No. 55

It will be seen on looking back to Arts. 38 and 47 that in March 1863 Scott decided that no Townboys in the Under Remove should have power to fag. In July 1863 he reversed that decision but gave no written order. Mr Marshall refused to allow the Under Remove Townboys in his house to…

No. 54

1864 As I was only the sixth Townboy from September to Xmas 1863, Lefroy the headboarder in Remove kept this Ledger and set Station (vid. arts 48-49). But now he is a Minor Candidate and Scott has decided that there is no objection to a homeboarder setting station or keeping this ledger, since this house…

No. 53

Friday December 11th On this day the Eton Eleven made its appearance and a remarkably strong eleven it was. The match soon became a very exciting one but the Etonians seemed to have a great advantage in running as there were very few of our men from whom they could not very soon get clear…

No. 52

Tuesday the eighth of December was the day appointed for the Harrow match, but as Harrow had broken up they were unable to bring the whole of their own eleven and filled up with some old Harovians from Oxford and Cambridge, and it was said that an Etonian was present also. However that was the…

No. 51

On Wednesday 2nd December the Charterhouse Eleven made their appearance Up Fields for the 1st time. It was a miserable day – pouring with rain and so windy that the ball was “out” every minute in spite however of these difficulties the match was a very spirited on. The result of about an hour’s play…

No. 50

The athletic sports came off on Tuesday & Wednesday the 3rd and 4th of November and though the weather, on the 1st day was, as might have been expected so late in the year, very bad, yet it cleared up on Wednesday & we had a very good day. The mile, which was run on…

No. 48

June 1863 Scott has decided that, in cases when a home boarder is Head Town Boy, Station shall be given by the Head Boarder while the Home Boarder (if the Head Boarder be not in the Sixth) shall, if necessary, turn Delinquents. F. Bandinel Prin. Opp.  

No. 47

On Monday the 11th June I went to Scott, in pursuance of a determination formed last Half – and asked him to allow the Under Remove to fag, urging several reasons, and among others, the small number of Townboys then having the power of fagging, and the necessity of keeping up discipline among the smaller…