The “Pancake Greeze” occurred as usual, on Shrove Tuesday. The pancake was duly launched over the bar, & was caught by O. Scoones (Q.S.), at the end of the Greeze Scoones still remained in possession of half the pancake. & W. Bury the other half, which however he gave up. The Dean presented Scoones with…
The Subjects for Election this year are: Æschylus – “Sept contra Theb:” Plato: “Rep” Bk i-ii Tacitus: “Hist” Bk iv Lucretius Bk v Gk: Test: 1 Con: xiii & 2 Cor: Davison on Prophecy ch v-end Stubbs “Const: History” ch x-end Extras Homer “Il” Bks xix & xx Virgil “Æn” Bks vii viii ix
The subject for the Phillimore Prize English Essay for 1880 is “The Comparative Strength and Weaknesses of Painting and Poetry”. Essays to be shown by up Apr: 3rd.
R.F. Macmillan has passed Head of the Law Tripos at Cambridge; and C.C. Macnamara has obtained a second in Law at Oxford.
This term we are glad to see a reform had been undertaken in Library: the shelves have been dusted etc: and glass fitted to the doors, so that “Library” will no longer be a disgrace to the school.
The Gumbleton English Verse has been awarded to W.A Peck 1st prize H.C. Benbow 2nd prize The subject was the “Poets’ Corner”.
The new election of officers of the Debating Society were elected was made on Jan: 26th: and are is as follows: President – H.R. James Vice-President – W.L. Benbow Secretary – F.E. Lewis Under-Secretary – S. Bere And the first debate was held on Thurd: Jan: 29th: C.W.R. Tepper being the mover.
The T.B.B in the Sixth this term are: C. Ogle (Rigaud’s) W.L. Benbow (Grant’s) E. Soames (Grant’s) H. Munro (Rigaud’s) H.C. Gwinner (Home Boarder) J.B. Hodge (Grant’s) P.S. It wd be a good thing if the date were written at the commencement of each term on the blank leaf opposite, as it wd be…
Football School v. Old Westminsters This match was played as usual on the morning after the 3rd Play-night:- the school was beaten by the O.Ws, for whom E.H. Alington kicked 1 goal. School – 0 O.Ws – 1 Old Westminsters H.D.S. Vidal (Capt:), N.C. Bailey, H.S. Jackson, M.R. Rogers, G.A. Bolton, E.H. Alington, E.U.…
The play this year was the “Trinummus” of Plautus; the nights of representation being the 11th, 16th & 18th of December:- and went off very well, being well attended: amongst other distinguished guests Sit Robert Phillimore, the Earl of Devon, Lord Justice Baggallay etc. Luxuria – R.H. Coke Inopia – F.E. Lewis Megaronides –…