On Shrove Tuesday the pancake was thrown as usual. It fell between the Under School & the Under Fifth Form & after a good greeze was secured whole by C. Campbell (TB), who afterwards got the sovereign from the Dean. It was last won in 1872 by R.W.S. Vidal (captn).
E.M. Mee (who gained a scholarship from the school at Corpus Oxf: in 1872) was given a fellowship at Queen’s in the beginning of the year. E.V. Arnold (captain 1874-5) was 15th wrangler this year.
Mr. H.A. Severn, who has been very successful as a scientific lecturer in Australia & New Zealand, gave three lectures to us in school on Jan. 29th, Feb. 5th and 7th upon Voltaic Electricity, Spectrum Analysis and Magnetism. The lecturers were very well attended by members of the school & by a few visitors, &…
A School Debating Society has at last been started. We got leave from Scott in the beginning of this term & the society is now, I hope, well founded. After three 4 debates, under the presidency of Lowry (captain) & Cuppage, a rule was passed to appoint the officers of the Society for a term…
The Charterhouse football match took place on Feb. 22, & resulted in a victory for Charterhouse by 4 goals to 2. Our goals were obtained by Benbow & Janson. The eleven were Charterhouse. L.D. Jackson, L.M. Pickard, G.S. Guinness, E.G. Wilson, H.S. Holman, C.T. Clements, W.L. Vyvyan, E.L. James, H.C. Rutter, H.M. Hull and E.L.…
Football Westminster v. R.M.C. Sandhurst Nov. 23. Westminster – 3 – Cuppage &Benbow (2) Sandhurst – 1 Westminster v. Old Foresters Nov. 30. Old Foresters – 3 Westminster – 0 Westminster v. Clapham Rovers Feb. 5. 1879 Clapham Rovers – 2 Westminster – 3 – Cuppage (2) and Janson Westminster v. Gitanos Feb. 8.…
In consequence of the death of Princess Alice, the second & third performances of the play, this year the “Phormio” were stopped. This was a great pity as the acting this year was all round exceptionally good. Cuppage as Geta was capital, & Cobby was a very good Phormio. Lowry, Eddis and James, as Demipho,…
The Rev. H.B. Gray leaves the school at the end of this term, his place being taken by W.C. Tracey.
Cricket Ap. 24. XI v. XXII (only 3 of the 9 “pinks” played for the XI in this match) The XI – 146 – Benbow 37 XXII – 48 and 40. May 7. Westminster v Incogniti Incogniti – 249 – E.A. Parke 65. L.A. Shuter 54, W.A. Thornton 50. J. Shuter 29. Westminster – 98…
Football Nine v Fifteen Nine 1 goal – (Cuppage) XV 1 – (Langhorne) XI v. XXII XI 5 goals to none, kicked by Cuppage (2), Bury (2), & Benbow Westminster v. Gitanos Oct. 19 Westminster 3 – Benbow (2) & Cuppage Gitanos – 2 Westminster v. Household Brigade Oct. 23. Westminster 6. Cuppage (2), Benbow…