No. 126
There are this half four Town Boys in the Sixth: O. S. Macleay (Grant’s) Lush – – H. B. Mee – – H. B. G. Milner – – H. B.
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No. 125
The subjects for the Whitsuntide exam. This year were:- Homer, Iliad. X,XI,XII Virgil, Æneid. X,XI,XII. Platonis, Phœdo. Æschylus, Chœphoræ Horace. Odes I. II. Livy. V. Greek Testament Westcolt’s “Introductionto the Study of the Bible.” Sewell & Yonge’s “Historical Selections.”
No.124
The Wire and the Wooden were both won this year by Q.S.S. The Wooden falling to F. Saunders Q.S. who also won it in the previous year. The Wire was won by Barron Q.S. Oswell Macleay. Prin. Opp.
No. 123
The T. B. v Q. S. foot ball match was played in the 17th of February and resulted in an easy victory for the Q.S.S. who had ten out of the eleven. The Q.S.S. got 6 games to 0.
No. 122
On Thursday the 18th Miss Burdett Coutts presented a bust of her father Sir Francis Burdett to the School. All the Masters + boys who could attend assembled in the College Hall where Mr Farrar acting for Miss Coutts addressed a few words to the fellows, and after that asked Scott for a late play…
No. 121
On February 9th Shrove Tuesday the annual tossing for the pancake took place in the school room at 12 oclock. The present college cook, more expert than his brother the late cook, made a splendid throw the pancake falling well over the bar. F. N. Saunders Q. S. succeeded in keeping it through a rather…
No. 120
During the Christmas half, a very interesting series of lectures had been delivered upon “air” by Doctor Noad. They had been very numerously attended by both the T. B.’s & Q. S.’s, and at the end of the course an examination took place for such as chose to enter for it; W. S. Randall T.…
No. 119
The Q. S.s performed the play of Phormio this Christmas: the chief characters were played by Haden who represented Demipho, O’Brien to whom the part of Geta was entrusted, Northcote being Phormio. It passed off very successfully; the acting of Northcote in particular being of the most admirable description. There was a very large attendance…
No. 118
There had been for some time a discussion, concerning fagging, tanning and other matters connected with the discipline of the Seniors. The result of this discussion was that the following new rules were drawn up:- Rules for Discipline. Authority to be committed to Seniors in College VIth Form Town boys, & Head-boy of Boarding Houses…
No. 117
The Seniors raised an objection to the Under Remove Town boys being exempted from attending station; for as they said that many of them were minor candidates & would have as juniors in College to attend Station; this argument decided the Head Master in favour of the proposed & he gave out the following rules:-…