The Athletic Sports came off with great éclat on the 13th and 14th of October; the mile was won by Dyce in 5” 11” after a good race; he also won the ½ mile with hurdles: Stephenson & Barron also distinguished themselves among the QSS. And among the junior events Darley and Murphey TB’s carried…
The Town boy and Queen Scholar match this year resulted in a victory for the QSS. The Elevens were Q. S. T. B. Barron (captains) Curteis Wakley Pemberton Wace Shackle Dixon Saunders Vidal Noyes Northcote Bedford Rawson, H. G. Bailey Rawson, H. E. Jackson Rawson, W. S. Gadsden Saunders Worsley Randolph Noyes
Some complaint having been made by the Masters at the Boarding Houses of the T. B.’s having to wear their hats on the way to and from fields, the following rule was promulgated by the Head Master:- “That all Town Boys in any Eleven or Twenty-two at Cricket shall be allowed to wear their proper…
There are this half four Town Boys in the Sixth: O. S. Macleay (Grant’s) Lush – – H. B. Mee – – H. B. G. Milner – – H. B.
The subjects for the Whitsuntide exam. This year were:- Homer, Iliad. X,XI,XII Virgil, Æneid. X,XI,XII. Platonis, Phœdo. Æschylus, Chœphoræ Horace. Odes I. II. Livy. V. Greek Testament Westcolt’s “Introductionto the Study of the Bible.” Sewell & Yonge’s “Historical Selections.”
The Wire and the Wooden were both won this year by Q.S.S. The Wooden falling to F. Saunders Q.S. who also won it in the previous year. The Wire was won by Barron Q.S. Oswell Macleay. Prin. Opp.
The T. B. v Q. S. foot ball match was played in the 17th of February and resulted in an easy victory for the Q.S.S. who had ten out of the eleven. The Q.S.S. got 6 games to 0.
On Thursday the 18th Miss Burdett Coutts presented a bust of her father Sir Francis Burdett to the School. All the Masters + boys who could attend assembled in the College Hall where Mr Farrar acting for Miss Coutts addressed a few words to the fellows, and after that asked Scott for a late play…
On February 9th Shrove Tuesday the annual tossing for the pancake took place in the school room at 12 oclock. The present college cook, more expert than his brother the late cook, made a splendid throw the pancake falling well over the bar. F. N. Saunders Q. S. succeeded in keeping it through a rather…
During the Christmas half, a very interesting series of lectures had been delivered upon “air” by Doctor Noad. They had been very numerously attended by both the T. B.’s & Q. S.’s, and at the end of the course an examination took place for such as chose to enter for it; W. S. Randall T.…