I am glad to say that we are now able to enter candidate for the Oxford and Cambridge Certificate examinations. By a special arrangement we are allowed to take up our School work in place of the subjects set by the examiners, and the School examinations will suffice for all. But we shall have to…
The elections to Oxford were – P.G.L. Webb QS W.C Ryde QS W.H.A. Cowell QS To Cambridge – E.V. Arnold QS Capt. G.M Hill QS F. Whitehead QS Triplett exhibitions to Arnold (gratuity), Hill, Brickdale. E.V. Arnold had already gained a foundation scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Election. The candidates were- Q.S.S. H.S. Otter Capt. W.A.L.P Evans A.W. Williams Wynn E.H. Holthouse T.B.B. E.G.B Phillimore (Grant’s) E.M. Rodocanachi (Rigaud’s) F.L. Denman (Grant’s) Also H. L. Roche QS H.L. Randall QS J.R. Reid T.B. There were elected to Oxford: H.S. Otter W.A.L.P. Evans E.G.B. Phillimore To Cambridge: E.H. Holthouse…
The Universities: G Milner (who was head of Home-boarders in ’68) of Ch. Ch. Has obtained the first Denyer-Johnson Theological Scholarship. S.H. West, who left the School before Milner, was elected, with high distinction, to the Radcliffe travelling fellowship. The chief honours obtained during the last year are the following: Oxford Moderations: E.J Webb.…
H.H O’Farrell has gained an open scholarship at Pembroke Coll. Oxd. And also passed into the Indian Civil Service. H.D.S Pennington [probably H.F.D Pennington 1866-1870] passed into the Indian Civil also. AP. Hill
In the absence of Hill (through illness) I make the following entries. H.F.G Bramwell (H.B. Rigauds) got an open scholarship at Lincoln College Ox., he was fourth out of 52 candidates; it is to be hoped that this together with Mee’s scholarship will have the effect of raising the numbers at Westminster. H.J. Roberts Head…
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
As Macleay the Head Town-boy is away & will not return this term I make the following entries in this ledger:- At the end of November Macleay went up to Oxford to try for the Balliol scholarship; he was not successful but came out seventh on the list. A.P. Hill
Oct. 14th Mr Owen, one of the ushers, got a fellowship at University College, Oxford.
Elected to Oxford of the T.B. in May W. Winters obtained the Dean Thomas W.J. Madian one of the Tripletts E.R. Dowdeswell June 19th Prin. Opp.