Tuesday the eighth of December was the day appointed for the Harrow match, but as Harrow had broken up they were unable to bring the whole of their own eleven and filled up with some old Harovians from Oxford and Cambridge, and it was said that an Etonian was present also. However that was the result was a very strong eleven which however only succeeded in making a drawn match of it each side getting one game.
On Wednesday 2nd December the Charterhouse Eleven made their appearance Up Fields for the 1st time. It was a miserable day – pouring with rain and so windy that the ball was “out” every minute in spite however of these difficulties the match was a very spirited on. The result of about an hour’s play being that Westminster got two games and Charterhouse 0.
The athletic sports came off on Tuesday & Wednesday the 3rd and 4th of November and though the weather, on the 1st day was, as might have been expected so late in the year, very bad, yet it cleared up on Wednesday & we had a very good day. The mile, which was run on Tuesday, was won by Tomlinson T. B., Lane Q. S. second, & G Dowdeswell T. B. third.
The half mile with hurdles at the end was won by Lane Q. S. The 150 yds flat race by Giles Q. S. who also got the first prize for throwing the cricket ball: & the high jump by Sim Q. S. This last was very good (5 ft 1 ½ inches).
On Wednesday a police band was on the ground & a considerable number of spectators were present.
On my asking Marshall for the public football subscription he said that for the future he could never pay it without seeing the details of the accounts bill that he might know how the money was spent.
W Lefroy
Head Boarder
Scott has also decided that in case of an emergency like that mentioned above the Town Boy Ledger shall be kept by the Head Boarder pro tempore.
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.
June 1863
Scott has decided that, in cases when a home boarder is Head Town Boy, Station shall be given by the Head Boarder while the Home Boarder (if the Head Boarder be not in the Sixth) shall, if necessary, turn Delinquents.
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.
On Monday the 11th June I went to Scott, in pursuance of a determination formed last Half – and asked him to allow the Under Remove to fag, urging several reasons, and among others, the small number of Townboys then having the power of fagging, and the necessity of keeping up discipline among the smaller fellows, and of giving the Town Boys a fair weight & influence in the upper part of the School, to counteract the (I am sorry to say) increasing predominance of the Q. S. S. He behaved very well in the matter, said that he was sorry to find so few Town Boys in the Upper part of the School, but had been endeavouring to remedy it, by awarding the absurd rules (his own words) brought him last Half, & that, had not Dowdeswell objected most strongly, he should then have allowed this fagging to continue. He took about a fortnight to consider, and then gave his formal assent to the Under Remove fagging & enjoying the same privileges as the Upper.
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.
Owing to the inefficiency of the first eight, (seven in which are Q. S. S.) there is no Eton race.
In Honour of the Marriage of the Prince of Wales to the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, an extra week was added to the Whitsuntide Holidays.
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.
List of Sixth Town Boys after Whitsuntide
Frederick Bandinel (Head Town Boy)
F. P. Tomlinson (Home Boarder)
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.
The Dean Thomas was this year gained by me.
F. Bandinel
Prin. Opp.