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…
Subjects for election: Aeschyli Agamemnon Aeschines against Ctesiphontem to §170 Horatii Flacci Epodes: Ars. Poetica Taciti Annalium Lit. IV Hallam’s Middle Ages chaps. II VII IX Westcott’s Introduction to Study of Gospels. c. IV. V. VI. Pastoral Epistles E.G.B Phillimore. P.O.
There are six T.B’s in the Sixth this term five of whom are ‘going up for Election’ – Hill A. P (Grants) Bramwell H (H.B) Phillimore G.G (Grants) Roberts H.J (Grants) Ogle J. (H.B) Dunlop. (H.B) A.P. Hill (P.O)
C. M. Lush (Grants) and E. Mee (Rigauds) at the Whitsuntide Election this year won both the ‘Tripletts’ – H. D. Farrell (H. B.) also received a sum of money (£100). A.P. Hill PO
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.
Elected to Oxford of the T.B. P. Southby obtained the Dean Thomas Whitsuntide 1861. List of T.B. in the Sixth after Whitsuntide. J. L. Swale W. Winter F. W. Maclean J. H. Forster J. L. Swale Prin. Opp.
An event happened this year, which I feel confident has never had a parallel here -viz. this Dr. Williamson having mentioned at the election of 1844 that the Electors were dissatisfied with the examinations of the Major Candidates, afterwards informed the two Head Third Election Q.S. that the Electors wished to see what the Q.S.…
A Challenge was sent us this year from Eton, but was refused on account of the coming Election, since it interfered with the studies of the Major Candidates.
It is intended henceforward that no King Scholar should stay over the election, it is declared that interest is to have no effect, that it is to be decided by merit alone, and that every one is to have an equal chance whether that will be the case is to be seen hereafter. E.H. Greathed…