No.88

Owing to the closing of the abbey for the preparations for the Jubilee service, we have prayers in the morning up school. On Sunday afternoons the fellows go to St. Margaret’s, while on Sunday mornings there is a service in College hall. On Saint’s days the school goes to St. Margaret’s. This will last for…

No. 87

Mr Talham left at the end beginning of last term & his place has been taken by Mr. Grenfell.                                                                                                          J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp   

No. 86

The Football XI was made up as follows: C. S. W. Barwell Q.S. , captain,  R. R. Sandilands Q.S.   C. G. Moon T.B.   P. C. Probyn T.B.   J. G. Veitch T.B.   J. E. Phillimore Q.S.   A. H. Harrison T.B.   A. M. Balfour T.B.   G. P. Stevens T.B.   L. James Q.S.   A. J. Hemmerde T.B.                                                                                                         …

No. 84

A new football shield has been presented by the Elizabethan club in place of the old one, which was finally won by Rigauds last year. It has been won for the first time Grant’s, who beat Home Boarders by 6-1 & Rigauds by 4-1.                                                                                                          J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp   

No. 82

The results of the football season of 1886-87 were as follows.                                                                                    Goals                                                                    Won                         Lost F. Bickley’s  XI                                             0                                2 G. J. Page’s  XI                                             2                                4 A. L. Fevez’s  XI                                          2                                1 Old Westminsters                                       1                               5 Old Forester                                                3                                0 Old Wykehamists                                       1                               1 Old Carthusians                                           0                               5 Old Harrovians                                             3                               0 Old…

No. 81

The sports were to have been held on the 1st & 2nd of April this term but the weather was so bad that they were postponed to next term.                                                                                                             J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp   

No. 80

An exeat was given this term from Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning. We got no half on Shrove Tuesday or on Ash Wednesday in consequence. Sir Williams Watkin Wynn, the new Dean of Gloucester, Cannon Spence, who is an Old Westminster, came down on the Friday. Prayers had already been held, as the masters thought…

No. 79

Some new regulations have been made this term about bounds. By these new regulations Clare’s, the stores, the Houses of Parliament & other shops (I am giving the words of the rule) are all out of bounds & anyone going to them requires a signed order from his house master. The monitors cannot now in…