The sports were held up-Fields on March 28 and 29. First Day 300 yards Handicap (over 16) Time 35 sec Throwing the cricket ball (under 15) 65 yds. High Jump (Open) 4 ft 11 in 100 yards (under 16) Time, 12 secs Hurdles (Open) 1st Heat. Gifford. Everington T.B.B. 19 sec 2nd Heat. Woodbridge. Willett. …
Football season, 1889-90 Goals Won Lost 1899. Sept. 28. Old OWW 1 5 Oct. 2. Old Estonians 1 1 “ 5. F. Bickley’s XI 0 2 “ 12. F. Oliver’s XI 3 5 “ 19. Crusaders 2 6 “ 26. Casuals 2 2 Nov. 9. …
The football XIs have been filled up thus: Pinks Pink & Whites 3rd Elevens F.O. Gifford B. Pendred J. Corbett S. W. Woodbridge C.E. Page S. May C. H. Gregory F.B. Sherring F. Langton P. Williamson F.O.J. Powell W.J. Barwell G.O. Shattock H.C. Jonas H.D. Everington H.L. Stephenson D. Winckworth H.K.F. Fairchild A.L. Longhurst F.S. Shearme …
The T.B. football shield has been won by Rigauds, who defeated Grants by 3-2 & HBB (after a draw) by 1-0. F. G. Eccles. Prin: Opp:
The Ireland Prize for Greek Iambics (from Tennyson’s ‘Demeter & Persephone’) has been awarded to E.H. Marsh. F. G. Eccles. Prin: Opp:
This term a weekly production called “Westminster Truth” was started by certain OWW, who established agents & a treasurer in the School. The somewhat singular object was to assist the “Elizabethan” with any profit that might accrue, the latter organ being very much in debt. The tone of “Westminster’s truth” rapidly passed from the harmlessly…
The Rev W. A. Heard since 1885 master of Grants, was appointed Headmaster of Fettes Coll: Edinburgh during the Holidays – Mr Heard was a master & house master at Fettes before he came to Westminster. He will be much missed in the school & up Grants. Mr Tanner takes his place in the House.…
The Westminster Play The Andria of Terence was performed in College Dormitory on the evenings of December 12th, 16th & 18th, and was followed on each night as usual by an Epilogue, preceded by the Prologue on the last two nights. The cast was as follows:- Simo – C. A. Phillimore Sosia – A.…
The Ireland Prize Latin Verse has been awarded; to W. Covington: TB The Gumbleton Prize for English verse E.H. Marsh TB The Phillimore translation prize E.H. Marsh TB Proxime accessit, F.G. Eccles T.B. F. G. Eccles. Prin: Opp:
On Monday evening, Nov 18th, a service for the commemoration of benefactors was held in Abby, by permission of the Dean. The service, which was entirely in Latin consisted of several Psalms and the Deum set to Gregorian music & chanted in union; the lesson read by the Dean, a long sort of preface setting…