a personal bodyguard of Leo McCartie as one prop and Tony Piercy or Bill Quinn as the other prop. It was, he said, like being transported by Securicor or sitting in a Parker Knoll armchair as he enjoyed his special ministry of `healing'. Again the dictionary gave `the lion's share' as the biggest share of everything: health, vigour, strength, brain, intelligence, common sense, spirituality, warm humanity and humour: all these applied to the Bishop. 'Lion-hearted' meant brave (as a Bishop), generous (with himself and his time), indefatigable. On the other hand, the metaphorical use of `lion' meant one who was much sought after (bazaars, dinners), person of literary distinction to be shown off at social gatherings. All this fitted the President. Canon Good concluded by wishing him happiness for himself and in causing happiness for others.
After the toast to the President, Bishop McCartie thanked Canon Good. He then recalled one of the boys' mothers saying to him when he was Prefect of Discipline: `I've heard a lot about you. And it's all true as well!' He dare not echo those words about the Canon's speech.
BIRMINGHAM OLD BOYS
The following Old Boys attended the dinner at the Sutton Park Restaurant on Shrove Tuesday: Rev J Austin (Headmaster), Messrs C Allen, F Baxter, G & J Boucher, S Carey, P Carroll, P Castille, G Cusack, D Deneny, Rev P Devaney, Messrs D Flynn, J & S Fox, Mgr T Gavin, Messrs J Gold, S Gould, J Guyler, F Haverty, V Hermolle, F & J Hickin, M Hurley, P Ingram, D Kavanagh, G Lafrati, Rev P Lees, Bishop L McCartie (President), Mgr J McLean, Messrs Martin & Michael McCormick, Revv J McEvilly, D Manion, Messrs K Martin, A Meehan, T Moore, Mgr W Moore, Messrs T Murphy, P Oliver, P Rochford, F Roberts, Rev D Round Messrs J & M Rudd, B Singleton, H Soulsby, Mgr F Thomas, Messrs A, JD, JE, JH, F Trinham, Rev J Ward, Messrs M White, A, M & P Williams.LONDON OLD BOYS
A London Old Cottonian dinner took place on Wednesday, 8th November 1978, at the Challoner Club, SW1. The Headmaster was the principal guest and gave a review of the latest developments at the School. Those present were: Messrs R F Brumby, J A Burchnall, R Duffy, F J Duffy, J C M Forrest, A D Grace, M J Halpin, T P F Hardy, B Jacks, P A Johnson, W T McCollum, W P Mann, Flt. Lt K S Middleton, J F Mortimer, Rev P J Nightingale, J A M Sims, Rev M W Stokes, T D Taylor and P Unsworth.THE RIGHT REV P LEO McCARTIE, BISHOP OF ELMHAM, PRESIDENT OF THE ST WILFRID'S AND PARKERS' SOCIETY 1979
Bishop McCartie was born in West Hartlepool in 1925. In 1933 his family moved to Stoke and the future bishop at first attended St Joseph's before coming on to Cotton in 1937. He distinguished himself in many spheres of School life, playing in the First XV for three seasons and becoming Captain of Rugby in his last year, when he was also Captain of Challoner House and Public Man.He studied for the priesthood at Oscott and was ordained in 1949, when he went for a year to St Elizabeth's, Coventry, as Assistant Priest. In 1950 he returned to Cotton as Prefect of Discipline in which post he remained for five years. Then followed a year at St
Bishop P. L. McCartie
Chad's and a couple of years in Wolverhampton before he went to Wednesbury to be Fr Bromfield's Assistant Priest. After five happy and busy years there he moved on to Northfield where, among his other duties, he was Diocesan Inspector of Schools. Then in 1968 back to St Chad's as Administrator, to become an Honorary Canon in the same year and Chapter Canon three years later.
On 20th May, 1977 he was raised to the episcopate and so became Cotton's 22nd bishop. He had made his retreat before consecration here and did us the honour of celebrating his first Mass as a bishop here.
The death of Bishop Cashman in 1971 brought to an end a period of 168 years during which at least one Old Cottonian was a bishop. Bishop McCartie has bridged that six-year gap and we are proud and honoured to have him as our President.
Dr. A.G. HALL
Dr A G Hall retired from his two hundred square miles practice at Waterhouses on March 31st, 1979. At the same time, he has retired from his onerous post of doctor to the College, which began in 1953 on the strong recommendation of his predecessor, Dr James Chalmers, who, as ever, knew what he was doing.The difficulty of writing this sort of thing is to try to make sure that it doesn't sound too much like an obituary. Puns have recently returned to fashion at Cotton, so perhaps I may assure Old Boys that there's plenty of life in the old Doc. yet. The appreciation of the far-flung members of his practice was amply shown at a retirement party held in Waterhouses School on the eve of his retirement, when it seemed that all his two thousand three hundred `parishioners' were present to pay tribute to the selfless service he had given them for thirty eight years and to make a series of presentations as a parting thanksgiving for his work among them. Not that he is leaving Waterhouses, where a Doctor Hall has been the incumbent since Geoff's great-grandfather began the practice in 1837 - as unusual record, I believe, even in the medical profession. Dr John lived and practised first at Riverside Cottage until he built Lea House, which is still the family