There was soon after the Xmas holidays a misunderstanding between the TBs & QSS. which nearly ended in serious consequences to one of the QS. a TB home boarder in the fifth having been sent for by a QS to come into the green of a Saturday morning refused & he alleged as excuse that…
In consequence of the new Masters not being Old Westminsters and having so many things to learn about the school there was no Latin play this Xmas and as myself and Turle (a home boarder) were the only Sixth TBB. of course no dinner could be held. C F L West
The Revd Rigaud took the Shell form & upper Fifth, & James the under fifth & fourth CFL West
The Revnd H G Liddell having been appointed Head Master was introduced to us by the Dean up school in a lengthy speech in which Liddells merits were set forth. He is a man well known in the literary world having compiled a large & valuable Gk Lexicon, he was a student of Ch Ch…
I ought to have inserted before the list of 6th at the end of the term before the Bartholomew tide Holidays – it was as follows West Green* Home boarder Stebbing* Half boarder Hodgson Chambers senr Turle* Home boarder Chambers junr Scott
In consequence of the change of Masters & alterations in College we had 3 weeks added to our Bartholomew-tide Holidays C.F.L West Prin Opp
On Williamsons resignation the 6th presented him with a handsome silver epergne and stand, as the ushers Hodgson and Bentall also rec’d notice from the newly appointed Master that he had no need of their services the Shell, & 5 & 4 gave a silver waiter & bread basket to Hodgson & to Bentall a…
The Bishop’s boys about this term left off wearing the blue gown
It was currently reported all the half that Williamson was about to leave & so it proved, which he first made public at the Westr dinner. He gave us his reasons that the low state of the school & he said some seemed to think he was in the way of its rising and as…
The annual TB & QS cricket match was won this year by QS by 5 runs see Cricket Ledger__ The Lamprobatick between QS and TB was won by the later in one innings & 17 runs to spare See also Cricket Ledger C.F.L West