No 447
The play acted this year was the Adelphi, and on the whole went off very well. The acting was much praised in the Times of Friday December 17th, especially Twiss’ Syrus. The Epilogue was the Gold Mines of California.
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The play acted this year was the Adelphi, and on the whole went off very well. The acting was much praised in the Times of Friday December 17th, especially Twiss’ Syrus. The Epilogue was the Gold Mines of California.
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Last night all the Seniors and Sixth Town Boys dined at Liddell’s. December 1st.
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Thursday November 18th being the day appointed for the funeral of the Duke of Wellington, we had leave out the night before, but Rev. James hired a house top in Piccadilly for all those who had not been able to obtain a place.
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The 5th November was an early play but not as it has been for several years past with leave out the previous night, Liddell did not give us this because he said we had had too many holidays lately.
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October 18th St Luke’s and November 1st All Saints both falling on the holidays we had leave to stay out over Sunday night.
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The annual match at football between the TBs and QS came off on Wednesday afternoon October 20th in which the QS were victorious, the game standing at the end TBs 4 and QS 6. The players on each side were:
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The fast-ball has been revived this half with great vigour, & a match has got up by J Steward & A Miliman which came off on Wednesday afternoon October 13th which terminated in favour of the Present Westminsters, the game standing when we left off Present Westminsters 9 & Old Westminsters 3, The players on each side were:
Those marked * are Present Westminsters who were put in to make up the number of the other side. As Green left soon after the game began Gilbert was handed over to their side.
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Marshall was able again to take the Shell after the holidays, yet we had not been back a week when he was again taken so seriously ill that he is (still) not expected to live. Lloyd now takes his place in the Shell & West, who was Head Town Boy here a few years ago takes Lloyd’s Form & alas the Mathematics he’s for the present, as Hass had gone to Cambridge to be ordained.
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When we came back after the holiday, we were all astonished to find that all the forms up school except the Fifth & Upper Shell had been taken away & instead of them new oaks ones were placed wh were formed round Head Master’s chair which stood on a sort of platform in the middle. All the old coats of arms were painted and the whole of school plastered up to the gas pipes upon which there is to be no painting names.
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List of the Sixth after Bartholomewtide:
O. Salvin
C.G. Lane
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J Morton BB
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