Truly Westminster of the past is no more. Even the pancake is virtually abolished. Rutherford has dared to substitute for the good old Greeze a wretched tip of his own, a mere baby-play. He ordered each form to elect a representative who should be permitted to try for the pancake. Thus we had about a…
The House ‘conveniences’ have been shut up during the day and some awful ‘inconveniences’ erected at the back of Ashburnham House to supply their places.
Gibson and Harrison were elected upon the Athletic Committee. This is the first year of the new arrangement about the sports which will be held on Friday and Saturday the 10 & 11 April. The Headmaster with his usual meanness refused the usual holidays.
The VI Class-room was chang-ed from the old library ‘up school’ to a new room built at the bottom of the schoolroom and fitted up with separate desks for each fellow; on the model of S. Pauls!! On the departure of Revd B.F. James who for so long had been one of the most patriotic…
This book was bought at the expense of the TBB in the VIth January 1885 for the purpose of recording any circumstances which may be useful or entertaining to posterity.
Town Boys in the VI E.F. Allan (Monitor) Rigauds A.I. Pryce Grants E.A. Webber Homeboarder C. Bompas Grants J.I. Stirling Rigauds J. Salwey Grants R. Towers Homeboarders
About a dozen OWW went out as volunteers in the Bechuanaland expedition; among them were G. Stephenson, and E.F. Allan Prin: opp:
We returned home on Thursday Dec 18th. We had ordinary school until 1 o’clock.
On Wednesday Dec 19th The Musical Society gave an entertainment aided by J.H. Hallett Esq. & Stavely Oldham Esqre, after the play which the House suppers were given.
Mrs On the nineteenth of December the wife of the Rev W. Gunion Rutherford of a daughter which was christened Jan 21st/85 in the Abbey.