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practically the wholeof the arduous business entailed. We trust that the corps may have a long and prosperous existence, and that the present term aswitnessing its origin may provetobealandmarkinourhistory
Wewishtooffer ourvery hearty congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.Jarrett on their recent marriage. TheceremonytookplaceonEaster Monday at Milton The bride was given away by her father and Mr J Morgan acted as best man At the close oflast term Mr Jarrett received presentations from the whole School,andalsofromSchoolHouse,whofelthis loss keenly after he had been their HouseMasterfor eightyears. We hope thatheand his wifemay long enjoy "health,wealth, and happiness."
School Iftotes.
JillENERALLYit isthelot ofeditorsasthe timeoftheir toil comesround,to search long and painfully after some spark of inspirationtoguidethemontheirway. Withus, however,the searchisneitherlongnorpainful; whenwehearinourmidstthevoiceofthedrillsergeantandthesoundofmarchingfeetweneed no further inspiration, but proceedat once to recordtheformation oftheSchoolCadetCorps
This long desired event has nowseen fulfilment. Thescoutsoflasttermarenolonger,but have been merged intothelarger body which theyhelpedtoestablish. Afterseveralweeksof continuousdrillsomepart ofthe rawnessofthe recruitsis beginning to disappear Measurementshavebeentaken for theuniforms, which shouldarriveincluecourse,andnexttermatany rateshouldsee the corps in fullswing Connectedwithitsformationwe cannottoowarmly thank Mr Fenton in whose hands has been
Wealsohave to congratulateMr Castleyon thelateaddition tohis householdintheperson ofhis son and heir,Reginald ThomasNoble MembersoftheHostel assert thatevidencesof his presence havebeenby no means lacking; however this may be, we are desirous of expressingourthankstohis •'babyship"forthe extra half-holidaywhichwerecentlyenjoyed in hishonour. * * *
The ReferenceLibrary during theterm has receivedfurtheradornmentintheshapeofeight handsome plaster casts which have been disposedround the room Anextremelyfine headofAjaxstandsconspicuous;JuliusCa;sar, Alexander,andPericlesareallcopiedfromwellknown busts, whilst Homer, Thucydides, Aeschines,andM.Aurelius completethecollection,whichgreatly adds to thegeneralappearanceoftheroom,
Our heartiest congratulations are duetoour HeadBoyand Head Editor,A.J.Mainwaring, onwinningthe 2ndOpen Scholarship at Pembroke College, Oxford, of^ioo; one of the best successesofrecentyears We only regret that he is leaving us a year before his time, havingwonthescholarshipunder18
Wealsohavetooffer our hearty congratulations to O G O Larr for winning the Liddon Theological Scholarship at Keble College, Oxford ; M G Truman for carrying off an Exhibitionat SelwynCollege,Cambridge; and also F.W. Bagott and P. R. Foulkes-Roberts for successfully negotiating the recent Law Preliminary Examination.
Theprefermentof the Rev E H Tupper to thepostofPrecentorleftvacantbythe deeplyregretteddeath of the late Canon Woodward, hascausedusgreatsatisfaction. Our gladness isonlymingled with regretat losinghim as a masteramongus Wetrustthathisservicesto the orchestra may still continue, and be the outward signof a lasting connection between himandtheschool
Withregard to leaving Scholarship?opento the School, we"are extremely fortunate this year. Besides a School leaving Exhibition, therewill be two Cattley Scholarships of £40 each for three years. This is quite a unique occurrence, and the present members of the Sixth, who will profit by it, should consider themselves lucky Particulars of the Cattley Scholarshipswillbefoundonalaterpage
The success against Hereford of the crew which we produce on our first page, was, perhaps, the event of events during the Lent Term Aftersixdefeatsitwastimefor victory, andwehopethisisonlythebeginningofalong series The School has already exp/essed its appreciation in no measured terms We doso again and especially thank Mr. Reed and Mr.Phillipsfortheircarefulcoaching which led to our victory. A description ofthe actual racewillbefoundonanotherpage.
Sinceourlastissuethe staff hassufferedtwo changes Mr Phillipshasleft us for a Theological College, while Mr Reed has gone to Cheltenham College to take up a mastership InMr Phillips'place wewelcome Mr Rogers, B.A., of Magdalene College, Cambridge, who willbeourrowingcoach;while to replace Mr. Reed we are especially glad to receive again amongus Mr.T.Stinton, B.A.,O.V., who has hadadistinguishedcollegecareer,and also was formerlyaneditorof"The Vigornian."
The inter-house Rowing Cup has found its firstresting-placewiththe Day Boys,whowere easilysuccessful in theraces. Consideringthat threeoftheircrewwereintheSchoolFour,this result was only to be expected The race between School Plouse and Castle Housewas veryclose School House won by six inches, andwereunfortunatein having to row against the Day Boys directly afterwards, when they werebeatenby I ]A lengths.
Our numbers have been steadily increasing untilwehavenowreached 165 Owing to this large increase, in spite of the levelling of an additionalcricket-field wehave been somewhat cramped for room. To some extent,however, thisdifficultyhasbeenobviatedbyarrangingfor
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certain persons to rowduringthe first half of the term, and also by the revival of the bicycleclubunderthechargeofMrBeach-Hicks With regard tothe latter,withoutdetractingin theslightestfromitsexcellenceasaninstitution, we have been seized with certain misgivings, owing to persistent rumours of collisions with cowsand milk-carts On the river, under the ablesuperintendenceofMr Rogers,somedozen persons have been able to row daily, and a school crew entered for the Maiden Fours in the Worcester Regatta and succeeded in reachingthe semi-final.
A further sign of the general tendency towards increase is to be found in the recent secessionoftheHostel,whichhas nowformally severed itselffrom Castle House,and launched onaseparatecareerofitsown Thesizeofthe houseseemsto fully justifythestep;itshould help the "esprit de corps," and should give additionalzestto theInter-Housecompetitions. We trust that Mr.Castleyand his housemay soonenjoythefruitsoftheirenterprise,andfind encouragement insuccess.
AtthebeginningoftheCricketseasonwithso manycoloursremainingfromlastyear,ourhopes successranhigh Tosuchhopesourfirstmatch cameasarude'shock Thepreliminarydisaster however seems to have had agood effect and wehavesincebeenabletorecordthreevictories andacreditabledraw. Afterdecisivelybeating Hereford on our own ground we have every reasontohope for many good performancesin the future
TheField Clubenjoyed itsannual outin£ on AscensionDay,May20th,whenAnkerdinewas visited in beautiful weather. After a roll call severalparties were arranged,and the hill, the river Teme and thewoodswereallsubjectsfor
investigation. Onreassembling for tea, which perforce plays an important part on these occasions,fewfindsofanyvaluehadbeenmade, but the beautiful weather and the beautiful locality were thoroughly appreciated
Wearegiven to understand that the Distribution ofPrizes willtake place next term on Wednesday, October 13thwhen the Dean will preside and the LordBishopofthediocesehas promised to be present and to distribute the prizes
For the original photographs of the plates whichhaveappeared inthis and the last issue theeditorswishtothankMr R M M BeachHicks, and apologise for not having done so before.
3n flDemoriam.
OSTELL BURTON NORMAN.
BornAugust2nd,1895 DiedMarch31st,1909
Ostell Norman enteredtheSchoolattheage often in the First-form in January, 1905as a dayboy, and,inspiteofdelicatehealthworked hiswaysteadilyup,subsequentlybeingaboarder in the School Houseandcommencingthelast Lenttermatthehead of Form III Afteran illnessofeightweeksinthe Nursing Home he was taken to rest on March 31st Quiet, unassuming, well behaved, he had won the respect ofallwhoknew him, and it was with deepgriefandsympathyfor hisparents,akeen sense ofloss to ourselves, and much hopefor him,thatwelaidhimtorestintheCemeteryon a beautiful April morning, the whole School attending andeach boy throwing flowers into the grave as they filed past after the service "Of such is the Kingdom of heaven."
W.H.C.
PRECENTOR WOODWARD.
BythedeathofthelatePrecentorHerbertHall WoodwardtheSchoolhaslost agenerousbenefactor, a warm friend, and a faithful teacher. Many generations of Vigornians owe a deep debt of gratitude to the late Precentorforhis loving, earnest, and clear instruction in the Church'sFaithandChristianconductonSunday afternoonsintheLadyeChapeloftheCathedral for the past 20 years. It wasalabouroflove and devotion which hetookoverfromthelate Dean Gott, with which he allowed nothing to interfereandtowhichhegaveofhisbest,andit has borne rich fruit. AsWarden ofthe Choir School—the Master and boys of which have our deepest sympathy in their supreme bereavement—he did his utmost to linkitup with the King's Schoolbyhis generosity and interest,and a continuous stream of choristers hasenteredthe School under his guidance for many years. Above all, we have lost from amongst usa singularly beautifulexampleofa simple, saintly,andself-sacrificing life.
W.H.C
poem.
IN MEMORIAM.—H.H.W
Thou dead ? ay, to the narrow, to the cruel eyes of men Thou'rt dead, and passed for ever, passed beyond our mortal ken
The deep-toned organ voices, tell of death the solemn tale, Tell that thou, Great Soul, hast vanquished, thou hast found the [Holy Grail
Thou has left the great Cathedral, in the Cloister shade repose, Where the spring-green grass is growing, where the storm wind [never blows
While thy spirit passes over to the land beyond the grave, With its Tribulation ended, midst' the Saviour's Great and Brave
Now for us thy course is finished, and thy work for us is done, And thy life with us is over, thy victorious race well run
And we only have the memory, which can ne'er, Praise God, [depart, Of a life supremely perfect, of a strong unselfish heart
Oh, the myriad acts of kindness, oh, the strict unwavering line, Thou hast followed—ever constant, of unfaltering faith the sign Thou dead? Is that a barrier, facing which our Spirit faints, Can we never share with thee then, the Communion of the Saints?
Kay, thou livest, well we know it, and we teel thy presence yet, We who knew thee here and loved thee, w 7 ecan never now forget
And we wait in quiet patience, till we meet thee at the last, When our duly here's completed, when death's triumph-day is past
A MEMBER OF THE SIXTH
Officer-V draining Corps.
Withthefullconsentandgenerous assistance oftheHeadmasterandGovernors,a contingent of the above has lately been formed, a longstandingreproachbeingthereby removed OnMay 12ththeHeadmasterissued the followingcircular: i
" At the request of several representative boys I have given provisional leave for the formation of a School Cadet Corps, to include the present ' Scouts' and ' Rifle Club,' as a branch of the Officers' Training Corps, which is recognised and helped by the Government Mr Fenton has undertaken the task of organizing the Corps as Commanding Officer, p ovided that he can obtain the requisite support from the parents of boys and a minimum of 50 Recruits
The object ol the O.T.C is " to provide Students at Schools and Universities with a standardized measure of Elementary Military Training with a view to their eventually accepting Commissions in the Special Reserve of Officers, or in the Territorial Force."—
(O.T.C Regulations)
Apart from such obvious advantages as the Annual Camp (8 days), Shooting, and Infantry Drill, I hope that all parents, by allowing their boys to join, will emphasize the very great obligation which falls on every Englishman, to acquire sufficient Military knowledge for the defence of the Fmpire
Every Member of the O.T.C is expected to go to Camp to make himself efficient
The necessary Expenses are as follows :—Entrance Fee (which includes cost of Uniform), 25/-, payable in advance Subsequent Subscription for each Term, 10/-
If you are willing that your boy should join the Corps, either now or as soon as he is qualified by age and height, I shall be grateful If you will sign the accompanying form, and send it to Mr Fenton, that we may know how far we have the support of the parents in the proposed venture."
W HAIGHTON CHAPPEL, Head Master
May 12th, 1909
Uptothepresent,answershavebeenreceived from about70parents,allofwhomareinfavour ofthescheme. Ofmanydifficulties which will have to be met perhaps the greatestisoneof expense, the government grant being totally inadequate
Asumof.£200isrequired to put the Corps on a sound financial basis Towards this we have pleasure in acknowledging the following contributions:—
TheRev.the Headmaster
TheRev Canon Knox-Little
Rev E Fenton
Mrs Ludlow
TheGovernors
WehavealsotothanktheDeanand Chapter forpromisingtoprovideanArmouryandOrderly Room,anditishopedthatworkonthebuilding maybecommenced shortly.
Meantime80recruits,under Sergt.-Instructor Hobro,ofNorton Barracks, are being drilled; there is also a weekly early-morning parade. Abugleband is in course of formation under Trumpeter Latham,andabout17oftheyounger members have been practising for the past fortnight Class firing will havetobedoneon theminiaturerangefor the present, Worcester beingverybadlyoffinthisrespect. Itishoped however,toget sufficient full-range practice for theVIII.toenablethemtoenter for the AshburtonShieldatBisleyin1910
Theuniform istobekhaki,regulationpattern, withbluefacings. Thewholeofthe equipment is provided without charge, and remains the property of the Corps The contingent will campwiththe Public Schools ofthe Southern CommandonSalisburyPlainattheendofJuly, 1910. Everymanover 14isexpectedtoattend, butinthecaseofill-healthorunderveryspecial circumstancesleaveofabsencemaybeobtained. Paradeswillbearrangedso as not to interfere withworkororganized games One afternoon
each term will be given up to manoeuvres in conjunction, it is hoped, with other Public Schools. The property of both the "Scouts" and the "Rifle Club" hasbeentaken overby theCorps,andthesebodies, therefore, cease to haveaseparateexistence
President:—The Head Master OFFICERS
Captain :—B.L.Fenton, Esq.
Lieutenant:—T. Stinton, Esq.
Section Commanders :— Armstrong; Quin; Farthing; Hall. Squad Commanders :— Hatton; Thompson; Burr; Lester; Davis; Darby; Mainwaring; King.
Total Strength Rank and File, June 5th, 82.
THE HEREFORD RACE
There was a strong following wind and a moderatestream—bothimportantfactors inour favour—whenthecrewreached Hereford. They wentstraight tothe river and "launchedtheir ship"as thepaperssay, andproceededtoshow their opponents how to row 11 strokes in a quarter of a minute Having donethisthey watched and trembled as their much heavier opponentsdidthe same. Then followed the most miserable period in any rowing man's career—thethreehoursbeforetherace. Somehow or other we lived through it, and about threeo'clock"gotafloat," andpaddleddownto thestartingplace,looking for allthe worldlike mengoingto execution Wedidagood start abovethestakeboat,andlooked muchhappier. Butwhile actually gettinginto positionneither crew looked comfortable, and soneither crew
gotagoodstart Rowingabout40inthefirst minute,thetwocrewswerelevel,butattheend of a minute the unsteadiness forward of the Herefordcrewbeganto have itseffect,andour crew drew quicklyahead inthesecondminute Bythetime they reached the Railway Bridge theyweretwolengthsahead,and paddledhome easywinnersbytwo-and-a-halflengths
Itwas possible for anyone conversant with goodrowingtoseeataglanceas thetwo crews paddleddownto thestart thatiftherewereno accidentsWorcester werewinners. Theyhad faults, no doubt, but two great virtues—they were steady enough forward to let the boat travelwellbetween the strokes,andtheyhada goodleg shove. Ouropponents,on the other hand,inattemptingto rowa faststrokemerely raised the pace of their forward swing, thus exactlyreversingthecorrectrythmandstopping theirboatdead between each stroke. Further, the worst thing that canhappen to a heavyunsteadycrewisto rowwith a following wind, andthistheyhadtodo Thatiswhywewon
THE SCHOOL CREW
Thecoachingofthe crew intheearlypart of thetermwasmainlyinthehandsofMr.Philipps, andhispatientattemptstoridthecrewof their most radical individual faults had muchtodo withtheir success. Attheendoftheir training the crew had obvious faults which couldhave beeneradicated bytheuseofbettertub-pairsat anearlierstage,but certainly the long paddles ataslowstrokedidsomethingtowardslengthening their swing, which was never long, and makingthe forwardswingsteady.
In the next stage underMr Reed theydid several journeys toCamp, and began to show signs of developing into a fair crew These signsdisappearedatonce,and averybadstage
camewhentheytried the newracingboat. A weekofmiseryand afortnightof illnessended withareturntothesecondof thethreeclinkerbuilt racing boats. Just under three weeks beforetheracethecrewwasfinallysettled,and, rowingintheolderboatwith a new setofoars which suited them perfectly,they felltogether veryquicklyandimprovedin a surprisingway. Most of this practice was done on the reach below the Cathedral, between the Bridge and theLocks,andthe record of thevarious times doneinrowingover fixed sectionsofthisreach shouldbeusefulinfutureyears. Justafortnight before theracethe crew wasgivenan enforced restthroughstroke having to goupto Oxford foranexamination. In allprobabilitythisrest savedthecrewfromstaleness; atanyratethey didnotsuffer byit.
Cavenagh'sstrokinghad undoubtedlyagreat deal to do with the success of the crew. As soonashecameinasstrokethecrewdeveloped alongerswing,butaboveallhegavethemtime tofinishinthewater. He isfarfrom aperfect oar,isinclinedtobeunsteadyoverthestretcher, anddoesnotcarryhisshouldersbackatallwell; buthegetsafairlygoodcatch atthebeginning anduseshislegswell. He gothiscrewofffast andkeptitgoingverywell. Withmoreweight andmuch careful coaching he should develop intoaverysoundoaratCollege.
ItakeBownextbecause asfaras'form'went hewasthebestinthe boat Fora boy of his ageandweight herowed quite welland should beusefulnextyear Heisinclinedtostiffen up atthebeginning, andnever once didhe row it righthomeon to his chest, but his leg shove wasthebestinthe boat,hisswing wasstraight and steady and he rowed himself rightout in the race When he is heavier and gets his beginningright,heshoulddowell
Three'sgreatmeritwashislegshove,andhis greatfaultwashistoosuppleback Heletthe smallofhisbackoutat thefinish,thusshutting
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uphalfhis lungs,spoilinghisfinishand making himfeelwindedattheend of a 2 minute row. But,thoughaftertwominuteshegotshorterand shorter, he managedtokeepwithstrokeallthe way,andhisexcellentlegworkwasneverlet off
Of Two we can say that he possessed a multitude of faults,andtwovirtues—onenegative,theotherpositive;hedid not catchacrab, andhe did use his legs He is young and is madeonexcellent rowing lines,andwhenonce helearnshowtogetaquick,easy catch of the beginning,willdevelop intoa first-rate oar Cox gotto the post first, and hadnovoice left,whichisasmuchastosaythathedidwhat hehadtodoquitewell.
Iftetcb IRun.
This annual event took place on Monday, March29th Withthe weather no fault could be found, but owing to the recent rains the coursewasinaverybadcondition,especiallyby theKetch woods Beauchamp in winning for thethird yearinsuccessionestablishedarecord which will not easily be broken. He ran in excellent style and came in well ahead of Charltonwhofinishedsecond. Mainwaringand Aldana were thirdandfourthrespectively. Of the total points the Day Boys secured the largestshare
athletic Sports.
This important function took place on April 3rd and 5th Theweather,theattendance,andthequality of the performances were all highly satisfactory
Thefirstday,owing to the large number of entries,was mainly devoted to the decisionof preliminaryheats Throwing the Cricket Ball (open), was won by Hall with a throw of 88yards Farthingwassecond
TheLongJump(open)went toWilmot,who cleared18ft.1in. Burrwassecond. The Long Jump(under 15)waswonbyDaviesii. Maletii was second with an exceedingly creditable performanceforhissize.
TheHalf Mile Handicap,afterthenumerous heatshadbeenrunfinallyresultedasfollows:— 1.—Quiniv; 2.—Limbrick; 3.—Thompson; 4.—Roberts This was largely a small boys' race owing to the big handicaps; there was howeveramostdeterminedstruggleforthefirst place. Thompsonwasagoodthird.
In the _High Jump (open), Hall was first, Westsecond Thewinnerjumpedwell,clearing 4ft. &i{ in.
The100yards (open) was won by Wilmot, followed by Thompson and Kibler Time 111 sees
Next followed the 100Yards (under 15)in whichDaviesiicarriedoftheprize,Maletbeing second;the event (under 13) wenttoQuiniii, while that (under 11)producedthree starters; Goughwasfirst,Wilford second
TheQuarter Mile(under 15)waswonin fine stylebySharpei;Daviesiiinthesecondplace alsoranwell.
The Quarter Mile (open) was a foregone conclusion—Wilmot was an easy winner, Thompson a good second, and Mainwaring third
The High Jump (under 15)producedagood competition and Davies ii did well to clear 4ft 5in Maletiiwassecond
TheThree-quarterMile(under16)wasagood race. West ii went ahead at the start and running well, won easily Griffiths ii finished strongly but left his sprint too late. Aldana cameinthird
The One Mile Bicycle Race Handicap was carriedoffbyLiptrot,whowith 80 yardsstart cameinaneasywinner Cavenagh,thescratch man, was second after a fine struggle with Thompsonwhoendedthird
TheHalfMile(under 14)waswonbySharpe, whose running was particularly promising WarreniandWilmotii were secondand third
The One Mile (open)producedalargeentry About twenty started, but the field rapidly thinned out Charlton started strongly and gainedasubstantialleadwhichhekeptthroughout Mainwaring was second and Wilmot finished thirdwithafinesprint
The Consolation Races fell to King and Blabey ii in the open and under 15 events respectively.
The Tugs of War wereasexcitingasusual, Castle House were victorious after a hard strugglewithSchool House.
TheprizeswerethenpresentedbyMrs.Moore Ede
The Victor Ludorum was won by Wilmot, and School House again won the Challenge Shield AtthecloseD M Jeanswaspresented with the Bronze Medal of theRoyal Humane Society, and after the usual cheering the ceremonyconcluded
W.C.K.S v MALVERN
Played Tuesday, May 18th This,the first match of the season, was most disappointing, resultingin a disastrous defeat for theSchool With the aid of some extras we compiled a grandtotalof14,whileMalvern hit up ascore
of243 Ourbatting andourfieldingwereboth miserablyweak,andaltogether the match does notinvitecomment
W.C.K.S v CATHEDRAL GUILD
Played Saturday, May 22 After our performanceinourfirstmatchitwasarelieftofind ourselves capable of defeating the Guild by a substantialmargin Going in first we reached 227fortheloss ofsix wickets Of these Hall made106andChaytor 57 The Guild started disastrously withtwowicketsdown foronerun, and only succeeded in putting together 85,of which A. Pitt made 33. Hall was the most successful bowlerwithfourwicketsfor12.
W.C.K.S.v. K.E.S., BIRMINGHAM.
Played on Saturday, May 29th, away A most enjoyable, exciting match, which the School lost by 10runs, chiefly owing to bad fielding: Worcesterwonthetoss,butfound the wicket extremely soft, and four wickets were soondownfor30 At thispointChaytorcame totherescuewithaninningsof50,andthescore eventuallyreached 107. Ouropponentsopened well,andhadamassed90forthreewicketswhen acollapsesetin,andninewicketsweredownfor 102, largely owing to good bowling by King. Atthiscriticalpointahardcatchwasmissedin theslips,andaboundaryoff thenextballgave thematchtothehometeam W.C.K.S
W.C.K.S. v. LONDON O.V.'s.
PlayedontheNewRoadgroundon Monday, May 31st. This proved to be an enjoyable match,resultinginavictory for the School by 10 runs. The School batted first and made 135 The O.V.'s, through a stand by T StintonandW H Shuttleworth,reached 81for thelossoftwowickets,but then rapidly tailed off, and were all dismissed for 125 For the SchoolKing bowled mostsuccessfully Going inagaintheSchoolmade70forfivewickets,of whichTonkingmade 38.
W.C.K.S A K Chaytor b Shuttleworth
Hatton
W.C.K.S v ST JOHN'S C.C
Thismatchwasplayed at BoughtononJune 5th, andresultedin a draw St John'sbatted firstandmade 109. TheSchoolinningsstarted withdisaster,and four wicketshadfallen before 11runshadbeenscored. HallandHattonthen made astand, which saved us,and took the scoreto92forfourwickets
W.C.K.S.v. HEREFORD C.S.
OnSaturday,June 12th,athome. Worcester won the toss,and batted first on a somewhat sticky wicket. Burrough and Grasett opened the bowling, and, almost unchanged, kept a goodlengththroughoutthe innings Thebatsmen,who were handicapped by the badlight, foundgreatdifficulty in getting the ball away, andrunscamevery slowly,the innings of 101 occupyingnearlytwoandahalfhours
Ourtotal didnotseemnearlyenough,and it looked as though our opponents would gain theirtenthsuccessivevictory. But our captain suddenly regainedhisbestforminbowling,and beatthebatsmen continually,while Charlton at the other end bowled welland capturedthree valuablewickets Threefellquicklyfor13,and afewminuteslaterGrasettgaveahotreturnto Charlton 22—4—1 Burrough and Webber batted with confidence, but when the former played on to Hall at 38 we were left in a commandingposition Nobodyelseoffered any resistance, and the side were dismissed for a paltry 47,Worcesterwinning by 54runs Hall bowled splendidly throughout Hetookseven wickets for 22, and Charlton the remaining threefor19
Second leieven HDatcbee.
W.C.K.S 2NDXI v CATHEDRAL GUILD 2ND XL
Playedon May 22nd at Diglis. TheGuild reached the moderate total of 34. We then made(47withcomparativeease. Davis,Noyle, andFarthingwerethechiefscorers. Kingtook ninewicketsfor 18runs. A second innings,in whichouropponentsmade 21 forfive,was left unfinished.
W.C.K.S 2NDXI v FLADBURY CHURCH C.C
May 29th, at Fladbury Going in first we onlymade 45 runs Our opponents, however, hitaboutthem merrily,and soon reached 101 O'Callaghantooksevenwicketsfor48
W.C.K.S. 2nd XI. V.ST.JOHN'S 2ND XI.
This match, played at home on June 5th, resulted in a draw Ouropponentsseemedto enjoyour bowling,and amassed 197 forseven wickets Intheremainingtimewewentinand made JJ forfourwickets (Davis23notout)
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W.C.K.S 2ND XI v HEREFORD C.S 2ND XI.
PlayedatHerefordonJune 12th Worcester went in first and made 111 (Beauchamp 27 Lewis22). Hereford then wentin;Lewistook a wicket with his first ball, and a collapse ensued. Theirfinalscorewas 59,Lewistaking ninewicketsfor18runs.
Ibouse fiDatcbee.
HOSTEL v CASTLE HOUSE.
Hostel58. CastleHouse 82for 8 (Charlton 21notout)
Result: Castle House won by 2wickets 24 runs.
HOSTEL V SCHOOL HOUSE.
Hostel 166(Burr 33,Aldana 37,Noyle 29).
SchoolHouse177 for2(Lewis 51,Hatton 74, Armstrong27).
Result: SchoolHousewonby8wickets.
CASTLE HOUSE V DAY "BOYS
DayBoys 157(Chaytor 103). CastleHouse 60.
Result:DayBoyswonby97runs
SCHOOL HOUSE V DAY BOYS
SchoolHouse98 DayBoys 109for 2(Farthing61notout)
Result: DayBoyswonby8wickets
Jntei^bouse (Svmnastic Competition.
ThisannualcompetitionwasheldonMonday, March22nd SergeantHobrosettheexercises, and we again enjoyed the services of Mr Gordon-Hayesasjudge The competition was verykeen School House were againsuccessful, just beating Castle House. The Hostel, owingtoillness,wereunable toproduceateam.
R. D. West carried off the individual competition; his exhibitionwasexceedingly smart
andwascommendedbythejudge.
TheHeadmaster, inasking Mrs. Castley to giveawaytheCup,expressed his warm thanks to Mr Gordon-Hayes for his kind interest in the gymnasium He hoped that some would follow in the steps of E V Overell, who represented Oxford University at gymnastics Inconclusion, he thanked P G Kibler for his ablemanagementofthegymnasium
Thescorewasasfollows:—
SCHOOL HOUSE
R D West
C T O'Callaghan
H L Burgis
O Fosbrooke
CASTLE
G I F Tweedie
W H V Quin
H R Malet
S E V Quin
H Farthing
R. P. Beckingham ...
C H Sharpe
H W Whitaker
©booting.
Owing to the formation of the O.T.C., the RifleClub,afterthe present term,will ceaseto haveaseparateexistence; and only thosewho havejoinedtheCorpswillbeallowedtousethe range The Schoolteam,during thisterm,has been very successful Both the matches arrangedhavebeenwonbyasubstantialmargin Duringthe forthcoming school yearitishoped toobtainenoughlong range practice toenable theeighttocompete for the Ashburton Shield atBisleynextsummer
During the term, A J Mainwaring has obtainedtheN.R.A Certificate The following have also obtained School"Certificates: L P Cooke, G F Whistler,CT O'Callaghan,P R Foulkes-Roberts, H L Burgis, and G A C Wyllie
©booting flDatcbes.
LENT
W H V Quin
T L P Farthing
R D West
G I F Tweedie
E L Mercier
H C V Quin
G F Lester ( Capt.)
A J Mainwaring
A Burr H Evans
Opponent's
T L P Farthing
G I F Tweedie
G F Lester
A Burr
H Evans
W 11 V Quin (Cap
R D West
H C V Quin
fives.
Chicken-poxandrain effectually spoiltmuch oftheFives last term. Thematch against the O.V'sresultedinawinfortheSchool;thetable
ofgamesisasfollows:—CharltonandBurr,VH Raymond,Esq.,andF L Steward,Esq.,o—2; HalliandBurgisVRT Keene,Esq.,andH B Webster,Esq.,2—o; HalliandCharltonVH Raymond,Esq.,andF L Steward,Esq.,2—o; Armstrong and BurrVR T Keene,Esq.,and H. B.Webster, Esq., 2—1. School 6 games, O.V's3.
TheTournamentasbeforestatedwasgreatly interfered with by chicken-pox and the rain Hall i easily won the open Singles, and ArmstrongandHatton wonthe OpenDoubles, principally owing to the illness of Hall i.'s partner which made it impossible for him to contestthe final. Timepreventedanyunder16 Tournament.
Asa whole the enthusiasm wasnotequalto thatoflastyearprincipallyowingtothecounter attractionoftheScouts.
dbess Club.
The Annual Cup competition was held as usual in the Lent term The entries,,which numbered 24,did notcomparevery favourably withrecentyears Some keen games however were witnessed, Williams and Charlton eventtuallyreachingthefinalstage
TheresultwasratheraneasywinforWilliams, whothus holds thecup forthe secondyearin succession.
TheO.V match, usually heldat theendof Winterterm,unfortunatelyfellthrough Tournaments, based on the American system,howeverwereheld intheSchool House andCastleHouse,the respective winnersbeing WestandWilliams
G. D.CHARLTON, Hon. Sec.
Xectures.
March6.—W D Chambers,Esq.,on"Roman Britain."
. Thiswas the second part ofan exceedingly interesting lecture on ''Roman Britain." The lecturer dealt in some detail withthe Roman remains at Colchester, describing the arrangementofthe Roman house and the method of heatingemployed ThediscoveryinColchester ofanearlyEnglishchurchwasofespecialinterest. We were .then informed about the occupationsand industriesofBritain underthe Romanpower,and alsohertraderelationswith othercountries,andthelectureconcluded with a collection of slides representing the efforts ofourearlyancestorsinvariousbranchesofart
March20.—Rev A Bakeron"AWindowin theSlums."
Thislecture,delivered ina chatty, vivacious manner,gave us a very interesting and vivid insightintothe greatslum parishesof London We were shown the methods by which boys weretakenandtrainedeither forarmyornavy, orelsegivenotheropportunities eitherat home or in the colonies. The lecturer evidently carriedhisaudience withhim, andbyuniversal consentthe schooloffertory atthe weeklyservicewasdevotedtothismostdeservingwork.
April7.—MissKempon"China."
Thislecturewasgivenonthelastdayofterm andproved to bea most entertaining account ofpersonal experience in China, illustratedby excellentsketches,whichthelecturerherselfhad madeduringherjourney. AmongthemoststrikingslidesweremanyfineChineselandscapesand a perfectgalleryofportraitsrepresentingvarious Chinese functionaries. Thewhole accountwas
vividandfullofinterest,and theexpressionsof the lecturer on the state of China and the Chinesewereespeciallyinteresting;shegaveus someinsightintothecharacteroftheChinaman andshowedhowitwaspossibletowinawayto hisheartbyattendingtohisbodilyneeds.
Summei Concert.
Orchestra: Conductor, G. H. Smith (O.V.); accompanist, M G Truman O.V.'s—1st violins,W H Shuttleworth,L Adlington; 2nd violin,R.T.Keen; viola, Rev.E. H. Tupper; 'cello,E. W.Price;flute,F.Goodwin; clarinet, J Wilesmjth;bassoon,T M Millage School— 1stviolins,R D West, W D Battershill; 2nd violins,G.C. Bull,W.Farmer,J. A.Moody,W. H. L. Davies, S. C. Cooke; 'cellos, F. W. Sievers, F W Bagott; flute, L Machin; clarinet,G H Temple Bourne; sidedrumand tympani,P.H.B.Sprosen;triangle,T.F.Bye. Programme.—PartI.:"Festmarch" [Teilman), SchoolOrchestra;song,"TheWaggon" (Molloy), Mr.F.M.Webb (O.V.); piano solo,"Sonata," op 57 (Appassionata), {Beethoven), P H B Sprosen; song, "My old Shako" (Trote're), Mr G H Smith;song,"TheSongoftheBow" (Aylward), Rev. E. H. Tupper; 'cello solo, "Notturno" (Piatti), Mr E W Price (O.V.); song,"TheYeoman'sWedding" (Poniatowskt), Mr.W.H. E.Moore(O.V.); "ChansonTriste" (Tschaikowski), theSchoolOrchestra. Part II.: "Reponse a Manon" (Gillet), the School Orchestra; song, "Widdicombe Fair" (Traditional), Rev. E. H. Tupper; piano solo, PreludeNo.15inDflatmaj. and EtudeNo.12 inEmin (Chopin), M GTruman; song,"The Yeoman of England" (German), Mr G H Smith;"ClairedeLune" (Thome), the School Orchestra; song,"Some day again" (Green), W H E Moore; violin solo,"Zampa" (selections),(Harold), Mr W H Shuttleworth(O.V);
song,"Queen of theEarth" [Pinsuii), Mr.F. M Webb;Margherita (Mascheroni) theSchool Orchestra
On Friday, June iith, took placetheabove Orchestra Concert, before a numerous and appreciative audience The Concert opened with atasteful rendering of "Festmarch" by Teilman. "The Waggon" (Molloy) was then sungbyMr.F.M.Webb,whosefinevoiceisone of the most pleasing feature at our School Concerts Thissongwasoneofthegemsofthe programmeandthoroughlydeserved anencore. P. H. B. Sprosen then played Beethoven's Sonata (Op 751) The piece was well done, thoughperhapsawork of lesslofty pretentions would have evoked moreappreciationfrom the audience.
Mr.G.H.Smith'ssingingof"MyOldShako" produced atempest ofapplauseandanencore. Mr E H Tuppergaveacharmingrenderingof "TheSongoftheBow," and asanencoresang "My First Love." The next item on the programme was a 'Cello Solo by Mr. E. W. Price, followed by a song "The Yeoman's Wedding" by Mr W H E Moore, whose• voice,thoughperhapshardlysuited tothestyle ofsong,wasextremelypleasing. The first part of the programme concluded with "Chanson Triste,"playedbytheSchoolOrchestra
TheSchoolOrchestracontinued afterashort intervalwithGillet's"Reponsea.Manon"which went with an excellent swing. Mr. Tupper's appearance in the song "Widdicombe Fair" was the signal for enthusiastic applause He wastwicerecalled,singingas anencore"When IwasaBoy at School." M. G. Truman then came forward with a Piano Solo, and gave a masterful and finished performance The Orchestra gave "Claire de Lune" (Thorne), followed by a Song by Mr. W. H. E.Moore which was keenly appreciated,aswasazestful performance on the Violin by Mr W H
Shuttleworth Mr F M Webb again sang excellently,andaftertheHeadmasterhadbriefly thanked the audience and the performers, M G Truman,and especially Mr G H Smith, the Orchestra gave a lively finish to the proceedingswithMarguerita(Mascheroni).
jgbWatt) 1Retl\> (continued).
The frequent colloquies with the spirits, of whom bye-the-bye Kellywas chief interpreter andmystagogue,werecarefully recordedbyDr Deeand"AtrueandFaithful Relation ofwhat passedbetweenDr.JohnDeeand some spirits, tending,haditsucceeded,toageneralalteration ofmoststates and kingdomsoftheworld"was printedin1669byDr Meric Casaubon:acopy of this almost unique work I was fortunate enoughtofindinmycollegelibrary,anditisasad record of credulity, superstition and incipient insanity Sofar asI havebeen ableto make out,whenthe spiritswere not occupyingthemselves in breathing vague and fearful threats againstallthe kingdoms ofthe world in turn, andin dictating instructions as to finance for Kelly's benefit, they took upon themselves to deliverwhat Dee terms in rather a disgusted fashion "much sermonlike stuff," doubtless emanating from the oracular and ingenious Kelly Nowand againwehearit recordedby Dee that Kelly was"exceeding blasphemous," nodoubtexasperatedbythecontumacyoftheir unearthly visitors, but later we find "Kelly repentant" and promising good behaviour in future
Whenthespiritualworldhadbeenexhausted ofitsmysteries by the assiduous effortsof the twonecromancers,theybethoughtthemselvesof more material things, and armed with the tinctureandthebookofSt.Dunstan,theysetout forGermany andthe continentinthecompany of a certainLord AlbertoAlanco ofSiradiain
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Poland Thelatter nobleman, inspired by the glowing promisesofwealthand power lavishly bestowedonhimbyDeeandKelly,particularly the second, became their patron and amused himselfwiththeirexperiments,entertainingthem the meantime in ahospitable manner When, howevernothingcameoftheirresearchesbeyond theexpenditure of his money, Lord Alberto's enthusiasmgradually cooled, and he dismissed DeeandKellywithaletterof recommendation toPrague,thentheimperialseatofRodolphII., EmperorofGermany. AtPraguethankstothe credulityofits inhabitants thetwo adventurers metwithgreat success,forwhich Kellygotthe credit;thelatter wasverylavish withhiselixir andperformed continual projectionsforhimself aud his friends. "His transmutations at this periodareattestedby several writers including Gassendus The most authenticated and remarkable, according to Figuier,isthatwhich tookplaceinthehouseoftheimperial physician, Thaddeusde Hasek, whenby themediationof a single drop of red oil, Kelly transmuted a poundofmercuryintoexcellentgold,thesuperabundantvirtueoftheagent leavinginaddition atthebottomofthecrucibleasmallruby." (A E Waite, "Livesofthe alchemystical philosophers)." In consequence of these wonders Kelly'sreputationrapidlyspreadandreachedthe ears of the Emperor, who invited him to his court, and,after witnessinghis transmutations, knightedhimandcreatedhimMarshalofBohemia,apostfor whichhe was eminently suited, beingaBohemianineverythingbutname.
Intoxicatedwithhisowngoodfortunehenow posed as a veritable adept, able to make the elixir,as well asto useit,and this proved his undoing,fornosuchknowledgeashepretended topossesswas tobe found in the book of St Dunstan Atthe adviceofhis enemieshewas imprisoned by the Emperor, who tried to extracthisalchemicalsecret,aprocedurewhich didnot meet with success for the simplest of
reasons, namely that there wasno secret tobe extracted Kelly'sexperiments inthepreparationofthe elixir,ofcourse, proved furtile, and in desperation he murdered oneoftheguards, whosedutyitwastokeep aneyeon him. He wasagainimprisoned andin spiteofthe representations,whichDeemade toQueen Elizabeth onhisbehalf,wasretained bythe Emperor,his recentcrimehavingrenderedhim obnoxiousto thelaws ofthe empire. Dee returned toEnglandafteran absenceofsixyears,andwaswell receivedbythe Queen, who visited himathis house,presentedhim with two hundred angels tokeephisChristmas,andgavehimalicensein alchemy Thoughthrivingin thedaysofgood queenBess,attheadventofJamestothethrone, JohnDeefelluponevil days,and endedhislife inpoverty Endowedbynature withthehighest giftsand enjoying nomean position inthe worldowingto his mental and moral capacity, he nevertheless was so carried away by his enthusiasmandsuperstition,soenslavedby the domineeringpersonalityofKelly,hisevilgenius, thathebecameanutterfailure;hisgreatpower ofintellectwasdissipatedinthepursuitofchimeras,and his whole character was undermined byablindnessoftheunderstandingwhichseems well nigh incredible:this corruption is almost entirelyduetoKelly.
The latter, who was still detained by the Emperor in hope of extracting his Hermetic secret,endeavoured to escape with thecontrivanceofhis friends in 1597; unfortunately the rope, which was to sustain the burden of his ingenuity, was too weak for the purpose and brokeunderthestrain;the great manfellfrom thewindowofhisprisonanddiedoftheinjuries whichhe received Thus ended Sir Edward Kelly,O.V.,atypeofmanwhichfortunately the School does not habitually produce in large numbers To employ a charitable phrase, he was a man of misdirected genius, and would,
withoutdoubt,exceptforhisdishonesty,avarice, hypocrisy, profligacy, lack of self-control and completeabsenceofmoralstamina,haveattained highhonoursintherealm
®lo IDigorniane* Column.
TheFootballMatchbetween the O V Club and Old Herefordians Club took place on March 16th after the BoatRace,whentheOld Herefordianswonby6goalsto3.
OnApril6theannualO.V.FivesMatchtook place at the School, when the School were victoriousby6gamesto2.
On Whit-Monday, the Cricket Match betweentheLondonO V'sandtheSchooltook place. TheO.V'sunderthecaptaincy ofC.T. Ley,gaveagoodaccountof themselvesbutthe School proved a littletoostrong,winningbya narrowmarginoftenruns.
©.ID. mews.
Berkeley E (1898-1903) is now Second Mateon the "Clan Buchannan," trading with Indianports.
Berkeley, H S (1897-1905)—History Exhibitioner, St John's College,has taken his B.Aat Oxford
Berkeley W L (1900-1907) has sailed for SidneytotakeupFarminginNewSouthWales.
BirdE.E.(1889-1894)hasbeenelectedtothe CounciloftheHighSchoolforGirls,Worcester
Blake A.(1907-1908) has obtained a ^40 EntranceScholarshipatRossallforClassics
Blake J. (1907-1908) has obtained a ^20 EntranceScholarshipatRossallforMathematics.
BourneJ.F.(1901-1908)haspassed the Law Society'sPreliminary Examination.
Cavenagh T (1904-1909)hasjoinedthefirm Birlingham&Co.,Evesham
DavenportC(1897-1899)hasbeenappointed AssistantMaster at KingEdwardVII School, Sheffield
Driver, G.W. Selwyn (1891-1898) the wellknown Society Entertainer gave a command performance before the Prince andPrincess of Wales on the 14th of last month, and is at presentfulfillinganengagement at theQueen's Hall,London
Goodwin B. G. (1901-1905) M.R.C.S.,L.R.C.P., London,hastakenuphisduties asamemberof the staff of Resident Surgeons at theGeneral Hospital,Birmingham.
GrismanW J (1901-1909)hasgonetoZurich tostudyFrenchandGerman
Higgins,A.PearceM.A.,L.L.D.(1876-1882)has beenappointed LecturerinPublic rhternational Law at the London School of Economics in succession to Professor Oppenheim, (and not Professor of Political Economy intheLondon University as was stated, in error, in thelast issue) HeisexaminingatOxford fortheB.C.L degreethisterm
Jollye, H.C.B.(1901-1907)HertfordCollege Oxford,haspassedHonourMods(Class III.)
Langdon,J A T B.A., Durham, (1901-1906) hasobtained an Assistant Mastership atNewcastle-under-Lyne(Staffs.)
LarrO.G.O.(1899-1905)haswonpartofthe Liddon Theological Scholarship open to graduatesofKebleCollege,Oxford.
Masterman A H (1891-1895) has taken a Commissioninthe3rdBattn.South Lancashire Regt.(SpecialReserve).
Muriel R. J. (1905-1908)hasobtainedapost in the Scottish Widows Assurance Society in Manchester.
NashG (1900-1904)hasobtaineda.£40History ScholarshipatMagdalenCollege,Cambridge.
Partington H.L.(1898-1904)hasbeenmoved from Lloyd'sBank,Bristol,to Kidderminster.
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Robinson,E D H (1905-1908) appointed to Lloyd'sBranchBankat Halesowen
Salusbury R T G (1896-1899) has been promoted to Captain in the Royal North Lancashire Regiment, and recentlyreturned to India
Smith, A P G B.A (1895-1903) has been appointed AssistantMasteratthe HighSchool, Longton, (Staffs.)
Stinton, T B.A (1898-1904) hasobtainedan AssistantMastershipattheW.C.K.S
Stevens B. G (1899-1906) has joined the Worcestershire Yeomanry.
Hill-Wallace G (1907-1909) has entered MicheldeneAgriculturalCollege
Wayland-Smith R (1904-1907) won the BronzeMedal for Experimental Physiology at Edinburgh University,Easter,1909
Mr J N Allison's many friends will b; pleasedtohearthathehassafely returned from his voyage round theworldandisexpectedin Worcestershortly
BIRTH
BATES.—June nth, 1909,at Foregate Street Worcester,to Mr.andMrs.T.Bates(jun.), a son.
MARRIAGES
DRIVER SMITH.—On 29th April last, at St. Jude's Church, Wolverhampton, by the Rev. J. Pleydell Driver, formerly Rector of Church Lawford(father of the bridegroom), assisted by the Rev.Canon Allison (Vicar), G. W. Selwyn Driver, to Mary Norton, daughterofthelateW.Smith,J.P.,oftheRed House, Tettenhall, and Mrs. Smith, Newbridge.
HUGHES—HAY.—On March 17th, at St George's Church, Edgbaston, by the Rev. J. W Pyddocke, Victor Roland Hughes, of Powyke, Worcestershire, to Adeline Mary Hay,ofHanleyCastle.
LEEKE—RANDLE.—On February 27th, Frederick William Leeke, eldest son of Mr. andMrs.W.H.Leeke,Pigeon House,Leigh, Worcester, to Gwendoline Baul Randle, adopted daughterofthelateThomasGeorge Baul, South Kensington, London.
A marriage has been arranged between Captain R. T. G. Salusbury, Indian Army, eldersonoftheRev.C.T.Salusbury,Tredunnoc Rectory,Newport,Monmouthshire,andBeatrice, only daughter of Mr,T.E.Watson,St.Mary's Lodge,Monmouthshire.
©.ID. Club.
The following new member hasjoined the Club:— GrismanW J.,BritanniaSquare, Worcester
O.V Colourscan beobtained from the Hon Sec (Holywell House,Worcester)atthe following prices, including postage:—Hat Ribbons (il/2 in.) 1/4each; (2in.) 1/10each Knitted SilkTies2/4each Scarves4/7each Flannel forBlazersandCaps2/9peryard
©yforb Xetter.
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
DearSirs,
Yourdemandfor anOxford letterwasoneof themost terrifyingclaimsthathavebeen made for some time,and you may be sure we get plentyof moderatelyappallingones. Youhave
picked a time when there is very little to chronicle,and so mustbe contentwitha short effort Wehavebeenstirredbyvisitsfrom the Australians,MartinHarvey,andH B Irvingin variouscapacities; and mostofusmanagedto putinafewusefuldaysinEightsweek Otherwise thetermhasbeen somewhat uneventful
Thefollowing isallwecangather aboutthe O.V.'sinresidence:
H. Raymond (Pembroke) has again been busyon theriver asCaptain ofhisBoatClub; and rowed at 7in his college boat, but with ratheradverseluck
H. S.Berkeley (St.John's)isnot taking his schools thisyear; butintendstogodownfora time and study for the future. He amuses himself by playing tennis,andadoptingallthe otherassetsofapleasantlife.
E. V. Overell (Hertford) isvery pleased at having successfully done the examiners over "Divvers"lastterm. Henow playstennisand singsintheintervalsofhisevening'swork
A K Beauchamp (Christchurch) is reading Maths,finalsweunderstand This was all the information wecouldgather.
H.C.B.Jollye(Hertford)rowedatfourinthe boat which had four collisions with Queen's duringeights. Sincecoming outof traininghe playscricketandreadsgeologyfortheForestry School
A. H.B.Webster(B.N.C.) is astonishing his tutor and all his friends by the amount of History he is reading. He also rowed inthe ill-fated B.N.C. II.
T.Sweet-Escott(Exeter)playscricketforhis Collegewithfairsuccess. Intervalsarespentin puntingandreadingTheology.
C.J.Barker (Christ Church) readsfor afirst inMods,andplaystennis.
C.H.Fayton (Hertford) plays tennis, punts, andoccasionallyplayscricket Heisalsoworkinginsparemoments.
R.Neild(B.N.C.) having successfully negotiatedMods,isnowreadingHistory Bywayof exerciseheplaystennis
Finally, we mustcongratulate the crew and theircoach on beating Hereford so decisively. WewerepleasedtohaveavisitfromCantabthe other day; he was duly impressed with the superiorityofOxford.
Yours,etc., OXON.
Gambribge Xetter. *
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
DearSirs,
Out ofthe hurly-burlyof MayWeek,outof the chaosoffestivitiesand roundofmaddening gaiety,we answer thecall of duty and assume the pen. Your correspondent, prostrated with exams., stupefied with spectacular display, enervatedandoverwhelmed, isgladtoreturnto the simplicity of the eremite, whence a holy peacecreepsoverthejadedsoul.
The usual cycle of events has recurred,the races, the crowds of fashionable dresses, the bumps,thethousand andoneamusing incidents which occurwhenlarge numbers of peopleare assembledtogetherona riverandon its banks forthesolepurposeofamusing themselves.
Considerable elation was felt at Cambridge whenitwas known thattherewasapossibility ofanaddition—nay, aconsiderableaddition,to the O.V colony in residence Thecolonywas divided byaschismofsentiments; the joys of the prospects of growth and development,the pains of rupturing an ancient unity,and of founding a fresh differentiation, the mingled
n 8 THE VIGORNIAN.
emotions of hope and diffidence,joy and fear, all rioted in the minds of the colony Joy triumphed Hallelujah!
"We return toour muttons," and doso in English, lest the printer should maul our FrenchashedoesourGerman.
G A G Bonser(S John's)still breathes,and from the midst of the laboursofbusiness and pleasure, sighs rather than utters heartfelt wishes for theathleticand scholastic,wemean, scholasticandathleticsuccessoftheschool.
Believeme,
Yourssincerely,
Durbam Xetter.
To the Editors of the " Vigornian," DearSirs,
Before we begin our letterweshouldliketo congratulate the School on its success in the Hereford Boat Race last term; we sincerely hopethatthisis only the beginning ofa long spellofgoodluck
ThechiefmatterofinteresttoallDunelmians at the present clayisUniversityReform. The longprocessinitiatedinthe early part of 1907 hasatlastreacheditsclose. The Commissioners appointedtodraftthestatuteswhicharetogive effect to the University of Durham Act have almostcompletedtheir arduous task, and in a very short timethewrittenlawwillbeputinto force.
TheHeadorChief Officei willhenceforth be known as the Chancellor, and he will preside overagreatlyaugmented Senate
The Newcastle Colleges will constitute a distinctandseparatedivision of the University withan increased representationontheSenate. One of the most important changes are that Durhammenwill,atlast, have a fair share in thegovernmentoftheirown University
In a few weeks the morefavoured amongst uswillbe fraternising with the members from many a University, for at theendofJunethe representatives of the Inter-'Varsity Congress will hold their annual Conference here An elaborate programme has been arranged for them,andwe shalldoour besttoimpressthem withthefactthatDurham is the University of theNorth
A. ConanDavies is rowing bow in the3rd. 'Varsity Boat. Together with work for his Intermediate,heisleadingastrenuouslife.
O.NeedhamisAlive!—Accept this the only intimation.—(Localpaperspleasecopy.)
G O Powell is taking thingseasily,Tennis andtheRiverbeingindulgedin.
W.H.E.Mooreisdownforaterm,owingto hisunfortunate accident.
HopingthattheSchoolwill havea successful CricketSeason,
Yours, DUNELM
Correspondence.
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
DearSirs,
Woulditnotbepossibletoinstitutesomerule governing the title ofO.V.'stoSchoolColours Whatistheretoprevent an O-.V after leaving School buying Colours to which he is not entitled? I have met with twoorthreecases of this kind. Apologising for troubling you, Iremain,
Yours faithfully, FOOTBALL CAP., (O.V.)
[As far as we know, O.V Colours are only obtainable from the O.V Secretary ; in any case, we feel that good taste alone should prevent an individual wearing Colours to which he is not entitled.—EDITORS, The Vigornian.}
To the Editors of the " Vigornian."
DearSirs,
Might I suggest toyourreaders thatanew cricketblazershouldbegiventothosewhohave wontheircolours Inmostrespectsthepresent blazerisundistinguishable from those wornby other members oftheschool Surelyapattern wouldbeforthcoming
Apologising fortrespassing onyourvaluable space.
A MEMBER OF THE FIRST ELEVEN.
[We think that this suggestion is worthy of consideration.— EDITORS, The Vigornian.~\
Cattley 5cbolai-0bips.
BythedeathofMiss Wheldon inApril last theschoolhasinherited thelegacy left bythe lateRev RCattley, Hon Canon andformerly MinorCanonoftheCathedral,fortheprovision ofscholarships inmemory ofhisson,D'Arcy Cattley,O.V. Therecipientsaretobemembers oftheSixthFormproceedingeither to Oxford orCambridgewhohavebeen forthreeyearsin theschool. TheScholarsaretobechosen by the Dean andtheHeadmaster, and thefirst election totwoScholarships of,£40 eachfor threeyearswillbemade ontheresults ofthe next July examination oftheSixth Form by theOxford andCambridge Joint Board, from candidatesnominatedtotheDeanbytheHeadmasterinaccordancewiththetermsofthewill.
Scbool Calendar.
May 4.—Schoolmeets. Service9a.m.
„ 9.—Holy Communion in Ladye Chapel 8.45
May 18.—MalvernCollege Colts Match Half Holiday RT NCastley
„ 20.—Ascension Day. School Service 9 a.m Field Day—Colwall
„ 31.—WhitMonday. HalfHoliday. O.V. Match. June7-12.—Reviewweek.
„ 12.—Mid-term School Latin Prose, andEnglishEssay tobegivenin Hereford Match
„ 14.—ReviewHalf Holiday.
„ 17. Half-Holiday(Mainwaring's) Town Regatta
„ 19.—DeanCloseMatch(home)
„ 23.—K E S Birmingham Match(home) July 2.—HalfHoliday(Truman's). MatchV. Wells Theological College.
„ 3. Hereford Match(away)
„ 7.—FieldDay 10.—MatchV.DeanClose(away).
„ 12.—Higher Certificate Examination begins.
„ 14. O.V Match
„ 19.—Lower Certificate Examination begins. ,, 24.—ExeuntOmnes.
Date May Tues., 18 Sat., Sat, Mon., Ju n Sat., Sat., Sat , Wed., Sat, 22 29 31..
CRICKET FIXTURES.
Where Scores Opponents Played For Agnst FIRST XI
Malvern College Colls Home 14—247 Cathedral Guild Home...227 (6)—85
K.E.S., Birmingham Away 107—117
London Old Vigornians Home 135—125
St John's C.C Away ...92(4) —IG9
Hereford Cathedral School...Home 101 47
"Dean Close School Home
K.E.S., Birmingham % Home tSt John's C.C Home
July
Fri., 2.. *Wells Past and Present Home
Sat., 3 Hereford Cathedral School ...Away
Wed., -]... *Norton Barracks XI Home
Sat., 10 Dean Close School Away
Wed., 14.. *01d Vigornians Home
Sat., 17 Mr T E Rammell's XI ...Home
t With Masters
* On these clays Mrs Chappel will he pleased to see Parents and Friends at Tea on the Ground
May SECOND XI
Sat., 22 Cathedral Guild
Sat., 29 Fladbury Church C.C •Away 147 34 .Aivay 45 —101
June
Sat., 5 St John's C.C Home.77 (9)--i97(7)
Sat., 12 Hereford Cathedral School...Away Ill 59
Sat., 19 Dean Close School Away
Sat., 26...—St John's C.C Away
July
Sat., 3 Hereford Cathedral School...Home
Sat, 10.....Dean Close School Home
May OTHER FIXTURES
Sat., 22.. *Cathedral Guild Away
Sat., 5.. *Tredennyke Away.
Sat., 19.. *Tredennyke... Away.
Wed. 23.. fChoir School Away.
Sat., 26.. *Cathedral Guild Home
July
Sat., 3.. fChoir School Away.
Sat., 10.. fChoir School Home
* Under 13 t Under 1%
Scbool ©fficers.
Captain of School A J MAINWARING
Captain of Cricket..." R G HALL
Secretary of Cricket G D CHARLTON
Librarians
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4 E R H LEWIS
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TheLibrarianswishtoacknowledgegratefully thefollowinggiftsofbooks:— Col Ludlow.—"Arts and Industries of All Nations" (2 vols.) "Franco-German War" (2 vols.) "Brazil," (Hadfteld). "Moths," (Newman). "JourneyThroughtheHolyLand." "China,"(illustrated.)
Rev. G. F. Hooper.—Texts of Livy, Cicero, andTacitus
Theyalsowishtothank Mr G T Littlebury (O.V.) for presenting sixhandsomeetchingsto theReference Library
Thefollowingbookshavealsobeen added:— Reference Library
EarlyRomanEmpire - - -Capes
AgeoftheAntonines- - - - „ Laocoon ------- - Lessing. GeographyoftheHolyLand - Adam Smith InternationalGeography- -Students'Gibbon,(2vols.) -ActsoftheApostles - - Harnack. NewBibleDictionary - - - Murray.
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TheodorictheGoth - -TheRivalHeirs - -AdventuresofTom Sawyer Pausanias -----TheHouseofaThousand Candles ------ Hodgkin. - Crake - MarkTwain - Lytton Nicholson. And a completeeditionofThackeray'sWorks flDuseum.
TheCuratoroftheMuseum wishesto thank Hipkiss for coins,Tweedie forinsects.
Thepresentsub-curatorsare:— Griffiths ii(Entomology), Davis ii(Geology), Hawkins (Coins), Humphreys (Ornithology), Griffithsiii(Botany) Salvete. Griffiths iii(Remove),S W Ludlow ii(4th), W Alured(3rd), D M Matthews,S C Cooke ii,G V G Beamish,T B Young,B LJonesi (2nd),C.V.Beddow, K.P. Smith, C.R. Leeke ii.(1st),G.D. Finch, D.J.Jones, B.Seeker,A. K.Lewis,P.N.Strongii.,H.E.Watkinsii.
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W.J.GrismanUpper(VI.),L.Machin Lower (VI.),Remove,P.V.Leekei.(IV.),Maletii.
Xibrain account.
LENT TERM, ic RECEIPTS
Balance
May 6 Per Headmaster—
May 10 O.V Club (per J G Sheild, Esq.)..
EXPENDITURE
Feb 2 Smith (Book)
April 6 Large (Papers)
,, 7 Wore Educ Supply Co (Books)
,, 7 Whiteman (Papers)
,, 7 Humphreys (Books)
May 6 Littlebury (Vigornians)
Cheque Book
Second Hand Books
Postage Balance W A T JARRETT, Hon Treas
Audited and found correct, W H CHAP PEL,
(Barnes account.
1909 April RECEIPTS
School Subscriptions.. Books (O.V.)
Rowing Subs (Winter Term) ,, ,, (Lent Term)..
Sports Subscriptions Entries:—School
EXPENDITURE
Deficit Sports Secretary Poor and District Rate Water (Pav.) Boat to and from Hereford Hunt Expenses ,, ,, Salary (Term) ,, Rent for Field
Mappin & Webb (carriage) „ (prizes)
Starkey (football)
Sports Programmes
Hire of Kaft (regatta) Oars
Rent (2nd Field) Football Sec Regatta Subs Thornberrow (Lent Term) ,, Thornberrow (Summer Term) ,, Fare and expenses—Hereford ,, Repairs to oars and boats June 14 Photos (Football and Rowing) Balance..
Examine! and found correct, W H CPIAPPEL, 16/5/09 Headmaster
T E RAMMELL, Hon Treas
The Editors desire to acknowledge the following contemporaries, apologising for anyaccidentalomissions:K.E.S Chronicle,Salopian, Bromsgrovian,PortoraSchoolMagazine,Federal Magazine, Brighton College Magazine, Marlburian (per the Headmaster), Lily,Cantuarian, Eastbournian