No. 153
As the 21st of September, being a Saint’s day, was the first day of the term properly we got an extra day added on to the seven weeks & came back on the Thursday. A. P. H.
No. 152
The T. B. and Q. S. match this year was decided by the first innings in favour of the Q. S. there was no time for the second inning to be finished as McKeand (C. P.) made 84 for the Town Boys or the result might have been different. Trollope (T. B.) got ‘the ball’,…
No. 151
On Wednesday July 19th there was a whole holiday (with the exception of school fr. 8-9) for the ‘Busby dinner’ &c Charter House match, which was played at Lords & which resulted in an easy victory for the Westminsters. On the account of last years match the total absence of old Westminsters is mentioned but…
No. 150
The school confirmation took place on Sat. Jul 8th in Henry VIIth Chapel when a good many T. B’s and as usual the third elections were confirmed by the bishop of Winchester. A.P. Hill
No. 149
Bickmore having gained a first class in Mathematics at Oxford, we were entitled to a half holiday and Thursday July 13th was given as such. A.P. Hill
No. 148
The match between Grant’s & Rigaud’s resulted in favour of the former of the former by a considerable number of runs; McKeand (Grants) making the highest score. A.P. Hill.
No. 147
At the end of last term there was an explosion in the Chiswicks (Grants); middle Chiswick was the most damaged of the House; fortunately there was only one boy hurt & he has since quite recovered, & the damage in the rooms has been repaired. A.P. Hill.
No. 146
There are eight town boys in the Sixth this term (Whit-mid): C. M. Lush (H. B. Grants) E. M. Mee (H. B. Grants) W. L. Pemberton (H. B. Grants) A. P. Hill (Grants) H. H. O’Farrell (H. B.) H. F. G. Bramwell (H. B. Rigaud’s) J. M. Macpherson (H. B. Grants) L. B. Birkett (H.…
No. 145
March 21st H: R: H: Princess Louise was married to the Marquis of Lorne: of course a holiday was expected, for it is not every day that a Princess is wedded, and still more rarely is royal blood united with a subject: however no holiday or part of a holiday was forthcoming though Eton celebrated…
No. 144
The “wooden” was won this year by H: S: Rawson (Q: S.) who beat Glibertson (Q. S.). The games were Rawson 11. 10. 11. Gilbertson 8. 11. 9. Both players were in excellent form and the contest was most exciting throughout – Rawson nearly succeeded in the same event last year – being defeated by…