Football Herts Rangers v. Westminster School March 8th Herts Rangers 3 Westminster 1 (Westmorland) Old Foresters v. Westminster School March 15th Old Foresters – 1 Westminster – 1 (Janson) South Norwood v. Westminster School S. Norwood – 1 Westminster – 0 Q.S.S. v. T.B.B. March 19th QSS. 2 (Benbow & Cuppage) TBB. 1. (Ingram C)…
There will be a great alteration in the examinations for admission into College this year. The examination will not take place with the Exhibition examinations at Easter, & 3 candidates from without the school under 14 years of age will be allowed to enter without passing a year in the school, as has been the…
The subjects for the Major Candidates this election are Homer. Head XVII XVIII. Virgil Aeneid IV.V.VI. Sophocles. Philoctetes. Thucydides. Book VIII Livy. Book III Horace’s Satires I and II St. Luke’s Gospel Westrott’s Introduction to the Gospel Cordery’s King and Commonwealth
The TBB in the Sixth this term are W.G. Bell (Grant’s) H.B. Cox (HB) T.B. Strong (HB) C. Ogle (H.B. Rigaud’s) W.L. Benbow (Grant’s)
I may observe, for the edification of future Head T.Boys, that on the occasion of the marriage of H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught Scott was stingy enough to refuse us a half holiday. I hope that future generations may be more fortunate in their Head Masters. William Bell Pri: Opp:
On Shrove Tuesday the pancake was thrown as usual. It fell between the Under School & the Under Fifth Form & after a good greeze was secured whole by C. Campbell (TB), who afterwards got the sovereign from the Dean. It was last won in 1872 by R.W.S. Vidal (captn).
E.M. Mee (who gained a scholarship from the school at Corpus Oxf: in 1872) was given a fellowship at Queen’s in the beginning of the year. E.V. Arnold (captain 1874-5) was 15th wrangler this year.
Mr. H.A. Severn, who has been very successful as a scientific lecturer in Australia & New Zealand, gave three lectures to us in school on Jan. 29th, Feb. 5th and 7th upon Voltaic Electricity, Spectrum Analysis and Magnetism. The lecturers were very well attended by members of the school & by a few visitors, &…
A School Debating Society has at last been started. We got leave from Scott in the beginning of this term & the society is now, I hope, well founded. After three 4 debates, under the presidency of Lowry (captain) & Cuppage, a rule was passed to appoint the officers of the Society for a term…
The Charterhouse football match took place on Feb. 22, & resulted in a victory for Charterhouse by 4 goals to 2. Our goals were obtained by Benbow & Janson. The eleven were Charterhouse. L.D. Jackson, L.M. Pickard, G.S. Guinness, E.G. Wilson, H.S. Holman, C.T. Clements, W.L. Vyvyan, E.L. James, H.C. Rutter, H.M. Hull and E.L.…