No. 138
It has been officially announced by the new Governors that there will be no Play this year. Oswell Macleay Prin. Opp.
Tag: Holidays
No. 45
In Honour of the Marriage of the Prince of Wales to the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, an extra week was added to the Whitsuntide Holidays. F. Bandinel Prin. Opp.
No 28
The captain wrote to the Archbishop Longley the newly made Primate, an Old Westminster, asking him to come down & beg for an early play for us. He wrote to say that Saturday (29th) was the only day he could come & as Scott had done away with early plays he did not come till…
No 23
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, came of age on Sunday the 9th of Nov., but owing to it being on a Sunday it was kept all over the Kingdom (except Westminster) on Monday. That is we did not keep it properly. It being Monday we of course expected leave till 10. This we did not…
No 28
The captain wrote to the Archbishop [Loughley?] the newly made [Private?], an Old Westminster, asking him to come down & beg for an early play for us. He wrote to say that Saturday (29th) was the only day he could come & as Scott had done away with early plays he did not come till…
No 567
When we came back this half we found that in consequence of the meeting of Old Ws the Boarding* Houses had been painted. The Library has been thoroughly done up the back cases etc. polished, the ceiling whitewashed & new floorcloth laid down. The racket-court has been plastered & the old W.C. by the schoolsteps…
No 539
We had an early play on March 1st as usual – no leave out, though it fell on a Monday. Lord Lansdowne asked for one on the 17th. We also had leave out on Easter Monday, as an equivalent to Good Friday. On the 27th of March the Eight had leave to see the Oxford…
No 535
The fifth of November fell this year on a Thursday. Scott gave leave out from Wednesday at half past twelve till Thursday night. A.F. Pope Prin. Opp.
No 529
This year we had an early play on the Queen’s Accession, Sat. June 20th. It is not I believe a regular thing; it was not asked for, but Scott volunteered it thinking it a matter of course. A.F. Pope Pr. Opp.
No 522
Changes have been made this year in the Challenges. The last challenge takes place about the same time as it has always done; but it is not decisive, as there are examinations for the Minor Candidates after it, which influences the order; consequently we didn’t have chairing until the 27th of April, long after the…