The subjects for Election were- Gk. Testament. St. Matthew’s Gospel Westcott Introd. To the study of the Gospel Homer Odyssey I-VI Aeschylus – Prometheus Vinctus Thueydides – Bk iii Plautus – Trinummus Virgil – Aeneid i-iii Tacitus – Hist. i Mommsen’s Hist. Rom – vol.ii The…
The Townboys in the VIth this term – A.M.T. Jackson Grant’s A.E. Bedford Rigaud’s M.H.M.T. Pigott Grant’s
The new Head Master has certainly come in like a lion. I hope he will go out like a lamb, but I am afraid not. On the first morning of the term the Dean brought him up School and after he had prayed for him (very necessary) he inducted him. After prayers on his very…
In the matches for the Cricket Shield Homeboarders beat Grants, but were beaten by Rigauds, who have never lost the Shield. The following are the XIs. Grants Homeboarders Rigauds A. Armitage (capt) C.B. Tritton F.T. Higgins C. Gibson F.G. Thorne A.E. Bedford A. Ruston H. Thompson A.R. Hurst J. McCance A. Winstanley R.H. Ingram M.…
The Charterhouse match was played on July 25th, when we were beaten by 149 runs. The Carthusians went in first and put together 274 runs. Tritton and Hurst bowled well, the latter taking 5 wickets for 35 runs. Coulby played a splendid innings of 144 not out. None of out XI shewed very well except…
Cricket The following was the result of the matches this year. Runs for Agst July 21 Masters 44 72 & 76 for 5 w. Lost by 28. Higgins 19. July 7 Nondescripts 89 & 52 67 & 80 Won on 1st innings by 22. Higgins 14 & 28. A. Armitage 17…
T.BB Q.SS. This was rowed on Aug 4th and T.BB. who were favourites were beaten by 1 length + a half. T.BB Q.SS Bow H.W. Smyth (Grant’s) Bow P.M. Francke 2. V.H. James (Grant’) 2. J.A. Brookes 3. G.E. Jackson (Grant’s) 3. A.N. Crouch 4. J. Salwey (Grant’s) 4. C.A. Sherring 5. W.S. Davis (Grant’s)…
At water Scoones was Head and got together a very fair four to take down to Henley, where we won the first heat but were beaten in the final, The results of the other races were- Scratch fours V.H. James P.M. Francke Q.S. J. Watt Q.S. G. Berens (st.) Cox: H. Wilkins…
The new Head Master appointed is the Revd. William Gunion Rutherford, assistant Master at St. Paul’s, Fellow of Univ: Coll: Oxon: a great Greek Scholar.
At the beginning of the term Dr Scott announced his intention of resigning the Headmastership. Everyone, I think, agrees that is a terrible blow to the School. He has held his post for 25 years and in that time has been most deservedly popular. As soon as he resigned, a fund was started to raise…