A collection was made on St. John’s Day on behalf of a section of the parish of St. George’s in the East; it amounted to something over 20 pounds. Subsequently a deputation consisting of H. Withars Q.S., C. Bompas T.B., L. James Q.S. & Jarvis T.B., went down one Wednesday afternoon & were shown over…
The School Prizes last term were awarded thus. Latin Prose . . . R.H. Bellairs Q.S. Greek Prose . . . C.A. Sherring Q.S. Greek Verse . . . H. Withers Q.S Senior Cheyne . . . F.M. Yglesias Q.S. Junior Cheyne . . . B. Stapleton Q.S. Master’s Prize . . . E.F. Allan…
On Friday May 5th the concert was held in College Hall. The programme was divided into two parts; the first part consisted of sacred music, the second of secular. “God is love” a sacred cantata by Mrs Joseph Robinson was first sung; the solos were taken by W.V. Doherty. T.B. E.N. Sharpe. T.B. H.G Clarke…
These last two fellows were not made monitors up school, Rutherford merely said they “were to consider themselves monitors”. None of the five have signed their names in the Headmaster’s book; Rutherford says the rules in it are so complicated that no one can understand them. As a matter of fact I believe he has…
On Thursday, June 11th Rutherford made R. Towers (Home boarder), J. Salway (Grantite) & E. Jervis (Rigaudite) Town boy monitors. I, being head town boy, spoke to him afterwards, when he said he had not considered how the matter would affect me. I was to be head town boy without being a monitor. Of course,…
The Rev W. A. Heard succeeded at the mastership of Grant’s this term & takes the Upper Fifth Form. He comes from Fettes College, Edinburgh. C. Bompas/ Prin.Opp
Rev C.A. Jones, for 24 years mathematical master, and for over 17 years master of Grants’, left last term. The school gave him a pocket communion service (silver gift). His house presented him with a set of silver dessert knives and forks, at a farewell supper which he gave them. C. Bompas/ Prin.Opp
Complaints were made to me of 2nd elections’ fagging T.B.B. which was considered contrary to rules. I looked up the T.B. Ledger and could find no rule which gave them such power, so asked Pryce & Sharpe to put notices ‘up Grant’s’ of & ‘Homeboarders’ to the effect that no TB need fag for a…
The Athletic Sports were held on Friday and Saturday April 10th & 11th. This was the first year in which the Sports were held in the Spring. Friday was such a filthily wet day that Blackburn and Tanner, the authors of the change, were very crestfallen as they deeply felt the humiliation of having to…
The second and third elevens have been filled up as follows. Second Eleven G.G. Phillimore, J.W. Aris, J. Salwey, H.P. Lowe, E. Jervis, P.C. Probyn, R. Thornton, H. Wylde, H. Berens, J.E. Phillimore, J.H. Peck. Third Eleven R.H. Bellairs, L. James, C. Bompas, E.G. Moon, C. Grant-Wilson, J. Veitch, A.M. Balfour, J.S. Watt,…