No 470
List of Sixth Townboys after Xmas. J. Gray Prin. Opp. J. Skipworth W.G.H.G. Bankes — Morton BB.
List of Sixth Townboys after Xmas. J. Gray Prin. Opp. J. Skipworth W.G.H.G. Bankes — Morton BB.
On Wednesday the 14th December the Scarlet Fever broke out in Marshall’s Boarding House, whereupon Liddell after consulting with Dr. Fincham, broke up the School, and the fellows went home on the following day. At the same time a QS was attacked with the measles. J. Gray Prin. Opp.
Liddell has given us an extra week to make up for the early plays we lost, and the play itself, so we go home on Wednesday the 21st and return Wednesday 5 weeks. C.G. Lane Prin. Opp.
Liddell’s second son died on Sunday the 4th of December, & consequently he was out of school for nearly a week. Mrs Liddell who happened to be at Brighton for her health came back to London directly. Roe and the other monitors went of Liddell’s House soon after and said that on account of his…
Some small Town Boys let off some fireworks in College St in the morning about a week ago, one of them named Harrington was accordingly laid hold of by a Policeman and taken to the Station House, when Marshall heard of it he went to get him out but his entreaties were of no use,…
It has been Liddell’s intention for some time to have a Public Library formed, like most of the other public Schools, and in consequence of his having a certain sum of money, about 50£, in hand, which he had saved from the yearly subscription of his own house, towards their house library, he very profoundly…
Bourke* went up the to Liddell the other day to ask him to give leave on the water this half which he granted though only in the morning. *Captain of the Eight C.G. Lane Prin. Opp.
This last season Liddell declared he would allow no more match bats at the TB & QS match, as James had told him that they increased the bills so much. C.G. Lane Prin. Opp.
I omitted mentioning last half that Hose (the new Mathematical Master) had lately been ordained on the strength of having published a new and very complicated edition of Euclid. C.G. Lane Prin. Opp.
I have not put in the races or anything about our cricket matches as they are all recorded in full in their respective Ledgers. C.G. Lane Prin. Opp.