There has been a great deal of fuss in connection with College. C.J. Wills elected to College in January (ride entry 300), objected to the absurd & fantastic customs of the place & consequently left. As a matter of fact he had broken the rules, and been tanned twice (different times) in accordance with the established customs of the place. Some time after his departure, his father Mr Edgar C. Wills, wrote a letter to the times talking about the “acts of repeated violence” to which his son had been subjected. His letter was a most senseless production generally speaking. He seemed bent on injuring the school if possible. Other letters appeared, and the head Master wrote a short answer, saying that the whole system of life in college was under the consideration of the Governing Body & that he thought sufficient in excuses had been taken to present brutality. An article showing the absurdity of Mr. Will’s letter and calling attention to the weakness of his English grammar. This business course may do a certain amount of harm to school, but will most probably be soon forgotten, and is not worth notice.
More important is the fact that the scheme for the aboliton of College has been again brought up, and I believe the Governing Body have an idea of abolishing it in 1895. Whether it will come off I very much doubt. Several letters have appeared in the papers on the subject. It is not for me to express any opinion as to the advisability of the step, but it is quite clear that the Head Master has set his heart on it, and it is most improbable that he would advocate such a course without great reasons. I may say that I think the spirit of pigheaded opposition in connection with such reforms is most unreasonable. In any case unqualified approavla may surely be given to the scheme for puling down & rebuilding the boarding houses. Which for sanitary reasons shoud certainly be carried out.
H. A. Beesley. Prin. Opp.