No. 386
The Racquets this term were won, the wooden by C.V. Wilks T.B., who also won it last year, and the wire by H.C. Benbow, Q.S.
Category: 1879
No. 385
The annual school concert came off on Thursday, May 1st, and was very successful. The O.WW. who assisted were G. Gumbleton, E. Bray, and H. Troutbeck. William Bell Prin: Opp:
No. 384
Scott also told me that the rules of the school must be made by the council of monitors. I asked him about this as an idea had sprung up, especially among the 3rd election, that rules were to be made by the Sixth collectively.
No. 383
There was a rule made some time ago that T.BB. should go round by Dean’s Yard and Q.SS. by cloisters from Early Abbey; but T.BB. in the shell have usually gone round by cloisters to avoid the crowd and to get to the houses before the others. On May 5th Burridge, a T.B. in the…
No. 382
The 2nd prize for Greek Iambics has been awarded to H.B. Cox, T.B., no first was given. The Greek Prose prize has been divided between Sandwith, QS, and Owen, QS. William Bell Prin: Opp:
No. 381
The football eleven is now filled up thus – W.A. Cuppage (capt) QS, H.C. Benbow QS, H.S. Westmorland TB, E.U. Eddis QS, W.F.G. Sandwith QS, F.W. Janson TB, E.P. Guest QS, H.N. Robson TB, and W.A. Burridge TB.
No. 380
E.V. Arnold, O.W., has obtained the best degree this year, and for many years, at Cambridge, by being placed 15th Wrangler 2nd Chancellor’s Medallist Senior Classic (bracketed) We had an early play for this on Thursday, April 3rd.
No. 379
Football Herts Rangers v. Westminster School March 8th Herts Rangers 3 Westminster 1 (Westmorland) Old Foresters v. Westminster School March 15th Old Foresters – 1 Westminster – 1 (Janson) South Norwood v. Westminster School S. Norwood – 1 Westminster – 0 Q.S.S. v. T.B.B. March 19th QSS. 2 (Benbow & Cuppage) TBB. 1. (Ingram C)…
No. 378
There will be a great alteration in the examinations for admission into College this year. The examination will not take place with the Exhibition examinations at Easter, & 3 candidates from without the school under 14 years of age will be allowed to enter without passing a year in the school, as has been the…
No. 377
The subjects for the Major Candidates this election are Homer. Head XVII XVIII. Virgil Aeneid IV.V.VI. Sophocles. Philoctetes. Thucydides. Book VIII Livy. Book III Horace’s Satires I and II St. Luke’s Gospel Westrott’s Introduction to the Gospel Cordery’s King and Commonwealth