The Mure scholarship has been awarded to H.R. James Q.S.: the number of candidates being this year unusually small. The Dean’s Gk: Test: Prize has been awarded R.S. Owen Q.S. the second prize to W.A. Peck and F.E. Lewis Q.S.S. Æq. The subjects being the “Epistle to the Hebrews” and the “Acts” chaps i-xiv.
On Thursday Nov: 20th was opened a very good debate, moved by H.N. Robson, concerning the foreign policy of Lord Beaconsfield’s cabinet (That it had borne prompt and profitable fruit for the peace of the whole world etc:) The debate lasted for two evenings, & was finally decided in favour of the motion. Ayes –…
Football The football season opened, as usual, with the XI and XXII, on Oct. 8th. Which resulted in a victory for XXII (1 goal to none). The Eleven H.C. Benbow (Capt:), W.T. Sandwith (goals), H.N. Robson, F.G. Clarke (backs), A.C. Whitehead, R.C. Batley (half-back), F.W. Janson, W.A. Burridge, C. Ingram, F.W. Bain, and W.W.…
On Tuesday 11th: Nov:, Peck (Capt:) told me that there wd: be a Monitors’ meeting in Library on the following day. I therefore informed the other T.B.B. monitors: – I also learnt what was the matter, viz: that Stephenson (up Rigauds) had been seen to come down fields shortway with Janson, (who ‘though in the…
Scott has given the following supplementary “Rules for Discipline”, to be inserted in the Ledger. “Discipline Rules” Oct: 1879 Due notice shall be given of any proposed meeting by the Captain to the Q.S.S members, and the head town boy, and by the latter to the other T.B. members. The Captain shall be chairman of…
The [sic] was a school collection in Abbey on St: Luke’s Day: the amount collected was £19.19.4, which was to be devoted to Miss Allen’s “South African Mission Work”:- the sermon was preached by the Revd A Sloman.
The Play this yr: is the “Trinummus” of Plautus. The nights of the Play are, the 11th, 16th, & 18th of December.
The subject of the Nat: Sci: class this term is “Astronomy” and both classes are taken together once a week in Library; an arrangement which is productive of a good deal of disorder. C.Ogle Prin: Opp:
The Athletics came off on Wed: and Thurd: Oct: 15th and 16th; both days were exceptionally fine, though the first day was a little too cold. There was a very fair attendance of visitors, more especially on the second day. The Mile was won by Stephenson W – in 5.10 ¾. (This is the third…
The extra-subjects in the Sixth this term are Thucydides Bk. vii. Ch 1- 85 Cicero – “Pro Cluentio” Euripides – “Heraclidae” Stubb’s “Constitutional History” Vol: ii. Max Müller’s Political Economy C.Ogle Prin: Opp: