A social meeting of OWW & others, at which the School was present, was held up School on March 20, on the subject of the School mission. The Dean was in the chair. The purport of his speech was as follows:- “a mission would will benefit the School by introducing an interest, now generally felt,…
The Vincent Memorial Prize has been awarded to A. C. Nesbitt. The Gambeth prize for English Verse has not been awarded this year. The Senior Vincent went to H. W. Holland.
A.M.T. Jackson has been elected to the Borden Sanscrit Scholarship.
New prayers have been introduced this term. They are taken from the School Statutes drawn up by Dr. Bill, Dean of Westminster in 1560. They are as follows: Preces in Schola Dicendæ in Diebus Lunæ Martes, Jovis, et Veneris Ingrediatur praeceptor ac superiore schola parte flexis genibus preces sequentes ordiatur, subsequantur discipali alternis versibus.…
The School collection this term amounted to £25. 10s. It is to be held over till the general meeting about the mission, to be held this term.
On returning after Xmas we found the alterations up School pretty well finished.
In this Xmas term after an interval of several years the Fencing badge was once more offered for competition. There was a good entry & it was finally won by E. V. B. Rutherford. J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp
The play this year was the Phormio: the cast was as follows Davos C. L. C. Aveling Geta C. S. W. Barwell Antipho H. T. Whitaker Phaedria H. C. Oliver Demipho H. J. Gully Phormio R. C. Olivier Hegio P. Williamson Cratinus H. L. Stephenson Crito A. H. Cumming Dorio R. C. A. Hamilton Chremes …
The collection this term amounted to 16£ 10s & was sent to the Christchurch Boys House. J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp
The Mure scholarship has been won by J. B. W. Chapman Q.S. The Ireland Latin Verse has fallen to J. I. Stirling T.B., the Ireland Greek Prose to J. B. W. Chapman Q.S & the Phillimore translation to S. Liberty T.B.