The election of Minor Candidates this year was- W.C. Dale, R.H. Williams, H.W. Waterfield, O. Scoones, F.H. Janson, A.G.L. Rogers, W.L. Warren, S.H. Clarke*, C.T. Shebbeare*, M.R. Bethune*. Prae electi. G.V. Sampson, E.P. Sandwith. *Exhibitioners elected on the foundation.
The Exhibitions have been awarded this term to – C.C.J. Webb, S.H. Clarke, C.T. Shebbeare, M.R. Bethune, H.N. Crouch, F.G. Trevor, P.M. Francke, P. Druitt. Webb and Druitt are from the school. Clarke, Shebbeare & Bethune took advantage of the new regulations & were straight into College. William Bell Prin: Opp:
A lecture was given up School on the evening of Friday March 21st by W.R.S. Ralston, Esq., upon “Folk Lore”.
The Racquets this term were won, the wooden by C.V. Wilks T.B., who also won it last year, and the wire by H.C. Benbow, Q.S.
The annual school concert came off on Thursday, May 1st, and was very successful. The O.WW. who assisted were G. Gumbleton, E. Bray, and H. Troutbeck. William Bell Prin: Opp:
Scott also told me that the rules of the school must be made by the council of monitors. I asked him about this as an idea had sprung up, especially among the 3rd election, that rules were to be made by the Sixth collectively.
There was a rule made some time ago that T.BB. should go round by Dean’s Yard and Q.SS. by cloisters from Early Abbey; but T.BB. in the shell have usually gone round by cloisters to avoid the crowd and to get to the houses before the others. On May 5th Burridge, a T.B. in the…
The 2nd prize for Greek Iambics has been awarded to H.B. Cox, T.B., no first was given. The Greek Prose prize has been divided between Sandwith, QS, and Owen, QS. William Bell Prin: Opp:
The football eleven is now filled up thus – W.A. Cuppage (capt) QS, H.C. Benbow QS, H.S. Westmorland TB, E.U. Eddis QS, W.F.G. Sandwith QS, F.W. Janson TB, E.P. Guest QS, H.N. Robson TB, and W.A. Burridge TB.
E.V. Arnold, O.W., has obtained the best degree this year, and for many years, at Cambridge, by being placed 15th Wrangler 2nd Chancellor’s Medallist Senior Classic (bracketed) We had an early play for this on Thursday, April 3rd.