Westminster V. Royal Engineers In this match, which was this year revived after the lapse of three years, the result was a draw. The playing was very good on each side. Westminster V. Upton Park This match rather unexpectedly for us, who had hoped to score an easy victory, resulted in a draw – both…
We had a half-holiday the other day for C.M. Lush who obtained a first class in the Classical Tripos at Cambridge. And another for E.V. Arnold who obtained the head Bell’s scholarship at Trinity. H.E. Hollis also obtained a Mathematics scholarship at Jesus College.
The subject for the Phillimore Essay is a comparison between the Lyric poets of Greece and Italy. The prize was awarded to OEquates G.A. Hicks TB Macmillan QS Proxime Accessit Botton QS The subject for Greek Iambics was selected from Julius Caesar I.3. No first prize was given, the second was awarded to P.J.…
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 pancake was thrown as usual on Shrove Tuesday, although there had been some fear lest it might have to be omitted owing to the illness of Lady Augusta Stanley. It was thrown at 10 o’clock, as it happened that St. David’s day fell on the very same day. The Pan-cake was landed in Mr…
Westminster V. South Norwood (return) We won in this match by one goal to none. Our goal was kicked by Alington. And we should have gained a more signal victory had not our prudent adversaries played four backs. Westminster V. Wanderers We were successful in this match for the first time since 1823, by…
To the great grief of all connected with Westminster, Lady Augusta Stanley, after a very long and tedious illness, died at the deanery on the evening of March . She was buried in Henry VII chapel at the express request of the Queen. Her funeral took place on Thursday March 9th, the Rev. Lord…
The Charterhouse match took place on Feb. 19th. The match was this year, played in our ground. And after a hard fought battle we were successful by one goal to 0. A.H. Giffe and A.A. Jackson officiated as umpires and K.V. Le Bas as referee. The sides were: Westminster Charterhouse E.H. Alington (Capt) E.M. Shot…
The subjects for examination this year for the Major Candidates are as follows: Easter Homer, 1l VI. VII Virgil, Eclogues Greek & Latin Translations & Composition Whitsuntide Sophocles, Philoctetes Thucydides Bk VIII Cicero, De halr Dea Bk T Juvenal Satires Grk Test – Hebrew …
We were supplied by a stand, set up near Poet’s Corner, from which to see the Queen’s progress to open Parliament. The stand however went to smash, but luckily no one was much injured.