On Frid: Feb: 6th: Mr Robert Scott F.R.S. treated us to a lecture on “Meteorological Phenomena”; explaining amongst other things the oyster which is [pursued?] in the construction of the daily weather charts for the papers. Mr Ralston, (who lectured at the school this term last year) again was so kind as to entertain us…
Football Westminster v. R.M.C. Sandhurst On Sat: Nov: 29th 1879 R.L.C. Sandhurst – 1 Westminster – 0 Westminster v. Old Harrovians On Jan: 24th Westminster – 2 O. Harrovians – 0 Westminster v. Upton Park On Sat: Feb: 7th Westminster – 3 Upton Park – 4 Westminster v. Wanderers On Thursd: Feb: 12th Wanderers –…
The “Pancake Greeze” occurred as usual, on Shrove Tuesday. The pancake was duly launched over the bar, & was caught by O. Scoones (Q.S.), at the end of the Greeze Scoones still remained in possession of half the pancake. & W. Bury the other half, which however he gave up. The Dean presented Scoones with…
The Subjects for Election this year are: Æschylus – “Sept contra Theb:” Plato: “Rep” Bk i-ii Tacitus: “Hist” Bk iv Lucretius Bk v Gk: Test: 1 Con: xiii & 2 Cor: Davison on Prophecy ch v-end Stubbs “Const: History” ch x-end Extras Homer “Il” Bks xix & xx Virgil “Æn” Bks vii viii ix
The subject for the Phillimore Prize English Essay for 1880 is “The Comparative Strength and Weaknesses of Painting and Poetry”. Essays to be shown by up Apr: 3rd.
R.F. Macmillan has passed Head of the Law Tripos at Cambridge; and C.C. Macnamara has obtained a second in Law at Oxford.
This term we are glad to see a reform had been undertaken in Library: the shelves have been dusted etc: and glass fitted to the doors, so that “Library” will no longer be a disgrace to the school.
The Gumbleton English Verse has been awarded to W.A Peck 1st prize H.C. Benbow 2nd prize The subject was the “Poets’ Corner”.
The new election of officers of the Debating Society were elected was made on Jan: 26th: and are is as follows: President – H.R. James Vice-President – W.L. Benbow Secretary – F.E. Lewis Under-Secretary – S. Bere And the first debate was held on Thurd: Jan: 29th: C.W.R. Tepper being the mover.
The T.B.B in the Sixth this term are: C. Ogle (Rigaud’s) W.L. Benbow (Grant’s) E. Soames (Grant’s) H. Munro (Rigaud’s) H.C. Gwinner (Home Boarder) J.B. Hodge (Grant’s) P.S. It wd be a good thing if the date were written at the commencement of each term on the blank leaf opposite, as it wd be…