No 483
Liddell refused to give an Early Play for the “Battle of Inkerman” saying that it was a painful subject to give a holiday for. JGray. Pr. Opp.
Category: J. Gray
No 482
The consequence of my having been shown up for tanning a fellow (which he most justly deserved), Liddell told me that the only way a Head Townboy or Head of a House had of keeping order was by showing up to the Masters; I told him that it never had been the custom of Westminster…
No 481
On Saturday the 25th of Novr we had an early Play for the Busby Trustee dinner, which early Play was brought over from last Term- John Gray Pr. Opps.
No 480
Liddell having said that he would be very willing to receive the subscriptions of the School for the “Patriotic Fund”, the following sums were collected: £.s:d Townboys 10.5:6 Queen Scholars 7.0.0 Making, together with the sums given by the Masters, 44£1.6. J. Gray-
No 479
List Sixth Town Boys before the Barthowlemewtide Holidays. J. Gray Pr. Opp. WGH. Bankes —- J. Morton BBoy J. Edward BBoy
No 478
A great many races have taken place this half, as well as cricket matches, Liddell very liberally giving “early Plays” when asked for among the Principal Races were between our Eight and the Leander, and also with the Old Westminsters. For further practicalities see Water Ledger & cricket etc.- JGrayPrOpp.
No 477
The other day “Dickson”, the present Captain of the QS, took it into his head to go and annoy the first eleven game at Fields, and on the ball hitting him by chance, after he had been warned, he threw it away, at the same time stopping where he was before; wherefore one of the…
No 476
In consequence of the illness of Lloyd the master of the Sixth Exercises, and Fourth Form, there has been another change in the masters. Joyce, brother of the QS in 1857 election, taking his place for this half, he is generally liked throughout the School. —
No 475
The other morning Liddell called me up and said he was surprised to hear that Bishop’s Boys were not considered TBs, nor allowed to exercise authority over them (TBs) as Pr. Opp. when above any other TB in the Sixth, at the same time saying that when he made the BBs leave off their purple…
No 474
The subject for the prize essay this year is “Greek and Roman colonies”; for the Verses Ister Husirius The subjects for the Sixth Form at the Examination of Whitsuntide are Philippus of Demosthenes Antigone of Sophocles Cicero Pro Lex Roscio The Acts of the Apostles The Geography of Europe – Ancient & Modern Chipmell’s History…