There was a Sixth dinner this year, held at Gingers (late Needhams, Bridge St.) to which the Home-Boarders as usual were invited. It was served up in excellent style, and the utmost conviviality prevailed. J.T. Ludlow, President, C. Frere Home Boarder, Vice President. J.T. Ludlow H.B.
This year Williamson instituted an examination on paper of both T.B. and K.S. to take place half yearly in the Museum, in the work done in the form the preceding half year; and according to the answers given, altering the respective places of each T.B. J.T. Ludlow H.B. Note. This Williamson has now increased, so…
On Tuesday the 20th of July the annual Cricket Match was played between the T.B. and K.S. which was won by the latter by 172 runs. The following were the Players Town Boys Williams Bainbridge Borradaile Markham Jesson Cubitt Keating Marten Senr Robinson Marten Junr Moore R. Colborne Scorer King’s Scholars Mayne Wrottesly Day Smith…
Williamson, having learnt from Preston that some of the K.S. came back from Putney, after the race, quite drunk, thought proper to punish two of the worst; namely, Hussey and Croke; the former of whom he put down in his election and gave the latter the choice either of being flogged or expelled; but he…
On the reception of a letter from the Etonians (their holydays having commenced) challenging us to row them at Sunbury; we returned an answer to this purpose that we should be very happy to row them any distance within reach of Westminster; but that it would be quite impossible for us to go to the…
On Friday the 26th of June, the annual Cricket Match was played between the Townboys who had not played in the grand match, and the Lamprobaticks, which was won by the former by 32 Runs. The following were the players – Williams R. Colborne Keating Dean Robinson Moore Turner Marten Junr Saville Templer Palmer JH…
Tho’ Ditch Leaping was prohibited by Goodenough last year, it was carried into effect as usual on the 1st and 17th of March (1829) the 1st the weather was so very severe that only five went, but on 17th a larger field assembled tho’ still few in number from the number out of school with…
It is intended henceforward that no King Scholar should stay over the election, it is declared that interest is to have no effect, that it is to be decided by merit alone, and that every one is to have an equal chance whether that will be the case is to be seen hereafter. E.H. Greathed…
A Library of useful and entertaining books was set on foot by Williamson a little before Xmas it was begun by voluntary subscription, and is intended to be kept up by a regular charge of one guinea upon every new comer in every boarding house, whether it will eventually prove any use, is at best…
This Christmas Williamson introduced some new regulations as regarded removes such as introducing Ciphering, and Grecian and Roman History into the examinations for the Upper Shell and Sixth, it is to be hoped that these changes in the routine of School subjects will have their due influences on the minds of the public in general…