The Ashburnham house has been now separated from HBB for the purpose of games. This change was asked for by HBB themselves as likely to result in the improvement of the games both of HBB & the school in general: as ashburnham house as hitherto constituted would be too weak to meet the other houses…
The games committee made a rule by which any fellow may wear a straw hat during the cricket season, with a hand corresponding to the colours he is allowed to wear. F. Urch. Prin. Opp.
Sixes in Green The following rules have been drawn up.
Some new regulations have been made this term about bounds. By these new regulations Clare’s, the stores, the Houses of Parliament & other shops (I am giving the words of the rule) are all out of bounds & anyone going to them requires a signed order from his house master. The monitors cannot now in…
New Fives courts have been opened this term, thanks chiefly to the kindness of Walter Phillimore. The following rules have made by the Games committee. H. B. B. — Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Grants — Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays No. 2 will be reserved to College & Rigauds on alternate days as follows: Rigauds —…
On Thursday, June 11th Rutherford made R. Towers (Home boarder), J. Salway (Grantite) & E. Jervis (Rigaudite) Town boy monitors. I, being head town boy, spoke to him afterwards, when he said he had not considered how the matter would affect me. I was to be head town boy without being a monitor. Of course,…
Complaints were made to me of 2nd elections’ fagging T.B.B. which was considered contrary to rules. I looked up the T.B. Ledger and could find no rule which gave them such power, so asked Pryce & Sharpe to put notices ‘up Grant’s’ of & ‘Homeboarders’ to the effect that no TB need fag for a…
There has been I am sorry to say a row between the Monitors and Masters about the old moot point of whether Monitors shall punish offences which take place in the presence of Masters. A short time ago, James the Q.S. Capt. came up to me upon coming from Morning Abbey, and said he required…
On Tuesday 11th: Nov:, Peck (Capt:) told me that there wd: be a Monitors’ meeting in Library on the following day. I therefore informed the other T.B.B. monitors: – I also learnt what was the matter, viz: that Stephenson (up Rigauds) had been seen to come down fields shortway with Janson, (who ‘though in the…
Scott has given the following supplementary “Rules for Discipline”, to be inserted in the Ledger. “Discipline Rules” Oct: 1879 Due notice shall be given of any proposed meeting by the Captain to the Q.S.S members, and the head town boy, and by the latter to the other T.B. members. The Captain shall be chairman of…