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:-…
Oct. 14th &15th the Athletics Sports took place at Vincent Square. The days were favourable for the success &c, & there was a large assemblage of spectators. Eddis Q. S. won the mile & with Northcote was the chief representative of the Queen Scholars; the competitions under 15, were very well contested, Rawson’s throw –…
Oct. 14th Mr Owen, one of the ushers, got a fellowship at University College, Oxford.
From Whitsuntide until August, the school underwent considerable alterations. The old Shell was pulled down, & the French Room was thrown into the Large School-room, thereby making a magnificent room, although it is doubtful if it is not too dearly obtained by the loss of the old Shell. The alterations were carried on under the…
Aug. 3rd the T. B. & Q.S. cricket match was played resulting in favour of the Q. S. though the T. B. eleven played very pluckily. Q. S. T. B. Northcote, E. A. (captains) Cuteis, H. Saunders, F. N. Lee, G. H. O’Brien, F. A. Curteis, R. N. Eddis, B. U. Basham Barron, H. Rawson,…
On July 29th the annual Charterhouse match took place at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Westminster was the winner, having an innings + a few runs to spare.
The Cricket Eleven this summer was composed as follows:- Northcote, E. A. (captain). Q.S. Bray, E. Q. S. Curteis, H. T. B. Saunders, F. N. Q. S. O’Brien, F. A. Q. S. Eddis, B. U. Q. S. Barron, H. Q. S. Curteis, R. M. T. B. Haden, F. S. Q. S. Basham, T. B.…
The Rev. C. A. Jones, Mathematical Master has assumed the direction of the house “Grant’s” vacated by Mr Marshall.
The subjects for Examination of the Sixth at Whitsuntide were as follows:- Homer, Iliad. VII, VIII, IX. Virgil, Aeniad. VII, VIII, IX Horace, Epistles Bk. I Demosthenes contra Midian. Westcote’s “Bible in the Church.” Tacitus, Hist. II. Sophocles, Philoctetes. Greek Test. Epistles to Philippians, Ephesians &c Thierry’s “Norman Conquest” Bk. I.
At the end of this term, as Mr Marshall had signified his intention of giving up the house, which he had directed for 21 years, he was presented with a testimonial subscribed to solely by Grantites (Q.S. + T.B.) at present in the school. The testimonial consisted of a bronze clock & candelabra and a…