John Hargreaves paid us his first visit since he left. He is running a small but lucrative firm which specialises in garden furniture. He is happily married and has one daughter.

Tony Pickerill and Teddy Jones called on 2 November. Tony was able to exchange notes with Fr Piercy on printing machines. Bishop Gray asked him to do the menus for the priestly Silver Jubilees in 1968. Teddy was busy on a new course for Clerks to the Justices of the Peace.

Peter Lloyd is never very far away, with an eye on a quick triumph on the golf course. lie is now completing his Biology course at Sheffield University.

Father Frank Woodward, who is Dean of the Wolverhampton area, saw his magnificent Church of St Michael's opened on 28 September 1968 by His Grace Archbishop Dwyer, and we should like to congratulate him on his achievement. Frank never seems to change in appearance and he enjoys a friendly struggle with Fr Denis Manion on the golf course from time to time.

The variety of courses being followed by Old Cottonians continues to amaze and delight me. Patrick Byrne is taking a Diploma in Communication Studies and Joseph Carroll is taking a course in Business Studies. I have forgotten what Michael Coyne is reading at Liverpool University but he wrote a very cheerful letter. Timothy Bradford is studying Accountancy at the Bromsgrove College of Further Education.

Tony Said writes from what he terms his 'ivory tower' as a Professor at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. lie is living in hope o: some bright advocates of Student Power setting up a Biology course in opposition to his, thus making his own work less arduous. Tony is very kind to us and has sent us a subscription for 'Scientific American' which will see us safely into 1971.

Dr John Foster writes from Nettlebed and hopes to come and see us soon. Ile still hankers for the stone wall country round Cotton.

Our best wishes go to Vincent Weston on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Ann Lucy Watson on 2 November at St Charles' Catholic Church, Ogle Street, London W1. Vincent is still with C & A Modes, as, of course, is James Mortimer who comes to stay with Mr Frank Roberts from time to time.

Robert Law is doing well at Dundee University.

Paul Ryle hopes to come and see us more often now that he is launched on a mature student's Teaching Training course at Hopwood Hall. lie was intending to come this Whit Monday but he must have less leisure than he imagined.

Paul Ridley has gone to Bangor to read English and Drama. He should enjoy this after his stage work here and at Oscott, where he produced 'Luther'.

The Lanchester College of Technology seems to have become a favourite place for boys leaving Cotton. Richard Lander has passed with credit in his accountancy examinations and John Gill now has a B Sc in Applied Physics. Another success we have to report is

that of Christopher Myatt who is now fully qualified as a Cost and Works Accountant.

Fr Peter Ryall, now busy building a Presbytery with Leon Brocki as his architect, said the Nuptial Mass at Holy Souls, Acocks Green, for Peter Dufficy's marriage to Marlene Bach. Also present were the Rev Peter McQuillan (who has now received the diaconate), Martin Finneran and Philip Smallbone.

David Flynn has written from the Children's Hospital, Gt Ormond Street, London, where he is doing such good work.

Mgr Francis Davis spoke at the Silver Jubilee celebrations for Fathers Albert Adams, Frank Dawson and Peter Heath. Ad Multos Annos. These three priests came to Cotton on 9 July and concelebrated Mass before the School.

We are rapidly adding to the ranks of the Police Force. The latest recruits are Geoffrey Wall, Robert Coyne, and J Kilgallon. I can quickly think of A Statham, P Singleton, J Fielding, and P Dunning who works in Uttoxeter, but there are probably more than this.

Michael Flatley has begun a course at the College of Building and Commerce in Stoke-on-Trent, and Michael Ward is doing an HND course in Business Studies at Bristol.

His friends will be interested to know that William (Bill) Murtagh now has a boy, Stephen, in the School. Bill is married to Fr John Garvey's sister, Joan, and they have eleven children. They are living in Harlow.

Congratulations and best wishes go to Christopher Myatt on his wedding last July to Miss Ann Mountford. The Headmaster conducted the ceremony at the Church of the Assumption, Swynnerton.

Peter F Thorpe emigrated to Australia last September and hopes to become an insurance broker when he arrives there. lie had been studying to become a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Australia.

A very welcome Christmas card came from Michael Parson who is now living in Worcester.

John Guilfoyle has now successfully completed his course at the Hatfield College of Technology and has gained a B Sc with a commendation in Civil Engineering. He is working at Chesham on the new Sewage Works there but will soon return to the London office of the Consultant Engineers by whom he is employed.

There was a large congregation present for the Requiem Mass for Frank Clibbery on 11 January 1969. May he rest in peace. 'Five members of the Staff were there: the Headmaster, Fr Owen, Fr Pargeter, Mr Roberts and

Mr Warner. Other Old Boys at the Mass were Joseph Hickin, Peter Williams, Michael Hodgetts, Thomas Baxter and Andrew Poole. Our deep sympathy goes out to his wife Paddy and all his children.

Leonard Ross has written to say that the OC column in last year's 'CottonIan' made Anthony Ross and Philip McMahon realise that they were only 50 miles away from each other in Ontario and they have since arranged a meeting.

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