On Friday March 8th, died a very distinguished O.W William Robert Fremantle D.D Dean of Ripon. He was born on August 30th 1807 admitted May 18th 1818. He tried unsuccessfully to enter College but was Head Town Boy in 1824. He was Fell Exhibitioner at Christ Church Oxford and was B.A 1829, M.A 1832, B.D…
T.H. Corfield T.B. obtained a mathematic Scholarship at Pembroke Coll: Ox: and C.R. Beaven (QS) a mathematical Demyship at Magdalen College Oxford.
B.F. Watherston (O.W) (QS) obtained the Junior Scholarship for Mathematics at Oxford, this being the first time an O.W has gained this distinction.
J. S. Phillimore (Q.S.) got the Ireland Scholarship at Oxford.
J.S. Phillimore (OW) has obtained a First in moderations at Oxford. H. A. Beesley. Prin. Opp.
F. H. Coller & H. P. Lowe have gained first classes in the moderations at Oxford: while R. H. Bellairs has gained the Abbot scholarship at Balliol College. J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp
F. W. Bain & W. Hodge have taken firsts & W. S. Benbow a second in the Final School of Literae Humanities at Oxford. J. I. Stirling. Prin.Opp
The following honours have been obtained by O.WW at Oxford – Mods I N.B. Cox T.B. Strong II E.U. Eddis Dale III Lowry Greats II J.A. Turner III A.R. Smith
R.F. Macmillan has passed Head of the Law Tripos at Cambridge; and C.C. Macnamara has obtained a second in Law at Oxford.
E.M. Mee (who gained a scholarship from the school at Corpus Oxf: in 1872) was given a fellowship at Queen’s in the beginning of the year. E.V. Arnold (captain 1874-5) was 15th wrangler this year.