There are three town boys in the sixth this term, H.B. Cox (Home Boarder) T.B. Strong (Home Boarder) W.G. Bell (Grant’s) As the first & last are only a few months older than sixteen, & Strong not yet of that age, the signed the book alphabetically. W.G. Bell
Q.R. Smith, Q.S., J.A. Turner, Q.S. and W.C. Aston, Q.S. have been elected to Oxford, & A.E. Black (Q.S.) and P.C. Renouf T.B. who also receive Triplett Exhibitions, to Cambridge.
The annual concert came off on April 18th very successfully. College Hall was quite full, & the various performers were liberally applauded by the contingent of non-singers at the back. A new violinist, Pole, made his appearance. W.S. Rawson, G. Gumbleton, & A.L. Ryde assisted as “Old Westminsters”.
Two yearly prizes have been founded in memory of the late Second Mathematical Master, C.H.H. Cheyne, Esq. They are to be given every election to whoever small have got most marks in the Arithmetic Examinations of the past year, to be confined to boys under 16.
A.E. Black Q.S. this year won both wire + wooden Racquet ties – He elected to keep the wooden, so the wire fell to C.B. Ryde Q.S.
The Phillimore essay prize was awarded to J.A. Turner Q.S.; prox. Acc. A.R. Smith Q.S.
Last term there were elected to School Exhibitions- J.B. Hodge —– Bp Thomas W.S. Benbow —– Bp Smallwell R.H. Coke —– Bp Williams H.T. Clarke —– Ld Burleigh T.W. Bain —– W. Titley S.A. Bird —– F.W. Sharpe