The Rod Room has been thrown open to the school again. A door has been thrown open in the semi-circle where the shell used to be, & the remove sit now. The door used formerly, before the alteration of the forms to be in the wall on the right of that. A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
The Eaton Race has been asked for again this year, but Scott is as determined against it as he was last year. A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
This year we had an early play on the Queen’s Accession, Sat. June 20th. It is not I believe a regular thing; it was not asked for, but Scott volunteered it thinking it a matter of course. A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
After Whitsuntide the List of Sixth Town boys are A.F. Pope J. Shadwell E.C. Berens H.A. Berners W.E. Dowdeswell A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
The Number of the school at Whitsuntide 1857 was 128. Grants (Rev. J. Marshall) 37. Rigaud’s (Rev. B. Jones) 23. Scotts (C. W. Wingfield Esq.) 5. Home Boarders 23. In all 88 Town boys A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
This year we had the Triplett Exhibitions for the first time. They are about £50 in value, this in number, last for three years, at either Oxford or Cambridge, & are open to Q.Ss and T.Bs indiscriminately. But Q.Ss elected to Christ Church will not be able to hold the Tripletts; a Christ Church studentship…
The Wooden Racket was won this year by Waters Q.S. A.F. Pope. Prin. Opp.
This year the Town Boys acquired the privilege of reading Epigrams with the Queen Scholars in Hall at the end of this half. As this is never till Tuesday night it will be of no use to T.B.s; The Q.Ss stay till Wednesday morning; but there will only be one or two T.Bs staying for…
The Queen Scholars & Town Boy race came off on the 6th of May & resulted in the defeat of the Queen Scholars. A.F. Pope. Prin. Opp.
Changes have been made this year in the Challenges. The last challenge takes place about the same time as it has always done; but it is not decisive, as there are examinations for the Minor Candidates after it, which influences the order; consequently we didn’t have chairing until the 27th of April, long after the…