canford School near Bournemouth. His main sporting interests there were Rugby, Cricket and Squash, in which he obtained his colours. He enrolled in Clare College, Cambridge, early in 1943, but had been there only for six months when he volunteered for service in the Fleet Air Arm, and was for some time in H.M.S. Implacable.