No 560
Scott made a new rule this half – that main candidates, until they entered college should be considered Town Boys in every way under the control of the Head Townboy. J. C. Hawkshaw Pr. Opp.
Tag: Head of the Town Boys
No 550
A silver cup was presented to us this year by John Hawkeshaw Esq. C.E. to be rowed for annually by the Town Boys and Queen Scholars in eights, the names of the winning boat to be engraved on it every year. There are dates and spaces, up to the year 1974 from 1859 including 16…
No 493
I asked Liddell to extend the privilege of going down without putting one’s name down on paper to the Head Town-Boy as well as the monitors, which request he very liberally complied with- J. Gray Pr Opp
No 398
Thinking it convenient to have a list of the Princeps Oppidani from A.D. 1815 (when this ledger was first started) & thinking it might be interesting in some measure to posterity, either for a reference, or to satisfy the curious, I have traced them as accurately as I could to the present time, & hoping…
No 391*
Macready’s reasons for giving up the Headtownboyship to Evered who subscribes himself “Prin Opp”, were, I think, because (Macready) thought that there was going to be a row with the QS, and therefore being a great coward thought that it was better for him to be out of the row altogether. This is I am…
No 389*
As Macready and Evered were both going to leave at the same time, the former it appears gave up this book to Evered the 2nd T.B., by which means Evered seems to have thought himself entitled to subscribe himself Prin. Opp. but I cannot imagine how he could be head when Macready was above him,…
No 389
As Macready & myself were both going to leave this term, the former very civilly handed over to me the ledger & head town boy ship to hold for 5 or 6 days till the end of the term, and thus I can subscribe myself Everard Evered Prin. Opp.
No 319
A misunderstanding having arisen in the School as to whether W. Green was to be considered head Town-boy because, although he had entered the sixth previous to me I had taken him in the next examination, Green & myself looked carefully over the Ledger and finding it was not without a precedent, it was agreed…
No 261
Altho’ I was taken in the examination by Speerway, yet having been first when the ledger was handed over to me in August I of course continued to call myself head of the Town Boys, independant of any changes in the School, which rule holds good with respect to Cricket & Water – W.G. Andrewes…