The following were the Football matches this season. Goals Won Lost F. W. Jauson’s XI 0 1 Ashburnham Rovers 1 2 A.L. Favers XI 5 4 Swinton Wanderers not played OW Westminsters 10 1 OW Foresters 1 2 OW Wykehamists 2 2 Sandhurst 1 1 Clapham Rovers 1 2 Brentwood 1 2 Royal Enquirers 2 1 OW Carthusians 2 1 Casuals 2 1 OW Harrovians not…
Two Vincent Prizes for Literature & Elocution has been founded by Lady Vincent. They are open to fellows in the Fifth & Removes. P.E. Prolyn T.B. won the Senior & H.E. Witherby T.B. the Junior this year. C.H.Bompas/ Prin.Op
Ashburnham Rovers, which is practically an O.W.W club won the London cup this year beating Hotspur in the final by 3 goals – 1. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
On Shrove Tuesday the farce which is all that is left of the Pancake Greaze was gone through; the sixth went down school & did not stay to see it. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
Early in February the Head Master was suddenly taken very ill with a clot of blood in the right arm & was out of school for the remainder of the term. Mr Sloman, master of the Q.S.S performed the necessary duties in the absence of the Head Master. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
On St David’s Day Sir Watkins Williams Wynn following the example of his uncle came down & gave the guineas to the Welsh boys in the school. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
H. Morgan Brown Q.S , obtained the Gumbleton prize, the subject being ‘The Athemian Expedition to Syracuse’ The Ireland Latin prose prize was awarded to B. M. Goldie Q.S. a piece of more’s utopia being set. C.A. Sherring Q.S. won the Ireland Greek Verse prize. Translating a piece of Shelley’s “Prometheus unbound” C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
A collection was made on the festival of the conversion of St Paul which amounted to £21. 9 s. 0d. It was given to the parish of Christ Church, Watney St. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
The Queen went in prosecution to open parliament on the 21st January. By the kindness of the Dean a stand was erected at the East end of Henry VII chapal for the use of the school which showed its loyalty by cheering vociferously the Queen & Prince of Wales. C.Bompas/ Prin.Opp
The Q. S. S. performed their play this year as usual, on the 10th, 14th & 16th of December. The Andria of Terence was the play due in Station. F. M. Yglesias as Davas & W. Buchanan as Mysis made the greatest hits. The following is the casts. Limo H. Withers. Sosia C.S.W. Barwell Davas …