The Elections to College in 1884 were as follows – J.B. Chapman F.W. Marshall J.H. Cumming E.L. Clapham A.J. Lee P.J. Preece F. Street H.J. Whittaker C.S.W. Barwell C.C. Sharpe W.S. Cox R.E. Olivier J.H. Clarke Exhibitioners – W.A. Last P. Williamson G.H. Fry J. Liberty A.E. Balfour J.B. Farrar
The theses for School Epigrams were – ‘A Xεìρ τàv Xεīρa –‘ & ‘Standard gold or token.’
A few days before Election the Head Master sent for me & told me that if I had stayed longer than the summer term he would have made me Captain of the School(!), but that as things stood, he advised to waive any right(!) I believe such a change is most undesirable; for, setting aside…
The Gumbleton English Verse Prize & the Latin Prose Prize were awarded to C.C.J. Webb Q.S. The subject of the former was “The Confessor’s Abbey of Thorney”. The Greek Prose Prize fell to R. Vavasseur Q.S. & the Greek Iambic Prize to A. Jackson T.B. No one attempted the Phillimore Essay, the topic of which…
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…
T.BB vs Q.SS was played on Wednesday March 26th. As soon as the ball was started Pigott made a rush down the centre & scored the first goal for the T.BB; shortly afterwards he shot another from a hands in front of goals. The Q.SS. failed to obtain a goal from a “hands”; & Gibson…
In the matches between Under Elections & the Houses in the Xmas term, the College team beat Grant’s (3-1). (U.El. Phillimore, E.F. Peck, Symms. Grants’ Pigott), & Home-boarders (3-1), (U.EL. G.G. Phillimore, J.E. Phillimore, E.F. Peck), but were beaten by Rigaud’s (4-0) (Sandilands 1, Bedford 1, Petrocochino 1, Hurst 1). In the Election Term Rigaud’s…
In the matches for the Football Shield Rigaud’s, as was expected, was finally victorious. Grant’s beat Home Boarders & on the following Thursday met Rigaud’s. A very sharp game resulted in draw (1-1), though Rigaud’s had a very strong XI. On Thursday March 20 the two houses again met, Grant’s having trained vigorously during the…
The Pancake Greeze took place as usual on Shrove Tuesday at 12.30. College John succeeded in clearing the bar at the second throw, & the pancake fell in the under remove horseshoe. D.S. Long & A.S. Waterfield obtained enough of the pancake together to get the sovereign from the Dean. The Head-master expressed to the…
The Charterhouse match was played at Vincent Square on Feb 23rd. About 3.5 Walker kicked off for Charterhouse, & a sharp game ensued, Westminster completely penning their opponents. Harrison placed the ball in front of the Charterhouse goal & Hurst put it through. Runs were made by both sides without effect till after half time…