On February 26th our eleven went down to Godalming and were followed immediately after school by a large number of supporters. Their ground maintained its usual character of hard and dry dustiness which seemed to no small extent to throw us out. Their eleven which xhad not been defeated once in the season was deprived…
The temporary committee whose names I have recorded in 457 have succeeded in their endeavours to form a O.W.F.C. it may be thought right that the results of the first season’s play should be recorded. I therefore extract the following list from the Elizabethan Nov 6 v Clapham Rovers Drawn 2-2 10 v O. U.…
Our football Eleven suffered somewhat this term from the departure of H.N. Robson (last term’s captain) but not so much as had been expected; for in R.J. Squire one of the right-wing forwards it found one of the best backs in England. As there was little if anything to choose between O. Scoones (Q.S) and…
On Mr Ingram’s retirement the office of Under-Master was abolished and that of Master of the Q.S.S substituted. The Revd A. Homer is the first holder of the new office.
The following Townboys are now in the Sixth- W.L. Benbow (Grants) (T.B. Monitor) E. Poland (Grants) (T.B Monitor) H.A. Munro (Rigauds HB) (T.B. Monitor) J.B. Hodge (Grants) J. Morison (Grants) H.G. Gwinner (Home Boarders) H.K. Bruce (Home Boarders) F.F. James (Rigauds) W.G. Hewitt (HB Rigauds) A. Soames (HB Grants)
It must here be recorded that Christmas 1880 witnessed the retirement of the Reverend H.M. Ingram from the position of Undermaster which he has filled most successfully since 1861. T.BB unless in the Under-School has but little to do with him – I myself hardly exchanged a hundred words with him during my existence at…
The play this year was the Andria of Terence which was performed on the 9th, 14th and 16th of December before crowded audiences. On the second night Sir Robert Phillimore took the chair supported by the Lord Chancellor & the Master of the Rolls. Sir Farrer Herschell [Herschel] (Solicitor General) and Justices Lindley and Field…
On Friday November 19th we had a late play given us at the request of Lord Richard Grosvenor (O.W.) M.P. for Flintshire who has just been appointed Treasury Secretary. His lordship was unfortunately unable to be present.
The Gumbleton English Verse Prize has been awarded to E.C. Bedford Q.S. A Second prize fell to H.A. Munro T.B.
Football Matches Xmas Term 1880 September 29th XI v XXII XI won by 3 goals (Bury Bain Stephenson) to love. October 9th v P.G.L. Webb’s XI Westminster wob by 3 goals (Bain Bury Stephenson) to 1 October 20th v S. Norwood Westminster won by 3 goals (Bury (2) Ingram) to 1 October 28th …