This year we had the Triplett Exhibitions for the first time. They are about £50 in value, this in number, last for three years, at either Oxford or Cambridge, & are open to Q.Ss and T.Bs indiscriminately. But Q.Ss elected to Christ Church will not be able to hold the Tripletts; a Christ Church studentship…
This year the Town Boys acquired the privilege of reading Epigrams with the Queen Scholars in Hall at the end of this half. As this is never till Tuesday night it will be of no use to T.B.s; The Q.Ss stay till Wednesday morning; but there will only be one or two T.Bs staying for…
On the 27th of February & the 2nd and 4th of March we had lectures from a Mr Davis upon Accent, Stress, Metre &c. The whole school was required to attend as far as the fourth. Each lecture was delivered in the evening, up school, & occupied about an hour & a quarter. A.F. Pope…