Mitre Club 'Legends of Shore' Luncheon honoring the School’s 16 Rhodes Scholars

The 2010 Mitre Club Legends Lunch honoring the School’s 16 Rhodes Scholars, was held on Monday 28 June 2010 in the School Dining Room following an inspection of the grounds of the Graythwaite Estate. 

Attended by 170 Old Boys and members of the Shore School Community, the event, the thirteenth in the series, was perhaps the best so far.

The Convener of the Mitre Club John Eldershaw in welcoming all, spoke on behalf of the School’s first Rhodes Scholar, Howard Bulloch (1903) before calling on Rhodes Scholar guests, Rawdon Dalyrmple (47), Mick Swinburn (55), Dyson Heydon (59), Rick Lee (67), Ian Pollard (70), Peter King (70), and Graham Jones (77) to speak on behalf of their predecessors, Sir Vernon Treatt (14), Keith Bradfield (28), Ian Esplin (32), Eric Smith (36), Basil Travers (37), William Woodward (38) and Louis Davies (40).

The School’s youngest Rhodes Scholar, Evan Fountain (88) was an apology owing to work commitments which prevented his travel from the UK.

Other Guests included the Acting Headmaster, Graham Robertson who gave the tribute acceptance speech.  Graham’s wife Jill ably hosted the Rhodes Scholars wives table.

The Head Prefect, Richie Draper and his parents Alan, a recipient of a Rhodes Scholarship from his native country South Africa, and his wife Eve were also Guests.  Lynne Pressley, a past parent of the School and also a Rhodes Scholar recipient also attended.  

During the course of the afternoon a Power Point presentation depicting the lives of each of the Rhodes Scholars was shown on two large DVD Screens.