No. 38

The following were the T.B.B. in the Sixth Christmas Term 1885 C.H. Bompas Prin. Opp. Grants J. Stirling                              Rigauds R. Towars T.B. Mon.        Home boarders J. Salway T.B. Mon.          Grants C. Freeman                         Homeboarders C. Gibson                            Grant’s E. Jervis T.B. Mon             Rigauds C.N. Clarke                          Grants C.E. Last T.B. Mon.           Homeboarders C H.Bompas/ Prin.Opp

No. 37

There was a school collection on St. Michael’s Day which amounted to 22.17.9. the money was given to the parish of Christ Church, Watney, S1 as before.

No. 35

The following honours have been gained by Westminsters H.B. James  – First Class in Lit. Hum. J. Parker               First Class in Law Tripos J. Lavie                  Third Class in History, Final School F.J. Higgins, O. Scoones, A.G.L. Rogers, J.R. Pryce Second Class in Classical Moderations W.C. Dale second class in Classical Tripos R.H. Williams & G.…

No. 34

At the end of the summer term Mr C. Freeman & Mr E.M. Blackburn left Westminster to carry on a Prepatory school at Tunbridge Wells. The VI gave Mr Freeman a handsomely bound set of novels & Grant’s gave him a set of carvers. Mr Blackburn had been very energetic in getting up the Glee…

No. 33

The T.B.B. & Q.S.S. match was played on Monday Aug. 3rd & resulted in a win for the Q.S.S. by seven wickets. Score T.B.B. First Innings C.Grant Wilson b. Harrison           4 E.F. Man c. Sherring b. Street      4 H.B. Fritton b. Street                     13 A. Harrison c. b. Sandilands          9 P.C. Molyn c. b. Sandilands          1 C.…

No. 32

Results of matches for the Cricket Season 1885                              Result                            Westminster                      Opponents Against R. Tanner’s XI     Won                                      178 (8 wickets)                  174 Old Haileyburians           Lost                                       51                                      111 Kensington Park              Drawn                                   50 (3 wickets)                    335 Orleans Club                    Lost                                      66                                        249 Old Westminsters            Won                                    154: 90 (4 wkts)                120 Lords & Commons          Won                                      205                                      166 Old Carthusians              Drawn                                   104 (8 wickets)                 321 Authentics                       Lost                                       100                                 364…

No. 31

A fellow having refused to fag for Erskine, a T.B. in the Shell, it was naturally proposed to tan him. But it turned out that the monitors disagreed as to the alteration in the rules for fagging which Rutherford made at the end of last term. Accordingly Withers, the captain, asked him what rule he…

No. 30

The Racquet Ties were played as usual but the “Woodens” were not ended till the beginning of this (the Summer) term, owning to the illness of Smyth, one of the players. Woodens First Round Sherring beat Wheeler H. Smyth beat Prothero G.G. Phillimore a bye. Second Round Phillimore beat Sherring H. Smyth a bye Final…