A T.B. and Q.S. row which might have grown to disagreeable proportions arose in the Debating Society this term. The Q.SS were very sore at the fact that three of the four officers in the Society were T.BB and also because at a recent election all their candidates had been black-balled. Consequently they sent round…
The annual T.BB and Q.SS match was played on March 23rd and resulted for the first time for sixteen years in a most decisive victory for us by 4 goals (kicked by Burridge Crowdy Ingram and Jenner) to love. This result was foreseen by all as we had all the backs who played against Charterhouse…
On March 9th Mr R.H. Scott secretary to the meteorological office (brother to our present head-master) came down and gave us a most interesting lecture on distribution of temperature.
A Shrove Tuesday fell on St David’s day this year the Pancake was thrown at 9 o’clock after Sir Walkin-Wynn’s annual visit. It fell between the Under School and Under fifth Horse-shoes and was at first secured by H.G. Gwinner T.B. from whose grasp however it was soon ruthlessly torn and as no one could…
On February 26th our eleven went down to Godalming and were followed immediately after school by a large number of supporters. Their ground maintained its usual character of hard and dry dustiness which seemed to no small extent to throw us out. Their eleven which xhad not been defeated once in the season was deprived…
The temporary committee whose names I have recorded in 457 have succeeded in their endeavours to form a O.W.F.C. it may be thought right that the results of the first season’s play should be recorded. I therefore extract the following list from the Elizabethan Nov 6 v Clapham Rovers Drawn 2-2 10 v O. U.…
Our football Eleven suffered somewhat this term from the departure of H.N. Robson (last term’s captain) but not so much as had been expected; for in R.J. Squire one of the right-wing forwards it found one of the best backs in England. As there was little if anything to choose between O. Scoones (Q.S) and…
On Mr Ingram’s retirement the office of Under-Master was abolished and that of Master of the Q.S.S substituted. The Revd A. Homer is the first holder of the new office.
The following Townboys are now in the Sixth- W.L. Benbow (Grants) (T.B. Monitor) E. Poland (Grants) (T.B Monitor) H.A. Munro (Rigauds HB) (T.B. Monitor) J.B. Hodge (Grants) J. Morison (Grants) H.G. Gwinner (Home Boarders) H.K. Bruce (Home Boarders) F.F. James (Rigauds) W.G. Hewitt (HB Rigauds) A. Soames (HB Grants)
It must here be recorded that Christmas 1880 witnessed the retirement of the Reverend H.M. Ingram from the position of Undermaster which he has filled most successfully since 1861. T.BB unless in the Under-School has but little to do with him – I myself hardly exchanged a hundred words with him during my existence at…