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Editorial The Illuminated Boat Procession Re-opening of vVorcester Cathedral Grammar School The Cathedral School (a letter to the Advertiser) ­ Sermon on Education by Rev. E. Thring Cricket Athletic Sports Rowing On the Heights School Officers School News Correspond ence Chess

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here to enumerate the various additions and alterations that have been made, as a detailed account is given on a subsequent page; but, while congratulating the School on the possession of such .a magnificent Ball, we feel that our thanks are due to all those who have been instrumental in bringing about the work of restoration, 187-1 89 - 19° as well as to the contractors, for the admirable way 190 - 191 in which that work has been executed. It was feared 19 1 .that the new roof and block-flooring would spoil the - 192 acoustic properties for which the room was famed; - 192 this fear, however, was entirely dispelled on the 193- 1 94 opening day, when they were put to the test. In our 194 next number we hope to give an illustration of the Great Hall as now restored.

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FTER nearly three years'exile, we have returned to our old quarters, not in the con­ dition we left them, but beautified and embel­ lished by the master-hand of the Architect.

The noble old Hall, endeared to so many by the recollections of happy days spent therein, cannot be said to have suffered in any way by the restoration, for, while every requisite improvement has been made, the striking features of the old building have in every case been carefully preserved. It is not necessary for us

Though. our Cricketers achieved no striking victory last season, great praise is due to them for the plucky stand they made against clubs far stronger than themselves. The new members, though by no means. equal to those :whose places they filled,. did good service in the field, and the bowling was mote satis­ factory than we anticipated. The ·low scores show that there is stilrplenty of room for improvement in the batting, and this will only be attained by steady and regular practice all through the season. Equally

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with the Cricket Club is to be congratulated the younger readers, we give the Bishop's own English Rowing Club, who had various difficulties to cope rendering-" I learn what can be taught by other with throughout the course of their training. That persons: I search out what can be found out by my the crew worked with a determined energy is plain own exertions: the wisdom that cometh from above from the really good form they displayed at the City I pray for continually."

Regatta. Far beyond the expectations of the rest of the School, they rowed a splendid race with a crew very much stronger and heavier than themselves, and, although beaten, deserve much commendation.

Another thing that increased the interest taken by ~be 3l1uminate~ the School in the Regatta this year was the fact of (AUGUST 4TH, 1887). two old Vigomians appearing in the City Senior Four, Fair Sabrina, and their success, especially in winning back the Wrapt in night; West of England Challenge Vase for the City, was Out of the darkness hailed with delight.

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:J13oat lProcession.

The School Examinations last' Midsummer were held under the same disadvantages as in the previous -year, but we are glad to say the completion .of the School will prevent another such occurrence. The results were not known till the middle of the holidays, owing to the Examiner being overtaxed with other ~chool-work. The prizes of 1886 and 1887 were distributed by the Bishop of Worcester at the re-open­ ing. It was thought better to postpone the distribu­ tion till then, rather than have a gathering in a " foreign" room, which would have reminded us only too forcibly of our exiled condition.

The Athletic Sports, which, it will be remembered, were postponed last Easter owing to an outbreak of measles, took place at the County Cricket Ground, Boughton, on October 4th and 5th. Experience has shown us that Spring is infinitely preferable to Autumn for holding our Sports. However, there was a very fair amount of competition in the races, and those who were not successful in securing prizes will have the satisfaction of knowing that they will not have very long to wait before they have an opportunity of trying again. It is not often we find one who has had the arduous duties of Secretary to discharge, .carrying off the "victor's laurel," and we therefore have the greater pleasure in congratulating W. Counsell on winning the Medal.

As we conclude, we wish to take this opportunity of thanking the Bishop for the excellent motto he has given the School, and which we have placed under the heading of this Magazine. For the benefit of our

Chains of lanterns Shades subdued Down in the water Again renewed; Fairy barklets Rigged with moons Swinging and hanging In gay festoons; Boat to boat fastened Three long rows, Slow the procession Onward goes: Above the Tower The moon looks down, Gives our Cathedral A silvery crown; Music is stealing Now soft, now loud, Banks are thronging' A mighty crowd; Full fifty thousand Behold the sight Laugh fifty thousand, As one man might; Coloured fires Enhance the scene, All is changing From red to green; Shriek and whistle, Unearthly light, Noisy confusion, Walpurgis' night.

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1Re===opening of 'Wlorceeter <tatbebral were parents who object~d to the use of the rod. So <Brammar ScbooI. troublesome did they become that the Rev. T. Miles,

HE re-opening of the College Hall on Monday, headmaster in 1733, laid down the rule that" parents Oct. 3rd, marked the completion of the restora­ must all0'Y their children to be punished, and forbear tion and the beginning of a new era in the coming to the school on such, occasions, that the "'IF history of the School. For many generations masters may not be discouraged." Two hundred and the Hall has been devoted to school-work, it being part fifty years ago the School was spoken of as "the faruous of the monks' task to see that their younger brethren Grammar School which has in this our day been equal were properly educated. The foundations of the hall and to the best in England." There was afterwards a crypt beneath existed before the Norman Period, but relapse, for we find it said that Dr. Goodinge, a hun­ the present superstructure dates from the fourteenth dred years ago, raised the School from great decay. century. So carefully has the restoration been con­ We earnestly hope that as years go on the numbers of ducted that the building has lost but few of the the School will steadily increase, till they reach the characteristics of former days. The Monastery was enviable position held by them in ages past.

We ,should like to mention here some of the alter­ founded in 747 and from that time monks were trained to follow in the steps of their predecessors. The first ations that have been made in restoring the Hall. The regular schoolmaster is mentioned in 150 I. In 1534 massive walls, nearly four feet, in thickness, were in the Archbishop of Canterbury enjoined "That an many places crumbling with decay, while inside they honest and grammaticall man sufficientlie erudite to were covered with plaster and colouring. This has inform ye junior monks be apoynted to resyde in ye all been rectified by repairing the exterior and com­ monastrie and teach them daylie for such times as pletely removing all the plaster, which so spoilt the may be ryghte and conveyniente." Bish~p Latimer interior. Two new windows have been added, one in 1537 gave an injunction for a continual school­ at either end. In the west end a former window had master. VlTe are told that in Worcester the first prefer­ been bricked up and traces of this were found above ment of Wulstan was that of "master and guardian the old gallery. The tracery of this has been restored of the children." Henry VIII, after dissolving the and a magnificent seven-light window opened out.

Monastery in 1540, founded the School, with provision Opposite, at the east end, traces of a square five-light for forty King's Scholars. In 1635 the School appears window, in the fourteenth century style, were discovered, to have been held in the College Hall, the old Refect­ and this also has been opened out. All the windows ory of the monks. Previous to this the School had have been filled with tinted glass. Beneath the east The been carried on in the Triforium over thesouth aisle of window is a square reredos of five panels. the Nave. From the Refectory it was moved to the centre is occupied with a figure, which is no doubt " Chappell of the Charnel-house, which is without the meant to represent Our Lord in the attitude of bless­ Cathedral Church (near the north porch), the un­ ing; the four outer panels are now vacant and the centre wholesome smells arising from the human remains is hopelessly defaced. In clearing the walls the lines of deposited in the vault underneath, threatened danger, an old groined roof were distinctly traced, and this clue, and in 1641 a complaint was laid before Parliament together with a piece of oak moulding which was by the friends of the scholars. This resulted in the found on removing a parapet, supplied the key to what return of the School to the Refectory, where it has was doubtless 'the character of the original roof. This ever since remained. In the School records the key has been followed; and a groined ceiling of pitch following curious items appear, the first in 1672, the pine with carved bosses has been constructed to har­ second in the following year, "Twelve paires of gloves monize with the rest of the building. The floor has for ye boys declaiming in ye Schoole 18/-, and paid to been relaid with solid oak blocks, upon a bed composed Mr. Wright, schoolmaster, for the schollers for their of six inches of concrete. The old gallery has given actinge of a playe at Christmas, by Mr. Deane and the place to an entirely new one constructed of oak and of Chapters orders, £2." Mr. Wrightwas evidently not a remarkable solidity. A fine screen of English oak, satisfactory master, for a few years later we find him with the upper panels glazed, divides the hall from the

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THE VIGORNIAN. Grammar School), Rev. J. Went (head-master of Leicester Grammar School), Mr. H. Millington (head­ master of Bromsgrove School), the Rev. R. Ewing (examiner), Rev. D. Sampson (Market Bosworth), and Messrs. T. S. Dyball, E. D. Jordan, and A. J. Froidefond (masters of the Cathedral School). The general audience included the Countess Beauchamp, Rev. Canon the Hon. Henry Douglas and Lady Mary Douglas, Rev. Canon W. Vi. Douglas, Colonel Bolland, R.E., Mrs. Gott, Mrs. Claughton, Mrs. \-\T. E. Bolland, Mrs. Creighton, Mrs. M. Day, Mrs. Philpotts, Mrs. Millington, Revds. Dr. Quil­ ter, Canon 1. Gregory Smith, E. Vine Hall" A. J. Warwick, H. Clifford; General Atlay, Miss Atlay, Colonel Norbury, Major Webb, Captain Mundy 1tbe lRe",@pening <teremOn}?

Dowdeswell, Mrs. Dowdeswell, Captain Leggett, Dr. (From the " Worcester Herald.")

Strange, Dr. Crowe, Mrs. Crowe, Messrs. M. Curtler, At the re-opening ceremony on Monday afternoon G. E. Martin, F. J. A. Wood, H. Goldingham, E. P. the College Hall was crowded by a representative E vans, J. S \IT . B'Inns, G . Cl ar k e, A ' C . . Wood,R. . assembly, including many old scholars and parents Cherry, G. E. Hyde, and many others. of past and present pupils. The Mayor and Corpo­ The National Anthem having been sung by the boys, ration walked in procession from the Guildhall, The DEAN, who was received wilh applause, said: I bit! attended by the sword bearer, mace bearers, and you heartily welcome to this ancient refectory used in years past as you know for feeding the body, but used lately and to other officers, His 'Worship and the Aldermen be use? still more in the future in nourishing. and strengthening the mmd. (Applause.) I am sorry to be obliged to read letters wearing their robes of office. In addition to the of apology from those who are unable to be present-The Earl Mayor (Alderman W. Holland), there were present of Coventry, the Countess of DuJley, the Bishop of Ely and Lady Alwyne Compton, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Windsor Sir the Rev. G. Carroll (Mayor's Chaplain), the Town P-ichard Temple, Jl,LP., Sir Edmund Lechmere, M.P.: Sir Harry Foley Vernon, Sir Rupert Ke'.tIe, the Dean of Westmin­ Clerk (Mr. S. Southall), the Under-Sheriff ( Mr. Beau- ster, the Dean of Lincoln, General Sir John Hawkins, Mr. champ), Aldermen N oake, Townshend, J. Stallard, Berkeley and La?y .Catherine~erkeley, the Hon. George Allsopp, M.P., Sir Richard Hanngton, Mr. G. W. Hastings Airey, Williamson, W. Stallard, Birbeck, Knott, M. P. (one ,of the Go~e~nors), and Mrs. Hastings, the Secretar; Th I of the Chanty CommissIOners, and the Head Masters of Shrews­ t t D ay, an d oth er C ouncl'11 ors.

M essrs. C or b e, e bury, King Henry's School, Coventry, King Edward's School, Corporation were met at the south-east entrance to the Birmingham, Repton a~d Malvern Schools. , Earl REAUCHAMP saHI: Mr. Dean, my Lord Bishop, Ladies, ClOisters by the Governors of the School, the Head­ and Gentlemen :-1 own I do not quite understand the nature of master and others who followed them into the !he,functions I am c~lled on this day to discharge. I have been , mVlted to declare thiS bll open, but I cannot help feeling there Hall, where they were received w~th cheers. are many. in this assembly who are qualified both for personal and offiCial reasons to undertake thiS arduous and responsible ' The Very Rev. t h e D ean, as chairman of the duty. The pean is chair?1an of the governing body, and no governing body, presided, supported by the Lord' one can hesllate as to. hiS fitness to m.ake this momentous . . . . announcement. There IS also the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, Bishop of Worcester (the appomted VIsitor to the successor of the long line of prelates whose connection with th S h I) d th f 11 .

G . E I this Cathedral lasts for almost a thousand years. There is also e c 00 ,an e 0 owmg overnors. ar the Mayor of this city, whose personal qualifications as well as . Beauchamp (Lord Lieutenant), Canons Melville, official pre-eminence, justly entitles him to make this important . . ~nnouncement.

(Apptause.) But I will throw myself on your Knox-Llttle, Crelghton, and Claughton, the Mayor, mdulgence. A maxim I have always followed through life is and Mr. Francis Dingle.

There were also on not to shrink from any responsibility fairly cast upon me. . ..

(Applause.) I do not know t~at on the present occasion it is the platform, m addition to the members of the necess~ry for me to say. anythmg on the general question of .

-,,,r J H H (k educatIOn. It has occupied so much of the public mind during C orporatlOn, 1nr. ooper cler to the the last half century that there is nothing scarcely left to be said . . governors), Rev. 'N. E. Bolland (head-master), Rev. on t~e ~ubj.ect, e~cept to repeat ou~ sat.isfa,ction when, on any new mstltutlOn b~mg f?und.ed, or old mstltutlOn reorganised, we . .

E. Thnng (head-Illaster of Uppmgham School), Rev. find that the maxim which lies at the root of all education is not Maurice Day (a former head-master of the Cathedral to. he f(~~gotten, namely, that "the fear of the L~rd, that is WIsdom.

(Applause.) I am one of those who believe and I School), Mr. J. S. Phillpotts (head-nlaster of Bedford think everyone present will share my opinion, that edn~;tion? if

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The stone staircase, which was discovered, has been restored and a turret erected at the point where it opens unto the roof.

New gargoyles have been placed along the roof string course, and on the eastern parapet an eagle has been placed, and on the western a lion. The building is warmed with hot air and hot water combined. The desks and all other fittings are entirely new. The dimensions of the hall are 124 ft. long by 39 ft. wide, and 40 ft. high to the ceiling. A more beautiful schoolroom or one better adapted for its uses could not be found, nor could any work of restoration have been carried out with greater thoroughness and intelligence.

Mr. Ewan Christian, of London, was the architect, and the contractor was Mr. Collins of Tewkesbury.

THE VIGORNIAN, divorced from religion, is no benefit to man: (H,ear, he~r.)

Education is imperfect and stunted unless It tram~ all ~he faculties both of the mind and the soul, and educatIOn which does not teach us to discharge our duty tu God as well as to ,our neigh bours and ourselves is a v~ry il~perfect t,ravesty of ed~catlOn, Therefore it is a matter of satisfactIOn that m a commumty ~uch as this city of Worcester we have this school which is th,e heu of great traditions, reorganised upon a sou,nd and satisfactory footing, called upon to occupy .~ew premises, called upon to occupy its old hall under, c?ndltlOns of new beau,ty a~d new cOllvenience-(applause)-It IS a matter ~f gre:;t s~tls~aetlOn t? a community like this to possess an educatIOnal mstltutlOn so nch in traditions of the past and so fraught with usefulness for the future, We must remember that this sch~ol represents t~e accumulated traditions of a great many centUrIes. No doubt m ~he old Benedictine Monastery ample provision was made for the education of youth as practised in those days, and ,when Henry VIII. laid his devastating hand on the monasterIes connected with the Cathedral his hard heart was touched at the w~rk he was doing, and in placing the Cathedral~ ~n a new fou,ndatlOn, he made in each and every case ample provlslOI.1 for the mstructlOn of youth in connection with that fOl~ndatlOn. I am glad ~o think that the Dean and Chapter of thiS Cathedral Church will still continue in years to come as in years pas.t to presid~ over the fortunes of this institution. I am glad to thmk that thiS school will still nestle under the towers of this venerable Cathe­ dral with' which so many associations are entwined.

The poss~ssion of tr:;ditions and hi.storical associ~tion~ goes .a lo?g way in developmg that esprtt de corps which IS so ~ssentlal to the maintenance of the tone of any school. I am qUite sure it is a great advant,age. to lads t;> re~ember that they have received their educatIOn m connectIOn With a Cathedral such as that of Worcester. Something ~as been sa,id ,about an amalgamation of this School with another, foundatl~n m another part of the city. I may perhaps be treadmg on delicategroun?, but I for one venture to hope that no such amalgamatIOn Will take place. (Applause,) I think it is greatly to the, advantage of the citizens of a place like Worcester that educatIOn s~ould not be entirely in the hands of one institution. Healthy rIvalry and healthy competition produce beneficial, re~ults; and I am quite sure it would be a great loss to \he CIty If the sch?ols t,o which I have referred were amalgamated or absorbed m thiS institution great as I think its future is to be. I venture to hope that' any scheme broug~t forward iI.1 r~fer~nce to t,his proposal will receive the most vigorous exammatlOn Defore bemg adopted. It may sound we,ll to bring into one focus all the ~duca­ tional resources of a locality, but that cannot be dDn~ Without losing sight of the great advantag~s derived from a rIvalry and competition which produce most satisfactory results. I ~e,el very greatly the advantages derived from healthy competitIOn. I remember the late Sir George Lewis in the House ~f Co~n~ons on one occasion remarking that he was far from saymg religl?us animosity was an unmixed evil. He th?ught th,a~ the emu,latlO? existing between the It.embers of varIOUS religIOUS ~odle~, If perhaps it miVht in some cases ,h,ave p,roduced a~rImomous feelings, yet, on the whole, the spmt of nvalry had ItS healthy aspect, and was a thing not to be overlooked ,by anyon,e con­ sidering the practical bearing o,f human aff~IrS" I thmk the principle of competition, as applied to education, IS a powerful stimulus, provided it is not carned too far. I am gh,:d to con­ gratulate the oitizens of Worc.ester on, the comp,letlOn, of th,e work which has been sO lo~ m hand m connectIOn With thiS institution, and there is one request I should like to mak~ to the head-master before I take upDn myself the duty which has devolved upon me. I should like tD convey to .him my wish, and I think the wish of all here present, that he Will be pleased to signalise the ceremony of this day by associating it with what is so dear to all schoolboys-a holiday, (Applause,) I will now fulfil the task assigned to me, and I have very great pleas~re. in declaring this Hall, the ancient refectory of the Benedictine Monastery of the Cathedral of Worcester, to be re-opened as a schoolroom for the Cathedral School. (Loud applause.)

A school song, specially written and composed for the .re­ opening, the words being by the Rev. Canon I. Gregory Snuth, D.D., and the music by Mr. Alfred J. Caldico,tt, ,Mus. Bac, (Old Vigornian), was then sung by the School Smgmg Class. The words were as follows;­

Where Severn winds his stately course Beside the spreading ~feads, Where Wulstan's Minster tall and grey Nor flood nor tempest heeds, Where stands the Faithful City, far Renown'd in clays gone by; God bless the old Cathedral School!

With heart and voice we cry God bless our College Scho'ol !

In days long past the brothers here 'Were pacing two and two, Adown the cloisters in their cowls And robes of sable hue, The past receding fades and dies; But Hope's undying light.

Discloses still through breakmg clouds The triumph of the right. .

God bless our College School!

Shine on, fair star! we need thy ray, Here, here, it must begin, The lifelong warfare to be waged With misery and sin.

'Tis old, and yet for ever new, The teaching of the past, That only they who strive shall wear The victor's wreath at last.

God bless our College School!

-(Loud Applause) The Rev. E. THRING (head master of Uppingham) speaking on the subject Df education, alluded to the historical traditi?ns of that building, observing that there were great lessons gomg out of those walls, It waS the place where the monks had taken their food and lived, and where, as long as they were doin~ a noble work, they would have stayed generation ~ft~r genemtlOn to do deeds of goodness, but it was because theu lives were not used well that they were cast out, and they (the School)-:like the Israelites of old-entered into the walls they had not bUilt, and and into a Canaan that they had not made, The moment that the life within those noble walls went out, at that moment the truth of the prophecy of old would be established. Wheresoever. the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together, and the bird of prey ~ould sweep down upon their dead teaching, and if they were faithless to their trust they would have to depa~t,. a~d depart with shame, Teachers,pupils, parents, all shculd Jom m noble rivalry, so that nothing should defile .thos~ walls. Th,ey inherited in those buildings the life and the lInpnsoned energies of generations loug gone by, and they were bound, unless they were beggars feeding on alms and doing nothing for it, not. to squander those glorious lives which gave them the opportumty of gaining themselves power.

The Rev, \V. E. BOLLAND (head master of the School) said: We cannot exactly tell what are the feelings of exiles when they return to their native land, but I should think that one of their chief joys must be to see the hces of old friends in the old scenes.

This pleasure at any rate is ours to-day. For two and a half years we have been exiles from this room. ,It is more, t~an three years ago since we said gODd-bye. to, you m-the old b.lIlldmg so dear to us from its numberless associatIOns-so uI<safe In roof and floor. (Laughter.) Now we greet you again in this beauti­ ful hall, the sallle and yet so differen t, " Welcome" is the first word that rises to our lips as we see such a gathering of kind friends, and thankfulness is the feeling most powerful in our hearts that we can at last welcome you here. (Applause). Men are supposed not to realise the blessings they possess till they have lost them, and I can assure you that to be turned out of a good school-room is a very striking lesson to inspire gratitude on the return to it, when the banishment ends. (Hear, hear). There are many persons whom we must thank to-day. (!\pplause).

Perhaps first should come the Ecclesiastical Commissioners whD have so grandly restored this old fabric; then we must thank their architect (Mr. E. Christian) who had laboured so success­ fully to keep up the character of the building while ad,ding so much to its beauty and comfort. (Applause). That be~utlful we~t window alone, which is entirely new, is a capi.tal instance .of hiS care and skill. Nor must we forget Mr. Collms (the bUilder), who has taken pains to make the work worthy of the plan. B~t the fabric alone would have been to a ~reat extent wanted lf

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our Governors had not been willing to make the interior fittings many of you; Mr. Went, of Leicester, doubly welcome as an worthy of the exterior. I remember that Canon Barry used old Vigornian-(applause}; Mr. Sampson-(appJause)-an old alwavs to say that this hall would never be what it ought to be master-(applause) ;-and that prince uf ex-head-masters, Mr. till a~ oak panelling ran all round it. I wish that he could be Maurice Day, of Worcester. (L"ud applause.) These I could spared from his distant diocese to-day to see how his wishes have not help mentioning by name, but do not think we feel less been carried into effect. (Applause). Thus there are many persons graterul to the many other kiml friends that I see before me. entitled to the lasting gratitude of the School, but I feel that You have often shown your kindness by coming to our gather. we should not to-day forget to record our gratitude to that Higher ings, and I hope that y.)U will often do so again. Especially Power that gave the will, the means, and the skill to produce so are we glad to see so many old Vigornians. At every gathering great a work. (Hear, hear). Some people think that the do we hope to see you. You are still at home here. \Velcome venerable ruins of the reredos behind us is out of keeping with with or without a special invitation. I can bear witness that our other surrounrlings, but to my mind there is sowething most the governors have tried to send a notice to all, but in some impressive in the half-seen figure whose hand is raised to bless; cases they have not heen able to obtain the present addresses. there is a reminder to us of a Presence in the background, that I hope that you will forgive me for letting my first word of does not throw any restraint upon our secular work, but which welcome extend to ~uch a portentous)ength. Yon must blame hallows and ble~ses the whole of it. (Applause). But there yourselves for coming to be thanked. Now I onght to say a few would he something wanting if we had all this beauty to our­ words about our work. We have certainly snffered to some pxtent, se:ves, and had no friends to share our rejoicings, ar,d we there­ bnt chiefly in the matter of comfort and convenience, by l Je ing fore feel very grateful to you all for coming here to the re­ away from this room. I do not think that the work has suffered. opening. I suppose that such a guthering has never been seen We were fortunate enough to get very good class-rooms, ann all here since the school found its home. inside these walls. It teachers know that the best work is done in small rooms. Nor spems at first sight out of place to welcome our Governors to have we reason to be discontented with the results obtained, for their own School, but I think that we lUay do so for this it is since we left this room that we have gained our chief reason-that it is their first visit to it as a governing body_ successes in the highest school examinations, that of the Oxford When we last met here the Dean and Chapter alone were our and Camhridge Joint Board. (Applanse). Two years ago all Governors, and of those who then presided over us some have the boys in the VI Form obtained the Higher Certificate, and left for higher work, while our kind old friend Canon Wood several the Lower Certificate. They were given away at a special has been called away, so that only two remain who were our meeting in the Guildhall. I will now re~d what successes have Governors in 1884. But it is hard to think of regret when we been obtained since the beginning of last yenr. find the vacant places taken by such true friends as Dean Gatt, R. Arthure-Second in Moderations, 1886.

Canon Creighton, and Canon Claughton-(applause)-·while we . also welcome for the first time the Lord-Lieutenant (who has H. A. Counsell-Meeke Scholr,rsbip, 1886. gone straight to the schoolboy heart in the request he has made F. TIranthwaite-Indian Woods and Forests, 1886 (8th place). and which I shall have the greatest pleasure in granting)­ A. Riggins-Honours in Intermediate, London. (anplause}-the Mayor of Worcester, and the Representative R. Quilter-Honours in Matriculation, London.

G~vernors. It is a great pleasure to see them here to-day. I F. Coombs-Academical Clerkship, Magdalen College, trust that it will be a pleasure often enjoyed again. (Applause.)

Oxford, £90.

Perhaps nothing gives more general delight to-day than the T. Shattock-Engineer Students' Scholarship (4th place). presence of the Lord Bis~op of the Dioc~se. (Apph,:use.) JT e Conacher-First Class, Cambri<lge Local. } . has kindly consented to give away the pnzes, and thiS will add Hill-Second on entermg. mllch I am sure to the pleasure of the recipients. I need not Higher Certificate~H. A. Counsell." remind those connected with the School tha t, though he has 1st Classes. been unable to be present on previous occasions, the Bishup Scripture, En'glish, and Baylis (8} has year by year shewn his interest in our work by giving a Lower English History. valuable prize for knowledge of Greak Testament. The Branthwaite (7) English History. stimulus of this prize seems to affect all the Divinity teaching ,Scripture, English, and D?vies (7) 01 the school. Then we have the Mayor in another capacity, English Ristory. for he is attended by the Corporation of Worcester. Among Keen (5) the many great events of his distinguished year of office, I hope Littlebury (8) Arithmetic, Scripture, and that he will keep a kindly memory for this visit. In giving English History. him and the other representatives of the City a hearty welcome, Shattock (8) may we not hope that we see in their presence an omen 01 Warren (6) much interest in the School, and support of it in the future.

Last July we diG no~ send competitors for the certifi­ Some are themselves old Vigornians, some are parents of boys in the school; all, I hope, wish us well. We have other dis­ cates. Our numbers are too small for competition each year, tinguished visitors whose presence we feel a kindness and an unless there should have been a general collapse in a previous honour, for they represent the highest education of the country. year or a sudden influx of new blood. Next year we hope You have listened to the able address of Mr. Thring, the head to have a good record. It is not for me to speak of the master of U ppingham, the "Father" of the Head Masters' examination. Mr. Ewing, the examiner, is, I am glad to say, Conference, the author of standard works on education, and here to-day, and will tell you something about our work. I one of its most widely recognized authorities. Then we have would only record.my ple.asure in finding that White, who is Mr. Phillpotts, of Bedford, whom most of you know well by h~ad of the school In c1as51~s, had also succeeded in obtaining name as the head -master of the most successful day school in higher marks for mathematics than has been obtained by any the kingdom. To myself personally his presence is a particular, boy for many years. We feel that we must anvance with the pleasure, for he was my school chief for five years, and if I education of the time, and as modern languages is the cry of know anything at all about the management of a school I the .d?-y, I am gl.ad t~ say that we .are making arrangements for owe 'that knowledge to Mr. Phillpotts. I feel that I owe my additIOnal teachmg m these subjects. Regular lessons are education most to three persons: as a schoolmaster to Mr. given in natural science, but we are looking forward to the Phillpotts, as an undergraduate at Merton to the "Principal completion of the build-ings of the Victoria Institute so that of the Past Masters """':'whom you may not know by that name, we may make full use of the advantages which that institute but whom you do know very well indeed a" Canon Creighton, will o~er. We are alre~dy usi.ng the .Arl School of the city. :tnd as a schoolboy to Dr. Bradley at Marlborough. I had hoped There IS one novelty which I s.lOuld hke, with the sanction of that the Dean of Westminster would have been with us to·day the governors, to introduce and that is the teaching of shorthand Re had promised to come if he could, and his kind words of writi~g. I believe that this is an acco~plishmellt of eminently regret at his inability to fulfil his promise soften to some extent practical. use, and one that would help m any walk of life. Of my disappointment that he cannot be here to-day. We are very course, It should not be attempted till a boy is sure about the !:lad to have Mr. Millington, of Bromsgrove, well known to orthodox spellinli'

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I have mentioned this point that none of our friends may think The REV. R. EWING (the examiner) said the Head Master had that we wish to keep only-to what is called the old groove of been anxious that he (Mr. Ewiug) should be present, not because Greek and Latin, thougl;1 I confess that my own belief is that of the value of wha.t he might say, but probably bec:l,use he no basis of education will ever be discovered equal to the study thought that the-examiner's absence might be unfavourably con­ of the classical languages for opening a boy's mind and making strued by the suspicious. (Laughter). In connection with his him capable of appreciating the beauties of English and other examination of the Cathedral School he had to consider the modern literature. Before leaving the subject of teaching, I qualifying circumstances. One of them was that the'surround­ gladly seize this opportunity of publicly tendering my hearty ings were not such as might be calculated ID bring out the better thanks to my colleagues for the zeal and ability which they side of the boys' work. He did not wish to say anything against have always shown. Head-masters know much better than the temporary buildings, but certainly they were very different the public how the real burden of education _rests on the a>sist­ in appearance from that noble hall in which they were present ant masters; what calls are made on their tact, patience, that day. (Hear, hear.) Then the boys were unusually young, and forbearance. Even Worcester boys are not perfect, or but he could scarcely have gathered that from the excellent way always quite quiet, but I am glad to testify to the general in which many of the papers were done. (Applause.) He must harmony which prevails among the masters and boys and the confess he did not expect much from the viva voce examination. kind interest which the former always take in the doings of f-Ie had rather been spoilt for viva voce work in boys' schools by the latter. But the pleasure which I always feel in speaking having examined half-a-dozen girl schools one after the other. of my colleagues is marred to-day by the absence of one oldest (Laughter.) The young girls were very anxious to win his and most experienced master. The sad bereavement which has approbation by answering the questions, but boys seemed to so lately falleu upon Mr. Clarke, secures for him, I well know, regard the examiner as their natural enemy and gave informa­ sincere sympathy not 0nly from his many friends but from tion as reluctantly as possible. (Laughter.) The viva voce of everyone of those numerous old boys who have profited by his that school was, however, much better than he generally found skill and appreciated his kindness. All will agree wit h me in in schools of the kind. (Applause.) Those parts of the work lamenting his absence and still more its cause. Nor is this the which especially struck him were classics and divinity-divinity only grief. We have lately heard of the untimely death of that all round, but especially the Greek Testameut. In the Greek brilliant scholar, Mr. Ogle, the late head-master of Magdalene Testament the knowledge of the text itself was very creditable College School, whom some of yon remember as second master and most unusual--(applause)-particularly as regarded Counsell, here. He always retained his fondness for Worcester. He who, he believed, took the prize for that subject. (Applause.) generally came to our speech days, and always gave a prize; In mathematics, one or two acquitted themselves brilliautly. The indeed his last gift will be presented to-day, and we have jnst English was very fair indeed. The boys seemed to be much in­ received a parting token of his good will in some valuable terested, especially in some branches of history, and in books which he has left to our School Library. We feel that Shakespeare they seemed to show much appreciation of the in Mr. Ogle we have lost a sincere friend. In speaking of the style and the substance as well as knowing the meaning of the Library I am reminded of another gift lately received. Mr. difficult words. The modern languages were chiefly represented Charles Wood has already sent several volumes and promises by French, and some of the results were very creditable a complete set of the works of his mother, the late Mrs. Henry Conacher particularly distinguishing himself. He hoped he \Vood. Her novel of the Channings marked her interest in the might be honoured by an invitation to examine the School again, Scbool, for all the world knows that Helstonleigh stands for so that he might trace the progress which the boys would have Worcester, and that this building is the scene of the principal made when they had the additional incitement of that noble events in the narrative. May I venture to hope th8t this giv­ building to work in. (Applause.) ing of books to the library may prove infectious, and that others The BISHOP was then requested to distribute the prizes. His may help in the same way. Like all well-regulated schools, lonlship said: I accept with pleasure the invitation to come here we are always wanting something; in fact we want a great and distribute the prizes, not only because it is always pleasant deal. (Laughter.) There is the library which needs increase; to come and see the happy faces of the boys and to express an the cricket field which needs a pavilion; the new playground interest in their work and congratulate them on the succe>ses which will need fives courts, a gymnasium, and a carpentering they had attained, but I have especial gratification in coming shop; and there is one thing that I particularly hope to see here to-day to witness the completion of the arrangements which some day.-a swimming-bath of our own. This is a very fair have been made to start this noble school 0n a new footing. preliminary list of wants. I hope that some friends will come (Applause.) This school has existed for rooo years. I do not forward to help us in supplying our needs. If anyone wishes say this school in its present form, but the work of education has to have his name immortalized and cherished by future genera­ been carried on in connection with the Cathedral _of \Vorcester tlons of school boys, here are several excellent opportunities for more than 1000 years. {should like to mention one or two for him. (Laughter and applause.) I think that you all know facts in connection with the past history of the School. As you that the governors are now building an excellent school-house. all know the monastery which preceded the Dean and Chapter It is not quite complete, but it is quite enough so to be inspected here was of the foundation of S. Benedict. Those monks by any of our friends from a distance who would like to see it. were a particularly learned body; and we owe a great deal to their I hope that our nearer neighbours will pay it a visit as soon as labours all over the continent of Eur3pe. The monks educated in it is finished, and that all will help us to fill it as soon as pos­ \Vorceste( did not fall behind the monks of the order in other sible. Before I sit down I must not forget to thank the many places; and they carried on the work of education here as much as kind donors of our school prizes. It is a great pleasure to see in other places. The monastery waS founded in 7+7, so t hat you again on the list the names of old Vigornians. We wish to may say that the work of education has really been going on since thank them, and particularly Mr. Southall, for this mark of that time. I hope the boys brought up in this school will bear their desire to keep up their connection with the old school. that fact in mind. (Applause.) They inherit glorious traditions.

You will all agree with me in thanking another old Vigornian, It is not a school established by a joint stock company they are Mr. Alfred Caldicott, for the charming School Song which he coming to but a very old school, which I hope is rooted in the has composed for this occasion. Its tuneful harmonies will long affections of the Citizens of Worcester. (Applause.) There was linger in our ears; and we must also thank Dr. Gregory Smith no special office of schoolmaster amongst the monks but in turn for his capital verses. "Shine on fair star, we need thy ray." they u<ed to take the office of reaching the young~r brethren of the There is in these words a true poetic perception o[ the value of monastery. As we all know in the 16th century the monasteries hope to a school and schoolmaster. VI'e have waite,l for eight in England got into great disrepnte, the lesser monasteries first years in hope of a restored school and a new school house. If and the larger afterwards. This was no exception to the general it had not been for hope, these would, inde-:d, have been weary rule, which at last culminated in the destruction of the monastery years of waiting. \Yith lighter hearts we can again invokc hope altogether. I find that in 1534, before the destruction of the to cheer us up while our schooris growing and spreading, until monasteries, there was a visitation of this monastery conducted at no distant day it may, strong in numbers and reputati(.n, take by the then Archbishop of Canterbury; and certain injunctions up a position worthy of its ancient foundarion and history­ were issued to the monks as to what they should do, and worthy of the beautiful buildings which arp. its home. (Applause.) '!111ongst others was one that a' "grammatical man, honest, an C,

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erudite," should be appointed to instruct the young monks. connection it was thought that the Bishop should not be deprived Three years afterwards there was a visitation undertaken by the altogether of the privilege of giving his ad vice in cases.- of then Bishop of \Vorcester, the famous Hugh Latimer.

He difficulty. My own time here may be very brief, but I think issued certain injunctions, and amongst them was one that the it is a matter of great importance that the Bishop of the monks should have a "continual schoolmaster sufficiently learned Diocese should be so connected with the School, that all to teach gramma,. :" and that was the first institution here of the difficulties should he referred to him as Visitor. If the Bishop office of schoolmaster. I am afraid the kind of teaching they cannot settle these difficulties satisfactorily, the scheme says he got in those days did not amount to very much. It was confined may send on any hard nuts to crack to the Charity Commis­ to what was called the" trivium," and the" quadrivium." The sioners. (Laughter.) Of course religious instruction is to be " trivium" consisted of threE things-grammar, dialectics, and one of the chief things carried t>n in this School, and it is to rhetoric.

Dialectics, as far as I can understand, meant hair­ be according to the doctrine of the Church of England. There splitting. (Laughter.) It was a great deal of nonsense, no is als0 this wise proviw, that if the parents of any child are dou bt. (Renewed Laughter.) The" quadrivium" consisted not satisfied with the doctrines of the Church of England of music, arithmetic, geometry, and astronogy.

When the their child shall not be obliged to attend the religious instruct: monastery was dissolved in 1540 Henry VIII., who was the ion. I t is, in fact, what is known as the conscience clause. prime mover in the destruction of it, gave a body of stc.tutes to In other scho'ols I am connected with, that clause is hardly the Dean and Chapter, which provided for a master and usher ever put into operation; and if those doctrines are taught of a grammar school and 40 scholars. They ordered that the wisely and in a way in which a boy can understand, no parent head master should be learned in Greek and Latin, and teach will object to their being taught. (Hear, hear.) The statutes not only these 40 boys, who were made King's scholars, but of Henry VIII. said the head-master was to be learned in others who might come to the school for the sake of good learn­ Greek, and I am glad to see that Greek is one of the su bjects ing. The second master appointed by the Dean and Chapter, to be taught in this School. I think there is reason to fear was to be learned in Latin, and his office was to teach the first that in the present day the learning of Greek is becoming un­ rudiments of grammar. The statutes went into a good many popular. I quite agree that there should be a modern branch things. The school was to be divided into five or six classes, in every School, and that boys intended for business should and the second master was to teach three inferior classes and the not l'earn Greek; but if anything is done to discourage the head-master the upper classes. It is a curious thing ':hat the learning of Greek in general a fatal blow will be struck at head-master was not told to teach the boys Greek at all. The learning. The study of Greek and the Bible was the main­ chief thing was to teach the boys Latin-to write and to speak spring of the renaissance in the sixteenth century. For myself Latin. These statutes continued in force up to the time of I would give up all the knowledge I possess if allowed to re­ Charles 11. in 1666, when further statutes were made. These tain Greek. The knowledge of the Greek language and Greek required the head-master to be a master of arts, and the second literature, and above all the power of reading the Greek Testa­ master to be at least a bachelor of arts. It was required also ment, is the most precious acquisition I have. I was going, if that the boys should be taught the Catechism and the Prayer I may be allowed, to give a motto in Greek to the boys in Book, and be prepared for Confirmation. That was an advance this School. It is a \'ery short one; and I have endeavoured towards the religious teaching of the boys in the school. The to bear it in my mind all through my life. It is this: There school has gone on with more or less success up to the present are three sources of knowledge for all of us-one is to learn time, but it is a significant fact that in 1636-that is before the what can be taught us by other people, the other is to search statutes of Charles II were brought forward-the school was for what we can find out by our own exertions, and the third desc,.ibed as "the famous Grammar School, which has in this is to pray for what can only come from Heaven, and can only our day been equal to the best in England." I hope it is an be given by God. The experience of my long life satisfies omen of what the school is going to be hereafter. (Applause.) me that is true. These are the three' sources from which all Seeing what we do of the school now and looking at the knowledge comes. His lordship then gave the words in Greek present scheme under which it is to be manag,ed, I do not des­ with the translations: "I learn what can be taught me by pair of seeing this school equal to the best in England. other persons." "I search after what can be, found out by (Renewed applause.)

If this school is well monaged accord­ my own exertions." "The wisdom'that cometh from Heaven ing to that scheme it may hold its own wilh any such school I pray for continually." If the boys of that School :and all in England-with the school at Rugby, with the governing connected with it bore in'mind that motto they woulcl-'be wiser body of which I have been connected for many years, or with the and hz.ppier men for doing so. (Applause.) excellent school at Uppingham created by Mr. Thting. This Mr. PHILLPOTTS (head-master of Bedford School) said it is the first occasion on which I have had an opportunity of was an additional pleasure to him to be present because of his meeting the governing body of the school since the reconstitu­ connection with the place. He w::tS born three miles from tion. The first remark I make is to congratulate the city and Worcester, at Hallow Vicarage. Had not his father been county and the whole diocese upon the expansion of the govern­ moved from that vicarage to Cornwall he should no doubt illg body. (Hear, hear.) Up till 1884 we knew the School have been there as an old Vigornian. He had one excellent was entirely in the charge of the Dean and Canons-a very good colleague, the curate of St. John's-(applause)-who, he be­ body, who did their work extremely well. But under the cir­ lieved, had done excellent work for them, and especially for cumstances of the present day they have been wise in attaching the poor in this City-(applause)-and he (Mr. Philpotts) had to themselves other gentlemen who will take part with them in to thank the Dean and Chapter for giving him a higher sphere governing the school, and who, not being ecclesiastics, may of work which he would also do equally well. Another of his perhaps know better than ecclesiastics what is required in school colleagues was the head-master of this School. (Applause.) work. The governing body consists now of nine members. In What Mr. Bolland had said of him he need not deprecate, addition to the Dean and Canons there are the Lord-Lieuten­ because they really knew his generous nature, and they knew ant of the county and the Mayor of the city, and two other when he spoke in that way, he spoke what he thonght and felt. represen tative governors, one elected by the magistrates of the Of course, with a large staff like he (Mr. Philpotts) had, he county, and the other by the Town Council. This arrangement could himself do but little. It was really his colleagues who is to give both city and county a large share in managing this did the work, and Mr. Warwick and Mr. Bolland had helped important institution. One other point in the scheme is that to build up the School of Bedford. (Applause.) The Oxford the governing body appoint the head master of the school, and and Cambridge' Examinations, in connection with which certifi­ put full confidence in him, give him full power of appointing cates had been awarded that day, was often thought to be the undermasters, and make him responsible for the conduct of same as the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examination. The the school. That is far better than that the governing body two were totally different. He had never prepared a boy for should appoint the undermasters. '(Hear, heaL) Considering . the Local Examination and never would as long as set books the connection of this school with the Cathedral for 1,100 years, in languages were appointed in it. This system did a great I am glad to find that the Bishop of the Diocese-and in saying deal of harm. These books might be got up in translations this I am not thinking of myself personally-is still retained in the without the student having any real knowledge of the languages responsible position of visitor to the 'school. Considering that long at all. This was really a hindrance to progress and did harm to

TItE: VIGORNIAN. the cause of education. (Hear, hear.) In the Oxford and Cambridge Examination set books were allowed, but were not requisite. The boy must be able to take a passage he had never seen before and must make his way through it. Seeing the repre­ sentatives of the Cathedral an.] City present, he would venture to express a hope that they would all be united and feel that wonderful zeal and enthusiasm which he had noticed in the Cities of the Midlands and the North to have the best buildings aDd the best schools and the best teaching in those schools. He was sure the Faithful City would not be behind in the race. He would like to say a word on the side of physical education. He thought it would be well if there were carpenters' shops and lathes in schools, so that children might get some instruction in hand­ diwork as well as head work. It would be delightful to them in the present, and useful to them in the future, and useful to England in helping to maintain her commercial supremacy among the nations.

(Hear, hear). One reason he would mention to boys why they should use their intellects when they were young, was because that thele would be difficult problems before England in the future. The political economists of the past had solved the problem of the production of wealth, but they had not that more '!.difficult and perhaps more important prohlem-how to attain the more equal distribution of wealth. That solution could never be gained by robbery or injustice. They knew not from what home or what school thinkers might come to combine to solve problems of the kind. At Winchester they had a motto" Manners maketh the man." It was character they really wanted to train in educa­ tion. The sacristan in the Cathedral used to look along the line t~ see that all fires at the shrines were lighted through the mght, and so it was entrusted to the Schools of this City to see tha.t all the fires were duly lighted, and the hors from those shnnes could take forth a torch lhat should light them and others through the dark places of this world. (Applause).

The Bishop then distributed the Certificates.

The DEAN havir.g vacated the chair to attend service in the Cathedral, called upon the Mayor to preside; and HIS WORSHIP in ~ddressing the meet!ng said : It is a ·matter of sincere congratu­ lation to the CorporatIOn and to me that the relations between the governing. body of this school and· the civic authorities arc SO h,,;rmonious• .tHear, h~ar). I venture .t~ hope that state of things will long contmue to eXist. That the citizens of Worcester take a ....arm and deep interest in the welfare of this school I think is amply testifie? by the fact that through the indefatigable and laudable exertIOns of one of our ex-chief Magistrates (Mr. Dingle) a very large sum of money was contributed to the foundation of this SchooL (A~plau5e.) He knew of no place in England :where the accessones of a school were so admirable. There was every facility for healthy physical recreations. I will now ask one who bears a time-honoured name, one who resides some little distance from Worcester, but who for a long time reigned over this School, and was beloved by all(loud applause) to address you.

The Rev. MAURICE DAY gave a brief address, and congratu:a­ ted them upon hnving that splendid hall, a hall so well calculated to impress upon the rising generation the dignity of that work, if the work was to be at all worthy of so truly magnificent a workshop, and he would add that no one could more heartily wish than he that by God's blessing the future of the Worcester Cathedrai School might be in keeping with its' splendid restoration.

(Applause).

The following is a list of the Prizes distributed by the Bishop: Awarded to 1886.

1887.

Form Prize. VI. Form ... Counsell, H. A. White V. Littlebury Conacher IV. ... Conacher { Davies, A. Dimont( EXb'a) Rowland Ill. Hadley Higgins Chamberlain, J. Bolland, E. W. " 11."

Greek Testament. Open Counsell, H.,A. Counsell, W. H. Latin Composition. Open Counsell, H. A. White English Essay. Open ... Wheeler, C. A. Webb, H. Divinity and History VI. Branthwaite V. - Littlebury Wheeler, A. IV. Conacher Davies, C. Ill. Higgins Higgins 11. Cham berlain, J. Bolland, E. W.

Awarded to 1886.

1887.

White Mathematics (I) Open White Hill " (2) Lower A Division Little bury Davies, A. " (3) B Division Newman Wade Chamberlain, J, " (4) C Roan, J. Faram, F. " (5) D" Natural HistDlY Collection Wheeler, Co H. Dimont Conacher Modern Languages. Open \Vebb, H. VI. . Littlebury " IV. Conacher Hill Ill. Smiley Russell, P. " .

11. Chamberlain, J. Faram Drawing. (Freehand) Open Wheeler, A. Wheeler, A. (Model & Freehand) " Under 14 Hadley 2nd Prize, Dutton.

(S.haded Figure) Wheeler, C. H. Chamberlain, J. " .(Junior) " Special Prize C. Davies Prayer Book Baylis, (Extra) Littlebury Natural Science ..

Wilks The Prizes were given by the following gentlemen, taking their names in the order of the Prize List: The Very l{ev. the Dean, Rev. Canon Melville, Rev. Canon Knox-Little, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Wor·cester, the Lord Lieutenant, Rev. Canon Claughton, Rev. Canon Creighton, the Mayor of Worcester, the Head Master, Rev. Canon Cattley, Mr. F. Dingle, Old Vigornians, the Rev. M. Day, the late Rev. H. Chalone<: Ogle, Art Master, Rev. D. H. W. Sampson.

CERTIFICATES OF THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EXAMINA­ TION BOARD, AWARDED IN 1886.

Higher.-H. A. Counsell. .

LOWe1'.-Baylis, Branthwaite, Davies, C., Keen, Littlebllry, Shattock, Warren.

'[be <tatbebral $cbool.

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OLD VIGORNIAN.]

From tlze " Worcesterslzire Advertiser."

S I sat in the throng of old and youthful 7, Vigornians in the rehabilitated refectory last Monday, on the invitation of some unknown, but thoughtful "governor" of the modern­ ised school, and looked around me on the internal changes that had been effected in the building since I was one of "the forty" who had spent many happy days, and some trying hours, within those old walls, I could not but compare old things with new, calling to mind faces forgotten long ago, but the recollection of whose features and personal peculiarities now re­ appeared as it were through a dim vista of long drawn years j and renewing the remembrance of associations connected with the past, when in the words ofthe familiar song "You(the forgotten one)and I were boys together."

Turning from a contemplation of the old structure, which has now been made new, to the people that were assembled within it the same newness prevailed. The youth of to-day supplanted the boys of my own time, and places vacated by death and retirement had been filled up by men perhaps as worthy as their predecess­ ors. In all that crowded assembly I could recognise only a solitary school contemporary, although I picked

THE ViGORNIAN. out representativ~s of three generations of one of the that have been made in the old Cathedral structure masters under whom I had sat in the old College and its appendages, Bishop's Palace (now the Deanery), School. I think it may truly be said that the master­ Deanery (now demolished), Prebendal Houses, of ship of the Worcester Cathedral School has never been which four only remain, which fully suffice for the unworthily filled. If Worcester College boys have had wants of the reduced staff of canons; and to trace back no Dr. Arnold to direct their studies, and no Tom the list of head masters of the School from the present Brown's biographer to record their failings and virtues, occupier of that honourable position, Mr. Bolland, to they have had (at least in our own time) teachers as his predecessors-Day, beloved by his pupils; k competent for their ·work and as earnest in its fulfil­ Wheeler; the second master of his time, R. Sanders, ment as Rugby or Eton, and that they have enjoyed still surviving, with Baxter third master, and so on; the respect and affection of their pupils, was incident­ Parsons, writing master in my own time, and memor­ ally manifested, when one of the "old masters" rose able for his fondness of figs and lollipops -and some at the Chairman's behest last Monday afternoon to of the boys declared also having a liking for a certain make a speech which was not the least witty, because colourless liquor which was not water. In those days one of the shortest of the series, after two or three the school was altogether differently managed to the code tedious harangues. Let it be understood that though laid down in the present day, and hardships had to be I do not despise new things, because they are new, my suffeled by old boys, of which the present generation subject to-day is the old. An antiquarian, though ad­ of students has no experience. Would they think miring the new Palace at Westminster, will venerate their task harder than it is now if they were expected the Abbey. to rise on dark wintry mornings so as to present them­ The vision of my school contemporary of-shall I con­ selves at the school door before daylight, and submit fess it-over fifty years ago was an effective reminder themselves. to two hours' tasking before breakfast in of things and people of the ·past; myoId schoolfellow, the unwarmed old building open to the roof as it then whom I met in the Worcester streets two days previ­ was? There were no separate class-rooms in those ously, was himsdf but a shadow of olden times, when days, and no hot water pipes for raising the tempera­ sturdy and stout he was called upon to resist the ture above that which prevailed in the College Green' united attack of a corps of his class-fellows, who, for outside. What would the present scholars think of some supposed offence against !heir mightiness had having to carry from home a bunch of brimstone been sentenced to a punishment which I do not matches, and two or three inches of dip candle-for recollect to have been inflicted on any other of the lucifers and wax lights and· paraffin had not then been boys before or after him. How it came about it invented-in order that they might see to improve would be hard now to explain; but by some means or their minds with Virgil or Xenophon before prayers in other a rope had been cast over one of the beams of the dark mornings before Christmas. Boys who are the roof (now hidden by the modern wooden ceiling), grown up men and are declining like the sear and. and one end of the pendant cord having been fastened yellow leaf is in these autumnal days, have been often round the waist of the delinquent, he was hoisted up told that school time is the happiest of their lives, and towards the roof and there held for a short period-to it might be in these days of luxurious indulgence, but his great terror, I may assume-in a state of it was not always so, and Dotheboys Halls have not " suspended animation." Whether it ever came to the always been .the mere imaginations of the prolific knowledge of the Head Master, the supposed offender author's brain. But no Squeers ever reigned at S. being one of his private pupils and not a King's Benedict's refectory within the present century, and if Scholar, and what was the sequence, my failing memory in the olden time the walls of the College Halls had does not record. I wonder if the now Justice of Peace, not wainscotted si.des, and were bare and dingy with in sending a culprit to gaol to account for an offence wash of an unknown and indistinguishable colour, and which might render him liabl(to the sentence of sus. if the windows were dark with the accumulated dust per col!., has ever been reminded of his own milder of years, and if the roof was lofty and sometimes per­ mitted the ~ews of heaven to fall through fractured sentence and p~ril. .1t would be interesting to t;:ace on paper the changes slates, it afforded from its great elevation a rare test of

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THE VIGORNIAN. skill in dart throwing. Cricket was hardly in vogue at naturally more interested in the present and future that time, and the boys had no field or playground to than in the past arrangement of an educational resort to, for lack of which accommodations many a establishment, which has been in existence as, the y,ame at football in the sacred precincts of the cloisters_ Bishop (whose most interesting address will, I trust, have I participated in, and many a game of fisticuffs be fully preserved in print) informed us on Monday, have I witnessed in the same quadrangle-indulgences for over eleven hundred years. I was delighted to by-the-bye which were usually terminated abruptly, by listen to his commendation of the study of Greek, the appearance of one of the prebends emerging from In my time the curriculum of the school embraced a side door of the cloisters which abutted on his pre­ Greek and Latin with a small modicum of arithmetic bendal residence. The games in which school boys and writing only, the modern languages, drawing indulged themselves in the first half of the present &c., having, been added (with additional fees) in the century were of a rougher order than the refined school days of the succeeding generation. Nor was cricket, or lawn tennis, or the "foot-ball by rule" of the the declaration by the Lord Lieutenant of strong present day. Prisoner's base, hare and hounds, eggs opposition to the idea of joining S. Benedict and and bacon, and rounders were more in vogue than Queen Elizabeth in unholy matrimony, less welcome lawn tennis or cricket, and the idea of the master join­ to the ears of ing in the boys' sports had never at that time been AN OLD VIGORNIAN. Worcestershire, Oct. 6, 1887.

The Cathedral in different parts had entertained. been under a normal condition of repair for something like half a century before its final completion some Sermon on JE~ucation. twelve years ago, and the scaffolding which at the time , H E following Sermon on Education was I am reverting to was erected round the old tower and preached in Worcester CathedraJ on October other parts of the sacred building, afforded admirable 2nd, 1887, by the late Rev. E. Thring, Head means for athletic exercise, and a fruitful source of Master of Uppingham Grammar School:­ employment for the tailors employed by the college John vii, 16-17-" Jesus answered them and said, My doctrin,e is not mine, but his that sent me ; if any man will boys' parents of that period. There was, too, at that do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of distant period a never-dying feud, which 1 fancy has God." now died out, between the College School boys and All men have to live. Everyday and all day life is doing or not doing, and both are equally important. Nay, the not doing the lads of S. Peter's School-the "Caws" and the is practically even more powerful than the doing, for on the "Frogs" as they designated each other-who engaged not doing depends all that we might have been, and this passes without notice and, cannot be mended. All have to live. Yet in irregular battles on neutral ground in Edgar Street, how very few even put before their minds deliberately the how to live, and the living as their purpose during life. whenever an opportunity offered. Such engagements leaming Men are always busy in thoughts about buining this or that of course are now beneath the dignity of a College which they care for'-money, pleasure, fame, knowledge-and rarely make it their aim to be themselves great characters. Few boy under the new scheme and the supervision of pause to enquite how true this is. Of all now before me, who " governors. " As to the old system of admission to are they that can ask themselves what their thoughts and day­ dreams were to-day, yesterday, and the days before, and can an­ the school, there was no doubt room for improvement. swer "We thought of how to be men, and how to live, and 'not of what we could do or gain." It is, indeed, strange that whilst all My recollections on this point are indistinct; but I live, the simple fact of how to live should be so far from men's do remember that after I had been one or two years minds; and God's command of" Do my will, and you shall know the doctrine whether it be of God," be so cast aside. 'on the foundation as a King's Scholar I received at There is only one definition of truth for man. What is truth?

Truth is to do at the moment what at the moment you know' Christmas from the Head-master a packet of coppers, to be right. Truth, for Pilate was to let the prisoner go whom which I carried home to my parents, and next year a moment before he had pronounced innocent. That is truth; a living, not a knowing; a dohlg what each doer at the moment the dole was increased to, I think, £1. 13s. 4d., with knows; it is not a mere knowing. A truth may be known as knowledge for thousands or years, but until it germinates into a deduction for instruction in writing or arithmetic or living realities in the life of man, it lies like a seed in a 'seeds­ both. And I do know that before I was admitted a man's shop, capable of life, but till it is brought and planted, practically dead. It is possible also to have all knowledge and King's Scholar my parents had to pay an admission to do the wrong thing. Men's heads are full of dead truths, their lives ,lives of active falseness. But granted there are good fee of (I think it was) £ 10. intentions. The little street boy, who is told not to steal, does These facts, however, will perhaps hardly _interest not drop the habit of stealing the moment he knows the rig~t ; neither does a' nation clear out of its habits;' neither does the even 'Vorcester readers of the present day, who are world. Thousands of years are passed, even when the effort is

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true, and the progress true, before a truth becomes living in the the wise and prudent, and has revealed them unto babes." The world. It took fifteen hundred years in God's kingdom to tender, innocent lives of babes in knowledge can- do at the stamp the simple idea of law on but one nation. Measured by moment what at the moment they know to be right. Education this standard-and it is the right standard-what shall be said then has to train life by harmonizing the rival claims of know­ of Christianity, which is infinite life, unfolding in thc infinity of ledge and lo:,e of good, ~nd brin.ging them into happy union eternity with all the new creations, which an infinity of moving by overthrowmg the deVil-worship of mere force of brain or life must create? As yet only three of its germs can in any hand. God has dealt with this fully. by command, symbol, anu sense be said to have become part of the common life of man­ example. The Almighty and Allwlse began by commanding kind, who are called Christian, namely, the nobility of work, sacrifice, which was both a symbol and a command, and he put the meaning of war as war, and some feeling of brotherhood a curse on the earth and man's strength and skill in work. and helpfulness. How long will it be before "love your Sacrifice, bold of utter self-abasement, even unto death, ,s the enemies" is alive as a life in the life of nations? Yet it is first step to being restored to liberty and life. It told of self known as a bit of knowledge in half a minute. But Christianity a~d the power. of self destroyed in ord~r that a higher power till it lives in men's lives is not born. In education then we might save; It set a' seal of mystenous value on faith in start with this axiom, that "truth is life actiug truly at each 'obedience to beneficent power, even when that power corn. moment," and that no dead work apart from life is education. manded death as man had disobeyed when the commands And this living in of truth implies experience and continuous were happiness and life, and the strength of man's intel­ growth. We are not fragments pitched at random on the earth, lect,as shown in the fruits of the earth, was cursed. This like broken crockery on a dust heap, but children of light and was the first lesson man had to be taught, that his own' life, with a history, and a growth, and a life. And education works and his own skill done in the pride of skill were is the science of life put in practice. I t seems strange to have accursed. . The next great le~son was, when the reign 'of law to insist on this plain fact, but it is still more strange that the was estabhshed, that the frUlts of the earth and man's skill troining of life has been so thrust aside in the practice of man­ were partially consecrated by the meat-offering of the fruits of kind, and bits of knowledge put in its place. But God's the earth being made 'part of the daily sacrifice in the Taber­ definition of education is "Do my will and you shall know." nacle and Temp~e service. Then after thousands of years came The will to be done is, it is true, a kind of knowledge. But it the final restoratIOn, when Our Blessed Lord and King gives to is not knowledge in the sense of intellectual gains. We want man, redeemed in his kingdom of life, his highest blessing new words for these two distinct things. The doing can easily through the consecrated br,ead and wine; and the fruits of the be shewn to be different from the knowledge stores. A com­ e~rth become foo.d from heaven, and all man's powers and' all mander says, " March!" and an army moves to victory. There hiS st~ength and llltellect were blessed by God. Example was was no intellectual knowledge imparted by the word ", march." also given. Abraham was called away from the great imperial Rut the marching called into play obedie'nce, strength, courage, city of Nimrod's empire, and he and his race had to lead a hardihood, any number of powers of life. It is theoretically wandering .life as shepherds. The. city life was rejected, the possible that the most ignorant man ,in the army might during shepherd hfe chosen as the embodiment of true education in that march live himself into a hero, and be the noblest example its early prim.e. The cities held the power and the knowledge of truest life, whereas the cleverest man, and the most great in and the merCiless war-power of the great inventive intellects 0/ brain power, might during that march stamp himself into a the conquerors of those days. The shepherds' tents were taken coward, and a traitor, and a weak and miserable fool. This is by God to hold the free and simple manhood, and brave constantly happening, so that it has almost become an axiom hardy, unambitious integrity of the quiet doers of right in peace: with thoughtful men that cleverness and brain power and know­ Life had to be trained, and it was trained. The world was ledge mongering are the mire of the world. This distinction is put to scbool as shepherds in' the first beginning of schools. The vital, and until the great chasm that can separate knowledge shepherds were lO.a~le to feel themselves pilgrims upon earth, from charactu, brain force from right action, is clearly seen and and to break the lies of fixed homes. The shepherd life re­ acted on, education must continue to be what it has long been­ quired hardy, out-door habits, and endurance of heat and cold. a scramble without any true method in it. Knowledge is simply The shepherd had to be tender and patient, fond of animals head-wealth, and is no more living or alive necessarily than a ~nd careful of!ife. Solit.ud~ gave the shepherd ~ime for thought; bo"k is alive, or a guinea is alive; it is the talent which can be mstead of bemg a umt m a crowd pushed hither and thi.her given or taken away without altering the man. Life then is the he had to think for himself. What communings with God ami subject matter 'Of education, and nothing that lies 'dead, no his own heart in the lone night watches'there were, when store, no accumulation of unused material, belongs to education. every star through infinite space cried aloud to the heir of the The distinction between the living and the non-living in man is great promise the prophecy of the promised race, as the stars the pivot on which all true education ~urns. And life is the of heaven for multitude and glory. \Vhat a schoolroom the subject of Holy Scripture. There we shall find the tme prin­ wilderness was, with its silent spaces, its fountains its hills ciples for training life, and the true explanation of those and all the majesty of nature u"sullied and pure. 'Then th~ principles. The first recorded action of Holy Scripture sent bravery. Think what it was to, lie alone on the hill-side by the problem of education full-grown into the world at once. the sheepfolds, with the roar of the lion rolling up through the The fall of "lan, in its barest and simplest form, W:J.S a choice darkness, and then to see by the dim moonlight the moving offereu between love of good and God on the one side, and terrors. of the .grea~ shape coming, or think you saw it, and power through knowledge and the devil on the other. And then, hke Davld, hke many a shepherd hero, alone in the Eve chose the power of devil-knowledge in spite of the open night, no one to see, no one to help, to step out to meet the eye and the loving heart and the presence of God, and gratitude lion and the bear, and all for the sake of one poor lamb. HO\v for her happiness in that happy world where God was seen in much might be said. Right noble was the shepherd-school of all his works of blessing. She chose knowledge, and set up liod. The whole after-world is upheld on those mighty pillars the power of devil-knowledge in her heart, ar.d dethroned God. of pilgrim feeling, hardy endurance, patient labour, tender­ She chose, devil-knowledge above all the goodness and the heartedness, thoughtful hours, wilderness freedom, unambitious glory aud the truth which were her certainties. From that bravery, home love. There is no knowledge hnnting in it but hour the struggle between love of power and love of good manliness, perfect manliness. The knowledge and force p~wer began, and education has been the history of this struggle, and of the great cities are deliberately rejected and set aside. For of the means taken by God to restore love of good to the as yet they were too dangerous. Mankind had first to be highest place, and make knowledge ane! the power of know­ trained to live. The history of education must now be passed ledge lower than doing truth. Man does not do right because over until we come to the last period. This sketch does not he knows astronomy, or Greek, or any other head power. admit of speaking of Egypt, of Moses, of the Wilderness, 01 Instrumental power may be only a great armoury with the the law, of the kingdom, all of which were experiences in devil enthroned there in the midst of the swords of intellect. training, which had to be passed through. Then Christ came, Our Blessed Lord lays down the other side very simply and and the nature of man was to be made perfect in the perfect clearly when he says, "I thank Thee, 0 Father, Lord of harmony of all its powers in Christ's kingdom of life. But the Heaven and Earth, that Thou hast hidden these things from first great schooling was nothing but character training, the

THE VIGORNIAN. training of the man as a man. This was the foundation, and this is the foundation still. Later ages have to add to this, ~)ut later ages cannot take away one tittle of this reversal of the curse of the fall, and the fatal choice of devil-knowledge as the highest aim, without suffering in proportion. But Christ came, and man was to be made perfect in his kingdom of life. And once again we have one great type of perfect manhood set up, and a revelation adapted to our busy modern world and 'all the problems that the new life in Christ has brought, of which the great question of wages and earnings of work, which has grown out of work having been declared a holy thing by Christ, is the chief. So then our Blessed Lord came upon earth as an artizan, and consecrated by doing so city work and the work of the skilled workman for ever. The skilled workman becomes the foremost figure in the world when the Lord of Life came in~ the world as a skilled workman.

Henceforth all the work of brain or hand done within four walls ranks as highest. The skilled workman in a kingdom of life is consecrated. Brain­ work is hallowed, hand-work is hallowed, the work of trade is hallowed, the work of the student is hallowed. A blessing is on all powers of human nature; none is left out. A blessing is on the scholar, on the artist, on the artizan, on the labourer.

The blessing of Abraham and Isaac and J acob has not lell the fields, but it has been enlarged, and has taken in the workshop, the study, and the city. But the pril:ciples of this education by which Christ blesses mankind are plain. First, manliness : a: hardy, active obedience of body and mind to do what has to be done. Secondly: experience through hw/. Thirdly: know­ ledge and the power of knowledge obedient to love of good and law and manly life. These three are education. And nothing is done without manly life. The ideal school will work on these lines. The ideal school will set itself to produce manly life, to produce obedience to law, to produce knowledge obedient to love of good. Manly life is as different from mere knowledge as a merchant is different from his warehouse, and a miser is different from his gold. The curse of the fall is the worship of knowledge power, purchased by the sacrifice of true life and love of God. The life of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses was a deliberate rejection of knowledge power, involving in the first"instance sacrifice of country, of rank, and settled home, and a throne. Goci wrote in their lives the first great truth of education, 'that hefore and above all things educa­ tion trains true men. And education deals rightly with every human being, the clever and the stupid, those who have time and those who have not, alilce. This is the simplest test. The moment any system drops anyone, it is a false worship, an idolatry. And idolatries, which calmly drop the great majority of mankind, approach very nearly to devil-worship. The ideal school first te~.ches right life. The ideal school teaches right life through knowledge work to each and all equally. It is impossible even to sketch the ideal school now. But it must suffice to say that always and everywhere, in homes, in schools, with teachers, with taught, with parents, with children, one watchword ought to be passed on, that" to do at the moment what at the moment we know to he right" is truth. "Do my will and you shall know." 'The sole business of education . is to train this power. Education of the higher kind trains this power through teaching knowledge. But knowledge, which does not conduce to right life, is a curse, and if sought for . itself and by itself at the expense of duty and love of good, becomes devil-worship, and the sin of the fall over again. It would tal{e volumes. to prove this fully, or to build up the ideal school. Bnt. the great fact of God's first training of the world is plain. The first Lfeat principle of manly life is plain. The need of manly life is plain. Be then men. Abhor the devil­ worship of the fall; take for ever Christ's great definition of all true education, " Do my will, and you shall know the doctrine whether it be of God."

Since going to press we regret having to record the death of the Rev. E. Thring. Though six weeks ago he was pn~ctically a stranger to us, his short visit to Worcester on the occasion of the School Re-opening brought about a connection which we little thought

would so soon be severed. The School, as a token of their' deep sorrow for his sudden death, sent a wreath by the Head-master, who. represented the School at the funeral.

<tricket.

HE School has, we think, without being needlessly complimentary, achieved a fair amount of success in the Cricket Field this ~ year. Six of last year's eleven had left and their places had to be filled with fresh men; this made us, to start with, a fairly inexperienced team. In what then, it may be asked, were we more successful than last year's eleven, especially as we won none of the more important matches, except with Hallow, who· failed to turn up and so the match became ours by default? Well, we rImy' safely answer, because our bowling was not so consistently knocked about, and the first Spetchley match and the Norton match were more satisfactory and creditable than any we have ever played against those clubs before; and then the whole season has been marked by greater zeal and regularity in practising-and we all know that nothing tends to disappear as time goes on so much as regular practice -and in the promise shown by many of the younger boys. Looking at the various matches we find that out of thirteen, we have won four,' drawn one, and lost eight. The Spetchley, Pershore, and Norton matches, although they produced but one victory, were most creditable and far from discouraging. In the second innings of the Pershore Eleven some of our weaker bowlers were tried, so as to give the regular bowlers some good fielding, as well as those bowlers some experience. The result was very satisfactory, their bowling proving by no means so weak as was supposed.

Owing to the great amount ·of space taken up by the School Opening, we find we are unable to insert the remaining six matches.

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL V. WORCESTER PIONEERS C.C.-This match, the first cif the season, was

played on our ground on May 15th, and was a terrible beginning to the season. Perhaps the reason was that we wcr'e not yet in practice. However, the least said about it the better. The score was as follows :­

THE VIGORNIAN.

188

WORCESTER PIONEERS C.C. H. A. Counsell, b W. Counsell 8 not out 9 H. V. Plum, b W. Counsell II c J. Roan b W. Counsell o H. W. Brierley, c II. La~1fie b W. Counsell ...

9 b T. S. Dyball ... 4 6 W. G. Bennett, c W. Hill b R. Webb 4 b 1{, Webb H. M. Bennett, b W. Counsell 0 c T. S. Dyball b W. Counsell ... o S. W. Coombs, run out o b R. Webb 7 H. M. Jenkins, run out o b T. S. Dyball . I T. H. Coombs, b W. Coufisell 2 b W. Counsell .. o A. A. Maund, b T. S. Dyball o o not out ." , F. A. Knott, not out. ..

4 b T. S. Dyball .. I 6 b \V, Counsell . o B. Joseland, b W. Counsell ...

10 Extras 120

54

Total (for 9 wkts) 40

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. R. Webb, b Brierley T. S. Dyball, b Brierley B. Millar, c Bennet b Brierley ...

W. Counsell, b Brierley...

H. Laurie, c and b Brierley C. Counsell, c and b Brierley W. Hill, b Bennett B. Roan, b Bennett T. Shattock, b Brierley ...

A. Roan, b BrierleJ ]. Roan, not out. ..

Extras

I

o 2

o 2

o I

o o

SPETCHLEY PARK C. C. Husband, c Laurie b R. Webb T. Dale, b W. Counsell

b W. Counsell lbw b W. Coun­ sell ...

W. Berkeley, c Roan b W. Counsell 2 bR.Webb M. Berkeley, b W. Counsell 14 c W. Counsell, b R. Webb ...

C. Williams, c and b R. Webb 2 C W. Counsell, b R. Webb Brown, b W. Cuunsell ,.. 16 c Laurie, b \V. Counsell Smith, b W. Counsell 2 ,b R. Webb Webb, b H. Counsell 3 bR. Webb W. Guise, c and b H. Counsell I b R. Webb Falkner, b W. Counsell o not out ...

Walford, not out 2 b W. Counsell Extras Extras ...

3

3 I

o

o I

5 o

4 o 4

o

o 2

3:

I

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL V. WICHEN­ FORD AND DISTRICT C.C.-Played on our ground on May 30th, proved rather a disappointment, for we by no means expected such a defeat. The long stand made by Hemus and Mann, much longer than their runs indicate, quite wearied OUl bowling, which;Day afterwards hit about with great freedom. The score was as follows : WORCESfER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 3 R. Webb, run ou, 12 C. Counsell, cA. Hemus b Wheeler W. Hill, b M. Day I W. Counsell, c an<.l b H. Hemus 31 o H. Laurie, b M. Day ...

B. Roan, c Nash b M. Day 3 6 E. Webb, b H. Hemus ...

2 B. MilIar, b Mann W. Bolland, b Mann I W. Telfer, c Nash b H. Hemus o A. Roan, not out I Extras ...

7 6 8

19

49

I 2

10

WICHENFOR».

H. Hemus, lbw b R. Webb ]. Hemus, b R. \Vebb . ]. Mann; b R. Webl .

M. Day, b W. Counsell ..

C. Wheeler, b B. Roan .

G. Hm, nm out '" A. Nash, c Millar b C. Counsell H. Hemus, b R. Webb...

F. Fidoe, b W. Counsell W. Hemus, cc. Ccunsell b E. Webb...

H. Childers, not out Extras ...

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR' SCHOOL v. SPETCH­ LEY PARK C. C.-Played at Spetchley on the 31st of May, resulting in a draw. The Spetchley Eleven, though by no m~ans a weak one, was n0t so strong as in former years.

However, the Eleven quite eclipsed tbemselves, and the match coming as it did at the beginning 01 the season, gave good promise of a more successful year than really turned out., It may be said that Spetchley have never been disposerl of for, anything like 19 by any uther club, however strong. Score was, as follows : ­

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. W. Counsell, b Husband C. Counsell, lbw b Walford R. Webb, b Husband .

H. Counsell b Walford .

B. Roan, b Husband H. Laurie, b Walford ...

W. Hill, b Walford W. Telfer, b Walford .. ; A. Roan, I b \Y b Husband J. Roan, not out...

W. Bolland, b Walford ...

Exuas ...

18

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c c

c C I C

I

5 4Q

\VORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (UNDF.R 16: v. STRATFORD CHOIR SCHOOL.-Played on lI'thof June, or our ground. Resulted in a victory for the Schoul by IQ wickets] The Choir School were quite outmatched, the only woncle: being how they got our Eleven out so cheaply in the firs innings. The score was as follows : ­ WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

C. Counsell, b Wyatt 0 'B. Roan, lbw b Wyatt H. Laurie, lbw b Thompson 28 61 W. Hill, b Thompson W. Telfer, b Wyatt .. , 2 i A. Roan, not out 0 W. Holland, b Thompson 7 B. MilIar, b Thompson I F. Newman, b Thompson 3 A. navies, 1 b w b Thompson I A. Roan, b Thompson Extras...

15

11

139

36

II

4

not out not out ._.

2 2 2

I 0 4 I 4 0 6

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I'

18 9

THE VIGORNIAN. FAIRFIELD C.C.

CHOIR SC)iOOL. Thompson, b C. Counsell Lambert, b B. Roan ...· Wyatt, b J. Roan Foster, c Telfer b J. Roan Berry, cc. Counsell b B. Roan Law, run out ...

Hopkins, c Counsell b J. Roan Verney, c and b J. Roan Watts, b B. Roan Thompson, not out Wilks, b J. Roan Extras ...

b n. Roan 5 b B. Roan 10 c and b C. Coun­ sell ...

8 7 c J. Roan b B. Roan I 01 b B. RQan o o c C. Counsell b J. Roan 5 I 2 b B. Roaa 2 2 run out ...

I c and b J. Roan 0 I not out 2 I run out ..

3 3 f:xtras 5

o I 3

21

Webb, b B. Roan Mullins, b J. Roan

4

Swinburne b J. Roan La Touche, b B. Roan Swinburne, b J. Roan Ho\der, not out Horton, b B. Roan .

Bradley, b B. Roan .

Baxter, b B. Roan Swinburne, b B. Roan Griffin, b B. Roan Extras

2 I

I 2 0 0 0

c W. Hill b B. Roan 16 c Telfer b B. Roan 2 cl'. WebbbTelfer 10 bTelfer ...

7 b Newman 5 2 b Telfer ... not out ...

3 0 not out ... b Newman 8

~ } Did not bat.

6

Extras...

18

9 62

40 WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (2ND ELEVEN).

WORCI'STER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL v. PERSHORE. -This match reflected great credit upon the Eleven both in bowling and fielding, and not a'little in batting, as the Pershore team was a distinctly strong one. Last year a much weaker team scored far o~er a hundred against us. J. Roan played a capital innings, lqJllaining at the wickets a long time for his runs, while Telfer hit freely. Played on June 16 on our ground.

The score was as follows : ­

5

J. Roan, b Swinburne ...

W. Bolland, b Swinburne A. Davies, c and b Horton B. Roan, b Swinburne ...

W. Telfer, not out W. Hill, b Swinburne ...

B. Millar, c Swinburne b Webb A. Roan, b Swinburne ... p. Webb, c Baxter b Swinburne F. Newman, c Baxter b Swinburne p. Russell, c Holder b Webb Extras

9 I

0

40 3 0 0

2 I

2 5

PERSHORE C. C. T. G. Baker, b W. Counsell 17 Rev. R. Gardener, run out ...

0 b Latuie ...

A. E. Baker, b W. Counsell 5 Captain A. H. Hudson, b R. Webb 14 Captain M. Berkeley, b R. Webb ... 0 not out ...

Downey, b VV. Counsell 13 P. Dorrell, b B. Roan 18 2 C. H. Ogle, run out ... ... 8 Rev. F. Hancock, run "ut C. G. Humphreys, cB. Roan b H. o not out ...

Counsell ... o C. Goodwin, b H. Counsell ...

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... 36 GRAMMAR SCHOOL.-Played on Norton ground on the 28th of June, resulting in R victory for the Norton men, but the Eleven deserve credit for a good fight, both in the field and at the wickets. Seventy-three is the highest score we have ever made against Norton. Score as follows : ­ Il

NORTON BARRACKS C.C. 4 Captain R. V. Berkeley, c Bolland b R. Webb Downey, c Laurie b B. Roan ...

69 Major Clarke, not out ."

Pr. Husband, b R. Webb Captain M. Berkeley, b Laurie Lieut. Smith, c J. Roan b B. Roan 2 Sergeant Urry, b B. Roan I Lieut. Malone, lbw b R. Webb o Sergeant Coles, b R. Webb 6 Private Coleman, b W. Counsell 2 Carroll, b R. Webb o Extras ...

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WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL (2ND ELEVE"l) v. FAIRFIELD HOUSE, MALVERN.-Thismatch was played on our ground on the 25th of June, and resulted in an easy win for us. Telfer played a very good innings, his hitting, which was very vigorous, being quite the feature of the match. The two Roans bowled well in the first innings of Fairfield. The score WaS as follows ;~

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. W. Counsell, b Downey C. Counsell, run out J. Rvan, b Downey R. Webb, run out H. Laurie, b Husband ...

B. Roan, c Cole b Downey W. Bolland. c Berkeley b Downey W. Telfer, c and b Husband .. , W. Hill, b Husband A. Roan, not out B. Millar, c Clarke b Downey~ ..

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THE VIGORNIAN.

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Btbletic $porte.

UR Annual Athletic -Sports, which were. post­ poned last Easter, were held on the County Cricket Ground, Bough~on, on October 4th and 5th. The weather on the first day was all that could be desired, but on the second and more important day it was dull and cold, and made the attendance of spectators smaller than usual.

There was a great improvement on last year's per­ formances in throwing the cricket ball (senior and under 15), and the Jumping Events, though by no means so well contested as they should be, reflect great credit on the winners. The Running was also distinctly good, and the contest for first places was very close. W. Counsel! secured the Champion Medal, but here again the competition was keener than in previous years.

At the conclusion of the Sports the prizes were presented to the winne'rs by Mrs. Gott.

Judges-Rev. W. E. Bolland and Mr. E. D. Jordan.

Starter-Rev. H. H. Clifford. TilJlekeeper-Mr. A. Cooper.

The following events were decided on Tuesday : ­ I20 Yards Handicap (Open)--':First Heat: 1-1. Laurie (5 yards) I, W. Counsell (scratch) 2. Second Heat: R. Webb (3 yards) I, W. Holland (9 yards) 2. Third Heat: B. Millar (8 yards) I, C. Davies (6 yards) 2, ]. Chamberlain (9 yards) 3.

IOO Yards (under I5 )-First Heat: W. Telfer I, A. Roan 2, C. Pelch 3. Five started. Won by a few inches. Second Heat: G. Taverner I, B. Roan 2, A. Baily 3. Four ran. \Von by four yards.

Throwing the Cricket Ball (Open)-W. Counsell (77 yards) I, C. Counsell (71 yards) 2.

Long Jump (Open)--R. Webb (16ft. 8in.) I, W. Counsell2.

Tltrowing tlte Cricket Ball (under I5 )-G. Taverner (68 yards) I, W. Telfer 2.

One Mile (Open)-H. Laurie I, C. Counsell 2, H. Quilter 3.

Six started. Laurie took the lead at the start, and kept it till the end. winning hy a few yards. Only a few feet separated second and third. Time 5min. 20secs;

On the following afternoon the Sports were con­ tinued :-'-­ IOO Yards (Open)-W. Counsell and H. Laurie ran dead­ heat for first position, R. Webb 3. Time 12 secs. Counse]] gave the first place up to Laurie.

IOO Yards (under I5) -Final: W. Telfer I, G. Taverner 2, A. Roan 3. Very close race. Won by a yard. Time 122-5 secs.

Higl, Jump (Open)-R. Webb (4ft. 8in.) I, A. Roan (4ft. lin.) 2.

L01'g Jump (under I5/-W. Telfer (13ft. 2in.) I, W. Bol­ land 2.

I20 'yards Handicap (Opm)-Final: W. Counsell I, H. Laurie 2, R. Webb 3. Very ,close race, Counsell only winning by a few inches. Time I3,v, secs.

220 Yards Haudicap (under I3)-L. Lingham (12 yards) I, F. Faram (7 yards) 2, Powell (6 yards) 3. SIX started. A capital race, Lingham winning by half a foot.

Quarter Mile (Opm)-W. Counse]] I, C. Counsel] 2, H. Quilter 3. The winner led the whole way, and won a remark­ ably good race in 59 secs. by about 6 yards, four yards divided second and third.

High Jump (u"der I5)-A. Roan (4ft. 2in.) I, G. Taverm ' 2, W. PoweIl 3.

I20 Yards Handicap (under I3) -Wo Powell (3 yards) I L. Lingham (4 yards) 2, F. Faram (4 yards) 3.

Qua1'ter lWile Handicap (under I5)-W. Telfer (12 yards) ~ C. Petch (IS yards) 2, W. Powell (35 yards) 3. Twelve started Won easily by four yards. Time 64,v, sets.

Half k./ile Handicap (Open)-H. Laurie (IS yards) I, Counsell (ra ,.yards) 2, C. Davies (20 yards) 3. Five ran Laurie, who led about 300 yards from tlie post, put on a stron! spurt coming round the bend of the course, and won easily 11; several yards. Time 2 min. 25 secs. : Old Boys' Quarter Mile Hcndicap-,O. Blackford (38 yards, I, A. Cooper (40 yards) 2. Only three started. Time 55 secs Sack Race-T. Dutton I, H. Dutton 2. Fourteen started, thi race causing much amusement by the falls of the competitgr and tneir'endeavours to regain their feet.

Hurdle Race. (under I5)-Eight flights: G. Taverner I, A Roan 2.

Hurdle Race (Open)-R. Webb I, W. CounseIl 2.

Choristers' Race (no Ytlrds)-F. A. Armstrong I, A. M: Leeson 2. Sixteen ran.

Consolation Race--B. Roan I, V. QuiIter 2, H. Dutton 3.

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lRowing.

Speaking comparatively, the past season has 'been successful one. For the first time for many years tht Rowing Club has succeeded in putting a very fai: crew on the river to compete at the City Regatta, am its members have no reason to be ashamed of tht result. There has also been a marked increase i~ the number of hardworking members, and the rowin[ all round shews a great improvement on that of th! last few years. This is due entirely to the unitec energy of those who have worked for the School, put ting aside private interests; and we hope that thest members, may continue to shew a like "espn"t d\ corps" in years to come, and that they may soar number amongst them, some at least who have neve~ yet spent their leisure time in anything better than :' "do/ce far niente." The latter is all very. well at th<" proper time, which we hold to be the Midsumme;: holidays; but, found in the midst of our school life, i~ becomes intolerable, and is destructive to the commor! weal. The Rowing Club during the past year hm done a good deal towards putting an end to tb.jf detestable practice, and may do more in the future; Of the crew which was tried at Easter, only three, members were found to be available for the summe~ term, Counsell i., as Captain of the Cricket Team:, being unable to spare the necessary time. His -plad at three was occupied by Webb, whilst Keen becam~ stroke, a post which he filled remarkably well through; out the season. Pearson did good work at two, Whilst. ' the new bow, Davies i, though a very light weight and by no means all old hand, more thap. f\llfilled 01,l~ I

THE VIGORNIAN. expectations. The crew commenced the season with­ other friends of the School, we have since been out much hope of getting any pace on the boat, but enabled to purchase the boat which Mr. Thome had they soon settled down into a fairly long and steady so kindly allowed us to use. We shall thus enter on stroke, and made the tub four travel very welL By the Rowing season of next year under more favourable becoming members of the City Rowing Club, the circumstances than we experienced last term.

On Saturday, July 16th, a pair-oar handicap took crew obtained the services of the professional trainer, Chainey, and under his instruction their pace im­ place at Camp, as the closing event of the season. proved rapidly. One great difficulty still remained­ The following were the results : ­ FIRST ROUND. the want of a racing-boat--but this was overcome by First Heat. the kindness of C. S. Thome, Esq., who placed a very Davies i, Pearson (stroke) scratch I light clinker-built four at the disposal of the crew.

Branthwaite, Wilks (stroke) ...

2 lengths 0 VVon very easily.

The weather on the Regatta Day was all that could Second Heat. bt; desired, with the exception of a heavy thunder­ Rowlanc1 ii. Wheeler ii (stroke) IYz lengths I Dutton i, Dimont (stroke) 1 Yz lengths 0 storm at about three o'clock. Six other crews entered Won by a length. for the City Member's Plate, Bewdley Town being Tllird Heat.

Quilter i, Peake (stroke) ... .,.

I length LO. our opponents in first and only heat. Shortly SECOND ROUND. before one the School got off to a bad start on the First Heat.

Henwick side, losing about a quarter of a length in Rowland ii, Wheeler ii (stroke) ... IYz lengths I Quilter i, Peake (stroke) I length 0 the first half-dozen strokes. This bad beginning was This was an excellent race, resulting first in a dead heat. Ou owing to an unfortunate mistake on the part of No. 3, rowing again, the first couple won rather easily.

Second Heat. who missed the first stroke altogether. Happily, how­ Davies i, Pearson (stroke) scratch r. o. ever, our fellows quickly settled down into a steady, Final Heat. but very fast, stroke (the course being only half a Rowlancl ii, Wheeler ii (stroke) ... I Yz lengths I Davies i, Pearson (stroke) .,. scratch 0 mile). In a short time the vastly superior weight of A capital race; won by a yard. our opponents began to tell, and half-way down the course they were leading by a length. H ere they had ~n tbe 'lbeigbt9. the advantage of the stream, and began to draw away Proudly the sun ascending from us; but at the head of the enclosure our crew Chases the mists away, pressed them rather hard, being beaten in the end by Unto the glad earth lending about a length and a half. The following are the Raiment of gold for gray. names and weights of the School crew ; ­ Here in this upland valley st. .Ibs. Under the eyes of mom, C. R. Davies (bow) 8 4 Winds with the hill-flowers dally, A. Pearson (2) 9 4 W. H. Webb (3) 10 8 Holding the plains in scorn.

F. W. Keen (stroke) 9 0 Dainty the tasselled larches, A. E. Davies (cox) 5 10 There-by the lon~ mute pine, Considering their exceptionally light weight, and Blue is the heaven that arches the fact that both bow and two were new to the boat Over a world divine. this year, the crew have every reason to be satisfied

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with their performance, their opponents having been t.~ree years together, and averaging a couple of stone per man more in weight.

The Midsummer Examinations, following immedi­ ately on the Regatta, put an end to regular practice, so that we were unable to compete elsewhere. By means-of a private subscription amongst the members, aided by the generosity of Canon Creighton and

Silent the snow-~elds glisten Lost in the torrent's joy, Joy ever new-oh! listen!

Ne'er shall the glad song cloy.

Down through the huge embrasure Shaped by the Gods of yore, Dreaming, a lakelet azure Kisses a ~olden shore,

THE VIGORNIAN. H. LAuRIE has been remarkably successful as a Tricyclist this year. He entered for seven races and in everyone secured a prize, viz: five firsts, a second E. A. WHITE. and a fourth. His time for the mile at the Kildare W. H. COUNSELL. Sports, Lillie Bridge, when he obtained the fourth' W. H. COUNSELL. prize, was 2 min. 59 secs.

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Senior Kings' Scholar and Head Classic Captain of the School

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Captain of Football.

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MR. A. J. CALDICOTT, Mus. BAC., an old Vigornian, " W. H. COUNSELL. kindly composed the music for the' School Ode, sung at the Re-opening. The charming melody very soon ! . W. H. WEBB. Captain of Rowing Club became a favourite with the Singing Class, as indeed . C. R. DAVIEs. Secretary of Fives Club it did with the whole School.

Librarian . E. A. WHITE. - Our Annual Athletic Sports took place on the, Ed'Itors 0 f " Vizgornzan......... ." {W. H. WEBB. H. LrrTLEBURY. County Cricket Ground, Boughton, on October 4th and 5th.

Secretary of Football

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W. H. WEBB.

Captain and Secretary of Cricket

The Midsummer Holidays began on July 26th, and School re-commenced on September 16th.

We have to record the unexpected death of an old master, REV. H. CHALONER OGLE, who, till within a, The School Exhibition was won this year by A. E.' few months of his death, held the Headmastership of.

WHITE. Magdaleri School, Oxford. Owing to the large amount, of space devoted to the School Re-opening, we find' F. H. COOMBS passed Moderations at Oxford last ourselves unable to insert a most interesting account, term. of his life, which was sent us, but hope to do so in our, G. BENNETT matriculated at London University next number.

He left us a valuable collection 0( last June.

Books for the School Library.

R. P. QUILTER has passed the Intermediate Ex­ On Tuesday, November 29th, Mr. Alfred Capper amination, London, with honours. has consented to give his Drawing-room Entertain­ T. SHATTOCK passed fourth out of. over three ment and Thought Reading Seance in the College hundred competitors. in an Examination held for Hall, at 8 p.m. .

Engineers. He was soon after appointed to a Students' We also record with regret the death of Mr. J. Scholarship at Keyham Training College, Devonport.

RAND LE BUCK, whose excellent lectures contributed!

P. A. WILKS matriculated at the Royal College of so much to the success in the S. John's Ambulancel Veterinary Surgeons last September, obtaining the Examinatioris. fourth place out·of thirty vacancies. He also gained The School Concert is fixed for Wednesday, a First-class inlhysiology at the Examinations held in :Qecember 21St. May 1887, and a Second-class in Botany.

The Ambulance Medallions will be also distributed H. A. COUNSELL went into residence at Hertford on that evening to the successful candidates by SitI College, Oxford, last month.

E. Lechmere.

G. H. BIRD and A. HIGGINS began residence at The School House is completed and almost ready Cambridge last month:: .\.. for use. We believe that the Head Master hopes td N. MARTIN won first prize in the quarter mile Intermove into it within a month. It appears to posses~ Hospital Sports. every advantage that boy (a parent) could desire.

• H. A. COUNSELL and A. M. CAMPBELL rowed i~ We beg to acknowledge the following Magazines :J the 'Worcester senior four this year, and the success of " Ousel," " Cantuarian," "Bathonian," "Ulula, '! the crew is .mainly due to their exertions. " Trurorian?" "Broms~rovian," "Raven,"

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THE VIGORNIAN.

<torreaponbence.

"The Editors do not hold themselves responsible for the opinions of their Correspondents. ' All ldters intended' for insertion in these columns must be authenticated by the name and address of the sender, not necessarily, for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

Every facility will be afforded for the discussion of matters of interest to the School, but a rigid compliance with this rule will be enforce•.!.

the School, to arrange the Constitution and Mode of Procedure, etc.

Before doing this,' leave must be'

obtained from head-quarters, and if a sufficient nUrh- ' ber of names are given in to me, I will undertake to make the application to the Head Master, who will be able to take any further steps that he may deem expedient.

To THE EDITORS OF THE" VIGORNIAN."

Trusting that my proposal will meet with a favour­ DEAR SIRS,-It is with some trepidation that I able reception, and that in a few days I shall be in a now take up my pen as a "suggester," knowing that position to submit the same to the Head M~ster, thereby I incur the charge of lunacy at the hands of I remain, Sirs, yours sincerely, one of your talented correspondents. In the face, W. H. WEBB. however, of this terrible risk, I come forward at the eleventh hour with a proposal which, though not entirely new, contains certain points of individuality To THE EDITORS OF THE" VIGORNIAN." which, I think, claim for it the attention and support DEAR SIRs,---'-:'I venture to make the following of all. Not a few prominent members of the School have from time to time advocated the foundation of a suggestions, hoping that at the end of the year we Debating Society. Considering the immense amount shall have seen our Football materially improved. of good which would accrue from such an institution, Every player wili acknowlege that the School IS it can only be supposed that the proposal failed from sadly lacking in safe drop-kicks, in fact many boys want of a sufficient number, who would unite to sup­ seldom during the whole season exert themselves to port it, and to ensure its success popularity is' abso­ attempt a drop-kick or .punt during the game. This lutely necessary. I venture to say that by a slight variation of the original idea this object may easily be is surely a great mistake, and the best should be obtained. Why not establish a Parliamentary Debat­ done to rectify it. The ,fault does not altogether lie with ing Society in which every member of the School the players themselves, but the fact of our football field should have a seat, and ~'ote on eyery question in being so far from the School makes it impossible for debate? The time, the present circumstances, and the the majority of the boys to find time to go down there future propects of the School all seem tavourable to except on half-holidays, whilst really one ought to be the establishment of such a society. We' are now in able to practice kicking at all odd times.' Is there no possession of a hall which might vie with S. Stephen's meadow nearer which' we could utilise to improve our itself. In spite of what was said last term by "True play in this particular point? I do not mean to dis­ Blue," we have arrivedat a period when reform is a positive necessity, and reform ought certainly to be parage our present football field in any way, for it IS governed by the opinion of the majority of the School. as good as we could obtain anywhere; but it The completion of the new School House will be certain to increase the number of the boarders, and everybody knows that all School Institutions depend • m:unly on the compactness of their supporters. In a Parliamentary Debating Society any member would have ample opportunity of bringing forward any motion which he might deem beneficial to the School, and resolutions passed would be submitted to the Head Master, whose sanction, if obtained, would at once accomplish the desired change. To' start the Society it would be necessary to hold a general meeting ot

has the disadvantage I have named, which will become greater when the Head Master occupies the new School House.

I seriously hope that something

will be done, not by the boys only, but by those in authority, to help to remedy, this fault, "for we shall never play the game with success until some' of us, at least, know how to kick a ball at the proper time and in the proper manner.

Yours truly,

" C."

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To ni-E EDITORS OF THE" VIGORNIAN." _DEAR SIRS,--I think, considering the library we possess, it is rather a mistake that we have not a printed catalogue, so that every member may have one and know whether the book he desires is in the Library or not. I hear the funds are in a satisfactory_ condition, therefore I see no reason why}qis all­ imp'ortant feature of a Library should be·joJ'Wanting.

Our library is shortly to change quarters, let us hope that with this great improvement the small one I suggest may appear..

Yours truly, " BOOK-WORM."

' " To THE EDITORS 9F THE " V IGORNIAN. DEAR SIRS,-Might I suggest the desirability of the Mile Race in future being run on the day the public are invited to the Sports. It is looked upon as one of the. best races, and it appears to me a pity that it is run' simply in the presence of the boys and a few' friends. I also feel certain if Bicycle and Tricycle Races were introduced it would add greatly to the interest - taken in the Sports, and be the means ot attracting more friends.

Yours truly, " TRICYCLIST."

<tbeBB. PROBLEM XVIII. (EASY).

PROBLEM XIX.

COMPOSED FOR "THE VIGORNIAN" BY \-V.E.K

COMPOSED FOR "THE VIGORNIAN" BY A. E. WHEELER.

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WHITE TO PLAY AND MATE IN Two MOVES.

WHI,TE TO PLAY AND MATE IN'Two MOVES.

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