No. 431
At a meeting of the Debating Society, held on Frid: March 19th:, it was decided that the meetings whd: be prorogued till September “owing to the approach of the Cricket season”.
No. 430
The Eleven is now filled up and stands as follows: H.C. Benbow (Capt.); W.F.G. Sandwith; H.N. Robson; W.A. Burridge; R.T. Squire; A.A. Sikes; F.G. Clarke; C.W.R. Tepper; G. Stephenson; F.W. Bain; R.C. Batley.
No. 429
Football Westminster v. South Norwood On Sat: March 6th Westminster – 5 S. Norwood – 1 Westminster v. Casuals On Wed: March 10th Casuals – 3 Westminster – 2 Rigaud’s v. Homeboarders for the “Shield” On Fri: Feb: 27th Rigaud’s – 7 Homeboarders – 0 Grant’s v. Rigaud’s On Thurs: March 11th Grant’s – 1…
No. 428
The Gr: Prose Prize has been awarded to R.S. Owen Q.S. W.A. Peck Q.S. being second; and J.B. Hodge T.B. and A.A. Sikes Q.S. next in merit. Cyril Ogle Prin: Opp:
No. 427
The Annual school concert, which was originally fixed for Ap: 21st has been unavoidably postponed to next Term (June).
No. 426
On Frid: Feb: 6th: Mr Robert Scott F.R.S. treated us to a lecture on “Meteorological Phenomena”; explaining amongst other things the oyster which is [pursued?] in the construction of the daily weather charts for the papers. Mr Ralston, (who lectured at the school this term last year) again was so kind as to entertain us…
No. 425
Football Westminster v. R.M.C. Sandhurst On Sat: Nov: 29th 1879 R.L.C. Sandhurst – 1 Westminster – 0 Westminster v. Old Harrovians On Jan: 24th Westminster – 2 O. Harrovians – 0 Westminster v. Upton Park On Sat: Feb: 7th Westminster – 3 Upton Park – 4 Westminster v. Wanderers On Thursd: Feb: 12th Wanderers –…
No. 424
The “Pancake Greeze” occurred as usual, on Shrove Tuesday. The pancake was duly launched over the bar, & was caught by O. Scoones (Q.S.), at the end of the Greeze Scoones still remained in possession of half the pancake. & W. Bury the other half, which however he gave up. The Dean presented Scoones with…
No. 423
The Subjects for Election this year are: Æschylus – “Sept contra Theb:” Plato: “Rep” Bk i-ii Tacitus: “Hist” Bk iv Lucretius Bk v Gk: Test: 1 Con: xiii & 2 Cor: Davison on Prophecy ch v-end Stubbs “Const: History” ch x-end Extras Homer “Il” Bks xix & xx Virgil “Æn” Bks vii viii ix
No. 422
The subject for the Phillimore Prize English Essay for 1880 is “The Comparative Strength and Weaknesses of Painting and Poetry”. Essays to be shown by up Apr: 3rd.