No. 598
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.
Category: E.F. Allan
No. 597
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.
No. 596
Mr Jones has accepted the living of Dedham near Colchester and will leave the end of next term, much to the regret of all.
No. 595
On Friday 28th November the masters presented the Revd B.F. James with a testimonial in the shape of a handsome claret jug. The presentation took place at Rutherford’s. On Wednesday 17th Dec. Coller the Captain presented Mr James with a silver bowl on behalf of the school and I with a ‘Epergne’ on behalf of…
No. 594
The Scott Library was opened at the beginning of the term. Boarders in the VIth & Shell go in the evenings & have to maintain strict silence. They are under the supervision of Perry who does his best to make himself obnoxious quoting as his authority for all things the Head-master, something after the style…
No. 592
Mr Blackburn aided F.H. Coller Q.S. & E.F. Allan Prin opp, founded a society for giving entertainments, consisting of glees, part songs & readings on Wednesday afternoons for the delectation of the school & its intimate friends. The programmes were as follows Nov. 15th / 84 Part song Blow, blow those winter wind Stevens Song…
No. 591
The Mure Scholarship fell to G.G. Phillimore Q.S. Proxime accessit C.A. Sherring Q.S. Ireland Verse fell to F.H. Coller Q.S. H Withers Q.S. & H. Morgan-Brown Q.S. respectively obtained the Phillimore prizes for Prose & verse translations.
No. 590
Mr Tanner married a lady, name unknown, August 9th place also doubtful. [Inserted on a separate slip of paper: 590/ Mr Tanner married Lucy Lawrence Le Price daughter of G.L.P. Eyre of Wiltshire. L.E.T.
No. 589
There will be no play this term, simply ostensibly because the Duke of Albany died about a year ago but really because the trouble of rehearsals etc would be too much for the Headmaster when there is a possible loophole of escape. If some royal personage happen to die within the next 12 months the…
No. 588
Town Boys in VIth. Play term 1884. E.F. Allan (T.B. Monitor) C. Buttar (T.B. Monitor) J.I. Pryce (T.B. Monitor) J.I. Stirling (Rigaud’s) J. Salwey (Grant’s) Bompas (Grant’s) R.M. Towers (Home boarders) E.A. Webber (Ashburnham House) The Headmaster has weakly postponed the actual creation of T.B. monitors but as he has intimated his intention of “publishing…