No 303
The Subject for Deans Verses this year was “Clypeus Britannicus” upon the model of those of Achilles and Aneas.
Category: Dr Williamson
No 302
The List of the Sixth Townboys as it stood after Xmas 1844 J. Preston G. Gillett * T. Grahame * W. Green * Those marked * are Home Boarder. This is the smallest number yet & it will be perceived that it can go but one step lower with regard to Sixth Boarders. Yet there…
No 301
I wished very much that the Sixth Dinner should not be forgotten, & therefore proposed that it should be held as nearly as usual as circumstances would permit which was agreed to. It was held on the 2d Play Night Decr 12th /44 at Gingers. Six Town Boys only attended. And although I fear it…
No 300
On Octr 31st 1844 during the time usually occupied in playing at Football the Ball having bounded repeatedly over the railings of the Green, was at last detained by the assembled ‘scis without; nor was until some sharp blows had been given & received that the Ball was again forcibly restored. After the game was…
No 299
Monday Oct. 28th 1844 being the Feast of St. Simon & St. Jude was observed by attendance at the Abbey during morning service. But it was also the opening day of the New Royal Exchange which the Queen was to open in person. Dr Williamson therefore gave the Sixth Form leave to see the procession…
No 298
On Saturday Oct. 25th 1844 Dr Wordsworth Head Master of Harrow was installed as a prebend of Westminster Abbey in the room of three others. We had a late Play in consequence.
No 297
I ought to have inserted higher up that the KS challenged the TB to a rubber at Raquets in the year /43 which was contested at 9 o clock in the morning when the TBs won the first game early, & carried on at 12-o-‘clock when the KS won the two next & thus it…
No 296
By the Queen’s command issued during the Holidays, as week was at last gained which prolonged the vacation until the 25th when the School again met. J. Preston O.P.
No 295
This year the Bartholomewtide holidays begun Aug 8th until Sept. 18th for what reason I know not. J. Preston O.P.
No 294
On August 5th 1844 as a prince was born Williamson generously resolved not to add a week to the Bartholmewtide Holidays; as he knew always had been customary – alleging that there was no reason for such an extension. Surely Eton must laugh at us & yet it no fault of ours (I mean the…