Certain fellows having determined to cut Lloyd on “Chairing Day”, attempt it and with success, the consequence was that Liddell called the monitors and me into the library the following day and said that he would not enquire the names of the parties, though he thought it a most disgraceful thing, and had a great…
The consequence of my having been shown up for tanning a fellow (which he most justly deserved), Liddell told me that the only way a Head Townboy or Head of a House had of keeping order was by showing up to the Masters; I told him that it never had been the custom of Westminster…
The other morning Liddell called me up and said he was surprised to hear that Bishop’s Boys were not considered TBs, nor allowed to exercise authority over them (TBs) as Pr. Opp. when above any other TB in the Sixth, at the same time saying that when he made the BBs leave off their purple…
Liddell has during the holidays carried his alterations up School still further by painting all below the gas pipes which was plastered last Bartholmy & also adding an extra coat of paint to the old Coat of Arms over the shell.* The Sixth Forms have also been removed & oak ones put in their stead…
The 5th November was an early play but not as it has been for several years past with leave out the previous night, Liddell did not give us this because he said we had had too many holidays lately. O Salvin. Prin. Opp.
Liddell thought it right to abuse the “eight” & keep them off the water from the 27 April to the 15 May for only having breakfast at Shottons. J.A. Whitaker Prin. Opp.
To the great astonishment of all Weare the Under Master had the cheek to hand Forster a boy in the Upper Fifth & on this being mentioned to Liddell, he said he was certainly right. This needs no comment. J Murray Prin. Opp.
Today (Ap. 30/51) our elevens played a match at Fields with an Old Westminster eleven in wh. we were victorious, the game being decided by the first Innings (v. Cricket Ledger). It may here be mentioned, that Liddell who it seems had led us to believe that we were to have an early play, sternly…
Another addition to the many grievances which arouse the indignation of all Westminsters has lately been made. On the Friday before Good Friday, a rumour was afloat that no leave out was to be given from Thursday till Easter Tuesday night, as has always been the custom. This, I am sorry to say turned out…
At the end of last half (Xmas ’50) a very unpleasant melée took place between the T.B.s and QS. As it had for a long time been the custom to tan the T.Bs, as they ran up to the gods on the play nights, I spoke to the captain (Blagden) about it some time before…