On Wednesday July 19th there was a whole holiday (with the exception of school fr. 8-9) for the ‘Busby dinner’ &c Charter House match, which was played at Lords & which resulted in an easy victory for the Westminsters. On the account of last years match the total absence of old Westminsters is mentioned but…
The school confirmation took place on Sat. Jul 8th in Henry VIIth Chapel when a good many T. B’s and as usual the third elections were confirmed by the bishop of Winchester. A.P. Hill
Bickmore having gained a first class in Mathematics at Oxford, we were entitled to a half holiday and Thursday July 13th was given as such. A.P. Hill
The match between Grant’s & Rigaud’s resulted in favour of the former of the former by a considerable number of runs; McKeand (Grants) making the highest score. A.P. Hill.
At the end of last term there was an explosion in the Chiswicks (Grants); middle Chiswick was the most damaged of the House; fortunately there was only one boy hurt & he has since quite recovered, & the damage in the rooms has been repaired. A.P. Hill.
There are eight town boys in the Sixth this term (Whit-mid): C. M. Lush (H. B. Grants) E. M. Mee (H. B. Grants) W. L. Pemberton (H. B. Grants) A. P. Hill (Grants) H. H. O’Farrell (H. B.) H. F. G. Bramwell (H. B. Rigaud’s) J. M. Macpherson (H. B. Grants) L. B. Birkett (H.…
March 21st H: R: H: Princess Louise was married to the Marquis of Lorne: of course a holiday was expected, for it is not every day that a Princess is wedded, and still more rarely is royal blood united with a subject: however no holiday or part of a holiday was forthcoming though Eton celebrated…
The “wooden” was won this year by H: S: Rawson (Q: S.) who beat Glibertson (Q. S.). The games were Rawson 11. 10. 11. Gilbertson 8. 11. 9. Both players were in excellent form and the contest was most exciting throughout – Rawson nearly succeeded in the same event last year – being defeated by…
Though it was greatly feared that the Pancake would be “improved” away by the governors, who by some means or other had substituted a female cook in College hall, the event duly came off on Shrove Tuesday: it was thrown by the cook’s son immediately after instead of before prayers, and very well thrown too,…